Chapter Five
Around midnight or one, Jennifer was rudely awakened by Anubis, screaming in her head. She jerked awake with a start, at first she couldn't remember where she was; the soft, normal breathing of Alex reminded her.
"Woman! Get me out of this rucksack! Now!" Anubis screamed.
Jennifer sat up and picked up her rucksack; taking Horus on her fist, she quietly left Alex's room and headed to the garden.
Once outside, Jennifer opened her rucksack and took out the small Anubis statue. With a flash of light Anubis transformed into his old self. He towered above Jennifer.
"Woman, you have found the O'Connells. You have done….well. Now, take me to Amh-Shre and awaken my army; get the O'Connells to take us to Amh-Shre." Anubis commanded.
Jennifer grimaced, she hated the way he called her 'woman' instead of Jennifer, but she didn't expect him to care. Now what she cared about saving the O'Connells because she knew once Anubis got to Amh-Shre he would kill them. And her too; she was not going to let that happen.
"Forget it! Get to Amh-Shre yourself." Jennifer said. Horus screeched as if to second what she had said.
Anubis chuckled. "You have strength woman but I cannot get to Amh-Shre myself. The ones who banished me to Hamanprta and the ones who sent my army to the Underworld are the only ones who can return me to Amh-Shre to awaken my army." Anubis said.
Jennifer looked at the ground, tears welling in her eyes; she couldn't let Anubis hurt the O'Connells. She couldn't bare anything happening to Alex.
"Now tomorrow I will become my true form and I will get the O'Connells to take me to Amh-Shre." Anubis said. He tightened the "necklace" around her neck. Jennifer gasped for breath; Anubis released his hold, the "necklace" returned to normal. "Remember, the necklace." Anubis said.
Behind her Jennifer and Anubis heard the door close and footfalls on the stone path. "Someone's coming." Anubis growled. With a flash of light he returned to his form of the stone statue.
Jennifer spun around and gasped; she and Rick came face to face. Rick gasped in surprise as well; Jennifer noticed in his hand was a small pistol.
Both Rick and Jennifer let out a breath. "Sorry, what are you doing out here? At this time of night?" Rick asked, putting the pistol in his pocket.
Jennifer tried to muster a chuckle. "Damn insomnia." She muttered, lying. "I thought taking a walk would help. Sorry to wake you."
Rick looked at her; he already didn't trust her but now she was pushing it. "Alright, well you'd better get inside. You could have taken a walk around the manor, it's big enough." Rick said.
Jennifer nodded, once again apologizing. She picked up her rucksack and called Horus onto her fist. Rick noticed her rucksack; for someone suffering from insomnia she sure carried a lot with her. He decided not to ask her about it, not tonight.
Together they went back inside; Jennifer went back up to Alex's room without a word to Rick.
Around midnight or one, Jennifer was rudely awakened by Anubis, screaming in her head. She jerked awake with a start, at first she couldn't remember where she was; the soft, normal breathing of Alex reminded her.
"Woman! Get me out of this rucksack! Now!" Anubis screamed.
Jennifer sat up and picked up her rucksack; taking Horus on her fist, she quietly left Alex's room and headed to the garden.
Once outside, Jennifer opened her rucksack and took out the small Anubis statue. With a flash of light Anubis transformed into his old self. He towered above Jennifer.
"Woman, you have found the O'Connells. You have done….well. Now, take me to Amh-Shre and awaken my army; get the O'Connells to take us to Amh-Shre." Anubis commanded.
Jennifer grimaced, she hated the way he called her 'woman' instead of Jennifer, but she didn't expect him to care. Now what she cared about saving the O'Connells because she knew once Anubis got to Amh-Shre he would kill them. And her too; she was not going to let that happen.
"Forget it! Get to Amh-Shre yourself." Jennifer said. Horus screeched as if to second what she had said.
Anubis chuckled. "You have strength woman but I cannot get to Amh-Shre myself. The ones who banished me to Hamanprta and the ones who sent my army to the Underworld are the only ones who can return me to Amh-Shre to awaken my army." Anubis said.
Jennifer looked at the ground, tears welling in her eyes; she couldn't let Anubis hurt the O'Connells. She couldn't bare anything happening to Alex.
"Now tomorrow I will become my true form and I will get the O'Connells to take me to Amh-Shre." Anubis said. He tightened the "necklace" around her neck. Jennifer gasped for breath; Anubis released his hold, the "necklace" returned to normal. "Remember, the necklace." Anubis said.
Behind her Jennifer and Anubis heard the door close and footfalls on the stone path. "Someone's coming." Anubis growled. With a flash of light he returned to his form of the stone statue.
Jennifer spun around and gasped; she and Rick came face to face. Rick gasped in surprise as well; Jennifer noticed in his hand was a small pistol.
Both Rick and Jennifer let out a breath. "Sorry, what are you doing out here? At this time of night?" Rick asked, putting the pistol in his pocket.
Jennifer tried to muster a chuckle. "Damn insomnia." She muttered, lying. "I thought taking a walk would help. Sorry to wake you."
Rick looked at her; he already didn't trust her but now she was pushing it. "Alright, well you'd better get inside. You could have taken a walk around the manor, it's big enough." Rick said.
Jennifer nodded, once again apologizing. She picked up her rucksack and called Horus onto her fist. Rick noticed her rucksack; for someone suffering from insomnia she sure carried a lot with her. He decided not to ask her about it, not tonight.
Together they went back inside; Jennifer went back up to Alex's room without a word to Rick.