The Pendent of Ra.
Summary- Three weeks after the events of Lost and Found, Samantha Carnahan finds a pendent that could not only bring trouble into the world, but also bring trouble into her family. Also, she learns about how her parents met and what exactly went on that night when Jonathan 'lefted'.
Disclaimer- I do not own The Mummy or The Mummy Returns. I do not own any of the characters (Shame!). I do own Samantha, the cat and the pendent idea though. I now also own Rashidi, Aziza, Hondo and Femi. I hope you like this one. If any bits of the story sounds like anybody elses, tell me, don't sue me.
Reviews- I would like to thank everyone who's reviewed so far. I'm so happy, I'm really getting into writing Fanfictions. I would like to mainly thank jonnycarnahan for all her reviews and work on this story, giving me ideas and that.
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Chapter 7- More Explainations.
When the O'Connells, Carnahans and Ardeth got back to the manor, the first time they did was call up a doctor for Jonathan. He came as quickly as he could, while Samantha and Evy helped Jonathan get into bed. Jon was weak from all the beatings he recived and quickly fell asleep as soon as the two women put him on his bed. They moved out the room when the doctor came and listened at the door.
A whole hour paased before he came out of the room. Samantha was sitting outside the door, waiting for the worst "I think it's best if I told everyone" She nodded and followed him downstairs, not before casting a worried glance at her father's bedroom. Downstairs in the living room, Rick was holding Evy while sitting on one of the couchs and Ardeth and Alex sat on the other, not saying a word. When they saw the doctor, they stood up and braced themselves for the news.
"Well, your brother's taken quite a beating. His injuries are two of his ribs that are cracked and a few others are bruised. He is mainly covered in many bruises on his lower abdomen and his face. I have stitched up the gash on his cheek and covered it up, it will take a while to heal. But, his worst injury is that his dislocated shoulder has been hurt even worst and will now take longer to heal, it will be painful for him to even move it an inch. But to save on the painful healing process now, I need your permisson to click it back in to position. It will only hurt him for a minute, but he'll be able to use it again in a few days. What do you say?"
Sam thought about this for a minute 'I don't want dad to hurt more then he shoulde be hurting now. There's only one thing to do' She looked across and could see the same idea in Evy's eyes and nodded.
"We don't want Jonathan to suffer anymore. Please, do what you can to help him" The doctor nodded at this and turned back to go upstairs again, but in his way was Sam.
"I want to help. He's my father and I want to make sure he is going to be alright" The doctor nodded again and led her up to Jon's room. Inside, Samantha couldn't hold in her gasp of shock. Jonathan was lying on his bed with the covers over him, his chest showing but covered in bandages. His face was pale as he slept, the bruise showing deeply on his cheek. It seemed a shame to, but he had to be woken up to know what was about to happen.
"Dad, dad, wake up. Please wake up, the doctor needs to do one last thing to help you before he goes" At the sound of his daughter's voice, Jonathan stirred, moaned, then opened his eyes. When they adjusted to the light in the room, he just asked "What?"
"Well, he is going to put your shoulder back into place by clicking it back in. It will only hurt for a minute, but if it hurts badly, just squeeze my hand. Okay?" Jon nodded, held Sam's hand and braced himself for the pain. A sickening crack and two screams could be heard, one from Jonathan from the pain and the other from Samantha because of the pain in her hand from nearly being crushed. When the screams died down, Jonathan could be seen with tears of pain in his eyes, whimpering a bit and Sam shaking the life back into her dead hand. "You alright, dad?"
Her responce was "Bloody hell. That hurt like hell" That brought a smile to Sam's face 'Yep. He's alright'. Turning back to the doctor, she said "Thank you. How long do you suppose it will be before he'll be able to use that arm again?" "I would say in about three days. If he has any difficulty with it, don't hesitate to call" They shook hands and he took his leave downstairs.
"Well, that should be better for you. You better get some sleep" Jonathan grabbed a hold of her hand again. "No, I'm not tired yet, I just need a strong drink of brandy and some company, that's all" "Hang on then, I'll be just two minutes" She left downstairs and came back up with two glasses of deep brown liquid. She then got a chair and made herself comfortable next to his bed. When Sam handed over his drink, Jonathan watched as she took a sip from the other glass "What? You hurt my hand, nearly broke it" He gae a small smile at this "Well, you said I could squeeze your hand if it hurts" "Yeah, I said squeeze it, not brake the bloody thing. I might need it later on".
There was a few moments of silence before Sam spoke up "Dad, how did you and mom meet and tell me about when I was born, please? You've never told me. Tell me now while I'm here"
He looked thoughtful for a second than said "Okay, I suppose it's time now for you to know. It all started when I was invited to a friend's stag-do..."
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Flashback+
Cairo 1919.
Jonathan Carnahan was visiting Cairo for one of his friend's stag-do. His friend was getting married in three days, so he decided to have his stag-do tonight. In his hotel room getting ready to go out on the town with his mates, Jonathan decided to try and not get as drunk as the last time, due to the fact that his hangover and headache didn't go away for the next three days after that.
When he finished in the bathroom, he came out and looked in the wardrobe to find his best pulling suit. Jonathan picked a lovely cream-coloured suit with brown loafers. When he looked in the mirror, he saw what could be a winner tonight if he could get a bird. His reflection instead, showed a man in his early thirties, with brilliant sapphire-blue eyes and dark-brown hair. He finished off with a bit of aftershave and was out the door, forgetting that he hadn't done his fly up.
During the night, the stag-do group went to every bar in Cairo. When they got to the last one, Jonathan was amazingly still sober, even though he had a bottle of beer and three whisky shots in every bar they've been in. As he gave his order to the man behind the bar, he looked to the side and saw the most beautiful girl in the bar. Her dark skin proved to him she was an Egyptian, with brown hair with high-lights and striking green eyes. As soon as he saw her, Jon knew he was in love. Once he got his drink, he went over to her table, sighing with relief when he saw she was alone.
"Well, hello there" His heart leaped when she looked up at him with a smile "My name is Jonathan Carnahan. May I join you?" She indicated with her arm a seat next to hers "Please, I could use some company. My name is Sheba Bay and I must say your fly's undone" Jon looked away embrassed and quickly pulled it up, earning a laugh from her. He sat down and they started talking all though the night. It was nearly midnight when Sheba decided it was time to go home. Jonathan, being the gentleman he is, offered to walk her home. She accecpted and they both left together.
When they got there, Jonathan asked if he could see her again tomorrow night for dinner at the hotel he was staying at. She said yes, gave him a peck on the cheek and they went their seperate ways. The next night, Jon went to her house to pick her up and she was wearing the most beautiful dress he had ever seen, it was deep red with a fabric rose hanging on one of the shoulders. They took off to the hotel resturant and had a lovely candlelit dinner. When that was finished, they decided to retire to Jonathan's room. Inside, he poured them both a glass of wine.
"I love you, Sheba. I know we have only met, but I feel that I should spend the rest of my life with you. I have never felt this way about anyone, except my first love before I met you. Her brother hated the idea and scared me of his sister by threats, so I left her. I still have feelings for her, but they are more the feelings of a childhood crush. You are the one I love truly now" He looked into her eyes to see any understanding.
"Oh Jonathan, I love you too. I also had a first love, but he was already married. He never loved me, he only wanted me to have his child because his wife could not. When I gave birth to his son, he took him away as soon as he was born. I never heard from them again" She closed her eyes and let tears fall. Jon wiped them gently away from her cheeks with his fingers.
"If you are not ready to go further in this relationship, then I will understand completly" Sheba shook her head "No, I do not want my past to change anything between us. I am ready to take this relationship further if you are" To prove this, she pulled him by the arm to his bedroom and shut the door behind her.
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"...Basically one thing led to another and I slept with your mother for the first time. It brought us even closer than ever" Jonathan looked at his daughter to see tears in her eyes. Puzzled, he asked her what was wrong.
"Mom wasn't your first love. Why didn't you ever tell me? You told me she was your first love. Who was it then, if it wasn't mom?" Sam yelled at him, too upset and angry to see that her father was getting upset as well.
"I was going to tell you when you were older, but your mother told me never to mention anything about her. After being with each other after a while, she believed that she was the only love in my life. She had a thing of getting jealous quite easily. If I could tell you, I would have. The person who was my first love... is Sarah Green, the sister of the person who's done this to us. I love her now more then ever, not that I didn't love your mother. I loved her more than life itself, but now she has gone, I now love someone else. Please tell me you forgive for not telling you and please tell me you do not mind me loving another"
She looked into his sapphire blue eyes, which were now moist with tears threating to spill and couldn't help but feel sad for him "Of course I forgive you. I could never be angry at you for so long, but I wish you did tell me. And I told you before, it dosn't matter who you fall in love with, as long as I'm still in your life as well" Jon looked surprized at this acceptence and smiled at her "Of course you're still goning to be in my life. And I told you no matter who I'm with, you will still live with me, we are a package deal like you said, and nothing's goning to change that" They hugged at the agreement of his new love in his life "Besides, you never know. She could be your new step-mom"
They parted and Sam nodded "Yes. I would love a new mom in my life. She won't be the same as my mother, and Aunty Evy's been a great female role model for me for a while but, it's not the same as a mother. Now that's settled, tell me about when I was born and why you left us".
Jonathan was going to start some more explainations, until he noticed what she said "I'm sorry, but did you say 'why did I leave you and your mother?' I did no such thing, who told you that?" "Mom did. She said you left us because of your drinking habits, that you were starting to be abusive to her. I never believed her, I knew you would never hurt us, not even if your life depended on it you wouldn't. Why, what did happen that night? But first, start at my birth. I would like to know about that first. Then tell me about what happened"
"Very well then. It was a nice day when you were brought into the world..."
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Flashback+
Cario. 1919. 9 months later...
A female scream could be heard from inside the bedroom of Sheba Bay, currently now giving birth. Jonathan could only sit outside the door with his sister Evy, who came straight from her job at the museum to help her brother and his girlfriend at this time of need. She tried to comfort him by holding his hand, but he just got up and started pacing the floor.
"Jesus, Evy. I'm going to be a father. I'm going to mess it up, I know it. I'm going to be a bloody bad father, I know it" Evy got up from her chair, stopped him in his tracks and hugged him.
"You are not going to be a bad father. You brought me up fine after our parent's died and I think you've done a good job about it. You have nothing to worry about" The screams continued and finally fell silent. The sound of a baby's cry could be heard from inside the room, the door opened and out came the doctor.
"Is she alright? And the baby, is that alright as well?" Jonathan asked, worried "They are both fine. Congratulations are in order, you are now the proud father of a beautiful baby girl. You may go in and see them now" Jon looked at his sister and she followed him into the bedroom. Inside and lying on the bed was a very tired and sweaty Sheba, with a bundle of blankets in her arms. Jon moved closer to her and looked closly at the blankets. Inside, a tiny girl was seen with wispy brown hair. Her eyes were open, brilliant sapphire blue were seen in them. She looked up at him and lifted her arms up to be picked up by her father.
He picked her up carefully and layed her againest his chest, she went quietly asleep. After a couple of minutes, he gave her back to her mother, only for her to wake up and start crying loudly. Quickly, he took her back again and she was silent "It looks like she chosen a favourite. Waht are you going to call her?" Evy didn't see the jealous look in Sheba's eyes when she said this "We have decided to call her Samantha Carnahan, or Sam for short. Would you like to hold her, sis?" He handed Sam over to Evy, who held her close to her body. Samantha never made a sound for her Aunty, which earn a even more jealous look from Sheba.
"I think it's time for you to get some sleep, my dear. You have had a rough day today, I will take Sam with me to give you some peace" She didn't object Jonathan's offer as a hugh yawn and tiredness took over her body. When she went to sleep, Jon and Evy took their leave. They sat in the small living room of Sheba's home, taking turns to hold the small girl.
"What do you think of her, baby sister?" "Jonathan, she's beautiful. She's got your eyes for sure, no-one else I know as that sapphire blue eyes. I mean, my eyes are blue, but not this bright and brilliant blue. She has her mother's hair, those few strands I mean for now. You should be proud, and don't worry, you will make a good father, you're being one now just by doing this. Look how much she's doted to you already".
"I guess you're right, Evy. I am getting a good father. And I will make sure I will always be a good father".
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Cairo. 1927. 8 years later...
It was night-time when the incident happened. Jonathan had just tucked Samantha into bed and read her story. When she finally fell asleep, he went downstairs and poured himself a whisky. He still drank even though he was a father, but now he knew his limits. He never getting to drunk, but just enough to get a hangover in the morning. He smiled as he remembered all the times Sam helped him in those mornings gettong over them. Jon sat down and took just one sip, when Sheba walked into the room. She had the look and pure rage on her face and started yelling at Jonathan.
"Listen here you, I know what you're going to do. You're going to take away my daughter, just like that Med-jai leader did with our son. You spend so much time with her, I've never gotten a chance with her. She just seems to want to go to you all the time. Well I'm sick of it, I want you out of this house and out of our lives forever. If you don't, I will call the police and tell them that you have been drinking and abusing me and Samantha. Now get out"
Jonathan just sat there in shock and anger, but knew he couldn't do anything about it. If the police came here now and he tried to tell them she was lying, the alchoal on his breath will prove him wrong. He got up slowly, still in shock and looked her in the eyes "Can I say goodbye to her before I go?"
"No. She will want to go with you then. Get out now or else" He backed away from her and made his way out the front door. When outside, the realisation hit him worst then any fights he's been in in the many bars of Cairo. He walked back to the old hotel he was staying at before he met Sheba, booked himself a room and sat on the bed inside the room. Jonathan then put his hands to his face and started crying, tears flowing down his face and his body racking with sobs. He carried on until the wee hours of the morning and decided it was time to leave Cario for good.
London. A week later...
Evy Carnahan-O'Connell was getting 4 year old Alex ready to go out for the day. Her husband, Rick O'Connell was out for the day looking for a new family car. So, she was taking him out to the park for a while.
"Alex, keep still while I get your coat on" A knock at the front door could be heard "Oh, who could that be?" She answered the door to the sight of her brother on the doorstep, lookng like hell. His eyes looked like they had lost their brightness ages ago, his face tearworn and emotionless.
"Jonathan, god what's wrong? Please, come inside" He did and they both sat inside the living room, Alex sitting on his mother's lap. Looking down at his nephew and his mother started Jonathan crying again "What's wrong? What happened? Is something the matter with Samantha and Sheba?" Jon stopped crying enough to answer her.
"Evy, I've been kicked out of the house. She won't let me see Sam anymore because she was jealous. She said she would get the police on me if I didn't get out, even though I havn't done anything wrong and I don't know what to do. Can I live here again in the west wing?" Evy was shocked at this news "Of course you can stay here. It is half yours, thats what it said in the will out parents left and I'm sure Alex will love you living here. I will help you get Sam back though, I will help you see her again. I promise".
They hugged on this and Jonathan made his way upstairs to his bedroom. He had a hot bath and lay down on his bed, falling into an fitfull sleep.
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"...We tried everything to get your mother to let me see you again, but nothing worked. I am just so glad I am able to see you now, to be your father again" Jon finished his explanation and saw that his daughter was in fits of tears. He wanted to give her a hug to make her feel better, but his bruised ribs protested againest the moment of him sitting up.
"Sam, come here" She went over and lay down next to her dad, enveloping him into a hug. He kissed her forehead "It's alright. You're here with me now. It will be alright, I never gave up hope in seeing you again. I missed you terribly, but when you never wrote back to any of my letters, I thought you and your mother moved or something worst happened to you. So I lived my life normally, but my heart still was missing a piece that I never got over. But now you're here, the piece has been refilled. I'm happy again"
"Dad, I never got any of your letters. Mom must have never gave them to me because I'd be asking where you would be and if I could go there. I can't believe she did that to you. You never did anything wrong, I can't believe my mom was that jealous about our relationship, I wished she told me what happened truthfully. She always told me you left us, but now I know the real truth from you, which I'm glad of" She wept into his shoulder for another five minutes before stopping.
"Thanks dad, for this talk. I'm glad to learn the truth of my life this way. Now it is time for you to get some sleep and to heal, I will be downstairs if you need me" Jon didn't need telling twice and was sound sleep in about two minutes flat. Samantha quietly picked up the glasses and went downstairs. What she saw downstairs in the living room nearly made her drop the glasses, in the room was a man with a gun aimed at the O'Connell family and Ardeth who were sitting down on one of the couches. A woman sitting next to them was shaking in fear and disbelief.
"Samantha Carnahan. What a pleasure to meet you again. Now whould you be so kind as to get your father and we can get this over and done with, or else they won't see the morning".
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CLIFFHANGER! Sorry, but I need time to think of the next chapter. Made you think Jon was gonna be alright, THINK AGAIN! Please read and review. From chugirl2526.