THE HOUSE O MYSTERIES CH.5
Lupin walked downstairs to find Jigen, Fujiko, and Goemon waiting for him. "I got the info you wanted," Jigen held out a map of the entire museum. "Okay, you guys ready," Lupin got into the car. "Let's get us that vase!" Fujiko sounded excited, of course anything pretty and money related did. It was dark out by the time they got to the museum. "When they say most crowded interstate, they weren't freaking kidding," Jigen stretched as he got out. "Yeah well at least we made it," Lupin looked at the museum. "Is that a Hospital over there," Goemon pointed to a large building. "Well at least we'll have some place to go if we mess up," Lupin chuckled. "Very funny," Fujiko was growing impatient. Lupin and Jigen approached the entrance, Goemon followed. Lupin popped the lock to the door and opened it. Jigen put on a pair of infrared glasses. "There are several motion detectors, and some cameras, there's no way we can avoid the sensors, looks like we're gonna have to disarm," he looked around. "Aha," Lupin found an alarm pad to turn off the sensors. He was about to try to figure out the code when the sensors went off. ACCEPTED. "Huh?" Lupin hadn't done anything yet. "Look the cameras have been turned off," Goemon pointed up to one. The red light was off. "That's odd, oh well let's just get the vase and leave," Lupin said heading off to the other side of the building. They reached the blown glass section. Lupin saw the case in the center of the room. "There it is," he ran over to the vase. "What! WHERE IS IT!" Lupin yelled. "Huh? How the hell-," Jigen walked up the case and picked up a piece of paper. "Hey buddy check this out," Jigen handed the paper to Lupin. TOLD YOU SO! x "There is something on the back," Goemon pointed to the other side, Lupin flipped it over. "It's an address," he said. "Well what are we waiting for?" Jigen ran out to the exit. Fujiko sat in the car waiting for the guys to get back. She saw them run out of the museum, but there was no vase. "Hey where's the vase?!" she said. "It would appear someone beat us to it," Goemon said. "Yeah and I bet I can guess who," Lupin sped the car off. It took them five minutes to find the place. It was a house, it was pretty big though, but it seemed normal. They all got out of the car including Fujiko, which was surprising. The door opened before they could knock. "Hey, you think this is a trap?" Jigen asked. "Nah, it's just a welcome party," Lupin chuckled. They all stepped in the door automatically shut behind them. "Huh, Lupin it won't open," Fujiko tried to pull it open but it wouldn't budge. "I thought you guys would come," a computer monitor screen appeared from the ceiling, it was Megan. "So you're the one who disabled the sensors aren't you," Lupin asked looking at the screen. "Yup, I told you I wasn't kidding about being a computer hacker," she grinned. "So what exactly do you want from us," Goemon said stepping forward. "I told you I want to work with you guys, after all it would be much easier with a smart computer hacker to steal, right?" she said leaning back in the chair. Jigen looked at the monitor. "You're just a kid, and besides, we're wanted criminals, why would we want to drag you along with us, do you want to be a criminal or something," Jigen said touching the screen. "Listen, I'll give you your vase back if you let me join your team, ok, of course I would want a share of the stuff I help you guys steal, I need cash to ya know," she came forward and spun around in her chair. "Hey you're only 14, you still need to go to school and your parents and family wouldn't let you run around the world stealing and getting yourself in trouble," Lupin said he was getting annoyed. "I have no family, and I've always wanted to leave this place, I don't like it much, well I hate it let's say that," Megan answered. "You have to have some family, step relatives foster parents, someone," Fujiko was trying to get her to change her mind, the last thing they need is some teen drop out traveling along with them. "Nope no one, it's been that way for 13 years," Megan said. "As for school, we'll it just dulled my brain, I was to smart even for the high school courses, so I got out," she said seeming pleased. "No one could be that smart and how raised you, how bought you food and made money," Lupin knew that she had to be lying. "Yes I can be, after all I did pass the SAT'S when I was twelve. I did that by myself, my parents had some money left for me, and I raised myself, my neighbors kind of went to the store for me, but I haven't talked to them since I was ten," she said staring at the ceiling. "Didn't you get lonely," Fujiko said, she sounded almost like she cared for Megan. "Not really, I never really made friends, no one really liked me much," Megan said staring once again at the monitor. "Come on, please I am trying to help you after all," Megan said seriously. "Okay fine," Lupin sighed. "What do you think guys," he said and turned around. "Yeah why not," Jigen said. "But don't come crying to me when she's screwed up," Jigen walked towards the door. "YES!" Megan said happily. "My room is down the hall to your right," the monitor went up into the ceiling. "I'm gonna regret this I just know it," Lupin said walking down the hall.