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The Ghosts of Yesterday
Chapter: 1 You do know what they say about them ghosts.
El-Saghira temple, The Valley of the Kings, Egypt 0:5:30 pm afternoon time days prior.
Within the desert stands an ancient but old temple called the El-Saghira temple. The burning hot sun cooks the land that can fry an egg under five minutes. The valley of the kings is less often called the valley of the gates of the kings or in arabic (Wadi Abwab Muluk) is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs
were constructed for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt). The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (modern Luxor), within the heart of the Theban Necropolis. The wadi consists of two valleys, East Valley (where the majority of the royal tombs situated) and West Valley. A popular attraction for tourists to come for all to see.
Egypt on the other hand is a country with much history. With ancient kings and great dynasties have come and gone. Ruins of a few great cities still stand. The great majority of its estimated 80 million people live near the banks of the Nile River, in an area of about 40,000 square kilometers (15,000 sq mi), where the only arable land is found.
The large areas of the Sahara Desert are sparsely inhabited. Monuments like the Great pyramids and the Sphinx are standing achievements to a once proud ancient civilization of Egypt. However fast forward to modern day Egypt things have recently changed within the country that is still in turmoil.
Two men armed with AK-47's guard the enterance to the temple, they are dressed in para military clothing more like desert camoflage clothing. Both men are quite stocky with black long beards, up ahead they see nothing but sand for miles around.
Along with that the wind is blowing from the northest. Suddenly off in the distance as if the two men squint to see who is coming but people are known to see mirages in the desert considering how hot it is.
Vroooom
A roar of an engine from an automobile approaches the temple, the tires from the vehicle pick up dust behind it for in which someone is approaching but the men know who is coming or so they think. With the sun behind the vehicle one could image that is could be a senerio of one of those old western movies in regards to having the sun behind someone's back for a sure sign of good luck.
"So! said the man in Arabic, with the scar on his face You think that is the man with the money?"
"We will know for sure." Said the other man in Arabic "The boss said a business man would deliver the ransom, in exchange for the girl."
"Pfft, he is a fool to come here." said the man with a sinister grin " Both will die anyway and all of us will be rich men, who is the girl anyway?"
"Who cares?" shrugged the man with the scar "I heard she is the bosse's old girlfriend."
"Old girlfriend?, that makes no sense." asked the man "How did they even meet?"
"Were not paid to ask questions, just follow orders and besides, they'll both be dead soon." said the other man.
Both men chuckle at that for they both have sinister thoughts in mind with their hostage. Then suddenly the vehicle came to a stop near the temple. The men reconzie the vehicle as a white Bently continental GT a brand new model and make. They also see a cacausain male behind the wheel. Possiblity an American or in fact British. But they didn't care.
The drivers side door slowly opened as the man steps upon the sandy area near the temple. The vehicle itself has the appearance of svelte good looks with power, poise and exceptional prowess.
But the man himself has a cloud of mystery that surrounds him as if both men don't know what to make of him. However their overconfidence has clouded their judgment to assume this man is just a business man and nothing more but like the old saying goes never judge a book by its cover.
The man is tall with muscular build, with short but dark dirty blonde hair a pair of shades covered his eyes and in his right hand is a silver briefcase. His suit is a charcoal blue with a red tie and black shined shoes. However either they didn't know who the person is or they didn't even care.
Their motivation is all about the money, along with killing the woman and the man. These criminals are a suppositious cowardly lot. The mystery man's shoes cracked the ground as he walked towards as in where he can see two guards guarding the temple. He has a stern expression but more of a calm but cool and collective side to the mystery man. But the real question is who is he.
Unknown to the kidnappers are aware that a businessman has come to give them the ransom in which the man is posing as. Is just an alias under the name of Mark Hazard. His real name is James Bond double-0-seven. Many intelligence agencies around the world regard the name and the number as in just an alias for someone else portraying the original James Bond from the cold war.
He is well aware how wrong they are. Over the years he has changed his tactics and methods so people would think just that. Thanks to Mycroft's elixir he is living beyond any mortal man, de aging himself to his younger self and plastic surgery. In fact the elixir he had taken gives him partial immortality but that doesn't mean he can't die because he can.
Whispers from many people regard the name and number as an urban myth. James didn't care. He always hated to be in the public eye like the time old M tried to get him knighted but he refused to be knighted.
He avoided the press at all costs and stayed away from cameras of any kind. He never watched television he always found it to be a bore. However he does have a flat screen television at home, he had never bothered to take it out of the box. He'll have to remind himself to do that later when he gets a chance.
Today's world is more dangerous with many adventures. He moved out of his flat years ago and found the mansion of his grandfather Campion Bond. He'll have to thank Mycroft in finding his grandfather's mansion another time. Now there are more important things to do. In which his thoughts are focused right now.
He'll think about the past another day. James Bond calmly walked towards the armed kidnappers guards who are guarding the front entrance of the temple. He acted normal like anyone would in this situation. Then he stopped and glared at the armed men, took off his sunglasses and placed them in his pocket.
"Gentlemen, I have the ransom money that your boss wanted." Spoke Bond in Arabic.
The man with the scar across his cheek, motioned to the other man. Then the heavy set man went inside as his footsteps echoed on the inside. The man with the scar across his right face cheek smiled at him as Bond just nodded and waited patiently.
In the background he heard talking as in this temple sounds can travel ever far even to the outside of the temple. All of a sudden footsteps are heard coming closer and then it stopped as a body of a female is thrown out of the temple and had landed hard on the sandy ground near the feet of James Bond.
He saw she has ragged clothing, blonde hair and large sized breasts. She is gagged from the mouth as murmur noises are coming from her as if she is trying to talk. It appears she has some bruises on her face, but it doesn't look like she has been tortured or possibility worse rape.
The guard who guarded the entrance came walking out with three other men including a 4th man. He suspected this is the ring leader of the kidnappers. The leader is tall possibly about 5 ft 11 220 pounds with dark brown eyes, along with short black hair and a mustache. He is dressed in camouflage clothing with a loosely white shirt and brown boots. A Egyptian army cap that has a small bullet hole in the middle of the cap.
He also has a toothpick in his mouth along with a sinister smile to him in which the man thinks this is too easy. Bond is here to prove him wrong otherwise. The number came up to four armed men with Ak-47 assault rifles and the 5th man the leader who is only armed with a pistol which is situated within his right hip that looks like a gun holster.
"He is the girl…Mister Business man. Now throw us the briefcase slowly, but show us the money first." spoke the leader of the kidnappers.
Bond dose just that as the girl slowly gets up and looked at him as she mumbled something to him, he motioned to her go sit nearby his car. She limps all the way to his car and waits patiently. She is still scared that her ex-boyfriend would do this, she thought he was dead but by the looks of it she was proven wrong.
Then the secret agent put on his sunglasses in which he pressed a small button hidden on his sunglasses. He has a special surprise waiting for these kidnappers they'll never know what hit them. Q designed this surprise himself. Only double-0-seven knows what he has done.
The leader of the kidnappers picked up the briefcase. He turned to walk away suddenly he heard clicking noises in the background it is the men who armed their weapons as they pointed at the both of them. Figures they would resort to as Bond suspected they would. James turned back around and glared at the leader of the kidnappers. The man spat his tooth pick to the sandy desert sand.
"Stay here, I like to count the money before you die…the both of you." Said, the leader.
"If you insist, but do I get a last word." said Bond in Arabic.
The kidnappers including the leader laughed at that.
"And what word would that be?" asked the guard with the scar on his face.
"Peek-a-boo." Said, Bond, In a flawless British accent.
All of the men were dumbfounded by what the man had to saw including the kidnapped woman. Then the leader shook his head and laughed along with his men. Bond watched as the man opened the briefcase, suddenly it happened.
"BANG"
A loud but blinding noise came from the briefcase, Bond could almost grin indeed big things do come from small packages. But there is no time to use humor because the kidnappers including the leader are temporarily blinded by the flash bang that was integrated in the briefcase.
He armed it with a press of a button and with the right codeword it is set to go off once it is open. With the men temporarily blinded, Bond sprung into action. He engaged the kidnappers.
The leader quickly tried to regain his sight suddenly he felt a hard right fist land at his jaw. It was very painful. Followed by a left elbow to his gut as he felt the air leave his body, finally body head-butted him right in the face as the leader is knocked hard to the ground.
James Bond still had to deal with the four. He draws out from his holster his trusty Walther P99 pistol and fired two shots right at the guard with the scar on his face. The man with scar struggled to see as he tried to fire his weapon at the businessman or so he thought.
However he didn't want to hit his comrades, but that doesn't mean he has the urge to shoot them because that would mean more money for him. He felt the bullets penetrating his body, one in the chest as he fired upwards in the air by accident due to the reaction of being shot.
Then the other bullet hitting his shooting hand as blood along with a few fingers splattered to the sandy ground. The Ak-47 assault rifle flew upwards in the air after being shot away.
Bond withdraws his weapon, went over to the guard with the scar had been shot caught the Ak-47 in his hands, armed it and fired and as the other men suddenly regained their sight. They are shocked at what they see or the last thing they will ever see.
A stream of bullets riddled their bodies like confetti and had fallen to the ground. It was a complete and utter mess. Bond then took out the weapons cartage as it was empty, so he threw the cartage and the Ak-47 aside.
He didn't need it anymore and for a moment he glared at the men as he is walking towards the kidnapped woman. He doesn't take death personal anymore Bond has grown callous towards the concept of death to the point that people die all the time.
It was their time to stare death right in the face and James Bond knew it.
"Don't get up on my account, gentlemen" quipped the secret agent "I'll see myself out."
James Bond walked towards the woman who is stunned at the measure this so-called businessman would go through to keep her safe. But they all deserved what was coming to them. Even her ex-boyfriend had it coming to him. Bond then gently took off her gag on her mouth and took a look at the wounds on her face. She'll live but she needs to be looked at by a doctor just in case. She smiled warmly at him.
"Thank you!" said the woman.
"My pleasure…Miss?" Bond didn't know her name, M just sent him on this mission to rescue a kidnapped British official's daughter.
"Onabottom. Tina Onabottom." Said, Tina.
"So why the name Onabottom?" said Bond while smiling "Do you like it on the bottom, or is that a clever catch phrase to confuse men like myself."
"Uh…" Tina is struggling to put in the right words "It's my family name silly." She giggled a little, suddenly she saw her ex-boyfriend getting up.
She pointed at this in which Bond quickly draws out his weapon and fired. A single shot went right between the eyes of her ex-boyfriend. The bullet penetrated his skull as the leader fell flat to the ground dead. So he withdrew his weapon and stares back at her.
"What was his story?" asked Bond.
An ex-boyfriend of mine." Said Tina "I dated him for several years until he disappeared, afterwards I was told he died in which his family showed me the body and everything."
"I take it you suspected trickery from the family of his." Said, James
"Yeah sort-of, they did have me fooled. I did cry but I moved on he is yesterdays news." Said Onabottom. "Then days ago he showed up out of the blue, as if I saw a ghost. But that wasn't the case, he needed the money so he kidnapped me. I resisted and put up a good fight however I was hit several times including the back of the head."
"Well it goes without saying about them ghosts." Said Bond, he opened the door to the passenger side of his vehicle to help her get in.
Once she sat in the red leather interior of the vehicle, "Saying what?" asked Tina.
Bond walked to the driver's side door and opened it. Then he sat inside and overheard her question while putting the key into the ignition to start up his vehicle
"No one can truly escape the ghosts of yesterday." Said Bond
as he placed his foot on the gas peddle, now that his vehicle is in motion he drove away in the direction away from the temple. He'll contact the proper authorities to come pick up the bodies later if they are capable of doing so considering the current crisis that they are in.
"Oh by the way I didn't catch your name?" said Tina.
He is well aware that she never heard the name James Bond and her father being a government official in the British government. The man won't be going around blabbing about his name to the press Mycroft will see to that if he doesn't. It is good to have friends in high places, he has seldom few friends these days.
"Bond. James Bond." Said, the Secret agent.
His Bentley Continental GT drives away in the sunset. He has never bothered to look back as he is focused on the here and now. An ominous figure standing on top of the temple glances down at the pair driving away. James kept on driving farther and farther away from the temple.
For a brief second he spotted someone standing on top of the temple while looking at his rear view mirror, then as he blinked the figure was gone.
Who was that? He wondered about it.
Was it the Grim Reaper or was it someone else. He brushed it aside within his mind as nothing more than a simple mirage, the desert does play tricks on people. Unknown to him it was sure sign that things are about to get a whole lot interesting in the long run.
