OH MY GOD! How long has this chapter been up for?!?!?!? I MISSED ITS POSTING! I DIDN'T GET TO REVIEW FIRST!

That settles it. I am officially the World's Worst Pen-Pal EVER.

*Sighs*

I'm awful. How many months was it I left you waiting? Like, five? God. What kind of person does that? Anyway. To attempt to begin to make up for my wretchedness and laziness, I am going to write you the biggest review you will probably ever receive for your masterpiece, okies?

But before I proceed, you told me to tell you about my life in the past five months that I didn't write to you at all. So I shall begin thus:

WORK.

My GOD, darling - I don't know if you lovely French people up there in France have to do the same stuff as we do down here in Australia, but in the past three weeks I've had seven assessment tasks, four of which included 1500-word essays (and one of which is due on Monday but I have yet to start...). On top of that, homework, more assessment tasks, piano fifth grade exam (I got an A!) and lots and lots of HISTORY stuff.

So, it's pretty boring.

And now, I shall attempt to cleanse my mind of the horrors of school life (as I obviously have no other) and delve into the wonders of your masterpiece.

OMG, Leeu! Have I told you how much I love this character? She's the picture of perfection - totally NOT a Sue, not in the slightest, and she's one of those characters you just want to hate but you can't help loving to death. Though I have to say, it's kind of sad how she reminisces about her father. She loved him so much, and I like this new side you're showing of him, through Leeu's eyes. Y'know, I don't think the movie did him justice. All we knew was that he and Ardeth didn't get along, and that Lock-nah was apparently evil. I mean, we know he was slightly evil, with helping Imhotep return and wanting to take over the world and all that stuff, but aside from that...he didn't have much character development, and we never figured out why he and Ardeth were enemies. Which was disappointing, because he was really an interesting character and it could have added a lot more depth to Ardeth's character as well. So I love what you've done with this story, Lilou, I really do.

Aw...poor Ardeth's brooding! He's so heartbroken, the poor dear. Y'know, I can't really say I like Evy in this story very much. I know that probably wasn't your intention, but seeing what she's done to Rick and Jonathan and Alex and now Ardeth, I can't say she's all that appealing at the moment. As of this current moment, I'm desperately hoping Ardeth and Leeu will form some sort of warped relationship...

"Troubles, darling?"

HAHA! I love that girl's dialogue. After reading her broodings and thoughts and a bit of her childhood to make us all depressed, you come along and make her say "Troubles, darling?" It's almost like that other quote that I found absolutely hilarious, when Nefertiri came back. What was it? "Clothe me appropriately, if you please." The unexpectedness of it, I guess, makes me laugh.

So...

"Troubles, darling?"

*Giggles*
And - OMG, she called Ardeth "Duckie"!! OMG! OMG! "DUCKIE"?!?!?!? All right - from this moment on, Ardeth Bey's official name is 'Duckie'. The law has spoken.

...You can tell I'm going to have fun with this, can't you?

Hmm, I have to say, Leeu's language isn't what I'd call 1930s, or even Middle-Eastern, but hey, I'm not exactly one to talk, am I? Not with my Nefertari having a certain fondness for a four-lettered word and a habit of insulting everything she sees...

So, Duckie's and Leeu's conversation was really, really interesting. Is he testing her or something, to see how good a leader she really is? 'Cause I have to say, she's pretty darn awesome. Though she doesn't care much for Women's Rights. Huh. Her mind works on 'purely masculine ethics'...the perfect woman is a man, then. *Giggles* I'm liking Leeu better and better with every passing word, sweety. You truly have created the perfect character.

OH MY GOD! DUCKIE ATTACKED HER RANDOMLY!
He really is funny in the head after that massive adventure of his, isn't he? Duckie's been to hell and back, poor thing...and now he tries to kill Leeu! Tut-tut, Duckie. She is not to be harmed!

Oh, I love this:

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"I can oppose you in anything I want," she growled..."bastard- didn't I prove that by succeeding in making you into a sniveling, bloodied wreck after a measly couple of weeks?"
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GO LEEU! GO LEEU! I can't IMAGING what a blow that must have been to Duckie's pride - though I can't say he has much of his pride left with a name like 'Duckie'...

BUT! BUT!

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"You proved something with that abysmal kidnapping affair of yours, did you?...You proved that you could bring back from the dead a queen that you assumed was completely insane- the only thing you proved with that was that you utterly, revoltingly disrespected the ancient Egyptians and their gods, blessed may they remain- you proved that your little ways of thinking by obsessive induction took all the wrong turns possible- you proved that you could strip all dignity from whomsoever you choose, and so declare yourself a strong, experienced and wise enough person to do so, when that is absolutely not the case, and far, far from it- you proved nothing, nothing save that you have not a shred of respect for anything, and that victory, for you, is running down those whom you appropriately weaken beforehand- you call this wisdom, you cowardly wretch?"
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DUCKIE POWER!

That was an AWESOME speech on Duckie's part. Just brilliant. For, like, the first time this chapter I actually cheered for him and and not Leeu, simply because that speech was SO DARN AWESOME! Where do you get these ideas, Lilou? Do your characters 'talk' to you? 'Cause my little voices have stopped, which is kind of depressing, and all they're telling me at the moment is "Maths assessment task...you shall burn in HELL if you don't do it..."

Oh my God, you stopped the scene THERE?!

And cut to one of my favourite male characters in The Mummy - my darling Rick O'Connell. Poor man - he deserves SO much better than Evy, he really does. Though I can't say I'm exactly doing much better in SR than you're doing here - here, Evy's cheated on Rick with Ardeth, and MINE Cassandra will - whoops! Can't say too much, can I? ^_~

I loved that small interaction between Alex and Sierra - that was sweet: "where's my little sister?" AW! WUBBNESS!

OMG, poor Rick! Poor Rick! Why must you torture him so? I'm still waiting for him and Jonathan to find comfort together, y'know, but no, Rick's still angsting after his unfaithful wife...

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...but then he didn't really understand how she balked at the thought of falling asleep against him, or kissing him, or even looking at him in the eye properly. She was aware that it hurt him beyond her imagining when she turned her head a fraction so he'd miss his kiss, or when she answered his implicit questions with soft, sad smiles.
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*Sniff/Tear*

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"I haven't seen you all day, hon," Rick murmured into her hair, soothed by her behaviour, though he was constantly on edge, too. "You haven't been cooped up in here since this morning, have you?" When she didn't answer, he slid his hands up to grasp her shoulders and force her to look up at him. "Tell me you ate while I was out, Evy."
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HE'S SO PERFECT!! I want him as MY husband. EVY DOESN'T DESERVE HIM!

And - wow - that fight between Leeu and Duckie is just exhilarating. Everything flows so naturally from you, darling, and I envy it so darn much. Just a point though, with action scenes - try to make the paragraphs less bulky because it allows the reader to zip through it faster, imitating the speed of the fight.

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Leeu's head came down hard onto the sand, and her entire brain seemed to shake in its bone walls- she brought her sword up to her neck to defend herself when the Med-jai chieftain dropped down onto her, straddling her hips and clashing his blade against her own so that both tips touched the ground, their kiss giving birth to brilliant golden sparks.
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Oh, your use of language is just beautiful here, Lilou - I was just rereading this passage for the third time because it was so beautiful. You can do wonders with words, my dear - I seriously think you ought to publish a novel, so that I can buy your international bestseller at my favourite little bookshop and claim, "I was the crappy penpal of this ingenious author!"

Y'know, I suppose I'd better tell you now - I never thought Duckie and Evy had much chemistry in comparison to Leeu and Duckie. I was just reading this part as well, and just see so much more chemistry between these two:

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Ardeth's mind was whirring. He thought he was going to kill her- this woman he held between his hands and thighs, this trembling nymph of burnt bronze skin, with eyes like black fire and that wretched forked tongue he'd come to know so well.
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I don't know how many times I have to say this darling - but I LONG to write like you. Your phrasing, your use of language, the way you can just twist words to your will; it's just incredible.

But back to Duckie and Leeu - it's amazing how much respect and admiration they have to each other, especially after everything they've put each other through. Leeu is a woman worthy of Ardeth's admiration - a woman who is capable of leading, capable of standing up for herself and purely independent, fuelled by the desire to succeed. She reminds me of Nefertiri - who was awesome and worthy of Tia's affections. But that's just how I see it. ^_~

...Hmm...This Mr Gion is a very wise man. Why don't we get more of him? He's pretty darn interesting. But not nearly as interesting as my DARLING JONATHAN! *Starry eyes* The sweetheart! He's such an adorable character, and - AWW! He's going to be the one to put his family back together! *Heart*

Well, my dear, this chapter was friggen' awesome. I loved every minute detail you've written, every scene, every EVERYTHING about it! The chapter was brilliant, Duckie proved himself, Leeu was just plain fantastic, Evy was a pansy, Rick's the perfect husband, and Jonathan's just cute.

Perfection, perfection...

*Eyes review* Well, I'm proud to say that this review is the grand total of four and half pages! Hopefully that'll BEGIN to make up for my patheticness and my crappiness at being a Penpal.

...*Hopeful eyes* Forgive me? Pwease?

Well, I'm utterly exhausted, my dear. I'm practically falling asleep at my computer and the little voices in my head are screaming at me to do my maths and modern history assessments. So I suppose I'll have to be pulled back into reality (NOIWANNASTAYINFANTASYLANDYOUCANTMAKEMEGOBACKNO) to do my work.

*Gags*

So I'm so, so, so, so, SO SORRY for the severe lateness of this review...how else can I make it up to you? Anything you want, darling, and I'll try to make it happen!

All right, gotta go...Maths calls, voices screaming...

Much, much, much love from your undeserving and pathetic penpal,

~Estora
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*disappears into a mountain of paper*

Lilou: *creeps onto screen* Is...is she gone now?
Duckie: *Shakes his head wisely* No, she has not...she shall return, fair Lilou. She /shall/ return...
Leeu: *sharpens sword* I'll make sure of it.

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...Lilou...before you kill me...

*Falls to knees*

IMSOSORRYIHAVENTWRITTENFORAGESPLEASEFORGIVEMEWWAH -

*Lilou strides up to bawling Estora and slaps her so hard that her head does a 360 spin*

Lilou, please, I honestly can't express how godawfully sorry I am for not writing to you sooner (for weeks, rather). I'm the most horrible penpal ever. I don't deserve a friend like you.

But, here I am, and I promise you that I am going to write you the two biggest reviews you've ever seen, all righty? To make up for every single second I spent NOT writing to you. Hopefully it'll be enough to make you forgive me for being such a sucky, crappy, undeserving friend.

Okay. Now, it's just been too damn long since I've read your beautiful style. It's so poetic, descriptive, delicate...it's incredible. I don't know how you do it, but it's...I'm running out of words. BEAUTIFUL. Brings a tear to the eye. Several hundred actually, because these chapters are so emotive I feel like I have to cry.
The post-coughsexcough conversation between Ardeth and Evy is just pure perfection. I don't know how you do it. I don't know how you write like this. Can we...swap brains? I really want to know what goes through your mind when you write.

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“It’s all written somewhere, right?”
“Right,” he mumbled.
“It was all preordained thousands of years ago?”
“Right,” he mumbled again.
Evy scoffed, her fingers delicately tracing the curve of his closed eyelid.
“So Allah foresaw that you’d be as completely wasted after a night with Evelyn Carnavon as a petty first-timer, never mind all the body conditioning that you Medji mindlessly go through.”
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PERFECTION. I love it.

And...oh, gosh - way to SLAUGHTER a mood! Good one, Evy.

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“You’d still be enrapt by me if I was some honourless slave.”
“Honour, he says!” Evy whispered, determined to prevail over the flush of heat that sprang to her cheeks, squirming beneath him half-heartedly and hardly even thinking of what it was she was saying.
Perhaps it was her mindless words that made him stiffen, and she felt his sudden recoil even as surreptitiously as it was- he slipped off of her, averting his face and getting back to his lying position on his back.
She almost slapped herself as she realized the implications behind her words.
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So...she still can't choose between Rick and Ardeth. Personally, I think she loves Rick but lusts after Ardeth (as do almost every single other girl on ffnet) and is having trouble distinguishing the feelings. Though...I have to admit...does it really make sense to be with one person for the rest of your life?
OOH, Ardeth's such an honourable, adorable Med-jai!! *SQUEE!*
*Pinches Ardeth's cheeks*

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“I don’t care who it is you feel more strongly for,” he breathed into her ear, fiercely, as though he was trying to convince himself as well as her, “It is all different. You feel love for Rick. You feel something else entirely for me, and these two things can’t possibly rival each other. I don’t care who it is that you will run to when the morning comes… as long as I have this memory of you, the memory of these moments… I suppose you can tear apart my heart in as many pieces as you like- you will never manage to exorcise these memories from my mind. Nothing can break a memory, and nothing is as deliciously bittersweet. So run to whomever you like… love whomever you like. You’ve burned yourself into me; so don’t feel torn when the morning comes. Rick has shared beautiful moments with you, and so have I. You are completely free to go to whomever you wish.”
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That was such an emotional speech. You've captured everything in his identity so perfectly and weaved it all into this beautifully intricate window into his soul. *Starts weeping uncontrollably* HOW can Evy leave him after this?
And you continue to astonish me by perfectly creating the balance between angsty romance and humor - just enough of each to balance the mood.

And THIS: “You’re no fun, Ardeth… you’re such a moral man.”
That was hilarious. I am SO going to have a reference to that when I get my fat ** moving on SR (which I haven't yet moved beyond the third page despite spending nearly 4 months on it...)

Speaking of those 3 or 4 months, you have no idea how busy I've been. Thankfully it's the holidays now (which explains why I'm able to FINALLY review this story) but I've still got 2 assessment tasks, and the homework is drowning me. Strangling me, slicing me up into millions of little pieces. Meh, you get the idea. So basically, if I had the time, I'd've spammed up your inbox.
By the way, speaking of emails, ya know what's been going on with my email? It completely screwed up, nothing came in, half of my stuff was automatically redirected to Spam, and for about two weeks I couldn't access it. Stupid email. *Crushes it into oblivion* But it's working properly now, so you'll have to get used to expecting more stuff from me. To make up for my absence and slack-** habits and crappy-ness as a penpal.

Anyway. BAck to the review!!

The whole slab of paradise between Ardeth and Evy is so romantic and yet at the same time so sad...because you just KNOW that Rick's coming, and that it can't possibly stay like that. So heartbreaking! So depressingly sweet! What's the phrase I'm searching for? Bittersweet. *Gets all teary-eyed*

Do we ever meet Ardeth's betrothed? I'd like to actually meet this fifteen-year-old who's been promised to Ardeth, and who'll obviously tear him and Evy apart, therefore creating the apocalypse...oh, come on, you know it'll happen if those two don't end up together! Or am I thinking of Rick and Evy? 'Coz God knows they love each other to death (at least in the movies they do. Not too sure about ReGenesis and SR...)

...I can't even begin to express how sorry I feel for Rick. Seriously, Evy doesn't deserve a husband like him. You know what I think Rick should do? Run off with Jonathan, and the two of them can raise Alex and abandon Evy in the middle of the desert. That is my idea of a perfect ending for this story. *Puppy-dog eyes*
Pllease?
Jonathan's so adorable. SO adorable. He's growing up! *Hugs Jonathan and plants a wet, sloppy kiss on his lips*

OH.

MY.

**.

GOD.

They only way they can be together is to die together. OHMY**INGGOD.
/She didn't jump/
*GAPES*

This part - this part - my God, Lilou, you are the QUEEN of QUEENS of tension:

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Now or never.
Together or not?
He was right, she realized. It was probably the only way they could still… still…
Her fingers tightened around the rusty rail.
His feet dislodged stones as he crept nearer to the edge of the cliff face.
Even at an impossible distance where they couldn’t distinguish the lines of each other’s face, they could still sense the other’s attention.
Come on…
Choose…
Time hung on a heartstring. Swaying. Ever so fragile.
There was a silence… one more of those seconds that lasted for an eternity.
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*GAPES*

*GAPES*

*continues to GAPE*

She chose her family!
She chose RICK!

...Poor Ardeth.
...And poor Rick, for having to live with an unfaithful wife!

I can't believe how intricate and breathtakingly beautiful chapter - no, entire STORY - is. *Starts bawling* It's so BEAUTIFUL. Angsty, romantic, delicate, intricate, detailed...I can't possibly describe it.

I continue to be stunned by your talent.

And now, I shall move onto the next chapter, given that I can even begin to form coherent sentences after this. *GAPES some more*

So, moving on, and bucketfuls of love and sorry-ness for not writing and reviewing sooner,

your crappy penpal,

~ Estora ~
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wow, that was certainly interesting. Well I'll try and get to the next chapter very soon. It took me a while to finish this chapter. It took me forever to read becasue I kept haveing to stop and start and then I would keep rereading the same part of the chapter. it's a mess. I look foward to reading the rest.
Cheers
Spacey

Oh man, it's taken me forever to find a spare moment to get here and review this latest chapter but finally, I have arrived ^_^

I have to say that I wasn't expecting what all happened with Leeu and Ardeth... it was quite surprising and threw me for quite a loop to be perfectly honest. But it was a very good and refreshing loop :P

I liked the uneasiness between Rick and Evie as well, especially during the scene in the dining room. Very well executed.

I, for one, cannot wait for the next chapter :)

Thanks so much for your review on my LotR fanfic. I was very nervous about attempting to try and write (as you stated there are many MS hunters in that category) it. I haven't updated in ages merely because I have been doing a complete makeover for that story (including a background for Sil and a few characters that have yet to be introduced).

Anywho, I am deeply in love with this story (as I am a particularly faithful Ardeth Bey fan ;P). I love the way it flows and especially all the detail you take the time to write in. I have noticed many authors have strayed from the details and gone to more dialog, a fact that (truth be told) makes me rather sad. I tend to ramble in reviews so please, forgive me :P

You can look for my LotR fanfic to be relaunched in the next few months with an all new "look" and I hope to see more from you as well ^_^

~Elizabeth~

Oh reality you are so cruel, so very cruel.

The end of this particular chapter nearly had me to tears.

I must say, the way you write really draws me in, your attention to detail, the descriptives. I feel like I'm actually watching scenes from a movie.

BRILLIANT chapter. Freakin' awesome. I loved it, I loved it, I LOVED it! Well done. This chapter was a true reflection of yourself as a talented author. :P

And...whoa. Ardeth and Evy are certainly having a good time, aren't they? Lucky them. :P Makes me wonder if she'll WANT to go back to Rick, after THAT.

So, I love the dialogue between Rick and Jon. Normally I'm not too into the stories that over dramatise their relationship, but I think you've got a perfect balance for them here, so well done. :P But I still pity Rick, losing his wife to a handsome Med-jai who just gave her a good time...

Well, all in all, marvellous chapter, thank you for writing this, and I can't wait for an update!!

Anck-Su-Namun
~Beloved of Imhotep !HOTNESS!

Woohoo! What an awesome chapter! Evelyn's back, she and Ardeth shared one HELLAVA night...and pure angst just made the whole thing come together nicely. :D I really feel sorry for Rick, though, but he's got Jonathan to lean on, hasn't he? Ahh, sweet Jonathan...I'm definitely an ultimate fan of him now! Honestly, between you and Estora, I'm not sure which one of you guys transformed me into such a fan of our favourite Brit...
Ooh, I love this:

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“Oh,” Jon clapped a hand against his thigh, straightening to then plop back ontop of his sleeping bag. “So that’s what all this fuss is about? Christ. Next time, bear this in mind: just because I just recently stopped bouncing Alex on my knee whenever he was upset doesn’t mean I have space on my lap for you.”
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Hehe, I'd've loved to see Jonathan actually take Rick and bounce him on his knee!

So great chapter, well done, and I hope to see an update soon!

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W00t! I'm early this time! I think I'm slowly easing out of my procrastination stage, but you're still more than welcome to join our circle of procrastination. ^_~

Now let me make one thing perfectly clear before I start reviewing this beautiful chapter of goodness: I am in denial over Gladys's...see, I can't even say it. In my mind she is still alive and Jonathan is wooing her so that one day she'll fall in love with him and they'll go off and get married and have fifty babies so that Sierra has all these beautiful half-siblings...

So now for the chronology! Yeah...I like this one better, too, so you'd better stick to that for my most recent chapter of Sinister Resurrection. It'd be far easier for that, actually. But please, don't get mad at me for it! I know there was a two month wait and all I could come up with was a 20-page long chapter filled with absolute rubbish, now that I look over it. I CAN'T WRITE! *Wails and chucks and tantrum* Why can't I /write/ like you can, darl? Why don't I possess your incredible talent for beautiful phrasing and ANGST? Oh, and for the record, I can't be funny to save my LIFE. I suck at humor, big-time, and if I ever AM funny it's because I'm on a sugar high. So that doesn't count.

Hahaha! Jon and Rick are drunk. And I really feel sorry for Alex. He is going to get his mummy back, isn't he? Oh, the poor adorable little thing. See, I have no idea how to write him as a kid so I made him an adult in my stories. I suck at writing children. *Hides*
And...how DARE you mention Gladys's death?! She's not dead! She's alive and Jonathan is proposing to her!
Ahem.
Now I said it once, and I'll say it again: the poor adorable little thing! He's had such a warped childhood, hasn't he? Bringing his mum back to life while his dad battles some mutated human-scorpion fellow to save the entire world from possible total destruction? Yeah, he's a weird little kid, but we love him that way, don't we? *Hugs Alex* OH, YOU CUTE LITTLE THING! Your time with Sara will come! (CoughnotthatyoureadthatofcourseCough).
Hmm. Ardeth and Evy went on a horse, and our favourite men (well, mine, anyway) are on a dirigible. I don't think the two had THAT much of a head-start, but hey, I'll believe anything at the moment. ^_~
HAHA! I loved this little moment between Rick and Jon:

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But Jonathan’s words were cut off by a yelp of pain as Rick’s palm crushed his fingers against the railing, the man’s body pressing against his own as Rick leaned forward and to the side for a better look.
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That's /really/ touching on a possible relationship, isn't it? *Giggles insanely* But in all honesty, until I can accept Gladys's...Gladys's...umm...you know. /That/ thing...I'm not going to be saying anything on a possible Rick and Jon relationship. Though that's not going to stop me from giggling insanely. *Giggles insanely*

OMG LEEU'S ALIVE! I thought Gladys killed her! What's one of my favourite characters doing alive? Not that I'm not /upset/ to see her alive - quite the opposite - but how did she survive that? Is she still bent on getting revenge for her daddy? I really feel sorry for Leeu.
I suppose you're wondering why I didn't say anything about Leeu's supposed death. Well...she's one of those characters that are sort of destined to die, isn't she? So I wasn't too surprised to see her "death". Gladys...yes. She had very little 'stage' time AND there was no romance between her and Jon. So you can understand my...uh...denial. ^_~
Aw...little Jonny's all grown up! *Hugs Jon so tightly that his eyes bulge out of his head* Although...Rick's totally right. Elaborate speeches /don't/ suit him. :D Glad Rick told him to get to the point. *Giggles some more* And he's getting all ** off...no-one takes our little Jonny seriously, huh? Well, maybe in SR, but the guy's now a forty-something year-old with a wife who's had her eyes ripped out of her head and watched his sister die twice, first by Meela and second by her own son. So...I figure he's gotta grow up after THAT.
OH MY GOD, ALEX IS SO DAMNABLY ADORABLE!

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But I don’t want brandy for breakfast!
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THE CUTENESS! *Kisses Alex on the forehead* You damned adorable little thing! *Squeals over little-Alex for ages, then moves on to swoon over adult-Alex for even longer. ^_~*

...Moving on to the next part!

HOLY **ITALL, EVELYN'S BACK! You, my dear Lilou, are a liar. You told me she /wouldn't/ be coming back!! Graagah! *Throttles Lilou then stops and hugs her* Never mind. Evelyn's cool - but not nearly HALF as cool as Nefertiri! Aww...I'm gonna miss that Egyptian Queen. But it doesn't matter, I suppose. You've still got the rest of SR and all of FTA to endure Nefertari! BAWHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!
I thought that section was really beautifully written, darl. You write so lyrically, beautifully, majestically...it was such an intriguing section to read. I can't get enough of your writing, my dear. It was WAY better than when my Rick broke out of his hypnosis thing. ^_~

...Okay...the next section...when Evelyn wakes up and goes to Ardeth...

Oh.

My.

God.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph - WHAT a SCENE! You wrote it! You WROTE IT! And crimey, was that scene better than any crap /I/ churned out! Where - WHERE - did you learn to write like that? WHERE? Can we trade brains? Seriously? I want to know where you get your imagination from. Like, NOW. I'm in half a mind to get YOU to write all...uh...coital scenes between my characters. Yeah? Please? *Gets down on knees and begs and pleads* PLEEASE?
Now, hang on a minute - wasn't Ardeth a virgin to begin with? I didn't think he'd be so...uhm.../experienced/ all of a sudden. Unless Tia gave him a few sex tips. *Giggles like a normal teenage girl over a romance*
- Hang on - I just noticed this. Ardeth's engaged to some teenage girl in his Tribe? Woah, where'd that come from? Is he still gonna marry her, or are he and Evy gonna run off into the desert and elope together? Which leaves poor Rick all on his own.

*Sobs*

Jonathan's there to comfort him, though. Ahh, my poor, favourite, sobbing, pansy, girl-like male character. He's crying for his wife! I don't blame him, really - if MY husband ran off with some desert girl, I'd be bawling my eyes out. Then I'd run to the weapons cabinet and pull out a chainsaw like Amelie in "Thou Shalt Slaughter" and personally track down that thieving little wench who stole my husband and saw her to BITS -
Ahem.
Sorry.

*Grins*

You've still got me in a pickle here, darl. Is Evy going to WANT to go back to Rick after that...ahem...night of passion with my ex-favourite male character? Because seriously, if he was that good and she's that much in love with him, I'm highly doubting she's going to want to leave. Because you mentioned that the ring on her finger meant nothing during her...well...you know where I mean. :D

Well, all in all...

THIS CHAPTER WAS UTTERLY BEAUTIFUL. *Hugs chapter, kisses story, blesses the author*.
I don't suppose that if I told you to update now I'd be rushing you? Because I REALLY want to find out what happens. Like, REALLY. So please hurry up and write the next chapter and stop procrastinating like me! (Even though I'm being hypocritical, but that's not the point!)

So thank you thank you thank you for this gorgeous, angsty-romantic-adorable-god-blessed story, and I can't wait to hear from you! *Hinthint*

Much, much, much love'n'hugs,
Your no. 1 Fan in da WORLD,
~ Estora ~

PS:...Gladys...no...YOU KILLED HER! HOW COULD YOU KILL HER? WHY? *Bawls eyes out* What about JONATHAN?? *Breaks down now that Denial-Stage is passing over* GLADYS...!

That's so...sad...*Sniff*
You killed Gladys! NOES! I really wanted her to say alive. She was a cool character. :(
Sorry for the late review. I went away on holidays for AGES and you updated so quickly that when I got back yesterday and checked out what I'd missed, I noticed you'd updated ReGenesis AGES ago! Like, the DAY I went away. Hehe...sorry 'bout that. *Hides*

This chapter was really, really sad. You're a very moving writer, and I just can't get enough of this story. I don't mind so much that it's not Anck/Imhotep because it's YOU writing it! So I really loved this chapter (you write angst so damn well...) and I hope to see an update soon!

Good luck!

Anck-Su-Namun
~Beloved of Imhotep !HOTNESS!

Darling...umm...did I ever happen to mention that I'm a very big procrastinator...?

*Gets walloped by Lilou's trusty computer monitor*

I suppose I didn't.
I'M SORRY I DIDN'T REVIEW THIS SOONER! I'm so SORRY! Please forgive me!! *Gets down on knees and begs* Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry...
See, when I went off to Port Stephens I started getting lazy and I put everything back, including all of my own stories and reviews that I needed to write to people, and eventually I just got so into the holiday mode that I put everything in a drawer and didn't look at it until recently. So I'm sorry.
And while I'm here, before I start to review this absolutely BEAUTIFUL chapter, I just wanted to tell you what I thought about that slashy-piece of Wilhelm and Alberto...
...and let me tell you now, if I knew you could write like that then I'd've let you write every single word of Sinister Resurrection for me, because I know that you can do everything better than I can, from the goryness to the angsty romance to the humour to the tragedy to EVERYTHING. I think Sinister Resurrection is too far below your standard, so...

Oh, I'm glad you liked that Cassie/Rick piece I sent you for Christmas! I wasn't too sure if you'd like it, and that was the original ending until I decided it was too sappy. ^_~ Nah, I'm saving the sappiness for FTA (From The Ashes, the sequel...).

Now, onto reviewing this spectacular piece of brilliance! I'm not going to go chronologically either (WHAT?!?) because I think the character-thing worked out well. So I'm going to copy you. Is that OK? ^_~

JONATHAN:
One of my four favourite characters. Ahh, how can anyone resist him? I was so badly hoping for Jonathan/Gladys romance in this chapter. You are planning some, right? Because if you're not, I will PAY you for some. How many cookies do you want? Or stories dedicated to you? Or what? ANYTHING you want, I'll give to you as long as you write some Jon/Gladys romance!! He so obviously likes her.
I'm really impressed with what you've done with Jon's and Rick's relationship. Real sweet, that, and I'm sure Lucky Fannah would be overwhelmed with it, huh? ^_~
Your wording, phrasing, paragraphing, writing in general, is beautiful. Poetic, flowing, gentle, entrancing, and heaps of other words that I can't be bothered to look up in the dictionary at the moment. But for the bottom line, you are a fantastic author. I wish I could write like you. I'd cut off my hands to write like you can. Seriously.
And Rick called Jonathan 'bro'! Aww. That's really nice. *Hugs two fave male characters* Poor little boys...they're so cute!! *Proceeds to squeal over Jonathan and Rick*

RICK:
Ahh...another one of my favourite characters. I love Rick to bits 'n' pieces. Especially YOUR Rick. He's such a lovable, tragic little male, isn't he? He's SO in love with Evy, who's run off with Ardeth. Shame I can't exactly say the same about my Rick, of course. ^_~
Once more, I LOVE the relationship between Rick and Jon. Such brothers now, aren't they? I think we've both inadvertently turned each other into Jonathan-fans. However, I do love Rick only /slightly/ more.

ARDETH:
Now, this fellow here used to be my favourite character, but now I'm not too fond of him. Running off with Evy like that and simply telling Rick, "I must." Huh. I guess my passion for writing him died when I forced him and Cassie together, thus making everything sound ultra-robotic and unrealistic. But he's in love with Evy. Evy's in love with him, but is married and has a son with Rick, so she can't exactly suddenly take off with Ardeth, can she? *Wingewingewinge* Nefertiri's in love with Tia who isn't really there, and Rick's been left heart broken. WHAT a love-triangle. I mean...really. Wow. The angst! The anguish! The heart-wrenching-ness! The distress! The agony! The amusement -!
Just kidding. ^_~
It's adorable, and you've written Nefertiri's/Evy's complex relationship with Ardeth/Tia so well that I'm on the verge of begging you to write Rick's and Cassie's relationship for me. ^_~

NEFERTIRI:
Complex character, very interesting, very intriguing, very...emotional. She's far nicer than my Nefertari. I think everyone's nicer than my Nefertari, but hey...
And...OH MY GOD, EVY'S BACK!
...I think.
Did I just get a bit over-excited there, or is she REALLY coming back? Please let her come back! But at the same time, I'm really going to miss Nefertiri. I really like the Queen. She's cool. *Bows to Queen*

Hey...I've got a question...how do Gladys and Leeu know each other? And why is the fight to personal? Just curious. Or maybe you've already mentioned it, and I've forgotten...MY MEMORY'S LEAVING ME! I'M GOING SENILE!

So... basically, I just can't get enough of this beautiful angsty romantic tale you've cleverly woven. I'm so impressed, Lilou, and you have no idea how much I worship this story, and your writing talent, and - and - EVERYTHING! Thank you so much for writing this story, Lilou. Thank you thank you THANK YOU!

Sorry this review is shorter than normal, but I've gotta go before my family leaves without me to the movies - we're seeing I Am Legend - so I'm leaving it here and I'll write you a nice long PM later to make up for my prolonged absence, okay? Okay. Good. ^_~

So much, much MUCH love 'n' hugs, and all the best,

~ Estora ~
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Winter!
Please, PLEASE forgive me for not reviewing sooner! I just got so caught up in my own fic that I totally forgot about this beautiful story. (Gets down on knees and begs for forgiveness)
I thought this chapter was angstily adorable. Ardeth/Evy fluff! SQUEE! Well, technically Ardeth/Nefertiri fluff, but still...
And I simply loved Jon and Rick's talk at the end. Absolutely marvellous! See, Estora's turned me (unintentionally) into quite a Jonathan-fan, so...I just love reading about him. :)

Thanks for the chapter, and best of luck with the next!

AnaMaria
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PS: Thank you so much for reviewing Pistol! I promise, it gets better as it goes along. Really. (Insert cheesy grin)

Beautiful chapter! The look into Jon's thoughts ... wonderful. Well done. And Rick calling Jon "bro". Very very cool and long overdue in Mummy fanfiction. I love you. Just thought you ought to know. More Jon and Rick interaction. Love it. Thank you.

Wow! You dedicated a chapter to me! Thank you SO much! I love it too. Awesome. Jon and Gladys ... fun. Jon's bits make the darkness not so dark. Cool. Again, brilliant work you are doing here. I'm amazed at your talent. When are you going pro?

Is Ramses Jonathan's past life persona? If he is, that's cool, because that's what I always use in my Mummy-verse when I write in rpgs and fiction. Well written. You amaze me with your talent. Rock on.