House of Anubis: Reunion

Finding Joy

Eddie had Patricia's hand in his as they made their way down the corridors of the tunnels, followed by Nina and Willow. They made sure to stay a good distance from Jerome, as well as stay silent.

They were familiar with where they were going(except Willow). But Jerome stopped in the middle of one corridor, opening a secret room on will. He went inside, closing it behind him. The four of them went to where the wall had slid back.

"What do you think is in there?" Nina whispered very, very softly.

"It could be Joy, right?" Eddie suggested.

"Let's not stand right in front of the door, alright?" Patricia said. "Just in case Set comes back."

They headed further down that corridor, the way Jerome had not come, assuming he wouldn't go that way when he came out. After a brief moment, Jerome exited with the wall sliding closed behind him, and he went back the way he came. They waited and waited for a signal that the coast was clear, and that signal was the slam of the door upstairs. They went back to the secret door.

"Ok, so," Eddie began, "how do we open it?"

"First, we have to know what or who is in there," Nina stated. "Hello! Is anyone in there? Is it you Joy?" She knocked on the wall, receiving a 'really' look from Patricia.

They heard a faint cough and someone sliding? across the floor.

"Nina?" the voice uttered, sounding pitiful. But it was definitely Joy's voice.

"Joy!" the guys cheered.

"Ok, we're gonna get you out! Hang in there!" Patricia encouraged.

Patricia and Willow looked at Nina and Eddie.

"What?" Eddie asked.

"Well," Willow began, "we just thought, you know, since you have powers and stuff, you could find a way to open it."

"Egyptian powers, not archaeologist powers," Nina explained.

"Wait," Patricia chimed-in. "I saw some metal pipes in the main part. I can go get them, and we may be able to break through."

"No, allow me," Eddie volunteered. "I'll be back."

Eddie ran back to where Patricia was talking about, and soon returned with them. He came back with the pipes, most of them a but rusted, but they'd have to do. They all began hitting the door with one, and it first chipped where Willow was hitting.

"Right here!" she alerted over the pounding.

The four of them took turns in that spot, making the hole grow bigger and bigger, and they also finally saw all the way through the wall. The hole grew bigger and bigger until they were able to fit through. Willow went inside. She found Joy against the wall looking sickly, not to mention the dust all over her. She lifted Joy up and helped her through the opening so the others could grab her, and Willow exited herself.

Eddie carried Joy's upper body while Patricia and Nina each had a leg. They first stopped right when they were above ground so Willow could check if there was food and/or water in the kitchen, but it was completely empty. She unlocked the door for the others and left behind them.

They took a more tree-infested route to the summer house so no one would see them carrying a body. They hurried Joy upstairs, once inside, and shut the door in Joy's room. Willow had actually parted from them to get food and water from the kitchen.

Meanwhile, Eddie, Patricia, and Nina were around Joy as she was propped up with her pillow. Patricia was sitting on the she of the bed, right by Joy's body, Nina was kneeling on the floor, and Eddie was also kneeling on the floor, right by Patricia.

"Joy," Nina smiled, "you're ok."

Joy nodded as much as she could. Willow came back with the refreshments, and Joy began scarfing them down, practically shoving them in her throat, whole. She'd been in that room for three nights. It probably wouldn't have been until two or three days later when she could've died, but three days without food or water even sounded tragic.

She took a break from eating an said, "I'm glad I'm back and all, but what if Set finds out I'm back. Because Set is in Jerome."

"We know," Eddie looked at the others. "We'll keep you hidden from him."

"But he checked on me practically every night," Joy pointed out. "When he finds out I'm not there, who knows what he'll do?"

Nina, Willow, Eddie, and Patricia looked around at eachother, given the fact that Joy had just made a valid point.