Last Time: A secret passage was discovered and Sakura, Madison, and Eriol ended up stuck with the walls closing in on them. Sakura was ready to use Fly…until she found the mummy waiting on the other side. She needs to regroup, but time is quickly running out.


Curse of the Pyramid: Part 5


The walls were coming closer and closer to closing in completely. Sakura realized she had to think of something fast. She couldn't let it end like this. Then she got an idea.

"Fly!"

Sakura got on her wand, but her friends were hesitant.

"Sakura…are you sure about this?" Madison asked.

Sakura wasn't ready to fly off just yet. She looked at Kero. "Go distract him, Kero!"

"ME?!" the guardian beast asked. "How can I distract that thing?!"

"Just do it! And hurry!"

Kero wasn't sure of this, but he flew off anyway. When he reached the other side, he flew out of Sakura's sight and the mummy turned around to face the little guardian beast. This was exactly the opportunity Sakura was looking for. She took out another one of her cards.

"Illusion Card! Create a mirror image of ourselves! Illusion! Release and dispel!"

Illusion went a little slower than Sakura would have liked. But Illusion released a copy of Sakura, Madison, and Eriol on Fly…and it flew out. It was enough to fool the mummy who went chasing after it. The passage was now open and when Madison and Eriol saw that, they both got on Sakura's wand and they began to fly out.

They came out the other side just before the walls closed in and they escaped death…for now. Sakura grabbed Kero and kept flying, having lost the mummy, until she reached another isolated part of the pyramid. Sakura landed and recalled Fly. But the first thing she noticed was…

"This place looks familiar."

Madison pointed her camera around. "I can't help but think that I got this all on tape before."

Eriol suddenly pointed down. "I think that's why."

Sakura looked down and saw a very familiar-looking statue. She bent down and glanced at her friends. Madison and Eriol helped her pick up the statue…and sure enough, it was the exact same statue they saw before. It was the same statue that looked like Sakura.

"Hey…how 'bout that?" Kero grinned sheepishly. "We're back where we started."

Eriol groaned. "Now what do we do?"

"I don't know," Sakura sighed. "I feel like we've tried everything." Then Sakura stood silent. She saw a mortified expression on Madison's face. "Madison? What's wrong?"

"B-B-Behind you!"

Sakura gulped and turned around. The chamber suddenly got cold. She turned around and saw…a floating spirit. Sakura couldn't even think about her specific features. All that mattered to her was that it was a…

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!"

…ghost. So of course Sakura turned and ran as fast as she could with her friends following behind. She had seen a lot in this pyramid so far, but the last thing she wanted to see was a ghost. So she didn't even look back.

All she wanted was to run away from the ghost.


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Kero was ready to follow Sakura out. Eriol and Madison sure did. But as Kero was ready to fly away…he heard a voice.

"Daddy…"

Kero stopped in his tracks and turned around. He then gasped at the sight before him. It was the ghost of a young girl…a girl who looked just like Sakura. The only difference was that she was wearing the clothes of an ancient Egyptian. And Kero also noticed she looked very sad…as if in mourning.

"Daddy…"

Kero blinked. "Daddy?"

Just as Kero uttered that one word…the ghost disappeared. Kero was starting to get a little spooked himself. There was a lot more to this than he knew. He only wished he had the answer. But he had no time for this. He had to catch up to Sakura and find a way out of this pyramid, so he flew after her, hoping he hadn't lost her.

But Kero also had to wonder how Sakura would have reacted to seeing such a strange scene. If only she wasn't so afraid of ghosts…


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It was a futile gesture at this point. He spent the whole night digging without any luck or any sign of progress. So why did Tori keep digging?

"Tori…" Julian panted. "I want them back as much as you do…but this isn't getting us anywhere."

"I…don't…care…" Tori breathed heavily. "I have to keep going."

Tori continued to dig…but a few minutes later, he stopped. He started to think that Julian was right. Tori wanted Sakura, Madison, and Eriol back. But this wasn't helping at all. All the sweat on his brow and soreness in his arms had amounted to absolutely nothing.

"I…want…them…back!" Tori shouted.

Julian looked into Tori's eyes. "There has to be a way…but this isn't it. You need to rest."

Tori didn't say anything. He couldn't admit that he was out of ideas. He couldn't admit that there was nothing he could do for his sister and her friends. But he had to concede. So he let Julian help him back to the tent.

As he walked back to the tent…Tori wondered if Sakura was ok.


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He arrived just in time to see Tori and Julian walk off. They hadn't seen him and maybe it was better that way. Li Shoran wanted to remain inconspicuous…for now. Of course, there were two people who already knew he was here.

"You think Tori's going to be all right?" Nakuru asked.

"Don't worry about him!" Suppi snapped. "Worry about what WE have to do!"

"But…what are we going to do?" Nakuru asked.

Li didn't say anything. He took out his charm and waited for his sword. When he got it…he held it out and got ready for his first move.

"Now, element: Wind!"

Li's first move wasn't a very bright one, but it was the only thing that came to his head. Unfortunately, the wind didn't blow off the sand like Li intended. The sand started blowing around.

"You've created a sandstorm!" Suppi coughed.

Li quickly stopped the wind before, but by this point, he couldn't even see in front of him. This wasn't such a good idea. The sand started to clear but vision was still clearly blurred and Li just coughed along with Nakuru and Suppi.

"Any other ideas?" Nakuru asked cynically.

"Wait!" Li snapped. He heard someone coming through the sand.

"Hello?"

Li turned around and as the sand cleared…there was a woman standing there. Immediately, Suppi plopped down to the ground before he was seen.

Nakuru gasped. "Evelyn?"

"Nakuru? I thought you were back at the tent."

"I thought YOU were back at the tent. What are you doing here?"

Evelyn looked around. "I came to see if I've missed anything, but then I saw the sudden sandstorm. I thought…the pyramid might have risen again. But I guess…she hasn't done it yet." She then spotted Li. "Who's this?"

"I-I'm Li Shoran. I…heard my friends were in trouble."

"Friend of the Avalons?"

"Yes."

"You heard right," Evelyn said. "I think it's time I told you everything that's happened so far…"


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Sakura kept struggling to remove her bracelet. It was no use, though. She wanted it off because it felt like it was getting tighter. Just then…Sakura's stomach growled.

"Sorry…I'm just so hungry."

"Yeah…me, too," Madison concurred. "We've been down here almost six hours."

"Haven't we been here before?" Eriol asked. "Sakura, we're going in circles!"

Sakura stopped. "Sorry! I'm just a little…busy…trying to get this stupid bracelet off!"

Madison grinned sheepishly. "If it helps…I still think it looks cute on you."

Sakura ignored that and kept trying to force the bracelet off. But just like before, the bracelet was stuck on tight. Sakura kept fidgeting with it and then raised her head to see Kero suddenly fly in.

"Hey! I thought you were in my pocket!"

"I got out," Kero panted. "Sakura…there's something you should know…"

Kero didn't get his thought off, because something happened with the bracelet. A bright light shot out from it and it split into two directions.

"What do you think this is?" Sakura asked in astonishment.

Madison and Eriol stepped back. In the blink of an eye, Kero was in Sakura's pocket. Sakura turned her head to see why they were stepping back.

One of those lights was pointing to…

…the mummy. The mummy had found them…again.


Next Time: Ok, this chase can't go on forever. So next time, the chase ends and the mystery will be solved (promise)! Will Evelyn and Li be witness to a rising pyramid? Can Sakura, Madison, and Eriol finally get rid of this mummy and find their way out? Come back tomorrow, because this series is coming to a close!


Any comments? Sorry if this was short again, but I'm setting up for a finish (plus, I'm being plagued by something in my personal life), so hopefully this'll pick up. Mail me at AmericanCaptor@hotmail.com with any comments and don't forget to review below!