Ardeth's Narration

My head was pounding as I stood trying to get my balance. I quickly pulled the hat off my head for it was starting to make my head hurt even more before my heart wrenched as I remembered what Nyx had done. Looking around I saw O'Connell and Jonathan talking but Nyx was nowhere in sight. I quickly grabbed the gun from the plane and walked off to find her before hearing a groan a few feet to my right I rushed over to see Nyx laying there.

"Are you alright Ardeth?" she asked when she saw me I chuckled at her calmness.

"Just fine I was more worried about you." I said placing a hand on her back helping her sit up.

"No need to be. I am fine I promise." she said as she stood before falling to the ground again.

"It is a good thing I did not accept that promise." I said looking down at her leg which was bleeding freely she tore a piece of cloth and started to wrap it around the cut before gasping in pain dropping the cloth.

"Well I thought I had only sprained it." she muttered angrily as she reset the bone. She started to pick up the cloth again but I took it from her hand.

"Let me you have done enough." I said quietly she nodded her eyes slightly closed. I quickly wrapped around the cut and tied it before lifting her into my arms she immediately began to protest.

"Ardeth I am fine really you do not have to…" Her protests silenced as exhaustion took her. I looked back at her brother just in time to see the plane lurch.

"Quicksand! Get back it's quicksand." I yelled backing away Jonathan and O'Connell soon were near me. I felt his gaze land on his sister I sighed.

"She is fine other then a broken leg she is just tired that is all." I said not looking at either of them as I started towards Hamunaptra. After walking the few miles there we quickly entered one of the many passageways only to come to a collapsed doorway.

Rick's Narration

"I'd take those bigger stones out first. Take them from the top otherwise the whole cave in on us. Come on put your backs into it!" Jonathan kept saying as we moved rock after rock. We turned in one fluid motion and stared at him our expressions screaming at him to shut up.

"Yes well you've got the idea chop, chop." he said Ardeth sighed before getting back to work while I did as well making sure to drop a rather large rock on his foot. I hid a smirk as Ardeth chuckled at Jonathan's swearing.

"Jonathan do you ever shut your mouth?" A tired voice asked I looked at Ardeth and we shared a smile Nyx was still as stubborn as ever.

"Nyx come look at this I think you should…" he started screaming I quickly turned to see him holding his arm straight out.

"It's my arm! My arm!" Jonathan screamed I quickly tore his shirt away to see a small bump traveling quickly up his arm.

"Whoa!" I said before he began screaming again. "Hold him!" Ardeth quickly did so as I pulled my butterfly knife from my pocket.

"Not that! Not that!" Jonathan objected but it was the only choice I ignored the screams of agony as I flicked my wrist and the scarab beetle flew from his skin. I calmly pulled out a gun and shot it before it could get any of us. Nyx slowly and unsteadily got to her feet and bandaged the wound.

"Rick, Ardeth rest for a few minutes Jonathan and I can work on moving the rock a little while." she said slapping the back of his head softly. I opened my mouth to object but she pushed me down I saw she had done the same with Ardeth.

"You're stubborn Nyx." I said as they went to work she doing more work then Jonathan.

"That is what everyone tells me I just make sure to live up to the word." she said turning her head and smiling at us as she dropped a rock on Jonathan's foot.

"Alright we're through." Jonathan said an hour later when all the rock had been moved. I quickly stood when I saw both of them falter but brushed it off as I went through the doorway first and after a bit of a tight fit dropped to the ground on the other side. I turned to see Ardeth drop behind me he turned and let Nyx grab his shoulders as he gently lifted her and lowered her to the ground.

Nyx's Narration

I stumbled before getting my balance Ardeth let his hands linger longer then necessary before letting go. Again I had to smile he was doing his best to keep his emotions in check.

"Rick the mirror." I whispered when I was close enough he nodded and pulled out his gun again shooting it and letting light surround us.

"The wealth of Ancient Egypt." I heard Ardeth whisper in shock Jonathan was staring his jaw slack Rick and I just looked before going down the stairs.

"Can you see?"

"Yeah."

"Can you believe?"

"Yeah."

"Can we just-?" Rick and I cut off his sentence this time.

"No." We said as we reached the center of the room a low growl could be heard behind us we turned to see mummies coming up through the floor.

"Who the heck are these guys?" Rick asked as they came up even more.

"Priests. Imhotep's priests." Ardeth and I said together making us smile at each other before Rick started shooting them I grabbed a staff from a pile of gold and started battling them the best I could.

"Jonathan move!" I said he ducked just as I twirled the staff knocking several mummies to the ground. After I had done that it retracted into itself, I slipped the staff into my pocket and began fighting with my fists.

"Go now!" Rick said shoving us forward Jonathan saw something out of the corner of his eyes as we continued to run.

"There he is! Hello Horus old boy." he said taking the torch so he could see better and so he could light the other torches that surrounded the statue. Rick tossed his gun over Ardeth's head to me I caught it with ease before a mummy pulled me to the ground I hit its head off its shoulder before rolling behind the statue.

"Time to close the door." I heard Rick say before he, Ardeth and Jonathan dove behind the statue pushing me into the corner I covered my head as a rock flew over it I cautiously lifted my head up to see Rick had also done the same considering he was halfway out in the open.

"Nyx, your leg." Ardeth said I looked to see it was swollen and bleeding freely.

"We do not have time to worry about it I can still walk." I said getting to my feet he nodded and handed me a gun already loaded. Rick and Jonathan began digging at the base of the statue I looked around carefully before hearing shuffling footsteps and low moans.

"Dang these guys just don't quit do they?" Rick said as he groaned trying to pull the compartment loose. Ardeth and I shared a scowl before getting our weapons ready.

"Keep digging." We said before shooting at the mummies I had run out of bullets first so I hit one of the mummies with the butt of the gun.

"Save the girl! Kill the creature!" Ardeth cried as he too joined the battle I barely heard him tell Rick and Jonathan to get out as I pushed more of the mummies back down the tunnel. It was a rough battle but soon the mummies were gone and Ardeth and I were standing there trying to catch our breath.

"I really hate these guys." I said as I heard more coming down the tunnel Ardeth chuckled before the mummies emerged and the battle soon started again. The guns did prove to be useful as I pushed a mummy against the wall before throwing it against a stone its body turning to dust. I turned as another mummy came my way before one grabbed my throat and squeezing cutting off my air. I felt it let go I turned to see Ardeth standing there murder in his eye I smiled my thanks before we were surrounded again.

"Any ideas?" I asked breathlessly he eyed each mummy carefully.

"Just try and be careful we can only do our best." he said throwing the gun aside and bringing out a sword I did the same before a mummy grabbed my hand I quickly knocked its head from its shoulder and cut its hand off. After a few more minutes Ardeth had been thrown to the floor and I had been thrown on top of him. The mummies swarmed and were about to harm us again before turning into sand.

"He did it. He actually did it." I said breathing heavily Ardeth chuckled as he realized what I meant.

"Yes and now we must leave if the legend is true then Hamunaptra will sink into the sand." he said standing taking me with him.

"My brother can get himself and the other two out we need to go now." I said trying not to scream as my leg began throbbing. We rushed through corridor after corridor, room after room before we were met with blinding sunshine I sighed in relief. Ardeth then lifted me up I sighed as my eyes closed the excitement from battling the undead was finally wearing off but I opened them again when he sat me down atop a camel.

"Do you see your brother?" he asked as he got behind me I looked around to see three people standing a little ways in front of us.

"Right in front of us. Ardeth what are you planning?" I asked when I saw the smirk on his face. He quieted me before the camel moved silently through the sand I then smiled and nodded making him smile. As soon as we were close enough we each laid a rough hand on Jonathan's shoulders making him jump.

"OH THANK YOU! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!" he said his hand over his heart I couldn't help but laugh as Ardeth's grip on my waist tightened.

"You have earned the respect and the gratitude of me and my people," Ardeth said to them Rick shook his head at me.

"Yes, well, it was nothing," Jonathan replied with a chuckle I ruefully rolled my eyes at him.

"May Allah smile upon you always," Ardeth continued before Rick then turned to me again.

"Guess I can't convince you to come back with us can I?" he said I laughed.

"Not a chance I found two reasons to stay. You live your life and I will live mine." I said Ardeth clicked his tongue and we rode off towardCairoto pick up Talia. As soon as we got to Mrs. Orinda's I saw she was waiting for us at her door Talia in her arms.

"Well I see you are still alive she has been an angel I almost do not want to give her back." she said as she handed her back I had to admit I felt at peace to have her back in my arms.

"I will come and visit that is a promise." I said hugging her she did the same.

"I expect you to keep that promise." she said I laughed before turning to Ardeth who nodded. I couldn't help but smile I was home.