Rick, the others and I left that night and arrived atCairoby morning but I knew I was not going to be much help with guarding someone like Evelyn.

"I thought you said you didn't believe in that fairy tales and hokum stuff." Rick said as he threw several dresses into her suitcase I sat near the door watching them. The cat which had been on her suitcase at the time curled up in my lap and fell back to sleep.

"Well I...H-Having an encounter with a 3,000-year old walking, talking corpse does tend to convert one." she said as she threw the clothes back out.

"Forget it. We're out the door, down the hall and we're gone." Rick said.

"Oh no, we are not." Evelyn argued.

"Oh yes we are." Rick countered.

"Oh no, we are not. We woke him up and we are going to stop him." she said trying to make him see reason.

"'We'? What we? We didn't read that book. I told you not to play around with that thing. Didn't I tell you not to play around with that thing?" he said making her seem even more determined.

"Yes, fine then, me, me, me, me, I, I, I, I woke him up and I intend to stop him." she said as she brought out the stuff he had thrown into her suitcase. I sighed as I picked up the cat and placed him on the floor.

"I am going to the museum maybe I can find some answers." I said Rick nodded letting me know he had heard me. I quickly walked from the hotel I was halfway to the museum when I heard a baby crying. Looking around, I saw it laying in the road with several horses coming towards it. Without thinking I rushed towards the child and scooped it safely into my arms before someone pulled me out of the way of the horses I looked to see that I was in Ardeth's arms.

"Ardeth what are you doing here?" I asked as the child grabbed my top and moved closer trying to rest.

"I was going to see my father then I saw you trying to help this little one." he said with a small smile as he looked down at the child who was now wide awake and reaching out to Ardeth. I then noticed the tag on the blanket.

"Talia, it means dew from heaven, blooming she is truly what her name means." I said as Ardeth gently held her and she fell asleep making him laugh.

"And she obviously knows your name as well otherwise she would not be this calm." Ardeth said I looked at him curiously.

"And what might my name mean then?" I asked making him smile a true smile which suited him.

"Nyx it means night, everlasting beauty, angel. It looks as if I am in the presence of a radiant angel." he said making me blush before a bullet sailed between us I turned to see the horsemen staring at us hatefully.

"She belongs to us." The leader said as the others brought their guns as well. We could easily tell they were American and very drunk.

"Yeah now give her back we have a contest to finish." Another man said that made my blood boil.

"You are not getting her back." I said venomously the leader laughed as he strode forward. I grabbed his wrist when he was close enough and twisted it behind his back breaking his arm in the process he cried out as I pushed him away and he landed in front of his companions. They started firing I made sure Ardeth and little Talia were out of the way it was then that I felt a searing pain in my arm I looked to see that one of the bullets had hit home.

"Get her!" The leader said from the ground before he was silenced by a gunshot I turned to see Ardeth and an older man each holding a gun and silently daring the men to take a step. The men scattered I sunk to my knees holding my arm tightly before Ardeth pulled me back up and held me tightly against him making me wonder if my dizziness was from blood loss or from the closeness we shared.

"Ardeth the bullet is embedded in her wound I have to remove it." The man said as he took Talia and Ardeth wrapped his other arm around my waist just as tightly I managed to hold back a giggle.

"Father I can do that just fine why not take care of little Talia while I help her." he said as he placed a hand over the wound causing me to hiss in pain. He quickly moved his hand as he helped me sit down I looked to see that we were in the museum.

"Ardeth I am fine do not worry." I said he did not listen.

"Nyx just hold still." he whispered I saw he was more concerned then anything I complied. After a few agonizing minutes he had the bullet out and I felt so tired I could barely hold my head up I felt my eyes closed and someone's hand on my cheek then nothing.

Ardeth Bey's Narration

I quickly hid a fearful shudder as Nyx's head fell forward. Father came back into the room humming softly to little Talia making me smile.

"Having fun, Father?" I asked making him dip his head in embarrassment.

"Just remembering that is all." he said before she woke up and began crying again holding out her arms to me I held her close my eyes never leaving Nyx's face. I turned to my father but turned back when I heard a groan and saw bright brown eyes staring back at me.

"Well I did not pass out that long." Nyx said as she stood and stretched before going over and taking Talia from my sore arms.

"Are you alright?" I asked making her smile.

"Just fine now that I see three familiar faces. Ardeth does your father understand Hebrew?" she asked I chuckled.

"No he does not I am the only person in my tribe that does." I said making her smile even wider.

"I hate to interrupt but would you mind telling me how you two met?" Father asked we looked at each other before laughing. After explaining everything to him Nyx was laughing and I was struggling to hold back my own laughter.

"Why did you not stop them?" Father asked looking at Nyx.

"My brother and I are not agreeable speaking terms at the moment. He never comes to me anymore much less talks to me unless he needs a pawn in one of his schemes to get a girl." she said making me ball my hand up in a fist.

"Calm down Ardeth he has not done that in some time. Besides I think he is attracted to Evelyn." she whispered making me hold back a smile.

"Sorry I just never thought he would do something like that." I said before Father hushed us. I quickly stood just as her brother and the others stepped into the doorway.

"Miss Carnahan. Gentlemen." Father said to Evelyn as the other four men brought guns.

"Rick O'Connell put that gun away now." Nyx said as she came from behind me Talia still in her arms. O'Connell faltered when he saw the child before his gaze landed on me again.

"What is he doing here?" Evelyn asked warily I resisted the urge to roll my eyes as Nyx moved closer I wrapped an arm around her waist making O'Connell falter again.

"Do you really want to know, or would you prefer to just...shoot us?" Father said I saw Nyx shake her head 'no' out of the corner of my eye.

"After what I just saw, I'm willing to go on a little faith here." O'Connell answered, putting his guns away. Everyone else followed and quickly sat down so they could listen.

"We are part of an ancient secret society for three thousand years we have guarded the city of the dead. We were sworn at manhood to do any and all in our power to stop the high priest Imhotep from being reborn into this world." Father said as he paced before sitting down. I stood near him while making sure I kept an arm around Nyx's waist locking her to me I could not help but feel happy and comfortable.

"And now because of you we have failed." I added tightening my grip when I heard Talia whimper.

"And you think this justifies the killing of innocent people?" Evelyn asked, her and Daniels, I had learned his name and his friend's from Nyx, were the only other two still standing.

"To stop this creature let me think?" Father asked sarcastically.

"Yes!" We said I looked down at Nyx and smiled Father also gave her one but O'Connell obviously did not like her decision.

"Nyx you can't really agree with them." O'Connell said glaring at her I smirked as she nodded.

"Rick I have read of Imhotep he will not stop until he gets what he wants we have to do something." she said her voice firm and fierce my grip tightened making her look at me and smile.

"Question: why doesn't he like cats?" O'Connell asked Father and I were about to answer but Nyx spoke up again.

"Well cats are the guardians of the underworld he will fear them until he is fully regenerated." she said I finished her sentence making me wonder how we had become so compatible.

"And then he will fear nothing." I added as I discreetly grabbed her hand and squeezed it gently.

"And you know how he gets hisself fully regenerated?" Daniels asked clearly frightened by the idea.

"By killing everyone who opened that chest."Hendersonsaid never looking away from his gun.

"And sucking them dry that's how!" Daniels finished as he started pacing in fright.

"Jonathan will you stop playing with that!" Evelyn snapped I turned to see her brother playing with a bow and arrow. "When I saw him alive at Hamunaptra he called me Anck-su-namun and then just now in Mr. Burns' quarters he tried to kiss me." All three of us were in shock.

"It was because of his love for Anck-su-namun that he was cursed. Apparently after three thousand years-" Nyx and I finished Father's sentence together.

"He is still in love with her." We looked at each other before she smiled a little wider and blushed I grinned and squeezed her hand again.

"Yes well that's all very romantic but what has it go to do with me?" Evelyn asked none of us were paying attention.

"Perhaps he will once again try to raise her from the dead." I said moving my arm firmly around her waist again.

"Yes, and it appears he has already chosen his human sacrifice." Father said we turned towards Evelyn who looked frightened.

"Bad luck old mum." Jonathan said.

"On the contrary it may just give us the time we need to kill the creature." Father said I looked up Nyx did as well and leaned against me in shock.

"We will need all the help we can get his powers are growing." I said everyone looked up to see an eclipse.

"And he stretched forth his hand towards the heavens and there was darkness throughout thelandofEgypt." Jonathan recited as darkness filled the room.

"We need to find someway to stop him." Nyx said before O'Connell spoke up.

"Right now we need a candle none of us can see." he said as he stumbled into the table again. I sighed before walking along with Nyx we could see just fine.

"Is he always so-" I stopped my sentence trying to find the right word to describe her brother.

"Annoying? Yes he usually is." Nyx said lighting a candle I covered my mouth to hide a laugh.

"I was going to say stupid but your word fits him better." I said wrapping my arm around her waist again as we walked back to the others who seemed relieved when they saw the candle.

"Nyx I need to talk to you for a minute…alone." O'Connell said she sighed but did meet with him a few rooms away.