Okay I am trying to start introducing the past lives of Nerissa and Henderson, so if it seems a bit odd now I'm sorry. The next chapter will be more of an explanation; via flashback so until then bare with me please.

Chapter Eight: The Tale of the High Priest, the Priestess and the Medjai

"You know sometimes it feels like this is all familiar. I can't explain it you know?" Nerissa said as she looked at Henderson. The two of them had been sitting there for a few hours just talking. It had been relaxing just talking to someone.

"Like what?" Henderson asked as he scratched the back of his neck with a yawn. Nerissa stood and walked over to a stone with hieroglyphics on it. She began to read the hieroglyphics to herself. It told of a High Priestess who had guarded the city thousands of years ago.

"Like this, see? It tells a story, yet I feel as if I have heard it before."She said as she pointed to the ruins. Henderson stood and walked over to her studying the hieroglyphics.

"What does it say?" he asked as he stared at the writing as if it would magically translate.

"It tells a story about a High Priestess who was betrayed by a friend, the High Priest of Osiris. He had killed her lover, a Medjai. Instead of mourning she found revenge by having his lover taken from him. The two continued to have…hmm I don't know how to literally translate this one. I guess it could translate as fights. The fighting finally ended when he tried to cheat death and bring back his love. But the High Priestess had stopped him before the ritual could be complete. The High Priest tried to get her to let him finish by saying he could bring back her Medjai love, but she refused saying if it was destined the gods would find a way for them to meet again." She said as she read the story, it seemed Henderson seemed as intrigued as she was about the story.

"Then what happened?" He asked as she kneeled down to read the rest, but before she could there was a loud scream. Nerissa jumped up like a desert snake uncoiling. Henderson was looking out into the desert with wide eyes. She turned to see what he was looking at and gasped, there was a dark cloud of locusts swarming towards them. Nerissa found herself screaming in terror. She hated bugs and seeing a swarm of them coming terrified her, she found herself running towards the camp screaming. Henderson was close behind her flinging his arms around to keep the locusts from his face.

The others in the camp were also fleeing from the swarm of locusts. Everyone ran into the ruins trying to find an escape from the horde of insects. She panicked as she stumbled in the hallways almost blindly; Indy was close at her heels whimpering. Jon was next to her as she tripped he quickly grabbed her by the elbow to balance her. She silently thanked him with a look before she ran into Rick's back when he went to an abrupt stop. She looked down to see what he was looking at and gasped, the sandy ground was bubbling as a swarm of scarabs burst through. Rick handed her the torch he was holding and pulled his gun out and began to fire at them. Nerissa threw the torch down at the scarabs which scattered to avoid the flames but they kept coming. Indy jumped up into her open arms as she ran. They all ran down the corridors to avoid the scarabs, she screamed when a digger tripped and was devoured by the scarabs.

She saw Evy jump onto a ledge and jumped to the opposite side, she hoped that the others would be alright. Nerissa couldn't help but gasp as Evy triggered a secret door and gasped. She could only hope that Evy didn't find more scarabs. Leaning against the wall she realized she found a trick door herself. The secret door opened to a dark and quiet chamber. Indy jumped out of her arms and ran out of the room she quickly followed.

"INDY! COME BACK HERE!" she called out as she ran out of the chamber she saw Evy backed up against a wall and what looked like a mummy standing in front of her.

"EVY! Hey get away from her!" she screamed as the mummy turned to look at her. She was speechless by the fact that a mummy was somehow alive and standing in front of her.

"Layla, you will pay for what you did to me. Cursing me in this life and the afterlife. And this time your Medjai friends cannot help you!" The mummy said in ancient Egyptian she stood there in a confused shock. Not only was she shocked that a 3000 year old mummy was alive and talking to her, but the fact that he was blaming her for his death.

"There you two are! Evy, Ness it's time to go now!" Rick said as he ran up to the two, Evy was trembling and Nerissa pointed at the mummy. Rick turned around hesitantly and let out a scream.

"WOAH! Now it is defiantly time to go!" He said before shooting the mummy in the stomach with a shot gun, the mummy let out an angry and pained howl before falling onto its back. The three ran towards the exit, Indy was hot on their heels. As they reached the outside they were met with sharp curved blades. The desert men were glaring at the three. Nerissa looked down and gagged as she saw Burns, who had his eyes and tongue ripped out. Daniels and Henderson were on the ground trying to calm their friend down the best they could considering what happened to him. She had missed what the desert men were saying but managed to hear Rick say he killed it.

"It's not dead is it? Not really…" The desert man who seemed to be in charge, looked at her with an aggravated sigh.

"No, the creature will never eat; never sleep until his curse is brought through. Now I and my comrades will have to find a way to kill him before he does so." He was still glaring at Rick who kept insisting he got the mummy.

"Rick, I doubt that a shot gun killed a guy with no organs…he was already dead…it's like shooting a corpse, which in a way he is. Just let these guys deal with it! I want to get as far from this damn place as I can." Nerissa said as she wrapped her arms around herself. Evy looked at her with sympathy as she wrapped her arms around her.

"I agree with her!" Said Henderson as he stood up angrily. Nerissa felt she couldn't get away from here fast enough, but getting back to the fort was at least one step in getting away.

Sorry it's late and not very long, but I've been very busy with school. I have a lot coming up these next few weeks as well. I will try to update ASAP, if I don't update before Thursday I'd like to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to my state-side readers! And thank you for all of your reviews, it really means a lot to hear feed back from you guys!