Before On Miscalculation...
"Know this, this creature is the bringer of death. He will never eat, he will never sleep, and he will never stop." the man said
With that, he turned and headed into the tunnels.
"If was going to rise and be all these things. Then why did they put the curse on him?" I asked
"Because they are stupid." the blond American said
We moved and climbed onto camels and horse, and we headed back towards the city.
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Fort Brydon - Cairo
I look up at the sky to see that the clouds are dark almost as if it is going to rain, there is no thunder but there is lighting. It doesn't take us long to enter one of the rooms.
"I thought you said you didn't believe in the fairy tales and hokum stuff," Ric said
Evelyn picks up her cat that was on a suitcase.
"Having an encounter with a 3,000year-old walking, talking corpse..." Evelyn said
The clothes that Ric had been carried he put in her suitcase. She hands me her cat and takes the clothes out of the suitcase.
"...does tend to convert one," Evelyn said
She went back into her closet and put the clothes in there.
"Forget it. We're out the door, down the hall, and we're gone." Ric said
He dumps all out of clothes into the suitcase, and Evelyn walks back out of her closet.
"Oh, no, we are not," Evelyn said
"Oh, yes, we are," Ric said
"Oh, no, we are not. We woke him up, and we are going to stop him." Evelyn said
Ric drops a bunch of books into her suitcase.
"We? What we? We didn't read that book. I told you not to play around with that thing. Didn't I tell you?" Ric asked
I just sit down on the bed and watched them.
"Yes, right then, me, me, me, me. I, I, I woke him up and I intend to stop him." Evelyn said
Evelyn takes what he put in the suitcase out and lays them someplace else, and he puts news things in.
"Yeah? How? You heard the man. No mortal weapons can kill this guy." Ric said
"Then we are just going to have to find some immortal ones. Or make him mortal." I said
They stop and turned to look at me.
"You are not going to do anything," Ric said
He goes to put somethings in the suitcase but she just takes them from her.
"There goes that we again," Ric said
He puts his hand on the suitcase, his fingers are on the inside.
"Look, will you listen to me? We have to do something." Evelyn said
She shuts the lid and closes it on his fingers, he screams but she just keeps going.
"Once this creature has been reborn his curse is going to spread until the whole of the Earth is destroyed," Evelyn said
"Yeah? Is that my problem?" Ric asked
"It is everybody's problem," Evelyn said
"Evelyn, I appreciate you saving my life and all, but when I signed on, I agreed to take you out there and to bring you back. I have done that? End of job. End of story. Contract terminated." Ric said
As Ric is talking him and Evelyn are circling each other around the suitcase. Evelyn suddenly stopped.
"That's all I am to you? A contract?" Evelyn asked
"You can either tag along with me or you can stay here and try and save the world. What's it gonna be?" Ric asked
"I'm staying," Evelyn said
"Fine."
"Fine."
Ric heads to the door, but stops and looks at me.
"Are you relatives here?" Ric asked
I nodded my head.
"Take me to them," Ric said
I hopped off the bed. As we walking towards where they were staying, the Americans joined us.
"Where are you guys going?" the blonde asked
"It would seem Amara's relatives are staying in this hotel," Ric said
I heard a few guns cock, I walked up to the door and knocked. I could hear Vernon grumble from behind the door. Ric moves me behind him and holds his gun up. The door opens and Petunia looks scared shitless. Ric and the Americans push their way into the room, I stay behind Ric.
"What do you thugs want?" Vernon asked
Petunia sees me.
"You. Why won't you just die." Petunia said
The blonde American fires his gun it goes past her head and the bullet hits the wall. Petunia screams and Dudley starts to cry. Vernon takes a threating step towards me and Ric moves the guns so that it is pressed against his forehead.
"Do you have any paperwork on Amara?" Ric asked
"No, we don't have any paperwork on that freak. Only the letter that was left with it." Vernon said
"She is not a freak. She is a little girl." Ric said
"It's okay. They can think whatever they want of me. Because in a few hours they can see what happens when a 'freak' gets mad." I said
I could see that Ric understood what I was talking about.
"Listen and listen good. Amara will not be going back with you. If for some reason anyone comes looking for her you will tell them, that you gave her up for adoption because you were not able to take care of her. And if we find out that you said something else. I will find you and I will hurt you. Understand?" Ric asked
"Why you little," Vernon said
The other American fired his gun, this time the bullet whizzed past Dudley.
"Do. You. Understand?" Ric asked
"I understand," Vernon said
Ric turned and looked at Petunia.
"Yes, I understand." Petunia said
"Good. Amara do you have anything here?" Ric asked
"No. I have nothing here or there." I said
With that, we left the room.
"Go on back to Evelyn's room," Ric said
"Thank you," I said
"No problem," Ric said
"Those were horrible people." the blond said
I went back to Evelyn's room. She saw me enter.
"How did it go?" Evelyn asked
"They called me a freak, and an 'it'. Then I said something about how they would see what happens when a freak gets mad." I said
"You are going to make them think that everything that happens because of you," Evelyn said
"Something like that. They call me a freak because I can make weird things happen when I get upset. Like once Dudley cut up the only thing Petunia every bought me. I wanted it to be fixed and it was. Then there was this one time Vernon got so mad that he broke my arm, and it healed within a few minutes." I said
Evelyn nodded her head.
"If we have time after this is over. Will you teach me some Egyptian?" I asked
"Of course," Evelyn said
Evelyn gives me something to change into. We stayed in the room for a few more minutes before we leave the room, Evelyn walks down the stairs reading.
Water has turned to blood.
"Oh, looks like it's gonna storm." a soldier said
Then Ric comes running around a corner behind us.
"Oh, Evelyn, Amara," Ric said
We stop walking and turn around.
"Oh, so you're still here," Evelyn said
"We've got problems," Ric said
There was a loud crash of thunder, then a bright flash of lighting. We look out to see fireballs falling from the sky. We run, as we run one of the fireballs hits a solider that was in the courtyard. We stop in front of a staircase, I see Beni running down the stairs.
"Beni," I said
Ric and Evelyn turn around to see him. Beni turns and heads back up the stairs, Ric grabs him. Then pushes up against the wall.
"Hey. Beni, you little stinkweed. Where you been?" Ric asked
There is a weird sucking and screaming noise coming from up the stairs. Ric lets go of Beni who runs. Ric pulls out a gun and pulls us up the stairs and into the room. We see a mummified corpse, the corpse of Mr. Burns. Evelyn and I both cover our mouths. We hear a noise we turn to look at the fireplace, to see the mummy looking less like he was earlier.
"We are in serious trouble," Ric said
The mummy moves towards us, Evelyn and I step backwards, while Ric does what does best fires his guns. Jonathan and the Americans coming running into the room. They take out their guns and fire as well.
So it would seem that guns are muggles wands. -Tom said
What?
Later. -Tom said
The mummy moves faster and pushes Ric so he goes flying backwards into the Americans and Jonathan. Then turns to us, we start stepping backwards. The Mummy starts talking but I don't understand what he is saying. He leans in closer to Evelyn's face. But stops and turns when he hears the piano. Once he sees the cat he screams. He leaves the room in a tornado of sand but before he is completely gone we see his face in the sand. The window shutters slam close, Evelyn and I look at Ric and the others, who sit up.
"We are in very serious trouble," Ric said
Evelyn suggested that head to the museum.
Scene Change Museum of Antiquities...
We arrive at the museum and head inside.
"He does seem to like you, Evy," Jonathan said
"Yeah, what's that about?" Ric asked
"What's this guy want?" the blond asked
"There's only one person that can give us any answers," Evelyn said
We turn a corner to see the curator and the man from the desert.
"You," Evelyn said
"Miss Carnahan." the curator said
Ric and the other pull out their guns and point them at the desert man.
"Gentleman, and little girl." the curator said
I look up at Evelyn who looks as calm as can be.
"What is he doing here?" Evelyn asked
"Do you really want to know, or would you prefer to just shoot us?" the curator asked
Ric and the others put away their guns.
"After what I just saw, I'm willing to go on a little faith here," Ric said
The curator motion for us to come deeper into the room and sit down.
"We are part of an ancient secret society. For over 3,000 years, we have guarded the City of the Dead. We are sworn at manhood to do any and all in our part to stop the High Priest Imhotep from being reborn into this world." the curator said
"Now, because of you, we have failed." the desert man said
"You think this justifies the killing of innocent people," Evelyn said
"To stop this creature? Let me think." the curator said
"Yes." the curator and desert man said
"If he was so feared then why would you place a curse on him to make him immortal?" I asked
The Curator and desert man just looked at each other.
"You don't know do you?" I asked
"No, we don't. Most of us believe it was in a rage and anger that they placed the cures on him." the desert man said
"What's your name. Because I just keep calling you the desert man." I said
"Ardith Bay," Ardith said
I nodded my head.
"Question. Why doesn't he like cats?" Ric asked
"Cats are the guardians of the underworld. He will fear them until he is fully regenerated." the curator said
"Then he will fear nothing," Ardith said
"You know how he gets his self fully regenerated?" Daniels asked
"By killing everyone who opened that chest," Henderson said
"And sucking them dry," Daniels said
Evelyn looks over at Jonathan who is playing with a bow.
"Jonathan, will you stop playing with that. When I saw him alive at Hamunaptra, he called me Anck-Su-Namun." Evelyn said
The curator and Ardith look at each other.
"And then just now in Mr. Burns' quarters, he tried to kiss me," Evelyn said
"It's because of his love for Anck-Su-Namun that he was cursed. Apparently, even after 3,000 years..." the curator said
"He is still in love with her," Ardith said
"Yes, that is very romantic, but what has it got to do with me?" Evelyn asked
"Perhaps he will once again try to raise her from the dead," Ardith said
"Yes. And it appears he has already chosen his human sacrifice." the curator said
Both of them turned and looked at Evelyn.
"Bad luck, old mum," Jonathan said
"On the contrary, it may just give us the time we need to kill the creature." the curator said
Ardith stepped forward and looked up at the skylight.
"We will need all the help we can get. His powers are growing." Ardith said
We all stepped up the skylight and looked up.
" 'And he stretched forth his hand towards the heavens and there was darkness throughout the land of Egypt.' " Jonathan said
Scene Change Back to the Hotel...
"We must stop him from regenerating. Who opened that chest?" Evelyn asked
"There was me and Daniels here. Oh and Burns, of course." Henderson said
"And that Egyptologist fellow," Daniels said
"What about my buddy, Beni?" Ric said
"No, he scrammed out of there before we opened the thing," Daniels said
"Yeah, he was the smart one," Henderson said
"Yeah, that sounds like Beni," Ric said
"We must find the Egyptologist and bring him back to the safety of the fort before the creature can get to him," Evelyn said
"Right, you and Amara stay here. You three, come with me." Ric said
"Not me..." Daniels said
"No, no," Henderson said
"Just a minute! You can' leave me behind like some old carpetbag." Evelyn said
Ric stopped walking and turned around and walked over to Evelyn who had walked so she was standing in front of her bedroom doors.
"Who put you in charge, O'Connell?" Evelyn asked
Ric moved and picked her up so she was over his shoulder. I followed behind them.
"What do you think you are doing? Jonathan! O'Connell!" Evelyn said
"Sorry, but he's a bit tall," Jonathan said
"Jonathan, coward that you are..." Evelyn said
Ric drops Evelyn on her bed, Ric then looks at me. I move and sit down on the bed.
"O'Connell, you are not leaving me in here," Evelyn said
She walked towards the door, he closes them as he exits.
"Jonathan, if you don't open this door in one minute flat... O'Connell..." Evelyn trails off
I hear the door lock, and Ric talking to someone.
"This door doesn't open. They don't come out, and no one goes in, right?" Ric asked
"Right," Daniels said
"Right?" Ric asked
"Right," Henderson said
"O'Connell! Jonathan!" Evelyn yells
"They left, Evelyn. You can stop yelling now." I said
She turned around and walked back over to the bed and flopped down and laid back.
"I can't believe he locked us in here," Evelyn said
"He cares about you. I have never had anyone care about me before." I said
Evelyn looked at me.
"What do you like to do?" Evelyn asked
"I like to read. I used to sneak out and go to the library. The librarian helped me learn how to." I said
"What do you like to read?" Evelyn asked
"Anything, everything," I said
"You know I am a librarian at the museum. Are you inserted anything else?" Evelyn asked
"I don't know anything else. All I know is what've read and the inside of a closet, and cookbooks." I said
Evelyn pulled me to her side.
"I've always wanted to know how to play an instrument and ride a horse," Evelyn said
"We can learn together," I said
"Yeah, we can," Evelyn said
"What do you know other than your first name?" Evelyn asked
"My middle name is Rose. I can do weird things, and I learn things easy." I said
"We will talk more in the morning. It's been a long day." Evelyn said
Evelyn gets changed and gives me something to get changed into. Evelyn got in bed and I headed over to the corner but she stopped me.
"What are you doing?" Evelyn asked
"Going to sleep," I said
"Not in the corner, you will never have to sleep in a place like that again. Come here, you can sleep with me." Evelyn said
I nodded my head and climbed into bed next to her.
I don't know how long I had been asleep but my normal dreamless sleep changed. The blackness changed into that of Ancient Egypt. I looked around, I tried to call out for Evelyn or Tom, but none answered. I turned around to see a bald man, dressed in black.
"Who are you?" I asked
"High Priest Imhotep" Imhotep said
I was taken back he spoke in Ancient Egyptian but I heard it as English.
"How...how can I understand you I don't know Ancient Egyptian?" I asked
"We are in your mind, that is how you can understand me," Imhotep said
"You're the mummy. Why are you in my head?" I asked
"Because you are different, I feel a power coming from you," Imhotep said
"Great even you can tell I'm a freak," I said
I looked down.
"Don't let those that are below you affect you so," Imhotep said
I looked up but he was gone, everything then faded back to black but Tom was there.
"You need to be careful. He is a powerful person don't let your guard down, I'll help but there is only so much I can do from inside your head." Tom said
"Okay," I said
Tom went to say something but I was woken up by Evelyn moving and the doors slamming open. I open my eyes to see Imhotep kissing Evelyn, and Ric and Jonathan at the door.
"Hey, get your ugly face off of her," Ric yelled
I quickly got out of bed followed by Evelyn. Imhotep said something in Ancient Egyptian.
"Look what I got," Ric said
He then holds up Evelyn's cat. Imhotep yells as does the cat. Imhotep then leaves once again in a sand tornado. Once he is gone we all look at each other.
"Are you two alright?" Ric asked
"Well, I'm not sure," Jonathan said
We all just look at him.