HELLO OUT THERE (echo)! I have been reading and checking the 39 Clue Fanfics everyday since June and have finally became a member now! I made this Fanfic because:

1) I wanted somebody who has often updates.

2) Though I loved all the stories out there, sometimes I confuse them with the real series. I wanted a story that takes place in between now and Vesper's Rising that would coordinate well when the actual book comes out. Kind of like the Black Book of Buried Secrets.

3) I wanted a story where the author knows what an actual boy thinks about situations so the story could stay in character easier.

4) I didn't want another cliche story and I LOVE the series!

If I wanted all those things, I had to write one myself, so I finally got an account. I will update at LEAST once or twice a week (but probably WAY more) until the Vesper's Rising releases!

And I know this might shock you so much you will go into a coma... but I don't own the 39 clues. Do I legally own anything in this world? I really don't think i do.

I now present, Amy's Inbox...

It is a month after the hunt and I, Amy Cahill, have started high school. The hunt built my confidence immensely. Facing such a big matter of life and death, I honestly laugh at the day to day high school drama I face now. The funny thing is, I completely redid myself image going to a new school even though I still have kept my same shy personality.

There is one thing I know for sure... after saving the world, normal activities like sitting behind a stubborn brother while he watches ninga tutorials on Youtube is really aggravating.

"Please Dan! I have to check the news report, my email, and our class website for homework. Can you please watch these videos on your ipod or something?" Dan didn't move. He just started at the screen practicing air punches. He was SO going to knock something down!

"Dan..." I repeated slowly, "I need to check my Webkinz!"

THAT got his attention. He looked at me with a comical smirk. "Did you say, Webkinz?" he said smiling even bigger. I laughed. "Yes, I said Webkinz; but I was only getting you to look at me. Now scootch!," I said, playfully pushing him out of the chair.

"Okay, okay," he relented walking to the area where we kept our ipods, "I'll go check what Nellie is making for dinner." With that, he grabbed his ipod, did what looked to me like a yoga pose, and somersaulted out of the room making "high-yah" noises with his mouth.

"You sound like those dramatic tennis players when they hit the ball," I called after him. I heard his weird laugh from the kitchen. I sat down smiling, the computer was mine at last. The Internet browser popped up on to my home screen, Yahoo News. I scrolled through the top stories like I always do. I liked to be updated about what was going on in the world, it was addicting. Suddenly, I saw a name in one of the headlines that I will never forget, Isabel Kabra. My thoughts went wild! "Goodness! PLEASE don't tell me she has escaped from jail," I begged no one in particular. Me and Dan had been invited to Isabel's trial, but we had refused. We didn't want to get involved.

The intro read; "We all know that the rich Isabel Kabra has been behind bars for over a month for the murder of certain victims whose names the government has kept confidential. However, we go behind the scenes and discover the impact it has on the celebrity's family."

I took a deep breath. Well, she didn't escape, that was comforting. The picture was of an unaware Natalie and Ian in a coffee booth. They had on five hundred dollar sunglasses as they sipped there lattes. I laughed, I might be a millionaire, but I still buy my sunglasses at the dollar store and decorate them with stick on rhinestones. Trust me, people don't really know the difference. I looked at the picture again, it would be annoying to have people take you picture throughout the day without you even knowing. Immediately, I clicked on the "Read Full Article!" button. This article was about to answer a question I have honestly been wondering myself...

If you have used Yahoo News you probably understand that the bloggers write an intro that really gets your attention and then the actual article is five pages when it can easily be summarized in three sentences:

1. The kids, "who just returned from a month trip in the Caribbean", were still cool and collected even after Isabel's arrest.

2. Their father went into hiding (it is rumored in Brazil) only hours after his wife's trial.

3. Ian had stepped in to the family's business, a multi-million art dealership, and the company has taken off even more.

I hate to admit it but I was worried about how they would do on their own. Even if they are the most unfeeling and smooth kids on earth, if I were them I would feel lost. I remembered when I had cornered Natalie and convinced her to hand me Isabel's bracelet on the hunt. Before I left, she had asked me to tie her up so that her mother would not know how easily I had got the charm from her. She respected her mother, but she lived in fear of her. My parents have died but at least I know that they had loved me. I was overcome with pity for her.

And Ian... he was responsible for Natalie as well as their family business, finances, education, and basically everything in his life. That was a huge burden to carry and still remain "cool and collected." Not to mention that the members of the Lucian branch were furious that he let the clues slip through his finger after 500 years of dedication and sacrifice.

I did not know when the Vespers would rise and we would see any of the clue hunters again so I decided to do something that would start a long process...

I logged on to amycahill at gmail and I addressed an email to the Kabras (their art dealership contact info had been in the article)...

...this was gonna be awkward...

I never realized how hard the Fanficers have to work for random strangers enjoyment. I will update tomorrow so stay tuned and comment! (I never said please) Comments make my life happier!

I hope you liked it so far.

Where Adventures Begin…

Alex Almighty