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| "Well excuse me! What's got you in such a horrible mood?" Jonathan replied, taking a step back. Evie (IcePrincess [email protected]) January 28, 2002 "Why the hell do you think I'm in such a bad mood?!" Rick exclaimed, "Alex is missing and when Ardeth Bey here shows up it usually doesn't mean anything too good." "I knew Bonnie was up to no good when she came here!" Evelyn said trying to hold back tears "Would somebody please bloody tell me what is going on here?" Asked Jonathon looking annoyed as he settled into a chair. "I believe Seth and Nephthys have taken your son to Egypt." Ardeth Bey explained, "They want him to find something for them, what I am not sure about, but I do know that if he fails to get what they want that Seth will kill Alex and both of you." He said gesturing towards Evie and Rick. Evelyn immediately broke down into sobs, and before Rick could comfort her she ran off crying to the bedroom. "Now wait one bloody second there!" Jonathan exclaimed angrily standing up "What would Bonnie want with Alex?" Before Rick or Ardeth Bey could answer him they all heard a scream coming from the bedroom that sounded like Evie... Shell ([email protected]) January 28, 2002 Her scream made Rick's blood run cold, and without a single word to Jonathan or Ardeth, he took the steps two at a time. When he reached their room, Evelyn was just standing there, shaking like a leaf, starring at nothing, but seeing something in a vision which he was blind too. "Alex don't," she said, trapped in a waking dream. She watched in terror, as Alex tried to escape a place, ancient and forgotten, a time where hero's were made and innocent children were killed. Before she could see anymore, the vision was gone. Rick's arms greeted, her and she let him hold her up. "He's, he was trying to get out of a cage, and there were Lions waiting for him," Evie said looking up at her husband. Rick kissed her forehead. "We saved him before, and we will do it as soon as we can get our things ready," Rick said. She nodded, still weak from such a disturbing vision. Gently Rick picked her up and placed her on their bed. "Try to rest, we need your knowledge to find him," he said. She nodded and closed her eyes, and when Rick turned Jonathan and Ardeth were waiting. "We leave tonight," Rick said, and without word Jonathan went to pack what things he needed, forgetting for the moment about Bonnie. Heidi Rittner ([email protected]) January 28, 2002 As soon as Alex took another step, the blinding light disappeared. He rubbed his stinging eyes to adjust to the near darkness and looked behind him to see what had caused the blinding light. To his amazement, he only saw a wall with hieroglyphs. �That�s odd,� Alex thought to himself, as he started looking over the ancient symbols. He nearly had a heart attack as Seth and Bonnie came walking at a fast pace through the wall. Seth grabbed Alex by the arm to ensure that Alex wouldn�t try anything. They walked a few more steps and stopped. Alex found himself looking out the mouth of a cave at a land in the warm soft glow of the last few minutes of sunset. He recognized this place. It was Egypt, Seti�s palace to be exact. He�d been to Egypt many times on explorations with his parents, only this wasn�t the Egypt that he�d been to. This was different. There weren�t any ruins and the place wasn�t deserted. Everything looked as if hadn�t been standing too long and as if it were in constant care. Also, what looked to be guards at watch could be seen everywhere. �That was very close,� Seth said. �The portal closes as soon as the sun sets, which means we made it by a few minutes.� Seth continued to explain to Bonnie exactly how the portal worked and how he had come about finding it, not caring that Alex was listening very avidly. �We must be very cautious. We can�t let the guards see us,� Seth said in a serious tone. Bonnie grabbed Alex�s other arm to get his attention. �No noise out of you either, boy. Don�t think that they won�t kill you also if we are discovered sneaking around �his majesty�s� land.� Bonnie snickered at her reference towards Pharaoh Seti. Alex nodded in compliance to their wishes. In a low voice he said, �I know where we are, but WHEN are we?� Rachel ([email protected]) January 29, 2002 Bonnie or Nephthys started to laugh. "Oh child, you really do just cut to the chase. As your father would say." She narrowed her eyes at him for a moment, to look him over. She didn't get a real good look at him when they first 'met' in London. "Don't you think he looks a little obvious?" Seth leaned over and half whispered to Nephthys. "Yes, I'll get him some clothes," She walked over to a building that wasn't thirty feet away, went inside and after about two minutes, came back out with clothes in her arms. "Put these on," She snapped as she threw the material into Alex's face. He looked at the attire. It was basically just a 'skirt' that you wrapped around your waist. It was white and practically see through, so he hoped to God that it wouldn't be if it were wrapped around more then once. He took it behind a tree. He was hidden from any passerby's but Seth and Nephthys came around to watch. |