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1946 England

... Now safely aboard the airship, with the mummy finally vanquished. Dash swept Scarlet into his arms.

"Oh, God, Scarlet, I thought I'd lost you".

"For a moment there you did". Bathed in rays of golden sunlight, our heroes sealed their reunion with a kiss of timeless passion, their love deeper and truer than ever.

Katharine could help the chuckle that left her lips when she finished reading Evy's second book. A few years back Evy had decided to become a writer when she had been pregnant with her and Ardeth's son, Jeremiah.

"Hey Mum". Katharine heard from beside her as the study door opened. Standing there with her reading glasses perched on her nose was Rick and Katharine's 12 year old daughter, Abigail. 4 months after their adventure in Ahm Shere, Katharine had found out she was pregnant with a little girl.

"Yes sweetheart"? Katharine asked her tired looking daughter.

"Dad's home ... with a hook in his neck". Abigail, affectionately called Abby, smirked in amusement. Katharine chuckled at the thought of her husband who had decided it would be a fantastic idea to try out fly fishing.

"Oh does he now". Katharine laughed as she closed the book and put it on the table as her daughter walked over to her.

"What are you reading"? Abby asked as she picked up the cover.

"Your Aunt's second book". Katharine replied smiling in amusement at her daughter when she blanched.

"I read that too it sounded nothing like the version you had told me". Abby frowned as she put the book back down. Both Rick and Katharine had decided to tell Abby about their adventures when they were sure she could handle it so they could avoid another Bracelet of Anubis debacle. The two were still laughing over the ridiculousness of the book when Rick came in looking dirty and beat up. Katharine smiled at her husband of 20 years.

"Abby-girl why don't you go get ready for dinner it'll be ready shortly". Rick smiled as he came into the room.

"Okay Dad". Abby smiled as she walked out of the room, chuckling outside the door when she heard her Dad groan as he sat down.

"You look beautiful". Katharine laughed getting a sarcastic smirked from her husband before he hauled himself up off the chair, kissed her cheek and went to have a shower.

"Husband"!

"Yes"? Katharine heard Rick groan from the bathroom, behind her.

"You have a hook in your neck". Katharine called out, chuckling when she heard Rick groan as he assumedly tried to pull it out.

"Can you come here and do it for me". Rick called out in defeat smiling when he heard Katharine burst out laughing.

"Is that your subtle way of asking me to join you in the shower"? Katharine called out turning her head toward the bathroom door. Rick quickly popped his head out the door after he had taken his shirt off.

"Maybe..."

Katharine merely smirked.

~*Break*~

After their shower both Katharine and Rick went down to the dining room where Abby was already waiting for them as she read one of her favourite books, the wizard of OZ. When she'd heard her parents coming down the stairs she smiled at them before going back to her reading.

"Any letters from Alex"? Rick asked softly as he poured himself and his wife a drink. Alex had been a sore subject for the both of them for the last few months as he hadn't been contacting them not matter how many letters they'd sent him. Neither Katharine nor Rick saw Abby's eyes widened from behind her book as she thought of the letter, addressed to her, that their butler had handed them that morning.

It had been from Alex telling her he'd found the entrance to the Emperor's tomb.

Alex had dropped out of college 6 months back and hadn't told their parents as he had been wary of their reaction. With Dad she understood why Alex didn't want to tell but with their Mum ... she didn't. Mum would have been proud of Alex as even Abby knew that her Mother still loved her archaeology despite having given it up and becoming a professor at the nearby college. An Archaeology professor at that.

"No". Katharine sighed as she looked at her husband who scoffed slightly before sitting her drink in front of her and sitting beside her.

"Well what do you expect? The only time we hear from that kid any more is when he's getting kicked out of college or he needs more money". Rick said quickly as he looked at his wife. He knew Katharine was hurt by Alex's lack of communication (Especially when she heard from Evy more than her own son) and while it hurt him too it also made him angry at his son.

"I'm sure he's just buried in his studies". Katharine tried to defend before biting her lip when Rick threw her a look. Even she couldn't believe it. Neither noticed as Abby nearly choked on her stifled laughter.

"We're talking about Alex, Kat. Not Abby-girl". Rick replied as he threw a small grin at his wife making her grin back at him before changing the subject.

"I finished reading Evy's book".

"How did that go"? Rick asked as he looked at his wife with wide eyes. His eyes widening further as a grin stretched across his face when Katharine burst out laughing.

"Don't get me wrong it's a good book, just like the last one, but ..." Katharine stopped talking as giggles came over her again.

"She made Mum sound like a damsel in distress while you suddenly sounded like an English nobleman adventurer". Abby replied for her mother, smiling as she tried to imagine her father being all proper and noble like.

"And Evy's thinking about writing a third book"? Rick asked the two girls receiving only a nod in return.

"But she says she usually is staring at a blank page, completely blocked. So if we have another Mummy adventure she says we are to tell her about it immediately so she can turn it into her next story". Katharine added her laughter turning into slow chuckles.

"Does she really expect us to"? Rick asked looking at Katharine with wide eyes.

"Yes, apparently we're Mummy magnets". Katharine answered as she nodded her head vigorously as dinner was brought out to them. Katharine smiled when she saw the trout on the plate. She hadn't noticed the butler throw Rick a look but Abby did.

"So did you catch this the traditional way or with your gun"? Katharine asked making Abby giggle as she took a bite. When she suddenly crunched down on a hard rounded object making her wince and spit it out, a smile growing on her face when she saw the bullet on the napkin.

"Well, I guess that answers that question".

~*Break*~

The next day both Katharine and Rick were in the living room sitting across from Benjamin Fry from the Foreign Office.

"First of all, I'd just like to say that the Foreign Office appreciates all that you did in the war". Fry started as he sat on the armchair across from them with a box on his lap. "But I've been sent to offer you one last assignment".

"We've retired from the espionage game ...we're spending all our time with our children and each other now". Katharine mumbled before turning to look at her husband, who smiled at her and turned back to Fry.

"But just out of curiosity, what is the mission anyway"? Rick asked the man. Katharine turned back to face Fry as she waited for him to answer.

"We need you to courier this to Shanghai". Fry replied as he placed the box on the coffee table in front of the two before opening it.

Katharine gasped in awe as she picked up the Eye of Shangri-La.

"Nice piece of ice". Rick admired as he watched his wife's eyes glint in awe and excitement. The same look he always used to see when she found something new during her archaeological digs.

"It's the Eye of Shangri-La". Katharine told her husband as she read the inscription on the front of the diamond.

Only a drop of blood from a person of pure heart can open the Eye.

"If you believe the legend, it points the way to the Pool of Eternal Life". Katharine continued before sitting the Eye back in the box.

"It was smuggled out of China in 1940. Now the government would like to return it to the Shanghai Museum as a sign of good faith to the Chinese people". Fry informed them. "And with your expertise in the field we naturally thought of you". It was true, the couple in front of him made the best team he had ever seen

Katharine turned to her husband with a conflicted look on her face which was mirrored in her husband's. They'd made a promise to each other after the war had ended to stop and slow down. Both were getting older and ever since Ahm Shere where Katharine had died he'd been even more paranoid and worried about her and their family when out in the field.

"Post-war China is very dangerous. There are a lot of faction that would love to get their hands on the Eye of Shangri-La. In lesser hands, the Eye could be lost forever". Fry looked away hiding a smirk. He knew these two loved their adventures and the more dangerous the more exciting it was for the both of them.

"Jonathan lives in Shanghai. We haven't seen him in a while; we could turn it into a visit with him". Rick suggested as he turned to his wife who smiled wide at him.

"I know Abby wants to see her Uncle again and I miss my brother". Katharine nodded as she turned to the man. While Jonathan and herself still kept in contact it was different to him being here every day and annoying her in the way only her big brother could.

"Does this mean we can count on you one last time"? Fry asked them both receiving an excited nod as Rick wrapped his arms around his wife.

AN: Hey guys hope you enjoyed this very short first chapter. I am going to make the chapters a whole lot longer and I suspect that this story will be shorter than the other two.

How many of you saw Abby coming :) If you're wondering who I picture as Abigail it would be Willow Shields.

Please leave a review and tell me what you think.