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| Jonathan, and Gabrielle are all in your time giving the girl medical help." Ardeth said with a slight scowl. Rick blinked then yelled, "WHAT?!!" Ardeth winced at the yelling, his head just a tad in pain. He had somehow expected that type of reaction. After all, how would you feel if you were left behind in a place you sure as hell didn't want to be? "Ohh I don't believe this!" Rick sighed in exasperation. "We're stuck in this time while Jonathan and Gabrielle are in the NORMAL time, getting medical help! And of course, I was just killed and brought back to life, and we have a Med-jai standing here covered in blood, and Jonathan leaves to get medical help for Gabrielle!!" Evie ended up coming up behind at Rick's little rant, catching everything he was yelling. She looked at Ardeth in surprise, and then at Rick in even more surprise. It was a sight to see him yelling. It almost made her afraid to be around him, because he was so loud and so strong. You would not want to be on the negative end of it... "And to top things off, I have to wear some bracelet coming off a dead body to see my destiny. Faaaaaaaaaaantastic!" Rick bit off his sentence harshly. Evie sighed softly and slipped her arms around his waist, giving him a gentle hug. Rick looked down at her, suddenly realizing for the first time his wife was standing in front of him. She gently rubbed his back with flattened palms, slow circles easing the tension. "Evie..." Rick sighed. "Rick, it's not like you're facing this alone...we're all here to support you." Evie said softly. "I know it, Evie. But I just didn't want things like this to be happening again. First the whole Hamunaptra incident, then the whole Scorpion King business and you getting killed and Alex being taken from us, and now this. This was supposed to be a nice time, just the three of us together as a family. And what happens? This!" Rick said in frustration. Evie frowned. "Rick, sometimes you just can't fight destiny. I-" "Evie this CAN'T be my destiny. Fighting mummies and evil for the rest of my natural life CAN'T be my destiny." "I'm not saying it's your entire life, Rick. But which world would you rather have your son live in? A world where you didn't have to worry where your son was at all times? Or a world where your son could be the next slave to a pharaoh or the next sacrifice to a god?" Evie said quietly. "Evie, you know the answer to that..." "Then stop fighting destiny, O'Connell and start fighting for the future!" Evie cried. Rick looked at Evie in silent regard. He had to have been acting rather foolishly if Evie were to have spoken to him in such a tone. He let out a soft sigh and returned the hug she had given him. "You're right..." Rick said softly. Evie smiled gently, then turned back towards the sands as she heard children's laughter in the distance. The boys were returning with the bracelet. As they came towards them, Rick watched Alex's smiling face appear both on his own, and on Adom's. They skidded to a halt in front of the group of adults and held up the bracelet in front of Rick. "We got the bracelet, Dad!" Alex said eagerly. Rick looked at the bracelet, it's familiar golden shine reminding him of the past and of their future. He took the bracelet in his hands, paused in a few moments of contemplation, and then slowly began to slip the bracelet onto his wrist.... Rachel ([email protected]) May 20, 2002 As the bracelet made contact with Rick's arm, a beam of radiant light stretched across the land. He was thrown off balance (or so it seemed) by the force of the bracelet. He hit the ground and was rendered unconscious for what seemed like eternity, (just long enough to gain knowledge of his previous life, to be exact.) "Rick! Rick are you alright? I-" Evelyn was interrupted by her husband's precipitate speech about how amazed he was at the sights he just saw, it took her a while to register what she was hearing. For the words were in ancient Egyptian, some so fast that even she couldn't understand them, but Osiris listened contently with a smug smile spread across his face. "Welcome back" Osiris said, when Rick finished his speech. "Welcome back? What do you mean, where is he coming 'back' from?" Evelyn asked getting annoyed at not knowing the answers for once. "He has come back to the Egyptian way, he now knows of everything that he knew in his life before." Osiris explained. "With this new known knowledge, it will now be easier to find Nephthys." "Nephthys?" Evelyn exclaimed, "She's dead!" "You can't kill the undead, I thought you'd know that by now." Osiris said. Heidi Rittner ([email protected]) May 20, 2002 �Undead?!?� Rick, Evie, Ardeth, and Olympus all questioned in surprise. �Why do I get the feeling that we�ll never be able to live a normal life?� Rick asked himself aloud. Evie smiled at his question. �Yes, just think. Right now we could be sitting around doing nothing but drinking tea and gossiping about what fun we had at the latest social gathering.� |