Here's part of the scene from London! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: This movie isn't mine. Only Nicole and Kathleen are.
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Kathleen
By the time we arrived in London, I was nearly dying of curiosity. I hadn't seen any other signs of anything happening between Nicole and Ben, and Nicole hadn't said anything so far. I did see them occasionally glance at each other and smile, and sometimes Nicole would make an excuse to slip away, and knew she was going to meet him.
By 8:00 that morning, we were sitting in the hotel room, formulating our plot to break in to Buckingham Palace. Riley sat at his laptop, and I sat beside him, while Nicole sat on the edge of the bed on the other side of the room and Ben stood behind Riley's chair.
"The Queen's office is here, and the elevator shaft gets you close, but the only direct access…" Riley tapped the screen with his fingers. "… is through security."
"Well that sounds fun!" Nicole said sarcastically, playing with a rubber band out of sheer boredom. Ben's phone rang, and he starting talking to his father.
"Hey Dad." There was a pause while Patrick spoke on the other end. "Call the police, I'm coming home."
"What happened?" Riley asked, and I could somehow sense that he was nervous. I put a hand his arm gently, listening to the conversation.
"We're in London. We're going to Buckingham Palace. We have an appointment with the curator tomorrow afternoon."
I could imagine Wilkinson listening in on the other end, and I briefly considered telling Ben about Wilkinson's plan. I decided against it though. I reminded myself I couldn't tell them very much.
Ben hung up his phone. "Someone else is after the treasure."
"Of course someone else is after the treasure. It's the axiom of treasure hunting." Riley said with a small sigh.
"We need to hurry and see that desk." Ben said. I nodded.
"Way I see it, we'll need a way to get into the security room." Nicole said. She set down her rubber band, running her fingers through her hair. "We could always create a disturbance."
"What do you mean?" Ben asked curiously. He sat down on the bed next to her.
"I dunno. You could always go in and act like a drunk. Or Kathleen and Riley could have a little lover's spat." She shrugged.
"But I'm gonna be working the computer." Riley reminded her.
"Not necessarily. I could do it. After all, you did teach me a lot about hacking when I was here, right."
"But you don't know all the codes!" Riley attempted to argue.
"You could teach me."
"It took me years to learn this stuff, and you really think you could learn it in a few hours?" Riley reasoned. "You're crazy."
"Well, do you have a better plan? It's not like a distraction will show up right then and there."
She must've forgotten about Abigail. I listened to the argument as they fought back and forth, a bit amused.
"But you don't even know how to set everything up!" Riley fired back. "Everything has to be set up exactly or it won't work!"
I sighed as the argument continued on for nearly ten minutes. Nicole eventually won, but I had no idea how we'd pull off her idea. I figured Riley would spend nearly every minute of the day teaching her everything she needed to know. I knew that Nicole had better be ready for a crash course in hacking.
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Over 24 hours later, we were in Buckingham Palace, waiting for Ben to finish his meeting with the curator. Nicole had finished her quick courses with flying colors, according to both Nicole and Riley. Riley had even been impressed by her skill. I had no idea how she'd picked up everything so quickly, but I was sure that I would ask her about it later.
Riley and I were flipping through magazines, and Nicole was simply staring into space. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Riley give her a tiny nod. Behind the page the magazine he was reading was a tiny device. He slowly pressed a button on it, and the woman behind the desk let out a little gasp.
"Oh heavens!" She tapped the keys, trying to fix the computer. "Heavens no!"
"Yeah, those CBC X-Pro 3200's can be pretty pesky when the system version doesn't match the user upgrades." Riley said with a little nod.
"You know computers?" The woman asked, and I immediately caught on to Riley's plan. I tried to hide my smile behind the magazine I was reading. The page I turned to was not the least bit shocking.
Treasure Hunter linked to Lincoln Assassination
I flipped the page with a sigh. I was getting tired of dealing with this.
"Uh…" Riley was trying to sound unsure. Nicole tried to hide her grin. "Not really." He paused. "Well, yeah, a little."
He got down next to the computer and began taking it. "Well, it's a bit of a mess, but I think we can handle it. I'm going to fix it up so you never have to come down her again." He hooked up a small bow to one of the USB ports and pulled of the little antenna-like thing on it. "How's that?"
He pressed the button on the small device from before, and the screen went back to normal. The lady began to smile. "Oh, thank you!"
Jus then Ben emerged from the curator's office.
"You understand, the Resolute Desk is in Her Majesty's private wing. Not even I am allowed in there." The curator told him.
"I understand." Ben said with a nod, shaking the older man's hand. "Thank you for your time."
"Of course." The other man paused for a moment. "Nasty business about your ancestor."
"It's not true." Ben told him.
"Of course it's not." The curator shook his head and disappeared back into his office. Ben motioned to the three of us, and we all went out into the hallway.
"That was genius." I commented to Riley with a grin.
"It was nothing. I took some acting classes in high school." He shrugged
"Those might come in handy…" I murmured. He shrugged again and we met Ben out in the hallway.
"Everything set up?" He asked Riley.
"Yes sir." Riley nodded. Nicole put Riley's backpack over her shoulder.
"I got everything." She was about to start off, but Riley grabbed her arm.
"I swear, if you break anything…"
"I'll be paying for it, yeah, I know." Nicole rolled her eyes. "Now would you please let me go? We're on a tight schedule." Riley released his grip on Nicole's arm, and she started to walk away.
"Good luck!" Ben called to her. She flashed him a smile.
"You too!" She disappeared down the stairs.
Ben turned back to us. "You guys know what to do."
"I think I've got it, but how are we supposed to keep the guards from dragging us away too?" I asked.
For once, Ben didn't have an answer. "I don't know, I'm sure you'll figure it out." He shrugged his shoulders and walked away. I sighed, eyeing Riley.
"Ready to put those classes to the test?"
He let out a sigh as well. "Ready as we'll ever be."
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Well, that seems like a weird place to cut it off, but I wanted the fight scene to have its own chapter.
You might not recognize the second part, because it's actually a deleted scene from the film. According to the director, Justin ad-libbed a lot in that scene, and it's one of my favorite deleted scenes. At least one more scene will be included.
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