Short update. :)

I got my wisdom teeth out Tuesday... Wheeee.

Enjoy!

"Bo doo bleep!" Jerry the minion sang as he backed away from the girls' beds.

"Bo boo geep! Bo dwa da, doo, da, dwa, maaaaaaaaahhhhhh!" Jerry followed Kevin out of the girls' room, shutting the door. Their boss was gone tonight on a mission with the AVL, and they'd been instructed to watch the girls. Much like during the week they were on El Macho's trail at the mall.

"Ey!" Kevin laughed mischievously. "Put-put? He held up a golf ball in his gloved hand.

"Ooh!" Jerry agreed. They quickly set it up – Kevin standing on something with the club in his hand, and Jerry holding the golf ball on a little holder in his mouth. Kevin was giggling about something, but Jerry didn't have time to wonder what before there was a crash outside.

Jerry hopped up, and both minions stared in the direction of the door.

Opening the door, Kevin exited in a menacing pose, wielding his golf club. "Bokah!" He said fiercely.

"Bokah," the short, stout minion repeat, following along fearfully behind Kevin with his little golf ball pin.

"YAHH!"

"AHHH!" Jerry screamed, running into the house.

Kevin opened one eye from where he still stood with his golf club at ready.

Edith's grinning face met him. The blonde tomboy laughed. "Gotcha!" Tugging her pink cap down and her black scarf up, she struck a ninja pose.

Kevin giggled in relief. "Oh."

"Jerry! You can come out!" Edith called.

"Bello!" Jerry walked out with a small smile on his face.

"Oh! Bleep!" Kevin demanded, pointing back towards the girls' dark bedroom window.

Bedtime.

"Fine, I'll be inside in just a minute. You guys go ahead," Edith rolled her eyes.

"Okay," Kevin shrugged. The two minions walked back inside.

"As for me, I'll be a ninja! In the pale of moonlight, I will train to be a WARRIOR! Aiiieeee!" Edith gave a very quiet war yell. She wished she could go louder, but she'd wake up her sisters. And probably get in trouble.

Ducking, Edith rolled on her knees and shoulders, flipping back up to her feet over by the backyard wall. Climbing up, she tried a few poses while balancing. "Swift! Silent! WHOA!"

The last word was shouted as she tumbled down. "Oof!" Edith brushed off the dirt. Then she smiled as a new idea came to mind. In front of her was a hole entering the ground. She'd already shoveled all day, tunneling down to try and make her own ninja cave. The entrance was out of sight from where Agnes usually played, and nobody walked this far back in the yard.

Yeah, she'd ask Gru about it. Eventually!

But for now, she just felt the urge to touch the smooth packed dirt again. Belly-down, the small blonde wiggled into the hole before stopping as far in as she could. Her legs still stuck out from the shins down, but she could work on it more tomorrow.

Suddenly a blue light filled the hole. Lines flickered everywhere.

"Ahh!" Edith shouted in surprise, staring at a thin screen in front of her.

"MATCH – EDITH GRU. COMMENCE MESSAGE." A computerized voice said.

"Whoa," Edith breathed, eyes wide. She scooted closer, staring at the screen intently.

A slim, young brunette woman with large blue eyes and a pretty face appeared on the screen. "Hello, Edith. We've noticed you, and your unique abilities. Also, you are the daughter of a famed ex-villain, and current member of the AVL."

The lady flashed her AVL credentials to the screen.

"We are in the recruiting process for a small league of younger agents that we can use to penetrate missions adults often have no control over, or no skills to combat them with. You are a bright, intelligent, brave girl, and you are just what we need. Don't worry. Gru will be informed of this when the time is right. All you have to do is sign this screen at the end of my message and return this device to an empty stump right beside your school. Be warned: your missions will increase in danger as you increase in skill, but we will never give you more than you can handle. As stated before, we've noticed you, Edith. And I think you're the perfect girl for the job. Your choice."

The screen changed to a white blank, waiting for her to sign.

Edith stared at it with huge eyes. Excitement flooded through her. She could be a real live spy!

Guiltily, she thought of Gru. He wouldn't let her do it. But the AVL said they'd take care of that.

Taking a deep breath, Edith squeezed her eyes shut, struggling. Then she opened them again. That screen was luring her.

Tentatively, she stretched one finger forwards, closer to the light.

It touched the smooth screen.

And suddenly Edith knew what her decision was.

With a grin, she scrawled her signature across it. As soon as her finger left its surface, the screen shut off and folded into a little block of metal about the size of a cigarette lighter.

Slipping it into her pocket, Edith scrambled out of the hole and ran back to the house.

*Excited hyperventilating*