Sadly, almost done with this fanfiction. I'd say, another chapter or two and I'll try and get those out with in the next two or three days before school starts up for me. Thanks for reading and all the reviews. Enjoy.


She Will Be Loved


National Treasure

Chapter Eighteen

"The lantern," Patrick says, giving in, making the others look at him with shock

Kyle let out a sigh and looks down at the ground, hoping it wouldn't come to this; giving into Ian. The prick deserves nothing but to be in jail and rot. This adventure would have been so much better if he wasn't there. And if he wasn't there, they would have a clear shot of staying alive after all was over.

Ben sighs, "Dad..."

"The status quo has changed, son," he replies, looking at Ben.

"Don't," Ben says with a quiet plead in his voice.

"It's part of freemason teachings. In King Solomon's temple there was a winding signified the journey that had to be made to find the light of truth," Patrick explains to Ian.

Kyle listens carefully, trying to figure out where he was going with this whole thing. She has already caught on that it's a plan to trick Ian. What she is worried about is if the plan doesn't work and Ian isn't fool. Then what?

"And what does that mean?" Ian asks.

Ben looks at him and answers," Boston. It's in Boston."

"The Old North Church in Boston. Where Thomas Newton hung a lantern in the steeple, to signal Paul Revere that the British were coming. One if by land, two if by sea. One lantern. Under the winding staircase of the steeple, that's where we have to look.," Patrick adds to his explanation.


Wait a minute, it was two lanterns. Oh, I know where he's going with this, Kyle smiles metanlly.

"Thank you," Ian says and they start going up on the old elevator.

Patrick rushes forward," Hey, you have to take us with you."

"Why? So you can escape in Boston? Besides, with you out of the picture there's less baggage to carry," Ian smirks.

"What if we lied?" Patrick questions.

Kyle brings a hand up to her face at this as Ian lifts his gun and points it at Patrick.

"What if there's another clue?" Ben asks, making Ian's attention brought to him.

"Then I'll know right where to find you. See you, Ben," Ian says and with that, they go up.

Kyle groans and leans against the wall as Patrick and Abigail yell at Ian as he goes further and further up to the surface.

"We're all gonna die," Riley mumbles, leaning next to Kyle who just gives him a glare.

"It's gonna be okay, riley. Sorry I yelled at you," Ben says with a small smile.

Riley looks at Kyle confused only to get the same look back.

"OK, boys, what's going on? The British came by sea. It was two lanterns, not one," Abigail says to them.

"Ian needed another clue, so, we gave him one," Ben answers, scanning the walls along with his father.

Kyle has given up at this point to catch on to any plan that the two Gates' have planned for this thing.

"It was fake," Kyle states out loud.

"It was a fake clue," Riley says with some happiness then it going back to negativity, "That means... by the time lan figures it out and comes back here, we'll still be trapped, and he'll shoot us then. Either way, we're gonna die."

Kyle just looks at him, "Thank you for that, negative Nancy."

He glares at her, "Well, it's true. Think about it."

"No one's going to die," Ben says to them, "There's another way out."

"Where?" Kyle and Riley ask at the same time.

"Through the treasure room," he replies, pushing something on the wall, causing a door to slide open a bit.

Kyle stands up and slowly walks over, Riley is right behing her, following. The all enter the room but, faces fell. Nothing is there. Just a few broken pots and a lot more sand than Kyle ever wants to see again.
"Looks like someone got here first," Riley mutters and leans on a wall in the corner.

Kyle sighs and leans besides him.

"It may have even been gone before Charles Carroll told the story to Thomas Gates," Patrick reassures Ben.

"It doesn't matter," Ben mumbles.

Patrick sighs, "I know. Cos you were right."

"No I wasn't."

"Ben, this room is real. And that means the treasure is real," Patrick starts, "We're in the company of some of the most brilliant minds in history, because you found what they left for us to find and understood the meaning of it."

Kyle smiles at Patrick's small speech and rests her head on Riley's shoulder. She then feels him rest his head on her's making her smile.

"You did it, Ben. For all of us. Your grandfather, and all of us," Patrick starts again, " And I've never been so happy to be proven wrong."

"I just..." Ben starts, trying to find the right words, "I just reall thought I was going to find the treasure."

"Okay, so, we keep looking for it," Patrick says.

"I'm in," Abigail says.

"Me too," Kyle joins in.

"Not to be Johnny Rain Cloud here, but that's not gonna happen. As far as I can see, we're still trapped down here," he informs every one.

Kyle takes her head off his shoulder and just glares, "So negative."

"Now Ben, wherre's this other way out?" Kyle asks, walking towards him.

"Well, that's it. It doesn't make any sense," he states, looking around the room, "because the first thing the builders would have done after getting down here was cut a secondary shaft back out for air..."

"Right," his father says, looking around also.

Everyone looks around for a bit, well, except Riley who is sulking a bit in the corner where he is. Abigail and Kyle look at each other since neither have found anything. They look over to see Ben hunched over something. They walk up behind him.

"The secret lies with Charlotte," he mutters to him self, "Could it really be that simple?"

Ben takes the pipe they had found previously and fits into a mold and takes the stem of the pipe and puts into a whole that reminds Kyle of soemthing like a key lock. He turns it and a door on the other side of the room opens up. Ben grabs a torch and walks in first, the rest following with Riley in the back.

"Wow..."Kyle says in awe looking around at what they have just discovered.

They have found the treasure room and it is amazing. There are sculpures and jewlery and even scrolls that Abigail is hovering over.

"It's a big bluish-green man is a strange looking goatee," Riley says looking at the tall statue, "I guess that's significant."

Kyle laughs at him and looks around more.

"Dad!" Ben calls as he dips his torche into a black powder, causing the room to light up.

Not only the previous room they are in is lit up, but the rest of the treasure room. It's massive and all they could do is stare in shock at the discovery they have made; the biggest discovery of the decade, in Kyle's opinion.

"Yes!" Patrick cheers looking around. Kyle looks over at Riley and she frowns, "Riley, are you crying?"

Abigail looks at him, ready to laugh.

"Look, stairs," Riley points out.

Abigail and Kyle laugh. Kyle wraps her arms around Riley's waist and hugs him and he hugs her back.