00:00On a rainy Saturday afternoon, Zara, Ollie, Mia, and Jaden huddled under Zara's porch, bored.
00:08Look, Zara pointed to a crooked treehouse hidden behind overgrown vines in her backyard.
00:14I've never seen that before. Curious, they climbed the creaky ladder.
00:20Inside, the dusty treehouse smelled like old books.
00:24Mia spotted a leather-bound book on a wooden table.
00:27It's glowing, she whispered. Ollie flipped it open, revealing a golden map of the world.
00:33Whoa, it's sparkling. As Ollie touched Egypt on the map, the treehouse shook violently.
00:40The walls blurred, and whoosh, sunlight flooded in. They gasped.
00:46The treehouse now stood in a desert, pyramids towering in the distance.
00:51Intruders shouted a voice. A boy in a striped headdress glared at them.
00:55He held a staff with a cobra carving. I am Pharaoh Ammonious. Why are you here?
01:03Zara stepped forward. We didn't mean to trespass. We're lost.
01:08Ammonious' eyes softened. The sacred scarab, a gem that protects my kingdom, was stolen by High Priest Nat.
01:16Without it, the Nile will dry up. Can you help me find it?
01:20The friends exchanged nervous glances, but nodded.
01:24Ammonious led them through bustling markets to Nack's temple.
01:28The scarab is hidden inside, he said, but the door is locked by a riddle.
01:33They read the hieroglyphs.
01:34I speak without a mouth. Flow without legs. What am I? A river.
01:41Mia explained. The door creaked open.
01:45Inside, the scarab glowed on an altar.
01:49But as Ollie grabbed it, Nack appeared, his eyes fierce.
01:53Thieves. The scarab is mine.
01:55Jaden shouted. Run.
01:58They dashed through secret tunnels.
02:01Nack's footsteps echoing behind.
02:03Suddenly, Zara spotted a hole in the wall.
02:06In here.
02:08They squeezed through just as Nack lunged.
02:11Crash.
02:12The tunnel collapsed behind them.
02:14Back at the treehouse.
02:15Ammonious smiled.
02:17You saved Egypt.
02:19He handed Zara a scarab necklace.
02:21A gift.
02:23Rub it if you ever need help.
02:24As the friends waved goodbye, Ollie touched the map.
02:29The treehouse shook again.
02:31And whoosh!
02:32They were back in Zara's yard.
02:34Rain still pattering.
02:36Was that a dream?
02:37Jaden muttered.
02:38Zara looked down.
02:39Around her neck hung the golden scarab.
02:42Next time, Mia grinned.
02:44Let's visit dinosaurs.
