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Thomas drove them to a large gated community. He waved to the security guard and drove through the gate. They drove pass three large buildings that were several stories high until they made it to the last one. Thomas drove the car into a large garage area and parked in the parking spot that said A29. They all got out the car and walked to a door that led them from the garage to the lounge of the building. The lounge was luxurious but not over the top fancy.

"This is where you will be staying when you come to the states. It is paid for since you both now have level 10 clearances. This community is called the Skyline View. We are in Cambridge which is a few minutes outside of Boston."

"It's beautiful" Sam said.

"This is nothing, wait until you see the view from your apartment. Your apartment is on the top floor of this 10 story high building. I managed to get you guys the penthouse apartment. There are two penthouse apartments located on the top floor and one of them is now yours. So before we go up I am going to show you around."

Thomas showed them everything. The garage was directly next to the building and connected to the lounge. Next to the lounge was a community area that had pool tables, large TVs and a bar. Thomas then led them down the stairs where the fitness center was located and the indoor pool. The fitness center was huge and had a lot of equipment. The pool was massive; it was 12 feet deep and was 20 feet long. Sam was in heaven when she saw the pool, she was so tempted to jump in but Lara had grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the pool area.

"There are a total of thirty apartments including the penthouses in this building" Thomas explained when they entered the elevator. Lara was waiting for the eye scanner to pop out but nothing happened, Thomas just hit the tenth floor and the elevator moved.

They got to the top floor and exited the elevator. In front of them was a really long hallway and on either side of the hallway were the penthouses. Thomas led them down the hallway to a door with the same number of the parking spot that he had parked in. He knocked on the door and then turned around and walked to the other door on the other side of the hallway. Lara and Sam looked at each other in confusion but followed him when he open the door to the apartment and walked in. The first thing the girls saw was the view that was towards their right. The living room had full length windows all along the walls, and they could see the skyline view of Boston, it was breathtaking.

"I don't think I even need to show you the rest of the apartment" Thomas joked.

"My expression was the same way when I first saw the view" The girls turned to see Emily walking into the apartment.

"Where did you come from?" Sam asked

"My apartment next door." Emily answered.

"At least we know that we like our neighbors" Lara joked.

Thomas and Emily showed the girls the rest of the apartment, which was huge. There were three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, kitchen, dining room and a balcony. The apartment was already furnished, the furniture was expensive but conservative and Lara liked that, she didn't like flashy things.

"I love this place" Sam whispered in Lara's ear. Lara smiled but she still had the dreading feeling about telling Sam that she didn't want her to come on the operation.

After showing them the place Thomas told them that they can use their to get into the community and then left their key to the apartment on the table.

"Oh and the door at the end of the hallway, leads up to the roof. The penthouse residents have access to the roof so you might want to give that a look." Thomas said before leaving the apartment with Emily.

Lara noticed that their bags were beside the door so she went and got them and brought them to the master bedroom. Sam had already taken her camera out and was filming the apartment and the view. After Lara put everything away she went to join Sam on the balcony. She wrapped her arms around her waist and enjoyed the cool summer breeze on her face.

The rest of the day was a lazy one. Sam and Lara spent most of their time on the balcony just talking about the view and about exploring Boston when they got the chance. Sam also mentioned seeing if they could fly out to L.A to visit her parents. Lara groaned but agreed that they should see them. They went to bed early because they were tired due to the time difference and they also had to be up early the next day.

The next day they met Thomas and Emily in the lounge at 7. Sam was still grumpy about getting up early but perked up at the mention of breakfast. They went and got breakfast at Dunkin Donuts and then headed to the headquarters.

When they got there Dr. Weston, Mr. Pierceson and to Sam's annoyance Maria were already there sitting at the conference table.

"Okay, this is a priority expedition and is to be taken with precaution. The operation is called "Lost and Found. Dr. Weston has expressed that he believes that you should be the lead archeologist, Lara."

"Why?" Lara asked

"I feel that because it was a Croft that started this, that it should be a Croft that ends it. Plus, I've led so many expeditions that I think I can pass one up." Dr. Weston replied with a huge grin.

"Okay, Lara will be the lead archeologist. Since, Walker is a master sergeant he will be the lead solider, Emily the lead medic and Maria the led scientist. We will also have Rodrigues and Freedman as the lead historians. This expedition will take off in a month during September. I want everything prepped and ready by then. Okay… get started…Walker in my office." Mr. Pierceson said before he walked out with Thomas following him.

"Okay…Lara, Sam lets go down to my office" Dr. Weston said. They followed him to his office. His office was big and messy. There were papers everywhere and maps all over his walls that had little red pins sticking out of them.

"Okay the coordinates that your father left lead to Greece in the Taygetus mountain range. The mountain range is located in the southern part of Greece. I really believe that we should start there to get a head start on finding the Scion." Dr. Weston suggested

"Where is Natla looking?" Lara asked

"Thomas said that she has made a lot of movement in Egypt. I think she is looking for the other half the script."

"If we find at least one piece of the Scion then the other pieces are useless even if she did find them right?"

"Yes, we firmly believe that all three pieces are needed to activate the Scion." Lara nodded and sat in thought for a few minutes.

The other part of the script would be useful to have but if we can get at least one piece of the Scion then we can have the upper hand and can delay Natla in activating and using the Scion. Maybe if we find the first piece we will find more clues to where the other ones are or where the script is. Trust your instincts Lara. Your instincts are telling you to go with the coordinates left by your father.

"Your right we should start in Greece" Lara said. Dr. Weston lite up and started rummaging through his desk. He pulled out another journal and handed it to Lara.

"It's your dad's last journal, and as the lead archeologist you should have it." Dr. Weston said. Lara smiled. She felt Sam come up next to her and look at the journal over her shoulder.

Dr. Weston told them more about Atlantis and the discovery of the city and then led them down to the artifact rooms and showed them the Egyptian scripts and documents.

"Wow, this is so cool." Sam said.

"I thought you said archaeology was boring?" Lara mocked.

"No, only the books you read are boring." Sam said. She and Lara walked around the glass that the script was being held in. Lara was surprised at how good condition the script was in.

"How is it so well preserved?" Lara asked Dr. Weston. Dr. Weston went to answer but was interrupted.

"There is no air in the glass, the sealed hole at the bottom sucks out the air. This is done to stop any particles getting on the artifact and to stop any yellowing that the air or oxygen may cause." Maria said coming up next to Dr. Weston. Sam rolled her eyes when she saw her. She was the only downfall of the expedition.

"Fascinating, I think this is so cool" Lara said turning back towards the glass. Maria went up next to her and looked at the artifact too.

"I've created exquipment that allows us to take it out and touch it without the fear of destroying the artifact, would you like to try it out." Lara turned her and nodded her head excitedly.

"Okay, follow me." Maria led them to a smaller room in the corner. The smaller room was divided by glass. On one side of the glass were seats and on the other side was a table with brushes, computers and science equipment.

"Only two people can be in the room so you and Dr. Weston will have to wait in the sitting room" Maria said to Sam. Sam just jerked her head at her and went and sat down. Lara was too excited to notice the annoyance in Sam's expression. Sam watched Maria and Lara enter a closet size room. Maria handed Lara gloves and then helped her put on a necklace that had lights around it. Sam didn't like how her hands linger just a little too long on Lara's neck or the look she had given Lara. Maria put her own gloves and necklace on and then opened the door to the other room. Maria went to a computer and pushed a few buttons. At first it seemed like nothing happened but then the floor below the table slid down and up came the glass case the script was in. When the floor set back in place, the glass case slid down leaving the script opened for Lara to touch it. Lara and Maria went over to the artifact and started to examine it. Sam could see them talking but she couldn't hear them but she could see Lara laughing and Maria moving closer to her.

"Why can't we hear them?" Sam asked Dr. Weston.

"The audio has to be turned on in the other room." He replied he didn't seem to mind that he couldn't hear them; he was focused on his phone.

"What is the equipment that she created?"

"The necklace around their necks. It does something to the pores in the body that stops oils from getting on the artifact. Also it allows you to breathe since there is no air in the room."

"But they have gloves on." Sam noticed

"Yeah they are just an extra precaution but they really don't need them." Sam just nodded and continued to watch the two through the glass.

Fuck Lara why do you have to be so clueless? She is totally hitting on you, if I didn't know how clueless you were then I would think that you were enjoying it. I just wish you would notice and tell her to back off.

Lara and Maria spent the next hour in the other room. Sam glared at them the whole time while also talking to Dr. Weston about filming. She found out that he loved filming everything too and that he had a few videos from expeditions he had been on. He promised to show Sam the videos. He also explained that once they were in the field Sam would be able to film more freely, but she would have to turn off the camera when the organization was being mentioned or was the topic of the conversation.

"Usually if we know that a camera is going to be filming us we change the name to something stupid like firm so that only the people who know what is going on would understand the meaning. So you shouldn't have to really worry about turning off the camera." Dr. Weston said. He got up and stretched and then walked to the glass and tapped on it causing the occupants to jump and turn to him. He motioned towards his watch. Maria hit a few buttons on the computer again and the glass case surrounded the artifact once again. The floor slid down taking the glass case with it and replacing it with the table. Lara and Maria entered the closet size room, took of the necklaces and gloves and met Sam and Dr. Weston in the other room

"Whenever you want to examine an artifact let me know and ill set it up for you" Maria said to Lara.

"I will thank you and that was so much fun." Lara exclaimed.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Lara" Maria walked out the door

"That was unbelievable" Lara said to Sam

"I'm glad you had fun sweetie." Sam replied, she wanted to be annoyed but Lara was so excited.

Dr. Weston showed them around the facility and then took them to lunch in one of the cafes that was located next to the library. During lunch he told them more about the U. .

"The facility also has accounts or vaults that are solely for employees. They can store money and artifacts in them." Dr. Weston explained

"Does my father have one?" Lara asked.

"He has both of them" He said.

"I know that you father left you a lot of money but that wasn't all of it, he has more. He also has a vault full off artifacts. When we get back I'll take you down to it."

"So the IAA doesn't keep the artifacts but they hold it for its employees?" asked Sam

"Yes, they figure that it gives the owner a safe place to keep them and if the artifact needs to be looked at then they can access it. But the owner has the right to take the artifact out at any time whenever they want to."

"It's a bank" Said Lara

"Yes, precisely."

Dr. Weston took them to Lara's father's vault. It was filled with paintings, vases, documents, jewelry and so much more.

"It's all yours now" Dr. Weston said

Lara looked at him shocked.

"Your father left it to you if something were to happen to him. Roth was responsible with telling you about it when he thought you were ready." Dr. Weston explained.

"He was going to tell you after your trip to Yamatai." Thomas came up behind them and entered the vault. "Figured I'd find you down here…Roth knew that you were keen on making it without your father's name and money so he didn't tell you about the artifacts or the extra money that you were entitled to when you turned 18."

"I probably wouldn't have believed him" Lara muttered. Sam grabbed her hand.

"So how much more does she have?" Sam asked. Lara snorted at Sam's brash question.

"The artifacts alone have a net worth of 40 million dollars." Lara gapped at him. "The money you were left with totals out to be 15 million, so all together Ms. Croft you have 55 million dollars stored here." Lara was shocked. She knew her father was wealthy but she didn't realize how wealthy. Before she knew about this extra money she had been left with 3.5 million dollars but now she has even more.

Lara glanced at Sam and saw her eyes were wide and that she was actually speechless.

"You've caused my girlfriend to become speechless." Lara said to Thomas.

Thomas laughed and told them to follow him, he was taking them home.

During the whole ride Sam would not shut up, she was more excited about the trip than Lara was. But it wasn't that Lara wasn't excited, she just didn't want to tell Sam that she wasn't going to let her come, but she knew she had too.

When they got to their apartment Sam was still going on about the trip. Lara knew she had to say something.

"Dr. Weston said that I would most likely be able to film freely" Sam said with glee.

"Sam" Lara said but Sam didn't hear her. She walked into the bedroom and grabbed her camera.

"He also said that he would give me some of the tapes that he filmed so I could take a look at them. Lara this is going t-"

"Sam!" Lara shouted. Sam stopped and looked up at her girlfriend. "You're not going" Lara said. She didn't mean for it to come out like that but she didn't know how else to tell her.

"What?" Sam said. She couldn't believe that Lara was doing this; they had agreed that they would do this together when they joined IAA.

"I don't want you to come" Lara said "It's too dan-"

"Don't you dare say it's too dangerous for me…"

"But it is." Lara said "I don't want to lose you Sam"

"I can take care of myself Lara, I don't need to be put in a fucking glass case" Sam shouted. She was beyond pissed. "I don't need you to keep taking care of me"

"I beg to differ since you managed to get captured twice on Yamatai." Lara regretted it the moment she said it, it was a low blow and she didn't mean it but she was upset. She saw Sam's eyes well with tears.

"Fuck you." Sam said and turned towards the bedroom

"Sam i-"Lara tried to say

"Don't Lara… I don't want to hear it but I am going on this operation because unfortunately for you I am an employee too and I've already been added to the list" Sam said before slamming the door. Lara slid down the wall and sat on the floor, she could hear Sam crying and it killed her to know that she was the reason for it.

I didn't mean to say it but she is too quick to trust. I don't want to lose her. Damn it Lara, you've could of done this a lot better. She is right you can't stop her from going…you could but it would crush her even more. Lara you've got a month before the expedition begins just focus on the operation. Maybe you can convince Sam not to come during that time, maybe talking to Thomas might help, he is a lot like Roth.

Lara sat up, grabbed her journal and sat on the couch.

Sam crept out of the bedroom around 4am and found Lara asleep on the couch with her journal rested on her chest. She couldn't sleep without Lara next to her; she kept waking up at every few hours. Sam didn't want to stay in the apartment so she left and went downstairs to the gym. She walked into the gym and went on the treadmill and walked.

"I thought Lara was the early riser." Sam jumped at the voice and turned to see Thomas behind her. He was wearing shorts and a t-shirt.

"I couldn't sleep" Sam said. Thomas noticed her expression. He got onto the treadmill next to hers and started walking on it.

"Argument?" Thomas asked. Sam didn't say anything but nodded.

"Tell me about it" Thomas suggested

"She doesn't want me to go" Sam said

"I don't blame her" Thomas replied. He sped up the pace on his treadmill.

"What?" Sam wasn't expecting that. "What, you don't think I can take care of myself either?"

"I didn't say that. I said that I don't blame her for not wanting you to go."

"It's the same thing. Look my girlfriend has already expressed that all she thinks I am capable of is getting caught I don't need someone else telling me the same thing. It hurt enough the first time."

"I'm not saying that and it was wrong for Lara to say that although I doubt she meant it." Thomas said. He stopped his treadmill and turned to face Sam. "The first expedition that Emily and I went on she broke her leg, wrist and nearly broke her neck. When the next expedition came up I didn't want her to go. I too threw up the previous expedition in her face but I didn't do it to be mean or because I didn't think she couldn't take care of herself. I did it because I was afraid and worried. I didn't want anything to happen to her." Thomas explained "Lara is worried about you; she is worried about losing you. Even now, after being a part of the IAA for 10 years I still don't want Emily coming with me. I don't want her to come on this expedition either."

"I worry about Lara too but I'm not going to tell her that she can't go on the expedition" Sam said

"Why not?" Thomas asked

"I don't know, because she will do it anyways. " Sam answered

"Maybe you should tell her. Tell her that you won't allow her to go, maybe she will see that you are also worried about losing her."

"Did it work for Emily?" Sam asked. Thomas smiled

"She is coming on the expedition isn't she?" Sam smiled back. She felt a little better but she still felt that she would be a burden. She had been having this feeling since they got to the States, everyone wanted Lara on the expedition, and Sam was only there because she was Lara's friend.

"I'll do that" Sam said. She got off the treadmill and started to slowly walk to the door.

"Sam wait" Thomas called out. "How bout I train you?" Thomas asked

"What?"

"If you can get up at 5am every morning, I'll train you to survive. I'll teach you how to shoot a gun, do hand to hand combat and to trust your instinct."

"Why would you do that?" Sam asked.

"I see you as a friend and I can tell that you feel like you don't belong here and that your only here because of Lara but you wrong. You're here because of you, yeah maybe being Lara's friend helped but we looked at your videos from Cambridge and that is what led us to ask you to join the organization. Your filming could be a huge asset to this operation. I've seen things on video that I originally missed when seeing it happen in front of me, and you're helping to create history too. I'm doing this because I don't want you to feel like you're helpless. Trust me, Roth spent years training Lara so she could be ready for something like Yamatai, you were never trained for that. Besides maybe you could show your girlfriend that you are no longer this damsel in distress that she needs to save." Thomas explained. Sam was shocked on how right Thomas was about what she was thinking. Lara's words hurt as much as they did because Sam was already thinking them herself. Sam went up to Thomas and hugged him.

"Thank you." Sam whispered.

"Don't mention it. And I'm not saying that it will stop Lara from worrying because it won't but it will give you the courage to show her that you can do it and she will see that so she won't argue with you. Emily trained with Roth, I still worry but I no longer argue with her because I know she will give one hell of a fight." Sam chuckled. "Go back to sleep, Sam. We will start tomorrow."

"Okay and Thomas…don't mention it to Lara. I want to surprise her." Thomas nodded. Sam turned and left the gym. She couldn't wait to start training. She was going to show herself and Lara that she belonged in this organization.

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