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Chapter 14: The Office

Their next stop was in Bern, Switzerland. The landscape was very beautiful with mountains on either all around them. Alice could even see where the snow sitting on top of the peaks. She took a deep breath and felt the cold air fill her lungs. Air seemed clean and fresh seeming to energize her.

It had been four days since Alice and Shun had come up with their plan. So far they were able to act like they normally would in front of everyone. Alice was surprised on how easy it was to feel angry at raven-haired teen even though he never truly meant any of the insults. However, none of those things matter at the moment. They have arrived at their destination and it was time for Alice to get to work.

She looked around the camp that was just finished getting set up. She found Jackson standing by one of the train cars talking on his cell phone, as usual. Alice walked over to him and stood there waiting for Jackson to get off the phone.

"Yes, everything is going fine….You are worrying too much. Look I have to go…Yes, yes, I'll call you later." The brunette snapped his phone shut and sighed. He turned to Alice. "I'll tell you one thing, working with vendors is a huge pain and I wonder why it is even necessary to have them. Now, what can I do for you, Miss Alice?"

She smiled at him and put on her best innocent look she could muster. "Mr. Jackson, I have been practicing my routine and I'm having a hard time in some places. Could you do me a favor and help me figure out what I'm doing wrong." Jackson nodded after a moment. "Sure, I can spare a few minutes. Lead the way." Alice smiled and headed off towards the performance tent.

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Shun watched as Alice and Jackson walked away from the train. He waited until he was sure that Jackson was out of earshot before he made his move. He casually walked down the length of the train until he got to Jackson's assigned car. He looked around and didn't see anyone nearby. He quickly slipped inside before anyone came outside to see him.

He quickly walked down the narrow hallway until he got to the door at the end of the car that was closest to the front of the train. Shun grabbed the handle and discovered that it was locked. 'Figures.' He pulled out a small pouch and opened it revealing his lock picks. He took one pick out and slipped it into the lock. After a minute of jiggling he heard the lock click, signaling the door was now unlocked. Shun quickly went inside and closed the door before putting his lock picks away.

The office was small and didn't contain much. There was a couch on one wall and a desk on another. Shun noticed the large map with different colored pins sticking into it, realizing that it was the places they had visited. Shun noticed the computer sitting on the desk and he quickly sat down, getting to work.

It didn't take Shun long to figure out the password for the computer and with a few keystrokes he was in. He opened up many different files and documents hoping for some kind of clue. He had only found things on traveling expense, payments and vendors. Nothing useful. 'Well, this is becoming unfruitful.' Shun let out a growl of frustration. Suddenly, he saw a file that wasn't named. It just showed numbers. "4 of 10? What the heck does that mean?" He asked the empty room.

He opened it and was surprised to see a list of names. He realized he recognized all of the names listed. He clicked on his own name and was shocked to discover that it was a profile. He skimmed through the contents of the document. It had everything about him on it. Height, weight, allergies, medical records, personality, etc. Shun closed his profile and opened the other documents. They were all similar to his.

After reading all of his missing friends' profiles, he realized that the location of their whereabouts wasn't listed anywhere. He closed the files and put the computer back the way he had found it. He then rummaged through all of the drawers looking for files with any strange names or anything that seemed out of the ordinary.

"I'm sorry, but I have important work that needs to be done before tonight. I'll see you later." Shun immediately froze when he heard Jackson's voice. He looked at his watch and realized that 20 minutes had barely passed. He swore as he quickly put everything back and closed all of the drawers. He was reaching for the handle when he heard the key slip into place. Shun looked around the room frantically looking for a place to hide.

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