Fate's a Funny Thing

Chapter 7

Hamunaptra

The group had set up next to a narrow crevice, which weaved its way through the ruins. Rick was tying a rope around a pillar and threw the rest of the coils into the crevice, getting it ready to rappel down. Jonathan moved to bend over to have a look down, and while doing so his ass hit something, he yelped and backed away turning to face the object. It was the decrepit face of Anubis.

"That thing gives me the creeps." Jonathan commented

Rick chuckled, "Be nice. That thing saved my life."

Evy and Krista are moving about positioning the ancient mirrors along the crevice.

Krista smirked over at Rick, "That "thing" gets me excited"

Rick sent back a wink and replied sarcastically, "The things that get you excited."

Krista's grin grew, "Well you would know, wouldn't you?"

Jonathan gagged and pretended to throw up at their dirty talk.

"According to Bembridge Scholars, inside the statue of Anubis was a secret compartment, perhaps containing The Book of the Living." Evy said, trying desperately to tune out the conversation her baby sister and her husband were having.

Rick walked over to Krista, "What are these mirrors for?"

"Ancient Egyptian trick. You'll see." She responded with an excited grin

"Ah" he nodded, before pulling something out of his pack, "Here this is for you." Krista looked up confused but takes the bundle from him, "I know you lost yours on the boat. I borrowed this from our American brethren. I know you're going to need it."

Krista opened the bundle to find a large selection of archeological field tools, "Oh Rick." She wrapped the bundle back up and threw her arms around her husband, "What ever would I do without you?"

Rick grinned down at her, "Well luckily you'll never have to find out."

She leaned up on her toes and gave her husband a kiss, when suddenly they were interrupted, "Come on you two, we got work to do. You can snog each other later." Jonathan called out to them.

Once everyone is safely on the ground they all moved around examining the dark room they now found themselves in. Rick waved a torch around trying to get a good look at the dark room they all found themselves in.

"Hey look out for bugs, I hate bugs." The warden demanded

Krista frowned at the man, "I'm sure the feeling is mutual."

The warden glared at her and opened his mouth to reply, only to shut it quickly when Rick walked up behind her and glared at him while scratching his head with the tip of his gun.

"Do you realize, we are standing inside a room that no one has entered in over four thousand years?" Evy remarked breathlessly

"It's an amazing feeling, isn't it?" Krista smiled at her older sister's mystified face.

Evy sent back a distracted nod as she continued to look about the room.

"Who cares?" The warden interrupted, "I don't see no treasure."

"You're welcome to my share of the spider webs." Rick replied snidely to the dirty man.

"And it stinks to high heaven in here." Jonathan replied childishly as he sniffed the foul air, "What is that god awful stench?"

Krista cleared her throat, getting her brother's attention, and pointed over to the warden. Jonathan discreetly sniffed at the little man.

"Ah."