FINDING THE PIECE

Not long after, it was time to pick up the girls from their dance class. Gru climbed into his massive tank-like car and drove to the studio. He found a decent parking place and went inside the studio.

The gorls are just finishing up. Looks like I made eet here right on time. He thought.

On the way home, Gru asked "So, haf any of you gorls seen a pin that looks like a small pocket-comb? It vus missing from our weapon zis morning."

"No, not that I can think of..." Margo replied.

"I don't think so." Edith answered.

Agnes' eyes widened. "Have you checked the laundry?"

"Ze laundry? What? Why would eet be in ze laundry?"

"Oh, I don't know, I was just wondering if you had checked there." Agnes looked out the window to avoid contact with Gru's eyes through the mirror.

"Well, all right keetan, let me know if you see eet."

When Gru and the girls arrived at home, Gru went down to check on Dr. Nefario, and the girls changed from their tutus back to their normal clothes. They were left alone in the house.

Agnes went strait to the laundry room. To her dismay the clothes she had worn yesterday were already in the washer. She remembered that the pin was still in her pocket from the day before... Which meant that Gru's piece was in the washer! Agnes' mind imagined how unhappy Gru's face would be when he found out that she had taken his pin. She thought about how it would probably be ruined by rust if she didn't get it out immediately. She ran to her older sisters with desperate urgency. Her face was contorted into an odd shape making her look very distressed. "MARGO! EDITH! COME QUICK! IT'SSTUCKINTHEWASHERANDWENEEDTOGETITOUTRIGHTNOW!"

"Calm down! What's the problem?!" Margo was startled by Agnes' sudden alarm.

"She says she lost something important in the washing machine and that we'd better get it out quick!" Edith repeated.

Margo and Edith followed Agnes who was running to the laundry room as fast as her little legs would carry her.

"What did you lose?!" Margo asked frantically as she tried to turn off the washer. She was trying her hardest to be calm, but she was in a startled rush and didn't know what to do.

"It belongs to Mr. Gru! It's an important piece to his bomb!" Agnes yelled with a frustrated tone.

"A bomb!?" Edith raced to the washer door and flung it open. she believed there was no time to waste. Edith didn't want to blow up.

"Edith, NO!" Margo protested and tried to stop her, but it was too late. Edith had already opened the door, and Water rushed out of the washer as she scattered the clothes looking for anything that looked like a bomb. Edith unintentionally splashed gallons of water on herself, and her sisters.

Agnes rummaged through the soggy clothing until she found what she had worn the day before. She searched both pockets until she finally found something solid. She pulled it out of the pocket. She had found the piece. "OH GOOD! It's not ruined!" Agnes smiled relieved.

Edith turned around and looked at the piece. That's not what she thought she was looking for at all. It looked nothing like a bomb. The three of them were soaked to the skin.

Margo angrily turned to Edith. "I told you not to open the washer door! Now we're soaking wet and-" They heard the car door slam outside, and Margo was unable to continue.

Authors Note: Next chapter is last. Thanks for all of the support so far =)