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Title: <\/b>THOMAS!<\/span><\/p>\n Fandom:<\/b> Sylum Clan Universe: CSI, NCIS, CSI: Miami, Supernatural, MCU, Walking Dead<\/span><\/p>\n Characters\/Pairings:<\/b> Tony Stark, Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Nicolaus Valerius Meridius, Antonio Crisafi, Timothy Quinn, Horatio Caine, Warrick Brown, Rick Grimes, Darrell Dixon, Original Characters;<\/span><\/p>\n Rating:<\/b> PG<\/span><\/p>\n Word Count: <\/b><\/p>\n Summary:<\/b> When Dean and Tony Stark come up with a plan \u2026 No one is safe. May 24 Scavenger Hunt<\/span><\/p>\n Disclaimer:<\/b> Except for the work noted as being originally mine, all works of fiction and characters thereof belong to their original creators\/studios\/producers\/publishers. No money is being earned, and they are used without permission. Beta by Grammarly.<\/span><\/p>\n Taking a circuitous route between the kitchen and his office, Nico noticed Thomas\u2019 house elves had been busy preparing for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. He sometimes missed the days when Clan members gathered several Sundays during spring to tend the graves in the family and military cemeteries around the area. Those days had been good for the Clan. Honoring the fallen while reconnecting with members and Chosen Ones. As the country moved into the industrial age and members of the Clan scattered across the country, it became harder to get the Clan gathered in one place at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n This year everything had changed. The betrayal of one of their own was bringing an onslaught of Clan members wanting to renew ties with their Clan leadership and assure their leaders of their loyalty. The Manor\u2019s guest quarters were nearly full. Every bed and breakfast, inn, motel and hotel between the Manor and New Orleans was seeing a surge in business. It was good to see old friends and have a chance to get acquainted with the newer members of the Clan. Pausing at the French doors leading out of one of the Manor\u2019s parlors, Nico stopped to watch Horatio\u2019s son escorting Chase\u2019s daughter across the yard explaining things around Manor to her as only a child could. Chase and Jack sat watching from the patio, fighting to keep from laughing at the boy\u2019s narrative. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSurveying your kingdom, General?\u201d Tony Stark breezed by him on the way to Nico\u2019s office. <\/span><\/p>\n Tony called the week before asking to spend a few days at the Manor to meet with Dean in preparation for his summer internship at Stark Industries. Having Ironman touch down on the helipad yesterday had caused quite a stir among the Manor inhabitants for all of five minutes. Conscious of Tony\u2019s claustrophobia left over from his kidnapping, Thomas had placed the billionaire next to Dean and Sam\u2019s rooms instead of in the Underground. <\/span><\/p>\n The Winchesters had completed finals two weeks before and been handling cases for Gerard that were near their route they were taking to the Manor. They had arrived a few days before Stark, and after a day for Tony to settle in, Dean and Tony had commandeered one of the Manor\u2019s many parlors, only surfacing at odd times until now.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cJoining us for the Clan sojourn to do cemetery clean-up around Vacherie?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t want to be a distraction. I know <\/span>Decoration Day<\/span><\/i> is a thing around here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNo one pays much attention to another pair of hands when it comes to taking care of those who gave all for the life we have.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Still looking skeptical Tony agreed. <\/span><\/p>\n ~ \u2022 ~ \u2022 ~<\/span><\/p>\n Friday morning Nico noticed certain members of his Clan spending a lot of time tapping their phones or pouring over a sheet of paper. The fact that some of them were Clan trouble magnets was a little disconcerting, but he was deep in organizing his clean-up campaign, so pushed his twinge trepidation to the back of his mind. <\/span><\/p>\n By Friday evening, many of the Clan had arrived at the Manor. Cook and Thomas had outdone themselves with the buffet spread of food available. People were milling around the grounds, eating, play games, and visiting with other Clan members. Nico noticed several Clan members appearing with scratches, bites, and stings. He also noticed Dean and Tony disappearing with those same people, causing his intuition to twitch until sensitive ears picked up the sounds of Tim yelling for Thomas. Five minutes later it was his Second-in-Command yelling. By now all the Vampires in the yard were looking toward the house curious about the yelling. Seeing Darrell Dixon flying up the drive on his motorcycle with Bobby tucked in his vest decided Nico that he needed to find out what was happening.<\/span><\/p>\n Listening to Darrell\u2019s tale of disturbed bees and Bobby taking a chunk out of some skinny Vampire\u2019s ankle, had Nico yelling for Thomas. The harried Chief of Staff took longer than normal to appear in his office.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhat the hell is going on around here?\u201d He demanded.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI have no idea, Master Nicolaus, but certain items have come up missing around the Manor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSuch as what?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Before Thomas could answer it was Warrick yelling his name. Determined to get to the bottom of whatever was happening, he told Darrell to get something to eat and to have Cook pack something for Rick before following Thomas up the stairs. Entering his suite, he was greeted by his pissed off Mate and children. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s with all the racket. They probably heard your bellowing in New Orleans.\u201d Nico demanded. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMerry and Pippin are missing.\u201d Tony snapped.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe sporran gifted to me by My Lord.\u201d Tim\u2019s eyes flashed amber.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMy jeweled dagger.\u201d Warrick tugged one is his dreadlocks in frustration. <\/span><\/p>\n Frazzled by so many things missing from private suites, Thomas exchanged a look with Nico. \u201cWe need to check camera feeds. Perhaps Master Harold is testing the new security system.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t think today \u2026\u201d Nico trailed off.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWould be a perfect time \u2026\u201d Tony added.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re all distracted.\u201d Tim finally calmed down.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I am not running some sort of test.\u201d A quiet voice came from behind them.<\/span><\/p>\n Seeing Harold and John, Nico sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. \u201cChecking the cameras it is then. Oh. Darrell came by. It seems some of our members have been stirring up his bees. Bobby took a bite out of someone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThomas, is anything else missing?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI have no idea. I did not realize anything was missing until Master Timothy yelled.\u201d Thomas was supremely affronted by the whole situation. <\/span><\/p>\n Thomas herded them all down to Nico\u2019s office where Harold began to search the files for their culprit. Cameras around the orchards were sporadic but he did find footage of Danny Messer doing first aid on Greg Sanders\u2019 ankle. A few minutes later, the cameras caught James Longworth trying to coax two very irritated miniature Dachshunds to him. All he got for his efforts were growls and nips. Finally, they found Abby coming out of Tim\u2019s quarters \u2026 empty-handed but looking angry. <\/span><\/p>\n Just then they heard Gabriel making his way towards the office cursing a blue streak. \u201cWhere\u2019s my damn hat?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhat is going on?\u201d Nico was becoming as frustrated as everyone else.<\/span><\/p>\n ~ \u2022 ~ \u2022 ~<\/span><\/p>\n Sam Winchester slipped into the parlor Dean and Tony had staked out as their territory. His Mate\u2019s big brain was a huge turn-on but teaming up with Tony Stark to plan a scavenger hunt was almost scary. Thomas and the rest of the staff had gotten used to not disturbing the two men as they talked science. That precedent made it a perfect place from which to run their Memorial Day Scavenger Hunt. Opening the buttons on his chambray shirt, he pulled out the young barn owl he\u2019d taken from Nico\u2019s aviary. Dean took the owl and set him on his shoulder. Merry and Pippin rolled on their backs and went back to the nap that had been disturbed when Sam slipped in the room.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHow\u2019s everyone doing?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cGetting bit by a tiny dog with a big dog attitude among other things.\u201d Stark chuckled as he watched footage from tiny body cameras everyone in the scavenger hunt was wearing. \u201cThe best entertainment I\u2019ve had in ages.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI thought one of the gators was going to get Hannibal when those pissed off bees were chasing him.\u201d Dean added. He gave his Mate a sly look. \u201cYou haven\u2019t won yet, Sammy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n An hour later, the bellow from a man used to shouting orders on the battlefield filled the Manor. \u201cTHOMAS!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n A camera clicked as Thomas Efford, the most composed man in the Clan, in a move not seen in several decades, jogged across the main hall and up the staircase. A few minutes later, phones went off across the Manor, including that of a certain red-head whose smirk said he was up to no good. <\/span><\/p>\n Once the shouting and the running had calmed down, Tony gathered up the inanimate objects while Dean carried the animals. Making sure to dodge cameras and watch for pissed off Vampires, the two men dropped the honey from Darrell\u2019s bees in the kitchen, then made sure the Council members were out of the house mingling with the Clan members staying at the Manor before going to return the rest of their pilfered treasures.<\/span><\/p>\n Sam was on the veranda telling Horatio about his offer to clerk for a Supreme Court judge when Dean and Tony finally appeared.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFinally decided to crawl out of the geek zone. Everyone was afraid to go in the parlor.\u201d Tim teased.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cJust getting everything in place for my summer internship \u2026 A place to live \u2026 Details.\u201d Dean took a pull off his beer. \u201cWanted to get everything in place before Sunday.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The evening was beginning to wind down when Sam felt a spike of surprise through his bond with Dean. His Mate had quietly slipped into the shadows, being followed by two miniature Dachshunds and a barn owl that somehow escaped. Everyone who had participated in the scavenger hunt was trying to disappear into the crowd or the shadows before they drew anyone\u2019s attention. Deciding to follow Dean\u2019s example, Sam tried to be casual in his attempt to move away from Nico and his siblings. He was almost in the clear when Nico called his name.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSam?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Sam froze. He saw Stark walking with Artemis toward the Clan Scientist\u2019s lab. When Nico noticed where Sam was looking, the pieces of the puzzle came together.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEVERYBODY FREEZE!\u201d He could see several people trying very hard not to be noticed. \u201cDr. Stark, you wouldn\u2019t happen to know anything about missing items and pissed off bees.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNope. I was in the parlor with Dean all afternoon.\u201d The genius grinned.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhere is Dean?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Before anyone could answer, Dean stepped out on the veranda with a trophy and a piece of pie.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTo celebrate National Scavenger Hunt Day, it is my honor to announce the winner of Sylum\u2019s Memorial Day scavenger hunt. Congratulations, Sammy.\u201d He handed Sam the trophy and walked over to Tony and Artemis enjoying his pie.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>THEODOSIUS SCIPIO MERIDIUS!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Sam did the only smart thing \u2026 He ran.<\/span><\/p>\n ~ finis ~<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sylum Snippet by Paula Cas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[850],"tags":[704,591],"class_list":["post-14127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guest-posts","tag-guest-post","tag-writer-yanzadracan"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Da1M-3FR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18560,"url":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/sylum-top-ten-15th-anniversary-13th-question-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":14127,"position":0},"title":"Sylum Top Ten – 15th Anniversary: 13th Question","author":"Nicolaus Meridius","date":"August 17, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Top Ten Favorite Odd Pairings This particular question stumped a few people, but the answers we did get were fun! 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