Chapter 1 The Rainy Day It was the end of a long week in the big backyard Flea Agent 1 of the Fenced-in-area Law Enforcement Agency or the f l e a for short was kicking back enjoying a refreshing rainstorm ahhhhhh She slurped her blood smoothie then clasped her claws behind her head This is the sweet life she said She was floating on a petal in the middle of a puddle Come on in Bee The water’s super splendid 5
agent stealing rimmed Nope Sorry No can do Flea’s friend and sub in training Bee was marching back and forth near the edge of the puddle huddled under an umbrella made from a leaf and a stick Bee could think of lots of ways to describe the rain like rudely relentless and wing wiltingly wet but super splendid wasn’t one of them Besides she had work to do I need to keep patrolling She adjusted her official f l e a issued fanny pack and peered through her magical horn glasses on high alert for crime Bee’s first week on the job had been busy On Monday there was the robbery in the robin’s nest Flea had caught a stick cardinal red feathered On Tuesday the mystery of the missing 6
fruit fly All fruit flies looked the same but Flea had somehow figured it out Finally they’d had to keep the peace as a million maggots fought over some doo-doo from the gardener’s dog Thunder Well Flea kept the peace while Bee mostly tried not to gag It had been exciting educational and occasionally gross The only trouble was for each case Flea had been the one to save the day If Bee couldn’t find a way to make herself useful soon she might never get promoted to full agent There was no time for relaxing After all Bee explained if we don’t keep watch from fence post to fence post who will Look at this guy for example Bee pointed at a fat worm stretched out on the garden path 7
