The Hunt

Worth It

The whole team was gathered at the loft, Liam led them to the bottom of the stairs.

"Why are we here? I Thought we were meant to be building a hideout" snapped Becky.

"We are," replied Liam. "We just need to get to it first." He walked up the stairs and inside of the loft, the rest of the team following.

"Where is it exactly? You haven't even told me" asked Eric.

"You will all find out in a moment" answered Liam, walking into his office. He pressed his hand against the wall and stepped back, it recognised his fingerprints and the wall transformed into an elevator.

"How is this here already?" Asked Theo.

"I built it in advance, now we can work on the hideout itself, now everyone get in," Liam replied, walking inside of the elevator.

The others stepped in as well, Diane pressing the button to go down to the only bottom option, the wall then closed in, as if the elevator hadn't been there. Liam had hired people to create a brilliant mechanism.

Reveal the elevator only by Liam's handprint, as soon as it starts going up or down the wall closes in to avoid suspicion or to be caught, amazing.

The elevator took about eleven seconds to reach the bottom, a wall opening up for them to step through into their soon to be hideout.

The team gazed at all of it, it was a massive cave, builders everywhere.

"Seventy five million has been put into this project and it will be worth it. I also have multiple technologists working on equipment and tools for us, vehicles are also being made with strong armour and brilliant features, with also an amazing computer at the centre of it. It shouldn't take too long, given that these are the best in the business plus everything's already been dug out" informed Liam.

"How did you find the cave?" Asked Eric.

"I was testing the elevator to see how far we could possibly go down, until I discovered the cave, it was the perfect spot" replied Liam.

"It looks amazing Liam, brilliant planning, I'm so excited to see it fully built" said Diane.

"Yeah same, I have to commend you, looking forward to the finished project" chimed in Theo.

"Yeah, well done I guess" said Becky blankly.

"Right let's get back in the elevator and leave all the workers here to be" said Liam, leading the rest of the team inside of the lift and pressing the button to go back up into his office.

Once they reached the office eleven seconds later, all five of them stepped out and the wall closed in again, as if nothing had happened.

"Right, we should go back to whatever we need to do for today, then tonight we're getting a plane straight to Massachusetts," said Diane.

Back at their flat Eric drank his tea, staring out of the window.

"Are you alright? You've seemed distant since we went to the loft" asked Liam.

"No, I'm not, I've been holding something back from you, but I need to tell you the truth, about what I did the night Tony was attacked" said Eric.

"What, what did you do?" Asked Liam.

"It was me," said Eric.

"What was you?" Asked Liam confused.

"I broke into Tony's flat, it was me who trashed it. It wasn't right I know but I was furious with him, he had just punched me, you left the flat to go to price slice and that gave me my chance, I snuck out and ran to the village, booting the door in and trashing the place" said Eric.

"I wish you had told me in the first place, listen Eric I have done much worse, so don't worry, it's understandable you were angry" said Liam, clutching his partner's hand.

Meanwhile Becky and Diane sat in a restaurant in town, eating lunch, "why were you so eager to congratulate Liam, I wish you were as eager to love me" Becky snapped.

"I do love you, all I did was support Liam because the headquarters looks amazing and I'm excited to see it finished" pleaded Diane.

"Do you? You were so enthusiastic about it. Go and be with Liam instead if you like him that much" snapped Becky, storming out of the restaurant.

Diane followed, "Becky, this is stupid, please come back in."

"Don't call me stupid. This is why you're so tough to deal with, you make me feel so horrible sometimes Diane" said Becky, getting inside their car and driving off, leaving Diane alone at the restaurant, who walked back inside to finish her meal sadly.

Becky chuckled driving off, getting into Diane's head was working like a charm, she then headed off in the direction of the warehouse holding Kurt.

She opened the doors and stepped inside, Kurt was awake and just had his eyes closed, yet they opened as soon as Becky walked inside.

"Becky, please listen, let me go, this isn't the right thing to do, the right thing to do is to let me go" he pleaded.

"Oh just shut up, I need to let off some steam, Diane's just annoyed me as she usually does but I could hardly attack her in front of a restaurant could I? You're my second best option, let's get started" she smiled happily.

Becky removed a taser from her bag and shot it at Kurt twice, before taking out a knife and putting it up against his throat, "I would slit your throat here and now but I'm having too much fun, bye!" She said enthusiastically, putting the knife and taser back in her bag and headbutting Kurt unconscious, before storming out and locking the door, getting back inside of the car and driving off.

Theo entered the Nightingales flat after having a stroll around the village, he was so pleased to finally have a home.

He heard Ellie, Romeo and Alfie gushing over something else and he finally realised what it was when he walked inside.

"Why is there a dog here?" Theo asked.

"He's ours!" Exclaimed Ellie, "we decided to add another addition to our family, after you of course."

"Since you're basically family, you were brilliant friends with Dad, we think you should be the one to name him," said Romeo.

"I think we should call him James, in honour of our friend and family member, he deserves to be remembered" said Theo.

"You know what. I agree, that's a brilliant name, it holds a special place in our heart" smiled Alfie.

Becky soon returned to the restaurant and picked up Diane, letting her pay, then drove back to Hollyoaks.

Hours later all of the team gathered at the airport, boarding a flight they had all booked for Massachusetts, ready to go back on the hunt.

Theo stared out of the window, with James cremated and a dog named after him he felt as if he could finally get back to normal again, he had finally accepted James was gone and he was never coming back. Now it wasn't really about revenge for the team, but the treasure.