Enchanting Eyes
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 Dom'sgurl, one of my friends, for her support and for reviewing this story. Plus she pressured me every single day to update.Whatever's in italics is spoken in Arabic,'apostrophes' 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 5: Return
They finally made it out of the temple. Suddenly, they stopped. 'Now is definitely NOT the time to try to kill us.' Esmerelda thought as they stood facing the men from last night. They were holding the Egyptologist at gunpoint. The one front and center pulled down the veil covering his face. Esmerelda inwardly gasped, for she was looking at the man from her dreams. 'Oh. My. God.' Elda felt she would melt into a puddle in front of everyone. "We told you to leave or die. You refused. Now you may have killed us all, for you have unleashed a Creature we have feared for more than three – thousand years." She loved his voice. "Relax, I got him." 'Rick, you idiot! Didn't you see him get up?' "No mortal weapon can kill this Creature! He is not of this world." As he said that two of his men brought Burns forward. 'Elda had forgotten about him the entire time!
Henderson and Daniels ran over to their friend, shocked at his state. "You bastards." "What'd you do to him." 'Be grateful, jerks! How dare you accuse him!' "We saved him! Saved him before the Creature could finish his work. I would leave quickly before he finishes you all. Allah! Emshi! " The other men began heading into the temple. "We must now go on a hunt and try to find a way to kill the Creature." "I already told you, I got him." The man, about to enter the temple, turned around and looked at Rick. "Know this; this Creature is the bringer of death. He will never eat, He will never sleep, and He will never stop." Esmeralda's heart stopped for a moment; had he just looked at her? She would think of him and if he looked at her or not (and, if he did, what it meant) on the way to Cairo.
Ardeth was furious! He had let them raise the Creature! He deserved to die just as much as the sniveling coward they had found clutching the book. As the other foreigners ran out of the temple his men cocked and raised their guns. His heart began to race; she was there. 'Well of course she's here you idiot! She wouldn't abandon them like that.' Ardeth didn't know how he knew this. She just didn't seem like that kind of person. He removed his veil." We told you to leave or die. You refused. Now you may have killed us all, for you have unleashed a Creature we have feared for more than three thousand years." "Relax, I got him."
Ardeth couldn't believe this mans stupidity and, apparently, neither could she, for she looked at him like he'd just said the moon was made of cheese. "No mortal weapon can kill this Creature! He is not of this world." He signaled for them to bring the wounded one. When they saw him, his two companions ran forward to help him. Concern marked both women's faces, proving his earlier thought of her staying rather then running away. The two men helping the wounded man looked at him. "You bastards." "What'd you do to him?"
Now Ardeth was ticked off. How DARE they accuse the Mejai of this foul deed! "We saved him! Saved him before the Creature could finish his work. I would leave quickly before he finishes you all. Allah! Emshi!" As his men began to enter the temple he felt the need for at least one of them - preferably the woman with mysterious eyes - to know what they were going to do. "We must now go on a hunt and try to find a way to kill the Creature." " I already told you I got him." This was about as much as Ardeth could handle. He turned around, looking the man in the eye as he said, " Know this; this Creature is the bringer of death. He will never eat, He will never sleep, and He will never stop." He then felt the sudden urge to look over the right shoulder of the man. There stood the woman - oh, how he wanted to know her name - looking at him. With a great effort, he turned his back to her and entered the temple.
Back in Cairo, Esmerelda sat next to Jonathan in the bar at Fort Brydon. Soon Rick came in and sat down. He was talking - or rather listening - to someone named Winston, who was ranting about wishing he'd "Chucked it in with the others and gone down in flame and glory instead of sitting here rotting of boredom and booze." She heard Rick say the last part as if he'd heard it a thousand times before.
Finally, Winston left - after drinking Jonathan's whiskey. Rick was talking to Jonathan now. "Has your sister always been...?" "Oh, yes. Always." Henderson and Daniels walked over with a defeated look on their faces. "Well, we're all packed but the dame boat won't leave 'till tomorrow." "Tails set firmly between your legs I see." "You can talk. You don't have some sacred walking corpse after you." 'Elda turned to Daniels. "So, how's your friend?" Daniels was silent. "He had his eyes and his tongue ripped out. How would you be?"
Esmerelda was almost finished with her wine. Everyone else made a toast then drank his shots. Suddenly, everyone in the bar spat out his or her drinks. "It tastes just like..." "Blood." Rick and 'Elda stood up and looked at the fountain, now spouting the red liquid. "'And the rivers and waters of Egypt ran red, and were as blood.'" "He's here." Rick ran out of the bar. "Wait. Rick! Wait!" 'Elda ran after him.
She caught up with him outside in the courtyard. "Rick, are you looking for Evelyn?" "Yeah." They spied her walking and reading at the same time. "Oh, Evelyn!" He ran up to her. "Oh, so you're still here." "We've got problems." "Rick!" Esmerelda pointed to the sky. It was raining fire! Tons of fireballs were raining down, destroying anything they hit. As they stood staring, 'Elda noticed Benni coming down a flight of stairs, and then turning around when he saw them. Rick noticed this too. He grabbed Benni by his shirt collar and slammed him against the wall. "Benni, you little stinkweed! Where've you been?" At that moment, they heard a huge roar from upstairs - one 'Elda had hoped to never hear again. Benni managed to get away as the three ran upstairs. "It came from Burn's quarters!"When they reached Burn's room, Evy and 'Elda gasped in horror. There, in his chair, sat the late Mr. Burn's skeletal corpse. Then, they saw the mummy from Hamunaptra destroying the items on the mantle. "We are in serious trouble." Rick and 'Elda began shooting the creature as it walked forward, but the bullets went right through it! The mummy picked them up and threw them into the air. They landed on Jonathan, Henderson and Daniels, who had just walked in.
Then the mummy turned and walked to Evy. She backed up against a bookshelf, a look of disgust and horror plastered on her face. "You saved me from the Undead. I thank you." The mummy began to lean forward, obviously trying to kiss her. Suddenly, they heard musical notes being played. Everyone turned his or her head towards the noise. They saw a cat walking across the piano. The mummy roared again, but this time in shock and fear. Then it seemed to turn into a miniature sandstorm and disappeared out the window. Rick helped 'Elda stand up while Jonathan ran over to his sister to make sure she was okay. "We are in very serious trouble."
A/N: How'd you like it? I've got a surprise for all you devoted reviewers: visits from my friend Dom'sgurl and whoever she manages to kidnap along the way.
Dom'sgurl: Hello, all you sexy, sexy people. And Bluejay would like to say hello, too.
Jay: No I wouldn't.
Dom'sgurl: Shut up and go put on your loincloth!
Jay: You're lucky I love you.
Me: Ahem, so who did you kidnap today?
Dom'sgurl: Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance and Burt McCracken from The Used. They're over there kissing in the corner. I'mREALLY happy now. 8)
Me: Yay! Guess what? Cocoa's coming!
Dom'sgurl: When?
Me: Next Chapter! I'm so happy!
Jay: (in loincloth) Please reveiw, people.
