Chapter 4 PART THREE

DAY FOUR

THE UNKNOWN REMAINS

The divided groups had returned to the cemetery,hoping that they would find so much more than nothing.

Kelvin and Mr. Norman had taken their group over to the crypt. 'Right guys and girls this crypt is believed to be dated back to the medieval times, but it maybe longer. So watch your step.'

Kelvin opened the crypt door, it banged loudly, creaking making the group jump.

They all followed Kelvin down the cold concrete stairway individually, Mr. Norman the last.

They stepped cautiously down the jagged stairs as a foul smell rose. They covered their mouths as the potent smell of the dead got ever closer.

They stepped off the last step into the crypt where there were many coffins lay on the ground mostly made of concrete even those that had been given their own place in the enclosures of the concrete walls around them.

'Just be careful guys just write down the inscriptions off the coffins then we'll return to the surface.'

The groups walked round the crypt amazed to how old many of the dead were many dating back to the sixteenth century.

'Right guys time to go I think we've all had enough.'

'Not me.'

'Maybe we'll find something outside.'

They all followed Kelvin up the jagged concrete stairs outside Mr. Norman the last. The next group went down into the crypt as Kelvin, Mr. Norman and their group stood outside the crypt. 'Right I'll take Mark, Joe, and Caitlin you take Sass, Gav, and Stef. We'll meet back here okay make sure whatever you turn up you cover the ground back with soil.'

'Sure will.'

'Come on guys.'

Joe, Mark, and Caitlin followed Kelvin round to the back of the crypt.

'Right we'll start here and work our way across.'

They picked up their shovels crashing down into the ground beneath them. Several inches of dirt piled up, a skeleton lay in the dirt. They pushed more dirt away. They all peered down over the skeleton which had a structure of it's own unlike any human skeleton.

'What is it Kelvin?'

'Not sure I've never seen anything like this before.'

'So are we going to move it?'

'Not just yet.'

'When?'

'At the end of the dig. The others must see this.'

He called the others on his walkie talkie. 'Yo! guys you better come and take a look at this I'm behind the crypt we've found something I'd like you to take a look at.'

The other archaeologists, teachers and pupils walked behind the crypt to where Kelvin and their group were.

'So what have you found Kelvin?'

'I think you'll find this very interesting. It's like no other skeleton that I've ever seen.'

'Show us then.'

He stepped out of the way. The others peered over.

'Holly crap.'

'Watch your mouth Mr. Styles.'

'Sorry sir.'

'Took the words right out of my mouth.'

'It's like nothing I've ever seen. I've never come across remains like this before.'

'What is it?'

'Not sure.'

'So you taking this one back with you?'

'We sure are it's an un-known skeleton we need to take it back and study it.'

'So you've got no idea what it is?'

'No not even where it came from, how it got here, or even its age.'

'Cool.'

'Come on we best be getting back to camp. Just remember where this one is.'

'I will.'

They all walked away a lot happier than they had in the last two days. They were finally beginning to get somewhere at last.

They all sat round the camp fire having their supper before returning to their tents and snuggling into their sleeping bags, closing their eyes.