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Chapter 5
We rode for about three days before we came to the pyramids. Both of us thirsty and hungry. We were lucky Crono had packed some food and water...but it wasn't enough to hold more than a week. We couldn't eat too much. Also the fact that sand had invaded the food bag made it harder to eat. The apples, bananas and grapes were dried and covered in sand. The water was nearly gone.
"We're not going in there are we?" Crono looked at me. "We'll never survive in there."
"It's our only hope of escaping the authorities..." Was all I could say. Crono seemed to understand and we both entered with the grand Peco. During the days, I had gotten used to calling the Peco 'Raijin' after my previous Peco who was slain by my former-comrades.
We walking into the dark stone construction and wandered around. Bats, snakes and porings were plenty. Snakes didn't help much, but the bats gave grapes and the porings gave apples. We might survive for a while...but one thing struck me as the week passed...the pyramid was a maze...and we were hopelessly lost.
"DAMNIT!" Crono threw his staff to the ground. "We'll never get out now."
"Calm down." I said as I sat down, eating the apple I had just gotten from a poring. "We won't die. We'll find a way out."
"I hope so..." Crono muttered under his breath. The Wizard sat down beside me and ate some grapes.
It was a few hours before we got back on our feet and started walking again. Even though we walked with strength and stamina, our hope was disappearing. After a while, Crono suddenly stopped walking. I turn around to see him wiping his face. The guy was crying.
"My dream of becoming the best Wizard..." Crono laughed. "Now it's just a mere dream..." I walk over and put a hand on his shoulder. "I should've never helped you escape..."
"I'm sorry..." I couldn't find the words I wanted to say. I knew how he felt. I had my own dream...but ever since The Spirit of Anger took me as it's new victim, it was all lost...now we're stuck in this God-forsaken ancient building, lost. Crono took a deep breath and looked up.
"Heh...at least I won't die alone." He managed to choke out. He put on a weak smile.
"Yea..." I smiled back and looked up also. Suddenly, Crono's eyes widened. "..What is it?"
"That symbol..." He walked past me and touched a wall. His eyes darted up and down the wall. And surely, there were hieroglyphics engraved on the stone wall. "This is a door!" Crono yelled excitedly. I ran over to help find the secret switch.
For hours, we checked every brick and every crack. Nothing was to be found. Our situation seemed hopeless again. A few moments later, we gave up and sat down again to rest. Both of us remained silent.
"I'm going to try again." I said. I pushed myself up but slipped. The stone under my hand moved. With a painful lifting motion, the door was opened to us.
"YOU FOUND IT!" Crono stood up and helped me to my feet. We took a deep breath and looked at each other before we went in. Raijin followed happily behind us.