Tooth - Sorry, Thoth's Bird Brain
Author's Note: Hey hey hey! Miss me? Sorry for being gone so long... It was just that I had to do tons of work... Anyway, here it is!
I was just rereading Throne of Fire, and here's my prediction for Serpent's Shadow (I have to read it soon! Soon! ARGH! Okay, sorry, went into crazy monkey mode.):
Anubis is SO going to possess Walt. Sadie must be blind if she can't see it, the gray powder stuff? It's totally Anubis! And they're talking so much. Duh.
Zia totally looks better with long hair. I'm adding that later on.
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CARTER, DO YOU actually like being the Carter-headed chicken? I mean, you turn into that a lot.
We landed inthe arena for playing basketball, right smack in the middle of a bunch of monkeys playing basketball. Anubis got the ball, and he was assaulted by about five thousand basketball jerseys wearing monkeys. Yep, you heard that right. [I'm so not mixed up, so shut up, Carter!]
Unfortunately, Anubis escaped and I must say, he looked rather good with his hair mussed up and golden baboon fur on his trousers. Boy, can baboons shed. I said innocently,"Never play basketball with a baboon," [And yes, Carter, that applies to you too. I definitely do NOT want to see you on the no-shirts team again. Ever. Period.]
Anubis gave me a kill-you-later look, which, as the god of the dead, he could actually do quite well. "Bigmouth," he muttered. I know I totally should've stopped there, but I just couldn't resist adding,"Invented the closing-of-the-mouth ceremony yet?
He looked at me, and just like that, I found myself paralysed."Um..."I managed. Yeah, I know. Real articulate.
He smiled wickedly."I don't need to."Suddenly, I was able to move. I rolled my eyes, though my knees were still weak."Whatever."
We looked around the Pyramid Arena. Nothing much, except, of course, for the baboons. There was nothing except a small door with a notice,"Call 20715207 for Maintenance". I was hoping for a big sign with flashing neon lights saying,"OPEN THIS DOOR TO ASK THOTH WHERE TO FIND THE CUBES OF OSIRIS!", but no such luck."I could use maintenance now,"I sighed.
Anubis glanced at the door. Then his eyes widened."I've got it! 20715207 is a code. The 20th letter is T!"
We figured it out pretty fast after that.
"'Call Thoth for Maintenance',"I grumbled."I'd like to maintenance his bird-brained head."
I walked over to the door and tried the handle. It was locked. I kicked it in frustration."What the heck!"
Anubis frowned at me. He touched the handle and whispered,"W'peh." Open. The door clicked, and I felt like and idiot. [Shut up, Carter.]
I hurried in, trying to avoid Anubis' eyes, which were tinged with amusement, and glanced around the spacious room, which was NOT a maintenance closet. It was large and crammed with bookshelves, computer tables and clutter, most of which was contributed by a tall man in a lab coat, whom I recognised as Thoth. He kind of looked like Hannah Montana's movie dad - Who was he? Ah, never mind. [No, Carter! You've got it all wrong! It's Liz who likes to watch Hannah Montana, not me!]
He wore a word-stained labcoat and ragged blue jeans. His strange multi-coloured eyes shimmered and gleamed with wisdom. His form flickered, his head changing momentarily into an ibis chewing a shellfish, and then back to human mode. Yuck.
"Sadie Kane,"Thoth said, not in an unfriendly way."You defeated Apophis."He shrugged."Quite impressive of you, considering that you were hosting Isis."
Anubis stepped forward."Uncle Thoth, we are here to ask you for help."
Whoa. Thoth as Anubis' uncle? Way too disturbing to imagine, especially when the former was a shellfish-gobbling ibis.
Thoth twirled a ring on his finger with perfect precision."You're here about the Cubes of Osiris, I suppose."He looked at us long and hard."The journey is tough. Are you sure you're up to it? You will encounter many aggressive gods and monsters. I'll give you a piece of free advice. You will be betrayed by the god you trust most."His pronouncement rang out with waaay too much force. He sounded like a football coach giving a pep talk before his team got whipped."Hey kids, good luck. You're going to be pulverised, but here's a piece of free advice for you: Keep out of the way of Bob Brown, the toughest, ugliest bulldog in the bunch."
I balled my fists."We can handle it, Djehuty,"I said firmly, using my favourite name for the birdbrain. He looked at me calmly."We'll see, Sadie Kane." The way he looked at me? It was as if he knew exactly what I felt for Anubis. Though, actually, I didn't know myself. [Stop looking at me like that, Carter. You know it's true!]
Thoth ruffled through the numerous pockets in his labcoat."I could give you a clue, but it comes with a price. I have a little... problem downriver. If you could just get rid of him, I can tell you where you can find the Cubes of Osiris. The thief is hidden from my sight, so that is all I can give you." He looked up, and just for a moment, his eyes glittered with cruel amusement.
We dropped over to the river. What else could we do? So all we had to do was wait. Great. [Yes, Carter, that rhymed. Do you know how lame you are?]
Anubis squatted down and traced a protective hieroglyph on the water."I can sense Sobek's presence here... But yet... A different force..."he murmured, almost to himself. Then his eyes widened in alarm. "Not him! Sadie, get away from the water!"
He pushed me backwards and shoved himself in front of me, just as a giant crocodile burst out of the Mississippi and lunged at me. For a second, I almost had a heart attack, but Anubis pointed his finger at the crocodile and shouted a word. The croc was pushed back by an invisible wall of force and it slammed into the water. It sprang up with surprising speed. However, instead of attacking again, it said in an obviously-male voice,"Sadie Kane... My master wishes to see you."
I said bravely,"And what if I refuse?"
His eyes narrowed."Then you die, of course."
It's not who you think it is! Review please! Thank you, dahlings! Sorry if it's too short... I'll add more next time, promise!
