Piper pov: Today I was returning to the sphinx from the library since I was practicing reading Egyptian hieroglyphics.
"I'm starting to get a bad feeling." I muttered to myself, just then an arrow landed in front of me. "What the huh!" I shouted in surprise, I looked up to see a shabti with a bow.
The clay soldier left so I picked up the arrow and saw a letter addressed to the mummies. "I'd better get this to them." I thought, so I ran right back to the sphinx and right into Ja-Kal.
"Piper, is everything alright?" Ja-Kal asked me, instead of answering I pulled Ja-Kal into the living room then called the others into the room. "Piper, what's going on?" Armon asked me.
"I was on my way back when a shabti shot this." I told them, Rath picked up the letter. "Scarab is daring us to talk the guardian tests again." Rath replied, Apep and I looked at him.
"What's the guardian test?" We asked the mummies, apparently in order to become a guardian the mummies had to pass a series of tests to meet the requirements of the job.
"This won't be a problem you can easily win with magic." Apep said with a smirk. "We aren't allowed to use magic." Nefer-Tina explained. "But Scarab might cheat somehow." I countered.
"That's not possible since even Scarab must play by the rules." Ja-Kal told me, so we came up with a game plan so the mummies could pass the tests which hopefully they will pass.
"Or else, Scarab will become my new guardian!" I thought in worry, I really don't want beetle head to become my new guardian since he'd just kill me for Rapses's soul then take over the world.
Third person pov: The mummies, Piper and Apep went down to non-smelly part of the swears where the test would take place. "I'm glad you could make it." Scarab greeted the gang.
Piper glared at Scarab who smirked at her in return. "We all know how the tests go and you lose, I'll become the princess's new guardian." Scarab explained to the group, soon the tests started.
Only the mummies weren't doing to well thanks to Scarab's tricks. "Guys, Scarab is using magic of tech to cheat." Piper thought to her friends via mind link. "He can't do that!" Rath thought back.
"We need to distract Scarab." Apep whispered to Piper. "I think know how to do it." Piper whispered to Apep, she took out her I-pod then turned to a song she knew would help them out.
[Play Battle of the Bands by the Dazzling's from Rainbow Rocks]
[Piper]
Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh,
Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh,
We heard you want to get together
We heard you want to rock the school
We thought of something that is better
Something that changes all the rules
Why pretend we're all the same
When some of us shine brighter?
(Shine brighter)
Here's a chance to find your flame
Are you a loser or a fighter?
Me and you, you and me
Why don't we see who is better?
We don't have to be one and the
Same thing
Oh, what's so wrong with a little competition?
Are you afraid of failing the audition?
You're a star and you should know it
Yeah, you rise above the rest
It doesn't matter who you hurt
If you're just proving you're the best
Ah, ahh-ahh
Battle! You wanna win it!
Let's have a battle, battle of the bands
Let's have a battle, we'll go all in it
Let's have a battle, battle, battle
Battle of the bands
Battle!
[Elaine]
I can beat you!
[Piper]
Battle!
[Sally]
Ha! You wish!
[Piper]
Battle!
[Trixie]
I so want this!
[Piper]
Battle!
[Walter]
Not if I get it first!
[Piper and friends]
Me and you, you and me
Why don't we see who is better?
We don't have to be one and the same thing
Oh, what's so wrong with a little competition?
I'm going up and winning the audition!
Battle! We wanna win it!
Let's have a battle, battle of the bands!
Let's have a battle, we'll go all in it!
Let's have a battle, battle, battle
Battle of the bands!
When the song was over Scarab came out of the trance he had been in and looked at the screens. "NO! The mummies couldn't have passed the tests!" Scarab cried out in fury. "Well, they did." Apep replied.
Nefer-Tina pov: When all of us heard Piper singing we knew she was distracting Scarab giving us enough time to pass the tests fair and square. "Scarab, your going down!" I told Scarab, we sent him running.
"Finally, we can relax now." Armon said to us, we were now at the sphinx instead of in the swears. "I'm afraid we can't do that." Rath replied. "How come?" I asked Rath, why couldn't we relax now?
"We must prepare for the final showdown with Scarab." Piper answered. "Huh?" Apep asked her. "The eclipse is tomorrow and that's when we can defeat Scarab." Rath explained to us while holding a chart.
"So, the final battle is finally here?" Ja-Kal asked Rath, we all looked at each other with determination in our eyes. "We know one things for sure." I started to say. "We can do it together!" We all shouted.
We all got to work on not only coming up with a plan to defeat Scarab once and for all but also we put the final touches on everything for Piper's coronation which will take place after the battle.
"Everything's got to be perfect." I thought as I watched Piper, we've learned so much about this world thanks to our princess and she's learned from us about our world, I'll miss her when we leave.
I thought back to what Piper once told me when she allowed Apep to stay. "I did this so you can be happy. I want all of you to be happy!" Piper told me with a smile. "Princess, we love you." I thought.
Piper's always been so selfless always wanting to protect us and put our happiness before her own and she's grown up right before our very eyes into a mature Queen who is finally ready to rule.
"I just hope we can beat Scarab so our Queen will be safe." I thought, soon we all turned in for the night since we'll need out rest for the final showdown against Scarab who will lose the battle.
Alright! New chapter is done! One more left but I might do an Epilogue anyways I don't own the song used for this chapter! Please review and no flames!