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Will we stop it in time?

I had been out with my father for nearly three hours riding in the two horse drawn chariot. During that time my father said not a word to me till now,

"Ptomley?" He said looking down at me.

"Yes father?"

"Are you ok? You seem sad? Is it the punishment that Anun gave you?" He asked me with a tone of concern in his voice.

I looked down at my hands then looked back up at my father, "no, I'm ok. Just a little bit hungry." I confessed hearing my stomach growl in agreement.

"Come let's head back." He pulled the horses back towards the palace and they galloped off.

I just hope I can find Bartimeaus, before he gets himself into trouble!


I changed into the black Sphinx again to make my running faster, Djinni do not run! I glanced over at the imp he was running as though is life depended on it. But then again it did, not only the Royal family's lives in danger but also maybe the other citizens of Egypt were in danger too.

"I hope were there soon, I can't take much more running anymore." I gasped for air as I told him. He looked up at me whilst continuing to run.

"That's because you're a lazy djinni! We imps do a lot of running." He told me smugly. I rolled my eyes; well at least I'm not ugly like he was.

I continued to think back on what Blinkey had told me; "My master has brought the monster back to life…. when he will release it upon the Royal family is a mystery but what I do know is that he will release it before the next full moon!"

"What is this monster?" I asked him.

"He was imprisoned for treachery long ago…he is Anun's great, great predecessor."

I saw the imp flinch and then I realised the awful truth, He's a very powerful evil magician!

I decided to speak my thoughts out loud, "he was a powerful magician wasn't he?" He nodded his head.

"I-I-I remember when he committed the treachery against the Royal family," he paused and looked at me his eyes fall of fear, "it was horrible only the princess survived…she became a great ruler afterwards and imprisoned him with the help of the priests."

Another thought crossed my mind, "when is it the next full moon?" I asked him.

"Tomorrow."

So this 'monster' already committed treachery against the Royal family but failed, who can beat him? How was he imprisoned? Can magic from a djinni do it?

Of course magic from you can beat him! You're more powerful than any wizard around here. My mind told me, but I quickly pushed these thoughts out of my head, what happened if no one could beat this thing? What will happen to Ptomley and his family? They would die. I was told to protect them from this thing, and I hadn't a clue on what to do or if I could beat it.

"Thinking again?" Asked Blinkey.

I nodded, "how can you beat this monster?" I asked him.

He stopped running; since he was a bit ahead of me I slid into a stop before crashing into him, "by powerful magic."

"How was he imprisoned?" I asked him trying to catch my breath at the same time.

He picked his nose, disgusting! Then ate it, ewwwwwwwww! He looked at me with his large blue eyes, "are you stupid? He was imprisoned by magic; the magic killed his living form. He was dead. Now that Anun has 'found' ways to bring him back he will live, but you must destroy his body and soul so he will never return." He explained as if to a small child, I didn't like when he mentioned 'found' ways to bring this dead wizard back to life. I shuddered at the thought, so Anun used people to bring this 'monster' back to life? Oh, how fun it would be to kill this creature and hopefully, possibly kill the creepy advisor. But what about Ptomley? As long as we stood here there was more likely that he would be killed!

"Come on we better keep going." I called over my shoulder as I ran.

"I'm coming, I'm coming." Replied the imp angrily.

We both ran as fast as we could towards the palace, both hoping that we would be able to stop the massacre of the Royal family from happening in time.


My father and I arrived back at home before the sun had set, my mother was waiting to great us, "come you two, Anun has prepared a feast for us all." She told us happily.

We walked towards the hall to find Anun, a strange man in a cloak and Anun's assistants.

"Why hello your greatness." I did not like his voice, it sounded like a cobra, "I'm so sorry but you will not be able to enjoy your feast right Brankistu?"

The strange man pulled off his dark cloak to reveal that he was a mummy; my mother screamed and pulled me closer to her for protection whilst my father shielded both of us from harm.

"You hurt my family traitor and I will call the guards!" He threatened Anun.

He laughed evilly, "your guards won't bother you, for you see I gave them some drink to make them fall asleep for a couple of hours, so they won't save you Ramses." He said to my father.

I looked at my father, his eyes full of fear but not fear for him, fear for us.

"Get back!" He ordered my mother and I, "you will have to take me before you take my wife or son away from me."

Go dad!

Anun laughed again, "That's what I wanted, you to die first, then your son." He paused and looked past my father to be looking at my mother and I, I realised now that he wanted my mother for himself. Ok my mum is young for her age since she only had me at fourteen, but it made me pull a face at the thought of it. My mother being only twenty years of age whilst an old codger like Anun who was about fifty together was not right. Besides that they weren't made for each other like my parents, my dad just being nine years my mother's elder. They held something close, which I will never know even if we survived this danger.

Bartimeaus please help!

I wanted my protector, I wanted my friend, I wanted him to stop this and save us all before that, Brankistu killed my father and me.

"Well say goodbye to your wife since you won't see her for sometime." Anun ordered my father venomously.

My father turned to face my mother, "don't cry Nefera, I promise you that there will be no harm on you, and I love you." He kissed my mother before turning to me.

"Be brave son, when he kills you." He paused and looked at me, his eyes held sadness, "I love you my Ptomley." He turned around ready to face his fate.

"Brankistu if you would be so kind." But as the mummy stepped forward to carry out his task a black flash quickly pushed him to the ground.

Sorry that it's kind of boring with the mother and father thing, but I wanted to show you the reason why Ptomley thought it was sick and wrong for Anun to want his mother.

I hoped you liked this chapter and I wonder what will happen next? What is that black flash?