A/N: I do NOT own National Treasure. I do, however, own the plot and the OC and would appreciate if you didn't steal them.

National Treasure Story

By: AutumnsAshes

Chapter 1 – Riley's Big Problem

Six months had passed since the great treasure was found and Ben, Abigail and Riley were still attending openings for new museum exhibits. It was apparent that Ben and Abigail loved it but Riley, that's a different story. Riley got sick of museums after the first month of finding that blasted treasure. Riley was bored with everything, he needed change he needed something new. After his first big adventure all he wanted was more, and he didn't care what kind of adventure it was. But alas, here he was sitting in some random museum in New York. How long had they been there for? One hour, maybe two? How long could it possibly take to open an exhibit, this was getting ridiculous. He started to twiddle his thumbs to keep himself occupied. All he wanted right now was to go back to his house, his car, and his normal life… with perhaps some adventure shaken up into it. Oh how he missed his car, sure it had only been three days since he was parted from it but to him it felt like… well forever.

Riley was pulled out of his thoughts at the sound of steady clapping. Finally, it was finished. Jumping to his feet he left the building which he so greatly despised. He couldn't stay in that stuffy museum any longer. Sighing to himself he stepped out into the cool night air and ran his fingers through his messy brown hair. There would be a party now to follow the opening but Riley didn't want to go. Looking at his watch he concluded that he had three to four hours to do nothing because Ben and Abigail were his only ride back to the hotel and they wouldn't miss the party for the world. Riley slumped his shoulders in defeat, parties were just not his thing and what was he to do for four hours in this big city. Well… strolling around in an unfamiliar city sounded good enough to him, so off he went.

Two hours passed and Riley found nothing exciting. What a dull city, wasn't this New York, the city where anyone could do anything and have as much fun as they wanted. All Riley saw was a chain of fast food restaurants, office buildings and hardware stores. For a while Riley thought that he might be lost but then he turned a corner and saw the museum off in the distance. He would be able to get there in approximately twenty minutes. He picked up his pace and walked quickly down the road passing quite a few dark alleyways on the way. When he was about ten minutes away he saw Ben and Abby coming out of the museum. They must have left the party early. Riley was just about to run up to them when someone slammed into him from behind making him loose his balance and fall to the hard cement sidewalk. He looked up to see a teenager wearing a black baseball hat running away… with his wallet. He pulled himself off the ground and bolted down the street after the kid yelling for people to stop the thief. Ben and Abigail heard the commotion from down the street and ran to help their friend. It was hard for Riley to keep up with the thief because they kept running through traffic and turning corners. Then when Riley had just barely caught up the kid turned another corner into an abandoned alley, hopped a fence and was gone by the time Riley got there.

Now, to say that Riley was angry would be an understatement because he was royally pissed off. He couldn't even see what the kid looked like because of the hat that shadowed their face. He cursed out loud uncharacteristically and punched the wall beside him. Unfortunately the impact was too much and his knuckles were bruised badly within seconds. He quickly took his injured hand in the other and cradled it to his chest. This was just not his day. By now Ben and Abigail had caught up to him and brought him back to the museum where the car was. Ben and Abby felt bad for their companion and really wanted to help but there wasn't much that they could do, till tomorrow, so they drove him back to the hotel they were staying in, perhaps some sleep would make Riley feel better.

That's the end of chapter one, hope you all enjoyed it, please review and tell me what you thought.

AutumnsAshes