Ashley spent most of the day trying to find the missing mummy. She tried using her locating spell, but it seemed wherever she aimed, Mums was running in every direction! Soon, Ashley got a throbbing headache from using the spell too much and took a rest on a bench.
"This is ridiculous," she mumbled, rubbing her temples. "I thought mummies were suppose to be slow..."
Ashley looked beside her and saw she was nearby the Charterville museum.
In an alley somewhere, a dumpster opened and Mums poked his head out. "Guess the coast is clear," he climbed out of the dumpster, he smelt his shirt. "Ugh, this garbage stinks worse than I do!" He took off his filth-infested clothes. "Well, so far Khfulun hasn't shown up yet."
A loud growling was heard, Mums put his hands to his bandaged stomach. "And I'm still hungry..." he whined.
Mums heard something, he dove beside the dumpster an saw a truck pull in. Two strong, heavyset men came out and went through the back way of the building.
A smile crept on the mummy's face. "Mmmm, my dinner has arrived."
Mums snuck into the building and tried to find the two men. It was dark, so it was hard for him to see, especially when he only has one eye. When he turned around a corner, he gasped in awe.
He found himself standing in a room with Egypian style vases and pictures all around him. It felt like he was back in his homeland. But when he saw an ancient sarcophagus in the middle of the room, he almost lost his jaw when it dropped.
"Mums!"
Mums jumped a foot in the air. He turned, "Ashley?! What are you doing here?!"
"I'm here looking for you!" she replied. "Now let's get you out of here before someone sees you!"
"You're not the boss of me!" Mums snapped.
Footsteps came close, Ashley and Mums hid themselves and saw the two men Mums saw earlier. They went over to the sarcophagus and picked it up, carrying it.
Mums shot up about to shout, but Ashley covered his mouth and shushed him. Mums began to struggle, but stopped when a third man walked in.
This man was different from the others. He was thinner, shorter and wore a suit, he had short black hair in a bowl cut and a mustache that covered his upper lip.
"Be careful with that," said the man. "that mummy case is worth it's wade in gold!"
Ashley saw them leave, she let go of Mums, he began to tremble. "T-T-That w-was Khfulun!"
Ashley cocked her head back. "That guy? He looked like Ringo Starr. Besides, that guy's alive, he can't be Khfulun." She thought for a moment, "But it's weird those guys are taking that thing away from it's display..."
Ashley got up, buy Mums grabbed her. "Wait! I'm coming with you!"
Ashley looked back at him to protest, but Ashley was surprised to see him not looking scared, but serious!
"I'm gonna stop Khfulun and get my sarcophagus back."
"You're sarcophagus?!"
"That's right, that's the very same one I was emtombed in and now Khfulun is claiming it as his own?!"
Mums paused. "Why didn't I realize this before?"
"What?"
"That I shouldn't be afraid of Khfulun..." Mums growled, clenching his fists. "I should be angry with him!"
"What?!" hissed Ashley.
"He took everything from me! My Cleopatra, my life, my sarcophagus! He took it all! And he shall pay!"
Ashley tried to calm him. "Mums, first of all, that was not Khfulun. Second, that sarcophagus belongs to the museum! Third and not least, that was not Khfulun."
Ashley gasped when she saw Mums' bandages start to writhe around his arms, like they were alive. Ashley grabbed him by the shoulders. "Mums! Listen to me! I know you're upset, but I can't let you do this!"
"Why?! Because you're mad at me?!" he snapped.
"Because I care about you, Mums." Ashley said. "Not because I'm mad at you. If something happened to you, I'd never forgive myself."
Mums was in shock at what Ashley just said.
Ashley gave him a hug. "Now stay here and out of sight. I'll be back."
And she took off, leaving her stunned friend behind.