Yay! Two chapters in one day. Anyway thanks for the awesome reviews from: rebecca, celtic-roses, vampirelover2009, , DiexGaaf.And a lot of thanks to JJ-Jefferu! Anyway as you know, I don't own The Mummy, or Ardeth Bey, which is very sad. But I do own Andrea O'Connell.
We made it out of the city very quickly and then we went back to Fort Brydon in Cairo where we would be getting onto the boat to take us back home in a few days. I was watching while Rick and Evy were fighting over what they're going to do next. The sky was full of dark clouds and lighting and thunder were going off every two seconds, I don't know why but I have a feeling this has something to do with the creature. But hey, that's just a random guess. Note my sarcasm. I am a very sarcastic person if you hadn't noticed already.
Anyway back to the very entertaining fight. "I thought you said that you didn't believe in that fairy tales and hokum stuff." Rick stated throwing Evy's clothes into her suitcase. "Shoo!" he told the cat who was on the suitcase. "Well h-having an encounter with a 3,000-year-old walking, talking corpse does tend to convert one." Evy said moving the cat and taking her clothes back out of the suitcase. I suddenly lost interest and walked out of the room until I couldn't hear the yelling anymore. I was worried about Ardeth, I want to know if he is okay and isn't hurt. I was just walking along the fort randomly until I decided to go outside and just sit down somewhere.
I closed my eyes and when I opened them I saw Evy walking towards me reading a book looking very calm. I decided that I would stay here with here, granted that might be to see Ardeth again, but nobody needs to know that. I went up to her. "Hey Evy." I said and she just smiled at me and kept on reading but she slowed down so we could walk together. "So I take it you are staying here even though your brother isn't?" Evy asked and I looked at her. "Why do you think that?" I asked. She was about to answer but then Rick came running towards us. "Oh Evelyn!" he called and we both turned towards him. "Oh so you're still here." Evy said casually. Rick chuckled worriedly. "We've got problems." he said right before the thunder clapped really loud and balls of fire came out of the sky. It was ruining the fort luckily we were under a stone awning. When we reached the stairs we turned to look at the people screaming. I was scared and the first person I wanted was Ardeth.
We turned around and saw Beni running up the stairs. Rick grabbed him before he got to far. "Beni, you little stinkweed. Where've you been?" Rick asked shoving him against a wall. We heard a scream, the same one I heard when the creature was awoken. Beni took advantage of Rick's lack of attention on him and ran away. Rick took out his gun and we ran up the stairs and when we got into the room we were staying in I looked over towards the fire place and gasped, so did Evy. Burns' body was all disintegrated, like all the liquid was sucked out of him, he was brown too. All that was left of him was muscle and bones, nothing else. Oh my god I want to throw up.
I saw the creature for the first time and it looked like skin was wrapping around him and he was growling. "We are in serious trouble." Rick said pointing his gun at the creature. The creature started walking towards us, so Rick shot at him, but that didn't stop him. Rick then got both of his guns out and Jonathan, Henderson and Daniels all ran into the room and they drew their guns out too. The mummy reached Rick and pushed him into the air and he landed on the group by the door. The creature looked at me and raised a hand towards my face, I flinched back. "Anippe?" It asked me, I couldn't move, so I just backed away. The mummy then went after Evy.
In a language I did not know he said something to her and she looked very freaked out. I noticed that Rick and the others were starting to get up. Then Evy's cat stepped on to the piano meowing, drawing the creature's attention to it. He gasped and spun around turning into sand, and then flying out of the room from the window like a sandstorm. "We are in very serious trouble." Rick stated a few seconds after he left. "No shit Rick." I said and he glared at me but I didn't care.
The next day, we went to the Museum o Antiquities, where I'm guessing Evy works at because she knew her way around so well. Jonathan and Rick were talking. "He does seem to like Evy, and Andy it seems from the way he acted in the room with them." Jonathan said. "Yeah, what's that about?" Rick asked and I rolled my eyes, like any of us knew the answer to that question. I'm guessing we were walking to her boss' office. "What's this guy want anyhow?" Daniels asked I rolled me eyes, nobody had an answer to that question. "There's only one person that can give us any answers." Evy said walking into the room, I was right behind her.
We were all shocked at what we saw, I smiled relieved when I saw Ardeth talking to the curator I'm guessing, Ardeth glanced at me and the corners of his mouth twitched upwards for a moment and I blushed. "You!" Evy exclaimed pointing at Ardeth. All the men next to me drew their guns. "Miss Carnahan. Miss O'Connell I'm presuming. Gentlemen." the curator said calmly. "What is he doing here?" Evy asked motioning to Ardeth. "How do you know my sister's name?" Rick asked the curator who looked at Ardeth, who just raised an eyebrow at Rick. "Do you really want to know, or would you prefer to just shoot us?" The curator asked responding to Evy's question, not Rick's.
"After what I just saw, I'm willing to go on a little faith here." Rick said and everyone put their guns away. A few minutes later everyone was sitting down somewhere, well technically I was standing by the window looking outside. I was still wondering what he meant when he called me that name. "We are part of an ancient secret society. For over 3,000 years we have guarded the City of the Dead . We are sworn at manhood to do any and all in our power to stop the High Priest Imhotep from being reborn into this world." The curator said pacing and then going to sit in a chair Ardeth was standing by. "And now, because of you, we have failed." Ardeth said and I'm pretty sure he was looking at Evy when he said that because technically I had no part in this, I listened to their warning, I just couldn't convince anyone to leave.
"You think this justifies the killing of innocent people?" Evy asked, that's a dumb question am I the only one who hasn't asked one of those yet. "To stop this creature? Let me think." The curator said sarcastically. "Yes!" Both he and Ardeth said at the same time, I almost smiled at that. "Question: Why doesn't he like cats?" Rick asked holding up a finger. "Cats are the guardians of the underworld. He will fear them until he is fully regenerated." the curator answered, and then Ardeth added. "And then he will fear nothing." I closed my eyes, I wish we had never gone on this trip. "You know how he gets his self fully regenerated?" Daniels asked. "By killing everyone who opened that chest." Henderson said quietly looking at his gun. "And sucking them dry that's how!" Daniels exclaimed yelling. "Jonathan, will you stop playing with that?" Evy asked/told Jonathan who was messing with a little display in the room.
"When I saw him alive at Hamunaptra, he called me Anck-su-namun." Evy said and Ardeth and the curator looked at each other surprised. "And then just now in Mr. Burns; quarters, h-he tried to kiss me." Evy completed her sentence and was fiddling with her necklace. "It's because of his love for Anck-su-namun, that he was cursed. Apparently, even after 3,000 years-" The curator started but was cut off by Ardeth. "He is still in love with her." Ardeth finished. "Yes, that is very romantic, but what has that got to do with me?" Evy asked. "Perhaps he will once again try to raise her from the dead." Ardeth said quietly to the curator. "Yes. And it appears he has already chosen his human sacrifice." the curator said and they both looked at Evy.
I turned around. "In Mr. Burns' room he called me Anippe. Who was that?" I asked and Ardeth's head shot up to look at me. "Anippe was the adopted daughter to Seti, she was promised to Imhotep, as a wife by the Pharaoh. She was in love with the Medjai warrior who was her guard at all times. She refused Imhotep, and told Seti that she wasn't willing to do this but she couldn't tell him about her love for her Medjai warrior, for he would be killed if anyone found out. Imhotep, still cared for Anippe, as a friend, and she cared as a friend as well, until she found out that he was going behind her father's back an having an affair with Anck-su-namun and when she and her sister saw them kill her father. They yelled for the Medjai but they got there to late." Ardeth said and I wanted to cry, I could also tell that he wasn't telling the whole truth. "It seems that she is Anippe's reincarnation and therefore, he still cares about her." the curator informed everyone and I wrapped my arms around my stomach before turning back to look out the window again.
"Bad luck, old mums." Jonathan said and I sighed, I felt Ardeth coming closer to me. "Do not worry, I will protect you." He whispered and I nodded. The curator responded to Jonathan's comment. "On the contrary, it may just give us the time we need to kill the creature." the curator said and I turned back around as I noticed the sky was getting darker, Ardeth was looking up at the sky as well. "We will need all the help we can get. His powers are growing." Ardeth said and everyone looked out the window as well, as the sun was getting covered by something in the sky. Jonathan stated something from the Bible.
"And he stretched forth his hand towards the heavens and there was darkness throughout the land of Egypt" I shivered when he finished that saying and I felt something heavy and warm go around my shoulders. I looked an saw Ardeth had given me one of his outer robes. I smiled. "Thank you." I said quietly and he nodded. Everybody was looking our way, but right now I really didn't care.
A few hours later we were all sitting in a room and Evy was asking questions. "We must stop him from regenerating. Who opened that chest?" Evy asked and I looked around at everyone. "Well there was me and Daniels here. Oh, and Burns of coarse." Henderson said. "And that Egyptologist fellow." Daniels added. Rick turned to look at them. "What about my buddy Beni?" Rick asked. "No he scrammed outta there 'fore we opened the damn thing." Daniels said. "Yeah, he was the smart one." Henderson added.
"Yeah. Well that sounds like Beni." Rick confirmed. "We must find the Egyptologist and bring him back to the safety of the fort before the creature can get to him." Evy said. "Right." Rick said. "They stay here." Rick says pointing to us. "You three come with me." Rick said pointing to Daniels, Henderson and Jonathan. Well all started protesting at that. "Just a minute, you can't just leave me behind like some old carpetbag." Evy said. "Yeah, Rick you can't leave us behind. "I mean who put you in charge? O'Connell, what do you think you are doing?" Evy exclaimed as he threw her over his shoulder. Then he did me. "Richard O'Connell you'll put me down right now." I yelled.
"Jonathan! O'Connell!" Evy exclaimed calling for her brother so he could give her some help. "Sorry, but he's a bit…tall." Jonathan made up a stupid excuse. Rick dumped us both on the bed and we charged for the door before he could close it. "Coward that you are! O'Connell you are not leaving me in here!" Evy exclaimed as Rick shut the doors right before we got there. We were knocking on the door and I could hear Rick lock the door. "Jonathan, if you don't open this door in one minute flat-O'Connell, let me out of here." Evy said switching back and forth between the boys. I just gave up. I didn't bother to listen to the conversation on the other side of the door. I just curled up on the couch and went to sleep, because for some reason, I was extremely tired.
I woke up to Evy making a noise and right as I noticed that Imhotep had gotten into our room and was kissing Evy, while she was asleep might I add, Rick came bursting through the door. "Hey! Get your ugly face off of her!" Rick yelled. Imhotep started growling and speaking Ancient Egyptian. He moved towards Rick. "Look what I got!" Rick exclaims with a fake happy face, holding up Evy's cat. Imhotep shrieked and turned into sand before leaving the room through the window. Well all look at each other. "You all right?" Rick asked both of us and I don't know if I have an answer for that. "Well I'm not sure." Jonathan said and we all looked at him.
We ended up driving back to the Museum of Antiquities and I saw Ardeth again and for some reason I was able to breathe easier again. A guy has never had this much of an affect on me, so why did it have to be now during a time like this? We were all walking up the steps with Evy she was trying to find some information. Ardeth had his hand on my lower back, it seems that he likes touching me somehow and I really do not mind, I can tell you that much. Of coarse this also meant that I was at the top of the stairs with him and the curator while everyone else was a little behind us talking about something, it was really hard to concentrate when Ardeth is touching me.
"Well according to legend, the black book the Americans found at Hamunaptra is supposed to bring people back from the dead. Until now it was a notion I was unwilling to believe." Evy said softly. "Believe it, sister. That's what brought our buddy back to life." Rick said humorlessly. "Yes, and I'm thinking that if the black book can bring dead people to life-" Evy started but was cut off. "Then maybe the gold book can kill him." Rick finished and Evy nodded. "That's the myth. Now we just have to find out where the gold book is hidden." Evy said and we heard chanting from outside so we all went to look out the window, I couldn't believe what I saw men were covered in boils and sores. They kept on chanting Imhotep's name and were coming towards the museum.
I unconsciously backed up into Ardeth for protection, it seems that since I've met him my body automatically goes to him for protection. So does my heart. Ardeth put one arm around my stomach holding me to him and squeezing me tight before just holding my hand. "Last but not least my favorite plague…boils and sores." Jonathan said and I closed my eyes, knowing what that meant. "They have become his slaves. So it has begun, the beginning of the end." Ardeth said and I elbowed him. "Don't talk like that. We will always have a chance." I said to him and amazingly he nodded. "Not quite yet, it hasn't. Come on." Evy said in response to Ardeth's statement. We followed Evy to this stone tablet that she began reading. They were trying to break down the doors, I was standing next to Ardeth looking at the main door.
I was totally ignoring what Evy was saying, I was too worried about someone getting hurt. The crowd managed to break through the doors, and as if he's been doing it ever since he was born, Ardeth grabbed my hand and swung me behind him. I'm guessing Evy found out where the book is because Ardeth suddenly took my hand and we were running outside. We were being surrounded by people, when we were driving, but Rick stepped on the gas pedal, running people over. People were all over the car and then I heard Daniels screaming for help, but I couldn't get to him fast enough. He got pulled over the side of the car. I knew what was going to happen so I turned away.
We crashed into a fire hydrant and were surrounded in a corner. Imhotep came walking through the crowd. "It's the creature. He's fully regenerated." the curator said. Imhotep started talking. "Come with me, my princess. It is time to make you might forever." Beni translated into English. "For all eternity," idiot." Evy and I said at the same time. Everyone looked at me. Okay, so I pretend that I don't know Ancient Egyptian, but truth is I do. When I started to learn the language it came naturally. I can speak it, read it, and write it. Imhotep spoke again. "Take my hand and I will spare your friends." Beni translated once again. Rick and I both scoffed. "Oh, dear. Have you got any bright ideas?" She asked Rick. "I'm thinking, I'm thinking." Rick said "You better think of something fast, because if he turns me into a mummy you're the first one I'm coming after." Evy said walking towards Imhotep. "No." Rick said grabbing his gun out of it's holster.
"Don't!" Evy exclaimed looking at Rick when he pointed the gun at Imhotep. "No!" Ardeth exclaimed grabbing Rick's wrist to keep him from shooting. "He has to take me to Hamunaptra to perform the ritual." Evy said looking at him. "She is right. Live today, fight tomorrow." Ardeth said and Rick put his gun back in the holster. Rick and Evy just stared at each other, coming to an understanding. Rick looked at Imhotep. "I'll be seeing you again." Rick said pointing the torch at him. Imhotep just smirked and walked away. "Evelyn." Rick said trying to go after her but Ardeth and I held him back. Beni went over to Jonathan and took something out of his pocket, it was the key! "Hey! That's mine." Jonathan exclaimed while Beni just smiled at him. "Thank you." he said and walked away. Imhotep suddenly shouted "kill them all" in Arabic. "No! Let go of me! Let go of me! O'Connell!" Evy yelled as her voice faded in the distance.
"Goodbye, my friend." Beni said looking at Rick. "Come here, you little-" Rick exclaimed but Beni ran into the mob, who was getting closer to us. Rick threw his torch at them and lifted a cover off a sewer pump in the ground. "Come on." He told Jonathan and helped him down the hole. "What about my sister." He said before he got in. "We're going to get her back! Go!" Rick said and Jonathan went with no more hesitation. "You next." Rick said grabbing Ardeth and pushing him down, while the curator got a sword out and started killing the minions. "Now you!" Rick said and grabbed me and dropped me down the hole, but Ardeth caught me. "Come on! Give me your hand!" We heard Rick tell the curator but the guy just wouldn't listen. "You go!" the curator yelled. "Come on!" my brother said again. "Go!" was the last thing I heard.
Ardeth knew what was going to happen and so did I. "I'm sorry." I said frowning, Ardeth looked really, really sad, which I can understand why, so before my brother came down and while Jonathan wasn't looking, I kissed him. Not on the cheek either, but I really kissed him. He looked stunned but then he smiled and put me down on the ground as my brother came down the hole.
Through the night, we ended up getting a car and driving to a place that had a plane and a airport hanger in the middle of the desert. I saw man sitting under a umbrella, drinking tea. We were actually walking up to this man. "Morning, Winston. Uh, a word?" My brother asked the man. We told him the problem. "So what's your little problem got to do with His Majesty's Royal Air Corps? Winston asked. "Not a damn thing." Rick said straight out. Winston put down his tea. "Is it dangerous?" he asked. "You probably won't live through it." Rick told the man and he looked excited.
I looked at Ardeth confused but he had the same look I had on his face. By Jove, do you really think so?" Winston asked. "Well, everybody else we've bumped into has died. Why not you?" Jonathan said sarcastically. "What's the, uh-What's the challenge then?" Winston asked standing up. "Rescue the damsel in distress, kill the bad guy and save the world." Rick told him. Winston laughed. "Oh! Winston Havelock at your service, sir." Winston said. Next thing I know, I'm strapped to a plane right next to Ardeth. This is not fun considering I'm strapped onto the wing of the plane. Rick whistled to us.
"How you doin'?" he asked us I tried to flip him off but it didn't work. Ardeth looked like he was having a blast. I saw a huge dust storm in the distance, which I bet is Imhotep. I started screaming when this huge sandstorm started chasing us, and then it had a face, Imhotep's face. We're being surrounded by sand and then suddenly the sands gone, but our plane is crashing. I am screaming I admit that, I despise heights, I have always despised heights.
Ardeth got away from the wing, and then helped me. Rick went to check on Winston but I'm guessing that he didn't make it since there was no response. Then the plane started sinking. It's quicksand, get back it's quicksand." Ardeth said pulling me away. We all stood back and watched the plane sink. Rick saluted Winston and we headed off to save Evy.
Soon we were at Hamunaptra and Ardeth, Rick were moving rocks I couldn't because I didn't have enough strength so I was quiet and let them do it. Jonathan didn't do it because he's lazy so now he's bossing Rick and Ardeth around. "I'd take those bigger stones first. Take them from the top, otherwise the whole thing will cave in on us." Jonathan said pointing to the rocks on the top. The guys were just ignoring him. "Come on. Put your backs into it." Jonathan said and we all stopped to stare at him.
"Yes, well, you've got the idea. Chop-chop." Jonathan said becking off when he saw the glares he was getting. Jonathan started looking around and went closer to a carving on the wall. I just kept watching Ardeth, I can't get him off my mind and it is annoying me. That kiss was amazing I felt sparks, even though it was barely even a second long. I suddenly heard Jonathan screaming. "What?" Rick asked when he turned around. "It's in my arm! My arm!" Jonathan said holding out his arm. Rick ripped Jonathan's sleeve open and we saw a bump moving. "Whoa!" Rick said. "Hold him." He told Ardeth, who held Jonathan as Rick got his knife out and flicked the bug across the room, then killed it by shooting it with a gun. We finally got the passage open and we ended up in a dark room, but Rick found a lamp and shot at it.
When the room lit up we found out it was the treasure room. It was amazing, I was actually stunned by this. I looked around until I heard groaning and saw mummies coming out of the ground. "Who the hell are these guys?" Rick and I asked at the same time. "Priests. Imhotep's priests." Ardeth answered. "Alright then." Rick said and started shooting at the mummies, I realized that I had to use one of Rick's guns because I didn't have one. Unfortunately, Jonathan had the same idea and took the guns before I could get to them. We started backing up towards a corner where there were lots of statues, still shooting of coarse.
"There he is! Hello Horus old boy." Jonathan said going to the statue. Rick suddenly gave Ardeth his gun, lit a match using Ardeth's face, which I almost laughed at, and then lit some dynamite. "Time to close the door." He said throwing the dynamite into a wall right in front of the priests. We all ran for cover. Soon, Jonathan and Rick were trying to open the compartment in the statue of Horus and I was helping Ardeth load his gun. We saw more mummies coming through a tunnel, Ardeth looked back towards us.
"Damn these guys just don't quit, do they?" Rick asked. "Keep digging." Ardeth said cocking his gun, I quickly took a gun that Ardeth left behind and went after him as he started to walk away. The mummies started coming in and Ardeth shot them but then he was out of bullets. "Save the girl. Kill the creature." He said before yelling and running towards the mummies. I followed him ignoring my brother's protests. "Save Evy!" I yelled and he had no choice but to listen.
When I saw Ardeth fighting the mummies by hand I shot some of them and he looked over at me shocked and surprised and possibly a little angry that I put myself into danger. Soon we had killed all of the mummies. "Are you insane. You could have been killed. You must have lost all sense Allah has given you." he said but I knew it was because he was worried. "Ardeth, calm down, I might be sensitive to things, but I am not weak." I said looking at him straight in the eye. We were both panting and just glaring at each other.
I don't know how the next moment happened but it did. I was pushed roughly against a wall and Ardeth was right in front of me, I was trapped between a wall and Ardeth. I really didn't mind. Well, I didn't really pay any more attention to things because Ardeth was suddenly kissing me with a lot more passion than the last kiss we shared. When we finally broke apart, we weren't breathing anymore, we were panting instead. "I don't know why I feel so drawn to you, when I've only known you for a short period of time." I said quietly when I got my breath back.
"There is something I must tell you. Anippe fell in love with a Medjai warrior remember?" he asked me and I nodded. "I know that from my past life, I was the warrior that Anippe fell in love with because I had dreams and they all held Anippe and Ammon, my past life and yours. In any life it is my job to protect you and I suppose you could say that we were meant to be together." he said and I looked at him confused. "So we only feel this way because of our past lives?" I asked hurt and he shook his head.
"No only the journey is written, not the destination." he said and I nodded. For some reason I could tell that I found him because I was meant to no matter what. "So you're supposed to always protect me?" I asked slyly. "Yes." He answered quickly. "So lets say I was making fun of you and got away before you could do anything, what would you do to me?" I asked him and his eyes went two shades darker and he grabbed me before leaning down towards my ear. "You would love, what I would do to you as punishment." he said and I sucked in a breath. He backed away grinning and I laughed, before I remembered that my brother is still down there. I headed back in but Ardeth grabbed me. "No! Ardeth I have to save my brother." I said trying to get away but he held me firmly.
Then Hamunaptra started crumbling and falling down. Ardeth quickly dragged me to safety and he wrapped his arms around me the whole time, then he went to go get a horse and when he did I saw Rick, Evy and Jonathan all coming towards me. "Evy! Rick! Jonathan!" I yelled running towards them and hugging them all. "Andrea Rain O'Connell, never leave my sight with mummies around again. I was scared to death!" Rick said wrapping me in a hug almost crying, I don't know how I'm supposed to tell him I'm not going back with him. "Rick, there is something I need to tell you." I said and he frowned. "Remember the story about my past life Anippe?" I asked quietly and he nodded.
"Well the Medjai warrior she fell in love with is reincarnated as Ardeth, that is why we are drawn to each other Rick. I think I'm going to stay here and learn more about my past life." I said quietly and it took him for what felt like forever to finally say something. "Keep in contact with me Andrea. I know that these men will protect you, but still practice your fighting and just keep in contact." he begged and I nodded, before hugging and kissing them all on the cheek. Everything was silent for a while until a hand landed on Jonathan's shoulder and he screamed, we all jumped shocked and turned to him. Only to see Ardeth on a camel, I went over to him.
"Oh! Thank you. Thank you very much." Jonathan said sarcastically holding his hand to his heart. "You have earned the respect and gratitude of me and my people." Ardeth said and I grinned. Jonathan chuckled. "Yes, well, it was nothing." Jonathan said. "May Allah, smile upon you always." Ardeth said kissing his fingers putting them to his forehead and then motioning them to all of us. "And…yourself." Jonathan said trying to do the hand motion. Rick walked up to Ardeth. "Take care of my little sister, and make sure she remembers to contact me." Rick begged quietly. "I will protect her with my life my friend, and I will remind her to write to all of you." he said before helping me up onto the camel. I was in the front of him this time. I looked back and waved as we road off towards his village, I noticed how Evy and Rick kissed though. I smiled at that.
"So anymore exciting adventures, that I can go on?" I asked him as a joke and he looked down at me with raised eyebrows. "Let me recover from this one first." he said and I laughed and nodded. "How long until we get to your home?" I asked him yawning. "Not very." Was the response I got, so I nodded and started to fall asleep against him.
So what did you guys think? The first movie is over, but I will be adding the second one in here soon. But first I'll be putting something in there for the ten years that pass until the second movie. Maybe another adventure or two who knows. Let me know what you think.