"Stupid girl!" One of the men said realizing what Monifa had done.
He closed his umbrella and struck her with it. The empty gun dropped from her hand as she fell to the mud. The man continued to hit her shriveled form.
*~*~*
Imhotep had seen the flares, but it didn't matter. They were all dead. No one would come for her.
He had been in the study with Dr. Michael Scott. The flares shot into the sky just as the transaction was complete. The drained body of Dr. Scott fell to the floor as the fully assembled body of Imhotep headed for the door.
It was funny how it took three to four men to complete him the first time, but he guessed the reincarnation of one's self was enough to do the job.
That's when he heard the sound of her scream.
"Omorose!" He yelled as he dashed to the front door.
As soon as he got outside he raised his arms and the two men, who were supposed to keep watch, flew into the air and fell with a sickening thud.
He ran over to Monifa and sat her upright. He stared into her eyes as he placed his hands on her cheeks. Her wounds began to heal in a matter of moments. As much to his shock as it was to her own, she covered his hands with hers, still staring into his eyes.
They were both unable to speak. The rain kept pouring and they just sat there, in the driveway. The sudden screech of a car brought them back to reality.
Imhotep helped her up as he squinted to see who was coming. Monifa knew who it was before he did.
"Dad." She breathed, "Alex."
Imhotep couldn't believe it. They were supposed to be dead.
"Alex!!" She was screaming. Jumping up and down waving her arms.
Imhotep grabbed her by the right arm and dragged her into the mansion. This was not going the way he had planned it.
"Father!! Mr. O'Connell!! Alex!!!!" she kept screaming.
Imhotep covered her mouth with his hand. She instantly bit it. She kicked him with her feet, trying to get free. Nothing worked. He held on to her as they entered into the front hall.
Nine guards were sitting in the main room.
"They're here." He growled to them, "Kill them."
Monifa stopped struggling. She moved her hand to knock Imhotep's off of her mouth.
"No! Don't! I'll do anything, just don't kill them."
The room went deathly silent as all attention was focused on her. She instantly realized her mistake.
"Anything?" Imhotep asked, moving to the front of her looking her straight in the eyes.
Monifa was disgusted with what she was about to do.
"Anything." She confirmed. And just to prove her point she grabbed both of his hands and gave them a squeeze.
Imhotep smiled. Maybe this would work out after all.
He brushed the wet hair from her face and tucked it behind her ears. He readjusted the cloak around her shoulders. He turned to the guards.
"Fallow us."
He held onto Monifa's shoulders and pushed her out in front of him and out the front door.
It had stopped raining.
The O'Connell's, Jonathan, and Ardeth stood in the driveway heavily armed.
"Let her go." Ardeth warned.
"Or what? You'll shoot? I am immortal, but she is not. Not yet anyway." Imhotep returned.
Monifa wanted to scream out to run over to them, but she couldn't. She couldn't break a promise. They lowered their weapons.
"Good. Now, if you'll excuse me, my fiancé and I are on a tight schedule."
Monifa spun around.
"What?!" She asked.
"Anything." He reminded her.
She couldn't breathe. What had she gotten herself into?
Ardeth watched as his daughter cursed at Imhotep, who was fully reincarnated, in Ancient Egyptian. Fiancé? He looked at Evelyn. She was just as shocked as he was.
"What?" Rick asked, "What's wrong?"
"They're engaged." Alex stated.
"What?!" Jonathan asked, "Why would she do that?"
"To save us." Evelyn said blatantly.
"How do you know that, Mum?" Alex asked clutching his rifle with an iron grip.
"It's happened before."
"If you'll keep your word, and I'll keep mine. Your choice." Imhotep threatened.
She turned and looked at her father. She looked away, not able to look at him, and found herself staring straight into Alex's eyes.
"Where will you take me?" She asked never looking away.
"To our home. Where you will never see your boyfriend again."
"When will we marry?" she asked not really wanting to know the answer.
"On your birthday. Now, we really must get going."
He pushed her towards the car that they came in, never taking his eyes off of Alex. He knew that he had heard their conversation. He gave him a wink as he opened the door for his soon-to-be bride. Monifa took one last glance at her father. One last glance at Alex. One last glance at Evelyn.
"Nefertiri!" She screamed suddenly remembering something, "We're going home. Home!!"
Imhotep pushed her roughly in the car and got in next to her. The guards split up and some went in Imhotep's car, the others getting in the car behind it. The last guard to get in took a small black round ball and lit a wick that was attached to it.
A bomb.
"I kept my word!" She screamed angrily in Imhotep's face.
"And I kept mine. I'm not going to kill them. He is."
The man threw the bomb and leapt in the car. They drove off, and Monifa cried as she heard the bomb explode behind her.
*~*~*
As the smoke cleared Rick slowly got to his feet. His face was scratched and his clothes were a little worse for wear. As everyone else started to stir he knew that they looked the same as him.
Evelyn was the first to speak.
"They're not going to Ahm Shere."
"Where are they going then?" Jonathan asked whipping his jacket sleeve, trying to clean himself off.
"They're going home. They're going to Saqqara."
A/N: A big thanks to all of the reviewers so far. I just kinda want everyone to know that this may not make sense at the moment, but in the next chapter everything will start to come together. I also want you all to know that this story will most likely be a long one. With that all in mind, I hope to update in the next two to three days.
Thanks again.
He closed his umbrella and struck her with it. The empty gun dropped from her hand as she fell to the mud. The man continued to hit her shriveled form.
*~*~*
Imhotep had seen the flares, but it didn't matter. They were all dead. No one would come for her.
He had been in the study with Dr. Michael Scott. The flares shot into the sky just as the transaction was complete. The drained body of Dr. Scott fell to the floor as the fully assembled body of Imhotep headed for the door.
It was funny how it took three to four men to complete him the first time, but he guessed the reincarnation of one's self was enough to do the job.
That's when he heard the sound of her scream.
"Omorose!" He yelled as he dashed to the front door.
As soon as he got outside he raised his arms and the two men, who were supposed to keep watch, flew into the air and fell with a sickening thud.
He ran over to Monifa and sat her upright. He stared into her eyes as he placed his hands on her cheeks. Her wounds began to heal in a matter of moments. As much to his shock as it was to her own, she covered his hands with hers, still staring into his eyes.
They were both unable to speak. The rain kept pouring and they just sat there, in the driveway. The sudden screech of a car brought them back to reality.
Imhotep helped her up as he squinted to see who was coming. Monifa knew who it was before he did.
"Dad." She breathed, "Alex."
Imhotep couldn't believe it. They were supposed to be dead.
"Alex!!" She was screaming. Jumping up and down waving her arms.
Imhotep grabbed her by the right arm and dragged her into the mansion. This was not going the way he had planned it.
"Father!! Mr. O'Connell!! Alex!!!!" she kept screaming.
Imhotep covered her mouth with his hand. She instantly bit it. She kicked him with her feet, trying to get free. Nothing worked. He held on to her as they entered into the front hall.
Nine guards were sitting in the main room.
"They're here." He growled to them, "Kill them."
Monifa stopped struggling. She moved her hand to knock Imhotep's off of her mouth.
"No! Don't! I'll do anything, just don't kill them."
The room went deathly silent as all attention was focused on her. She instantly realized her mistake.
"Anything?" Imhotep asked, moving to the front of her looking her straight in the eyes.
Monifa was disgusted with what she was about to do.
"Anything." She confirmed. And just to prove her point she grabbed both of his hands and gave them a squeeze.
Imhotep smiled. Maybe this would work out after all.
He brushed the wet hair from her face and tucked it behind her ears. He readjusted the cloak around her shoulders. He turned to the guards.
"Fallow us."
He held onto Monifa's shoulders and pushed her out in front of him and out the front door.
It had stopped raining.
The O'Connell's, Jonathan, and Ardeth stood in the driveway heavily armed.
"Let her go." Ardeth warned.
"Or what? You'll shoot? I am immortal, but she is not. Not yet anyway." Imhotep returned.
Monifa wanted to scream out to run over to them, but she couldn't. She couldn't break a promise. They lowered their weapons.
"Good. Now, if you'll excuse me, my fiancé and I are on a tight schedule."
Monifa spun around.
"What?!" She asked.
"Anything." He reminded her.
She couldn't breathe. What had she gotten herself into?
Ardeth watched as his daughter cursed at Imhotep, who was fully reincarnated, in Ancient Egyptian. Fiancé? He looked at Evelyn. She was just as shocked as he was.
"What?" Rick asked, "What's wrong?"
"They're engaged." Alex stated.
"What?!" Jonathan asked, "Why would she do that?"
"To save us." Evelyn said blatantly.
"How do you know that, Mum?" Alex asked clutching his rifle with an iron grip.
"It's happened before."
"If you'll keep your word, and I'll keep mine. Your choice." Imhotep threatened.
She turned and looked at her father. She looked away, not able to look at him, and found herself staring straight into Alex's eyes.
"Where will you take me?" She asked never looking away.
"To our home. Where you will never see your boyfriend again."
"When will we marry?" she asked not really wanting to know the answer.
"On your birthday. Now, we really must get going."
He pushed her towards the car that they came in, never taking his eyes off of Alex. He knew that he had heard their conversation. He gave him a wink as he opened the door for his soon-to-be bride. Monifa took one last glance at her father. One last glance at Alex. One last glance at Evelyn.
"Nefertiri!" She screamed suddenly remembering something, "We're going home. Home!!"
Imhotep pushed her roughly in the car and got in next to her. The guards split up and some went in Imhotep's car, the others getting in the car behind it. The last guard to get in took a small black round ball and lit a wick that was attached to it.
A bomb.
"I kept my word!" She screamed angrily in Imhotep's face.
"And I kept mine. I'm not going to kill them. He is."
The man threw the bomb and leapt in the car. They drove off, and Monifa cried as she heard the bomb explode behind her.
*~*~*
As the smoke cleared Rick slowly got to his feet. His face was scratched and his clothes were a little worse for wear. As everyone else started to stir he knew that they looked the same as him.
Evelyn was the first to speak.
"They're not going to Ahm Shere."
"Where are they going then?" Jonathan asked whipping his jacket sleeve, trying to clean himself off.
"They're going home. They're going to Saqqara."
A/N: A big thanks to all of the reviewers so far. I just kinda want everyone to know that this may not make sense at the moment, but in the next chapter everything will start to come together. I also want you all to know that this story will most likely be a long one. With that all in mind, I hope to update in the next two to three days.
Thanks again.