Ian still can't believe that Evan Tolliver is one of the most famous scientists in the future. According to Amy, they're at a place called Museum of Science –which has a whole floor dedicated to Evan's inventions. Wherever he looks, there are portraits of Evan's and rare artifacts that Ian never even imagined existed. There's one that claims to be able to read your mind, and another that says it can transport you to anywhere around the world in just a blink of an eye.

And then he sees Evan's short biography in front of him. His blood boils as his eyes land on one phrase –"after Prince Ian Kabra's disappearance, Tolliver contributed in the missing prince's search with brand new inventions he created just to help the royal family find their heir." As if Hamilton becoming a king wasn't enough, now it turns out that Evan became a well-known and admired scientist. Ian looks down, a mixture of disappointment and anger in his amber eyes. Why is this happening to him? What did he do to deserve such a disgrace? Being sent to the future without even telling your family where you are going is enough to make you feel miserable. But now, finding out that the people responsible for all your problems are actually known as heroes… that makes everything even more unsettling.

He feels a warm hand on his shoulder.

Turning around, he finds Amy looking at him with a concerned look in her green eyes.

"If it makes you feel better… I never really liked Evan's and King Hamilton's story," she says. "I preferred yours."

"And that's a lot coming from a History geek," Jake adds, materializing next to Amy. He nervously glances around, shuffling with his feet. He's been like that the entire morning. But Ian can understand his feelings… sort of. Doing something that is against the law is something that Ian never thought he would do –especially since he is the law back home.

"I'm not a History geek," Amy replies, now looking at Jake. "And quit looking so suspicious, the guards might notice."

The older boy gulps, looking paler than he did when they left the house. "Amy… I don't know how you can be so calm."

"Trust me, I'm not as fine as I look" Amy sighs. She frowns. "But someone has to keep calm or the whole plan will collapse."

Jake shuts his eyes. "Look… I'm trying. I seriously am. But all I can think about is how I'll look in trial."

Amy rubs Jake's back, an assuring look on her face. "Come on, bud. Atticus is in this. And if he managed to skip three grades, win the science fair and get an early admission into the University of Cambridge… then I'm sure he can help us do this."

Jake shakes his head, running his hand through his face. "Amy, you're smarter than that. Winning a national science fair is nothing compared to hacking into a museum's system!"

Amy's eyes widen, and she discretely motions at a guard near the floor's entrance. "Jake."

"I'm sorry, Ames. But this is serious. Not only is my future in risk, but also yours, Dan's and Atticus's. I don't think it'd be nice to loose a scholarship to Cambridge just because some fourteen-year-old daredevil told you it'd be cool to help his sister rob a museum."

Ian nods, agreeing. "The University of Cambridge is pretty impressive. It was founded even before my grandfather was born."

Jake points at Ian. "See?"

Amy bites her lower lip. "I'm sorry that Dan involved your little brother in this. I didn't even know he had until you picked us up, fuming that your brother had come along. But he came. And that means that if you get us caught, and Atticus looses his admission… the blame will partly be yours."

In notices how Jake's foot is quickly bouncing up and down. The only time he'd seen someone react that way to something was when his father was informed about how the war against Spain was turning out –that the Spanish had a great advantage over the English.

Amy looks around, and by the determined look in her eyes, Ian can tell she's trying to look for something to cheer Jake up.

Her eyes stop, and she pats Jake. "There's a Starbucks down the street. If you calm down, I'm sure we'd be able to get a treat there."

"Starbucks?" Jake repeats, even though he still doesn't look fazed.

"Yes. And we can even discuss Atticus's college plans over a delicious Vanilla Frappuccino," Amy adds.

That does the trick.

Jake stands up straighter, nodding. "That'd be nice."

There's a portrait of Evan standing between Hamilton and Sinead right behind the prince. But Ian's too absorbed into a question to notice how beautiful Sinead looks in it. A question that would even puzzle Galileo Galilei himself.

"What is Starbucks?"

Jake and Amy stop conversing, both turning around in unison. They remain silent for a while, until Amy begins to giggle.

"What?" Ian asks.

Amy shakes her head. "Nothing… it's just that the question made me laugh. It's weird hearing someone ask that."

"Well, he is from the late 1600s," Jake says.

"I know… but still," Amy continues. She smiles at Ian. "To answer your question, it is one of the best coffee shops around the world. How would you like it if I extended my invitation to three people? I'm sure you'd like the taste of a Starbucks coffee."

Ian's eyes brighten. "I think it'd be nice."

Jake looks slightly disappointed, but Ian ignores him. All the time he's spent with Jake has made him come to the conclusion that the boy is way too overprotective over Amy.

Bzzz. Bzzz.

Jake takes out his cellphone, the feeling of worry returning to his eyes. "It's Atticus."

"What does it say?" Amy asks, sitting up.

Ian is suddenly more aware of everything around him.

Jake sighs, trying to calm down. "He's managed to shut the alarms and cameras off."

Amy nods, her smiling face suddenly a serious one. "Alright then, it's time to move. Ian, you know the plan, right?"

Ian nods, quickly reviewing Dan's idea in his head. The three are supposed to head to the time machine exhibit, where they'll pretend to be amazed until Dan's distraction is heard. According to Dan, he'll throw some rocks at glass cases and Atticus will install some "software" into the museum's sound system so it sounds as if someone's shooting gunshots. How Dan will escape, he's not sure. But he knows very well that after Dan begins the commotion, everybody will be too distracted to notice Jake removing the glass box in which the machine is found. Everybody will be too absorbed into trying to save their lives from some sound effect to even notice Ian and Amy sending a letter to Natalie back in time.

Crash! Crash!

Dan's rock throwing has begun. People scream and gasp as the room's guard begins to run down.

"Jake, get moving," Amy instructs.

Bam! Bam!

People scream even louder, and Jake pales as he stands in front of the machine. Everybody begins to run away, and as planned, they don't notice Jake shakily removing the glass case.

Bam! Bam!

Even more screams.

Ian begins to wrap the copper sting around the envelope.

Amy surveys the machine. "Alright, just as Jake said, there's an option for year, longitude and latitude. What are the coordinates of Princess Natalie's study room?"

"Uh," Jake stammers, taking out his iPod. "51 degrees North and 0.09 degrees West. Ian… are you sure your sister will be able to receive the letter if we send it to her study room?"

"Yes, she spends half of her time there drawing dresses," Ian says, securing the envelope. "And best of all… she's the only one there. It'll work."

And it has to. In that letter, Ian explains the situation to Natalie, sending along his ring and their secret code phrase –I love petunias –to prove his identity. The team decided on it being too dangerous to send Ian, so they decided on using a letter instead. In it, Ian also instructs Natalie into contacting Evan and using the royal family's power to force him into letting her use his time machine. Like that, she'll be able to reply to Ian, informing him that she received the message. Amy even included the coordinates of her house so Natalie wouldn't have any trouble. If Natalie sends back a letter, it'll mean that the time machine works, and Ian will be able to be sent back (even though they'll have to break in the museum at night… Dan already has a plan).

"Alright, it's all set," Amy announces.

Bam!

"Step back!" Ian instructs.

After three seconds, they watch in amazement as the envelope begins to shine. The paper levitates, starting to disintegrate part by part until only air is left. And just like that, Ian's letter is traveling in time.

"No way," Jake murmurs.

Amy looks happily amazed, and Ian can't help but smile. Not only because the time machine signaled its ability to work, but because of Amy's happy expression. No words can describe his immense gratitude toward her. So of course, when she's happy, he'll be more than glad about it. And that's a lot coming from a crown prince that people have always thought as selfish.

Amy seems to snap off from her daze, and quickly grabs the glass box. She covers back the time machine, and motions at the stairs.

"Let's get out of here," she orders.

The three teenagers run toward the exit, and after arriving at the second floor, they find that everything is crowded with scared and shocked visitors. There's chaos everywhere Ian looks. He'd never seen so many people screaming and gasping, trying to get out of a place. Guards and museum services are trying to keep the atmosphere calm, but the crowds are too strong for them.

Bam! Bam! Crash!

More gunshot and glass shattering sounds arouse, and everybody screams even louder, pushing people toward the exit.

"I think that's enough with the sound effects," he hears Jake whisper next to him.

But he can't concentrate. He's in the middle of a narrow staircase, and people are pushing and suffocating him. Sweaty people –the kind of people a crown prince shouldn't be surrounded with. The arrogant Ian returns, and he begins to push everybody away.

"Get off me, you peasants!" he exclaims.

But as he pushes a big guy behind him, the man stumbles on Amy. Amy looses balance, and tumbles down the stairs. She manages to stop herself, but her foot is bent in a weird position.

"Amy!" Jake exclaims. He tries to push away the crowd around him, but he gets even more trapped.

"I'm fine," she exclaims, standing up.

However, Ian guiltily notices how her face pales with pain once her feet begin to support her entire weight.

"Let's get out of here! We need to meet up with Dan and Atticus quickly to make sure everything's okay!" she continues.

"I'd like to do that! But I can't!" Jake replies. "I'm trapped!"

"Let me be of assistance," Ian suggests, nervously glancing at Amy. She's leaning against the railway, and to his dismay, she looks like she's about to faint with pain. He feels even guiltier as he realizes she's trying to hide it for his sake. Maybe sweaty people touching him isn't so bad as Amy's eyes full of pain.

Ian begins pushing people away, careful not to contribute into another accident of the sort. Soon, they're able to run out of the place as the trio reaches the first floor. Jake pushes people out of the way, and Ian sighs in relief once he feels the fresh air cooling him down.

"Let's go to the park!" Amy orders.

She turns around, beginning to run away from the crowd in the sidewalk. But she suddenly bends down, her hands wrapping her foot.

"Amy?" Jake asks, worriedly looking at her. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Amy whispers, standing up once again.

"No, that's not true," Ian states, walking next to her. "You need to be taken to a doctor. I believe that you've badly wounded your right foot."

Amy bites her lower lip. "Let's get away from the crowd first."

Once they're a few steps away, Amy slumps down on the floor.

"We'll take you to the hospital," Jake tells her, kneeling down next to her. "Would you like me to carry you?"

"All the way to the hospital? No way!" Amy replies. "I just need your support. That's it."

"Alright," Jake says.

He begins to help her up, but Ian stops him.

"I'll do it," Ian announces. He kneels down, and wraps an arm around her back. He helps her up, pulling her closer to him in the process.

"Are you okay like this?" Ian asks.

Amy silently nods.

Ian gazes at her face, trying to spot any signs of discomfort. He's noticed that Amy doesn't really like to express her feelings. However, when his eyes land on her, she quickly looks away. Ian swears her face is red… but it's probably from the pain.

"Follow me, we aren't faraway," Jake says, eyeing Amy with both curiosity and preoccupation. He takes out his cell phone. "Darn it. I've got no credit to call the hospital."

"Don't worry, I'll take her there," Ian tells him, carefully taking a step forward.

Amy follows suit, leaning on Ian even stronger than before.

"S-sorry," she whispers, slightly out of breath.

"It's alright," Ian assures her. "Princes get trained to be stronger than most. Like that, they'll do a good job at the wars."

Amy nods, looking down.

And with that, the three teenagers walk away from the museum.

Author's Note: Phew. So according to FF, this is the longest chapter I've written so far. And hopefully, all those words are satisfying. Also, here is some trivia about some of the historic facts mentioned in this chapter:

1. The Anglo-Spanish War took place between 1585 and 1604, its participants being Spain and England. Spain and England at the time had an antagonistic relationship for both religious and financial reasons. In regards to religion, Philip II of Spain was Catholic whereas Elizabeth of England was Protestant. Both sides weren't satisfied with the other's way of treating each religion, so a war begun.

2. Galileo Galilei was a famous scientist from Pisa, Italy. His inventions include the early thermometer, the pendolum and the development of the telescope. He also found out that the Earth orbited around the sun and not the other way around. Thanks to his works, he is considered the foundation for many other scientists.

3. The University of Cambridge is considered one of the top colleges around the world, having the best academic rates. The university was founded by King Henry III in 1213 with the purpose of protecting students coming from Oxford (which at the time maintained a hostile relationship with Cambridge) from the town.

And that's it. Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed!