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====The Jackal's curse==== {{Dialogue|Indiana Jones|I'd like to be an archaeologist.|T.E. Lawrence|Maybe you'll add a new page to history or discover a treasure beyond price.|Jones' first meeting with [[T.E. Lawrence|Lawrence]].|My First Adventure}} They crossed the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] and landed at [[Alexandria]] in [[Egypt]] before moving on to [[Cairo]]. While Professor Jones lectured at [[Cairo University|the university]], Miss Seymour took Indiana to see the [[Great Pyramid]]s but hadn't paid their guide enough. He stole their [[camel]]s as they scaled one of the ancient structures and left them stranded. Alone and unsure what to do next, the appearance of a figure heading in their direction on a bicycle surprised Miss Seymour as she recognized he was an old acquaintance of hers: [[Thomas Edward Lawrence]]. [[File:Indy 1908.jpg|thumb|200px|At the [[Tomb of Kha]].]] With Lawrence's supplies, the three camped at the base of the pyramid to see the night through. Indiana was fascinated by Lawrence's account of opening a tomb and suggested he'd like to be an [[archaeologist]]. Lawrence was happy to entertain the idea, but admonished the boy when Indiana brought up the possibility of becoming rich from the profession, encouraging him instead to see archaeology as something to be shared with the world. The conversation led to Lawrence inviting Indiana and Miss Seymour to join him on a trip near the [[Valley of the Kings]] where his friend [[Rasheed Sallam]] was working on a dig site alongside [[Howard Carter]]. Having acquired Professor Jones' permission and a [[Indiana Jones' journal|thick journal]] imparted to him to chronicle his journey, Indiana and his tutor accompanied Lawrence up the [[Nile]] river the following day to reach their destination. The stretch would earn him another lesson as Lawrence showed him the importance of learning the language of any country he visits. Sallam greeted them on their arrival to the camp where they discovered work was stalling after word had spread that a curse had befallen the site following the recent excavation of a tomb belonging to the Ancient Egyptian architect/engineer known as [[Kha]]. Neither Sallam nor Carter entertained the notion of a curse, and Indiana was shown some of the artifacts that has been discovered in the area as part of Carter's desire to find the tomb of boy king [[Pharaoh]], [[Tutankhamun]]. Treasures that attracted the attention of onsite photographer, [[Pierre Duclos]], and [[Demetrios]], demolitionist and chief proponent of the curse's threat. {{Quote|He that enters my tomb I shall burn with my fire.|Inscription within [[Kha]]'s [[Tomb of Kha|tomb]].|Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal}} Carter allowed Indiana to be the first to enter Kha's tomb. Inside, they found the entrance to the burial chamber inscribed with a curse but pressed on and, when instructed, Sallam pried the door open to reveal a room scorched black surrounding the stone coffin of Kha. Lawrence suspected the room had already been searched when the coffin revealed no artifacts had been placed with the preserved corpse of Kha, and Duclos considered grave robbers but Carter was sure the door seals hadn't been broken and so there had to be another room. He was right, within the wall was secreted another chamber but poison gas was released so Indiana and the group had to abandon the search to seek fresh air and safety. To give the gas time to clear, Sallam was posted as a night watchman over the tomb's entrance and Indiana asked to help, but the man, while grateful, rejected the suggestion so Indiana retired for the evening. Sallam disappeared. Indiana joined the search the next day as the group re-entered the chambers and found that Kha was missing as well. Lawrence came across Sallam's charred body further on but deduced it was in fact a trauma to the head that killed the man. He was also covered in a unknown white powder. Collecting some, Lawrence couldn't see any motive so Indiana presented one person who might have an agenda: Kha.[[File:Illustration of headpiece.jpg|left|thumb|170x170px|Sketch depicting the [[Jackal headpiece]].]]Demetrios and the workers fled the site in panic while Indiana, Lawrence and Miss Seymour decided to investigate the tomb further which led them to the secret chamber containing a statue of Kha and more inscription that revealed the Egyptian had been rewarded a jewel encrusted [[Jackal headpiece]] by a Pharaoh for his services. Lawrence assumed that it was a part of the statue but Indiana told him it wasn't there. Closer inspection showed part had been broken off and Lawrence was sure they'd found the murderer's motive even if he couldn't understand where Kha himself went. The three ruled out the workers when Lawrence remembered the powder. By putting a flame to it, the puff of smoke that followed implied it was Duclos' flash powder. Indiana was woken the next morning by a hand clamped over his mouth. It was Lawrence, and he needed him stand guard while he searched Duclos' tent. Indiana kept an eye on the photographer walking through the site and followed him as Duclos went inside Kha's tomb. The camera flashed within the chambers and seeing Duclos may be heading back in his direction, Indiana ducked back inside an alcove. The wall behind creaked and he fell backwards into the upright body of Kha. The skeleton collapsed on top of him and, pinned to the floor, Indiana screamed fearing Duclos was coming to kill him. {{Quote|I can tell you, kids. I've never ever been that scared — before or since!|Jones, recounting his childhood tale to a duo of captivated [[Jose|youngsters]], [[1992]].|The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles # 1 (comic)}} Lawrence and Miss Seymour rushed in. His tutor pushed the body off him as Lawrence held Duclos against the wall with his gun. Duclos proclaimed his innocence in the murder of Sallam and revealed he was taking pictures within the tomb for the newspaper story. Lawrence questioned the magnesium powder recovered from Sallam's corpse to which Duclos pointed out that he was not the only who used it. Indiana looked at Kha and found it clutching a detonator plunger, revealing Demetrios as having embellished the curse inscription so he could steal the Jackal. Inside the demolitionist's tent, the four found the box for the plunger and powder used in flares, evidence in proving Demetrios' guilt. Duclos lamented that the murderer and thief must be at the docks by that time, which Lawrence refused to believe. He quickly set out on his bicycle to intercept Demetrios while asking Indiana not to forget him, and promised to write.<ref name="COTJ">''[[Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal]]''</ref> Nevertheless, Indiana, Miss Seymour and Duclos followed and caught up to find Lawrence holding Demetrios. But Demetrios had hidden the artifact, and managed to flee the country soon after. Indiana and his tutor reunited with Professor and Anna Jones, departing Egypt for the next leg of the tour: [[Morocco]].<ref name="MFA"/>
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