Last Time: It was a heartwarming, yet futile, gesture, but Tori and Julian took a pair of shovels and tried to dig their way to the pyramid. Nakuru and Suppi were a little more realistic and realized that they may have to make a very reluctant move. Meanwhile, Sakura, Madison, and Eriol wandered the pyramid and came across an old tomb. When Eriol opened the tomb, the light from Sakura's bracelet shone down upon it…and the mummy inside sat up.
Curse of the Pyramid: Part 4
Sakura took a couple of steps back. No one thought the mummy inside the tomb would come alive. But it was sitting up and it turned its ugly head towards Sakura and her friends.
"M-M-Maybe it's not hostile," Sakura gulped. "Maybe it won't hurt us."
To throw that theory off…
**ROAR**
The mummy rose up and started approaching Sakura. She felt paralyzed with fear and couldn't bring herself to move. Madison and Eriol each grabbed Sakura by an arm.
"RUN!!" Eriol shouted.
The mummy gave off another ferocious roar while everyone ran out of that chamber. It didn't help that they didn't know their way around the pyramid, because the mummy was following them.
Suddenly, finding their way out of the pyramid had become THAT much more important.
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"Li, phone call!"
Li Shoran wasn't expecting a phone call at that moment. But he figured now would be the best time. His mother wouldn't be left alone since his three sisters were also at her side.
He figured it would be Sakura checking up on him, but then he remembered that she told him she'd be going off to Egypt. She wouldn't call him all the way from there, would she?
Li took the phone. "Hello?"
"Li?"
The voice sounded familiar, but it wasn't Sakura's. "Nakuru? I wasn't expecting to hear from you. Are you in Egypt right now?"
"Y-Yeah."
"Is Sakura there?"
Silence. Li felt a chill go down his spine. He should have immediately heard a response that Sakura was just fine and missing Li. Instead, he heard nothing.
"Li?"
Another voice had come on the line. Apparently, Nakuru couldn't keep going. That got Li even more worried.
"Suppi?"
"Um…you were asking about…Sakura…right?"
"Yeah. Suppi, is something wrong? Is she ok?"
"Um………………………no."
Li didn't say anything at first. He couldn't get the words out. Finally…the words came out. "No? Suppi…what do you mean 'no'?"
"Li, something's happened."
"What happened to her?!"
"Well…it's kind of a long story. We were all in a pyramid just looking around and the pyramid suddenly started…sinking. We all made it out in time…except for Eriol, Madison, and…Sakura. Li, I'm sorry but there seems to be no way to get her back."
There would have been no way for Li to expect this. He couldn't anticipate hearing such a horror. But Li blurted something out.
"I'm coming over there."
"What? You can't! What about your mother?"
"She'll be fine! She's got my sisters! I have to go!"
"What good will it do you to come to Egypt? The pyramid is buried in what has to be tons of sand. How can you get her back from that?"
"I DON'T CARE! I have to do SOMETHING!"
There was silence at the other end. Nakuru took the phone again.
"I understand, Li. We'll be waiting…SHUT UP, SUPPI! We'll be waiting for you. And don't worry. They'll be fine. ……They have to be."
"Thanks, Nakuru. I'll be on the next plane. If anything comes up…I still have one of Madison's phones."
"Then I'll see you in a few days, Li."
Li hung up. The whole situation distressed him. Sakura was in trouble…and even if he couldn't do something himself, he had to at least be there.
So Li picked up the phone again and called the airport. It was time to go to Egypt.
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Aiden Avalon looked outside the tent again. There was no sign of life out there. The pyramid was buried deep in the sand and he wasn't sure if his daughter was safe…or even alive. It killed him to think that his daughter might be dead.
"I don't know what to tell you," Evelyn said from her chair. "I wish there was a way to raise it, but we don't even know how it was raised in the first place. From what it says here…it just happened."
Aiden noticed that Evelyn was studying a book of hieroglyphics and a notepad containing the hieroglyphics she found inside the pyramid. By now, the whole thought of the ancient symbols was annoying him. All he wanted was a clear answer. A way to get Sakura and her friends back.
"I think I've figured out what they're saying," Evelyn said with a smile. "Your girlfriend is quite intelligent herself. She's helped me figure out some of the sketchier symbols."
"Does any of it help us?" Aiden asked cynically.
"Maybe," Evelyn answered. "It says: the pyramid is to be raised after 5,000 years. The one who wears my bracelet is destined to wander the pyramid, imprisoned, until my soul is put to rest. To the one who wears my bracelet, make me whole again and only then will you find the exit."
"What does that mean?" Aiden asked.
"That's the mystery," Evelyn sighed. "I think there's more to this, but I haven't seen the whole pyramid. There may be more of this inside. One thing is for sure, though. I think Sakura may be destined to put this person's soul to rest."
Aiden was a little skeptical. "What makes you say that?"
"Didn't you notice, Aiden?" Evelyn replied. "Before the pyramid sank…didn't you notice something different about Sakura?"
"What do you mean?"
"She had something on her arm! I think she might have been wearing this bracelet."
"You think my daughter is destined to put an ancient Egyptian's soul to rest?"
"I believe so. And that means there truly is nothing we can do. It would all be up to Sakura. But I don't even think she knows about any of this. And if that's true…then she may be forced to wander the pyramid forever."
Aiden didn't know what to say. It all seemed so strange. A tortured soul dwelled within the pyramid and the only one who could help was his daughter? He couldn't believe that. Sakura was just a normal girl…wasn't she?
Aiden sighed. "I hope it doesn't come to that. I hope she's ok."
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Silence.
Sakura slowly raised her head from her hiding place. Eriol had stumbled upon a small hole inside a vast chamber and everyone immediately used it to hide from that mummy. They were all safe…for now.
The mummy stumbled into the vast chamber and looked around. He hadn't found the hole…just yet. But he was coming a little closer. Sakura gulped and took a step back. Unfortunately…
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
When she put her left foot down, the floor opened up beneath them. Sakura triggered a secret passage and the three slid down until they were in a sealed chamber. They were surrounded by four walls, with no sign of an exit anywhere.
Everyone groaned as they got to their feet. The long slide was scary and they all landed on top of each other.
"Are you guys all right?" Sakura asked.
"It could be worse," Madison answered.
"At least we lost…him," Eriol added. "But where are we now?"
Sakura looked around and confirmed what they already knew. There was no sign of an exit. They were stuck.
"What do we do?" Sakura asked.
"Don't ask me," Kero added, flying out of Sakura's pocket. "But look at it this way. It can't get any worse."
Obviously, things got worse at that moment. Eriol unknowingly leaned back on a trigger that was well-hidden on one of the walls. Two of the walls then opened up to reveal sharp spikes. And the walls slowly began to close in on them.
Madison moaned fearfully. "S-Sakura…"
Sakura instinctively reached into her pocket and searched for anything that would help in this situation. Then she found one of the Sakura Cards that might get them out.
"The Fly Card!" Sakura shouted triumphantly.
Eriol looked up. "Are you sure that's a good idea?"
Sakura couldn't understand what he meant at first. Then she looked up at the passage where they slid through. On the other side of the passage…was the mummy…and he was waiting for them. If Sakura and her friends tried to fly out, the mummy would get them. If they stayed, they'd be crushed by the spiked walls.
"Any other ideas?" Sakura asked desperately.
Silence.
They were out of ideas. They were between a rock and a hard place. But Sakura knew she had to act fast…
…or else they would be crushed by the walls.
Next Time: Can they escape this perilous situation? And even if they do, will Sakura figure out what she has to do to escape? Will Li arrive in Egypt? And even if he does, what can he do? Come back tomorrow!
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