The Snake and the Flower
I do not own The Mummy.
Farewell
"Oh couldn't we just…?"
"No, Jonathan!" Evy replied as she dragged her brother away from the mountains of gold so that they could get out with their lives. They quickly slid and crawled underneath the steadily falling slabs that would've sealed them in had not they made it out in time. However, a certain rat named Beni was not so fortunate and ended up being trapped forever in the cursed city.
As soon as they saw the exit, they ran as fast as they could to escape; dodging falling columns and sinking sand. Bridget began to worry, she saw no sign of her little sister. They all stared at the place where Hamunaptra had once stood, only to be shaken from their thoughts when Jonathan let out a terrified scream. When they turned around, they saw that Ardeth had put his hand on Jonathan's shoulder.
"Oh, thank you," Jonathan said sarcastically. "Thank you very much."
"You've earned the respect and gratitude of me and my people," the Medjai responded.
"It was nothing."
"May Allah smile upon you always." He made a small sign that was clearly meant as a blessing. Jonathan made a failed attempt at mimicking the gesture.
"And…yourself."
Megan, who had been standing next to Ardeth, who was already on his camel, went over to hug her sister.
"See you around, Bridget. Ardeth has agreed to teach me the culture of the Medjai." Tears started to brim in her eyes. "I'll miss you, but I think this is something I need to do." She ruffled Helen's hair. "Take care, squirt. Don't make too much trouble for your mother, okay?" Helen nodded sadly. Megan gave Rick a friendly punch on the shoulder. "Look after yourself, Ricochet."
"I'll try," he responded with a brotherly smile.
Megan then turned to Jonathan, giving him a goodbye hug.
"Don't be too much of a pain, Jonno."
"I make no promises."
Finally, she gave Evy a hug.
"Don't wreck too many libraries, old mum."
"I'll do my best."
With the goodbyes said, Megan took Ardeth's hand and he pulled her up onto the back of his camel, and together they made their way off into the desert.
"Stay out of trouble," Rick called after them.
"They're just…leaving us here," Jonathan said in exasperation. "Well, I guess we go home empty-handed, again."
"I wouldn't say that," Rick responded as he looked lovingly at Evy.
"I wouldn't say that either," Helen interjected as she held up a small bag.
"Helen, what…?" her mother started.
Helen opened the bag and inside was an assortment of priceless gold objects.
"I found more in one of the camel's saddles while you all were just standing there. But these…I kind of swiped them while you all were shooting mummies."
Jonathan let out a joyous laugh and picked the child up and spun her around in the air. Bridget just shook her head, but smiled. The group mounted their camels, including the one that had the gold that Beni had taken and began the long ride back to Cairo.
Finally! The main story is finished! However, I'm not quite through with this yet. I will soon post a chapter that is all about Imhotep's thoughts throughout this story. I will also be writing the sequel with the Mummy Returns and so on and so forth. Catch ya later.