his ability to discern trouble, which he must rely on when he must assist in finding his classmates' pets along with the missing animals and clear his mother's name when she is accused of the theft. Ace Jr. believes her innocence and seeks the help of his grandfather, Rex, to help him investigate the whole thing. They begin to suspect that one of his classmates was involved in the theft and with the help of A-Plus, Ace Jr. suspects that Pennington Jr. had been involved with Dr. Sickenger (who is insane). Sickenger is found to be innocent and he helps lead Ace Jr. along with Rex to the true culprit, Quinton Pennington Sr. After finding the animals in the Pennington family home, Pennington Sr. confesses to his crime, admitting that he stole the pets along with the famous animals because he was trying to keep his son happy. He eventually got fed up with his spoiled nature when he refused to be satisfied. Melissa is cleared of the theft charges and Pennington Sr. is arrested for his crimes. Ace Jr. is rewarded as a hero for his efforts. Personality Ace Ventura is an eccentric self-styled "pet detective" who forsook regular police work to concentrate on this latter pursuit. Like other fictional detectives, he is notable for extraordinary powers of observation and deduction: he also possesses the ability to "understand" animals, and on at least one occasion, he has managed to escape being shot by catching a bullet in his teeth and is shown to be a capable hand to hand fighter. Ventura's eccentricities include his persistent vulgarity and sarcastic tendencies, coupled with his exceedingly flamboyant behavior ranging from often imitating famous actors to crack jokes, to pronouncing the word loser as "Loo-hoo-Zu-her" as a form of disrespect; despite this, he is a dedicated detective, driven by an insatiable adoration of animals and a desire to protect them from human mistreatment. In Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective, it is implied that his abilities, personality, and appearance are hereditary. Although Ace is an animal lover, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls reveals that he has a deep-seated fear of bats. In most appearances, Ace usually wears an unbuttoned Aloha shirt over a plain white A-shirt, with red and black striped trousers and black engineer boots. Crossover with The Mask In the episode "The Aceman Cometh" of The Mask: Animated Series, when Milo, the