Hello everyone! I apologize for my long absence I have been going through a lot these last few months, a lot of family members have passed away recently so I have been pretty bummed out about things. Writer's block has been the worse. Also I am working on a new fanfic; a Kaleido Star story which I hope to have out in the near future.
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7/13/2014
Disclaimer: I do not own The Mummy nor will I ever own it.
~ Chapter 15 – Attack on the Nile ~
Day turned into night as the passenger barge drifted slowly down the Nile. The moon raised high in the evening sky as a slight fog hung in the air. Soft music from a piano played in the background; people laughing and chattering merrily to one another. I breathed in the cool night air as I made my way about the deck watching the people all around me. Resting my back against the railing of the boat I glanced over at one table in particular, there sat Jonathan with three american men playing cards. He was losing badly. I chuckled lightly as he frowned at the hand he was dealt.
"Quit playin' with your glasses and cut the deck, would ya Burns?" The dark haired man stated to the lanky one with glasses.
"Well without my glasses I can't see the deck to cut it, now can I, Dave?" Burns replied as he slid his glasses back onto the bridge of his nose. I looked up when O'Connell walked up to the group carrying a bulky bag. Jon called to him.
"O'Connell, sit down, sit down. We could use another player." He said as he took a drink of brandy.
"I only gamble with my life, never my money."
"Never…?" Daniels asked after he was finished dealing the next hand. "What if I was to bet you $500 we get to Hamunaptra before you?" I narrowed my eyes at the man. 'What does he know about Hamunaptra?'
"You're looking for Hamunaptra?"
"Damn straight we are." Henderson says with a laugh.
"And who says we are?" 'One guess who…'
"He does." All three of them reply with a finger pointed in Jonathan's direction. 'Only Jonathan…' I thought with a sigh. Jon chuckles nervously.
"Well, how 'bout it? Is it a bet?" Daniels asked baiting Rick.
Rick returns Daniels cocky look.
"All right, you're on."
"What makes you so confident, sir?" A new voice enters the conversation, I look over to see an Egyptologist smoking a hookah ask Rick this question.
"What makes you?"
"We got us a man who's actually been there." Henderson says with a smirk on his face.
"Oh, what a coincidence, because O'Connell-
Rick cut Jonathan off by hitting him in the head with his bag as he shouldered it. O'Connell looked up to see me watching them, which also ended up catching the attention of the others at the table. He nodded toward me in greeting and I nodded back politely before he wished the gentlemen a good night. He left, walking away in the direction of Evelyn, whom I had left to her reading earlier. Growing uncomfortable with the lingering stares, I walked away to a secluded area of the boat to have a little peace before I turned in for the night. I gazed out onto the Nile and it was beautiful; the dark waters calmed me. I sighed growing tired and made my way to the room, passing Evy and Rick and wishing them a good night. I made my way inside the small room to the bed in the corner near the window. I pulled out my nightgown from the trunk and placed it on my bed. As I began to disrobe and my fingers brushed against the jewel around my neck, my thoughts drifted to the goddesses' words. I sighed lightly as I let the blue stone drop back upon my collarbone and pulled the white gown over my head letting it slide to rest at my ankles. I turned down the covers before blowing out the candle at my bedside and set down into the sheets turning over and falling into a restless sleep.
Not long after, I was awakened by screams and gunfire. I stumbled out of bed and ran to the door opening it to see people running about and the ship aflame. There were men clad in black robes shooting at the passengers. I ran from the gunfire looking around for Evy or Jon while calling out to Rick as well. I spotted Evelyn and Rick standing at the railing of the barge and quickly made my way over.
"What is going on?" I yelled, standing next to Evy who was also in her nightgown.
"Can you swim?" Rick asked us as he holstered his gun.
"Of course I can swim, if the occasion calls for it!" Evy replied over the screaming and yelling.
"Trust me. It calls for it." He said sweeping Evy into his arms and tossing her overboard. He turned to me expecting an answer. I shook my head quickly.
"I'm not a very strong swimmer." I stated grimly, backing away from him slowly.
"Yes you are, if you want to live! Time to go!" He said grabbing me and tossing me over as well. I gave a short scream and landed in the water, slashing about as I struggled to reach the surface. I felt a hand around my waist pulling me to the surface, and as my head popped above the water I turned to my side to find Jon helping me across the river. I shivered as we made our way onto the bank, and coughed up water stumbling in the sand.
"We've lost everything! All of our tools, all the equipment! All of our clothes!" Evy ranted as we stood on the shore, and I blushed slightly looking down at myself, as my gown was clinging to my body and left little left to the imagination. I caught the warden's wondering eyes and crossed my arms over my chest. We needed to find some new clothes soon.
"O'Connell! Hey, O'Connell! It looks to me like I've got all the horses!" Beni the Hungarian, a rat of a man yelled out over to us.
"Hey, Beni looks to me like you're on the wrong side of the river!" Rick yelled back with a smirk. Beni scoffed and looked around before cursing and kicking at the water. I looked back at the burning barge one last time before following the others into the desert. 'Those men on the barge seemed familiar… why did they attack us? I'm beginning to think that this trip has become far more dangerous than we had planned and the words of the goddesses alarm me. What is in store for us…?"
Word Count: 1,210
Sorry it's so short; the next one will be longer. Review please and as always thanks everyone, until next time…
DovieDM-1991-Promised Wings signing out!
