-Walt Stone-
"Whoa, it's in really bad shape." Sean pointed out as we approached the crumbling building that the portal led us to.
"This is it." Sadie confirmed. "I remember the sea-side view."
"When where you here?" I wondered now.
She gave me a nervous laugh. "Ba trip, paid Amos a visit." She summed up. "Otherwise I've never been here until now."
"So, no one decided to fix it up? Just left it like this?" Julian took in the building.
"Carter ordered an evacuation. The Per Ankh is not about to enter without his approval, and he is currently missing." Sadie explained. "However, being his sister, we're breaking that rule."
"I thought that's what we came here for in the first place." I reminded.
She grinned in reaction. "No, I'm also planning of fixing it up. Then we can see about contacting Kyra."
"Hold on," Jaz spoke up. "Thoth said Alyssa managed to stop Gaia from engulfing this Nome as well. Who is to say the foundation is stable enough to fix with magic?"
"It's worth a try, isn't it?" Sean supported against. "Do you not trust Alyssa's skill?"
"No, I trust her." Jaz explained. "But she didn't even stay to help fix it up either."
"Kyra probably wanted to head to New York as soon as possible." Sadie suggested. "And with Amos and Carter missing, Kyra is the next best thing to lead their small group."
"More than that, she's currently holding the House of Life together." I reminded. "I'm surprised she hadn't called you Sadie."
"I know." Sadie nodded and faced the Nome again. "I never thought I would have to use this spell." She muttered under her breath as she pointed her wand at the ruins. "Hi-nehm"
In response, the walls crumbled to the ground, the wood moaning before snapping and joining the rest of the rubble. "Uh, you use the right spell?" Sean asked.
Sadie stood frozen to the building finally collapsing. "It was supposed to fix itself!" She explained angrily.
"So Jaz was right." Felix finalized for everyone.
"How are we to get the books then?" Julian demanded out of frustration.
Sadie took a second to relax before approaching the remains of the Nome. I shrugged to my fellow magicians and followed closely behind her. "Do you know what floor the library was on?" I asked her.
She paused to curse. "The first floor."
"Yeah, we're screwed." Julian concluded.
"Hold on guys," I continued. "You have another spell that might work." I reminded Sadie.
She sighed at the thought. "It might make Seattle a crater if I do that." She complained. "Look, that spell did the complete opposite of what it means!"
"I think it's worth a try at least." I continued. "If it doesn't work, we'll just get the same results as this."
Sadie's eyes narrowed in response. "I might kill all of you, and I'm not about to put more blood on my hands, got it?"
"Wait, I thought you were fine with using it the other two times." Jaz recalled.
Sadie sighed, crossing her arms. "Amos mentioned something about the Gods fighting amongst themselves when contact with the Greeks happened last. The reason they were able to trample over us too."
"So, the Gods are out of whack?" Sean questioned further.
"Sades," I comforted, "you can do this. Put a little more faith in yourself."
She closed her eyes and nodded before opening. "Okay, I'll try."
Precautionary for us to stand before the Nome as Sadie stood on what looked like part of the roof, closing her eyes. A minute of this, her staff started to glow a golden aura as she lifted it from the roof. "Ma'at!" She immediately slammed her staff to the shingles she was standing on.
Within that minute, we watched as the Nome rebuilt itself, Sadie on the roof of the five-story building. "Sades, meet you in the library!" I yelled out, which she nodded and entered the house before we did.
