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Gary raised his flipper. "Well, according to my calculations, precisely 97.6435% of the kidnapped penguins were snatched up at the Forest, so my conclusion is that it is most likely we will chance upon traces there."

I worked with G on a daily basis, I understood his lingo. In fact, I'm as smart as him. Well, almost. So, I know all the fancy words and stuff that he talks about.

Dot and Jet Pack Guy were a little confused but Rookie was completely dumbfounded. (AN: Shocker..)

Dot sighed. "G, quit showing off and please speak English here."

Gary sighed. "A high percentage of penguins missing were possibly captured near the Forest. We should check the Forest for clues."

Jet laughed. "And you couldn't say that before because...?"

"Because that is simply the way I am used to speaking," Gary replied.

We grabbed our supplies and headed out to the Forest. The first obvious clue we spotted was a camera.

We continued searching for an hour.

Rookie was continuously finding "clues". Things like, "Look, a stick!" or "Oh my gosh, a pebble!" were continuously shouted.

While Rookie had his Search- For-Clues-Fest, I was looking at the camera with Jet, Dot, and Gary. We found a picture of a full moon, which was kind of pretty. The confusing thing was this shadow-like thing. It didn't look like much.

Each of us had our own theory, except Rookie.

"Guys, I think it's Herbert. He's constantly plotting against us, and he's really our only enemy on the island," Jet Pack Guy said.

"Jet, there was no fur. How could it be Herbert? I think it might be a power- hungry penguin," Dot replied.

"There wasn't much of anything, Dot. Herbert could've seen his mistakes and stupidity in his last schemes," Jet Pack Guy pointed out.

So while Jet Pack Guy and Dot argued about who it could possibly be, Gary and I continued to look at the camera for anything that would be helpful in the investigation.

I thought who might be behind this. Jet Pack Guy had a point, Herbert was stupid, and he still is, but this isn't how he operates. Dot had a point, too. But, don't penguins leave prints in the snow?

"G, who do you think is behind this?" I finally asked.

He gave me kind of a shrug, which was something I never see from him. He always knew the answer. Almost always, anyway.

I was stunned that Gary didn't know who was behind this.

"If only the question was that simple, Agent. I have a very vague idea of who might be behind this, but I am not fully positive," he said.

"Well, that barely answered my question, G," I told him.

He smiled at me. "Agent, who do YOU think it is?" he asked him.

Great, he turned the tables on me. Curse his smart... brain.

"I think it's a pack of penguin- eating puffles," I said, trying to look as serious as I could.

Gary looked at me like I was crazy. (AN: It happens often)

I loved G, but he honestly needed to get out more. He obviously didn't catch the joke. I sighed. "I have no clue. None. Zero. Zilch."

He put his flipper on my shoulder. "Maybe Dot and Jet Pack Guy have an idea. Or maybe Rookie," said Gary. I knew it was wishful thinking though.

Dot and Jet Pack Guy were still fighting. Rookie still had his pile of sticks. I laughed. "Very funny, G, very funny," I said sarcastically. (AN: Yay for sarcasm!)

G sighed and waddled around some more.

Dot had just whacked Jet over the head with a stick, and Jet was about to retaliate by throwing what looked like a decent-sized rock. Things were about to get messy. Wait, scratch that. They already were.

I walked over to them. "Guys, can you please just-"

"I'll stop when she admits my idea is more logical," Jet interrupted as he continued his argument with Dot.

"If I had any common sense, I would slap you both upside the head! But since we all know I don't, I'm just going to tell you to shut up!" I told them.

Both stopped, but I could tell they were still itching to prove who was right.

So, in other words, the case was off to a great start.

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