I woke up to the sound of beepers "What? Where am I?" I asked. I wasn't asking to anyone in particular, just someone who would answer. 

"Candace, are you okay?" Nat asked. She was sitting by my bed with Maddie as a purse and our backpacks. 

"My shoulder really hurts!" Then I remembered Mohammad! Oh he was really funny, but quite annoying. 

"You had to have surgery." Nat said. 

"WHAT?" I asked loudly. Nurses came, but Nat told them she was just telling me that I had surgery. 

"Yeah." Nat looked around for any nurses who were still waiting around. There wasn't any. "After you did the kill spell you almost died. That takes so much power, and you also had your shoulder to deal with. I didn't want to try to use the life spell, because if I was weak and couldn't move you, then you would've died." 

"Thanks for saving my life." 

"No, problem I was just returning the favour. We're even now." 

"What about the pyramids?" I asked. I couldn't help think of the mission. 

"I left as quick as I could. I made up a story about some crazy guy stabbing you with a knife in the shoulder. I said I tried calling for help which I did right after we exited the pyramids. They have the police looking for some crazy guy that stabbed you with a knife." 

"Seriously? Nice on Nat, but we have to go back." I demanded. That was my only request. 

"Candace you came so close to dying. You should've died. Just like Brent when he hurt his neck, you both cheated death. You had surgery like three hours ago. You shouldn't be awake yet, or feeling able to talk. There's no way we're going back to the pyramids yet." 

"I know I shouldn't be alive, but I am. So let's hurry the process up of me getting better and let's go!" 

"I promised the nurse that I'd let the nurses talk to you once I explained what happened to you. I'm going to do that right now. Stay right there." 

As soon as Nat left, I did the natural thing, I tried to get up. I swung my legs over the bed and tried to lift my body up. I felt a bit fuzzy, but I tried to stand up. I would've fallen over if I hadn't grabbed my bed post. 

Just then the nurse came in followed by Nat. "Candace dear, sit down! You'll strain yourself." She rushed over to my side and helped me sit down, and then lay down. "My name is Gloria and I will be your nurse while you're here." 

"How long will I be here?" I asked. I was so eager to get out. I didn't like sitting around. 

"Now Candace, we can't rush things. You just had surgery!" 

"I know, but when do you think I can go?" 

"Probably in a week or so." 

'A WEEK?" I yelled. "I want to leave tomorrow or even today! Not in a week, not in seven whole days! We're on a schedule here." 

"Natalie told me you were on vacation. I know it sucks, but honey you have a broken shoulder. That crazy man who stabbed you, stabbed you right through your bone. You're one lucky girl. You should've died." 

"So I've been told, but you don't understand!" 

"Can I talk to her please?" Nat asked. 

"Sure, please help her. I think she's in shock." Gloria said, even though I could hear her. "Come and get me when you're done talking, or if you need me." 

"Okay thank you." As soon as Gloria was gone Nat pulled out here wand. "You're all over the news! Well your story is not you. Brent and Brooke might put the pieces together. They haven't said your name, but they might figure out that it was you and the story is fake! Things like that don't just happen. We have to go to the pyramids tomorrow night again. I know where the thing we're looking for is. It's in Khufu's tomb. Khafre's dad. I found it while I was trying to get you out." 

"Why didn't you stop?"

"Because you would've died. They couldn't do surgery for awhile because you were too weak. You've been here three days."

"Seriously? I had a dream about Brooke, and how come you changed your mind so quickly about getting out of here?"

"I don't know, I had a feeling. We need to move and fast. What was your dream?"

"I dreamt that Brooke was a ghost. She was so pale and she was totally white. She was even floating. She had a white dress on and she was talking to Mohammad in a forest."

"That doesn't sound good."

"It's not, I don't know if she's a ghost or not. How far away are the pyramids?"

"About half an hour. And my feeling was right then. If Brooke is a ghost, then this is more serious than before. She has more powers than we know of."

"Great. Now, can you do the healing spell on me?" I asked. I know it sounds like we were changing subjects really fast, but Nat and I did that a lot when we were in a hurry. "It's a lot to ask, but we need to go. If Brooke really is a ghost, then yes it's so serious!" 

"I was planning on doing it anyways don't worry. You're right, we need to get out and fast. We can't run into Brooke or Brent. 

Nat took a deep breath and cast the spell. "Wanbop." Heal, Nat plopped down on the chair and she didn't look to great. I felt much better and I fell asleep. 

I dreamt of Brooke and Brent again. I think someone was trying to help us by sending me the dreams. "Brent it's time to give up." Brooke said. 

"No Brooke! She's my sister. They're both my sisters." 

"I know, but we've been looking for a week and a half! We have to continue with the mission." 

"IF we did continue, who would we do? Where would we look? Candace and Natalie were the ones who figured out where to go. We have not idea." 

"The pyramids, around here, anywhere in Egypt." Brooke said. 

"And do what? The item we're looking for won't just pop up into thin air. We have to look for it. How do we look for it?" 

"Look around the pyramids. Once we get close we'll know. Magicians will be able to tell that." 

"You do that, I'm calling the police. They've been missing for a long time." 

"Brent, I'm sure I saw Natalie carrying Candace to the road three days ago. Don't get the police involved. They're already dealing with some murderer. Apparently some girl was stabbed with a knife by the man and barely survived. Brent, we probably just missed them. Let's look at the Sphinx, maybe they found the clue and are looking there for the next one." 

"Maybe, who was the girl?" 

"I don't know, she was eighteen or something, but that's beside the point. We'll find them soon. We have to look, I promise you'll find them." 

"I don't think we will, but fine." Brent said sadly. I felt bad for abandoning him, but whatever he would understand if he knew we were saving our lives. They walked over to the Sphinx and started looking, but of course didn't find us. 

"Brooke, I need to find them! What if they're dead. What if that murderer will try to get them next?" 

"He won't and they're not dead. Believe me, I would know." 

"How?" Brent asked suspiciously. I was hopeful for a couple of seconds. 

"I would just know. I can't tell you why, yet." 

"What are you up to?" He asked. 

"Nothing, just a little surprise just for you." 

"Does it have to do with Candace and Natalie?" He asked. 

"You could say that." Then my dream ended, and I felt scared for the first time of Brooke. 

I woke up feeling way better and stronger. My shoulder only hurt a little bit, and then I remembered Nat cast the healing spell. I flexed my shoulder and it only hurt a little more. Nat was sleeping in the chair and her wand was thankfully tucked away. Apparently the heal spell worked, but it took a lot of energy to do. 

Gloria came running in. "Darling it's a miracle! It can't be real! Your shoulder healed way faster than an average person, in fact any person! You got your wish, you get to leave today, in a couple of hours. I think you have some healing magic in you or something." If only she knew. 

"How may days have I been here?" 

"This is your fourth day. Your arm just has to go into a sling and we'll give you some painkillers that you can use if the pain is increasing. You'll get an x-ray done first, and then you'll get a sling. You and your friend can go. This shouldn't even be possible! You have a strong body." 

"I must." 

"This can't be happening! You shouldn't be able to move your shoulder only a day after surgery! I can't believe it. Should I wake your friend up?" 

"Let her sleep, I think she's been awake for awhile watching me." I said, which was true, because Nat hadn't slept like she should've been lately. 

So I went into the x-ray room and got my x-rays done. I saw pictures and my bone was only a little split from the knives. I had screws and plates in my shoulder, but they could've taken them out. They didn't, because they didn't want to make my arm worse. I'd have to get them removed later. Nat sure was great at healing! They put my arm in a sling and away Nat and I went. Nat was also feeling stronger after her long nap. 

"Nat when we get there we have to just run straight to the pyramid, put everyone to sleep, and make them forget. Then you open the pyramid. " 

"Okay, you going to do the forgetting and sleeping?" 

"Yep just like last time.How did you get out of the pyramid?" I asked. 

"I walked to the entrance/exit, and touched it. It opened and away we went." 

"Did anyone notice?" I asked. 

"No, someone walked right by me and didn't notice." Nat said. She seemed to be thinking about it.  

"Then let's just touch it again and hope it opens." 

"We could, but if Brooke and Brent were around and they noticed, then what?" 

"The other way would be even more obvious. You resisted my spell when I did it last time. They would notice everyone sleeping and then know we were there." 

"Right, okay let's do it. We got to get a little ways into the maze thing first and then let Maddie down just in case they try to open it." 

"Do you know exactly how to get there?" I asked. 

"Yep." Nat said. "I know which tunnel to go into and then I know where to turn and enter the tomb." 

"Good, we'll go as quickly as possible." 

"Can you take your backpack? I'll take Maddie and my backpack, but I can take yours too." 

"Yeah, I can carry it. I'll just put it on the other shoulder." 

"Good." We soon got to the pyramids, payed the taxi, and ran as fast as we could. We quickly got to the pyramid. I turned to look for Brooke and Brent, while Nat touched the pyramid. It opened and we ran inside. She took us down a tunnel for a bit and after a couple of minutes, we put Maddie down so she could be a pig again. 

"We can walk now, Candace." I was puffing, and my shoulder was hurting pretty badly again. "Need a pain killer?" Nat asked. 

"No, I don't want to fall asleep. It'll be better soon. Just running didn't help." 

"Are you sure?" I nodded so we kept going. Within five minutes, we arrived at Khufu's tomb. It was beautiful, and had many pieces of gold and jewelery in it. It had so many gems, I'd never seen so many in my life. The whole tomb was made of red granite which was really cool. We stood in awe for a couple of minutes. 

"Nat, the thing." I said. 

"Right, the thing." We both snapped out of it and walked over to a pile of golden coins. "Here." Nat said. 

"Definitely here." I agreed. Then we saw it. IT wasn't what I was expecting, especially in such a beautiful tomb. The object was sitting right on top of the pile of gold. It was da dada daaa, a Pharaoh head, the size of a golf ball. It was shining and waiting to be grabbed. I ran over and snatched it up, just in case some ghost, or sorcerer showed up and took it. 

Luckily no one came. "What is it?" I asked. 

"I don't know, a clue maybe?" 

"Maybe, oquen." Open, I said. Suddenly it clicked open and we saw a very old parchment. It showed a picture of a lion body and a Pharaoh head. "Nat, we need to go to the Sphinx." 

"Awesome! Should we keep the Pharaoh head?" 

"Yeah, I think we're going to need it for later, and if not I'd say it's a pretty cool souvenir."

"It sure is! It looks like it's made of gold."

"It probably is, if you look at all the riches in here. Now let's go."

"What do we do when we get to the Sphinx?" Nat asked.

"Let's climb it, I have a feeling we need to get to the top."

"What about your shoulder?"

"I'll be fine." I shook off any extra worries.

So off we went. Then we heard voices.

"Brent, they're here and we know it." It was Brooke and Brent, and we were stuck with them in the pyramid. They had caught us and were waiting for us."