Here's the next chapter. Enjoy.

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Chapter 7

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During the week, after the nighttime cave walk, the boys spent the time with Solomon and Arthur at the dig site helping and looking at everything they would find. Now they wanted to do something different but also because each time they would go to the dig site they would feel something watching them. However, when they would turn around they would find one of other workers watching them. When the workers realised they had been caught they would look away and the watching feeling would linger for a few more seconds and disappear.

So now, they were packing lots of water and some lunch and shacks and were going exploring. They had just woken and were going to head to breakfast, where they would get lunch. Grabbing their bags when they were packed, they headed out to the table for breakfast.

"Hi Ji-chan." Yugi said when they got there.

"Hi Yugi, Ryou, Malik. Have a good sleep?"

"Yes we did." Ryou said.

"We're going to go look around the cliffs and caves." Malik said.

"Yeah so we need some lunch." Yugi said smiling. "After breakfast that is."

Solomon did not look happy about it but just nodded. "Well be careful and make sure the GPS is on."

"Will do Ji-chan."

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After breakfast Solomon, help the boys with their food for lunch. After that, the boys headed off. They disappeared down along the cliff faces from Solomon's view. He sighed softly before heading off to the dig site.

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Yugi, Ryou and Malik walked along the cliff faces looking at all the formations that were there along the way. It was now midday and they were stopping for lunch and a break. They had been walking straight along the cliff side since they left the camp and were going to look at the caves a little on the way back.

"Let's walk a little more before heading back. We can then look at some of the caves." Malik said.

"Yeah good idea. We have then about 5hrs to get back." Yugi said as he took a bite of his sandwich.

Ryou nodded and looked around where they were sitting. They took refuge in a large cave entrance from the sun. In one side of the entrance looked like it use to have something there but sand had caved in on it.

"Hey guys look over there. What do you think it could be?"

"Don't know." Yugi said.

"Let's eat first and look after." Malik said.

Quickly they finished their lunch, hurried over, and started to carefully dig away the sand from what may have been there. As they kept digging, sand from above where they were digging fell down to where they were dragging the sand. It annoyed Malik to no end.

After about 30mins the rest of the sand fell away from the top to reveal a statue in its place and the head of the statue made them freeze. It was a human head and there was something up by its head, which was the main reason they froze. There was a snakehead.

"We...We...We found it!" Yugi cheered and jumped up and down.

Ryou just started with his mouth hung open and Malik just started dragging more sand away. Yugi quickly joined him until they revealed the whole statue. Where the human head was it continued half way down to where its waist would normally be before it turned to a snake tail. In the human statue's hand was a staff that had a snake body curled around a staff with its head on top.

"We need to get Ji-chan!!!" Yugi cried in happiness.

"Hold on, I'll mark the spot on the GPS before we head off." Malik said.

After Malik marked the spot they grabbed their bags and started quickly back the camp to find Solomon and the others what they found.

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"I can't believe we found it!!!" Malik cried out, they had just walked for an hour from the find and still had 2hours to go.

"I know. How cool." Yugi said. "Ji-chan and Arthur will be so happy. They found what they have been trying to find for about 50years."

"What do you mean 'they found'? We found it!" Malik said angered.

"You know what I mean."

"No I don't!"

"They get to go in the find before they get to old or die out with getting to see what they've searched for, for years." Yugi said. "I'm so happy for Ji-chan!"

"Guys?" Ryou said.

"I know, so am I." Malik replied to what Yugi said.

"Guys?" Ryou tried again.

"We'll get famous." Malik said.

"Guys!" Ryou said louder and firmer.

"I don't know about that but definitely among the archaeology community."

"GUYS!!!" Ryou shouted.

Both turned to Ryou. "What is it Ryou?" Malik asked.

"Don't you find it the least bit strange that we found the statue?" Both shook their heads. "You haven't felt anything watching us since we left the statue?" Both shook their heads and looked around before the hairs on their necks stood on end. "Now do you?" Both nodded. "Good, now can we quickly head back to camp?"

All three of them huddled up together as they started walking again. After about 10mins all three nearly fell over when their feet wouldn't move. They looked down to see their feet were gone, the sand was pulling them under, and the sand was up to their ankles.

"Ah I'm stuck." Malik cried out.

"Same here!" Yugi whimpered in fear.

"It's quick sand. We're all stuck." Ryou said. "But why is it in the dessert."

"Who cares, let's get out of here." Malik said.

They all started to struggle, it caused them to sink quicker, and Yugi and Ryou started to cry as they tried to escape. They were still holding each other's hands, when the sand got up to their necks. All too soon, the sand was over their heads and they passed out.

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On the surface, there was nothing to show something had happened or that three boys were missing.

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