Chapter 4: The Maple Tree

Collin and Jonny walked through the tunnel and made their way to the chamber. "Their you are well did you get it" asked the clocked figure. "No, but the professor says he just had a run in with them at a hotel he's working at said Collin." Jonny could see sweet running down his face he knew if Collin screwed up again then Collin would be the next sacrificial. "Really well let me tell you this if I don't get this this girl in the next 42 hours you will be the next sacrificial" the clocked figure had a simple smile on his face. "Give me men and I'll find her, but I'll also need humen form." "Human form will be given to two people you and Nickil." Jonny looked up with a surprised look on his face "Whoever brings the girl back will have the Honors" the figure looked at Jonny "I'll get her but I must work by myself, you may do what you will but I will need this, no one is to bother me". "Good that's good and Coklin what do you need" asked the figure. "A couple of men, some corroperation from the professor, and I'll get you the museum's artifacts and the girl" "Alright Coklin you and Nickil will set out both of you attend me at the temple." The figure stood up and walked through a wall, Jonny and Colin followed.

"Jonny you must speed up or we'll get lost in these tunnels," said Colin in disgusted. "Colin it's the sewers not a tunnel we've been traveling for hours" Jonny said. "Coklin, Nickil are you two coming or are you just playing in the water" the clocked figure turned and looked at them and then started to walk again. The three figures entered a room lite with green lamps glowing onto a large round structure. "Where are we, what is that?" asked Jonny with question. "That is an eston a gift from the people of ATLANTIS to mine" the figure stared at Jonny "Coklin would you like to go first?" "Yes my lord I would be honored." Colin stepped forward "Jonny it only hurts for the first couple hours." Colin walked into the structure the door closed behind him, chins flew from the wall and clamped onto his legs and arms. "START CONFERMATION" the clocked figure yelled all of a sudden the structure started to glow, the only noise Jonny could hear was the constant yell from his companion and Jonny knew he was next.

"But Jenny what will you do?" Andrya asked, "I need to figure something out now listen to me Madison park big maple go, here are the keys." Andrya jumped down the hole, Jenny grabbed a spare key and followed, but not forgetting to blow a kiss to the door. Jenny saw Andrya hop in the jeep as soon as Andrya took off she hopped on the bike and went into the other direction. She went on 180 and then onto Main Street. She was almost off Main Street when something caught her eye. She pulled off to the side and went towards the object and saw it still part way buried. She knelt over it and tried to pull it out of the ground. She dug around it and saw not just an object but a small key. When she finally got it out of the ground she washed the dirt off in the stream. It was silver key with designs all around it. She was amazed in how good the shape was in; she unclipped her locket and pushed the key onto the chain and then fastened it around her neck. She stood up from her position and started to run up the embankment. When at the top she looked to the left and saw a car not that far off. She grabbed her bike and started to edge her way down but had a feeling she was to late. "Hello, Hello is anyone out here," yelled a voice. The person walked out of the car and towards the place where Jenny was crouching. Jenny pulled her self down about half way and crouched down acting as if a large piece of dirt. "Bill are you there" another voice sounded, Jenny figured they had walky talkies. "Yea James I hear yea what you want"the person stood above the embankment talked into the walky talkies. "The professor wants you and whatever you found up here ...and he suggested, NOW" James yelled. "James I didn't find any things just give me 5 minutes and all be back at the lab why?" "The professor just got interesting news from the boss it some how lets the professor's `experiments' back to normal for a couple off weeks. "Jonny" Jenny gasped. "James hold on I heard something" Bill said into the walkie talkie, he knelt down were the embankment started and looked over the edge "never mind James I'll be back in 5 minutes." Bill stood up and walked to the car he hoped in, started it up, and drove away. "To close I must be more careful next time." Jenny pulled the bike up the rest off the way looked both ways to make sure no one else was around and drove as fast as she could to the Maple Tree. Jonny woke up clutching his stomach, "when does this stop. Colin" he whispered. Jonny looked up all he saw was darkness. He saw a light peeping out behind him. "Ah Nickil your awake, come eat, drink you need strength" the figure was caped and walked in the light. "Where" Jonny clutched his stomach "where's Colin." "Oh you mean Coklin well he's in healing like you will be if you eat NOW eat and let the healing begin" the figure bent down looking strait at Jonny, Jonny squinted at the sight "Alright" Jonny said he picked up the food and took a bite chewed for a while and washed it down with a drink. "Pleasant dreams Nickil" Jonny turned and saw the figure close the door, Jonny collapsed drifting to sleep into the past. Jenny drove off, she had to make Andrya was safe she just didn't understand who was that man, what was he doing there, why was he looking for them and what did the experiment do with it? She just knew the experiments meant one of them Colin, Andrya, or Jonny, what did they have to do with coming back? So many questions, but who could answer them? She should be able to find someone, help Andrya, figure out how to help Jonny right. "Jenny what are you thinking" said Jenny to herself "there is a way to do all of these things and stay sane right, o well Jenny just figure it out later right know all I have to do is to make sure Andrya is safe." Jenny drove off but little did she know someone was watching her.

"O let me speak to her o great Ra she has found the locket but is still in danger you know that please I beg of you please ple." "Silence you will speak when I feel the time is right for you to see here but for now save you voice Goditheea. You are still unknown to the world and most of the generations, unless you disobey me your timing will be perfect, now go, go to your chamber I've waited to long to have this ruined by my rebellious niece now go." "Yes great Uncle I will go for now goodbye." Goditheea walked silently through the door, she bent down and picked up the cobra used as her pet let it crawl around her arm and left for her chamber. "But I don't think you understand Goditheea it's not about the right time it's about moment."

Jonny awoke with bright lights around him. "Where am I?" "You're in the imitation temple Nickil." "Or you could just call it one of the lower chambers Jonny don't worry the worst pain is over believe me." "Is that you Colin?" "Yep me and professor he's got some news for us and a little bit about Jenny." "Jenny where, when, how..." "Nickil calm down I'll tell you all I know just calm down." The professor walked to one of the seats next to the wall "Well it all started with a short walk to the elevator I bumped into a nice looking young girl when she mentioned her name a remembered it from you Nickil, I just could leave the girl there so I mentioned the accident..." "You did what" said Jonny with anger. He stood up and took a step toward the professor and then collapsed. "Jonny please save your strength" Colin said as he ran to help Jonny. "What did you do to her?" asked Jonny "Nothing Nickil nothing that should concern you, why are you so protective over her?" "It's a long story professor I'll explain later I just don't have enough strength to tell now." Jonny said he grinned, and then he sat up and faced the professor "Finish the story please professor," said Colin. "Well she seemed interested and so I decided we should talk over dinner little did I know later on she ran into Andrya, Andrya informed me she didn't know me, in fact her name was Bobet Springs." "Bobet Springs what an unusual name," said Colin "Yes it is that's why I was very curious about her as I left them too my floor it donned on me Andrya! She was the one and only who received significant results after the experiments such so she ran off and I didn't see her again until that night I need both of you to find her and the girl Jenny and then come back. He needs them both and he's willing to risk anything."

As Jenny got to the giant maple she saw Andrya on the other side "we must go now they're after us" Jenny said while walking to Andrya. "I know Jenny and there is no way for us to get out of this mess that's why I decided to train you, or well prepare you for what's going to happen." "Andrya would it have anything to do with Egypt, the reason I ask is because Jonny or what ever they call him gave me this." Jenny held out her arm and showed the burn. The burn was a sloppy pyramid with an eye at the top. "Jenny where's that book you got from the library." Jenny pulled the book out of her bag and gave it to Andraya. "Well it al happened a long time ago, it started with a great pharaoh in that time a young goddess a descendent of Ra wanted to see how selfish the people in Egypt were it started with a small widow and ended with the great pharaoh. She went to pharaoh on a terrible night the great storm came that night she went into the palace gates and begged the pharaoh for shelter. Pharaoh refused and cast her out but then the goddess reveled who she was and cursed the king for his greed. Pharaoh begged for mercy but the goddess told him that his rein was hens forth over throne, the power, the magic he held went to a small gem of some sort and would go to the widows descendents until one would be so kind to have mercy on the pharaoh and travel with him to the great unknown pyramid of Goditheea and their the descendent may make a wish and through that is the only way the pharaoh can get his royalty and magic back. Well that's the story now you know and you I guess is what the pharaoh wants and you need to lean so defense so come on we better go." Andrya got up and turned to go gesturing for Jenny to follow. "One condition tommarow there's an interview Jonny sent me a letter saying to go and your thoughts are its going to be a trap right well even if it is I m goanna go anyway. If you want to come that's fine but I m going." Jenny said waving the letter. Andrya turned and walked back to Jenny saying merely "fine go but you better have a plan." Jenny smiled and started to follow "oh I do don't worry yourself." The two of them walked back to the green jeep putting the motorcycle in the back and took of out of the city.