err... who am i?-Yeah, she'll figure that out very soon. That would be Alan that gave that to him, looking for some entertainment in the form of his older siblings. Ha-ha, sadly it will be a while until the 'partnership' will come into play. XD Yeah, those two teaming up for a prank is a very dangerous thing.

ash-rox-Yep, the picture taken in the last story and the painting Virgil did from it were mentioned. XD I'm glad you were happy about that.

lissysue85-I'm glad you liked it and you're right, the others will not like it. XD Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

Little Miss Bump-If I wasn't so afraid of heights, I would want one too. : P Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Yes, this is the calm before the storm and the storm begins in this chapter. Things are going to get a lot worse. XD Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

foxee-chik- I'm glad you like it and look forward to more. XD

Pinkranger888- XD I'm glad you like and that you are so excited about it. Alan actually got her the flight suit for her to where while flying the ultra light that Jeff bought her. Wow, you didn't hurt the screen did you? : P Yep, plenty of action and angst to come. And yes something is going to happen to her and they will not be happy at all. Aw, you make me blush! I'm glad you're so excited for it. It makes me even more excited to write it. XD As always, I will update as often as I can.

Chapter Three-Nightmares

She sighed as she walked through the halls of the Royal Palace in Amarna. The great corridor of golden colored marble and stone was lit by torches hung on the wall, giving the entire place a warm feel. The hall she was in was quiet, though the sounds of the city at night were able to be heard in the distance.

Reaching a large set of double doors, flanked on either side by statues of Anubis she pushed them open and walked into the room beyond .The room was made of the same stone as the rest of the palace and a shear curtain hid the room from the large balcony that overlooked the city square. She closed the doors behind her before walking over to the bed of cushions and sat down upon it. A few moments later there was a knock on the door.

"Enter!" she called. One of the doors opened and a young Egyptian male stepped into the room. His skin was a few shades darker then her down and on his head he wore and gold and black headdress. She smiled as he closed the door behind him. She stood up off the bed as he walked towards her.He bowed to her, as was custom when greeting a royal. "Rekhmire, you need not greet me that way."

"I must your Highness," he replied, looking down at her with a soft smile."It is a way of showing that I respect you."

"Rekhmire," she said softly. He placed his hand on her bare shoulder before he lowered his head to hers and their lips met in a soft kiss.

"So," began a new voice. The kiss broke and the two lovers looked towards the balcony as two figures emerged from the other side of the curtain, one male and the other female. The male was a shade lighter then Rekhimire and his shaved head shined in the torchlight. The women beside him had skin that was lighter still and sleek black hair that reached her shoulder blades. The male looked disgusted at the sight of the two and beside him the women smirked."You have chosen him, instead of me."

"What are you doing here Yuja?" Rekhmire asked as he glared at the man called Yuja. Though the glare disappeared when he pulled a long sword out of the sheath on his belt. Beside him, the women pulled out a worn, dark silver knife.

"If Henuttawy refuses me, then none shall have her," Yuja replied, glancing from the princess to her lover before stepping towards Rekhmire and raising the sword. Henuttawy yelled and moved to step between them, but was but off by the other women who pressed the knife to her neck.

"You have no idea how long I have wanted to do this Henuttawy," the women sneered as she continued to press the knife against the neck of the princess. The two men were now on the other side of the room, Rekhimre fighting Yuja unarmed.

"Even if you kill me," Henuttawy began."My brother and father will find you Meritaten."

Meritaten threw her head back and laughed. Henuttawy took this opportunity and pushed the other women away with a growl. The knife clattered to the floor a few feet away. A grunt of pain sounded on the other side of the room. Both women looked over to see Rekhmire collapse to the ground holding his stomach. Yuja stood over him smiling, the sword in his hand coated with blood. Henuttawy's eyes widened and did not notice that Meritaten was bending down to pick the knife up off the floor.

"NO!" Evelyn yelled as she sat up straight in her bed. Her bangs, wet with sweat clung to her forehead and she sat panting. Down where she lay at the foot of the bed, Nefertiti looked up at her owner and meowed as if to ask what was wrong. Footsteps were heard outside her door before it opened.

"Evelyn?" Scott asked as he peeked his head into the room. Evelyn looked up at him and saw the concern on his face increase as he moved into the room, leaving the door open behind him. Before he sat down on the bed, he turned on the small lamp that sat on her nightstand. He then sat down on the bed beside her and looked at her in concern. "What happened?"

Evelyn swallowed as she tried to get her breathing back to normal. She opened her mouth to reply but was interrupted by the arrival of a concerned John and Gordon, behind them she could make out Virgil and Alan. As John, Gordon, and Alan entered the room, Evelyn watched as Virgil walked down the hall in the direction of their father's bedroom.

Evelyn sat up more and Gordon sat down in the space she vacated while Alan sat down on the other side of Scott, moving Nefertiti out of the way to do so. John grabbed the chair from her desk, turned it around and moved it closer to the bed before sitting down. All of them looked towards their sister in concern. The last time she had a nightmare in which she had started screaming had been four years prior, just after the Hood's attack. Though she never did tell anyone what had happened in the dream.

"It was really wired," Evelyn began as he breathing began to calm. "I was in Egypt. Not modern Egypt but ancient Egypt. About three thousand years ago if I remember right from the names that were said. Though only two of them I have heard of."

Footsteps were heard out in the hall along with the worried voice of their father. Five heads looked towards the door as Jeff entered the room followed shortly by Virgil. As Virgil went and leaned against the desk, Jeff moved forward and knelt down beside where Evelyn sat in bed. He reached up and pushed back her damp bangs to feel her flushed forehead. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine," she replied with a small nod as her father's hand left her face and settled down on the lump that was her leg underneath the sheets. "At least I think I am. It was just so vivid and it felt so real, like I was actually there."

"What happened?" Gordon asked where he sat beside her.

"As I said before dad and Virge came in, I was in ancient Egypt," she began, still able to see the great golden halls in her mind as clear as day. "It walked into a bed chamber and soon after I entered a young man called Rekhimre came and he called me 'your Highness.'"

Evelyn paused, unconsciously rising a hand to touch her lips as she thought of the kiss that she and Rekhimre had shared in the dream. She shook the thoughts of the kiss away after a moment and lowered her hand before continuing, "Our conversation was interrupted by the entrance of a man call Yuja and a women named Meritaten, both of whom called me Henuttawy. Meritaten held a knife to my throat as Yuja killed Rekhimre and that's when I woke up."

"Have you ever heard of any of these people?" John asked from where he sat in the chair a few feet away from her bed. Virgil had moved away from the desk and now stood beside the blond as they both looked towards their younger sister. Evelyn looked up over at him and nodded.

"The two women I have heard of," she replied. "Henuttawy was the second eldest of the six children of Ramesses the Great and Nefertari. Meritaten is known for murdering Henuttawy when she was in her early twenties."

Alan leaned past Scott and looked over at Evelyn. "Why?"

"No one knows for sure," Evelyn replied as she looked over at Alan. "But what is known is that they two were always enemies for some reason or another."

Silence filled the room for a few moments and was broken by Nefertiti sitting down beside where Jeff kneeled and meowing up at him. All those in the room smiled at the young cat as Jeff reached over and rubbed her head briefly before looking around at his six children with a fond smile. "I think it's time we all get back to bed."

There were mutterings of agreement and Virgil was the first to leave the room, waving towards his siblings as he walked out of Evelyn's room and down to his a few feet away. Alan was the next to leave, followed closely by John. After the two blonds had left the room, Scott leaned past Gordon and mussed Evelyn's now dry bangs before bidding the three left in the room good night.

When it was only Gordon, Evelyn, and Jeff left in the room, Gordon moved closer to his twin and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. Evelyn leaned her head against his shoulder for a few moments before he removed his arm. Where he knelt beside the bed, Jeff smiled fondly at the interaction between the twins. He then bid their father goodnight before heading to his own room just across the hall.

Jeff then stood up off the floor and sat down in the spot Gordon and previously occupied on the bed. Evelyn looked over at him as he sat down beside her. Jeff then reached over and brushed a piece of her dark copper hair behind her ear before laying his hand on her shoulder. "Are you sure you're all right?"

"I think so," she replied softly. Jeff then leaned forward and kissed her forehead before he pushed himself off the bed. As she moved herself back under the sheets, Jeff pulled sheets up under her chin before bending down and pressing another kiss to her forehead.

"Good night Evelyn," he whispered as he stood back up and reached over to turn off the lamp on her nightstand. Evelyn rested her head against her pillow and smiled up at him. "Night daddy."

Jeff switched off the lamp and the room went dark, the only light being the dim light that came in from the hallway. Jeff then walked over to the door and as he was beginning to pull it closed, Evelyn called softly, "Love you dad."

"I love you too Evie," he replied softly, smiling into the room before closing the door and then heading down the hall back towards his own. Inside the room, Evelyn smiled in the darkness and closed her eyes, hoping that no more nightmares would come to her between then and morning.