His Princess

The Maze

"Talk to me, Evy." said Rick looking out over the city from where they were on top of the Eiffel Tower. "It's getting brighter." said Evy holding the puzzle in her hands. "I can't believe it! Our search for the scrolls might almost be over!" said Alex "It's not over until the fat lady sings." said Jonathan. "That way!" yelled Evy pointing in a certain direction while Rick moved the telescope so he could see better. "When this reading combined with our reading from the Arc de Triomphe, it indicates the scrolls should be found in the-" "Paris Opera House!" said Rick. "Hey, that's where the fat ladies sing!" said Jonathan making Mary shake her head at her uncle. "Let's go get those Scrolls!" said Mary with a grin. "The elevator!" said Evy as everyone turned towards the opening doors. "Hey little guy! What are you doing here? You could get hurt!" said Jonathan noticing the small monkey inside. "I think you mean WE could get hurt!" said Mary as the monkey turned into a monster. Anubis snarled angrily. "Anyone have a spare banana?" asked Jonathan nervously as the monkey lunged towards them and Anubis doing the same thing. "That a boy, Anubis!" cheered Jonathan. "How about them though!" asked Mary pointing to the elevator that opened up again. "I see you're dog's already taken a shine to our little friend." said Weasler coming out of the elevator. "JACKAL!" corrected Mary. "I demand the Puzzle of Horus and the Princess!" said Imhotep. "Well some toys aren't meant for sharing! As for your Princess, your a day too late pal!" said Rick as Anubis went tumbling past locked in a heated battle with the monkey. Mary smirked and held up the gold ring on her left ring finger. "Told you, you snooze you lose!" she laughed. "What! No! It cannot be!" screamed Imhotep. Mary smirked and stuck out her tongue. "I told you I'd get you off my back!" she laughed. "You will pay DEARLY for this, Medjia! She was supposed to be mine!" yelled Imhotep. "Serves you right! You killed Jabari because you were jealous Layla picked HIM and not YOU!" yelled Mary. "I say, talk about a love triangle!" said Jonathan. Imhotep roared in anger and began chanting in ancient Egyptian creating a fierce wind. Mary went flying into the cage on the balcony of the tower and bit her knuckle hard when she hit her knee. She may be able to walk on it now but it STILL packed a punch whenever she whacked it! "Mary, don't bite you knuckles so hard, you'll draw blood!" yelled Jonathan over with rushing wind. "Evy, hang on!" yelled Rick seeing his wife was in danger. "ARDETH!" yelled Mary as the Medjia let go and tackled the mummy. "Oh, Mary! Your little friend lost sight of the monkey!" yelled Jonathan as the monkey jumped on his back. "I'll get it! Hold still!" yelled Mary holding her crutch over her head. "OW!" screamed Jonathan as Mary hit HIM instead of the monkey. "I told you to hold still!" said Mary looking at the large dent in her crutch. "Wow, Uncle Jonathan, you have a harder head than I thought!" "GAH! What's happening!?" asked Jonathan as the mesh wiring began to form two hands on either side of the family. "This thing still has a mind of it's own!" said Alex looking down at the Manacle as the mesh tied Imhotep, Weasler and the monkey up. "Good thing too!" laughed Mary. "He's going sandstorm!" yelled Alex seeing Imhotep's head LITERALLY begin to spin. "Not today!" said Jonathan spraying seltzer in the mummy's face. "Quick thinking, Jonathan!" said Evy. "Well I do have my moments." said Jonathan. "Let's move! Mary, what happened to your crutch!?" asked Rick. "Uncle Jonathan has a harder head than I thought!" laughed Mary nervously as Ardeth held the elevator open for everyone. "Now I hope you were aiming for the monkey and NOT your uncle!" said Evy sternly. "Obviously!" said Mary as they got inside the elevator. "You know, there's a part of me that's really gonna hate to see you go." said Alex looking down at the manacle as the elevator closed. 

"We've been all though the Opera House. This is where the puzzle glows the brightest, but there's nothing here. Maybe we've overlooked something." said Evy. "Pardon, you should not be  here. There is no program tonight." said a man walking over to the family. Mary went to lean on her crutch, but thanks to the dent, she began to wobble and almost fall if Ardeth hadn't caught her. "Next time might I suggest NOT using your crutch for a weapon?" he asked making Mary smile sheepishly. "We're just opera fans, monsieur. Is there a basement?" asked Evy curiously. "No, Madame. The Opera House is situated directly over the catacombs." replied the man. "Of course, the famous Paris catacombs!" said Evy. Mary heard the man mumble something under his breath. "They run under the entire city!" said Evy. "A perfect place to hide the scrolls." said Ardeth. "No one goes into the catacombs." said the man. "Why?" asked Alex. "Because of what is down there. La bete de mort." he said before walking off. "La bete de mort? Doesn't that mean the beast of death in English?" asked Mary. "Why can't we meet anyone pleasant on these excursions?" asked Jonathan as Anubis barked next to him.