A/N: Once more I have inspiration, hopefully there will be more updates, and there should as long as I have privacy to write. A big shout out of gratitude to DragonlordRynn, for giving me permission to use his Hom Dai idea. I'm actually planning on skipping a few episodes of Mummies Alive!, due to the fact that I find them particularly boring or nonsensical.
Chapter 4: Pack to the Future Part I
*Egypt - 3500 years B.K.(Before Kelda)*
"You took my son's life." Amenhotep stated "Now his spirit wanders without rest. Waiting for the day that he will finally be reborn." he continued
"You can't harm me... I shall live for fifty lifetimes." Scarab vowed
"Traitor to the lands of both upper and lower Egypt. The first adviser to the royal court... Scarab. For your crime of murdering the crown prince and heir to the throne of Upper and Lower Egypt you are sentenced to endure Hom-Dai for eternity." Amenhotep decreed "Take him away and prepare him immediately." he commanded
"N-No... you can't... great pharaoh I-I-I... beg of you." Scarab pleaded "AMENHOTEP" he cried out
The just and benevolent pharaoh Amenhotep, merely narrowed his eyes, as his guards took the struggling Scarab to the priests, whom would perform Hom-Dai on him, and for his crime of aiding Scarab was Arakh sentenced to death as well. In fact those who knew of the former adviser's plans, were also executed minus one person, and that was none other than Kimas Arakh's son. Kimas was kept away from the meetings, between Scarab and his cronies, not knowing that he himself die a year later, and that was due to an asp's bite. In the mummification prep chamber, was Scarab forced on his knees, as one worker grabbed some tongs, another sharpened a blade, and as the said worker approached did Scarab yell out...
"Nooooooooooooo." Scarab cried out
"Aw! Were you having that dream again?" Heka asked
On the top floor of a pyramid shaped building on Yerba Buena island, that was both the home and headquarters for Harris Stone/Scarab, in truth the event was a memory of long ago, and one that Scarab would have dreams about on occasion. Complaining to Heka that she didn't know, what it was like to be sealed in the darkness, and realized that the darkness was the key... of getting Rapses's soul. Getting out the scripture, did Scarab began to read, before realizing he couldn't figure out the meaning, and planned to grab the prince first instead. Little did the duo realize, that this scheme would reveal the reincarnated prince's gender, and come that very morning was Kelda woken up. Due to her mother calling her, Kelda inwardly grumbled as she told her mother, that the stupid dog which belonged to their neighbor, should teach it to stay off of other's properties, and Amanda asked if she did the chore she asked two days ago.
"I had already done the chore mom." Kelda said
"When?" Amanda said
"I did it the other day, as you clearly watched to make certain that every plant was sprayed." Kelda stated "We should tell our neighbor, to either stop their dog from entering our yard, or we'll have it sent to the pound." she continued
"Do it right after school before we go to Yosemite for this weekend." Amanda ordered
*Sphinx - afternoon*
"What's going on? It's quiet as a tomb in here." Kelda asked
"Sh! The man in the magic box is going to predict the future." Rath said shushing her
The so-called 'magic box', was none other than a television set, that had been wired for cable( pretty illegally), which Kelda had won in a contest, and gave it to her guardians. The supposed prediction was naturally about tomorrow's weather, Kelda than stated that, it was always foggy in San Francisco in the mornings, and than Ja-kal mentioned at how another man, stated that Apophis would swallow the disc of the sun, and Ra would hide his face. The world would be plunged into darkness, until the Apophis spits the sun out again, and Rath piped up that the 'man' called it an eclipse.
"That's pretty cool, did it say when the eclipse happens?" Kelda said
"No! Terrible things happen when Ra hides his face, Scarab could strike like a scorpion in the darkness, and we'll be waiting." Ja-kal solemnly decreed
"We'll watch your house. Follow you to school to protect you." Nefer-tina said
"No way! NOT to school and besides Scarab won't get me." Kelda said "I'm leaving for Yosemite this weekend, to go camping with my mom, and apparently it's supposed to be a 'family-bonding' trip." she explained somewhat resigned
"But..." Armon began
"Even if something did happen I would call for help with the amulet." Kelda said "I'll see you guys later." she continued
The mummies soon realized that there were plenty of problems and tensions, between their young princess Kelda, and the lady Amanda. The former always tried to spend time, while the latter would constantly averse with excuses of 'too busy' and 'making it up to you later', and the more Kelda try did the averse got heavier. The main theory was due to the incident, that was the actual cause, however the first to know about it, was to take a look at the evidence firsthand, and that was tightly locked in Kelda's one of her vanity drawers. However the task now at hand, was to protect their young charge, without her knowledge of them doing so, and how Scarab was going to make the attempt.
"The last time Scarab struck, Rapses was unable to call for help, until it was almost too late, and we need someone to watch over her without detecting us." Ja-kal said
The latest scheme happened just last week, Kelda managed to sneak away from her guardians, to go play by her lonesome at the nearby playground, and was attacked when she went to get an ice cream from the nearby vendor. Scarab had her tied to a tree, just as he was about to take her soul, did the mummies appeared, and kicked lots of tut before freeing Kelda. After a short chase between Armon and Khati, did Ja-kal place the Eye of Horus around the cat's neck, and took her to Kelda's home. From there did Khati jumped up on top of the car, hiding among the camping gear, as Ja-kal watched Kelda doing her chore, and both mother and daughter soon left for what would be a supposedly great weekend.