Serena Gardner's life had been a whirlwind for the last several years. Everything had started out normal, but once she wanted a job at the local museum, everything had gone uphill from there! She met several great friends she was still close with, fell in love a couple times, had a run-in with a walking mummy, experienced the loss of a good friend, was kidnapped by said mummy, put the mummy to rest forever, became the first woman Medjai, and even got married!
Ardeth Bay. A man she never would've thought she'd meet, much less fall in love with! She wasn't the only one. The couple kept in slight touch with the O'Connells. Contact was difficult and extremely limited because of their location and the fact that they were always on the move, but they managed to communicate when they could. Serena learned that Rick and Evy had married and had a son. She figured he must've been eight by then. She hoped to meet him one day, but only time would tell. At that point, she hoped to see the O'Connells again, period.
Ever since they put the mummy to sleep, the Medjai made sure that he did not arise again, since apparently that was possible. The things Serena believed now!
Sure enough, they soon heard news that people were trying to resurrect Imhotep once again. She didn't know why anyone would want to do so, but there were definitely people who wanted him alive again. They were crazy. So the Medjai rode off to stop the man from coming back to life and bringing death and destruction with him.
They traveled back to Hamunaptra—the City of the Dead. A few years ago, Serena would've thought the place never existed. Now she guarded it with strict vigilance. When they came close, they saw a massive camp set up and an even bigger hole in the ground. Various people were in the hole digging, no doubt trying to find Imhotep.
"We can't let them find the creature. I will disguise myself as one of them and try to stop them from finding him. If I fail, at least I will know their plans for resurrecting him," Ardeth announced to his fellow companions.
"I'm coming with you," Serena said.
"No, my love. It is too dangerous."
Serena smiled. "We're in this together."
The two put their hoods over their faces and as discreetly as possible entered the camp. No one noticed the intruders as they were preoccupied with finding the corpse. Serena pointed out that the two books, of the Dead and of Life, had also been found. She watched in horror as mounds of sand appeared and unfortunately, she knew what came next, just from experience. Sure enough, thousands of scarabs filled the hole and everyone in it scrambled to get out before they were eaten. A few lucky people managed to escape, but most were eaten by the beetle-like creatures. Those who crawled out of the hole, but not fast enough, clawed at their skin as lumps wandered under it. Serena grimaced at the sight of tons of scarabs fly out of one man's mouth and couldn't help but remember the incident with the warden of Cairo prison all those years ago.
Men started using flamethrowers to ward off the scarabs and it worked wonders. A crane lifted a thick solid crystal-like object up to ground from the hole. They all knew it was in fact Imhotep, and they intended to use the Books to bring him back to life.
Three men pushed through the crowd to get to a man and a woman who were obviously the leaders of the party. Ardeth and Serena walked closer while the man demanded them to procure an object, apparently a bracelet, but the men admitted they didn't have it.
"Where is the bracelet?" the woman asked.
"It's on its way to merry old London!" one of the men responded.
"Then London we must go!" the leader responded.
Ardeth and Serena made eye contact at the statement. There was no doubt that the bracelet was with the O'Connells. They knew what this meant. It was time to see their old friends again.
A/N: Looks like Serena's getting her wish! I know, the first chapter's kinda slow. I had to establish what's happened with Serena over the years and then get the whole finding Imhotep thing out of the way! Review!