Chapter 6

Kurai/Mariana sat up quietly and looked around making sure everyone was sleeping. He walked quietly over to Evy who was sleeping. Rick who still had his eyes closed and was sleeping, but not by much.

" Lets see if you art the one I need." Mariana/Kurai thought to himself

He put his hands barely on her forehead and had a vision of Evy's life. First he saw Imhotep being awakened and Evy surviving Imhotep. Next was Imhotep being awakened again, and Evy being there again at the same moment. Then he saw Evy remembering who she was in her previous life. Then was of her fighting Anuck-Su-Namun in her previous and present life and defeating Anuck-Su-Namun. Then the last thing he saw was Imhotep dying, and Evy saving Rick and surviving once more. He gasped taking his hand away from her forehead.

" You are the one." he thought to himself

Rick had heard the gasp and at the same moment as he opened his eyes, he took the safety of the shotgun and aimed.

" What are you doing near Evy Mariana?" Rick said fully cautious but sticking to the plan.

" I was just passing by to go back to my bed." Kurai answered in a whisper as not to wake anyone.

" Move away from her quickly and quietly." Rick said still aiming

" Alrigh, don't be so upset, I suppose you don't want her to lose sleep?" Kurai said sticking to his plan.

" Yeah... she will get cranky... and I just don't want you to get hurt." Rick said with a sarcastic grin

" How nice of you to think of me." Kurai answered moving away

" I just don't want to have to deal with her, that's all." Rick said still aiming

" You are a very... cautious man.. " Kurai said still in Mariana's voice

" Yeah, well I have my reasons." Rick said

" I know." Kurai replied

" How?" Rick asked

" Never mind, I'm off to get some rest now.. sleep well." Kurai said walking off. Rick watched him.. and then looked at Evy.

" I have to find a way to get them apart, so I can get the girl." Kurai thought to himself.

" I know, ill get the boys to be a distraction." he thought with an evil grin.

Morning came and surprisingly, Rick and Ardeth were the ones who were in deep sleep. Evy was waking up when she heard some noises. She looked and saw men on horses coming, men she hadn't seen before, yet the men that came with Mariana/Kurai were gone.

" Rick!" Evy yelled as she got up. Rick jumped up and cocked his guns.

" Ardeth wake up!" Rick said. Ardeth jumped up and readied his sword.

" Jonathan, take Alex and get him to safety and cut Malik loose." Rick said

" Right." Jonathan said as he grabbed Alex and ran for Malik

Evy ran to Ricks rug sack and grabbed the Sai's she had kept from Ahm-Shere.

" Its about time someone cut me loose!" Malik said running toward the fight. Everyone was fighting except Jonathan and Alex, who were hiding behind some trees in the oasis.

" So where did our so called Mariana go?" Evy said fighting off a man as she kicked him and slashed him with her sai.

" Well, she's not here is she?" Rick answered as he was fighting

" You mean it's not here." Ardeth said pushing a man back at the others.

" Nice plan darling." Evy said kicking another man in the groin, and punched him over.

" Yeah, well it helped us through the night didn't it?" Rick said fighting off yet another man.

" My friends, please concentrate on the matter at hand." said Ardeth

" Take that you stupid towel head!" Malik yelled punching a man in the face.

They all continue fighting and start to spread out while they are still fighting. Out of no where comes Kurai, still in Mariana's body. Evy looks over and sees him, but gets hit and then turns and knocks the guy down and looks back at Kurai.

" Rick! Its him!" Evy yelled

Rick finishes his punch and turns to see *Mariana* standing there. Kurai's men stop fighting at the sight of him.

" Congratulations Mrs. O'Connell, you have figured it out." Kurai said in his voice

Rick looked a bit freaked out, along with Ardeth.

" How do you know my name?" Evy asked

" I know about you... and how you have a history of figuring things out.. especially figuring out your history." Kurai answered.

" We knew who you were before you came back the first time." Rick said

" Because I told him." said Ardeth stepping forward. Malik had just realized who was there and was watching, motionless

" I know,... you Medji have been known for giving warnings." Kurai said

" But that's not why I've come back.." Kurai said looking at Evy.

Rick remembered the night before and that Kurai was standing over Evy.

" You see, I have been in need of someone with a strong ness to them and a history." he said.

Evy's eyes widened as she had realized what was going on. Rick who had just put together what Kurai was talking about went mad.

" No!" Rick yelled starting to run for Evy, but Kurai's men interfered and attacked him.

" Argh!" Rick said fighting his way through the men, trying to get to his wife, and Ardeth was doing the same.

" Now, as for you Mrs. O'Connell." Kurai said starting to walk toward Evy who was backing up in defense with here Sai's in hand.

" No! Evy! Run!" Rick yelled still trying to fight his way to her.

Evy realized if she ran, she wouldn't have a chance and then saw Alex. If she were to escape, this intruder would do anything to get her even if it meant kidnapping her son. So realizing her options, Evy took a strike. She got this intruder and started fighting

" No!" Rick screamed still trying to reach her. He knew she couldn't last long alone

" You put up a good fight, Mrs. O'Connell" Kurai said

" You don't impersonate other people very well either." Evy replied still ready to strike.

Kurai, hearing this from Evy and realizing Rick was almost through his men, realize he had to stop playing with Evelyn and get serious. Kurai lifted his hand and instantly out came and electric energy ball. Evy saw it and her eyes widened, she dove just as it went past her head. Rick having now just killed a man, saw what Evy was up against. He knew she wouldn't be able to take him on alone much longer. Just as he realized this, another ball came out of Kurai's hand blasting towards Evy and it hit her. She fell to the ground.

" No!!!!" Rick yelled " Evy!!!!!!!!" Rick said starting to run for his wife

" It was a pleasure Mr. O'Connell." Kurai said lifting Evelyn up and putting her on his shoulders as Rick came running up.

" Good luck." Kurai said and turned and started to walk off.

Rick ran faster, going after Kurai, but out of no where came a man who hit Rick in the back of the head, and Rick fell down to the ground. The last thing he saw before passing out was Evy, looking the same as she had when she was dead... when Imhotep had come back.

" Evy!" he said in a faint voice and passed out.