"Come. We must hurry," said Ariela.
They where in the tunnels, without light but Imhotep made his way through the tunnels expertly.
Suddenly he stopped and whirled. He grabbed Ariela and lifted her straight off the ground.
The black bugs rushed by them making a small circle around Imhotep.
Ariela screamed and clung to Imhotep.
He calmly continued his way. "They won't bother me."
"Why?" asked Ariela. She had her gun drawn and was looking frantically around.
"Because, they don't like things that are already dead."
"Oh." Ariela dropped her gun back in the holster. "Don't you dare put me down." Suddenly all the color drained from her face. "Where are those bugs going?"
"Away from your family," said Imhotep. At last there was no sign of the bugs and he set Ariela on the ground. "As I commanded it."
"You command those things?"
"Yes."
"Oh, that's good."
They where running through the tunnels, Aredth making sure nothing was following them. They had been running for almost three hours.
"Are we almost there?" asked Alex.
"Yes," said Evy. "It should be right…here!"
They turned into a chamber.
"Bingo," said Evy.
"Now, where do we dig?" asked Rick.
"Underneath, at the base," said Evy.
Rick reached into his pack and pulled out four crowbars. He tossed them to Alex, Aredth and Amir.
"It's an awful shame to destroy that thing," said Jonathan.
"Not when the life of my daughter is at stake," said Evy.
"Is this where it's buried, Imhotep?" asked Ariela.
They where standing on top of the statue, watching the four men bellow.
"Yes."
"They've been digging for over an hour though."
"Their digging is about to come to an end."
Ariela stood.