The Goonies: Secret of the Lost Treasure

Chapter 5 Mystery at the Museum

He yawned silently, as he awakened from his sleep. His brother Mikey's head rested on his chest. He had slept with Brand that night do to its events. He looked down at his arm which wrapped around his brother, afraid to move it and stir him from his sleep. He wanted to get a morning workout in before he had to get ready for school. He gently and slowly moved his arm and rested Mikey's head on his pillow. He got out of his bed and onto his bench. He put weight on the machine and began to use it.
Each heave of the bar he thought of something that made him angry like Troy being the cruel bully he is. Tormenting him and his brother.
After doing a set he did a set of push-ups the. Sit-ups.
As Mikey began to squirm. Brand stopped and watched. He had a look of terror on his face as if he was in danger.
"GAH!" Mikey screamed panting out of breath as he sat up.
"Bra-"
"Right here buddy." Brand said as he got up and walked to Mikey.
"Was it bad?"
"Um yeah."
"Wanna tell me about it."
"No I rather not relive it."
"That's ok." Brand sighed pulling him into a hug.
"Brand."
"Yeah."
"Your uh haha a bit sweaty."
"Embrace the manliness." He chuckled pulling him into a little noggie.
"Oh my god I almost forgot!" Mikey cheered pulling himself out of the head lock.
"What?!" A panicked Brand asked.
"The Field Trip! It's today!"
"Oh yeah I totally forgot."
"We can hang out there together and don't have to worry about going to class with Troy and his goons and Jarren. All of us Goonies can be together again!"
"Can we leave mouth at school." He chuckled.
"Goonies for life Brand."
"Worth a shot."
The two got up and and began to get ready. Brand hopped in the shower while Mikey made his brothers bed. He then proceeded to pick out his clothes for the day. Before he knew it Brand came back into the room only in his underwear. He was still damp and his hair wasn't dry yet. Mikey looked at his brothers buff body them at his own.
"Brand how long did it take for you to get buff?"
"I took a little while to get we're I'm at now, why you want to start?"
"Uh yeah." He lied.
"Wow Mikey I didn't think you like this stuff."
Well I wanna be big and strong like you Brand, that way I can defend myself and get girls to like me."
"Oh, is there a specific girl." Brand asked as he pulled his pants on.
"Uh I don't know who you mean, I mean there's no one to mean if there was which there isn't." A nervous Mikey splattered out.
"Hmm, I'll find out." With his shirt now on he began to do his hair in the mirror. "I always do Mikey."
Mikey took off to the shower.
* * *
"So boys are you excited to go to the museum?" There mom said placing a plate of bacon on the table with her one good hand.
Brand grabbed a hand full and ate them like he'd never seen food before.
"Godndbsu." He said mouth full.
"Brandon! The food isn't going anywhere." His mom barked disgusted.
"That means he's excited."
"What about you sweetie, felling better, you know you don't have to go if you don't fell comfortable."
"Mom I'll be fine, I want to go, besides I have Brand."
She turned to her eldest mouth still full of food. He gave her a thumbs up to spare her.
"Oh alright, Brand you better watch your brother or I'll uh take away your exercise equisment."
Brand swallowed, "equipment ma!"
"That's what I said Brandon."
Brand rolled his eyes as Mikey chuckled.
"Hey guys!" A familiar voice hollered from the front door.
"Chunks here." Mikey said getting up wiping his mouth with a napkin. "By mom." He grabbed his coat. "Come on brand."
Brand stuffed down the rest of his plate and jugged the rest of his milk. He then grabbed his coat and tied a green bandana on his head.
"Green?" Mikey chuckled.
"I need a new red one aha, lost in those crazy caves."
They dashed out the screen door.
"Hey you guys got left overs?" Chunk asked with wide eyes.
"Um yeah, some bacon and maybe a few pancakes." Brand said.
That was enough for Chunk, he dashed inside the house and into the kitchen surprising there mom.
"Oh Lawrence!" She jumped startled. He grabbed the bacon strips and the leftover flapjacks.
"Oh hey out of here." She chuckled throwing the dish towel at him.
When Chunk returned to the porch Mouth and Data were down by the gate on there bikes, as Mikey and Brand were getting on there's. Well for Brand it was his fathers.
"Hold on guys! Wait for me!"
The four below laughed as Chunk dashed Down the porch.
"Next stop Andy and Stef." Data declared as he began to pedal.
* * *
As the boys approached Andy's house both her and Stef were ready on there bikes.
"What took you guys so long, Mouth mess up his hair." Chuckled Stef .
"No we had to pray first, pray you'd gotten sick or something." Mouth snapped back.
"Alright you too, stop fighting." Andy intervened.
"Ok every one ready?" Mikey asked a bit impatiently.
"Excuse me." A soft voice called from behind.
Everyone turned there head to see
"Ariel!" Mikey cheered a bit to loud.
A smirk emerged on Brands face.
"I'm sorry to bug you guys but I was wondering if I could ride my bike with you guys to school, I'm afraid I haven't quiet remembered the way just yet."
"Oh yeah! Of course, just follow us."
"Seems like Mikey's got a crush." Andy whispered to Brand.
"Yup seems he dose."
The gang road off, down the hill and into town.
After about ten minuets of ridding they reached the place in which they all hated equally. But luckily they didn't even have to go inside.
A big yellow bus was parked out front with there history teacher standing by it with a clipboard.
"Ok guys lets park these bikes and get on the bus!" Mikey gleamed.
"He seems to be doing better." Andy said only loud enough for Brand to here.
"Yeah so far so good." He sighed.
"What about the others? Do they know?"
"No, I think he's a bit embarrassed."
"Poor guy."
After they all locked there bikes on the rack they approached the bus.
"Name." The teacher said stopping them from entering the bus.
"But Mr. Jan?"
"Name." He repeated not looking up from his clip board.
"Mikey."
"Full name."
"Michael."
"Last name?"
"Oh god."
"Last name."
"Walsh."
He scanned his clip board and made a slash over Mikey's name.
Mikey finally hopped onto the bus.
"Name." Mr. Jan repeated this time to Ariel.
"Ariel Crazo"
He made another slash.
"Next."
"Brand Walsh."
Mr. Jan don't slash.
"Brandon Wlash." He said irritated.
Slash.
"Next."
"Andy, I mean Andrea Carmichael."
Slash.
"Next."
"Stephanie Steinbrenner"
Slash
"Next."
"Corey Feldman."
"Haha, Mr. Devereaux you're no actor. Name."
"You just said it."
"Name."
"Gah! Clark Devereaux."
"Thank you."
Slash
"Name."
"Richard Wang."
Slash.
"Next."
"Lawrence." Chunk muttered.
"Come again."
"Lawrence." He muttered again.
"Speck up!"
"Lawrence! Cohen."
"That's better. Now you may enter."
Slash.
Chunk climbed the bust steps and scanned to see were his friends were.
"Back here!" Data hollered from the back.
Andy and Brand were in the last row. Then Ariel and Mikey, Mouth and Stef, and Data had a space saved for Chunk.
"Name." Mr. Jan's voice said from outside the bus.
"Jarren, Jarren Perkins."
"Perkins!" Mikey blurted out.
"Name."
"Troy Perkins."
Both Troy and Jarren stepped onto the buss.
"I should've known the biggest pain in my grade is the brother of the biggest in yours." Mikey whispered to Brand.
"Well, well, well. All the Goonies' in the back of the bus were they belong." Troy cracked.
"Yeah bro! Aye Mikey, nice eye haha." Jarren started.
Mikey rubbed his black eye still sore. Thankfully his parents don't notice.
"I can give you one to match!"Brand threatened.
Although the Perkins boys seemed tough they had there fears, but they hid them well.
Jarren stepped behind his brother.
"Don't need to fear this on Jarren, he wouldn't dare touch us."
"Is that so!" Brand's blood began to boil.
With a snap of Troys fingers he's no good friends stood up behind them. All big and strong.
"Now why don't you guys play treasure again, who knows this time you might find a mermaid!" The bus began to erupt with laughter.
"Alright boys, take a seat, we're gonna get going." Mr. Jan instructed at the front of the bus.
Once the bullies sat down the bust took off.
"Mikey?" Ariel asked softly, she didn't want to push on the subject.
"Yeah?"
"What did he mean by playing treasure again? Not that I believe him or anything but I keep hearing stuff around school about Goonies and treasure."
"Well we, back here, are Goonies. It means outcasts and we embrace it."
"And the treasure?"
"Is that the paper in your hand?"
"Yeah yesterday's. I brought it for the crossword, I haven't read it."
"Turn to the front page." He sighed
She flipped to the front page to see a picture of the Goonies bundled in blankets, beanies and jackets. Covered in dirt and slightly wet.
The caption was,
Local kids find lost treasure and catch Fertellies
"Wow Mikey! You mean to tell me you found a pirates treasure and stopped wanted criminal!"
"I know it's hard to believe but it happened."
"I believe you but I want details, tell me everything!"
"Ok so it all started on one rainy day, Brand was working out. . .
"So you guys kissed?"
"Well she thought I was Brand, it was a mistake."
"Oh."
"Soon after that the Fertellies caught up to us. . .
"Then they tied us up! They were gonna make us all walk the plank!"
"Well did you?!?" Andy asked worriedly.
"No I didn't buy poor Andy did."
Ariel cringed to her name.
"But Brand jumped in after her, he wants tied yet. . .
"And then we watched his ship sail off into the sunset."
"Wow Mikey that sounded like the adventure of a life time." Ariel sighed.
"It was, yeah we almost died a few times but none the less fun."
"I wish I could've been on it with you guys." She sighed once more.
"Yeah me too, hey you never know we might just find something at the museum, I can't wait to check out there new pirate exhibit!"
"Me too!" Ariel gleamed.
Wow she's perfect! Mikey thought as the buss pulled up in front of the museum.
"Wow she's as big of a pirate geek as he is, must be fate." Brand chuckled as he removed his arm around Andy to stand up.
"Hmmm, I don't know brand." A suspicious Andy muttered.
"What?"he asked not catching what she said.
"Oh nothing." She rather not tell him just yet.

*inside the museum

"Alright fill free to wonder about and collect enough information about your topics. Meet back here at two the bus leaves by two-thirty."
Mr. Jan instructed.
As soon as he did the students scattered in pairs.
"Brand what are you and Andy doing?" Asked Mikey.
"We decided to do ancient Egypt."
"We're doing Ancient Greek." Stef said pulling Mouth by his sleeve towards her.
"Data, mouth?"
"the food court!" Chunk giggled.
"While I'll be doing China." Data added.
"No need to ask what Mikey's doing. . .
Pirates." The group said in unison.
After a few chuckles the gang went there separate ways.
Mikey and Ariel approached the newly pirate exhibit. No one was inside yet. There was a sign in the doorway which read.
Coming soon! Do not enter!
"Coming soon!" Mikey said disappointed.
"I was sure it was open." Ariel muttered.
"Well I guess we can do Egypt." He sighed beginning to walk away.
He waited for Ariel to speak but she didn't.
"Ariel?" He asked turning around.
She was gone.
"Ariel?"
"Psst Mikey over here."
He looked at the exhibit to see Ariel inside.
"Ariel! What are you doing?"
"Come on Mikey, no ones here" she whispered.
Mikey drew closer.
"We can get a sneak peak and get information on our project." She persuaded.
Even tho it felt wrong, the true adventurer in him came thru and he snuck under the rope.
As the two entered deeper within, there eyes widened in disbelief. It was as if they were on a deck of a ship. There was the main wheel, barrels scattered about. The walls had a background as if they were at sea. There were various plackes scattered about with information. And a wax pirate in the corner.
"Wow! It fells like we're actually on a pirate ship!" Ariel gleamed looking around.
"Yeah, kind of." Mikey said less amused.
"Oh I forgot you've actually been on one." She chuckled.
"Yeah, I mean this is cool and by far the best exhibition I've ever seen but it's nothing like the real thing. Like this is fresh and new." Mikey walked over to the wheel. "It didn't feel so plastic!" He screamed giving the wheel a shove causing it to spin.
Frustrated he stepped away from the wheel and back twords Ariel who was still watching the wheel spin as if it where hypnotizing her.
"Ariel?"
"Mikey look." She said softly, pointing at the wheel.
He got closer and noticed the center of the wheel was spinning at a different rate than the wheel itself.
"The drive square it's lose!" Ariel said surprised at there discovery.
"Why would, wait you know what that is?" He asked shocked.
"Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I don't know my way around a ship."
Mikey blushed. "I uh that's not what k meant it's just not to many people know what that is."
"Hmm and this one seems lose. She reached for it and began to spin it left till it popped out.
The two gleamed as they saw a piece of old school paper fell out of it and onto the floor.
"This looks ancient." Ariel said picking it up.
"It sure dose." Mikey had a big grin on his face.
"HEY YOU KIDS!"
The two flipped around to see a security guard shining a light I'm there eyes.
Ariel quickly shoved the paper in her purse as the guard stormed his way to them.