Night at the Museum One-Shots

Tablet Guardians

Idea by KioshiKitsuneKun

A/N: Hey everyone! I found this wonderful idea by the amazing KioshiKitsuneKun! I got full permission to write her idea in a more story/detailed format! I want to thank her for letting me post this! Also I hate to disappoint but this is not a pairing thing, I know that is the pairing name but I see them as close friends or like some sort of father/son relationship rather than a pairing. This will be one of a series of multiple unrealated one shots. Any way on to the story!

Adam, the day shift security guard, sighed in annoyance; Larry Daley was late, leaving him to stay after hours. He along with Jason the other day shift guard, were lounging in the staff room lazily playing a game of cards. Jason was about to just win, when a roar and a crash sounded from the main entrance. They dropped their cards in shock, Adam grabbed his phone and flashlight running out towards the noise, Jason not far behind him. Adam, unable to believe what his eyes were telling him, blinked and rubbed them. When he opened them, nothing changed, the tyrannosaurus rex was gone. They glanced at each other in shock, before snapping their heads around when a series of loud thuds sounded from behind them. There, standing a few feet away was the missing exhibit, and it was moving on it's own!

"How-" Jason started, but was cut off when the prehistoric skeleton roared and charged at them.

They scrambled to the nearest cover, which just so happened to be the main desk. They hoped that the dinosaur would leave them alone if they stayed hidden. They were not very lucky, as it continued to growl and snap and them. They were begging to be spared of a painful death from the monster's jaws. They snapped out of their thoughts when twin shouts of excitement broke through the chaos. A small electric car, which they swore they saw little men control, sped by with a bone attached to their trunk by a string. The tyrannosaurus rex turned and followed after it, wagging his tail bone playfully. They were about to crawl out from under the desk when the huns ran by chasing the neanderthals.

"I thought you had everything under control Lawrence." A kind voice said from behind the desk, they crawled out from their hiding place. There standing tall and proud was the once wax figure of Theodore Roosevelt. The man's brows frowned slightly. "You aren't Lawrence. Did he quit again?" he asked

They numbly shook their heads "No, he is just running late." Adam said "What is going on? Is this some kind of prank?"

"No son, at night the whole museum comes to life. All because of-" He was cut off as the Huns ran back in yelling at the Neanderthals who were yelling back. Teddy sighed "We better stop them."

Which was way easier said than done, as the Huns had no clue who the two guards were and, as a result, tried to intimidate and attack them. They were so busy trying to get everything under control, that they didn't hear Teddy tell them to release Sacagawea, Lewis, Clark, and Ahkmenrah. Even if they had heard, they didn't have the keys to any of the exhibits. By the time Larry did arrive, they were so busy with Rexy, The Mayans, and The African Mammals that they completely forgot about the trapped exhibits. After everything was pretty much calmed down and under control, the two guards were allowed to leave. They ran out the door, more than happy to escape the awful museum.

Ahkmenrah was beginning to panic as kept trying to open his sarcophagus, or more like slamming on it with all his strength in a desperate attempt at freedom, which proved to be futile. He was getting more and more frantic as time dragged on. It has been over twenty minutes since he woke up and he has yet to be let out. It was pitch black, and there was hardly enough room to move. He felt as if he couldn't draw in enough air, even though he hasn't has to actually breathe for centuries since he doesn't have lungs anymore. He was unable to stop his panicked brain from going through different scenarios ranging from bad to worse. What if he had been forgotten? Maybe Larry was fired and replaced by a new night guard who wouldn't let him out again? His breath sped up at the thought of another fifty-four years of being trapped without the loss of his sanity. He gave up the pounding as his knuckles began to bleed, resorting to sobbing and begging his Gods to save him from this torment whether it was escaping or even his permanent demise.

He didn't notice the scraping sound of the stone slab moving or the lid to his sarcophagus being removed, until the blurred faces of Teddy and Larry entered his range of sight. The were leaning over him looking concerned and ready to help. Ahkmenrah quickly forced his face into a look of indifference as he climbs out, refusing any help. He stumbles a bit and almost falls as he is shaking like a sugar high chihuahua. A hand lands on his shoulder and he breaks, sobbing once again. He hates showing this weak side, he was a pharaoh for goodness sake, he shouldn't be crying like a spoilt child. The hand on his shoulder quickly turns into a hug. Then, as Teddy softly leaves the room, the hug is loosened enough for Larry to remove the bandages covering his face. It becomes much easier to breathe and see, at this point he is a sobbing mess, tears running down his face like a river. Larry was trying to comfort the young Pharaoh, but had no clue where to start fixing more than three thousand years of isolation and claustrophobia.

His Fatherly instinct kicks in and he begins to mumble soothing words in Ahkmenrah's ear. "You're okay, I promise." "I'm sorry, it won't happen again." "Sh. Sh. You're alright." yet nothing seemed to work. So he gave up and let Ahkmenrah cry out all his pain and fear, rubbing soothing circles on the teenager's bandaged back. Soon crying turns to whimpers and whimpers turn into soft snores. Larry smiles and just sits there for the rest of the night, making sure Ahkmenrah won't feel alone. From then on, he made sure to arrive early, so that he could let Ahk out the moment the tablet glows.

A/N: I hope you liked this! It is much shorter than what I usually write but I didn't want to go away too much from her idea. I am thinking about begging a series of one shots, so if you want you can leave suggestions and I will probably write them!