The Mummy
Summary: It's basically like the original movie EXEPT Rick has a sister named Esmerelda. The story starts on the boat before the Medjai attack. It will include the following pairings: Rick/Evelyn, Imhotep /Anck – su – namun, and Ardeth/O.C. (implied).
Notes: Big thanks to Dom'sgurl, one of my friends, for her support and for editing and reviewing this story. Whatever's in italics is spoken in Arabic, asterisks are thoughts, bold italics are Egyptian; bold is words that are exaggerated, and underlined means two people said it at the same time. This is my first fiction so if you don't like it, too bad, so sad.
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN THE MUMMY OR ANYTHING RELATED TO IT. ALL I OWN IS ESMERELDA.
Chapter 1: Reuinion
Rick had just finished talking to the Americans when he saw someone that looked very familiar talking to Evelyn. He approached them and asked, "Esmerelda?" The girl turned around, revealing stunning green and brown eyes. "Rick!" She practically tackled him with a hug. "I haven't seen you since you ran away from Cairo. 'Elda, this is Evelyn. Evelyn, my sister Esmerelda." "We've already met." Replied Evelyn, with a nod in the brunette's direction.
"Eve's told me you're going to Hamunaptra." Rick nodded, and then added, "You don't have to come if you don't want to." Esmerelda smiled. "And miss all the fun? Never." Then, yawning, she nodded at Evelyn and said "Nice to meet you. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to sleep. 'Night."
She awoke to gunfire and screams. Immediately, she started looking for her bag. Spying it by her door, she grabbed it – and her loaded pistols – just as a man in black robes burst into her room. She quickly ended his life with two shots to the chest. Running out, she began to look for Rick and Evelyn, dodging men, bullets, and fire along the way. Finally, she saw him throw Eve overboard. She ran over to assist him in destroying the men. "Go help Evelyn!" "No! I can help you!" "NOW!" Reluctantly, she jumped over the side of the boat.
The burning boat finally began to sink below the water. Esmerelda noticed that everyone in their group, including Rick, were all right. Unfortunately, so was that rat, Benni. "We've lost everything! All our tools, all the equipment, all my clothes." Meanwhile, Rick was yelling something about being on the wrong side of the river to Benni. "Come on."
"Would you just pay the man?" Rick and Esmerelda shouted at the same time. Reluctantly, Jonathan (Eve's brother) paid the camel seller and walked away leading five camels." We probably could've got 'em for free." Rick said." All we had to do was give him you're sister." "Yes, awfully tempting, isn't it?" Then Eve came up dressed as a beduwin woman. Rick stared before answering, "Yeah, awfully."
As they approached Hamunaptra – according to Rick – they caught sight of the Americans and Benni. "Remember our bet, O'Connell. 500 cash bucks." "Get ready." Eve stared and asked, "Ready for what?" "We're about to be shown the way." As the sun rose, a mirage began to form. It looked like an ancient city of ruins. Suddenly, the mirage solidified. "Here we go again." Then the race began.
At first, Esmerelda was tied with a few of the Americans, but she soon pulled up next to Rick. On the other side of him Benni was whacking him with his riding crop. Suddenly, Rick pulled him between their camels. 'Elda laughed. Evelyn began pulling up on that side, too. She smiled at Rick before pulling ahead. "GO EVE!" Jonathan shouted. Sure enough, Eve was the first to reach Hamunaptra. Rick was now 500 bucks richer.
"That's the statue of Anubis. Its legs go deep underground. According to Bembridge Scholars, that's where we'll find the book of Amun – Ra." Esmerelda could hear Eve rambling on in the background as she helped Jonathan polish the mirrors. She also saw Rick give her the "borrowed" tool kit. 'Elda smirked, enjoying her brothers' stupidity. As they began to descend into the hole, the warden told them to look for bugs. "I hate bugs."