Nettie, of course, had no intention of following the stranger's orders. She never had been one to do what she was told. As they came to the library door, Ardeth glanced back at her with a sigh and shook his head. "I told you to stay in the kitchen…"

"Yes, you did.."

"Now I will kill you and take it anyway." A deep voice in the library spoke, freezing Nettie in her tracks, while Ardeth stepped into the library.

"Ardeth, what are you doing here?" Evy asked. Nettie stepped into the doorway to see her sister facing off against a tall, dark man. A man who apparently had friends backing him. It barely registered that Evy had just identified the man she'd just kissed as the man she'd been muttering about in her fit.

"Perhaps explanations are best left for later…" Was Ardeth's greeting as he moved between Evy and the larger stranger.

"Ardeth Bay…"

"Loc Nah.." The two seemed to greet each other, but Nettie was relieved that the greeting did not seem friendly. At least Ardeth seemed to be on her sister's side. Nettie pulled Alex against her as fighting erupted between Loc Nah's friends, Ardeth Bay, and Evy.

"Whoa mom! Where did you learn that?" Alex called out as his mother expertly blocked sword blows from one of the men in red.

"I have no idea!" Evy shrugged and then was pushed back, ending up pinned against a wall, her fists and knees her weapons now. "That, I learned from your father!"

Just then one of the men spoted Nettie and Alex, and snatched at the chest Alex held. He seemed determined to take it from the child, and Nettie was just as determined not to let him. She pushed at the man, her hands clawing at his face as she lacked a weapon. The man let go, backhanding her into a wall as he did. The last thing she saw as the blackness came over her was Ardeth facing off against the man who'd just hit her, his expression furious.

She came to a moment later to find Ardeth and Alex hovering over her. Starting to sit up, she groaned, looking around at the mess "Where's Evy?"

"Loc Nah's men took her…" Ardeth shook his head. "Come, we need to get out of here, there may still be others!"

She took his offered hand to stand, quickly checked Alex for any injuries, and then hurried outside with the two of them, just in time to see cars speeding away, her sister screaming from the back of one before being drugged.

Rick and Jonathan were already outside. "Dad! Dad!" Alex shouted as they ran up to the pair

"Jonathan…" Ardeth greeted his old friend softly, while Jonathan immediately began checking over his baby sister.

"They hurt you…!"

"I'm fine, Jon, I promise…but they have Evy…."

Rick spotted Ardeth just then, grabbing the front of his robes and slamming him against the statue they stood near. "What the hell are you doing here?" he shouted. "No, scratch that, I don't care. Who the hell are those guys and where the hell are they taking my wife?"

"My friend, I'm not sure, but wherever this man is, your wife will surely be" Ardeth pulled a picture from his robes as Rick let him loose. Alex grabbed the picture, eyes wide.

"Hey! I know him! He's the curator, he works at the British Museum!"

"Are you sure?" Ardeth asked, almost incredulous that it had been so easy.

"You'd better believe him" Rick nodded. "He spends more time there than he does at home."

The four of them headed for the car, Jonathan still fussing over the bruise marring Nettie's face.

"Ok.." Rick said, looking to Ardeth as they walked. "You're here, bad guys are here, Evy's been kidnapped. Let me guess…"

"Yes, they have once again removed the creature from his grave…"

"Creature?" Amunet quirked a brow, but no one seemed to hear her.

"I don't mean to point fingers…."Jonathan started as he did just that… "but isn't it you're job to make sure that doesn't happen?"

"The woman who is is with him, she knows things, things that no living person could know." Ardeth seemed to be ignoring Jonathan's outcry. "She knew exactly where the creature was buried. We were hoping she would lead us to the bracelet. She obviously did, and now, they have it."

"I wouldn't get too nervous just yet…" Alex interrupted as he pushed back the sleeve of his jacket, revealing an elaborate bracelet.

"Is that gold?" Nettie rolled her eyes at her brother's anxious question. Only Jonathan could think of wealth at a time like this.

Ardeth's voice was rapid fire again, almost terrified it seemed. "By putting this on you have started a chain reaction that could bring about the next apocalypse!" Alex gasped, his eyes flying open wide.

"You, lighten up!" Rick said to Ardeth. "You—big trouble. You—Get in the car." He pointed at Alex and Jon in turn. "You. Inside. Lock everything up and stay put until one of us comes back!" He looked squarely at Nettie on that bit, but Ardeth laid a hand on his arm.

"They know of this house. It is not safe for her hear. I will not leave her behind."

Rick sighed. "Fine…in the car then!"

They all piled into Ricks vehicle and headed towards the city. Amunet knew the others were talking but she barely heard a word. The night had left her shaken up…she stared out the car window into the rainy night, silent. Ardeth glanced back at her several times, his expression worried.

"Do you…know Nettie already?" Rick asked cautiously. Ardeth shook his head.

"In this life, no….it is a long story, my friend." Ardeth left it at that and steered the conversation towards the Scorpion King.