Mummy's here
Later back at the hotel Evy was phasing around trying to figure out what to do. My vision has gotten more often blurry since we came back to the hotel.
''We must stop him from regenerating. Who opened that chest?'' Evy asked from the Americans.
''Well there was me and Daniels here oh and Burns of course,'' Henderson said
''And that Egyptologist fellow,'' Daniels adds.
''What about our buddy Beni?'' Rick asks.
''No he scrammed out of there before we could open the damn thing,'' Daniels explains.
''Yeah he was the smart one,'' Henderson adds.
''Beni. Smart. There are the two words I never imagined to hear in the same sentence.'' I say as I hold my head to stop the dizzy spells.
''Yeah that sounds like Beni,'' Rick says.
''We must find the Egyptologist and bring him back at the safety before the creature can get to him,'' Evy says.
''Right. She stays here. You four come with me,'' Rick says to us. That's when then complains started. Evy didn't want to stay here and the guys didn't want to go. I could see on Rick's face that he really wasn't in the mood right now.
He then took Evy on his shoulder while she was demanding and answer for his actions. She even called Jonathan and me to help.
''Sorry but he's a pit…tall,'' Jonathan said.
''I have learned the hard way not to cross paths with Rick,'' I tell her as I hold myself up by the doorframe. He then threw her on her bed and locked the door while she was on the other side banging the door. He takes Daniels by the collar and says,
''This door doesn't open. She doesn't come out, and no one goes in. Right?''
''Right,'' Daniels assures.
''Right?'' He then asks Henderson
''Right,'' he also assures. Rick then gives the key to Daniels and stars walking to the door.
''Let's go Nikki, Jonathan,'' he says to us. I start following as straight as I can but Jonathan wasn't done complaining,
''Oh I thought I could just stay here…'' he tries
''Now,'' me and Rick say together. Rick can't really do this alone and even though I'm there I'm really no help in my current condition, even if I don't tell it to anyone.
''Yeah right, we just go rescue the Egyptologist,'' he finally 'agrees'.
We go to the Egyptologist's office and find who else but Beni going through the Egyptologist's stuff.
''Well, well, well. Let me guess spring cleaning?'' Rick asks him sarcastically. Beni then tries to run away but Rick craps the chair and throws it at Beni who falls down.
''Nice shot,'' Jonathan compliments.
''He always has a nice shot,'' I tell him. My vision is once again all blur and I only see the shapes of Rick and Beni. Rick then goes to Beni.
''Oh Beni you felled down. Here let me help you up,'' Rick says as he picks him up by the collar and slams him to the wall, ''you came back from the desert with a new friend didn't you Beni?'' He then asks.
''What friend? You're my only friends,'' he says to us.
''We are? Last time I checked you left us to die,'' I say to him. At least I hope it was him. Rick then punches Beni on to the table.
''What the hell are you doing with the creep? Huh, Beni. What's in it for you'' he asks.
''It is better to be the right hand of the devil than in his path. As long as I serve him I'm an immune,'' he tells us. That's when Rick picks him up and slams him to the wall once again.
''Immune for what?'' Rick asks him. He then speaks in Hungarian which we don't understand.
''What did you say?'' Rick asks him.
''I don't want to tell you, you just hurt me some more,'' he answers. Rick then brings him to the middle of the room.
''What are you looking for? And try not to lie to me'' he asks and lifts him so he almost touches the ceiling fans.
''The book. The black book from Hamunaptra. He wants it bad. He says to me it would be its weight in gold,'' he says scared. My vision starts to get little better and I can see his humorous face.
''What does he want the book for?'' Jonathan asks
''Oh come on I don't know,'' Beni tries to lie. But the Rick just lifts him up higher. ''Something about bringing his dead girlfriend back to life, but that's all he just wants the book I swear just the book I swear. And your sisters. But other than that…'' he says but then we hear a loud scream outside. Beni then hits Rick on the chest and jumps out of the window.
We look out the window and see a hooded figure standing above the dry corpse of the Egyptologist. He then turns to our way to reveal the creature whose features are now much more clearly within our sight although they are still pretty rotten. And he's holding the book in his hands. He then sends a loft of flies out of his mouth to us. We then close the window.
''That's two down two to go,'' Rick says to us.
''Then they come to Evy and Nikki,'' Jonathan says.
''Me? Why me. I understand Evy but why me?'' I ask as I was on my knees on the floor.
''I don't want to find out,'' Rick says to me and helps me up. We then start running (at least I try to run) back to the hotel.
We run to the hotel room only to find Henderson's dry body on the wall. Rick the slams the door open. We find Evy trying to get the creature off of her.
''Hey get your ugly face off of her,'' Rick yells to the creature while Evy tries to stand up and get away from him. The creature then says something to Rick and starts to walk to him when Rick rises the Evy's cat.
''Look what I got?'' Rick says to the creature. His clearly frighten by the cat and once again disintegrates to sand and leaves. The strong wind knocks me to the wall and now my head is really dizzy and it's hurting really bad.
''You're alright?'' Rick asks Evy
''Well not sure,'' Jonathan answers to us. We just look at him. Really even I'm more hurt that he is and I'm not complaining.
We find Daniels down at the bar and after the quick brief what has happed we all drive to the museum once again. We find the curator and Ardeth and make our way to the upstairs of the building.
''Yes well according to legend the black book the Americans found in Hamunaptra is supposed to bring people back from the dead. Until now it was I wasn't willing to believe,'' Evy explains to us.
''Well believed sister that's what brought our buddy back to life,'' Rick said to her
''Yes and I'm thinking that if the black book can bring dead people to life…'' she says until Rick interrupts her,
''…then maybe the golden book can kill him.''
''That's the myth. Now we just have to find where the gold book is hidden,'' she continues. Then we hear a strange noise outside. We go to the window and see a big herd of people covered in boils. Then we're all some sort of a trance since they were all repeating the name 'Imhotep' over and over again. I feel sick again and it's not cost by the image in front of me.
''Last but not least my favorite plaque boils,'' Jonathan says to us.
''They have become his slaves. So it has begun, the beginning of the end,'' Ardeth says.
''Not quite yet it hasn't. Come on,'' Evy says to us. We went to the big stone tablet filled with hieroglyphs. Evy started reading them trying to find the hiding place of the gold book. Me and Ardeth kept guard the door.
I try to hold myself up by keeping my hands on the rail but I can see myself shivering and I feel really cold, my head hurts and the dizziness is not going away anymore. What's happening? I'd be lying if I'd say I'm not scared.
''This was not what I imagined to happen when me and Rick got to Hamunaptra the first time,'' I say to Ardeth and try to laugh but it hurts my chest really bad and I have to fake a cough to cover it.
''You were there too?'' He asks unbelieving
''Yeah. It was Rick's idea to join the French legion. None of this would have happened if me and Rick weren't so adventurous. I mean me and Rick have managed to do all kind a stuff back in the past.'' I tell him. Even talking hurts now.
''Well all I have ever done is trained and after the training guarded the city of the dead,'' he says to me
''You need to get out more often,'' I say to him and smile.
''Never had a reason to go out,'' he explains
''Never?'' I ask. Stop talking now it hurts, my head keeps screaming to me. But I just keep talking like it's nothing.
''Never. But now I may have,'' he says and then he looks at me. I think this may be a totally crazy but we're probably gonna die anyway so what the heck. I kiss him on the mouth again but this time it's not to get him off me. I then pull out and see his surprised face,
''Something to remember me for if I happen to die,'' I say to him which right now feels like it's gonna happen soon. We then hear Evy starting to talk behind us,
''According to Bembridge scholars the golden book of Amun-Ra is located inside the statue of Anubis,'' she tells us.
''That's where we found the black book,'' Daniels says.
''Exactly,'' Evy says
''Looks like the old boys from Bembridge were mistaken,'' Jonathan says.
''Yes they mixed the books up. Mixed up where they were buried. So if the black book is inside the statue of Anubis then The Golden Book must be inside…'' Evy tells us just when the door was pushed open. We look downstairs and see all the people running in.
''Faster Evy,'' I yell at her. Ow that hurt really badly. My throat is burning and my chest feels like somebody is squeezing me. My breath becomes vaguely labored like it's a real work out just to breath, which it is.
''Patience is a virtue,'' she says.
''Not right now it isn't,'' Rick says to her.
''I think I'm going to go get the car started,'' Jonathan says as he runs away. Great help he is.
''I've got it. The golden book of Amun-Ra is at Hamunaptra inside the statue of Horus. Take that Bembridge scholars,'' Evy says to us clearly proud of herself. Does she have some sort of grudge against the Bembridge.
''Great now let's go,'' Rick says to us as he takes Evy's hand and Ardeth craps mine. Good thing too my body is slowly starting to ache all over and if somebody wouldn't have given me a push I wouldn't have been able to start moving.
We run outside where Jonathan has started the car. We run to the car Daniels and Jonathan saying together how we should get out of there.
Beni then comes out of the museum yelling to Imhotep that we were escaping.
''You're gonna get yours Beni you hear me, you're gonna get yours,'' Rick yells at Beni. Then Imhotep's slaves start chasing us. We ride through the market place when Jonathan suddenly stamps the break. There were another heard of slaves in front of us.
''Jonathan step on the gas,'' I yell at him even though it hurts like hell, put he doesn't respond. Then Rick steps on the gas.
''Hang on,'' he yells as we drive through the herd. Some of them manage to crap the car and hanging on. I try to punch couple of guys and shoot one not impressively but I hit anyway. The one craps my throat and I can't get a punch on him since he is behind me. My throat feels like it's on fire and I can't breathe anymore. Just when my vision starts to get black I feel the hand loosening on my throat. I look and see that Ardeth had punched him out of the car.
''Are you alright?'' he the asks me
''Yeah, never felt better,'' I say the most utter lie ever and I rub my neck. Then couple of them crap Daniels and pull him out of the car. Unfortunately we can't stay and help him.
Few feet away Jonathan manages to drive straight to the hydrant. We get out of the car and try to run away but the slave's corner us. Then they give way to Imhotep who now is fully regenerated and is walking straight to us.
''It's the creature. He's fully regenerated,'' the curator tells us. The Imhotep starts talking in Egypt to us.
''Come with me my princess, it is time to make you mine forever,'' Beni translates.
''For all eternity idiot,'' Evy corrects him. Then Imhotep speaks again.
''Take my hand and I will spare your friends,'' Beni translates this time correctly.
''Oh dear. If you got any bright ideas…'' Evy says looking at us
''I'm thinking I'm thinking,'' Rick assures her
''Let's think something fast because if he turns me into a mummy you're the first I'm coming after,'' Evy tells to him. She then starts walking to Imhotep. Ardeth has to hold Rick not to go after her. I feel too weak to even lift a finger whether alone hold Rick in his place.
''No,'' he says
''Don't he still has to take me to Hamunaprta to perform the ritual,'' Evy assures him.
''She's right live today, fight tomorrow,'' Ardeth says to Rick. Then Imhotep starts talking again.
''I need you to come with me my beautiful flower. Let us be family once again,'' Beni translates.
''Who me?'' I ask shocked. Imhotep then speaks in a tender voice and reaches his hand toward me.
''Come my sister let me make up my past to you. I can see you are not feeling well, let me help you. I felt you touch my remains back then and I fear you have been poisoned by the venom the Medjais put on me,'' Beni translates.
''Oh god,'' I whisper. Poisoned that's why I feel like crab. I look and see Rick, Ardeth and even the curator looking at me like they've never seen me before. ''it's not like I have a choice does it?'' I say not anyone specifically. I wobbly take his hand and that's when Rick has to hold Ardeth not to come after. I'll see Rick looking at Evy and me and Ardeth looking at me.
''I'll be seeing you again,'' Rick says to Imhotep. He then starts leading us out of there. I feel finally my consciousness left me and I feel slipping to the utter darkness. Before I pass out I hear Imhotep shout something that makes Evy yell at him and squirming out of his touch.
That's when I black out.