Little Miss Bump- Thank you, I'm glad you liked it. –blushes- Only so much he can do in handcuffs. Yep, he's a bit sore even though he says he's fine. Well, I can't tell you that. It would ruin the surprises I have planned. You'll see. XD I'm glad you love it. Of course you will. XD

err... who am i? - XD I'm glad you liked it. Yeah, not the most present image in the world. Go ahead and say it. I said it while writing the chapter when the image was in my head and wouldn't leave until it was typed. Oh yes, plenty more owies to come. XD Not telling you. You'll just have to wait and see. Nope, it is not good at all and worse things are to come.

Pinkranger888-Yep, he is good. Yep, it's a little good news that could certainty help them. Yes, that Book will be very useful later one. Once they find it that is. Nope, not good at all. You'll just have to wait and see. XD And I have to say that I love them too. No, defiantly not the greatest way to go, even for them. That it is. Yeah, that is a long way from Arizona. Good luck with the move and as always, I will update as soon as possible.

Chapter Seventeen- Where They Are Going

"Impressive," Kaphiri commented as he looked around at Command and Control in amazement. A small smile formed on Evelyn's face as she watched the Medjai look around the room. She had flown Thunderbird Three with John back with Kaphiri accompanying them while Fermat flew One and Tin-Tin Two back to the island. Now they all had just entered Command and Control to find Brains still seated at the desk. Kyrano and Onaha entered the room a few moments after them holding a tray of sandwiches and glasses of water.

"Brains," John began as he took one of the sandwiches from Onaha, giving the women a grateful smile before walking over to where the engineer sat with Fermat standing beside him. "You get the footage from the camera on Thunderbird Two. I'm going to contact Lady Penelope and fill her in."

Brains glanced over at John and nodded. "S-S-S-okay."

John then moved away down the desk to one of the other monitors to call Lady Penelope. As Evelyn and Tin-Tin walked over to where the image of Lady Penelope appeared on the screen, Evelyn glanced back and motioned for Kaphiri to come over. "Lady Penelope," she began as the Medjai came and stood beside her. "This is Kaphiri Alavi, a Medjai. Kaphiri, this is Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward. He and his people are going to help us."

"Pleasure to meet you Kaphiri," the British women replied with a small smile towards the Medjai.

Kaphiri bowed his head towards her. "Likewise my Lady."

Penelope shifted her gaze from Kaphiri back to John, the smile disappeared and her expression turned serious. "Brains informed me of what has happened," she stated. "Any idea where they might be now?"

"Not yet," John shook his head. "But Brains is getting the footage from the exterior camera on Thunderbird Two. Hopefully it will at least tell us which direction they went."

"G-Got it!" Fermat exclaimed from beside his father. John, Evelyn, Tin-Tin, and Kaphiri moved away from the screen showing Lady Penelope and stood behind Brains and Fermat as the screen showed the lit landscape in front of Thunderbird Two. Nothing was seen for a few moments besides the destroyed tents. Then a group of ten men walked towards Thunderbird Two and disappeared below the camera's line of vision.

During the minutes after the men had disappeared, the area before Thunderbird Two suddenly was bustling with activity, though none of the people were recognizable. After roughly ten minutes past with nothing significant, the men reappeared and with them were the now handcuffed Tracy's that had been in the craft. They were led away from Thunderbird Two and pushed to the ground at the very top edge of the camera's vision. The eyes of all those watching the footage watched as Jeff crawled out of the frame, though his feet were still visible.

Three more figures approached the area where the Tracy's had been deposited, only one of them familiar to all but Evelyn. "The creature has regenerated," Kaphiri murmured. "But who is the women?"

Evelyn looked away from the screen and over to the Medjai beside her. "That is Saadia, who claims to be Meritaten reincarnated," she explained softly.

Kaphiri nodded, still watching the screen intently. Evelyn then turned her attention back to the screen as well. The Hood and Saadia had moved away from the Tracy's and were standing beside Yuja and an unknown man. Yuja looked furious and after a few moments the man left the group. Yuja conversed with Saadia for a few moments before leaving her with the Hood. She then turned towards him and conversed for a few moments before they too walked and disappeared off the right edge of the screen.

Near the very top edge of the screen, they were able to see Alan sitting beside Jeff, their backs towards the camera. A few minutes later they were pulled to their feet and pushed towards the right of the screen, where they soon disappeared. A few more people walked across the screen, heading in the same direction before disappearing and leaving the scene how John, Evelyn, Fermat, and Tin-Tin had found it.

"What time was this?" John asked after a few minutes of nothing happening on the screen.

"F-f-four thirty," Brains reported. "R-roughly t-t-two hour's b-b-prior to your arrival."

"And ours as well," Kaphiri added. "This camera is facing east, correct?"

"Yeah," John replied, moving away from the screen and back to the one that showed Lady Penelope, glancing over at Kaphiri. "It looks like they headed south."

"South," Kaphiri repeated. He hung his head and heaved a heavy sigh. "I was afraid of this."

"Afraid of what?" Evelyn asked, feeling panic beginning to rise within her at the Medjai's statement. Glancing over at John, she saw the same panic showing clearly on his face. "Where are they going?"

"Back to Amarna," Kaphiri replied, looking between the siblings in front of him. "To raise the army of Ramesses, a secret the Medjai have been guarding for centuries. The creature is surely the one to have thought of this plan, for none outside the Medjai have known the possibility to do so. Protecting that secret is the reason I was sent to work for George in the first place. And now the creature has what he needs to raise the army."

"Our family," Evelyn stated softly, her blood running cold at the thought. All those in the room and Lady Penelope on the screen looked at the Medjai with wide eyes. John put a hand on Evelyn's shoulder, which she reached up and squeezed tightly. Kaphiri nodded, his expression grim.

"To raise the army, you must sacrifice one that is pure of heart," he explained. "I cannot think of a purer heart then one who would not only die to protect his family, but would willingly die for a complete stranger and want nothing in return for it."

"It's one of those 'two birds with one stone' situations for them," Evelyn muttered, gripping John's hand tightly, both of them extremely pale. "They get a pure heart to sacrifice, and a way for me to come willingly after them."

"And I know that asking you to stay here would be pointless," John said softly. Evelyn glanced back at him and gave him a look that said, 'no duh'. John smiled fondly down at her and gently squeezed her shoulder.

"Besides the answer obviously being no," she stated with a small smile towards her brother. "I am the only one here besides Kaphiri that can read hieroglyphs. You're going to need me to read the inscription from the Book of Amun Ra."

"The Book was moved years ago," Kaphiri sighed. "And its location was kept secret. Not even Taymullah knows of its location."

A small smile formed on Evelyn's face. "But I do know where the one person that may know its location is," she said. She then turned back towards Lady Penelope on the screen. "Have you heard of Bethlem Royal Hospital?"

"Yes, I have donated money to them for the past several years," Penelope replied, a look of confusion on the women's face. "Why?"

Evelyn glanced over at all those in the room who looked at her in curiosity. "Alex O'Connell, our grandfather and one of those that was involved in moving the Book, is in that hospital."

As when she had been explaining to her family back in Egypt and had vented, all but John looked at her incredulously. Looking up at her older brother, Evelyn saw that he had raised an eyebrow and was looking down at her. "What?" he inquired.

"Alexander O'Connell, son of author Evelyn O'Connell was mom's dad," Evelyn explained. "And Alex knows where the Book of Amun Ra was hidden, because he was there."

"What is the Book of Amun Ra?" Tin-Tin asked from where she stood beside Fermat and Brains.

"The golden Book of Amun Ra, also known as the Book of the Living," Kaphiri began. "The Book of Amun Ra is the opposite of the Book of the Dead."

Evelyn nodded in agreement with what the Medjai had said. "The tablet I was tricked into reading was an excerpt from the Book of the Dead, which can bring deceased back to life."

"So the Book of Amun Ra, being the opposite of the Book of the Dead, can kill him," John concluded, looking between Evelyn and Kaphiri for confirmation. Both his sister and the Medjai nodded. John sighed and looked towards Lady Penelope on the screen. "Looks like we'll be heading over there Lady Penelope."

"We can met at my place before heading to Kent," she replied with a small smile. Her smile faded and turned to a frown as she looked over John and Evelyn. "But I suggest you get some sleep before flying over here. You look exhausted and seeing as it is almost midnight here, it will be a while before the actual visiting hours at the hospital."

"Arriving during the middle of the night is probably not the best way to get on their good side," he replied. John glanced over at Evelyn, who tried to hide a yawn and chuckled. "We'll call you before we take off."

Penelope smiled at Evelyn's attempt to hide the yawn before looking back at John. "Parker and I will be waiting. See you soon," she responded before she disconnected and the screen went black.

Onaha gave the empty that had been holding the glasses of water to her husband before he left the office with the half eaten tray of sandwiches and smiled warmly as she walked up to where John and Evelyn stood beside Kaphiri. "You two head to bed," she instructed. "Kaphiri, if you follow me I will show you to one of the guest rooms."

"Thank you Onaha," he replied, inclining his head as he had down with Lady Penelope before following her out of the room. At the doorway, Onaha glanced back and looked towards her daughter. Tin-Tin nodded towards her mother, who then left the room with Kaphiri. A few moments after her mother left, Tin-Tin sighed.

"I'll see you guys in the morning," she stated, giving Fermat a one arms hug before heading towards the door. As her mother had, she too stopped at the doorway and looked towards John and Evelyn. "And I will be accompanying you to England, and I'm pretty sure Fermat is too," she glanced towards her friend who nodded in agreement. Tin-Tin smiled. "No buts' about it."

"I didn't say 'but', did I?" she asked defensively, though the twitching corners of her mouth gave her away. She looked at John beside her. "Did you say 'but'?"

John shook his head. "Nope," he replied. He smiled towards Tin-Tin. "Looks like your coming with us."

Tin-Tin laughed. She then turned and walked down the hall. "Night guys!" she called, her voice echoing off the walls of the hallway. John wrapped an arm around Evelyn's shoulder and began to lead the two of them out of the room, which was now beginning to change from Command and Control back into their father's office.

Okay, if there is any major boo-boos with this chapter, point it out to me please. I did not have time to double check it as I usually do in my hurry to post it tonight, since I will be on the road most of tomorrow while my family and I head to my grandpa's house for Thanksgiving. Though he has high speed internet (Thank god! He used to have dial-up as slow as molasses! And his old computer wasn't much help either.), he's not very fond of people, aka me, spending hours on my computer because there is nothing else to do. That and privacy is a concept I don't think he fully understands. Because of which, the next chapter probably won't be up till at least next week. Just letting you guys know so you don't think I died or something. :P

Anyway, to those in the states, Happy Thanksgiving! Go stuff yourselves! :P I'll see you guys next week!

~Lee~