Saturninus

"Oh, Meagan. Thank the Aeons you're alive. You're safe now. The others are far away. It's just you and me. We're together at last. Together for eternity."

- Saturninus to Meagan after knocking out Apollus

Saturninus is one of the secondary antagonists of Chris Heimerdinger's novels The Sacred Quest and The Lost Scrolls, the fifth and sixth books in the ''Tennis Shoes Adventure Series. ''He is a member of the Sons of the Elect who secretly plots to desert the ranks and start a cult of his own.

The Sacred Quest
Saturninus is among the Sons of the Elect who raid the ruins of Quamran in search of the Scroll of Knowledge. While searching, they come across Harry Hawkins, Meagan Sorenson, and their orphan companion Jesse. Menander finds several scrolls in their possession and, suspecting them to be the Scroll of Knowledge, suggests opening them. However, Saturninus reminds him that Simon Magus wants to open and read the scrolls himself. Menander opens and reads the scrolls anyway, discovering that none of them are the Scroll of Knowledge. The Sons of the Elect decide to let Harry, Meagan, and Jesse go.

The Lost Scrolls
After the Sons of the Elect capture Meagan and Jesse, they hold them captive at their villa. Saturninus accompanies Simon, Menander, and Cerinthus in consulting Meagan about the 21st-century appliances that the Sons of the Elect had found in their possession. Meagan attempts to sound all-powerful and threatening when answering their questions, but Simon shrugs her off as a blasphemous false prophetess.

Later, Meagan and Jesse are able to escape the catacombs and find liberation with the Roman army. While Meagan is on a scouting mission with the Roman commander Apollus, Saturninus ambushes them and knocks out Apollus. He then treats the wounds that Meagan sustained during the ambush while telling her his true intentions. Saturninus claims that he saw an angel that told him that what Meagan said when posing as a prophetess was true, and that she was the new "Earth Mother of the Unknown God." Meagan is repelled by his claims.

Just then, Apollus begins to regain consciousness. Saturninus takes his flail and prepares to deliver a final blow, but Meagan clobbers him and ties him up. She and Apollus escape and proceed toward Mount Gerizim.

Simon Magus soon finds Meagan hiding in a cave on the mountain. He, Cerinthus, and Saturninus find her and bring her to the place where they plan on performing their ritual. As the Sons of the Elect gather, Simon produces a white poisonous snake from inside his robes. Having somehow discovered Saturninus' intentions, Simon commands the snake to bite Saturninus. Saturninus is killed by the snake's poison.