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memories that played
through his mind.
    Jake, meanwhile, studied the various tubes
and computer displays in another area of the room. “Pallid, what is
this for?” he inquired, pointing to the six sealed glass coffins
that lay neatly in a row. He peered into one of the coffins and
blinked. “Is that what I think it is?”
    Curious, Pallid walked over to him. His jaw
dropped when he saw what was in them.
    “Are these people being created right now?”
Jake asked.
    Pallid nodded, still in shock. “The six
leaders. Even in their primitive state, I recognize them. They are
slowly being formed in their containers. But why?”
    “You didn’t know about this?”
    He shook his head. “Even I wasn’t allowed to
know some of their secrets.”
    “Look over here.” He pointed to the computer
display which had some words written on it, words Jake couldn’t
know since they were the ancient language.
    Pallid glanced up at the screen and read the
words aloud. “‘To cancel the replacement process, type in the
password.’” He looked baffled. “I don’t understand why the leaders
would create duplicates of themselves. They had the Stone of
Immortality. Even if they were invaded by aliens, they could not
die.”
    After a long moment, Pallid decided to make a
careful study of the room to see if he could figure out what was
going on.

Chapter Eight
     
    Atlantis
    Planet: Earth
     
    Meanwhile, Amanda and Katherine appeared at
the top of the arc where the great library was. For the moment, the
room was empty of other people.
    To Katherine’s surprise, Amanda had insisted
on wearing silk black pants and a silk pink shirt that went down to
her hips. The outfit showed off her best features, though Katherine
thought it was inappropriate for the mission they were on. They
were there to save the Olympians and Augurs from possible
extinction, not to impress other people.
    Katherine’s cotton dark blue pants and modest
forest green shirt were far more practical, which only emphasized
how different the two sisters were. With a sigh, Katherine walked
around the room, examining the many books lining the shelves. Her
black boots echoed eerily on the floor. Something about this place
gave her the creeps, and she couldn’t figure out why.
    “Wow! This place is gorgeous!” Amanda gushed
as she waved Katherine to the large window. “Look at all the
colors. There’s no place as lovely as this on Raz.”
    “We’re here to find the location of the
replacement Olympians, not sightsee,” Katherine reminded her.
    “The replacements have to be somewhere in
this building if my magic brought me here.” Katherine was ready to
leave the room to search for the replacements when Amanda called
out, “Wait! Come here.”
    Katherine frowned when she realized Amanda
was still staring out the window. “We can check out the city after
we finish the mission.”
    “Give me some credit. I’m not as stupid as
you seem to think I am.”
    “Sorry.” She walked over to Amanda. “What is
it?”
    “We’re not alone.”
    Katherine followed Amanda’s gaze. Her eyes
widened in surprise. “Didn’t the Augurs tell you this city had been
deserted for a long time?”
    “Apparently, it’s not anymore.”
    They watched as men and women in military
uniforms walked through the city.
    “I think they’re scouting out the place,”
Amanda said. “I don’t recognize the equipment they’re using. Look,
that man is talking into something.”
    “Did the Augurs tell you they might be
here?”
    “No.” She sighed. “All they said was that I
was going to meet an Infer and that he would help me find the
replacements.”
    “What is an Infer?”
    “They were pretty vague in the description.
They just said it was a man who wears all white. They said he is
expecting me.”
    “And I need to be here because…?”
    “They didn’t say.”
    Katherine groaned and rolled her eyes. This
better not be a waste of her time. She glanced out the window
again. “I don’t