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Chapter 1
5 years later...
Diana POV
The night air was warm, but cold the same time. Ricky and I walked on the steps on the Lincoln Momorial as we aprouch to the giant staute. I look up in the sky to see if the eclipes is about the start. In the sky, I could see it is almost there to hit the right possition.
"Do we have to go here in the middle of the night?" Ricky asked. "Why can't we go on the weekend where it's not a school day?"
I sighed. "This is what the clue said, Ricky. On the day of solar night, the sixteenth eyes will reveal his words: Meaning, this is the exact date on this exact night we'll be having a solar eclipes and the sixteen is our sixteenth president, Lincoln. So I'm guessing that when the light of the eclipes hit Lincoln's staute on his eyes, somehow the words will be revealed."
"Why we can't bring, Andrew?" Ricky questioned. "He'll be helpful."
"I know, but if I told him, he'll tell my Mom and Dad." I replied. "and if he tells them, Dad will take our clue from out of our hands and will try to find the treasure along with my Mom and your Dad."
As we got in front of the staute, we check to see if anyone is following us. Ricky handed me a pair of solar eclipes glasses that he was able to order them online without his father, Riley knowing. I look up at the sky again and finally the eclipes is about to begin.
"Put on the glasses quickly." Ricky said as he put them on. "If you look at the eclipes, it'll blind your eyes."
I nodded as I put them on. Ricky and I look into the night sky as we watched the eclipes. The sun and moon were slowly going into one. I got out my camera and turn it on so I can be ready to see if there'll be any clue. Finally, the eclipes was in place. The light of the eclipes was so bright that the beaming light went on the momerial floor.
"Move back." I said. "We're in the way."
Ricky and I moved back in the opposite diections. The solar light was going up to the staute of Lincoln like a line. We both watched in awed as we saw this happening. When the light finally came on Lincoln's eyes, another beam on light went on the floor. There we saw words were forming. The words says:
With his level pen written, the names are sovereign,
You will see what it declares as it reveals itself,
With a puzzle you have to do,
You will find out the answer when you get a chance to read,
I quickly took a picture of the riddle as the eclipes slowly began to disappeared. I look at the digital camera screen on the back and saw the words clearly. I ntoice there was another omega sign on the riddle. I wonder why this clue and the one that I found has it.
"Another clue." Ricky said. "Now what?"
"We have to solve the riddle." I said. "then after we solve it, we have to find the next clue."
"I hope it doesn't involve with stealing." Ricky said hopfully. "Do you under stand what the riddle means?"
"With his level pen written, the names are sovereign," I muttered. "Hmm...level...soveregin...now there's something..."
"Wouldn't it be something important written on?" Ricky asked
I nodded. "Yes. I think what it means by level pen, is being strong, inflexiable, unbending, steel... it was steel...like iron. An iron pen!"
"And sovereign means dominate, effective." Ricky pointed out
"It was independent!" I cried out.
"Wait...in the riddle it also says you'll see what it declares as it reveals itself." Ricky said in a puzzled tone. "So that means, the next clue is on the..."
"Declaration of Independence." I finished.
Then there was a long pause. I knew Dad and Riley stole the document from a friend that betrayed them and wanted the treasure for themselves, but this is very different. Since, we need to solve the next clue, I don't know how to get to the document. I knew Mom works for those kind of ancient document, but I know she's not going to let Ricky and I walzt in there and examine it.
Ricky sighed. "Wow, first the back and now the front, but what does the last two riddle means?"
I shurgged. "I don't know, but I think we'll find out when we crack the clue."
"How are we going to get to the document then?" Ricky questioned. "We can't just ask your Mom and her boss to take an examination on it. They'll think we're too young and your mom will get your father to examine it."
"I know, I know." I said with annoyance. "but I'll think of something. We'll talk about it at school. Come on, let's go back home and get some sleep."
"I think not." said a unknown british voice
Ricky and I froze with fright. We turn to the exit of the moment. There we saw a shadow. Two shadows to be exact. As the shadows went in front of the exit, there we saw two men. One was an adult and the other was a teenager around my age. They must be father and son. The adult had blonde hair and blue eyes and the teenager boy looked a lot like him.
I gulped. "Who are you?"
"Ian Howe." the blonde adult replied. "and this is my son, Ian Howe jr."
"I've heard of you!" Ricky exclaimed. "You're the one who was after the first treasure and you blew up Charrlotte."
Ian smirked. "That's right. My son and I heard everything that you said Gates."
"How do you know we'll be here?" I questioned.
"My son goes to your school," Ian sneered. "He told me about you, your twin, and your friend here. So I told him to spy on you to see if he get some information about you and he did."
I clenched my fists. "You're not going to get the Declaration again. You're not going to burn out nation's most important document!"
"We'll see about that." Ian said and he pulled out his gun.
My heart beated as if it was having an heart attack. I can't die here. Before Ian pulled the I got out a flare and light it. Ian Jr, back away, while Senoir Ian just chuckled as if he kenw I was going to do that.
"Like father, like daughter." He said. "Your father did the same things, but there was no gunpowder."
"Um...Diana, what are you thinking?" Ricky whispered to me.
I didn't answer. I've got to think of something, but I don't know what to do. I know I can't explode the statue of Linclon, but Ricky and I really need to get out of her before one of us ends up dead.
"Come on, Gates, tell us more about the riddle." Senoir Ian said. "Or else your friend gets shot."
On cue, Ian Jr pulls out a gun out of his pocket.
"What you need to know is...catch!" I shouted.
I threw the flare high up in the air until it reaches to the roof. The flare exploded and the roof started to tumble into pieces. Ricky was speechless of what I just did. The guns began to fire. Ricky jumped back and landed on the ground.
"Ricky come on!" I screamed.
I dodged some rocks ad helped him up. The Howes were still shooting, but they kept missing becaues of the falling rocks. As the rocks fell, Ricky and I tried to dodge them. I grab Ricky's wirst and we tried to ran out of the falling roof. Large pieces of bulders were tembling down. Ricky and I tried not to get crushed by the rocks.
"Get them!" Senior Ian ordered his son.
As we got out of the momument, Ian Jr was coming at us with his gun fireing at us. I knew if we kept on running, the police will see what's happening and arrest both of us and my parents will find out what I'm up to. I look in front of my and saw the mirror lake. I knew that the lake was very deep, but what chose do we have?
"Ricky can you swim?" I asked
Ricky nodded rapidly. "Yeah why?"
More gun bullets shot near us as we tried to duck.
"Get ready to jump!" I shouted
"Okay-wait-WHAT!" Ricky shouted.
Before Ricky could say anything else, I grab his shirt and we both plunge into the lake. There was a loud, SPLASH!. I couldn't feel my feet touching the ground, but only water. As we were both in underwater, I heard footsteps coming. I move my hand like a wave and pointing to the front of us trying to tell ricky that we need to swim forward. He nodded as he understand what I was saying.
I reach out to grab his hand and he did the same. Our hands clasped tgether in the water and we kicked out feet as the passing bullets were trying to shoot at us in the water. Ricky and I tried to swim as fast as we can, but the lake was so deep it felt like as if the lake wanted to drag us down into the bottom. Finally the bullets stop shooting at us. I put my hand in front of me to see if I felt anything in front of us so we won't hit something that can kill us. I tried to hold my breath a bit longer, but my lungs were calling for air. Finally I felt a some sort of wall in front of us. I pointed to the above us, telling Ricky that we need to be out of the surface. He nodded again and we sawm up to the surface.
I gasped for air as our heads were surrounded by air. We were at the edge of the mirror lake in front of the tall triangular pointed building of the Wasghington Momument. Across the lake we saw the Howes. They were now begingin to walk around the lake to see if we're still here. I was glad that we were at the shdaowy dark edge of the lake, but I don't think that's enough. The Howes were close enough where we were. Ricky and I tried not to move in the water.
"Do you think they got away, father?" Iran jr asked
"Yes, I think so, son." Senior Ian said. "Let's go home now. We need to planed a certain day so we can steal the Declaration and we're not going to loose to the Gates this time."
"Yes, father we won't loose to them." Ian Jr agreed
Ricky and I looked over the edge as we saw the Howes going into their car and driving away. Ricky and I sighed with relieved. We tried to get out of the water, but our clothes were heavily wet. I look back at the Lincoln momorial. The roof was terriblly ruin, but the staute inside wasn't damaged.
"What are we going to do about Ian and Ian Jr?" Ricky asked. "There going to steal the Declaration of Independents. Is the camera broken?"
"We'll stop them," I replied. "and the camera isn't broken. It'a water proof."
"How are we going to stop them?" Ricky questioned me. "I mean our Dads stole it to protect it, but it was one time. Now the security system is keeping it locked up and watchfull eyes on it twenty-four seven."
"We're going to steal it," I muttered. "We're going to steal the Declaration of Independents."
"What?" Ricky sputtered. "Diana, it can't be done!"
"If our Dads can steal it so can we." I said. "We've have to find out about the next clue."
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