Thank you all for reviewing my story, I am very glad u like it and do not worry. I like Jonathon as well and do not plan on keeping him dead long, I promise. I just needed a tear jerker to start with. I hope you enjoy this next chapter and I would love to see twenty reviews before I update again. I know u wanna know what happens. Plus everyone who reviews gets another virtual cookie!
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Lucky Fannah: I wouldn't dream of letting Jonathon stay dead long, I agree that Evie is not Evie unless she has Jonathon poking at her all the time. So worry not, Jonathon will be appearing back in the story, actually in the next chapter. : )
plus I like making the family have memories of him.
Rick woke up late the next morning. He looked surprised to still see his wife laying beside him. She was normally awake and downstairs making tea by the time he woke up. It was nearly noon and she was still asleep. Maybe the night's trauma had temporarily changed her sleeping habits. He bent down and kissed her gently on the lips, causing her to smile in her dreams. Rick got up and got dressed, the tragedy of his brother-in-law's death still just sinking in.
Jonathon was no longer there to joke around with, make Evie laugh on a bad day, or play games with Alex. Sure Jonathon was goofy and irresponsible, but he was like a brother to Alex and Alex would be crushed when he found out.
He looked down at Evie and for a moment thought he saw something different about his wife, but he shook it off and left the room to pick Alex up from his friend's house and break the news gently to him.
He went downstairs to grab his keys and saw a heart-breaking sight. His favorite picture sat on the kitchen table, it was Rick and Evie on their wedding day. Jonathon was beside Evie, hugging her and looking so happy. Rick felt strangely as though he had lost his own brother instead of his brother-in-law, even when he first met Jonathon, he felt as though they had known each other for years instead of just the guy who stole something from him.
Rick couldn't help but think of Jonathon, Jonathon was the reason Evie and Rick met, Jonathon helped kill the scorpion King, Jonathon had saved Rick's life many times, almost as much as Rick saved Jonathon. Rick pounded his fist on the table, if only he could find the person responsible for Jonathon's death, he would go after them. He shook his head, refusing to lose it now, he needed to be strong for Evie and Alex. He grabbed his keys and got into the car.
In Evie's Body.
Neferteri stretched out and sat up. She hoped the servant had already drawn her bath because her muscles were so sore. She slowly opened her tired eyes and was shocked to see that she was no longer in her room. She was in a spacious room, not as large as hers, but still it was nice. The room had no balcony, one large window that was shut, and the bed she lay in wasn't as soft as her, but it was comfortable.
Her first instinct was that she had been kidnapped, she jumped out of the bed and looked down, realizing that she wore completely different clothing then the ones she had been wearing the night before. She wore a long black robe, her hair was no longer sleek and shiny and black, it was curly and auburn. She walked over to a picture in a frame and saw the woman she had become, she stood with her arms around a young boy with blonde hair.
Where was she? She remembered the dream she had, this was the woman she had seen in her dream. But who was she, and why was Neferteri inside her body? One feeling she recalled from both her and the other woman was the need to be as far away from their situations as possible just before they both touched the mirror.
She sat back on the bed trying to figure out her situation, perhaps she was dreaming, she would wake up back in her own bed, with servants bringing her food and Imhotep...
Neferteri was on the verge of panic, how was she to return home, return to Rashidi?
Rick sat in the car with Alex, he sighed as he began telling Alex what had occurred the night before. Alex's eyes filled up as he listened, he shook his head. "No, Uncle John can't be dead, he just can't, he was supposed to teach me how to play poker today."
Alex began sobbing, Rick's heart broke and he hugged his son tightly. Alex couldn't believe it, his uncle was always there for him when he needed him, how could he die. Alex thought back to when he and his uncle were just joking around the day before. His uncle John always was a laugh. Alex had told him that he wanted to learn how to play poker and Jonathon grinned and said. "I can teach you, you will be playing like a pro in no time." Alex hugged his uncle and Jonathon smiled and whispered. "I'm here for you buddy."
Rick and Alex pulled up at the house and got out. Alex had only ever felt like this once, when his mom had died right in front of him, but they had the book of the dead then, the book of the dead had been destroyed along with the Oasis of Am Shere. He couldn't imagine how his mom was feeling right now, his mom and his uncle had always been very close.
They walked into the house, expecting to see Evie in the kitchen, but she still wasn't downstairs. "Alex, make yourself a bowl of cereal while I go check on your mom."
Alex went into the kitchen while Rick walked upstairs. Rick opened the door to find Evie pacing around the room, her head down and mumbling to herself. "Uh Evie, are you ok hunny?"
Neferteri heard a familiar voice and looked up, amazement and joy filled her as she rushed over and hugged Rashidi. She didn't expect to see him here but she was so glad. She kissed him passionately, taking him by surprise, he kissed her back just as passionately. She couldn't believe it, how had he followed her, then suddenly she realized that he hadn't called her Neferteri, he had called her Evie. She pulled back and looked at him. "What name did you call me?"
Rick looked at her strangely. "I called you Evie, you know, your name." He brushed her curly hair away from her face."I told Alex about Jonathon, he is devastated."
Neferteri had no idea who Alex or Jonathon were, she looked at him blankly. "I am not who you think I am."
Rick was really confused now, what was going on. "What do you mean Evie."
Neferteri shook her head. "I am not Evie, my name is Princess Neferteri, daughter of Egypt."
Rick went pale. He remembered that Evie was the reincarnation of Princess Neferteri, but how...
"Are you playing a joke on me Evie?" He was sure that Evie wouldn't joke during a time like this, but he had to make sure.
Neferteri shook her head. "I do not make jests and do not call me Evie again."
Suddenly a young voice was heard. "Mom." The young blonde haired boy from the picture came up and hugged Neferteri tightly, he was crying. Neferteri didn't know what to do, but the boy's tears made her forget making Rashidi believe who she was and try and comfort the boy. She hugged him warmly, rubbing his back.
Alex looked up at her. "Mom, I miss Uncle Jon." Neferteri was at a loss, she didn't know what had occurred in this time, but she had figured out that she was in the reincarnated body of herself, and Rashidi was reincarnated as well in this man. This family had suffered a loss of some kind and she felt alienated as to what it was.
Alex seemed surprised to see his mom wasn't crying, she seemed to be in deep thought. He looked back at his dad confused. Rick gestured for Alex to come over to him and Alex did as he was told. "Alex, remember when we had that encounter with the Scorpion King and Imhotep?"
Alex nodded, his eyes never leaving his mom's face. "Well Alex, this woman in your mom's body isn't your mom."
Alex looked surprised. "What are you talking about?"
"You know about reincarnation right?" Alex nodded. "Well your mother is the reincarnation of Princess Neferteri, and I am guessing that as crazy as this sounds, their souls switched somehow."
Alex looked at his mom, then his dad. "Dad you are right."
Rick was surprised. "I am?"
Alex nodded. "Yeah, that sounds crazy."
Neferteri who had been in deep thought looked up at them both. "Did you say Imhotep?"
Rick nodded. "Yeah, the big bad mummy."
Neferteri was at a loss for words at the moment. Mummy, so he was dead? But how would these two know about him?
"How do you know about Imhotep if he is dead?" She needed answers now.
Rick sighed. "Well we dug him up a while back and brought him back to life, he had the ol idea that he would take over the world, how original. We send him back, me and Evie."
Neferteri began to pace again, there was a sacred ritual still used in her time that would grant a person his powers back after they were brought back, but it was only reserved for the most treacherous criminals. What could Imhotep have done to deserve the Hom-Di?
Rick noticed she wanted more. "Then he came back again with the help of his crazy girlfriend Anck-Sa-Namun, but we sent him down yet again, don't know what happened to her." He stopped when he saw Neferteri's eyes flare up at the mention of Anck-Sa-Namun. So, Imhotep and Anck-Sa-Namun had become lovers, hopefully they were killed for their treachery.
"Do you know why Imhotep suffered the Hom-Di?" She noticed that this version of Rashidi was wise like her love and just as interesting to talk to, Alex looked a lot like Rashidi.
Rick was sure she probably didn't want to really hear this, but he answered her question. "He and Anck-Sa-Namun murdered the Pharaoh then Anck-Sa-Namun killed herself, then Imhotep tried bringing her back and was caught." He stopped talking when he saw the look of pure horror on her face.
My father, they are going to kill my father? She had to get home and find a way to save her father.
