Something crunched under her weight. Headlights from the jeep reflected off the ice. Emily fought to get out of the man's arms.
SNAP!
The arm fell off.
Emily relaxed. The man was dead. He had been so for years.
In the dim reflecting headlights Emily studied the man. Freezing extremes and hot days had turned him into a mummy. Emily looked over the warm clothes. They were yak hair... Emily ripped the necklace from around his neck.
"Chinese coins..." She turned the pieces over in her hands. "...From the Silk Road!"
There was a scream. "PLEASE RILEY! DON'T!"
Silhouetted in the headlights, Shannon hung on to the cliff's edge. Riley slammed his boot down on her fingers.
Shannon fell into darkness with a terrified scream.
Emily rolled and fell again.
There was nothing but blackness. But she was safe from Shannon McGuire.
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The Sidenstrasse Tapestry: An Indiana Jones Fan-Fiction
FanfictionIn 1945 archaeologist Indiana Jones was called on one last mission. Now, even in 1960, it haunts him as his youngest daughter, Emily Jones - just as rough and tumble and skilled in handling trouble as her father - scrambles after his legacy to pro...
