- Did a word that's important to you go missing?

- And now all you can feel, do, or think is the opposite of that word?

- Then call us.

I'm Sly.

- And I'm Gabby.

We're word detectives, and we solve... - [Sly and Gabby] Word mysteries!

- Together, we run the Wordsville Online Detective Agency.

- We'll find your missing word fast.

- Not to mention briskly.

- And swiftly.

- Yeah, we're really good with words.

- [Sly and Gabby] Wordsville!

- So I ran outside to see what the sound was, and I saw a leaf pile was moving.

You'll never guess what was under the leaves.

- A robot, a duck, a leaf monster?

- It was (switch clicks) just somebody's pet.

Huh, the ending on my story was supposed to be exciting, but it got really dull.

What happened to my screen and my office?

- Wait, why do all the colors look different?

- I bet this is a word mystery, yippee.

I love those.

- Oh, look, Artist Clay is calling.

I bet he has feelings about this.

- The world is gray and so am I.

Someone took my vibrant paint palette, this one.

Vibrant means a bright and strong color.

- That's one way to define vibrant.

- [Sly] But the dictionary says it can also mean "lively, as you might describe a person or a thing."

- [Gabby] Normally we could see that these orange and red fall leaves are vibrant.

- Or that someone could have a vibrant personality.

- Can we focus on what's important here?

With the word vibrant missing, all my other paint colors are just dull, drab, dreary, and just blah.

- And so is the whole world.

- This is definitely a word mystery.

- Tell us what happened, Artist Clay, and I'll show us.

Recap time.

- [Clay] Reporter Read asked me to paint the cover of her new book.

We were passionately discussing our different artistic ideas when Firefighter Ember came in.

She asked to borrow some bright paint colors, but I said, "I need them for Reporter Read's book cover."

I left the room to get some brushes.

When I came back, my vibrant palette was gone and so were Reporter Read and Firefighter Ember.

- Fascinating, can you show us the scene of the mystery?

- I left my palette on this table.

- [Sly] I'm taking a screenshot for our case notes.

- We'll solve this case, Artist Clay.

- Case notes time.

- We know what happened.

Someone stole Artist Clay's vibrant paint palette.

- And now our usually bright and exciting world is dull.

- It happened when Artist Clay left the room to get brushes.

- And the art studio is where it happened.

- [Gabby] Reporter Read and Firefighter Ember are our suspects.

- To find out who did it, how, and why, let's look at the clues.

- [Gabby] There are boot prints in paint.

- [Sly] And a piece of paper with a lot of printed words on it.

- We can start with the person who needed bright paint.

(call signal chiming) - Hi, word detectives.

Is this about Wordsville being... - Blah, dull, boring?

Basically.

Why did you go to the art studio?

- I needed bright paint to repaint the town's fire hydrants because the paint on them is old and dull, but Artist Clay wouldn't lend me his vibrant paint palette.

- Did that annoy you?

- It did, especially since he kept spilling vibrant paint while he and Reporter Read were arguing.

When he went to get some brushes, I accidentally stepped in paint, so I came here to clean my boots, which I've yet to finish.

- Firefighter Ember wanted bright colors for the town fire hydrants.

- Right, which means she might have taken the palette.

- You know, usually I find this part exciting, but with the word vibrant missing, nothing is.

- We better talk to Reporter Read if we want to get back to normal.

(call signal chiming) - I don't have much time to talk, word detectives.

I've got my own worries.

Every report I've written this afternoon is boring.

- I'm sure that's related to our case.

Can you tell us what happened at the art studio?

- I had asked Artist Clay to paint the cover of my new book.

He wanted to use vibrant colors like bright pink or neon green.

I wanted my book cover to be a striking combination of black and white to make it clear that my book covers important topics in a lively way.

- Huh, lively is a synonym for one of the definitions of vibrant.

- They mean the same thing.

- Wait, you're right.

Lots of things can be vibrant, not just colors.

- But now everything is blah.

- Right, and my news stories are supposed to be exciting, not boring.

I was so frustrated by my argument with Artist Clay, I forgot the word vibrant has more than one meaning.

- Would you have done anything differently if you had remembered?

- Um, no, of course not.

A page of my manuscript is missing.

I must find it.

Bye.

- Very interesting.

Let's go over what we've got so far.

The paint footprints are from Firefighter Ember's boots.

- [Sly] And the printed page must be from Reporter Read's book.

- Firefighter Ember could have taken the palette because she needed bright paint for her hydrants.

- While Reporter Read could have taken it to keep Artist Clay from using vibrant colors on her book cover.

- [Gabby] They're both equally suspicious.

- Except Reporter Read forgot things other than colors can be vibrant.

- And acted suspicious when we reminded her.

- Gabby, did we just solve this word mystery?

- I think we did.

- That's good.

I'm starting to feel like a bored robot with this voice.

- Let's show them how it happened.

(call signal chiming) - Now, presenting the word mystery animated reenactment of "The Case of the Vibrancy Void."

It should be bright pink or neon green, vibrant and strong.

- [Gabby] I want it to be black and white so people know it's an important story.

- [Sly] What if I borrow the bright colors?

I could really use them for the town fire hydrants.

Sorry, I need them.

Excuse me, I need to get some brushes.

- [Gabby] It's frustrating that you're not listening to me.

- [Sly] My boot, oh no.

- [Gabby] If the vibrant palette's not here, he can't paint my book with it.

- Reporter Read is who did it.

- She picked up the palette when she was alone in the art studio and left.

- That's how she did it.

- Why?

Because she didn't want vibrant colors on her book cover.

- And she felt that Artist Clay wasn't listening to her ideas.

- Okay, you got me.

I took it so Artist Clay couldn't use it to paint my book cover, but I forgot taking the word vibrant meant that everything would become lifeless and unexciting, including my news stories.

(sighs) I'll return the vibrant palette right away.

- All the colors are back, and the world is vibrant again.

- I'm sorry for taking your palette.

- And I'm sorry for not listening better.

I just wanted to represent the lively stories in your book with a splash of color.

- That's sweet.

Let's talk it through and listen to each other's ideas.

- Deal.

Black and white are very striking.

I think we can incorporate them.

- Maybe it can be okay to try some bright pink and neon green.

- Our ideas are just so vibrant.

- We'll figure it out.

- Can I borrow the vibrant paint palette while you work it out?

- Of course you can.

- Yeah!

- [Citizens] Thanks, word detectives.

- It feels good to be back to my vibrant, lively, and exciting self.

Woo-hoo, no more robot voice!

- And I remember what made my story exciting before.

Under the Leaves was the cutest puppy ever.

- Mystery puppy?

Who did the puppy belong to?

- That's the best part.

Buckle up, Sly.

It's an exciting ride.

(upbeat music) ♪ It's Wordsville ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ ♪ It's Gabby ♪ ♪ Sly ♪ ♪ It's Wordsville ♪