Felix slipped into the school’s lost-and-found room. Under the buzzing light, he pulled out a dusty bag. “What’s inside?”
A tiny metal tag flashed: TOP SECRET! Felix carried the bag to his classroom and unzipped it with a careful little rasp.
Inside lay a coded message covered in stars, arrows, and numbers. The paper crackled like a spy map as Felix spread it across his desk.
Classmates gathered around the desk. “Mission time!” Felix said, pointing to the first arrow.
The clues led past the squeaky library door, under the art table, and beside the noisy water fountain. Everyone hurried after the arrows.
One clue sent everyone spinning in circles. Felix stopped and spotted a red arrow hiding beneath a purple paintbrush.
The last code opened a small box in the principal’s office. In Felix’s imagination, the office became headquarters, complete with spy screens and maps.
Pop! The lid sprang open, and paper stars flew everywhere. Beneath them waited a shiny box of school stickers.
The classmates shared the stickers at their desks. Soon the spy screens vanished, and the school looked ordinary again.
Felix slipped the mysterious bag back into lost-and-found. Inside, he left one new message: NEXT MISSION?