- 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- - [Both] Word mysteries!

- Together we run the Wordsville Online Detective Agency.

- We'll find your missing word fast.

- Not to mention press briskly.

- And swiftly!

- Yeah, we're really good with words.

- [Children] Wordsville!

- Sly, what does competition mean?

- A situation where a person or a group tries to do better than someone else or another group.

- You okay?

You're usually way more into it when we practice for our word trivia competition.

- Yeah, I just don't wanna compete in it anymore.

- I don't feel like competing either, which is weird.

We're usually competitive and like to win.

Is it a word mystery?

- Probably, which means someone should be calling to report a missing word any minute.

- Huh, no one's calling.

I guess it's up to us to start investigating.

If competition is missing, we should start with- - The most competitive person in Wordsville?

- Athlete Glory!

I'll see if she posted anything to Wordbook today.

Oh look!

- [Sly] She wrote, "Getting ready for my basketball games with Firefighter Ember and Artist Clay."

I'm zooming in.

Look, there's something written on the scoreboard.

- It says competition.

I wonder where that scoreboard is now.

Let's give Athlete Glory a call.

- Oh, hey Word Detectives.

What's up?

- Hey.

Where's your scoreboard?

- What scoreboard?

- The one with the word competition on it.

- The one that was in the photo you posted on Wordbook this morning.

- Oh, that scoreboard.

Looks like it's gone.

- So this is a word mystery.

- Since your scoreboard is gone, the word competition has left Wordsville.

- [Sly] And nobody could be competitive, which means eager to try to win against people who have similar skills to yours.

- Oh, is that why I don't feel like competing in anything?

- And neither do we.

What happened after you posted the photo?

- Nothing.

Nothing at all.

- But you wrote in your caption that you were getting ready for some basketball games.

- Oh right, I did play basketball.

How could I forget that?

You sure the word remember hasn't gone missing?

- Pretty sure it's just the word competition.

- Tell us what happened and Sly will animate it.

- [Sly] Recap time!

- [Artist Glory] So Firefighter Ember and Artist Clay came by for our weekly basketball games.

I played Firefighter Ember first and then I played against Artist Clay.

Afterwards, oh yeah, they both asked for a cup of water, so I went to get it.

When I got back, they were gone.

But I didn't notice the competition scoreboard was missing until you pointed it out, so I don't know what happened.

- We do.

One of them took your competition scoreboard.

Can you show us the scene of the mystery?

- Um, sure.

Here's where the scoreboard used to be.

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

We'll be in touch.

- Okay.

- Word trivia competition practice time!

Practicing helps you compete!

- Oh, I remember making that reminder and now I don't care about competing.

- Let's start our case notes so we can solve this.

What happened?

- Someone took Athlete Glory's competition scoreboard so now no one is competitive.

- The gym is where it happened when Athlete Glory got water for the suspects.

- Firefighter Ember and Artist Clay.

Now to find out who did it, how, and why.

- [Gabby] The clues are three water bottles.

- But why did they ask for cups of water when they already had water bottles?

- Maybe Firefighter Ember can help us get to the bottom of this.

- Oh!

Hey Word Detectives.

- Hi Firefighter Ember.

We're wondering if you like competing.

- I do, if whoever I'm competing against has the same skills.

That makes it competitive.

Like when I hike with Vet Wilder.

We're both great hikers and we compete to see who can hike the hardest trails.

- But your one-on-one basketball games with Athlete Glory are different?

- Well, you know, Athlete Glory is so much better at basketball than I am.

But playing with her is not very competitive or fun.

- Why did you ask for a cup of water at the gym when you brought your own water bottle?

- I asked for a cup of water?

That doesn't ring my fire alarm.

Oh, (laughs) sorry.

My memory's a bit hazy.

I did ask for a cup of water.

- Did you just get a message from someone and change your story?

- No!

Oh, do you hear that alarm?

(imitates alarm) Gotta go!

- I wonder if Artist Clay feels the same way as Firefighter Amber.

- I knew I'd be hearing from you Word Detectives.

I mean, greetings.

- Artist Clay, do you like playing basketball against Athlete Glory?

- It's not a fun competition when she's making all the baskets and the only way I can do that is by weaving ones.

See?

- Cool basket.

So Athlete Glory's really good at basketball, huh?

- Too good.

- Just one more thing.

Did you ask her for a cup of water today?

- Why would I ask for water when I brought my own water bottle?

Actually, forget what I said.

I did ask for a cup of water.

- Did you just get a message?

- What?

No.

It's my laundry timer.

Gotta go put my basket to good use!

- It's case notes time- - Time to practice, practice, practice for the word trivia competition.

- It's okay, we'll be ready to compete once we crack this case.

- [Sly] Both suspects had the same story.

- [Gabby] The basketball games weren't competitive or fun because Athlete Glory was the only one scoring.

- [Sly] Both suspects also said they didn't ask for water.

- Until they got a message, (gasps) then they changed their stories!

- There's only one person who could be sending those messages.

- Let's show them how it happened!

- Now presenting the word mystery animated reenactment of the case of the competition cancellation.

- Watch out.

Ooh, nothing but net!

Coming through.

Did you see that?

Look, I can do it without looking.

It looks like I win this time.

- This time?!

Don't you mean every single time?

- Are you two upset?

- Well, since you mentioned it, these games aren't very competitive.

- Or fun.

- I know.

Let's play without the scoreboard.

I'll lock it away and we'll play for fun.

The scoreboard won't matter because we're not competing.

- That actually sounds fun.

- Yeah, good idea!

- So Athlete Glory is who took the scoreboard.

- Okay, you're right.

I orchestrated it all!

- But all three of you were in on it.

- Your games weren't very competitive or fun, so you all agreed to lock away the scoreboard.

- Then Athlete Glory sent you messages to make sure you told the same story about water.

- That's why and how you did it.

- You're mostly right, but I actually did it because they didn't like playing with me.

And even though I missed competing, I was afraid that if I returned the competition scoreboard, my friends would never play with me again.

- I'm sorry we made you feel that way.

But it's hard when you're so good.

- And we wanna have fun competing.

- I have an idea that can solve this.

- But first, let's get the word competition back to Wordsville.

- I'm itching to compete again.

I'll unlock competition right away.

- How about from now on, you play two on one?

- Athlete Glory against both Firefighter Ember and Artist Clay?

- That way it will be more competitive.

- I love that idea.

- [All] Thanks Word Detectives!

- Solved it.

- We did it again Sly.

- The world trivia competition is starting now!

You've got this.

- I'm ready and I'm glad I'm feeling competitive again.

- Me too!

Let's go Sly.

♪ It's "Wordsville" ♪ - [All] Wow!

(light upbeat music continues) - [All] Woo!

- [All] It's Gabby!

(light upbeat music continues) - [All] It's Sly!

- [All] It's "Wordsville!"