10. Hamunaptra again

Ardeth's POV

I can't believe I let him take her. After all my training I couldn't protect the one thing I wanted to protect the most. And I can't believe she was poisoned and I didn't notice. Why didn't she say anything?

I can still see her being lifted to the creatures arms after she apparently passed out. The thought of that creatures arms touching her. It will haunt me forever. I can see how everything also bothers O'Connell.

After Dr. Bey sacrificed himself we headed to the royal air force of Giza. O'Connell say there's his old friend who can help us back to Hamunaptra to save Nikki and Ms. Evelyn and stop The creature.

''Morning Winston,'' O'Connell says to an old man drinking tea in the middle of the dessert, ''Oh a word,'' O'Connell then adds. He then explains the situation to the man named Winston. Apparently he's retired army pilot and he, O'Connell and Nikki go way back.

''So what's your little problem got to do with his majesty's royal air force,'' he asks.

''Not a damn thing,'' O'Connell answers to him. After that he looks surprised of O'Connell's outburst.

''Is it dangerous?'' He asks like if he's wishing it to be.

''Well you probably won't live through it,'' O'Connell simply replies.

''My Jo you really think so?'' He asks.

''Well everybody else we've pump into has died, why not you,'' the man named Jonathan says.

''What's the challenge there?'' He asks from O'Connell

''Save the damsels in distress, kill the bad guy, save the world,'' O'Connell answers like it would be that easy. And I don't think Nikki would appreciate to be called damsel even though she is in really bad shape. The pilot then laughs and says

''Winston Havelock, at your service, sir.'' He then leads us to his plane. Unfortunately it's just two-seated so I and Jonathan are tied to the wings.

By the looks of his flying Winston appears to be bit rusty since he can't keep the plane flying straight. I then hear O'Connell whistle and yell to me,

''How're you doing?'' But I don't answer. We then see a sandstorm and it's bigger than normally so it must be the creature. We then see three people fly out of it. That must be Nikki and Ms. Evelyn.

We see all of them standing down there and the creature is there also. The creature starts a huge sandstorm and it's after us. Winston tries to outfly the storm but the storm catches us and we are swallowed by it.

Then suddenly the storm is out. I don't know what cost it but a good thing it did. I don't think our pilot could manage to keep our plane in the air much longer in that storm. But then our plane gets on fire and me have to pull emerge landing.

The plane is totally in pieces. We get up and I hear Jonathan complaining something about lack of help. I take the riffle that was attached to the plane.

''Winston. Hey Winston'' O'Connell says to the pilot but he doesn't answer. O'Connell checks his pulse and by the look on his face there isn't any. Then the whole plane starts to sink.

''Quick sand get back,'' I yell at them. We walk further from the plane and watch as it sinks with our pilot in it. We then start walking toward Hamunaptra.

Nikki's POV

I wake up and see myself being held up by Evy. I look at her and ask,

''Where are we?''

''In Hamunaptra,'' Evy answers. I try to walk without Evys help but fall down miserably. I feel really cold even if the sun is burning hot on the desert, my whole body aches and my breathing is really coarse. I think I'm gonna die. The thought alone is surprisingly peaceful. No more pain.

Imhotep leads us through the chambers. He looks awfully confident. Evy helps me walk behind him and Beni walks behind us.

''Get moving,'' he says to us and points the gun at us. When I get my hand on that little rat he's going to regret he was ever born. That is if I'm still alive to do it.

''You know nasty little fellows such as yourself always get their come uppins,'' Evy says to him. He first start laughing then he ask seriously,

''They do?''

''Yes. Always,'' she confirms. We then start following Imhotep.

We then hear a shot and I know it must be Rick and the others. Apparently Evy has the same idea as she says,

''O'Connell.'' Imhotep the takes some dust in his hand and plows it to the wall. He says something in Egypt and the pictures on the come life. We back down a little.

''Bembridge scholars never wrote about this,'' Evy simply says. Imhotep then says something to me which I don't still understand.

''What did he say?'' I coarsely whisper to Evy. It hurts so much.

''Do not be frighten my flower they will never hurt you,'' she translated.

''Is that supposed to make me feel better?'' I sarcastically ask. The mummies then bow to Imhotep and he bows back. He then says something and points some direction.

''Now what did he say?'' I ask again. I seriously need to start learning ancient Egypt. And to keep my mouth shut when it clearly is hurting so much.

''He told them to kill them and wake up the others,'' She answers.

''That's not good,'' I state which she nod. I see Imhotep taking some bottle from the shelf next to him and adding something in it. He then comes to us and lifts my chin up. I try to move away but my body is failing me and I feel my strength leave me. He pours the liquid down my throat and I feel my eyes closing. Is this my long awaited death?

That was my last thought before I pass out again.

Ardeth's POV

We come to the chamber and O'Connell shoots one of the mirrors so that we could have a light. When the room is lighted I can't believe my eyes. This is the treasure chamber of the fallen kings. It is huge. I can hear Jonathan's loss of words as he doesn't really know what to since he simply makes some noises that don't mean anything. We then start walking down the stairs.

''Can you see?'' Jonathan asks

''Yeah'' O'Connell answers

''Can you believe?'' Jonathan asks again

''Yeah,'' O'Connell answers again

''Can we just…'' Jonathan starts

''No,'' O'Connell says firmly. I agree these treasures are not ours to take. We then hear a sound right behind us and when we turn we see a mummies coming through the floor.

''Who the hell are these guys?'' O'Connell asks

''Priests. Imhotep's priests.'' I answer to him

''Alright then,'' he says as we start shooting at them. We keep shooting them but there are just too many of them. We back away from the chamber to the corridor and keep shooting them. Then I hear Jonathan saying,

''There he is. Hello Horus old boy.'' O'Connell the gives his shotgun to me as he starts dig his bag. In the meantime I keep shooting. He then pulls a stick of dynamite out. He uses my cheek to light up the match and the he lighted the dynamite and says

''Time to close the door,'' as he throws the dynamite to the door. We then take cover as the dynamite plows up. The O'Connell and Jonathan try to open up the hatch so they can take the Book of Amun-Ra while I load the gun. We then hear a sound of mummies on the next corridor.

''Man these guys just won't quit do they?'' O'Connell says.

''Keep digging,'' I say as I go shoot the mummies. Then I hear their chasps so I presume they found the book.

''The book of Amun-Ra,'' I hear Jonathan say. Then I realize my gun has run out of bullets. I turn to look at them and say to them,

''Save the girls, kill the creature.'' As I charge toward the mummies. I have to do this it is for the sake of Nikki, I pray in my heart that she doesn't die from the poison, and the world. I then see O'Connell light up another dynamite but for some reason he doesn't throw it.

''What are you waiting for? Get out!'' I yell at them as the mummies make me back further from them. I then hear the dynamite plow and the all I hear are the screams of the mummies.