A Lost Love: Found
A/N: I forgot to mention that I have a Pinterest board set up for both of these stories. Who I picked to play Rosaleigh and her outfits for the chapters in case you are interested. Screen name is hilaryh21 :)
As Rick hugged Alex, me and Jonathan knelt by Evy and I moved a piece of hair out of her face and Jonathan put his hand on my shoulder, "Stay here." Rick says and started to walk away.
"I'm coming with you." I tell him and he looked at me
"Rose..."
"Don't" I said cutting him off and we head inside the pyramid.
Me and Rick walk through a hall with him carrying a torch when suddenly we get knocked back a little then see the flames where we were light up the hallway, "Ok. Weird." I pointed out and we continue then enter another room, I see the curator with his arm stuck in a statue.
"You're too late. I have released the Army of Anubis. Lord Imhotep shall soon kill the Scorpion King...and take command." He tells us.
"Not after I get through with him." Rick says and I stopped, "Rose?"
"Ardeth." I said with worry and he looked at me.
"If you wanna go..."
"No," I cut him off and sighed, "No, I have to do this." I tell him and suddenly the curator screamed unable to pull his arm out from the statue then when he did it was nothing but bone.
We follow the sound of a gong ringing and enter a temple, Rick motioned for me to go one way an he went the other way. Rick quickly jumped over a space in the ground and I make my way to the pillar next to the gong when suddenly there's a roaring noise and the ground shakes. Rick went to attack Imhotep who blocked the axe he had then they both knocked each other's weapons away and Rick punched Imhotep.
"So you wish to kill me? And then you would kill him and send his army back to the underworld. This I cannot allow." Imhotep says to Rick then growls at him. Seriously? I asked myself and they started to fight while I waited for my moment.
Just then they both grab a couple weapons, Rick blocked Imhotep's with his and cut the weapon Imhotep and in half. I moved out from the pillar as Imhotep swung one half of his weapon down at Rick but I blocked it.
"Surprise." I said and pushed him back then swung at him again and again but he kept blocking me then kicked me backwards and Rick went to attack him but then there was another roaring sound and the ground shook again.
Just as me and Rick swung our weapons at Imhotep and he blocked them the giant double doors next to us opened up and the big, no, giant scorpion king came down off the ceiling, I looked at Rick and we looked at Imhotep then we all separated then raised our weapons up at the king as he walked out growling and snapping his pincers at us as we backed up
Imhotep dropped his weapons and ran only to be chased by the scorpion king then he stopped and faced him, "I am your servant! I am your servant!." He said bowing his head
"We shall see." The king told him
"But they were sent to kill you." Imhotep says. Bastard. I thought to myself and the king looks at me and Rick.
"Rose. Run." Rick told me and we ran away as the king came after us and I knocked one of the fire bowls over in front of him. Rick went and swung his weapon at him but the king knocked it away, I ran back to the wall using my foot to kick off the ground and the other to push off the wall, much like I did when I fought Ardeth, then swung around with my sword but the king held up his pincer and smacked me away making me hit the pillar next to us and I dropped my sword.
"Oh that's gonna hurt later." I groaned then see the king hit the wall above Rick a couple of times, he ducked then helped me up and we ran away.
Ardeth POV...
After I killed one of Anubis's soldiers another one came up behind me, I swung my sword up turning it's weapon to dust then stood up and swung down cutting off its head then my warriors cheered. I stood there catching my breath but I faintly hear something in the distance so I ran through my warriors and they follow me to the top of a dune only to see more soldiers running towards us, "God help us." I prayed
Rose POV...
We found a safe spot to take cover for a moment and I looked at the wall behind us, "Rick." I whispered and he looked at the wall. it showed a person with the same tattoo Rick has on his arm and he holds it to it then we look at the other pictures. They all showed the gold stick Jonathan had opening up into a spear and killing the scorpion king.
"Okay, now I'm a believer."
"Well it's about time." I tell him
"Rick!" We hear Jonathan yell and we ran out to see him and Alex standing in the doorway.
"Its a spear! The golden stick thing! Its a spear!" Rick yells at him
"Really? Doesnt look like a spear!"
"That's because it opens up into one!" I tell him
"Yes? And?"
"Jonathan! It opens up into a spear!" Rick yells and we hear a roaring sound then turn to see the scorpion king climb down the wall behind us, "Run!" Rick yelled at me and we ran away
Ardeth POV...
I stood there as the soldiers got closer and looked on both sides of me to see my warriors standing there ready to fight, "Till death!" I yelled raising my sword up and they followed.
Rose POV...
As me and Rick ran the King knocks us away, Rick goes flying in one direction and I landed by Jonathan and Alex, "Rose, are you alright?" Jonathan asked helping me up.
"I'm really gonna hurt tomorrow." I groaned standing up
"Rick!" I heard someone yell and I looked at the doorway.
"Evy?" I asked and looked at my brother and my nephew, "What did you do?" I asked them, they shared a guilty look and I rolled my eyes, "I'll yell at you later, right now get this thing into a spear." I tell them and they both fuss with it.
"Twist it!" Jonathan says
"Push! You have to pull!" Alex said
"Jonathan, quick!" Evy yelled and I see Anuk-su-namun pin her against the wall then Jonathan and Alex opened the stick up into a spear.
"Jonathan throw it! Kill the Scorpion King! Send his army back to the Underworld!" Evy tells him
"Step aside, Alex. I'm a professional." Jonathan says and threw the spear but Imhotep caught it then threw it himself.
"Rick!" Evy yells and Rick jumped in front of the king catching the spear.
Ardeth POV...
As the army got closer I thought of Rosaleigh, how after everything that's happened this is how it ends, with my death, and I won't see her until the next life. I love you habibata. I will see you again.
Rose POV...
Rick ducked and rolled away from the scorpian king then got to the edge of the hole in the floor stabbing him at the same time, "No!" Evy yelled running forward.
"Go to hell, and take your friends with you!" Rick yells and the scorpion king turned into black dust.
Ardeth POV...
As the army reached us suddenly they all turned to black dust, when I looked and saw we were all safe I smiled and looked up to the heavens then cheered followed by everyone else. Just then we hear a roaring sound and turned, I moved forward and sat that where the oasis was, a black smoke cloud had formed with a face in it then disappeared. Rosaleigh. I thought and my heart twisted with pain in hopes that she was alive.
Rose POV...
After the king vanished the whole place shook and I held onto to Alex looking around for Rick as sharp rocks fell from the ceiling. Just then I see Imhotep climb up out of the hole followed shortly by Rick, "Dad!" Alex yells and I keep him next to me.
"Evy! No! Get out of here! Just get out of here! No!" Rick yells to her then I see her run towards him
"Mom!"
"Evy!" Me and Alex yell at the same time as she dodged the rocks falling down.
"Hang on, Rick!" Jonathan tells him as I see Rick pull himself back up then Evy jumped and landed in front of his and began pulling him up. Evy gets Rick out as I see Anuk-su-namun run away and Imhotep fell back into the hole.
"We gotta go!" I yell at them and we all ran out of the room heading up to the top but stopped when we saw all the grass and trees from the oasis getting sucked into the temple.
"Lets go up!" Rick tells us and we head up the stairs to a window and see everything coming towards us.
"This whole bloody place is gonna get sucked up! Lets move up!" I tell them
"Go!" Rick says and we started to climb with me helping Alex
"Go, Alex!"
"Rick, were trapped!" Evy says and they hold onto each other as I held Evy and Jonathan's hands.
"Oy!" We hear and I see Izzy and his balloon come down to us.
"Izzy!" Rick yells
"Get your butts moving! Hurry up! I haven't got all day!" He tells us and we move around the top then Evy helps Alex in then Rick helped her, then me and he climbed in as Jonathan climb up as well only to slip.
"Jonathan!" I yelled and Rick grabbed his foot
"Hold on!"
"Pull him up! Pull him up!" Izzy yells
"Pull me up! Wait! Wait! Let me down! Let me down!" Jonathan yells as I see him reached for the diamond on top of the pyramid.
"Its not worth your life, you bloody idiot!" I yell at him
"Yes, it is! Yes, it is!" He says and grabbed it then the pyramid disappeared, "Pull me up! Pull me up!" He yelled then him and Rick land inside the balloon and I sighed as we got clear.
"O'Connell, you almost got me killed!" Izzy yelled at him
"At least you didn't get shot."
"Izzy! Thank you! Thank you!" Evy tells him and I hugged Alex.
"O'Connell, who the hell have you been messing with this time, huh?" Izzy asked him
"You know, the usual. Mummies, pygmies...big bugs." Rick says and I then hugged Evy
"Don't ever die on me again." I tell her and she smiled then nudged me, I followed her gaze and saw Ardeth on his horse down below. I looked at her and she nodded her head, "Izzy, lower the balloon." I tell him.
"What?" He asked and I hugged Evy then Alex kissing him on the head
"Lower the balloon." I repeated
"Why?" Rick and Jonathan asked at the same time and I looked at them
"I'm leaving, I'm going with Ardeth." I tell them and they went to say something but I cut them off by hugging them, "This is what I want." I tell them kissing them both on the cheek as the balloon lowered. I climbed over the side and jumped down making my way over to Ardeth as he ran over on his horse then hopped off and we reached each other.
"Rosaleigh, what are y-" He started to ask but I put my arms around his neck kissing him.
"I love you, and I wanna go with you. If you'll have me." I tell him and he smiled then kissed me again spinning me around as I giggled.
"Of course I will. I love you too habibata." He says and we look over at my family waving at them as they float away then I smiled at Ardeth again and we got on his horse then rode off to start our life together.