Summary: What if Sarah Jacobi's knife wasn't caught by Walt. This is how the story would have changed after Sadie's been hurt. Takes place in chapter 18 of The Serpent's Shadow. Please review it mean so much to me.

When Sadie and Walt talk with their amulets:

"Give up," Jacobi said. I realized she was speaking with words of power, just like the ghost Setne had done. She was using magic to paralyze my friends.

"The Kanes have brought you nothing but trouble. It's time this ended."

She lifted her netjeri blade from Amos's throat. Quick as light, she threw it at me. As the blade flew, my mind seemed to speed up. In that millisecond, I understood that Sarah Jacobi wouldn't miss. My end would be as painful as poor Leonid's, who was bleeding to death in the outer tunnel. Yet I could do nothing to defend myself.

At the last second, I turned my head to look at Walt, who was frozen in horror. His eyes met mine and I saw that he was as afraid as I was. Godly power aside, there was nothing he, or anyone could do to help me.

I sent my thoughts through the amulet.

I'm sorry, Walt.

I saw that he got my message, it showed all over his face. I turned away to the knife, and then it hit me.

At first it was just a sickening thud, and then there was blood all over me. It took a couple seconds before I felt the pain.

"Sadie!" I could hear my brother, and the initiates screaming.

I started to twitch on the ground. It felt like my whole body was on fire. I heard Jacobi screaming in victory. I knew that without me, Carter wouldn't be able to cast the spell, we had lost.

Suddenly I realized that I might have a solution. Nothing that would last forever, but I would last long enough to give them time. Time to create a new plan against Apophis.

"Ma'at." I spoke. My voice was soft, and energy was being drained from me very quickly.

There was a sudden ripple in the universe. I heard the thundering outside stop. Apophis's horrible chaos energy disappeard. He was gone.

"No! You stupid girl what have you done?" Jacobi's screech reached me.

I turned my head to see her running at me, other knife at the ready. At the last second she was trampled by a unicorn.

"No hurt Sadie, mean lady." I smiled and winced in pain as Shelby's unicorn kept Jacobi at bay.

Walt was at my side in an instant, his hand hovering over the gash in my stomach. Carter was there next, holding my hand and saying words that I didn't bother to listen to. Jaz appeared next. SheSet to work, cleaning the blood away from the knife that was still impaled in my flesh.

"Sadie you idiot. What did you do?" Carter's voice was tight, like he was trying not to cry.

"She saved us." Walt said quietly from beside me.

"What? But...How?" Carter squeezed my hand as I twitched again.

I gasped. "Summoned Ma'at. Give you...Gave you time."

"Sadie, don't talk like that." Walt was holding my other hand now.

"You'll be fine." Carter said.

"Guys, hold her down. I have to get the knife out to see how bad it is." Jaz's stressed voice came from near my stomach. I could feel her hands gripping the hilt of the knife.

I braced myself. Carter was holding my arms, and Walt was holding my head stroking my hair.

"One...Two...Three!" Jaz yanked the knife out of my stomach, and I screamed in pain. I could tell Carter was crying now, and I looked right into Walt's red eyes. Tears were spilling out of them like Niagara Falls. I passed out right then.

Somehow, I could still hear Walt's thoughts in my head.

Sadie, c'mon Sadie, Wake up. You have to wake up. If you don't you're going to be in so much trouble.

I've been in worse situations, I'll be fine.

Yes, you will. Otherwise Carter will never speak to you again.

Yeah, because I'll be dead.

What happened to the optimistic girl I fell in love with?

She got stabbed in the stomach by a psycopath.

Okay just stay alive, okay?

I...I'm teird.

Sadie? Sadie, no, wake up!

After that I remember nothing.