When we awoke and untangled ourselves from each other (we had been all piled up) we noticed we were clothed in ancient Egyptian finery and our relics were all missing. I immediately went to Niko's arms and his presence calmed and soothed me. We were in a room with a familiar set of gold doors that opened to reveal a Pharaoh's chamber....and not just any Pharaoh but Amenhotep III. He addressed us as his council of advisors and I bowed and addressed him properly, to which Niko followed suit, gods bless him.
He asked us about the state of things and we kind of bullshitted answers but it turns out it was a rest because he called us murderers and summoned his guard. But then one of those things you think you'd never see happened...Pharaoh bowed low to the floor as the doors opened and none other than Lady Isis walked in. I immediately dropped to the floor, bowing also, and Niko, Georgi, Ryue, and Michael did as well...though Michael was still being a bit of a disrespectful prick, and our newest companion Lemming did not bow till Isis forced him to...thank god she was more intrigued by why we were here than to bother blasting him to nothingness.
We explained to her what had happened and when I told her of the mask she went pale. She said she needed to consult the others on getting us back to our time and we would have a week in Pharaoh's palace. Once she got their help she would send the eight of us back. Wait....EIGHT!? Had she not counted right? There were six of us here...but then I saw her staring at my belly and realized she is the Goddess of Mothers and it hit me...oh gods I was pregnant! With twins! At first I couldn't breathe. I was in complete shock. Then a thousand questions flooded my mind...how would I keep fighting, what happens when they get here, how will I care for them, will I be a good mother, will Niko be happy? But my last one was answered almost as soon as I thought it because he threw his arms around me and hugged me close. I could feel his love and joy radiating off his body like heat from a fire, and it comforted me greatly. Lady Isis told us not to abuse her hospitality and left to go deal with our problem.
The others congratulated us and I admit I was still stunned as thousands of questions and scenarios played through my head. I looked up into Niko's eyes and felt my soul reaching out to his, testing to see where we stood and I felt mine touch his and it was like an electric shock. This man loved me, loved our children...I had nothing to fear from him and I felt myself sigh in relief. Then my eyes went black and I got a vision....a vision proclaiming our children would be the first scions of a new pantheon and I felt even more relief. Mother would not claim them and I would not be forced to stay with the Pesedjit.
Pharaoh reentered (as Isis had chased him off) and Lemming had a little fun with him before we were shown our rooms for the week. Lady Isis provided a room for Niko and I to share and for that I will be eternally grateful to her.
Once we settled in I took Niko and Michael on a tour of Amenhotep's great city and showed them the closest pyramid. Eventually Michael left us and Niko and I sat by the Nile and talked...and made love. He formally asked me to marry him and I of course said yes. I cannot and will not be parted from him.
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