DISCLAIMER! I forgot to put one in last time...whoops! I don't own nothing except for Alexis and 1/1000 of the plot because of Alexis. So whoop!

STORY!

So, that began the journey. Currently walking towards the National Archives, they walked in.

It was a great building with documents and historical symbols around the walls. Including, the Declaration of Independence. They walked into a small office like room where Ben started looking at a brochure about a gala coming up.

"Dr. Chase can see you now, Mr. Brown." A woman said poking her head out of another office room.

"Brown?" Riley asked.

"The family name doesn't get a lot of respect in the academic community." Ben pointed out.

"Yeah, well, how common is the last name Brown. Should have made it original like, Alien." Ben shook his head and put his arm around Lexi's shoulders.

"Who would believe that?" He asked.

"I bet Riley would. Not voicing his stupidity like usual. RILEY! HOW COULD YOU!" She mocked. He stuck his tongue out at her and she mimicked him.

"Stop you, we're entering the room thing." Lexi said.

"Huh. Being kept down by the man." Riley said to Ben. Lexi rolled her eyes. He saw a blonde chick raise a finger to motion them to wait a minute. "A very cut man." Lexi snorted.

"At least he voiced his stupidity this time." Ben smacked her upside the head and bringing his arm down to his side.

"Good afternoon, you three." She said.

"Hi." Riley said. Lexi smacked her head. Seems to be a habit doesn't it?

"Abigail Chase." She said walking towards them and offering her hand.

"Paul Brown." Ben said shaking it.

"Nice to meet you." She shook hands with Riley next.

"Bill." Lexi kept herself from smacking her hand again.

"Nice to meet you, Bill." She said with a curious voice. Then she shook hands with Lexi.

"Rosalyn Phillips." She smiled and shook hands with her. "But, please, call me Lynn." Abigail nodded.

"How may I help you?" She asked, definitely looking at Ben.

"Your accent. Pennsylvania Dutch?" Ben asked.

'Random?' Lexi thought.

"Saxony German."

'There's a word Saxony. Sort of like Saxophone.' Lexi thought to herself.

"oh!" Ben said. 'Was he really interested?'

"You're not American?" Riley asked snapping Lexi out of her trance. Lexi smacked her head.

"Oh, I am an American." She replied starting to sit down again. "I just wasn't born here." She turned her attention to Ben who was browsing around. "Please don't touch that!" Abigail protested seeing Ben fondle with the quarters she collects.

"Sorry. A neat collection. George Washington's campaign buttons." He said pointing to them. 'Buttons? They had buttons back then?' Lexi thought. "You're missing the 1789 inaugural, though." He looked at Dr. Chase. "I found one once."

"That's very fotunate for you." Abigail said kinda jealous aura giving off. "Now, you told my assistant that this was an urgent matter?" Dr. Chase asked.

"Ah. Yes, ma'am." Ben said. 'Finally to the friggen point.' Lexi thought. "Well, I'm gonna get straight to the point. Someone's gonna steal the Declaration of Independence." 'Blunt?'

Lexi had situated herself so she was resting her head on top of her arms which were on top of Riley's head whom was sitting down. At the same time they said, "It's true." When she looked at them for reasurrance.

"I think I'd better put you gentlemen in touch with the FBI." She was cut off.

"We've been in touch with the FBI." Ben said.

"And?"

"They assured us that the Declaration cannot possibly be stolen." Riley answered.

"As possible as Santa being real." Lexi quoted one of the laughing FBI officers.

"They're right."

"My friend and I are less certain." Ben said. "However, if we were gien the privilege of examining the document...we would be able to tell you for certain if it were actually in any danger."

"I swear he won't kill it." Lexi agreed.

"What do you think you're gonna find?"Abagail asked.

"We believe that there's an...encryption on the back." 'Nice choice of words ace.'

"An encryption, like a code?" She asked.

"Yes ma'am." Ben said.

"Of what."

"A cartograph." Ben replied.

"A map?" She rephrased. 'I bet it's just for Riley's sake.'

"Yes ma'am." Lexi replied mocking Ben. Riley nudged her sides.

"A map of what?" She asked.

"The location of...of hidden items of historic and intrinsic value.

"A treasure map?"

"That's where we lost the FBI." Riley said.

"Their brains are too laughable." Lexi said.

"Is that even a word?" Riley whispered. Lexi shrugged.

"You're treasure-hunters, aren't you?" She asked accusingly. 'Accusing lady that's blonde!' Lexi thought forgetting she also was a dark blonde.

"We're more like treasure-protectors." Ben said.

"Mr. Brown, I have personally seen the back of the Declaration of Independence, and I promise you, the only thing there is a notation that reads, "Original Declaration of Independence dated..."

"Four of July, 1776." Yes ma'am." Ben finished for her.

"But no map."

After looking at each other and a sigh from Ben, he replied, "It's invisible."

"Oh! Right."

"And that's where we lost the Department of Homeland Security." Riley said sighing and shaking his head causing Lexi to stand up straight.

"Thought we were a bunch of loonies."

"What led you to assume there's this invisible map?" She asked enjoying this.

"We found an engraving on the stem of a 200-year-old pipe." Ben answered.

"Owned by Freemasons." Lexi smacked her head.

"May I see the pipe?" She asked. 'Understandible to want to see it.'

"Uh, we don't have it." Riley said.

"Did Big Foot take it?" She asked leering at Riley.

"Yeah, right after Santa Claus delivered the tooth fairy to your house and whom apparantly forgot to give you a quarter and you're so cranky you decided to take your anger out on Cup..." Lexi started backtalking. Riley covered her mouth and dragged her out of the room while Ben followed after saying "It was nice meeting you." And did something with quarters.