So for those of you wondering about that previously mentioned Hellboy 2 fanfiction(which I hope is at least one person) it's called 'Searching for love' and is a Nuada/OC because he is HOT! So check it out if you were looking for something to do while waiting for the next chapter of Now what do I do? or you wanted to check out more of my writing. Now then, on with the story!
They made it to the cars and were now on their way back to their hotel, when Ian's phone started ringing.
"Hello?" He said. A couple of seconds passed. "Really? And what do you want me to do about it?" He had a grin on his face now. "What do I get out of this?" A pause. "Well then, Dr. Chase you have yourself a deal."
They all looked at Ian as he ended the call, wondering what it was about.
"Ben's in FBI custody. Dr. Chase, the blonde lady, wants us to get him out and get him to the intersection of Broadway and Wall Street. If we do, we get the treasure. We have to give up the Declaration and meerschaum pipe." Ian explained.
"So how are we going to do it?" Powell asked.
"I have an idea. Pull over. I need to use a payphone." Ian said.
They pulled over and found change for the payphone. Ian began his call with Shaw and Powell hanging around keeping a look out. Everyone else was still inside the car. As Ian hung up the phone, Shaw grabbed his arm to stop him from going back into the car. Powell went back inside the car.
"Listen, mate, how long are you going to keep this up?" Shaw asked.
"What up?" Ian asked.
"If you keep carrying around that ring with you, she's going to find it eventually. Then everything will be ruined. And we don't want that, do we?" Shaw explained.
"I know we're nearing the end, I can feel it." Ian said.
"But the longer this goes on, the bigger the chance she has of finding the ring." Shaw said.
"Well what do you want me to do?" Ian shouted, irritated.
Shaw let Ian calm down before continuing. "Either hide it well or propose soon." Then he got back into the car.
Ian stayed outside for a moment, thinking about his next move, until he got back into the car.
"What was that about?" Valerie asked from his right.
"Nothing. Just going over some last minute details. Let's go back to the hotel." Ian replied.
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"So . . . explain to me your obsession with this Valerie girl." Abigail asked. Her and Riley had stopped at a cheap motel for the night, waiting until Ben was back tomorrow morning.
"It's not an obsession." Abigail shot him a skeptical look. "Okay, it MIGHT be an obsession. I just have this feeling like she's THE ONE."
"But she's Ian's girlfriend?"
"Yeah. And he's in love with her too."
"Well then you should just confess your love and have her decide."
"No, Ben told me not to. Ian's a key element in this treasure hunt and if I go for Valerie, he'll-"
"What? Shoot you? Blow you up in a ship and leave you in the Arctic? Riley, you have nothing to lose."
"They have guns, Abigail! They will shoot me if I try!" Riley yelled.
Abigail stayed quiet, knowing he was right.
"Let's get some sleep then." She said and turned out the lights.
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By the time they had gotten back to the hotel, Ian had decided that Dr. Chase and Riley had too much power at the moment and told Viktor first thing in the morning to kidnap Ben's father to tip the scales in their favor. They planned what exactly they were going to do in the morning, even though Ian already had a rough idea. Everyone had something to do except Ian and Valerie. The time came to leave to set their plan in motion and everyone got into their cars. Ian and Valerie still had to wait for Viktor to get back from Pennsylvania.
"So why do I have to wait in the car with the hostage?" Valerie asked, disappointed she wasn't in the action. "Why can't I stand outside the car and look badass with Viktor?"
"Because if you play good girl then we don't have to worry about Ben and the others trying to physically harm us. They'll be too worried about hurting you." Ian explained. "So seem like the good girl. Talk and act like you're getting tired of this treasure hunt."
"Well it will be boring waiting in a car for who-knows how long." Valerie said.
Ian's cell phone rang and after a brief conversation, Ian and Valerie went to meet Viktor in front of the hotel. They climbed in, Viktor driving with Ian in the passenger seat and Valerie in the back with their duct-taped hostage. They got to the corner of Wall Street and Broadway and Ian got out to go across the street to wait for Ben. Viktor got out to wait for Ian's signal to show their hostage and Valerie took this as her cue to play the good girl.
"I'm sorry we had to do this. Are your hands okay?" She asked Ben's father.
"Not really. They're starting to lose feeling." He said.
"Sorry, but they would kill me if I even tried to loosen the bonds. My name is Valerie, by the way." She said.
"Patrick Gates." He told her. "Now what's a pretty young girl like you doing with these guys?"
"Ian, the blond one, is my boyfriend. We were dating when this whole treasure hunt started and I just got swept up in it all." She lied.
"That's a shame. Wasting your life on this stupid treasure."
"I take it you don't think it's real?"
"Not at all. After wasting 20 years of my life, I quit."
"Your son, Ben, thinks it is. I've never seen anyone so determined." Valerie said, noting in the back of her mind that Ian seemed determined to get this treasure as well.
"He's a fool, chasing after fool's gold. Look where's it's got him, stealing the Declaration of Independence and his father kidnapped."
Valerie saw their car pull up near Ian and the others and Ben get out.
"There he is now." She said.
They stayed silent watching the talk between Ian and Ben, looking for any signs it was going bad. Ben started walking away, but Ian stopped him and turned his attention to the car Valerie and Patrick were in. Valerie quickly sat as far back as she could to not be seen as Viktor opened the door. She didn't know why she did it, it was just a reflex. The door closed seconds after opening and showing who was inside. Ben and Ian continued talking and soon Ian came back to the car. He said something to Viktor and Patrick was taken out of the car. Then he turned to Valerie, still inside the car.
"We have to go inside Trinity Church." He told her, offering his hand to her. She took it and they were soon on their way into the church.
"I like pretending to be all goody-two-shoes." Valerie said, practically skipping. "People don't look at me like I'm the bad guy."
"I'm glad you like it. Now stay close to me, the treasure's close, I can feel it." Ian told her.
They went inside the church with Ben, Ian, and Valerie in front of Shaw, Phil, and Patrick by several feet. They led Patrick into one of the pews and Ben turned to Ian.
"Let him go, Ian." Ben said.
"When we find the treasure." Ian told him, nodding slightly towards Valerie so Ben got why he wanted to find the treasure so badly. Valerie didn't notice.
"No, now." Ben said forcefully. "Or you can figure out the clues for yourself." He handed the glasses to Ian. "Good luck."
"Ben, I don't think you fully appreciate the gravity of this situation." Ian said as Powell and Viktor walked in with Dr. Chase and Riley.
Ben looked at them and realized he had to go with this.
"Let's have a look at that map." Ian said and sat in a pew with Ben next to him and Valerie sitting in the pew behind them.
They took out the Declaration and, after unrolling it and flipping it to the back, Ben put on the glasses. He moved the lenses around before saying how remarkable it was and passing the glasses to Ian. Valerie snatched the glasses before Ian could grab them and put them on herself, moving the lenses like she saw Ben do.
"It says 'Parkington Lane'." She said.
"'Beneath Parkington Lane'." Ben corrected her.
She moved the lenses again and saw 'Beneath Parkington Lane'.
"Oh." She said and passed the glasses to Ian.
"But why would the map lead us here and then take us somewhere else? What's the purpose?" He asked as he looked at the map.
"Just another clue." Patrick piped up from behind them.
"Dad." Ben warned before turning back to Ian and Valerie. "No, you're right. Parkington Lane has to be around here somewhere."
"A street inside the church?" Ian said.
"Not inside. Beneath, beneath the church." Ben realized.
"Alright then. Let's go down to the basement." Ian said loudly as he stood up. The others got the hint and soon everyone was going down into the basement.
I had to stop myself or else this chapter would've been super long. I know I sound like a broken record, but once again, thank you so much for your support and reviews and story alerts and favorites! They mean so much to me!