shoulder.
"No , Jack, don't let him have it," Serena yelled.
"It's alright. It's not worth our lives," Jack shot back quickly.
" Yes , young Jack is correct. It ’s not worth your lives," Dimitri said, sternly.
"You can't take it. That pyramid is ours," Serena spat out angrily.
"Serena, don't worry about it. Let them have it. Trust me, it'll be ok," Jack pleaded.
"Stupid foolish girl. I have the gun and now I have the crystal. I'd say that makes it ours," Dimitri responded.
"You're the one who's stupid. You'll never find the pyramid. That crystal is useless without the scrolls," Serena said angrily.
"Dammit , Serena, would you shut up," Jack shouted, now realizing the theft of the crystal was growing into something more.
Dimitri thought about Serena's words. He looked at the crystal in the bag, then back at Serena.
"You... your father is the famous archeologist, Arista, is he not?" Dimitri asked, his voice now cold and calculating.
"Yeah, so what?" Serena said, acidly.
"He is translates the scrolls and the crystal?" Dimitri asked, again cold and calculating.
"NO!" Jack blurted out. "The man you're looking for is Dr Burt Samuelson. He's the one you want. Javier Arista didn't translate the scrolls, Burt did."
Too late, Dimitri had made up his mind. In Russian, he spoke a few words to other man.
"Well , well, it appears we'll be taking more than just the crystal," Dimitri said, now speaking directly to Jack. "I could easily just trade the girl for the scrolls, a trade I'm sure her father would be most eager to make, but then we would be stuck with a bunch of artifacts we couldn’t translate... and what good would that be to us ? No, I think the better solution would be for us to hold the girl until her father finds us the pyramid. What do you say Jack? Does this arrangement sound agreeable?"
"No , you bastards. I'm not going anywhere. Jack , call the police," Serena shouted.
Dimitri laughed and said, "A call to the police would end her life abruptly. Do we have an understanding?"
Jack nodded reluctantly. It was all he could do.
"Good. We know where you live. We'll be in touch shortly," Dimitri said, now giving Jack a cordial smile.
With a few more words in Russian, the two backed away with Serena. Struggling against her kidnappers, Dimitri whispered something in her ear. Seconds later, she turned and walked back to their car and got in the back seat. Dimitri came around to the driver’s door, then stopped.
"Tell archeologist Arista to stay by the phone," he shouted.
He opened the door, got in and drove off. Jack watched helplessly as Serena returned his stare.
"It'll be ok! " Jack shouted loudly, hoping she could hear as the car sped off.
Standing alone on the sidewalk, his heart and soul were in the depths of despair. He could still see Serena's tormented eyes just before she got into the car. With his mind spinning, he tried to make sense of it all. Forcing himself to think, he knew only one thing mattered now .
"I need to find that pyramid," Jack said resolutely.
Grabbing his radar platform off the street, he jumped into Serena's car and made his way to Javier's.
Chapter 6
Office of Javier Arista:
Jack roared into the parking lot and slammed on the brakes, the car com ing to a screeching stop in front of Javier’s office. Running into the building, he burst through the front door and shouted frantically for Javier. Without an answer, he ran down the hallway to the laboratory and flung open the door.
“Javi, they got her!” Jack yelled loudly.
Javier spun around from the desk he was working at, nearly falling off his chair from Jack’s abrupt entrance.
“What do you mean, they got her? Who’s got her?” Javier shot back, immediately understanding Jack’s vague announcement.
“The freaking Russians. They took her… and the crystal. They said if we don’t find the pyramid, they’ll kill her,” Jack blurted out in quick succession.
“Noo… my baby,” Javier cried
"No , Jack, don't let him have it," Serena yelled.
"It's alright. It's not worth our lives," Jack shot back quickly.
" Yes , young Jack is correct. It ’s not worth your lives," Dimitri said, sternly.
"You can't take it. That pyramid is ours," Serena spat out angrily.
"Serena, don't worry about it. Let them have it. Trust me, it'll be ok," Jack pleaded.
"Stupid foolish girl. I have the gun and now I have the crystal. I'd say that makes it ours," Dimitri responded.
"You're the one who's stupid. You'll never find the pyramid. That crystal is useless without the scrolls," Serena said angrily.
"Dammit , Serena, would you shut up," Jack shouted, now realizing the theft of the crystal was growing into something more.
Dimitri thought about Serena's words. He looked at the crystal in the bag, then back at Serena.
"You... your father is the famous archeologist, Arista, is he not?" Dimitri asked, his voice now cold and calculating.
"Yeah, so what?" Serena said, acidly.
"He is translates the scrolls and the crystal?" Dimitri asked, again cold and calculating.
"NO!" Jack blurted out. "The man you're looking for is Dr Burt Samuelson. He's the one you want. Javier Arista didn't translate the scrolls, Burt did."
Too late, Dimitri had made up his mind. In Russian, he spoke a few words to other man.
"Well , well, it appears we'll be taking more than just the crystal," Dimitri said, now speaking directly to Jack. "I could easily just trade the girl for the scrolls, a trade I'm sure her father would be most eager to make, but then we would be stuck with a bunch of artifacts we couldn’t translate... and what good would that be to us ? No, I think the better solution would be for us to hold the girl until her father finds us the pyramid. What do you say Jack? Does this arrangement sound agreeable?"
"No , you bastards. I'm not going anywhere. Jack , call the police," Serena shouted.
Dimitri laughed and said, "A call to the police would end her life abruptly. Do we have an understanding?"
Jack nodded reluctantly. It was all he could do.
"Good. We know where you live. We'll be in touch shortly," Dimitri said, now giving Jack a cordial smile.
With a few more words in Russian, the two backed away with Serena. Struggling against her kidnappers, Dimitri whispered something in her ear. Seconds later, she turned and walked back to their car and got in the back seat. Dimitri came around to the driver’s door, then stopped.
"Tell archeologist Arista to stay by the phone," he shouted.
He opened the door, got in and drove off. Jack watched helplessly as Serena returned his stare.
"It'll be ok! " Jack shouted loudly, hoping she could hear as the car sped off.
Standing alone on the sidewalk, his heart and soul were in the depths of despair. He could still see Serena's tormented eyes just before she got into the car. With his mind spinning, he tried to make sense of it all. Forcing himself to think, he knew only one thing mattered now .
"I need to find that pyramid," Jack said resolutely.
Grabbing his radar platform off the street, he jumped into Serena's car and made his way to Javier's.
Chapter 6
Office of Javier Arista:
Jack roared into the parking lot and slammed on the brakes, the car com ing to a screeching stop in front of Javier’s office. Running into the building, he burst through the front door and shouted frantically for Javier. Without an answer, he ran down the hallway to the laboratory and flung open the door.
“Javi, they got her!” Jack yelled loudly.
Javier spun around from the desk he was working at, nearly falling off his chair from Jack’s abrupt entrance.
“What do you mean, they got her? Who’s got her?” Javier shot back, immediately understanding Jack’s vague announcement.
“The freaking Russians. They took her… and the crystal. They said if we don’t find the pyramid, they’ll kill her,” Jack blurted out in quick succession.
“Noo… my baby,” Javier cried
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