Thanks for all the reviews! Disclaimer see chapter one. Also, sorry if this chapter is a little OOC, but they do love each other but neither will admit it, so they're bound to act awkward around each other. One last thing, I have a blog (link is on my profile) and it has some of Sarah's backstory.
"The Valley of the Kings is clear," Cleo whispered through the comm link. Sphinx nodded, sneaking up to, ironically, the Sphinx.
"The Sphinx is clear from outside. I want to see if there's a way inside," Sphinx replied, putting two fingers to her ear.
"Copy that, meet you at the hotel. Remember to use the teleporter I created," Cleo signed off, and Sphinx was left in silence.
Looking up, the stars sparkled like diamonds around a full moon. They hung on a dark cloth of midnight, but just off in the distance was a gentle glow of hotel lights.
"I wouldn't bother. There's nothing there," her head snapped up, meeting covered eyes.
"Nightwing," she was shocked.
"Yes. What do you go by now, anyway?" Her ex boyfriend stepped out of the shadows, walking towards her.
"Sphinx," she glared at his smirk, "shut up."
"I didn't say anything!" He stepped back, hands in the surrender position.
"You were thinking it. But that's beside the point, how did you find me, and how did you know I would come here?"
"I'm a Bat, you're a Cat, simple as. But really, when you left I figured you went to London, so I went there as well. From there, I found your tail. Your partner is a good hacker, but not good enough," Nightwing shrugged.
"Cleo. She's called Cleopatra. And have you already checked the Sphinx for any passages inside?" Sphinx asked, aware of how awkward it was trying to distinguish one Sphinx from another.
"Yes," Sphinx scoffed.
"Then you would have found the entrance already." She pushed past him, walking towards the front left leg of the Sphinx. She found a series of hieroglyphs, roughly translating to 'open'. She pressed down on all four at once, as a door slid open beside her.
She smirked at Nightwing, pulled out a torch, and walked in, the other hero following behind.
"Careful, there's traps," Nightwing hissed as he ducked a knife.
"I know," Sphinx jumped over a false floor stone, and continued on her way.
There were no cobwebs, for no spider could get in to make them, and the entire Sphinx was silent. The dust floated lazily about the room, the smell of must and water filling the air. Paintings and hieroglyphs covered the walls, the paint peeling, the colour fading.
"Wait... water?" Nightwing looked up.
"Follow me," slowly, the sound of running water grew louder and louder, the two heroes near silent footsteps echoing in the tunnels around them.
Upon entering a large cavern, the light from their torches illuminating a large waterfall.
"How did that get here? Underwater river?" Sphinx murmured.
"Hey Sphinx," Nightwing whispered, "you might want to take a look at this." Sphinx walked over, seeing the red Chinese writing on the wall.
"I don't speak Chinese, but if that's here we're in trouble," she murmered.
"Sphinx," Nightwing read out, "you have a very nice partner. If you want to see Cleopatra again, follow the leader. Jonathan Lawson."
"What?" Anwen was shocked. "They kidnapped Cleo?"
"So I guess we're heading to China, then," Sphinx pulled down her hood, and looked up at Nightwing through her domino mask.
"I like Chinese food," she grinned. "Now let's go save Cleo!"
"You sound like you did when I first met you," he grinned.
"Old times, eh?" She nudged him, walking out the room. Nightwing watched her go, a smile on his face.