The Hangover

15

Chapter Fifteen
"ᎻᎬ ᏟᎪN'Ꭲ ᏞᎾᏚᎬ!"

The three of them were digging through drawers. Hiccup scrambled through every closet as Kristoff chucked clothes around in the hotel room. Eugene ran to the kitchen, pushing a chicken out of the way. "Come on. Get out of here." He grumbled. They had no time to waste. They needed that money to get back Jack. They needed that stupid purse.

"Guys, I'm telling you. I looked for it this morning before we left it's not anywhere." Kristoff said, entering the living room.

"Fuck." Eugene sighed, pushing more stuff off the kitchen counters. They were screwed without that purse. He shook his head, leaning against the counter. Suddenly, an idea popped into his head. "Hic, how much you got in the bank?" He asked, studying his friend across the room.

"About 10 grand. Maybe more." Hiccup replied, slightly stretching. "I was gonna use it for the wedding."

"Well, you're already married, so you're good there." Eugene said, entering the living room. And since he was on the topic, he just had to give his opinion. "Besides, enough with Astrid, she's the worst."

"Yeah, Jack told me she had sex with a pilot or something like that." Kristoff pitched in as he rearranged the furniture. It was driving him crazy that it was such a mess.

Hiccup turned and looked at Eugene. "It was a bartender on a cruise. What is wrong with you people?" He asked. Off to the side, Kristoff took a bite of something then continued working. "Ew, Kristoff. Did you just eat sofa pizza?"

"Yes." Kristoff nodded, clearly seeing nothing wrong with it.

Eugene pinched his forehead, a strong headache hitting him as he sat down across from Hiccup. "What are we gonna do? We are so fucked." He softly said. There was no way they were getting Jack back without that purse and it seemed to be nowhere. And his plan of having Hiccup pay for some of it wouldn't be enough.

Hiccup frowned, feeling Eugene's pain. He just wanted Jack back. He didn't care what he would have to do to get him. They had searched all over Vegas. They went to the hospital, a chapel, Merida's, the police station, impound, Naveen Maldonia's, and were  threatened by Shang. They were so close to getting Jack yet so far.

"Hey, guys?" Kristoff said, getting their attention.

"Did you find it?" Hiccup asked, hope in his tone.

"Nope." Kristoff replied, looking down. "But check this out." He smiled, holding up his poker book.

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The three of them dressed up in their best suits. Sure, they looked like they just got the shit beat of out of them, cause they kinda did, but they were here to win it all. They were going to win back 80 grand tonight.

Kristoff stared at the cards, Eugene beside him. This was their last option. They had to get this all tonight and it would rely on Kristoff's card counting skills and everything else he had read in his book. Everything rested on his shoulders.

He sat down at the table, pulling out the money and handing it to the dealer. "Change only, 10,000." The dealer called out.

"Hey, uh, these seats taken?" Hiccup asked, Merida looped under his arm.

"No, feel free." The dealer said, nodding to the open chair. Hiccup helped Merida sit down then they both glanced at Kristoff. They were ready to follow his lead.