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FANFIC INDIANA JONES
CHAPTER VI : Whispers in the Dark
After another fight between Abby and Mutt, the group received a message from M. Sanders who asked them to come at his house - the Lodge Mother Kilwinning - but when they arrived, they only found his corpse... Abby finally remembered a legend about the Templars : a knight who had received from Jacques de Molay himself the mission to preserve the Order, a certain John Mark Laermanius. She reconciles the name M. Sanders had quoted and they decide to go at Washington where the Laermanius' heirs are supposed to be...
Henry Jones III "Mutt" POV
We arrived at Washington in the morning and we went immediately at Laermanius' house… It was a Victorian mansion with a big garden… There was a gardener in front of the house but we ignored him and went to the door to ring the bell, he looked at us like if he tried to guess what we're doing here…
After had rang the bell, no one opened the house, there was no answer… The gardener approached, curious :
- Can I help you ? He asked.
- Is it Laermanius' mansion ? Mom asked.
- Yes, it is.
- Is any Laermanius here ? She continued.
The gardener frowned :
- Why ? He asked, suspiciously.
- We have to talk to them about personal researches… Abby said.
- What kind of personal researches ? He continued.
I started to think that this gardener was a little bit too curious, I looked to my dad who frowned but Abby approached the gardener :
- My grandfather knew them and he died recently… I wanted to meet every friend of my grandpa' and… that's why I'm looking for the Laermanius…
- What's your grandfather's name ?
- And what a gardener has to do ? I asked with my suspicious voice.
The gardener turned towards me, raising his eyebrows :
- I just wanted to help… I know well the Laermanius but.. I will return to my dear roses.
He turned back and went. Abby turned towards me, with an angry look :
- What, again ?! I said.
- What ?! He could help us ! He knows the Laermanius and you make him go !
- He's just a gardener !
- You ! You are so-
- OK kids ! Mom screamed. Now, calm down ! I don't want disputes anymore !
She looked at me and Abby with her "mother's look"… She can be scary by moment…
- Well, we will come here later or- Indy ? She asked.
Indiana Jones turned back to the house and passed behind, in the back garden.. He looked inside the house thought the window :
- Junior, come over here ! He said.
- Don't call me Junior, gramps… I growled.
But I still went… I looked in the window like my dad did and he turned towards me :
- What can you see ? He asked.
- Uh .. ? A lounge ? I said.
- Idiot… Abby said who had followed me with my mom. A corner of the carpet is returned… I can't see from here but maybe there is a hatch under the house…
I looked quickly and tired of being ridiculed, I raised an eyebrow :
- Or a cellar… I retorted.
She rolled her eyes and I wanted to strangle her !
- Anyway. My dad said. Abby's right… We have to enter in this house…
- Now ? I asked.
- No, of course not ! Tonight, we will come back !
- And if there is someone in the house ? I asked.
- So, we will talk.
- Is it mean we will fight ? I asked.
- I hope not ! Abby exclaimed.
- I hope so ! I said with an ironic smile to her.
She glared at me and my mom clapped her hands :
- Instead disputing, look over there ! There are these men in black !
Dad looked too and frowned… This time, three men looked at us from the other side of the street :
- If they want us, why are they waiting over there ? Why don't they attack ? I asked.
- They don't want us, they want us died. They want Abby…
- Me ? She exclaimed.
- Yesterday, in Scotland, they caught you, but let us… I don't know why, but you interest them !
Abby's face became white and she blinked…
- Don't worry, honey, we will keep you safe with us… Mom said with a smile.
- I hope so… She murmured.
The men get into their car and started but they drift away… I sighed :
- So, what are we doing now ? I asked.
We started to walk in the middle of the garden to rejoin the sidewalk. Abby and I were before and my parents few meters after…
I saw a large handful of metal on the grass :
- What is it ? I asked.
Abby looked and kneeled, trying to raise the handful :
- Maybe there is a hatch or an underpass ? She said, exciting.
- You really like hatches secrets' things… I murmured with a smile.
- Shut up and help me !
- I won't obey you ! But I'm curious too… I growled.
She rolled her eyes and I crouched and I pulled the handle, my parents saw me opening this thing :
- NO ! Junior ! Don't ! My dad screamed.
Suddenly, the floor opened just under us and Abby and I fell in a sort of straight tunnel, maybe I could do anything, the hatch's door closed itself and I saw only darkness ! I heard Abby's scream and I opened the mouth too, screaming my lungs !
Abby caught me and I attracted her to me – it was only to help her, ok ?!
We touched down on a hard floor, Abby on me… I groaned and Abby recovered, looking around :
- Are you ok, Mutt ? She asked.
- I would get better without you on me, but yes, I'm ok…
- Oh ! Sorry…
She sat beside me and I recovered :
- And you ? You're ok ?
- I think, yes… She murmured. Where are we, Mutt ?
- Under the surface, maybe in a tunnel joined to the house… You were right about the underpass… I growled.
- Needless to say that tone… She said. I know a lot of things about Templars and Freemasons, they were major builders and experts in passages or secret codes…
- So, if you know so much about them, where is the exit ? I asked.
- Uh.. no idea… She murmured.
I rolled my eyes and get up. Abby tried to do the same but after a little scream, she fell down a new time :
- What happened ?
- My ankle… She murmured. I think I sprained…
- Wait a minute, I will make fire…
I searched something on the walls or the floor, now I was accustomed with the dark and could see few forms… I rapidly found a torch hanged on the wall, I get out a lighter and lit it… I rejoined Abby and I knelt beside her, looking her ankle :
- I think it's sprained too… I said. Can you walk ?
- I.. have no choice… She murmured.
I helped her to stand up and support her for walking :
- Are you ok ? I asked after a moment.
- Y.. yes…
We borrowed several tunnels but they always were the same : gray, dark and dusty…
- There must be a network that connects several buildings… Abby said after a moment.
- Is it supposed to help us ? I ironized.
- I don't know… She murmured.
She winced and closed her eyes.
- Ok, take a break… I said to her.
- No, it's ok…
- No, you take a break. I ordered.
She didn't say anything but I saw at her face she was relieved… I let her sit on the floor and sat beside her, looking around :
- Abby, can I ask you a question ? I asked.
- You did it… She murmured.
- Ahah, funny… I ironized.
- Ask. She finally murmured.
- What did you meant by "I don't know who I am" last time ?
She looked the wall in front of her…
- My grandfather always told me legends about Templars, Holy Grail but my father, him, hates archeology… He always says that his father let him for his own researches…
- My mom says the same thing about his father…
- My father always hated this.. part of archeology and decided to become military… And he wanted me to become a wise girl, a good housewife… My mom has left us seven years ago and.. since that time, I always was.. tossed between archeology, militaries and.. the absence of my mother… I never knew exactly what I wanted to do and.. I was.. I mean, I'm totally lost…
- But you know what you want to do, no ? You want to become an archeologist ?
- I want to finish what my grandfather started… But if my father knows that I was registered at Marshall College, he will kill me… Or if he doesn't, he found me a husband and will let me have a "family life"…
- Isn't a.. preppy life ? I asked. I mean, great house, husband, kids and all these stupid things ?
- I don't know… I.. think I'm trying to find a place in this world…
- I just want to find a place that my parents will accept… I murmured.
- What do you mean ?
- I mean that what I love is motorcycles, fix them and.. drive… But my mom wasn't agree with my dropout and when my dad arrived, the first thing that he said to me was "You will do me the favor to resume your studies !"…
I laughed, a little forced laugh… Abby looked at me :
- I'm sorry, you know… She finally said.
- About what ? I asked.
- What I said… You know, you're not a child at all… You're an amazing man, very strong and you're intelligent…
- You think ?
- Of course ! And if you don't use your intelligent for the science or the humanity, it will be a waste… I think your parents know that and that's why they want you to do studies, but they have to let you do what you want…
- I would like to become a..
I hesitated… What I wanted to do ? I sighed and closed my eyes :
- I'm sorry too… I murmured.
Abby smiled gently and passed her hand in my hair, I jumped away :
- Be careful ! I screamed.
I get out my plastic comb and restyle myself.
- Sorry… She murmured.
I didn't say anything and after a moment, we heard a metallic sound and footsteps… I stood up, followed by Abby – as if it was difficult for her…
I searched something to defense ourselves but there was nothing, I caught Abby's hand and ran, helping her, we arrived in a little corridor, very very dark. Enough dark to hide us…
I made her sign to be quiet and extinguished the torch…
The footsteps approached with a light : the people who arrived has got a torch in his hand, surely… The person passed just in front of us and we recognized the gardener but he didn't seem to see us…
He continued and after a long moment, I sighed… Abby took a breath and looked at me :
- What are we doing now ? She murmured.
- We have to get out of here. Now.
I stepped and suddenly realized that I was still holding Abby's hand, she seemed as embarrassed than me, even in the dark. I released her and sputtered, uncomfortable :
- We should go now… I murmured.
Now accustomed again to the dark, I saw her acquiesce silently…
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