GEN II: Chapter 6: Part I

When he woke, Hayden had his usual weekly urge to visit the graveyard. So he showered, ate breakfast and was out the door.

As he wandered around the graves looking at the various names and dates displayed, Hayden suddenly felt confined. He needed to go somewhere. So he picked up his cellphone and booked the next flight out of town. Then went to the airport.

During the trip, he fell asleep on the plane. So it didn't feel like a long travel time for him. He arrived in Egypt a day later. He scheduled his time here for 3 days and 2 nights.

Right away he started looking for an adventure to go on. Somewhere to explore. He could do it on his own, but people pay you to go to places that they wouldn't. Hayden checked the bulletin board and found a job just begging to be done. First he had to see Ahmed Diab, his address was listed.

Meeting with Ahmed, he was informed that there were some ancient scrolls said to be hidden in the Tomb of Discovery, and he wished Hayden to retrieve them. Ahmed was not much of an explorer and didn't want to do it himself. He did tell Hayden that from what he understood, it was not a difficult place to get through. Ahmed then gave Hayden some dried food to eat in case he got hungry in the Tomb. Hayden got the directions to get there and went off.

As he was leaving he heard Ahmed shout behind him "The key to enter is in the chest!" Hayden briefly thought "What chest?" but figured that would be answered when he got where he was going.

Too bad

Hayden doesn't

speak Egyptian!

Hayden found and without hesitation, entered the Tomb of Discovery. He's a brave man, nothing scares him,he's ready to go. No mummy could frighten off this man.

Entering, there was an archway with a sign next to it. Hayden attempted to read it but failed miserably when he noticed it was carved in Egyptian. He walk through the arch and found the chest that Ahmed spoke of. Right away he opened it, and picked up a stone key in the shape of a crescent moon. He glanced around the room and noticed two doors, one with a chain on it - impossible to open. The other with a stone slab with a crescent moon carved in it.

Hayden inserted the stone moon in it's rightful place and the door opened.












When he walked into the room, Hayden noticed nothing but a panel on the floor with some footprints carved into it. He figured that could only mean one thing, and placed his feet in the right places. He heard a soft click emitting from the door next to him and assumed it had unlocked.
He tried the door, it opened.

"This doesn't seem to hard, why wouldn't Ahmed want to do this?" He said aloud to himself.

The next room contained a statue and a panel similar to the previous one, but this one had a gear carved into it instead of feet. Hayden stood on it and the chain on the door across the room opened. He started to go over there, but as soon as he removed his feet from the panel the lock on the door sealed itself again.

"Hmm," said Hayden thoughtfully. He then looked at the statue. "Okay I'll give this a shot." Hayden pulled the big stone statue onto the panel. It was really heavy.

"There, that ought to do it." He said. The door clicked open again, and this time Hayden was free to walk through it.











The following room contained nothing but a staircase and a chest. Hayden opened the chest to find some ancient coins and some papers. "This must be what Ahmed needs" Hayden said to himself as he picked up the items.

After emptying the chest Hayden made his way up the staircase.

At the top there was another foot panel, a door, and another chest. Hayden opened the chest first. There were some more ancient coins in there, so he took them. Payment for exploring. He then stood on the panel and the door in front of him unlocked. Walking through that door Hayden found himself in the first room of the Tomb. The door that was impossible to open from the other side was the exit.

Hayden ran back to Ahmed to give him the papers he requested. He wasn't going to mention any of the coins he found. Ahmed never said anything about coins, but if he asked for them, Hayden would turn them over too.

Ahmed was very thankful for the scrolls, and did not mention coins. He did however tell Hayden of a woman named Shadia Rashid who was also looking for assistance, if Hayden was interested. Hayden told Ahmed he would look her up, and thanked Ahmed for the payment.

He then sought out Shadia, and offered his help. She was thankful, as an elder lady she didn't want to run around Egypt looking for what she needed. She was looking for four pieces of uncut turquoise. Hayden figured this would be easy. She even gave him a map of where he would be most likely to find these pieces.



Hayden followed the map and went off in search of these uncut turquoise rocks. It was harder than he thought. They were really far away from each other. As he picked them up the day was quickly slipping away.

1...2....3...

He got three before he was just to famished and exhausted to go any farther.

Hayden ate some of the dried food given to him by Ahmed. Not the best meal he had ever had, but it was cheap and ready to go. He yawned and stretched and headed back to his base camp for the night. He would have to find the last rock in the morning.



Hayden had a horrible nights sleep. The ground was hard and uncomfortable. Even though the night was full of tossing and turning, he didn't come out of the tent until late morning, still feeling unrested.












Hayden had some juice for breakfast and a small serving of his dried food. Then followed the map to one more, semi-close by place for the fourth piece of turquoise. He found it without a problem.

He went directly to Shadia Rashiel's residence to give the stones to her. She was very thankful, and paid him generously. She also gave him another opportunity. A key. A key in the shape of a key. She said it had been handed down to her for generations. She hadn't the slightest clue of what to do with it, or what it unlocked. Maybe he would though. From his very limited experience, Hayden assumed it unlocked a door.

Hayden thanked her and left. If he was to continue exploring, he would need to stock up on supplies. He went to the local market place.

Walking around and looking in various stores he met up with a woman, and they chatted for a while. She even taught him a local song to take home to his family. It was called "Under the Desert Sun", and it was a lovely song. He learned it quickly and thought that his mother would sure love to hear it.

In continued conversation with this woman, she noticed the key Hayden was carrying. She then asked "What are you doing with a key to one of the pyramids??"

*** Stay tuned for part II!