The Night Before
Part II: Skills
A Mummies Alive Fanfic
"Nef. Where are you heading?"
"Pharaohess." Nef kneeled before the other woman. "I was returning to the Palace."
"Excellent. May I ride with you?"
"It would be an honour." Nef stood.
"You may return to the palace." The Pharaohess told the two guards who had accompanied her to the village, and climbed up onto Nef's chariot.
"Yaa!" Nef stirred the horses into action, and they started through the village. Everyone parted out of the way, as the chariot was marked as royal.
"It's very kind of you to allow me to join you."
"No, it is an honour, Pharaohess." Nef insisted.
The Pharaohess smiled, and gazed across the sands they now travelled through, and the pyramids growing in the distance. "Do you love driving chariots, Nef?"
"Oh...yes." Nef answered. "It's all I've ever wanted to do."
"I see...you may not believe it, but I was once quite a good chariot driver myself."
"Truly?" Nef was startled by the statement. "But a woman...well, I mean..."
"Do you mean to tell me that YOU doubt a woman's ability to drive a chariot?"
"No, of course not." Nef answered. "It's just...unheard of..."
"Is it?" The Pharaohess seemed amused.
Nef glanced at her nervously. "What to you mean?"
"...Would you enjoy to know a secret, Nef?"
"If you wish to share it."
"I met the Pharaoh while driving a chariot...A stolen one, at that."
"A stolen chariot?" Nef's eyes widened. "Who..who's was it?"
"His own."
"A royal chariot?"
"...I didn't know it. I grew up in the country. I'd never seen a royal chariot and was too unschooled to read. I often...borrowed the chariots of my father's guests to ride in. I borrowed the wrong one...or, perhaps the right one. He gave chase in another chariot. As did the guards accompanying him, of course. But soon we'd left them all behind..."
"What happened next?" Nef queried.
"It was an all out chariot race. Skill against skill...Wonderful."
"Who won?"
"...He caught the thief who'd stolen his chariot."
"Was he mad?"
"Furious."
"Did he punish you?"
"I though he'd have me killed when he brought me home. My father thought I'd humiliated him.....But instead he asked for my hand in marriage...He said a woman with such guts and skill was wasted as a farmer's daughter...and perfect as a Pharaohess."
"I...I'd never heard."
"Of course not. He introduced me to the court as the daughter of a lord. And so I was, once he'd made my father one."
"I'd never imagine he'd be so understanding."
"My husband has always put skill above tradition...always. You're a perfect example."
"Me? Do you mean-?"
"Stop here." The Pharaohess ordered.
"Whoa." Nef slowed the horses to a stop. "Pharaohess, do you mean-?"
"You have great skill, Nef. You wouldn't be here otherwise....I sometimes miss the thrill of driving a chariot. Enjoy it, Nef. For both of us."
"I will."
"Thank-you. For the ride." She stepped off the chariot and was gone.
Nef stood still for a long moment, then stirred the horses on.
Salmon 2002
Okay, so obviously I'm inventing some things. But, why not? Rapses Mother was only shown once. And she was shown as being Presley's Mother. So I figured I should make her gutsy, because she was shown as pretty gutsy in some of the shows and I liked her alot.
I'm also giving Amenutept ALOT of credit. First having known someone was a threat to Rapses and then knowing Nef was a girl. But he did seem pretty impressive the few times we saw him, right?
Salmon
Part II: Skills
A Mummies Alive Fanfic
"Nef. Where are you heading?"
"Pharaohess." Nef kneeled before the other woman. "I was returning to the Palace."
"Excellent. May I ride with you?"
"It would be an honour." Nef stood.
"You may return to the palace." The Pharaohess told the two guards who had accompanied her to the village, and climbed up onto Nef's chariot.
"Yaa!" Nef stirred the horses into action, and they started through the village. Everyone parted out of the way, as the chariot was marked as royal.
"It's very kind of you to allow me to join you."
"No, it is an honour, Pharaohess." Nef insisted.
The Pharaohess smiled, and gazed across the sands they now travelled through, and the pyramids growing in the distance. "Do you love driving chariots, Nef?"
"Oh...yes." Nef answered. "It's all I've ever wanted to do."
"I see...you may not believe it, but I was once quite a good chariot driver myself."
"Truly?" Nef was startled by the statement. "But a woman...well, I mean..."
"Do you mean to tell me that YOU doubt a woman's ability to drive a chariot?"
"No, of course not." Nef answered. "It's just...unheard of..."
"Is it?" The Pharaohess seemed amused.
Nef glanced at her nervously. "What to you mean?"
"...Would you enjoy to know a secret, Nef?"
"If you wish to share it."
"I met the Pharaoh while driving a chariot...A stolen one, at that."
"A stolen chariot?" Nef's eyes widened. "Who..who's was it?"
"His own."
"A royal chariot?"
"...I didn't know it. I grew up in the country. I'd never seen a royal chariot and was too unschooled to read. I often...borrowed the chariots of my father's guests to ride in. I borrowed the wrong one...or, perhaps the right one. He gave chase in another chariot. As did the guards accompanying him, of course. But soon we'd left them all behind..."
"What happened next?" Nef queried.
"It was an all out chariot race. Skill against skill...Wonderful."
"Who won?"
"...He caught the thief who'd stolen his chariot."
"Was he mad?"
"Furious."
"Did he punish you?"
"I though he'd have me killed when he brought me home. My father thought I'd humiliated him.....But instead he asked for my hand in marriage...He said a woman with such guts and skill was wasted as a farmer's daughter...and perfect as a Pharaohess."
"I...I'd never heard."
"Of course not. He introduced me to the court as the daughter of a lord. And so I was, once he'd made my father one."
"I'd never imagine he'd be so understanding."
"My husband has always put skill above tradition...always. You're a perfect example."
"Me? Do you mean-?"
"Stop here." The Pharaohess ordered.
"Whoa." Nef slowed the horses to a stop. "Pharaohess, do you mean-?"
"You have great skill, Nef. You wouldn't be here otherwise....I sometimes miss the thrill of driving a chariot. Enjoy it, Nef. For both of us."
"I will."
"Thank-you. For the ride." She stepped off the chariot and was gone.
Nef stood still for a long moment, then stirred the horses on.
Salmon 2002
Okay, so obviously I'm inventing some things. But, why not? Rapses Mother was only shown once. And she was shown as being Presley's Mother. So I figured I should make her gutsy, because she was shown as pretty gutsy in some of the shows and I liked her alot.
I'm also giving Amenutept ALOT of credit. First having known someone was a threat to Rapses and then knowing Nef was a girl. But he did seem pretty impressive the few times we saw him, right?
Salmon