Sydney stepped out of her car and looked at the Sphinx, which stood in
front of her. She recognized Edward's' car, which was parked a mile back,
on the main road. Looking around, Sydney saw no sign of Nigel. Suddenly, a
low rumbling noise came from the Sphinx, startling Sydney for a moment.
Edwards emerged from a chamber, with the entrance between the front paws.
"Sydney!" Edwards turned to enter the chamber again, but Sydney was already
onto him. Wasting no time, Sydney punched Edwards in the face, knocking him
unconscious, and relieved him of his pistol. Sydney ran down the narrow
passage, and came out into a small room. Nigel was tied to a chair in the
back of the room. Sydney pulled her dagger out and cut the ropes that held
Nigel to the chair. Nigel stood up and pulled the gag away from his mouth.
"Are you Ok?" Sydney asked. Nigel nodded and said, "Fine, but he's still
here."
"Who's he?" Sydney asked, looking at her assistant, then around the room. "Me." Sydney spun around and saw a man step out of the shadows. "Need I introduce myself?" Sydney looked at Nigel and back at the man. "Parker Smith." Nigel stated, though Sydney already knew that. "I'm glad you could make it, Miss Fox. Where's the scroll?" Smith cocked his pistol and waved it in her direction and said, "Did you bring it?" Smith shook his head when Sydney didn't say anything, "Too bad." He said, aiming his gun at Nigel. Sydney kicked the pistol out of Smith's hand and grabbed her knife. Smith charged at Sydney, trying to knock her down. Sydney jumped out of Smith's way, and her knife sliced his leg. Smith stumbled and looked at Sydney, anger consumed in his eyes. Smith drew another pistol and cocked it, when Nigel came up behind him with a vase and broke it over Smith's head. Smith fell backward and lay still. "Thanks." Sydney put her knife back in its sheath in her boot, then turned with her back facing Smith. "No problem at all. Are you Ok Sydney?" Nigel asks, concerned. "I'm still alive, that's good right?" Sydney replied. Nigel smiled slightly and looked over at Smith again and was horrified to see him pulling the trigger on Sydney's back. "Look out, Syd!" Nigel exclaimed, grabbing Sydney by her arms and spinning her around. Sydney heard the gun go off, and all she saw was the chaotic grin on Smith's face. Sydney's world fell with her heart as Nigel collapsed into her. Smith didn't need to worry about his world anymore. He was dead.
"Who's he?" Sydney asked, looking at her assistant, then around the room. "Me." Sydney spun around and saw a man step out of the shadows. "Need I introduce myself?" Sydney looked at Nigel and back at the man. "Parker Smith." Nigel stated, though Sydney already knew that. "I'm glad you could make it, Miss Fox. Where's the scroll?" Smith cocked his pistol and waved it in her direction and said, "Did you bring it?" Smith shook his head when Sydney didn't say anything, "Too bad." He said, aiming his gun at Nigel. Sydney kicked the pistol out of Smith's hand and grabbed her knife. Smith charged at Sydney, trying to knock her down. Sydney jumped out of Smith's way, and her knife sliced his leg. Smith stumbled and looked at Sydney, anger consumed in his eyes. Smith drew another pistol and cocked it, when Nigel came up behind him with a vase and broke it over Smith's head. Smith fell backward and lay still. "Thanks." Sydney put her knife back in its sheath in her boot, then turned with her back facing Smith. "No problem at all. Are you Ok Sydney?" Nigel asks, concerned. "I'm still alive, that's good right?" Sydney replied. Nigel smiled slightly and looked over at Smith again and was horrified to see him pulling the trigger on Sydney's back. "Look out, Syd!" Nigel exclaimed, grabbing Sydney by her arms and spinning her around. Sydney heard the gun go off, and all she saw was the chaotic grin on Smith's face. Sydney's world fell with her heart as Nigel collapsed into her. Smith didn't need to worry about his world anymore. He was dead.