His Lotus Bloom: Mummy fanfic

Just About to Settle In

Jean was in her room trying to practice her ancient Egyptian by writing today's entry in her diary. Just as she was doing that Evelyn was asking why O'Connell kissed her and ended up infuriating her and having her storm off after his answer. O'Connell stayed in the same area packing up all his weaponry before hearing something on the boat. He looked overboard to see a small boat latching on and wet footprints leading to where Evelyn stormed off to. 

"Oh no, well let the adventures begin." he grimly said before rushing off to find Evelyn and Jean. 

Jean was finishing the last page of her diary entry when Evie came bursting in infuriated, muttering under her breath. 

"You okay Eves?" Jean warily asked. 

"Fine." she crisply said. 

"Okay then." Jean said throwing her hands up in surrender and muttered a goodnight to her sister while she climbed in bed immediately falling asleep. Evelyn continued to talk to herself exclaiming "It wasn't that good of a kiss anyway!" and dropped her book on the floor. She sighed exasperated and scooped down to pick it up only to see a man's reflection behind her. She gasped and whirled around, the man instantly grabbing her throat and slamming her into the wall. 

"Where is the map!" he demanded in a raspy, dry voice. 

"Its its over there on the t- table." she gasped out. 

"And the key!" he snarled shaking her head. Just as he did that Jean woke up from her heavy sleep. She took a loud intake of breath and shot up cracking her head on the bunk bed. 

"Ouch Evie!" she shrieked terrified to see her sister being held by throat with a dagger set on her face. She quickly jumped out of the bed with her pale yellow negligee on and edged towards the man cautiously. 

"Pl-please let her go! I'll give you anything you want!" Jean said nearly in tears. 

"I want the key." He gritted out before whirling around to look at her. His eyes suddenly widened and he went as pale as a ghost. 

"Princess Asernath, you have returned." he whispered before Rick came barging in the door, guns a blazing. The man narrowed his eyes at the American before throwing Evelyn towards him and snatching Jean. Jean screamed and tried to get out of the man's tight hold on her wrist. Rick shot at them and missed the man, knocking a kerosene lamps over instead, making the room catch on fire. 

"Jean!" Evelyn cried out. 

"Time to go!" Rick said and dragged Evelyn out of the room, trying to get on the other side of the deck to sneak attack the man and get Jean back. While they were doing that Jean was struggling against the man in black that was trying to find the key in the room and was keeping ahold of her. That plan was quickly foiled though when Jonathan came rushing in the blazing room shouting out, 

"Evelyn! Jean!" And immediately caused the poor man to topple over the couch, releasing his hold on Jean. Jonathan quickly snatched her and threw his twin over his shoulder while grabbing the puzzle box and avoiding all the gunfire and chaos as he ran threw the decks, calling out for his other sister and O'Connell. All four collided and Jean landed with an oof, rubbing her head and glaring at her twin for dropping her. O'Connell quickly got up and shouted at Evie, 

"Can you swim!" 

"Of course I can swim if the occasion calls for it!" Evie retorted back. 

"Trust me! It calls for it!" he assured her before scooping a surprised Evelyn up and throwing her overboard. 

"You're next what fun huh!" exclaimed O'Connell before grabbing Jean and doing the same when Jonathan shouted "Wait!" but it was too late. 

"Jean can't swim Rick! She can't hold her breath that long!" Jonathan practically shrieked, latching onto Rick's collar. 

"Whoops." Rick bleakly replied looking a few shades paler than usual then looked over the railing where bubbles were appearing. 

"Jean!" Jonathan shouted before jumping in following O'Connell. 

Jean felt herself sink deeper and deeper into the pitch black abyss, slowly losing consciousness as it got harder and harder to breathe. 'Help' she thought in her mind before completely losing consciousness. Just as that happened a man clad in black grabbed Jean's limp body and dragged it to the surface, using long,broad strokes to reach shore. He pounded on her chest and she began to cough up all the water she swallowed, gasping for air like a fish does out of water. The man quickly fled in the shadows as soon as he heard cries and quickened footsteps coming towards them, leaving Jean's semi conscious body in the sand. 

"Jean! Jean can you hear us!" Jonathan cried out holding his twin close. 

"Co---cold" she whispered and shivered. Jonathan quickly scooped her up and suggested they head to the nearest village on foot.