[Pixie 03: I will read your story! It sounds really cool, but I can't find it! Have you put it up yet?

Sorry I haven't updated, I spent the week with my Dad in Fort Worth.]

"Books? We came all this way for books?"

"Books are the window to the soul," Emily said as she picked one up.

"No, that's eyes."

"I don't care about windows to the soul, I care about windows to the money!" Haylie shouted.

Summer picked one of the books up too. "Calm down, Haylie. Let's figure this out." She opened the cover and almost dropped the book. "Oh my gosh! This book was published in 1850!"

"Are you kidding me?" Peter got up and looked at the publication date. "She's right!"

Emily looked at all of the books. "They are all about that old."

"Okay, so we have a bunch of hundred-year-old books, so what?" Haylie said with a grumble.

Summer pushed her way to Haylie. "You don't seem to be grasping the concept, Haylie. These books are worth a lot of money. Kate Barlow was a school teacher once and these must've been the books that she saved from the fire."

"That's very interesting. I'll remember that when I sell these books and get their full value." Everyone turned to see Lynn standing behind them. She walked over to Summer. "You had me fooled, kid. I thought we had a deal."

"A Yelnats never makes deals with criminals."

"Well that's too bad, because now, I'm going to have to punish your defiance." She grabbed Peter and started walking towards some nearby holes. She found one to her liking and held him over it. "You'd better give me that chest, or I'll drop him in this hole."

Summer stared over the edge of the hole at the lizard nests below. "Okay! Its yours."

Emily scratched her head. "But Summer-"

"Just give it to her, Emily!"

Lynn smiled in triumph as Emily placed the chest in front of her. She tossed Peter towards the group and he landed on Summer.

She picked up the chest and started to walk away from the group. "Have fun in the desert, kids. I'll just be busy making a fortune with these books!"

"Not so fast, Lynn." Everyone turned to see the Warden and Mr. Sir, each with a pistol. "You can just give that chest over to us now." Lynn dropped the chest and grabbed Emily.

"NO!" Summer shouted as she started to run towards Emily. Peter held her back.

"Miss Lynn, put Emily down." Twenty heads turned to see the parents, who had just arrived.

Summer looked confused. "Wait, why is everyone showing up all of the sudden?"

"Duh, big finale!"

"Oh, okay."

Lynn let Emily go and grabbed the chest again. In a quick motion, Deyna stole the gun from Mr. Sir's hand and put it in Lynn's face.

"Give the chest to my daughter, or so help me God, I will shoot you!" Deyna screamed. Lynn looked at her with such a shocked face, Summer almost laughed. Lynn handed Summer the chest and put her hands up. "Mr. Sir, please tie her up."

Mr. Sir walked up to his wife and bound her hands. "Sorry about this, Lynn."

"Yeah right," she muttered.

Lou walked up to her sister. "We'll take it from here, Deyna." With the help of Mr. Sir, she took Lynn to their van and put her in the back.

Summer ran up to Deyna and hugged her side. "Mom! I missed you so much!"

[Okay, only one more chapter! It's going to be a good one!]