Saga Side Story: Treasures of Egypt
Disclaimer: I own nothing of this except the obvious, the rest belongs to JK Rowling.
Authors Note: This story was inspired by the movie-trilogy 'The Mummy', 'The Mummy Returns' and 'The Scorpion King'. I have taken some things from the movies, like the Medjai and Ardeth himself, but I am not making any money from this, so don't flame.
I also know that Set and Selket aren't evil, but in my story they are. If this offends someone please accept my apologies.
Thanks to my wonderful beta and friend Paladin Steelbreaker.
Chapter Five
Harry and Ardeth shared a look. The hole in the chest and in the ground was big enough for a book to be smuggled through. The question was what had taken the books?
"Anything you forgot to tell me?" Harry asked the Medjai.
"I have never even heard about something like this." Replied the other man. "We both know that there's something else here but the spells and pits – something has to maintain the traps – but nothing in our legends gives even a clue as to what it can be."
"Things just keep getting better and better." Harry mumbled.
Krum and the Black Snakes just stared at the hole for another while. Then Krum suddenly grabbed a man standing beside him and growled, "Find out where that leads." Before throwing the man into the hole.
There was a scream, then nothing.
"I think it's time for us to retreat." Harry said in a worried tone as the ground began to shake.
Ardeth just nodded, and the two of them jumped up not caring if the Snakes could see them.
Krum spotted Harry's green eyes reflected in the light of the fire. "POTTER?! After them!!!!"
This time there was no time to make sure if the ground was safe to step on, they had to run and trust their luck. However, neither Harry nor Ardeth were stupid, and when they got the opportunity they used stones and jumped from one to the other. First time this happened the Snakes lost another couple of men before realising that the stones were there for a very good reason.
Harry and Ardeth stopped to catch their breath. They were standing in a clearing surrounded by stones. It looked like a burial ground.
"I think..." Harry panted. "I think we lost them."
The ground shook again.
"The hunter has become the hunted." Ardeth said when he could.
They didn't have time to say anything else as a group of young Black Snake trainees ran into the circle as well, looking completely terrified. Harry recognised the young woman who had had the misfortune to come with the bad news, and some others as well.
"Please..." the girl panted. "Please help us!"
"What's going on?" Harry asked.
"S... something's a... attacked the camp." Another, a young man, replied. "We were running after you two, but ended up running in circles and got back to the camp. It was completely trashed so we bolted."
"And what of the rest of your group?" Ardeth asked. His hand never strayed too far from his sword.
"We have no idea," the young woman replied. "The name's Tina."
"Ken." Said the young man.
"Harry," said Harry. "And a friend of mine, Ardeth."
"Nice to meet you."
To Harry the whole scene seemed completely surreal. I mean, here they were in an oasis of legend, evil-something hunting them, Black Snakes, a Red Dragon and a Medjai exchanging pleasantries. Things were getting weirder and weirder. Apparently Ardeth was thinking down the same lines as his eyes glittered in amusement.
The pleasant atmosphere that had surrounded them for a few precious seconds, was shattered as a scream of pain and terror sounded through the jungle. The young Snakes jumped and looked around, ready to bolt.
"Stay put." Harry ordered in a calm and commanding voice. "Stay within the circle of stones."
When the young men and women with bewildered looks, Ardeth explained. "In ancient times burial ground were sacred," the Medjai said and made sure his machinegun was ready for use. "We should be safe enough. At least for the rest of the night."
'~~''~~''~~''~~'
Later that night Harry and Ardeth were sitting together. The young Snakes were sitting together in a group in the middle of the stone circle, not talking just looking about with scared eyes.
"Just children." Harry muttered.
Ardeth nodded in agreement. "Even if the Medjai train children from young age to be able to fight, we never send them out until we are sure they can handle it all."
"There's something out there," Harry said after a while. "Can you feel it?"
"I can."
Silently they watched the darkness around them. Something was watching them, and it wasn't one of Hagrid's rather cuddly monsters.
'~~''~~''~~''~~'
Harry's eyes fluttered open and he shook his head. When had he fallen asleep? Not far from him slept Ardeth, and in the middle of the circle slept the young Black Snake trainees.
"This is getting interesting." Harry mumbled as he got up and quickly went over to the Medjai. "Ardeth. Wake up," he said quietly while shaking the other man.
"Hmm, what?" Ardeth blinked and looked around. "When did I fall asleep?"
"I was asking myself the very same question." Harry replied. He looked around, something was missing. Something rather important... "Our weapons!" he exclaimed.
"What are you on ab-" the warrior sopped. "Our weapons!"
"That's what I said. Our weapons are gone!"
Their voices woke up the young men and women lying in the middle of the stone-circle.
"Wh-what's going on?" Tina asked.
Harry looked for clues in the bushes outside the circle. "Our weapons are gone."
"What?!"
"Calm down, we were all asleep when that happened." Harry replied nonchalantly.
"WHAT?!"
"You aren't calming them down, my friend." Ardeth pointed out.
Tina jumped up. "We could've all gotten killed! Weren't you two supposed to keep guard?!"
"We fell asleep just like you did."
"Now that's comforting!" Tina exclaimed angrily. "Bloody damn comforting! Weren't you two supposed to keep guard last night while we were asleep?! For heavens sake-"
Fast as lightening, and before Ardeth could do anything to stop him, Harry had the young woman pushed up against a tree and a hand wrapped around her throat, her feet hanging a few centimetres off the ground.
"What in Allah-" the Medjai began, but Harry didn't listen.
"Now, lets make things crystal clear here, Tina. You and your group of Snakes were bloody lucky that we allowed you to stay here for the night, and that we didn't kill you ourselves." Harry raised his free hand and showed the ring to the girl. "Recognise this, trainee?"
"Red Dragon!" she gasped. "You're a Red Dragon!"
"Red Dragon?!" Ardeth stared at Harry.
"Yes, I am." Harry grinned. "By rights we are enemies, Snake. Just remember that." He let go of her and ducked into another bush. "Found anything yet, Ardeth?"
The other man blinked then stalked over to Harry. "Why didn't you tell me you were a Red Dragon?"
"It was supposed to be a secret you know." The green-eyed man came back up. "Nothing here. Whatever it was that took our weapons it didn't leave any trails. What?" he asked seeing the looks he was getting.
The Medjai-warrior shook his head. "Impossible, that's what you Englishmen are."
"W-what are we going to do?" asked Ken.
"Head on to the pyramid." Replied Ardeth. "That was our original goal, before you came along."
Tina got to her feet again and looked worriedly around. "You sure that is a good idea?"
"Nope," Harry replied as if nothing had happened. "But it's what we set out to do. Now, you can either tag along and try not to sink us, or you can try to find your way back to the canyon and get out of here. Either way, most of us won't survive." He and Ardeth both picked up a long, sturdy branch and started to walk.
The Snakes exchanged looks before quickly following the two older men.
'~~''~~''~~''~~'
What do you think?
Thanks to:
Jeni Black, Jess16, chaser1, zimagesto, SSSRoaB, insanechildfanfic, Andine, The Lady Reaper of the Shadows, HarryPotter21 and misty43.
Disclaimer: I own nothing of this except the obvious, the rest belongs to JK Rowling.
Authors Note: This story was inspired by the movie-trilogy 'The Mummy', 'The Mummy Returns' and 'The Scorpion King'. I have taken some things from the movies, like the Medjai and Ardeth himself, but I am not making any money from this, so don't flame.
I also know that Set and Selket aren't evil, but in my story they are. If this offends someone please accept my apologies.
Thanks to my wonderful beta and friend Paladin Steelbreaker.
Chapter Five
Harry and Ardeth shared a look. The hole in the chest and in the ground was big enough for a book to be smuggled through. The question was what had taken the books?
"Anything you forgot to tell me?" Harry asked the Medjai.
"I have never even heard about something like this." Replied the other man. "We both know that there's something else here but the spells and pits – something has to maintain the traps – but nothing in our legends gives even a clue as to what it can be."
"Things just keep getting better and better." Harry mumbled.
Krum and the Black Snakes just stared at the hole for another while. Then Krum suddenly grabbed a man standing beside him and growled, "Find out where that leads." Before throwing the man into the hole.
There was a scream, then nothing.
"I think it's time for us to retreat." Harry said in a worried tone as the ground began to shake.
Ardeth just nodded, and the two of them jumped up not caring if the Snakes could see them.
Krum spotted Harry's green eyes reflected in the light of the fire. "POTTER?! After them!!!!"
This time there was no time to make sure if the ground was safe to step on, they had to run and trust their luck. However, neither Harry nor Ardeth were stupid, and when they got the opportunity they used stones and jumped from one to the other. First time this happened the Snakes lost another couple of men before realising that the stones were there for a very good reason.
Harry and Ardeth stopped to catch their breath. They were standing in a clearing surrounded by stones. It looked like a burial ground.
"I think..." Harry panted. "I think we lost them."
The ground shook again.
"The hunter has become the hunted." Ardeth said when he could.
They didn't have time to say anything else as a group of young Black Snake trainees ran into the circle as well, looking completely terrified. Harry recognised the young woman who had had the misfortune to come with the bad news, and some others as well.
"Please..." the girl panted. "Please help us!"
"What's going on?" Harry asked.
"S... something's a... attacked the camp." Another, a young man, replied. "We were running after you two, but ended up running in circles and got back to the camp. It was completely trashed so we bolted."
"And what of the rest of your group?" Ardeth asked. His hand never strayed too far from his sword.
"We have no idea," the young woman replied. "The name's Tina."
"Ken." Said the young man.
"Harry," said Harry. "And a friend of mine, Ardeth."
"Nice to meet you."
To Harry the whole scene seemed completely surreal. I mean, here they were in an oasis of legend, evil-something hunting them, Black Snakes, a Red Dragon and a Medjai exchanging pleasantries. Things were getting weirder and weirder. Apparently Ardeth was thinking down the same lines as his eyes glittered in amusement.
The pleasant atmosphere that had surrounded them for a few precious seconds, was shattered as a scream of pain and terror sounded through the jungle. The young Snakes jumped and looked around, ready to bolt.
"Stay put." Harry ordered in a calm and commanding voice. "Stay within the circle of stones."
When the young men and women with bewildered looks, Ardeth explained. "In ancient times burial ground were sacred," the Medjai said and made sure his machinegun was ready for use. "We should be safe enough. At least for the rest of the night."
'~~''~~''~~''~~'
Later that night Harry and Ardeth were sitting together. The young Snakes were sitting together in a group in the middle of the stone circle, not talking just looking about with scared eyes.
"Just children." Harry muttered.
Ardeth nodded in agreement. "Even if the Medjai train children from young age to be able to fight, we never send them out until we are sure they can handle it all."
"There's something out there," Harry said after a while. "Can you feel it?"
"I can."
Silently they watched the darkness around them. Something was watching them, and it wasn't one of Hagrid's rather cuddly monsters.
'~~''~~''~~''~~'
Harry's eyes fluttered open and he shook his head. When had he fallen asleep? Not far from him slept Ardeth, and in the middle of the circle slept the young Black Snake trainees.
"This is getting interesting." Harry mumbled as he got up and quickly went over to the Medjai. "Ardeth. Wake up," he said quietly while shaking the other man.
"Hmm, what?" Ardeth blinked and looked around. "When did I fall asleep?"
"I was asking myself the very same question." Harry replied. He looked around, something was missing. Something rather important... "Our weapons!" he exclaimed.
"What are you on ab-" the warrior sopped. "Our weapons!"
"That's what I said. Our weapons are gone!"
Their voices woke up the young men and women lying in the middle of the stone-circle.
"Wh-what's going on?" Tina asked.
Harry looked for clues in the bushes outside the circle. "Our weapons are gone."
"What?!"
"Calm down, we were all asleep when that happened." Harry replied nonchalantly.
"WHAT?!"
"You aren't calming them down, my friend." Ardeth pointed out.
Tina jumped up. "We could've all gotten killed! Weren't you two supposed to keep guard?!"
"We fell asleep just like you did."
"Now that's comforting!" Tina exclaimed angrily. "Bloody damn comforting! Weren't you two supposed to keep guard last night while we were asleep?! For heavens sake-"
Fast as lightening, and before Ardeth could do anything to stop him, Harry had the young woman pushed up against a tree and a hand wrapped around her throat, her feet hanging a few centimetres off the ground.
"What in Allah-" the Medjai began, but Harry didn't listen.
"Now, lets make things crystal clear here, Tina. You and your group of Snakes were bloody lucky that we allowed you to stay here for the night, and that we didn't kill you ourselves." Harry raised his free hand and showed the ring to the girl. "Recognise this, trainee?"
"Red Dragon!" she gasped. "You're a Red Dragon!"
"Red Dragon?!" Ardeth stared at Harry.
"Yes, I am." Harry grinned. "By rights we are enemies, Snake. Just remember that." He let go of her and ducked into another bush. "Found anything yet, Ardeth?"
The other man blinked then stalked over to Harry. "Why didn't you tell me you were a Red Dragon?"
"It was supposed to be a secret you know." The green-eyed man came back up. "Nothing here. Whatever it was that took our weapons it didn't leave any trails. What?" he asked seeing the looks he was getting.
The Medjai-warrior shook his head. "Impossible, that's what you Englishmen are."
"W-what are we going to do?" asked Ken.
"Head on to the pyramid." Replied Ardeth. "That was our original goal, before you came along."
Tina got to her feet again and looked worriedly around. "You sure that is a good idea?"
"Nope," Harry replied as if nothing had happened. "But it's what we set out to do. Now, you can either tag along and try not to sink us, or you can try to find your way back to the canyon and get out of here. Either way, most of us won't survive." He and Ardeth both picked up a long, sturdy branch and started to walk.
The Snakes exchanged looks before quickly following the two older men.
'~~''~~''~~''~~'
What do you think?
Thanks to:
Jeni Black, Jess16, chaser1, zimagesto, SSSRoaB, insanechildfanfic, Andine, The Lady Reaper of the Shadows, HarryPotter21 and misty43.