A/N: Sorry that it has taken me forever to update. I just couldn't think of anything for this chapter and I was tired from school, so I was lazy. Thank you so much for the reviews. They were awesome and I think some of them influenced the way this chapter came out. But unfortunately no one gets the cookie lol. I'm surprised that no one got it. Well…actually I'm not because this would be a very hard person to guess.

Also, in this chapter there are some words spelled wrong, but they're spelled that way on purpose. I think you'll get it, but I just wanted to give you a heads up. (The reason why they're spelled a different way, is because that's how that character talks. So Yeah.

Chapter 21: The Night Shift Librarian

Logan didn't hear the footsteps anymore so he continued to walk with Rory. All of a sudden he heard the steps growing faster and then within a half-second, someone tackled him to the ground.

Rory screamed as her boyfriend and the man wrestled on the dirt floor.

"Get off of me!" Logan yelled as he pushed the man aside and got up, just to be pulled back to the ground by his foot.

Rory looked at the strange male on the ground in front of her. He was weird to say the least. He was fully clad in a cherry flannel onezy complete with red flannel booties. He was missing all but his front two teeth and about half of his brown hair was gone. The man though certainly looked mad.

"Ace…a…little…help." Logan gasped between breaths.

Rory looked around to see if she could find anything to use against the guy. She found some small rocks and picked them up.

"Hey, you colossal brute." She yelled at him to get his attention.

"Get…off…of…him!" She yelled throwing a rock at him between words.

"Oww Ace, aim at him, not me." Logan groaned, feeling the sharp rock come in contact with his cheek.

"Sorry." Rory apologized. The male pushed Logan along side of a tree and he yelped with pain.

"Hey mister. We could sue you, you know." Rory said trying to be a diversion.

The flannel man suddenly stopped attacking Logan and looked up at Rory.

"What ya'll talken bout? You can't sue me." He said with a confused and irritated expression spread across his face.

"Yes, we can." Rory replied.

"On what charges?"

"Well, trespassing and assault for starters. But I'm sure I can add trauma to the mix."

"Trespassing? Assault? Are you kiddin me? If anything it be you trespassing. This here is my forest. And it ain't assault neither. I was just protecting my forest from ya'll."

"What do you mean you're forest? This is Logan's." Rory replied, confused.

"No it ain't. It's mine. I've been living here for ten years."

"Wait a second…that can't be true. I found this place four years ago and it looked wild and untamed. I'm the one who fixed it up." Logan told him, getting up from the ground.

"So you're the one who made all that darned noise at night fur like two months straight."

"That would be me."

"Yeah, that was the most annoying thing I had ever heard. But since you weren't in my forest, I didn't bother you."

"Until now…" Logan muttered.

"Well, now you're in my forest."

"So did you buy this forest? Do you have a land grant for it?"

"No. Do you?"

"Of course I do. I wouldn't ask you that if I didn't have one."

"Well gosh mister, I was just checkin."

"What's you're name anyway?" Logan asked curiously.

"My name is Wilber E. Glub. The "E" is short for Eli." The man smiled proudly, his two teeth gleaming.

"I'm Logan and this is my girlfriend, Rory."

"Nice to meet ya'lls."

"So why did you viciously beat me up again?" Logan asked, rubbing his hurt arm.

"I'm sorry 'bout that. I thought you was trespassing. I didn't know you owned the place."

"It's ok Wilber." Rory told him.

"So I'll give you until tomorrow to get out of my forest." Logan told him, nonchalantly.

"Logan, we can't kick this poor man out." Rory told him.

"And why not?" Logan asked irritated.

"Because, he's lived here for ten years and will have no place to go otherwise."

"But I don't want to get attacked every time I come here."

"Well, how about we make a deal?"

"What kind of deal?"

"Ok, how about this. Wilber, Logan will let you stay here if you promise not to bother us whenever we come."

"Sure. That's mighty fine with me."

"Logan, do you agree?" Rory asked turning to her boyfriend.

"Yeah, I guess. But, you also have to promise that you'll guard this place from anyone other than Rory and I. And if anyone asks who owns this place, don't tell them. Just say that you own it and that you have a grant."

"Sure thing. I can do that."

"Good. Then we have a deal?" Rory asked.

"Yep. Thank ya'll fur letting me keep my forest."

"Oh, and another thing, don't call it you're forest." Logan told him.

"Sorry, I guess I'm still used to calling it that."

"Yeah, it happens." Logan told him before looking at his watch.

"Oh Shit. Ace, we got to go, now."

"What time is it.?" Rory asked, alarmed

"Ten o'clock."

"Are you serious? Oh my gosh."

"Yeah, we're late." Logan said, grabbing her hand and starting to run.

"Bye Wilber." Rory yelled waving, after turning back to him.

"Bye. See ya'll later." He replied.

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By the time Logan and Rory reached the car, they were both panting heavily.

"Never make me run again. That was terrible." Rory groaned as she leaned against the car door.

"Sorry. I forgot about you're hatred of running."

"It's ok. Just NEVER make that mistake again."

"Got it. Uh, Ace, I do need you to do me one more favor. "

"It better not be anything physical."

"I kind of need you to move so I can open you're door."

"Oh, that I can do."

Rory moved and then Logan helped her into the SUV. After he got in himself, he started the car and they headed toward their next destination. Inside it remained quiet during the ride. Not because of anything in particular, but because they really didn't have anything to say.

"You're late." Finn said popping his head between the driver and passenger seats.

"God Finn, you scared me." Logan said.

"Sorry bout that, Mate. But, you two are thirty minutes late. It's not like you, Reporter girl."

"Yeah, though it's not really our fault." Rory told him.

"What do you mean?"

"Well you're never going to believe this but…" She started.

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After Rory finished her story about Wilber, they spent the next ten minutes listening to Finn go on and on about how they didn't introduce him to Mr. Glub. After the painful lecture, Logan had Rory figure out where the next test would take place and what it would be about. It took Rory no time at all to figure out that she had to steal The First Folio (the first collection of Shakespeare's works ever published.), but it took a little longer to convince her to do it. Rory's love for books wouldn't let her steal one, let alone steal the original copy. It seemed to her like a terrible, down right atrocious thing for someone to do. And also, wouldn't they, meaning her, get in a lot of trouble for something like that? Rory just couldn't wrap her mind around the fact of stealing important documents, especially Shakespeare.

"Come on, Ace. It's a Challenge." Logan pleaded.

"I can't. It's just…Wrong!"

"But you stole Jenny's ring. Why can't you do this?"

"Stealing a ring that you can easily replace and stealing an original copy of all Shakespeare's works that is the only copy EVER, are two totally different things. Plus, it's a book. I don't steal books."

"Think of it this way, Luv. It's not really a book. It's more of a collection." Finn told her.

"That's even worse!" Rory moaned.

"Thanks for the help, Finn." Logan said sarcastically.

"Anytime, Mate."

"What if I get caught? I'll go to jail and then there goes my perfect record. I just can't, Logan!"

"Ace…"

"Can't you talk to the other leader's a.k.a Steph and Colin and get them to change it? I'll do anything else.

"Yeah. It does say that if the four member leaders agree on a change in the challenge, then it may be changed."

"That's Great!"

"I'll give them a call." Logan said, taking out his phone and dialing Stephanie's number.

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(Ten Minutes Later after much bargaining and negotiating)

"Thanks Steph. Bye." Logan said before flipping shut his Razer phone.

"So, what did you guys agree on?" Rory asked, nervously.

"Well Steph totally was in to changing it, but Colin wanted to leave it as is. He thought that since Richard had to do the same thing that you should too."

"Grandpa stole The First Folio?"

"Yes. But like you, he didn't want to keep it either. Steph told me that he said the same thing as you."

"How does she know that?"

"Both of her parents were in the Life and Death Brigade. That's how they met. Anyway, back to the conversation at hand. Colin finally agreed that you can do the same thing that Richard did."

"And what is that?"

"Well, He still stole the book, but instead of bringing it back to the mansion, the leaders just had them take a picture of him and the book outside in the car. Then he snuck back up and put the book back in its original place."

"I can do that. It sounds easy enough and this way I'm not stealing, just borrowing."

"Yeah. Exactly."

"Ok, I'll do it."

"Um…Luv, not to be a bother or anything, but you still haven't told us where we're supposed to be going." Finn pointed out.

"Oh yeah. So I have to steal The First Folio. Hold on…isn't that in Scotland?"

"Very good, Ace."

"So how are we supposed to get it?"

"Ooh ooh, can I tell her, Looge!"

"As long as you promise to never call me that again."

"Deal. Ok, so every year for about a week and a half, a group of Literature loving scientists have the Folio thing delivered to them. Then they study it and try to come up with anything they can to find out more on Shakespeare's life. Usually it is delivered to the lab, but they are busy this year and had it delivered to the Connecticut State Library in Hartford."

"Well, isn't that convenient." Rory said sarcastically.

"I know luv, talk about good timing."

"Wait, what do you mean they're busy? Since this is such an important document, don't you think they would want to keep it in their position the whole time?"

"Yes, but what Finn failed to mention is that their working on a very important Top secret case and can't store it for a few days."

"Ooh. That would explain it."

"Yeah. But since it isn't in their watch, there is like a crazy amount of security guarding the library."

"Well that's going to make it difficult."

"Yeah. I would think so."

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The Black SUV came to a slow stop and Logan opened his car door. Slowly he looked around and made sure the coast was clear before unbuckling his seatbelt and closing his door.

"We're here. Lucky for you, no one's around right now. This is a perfect time to go without being seen."

"But Logan, I don't have any idea where to go."

"I'm not that smart, but I'm guessing you have to go into the library." Finn told her.

"Ha, Ha Finn. I kind of got that."

"Then what's the problem, luv?"

"The problem is that there are like eight floors to the library. How am I going to be able to find it in time?"

"Well, I don't know about that, but we're coming with you." Logan said, opening his door and getting out.

"What? Why?" Rory asked getting out herself and walking over to her boyfriend.

"Because. We have to make sure that you actually steal it. It's not that we don't believe you and all, but we have to witness it. LDB rules."

"Oh. That makes sense."

"Come on, let's go." Finn said, grabbing Logan and Rory by their wrists and pulling them forward.

As soon as the three got close to the library, they noticed an older, chubby, white woman guard, sitting by the front of the door reading a magazine.

"How are we supposed to get inside now without her noticing us?" Rory whispered to the boys.

"Leave it to me." Finn told her before strutting up to the guard in plain view.

"What's he doing?" Rory asked Logan.

"I have no idea." Logan replied, not taking his eyes off of his Australian friend.

"Excuse me, miss…..Louise." Finn said looking at her name badge.

"What do you want? The library is closed." The woman replied grumpily, looking up from her magazine.

"Oh I didn't come here to go to the library."

"Then what do you want?" She said annoyed.

"I came here to talk to you."

"What?"

"I said…"

"I know what you said. I just want to know why you said it."

"Because I want to talk you."

"What did you want to talk about?" The woman asked curiously.

"Are you married?"

"Wha…why do ask?"

"Well, such a lovely lady as you're self has to be married."

"No. No I'm not." The woman smiled a small smile.

"And may I ask why not?"

"Oh, I don't know. I just never got around to it."

"Really. I find that hard to believe."

"I was almost married once."

"You were?"

"Yes. Back when I was a freshman in college.

"I would love to hear that story if you would….what's that?" Finn asked making a scarred expression on his face.

"What? I don't hear anything."

"I heard something….like people talking."

"Really?"

"Yeah. It was coming from over there." Finn said pointing to the side of the building.

"I better go check it out."

"Can I come with?"

"Sure." The guard said and the two started walking toward the side of the building.

"Perfect. Finn's doing what he does best; flirting with the female population. But this time for a distraction." Logan whispered to Rory.

"Hurry, let's go before she comes back." Rory whispered after seeing the two turn the corner.

Logan and Rory snuck through the bushes and quietly ran to the library door. After finding it locked, Rory looked at the chair and the keys were laying on it.

"Good old Finn!" She whispered before unlocking the door and setting the keys back on the chair.

"How do you think he got them off her?"

"I don't really know." Rory replied.

"I'll make sure to ask him later." Logan whispered as the two entered through the door and shut it quietly behind them.

Rory looked around the big octagonal shaped main floor of the Connecticut State Library. It was dark and spooky looking. As two walked together, Logan held on to Rory's hand so they wouldn't get separated. The two weren't worried about setting off an alarm because they knew that there would be guards inside walking around to make sure no one was inside. Apparently the librarians thought it was more efficient that way. After a minute of looking around, Rory decided that she would start on the top floor and work her way down. The Brigadiers climbed up the long staircase and at the top, were about to catch their breath when they saw a guard and hid behind a bookshelf. The male guard had a flashlight with him and walked very close to where they were, but didn't see them. When he was out of sight, the two ran over to the reading section at the other end of the room. There they hid behind arm chairs and Rory looked for any sign of the book. She knew that it would probably be showcased since it was a book and this was a library, but she wasn't sure exactly where they would put it. She knew that it would be on a floor with the most security and since there was only one man on that floor and none on the main floor, she knew it had to be somewhere between the 1st and 7th floors.

Rory signaled to Logan, and the two crept over to the stairs and went back down to the 7th. Rory looked around and saw again only one guard so they crept down to the 6th. The same thing happened for several floors and Rory was beginning to think that she was wrong until she saw 3 guards on the 3rd floor. Logan motioned to her that he would wait by the stairs and so Rory carefully snuck in herself and hid behind another bookshelf. On her hands and knees, she crawled between the isles and snuck by two of the guards. Then she saw what she had come for. The First Folio was sitting alone on a shelf behind that floor's librarian desk. It was easy to see because instead of facing the side, it was facing the front and the cover was visible.

Smiling, Rory crawled to a bookshelf closer to the book. Little did she know that on the other side, was the third guard on his way to the very same spot that she was crawling to.

A/N Again…I'm really sorry about the delay. And I hope I didn't offend anyone by Wilber's accent. And if I were you, I would remember Wilber, because he is coming back in the sequel. Well, R and R. If you do, I might be more inclined to update really fast.