Author's Note: I am so appalled with myself that I did not add a single chapter last year. I'll be honest: I've had this chapter written up until the point they meet their contact for the past year… since I posted the last chapter. I just get stuck and give up. For this, I can only continue to apologize. All I can say to you is that I will try again to turn over a new leaf. My personal goal is to finish this story before the 4th Indiana Jones movie comes out. How excited are all the Indy fans out there? I am personally freaking out with giddiness. (Review responses are at the end)

Thank you for the reviews- and thank you for sticking with me.

"If You Go, I Will Go Too."

Andi cringed inwardly. She'd not even thought that concealing this part of her identity would remotely be a problem. "Thanks very much," Andi murmured with a forced smile as the jolly Egyptian man stamped her passport. Maybe Indiana hadn't noticed. She snuck a glance over her shoulder to find him staring at her with a slackened jaw. Yes, he'd noticed. They hurried through the line in their soggy clothing, meriting a great deal of attention from the other tourists and citizens entering the country. Finally, when they'd completed all custom procedures, Andi felt a hand on her shoulder, roughly turning her around to squarely face Indiana. Marcus and Henry mulled about an information stand a few feet away. "What do you mean, not mentioning you're an Egyptian citizen? That's a pretty big piece of information to leave out. If you hadn't tipped us off to the Nazis plan and weren't 15, I'd think you were one of them."

Andi sighed. She couldn't pretend that Indiana didn't have a point. "I'm sorry," she sputtered, "I just didn't think that it was important… and I am not one of them," she finished with as much indignance as could be mustered.

Indiana clenched his teeth for a moment. His mouth would open, then immediately close as if he couldn't decide which question was the most important one. "How," he demanded skeptically. "How are you an Egyptian citizen?"

Andi swallowed and realized how incredibly dry her mouth was. She would have to answer this carefully. "Well, I um, I was actually born here. See, my parents were archaeologists and they were on an extended dig here so they were basically living in Cairo and… I was born while they were here."

"You're parents were archaeologists?"

Andi bit her lip and nodded, just knowing that Indiana would want to know more and would continue questioning her, but she was wrong.

Indiana half grimaced and half laughed in resigned exasperation. "I never know what to expect out of you." He turned and began to walk toward Henry and Marcus.

"Thanks, Professor." Andi replied before following him.

"Hey, kid?"

"Yeah?" Andi was anxious to hear what Indiana had to say next.

"Don't call me Professor."

"OK. Indiana?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't call me kid."

Henry, Indiana, Marcus, and Andi waited for nearly an hour near the docks for their contact to arrive.

"Out of curiosity," Marcus piped up, "Are we outlaws here as well?"

Indiana and his father shared a shrug. "I don't know," Indiana sighed. "But I'd like to get out of public as soon as possible. Those Nazis will begin to wonder where their soldiers are." Indiana glanced impatiently down the road. "Where is he? He said he would be here 45 minutes ago!"

Andi finally voiced the suspicion she'd been having since they arrived. "Are we sure this man is completely trustworthy?"

Without any hesitation or deliberation needed, all three men immediately replied a resounding "Yes."

Andi had no time to reply because even as she opened her mouth, a booming voice rang out.

"My friends! All together again so soon!" Andi heard the big, jovial man before she saw him. But he was unmistakable: a broad Egyptian with the kindest smile she had ever seen. He seemed to part the crowd with the sound of his voice and he approached the strange little group with his arms spread wide.

Andi looked at the men around her: all of their spirits seemed lifted by the mere presence of this man.

"Sallah," Marcus offered, noticing Andi's perplexed expression, "an old friend from our previous adventures."

By this time, Sallah had come upon them and was embracing them one by one. "Indy, I am sorry for the delay, when I realized how many of you there were, I had to borrow my brother's truck and-"

Indiana waved his excuses away "Don't worry, Sal. It's good to see you."

"And where is the little detective?" Sallah grinned. "He sounds like he will fit in very well with us, yes?

Andi waved hesitantly from behind Indiana. "Well, he is not exactly a 'he'…" Indiana's voice trailed away.

Sallah's smile grew and he embraced Andi in a great hug. "Forgive me, friend. I thought Andi was a name just for the boys!"

Andi grinned sheepishly at this familiar response. "It's ok. I don't mind." She could hardly get another word in for the rest of their journey. Sallah was too excited to meet her and to see his old friends again. He chattered on and on, volunteering incredible stories of Indiana's previous adventures.

"-And Henry was instantly healed by the water." When Sallah reached the story about Henry being shot and Indiana holding the cup of life in his very hands, Andi couldn't help but let her jaw drop.

"It's real?" Andi interrupted. "The Holy Grail? It's actually a real and working cup of life?!" All three of the scholars confirmed Sallah's word.

"Prof- Indiana," Andi quickly corrected herself, "I thought you said all those stories you fake? Just legend."

Indiana chuckled, "Well, that was when I thought you were an swooning girl."

Andi was stunned into silence for the first time in her adventure. "but… but it isn't possible. That would- but science… and fact- You mean to say the supernatural is real?"

Marcus nodded encouragingly at her perplexed face.

"Wow," Andi breathed. She couldn't really take it in and she shook her head as if it would sort out all of the mixed up facts in her mind.

This changed everything.

Sallah drove them to the hotel where they had a 3 bedroom loft reserved (Sal's house simply wasn't big enough for all of them). Once Andi had gotten settled in her room, which there wasn't much to do since she only had a small nap sack and the bit of clothing she'd bought in Spain, she rejoined the men in the living area to find a very intense discussion occurring. From what she could gather, Sallah was divulging everything he knew about the Nazi activity in Cairo… which didn't seem like much.

"They are being even more secretive than when they were searching for the Ark," Sallah sighed.

"The man on the boat," Indiana mused, "he thought I had something… some artifact. What are they looking for?"

"I don't what they want from you, Indy… But I've heard they bring in scholars and archaeologists and try to get information… torture them, then kill them when they are finished with them. So no one knows what they ask them." Andi could feel her own face reddening in anger. "They hired a very small group of Egyptian diggers, and I do not know who any of them are. No one knows where they are digging. I'm sorry, Indy, I talked to all my best sources."

Indiana crossed to the quickly darkening window. Andi hadn't even noticed it was evening. "They're based out of Cairo's museum and security is mad there! Guards everywhere with their steel machine gun and big lights during covering the outside at night. They meet at night, but no one can get in. They are ordered to shoot on sight."

Andi watched Indiana intently as he stood next to the window. "Do they meet every night?" he asked.

Sallah stared at him, a look of realization spreading across his face, but he answered honestly. "Yes."

"Do you think there's a way in, Sallah?" Indiana stared hard into his friend's face.

Sallah looked reluctant, but he nodded anyway. "If you go, I will go too, my friend."

Henry looked mortified and Marcus shook his head ruefully. Indiana's face was set, though. "Alright then. We're going."

"I'm coming too," Andi added in her strongest tone.

"No you aren't," Indiana said without even bothering to look at her. He continued speaking as if there hadn't been an interruption. "Dad, Marcus, we'll be back by morning." He spared his father a reassuring glance.

"I know you will, junior," Henry said.

"Indiana, please," It was more of an argumentative command than a plea.

This time, Indiana turned on her. "Not a chance." he barked. He replaced his hat on his head and moved toward the door with Sallah at his side.

"Try to stop me," Andi challenged, her eyes blazing in her frustration and wild determination.

Indiana turned on her and simply glared for a few moments. For the briefest of instances, Andi thought he might give in, but she was far from correct. Indiana lowered his shoulder, thrust it toward her stomach, grabbed her around the knees and heaved her over his shoulder.

She tried to kick him, but his hold was to tight around her legs. Instead, she yelled and pounded on his back with her fists and he marched into her room and tossed her down in an armchair.

Andi was so stung that she simply sat there fuming and avoiding Indiana's eye contact. "Listen, you do things my way or you go home. You are NOT coming and that is final!" With that he turned on his heal and left her room, locking the door behind him.

To The Reviewers:

Iccle fairy - Thanks so much! Glad you like it.

FlyingLikeaPhantom - I'm happy you enjoy the story. I'll try to put up chapters quicker.

Catastian - I hate to say it, but the Indiana Jones we're going to see this summer is closer to 60 than 40. But he is still very dashing! Hope you liked the chapter.

Et-spiritus-sancti - I will not stop plugging away at this story. I enjoy it way too much. Thanks for sticking with me!

InuYasha40 - I'm glad you found this story and like it. If there is one vow I will make, it is that I'm not going to give up on this story. On your comment about Doctor vs. Professor. They both have degrees as doctors and both are professors. There is even a joke in Last Crusade when a Nazi says "Dr. Jones" and they both reply. Hope that clears things up. It will get clearer as Andi gets to know them better and is more comfortable addressing them informally.

SecretChances - I'm glad you enjoy the interaction. I work hard to make it both believable and fun. It is really nice to get reinforcement about it. Enjoy!

Martin Hooper1 - I'm happy you like it! I hope you enjoyed this chapter.

Arinya - I hope this new chapter find you well, its been way too long since chapter 9. Anyway, this is such fun writing and its great to hear that you are liking it.

Lightsabermaster - I'm glad you reviewed again. I do take issue with you calling Andi Mary-Sueish. No one says anything about Indiana always being able to handle tough situations and being an incredibly luck archaeologist. The feminist in me roars up when I hear people calling a girl who acts in the same way a "Mary Sue". I don't think Andi has thus far been a perfect character at all - she has her moments, but so does every leading character in a story.

Anyway, off the soap box now. Film majoring is fun. Creative Writing was actually my other option when I was first applying so we have that in common!

Dumbblonde76 - I'm so happy that you enjoyed the last chapter. The next one will hopefully come more quickly. Anyway, enjoy!

Indy Pollard - I'm actually relieved to hear that you were confused. That was the effect I was going for- to get people guessing! Hehe. The next few chapters will clear some things up and muddle other things even more.

Horse-James-Book-Lily-Worm - That name is quite a mouthful! Glad you like the story and I hope you keep reading it!

The girl with no life - Hi again! I hope you enjoy this chapter and I'm glad you're still reading. Thanks for the feedback.