Hello loves!
Here is chapter seven, and I'm sure you all knew I wasn't going to let that cliffhanger be a cliffhanger for long :)
We're nearing the end, which makes me sad, but excited!
Enjoy the second-to-last chapter!
Disclaimer: I only own Jasmine, Kida, Asim, and Oris.
Chapter Seven
Jasmine opened her eyes, surprised to see herself standing in Kida's room in the palace again. This time, she found herself facing Kida, Nefertiri, Oris, and Asim.
"So I died, then?" she asked, and Kida looked at her sadly.
"I'm sorry, Jasmine." She said, taking the young woman's hand.
"I know. I just wish that I could have told Ardeth I loved him." Jasmine said, looking down as tears filled her eyes. Someone took her other hand, and she looked up to see Asim looking down at her with a small smile.
"He will understand, Jasmine." He told her gently.
"You protected your brother, and kept your family safe as well." Nefertiri said.
"But Imhotep has the Book of the Dead, and now Anck-Su-Namun has been reincarnated. They will resurrect the Scorpion King soon." Jasmine said. She felt helpless in helping her family, because she didn't want to lose them, or see them suffer.
"They will be able to defeat both the Scorpion King and Imhotep, Jasmine. You do not have to worry." Oris said calmly. Jasmine sighed, wrapping her arms around herself.
"How did you deal with Kida and Asim's deaths?" She asked Nefertiri, who looked at her sister sadly.
"It was hard in the beginning, but when I was asked to take the throne, I realized that my sister was right in following her heart, so I followed mine. Knowing that I was able to choose my own destiny, just as Kida wanted. Therefore I was able to honor her." Nefertiri explained, and Jasmine looked around her.
"So what should I do?" she asked, and Kida took her hand, squeezing it lightly.
"Wait for your family here. They will come back to you." The princess said comfortingly. "Imhotep was fond of saying that death of only the beginning. That is true in the purest sense. It is the beginning of a new life, one that will never end." Jasmine nodded with a small, sad smile.
"Okay. I'll wait." She said, and Kida smiled back at her. She began to lead Jasmine out of the room, towards the doorway which glowed faintly.
"Amenophis!" Alex's voice suddenly said, coming from nowhere. Jasmine turned, looking around for her brother. She couldn't see him, but she found her surroundings beginning to fade.
"Looks like you don't have to wait, Jasmine." Nefertiri said with a large smile.
"Good luck, Jasmine." Kida said, letting go of Jasmine's hand as the room disappeared.
Jasmine opened her eyes with a gasp, finding herself lying in a dark room, hearing shouts coming from her left. She slowly stood, blinking to adjust her eyes. She placed a hand to her stomach, finding no wound, and her clothes had been repaired. She smiled widely, and began to run towards the shouts. She saw Alex hiding against a wall, and Evie and Jonathan fighting Anck-Su-Namun. Anck-Su-Namun kicked Evie back, and lifted her knife, preparing to stab Jonathan. Jasmine grabbed her wrist, pulling the knife away.
"Get away from my family." She spat, pushing the woman back.
"Jazzy!" Alex said excitedly, and his sister smiled at him.
"Uncle Jon, you, Mom, and Alex go help Dad." Jasmine said, and Evie stood, putting a hand on her daughter's shoulder.
"I'm staying." She said, and Jasmine smiled back at her.
"We're staying to! We can't leave you!" Alex protested.
"Go, Alex. You and your uncle can help your dad." Evie said encouragingly. "We'll be just fine." As Jasmine took her swords out, Evie took a pair of knives from a statue. Anck-Su-Namun stood, picking up her knives
"Nefertiri. Kidashka." The woman said, sneering slightly.
"Anck-Su-Namun." Evie said, eyeing her.
"Good." Anck-Su-Namun said with a nod. After a pause, she jumped at the two women, and the three began fighting. Images flashed before Jasmine from Kida's life, training with Asim, Oris, and Nefertiri, and she knew exactly which moves to perform. She and Evie were seamless as they fought Anck-Su-Namun together, knowing each other's weaknesses and guarding them. Anck-Su-Namun shoved Evie back, and pinned Jasmine to the wall by her wrists. "You both have remembered the old ways." Jasmine head-butted the woman, causing her to stumble back before Evie kicked her in the stomach.
"That's a little something new." Evie said sharply. They began fighting again, until Jasmine sliced Anck-Su-Namun's cheek, making her drop her knives and run off. Evie and Jasmine followed her into a large chamber. "Rick!" Rick was fighting the Scorpion King, who flung him across the room.
"DAD!" Jasmine cried, and Rick looked at her with wide eyes.
"Jazzy?" He asked with a grin, running out of the Scorpion King's way.
"Get to your brother, and help Jonathan!" Evie told Jasmine, going to fight Anck-Su-Namun. Jasmine nodded, and ran towards her brother and uncle.
"It's a spear!" Jasmine said as Jonathan fiddled with the scepter in his hands.
"Really? It doesn't look like one." Jonathan said absent-mindedly.
"That's because it opens up into one!" Rick shouted from where he was fighting.
"Yes? And?" Jonathan asked, still not getting it. Jasmine huffed, and grabbed the scepter, trying to figure it out.
"It opens up into a spear! Twist it!" Evie suggested, and Alex began helping his sister.
"Push!" the boy said.
"You have to pull!" Jonathan said, taking it from the siblings as it transformed into a golden spear.
"Jonathan, quick! Throw it! Kill the Scorpion King! Send his army back to the Underworld!" Evie ordered from where she was pinned by Anck-Su-Namun.
"Step aside, Alex. I'm a professional." Jonathan said confidently, throwing the spear with ease. Before it could hit the Scorpion King, Imhotep caught it with a victorious grin.
"The army of Anubis shall now be mine!" he roared. Imhotep then threw it, just as it was caught by Rick. "NO!"
"Go Dad!" Jasmine cheered. Rick turned, just as the Scorpion King reached him, and he plunged the spear into the creature's chest.
"Go to hell, and take your friends with you!" he said, glaring darkly at the dying thing on him, just before it fell into the fiery pit. The pyramid suddenly shook violently, making those standing stumble. Jonathan, Alex, and Jasmine pressed against the wall as stone fell from the ceiling. The crumbling stone took Rick and Imhotep down as well, where they hung on by only their fingertips.
"No!" Alex shouted as Jasmine held him back. "Dad!"
"Evie, get out of here!" Rick shouted, pulling himself up slightly. "Get the kids, and get out of here!" Evie dodged a falling stone, and ran towards her husband.
"Anck-Su-Namun! Help me!" Imhotep cried, reaching towards his lover. Anck-Su-Namun looked at him with wide eyes, leaning away.
"NO!" she screamed, before running away. Jasmine looked at the priest, and saw the heartbreak in his eyes. For a split moment, she felt sorry for him.
"Hang on, Rick!" Jonathan exclaimed, his arms around the O'Connell children. Evie grabbed Rick's hands, pulling him up onto solid ground. They jumped away from the chasm, staring at Imhotep. He looked at them, before locking eyes with Jasmine, just before he released his grip on the rock, and fell back into the fiery pit.
"We need to get out of here!" Alex said, breaking the moment. Rick took Evie's hand, and they began to run out of the pyramid. Sand began to flow through the openings as they began to climb up the side of the
"This whole damn place is gonna get sucked up!" Rick ordered. "Let's move up! Go!" Jasmine took Alex's hand, helping him up the pyramid.
"Go, Alex! I'm right behind you, little brother!" she said as he slowed in fear. "Just climb." Alex took a deep breath, and kept going. The five reached the top of the pyramid, where a golden scorpion was perched. The oasis was getting sucked into the pyramid, disappearing before their eyes. The pyramid shook beneath them.
"Rick, we're trapped!" Evie said, looking around. Alex pressed close to his sister, hugging her tightly around the waist. Jasmine held him tightly, leaning into Rick's hug as he wrapped his arms around them both, Evie hugging them from Alex's side. They waited for the pyramid to sink into the ground, but the moment never came.
"Hey!" someone shouted from above the pyramid, and Jasmine looked up, seeing Izzy in his dirigible flying above them. "Get your butts moving! Hurry up!" Rick grinned widely at his friend, who lowered a rope ladder down.
"Alex, go first!" Evie said, helping her son up the ladder. Jasmine followed after him, and hugged her brother tightly in relief.
"I haven't got all day!" Izzy said, looking down at the swirling sand and trees below.
"You're next! Go!" Rick said, gently pushing Evie up the ladder. Jasmine helped her mother into the dirigible, who was followed by Rick. Jonathan began to climb up, and his foot slipped. He fell backwards, caught in the rope as he slid back down.
"Jonathan!" Evie cried with wide eyes. Jasmine and Rick leaned over, pulling the ladder up. "Hold on!"
"Pull him up!" Izzy said.
"Pull me up!" Jonathan agreed frantically as they began to fly away from the pyramid. "Wait! Wait! Let me down!" Jasmine exchanged a confused look with her father before seeing her uncle reach for the giant diamond top of the pyramid.
"It's not worth your life, you idiot!" Rick said in disbelief.
"Yes, it is!" Jonathan said, grabbing the diamond and hugging it close. "Pull me up! Pull me up!" Jasmine continued pulling the ladder up, and helped Jonathan onto the deck. As they flew away from the pyramid, Alex latched onto Jasmine, hugging her as tightly as possible.
"I was so scared." The little boy said, and Jasmine smiled, hugging him back.
"I'm okay, Alex. You saved me!" she replied, and Alex beamed at her. Jasmine then hugged Evie tightly, who breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm so proud of you. You did so well fighting against Anck-Su-Namun." Evie said softly, and Jasmine let out a breath.
"It had been a while, but I think I remembered some stuff." She said, and Evie laughed. Rick hugged her next, holding her tightly.
"I thought we lost you, Jazzy." He said, and Jasmine snuggled closer.
"I know, Daddy. You almost did, if it weren't for Alex and Uncle Jon. They saved my life." She replied, and Rick smiled proudly at his son, who grinned back.
"Look who it is!" Jonathan called from the rail, and the family looked over, seeing a person below them in the sand, riding on top of a horse. Jasmine gasped happily, and her smile grew.
"It's Ardeth!" she squealed. "He made it!" Tears of joy filled her eyes.
"Izzy, bring us down." Rick said to the pilot, who huffed, but nodded. The balloon slowly lowered, and landed in the sand. As soon as it touched ground, Jasmine leapt over the rail, running across the sand. Ardeth dismounted, and caught her as she threw her arms around his neck, kissing him happily. The two clung to each other, relief filling them both.
"He's gone. We did it!" Jasmine said, pulling away, her smile as bright as the sun. Ardeth smiled down at her, and looked back at Rick, Evie, Alex, and Jonathan, who had exited the dirigible as well.
"Jaz." Rick said, and Jasmine looked at her family. Her mother smiled warmly at her. "Go with him." Jasmine's eyes widened.
"Really?" she asked.
"This is what you both have been waiting for, sweetheart. It's time for you to get your happy ending." Evie said, and Jasmine stepped away from Ardeth, hugging both her parents tightly.
"I love you both so much." She whispered, and Rick kissed her forehead.
"We love you too, baby girl." He replied.
"Make sure to write lots of letters." Evie said with mock-sternness, making Jasmine giggle. She looked at Alex, and hugged him as well.
"I promise I'll visit, and besides, we're not getting married without all of you there." She reassured her brother, who nodded.
"Love you, Jazzy." Alex said, and Jasmine squeezed him tightly a final time, before letting go.
"Stay out of trouble, Jasmine." Jonathan said, mussing her hair. Jasmine rolled her eyes, and hugged her uncle.
"You're taking the trouble with you, Uncle Jon." She shot back, and Jonathan laughed. Jasmine smiled at her family a final time before turning back to Ardeth, who had mounted his horse. He held out a hand, and Jasmine took it, climbing onto the horse behind him.
"Are you ready, my brave princess?" The Medjai chieftain asked, and Jasmine nodded, wrapping her arms around his waist.
"Always, my Medjai warrior." She replied, and the horse rode off across the desert, carrying the Medjai Chieftain and his princess towards their new, happy life.
Cheesy ending is cheesy, but IDC
Only the epilogue to go!
I'm sure you all knew I wasn't going to let Jasmine die, but I hope you liked her whole dream/death vision thing.
Please review, and tell me what you thought!
See you one final time, Medjai, mummies, and princesses!
Love,
Enchantress