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Feb-15-2009 01:09

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

I glanced up at the large clock again. Each tick and each tock drove my mind farther back into the past. A past I had left behind ten long years before. A past I was facing now.

But first came the waiting. I hate waiting.

I glanced around the station again. Deserted. Not a soul in sight. Strange, considering that this used to be a bustling train station ten years ago. I pulled the letter out of my shoulder bag to look at it again.

"Anais, Be at Winchester Station, Platform 7 at 23.00, 2/15. ~Lisette"

Lisette. Could I really face her after all this time? Well, I was about to find out. With a shaking hand, I shoved the letter deep into my bag. Where was she? It was 23.17. Lisette had never been late in the twenty plus years I had known her. What was going on?

Feb-21-2009 17:31

Father Manfred locked the door behind him and we were safe in the bulletproof and bombproof vault. At least,only Father Manfred knew the combination. ''We've got food here to stay for a month. So that should be good. Also,we got a message tube installed,to send messages.'' Anais was still bleeding,heavily. Father Manfred asked the nun to take care of her and Joseph put Anais on the bed. I saw tears in Joseph's eyes. He really loved Anais. I looked at Ace,and knew what he was saying in facial expression: ''Get the guy who did this.'' ''Father Manfred.'' I asked, ''Are there any weapons here?.'' ''Why yes my dear,just follow me.'' I followed the Father and we got back with three Tommyguns and 4 tommy rounds per person. We loaded our guns,put a helmet on and went outside the vault. The Father locked the vault behind us. ''Well Ace,what we do?'' Joseph asked. ''Well,we could use a decoy...'' Joseph and Ace looked at me. ''No way guys,oh no.'' After 5 minutes talking and drawing straws,I was the decoy -.-.

I took my tommygun,put my helmet on it and raised it. The helmet was shot and flew away behind some benches. ''Well,we know our person is a sharpshooter.'' I said. I heard a voice. ''Hello there Vulkie. Isn't it just lovely how we meet again.'' Damn,Fredo. That son of a b*tch didn't die at the explosion of the car. ''My Capo was killed,thanks to you. Now your death is sure. You come out,with your hands up and I will release Lisette.''

We heard Lisette screaming: ''Don't give in,just solve the mystery.'' ''Shut up b*tch,the grown ups are talking and negotiating.'' I was astonished and I left the choice with Joseph to decide what to do....

Feb-21-2009 18:29

Joseph beckoned to Ace to keep quite.

"How do we know you won't shoot us when we come out?" Joseph yelled.
"Ah, another." Fredo smiled an evil smile, "You'll have to trust me."
"Trust you?" Vulkie yelled, "You've been trying to kill us!"
"You trusted Masters, didn't you?"
"He's a bit different. We have a choice now." Joseph shouted back.
"What? You retreat into your castle after I foolishly give up Lisette? I don't think so."

While all the negotiating was taking place, Ace had snuck around and was hiding around the edge of the wall. He was a sharp shooter, but these tommy-guns had a kick. But, Ace was lucky. He still had a few shots left in my handgun.

He snuck back around towards Joseph, who was busy getting nowhere with negotiating.

"I have a clear shot around the corner." Ace whispered, "Negotiate away either you or Vulkie, and while he's trading hostages, I can shoot him."

Joseph nodded. "Enough of this, Fredo!" He yelled, as Ace went back around the corner, "Give me Lisette, and you can have me."
"You'll have to do better than that. That's like trading an red apple for a green one."
"Alright, you can have Vulkie." Joseph yelled, "That's an apple for a watermelon."
"I want Anais." Fredo shouted back.
"No deal! I know you hate Vulkie and you want to punish her, so I'm letting you."
"There's a trap here." Fredo mused.
"No, there isn't." Joesph explained, "I love Lisette dearly, and frankly, Vulkie's becoming somewhat of a pain in the ass."
"Alright, fine then. Send over Vulkie, and then I will give you Lisette."
"No way. They are going at the same time!"
"Alright, fine."

Joseph beckoned to Vulkie to stand up. As she hopped the wall, Fredo pushed Lisette towards the wall and he reached for Vulkie's arm. Here was Ace's chance. He fired one into Fredo's head. Fredo fell down. Ace stood up, heading over to the stricken man, and unloaded his other 4 shots directly into Fredo's head. He made sure that the asshole was dead, and the four went back the church.

Feb-21-2009 19:03

"Hold on!" I said. "We can't keep Fredo's body out there, it'll attract LCN like bees to flowers.

"I think that would bring them in anyway." Ace said, pointing at the exploded Buick with the dead Capo in it. It was still burning.

"It's beyond recognition. Don't worry." Vulkie said, and we tossed Fredo's body into the firey vehicle. "Now, back to the vault."

Lisette added, "Is Anais in there? Has she figured out about the ring? I have a feeling we're very close to discovering the ancient power and knowledge."

"Well, she had fainted again, this time by a bullet grazing her temple. I just hope she is alright." I said. Lisette's eyes were full of jealousy. We returned to the vault.

Feb-22-2009 19:05

When we returned to the vault,Father Manfred was watching at Anais. Her bleeding stopped and she was murmering something. Father Manfred asked what happened and Ace told what happened. ''Wonderful children,wonderful. This is a great day for the DAB and OoS,unfortunately not for LCN. They've lost very much people,including 2 important persons,namely the Capo and Fredo.'' Father Manfred opened a bottle of wine from 1909 and it tasted wonderful. We toasted for the wonderful ending of a chapter.

After we had drank our glass,Anais woke up. ''The ring,where is it. In my dreams,I saw what the hint was on the ring.''

I gave Anais the ring. Lisette hugged Anais and Anais looked astonished,because the last thing she saw from Lisette was her running away.

''Turn the diamond in the ring three times to the right,one time to the left and 2 times to the right.'' Anais said and so she did.

It contained a secret little compartment,with there in a little note. Father Manfred took a magnifying glass and I looked at it. ''Behold the power,as you shall have this hint. For thy are looking for the powers,you shall be doomed when you find them. If thy want to continue,read this hint. Where it all started,you will find thy treasure.'' I looked at Anais and Joseph when I said it. Anais tried to remember,but Lisette answered it. ''Anais,it all started when mum died. Father stopped visiting. It must mean he took the treasure with him.'' ''But where is the treasure then Lisette?'' Ace asked.

''It must be in our old home,in Blakey Street. That's where we used to live. Luckily,dad let me inherit the home,since Anais...'' Anais looked angered.

I thanked Father Manfred for the care he gave us and I donated a $1000,- to the church,on behalf of all us. Father Manfred thanked us and we left.

I smashed a window of a car. Joseph gently put Anais in the front seat and I took the drivers seat. Joseph and Lisette and Ace in the back. And so we headed for Blakey Street.

Feb-22-2009 19:07

During the ride,I looked in my rear window. Ace grinned towards me,as he saw how Lisette tried to seduce Joseph. I grinned back. ''Hey you,watch the road.'' Anais said and gave me a punch. I took a turn left and a right and we were almost at Blakey Street. I parked the car in the garage,while Lisette closed the garage door behind.

What we saw in the garage was horrifying....

Feb-22-2009 20:47

There I lay, battered and beaten. I had beaten them to the search for the treasure but someone had already beaten me.........literally............I opened my eyes when I heard the car pull in but I couldn't move. My vision was fuzzy and from my doctoring days I knew I must have a concussion. My head hurt so badly that I closed my eyes again.

Suddenly I felt strong hands lifting me and the pungent scent of aftershave mixed with gunpowder. I opened my eyes again to be greeted by the stunning smile of Ace Masters. The knowledge that I was in his arms and safe for the moment had me swooning again for all the wrong reasons.

He was a bad guy and I knew it but I couldn't help the way I felt about him. I tried to tell him there was someone inside but before I could say anything there was a loud crash and something shattered in the house. Ace hugged me closer to his chest and ducked behind the car................

Feb-22-2009 21:54

Slowly my vision cleared and I could see there were 3 women and a man I didn't know. One of the women was glaring daggers at me. Why did other women look at me like that when I was with Ace?

Still holding me in his arms Ace leaned over to the man and whispered "This is Lolita, a sleuth I know. She is ok."

The strange man leaned close to me and in a whisper he told me his name was Joseph and asked me what happened.

I told him I had got a clue about a treasure hidden in this house but when I came to search it there was already someone else there.

"They jumped me as I went to go in the garage entrance and beat me senseless."

Joseph got a steely look in his eyes and demanded to know how I had heard about the treasure. I took the opportunity to swoon against Ace's chest again. Just before I passed out again I heard gunshots coming from the doorway.

Whoever was in the house had heard the car pull in and they weren't waiting around to find out if it was friend or foe.

Feb-23-2009 09:49

The word ‘strange’ could not even begin to describe this. Great efforts were taken to conceal the secret where about of the treasure, but two difference parties now beat us to it? How could this be? Only Father Manfred knew about our secret; could the DAB be interested in this great power of knowledge?

Before I could think further, a shot was fired into the fender of the car two inches from where I was. I cocked my revolver and returned fire. Vulkie was right behind me, also emptying his gun barrel. Whoever these people were, they were good.

Ace laid Lolita down and signaled to us. He exited from the side door to the backyard while we keep the shooters occupied. Finally I shot one in the arms, and while he was distracted Vulk2 claimed another one, his shot went right through the shooter’s head. We heard more guns going off in the far back, minutes later Ace yelled, “All cleared!”

Feb-23-2009 09:50

We proceeded carefully. The hallway was a battlefield. There were five dead bodies on the floor. We met up with Ace in the kitchen.

“Do you know who these people are? Did you leave anyone alive for interrogation?” I asked.

“No.” Ace bended down to check another body, “Nothing on this guy either. They do not have a single piece of identification. No rings, no tattoos either.”

“Well who cares? Let’s just get what we came for and get out of here!” Lisette exclaimed.

“Lisette, this WAS our home, how could you say that as if you don’t care about the place?” Anais was hurt by Lisette’s lack of connection to their childhood dwelling. Lisette simply sighed and headed upstairs.

“Careful! There might still be more to these around the house.” I pointed at a corpse.

“Well I’m glad you still care, Joseph.” Lisette beamed, walked back and grabbed my arm. “You come with me and I’ll be alright.” She began to drag me up the steps, showing me every room along the way as if we were on a house tour. I looked back and saw Anais’. She was expressionless.

“Do you know what we’re looking for?” I asked Lisette, while watching out for any sudden surprises.
“The treasure, of course!” Lisette beamed.
“But what does it look like?”
“I’m … not sure …” Lisette replied. We went from room to room, until Lisette realized she had no idea what she should be looking for. When we returned downstairs, Ace had laid Lolita on a couch while he and Vulkie looked onto the studies.

There, sitting in front of the writing desk, Anais was reading a letter she had found, astounded. “She found it in that folder.” Vulkie whispered, pointing at a folder with the drawing of the statuette on the cover. Anais was shaking with emotion; streams of tears were rolling down her cheeks.

Feb-23-2009 11:36

''Local man murdered for robbing statuette. Local authorities were astonished to hear that Mr. Nin had been shot down is his estate on the 20th of February 1999. Mr. Nin was believed to have been involved in a crime incident,regarding the Statuette of Bha Zhing Ze. When the police searched Mr. Nin's house,they didn't found the statuette. Mr. Nin's daughter,Anais and Lisette,are left alone. The police couldn't get contact with Anais and Lisette Nin also. Tomorrow,we will post an exclusive interview with Mrs. Lisette Nin,Mr. Nin's daughter.''

Anais was crying,she was horrified to know that her dead was murdered in this house,in this same chair maybe. Joseph quickly went over and comforted Anais. I held my arm around Ace,and gave him a little kiss,to comfort him. He looked astonished. So did everyone...

When we searched the place,we didn't find the item. The only thing we heard was a car,driving away. When I looked out of the window,I saw Father Manfred driving the car,with 2 more persons. Looks like the crooks in the house threw the ''treasure'' out of the window,and Father Manfred grabbed it.

''Anais,please,you must trust me,Father Manfred isn't who you think. He is also looking for the treasure.'' Anais still cried,but she went with us. We left Lisette behind,good riddance of her. The only thing she was,was a pain in the ass.

We still had our tommyguns from Father Manfred and we knew where he was driving. To the Church .

When we got there,we loaded our tommyguns and handguns and broke the door open.

They were just doing a ritual and when they heard the noise,they looked behind....