This story takes place almost a year after "The Mummy Returns". It is my first try at a "Mummy" fan-fic so don't judge it right away. I don't own any of the characters except Jennifer and her bird Hours and of course the plot. Please R&R
I'll update the chapters as I finish them; check back often.
Chapter One
In the sandy hills outside of the ruins of the once great Hamanprta, stood a lone camel tied to a growing palm tree. The camel lolled quietly and contently as the hot Sahara sun beat onto its back. To the far left of the camel, were the stone remains of Hamanprta; a few tunnels had survived the fall of the great city almost ten years ago. Stone bricks were scattered helter over the sandy ground. Visible was a large hole that lead deep into the once standing temple; one remaining tunnel. A rucksack sat by the temple entrance, left by a seeker hoping to travel light.
Down one-corridor shadows from a torch flickered off the walls, making everything seem unreal and confusing. The torch was gripped in the tan hand of a young woman, only around nineteen or so. Her skin was tan, Egypt sun, and her hair was brown, long but tied in a ponytail. Her eyes were blue, sparkling with curiosity and sense of danger. She wore a tight brown shirt and brown pants; her boots stirred the sand around her feet. She continued down the corridor, her breath held in suspense. Turning one hall, the woman entered a room littered with human bones and rock. Scattered around the room were shells or corpses of little bugs. Few bug corpses were resting around the human skeleton or inside the bones of the rib cage.
"Scarabs" The woman muttered, her voice was tinted with a British accent.
The sand covered nearly everything in the room, making the room beige and nearly colorless. Whatever the sand was covering made unnatural lumps, making the room look like a model sized hill setting. Curios about what the lumps might be, the woman stepped up to one and began brushing the sand away from it. More sand just fell over it, making it hard to see what was under the miniature sand dune. Dropping her torch onto the ground for use of both hands, the woman began brushing the sand away. A black onyx like stone surface was beginning to take form under the sand. Eager to see what it was, the woman continued brushing the sand away.
Sand fell to the ground, onto the torch extinguishing the flame. The room was plunged into darkness, causing the woman to gasp. The sound of sand falling onto the floor was heard, however the woman had stopped brushing the sand away when the flame went out. The woman slowly turned to the dune, her heart beating fast. Her gaze was met by a pair of glowing red eyes. Gasping stepping backward, the woman couldn't believe what she had seen. She continued to slow retreat until she tripped over the bones that littered the floor. Hitting the ground with a jaw-jarring thud the woman looked back to where the "eyes" were. They had advanced onto her, clearly alive and belonging to some unearthly form. Eyes adjusted slightly to the darkness, the woman could see the form wave its hand or limb. The room was engulfed in light; the woman could clearly see the form that towered in front of her. It was a large jackal-headed man, or a jackal that stood like a man. His head was scarred and his ears were ravaged, eyes red and haunting. His hands were paws that had seen many a battle, claws razor sharp. The body was rippled with muscles standing out against the brown fur. The legs were long and slender, powerful, feet like a falcons': three-toed with massive talon like claws. Around its neck was an Egyptian style color, blue and gold stripped.
The woman could do nothing but stare at the jackal-man, gazing in a mixture of wonder and fear. The creature stared back down at her. After what seemed like eternity the creature opened his mouth -which was filled with rows of razor sharp, cracked teeth- to speak.
"Who are you?" The creature asked in Ancient Egyptian.
Surprisingly the woman could not only understand the jackal creature's words but could answer him back in the same tongue.
"Jennifer Carnahan, forgive me for trespassing." She managed to choke out.
The jackal stared down at her, reasoning something out.
"What year is this?" The jackal asked.
"1934." The woman named Jennifer hurriedly answered.
The jackal seemed upset about that knowledge, once again reasoning something out inside his head.
"Woman, do you know who I am?" The jackal asked, his eyes were no longer burning but had become a dark black, almost as though they were just sockets.
Jennifer thought for a moment and quivering, answered "No."
The jackal laughed, filling the chamber with the unearthly, horrible sound.
"I am the God Anubis, bringer of Death. Leader of a great army." The creature answered.
Jennifer knew now, of course, she had seen this creature in textbooks. "Yes." She choked out, quivering still.
"You are brave human, you do not run yet you fear me. I have use for you." Anubis said.
Jennifer stared up at the God, not daring to look away.
"I have been imprisoned for over a year, my great army had once been lead by The Scorpion King who gave his soul to me. He was defeated by a man, O'Connell, and was sent back to the underworld. My army has been imprisoned in the sands of Amh-Shre. You will take me to Amh-Shre." The God commanded, his voice sending shivers up Jennifer's spine.
Daringly she said, "And what if I don't?"
"You have strength woman, you will take me the Amh-Shre, and there I will gather my army and kill O'Connell and his wife." Anubis commanded.
The name "O'Connell" had sounded familiar to her before but now at the mention of "O'Connell and his wife" Jennifer's breath caught in her throat. Jennifer was not an only child, she had two siblings both older. A brother and a sister; her sister had gotten married and taken her husband's name: O'Connell.
Jennifer frowned; no way was she going to help this jackal destroy her sister and brother-in-law. "No, I will not take you to Amh-Shre." Jennifer said, no longer quivering.
Anubis laughed; he knew Jennifer could not stand to defy him. "You have no choice, I will make you take me to Amh-Shre, you cannot defy me. You are much more valuable to me then just a guide." Anubis said.
"I don't know where Amh-Shre is." Jennifer said, still staring up at the jackal.
"You know the O'Connells, I can read you. You will take me to them, they know where Amh-Shre is." Anubis said.
He stooped and picked Jennifer up by her shirt collar. She tried to struggle but it was no use, Anubis was too strong. He held her eye level with him. "To make sure you do not double-cross me," Anubis began, he used his other hand to form an Egyptian style necklace -like his own- around her neck, "You must go to Amh-Shre to get this necklace off, if you do not you will die."
Jennifer gasped as Anubis dropped her back onto the ground. She tugged at the necklace but it would not come off, Anubis was true to his word.
"Now we will go." Anubis said and began walking out of the chamber. Jennifer had no choice but to follow him. Anubis led his prisoner out of the ruins and to her camel; all the while she followed behind him, silent.
I'll update the chapters as I finish them; check back often.
Chapter One
In the sandy hills outside of the ruins of the once great Hamanprta, stood a lone camel tied to a growing palm tree. The camel lolled quietly and contently as the hot Sahara sun beat onto its back. To the far left of the camel, were the stone remains of Hamanprta; a few tunnels had survived the fall of the great city almost ten years ago. Stone bricks were scattered helter over the sandy ground. Visible was a large hole that lead deep into the once standing temple; one remaining tunnel. A rucksack sat by the temple entrance, left by a seeker hoping to travel light.
Down one-corridor shadows from a torch flickered off the walls, making everything seem unreal and confusing. The torch was gripped in the tan hand of a young woman, only around nineteen or so. Her skin was tan, Egypt sun, and her hair was brown, long but tied in a ponytail. Her eyes were blue, sparkling with curiosity and sense of danger. She wore a tight brown shirt and brown pants; her boots stirred the sand around her feet. She continued down the corridor, her breath held in suspense. Turning one hall, the woman entered a room littered with human bones and rock. Scattered around the room were shells or corpses of little bugs. Few bug corpses were resting around the human skeleton or inside the bones of the rib cage.
"Scarabs" The woman muttered, her voice was tinted with a British accent.
The sand covered nearly everything in the room, making the room beige and nearly colorless. Whatever the sand was covering made unnatural lumps, making the room look like a model sized hill setting. Curios about what the lumps might be, the woman stepped up to one and began brushing the sand away from it. More sand just fell over it, making it hard to see what was under the miniature sand dune. Dropping her torch onto the ground for use of both hands, the woman began brushing the sand away. A black onyx like stone surface was beginning to take form under the sand. Eager to see what it was, the woman continued brushing the sand away.
Sand fell to the ground, onto the torch extinguishing the flame. The room was plunged into darkness, causing the woman to gasp. The sound of sand falling onto the floor was heard, however the woman had stopped brushing the sand away when the flame went out. The woman slowly turned to the dune, her heart beating fast. Her gaze was met by a pair of glowing red eyes. Gasping stepping backward, the woman couldn't believe what she had seen. She continued to slow retreat until she tripped over the bones that littered the floor. Hitting the ground with a jaw-jarring thud the woman looked back to where the "eyes" were. They had advanced onto her, clearly alive and belonging to some unearthly form. Eyes adjusted slightly to the darkness, the woman could see the form wave its hand or limb. The room was engulfed in light; the woman could clearly see the form that towered in front of her. It was a large jackal-headed man, or a jackal that stood like a man. His head was scarred and his ears were ravaged, eyes red and haunting. His hands were paws that had seen many a battle, claws razor sharp. The body was rippled with muscles standing out against the brown fur. The legs were long and slender, powerful, feet like a falcons': three-toed with massive talon like claws. Around its neck was an Egyptian style color, blue and gold stripped.
The woman could do nothing but stare at the jackal-man, gazing in a mixture of wonder and fear. The creature stared back down at her. After what seemed like eternity the creature opened his mouth -which was filled with rows of razor sharp, cracked teeth- to speak.
"Who are you?" The creature asked in Ancient Egyptian.
Surprisingly the woman could not only understand the jackal creature's words but could answer him back in the same tongue.
"Jennifer Carnahan, forgive me for trespassing." She managed to choke out.
The jackal stared down at her, reasoning something out.
"What year is this?" The jackal asked.
"1934." The woman named Jennifer hurriedly answered.
The jackal seemed upset about that knowledge, once again reasoning something out inside his head.
"Woman, do you know who I am?" The jackal asked, his eyes were no longer burning but had become a dark black, almost as though they were just sockets.
Jennifer thought for a moment and quivering, answered "No."
The jackal laughed, filling the chamber with the unearthly, horrible sound.
"I am the God Anubis, bringer of Death. Leader of a great army." The creature answered.
Jennifer knew now, of course, she had seen this creature in textbooks. "Yes." She choked out, quivering still.
"You are brave human, you do not run yet you fear me. I have use for you." Anubis said.
Jennifer stared up at the God, not daring to look away.
"I have been imprisoned for over a year, my great army had once been lead by The Scorpion King who gave his soul to me. He was defeated by a man, O'Connell, and was sent back to the underworld. My army has been imprisoned in the sands of Amh-Shre. You will take me to Amh-Shre." The God commanded, his voice sending shivers up Jennifer's spine.
Daringly she said, "And what if I don't?"
"You have strength woman, you will take me the Amh-Shre, and there I will gather my army and kill O'Connell and his wife." Anubis commanded.
The name "O'Connell" had sounded familiar to her before but now at the mention of "O'Connell and his wife" Jennifer's breath caught in her throat. Jennifer was not an only child, she had two siblings both older. A brother and a sister; her sister had gotten married and taken her husband's name: O'Connell.
Jennifer frowned; no way was she going to help this jackal destroy her sister and brother-in-law. "No, I will not take you to Amh-Shre." Jennifer said, no longer quivering.
Anubis laughed; he knew Jennifer could not stand to defy him. "You have no choice, I will make you take me to Amh-Shre, you cannot defy me. You are much more valuable to me then just a guide." Anubis said.
"I don't know where Amh-Shre is." Jennifer said, still staring up at the jackal.
"You know the O'Connells, I can read you. You will take me to them, they know where Amh-Shre is." Anubis said.
He stooped and picked Jennifer up by her shirt collar. She tried to struggle but it was no use, Anubis was too strong. He held her eye level with him. "To make sure you do not double-cross me," Anubis began, he used his other hand to form an Egyptian style necklace -like his own- around her neck, "You must go to Amh-Shre to get this necklace off, if you do not you will die."
Jennifer gasped as Anubis dropped her back onto the ground. She tugged at the necklace but it would not come off, Anubis was true to his word.
"Now we will go." Anubis said and began walking out of the chamber. Jennifer had no choice but to follow him. Anubis led his prisoner out of the ruins and to her camel; all the while she followed behind him, silent.