This is the third day on our sail. We got to Karnac . . . . Evy and I ran through the city itself while Rick and Ardeth searched the train. I was walking between pillars when I saw it . . . the pool that Meela and Imhotep were at last night. Meela, why dos that name sound so familiar . . . wait! I-I remember!

Alexa: Oh my god.

Evy: Rick!

I ran to where Evy's voice came from . . my guns loaded and hammers cocked. Ardeth and Rick followed me. We came to Evy holding Alex's tie . . .

Evy: Alex left us his tie . . . . and he mad us a little sand castle. It's the Temple Island of Philiae. They've gone to Philiae.

Rick: That-a-boy Alex . . . come on!

We ran to the balloon and took off. We got to the Temple of Philiae about 5 hours later. We got off and found Alex's coat . . . and underneath it was his masterpiece of the great temple of Abu Simbel. Ardeth wrote it on a tiny piece of paper on Horus's foot and sent him off to the commanders. We ran and got on the balloon again. We came upon the Nile River and began to follow it.

Rick: That's the blue Nile down there. We must be out of Egypt by now.

Alexa: In ancient times, all this still belonged to the upper kingdom. The oasis must be around here somewhere.

I heard a rumbling in the distance . . .

Alexa: What is that?

It got really quiet . . . . Then I turned around . . .

Alexa: Oh My God! Ardeth!

Izzy: We're in trouble!

Behind us was a wall of water . . with the indention of Imhotep's face in it. The face laughed sinisterly.

Ardeth: Alexa! Horus fly!

He threw Horus out of harms way. Then he put his arms around me . . . and pushed me on the floor. He covered me for protection.

Ardeth: (whispered in my ear) Brace yourself.

Rick: Izzy, come hard right! Starboard! Starboard!

Izzy must have pushed a bottom or some thing because man! We rocketed out of there! Ardeth fell a few feet away from me . . . but I grabbed his wrist. The same one I just about crushed nine years ago. We went right, left, right, left again . . until finally the wall collapsed.

Izzy: Was there a little something you forgot to mention? Hmm?

Jonathan: Uh, people?

I turned to see what Jonathan was babbling about . . . there right before my eyes. . was the absolutely oasis, Ahm Shere.

Alexa: It' s beautiful . . . .

It looked like Hawaii. Waterfalls every where. Green beautiful tropical rainforests. Wow . . . that's the only word . . wow.

Ardeth: Ahm Shere.

In the distance . . another rumble. . . .

Izzy: He's back!

A wall of water came after us. I am a sorceress . .. so what if I . . . . just . . . push it back? Ardeth was holding me again . . .

Alexa: (whispering in ear) Ardeth . . . let me go.

He let me go . . . and gave me a look that said, "what are you doing?". I gave him a small grin. I turned around and ran to the side of the deck.

Jonathan: Alexa! What are you doing?

I smiled and jumped off the balloon.

Ardeth: Alexa! Nah!

I put all my energy I had as I was falling . . . But I was no longer falling. I was floating up . . I floated beside the balloon.

Alexa: Go! Go! I'll hold him off!

Ardeth: Alexa no! Don't do this!

Rick pulled him back from the edge as Izzy pushed down the lever. They blasted off. The wall of water was coming towards me with great speed. I put my hands out and began pushed against the water . . . the water slowed down . . .slower . . and slower . . until it stopped a foot away from my face.

Alexa: Lets see how you handle this!

I pushed my hands outward and the water obeyed. The water flew back to Imhotep. " Hope he likes his water fresh . . ." (grin) I floated back to where they landed.

Jonathan: Good show there mate! That was bloody awesome!

Rick: We're gonna go get my son. Then we're get out of here fast so make this work, Izzy.

We got all our equipment, of course all I need are my two nine milliliters and my Sai daggers. We began to walk off.

Ardeth: Horus!

Horus flew in and landed on his arm . . . he wrote down the next destination for the Army and sent off Horus. Then we began our long hike.


It was already nighttime . . . and we were exhausted. We found a cliff which looked upon an open meadow where the men should come through. Everyone got there guns ready. I got my Sai daggers clean. Jonathan went looking around. Rick and Evy got their guns loaded.

Alexa: I feel that something has been awaken . . . something right this moment . . . is hiding in the shadows.

Rick: Well, whatever it is. It's gonna die. Nothing comes between me and my son.

Jonathan: My Word! I say chaps look at this! Shrunken heads. I'd love to know how they do that.

We all looked at him as if he'd gone crazy.

Jonathan: Just curious.

I walked over to Jonathan. Ardeth followed. Jonathan picked up his shot gun and began wiping it.

Ardeth: You any good with that?

Jonathan: Three times Fox and hound's grand champion I'll have you know. You any good with that?

He nodded towards Ardeth's saber. Ardeth drew out his saber and put it to Jonathan's neck in one swift movement.

Ardeth: The only to kill an Anubis worrier is by taking off it's head.

Jonathan: (gulp) I'll remember that.

Ardeth nodded, he turned around and looking at me.

Ardeth: I think you should stay here.

Alexa: I know you do, but this is my choice.

Ardeth: I don't want to loose you again.

Alexa: If you love me . . . you won't.

Ardeth: . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alexa: . . . . . . (sigh) . . . . . .

Ardeth: Alexa . . . I

Rick: Come on . . . let's go. Alexa . . . . I would really like it if you stay up here.

Alexa: (Whispering loudly)This is my choice.

Rick: You are vulnerable out there . . .

Alexa: I'm choosing to be down there. I want to fight!

Rick looked at me and sighed. Ardeth just looked down, not saying anything. He doesn't want me to get hurt.

Rick: All right. But keep up. And be on guard.

They ran down the side of the cliff. I jumped off and floated down. We ran through the brush as lighting and thunder made the sky. A storm was coming. We came to an open area, full of skeletons, shrunken head and dismember body parts every where. I tried to ignore it though. We were on a mission to claim Alex back. All of a sudden there were gunshots coming from Imhotep's evil party.

Rick: Come on let's go!

We ran trough more forest and finally came to the party of bed guys. I took my two guns out and began shooting every guy I saw. Then a pygmy mummy came running at me with a little knife. I put my hand up and it bowed and walked off. I shot more guys, but I think the little mummies took more. Some of the men were pulled under the brush with the sound of horrific cries of bloody murder. Then from across the meadow . . . a familiar cry . .

Alex: Dad!

Rick: Alex!

Alex: Dad!