Author Note: Didn't realize I misspelled Zack's name (my bad).

(2 hours back – Giza, Egypt)

Carmen arrived just as the stars began to twinkle over Giza, Egypt. The country's military was running procedures in the desert, but today was their day off; which is made it perfect time to execute a crime. No one would think twice about seeing military-like helicopters hovering over the Great Pyramid. She landed her craft a few miles from the site. A man was approaching; he was the leader of a caravan. They were going to erect a tent around her vehicle to not arouse suspicion. When she saw him coming she took out her signature black custom made gloves from the glove compartment, put them on, and got out of the car.

"Hello Carmen." He called out to her.

"Greetings Gaza Strip" she said, extending her hand. He shook it and gestured for his men to set up the tent.

He whistled causing his camel to bend down allowing her to climb into the cab. She got in and sat down on the chair. Sitting in front of her was Archie Ology.

"Good to see you Archie" she said adjusting her coat underneath her. "I take it everything is in place?"

The camel got up making them rock sideways.

"These camels aren't the luxury modes of transportation you're used to, eh, Carmen?" he said nervously, handing her the intercom earpiece. Being alone with Carmen always did make him nervous, because she overwhelmed him, a feeling that was felt by many of her top henchmen/women.

"They are the perfect mode of transportation for this stage of the job. Now back to my question." She said, with a half smile, looking at him and becoming irritated for having to wait for his answer.

"Ye..Yes, everything is going according to your plan, as always" he stammered.

"That's what I wanted to her." She said and put one leg over the other, peering through the drapes. Archie was looking outside too.

Focusing on the task at hand and the next two sites, she didn't realize when her mind began to wander to her two friends.

"I wonder what they are going to think of me when they read about what I am about to do?" she thought. She never cared about what others thought of her, because the most important opinion is how you perceive yourself; however, she did care about what they thought. They had gotten more close to her than anyone else, and that included Suhara.

"Carmen..Carmen." Archie said, as he was tapping her on the shoulder. "We're here". She was so deep in thought she didn't realize they've arrived.

Carmen snapped out of her mental thought and said "Wonderful", getting out of the cab.

She came out just as 5 helicopters were arriving. They were more powerful than a Mi-26. The ground shook as they approached the pyramid. Their blinking lights looked like stars moving across the sky. It was a sight to see. She touched a button on her earpiece activating the intercom to talk to the lead pilot.

"Wait for my signal" she said.

"Roger that Carmen" he said. Maneuvering his helicopter over the pyramid top and the others positioned themselves above the side of each corner.

Archie was by a couple of other henchmen. They were standing around waiting for Carmen to signal for the explosives. She nodded and he pushed a button on a remote. There were six big explosions and a chain reaction of many little ones.

"Now" she said to the lead pilot.

Six big L-shaped platforms were lowered from the helicopters attached to thick cables. The henchmen on the ground positioned each platform into each hole. The helicopters ascended into the air and the pyramid rose a foot of the ground. Archie looked at her for a signal to push the second button. She nodded in response. The platforms extended to meet its neighbor across the way creating a solid cradle underneath the massive pyramid.

She pulled out a mini-computer from her inner coat pocket and opened it up. The screen was full of calculations that were being made as the numbers from the stress tests were being recorded. "All devices have reported. Figures are within approved parameters" the computer voice said. Carmen smiled as she heard this.

(ACME Headquarters)

"That's impossible!" exclaimed Zack.

"Hello Zackaroo this is Carmen we're talking about" said the Chief.

"Player, C-5 us to Giza, Egypt" said Ivy.

A blue portal opens behind them sucking them in.

(Giza, Egypt)

The only remnants left were a massive imprint, huge holes left from the explosives and a passage way that descended to the lower tomb.

"Wow, that's impressive" said Zack, as he ran his fingers through his floppy hair trying to figure out how it was done.

"Never mind that Zack. Look there's Hitesh." She said pointing towards a teenage boy standing near one of the holes.

They both walk towards him. He turns around and greets them.

"Hello Zack and Ivy." he says waving at them.

"Hi Hitesh. Yup, this defiantly looks like a Carmen crime." She said, unimpressed with her hands on her hips.

"Did she leave a clue?" asked Zack, taking out his ZackAttack 20,000 to gather further data for further analysis.

"Yeah she did. I found it halfway down the underground passageway. It's some type of box with shapes on it" Hitesh said pulling it out of his bag and handing it to Ivy. "I've tried to decode it, but haven't had much luck."

"Hmm..Oh, it's the Mayan numbering system. You see here, each dot stands for a number, so a single dot means 1 and two dots together mean 2 and so on. When you see a bar it means 5." Ivy said. "I've just started studying about ancient Mexican and South American cultures. Let me see one dot over a bar means 6, and three dots over a bar mean 8, and these three dots side by side mean.." she was interrupted by Hitesh.

"3?"

"That's right. Ok, let's sort this out. 6+8+3=17? That doesn't sound right. Player cross-reference Mayan culture with the number 17." Ivy said. There were no search results.

"Ivy, do you think the numbers aren't supposed to be added, and are some kind of date perhaps?" he asked.

"Let's see. Player cross-reference Mayan culture with 683."

Chief's voice is heard. "In 683 A.D. marked the ending of the Mayan ruler Pakal, or Pacal whichever you prefer. He took the throne at the age of 12, kinda makes Zack look like an underachiever. He is most famous for the drawing on his sarcophagus lid. It was depicted in a book called Chariot of the Gods a 1968 best-seller by Erich von Däniken. In this book, the lid is depicting a Mayan ruler flying a spaceship but is not considered to be true by any means. Pakal or Pacal 's tomb is in a placed called The Temple of the Inscriptions in Chiapas, Mexico. "

"That's it Ivy. It's not just a box, but a sarcophagus." Hitesh said.

"You're right. That's gotta be the place. Player C-5 us to Chiapas, Mexico. Come on Zack." No response. "Uh...Zack" she shouted looking around and found him by one of the holes.

"Ive, from entering the diameter and depth of this hole. I have concluded that some type of device was inserted into these holes to use as a structural base to lift the pyramid. See here's a.." He was cut off when Ivy grabbed him by the sleeve to lift him up.

"See you later Hitesh, and Thanks." She shouted.

"Where are we headed Ivyyyyyyy…"Zack said, as they both got sucked into the C-5 corridor.