WOW… it has been awhile… actually, I forgot about this. Sorry. So those of you who read my first chapter might need to read it again. Sorry for the inconviniance.
Now, without further adieu, Chapter 2 (and PS, no the guy in the first chapter is mine I'm kind of new at this so I'm not quite sure of all the technicalities of disclaimers or anything) (PPS I don't own Tomb Raider or Bryce but all the extras are mine)
The passenger-side door to a tan jeep opened briskly and a large boot stepped onto the ground with a large crunch. It was immediately followed by another one and then a pair of well built muscular legs. Lara Croft stood up and looked at the desert surrounding her. "Wait here Bryce." She said it with a soft yet firm voice. Slowly she began to walk around the jeep towards the massive pyramid towering over her. She swiveled her head around, her long braid swaying back and forth down her slim body, absorbing everything she saw. The pyramid was vast, towering so far above her she could barely see the top of it. For a brief moment, it made her feel small compared to the sheer size of the structure. But, only for a moment. She made her way under a small archway to the courtyard in front of her. It was strange, she thought she saw… a moving black dot? She walked closer warily and saw what it was. A scorpion. She took out a small digital camera and took a picture of it. "Bryce? I'm sending you a picture of a scorpion in front of me. It's probably harmless, but can you run it through the database anyway?" "OK Lara, hold on a second" She heard him typing and after a brief moment he said, "Lara? It's a small scorpion native to Africa and it feeds on small insects that dwell in the sa-" "BRYCE! Just tell me if is poisonous!" she said in frustration. "All right, keep your knickers on. They have a small amount of poison but you are only in real danger if you get stung multiple times and you said there was only one right?" Lara nodded to herself. "Thanks Bryce" and ended the transmission. She walked forward. Even if it did sting her it would only be and irritant and she had lived with worse before. However, as she drew nearer she noticed small holes in the walls surrounding the courtyard. As she passed through the threshold, swarms of the tiny black scorpions swarmed over the debris of the courtyard towards her. Swiftly, Lara ran and jumped to a small island in the black sea of scorpions that seemed to be uncovered. She made it and then made a small jump to a ledge high above and unreachable to the scorpions. She sat there panting for a moment waiting to regain her breath. From there it was an easy jump to the door of the pyramid, also out of reach to the scorpions.
The door was covered in a weird carving she had never seen before in her life. She took out her digital again and took several pictures of the door before entering. She walked down what seemed to be a large, rectangular hallway covered in the same type of markings that were on the door. Her footsteps echoed loudly off the walls and she cringed at every loud banging of her boots against the floor. She kept her senses about her, she was experienced in this type of thing and she new how tricky people could be when they were trying to hide things that they didn't want to be found. However, she found none, which surprised her greatly. She pushed forward until she entered a small room with a pedestal standing in the middle with a hole in the ceiling casting a small shaft of light upon it. Lara's eyes widened. "God damn it all" she cried angrily and turned away. Someone had beaten her to the prize.