Finding the Gem

[Cecilia]

Cecilia gasped as she squeezed herself between the two pillars.
God curse them. Curse them to Hell and beyond. May they forever be cast to eighth level of Hell and may Dante have been right on what Hell's like. I hate them. she curse defiantly in her head, checking the hallway for any sentries/guards.
"This just might be easier than anything last..." she hissed, a smirk pulling on her lips. Cecilia dashed towards the Baron's room. He was out for the day, having crossed over to England by way of the Eurotunnel built in the 1990's. cecilia was still suprised that the tunnel actually worked after all this time.

"Where the hell are you Cecilia?!" her earpiece hissed through the static. Cecilia jumped. Butcher had called in, asking when she thought she would have the coat of arms.
"Hold you horses, Butch, I'm on my way." Cecilia had planned not to tell him where she was all the time.
Let him worry. he needs it. she thought gleefully. Entering the room, she glanced around.

There, above the mantel, was the coat of arms of the noble family of Aarons.
"nuts, that's big." Cecilia muttered, wondering why Butcher would ever want tarsh like this. She checked around the piece for any alarms. Nothing.
"What kind of rich bastard is this guy?? Can he be that stupid?" Cecilia asked herself. Shrugging she pulled it off the mantel, running for the door. Just then, a piercing alarm sounded.
"d**n!!" Cecilia screamed, knowing it wouldn't matter how loud she was now. No one would be able to hear her over the alarm. Cecilia doubled back, looking for a way out.
The window.
That was the only way.
"d**n you, Butcher, d**n you." Cecila raced for the window. But something glinted and caught her eye. It was a large opal, about the size of her palm. Looking over her shoulder, she snatched the opal, stuffing it into her coat pocket.
"Butch!"
"What?" came him worried reply.
"I need a car, asap. I'm at the Baron's room window." a pause, then, "Yeah, we see you. The boys are over, so you can jump."
Cecilia looked out the window, seeing a large truck with a load of feather pillows. Glancing back, Cecilia saw the sentries rushing in. She waved then fell back just as the boys started to drive off.
"Thanks Butch. I love you."
"Yeah, yeah. Nothing better be broken though."
Cecilia smiled patting the opal in her pocket, which seemed to be glowing.
"Nothing's broken..." she replied. Little did she know that taking the opal was no ordinary hot-hand pick; it was destiny.

[tayu]

Nutsomiya had been walking by a building with Jackie when the saw a truck go by and a girl fall into it. Nutsomiya jumped at the sight. She whipped her head around to Jackie. "Did you see that?" She exclaimed. "We should follow her." She said turning to Jackie, then ran ahead.

"Thanks for waiting for my response!" Jackie called after her, but ran anyway. "Wait for me!!" She called again, but Nutomiya did not even slow down. She sighed and ran faster. 'I wonder where the thing is going?' She thought.

[Cecilia]

Cecilia crawled her way towards the cab of the truck. When her partners turned around, she smiled giving them the finger. She opened the back window, slinding her small body through and landing in the passenger seat along with Jed, the hit-man.
"Hey," he said, smirking. Cecilia pushed herself off him to sit in the cramped space between the driver and Jed.
"Got it?" asked the driver. His voice was muffled by the mask over his mouth. Cecilia pulled it out from underneath her jacket, keeping the opal hidden. He nodded. Jed reached across her chest, poking the driver hard in the shoulder.
"Hey, buddy, I think we's got us some friends!" he warned, his german accent thick. The driver sped up around the corner.

[tayu]

Nutsomiya was keeping up with the car, but not by much. She ran hard and was breathing hard. She was keeping her eye on the truck when it sped up. "Darn!" She said panting. "They must have seen me!" She kept running though she couldn't keep up near as well as before.

Jackie was running hard. She was smaller and more agile, but her legs were shorter so were her strides. She cursed her legs as she ran, but did not slow down. "There is no way we can catch them now, Nutsomiya!" She yelled when she noticed that the truck had sped up. "Just give up!!" She yelled again. Nutsomiya did not slow down or say anything to her.

[Cecilia]

Cecilia kept her head down.
"Jesus, who the heck are they?" she hissed. They both shrugged. All too soon for Cecilia, the boys came to an abrupt halt. Jed tossed her out.
"Butch is waitin, girl. Better start runnin!" He shouted over the roar of the truck. Cecilia flicked them off in the rear-veiw mirror, then turned and slid carefully through the bent bars of the sewer. Pulling her dress over her nose, she waded through the muck.
"Two, one, three, two... Oh, here we go!" she whispered happily to herself. She knocked on the brick that stuck out. When no one answered, she screamed. Butch quickly pulled her in, slamming the hatch closed.
"WHAT?!" he hissed, mad. Cecilia grinned, pulling out the coat of arms. "Oh..." Butch took the coat gingerly, checking it over and over again for anything Cecilia might've missed. Hanging it on the mantel, Butch hugged Cecilia, kissing her on both cheeks.
"God, what would we do without you?" he praised, lifting her up and spinning around.