(a/n: thanx all for the reviews, I appreciate it :D. Thanks for all the
constructive criticism. You're basically all right, no, Ardeth wouldn't
accept such attitude, and it probably isn't accepted by anyone, but you'll
figure that out later, and it doesn't happen a lot, it just happened
because she was mad! :D Well, read on, comrades!)
Reflection
By: Fyre Eye
Chapter 2: Meeting Rick and Evie O'Connell
Enefia crept along the shadows of the camp, trying to catch sight of the intruder. He was heavily leaning on a woman, Enefia's guess, the man's wife. Enefia studied the two quickly. The woman was a good head shorter than the man, though it wasn't really noticeable, due to the fact he was leaning over. She had longish curly black hair, and brown eyes. She had tanned skin, and was looking rather disheveled. The man had dark blonde hair, blue eyes, and he looked like he had just gone up against an army.
Bloodstains were on the right side of his shirt, and some of it was getting on the woman. She, however, didn't seem to notice.
The woman smiled when Ardeth Bay approached the two. "Hello, Ardeth, can we please get my husband somewhere, he's not quite feather light." She spoke in a distinctly British accent. Ardeth nodded and led the woman away; she just half dragged half walked the man away.
Enefia followed the three into her father's personal tent. At this Enefia took in a sharp intake of breath. Her father was taking people into a place where many, many Medjai had never been. These two were not only of great importance to the Medjai as a people, but to her father as well. She followed them into the tent. She would be meeting these people.
Apparently, Ardeth assumed that this was going to happen, because before she could even leave the shadows, Ardeth spoke. "Enefia, get one of the healers." He commanded. Enefia just turned to leave the tent. The man must have been badly injured. The healers are Medjai whom basically perform their title. The Medjai are a people who fight a lot, they also get injured a lot; that's when the healers come in.
Enefia quickly maneuvered her way through the camp to a healer's tent. "Deschun." She spoke in a commanding sort of way. "Deschun, report to the commander's tent at once. There, you will find a wounded man, collect the commander's instructions."
With the words in the air, Enefia stalked away. She wanted to meet the two before the man was subjected to Deschun's wrath. After an experience like that, no one is really in the gossiping mood. Instead of hiding in the shadows upon entering Ardeth's tent, Enefia only walked in and slightly bowed to her father and faced the two newcomers. The woman smiled at Enefia, but the man just looked on.
"Rick, Evelyn, I would like you to meet Enefia Daesm. Enefia, these are Rick and Evelyn O'Connell. The Medjai owe them much respect and gratitude.." Ardeth spoke.
"Pleased to meet you, Enefia." Evelyn spoke, smiling once again.
"And I you." Enefia responded in English. She did not smile, though. She knew better than to become too friendly with outsiders. She, after asking permission from her father in their own language, took a seat across the O'Connell's. Before much of a conversation arose, Deschun arrived, and Enefia decided to take her leave. She could talk to the O'Connell's at a later time. After Deschun left.
Later that day, almost into the evening, Enefia found her father alone, and decided that it would be the perfect time to speak with him. "Father," she spoke in a determined sort of way, "who are these O'Connell's? You say that the Medjai owe them respect and gratitude. May I ask for what do we owe them these things for?"
"Of course, Enefia. I knew you would ask that one of these days." He spoke solemnly. Enefia couldn't help but wonder what he was speaking about.
"Many years ago, almost two decades ago, eighteen years, I believe to be exact, the Medjai were constantly protecting Hamunaptra. One day, Evelyn, Rick, and some others arrived, to retrieve the Book of Amun-Re, and gold. Which is what the outsiders usually come for. The Medjai came that night, trying to convince the people to leave Hamunaptra, or they could consequent to their actions, doom the world.
"They did not leave, and they brought to life a creature too fearsome for words. This creature was killed in the ancient days. The Hom Dai was the curse upon the man. When he returned to the world of the living, he brought with him the plagues of Egypt, just as it is written. Evelyn and Rick killed the creature, saving the world. Our people no longer had to protect Hamunaptra. From that day forward Rick and Evelyn earned our deepest respect and gratitude.
"Later, they uncovered the Bracelet of Anubis. Their son: Alex, put on the Bracelet, which led to the awakening of The Scorpion King. The creature whom was previously killed by Rick and Evelyn was again raised from the dead, by his reincarnated love. She knew things that were impossible to know; yet she knew them. Evelyn was then kidnapped, while holding the crate, which supposedly held the Bracelet. They did not know then that Alex was wearing the Bracelet, and Evelyn was to be sacrificed before the creature.
"When they realized that the Bracelet was missing, a man named Lock-nah believed correctly that Alex had it. When they tried to kill Evelyn, Rick and myself came to her rescue. We later left the museum, where the creature was raised, being chased by his priests. We killed the priests, and just after, Alex was kidnapped. We found the Oasis of Ahm Shere, where the Scorpion King was brought back to life. Then I left, to retrieve the tribes of the Medjai, so we could fight the Army of Anubis, which was brought back to life.
"Alex was barely saved, and Evelyn was killed by the creature's love, Anck- su-namun. Alex figured out that--by reading the Book of the Dead--he could bring her back to life and did so. Evelyn, remembering a past life in which her name was Nefertiri, and Anck-su-namun's rival fought Anck-su- namun, and they stopped fighting to save their loves. Rick in Evelyn's case and the creature, Imhotep in Anck-su-namun's.
"Rick killed the Scorpion King. Evelyn saved his life. In fear, Anck-su- namun ran from Imhotep, who in despair killed himself. Anck-su-namun was killed by falling into a river of scorpions and scarab beetles. The Oasis of Ahm Shere became nothing but desert anymore.
"Through all of this, the O'Connell's and myself became close. Rick as accepted that he too is a Medjai." Ardeth told Enefia the tale into the falling night, and she sat in only silence.
"This is all true?" Enefia asked, after the tale. Ardeth nodded. "Do all the Medjai know these tales?"
"Most. Some." Ardeth replied, studying the encampment of his people.
"I am tired. In the morning, may I speak to the O'Connell's?" Enefia asked.
"Yes, I need to speak with them about what happened to them today." Ardeth nodded, but stopped when his gaze landed upon his daughter, who seemed to wake up. "Yes, you may come." He answered, knowing exactly what she wanted. She smiled.
Ardeth closed his eyes. She had the same smile as her mother, bless her soul. Enefia frowned slightly, knowing whom her father was thinking about. "I am nothing like Mother." Enefia said shortly. Ardeth nodded, but his mind argued the point.
Enefia was named after her mother, who had the same name. Fia's mother, Enefia, was an Egyptian woman, whom spent most of her life in Cairo. It was there she and Ardeth met. The two, Ardeth and Enefia, loved each other greatly, but it wasn't until Fia was born that Enefia had a problem. Soon after the incident pertaining to the scorpion in Fia's bed, Enefia declared that desert living had no room for a little girl.
Fia had grown to despise her mother for that decision. She held the deepest love and respect for her father and was enraged by the fact that she was brought to Cairo, away from him. Enefia, one day, decided to move, taking Fia with her. Through this moving, Fia now never saw the father, whom she had come to love almost too much. By the time she turned ten, she hadn't seen her father in three years. Fia began to hate her mother for her, in Fia's eyes, irrational decisions. Fia grew hateful to everyone, and developed quite the attitude to match.
One day, Enefia became deathly sick, and she soon died. Only then did Fia show the greatest remorse for the way she treated her mother, but she couldn't come to love her. She hated being called Enefia, her mother's name. (a/n: that might explain where Enefia hating her name comes from for all you lovely reviewers :D) Fia had then come to live with her father. She had the attitude and general hate for the world stomped out of her for the most part, but as seen in some incidents, as seen when the encampment moved without her knowing, Fia still had a sharp tongue. The only thing sharper about her than her tongue was her dagger.
(a/n: back to the story :D) Enefia followed her father to a new tent, where the O'Connell's sat talking quietly, or in that case, arguing quietly. "Rick, darling, I don't see why it was a bad idea. The book is an excellent artifact. How was I supposed to know that it was protected?"
"Well, Evie, it seems to me, that every artifact you've ever found has been protected." Rick spoke, stressing the words "ever" and "protected" far too much.
"Evelyn, Rick?" Ardeth asked, in his way of declaring his entrance.
"Come on in Ardeth. And just call me Evie, that is, if you'd like to." Evie smiled, knowing that Ardeth would probably just keep calling her Evelyn.
"Very well. How is Alex?" Ardeth asked.
"More like us every day." Rick answered smiling for the first time. "He gets smarter and into more trouble every day."
Ardeth smiled at that. "So, what happened today?" He asked.
"Evie, here, was digging at a new site, not too far from Hamunaptra, in another rune. Then she comes across an inscription about another book! I, of course, say don't mess with a book, Evie. You know our history with books. But Evie couldn't leave it be. So she almost finds the location to the book, and just when she almost gets to it, we get ambushed! I don't know who, we don't know why, but now Evie wants the book more that ever now!"
"Evelyn, could you tell me the name of the book?" Ardeth asked, with the utmost seriousness.
"Um, I believe that it was a counter-partial set: the Book of Seth and the Book of Ma'at. The Book of Ma'at was a supposedly destroyed long ago, but the Book of Seth should still be in existence!" Evie responded smartly.
Enefia couldn't hold her regal posture. "You actually went looking for the book of Seth?! You fool!" Enefia spoke in a harsh whisper.
"Enefia Daesm, control yourself." Ardeth ordered. Enefia looked to him.
"Of course." Then Enefia looked at Evie. "I apologize, Evelyn. I meant no disrespect."
"It is quite all right, dear. But, could I ask, why you reacted the way you did?" Evie asked, being ever curious.
Enefia looked to her father, he slowly nodded. "Well, Evelyn. The Book of Seth is as deadly as the book of the Dead, or the Book of Amun-Re, depending upon whom you are. Seth is the god of evil, storms, and confusion. His books hold all the secrets to destruction and forms of war. The book was sealed away: never to be found. There are many dangers let loose upon the world. Unfortunately, non as kind as the rising of a high priest, non that kind at all."
"Kind?" Rick asked skeptically.
"You see, the Book of Seth holds the powers of the ancient, forgotten gods of Egypt. If the book was ever opened, no one could ever tell you the extent of its horrors. I plead with you, Evelyn. Do not search for the Book of Seth. Its power is not to be taken lightly." Enefia finished, worry clearly on her features.
"See, Evie? Even Enafeeum agrees with me." He spoke, mispronouncing Enefia's name so badly it was funny.
"Um, my name is Enefia. Pronounced E-knee-fee-uh." Enefia mumbled loudly.
"Sorry." Rick smiled out an apology.
"It is alright. Just call me 'Fia. It is easier." Enefia answered.
"See, Evie? Even 'Fia agrees with me!" Rick repeated.
"Oh, very well, I suppose I could try to stay away from the book. But it's such a find! And I wouldn't read from it." Evie spoke, sounding very much like a child whose favorite toy was being taken from it.
"Please, Evelyn. Do not even open the book." Enefia warned. "I am going to bed, now. Please consider what I have said."
"Goodnight, Enefia." Ardeth bid his daughter goodnight. She kissed him on the cheek, whispered "Warn them." into his ear, and left the tent to go to her own.
"Ardeth, is there something about 'Fia that you need to tell us?" Rick asked, remembering the peck on the cheek the girl gave him.
"Enefia is my daughter, my friend. And, no, it was not needed to be said." Ardeth replied, and sat near the two.
"Your daughter? Why didn't you tell us? She's just near Alex's age." Evie asked, surprised.
"A year younger, I believe. And it was never necessary to tell you. And of course she's my daughter." Ardeth answered the woman.
"She does remind me of you." Rick smiled. "Except she has more attitude."
"That comes from her mother. She is more like her mother than she'll ever know. Fortunately, she does not know. She despises her mother. And if she knew she was almost the exact same as her. . . the results may be disastrous." Ardeth spoke, no smile on his face now.
"But, why? Why would she hate her mother?" Evie asked.
"I do not even know the whole truth. She will not tell me. I hope someday she does." Ardeth answered, looking out of the tent, at his daughter's receding back. "Someday."
(a/n: hi everybody. I hoped I didn't bore you to death w/ the overview of the two movies. I know I didn't tell everything exactly right, but I was bored and didn't care to either a. put everything in EXACT order, or b. write ALL the details. Pretend he told her the whole story :D. Well, please review! And bub-bye!)
Reflection
By: Fyre Eye
Chapter 2: Meeting Rick and Evie O'Connell
Enefia crept along the shadows of the camp, trying to catch sight of the intruder. He was heavily leaning on a woman, Enefia's guess, the man's wife. Enefia studied the two quickly. The woman was a good head shorter than the man, though it wasn't really noticeable, due to the fact he was leaning over. She had longish curly black hair, and brown eyes. She had tanned skin, and was looking rather disheveled. The man had dark blonde hair, blue eyes, and he looked like he had just gone up against an army.
Bloodstains were on the right side of his shirt, and some of it was getting on the woman. She, however, didn't seem to notice.
The woman smiled when Ardeth Bay approached the two. "Hello, Ardeth, can we please get my husband somewhere, he's not quite feather light." She spoke in a distinctly British accent. Ardeth nodded and led the woman away; she just half dragged half walked the man away.
Enefia followed the three into her father's personal tent. At this Enefia took in a sharp intake of breath. Her father was taking people into a place where many, many Medjai had never been. These two were not only of great importance to the Medjai as a people, but to her father as well. She followed them into the tent. She would be meeting these people.
Apparently, Ardeth assumed that this was going to happen, because before she could even leave the shadows, Ardeth spoke. "Enefia, get one of the healers." He commanded. Enefia just turned to leave the tent. The man must have been badly injured. The healers are Medjai whom basically perform their title. The Medjai are a people who fight a lot, they also get injured a lot; that's when the healers come in.
Enefia quickly maneuvered her way through the camp to a healer's tent. "Deschun." She spoke in a commanding sort of way. "Deschun, report to the commander's tent at once. There, you will find a wounded man, collect the commander's instructions."
With the words in the air, Enefia stalked away. She wanted to meet the two before the man was subjected to Deschun's wrath. After an experience like that, no one is really in the gossiping mood. Instead of hiding in the shadows upon entering Ardeth's tent, Enefia only walked in and slightly bowed to her father and faced the two newcomers. The woman smiled at Enefia, but the man just looked on.
"Rick, Evelyn, I would like you to meet Enefia Daesm. Enefia, these are Rick and Evelyn O'Connell. The Medjai owe them much respect and gratitude.." Ardeth spoke.
"Pleased to meet you, Enefia." Evelyn spoke, smiling once again.
"And I you." Enefia responded in English. She did not smile, though. She knew better than to become too friendly with outsiders. She, after asking permission from her father in their own language, took a seat across the O'Connell's. Before much of a conversation arose, Deschun arrived, and Enefia decided to take her leave. She could talk to the O'Connell's at a later time. After Deschun left.
Later that day, almost into the evening, Enefia found her father alone, and decided that it would be the perfect time to speak with him. "Father," she spoke in a determined sort of way, "who are these O'Connell's? You say that the Medjai owe them respect and gratitude. May I ask for what do we owe them these things for?"
"Of course, Enefia. I knew you would ask that one of these days." He spoke solemnly. Enefia couldn't help but wonder what he was speaking about.
"Many years ago, almost two decades ago, eighteen years, I believe to be exact, the Medjai were constantly protecting Hamunaptra. One day, Evelyn, Rick, and some others arrived, to retrieve the Book of Amun-Re, and gold. Which is what the outsiders usually come for. The Medjai came that night, trying to convince the people to leave Hamunaptra, or they could consequent to their actions, doom the world.
"They did not leave, and they brought to life a creature too fearsome for words. This creature was killed in the ancient days. The Hom Dai was the curse upon the man. When he returned to the world of the living, he brought with him the plagues of Egypt, just as it is written. Evelyn and Rick killed the creature, saving the world. Our people no longer had to protect Hamunaptra. From that day forward Rick and Evelyn earned our deepest respect and gratitude.
"Later, they uncovered the Bracelet of Anubis. Their son: Alex, put on the Bracelet, which led to the awakening of The Scorpion King. The creature whom was previously killed by Rick and Evelyn was again raised from the dead, by his reincarnated love. She knew things that were impossible to know; yet she knew them. Evelyn was then kidnapped, while holding the crate, which supposedly held the Bracelet. They did not know then that Alex was wearing the Bracelet, and Evelyn was to be sacrificed before the creature.
"When they realized that the Bracelet was missing, a man named Lock-nah believed correctly that Alex had it. When they tried to kill Evelyn, Rick and myself came to her rescue. We later left the museum, where the creature was raised, being chased by his priests. We killed the priests, and just after, Alex was kidnapped. We found the Oasis of Ahm Shere, where the Scorpion King was brought back to life. Then I left, to retrieve the tribes of the Medjai, so we could fight the Army of Anubis, which was brought back to life.
"Alex was barely saved, and Evelyn was killed by the creature's love, Anck- su-namun. Alex figured out that--by reading the Book of the Dead--he could bring her back to life and did so. Evelyn, remembering a past life in which her name was Nefertiri, and Anck-su-namun's rival fought Anck-su- namun, and they stopped fighting to save their loves. Rick in Evelyn's case and the creature, Imhotep in Anck-su-namun's.
"Rick killed the Scorpion King. Evelyn saved his life. In fear, Anck-su- namun ran from Imhotep, who in despair killed himself. Anck-su-namun was killed by falling into a river of scorpions and scarab beetles. The Oasis of Ahm Shere became nothing but desert anymore.
"Through all of this, the O'Connell's and myself became close. Rick as accepted that he too is a Medjai." Ardeth told Enefia the tale into the falling night, and she sat in only silence.
"This is all true?" Enefia asked, after the tale. Ardeth nodded. "Do all the Medjai know these tales?"
"Most. Some." Ardeth replied, studying the encampment of his people.
"I am tired. In the morning, may I speak to the O'Connell's?" Enefia asked.
"Yes, I need to speak with them about what happened to them today." Ardeth nodded, but stopped when his gaze landed upon his daughter, who seemed to wake up. "Yes, you may come." He answered, knowing exactly what she wanted. She smiled.
Ardeth closed his eyes. She had the same smile as her mother, bless her soul. Enefia frowned slightly, knowing whom her father was thinking about. "I am nothing like Mother." Enefia said shortly. Ardeth nodded, but his mind argued the point.
Enefia was named after her mother, who had the same name. Fia's mother, Enefia, was an Egyptian woman, whom spent most of her life in Cairo. It was there she and Ardeth met. The two, Ardeth and Enefia, loved each other greatly, but it wasn't until Fia was born that Enefia had a problem. Soon after the incident pertaining to the scorpion in Fia's bed, Enefia declared that desert living had no room for a little girl.
Fia had grown to despise her mother for that decision. She held the deepest love and respect for her father and was enraged by the fact that she was brought to Cairo, away from him. Enefia, one day, decided to move, taking Fia with her. Through this moving, Fia now never saw the father, whom she had come to love almost too much. By the time she turned ten, she hadn't seen her father in three years. Fia began to hate her mother for her, in Fia's eyes, irrational decisions. Fia grew hateful to everyone, and developed quite the attitude to match.
One day, Enefia became deathly sick, and she soon died. Only then did Fia show the greatest remorse for the way she treated her mother, but she couldn't come to love her. She hated being called Enefia, her mother's name. (a/n: that might explain where Enefia hating her name comes from for all you lovely reviewers :D) Fia had then come to live with her father. She had the attitude and general hate for the world stomped out of her for the most part, but as seen in some incidents, as seen when the encampment moved without her knowing, Fia still had a sharp tongue. The only thing sharper about her than her tongue was her dagger.
(a/n: back to the story :D) Enefia followed her father to a new tent, where the O'Connell's sat talking quietly, or in that case, arguing quietly. "Rick, darling, I don't see why it was a bad idea. The book is an excellent artifact. How was I supposed to know that it was protected?"
"Well, Evie, it seems to me, that every artifact you've ever found has been protected." Rick spoke, stressing the words "ever" and "protected" far too much.
"Evelyn, Rick?" Ardeth asked, in his way of declaring his entrance.
"Come on in Ardeth. And just call me Evie, that is, if you'd like to." Evie smiled, knowing that Ardeth would probably just keep calling her Evelyn.
"Very well. How is Alex?" Ardeth asked.
"More like us every day." Rick answered smiling for the first time. "He gets smarter and into more trouble every day."
Ardeth smiled at that. "So, what happened today?" He asked.
"Evie, here, was digging at a new site, not too far from Hamunaptra, in another rune. Then she comes across an inscription about another book! I, of course, say don't mess with a book, Evie. You know our history with books. But Evie couldn't leave it be. So she almost finds the location to the book, and just when she almost gets to it, we get ambushed! I don't know who, we don't know why, but now Evie wants the book more that ever now!"
"Evelyn, could you tell me the name of the book?" Ardeth asked, with the utmost seriousness.
"Um, I believe that it was a counter-partial set: the Book of Seth and the Book of Ma'at. The Book of Ma'at was a supposedly destroyed long ago, but the Book of Seth should still be in existence!" Evie responded smartly.
Enefia couldn't hold her regal posture. "You actually went looking for the book of Seth?! You fool!" Enefia spoke in a harsh whisper.
"Enefia Daesm, control yourself." Ardeth ordered. Enefia looked to him.
"Of course." Then Enefia looked at Evie. "I apologize, Evelyn. I meant no disrespect."
"It is quite all right, dear. But, could I ask, why you reacted the way you did?" Evie asked, being ever curious.
Enefia looked to her father, he slowly nodded. "Well, Evelyn. The Book of Seth is as deadly as the book of the Dead, or the Book of Amun-Re, depending upon whom you are. Seth is the god of evil, storms, and confusion. His books hold all the secrets to destruction and forms of war. The book was sealed away: never to be found. There are many dangers let loose upon the world. Unfortunately, non as kind as the rising of a high priest, non that kind at all."
"Kind?" Rick asked skeptically.
"You see, the Book of Seth holds the powers of the ancient, forgotten gods of Egypt. If the book was ever opened, no one could ever tell you the extent of its horrors. I plead with you, Evelyn. Do not search for the Book of Seth. Its power is not to be taken lightly." Enefia finished, worry clearly on her features.
"See, Evie? Even Enafeeum agrees with me." He spoke, mispronouncing Enefia's name so badly it was funny.
"Um, my name is Enefia. Pronounced E-knee-fee-uh." Enefia mumbled loudly.
"Sorry." Rick smiled out an apology.
"It is alright. Just call me 'Fia. It is easier." Enefia answered.
"See, Evie? Even 'Fia agrees with me!" Rick repeated.
"Oh, very well, I suppose I could try to stay away from the book. But it's such a find! And I wouldn't read from it." Evie spoke, sounding very much like a child whose favorite toy was being taken from it.
"Please, Evelyn. Do not even open the book." Enefia warned. "I am going to bed, now. Please consider what I have said."
"Goodnight, Enefia." Ardeth bid his daughter goodnight. She kissed him on the cheek, whispered "Warn them." into his ear, and left the tent to go to her own.
"Ardeth, is there something about 'Fia that you need to tell us?" Rick asked, remembering the peck on the cheek the girl gave him.
"Enefia is my daughter, my friend. And, no, it was not needed to be said." Ardeth replied, and sat near the two.
"Your daughter? Why didn't you tell us? She's just near Alex's age." Evie asked, surprised.
"A year younger, I believe. And it was never necessary to tell you. And of course she's my daughter." Ardeth answered the woman.
"She does remind me of you." Rick smiled. "Except she has more attitude."
"That comes from her mother. She is more like her mother than she'll ever know. Fortunately, she does not know. She despises her mother. And if she knew she was almost the exact same as her. . . the results may be disastrous." Ardeth spoke, no smile on his face now.
"But, why? Why would she hate her mother?" Evie asked.
"I do not even know the whole truth. She will not tell me. I hope someday she does." Ardeth answered, looking out of the tent, at his daughter's receding back. "Someday."
(a/n: hi everybody. I hoped I didn't bore you to death w/ the overview of the two movies. I know I didn't tell everything exactly right, but I was bored and didn't care to either a. put everything in EXACT order, or b. write ALL the details. Pretend he told her the whole story :D. Well, please review! And bub-bye!)
