Michael Belmont and the Tomb of Anubis (The Adventures of Michael Belmont) by Ethan Russell Erway
Authors: Ethan Russell Erway
Tags: YA)
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"Maybe Aunt Elizabeth will play board games with us tonight."
"She likes board games, I think she'd be happy to do that."
Liam was peering out of the window. "Speaking of Elizabeth, isn't that her coming up the drive?"
Michael peered over his shoulder to see outside. Sure enough, Elizabeth was walking up toward the front door, and there was someone with her; someone that wasn't supposed to be there.
The man beside Elizabeth opened up the door for her, and she stepped inside to scan the room. She looked frantic and worried. The man stepped in behind her, water gushing from his brown cowboy hat, which hung down and buried his face in shadow. The tip of his nose and his unshaven chin peaked out below. His long leather duster and muddy boots helped to create the image of some cryptic gunslinger from an era long forgotten.
A flash of lighting cracked outside, and the young waitress let out a sharp squeak, running through the door into the back. She was shocked and frightened to witness such a thing at her normally peaceful establishment.
"Uncle Link?" Abigail called in an excited, but confused voice. She jumped up and rushed over to throw her arms around him. "What are you doing here?"
"Hello there, sweetheart. You look like you've been run through a washing machine."
The girl laughed. "So do you," she told him.
Michael had come up behind her. He saw the distressed look on Elizabeth's face, and knew that if his uncle had come all the way from Arizona, something must be wrong.
Link looked up and met his eyes; he appeared even more serious than usual.
"Hey there, Mike. How are you, buddy?" He reached out and squeezed his nephew's shoulder. Then he looked at Elizabeth, who was standing in silence.
"Why don't we all have a seat? Liz here and I have something to tell you."
They all went back to the table and sat down. "Long time no see, Liam, been keeping out of trouble?" he asked as he removed his hat and hung it on a nearby hook.
Liam nodded politely.
"Well, let's get to the point," he said grimly. "Turns out that your parents have gone missing. Your Dad too, Liam."
Elizabeth gave him a hateful look, as if to say that he should have been more tactful. If he noticed this, he just ignored it.
All three of the children were stunned.
Link continued. "I'm really sorry, but there's not a lot of information yet."
Abigail began to cry, and Elizabeth put her arm around her.
"Well, how did you hear the news?" Michael asked.
"I received a call from Aiden Osiris yesterday afternoon. Everything was going well at the excavation site until two days ago. Your parents reported in and entered the tomb that morning, but they didn't check back out, so a search team was sent in to look for them. They found nothing. No signs or indications of anything strange, they were just…gone."
"Mr. Osiris said that the site was safe," Michael said, shaking angrily. "He said there was nothing to worry about."
"I know this is hard news to take, but—"
Michael rose to his feet. "He said there was NOTHING to worry about!"
"Mike," his uncle commanded sternly, "sit down."
The boy reluctantly obeyed.
"I want you to listen very carefully, all three of you." Link folded his hands on the table. "I want you all to hope and pray for the best here. Remember that there were no signs of your parents being injured, no signs of any struggle or fight, and if they had been attacked by anyone or anything, evidence would have been left behind." He frowned at them thoughtfully. "Both of your fathers are exceptionally resourceful, as is my baby sister. What we have here is a mystery to solve, and as soon as I can, I'm going over there to Egypt to work this all out."
"What about us," broke in Liam, "we want to go too."
Link glanced at Elizabeth, who still looked very displeased with him. Elizabeth had known Lincoln as long as she had his sister, and the
"She likes board games, I think she'd be happy to do that."
Liam was peering out of the window. "Speaking of Elizabeth, isn't that her coming up the drive?"
Michael peered over his shoulder to see outside. Sure enough, Elizabeth was walking up toward the front door, and there was someone with her; someone that wasn't supposed to be there.
The man beside Elizabeth opened up the door for her, and she stepped inside to scan the room. She looked frantic and worried. The man stepped in behind her, water gushing from his brown cowboy hat, which hung down and buried his face in shadow. The tip of his nose and his unshaven chin peaked out below. His long leather duster and muddy boots helped to create the image of some cryptic gunslinger from an era long forgotten.
A flash of lighting cracked outside, and the young waitress let out a sharp squeak, running through the door into the back. She was shocked and frightened to witness such a thing at her normally peaceful establishment.
"Uncle Link?" Abigail called in an excited, but confused voice. She jumped up and rushed over to throw her arms around him. "What are you doing here?"
"Hello there, sweetheart. You look like you've been run through a washing machine."
The girl laughed. "So do you," she told him.
Michael had come up behind her. He saw the distressed look on Elizabeth's face, and knew that if his uncle had come all the way from Arizona, something must be wrong.
Link looked up and met his eyes; he appeared even more serious than usual.
"Hey there, Mike. How are you, buddy?" He reached out and squeezed his nephew's shoulder. Then he looked at Elizabeth, who was standing in silence.
"Why don't we all have a seat? Liz here and I have something to tell you."
They all went back to the table and sat down. "Long time no see, Liam, been keeping out of trouble?" he asked as he removed his hat and hung it on a nearby hook.
Liam nodded politely.
"Well, let's get to the point," he said grimly. "Turns out that your parents have gone missing. Your Dad too, Liam."
Elizabeth gave him a hateful look, as if to say that he should have been more tactful. If he noticed this, he just ignored it.
All three of the children were stunned.
Link continued. "I'm really sorry, but there's not a lot of information yet."
Abigail began to cry, and Elizabeth put her arm around her.
"Well, how did you hear the news?" Michael asked.
"I received a call from Aiden Osiris yesterday afternoon. Everything was going well at the excavation site until two days ago. Your parents reported in and entered the tomb that morning, but they didn't check back out, so a search team was sent in to look for them. They found nothing. No signs or indications of anything strange, they were just…gone."
"Mr. Osiris said that the site was safe," Michael said, shaking angrily. "He said there was nothing to worry about."
"I know this is hard news to take, but—"
Michael rose to his feet. "He said there was NOTHING to worry about!"
"Mike," his uncle commanded sternly, "sit down."
The boy reluctantly obeyed.
"I want you to listen very carefully, all three of you." Link folded his hands on the table. "I want you all to hope and pray for the best here. Remember that there were no signs of your parents being injured, no signs of any struggle or fight, and if they had been attacked by anyone or anything, evidence would have been left behind." He frowned at them thoughtfully. "Both of your fathers are exceptionally resourceful, as is my baby sister. What we have here is a mystery to solve, and as soon as I can, I'm going over there to Egypt to work this all out."
"What about us," broke in Liam, "we want to go too."
Link glanced at Elizabeth, who still looked very displeased with him. Elizabeth had known Lincoln as long as she had his sister, and the
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