I Hate Mummies

Chapter 15: Pygmy Encounter

Oasis of Ahm Shere

The Cultists were on their way through the jungle as they passed some wooden cages with skeletal remains inside them. Even some spears with skulls on top of them. Donovan had Alex near him.

Hafez: look. Roman legionnaires. And here. Turn-of-the-century French. Napoleon's troops.

Lock-Nah; what in the name of Anubis did this? <takes his sword out>

Alex was not liking this at all as something was looking at them through the vegetation growling.

At some high ground, the group was arming itself.

Rick: you hear that?

Ardeth: what?

Rick: nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Jonathan: <looks at some shrunk heads> my word! I say, chaps, look at this. Shrunken heads. I'd love to know how they do that.

The others looked at him.

Jonathan: just curious. <stabs the torch on the ground and grabs a rifle>

Ardeth: <walks over> you any good with that?

Jonathan; three times Fox and Hound's grand champion, I'll have you know. You any good with that? <gestures to his sword>

Ardeth; you'll know soon enough. <unsheds his sword and puts it at Jonathan's throat> because the only way to kill an Anubis warrior is by taking off its head.

Jonathan: I'll remember that.

Wade got all his guns ready as he also got his leftover dynamite as he lost some of it during the crash. Ahmanet was looking into the jungle as she seemed to have spotted something.

Ahmanet; this jungle is very dangerous. The pyramid is not the only danger.

Wade: there's more?

Ahmanet: much more.

Rick: Evy, try to remember to... just keep it tight in the shoulder and lead the target a little bit, and then... and squeeze the trigger. Don't pull it.

Evelyn: I won't miss.

Rick and Evelyn kissed before he led Ardeth, Wade, and Ahmanet down there as Evelyn and Jonathan stayed on the high ground.

The Cultists arrived at an area where there's high grass as the golden Pyramid was now very near.

Alex: cripes, I'm in trouble now.

Donovan: told you.

Lock-Nah: now may I kill him?

Hafez: <Ancient Egyptian> my lord... now there is no need for the boy.

Imhotep: <Ancient Egyptian> yes, but we need the bracelet. It will unlock the Army of Anubis.

Hafez: <Ancient Egyptian> the bracelet? The bracelet is the key?! <in English> retrieve that bracelet.

Lock-Nah: with pleasure.

Lock-Nah went to find Alex as the Cultists kept walking. Imhotep sensed something as Hafez gestured everyone to stop.

Anck-Su-Namun: <Ancient Egyptian> what is it?

The wind started blowing as thunder rumbled.

Hafez: something is coming.

While this was happening, Rick, Ardeth, Wade, and Ahmanet were running towards the Cultists as Ahmanet was ahead of them being the fastest. They arrived at the makeshift cages as they heard something... strange.