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.
I would like to thank everyone who's reviewed and/or read my story so far. I love you all.
P.S. I have killed Samantha in this chapter, but there will be a surprize in the last chapter.
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Chapter Eight- The Death of a Loved One.
Jonathan sat next to Samantha's cot and held her hand in one of his bandaged one. His other hand was also bandaged, and so was his head. He also suffered mild bruising, and a few cuts on his shoulders where Sam had clawed him.
His daughter, however was in a much worse state. Her leg was covered in bandages, so was her chest, side and arm. Her head was also bandaged from where Rick threw the rock at her, which he forgave Rick for. Her chest raised and fell slowly, and her breathing was wheezy from the broken ribs.
He felt a hand on his shoulder and jumped in surprize and pain. He turned his head round to see Rick standing behind him "Come on, you have to eat something. You need your strengh for when she wakes up" He said, hopefully.
"I want to thank you for everything, Rick. For helping me with the statue and alter, and getting Sam out of there. I own you a big one for this" Jon could feel the tears threating to fall, which surprized Rick.
"Listen to me, you are family. You may be a pain in the butt at some times, but you are my brother-in-law, my best mate. And Sam, I wouldn't let anything happen to her, cause I know you'll come after me" This made Jon smile a bit.
"The truth is, I own you the big one" This shocked the Englishman "If you hadn't have stole the key from me, I would never have found Evy and we would never have had Alex. Thanks to you, I have what I've always wanted: A family, my own family"
"Thanks, Rick. That really means a lot to me. You know I would do anything for you, and Evy, and Alex. And even Ardeth, as long as nothing's come back from the dead" They both shared a laugh and glanced back down to the sleeping form of Samantha.
"I just wish she would wake up, I need to know that she can and she will wake up" Jonathan was on the erge to crying, until a moaning sound could be heard. Sam moved her head to the side and slowly opened her eyes, filled with pain. She then started having a coughing fit and never stopped, not even when her father gathered her in his arms to calm her down.
This brought the rest of the family into the tent and stopped at the sight of their fallen member. When she finished coughing, Sam looked up at her family and sighed sadly "I..I don't think I'm going...going to make it. The p...pain is too much for me to bare" She had tears of pain running down her face, which started Jonathan off.
"You are not going to die on me again, young lady. I won't let you" Sam smiled though her mask of pain and started coughing again "You can't stop death, dad. It will come to me soon, I know it. It calls to me to go with it"
"Well, I'll bloody well try and stop you from dying" She smiled even more at this and laughed, which turned into another coughing fit. She closed her eyes for a moment "It is coming for me now, at least I can see mother again. Goodbye everybody, I love you all so much" Then she took her last breath.
Samantha Carnahan was dead... once again.
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Jonathan kept a hold of his daughter even after she died, holding her close to him. His body racking with sobs as he cried out his anger, sadness and pain of losing his daughter once again. Only, he knew this time there would be no way of bringing her back like before.
Evy, Rick, Alex and Ardeth went out of the tent to leave Jon to grieve by himself. They did their own grieving outside.
"I can't believe she's gone again. She was always such a fighter" Evy cried out, Rick himself was full of guilt "I never should have thrown that rock at her, causing that head injury like that. I should have said sorry when I had the chance to her"
Ardeth just sat down on a rock and stared at a small pile of sand, like it was some kind of comfort to the pain. He put his head in his hands and started sobbing quietly, his head shaking slowly.
Alex stood by himself, tears coaring down his face. He felt as if it was somehow his fault, he knew it wasn't, but couldn't help feeling guilty. He then turned around and ran into the tent where his uncle was putting Samantha back comfortably on her cot.
Alex wrapped his arms around his surprized uncle and cried out his sorrow "I'm so sorry, uncle John. It's my fault she died, I'm so sorry" Jonathan threw his arms around his nephew and calmed him down "It's not your fault, Alex. I told you before, It's not your fault. It's that Protector's fault, but she is gone now"
"It's too bad, that to get rid of it, we had to pay a price for it" Came the voice of Rick as he came in, followed by Evy and Ardeth "We were just wondering why Alex ran in here. You ok, sport?" He asked his son.
Alex just nodded and huggd his uncle tighter "He just needed to let out his sadness" Jonathan told Rick. Then he got up and handed Alex over to his sister and brother-in-law "Now it is time to let out my sadness. Excuse me"
As he left, Evy turned to her husband "I'm afraid that he's going to do something stupid" He gave his wife a kiss "I'll follow him, make sure he dosen't" She nodded her thanks and Rick left.
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Jonathan walked away from the camp towards a cliff just a few steps away. He leaned againest it and slid down to the sand slowly, realisation setting in. His daughter was gone, taken from him yet again but this time he knew it was permanant.
Jon then thought about the Protector, mocking him and smiling smugly over Samantha's body. This set his anger off and he leaped up on to his feet. Rick knew he was going to do something stupid and walked towards him.
"Jonathan, calm down. Calm down now" Jon turned around and Rick could see his eyes were bright with rage "Calm down? How can I calm down at a time like this? My first child is dead, and I couldn't do anything to help her" He turned around and punched the cliff, a sickening cracking sound filled the air as Jon broke his fingers.
Rick leaped at him and held his brother-in-law's arms together "Calm down, stop it. You're going to hurt yourself badly if you carry on like this. Is this what Sam would want you to do?" Jonathan calmed down at the words and pushed himself away from Rick.
"No, it isn't. She would want me to carry on with my life with Sarah, and bring up our new baby with pride" He knelt on the sand and his body once again started shaking with sobs "I just wish I could have donw something to help her, that's all. I should have"
Rick placed his hand n Jon shoulder "You couldn't do anything at the time, you were unconscious. Sam saved you and told me to get you out of there before something worst happened. Samantha sacrificed herself to save us all, we should remember her that way"
Jonathan could only nod slowly, as he let out his sadness. When he had nothing left to cry out, Rick had a look at his hand "How does it feel?" Now the anger had left him, Jonathan could feel the pain double "Hurt's like bloody hell"
Rick smiled "Well, looks like you've broken only two fingers. Come on then. Let's get back to the camp before they wonder where we've got to" They walked back over to the camp, where everyone was waiting for them.
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Here we go, last chapter next. I wanted to give Jonathan and Rick a special brother like bond in this story. Please read and review, otherwise no last chapter. Only kidding. From chugirl2526.