Moving as silent as the gentle winds, the reincarnation of Anuk-Su-Namun slipped into the O'Connell mansion. She had known only a few days earlier that the Staff of Osiris was still in the hands of the famous archeologists. Meela planned to get it back so that Imhotep would soon be alive once more. There was a legend that she had read about... That the staff has mystical powers and could be controlled by one person and one person only. If Imhotep had the staff, the world would be under his mercy and Meela would again be with her true love. She still loved him deeply and this way no one could stop them. Not even Richard O'Connell.
The mansion was dark, except for the dim lamps that were lit in case anyone in the family was to go through the house in the middle of the night. Meela sneered at the night of this perfect home, picking up a small family portrait. Her eyes narrowed with disgust and she smashed the frame, tossing it to the floor. "Now, to find the staff."
It was almost like a maze to Meela... the home was so huge and full of many Egyptian finds. In fact, it almost seemed impossible to her. But her devotion for Imhotep made her continue searching the house. She growled in irritation at all the "useless" artifacts that was lying around... but no scepter!
Opening her eyes from her light doze, Katherine sat up in bed because she thought she had heard something downstairs. Yelling for her parents was not a good idea because whatever was down there would run if it heard anyone else awake. Katherine took it upon herself to see what it was. Creeping out of her bedroom, she looked out into the parlor from the stairs, not able to see anything. Slowly, she moved down the stairs to get a better look. Maybe it had been her imagination...
Meela glared at the child in front of her who was looking down into the sitting room. So much for going unnoticed... However, a hostage could be useful to her needs. Thrusting her hand forward, she grabbed Katherine swiftly and covered the girl's mouth before she could scream. "Well... I've caught a mouse, haven't I?"
Eyes wide with fear, Katherine tried to scream but the Egyptian stranger stifled it. Meela smirked and whispered in Katherine's ear, "I have many asps that would love to meet you, my little rodent."
Katherine was no fool. She knew the connection between mice and snakes... This was the worst possible position for her to be in. All Meela did was laugh slightly and remove her hand from the child's mouth. Just as she expected, Katherine screamed loudly. "MUM! DADDY!"
Rick and Evy sat up in bed, startled by their daughter's scream. Looking at each other for a moment, the two scrambled out of bed. Before leaving the bedroom, Rick grabbed a handgun and ran down the hall. He and Evy found Meela holding their oldest child with a small knife to her neck. "What a pleasant surprise, O'Connell..."
"Let go of my daughter, now!" Rick demanded, pointing his gun at Meela.
Meela only smiled calmly, pressing the blade to Katherine's neck. Alex came running out of his bedroom and stopped short when he saw Meela... and his sister. Evy grabbed her son protectively. "What do you want?"
"You're daughter's life will be spared..." Meela growled slightly, "As long as you give me the Staff of Osiris."
Rick put his finger on the trigger and Meela pressed the blade on Katherine's neck, a hint of blood running down it. Having no choice, Rick sighed in defeat. "Evy, get the staff."
"But Rick..." Evy began.
Rick cut her off. "We have no other choice."
Evy brought her son behind Rick before disappearing quickly down the hall to retrieve the staff. While she was gone, Meela and Rick never took their eyes off each other. Katherine trembled, wishing to be back in New York rather than here of all places. Soon, Evy returned, gripping the staff. "Now let her go..."
"Give me the staff first." Meela ordered.
Rick and Evy looked at each other for a moment before Rick nodded to his wife. "Go ahead."
Lightly, Evy tossed the staff to Meela and it landed at the woman's feet. Meela smiled evilly and threw the blade at the hanging chandelier. It began to loosen and dropped down toward Rick, Evy and Alex.
"Move!" Rick knocked his family aside before it shattered onto the floor.
By the time, he had gotten up, Rick found that Meela was escaping out the front door with his daughter in her arms. He screamed in rage, sprinting down the stairs and going after the two. Meela threw Katherine into the back seat of the car harshly before climbing in the driver's side. The impact on Katherine's head from hitting the door on the other side of the car had knocked her unconscious while Meela began driving away. All this time, Rick was chasing after them as fast as he could, determined not to loose his daughter. Although he tried with all his might, he just couldn't keep up with the car and fell onto the street, halfway crying. "Not again!"
The mansion was dark, except for the dim lamps that were lit in case anyone in the family was to go through the house in the middle of the night. Meela sneered at the night of this perfect home, picking up a small family portrait. Her eyes narrowed with disgust and she smashed the frame, tossing it to the floor. "Now, to find the staff."
It was almost like a maze to Meela... the home was so huge and full of many Egyptian finds. In fact, it almost seemed impossible to her. But her devotion for Imhotep made her continue searching the house. She growled in irritation at all the "useless" artifacts that was lying around... but no scepter!
Opening her eyes from her light doze, Katherine sat up in bed because she thought she had heard something downstairs. Yelling for her parents was not a good idea because whatever was down there would run if it heard anyone else awake. Katherine took it upon herself to see what it was. Creeping out of her bedroom, she looked out into the parlor from the stairs, not able to see anything. Slowly, she moved down the stairs to get a better look. Maybe it had been her imagination...
Meela glared at the child in front of her who was looking down into the sitting room. So much for going unnoticed... However, a hostage could be useful to her needs. Thrusting her hand forward, she grabbed Katherine swiftly and covered the girl's mouth before she could scream. "Well... I've caught a mouse, haven't I?"
Eyes wide with fear, Katherine tried to scream but the Egyptian stranger stifled it. Meela smirked and whispered in Katherine's ear, "I have many asps that would love to meet you, my little rodent."
Katherine was no fool. She knew the connection between mice and snakes... This was the worst possible position for her to be in. All Meela did was laugh slightly and remove her hand from the child's mouth. Just as she expected, Katherine screamed loudly. "MUM! DADDY!"
Rick and Evy sat up in bed, startled by their daughter's scream. Looking at each other for a moment, the two scrambled out of bed. Before leaving the bedroom, Rick grabbed a handgun and ran down the hall. He and Evy found Meela holding their oldest child with a small knife to her neck. "What a pleasant surprise, O'Connell..."
"Let go of my daughter, now!" Rick demanded, pointing his gun at Meela.
Meela only smiled calmly, pressing the blade to Katherine's neck. Alex came running out of his bedroom and stopped short when he saw Meela... and his sister. Evy grabbed her son protectively. "What do you want?"
"You're daughter's life will be spared..." Meela growled slightly, "As long as you give me the Staff of Osiris."
Rick put his finger on the trigger and Meela pressed the blade on Katherine's neck, a hint of blood running down it. Having no choice, Rick sighed in defeat. "Evy, get the staff."
"But Rick..." Evy began.
Rick cut her off. "We have no other choice."
Evy brought her son behind Rick before disappearing quickly down the hall to retrieve the staff. While she was gone, Meela and Rick never took their eyes off each other. Katherine trembled, wishing to be back in New York rather than here of all places. Soon, Evy returned, gripping the staff. "Now let her go..."
"Give me the staff first." Meela ordered.
Rick and Evy looked at each other for a moment before Rick nodded to his wife. "Go ahead."
Lightly, Evy tossed the staff to Meela and it landed at the woman's feet. Meela smiled evilly and threw the blade at the hanging chandelier. It began to loosen and dropped down toward Rick, Evy and Alex.
"Move!" Rick knocked his family aside before it shattered onto the floor.
By the time, he had gotten up, Rick found that Meela was escaping out the front door with his daughter in her arms. He screamed in rage, sprinting down the stairs and going after the two. Meela threw Katherine into the back seat of the car harshly before climbing in the driver's side. The impact on Katherine's head from hitting the door on the other side of the car had knocked her unconscious while Meela began driving away. All this time, Rick was chasing after them as fast as he could, determined not to loose his daughter. Although he tried with all his might, he just couldn't keep up with the car and fell onto the street, halfway crying. "Not again!"