As footsteps grew louder I tried to walk faster but I tripped up. Person was now on my tail. There was nothing I could do but sit still and pray. I felt hands go under my arms and I was lift up.
"Are you okay man?" a familiar voice asked.
It was Joe! I turned around to face him. "How did you know it was me?"
"I had my flash light on, but I turned it off when I notice it might make the thieves notice," he sad. "Besides ain't nobody head bigger than yours." He said laughing.
"That doesn't explain how you got to the front of the museum without me or the others (historians) noticing," I said low.
"I told you I had a plan. I use the big vents to get back. I wanted to come back and tell you. That way I figure we could have a better chance stalling the robbers until the cops come," Joe said.
"Good idea. Except what if the robbers are using the same methods," I said.
"I don't think so Quan, they have two small cars in the back and their using them as get away cars. There some secret place in the.............. Well you know how it goes, come on," Joe said.
I decided to take Darwin and his girlfriend with me. We could use the man power. We found a vent in the hall. Joe stood on my shoulders and climbed in. Then I stood on Darwin's shoulder's and then miss pretty and we pulled Darwin up. We were all crowded up in the small room of the vent. I turned on my light to find dead bugs and other disgusting things that shouldn't be in there.
"Where did you see the get way place at?" I asked Joe.
"I was going to lead but you got in front," he said.
"Okay, you lead the way," I said.
I felt like we had been crawling in that vent forever. Strangling Joe and making him find the way quicker. BUt of course I kept my cool. "We're here." Darwin, Miss pretty, and me made a big gigantic sigh when we heard those words come from Joe's mouth.
"Take a look Quan," Joe said moving out the way to let the rest of us look out vent hole.
We could see two small cars sitting to the back of a place. The cars were black and appeared to have no roof. The room seem to be open like a garage in the back. It lead out to the back of the museum. Perfect escape
"I've never seen this place in the museum before," I said looking at it.
"I told you it was like one of those secret get away places," Joe said.
"They seem to have took some things," Darwin said. I looked down to see some portraits in the back seats.
"Help us!"
"Someone help us!"
The portraits were crying for help.
I could hear the two guy robbers talking.
"Maybe we should take off with stuff and leave the others behind. This is getting to weird. Objects coming to life is freak but is worth a lot of money!"
"Yeah, you're right." The other guy laughed.
The two guys walked directly under the vent. The robber who was talking about leaving them told the other robber to get the keys. The man ran over towards a bag on the ground, bent over, and looked for the keys. The other guy took out his gun and swung it across the guy's head. The man fell out immediately.
"That's messed up," I heard Joe say.
Well, I hope you folks enjoyed this chapter! I wanted to have more but I ended it quicker. Promise to have more next time! We're close to the end. Only about 4 or 5 more chaps to go. I think.