A.N.: Hey y'all! waves Hope y'all like this; it's my first 'Walker' fic. Well, I've thought up plently, but only ever written this one down. Lol.

Disclaimer: Only own the child in this story & the story idea.

Ranger Cordell Walker pulled up into the driveway of his ranch house, only to see his four-year old daughter come flying out of the house in a panic.

"Daddy! Daddy!" The little girls shrieked, panic in her voice.

Walker quickly got out of his Ford truck, and scooped the frantic child up. "What is it, Honey? What's wrong?"

"Simon gone!" She declared, her blue-gray eyes wide.

Walker gave a small sigh of relief then, now that he knew nothing was seriously wrong. He'd been worried sick when his daughter had come flying out, screaming for him as though the house were on fire. He carried her up towards the house, as he spoke.

"Simon's missing?"

He watched the little girl in his arms nod furiously. "Uh-huh! He gone, Daddy!"

"Well, now, where did you put him?"

"I dunno!" The child exclaimed. "That why he gone!"

"Well, what do you think Daddy should do to find him?"

"Get Uncle Jimmy! He know!"

"Oh, would he now?"

"Uh-huh! Uncle Jimmy know!" She nodded. "Please Daddy? Get Uncle Jimmy."

"Well, how's about we give Uncle Jimmy a call, and see if he'd like to help us find Simon?"

"Yeah! An' Uncle Gage!"

Walker chuckled. "Yes, Uncle Gage too. This seems to be his area of expertise."

"Exper – wha?"

"Expertise," Walker corrected. "And never mind, Honey."

"Kay Daddy."

Walker headed for the kitchen, once he had entered the house. Once in the kitchen he picked up the phone, just as Alex entered the room.

"Hey, I didn't know you were home," Alex smiled. "Was wondering why someone took off for the front yard so fast."

"Yes, well, she just about gave dear old Dad a heart-attack," Walker smiled, tickling his little girl, who squealed with laughter.

"Oh?" Alex said, as she watched her husband nod. "Well, just who do you think you're calling, before giving me a hello kiss? Hmm Walker?"

"Uncle Jimmy!" The child in her husband's arms cried. "An' Uncle Gage!"

"Didn't you just see them at work?" Alex stated, eyeing her husband for an explanation.

"Yes. But it seems someone has gone missing, as we need their help to find them."

"Oh, my! Someone went missing? Who? Do we know them?" Alex fretted.

"Yes, we know him quite well," Walker answered smiling. "He's about a ruler high, stuffed, has brown fur, 15 strands of hair, black and white eyes, and a blue shirt with an 'S' on it."

Alex looked at him confused for a moment, but then something clicked. "Simon?"

Walker nodded. "Seems are furry little friend has been misplaced. And backup has been requested for the search, from the head of the department."

Alex smiled at their daughter as she nodded. The little girl with her blue-gray eyes, and light brown hair was almost an exact replica of her father. Though, she did have her mother's nose and ears; her smile and laugh were her father down to a tee.

"Alright. Call away," Alex said. "And ask Sydney to come by as well."

"Will do," Walker said, dialing Trivette's number first. He waited until someone picked up. "Hey Trivette, it's Walker. No, nothing serious, just that my Baby Girl has informed me we have a certain stuffed missing party. She has requested backup, so if you could get Gage and Sydney over here too, it would be appreciated. All right, see you shortly."

"Well? Uncle Jimmy come?"

"Yes, Honey. Uncle Jimmy's coming, and he's going to get Uncle Gage and Aunt Sydney on his way."

The child cheered excitedly, happy to know that her favourite Uncle's in the world were coming over to assist in their search for Simon.

About twenty minutes later, two cards pulled into the long drive, and parked behind the truck that was already there for the night. Three people emerged from the vehicles, and were greeted by an overly excited child.

"Uncle Jimmy!" A small voiced shrieked delightedly, as the occupant ran to tackle her Uncle's legs.

Trivette laughed and picked the small child up, so he could give her a kiss. "Hey, did you miss me?"

"Uh-huh!" The little girl nodded, as she covered his face with endless kisses.

"Hey! What about me!" Gage cried then, going over and stealing the child from Trivette. "Didn't you miss me too?"

The four-year-old laughed, as she then smothered her other Uncle's face in kisses. She giggled even more when he began to tickle her.

"Well, I see the Calvary has been found and tackled," Alex laughed as she stepped outside onto the front porch.

Sydney laughed as well. "I haven't even gotten a hello yet."

"Don't expect to either," Walker piped up, coming out of the house now himself. "She even forgets me half the time when they're here – and because they're both here, she'll forget everyone else completely."

"Unless she's hungry," Alex smiled.

"You sure she's not related to Gage?" Sydney teased. "They seem to have the same appetites."

"Aunt Sydney! We hear that!"

Sydney looked over to where her partner stood holding the little girl in his arms. "And I'm guessing Uncle Gage told you to yell that out, huh?"

The child nodded. "Uh-huh!"

"Hey! You ratted me out!" Gage cried, faking hurt.

"Sorry," the little one apologized. "But Daddy say no lie. Lie bad."

"That's right," Trivette agreed, ruffling her hair. "Now, what do you say, you fill us in on this missing person's report you seem to have filed."

He was answered with a smile and a squeal of laughter, as Gage blew a raspberry on her stomach.

"Alright, let's get this investigation underway," Walker stated, going over to join the three of them in the front drive. "Since we all know what he looks like, where was he seen last?"

"Dunno. I nap an' he gone."

"We'll be inside guys!" Alex called out, as her and Sydney headed inside for some coffee.

The guys waved them off, to show they had heard, but weren't all that interested in the ladies whereabouts.

"Well, nice to know whose the important one around here," Alex joked as she led Sydney inside.

"Yeah. Outdone by a four-year-old and a missing Chipmunk," Sydney laughed.

Meanwhile, the guys had decided to split up and go off in search of the missing toy the little girl loved dearly. Her Uncles had given it to her when she had been born, so all knew just how important it was for the toy to be found. Walker and Trivette each went their own ways, as Gage made off with the little ball of energy.

"Look under bed, Uncle Gage!"

Gage groaned as he set her upon the floor, to get on his hands and knees to look under the bed. "Nope. No Chipmunk here. Though, I do seem to have found a long blue floppy dog.

"Foofur!" The child exclaimed, hugging the blue dog tight once her Uncle had passed him to her. She kissed her dog, then set him upon her bed, before dragging her Uncle into another room of the house.

Three head encounters with beds later, Gage and the child who led him about, were still looking around the house for her missing friend.

"Kiddo, I don't think he's inside. We've looked everywhere," Gage told her. "What do you say, we go see if we can find Daddy and Uncle Jimmy. Maybe they've found him by now."

Once outside, the two met up with Trivette, who just shrugged. "I've looked everywhere I can think of, and still can't find him. Even checked Walker's truck and our cars."

It was then they saw Walker coming out of the barn with something in his hand. He didn't appear to be all that happy looking either. The child, whom was with her Uncles, buried her face into Gage, as he was still holding her.

Walker reached them then, and spoke, eyeing his daughter warily. "Lenore, do you care to explain just why Simon was in with Peppermint?"

The child blushed slightly, hiding her face even more into Gage, after her pony had been mentioned.

"I'm waiting," Walker said, as all three men waited for an answer.

"Mommy an' I give Peppermint apple. An' sugar – two sugar, three."

It wasn't needed to be said that the stuffed Chipmunk had been dragged along, as they all knew she took her friend everywhere with her if she could.

Walker eyed her a moment longer, before speaking once more. "Well, let's ask Mommy just how much sugar Peppermint had. She shouldn't be eating too much sugar, or she'll get sick."

The little girl in Gage's arms nodded slightly, not saying another word. She just hoped her Mommy would say they had gone to the barn to feed her pony.

The three men headed back inside, and went into the kitchen.

"Alex, did you go to the barn to feed Peppermint at all today, by any chance?" Walker asked his wife, who sat drinking coffee with Sydney.

"No. We were waiting for you to get home. I couldn't remember how many sugar cubes the pony could eat, and that's what we wanted to give her," Alex answered. "Why? What's wrong?"

Walker turned to look at his daughter again, who was now clinging to Gage and Trivette both, tightly. "Lenore, I think you and I need to have a talk."

"No, Daddy!" The child cried. "No!"

"Don't tell me no, Young Lady," Walker said, taking her from Gage. He had to actually pry her fingers of Gage and Trivette's shirts. He then carried her down the hall to her room, so that they could talk.

Alex and Sydney looked up at the two men still left standing there. "What's going on?"

"She told Walker you guys had gone to the barn together to feed Peppermint, when asked why Simon was there," Trivette informed them.

"Oh," Alex said, shaking her head. "She knows how we feel about lies too."

Meanwhile, in the bedroom down the hall, a small child sat clutching a blue dog to her chest, while staring up at her father.

"Lenore, why did you lie to us? You know better than to go feed Peppermint by yourself. And you know better than to lie," Walker stated, not sounding one bit amused. "Daddy wouldn't be so mad, if you had just told him the truth."

She sat quietly, as she listened to his scolding, while staring down at her bedspread.

"Well? I'm waiting for an answer."

She shrugged slightly. "'Cause..."

"That's not an answer in this household, and you know it."

Her eyes welled up with tears then. "Wanna see Peppermint! Mommy saids no!"

"So, you went against Mommy's wishes! Lenore, you know how dangerous that is!"

"Peppermint won't hurt me!" She declared defiantly.

"Lose the tone, Young Lady," Walker warned.

"No! Peppermint mine! My Peppermint!"

"Well, I think you won't be seeing Peppermint for the next couple of says, since you decided to see her by yourself and lie," Walker told her. "And I think you won't be getting any dessert tonight either."

"WANT PEPPERMINT!" She screamed, as she glared up at him angrily. She stood up on her bed. "MY PEPPERMINT! MINE!"

"Lenore, do not yell at me, Young Lady. I am not yelling at you!" Walker snapped slightly.

"NO! NO! NO!" She shrieked.

Walker had had enough then, and moved to give her bottom a quick swat. He watched her as she stared at him in shock, before letting loose with an ear-piercing wail. He sighed and picked her up, hugging her close, as she hid her face into his chest. He kissed her head and rubbed her back softly, as he paced the room a bit. Once she'd calmed some, he carried her back down the hall to the kitchen, where everyone else was still waiting on them.

"Now, I think you owe your Uncles and mother an apology," Walker said, still rubbing her back.

She lifted her head slightly, to show them her tear-stained face, as she looked at them. "Sorry Uncle Jimmy; Sorry Uncle Gage," she apologized through sniffles. She looked to her mother then. "Sorry Mommy."

Gage and Trivette both nodded their acceptance, while Alex handed her daughter a cookie after checking that it was okay with Walker. She knew how he could be about giving sweets when a punishment was due.

The child took the cookie quietly, and lay her head back upon her father's chest, so that she could munch on it quietly. She knew she wouldn't be going to the barn by herself anymore – not unless she wanted to get in trouble again.

She thought of something then, and lifted her head slightly to whisper to her father. "Daddy, Peppermint have two sugar?"

"Yes, Honey," Walker nodded. "Peppermint can have two sugars."

"An' apple?"

"And an apple." He was upset she had gone out to see the pony by herself, but glad to see she had remembered about how much she was allowed to give her pony for a treat.

She laid her head back upon his chest, and listened quietly as all the adults talked. Though, she had smiled when her father had given her back her missing friend she had accidentally left out in the barn. Long as she had Simon, and everyone else in that room – and Peppermint – all would be fine in her little book.

A.N.: Well? Whatcha think? Lol. Plz R&R. Thanx! Lenni