Author's Note: I have taken some suggestions into account and have changed a little from the movie. I hope you like.
Chapter 8: Reincarnated Princesses and Golden Spears
Alex and I quickly catch up to Evy. I watch as she stops Anck-su-namun from stabbing Uncle Jon with one of her sais.
"Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" Evy taunts.
"Oh my God, Evy," Uncle Jon says surprised. I quickly glance at him. I wonder to myself if he thought I was lying about being able to read ancient Egyptian. I write it off as surprise at seeing her alive again.
"Take Alex and go and help Rick," she directs as she takes his arm and pushes him aside.
"But mom," Alex starts to reason as Uncle Jon wraps an arm around his shoulders.
"No buts, Alex." Uncle Jon begins ushering him out. Evy reaches for her own set of sais, "Emily and I will be just fine." She glances at me and I look back in shock. "Stay out of the way until I need you," she says with a smile. I quickly step to the side. I ready myself to jump in when needed.
"Nefertiti," the other woman says as she stares Evy down.
"Anck-su-namun," Evy replies while spinning her sais in her hands. Realization sweeps over me as I watch the interaction. When I brought Evy back, I also brought back the spirit of Nefertiti. The tables had turned in our favor.
"Good," Anck-su-namun moves first and she and Evy begin to fight. I am so mesmerized by their skill that all I can do is watch. Eventually Anck-su-namun gets Evy backed into a wall.
"You have remembered the old ways," I hear Anck-su-namun say in ancient Egyptian. I take this opportunity to blindside her with a tackle.
"I'm a little something new," I retort as I jump back up. Anck-su-namun quickly jumps up and turns on me. Evy quickly steps in front of me again and resumes fighting. Evy finally gains the upper hand and grazes Anck-su-namun's cheek with one of the sais. She quickly puts a hand to her cheek. I take this moment to pick up the sais that she dropped. I stand next to Evy. Anck-su-namun stares at us for a moment before running off. Evy and I quickly make chase.
"That little quip of yours reminded me of your father when we first met," Evy says while we are running.
"Can't we discuss this later?" I ask. I quickly kick it up a notch so we don't lose her.
"Of course we can."
We finally reach the anti-chamber and come to a halt. I look up to see my dad running from this creature. It looks to be half human and half scorpion.
"Rick," Evy yells. This distracts him.
"Evy," he replies in a shocked tone. I cringe as he nearly misses an attack from the Scorpion King. I hear Alex and Uncle Jon trying to figure out how to open up the spear. I run over and try to help. With all three of us working together we finally get it open.
"The Spear of Osiris," I hear Imhotep say in ancient Egyptian.
"Hurry up Uncle Jon," I say.
"Jonathan, throw it," I look at Evy as she is struggling with Anck-su-namun. "Kill the Scorpion King. Send his army back to the underworld."
"Step aside kids," he says to us. "I'm a professional." I roll my eyes at this. I pull Alex behind me. He clings to my arm and peers around me to watch. Uncle Jon throws the spear, but Imhotep catches it before it reaches its mark. Uncle Jon backs up until he bumps into me. I look up at him and he has a look of shock on his face. I can feel Alex's hand tighten around my arm.
Before I realize what I am doing, I find myself sneaking behind a pillar close to the Scorpion King. Out of the corner of my eye I see my dad. He notices me and realizes what I am doing. At first he looks upset, but then I see he understands what I am doing. He gives me a knowing glance. I look back at Imhotep. I have to time this perfectly.
"The army of Anubis shall be mine," he says in ancient Egyptian. I see him rear back to throw. That is when I start towards the Scorpion King. I leap forward at the last second and catch the spear. I do a summersault before jumping to my feet with the spear in hand.
I hear Imhotep cry out in defeat. I also hear Evy calling my name. I look up to see the Scorpion King turn on me. I look over to dad and throw him the spear. He easily catches. Out of nowhere I am thrown backwards. I land with a grunt of pain a few yards away. Apparently the Scorpion King had backhanded me when I was looking at dad.
I open my eyes and everything is blurry. I can barely make out Evy's face looking at me. I try to sit up but am hit with a dizzy spell.
"Ouch," I groan and hold my head closing my eyes again.
"Not so fast," Evy directs me. "You hit your head pretty hard." She reaches down and slowly pulls me into a sitting position. I open my eyes again and my vision is clearer. Evy maneuvers behind me and helps me to stand up. I sway a little and lean against her. I look down at my hands and notice one has blood on it. Evy takes out her handkerchief and puts it carefully to my head. I hold it there and look up to see my dad stumbling backwards. He is about to fall into the pit when he stabs the Scorpion King.
"No," Evy yells beside me.
"Mom," I say painfully. I clutch my head and bend over as she screams, the noise causing terrible pain. Evy puts an arm around my waist to keep me from collapsing.
"Sorry," she whispers as we both look at my dad. The only thing keeping him from falling into the pit is the spear stuck in the Scorpion King.
"Go to hell and take your friends with you," he yells. He twists the spear and the Scorpion King cries out in pain. He rears back and roars. A black cloud explodes and a breeze sweeps over us as everything goes dark…