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Later that night, Artie prepared himself some dinner. While he eating, he continued to study his newly found artifact. Artie grabbed his laptop and video messaged his old professor and tell him of his find.
"Hey Professor Henderson, its Artie." Artie said, shocked that his old professor was still awake.
"Oh hey Artie, what can I do for you?" His professor said cheerfully.
"Well, I'm in Cairo, following a lead I found on a map during my trip to Argentina and inside of one of the pyramids, I found this trident." Artie said as he held up his discovery.
His professor's eyes grew and his mouth dropped at what he was seeing. He got up out of his chair and went to the book shelf behind him, coming back with a rather large book.
"Artie, do you know what that is?" His professor asked with a smile.
"Not at all. That's why I called you." Artie said with a laugh.
"No matter. When you come back to the United States, come and see me. I have someone I want you to meet who knows more about this kind of stuff." His professor said as he flipped through the book.
"Alright sounds goo-" Artie said, only to be cut off by one of the locals coming into his tent.
"Sir, we just want to thank you for your discovery. Here." The man said as he threw a pouch at him.
Artie heard the sound of clinging as the pouch was thrown. He caught it and opened it. There were over 200,000 pounds of Egyptian coins inside, which Artie would later convert and get 50,000 US dollars. Artie gladly thanked the man and went back to talking to his professor. They arranged to meet on July 15th at Ohio State and discuss this artifact more. The next few weeks, Artie and the group continued to excavate around the pyramids and found more riches from around the world. They found Roman armor and weapons and Greek Philosophers' writings and plays.
"This has been one Hell of a find." Artie said as he packed his trident, which he found could be made into a cane again, and the writings in his suitcase. He packed up the rest of his stuff and left Cairo. His flight took him 11 hours to get into New York and from there, he grabbed an Amtrak to Cincinnati. Upon his arrival, he met his former classmate Finn who was also coming off an Amtrak.
"Finn, is that you?" Artie said in disbelief at how much Finn has changed since High School.
"Artie? Holy crap. I haven't seen you since graduation. How have you been?" Finn said as he walked over to Artie.
The two gave a quick hug.
"I've been great. Traveling all over the world." Artie said with a laugh. "What have you been up to?" He asked as the two walked out of the station and through Union Terminal.
"I've been, eh. It's a long story. How about we grab a drink and talk." Finn offered as he flagged down a taxi.
"Yeah, of course." Artie said as he and Finn put their stuff in the trunk.
The two went to a bar closer to Lima for they both were going there anyways. The trip took 4 hours or so, but they two spent the whole time catching up. After graduation, Finn went to the University of Notre Dame to study law. After college, he moved to Chicago and worked for a firm, until his branch closed down, forcing him back to Lima, where he found a job working with Quinn's mom at her firm. Since then, he went on to marry Quinn and now have two kids. After Finn finished telling his story, Artie told his. He told Finn about his excavation in Peru up to his recent discovery in Cairo. Artie also told him about his wife, Cindy, who passed away.
"I'm sorry, dude. But hey, the night's young. Let's get some drinks in you." Finn said with a laugh as he ordered two beers.
Artie and Finn drank and drank, catching up with one another, until they both became drunk.
"He…Hey, Finn! Let…let's do some Karaoke." Artie said, pointing over to the stage, stumbling as he made his way over.
Finn agreed and stumbled his way over to the stage as well. After singing a few songs, Quinn called Finn, demanding where he was. He told her he was with Artie.
"No you're not. He's in Cairo. Don't lie to me." Quinn yelled through the phone.
Hearing this, Artie took his phone.
"Hey Quinn, it's Artie. I got back today and ran into Finn." Artie said with a laugh.
"Oh Artie! I'm sorry! I thought you were still in Cairo." Quinn quickly apologized, shocked to hear his voice again since High School.
What Artie didn't realize is that while he was away, Artie became a local hero in Lima. Whatever he'd find, the press would catch it and bring it back to Lima. He was a celebrity to them.
"It's okay, Quinn. It's good hearing from you." Artie said as he handed the phone back to Finn. "She has you on a leash, doesn't she?" He said with a laugh.
Finn laughed and admitted he was. Finn told Quinn he'd be home soon.
"Hey, come over tomorrow night for dinner. I insist." Finn said as he hopped into another taxi.
"Yeah, that sounds great!" Artie said as he put his suitcase in his taxi.
Finn gave Artie the address and drove away. Artie got into his taxi and headed for his home. As he approached William McKinley High School, he asked the driver to stop, telling him that Artie would walk the rest. He paid his cab fare and was on his way. Artie spent a great deal of his night walking around his old High School, reminiscing about all of the great times he had. He kept reliving the memories of him and Brittany together and how they separated after graduation. She and Mike didn't attend college so they could go tour with Brittany Spears as her back up dancers.
Artie continued to think about her, especially all of the times he would sing to her during Glee or just in the halls. Truth was, Artie always had and always will have feelings for Brittany. She was his first love. More importantly, because of her, Artie had surgery on his spine so he wouldn't have to be in the wheelchair anymore. The doctors were shocked about how quickly he healed and how mobile Artie really was. Artie had the surgery in August of his freshman year in college and became mobile a few months later. It was a miracle for not only him, but the rest of his Glee class. They were all shocked by what he could do now.
Artie spent a few more minutes thinking and headed for home. He passed by Kurt, Rachel, and Mercedes' homes and smiled. He missed those three. Artie walked passed Santana and Brittany's homes as well, until he made it to his house. Artie walked inside and was astonished on how clean it was. He threw his stuff on the couch and went to bed.
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