Thanks for the delightful reviews, favorites, and follows! So, this is a request is from Balletomane0606, in which Daniel and Henley have a moment in an elevator but are interrupted by Merritt.
Also, I tried to include a scene from the movie. However, it has been over a month since I've seen the movie, so my memories weren't great. I apologize if this part of the chapter is completely inaccurate, but it was the best I could recall.
Disclaimer: Don't own Now You See Me
Elevator
Daniel groaned and wondered why he was the one stuck with Merritt. Daniel and Merritt were in the hospital for a check up, and they were currently in the elevator going up to the doctor's office.
Of course, there had to be a pretty girl in the elevator. And of course, Merritt had to proceed to flirt with her. This left Daniel awkwardly standing towards the corner of the elevator, waiting for their floor.
And it seemed that this elevator was the slowest elevator in the world.
While the elevator slowly elevated, Daniel looked away from his fellow elevator occupants and thought about elevators. He realized that a lot of his elevator memories involved Henley.
And he also realized that every bonding moment in an elevator with Henley, somehow ended up with Merritt ruining everything.
To put it in blunt terms, Merritt was a cockblocker. At least in all of Daniel's elevator memories.
And so, as Merritt began to make out with the pretty girl, Daniel thought back to all his elevator memories.
The Abandoned Apartment Elevator…
The Four Horsemen had finally met, and found the blueprints that the mysterious person had wanted them to see. They were setting up the apartment so that they could stay there for a while as they began working on making these blueprints a reality.
They quickly realized that they didn't have any food. So, Jack stayed behind to guard the apartment. Merritt, Daniel, and Henley went out to buy groceries.
When they came, they all took the stairs. But Henley, being an escape artist, found a small elevator to the side of the building. They figured they'd take the elevator since their apartment was fairly high up on the building.
They went inside the elevator and pressed the button for the ground floor.
"So, I didn't get to ask you this since we met again, but how have you been?" Daniel asked politely. Technically, he already knew what Henley had been up to performance wise, seeing as he was the most frequent visitor to her website. But, he wanted to see if he could get any personal life details out.
"Fine, and you?" Henley responded.
"Just wonderful. My shows have been sold out constantly and I've been getting lots of inspiration for new magic tricks," Daniel bragged.
Henley rolled her eyes and countered, "That's great. My shows have been doing quite well themselves."
"I see," Daniel paused, "And how do you like the spotlight?" He tried to look indifferent.
"It's been alright. I've actually been interviewing for a new assistant," Henley said. She figured that if she wanted Daniel to see them as equals, she couldn't hold a grudge towards him forever.
"Oh," Daniel paused again, "And have you found anyone that met your expectations?"
"Yes, actually. I think I'm going to hire this guy named Jesse. He's really sweet and quite talented as an amateur escape artist," Henley informed.
"Well, amateurs tend to make quite a few mistakes," Daniel replied indignantly. He didn't know what the feeling was, but he didn't like it.
Henley frowned, "Everyone's an amateur at some point, Danny. And I think everyone deserves a shot."
"I just don't think that you should risk –" Daniel began to argue, but was suddenly interrupted.
A disgusting smell filled the elevator.
Henley coughed and covered her nose. "What's that awful smell?" Henley complained.
"Sorry guys, I farted," Merritt replied and shrugged his shoulders.
The Hotel Elevator…
The Four Horsemen were staying in Vegas for the evening. They had just checked in at the front desk and were now going up to their rooms. Since they arrived a little bit earlier than planned, Jack suggested that they set their luggage down in the rooms and then go party and gamble. The other Horsemen agreed without hesitation, wanting a night out just to have fun.
They all got into the elevator and pushed the button for their floor. The elevator door closed and they felt the elevator slowly going up.
"You know, Danny, we use to play quite a few card games back when I was your assistant," Henley began.
"Yes, yes we did," Daniel replied, smiling slightly.
"Well, I've gotten pretty good at my poker face and since we have the night party…" Henley suggested.
"I accept your challenge, Miss Henley Reeves. Shall we raise the stakes beyond money?" Daniel questioned. It occurred to Daniel that he may have drank a little at dinner, hence his reckless, flirty behavior.
"What did you have in mind?" Henley asked. It occurred to Henley that she might have drank a bit as well.
"I was thinking that we – Merritt! Would you stop that?" Daniel asked annoyed. He turned and glared at his teammate.
Merritt was jumping up and down in the elevator as it went up. "What?" Merritt asked defensively. "It's fun. I think I'm floating in air for a brief moment."
"Well, stop it," Daniel demanded.
"No! You're not the boss of me!" Merritt countered. To prove a point, he jumped faster. Suddenly, Merritt lost balance and swayed in the elevator. Merritt fell against the buttons on the control panel.
As a result, Merritt pushed every single button on the panel. And this hotel had quite a few floors.
"Are you kidding me?" Jack asked in disbelief. "My first time in Vegas and I have to spend like ten minutes in an elevator because my teammate just had to go and push every single floor button."
The Horsemen went through all 43 floors before reaching their room.
The Moving Walkway…
The Horsemen were at the airport, trying to get to their boarding gate. They were going on a morning flight with Tressler today to get his personal information for his bank account.
They walked through the terminal doors and got onto the moving walkway that most airports had.
Daniel realized this wasn't an elevator, but still thought about this memory.
They were just standing on the moving walkway and waiting for the walkway to carry them to the other side.
Daniel looked over at Henley and realized she didn't have her usual chocolate latte. "Henley, if you'd like, I could accompany you to the coffee cart over there so that you can get your chocolate latte?" Daniel asked.
"Sure," Henley agreed. She turned to Jack and Merritt and said, "We'll meet you guys at the boarding gate."
The two began to walk on the moving walkway so that they could get to the coffee cart before a huge line appeared.
However, Merritt pulled them by the arm and held them back. "Wait! We need you both," Merritt whined.
"For what?" Daniel demanded, annoyed.
"Jack and I are trying to make a human bicycle," Merritt said proudly.
"I'm sorry, a what?" Henley asked.
"I showed Merritt this YouTube video of four guys making a bicycle on a moving walkway and now he wants to try," Jack answered.
"And we need four people! If this works, we can find more people and make a two-seater bicycle! Now, Daniel get on the floor because you are going to be the base," Merritt instructed.
(To see what Merritt tried to get the Horsemen to do, go to YouTube and search "Human Bicycle In Airport")
The Mall Elevator…
The Four Horsemen were at the mall near their house. They had spent the day shopping for new performance outfits. And they were on the elevator, because Merritt complained about taking the stairs.
"I can't wait to wear that new red dress I got!" Henley exclaimed. "If only we had a performance coming up soon so that I could wear it." She pulled out the red strapless dress that she bought to show her teammates. It was a deep, dark red that had a swirly glitter pattern.
Daniel saw the dress and wondered what Henley looked like in it. "Well, if you want, I could take you out to dinner to that new French restaurant at the corner of town. Then you could wear your red dress," Daniel suggested casually.
Henley laughed, "Danny, are you asking me out on a date?" She winked playfully.
"I'd call it a friendly outing," Daniel replied.
Merritt put his arms around Henley and Daniel. "Friendly outing? Count me in!" Merritt butted into the conversation.
"Oh! Me too! Let's go eat that fancy snail stuff," Jack added.
The Horsemen's Finale…
This was it. As the elevator rose up, Daniel, Henley, and Merritt braced themselves for their grand finale. None of them were sure where the future would take them, or what could possibly happen next, but they were ready and confident to take the world by storm.
They could hear the cheers and screams from the fans. They could also hear the slow creaking of the elevator in the abandoned warehouse. The FBI was still hot on their tails, and so were Thaddeus Bradley and his magic-busting crew.
Henley was the first to speak up, "So this is it, huh?"
"Yup," Daniel nodded.
Henley looked away nervously and played with the glove on her left hand. "Well, I just wanted to say that –" Henley tried to articulate.
Daniel smiled, "I know, me too."
Daniel and Henley stared at each other, just smiling.
"While we're confessing here, I'd like to say something as well," Merritt drawled out slowly.
Daniel snapped his head to face Merritt, "Go on."
"I just wanted to say that when I first met you, I thought you were a total ass," Merritt stated.
"And?" Daniel stared at Merritt, waiting for him to finish.
"Oh, that's all I wanted to say," Merritt replied cheekily.
Daniel was about to counter that, but the Horsemen had already reached the top of the building and had to get out for their grand finale.
Before they exited the elevator, Henley took Daniel's hand in her left and Merritt's in her right and then walked out together.
Daniel snapped out of his thoughts when the elevator, finally, dinged and opened to the designated floor. Merritt and the girl didn't even notice, and in fact were getting rather intimate beyond kissing.
Daniel sighed and began to walk out. But then, Daniel had an idea. He smiled and walked over to the girl and whispered, "Yeah, in case he forgot to mention, he's got Chlamydia. Hence why he's here."
The girl glared angrily at Merritt, slapped him, and stormed out of the elevator.
Merritt frowned and rubbed his cheek. "Thanks a lot," Merritt muttered sarcastically, "You're such a cockblocker, Daniel."