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| toward her hips, where from there she was able to lean down and grab it., "I have it," She said excitedly. "What?" Olympus asked. "The knife!" She snapped. "Good, now you can cut the ropes!" He said just as excited. She thought about making a remark about how obvious the use of the knife was, but she decided not to cause him to get upset. It took a while but she finally cut through the ropes. *~*~*~*~* One last scream was heard piercing through the corridors of the temple followed by the crack of a whip. "Shut up kid!" Nephthys shrieked back at Alex as he tried to catch his breath after begging forgiveness to no avail. At this point to him, all was lost, if his parents did come they'd be met by probably the most powerful, hate-filled people he'd ever met, never mind the fact that there wasn't much of a chance of them finding the portal to ancient Egypt anytime soon. He just wished it was over. Nephthys grabbed him by the arm and jerked him back up onto his feet, he let out a cry in pain as she twisted his bruised and slashed arm. "I don't even know why he doesn't just let me kill you, you're good for nothing!" She complained to herself as she half dragged him across the room to a pole that supported the ceiling. She threw him down to the ground "Sit up!" She commanded, he slowly got up and leaned against the pole, she pulled out some ropes and tied them around him and the pole. He was very uncomfortable, not only his upward position, but the fact that his back, behind and legs were all bruised and cut. She took out a rag and gagged him, he almost choked on it, it was very tight in his mouth. With that, and no food, she left, blew out any candles and slammed the door. He could hear her yelling at Seth. "Can't I just kill the brat!? What good is he!?" she shrieked. "He will be killed soon enough," Seth kept a steady yet deep voice. "Be patient, I would kind of appreciate the parents being there to see as well, it will be quite a spectacle. Kate (Drama [email protected]) March 17, 2002 Alex looked around desperately for something to help him escape. He definitely did not want to hang around for the "spectacle" of his death. He couldn't see anything, though, as the candles had been blown out. He sifted through the sand that his fingers grazed, but found nothing (he couldn't reach very far because his hand were bound). Alex leaned back in despair, fighting tears. Just then, something sharp pricked his wrist. He gasped in pain, then felt for what had hurt him. It was a tiny but sharp piece of wood, jutting out from the pole. Alex knew that this could be his only chance of escape. Eagerly, he rubbed the cloths that bound him against the pole, and they began to tear. Alex knew that his escape may be near. Shell ([email protected]) March 21, 2002 It was very late at night when Nefret finally led them to their destination. She had not said very much after Ardeth had told her his feelings, having never had feelings like that herself for anyone, and now that she was having them, it was a little unsettling. She turned to him, feeling more comfortable now that they were finally where they should be. "We have very little time. I do realize that it will not be easy, but we must move quickly, in two days the boy will be sacrificed, and with or without you that will happen. If we do not save him, the fate of the world as you know will be forever changed," She said. Without anymore words she turned and placed her hand against an ordinary stone. It lit up as bright as the sun, and everyone had to turn their heads. When they looked back the stone was gone, and in its place stood some sort of transparent passage, as if the very fabric of time had been opened. She moved into the passage, disappearing and Ardeth followed her. Jonathan looked at his brother in law and sister, and gulped then went through himself, leaving them alone. "We will get him," Rick said. He took Evie in his arms and gave her a gentle kiss, then took her hand and led her to the portal. Letting her go first, Rick closed his eyes. 'God I know I don't pray nearly enough, but please let us save our son,' he thought, then after taking a breath he moved into the portal. Once he had done that the portal disappeared and the rock took its place. The last of their Journey to save their son had begun. ~*~*~*~*~ With one last rip the fabric that bound his bruised body to the pole came apart, and Alex was free. It was dark, but not so dark that he couldn't make out the lay out of the room he was in. After taking a deep breath he forced his body to move knowing he risked getting more lashes. This time he knew he was going to have to be clever, and face these two god awful people on his own. He felt along the walls for what seemed like forever before he found a crevice just big enough for him to fit into. Once he had gotten in there he crawled in some sort of passage for what seemed like ages until he felt the cool night air on his face. His lips were parched and dry from being dehydrated and he wanted to lay down on the stone floor he was crawling on and sleep but he knew he would likely die if he didn't keep moving. ~*~*~*~*~ When she went to check on the boy and found him missing again, Nephthys grabbed her whip. As she walked out of the room ready to beat him into a pulp Seth grabbed her. "You will not harm him, when you find him you need to clean him up my dear. He has to have his strength to endure the ritual, if he dies, then I won't hesitate to make you regret it all your days," he said. He loved her, but he would not let her, nor anyone else stop what he had in mind for the future of this world and the other. Heidi Rittner ([email protected]) March 21, 2002 Jonathan was the first to emerge from the tunnel. He had felt some type of a pull towards this place, as if some part of his destiny was soon to be revealed. He lowered the arm he�d been using to shield his eyes from the |