SLaACF: Prelude

Something Like an Assassin's Creed Fanfic

Prelude

Jones and Evangelina weren't usually huge on museums, especially art museums where everything was 'look but don't touch' and so wandering the halls of the large building felt foreign to them.  However the museum was holding a Renaissance art exhibit and that was something the two girls were interested in, especially when the museum began advertising with never before seen sketches by Leonardo da Vinci.

The two girls would be lying if they said their deep vested interest in the painter didn't lie within the Assassin's Creed games, but who was anyone to complain?  

They browsed the other artists for a while, seemingly having started at the wrong end of the alphabet.  They didn't mind though, all of the artists in the exhibit were interesting in their own right and so they took their time making their way up the alphabet to an area labeled 'da Vinci'.  

They hung around the well known stuff for a while, talking about the mysteries behind the Mona Lisa and ended up running into a couple other fans of the Assassin's Creed franchise.

They talked with them for a little while, apparently they'd just come from looking at the newest sketches, and assured the two that they'd find it interesting.  On that note, the two groups parted ways and Evangelina insisted they go right over to the new sketches.

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"Do you suppose this is what they were talking about when they said we'd find it interesting?" Jones asked, as she examined the image behind glass.

Evangelina wandered over to join her friend in examining the sketch.  She tilted her head to one side, and then the other, and then back upright.  "It looks kind of like Ezio doesn't it?"

"I'm sure it's just a coincidence. After all there must have been plenty of people who looked similar.  Ubisoft did a good job portraying the settings of the games after all."

Evangelina smirked over at Jones.  "I don't know, I'd like to think he really existed."

"You would." Jones laughed quietly before moving on to the next of the sketches lining the wall.  "It's too bad we don't know Italian." She added, after staring at the notes on the page.

"They're not translated?" Evangelina asked.

"Not unless I'm blind." Jones paused, "And as distinct a possibility as that seems some days I really don't think there's a translation here."

"That seems odd." Evangelina said, before joining Jones once more.  "Unfortunately the extent of my Italian is cazzo and merda."

Jones nodded her agreement, before humming.  "What do you make of that sketch in the bottom left hand corner?"

"It-" Evangelina had to cut herself off and just stare at it for a long moment before she could answer.  "Is that the apple?  Screw Leo.  He's looking down on us going 'Yes they're falling for my trick.' while laughing maniacally, I can just see it."

"Or the entirety of Ubisoft is." Jones said. "I'm so almost done with this."

As though brought on by Jones' proclamation the lights of the museum cut out.

"Nope!" Jones said throwing her hands into the air.  "Nope!  No, I'm so done."

Evangelina couldn't help but laugh.  "C'mon Jones, I'm sure it's nothing."

"I don't care if it's nothing, I'm going home." Jones huffed, and then noticing that Evangelina was no longer looking at her she waved a hand in front of the other girl's face.  "Are you even listening anymore?"

Evangelina didn't speak up, instead pointing over Jones' shoulder.  At this point Jones wasn't really sure she wanted to see what her friend was pointing at, but she turned around irregardless.  There was a bright glow at the end off the hallway, that seemed to slowly be growing closer.  Jones was about to nudge Evangelina in the other direction, when the glow intensified and the entire world seemed to tilt to one side, sending the two tumbling off into unconsciousness.