- 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- - [Together] Word Mysteries!

- Together, we run the Wordsville Online Detective Agency.

- We'll find your missing words, fast!

- Not to mention, briskly.

- And swiftly!

- Yeah.

We're really good with words.

- [Kids] Wordsville!

- Um, Gabby?

- What?

- Um, are you okay?

- Not really, Sly.

I'm anxious, annoyed, worried, irritated, and stressed, all at the same time.

Writing about my feelings in my journal usually calms me down, but it's not working!

- Same!

I feel all those feelings, too.

And squeezing my squeezy stress ball isn't helping, no matter how hard I squish!

[ball squishes] Aw, I squished too hard!

[call beeping] - [gasps] And Scientist Cosmo's calling, too!

Are we feeling this way because of a Word Mystery?

- Only one way to find out.

- Word Detectives!

My new machine is missing.

This one.

- [Gabby] Interesting.

- [Sly] Your machine says the word soothing on it.

- The dictionary says when something is soothing, it makes you feel calm, comforted, and helps you relax.

- I've never heard of a machine that could soothe you.

- That's because I just invented it.

I wanted to find a solution to feeling irritated, so I built a Soothing Machine that plays sounds that help you feel calm and comforted.

- I get it.

We're not feeling calm right now because the word soothing is missing.

We do have a Word Mystery on our hands.

- Scientist Cosmo, tell us what happened, and I mean it!

Recap time.

- [Scientist Cosmo] I was testing my brand new Soothing Machine when Singer Melody and Artist Clay came by to try it out.

But my tests were incomplete, so I said they couldn't try the machine yet.

They were annoyed with me, but I was distracted by writing down all my observations.

I told them to come back later, and they put my machine away on a shelf.

I didn't even notice when they left, but as soon as the door to my lab closed, I got irritated, and my Soothing Machine was gone.

- One of them took your machine!

That is so irritating.

- So irritating!

Can you show us the scene of the mystery?

- Oh, right.

This is the shelf where my Soothing Machine used to be.

- Thanks, Scientist Cosmo!

I'll take a screenshot for our case notes.

[camera shutter clicks] - We'll report back when we know more.

- Bye.

- This case is really bugging me.

- Me too.

Maybe doing our case notes will help soothe us.

- We know what happened.

Someone took the Soothing Machine, and now we're all super irritated!

- The science lab is where it happened, and it happened when Scientist Cosmo was distracted.

- [Sly] Artist Clay and Singer Melody are our suspects.

- All that's left is to figure out who did it for sure, how, and why - [Sly] Let's look for some clues.

- [Gabby] I see sparkles all around the shelf where the Soothing Machine used to be.

- Sparkles always get everywhere.

They're so annoying.

- But Singer Melody loves them.

Let's call her.

[call beeping] - Word Detectives.

Great to see you, but can we make this quick?

I've got a lot on my ♪ Mind - It's a Word Mystery.

Why were you at the science lab today?

- I went with Artist Clay.

He's worried about some art thing, and I'm stressed about my next album.

We thought Scientist Cosmo would let us try his Soothing Machine to calm down, but he said no.

- Does that bother you?

- Uh, yeah.

Obviously.

Especially since we have some of the soothing stuff for it.

I play soft music on my phone, and Artist Clay made a painting and let Scientist Cosmo record the sound of soft brush strokes on a canvas.

It was so irritating he wouldn't share.

- So is that why you took the Soothing Machine for yourself?

- What an annoying question.

Causing a Word Mystery is not my style.

If his Soothing Machine is missing, Scientist Cosmo probably misplaced it.

He gets so distracted.

I just played annoying sounds on my phone to get him to understand how we felt.

But did it work?

No.

Ugh!

- Hmm, do you know where these sparkles came from?

- Maybe a few fell off my sparkly phone.

Anyway, better get back to worrying about my new album now.

Bye!

- Singer Melody wouldn't make herself more irritated by causing a Word Mystery, would she?

- Hard to say.

People don't always act like themselves when they're feeling irritated.

- Hmm, let's see what Artist Clay has to say for himself.

[call beeping] - Oh, Word Detectives.

Hello there.

- Are you all right, Artist Clay?

- I'm not.

Being an artistic genius is very stressful.

I'm always worried about my next great work.

- Is that why you went to the lab?

- Yes.

I was bothered before I got there.

But even more irritated after I left!

I gave Scientist Cosmo the idea to add the calming sound of brushstrokes to his Soothing Machine, but he wouldn't let me try it.

So I took the painting I made for him back.

- Did you take the Soothing Machine too?

- [scoffs] Are your questions always this irritating?

I never wanna cause a Word Mystery.

Besides, my hands are full of my painting.

Maybe Scientist Cosmo misplaced it.

He gets distracted.

- Do you know how sparkles got all over the floor?

- Oh, uh, they must've fallen off my painting.

See?

There are sparkles in the paint.

Now, I must get back to stressing!

- And we have to stress about solving this Word Mystery.

- What did we learn from our suspects?

- [Sly] They were both irritated when they went to the lab.

- [Gabby] Then even more irritated when Scientist Cosmo wouldn't let them try his Soothing Machine.

- [Sly] They both think he misplaced it.

- [Gabby] And they both said causing a Word Mystery isn't like them.

- But you said people don't act like themselves when they're irritated.

- I did say that.

- And their stories were similar.

- Except for the part about sparkles that they didn't figure out ahead of time!

- We cracked this case!

Let's show everyone who did it, how, and why!

[call beeping] Listen up, everyone!

Now presenting the Word Mystery animated reenactment for The Case of the Soothing Solution.

May we try your Soothing Machine?

I'm an anxious creative genius.

- [Gabby] And I'm worried about my new album!

Sorry, no, my tests aren't complete.

- [Sly] But we helped you with it.

- [Gabby] This sound will help you understand how we feel.

Isn't it irritating?

[sound effects buzzing] - [Sly] Please come back later.

I have to write down my observations.

- [Gabby] Artist Clay, let's show Scientist Cosmo how it feels to be irritated.

- Let's do it!

[dramatic music] Singer Melody and Artist Clay are the ones who did it!

- Both of you did it and grabbed the Soothing Machine when Scientist Cosmo was distracted!

- That's how!

- They did it because they were irritated and wanted to make him irritated, too!

- That's why!

- Okay.

We did it.

But only because we needed help to calm down, and Scientist Cosmo wouldn't share his Soothing Machine.

- Even after we helped him with it.

- But I didn't know if it worked yet.

That's why I had to test it.

- We get it.

You were already irritated, and it was annoying to have to wait.

But you could've found another way to soothe that feeling.

- Like asking Scientist Cosmo if he needed help.

Helping other people can be calming.

♪ You're right - [sighs] I think we know what to do.

- My Soothing Machine is back.

Thank you, Singer Melody and Artist Clay for helping me invent it, and for returning it.

- You're welcome.

We're sorry we took it.

Feeling irritated can make you, well, irritating.

- From now on, we'll take a second to calm down before we do anything.

- I recommend a squeezy stress ball.

- Journaling always helps me.

- And you can both try the Soothing Machine when I'm done testing it.

- [All] Thanks, Word Detectives!

- The Case of the Soothing Solution's solved.

Should we get you another squeezy stress ball to celebrate?

- It's okay.

I made myself a new one.

It's perfect for squeezing.

[Gabby laughs]