A/N: I'm back, again! But this time, I've got an insane idea w/ me, 2!! House/ National Treasure. I know. It's an out of the ordinary thing, really, but I thought it'd make 4 an...interesting story, and several ppl encouraged me 2 post it. So, the post thing wasn't all me. Anyways, this 1st chapter (or prologue) is all National Treasure. But I promise 2 all of the fellow House fans that they'll c House, House, and more House n the next chapter!
WARNING: This IS going 2 include House/Cameron 2gether, so if u're a Chase/Cam or House/Cuddy person instead, u may not want 2 read this or if u're actually brave enough, take ur own risk.
"So, why are we here again?" Jacqueline Gates plopped her bag onto the hotel couch, exhausted from her tiny haul from the car and back to the room for about the fifth time today. Literally.
"Because we have to be here."
She made a questioned face. "Are we here against our will?"
"No."
"Are we in trouble?"
"No."
"Then why are we here?"
Ben Gates sighed, putting down his suitcase. "Ask your mom. She'll tell you."
Automatically, Jackie walking into their small and ONLY bathroom for however much time they had to stay here where her mom, Abigail, grabbed bottle after bottle of all sorts of bathroom needs, putting them in their correct spot.
"Mom, why are we here?"
Abigail paused at what she had her hands full in and gave her undivided attention to her daughter. "Agent Sadusky, the head FBI agent, needed your dad to come to New Jersey to work on a case."
An awkward pause fell onto the two females before Jackie spoke up again. "You've never told me how Dad knows the FBI so well. I mean, that's just unlikely, unless you've been a federal criminal or something. So, how does he?"
Her mom suddenly froze everywhere, but her mind. She just couldn't believe it. Oh, great. The day's come, Abigail thought. What do I say? I just can't blurt out her father stole the Declaration of Independence! She might not believe me, but if she did, she wouldn't trust Ben anymore. How do I...ah-ha!
"One of his other agents and Ben grew up together. They're close. Very close. One day, Ben went to visit him and ended up meeting Sadusky. Sadusky realized that your dad was good at solving cases and called him for help ever since."
"Oh," Jackie said slowly, wondering for a moment why her mom had to think about her responce and freezing while doing it. But, at least she got an answer, and that's all she needed.
She let her mom get back to her work and entered the bedroom to find Riley, who already had his laptop up and running. She observed his concentration, his fingers constantly pressing the same, exact two keys.
"Wuz up?" she asked him in a gangster voice.
"Without your mom bothering me, good, squirt. The voice's comin' along there I've taught you well."
"Yeah! Like I really want Jackie to be speaking like that! And by the way, I could hear your comment about me!" Abigail called from the bathroom.
"Who cares, Abs?" he muttered under his breath, eyes still glued to the portable monitor.
"Abs? I don't think Mom has a s-"
"Shhh! I know! That's the reason I call her that!"
"Do you have any other reason?"
He stopped to think, but still paid close atttention to the virtual aliens and gave a short and sweet reply after just about 5 seconds. "Nope."
After another few moments, Riley raised his hands in the air, startling Jackie a bit. "Yes! New high score! Who's the alien king!"
Loud footsteps suddenly boomed towards and into the room. "What? You've got to be kidding!" Abe couldn't believe his own defeat. "My score's on up there!"
"Not as up as 20,498,632!" He rejoyced for the next couple of minutes or so, boasting over and over about the score, before announcing something else. "Oh, and by the way, you two are on the pullout couch."
"WHAT?!" The twins both expressed shocked emotions on their faces.
"I should've have said that, should I?" Riley questioned himself.
"No way, no how am I sleeping with him!" Jackie stated, pointed at Abe.
"Hey! What's the matter with me? I'm not the problem!"
"Yes, you are! Trust me! First of all, you're a guy. That's sexual harrassment right there already! Second, you're a cruel and unusual punishment to me. Third-"
"One, that's not sexual harrassment, Jackie." Ben entered the scene. "And, two, brothers are NOT cruel and unusual punishment. I think of so many other harsh punishments than that one."
"But, Dad-"
"Jackie, you need to learn how to cooperate with other people." He gave his son the look. "And so do you."
Jackie drew in a breath, getting what steam she could possibly get out. "Fine," she finally agreed, not dragging on the argument for hours. She then left the room for three reasons. One: she had to unpack her stuff. Two: she wanted to ask unlimited questions about how to deal with a guy to her mom. And last, but not least, she just had to prepare for her upcoming night.
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"Do you think Jackie and Abe can actually get along?"
Riley, yet again, glanced at Abigail, then back at what he was primarily trying to focus on. "For the hundredth time, I don't know. Why aren't you asking Ben these questions?"
"If you were actually paying attention, you'd know he's not here right now."
"Well, all I know about your kids is Jackie is mature for a 11-year old and Abe's just...Abe."
"Why couldn't I've been stuck with Dr. Phil? At least he'd help solve my problems," she muttered to herself, plopping herself onto one of the full-sized beds.
"Abs. Chill. Your little angels are fine."
"Abs?"
"Yup."
"My name's Abigail, remember? That's what I want to be called, if you don't mind."
"Well, since you're annoying, Abs's your name. Don't wear it out."
Abigail folded her arms, wanting to sock Riley in the face, but suddenly stopped thinking about revenge when she detected a loud THUD! coming from the living room, abruptly smashing her thoughts for the moment. "Mom," a voice cryed in desperation. "Mom..."
"Abs, chill. One of the guys fell off the bed, and the other is being very...worried about-"
But, Abigail didn't listen to a single word, getting up from her spot. "I'm going in there. That didn't sound like a normal mom to me. And it absolutely didn't sound like someone just fell while being conscious."
"Okay, then. Don't get surprised, though, when it's just-"
"Oh, shut up over there." Abigail walked over the door, finally leaving Mr. Alien King's sight. But when she turned the knob to see what was actually going on, the scene folded in front of her turned out to be even more unbearable than Riley, himself.
"A-Abe w-was doing...who knows what w-when...he fell for n-no reason." Her daughter's eyes showed every bit of fear she contained in her at that moment, looking at her mom with desperation. "I-I think...h-he's unconscious." She shook in fear, closing her mouth shut from saying another sound and looking down at the carpet.
Abigail rushed into the room to find that the 11 year old was unconscious, laying motionless. "We've got to-"
"Owww!" Jackie yelped in pain. "My head's killing me, Mom!"
"Hold on, Jackie. I've got to call-" Once again, her statement ended up incomplete. The moment she realized what the sound was though, Abigail struggled to stay calm, holding in her real emotions and words from the world the best anyone could.
Now that both kids appeared to be dead, both on opposite sides of the bed, Abe on Abigail's left and Jackie on her right, she had to get help. Rushing to the small, round table directly across the room from the pullout, she raced in her mind, pulling words out of everywhere to make a statement so she could actually sound normal to whoever paid person was on the other line. She snatched the phone off its receiver and dialed the three important digits needed for her case. However, when she got the device up to where she could hear, the busy signal rang into her ear right of the bat.
"Great." She put a hand against her forehead. "Now what am I gonna do?"
So, how did I do? U want me 2 continue on, or is it the TOTAL opposite? Reviews would b VERY, VERY nice of u, please!
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own House or the characters, House and Cameron; it belongs 2 FOX. Nor do I own National Treasure or Riley; those and its sequel coming out December 21 belong 2 Disney. But, it's #1 on my list (yes, all of them r tied) 2 buy, so don't u worry:) However, Jackie and Abe partically belong 2 me. I own them w/ 2 other GFs, and right now, they're my place!