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| "Think of me as your mother, for the time being" she said when she met his hate-filled glare. "You?" He said in disgust. "You could never be my mother, my mother's kind and caring, you're just a witch!" He yelled at her. "Yes, that may be. But you see those people." She pointed to some children and men out in a courtyard. "To them, I'm your mother." She pulled a blade out of a fold in her robe, "Got that?" Jean ([email protected]) January 29, 2002 Alex gulped, looking at the golden blade and back up to the two menacing faces. "Gotcha." he mumbled, and took her hand in his. "mum." he growled, squeezing hard with a sly grin, much like his father's. Heading of to the port, Ardeth and Evelyn were explaining the story of Seth and Nephthys to Rick and Jonathan, making sure to include the part of Osiris' death, and how he and Horus fit into the circle. Reaching the port, they left the car and booked passage to Egypt. As Alex and the other two were walking, he stopped short, visions of people flitting through his mind. Horus stood over his defeated opponent, staring down at Seth with hate-filled eyes. Growling, he murmured in Egyptian an incantation. "I Horus the strong shall rid the earth of you. You shall meet your brother, and my father in the underworld. I pray he seeks mercy and not revenge for your murder." With that, the vision was gone, and Alex was shocked by the face he saw on the body of Horus. It was that of his own. Kate (Drama [email protected]) January 30, 2002 'Whoa', thought Alex. 'Am I really some kind of Egyptian? And do I really attack this guy? Wow, I was really cool in my previous life!' "Keep moving boy!" Nephthys whispered harshly. "Yes, we don't want to be late," added Seth ominously. "Late for what?" Alex demanded. Nephthys and Seth just exchanged knowing glances and smiles. "Wow," thought Alex, "If mum and dad don't get here soon, I'm really gonna die this time!" Milo ([email protected]) January 30, 2002 It was then when she came. A young and beautiful Egyptian girl. Her long black hair was tied in loose braids and her clothes looked worn and tattered. She had big beautiful brown eyes, and although she wore not a touch of make up, her skin was like that of a goddess, which is what Alex swore she was as she looked at him. The only thing distinguishing her from a real goddess were the smudges of dirt and sand that kissed her cheeks, and the small scar on her right arm, above a band that bore several dirty hieroglyphics. She came from a building just in front of them, storming out like she was being followed. Something struck Alex when he saw the look in her eyes. It was the look of fear he would have seen in his own, but with a burning light of defiance lingering there. Suddenly Alex couldn't help but flashback to one time...late at night, when he was staying at Uncle Jon's... He remembered Jonathan waking up with a start, throwing off his blankets and jumping out of bed. Once Alex had calmed his uncle down though, Jonathan told him of the dream he had...the dream of a girl more beautiful than any that walked the earth. Alex didn't know why, but something about the girl made him think about that. Snapping back into reality Alex watched, as the girl approached them. Heidi Rittner ([email protected]) February 3, 2002 Due to their last minute travelling needs and it being the best time to vacation, all ships going to Egypt were booked. As much as Rick didn�t like the idea of it, they had to use his ship, or sit around waiting for a vacancy. The group reached their destination and began to pile their luggage and supplies on to Rick�s ship. It wasn�t so big of a ship that it would require a whole crew, but was quite roomy and could be handled by just a few people. Rick had purchased it shortly after their return from Ahm Shere for the main purpose of taking his family on vacations and, when his wife talked him into it, the occasional adventure. It had three simple bedrooms, one of which was bigger and belonged to the captain of the ship and his wife. After Rick finished checking to make sure everything was in working order, he set out looking for Evie. It did not take him long to find her since he figured where she�s be. Her back was towards him as he walked across the deck. She had her arms crossed and was staring out at the softly rolling sea. He came up behind her and put his arms around her. She leaned against him and placed her head under his chin, welcoming his comfort and warmth. �I�m scared Rick. I don�t even know where to begin looking for him,� Evie said in a quiet voice. �Egypt.� Rick simply stated. �How do you know?� Evie learned forward and turned her face towards him with a questioning look. Rick�s eyebrows drew together as he mumbled, �By that dream or vision or whatever you want to call it that I had.� It annoyed him that he was starting to have those, even though their had only been the one so far. �I recognized the land that Alex had been taken to, but for some reason, the face of the bastard that took him was a blur. I feel as if I know him, but also, as if I�ve never met him in my life.� Evie turned back around and once again, leaned against him with her head under his chin. She thought about what he�d said and remembered the visions that she�d had in the past. �Maybe you�ll get more visions when we get closer to Egypt and closer to Alex.� He did not want to talk about that, let alone think about it. �We�d better get going. The longer we take, the more distance that we put between ourselves and Alex.� He kissed the top of her head and headed towards the wheel while shouting orders out to Jonathan and Ardeth. Rachel ([email protected]) February 3, 2002 Evelyn was relieved when she saw Rick Jonathan and Ardeth head down to storage on the lower deck. She |