DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, BUT I DO OWN THE CHARACTERS MEGERA, ELAINE, BERNARD, SETH (and the plot of this story)
MEG's POV
We were walking home in silence, but Tilly, being her nosy, talkative self, decided to break it. "What's going in with you and Ahk?" She asked, "I thought I've told you already" I replied. "Larry told me you were sleeping..." She said, "on Ahk" she added while nudging me. "I accidentally FELL on him" I said raising my voice, "reeeeaaaaally?" She asked, I felt like she was testing my patience, "yes, really" I said rolling my eyes, "I think Ahk fancies you" she said winking, "nope" "oh please, admit it Meg, you like him" "yes, I like him," Tilly's face lit up, there was a wide smile on her face, "as a friend" I added, biggest lie I've every told anyone and myself. "I refuse to believe that Meg," she argued, "even if I did, Ahk's old girlfriend is coming in 2 days, so why be heartbroken when she comes, when you can prevent it?" I said.
Tilly was speechless, I have to admit, it was a pretty good point, how did I ever think of that? I never had the title of someone's girlfriend, and yet what I'm saying should come from a person with experience!
"Are you going back even if Ahk's lover is there?" Asked Tilly quietly, I narrowed my eyebrows, "yes, I'm doing this for my grade, not for a relationship" I snapped, Tilly chuckled, "good luck with that, make sure she doesn't kill you, love" I gave her a weak smile, it was true though...I had to watch out...who knows what type of person
Queen-to-be Lapia is...
The next morning, I received a text from Seth,
hey, wanna meet up sometime today? Bernard's a bit worried about you
Really? First thing I see is that? Oh please, eff off. I unlocked my phone and texted Bernard.
Hey Bern, I don't exactly want any distractions today, I'll be at the museum if you need me, see you sometime later
I put down my phone and sat up, leaning on Tilly's pink colored bed (yes, I slept on the floor), and took out my Mac.
2000 something words remain... I decided to not work during the day, and give myself free time today. So I wrote in my planning book:
12:00-12:15
Find a restaurant for Lunch
12:20-1:00
Lunch
1:10-2:00
Shop!
2:05-2:35
Get to museum
2:40-3:30
Rest in museum
3:40-6:00
Stay in museum record library room to work on assignment
REMEMBER TO BORROW TILLY's CARD
6:00-night
Dinner and Study
It was only 9 in the morning, Tilly had already left for work, which leaves my home alone...I got up and walked down to the kitchen, Tilly had already got my coffee ready, how thoughtful. There was a note on the fridge, "breakfast is inside, reheat with microwave" it said. I opened it, inside was a bagel, with a stickies on
This
Is
Breakfast
It was written in black marker pen, I took it out and reheated it, I also decided to put some butter on it for more taste, I switched on the TV and made myself comfortable on her couch. After switching through the channels and ended up on HBO, Matilda was on. I loved the book, the movie, and most importantly the musical!
Suddenly, the phone rang, "Meg? You up?" It was Tilly, "yeah, why?" I said with a mouthful of butter and parts of the bagel, "Ahk's wife is coming early, she's arriving late at night, and I'll need your help" "yeah sure, what do I need to do?" "Make sure no one goes out, and be the night guard while I go sort it out, Larry will be coming with me" she said, "gosh, I owe him, so much" she added. "Right, okay, go back to work before your boss catches you" I said, "yeah okay, see you" "bye" I hung up the phone and continued watching Matilda, even though it was a children's film, I still loved it.
After some lunch and shopping, I headed to the museum.
"Tilly, can I borrow your night guard card?" I asked, "Why?" Was her reply, "I wanna read about the tablet, 'cause...my assignment?" "Right, here you go" she said handing me her card. I rested in the Night Guard locker room for an hour then, I headed upstairs to the library/file room. There was an old lady there playing Candy Crush, "hey...umm...excuse me" I said, "yes? How may I help you" she snapped, "can I look at the file on Ahkmenrah's tablet?" "Middle shelf, turn left" she said, and went back to playing her game.
I stayed there for 2 hours, and found out that I fell asleep for half an hour. I added a few hundred words to my essay, but it was still not enough. I had to wait until Ahkmenrah was up...
TILLY's POV
"Meg...Meg?" I said softly, "5 more minutes mum..." "Megera, I am not your mother" Meg stretched but lost balance and fell onto the floor, bringing the chair along with her, I sighed. "Wake up, Meg! Museum's alive! Even the old lady left!" I cried. She finally woke up, "why do you have a golden poop on your shoulder?" She asked, I rolled my eyes, "it's my hair you numpty." Meg laughed, "you love me" she said, "yes I do, love. Now get up" she did as she was told and we went down together.
"Get ready! 10 minutes! Let gooooo!" Yelled Larry, walking around making sure everything is in place. "Tilly!" It was Sacagawea, "Laa's looking for you" she said, "alright" I said, "good luck" said Meg, "shut up you" I said, Meg stuck out her tongue.
She's never going to grow up...
Meg went to Ahk to study, and hopefully only to study, while I went to Laa. "What is it Laa?" "LAAAAA!" He yelled and hugged me, I now understood why he wanted to see me. I now leave the museum earlier than usual because Meg was here, and I'm guessing that he missed me. He told me a bunch of stuff, it was mostly yelling, but I got use to his language, so I understood what he was saying.
"Tilly!" Someone called, "Tilly, c'mon, we've got to confirm the new exhibits coming" said Larry, I nodded and turned to Laa,"Look, Laa, I need to go, or else dada will kill me" I said, "Ah!" He shrieked, "DADA!" And he rushed of to Larry. I sighed, he's just so cute sometimes.
MEG's POV
"So, how much have you written?" Said a voice behind me, it was Ahkmenrah, "umm...quite a lot...? I guess?" I said shrugging, "2000 left...take or give a few 100 more"Ahkmenrah chuckled, "alright, " he said, "you might want to take a break from this, since I have to stick to the script and not give in any other information", "oh yeah it's fine, Tilly said I needed to fill in her duties as she and Larry needed to deal with the newcomers" I said, "have they given you the keys and the flashlight?" Jed yelled from the railing, "no" I said, "ask them for it, my lady, then you will become a true night guard!" Said Octavius, "you guys are making this seem so formal, it's only for a night" I said shrugging, "well yes, but to be a night guard, those are the proper things you need." Ahk stated. "Megera!" Yelled Sacagawea, "Larry and Tilly want to see you" she said, I waved goodbye to the miniatures and Ahkmenrah, and walked with Sacagawea.
Sacagawea was a very quiet woman, a very serious one as well. "So..." I said breaking the awkwardness, "what's going on between you and Teddy?" I asked, she turned to look at me and smiled, "I might want to ask you the same thing with Ahkmenrah" "why does everyone ask that?" I cried, "because Ahkmenrah normally walks around with Dexter or Larry, but he's spending most of his time with you" she said calmly, "it's because he's helping me with an assignment" I said, "really?" She said looking surprised, "yes!" I protested, "why do you look so surprised?" "It just doesn't seem like it" she said, "we're really just friends" I said, Sacagawea nodded and we continued to walk in silence.
"Here we are" she said, "tell them I'll be at my normal spot" she added, I nodded while she turned to leave. "Meg," said Larry with a serious tone, I've never heard a tone like that from him.
Am I in trouble?
"Yes...?" "The job of the night guard in this museum is serious, there shall be no fooling around whatsoever." He said, Tilly was standing next to him with her hands behind we back. "Meg, we are trusting you with this job while we will be gone for a couple of hours, to pick up the new exhibits." Said Tilly, "so for now, these are yours" she said handing over her belt, "why didn't you tell me this earlier? My clothes don't match with the belt!" I joked, Larry raised an eyebrow, "sorry, right...serious..." I said taking a deep breathe. Larry and Tilly both smiled, "if you need us, just dial our number." Said Tilly quickly, I nodded and they left.
I checked my watch, 10 minutes, I went over to the mic. "Okay guys, Larry and Tilly are out to pick up the newcomers, you know the drill, do what you do best, and be prepared. 10 minutes before show!" Then I heard laughter beside me, I walked over, Jed and Octavius were watching YouTube..."I shall comment once more!" Yelled Octavius, a pencil and toy wheeled machine came closer, I'm guessing that the miniatures built it.
"A" shouted Octavius, "A!" another miniature repeated, " 2 Ws" Octavius said once more, "2, Ws!", "4, Hs" "4! Hs!" Octavius looked pleased with what he typed.
Awwhhhh
"Awwhhh, I know right? These kittens are just SO DARN CUTE!" Cried Jed, "guys" I said, apparently that shocked them all, "what are you doing? It's 10 minutes before show!" I said while I "man-handled" a few of the miniatures on the machine. I pressed enter, to upload the comment. "Okay, go and get ready," I said while they slid down a string (a rope to them) and ran off to the miniature hall, "and no fighting!" I yelled after them, "YOU DONT HAVE TO SHOUT GIGANTRESS! TINY PEOPLE! TINY EARS!" screamed Jed.
I checked my watch, it was exactly 7:00, I opened the gates, and people came pouring in, I walked around with Tilly's keys and torch. I felt like a boss with them, like I was the leader or the king/queen of the museum - but everyone knows Ahkmenrah is.
After 30 minutes, I felt my phone buzzing.
"Meg!" It was Bernard who called me, "hey" I said causally, "I'm at the museum, where are you?" "Did you mean "we"?" I asked.
It couldn't only be "I", since he was traveling with Seth, "Seth's at a bar nearby, getting himself wasted, he hasn't even come of age!" he said, "I'm patrolling" I said cooly, ignoring his last sentence. "Really?" He asked, like he didn't believe. "Yes!" I squealed, "where are you?"he asked, "I'm going into Sacagawea's room" I said, "okay" he replied. Bernard walked in after 10 minutes, "hey" he said, "evening" "where's your uniform?" He asked, "I don't have one" "but you're night guard!" He whispered, "just for today, numpty! I'm not giving up on Cambridge!" "well that's sad" he said, "why?" I asked, it was only for one night! It would be a waste to give me one anyway. "Because you're a night guard, without uniform" "I've got the flashlight and the keys" I said taking them from my belt to show Bernard, his mouth formed an "O" and once again, gave me his "not bad" face.
In a blink of an eye, it was already 9:00, I made an announcement and all the guests started leaving. I bid goodbye to Bernard, and had a company call at 9:15.
"Okay guys," I said, I was not used to this, "so...I guess...good job?" I had no idea how to throw a speech on this...to historical figures as well..."alright we're back" boomed Tilly's voice, "DADA!" Yelled Laa, "TILLEH" he yelled once more, welcoming them back with a big hug. "Okay, so the newcomers will be set into place during the night, people are coming to fix your positions" gasps escaped many of the figures, "so I'm going to kindly ask you, to return to your original positions, and just" "STAY!" Exclaimed Laa as he put himself in a position so it looks like he was blocking a door with his hands. Everyone scrambled and returned to their places.
"Meg! They won't allow you to be here if you don't have a uniform, go upstairs, in one of the night guard lockers, here's extra uniform there" said Larry. I nodded and headed straight to the lockers, opened the unlocked one, and got dressed. Even though I hated to admit it, but the uniform was baggy, and very very out of style. So I tried to make it as trendy as possible, I took 10 minutes in the locker area, when I was finally satisfied, I headed out.
I wanted to go straight to Tilly and Larry, but instead, I came across Ahk. "Are you the new night guard? Welcome to the museum of natural history" he teased, I rolled my eyes, "just for today, love" "yeah I know" he replied, we walked down to the Egyptian exhibition and I helped Ahk back into his tomb. "Night guard Meg? We need you here" said Larry in a serious tone through the mic, I took a deep breathe...here we go...
serious mode: on (more like Sirius mode, okay no joking)
I walked out the room and went downstairs, "you called, sir?" "Yes, please take these gentlemen to the Egyptian exhibition?" I nodded, but Larry grabbed my arm and gave me the papers for the newcomer "take the lift" he added. "Okay," I whispered, I turned to the deliverers, "this way please" I said and led them to the lift. "Who is this that you're delivering?" I asked, holding up the papers, "wife of King Ahkmenrah" there was a sudden pain in my heart when he mentioned the word wife..."queen Lapia, the lost treasure of the lost kingdom" finished the other deliverer, "I thought she was the gem of the lost kingdom?" I questioned, at least...that was what Elaine told me, "same thing" said the first deliverer, I shrugged and led them inside. They put her down and signed the papers, they also put up a brief description for Lapia. After they left, I knocked on Ahk's tomb.
"Hey, they're gone, you can wake now" I whispered, "your wife's here!" I said trying to sound excited. He said something from his tomb, but it only sounded like a mumble from here. He repeated it several times, but I still couldn't understand him, so I gave up and helped him out the tomb.
"First of all" he whispered into my ear, "I'm not married," he said, my heart was fluttering, "secondly, she gets drunk in jealousy so you might as well leave after I've gotten her out" "why are you-" he covered my mouth at once when I spoke out loud, "thirdly, even though we aren't moving, we can still see and hear" he said. He removed his hand from my lips and kissed my forehead, my heart fluttered even more "go before she wakes..." He said, "and your heart is beating really fast" he added. I looked at my uniform, it was true, my top was moving, it was beating to the rhythm of my heart...
Suddenly, Lapia's tomb moved, she was trying to get out, "go" Ahkmenrah said. I did as I was told and went to Tilly, she was standing in front of the Neanderthals. "Stay, Laa" I heard her say, Laa's eyes were moving, "stay" he silently repeated, "yes, good" said Tilly. "Tilly?" I said, she jumped a little, "Meg" she said, "I found out who the other newcomer is!" She half squealed, "who is it?" "Amelia Earhart" said Larry walking in to join the conversation. "Dada..." Said Laa quietly, "stay" said Larry raising his eyebrows, "good job Laa" he said.
"Sir," another deliverer asked Larry to sign the papers and they left the museum. We watched them leave and made sure no one was around, "okay guys, you can wake up now" the first to come to us was the legendary Amelia Earhart.
"Larry...?"she spoke, Larry turned around naturally. She pulled him into a tight hug, "okay...Amelia...too tight..." Said Larry, who was being squished. "You know her?" I asked, "yeah, we kinda...went on an adventure to save the world from being destroyed by Ahk's brother" said Larry, "we've been through quite a lot of jimmy-jacked situations together, in one night " Amelia said with a wink, I nodded, "and just so you know, Amelia?" She looked at me with hope in her eyes, "I AM A BIG FAN, LIKE, OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING! I was quite disappointed when they didn't have you, BUT NOW THEY DO!" I squealed, I think it scared her, but she looked calm. "Thank you, young missy" she said with a smirk, "they've also added something to this museum's collection" said Tilly, "what is it?" I asked, "a book, named "The Incident of Otterbury"" she said, "first book in this museum!" Larry said, I chuckled at that. Then more and more exhibits came down to join us, Jed and Octavius came down with Dexter. "Thanks lil' monkey" cried Jed, Dexter dropped them off by the computer, and climbed onto my shoulder. "Hey Dexter" I said ruffling his fur while he played with my hair.
The thought of Ahk kissing my forehead came into my head. I could feel myself blushing when I thought of it. Maybe Elaine was right...There is someone that can help me with history.