Ramses headed towards them. Rick took a fighting chance as he did so as did Evie. They both had guns in hand. Catlanda hurried over to Ardeth, who was slowly coming into consciousness. He looked at her and she helped him to his knees. He looked at the other woman.

Ramses pushed his way past Rick and Evie. He looked at Ardeth, Catlanda and the animals. She stood in front of them, causing the pharaoh chuckled.

"Oh please. Neither one of you is in shape to face off against me," he said.

"Spire, sword for Rick," she commanded.

The sword appeared before Rick. He was a bit confused on what to do with it until he grabbed it and stared at Ramses.

"It seems your weapon is not here Spire defender. How will you defend yourself now?" posed the pharaoh.

"I have my ways," she replied, smiling.

"Look out behind you!" cried Rick as he came up from behind.

Ramses ducked and grabbed a nearby sword. Their swords clashed. Evie ran up to Ardeth as Geb and Isis ran up to them. Ardeth held his stomach as he grimaced.

"Come on, let me help you onto the horse," she said as the woman walked up behind him.

"Do not worry, I am a friend," she told them.

She helped Ardeth climb onto the horse and Geb soon left the room. Catlanda walked up behind Rick, jewel out in front of her, magic emanating from it. Ramses held up his two pieces as he backed away.

"I won't let a pitiful child defeat me!" he yelled, stepping forward.

"I won't let a dominating man conquer the world!" she replied, the magic shaking the walls a bit.

The two walked closer to each other until Geb came running back in with Ardeth.

"O'Connell, you can kill him now, he's mortal!" he called to him.

Rick was stunned at this. He jumped in between Ramses and Catlanda, wielding his sword. Ramses lifted his up and the swords clashed.

"Why do you care so much about this girl?" wondered Ramses.

"It's none of your bloody business about what I do and who I protect," Rick replied as he brought back his sword and shoved it in through Ramses' stomach.

He coughed and slowly fell to his knees as Rick pulled it out. Ramses dropped the jewel beside him and fell completely to the ground. Rick watched him take his last breath.

Suddenly, the entire place started to violently shake. Evie climbed onto Geb behind Ardeth and the horse ran out, as did Jonathan. Isis crawled underneath Alex, causing him to now sit on her back and she ran out. Rick started to move but saw Catlanda lying on the ground unconscious. He picked her up along with the Spire and pieces of the jewel before starting to run himself.

At the doorway, he turned and looked back at Ramses, stones and dust falling all around him.

"Have fun Ramses and I hope you never come back," he called back to him.

He ran out and soon came across Geb, who was now riderless.

"How'd you get back in here so fast Geb?" he wondered. "Heck, I'm not complaining."

He lifted the unconscious Medjai onto the horse before climbing on himself. Geb galloped towards the exit as the building continued to collapse behind them. Rick soon saw Jonathan ahead.

"This way! This way!" he cried, pointing the way.

Rick slowed the horse so Jonathan could climb on and Geb rode hard as soon as he did so. They managed to get out just before the doorway collapsed, rumble now blocking the way inside.

"Looks like we don't have to deal with him for a while. Unless someone has a lot of time on their hands," Alex said to no one in particular.

Ardeth slowly walked up to Rick as he lowered Catlanda off the horse to the sand. Ardeth took out a small dagger and placed it on her arm. He wrapped a sash around it as she awoke. She looked at him with tears in her eyes.

"Ardeth, I thought I had lost you again," she cried, hugging him.

"Never," he replied as he kissed her forehead.

Tears started to fall from his eyes as he buried his face into her hair. The family watched as the woman in the temple walked up from behind Evie and to the two Medjai. In her hand was a sword. Everybody turned towards her.

"I helped you yet I still see the fact that you let Ramses get resurrected. I can not allow anything such as this. I have no choice but to do something about it since it was your job and did nothing to stop it," the woman said, sounding angry.

"Who are you? We did all we could to stop him but it was inevitable," asked Ardeth, shielding the other Medjai.

"Your worst nightmare as the result of letting Ramses live on this Earth again," she coldly replied, lifting up her sword.

Ardeth's face now had a look of total surprise as she brought the sword down.

TBC...