With his defeat, Hamunaptra begins to collapse and sinks into the sand, due to the handiwork of Beni, who activates a self-destruct trap while trying to get treasure out from the underground city.

Having fallen in love, Evelyn and Rick share a kiss while riding off into the sunset with Jonathan in tow on camels, unaware that the saddle bags are filled with looted treasure that Beni manage to get out of Hamunaptra before it sank into the sand.

By 1933, Rick and Evelyn are married with an 8-year-old son named Alex and live in an elaborate Baroque estate outside London, having become wealthy due to the treasure from the end of the first film.

Through conversations with loyal friend Ardeth Bay, it is revealed that O'Connell is a descendant of the Medjai, the race of ancients tasked with upholding the truce between the undead and the living.

In the end, O'Connell accepts his fate and is guided to the Oasis Pyramid, where Imhotep is planning on to gain control of the Scorpion King's evil army.

The conclusion of the battle and the death of the Scorpion King destroys the oasis, though O'Connell and his family escape in a hot-air balloon navigated by his long-time friend, Izzy.

Thrilled to be a part of something exciting again, O'Connell and his wife Evelyn jump at the chance to join their 20-year-old son on a quest for Shangri-La to quell the advancement of a revived all-mummy Terracotta Army.

Jacks and director Stephen Sommers were impressed with the money that George of the Jungle was making at the box office and cast Brendan Fraser as a result.