Everyone in the small party was up at first light in order to get as far as possible before the excruciating heat of the Egyptian sun became too unbearable. When they were a couple miles from the oasis, they were forced to stop under the dappled shade of another small cluster of palm trees when the temperature hit a record high. That evening the group finally arrived at their desired destination and presented the book to the jackal sorceress.

"I must say that I am very impressed with you humans" Kauket's black eyes were focus on Jackie.

"What about Maya, will you release her" Finn spoke up.

"No, I long as I am in possession of her you will do anything I ask of you" the spirit replied.

There were shouts of protests that were voice from everyone but then were silenced by a stern look and a flick of the golden rod from Kauket. Finally, Jackie stepped forward towards the spirit.

"What about my niece Jade, release her, you got your book" he said.

"Very well, I did agree to release the child" Kauket turned towards Jade who was still chained to the wall.

With a snap of her fingers, the iron chain and collar disappeared from around the girl's neck. Jade raced across the floor towards her uncle. She wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned in for a hug when in actuality she whispered something in his ear.

"Uncle Jackie, she knows about the talismans. You have to be careful" the you girl said quickly and quietly.

Jackie nodded his acknowledge and release his niece after telling her to stand behind them. Jade moved behind the group of Enforcers and tugged on the sleeve of Valmont's jacket to give him the same information she just delivered to her uncle. They had created a plan the day before they arrived at the oasis on how to beat the spirit but with the new information they received involving Kauket knowing about the talismans, they were just going to have to modify the plan and wing-it. Kauket turned her back on the group in order to walk back to her throne and Jackie gave the signal to put the operation in motion. Captain Black rushed forward to try to tackle the spirit but was throne aside by a quick turn around and a forceful shove from Kauket. Finn and Ratso ran ahead to try and double team her from different directions but were thrown backwards. Jackie and Valmont leaped into the air and began their assault of the ancient spirit. With a quick and well-placed kick, Jackie knocked the golden rod from the paws of Kauket while Valmont tried to get his hand around the amulet. The now enraged spirit grabbed hold of Valmont and threw him across the hall into a wall. After brushing himself off Finn kicked the rod further away as the rest of the Enforcers began to do hit and run tactics with both the talismans and their own skills on the spirit trying to were her down. Eventually Hak Foo got close enough when she was bent over to grab the pendant the hung from her neck, when he pulled hard enough and the cord broke . Once the item was in his hand he called over to Jackie who had the dragon talisman. Kauket looked up in horror as the amulet was tossed in the air and a fiery blast from Jackie destroyed it. The spirit screamed and writhed in pain as the magic of the pendant vanished. Slowly the feminine, human features of Maya began to reappear. With one final groan, Maya collapsed on the floor unconscious. The surround walls began to tremble and collapse as the rest of the magic wore off. Hak Foo raced forward and scooped up the prone figure just before a large piece of ceiling fell in that exact spot. The group ran out of the temple and the rest of it collapsed in on itself. Hak Foo looked down onto the woman in his arms and gently brushed the hair off her face. Maya groaned and cracked her eyes open to see the worried faces of her friends and coworkers. Maya smiled weakly up at the mercenary as he leaned down to kiss her for the first time in a week. From what he could see she look alright with just a few cuts and bruises. Maya struggled to get off the hot sand but was grabbed by the arm and hauled up by her friends. Turning to Jackie and Black she looked directly at them before speaking.

"I guess I owe you my thanks. You help save me and I am grateful." she said.

"I think that it's time that we went back to San Francisco. I have had enough of the desert life" Chow stated.

"Let's go home" Maya said as she leaned on Hak Foo for support.

He wrapped his arm around her as they found the dune buggies they had used to get out there. Once back in Cairo, they boarded the chopper and took off into the air heading west. By the time they reached San Francisco, Maya was asleep from exhaustion and had to be carried into the building. Hak Foo laid Maya on her bed and slipped in next to her before turning the light out. He pulled the covers over the both of them and fell into a deep sleep next to the woman he would do anything for.

The next morning, Hak Foo was out of bed and getting breakfast but wasn't joined by Maya until two that afternoon. As far as the rest of the afternoon went they spent it with each other and the other Enforcers playing cards and cracking jokes. Life couldn't get much better than this; Maya had great friend, great adventures and someone to share all the other good times with. After the incident in Egypt, the Enforcers refused to go on anymore wild goose chases for magical artifacts and stuck to robbing banks and museums. Eventually Maya even dyed her hair back to its original brunette color.

THE END (maybe)