I don't own any of the Magnificent 7 guys or Judge Orin Travis. I created
Lu and a few other characters in this story, so they belong to me. Thanks
to Mog for creating the ATF universe that the Mag. 7 guys in my story are
from. Thanks to Jediya for being my beta.
Prologue
The team has been ordered by Judge Travis to meet in their conference room with the man himself.
Chris arrives at the ATF offices first and notices a woman with long brown curly hair standing outside the doors looking a bit lost. He goes up to her to see if he can help her. He clears his throat and asks, "Hi, I couldn't help noticing ya look like ya need directions or somethin'."
The woman replies in a well-spoken English accent, "Hi, you must be Chris Larabee?"
Chris looks very surprised at her knowing his name and answers, ""Yes I am, and you are?"
"I'm Lucy Travis, but you can call me Lu."
Chris searches his memory trying to work out where he's heard that name before. He finally recalls where he's heard her name before. "Are you Judge Travis's niece from England?"
"Yes I am. He told me to come here and meet him at the ATF Team 7 conference room, but I've forgotten the directions he gave me to get there and the building looks so huge."
Chris replies, "Seeing as I've been asked there as well, I'll take you there."
They haven't even opened the entrance doors, when suddenly they hear a truck pulling up. It's Chris' oldest friend Buck Wilmington. Chris motions Lu to follow him towards the vehicle.
Buck opens the door and steps out, noticing the pretty young woman with Chris. He smiles at the woman and says, "Hi there."
Lu greets him, "Hi, you must be Buck Wilmington?"
Buck is surprised, wondering if she's psychic, "How did you know that?"
"My uncle Orin told me all about each member of team 7. He said Buck is the only member with a moustache and he also drives a red pickup truck, plus he has an eye for the ladies which I can clearly tell just by looking at you."
The Moustached man smiles and asks, "Are you coming to the meeting as well?"
"Yes, that's why I'm here." Buck turns on the Wilmington charm and says, "You have a beautiful English accent!"
The English woman falls for Buck's charm and replies, "Thank you Sir."
"Call me Buck. Sir just don't suit me, miss."
The three enter the building and get into the lift and go up to the offices. When they get to the 11th floor, where their offices and the conference room is, Chris hears some vehicles pulling up outside.
He looks out of the nearest window. He sees JD pulling up on his Kawasaki Ninja motorbike, which he notices, looks very shiny today. Across the parking lot he sees 2 other vehicles just parking. He sees Ezra's Jaguar and Nathan's Ford Explorer - he wonder's where Vin and Josiah have got to. This question is answered as he first sees Vin getting out of the Jag and then Josiah getting out of the Explorer. Chris joins Buck and Lu in the conference room, telling them that the other men have just arrived outside. There's no sign of Judge Travis yet.
They hear several voices on the stairs - it is the rest of the team. They arrive in their office and it is clear that Vin and JD are arguing. Chris listens from the conference room to what is being said.
The youngest member of team 7, JD, addresses Vin sternly, "I told you to NEVER go on my computer without asking first. I'll have to reinstall everything now."
The Sharpshooter asks innocently, "Will that take long?"
JD replies angrily, "Yes it will. STAY AWAY FROM MY COMPUTER."
Chris comes out of the conference room to stop a fight breaking out. The team leader looks first at JD then Vin and says sternly, "Guys!"
JD answers back angrily, "He messed up my computer. I was making some coffee and while I was in the kitchen he decided to look on my computer. Now everything's corrupted!"
Chris looks angrily at Vin knowing that the sharpshooter shouldn't have been touching JD's computer seeing as he has very little knowledge of them.
Vin replies, "T'was an accident!" thinking foolishly, that this will make up for everything.
"My fist will have an accident with your face in a minute Tanner!" says JD raising his voice slightly.
Chris steps between them to end the fight, "Please settle this outside of the office later - and without causin' any bruises. I hate to see my men arguing."
They both apologise to Chris and go into the conference room where they are introduced to Lu.
Judge Travis enters the office and walks into the conference room where the guys are chatting. The Judge addresses everyone with, "Good Morning everyone. I'm glad to see that you're all here on time for a change and there's no visible bandages or casts."
JD is about to say something but Chris glares at him.
Judge Travis starts to explain why he has called them there; "No doubt you have all met my niece, Lu by now. She is the reason I have called this meeting today. She is an archaeologist in England and has a mission to find a priceless artefact in South America. A contact of hers has given her a map, which will help her find it. However, the jungle is a dangerous place for a young lady on her own and because of that, I have decided that you guys will accompany her and treat it as a vacation. I'm giving you all a week's paid vacation to go with her. I have arranged a flight for you all to get there and hired a mini bus to help you get around once there. You will have to arrange your own hotel rooms and flight home but I have plenty of funds to help you, which I will entrust to Mr. Larabee. Any questions?"
JD asks, "Can I bring Casey?"
"I'm afraid not Mr. Dunne. There's only enough tickets for you guys and Lu."
Chris speaks up before anyone else can ask a foolish question, "I don't think there's any more questions. When do we leave?"
"I've arranged it so you have time to let your friends know you're going away. I don't want a repeat of that time, where no-one told anyone where they were going and they had search parties lookin' for you. The flight's not until later this afternoon."
He hands all the details to Chris, plus an envelope full of money and adds sternly, "Please use this cash wisely, furthermore, I don't want anyone getting injured."
Travis leaves the conference room and heads back to his office.
Everyone goes home and packs enough clothes and provisions for a week. Chris packs tents and camping equipment just in case they can't stay at a hotel while there. They all meet at the airport at the appointed time and soon they are on a flight to South America.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Prologue
The team has been ordered by Judge Travis to meet in their conference room with the man himself.
Chris arrives at the ATF offices first and notices a woman with long brown curly hair standing outside the doors looking a bit lost. He goes up to her to see if he can help her. He clears his throat and asks, "Hi, I couldn't help noticing ya look like ya need directions or somethin'."
The woman replies in a well-spoken English accent, "Hi, you must be Chris Larabee?"
Chris looks very surprised at her knowing his name and answers, ""Yes I am, and you are?"
"I'm Lucy Travis, but you can call me Lu."
Chris searches his memory trying to work out where he's heard that name before. He finally recalls where he's heard her name before. "Are you Judge Travis's niece from England?"
"Yes I am. He told me to come here and meet him at the ATF Team 7 conference room, but I've forgotten the directions he gave me to get there and the building looks so huge."
Chris replies, "Seeing as I've been asked there as well, I'll take you there."
They haven't even opened the entrance doors, when suddenly they hear a truck pulling up. It's Chris' oldest friend Buck Wilmington. Chris motions Lu to follow him towards the vehicle.
Buck opens the door and steps out, noticing the pretty young woman with Chris. He smiles at the woman and says, "Hi there."
Lu greets him, "Hi, you must be Buck Wilmington?"
Buck is surprised, wondering if she's psychic, "How did you know that?"
"My uncle Orin told me all about each member of team 7. He said Buck is the only member with a moustache and he also drives a red pickup truck, plus he has an eye for the ladies which I can clearly tell just by looking at you."
The Moustached man smiles and asks, "Are you coming to the meeting as well?"
"Yes, that's why I'm here." Buck turns on the Wilmington charm and says, "You have a beautiful English accent!"
The English woman falls for Buck's charm and replies, "Thank you Sir."
"Call me Buck. Sir just don't suit me, miss."
The three enter the building and get into the lift and go up to the offices. When they get to the 11th floor, where their offices and the conference room is, Chris hears some vehicles pulling up outside.
He looks out of the nearest window. He sees JD pulling up on his Kawasaki Ninja motorbike, which he notices, looks very shiny today. Across the parking lot he sees 2 other vehicles just parking. He sees Ezra's Jaguar and Nathan's Ford Explorer - he wonder's where Vin and Josiah have got to. This question is answered as he first sees Vin getting out of the Jag and then Josiah getting out of the Explorer. Chris joins Buck and Lu in the conference room, telling them that the other men have just arrived outside. There's no sign of Judge Travis yet.
They hear several voices on the stairs - it is the rest of the team. They arrive in their office and it is clear that Vin and JD are arguing. Chris listens from the conference room to what is being said.
The youngest member of team 7, JD, addresses Vin sternly, "I told you to NEVER go on my computer without asking first. I'll have to reinstall everything now."
The Sharpshooter asks innocently, "Will that take long?"
JD replies angrily, "Yes it will. STAY AWAY FROM MY COMPUTER."
Chris comes out of the conference room to stop a fight breaking out. The team leader looks first at JD then Vin and says sternly, "Guys!"
JD answers back angrily, "He messed up my computer. I was making some coffee and while I was in the kitchen he decided to look on my computer. Now everything's corrupted!"
Chris looks angrily at Vin knowing that the sharpshooter shouldn't have been touching JD's computer seeing as he has very little knowledge of them.
Vin replies, "T'was an accident!" thinking foolishly, that this will make up for everything.
"My fist will have an accident with your face in a minute Tanner!" says JD raising his voice slightly.
Chris steps between them to end the fight, "Please settle this outside of the office later - and without causin' any bruises. I hate to see my men arguing."
They both apologise to Chris and go into the conference room where they are introduced to Lu.
Judge Travis enters the office and walks into the conference room where the guys are chatting. The Judge addresses everyone with, "Good Morning everyone. I'm glad to see that you're all here on time for a change and there's no visible bandages or casts."
JD is about to say something but Chris glares at him.
Judge Travis starts to explain why he has called them there; "No doubt you have all met my niece, Lu by now. She is the reason I have called this meeting today. She is an archaeologist in England and has a mission to find a priceless artefact in South America. A contact of hers has given her a map, which will help her find it. However, the jungle is a dangerous place for a young lady on her own and because of that, I have decided that you guys will accompany her and treat it as a vacation. I'm giving you all a week's paid vacation to go with her. I have arranged a flight for you all to get there and hired a mini bus to help you get around once there. You will have to arrange your own hotel rooms and flight home but I have plenty of funds to help you, which I will entrust to Mr. Larabee. Any questions?"
JD asks, "Can I bring Casey?"
"I'm afraid not Mr. Dunne. There's only enough tickets for you guys and Lu."
Chris speaks up before anyone else can ask a foolish question, "I don't think there's any more questions. When do we leave?"
"I've arranged it so you have time to let your friends know you're going away. I don't want a repeat of that time, where no-one told anyone where they were going and they had search parties lookin' for you. The flight's not until later this afternoon."
He hands all the details to Chris, plus an envelope full of money and adds sternly, "Please use this cash wisely, furthermore, I don't want anyone getting injured."
Travis leaves the conference room and heads back to his office.
Everyone goes home and packs enough clothes and provisions for a week. Chris packs tents and camping equipment just in case they can't stay at a hotel while there. They all meet at the airport at the appointed time and soon they are on a flight to South America.
TO BE CONTINUED.