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Philby thought about the combination only for a few seconds before figuring it out. He felt a sense of remorse when he read "met way back when" realizing how much the Keepers had been involved in each other's lives.
"Well, here goes nothing" he said as he typed in C for Charlene, D for himself, another D for Maybeck, F for Finn, W for Willa, and he assumed the sixth keeper would be Wayne since there wasn't enough room for both Amanda and Jess. He heard a soft click sound as the lock became unlocked and a small safe like door opened, revealing a small button that reminded him of the Staples Easy button.
"All that for a button?" Philby rolled his eyes and chuckled slightly at what Wayne makes them go through. He said a silent prayer before pressing it. The button disappeared beneath where it had been sitting, setting off an alarm of some sort throughout the apartment.
"What the…" Philby said, but was interrupted by a deep voice, that he assumed was Wayne, that was coming from a small speaker in the safe.
"If you are a true Keeper, you need not ask where to go next. Only remember where we first met, and go through the back."
"Wayne, enough with the riddles, what the heck does this mean now!"
Philby was done doing this by himself, and decided to call Finn again, hoping he wasn't on the plane yet.
…
"I'm sure it will all be fine Amanda, it always turns out ok in the end" Finn said.
"Yes, but I'm tired of this, it's time to end this, now" Amanda said in all seriousness.
Finn knew she was right, he just didn't know how to make that happen. His phone ringing as they approached their gate disturbed his thoughts.
"Philby?" Amanda guessed.
"Who else" Finn replied. "Hey man, what's happening? We're at the airport right now."
"I'm tired of solving Wayne's riddles by myself, help please" he begged as he recited the most recent clue from Wayne.
"Cinderella's Castle" Amanda blurted out as she overheard Philby, receiving a shocked look from Finn.
"Well, that was quick" Philby said after pausing, also shocked Amanda had figured it out so quickly.
"It makes sense," Amanda said, grabbing the phone from the still shocked Finn, "You all met for the first time at the castle when Wayne first introduced the DHI's, and just go through the back gate that says "Employees Only"" she finished, handing the phone back to Finn, clearly satisfied.
"Shoot dang" Philby said, suddenly thrilled he had called, "I gotta head that way, I've wasted too much time already. I'll try to keep you updated on what's going on so I can tell you once you land."
"Sounds good man, I'll do the same."
"You mean if we don't have any problems…" Amanda said quietly, not looking at Finn but had her eyes fixed on the screen hanging overhead.
"What do you mean? We made it here on time" Finn said, leaving Philby hanging on the other end.
"But the plane didn't" Amanda said, pointing at the monitor, showing that their flight had been delayed for an unknown amount of time.
"No" Finn whispered.
"Oh my God this is NOT my day!" Philby yelled, rushing out of the apartment towards the castle, "I'll call you later."
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I know it's short but I didn't want ya'll to chew me out for not updating. I've had little to no inspiration for this story so please be patient. I just got some wisdom teeth taken out and I move in next week at school so if I don't update for awhile, you'll know why.
-Amanda