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Riley stared at Mitch with pure hatred burning in his eyes.

"This has gone too far Mitch." He spat. "Let my sister and her daughter go."

"You know, you really aren't in the place to make threats Mr. Riley." Mitch sighed. "They'll be fine as long as you help us with the process of finding where the City of Gold is. I'm sure Ben will understand your reason for betrayel."

"They have nothing to do with this!" Riley shouted. "They're innocent damn you!" He closed his eyes. He was the big brother here. For as long as he could remember he tried to keep his sister out of harms way. Though they were only a year apart he was still very protective of her and her daughter Erin was really more like a daughter of his own rather then a niece. He had done everything he could to protect them by keeping distance whenever he was on another crazy treasure hunt with Ben and now because of him his sister and her daughter were captured. It was all his fault. As always everything was Riley's fault.

"The clock is ticking Mr. Poole. They only have a few hours more to survive before I consider them worthless. It's your decision on whether or not you go home ot a dead sister and a dead niece."

"I can't betray Ben...I just can't." Riley whispered while staring at the frozen picture of Sarah and Erin.

Mitch sighed.

"Very well," He picked up the phone. "I guess they are pretty worthless to me alive then."

"Wait, you can't do that! You need them." Riley quickly said, his eyes widened at the new threat.

"I don't need them if you still refuse to help even though you know they are in danger." Mitch reasoned.

"Just give me some time to think about it, please!" Riley begged, a sinking feeling filled the pit of his stomach. Could he really betray Ben? Could he really work with his best friend's enemey?

"Don't think of it as betraying Gates." Mitch finally replied as if sensing his thoughts. "Just think of it as trying to keep your family alive." He nodded to the phone. "One button is all that it takes to end both of their lives forever."

Riley stared at his sister and his niece one last time before finally nodded, his face ghost white.

"All right you sonofabitch." He whispered. "I'll do it..."I'll do it."

Mitch smiled.

"There you go Mr. Poole. I knew you had it in you to do that right thing." With that he turned back to face the front as they headed to a destination unknown to Riley as his mind was purely on what Ben's reaction would be once he finds out Riley betrayed them.


"Mom,. please well you translate this?" Ben asked urgently as he, Patrick Gates and Abigail were in her office.

"No! You're after the City of Gold, I'm not going to help you on another one of your stupid treasure hunts!" Emily snapped as she folded her papers.

"Mom please, Mitch has Riley."

Patrick's eyes widened at that. He had driven a seperate car and had not known anything on what just happened between Mitch and Ben.

"Mitch took Riley?" He asked sharply and Ben nodded helplessly. "Emily, you have to help Ben." Patrick said urgently. "A life depends on it."

"What? Who's Riley?" Emily cried out in frustation and confusion.

"Riley didn't come in the last time we came here." Abigail whispered to Ben who was still staring pleadingly at his mother.

"Riley's my best friend, the closest thing I have to a brother." Ben finally answered. "Please mom, I can't lose him."

Emily stared at him, a bit taken aback by her son's response.

"All right." She finally answered softly. "I mean, of course I will. Why didn't you mention this before? Just give me the tablet."

"This is all we have." Ben apoligized as he handed her the picture and she nodded, already invovled in her newest project.

"This will do." She murmured, her mind clearly on only the language now.

As she worked at the transelation Ben paced back and forth with his mind only on Riley's safety completly unawhere of the side Riley decided to join...


Short I know but I'll update really soon, I promise!