A/N: My apologies! It has been over a year since my last update. I have had this chapter written since last summer but I haven't had the inspiration to sit down and actually type it up. Again, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. But thank you to all of you who continue to read this story anyway!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything! Trust me. If I did, I wouldn't have waited 20 years to make a 4th movie.

Chapter 5: Getting To Know You

"Don't you think it's kinda' weird that all of our names are states? Sure, my dad goes by Koty. But still." Cali said as she finished cutting the ropes around Indy's wrists.

"Yeah, weird," He said distractedly as he rubbed his wrist.

"You don't need to give it that much thought," sarcasm filled her words as she spoke. Indiana walked around his childhood home, as if looking for something. California followed behind him, "Are you ok?"

"Cali," Indy looked at her, "Has Da… uh… Grandpa Henry been working on anything, lately?"

"The Holy Grail, I think…" Cali said. "He had some book thing that he was always writing in when I was here last time, but now that I think about it I don't think I have seen it this trip. My dad didn't really like it when he worked on it around me."

"Anything besides that? I really doubt that that is what's going on again."

"What do you mean again?

"Nothing," He quickly began searching again, turning over books and magazines, opening drawers, throwing pillows on the floor, and even turning up couch cushions. "Where was he headed when he left?"

"Grocery store."

"Go grab your coat, Cali." Cali went back to get her coat from the spare room. "Now where's…" Indy fingered his empty gun holster as he went to look around on the living room floor.

"Looking for this?" Cali was holding his gun by the handle.

"Yeah, thanks." He took the gun from Cali as he spoke, swung it around his index finger and then placed it securely back into the holster.

"Showing off, now are we?" Cali said as Indy gave the room another quick glance to make sure he had everything and then the two of them headed out to his car in hopes of finding Henry.

The drive to the store was probably only a fifteen minute drive, but five minutes of silence with this stranger was about as much as California could take. "So you're my uncle."

Indy glanced at her and quickly looked back at the road. "I thought we went through this already," he said exasperatedly.

"We did… but I still don't really know anything about you."

Indy smiled. "Your dad as curious as you?"

"Depends… How curious do you think a pencil pusher can be?"

"You never know," Indy replied.

"That's easy for you to say. You don't know my dad. I bet you've seen way more excitement than anything my dad has seen. You've got to be some kind of adventurer. I don't know… a soldier, or something."

Indy replied with an almost sarcastic tone on his profession, "Actually, I'm a Professor at Marshall College."

"Really? Cause, well…I don't know… you just… don't really look like the professor type."

Indiana let a little grin appear on his face again.

"Are you married or anything?"

"No." There was a bit of an awkward silence before Indy posed a question. "So what are you doing out here anyway?"

"Just visiting Grandpa Henry. My dad had some business meeting thing and Grandpa said I could come stay with him while Dad was gone."

Just as Cali finished they pulled into the store's parking lot. Both Indy and Cali instantly noticed Henry's pickup. They got out and walked over to the empty truck.

"Do you think he's inside?" California asked, very unsure of herself.

"Doubt it," Indy answered with a slight shake of his head.

"But then where is he?"

"I don't know, Cali."

"But what are we going to do?" Indy didn't reply. He simply walked over to a different spot on the lot where something had caught his eye. "Indy!" Cali ran over to where her uncle was kneeling down. "Grandpa's missing and you're looking at a BUTTON!"

"Cali, I think I might know who's taken him." He said still looking at the golden button.

"Who?"

"C'mon." He stood and walked back to his car, bringing the button with him.

"Indy, who?" She asked as she followed behind him, speeding up to make up for having to take two steps to match one of his strides.

"There's someone I need to talk to first."

"Who has Grandpa Henry? Who do you need to talk to?" Indiana didn't reply. He just started the car and pulled out of the parking lot. "Where are we going?"

"To see a buddy of mine."

A/N: I'm SO Evil right? No update for a year and then the only clue about Henry's whereabouts is a button. I will do my best to not take so long to update next time. But please be so kind as to review. For they might encourage a quicker update if I know that there are still people who want this to be written.