Disclaimer: Same as before don't own em so don't yell at me for using them. Only ones that belong to me are Jade Kristy and Randy. Possibly a few to come in later chapters

Chapter 2: Never a Dull Moment.

In the morning everyone was busy bustling around the O'Connell home. Streamers going up here and there, skeletons hanging on the railing, bats from the chandeliers. Food had to be prepared costumes readied for that night.

"Wow when Rick does Halloween he does it big." Kristy said out loud to no one in particular.

"Well I don't think it would have been this extravagant if I hadn't had a hand in it. You know how I love Halloween. Now would you mind handing me that black cat in the corner over there?" Jade replied pointing from her ladder to the corner where the cat sat on the couch.

"So I still haven't figures out what you are going as." Jade said impatiently waiting for Kristy to hand her the cat.

"I'm going as an angel. I picked up the costume in town earlier." Jade placed the cat on top of the banister and started to climb down the ladder. "So what are you going as? You haven't told me and I didn't see you leave to get a costume."

"I think ahead little sister. I had my costume last month."

"Um not to alarm anyone but has anyone seen Alex?" A nervous Jonathan asked as he walked into the room.

"Alex? NO we haven't seen him all day why?"

"Isn't he with Rick and Evy?"

"No Kristy. They went to town for some things and I was to watch Alex."

"Key word in that sentence …was. And now you lost him." Jade said.

"I didn't lose him luv I just can't find him there is a difference ya know!"

"Not much. Rick and Evy will kill you if you don't find him soon." Kristy said

"Maybe we should split up and look for him. Jonathan you take outside. Kristy you look down here, and I'll look upstairs."

"Yes, yes good idea."

They all went their own ways in their search for little Alex.

"Alex, are you here." Kristy started looking in the living room behind the couches. "Alex , come out come out wherever you are!"

Outside Jonathan was looking behind bushes and trees.

"Alex come on out. Where are you?" Besides if I don't find you your Mum and Dad will 'ave my head!

"Alex, come now this isn't funny." He said as he peered around the corner of the house.

Upstairs Jade was walking form room to room. "Bathroom, no. Rick's room, no." Where can he be? Think woman if you were a smart aleky little kid where would you be? "Well not even in your own room. What's the matter don't kids play anymore?" Jade walked out of the room and straight into something. "Oh Ardeth you scared me!"

"I am sorry, why all the looking around?"

"Jonathan lost Alex and we're trying to find him."

"Alex? I think I saw him before. He went down the hall but I haven't seen him since early this morning."

"Down the hall? I think I know exactly where he is."

Jade walked passed Ardeth brushing against him as she went. Walking down the hall she reached the room her and Ardeth share, She turned the doorknob and went to walk in but moved out of the way just in time to see a scimitar swing round in the air. There in the middle of the room was Alex, swinging a sword about.

" Well would you look at that. My but you certainly shrunk Ardeth." Alex jumped when he realized he was no longer alone.

"What was that little one?" Ardeth asked walking up behind Jade who had now stepped into the room.

" I said you've shrunk why just look at you." She pointed over to Alex in the middle of the room. Ardeth let out a small laugh when he saw the sight before him there in his clothes was Alex. Ardeth's Medjai robes hanging and bunching all around him with the sword in his hand.

"Um, I can explain everything." Alex finally managed to say as he looked at the pair that occupied the room with him.

"No need to explain to us." Ardeth said.

"Yes, but you may want to be a little more careful when you swing that thing. You almost got me!" Jade said as Alex began slipping the oversized robes over his head. Jade took the clothes and neatly folded them before walking over and placing them on top of a trunk in the corner.

"Alex everyone is looking for you. You should come back downstairs."

"Oh, ok just don't tell mum about the sword if she knew…"

Jade and Ardeth both looked at each other for a second considering what to do.

"You have our word. We shall keep your secret." Ardeth said as they all started heading down the stairs.

Later that night everyone was ready for the party.

"Jade are you coming down sometime tonight?" Kristy yelled in annoyance once again pushing her wings out of the way.

"Almost done just putting on a few finishing touches." Jade yelled back before turning again to face the mirror and lining her eyes with the dark black pencil. "There all finished now I just need my necklace and I'll be done." She reached over on the table grabbed the necklace and placed it around her neck. She rose, taking one last look in the mirror before heading down the stairs.

Down stairs Kristy was tapping her hand against the railing impatiently. Finally after what seemed like forever Jade appeared at the top of the steps.

"Wow!" Came the reply from Alex as those in the room turned to look at her as she descended the steps. There dressed in a fine white linen pleated dress was Jade.

"Wow is right! You look amazing luv. If you weren't family I would …"

"Jonathan!"

Rick and Ardeth walked in the room looking at the company in front of them. There was Alex dressed as a pirate, Evy was dressed as a witch, Kristy an angel, Jonathan as a zombie, and Jade.

"Jade, wow."

"That's exactly what Alex said Rick." She said looking him over. "By the way nice fangs Dracula."

Ardeth stood there studying her. Her eyes highlighted in the black eyeliner she had put on earlier. Her hair hung straight down to her shoulders as opposed to the curl it normally had. On her naked arms were armbands and bracelets like snakes. Jewels of precious stones adorned her ears. Around her neck the one single necklace she had placed on earlier. The necklace was a large pendant with Isis holding an ankh with rays of light surrounding her.

Allah help me but this woman vexes me so. If she were a little tanner she could actually pass as an Egyptian. "That necklace, where did you get it from?" Ardeth managed to finally choke out.

"Oh this? It was given to me by my father. He said it was in our family. He had no use for it so he gave it to me. He knew how much I love Egyptian things. That's the necklace I was talking about in my letter Rick, the one I said I wanted to show Evy."

"Letter? Oh yeah I remember."

"What are you talking about?"

"Oh I wanted to show you this Evy and see if you could tell me anything about it. If it's real or not."

Evy walked up to Jade and reached out to take the necklace in her hand and examine it.

"Well it certainly looks real. I believe it was a necklace only meant to be worn by a priestess."

"So then how did my family come by it? Far as I know there aren't any priestesses in my family."

"Maybe there are tomb raiders in our family." Kristy said.

"No I doubt it, I think our family has a little more respect for the dead than that."

"I thought this was a bloody party. Where are the drinks." Jonathan asked kind of annoyed.

"We locked them up uncle John we know how bad you get."

"Yes our young pirate is right. You cannot how do you say it? Hold your liquor." Ardeth said which caused Alex and Kristy and Jade to burst into laughter."

"Bloody eunuch." Jonathan mumbled under his breath as he walked over to the couch.

Alex ran over and gave the record player a few turns before the music finally cued up.

"Come on everybody lets have some fun." Alex shouted dragging Kristy along to dance with him.

"My wings are going to hit me."

"You're the one who wore the costume." Rick said as he pulled Evy along to the center of the room to join them.

"Never a dull moment round here is there?" Jade said as she looked over at Ardeth. "Care to join them?"

"I am sorry little one but I do not dance."

"Ok if you don't want to you don't have to."