Long time, no see! Yes, I finally updated, No, I am not giving up on this story.

Disclaimer: I don't own AC, Ubisoft does. But my characters are all mine! Mwahahaha!

"Okay, so let's get this straight. We have Altair, Malik, Desmond, Ezio, Leonardo, and now Lucy. Is that correct?" Nina said checking the list she was holding. Aria wanted to cry that they actually had to make a list for them. She looked over at Ezio who was holding an ice pack to his throbbing head, thanks to Lucy's amazing swing.

"How the hell is this happening?" Desmond asked to no one in particular, though nobody seemed to hear him. Or they were just ignoring him.

"You know, if all of these guys came through couldn't, like, Templars be coming into our universe too?" Nina said. That got everyone's attention. Voices were yelling across the room, theories along with it. This definitely scared Aria. This whole time they were gone, who could have been coming from the game?

"So, what if others did come from the game? How are we going to find them?" Ezio asked. This left them all stumped. For all they know, one of them could have caught a ride out of the state. And what about a character from the past? They are probably thinking that they're hallucinating!

"Well, we don't really know about that. We can ask our friends to keep a look out for any unusual people wandering around." Abby said. Aria rubbed her temples, starting to get a migraine. And she never had one before all this! Everyone seemed now to be on edge and Aria didn't like this. Not one bit. She needed to find a way to get everyone to relax. Just then, she got a text. Startled at the sudden vibration, she slid her phone open, seeing it was from her friend, Jimmy. It read:

Aye (:

You guys should come to the park cuz I'm bored and need someone to hang with!

Aria smiled at her friend. She hadn't hung out with Jimmy for awhile, he was practically her brother! A thought formed in her head and a Cheshire like smile crept on her face. Perfect.

"Hey guys, I know what we are gonna do today."

"I don't know why we're wasting our time when we should be looking for possible Templars." Malik said, annoyance completely lacing his voice.

"Well, stressing ourselves to death won't help either." Aria said, looking back at the group. All the assassins had a mask of seriousness on their faces, except for Ezio, who was happily enjoying the walk, and Leo, who was looking around with pure interest. Aiden, Patrick, and Mikie had also joined them, Aiden and Patrick joining in with the serious assassins.

"Yeah and how are we supposed to find the Templars? Go around all day playing a game of hide and seek with them? Pft, like that would work." Mikie said, rolling his eyes.

"The best we can do is wait. We'll most likely come across one if they actually did come through the game. For now, we just need to chill." Nina chimed in. Lucy, Desmond, and Patrick seemed to relax some, but the remaining three still bore the same expression.

"Aiden, you are way too serious for a sixteen year old." Abby said, earning an eye roll from Aiden and accomplishing in breaking the seriousness from his face. The group was passing the soccer field and baseball diamond, when from the distance Aria could see Jimmy sitting at the picnic tables next to the volleyball court and playground.

'Dang, I never noticed how big this park is.' Aria thought. Jimmy turned and saw the large group approaching, a grin forming on lightly tanned skin.

"Hey, long time no see short stuff!" Jimmy said when they were closer and held his arms out for a hug. Aria was about to return the gesture, when Abby and Nina ran past her to him.

"Jimmy Neutron!" They both yelled in unison, taking Aria's hug. She really didn't mind, he was practically her brother and didn't feel otherwise. Well, she could say that for herself, but Jimmy felt slightly different about being just friends.

"Will you guys always call me that when you see me?" Jimmy asked, all humor in his almond shaped eyes. When Abby and Nina found out that his last name was Goochron, it had apparently reminded them of the old cartoon show, Jimmy Neutron.

"Yeah, it's fun to say." Abby teased. Jimmy rolled his eyes and was about to greet Aiden when he noticed the others that had rolled in with them. He stared for a moment, blinked his eyes, then stared some more. Aria bit her lip, knowing Jimmy also played Assassins Creed.

"Wow, they look so much like the characters from AC. I mean, look at their faces! They could be the exact replicas! What a coincidence!" Jimmy said, with a small chuckle.

"Right! Complete coincidence. So weird how they look like them. Right guys?" Aria turned towards everyone, who looked perplexed. She widened her eyes and slightly tilted her head. They then seemed to catch on and agreed with the 'coincidence'.

"So, why'd you text us here Jimmy?" Patrick asked.

"What, can't a guy ask his friends to come hang with him at the park?" Jimmy asked with an innocent expression plastered on his face.

"No." Answered his friends, making Jimmy jut out his lower lip slightly.

"Okay, so you guys know Ryan Renolds?" Everyone not from the game nodded their head. "Well, you know how he likes to make jabs at me for not being all that good at sports. Hello, I'm a tech-guy, not some sports fanatic, like some people." Jimmy directed his gaze towards Aria, Abby, and Patrick, all playing or had played various sports.

"Anyway, get to the point Neutron." Nina said.

"So, I may have exaggerated how I could play volleyball really well. And maybe I had challenged him to a game of it with some of his buddies. Also, it was a possibility that your guys names came up in this conversation." Jimmy said, rubbing the back of his neck. While the other seemed fine with this, though still looked slightly irritated, Aria put her head in her hands.

"Jimmy, please tell me you didn't mention my name!"

"Uh, maybe?" He said with a sheepish grin

"Why? I freakin' hate volleyball! I can't even play it. I've told you this before. God, don't you even listen! I swear-" Aria was cut off by Altaïr's hand covering her mouth. She let out a grunt under his hand, looking up at his annoyed expression probably caused by her shouting. After a moment, Aria's shoulders slumped and Altaïr removed his hand, seeing as she wouldn't continue her rant.

"Well, that's fine. The five of us can play against them." Jimmy said.

"No, I can't. I got injured after soccer practice." Aiden said, lifting his injured ankle that was wrapped up, probably caused from dashing to the car to get away the mad mob. Jimmy frowned and thought for a moment. His eyes landed on the group behind them and an idea came to him.

"Well, why not your friends back their play?" He asked, smiling. Abby opened her mouth then closed it. Was it really such a good idea to have bunch of assassins and a renaissance artist play volleyball?

"What is volleyball?" Leonardo suddenly asked, testing the word as it rolled off his tongue. Jimmy stared at him for a moment and Aria was scared that for a moment he was catching on as to who they were. But that was dismissed when Jimmy smiled at the blond man, trying to hold back a chuckle.

"Maybe you should sit on the sidelines with Aria and Aiden. You know, root for us and all that stuff." Desmond suggested to Leonardo.

"Mikie and Malik too." Patrick said. Obviously a one-armed man couldn't play a sport that required two and a hyperactive eight year old whose head didn't even meet the net wouldn't be a smart idea.

"Don't you think that this is too many people?" Lucy asked, making Jimmy shake his head.

"Nah, you see, when they were adding on the volleyball court and soccer field to the park, the workers made a miss calculation and made the court double its size. So, we're gonna need a lot of people to cover that court." Jimmy said, nodding over to it. For the first time the assassins' and artist got a good look at the volleyball court. And bugged out their eyes. The court was huge, maybe being even more than just double its normal size. Yeah, they would need the extra people.

"So, you guys in?" Jimmy asked. Obviously Patrick, Abby, and Nina were going to help their friend and Desmond said it would be better than just watching, which got Lucy to also agree. Ezio was excited to play this new sport and eagerly agreed. Altaïr though did not seem as enthusiastic.

"I don't see why I should help. This is none of my concern. Your friend should not have been bragging about something that he could not do in the first place." He responded. Aria's eye twitched, not liking the tone of his voice. Sure, it was wrong of Jimmy to do that, but it's hard for on a kid when they get teased by such a rude person like Ryan. Aria grabbed Altaïr by his sleeve and stepped away from the group.

"What the hell? Can't you say anything without sounding condescending or rude?" Altaïr narrowed his eyes and was about to retort, but Aria cut him off. "No, you are going to listen to me. You may brush other people off, but not this time. He's just asking us for a little help. This guy has been bugging Jimmy sense middle school. And even though it's summer vacation, the guy is still hassling him." Aria calmed down for a moment, her voice rising with each word. She looked down at the grown, getting her head together, and then looking Altaïr in the eyes.

"I know it was wrong for him to lie, but he needs us. Jimmy doesn't catch a lot of breaks, but he's always nice and works harder than most people. I think you can respect that. Now, will you just play one game of volleyball to get this guy to leave him alone?" Aria finished, taking a breath. Altaïr was quiet, considering what she had said. Aria thought he would give her a no and just walk away with a scowl on his face because of her scolding him. But she was surprised by his answer.

"I suppose I can play this volleyball. But only once will I help this boy, so don't think I'll be helping everybody with such trivial matters." Altaïr replied with an expression of stone. Aria smiled and they walked back to the group.

"So, are we ready to go?" Aiden asked.

"Yup, now we just have to wait for Renolds-" Abby stopped talking when said person and a large group was walking towards them. Ryan wasn't exactly what you call a small person. He was rather tall and well built from football and wrestling. And his friends were no different. The whole group was large and built big, giving off a menacing vibe. But the trio and their group kept a straight face as they approached. They finally reached the court and Ryan stepped forward.

"Well, look at this group. These are some pretty strong looking people here." He said, with a smirk.

"Yeah, guess you had the same idea." Nina said, nodding at the group behind him.

"Afraid Jimmy was gonna beat you, so you brought help you needed?" Patrick sneered. He had never liked Ryan and being on the same football team really showed the tension between the two.

"Whatever Reed." Ryan shot back.

"Okay guys, enough with the bickering. Let's get this started."Jimmy said, trying to diffuse the fight that would ensue. They players took their positions and readied themselves. Jimmy's team would serve first.

"You are going down." Ryan said at the front of the net.

"Not likely." Patrick replied. Aria and the small group on the sidelines watched this exchange.

"How do you think this will end?" Malik asked.

"Jimmy and them are gonna whoop Ryan's butt!" Mikie said and Aiden nodded. Aria smiled at them and looked back to the court, her smile disappearing. If they lose, Jimmy is just going to receive more bullying from them then he's already getting. She's seen what has happened when people are put through such harassment…

"Don't worry, piccolino. They will do fine." Leonardo said, giving her a reassuring smile. Aria returned that smile and looked on with a confident expression, knowing that they wouldn't lose.

'You're going down Renolds.'

Wow, an update? Who would have thought!

Sorry guys, I got caught up in my summer and had some serious writers block! But I'm still going and planning on putting up other stories too. I don't know when I'll update again, but I promise you won't have to wait as long as you did before! (:

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