Body The scene is five years after the second part. I do not own the Mummy characters, only Elana/Merenre. I like this one better than the second part mostly because I just sat down and started writing, with only the beginning and end in mind but not how to connect the two. I know a few people didn't like the second part, but that's usually what happens with sequels. You have to come up with something REALLY spectacular if you want to make a third that anyone will want to read/see. I just hope I cleared up a few small problems from the second one with this one.

The chaos started with a knock at the door. Elana opened it, surprised to see Evelyn and Rick O'Connell. She hadn't seen them in five years, since Evelyn let her go without a fight.

Evelyn looked distressed. They stepped inside at Elana's bidding and she noticed an extra person with them.

"What's wrong, Evelyn?" Elana asked.

Evelyn introduced Ardeth Bay. To Elana's distrss, he was one of the Keepers of the Mummy. She recognized the markings on his face. "What place does a Med-jai have here?" Elana asked.

"We need to talk," Rick said. They all sat down in Elana's living room.

A strange noise made Rick jump up, blade in hand. Elana rolled her eyes. "Oh, sit down! It's just the baby."

As Elana disappeared down the hall, the others all looked at each other. "Baby?" they all cried together. When Elana re-entered the room, she was carrying a six-month-old baby clothed in pink. She showed the little girl around.

"Her name is Sagira," Elana said. "It means little one. Isn't she beautiful?"

Ardeth looked at the child. "Is this...?"

Elana smiled and nodded. "Yes, she is his."

The others just looked at each other. "Elana," Evelyn began, "when was the last time you saw him?"

Elana frowned in confusion. "This morning, why?"

"Are you sure?" Ardeth asked.

Elana looked at him strangely. "I think I'd know Imhotep anywhere."

Ardeth turned red.

"What is going on here?" Elana exclaimed.

"Earlier today, the Book of the Dead disappeared from the museum," Rick said.

Elana gasped. "You think Imhotep had something to do with it?"

"Unless you did, yeah," Rick replied.

Elana gave him a dirty look. "If I had it, I'd be doing something with it. And you never told me why he's here." She pointed her head toward Ardeth.

Evelyn swallowed hard. "He's been watching you."

"What?" Elana cried.

"We couldn't just let you go without insurance," Evelyn explained. "I wanted to believe you, but we had to be sure."

"If you've been watching us, why didn't you know I had a baby?" Elana challenged.

"I can only watch, not interfere without cause. If I had been looking in your windows, I could have been caught," Ardeth said.

Elana considered. She hadn't left the house much while she was pregnant or after the baby was born. Her neighbors didn't like the fact that she wasn't married.

"I followed him daily, but he disappeared on me last night. I never saw him come or go from this house then," Ardeth continued.

Elana frowned again. "He left the back way this morning."

Ardeth nodded.

"But I don't understand!" Elana said. "He promised me everything was okay! He even told me he loved me! Why does he want the book?"

Eveyln hugged Elana as she began to cry. "I don't know, but we need to find out. We've looked in all the usual places and can't find him."

A loud crash and a scream came from outside. They all ran outside. Nothing seemed wrong. Elana looked to the neighbor's house. The front door was open.

"How convenient," Rick said, pulling out a gun.