Huskygirl1908, may I ask what you mean by "whump?" Forgive me, but I'm not quite affiliated with all the Fanfiction words yet. Can you tell me in the review section what you mean? Thanks.

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"Gigantor?" Jedediah asked, poking the night guard's hand. "Gigantor!"

Larry woke with a start, knocking the miniature off his feet from the sudden jolt. "Wha..." He mumbled, looking around. "Where are..." Then, he remembered where he was, and glanced down at the little cowboy. "Jed?" He asked, surprised to see him up. "You alright?"

"Yeah. Yeah. I'm good. A good night's sleep and I'm as well as a weasel." Jed replied. Larry could tell the smile on his face was forced, and slowly sat up.

"What time is it?" He asked, rubbing his head.

"Don't know fer sure. Guessin' by the sun, I'd say almost noon."

Larry yawned, and glanced over at Ahkmenrah. He was still asleep, and Larry thought it best to leave him be. He did, though, lay his hand gently on the Pharaoh's forehead, and was surprised to feel how warm he was.

"Didn't wake this morning," Jed said, staring at the Egyptian. "Accordin' 'ta Sacagawea he's got a pretty high fever. Probably from the water, no doubt."

"Why didn't you guys wake me?" Larry asked, starting to get a little worried.

"Whoa, now relax Gigantor. Everthin's fine. We've got it all under control."

"Where is everyone?" Larry questioned, confused by how quite everything was.

"Well Teddy's out huntin' an' lookin' fer food, and Sacagawea went out 'ta find some herbs for Ahkmenrah."

"Ah." Larry said, nodding. "And Octavius?"

"Oh he went with Sacagawea. His hands are pretty torn up from yesterday, so she's lookin' for aloe and what not." Jed replied, leaning against one of the stones that had been used to warm them the other night.

"And you?" Larry asked, eyeing the cowboy.

"Well someone had 'ta tell ya where they went."

"So...you mean to tell me, that everyone left...without telling me..."

Jed nodded, and stared at the night guard a little nervously. He looked angry. "Uh, Gigantor...?"

Without a reply, Larry turned, walking out of the shelter.

Larry, now thoroughly flustered, paced just outside the cave, softly cursing under his breath. He was agitated with the fact that the exhibits had left without informing him. He was the night guard, for crying out loud! He was supposed to protect them! How was he supposed to do that when they were nowhere in sight? He knew that they all probably knew what to do, since all of them had practically grown up in the woods. But bringing Octavius along? That was a very bad idea. As was going alone.

"Lawrence!" Came Teddy's voice suddenly, startling the night guard.

Larry jumped, and whirled around to see the president running towards him, his hat filled to the brim with berries.

"Teddy!" Larry exclaimed, crossing his arms.

"Look what I've found Lawrence! Oh, this is enough food to last us through tomorrow!"

"Teddy!" Larry yelled, anger in his eyes.

The former president's smile slowly melted, and the excitement he displayed slowly left him. "Is something the matter son?" He asked.

"Yeah. Something is the matter, Teddy. Like, oh, the fact that YOU and Sacagawea left without letting me know!" Larry shouted, completely loosing his temper. "What were you thinking man!?"

"Lawrence, myself and Sacagawea are trained in the fine art to survival. We took all the precautions..."

"Precautions!? Huh? What about, oh, the fact that something could've happened to you and we wouldn't know about it? Did that cross your mind?"

"Larry..." Came Sacagawea's soft voice from behind.

"And you!" The night guard yelled, pointing accusingly at the young woman. "What were you thinking? Taking Octavius out like that! What if he'd gotten hurt? Huh?"

"Larry, it-"

"Stay out of this Octavius!" Larry yelled, slightly scaring the poor Roman. "I'll deal with you later."

"Guys." Jed said, trying to get their attention. When no one answered, he tried again. "Guys!"

Everyone stopped and looked down at the cowboy.

"Ahkmenrah's up. He don't look good."

Quickly, the group ran into the cave, and found the pharaoh awake, coughing and shivering. Larry knelt beside him, and Sacagawea knelt on his other side, placing the armful of plants she'd found on the ground.

"Ahk?" Larry asked, worry in his voice. "What's wrong?"

"My...my chest...hurts..." He said, his voice uneven and shaky.

"Hold still," Sacagawea said soothingly, gently placing her hand on Ahkmenrah's chest. She carefully sprinkled some sort of crushed plant into a small water bottle, and gently put it o the Egyptian's lips. "Drink."

Slowly, Ahkmenrah took a small sip, and cringed at the bitter taste.

"Drink more," Sacagawea said gently, tipping the bottle farther.

"What's wrong with him?" Larry asked urgently, fear rising within him.

"I do not know." Sacagawea whispered, gently checking Ahkmenrah's temperature.

"I believe it may be pneumonia." Teddy said solemnly, coming to stand beside Larry.

"Oh...this is not good. Not good at all..."

But it was only going to get worse.