Chapter 6: The Mausoleum.
It was Monday morning and after Fabian practically used the whole of his Sunday researching the picture, he now believed that he had actually figured out what it was. It had taken him hours of very precise research to figure everything out and to link everything that was in the picture together. Only a genius with the correct historical knowledge could have figured it out and Fabian had managed that.
Today the Sibuna gang had woken up early and headed down to breakfast so they could discuss what Fabian had managed to figure out and what their next move should be. It was so early that everyone was surprised to see that Trudy already had the table all set with food ready to be eaten.
"So Fabian did you find anything out?" Patricia asked as everyone took a seat at the table.
"Yes I did. I don't think it's just a picture, I think it's a picture map" Fabian replied.
"What do you mean by a picture map?" Alfie questioned.
"Well this part of the picture here is the crypt" Fabian began as he layed the picture down on the table and pointed to the part that he was talking about. "The picture then follows the path past the crypt, ending up at the out of bounds part of the school that nobody had been to for over seventy five years" he explained.
"What's in that part of the school?" Eddie asked.
"Some old abandoned warehouse" Patricia answered. "Well that's what everyone got told when we were eleven" she added.
"That was just a cover up story to keep everyone from going there" Fabian replied. "It's actually a mausoleum" he told everyone.
"Please don't tell me a mausoleum is what I think it is" KT begged.
"It's a burial chamber for the deceased and that's where we need to go to find whatever it is that we are looking for" Fabian replied.
"There is no way I'm going in a mausoleum, that's where the zombies are going to be. I always knew this place was full of them!" Alfie exclaimed.
"It's okay Alfie you don't have to" Eddie assured him. "Whatever this quest is, it's about my Sister. I'm the one who has to go in that mausoleum, not you guys. You can all keep watch" he told them and KT nodded.
"Eddie I'm not letting you go in there alone, I'm coming with you" Patricia told him.
"Patricia-"
"Eddie it will be better if at least two of us goes" Fabian agreed. "Maybe you and Patricia should go and then the rest of us will keep watch" he suggested.
"Okay then" Eddie nodded.
"We need to decide when we're going to go" KT pointed out. "Maybe we should skip first period and get it over with?" she suggested.
"No I can't skip first period. It's double chemistry. When Dad notices I'm gone, he'll assume it's to do with Erica and make me send her back to America. He's already been threatening to do it" Eddie explained. "Let's skip third period, it's only gym and it will probably go unnoticed that were gone" he told everyone and they agreed.
"Good morning" Erica then greeted everyone, with her laptop in her hands as she entered the room, soon followed by Jerome. Eddie couldn't help but notice her sense in timing. Had she been listening or was it just him panicking? It was probably nothing, right? "So this is what your school uniform looks like, it's not the colour I thought it would be" she said, whilst sitting down at the table.
"Well that must be something you like about not going to school here" KT replied. "I mean not having to wear a school uniform" she explained.
"Actually I've always wanted to wear a school uniform. It must make you feel like you really belong to your school, like you're important" Erica sighed. "But I'll never belong here" she murmured quietly to herself.
"So, have you got your online school all ready for today?" Eddie asked Erica, trying to change the current conversation as he could tell that she was getting upset again.
"Yes and by the amount of work I've got to do I'll be done in an hour, meaning I'll be bored all day" Erica groaned.
"There are movies in my room you can help yourself to" Patricia told her.
"You can also help me bake some cookies later as well deary" Trudy called from the kitchen.
"Thank you, both of you" Erica smiled slightly.
….
After leaving the main school building at the beginning of third period, the Sibuna gang had eventually walked past the crypt, making sure that they weren't seen and were now standing by the locked gates which supposedly led to the mausoleum.
"Okay there is no way you're going to be able to climb over them gates" Alfie told them.
"Well I bet I could climb over them, but I won't have to" Eddie replied as he pulled a bobby pin out of his pocket and began to pick the lock.
"Right we'll stay here and make sure nobody comes this way while you two go through" Fabian told Eddie and Patricia. "You will need these" he added as he handed them a torch each.
After walking along an extremely long path, Eddie and Patricia finally arrived outside of the mausoleum. They stood there for a few moments, debating on when would be the best time to walk in. They didn't know what they were looking for and they certainly didn't know what to expect. Just as the pair were about to enter, Eddie quickly latched on to Patricia's hand.
"Is that for my own protection or yours?" she joked.
"Both" Eddie replied. "Are you ready?" he then asked and Patricia nodded.
With that they took their first step into the mausoleum.
"It's so cold, dark and creepy in here" Patricia shivered. "Do you have any idea what were looking for?" she asked.
"No clue" Eddie replied as he began shinning his torch on all the tomb stones, reading the names of everyone that had been buried inside.
"Eddie" Patricia gasped, causing him to look back at her. "Why does that tomb have your Sister's name on it?" she questioned.
Patricia's and Eddie's torches then went out. The little light that they had instantly vanished. A large gust of wind flowed through the room and a loud crackling sound began to fill the air. They desperately clung onto each other's hands as they wondered what was going on. Something was clearly going on but they just couldn't figure out what. There was then a sudden burst of light that filled the room, coming from a certain tomb in particular. The lid of the tomb seemed to crack and smash into thousands of pieces and the body to the person who was buried inside sat up…
Patricia slammed her eyes shut and then opened her eyes once again. There was no way that she could be witnessing all of this. By judging the look on Eddie's face though, it was all real. Alfie had always been right, zombies existed. A rotten smell then began to circle the air as the jaw of the dead corpse dropped and began to talk.
"This is the place where she shall lay,
If you don't find the book within twenty seven days.
The book tells you what you need to know,
You don't find it then she will no longer grow.
She's not only put herself in terrible danger,
But now it's up to you to save her.
The Seekers Daughter is her name,
She's not the one who should get the blame…"
"What the hell was that?" Patricia yelled once the 'zombie' had finished speaking.
"Is my Sister going to die?" Eddie questioned, trying to take everything in.
"No that won't happen. We will find that book" she told him.
"What book would that be exactly?" he asked.
Patricia's eyes then shot up as she felt something…or someone grab her foot. Before she knew it she had been dragged down onto the floor and began to scream. An old corpse had her foot held firmly and she couldn't seem to break free.
"Eddie! Help me!" Patricia shouted and with that Eddie panicked slightly before grabbing a heavy rock nearby and dropping it onto the corpses arm. Patricia felt the grip on her foot loosen slightly and took a deep breath, knowing that she was going to be okay.
"Are you okay?" Eddie asked, helping her up and off of the floor and Patricia nodded. "Let's get out of here"
A/N: Okay so I hope you all enjoyed that, I enjoyed writing it and I am currently falling asleep so I think its best that I go to sleep. It's getting late here. Can people please review; I'd love to hear what you thought. Thank you to the people that reviewed the last chapter, it means a lot.