House of Lutes:

Fabian and Patricia were standing in the house of the man selling lutes. The elderly looking man in the bandage began to cough.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Asked the man.

"Why are you dressed as a mummy?" Asked Fabian.

"As a mummy? Oh young man I'm a little bad legged and if I fall I'm at least a little protected," said the man.

'So you're kinda like your own airbag," said Fabian.

"It's a good plan in theory, but in practice it's not so comfortable," said the man.

"We want to ask you something," said Fabian.

"Would you like a cup of coffee or a cup of tea?" Asked Patricia.

"That's very thoughtful of your girl, just a cup of coffee," said the man.

"I'll make you a cup of coffee," said Patricia.

"Could you perhaps tell us something about...," said Fabian, but he was interrupted by Patricia.

"Would you like some food as well?" Asked Patricia.

"Well, a cheese sandwich would be nice," said the man.

"Well, then I'll make it for you," said Patricia.

Patricia walked towards the kitchen, Fabian followed her.

"What is it? Why are you being so friendly and offering this man so much help?" Asked Fabian.

"I feel sorry for him and he reminds me of my grandfather," said Patricia.

"What about the lutes?" Asked Fabian.

"Those can wait and plus the nicer we are to him more he will likes us, giving us a better chance of getting those lutes for free," said Patricia.

Patricia went to the kitchen to prepare some food and drink for the man. Fabian walked back to the man and grabbed a chair and sat down next to him.

"You food and drink will be right there sir," said Fabian.

"Thank you young man, What's your name young man?" Asked the man.

"Fa... Daniel," said Fabian.

"I'm Walter Histle," said Mr. Histle.

"Nice to meet you," said Fabian.

"You too," said Mr. Histle.


In the meantime in the house. Nina was in her room doing her homework, Amber walked into the room with a big smile on her face.

"Nina I have super good news," said Amber.

"What is it?" asked Nina.

"I found a dance school that teaches the Egyptian love dance," said Amber.

"That's indeed super good news," said Nina.

"Yes, and Alfie and I have our first lesson soon, said Amber.

"Which makes the news even more amazing," said Nina.

"We're just going to pass another task," said Amber.

"And we'll be even closer to restoring the Mask," said Nina.

"And saving KT's life," said Amber.

"And hopefully Lloyd's as well," said Nina.

"And what if that's really not possible?" Asked Amber

"There must be something we can do to save them both," said Nina.

"Nina, you've been saying that all along, but we haven't been able to find anything," said Amber.

"There has to be something," said Nina.

"And even now that we know how Lloyd got sick, we're still no closer to saving his life, maybe we should just save KT," said Amber.

"We can't do that to Mason and his parents, let them lose their son," said Nina.

"I understand that, but I can't watch my brother become unhappy because he lost his girlfriend and those people will be the reason behind that" said Amber.

Nina didn't know what to say. Amber walked to her closet and grabbed a bag with some sportswear and left the room.


Back in Mr. Histle's house. Fabian and Patricia sat at the table together with Mr. Histle while he was enjoying a sandwich and a cup of coffee, that Patricia made for him

"It is a delicious sandwich, thank you sweet girl," said Mr. Histle.

"You're welcome," Mr. Histle.

"Please call me Walter," said Mr. Histle.

"I will do that then Walter," said Patricia.

"But what did you come for?" Asked Mr. Histle.

"We came for the Egyptian lutes, two of them. We read somewhere that you had them and that is why we are here," said Fabian.

"Oh that ad," said Mr. Histle.

"Yes, that's what I mean," said Fabian.

"I've never actually heard of young people like you be interested in replicas of Egyptian lutes," said Mr. Histle.

"Well, sir, we were wondering if we could take those two lutes with us," said Patricia.

"I should say no, but what the heck, take them," said Mr. Histle.

"Thank you," said Fabian.

"Sir, may I ask why you have to say no?" asked Patricia.

"It's just... you know, never mind," said Mr. Histle.

"No, you can tell me," said Patricia.

"I made those Egyptian lutes for a reason. I've had a wish all my life that never came true," said Mr. Histle.

"What is your wish?" Asked Patricia.

"I would like to see the Egyptian Love Dance," said Mr. Histle.

"But then you've come to the right place. In a few days we will have an open-air concert where the Egyptian Love Dance will be performed," said Patricia.

"Really?" Asked Mr. Histle.

"Yes and you are welcome to attend," said Patricia.

Mr. Histle grabbed the lutes and gave them to Fabian. Fabian and Patricia left Mr. Histle's house and headed home.


In the meantime, Joy sat in her room reading a magazine. There was a knock at the door and Otis walked into the room and walked toward Joy's bed.

"Can I come sit with you?" Asked Otis.

"Go ahead," said Joy.

"Tell me what is going on with you?" Asked Otis.

"There's nothing going on with me," said Joy.

"I have a feeling something is bothering you and I've had that feeling ever since I had told you my idea to interview you," said Otis.

"I'd rather not do it anyway," said Joy.

"May I ask why not?" Asked Otis.

"At that time I was going through a lot of things, sad things, Isaac was a great support to me and I wanted to give something back to him," said Joy.

"But I still don't understand why you don't want to be interviewed," said Otis.

"It was a way to make up for one of my many mistakes back then, I don't need recognition for that," said Joy.

"I see, then we won't do the interview, we'll think of something else," said Otis.

"Thank you," said Joy.

"You're welcome my Joyful," said Otis.

"I'm so glad I have such an understanding boyfriend," said Joy.

"Hey, that is just who I'm," said Otis.

Joy smiled toward Otis and gave him a kiss.

'I love you," said Joy.

"And I love you," said Otis.

Joy and Otis gave each other a hug and after that they shared another sweet kiss.

In the meantime, Nina and Aaron were in Fabian's room, a few seconds later Fabian and Patricia came in.

"We got the lutes," said Patricia

"Yes!" Cheered Nina.

"Wow these things are awesome," said Aaron, as he took a closer look at the lutes.

"And they are also a handmade by Mr. Histle," said Fabian.

"He did good work, these things are in top quality," said Aaron.

"How did you guys get them? I thought they were both very high price," said Nina.

"We got them for free, thanks to Patricia, it turns out she has a soft spot for old people," said Fabian.

"He reminded me of my grandfather and felt sorry for him, he just looked so helpless," said Patricia.

"But the important thing is that we got them," said Nina.

"There's just one more thing," said Patricia.

"What?" Asked Nina.

"We promised Mr. Histle that he could watch our outdoor concert," said Patricia.

"Why?" Asked Nina.

"He wanted to see the Egyptian love dance one more time in his old life," said Fabian.

"And he's a nice man, I didn't have to heart to say no to him," said Patricia.

"Is it okay if I study the music and these things?" Asked Aaron.

"Sounds like a good idea. You're the music expert here, so I know they're in good hands," said Fabian.

"I have to go now, too, because apparently I'm cooking for tonight," said Patricia.

Aaron took the music and the lutes and left the room with Patricia. Nina and Fabian sat down on Fabian's bed.

"I'm so glad we have those lutes now," said Fabian.

"Do you really it's not going to be a problem if Mr. Histle is coming to our concert? I mean don't you think he is going to find it weird?" Asked Nina.

"No, he's much too sweet to think anything of it," said Fabian.

"And now that we've sorted everything out, do you think you could spare the time to study the photographs Mason sent over?" Asked Nina.

"Nina, I told you we should take the time. we're very busy with the task now," said Fabian.

"But we already have almost everything, the only thing left is the Egyptian Love Dance and that's what Amber and Alfie are working on right now," said Nina.

"I hope they are successful," said Fabian.

Nina hoped the same as Fabian. Fabian decided to take a look at the pictures Mason had sent anyway.


In the meantime, Amber and Alfie were in one of the dance school's studios and were talking to one of the teachers,

"Hi I'm Brenda Driscoll, but you can just say Brenda. One thing you guys need to understand is that learning the Egyptian love dance in such a short time is virtually impossible, so you guys will have to give as," said Brenda.

"We will do our best, said Amber.

"Super Alfie and Nancy Ninja are going for it one hundred percent," said Alfie.

"Well, all first, it's important that you get to know all the emotions," said Brenda.

"I think the most important thing is to get going," said Alfie.

"Yes, let's go for it," said Amber.

"At least you guys are excited, I like that, okay, your clothes are over there," said Brenda.

Amber and Alfie looked to the side and saw two pink ballet tutus hanging.

"There I only see Amber's clothes hanging there," said Alfie.

"In the Egyptian love dance, equality is a very important element," said Brenda.

"Equality?" Asked Alfie.

Alfie realized he had to put on a dress too, Amber started giggling at the idea.

"So I that means that I also ...," said Alfie.

"Yes, quick, quick, change," said Brenda.

Amber and Alfie walked over to the tutus and each grabbed one and went to change. A few minutes later Amber and Alfie were changed and walked toward the dance floor. The teacher began to explain the dance and certainly not easy and also quite bizarre. From spinning four circles on one leg, from looking dramatic and crawling across the floor on their knees, from putting hands on each other's heads to express tenderness.


Back at the house, Nina and Fabian were in Fabian's room, Fabian was studying the pictures Mason had sent.

"Nina, can you grab the magnifying glass from my right drawer from my desk?" Asked Fabian.

"Sure thing," said Nina.

Nina walked over to the desk and took the magnifying glass out of the drawer and gave it to Fabian.

"Wow, now that's a discovery," said Fabian.

"What?" Asked Nina.

"This text," said Fabian.

"But it's written in hieroglyphics," said Nina.

"Yes, I know, but I can still read what it says," said Fabian.

"What does it say exactly?" Asked Nina.

"I can't say out loud," said Fabian.

"Why not?" Asked Nina.

"Because if I say this text out loud, I summon the spirit of Ankhesenamun," said Fabian.

Nina's eyes went wide after what Fabian told her. So now Fabian had found the spell to summon Ankhesenamun, but that is dangerous to do.