I whistled and my black stallion I named Nimshi, came to me. He is a huge horse, and his saddle was already on. I looked at Ardeth who was getting on his horse. He felt my eyes on him, so he looked up at me. Why doesn't he just tell me how he feels? He looked down, and petted his horse. I clicked my tongue and Nimshi began to walk. One of the Medji came up to me.

Medjia: When will you be back?

Alexa: I am not sure. I have a feeling that this will not be just a simple visit. We may be gone a while. But don't worry, we'll be back.

I pulled back on the reigns and Nimshi reared back. His feet rumbled he ground and we took off on full gallop, with Ardeth close behind.


We rode down the street at nighttime and came to a giant house. There were gun shots coming from it.

Alexa: This must be it. It's more beautiful than I imagined it to be.

I tied Nimshi to a tree and floated inside, with Ardeth close behind. I quietly opened the doorknob with my powers and opened it. Evy was yelling at Alexa for something about loosing the key to a chest. He's looks just like Rick. I calmly walked out in the open.

Evy: Oh my god! Alexa! What are you here!

Alexa: Just thought I'd drop by to help.

Alexa: Mum? Who's that?

Evy: This is my sister Alexa.

Alexa: How do you do? Did you know you look just like your father? By the way where is he?

Upstairs I heard a lot of gun shots.

Alexa: Ah, well no we know huh?

Loc-Nah: So . . . you're the great reincarnated sorceress? Or are you just a Medjia?

Evy: Who are you . . . and why are you here?

Loc-Nah: I'm here for the chest of course. By the way you never answered my question.

He said looking at me.

Alexa: Do I really have to stand here and answer that? Or can I just show you by kicking you're a . . . . . butt? ( quickly glances a Alex)

Loc-Nah: Grrrrr. . .

He charged at me, but someone jumped in front of me.

Evy: Ardeth? What are you doing here?

Loc-Nah: Ardeth Bey.

Ardeth: Loc-Nah.

Alexa: (whispering) Hey, this was my fight.

Ardeth: I know, and I don't want you to get hurt.

A few men charged at Evy and Ardeth.

Alexa: Come on! I need some action!

I took out my Sai daggers.

Alexa: (whistle) Come on . . . lets see what challenge you are.

A few guys charged at me. I twirled my daggers and did an old Egyptian fight stance. They took there swords and aim at my head. I took one of my Sai daggers and threw one. It stabbed one of the men in the chest. My other dagger I stabbed another guy in the back. I took out my hand guns and began to shoot all the guys. After I was done, I picked up my Sai daggers and got back in my fighting stance in front of Loc- Nah.

Loc-Nah: Not bad, for a Medjai, but one thing.

Alexa: What's that?

Loc-Nah: You cheated.

Alexa: There is no such thing as cheating in a gamble for your life.

Loc-Nah: (smile) Boldly spoken. Well, let's test those words.

He came at me and punches me, then kicked me on my back.

Loc-Nah: Sad . . . . I was expecting you to be a little more difficult than that.

I jumped off the ground and took out my Sai daggers and began my stance. He came at me and swung at me, but I did the splits and sliced his leg.

Loc-Nah: Ahh! . . . . Impressive . . . . . Still expected more though . . . .

Alexa: You're going to eat those words.

I took out my gun and pointed it at his head. I began to pull the trigger.

Alex: Mum!

I turned around and saw a man carrying her out the door. Loc-Nah knocked the gun out of my hand and took his sword and pushed me against the wall while holding my neck.

Loc-Nah: I have to admit, you look just like her . . . . . Beautiful.

He was squeezing tighter; my eyesight began to go dull.

Loc-Nah: It's a shame to see something like you go to waste.

My eyesight began to turn black but then it would come back, then fade black again . . . . the urge to breathe was unbearable . . . . my lungs were screaming Air! Air! I began to faint . . . but a light came to my attention. I was dieing.

Alexa: (gasp) . . . Jes . . . .(gasp)

Loc-Nah: Hmm?

Alexa: (gasp) . . . . . . . . J-Jesaho . . . . . .( gasp)

Loc-Nah: What?

Alexa: (gasp) . . . . . . . . . . .

Loc-Nah: (laugh) Can't get it out can you? . . . . . who's ever name you were trying to say . . . . must not have been very important . . . . . . after all . . . you are dieing . . . . .

The light now filled the room . . . I couldn't see anything . . . . I felt my legs go limp. My fingertips felt heavy . . . . as well as my eyelids. I couldn't help the urge to close them . . . . My heart was beating . . . so slowly . . . . .

Alexa: (gasp) . . . . . . . . . Jesahotep! . . . . . . . . . . (gasp) . . . . . . . . .

Loc-Nah heard this name and stabbed me on instinct. At last I felt my heart stop beating . . . . . my whole body was numb . . . . I felt somehow released . . . . then I opened my eyes and saw Loc-Nah holding me by the neck . . . . Only it wasn't me . . . it was the dead me, only he did not realize I was quite dead. I was floating above them. The I saw Ardeth turn around when I screamed his ancient Egyptian name . . . only to see my dead body . . . only he didn't know I was dead either.

Ardeth: Nah! -No!-

His eyes turned dark, he ran toward them. He was about to attack Loc-Nah. Loc-Nah still didn't realize I was dead.

Loc-Nah: Take one more step and I'll crush her!

Ardeth stopped. He looked at my dead, bleeding body . . . still unaware. The coming down the stairs on the other side of the room . . . . was Meela . . . . who looked somehow familiar other than my vision . . .

Meela: Come on, we've got the O'Connell girl . . . and the chest . . . Lets Move!

Loc-nah walked to the front door still holding my neck . . . tight. He threw my body to the floor and ran out the door. Ardeth ran to my body, got on his knees, and held it in his arms. He didn't even care that he was sitting in a pool of my blood.

Ardeth: Nah . . . . nah . . . please god . . . . nah . . .

I flew closer to see more. . he checked my pulse and realized I was dead. He pulled my body closer to him. He wiped the long black hair out of my eyes . . he took my head and hugged it; gently caressing me . . . he began to sob.

Ardeth: I . . . . I know you've known all along . . . . I just never wanted to tell you . . . .

He pulled back my head and kissed my cheek. His robes were covered in blood. I even though a spirit, began to cry . . . . I looked at my body and saw silver tears running down my face. Ardeth looked . . . and checked my pulse again . . . only to find I'm still dead. My body was still crying tears of silver . . . .

Ardeth: Please . . . please wake up . . . . . . . .please . . .

I began to cry more . . . . . so did my body . . . . silver tears. Suddenly it felt like a vacuum. I was being sucked back into my body. I couldn't open my eyes . . . but I could hear everything. I couldn't quite work anything yet . . . but I still had to let the new blood flow through my body. Then I felt myself being picked up. Ardeth was still sobbing. He opened the door and walked outside . . . I heard little footsteps . . .

Alex: What happened to her!

Then I heard Rick's voice.

Rick: What are you doing here?

I guess he noticed me in his arms . . . .

Rick: what is she doing here! . . . . . what happened to her! . . . . . is she . . . .?

Ardeth: Yes . . . . Loc-Nah . . . . Loc-Nah killed her.

Rick: Who's Loc-Nah? Who were those people and where are they taking my wife!

Suddenly . . . I could feel again . . . . but all I could feel was the pain in my stomach . . . .

Ardeth: I am not sure . . . .

He began to cry again . . . and began caressing my hair.

Rick: You loved her . . . didn't you?

Ardeth: I did . . . but I never told her . . .

Rick: I'm sure she knew . . . .

Ardeth: Nah! Don't you understand!

He sat down on the ground with me still in his arms . . . . he was still caressing my hair. I heard Jonathan crying in the background.

Ardeth: She knew . . . she just never heard the words from me . . . . and now she'll never know . . . that I love her. She'll never know that I love her every night and day . . . . I love her when she's ferocious . . . I love her when she's innocent . . . I love her when she's sarcastic . . .I love her even when she is about to kill someone . . . . I love her so much that the reason why I would check up on her every night was because I couldn't get to sleep myself, for all I was doing was thinking about her . . . . no matter what she wears . . . nor whether or not she has makeup on . . .I love her . . . I think she's the most beautiful sorceress ever to cross my path. In our past life . . . every time I would see her at the market . . . she would never leave my sight. She was the most beautiful thing that I had ever seen . . . she still holds that title today. Even as she lays here, dead in my arms . . . . I know now that I will never love again. I may not even go on living. She was the one thing that I had a purpose of being on this earth for . . . .

Rick: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I- I never knew . . . . . .

Ardeth: Know one knew . . . . except for her and now . . . . . (sniffle) . . . .n-now . . . . .

Jonathan continued to cry. Ardeth continued as well. Rick just sat there silently. Suddenly I felt life in me again. . . . I could move my hands, legs, feet, and arms. I could even open my eyes . . . .

Rick: . . . . . . (gasp) . . . . Ardeth! . . . . .

Ardeth: What?

Rick: . . . . L-Look!

He pointed to me; he had seen my eyes open. Jonathan was sitting on the statue crying . . . but then he looked at me the same time Ardeth turned around . . . .

Ardeth: Alexa? . . . . . . . . .

Alexa: Ardeth . . . .

I put my arms around him. He hugged me back. Jonathan jumped off the statue, came over, and hugged me after Ardeth.

Jonathan: My dear sweet baby sister! Don't you ever do that again young lady!

Rick: Alexa . . . . .

He came over and hugged me as well.

Rick: Ok . . . not to be mean or anything . . . but where are they taking my wife!

Ardeth showed him a picture of Mr. Hafez . . . .

Ardeth: Where ever this man is . . . your wife will surely be.

Alex took the picture . . . .

Alex: Hey! I know him . . . he's the curator. . he works at the British Museum!

Ardeth: Are you sure?

Rick: Well, you'd better believe him . . . he spends more time there then he does at home.