1. I can explain everything

Where is that little weasel? I can't believe it. One minute he's right next to you and the next he's not. Honestly. If he wasn't my 'dear' brother's son I would kick his ass back to England.

You're probably wondering who I'm talking about. My 'sweet' nephew Alex O'Connell. At the age of eight he's the slipperiest little kid I've ever seen. But I don't get it why I'm always stuck looking after him? Right now for example. We're in Egypt in an old temple and Rick and Evy are looking some old treasure Evy told us was here and I have to look after Alex. He gives me more gray hairs than his father ever did.

I just hope that Evy doesn't unleash another walking dead. Last time was enough for me. It's been nine years already since our last encounter with a walking dead and I really don't want to repeat that.

When we got back to Cairo last time the mummy was defeated Rick noticed a huge bag full of gold treasures probably from Beni's efforts. He used it to buy a huge mansion from England and after that he asked Evy to marry him. Of course she said yes and in a month they were happy newlyweds.

Me and Jonathan stayed with them mostly because neither one of us had a place to live. Jonathan's main reason was probably that he had gambled all of his money and that's why he stayed but he said that they needed help in their new house. Yeah right. But my reasons were a bit different. When I returned to my old apartment in Egypt I noticed that it already had a new owner. I had been kicked out. Harsh.

So Rick offered me a place to stay. And after Alex was born I became the unpaid nanny. So to speak. I see myself as a big sister to both my brother, who kept getting himself in trouble, and to my new nephew. Although Evy did do most of the taking care of Alex when he was younger.

But when he grew older we started taking trips back to Egypt to an old digging spots and there I had to look after Alex when Evy and Rick were doing God knows what. I had told them a million times to hire a real nanny but Rick always told me that Alex didn't want a real nanny that he wanted me. I guess I should feel flattered by that but when I actually had to look after the little weasel I mostly felt annoyed.

Most of the time when I had to look after Alex he somehow managed to sneak away from me but I had founded him pretty quickly, but now I was starting to feel frustrated.

I walked down the old corridor and kept listening if I heard Alex. I then heard a loud scream and took out my gun and ran toward the noise.

''Alex?'' I heard Rick say.

''Who did you think? Mummy come back to life?'' I heard Alex say.

''I'll tell you that story sometime. What are you doing here? Weren't you supposed to be in the temple with your aunt?'' Rick asks.

''He sure was. But he's you son after all and he's as sneaky as you are,'' I say to them as I walk toward them.

''Nikki?'' Rick says.

''No, Queen Victoria. Of course it's me,'' I say to him.

''But dad I saw your tattoo,'' Alex explains.

''Tattoo?'' I say

''You saw what?'' Rick asks as he looks at me. I just shrug my shoulder not knowing anything what he's talking about.

''There was a kartus just like it. With the pyramid and the eye and two kings and everything,'' Alex says as he points at Rick's tattoo on his wrist.

''Really?'' Rick says. Alex nods his head excitedly. ''Okay well…uh…I'll be taking a look at it in a minute. In a mean time I want you to wait us back at the temple and obey your aunt,'' Rick says as Alex tries to say something.

''No buts. Pick up your stuff and I'll see you back at the temple,'' Rick says and points Alex to get out.

''And what should I do?'' Alex asks as he starts to walk away.

''I don't know. Surprise me. Build a better mousetrap. Before you mother disgraces another tomb,'' he says. I simply smile at him and start walking back where Alex went.

I come out of the corridor to the temple. The temple was huge and full of sand as most old plaices in Egypt were.

''Alex,'' I yell.

''Over here Aunt Nikki,'' he says and I walk towards him.

''How many times I have to say to you don't say aunt. I feel old,'' I say to him and look what he's doing. He's trying to build a mousetrap as his father suggested.

''But you are old,'' he says as it would be as simple as that.

''Alex when you're older you realize how big of an insult that would be to most women,'' I say to him as I ruffle his hair.

''Do you have any cheese?'' He asks me.

''What do I look like? The pantry?'' I ask, '' Check the bags,'' I say as I point our bags at the door. He runs to the bags and I look at his mousetrap. It was pretty well done for an eight year old. He then comes back with a big piece of cheese in his hands.

I then hear some voices from outside. Footsteps and talking.

''Alex, hide,'' I whisper to him. Alex then runs towards the scaffolding and climes up. I motion him to stay quiet. I myself hide behind one of the pillars and take out my gun and check that it's loaded. I hear the voices getting closer. I then see three men coming from the doorway.

''Knock, knock. Anybody home?'' One of the men says, ''you two check that stuff see if it's there. I'll go see O'Connell's.'' The apparent leader goes after Rick and Evy and the other two start looking the pots and pans trying to find something.

I see that the other one is a tough looking Egyptian and the other one is one of those guys I take down every day basis. He's like Beni. A coward. I then hear a load scream. I peek out of my hiding place and see the coward one holding his neck and the other pointing his gun at him. I look at Alex and see him smirking and holding his slingshot in his hand. Oh Alex.

''Something hit me in the head,'' the coward one says.

''Shush. This place is cursed. We don't want to wake the gods,'' the Egyptian says. I look at Alex and see him loading his slingshot once again. I try to wave him to stop but he doesn't see me. He let's go and the rock hits the coward one straight to the ass. If this wasn't such a serious moment I would laugh. At this rate Alex gets caught and I can't fight both of the men on my own with only one gun.

I then hear a small laugh without doubt coming from Alex's mouth. Oh no. I see him loading another rock on the slingshot and letting it go. But this time the Egyptian catches it. They both look at Alex and take out their guns. The Egyptian starts to walk towards Alex.

''I'll take care of this,'' he says. I walk out of my hiding place with my gun already pointed at them.

''I don't think so. Leave my nephew alone,'' I say to them. They turn around and look at me. The coward one rises his hand up in the air but the Egyptian just stairs at me. Then the leader comes out of the corridor.

''Let's get out of here,'' he yells. The coward one just runs away but the Egyptian pushes the scaffolding and it starts falling.

''Alex,'' I yell. The scaffolding falls on one of the pillars that start the domino effect on the other pillars. I ran to Alex and push him so that he's out of the way. I try to see a way to stop the pillars but they eventually smash right to the wall in front of me.

Surprisingly out of the wall huge wave of water splashes right to my face and I fall down. The water stops and I see Evy and Rick, with a strange chest with them, coughing out water.

''Mum, dad. I can explain everything,'' Alex says to them. I just let my head fall to the ground. This is the life of an O'Connell.