[ This is a long chapter, hope you like it ]

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"i chose sarcasm because murder charges are expensive"

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Las Vegas
One Year Later

"Merritt Mckinney"

"Daniel Atlas"

"Henley Reeves" 

"Athena Knight"

"Jack Wilder"

"ARTHUR TRESSLER AND the MGM Grand proudly presents the Five Horsemen!"

"Thank you!" Merritt speaks up to his microphone, the five horsemen are scattered on the stage. Merritt walks to the edge of the stage before speaking up. "Tonight we would like to try something that will, well, set us a bit apart"

"For our final trick, we're gonna do something never before seen on a Las Vegas stage," Henley said to her microphone. "Or any stage for that matter," Athena and Jack said simultaneously to the audience, who cheered loudly at the Horsemen.

"Ladies and gentlemen, tonight we are going to rob a bank," Danny said while walking to the center of the stage. If it's possible, the audience cheers louder, which makes the Horsemen grin widely.

"That's a lot of excitement for a crime" Danny exclaimed, "I don't blame them I'm getting excited," Athena said, "Me too, what about you people?" Henley asks the audience which causes the audience to go wild.

"One, two, three" Merritt and Jack counts before high five each other, Athena laughs lightly at them. "Okay, okay, now please, please settle down," Danny said, trying to calm the audience.

"Now who here has a bank that they would like us to rob?" Athena asks the audience, people start to shout out bank names and raising their hand. "There's a lot of people with a vendetta, so we'll choose one at random then," Danny said to the audience, while the others are at each side of the stage, Athena and Danny waited at the center of the stage.

"My associates will make sure its random, right?"

"In Jack's bowl are ping pong balls with section numbers, Jack could you hand me a section number?" Athena asks Jack, He then throws the ball on the floor and it bounces into Athena's hand. "Okay, we're looking at section B, where is section B?" Athena asks the audience. The audience from section B immediately raises their hands up.

"Okay, there, it's gonna be one of you guys, get ready" Danny exclaimed. "I don't know why everybody's happy it's only them" He continued. "Merritt, can I get a row please?" Athena asks from the older magician. Merritt throws the ball the same way Jack did. The young magician catches it with ease. "Thank you Merritt" She thanks him.

"Okay, we are looking at row number 5" Athena exclaimed. "Okay, where is that?" Danny asks the audience. "And, Henley, can I have a random seat number please?" Athena asks the redhead. Henley throws the ball at her and she had to step back a little to catch it, "Good throw there cousin, okay, oh lucky number 13. B-5-13 where are you?" Athena asks the section of audience

The light shines on a guy in a white suit "Sir, please, stand up. There you are. Hi" Danny said. One of the workers gives him a microphone so everybody can hear him. "Could you just confirm to me that this is, in fact, your seat? B-513" Athena asks him while holding the balls in her right hand.

"Yes," The man said through the microphone. "Okay. wonderful" Athena said and throws the ball next to her and it hit Danny in the face. The audience laughs at the scene while Danny glared at the youngest member of the group.

"Now, could you please tell us your name and the name of your bank?" Danny asks the chosen guy. "My name is Etienne Forcier and my bank is Credit Republicain de Paris" He answers Danny. "French, Okay uh. We were hoping for something a little more local, a kind of mom-and-pop credit union with no security" Danny exclaimed "But that's okay, a promise is a promise, can you please come to the stage, and we'll rob your bank" Athena exclaimed.

"While he does that... There is someone here tonight who without whom we would just be five magicians working the circuit trying to get... Well, actually trying to get here." Danny said.

"You probably know this man, if not from one of the many, many companies he puts his name on. He is our friend. He is out Benefactor, Mr. Arthur Tressler" Athena introduce the old man.

"Please, stand up, Art. Please, stand up" Danny said. "The only man here with the Queen's cellphone number" Merritt joked. "Actually, please, stay standing, Art," Danny said.

"I want to say that when we came to Mr. Tressler, we promised that, as a unit, we could become the biggest name in magic." He continues. "So we wanted to say, Thank you. And by the way, Art, you notice on the sign out front, we made sure we put your name on top." Henley said.

"If you turn out to be as good as you think you are, dear girl, that won't be necessary much longer," Arthur exclaimed. "We haven't done our closer yet. Why don't you watch it and then you can decide for yourself. Ladies and gentlemen, Arthur Tressler!" Henley said. A grunt can be heard by Athena from behind, she glances over he shoulder and a smirk forming on her face.

"Before that, I have something that I must confess. I have a crush on a girl in this room." Jack exclaimed and the Horsemen smile at each other except for Athena who is confused and a little bit heartbroken, not remembering any of this in the plan and the thought of Jack having a crush on another girl.

"And I need your good graces to help me ask her out." Jack continues. The audience went crazy cheering for the magician. Jack turns to look at Athena, and Athena's heart was beating like crazy. Jack walk over to her and stop right in front of her.

He gets on his knees, and the audience got louder. Athena feels like she's paralyzed, she looks down at Jack's handsome face with her mouth slightly apart from shock.

"Athena Knight, I got my eyes on you since the first time I met you at that coffee shop," Jack said to her. "When you stole her purse?" Merritt spoke up. "Yes Merritt, when that happened, now please shut up," Jack said which cause a small giggle coming out of Athena's mouth.

"Okay, moving on, and my feelings for you grew when we met that night." Jack continues. "When she almost beat you up for startling her?" Henley cuts in, the crown laugh loudly, while Jack gives her a glare, another giggle can be heard from Athena. "To further me from getting more embarrassed by your cousin and the idiots, I'll just go straight to the point, will you please go on a date with me?" Jack finally asks what he wanted to ask the Knight girl for a long time.

The crowd was silent for a moment and Jack's heart is beating faster than Athena's. "Yes," She answered the magician's question. The audience went crazy and Jack jumps up from his position before jumping around, pumping his fist in the air and screaming yes so many times.

He runs up to Athena and hugs her tightly before kissing her cheek.

"Wow, never thought he had the balls to finally ask her out!" Danny exclaimed, "I know right Danny." Merritt said from next to Etienne. "Okay, I'm happy for you guys, now let's continue with our final show," Henley exclaimed.

"And, of course, once again, the Cardinal of Clairvoyance, Merritt McKinney," Danny said giving the audience attention to the oldest member of the Horsemen. Jack walks away from Athena and grabbing a "teleportation helmet".

"Etienne, what Jack is bringing to the stage now, is what we in the magic world call a teleportation helmet." Merritt exclaimed to the French guy before continuing, "You will need to wear this, as it will allow you to literally fold through space and time to your bank in the... 8th?" Merritt asks Etienne, shake his head saying no "9th arrondissement?" Athena speaks up "Yeah" Etienne confirms the blonde magician.

"Okay there young lady, let the expert do the work" Merritt exclaimed. Athena raised up her hand letting the older magician work his thing. "Now, once you are there, we will be able to speak with you through this helmet." Merritt exclaimed "Now if... Ah!" He exclaimed once the French guy put it on. "Beautiful," Athena said, "Oh my god that's beautiful, it has the added attraction of being very stylish," Merritt said.

"It's about time the French learned from America on that subject. Is that a beautiful piece of headgear?" Merritt asks the audience, who cheers louder to confirm him. "Thank you, thank you" Etienne thank the audience. "Isn't that a beautiful piece of headgear?" 

"But before you go anywhere, could you please, pick a card, any card. Not that card. Oh! No, that's an old American joke. You can take that one." Danny holds out a deck of cards, waiting for Etienne to pick a card. "Okay, this one?" He confirmed

"Show it to your friends in Section B, but not to us," Danny said, Etienne shows it to them while the Horsemen look away or cover their eyes with their hand.

"Okay, great. Now if you could just sign your name there." Danny gives him a sharpie marker. "In English, if possible" He jokes. "That's good" "That's lame," Merritt and Athena said at the same time.

"Put it in your pocket," Jack said, Athena and Henley look at each other before Henley speaks up. "Now for just one tiny detail" Athena and Henley pulls out a piece of blue silk cloth, it started to move around randomly in a circle before disappearing replaced by a contraption.

The audience gasps and applaud loudly, Athena and Henley high five each other with a wide grin on their faces.

Merritt accompanies Etienne to the contraption. "Now, Etienne, let's step into this cockamamie contraption. And I'll step off of it. Bonne chance." He said and stepping off the contraption.

"It's 11:50 p.m. here in Vegas. That's 8:50 a.m. in Paris." Athena states "And your bank opens in less than 10 minutes" Jack continues.

"One"

"Two"

"Three"

And Henley presses the red button on the remote. The contraption snaps close which can squish a person. The audience gasp and Athena who was standing next to Jack accidentally grab his arm in shock, but he doesn't mind.

"What the fuck?" Merritt exclaimed, "What happened? Whoa, Etienne?" Danny said, "It wasn't supposed to happen like that, was it?" Merritt asks no one in particular. "Etienne?" Henley asks out loud.

"I liked that little French guy" Merritt jokes. Then the screen starts to lit up, showing the French guy, in a bank vault. "Wait, there he is," Danny said. The audience applauds before Danny tells them to be quiet. "Etienne? Are you okay?" He asks "Yes" Etienne replies to the male magician.

"Perfect. What do you see in there?" Danny asks. "Money, Is this real?" Etienne then walks over to the stack of money and grab some of it, to see if he is not dreaming.

"Yes. Looks like three million or so Euros' worth" Danny exclaimed, answering his question, Etienne said something in French, that maybe some of the people in the audience and Athena understand.

"Okay, now, here's what we're gonna need you to do. I want you to take the card that you signed out of your pocket. And I want you to take the ticket stub from tonight's show and I want you to put it right there in the middle of the money." Danny instructs Etienne. Etienne drops the card with his signature on it and the ticket stub in the middle of the money.

"Now, on the side of your helmet, you should feel a button," Danny said, Etienne's hands immediately reach up to feel it. "Now don't press it yet," Jack said.

"That button activates an air duct that connects Paris to Las Vegas," Athena states to the audience and to Etienne. "Okay, good. Now you can press it" Danny said to the French guy.

"All right, now, Etienne, hold on tight. You might feel a bit of a vacuum." Jack exclaimed Merritt, chuckles lightly before air starts to suck all the money into the air vent, "Oh, wait a second" Athena said rumbling noise can be heard from the top before money was drop for the audience.

The audience cheers loudly and some of them start to reach their hands out to get some of the money. The Horsemen are grinning and Merritt laughs happily before giving Jack a high five. Jack then walks over to Athena and wraps his hands around her shoulders.

"Thank you, Etienne." Danny said "Thank you everybody" Athena continues "We are The Five Horsemen and good night," They all said together and get to the center of the stage and bow together.