Previously:
"That shouldn't have worked," Ally says apologetically and confused. "I didn't have a wand."
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Ally holds up the small yellowish paper. "Just a bit of parchment."
Naomi isn't placated. "What's written on it?"
"The spells I read," Ally replies. "In case whomever is helping us needs to know."
Ally hides the parchment further so as to avoid further questions. She doesn't want Naomi to take it from her. Not before she's found the perfect test subject.
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Hosha turns to Taylor and the others. "Now, do you have a destination for me?"
"Yes, we do," Taylor replies. "Heliopolis."
Hosha looks hesitant. "Are you sure that is where you wish to go?" She seems to be implying something with her words.
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"In the Greek version of the Phoenix, it would live in Arabia," Reese explains, looking at each of them. "It only flew to Heliopolis after it had been reborn to take the ashes of its former self there."
Ma'at thinks about this. Jilan looks taken by surprise. Taylor sighs. Ashlee is clearly annoyed. "We may be in the wrong desert?"
Episode Ninety-Five
"Spears, Swords, Paper and Wood"
Naomi peers around another corner and stares down yet another silent corridor. "Where is everyone?"
Ally walks up behind her. "Maybe they're all in class," the cat suggests. "It is that time of day."
Naomi finds this suggestion to be highly logical. "Is there anyone else as likely to believe us and slash or helps us like Dumbledore?"
Ally thinks for a moment. "Lupin maybe?" She suggests after a bit.
"Who's probably teaching," Naomi sighs. "So we're screwed."
"Well, we just have to keep you away from metallic things," Ally says and leads Naomi down the short corridor towards the next passage. "So avoid the suits of armor."
They turn the corner to find the next corridor to be lined with suits of armor every few feet. Suits holding spears. Shields and Swords adorn the hall in between every other one.
Naomi blinks. "Maybe we should wait outside."
"The library!" Ally squeals suddenly. "All books, wooden shelves..." She points out to Naomi, who looks back at her dubiously.
"Yeah, cuz nothing could happen there, Miss I Only Read A Book," Naomi says sarcastically, folding her arms across her chest.
Ally pouts. "I won't read anything!" Naomi sighs at the protest, but does consider the suggestion with seriousness. The Library is closer than the entrance hall. And maybe the books would prove helpful. And Ally had a point. Paper and Wood would be much better than Swords and Spears.
A bit afterwards, at Heliopolis
Raul takes another swig of water from the bottle Neah gave him as he watches as Pizoku and Izanami walk around the room they found that managed to retain a ceiling. They're looking around at the hieroglyphs and such on the walls, seeing if they can find a clue to something. Raul still isn't entirely sure what's going on.
He glances to his left as Kha'lei slides down the wall and joins him on the sand. "She tried to warn us of this." He sighs and stretches out his legs along the ground, making Neah step over them to get further into the room.
"Who tried to warn us?" Raul asks the man.
"Hosha," He replies. "Though she was cryptic and vague like she usually is so of course how were we to know she was trying to actually tell us something."
"Well maybe next time she'll be more clear," Pizoku says, half paying attention as he rubs at the dust on the wall with Neah.
Kha'lei shudders. "Gods, I hope not."
Pizoku looks over at the older alien in surprise. "You hope not?"
Pizoku turns to look at Neah when he hears her chuckle. "That usually means things are a whole lot worse," She says in explanation of her brother's reaction. "As long as she's cryptic, we know it's still good."
"Do you think that means anything?" Pizoku turns to see his mother looking up at the ceiling of the room. Everyone looks up to see an odd swirling pattern on the ceiling. Overlayed on top of it there is the image of a bird, a phoenix, and on each side of the phoenix it appears that there is a sun.
Neah studies it with interest. "Probably, let's find Ma'at and ask."
To Be Continued...
