House of Bills:
Nina was still unconscious on the bathroom floor. Fiona entered the bathroom and saw Nina, Fiona rushed over to Nina.
"Nina, Nina wake up," said Fiona.
Nina slowly opened her eyes and looked around.
"What happened?" Asked Nina.
"I don't know, you lay here unconscious on the floor," said Fiona.
"I passed out I think," said Nina.
"I think so too," said Fiona.
"I feel dizzy," said Nina.
"Should I call you a doctor?" Asked Fiona.
"No, you don't have to Fiona," said Nina.
"Do you want me to get Fabian?" Asked Fiona.
"No, just please help me get to my room," said Nina.
"Yes, of course," said Fiona.
Fiona helped Nina get up and together they went to Nina's room.
"What happened to her? Asked Amber.
"She passed out, I found her on the bathroom floor, said Fiona, as she got Nina down on her bed.
"What? Nina are you okay?" Asked Amber.
"I just feel a little dizzy," said Nina.
"Should I call a doctor for you?" Asked Amber.
"No, you don't have to Amber," said Nina.
"Okay then," said Amber.
"Thank you Fiona for your help," said Nina.
"No problem," said Fiona.
Fiona left the room. Amber sat on the bed with Nina.
"You really don't want me to call the doctor for you?" Asked Amber.
"No, I don't want that," said Nina.
"Why did you faint?" Asked Amber.
"Because I saw him," said Nina.
"Who did you see?" Asked Amber.
"The man in the raven mask," said Nina.
"You saw him?" Asked Amber.
"In the shop. And I keep seeing him come back in flashbacks that I keep having," said Nina.
"Flashbacks of what?" Asked Amber.
"The day of the camping trip and the kidnapping, the mask man was behind it," said Nina.
"You remember what happened?" Asked Amber.
"Yes, I remember everything," said Nina.
"The rest of the club should know this too," said Amber.
"You think so?" Asked Nina.
"Yes, this calls for a Sibuna emergency meeting," said Amber.
A few moments later. The club was in Nina and Amber's room and Nina told the club everything.
"I remember everything from the day of the kidnapping," said Nina.
"You do?" Asked Fabian.
"Yes, I do," said Nina.
"What happened?" Asked Patricia.
"I was in a room some kind of altar and Victor and that masked man were there and they had the Ankh," said Nina.
"The Ankh?" Asked Alfie.
"Yes, the masked man wanted me to hold up the Ankh and he shouted it's time but nothing happened," said Nina.
"Why did nothing happen, Nina is the chosen one she is the key to the love tomb," said Alfie.
"That's true, but we haven't done all the love steps yet," said Fabian.
"And we've to do that before we can find the love tomb," said Aaron.
"Precisely," said Fabian.
"What happened after that?" Asked Patricia.
"They discussed why it didn't work and then I hid the Ankh," said Nina.
"Where did you hide the Ankh?" Asked Fabian.
"Behind me was a secret compartment and there I hid the Ankh," said Nina.
"What happened to you Nina, how did you get into that coma?" Asked Amber.
"Victor grabbed a glass of water and the masked man put some sort of powder in it and they poured that water into my mouth. And then everything started spinning and after that I didn't remember anything," said Nina.
"So that means that masked man is also the one who poisoned your uncle," said Aaron.
"It has to be," said Fabian.
"But who is that masked creep?" Asked Amber.
"I don't know, but whoever he is, he's much more dangerous than Victor," said Alfie.
"Not only is he more dangerous than Victor, the two also work together," said Patricia.
"Now more than ever we need to be careful," said Fabian.
"Sibuna," said Amber, while she did the Sibuna gesture.
"Sibuna, said the rest of the club, while they did the Sibuna gesture.
The weekend passed quickly and school had already started. And while the Anubis residents were in class, Mr. Griffin was on the phone with Vera.
"You gotta do something for me," said Mr. Griffin.
"What?" Asked Vera
"I want you to search those children's rooms," said Mr. Griffin.
"Why?" Asked Vera.
"Because whatever Fabian and Nina took from Ade Rutter's shop must be there," said Mr. Griffin.
"And you want me to steal it for you?" Asked Vera.
"No, take pictures of it and do nothing with it," said Mr. Griffin.
"Why not? We've to find that tomb before those kids," said Vera.
"We let those kids do all the work and we take all the glory," said Mr. Griffin
"Okay I'll do what you say," said Vera.
"Good," said Mr. Griffin.
"Anything else?" Asked Vera.
"Yeah keep an eye on them and especially Nina," said Mr. Griffin.
"I will do that," said Vera.
"Call as soon as you find it," said Mr. Griffin.
"Okay," said Vera.
A few hours later and it was lunch break. The club was in the drama room.
"I managed to solve the riddle," said Fabian.
"And what do we've to do?" Asked Nina.
"We must gather six ingredients," said Fabian.
"And what are those six ingredients?" Asked Patricia.
"The first one, the taste of the great bitter Lake, That's a real Lake in Egypt," said Fabian.
"The water's salty, so that makes it bitter," guessed Nina.
"No, it's sodium chloride," said Fabian.
"What is that?" Asked Amber.
"That's the chemical name for salt," said Fabian.
"Okay," said Amber.
"What else is there Fabian?" Asked Aaron.
"Ferula oil," said Fabian.
"Okay you gotta explain what each one means for those who aren't riddle solving experts," said Alfie.
"Look, in ancient mythology, Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to mankind, smuggled in the stem of a ferula," said Fabian.
"So that's fire of Prometheus from the riddle," said Nina.
"Exactly," said Fabian,
"Okay, so now we've got two," said Patricia.
"What are the other four?" Asked Alfie.
"Okay, sweet scent of mourning essence, that is cinnamon," said Fabian.
"We had cinnamon buns for breakfast this morning," said Alfie.
"And it's 'mourning' as in funerals, Not 'morning' as in breakfast," said Fabian.
"Oh right," said Alfie.
"You see a spice from the bark of the Cinnamomum tree. in the ancient world, it was widely used in funerals," said Fabian.
"What's next on the list?" Asked Aaron.
"The next ingredient we must have is oil of the Egyptian Victory Flower," said Fabian.
"Question?" said Amber
"Yes, Amber," said Fabian
"Is this flower a flesh-eating flower that wants to eat us?" Asked Amber.
"No, it's not a flesh-eating flower," said Fabian.
"What is the Egyptian victory flower?" Asked Alfie.
"That's a gardenia flower," said Fabian.
"And thanks goodness that it isn't a flesh-eating flower," said Amber
"Okay then we have black Liquid Gon, that is coal tar," said Fabian.
"Coal tar got it," said Alfie.
"And the last thing we need is Balm of the Nomad," said Fabian.
"What is that?" Asked Nina.
"It must be balm of the Aloe Vera," said Fabian.
"What does Vera have to do with it?" Asked Alfie.
"He doesn't mean Vera our housemother, he said Aloe Vera, that's a succulent plant," said Amber.
"Amber is right it's a succulent plant," said Fabian.
"How do you know that?" Asked Patricia.
"Beauty products, I always look up on the internet what exactly is in them and what it's," said Amber.
"Okay how are we going to find the ingredients?" Asked Aaron.
"I thought maybe we could find a few in the chemistry classroom," said Fabian.
"Good idea," said Patricia.
"I know a place where we also can look," said Nina.
"Where?" Asked Amber.
"The cellar," said Nina.
"The cellar?" Asked Amber.
"Yes, Victor has a huge chemistry set and maybe we're lucky and find some ingredients," said Nina.
"It's not a bad idea, it's just the question is who goes to the cellar," said Fabian.
"It was my idea and I'm the only one who can open the secret passageway, so I'll go," said Nina.
"I'll join you to go to the cellar," said Aaron.
"Me too," said Alfie.
"Okay then Nina, Aaron and Alfie go to the cellar and Amber, Patricia and I go to the chemistry room," said Fabian.
"Sounds like we've a plan, said Aaron.
Two hours later. There was a free period and the school newspaper staff decided to have a meeting.
"Guys I've great news," said Ms. Delaney.
"What is it?" Asked Mara.
"Wallace Grey is coming to our school," said Ms. Delaney.
"The author?" Asked Otis.
"Yes, he's coming here on Wednesday and I've arranged an interview," said Ms. Delaney.
"Okay, sounds interesting," said Joy.
"Which one of you is going to interview him?" Asked Ms. Delaney.
"I can't, I'm busy with my piece and other things," said Patricia.
"I already I've something on Wednesday," said Fiona.
"Yes and I would help Fiona with that," said Eddie.
"Mara?" Asked Ms. Delaney.
"I can't do it either," said Mara.
"Joy? Asked Ms. Delaney.
"Yes, I'll do it," said Joy.
"Great, then you and Otis will do the interview on Wednesday," said Ms. Delaney.
"Otis?" Asked Joy.
"Yes, Otis has to take the pictures," said Ms. Delaney.
"Great," said Joy, sarcastically.
A short while later and the meeting was over. Mara and Otis were still in the room cleaning up.
"What have you done to make Joy so mad at you?" Asked Mara.
"I fell in love with her," said Otis.
"What did you say?" Asked Mara.
"I'm in love with her," said Otis.
"You're in love with her? You're her secret admirer," said Mara.
"Yes, I'm," said Otis.
"But why is she so angry?" Asked Mara.
"Because she thinks it was all a big prank I pulled on her," said Otis.
"Was it a prank?" Asked Mara.
"No, of course not! Why is it so hard to believe that I've real feelings for her," said Otis.
"Calm down Otis, I believe you," said Mara.
"Great that you believe me, but I want Joy to believe me, but instead Joy hates me now, said Otis.
In the meantime in the house. Victor was in his office when Vera came in with a letter. Vera handed Victor the letter. Victor read the letter and didn't look happy.
"Are you okay Victor?" Asked Vera.
"No, it's not going so well," said Victor.
Vera looked at the letter and saw that it was the bill for the heating.
"Wow that's a lot of money," said Vera.
"Yes and I still have to pay the bill for the light repairs, said Victor.
"Don't you have enough money for it?" Asked Vera.
"This is nothing for you to worry about Vera, let me take care of this," said Victor.
Vera left Victor's office. Victor closed the door and shut the curtains. Victor looked at the bill and felt desperate
Later that day. Mara was in the computer room and Joy came in.
"Mara I need to talk to you," said Joy.
"About what?" Asked Mara.
"Wednesday's interview, I can't do it," said Joy.
"Why not?" Asked Mara.
"I don't want to work together with Otis," said Joy.
"Because of his crush on you," said Mara.
"You know about that?" Asked Joy.
"Yeah and why are you so mad about that?" Asked Mara.
"Because it's a one big prank that he tried to pull," said Joy.
"Have you ever considered that it might not be prank?" Asked Mara.
"That you fell for his act," said Joy.
"Joy there's nothing to fall for, Otis is just in love with you," said Mara.
"I can't believe that you believe that," said Joy.
"I can't believe that you're acting this way. What is wrong about Otis being in love with you?" Asked Mara.
"Otis is a four eyed loser, a creep with a camera and guy who thinks he is funny, but in reality is just a sad sack," said Joy.
"Joy that's just mean," said Mara.
"It's the truth," said Joy.
But what Mara and Joy didn't know was that Otis was outside the classroom and heard everything. Otis had tears in his eyes after hearing what Joy said about him. Otis walked away and bumped into Jerome.
"Hey watch it," said Jerome.
"Sorry, Jerome," said Otis.
"Otis are you crying?" Asked Jerome.
"No," said Otis.
"Then why do you've tears in your eyes?" Asked Jerome.
"Allergies," lied Otis.
"What kind of allergy?" Asked Jerome.
"Just an allergy. Just leave me alone," said Otis.
Otis walked away, Jerome walked over to Mr. Griffin's classroom.
"And?" Asked Jerome.
"And what?" Asked Mr. Griffin.
"What are you going to do for my father now?" Asked Jerome.
"I won't help you until you give me the information I need," said Mr. Griffin.
"I told you about Fabian and Nina going to Fabian's uncle," said Jerome.
"That's not enough Jerome. If you want your father to be released we must find tomb and we can only find it if we've the Ankh. So find the Ankh," said Mr. Griffin.
"But...," said Jerome.
"No buts, no excuses about bad equipment, provide information that leads us to the Ankh," said Mr. Griffin.
"Okay," said Jerome.
Jerome left the classroom and went home.
A few hours later. Nina, Aaron and Alfie had sneaked down into the cellar.
"Okay we know what we've to search for," said Nina.
"Yes," said Alfie.
"But we don't know what everything looks like," said Aaron.
"That's why Fabian has given us a list of what the color is and what it smells like," said Nina.
"Okay let's go find us some ingredients," said Alfie.
Nina, Aaron and Alfie searched Victor's chemistry set. Suddenly she heard the cellar door open.
"Victor is coming," said Nina.
"Hurry and let's hide," said Aaron.
Nina, Aaron and Alfie hid. Victor entered the cellar and walked to the chemistry set.
"In just a few more hours and then I'll find out the truth of what those kids are up to," said Victor.
Nina, Aaron and Alfie watched as Victor talked to a beaker with green liquid in it. What are they going to do now? Is there any way to prevent Victor from finding out the truth.