Oh my god guys I am so unbelievably sorry for the almost 2 year hiatus the only excuse I have to give you is that I had started college around that time and am study o become a wet so all my time and energy has been dedicated towards that. I still have every intention to finish my stories as I already have all the chapter (and chapter for future stories) done. I just haven't had time to edit them all and upload them but I have a bit of a break now so you should hopefully started seeing chapters at least once a week. Now on with the chapter.

Once again I am so sorry

P.S . Once again thank you to the person who private messaged me about plagiarism of this story and it's predecessors on quotev you have all my thanks.

Disclaimer: I own nothing except OC'S

Rick whistled as he threw the eye from hand to hand as he and his wife waited for Alex and Abby to come back with Professor Wilson, looking up he saw Kat make her way around the carriage with a soft smile on her face. He whistled softly as he watched her, it had been a long time since he'd seen her like this relaxed, bewildered and ... happy he frowned slightly as the thought occurred to him before plastering a small smile on his face as Kat turned around the small whistle having caught her attention.

"What"? Katharine asked as she saw her husband staring at her.

"Nothing ... You just have a certain glow about you this evening that I haven't seen in a long time". Rick softly replied making Katharine blush slightly as she smiled at him. Rick walked over to her as Katharine leant against one of the horses.

"I suppose Mummies bring out the best in me". Katharine smirked, her breath hitched when Rick brushed a piece of hair out of her eyes, stroking her cheek along the way. Rick leant down slowly so that he could kiss his wife.

"Take a wrong turn at Cairo".

Rick groaned when he heard the voice from beside them making Katharine give a small chuckle.

"Sorry to interrupt". Wilson chuckled as he walked over to the two making Rick pull away from his wife giving her the chance to turn around.

"Hello Roger".

"Professor Roger Wilson". Both husband and wife greeted the man

"You know when Alex told us that you had gone legit; I just couldn't believe my ears". Rick said playfully as he shook the older man's hand.

"Well now I just pillage tombs in the name of preservation. Katharine". Roger grinned as he clasped the woman's hand between both of his.

"Congratulations on your latest discovery". Katharine grinned politely with a hint of coldness in her voice.

"Alex deserves all the credit. He looked so much like his mother and father when he found the Emperor's tomb that I thought I had fallen into the past. He's one hell of a kid. Like the son I never had". Wilson smiled as the couple looked at him with a small glare.

"And he the only one we've got". Rick said about to continue when Katharine interrupted him.

"So next time you plan on sending him halfway across the world ... let us know first". Katharine stated as she watched the man's face. Some people would say she was smothering Alex but the point remained that he was still her son and every moment that she lived on this earth she would always worry about her children.

"Y...Yes, yes, of course. And now, I believe you have something that belongs to us". Wilson said desperately trying to change the subject.

"What does he mean, darling"? Katharine asked turning to her husband with a small smile on her face.

"I think he means this". Rick said as he threw the Eye from behind his back and caught it in front of him. Wilson pulled his hand off his chest once the eye was safely in O'Connell's hands trying to hold back an impatient glare.

"Sorry". Rick pretended to drop the eye once again making Kat laugh from beside him as Wilson held back a glare at the man.

"Here you go, Rog". Rick chuckled as he dropped the eye into the man's hand making him smile gleefully as Katharine frowned when she saw the glint in the man's eyes.

"I knew I could rely on you two". Roger chuckled making Katharine frown more as she nudged her husband.

"Rick something's wrong". Katharine whispered to her husband making him look at her with a small frown.

"What's…" Rick started to ask but was interrupted by two Chinese soldiers walking into the room.

"I'm afraid your work is not done yet, Mr and Mrs O'Connell". The male soldier shouted while the female stood there smirking at the married couple. Wilson quickly made his way over to the pair as Rick pulled his wife behind him.

"I'd like to introduce you to a friend of mine, General Yang". Wilson growled out as he turned around and pointed his gun at the couple.

"Wilson"! Katharine growled at the old man as her eyes hardened into a glare.

"Well he is the man who financed Alex's dig. We're in this together. Cheek by jowl". Wilson smirked before holding his hand out behind him. "General". Wilson quickly dropped the eyes into the Generals hands all while keeping his eyes on the O'Connell's.

"Search him". The General ordered making Wilson walk forward and search Rick quickly finding his revolver in his coat pocket and throwing it on the floor.

"How dare you. The Eye belongs to the Chinese people you have no right to it". Katharine growled at the General as he made his way over to her.

"So, Rog, you snake, how much did uh … is it Yin and Yang? … Pay you"? Rick snarled making Katharine smirk.

"Enough to pull strings at the foreign office, make sure it was you two who delivered the eye. Turn around". Wilson said as he finished checking Rick for weapons, completely forgetting to check Katharine as well. A big mistake on his part.

"The Eye contains the elixir from the Pool of Eternal Life". The General said as he admired the stone in the light before turning to Katharine "I need you to open it, Mrs O'Connell".

"You're crazy if you think I'll help you. I'm not an idiot, you'll use it to wake the Emperor". Katharine snarled at the man as Rick watched them wearily.

"And his Terracotta Army. At least, that's the general Idea". Wilson shrugged making Katharine look at him in disgust.

"Raising an army of mummies is insane. Listen, yang …"Rick growled as Katharine discretely got out her knife. Rick was quickly cut off by the General punching him in the face with the Eye. Katharine quickly lifted up her knife to throw at the man only to be stopped by the female soldier who quickly twisted her around and held Katharine in a choke hold.

Katharine really did hate getting old. It made her slow.

"Time to open the sarcophagus". Wilson yelled as he held a gun to Ricks back. "Move"! Wilson shoved Rick over to the carriage making Rick and Katharine glare at him.

"Read the inscription! Now"! The General shouted as he shoved the eye into Katharine's face, taking her eyes off of her husband Katharine turned to glare at the man before looking at the Inscription.

Only a drop of blood from those of pure heart may open the Eye.

"Sorry but Ancient Chinese isn't my forte". Katharine lied, not sounding sorry at all. Rick carefully watched his wife as he picked up the crow bar to pry the sarcophagus open.

"Here's some encouragement. Wilson"! The General smirked as Wilson cocked his gun ready making Katharine turn to the man with wide desperate eyes.

"Stop it, you bastard. I'll do it". Katharine shouted.

She couldn't lose her husband, her best friend she just couldn't. She knew her daughter and brother were worried at how Alex and Rick's current problems were affecting their marriage but despite what they thought she couldn't bear to leave him, not ever. It would destroy her.

"No, Kat, Don't do it! They're just gonna kill me anyway". Rick growled as he watched his wife who quickly shoved the female soldier off of her.

"The inscription says that only a drop from a person of pure heart can open the Eye. And the last time I checked you're not exactly pure of heart". Katharine smirked at the glaring man.

"Your husband was right". The General replied as he turned his gun towards Rick…

Only for Kat to stand in front of him and push the gun into her own chest.

"Don't you dare"!

Rick watched horrified as the General and the female soldier shared a smirk.

"Only the pure of heart would sacrifice themselves for the one they love". The General told the female soldier as Rick watched, frozen, as his wife was discussed in front of him.

"Open it". Wilson demanded of Rick, making the man growl before going back to work.

~*Break*~

"You never called after our last date".

Abby rolled her eyes at her brothers flirting. Honestly only he would flirt with someone who was sneaking around the building and had already previously tried to kill him.

"I don't have time for games, Alex". The young woman stated seriously as she looked out the window that was above the main display room.

"You know my name, but uh … I don't know yours". Alex smirked as he walked closer to the young Chinese woman, making Abby sigh in frustration and lean against the wall.

"It's Lin".

"You want to explain why you tried to kill me"? Alex asked.

"We could do that or we could save your parents". Lin replied making Abby's eyes widen as she quickly walked over to the window and next to Alex.

"Wilson, you son of a bitch"! Alex growled when he saw the man holding his father at gunpoint, making him open the sarcophagus.

"Language". Abby mumbled softly as she watched her mother stand there defenceless with a gun pointed at her chest.

"Now really isn't the time, Abby". Alex replied as he looked down at his little sister, making her blush in embarrassment.

"Sorry … Habit". Abby was always the one reprimanding her brother and her parents when they used bad language.

~*Break*~

Katharine glared as the female soldier smirked as she lifted up her left arm. Rick tensed when he saw his wife pull her arm back out of the woman's grip and smack the arm with the knife away, he quickly pulled the crowbar out of the sarcophagus, growling when Wilson stopped him from going to help Kat, he could do nothing but watch as the soldier quickly grabbed Kat's arm again and twisted it behind her back after Katharine had thrown a punch at her.

Katharine growled under her breath and looked up at Rick as she felt the knife slice her finger open, turning her head around, she watch as her blood dropped onto the Eye. The Eye quickly turned blood red before slowly changing back to blue as the golden snakes surrounding the stone came to life and slithered away. Katharine quickly pulled her arms out of the woman's grip and back away, watching as the Eye opened up, like layers until it reached the middle where a mouthful of water gently sat.

"Get on with it, O'Connell". Wilson demanded as he watched the beautiful stone come to life. Rick growled looking at the traitor.

"All right".

~*Break*~

Lin and Alex quickly went out onto the balcony of the observatory as Rick started to pry the lid off of the sarcophagus.

"You … stay here". Alex quickly turned around and told his sister who had crouched beside some boxes.

"No problem".

~*Break*~

Katharine stepped back as the top of the sarcophagus fell onto the floor with a bang, revealing the decayed corpse inside. Husband and wife glared as they watch the General carefully make his way up to the sarcophagus, making sure not to spill any of the precious water.

"Once this touches him, the Emperor will rise to rule again". The General gleefully decreed before turning to Wilson. "Finish him off".

"No"! Katharine shouted when she saw Wilson cock his gun, she rushed forward only to be pulled back by the female soldier who was right behind her. Alex and Lin quickly grabbed onto some ropes and swung down towards the little group, hitting Wilson and the General making the two and the Eye go flying.

Katharine quickly threw her head back making the female soldier stumble backwards, using the other female's distraction Katharine quickly kicked her in the ribs. Katharine quickly swung herself onto the woman's shoulder before quickly throwing herself forward into a roll throwing the female soldier into the crates knocking her out.

Quickly looking around Katharine saw her husband standing near the horses of the carriage with a gun in each hand pointing towards the sarcophagus, the young woman that Alex had come in with was standing inside the sarcophagus with a knife in the skeletons chest while Alex had Wilson (who was lying on the ground) at gunpoint with Wilson begging for his life.

"This is a eunuch! It's a decoy"! Katharine heard the young woman shout making her pay close attention to the sarcophagus. Alex quickly put the gun away and made his way over to Lin to look.

"Where the hell's the Emperor"? Alex questioned confused while Katharine's attention was brought to the driver of the carriage.

"Rick"! Katharine called out as she stared at the slowly cracking statue that was holding the reigns of the carriage.

"Alex … where's Abigail"? Katharine asked as she turned to her son.

"Up here"! Abby called when she heard her mum yell for her. The five of them watched at the statue broke open and hands started to break away the rest of the casting.

"Stay"! Rick yelled when the horses started to wake up and begin to move.

"Alex get down"! Katharine called out to her son, just in time for the casting to explode. Rick covered his face when the dust and stone flew towards him. Catching site of a revolver on the floor he quickly kicked it over to his wife who picked it up and aimed it at the very angry Mummy.

"Here we go again". Rick mumbled before both started shooting. The Emperor flinched back as each bullet hit him, breaking away the clay covering to reveal a burnt flesh face underneath. The Emperor roared before breathing fire in Rick direction making him roll backwards over the table to escape the flames. Katharine tried to go to him only to have to duck behind cover herself when the General started shooting at her.

"I live to serve you my lord. I can help you become immortal". Katharine discreetly watched from behind the pillar as the General talked to the Emperor in Mandarin.

"If you are lying, you will burn". The Emperor growled before roaring in pain as the terracotta took over his body again re-burning the already burnt skin.Katharine watched in disgust as the General quickly climbed aboard the carriage followed by Wilson.

"Wait! Wait! You wait! I'm coming with you! Wait"! Wilson said as he tried to climb onto the carriage only to have the Emperor swipe his head clean off, making Katharine cringe. Rick and Katharine quickly started to shoot at the two again before having to duck behind cover as the General turned his gun on them.

"Alex, what the hell do you think you're doing"? Katharine yelled at her son when she saw him roll underneath the moving carriage quickly followed by the young Chinese woman. Both husband and wife watched with wide eyes as their only son was dragged underneath the carriage, out of the museum and onto the busy Chinese streets.

"Abigail"! Rick quickly yelled for his daughter who was still standing up on the balcony.

"Yeah"? Abigail yelled as she watched her mother and father pick themselves up off of the floor.

"Don't you ever think of doing anything like that"! Rick groaned as he walked over to his wife making Abby giggle as she made her way downstairs.

"You okay"? Rick asked checking his wife over, seeing the small cut on her neck.

"I'm fine but we need to go". Katharine whispered as she looked up at her husband receiving a nod in return.

"Mum! Dad"! Abby yelled wrapping her arms around her parents. Now she had seen a little violence so it wasn't like she was scared of guns and knives but she'd never been around a real, actually alive Mummy before. So yes she was a little freaked out.

"Abby … I need you to stay right beside me, okay"? Katharine said after giving her daughter a quick hug. Abby quickly nodded in reply as she and her parents ran out of the Museum to follow her stupid, idiotic (too much like their father), brother.

I am sorry that this was a short update and that the next one will be too but it should be out within the next week :) and then I shall hopefully be able to make longer chapters once again.