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Chapter 7 - On the way

Noelle told me that the giant aircraft was the Albiore II. Before we could take off, Raine had a confession to make to everyone in the ship, including Noelle. Raine got everyone's attention. "Listen up, everybody. Regal, Colonel Jade, and I talked to Kaede's mother about Kaede. Kaede was born with a disability called autism. It's a disability that impairs learning. But her autism is so high-functioning that I believe she can learn well. She CAN get anxious. She was just discharged from Willowbrooke Academy months ago. It's a psychiatric group home. But before she went there, she was arrested for an attack at the age of 16. So, any questions?" Raine said. "How'd you try to attack someone, Kaede," Anise asked me. "Well, I was put in the time-out-room when I wasn't feeling good. I was so angry that I got a plastic knife and tried to stab a teacher with it. I was very angry," I said with a touch of guilt. "That was wrong of you. How could you do such a thing," Natalia cried. "And where'd you get the knife from?" Marta asked. "I got it from home and put it in my bra before I went to school," I said. "You could have cut yourself like that. Did you actually STAB the teacher?" Noelle asked me. "No. Someone in front of her caught me and the teacher restrained me to the ground. Then I was arrested and sent to the Juvenile Detention Center for 3 entire weeks. I was quite a picky eater, eating only peanut-butter sandwiches and saltine crackers. It was awful," I said, thinking that I'm about to cry. I was really sad to remember what I did and the harsh times at DJJ. "What's a Juvenile Detention Center?" Genis asked me. "It's jail for people who are 16 years old and under," I said. I was about to cry. Then Regal put his hand on my shoulder. "Don't be too sad, Kaede. Long ago, I killed a beloved girl named Alicia. She was a victim of exsphere research and she turned into a monster, just like the one you got attacked by in your town," He said. "Alicia was my sister," Presea said. "How'd you kill her, Regal?" I asked. "She asked me to kill her, but I hesitated. When she grabbed me, I had no other choice but to kill her with my own hands," he said. I assumed that Lloyd's part of my party knew Regal's story. Everyone was sorry to hear our stories. Then I heard King Tutankhamen's voice again. "Kaede, come to my tomb at the Valley of the Kings. I'll tell you the first treasure you need to find for me and please bring your party," the pharaoh's voice said. "I will," I said. "Hey, who was that?" Guy asked me. "You mean you can hear the voice, too?" I asked. "I heard it, too. It's similar to the headaches I get sometimes,' Luke said. "And where'd that voice come from?" Tear asked. "It came from the Divine Ring that king Tutankhamen gave me. He can use it to communicate with me and he can channel his power along with the Egyptian gods' powers. He said it might control me," I said. Then the Albiore II took off. Colette and I stumbled. She fell on her butt. "Are you okay?" I asked her. "Yeah," Colette said, getting up. Then I noticed something. I forgot a map! I anxiously told Noelle that. "That's okay. The Albiore has a digital map. But where is the Valley of the Kings?" Noelle said. "It's in Egypt," I said.