"I am sorry if I alarmed your son, but you must understand; Now that the bracelet is on his wrist, we have only 7 days until the Scorpion King awakens." Ardeth warned. Desi was in the back of the car, chewing on her lip and clutching Alex's hand tighter.
"We? What 'We'?" Rick said. "If he is not killed, the army of the Undead will awaken." Ardeth said. "I take it that's not a good thing." Jonathan chimed. "Oh, he'll wipe out the world." Rick said. "Ah, the old wipe out the world deploy."
Desi rubbed the bridge of her nose nervously, scared for her people... for her father. "Whomever can kill the Scorpion King, can send his army back to the underworld." Ardeth started. "Or use it to destroy mankind and rule the Earth." Desi finished, remembering her father's stories. "So that's why they dug up Imhotep, cause he's the only guy tough enough to take out the Scorpion King." Rick said, holding the wheel at a death grip.
"That is they're plan."
They pulled up to a giant building and Desi stared in wonder... "Whoa..." The car came to a stop and Rick looked over the seat to Alex. "OK, Alex, I got an important job for you. I want you to stay here and protect the car." He said. "I could do that." Jonathan chimed. "Protect the car?" Alex asked in disbelief.
"Come on dad, just cause I'm a kid doesn't mean I'm stupid." He said. "I know." Rick started ruffling Alex's hair and he got red in the face, hearing Desi snicker. "Dad!" He complained, pushing his hand away. "If you see anyone come running out screaming... It's just me." Jonathan said. "Maybe you should stay here and watch him." Rick said. "Yes, now you're talking!"
Desi got out of the car with her father and Rick. "Uh- are you sure we should... Bring you're daughter along?" Rick asked. Ardeth looked down on his 8 year old. "Listen to me, Desiree... I want you to watch the building from out here. Cover us when we go inside... Can you do that, my child?" He asked her. She nodded vigorously.
A chest was snapped open and Desi looked at the numerous clips of Ammo and numbers of firearm. "Do you want the shotgun?" Rick asked her father. "No, I prefer the Thompson." He said. "Father, are you sure this is a good idea?" Desi chimed. "Here," Rick handed Desi a pistol and it shut her up.
"Does she know how to fire that?" Rick asked Ardeth. He nodded. She twirled the gun on her finger before slipping it into the elastic around her waist. "He's taught me well. I can handle it." She smirked before getting back in the car. "Whoa! Where'd you get that?!" Alex said, staring at the pistol. "Your father. He's a nice man." She said, grinning politely. "Well, aren't you the dangerous 8 year old." Jonathan said. "You have no idea. Come on. We'd better keep watch." Desi said, opening the door again and taking out the gun, pulling back the hammer and testing it's aim without firing. She clicked the safety on and sighed.
She sat on the trunk of the car and then Alex sat down next to her. He began to tell the story about the Temple of the Scorpion King. And he told the story and she just sat there. "And at the very top of the pyramid, there was a huge diamond." He said. "Huge? How huge?" Jonathan asked. "It was so big, that it would reflect the sun and wink at distant travelers and beckon them North for their death." Alex said. Desi rolled her eyes.
"And even though the Pyramid seems perfect, made with a giant diamond, on the inside... There lies the Deadly Scorpion King, who can decapitate you, or even throw you to the depths of the Underworld." She said.
"Yeah, thats what they want you to believe. But really, the Scorpion King's soul was taken from him and he was never seen again after the fall of his Army." He said. She sighed. "Where do you get your facts?" She said. He smirked. "My mother, who just happens to be an Ex Librarian that could read and write Ancient Egyptian, who was an expert on Egypt's history. Where do you get your facts from?" He said. She pulled the barrel back on the pistol.
"My father, who reads, writes and speaks Ancient Egyptian, who was there when your father nearly died in the desert, and he watched as Hamunaptra fell to rubble. Face it, he knows more than your mother." She said. "I beg to differ!" He said. And then, Desi jumped at the sound of a Shotgun. "Oh, Lord... It's starting." She said. The boys then fought to get in the car. "Cowards!" She said, running to the actual door and standing next to it, hearing the Machine Gun that her father had.
And then, the doors opened. She looked back at the car and Jonathan and Alex were gone... "Alex... Jonathan!" She yelled frantically. Then her father, Rick and Evy came out into view. "Where the hell is Jonathan?!" Rick yelled. "I don't know!" Desi said, running behind them. And then, a bus pulled up in front of them. Desi came to a skidding halt and stared. "What the hell is this?" She said. "Alex!" Evy yelled. "What's the matter with my car?" Rick asked. "Well, I was forced to find an alternative piece of Transportation." He said. "A Double Decker Bus?!" He yelled. "It was his idea!" Jonathan accused Alex.
"Was not!" He yelled. "Was too!" Jonathan said. "Just go!" Desi said, jumping onto the bus with her father. She clutched onto his arm and he wrapped his protectively around her. "Father, what happened?" She asked. "They brought him back, Desiree. He's awaking his army..." He said. She breathed in. "And it's up to us to destroy it?" She asked. "That is the plan." He said. She pulled out the pistol and cocked the hammer, waiting. Then, she saw the mummies, running in their direction. She feared for her life and then, they crushed Rick's car.
"No- No, not my car!" He yelled as the bus swirled in another direction. Desi staggered to keep herself balanced and she pulled the wrap tighter around her waist. "Oh, I hate mummies." Rick said. "Glad to see me now?" Ardeth asked. "Just like old times, huh?!" He said, cocking the Shotgun.
Desi ran to the middle of the bus and stood on the seat. "Heads up!" She heard someone shout. She looked back and a Mummy jumped through the opening on the end and attempted to lunge at her father. "Father!" She said and then fired the gun several times, keeping her hands steady as ever. Her dad then fired at the Mummy and the corpse fell on the pavement. "Great job, Desiree!" Her father yelled. She then attempted to fire again. "I need another round!" She yelled. Ardeth pulled out another round of ammo and threw it to her. She loaded the pistol again and cocked the barrel back.
And then, because he was reloading, a mummy's torso jumped back into the bus and attacked her father. "DAD!" She yelled, hesitating to fire because her father was slammed repeatedly against the side of the bus and into the window. She feared that if she fired, she might injure her dad. "Fire the gun, Desi!" Alex yelled. "I can't!" She yelled. "Fire the damn gun!" She heard Rick yell. His sudden words made her trigger finger slip and she fired... It almost hit her father but she hit the Mummy and it released it's grip on her dad and then started to move towards her. "Oh, shit!" She swore and then ran for it.
"Get down!" Her dad yelled. She dropped to the ground and it flung itself over her. She lifted her legs up and kicked the Mummy in the back and attempted to put her foot through it's ribcage. But that backfired.
The Mummy grabbed her foot and then with only one arm, picked her up and slammed her to the glass. It cracked and she hit her head on the metal of the bus. "Desiree!" Ardeth yelled, fearing his daughter might be injured. But she stood right back up and began to fight. She punched at it's ribcage, it's boned jaw and at worst, kicked it's face, denting the forehead. And then, the bus made a sharp turn left and she was slammed against the side again.
"Be careful!" Desi yelled. And then, she looked up as claws grew from the Mummy. She froze. "AH!" She screamed at the top of her lungs as the talons raked across her arm. "Turn! Turn! Turn!" Evy yelled at Jonathan. The bus flung to the left and Desi held her bleeding arm. "DAD!" She yelled, running from her place and then slipping on the bus. She hit the ground and the wind got knocked out of her. She looked up and the Mummy with no legs hug over her. "Ah!" She yelled and moved as the fists tried to strike her face. And then, a gun went off. She looked up at her father and he had wild anger in his eyes.
And then, the Mummy raked its claws across her dad's chest and he fell into the seat. The Mummy roared at him and he yelled out in terror. And then, Desi heard a shotgun. She looked up and saw Evy at the hands of her husband's gun. She fired several times before the Mummy was nothing but ash. And then, the bus went under a low bridge and took the top of the bus off, completely. A sting of worry came from Desi as she thought about Rick. But then, she looked up through the broken window and saw he was fine. She dropped to the seat and held her bleeding arm.
"Desiree!" Her father yelled. She stood up and removed her hand. "It's not too bad. Here," He tore off part of his ripped robe and wrapped the thick strip of fabric around her wound. She felt it tighten and she smiled. "Thank you." She said and rubbed her head. "You fought like a Mejai, my daughter... I'm proud of you." He said. She smiled. "Thank you, Father." She said, hugging her father. He patted her dirty back and she backed up to Alex. "Are you alright?" She asked. "Are you? I didn't know you could fight like that!" He said. She smirked. "That was lesson one. Fight like you mean it." She grinned.
And the bus came to a stop. "Great driving, Jonathan!" She said, hugging his neck. "Yeah..." He was scared for life now. The bus came to a stop and Rick came down from the roof. "You alright?" He asked Ardeth. He was breathing heavy and slumped in the bus seat. "This was... My first bus ride." He said. Desi sucked in a breath. "And my last." She said, looking around. "Mr. O'Connell, your gun." She said. He took it from her. "Call me Rick, kid." He said. She swallowed her saliva to keep her throat from drying up. "Rick." She grinned.
And then, him and Evy were together, kissing each other. Desi and Alex groaned and walked to the front of the bus. "Your mom doesn't know yet, does she?" She asked him. "Don't think so... Hey... How'd you-" Alex couldn't finish. And Desi couldn't react. They were both grabbed and pulled from the bus.
"Alex!" The eight year olds heard their fathers call their names. "Dad!" Alex yelled. "Father!" Desi yelled. "Desiree!" He father ran as fast as possible after her, close to Rick and they were shoved into a car. "Tie them up! Take her weapons." It was the man. The man from earlier. "Lock-Nah, miserable coward!" She snapped her canines at him and he smacked her across the face. "Hey!" Alex shouted, kicking him in the leg. Two men bound Alex and Desi together and they were put into the back of the car.
Desi pulled on the ropes. "You think ropes can contain a Mejai?!" She yelled. "That's exactly what we're thinking, little girl! And your no Mejai. Your a kid." Lock-Nah said. She growled and then put her head against the back of Alex's. "Desi... Don't talk. It's better that we just wait... Wait for death." He said. She looked at him and he winked at her, grinning. She smiled and then pressed her back to his, grabbing his hand through the ropes. "Promise you won't leave me." She said.
"Promise. I swear on my life." He said. "Keep it... Just until we're both killed." She said and sucked in a shaky breath... This cannot contain two wildfires like them. They will escape. No matter how many times they have to try... Desi will see her father again. Even if it means slaughtering every evil servant in this car, or anywhere they go... She'll escape with her life. And Alex's.