Next Day
Rick lit the second torch off of his own and handed it to Evelyn. Even with bolth torches there was barely any light. The tunnels that Hamanaptra consisted of had always been like that. The dark always seemed to be stronger than the light.
"This is getting very creepy." Jonathan broke the silence that had been there for the past half an hour.
They had reached the city that morning. The only sign of Imhotep so far was that the city was raised agian. Everything was exactly like it was before Beni had fliped the switch. Every last pillar and old building was standing in that same place. The tunnels were cleared out, making it easy to get anywhere.
"It's way to quiet." Rick squitned, trying to see if he could see any further than the torch was lighting. "No scarabs, no Med-Jai, no mummies. Absoluetly nothing..."
"Let's just get to the room with the altar, Rick." Evelyn told him.
"Evie, what if this is a trap?"
"What?"
"I don't know why I didn't see this before... this is a trap!" Rick turned to look at the others,"You'd think it would be obvious. We've seen two signs of this guy. He knows that we know he's been awakened and by not showing himself he's luring us here! How did we not see it?!"
Evelyn looked up at Rick, letting everything he had just said sink in. He was probably right. It made sence that this would have been set up all along, that Imhotep was up to something. "Then it wouldn't matter now, would it?"
"Huh?" bolth Jonathan and Rick looked at her, confused.
"It wouldn't matter, because we're here, and unless we keep going we're never going to get rid of him. He's going to find us anyway, and atleast now we'll be prepared to fight. Atleast now we're together and not on seprate continents."
Rick sighed,"She's right you know."
"Of course she's right." Jonathan glanced over at his sister,"When is she not."
Evelyn ignored Jonathan,"So are we going to go or not?"
"Well, I'v never said no to an adventure yet, I'm not about to start now." Rick looked at Jonathan,"You are coming aren't you?"
"Why of course! Evie is my babysister, after all."
"Alright then." Rick nodded, taking a deep breath,"Let's go."
Evelyn and Jonathan followed the American further into the still all to unfamiliar territory. It took about another thirty minuets to get to their destination. Everything was just as quiet there as it was everywhere else.
Rick lead them down to the altar that Evelyn had been chained down to. It seemed like just yesterday, now. She unconciously had a firm grasp on Ricks arm as they made their way down the long, stone staircase.
Jonathan was trying to walk as slowly as possible without being to far away from the other two. It wasn't working very well, he observed as he jogged to get back to Evie's side. Jonathan kept glancing behind him, half expecting Imhotep to be there, sneaking up on him. Even though he knew that Imhotep was going to make a much grander entrance. Didn't he always?
"So, this is a trap, where's the huge rocks blocking the exits, and the mummies and scarabs?" Jonathan questioned, raising his eyebrows at O'connell.
Rick's jaw tightened and he gave Jonathan a look that told him to shut up, as Evelyn squeezed his arm harder, making it known that her brother was causing her to be even more nervous then she was before.
"Well then, what now?" Jonathan changed the subject before he got his ass kicked,"We just wait around until the dead guy shows up?"
"That's about it." Evelyn told him, letting go of Rick and steping away to look around a bit.
"Evie, stay close." Rick warned.
"You don't own me." she snaped at him, and walked further away just to make him mad.
"Evelyn, I'm serious, I don't want you getting hurt. Or taken away by mummies, or something like that. You know it's bound to happen."
She waved him off, walking over behind a pillar. She never had got a chance to explore this room, maybe she'd find something interesting. Evelyn knew that Rick was probably right and that she shouldn't go wandering off, but the librarian in her told her that this was a chance she shouldn't miss.
A strong hand clamped down on her shoulder, then another over her mouth before she could scream for help. She felt warm breath on the back of her neck as her captor leaned in close to her. Evelyn knew it was Imhotep, even before he stared wispering in her ear.
"I've been expecting you." Imhotep told her quietly in ancient Egyptian. He smiled that evil, pleased smile as he saw the look of terror on the womans face. "He was right. You shouldn't go running off." he wispered to her.
Evelyn struggled in the grasp of her enemy, even though she knew there was no way it was going to do any good. She wished Rick was with her, she wished she hadn't been so stubborn and had listened to him, stayed by his side.
Rick looked over at the pillar Evelyn had disapeard behind. Worry creased his brow, he hadn't so much as heard a sound in about five minuets. "Evelyn? Everything alright?"
Jonathan looked over at O'connell, who returned the nervous glance. There wasn't an answer from Evelyn. Jonathan felt a pit in his stomache. "Evie? Have you found anything?"
She heard them calling her and wanted to answer so badly. Imhotep held her still and she wondered what he was planning on doing with her. Evelyn still fought agianst the strength of the man, well sort of man, that held her. His arms were like steel bars. It hurt her hands to hit his chest and he just smiled at her, wickedly.
Rick yanked out a gun. He knew it wouldn't do any good if who he thought was keeping Evelyn company accualy was, but it made him feel safer. Plus, it was better then bare hands to fight with. Undead or not. Rick tossed Jonathan a gun. All the man had was a pistol, that wouldn't do much good at all.
Standing tall, Jonathan followed Rick, gun poised for action. "Oh Evie!" he called out, voice shaking, making it obvious how nervous he was.
When there still wasn't an answer, Rick looked back,"You ready?"
"Ready as I'll ever be." Jonathan admited.
Rick nodded and hurried over to the pillar, pointing his guns straight ahead of him.
Nothing.
There wasn't anyone there. Not even a sign of anyone being there in the past three thousand years.
He spun back around and his arms fell to his sides. "She's not there."
"What are you talking about? She's not there."
"Just what I said! Evelyn is not there!"
Jonathan just went over and had a look for himself. "Evie isn't there." he told himself.
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note: alright, i know this part was short and it took FOREVER. But I have a major writers block. I'll be working on the last two chapters like crazy. PLEASE, if you have any ideas of what to do next, E-mail them to me. or write them in a review!!!
Rick lit the second torch off of his own and handed it to Evelyn. Even with bolth torches there was barely any light. The tunnels that Hamanaptra consisted of had always been like that. The dark always seemed to be stronger than the light.
"This is getting very creepy." Jonathan broke the silence that had been there for the past half an hour.
They had reached the city that morning. The only sign of Imhotep so far was that the city was raised agian. Everything was exactly like it was before Beni had fliped the switch. Every last pillar and old building was standing in that same place. The tunnels were cleared out, making it easy to get anywhere.
"It's way to quiet." Rick squitned, trying to see if he could see any further than the torch was lighting. "No scarabs, no Med-Jai, no mummies. Absoluetly nothing..."
"Let's just get to the room with the altar, Rick." Evelyn told him.
"Evie, what if this is a trap?"
"What?"
"I don't know why I didn't see this before... this is a trap!" Rick turned to look at the others,"You'd think it would be obvious. We've seen two signs of this guy. He knows that we know he's been awakened and by not showing himself he's luring us here! How did we not see it?!"
Evelyn looked up at Rick, letting everything he had just said sink in. He was probably right. It made sence that this would have been set up all along, that Imhotep was up to something. "Then it wouldn't matter now, would it?"
"Huh?" bolth Jonathan and Rick looked at her, confused.
"It wouldn't matter, because we're here, and unless we keep going we're never going to get rid of him. He's going to find us anyway, and atleast now we'll be prepared to fight. Atleast now we're together and not on seprate continents."
Rick sighed,"She's right you know."
"Of course she's right." Jonathan glanced over at his sister,"When is she not."
Evelyn ignored Jonathan,"So are we going to go or not?"
"Well, I'v never said no to an adventure yet, I'm not about to start now." Rick looked at Jonathan,"You are coming aren't you?"
"Why of course! Evie is my babysister, after all."
"Alright then." Rick nodded, taking a deep breath,"Let's go."
Evelyn and Jonathan followed the American further into the still all to unfamiliar territory. It took about another thirty minuets to get to their destination. Everything was just as quiet there as it was everywhere else.
Rick lead them down to the altar that Evelyn had been chained down to. It seemed like just yesterday, now. She unconciously had a firm grasp on Ricks arm as they made their way down the long, stone staircase.
Jonathan was trying to walk as slowly as possible without being to far away from the other two. It wasn't working very well, he observed as he jogged to get back to Evie's side. Jonathan kept glancing behind him, half expecting Imhotep to be there, sneaking up on him. Even though he knew that Imhotep was going to make a much grander entrance. Didn't he always?
"So, this is a trap, where's the huge rocks blocking the exits, and the mummies and scarabs?" Jonathan questioned, raising his eyebrows at O'connell.
Rick's jaw tightened and he gave Jonathan a look that told him to shut up, as Evelyn squeezed his arm harder, making it known that her brother was causing her to be even more nervous then she was before.
"Well then, what now?" Jonathan changed the subject before he got his ass kicked,"We just wait around until the dead guy shows up?"
"That's about it." Evelyn told him, letting go of Rick and steping away to look around a bit.
"Evie, stay close." Rick warned.
"You don't own me." she snaped at him, and walked further away just to make him mad.
"Evelyn, I'm serious, I don't want you getting hurt. Or taken away by mummies, or something like that. You know it's bound to happen."
She waved him off, walking over behind a pillar. She never had got a chance to explore this room, maybe she'd find something interesting. Evelyn knew that Rick was probably right and that she shouldn't go wandering off, but the librarian in her told her that this was a chance she shouldn't miss.
A strong hand clamped down on her shoulder, then another over her mouth before she could scream for help. She felt warm breath on the back of her neck as her captor leaned in close to her. Evelyn knew it was Imhotep, even before he stared wispering in her ear.
"I've been expecting you." Imhotep told her quietly in ancient Egyptian. He smiled that evil, pleased smile as he saw the look of terror on the womans face. "He was right. You shouldn't go running off." he wispered to her.
Evelyn struggled in the grasp of her enemy, even though she knew there was no way it was going to do any good. She wished Rick was with her, she wished she hadn't been so stubborn and had listened to him, stayed by his side.
Rick looked over at the pillar Evelyn had disapeard behind. Worry creased his brow, he hadn't so much as heard a sound in about five minuets. "Evelyn? Everything alright?"
Jonathan looked over at O'connell, who returned the nervous glance. There wasn't an answer from Evelyn. Jonathan felt a pit in his stomache. "Evie? Have you found anything?"
She heard them calling her and wanted to answer so badly. Imhotep held her still and she wondered what he was planning on doing with her. Evelyn still fought agianst the strength of the man, well sort of man, that held her. His arms were like steel bars. It hurt her hands to hit his chest and he just smiled at her, wickedly.
Rick yanked out a gun. He knew it wouldn't do any good if who he thought was keeping Evelyn company accualy was, but it made him feel safer. Plus, it was better then bare hands to fight with. Undead or not. Rick tossed Jonathan a gun. All the man had was a pistol, that wouldn't do much good at all.
Standing tall, Jonathan followed Rick, gun poised for action. "Oh Evie!" he called out, voice shaking, making it obvious how nervous he was.
When there still wasn't an answer, Rick looked back,"You ready?"
"Ready as I'll ever be." Jonathan admited.
Rick nodded and hurried over to the pillar, pointing his guns straight ahead of him.
Nothing.
There wasn't anyone there. Not even a sign of anyone being there in the past three thousand years.
He spun back around and his arms fell to his sides. "She's not there."
"What are you talking about? She's not there."
"Just what I said! Evelyn is not there!"
Jonathan just went over and had a look for himself. "Evie isn't there." he told himself.
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note: alright, i know this part was short and it took FOREVER. But I have a major writers block. I'll be working on the last two chapters like crazy. PLEASE, if you have any ideas of what to do next, E-mail them to me. or write them in a review!!!