Ardeth and the Med-Jai left on the horses galloping to Cairo as fast as they could, before Imhotep got there. They traveled all day long and half way through the night until they stopped and made camp, Ardeth and the Med-Jai had just finished setting up camp when Athea-num started to stir. Ardeth grabbed his scrimmage and pointed it at her as she woke. Athea-num opened her eyes to a blade shocked she started to back away from it.

"move and I will not hesitate, call him and you will be dead" Ardeth said in Arabic

"Kelia shasi coum callesina merec" she cried in ancient Egyptian Ardeth couldn't understand her. She looked around and then sighed in defeat.

"please please let me go I have to I cannot live with out him I have done no wrong" she cried this time in Arabic. Ardeth was taken aback, Slave were not supposed to know more than one language normally Hebrew but he suspected that since she was Imhotep's slave that she only knew Ancient Egyptian but she seemed to know Arabic too.

"how do you know the language of Arabic you are a slave you are only to know your master's language"

"i-I cannot tell you but please let me go I have to go'

"you girl are not to go any where but where I go and if you dare call him…" After a long time Ardeth finally got bored with her pleading and was ready to sleep he drag Athea-num to his tent tied her arms to a pole and put a cloth around her mouth so she could not speech if Athea-num yelled out a certain phrase Imhotep would appear right to the stop and destroy everything only Athea-num knew this phrase and if given any chance she would use it. After tying her up Ardeth left to check on the other Med-Jai's when he returned he saw Athea-num asleep and went to bed himself.

Ardeth awoke early just as the sun started to rise, he gathered up the Med-jai's and took down their camp, lastly he awoke Athea-num. She was taken to his horse and put behind him with her wrists tied around his waist so she could not escape. The rode on for hours until they finally reached Cairo.

Ardeth tied a leather strap around the ropes on her wrist he took her arms off of his waist and put her off the horse, he held tightly onto the leather strap so she wouldn't run away Ardeth dismounted, gripped her tightly around the shoulder and lead her into the Cairo museum.

"Ardeth what has happened? What are you doing here?? The curator asked

"they have unleashed the creature." Athea-num made a sound in protest to the fact that they were calling her master "creature"

"and who is that?" the curator asked pointing at Athea-num.

"We found her running around the ruins of Hamarpata after the creature had risen she is the slave the one mentioned in his journals she is Athea-num"

"really?" the curator asked walking up to her curious he grabbed her chin pushed so she would lift up her face he examined the girl

"well the description fits but what about the…

"the mark of Anubis?"

"yes"

"it is there I looked she is indeed the slave of Imhotep and the chosen one of Anubis the marking is on her back but we have more pressing matters right now" Ardeth said walking over to the desk and tying the leather strap that held Athea-num onto the desk leg so she wouldn't move

"we must- they stopped Ardeth and the curator could hear voices coming down the hall. Ardeth and the curator got ready to see who was coming and there stood Evelyn, Rick, Jonathan, and the two Americans they took one look at Ardeth and said:

"YOU!" they all yelled O'Connell and the American's quickly draw their guns. Ardeth just scowls at them. The Curator nods his head.

"Miss Carnavon. Gentlemen."

"What is he doing here?"

"Do you truly wish to know? Or would

you prefer to just shoot us?" Everybody tenses, guns up. Then O'Connell uncocks his .38.

"I just saw my fist vanish into some

guy's head." He slides his gun back into his shoulder-holster.

" I'm willin, to go on a little faith,

here."

"You will not believe it."

"Try me."

"We are part of an ancient secret

society, the cult-of-the-Med-Jai, and

we have a sacred mission, passed

down through thirty-nine generations.

For over four thousand years we have

guarded The City Of The Dead. we are

sworn at manhood to do any and all

in our power to stop the High Priest

Imhotep from being reborn into this

world."

"And because of you, we have failed."

"And you think this justifies killing

innocent people!"

"To have stopped this creature? Yes!"

"But what does she have to do with anything?!" Evelyn cried pointing at Athea-num the Curator sighed

"That girl is over four thousand years old, Her name is Athea-num she was chosen by the evil god Anubis and cannot get close to Imhotep if she does Then Imhotep will only reach his goal faster than he is already she cannot not get seen by him" the curator said

"but who is she?" Evelyn asked clearly still confused

"Imhotep's most devoted slave ever"

"Okay, let's cut to the chase. He's

afraid of cats, what's that about?"

"According to the ancients, cat's are

the guardians at the gates of the

underworld. Imhotep will fear them

until he is fully regenerated, and

then he will fear nothing."

"Right! And ya know how he gets fully

regenerated?! By killing everybody

who opened that chest and sucking us

dry! That's how!"

"Yes, the creature must first try and

regenerate, and then he will attempt

to resurrect the one he has loved

for more than four thousand years."

"Anck-su-namun." Evelyn said

"In the necropolis, when I saw him, -

alive,... walking, he called me Anck-

su-namun. And then in Mister Burns'

quarters he tried to kiss me."

" It is because it was you who read

from the Book. He has chosen you to

be the human sacrifice needed to

regenerate the body of Anck-su-namun."

"This is not good. Not good at all."

"Tonight is the full moon. The moon

of Osiris. It will begin tonight."

Everyone follows Ardeth Ray's eyes, through the windows we

can see the SUN, -- which is now going into a FULL ECLIPSE.

"...and he stretched forth his hands

towards the heavens, and there was

darkness throughout the land of

Egypt."

"Come on we have to go" Ardeth called in Arabic to Athea-num Ardeth took the leather strap and left the room with the curator and Athea-num they were passing through a hall way when they heard people screaming Ardeth and the curator rushed to the window to see the Egyptologist killed or "dried out" he looked up towards the window making eye contact with Ardeth then turned towards another window and shot out bugs.

"we have to go NOW!" the curator said

"time is slowly running out lets go" Ardeth said directing it towards Athea-num when Ardeth started moving he was pulled back.

"Lets GO!" he said more urgently Athea-num shook her head vigorously you could here her muffled cries

"niy" Athea-num yelled

"niy,niy" she was crying as Ardeth pulled her across the room she was struggling as much as she could.

"why is she not cooperating now?" the curator asked

"she must have seen Imhotep" Ardeth replied breathlessly yanking Athea-num as hard as he could to get her to move while she struggled against her bonds. Ardeth and the Curator headed for the museum

"Last month I came across an

inscription that mentioned The Book

Of The Dead." Evelyn was saying

"That book we found at Hamunaptra?"

"Yes. I dismissed it, because it talked

about bringing people back from the

dead. A notion I was unwilling to

believe."

"Believe it, sister. That's what

brought our buddy back to life." Rick said

"And now he's going to use it to bring

his girlfriend back"

"And if he succeeds, the two of them

together will bring about the

apocalypse." Ardeth replied darkly but breathlessly because Athea-Num was still struggling with all her might

"The plagues we have seen so far, are

merely Imhotep flexing his muscles.

Only at the moment of Anck-su-namun's

resurrection will he be truly

invincible."

"I'm thinking that if the black Book

Of The Dead can bring people back to

life –

-- then perhaps, the golden Book Of

The Living can return them to the

underworld." The curator finishes for Evelyn

"Exactly --

"So your sayin', if we find the book

made outta gold --

" -- And read the sacred incantations

contained inside it."

"You think it'll send this guy back

to hell?"

"Correct, And that's when –

Loud chanting is heard coming from outside. everyone rushes

over to the upper windows and look down --outside: A large,

crazed mob covered in hideous boils and sores come chanting

up the driveway: 'Imhotep! Imhotep!'

"It has begun. The beginning of the

end." Ardeth says darkly

"Not quite yet it hasn't. C'mon." Evelyn replies

Athea-num is struggling even more she thrashes around trying to get lose a muffled screaming can be heard from her mouth. Ardeth looks at her and sighs he turns to Daniels

"YOU take her make sure she DOES NOT get away keep her with you at all times and DO NOT under circumstance undo the cloth around her mouth do you understand?"

"ya" Daniel replies looking confused as Ardeth hands him the leather strap with the thrashing girl on the end not knowing what to do but knowing that he is a lot stronger than Athea-num he ties the strap around his wait and walks with Athea-num tumbling behind him

The crazed mob CRASHES into the huge front doors, which are

locked. They pound furiously, throwing themselves at it while

Everyone can hear the doors banging. As Evelyn and the

Curator quickly sort through broken pieces of stone tablets.

The others watch as Evelyn pulls out a large piece.

"Got it! She cries

"Got what?" Rick asked clearly confused

"Since the black Book of The Dead was

found inside the statue of Anubis,

then according to this, the golden

Book of The Living should be inside..."

"The golden Book Of The Living, is

inside the statue of Horus."

"Which would be located not far to

the east of the Anubis statue." The curator says

"Don't tell me we gotta go back out

there?" rick complians

"If we want to kill the creature,

yes."

"Jonathan sneaks out of some bushes and quickly heads for his

convertible. Suddenly, a splinter group of the diseased mob

comes around the side of the museum. Jonathan instantly bugs

his eyes out, starts drooling, and begins CHANTING --

"Imhotep! Imhotep!" Jonathan says trying to copy the mob

The mobruns past him and heads into the front doors

of the museum. Jonathan leaps into the convertible, fires it

up and backs it over to the bushes. Everyone come running out of the museum and jumps into the car Daniels with some trouble because of Athea-Num picks her up and throws her into the car. Just as they start to leave Beni spots them

"Imhotep! IMHOTEP!" he yells

Imhotep looks out of the museum from the shattered upper

windows just as the convertible PEELS OUT. O'Connell points

a finger at Beni as they race past him.

"You're gonna get yours, pal!" Rick yells as they drove away

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