Kane Chronicles: Bloody Sands

Chapter 6 of my Kane Chronicles story, enjoy.

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TesaRose: Well, be prepared for some more twists over the next few chapters, especially this one and the next. Well, read on to find out.
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Now onto the story.

Disclaimer: Kane Chronicles belongs to Rick Riordan.

Chapter 6: Shocking Revelations

There was a general uproar in Brooklyn House. Many of the initiates were gathered in the medical room; Sadie lay almost catatonic in one of the beds. Anubis sat next to the bed, watching over her while Jaz worked, trying to heal her injuries. However, two people were missing, Jaz realized and, not breaking from her healing, she asked.

"Where are Carter and Zia?"

Walt stood up. "I'll go find them; Carter needs to know about this."

The others nodded and Walt left the room. He was as shocked as everyone else by this drastic incident. It made no sense; why would anyone attack Sadie?

'There must be something behind this, but what?' He thought worriedly.

He made it to Carter's room and knocked on the door. He heard the movement inside and then the door opened. Walt was surprised when he saw Zia standing in front of him.

Zia quirked an eyebrow when she saw him. "Walt, what's wrong?"

Walt responded immediately. "I need to talk to Carter, it's urgent."

"What's going on?" Carter asked as he approached, pulling on a dressing gown.

Walt then rapidly explained the situation. Carter froze, eyes wide, shocked and horrified by the news his sister had been raped. He immediately hurried past, almost knocking Walt down. Walt and Zia hurried after him as they headed back to the medical room.

Carter practically burst into the room. The others turned, saw him and stepped back, allowing him to rush over to the bed where Sadie lay. He gaped in horror as Sadie lay there, trembling; he also noted Anubis' appearance.

"Okay, what the hell is going on?" Carter exclaimed. "Walt told me Sadie was attacked; what exactly happened, does anyone know?"

The others all shook their heads. Carter could feel himself growing frantic and fought to control himself. If he didn't keep a cool head he wouldn't be able to help Sadie.

All the same, he couldn't stop the rage in his thoughts. 'When I find out who did this to my sister, I swear I'll destroy them.'

"Carter."

He froze as he heard Sadie's voice. He looked down and saw her looking directly at him, although her eyes were unfocused. He knelt down next to her and she spoke, her voice was quiet, only he could properly hear her.

"Carter, the…the man, he's, he's going to attack again." She said breathily. "He said he was planning to rape Zia, but couldn't find her, so he came for me first."

Carter gasped. "What?!" The others froze, startled by Carter's reaction.

Sadie continued. "He still plans to rape Zia…and he doesn't care who he hurts to get what he wants. He kill any of the other guys, rape any of the girls…He tried to kill me, he tried to strangle me. I'd be dead if Anubis hadn't come to save me."

Carter froze, taking all this in – it was shocking to say the least. He had to do something about this, for everybody's safety. But everything was happening too fast, the threat to Zia, to everyone, what had happened to Sadie. Everything was threatening to overwhelm him. Trying hard to calm himself down, he turned to Anubis.

"It's a good job you were here, you saved Sadie's life, "he said, his voice quavering slightly." But, what brings you here?"

Anubis sighed and explained, "I came to visit. Time is slightly different in the underworld. So when I came here, I realized it was late at night. I was about to leave when I heard noises coming from Sadie's room and I was worried; it sounded like a struggle."

Carter nodded slowly, understanding. "It's a good thing you did stay and did manage to hear that."

Anubis nodded sadly. Carter stood up, laying a gentle comforting hand on Sadie's shoulder. He sighed and turned to face the others. They were waiting for him to speak he knew; despite the feeling of being overwhelmed with everything, he had to stay strong. They were all looking to him as their leader and he had to ensure their protection.

He called out, "Khufu!" The baboon leapt out of nowhere; surprising the other initiates. "I need you to check the wards; I need to see if they have been tampered with and give me any reports on any magical disturbance," Carter explained.

"Argh." Khufu replied as he hurried away.

Cater sighed and rubbed his eyes. "This is going to take a while to explain; it's best we do this elsewhere. Anubis, I need you to stay with Sadie, keep her safe."

Anubis nodded and Cater and the others left for the library.

Everybody stood as Carter spoke to them, informing them of what Sadie had told him. There was utter horror on their faces, and Zia gasped upon hearing that she was being targeted. Carter quickly caught her as she nearly fell.

"Carter…" She gasped, her terror evident.

Carter shook his head. "It's not going to happen Zia, we're going to catch him before he hurts anyone, I swear it."

He turned to observe the others. "We have to be on guard…Khufu?"

The baboon returned and quickly spoke to Cleo, who translated what the baboon said to Carter.

Carter let out a slow sigh and then explained, "Okay, what I said earlier stands, now more so than ever. The wards weren't tampered with. Whoever attacked Sadie…Whoever plans to attack Zia, they were in the house the whole time."

This drew more gasps from the others, but Carter wasn't finished.

"Not only that, they haven't left. They're still here. Magic was involved in this attack too, a particular type of magic." He paused and then added, "This is going to be tricky to sort out. I'm going to contact Amos and ask him to come quickly. He and I will work this out and find a means to catch this man. In the meantime, we need to establish new rules…for security precautions." The others nodded and waited.

Carter looked around. He had a theory he hadn't mentioned, because it was risky, and what if it wasn't true? But if it was, then the assailant was standing in this room with them.

Finally he cleared his throat and explained, "From now on, nobody is to work alone. Work in groups of two at the minimum; make sure your bedroom doors are locked, and if necessary, share a room with someone else. If any of the younger initiates asks, just say it's part of a lesson."

They nodded slowly; it would have to do. They quickly got to work deciding who would be paired with whom. When they were done they followed Carter's instructions by pretending everything was alright and acting normal. They ensured that Anubis would stay with Sadie; Jaz continued to make sure Sadie's injuries were healed, also staying in the medical rooms. Finally, Carter and Zia returned to Carter's room.

"Carter," Zia said, her voice surprisingly small. He noticed she was trembling.

He hugged her. "We'll stop this, I promise. I'll talk to Amos right now."

So, like everyone else they quickly got dressed and Carter headed out to the scrying bowl on the balcony.

End of chapter, things are getting more intense, read and review please :)