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Wow! This is my longest chapter yet! *gives myself a pat on the back* Thanks for all the reviews, keep 'em coming!
Rick opened the door to find a beautiful, if slightly older, woman standing on the porch. Her golden skin looked out of place in the chill gray air, and her wavy black hair was immaculately brushed. Her face looked familiar, but he couldn't put a finger on it.
"May I help you?"
"I was hoping you might know where to find these two people" she started, holding up the newspaper article in her hand. Rick looked at the paper.
"Of course I do" he said, looking at her as if she were crazy.
"Rick?" Evy's voice came from behind him.
"Who is at the do-" Evy broke off, swaying, before she fell to the floor in a dead faint.
"Evy!" Rick grabbed her before she hit her head on the floor. Grunting a little, he picked her up and carried her over to the couch.
Moments later, Evy awoke to find a concerned Rick sitting beside her and another face looking down on her. The woman almost looked like- but no, it couldn't be.
"Mum?" she asked tentatively while Rick looked at the woman in amazement.
The woman smiled. "Yes, darling. It's me."
"But we thought you were dead! There was a cave-in. Your body was never found! JONATHAN! GET DOWN HERE NOW!"
Jonathan came rushing down the stairs. "I say, Old Mum, what the devil-" he broke off in amazement as he looked at the woman sitting in the chair next to Evy.
"Mum?" Jonathan rushed over and hugged the beautiful Egyptian. She smiled and hugged him back, then she hugged Evy. She turned to Rick.
"I'm sorry, I should introduce myself. My name is Cleopatra Carnahan, mother to these two fine people."
"Rick O'Connell" Rick shook Cleo's hand. "I'm Evy's husband. Annie!" He called.
The O'Connell's housekeeper came into the room. "Yes sir?"
"Please call me Rick. And will you go get us some tea and biscuits or something?" Annie nodded. "Yes, sir."
Rick looked at Evy. "Do you feel alright? Do you think the babies are OK?"
"The babies are fine. I can feel them moving. And I'm fine, Rick. I'm not fragile, you know."
Rick nodded. "Sorry. I know. It's just that you are my world. I don't know what I would do without you."
Cleopatra smiled at the love shining in this man's eyes. He couldn't have known her daughter very long, but he obviously loved her very much.
"So you two are married?"
"Four months ago yesterday" Rick answered.
"Congratulations, Evy. Cleopatra looked at her sadly. I wish I could have seen the wedding."
"Me too, Mum." Evy sat up. "Now if you don't mind me asking, how did you escape from the cave-in? Where did you go afterwards? Why didn't you try to find us?" Just then, Annie came in with the tea things.
"Well, sit back and I'll tell you my story" said Cleopatra, picking up her cup of tea.
Flashback:
Two people are exploring a temple that looks much like the temple from the beginning of TMR. The man has sandy blonde hair and blue eyes, and he's about Jonathan's height. The woman is, of course, the aforementioned Egyptian.
Cleopatra smiled at her husband, Alexander. "Having fun darling?"
"Of course" Alex said, coming over to kiss the top of her head. "Now, let's try and get this door opened, shall we?"
Cleopatra nodded and sighed as her husband took out a crowbar. She looked away as he pried the door open violently.
Entering the next cavern, they were amazed by what they saw. Jewels and precious stones of all shapes, sizes and colors were sitting on shelves set into the wall.
"The jewelry of all of Ramses the First's mistresses!" Cleopatra had heard about legends about how all the jewels were buried together, but there was no evidence that the place actually existed.
Alexander walked over to a raised round platform in the middle of the room. "What's this?"
Set under a glass dome was a beautiful velvet ring box. Cautiously, Alexander picked it up.
"It's a ring."
Cleopatra came up behind him. "It looks very valuable."
Alexander turned around and handed it to her. "Here."
Cleopatra kissed him. The ring didn't fit her finger, so she unhooked her necklace and slipped it on the chain. "Thank you."
Just then, the ground began to shake. "Something's wrong!" yelled Alex. "We better get out of here!"
Together, they ran through the doors until they were able to see sunlight streaming through the door of the temple. But it was too late. As rubble began to rain down on the couple, they held each other and prayed.
End flashback
"I woke up in a hospital in Thebes three months later. I didn't remember anything. I told them my name was Nefertiti and that I was an artist. When I got out of the hospital, that's exactly who I was, for almost three years. I lived alone and talked to almost no one."
"After a couple of years, I began to have snatches of memory come back. In my mind I could see you guys; I could see your father. I saw him proposing to me, I saw myself playing with you. I thought they were just dreams at first, but then I began seeing them when I was awake. And then I saw the newspaper."
Flashback
Cleopatra sat on a chair next to the café, sketching thoughtfully. She was puzzled by the odd flashes that kept coming to her, flashes that seemed to be from a different life. She continued her sketching as the wind blew, hot and brittle, around her. All of a sudden, a gust of wind blew something into her face. Annoyed, Cleopatra peeled it off. It was a newspaper.
EXPLORERS FIND HAMUNAPTRA, the headline blared. On the front cover was a picture of three smiling people, identified as Rick O'Connell and Evelyn and Jonathan Carnahan. Cleopatra gasped. It was the people from her dreams! She began to read the article. All of a sudden, she lowered her head as the memories began to wash over her.
Montage:
Cleopatra bumping into Alexander in the streets of Cairo, giving birth to Jonathan, her and Alex going on their first dig together, Alex giving her the ring, the roof beginning to cave in.
End montage
It proved to be too much for the woman, and she fainted.
End flashback
"I woke up in that same hospital in Thebes, only this time I knew exactly who I was. Immediately I began making plans to come find you."
Just then, Annie came to the door.
"Dinner is ready, si- Rick."
"Thank you, Annie" Rick stood up. "Do you like baked spaghetti?" he asked Cleopatra.
"Yes, thank you."
"Well, let's go then" said Evy impatiently. "The babies and I are ready to eat!"
That's all for now, folks! Look for more coming up pretty soon!
Wow! This is my longest chapter yet! *gives myself a pat on the back* Thanks for all the reviews, keep 'em coming!
Rick opened the door to find a beautiful, if slightly older, woman standing on the porch. Her golden skin looked out of place in the chill gray air, and her wavy black hair was immaculately brushed. Her face looked familiar, but he couldn't put a finger on it.
"May I help you?"
"I was hoping you might know where to find these two people" she started, holding up the newspaper article in her hand. Rick looked at the paper.
"Of course I do" he said, looking at her as if she were crazy.
"Rick?" Evy's voice came from behind him.
"Who is at the do-" Evy broke off, swaying, before she fell to the floor in a dead faint.
"Evy!" Rick grabbed her before she hit her head on the floor. Grunting a little, he picked her up and carried her over to the couch.
Moments later, Evy awoke to find a concerned Rick sitting beside her and another face looking down on her. The woman almost looked like- but no, it couldn't be.
"Mum?" she asked tentatively while Rick looked at the woman in amazement.
The woman smiled. "Yes, darling. It's me."
"But we thought you were dead! There was a cave-in. Your body was never found! JONATHAN! GET DOWN HERE NOW!"
Jonathan came rushing down the stairs. "I say, Old Mum, what the devil-" he broke off in amazement as he looked at the woman sitting in the chair next to Evy.
"Mum?" Jonathan rushed over and hugged the beautiful Egyptian. She smiled and hugged him back, then she hugged Evy. She turned to Rick.
"I'm sorry, I should introduce myself. My name is Cleopatra Carnahan, mother to these two fine people."
"Rick O'Connell" Rick shook Cleo's hand. "I'm Evy's husband. Annie!" He called.
The O'Connell's housekeeper came into the room. "Yes sir?"
"Please call me Rick. And will you go get us some tea and biscuits or something?" Annie nodded. "Yes, sir."
Rick looked at Evy. "Do you feel alright? Do you think the babies are OK?"
"The babies are fine. I can feel them moving. And I'm fine, Rick. I'm not fragile, you know."
Rick nodded. "Sorry. I know. It's just that you are my world. I don't know what I would do without you."
Cleopatra smiled at the love shining in this man's eyes. He couldn't have known her daughter very long, but he obviously loved her very much.
"So you two are married?"
"Four months ago yesterday" Rick answered.
"Congratulations, Evy. Cleopatra looked at her sadly. I wish I could have seen the wedding."
"Me too, Mum." Evy sat up. "Now if you don't mind me asking, how did you escape from the cave-in? Where did you go afterwards? Why didn't you try to find us?" Just then, Annie came in with the tea things.
"Well, sit back and I'll tell you my story" said Cleopatra, picking up her cup of tea.
Flashback:
Two people are exploring a temple that looks much like the temple from the beginning of TMR. The man has sandy blonde hair and blue eyes, and he's about Jonathan's height. The woman is, of course, the aforementioned Egyptian.
Cleopatra smiled at her husband, Alexander. "Having fun darling?"
"Of course" Alex said, coming over to kiss the top of her head. "Now, let's try and get this door opened, shall we?"
Cleopatra nodded and sighed as her husband took out a crowbar. She looked away as he pried the door open violently.
Entering the next cavern, they were amazed by what they saw. Jewels and precious stones of all shapes, sizes and colors were sitting on shelves set into the wall.
"The jewelry of all of Ramses the First's mistresses!" Cleopatra had heard about legends about how all the jewels were buried together, but there was no evidence that the place actually existed.
Alexander walked over to a raised round platform in the middle of the room. "What's this?"
Set under a glass dome was a beautiful velvet ring box. Cautiously, Alexander picked it up.
"It's a ring."
Cleopatra came up behind him. "It looks very valuable."
Alexander turned around and handed it to her. "Here."
Cleopatra kissed him. The ring didn't fit her finger, so she unhooked her necklace and slipped it on the chain. "Thank you."
Just then, the ground began to shake. "Something's wrong!" yelled Alex. "We better get out of here!"
Together, they ran through the doors until they were able to see sunlight streaming through the door of the temple. But it was too late. As rubble began to rain down on the couple, they held each other and prayed.
End flashback
"I woke up in a hospital in Thebes three months later. I didn't remember anything. I told them my name was Nefertiti and that I was an artist. When I got out of the hospital, that's exactly who I was, for almost three years. I lived alone and talked to almost no one."
"After a couple of years, I began to have snatches of memory come back. In my mind I could see you guys; I could see your father. I saw him proposing to me, I saw myself playing with you. I thought they were just dreams at first, but then I began seeing them when I was awake. And then I saw the newspaper."
Flashback
Cleopatra sat on a chair next to the café, sketching thoughtfully. She was puzzled by the odd flashes that kept coming to her, flashes that seemed to be from a different life. She continued her sketching as the wind blew, hot and brittle, around her. All of a sudden, a gust of wind blew something into her face. Annoyed, Cleopatra peeled it off. It was a newspaper.
EXPLORERS FIND HAMUNAPTRA, the headline blared. On the front cover was a picture of three smiling people, identified as Rick O'Connell and Evelyn and Jonathan Carnahan. Cleopatra gasped. It was the people from her dreams! She began to read the article. All of a sudden, she lowered her head as the memories began to wash over her.
Montage:
Cleopatra bumping into Alexander in the streets of Cairo, giving birth to Jonathan, her and Alex going on their first dig together, Alex giving her the ring, the roof beginning to cave in.
End montage
It proved to be too much for the woman, and she fainted.
End flashback
"I woke up in that same hospital in Thebes, only this time I knew exactly who I was. Immediately I began making plans to come find you."
Just then, Annie came to the door.
"Dinner is ready, si- Rick."
"Thank you, Annie" Rick stood up. "Do you like baked spaghetti?" he asked Cleopatra.
"Yes, thank you."
"Well, let's go then" said Evy impatiently. "The babies and I are ready to eat!"
That's all for now, folks! Look for more coming up pretty soon!