Mac mail alarm script needed

Total noob here so forgive the language use - looking for an applescript which will launch using the mac mail rules to set up an alarm after a certain amount of time has past from ical... does one exist or can it be done?
Looking forward to hearing from you and thanks in advance for your time.

1. the mail rule will activate when I type in the already chosen set of words in the subject (I can do this)
I am not sure that you can. Mail rules only fire AUTOMATICALLY on incoming messages, so you would need some other way of triggering the rule and hence launching the script.
2) There is plenty of material on learning Applescript on the web, but having some programming experience helps. It can be very frustrating sometimes, and others delightfully straightforward.
Suppose you give a bit more detail on what you are rying to achieve, and maybe someone can suggest an alternative approach.
AK

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