, All these amazing reviews! Riley would be proud! Ok…but since he is not here to defend himself or speak otherwise, I say he is proud. Oh yeah, the story! Hehe, almost forgot why you guys were here…

"We're really going up in the tower where the Centennial Bell is?" Ivy asked for about the third time. She could hardly contain her excitement.

"Yes, now please, for once, be quiet. We're on a tour, you know!" Riley hissed.

Ivy shrugged, "Fine…but you gotta admit you're psyched!"

Riley looked at her confusingly, "Excuse me?"

"Say it, Riley," Ivy said, another evil grin spreading across her face, "Say, 'I'm psyched!'"

Riley mumbled, "I'm psyched."

Ivy cupped her hand over her ear and leaned, "I'm sorry, what did you say?"

"You heard me."

"No I didn't," Ivy said, "You have to say it louder."

"I'M PSYCHED, OK!" Riley nearly shouted heatedly.

"Pardon me, sir," The tour guide said suddenly, "This is a tour. Please keep your voice down."

Riley turned pink. Ivy laughed. Ben and Abigail acted like they didn't know them.

"I'm going to get you for that." Riley whispered.

Ivy shook her head, "S, man. That was fing hilarious."

Ben and Abigail strayed away from the group. Riley and Ivy followed suit. Ignoring a sign that read, "No Admittance," the four of them went up the stairs that lead to the tower.

In no time, Ben led them to a blue door. They entered, Riley carefully shutting the door behind them. Now they were inside the clock face.

The determined expedition continued. Climbing up one last flight of stairs, Ben opened the door and revealed the bell.

"What bell is this?" Riley asked when he saw it.

"The Centennial bell," Ivy explained before Ben could speak, "Replaced the Liberty Bell in 1876. It's weird, though, because the Liberty Bell finally cracked on George Washington's birthday."

"I just wanted to know what bell it was, not a whole history lesson!" Riley groaned, "That's what I've got Ben for."

Ben focused on searching for the "timely shadow." He found the shadow, and the clue.

"Alright, I'm gonna go down there. I'll meet you in the signing room." He said quickly before departure.

Abigail nodded and went to leave. Riley took the time to look at the shadow.

"3:22," He said, making sure Ivy could hear him, "My idea."

"Shut up." Ivy said, a hint of jealousy in her voice. Riley savored the moment.

Ben arrived in the signing room where they were waiting.

"Dude, what did you get?" Ivy asked eagerly.

"I found this," Ben said, showing them the glasses, "Some kind of ocular device. The vision to see the treasure past."

"They're, like, early American…x-ray specs…" Riley said when he took them.

Abigail nodded, "Benjamin Franklin invented something like these."

"I think that's it." Ben replied.

Carefully, they unrolled the Declaration of Independence. Ben explained to them that the next clue would be seen if someone looked through the glasses. As each person held a corner of the document, Ben hesitated.

Riley noticed the unusual pause, "What?"

"It's just…the last time this was here, it was being signed." Ben said in amazement.

Abigail smiled. Even Ivy for a moment lost herself in this incredible feeling.

"Ben, there's another tour coming. Riley said, breaking the silence.

"Oh, right."

Wasting no time, Ben took the spectacles and put them on. He saw the secret message.

"Here at the Wall…spelled with two Es. Take a look." Ben handed the glasses to Abigail.

Abigail looked at the message. She was just as astonished by it as Ben.

Riley sighed, "Why can't they just say 'Go to this place and here's the treasure, spend wisely?'"

"Who the h would write that?" Ivy said in disgust, "Is that what you would've done if you were in charge of this whole treasure?"

Riley shook his head, "No, of course not. I'd spend it!"

Ben looked at the window, "Oh no."

Abigail looked too, "Oh no."

Two of Ian's men were walking around outside the window.

"How did they find us?" Riley asked, withdrawing the curtain.

"Ian has nearly unlimited resources," Ben explained while he and Abigail put away the Declaration, "And he's smart."

"S!" Ivy cursed, "You mean to tell me that Ian Howe is after the treasure too!"

Riley glanced back, "How did you know his name?"

Ivy stared down at the floor, "You mentioned it…"

Riley was about to say something else but Ben interrupted, "Ok, we have to separate the lock from the key. You three take the Declaration, I'll take the glasses."

"Wait, then it's uneven. We've got more people than you." Ivy said.

"Well, you've got a bigger historical item than me," Ben said quickly, "Meet me at the car, and call if you have any problems."

"Oh, like if we got caught and killed?" Riley said anxiously.

"Yeah…that would be a big problem." Ben replied.

Ivy suddenly felt her heart race. She was now running with treasure hunters, and carrying a stolen document that created the United States. Worse, Ian was now involved. How would she ever face him?

"Are you coming?"

Ivy broke out of her thoughts. She nodded quickly and followed Riley and Abigail.

Ian and Shaw were watching from the tower.

"There he is." Shaw said, pointing at Ben.

"Shaw look, there's the others," Ian said, "Wait a minute…is that…"

Shaw frowned, "You mean the girl with the bluish hair?"

"Yeah," Ian said, "I think that's…never mind, she can be taken care of. Let's go."

I am so evil for not telling you guys how Ian and Ivy know each other. But since I'm in a good mood, I thought maybe I'd test you. The person who guesses how they know each other will receive a cameo in one of the chapters. Sound fair? Ok then.