Sometime later, it was soon agreed that they would go to Egypt. They soon rode off on the plane together. Cherry looked a bit happy and excited for a change, surprising Webby, Mo, and Lionel.
"I don't think I've seen her get this way except for on Halloween." Louie said.
"Yeah, this is surprising." Dewey said.
"I'm actually going to Egypt!" Cherry beamed. "This might be just like those Mummy movies!"
"Ah, Brendan Fraser, nice taste." Lionel approved.
"Oh, when are we going to get there?" Cherry beamed.
"Hopefully very soon." Atticus said.
"Shouldn't be too long now, guys, I got it!" Launchpad smiled to them.
"With Launchpad piloting, I think we'll know when we've arrived." Mo said.
Later...
The plane soon crashed into the sand.
"I guess we're here." Lionel said, dryly.
"Yep, we've arrived." Atticus sighed.
Cherry soon came out and looked all around, looking excited to visit Egypt up close. A blonde woman appeared to be there herself.
"Hello, lass, are ye our guide?" Scrooge asked.
"I could help you out," The woman replied. "My name is Diana, and I'm an archaeologist. I usually travel Egypt or Peru or anywhere to look for a lot of amazing artifacts."
"Cool." Mo smiled.
Jessica soon came out with a small smile.
"Jessica Fudo?" Diana smiled to her.
"Hi, Diana." Jessica smiled back.
"You two know each other?" Scrooge asked Jessica and Diana.
"My husband is good friends with her family," Diana smiled. "Hello there, Jessica. I haven't seen you in a while. Who's this handsome young man with you?"
"This is my brother, Atticus." Jessica smiled back.
"This is handsome young man is Atticus?" Diana replied. "Oh, it can't be! Atticus was just a baby the last time I saw him."
"Yep, this is him." Jessica smiled.
Atticus soon came out to meet Diana.
"Welcome, it's nice to meet you," Diana smiled. "Boy, you seem like a smart, handsome, trustworthy man."
"One out of three ain't bad." Cherry teased Atticus.
"Oh, ha, ha." Atticus rolled his eyes at Cherry.
"Charming," Diana chuckled a bit to that. "Well, welcome to Egypt. I'd be happy to show you around, but be careful. There could be quicksand about."
"Let's get going! Adventure, ho!" Lionel smiled, dressed up like Indiana Jones and even cracked his own whip.
"This should be interesting." Mo said.
"Let's get going!" Cherry said.
And so, a new adventure began, but it slowly turned into a bit of a misadventure as the others soon got caught in quicksand. And where Louie was screaming while in the quicksand.
"Okay... I take it back... Maybe this isn't the best idea..." Cherry panted as she came out of the quicksand.
"Well, at least we're inside." Lionel said as he came out of the quicksand next.
"And that's why you don't scream while sinking in quicksand." Webby smirked to Louie.
"Webby, please don't tell me how to die!" Louie glared while coughing.
"She's just giving you advice." Mo shrugged.
"Don't worry. I've read all about the ancient pyramids," Webby smiled to the green-clad duckling. "I'll show you the ins and outs."
Louie then gagged, coughing up a scarab beetle. "Would love to focus on the outs."
Scrooge soon lit up his own torch so there could be some light for them.
"I'm sorry about this," Diana told the others. "I didn't think this would happen."
"It's okay, it could have happened to anyone." Jessica said.
"See anything, Scrooge?" Cherry asked the rich duck.
Scrooge soon took a look and chuckled to himself happily. "I was right! The tomb of Toth-Ra, Bringer of the Sun. I've been searching for decades and-"
They soon all heard a chomping sound to see Launchpad eating a snack.
"Launchpad!" Scrooge glared.
"Mm... Did you want a bite?" Launchpad asked.
Scrooge soon took away Launchpad's snack.
"Launchpad, don't you get it?" Cherry sighed. "This is the last of the lost pyramids. Show some respect."
"She is right." Diana said.
"She's so smart." Lionel smiled towards Cherry.
They soon walked on ahead and where Launchpad brought out another snack which was a burrito.
"Oh, man! What if there's a whole army of mummies down here?" Dewey beamed out of excitement.
"Unlikely," Cherry told him. "Mummification was an expensive process meant for royalty. It'd be rare for more than one mummy-..." she then trailed off, seeing that seemed to upset him. "Uh... I mean..."
"Toth-Ra was pretty rich," Huey soon said to cheer up his brother. "I bet there's at least six."
'And Louie comes rushing over after hearing the word 'rich' in 3, 2, 1.' Cherry thought to herself.
"Rich? What are we talking?" Louie grinned as he peeked over to them. "Jewels, antiquities, what?"
"Pharaohs from this period were typically entombed with treasure, servants, jars full of vital organs." Cherry told him.
"Ignoring the bad parts," Louie said as he dashed off. "See you in the treasure room."
"Louie, be careful!" Cherry told him.
Scrooge soon stopped Louie from running any further. Louie glared slightly. Scrooge soon poked the door open with his cane to show an entrance to... A bare wall.
"That was pretty anti-climactic." Dewey smirked.
"You said it." Lionel said.
A trapdoor soon opened up, taking all of them down with it. They soon slid down a bunch of slides before they split up into two groups.
The first group ended up outside the Pharaoh's chamber. Cherry landed first which had everyone coming down to her.
"Oh, I don't think so!" Lionel said as he used his magic to move Cherry so she wouldn't get hurt, had the others land, and soon had her land on top softly.
"Whoa. Thanks." Cherry said softly to Lionel.
"Sure!" Lionel smiled to her.
They were soon surrounded as they stood up to see the other people who seemed to glare at them.
"Mummies!" Dewey cheered out of excitement.
"Behind me. They could be dangerous," Scrooge told the others before glaring at the group. "Speak, you ancient miscreants!"
"What's up?" One of the other people spoke up.
The others looked wide-eyed from that.
"Holy, one-liner!" Lionel cried out.
"Hey, if those are mummies I'd hate to see daddies, am I right?" Launchpad chuckled to himself.
"Seriously, how did we get stuck with this guy?" Lionel whispered to Cherry.
"I guess it's better than Louie..." Cherry rolled her eyes before looking around. "Hey, where is he?"
"And where's Webbigail?" Scrooge asked.
Cherry snorted from that name. "Webbigail."
"Erm... Greetings, minions of Toth-Ra!" Scrooge soon called out to the mummies. "We are Scrooge McDuck and family."
"Hey, if you guys are mummies, then I'd hate to see-" Launchpad began.
Lionel soon zipped his lips shut with an actual zipper in a cartoony fashion before continuing for Scrooge. "And associates from the outside."
This caused the other people to look amazed.
"We mean you no harm." Scrooge told the people.
"If you could just show us where your sacred treasure room is?" Huey asked, taking out a map.
"Oh, shh, shh, shh," Scrooge smiled nervously towards his grandnephew. "You'll forgive the lad. We're just used to the mummies in pyramids being, well, eh, dead."
"Yeah." Jessica said.
The group soon began to laugh to them. The others forced themselves to laugh along with that to make a good impression.
"We are not mummies," The jackal woman informed. "We merely dress in this manner to honor our powerful and fashion-forward leader."
"Huh... Nice." Cherry replied.
"I am Amunet, leader of the descendants of the servants of Pharaoh Toth-Ra," The jackal woman said. "For thousands of years, our families have served the pharaoh. And our society has thrived."
"Wow, that's something you don't see everyday." Jessica said.
They saw people living their lives with cows, planting, and selling sand.
"'Thrived' isn't the word I'd use." Huey remarked.
"Living mummies," Scrooge said. "There's something you don't see every day."
"But where's Webby, Louie, and-...Mo?!" Cherry asked.
"They must've gone down the other chute," Amunet told them. "Into the pharaoh's forbidden chamber!"
"Then I guess Atticus and Diana must have gone down the same chute with them 'cuz I can't find them." Lionel said.
The others looked nervous and worried for them while Dewey looked jealous.
"The poor bairns must be scared out of their wits!" Scrooge frowned worriedly.
Scrooge was wrong as Louie simply cheered as he and the others were in the treasure chamber.
"Are we dead?" Louie beamed. "Oh, is this Heaven?"
"The ruby ankh of Neferhotep! The ushabti army of Xerxes the Third!" Webby beamed at the artifacts. "A prophecy!"
"Do you think you can read it?" Diana asked.
"Let me see..." Webby replied as she took a look at the hieroglyphics. "'To those who serve the Pharaoh Toth-Ra, he brings golden reward, but beware all those who cross him'-And then something I can't quite translate. Something about a curse? Being stuck here for all eternity?"
"What?!" Atticus yelped.
"Fine by me!" Louie smirked.
"Hmm... Best not to touch anything until we find Mr. McDuck," Webby said, dragging him by his hood. "Let's go."
"Or maybe we stay here," Louie suggested. "It's a room full of treasure. Scroogey's gonna find it."
"He's right," Mo nodded. "And to be on the safe side, let's not touch-"
"Well, hello~" Louie smirked once he saw a special treasure.
"...Anything..." Mo finished with a sigh.
"Louie... No..." Atticus begged.
