The Mummy Returns (A Rick O'Connell Fanfic) {2}

Chapter 1

A noise from behind Rick O'Connell, made him stop as he pulled out his rifle. He turned around and wiped the cobweb with his hand as he walked with caution, ready to shoot at anything that moved. He grabbed a fire torch and walked through the tunnels. He heard another noise, that made his turn into a gap without hesitation. As he turned the corner to see that there was nothing moving or unusual, he heard another noise coming from somewhere else. He walked against the wall when he heard a high pitched quiet scream. He turned slightly around the corner to see that it was dark and... empty. Rick put away his gun and turned around when he as face to face with a boy, making them both scream. The boy fell to the ground, while Rick let out a couple of breaths of relief.

"Alex?" Rick said to his 8-year-old son which made him chuckle.

"What were you thinking! A mummy had come back to life?" Alex asked with his eyebrows raised.

"I'll tell you that story sometime," Rick said as he helped Alex up.

"What are you doing down here, I told you to wait for us up at the temple," Rick said while Alex was saying a couple of 'buts' in his sentence.

"But dad I saw your-" Alex started before being cut off by his father.

"No buts! It's not safe down here Alex," Rick said as he pointed his finger at his son.

"But I saw your tattoo!" Alex said which caught his attention.

"You saw what?" Rick asked making sure he heard right.

"On a wall by the entrance, there's a cartouche just like it. With pyramids and the eye and the two kings and everything!" Alex said as he pulled off one of his father's wrist-bands, pointing to the figures on his tattoo.

"Really?" Rick replied in disbelief.

"Yeah," He replied and shook his head.

"Ok well uh, I'll be able to take a look at that in a minute but in the meantime, I want you to wait for us up there," Rick said as Alex was saying 'but' during his sentence

"But-" Alex started before being cut off by Rick.

"But no, pick up your stuff and I'll see you at the temple," Rick demanded of his son.

"But-" Alex said before being cut off again.

"Go on," Rick said which made Alex pick up his stuff and walk backward.

"And, and what should I do?" Alex asked.

"I don't know, surprise me! Build a better mousetrap," Rick started as he turned around.

"Ok," Alex said as he walked off.

"While your mother and aunt goes and desecrates another tomb," Rick finished as he started to walk to where his wife and sister-in-law were.

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Lucy and her sister were brushing the webs off an ancient wall. Lucy stopped brushing when she heard a slither from the sand. She turned to see a snake slithering in the sand.

"Go away!" Lucy said as she kicked the snake where she didn't know her husband was as he walked into the room.

"Woah!" Rick said as he moved to the side dodging the snake, making Evy stop and turn around.

"Those are poisonous you know," Rick said as he walked and picked up the toolbox.

"Only if they bite you," Lucy said as she walked towards her husband.

"What was all that about?" Lucy asked about the conversation she heard between the boys and continued to brush the wall with Evy.

"Oh, nothing Alex wanted to show me something. I swear the kid gets more and more like you every day," Rick said as he placed the toolbox down.