I'm sorry it's been at least a month since I updated. I have been busy with bringing my grades up in school, all but my Spanish I'm pretty good in my Spanish class.

Tamaryn: "Yeah you damn Mexican"

Me: "Of course cracker"

Tamaryn: "Hey slightly toasted cracker with cheese, to you"

Me: "I know"

Chapter 4

Hamunaptra1290

Amsi's POV

I followed Naunet to out of the temple. I was admiring her body structure, slowly scanning her from behind. It didn't take long before we made it to our exit, we both where blinded by the sunlight.

"It's about time you two showed up." One of my men named Amenemhat who was goofing around with the other men. Amenemhat wasn't that big nor did he have any muscles, but he was very smart and that's all he needed in a battle.

"Sorry we're late we were caught up in something." I rubbed the back of my neck trying to avoid the men's gaze. Naunet looked up at me and smiled, I gave one back at her. I looked into her hazel eyes.

"Yeah I can see that." Amenemhat laughed at Naunet and I looked at each other. I gave him a go crawl under a rock and die look. He just laughed at me. I looked back at Naunet; she had a light blush on her cheeks.

"Ok should we start?" I asked her, gazing at her hazel eyes. She gave me a nod and walked towards the middle of the court yard. I followed her, taking my time I looked around the court yard; there were palm trees, shrubs and some kind or purple flowers growing around the court yard. I reached the middle of the yard with her at my side at this point. I looked at her "Ok, we are going to start with some stances ok?" She smiled and nodded.

We spent a couple of minutes practicing different stances, but she learned fast. A couple of guy were snickering at us, which Naunet managed to pick up my go crawl under a rock and die look, hell her look was scarier than mine was.

"What next?" She gave me an innocent smile. 'It seems there is something odd about Naunet' I though as I walked away to grab some weapons. 'She's hiding something.' I looked back at my men, 'who is the best khopesh fighter?' I asked my eyes eventually locked on Nassor. 'Of course he knew every weapon in the kingdom. I'll choose him.'

"Nassor, you want to show the princess how to use a khopesh?" I tossed him one of the khopesh to him to catch. He gladly joined us giving a taunting smile to her. He carefully taught Naunet how to properly hold the khopesh. She really learns fast. They went through different positions to strike the opponent.

Nassor told her that her opponents wouldn't go easy on her so he had to put some real strength behind his teaching skills. He walked a couple of feet in front of her, turned back at her then charged her at full speed. This was a test on how good she is at blocking; she managed to block the worrier's khopesh and kicked him to the floor, her actions amazed everyone including myself.

Her face began to show red; I knew she could not hold the laughter that she kept within herself; laughing so hard she held her stomach. "Honestly you all didn't think a daughter of Anubis wouldn't have any previous training?"

The market place/village

Tamaryn's POV

The cool night breeze of the desert did not help our wet clothes, but luckily for me I had Donovan; he held me tight trying to keep me warm. I looked back to my best friend; who was finished air drying her hair, and started to pull her hair back into a messy bun as she always did.

Every now and then Evy would break our silence with a gentle sneeze. Rick would give her a sideway glance when she sneezed. We all knew we couldn't get any warmth till the sun raised; nor dry clothes till we reached the village.

"We should be there in a little bit." Shaleigh told Evy, and she went on to check on the guns. "Gun powder is still wet. I do not want any trouble, nor do I want to spill any blood of innocent villagers. Got that?!" She made it obvious to Rick, Jonathan, and the smelly warden.

"Like I would ever listen to a mere woman," the warden scoffed. Shaleigh did not give him much time to react, before she kicked him to the ground and held the tip of her saber at his throat. The little man trembled in fear that he would die at her sword.

"I don't like you. When the time comes you will wished you had kill me. Don't forget that you all came here." She turned to Jonathan and Evy. "You all came at you own accord. Are ya'll ready for the dangers that lies ahead?" She put the saber back into its navy blue sheath and waited for the answers from the people who did not fight those three years ago, alongside with us.

Evy and Jonathan shared a look, and answered "We will accept." The both nodded. Shaleigh turned to the warden who was still scared, but managed to nod as an answer to her question. Shaleigh had speed ahead from us.

When the sun had finally made it appearance, and had shown its light on a sand dune. Evy desperate for the warmth from the sun began to run for the sunlight, we all soon joined with her little celebration for the sun.

"Look Evy there's the village!" I yelled happily to Evy, yet again she began to run to the village's market place. "Evy wait for us!" We all ran after her with laughter escaping our mouths. We caught up with Evy in front of a tent that was owned by a few Arabian women.

"Come on you two!" Evy pulled us inside the tent leaving the guys behind. "We need to change clothes before we catch our deaths." Evy laughed.

"I guess you're right Evy." I smiled at her. I looked around the tent. 'Where are the clothes?' All I have seen in the tent was different colored materials draped everywhere. "Where are our new clothes?"

Evy smiled "None other than traditional saris." She laughed. "Saris are like what these women are wearing but much cuter." Her smile grew more and more. "So pick a color." Surprisingly Shaleigh did not protest against wearing dress type clothing. I looked again at the women's clothing; they were light material, allowed your feet to move freely with our stepping on it, and it was easy to hide a weapon.

We all went around the room picking out our favorite color and design for the saris. I picked one that was a dark blue that faded into white with rhinestones forming designs of roses. Evy picked a black sari with a golden sash; I could tell that she really liked black. Shaleigh picked a royal purple sari with turquois beads forming designs of waves.

Shaleigh and I began to pack our damp clothes into our bags as Evy was getting supplies for the rest of our trip. I had put my bag on my shoulder and waited for Shaleigh.

Shaleigh's POV

I began to strap my bullet belts on my shoulder and crossed my chest; then put my belt that had my revolvers in their holster around my waist. I went to pick up my bag; I was interrupted by an elderly Arabian woman just a little bit shorter than me. She grabbed my hand and placed a pendent that took up most of my palm. The pendent was like a coin except the pendent had an engraved African jackal with wings on tis back. The jackal's eyes were peridot gems.

"How did you know that peridot is my birthstone?" I took my eyes off the pendent and looked at the woman that has misty silver eyes. That's when it hit me 'She's blind?'

"I did not know it was child." She gave me a smile. I slowly placed the pendent back into her wrinkled hands.

"I'm sorry but I can't accept this. This pendent is probable important to you and your family." I began to take my leave right as she put her hand on my shoulder; I stopped and turned back to her.

"That it is child. My family was given this pendent many years ago, that one day a young lady would come, and we were to give this pendent to her." She once again placed it back into my hands.

"How can you be sure I'm that lady?" I asked trying not to be rude to her, but I held the pendent tighter in my hands.

"Child I maybe blind by sight, but I can read peoples souls and their destinies. And there is no doubt that you are this lady I'm to give that pendent to." This been said had brought a smile to my face. I tied the pendant's leather strings around my neck and allowed it to drape loosely on my chest. "My child this pendent will help you find strength and will provide you protection for the fight you and your friends will face." I jerked at the old woman's words; standing frozen allowing her to walk.

"Shaleigh are you ready yet? I'm getting tired of standing here!" Tamaryn yelled from a distance. I turned around to see no one there in the tent with me. 'That old woman must have left already.'

"Yeah I just have to strap my sword to me, and I'll be done Tamaryn!" I hollered back at my friend. Which I did as I said I would; right before I left the tent I took on last look at the pendent and placed it on my chest were it would be hidden by material.

Rick's POV

A headache began to come across me; Jonathan and the little camel man were not helping me with their argument of how many camels to get. I turned to my right and had seen the warden being chased out by a couple of women. I face palmed my head 'She's going to kill us. I just know it.' Jonathan and the camel man began to grow lauder.

"Will you just pay the man?!" I yelled at Jonathan, which he did. I sighed in relief. "You know we could have gotten them for free. All we had to do was give him Evy or Shaleigh." I joked, but I had a feeling that was going to bite me in the ass.

"Yes. Awfully tempting wasn't?" Jonathan said. I knew he would say something like that. All of a sudden both Jonathan and I felt a hand slap us on the back of our head. 'Uh-oh, I'm dead.'

"I heard all that you idiots." Shaleigh scolded us, but it didn't help us from laughing at her. I have never seen her in anything but a button up shirt and pants. Both Jonathan and I were rewarded with punches in the stomach for laughing at her. Tamaryn and Evy were laughing at Jonathan and me clutching our stomachs in pain. 'Man does she have an arm?' I looked at Evy 'She looks very pretty in that outfit.'

"Oh for heaven sakes Shaleigh, why do you insist on wearing your hair in a bun?" Evy walked behind Shaleigh and quickly untied Shaleigh's hair.

"Dang it Evy, what was that for!?" Shaleigh whined, as she watched Evy threw the hair tie into a random wooden basket. "Ok, you win." Shaleigh sighed as she ran her fingers through her hair. Soon after that Donovan had come back with plenty of water for everyone's canteens, and bread. I climbed off the ground and helped Jonathan up as well.

"Ok let's get moving then?" Shaleigh already mounted to her camel. Everyone agreed and mounted to their camel as well, except Tamaryn and Donovan shared one camel.

The Desert's night 12:30 AM

Shaleigh's POV

After five long hours of the sun's heat, Jonathan bitching about the camels, and the wardens god awful singing, but night came and with it the silences of my companions, and the gentle breeze of the night.

I knew the night would soon end in a few short hours. I looked behind me to see how everyone was sleeping in the worst position, but Jonathan's sleep was interrupted by the warden's snoring. Jonathan hit the warden with his camel whip, which did not wakened the warden, but he did say something about goat soup. I laughed at their sight. I then turned my attention to Rick and Evy. Evy laid her head on ricks shoulders. I stopped my camel and allowed Rick and Evy's camels to ride alongside mine.

"I knew you like her, and don't lie to yourself. Ok?" I lowered my voice so I would not disturb Evy's sleep. Rick smiled and gently lifted Evy's head off his shoulder. Three minutes later I noticed Rick staring at something on one of the cliffs to our left. "Rick are those the same men from three years ago?" I asked him, he replied with a nod. "Who are they?" I asked even though Rick did not for sure himself.

"I don't know, but I know we are close." Rick told me and speed off to make sure, then returned to inform me that the way to Hamunaptra. "We really close, so everyone wake up!" Rick yelled. I turned around to see everyone jumped out of their sleep, or in the warden's case off his camel. Everyone laughed as he tried to get back on his camel. We rode pass the mass grave of our comrades and enemies. I folded my hands and said a prayer for the souls that will never stopped fighting.

The sun slowly began to rise making it easier to see our path. Rick was ahead of all of us and then suddenly stopped in his camel's tracks. I led my camel faster to see why Rick stopped. As I grew closer I finally figured out why. The group of Americans and being led by that no good Beni that also search for Hamunaptra. Soon everyone in our party joined Rick and I, then we rode closer to the massive group.

"What the hell are we doing?" Asked burns on a white horse, I didn't pay much to Beni's response. Mr. Henderson just reminded rick of their bet of $500.

"O'Connell nice camel." Beni snorted at Rick. Rick just ignored Beni and petted his camel.

"Get ready for it." Rick told everyone.

"Ready for what?" asked Evy with a little bit of confusion on her face. I took my camel a little bit ahead of everyone else's.

"We're about to be shown the way." Rick nodded. The sun started rise higher into the sky, like magic the ancient city began to appear from nothingness. Everyone was amaze by the power the sun truly holds. "Here we go again." Rick interrupted and with that being said, the race began to see who will be the first to the city.

Everyone whooped and hollered at the camels and horses. Rick and Beni were neck and neck, till Beni started to hit rick with his whip. Rick being tired of being hit he pulled Beni off his camel. I had seen my opportunity to run over Beni with my camel, but luckily for him my camel just kicked him. Evy started to get into the race and was keeping up with Rick, then 'whoosh' Evy's camel took the lead with great amount of distance ahead of everyone.

"Go Evy, Go!" Jonathan whooped at his little sister. She had reached the city with no worries. I yelled happily that we had won $500 so easily.

Ok finally finished this chapter. I'm also working on the next chapter. Oh and that convertation at the top Tamaryn and I aren't racist, we are mixed and we say that "slightly toasted with cheese" meaning that we aren't just white IDK why we do but that's what we came up with. We actually really hate racist camments, especially about biracial children.

Tamaryn: "yeah."

Me: "I know."

*Ashley walks in*

Ashley: "I want a sari." *Ashley whines*

Me: "Ok" *wave of my magic wand I turn Ashley's clothes into a pink sari with yellow beads that formed lily designs all over it*

Ashley: *twirls around letting the material gently fall back above her ankles.*

Tamaryn and me: "what a girly girl." *we all laugh*