Chapter 2:Legacy and Legend

...Italy 1506...

"My dear Charles, by the time you get this I might be die or even be dead but I hope this reaches you in time. You have been my friend for a very long time, you know I hold no grudges, no wrong and no secrets but I am sorry for keeping this from you so many times I tried to tell only I feared for your saftey now I am writing to because it's time that you know. In my younger days I wanted to improve Humanity, our lives as well and on this I stumbled on a book. Whatever you do, do not open the book or even look at it cause you might end up like me a dead man that tells no tales

Be safe my friend

...Leonardo "...

Charles put the letter down and looked at the package on his mahogany table he was tempted to open it but the letter haunted him, but he decided to take a peek. He banged his crowbar to open the package catching the attention of his wife

"Charles, what are you doing? " the woman said coming in

"Just opening a package from my friend Leonardo"

"Leonardo? he was found dead this morning "

"Dead? "

"Have you seen the Morning Papers, he was found dead in his study well that's what the police are saying" Charles looked at the letter then the package

"Then who sent me this letter and package? "

"They did say he sent something before his death" he took the lid off the top of the box and at the bottom was a book, he brought out into the light. The brown cover with gold streaks and a 'G' in the middle caught his wife attention

"What a beautiful book"

"I have a feeling this is what got Leonardo killed"

.... . . ....

Mary Ausburn sat up on the hospital bed, she looked at her hands that had been wrapped up. She didn't remember how she got here, the only thing she remembered was a huge ball coming towards her then everything went black. The nurse came in with her board

"You're awake, how are you feeling?"

"How did I get here?"

"You were here before"

"Where am I?"

"NewYork of course" the nurse checked everything then another one came in

"Mary Ausburn?"

"That's my name"

"Some people are here to see you"

"Let them in"

.... . . ....

Troy brought their stuff to go through so they could pawn them

"What about my ring?" Cal asked

"No,its too precious to you" Troy answered

"But it would cost alot maybe even the money we owe Darius"

"I know but I don't want to see lose the thing you love" he said as they continued rummaging

"Look at this!" Cal held up a pearl that looked bluish white and expensive

"We can get a hefty price for that" Troy put it in his pocket and continued then he found an old Letter

"What's this?" Cal came over to see

"I've never seen that before" the paper was brown and smudged with ink it looked like a thousand years old

..."My son if you are reading this it means you are old enough to learn I wasn't able to take care of you but I only left you to protect I know one day you will find me and we can be together again...

...Mom"...

Troy read it aloud

"Must've been someone else's" Troy put it in his pocket and went back to looking

"Yeah" he whispered

"Look! A necklace" Cal gave To his finding now they were set to pawn foe cash

"We got enough , let's go"

.... . . ....

Knight sat at his computer on the jet they took to get to New York, he looked at his new partner who didn't want to be here bit the feeling was mutual. When the Head of his Branch in England told him about the mission

"You'll go to America"

"But I like my job here with the civilized people, not those American s"

"Look Agent knight, you're our best Agent and they need the best to fight this enemy" Knight thought for a while

"Fine I'll go"

"Agent Knight!" Zair yelled, he came back to reality" he answered

"Yes Agent Zair" he answered

"Lets go over our mission"

"There is no other reason to go over this" he said clicking on his computer

"Look, we didn't want to be partners but we're gonna have to work together"

"Agent Zair, I know you didn't want to be my partner from the start so lets make a deal, we finish the mission then go our separate ways" Zair was surprised to hear the deal and wanted to be a part of it

"Fine, you have a deal" They shook hands to confirm it

.... . . ....

The door to a shop called the Minute opened. The dark store had varieties of stuff mostly pawned for money

"Uh, A package for White" the man came to a pay table

"I'm Whit" The fringe man came out of the back

"Here is your package, just sign here" The delivery man held out a Billboard for signing

"Thank you" the delivery man left and Whit was left alone, he opened the package hoping it to be the one he ordered but

"What is this?" he took out a Brown covered book with golden streaks

"This is not what I ordered but I could still sell this" he opened the book but it was empty

"Great! Waste of money" he slammed the book on the table and left

.... . . ....

"We interrogate then we execute" Zair said outside of Mary's room, she knocked on the door and heard Mary's faint voice as she entered in with Agent Knight. Mary looked at the woman, she had a familiar face she had seen before

"Mary Ausburn?" Knight asked

"Yes and who are you?"

"Agent Zair and Agent Knight from a government agency, we're here to ask you some questions" Zair explained

"Why do I need the government on my **back**?"

"Cause you came in contact with our fugitive"

"Fugitive?"

"This person attacked you a night ago" Knight showed her the picture of the person who threw that ball I that night

"I have only a little memory of that night"

"Just tells us what you know" Zair and Knight took a seat and listened to Mary

"I was coming back from a Village in Canada with a artifact that belonged to !y family, I've been looking for it for years. I t was raining and I was riding a motorcycle then I spotted A tail so sped up but it kept following me when I wasn't looking where I wss going I crashed into an Alley. I couldn't see the person cause of its helmet but the rest is blurry the last part I remember is getting hit by something"

"What was it?" Zair asked

"I think it was full bricks and wood"

"You could've died with that impact" Knight said

"But I am still alive"

"There is one part that doesn't add up, how did you get here?" Knight asked

"I don't know, I woke up here"

.... . . ....

Troy and Cal entered the Mrs. Shepherd's shop as the ball rang the old woman came out

"Cal!" she hugged the boy tight

"Mrs Shepherd I can't breath" he said gasping for air

"Sorry, I've missed you so much and very glad to see you healthy"

"I'm alright Mrs. Shepherd " Cal said answering her

"You're here for your lessons?" she asked

"of course" Cal was taught show to read and write by Mrs.Shepherd side school wad unaffordable. Troy already finished his less so s with Mrs.Shepherd long time ago

"Come on" They followed her to the back where warm biscuits and some milk was waiting for them

"Troy, I want you to read this book" she gave him a blue book with a title called 'Legends' Troy was always happy to read new books and even more happy to see Cal getting an education. He sat on the opposite side of the table before reading his book He took a peck at Cal and Mrs.Shepherd. She had already started teaching him so Troy started reading his new book while drinking his milk. An hour passed by and Troy already finished two chapters

"That's it for today" Mrs. Shepherd collected the books from Cal and Troy to put them away

"Thank for the lesson Mrs. Shepherd" Cal waved goodbye to as they left the shop, they walked quietly

"Troy where are we going now?"

"D, still need his money so to the pawn shop"

"I know we can get it, right Troy?"

"Right" Troy answered but he had an bad feeling about this

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