Indy didn't have time to fathom what on earth this girl had meant by what she said. He had to get his hands on the statue of Isis that was on the pedestal at the top of the steps before the German's following him caught up. "We'll talk later, kid. If you really want to help you'll stay out of my way and do as I tell you." Indy said walking past her and making his way cautiously up the steps. "Whatever you say, Dr. Jones." Serina said with a sloppy salute and a grin.
Indy examined the artifact closely looking for any booby traps and Serina watched with anticipation. Despite the irksome feeling of the young girl's eyes watching his hands Indy continued his work and took an aluminum tube, looking as though it was the same size as the base of the idol that was indeed supported on a tub-like stand. Similar to what many had seen Indy do in Raiders of the Lost Ark, he removed the Idol and replaced it as quickly with the tube. Serina, being paranoid about the replacement's results spoke up, "Um…Indy. Not that I don't trust you but I think we should get going before anything goes wrong." Indy turned quickly and descended the steps before approaching Serina who was looking around somewhat worriedly. "Look, kid. I don't know who you are and where you came from and I'm not about to start taking orders from you." A grinding sound echoed through the chamber and both of them looked back to see the pedestal descending into the ground the steps and stones of the floor followed after it. "But this is an exception. Quick, follow me!"
Indiana raced down the hall with Serina close on his heels, both of them crunching through the insects on the floor. They found themselves in the room Serina had first appeared in except now thanks to Indy there was a giant hole in the wall amongst the intricate hieroglyphs. Indy jumped through the wall and Serina followed suit whilst trying to scrape dead incest carcass off the soles of her boots. From there, the two of them darted up the stairs and once they reached the top Indy notified Serina that they should be safe from the booby trap they had escaped. "Good," Serina began breathlessly. "now I can catch my breath." Serina exhaled in exhaustion and leaned against the wall behind her. "Kid, watch out!" Before Serina knew she had triggered anything, a massive sickle came crashing down through a crevice in the wall barley missing Serina's shoulder before Indy pulled her out of the way and the sickle disappeared into the floor. Serina spun about looking at where she was standing and looked wide eyed at a large lock of her hair on the floor. "Thanks…" Serina said faintly. "No problem. Just don't touch anything and follow me."
Sooner than Serina expected, the two of them were already outside of the tomb. She turned around and took a good look at where they had just come from. "The sphinx? I was inside the sphinx?! That's…that's…Brilliant!" Serina stated saying the first word that came to mind and sounding very British while doing so. That doesn't matter right now. Get in the car." Indy said throwing his satchel into the back of the jeep. Serina jumped in and as soon as she made contact with the seat, Indiana slammed his foot down on the gas pedal and they shot off with a cloud of dust trailing behind them.
~Later in a Hotel in Cairo~
"I'm telling you, I'm not a Nazi!" Serina declared after a period of excessive interrogation. "I have a hard time believing that seeing as the Germans are the only ones who know about the idol other than me." Indy replied to her denial.
"Look I didn't even know that the idol was there. I just ended up there."
"That brings up another thing. How did you get into that room without breaking down the wall and passing through the traps?"
"I just ended up in final chamber before the idol. No matter how many times you ask I'll give you the same honest answer and you won't believe me."
"People don't just appear from nowhere."
"I do it all the time though. Before I was in the tomb I was in a museum in 2013 looking at the idol in an exhibit then the lights started flickering and they shut off. Next thing I know I'm in the tomb."
Indy shook his head and laughed in disbelief. He continued.
"Sure thing, future girl. So if you're not German then what are you?"
"I am German, well partially, but I'm not Nazi."
"Partially?" Indy said with a raised eyebrow. Serina sighed. She had explained her heritage to many people and all of them found it to be a rare combination. "I'm German, Mexican, and Spanish." Serina saw an all too familiar expression cross his face. "A German married a Hispanic in this day and age? That's unbelievable." Indy replied. "That's because it wasn't in this day and age. Like I said, I'm Serina Bloom; I was born in Los Angeles in 1996. My mother's grandparents were German and my father's grandfather was Spanish and his grandmother was Mexican." Indy sighed and rubbed the sweat off his neck, and made a slow turn before looking back to Serina who was sitting on the bed with an exasperated expression and her arms and legs crossed in front of her. He still had no idea who this girl was and just what she was doing here but he was going to have to put up with her. "Alright,kid." "Serina. I like the pet name but it's getting old." "Alright, Serina, If you really are from 2013 then when is this war gonna end?" Serina chuckled at the simple question. "World War II will end 6 years and 1 day after it started, after Hitler commits suicide in his bunker; Happy New Year to all." Serina said with a know-it-all smile. "I wish that were true, then we'd only have to deal with these damn Germans for less than a year more." Indy said with a chuckle. "Hey, those are my ancestors you're talking about there. I know they made some mistakes by following a Nazi nut job but the people who make up the German community are innocent. How do you think I felt when I got called a perfectionist Nazi when I was 12? It hurts when you get blamed for the mistakes your roots have made in the past."
Serina's serious statement struck a chord with Indy and he felt as though he almost believed her, but he couldn't trust her just yet. He was going to let her believe she had his trust but he needed to learn more about this young Hispanic German girl. "Alright, you've convinced me." Serina's smiled widened when she heard Indy say this. He looked at her oddly since he was used to being stared at as some sort of movie star. "It's getting late. I'll head over to my room and let you get some sleep." Indy said as he made his way out the door and into the hall. "You too, Indy, and be careful I hear that you got ambushed once or twice when you were in India." Serina said, concerned that they may have been followed. Indy turned about and looked at her with a puzzled expression as she lean in the doorway. She continued, "Also, if you think that you have problems dealing with a strange teenage now, you going to get it a lot worse when the Russian's start given you problems." "How do you…?" Serina cut him with a small laugh and spoke through a crack in the door before closing it. "Oh I know more than you could possibly understand. Good night, Indiana Jones."