Hello fan fiction readers!!!!! I'm so sorry I didn't update this weekend but the weather was so nice I didn't want to stay inside! This week is our school's ITBS tests…it's a basic skills test and I have reduced classes and less homework!!!! More time to update, right? Well shall we continue? I think so…

"I think that we should call Burr before we go to the office." Nancy said as the trio walked out of the slums.

"Why?" Joe queried as he glanced at Nancy. Whether or not they could see it, Joe could see his brother and Nancy walking a little closer with each step. Finally!

Joe's thoughts were interrupted by Nancy's answer, "If our government friends were at our office, they might have left something more then a package. They could have the whole area bugged."

The brothers nodded and Frank spoke, "Do you really think that they were with the government, Nan?"

Nancy shrugged her thin shoulders, "I really don't think so, but we've all run across people we would have never guessed were government agents."

Frank nodded as his brother spoke, "I don't trust those thugs. Government agents are supposed to be nice to civilians, right?"

Frank rolled his eyes, "I don't know…but really Joe that was a stupid comment."

Joe glared at his brother but before he could answer him, Nancy cut in, "Okay you two, you can knock it off now," Joe again tried to interrupt but, Nancy wasn't done speaking yet, "I need to get my laptop, it has Burr's number on it."

"Is it at the hotel?" Frank asked as he tried to ignore the looks his brother was shooting at him.

Nancy nodded, "You two don't have to come with me."

The older Hardy shook his head, "No way, we're going with you."

Joe nodded in agreement, "Yea, our friends might have forgotten something. We don't want you to get kidnapped," Joe paused as an evil grin spread across his face, "Or do we…?"

Nancy punched Joe's shoulder, "Hardy, if you weren't so much taller then me, I'd beat you to a pulp."

Joe grinned and said, "If you were taller then me you still couldn't beat me up. My coolness would block all your attempts to hurt me."

Frank rolled his eyes as the strawberry blond spoke, "Coolness, really? Is that even a word?"

Joe nodded and pulled out his phone and went to , "See?" Joe paused as he pushed his phone into Nancy's face, "Right there, six results."

Nancy grabbed the phone and scrolled down the page, "It refers to temperatures, you pud!"

Joe grabbed the phone back as the trio came into view of the hotel. Silently, Joe searched the internet as Nancy said, "You guys can wait here, and I'll be right back."

Joe nodded without saying anything but Frank said, "Okay, we'll be here." Nancy nodded and headed toward the elevator.

Frank went to the front desk, "Excuse me miss, my name is Frank Hardy, I'm staying in 833 and I was wondering if there were any messages for me."

The petite woman smiled and looked at the computer. Frank guessed her to be about thirty, she had bright red hair and brown eyes. There was something odd about those eyes… The woman looked up from her computer, "I afraid there are no messages for you or your brother today."

Frank smiled and thanked the woman. As he headed over to where Joe sat fiddling with his phone he thought, I didn't say anything about a brother… Walking over to Joe, Frank asked, "What in the world are you doing?"

"Trying to find the real definition of coolness." Joe said without looking up.

Rolling his eyes the dark-haired detective said, "You won't find it, Nancy's right."

An annoyed glare met Frank as Joe spoke, "Of course you're on her side. You're head over heels in love with her."

Frank calmly spoke, "I think you're getting off topic, bro. All I sad was that Nan was right."

"Right about what?" A voice questioned from behind Frank.

Without looking over his shoulder Frank answered, "I said that you were right about the definition of coolness."

Frank turned just in time to see Nancy roll his eyes, "Oh, we're still on that, I thought we had already decided that I was right." Before either Hardy could answer, Nancy grabbed Joe's arm, pulled him up out of the chair then grabbed Frank's arm as well, "Come on, let's go grab some lunch and call Burr."

At the mention of food Joe perked up considerably and even put his phone away. As the threesome walked from their hotel, Nancy looked behind them uneasily. Frank noticed this and said in a concerned voice, "What's the matter? You keep looking behind us."

Before Nancy answered, she quickly checked around the group, "When I got off the elevator at my room, there was a man trying to get inside. When I confronted him, he looked at the room numbers and said 'Oh my, looks as if I'm at the wrong room!', then he went into the room next door."

The blond haired brother shrugged, "Maybe he was at the wrong door."

Nancy shook her head, "No, I don't think he was…He wasn't even putting the card into the card slot. He was trying to slide it down the side of the door."

"Now that is odd, did he say anything else to you?" Frank wanted to know.

Nancy shook her head, "No, but I did ask at the front desk if our mysterious man had a name but the lady said they couldn't give out personal information."

The taller Hardy nodded and said, "Did you see anything weird about the lady at the front desk?"

Nancy thought for a moment before she answered, "Well, her eyes seemed a little…odd."

"That's what I thought to! I just can't seem to put a finger on it." Frank smiled.

Joe looked across the street, "Hey how about eating there, it doesn't seem very busy."

The other two detectives nodded and Frank answered, "That looks like a good spot, we don't want to many people around when we call Burr."

The detectives crossed the busy Chicago street and entered into the little café. The Tree of Knowledge Café, as the place was called, had a slightly musty smell about it and hundreds of books lined the shelves along two walls. There was a long bar with multicolored chairs arranged in a random pattern and several small tables were scattered across the dark wood floors. Half a dozen booths were lined up along the poster-covered walls. The posters' topics ranged from books to women and there were even a few circus advertisements. There was one waitress sitting at the bar reading a think book, she looked up and smiled, "You can find a seat anywhere, just call when you're ready to order."

Nancy smiled at the pretty girl and the trio took a corner booth in the back of the restaurant. The seats of the booths were covered in colorful fabric and the seats themselves were very bouncy.

The trio slid into the seats and Joe quickly picked up a menu. Nancy smiled and followed suit. Frank glanced around quickly before picking up a menu. The long, thin menu had three different rows of entrees. The bottom half of the menu was filled with appetizers and the back had a long list of desserts and drinks.

"This is quite a menu. I think they have everything!" Nancy said as she flipped the menu over.

"This is my kind of place," Joe said with a smile, "Lots of food!"

Before Frank could comment, the waitress, who had been sitting at the bar came over, "Hi, My name is Bree, and I'll be your waitress today….Are you ready to order?"

Joe flashed a grin and Bree blushed, "You bet, I'll have a Coke and a pizza with cheese, sausage, pepperoni, and sardines."

Bree arched an eyebrow but said nothing. She then turned toward Nancy, "Umm, I'll have a coffee and a grilled cheese sandwich."

The waitress nodded the turned toward the older Hardy, "I'll have a hamburger and coffee."

The girl smiled, "Okay, I get this order in right away," Before she turned away Bree said, "Oh, feel free to browse the books."

The trio nodded and watched the waitress retreat toward the kitchen. The café was empty except for an elderly man hunched over the newspaper at one of the far tables. "Well, I think this is as good as a place as any to call Burr."

The brothers nodded as Nancy pulled her blue laptop from her canvas bag. She quickly turned it on and found Burr's number. Nancy dialed the number and waited silently as the phone rang. A computerized voice answered, "With whom do you wish to speak?"

"Chief Daniel Burr" Nancy answered.

The girl waited a few minutes before the voice of the chief F.B.I sounded over the line, "Burr speaking. How can I help you Miss Drew?"

Nancy smiled, "I didn't tell anyone my name…"

Nancy could see the older man smile, even over the phone, "So you didn't Miss Drew…That's just another F.B.I secret."

"Okay, I won't ask…Do you remember the Hardy brothers sir?" Nancy asked.

"Yes, they were the boys who trying to catch a corrupt agent when you were in Quantico."

"Yep, that's them…Today we were kidnapped by four people claming to be agents but…"

"Do you have their names?"

"Yes, the main agent was Rachelle Circe and on the others I just have last names, Doyle, McNeal, and Bigg."

There was silence on the end of the line for a good five minutes before Burr answered, "We don't have any agents by those names Nancy, they must have been imposters."

Nancy nodded, "That's what we suspected…thanks for taking the time to talk to us."

"Anytime Nancy, I need to get going but if you need anything else you can call."

Nancy said she would, then hung up. The girl turned toward the brothers as Bree brought the food. The trios ate in gusto and discussed the new lead. They didn't see the old man get up and walk toward the phone. They didn't see him pick the phone and dial a number he knew by heart. They didn't hear his words either… "We've been found out."

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