AN: I am back with another chapter. I know it has been a long time, but I still plan on finishing this fic. I can not guaranty a chapter often but I will up date when I have a new chapter. I have been stuck in this fic for a bit and hoping to find my way out. I have also started a new Fic Called HG's Game. Check it out if you not already have.

- Akuma

Chapter 5: The Planning

Hotel Hermitage

Danny and Stacie were making out on the balcony not knowing that their plan no longer applied. They kissed for a while more till Stacie remembered that they were still at the penthouse and everyone was still up.

"Danny we have to stop. We are at the penthouse with everyone, what if someone sees." Stacie barely whisper out. She had her eyes closed and her lips were only cementers way from Danny's.

"What are you ashamed of me now Stace" Danny teased, going for another kiss.

Stacie stopped him by pushing her hands on his chest and pushing him back a bit. "I am serious Danny. Remember are plan, and anyway as I recall you wanted to do this more then me to actually, one up Mickey in not knowing everything. You said you wanted to even up the score for when he fingered out about that time...when we sort of...did the...fake sex thing." Stacie stated strongly till the end of the sentence.

"Yeah, but this is so much more fun and besides I knew then how much you wanted me. You could not resist my charms." Danny smirked with the otter most confidence after stating that.

"If I recall I resisted you just fine."

"You did but you so wanted me even then. It was written all over your face and if I recall you almost kissed me that night."

"Did not. Where did you get that ludicrous idea from."

"You were leaning in to me drawing closer right before you pushed me off of you. Not that I blame you who could resist my charms after all."

"Danny, you are so full of yourself. I was not going to kiss you that night."

"Oh, I know you weren't going to kiss me, but I know you wanted to. After all you kept knocking me back. I understand now why you did but we could have been together a lot longer if you would have just let me in, you know? I would never leave you Stace. I just want to make you happy...I-I want you to understand that I will be here till you want me to leave. I plan on staying here a long time, ok?"

"Thanks, Danny. It is nice to be reminded of that once and a while. I know that I make you frustrated some times, so thanks for being patient with me." Stacie said in all seriousness. "And for the record I was not going to kiss you." She teased going back to the original rebate.

"I am sure you weren't Stace. I am sure you weren't." Danny teased back and gave her a quick peck on the lips.

Down the hall from the penthouse suite in the two bed room suite the warehouse gang were either going to bed or working on their current case. Pete was in the bed room that he shared with Steve, he went to bed right way do to exhaustion. Helena and Myka where in the room together talking and working on trying to make shifts and plans for tomorrow for the recon at Monte Carlo Casino. Claudia was in the living room working on her computer and talking to Steve at the same time.

A Farnsworth went off in the living room. Both Steve and Claudia looked to see who's it was and found out it was Claudia's. She opened it to find Artie on the screen like usual.

"Hey, Artie what's up?" Claudia asked.

"I wanted to know what you guys have got since none of you can bother to check in with me." Artie said in a agitated voice.

"Chill man. We didn't check in cause we had nothing to report before, until tonight. We just were going to wait till morning to inform you we are all pretty tried and were going to get some sleep to do some more recon." Claudia stated.

Artie was still not happy after hearing the explanation, but let it go. "So what have you guys found out?"

"Nothing really, we are still looking. We narrowed the possibility out. We are-"

"Don't rule anything out!" Artie shouted.

"Dude we have to narrow down to a building we can't cover them all, we narrowed it based on suspicion and if Pete got any feelings. We found nothing at all the casinos that we went to, so that left only the big cheese here."

"The big cheese?"

"Yeah you no the big cheese, the boss, the big one..."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah... Get on with it which one is 'the big cheese?'"

"Really Artie, you do need to get out more often." Claudia said in passing. Artie gave her that look he normally does when she insults him. "I am referring to the main Casino here, you know the Monte Carlo Casino. Geeze Artie, with all the informal encyclopedia that you are, I would think you would know everything about it." Claudia rambled on.

"Alright, aright! I'll look into it, see if I can find something..." Artie replied leading off. He had a off in the distances look, like he was thinking really hard.

"Artie are you ok..." Claudia asked in concern.

"Yeah fine."

"Ok...if you say so. How is the video gathering coming. Did you find out a place that they have all been to before they went all obsessive?"

"No. they all seem to be every where...Wait I could try to find video that were taking around the time they were reported missing and see if I can confirm with your out come of the place..."

"Dude, you didn't do that before?" Claudia said like it was a obvious thing to do. Artie gave her a glare and did some grumbling. "Right, well I will let you get back to your work and I will get back to mine. Ok? ok. Bye Art-" Claudia tried to defuses the bomb that she made and was cut off when her Farnsworth went blank.

"Well that went well." Steve said to Claudia.

"Oh, yeah perfect." Claudia said sarcastically. "Now I am sure I am going to have a lot of inventory when I get back."

In the girls room of the two bed room suite Helena and Myka were working on making shifts and plans for tomorrow for the recon at Monte Carlo Casino. They both were sitting on the bed looking at files and layouts that Claudia had printed out for them so they could work. It was silent in the room besides the casual shuffle of papers being moved.

Myka was the first to break the silence that has been in the room for a while, "So, Helena..." She trailed off not knowing how to vocal her concern.

H. G. looked up from her papers she was looking at to Myka. "Yes, darling?"

Myka took a minute to figure out how to phrase her question. "I was wondering if everything was aright with you, you know with everything that has been going on lately?"

"I take it that you are referring to Stacie." It was not a question but a statement.

"Yes, sort of. I was wondering if everything was ok with you. I know that this must be very weird and unsettling, especially with everything that has happened to you. I Just want to make sure you are alight, I mean finding someone that looks like you I imagine is very weird and insane even, but with you seeing her more like...well your daughter I was not sure if it was bothering you in anyway and I am talking to much...so I am going to shut up now."

"It's alright darling, no need to be embarrassed for talking to much, actually I find your concern very touching. On the contrary I am doing ok, I suppose. Looking at her is very uncanny and yes, she reminds me of my precious little girl that I have lost to time." Helena looked down at her hands not wanting to look Myka in the eyes anymore. "I know that it is a stupid thing to do but she is what I imagined what my little girl would look like if she was all grown up. She looked so much like me. She was very bright for her age and cheerful. She was understanding and sweet, she was my better half. She meant the world to me and I let her down, I was not there to protect her. That was my job and I had failed, I had fail over and over again." Her voice creaked, "I-I got angry at myself and I eventually started blaming the world for the loss of my daughter. It took her from me, it sent evil to her that I could not stop and it was to pay for what it did to her, to me. You know how that went... Now, I find myself looking at this Stacie Monroe and seeing her as if she is all grown up. I feel like what used to be my precious daughter may have come back to save me again. Maybe I have made emends for my sins enough, or have done enough sacrifice for a little glimpse of her to come back to me." H. G. finished and looked back up at Myka.

Myka was looking at Helena the whole time and was trying to figure out what to say to her, to comfort her to make her feel safe and not alone with everything. When H. G. finished and looked back up at her she took a minute to read what was going on behind her eyes. Myka then said in a soft tender voice, " It's alight Helena. You are not stupid to feel or think any of those things in fact, if I were in your shoes I would probably too. I just don't want you to face this alone. We are all here for you and you can talk to any of us if you need to. I want to be here for you as support, ok. So far everything between you two seems to be going well and I am sure you guys will hit it off and become as good as friends as you and I. Just give it time, you'll see."

"Thank you Myka. You always seem to know me better then myself. I appreciate this talk very much I feel much better about this predicament I have found myself in." Helena said with a smile on her face.

"Its not a problem you would do the same for me, we understand each other better then we understand our selves you and I. We always make each other see reason, we are each others strength. You are important to this world and are warehouse family. We are all each other has got in are crazy, insane lives that is are job. I am sure that Stacie has the same with her group of grifters and maybe some day soon we will all be good friends where they feel like family too." Myka replied back in a soft, cheerful manner.

H. G. and Myka went back to work on coming up with a general plan for the next day while Claudia and Steve were working on getting building and flood plans and camera feeds so that they can better plan for the up coming recon. Eventually they all called it a night and went to bed so that they can be rested and awake for the long day ahead.

The next day everyone got gather once again in the penthouse suite to go over the plan of the day and what shifts they will be pulling to cover the casino. The grifters set up a projector and had it hooked up to Claudia's laptop so they could go over all the sights and places that would more then likely have the artifact they are looking for, which would being all the tables.

Myka started the meeting after they were all set up the visual. "Alright, so this what me and Helena came up with. We will a be taking shifts doing recon like we said we would for a few hours. I think we should start with the slots and move from there to black jack, then to poker and then roulette."

All of them were looking at the screen as Myka was pointing and telling them what she advised.

"So...now that we have a play, who is going with who, doing what and when?" Mickey asked Myka.

"Well we left that up to you guys we have already picked shifts for are selves, thinking you might want a saw in who goes and when."

"Well that was kind of you." Stacie said "Who you mind telling us though when your shifts are and who you will be going that time."

"Thank you, and yes. Lets see here she flipped through the papers in her hand and looked them over and then stated, "It looks like Helena and myself has the first shift in the morning, then Steve and Claudia at noon and Pete with me again in the evening."

"Ok, how many of us are going at a time? Are you thinking of just one or more?" Mickey asked not sure of what the warehouse crew wanted.

"I assume we would like to get done faster and would like to cover a bit of ground at a time Mr. Bricks, so I would say at least two from your crew there." Helena mentioned.

"Alright then, do you mind if we talk amongst ourselves to sort this out real quick?" Emma asked.

"Not at all darling. We can wait till you and your lot are all sorted." Helena said with a reassuring smile.

The hustle crew drew closer together in a somewhat spread out huddle, as they did not move from their spots, but leaned over to talk amongst themselves.

In the huddle there was muttering and whispering as they talked amongst themselves trying to figure out who is going at which time and with who. There seemed to be a grate debate going on because they suddenly got a little louder though the warehouse group didn't catch much but a word here and there.

Just when grifters were done discussing there was an alerting, vibrating, rumbling sound. The warehouse team looked at each other seeing who's it was when Claudia pulled out her Farnsworth. She looked at the others for help and Myka pointed at the window of the terrace and Claudia nodded in understanding and stood by the window and opened her Farnsworth.

"Hi there Poo Bear, are you a little less grumpy today then last night?"

"My name is not Poo Bear and no I didn't sleep so I imagine you would say more so." Artie replied sarcastically.

"Alright, all right. So then, what do you got? Assuming you found something sense you didn't sleep and all." Claudia snarked back.

"Yes I found something. Why else would I be calling?" Artie stressed irritably. "Never mind. I have supposed conformation of the place of where the artifact might be coming from."

Interrupting Claudia Cheered, "That's great!"

"I found the feed that matched up with are victims alleged missing report. They all appear to have come from the Monte Carlo Casino. Now that is taken care of I will be looking into possible artifacts for you."

"Glade to hear you now have conformed are place we narrowed down." Claudia happily replied. She and then couldn't help herself to add, "Look at you are learning how to use a computer. Poo Bear is growing up. Maybe you use the computer for looking into artifacts instead of those ancient cards, that I have to clean up after you make a mess, looking for the artifacts in your ancient system."

There was a snort and a chuckle or two from the warehouse 13 team. The grifters looked a little shocked, but amused that the young adult could get away with insulting and being cheeky to her boss.

Artie on the other hand was not amused and gave Claudia a look that said she was so in for it when she got back home. He replied after a while and stated, "I will look into it which ever way I see fit, devil child, and I will get back to you when I have information. Keep me posted." With that Artie shut off his Farnsworth. After a moment Claudia did the same.

"Ohh, You are going to so get it when you get home. That is twice now that you insulting Artie's computer skills." Steve stated right after Claudia closed her Farnsworth.

There were a few chuckles and giggles.

Myka asked, "Twice?"

"Yeah Artie called yesterday mad that we didn't update him and Claudia asked him how things were on his end. He basically said not great and Claudia tried to help him out though said it in a very sassy manner like usual, oh, the end of the conversation did not end well." Steve informed amusingly.

H.G. amusingly replied, "I would imagine so."

After the warehouse teams conversation died down there was a question asked by Danny, "That thing-a-ma-gig you just used, what is it? I know it ain't a bloody phone."

"Oh, This." Claudia holds up her Farnsworth. "This is a Farnsworth. It's a two way radio/television that was made by Philo Farnsworth. It is untraceable and hackable, unless you know what you are doing, like me and H.G."

"It sounds quite nifty." Stacie said smiling at the idea of one.

"Alright everyone, lets get back on track here." called out hoping to get everyone's attention. "Ok, good now we were just in the mist of telling you guys who is going with who and when. We have devised that Stacie and Danny go first with H.G. and Myka. Next will be Emma and Sean that will go with Claudia and Steve. Lastly we will have Myself and Albert to go with Pete and Myka. We also advise that we leave Ash here to watch the camera feeds that Claudia can hack to watch are backs and maybe we could set up radios so that we could all communicate to each other."

The warehouse group looks at each other and they nodded informing each other they have no problems with this.

"Sounds good." Pete says "We could always use more back up."

"So today, I guess we set up for tomorrow." Myka stated knowing that they will not be able to go right now. "That way we know there will be no hiccups and we can get the supplies needed that way we have more time to scope out the place.

"Sounds good here." Claudia stated

"That sound plausible, yes." Mickey conformed.

Everyone was nodding in agreement. They all cleaned up and went to get the appropriate things that were needed. They would later meet up so that they can put everything together so that they were all set for tomorrows recon and gathering information to find the artifact or what it might be.