The Ocean's Job

Kuriei137, darkdestiney2000, and Stella828, thanks heaps for reviewing. Stella if you ever do find that movie please tell me cause I'd love to see it to.

Steve pulled out of his driveway on his way to meet Mr Silverton and Mr Krabbs for his meeting. Unbeknownst to him a small man watching his actions on a small screen in front of him leant towards a microphone and said "guys we're on"

Rob turned and gave Turk a nod before lightly nailing the lid to the large television box.

Lyle typed the codes into his computer and bit his lip to hide his excitement as the security codes appeared on the screen.

Basher set himself up with a clean shot through the window of the guard's compartment and waited for Lyle's signal.

Danny sent a quick look towards the camera in the ceiling before sharing a look with Rusty and walking across the room to greet Steve with a huge smile on his face. "Mr Frazelli, how are you?"

"Fine." Steve answered shortly straightening up his suit and looking around the room. "When can you set it up properly?"

Lyle let out a small whoop as he got through the temporary security system. "Guys I'm in."

Livingston pressed a few buttons on his keyboard and a picture of Yen pushing the lid off the TV box inside the house appeared on the screen.

Basher pulled the trigger on his cross bow getting a clear shot through the slightly opened window of the guard's compartment, and watched with a small smile as the gas rose and both guards were knocked out.

Yen pushed the button for the front gates and nodded towards the camera in a signal for Livingston.

"John you can go" Livingston told John.

Virgil drove the car around to the front of the house and through the open gates. Stopping the car at the door Yen opened it from the inside while John and Charlie got out of the back and went inside to pick the safe.

Benedict was unimpressed that Ocean and his team had been unable to get the money as of yet. Their time was almost up and he knew they had nothing.

Benedict was not a stupid man (contradictory to whatever Tess may have decided), and he had been keeping a tab on them. He knew that Saul had decided not to go, he followed them to Europe, and he followed Caldwell back.

Benedict had assumed he was running, stupid of him really. Not that Benedict was particularly surprised. When Benedict spoke to Linus the kid was scared (though whether it was of death or his father Benedict couldn't tell).

Toulouse had called Benedict later telling him the kid's father was killed, shot by a team mate. Benedict had only just managed to bite back his laughter. He had been unable to find much about Linus Caldwell in all his research. The kid had never been arrested and had no criminal record of any kind, his father on the other hand, had 6 arrests listed, the longest of which was for 3 months. Another call to Toulouse told him that the Bellagio had been his first job. Meaning Ocean must have dragged him in probably as a pupil of sorts.

However Benedict had no interest what so ever in the kid, his aim was to get to Ocean. And Benedict was going to do that by making him watch all his team mates die before him.

Benedict had considered starting with Saul or Rusty. Saul had taken Ocean in for his first job, but Rusty had come in with him.

However now he had changed his mind, the kid was the youngest, Ocean had check up on him incessantly in past 3 years, and as Ocean had dragged Caldwell into the job in the first place there was always the good chance Ocean would blame himself.

The others could come later.

Linus didn't even look up from his book as the library door was pushed open and Saul walked in. Saul walked over and took a seat on the sofa facing the kid's chair. "Kid?" he asked after still not getting any response. Leaning forward Saul tapped Linus's shoulder and calmly leant back chuckling as the kid almost jumped out of his seat.

"Saul." Linus said in greeting having calmed down, "What are you doing here?"

"Just thought I'd drop around," Saul answered airily looking around at the book covered walls surrounding him before setting his gaze on the kid. "You look like shit."

The kid just blinked and sat back in surprise at the older man's comment. "Thanks," he said unsurely, feeling that he may know where this was going. After all even in the small time he had spent with the both of them Linus had heard Saul lecture Rusty on taking care of himself more times than he could count.

"How long have you been doing it?" Saul asked, leaning back comfortably and waiting for a look of confusion to cross the kid's face. Saul had seen it enough times throughout Vegas and the few times they had seen each other since then, at first it had seemed like even second sentence anyone said to him would bring it on. He didn't know whether to be impressed or disappointed when the look never came.

"Doing what?" Linus asked, his face blank.

"Forcing yourself to stay awake." Saul answered.

Linus just shook his head and laughed softly, "I've already heard the speech," he said turning back to Saul, "Stella's had it on rerun for the past few days."

Saul sat up interested when he heard that "Who's Stella?"

"A friend," Linus answered like it was something he had said a thousand times before, "She lived here while her dad was in jail." Off Saul's look he added "John Bridger."

"So, you've been forcing yourself to stay awake and refusing to eat for the past week, and your friend Stella, as well as I'm guessing John, Danny and probably Reuben lectured you on it."

Linus stuttered for a second trying to decide what to say. "Danny said nothing all night." He finally said in denial.

Saul just nodded slightly. Deciding he wasn't going to get anywhere with this half-interrogation. "What were you reading?" He asked nodding towards the open hardback book on the table.

Yen opened the door for Charlie and John to enter the house and followed them down to the cupboard holding the safe. Charlie stood back in silence as John started opening in the safe.

Virgil let the ramp at the back of the van down and using the control he drove the buggy out of the van, into the house and out along to meet the other three at the safe.

Frank sat up as he heard what Steve was saying "I'll need you to check on someone."

Rusty nodded waiting for him to continue but Steve wasn't paying any attention to him, he was scanning the room as if he expected to see something. Rusty could notice at least three flaws in his technique, eventually Rusty got bored of Steve's attempt at subtlety and asked "who?"

"I don't know what her first name is, but the last one's Bridger," he told them, "I think she's about 25, lives in Chicago."

Danny nodded in consent, "We'll look into it," he assured Steve. Danny wondered why Steve didn't want to check on Linus, but then assumed it was just that Steve didn't know about the kid. Bobby didn't talk half as much as John does, everyone who had been on a job with John knew he had a daughter, but Linus was a well kept secret.

Steve nodded and laughed turning towards Danny and Rusty, "Of course you will," he had a victorious look on his face, "I wouldn't be surprised you already had."

All of Livingston's screens went blank and his microphone died, he started typing furiously on the keyboards trying to get it back, "Danny, Rusty, John, can anyone hear me?" not getting an answer he turned around to face Left-Ear "Can you check the connection outside?" he asked and not waiting for an answer turned back to the blank screens.

Basher met Lyle and they started back towards Livingston's van. Someone grabbed Bashers arm and he tried to turn around as someone pulled his hands behind him.

John looked up from what he was doing as a figure walked into his light. He paused and heard Yen mutter something in Chinese.

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Authors note: Hey guys I know it's been awhile but I'm almost done now.