Sapphire's eyes snapped open. She was facing a window so the sun was streaming into her eyes. She saw the world outside the window was flying by. Upon closer investigation she realized she must be on a train. She looked down and saw she was wearing a blue tinted silk dress that really was more like a short skirt with a top that was backless but had silk dangling down in the front to cover her stomach. Tied around her neck was a hooded grey blue cloak that seemed long enough to hang down to her ankles. She was glad when she discovered her shoes were still her tennis shoes. She hated heels and sandals. She always seemed to trip when wearing them.

Sapphire stood and stretched her arms out and walked around. When she got to the end of the car she found Alex curled up in a blanket on a bench. She leaned down next to him and began shaking him. "Come on Alex wake up!" He finally stirred and sat up. She was shocked. "Why do you get to wear your same clothes? And who the hell changed me into this thing?"

Alex looked at her for the first time. "Wow Sapphire. You look hot. Who knew you ever would?" He gave that grin of his that says I'm teasing you.

"I'll have you know before your mum was pregnant we used to go out drinking! And let me tell you that when you're older you'll be hearing a few stories." She winked.

"Ewe gross!" Alex said. Then looked around. The black man in red who had fought Ardeth came in. Behind him was a women dressed in black.

"I am the re-incarnation of Ank-sun-amoon." she said "and my love wishes to speak with the two of you."

"Ok. Who are you though?" Sapphire asked

The women blinked. "I just told you."

"No, you told us who you were in the past" Alex said.

"That is not of importance. Follow me" she said

"Fine, then I'm calling you Ank cuz I'm not saying your long name." Sapphire said as she stood and began to follow Ank with Alex behind her.

Ank looked back at her for a moment before continuing. They finally reached the end car and the black guy, who was introduced as Lock-nah, opened the doors.

Alex gasped at the sight of the three men lying on the floor. It appeared as if the life was sucked out of them. Sapphire grabbed Alex and pulled him closer. Her eyes scanned the room until the came upon a figure in the corner. The figure began walking towards them and Sapphire had to suppress a gasp. She kept her glaring eyes on him but avoided direct eye contact. Why are bad guys always so hot? She thought.

The man stopped in front of them and Sapphire looked as if she was trying to shield Alex from him. But because Lock-nah was close behind her she could only hold Alex tightly in front of her, still exposed. The man stopped in front of them and just looked at Sapphire. She finally looked in his eyes and froze. Not him. It can't be. Can it? When she looked at this man, she saw the boy from her dreams. The same dreams that came to her since she was 16. She kept an emotionless face. The man searched her face for a moment before bending down to the boy's height.

Though he talked in Egyptian everyone could understand him. "You shall lead me to the scorpion king using his bracelet."

Sapphire looked at him. "I'm sorry and who are you? And why do you think he's going to actually tell you the right way to this Scorpion King guy?" she said.

The man looked up at her. For a second his eyes showed sadness then nothingness. "I am Imhotep. And once the bracelet was put on the wearer has seven days to reach the pyramid or he dies." Sapphire paled.

"Hang on, that means I only have less then six days." Alex said

"Then you better not get lost" Ank said.

Sapphire seemed drained of all color. She whipped towards Ank and Lock-nah. "I suggest you get this fucking train moving faster or I will." Her voice was close to a chilling demon type of voice and for a second no one moved till she yelled "NOW!"

Ank left and headed for the engine. Lock-nah took Alex away to prepare some food. Sapphire never moved from her spot. Her eyes followed as each one left and her hands had tightened into fists when she was told Lock-nah was to come back for her after Imhotep and she talked.

Imhotep started to take a step towards her when she whipped around and got in his face, and said "Are you speaking the truth?"

"What?" he said confused.

"Is Alex going to die if I do not get him to the Pyramid?"

"… Yes. It is a curse of the bracelet." Imhotep said looking into her eyes.

Her eyes met his for a moment and she just looked at him without saying anything. "You better pray that we make it. Or those days being eaten alive by scarabs will seem like a blessing compared to what I will do to you."

He looked at her as she stepped back. Without really thinking bout it he gave her a once over. He noticed her curves in this life were just as pronounced back then. He noticed the air around her still screamed danger. Even the look in hers eyes was the same one she used to give him that meant 'I mean it'. Sapphire seemed to shiver under his gaze and pulled the cloak around her. His eyes met hers once again.

"Little Sapphire I..." he started but was cut off.

"I'm not little." She said softly then looked down. He noticed it though. She didn't deny being the women he recognized her as. Only that she was no longer little.

"You remember me don't you?" He lifted her chin so he could see into her eyes.

"I do not remember you" she stressed the word you as if it had some significant meaning. He could tell she wasn't exactly lying buy something was off.

"You look like the friend I lost so long ago. Maybe I can bring your memories back and I can show you who you were." He said as he let go of her face and held onto her shoulders instead.

"I don't need you to show me." She said. It was an unconscious action on both their parts honestly. But a second later her hands were resting on his shirtless chest and his thumbs started rubbing circles on her arms. "I am me Imhotep. This is hard for you to understand. I don't fully understand. Honestly I don't trust you and you don't trust me enough to let me out of these guards' sights. But trust me when I say I remember what I need to for now."

Imhotep opened his mouth but was interrupted by the knock at the door. Sapphire stepped backwards out of his grasp and, though he didn't know why, he just wanted to grab her back against him. Maybe to make sure she was still real. Maybe it was because it was to feel the warmth she gave him when she was close. He shook the thoughts out of his head. I love Ank-sun-amoon he thought as if it would reassure him.

Ank entered the room. "My love, may I speak with you alone" she said.

"If you tell me what car Alex is in then yes" Sapphire said with a smirk. She knew she wasn't supposed to speak.

"Lock-nah will escort you" she said as Lock-nah appeared behind her. Sapphire followed Lock-nah out of the Imhotep's car and into the one Alex was in.

"So is the mummy gunna kill you to bring someone back he loves like he almost did to mom?" Alex asked looking worriedly at her.

Without even thinking she said "If he kills me, then he has already lost the one he loves."

She sat down and started eating the peanut butter sandwich.

"I don't understand" Alex said looking at her.

She sighed and said "I don't either Alex. I just have this feeling though."

"Do you think you're a reincarnation like that lady and my mom?" he asked curiously.

"No. I don't." she then whispered to him so their guard couldn't hear. "My first memory wasn't six weeks ago. It was ten years ago."

"What was it about" he whispered back.

"I think Imhotep was in it. We were both younger. I was running threw this palace when I turned the corner and crashed into him. We landed on the floor and just started laughing. Then another boy walked up to us and started laughing as well. He said "I leave you alone for five min Im and when I come back you're lying on top of my mother's favorite jewel?" I remember blushing and then we stood up. We all started laughing and running down another corridor, but everything starts to blur after that. I think the boy was a young version of Seti."

"But if you're his mother's most prized jewel, would that make you a princess?"

"I don't think so Alex. I feel it's more complicated then that."

"What about you're other memories?"

"Most are of blurred figures around me. I don't feel anything but cold in that one. Others are the unimportant ones of days were I'm by myself studying something."

"Do you think the one you see blurs and feel cold is the one you died in?"

"Maybe. But I feel part of it is still missing. We'll talk later." She said as Lock-nah came over and sat across from Alex. He kept looking at her though so she pulled the cloak around herself tighter. She really had a bad feeling about what was going to happen next.