"Get that thing out of here!" Ms. Langrid cried. "Before it hurts somebody!"

Evie hurried over to Alex as did the other parents with their children while Rick went to face the animal.

"Isis, stop!" cried a voice in Arabic.

The cat stopped growling and turned before walking away from him. Rick looked to see where the cat was walking to only to come across a figure atop a horse out into the hallway. He was very confused.

"Alright, how'd you get that thing in here?" he demanded.

The figure climbed off the horse and walked up to him. She subsequently took off the hood as she walked by him.

"I have my ways Rick," she replied as she picked up the cat.

She put the cat on the horse as Marok climbed off his horse and walked over to her.

"Excuse me but how do you know these people? And did you get those things in here?" demanded Ms. Langrid, refering to the horses.

"They...are part of my family. Rick and Evie are my uncle and aunt. Alex here is my cousin. I came to visit with my friend here and my cat got away from us. I got the horses in here with my own special way," she explained with a huge smile.

"Fine then, just get these animals out of here!" she demanded, pointing at the door.

Catlanda led Geb out the door. Rick quickly followed her, obviously angry. Evie watched them leave.

Once outside, Rick managed to catch up with her. He grabbed her arm and forced her to face him.

"What's wrong with you? You barge in here and say we're your family? Has being alone most of your life done something to your head?" he screamed at her.

"Listen Rick, I can't easily say my father, whether it be my real one or not, is a Medjai in Egpyt, defending mankind from evil and the real reason I'm here is something totally different than what I said. It was the only thing I could think of," she explained. "And please, I don't want to get into another discussion about how you are still so careful of me. Besides, I haven't been alone most of my life. Just the past few years."

Evie walked up behind them and between them before a staring contest could commence.

"Unlike an idiotic man I'm married to, I know the reason you're here. Come on, I'll help you find a place to keep the horses and Isis, for now. At least until the school day is over," Evie said, looking at her husband.

They walked off, leaving Rick in a state of confusion.

***

Catlanda tied the reigns of the two horses onto a pole and she started back to the school with Evie. The two walked inside and headed for the classroom.

Along the way, Evie glanced at the Spire.

"I see you brought the Spire with you," she mused.

"You know it can't leave my possession Evie, whether I'm in Egypt or in London. Besides, I remember one woman wanting to study it further," Catlanda replied.

They walked up behind Rick, Alex and Marok. Standing next to them were Ms. Langrid and Pyram. He looked at them and smiled.

"Well if it isn't our neighourhood zookeeper. We're not running a zoo around here," he told her.

Catlanda angrily looked at him as she clung to the Spire. He glanced at it but all he saw was cloth because it was still wrapped up. He looked at her.

"That garb..." he whispered to himself. "And those tattoos. I've seen them somewhere before."

***

In an hour, the school day was over and Alex ran outside with Catlanda and Marok.

"Let me come with you," he told her as they climbed onto the horses.

"Sure Alex, I see no problem," she replied, helping him up.

"Catlanda, maybe you shouldn't..." started Marok.

"Marok," she sternly said.

"You like playing the part, don't you?" he sneered at her.

She gave him a look that would chill his blood.

"Oh no you're not Alex. You're not riding any horse, I don't care who's helping you or with you," Rick told him as he hurried up to the horse.

"Why not Dad?" Alex wondered, disappointed.

"I want you...to come with us," Rick answered.

"Oh let him come with us. You should trust me. After all, I trust you since you're friends of Ardeth's," Catlanda interrupted him.

They took off before Rick could say anything else.

"Great. Just great. That brat has done something to our son," he said quietly.

"Don't worry about him Rick. He'll be fine," Evie told him.

***

Geb and the other horse galloped through the streets of London, towards the O'Connell home. They were receiving many stares along the way.

At one intersection, a car stopped in front of them, causing the Medjai to pull on the reigns and the horses to neigh. Ms. Langrid was in the passenger seat. She was trying to be invisible as Pyram stood up from the driver's seat, gun in hand.

"What do you want with us?" demanded Marok as a crowd started to gather around them.

"I know who you two are. You know who I am. Your people have something my people have craved for several years," he explained, his voice starting to rise.

"You're never getting it. It's never leaving our possession," Marok yelled back.

"I'll have to take it by force then," he said before looking around. "Though not now but I know where you are."

He climbed back into the car and drove off.

"What was that all about?" asked Alex.

"We don't know," Marok replied as Catlanda clutched ever tightly onto the Spire.

"Ardeth, I wish you were here," she said quietly.

The three looked around at the still ever growing crowd before deciding to leave.

TBC...

Author's Note-Anybody reading this will probably wonder about the third Medjai that I mentioned in the summary. Especially since I only have two so far. Don't worry, I'm not crazy. The third one's coming in the next chapter so don't you worry.