Trapped Alive!
Summary- A year later, during an excavation with the O'Connell family, Jonathan and Samantha get caught in a landslide which traps them in the Temple of Bast. With Samantha badly injured and unwell, father and daughter learn even more about each others lives while trying to escape.
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Chapter 5- Memories and More Danger.
Dawn broke over Eygpt and the O'Connell's and Ardeth woke up to the new day. After saying them hellos and eating breakfast, they set off back to the temple to continue their work of getting Jonathan and Samantha out.
"Rick, do you think we'll be able to get them out today?" Evy asked, feeling both worry and excitement for the answer. She brought along the golden cat statue just in case they did. She remembered the warnings and pictures of what happens to the people who took the statue.
"I'm not sure, Evy. I'm hoping so. If not, we'll have to try again tomorrow" Rick felt the same emotions his wife was feeling. He felt sick to his stomach thinking of the both of them hurt and in pain. He loved his family with all his heart, and even though Jonathan could be such a pain in the ass in Rick's opinion, he was glad to have Jon has a brother.
He was glad Samantha came into their lives as well, she helped made Jonathan settle down and turn him into a responsible adult. Sam was also a great friend to Alex, helping him with homework and giving him those self defence lessons. Jonathan was a great friend to Alex as well, taking him around London, looking after him when he and Evy went on digs.
Rick was distrubed from his thoughts when his wife shook his arm "Rick, are you alright?" She asked, worried "Yes, just remembering" He smiled back at her. They started digging up and moving rocks with Alex and Ardeth until Evy spoke up again.
"I remember when Jonathan brought Samantha over to the manor in London for her first proper christmas when she was three. She had never seen a christmas tree before, so we let her help decorate the tree on christmas eve. It was funny watching Sam decorate the bottom of the tree, while me and Jon did the rest. Her face was a picture when we had finished, but the next morning her face was an even better picture when she saw all the presents for her. So after that, she spent every christmas with us, until her mother stopped Sam from seeing us again" Rick could swear he heard anger in Evy's voice when she spoke of Sam's mother.
"I'm just so glad she came back into our lives. Sam has helped this family a lot since she first came back to us, she's helped us grown even closer as a family" To Rick's surprize, she started crying again. He put his arms round her and held her close while she let out her emotions, rubbing his arm up and down her back.
"Listen, we will get them back. I promise we'll get them back. We miss them both too much to give up on them" When Evy had finished crying, they set back to work.
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Inside the temple entrance, Jonathan had just woke up to find Sam in pain. Her hair was stuck to her face because of the sweat coming of her and she was moaning in her sleep. Quickly, Jon put a damp cloth to her forehead and she became much calmer. He then searched the backpack for any food they might have bought in with them, and found some bread they kept in case of the emergency of hunger. Jon ripped a bit off the end and took a bite out of it, saving the rest for when Sam wakes up again.
When he'd finished eating, Jonathan got up and started moving some of the rocks again, stopping every now and again to cool Samantha down. A few hours later, Samantha woke up properly, sat up and had some bread and water. Jonathan sat down with her while having a rest.
"Still can't get though yet, dad?" Sam asked weakly. Jon shook his head and sighed, placing his head in his hands. Sam held up her hand and placed it on his arm, making him look at her. "Listen, we always get into trouble, but we always seem to get out of it. No matter what happens, we will get out of here. Shame I can't help you move some rocks".
"You know you can't get up on your leg while it's in that condition. The best you could only stand on it for a few seconds unaccompanied, and I'll need both my hands to move rocks as well" Jonathan explained. They both sat in silence, until Jon started quietly laughing to himself. "What?" Asked Sam.
"What you just said about us being in trouble all the time. I just remembered the first time we both got into trouble. You were about four and we went for a walk around Cairo while your mother was cleaning the house. I wasn't watching what I was doing, but you slipped from my grasp and ran off. I ran after you and you ran in front of a horse pulling a cart. The horse rearing up and nearly kicked you, but luckily I managed to pull you away just in time. When we got home, your mother had a fit at us. You for running away and me for not paying attention. We both laughed about it afterwards though" Samantha smiled at him and gave a little giggle at the memory.
She then notised the state of her father's hands, cuts and scraps covered them. Some cuts were starting to bleed, so she quickly got the canteen of water from the side of Jonathan and cleaned his hands, surprizing him. Sam then ripped one off a part of the bottom of her robes and wrapped each hand in them. He smiled at her as she lay down again, weakened by the nursing.
She then closed her eyes for a moment, and fell back asleep, thinking about her childhood. Jonathan took this opportunity to check Sam's injuries, so he removed the soiled make-shift bandage and saw the wound was starting to heal. He wash the wound clean, then ripped off another bit of fabric off Sam's robe and rewrapped the leg. He looked back at the rock pile and walked towards, moving more rocks.
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Outside, the sky became dark and stars shone brightly with the moon. The O'Connell family started back to their camp, feeling tired, disappointed and ashamed from not getting their missing family members out of the temple. No-one talked as they ate their supper, then got into bed ready for tomorrow. They were sure they could get Jon and Sam out tomorrow.
The moon again shone on the temple and inside the treasure room, cracks started appearing on the hugh cat staue, it's bright eyes shining, growling heard inside it.
Jonathan lay down next to his daughter and drifted off into a restful sleep, not waking when Samantha started tossing and turning. She started whimpering in her sleep. Then, her eyes opened to reveal golden yellow cat's eyes, glaring at her farther. Then finally, went back to sleep.
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Here we go. Sorry it's a bit late, but I've been working on another mummy story. It's my own remake of the film, only with an eight year old Samantha in it. if this sounds confusing, tell me. Please continue to read and review. From chugirl2526.