Henry and Stanley helped their brothers and sisters get out of the hole.

"Suzie, didn't I tell you and the others to stay in the house?" Henry crossed his arms.

"Yes, you did." Suzie replied. "But something occurred to me that made me think that we shouldn't be spending the night at home being couch potatoes and should be helping you guys instead."

"So you disobeyed me and left the house?" Henry asked, angry.

"Yes, I had to do something" Suzie replied.

"Well missy, I'm very angry with you!" Henry folded his arms "You're only one day old and y'all could've gotten lost or killed out there!"

"Well, do you think it's responsible for us to stay at home and be couch potatoes while you and Stanley risk your necks out here?!" Suzie retorted as she placed her hands on her hips.

"If it means keeping you guys around, then yes!" Henry retorted back.

"So then, if you and Stanley get hurt, what happens then, Einstein?" Alan blurted.

"Don't talk to me like that! I brought you guys into this world!" Henry defended himself.

"Yeah" Stanley agreed "And so did I! The last thing we want is for that mad scientist to send you guys to other families!"

"So, if you don't want us to end up leaving your family, why can't we help you?" Tom asked.

"Because you guys were just born yesterday and y'all don't know much about the world yet" Henry explained "I don't want you guys to get hurt! If y'all did, I'd never forgive myself"

There was some silence as the kids registered Henry's last remark.

The kids thought about what he and Stanley had said; maybe they shouldn't have snuck out. Maybe they should've just stayed home like their brother said so.

"I guess you're right." Suzie sighed. "We shouldn't have snuck out of the house."

"You really shouldn't have" Henry folded his arms "I hope y'all learned your lesson!"

"Yes Henry, yes Stanley" Suzie nodded "And I'm sorry for what I did"

"Now head home before you guys get hurt." Henry said.

The clones all nodded before they turned to leave. However, as they did so, they saw a strange-looking man looking around on the nearby path.

"Someone's coming" said Stanley "Quick! Behind that tree!"

The ten siblings hid behind the tree as the man approached the park.

From their hiding spot, the saw the man walking towards where the money was at.

The strange figure then saw the money, grabbed it and walked away.

"He's getting away" whispered Scooter.

"Come on let's follow him" Henry whispered "But we can't make any sounds or he'll hear us"

"Okay, Henry" Stanley whispered.

"What about us?" Suzie asked.

"You guys will have to stay here while me and Stanley investigate" Henry whispered "Don't move or talk"

Henry and Stanley tiptoed and saw the strange man going into some sort of ice cream truck.

"That must be his vehicle" Stanley whispered "We have to follow him back to his lair without him knowing"

"But how?" asked Henry "It's too dark to catch up and what if he drives too fast?"

Stanley looks around as he tries to think of something.

"I have an idea" he snapped his fingers "We can melt the ice cream in the truck and it leaves a trail that we can follow"

"But how do we melt the ice cream?" asked Henry "The truck is a freezer on wheels...literally"

"I have just the thing, wait here!" Stanley said as he quickly ran home.

"And here we go" Henry turned to the readers.

He waited patiently for Stanley to return. Finally, he arrived with a blowtorch in hand.

"That was quick" Henry remarked.

"Now, the piece de resistance" Stanley proclaimed.

Stanley went into the truck and started melting the ice cream, but it wasn't as quick as he had anticipated. Just then, Tom saw something at the edge of the truck's backdoors. It was some sort of switch.

"Hey, what does this do?" he wondered as he flicked the switch.

Just then, some ice cream started dripping from the bottom of the truck.

"Holy cow." Stanley said when he started noticing the ice cream dripping from the bottom of the truck. "What just happened?"

"I think Tom just melted the ice cream and caused it to drop from the bottom" said Henry "Nice going little bro!"

"Sure thing, brother" said Tom.

At that moment, the ice cream truck started its engine and then began pulling away.

"Wham bam! The ice cream truck is getting away!" Stanley exclaimed as the truck drove away.

"Come on, let's follow it!" said Henry.

The kids all started to follow the trail of melted ice cream to where the truck possibly was going. It took some time before the ice cream truck pulled into a certain place and stopped. The kids found themselves in front of a strange warehouse on another side of Honolulu. The strange man got out and walked into the warehouse with the money.

"Now what?" Stanley whispered.

"We have to find a way to cut around and reach the end of the hall before he does" said Henry.

"But how?" asked Stanley.

Henry turned around and saw a stuffed ape right next to another warehouse.

"There's a stuffed ape over there" he pointed to it "You put it in front of the front door"

"Check!" Stanley gave a thumbs up "Let's have this chimp stop a chump!"

"So what does the stuffed ape do?" Alan asked.

"It'll scare the theif and he'll accidentally toss the bag of money out of his hands and then we grab it" Henry explained "Then, when he runs, we use those masks over by the warehouse to scare him more until we catch him in our trap"

"Sounds like an easy plan." Suzie said.

"Then let's go!" Henry exclaimed.

The kids all went into the warehouse to put their plan into action.

The strange man soon reached the end of the hall when the stuffed ape appeared out of nowhere, spooking him.

"AAAHHH!" he screamed and started to run away.

Inside a closet, Flip, Alan and Suzie saw the man running towards them.

"He's coming, put the masks on" whispered Alan.

The three siblings put the masks on and closed the door.

"I'll hide in this closet until I can figure out what's going on" he thought.

He opened the door and saw Alan, Suzie and Flip wearing the scary African masks.

"AAAHHH!" he shouted and ran again.

In the same time, Stanley and Henry have finished with their trap.

"Okay Stanley, you remember the plan?" asked Henry.

"Yep" Stanley nodded "We wait for the man to come near this dinosaur rib cage and then we drop the ropes and it falls on him, thereby capturing him red-handed"

The brothers soon heard footsteps.

"He's coming!" Tom, acting as a look-out, whispered as he saw the thief running away from the closet.

"Thanks Tom!" Henry said to his brother "Okay Stanley, when he comes underneath the rib cage, we just drop it"

"Got it bro!" Stanley gave a thumbs up.

The man ran into the room and stopped, looking around and seeing no one around.

"He's under the ribcage! Let's go!" whispered Henry.

Henry and Stanley let go of the ropes and the ribcage landed right on the man.

"Hey!" The man shouted as the ribcage landed. "What's going on?"

"You've been caught red-handed, pally!" Flip exclaimed "Our father is going to be here any moment to arrest you! That's what happens when you tangle with us, the Amazing Chan Clan!"

"Amazing Chan Clan?" asked Mimi "Who's that?"

"That's us!" Flip replied. "We're the Amazing Chan Clan!"

"Hey, that's a good name actually." Henry said.

"Yeah, it's very catchy" Stanley remarked "Wait until Pop hears about this"

Just then, Charlie arrived in the museum storage warehouse.

"I don't think that'll be necessary, my son" he said.

"Pop! Thank goodness you're here" said Henry "We just captured the culprit! Lord Buckley is the thief"

"I don't think so, Henry" said Charlie "You've caught the thief, but he's not who you think he is. You see, Lord Buckley is really part of Scotland Yard"

"Then who's that?" Alan pointed to the captured man.

"I believe I can explain this." Lord Buckley said as he entered the warehouse, and the kids can hear the British accent in the man's voice.

Lord Buckley went over to the strange man and took off his hat and sunglasses to reveal none other than...

"The curator?!" the kids shouted in unison.

"That's right" the curator smirked "I did it! Now hand over that money or you'll never get the jewels back!"

"Oh contraire, Mr. Curator" said Charlie "Your threat isn't threatening! I already know where the jewels are. I just was waiting for you to betray yourself"

"That's right." Lord Buckley nodded. "The Honolulu Police Department has raided your office just this past hour and obtained the location of where you have hidden the stolen jewels."

"But where are they?" asked Nancy.

"Allow me." Charlie said as he walked over to a certain statue and opened a certain compartment, revealing the stolen Crown Jewels.

"The Crown Jewels!" Henry said.

"But where were they?" asked Scooter.

Charlie started to explain "The jewels never left the museum. When one of the curator's men stole them, he waited until we left to hide them. Using a secret lever, he opened up a storage compartment underneath the stand of a fake bust and hid the jewels underneath and since he had the keys to the museum, he could easily get away with the money and jewels"

"And I would've, if it wasn't for your meddling kids!" the curator said angrily.

A short while later, the handcuffed curator was taken away by officers.

"Looks like this case is closed, Pop" said Stanley.

"Indeed it is" Charlie nodded "And while I'm not happy that you all snuck out and jumped to conclusions, I'm proud of you children for catching the bad guy"

"So does this mean we can keep Suzie and the others?" asked Henry.

"And that they won't have to go live in foster care?" added Stanley.

"I suppose so" Charlie said "Though you two remember your promise to get part-time jobs, right?"

"We do, Pop and we will" said Henry.

"It's on our honor as oldest brothers" Stanley said.

"And I hope you get your jobs soon" said Charlie "Because eleven Chans means you two will need to take on big responsibilities now"

Henry and Stanley both nodded.

Charlie and the kids went back home and all got ready for bed. Henry and Stanley went down to the basement to tuck in their brothers and sisters.

"Good night, everyone." Stanley said as he and Henry tucked the kids in bed.

"Good night, Henry, good night Stanley" said the kids.

While Henry went upstairs, Stanley stayed behind to tuck Mimi and Scooter in a bit more comfy.

"Good night, Stan" Mimi smiled as she kissed her brother.

"Good night, Mimi" Stanley said as he kissed her goodnight.

"Stanley, is Pop really going to have us taken away forever?" asked Mimi.

"No." Stanley shook his head "Henry and I wouldn't allow that to happen. You all are part of our family."

"Promise?" asked Mimi.

"I promise, baby doll" said Stanley "No one is ever going to take you away"

Stanley then tucked Mimi and Scooter in a little more cozy.

"I love you, Stanley" Mimi beamed at her big brother.

Stanley smiled "I love you too, little sis."

Mimi jumped up and wrapped her arms around Stanley in a warm and loving hug.

THE END

Author's Note:

It looks like the Chan Clan is just beginning. That is if they can all stay together and if Henry and Stanley can get good nine to fives. But this is end of the origin and the start of a brand new one! In the next arc, we're introduced to more characters and this is when the kids get their groovy vans.