The next day came and Lara went straight outside to do her training. After that she went back inside to have lunch and then showered. Lara put on her tight jeans and tossed on a black t shirt. Lara kissed Winston on his bald head good bye and headed for her motorcycle. She hopped on and hit her gate switch that was on her watch, to open the gate. She drove off down the street into and out of the city, and two hours later she reached the research lab. Lara hopped off her bike and walked up to the gate.
"Please state your name and reason for being here." called the speaker box.
Lara pushed in the reply button and answered, "The name is Lara Croft. I am here to meet up with Thomas Kinder, to discuss the green back crystals."
The gate slowly opened by itself and Lara walked in. She stood there waiting for someone to escort her to Tom's lab. Soon enough Tom came out.
"You're early! Come on in." said Tom surprised.
They both walked into the lab. Security cameras followed their every move and machine guns were hung up in every corner ready to fire at anyone who was to pull a sneaky trick. Lara began to sweat. She was afraid that they might begin to fire at her for no apparent reason. Lara never trusted robots. Tom took his I.D. card, and swiped it through the card reader. The red button had beeped and turned green, opening the door to his lab.
"Take a seat Lara! As you say, make yourself at home." laughed Tom.
Lara sat and said, "It's a little hard to feel at home when you are being watched by cameras and machine guns." They both laughed. Lara kicked her legs up on the table and tilted back on her chair balancing herself. She looked at Tom.
"What is it you have to show me. Hurry up, because I'm freezing in here." said Lara.
Tom made his way to his computer and printed out a map and a five page written report.
"When the four leaders vanished and never came back, we felt that it was strange. We first searched the Guru Temple and its surroundings to see if anything revealed some sort of clue. We spotted a paddle for a kanu by the lake, and we suspected that maybe when one of them tried to escape he left behind his paddle and someone sank his kanu. Well, we sent two men down to see, and we found his skeletal body and his crystal. His kanu was speared by this." said Tom as he gave Lara the spear.
"These were made in China thousands of years ago. Xian must of ordered his men to sink anyone trying to escape by boat." explained Lara.
"Yes! That's what we thought. We have the first of four pieces Lara." yelled Tom with excitement. He gave Lara the first green back crystal. It was wrapped by a white cloth. Lara held it tightly taking in its beauty. She put it carefully into her backpack.
"I can't believe such a thing is true!" cried Lara as she looked at Tom with wide eyes.
"This map and report will explain all that we know Lara. You're the one architect that we trust to do this mission. Don't let us down." said Tom.
"Let you down… never! I can't wait! I always wanted to see such a wonderful sight!" shouted Lara, still trying to believe that this was all real.
"Great! We will send you a plane tomorrow at your house. Good luck Ms. Croft!" laughed Tom. Lara made her way outside to her motorcycle and sped down the street towards her home sweet home.