The Truman Gang(Series)

Title: **Truman Gang**

Category: Fiction » Action

Author: mary.okeeffe.16

Language: English, Rating: Rated: K+

Genre: Mystery/Adventure

Published: 06-22-20, Updated: 05-24-22

Chapters: 6, Words: 9,056

**Chapter 1: Truman Gang guidebook**

**Synopsis**

After their leader Pierce dies during a rescue mission. Without any other options, Hector Cueto decided to let Pierce's younger sister, "Jayden" join the team, much to the dismay to the boys. However, with her skills and bravery, she'll help the former all-boy team stop criminals.

**Truman Gang**

Jayden Truman- The new leader of the team and stealth master. She's skilled at Ballet, singing, swimming, gymnastics, art, tennis, piano.

Koga Yoneda- The Japanese-American researcher and tech expert of the team. He had special feelings for Pierce.

Blaine Potel- The French combat specialist of the group.

Tracey Pavelov- The Russian driver and photographer of the group.

Alan Ballo- The African American tracker of the group and Koga's adoptive brother.

**Allies**

General Tobias Cueto- The team's boss.

Anette Truman- Jayden's mother who owns her missing husband's bird sanctuary, before she ran the sanctuary she was a nurse at Rose Valley Medical Center where she met Travis, who was injured. Thanks to constant care, decided to transfer to Truman Bird Sanctuary as a vet.

Travis Truman- Jayden's father who disappeared when she was 6 years old. He was one of the founding members of The Advanced Tracking Division.

Olivia, "Liv" Truman- Jayden's 12-year-old sister.

Pierce Truman- Jayden's late brother and The Truman Gang's former leader. He died while saving some children.

Connie Cueto- Jayden's best friend since she was 4 and General Cueto's daughter.

Shannon Nore- The Truman's nanny/housekeeper.

Marshall Nore- Shannon's son.

Deena More- Marshall's wife

Yanrie Cueto- General Cueto's wife.

**Settings**

Truman Manor- The mansion where Annette, Jayde, Liv and Shannon live in.

Truman Bird Sanctuary- the sanctuary.

Advanced Tracking Division- A secret organization that track down criminals. It established in 1985.

**Chapter 2: Codename: Alakazam**

At a mansion in New Orleans, a Caucasian 16-year-old girl with long blonde hair in pigtails was going around feeling said. Her name was Jayden Truman, and the recent death of her older brother, Pierce, left her in a lot of pain.

She could remember him being an excellent climber, a great bird caller, and a splendid martial artist. After fixing up an old photo of her and her brother's friends at their timeshare in Hawaii, a Japanese-American 22-year-old with flashy clothes came in."Jayden," he said, "I know it's been a week since your brother passed away, but you have to move on, unlike me."

"Losing a close friend is hard to handle," Jayden replied. "You've been friends with him since you guys were twelve years old, after my father disappeared at the Deepest Labyrinth in Western Louisiana."

When she was little, her father was assigned on a mission by his organization, The Advanced Tracking Division, a police/government hybrid in Louisiana.

Out of the four teams, their team, the Truman Gang, was considered the worse. They kept letting the bad guys get away, they got the information mixed up, and they sometimes argued. Despite this, their chief, Hector Cueto, kept them so Jayden's mother, Annette, wouldn't be disappointed.

Jayden had been doing some thinking since her brother died, that she should join the team in his place. Koga wasn't so sure about it, but he didn't want to make Hector mad at them again, so he did what he had to do.

**XxoxX**

Later at HQ, Koga and Jayden were joined by French blackbelt Blaine Potel, Russian driver and photographer Tracey Pavelov, and African-American tracker, locksmith, and Koga's adoptive brother, Alan Ballo. When he explained that Jayden was joining them, they were thrilled instead of repulsed, because they just loved her being with them, from the burp-offs at slumber parties to going ghost-hunting in cemeteries.

Just then, an overweight military general with a Latino descent came in. He was their boss, Hector Tobias Cueto. "Your last mission at Wild Tornado's Circus was a disaster," he growled disappointingly. "I mean, you let the bad guy get away, all because Pierce had to 'SAVE THE CHILDREN'."

"Hey," Tracey replied. "It was either rescue the fundraiser at the burning dinner theater or bring Bronson Pollard to justice."

"Of course, Monsieur Cueto," Blaine said. "We had to make sure that the injured children are okay."

With a groan, Cueto decided to let Jayden stay. He explained that over the past three months Wild Tornado's Circus has been having disasters everywhere, from unexpected blackouts to wild animals being released from the Cyber Cosmic Zoo. Fortunately, they had their culprit's identity revealed: Bronson Pollard, a former lion tamer at Cirque Di Dynamite who got kicked out for animal abuse. He became the head zookeeper at the Cyber Cosmic Zoo not long after.

"What happened to him?" Jayden asked.

"No one knows," Mr. Cueto answered sadly. "He disappeared in the fire. The paramedics couldn't find his body. The five of you are going undercover as zookeepers in the next Cyber Cosmic Zoo Show."

**XxoxX**

A few hours later, they were wearing safari outfits and ready to investigate Bronson's disappearance. "You must be the new zookeepers," said an African-American magician. "I'm the Great Yardley, a visiting magician."

"We got word that the Illusion Immortals got injured while they were at Flour Up Pizzeria," Blaine explained. "They say that their pyro magic caused the accident."

"Or maybe it was arson," Yardley replied while adjusting his tie.

Jayden knew magic skills and remembered seeing the Illusion Immortals when she was young, for they were her favorite magicians. Jayden was a multi-skilled girl. She did ballet, singing, swimming, paint, gymnastics, tennis, piano, magic, and bird calling.

Out of all the magic shows she saw, they never once had a pyro magic trick. This made Jayden feel suspicious.

**XxoxX**

After an hour of investigating, they went over some clues. Koga got information from the food court that they found tiger fur in some of the foods, Alan got information from the gift shop that someone with houdini skills broke into the gift shop and stole all the magician superhero equipment, Blaine got information from the technicians that the night before the Saturday Night Firework Show that someone used the fireworks to burn down Flour Up Dinner Theater, and Tracey got information from the park managers, the Applin Sisters, that they'd been hearing rumors of someone going around the abandoned Abracadabrave Magic Shop.

All of a sudden, a baby tiger was going around town scaring everyone, including a Friendly Scout Troop. A blonde friendly scout came up and pet the baby tiger. "Come on, everyone," she said. "Baby tigers aren't that ferocious."

"Liv?" Jayden asked as she came up towards her little sister.

"Hey, Purple Jay," greeted Liv as she turned around to see her scout troop couldn't hear her. "Mr. Cueto emailed Mom that your the newest member of The Truman Gang."

"I wanted to honor Pierce by taking his place," Jayden whispered. "And good job on whispering so we won't get caught."

Just then, two African-American females in carney uniforms came in. They were Dominica and Uquinta Applin, the co-owners of Wild Tornado's Circus. The two of them were touched by Liv taming the baby tiger. Uquinta said, "Those were the days before Daddy hired that mean Bronson."

Insulted by what Uquinta said, Bronson left. As he was walking along, Jayden took a glimpse of a firework tattoo. \*Where have I seen that tattoo before?\* she thought to herself.

"Back when Daddy took over for his old friend in the 1990s," Dominica explained to the Zookeepers, "he wanted to hire somebody who can 'put the foot down'. So he hired an animal abusing lion tamer."

All of a sudden, Liv found a magic wand that didn't have the Wild Tornado's Circus logo, meaning that it was a visiting one. Knowing that Yardley was a visitor, she had a feeling that he might've dropped it. She went all around the carnival looking for him, until she spotted him going inside the burnt Flour Up Dinner Theater.

**XxoxX**

At the burnt Flour Up Dinner Theater, Yardley removed his latex mask, revealing to be Bronson. "That girl," he growled. "She's getting onto me. First I get canned from Cirque Di Dynamite for abusing the animals, then everyone at the Cyber Cosmic Zoo got tired of me abusing the animals except for my tigers, so I decided to tear the place ride to ride thanks to my mastery in magic and pyrotechnics."

Little did he know was that Liv was spying on him. She was about to escape when the two scary tigers baracaded the only exit. "Well done, girls," Bronson smiled evilly. "You caught yourself a little trespasser."

"You won't get away with this, Bronson," declared Liv. "My big sister and her team will stop you."

"So you're the youngest Truman child," Bronson smiled. "I've got a part for you in my next show."

**XxoxX**

Meanwhile at the Alternate Arcade, Jayden was observing some old pictures of the Illusion Immortals when she came across one with Bronson. "Didn't the Immortal Illusions use to be part Cirque Di Dynamite once?" Jayden asked.

"They did," Koga explained, "but it was when their regular magician got a fever. They never realized that they'd be working with Bronson years later. Like them, the Truman Gang are an organized team."

When they turned their heads, they saw their teammates goofing off. Tracey was taking pictures of the arcade, Alan was playing "Sweet Surfer," and Blaine was flirting with some female workers when the broadcasts from the televisions changed to the Flour Up Pizzeria.

"Attention, Wild Tornado's Circus," Bronson announced. "Bronson the Brave is back again. You may know me by another name - the Great Yardley. For my first trick, I'll be throwing knives at my new assistant."

The camera showed Liv hung by a target. "Get me out of here!" Liv shouted.

The Truman Gang were horrified because Bronson captured Liv and was going to kill her. Not wanting to loose her Liv like she lost Pierce, Jayden rushed over to Flour Up Pizzeria.

**XxoxX**

By the time Jayden got there, Bronson was ready to start his magic act. With a few somersaults and fire rolls, she replaced the knives with pepperoni wheels. When Bronson picked it up, he saw the pepperoni and was repulsed. "I'm vegetarian over here!" he snapped.

Once he left, Jayden came up to rescue Liv. Taking a bobby pin from her hair, she quickly freed her from the locks. Now Alan, Koga, Blaine, and Tracey arrived at the same time that Liv freed her. Alan was proud because he taught Jayden that trick in case she lost her keys to her mansion.

In horror, they could see Bronson returning with sanitized hands. "You zookeepers again," growled Bronson. "My plan was going great. How did you find out?"

"One thing about tattoos," Alan said. "They're permanent, except the kind that washes off, and yours is a scarred one."

Outraged by the exposure, Bronson got out some hankerchief ropes and tried to trapped them. Luckily, Jayden evaded the hankies with her gymnastics skills. From a distance, she could see an In Case of Emergancy box. Jayden sang the highest note as she could. It was so powerful that it broke. Liv quickly grabbed the extinguisher, sprayed it on Bronson, and it made him slip like crazy.

"They say to stop, drop, and roll," Tracey recalled, "but not stop, drop, and slip."

**XxoxX**

Later as the cops were arresting Bronson for his crime, Chief Cueto came up to congratulate them. Next to him was a Hispanic-American girl with blond brown hair, brown eyes, and red clothes. "Connie, my best friend," smiled Jayden as she hugged her. "I can't believe that you came."

"So, you're part of the Truman Gang now," Connie said.

"It may be a struggle," Jayden replied, "but someone has to keep these dudes from getting distracted."

Before they were about to leave, something popped out of the bushes. It was the same baby tiger that Liv befriended. Jayden wasn't sure about keeping it as a pet, because it might eat the birds at the sanctuary. But after it helped a baby cardinal fly, Jayden was okay with it. Wondering what she was going to name the baby tiger, Liv decided to call her Journey, because Jayden had a long journey awaiting her.

**The End**

**Chapter 3: Codename: I Do**

At The Greenburg Hotel in New Orleans, an engagement party was being set up by Welsh movie star Meleri Bebb and Welsh computer programmer Cadog Moses. However, someone snuck into the ballroom and replaced the present from the mayor with their very own bomb that would go off in twenty-four hours.

**XxoxX**

At Truman Manor, Olivia was playing "Chopsticks" on the grand piano when she heard a loud "MEOW!" She ran from the music room, but not before adjusting her late brother's violin. By the time she got to the billiard room, she spotted Journey playing with her Norwegian Forest cat, Wilbur. He thought that Journey was going to eat him, but she really wanted to be friends with Wilbur.

After Jayden grabbed Wilbur, she told her pet cat to go into the pet room and play with the scratch post. \*If only I could find a way for Journey and Wilbur to get along\*, Jayden thought to herself. All of a sudden, her new wrist communicator started to beep, meaning that it was time for her second mission. Before she left, an elderly African-American caretaker came in. "Going somewhere, sweetie?" she asked.

"Yes, Shannon," Jayden said, "but it's not like me going to local parties and scout fundraisers."

"You were homeschooled," Shannon recalled, "but you're growing up fast."

With a big smile, Jayden left. Shannon watched in delight and said to herself, "If only Annette wasn't so overprotective of her children."

**XxoxX**

Jayden didn't have time to get to HQ, but needed to go on her mission fast. Pressing a little button on her communicator, she saw Mr. Cueto on the screen. "Hello, Jayden," he greeted. "I'm glad you remembered the tip that if you don't have time to get to HQ, press the communication button on your wrist communicator."

"So," Jayden asked, "what's on track?"

"Welsh couple Merleri Bebb and Cadog Moses are getting married at the Greenburg Hotel in New Orleans," Mr. Cueto explained. "Unfortunately, we got word that there might be somebody who might object to the union early. Your mission is to find out who would want to break them up, or worse, kill them."

**XxoxX**

By the time Jayden reached The Greenburg Hotel with her new motorcycle, she met up with Koga, Alan, Blaine, and Tracey with their Truman Truck, which looked like an ice cream truck. When she reached inside, she grabbed a fudgebar and wondered what their undercover positions were. "So here's the deal," Koga said. "I will be a journalist for the fictional 'Sweetheart Report', Alan and Blaine will be bellhops, Alan will be a lounge singer, and Jayden will be a hotel maid."

"Welcome to Moonlight's Spices," greeted the hippie in a Welsh accent, "organic spices for any psychadelic person and/or pet."

Smelling one of the candles, Jayden could smell coriander and cumin. "You made these yourself?" she asked.

"Love's the way, girl," answered Moonlight.

Weirded out by her nature, the Truman Gang decided to go in.

**XxoxX**

Inside the ballroom, Meleri and Cadog were having their rehearsal dinner. "You're much better than Nevaeh Lloyd," Cadog said. "I keep telling her about some of my patchouli allergies, but she doesn't listen."

"Thank you," Meleri smiled. "The dress is ironed and well made, the decor is set up, and the flowers are fresh."

By the door, Koga, Blaine, Tracey, and Jayden came out in their disguises. Koga began to wonder what was taking Alan so long. "I'm right here, bro," Alan said from behind.

Behind them, they could see Alan in a dress and a wig. Blaine, Tracey, and Jayden snickered, while Koga rolled his eyes in annoyance. "You're dressed as a female lounge singer?" Koga asked angrily. "I thought you were gonnna wear a tux."

"Hey," Alan replied to his adoptive brother. "You know I like wearing women's clothes. I always dress like girls for Halloween."

"You've been watching too much 'Kids in the Hall'," Koga groaned.

"It's not his fault he loves Canadian crossdressers," Blaine reminded him. "I'm fond of those guys as well. They're funny."

"Quit arguing," Tracey interrupted. "We're on a mission."

Jayden remembered geting Safari Savannah her dad got at Create-A-Cat. Whenever her dad came home late, she had a bear. Her dad disappeared in the Australian Outback when she was at the age 6.

All of a sudden, Tracey started to hear some beeping, thanks to his super-powerful hearing. Out of all of the presents that were gold and pink, the purple and silver one beeped, meaning that the very present was the bomb. They didn't want to be disrespectful towards the guests, so Alan's singing distracted. Within a few seconds, Tracey grabbed the purple and silver present and tossed it, Blaine kicked the present, Jayden opened the window, and the bomb exploded. Luckily it hit the lake, and nobody was hurt.

"This isn't just any bomb," Alan said. "These are patchouli, organic, coriander, and cumin seed, spices used to make explosives."

Immediately, Jayden remembered that those were the same spices that the hippie was selling upfront.**XxoxX**

But as they got back to the Moonlight's Spices, she was gone. Luckily, she left behind a trail of bay leaves towards a moon-patterned volkswagon. WHen they got inside, they were locked in. Moonlight locked them with her automatic keys, ""We all want to change the world, Dudes and Dudette." she said, "But I'm going to change my Doggy Dude's mind,"

"Doggy Dude?" Blaine asked in realization, "Moonlight is Neveah Lloyd."

"Comrades!" Tracey replied while holding a hippie patterned book, "Check out her journal."

Koga and Jayden knew they reading someone's diary is an invasion of privacy, but they needed answers on Moonlight's love for Cadog."

*April 4th*

*It's been like ten years since I've met my best friend Cadog Moses. In Year 5, We were totally given a homework assignment together on Egyptian spices and I like taught him the basic spices, despite some of his allergies.*

*Over the years, I began to feel like we're more than just friends, but I never told him how I actually felt because I was to shy.*

*May Ninth*

*Today WAS the day I was going to tell Doggy Dude how I feel, but some so went wrong, he told me that he was like getting married to that movie star 'Meleri Bebb' who is prettier and more perfect than me. Ooooh, how I hate her. Now i'll never see him again.*

*A year later, May Ninth*

*Unhappy Anniversay to the bogus day of my life. In three days, he'll be having his PERFECT bride with him. Not unless I kill him with a purple and silver bomb I made with organic spices.*

"Sounds like Woodstock has burnt." Alan suggested. "We gotta Make Love Not War."

Uptop, they could see that the Volkswagon has a moon roof, but it was locked. Luckily, Tracey remembered that he knows how to hotwire a car. After a few adjustments, he opened the moonroof and they escaped one at a time, but not before Blaine took the real present from the mayor.

**XxoxX**

Back at the rehearsal dinner, Moonlight was going around trying to find another way to stop the wedding. Taking out some coriander, she decided to poison Cadog's dinner. Just as she was about to poison dish, Cadog sneezed and looked down, "Neveah?" Cadog asked, "What are you doing here?"

"You broke my heart, Doggy Dude!" Moonlight growled, "Now I'm going to Have The Love, Man."

"I already told you." Cadog growled, "I'm getting married to Meleri, shouldn't you be happy?"

"No," Moonlight answered angrily, "Because I loved you ever since we were Little Dudes."

"What?" Cadog asked, "I didn't know, but it's too late now."

Angered by the rejection, Moonlight took out some powerful scented candles that scared away the patrons.

Onstage, Blaine got out the real present from the mayor, which revealed to be a meat cookbook. Everyone was confused, but Blaine knew what to do because he hates it when a wedding gets ruined.

*Louisiana Hot Dog Supporter*

*1lb ground beef*

*1 onion,*

*4 slices of bread*

*1 Tbsp of cajun spice*

First you set the stove up to 400 degrees, then you place the meat in and stir it until brown.

The sound of meat repulsed Moonlight so much, that she decided to surrender.

After the security guards took Moonlight into custody, Meleri and Cadog decided to repay The Truman Gang by inviting them to their wedding.

**XxoxX**

During the wedding reception the next day, it was time for the bouquet toss. As Meleri tossed the bouquet of dafodils and magnolias, Jayden caught it. "Quite the reflex, Jayden." Shannon said from behind.

"Shannon," Jayden exclaimed, "What are you doing here?"

"My boy, 'Marshall' his wife, 'Deena' and I were out shopping for some window cleaners when we heard that you were invited to a celebrity wedding." Shannon explained, "We wanted to see if The Word is real."

"How's Marshall and Deena?" Jayden asked. "It's not everyday that you have your kid and in-law to work at my mom's bird sanctuary as groundkeepers."

"Their doing great," Shannon answered, "And those organic spices you got from that hippie stand, really helped Wilbur and Journey get along."

Hearing this, Jayden smiled.

**The End.**

**Chapter 4: Codename: Stone Cold!**

It was a foggy night in Jackson Square. A new Perseus statue was being on dispay. Suddenly, a helicopter came in and grabbed the statue.

**XxoxX**

Meanwhile at Truman Manor, Jayden and Connie were enjoying a little bird calling on the balcony. "So, Connie," Jayden said, "do you remember the first time we met?"

"It was not long after your father disappeared," Connie recalled. "During the first day of ballet class, I saw you crying like loco, so I cheered you up with a traditional Argentinian chocotorta."

"It was the most chocolatey thing I've ever tasted," Jayden said. "It reminded me of my dad's chocolate making skills."

After releasing a cardinal, her communicator beeped. "Gotta go, Connie," Jayden said. "Another mission by the ATD."

"Better be Furtiva," Connie replied with a wink.

**XxoxX**

When Jayden got to HQ, she saw Alan and Blaine enjoying some orange creamsicles, Koga didn't care for citruses, and Tracey was lactose-intolerant.

In Mr. Cueto's office, he gave the Truman Gang their assignment. "Over the past two weeks there's been a robbery of statues," he explained. "Most of them are Greek Mythology-themed. The main clue is that there was a red helicopter all the robberies. Sources say that the New Orleans Museum of Art is the next target. You five will go undercover as journalists for 'The New Orleans Star' and find out more about the robbery."

On their way out, they spotted some of the administration members complaning about how cheap their helicopter tour was. "I wish they could do something nicer for a change," one of the members said sadly.

Alan grew up very poor in New Orleans. Every day his father left home and didn't come back until he and Koga headed straight for bed. His mom, on the other hand, worked as a waitress at a cafe. Six years ago, she died unexpectedly and they had to move out. That's where they joined the Advanced Tracking Division and met Tracey and Blaine. Meeting their three comrades was the most grateful thing they'd ever got.

**XxoxX**

Later that day, they arrived at the New Orleans Museum of Art, where the next target was. In the medieval section, they met Beverly Ferguson, who was a worker in shipments. She explained that the museum was doing the best they could to protect the statues in the Greek wing. All of a sudden, she got a call from her walkie talkie that someone was at the Greek wing right now.

When they reached the Greek wing, they saw that the statues were already stolen. Up top, Jayden could see a red chopper carrying seven Greek statues. "That must be a Cyroclone Chopper," she said. "Trace told me that Cyroclones are only made in russia and can carry up to 4,000 lbs."

"That's right, Gospozha," Tracey replied. "Back in Russia, one of my old comrades used it to carry two trucks."

Beverly was confused, because she and her coworkers worked very hard on their security system. "I think I know what happened," Koga interupted while coming in. "Someone tampered the security system with peanut bags."

"There's no way I'm touching them," Alan interrupted. "I'm allergic."

"Calm down, brother," Koga replied. "I'll do the old plastic bag trick."

While putting the peanut bag in, Jayden saw that the bag was made in Louisiana.

Before they could take off, they wondered where Blaine was. "Last I saw him," Tracey answered, "he was in the medieval wing."

In the medieval wing, Blaine was admiring himself in a black knight armor when his communicator beeped. "Blaine," Koga angrily said, "we don't have time to admire artifacts like normal tourists. We have a job."

**XxoxX**

Twenty minutes later, they arrived Jackson Square, where the robbery before the museum took place. Jayden remembered the old "Where was the last time you saw-" and thought they could find some clues there. However, the only clue they could find was a buisness card.

*Cryobird Helicopter Tours*

"Doesn't cyro mean 'cold'?" Alan asked.

"It does," Koga answered. "And I think I remember seeing the Cyrobird Helicopter Tours at the Louis Armstrong Airport." He then explained that a while back, Mr. Cueto wanted to give some of the workers a complimentary helicopter tour from Cyrobird Helicopter Tours. Sadly, the Truman Gang were the only one intrested in the cheap tour. "But sadly," Koga finished, "the whole tour was a major disappointment. The owner, Eugene Odom, was taking too long on the description, he never answers important questions, and he always yells at his customers for no apparent reason."

"Ouch," Jayden replied. "Talk about a bad buisness. Maybe if he was nicer, people would come to his tours."

"They would," Blaine interrupted, "if he wasn't so old school."

"What do you mean old school?" Jayden asked.

"Monsieur Odom always does his tours like it's the 1970s," Blaine explained. "Why can't he do it the modern way?"

Curious, the Truman Gang decided to head over to the airport for answers.

**XxoxX**

When they arrived at the Louis Armstrong International Airport, Jayden realized something. "One of the administration assistants was complaning about a cheap helicopter tour," she said. "And let's not forget that the museum's security system was tampered with peanut bags. Plus the bags were made here in Louisiana."

"Yeah," Tracey recalled. "And from Tracey's experience, he knows only one tour group that sells cheap peanuts from Louisiana: Cyroclone Helicopter Tours."

But as they got to the helicopter port, they saw big clothes covering a few hidden objects. With one removal of one of the cloths, they saw the missing Perseus statue. "What is going on here?!" shouted an elderly man wearing a tour guide uniform. It was Eugene Odom, founder and owner of Cyroclone Helicopter Tours.

"We know about your little statue robberies, Eugene," Koga growled.

Recognizing some of his old customers, Eugene trapped them in a net. "So what's with the statues?" Alan asked. "This isn't a mansion garden."

"Cyrobird Helicopter Tours was one of the most popular helicopter touring companies in New Orleans," Eugene explained. "But then that modern Explorer Coms Helicopter Tour took my customers."

"Buisnesses come and go," Koga replied. "Blockbuster, Radio Shack, and Jive Records shut down, but people will still remember them."

"I don't care!" Eugene shouted. "They must come to Cyrobird. It has more value than other stupid businesses."

"What a birdbrain," Blaine whispered to Koga.

"Birdbrain?" Jayden asked. "That's it." She started doing some bird calls.

Eugene was so annoyed, that he tripped. "Tracey," Koga said, "do you have your pocket knife?"

With one pocket knife and one smiled, Tracey said, "I never leave home without it."

After a few cuts and slices, they immediately made their escape. Eugene tried to stop them, but the bird calls got the attention of some parrots from a traveling pet circus. "Well," Koga said, "that was random."

The owners of the pet circus immediately recognized the stolen statues and decided to handle Eugene till the police show up.

**XxoxX**

Back at Truman Manor, Jayden was sparring with Blaine. He was showing her a straight punch, then a reverse punch. Just then, Connie and Liv came in carrying some Shrinkle Twinkles. "Aren't you too old to play with Shrinkle Twinkles?" Blaine asked.

"No," Liv answered, "but we read in the paper that the Ecritterclipse Circus took down an old time helicopter tour guide."

"So that's where those parrots came from," Jayden realized while placing on her shoes. "I didn't mean to contact those parrots. I just wanted us to escape with those bird calls."

Connie smiled, because she remembered using bird calls to get out of situation. Then she and Liv showed Jayden the dessert-themed and circus themed Shrinkle Twinkles. Out of all the desserts, Jayden liked the chocotorta one the best.

**The End**

**Chapter 5: Codename: Yakuza**

At an old abandoned mansion with Asian furniture, a group of thieves were going around trying to find some treasure to sell at the black market. After one person stole the treasure of the chinese emperor Man Bojin, unknown to the mysterious thieves, a female ninja was watching them and decided to call the Advanced Tracking Division.

**XxoxX**

In the morning, the Truman Gang were enjoying a game of ice hockey. Alan and Jayden vs Blaine and Tracey. Prize: extra cake slice with hot cocoa. Koga was keeping score while Connie was rooting for the teams. After Jayden accidentally hit Koga in the head with the puck, it triggered a few bad memories. One was of a Japanese criminal gang planning to rob a rare jewel, one was of another of a lady cracking safes and stealing necklaces, and another was of an African-American man beating him to death and forcing him to do things that made him uncomfortable.

"Are you okay, Koga?" Jayden ask to a semi-conscious Koga. "I'm sorry if I hit you."

"That's okay, Jayden," Koga replied while getting up. "I was remembering my childhood."

"Koga's early life was very rough," Alan explained. "He doesn't like to talk about it."

Suddenly, their communicators beeped, meaning that it was mission time. On their communicators, Mr. Cueto gave them their mission. "Have you ever heard of the Yoneda Yakuza?" Mr. Cueto asked.

"Bless you," Connie said.

"It's not a sneeze, sweetheart," Mr. Cueto corrected his daughter. "It's a Japanese criminal organization."

That's when Jayden realized something. "Isn't your birth father Jo Yoneda, the criminal mastermind?" she asked Koga. "I've read about him in the ATD archives."

Koga sadly nodded his head. "And my mother, Oharu, is a master jewel thief known as Ikaku suru kobura," he explained sadly. "When I was young, Father taught us to lie, cheat, and steal to live. Although, I never got a chance to actually commit it for personal gain. On the night before I was supposed to do my first heist, the rival Yakuza, the Edamura, came to our house and killed most of my family. The ATD was my only chance to break the family cycle of committing crimes."

"It was either that," Alan recalled, "or end up in juvenile hall. Plus, you were only ten years old when your birth mother and father passed away."

"Anyway," continued Koga, "their leader Edamura Katsunan, aka Mist Kat, has escaped from jail thanks to his nijitsu skills and is planning to steal the stuff that was taken by the Yoneda Yakuza decades back. He's planning to take them and sell them at The Black Market."

"Listen, Papi," Connie said, "I know you don't want me getting involved in these missions, but I'm coming with them. We both know that you and Mama can't stand anything involving The Black Market."

"Your right, Connie," Mr. Cueto agreed. "And with us attending an old ATD agent's wedding in Baton Rouge and your older brother's hatred for violence, you're the only Cueto who can do it."

**XxoxX**

An hour later, they arrived at the abandoned Yoneda Mansion. Jayden, Connie, Tracey, Alan, and Blaine were coming out while enjoying some banana pops. Koga, on the other hand, didn't feel like eating. In a moment, Koga started remembering all the bad times he had at the mansion -f rom being forbidden to play outside with kids, to being yelled at by his frequently disappointed father, to people constantly saying they were busy all the time, making him think they were avoiding him. By the doors, a group of rabbits felt sorry for Koga and tried to comfort Koga. Unfortunately, due to their ninja costumes, he mistook them for skunks and shooed them away.

Thanks to Tracey's lock-picking skills, they snuck into the mansion and looked around for some clues. But after a ten-minute search, they couldn't find anything, except for some expired tomato juice that Tracey tought it could be turned into an alternate fuels. Just then, the same ninja bunnies that Koga mistook for skunks popped up. "Alan," Jayden said to him, "don't skunks hate the smell of tomatoes?"

"Yeah," Alan answered, "but it's odd that there are skunks in broad daylight."

They followed the skunks to Mr. Yoneda's old office. Before they had a chance to use the expired tomato juice, the same female ninja that contacted the ADT knocked it out of Tracey's hand. Blaine tried to fight back, but the ninjas' quick reflexes made him land in a file of old papers. The female ninja removed her mask, revealing to be a short-haired girl with a scar on her right eye. In a second, Koga and Alan recognized her.

"If it isn't Sneaky as a Snake Kammy," Alan recalled. "Haven't seen you in six years."

"Alan the All-Around Tracker," Kammy recalled as she high fives him. "And you brought my boring big brother, Krazy Koga, along."

Koga was annoyed, because his own little sister called him, "krazy" again. "My life sucks!" shouted Koga. "First Father forces us to train to commit crimes, constantly ignoring how I feel, and to make matters worse, he, Mother, and all our other Yoneda relatives were shot down by the Katsunan Yakuza."

"We were lucky to survive thanks to a secret safe room right by the art gallery," Kammy shot back as she took a breath. "Sorry. Whenever there's an arguement it sounds like people don't care anymore. But I do care about you, Koga."

"You know nothing!" Koga yelled "While you were having playtime with your animal friends, I was forced to listen to Mr. Ballo! If I don't he'll beat me up! I'm not going to be involved in any more violence and anger outside the ATD again!" In fury, he walked off to the old balcony.

**XxoxX**

A few minutes later, Koga was moping outside. Suddenly, Kammy came outside to comfort him. "Listen," she said to her brother, "I have issues too. Do you remember when Mr. Ballo lost his temper towards us?"

"I have," Koga answered. "Mr. Ballo was always making us do the chores around the house, letting us eat his cheap gross meals, and prevented us from leaving our apartment."

"Plus, my scar was a sign that we shouldn't leave him ever," Kammy explained. "Mr. Ballo gave it to me when I refused to help him chop of the heads of stray rabbits that invaded their apartment."

"Not all parents can be loving and caring," Koga replied. "Mr. Cueto has been a father figure to me ever since I joined the ATD."

"After I got word from my animal friends that you joined to escape abuse," Kammy continued, "I snuck out and started living in the old mansion. Luckily, the old library taught me how to grow my own vegetables and make my own meals without a stove."

"You seem a lot happier when you're homeless," Koga smiled.

"I am," Kammy replied. "But I do go to homeless shelters so I can have human friends."

Back inside, they spotted their friends cuddling the ninja bunnies. "It turns out these are bunnies in ninja suits," Connie explained, "not skunks."

"You had to sew clothes for your old dolls," Alan said to Kammy.

"Kammy, Koga," Connie asked, "isn't Ikaku suru kobura is Japanese for Menacing Queen Cobra?"

"It is," Koga answered. "Why?"

"While you were having your sibling talk," Connie answered back while getting out a note, "we found a little note on the ground."

Carefully, he read the note.

*New Orleans Book Convention*

*Friday Night*

"Today is Friday." Koga said.

"And this is around the same time New Orleans has their annual book convention," Connie recalled. "I remember Papa going to a book convention to get a free copy of 'The Cat In The Hat, in Braille'."

"He had to read children stories to his blind mother," Jayden groaned.

"Yes," Koga replied. "And everyone knows that a small note for where bad guys are supposed to meet is a major clue."

"But how are we going to sneak in?" Connie asked.

In a flash, Koga got an idea. "Kammy," he said to his sister, "if you could sew clothes for your dolls and a bunch of bunny rabbits, maybe you can sew costumes so we can sneak into the convention."

"That I can," Kammy replied.

**XxoxX**

That night, the New Orleans Book Convention was going on. By the "Moonshine" exibit, Jayden, Blaine, and Connie saw mannequins of the comic's characters. Blaine had a crush on Jayden, but Jayden wasn't aware, and neither was Alan.

And right near the "Preston Jimson and the Roman Gods" section, Tracey was Jupiter, Alan was Mercury, Koga was Vulcan, and Kammy was Diana. Tracey asked, "Is this necessary?"

"Hey," Diana whispered. "There's a saying: 'Split up and cover more ground'."

Across them was a stand for the book "Market Mayhem," and the person selling the books was Edamura Katsuna. Koga clearly recognized his face the night his parents were slaughtered.

Below the table, the rabbits were looking fully aware. "B Poison," Kammy whispered, "this is not the time to attack."

"B Poison," Alan giggled quietly. "That's what you call your ninja bunnies."

"B is for bunny," Kammy whispered.

"Bunny Poison," giggle Alan. "That's funny."

From the giggles, Kammy could tell that Alan was laughing with her and not at her. Alan laughed so hard, he acidentally unleashed B Poison and started attacking Mist Kat. "Down, B Poison," warned Kammy. "You'll ruin the mission."

Remembering his hatred for lame disguises and her gift in talking to animals, Mist Kat recognized them immediately. "Young Koga and young Kammy," he said. "You have grown."

"So you and your goons have been sneaking into our old mansion to steal our stuff," Koga growled.

"That's right," Mist Kat as he grabbed the table cloth on the "Market Mayhem" table stand. "With your mama and papa gone, someone has to get my prized goods."

Below the table were some of the stolen artifacts, including the treasure of Man Bojin. "Too bad I didn't have time to check on the bad traps I set up because one of the B Poison members broke one of its paws after playing with an old skillet," Kammy said. "I told her not to practice her punches on it."

"Then maybe your ninja bunnies would love to have all of their paws burned," Mist Kat evilly said as he captured all of the bunnies with a butterfly net.

"Now that's a barnburner!" Tracey exclaimed.

Hearing this, Jayden got an idea. She borrowed a few hockey sticks from a sports book stand. "It's gongshow time!" she hollered.

"Pucker up!" shouted Jayden as she hit hockey possed towards Mist Kat. B Poison started to laugh at the mean man.

Taking some pom poms, Connie started to cheer.

*Jayden! Jayden!*

*Swing that stick*

*Tremble cat trousers*

*Treat or trick!*

"Halloween has passed," snapped Mist Kat.

With a michevious smile, Kammy glared at B Poison, saying in Japanese, "Kiti no zubon o oroshimasu."

Jayden, Tracey, Blaine, and Alan didn't know what she said, but Mist Kat, Koga, and Kammy did.

When all the members of B Poison jumped on Mist Kat, they took off his belt and pulled down his pants, exposing his cat underpants, causing everyone to laugh except for Koga, who said, "You taught B Poison to pants people."

"Only criminals," Kammy replied. "I referred Mist Kat as Kitty."

Immediately, the guards arrested Mist Kat for smuggling, theft, and public clothes removing.

**XxoxX**

Meanwhile at a Chicken Cliff connivence store on Penny Lane, Connie was treating the team to a chocolate Chicken Cliff cake and hot cocoa. "If there's one thing I learned about competition," Connie said to her friends, "it's that everyone is a winner."

"You're a good sport, Connie Cueto," Jayden commented her best friend.

All of a sudden, a group of familiar bunnies came with a large jar of quarters.

Inside, they grabbed a few items, placed the jar and a note by the cash register, and fled.

When the cash register came back from cleaning the bathroom, she found the note and read it carefully.

*Please accept this jar of quarters for a large veggie pizza, a medium hazelnut coffee, and 3 sugar cookies.*

*Empress Banīsukā*

The worker was confused, but took it anyway.

Outside, Connie and the Truman Gang saw the whole thing and knew exactly who got those pizzas with just a few quarters.

They turned around, and saw Kammy. "You believe how many people leave behind fountain quarters," she smiled, "and I found a great outlaw name when it comes to homeless people, 'Empress Banisuka'."

Everyone laughed.

**The End**

**Chapter 6: Codename: Mettez les voiles**

It was a crystal clear night and a lovely red-haired model was enjoying the cool breeze. "Clair," asked a flamboyant Frenchman in the latest designer suit, "aren't you going to head back to your room?"

"Oui, Dimitri," Clair answered.

While she was on her way to the room, a mysterious figure in Argentinian garb was spying on her. Just then, Clair was shot from behind with a sleeping dart. After Clair fell fast asleep, the mysterious Argentinian figure fled.

**XxoxX**

Meanwhile at the Advanced Tracking Division, Jayden was going around the attic through Pierce's old stuff. Wilbur and Journey were there, too. Journey was about to pounce on Wilbur when Jayden called out, "Wilbur!"

She got out an old cat teaser and Wilbur started playing with it. "This use to be Pierce's," Jayden explained. "He always loves to tease you with it, remember?"

Wilbur started feeling sad, because he missed Pierce deeply. He could remember playing with Pierce's tennisball while at the tennis court, playing around with his magician's kit, and confusing his butterfly sketches for real butterflies.

Back in the real world, Jayden's communicator started to beep, meaning that it was mission time. She didn't have time to reach headquarters. Luckily, she remembered a little trick Koga taught her just in case. She grabbed a remote with the ATD logo on it, turned it on, and Hector was onscreen.

"Glad you learned the television trick from Koga," Mr. Cueto smiled. "Now all we need is Mr. Yoneda, Mr. Ballo, Mr. Potel, and Mr. Pavelov to come in and-"

Just as he was about to finish, Blaine, Tracy, Blaine, and Alan barged in while rollerskating. "-they show up," Mr. Cueto finished.

"Sorry, Mr. Cueto," Koga groaned while getting up, "but Alan thought it would be a great idea to rollerskate to work."

"Comrade," Tracey groaned, "one of my friends back in Russia tried this once, but broke his arm while doing it."

"Hey," Alan said. "It helps stay under budget."

Annoyed, Mr. Cueto decided to go on with the mission. "Do any of you know the newest model, Clair Potel?" he asked.

"That's mon cousine," Blaine recalled.

"I remember her from Christmas last year," Jayden said. "She was the one with the shiny red hair who tried to kiss Pierce, but he stuffed her face with a christmas cookie."

Koga groaned, "C'est exact (That's right)," Blaine replied. "Comment va-t-elle? (How is she doing?)"

"Not so well," Mr. Cueto answered. "She has disappeared."

Mr. Cueto explained she and a few French models were on The Pretty Thunder for a magazine photoshoot. Unfortunately, models kept disappearing one by one, believing that it was Proud Prevan's ghost. Back in 1969, when The Pretty Thunder first set sail, the first ever cruise director known as Proud Prevan was escorting a few pretty models to the finest rooms. Unfortunately, his charm made the models fall in love with him. He was so freaked out, he hid in the magician's theater. After hiding in the sawing box, Ivedor the Imagine was giving a demostration to his apprentice when Ivedor accidentally cut and killed him.

Everyone was thriled by the ghost story, but Koga was skeptical, believing that it was a "cruise story" to attract customers. "Now if you'll excuse me," Mr. Cueto finished, "I'm going to look for my old Argentinian apparel."

**XxoxX**

Later, they were arriving on The Pretty Thunder, which was an elaborate cruise with pink lightning bolts all over it. "Now remember," Jayden whispered, "the only models that aren't kidnapped are Régine Trudeau, Bélise Bourcier, and Haydée Robillard."

"Those were the top three models of Spanghero Styles this decade," Tracey recalled.

Suddenly, Dimitri came in panicking pointlessly, Tracey immediately recognized him on TV. "You're founder and CEO of Spanghero Styles, aren't you?"

"I am," Dimitri answered frantically. "You must one of the friends of Clair's cousin Blaine."

"Da," Tracey answered. "How did the other models disappear?"

"Ever since we came on the ship," explained Dimitri, "some of the models were vanishing because of some Proud Pervan ghost. I told them not to take to long there."

Then Monsieur Spanghero told them that Regine relaxed with her special herbal tea while Belise and Haydee enjoyed whale sounds on their CD players.

Jayden and Alan were amused because nobody used CD players anymore. "I can also tell you that all the old models are back in France for a charity fashion show," Monsieur Spanghero explained. "Could upset the prime minister."

**XxoxX**

At the tennis court, Monsieur Spanghero spotted the three remaining models playing tennis. Regine had red hair and wore proper apparel, Belise was a half-Chinese girl with animal print apparel with and Haydee was a blonde with sporty apparel. After spotting Blaine and his friends, Belise and Haydee came up to them while Regine started becoming grumpy - so grumpy that she sat down and drank her herbal tea. "Don't mind Regine," Belise explained in a French accent. "She's been jealous of all the newcomers ever since Monsieur Spanghero started the new generation."

"You mean," Jayden said, "She's an old generation model?"

"Regine doesn't like charity events," explained Haydee, "thinks it's a waste of her finances. But there are people out there."

Alan walked up to her and smelled the special tea. "Isn't that a rare Abyss Lovage herb?" she asked. "I heard that it soothes the midwives."

Unfortunately, Regine shook her head and walked off.

**XxoxX**

During their investigation, Jayden got along really well with Belise and Haydee. Jayden learned a few juggling skills from Belise and on what's the best fondant to use on a cake from Haydee. They were so thrilled about being friends that they didn't see the mysterious figure in Argentinian garb was spying on them. Instead of hurting them, the figure tossed a note. After Jayden stepped on the note, she picked it up and read it carefully.

*Sala A1-42*

*Tres en punto*

*Evita los olores a abismo*

Luckily, Haydee was fluent in Spanish and translate the note.

*Room A1-42*

*Three O'Clock*

*Avoid Abyss Smells*

They didn't know what that meant.

All of a sudden, Belise and Haydee got knocked out by some mysterious darts. The lights went out, and Jayden couldn't see a thing. In a snap, someone grabbed her by the arm. Quickly they escaped the room. As it turned out, the mysterious figure in Argentinian garb rescued her. "Thanks for saving me," Jayden smiled.

However, the mysterious figure didn't speak and instead gave her a card with its name.

*Senor Sneaky*

Jayden was confused by Senor Sneaky's communication.

After Senor Sneaky disappeared into the mist, Koga, Blaine, Tracey, and Alan appeared. They were worried about Jayden, but confused by Senor Sneaky at the same time. When Jayden told the boys about the bad news, Alan realized something. "Room A1-42?" he asked. "I just saw that room while investigating the A1 section. It had a 'Do Not Disturb' sign."

"Most hotels use that when some people are sleeping," Blaine recalled.

"Or maybe to hide some new generation models," Koga suggested.

**XxoxX**

After reaching Room A1-42, they saw that the door was locked and it had a key card. "I hate it when that happens," Koga groaned in frustration.

"Not unless you found a keycard in the lost in found that works on any door," Alan replied with a sneaky smile. "The Pretty Thunder is the only cruise in Louisiana that has these types of cards."

And sure enough, Koga was right. All of the models of the new generation were all trapped in that room, except for Clair. While Koga, Blaine, Tracey, and Jayden were evacuating the models, Alan found a dart and smelled it. It turned out the dart had extra Abyss Lovage. He remembered that if someone drank a lot of it, they could fall asleep for two hours.

Out of the blue, another note came for them in Spanish.

*Claire no está en A1-42*

*Pero B1-42*

*Además, la corona será suya*

Thanks to Koga translating it from Spanish, it meant that Clair was in room B1-42, but he didn't know what the note meant by "The crown will be hers." Jayden had a feeling that the mysterious notes were from Senor Sneaky.

**XxoxX**

When they reached room B1-42, they saw Clair bound and gagged. Blaine was horrified but relieved that his cousin wasn't hurt. As they were untying Clair, Jayden started to think back of what they were going through. "All we know so far is," she said, "all the models kidnapped are on the new generation list."

"That's right," Alan said. "Monsieur Spanghero said that the old generation is back in France for a charity fashion show."

"What I find weird is that the models were locked in one room while Clair was locked in another," Tracey continued.

That's when Koga realized something. "Guys," he interrupted, "didn't Regine feel grumpy when we first saw her?"

"And isn't it a little coincidental that Regine's sleeping darts contain the same herbs for her tea?" asked Blaine.

"And she's Spanghero Style's ultimate model, FOREVER," Regine smiled evilly from behind. "I'm the main model, not that cousin of your's, Potel."

"You're afraid that Clair would replace you," Jayden guessed.

"That's right," Regine admitted. "I've been loyal to Monsieur Spanghero ever since day one. I don't want to be thrown out of his businesses."

"Why can't you just start your own brand label or perhaps be a mentor to the models?" Clair suggested.

"Boring!" Regine shouted.

Remembering a magic trick that her brother taught her, Jayden took some playing cards and tossed them towards Regine. Regine got so mad that she got out her dart gun. Before she got a chance to knock them out, Senor Sneaky came in and made Regine trip with a hanky trick. After Senor Sneaky gave Koga a card, Koga read it.

*Te salve una vez*

*Puedo salvarte de nuevo*

*¡Ustedes son un Conjunto Dorado!*

It was nice of Senor Sneaky to rescue the Truman Gang again, but they didn't know what it meant by Golden Set until Senor Sneaky got out a tennis racket and a tennis ball. With one aim, Senor Sneaky knocked out Regine and helped Clair and the Truman Gang make their escape. The Truman Gang went one direction while Senor Sneaky went another direction, while adjusting its butterfly pin.

**XxoxX**

The next night, the Truman Gang were invited to the fashion show featuring the new models. The models were showing off the latest winter fashions while the Backstreet Boys "I Want It That Way" played. All of a sudden, Belise and Haydee came down, grabbed Jayden, and altered her clothes - behind the curtain, of course. Within five seconds, Jayden came out in a white-and-purple winter outfit and showed off her gymnastics and ballet. Everyone cheered.

**The End**