*~~Back at Fort Brydon-Angela's Room~~*
"So you're telling me I'm a girl named Isiria...I'm sorry but I'm not I'm
her you have to
understand that...I'm not the girl who was your lover and who left
you...I'm sorry that, that
happened to you and I'm sorry that I'm her" Angela said anxiously.
Imhotep shook his head in disagreement. This after she had shoved him away
from her and
he had explained the entire story...all except the part about Seti,Anck-Su-
Namun,and the curse.
"I'm sorry...I feel bad that I can't be who you want me to be" she said
sadly.
"Don't feel sorry..you shouldn't feel like that because you are Isiria,no
matter how much you
deny it, you are her and I love you with all my heart" he said softly.
Angela who was sitting on her bed stood up and walked over to the window and
looked
outside at the fort that was bustling with tourists and soldiers who were
walking in the garden
talking about life and how hot it was. The day was gorgeous and filled with
sunshine and a
few puffy clouds here and there. She smiled to herself and sighed and when
she turned
around she found Imhotep standing about two feet away from her.
"I love you" he said hypnotically
Before saying another word he kissed her again more ardently than before.
Angela lost all
feeling in her body and she just kissed him back, letting herself be
immersed in his passion.
Just as he had done with Isiria,he picked her up and carried her to her
bed...she was under his
control.
*~~~~The entrance to the City of Cairo, Egypt -2:00pm~~~~*
"Well, here we are, Cairo a city that I thought I would never see
again....I don't like this bloody
city" Jonathan said wearily. “The sooner we get out of here the better”
"Oh relax Jonathan we're just here to get the damn Book and key then we're
out of here" Rick said calmly.
"Or maybe not" Evelyn suddenly said as she pointed towards the horizon with
a worried look on her face. “That doesn’t look too good”
In the distance they could see dark clouds coming towards
Cairo...dark,menacing clouds.
"It's just a storm Evelyn, don't worry about it...put the past behind you"
Jonathan said
They picked up their luggages and walked towards the cab that was parked in
front of the mini airport. They placed their luggages into the trunk and
hopped into the cab then it rode away towards Fort Brydon. After they had
left David got into another cab and followed them..he knew they were up to
something..and he was going to find out what.
"I'm sorry to be such a nag but that doesn't look like your usual storm"
Evie said nervously.
Jonathan took a good look at the clouds and his expression changed
dramatically "You're
right Evie that looks like the storm that happened last year when Imhotep
arrived with his first
of many plagues"
Rick laughed and shook his head and said with a carefree smile "Oh you guys
stop it...don't
worry so much, it's just a storm and that's all...Imhotep is dead!"
Evelyn and Jonathan exchanged worried glances and remained quiet the rest of
the way.
Somehow their intuition told them this was not going to be a usual storm.
From inside of the cab
they could see merchants scurrying trying to put their belongings inside of
their homes or on
their carts. The wind had picked up quite a bit and the it was blowing sand
everywhere making
mini tornados, this was never a good thing.
*~~~~~Back at Fort Brydon~~~~~*
Angela was passionately kissing the man of whose name she did not know. She
had never
dreamt about being in this situation in her entire life. Suddenly she
realized once more that it
was kinda weird to be kissing a guy who she didn't even know. She gently
pushed him away
fighting the urge to pull him back and let him kiss her all over. As she
sat up she couldn't help
but feel a bit intimidated.
"Wow, I uh, don't know what to say" she told him in Egyptian.
"Don't say anything, just let me lead you" he said as he reached for her
again only to have her back away.
"No, we can't do this...I don't know who you are, what is your name?"
"My name is Imhotep and I am the High Priest of Osiris, but of course you
already know that Isiria..why do you play games with me?"
"Okay Imhotep, then I must tell you who I am... my name is Angela...and now
come to think of it you're the one who spoke to me in the desert, didn't you?"
Imhotep nodded and smiled, but Angela just stared at him. She knew he didn't
believe her, yet
even if she wasn't Isiria she actually did feel some sort of attraction but
she really couldn't
explain it....she just stared at him in awe. In return he stared back at her
for another silent
moment. Angela didn't say anything at all this was a staring match so she
just continued on
doing it trying to figure out what he was thinking. Suddenly he smiled as
if knowing what she
was trying to do...and that gorgeous smile of his made Angela melt in an
instant. Without
saying a word he kissed her once more. This time Angela couldn't control
herself and she
started undoing his robe, but this moment of intense passion was about to
be broken with the
sound of screams for help.
"Oh my god,fire...the end has finally arrived!!!" people were shouting as
they were all running
for their lives.
At the sound of the screams Angela stopped and was about to stand up but
before she could Imhotep caught hold of her hand and stopped her.
"Don't worry, my princess, it is nothing"
She wasn't about to ruin the moment, and neither was Imhotep who now slipped
the straps off
of her shoulders as he kissed her and laid her on her bed.
*~~~~Outside of Fort Brydon~~~~*
"Oh my god! What's happening?" Jonathan was shouting edgily
"He's here....again" Rick replied
Fireballs were falling from the sky as the thunder rumbled loudly and
lightning flashed
everywhere. The courtyard inside the fort was filled with utter
panic-merchants, camels, soldiers
and horses running in all directions doing their best to dodge the fireballs
and hail. A few
people were now running to the central fountain to get buckets of water so
they could put out
the small fires that had just erupted in some areas.
"Who could have awaken him?" Evelyn shouted to Rick and Jonathan as they ran
down the
hall entrance.
"I don't know, but when we find them I'm going to kill them!!!" Rick
responded
"Is that how you resolve all your problems?" Jonathan asked a bit puzzled
"No, why do you ask?" Rick asked curiously
"Oh no reason" replied Jonathan “No reason at all”
"Oh damn I can't believe this...we have to find a place where we can be safe
from those things" Rick shouted just as a ball of fire flew by him...nearly
hitting him.
As they continued running down the hallway Jonathan stumbled onto the floor
unable to run anymore. Looking up he saw Rick up ahead and he tried to stand
up, saying anxiously "What wouldn't I do to have a beautiful girl appear
right about now...then I could at least die a happy man, that's the least
god could do..oh also bring me a glass whiskey while he's at it!"
Suddenly bam!!!! Somebody had crashed into him and once again he was one the
floor along with the person who had run into him.
"Watch it!!" Jonathan said angrily
"Oh god, I'm so sorry, but my room it's on fire..I need help!" the girl
said panicking.
Jonathan looked up to find a young lady standing up and offering to help him
up. When he
saw her he was left dumbfounded, never had he seen such a beautiful women
such as this
one Compared to all the women he had ever seen she was a goddess. Realizing
that he was
gawking at her he took her hand and she pulled him up.
"Oh thank you god!!! Oh wait! I'm terribly sorry, I shouldn't have yelled at
you, it was entirely my
fault, uh how can I help you,miss?" he asked awestruck.
People were running here and there...some very unlucky ones were being
struck by fireballs
setting them on fire instantly. It was a barrage of hail and fire that
hurtled down assaulting the
courtyard like an air raid.
"I need help!! please help me! my room I couldn't,oh god! my room is on
fire!! my stuff is still in
there!" she was explaining to him anxiously.
"Okay calm down" Jonathan said
"Calm down! how can I calm down! I have artifacts from a dig in there! I
need to get them out! or
they'll be destroyed!!" she freaked out.
Without saying another word she grabbed him by the wrist and dragged him
over to her room
door. In the meantime Rick had gotten Evelyn to safety down the hallway
that led to the room
where Burns had been turned into a burnt human husk the year before.
"What exactly do you have in there?"
"Uh a necklace and uh some other artifacts made of precious metal"
"What kinda of precious metal?"
"Gold and uh, obsidian why?" Angela asked curiously
"Well, uh I just wanted to know because some stuff isn't really worth
risking your life for" he
said suddenly realizing he had said that, he was amazed with himself in fact
he was left in a
slight state of shock.
"Oh believe me, my good friend, this stuff is worth risking your life over"
*~~~~A marketplace in Cairo~~~~*
Screams could still be heard all around...many people were either dead or
injured from the
fury of hail that had fallen on Cairo....suddenly though as if by magic the
hail had stopped and
the clouds had disintegrated into nothing...leaving only blue sky and the
bright Egyptian sun.
"The dead have risen....it is Armageddon, we are all doomed!!!" a man
shouted in Arabic just as he ran out of an alley with a look of utter shock.
People now were not only running in all directions cause of the fires but
also because it
seemed they had seen a ghost....well close enough. For out of a dark
corner of the
marketplace near the alley emerged a slimy, semi decomposing corpse...that
looked half
eaten by animals or insects to be exact.
"I'm going to love this place...in fact I'm going to love it so much I'm
going to destroy it along
with my master" the corpse said slyly.
It looked straight ahead and saw the buildings toppling and completely
covered in fire. He
then smiled barring his rotten teeth and gums...the fort lay across the
other side of the city
and with it the promise of becoming the person it once had been.