In the streets of the town, Daring Do asked around if there were any museums in Haygypt. A stallion explained to her the directions to one of them and pointed to the direction. She thanked him and walked up to the rest of the group who was looking at some jewelry at a stand. "One of the citizens said that a museum is not far from the place we are staying at," Daring Do explained.
"Good thing too," Charming Thunder said. "At least that there weren't any problems." That was when the group heard a scream coming from the bazaar. "I spoke too soon." They then rushed to the scene where a crowd was surrounding something. They then got a better view when they entered a house and rushed upstairs to a window in order to get a good view of the situation. Down in the bazaar, the ponies took a few steps away from a rotten corpse. They also see the cloaked Mumma-Ra holding the Book of the Dead with his decayed hand. He slowly turned to see Charming Thunder and the others at the window and grins. He then unhinges his jaw and opens his mouth to release a swarm of flies towards them. Charming Thunder was quick enough to close the window with his magic and the flies slammed on the window. Ponies began to scream as the flies swarm around the bazaar.
"That was two so far," Phantom Lord said.
"Then he'll be going after....Rarity!!" Spike rushed out of the house along with the others to head back to check on Rarity before Mumma-Ra does.
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The guards remained still as they guard the door where Rarity is locked up when they suddenly heard a gust of wind coming from the window next to them. They then slowly walked up to the window with their pikes aimed at the window. One of them peeped through the window as the wind quietly blew outside. He then turned to the other guard and said, "Must have been the wind." Suddenly, sand blasted out of the window hitting the guards. They were lifted up in the air as they screamed. Their bodies slowly shrivel with every twist and turn as their life is being sucked out. They were then thrown across the room and the sand formed the regenerated Mumma-Ra. His face is no longer decayed and looks almost normal. A scarab crawls out of his neck and into his cheek then Mumma-Ra slowly munches on the bug that is now inside his mouth while he walks over the shriveled bodies of the royal guards and approach the door.
Inside the bedroom, Rarity was sound asleep while sand began to stream through the keyhole pouring to the floor. She starts to toss and turn as the sand stops pouring to the ground. The sand then formed into Mumma-Ra who slowly approached the sleeping Rarity. He then smiled as he whispered to himself, "Nephitaph." He then leaned in towards her and pressed his lips to hers while she was sleeping. His lips and mouth started to degenerate and decay as Rarity woke up seeing him. The doors burst open as she pushed him away from her and Spike stepped up with anger in his eyes.
"HEY!!" Spike shouted. "Get your ugly face off of my mare." Mumma-Ra turns to face the group and slowly walked up to them.
"Khem!" Charming Thunder shouted.
"{Right,}" Khem replied as he tossed a cat to Mumma-Ra who catches it. He dropped the cat and shrieks then stumbles back towards the bed where Rarity hid. He then roared and transformed into a whirlwind of sand while everyone in the room covered their eyes as Mumma-Ra flew out of the window and closed it. Spike walked up to Rarity and helped her up.
"You alright?" Spike asked. Rarity nodded and gave him a tight hug.
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In the museum, Daring Do and the others walked up the stairs to the top floor to find answers about the location of the Book of the Living. "Moondancer, are you sure about using the Book of the Living on Mumma-Ra?" Charming Thunder asked.
"Trust me," Moondancer reassured. "It will send him back to the underworld." Loud chanting was then heard outside of the museum as the group looked out of the window to see a group of Haygiptians covered with boils and sores chanting Mumma-Ra's name as they approached.
"Let me guess. Boils and sores?"
"Looks like it," Applejack said.
"I sense that they serve Mumma-Ra as his slaves," Danny said.
"So it has begun?" Phantom Lord asked. "The beginning of the end?"
"Not while I'm still standing," Charming Thunder said.
"Let's hurry," Daring Do said as the group rushed with her to an ancient stone tablet. Moondancer and Daring Do began to encrypt it as they tried to find the location of the golden book. Banging was heard at the door as they continued to read while Charming Thunder, Phantom Lord, and Spike kept watch at the door. "I got it. The Book of the Living is at Hamunoptrot in the statue of Horus."
"Guess that means we are going back to that dreadful place." The doors burst open and the group charged into the museum while Daring Do and the others made their way out avoiding the mob. They exited the museum through the back to encounter the mob who is now standing there surrounding them. Charming Thunder looked around to see if there was an opening and then it hit him. He smiled and turned to Khem and asked, "What was it you said you do to others?"
"{I consume them and spit out their bones,}" Khem said.
"Clear a path."
"{With pleasure.}" Khem drew his vibro sword and charged through the group and cleared a path for the group to get through. They punched them as they get through the mob. When they came across a dead end, Khem Val readied himself for combat as the mob approached. They then stopped and out of the mob came Mumma-Ra now fully regenerated.
"Come with me, my princess," Mumma-Ra said to Rarity as he extended his hoof. "I will spare your friends if you come peacefully."
"You are in no position to make demands, Mumma-Ra," Charming Thunder said.
"No," Rarity said.
"What?"
"I'll go."
"But, Rarity," Spike said trying to make Rarity change her mind. She then approached Mumma-Ra as Spike aims his Plasma Repeater at him.
"Don't."
"No!!" Danny shouted.
"He has to take me back to perform the ritual."
"She is right. If we leave today, we can fight tomorrow." Spike hesitated at first and puts his weapon away as he looked at Rarity.
Spike then eyed Mumma-Ra and said, "I'll be seeing you again." Mumma-Ra ignored Spike and turned away as he escorted Rarity out of the city. Spike attempted to go after her, but was stopped when he got tackled by Charming Thunder and Danny.
"Kill them!!" Mumma-Ra shouted to the mob. Rarity screamed as she got carried away by him as the mob slowly walked up to the group. Khem notices a manhole on the ground and pulls the cover off.
"Good thinking, Khem," Charming Thunder said. "Everypony inside."
"What about Rarity?" Spike asked worried.
"We'll get her back, Spike. I promise." Spike jumped in the manhole after Daring Do and the others did. He then looked at Danny and grabbed him by the tail. Danny hesitated as Charming Thunder tried to push him in. "Get in there, bro. I don't care what you smell!!" He then shocked Danny with his magic forcing him to get in the man hole. He levitated the lid with his magic as he entered and closed the manhole up. The mob closed in on the manhole and attempted to open it up, but it won't budge.