A/n: thanks for the reviews! Here's chapter 2.
Disclaimer: We only own Elizabeth and Jennifer.
Even with their coats on, Elizabeth and Jennifer were still cold. Riley noticed this and quickly offered them hats and gloves.
"Thanks." Elizabeth said, smiling at him, her cheeks pink. Jennifer rolled her eyes.
"We really appreciate it." She said.
"No problem." Riley said his eyes still on his computer. Jennifer leaned back and closed her eyes.
What happened? Why were they suddenly out here in the artic in the movie? It was very confusing. Jennifer opened her dark eyes and saw Elizabeth still staring at Riley.
"Smoochy, smoochy! Someone's in love!" She teased, quietly so Riley wouldn't hear. Elizabeth whipped around, her green eyes blazing.
"Shut up!" Jennifer giggled.
"I was thinking about Henson and Perry," Ben said. "Crossing this kind of terrain with nothing but dog sleds and on foot. Can you imagine?"
"It's amazing." Jennifer replied.
"It's extraordinary." Ian said.
Suddenly all Jennifer could think about was Ben. In real life, back at home, she thought he was pretty handsome. Not as handsome as Riley, of course.
A beeping sound was coming near Riley's computer.
"Are we getting closer?" Elizabeth asked him.
"Assuming if Ben's theory is correct and my model is accurate, we're getting very close. Don't go by me, I broke a shoelace this morning." Elizabeth giggled. Riley looked pleased that someone had laughed at his own joke.
"Should we turn around and go home?" Ian said sarcastically.
"No, we could just throw him out right here." Ian and Jennifer laughed. Suddenly, Riley's computer was beeping really fast, and a sign came up that said: TARGET REACHED.
Ben parked the snowmobile and they all climbed out. It looked just like the rest of the artic--snow. But there were some pieces sticking out that looked like wood. Elizabeth and Jennifer looked at each other and smiled. They knew what was going to happen.
"Look, this is a waste of time," Shippen said, turning to Riley. "How could a ship end up out here?"
"Well, I'm no expert, but it could be that the hydrothermal properties of this region produce hurricane force ice storms that cause the oceans to freeze, and then melt, and then refreeze, reducing in a semi-solid migrating land mass that would land a ship right around here." Riley replied. Ben handed Elizabeth and Jennifer a metal detector.
"Use this over the snow," he said. Elizabeth turned hers on and went to the exact spot in the movie that Ben found the bell to the ship. Her metal detector went crazy, and she asked Ian for a water bottle. He gave one to her and with her still cold hands, opened it and poured the water on the bell.
"I found something!" she cried over her shoulder. Ben hurried over to her and saw, written on the bell:
BOSTON
MASSACHUSETTS
CHARLOTTE
"Hello, beautiful." Ben breathed, a full smile now forming on his lips.