1946 - Egyptian Underworld

Silent spirits walked in darkness, as they had since the beginning of time. In this world, there was no purpose, only eternal torment, for this part of the Underworld was for those cursed to nothingness forever. As a part of these souls' punishment, above in the darkness was the portal from which just deceased souls entered from the mortal world to the Underworld, and went beyond for judgment from the gods, a soul with the chance of being free, as opposed to these souls' torture.

Meanwhile, above, in the mortal world itself, a man known as Richard O'Connell fought an undead Chinese Emperor with his family and a mysterious young woman, atop freezing snowy hills. The son of Rick and his wife, Evelyn, called Alex, held a pack of dynamite - this was it, he would kill the emperor with an avalanche. He spun the dynamite in his hand, was about to throw it - when the Emperor himself threw a sword at his back. Rick was the only one who saw it coming, and knew there was only one way to stop it.

He pushed his son out of the way, and took the blow through the chest himself. On the edge of death, he fell to the ground.

The portal in the Underworld opened - a soul was about to pass through. The spirit of Rick came through, and one of the cursed souls sensed it... sensed Rick's presense, a feeling of hate... of revenge... and this cursed soul woke from its walking trance. The ancient High Priest of Pharaoh Seti the First, the forever-doomed Imhotep, looked up, and saw O'Connell's spirit hovering above, not sure whether it was to stay in the Underworld, or to go back, should his family save him.

In the mortal world, a soft cloth was pressed upon the wound on Rick's body, dampened with water that promised healing and immortality. The wound sealed.

In the Underworld, Rick's spirit flew back into the portal, and Imhotep realized what was happening. He had freed himself in hate, and saw his chance.

Rick saw his body getting closer.

Imhotep took action.

He jumped and took flight into the portal, grabbing Rick.

Both entered the man's body.