Treasure Quest
Chapter 1: The Dream.
It was dark, and dank, and the only light was a torch. Isis couldn't see. Some one was with her. At least two people. She knew them. Loved them. But they were going to die soon.
Shots rang out. Isis is shoved aside, and someone screams in pain. Isis sees blood running down her tan dress…
And she wakes up.
She doesn't sit up, or scream. There's no emotion on her face, or in her eyes. No sweat runs down her body. But it doesn't matter. The dream was real. It was a memory. And people had died. People she had cared about. And now there was no turning back. No way to save them. But every night she had the dream, and she always knew in her heart she could have stopped it. They didn't have to die. She could do something. She always knew what it was in the dream, but when she woke…she couldn't remember. She just knew she could have saved them. All of them. But she didn't. And now it was to late.
With a sigh, Isis rose from her bed, and left her room. There was no point in chiding her self now. In reality, there was nothing she could have done to save them. They had saved her. In some ways. In others she had died. And there was no changing that either. It was a long time ago. Five years to the day almost. Just three days away…
Ironically, it was also the day that Battle City started. The day she had met Seto. A new beginning? Not with him. She was interested. So was he. In his cards, and money. Just not in her. Sad, but that was life. She did gain something, though. After it was all over with, she had met Miho, and after a few…interesting adventures, they became best friends. Now, Miho took pictures for Isis when they went on digs. She was a huge asset.
And speaking of digs, Marik had decided to follow in his big sister's footsteps. He was Egyptologist now. Said he wanted to straighten up. He was the second in the field. Isis was still the first. And naturally, Rishid was now third.
Isis chuckled. They made a strange little family at times, but she loved them. They were all she had, and she wouldn't trade them for anything. She just wished…But no. It would be tempting fate to even complete that thought.
She didn't want to go down that path again. She didn't want to lose the people she cared about. And she most certainly didn't want to go back there. To that place. Ever again.
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The woman starred a the map, and absently rubbed a ring on her finger. Now how was she going to get Isis to return? She had to. Other wise, the Sekh Shes would be lost to her forever. As long as she wore the See-ah Shes, she couldn't obtain it. That was Isis's job. As the only other surviving member of that disastrous dig, she had to get it. That was the rules. The f-ing rules the Egyptian gods had made when they created the rings. To think of all of the trouble she could have saved her self, if she had just listened to the old woman when she had warned her. Of course, then again, she hadn't realized who the woman was. What a fool she had been.
But then again, she had always been the brawn of the operation. Isis was the brains. How ironic it was that she would be the one destined to hold the See-ah Shes, Egyptian for the ring of wisdom, and Isis was destined to wear the Sekh Shes, the ring of strength. The gods obviously had a sense of humor. But everyone would see how funny they thought it was when she was wearing both rings!
A smile crept on to her lips, and a plan formed. She knew how she was going to make Isis return. And how she would the Sekh Shes from her. It was all so simple. And soon, she would be immortal.
CG: OK, how was that? Reviews help. I know it's short, but hopefully, future chapters will be longer, and pace will pick up in later chapters. This is action/adventure, and some comedy at Seto's expense. I'm sure he won't mind! (evil grin.) Oh, one last thing. Quick word of thanks to Jewel of Egypt for teaching me those Egyptian words. They're a huge help! Spanks Jewel. I'll never call you mean again! Just pickin.