Chapter 10
" So my master." said Evelyn or her body. " What is your plan?"
" I do not know." Kurai said " That is why I chose you. You are good at figuring things out, or so I've heard." Kurai explained.
" Really? I could have thought you go me for the protection." Evelyn's body replied
" Well, not necessarily just for that, I may need you to read the scroll for me. But basically, you are to keep those intruders away from me, especially that O'Connell. I don't need them getting rid of me like they did with Imhotep." Kurai finished.
" Well then. I suppose we wait." Evelyn's body replied. " Although we wont have much time, the will not waste any valuable time to get her." she finished
"That Kurai! Who does he think he is?!" said the real Evy looking down from *above*
" Calm down Evelyn." said Mariana.
" There has to be a way to get me back…because… I just had an idea. If there was a way to get me back, then I could go back and pretend to be evil until I could get my hands on the scroll, then I could bring you back and we can get rid of this bastard!" Evy said with somewhat of a grin that said I've done it again.
" You know, that just might work, but how can you go back?" asked Mariana
" I don't know…but if you tell Ardeth what we are trying to do, then maybe he will know a way." Evy answered
" Right." Mariana said
" But Rick, must not know, not until we are sure we can do it." Evy finished
As Evy was about to float down to " retrieve" her body a small flash came to the corner of her eye. She looked at Mariana and was surprised to see the hard-hearted Meji bowing to a women with a feather on her head.
" Mariana…who…Oh my god, its Mat, the goddess of order." Evy figured out.
" So…this is where Imhotep's tomb is." Malik trailed, looking around Hamunaptra.
Rick nodded.
" Yep…" he trailed. Malik's eyes flashed greedily and she rubbed her hands together.
" Goody." she smiled and started to walk in.
Ardeth stopped her.
" Take nothing with you. Be warned." he warned
" Especially don't take the scarabs off the wall." he finished, Malik tensed.
" O'Connell, you're coming with me." she said walking
" But, I don't…" he started
" Now! O'Connell!" she interjected
" Fine." he trailed
Malik sighed.
The went inside.
" She's awful bossy for someone her age." Rick thought
" Mat." Mariana said, yet this simple word sounded like Imhotep raising the dead.
" Lafto-nak Pratskut_tashnah?" she asked in the Egyptian language.
Mat smiled at Mariana.
" Tsuknah-plav Nokmahtus." She replied
Mariana stared at her wide eyed. Evy, not understanding this strange form of Egyptian turned to Mariana.
" What did she say?" Evy asked
Mariana smiled
" I asked her why she was here and she replied that there was chaos, that she needs to put to order…namely Kurai…" Mariana explained.
" Oh." Evy said. " So, whats the plan?" she asked
Malik flipped a switch. The wall rose.
" Bingo." she stated, laughing at her own cleverness.
At that moment a scarab crawled up to her. Malik's eye twitched as she slowly scooted backwards. Malik saw a flash coming out of a small room at the end of the chamber.
" Gold!" she sqealed and stepping over the scarab, ran to the room.
Rick and Ardeth caught up with her.
Malik, once at the room, stopped. She stared in awe at the glowing women with a feather on her head. When Ardeth saw who it was he immediately bowed on one knee.
" Do you know who that chick is?" asked Malik
Ardeth nodded.
" It's Mat…." he said and as he did, Mat waved her arm across the room.
And were his eyes playing a trick on him or did he see… Mariana…and..
" Evy!" Rick yelled
Evy turned to Rick in astonishment.
" He… He can see me?" she asked Mat
Mat bowed her head.
" M..Mariana." Ardeth whispered, smiling.
Mariana smiled back.
" Ardeth you cant touch us yet." Mariana instructed
Evy nodded.
Ardeth grimaced
He restrained Rick from walking over to her.
" We cant touch them until Mat says it can be done." Ardeth said
Rick sighed
Mat scanned the room and her eyes came to rest on Mariana's body. Before now, the others had not realized Kurai was in the room. She distestfully looked at the body and waved a hand across it. The body jerked then they eyes were vacant. Standing beside the body was a broken and slashed figure.
" No! Not this punishment Mat!…Please!" Kurai pleaded, now as his real form.
She ignored him and put Evy back into her body. Once she adjusted, Evy took the scroll and began to read the words of order reuniting Mariana's body and soul. Mat walked over to Mariana.
" I leave this to you now my powerful you Medji. Take care of your loved ones as well." she said in perfect English and was, quite suddenly gone.
Mariana bowed.
" Thank You." she replied.