Mummy 3- Lost and Found.
Summery: Four years after TMR, Jonathan discovers that his daughter, who he hasn't seen in 12 years, has found out about a ritual that involves Anubis, Imhotep, the Diamond of Ahm Shere and one of the carnahan family. But which one?
Disclaimer: I do not own The Mummy or any of it's characters. Samantha is my own character. I would like to own Rick and Jonathan though. If any of my story sounds like anybody else's or if I've nicked any ideas, please tell me, not sue me.
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Chapter 7.
After finally arriving at Giza port, the group bought six camels and started making their way across the desert. The plan was that they would stop off at the Med-jai camp that protects the temple of Anubis and get supplies they would need. They would also think up a plan to destory Imhotep and Anubis and save the world once again. Ardeth was leading the way, Samantha and Jonathan were riding next to each other, for once silent and Rick, Evy and Alex were bringing up the rear. Sam, finally annoyed by the silence in the group, rode up to her step-brother and asked "How far now brother? The silence is killing me".
"It should not be far now. About another half a day I suppose, why?" "I think everyone could us a rest, can't we stop for a bit?" Turning round, they could see that Jonathan, even though he was still scared for his life, was quietly napping with a more peaceful look on his face then before and Alex was sleeping peacefully himself. Evy and Rick were in danger of falling herself themself.
"You are right. We better rest to save energy because once we get to the Med-jai camp, we attack the creature and Anubis" He then halted his camel and Sam followed suit. Behind them, Rick stopped Evy's camel and trotted up to Alex's and Jonathan's camels to stop them as well. When everyone got off their camels, they got down blankets from the pack-backs on the camels and settled down. Jonathan and Alex soon whent back to sleep, followed by Evy. Rick would only go to sleep when Ardeth and Samantha promised to keep watch over them. Three hours whent by before Ardeth yawned and Samantha had to order him to sleep as well.
While everyone slept, Sam kept awake while looking into the distance where the temple of Anubis is situated. Suddenly, she could see in the distance something swirling, but as it came closer, it got slower and smaller. She was going to wake everyone up, but she got stopped by two solider mummies holding on to her arms. 'Solider mummies. But that could only mean...' Before she could shout for her family to wake up, the sandstorm got even more slower and smaller until it became the form of a man. As this man strolled up towards her, she could see what he looked like to confirm her suspisions. He had bronze-skin, a bald head and wore nothing but a lioncloth and a tattered robe. 'Yep, Imhotep. Great' He went up to her face and gave her a evil smile, before walking over to the sleeping and oblivous family. Sam struggled againest the solider mummies that held her captive as Imhotep walked over to Jonathan and looked him over. 'Oh God. I hope he dosen't relise dad's the new Keeper of the Diamond' Samantha thoyght, panicking for her father safety. But, Imhoep just walked back over to her and asked simply in anichant Eygptian "Where is the Diamond and the Keeper named Carnahan?" 'He dosen't know! Great, I can trick him into thinking I'm the Keeper and buy everyone enough time to think up a great plan'.
"I am the keeper who you seek. My name is Samantha Carnahan and the Diamond is mine. But, I have hidden it safely away from my enermies, so you will never find it". But he just smirked and replied in the same Eygptian voice "That is no problem. I have found the Keeper, but I do not have to worry about you finding the Diamond for me. Your family will only be too willing to find the Diamond for me in place for your safety". With that he turned around to face the still sleeping family and walked towards Jonathan again. Still he didn't hurt Jon, but just place a old scroll next to him after writing a quick message on it.
"Come with me Keeper, it is time to regain my powers back". He gave one final look at the STILL sleepimg family (God, when they're tired, they can sleep though anything) and walked back towards Sam. He then took possesion of her and walked back towards from where he came from. Right at the last few minutes, Samantha just shouted out "DAD, ARDETH, ANYONE, WAKE UP AND HELP ME" Just before she and Imhotep became the sandstorm, Sam could see Jonathan shot up from his sleep and shouted back "SAMANTHA". Then she felt a sharp pain in the back of her head and everything whent black...
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Jonathan ran towards where the sandstorm just left, shouting out his daughter's name before realising she was gone. He rushed back towards everyone else and started waking them up. "Comon guys, wake up. Our old friend's got Sam, we've got to go and get her". Everyone woked up striaght away at that news and started gathering the supplies and blankets up. In his frenzy, Jon nearly didn't notice the scroll that was lying next to him before. He picked it up and nearly fainted at it's words.
Family of the Keeper of the Diamond,
If you get this message, that means that I have the Keeper, but I have not got the diamond. If you wish to see her alive and well, you will bring me the Diamond at the temple of Anubis by tonight by midnight. If not, then she will die anyway.
Imhotep.
"Jonathan, what is it?" He just passed the scroll over to Ardeth still in denial of what he just read. "She? Her? What does he mean that?" Ardeth asked, puzzled by this infomation. Jonathan stared at him for a few seconds before giving the answer "Samantha. Samantha gave herself for us to have more time to think up a plan. She gave her life by saying she was the Keeper. She gave her life for me" Tears welled up in his eyes as he said this, threatning to fall. He then shook his head, held it high with a new burning for revenge in his eyes and started for the camels.
When he got on his camel, he looked down at his family, their faces full of sadness for Sam and for him. "Come on. The sooner we get to the temple, the sooner we can get Sam back. But this time, I get to kill Imhotep for this" With anger in his voice he said this and he started off. Everyone else ran towards their camels, got on them quickly and trotted fast up to Jonathan, not saying anything until they got there.
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The O'Connell's, Jonathan and Ardeth finally got to the Med-jai camp that guards the temple of Anubis just as the sun went down. But, when they got there, no-one wanted to rest and think up a plan, they just wanted to get it over and done with and save Sam. Espcially Jonathan. Ardeth insisted that they did think of a plan because if they went in without one, Samantha would surely be killed no problem. Jon finally agreed to this and sat down inside Ardeth's tent with the others. The plan was finally planned after two hours worth of arguing, they would go in with the Diamond in plain sight, because wiothout the Diamond with them, Imhotep will still kill Sam. Then they would fight their way to her freedom and destory Imhotep, Anubis and the power of the Diamond before tommorow even came.
They left the camp another hour later so it was quarter to midnight and started towards the temple. Ardeth lead the group towards the towering building with a look of anger on his face, Evy, Rick and Alex followed him with a look of worry and bravery on their faces and finally Jonathan, with a look of pure rage on his face, ready to take down anyone or anything in his way of his daughter.
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Inside the temple, the group followed Ardeth deeper into the centre. They got there without any trouble. When they got into the centre, that was a different story. The room was held up high by stone pillers, each with a light of fire on it. At the other end of the room, there was a stone statue of the jackel-headed God, Anubis. The flicker lights, from the fires on the pillers, made his face look more evil. In front of the statue, there was a stone alter with steps leading up to it, and chained on the top of the alter...
..."SAMANTHA" Jonathan shouted. He started towards her, until an evil laughter echoed in the hugh room. Out of the shadows behind the alter, Imhotep stood with a scroll in one hand and a golden-bronze dagger in the other. "Welcome, I see you have bought the Diamond with you. Bad mistake" And with a few more words, solider mummies popped out of ground and took hold of each group member, two on each except Alex, who was small and only needed one to hold him. When they were immobolised, another solider mummy went up to Jonathan and took the Diamond off Jonathan, who was currently trying to get his captors to release him. The mummy then went up to Imhotep and gave him the Diamond. Imhotep gave an evil smile before unfoling the scroll. He then woke Samantha up by slapping her gently in the face.
She woke up and looked down the steps, then her blood froze in her veins at the scene before her. Her vision was coming true. Evy was crying, Alex was shouting, so was Ardeth but using Arabic words not suitable for polite conversation. But her concern was for her father, who was struggling fierously againest his captors, tears down his face but his face showed more anger than sadness. "No, not Smantha" he yelled. Suddenly, a bright light blinded her. Turning her head up quickly, she could see Imhotep chant a spell from a old scroll. 'Oh no. The diamond's becoming the soul vessel. They must not have found the scroll with the spell that could netrualise it's power. Now the worst is going to come' Sam thought as Imhotep raised the dagger over her. "For Anubis and for my powers back" Even though they knew what was going to happen, Sam and her family screamed, until the dagger stopped an inch above her heart.
The statue behind them started cracking up, then the rocks exploded of it and walking towards the alter was Anubis himself. He looked down at Samantha, who was getting her braeth back from holding it in when the dagger came down. "This is not the Keeper. You have got the wrong Carnahan. The one you want is the one who held the Diamond close to him" With this, he looked down at Jonathan, who still continued stuggling. Imhotep then had the look on his face that people had when the penny drops in their mind. "You have ten minutes to do the job right and I will be watching you". Imhotep then gathered the dagger in his hand and slowly walked calmly towards Jon. 'Oh God no, dad. Wait, my dagger is in my pocket. I just need to concentrate my mind on that mind-moving power'. As she did this, Imhotep got closer to Jonathan, who stopped stuggling and looked at the high priest with fear on his face and in his eyes.
Finally, Sam got the dagger out of her pocket with her mind and started slicing the chains that held her to the alter. She was then free and rushed down the steps towards her father and Imhotep. No-one was notising her, as they were watching Jon and Imhotep.
Jonathan looked up in horror at the mummy in front of him and shut his eyes quickly when he saw the dagger raised 'Well, this is it, Jonny old boy. At least you got to meet your daughter again before you went'. But the dagger never hit him, but there was a gasp of pain from someone in front of him and a scream from Evy. As he opened his eyes, he wished to shut them again from the sight in front of him. Samantha took the blow for him, the dagger stuck in her stomach deeply as she fell to her knees. "Samantha, SAMANTHA" He shouted as new, fresh tears fell down his cheeks from the sight of his fallen daughter.
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Cliffhanger time. You know what to do if you want to know the rest. You will want to know the rest because it's the final chapter and big fight scene. Please read and review this story, please. I'll be forever grateful. From chugirl2526.