I do not own Mummy. I don't know who does but they are richer then I am.

The only thing in this story that is mine is Irene/ Isis.

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Her outfit after the boat sinks till she arrives at Hamunaptra: .

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Chapter 4

Even Rats Leave a Sinking Ship

BARGE - NIGHT

Evelyn sits on a table, staring out over the passing river. A gunny-sack drops onto the table, startling her. Her sister sits at the table taking her bag on her back. O'Connell is standing beside the gunny.

O'Connell: "Sorry didn't mean to scare ya."

Evelyn: "The only thing that scares me, Mister O'Connell, is your manners."

O'Connell: "Still angry that I kissed ya, huh?"

Evelyn: "If you call that a kiss."

Irene rolls her eyes and adds her opinion.

Irene: "Yah that's my sister, the ever blushing virgin. Oh, speaking of that kiss, O'Connell if you ever kiss my sister without her permission again I'll kick your American ass."

O'Connell: "Yes, ma'am."

O'Connell reaches into the gunny-sack and starts pulling out revolvers, pistols, hunting knives, a massive elephant gun, and a half dozen carefully wrapped sticks of dynamite.

Evelyn: "Did I miss something? Are we going into battle?"

O'Connell: "The last time I was at that place everybody I was with died."

This takes the smile off Evelyn's face. O'Connell starts dismantling and cleaning the guns. Irene pulls out her boot knives and sharpens then on a stone from the pack.

O'Connell: "There's something out there, you know, something under that sand.

Evelyn: "Yes, I'm hoping to find a certain artifact, a book; actually, my brother thinks there's treasure. What do you think is out there?"

O'Connell looks into Evelyn's eyes.

O'Connell: "Evil. The Tuaregs and the Bedouin believe that Hamunaptra is cursed, they call it, "the doorway to hell.""

Evelyn: "Ahmar is Assyrian. "Passageway to the underworld", actually."

She gives him a know-it-all grin, but before she could say anything more Irene glares at her sister.

Irene: "Sister, don't forget the Medjai. Even they believe that evil lies in the sands of Hamunaptra."

Evelyn glares back at her sister.

Evelyn: "Just because you have a crush on that one commander…"

Irene stands up and starts to walk away, but stops long enough to yell at her sister.

Irene: "Leave Ardeth out of this. At least I'm not a snobbish bookworm who hasn't found love."

Evelyn looks hurt at her sister's words, but brushed it off and turned to O'Connell.

Evelyn: "I don't believe in fairy tales and hokum, Mister O'Connell, but I do believe that one of the most famous books in history is buried out there, The Book of the Living. It's what first interested me in Egypt as a child. It's why I came here, sort of a life's pursuit."

O'Connell: "And the fact that they say it's made out of pure gold, makes no never mind to you, right?"

Evelyn is surprised by his knowledge.

Evelyn: "You know your history."

O'Connell: "I know my treasure."

Evelyn gets up to go, then she hesitates, nervous, she turns back to O'Connell, and as matter-of-fact as possible says:

Evelyn: "By the way,... why did you kiss me?"

O'Connell, cleaning his guns, just shrugs his shoulders.

O'Connell: I was about to be hanged, seemed like a good idea at the time."

Evelyn's eyes widen, furious, she turns and storms off.

O'Connell looks up, watching her leave, a bit perplexed.

O'Connell: "What? What'd I say?"

Then he hears someone snickering under the table. He quickly reaches down, grabs that someone and lifts him up. It's Beni.

Beni: "My very good friend! What a surprise."

O'Connell: "Why if it ain't my little buddy, Beni. I ought to kill you."

O'Connell sticks a knife under Beni's throat. Beni swallows hard, and then tries to weasel his way out with a big grin.

Beni: "You never were any good with the ladies, O'Connell."

O'Connell: "So you're the one leading the Americans, I shoulda figured. So what's the scam? You get 'em out in the middle of the desert then leave 'em to rot?"

Beni: "Unfortunately no, these Americans are smart, they pay me only half now, half when I get them back to Cairo, so I must go all the way."

O'Connell pulls the knife away. Beni relaxes, rubs his neck.

Beni: "You never believed in Hamunaptra, O'Connell. Why are you going back? The devil himself lives out there."

They look as they hear Evelyn yelp. A single camel in the horse paddock takes another bite at her. She yelps again and backs away. O'Connell grins as Evelyn flees down the deck.

O'Connell: "The girl saved my life, figured it was the least I could do, keep her out of trouble. On top of that her sister is a good friend."

Beni: "You always did have more balls than brains."

O'Connell's eyes narrow at the insult, he looks back at Beni.

O'Connell: "Let's make us even, shall we?"

Beni: "Even?"

O'Connell grabs him and chucks him over the side of the barge.

Beni splashes into the river. O'Connell takes his gunny-sack and starts walking off down the deck.

Beni: "O'Connell! I am going to kill you for this!"

O'Connell: "Sounds familiar."

And that's when he spots three sets of wet footprints, coming up over the railing from the river and heading down the deck.

O'Connell quickly looks around, immediately on the alert.

EVELYN'S CABIN - NIGHT

Evelyn, wearing a nightgown, stands in front of a mirror.

She gives her head a good shake, letting her hair fall loose over her bare shoulders. Then she turns around, right there is a hideous Medjai! It's Hook. He slams his hand over her mouth and lifts up his hook, ready to strike.

Hook: "Where is the map?"

Evelyn's terrified eyes glance down. Hook looks over, sees the map lying next to a flickering candle on a nearby table.

Hook: "And the key? Where is the key?"

Evelyn's eyes look confused. She shakes her head. Hook grins.

Hook: "Then I'll find it myself."

He cocks his hook, about to kill her. And that's when the door is kicked open. O'Connell bursts in, gun in each hand.

Hook spins Evelyn around and holds her out in front of him. O'Connell looks at her.

O'Connell: "Friend of yours?"

Evelyn's eyes widen. And that's when the candle on the table flickers. Everything happens at once, O'Connell spins around just as a window bursts open. A Medjai falls through after being kicked by Irene gun firing as he falls. Woodchips blast off the wall next to O'Connell's head. He returns fire killing the Medjai. One of the Medjai's bullets blasts a lantern splashing kerosene across the wall causing the wall to burst into flames. Evelyn grabs the candle on the table and jams it back over her shoulder, right into Hook's eye. He screeches in pain and lets her go.

O'Connell grabs her and yanks her out of the flaming room.

HALLWAY - NIGHT

O'Connell pulls Evelyn down the hall, she tries to jerk free, Irene easily keeping up with their pace.

Evelyn: "The map! We need the map!"

He shoves her up against a wall.

O'Connell: "Relax! I'm the map! (Taps his forehead) It's all up here."

Evelyn: "Oh that's comforting."

Irene just raises an eyebrow at the two.

Irene: "Maybe we should get moving if the two of you are finished. (Sarcasm) It's not like the boat is on FIRE or anything."

O'Connell gives her a look, then pulls Evelyn forward.

O'Connell: "C'mon, there's still one more of those guys around here somewhere."

Irene rolls her eyes exasperated.

Irene: "I'm more worried about the fire."

EVELYN'S FLAMING ROOM - NIGHT

Hot melted wax covers Hook's face as he holds his sore eye and struggles to the door. Then he notices the key/box on the floor. He bends over to pick it up. And that's when the door is kicked open again; it hits him in the ass and knocks him into the fire. Jonathan leans in and sees nothing but flames.

Jonathan: "EVY!"

Then he sees the key/box on the floor and picks it up. A hand suddenly snatches the key/box away from him.

Jonathan: "Hey that's mine…"

It's Hook. His backside is now on fire. He lifts his pistol.

Jonathan quickly backpedals out the door as Hook OPENS FIRE.

CAMEL PADDOCK - NIGHT

O'Connell, Evelyn, and Irene race out onto the deck near the horse paddock. People are screaming and shouting, lots of panic.

BLAM! A chunk of the wall is blown off next to Evelyn's head.

O'Connell pivots and fires back. It's the last Medjai, on the other side of the paddock. He and O'Connell exchange gunfire. Irene pulls out one of her guns and watches for any other Medjai. Evelyn looks at her sister and notices she's not firing.

Evelyn: "Why aren't you helping him?"

Irene: "We don't need any more gunfire in here last thing we need is to start another fire or worse one of the bullets hit us."

Evelyn: "Oh… I thought it was because that guy your with."

Irene glares at her sister. Anger is very clear on her face.

Irene: "SO NOT THE TIME EVY!"

Another lantern bursts into flames. O'Connell shoots off the paddock lock. The horses go nuts. O'Connell fires over their heads. They charge forward and crash through the door. The Medjai screams as the horses stampede over him. Flames sweep up the walls and race across the roof. Half the barge is now on fire. O'Connell throws the gunny-sack over his shoulder.

O'Connell: "Can you swim?"

Evelyn: "Well of course I can swim, if the occasion calls for it."

O'Connell: "Trust me."

He picks her up and throws her over the side.

O'Connell: "The occasion calls for it."

Evelyn splashes into the water. O'Connell dives in after her. Irene just stands by the railing a dumbstruck.

Irene: "What about me, you ass. Oh never mind I'll get Jonathan."

Irene runs for the bow, dodging people and animals.

BARGE BOW - NIGHT

Jonathan runs out onto the bow, sees the three Americans, guns in every hand, fanning their pistols, shooting everything in sight. Jonathan just shakes his head.

Jonathan: "Americans."

Hook suddenly stumbles up behind him, - now a flaming torch.

Jonathan turns around, Hook grabs him by the throat with his flaming arm and pins him to the cabin wall. Jonathan's eyes widen as he sees a hook rising up inside the flames about to strike him. The Americans pivot and open fire. Hook staggers back and comes face to face with Irene. She cocks back her hand and slugs Hook sending him over the railing. Jonathan turns to the Americans and smiles.

Jonathan: "I say! Good show!"

Irene glares at him.

Irene: "What about me?"

Then he points his thumb at himself totally ignoring Irene.

Jonathan: "And did I panic?" He lifts up his other hand, - he has the key/box back. "I think not."

And that's when the horses STAMPEDE onto the bow. Jonathan dives over one side followed by Irene, the three Americans dive over the other.

NILE RIVERBANK - NIGHT

O'Connell, Evelyn, Jonathan and the Warden wade out of the water. Evelyn's nightgown clings tight to her body as she wrings it out. She looks good. O'Connell notices. No one notices Irene til she hits O'Connell on the back of the head.

Irene: "Idiot quit staring at my sister."

Everybody else, including the horses, is getting out on the far shore O'Connell spots Beni running up to the Americans.

Beni: "Hey O'Connell! Looks to me like I got all the horses!"

O'Connell: "Hey Beni! Looks to me like your on the wrong side of the river!"

Beni looks up at the stars, and then angrily kicks the sand cursing. The flaming barge drifts off, slowly sinking...

BEDOUIN TRADING POST - DAY

O'Connell barters in Arabic with a camel trader. Jonathan forks over some cash. The Trader hands them the reins of four ugly old camels.

Jonathan: "I can't believe the price of these fleabags."

O'Connell: "We could of had them for free, all we had to do was give them one of your sisters.

Jonathan: "Yes, awfully tempting, wasn't it?"

O'Connell: "Awfully."

And that's when Evelyn steps out of a trading tent. She's changed into a gorgeous, tightly fitted, Bedouin dress. Irene comes out in a light blue belly dancer number. It looks great on her lightly tanned skin.

O'Connell: "Then again..."

SAHARA DESERT SAND DUNES - DAY

O'Connell, Evelyn, Irene, Jonathan and the warden are on camels in the middle of the frying pan; the endless, sun-baked Sahara.

Jonathan: "Never did like camels. Filthy buggers. They smell, they bite, they spit. Disgusting."

The warden savagely attacks a chicken wing with his vile green teeth. Flies buzz around his head. He sucks at his gums, then spits out some gristle. O'Connell watches him.

O'Connell: "Yeah, disgusting."

Evelyn is having the time of her life on top of her camel.

Evelyn: "Well I think they're cute."

Irene laughs at the actions of the group and grimaces at the warden.

Irene: "Yes some see them as cute, but they are also very useful especially in the desert like this. They are natural desert dwellers. Horses need water a lot more often than camels, but horses can at times travel faster."

The group travels farther through the desert even into the night.

FRYING PAN - NIGHT

The moon shines down on five lone camel rider's trekking across the vast wasteland.

Jonathan is sound asleep, his head bobbing comically to the rhythm of his camel. On the camel next to him, the Warden snores loudly. Up in front of them, Evelyn slowly starts to slide off her saddle. O'Connell reaches over and stops her, then gently pushes her back up onto her saddle, never waking her. Irene watches him stare at her sister. For a long moment, her eyes watch them, and then she looks up at a distant ridge where Ardeth Ray and a group of Medjai riders are pacing them.

EXT. GIANT SAND DUNE - ENDLESS HORIZON - DAY

The dawning sun hasn't yet crested the distant horizon as Jonathan and the Warden ride alongside a giant sand dune. Irene trails behind them.

Jonathan: "And you snore!"

Warden: "I do not snore!"

Jonathan: "All night you snored!"

Warden: "I have never snored!"

Irene: "Shut up both of you!"

Up in front of them, O'Connell looks at Evelyn.

O'Connell: "We're almost there."

Evelyn: "Are you sure?"

O'Connell looks down at the ground.

O'Connell: "Pretty sure."

The others look down and see dozens of skeletons sticking out of the ground. Bleached and eaten away. Some of the skeletons look like they're trying to crawl up out of the desert floor.

Jonathan: "What in bloody hell is this?"

The Warden shivers in fear.

Warden: "Other seekers of Hamunaptra."

The American Expedition rides out from behind the far end of the dune. The Americans are accompanied by two dozen native diggers and an Egyptologist. Beni rides lead on a camel, the rest ride horses.

Beni: "Good morning, my friend!"

O'Connell just nods. The two parties come to a stop a hundred feet apart. O'Connell turns and stares out across the endless horizon. Beni does likewise. The Americans look puzzled.

Daniels: "Well, what the hell we doin'?"

Beni: "Patience, my good sahib, patience."

Henderson looks over at O'Connell.

Henderson: "First one to the city, O'Connell! Five hundred! Cash bucks!"

O'Connell and Beni just stare out at the flat nothingness.

Evelyn and Jonathan share a look. And then, the sun starts to rise in the distance, breaking the flat horizon.

O'Connell: "Get ready."

Evelyn can feel the suspense and the majesty of the moment.

Evelyn: "For what?"

O'Connell: "We're about to be shown the way."

Far off to the right, a huge shape begins to rise with the sun. O'Connell and Beni watch it, expressionless. Daniels, Henderson and Burns share a look, and then -

Daniels/Henderson/Burns: "HEYA!"

The Americans take off, racing towards the rising shape.

Daniels: "SEE YA THERE, O'CONNELL!"

Evelyn and Jonathan give O'Connell anxious, sarcastic looks.

Jonathan: "Ah, begging your pardon, but shouldn't we be going?"

Evelyn: "After all, you rode us night and day to win that bet."

O'Connell doesn't say a word, staring hard. Beni watches the Americans and spits into the sand.

Beni: "Fools."

And then suddenly, the shape shifts across the horizon. Passing across the sun as it goes. It's a mirage. The Americans crash their horses to a stop and race the other way, after the shape. Evelyn and Jonathan smile, amazed. The shape shifts again, floating across the watery horizon.

The Americans crash to a stop again and chase after the shape, All three of them confused and cursing. O'Connell and Beni just stare, waiting. The shape shifts again. And the Americans crash to a stop again. Burns is thrown from his horse. Henderson angrily rips his hat off and chucks it to the ground. Daniels just curses as they give up the chase.

The shape comes to a stop on the far left of the horizon. The Americans are on the far right. Nothing moves. A few seconds pass. And then O'Connell grins. So does Beni. They share a look. And then swat their camels and race away. Everybody else hauls-ass after them. O'Connell and Beni are neck-and-neck. And then Evelyn comes galloping up, hair flying in the wind.

Beni takes out his camel whip and starts whipping at O'Connell, trying to knock him off his camel. Once. CRACK! Twice. CRACK! But on the third try O'Connell grabs the whip and jerks Beni off his camel. Beni slams to the ground and tumbles.

Evelyn and O'Connell race across the desert. Evelyn has never felt so alive. She laughs. O'Connell grins; he likes this girl. Beni stumbles to his feet, and then quickly dances out of the way as Jonathan and all the other riders stampede past him. Evelyn beats O'Connell to the stone ramp, racing hard.

O'Connell: "Evelyn! Slow down!"

Evelyn ignores him as she races up the ramp towards the gate.

O'Connell: "SLOW DOWN, EVELYN! SLOW DOWN! THERE'S A REALLY BIG…"

HAMUNAPTRA - DAY

Evelyn goes ass-over-teacups through the air and crash lands in a sand dune. She sits up, stunned, sandy hair in her eyes. O'Connell stops at the edge of the ramp next to her camel.

O'Connell: "Never mind."

The Americans ride up and look in wonder at the ruins inside the shape. O'Connell gives them a big, shit-eating grin. Irene riding up behind them rolls her eyes.

O'Connell: "You boys owe me five hundred dollars."

Irene: "Men!"