G5 Adventures in Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?

The Mane 6 had just been reunited with some of their Mystery Incorporated pals, who were on their way to the sphinx in Egypt in order to go visit Velma, who had been working on the restoration of the sphinx itself for the past five months.

Along the way, they met Triple A (whose real name was Amahl Ali Akbar) and a kirin named Desert Rose, who helped them navigate through the desert until they got to the dried-up Nile River, and Desert Rose gifted the Mane 6 special necklaces with a symbol called the Eye of Horus on them before leaving.

Now, let's go back to our heroes, where they will meet new friends, reunite with an old one and meet a new adversary that may prove to be more dangerous than she appears.

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“Just a little farther, guys,” Sunny said as she led the group up the tall sand hill. “We’re almost at the top, and we should be able to see the entire sphinx from up here!”

“And hopefully,” Misty said, looking at Scooby, “we’ll be able to find Velma too. I know how much you guys must miss her.”

Scooby nodded to this just as the group reached the top of the hill, and once Zipp checked some information on her FlyPad, she smiled and pointed her hoof toward a great sight in the distance. “We made it, gang. The pyramids and the sphinx of Giza!”

As the others laid their eyes on the sphinx and pyramids in question, they each let out stunned gasps and murmurs, each one having eyes wide with complete wonder.

The sphinx itself was much taller than anything they had ever imagined, and the pyramids were just as tall, if not taller.

It was after a moment that Daphne finally decided to speak up. “What a strange statue.”

“I'll say,” Hitch nodded as Pipp and Zipp each took pictures of the sight. “It has the head of a man, but the body of a lion!”

Shaggy let out a chuckle when Hitch commented about the sphinx's lion body. “Good thing we're in the desert, eh, Scoob? It must take a lot of sand to fill that kitty's litter box.”

Scooby let out a small giggle to this, bumping his paw against Izzy’s hoof after doing so. “Litter box...”

But suddenly, and right out of the blue, a camera appeared right near Misty's face, causing her to yelp and run behind Shaggy and Scooby, clearly startled by the event.

The camera seemed to be coming from an electronically controlled backpack worn by a well-built man with short, dark brown hair, an orange t-shirt, brown pants with knee-pads, brown gloves, and brown boots. “Okay, tape is rolling. In five, four, three...”

And within seconds, the man lifted the microphone to his mouth and began to speak. “Welcome to Fear Facers-- the show that looks in the face of fear and faces it. I'm your host, Rock Rivers. Behind me, the Nile River. No relation.”

“Uh... is it just me,” said Hitch with suspicion in his voice, “or does that guy seem a little bit... self-absorbed?”

“A social media influencer might take offense to that,” Pipp quipped, “but... then again, you have a valid point.”

But before anything else could be said, Fred got into the camera's view, clearly very excited. “Wow, Fear Facers is the coolest!” he said before turning to Rock Rivers. “I'm your biggest fan!”

“Ugh... cut!” Rock Rivers groaned before cutting off the feed. But that didn't seem to stop Fred from overextending himself. “No, really. I've seen every episode!”

“Come on, bro,” Rock Rivers said, clearly annoyed. “I'm losing the light.”

“Guys, this is Rock Rivers!” Fred introduced his friends to the TV host. “Every week he travels to the world's scariest places, looking for video proof of the supernatural!”

Shaggy spared a glance at Scooby, Sunny and Izzy, looking a bit worried. “Uh, like, by 'supernatural', I sure hope he means extra-organic granola.”

Suddenly, a bell in Daphne's head began to ring after trying to figure out where she had heard of Rock Rivers and his show before. “Did you say Fear Facers?”

“It’s okay,” Rock Rivers said reassuringly. “You can tell me. You love my show, and you watch it every week. Am I right?”

“Uh... no,” Daphne said before reaching behind her back and pulling out a magazine from out of nowhere. “But I do read TV Gab. Look.”

Fred looked at the front page of the newspaper with wide eyes of shock. “Fear Facers canceled?!”

“Okay,” Rock Rivers quickly grabbed the magazine with a frown on his face. “So I faked some footage. Big deal. The ratings were huge!”

“Okay... putting that aside temporarily...” Sunny said with a roll of her eyes, “...what exactly are you doing in Egypt, Mr. Rivers?”

“Yeah,” Pipp said with a little teasing smirk. “There’s no fear for you to fake here.”

However, the host of Fear Facers turned to the group, looking visibly confused and worried. “You mean, you don't know about... the curse?”

“The curse?!” the ponies, Shaggy and Scooby exclaimed, the ponies being in shock while Shaggy and Scooby trembled out of terror. “It’s all over the internet,” Rock Rivers explained to the confused/stunned group. “They've discovered a secret chamber under the sphinx and unleashed some majorly sick mojo.”

However, Shaggy's face turned as green as an avocado in that moment. “Like, I think my mojo is going to be majorly sick.”

“Yeah...” Scooby groaned, feeling just as sick. “Mine too.”

“If the curse is real,” Rock Rivers continued, pointing his movie camera toward the sphinx and pyramids in question, “I'll get proof of it on tape, and then they'll have to put me back on TV.”

“Yeah... based on what they're saying in this TV Gab magazine,” Zipp raised an eyebrow to this claim, reading the magazine over Pipp's shoulder, “I don’t think you'll be back on the air anytime soon, pal.”

“But, you have to admit,” Misty said, “a curse involving a newly discovered tomb does sound pretty mysterious. Maybe Velma knows more about it.”

“True,” Sunny nodded. “All we have to do is find her.”

Suddenly, Scooby began sniffing like crazy, and once he had picked up a scent, he leapt from Shaggy’s arms and raced off down the path, much to Daphne’s confusion. “What’s gotten into Scooby?”

“Call it a hunch,” said Izzy innocently, “but I think he’s picked up something on the old nose radar!”

“We gotta follow him!” Zipp cried. “Come on!”

And with that, the others rushed off to follow the Great Dane, leaving Rock Rivers alone. “Hey, at least run screaming!” he cried. “For the camera!”

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No one was sure why Scooby had run off in such a rush-- could it be food? Or was it something else?

Whatever it was, Scooby sure seemed excited about it-- in fact, he was racing through the camp much faster than the Mane 6 and the rest of Mystery Inc ever could in a not-scary circumstance.

At the same time, Velma was doing research in her tent when she heard a large commotion outside. But when she went to go investigate, she wasnt expecting to be toppled over and licked on by a large and VERY excitable Great Dane. “Scooby! How did you get here?”

Scooby licked her face again in response, and Velma only laughed and hugged him around his neck with a smile. “Okay, okay... I'm glad to see you too.”

It was then that Velma noticed Fred, Daphne, Shaggy, the Mane 6 and Sparky peeking through the tent, smiles on their faces. “Guys? Wow!” Velma grinned. “What a surprise!”

“I told you she’d be surprised!” Fred told the others as Sunny helped Velma to her feet. “Boy, am I,” Velma said with a slightly confused tone. “But, uh, what are you doing here?”

“We kinda just landed in Egypt for our next mission,” said Sunny, “but, heh… you know Scooby. Shaggy told us he wouldn't stop howling until the gang agreed to come and visit you.”

Scooby then took the chance to howl mournfully, and Velma smirked a little bit as she pulled out a familiar box of dog treats. “Scooby, are you sure it was me you missed?”

“Oh, boy! Scooby Snacks!” Scooby barked before Velma tossed him a few treats. “Scooby-Dooby-Doo!!!”

“I missed you too, Velma!” Shaggy said, sitting beside Scooby before Velma tossed a few Scooby Snacks into Shaggy’s mouth. “And Shaggy too!”

“We’re glad to see you too, Velma, but… Shaggy and Scooby can have the rest of the treats,” Misty said politely. “Scooby Snacks and ponies don’t really mix.”

“Isn't it great? The gang's back together again!” Daphne hugged Velma around her neck. But after a second, Daphne noticed that Velma was wearing the ankh necklace she had found. “Ooh, and Velma, what a cute necklace.”

“Oh. Well, it’s not really mine,” Velma admitted, showing it to the others. “It's an ancient Egyptian symbol called an ankh. Someday, it will go to a museum, where it belongs. Besides, I don't really think it goes with my outfit.”

“Psh, are you kidding?” Pipp scoffed. “Everything goes with khaki!”

“Velma!”

Everyone turned to see Prince Omar, Hazina and all of Hazina’s friends rush toward them, after they heard the disturbance that Scooby had created a few moments before. “What is going on here?” Omar asked. “You know this site is closed. We must have no more intruders.”

“It’s okay, Omar,” Velma reassured. “These are my friends from Equestria and from America.”

“Really?” Anga said with a grin on her face. “Can they really be the ponies teenage sleuths with whom you've enjoyed so many adventures?”

“Gang, this is prince Omar Karam. He's the one in charge of the restoration of the sphinx,” Velma introduced. “And this is Hazina, Anga, Trail Grazer, Kushinda, Tofauti and Ulaghai, some new friends I made during my time here.”

“Wow… a golden zebra?” Zipp looked at Hazina in surprise. “I know golden zebras are rare, but I never thought I would see one for myself.”

“It’s so nice to meet all of you,” Tofauti said, hoof-bumping Izzy. “Velma talks about you guys all the time.”

“Nice to meet all of you, too,” Sunny smiled gratefully. “Velma, when you have time, we need to get you up to speed about our latest adventures and problems we’ve encountered… one of which I think could really use your expertise.”

Velma nodded to this. “Sure, Sunny. Anything for you guys.”

“Come on,” Hazina offered. “We’ll show you guys around before we have to get back to our shifts.”

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But as the group followed Prince Omar and the others animals through the work site, Omar felt the need to apologize for his earlier behavior. “Please, forgive my rudeness. We've been a bit wary around strangers lately.”

“It’s true,” Kushinda nodded stiffly. “Ever since our discovery, we've been besieged by treasure hunters.”

“Treasure?” Fred repeated, impressed. “Wow.”

“Can we see what else you found?” Daphne asked. “Oh, of course. But first, let me introduce you to a close friend of ours,” Ulaghai said before she gestured to the sphinx with her paw. “Khafre Ra-Atum-- or if you prefer, the Great Sphinx of Giza. Carved out of the living rock over 4000 years ago.”

“Wow... that might have been around the time that Princess Celestia and Princess Luna started to rule Equestria!” Sunny said as she took a few sketches of the sphinx for her journal. “Maybe even before then!”

“This gigantic statue may have the head of a man and the body of a lion,” Trail Grazer explained, “but to all modern-day sphinxes in Egypt, like Ulaghai, it's a treasure that can't be replaced.”

“Hey, Daph! Get a shot of this!” Fred wrapped an arm around Prince Omar, causing Velma to roll her eyes playfully. “Freddy...”

However, Daphne took the picture before lowering her camera to speak to the prince and their new friends again. “So, Your Highness, is there really a secret chamber beneath the sphinx?”

Tofauti seemed to tense at this. “H-How did you guys hear about that?”

“Just a little rumor we've heard,” Zipp said as she took down information on her FlyPad. “And speaking of rumors, what's all this information we've been hearing about a curse?”

It was then that Shaggy and Scooby plugged their ears before shouting 'La-la-la' over and over, clearly not wanting to hear what the prince and their new friends had to say in response. “We’re not listening!” Shaggy shouted with his ears still plugged. “We’re not listening!!”

“Uh-uh,” Scooby shook his head. “No way. Not listening.”

“Guys! What are you doing?” Velma asked in confusion. “Like, we know where this is going. You've discovered some ancient tomb and unleashed a horrible curse!” Shaggy said with a nervous chuckle before turning to Omar again. “Like, no offense, Your High-Heightliness, but we don't wanna hear it!”

“La-la-la-la-la-la...” Shaggy and Scooby began to cover their ears again, but after listening for a few moments, Misty raised a hoof to sto them. “Wait, hold on, guys!” she said after realizing there was a sound getting closer to them. “What’s that sound?”

Turns out, the sound Misty had heard was a helicopter, followed by two motorcyclists and a jeep, with the motorcyclists and the jeep beginning to surround the group, cutting them off from any escape. Luckily, the Mane 6 had their magic charged, so in case they needed to jump in, they could.

And as the helicopter began to fly around the sphinx and get closer to the ground, letting two unknown humans (a darker skinned man and a short-haired woman, both wearing sunglasses), Daphne found her voice again. “Jeepers! Did somebody order a SWAT team?”

“This seems worse than a SWAT team… whatever that is,” Tofauti said with a steely gaze. “It’s just like you thought, Hazina. Come on… we have to act fast before it’s too late!”

“What’s like Hazina thought?” Zipp asked their new friends in confusion. “What’s going on?”

But before our heroes could get the answers they wanted, the helicopter was directed down to the ground, and the doors opened, revealing a a middle-aged, but physically fit woman, with long, blonde hair tied into a ponytail with a black hair band, wearing a hat, sunglasses and a cloak to protect herself from the hot sun.

Once the woman was off the helicopter, it took off again as the woman stared up at the giant statue before her. “Ah, the Great Sphinx. Nice kitty,” she said in a sickening tone, pushing her sunglasses down slightly. “Purr for mama.”

Velma gasped upon realizing who this woman was while Hazina and her friends' eyes narrowed slightly. “Dr. Amelia von Butch.”

“Amelia von who?” Izzy questioned in confusion. “Butch,” Anga answered, a bit wary. “She's a notorious archaeologist and world-class treasure hunter.”

Ulaghai let out a scoff at this. “You mean treasure thief. No doubt she and her minions are here to rob the chamber and all the treasures inside.”

“Omar, you better call your uncle and let him know what’s going on,” Hazina told her friend. “We’ll keep an eye on her.”

Omar nodded and pulled out his phone, dialing a number before speaking into it. “This is Prince Omar. I must speak with my uncle,” he said, but Amelia von Butch used her grappling hook to grab Omar’s phone and pulled it away from him. “Hey!”

“I’m sorry,” Amelia said sarcastically, “but your call has been disconnected. Permanently.”

She then threw the phone over to one of her minions, Campbell, who crushed the phone into a million pieces before she gave another set of orders. “Secure the perimeter. We work alone.”

“Dr. von Butch,” Omar said as he ran over to her, “you must leave here at once.”

The woman raised an eyebrow at him. “And you are…?”

“Prince Omar Karam,” Trail Grazer said with his head held high. “He’s in charge of this excavation, and we’re his bodyguards and loyal companions.”

Amelia von Butch let out a cackle to this. “A prince. Charming. Now, out of the sandbox, kids. Playtime is over.”

“Wait!” Velma called as Amelia headed for the chamber. “You can’t go in there!”

“Watch me,” Amelia responded back with a sneer before she began to descend the stairs. “Ooooh… I’ve met a lot of people in my life,” Ulaghai snarled, “but she really ruffles my feathers more than others!”

“What’re we gonna do?” Kushinda asked in worry. “We can’t let her rob the chamber of Cleopatra for her own gain!”

“You won’t be doing this alone,” Sunny said with a proud smile. “Me and my friends have done some pretty amazing things over our missions, including stopping a multitude of villains. We’ll do whatever we can to make sure the treasure inside that chamber is safely secured.”

“But just in case,” said Misty, “some of you should go find Omar’s uncle and warn him about what’s happening.”

“I’ll go,” Trail Grazer offered. “I’m the fastest gazelle in all of Egypt.”

“And I’ll go with him,” Kushinda offered. “I’m not as fast, but I can run a long way if I need to.”

“Perfect. You two go,” Hazina instructed, “and we’ll keep an eye on Dr. von Butch to make sure nothing is damaged.”

And once Trail Grazer and Kushinda had sped off, the others (with Anga being a bit reluctant) headed down into the chamber after Amelia, just to make sure nothing was being destroyed or messed with.

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Amelia von Butch (now donning black gear) and her crew entered the chamber of Cleopatra with two fuses within each hand. Once she lit those fuses, she tossed them into two torches on the stone walls, which lit up and caused other torches to light as well, revealing the giant picture of Cleopatra on the wall…

…and seeing this picture caused Amelia to smile triumphantly. “Hello, gorgeous.”

The Mane 6, Mystery Inc and some of their new friends entered the chamber right after the treasure hunters did, and they couldn’t help but be impressed at the display of history right in front of their eyes… especially Sunny.

She knew her parents would be so proud of her for perusing ancient civilizations and artifacts… and she wished they were here in order to see it.

It was then that Daphne finally spotted the picture of Cleopatra on the wall where the entrance to the tomb was. “Jeepers, who is that?”

“The greatest woman who ever ruled!” Amelia answered as if it were obvious. “Cleopatra, last of the Pharaohs. Atop her head, she wears the golden crown, and around her neck, the ruby ankh necklace.”

“Oh, what a coincidence!” Izzy chirped, “Velma, didn’t you have a…?”

However, Pipp blocked Izzy’s mouth with her hoof when she saw Campbell staring at them suspiciously. “What Izzy means is… wow, heh. And I thought I knew how to accessorize.”

Amelia then put her hand on the tomb door, secretly placing another, smaller fuse on it without anyone else noticing. “The tomb itself is sealed. Imagine… the crown of Cleopatra waits beyond this door.”

“Please, wait! We have translated the hieroglyphics,” Omar said before approaching. “Thus spoke Cleopatra; a curse on those who would defile the secret tomb of the Pharaohs.”

“The Nile will fall and the desert will rise,” Amelia continued the translation. “The army of the undead will awaken, and all who enter will be turned into stone.”

However, while everyone else seemed mildly concerned, Amelia and her two cronies merely laughed in response. It was then that Sunny began to piece things together, remembering how the Nile River looked earlier. “The Nile will fall…” she muttered. “Freddy, we saw the river ourselves. It was completely dry!”

“That part makes total sense,” Tofauti said as Hitch cradled Sparky in his hooves, “but what does ‘the desert will rise’ mean?”

Shaggy gulped nervously as he thought of the next part of the translation. “And, like, ‘awaken the army of the undead’. Let’s hope they have a snooze button.”

“Yeah…” Scooby whimpered worriedly. “And the part about turning those who enter the tomb into stone?” Misty looked worried herself. “It takes some powerful magic in order to do that… even stronger than the level of magic Opaline had.”

“Okay… that’s scary to think about,” Pipp said with a shudder. But at the same time, Amelia didn’t seem too concerned. “Nice try, Cleo, but we didn't come all this way to leave empty-handed.”

One of Amelia’s cronies, Natasha, pulled out her high-tech radar device, letting it scan the tomb from the inside out. “If there is an undead army down there, our equipment will detect them.”

“And,” said Campbell, pulling out his sword, “they won’t be undead for long.”

“Please, Dr. von Butch, in the name of archaeology, let us treat this tomb with respect,” Omar pleaded. “It’s secrets will be revealed in time.”

“I couldn’t agree more,” said Amelia with a smirk, walking a safe distance away from the door before pulling out a remote. “And there’s no time like the present!”

And with the swift click of a button, the door to the tomb exploded, causing many to scream and duck for cover. But when it was over, Omar’s fury still fumed. “She has just destroyed 2000 years of history!”

“Don’t worry, Omar,” Velma reassured, putting a hand on Omar's shoulder. “If the curse can’t stop her… we will.”

Suddenly, a faint, eerie, very raspy scream came from the tomb itself, causing Izzy and Misty to cling to each other while Scooby ran into Shaggy’s arms for comfort. “Like, that,” said Shaggy, “is the spookiest stay-fresh seal I've ever heard.”

“Yeah,” Scooby nodded. “Me too.”

It was then that two very strong gusts of wind began to blow from the entrance of the tomb, whirling around each and every one of them before heading back outside. And once they were gone, Pipp whimpered worriedly. “I know this is probably a bad time, but just to be clear, my mane is probably a mess right now…”

Campbell rushed to the top of the stairs to take a look, but as he did, a large amount of sand began to blow over the entrance. “Hey, doc! I think you better come and check this out!”

Once the others had climbed out of the tomb again, they were stunned to see the wind had picked up tremendously over the past few minutes, and in the distance, a large cloud of sand was beginning to head in their direction, blowing equipment, vehicles and trees in all sorts of directions. “Jeepers!” Daphne cried over the howling winds. “What is that?!”

“Somebody tell me,” said Shaggy worriedly, “that’s just another mirage!”

“It looks like a giant sandstorm!” Tofauti exclaimed. “They happen a lot out here in Egypt, but I’ve never seen one that size before!”

“The desert will rise…” Ulaghai muttered to herself before suddenly realizing what was going on. “It’s the curse!”

“Okay, like, somebody else tell me it's a mirage!” Shaggy shouted out of fear. “Unload, now!” Amelia barked toward her cronies. “We need the geothermal sensors!”

“Are you crazy?!” Hitch exclaimed out of shock. “We need to take cover!”

“Everyone!” Hazina cried. “Back inside the tomb!”

But it was too late-- as soon as they started to head back for the tomb, the sandstorm had reached them, covering their sight as Omar let out a scream. “Shaggy! Scooby!” Misty cried out. “Where are you?!”

“We don’t know!” Shaggy responded back as he and Scooby began to run in place. “But when we figure it out, we'll send you a postcard!”

“Everyone, follow the sound of my voice!” Anga exclaimed through the whirling sands. “Giraffes have special eyelashes that can let us see through the sand, so I can guide us back toward the entrance!”

And so, using the sound of Anga's voice to guide them closer toward the entrance, the ponies, Shaggy, Scooby and a few of their new friends managed to find their way to the safe reaches of the tomb, where Scooby began to pound sand out of his ears while the Mane 6, Anga, Tofauti, Ulaghai and Hazina shook sand from their fur. “Hoo-hoo. I never thought I'd hear myself say this,” Shaggy said, “but man, am I glad to be back inside this creepy tomb.”

“Me too,” Izzy nodded. “Being stuck in a sandstorm is not as much fun as I thought it would be.”

It was then that Shaggy, Misty and Scooby noticed Omar standing not too far away, and Shaggy took the lead as they approached him. “Hey, Omar. Boy, are we glad to see you.”

But as Shaggy laid his hand on Omar’s shoulder, he was stunned to discover that Omar was stone cold, greatly confusing him. “Wow, like, talk about giving a guy the cold shoulder.”

“Uh… Shaggy? I don’t think that’s the only reason he’s not speaking to you,” Zipp said as she turned on her FlyPad’s flashlight. “Look!”

Then, upon further inspection, the group was stunned to see Omar's body had become stone itself, causing Shaggy to jump straight into Scooby's paws. “Zoinks! He's been t-t-turned… turned to stone!”

“S-S-Stone?!” Scooby barked in worry. “No… no, not Omar!” Hazina rushed forward to inspect the statue of her friend. “This can’t be true!”

However, as the Mane 6 and their new friends gathered around Omar’s body, Shaggy and Scooby decided to bolt, only to crash into Fred and the girls as they did so. “Guys?” Daphne looked confused. “What are you doing?”

“We’re heading out into the nice, safe sandstorm,” Shaggy said innocently. “But why?” Fred asked as he, Velma and Daphne got up. “Just look!” Misty pointed her hoof to Omar’s statue, which Hazina was sobbing against. “Prince Omar and the Rock of Gibraltar could be second cousins!”

“Oh, no!” Velma cried, looking just as disheartened as Hazina was. “Omar!”

“Jeepers!” Daphne cried. “He's been turned into a royal statue!”

Amelia von Butch gasped as she and her crew headed back into the tomb to continue their search, with their equipment. “Impossible. How can this be?”

“It’s all in the curse, you dingbat! Don’t you remember?” Ulaghai snarled as Amelia came closer to Omar's statue. “And all who enter will be turned into stone!”

“We tried to warn you,” Hazina sniffled. “Now look what you’ve done!”

“We’ve got to do something,” Daphne said desperately before turning to the ponies. “Do any of you know how to remove the curse from Omar?”

“I’m sorry, Daphne, but we don’t,” Zipp shook her head. “None of us are equipped with magic that strong.”

“Stick with the plan,” Campbell said before turning on his night vision goggles. “I'm switching to night vision.”

“Copy that. We are live. Awaiting your signal, Dr. von Butch,” Natasha said with a smile and looked to her employer, but for a moment, Amelia said nothing. “Dr. von Butch?”

“Doc, it's now or never,” Campbell said to her, and after another few seconds, Amelia nodded in compliance. “All right. On my signal.”

“No!” Velma rebutted against the treasure hunter for what seemed like the 100th time. “What's it gonna take to stop you?”

“Nothing short of an army,” Amelia smirked. “And to ensure that you meddling brats don’t get in the way…”

Then, out of the blue, Toufati, Ulaghai and Anga had ropes swung around their necks, causing them to scream and try to pull free. “Dr. von Butch, what’re you doing?!” Hazina cried out. “They’re my friends!”

“And they’ll be my pack mules as long as we’re on the hunt, Golden Stripe,” Amelia snarked at the golden zebra before turning to her team. “Move out!”

“HAZINA!!!” Anga shrieked in terror as the team moved further into the tomb, taking Hazina’s remaining friends with them. And once they had gone, Hazina let out a stifled sob.

She had lost Omar and three of her friends in no less than 10 minutes.

It made her wonder… how could this situation get any worse?