We were all gathered in Evy and I's room. We were trying to figure out a way to stop the mummy from regenerating. I sat at the table, still thinking of what happened earlier with Ardeth. It's all too strange. He seems so familiar, but yet he's a complete stranger.
"We must stop him from regenerating. Who opened that chest"? Evy asked.
"There was me and Daniels here...and Burns, of course". Henderson told her.
"And that Egyptologist fellow". Daniels added. Rick turned from the window.
"What about my buddy Beni"? Rick asked.
"No, he scrammed outta there 'fore we opened the damned thing". Daniels told him.
"Yeah, he was the smart one". Henderson added, as he fiddled with his gun.
"Well, that sounds like Beni". Rick said, as he walked toward the table.
"We must find the Egyptologist and bring him back to the safety of the fort, before the creature can get to him". Evy said.
"Right". Rick agreed. "Those two stay here", Rick said as he pointed to Evy and I. "You three, come with me". He instructed as he walked towards the door. That's when everyone started protesting, well, mostly Evy.
"Wait a minute! You can't leave me behind like some old carpetbag", she protested as she walked toward Rick. "Who put you in charge"? Rick then picked her up by the waist, and placed her over his shoulder. "O'Connell, what do you think you are doing"? She protested as he walked her into the bedroom. "Jonathan! Jazmine! O'Connell"! Evy called out.
"Sorry, but he's a bit...tall". Jonathan apologized.
"And, manly". I added. Rick then tossed her on the bed, and waltzed his way back into the sitting room, as Evy called to him.
"Coward that you are! O'Connell, you are not leaving me in here"! She said, as Rick shut the door in her face, and locking it shut. "Jonathan, if you don't open this door in one minute flat. O'Connell, let me out of here"! She called from behind the door. Rick roughly grabbed Daniels by the collar, and put him in front of the door.
"This door doesn't open. She doesn't come out, and no one goes in, right"? He asked him.
"Right". Daniels agreed. Rick looked at Henderson.
"Right"? He asked him.
"Right". Henderson nodded his head.
"O'Connell! Jonathan! Jazmine"! Evy called out. Rick walked passed Jonathan.
"Let's go, Jonathan". Rick told him.
"Oh, I thought I could just stay at the fort and, uh, reconnoiter". He said.
"Now"! Rick yelled, startling Jonathan.
"yeah, right. We're just gonna rescue the Egyptologist. Make sure you watch my sisters". Jonathan told Henderson. He looked at me, with a slightl smirk.
"I'll watch her real good". He slightly winked at me. I rolled my eyes, and looked at the gun Rick had given me earlier. "So, what made you go to Hamunaptra, Jazmine"? Henderson asked.
"Well, on my first trip, my colleagues and I wanted to find something on Ramses II, but it never happened. In the end, I was the only one who made it out alive". I said, sadden by the memory.
"Then, I guess you may hold some grudge against those men in robes, huh"? He asked. I thought about it, and I did. I had anger for those men. They killed all the friends I knew, and left me with that memory. But, at the same time, it was for a good reason. They wanted to avoid what has now happened. They didn't want anyone to raise the creature from the dead, but in the end, it didn't exactly go to plan.
"I do, Henderson. But at the same time, I don't". I told him. He raised an eyebrow slightly, but didn't ask me for the reason behind my answer. After some time, there was a sound of soldiers running and calling out to each other. Apparently, something major must have happened.
"To hell with this". Daniels said, as he walked toward the table. "I'm goin' downstairs, get me a drink. Any of you two want somethin'"? He asked.
"Nope. I'd prefer a clear head". I told him.
"Yeah. Yeah, get me a glass of bourbon". Henderson told him, as he opened the door.
"Alright". Daniels said, as he started walking out the door.
"A-And a shot of bourbon". He added, as he stood up.
"Yeah, okay, okay". Daniels said, as his voice echoed through the hallway.
"And a bourbon chaser". Henderson added. I rolled my eyes. How much bourbon does one man need?
"I'll get your damn bourbon"! Daniels' voice echoed again.
"Don't worry about the door", Henderson sarcastically said, as he shut the door. He then started doing some cowboy tricks, by spinning his gun around his finger. I'll admit, it was more entertaining than looking at these bare walls. All of a sudden, there was a howling in the wind, which startled him and I. He aimed his gun at the opened window. "Did you hear that"? He asked me. I nodded my head. Henderson cocked his gun, and slowly moved to the window. Within a blink of an eye, a gush of sand came at Henderson, causing him to scream.
"Jazmine!" He yelled, as the sand picked him up. I watched in horror, as he had the life sucked out of him. Then, when it was over, his bones were tossed at the wall, and the creatures body formed. He was nearly regenerated. He was missing part of his neck and his left cheek, and when his eyes laid on mine, he seemed nearly as scary as death.
He started walking toward me, and I did the most logical thing yet. I grabbed my gun, and aimed to shoot him. As I fired one bullet, he sent a gush of sand at me, causing me to fall into a book case, and causing it to fall on me. My eyes were slowly fading. I kept seeing Henderson's body in front of me, and I couldn't move.
Everything was strange. I looked around, and I saw guards at nearly every door. I looked to my left, and I saw a woman, dressed in royal Egyptian attire. I didn't understand why, or who she was. I couldn't make any of this out.
"My dear sister, you will win today's duel. You have worked hard enough, to do so". I praised her in Ancient Egyptian. It didn't feel like me saying those words. It felt lik...another person was saying it.
"It would be more interesting if you could join, Amunet. I would take joy in seeing you duel Anck-Su-Namun, by my side". She replied. I'm Amunet? Then, the woman beside me is...Nefertiri. I smiled at her as we turned the corner. I looked before me, and I saw a man who looked similar to Ardeth. I couldn't understand why, but I smiled. As we walked past him, he briefly grasped my hand in his.
"I'd prefer to watch with father. I'm not interested in being the protector". I told Nefertiri, as I briefly looked behind at the man. As we walked toward a door, everything faded, and the hallway filled with guards and the Ancient Egyptian decorated hallway, disappeared.
