Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, I only own Victoria and Joshua. All the other characters belong to Steven Sommers and Universal Studios. I do not make any money from these fics, so don't sue me.



Evy and Rick sat at the kitchen table, drinking the day's tea while Alex sat in the other room hanging out with his friends. "Rick, I want to go back to Egypt. I miss it, and we haven't seen Ardeth in a while."

"Evy, what's really going on?" Rick said, nearly dropping his half- empty cup.

"Well, they think that Imhotep has risen again to raise Anck-su- Namun. Ardeth needs us," Evy replied, frustrated that Rick didn't love Egypt the way she did.

"Evy, the last time we just so happened to be in Egypt, we were nearly murdered by the Scorpion King and you even died by Anck-su- Namun....I'm not letting that happen to you again. Oh, and did I leave out that Alex was kidnapped and nearly killed?"

"Yes, I know, Rick! But you have to let us go again! They need us!" Evy pleaded, giving him puppy-dog eyes.

"No! I won't put you or Alex in that kind of danger again! The matter is closed!"

Alex entered the kitchen to get some cookies and milk when he heard his father say the last statement. "What's closed? What danger?"

"Your mother wants to go to Egypt again...." Rick replied uneasily, letting Alex absorb the words.

"I want to go back!" Alex said excitedly to Rick's suprise.

"Yes, Rick! And you can see Izzy again, we can go in the derrigible- this time for fun, not to save our lives-and-"

Rick cut her off. "Evy, I already said no. There. The answer is no!"

"Oh, Rick! Please!" Evy begged, near yelling.

"Dad! Please!" Alex joined in begging.

"Alex, where are your friends? You should keep them entertained," Rick changed the subject, praying silently that they would both drop the matter and continue with the safe life in England.

"They went home. Please, Dad!"

"I'll have to sleep on it. Obviously you both love Egypt more than I thought you did," Rick replied, considering the idea that maybe he didn't overlook the matter completely.

"You're the best, Dad!" Alex yelled, hugging Rick and running upstairs to call his friends, thinking that even though he was twenty-two, he couldn't go back to Egypt without his parents, mainly because they had the money and Evy knew the most.

"Rick, you know that's why I love you," Evy whispered, kissing him gently. "I'll be getting dinner ready and packing."

"I never said yes."

Evy ignored him; she knew that the answer was yes. So did Alex, which was what he was talking to his friends about that second.