I did it! I wrote an extra long chapter for today, though, as per usual, tomorrow is uncertain. I actually have a ton of work this week, so i really really don't know how much I will update this week, but you know I'll try my best. I love you all. Thank you for reading. Let me know what you think, and send me suggestions,

-Aislin

"Nothing to be done," She dismissed.

"Yes," Toby agreed, "Nothing we can do."

"Better just leave," Happy finished. They had been trying to leave the garage for hours, but Walter wasn't having any of it. It was one of Paige's 'Team Days'. Of course because this was all Paige's idea Walter would not let them leave. He wasn't going to disappoint her.

They were staring at the a puzzle laid out in front of them. Paige had turned the entire Garage into some sort of mystery game. Of course this game was pretty easy for a group of geniuses, but Paige seemed to have laid out enough clues that it would take a normal person weeks to solve. She had hoped that this would take the geniuses at least 10 hours, and it had. However, the team had very quickly gotten bored of playing the game.

Happy and Toby were currently trying to make out that their skills wouldn't help with this particular activity. They were ready to leave and go home.

"No, team days are necessary to maximize team functionality," Walter stated.

"But it's 9 o'clock already," Toby whined.

"We want to go home," Happy finished.

"I don't think you're allowed to keep us here," Toby tried.

"You're staying until Paige says this day is over," Walter finalized.

"But we are adults with our own free will, and this is ridiculous," Happy argued.

"You are members of this team, and you are staying," Paige ordered with her hands on her hips. This is when Happy and Toby gave up. When Paige went into mom mode there was no winning.

"How many clues are left?"


"Why did you think it was a good idea to hide 160 clues around the garage? How did you even think of that many hiding places?" Toby questioned an hour later.

"I wanted to keep you guys occupied. I honestly thought you guys would have solved it by now," Paige answered quickly.

"We are all tired, and there is one more clue, and we have been looking for it for an hour," Happy tried, "Why don't we just keep looking for it tomorrow?"

"Nope, you guys have to work as a team to find it," Paige laughed.

"The clue doesn't tell us anything about where the object is, it doesn't even tell us what it is. There is no way to find the object," Walter argued.

"I thought you people were smart," Paige teased.

"We can't solve impossible puzzles," Walter said monotonously.

"You can leave when you find the clue," She informed them.

"Toby, analyze the note," Walter ordered, "Sly, figure out the hiding places left in the garage. Happy, look in the hiding places Sly finds." They all got to work. Walter shifted between each person.


"This handwriting is more rushed than the other notes, Sly look for last minute hiding places. Don't look for anything that it hard to think of," Toby yelled across the garage.

"Happy, have you found it yet?" Walter shouted.

"If I had, I would tell you," She replied.

"Sly, how many hiding places have we not checked?" Walter checked.

"I can think of 3, but we should have found everything by now. Happy has torn this place apart," he responded.

"Why don't you guys take a ten minute break?" Paige suggested. "It might help clear your heads."

"Alright," Walter agreed, and they all dispersed to separate areas of the garage. Toby of course followed Happy into her workshop.

"It doesn't make sense," he announced to her.

"I know," She responded.

"The note doesn't divulge any information, and we have looked everywhere."

"Look at how smug Paige looks," Happy pointed out.

"It's almost like there is no last object," Toby sighed. They looked at each other for a moment before he jumped in the air shouting, "That's it!"

They all ran into the workshop, "Did you find it?" Walter asked urgently.

"No," Toby started. Everyone groaned and started to leave. "I didn't find it because there is no clue."

"There has to be a clue. That's the game," Walter argued.

"No, it's about figuring out the location of the hidden object. It's also about having us work as a team, and what would keep us here the longest? If it was impossible for us to complete the task at hand," He explained.

"Would Paige do that to us?" Sylvester whispered to the group staring out at her.

"Look at her facial expression," Toby suggested. "She's so smug."

"Very technical," Happy mocked.

"She is! Look at her, she thinks we will never be able to figure out that the task at hand is a lie. She thinks that geniuses cannot see past the task at hand. Luckily you all have me with you," Toby patted himself on the back.

"Alright, well we should go tell Paige that we figured it out and go home," Walter decided.

"Or," Toby interjected. "We could make her feel bad about it."

"I like that idea," Happy contributed.

"But that's mean guys," Sylvester whined.

"Don't be a goody two shoes," Toby chastised. "Walt? You in?"

"No, Sly and I will pretend to keep looking and you two will do whatever it is you are going to do."


"You idiot!" She screamed throwing all of her tools at Toby. This was the plan: to stage a dramatic and awful fight that would make Paige feel like she had committed a terrible crime.

"Happy, don't be so dramatic," He yelled back smiling. "It wasn't such a big deal. I'm so sick of you getting so angry over every tiny thing!"

"Well I wouldn't be angry if this kind of thing didn't happen all the time! God why did I ever agree to go out with you? All you do is make me unhappy!" She screeched dramatically. He nearly snorted with laughter, but quickly remembered he needed to get his facial expression under control. Paige was about to come over.

"I was just-"

"Guys, what is going on here? Is everything ok?" Paige interrupted right on schedule.

"Obviously not, Paige! He messed up my project looking for that stupid clue," Happy roared trying to be as intimidating as she possibly good.

"That's not such a big deal. It's just a game," She rationalized looking slightly guilty.

"No, Paige, no," Toby shouted, "Happy, is always right, remember? She can never ever be wrong."

"At least I don't destroy everything I touch," Happy responded bitterly.

"Well I think-"

Paige suddenly started to ramble, "Oh my god, I'm so sorry guys. This is all my fault. I thought it would be interesting to have a fake last clue. I've torn you guys apart over finding nothing. I feel so bad. Please don't be angry with each other. This is all my fault."

"We know," they said together.

"I just, I thought it would bring the team together, not tear you apart. I wanted everyone to laugh about it at the end- Wait. What do you mean you know?" She cried.

"I figured out your game, and we agreed to make you feel bad about it. Though, Walter and Sly stayed out of it," Toby informed her.

"I...Oh," Paige said confused.

"Can we leave now?" Happy asked.

"I...I...Yeah...Ok," Paige agreed.


"You know, we are really good at fighting," Toby observed.

"It's a skill," Happy grinned.

"Is it bad how quickly Paige believed we would break up?" Toby asked

"No, we know we wouldn't," She informed him.

"Yeah, you're right," He agreed.

"I always am."