Hi, this is Natalie, and this is my first fanfic. Before this, I was just one of those silent readers...Anyway, I was just daydreaming as usual when BAM! I came up with the plot for this. So yeah, thanks for reading! :)

By the way these are their ages:

Dan, Natalie, Reagan, and Madison: 13

Amy, Ian, and Hamilton: 15

Sinead, Ned, and Ted: 16

Jonah: 19

Nellie: 21

Me: Ok, who wants to do the disclaimer?

Me: No one? Ok then, I'll do it.

Me: I verify that I DO own the 39 clues. *snickers*

Dan: No you don't!

Me: Yes I do…

Dan: You wish. Dream on.

Me: Fine…I do not own the 39 clues. The second one is true. I don't own it, so please don't sue….

Splash! Splat!

Amy sighed as her thirteen-year-old brother, Dan, crawled out of the pool and plopped onto the beach chair next to her. She was immediately showered with a cascade of water droplets.

After they had won the clue hunt, Amy and Dan had been adopted by Fiske and Nellie. Fiske had hired some construction workers to rebuild Grace's mansion. Which was how Amy and her brother were now enjoying their summer in Grace's humongous backyard.

"Dan!" Amy scolded. "What did I tell you about showering me with pool water?"

"That…you like it?" Dan smiled innocently. "I thought the chlorine would be good for your skin, so I brought some up with me and gave you a free shower."

Amy sighed again. "You're hopeless."

The green-eyed boy made a sad face. "Oh, I am deeply hurt, my dear sister. I would like to think that my family supports me and my personal interests." He pretended to cry.

Amy raised her eyebrows. "Since when did you use such good vocabulary?"

Her brother snorted. "Since never."

"But you just did!"

"That's good vocabulary?" Dan acted shocked. "I'm pretty sure even the Cobras can manage to talk like that!"

"Kabras," Amy corrected.

"You only call them that because you like Ian." Dan smirked as he saw a blush starting on his sister's face.

"I-I-I don't like Ian!" Amy stuttered. She mentally cursed.

"Really?"

"Y-yes!"

"I don't believe you – " Dan stopped immediately when he spotted a small black camera perched on the trunk of a palm tree in the corner of the yard.

Out of the corner of his mouth, he whispered, "Amy, we're being monitored."

Amy glanced around. After she, too, had spotted the camera, she whispered back, "Let's go inside and tell Nellie and Fiske."

But instead of them going to find Fiske, Fiske found them.

"AAAAHHH!" He screamed as he ran away from Saladin, their Egyptian Mau, who was hissing (probably from a lack of red snapper). Arms flailing, Fiske finally made it away from the cat, and stopped to rest on a beach chair next to Dan's.

"Why…so…quiet?" He panted.

Dan put a finger to his lips. Cameras, he mouthed.

"Oh…I see," Fiske said, catching his breath. "Yeah."

"'Yeah'? Someone out there can see our every move right now!" Dan whisper-yelled.

"Ahh, yes. It's fine. It's probably for the variety show." Fiske said calmly.

"Variety show?" Amy and Dan yelled at the same time, not even bothering to whisper.

"Yes, yes. Calm down, children."

"But-but-but…what about our summer vacation?"

"How the heck did you get us on a variety show?"

"Yeah, what about our summer vacation?"

"Ooooh, are we famous now?"

"How much money will we earn?"

"Calm. Down. Please," Fiske said helplessly. "Maybe it would be better to discuss this inside. We wouldn't want our neighbors to know."

After making their way to the dining room (and after Dan grabbed a bag of Doritos), Fiske motioned for them to sit.

"So. The variety show," Amy said.

"Yes. The variety show," Fiske repeated. "It's called Showdown 24. The producer is Miss Amelia Johnson. You will be part of the main cast of the show, along with…"

"Along with who?" Dan asked, curious.

"I'm sorry, children." Fiske looked down.

"Why are you – " Amy started.

"You will be starring along with the Kabras," Fiske interrupted. "Ian and Natalie Kabra."

The room was dead silent for a moment.

As if to make the situation even worse, Fiske added, "And…"

"The rest of the clue hunters."

Woooo! I did my first-ever chapter! Yay! Please review and comment on how it was!

Hope you liked it!

- Natalie