So, it's been a while.
I swear that I'm not abandoning my fics, and I've become eager to finish this story next. I've become newly inspired, but updates will be sporadic, as I am finishing my senior year, so I'll be super busy and tired. I'll do my best, however.
Enjoy the next chapter, my lovelies!
Disclaimer: I only own Jasmine
Chapter Three
"There she is!" Jasmine whispered, seeing her mother, and Rick prepared his gun, just as Hafez stopped chanting, and the stone casing around the skeleton burst open, revealing a familiar creature. "Imhotep." Ardeth tightened his grip on her hand, pulling her closer.
"You know, a couple years ago, this all would have seemed really strange." Rick commented nonchalantly, placing a hand on Ardeth's shoulder as he walked past. Jasmine looked down on the group of people gathered around Imhotep, and she saw a woman approaching the mummy. Her vision shifted until she was looking down upon Nefertiri. She gasped, taking a step back.
"Are you alright?" Ardeth asked in concern, placing a hand on her back. Jasmine looked at him, her eyes wide.
"I know who that woman is." She said in a quiet voice. Ardeth looked down as well, and he tensed when he saw the woman and Imhotep speaking together. "It's Anck-Su-Namun. Reincarnated." Ardeth pulled her close, hugging her tightly.
"Hush, Jasmine. She will not touch us. We will be together without the creature interfering. I promise." He told her softly, and Jasmine nodded.
"Burn her!" The reincarnation of Anck-Su-Namun ordered, and men lifted the platform that Evie was sitting on, moving towards a large pit of fire.
"Not yet." Ardeth said as Jasmine started forward. She bit her lip, waiting for her father. As Evie was tipped towards the fire, Rick jumped over the fire, shooting at the men. "Now!" Jasmine and Ardeth joined Rick, shooting down at the group from the balcony. Imhotep looked from Rick, up to where Jasmine and Ardeth were standing.
"You!" the mummy snarled, and Jasmine fired her gun into his shoulder.
"Yeah. Me." She replied. The woman grabbed a gun, and began firing at the couple, and Jasmine ducked behind a pillar. She saw Rick pull Evie out of the way, and she then saw Imhotep open a ceramic holder, which spewed dust, forming four familiar mummies. "Oh great."
"Time to go!" Rick shouted, running up to them. Evie embraced Jasmine tightly. "Jazzy, can you stop these guys? You did it before." Ardeth took Jasmine's hand as they began running.
"That was mainly because of Uncle John. Right now, we just need to run." She replied. They exited the museum, and Evie began to drag a bench in front of the door. "Mom, leave it! They don't use doors!" Rick looked around frantically for his brother-in-law and son.
"Where the hell's Jonathan?" he exclaimed, and his answer came in the form of a double-decker bus that squealed to a stop in front of them. Jonathan was driving, while Alex was standing beside him. "What's wrong with my car?"
"I was forced to find an alternate mode of transportation." Jonathan replied, attempting to placate Rick. Jasmine jumped onto the bus, along with Evie and Ardeth. Evie hugged Alex tightly.
"You okay, Al?" Jasmine asked her younger brother, who nodded.
"Drive, Jonathan!" Rick shouted, just as the mummies burst through the walls. Jonathan obeyed, and took off, driving the bus faster than Jasmine had ever seen a double-decker go. The mummies quickly followed, their speed helping them to catch up with the bus.
"Are you happy to see me now?" Ardeth asked Rick, raising an eyebrow slightly. Rick cocked his gun, glaring at the Medjai.
"Just like old times, huh?" he snapped sarcastically, before running up to the top level of the bus. Jasmine pulled out her swords, throwing her gun onto one of the seats. As the mummies began to attack, she slashed at them. One focused on her, and began to approach her. Jasmine swung one of her swords, taking off the mummy's arm.
"Alex, get back!" she shouted as her brother was nearly slashed by one of the mummies. "Uncle Jonathan, turn!" Two mummies had cornered Ardeth and Rick, and Evie pushed her brother's shoulder.
"Turn, turn!" she exclaimed, agreeing with her daughter. Jonathan sped up, heading into a small alley, where people were gathered, and cars were driving their way.
"No! Get out of the way!" Jonathan ordered, waving his hand like a maniac. Jasmine stabbed the mummy, and cut it into three pieces, kicking it out of one of the broken windows. She looked up to see them heading for an overpass, which was lower than the top level of the bus.
"Dad, look out!" Jasmine cried, hoping her father could hear her as the metal crunched and broke away from the roof. Jonathan drove out of the alley and onto a main road, pulling over to the side with shaking hands, and stopping.
"Great driving, Uncle John!" Alex said enthusiastically, hugging his uncle from the back.
"Yeah." Jonathan said, staring forward blankly. Jasmine shook her head fondly, and slid onto the seat beside Ardeth, who was breathing heavily. She leaned against his uninjured shoulder, taking his hand.
"You okay?" she asked, and Ardeth looked at her with a small smile.
"This was my first bus ride." He replied, making Jasmine laugh, kissing his cheek. She watched as her parents hugged one another tightly.
"What would I do without you?" Evie asked with a small smirk.
"Are all librarians this much trouble?" Rick retorted, chuckling as he kissed his wife.
"Jeez, get a room." Jonathan and Alex said in unison. Jasmine shut her eyes lightly, breathing a sigh of relief as she enjoyed the small peaceful atmosphere of the destroyed bus. It was suddenly broken by a shout from the back of the bus.
"Let me go!" Alex yelled, and Jasmine opened her eyes to see Alex being grabbed by a man in red.
"Silence!" the man snapped, holding Alex around the middle as he pulled him from the bus and towards another car.
"Stop!" Rick roared, running after them. Jasmine jumped up, following her father after the car.
"ALEX!" she screamed, eyes widening as the bridge was slowly raised. Rick kept running up the ramp until it stopped rising, and he was clinging to the edge, staring helplessly after his kidnapped son. Jasmine felt tears fill her eyes as a hand touched her arm. She turned to see Evie staring after Rick, despair in her eyes. The two women hugged one another tightly, crying.
"My son." Evie whispered, and Jasmine clung to her mother tightly. Evie stroked Jasmine's hair gently, kissing her forehead. Another pair of arms wrapped around them, and Jasmine leaned into her father's hug.
"Please do not fear for your son, my friends." Ardeth said, joining them with Jonathan. Jasmine broke away from her parents, looking at the Medjai curiously. "They cannot hurt him, for he wears the bracelet of Anubis." Jasmine's eyes widened, and a small smile appeared on her face in relief.
"Alex is wearing the bracelet?" Evie asked, her eyebrows furrowing.
"When he put it on, he said he saw the pyramids at Giza, the temple at Karnak." Rick explained, rubbing his wife's arms soothingly.
"At Karnak, the bracelet will show him the next step of the journey." Ardeth told the family, and Jasmine straightened.
"We need to get going, then. If we don't get to Karnak before them, we won't know where to look for him." She said firmly, and Rick looked at her proudly.
"Seems to me like we need a magic carpet." He said, looking around at their small team. They climbed back onto the bus solemnly, Jonathan driving them back home silently as they thought about their next moves. As they entered the house, Ardeth paused, and pulled Jasmine into a hug.
"I must warn the other chieftains." Ardeth said, and Jasmine nodded, wrapping her arms around Ardeth tightly. He leaned down, and kissed Jasmine gently. "If you give me the location of your transportation, I will meet you there." Rick nodded, and stepped away to write down the name of where they were meeting. Jasmine looked at Ardeth.
"Be careful, please." She said, taking his hand. "Imhotep knows our identities, so it is only fitting that he would come after us. Please, look out for him." Ardeth nodded, lifting her hand and kissing it.
"I will see you soon, my princess." He promised, before walking off.
I know it's short, but the next chapter will be much longer, I promise.
In the meantime, please review and let me know what you think!
See you soon, Medjai, princesses, and mummies!
Love,
Enchantress