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Alex opened the scavenger hunt clue and peered at it in confusion. "What does it say?" Luke asked.

"F Choose Life U Lung," the boy replied.

"What?! That doesn't make any sense."

"I know, but that's what it says. Here, look." Alex handed the paper to Luke who read it and passed it to Callie.

"That's what it says all right. Any ideas?" she asked.

Luke shook his head. "Not a one." He glanced up to see the others were just as puzzled over their clues. Nikki, Virgil and Elise grinned in satisfaction. He frowned. "OK, this can't be that hard. I mean, they want someone to find the treasure, right?" Callie and Alex nodded. "Then what does this mean?"

"Can I look at it again?" Alex asked. Luke handed him the clue. "I wonder..."

"What, Alex?" Callie asked.

He looked up at her. "Do you think it could be a code of some sort? Or the letters got mixed up? Like one of those anna...anna..."

"Anagram," Luke finished. "Alex, you're a genius. Let's take a look again." Together the three of them worked on the clue. "L-o-o-n-g...no, c-h-e-f...chef....the kitchen?"

Callie shook her head. "There are too many letters. Keep trying."

"G clef? The lounge, near the piano?" Alex tried another track.

"Again, not enough words...Wait. Lounge." Luke beamed. "Cross out those letters and see what we have left to work with."

"F-c-h-o-s-l-i-f-e-u," Alex told them. "House!"

"And that leaves us with l-f-i-c-f...cliff! Cliff house lounge!" Callie exclaimed. Then she sobered. "I hope all the clues won't be this hard."

"Nah, we've got us a crack team here, we'll figure them out!" Luke glanced around. Cassie, Will, and Scott had already started off towards the Villa, with John, Tyler and Anna following in the same direction. "All right, first things first. We'll need fortifications."

"Fortifications?" Callie asked.

Luke grinned. "Provisions. Food. Chocolate!"

"But of course!" Callie giggled.

"Next, Alex, you might want to take off that costume so it's not so bulky."

"FAB." The boy saluted and began removing his outfit.

Luke looked dubiously at Callie. "Are you going to be able to walk in those boots?" he asked.

She raised the edge of her dress and twisted her leg. "I should be fine. I mean, we're not going that far, right?"

"If you say so." Luke glanced over at the food table. "I'll go grab us some snacks and be right back."

"And if we're going to be walking, I'd like another glass of punch before we leave." Callie headed towards the drinks as Luke walked over to the food. He grabbed a handful of cookies and some of the Halloween candy. He paused on his way back to hand some to Josh, who was still eating cake.

"Do you have your clue figured out?" Elise called out from where she was sitting near Dominic.

"Oh, I think we've got it," Luke replied.

"Well, you'd better get going then! You don't want to come in last, do you?" she teased.

Luke leaned over, putting both hands on the table. "Wanna end up being eaten by the wolf, Red?"

"Wolf? You mean that pussy cat you brought with you to the party?" She laughed.

"Very funny. Must be off now. Clues to discover, treasure to find." With a wave, Luke walked back to his group, stuffing his hands in his pockets. "All right, team; to the Cliff House we go!"

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