Chapter Text
The Legacy
by babyjoey
Judson stopped the Jeep and stared out the window at the house in front of them. It was a large stone house surrounded by beautiful gardens.
"That's not a house, it's a castle!" Mac said.
"So what does this Luna Foundation do exactly, that they can afford this, a private island and a castle?" Gabe said from the backseat of the Jeep.
"I don't know." Judson said getting out of the Jeep. "What do you say we go find out?"
"If it's this nice outside I can't wait to see the inside of this place." Mac said as she knocked on the massive wooden front door.
The door opened a few moments later, "Hello! How can I help you today?" said the man standing in the doorway.
"Yes, I'm Judson Cross and we're here to see Derek Rayne." Judson said.
"Judson Cross. Oh yes, we were expecting you last night. Come in, you can wait in there." the man said directing them to a room on his left. "And I will go tell Dr. Rayne that you've arrived." he added as he walked away.
"I was right this place is even more impressive inside." Mac said looking around the room the butler had showed them to. It was a large room with a large fireplace on one wall and a group of large windows on the wall across from the fireplace. There was a beautiful grand piano in front of another group of large windows. Mac went to the windows to see the view. Gabe wondered around the room examining everything. Judson took a seat in a chair and took in their surroundings.
"Judson Cross?" asked a voice from the door.
"That would be me." Judson said standing up from the chair. "This is Gabriel Patterson and Mackenzie Previn." Judson added pointing to the rest of his team.
"Hello. I'm Derek Rayne," said the middle-aged man that had spoken first as he walked to Judson to shake his hand. "And this is my associate Nick Boyle"
"Hi" the younger man said extending his hand to Judson. "We were expecting you last night."
"Our flight was delayed" Mac said.
"Yes, well you're here now and that's all that matters. I'll have Dubson show you to your rooms and let you get settled in. We'll talk business later when the rest of my team arrives." Derek said looking at Judson.
Judson nodded saying "Yeah that sounds go."
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"Are you sure about this Derek?" Nick asked after Judson and his team had left.
"Yeah, I'm sure Nick," Derek replied.
"I just don't get it Derek. What makes you think that these guys will be able to find it, if we can't?" Nick said.
"It's what they do. They find things that others can't." Derek said to his young friend.
"But this...." Nick said.
end part 1
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