I Hate Mummies

Chapter 6: They're Here

Fort Brydon, Cairo. No POV

The group arrived at civilization at last as there was a storm brewing. Rick and Evelyn were arguing in her room as Wade was just watching while petting the white cat that was in the room.

Rick: I thought you said you didn't believe in that fairy tales and hokum stuff.

Evelyn: having an encounter with a 3,000 year old walking, talking corpse does tend to convert one.

Rick kept putting things on a traveling case as Evelyn kept taking them out.

Rick; forget it. We're out the door, down the hall, and we're gone.

Evelyn; oh, no, we are not.

Rick; oh, yes, we are.

Evelyn; oh, no, we are not. We woke him up, and we are going to stop him.

Rick: we? What we? We didn't read that book. I told you not to play around with that thing. Didn't I tell you? And didn't Wade try to stop you from reading it? Remember that?

Evelyn; yes, right then, me, me, me, me. I, I, I woke him up and I tend to stop him.

Rick: yeah? How? You heard the man. No mortal weapons can kill this guy.

Evelyn: then we are just going to have to find some immortal ones.

Wade: like if they're so easy to find.

Rick: there goes that we again.

Evelyn: look, will you listen to me? We have to do something. <slams the case close on Rick's fingers> once this creature has been reborn, his curse is going to spread into the whole of the Earth is destroyed.

Wade: wait, wait, wait, you mean to tell me that you know the curse and you still woke him up! What the hell is wrong with you?! Why did we even listen to you, you just doomed the entire world because you didn't believe in curses! For someone who claims to be so smart and knows all about Ancient Egypt you sure are the stupidest person to grab that book. Even the Egyptologist knew not to read the book and yet because you were curious, you read it. So fix this shit otherwise I'll just put a bullet in your head myself!

Wade puts the cat down and walks out as now Rick had a turn.

Rick: Evelyn, I appreciate you saving my life and all, but when I signed on, I agreed to take you out there and to bring you back. I have done that. End of job. End of story. Contract terminated.

Evelyn; that's all I am to you? A contract?

Rick: look, you can either tag along with me or you can stay here and try and save the world. What's it gonna be?

Evelyn; I'm staying.

Rick: fine.

Evelyn; fine.

Rick: fine.

Evelyn: fine.

Rick: fine. <walks out>

Bar

A old, slightly chubby pilot was walking with a belly dancer sharing his stories. His name was Captain Winston Havelock.

Winston: I'm the last of the Royal Air Corps still stationed out here, you know... <steps into the middle fountain> some bloody idiot spilt his drink. All the other laddies died in the sky and were buried in the sand. Good chaps, every one of them, too. <bumps into Rick>

Rick: hi, Winston.

Winston; yeah... <follows Rick> you know, O'Connell. <passes by the fountain> ever since the end of the Great War, there hasn't been a single challenge worthy of a man like me.