Title: The Power of Four

Pairing: J. Daniel Atlas x Jack Wilder & Henley Reeves x Merritt

Characters: J. Daniel Atlas, Jack Wilder, Merritt and Henley Reeves.

AN: So, imagine if there was a second questioning in the first movie. This takes place when they were arrested the first time in the movie pretty close to the first questionings but without Dylan knowing.

Word Count: 620

Chapter One: The Power of Four

J. Daniel Atlas had been taken into questioning by the FBI. Again. His hands were chained to the table. Again. And he was about to go face to face with another agent who wrongfully believed himself or herself to be the smartest person in the room. Again.

A sigh escaped his lips as he played around with the deck of cards he had been carrying in the pocket on his chest. Four cards were lined up in front of him: the jack of hearts, the king of hearts, the queen of diamonds and the ace of diamonds. He could hear the slight buzzing from the camera when it moved probably to get a closer look at the cards he had chosen and Danny didn't bother hiding his smile. The door opened and for a brief moment Danny heard the sounds of three voices he always recognized.

Merritt sounding slightly annoyed asked what they were doing there while Henley loudly proclaimed that if they wanted to watch Danny answer questions they would have asked him themselves; Jack told them good luck with a hint of arrogance. Danny had no trouble believing that the sleight patted someone for the purpose of stealing something from them.

"J. Daniel Atlas."

"Agent Dray." Danny stiffly retorted without looking up. "You don't have to arrest me to talk to me. You could have called me."

The blond sat down on the chair on the opposite side of the table. "Would you have answered?"

"For a pretty blond like you?" Danny raised an eyebrow. "Maybe not. My weakness is brunettes."

"And males."

Danny hummed. "Making assumptions, are we? You guys must really be getting desperate. It must be difficult being a police when there's no evidence to tie someone to a crime. Otherwise, I can imagine it would be quite a thrilling job."

Alma shrugged. "It's not as exciting as the life of a criminal what with being constantly chased by someone but it has it perks."

Danny hummed again. "I wouldn't know."

"No," Alma shrugged. "I suppose you wouldn't know about the life of a police but from what I've read you know a lot about the life of a criminal and always having someone chasing you." She opened the file she had put on the table and read out loud. "Stealing cars when you were fifteen, that eventually landed you in juvie, when you got out you began stealing jewelry; all evidence pointed to you but nothing could be proved. And now, this. How is it that you could be arrested then but not now?"

Danny shrugged. He gestured towards the four cards on the table. "Pick a card."

Alma Dray gave him an amused smile but never the less reached for the queen of diamonds.

"That's a good choice, Agent Dray. Personally…" he took the jack of hearts and held it in front of her as he glanced at the card. "I'm a bit weak for the jack of hearts. He's prettier than her."

"But the queen is stronger."

"That is true. The queen is stronger than the jack. But the king is stronger than both of them and the ace is stronger than all three of them." For every card he mentioned, Danny pointed at it on the table. "These four cards have in common that they are all very powerful by themselves. But they are even more powerful when they are together."

"The power of four." Alma said as she put the card back on the table.

"Exactly."

Alma crossed her arms over her chest. "That's very nice Daniel but you still haven't answered my question."

Danny gave her a smile before glancing at the darkened window. "No, I suppose I haven't."