The Mummy
Summary: It's basically like the original movie EXEPT Rick has a sister named Esmerelda. The story starts on the boat before the Medjai attack. It will include the following pairings: Rick/Evelyn, Imhotep /Anck – su – namun, and Ardeth/O.C. (implied).
Notes: Big thanks to Linzi, one of my friends, for her support and for reviewing this story. Whatever's in italics is spoken in Arabic, asterisks are thoughts, bold italics are Egyptian; bold is words that are exaggerated, and underlined means two people said it at the same time. This is my first fiction so if you don't like it, too bad, so sad.
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN THE MUMMY OR ANYTHING RELATED TO IT. ALL I OWN IS ESMERELDA.
Chapter 2: Trouble
"Oh my God. This is sarneche." "Huh?" "A room used to prepare people for entering the afterlife." "Very good Esmerelda." 'Elda smiled, glad to be able to show off her knowledge of Egypt. As they walked through a corridor, they heard a noise like thousands of bugs were in the wall. Upon mentioning this, the warden began to freak out. Soon they reached the legs of Anubis. Suddenly, they heard noises, like someone was trying to scare them.
Cautiously, Rick and 'Elda readied there pistols, then turned the corner of the statue. They were facing the Americans, also with guns at the ready. "You scared the bejesus out of us, O'Connell." "Like wise." They lowered their guns, and then got into a heated discussion over who got to dig at the statue, raising and lowering their guns a few times. Finally, Eve broke them up, and they walked away. Esmerelda thought she was giving up, but Evelyn had a plan.
"According to these hieroglyphics, we're underneath the statue." Eve was rambling on as Rick and 'Elda were demolishing the roof of the chamber. "You're sure we'll get the book?" "Unless those beastly Americans beat us to it. No offense." "None taken." It surprised both Rick and Esmerelda that after all these years they could still synchronize their words.
"So let me get this straight. They ripped out your guts and stuffed them in jars?" Rick and Eve were talking about mummification, Jonathan was playing "polo" with a pickaxe and rocks, and Esmerelda was reading the hieroglyphics on the wall and listening to Rick and Eve. "Yes, and they took out your heart as well. Oh, and you know how they took out your brain?" "Eve, I don't think we need to know this." "They take a sharp, red–hot poker, stick it up your nose, scramble things about a bit and then rip it all out through your nostrils." "Ouch. That's gotta hurt." "Well it's called mummification. You'll be dead when they do this." "For the record, if I don't make it out of here, don't sign me up for mummification." "Like wise."
Suddenly, there was a tremendous crash as something fell through the roof of the chamber. "It's a sarcophagus." Leave it to Evelyn to know what it was. "Buried at the base of Anubis. He must have been someone of great importance, or he did something very naughty." She and 'Elda began to dust off the sand in order to discover his name. "Who was he?" "'He whom shall not be named'." Rick blew off more sand revealing a keyhole shaped like a six-sided star. "This looks like some sort of lock. It'll take a month to crack into this thing without a key."
Then, Eve began rambling on about a man with a hook and a key, pulling out Jonathans' puzzle box at the same time. "Hey, that's mine." She pushed a button to open it and placed it in the lock. It fit perfectly. Suddenly, they heard screaming. They ran out into the hall. Running past them was the warden. He turned a corner and slammed his head into a wall.
"What do you suppose killed him?" "Did you ever see him eat?" Rick and Esmerelda walked over to where the other two were sitting. "It seems the Americans had some misfortune of their own. Three of their diggers were melted." "What?" "How?" "Salt acid. Pressurized salt acid." "Maybe this place is cursed." A short gust of wind blew through the camp. "Oh, for goodness sake, you three." "You don't believe in curses, Eve?" "No. I believe that if I can see it and I can touch it then it's real." "We believe in being prepared." Suddenly, they heard the horses at the other camp neighing. "Stay here." "Wait!" "Eve, didn't they just say 'stay here'"
KnH:How is it? I have a sequel planed out, by the way, so review or it'll never see the light of day again. MWAHAHAHAHAHA! No, really. Review or it dies. >
