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| sword out of the way. The second guard started after Nefret, sword drawn. The guard on the ground started to sit up and was on his knees when Nefret ran over his back and sent herself flying straight towards the second guard's head. Her foot made contact, but the guard's hands went flying for Nefret's feet in a feeble attempt to protect his face. This in turn caused Nefret to flip over and hit her head on the falling guard's knee. The first guard claimed his sword and started towards Nefret's bare neck. "Wait! Wait. Nephthys may have some use for them. Wake up Soreis and we'll take these girls over to the main hall. We may get some reward. Wait, hit this one for me- she keeps squirming." During the whole fight, Evie had been kicking and struggling, and after hearing the comment, she kicked and screamed harder, but it was pointless, the first guard punched her in the head. "You didn't have to knock her out!" Evie went limp in the man's arms, and right before blacking out, she thought, I hope the boys are doing better than we are. ~*~*~*~*~ "AH! Damn It!" "Rick! Don't yell! What's the matter!?" Ardeth walked over to his upset friend. "It's Evie and Nefret! They've been caught!" Ardeth looked alarmed and followed Rick's gesture to see Nefret and Evelyn both lying unconscious and tied to a post in the back of the room. Nefret was bleeding from the head. "Nefret!" "Evie!" Jonathan stood up. "Sit down! Shut up! You wanna get us caught?! We'll get them back, don't worry." Osiris addressed both Jonathan and Ardeth. "I just can't imagine where Seti and Nefertiri are. I haven't seen them yet." Osiris looked anxious. "You're right. It's ok. Look! It's Bonnie! Get down!" Rick pulled all the men down to the ground with him. "...and take them inside! Put them with Seti and Nefertiri. I need to concentrate." The guards bent down and picked up the unconscious women. After a moment, Bonnie walked in after them. Rick watched the guards and later Bonnie walk towards the same room that he had been in before Alex was born. "The same fuckin' room. It never fails!" he turned to the other three men, "All right. We've all got people we love in there. Let's not screw this up. Jonathan, you go around and cover us- also, look for the Golden Book. That's the only way to kill her. Osiris, Ardeth, you two come with me, and we'll get our girls back. Let's go." The men nodded, and they all went on their ways. Jonathan turned to go in a room and around the, as he liked to call it, "Un- Mummification Room." Jonathan laughed at his own joke and turned to see the other three sneaking in to follow Bonnie. I can't believe I once thought I loved her. Gabrielle is so much better than she could ever be. The thought of Gabrielle made him realize how relieved he had been that Rick had told her to stay with Alex and Adom. He had said that she was still too weak from her wound, but the real reason was that she was related to Beni. Jonathan didn't mind- if she had gone, she'd be right there next to his sister, or worse... Jonathan shuddered at the thought of Gabrielle dead, I've already been through that once, I won't let it happen again- I love her too much. Is that the Golden Book? Jonathan was startled by the sudden appearance of the book. "Well, that was easy." Jonathan walked across the room and picked up the book. He was glad he'd been working on his Egyptian, he would need it to read the ancient symbols. "Huh! There's the key! This is almost too easy!" He paused and his hand hung in midair. Wait, this is much too easy. I've got to be careful. The key's probably booby-trapped or something. Pick it up slowly and carefully. Jonathan put down the Golden Book next to his feet and drew his sword. He leaned forward carefully and picked up the key. He stood silent and motionless for about a minute. I think it's safe- try opening it now. Man, I'm bossy! Jonathan tentatively opened the key, and when, after five minutes, nothing happened, he got up and walked away- upset with himself for being so paranoid. He quickly opened the book and found the right verse for making Bonnie mortal, then pocketed the key in case he'd need it later. Marion ([email protected]) June 21, 2002 Nefret awoke to a dull throbbing in her head that grew steadily worse the more she came to. She knew she was going to be sick before it happened so she pulled against her bonds and leaned out as far as she could from the pole which she was tied to and proceeded to throw up. The noise of her becoming ill must have woken Evelyn up because she heard her groan not long afterwards. Then, Evelyn proceeded to do the same as Nefret and soon both of them were heaving up their guts onto the hard floor before them. "They must have given us something--" Nefret said sputtering in ancients Egyptian. "Yeah, I am beginning to agree with you." Evie choked out before another spasm shook her. "This is too weird for us to both have it." "Great, this is just great! How are we going to get out of this?" The younger woman asked. "If only Ardeth and Rick would come." Evie replied dreamily. "Then they would make things much easier." Nefret's eyes brightened at the thought of Ardeth but her voice wavered. "You, you do think they will come for us, don't you?" Evie could hear just the smallest bit of fright behind Nefret's question. "Dear, I think that right now we just need to concentrate on trying to free ourselves, but don't worry, we will be seeing them again, I am sure of it." Evelyn wished she could reach out and hold the distraught woman in her arms, but the bonds were too tight, and she could barely move. "Why don't we talk about our loved ones to pass the time..." Evie was trying to get Nefret to open up to her a little, knowing that it would do her good. She needed someone to talk to besides Ardeth, someone who could speak her language fluently. "Ok, I suppose that might help somewhat." Nefret agreed, knowing that she could trust Evelyn in the way that she could trust her own mother. She has done nothing but guide on this trip anyway so I don't see any harm. Nefret thought. There was a short pause before she began to speak. "When I first saw Ardeth this feeling, almost a mood really, overcame me, took my body hostage. I could not move; it was as though my feet were |