*~~~Rome, Italy, R.A.F Airport~~~*
A friend of Rick had let him and the gang leave on a plane to Cairo. A storm
had made them
delayed and land in Rome.
"Well, our plane for Cairo is here, come on" Rick said as he picked up his
bags and walked over
to the small plane.
Evelyn and Jonathan took a last look at the mountains in the distance then
stepped onto the
plane bound for the city that was still a nightmare to remember.
"So what are we going to do? When we get to Cairo?" Jonathan asked
"Find the Book of the Dead and destroy it before anyone can read from it"
Evie replied anxiously
"That ought to be easy" Rick calmly said
"But what if somebody already read from the book? then we would have to go
through the same
thing over again" Jonathan said anxiously
"Lets just hope they haven't because there's no telling what Imhotep will
do, he'll be twice as
angry...looking for revenge" Evie replied as she looked out the window,
"Well, if he's awake there's no telling what I'll do to him and the person
who woke him up" Rick
said as he clenched his fist.
As the plane flew towards Cairo so did the worries of all three of them.
What they hadn't
realized was that David had sneaked once again on board the plane on the way
to Cairo too. It
would take a few hours to get there but hours seemed like centuries.
*~~~Back in Cairo~~~*
"When I find Rick I'm going to hug him and try not to faint" Angela thought
as she walked
through the marketplace. “Either that or pummel him senseless”
"Jewelery,Trinckets,and Maps! Come and get them! Very cheap!" a vendor
shouted in Egyptian
as Angela walked by holding the reigns of her horse.
She couldn't help but think about that voice...that haunting, sexy voice and
about the book
which she had with her along wit the necklace and key. The huge explosion
was another horrid
thing and that scream was a little too scary for her.
"I guess I'll see if they have any vacant rooms at Fort Brydon, it seems
like a calm enough
place at least there I won't run into bugs and other icky things" Angela
thought as she got
onto her horse and galloped towards the fort. “No problems here”
*~~~~A hotel in Cairo~~~~*
"Where is Angela?!! You were supposed to keep an eye on her!! now she's
gone! the
inheritance is gone and all because of you!" Lewis shouted angrily as his
henchmen watched
nervously.
"But Mr.Calabar you saw the attack they ambushed us, we were surrounded and
scattered!" Vinnie,the youngest of the henchmen said.
"I don't care! she got away and now my chances of wealth are gone!...go find
her and bring her
to me....now!!" Lewis' voice echoed throughout the room.
Everyone in the room nodded silently and quickly ran out of the room in
search of Angela.
"You aren't going to get away so easily Angela O'Connell I won't let you go"
Lewis said as he
stared at a picture of her.
"Pardon me Mr.Calabar,but if we find Angela and she doesn't want to come
back what should
we do?" a newbie henchmen said as he peered through the door.
"If Miss O'Connell refuses to return by means of good bring her back by
force" he said sternly.
*~~~~~~In Hotel Hallway~~~~~*
"Is it me or is Mr.Calabar crazy?" Vinnie asked nervously
"He's insane Vinnie,never doubt that...he's been obsessed with Angela since
they were young...
but let's not go there, just listen to his instructions" one of the other
henchmen said as they
walked by him.
Behind Vinnie was Anton, the 2nd oldest of the henchmen at age 26, he hated
Lewis yet
couldn't do anything about it. He hated having to go out and search for
Angela, but he had to
do it...it was either that or get shot. As they walked outside and got into
two lines the main man
said
"Okay we are all going to split up and search for Miss O'Connell..bring her
back by force if she
does not want to come back peacefully..you guys got that. "
Everyone remained silent as he said this not uttering a sound nor blinking
an eye. They were all
like marble statues blankly at the world.
"Vinnie,Anton you two search the West side of the city and make sure you
leave no stone
unturned...do you catch my drift!!"
"Yes we do sir...we understand perfectly well" Anton said sternly
"Very well you two may go..now"
Vinnie and Anton slowly walked over to the car and hopped in. As Anton
started the car he
could hear the main man telling everyone where to go. Without saying
another word he shook
his head and sighed then drove away into the crowded street. "I hope we
never find her" he
thought.
Lewis didn't love Angela at all he just loved her inheritance and
that everyone knew.
He cared for no one but himself. As for Angela he could care less what
happened to her after
the wedding,but for now she was his treasure and he couldn't let her go.
Anton couldn't stand
thinking about that as he drove towards the east side of town....he wanted
to take Angela and
get her out of Cairo....that is if she was still in Cairo, but that wasn't
possible even if she was, for
he knew what would happen if he tried to help her out and just imagining it
made his stomach
turn.
"I want to be free Anton, free from his grasp, you're the only one I can
trust..help me get away
from him...forever!" he could hear Angela's voice in his head pleading to
him as he drove
onwards.
He could remember that day like it had happen an hour ago..She was in her
room trapped like
a caged canary...he had helped her escaped only to have her get caught once
more the next
day in a plaza in London. He had seen the look of horror on her face as they
grabbed her and
stuffed her into the back seat of the car. Anton had to restrain himself
from not punching the
three guys who had grabbed her when she hadn't been looking. That night she
had cried and
tried to get out, but hadn't been able too. Lewis's father had given strict
orders not to let her
out..his excuse being: she was extremely ill. Then one day her attitude
changed and she
became more calm and stern...yet she also had a touch of rebelliousness and
she was very
open minded. That had came as a shock, ah but Anton knew she was just trying
to get on
Lewis' good side which worked like a charm. Now his mind floated back in
here to Egypt…
Angela had gotten away on her own and was now free...free as a dove...free
forever now..or so
he hoped.
* ~~~~~~Inside Fort Brydon~~~~~~~*
"Oh room sweet room, finally I can go to sleep without worrying about
problems" Angela said as
she walked into the room the attendant had given to her.
After setting down her bags and locking the door Angela got out of her
explorer like outfit and
put on a scarlet, satin gown that revealed the voluptuous curves of her
body. She looked at
herself in the mirror and frowned.
"If only I had a guy that honestly loved me for who I was....I would be
happy, I would give
anything to have a guy like that" she thought as she turned around to see
her pack of clothes
where she had The Book of the Dead, Key and Necklace hidden.
"No one will ever know I have you because if they do I'll lose you and your
my only treasure...no one will ever know" she said aloud
Angela turned around and nearly had a heart attack...there standing behind
her was a man
dressed in a long black, priest like robe. He was like a
god...head-shaved,golden tan,intensed
eyed, muscular bare chest, and as handsome as any idol. Angela just stared
at him not knowing
what to say or do. The man didn't say anything except look her up and down
as well. She
slowly turned around and tried to say something to the reflection but not a
word a came out.
Suddenly he spoke to her..not in English but in Ancient Egyptian.
"You have awaken me, I never expected to see you again...Isiria"
"Isiria? Who's Isiria?" she responded back nervously in Ancient Egyptian.
"Do not act foolish with me Isiria, I know it is you and for awakening me I
must thank you" he
said in a soft voice.
Without saying another word he walked up to her and turned her towards him
then kissed her
passionately. Angela was taken so much by surprise that she dug right in
letting herself get
engulfed by the moment. Step out of reality for a moment and travel 3,000
years back in
time...back to Thebes.