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| Rick did not understand what they�d been saying and could still not get over the two people who had been standing before him. Maybe it was a trick of the shadows, he thought to himself. He groaned as he pushed himself up to sitting position. He squeezed his eyes shut and put his hands on either side of his pounding head making circular motions at his temples to ease the pain. When he opened his eyes, the man was leaning over him, offering a hand to help him to his feet. He took the hand and pushed himself off the ground, finding himself at eye level with the man. He was shocked to find that the man looked exactly like him. �Oh great, I�m dreaming,� Rick thought to himself. �I must�ve really banged my head this time.� Evie came to his side and placed her arm around him. �Are you alright my dear?� �Yah, I guess, but this is the strangest damn dream I�ve ever had.� Rick yelped as Evie pinched his side. �OW! What was that for?� Evie smiled up at him innocently. �Just to show you that you�re not dreaming. You wouldn�t have felt that or any of the other pain if you were asleep.� �Yah? Well you just wait. You�re gunna pay for that lady,� he teased her. He bent down and gave her a kiss. Alex rolled his eyes and began to tug on his father�s sleeve. �Hello! Geez! Can�t you guys stop the mushy stuff for at least five minutes? We have company you know!� Evie blushed as she looked over at Osiris and Adom. Rick cleared his throat and chuckled under his breath. �So uh, who are these guys?� Rick asked Evie. �I�m not exactly sure,� she began, �they showed up and immediately began working on bringing you back to us. Let�s get an introduction, shall we?� She removed her arm from around him and took hold of his hand while they began their introductions to Osiris and Adom. Evie spoke in his language. �My name is Evelyn, but you may call me Evie. This is my husband, Rick, and my son, Alex. Ardeth and Olympus are around here somewhere making sure everything is all right, and my brother, Jonathan, and Nefret have taken Gabrielle to a healer in our time.� Osiris nodded to Rick and Alex and responded. �I am called Osiris. This is my son, Adom. Perhaps we can discuss how your group may be of help to me. I take it your husband does not understand my language, and I do not understand his. This will take much too long for you to translate to your husband, so I must ask that we delay until I can find the bracelet that was stolen from me.� Osiris looked to his son. �Adom, go and find the body of Suetekh and bring me the bracelet. I will begin explaining the bracelet.� Adom gave a beaming smile at being given a task. �Yes, father.� �I�ll go with you,� Alex responded in their language. Adom smiled. �I know where Seth�s body is.� He and Adom began walking off together to retrieve the bracelet. �I�m Alex. Boy, it�s neat to meet someone who looks just like me�.� His voice drifted off as he and Adom walked out of hearing range. �The bracelet had been given to me by my father when I became a Med-jai. He told me that the bracelet has a destiny of it�s own. It gives great power to the one who wears it. Suetekh was not meant to be a wearer of the bracelet, so he was not able to gain it�s full use or power. It is said that the chosen wearer will have dreams of who it must be given to next and when it must be passed on to the next chosen person.� He looked over at Rick, who was curiously listening though he didn�t understand, then he looked back at Evie. �I have had the dream, and your husband has been chosen as the bracelet�s next wearer. As soon as the sun rises this next day, it is to be worn by him and it will show him what he must do. It is his destiny. He will be able to understand and speak this language, for it is the language of the bracelet.� Desiree ([email protected]) May 14, 2002 Jonathan and Gabrielle sat straight up, �What the bloody hell was that?!� �I�d better go check on Senbi.� Gabrielle started to stand, but the pain in her side was too severe, and she fell softly back onto the ground. �I�ll check on him. You stay here and relax- I�m sure nothing�s wrong. I�ll be right back.� Jonathan trotted over to the shack and saw a bunch of broken pots and Senbi lying on the floor� completely naked! �What the�?� Nefret walked in right at that moment, and gasped at the horrendous sight before her. �Get me my clothes! A blanket! Something!!!� Senbi was hysterical. �All right! �Here.� Senbi snatched up the clothes Jonathan was handing to him, and slowly started to stand up. Nefret attempted to help, but was pushed aside by the still uncovered Senbi. �What happened here?� Nefret and Jonathan had spoken at the same time, asking the same question, but in different languages. Senbi chuckled at the timing. First he answered to Jonathan and then to Nefret, �I was about to go to bed, um, when I remembered, um, that I was supposed to put these pots away. I, uh, slipped on some water here, and, um, I, uh, fell over and all the pots fell with me! I�m ok, though. Thanks for the concern- I�m good. You can go on to bed. I�m fine, really. Go on!� Senbi looked worried, and he kept looking at the ground. It almost looked like he didn�t want the two to see which pots had been broken. Jonathan shrugged his shoulders and went back to Gabrielle. Nefret also returned to her bed. �Is everything all right?� �Yes. He just, um, slipped on some water.� Jonathan lay down next to Gabrielle, and the two slept in each other�s embrace. Later that night, though, Jonathan lay awake wondering, Why did Senbi seem like he was making up his story? Why was he carrying a bunch of pots? Why didn�t he just do it in the morning? And most of all, why on earth was he naked!? Jonathan made himself stop thinking about it- oh well, maybe I�m just suspicious of another Beni- and fell asleep. |