As soon as we’re inside, the door slides shut behind us, locking us in. Sam tries to disable the locking mechanism, and when that doesn’t work Connor tries to knock the door down, but it seems like our only path of escape is blocked. We all jump as a voice echoes through the room. ‘What’s the matter, Star League, feeling a bit trapped?’ ‘That’s Nefertina!’ I gasp, recognising the voice instantly. ‘Where are you?’ I look around and spot a speaker near the door. She cackles. ‘I think you’d do better to ask where you are. You see, this room may prove a rather crushing defeat for the six of you!’ Uh-oh, I don’t like the sound of that! ‘I thought my Anubite statues would stop you, but they failed miserably. Still, I don’t see you getting out of this contraption alive. I hope you all enjoy getting a lot closer to each other!’ As she says that the walls of the chamber start to move inward like a giant garbage compactor. My heart pounds – if we don’t get out of this room soon we’ll be crushed.
