The Carnahan siblings crept through the corridors with Rick leading the way with his torch thrust out ahead of him. Everything had gone fine so far so it came as a surprise as the ground began to shake bellow them. All of them were so preoccupied with keeping steady that it took them a minute to realize that there was a small mound pushing up from the sand. That was all it took, however, for a mass of black insects to come pouring out from the pile of sand.

"Scarabs!" Tessa shrieked.

No one needed any other form of encouragement to turn and run in the opposite direction as fast as possible. Rick threw his torch back at the bugs before turning to fire his gun at the insects as he moved backwards, gesturing for the others to keep going.

They dashed through the first side passage that appeared, heading up the bridge that lead up to the next way out. Jonathan jumped onto one of the nearby platforms with Rick grabbing onto Evy to do the same.

Tessa, on the other hand, leapt towards one of the outcrop on the other side of the bridge since it was closer to her. She inched her way across the area on which she stood, wanting to get as far away from the insects as possible. However, once she decided that it was safe enough for her to lean back against the wall to catch her breath, it gave way behind her. She tumbled down into the opening behind it with a small cry as the wall fell shut like a door after her.

She considered it a small blessing that the passage managed to deposit her on her feet, but she had no idea where it had brought her. All she could tell was that the place was darker then other places she had been since there weren't any troches to be found. She tensed for a moment as she heard a sound that sounded almost like someone was gagging. She relaxed once she turned around, however, to see that Burns was in the room with her.

"Oh, it's just you, Mr. Burns." Tessa moved over towards him, doing her best to keep her feet steady as she did. "Thank goodness, I was just starting to get a little scared. I got separated from the others you see and—" The rest of her words were lost in a gasp as Burns turned around to reveal that his eyes had disappeared. She stumbled backwards as she moved towards her, arms outstretched.

Every word Burns spoke came out sounding choked. "He took my eyes! My eyes!"

Tessa turned around in an effort to find a way back to the others so that she could get some help, only to find herself staring into a mummified face. Her mouth fell open in a scream before she could stop herself, pressing back against the wall as the mummy approached her. She glanced over at Burns, who had fallen onto the ground, although she knew he couldn't see the gesture. "Please help me," She begged.

"He took my tongue!" Burns replied.

"Please don't leave me," Tessa tried again. She gave a start at the mummy whirled back to face her, but something in her seemed to loosen as he stared at her with a strange interest. Something within her told her that there was nothing for her to fear, yet that was ridiculous since there was someone who was suppose to be dead standing in front of her. She should want to flee from the place as quickly as possible, not step forward into his arms or any such nonsense. Her train of thought was broken, however, as the mummy spoke.

"Amisi?"

Tessa felt a part of her come undone at the mention of that name, the faint echo of feelings that she had been experiencing ever since she had arrived here bursting free. Another name slipped through her mouth without her even meaning for it to. "Imhotep?"

Something almost akin to a smile came onto the mummy's face. He took another step forward, holding out his hand to her as he did so. The words he spoke next were in ancient Egyptian, yet it felt as familiar on Tessa's ears as her given language. "Come to me my Princess Amisi."

The moment was broken, however, as Rick ran up from somewhere behind Tessa, grabbing her by the arm. "There you are! Will you quit playing hide-and-seek? Let's get out of here." He frowned as the girl kept staring straight ahead before turning to see what she was so concerned about. "Whoa!" The rest of the group had a similar reaction as they ran in after him.

The mummy only spared the newcomers a glance, however, before roaring at Rick, arms spread out menacingly.

Rick just yelled right back before shooting at the mummy. He spared Tessa a confused glance as she let out a cry as the creature fell before pushing her towards the way out. "Move!" Everyone ran through the exit with him, wanting to get to the surface as fast as possible.

Candace kept her gun aimed at Dr. Chamberlain as the rest of the Medjai turned theirs towards the people coming up from the crypt. She swallowed hard, even though her throat felt constricted, as she noticed the way the eyes of the youngest member lingered upon the entrance to that cursed place. Why couldn't the girl taken heed of the warning she was given? If the creature had set eyes upon her then he surely would have recognized who she truly was, which meant that there was no hope left for her now.

Ardeth pulled his mask away from his face as he took a step forward. "You were told to leave or die here. You refused. Now you may have killed us all. You have released the creature that we have feared for more than three thousand years."

"Relax, I got him," Rick said.

Candace let out an incredulous snort at such a claim. "No mortal weapon can kill such a creature!" She snapped. "He's not of this world." She winced faintly as two of her comrades dragged forward the man who had been attacked by the creature so that he could be returned to his friends.

"Bastards, what did you do to him?" Daniels demanded.

"We saved him," Ardeth shot back. "Saved him before the creature could finish his work. Now leave all of you, quickly, before he finishes you all. Yallah. Nimishi." He gestured his men forward with his arms. Candace was the only one to stay, although she did place her gun back in its holster. "Now we must go on the hunt and try and find a way to kill him."

"I already told you," Rick said, "I got him."

"Know this," Ardeth said, "this creature is the bringer of death. He will never eat, he will never sleep, he will never stop."

Candace was about to move forward to join her husband when she sensed that someone was watching her. She turned to find the gaze of the girl who wore that familiar face. She found it hard to hold any anger towards the other, even though she was linked to the resurrection of the creature.

The girl—Tessa—took a step forward, her brow furrowed downwards. "I'm sorry," She said, "but have we met somewhere before?"

Candace couldn't resist the urge to place a subtle hint within her words. It wasn't like the girl wouldn't figure out eventually, after all, at the rate things were going. "Maybe in another life."

"What?" Henderson scoffed. "That stuff is all make believe."

Candace arched a brow in response. "Oh, like mummies, you mean?" A smirk curled onto her lips at how the man's face turned ashen, eyes sparkling with delight as Tessa attempted to hide a chuckle behind her hand.

Ardeth shook his head with a grin of his own. "Some things never change," He murmured.