The morning after his birthday, Colin woke up in the middle of a mud puddle.

"Great. No one woke me up," he mumbled as he stood up. The back of his shirt and jeans were covered in mud, and it was starting to dry.

"Luna must've gone inside sometime last night. Well, I better go wash my clothes before I become a mud monster or something. You see, I was still thinking about Luna when I fell asleep. I was too focused on the fact I'm gonna be a dad to realize it was supposed to rain. I guess that's the result you get when you're in love, isn't it? And I just realized that I'm talking to no one again. Wonderful."

He went downstairs to change his clothes. Being careful not to get his hands dirty, he grabbed his shirt by the collar, pulling it off. But as he did, he heard a small clink! on the ground.

"What the..." he thought, looking down to see a small pin on the ground. He picked it up and turned it over, revealing a small black trinket.

"Wait a minute, this is a microphone! Someone's been recording my conversations!"

He began to panic, realizing that whoever was listening in on the conversation probably knew that he and Luna were going to be parents. He quickly got dressed and walked upstairs.

"What do I do? Whoever had that conversation recorded, they're gonna know! And knowing these guys, they're gonna tell Mr and Mrs Loud! The last two people I want to know that!"

He thought for a while about what to do, finally sitting on the couch. As he sat, he felt something underneath him.

"What's this?" He said, picking up one of Lincoln "Ace Savvy" comics.

"Ha! I could use Ace Savvy right now. He would know what to... wait a minute! Maybe I have my OWN Ace Savvy!"

5 Minutes Later...

"Colin, what do you want?" Lincoln asked his older brother as he sat up in bed.

"Chico, I need your help. Someone's been recording my conversations. I need to get the records back before they get into the wrong hands."

"What's so bad about them?"

"Well, lets just say that they have some... "sensitive" information on them. I can't risk ANYONE hearing them."

"And what am I supposed to do about it?"

"Well, I just figured since you read Ace Savvy a lot, and he solves mysteries and stuff, that you could be some help."

"Interesting... what's in it for me?"

"How about I do your chores for a week?"

"Make it 2."

"-sigh- Deal."

"Alright!" He said, jumping out of bed and getting dressed. "Who have you considered as suspects so far?"

"Well, um... no one."

"Ok, who seems to be the most likely to record conversations?"

"Hmmm... oh, no. Not her!"

"Who do you have in mind?"

"Lola! The last person who I would expect to keep ANYTHING a secret!"

"Hmm, yeah, that's logical. She's pulled this charade before. I say we search for clues in her room."

"Uh, wouldn't she wake up if we went in?"

"Nope. Mom and Dad took her to a pageant this morning. We should be in the clear. But the question is, what do we do about LANA?"

"First off, why does no one tell me what's going on in the house? And second, leave Lana to me."

They walked across the hall to the twins rooms. Colin knocked on the door, which was answered by Lana.

"What do you guys want?"

"Lana, did you see the outside yet? There's so much mud it looks like a pigsty out there!"

"WHAT?!" she said excitedly as she ran to look out the window. Seeing that Colin was right, she bolted out of her room, down the stairs, and out the front door.

"Good work, Colin! But, how did you know about the mud? There aren't any windows in the basement."

"Chico, believe me. I know," he said as he thought about waking up in the mud and his ruined clothes. They slowly crept into the room, making sure that they didn't make a sound.

"Ok, where do we start in here?"

"Well, Lola is known for keeping her secrets well hidden. You're gonna have to think outside of the box here."

They searched the room, looking for any evidence or tapes. After a while, Colin found a small book under her bed.

"Her diary!" He said excitedly, opening it up to see if there was some information. But he was sorely dissapointed when all he found was a note telling him to get out of her room.

"Geez, she's good," he thought to himself, but then he noticed something odd.

"Wait, some of these pages are numbered. Uh, 4, 21, 17. They're all out of order though. Hmmm... Lincoln! Search for a safe or a lock!"

"On it!"

It took no time at all to find that Lola kept a locked safe under her bed. Colin punched in the numbers, opened the safe, and pulled out another small book.

"Her REAL diary! Ok, let's see..." he said as he read out loud from the beginning. After reading for a while, mostly about how Lola was going to horribly beat him into submission after dyeing her hair green, he came to the last page.

"Entry #213: Something weird happened today. Leni asked to borrow my spying microphone. Don't ask me why. Probably wants to spy on Lori or something."

"THAT'S IT! Leni has the tapes!" Colin said triumphantly.

"Weird. I wouldn't really think of Leni being the type of person to eavesdrop on someone. But no matter. Let's go!

5 Minutes Later...

"LENI! OPEN UP!"

After a while, Leni came to the door. It was obvious that she was in the middle of doing her makeup.

"Oh, hey Lincoln. Hey Barry."

"-sigh- I don't even care anymore. Leni, did you ask to borrow Lolas spying microphone?"

"Hmm... I may have. I think? I don't really remember that far back."

"Leni, it was last night."

"Exactly! Too far back for me to recall. Wait... do you mean the black bug?"

"Uhh, yes?"

"Oh! That! Yeah, I borrowed it from Lola."

"And what did you do with it?"

"Uhh, I don't remember."

"Ugh, this is getting nowhere!" Colin said, frustrated.

"Wait! I think that I used it to try and scare Lynn!"

"Uhh, Leni, aren't YOU the one scared of bugs?"

"Yeah, but this one was different! I knew that this one wasn't real!"

"Well? Where's Lynn?"

"I think she went to the soccer field today. I don't remember. But I have to finish my makeup now before it dries! Bye, Lincoln! Bye, Timmy!" She said as she closed the door.

"Well, it looks like we're going to the soccer fields now."

"Seriously?! TIMMY?! That sounds nothing like Colin!"

30 Minutes Later...

"Ok, what do you guys want?" Lynn said as she juggled a soccer ball with her knees.

"Did you happen to see this microphone last night?" Lincoln said, holding out his hand to reveal the spy tool.

"Huh. Weird."

"What?"

"I slept in last night, and when I woke up that morning, that was sitting on the top of my head.

"Oh, Leni..." Colin mumbled.

"What happened after that?"

"Well, I went downstairs to get a snack, and when I came back it was gone. But I could've sworn I was holding it in my hand."

"Well, you're gonna need to come home and show us where you dropped it."

"No way, Linc! I was just getting warmed up!"

"Lynn, this is really important. Please come home with us," Colin said to her.

"Hmmm... tell you what. Terry over there needs some more players to have a full team. If you can beat my team, I'll come home with you."

Lincoln was about to object when Colin stepped in.

"Deal."

"Colin, what are you doing?!"

"Don't worry, chico. I was a champion striker in street fútbol. This should be easy!"

10 Minutes Later...

"OK, REMIND ME WHY I'M PLAYING GOALIE AGAIN?"

"Because you're the tallest on the team! And we already had 3 strikers."

"Curse my height," he said under his breath as the game started. He had only played goalie once in his life, and he had been hit so hard by the ball he needed to get stitches above his eye.

After a while, the score was still tied, 0-0. Lynn cut through the defense and ran straight out to Colin with the ball.

"Ok, what do I do?! What do I do?! Choose a direction!" He thought as Lynn kicked it. He dove to the ball, just managing to get to it with the tip of his fingers, sending it over the net. The whistle blew, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw.

"Colin, that was the best save I've ever seen!" Lincoln said as he ran up to him.

"It was pretty good, wasn't it?" He said as Lynn walked up to him.

"Good game, guys. Colin, good save."

"Are you coming home with us now?"

"Well, I have nothing better to do now. Let's go."

"Yes!" Colin said as they began to walk home

30 Minutes Later...

"Well, here's where I last saw it," Lynn said as she pointed to the spot at the top of the stairs.

"Thanks, Lynn," Lincoln said as she walked back to her room.

"Now what?"

"Well, who's room is that behind us?"

Colin looked behind him to see Luna and Luans room.

"Well, let's go then! We don't have a minute to waste!"

They knocked on the door, to which Luna answered.

"Hey, Linc. Hey, Love."

"Luna, you don't look to good. Are you alright?" Lincoln asked her.

"Oh, I'm fine. Just a little sick," she said as she glanced at Colin. He could tell that it was probably morning sickness, but he wasn't about to say anything. Not in front of Lincoln, at least.

"Chica, did you do anything with this?" Colin asked as he showed her the microphone.

"Nope. But you can ask Luan. She's been on her computer all day, though. Uploading videos, she said."

"Or..."

"UPLOADING AUDIO FILES!" Colin said loudly, making Luan turn around.

"What?" She said, trying to hide the smile on her face.

"Busted, Luan. Delete them. NOW."

"No way, Colin! You probably said some pretty funny stuff last night at the party! I gotta listen!"

"NO!" he yelled as she went to press the play button. "YOU CANT!"

"Why?" She asked, confused at the outburst.

"-sigh- Look, the files have some stuff I don't really want you guys to hear. It would be really embarrassing for me to listen too again. So please, don't play them."

She thought for a while, finally giving in.

"Fine. I'll just delete the files now."

"Thank god! That's a reli- LUAN!" He said as she clicked the play button.

"Sorry! I couldn't resist!"

"PAUSE IT!"

"I can't! They have to play through before I can do anything. Don't blame me, I don't own the computer company."

"Oh, dear lord..." Colin said as everything he said at his party was broadcast into the room. The look on both Luan and Lincolns faces slowly turned from amusement, to confusion, then finally to shock. Luan finally closed the computer and turned to face her sister.

"You're pregnant?"

"-sigh- What's the point in denying it? Yeah, I am."

"For how long?"

"I don't know, 3 months, maybe?"

"Why didn't you tell us sooner?" Lincoln said, no anger in his tone.

"Well, we're scared that Mom and Dad won't exactly be thrilled about the fact that were gonna be parents. So we haven't told anyone. Until now..."

Both Luan and Lincoln turned to face Colin now, Lincoln having much more anger in his eyes now.

"How could you do this, Colin?! You said to me that you wouldnt!"

"Look, Chico, I wish this hadn't happened, but I don't remember anything about that night! I'm sorry..."

"Look, Colin. If Mom and Dad find out that you got Luna pregnant, you can probably kiss this your life in this house goodbye. This is really serious," Luan said to Colin.

"I know, I know. Please, guys. Don't tell anyone. Not even any of our sisters, got it?"

"Yeah, we got it. We won't tell the others."

"Thank you. Thank you so much."

They all gathered together and hugged.

After a minute or two, Lincoln asked, "So, is it a boy or girl?"

"It's a boy. I had it checked already."

"Yes! First I get Colin, now I'm getting another brother! Sweet!"

"What are you gonna name him?" Luan asked.

"Well, we haven't decided yet," Colin said. "So anyone have any suggestions?"

"Oh, I know! How about..."

So, Luan and Lincoln both know now. How is this going to end up? Keep on following this story to find out. I plan on having about 5 to 10 more chapters or so, so stay tuned. Thanks.