Writer : Mouse
Title : The Double Faced Mirror
Chapter Two of who knows how many
Genre: G
Disclaimer : You all know I own nothing except the characters I created. So now that that
is out of the way we can begin!
Note to Reader : This is my second chapter. GREAT GREAT thanks to the wonderful people,
(Silivin, EvieFan, MBrooks, and others) Who reviewed! It made my day! Keep it up!
Now this chapter is MUCH shorter then the previous one. I cut it off at kind of a
vital point just to create a cliff hanger... Sorry bout that, but gotta keep ya
interested. I hope you enjoy it!
Four years later: (That is after the two strangers appeared at the O'Connell Mansion)
"One last adventure.. one last discovery." Rick spat as he held the torch high in
front of him. "I thought you were going to stay at the Museum with the Brimbridge
scholars." Rick said as he walked down the long corridor, spider webs littering the place.
"Oh darling... no harm ever came from walking through a temple." Evelyn grinned
wickedly as she walked before him and he huffed and stared at her.
"No harm ever came from opening a chest either if I remember correctly... or from
reading a book." He said and she turned around a grin cast on her beautiful features. She
stepped forward and wrapped her arms around his neck and gazed at him lovingly.
"Darling... trust me." She whispered planting a soft kiss on his lips. He groaned and
looked away from her. With a triumphant smile she turned away from him to walk down
another corridor then she stopped.
"Dead end." She mumbled and he turned and glanced at it.
"Where's that crowbar." He mumbled and she grinned as she lifted the long black
thing to him. He took it and grinned fakely then handed the torch to her. In a moment she
heard a loud clunk then the crash of the wall. "These temples are always built the same."
He mumbled as they stepped through. It was a resting place for the dead as their
mummified bodies lay in holes in the wall. Evi shrugged and walked across the floor to a
familiar torch stand. With a tug she pulled it down and a deep rumble was heard as a wall
slowly pushed itself open.
"You have to admit this does get easier every time..." Evi said walking ahead of
him. The room was dark yet carvings stuck out on the walls and on pillars. A pedestal
stood in the middle of the room where a chest laid.
"This looks like..." Rick said and Evi passed the torch over the chest and her hand
reached out and touched it.
"Where we found the bracelet of Anubis." She whispered in an excited soft English
accent and he suddenly grabbed her hand.
"Oh no... we aren't going to do this again." He mumbled and she smiled at him.
"Darling... what could you be afraid of?" She asked gently and he sighed.
"Let's see... How about my son being kidnapped and my wife being killed?" He
snapped and she looked at him with almost puppy dog eyes. He growled. "Would you just
at least read the instructions first." He groaned and she smiled and tried to dust off the top.
Her fingers skimmed across the surface.
"He who disturbs the false chest shall forever be shut away from the light of day..."
She read aloud and he stared at her.
"Ok let's go..." He mumbled and she shook her head and stared at the chest.
"It said false chest... what if this is the real chest." She mumbled as she looked
around for something to open it with.
"Then it would say 'He who disturbs the real chest will be shut away forever.'
Come on Evi!" Rick said and he grabbed her arm.
"Wait..." Evi mumbled as her eyes fell upon a small necklace that acted as a key. "It
is just like the Bracelet of Anubis... My family must have owned this too..." She whispered
out quietly as she placed the key inside the lock and turned it. Suddenly the chest popped
open and it creeked to allow view. "It's a... pendant." Evie said and she grabbed the stone
slab and looked at it curiously.
"Jewelry was way in during that period apparently..." Rick commented dryly and
Evi shot him an amused look. Suddenly the floor began to rumble and Rick groaned.
"Time to run..." He said and grabbed her hand. She gasped and ran with him down
the hall. Walls slowly began to close and they ran through.
Alex O'Connell wondered around the temple. He slowed his pace when he heard a
slight creek. Suddenly a wizz of air filled his ear then a rock smacked him in his shoulder.
"Ouch!" He cried out and spun around. He looked around and narrowed his eyes.
"Where are you!" He yelled, his voice echoing.
"Who are you?" A voice yelled back and Alex spun around, looking in all
directions. The dusty old ruins offered many hiding places unfortunetly.
"Alex O'Connell... who are you!" Alex replied as he backed up.
"Axia O'Connell." A voice said from behind him and he jumped, his small form
spinning around to face his assailant. Sudden shock washed over his features as he
surveyed the attacker.
"You're a girl!" Alex exclaimed as he stared at her. With a gruff she put her hands
on her hips and stared at him evilly. Her dark black hair fell in ringlets down her back as
her piercing brown eyes leveled his.
"What's wrong with being a girl?" She demanded.
"Little Girls are sissies." Alex mumbled with waving her away with a dismissive
hand as he turned around and began to walk away. Axia gasped insluted. She raised her
slingshot and shot him in the back of the head, making him stumble forward.
"Hey!" Alex yelled then he got up and walked angrily toward her. "What did you
do that for!" He yelled pointing a finger at her.
"You stole my name and called me a sissy!" She yelled and he stared at her. She
was shorter then him, she was probably only about ten. She stood with purpose and
narrowed her eyes at him, her garb that of usual London children.
"You stole my name and you are a sissy!" He yelled and she stomped on his foot
and punched him in the stomach. Alex doubled over as the breath was knocked out of him.
"You're a jerk!" She yelled as she pounced on him.
"Hey!" He yelled as they rolled around in the sand. "Stop it!" He yelled as he
tossed her off of him. He stood quickly and stared down at her as she tried to get to her
feet. Hw would be ready this time if she decided to attack again.
"Don't you know you're suppose to be nice to girls?" She said, her eyes narrowed.
"Fine." Alex said and held out a hand pulling her up. They brushed themselves off
then looked at each other.
"Why are you here?" Axia asked eyeing him suspiciously.
"My parents dragged me here. It's neat." Alex said looking at her in the same
manor. She nodded and looked around.
"My parents dragged me here too. They are looking for the Necklace of Anakzu.
It's evil... whoever puts it on becomes evil and has all these great powers." Axia smiled.
"You think that's good? Try being dragged across the desert with an all-powerful
mummy bent on killing your parents and dominating the world by killing a Scorpion King.
Then your mom gets killed and you have to re-vive her and then the whole oasis sinks!"
Axia looked at him for a few moments then nodded.
"Cool." She replied. "We once had to fight off some demon who was sent by the
god Anubus who wanted to kill my mom and turn her evil." She said with a shrug and he
nodded.
"So are you like my cousin?" Axia asked as she raised an eyebrow.
"I don't know. Might be." Alex replied and Axia nodded. They both turned to look
at the door their parents had vanished through.
"I wonder how much longer." Alex mumbled.
"Hey... what's that rumbling?" Axia asked and they both looked at each other and
gasped.
"I didn't do it!" They both yelled at once then looked back at the door. As if it was
a reflex they gripped onto each other's arm and began to slowly back up, their eyes never
leaving the door in hopes that their parents would come rushing through it... hopefully very
soon.
Evi and Rick ran toward another door down another hallway. Two other figures
ran toward them when suddenly Evelyn pulled Rick to a stop when they met.
"O'Connell!" A female voice called out with a slight laugh then she pointed a finger
at Evi. "You opened the false chest!" The women laughed then her partner dragged her
through the door. Evelyn gasped and grasped onto the women's hand and the four ran
down the long hallway to the small opening exit.
"This way!" Rick yelled as he dragged his wife who was in turn attached to the
women who was attached to another. Rick climbed out of the small opening and pulled his
wife out then the other and the last climbed through.
"Axia!" The women cried out.
"Alex!" Rick yelled.
"That's my cue!" Alex yelled as he looked at Axia then ran toward his Mother who
was holding out her hand for him.
"Time to leave." Another male said as he scooped up the small girl then ran out of
the temple followed by the woman. The O'Connell's soon followed after.
They raced out into the desert sun.
"Where did she go!?" Evelyn cried out when suddenly they heard laugher. Evelyn
turned her head and a small smile fell on her features as she looked at the other women.
They stood next to three camels and Evi saw a man plopping a chest ontop of one of them.
"Did you grab it?" Adele asked with a laugh and Evelyn held up the pendant and
Adele grinned, highly amused. Who would have thought that they both would have come
to the temple at the exact same time to snatch the necklace?
"It's a replica of the Necklace of Anakzu." Evelyn announced matter-of-factly and
Adele smiled and ran a hand through her lose black hair. She was dressed in a pair of pants
with some heeled boots, a slightly low shirt hugging her perfect slim frame, a slight cover
falling around her shoulders and falling to her calves, a thick belt hugging her waist.
"There were two chests..." Adele breathed out and suddenly a man handed her a
shining piece of gold. "This is mine..." Adele smiled as she let the pendant fall, the round
half inch thick solid gold pendant falling from it's golden chain.
"I wouldn't wear that if I were you..." Alex mumbled as he raised an eyebrow and
Adele shook her head with a smile. Axia rolled her eyes and looked at Alex like he was an
idiot. She crossed her arms across her chest and Evi put a hand on her son's shoulder. Evi
was dressed quite similar to the women except for a few color changes.
"Oh no... I wouldn't dare." Adele smiled and she placed the necklace back in the
chest. Nick snapped it closed and placed it on his camel.
"Might we go now that you've had your fun?" Nick asked and Adele laughed.
"I did have fun..." She smiled as she looked at him, a loving glint in her eyes.
"Oh no you don't." Rick suddenly said and he stepped forward and grasped the
lapel of Nick's shirt. "You're staying here and explaining a few things to me." Rick said
and Nick smiled at him.
"Of course Brother." He replied and Rick looked at him skeptically, an errie silence
passed till Rick broke it.
"That seemed too easy." Rick replied as he released the man's lapel.
"Seems more long overdue." Nick smiled when suddenly a form flew past them
and crashed into Evi sending her sprawling into the sands.
"Mom!" Alex yelled and Nick and Rick spun around to look. The two women
erupted into laughter as they rolled through the sand.
"Adele... darling what are you doing?" Nick asked and Adele laughed and pinned
Evelyn down. She looked down at her and smiled.
"Nothing. Old habit." She said innocently when suddenly a small girl jumped on
her back and Adele laughed rolling off of Evelyn and grabbing the little girl.
"I met my cousin today." Alex said calmly as he walked to his mother's side.
"Did you?" Evelyn asked with a small smile as Alex helped her to her feet.
"Why don't we meet up at Cairo." Nick suggested and Rick glanced at him.
"Your wife..." He said pointing to Adele who was holding a ten year old. Nick
nodded. "And your daughter..." He said pointing to the dark haired girl.
"Yes... her name is Axia." Nick grinned and Rick stared at him.
"And what changed in four years?" Rick asked confused and Nick put a hand on
his shoulder.
"Everything." He grinned.
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Ok this chapter was probably like so lame... sorry... I tried. The next is a wopper
tho... it will explain why Adele was a danger to Evi and more about Nick and Rick's
history. Please review tho and tell me if I should continue or not. A true writer
always wants to know when they suck. :)
Mouse!