Nigel studied the two doors in front of him. One lead to the scroll, and
the other was a death trap. "Sydney? Do you remember the riddle?" Nigel
asked, looking over his shoulder. "Yeah. The one DeBry gave to us?" Sydney
asked, stepping forward. "Yeah, that one. I think this is where it comes
into play. 'For left is right and right is wrong.' It must be referring to
these doors." Nigel explained. Sydney walked up to the door on the left and
examined it. There was a hollow spot on the door that looked like the
outline of a sun. "We're missing a piece." She said, looking back at Nigel
and Edwards. "Wait," Edwards said, reaching into his bag. "What?" Nigel
asked. "I found this on a dig sight a few months ago." He handed Sydney a
golden sun piece with the Eye of Ra painted boldly in the middle. "Why did
you keep it?" Nigel asked. "Well, when I found it DeBry was still sane.
Anyway, he told me about these doors and the missing key. I felt as if the
sun was a part of something bigger. I never got to find out what exact roll
it played in the Scroll's story, until now." Edwards explained. Nigel
looked over at Sydney. Sydney knew that Nigel didn't trust Edwards. Sydney
handed Nigel the sun figure. Nigel walked up to the door and placed the
figure in its slot. He turned to figure to the left, the back again. The
door creaked, then slowly opened. Sydney smiled. "Good work." She said as
she passed by Nigel, entering the chamber. She pulled out her flashlight
and Edwards followed her, and Nigel brought up the rear. 'Nigel doesn't
like or trust Edwards much. Something about the man really bothers him It's
to obvious.' "Sydney? Nigel said, grabbing Sydney's arm. "What is it?"
Sydney asked, snapping out of her thoughts. "Look." Nigel said pointing to
a statue about four feet in front of them that had a nasty looking ax, then
to a peculiar stone on the floor. Sydney looked at the statue for a moment,
then down at the stone. Had she continued to think instead of watching were
she was going, she could have been the ax's next victim. Sydney looked at
Nigel and smiled, then they continued on.
Nigel glanced around the chamber. "Four traps for something this important?" He asked, "I don't like it, Sydney."
"You're right, Nigel. It was too easy. I don't like it either." Sydney said, looking around. Sydney looked at the pillar in the middle of the room. It was about three feet high, and completely painted over in hieroglyphs. On the top of the pillar was a gold box. "That's the scroll." Edwards said, "it's in there." Sydney nodded then stepped cautiously into the room. "Sydney!" Nigel shouted as the long strand of arrows shot out of the wall. "No." Edwards said sternly, holding Nigel forcefully back when he tried to run and help Sydney. "Sydney? Sydney, are you ok?" Nigel called again. "I'm fine." Sydney said, standing up.
Nigel sighed and stepped forward. "Wait!" Sydney said suddenly, "Ok, look. Jump over the first row of bricks. It may be that all of them set something off." Nigel nodded and jumped over the bricks, and Edwards did the same. Sydney walked up to the altar in the middle of the room and tried to open the small box. It was locked, so Sydney used her knife to pick the lock. "Nigel, come here." She said, smiling. Nigel walked past Edwards, not noticing that he was pulling a gun. Sydney showed Nigel the scroll. "If this really is it," Nigel said, "Then we really have just unlocked the secrets of the pharaohs." Sydney nodded and turned back to the box. She placed the scroll back in the box. Turning around, Sydney faced Edwards pointing his gun at Nigel, who was being held next to him, his eyes focused on the gun. "Give me the scroll and I'll let Nigel go." Edwards said, extending his hand. "No. You could, or would, kill Nigel and run." Sydney said defiantly. "Perhaps now I can tell you who I'm *really* working for?"
"Parker Smith." Sydney said flatly. "Give the relic, or.." Edwards stopped deliberately and switched he gun to his right had to his left, the grabbed Nigel's arm with his now free hand. "Ask all my past enemies, I am a man of my word. I swear to let you go if you give me the relic and give it to me now." Edwards cocked his pistol and aimed it at Nigel's head. "Just put the box down by my feet and I'll leave you alone. As will my boss." Sydney sighed at put the box down a few feet in front of Edwards. "Sydney?" Nigel asked, looking at her. "Good, Sydney." Edwards said, letting Nigel go and walking up to get the box. As Edwards reached down to pick up the scroll, Sydney hid him on the back of the head. Edwards stood, anger written all over his face. Sydney rendered him senseless with a kick to the stomach followed by a punch to the face, then picked the golden relic herself. "You Ok?" She asked, looking at Nigel. "Just fine." Nigel replied. "Good, lets get out of here." Sydney said. "I agree with that." Nigel muttered, picking up the gun that Edwards had dropped.
Outside, hidden in the shadows, Parker Smith watched as Sydney Fox and Her assistant, Nigel Bailey, escaped from Edwards. Smith shook his head. As incompetent as Edwards was, he was going to help Smith get the scroll.
Nigel glanced around the chamber. "Four traps for something this important?" He asked, "I don't like it, Sydney."
"You're right, Nigel. It was too easy. I don't like it either." Sydney said, looking around. Sydney looked at the pillar in the middle of the room. It was about three feet high, and completely painted over in hieroglyphs. On the top of the pillar was a gold box. "That's the scroll." Edwards said, "it's in there." Sydney nodded then stepped cautiously into the room. "Sydney!" Nigel shouted as the long strand of arrows shot out of the wall. "No." Edwards said sternly, holding Nigel forcefully back when he tried to run and help Sydney. "Sydney? Sydney, are you ok?" Nigel called again. "I'm fine." Sydney said, standing up.
Nigel sighed and stepped forward. "Wait!" Sydney said suddenly, "Ok, look. Jump over the first row of bricks. It may be that all of them set something off." Nigel nodded and jumped over the bricks, and Edwards did the same. Sydney walked up to the altar in the middle of the room and tried to open the small box. It was locked, so Sydney used her knife to pick the lock. "Nigel, come here." She said, smiling. Nigel walked past Edwards, not noticing that he was pulling a gun. Sydney showed Nigel the scroll. "If this really is it," Nigel said, "Then we really have just unlocked the secrets of the pharaohs." Sydney nodded and turned back to the box. She placed the scroll back in the box. Turning around, Sydney faced Edwards pointing his gun at Nigel, who was being held next to him, his eyes focused on the gun. "Give me the scroll and I'll let Nigel go." Edwards said, extending his hand. "No. You could, or would, kill Nigel and run." Sydney said defiantly. "Perhaps now I can tell you who I'm *really* working for?"
"Parker Smith." Sydney said flatly. "Give the relic, or.." Edwards stopped deliberately and switched he gun to his right had to his left, the grabbed Nigel's arm with his now free hand. "Ask all my past enemies, I am a man of my word. I swear to let you go if you give me the relic and give it to me now." Edwards cocked his pistol and aimed it at Nigel's head. "Just put the box down by my feet and I'll leave you alone. As will my boss." Sydney sighed at put the box down a few feet in front of Edwards. "Sydney?" Nigel asked, looking at her. "Good, Sydney." Edwards said, letting Nigel go and walking up to get the box. As Edwards reached down to pick up the scroll, Sydney hid him on the back of the head. Edwards stood, anger written all over his face. Sydney rendered him senseless with a kick to the stomach followed by a punch to the face, then picked the golden relic herself. "You Ok?" She asked, looking at Nigel. "Just fine." Nigel replied. "Good, lets get out of here." Sydney said. "I agree with that." Nigel muttered, picking up the gun that Edwards had dropped.
Outside, hidden in the shadows, Parker Smith watched as Sydney Fox and Her assistant, Nigel Bailey, escaped from Edwards. Smith shook his head. As incompetent as Edwards was, he was going to help Smith get the scroll.