How does it feel to be the most famous man in the world?
Me? You're kidding right?
No. Our circulation's tripled since you found the tomb.
People can't get enough of your King Tut.
Well, let me introduce you to the rest of the team.
Danny, they want to know about you.
Are you married?
Not yet.
Doctor Azelia Barakat,
combines the beauty of Sarah Bernhardt, with the wisdom of Thomas Edison.
ls there any romance between the two of you?
Absolutely none!
Of course not.
Our readers would like to know. Anything?
Sir, how will we to get passed the locks of thieves?
lt's supposed to be absolutely impenetrable.
That was four thousand years ago,
they didn't have dynamite back then.
Tell us about the curse.
No curse could stop my team.
A braver group of human beings, God never created.
Jason McGreevy, almost single handedly defeated the Germans,
at the battle of Passiondale.
And then Walker who couldn't be here with us today,
but still and integral part of our team.
He, showed the kind of courage you only read about,
l mean, Edgar's novels.
And l'd like to acknowledge my colleague, Morgan Sinclair,
who's come here to congratulate us on this historic and monumental discovery.
Bastard.
Looks like him.
''Danny Fremont, discovers Tutankhamen's tomb.''
''Fremont, the world's greatest Archeologist.''
Hasn't someone missed your name Sinclair?
Perhaps you were, Danny's trusted water boy.
No!
No? Oh really. So, you have the fourth Emerald Tablet, do you?
No, but we musn't draw attention to our activities,
not while we search for the tablet.
You mean while Fremont searches.
l can handle Fremont. Trust me.
Oh yes. l don't know why, l continue to trust you Sinclair. l really don't.
You've been a great disappointment to me of late.
l just hope that, l won't regret my many, indulgences.
Come on.
Alright, careful. Alright, bring it over,
uh, no bring it back over here guys.
Back over here.
Careful.
Axes of Pharao Tut. Wow.
l was gonna report it.
Oh, this has to be at least two hundred pounds.
Two hundred pounds of solid gold.
Three hundred dollars an ounce, that's three million dollars.
And don't forget the historical value. That's triple the price.
Wrong, historical value makes it priceless.
Why the hell are you so upset for, we're rich and famous.
That's exactly the problem.
Nothing l ever do will be as exciting as this.
lt's all down hill from here.
Oh Danny, don't you think it's time for a break?
Holy mother of madness what do you got there?
lt must have cost you a fortune.
l'm just talking about my share of Tut's treasure.
Stop spending the money you don't have and will never get.
What's she talking about?
l don't know why you think you can simply sell these things.
They don't belong to you. They belong to Egypt.
According to the terms of our license to excavate,
signed by the Department of Antiquities,
everything here belongs to whoever digs it up.
This should all be displayed in the Egyptian History Museum,
for the entire world to see.
We have no problem with that, as long as their the highest bidder.
No, no, no. lt will take at least four of you to pick this up.
Think so.
Everybody take a break. Uh, get a breath of fresh air.
l need you to contact Tutankhaman.
We need him to guide us to the last piece of the Emerald tablet.
No.
Try again.
The sun and the moon.
As if they are one.
Moon and sun. l should have known.
Now.
l can't believe it.
l'm not let you get away from me.
Do you recognize the language?
Judging by the lettering and the sentence structure,
it seems to be written, in a language even predating ancient Egyptian.
Egyptian Hieroglyphics, were the first recorded language.
How could anything predate them?
Unleash great evil!
You can only be saved, by, Tutankhamun!
People would kill for this.
Maybe we will keep it a secret, at least until we decipher it.
We should uh, hide it where Sinclair can't find it.
Unleash the great evil of this world. . .
You, you are doing! You. . .a great demon.
What the hell's going on?
This excavation is now in the possession of the Republic of Egypt.
This is my license to excavate.
l have a deal.
The deal is hereby null and void.
This is my dig. l found the tomb.
The Republic of Egypt had absolutely nothing, to do with it.
On behalf of my government, l thank you.
However, these, item should be enjoyed by the entire world.
Not be profited only by a few. . .individuals.
You knew about this?
Doctor Barakat is now in charge of the excavation.
Very good Azelia.
You have what you wanted, total control.
This is not about control.
This is about Egypt's heritage.
This decision wasn't Doctor Barakat's.
lt was made by the highest level of my government.
The least you could've done was warn us, warned me!
Your government's gonna make a fortune out of this,
and we did all the hard work!
We deserve some kind of percentage.
That's not for me to give.
l will not allow the slightest hint of impropriety.
lt's not impropriety to give my men
something for their sweat, labor and faith.
lt wasn't fate. lt was greed.
We, put your precious Egypt on the map!
Before this, nobody gave a damn about this desert nightmare of a country.
Egypt is a great nation!
Escort them out of the valley immediately.
Yes! And take your junk with you.
(Egyptian)
No! We can't let them push us around.
We have to go on fighting.
Come on, let's get a drink. Come on.
McGreevy! Yeah.
Come on. Let's go.
You look like l felt, when l lost my first race horse in a game.
l could blow up this restaurant for you.
With that cheer you up?
Sorry guys. l shouldn't have come.
We should go with him?
l will.
l'll see if l can talk him into paying the bill.
Danny's been kidnapped! Let's go!
Of course l've got the tablet, but l will never, tell you.
Never?
You've been a formable opponent.
Just tell me where you've hidden the tablet?
Never.
Never say never.
And you want to know the supreme irony.
You're mad.
We've only scratched the surface.
As strange as you think the world is my friend, l'll show you,
it's a thousand times stranger.
Just kill me.
Oh, l'm not gonna kill you Fremont. l'm gonna mummify you.
You're joking.
When did you ever know me, to have a sense of humor? Hm?
Prakesh.
Dry him off.
l pride myself on historical accuracy.
This is the exact linen material, the ancient Egyptians used.
The uh, actual bombing, took, seventy days,
but l'm sure you won't mind if l, uh, cut a few corners.
This salt will dry out your body to make it easier to eviscerate you.
Soon, but not yet, l'm going to uh, remove your internal organs.
But first, here's my favorite part.
l'm gonna pull your brain out through your nose,
with the help of this genius little device.
Come on. Let's get out of here.
What took you so long?
(Egyptian)
To all of you.
Thanks to you, l still have a brain.
That's a good thing. l like having a brain.
Well here's starting to use it.
You left the party, so we brought it to you.
l've had enough to drink tonight guys.
Ah, but we haven't.
A toast, to Danny, King of Adventure.
Yes, to Danny.
You know, you never really buy a fine whiskey, you merely rent it.
l've been hearing rumors, of something far more valuable,
than gold in Tutankhamun's tomb.
Really?
Um hmm.
A weapon, of incredible power.
lt is said that whoever controls this weapon, controls the world.
Look at your face.
You found it, haven't you my darling?
As a matter of fact l did find something.
l flew back to the states last week
to tell my colleagues at Princeton to investigate it.
l couldn't make heads or tails of it.
Shh.
Hey, l used your name. l got a good seat.
You know, as much fun as this has been, l've got a lot of work to do.
No.
l'll see you in the morning. Thanks for stopping by.
We just got here.
Alright. You're no fun.
This is complete gibberish.
lt is impossible to make anything out of it.
lt's not impossible. We'll figure it out.
Have you, told Helkal about it?
Why not?
He's completely incorruptible.
Oh, l love that about him, but,
he's a man who hates dirty things and who knows where it will end up.
This is just way over my head.
l have faith in you.
That is because you have no choice.
No.
Okay.
He said he shipped it off to his colleagues at Princeton for research.
You really haven't learned a lot.
He never went to Princeton, nor did he ever teach there.
He must have suspected you.
Bleeding costs extra.
l've got it!
So do l.
lt's a cross between Euro Greek and. . .
and Ancient hieroglyphs...
Yes!
Well, now that all the hard work is done,
l'm sure you'll have no trouble translating it.
Where are you going?
Uh, you're on your own now cowboy.
l have a Tut exhibit tomorrow at the history museum.
And l must be getting some sleep.
You can't possibly be going.
l mean this is, probably the greatest message man kind has ever received.
Well, the glory's all yours.
l trust you know who l am?
lt's Andrew, isn't it?
l'm prepared to give you, one million in American dollars,
and the cure for your tuberculosis. . .
The doctor said, no cure.
Well they would, wouldn't they.
Too much money in the disease business to start curing everybody.
Why me?
Can't you guess?
The Emerald Tablet.
Your chum, Fremont has it, l just don't know where.
Perhaps you could help.
You're tired and angry.
Let me show you, how sweet. . .life can be.
l know we're all tired, overworked and underpaid.
But this isn't about us. lt's greater than we are.
This is our chance, to show the entire world the greatness of Egypt.
You're doing a wonderful job.
Now take this to the third room. Yes.
Please, l need you.
Danny, you look awful. What happened?
The four pieces of the Emerald Tablet must never be joined together,
or they will open a portal to another realm,
unleashing evil which of the likes the world has never seen.
Tutankhamun wrote that message.
lt's probably just another curse, like the one you found outside the tomb.
This wasn't left out to scare us.
This was hidden in the hopes that nobody would ever find it.
l know this goes against everything we believe in,
as scientists and historians,
but, but Azelia, this scares the hell out of me.
Me too.
Mister Walker, we have received the results, of the latest tests.
We ran them twice, just to be sure.
And?
There is, absolutely, no sign of Tuberculosis, in any part of your body.
You mean l'm cured?
lt's a miracle. A true miracle.
Congratulations Mister Walker.
l just realized something,
Sinclair can't get the last tablet.
He came too close this time, and there can't be a next time.
We may have to destroy him.
lt's not like any other stone l've ever seen before.
How do we do that?
What?
Watch your step.
Follow me.
Careful now. One more step.
This has to be destroyed. Can you do it?
l'm crushed you don't trust me.
l'm naming it, ''Rhapsody in Green.''
l don't understand.
lt's not your fault.
Okay, let's lock this up.
Watch your step.
Okay.
Prakesh, quick! Get over here! Hurry up.
Careful.
Clever boy.
Ah, thank you. Thank you.
Here, take this.
Get in.
You found it just like l said?
Found it, just like you said.
l'll take that check now.
You've earned it.
What are you doing?
Back in a minute.
Who's going to pay for this? You? Guard! Guard!
Mister Walker.
Please! Please! Don't kill me.
Whatever happened to trust?
Settle down. Settle down.
Here we are.
Shh. Shh. Shh. Shh. Shh....
Good boy.
Good evening.
(Egyptian)
Here's a letter, from President Enrafi, himself.
Splended man, we were in Oxford together.
Come on George.
Azelia, it's gone.
The Emerald Tablet?
Sinclair has all four pieces now.
Jabari, take over for me.
Yes Doctor.
The tomb.
l cross the abyss.
Before you,
things will tremble, and empires will fall.
Madame.
We have to stop him before he can put the tablet together.
. . .power of. . .power of Set.
lt's too late. We're outnumbered.
We need help.
(Egyptian)
Let's go.
lt's coming!
We have to re-group.
We need Mahmoud.
Look out!
What was that?
l don't know.
lt has begun.
(Egyptian)
No! No! No!
Guard! Guard! l'm not mad. Did you hear me? l'm not mad!
Any phenomenon, seem unparticular but have perfect logical causes.
You can't be serious. You saw everything.
Yes, but things in the desert often seem to be
something much more than they really are.
But still. . .
Maybe you don't believe it, but, something has happened.
Promise me you'll be careful?
l promise.
l should go inside.
Yeah. And l should get going.
Stay with me, at least until we figure out, wh-what's happening.
l'll be fine.
Well, l, l worry about you.
Well don't.
l wish it was that easy.
Goodnight Danny. Try and get some sleep.
Hey, where, where's our friend?
He checked out several days ago. Hasn't he gotten in touch with you?
l've checked everyone of these stalls nobody's seen him.
Where the hell is he?!
l'm so sorry.
Walker was found dead last night, in the old city.
No one knows what happened.
l'm gonna miss you old buddy.
l miss him already.
Yeah, me too.
Goodness, morality, compassion,
l really honestly don't see what the fuss is all about.
Evil is so much more fun, don't you think?
l haven't really thought of it.
You should.
Demons for instance.
People assume demons bring evil from the outside.
They don't.
They don't?
Demons nurture the evil that festers within,
cultivated, in order to blossom.
Ones worst impulses are given free reign, it's glorious.
Watch this.
Master?
Get rid of Sinclair. l don't like what l'm hearing.
And now that we have the single fuse tablet, who needs him.
But, we don't have the tablet. Sinclair has the tablet.
Exactly, my dear fellow, exactly.
l should bring the tablet here,
and take care of Sinclair, permanently.
Very good. Be discreet.
Come in. l've been expecting you.
Go on, pull the trigger.
Stop it!
Stop what? You've got the gun.
Stop the voices!
Ah! There are voices in my head.
Have a seat.
Self destructive thoughts?
Now look what you've done.
l have to go and clean up.
So how'd you get into Sinclair's?
l'm a spy.
Spy?
Sinclair hired me.
Figures.
But l can't do it anymore.
Danny, Sinclair needs to be stopped.
You were spying, you said so yourself. Why should we trust you?
Because even l can't make up this soul sucking supernatural stuff.
King of the demons. Lord of the flame.
l invoke thee, do my bidding of demons of Set.
Find Daniel Fremont and his followers, and kill them!
They must not live!
Kill them!
Fremont, l will be rid of you, once and for all.
He's not here.
He's the best assassin we've got.
Give him time. He's never failed us yet.
No news is not, necessarily good news.
Gentlemen, sorry l'm late. Unexpected visitor.
No, no, no, don't get up.
l hope you all appreciate the enormous effort l've made,
to meet the exacting standards set by Lord Russell.
George, do l measure up? Do l still look like a Juke?
l uh, wouldn't go out there if l were you.
The infection is loose. Contagiousness rife.
Mankind will soon be crippled,
setting the stage for the return of the great beast, Set.
Evil will rule forever.
Our power is unstoppable.
What are you talking about man? We don't want evil to rule.
We plan to rule.
l've made one tiny adjustment to your plan.
Look at you, masters to the universe.
You're just flesh and bone.
Oh, which reminds me, l brought you a present.
Your handyman, l presume.
l don't know what you're talking about.
Of course you don't.
l must say George, if there's one thing about a well cut suit,
you can certainly take the heat.
Now, beg for your lives, l might just let you live.
l, l beg you to. . .
Sorry?
Well l. . .
l can't understand a word. Spit it out man!
l don't believe you!!
What have you done? ln God's name, what have you done?!
l'm, taking my rightful place, as head of the Hellfire Counsel.
Get out of my chair!
No!
Any more questions?
Margareth has confirmed that Sinclair
is behind everything, that has been happening.
Jacques, we need to start around the clock surveillance on him, starting now!
Turn the lights on.
What's going on?
Where is everybody?
McGreevy, if you're joking, it's not funny!
Azelia?
My God. lt's you.
l don't know what l was thinking, being with that clown Helkal.
lt's you l love. lt's always been you.
l'm not dead.
lt's real.
You're a losing nut!
l know how to fight them!
lt's all in your head.
Stop, you're exhausted.
No, l'm not!
Use your mind!
No, no. lt's not real! Mcgreevy!
McGreevy! Fight it, or you'll die!
l saw him!
My God.
Everyone, use your minds to fight it!
Tutankhamun will protect us.
Azelia?
Are you hurt?
Wake Azelia, or she is gonna die.
We're not threatening her, we're trying to save her life.
lf we don't get to her right now, she will, die.
lt's okay.
Azelia, wake up!
Danny? Where are you?
Danny! Save me! Please! Where are you?
You're asleep. You have to wake up!
They don't exist! They don't exist!
ls there, anything else you'd like to tell me about you and this Fremont?
No. We're just colleagues.
Yunan, l know you think this is affairs of the heart, but it isn't.
There is more to it.
The night wasn't just a bad dream. lt almost killed me.
Something horrible is happening. Something truly evil.
Something evil was unleashed when we opened the tomb.
l always thought, that the Emerald Tablets
would open a portal to another dimension,
but, l never thought it would allow demons into our world.
What does that mean for us? Evil's ruling the planet?
How do we stop this?
The last time something like this happened,
Tutankhamun was, the only one who could stop it.
We have to find the portal, find this other world
and rescue Tutankhamun.
l welcome thee, oh great beast, Set.
The world waits for your return.
Welcome.
We need to find our way back into the tomb. The portal has to be there.
lt won't stop until we make it stop.
l'm in!
lt sounds great. l'd love to.
Can we trust you.
Not usually, no,
but l'd rather not have demons controlling the world.
We need Mahoud.
He's our connection to Tut.
Mahmoud!
Check all the rooms!
Get back! Get back!
They found him.
Come on, let's go!
How the hell are we gonna get in there?
l know a secret entrance. Follow me.
Stay here, keep watch.
Be careful.
Jacques.
Look out.
Spectacular.
The tablet! We must go back.
Stop!
Come on! Come on!
Move!
Danny, what took you so long?
Ah, fighting supernatural evil, tends to take a little time.
This is the biggest story since the birth of Jesus.
lt's probably bigger.
Stay close to me.
Come here.
What now?
Mahmoud, we need your help. Please try.
Azelia.
Helkal.
l was worried you'd come here.
You know l have to go.
And l'm coming with you.
That is just not possible.
l'm in charge of this site, and l'm coming.
(Egyptian)
Just don't slow us down.
(Egyptian)
You must go down here.
Let me guess, more digging?
World ending. Time pressure. . .already!
l think l'll call it, Tut's Torment.
Let's go.
This was built long before the pyramids.
Amazing. Look at the advance in the architectural structure.
l've seen this!
This is the demon that tried to kill me in my dream.
Danny.
Set, the great beast.
l always thought it was a legend, but this,
fascinating.
At the risk of repeating myself, world ending,
time pressure, let's move out!
Ashes to ashes, dusk to dusk,
when the devil drives, needs must.
Let's split up.
Azelia, this way.
Stay close to the wall. The stairs can be treacherous.
Come on.
Are you alright?
Yes.
Now just what is this?
l don't know. l've never seen anything like it.
This is even greater than the labyrinth of thieves.
What ever it is, we Egyptians should be quite proud.
The ancient Egyptians didn't build this.
This was built by a, civilization far greater.
Yunan!
No.
We must move on.
We're never gonna make it to the Portal.
We're gonna be trapped here forever.
Shut up!
Look at the camera boys.
(Arabic) Yellah.
What?
We're trapped.
Quickly! Quickly!
We lost Rembrandt. We lost Axelrod.
There's something in this room.
The portal.
This is clearly beyond science.
How the hell can this transport us to the demon world?
Well there's no way l'm going in there.
We must save Tut.
He's the only one who can stop what the demons have started.
ls somebody actually watching us going in there and coming out alive.
l'll go first.
No. No.
Mahmoud!
Danny, Mahmoud's been shot.
Don't do anything stupid.
You obviously don't know us too well.
(Arabic)
Everyone into the Portal.
l'll stay to buy you time.
Are you crazy? You'll be killed.
lt's like something, out of a dream.
More like a nightmare.
All men from hell surely come from this place.
All, ancient cultures talked of an underworld, filled with torment.
Christians called it hell.
Unfortunately for us, this hell is no myth.
Sinclair's right behind us. We have to keep moving.
Where do we go?
Without Mahmoud we're, we're lost.
Oh my God. lt's Tut.
You have come. You must go higher he says.
Come on.
lt must be at least, one-hundred and fifty degrees.
Water, water, my kingdom for some water.
Run!
You, you want, to kill me?
Haven't l always taken care of you?
Take cover!
Almost there?
What?
Strength, faith. You will find me.
l should never have taken us into the tomb.
lf you hadn't found the tomb, Sinclair would have.
You tried to warn us, but nobody would listen.
lt looks clear.
l need to tell you something.
You don't have to tell me anything. l understand.
Thank you.
l'm here. Use the tablet.
You're too late.
No!
You dare to defy me.
And for you, something special.
Power of evil, before thee,
kings will tremble, and empires will fall.
l invoke thee King of the flame, Lord of the demons,
Release the great Set, come to me!
Father of evil, father of my soul,
l am yours, and you are mine!
There.
Come on!
Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!
Danny!
Come on Set! This is what you want.
You must help us!
(Egyptian)
What happens now?
All as it should have been?
Thank you.
Daniel Fremont.
Let's go.
Run!
lt's gone.
Seems like they've forgotten everything Like it, never happened.
l only wish we could forget this.
l wouldn't want to forget anything.
Danny?
You have eyes, right?
Oh my God.
You're alive! You're both alive!
Barely. We must've had one, one too many last night.
Oh we have one too many every night, but last night, was a complete blur.
Well there must be something to remember because l don't remember a thing.
We might have to start living a little more like our sober friend here.
Of course, it helps to have uh, something else, to, keep you occupied.
You know l think you might be right. Excuse me gents.
l'll see you later Dan.
Yeah, uh, see ya later.
You know old chap, l've just come in to a bit of money.
l suppose art, might be a nice investment.
How much for that one, and, that one?
No, no, no this one. He's gonna be dynamite.
Bloody thief. No one steals from the legend and lives!
You looking at me?
No. No. No.
Daddy!
Hello. How are you?
Like Tutankhamun said,
all is as it should have been.
Mahmoud?
Hey Carter. . .
here's one.
Oh, another map.
What makes you think this one's better than all the rest?
Trust me.
Alright Fremont. Thanks.
Somebody's bound to find it, mine as well be him.
This can be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
What?
lt's just, something l heard somewhere.
Tutankhamun, also known as, the Boy King,
died when he was only nineteen.
A fractured skull indicates that he received a blow to his head.
Did he fall from his Chariot? Was he murdered?
These questions will probably never be answered.
Uh, excuse me for just a minute.
The Boy King, that's, a good touch.
Thank you. But l hate having to lie.
We saved the world but nobody knows a damn thing about it.
lt's better this way.
Do you have five minutes? l, l need to as you something.
l need to finish my tour.
Oh. lt's a piece of the Emerald Tablet.
l want to ask you if you'll. . .
Yes.
Yes?!
l love you.
What took you so long?
l got a great idea for my, for our next book.
What?
We're gonna find Noah's Arc.
Yes! The tour is over.
We can honeymoon near Mount Arah.
l hear it's really beautiful this time of year.
BlackSeaTeam june 2008