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Jurneyo – Read and see :3

Snowecat – I don't think I should give that information out, as it would probably spoil the story. :)

Lous-Me – Well, I know quite a bit about ancient Egyptians, because I had to do a large project on them in grade six. My brother also plans to become an Egyptologist, so he knows a lot of stuff like Abydos was actually a desert city in the upper kingdom (I think it was upper. He's told me only three times). He finds all the faults if anything is inaccurate and tells me the truth. You should see his room. It's like a library on Egypt.

'thinking,'

"talking,"

On with the story! =D

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Jak caught him as soon as Sphinx fell forwards, getting sparked only once in the process. It wasn't the sparks that worried him, it was the fact that Sphinx was limp and lifeless. He looked downwards, and noticed his ribcage was moving. 'Okay, he's still breathing. That's a good sign,' The Mummy ran down towards them, Daxter clinging to his head for dear life.

The Mummy stopped abruptly and took one look at Sphinx, before shouting. "Ahh! You killed him!"

"It was an accident!" Jak shouted back, in the same tone.

"Oh," The Mummy calmed down a bit and stood there for a second, before his mind processed exactly what Jak said. "YOU KILLED HIM!"

"Oh, you got all tall dark and gruesome on him, didn't you?" Daxter asked. "What'd you do?"

"I thought he was another one of those cats for a second," Jak explained. "So I took a swipe at him,"

The Mummy looked around, worriedly. "I think we should leave, this place is ... not the safest to be with an unconscious demi-god, and a mongoose,"

"Or a useless Mummy," Jak continued, shifting Sphinx around so that he was carrying him on his back. "Get moving,"

Soon, they reached the wall again, after what seemed like an endless trek across sand. Sphinx wasn't light, but not as heavy as Jak assumed he would be. Dax and Tutankhamun followed in silence, and Jak didn't say a word after 'get moving'. He set Sphinx down in the cool sand, in the shade of the wall.

"You two, go get Anubis. I need to talk to him," Jak ordered, motioning to some direction. After a brief moment, no-one moved. "Go!" he yelled.

The Mummy jogged down the sandy hill, and to the left; then down into the water and out of sight. The seconds dragged on slowly and steadily. It seemed like hours before Anubis appeared once more, with the Mummy and Daxter by his side. He looked down to see Sphinx lying unconscious, with Jak by his side.

"What seems to be the problem here?" he asked. Jak looked up to meet Anubis's gaze, which only looked slightly concerned.

"What's the problem!? He's unconscious!" Jak shouted back.

"All I want to know is how he was knocked unconscious. This is very rare for Sphinx." Jak stared at him, blankly. Anubis cleared his throat, and then knelt over Sphinx. After what seemed like a five minute observation, Anubis spoke once more. "Let's get him into a bed. You'll all be safe in my temple,"

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Once inside Anubis's temple, Anubis lead the party of four into a hidden chamber behind a wall. He pushed on a certain brick, and then a door slowly opened to their right.

"Okay, Jak, you can set him over there on the cot. This will delay the mission to Thebes greatly..." he trailed off, lost in thought.

"Thebes? Wasn't that a part of the kingdom, before the volcano?" The Mummy asked, curiously. His gaze moved worriedly from Anubis back to Sphinx, who still lay unconscious in Jak's arms. Jak set Sphinx down on the cot (I think that's what they're called) and then grunted.

"Damn he's heavy for someone who hasn't eaten..." he trailed off. Anubis chuckled, lightening the mood a little. Still, the worry could be heard even in Anubis's confident voice.

"He will have to rest, for it has been a long day," he sighed, and turned to The Mummy. "Thebes was once the Great Mountain Capital, similar in vastness as Abydos. It was the sky counterpart of the sea city, and both were rivals. Due to a twist in fate, the very mountain – thought to be dormant – erupted and demolished a good two thirds of the city. What was left was nearly levelled by ash and flying rocks, and so very little remains. But, there was rumor of an underground part of the city. If you can find that, you will probably find your answers,"

Jak and Daxter exchanged glances, before turning back to Anubis. "Where's Thebes?"

"Well, young Jak, you mustn't worry about that now. There is a more pressing matter at hand; such is Sphinx's health as is, he cannot accompany you. This is why I ask it of you to stay until Sphinx either heals, or perishes." There was an agonizing pause, before Jak finally replied to Anubis's question.

"I'll stay,"

"Alright. There is a festival in thirty days, and if Sphinx's health isn't recovered by then, you shall depart without him," And at that, Anubis departed the chamber. The Mummy, who had been listening to the entire conversation in silence, watched Anubis depart. Once the jackal was out of sight, he turned back to Sphinx.

The young demi-god was still unconscious, but breathing shallowly. Sphinx's eyes fluttered open for a second, but they were not the chocolate colour that they were before; they were entirely black. They closed once more, leaving all three startled.

"Jak, did you see that?" Dax asked, slowly turning from Sphinx over to Jak.

"Yes. Something's wrong," was the reply. "Very, very wrong."

TBC

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A bunch of thanks to Lous-Me for vanquishing the evil writers block, and giving me ideas. Thanks to that, I've even developed a PLOT! =D

I thought about giving a preview of the next chapter, but it was too much of a spoiler in my opinion... I actually wrote most of the next chapter before finishing this one oO'''