Desiree stood there, awkward and unfamiliar with her surroundings... She's never seen a building like this and felt a hurtful sting on her cheek. She reached for it, feeling dry blood on her face. "We'll clean it up inside... Come on." Alex was happy with his new friend and dragged her inside through the doors. She looked around, amazed at what she saw.
She literally ran around through every corridor, Alex hot on her heels, and looked at everything. But she didn't go upstairs. Smiling and running her hands along the walls and touched the bookshelves... "This is amazing." She smiled. "Mom, what do I do with this chest? This sucker weighs a God Dang ton!" He complained. "Alex, watch your language!" She snapped at him. Desiree snickered. "Rather weighty, this." He said, correcting himself. "Do you need help?" Desiree asked. "Oh, I got it Desi. Can I call you Desi?" Alex asked her. She nodded and smiled at her new nickname.
He put the chest down on the table and looked at it, intently. Just then, there was a clicking sound... Alex walked to the chest and opened it... Looking at the bracelet of Anubis. Just then, Desi heard a snap and whirled around, seeing the bracelet on Alex's wrist... "You idiot." She mumbled. There were images through Alex's eyes but all Desi saw was Alex, waving the bracelet around in front of the staircase. He then lowered it and panicked. "Ugh! How'd you get this thing off?!" Desi ran to him and tried to pry the bracelet off his wrist but nothing happened.
"Alex, behave yourself for five minutes!" His dad said from the top of the stairs. "You betcha." He smiled, covering up the bracelet with his jacket sleeve. Desi was about to shut the chest when Alex put something in it to replace the bracelet and she slammed the chest closed. Evelyn looked at them and smiled. "Happy to be home?" She directed at Alex. "Couldn't be happier." He said with a blank expression. She handed him a book. "It's the Year of the Scorpion." She smiled. "Neat!" He looked at the page. "Thought you might like that..." She glanced at Desi who just stared. "Can you... Can you read?" She asked her. Desi shook her head. "You're father never taught you?"
"There wasn't really a point. All I did was fight." She smiled, touching her waist for her dagger and felt the handle, smiling. "Well... Do you know what the Bracelet of Anubis is? She asked her. "Of course. Father's best story. Worn by the Scorpion King, he lead an army out to the desserts of Ahm Shere where the were victorious against they're enemies. But they wandered the desserts for days, and one by one, they perished under the sun until only the King remained. And he made a deal with the God, Anubis that he would give up his soul, to spare his life. Anubis accepted and gave command over his army. Once they're task was completed, they were returned to the sands... Where they wait..." She told the tale.
Evelyn smiled at the child. "You remember all of your father's legends?" She asked. Desi shrugged. "Most of them."
"Good Evening," They heard and they jumped up, looking at a man... He was dressed in red and black and had a deadly look on his face. "Who are you? What are you doing here?" Evelyn asked. "I am looking for the chest of course." He eyed the chest that Alex picked up. "Give it to me now." He demanded. Evelyn took out a sword from the stand next to her. "Get. Out. Of. My. House." She threatened. Desi stood next to her, dagger in hand as she reached for a sword just like hers. "Whoa, you two... Probably not the best idea." Alex said. "Alex, get back there!" His mom said... Several other men walked up behind him. "Definitely not the best idea. Think it's time to yell for dad now." He said.
"Now I will kill you and take it anyway." He threatened again. Before he could take one step, A familiar voice rang in Desi's ears. "I think not." She froze and turned around. "Father! What are you doing here?" She asked him. "I could ask you the same thing, Desiree." He said, looking down on his daughter who shook her head. "Ardeth Bay..." The man said. "Lock-Nah." Ardeth said. "Remember everything I taught you, Daughter?" He asked her. "Yeah..." She had a nervous tone in her voice. "Now is the time for you to prove it." He smirked, taking out his own sword. Just then, A flurry of blades came crashing at them and the 8 year old wildfire sprung into action. While one man tried to cut at the girl another tried to from behind. She moved out of the way and they stabbed each other. Smirking, she was then punched in the face.
Desi was shaken and the man gripped her neck, holding her to the wall and punched her again, and again, until she moved her head and the man's fist banged through the wall. She kicked his stomach, sending him into a bookshelf that Alex pushed over. Desi held her now bleeding cheek again and fought alongside her father. "Not bad... For a Meddai." Lock-Nah scowled. The fight between a stranger and Desi continued as she through her dagger at the man who was stabbed in the face. She took off the rope and wrapped it around another man's neck. She jumped onto the bookshelf swiftly and then onto the man. She twisted his head fiercely and heard a painful crack.
"What's in the Chest?" Her dad yelled. "The Bracelet of Anubis!" Desi shouted back, standing up and ripping her rope away. A man grabbed her hair and she shouted in pain as her long black locks forced her to stagger back and her crown was knocked from her head. She grabbed the man's wrist and spun around, punching him in the face and then stabbing him in the stomach. There was a loud bang and Desi saw Evelyn fall unconscious. "Evelyn!" Her dad shouted. Lock-Nah took the opportunity and cut him in his shoulder and punched him in the face, making him fall back.
He sat up painfully as a knife was thrown and Desi caught it before it could hit her father. Lock-Nah then made an escape for it, with Evelyn. "Mom!" Alex shouted, sitting up. "Father... Are you OK?" She got on her knees and looked at the cut. It wasn't that bad. "Fine, Desiree." He panted. She helped him up and looked at Alex. "Come on!" She grabbed his wrist and ran outside, seeing the cars leave and then Rick with someone else. "Evy!" He shouted as the cars drove away. Alex ran to his father and Desi stayed with hers. Alex hugged his dad and asked if he was OK. Rick looked at Ardeth, "O'Connell." He said. Rick grabbed Desi's dad by his collar. "What the hell are you doing here?!" He shouted. "Hey!" Desi yelled. "Scratch that, I don't care, your daughter's already here. Who the hell are those guys and where are they taking my wife?" He said. "My friend... I'm not sure. But wherever this man is-" He held up a picture. "You're wife will surely be." he finished. Alex ripped the picture from his hands.
"Hey, I know him! He's a Curator, works at the British Museum!" He said. "Are you sure?" Ardeth asked. "You better believe him, he spends more time there than he does at home." Rick said. "OK, you're here, the bad guys are here, and Evy's been kidnapped. Let me guess,"
"Yes, they want to remove the creature from his grave." Her father said. "I don't mean to point fingers, but isn't it your jobs to make sure that doesn't happen?" The man, Jonathan said, waving something at Ardeth and Desi. "The woman that is with them, she knows things. Things that no living being could know. She knew exactly where the creature was buried!" Her father's words sent chills down Desi's spine. She's never seen him more worked up. "They were hoping she'd lead them to the bracelet, and she did. And now they have it." He said. A smirk crossed Alex's face. "I wouldn't get too nervous just yet." He pulled down his sleeve and showed the the bracelet that was still on his wrist.
"Is that gold?" Jonathan asked. "When I stuck it on, I saw the pyramids of Giza, and whoosh! Straight across the dessert to Carnac!" He said.
"But in the sun, you have started a chain reaction that could bring about the next apocalypse!" Ardeth said and Desi's eyes went wide as she looked at Alex who had the same face. But Rick put this argument to bed. "You: Lighten up. You: Big trouble. You: Get in the car." He said first pointing at Ardeth, then at Alex and then at Jonathan. Desi sat next to Alex in the car and she felt the cold gold against her skin from Alex's bracelet.
She held her breath and laced her fingers with his. "Sorry about your mother, Alex... We'll get her back." Desi promised. Alex looked the girl in the eyes and sighed. "I hope you're right,"