I am roaming on the streets, looking at the picture of the naked lady, the pyramid and the blue sky.

"I don't know what am I missing," I thought in frustration. I'm trying focusing but can't help it. I imagine the poor Mitchie, alone in the dark, with a mythological creature watching her. That really breaks my heart. I'm still looking at the picture but nothing comes to mind.

"Professor Gray... Is there any possibility that Venus is Aphrodite?" asked a student.

"Well, Mister. In fact she is. Romans adopted Greek divinities when they invaded Greece at the time of the Roman Empire."

"So... Venus is really Aphrodite, right?" the student continued asking.

"Yes. The sculpture Venus de Milo actually was originally called Aphrodite de Milo. It's an sculpture remembering the grace and glory of Aphrodite," Professor Gray explained to his student.

"Where is that sculpture?"

"At the Louvre Museum," Professor Gray answered.

That's it! Goddesses! It must be a Goddess. People usually pictured Goddesses naked. That'd explain the naked lady and the blue open sky but... What about the pyramid? What Goddess is referring to? Geez, I'm still stuck.

"Monsieur Gray!" a girl shouted in the distance.

I turned around and there she was. The same girl I met hours ago. The same girl who helped me to solve the first riddle. I felt relieved of seeing her. Even though is 2 o'clock in the morning, she still walking on the streets. I'm pretty sure her parents are liberals.

"Professeur! Wait!," said the girl exhausted of being running after me,

"You should be at home, in your bed, young lady," I lectured.

"I don't sleep, Monsieur Gray. My people don't sleep. We're cursed to live the eternity that way. Besides, I'm not that young. That's just my costume," she explained.

"Who are your people?" I asked in desperation. This mysterious things really creep me out.

"I'll tell you but I want you to read this article first," she said while handing me an old newspaper.

"Why? This is an old newspaper," I replied.

"Read it and you'll see," she demanded.

November 30, 1998

A family was caught on a deadly "accident" Saturday morning. Mark Ruby and his wife, Alexa Ruby died instantly at the crash. That same day, his daughter Katherine Ruby-DeOriente was murdered in prison by an anonymous killer. Witnesses tell some weird old guy visited her minutes before. The accident remains categorized as an accident. But police is investigating the car crash as a murder as well. The only survivor is Monsieur Mark granddaughter, six-years-old Andromeda DeOriente who was with her father at the time of tragedy.

"I already know that. Mr. Ruby told what happened," I said.

"Did you actually read?" she asked showing a concerned face.

"Yes... I guess," I answered.

"If you read well, Mr. Ruby didn't meet you this afternoon. Unless you are a medium that can talk to people from the spirit world." she argued sarcastically.

"But... I don't know what do you mean," I replied in disbelief. I know what she means but I'm in denial right away. I rather hearing it from her own mouth.

"Read the first lines, Professor Gray," she demanded.

...Mark Ruby and his wife, Alexa Ruby died instantly at the crash...

Then, it hit me. I knew it but I preferred thinking I read wrong. But no, it is very obvious. According to the article, he's dead. There's no way I met him. There's no way that was Mitchie's grandfather. Suddenly, I felt a rush going to my head. "What is all this? What did I get myself into? What is really happening to Mitchie?"

"Then, who hired me? Is that really Mitchie who wrote me that note? Is she really captive?" I asked the girl.

"She is certainly captive. The goatman has her. Look, Monsieur. Mitchie is one of us. She knew the goatman was after her. She trust you. Andromeda traveled all the way to America to finally meet you. She's fan of your work and the great discoveries you made last year in Africa. That's why she left you symbols and clues to lead you. I helped her with the whole thing. The truth, she's the princess of my people. Her father, Arturo DeOriente, is our king. Arturo wants to find her so bad. It has been years since he hasn't seen her. After the accident, she was sent to a foster home. Andromeda couldn't stay with him because the divorced agreement. And since he's our king, the government didn't want give him her custody. The man who hired you... it's actually the goatman. That's why I told you that you met him before," she explained to me.

I kept stoned in my spot. This is incredible. I don't know what to believe. It's the word of a little girl against the word of a grown up man who doesn't look like a goat. I'm practically speechless but I have to ask.

"I do not get it. If he is the goatman, why he's helping me to find Mitchie, I mean, Andromeda? He was the one who gave me the first clue," I asked in disbelief.

"Because he thinks you can't do it. He discovered the whole thing and thought ahead. We were supposed to contact you, but he did it first. He read about you too. He believes you're not smart enough to solve all the clues and symbols. You're kind of a joke to him," she continued explaining.

Now, the anger is taking over me. "A joke? Really?" I thought. I can't show her my anger, though.

"Who is this goatman? He didn't look like a goat to me," I asked her.

"Monsieur Gray, he isn't called the goatman because he's a mythical creature. He is called that way because he belongs to a legion named GOAT. They are powerful livestock farmers who are against of the supernatural and all what it represents. They put a curse on my people centuries ago. That's why we cannot sleep and show as ourselves in front of people. All the old women in my kingdom, look like little girls. All old men on my kingdom, were born deaf. The only two persons not cursed are Andromeda and King Arturo. The goatman main purpose is place the curse on them, especially on Andromeda. That's why he kidnapped her. There will be a ceremony among all goatmen in Europe. They will cast the spell or curse as rather called in that event. Professeur Gray... the goatman is a witch hunter. I am a witch, Professor," said the little girl who tuned out not to be so little.

"So, Mitchie is the Princess of Witches?" I asked, still in disbelief.

"If you put it that way... Now, the only important thing here is rescuing her. Solve all the puzzles, Professeur. We count on you. Andromeda count on you. Show the goatman you are no joke," she said while showing me a demanding face.

"Okay, I'll do it. I'll find her," I ended.

The little girl/witch banished away. She said some magic words and disappeared. I am alone again. I have to solve this. I have to find the next symbol. But how?

Minutes Later

"Open blue sky and naked lady equals Ancient Greece or Roman Goddess. Mirrors... mirrors... crystals, something made of crystals equals some place with a crystal ceiling or floor. Pyramids... pyramids... Louvre Museum equals Louvre Museum!" I thought. I got it! It must be a painting of an ancient Goddess at the Louvre Museum! That must be it.