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Jack and Annie pushed on the door. It opened slowly.

"The STAIRS!" said Jack and Annie.

The ghost-queen floated up the stairs.

The boat was filled with many things. Gold plates. Painted cups. Jeweled goblets. Woven baskets. Jewelry with blue stones. Small wooden statues.

They stepped into a cold, drafty room.

"The BOAT!" said Jack.

Jack put the scepter and his notebook and pencil into his pack.

The ghost-queen was nowhere in sight.

"Look!" said Jack.

Dim torchlight lit the huge room. It had a very high ceiling. On one side was a pile of tables, chairs, and musical instruments.

"What's it doing inside Queen Hutepi's pyramid?" asked Annie.

He and Annie followed the ghost-queen. Deeper into the pyramid. Until they came to some stairs.

He and Annie went over to the boat. They looked inside it.

Jack and Annie followed.

"Maybe it's supposed to carry her to the Next Life," said Jack.

The ghost-queen floated right through a wooden door.

On the other side of the room was a small wooden boat.

He reached into the boat and lifted out a clay jug.

"The JUG!" said Annie.

"What is it?" asked Annie.

"Come on," said Annie.

"The FOLDED CLOTH!" said Annie.

Jack's heart was pounding. Cold air was coming through the open doorway.

"It feels like a big napkin," he said.

Jack looked inside the jug.

Then another door on the other side of the chamber creaked open.

Jack reached into the jug and pulled out the folded cloth. It was wrapped around an ancient-looking scroll.

"The Book of the Dead!" whispered Annie. "We found it. We found her book."

"No," said Annie. "She's waited a thousand years for her book. Don't make her wait anymore."

"In there," said Annie. "Maybe she's in there."

It was covered with wonderful hieroglyphs.

"Something's in here," he said.

Jack slowly unrolled the scroll.

"Queen Hutepi!"

"Queen Hutepi!" called Annie. "We have it! We found your Book of the Dead!"

Jack felt down inside the jug.

"Oh, man." Jack traced his finger over the scroll. It felt like very old paper.

"Wait --"

Silence.

There was still no sign of the ghost-queen.

It was nearly bare. Except for a long gold box. The box was open. The cover was on the floor.

"Don't be afraid," said Annie. "Come on."

Annie took Jack by the arm. They walked together. Across the room. To the glowing gold box.

"We found it," said Annie. "Your Book of the Dead."

Jack stepped into the other room.

They came to the open door. Annie went through first.

Silence.

"No," said Jack.

The gold box glowed.

Jack put the ancient scroll into his backpack. Then he and Annie slowly started to cross the drafty room.

"No. I think we should leave it in there," said Annie. She pointed to the gold box.

They stopped in front of the box. And they peered inside.

"Queen Hutepi?" called Annie.

"Hurry, Jack!" she said.

Jack could barely breathe. "Let's leave the scroll on the floor. And go," he said.