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Jasmine sat in her room, her legs crossed as she read a book on her bed. Her father and Evie were talking in Evie's room.
"Dad, I need to talk to you." Jasmine said as her father walked into her room. Rick looked at her, concerned.
"What's wrong, Jazzy?" he asked, sitting down next to her. Jasmine closed her book, and took a deep breath.
"Since I've been a little girl, I've been getting dreams about an ancient princess, the daughter of Seti the First, and her name was Kidashka." She began, and told Rick everything, including her conversation about reincarnation with Evie, what happened with Imhotep, and her suspicions on who Asim was. Rick was silent after Jasmine finished her explanation.
"So my daughter is actually a reincarnated princess?" he asked, and Jasmine nodded.
"I think so. Are you okay?" she said, and Rick chuckled.
"Why didn't you tell me before? You've been carrying this around for most of the time we've been together!" he said.
"I know. I didn't know how to tell you." Jasmine replied, and Rick hugged his daughter tightly.
"Nothing could ever make me love you less, Jaz. You're my baby girl, and I'll protect you." He promised, and Jasmine smiled.
"Now, onto the topic that you most likely came in here for: Evie." She said, and Rick groaned.
"She's impossible! Honestly, that woman is insane!" Rick exclaimed, and he stood, and paced around the floor, muttering to himself. Jasmine laughed at her father's anguish.
"Dad, Evie's taking responsibility for this. She's the one who read from the book, and seeing as how you didn't stop her, she's thinking that you need to take responsibility for this as well. I think she's hurt that you're pushing her away like this." Jasmine said. Rick looked at his daughter, slightly surprised.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Dad, it's obvious that you two like each other. She's hurt that you're actually taking the promise that you made to her into account. She thought that she meant more to you than this." Jasmine explained. Rick sighed, and walked to the door.
"I'm going downstairs. Want to come?" he asked, and Jasmine shook her head.
"No thanks. I'm gonna stay up here with my book." she replied, picking up her book from her bed.
"Are you going to be okay?" Rick asked, and Jasmine nodded.
"Yes I will. Go." She said. Rick smiled, shaking his head fondly, and walked out, closing the door behind him. Jasmine read for a bit more, before she lay back against the pillows on her bed, and shut her eyes.
The palace of Seti the First was a noble home, always calm and proper, at least, it was, until the two young princesses and their two training Medjai best friends began their games.
"Run, Tiri!" Kidashka squealed, gripping her sister's hand tightly. The young, ten-year old princesses ran through the halls of the palace, giggling madly, followed by two young boys dressed in black. Both boys looked about a year or so older than the young girls.
"Come on, Oris! We can still catch them!" Asim said with a grin. His friend laughed, and the two young Medjai- in-training ran after the princesses, and finally cornered them in an empty room.
"Got you!" Oris said, and Nefertiri smiled. Kidashka giggled, seeing Oris blush in the torch-light.
"Alright! Now me and Oris get to chase you and Dashka, Asim!" Nefertiri said happily, and Kidashka let out a yelp as her sister lunged forward at her.
"Come on, Kida!" Asim yelled, and grabbed Kidashka's hand. The two ran through the halls, dodging the chuckling servants and royals.
"Asim, they're gonna catch us!" Kidashka said breathlessly. Asim led her into a small opening in the wall, and they hid there as Nefertiri and Oris ran past them.
"They'll never find us here." Asim said with a smile. Kidashka grinned, and leaned back against the wall.
"Promise?" she asked.
"I swear." Asim replied. The princess and the training Medjai stayed in their hiding spot, ignorant that it would become an important place to them many years later, and that they would be hiding, in the same place, and same position, only this time, years later, from priests of someone who wanted them dead. The two young children giggled with each other as they waited for Nefertiri and Oris to find them.
"I think Oris has a crush on Nefertiri." Asim told Kidashka, and she smiled.
"It's quite obvious to everyone, except for Tiri. I saw him blushing when she smiled at him just now. They probably don't care that they can't find us." Kidashka said, and Asim laughed. Suddenly, a shadow fell across their hiding spot. A young priest looked down on them.
"Princess, your presence has been requested by your father." he said, and Kidashka sighed.
"Yes, Imhotep." she relented, and stepped out, followed by Asim.
"Bye Princess Kida!" Asim said as he ran off to find Oris. Kidashka waved to him as she followed Imhotep.
"Bye Asim!" she called.
Jasmine opened her eyes, not realizing she had drifted off, and heard shouts. Rick burst into her room, his guns out.
"Jaz! Are you okay?" he asked running over to her.
"Yes. What happened?" Jasmine asked, sitting up.
"Imhotep was here, and he finished off Burns. Evelyn has an idea of who may know what to do." Rick explained, and Jasmine nodded, standing, and pulling on her headscarf, and followed her father out the door. They rode in Jonathan's car to the museum. Henderson and Daniels, the two Americans left accompanied them, as they walked into the museum.
"So, this man will know what to do?" Jasmine asked, and Evie nodded.
"Hopefully." she replied, and they turned a corner, only to find the museum curator, Dr. Terrance, and Ardeth Bay standing together, speaking quietly. Immediately, the men pulled out their guns, pointing them at Ardeth.
"What's he doing here?" Jasmine asked with a raised eyebrow, and fighting a smile. She noticed Evie smirking, and nudged her slightly, annoyed.
"Would you like me to explain or would you rather shoot us both?" the curator asked, and Rick stood still for a moment before looking at Jasmine, and putting his pistols in their holsters.
"From what I've seen, I'm willing to go on a little faith." he said. Jasmine followed Evie to a small bench, and sat down next to her.
"You're Medjai, aren't you?" she asked as everyone was seated. Ardeth looked at her in shock.
"How did you know?" he asked, and Jasmine looked at her clasped hands, blushing slightly. Evie placed a hand over hers, and squeezed gently.
"Who was he?" Jonathan asked, interrupting them.
"He is a creature that we have been watching for thousands of years. We made sure that the High Priest Imhotep would never be reborn." Dr. Terrance said.
"And now, because of you, we have failed." Ardeth continued, looking at Evie.
"And you think this justifies the killing of innocent people?" Evie asked in shock.
"To stop this creature? Let me think: Yes!" Dr. Terrance said, finishing in unison with Ardeth. Evie huffed, and stood, beginning to pace. Rick looked at the two, and raised his hand.
"Question: Why doesn't he like cats?" he asked, and Jasmine snorted at her father's question. Rick sent her a smile.
"Cats are the guardians of the underworld. He will fear them until he is fully regenerated." Dr. Terrance answered.
"And then, he will fear nothing." Ardeth said. Henderson and Daniels were sitting opposite of Jasmine and Rick. They looked terrified.
"And you know how he gets himself fully regenerated?" Daniels asked, shaking.
"By killing everyone who opened that chest." Henderson said, inspecting his gun.
"And sucking them dry! That's how!" Daniels said in a shaky voice. Jonathan was standing in Seti the First's chariot, and was fooling around with the bow attached.
"Jonathan!" Jasmine hissed as he bumped the statue.
"When I saw him alive, at Hamunaptra, he called Anck-Su-Namun." Evie said, and Jasmine looked at her friend in shock, then looked at Rick, who was staring at Evie. Ardeth and Dr. Terrance looked at each other in shock, "And just now in Mr. Burns' quarters, he tried to kiss me." Jasmine felt sick, so she stood, and began to walk around the room.
"It was for his love of Anck-Su-Namun that he was cursed." Dr. Terrance said, glancing at Evie. Jasmine began to wring her hands, terrified, "It seems that even after three thousand years…"
"He is still in love with her." Ardeth finished. He sent a concerned glance towards Jasmine, who was hyperventilating slightly.
"Well that's very romantic, but what has that got to do with me?" Evie asked, looking over at Jasmine, whose hands were beginning to shake.
"Perhaps he will once again try to raise her from the dead!" Ardeth exclaimed, looking at Dr. Terrance.
"Yes. And it appears he has already chosen his human sacrifice." The doctor said, and they both looked at Evie, whose eyes widened. Jasmine felt tears in her eyes.
"Bad luck, old mum." Jonathan said sadly, looking at his sister. Jasmine pushed her scarf back, and began to pull on her hair, agitated.
"Evie, she can't come back. If they both come back…" she began, and her British friend turned to see her staring at her in shock, and fear. Jasmine felt tears filling her eyes.
"Jasmine, nothing is going to happen. You'll be fine." Evie said, attempting to comfort the slightly hysterical younger girl. Rick stood, and walked over to his daughter.
"Jaz, listen to me. Evelyn would never do anything to hurt you. You've told her everything, and she understands you. You're going to be fine." Rick said, taking Jasmine's hands in his.
"You're right." Jasmine said with a nod, taking several deep breaths. Rick pulled her into a tight hug.
"What is this all about?" Henderson asked, just as confused as the other men in the room. Rick ignored him, and looked at Dr. Terrance, and Ardeth.
"Does he intend to do anything to the ancient princess he was once betrothed to?" he asked. Dr. Terrance looked at him in shock.
"How do you know this?" he asked.
"Just tell me." Rick said, almost begging.
"If he was to try to do anything with Kidashka, he would need to get through Asim, who would never allow him to get close to his princess." Dr. Terrance said, looking at Ardeth, whose face had softened. Jasmine gasped quietly, and felt a blush slowly creep into her cheeks, and she looked down, a smile spreading across her face.
"How do you know about her? It is only Nefertiri who is mentioned amongst the stories of Seti. Kida is never mentioned." Ardeth said, and Jasmine's smile grew bigger, and more noticeable. It was Asim. Only he would ever call her that. She looked up at Rick, who looked at her questioningly. She nodded, and felt Evie grin next to her.
"Because Princess Kidashka just so happens to be my daughter." Rick said, crossing his arms. Jasmine's smile grew at her father's declaration.
Percy and Annabeth at the end of MOA! Get it? If not, I'll explain next chapter.
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