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Power. More power. I'm trying. Damn it.

It ain't going to work.

Stall is power. Power.

I can't control it. Control it.

going down. Mayday, mayday, mayday.

It disappeared 40 years ago. Just

dropped off the radar screens, and no

one has been able to find it since. I am

somewhat familiar with the story, Mr.

James. I believe it was carrying

Egyptian artifacts from a uh university

in Caracus to a museum in Chicago, but I

failed to see what it's got to do with

me.

I am offering you a chance for fame and

wealth exceeding anything you've ever

known. Arcane, I've identified where the

wreck can be found.

Yes. Go on. Well, even my information is

correct. One of the pieces was a mummy

that was still unidentified at the time.

Really? Why didn't they simply unwrap

the bloody thing? Too fragile, thousands

of years old, and viewing it from the

outside meant nothing back then. But

today, there are techniques,

cat scans, computer enhancement to see,

to to recreate the mummy's brain, its

heart, perhaps even its identity.

You have that equipment, Arcane,

and I have the knowledge of the crash

site. Well, I'm not usually for hire,

Mr. James. It could be the find of the

century. Arcane

Tut's tomb turned out to be one of the

biggest money makers of all time, and

that was child's play compared to this.

50% of the gross from my TV special. 60.

I heard about your little performance

the last time you were in town when you

went down the proverbial tubes, so to

speak. I dumped the network. You were

canned.

Thrown out of the network offices by

some underling for trying to destroy the

ecosystem of the swamp. Poisonous frogs,

wasn't it, James?

I understood you uh brought the little

buggers in from South America, plot them

in the swamp, hoping to make a headline.

You were misinformed. My sources are

unimpeachable, I'm afraid. Besides, I

know how the swamp reacts to such clumsy

efforts.

Well, that's why I need you to help me

deal with a swamp creature. The what?

Oh, don't insult me, Arcane. I do

research, too. I learned all about him,

even how he became that way.

So, you want me to get you past this

creature to the mommy? Is that it?

Yes.

75% James

has a much nicer ring to it. Take it or

leave it.

Good.

You will carry the curse with you for a

thousand years. Your soul will not

transform until the journey is over.

Disturb

this place of resting and die. The curse

will protect me.

I won't harm you.

I will destroy you and those who are

coming to take my powers.

Who? Who is coming? Tell me.

They seek to enhance their evil and

their treasure. They will not get it

from me.

Arcane and whoever's with him. I must

stop them.

The swamp is my world. It is who I am.

It is what I am. I was once a man. I

know the evil men do. Do not bring your

evil here. I warn you.

Beware the wrath of

Swamp Thing.

You're going to stay there until I tell

you otherwise. Do you understand me?

Good.

What was that all about?

Business. My business.

You know, legend has it that this mummy

was some kind of a high priest.

Oh, I know the myth, James. He was

supposedly a believer in Set, rather

high on the netherworld social ladder.

It's all rubbish. James

accounts relate how he absorbed Set's

power, took it into his own body, and

then died while the powers were still

intact. Idiotic twaddle.

Dr. Arcane's right. Mrs. Dime a dozen,

but highly marketable, Graeme.

Although not nearly as marketable as the

greatest legend of all, that the mummy

carries a curse. I'm going to build my

special around that.

Come off it, James. You're a scientist,

or you pretend to be.

It does ring up the cash register at

museums, arcane, and it creates the kind

of ratings that TV executives salivate

over. I am perfectly willing to exploit

the legend for my own profit, and you

should be, too.

You're pitiful. You know that. Your

desperation has driven you to new lows.

Hold on. Wait a minute. Let's get one

thing straight, Arcane. You strip away

the bravado and pretense, and you and I

are exactly alike.

Don't flatter yourself, my friend. My

purposes are more transcendent than you

could possibly comprehend.

Right.

How much longer, James?

According to this, we should be about 2

mi away.

Good. Well, if there's no further

obstacles, we should be at the crash

site and mummy within the hour.

I don't think so. Arcane.

Oh, damn it. Arcane.

If you disturb the mummy, great evil

will be unleashed in the swamp.

Well, Dr. Holland, seems we might be of

service to one another after all. You

see, James and I are here to remove this

potential hazard from the swamp. So, if

you'd like to assist us, we'd be more

than grateful.

No, Kane. The powers of the mummy must

not be disturbed. Go back.

Disagreeable, are we? No matter. You

know what this is. You could jam it,

destroy it, possibly even destroy us,

but I don't think you'll want to. You

see, my men are stationed outside the

Kip house, and unless they hear from us

every 15 minutes, well, you won't like

the consequences.

So, uh, it's goodbye.

You can't win, Arcane. I'm warning you,

don't do this.

Well, considering your lack of options,

I think we'll take our chances, right,

James?

Right.

You know, he's just going to go and

rescue them. Oh,

undoubtedly. But it gives us time, and

time is our greatest ally.

Brilliant. Brilliant. Worth every penny

you negotiated.

Yes. Well, I'm glad you brought that up.

Because of this little incident, it's

clear to me that I'm woefully

undercompensated.

80%, James, or I called it off.

Good. Well, it's going to be nighttime

soon.

I'm very fond of the night.

Fire.

I'm very fond of the night.

Heat.

Heat.

It's him. He's doing this. Get a hold of

yourself, man. Last time it was

terrifying. I looked up and then those

eyes and then I ran and he chased me and

then this storm started out of nowhere

just like this. Come to your senses.

What could he possibly do to us now?

Just keep moving.

We must be close. Let me see that.

You have to be right on top of it.

Listen to the animals.

There it is.

Incredible.

Like I said, the find of the century.

Hold on. Shoot this before anything is

disturbed. This is the moment of

discovery.

Well, hurry up about it, man.

This is exciting, Dr. Arcane. You're

going to be famous.

Not yet, Graham. Now, where's that

bloody mummy?

Dr. Arcane. What?

Yes, Graham. That's it.

What's it doing?

Showing us his powers. It's just as I

hoped it would be, Graeme. It is the

high priestess said.

What do you mean?

Well, the curse, the powers, they're all

alive in him.

I thought you didn't believe in all that

stuff.

Of course I believe in it, you idiot.

Ancient cultures have ancient secrets,

Graeme. Secrets I need. I shall

challenge the mummy's curse. take his

powers and the world better watch out.

Now listen to me, Graeme. I'm going to

need every ounce of willpower I can

muster to do this. I need to mentally

prepare alone.

Go and keep James company.

Dr. Arcane, I have a bad feeling about

this. You've heard what Hoblin said.

Because he knows that I'm the only one

who can control the powers of set. He

also knows he's going to be first on my

hit list.

All right, I'm ready. What's going up?

We found the mummy.

Fantastic.

This curse thing, you sure the the

legend's not true, are you?

What? Of course not.

Just homespun tales told by tired men.

Take that.

So Dr. Arcan knew you're not going to

have any problem, you know, uh, stealing

the artifacts, then cashing them in. As

far as I'm concerned, Arcane is welcome

to whatever money he can milk out of

this site. My interest is not money.

Never has been. This is something more.

This is a slap in the face to every

half-witted executive who ever turned

down an Ian James production. This is

the ultimate vindication of my

abilities. This is the triumphant return

of Ian James.

So, you're saying there is no curse?

Of course not.

Camera,

you are witnessing history.

The discovery of an airplane which

disappeared over the swamp 40 years ago.

As you can see, there are numerous

artifacts here. Jewelry, voses, urns,

and other objects that were part of an

Egyptian treasure trove.

But the greatest treasure of all

lies half hidden amongst the vines. A

mummy.

A mummy whose identity has remained a

mystery for years. A mummy from

antiquity whose story is about to see

the light.

What's happening?

Wait a minute.

It's true.

But it must be true.

Oh no.

And the power shall now be mine. Doctor,

don't do this.

Shut up, Graham.

Wait, Arcane. Something weird is going

on here.

Yes, James. And it's bigger than

television.

I need to feel your strength. I need to

have your powers.

You can't drive me away.

I'm not afraid.

Put it back. I can feel your power

surging through me.

Stop now. It'll possess you. Let it.

witnesses. There must be no witnesses.

You must die.

Dr. Arcane, please stop this.

Feel the power of S. James.

Where are you, Holland? Get ready for

the grand finale.

At last, it's just you and me.

Where is he?

He's crazy. He He let the mummy possess

him. The curse.

Where is he?

You will carry the curse with you for a

thousand years. Your soul will not

transform until the journey is over.

I knew you couldn't stay away on it.

Realize that you are now at my mercy.

You're helpless. You belong to me and

the ancient powers.

They were not meant for you. I'm warning

you, Arcane.

Don't call me that. We are beyond him

now.

Quite simply, you're doomed.

Release the mummy spirit, Arcane.

Impossible. We are one. The joining of

two great souls. soon to be the rulers

of this miserable world must now

pronounce sentence upon you Alec

Holland. The sentence is death.

No, you cannot steal my image, my

essence. The image of the high priest of

set is in violence. Stop. You're taking

my powers.

Your camera, it captures my soul. No.

Stop.

Now you must go back. Leave this body.

Not while it's still alive.

And I'll destroy it along with you.

You can't hold Mommy still spirit. Let

it go.

You'll never have the power you seek,

Arcane. The curse of the mummy has left

you. Damn you, Holland. Those powers

were mine.

Yeah. I'd like to make this collect,

please, for me and James.

Lou, accept the charges. Lou, Lou,

accept the charges. Okay, now listen to

me. Shut up and listen. I want you to

line up every cable network and

satellite system on the face of the

planet. We are going to start the

biggest bidding war in the history of

television.

Hang on a second, Lucille.

Someone help me. Help me. This can't

breathe. The mummy's curse. It's in the

It's in the tank.

Betray me and you will die.

No one will disturb you now. I promise.

Finish your journey in peace.

The truth.