Author's Notes: I know it's been awhile since I've updated, but I've been and working on my other new fic What is This?

Mystery Writer5775: I'm glad you like the fic.

Chapter XXVI: The Keys to the Mystery

Valerie

I looked at the wall in front of me, "I don't get it," I said confused as I placed my hand on te stone to examine it. My sensors had told me that there was a door here but all that I saw was stone.

"Maybe your sensors are off," Mr. Fenton suggested as he studied the wall. He ran his fingers against the rock and knocked on it resulting in an echo being heard.

"It's hollow," Mick said as he walked up to the stone and studied it intently. I wonder what he can see that we can't. After about a second he placed his hands on it and begins to pull.

"Hang on Mick," Mrs. Fenton said as she and Jack began to help him until the wall began to move revealing a stair case that lead to an iron door.

"Do you think it's another trap?" I ask him cautiously as I gaze at the sight before us.

"I'm not sure but keep your eyes open," he says as we start up the steps. My guts are telling me that we are close to Danny.

Jazz

I hear Sam call me and turn around and see that she is strapped to the wall, "Jazz do something," she cries out as an Iron spike draws nearer to her.

"Hang on," I tell her as I move the numbers back to normal and watch as the spike as moved back into the wall and the shackles opened up letting Sam fall to the ground.

I race over to her and catch her, "You okay?" I ask as I help her up.

"Yeah, we just have be careful with that lock," she said as she walked up to it and examined it.

"I got the first row but the second is beyond me," I told her confused at the next part.

"I think I got it, Jazz what number did you move that caused the spike to come out?" she asks me not turning from the numbers.

"Thirteen, why," I ask her curious as to why it mean anything.

"The second row refers to the Tarot," she says snapping her fingers and smiled.

"Tarot?" I asked confused what an esoteric doctrine has to do with the combination.

"Yeah, 13 is Death," she tells me confidently, "We just need to understand how the cards are arranged to figure out the lock," she tells me as she moves them around.

Suddenly, I felt the ground start to heat up, "is it just me or is it getting hotter," I ask as I look down and noticed the ground is glowing red. "My feet," I shriek as I try to jump up avoiding the hot surface.

While I am trying to cool off, I gasp as I chains began to spew out the walls and wrap around my arms and legs. The metal burned me causing me to cry out in pain.

"Hang on Jazz," Sam as she adjusts the numbers and the chains vanish. "Sorry about that," she apologized, "it's been awhile since I've studied Tarot," she said as she moved the numbers again.

Finally after a about five minutes Sam finished the second row and smiled as it clicked, "One more row to go," she said looking at trying to solve the puzzle.

Danny

I smiled triumphantly as I watch everyone make their way to where I was. It was only a matter of time before I would be free.

"You think your friends will win," the monster hissed as he smiled, "they will die," he threatened as I rolled my eyes. He had said that about 14 times and every time my friends win.

"You think this a joke?" he sneered as he pounced on my and held me up by my neck.

I could feel his sharp nails cut into my skin as he tightened his grip and smiled as he watched the wound start to bleed and removed his hand.

"Blood, the most precious of liquids," he said almost hypnotically as he gazed at the fluid on his hands. He resembled a man dying of thirst in the desert. "You don't understand its importantance, no one does," he said as he placed his finger in his mouth and drank the blood.

My stomach turned upside down as he slurped up the blood. He was like an animal on the hunt for food and nothing could stop him. He stared at me like an addict on some drug but then turned away.

"I mustn't feed on you, I won't get paid," he said trembling as he glanced at an empty phial that had once contained Danni's blood. "No, there has to be some left," he shouted as he looked into and threw it down in rage. "The human's blood," he said as he glared at another phial that had Tucker's blood. He grabbed it up and drank the liquid.

I turned away in disgust as he swallowed it, a small river of blood ran down his face coloring parts his moustache red. I hid my eyes in my hand trying to not to focus on the sight before me.

"Let's see your friends get past what awaits them at my gates," he said as he went over to his computer and typed something in. Something told me that they were in trouble.

Mick

We started to climb up the stairs that hopefully lead to Danny and his captor. Everything was going fine until I heard faint noise.

"What's wrong Mick," Maddie asked before she started to scream as the steps turned into a ramp. Faster than lightning I grabbed her hand.

"I've got you," I tell as I suddenly fear a searing pain I look at my hand and see smoke, "SILVER," I hiss as I let go but I manage to grab her hand again as we start falling towards a gaping pit at the bottom of the ramp.

"Hang on I got it covered," Jack said as he took out his grappler and aimed it at the ceiling. We soon stopped midair and started to ascend. I covered my hands with my sleeves to avoid getting burned on the way up.

"How we going to get through the door?" Valerie asked as we looked at the door.

I thought for a second and replied, "Everyone start moving towards the door," I tell them as we swing at the door. Hopefully my plan will work.