Chapter 1: The Museum (Part 3: The Theft)

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Rudolph ran quickly up the Museum stairs, he knew he had very little time. He put a scarf around his face as he walked in.

He entered the museum and ran quickly down the hall,  he knew exactly where to go.  He walked up to the painting "Jean de l'âne Bâté" by Alfred Ramone, and tore it from the wall. The guard who chased after Aiden wasn't there to see Rudolph take the painting. Rudolph snagged the painting and ran out of the building as quickly as he could. A few bystanders tried to call for help, but their shouts did not attract the attention of the guards.

Rudolph ran down the stairs and ran up to his car, he quickly shoved the painting into the trunk, and he jumped into the front seat.  He then drove to the other side of the hotel and arrived just in time to catch Aiden running out with a crowd of people chasing him.

He pressed the "auto open" button for the left passenger door, and Aiden climbed inside.  Aiden was breathing heavily, his small chest was growing bigger and smaller with every breath, Rudolf saw this through the rearview mirror and pondered to himself as to just how Aiden's lungs could breathe so well inside of his small, thin body.

One of the younger men within the crowd ran up to the car and jumped on the back of it. The man quickly slid off, but he succeeded in damaging the awesome paint job.  Rudolph swerved the car and drove away as quickly as possible.

The security guards ran out but did not call in for backup; after all, it was just an innocent case of public sexual harassment, they figured they'd recommend that the woman file a report with the police rather than immediately notifying the police themselves.

It wouldn't have been till five minutes after Rudolph left that they noticed the missing painting. By then, Rudolph's car was hidden safely inside of a car mechanics shop, being repainted, and given a new fresh pair of license plates. 

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