Okay, this is my first NT fic, so don't completely flame me! This idea just kind of popped into my head and I decided to run with it. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own National Treasure or any of the characters associated with it…I don't own either. Or chat services. I also don't own Riley's laptop :(
"Ben?"
"What, Riley?" called the treasure hunter from the other room.
"C'mere."
Ben Gates rose from his chair in annoyance and strode to the living room, where his techie friend typed viciously on his laptop. Riley looked up as Ben entered the room.
"Look at this," he said, pointing at his laptop screen just as a little kid would point to a bully.
Ben leaned in closer to see what was making his friend so agitated. On the screen was a list of items, all accompanied by little boxes with pictures inside of them.
"Videos?" Ben said, frowning. He reached over to scroll down the list but Riley slapped his hand in annoyance.
"My computer," Riley reprimanded, giving Ben a glare that could only make him smile.
"Sorry."
"You'd better be," Riley grumbled. He swiped the imaginary Ben fingerprints from his keyboard before scrolling down the page.
Ben squinted at the screen. "National Treasure spoofs? What are those?"
"Typical," Riley said, rolling his eyes. "You don't even know what a spoof is."
"Well, are you going to tell me?" Ben said.
"See for yourself," said Riley.
With that, the techie clicked on one of the video links labeled "National Treasure Spoof part 1" and leaned back in his chair.
"They're…" Ben said after a few minutes of watching the video. His forehead was creased. "They're making fun of us?"
"And here I thought you were the one good at solving puzzles," said Riley. "Obviously they're making fun of us."
"Why would they do that? They don't even know us!"
"So?" Riley said. "You should see some of the other stuff these people come up with. Fan fiction, caption contests, movies…you name it, we're in it."
Ben's face was aghast. "People just…just…"
Riley smirked. "Yeah. We're just characters to them."
"I need to show Abigail this."
With that, Ben left the room.
Riley paused the video and closed the window on his computer. What rested behind it was a chat window, labeled "Chat with Abby."
I showed him, Riley typed in the text box.
Good, came the reply. How was it?
He freaked, Riley responded. You should have seen the look on his face. It was awesome.
Show him the fanfiction next, came Abigail's response.
Riley grinned. That'll be interesting.
"Abigail!"
Ben's voice resounded throughout the house.
Uh oh, Abigail's message appeared on the screen.
He's on the warpath, Riley typed. Good luck trying to explain why people spoof us.
Thanks for your oh-so-loving support.
You're welcome, Riley replied. A new message appeared informing him that Abigail had signed out of chat. He reclined in his chair once again and chuckled as Ben's rant began.
"Definitely fanfiction next," he said. He could already see Ben's face in his mind.
Reviews are greatly appreciated! Thanks for reading, and I'm hoping to get some more stories out there!
