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Antonio, Alfred, Gilbert and Daniels followed Arthur and Terrance to the stone slabs that should tell them where the Golden Book was hidden. Arthur was in the middle of searching a large tablet when they heard a loud bang.

Antonio left to check on the disturbance.

"It is probably just some of my men." he reassured the others, "One of them is known for being clumsy." He winced when he heard loud crash and quailed under Terrance's pointed glare. "Make that very clumsy. I'll be back."

With that Antonio left the others to their work. He strode down the hallway quickly his long cloak swishing around his long legs. He recognized Feliciano's, the Italian boy he used to babysit and who now works for him, voice and hoped he didn't break anything.

"Bohyoo~ He reminds me of Lovi sometimes." he said to himself, thinking of the second child he baby-sat for. Feliciano's older sister had apparently run away from home when she turned 18, and only contacted her family through email.

Antonio frowned at the thought of the girl. He tried finding her when he got news that she ran away but never found her. Only the monthly emails to her brother reassured them that she was even alive.

He shook his head. Lovina was probably far away from here and he had to focus on making sure that the Creature was destroyed.

"Antonio."

He looked to the right to see a tall broad shouldered man walking quickly alongside him. Bright green eyes flicked over to light blue ones in acknowledgement.

"Ludwig." Antonio nodded. "Did Feliciano wander off again?"

Ludwig sighed. "Ja, I only let him out of my sight for one moment. I thought he might have been hungry and went looking for a kitchen."

Antonio let out a small laugh before jumping as a panicked screech echoed.

"Feliciano!" Ludwig exclaimed before running down the hall, Antonio following just a second later.

Lovina ducked in the alley, avoiding the large amount of people-zombies that were suddenly taking over the streets.

She had made the trip to Cairo around six in the evening on the last flight into the city before the airlines shut down for some reason. She managed to situate herself at a nearby hotel before heading out to find Arthur despite the late hour. She had searched for several hours, tired and hungry.

She remembered absently flicked aside a bug as she stomped down the street, avoiding the people screaming in the large crowded bazaar. That was when they started appearing.

Twenty minutes later Lovina noticed several people just lying on the street. When she approached one of them she was shocked to see boils on their fever flushed faces. She screamed and ran away when one of them lunged for her.

She had a bad feeling about the people wandering the roads. They looked possessed, eyes blank as they continued walking slowly to who knew where.

Lovina bit her lip. When she got the call from Arthur to stay at home, she couldn't help but worry. After a few hours working herself up, she bought a ticket to Cairo. If Arthur was going to get into trouble, then it was up to her to get him out of it. Now, looking at the hoard of people walking to who knows where (they even had torches!), Lovina swallowed her fear and walked among them, pretending to be one of them. Luckily, none of them seemed to notice her. She repeated the word they were all chanting, a small shiver going up her spine for no reason.

"I-Imhotep. Imhotep." Lovina repeated. She recognized the road they were on, it led to the local museum she passed when she first left the hotel. Lovina inwardly scoffed. Of course Arthur was going to hide in a museum. Lovina broke ranks quickly, running down the sides of the street as fast as she could. She was never more grateful for her speed as she ran past all of the zombies. She managed to reach the door of the museum meters before the first group. She yanked open the door and shut it quickly behind her, panting for breath. She looked around the main lobby quickly and headed for the stairs. She wanted as much space between her and the zombies as possible. Lovina ran up to the stairs, shrieking when she came face to face with a figure dressed in all black. The figure shrieked back, a stray copper curl bouncing slightly in the air comically and began pleading in Italian to spare him.

Lovina clutched her heart and stared openly at the man prostrating himself before her.

"F-Feli?"

The man paused in his crying and looked up at the woman in surprise.

"Veh? Veh! Lovina!"

Antonio and Ludwig ran towards the stairs where they heard the shrieks. They stopped; dumbfounded when instead of finding Feliciano being attacked by zombies they saw him smothering a young woman. Said woman was cursing back at him making the other man to cling tighter and chatter back in Italian.

"Feliciano!" Ludwig had finally found his voice. 'Get off her!' was what he wanted to say but he let out a cough instead.

Feliciano jerked back from Lovina at Ludwig's voice. Smiling happily he waved at two men.

"Big Brother Antonio! Look its sorella!" Feliciano called happily.

"Lovina?""Sister?" Antonio and Ludwig chorused incredulously.

"Anto- Tomato-bastard?!"

"Language, Lovina." the long familiar words slipped out from Antonio unconsciously as he struggled to process the impossibility in front of him.

This couldn't be the little girl he took care of! But one look at that scowl convinced him. Well, that and the memorable 'tomato-bastard!'.

Antonio's thoughts were cut off by a loud pounding on the door. The four looked at the door apprehensively.

"Lovina," Antonio whispered. "Did you see anyone before you came in?"

She nodded hesitantly, clutching her bag nervously. "Zombies chanting a name with boils on their faces. There was whole group of them heading towards here."

Antonio cursed. "Come on!" He hissed, motioning towards the stairs, we need to move, now!"

Lovina opened her mouth the protest and demand he tell her what was going on but Feli grabbed her arm and dragged her with them upstairs.

Lovina stared at her younger brother's hand on hers. It was bigger now, her hand completely covered by calloused fingers. He was stronger, too. She used to remember a time when she could terrorize the little boy with a single glare but now she could feel the strength in his arms as he pulled her behind him.

"What's going on?" Lovina finally said as they were brought into a room filled with stone tablets. Looking around her eyes caught a flash of silver and zeroed in on Gilbert and Alfred standing behind Arthur. The blond man was trailing his fingers over a stone tablet while the other two waited impatiently, both armed with guns, though Gilbert managed to procure a sharp sabre which he strapped to his waist.

"Ve~" Feliciano looked at Antonio and Ludwig hesitantly before breaking out in a wide smile. "We are going to kill a mummy!"

"...che diavolo?" (The hell?)

"Feliciano!" The large German scolded. He couldn't just give out information to civilians like that!

"But Ludwig!" Feliciano whined. He looked over at Antonio for support. The brunette sighed and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Leave it Ludwig." Antonio ordered. He didn't like getting others involved either, but they couldn't just leave her here.

Antonio reached into the pocket of his black pants when his phone buzzed and read the text.

"Terrence has the jeep out. All of us should be able to fit on it." Antonio gave Lovina a considering look. She was slim, he noted as he scanned her body. She should fit if they all squeeze in.

"What are you looking at, pervert?" Lovina snarled as she crossed her arms across a rather ample chest, Antonio was quick to notice. "Well?!"

"Nothing!" Antonio chirped. "You grew up a lot Lovina!"

Lovina grew red at the compliment, before she realized that Antonio's attention was not on her face, but her body.

"You perverted bast-"

"Found it!" Arthur cheered suddenly, making Antonio breathe a sigh of relief as Lovina switched her attention to the Brit. Arthur stumbled up on legs were numb from the constant kneeling. He looked over at the trio by the door only to pause when he saw an increase in their number.

"Lovina? What are you doing here?" he asked bewildered.

"No time to catch up." Gilbert cut in. "They're trying to crash in."

No one needed to ask who they were. Antonio turned to Arthur.

"Where is the book?"

"Under the statue of Koz-us." he replied promptly.

"That's east of the statue of Anubis." Antonio murmured. "Let's go before they manage to break through the door."

A loud crash made everyone jump.

"Too late, RUN!" Alfred pushed Arthur forward while Arthur grabbed Lovina's arm at the same time, propelling the two out the door. The group ran down the second set of stairs and to the back of the museum just as the door gave way and the legion of sick that made up of Imhotep's impromptu army flooded the museum

Terrence gave them a wave from the jeep, and the men and lady ran as quickly as they could to it. Once in the jeep they drove off, but not before they heard a voice scream out.

"IMHOTEP! They are escaping!" Beni shouted, pointing at the back of the jeep

Alfred cursed as he glared at the retreating figure on the museum steps. That guy was like a cockroach, always coming back.

Arthur also looked back, but his gaze was focused on the imposing man he could see staring down from the window.

He flinched in pain when sharp nails dug into his arm. He looked down to see Lovina glaring at him, squished between himself and Alfred at the back.

"Explain. Now."

Arthur took a breath. "Well you see..."

xXxXxXx

Ludwig drove through the streets carefully with his headlights dimmed. He was thankful that Feliciano and their guest was keeping quiet, though Feliciano initially put up a fight when he wasn't allowed to drive. Ludwig held back a shudder. His boyfriend was a frightening driver, and would bring too much attention to them if he drove.

"Ludwig!" Feliciano warned. Ludwig hit the brakes harshly, jerking the car to a stop. In front of him were a legion of boil-stricken men and women. Bile rose up in his throat when he realized that he also saw a few children among the masses.

Looking at them he realized he had no choice. "Hold on." he growled before stomping on the pedal.

The car shot through the crowd, many of them moving out of the way but some still were run over.

"Move out of the way!" Ludwig shouted at he punched a man, still managing to keep a hand on the wheel. He felt Feliciano rise from his seat next to him and raise his assault rifle. He heard shots being fired above his head as he sped up.

Finally seeing the crowd thin, Ludwig sped up even further. He made a surprised noise when the jeep wouldn't move further. Letting out a frustrated grunt he pumped the accelerator but the jeep wouldn't move forward.

"L-Ludwig!" Feliciano whispered furtively.

Looking up he paled at the tall figure standing right in front of their jeep.

Imhotep smiled at the pair before lifting his hand. The crowd, which Ludwig belatedly realized wasn't thinning but was gathering behind them, blocking their escape. They charged the vehicle, pulling Ludwig and Feliciano off. They tried to fight them off the best they could, Ludwig managing to knock out several of the boil covered men but they were eventually subdued.

Forced down on their knees with their hands held behind their backs they watched in frustration as they ripped off the blanket covering Daniels.

The dark haired man tried to fend the other off, shooting them down with his guns until he finally ran out of bullets. He looked around wildly, seeing Ludwig and Feliciano captured and the army surrounding him, staying just out of reach. He turned to run only to come face to face with the one thing he didn't want to see.

Ludwig closed his eyes as Daniel's screams rang through the streets.

The screams cut off abruptly, leaving a heavy silence. Ludwig grunted as he was tossed to the ground. Opening his eyes he saw Feliciano shuffling over to him. Pushing himself to a kneeling position he turned towards the Italian when a shadow covered him.

Slowly turning his head his eyes met the darkly amused ones of the Creature.

Imhotep flexed his newly regenerated hand absently as he looked down on the two Medjai. He smirked as the blond one pulled his companion slightly behind him, as if he could protect the sniveling weakling!

Ludwig suppressed a growl. His plan had been for nothing! Now the monster will hunt down Arthur and there was nothing they could do to stop it! Ludwig felt Feliciano's hand slip into his and gripped it tightly. Whatever happens now at least they were not alone.

"I will let you live for now." He told the duo, "It won't be long until you either become my servant or die. Either way killing you now would be a waste of time."

He waited patiently as his servant translated his message. He must give the man another trinket or two, he had been very loyal so far.

Ignoring the surprised looks he received he turned away from the two on the ground he headed in the other direction, his magic searching and locating the sorcerer. He will have Chun-Yan back; it was only a matter of time.

xXxXxXx

"Hang on!" Gilbert crowed as he drove straight through the crowds of infected. They managed to almost make it out of the city when they were suddenly swarmed with the boil infested slaves.

Gilbert slammed the accelerator with relish forcing people out of the way lest they be run over. Unfortunately these people lost their minds a while ago and had no qualms about getting run over.

The group was soon fighting off the people climbing onto the jeep, despite the insane speeds and turns Gilbert was making.

Alfred had to pry a man off of Gilbert before he was choked to death while Antonio was busy smashing the hands of another boil ridden man.

Arthur was busy in the back of the jeep as he and Lovina helped Terrance throw off anyone clinging to the back.

"Shit!"

Lovina knocked into Arthur, throwing them both back into the seats as the car skidded to a stop.

Alfred looked up in dismay at the gateway that was supposed to lead out of the city. He vaguely heard Gilbert cuss as he pulled the car around sharply, turning away from the approaching crowd. Sweat beaded on his face as he tried to find another way out of the city. In his haste he missed the barricade up ahead, and with no way to turn around without meeting up with Imhotep's servants he had to slam the breaks.

The car hit a mish-mashed wall made up of furniture from the nearby market stalls as well as sand and stones. Gilbert jumped out of the car first and saw the crowd gaining on them. He turned and ran towards one of the lower sections of the barricade, hoping to climb over it. He heard the hurried footsteps behind him and was reassured that the rest of the group was keeping up with him. He jumped onto an unturned table, only to have it collapse underneath him.

He stumbled back cursing at the set back as he knocked into Terrence. He turned to face a rather bleak situation.

Imhotep walked confidently towards them as the crowd parted for him. Beni followed behind him, flashing a smug look at Alfred who barely held back the urge to throttle him.

"Any bright ideas?" Arthur hissed. He stood between Alfred and Antonio, keeping Lovina safely behind him and the Spaniard. Gilbert was in the back with Terrance, both men with their sabers out.

"Come with me, young sorcerer, and I will spare the lives of these people."

"Come with me-"

"I know what he's saying!" Arthur snapped at Beni.

"I don't. What did he say?" Alfred demanded, his gun not moving away from the Mummy's head.

"Oh, the usual. Come with me and your friends live." Arthur said his shaky voice at odds with his flippant words.

Imhotep stood patiently, his dark eyes boring into Arthur's.

Lovina crept further behind the group, reaching the barricade. Avoiding any sudden movements she checked the structure when her eyes fell on a small gap. The table Gilbert fell off of was in front of another, stronger table, with a wide enough gap between the legs for a man to get through.

She reached out and grabbed at the German. He gave her an impatient look as she motioned over to the gap. He gave her a quick nod and reached for Antonio. Terrence crept backwards till he was next to the gap, hiding it from view.

"No."

Alfred's voice was cold in his fury as he glared at Arthur. The hand holding the gun did not move from where it was trained on Imhotep as Alfred gripped Arthur's wrist tightly with the other. It didn't seem to bother Arthur as he glared right back at the American.

"He still has to get me to Hamunaptra to get his girlfriend back." Arthur hissed standing in front of Alfred. He was uncomfortably aware of the stare aimed at his back but ignored it as he clutched Alfred's hand briefly, squeezing tight.

"Don't worry, I have a plan."

Arthur let and backed away from Alfred's attempts to grab him again.

Taking a quick look back at the newly resurrected man Arthur leaned close to Alfred.

"On my signal, run."

He turned and walked to the Mummy, stopping right in front of him.

Imhotep gave a pleased smile as he looked down on the Brit. Wrapping a hand around his shoulder Imhotep shepherded Arthur away from barricade. Almost lazily he shouted "Kill them."

"No!"

Arthur struggled against the iron grip of the Mummy as Imhotep crushed him to his chest. Snarling Arthur drew up the magic he has been gathering ever since they were cornered and released it.

Imhotep roared in anger as he felt a suffocating force compress around him. He threw Arthur away from him trying to get away from the magic as it clamped down on him heavily. With a groan Imhotep managed to stop the majority of the spell.

Looking around angrily his eyes fell on the Brit, kneeling on the ground with a gun held to his head by Beni. Satisfied, he looked around to see the nuisances gone, a wide breach in the barricade letting him know how they escaped.

He thrust a hand out and grabbed Arthur by his hair. He wrenched his head up and snarled out a final warning to the infuriating sorcerer.

"I will let this pass in respect for your skills. When we arrive at Hamunaptra, do not expect my favor or leniency to continue." he hissed out, dropping the other man unceremoniously on the ground.

Sweeping past him Imhotep growled at his servant to make accommodations to reach Hamunaptra.

Beni scuttled off, giving Arthur a curious look as he went. Arthur shakily got up, dusting off his pants and shirt gingerly. He let out a long, slow sigh; exhausted from the magic he performed. A shiver passed through him as he remembered going against Imhotep's strength. The spell he found in the Book of the Dead was supposed to permanently bind a beings power, but Imhotep was strong enough that the spell only had a temporary hold. At best his power would be bound for another day. Arthur looked around in dismay at the bodies strewn around the streets. Without his magic Imhotep's hold on the Egyptians was lost, making them collapse where they stood. Many of the victims of the boils would be cured, he knew. He could see some of the boils collapse back into smooth skin from where he stood. Arthur also knew that for some individuals the curse pushed the disease so far that it would kill the host, and even with the curse-derived disease gone the damage to the bodies was too grave to be healed.

He did not know how long he stayed there, u was jerked out of his musings when he was grabbed roughly by the shoulder.

"Come on." Beni mumbled as he dragged Arthur up. He pushed him along to a nearby home, walking inside as if he owned the place. Arthur gagged as he took in the scene in the living area.

Imhotep had clearly made himself comfortable after clearing the house of the former residents. Arthur stared in horror as the glassy eyes of a small child gaze back at him. A little boy, about four years old was lying limply with a slit stomach and a stab wound just below his heart. A woman, presumably the child's mother was holding onto him lovingly. Arthur could not see what was wrong with her until she fell over, revealing long whiplashes tearing her clothes and much of her back away.

Arthur was pushed past the gruesome scene to the kitchen. Stumbling in he caught himself on the counter feeling his stomach rebel.

"You will cook." Beni stated from the doorway of the kitchen. At Arthur's uncomprehending stare Beni elaborated. "Prince Imhotep desires sustenance. You will provide it."

Arthur's nausea increased as he looked at the uncaring expression on Beni's face. How could he? That, that monster just tortured and killed a family and now he want to have a meal!?

"If you do not comply Prince Imhotep wished to tell you that he will be displeased and will rid of his displeasure using another family-and this time it will be in front of you."

The Hungarian left after relaying the message, leaving Arthur reeling in shock and fear.

A crash outside made him jump and come to his senses.

'Food, huh? I'll give you food.' Arthur thought darkly as he gathered the ingredients from the small kitchen. 'I'll give you the best food you ever ate!'

xXxXxXxXx

"Goddammit!" Lovina cursed as she limped over to the rest of the group. After they managed to escape the city they realized that Arthur wasn't with them. Alfred wanted to go back and save him, it took both Antonio and Gilbert to keep him from going back and see reason.

Lovina continued cursing underneath her breath as she nursed her ankle. She managed to get it caught in a hole, but no damage was done apart from a few bruises. She looked up at the rest of the group, taking in their tired and haggard forms. She let out a gusty sigh knowing that she looked the same. Alfred was pacing around angrily while they waited for Antonio to call Feliciano and the other potato. Lovina walked closer to the Spainard, waiting for news about her little brother. She frowned when Antonio shook his head at her. He couldn't make contact.

"Well what now?" Lovina voiced what all of them were afraid to say.

"What do you mean? We're going to Hamunaptra now." Alfred cut in, his arms clenched at his sides, cutting an imposing figure in the darkness.

"That would be a great plan,amigo," Antonio said tersely, "but we don't even have a way to get there, much less before the Creature."

The group stood staring at one another helplessly. The situation wasn't terrible, and Lovina didn't see how it could get any better.

A low rumbling buzzed in Lovina's ear. Curious, she walked forward, only given a quick look by Antonio. She made out lights in the distance, lights that were quickly getting brighter as the vehicle sped to their location.

"Oi! Get your asses over here!" Lovina called back. The car was close enough for her to make out the stupidly smiling face of the driver.

The men walked over curiously as the car slowed down and came to a stop in front of Lovina.

Feliciano waved cheerily from the driver's seat as Ludwig tried to keep his dinner down.

"Sorella! Big Brother Antonio! We're here to help!"

A/N: Whoo, its been a while since I updated, huh? Sorry, this is a bit shorter than the last chapters but at least I updated?

Anyways, read and review please

~Kosaji