"Bloody good show!" Jonathan exclaimed, and Ardeth nodded slightly, then sort of stumbled forward. Rick and Evelyn rushed over and helped the Med-Jai steady himself, both of them thanking him profusely.
"What about him?" Greta motioned to Josef, who was dividing his attention between the Egyptian Warrior and Gerhard's lifeless body, regarding both with unease, but looking at Ardeth with almost debilitating fear.
Ardeth raised the gun and Josef ran off, almost flying out of view. The others turned to the Med-Jai in surprise.
"You let him get away!" Rick exclaimed.
"Yes…and he will go back to your county," Ardeth motioned to Greta "And he will be punished as well. Your leader will not be happy with him. I figure that your leader will do things to him that I could not even imagine."
Greta looked down. "The same as he will do to me." She whispered.
"Then don't go back!" Rick cried, as if it should have been the most obvious thing in the world, but Greta looked back up again and shook her head.
"I must. I understand…he wanted all the power that the pendant brought…and anyone that wants that much…well, he cannot be trusted. There will be trouble in Germany, I know, and I want to be there and do as much as I can to help. Even if he is not working for Germany, I must. If only to…if only to make up for what I tried to do here." Greta explained, her voice strong and decisive.
"That's very brave." Evelyn smiled, and Greta shrugged humbly.
"I should go now…and thank you." Greta nodded with a quiet sort of smile. She stooped down and pulled the keys out of Gerhard's pocket, then with a look of distaste, walked off towards her car.
Everyone was silent for a moment…Jonathan went over to help Evelyn and Rick with Ardeth and Suzette followed. Then they were still and silent for another moment.
"Well…" Suzette started, looking around. She hated silences, especially protracted ones.
"Yes. I know the feeling. It's the whole 'well, we've saved the world…what do we do now?' case. Very normal." Jonathan deduced, raising an eyebrow at the French girl with his trademark wry humor.
"Ah…I am glad that you are able to identify it." Suzette returned dryly.
"Well, I do know what we have to do now…get Ardeth to a hospital before he dies on us." Rick interjected, and the others agreed, moving off to the truck and helping the Med-Jai into the bed again. Suzette and Jonathan sat back with him and Rick and Evelyn climbed into the cab, Rick starting the truck.
"Rick…" Evelyn started as they took off down the desert road.
"What?" He asked.
"Where did you get this truck?" She asked carefully.
Rick simply laughed, and they drove off…and if the sun had been setting, they would have appeared your typical heroes: a cocky American, a prim English woman and her ne'er-do-well brother, a relieved French girl, and a wounded Desert Warrior.
THE END!
A/N: Sorry if the ending seems a bit rushed…it actually *was* rushed ^-^. Anyway, thank you to all who reviewed my first Mummy fic, and as soon as life becomes a little less hectic, I'll add to 'Noblesse Oblige' and post my newest fic-in-the-works
Thanks!
"What about him?" Greta motioned to Josef, who was dividing his attention between the Egyptian Warrior and Gerhard's lifeless body, regarding both with unease, but looking at Ardeth with almost debilitating fear.
Ardeth raised the gun and Josef ran off, almost flying out of view. The others turned to the Med-Jai in surprise.
"You let him get away!" Rick exclaimed.
"Yes…and he will go back to your county," Ardeth motioned to Greta "And he will be punished as well. Your leader will not be happy with him. I figure that your leader will do things to him that I could not even imagine."
Greta looked down. "The same as he will do to me." She whispered.
"Then don't go back!" Rick cried, as if it should have been the most obvious thing in the world, but Greta looked back up again and shook her head.
"I must. I understand…he wanted all the power that the pendant brought…and anyone that wants that much…well, he cannot be trusted. There will be trouble in Germany, I know, and I want to be there and do as much as I can to help. Even if he is not working for Germany, I must. If only to…if only to make up for what I tried to do here." Greta explained, her voice strong and decisive.
"That's very brave." Evelyn smiled, and Greta shrugged humbly.
"I should go now…and thank you." Greta nodded with a quiet sort of smile. She stooped down and pulled the keys out of Gerhard's pocket, then with a look of distaste, walked off towards her car.
Everyone was silent for a moment…Jonathan went over to help Evelyn and Rick with Ardeth and Suzette followed. Then they were still and silent for another moment.
"Well…" Suzette started, looking around. She hated silences, especially protracted ones.
"Yes. I know the feeling. It's the whole 'well, we've saved the world…what do we do now?' case. Very normal." Jonathan deduced, raising an eyebrow at the French girl with his trademark wry humor.
"Ah…I am glad that you are able to identify it." Suzette returned dryly.
"Well, I do know what we have to do now…get Ardeth to a hospital before he dies on us." Rick interjected, and the others agreed, moving off to the truck and helping the Med-Jai into the bed again. Suzette and Jonathan sat back with him and Rick and Evelyn climbed into the cab, Rick starting the truck.
"Rick…" Evelyn started as they took off down the desert road.
"What?" He asked.
"Where did you get this truck?" She asked carefully.
Rick simply laughed, and they drove off…and if the sun had been setting, they would have appeared your typical heroes: a cocky American, a prim English woman and her ne'er-do-well brother, a relieved French girl, and a wounded Desert Warrior.
THE END!
A/N: Sorry if the ending seems a bit rushed…it actually *was* rushed ^-^. Anyway, thank you to all who reviewed my first Mummy fic, and as soon as life becomes a little less hectic, I'll add to 'Noblesse Oblige' and post my newest fic-in-the-works
Thanks!