Writer : Mouse
Third Chapter of who knows how many
E-mail : Pen2page@bellsouth.net
Genre : Uh... Drama I guess..
Disclaimer : Ya know the drill.
Note to Reader: Wow... 17 reviews... did you know 17 is my lucky number?
Well, have I got some updates for you guys! First I want to thank
all my wonderful, perfect, fabulous readers...
Your reviews and opinions, not to mention suggestions were great!
Also... just as a teaser... I wanted to tell the faithful readers
of what I've got up my sleve for the future. I've got two, count
them two.. new Mummy Fanfics in the work. The one that I'm really
Excited about is where I take the Mummy and re-write it! I know
Steven Summors would be kinda peeved... but trust me, if you loved
this you will flip for the one I've got planned.
I also realized that I can do so many spinoffs to this. Especially
since I know the ending... -grin- Plus I can do a spin off about how
Adele and Nick got together.. what do you guys think? Worth doing?
This is a biggie chapter but you should like it! ENJOY!!!
Evelyn walked through the Catina followed by her husband who was carrying
luggage and then by her thirteen year old son.
"This is the place right?" Evelyn asked and Rick glanced at her.
"This is what he told me... Darling... why do you want to meet this women who
four years ago hated you desperately then all of the sudden loves you to pieces. I would
rather be suspicious. In fact I am suspicious and I think this is only going to end in blood
and death." Rick mumbled and Evelyn turned around and looked at him, making him stop
in his tracks.
"Talk about being way morbid dad..." Alex mumbled, his eyes rolling skyward and
Rick glanced at him then back at his wife.
"She's haunted me Rick..." She paused and she looked down. "No one should have
to face that cruel punishment of not being loved." Evi said gently and Rick looked at her
and sighed sadly.
"Look there is Axia." Alex said suddenly and Evi spun around, Rick's face rising to
look in that direction. A servant approached Rick and took his things to the hostel where
they had checked in.
"OK... let's go." Rick said as he grabbed his wife's hand and Alex followed behind
them to a little table where three sat, talking quietly. They raised their heads when the
O'Connell's approached. Adele and Nick rose and smiled. Rick shook Nick's hand
cautiously and Evi and Adele exchanged pleasantries.
"Axia... sit here." Adele motioned giving her daughter her seat and letting Alex take
the other, Evi and Rick taking the other two. Adele sat on her husband's lap and he held
her and looked at the other two.
"Why did you come for the Necklace of Anakzu?" Evelyn asked suddenly, her
voice breaking the silence that had been dominating the conversation.
"The Cairo museum asked that I acquire it for them. I knew where it was... so I did.
Currently it is being held in a bullet-proof case and will be on display in a week." Adele
smiled as she leaned on the table.
"Hey Mom, may I have something to drink?" Axia asked and Adele looked up and
pointed to a bar at the other end of the cantina.
"Here.." Adele said as she gave Axia a coin. "Go over there and get what you
want... but come right back." Adele said and the Axia nodded. Adele grabbed her arm and
turned Axia to look at her. "Right back." Adele said and Axia smiled.
"Of course Mom... Right back." Axia mumbled and she nodded.
"Mom, may I go too?" Alex asked and Evelyn nodded. Rick handed him a coin and
the two children walked to the other side of the catina. Adele rolled off of Nick's lap and
onto the vacant chair, yet her legs still hung over his lap and she leaned on him, her head
on his shoulder.
"We're a little edgy... Axia was kidnapped last year..." Nick mumbled quietly.
"Price of playing with the past." He mumbled and Adele winced.
"We understand." Evelyn and Rick said suddenly and they looked up. Nick
wrapped an arm around his wife and brought his lips to her ear. He whispered something
and she nodded slowly. She pulled away from him and stood finally.
"Come on Evelyn... let's exchange stories." Adele smiled as she motioned with her
head to a table far off but still in sight. Evelyn glanced at her husband and he nodded and
she stood, her feet following Adele across the room. The men watched them go then Nick
pulled his chair closer to the table.
"All right what do you want to know first?" Nick asked quietly and Rick pulled
closer as well wanting to hear every detail perfectly.
"Are you my brother?" Rick asked.
"Yes. You're twin. I lived at the New York Orphanage till I was five with you then
I was adopted and brought to Boston. At sixteen I traveled back to New York and joined
the forces and crossed the continent to Europe where I stayed till I was nineteen. At twenty
I found Adele again. She was at the New York Orphanage as well.. till she was seven."
Nick spilled and Rick nodded slightly.
"What is the story with Adele?" Rick asked and Nick sucked in a deep breath.
"She's evil." Nick said quietly catching Rick off guard who for one, wasn't
expecting that reply and a reply that was that short.
"What?" Rick asked confused and then he glanced over at Evi who was smiling and
laughing with Adele. Nick leaned forward and intertwined his fingers. His dark eyes stared
into Rick's and Rick looked at him cautiously.
"Adele is the reincarnation of Neferkare... just like your wife was the past Princess
Nefertiti. You might know that after Seti I was killed Nefertiti became one of the most
famous women in Egypt's history and became the Queen of Egypt. What you probably
don't know is that it wasn't Nefertiti." Nick mumbled and Rick stared at him. "Neferkare
had come to Nefertiti's chambers the night of her father's death. As Nefertiti watched the
horrendous slaughter of her father Neferkare came up behind her and stabbed her in the
back. Nefertiti's scream was never heard because her own guards were tending to her
father. Neferkare is only a year younger then Nefertiti yet they were identical. She slipped
off Nefertiti's jewels and ornaments and replaced them with her own. She walked out of
the room to run to the Med-jai when she suddenly discovered her father's murder. She
ordered Imotep to be captured and given the worst curse that could be done. The Hum-dia
if I remember correctly... Somehow I think you know the entirety of that story so I won't
dwell on it." Nick mumbled and Rick nodded.
"I know it very well." Rick mumbled.
"You'll have to tell me that story sometime. It must have been how you met your
wife." Nick said nodding over to the table that contained their wives and Rick nodded.
"How did you meet Adele?" Rick asked and Nick sighed. He pulled up his sleeve
and showed a small mark on his left wrist. Rick blinked.
"It shouldn't match yours. It's a mark for the personal guards of Nefertiti."
"So you are here to protect her?" Rick asked raising an eyebrow.
"I'm here to kill her." Nick replied quietly and Rick stared at him.
"Which one?" He asked cautiously.
"Neferkare... or Adele." Nick mumbled and Rick stared at him confused.
"Ok.. I'm lost." Rick mumbled and Nick smiled sadly.
"I met her in London. She dragged me to the Temple of Ani Sher..."
"Nefrititi's temple." Rick said and Nick nodded. "Let me guess... it wasn't good."
"After Neferkare took Nefertiti's life, she assumed she would take her place and
then have her father's love. Yet, when her father was killed she was then thrown into
Royalty. The years passed and she married yet she was miserable and was still consumed
with hatred for her sister. She blamed Nefertiti for killing her father. Finally in desperation
she was in her temple and she cried out to the dark god Anubis."
"Why us?" Rick said as he ran a hand through his hair and Nick laughed
sardonically.
"Damn mark." Nick replied and he covered up the strange thing. It haunted him,
being a constant reminder of how his life was an utter hell.
"What happened next?" Rick asked as he looked at him.
"He gave her power and she captivated all of Egypt under her spell and they all fell
in love with her. Her husband, the Pharaoh Akhenaten suddenly realized that his wife was
evil and she was a curse. He took a selected few of the Med-jai and ordered them to kill
his wife the supposed Nefertiti. The Med-jai chased her to her temple where they stabbed
her to death, her soul vanishing in agony." Nick continued. "She worked in a Museum
when I met her and she was rather neive." Nick mused.
"Sounds familiar." He mumbled as he glanced toward Evi and Adele who had Alex
and Axia at their side.
"There isn't a day that goes by that I don't in some form regret taking her to that
temple. I always figured it was my fault for turning her life upside down by having her go
there... Yet, when I look at her and Axia I don't regret it at all because I know if I had
never taken her there... we would never have been able to be together." Nick mumbled as
his eyes fell on his wife.
"I think you did the opposite of killing her." Rick said and Nick nodded.
"When she stepped into that temple and entered it's core she went crazy. Images
and memories flashed through her mind and for years she had lapes where she was living
out the past. But she did have her moments... She was such a beautiful person Rick..."
Nick said a little sadly as his eyes fell to the table. "She is my essence..." Nick said quietly
and Rick looked at him gently.
"As Evi is mine... Brother..." Rick said and Nick raised his head.
"I had been sent to London to find her. I was instructed to take her to that temple
and kill her. For it is my duty... she would one day turn and go mad. She would kill
whoever she assumed was her sister Nefertiti then she would be consumed by the evil and
power that Anubis had showered upon her. I found you years ago, yet I saw your wife."
Nick said and he glanced at the table where Evi and Adele sat for what seemed like the
tenth time. "I knew who she was. She looked exactly like Adele... I somehow thought this
was quite a sick twist of fate. So, I tried to keep Adele away from you and your wife, in
hopes that she would never figure out... never turn evil..."
"Never destroy the world... same old story." Rick sighed and Nick nodded slightly.
"Something like that."
"So wait... let me get this straight. You're wife will go crazy whenever she sees my
Evi... so you've been trying to keep them apart... what happened?" Rick asked and Nick
sighed.
"I should have known better I suppose... It makes no difference weather Adele
would have seen you're wife or not... she's still going to turn... I can do nothing about that
now... but nothing will set her off but time... I'm rather surprised that she warmed up to
Evi as she did... It could be a number of reasons why she did so... Adele is a loving person,
she may just sense a deep bond to Evi and she is just acting on it." Nick said thoughtfully
then he let out a deep sigh. "It was stupid for me to cut off all ties with family when in the
end.. they would be all I would have left. I'm very glad I ran into you again brother..."
Nick said gently and Rick put a hand on his wrist. Rick was about to reply when a voice
cut him off before he could begin.
"Has he answered all your questions Mr. O'Connell?" A soft feminine voice
suddenly asked and both men raised their heads and Nick smiled.
"Yes." Rick said and he felt his wife slip her hand into his.
"You've been talking for two hours darling." She whispered quietly and Rick raised
his head and looked around, indeed the catina was almost vacant and darkness was the only
illumination outside. "Alex is tired... we are going up to our room. Will you come soon?"
Evelyn whispered into his ear and he nodded. She kissed his cheek softly then smiled.
"Goodnight love..." Adele said with a soft smile as she leaned before her husband's
face. "Come up soon." She said softly and her lips met his in a soft loving kiss. He smiled
and watched the women and children go.
Evelyn and Adele entered into the hostel yet their rooms were on different wings.
"Goodnight Evelyn." Adele said with a small nod and Evelyn grabbed her arm
pulling her back.
"Adele... I know I've never been a real sister to you.. as I should have been.. and I
apologize. This time I won't let you down." Evi said gently and Adele smiled.
"This time it is not required dear Evelyn..." Adele said as she patted Evi's hand and
Evelyn shook her head and smiled.
"Yes, this time it is." Evi said and Adele looked at her for awhile then she smiled
and drew away, taking her daughter to their quarters. Adele sucked in a sad breath and
looked down. She gently bent down and scooped her precious daughter into her arms and
held her tightly.
"I love you Axia..." She whispered quietly.
"I love you too Mommie." Axia smiled, content to be in her mother's arms.
"Is there anything I can do?" Rick asked as he placed his glass on the table.
"Not a thing brother. Besides of course keeping your wife safe... yet somehow I
think she is just like my Adele.. and once this transpires she will go to her and we will
follow and we will perhaps have to create our own destiny."
"Does she even know?" He asked gently and Nick pondered a moment.
"Deep down she knows... she just doesn't want to think of it. I think it would kill
her if she thought she had put me through so much pain. But she really hasn't... she has
brought me so much joy." Nick smiled sadly.
"Will you kill her?" Rick asked quietly. There was a disturbing silence before Nick
answered.
"Yes. I will. It is my duty... my curse. Ardeth Bay..."
"Ardeth Bay." Rick suddenly said and Nick glanced at him.
"You know him?"
"He tried to kill me twice.... yet he was rather helpful in killing Imotep and
retrieving my son. He is a friend."
"Well, then we have found our conflict." Nick grinned. "I believe I promised the
Med-jai I would kill him the next time we encountered..." Rick furrowed his brows and
looked at him. "It is late... you should go to your family as I should go to mine." Nick
smiled as he stood.
"Uh... what is with the Ardeth Bay thing?" Rick asked and Nick shrugged.
"The guy just won't mind his own business." Nick said with a slight grin and Rick
grinned. He stood and shook the man's hand.
"Goodnight Brother." Rick said gently and Nick pulled him into an embrace which
ended shortly and both men walked their seperate ways.
Adele smiled and she bounced on the bed, her eyes on him.
"Did you make friends?" She asked with a smile and he laughed and pulled the
covers back.
"Something like that." He smiled and she climbed under the covers and cuddled to
him. He kissed her lips lovingly and she wrapped her arms around him tightly. He kissed
her for a few more minutes till she buried her head in his neck and wrapped her arms
around him tightly.
"I love you Nickolas..." She breathed against his skin and he held her tighter, his
eyes closing and he smiled.
"You're my essence Adele..." He whispered quietly and she smiled contentedly, her
body curled up to his and she sighed, her eyes closing and she slept.
Rick's eyes still remained open after the moon cast its spell on the sleepers of
Cairo. He could easily hear his son's steady breathing as he slept on a cot by the foot of
their bed. But he could feel Evi's heartbeat. He pulled her closer to him, and buried his
face in her hair. She smiled and snuggled closer to him, her mind completly absorbed by
her dreams and sleep. Yet Rick could only wish for that luxury. He was almost getting sick
of how his family was always in jeopardy. After he had lost Evi at the Oasis of Am Shere
(However that's spelled) he was ready then and there to put all the guns away and send her
off to the museum where she would be sure to come home every night into his arms. Yet,
how could he hope for such a life when his wife and himself loved the adventure?
Johnathan loved the treasure but they did it for the thrill. He gently placed a kiss on her
pale shoulder and finally closed his eyes. His heart was screaming for him to pack up his
wife and his son and leave that instant, he wanted Evi as far away from Adele as possible...
He wasn't going to lose her again... he'd be lost. He let out a deep breath and intertwined
his fingers with his wife's. Sadly his brain made him stay put and loyalty to his family told
him he would do anything to help Nick... of course within Reason. Sacraficing his wife for
Adele was definetly out... but he knew that they were too deep to get out now. All he could
do now was pray and hope for the best.
The O'Connell's met up once more the following day.
"Yeah.. we're gonna head back to London." Rick said, his arm hanging loosely
around his wife's waist.
"We want to show Axia France..." Adele smiled happily and Evi smiled.
Nick smiled and kissed her cheek and she laughed. Suddenly a messenger ran in as their
luggage was being brought down.
"Mrs. O'Connell!" The drastic Egyptian voice said as he ran upto Evi. They all
exchanged looks and Evi looked at him curiously. "The necklace.. it's missing!" The
messenger cried and Adele gasped.
"Oh you want me!" Adele said and the messenger looked that way then he looked
back to Evi and he blinked and jumped backwards. He gasped and Adele walked toward
him, concern in her eyes. "What has happened to the Necklace of Anakzu?"
"It is missing. Come quick please!" The messenger said and Adele nodded and
began to follow. She turned around and grabbed Nick's arm.
"Nick we have to find that necklace! What if it falls into the wrong hands! It could
be disaster!" She cried out and she dragged him out of the hostel, Axia running after them.
Rick and Evie exchanged looks and she bit her lower lip. He sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Fine... fine.. let's go." He grumbled and Evi and Alex smiled and ran after the
others. Rick grumbled and followed after them.
"Oh... Mrs. O'Connell... thank goodness." A broken English voice said as he
walked toward them.
"What has happened to the Necklace?" Adele asked as he held her hands.
"The case has been broken... we are desperate..." The curator said and Adele
walked past him, further into the museum.
"Show us." Evi said as she ran next to Adele. Rick and Nick followed, the two
children hopping behind them.
They were taken deep into the back storage of the Museum where they were shown
to a large glass case. Broken shards of glass surrounded the case and Adele sucked in a
deep breath.
"It looked very valuable... perhaps it will turn up in a pawn shop..." The curator
volunteered. "Not many know about the Curse of Anakzu..." He offered and Adele shook
her head as she ran a finger across the pillow then she looked up.
"No... they knew what it was and what is it used for..." Adele mumbled and she
slowly glanced at her husband. He stared at her and Evi walked to her and grabbed her
arm, her deep brown eyes baring into Adele.
"What is it used for?" Evi demanded and Adele glanced at her.
"Evil..." Adele whispered when suddenly a loud slam filled the small room. They
all jerked their heads up to look around when men began to fill the room, dressed in red
and black.
"They always return to the scene of the crime..." Rick growled as he pulled a pistol
from his shoulder holder.
"They want the host..." Adele mumbled confused. "But it doesn't make any
sense... that would have to mean that one in this room can harbor the necklace's power...
How can that..." Adele stopped and her eyes fell on Axia. Suddenly the men pulled their
swords and advanced. The Curator was killed first.
"Come on!" Alex yelled as he grabbed Axia's hand and pulled her through the
crates in order to hide.
"Nick!" Adele yelled and she spun around to see Nick and Rick fighting off men
who were coming to attack them.
"Life never is peaceful..." Rick grumbled as he punched a turban in the face. Three
guards advanced toward Adele. Adele sucked in a deep breath and she began to slowly step
back.
"I think you've made a terrible mistake..." Adele mumbled and the guards
advanced. She stepped forward and punched the middle guard in the nose then slammed
the one on the left with her elbow and jammed the one on the right with her foot. She
backed up further.
"Evi! Don't let the necklace get anywhere near you or Axia!" Adele screamed and
Evi grabbed a sword hanging and began to fight off a turban.
"Evelyn!" Rick yelled once hearing that and Evi let out a yelp as a turban slashed
past her. She gasped and lifted her sword blocking a blow from another turban.
"Adele!" Nick yelled as he turned away from the turban and began to run toward
her. "No!" He yelled as he saw a turban appear behind her and suddenly slip something
around her neck. It snapped and the floor suddenly shook then vibrated. Everyone stooped
and they looked toward Adele and Nick. He slid near her side, panic filling him then dred.
"No.." He mumbled as he tried to get the Necklace off of her. She suddenly let out
a piercing scream, her body convulsing as her eyes snapped shut and she collapsed. One of
the men yelled a command in his dialect and Nick pulled out his knife and moved to slam it
into Adele's heart. He sucked in a deep breath, his heart crumbling. "Goodbye my love.."
He said silently to himself and moved to strike.
"No!" A girl's voice screamed as she ran at her father and pushed him down.
"Adele!" Evi yelled as some turbans picked her up and made their way out with
her. One belted Evi in the eye sending her sprawling to the floor before he headed out. The
rest of them tried to run off but most stayed to fight off the rest of the O'Connells. After
another ten minutes they were on the ground.
"I hate you! I hate you!" Axia screamed as she pounded on her father's chest, tears
streaming down her face. Nick gasped and choked back a sob.
"Axia..."
"You tried to take my mommy!! She's not evil! She's not Evil!" Axia screamed and
Nick gathered her in his arms and held her. "She loves me..." Axia cried. "She promised
me Daddy.... she Promised."
"Oh Baby.." Nick said as he closed his eyes, tears falling down his face. "Mommy
didn't have a choice... Destiny took Mommy from us..."
"Get her back!" Axia cried and Nick shook his head sadly.
"I can't baby.... I can't... it's too late." He whispered and Axia let out a scream and
collapsed in her father's arms in tears.
"Evi..." Rick whispered as he pulled his wife to her feet. Her hair fell in her face
and he pushed it away to see her eye. He gently rubbed his thumb over it as it started to
show signs of swelling. He growled and she grasped onto him, wincing when his finger
interacted with a soft spot. "Are you all right?" He asked, his concern for her
overwhelming his anger for the bastard that had hit her. She nodded somberly and turned
her head toward the crying child in the room. Alex stood next to his father as the three
stared at Axia and Nick.
"It begins..." Rick mumbled quietly, his eyes gazing sadly on his brother.
"Somebody better start doing some heavy explaining." Evi demanded and Rick
pulled her into his arms and held her tightly.
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I hope that it was good. It kind of answered all of the questions... Of course
like except for last one.. "Where the heck is Adele and what happens now!?"
I'm still trying to answer that one myself... eek... I know
But what did you guys think? Lame? Bad Explanation?
A true writer always wants to know when the suck.
Please Review, they brighten my day.
Mouse!
Third Chapter of who knows how many
E-mail : Pen2page@bellsouth.net
Genre : Uh... Drama I guess..
Disclaimer : Ya know the drill.
Note to Reader: Wow... 17 reviews... did you know 17 is my lucky number?
Well, have I got some updates for you guys! First I want to thank
all my wonderful, perfect, fabulous readers...
Your reviews and opinions, not to mention suggestions were great!
Also... just as a teaser... I wanted to tell the faithful readers
of what I've got up my sleve for the future. I've got two, count
them two.. new Mummy Fanfics in the work. The one that I'm really
Excited about is where I take the Mummy and re-write it! I know
Steven Summors would be kinda peeved... but trust me, if you loved
this you will flip for the one I've got planned.
I also realized that I can do so many spinoffs to this. Especially
since I know the ending... -grin- Plus I can do a spin off about how
Adele and Nick got together.. what do you guys think? Worth doing?
This is a biggie chapter but you should like it! ENJOY!!!
Evelyn walked through the Catina followed by her husband who was carrying
luggage and then by her thirteen year old son.
"This is the place right?" Evelyn asked and Rick glanced at her.
"This is what he told me... Darling... why do you want to meet this women who
four years ago hated you desperately then all of the sudden loves you to pieces. I would
rather be suspicious. In fact I am suspicious and I think this is only going to end in blood
and death." Rick mumbled and Evelyn turned around and looked at him, making him stop
in his tracks.
"Talk about being way morbid dad..." Alex mumbled, his eyes rolling skyward and
Rick glanced at him then back at his wife.
"She's haunted me Rick..." She paused and she looked down. "No one should have
to face that cruel punishment of not being loved." Evi said gently and Rick looked at her
and sighed sadly.
"Look there is Axia." Alex said suddenly and Evi spun around, Rick's face rising to
look in that direction. A servant approached Rick and took his things to the hostel where
they had checked in.
"OK... let's go." Rick said as he grabbed his wife's hand and Alex followed behind
them to a little table where three sat, talking quietly. They raised their heads when the
O'Connell's approached. Adele and Nick rose and smiled. Rick shook Nick's hand
cautiously and Evi and Adele exchanged pleasantries.
"Axia... sit here." Adele motioned giving her daughter her seat and letting Alex take
the other, Evi and Rick taking the other two. Adele sat on her husband's lap and he held
her and looked at the other two.
"Why did you come for the Necklace of Anakzu?" Evelyn asked suddenly, her
voice breaking the silence that had been dominating the conversation.
"The Cairo museum asked that I acquire it for them. I knew where it was... so I did.
Currently it is being held in a bullet-proof case and will be on display in a week." Adele
smiled as she leaned on the table.
"Hey Mom, may I have something to drink?" Axia asked and Adele looked up and
pointed to a bar at the other end of the cantina.
"Here.." Adele said as she gave Axia a coin. "Go over there and get what you
want... but come right back." Adele said and the Axia nodded. Adele grabbed her arm and
turned Axia to look at her. "Right back." Adele said and Axia smiled.
"Of course Mom... Right back." Axia mumbled and she nodded.
"Mom, may I go too?" Alex asked and Evelyn nodded. Rick handed him a coin and
the two children walked to the other side of the catina. Adele rolled off of Nick's lap and
onto the vacant chair, yet her legs still hung over his lap and she leaned on him, her head
on his shoulder.
"We're a little edgy... Axia was kidnapped last year..." Nick mumbled quietly.
"Price of playing with the past." He mumbled and Adele winced.
"We understand." Evelyn and Rick said suddenly and they looked up. Nick
wrapped an arm around his wife and brought his lips to her ear. He whispered something
and she nodded slowly. She pulled away from him and stood finally.
"Come on Evelyn... let's exchange stories." Adele smiled as she motioned with her
head to a table far off but still in sight. Evelyn glanced at her husband and he nodded and
she stood, her feet following Adele across the room. The men watched them go then Nick
pulled his chair closer to the table.
"All right what do you want to know first?" Nick asked quietly and Rick pulled
closer as well wanting to hear every detail perfectly.
"Are you my brother?" Rick asked.
"Yes. You're twin. I lived at the New York Orphanage till I was five with you then
I was adopted and brought to Boston. At sixteen I traveled back to New York and joined
the forces and crossed the continent to Europe where I stayed till I was nineteen. At twenty
I found Adele again. She was at the New York Orphanage as well.. till she was seven."
Nick spilled and Rick nodded slightly.
"What is the story with Adele?" Rick asked and Nick sucked in a deep breath.
"She's evil." Nick said quietly catching Rick off guard who for one, wasn't
expecting that reply and a reply that was that short.
"What?" Rick asked confused and then he glanced over at Evi who was smiling and
laughing with Adele. Nick leaned forward and intertwined his fingers. His dark eyes stared
into Rick's and Rick looked at him cautiously.
"Adele is the reincarnation of Neferkare... just like your wife was the past Princess
Nefertiti. You might know that after Seti I was killed Nefertiti became one of the most
famous women in Egypt's history and became the Queen of Egypt. What you probably
don't know is that it wasn't Nefertiti." Nick mumbled and Rick stared at him. "Neferkare
had come to Nefertiti's chambers the night of her father's death. As Nefertiti watched the
horrendous slaughter of her father Neferkare came up behind her and stabbed her in the
back. Nefertiti's scream was never heard because her own guards were tending to her
father. Neferkare is only a year younger then Nefertiti yet they were identical. She slipped
off Nefertiti's jewels and ornaments and replaced them with her own. She walked out of
the room to run to the Med-jai when she suddenly discovered her father's murder. She
ordered Imotep to be captured and given the worst curse that could be done. The Hum-dia
if I remember correctly... Somehow I think you know the entirety of that story so I won't
dwell on it." Nick mumbled and Rick nodded.
"I know it very well." Rick mumbled.
"You'll have to tell me that story sometime. It must have been how you met your
wife." Nick said nodding over to the table that contained their wives and Rick nodded.
"How did you meet Adele?" Rick asked and Nick sighed. He pulled up his sleeve
and showed a small mark on his left wrist. Rick blinked.
"It shouldn't match yours. It's a mark for the personal guards of Nefertiti."
"So you are here to protect her?" Rick asked raising an eyebrow.
"I'm here to kill her." Nick replied quietly and Rick stared at him.
"Which one?" He asked cautiously.
"Neferkare... or Adele." Nick mumbled and Rick stared at him confused.
"Ok.. I'm lost." Rick mumbled and Nick smiled sadly.
"I met her in London. She dragged me to the Temple of Ani Sher..."
"Nefrititi's temple." Rick said and Nick nodded. "Let me guess... it wasn't good."
"After Neferkare took Nefertiti's life, she assumed she would take her place and
then have her father's love. Yet, when her father was killed she was then thrown into
Royalty. The years passed and she married yet she was miserable and was still consumed
with hatred for her sister. She blamed Nefertiti for killing her father. Finally in desperation
she was in her temple and she cried out to the dark god Anubis."
"Why us?" Rick said as he ran a hand through his hair and Nick laughed
sardonically.
"Damn mark." Nick replied and he covered up the strange thing. It haunted him,
being a constant reminder of how his life was an utter hell.
"What happened next?" Rick asked as he looked at him.
"He gave her power and she captivated all of Egypt under her spell and they all fell
in love with her. Her husband, the Pharaoh Akhenaten suddenly realized that his wife was
evil and she was a curse. He took a selected few of the Med-jai and ordered them to kill
his wife the supposed Nefertiti. The Med-jai chased her to her temple where they stabbed
her to death, her soul vanishing in agony." Nick continued. "She worked in a Museum
when I met her and she was rather neive." Nick mused.
"Sounds familiar." He mumbled as he glanced toward Evi and Adele who had Alex
and Axia at their side.
"There isn't a day that goes by that I don't in some form regret taking her to that
temple. I always figured it was my fault for turning her life upside down by having her go
there... Yet, when I look at her and Axia I don't regret it at all because I know if I had
never taken her there... we would never have been able to be together." Nick mumbled as
his eyes fell on his wife.
"I think you did the opposite of killing her." Rick said and Nick nodded.
"When she stepped into that temple and entered it's core she went crazy. Images
and memories flashed through her mind and for years she had lapes where she was living
out the past. But she did have her moments... She was such a beautiful person Rick..."
Nick said a little sadly as his eyes fell to the table. "She is my essence..." Nick said quietly
and Rick looked at him gently.
"As Evi is mine... Brother..." Rick said and Nick raised his head.
"I had been sent to London to find her. I was instructed to take her to that temple
and kill her. For it is my duty... she would one day turn and go mad. She would kill
whoever she assumed was her sister Nefertiti then she would be consumed by the evil and
power that Anubis had showered upon her. I found you years ago, yet I saw your wife."
Nick said and he glanced at the table where Evi and Adele sat for what seemed like the
tenth time. "I knew who she was. She looked exactly like Adele... I somehow thought this
was quite a sick twist of fate. So, I tried to keep Adele away from you and your wife, in
hopes that she would never figure out... never turn evil..."
"Never destroy the world... same old story." Rick sighed and Nick nodded slightly.
"Something like that."
"So wait... let me get this straight. You're wife will go crazy whenever she sees my
Evi... so you've been trying to keep them apart... what happened?" Rick asked and Nick
sighed.
"I should have known better I suppose... It makes no difference weather Adele
would have seen you're wife or not... she's still going to turn... I can do nothing about that
now... but nothing will set her off but time... I'm rather surprised that she warmed up to
Evi as she did... It could be a number of reasons why she did so... Adele is a loving person,
she may just sense a deep bond to Evi and she is just acting on it." Nick said thoughtfully
then he let out a deep sigh. "It was stupid for me to cut off all ties with family when in the
end.. they would be all I would have left. I'm very glad I ran into you again brother..."
Nick said gently and Rick put a hand on his wrist. Rick was about to reply when a voice
cut him off before he could begin.
"Has he answered all your questions Mr. O'Connell?" A soft feminine voice
suddenly asked and both men raised their heads and Nick smiled.
"Yes." Rick said and he felt his wife slip her hand into his.
"You've been talking for two hours darling." She whispered quietly and Rick raised
his head and looked around, indeed the catina was almost vacant and darkness was the only
illumination outside. "Alex is tired... we are going up to our room. Will you come soon?"
Evelyn whispered into his ear and he nodded. She kissed his cheek softly then smiled.
"Goodnight love..." Adele said with a soft smile as she leaned before her husband's
face. "Come up soon." She said softly and her lips met his in a soft loving kiss. He smiled
and watched the women and children go.
Evelyn and Adele entered into the hostel yet their rooms were on different wings.
"Goodnight Evelyn." Adele said with a small nod and Evelyn grabbed her arm
pulling her back.
"Adele... I know I've never been a real sister to you.. as I should have been.. and I
apologize. This time I won't let you down." Evi said gently and Adele smiled.
"This time it is not required dear Evelyn..." Adele said as she patted Evi's hand and
Evelyn shook her head and smiled.
"Yes, this time it is." Evi said and Adele looked at her for awhile then she smiled
and drew away, taking her daughter to their quarters. Adele sucked in a sad breath and
looked down. She gently bent down and scooped her precious daughter into her arms and
held her tightly.
"I love you Axia..." She whispered quietly.
"I love you too Mommie." Axia smiled, content to be in her mother's arms.
"Is there anything I can do?" Rick asked as he placed his glass on the table.
"Not a thing brother. Besides of course keeping your wife safe... yet somehow I
think she is just like my Adele.. and once this transpires she will go to her and we will
follow and we will perhaps have to create our own destiny."
"Does she even know?" He asked gently and Nick pondered a moment.
"Deep down she knows... she just doesn't want to think of it. I think it would kill
her if she thought she had put me through so much pain. But she really hasn't... she has
brought me so much joy." Nick smiled sadly.
"Will you kill her?" Rick asked quietly. There was a disturbing silence before Nick
answered.
"Yes. I will. It is my duty... my curse. Ardeth Bay..."
"Ardeth Bay." Rick suddenly said and Nick glanced at him.
"You know him?"
"He tried to kill me twice.... yet he was rather helpful in killing Imotep and
retrieving my son. He is a friend."
"Well, then we have found our conflict." Nick grinned. "I believe I promised the
Med-jai I would kill him the next time we encountered..." Rick furrowed his brows and
looked at him. "It is late... you should go to your family as I should go to mine." Nick
smiled as he stood.
"Uh... what is with the Ardeth Bay thing?" Rick asked and Nick shrugged.
"The guy just won't mind his own business." Nick said with a slight grin and Rick
grinned. He stood and shook the man's hand.
"Goodnight Brother." Rick said gently and Nick pulled him into an embrace which
ended shortly and both men walked their seperate ways.
Adele smiled and she bounced on the bed, her eyes on him.
"Did you make friends?" She asked with a smile and he laughed and pulled the
covers back.
"Something like that." He smiled and she climbed under the covers and cuddled to
him. He kissed her lips lovingly and she wrapped her arms around him tightly. He kissed
her for a few more minutes till she buried her head in his neck and wrapped her arms
around him tightly.
"I love you Nickolas..." She breathed against his skin and he held her tighter, his
eyes closing and he smiled.
"You're my essence Adele..." He whispered quietly and she smiled contentedly, her
body curled up to his and she sighed, her eyes closing and she slept.
Rick's eyes still remained open after the moon cast its spell on the sleepers of
Cairo. He could easily hear his son's steady breathing as he slept on a cot by the foot of
their bed. But he could feel Evi's heartbeat. He pulled her closer to him, and buried his
face in her hair. She smiled and snuggled closer to him, her mind completly absorbed by
her dreams and sleep. Yet Rick could only wish for that luxury. He was almost getting sick
of how his family was always in jeopardy. After he had lost Evi at the Oasis of Am Shere
(However that's spelled) he was ready then and there to put all the guns away and send her
off to the museum where she would be sure to come home every night into his arms. Yet,
how could he hope for such a life when his wife and himself loved the adventure?
Johnathan loved the treasure but they did it for the thrill. He gently placed a kiss on her
pale shoulder and finally closed his eyes. His heart was screaming for him to pack up his
wife and his son and leave that instant, he wanted Evi as far away from Adele as possible...
He wasn't going to lose her again... he'd be lost. He let out a deep breath and intertwined
his fingers with his wife's. Sadly his brain made him stay put and loyalty to his family told
him he would do anything to help Nick... of course within Reason. Sacraficing his wife for
Adele was definetly out... but he knew that they were too deep to get out now. All he could
do now was pray and hope for the best.
The O'Connell's met up once more the following day.
"Yeah.. we're gonna head back to London." Rick said, his arm hanging loosely
around his wife's waist.
"We want to show Axia France..." Adele smiled happily and Evi smiled.
Nick smiled and kissed her cheek and she laughed. Suddenly a messenger ran in as their
luggage was being brought down.
"Mrs. O'Connell!" The drastic Egyptian voice said as he ran upto Evi. They all
exchanged looks and Evi looked at him curiously. "The necklace.. it's missing!" The
messenger cried and Adele gasped.
"Oh you want me!" Adele said and the messenger looked that way then he looked
back to Evi and he blinked and jumped backwards. He gasped and Adele walked toward
him, concern in her eyes. "What has happened to the Necklace of Anakzu?"
"It is missing. Come quick please!" The messenger said and Adele nodded and
began to follow. She turned around and grabbed Nick's arm.
"Nick we have to find that necklace! What if it falls into the wrong hands! It could
be disaster!" She cried out and she dragged him out of the hostel, Axia running after them.
Rick and Evie exchanged looks and she bit her lower lip. He sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Fine... fine.. let's go." He grumbled and Evi and Alex smiled and ran after the
others. Rick grumbled and followed after them.
"Oh... Mrs. O'Connell... thank goodness." A broken English voice said as he
walked toward them.
"What has happened to the Necklace?" Adele asked as he held her hands.
"The case has been broken... we are desperate..." The curator said and Adele
walked past him, further into the museum.
"Show us." Evi said as she ran next to Adele. Rick and Nick followed, the two
children hopping behind them.
They were taken deep into the back storage of the Museum where they were shown
to a large glass case. Broken shards of glass surrounded the case and Adele sucked in a
deep breath.
"It looked very valuable... perhaps it will turn up in a pawn shop..." The curator
volunteered. "Not many know about the Curse of Anakzu..." He offered and Adele shook
her head as she ran a finger across the pillow then she looked up.
"No... they knew what it was and what is it used for..." Adele mumbled and she
slowly glanced at her husband. He stared at her and Evi walked to her and grabbed her
arm, her deep brown eyes baring into Adele.
"What is it used for?" Evi demanded and Adele glanced at her.
"Evil..." Adele whispered when suddenly a loud slam filled the small room. They
all jerked their heads up to look around when men began to fill the room, dressed in red
and black.
"They always return to the scene of the crime..." Rick growled as he pulled a pistol
from his shoulder holder.
"They want the host..." Adele mumbled confused. "But it doesn't make any
sense... that would have to mean that one in this room can harbor the necklace's power...
How can that..." Adele stopped and her eyes fell on Axia. Suddenly the men pulled their
swords and advanced. The Curator was killed first.
"Come on!" Alex yelled as he grabbed Axia's hand and pulled her through the
crates in order to hide.
"Nick!" Adele yelled and she spun around to see Nick and Rick fighting off men
who were coming to attack them.
"Life never is peaceful..." Rick grumbled as he punched a turban in the face. Three
guards advanced toward Adele. Adele sucked in a deep breath and she began to slowly step
back.
"I think you've made a terrible mistake..." Adele mumbled and the guards
advanced. She stepped forward and punched the middle guard in the nose then slammed
the one on the left with her elbow and jammed the one on the right with her foot. She
backed up further.
"Evi! Don't let the necklace get anywhere near you or Axia!" Adele screamed and
Evi grabbed a sword hanging and began to fight off a turban.
"Evelyn!" Rick yelled once hearing that and Evi let out a yelp as a turban slashed
past her. She gasped and lifted her sword blocking a blow from another turban.
"Adele!" Nick yelled as he turned away from the turban and began to run toward
her. "No!" He yelled as he saw a turban appear behind her and suddenly slip something
around her neck. It snapped and the floor suddenly shook then vibrated. Everyone stooped
and they looked toward Adele and Nick. He slid near her side, panic filling him then dred.
"No.." He mumbled as he tried to get the Necklace off of her. She suddenly let out
a piercing scream, her body convulsing as her eyes snapped shut and she collapsed. One of
the men yelled a command in his dialect and Nick pulled out his knife and moved to slam it
into Adele's heart. He sucked in a deep breath, his heart crumbling. "Goodbye my love.."
He said silently to himself and moved to strike.
"No!" A girl's voice screamed as she ran at her father and pushed him down.
"Adele!" Evi yelled as some turbans picked her up and made their way out with
her. One belted Evi in the eye sending her sprawling to the floor before he headed out. The
rest of them tried to run off but most stayed to fight off the rest of the O'Connells. After
another ten minutes they were on the ground.
"I hate you! I hate you!" Axia screamed as she pounded on her father's chest, tears
streaming down her face. Nick gasped and choked back a sob.
"Axia..."
"You tried to take my mommy!! She's not evil! She's not Evil!" Axia screamed and
Nick gathered her in his arms and held her. "She loves me..." Axia cried. "She promised
me Daddy.... she Promised."
"Oh Baby.." Nick said as he closed his eyes, tears falling down his face. "Mommy
didn't have a choice... Destiny took Mommy from us..."
"Get her back!" Axia cried and Nick shook his head sadly.
"I can't baby.... I can't... it's too late." He whispered and Axia let out a scream and
collapsed in her father's arms in tears.
"Evi..." Rick whispered as he pulled his wife to her feet. Her hair fell in her face
and he pushed it away to see her eye. He gently rubbed his thumb over it as it started to
show signs of swelling. He growled and she grasped onto him, wincing when his finger
interacted with a soft spot. "Are you all right?" He asked, his concern for her
overwhelming his anger for the bastard that had hit her. She nodded somberly and turned
her head toward the crying child in the room. Alex stood next to his father as the three
stared at Axia and Nick.
"It begins..." Rick mumbled quietly, his eyes gazing sadly on his brother.
"Somebody better start doing some heavy explaining." Evi demanded and Rick
pulled her into his arms and held her tightly.
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I hope that it was good. It kind of answered all of the questions... Of course
like except for last one.. "Where the heck is Adele and what happens now!?"
I'm still trying to answer that one myself... eek... I know
But what did you guys think? Lame? Bad Explanation?
A true writer always wants to know when the suck.
Please Review, they brighten my day.
Mouse!