You have voted and now your winning ship shall be developed... they're such a terrible couple.

To points to whoever can spot the Doctor Who reference

Chapter 16 (already)

House of Decent

"Meet in by the door 11:55. We'll use the chiming clock to sneak past Andy." The message was spread across Anubis house quickly, but I still had worries. It seemed that Andy was the only one left to be Apophis's Chosen and if he did a room check and there wasn't a single kid in the house... there was so going to be Hell to pay.

Not that it really mattered. He was going to kill us anyway in a couple days time. If the world ended on the 21's I'd never turn sixteen. No way was I letting some snake stop my sweet sixteen.

I tried so hard to forget what Set said, but I just couldn't. How was I Set's master when he had none? And what did he mean about me creating a life for myself. I know all about my life. I was born on December 22nd I grew up normal. My parents were named..."

"What's wrong?" Sarah asked looking up from a book. We weren't friends now, no way, but we'd put the enmity behind us for the sake of the world. "You look half constipated."

I rolled my eyes at her half concern. "It's nothing," I lied quickly.

Sarah placed the book on the bed and made her way over to me. "Do you want to know one of the Osirian superpowers? I can tell when people are lying." I doubted that was an Osirian power, but I didn't correct her.

"It's just something Set said," I confided. Maybe it was stupid to be confiding in someone who a few hours ago hated me, but trust had to go both ways. "He said that whoever I really am this life that I know I made up... everything before coming here doesn't exist. And now... you know what forget it. It's stupid."

"Luce. Maybe I can help you figure out your superpowers with my superpowers. But you have to tell me everything."

"I can't remember my parents names," I whispered. "Or their faces. I remember that my dad murdered my mom, shot me and then killed himself, but I don't remember their names or anything beyond that. I hadn't even realized it but I don't miss them! That can't be normal not to even remember their names or their faces or miss them? I've gone completely insane!"

It was obvious Sarah had been expecting my problems to be a bit smaller, but she just sighed and spoke. "I'm sorry Luce. That's horrible, but I think you have to believe what Set said."

"So I don't really exist? Lucetta Ra isn't real just an identity I'll keep until I find my fob watch?" Sarah just shook her head regretfully and I knew. I knew that I needed to do this not for humanity, but for myself. I had to find out who I really was and why all my memories were faked or this decent into insanity would continue.

I tried to get some sleep before our Sibuna meeting, but my dreams were plagued with images of nameless, faceless parents shooting one another.

Right before lights out Alice came into our room and to my surprise went over to my bed instead. "I'm going to stay here tonight... I don't feel right going back near the chasm after what happened..."

"You know that wasn't you right? It was Set?" I reassured her. I might not know who I am, but at least I didn't try to kill one of my oldest and closest friends. It couldn't be fun to be Alice Miller at the moment.

"I know, but I'm just scared," Alice confessed. "And it will be good then if Andy starts being suspicious I can distract him with some form of emergency.

"That's a good idea," I told the girl with a smile. "I'd leave someone else too, but we're going to need all hands on deck if we're going to do this."

"Aww. Don't be hard on yourself," Sarah called from the other side of the room. "You're not that heavy."

Everyone met downstairs all dressed in black (to humor Felix) at 11:55 precisely. As soon as the clock started bellowing out charms we quietly opened the door and escaped into the darkness. "You have it?" I asked Anubis catching up to him.

I saw a slight not as he replied, "Yeah... but are you sure this is a good idea? It's really dangerous?"

"Less dangerous than Apophis eating the sun," I told him with a shrug. "It'll be fine, don't worry."

"I always worry around you," I heard Anubis mumble under his breath causing my cheeks to flame red. We arrived at the library and Nick showed the new Sibuna members the way into the tunnels. I went second to last, only Anubis behind me. As we crawled through the narrowest part of the tunnel I heard a muttered, "I like this view." If I'd been able to turn around and slap him Anubis would have been so dead. Guys! They have two brains and only one works!

I insisted that Anubis go ahead of me in fear of the flaming 'r' and message appearing again. While no new riddle arrived the spaces continued to burn where I stepped. This oddity only strengthened my resolve to figure out what was going on and who I was.

By the time I got close enough to see the chasm the others had already set up. A heavy duty rope was fastened around the largest stalagmite. Heading over to the edge I tied myself and prepared for the decent down to reach the button. No one had voted on who would be going, but we all knew I was the only option.

That was, besides Anubis. "Luce... let me do this," he pleaded. "If the rope breaks you'll die and whoever you are you're more important than the just the Osirian's kid brother."

"I'll be fine," I assured the nervous boy as I tested the roped strength. "And you're probably the strongest of us all. We need you up here to pull me back up."

"This is ridiculous. There has to be another way!" Anubis continued.

"Yeah," Lily reminded him. "And it involves one of us being thrown down there."

"You guys have me secured?" I asked and once I received I nod I flashed a brave smile before jumping into the darkness.

The falling was the worst part, but it happened so quickly I didn't have any time to think before the rope came to an abrupt halt almost giving me whiplash.

"What's it like down there?" Sarah called from above.

"Dark," I bellowed back. Looking down I realized we'd misjudged the fall considerably and even with our 40 foot rope I was a good ten feet away from the button. Sighing I began to untie the rope.

"What the hell are you doing?" Anubis cried catching a sight of my actions from above.

"It's too short. I'll have to drop, press the button, and then have one of you came down and grab me!" I cried back up to them. Dropping to the ground I somehow managed to land on my feet. Must be all the Egyptian stuff making me like a cat.

I found it silly that at the end of all that there was only a simple, red button. But then again, this would probably be the only time in my life there was a big, friendly, button.

The second my hand slammed down I heard sliding as a bridge came out from either side of the chasm. It didn't look very study, but it was wide enough to walk over easily and make it to the other side.

"I'm coming down to grab you," I heard Anubis yell. "The others can manage us this is ridiculous."

Before I had time to fight him Anubis had jumped into the chasm after me. Reaching down with all his might I managed to just grab Anubis's leg. Using strength no one would expect from his lean body Anubis pulled me up into his arms as the others slowly lifted us back up.

"You should have let someone else come," I told Anubis as I held onto him for dear life.

"Nope," Anubis told me. "Wasn't going to happen."

"And why is that?"

"Because none of them know you like I do and care enough to risk everything to help."

"A," I whispered to him. "We've been talking for three days."

"Naw... i was the first person you met here... and we might not have talked, but I watched you. I watched you fight as everyone put you down. Then I watched you stay when they finally thought they got rid of you. I've known you longer than anyone else alive. Longer than I think you've known yourself."

"That's silly," I told him looking into those deep eyes. "I've known myself forever."

"That's not true," he whispered pulling me closer than i thought possible. "You still don't know yourself, but I do."

Maybe it's silly considering we were suspended in midair, but I felt Anubis lean in and pull me into a tight kiss.

"Wow! That is not what I expected," Sarah cried. "Oh my god that's my brother and I will never get that image out of my head."

Blushing I pushed past the rest of Sibuna and made my way onto the bridge.