01_-_The_Alchemyst

Something in his sister’s voice made Josh turn to look at her. “You don’t
think we’ll get away,” he said evenly.
“Let’s try,” she said, not answering his question. “But I’m sure they’ll
come after us.”
“Flamel said that Dee would be able to track us. I’m sure Flamel—or
Scathach—can do that too.”
“Flamel has no reason to follow us,” Sophie pointed out.
“But Dee does,” Josh said. “What happens if we go home and Dee and
his people follow us there?” he wondered aloud.
Sophie frowned. “I’ve been thinking about that. Flamel said that we’ll
be able to see the magical aura that surrounds people.”
Josh nodded.
“Hekate hasn’t Awakened our magical powers.” She frowned again,
trying to remember exactly what Nicholas Flamel had said. “Flamel said we
smelled of wild magic.”
Josh sniffed deeply. “But I can’t smell anything. No fruit or oranges or
vanilla ice cream. Maybe we don’t smell until that happens.”
“If we managed to make it back home, we could head out to Utah to
Mom and Dad. We could stay with them for the rest of the summer until all
this blows over.”
“That’s not a bad idea,” Josh said. “No one would find us in the desert.
And right now, the hot, boring, sandy desert sounds really attractive.”
Sophie turned to look at the door. “There’s only one problem. This
place is a maze. Do you think you can find the way back to the car?”
“I think so.” He nodded. “Actually, I’m sure of it.”
“Let’s go, then.” She checked her pocket for her dead cell phone. “Let’s
get your stuff.”
The twins paused by the door of Sophie’s room and peered up and
down the corridor. It was deserted and in almost total darkness except where