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Chapter 7: Unrightful Ruler

Beth took a step back, standing beside Larry as she stared at Kahmunrah.

"So much for finding the Tablet before him," Beth muttered to Larry, who was holding the golden artifact in his hands. His grip tightened as he watched the man who had ordered his guards to keep their spears on him.

"So...the little desert rat found a way back to the world of the living...how sweet," Kahmunrah drawled, taking a step closer to her. To both their surprises, Beth held her ground easily, glaring back defiantly. "But it matters not. All that matters is that Tablet. Hand it over," he ordered to Larry.

"Uh...who are you?" Larry asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I am Kahmunrah, king of the great kings, ruler of Egypt!" Kahmunrah puffed out his chest proudly. "And from the darkest depths of history, I have come back to life!" he exclaimed loudly. Larry glanced to Beth, who shrugged. The man had always been dramatic. She bit her tongue and chose not to speak. If she angered him, he wouldn't hesitate to kill them both.

"Uhuh..." Larry just nodded, and Kahmunrah deflated slightly.

"Perhaps you did not hear me? I am a centuries old Pharaoh. I was dead. But now, I have come back to life!" he roared, allowing his voice to echo around the archives.

"Yeah, I heard that. Welcome back," Larry nodded. Kahmunrah stared at him, completely baffled that this had not affected the man in the slightest. Beth bit her lip to try and hide her smirk.

"Who are you?"

"I'm Larry Daley, of Daley Devices. This is Beth, though apparently you guys know each other," Larry gestured to his friend, who just regarded the Egyptian with a bored look. "It's funny, we actually know your brother, Ahkmenrah," he told Kahmunrah, and Beth couldn't hide her smirk as Kahmunrah's eyes widened and he looked to Beth.

"Oh...they know baby brother. The favourite son," Kahmunrah exclaimed lightly, sarcasm filling his tone.

"Yeah, good kid," Larry nodded, apparently oblivious. Beth put a hand to her face, trying to hide her laughter.

"Oh isn't he just?" Kahmunrah drawled, "Mother and father always gave him the best of everything. And I do mean everything. They even gave him the throne!" his tone turned nasty and Larry glanced to Beth. "The throne that was rightfully mine!" he snarled furiously.

"He, uh, never mentioned that..." Larry spoke slowly, and Beth shrugged as she rolled her eyes.

"Of course he didn't!" Kahmunrah growled, his voice quietening down. "Well now begins the era of Kahmunrah! Because I have come back to - never mind. Just hand me that tablet!" he reached towards Larry, whose grip tightened.

"Don't give it to him Gigantor!" Jedediah's voice echoed suddenly, inciting a series of yells from inside the trailer that made Kahmunrah sigh and walk over, banging his fist on the door as Beth glanced around with a grin.

"Oh silence, silence in there!" he yelled, and the noise quietened down a little. "Don't make me come in there!" his shouted as Dexter shrieked at him.

"No, I won't be muzzled!" Jedediah yelled in a retort as the trailer fell silent, followed by Octavious agreeing with him. Beth chuckled, and cleared her throat as Kahmunrah shot her a glare.

"That tablet, Larry Daley of Daley Devices, is more powerful than either of you could ever imagine. Bringing exhibits to life, well, that's just a parlour trick compared to its true power! With it, I shall unlock the gate to the Underworld and bring forth my army from the Land of the Dead!" he explained, "So if you don't mind..." Kahmunrah barked something in Egyptian, and the guards raised their spears to point them at their throats. "Hand it over," he ordered.

"Ok," Larry hesitated for only a minute before he handed over the tablet, surprising Kahmunrah about how easy that had been. He blinked, confused for a moment, before taking it from him.

"Wise decision," he said, calling off his guards and walking off.

"I just thought you would have wanted the Cube..." Larry trailed off, intriguing the man, who ordered his men to raise their spears once more.

"The Cube?"

"Yeah...y'know, the Cube...of Rubik," Larry explained to the curious exhibit.

"What does this...Cube of Rubik do?"

"It turns all who oppose you into dust," he lied, astounding Beth with how easily he could make up a lie. "Even your brother didn't want to mess with it. I figured you were the next level kinda guy," he shrugged. Kahmunrah's eyes blazed, and he barked another order to his men, who pointed their spears at the two.

"I am not my brother, Mr Daley. Now take me to this Cube of Rubik or you shall both die," Kahmunrah barked out more orders, and Larry lead the way to a huge crate that was closed over. As he opened one side, he winked to Beth, before opening the last side. She leapt out of the way as a giant octopus burst out, destroying the crate it was being held it. It snorted, looking furious, and attacked the Egyptian guards. It slammed several into crates, breaking them open and freeing their prisoners. It turned to Kahmunrah, who was confused by the large creature, and attacked him with a huge tentacle. It knocked him to the side, causing him to drop the tablet. Sliding under the octopus' tentacles, Larry caught it.

"Run!" he yelled to Beth, who nodded and took off in another direction. All around them, exhibits were running riot, with others yelling and attempting to escape the crates. Hearing yells, Beth glanced behind her as she kept running, and saw several guards pursuing her.

"I don't even have the Tablet!" she complained, leaping into the air and using her powers to fly over a shelf. A pterodactyl bumped her suddenly, and she fell out of the air, barely managing to land on her feet. "Ok, so let's not try that again in here," she muttered, and kept running, hoping to bump into Larry again.

As she ran, Beth thought back to their encounter with Kahmunrah.

Since she had recovered her memories of her past life, Beth had been terrified of Kahmunrah. Not only had he been cruel and vicious, but he was also the reason for Safiya's death.

Yet, somehow, when she saw him, all her fears disappeared. He was older than he had been when she had met him, and he was just as cruel now, but she wasn't scared of him. Safiya had never once been scared of Kahmunrah. He disgusted her, but she never feared him. And now all that was left was the determination to keep the Tablet away from him.

Beth turned a corner, and slammed straight into Larry. With equal cries, the two bounced off each other and hit the ground hard as another figure stepped out of the way to avoid them. With a loud ringing clatter, the Tablet went skidding across the ground. "I should really start looking where I'm going," Beth sighed as she pushed herself up and offered her hand to Larry.

"Any sign of those guards?" he asked as he took her hand and got back to his feet with a groan.

"They're around. I think I lost them for now though," Beth nodded, looking around. There was so much going on that she couldn't hear if they were still coming for them. "And this is...?" she glanced to the woman as Larry retrieved the Tablet.

"Oh, this is Amelia-"

"Amelia Earhart," Beth's eyes widened in alarm.

"So you found Amelia Earhart huh?" she smirked to Larry, who rolled his eyes. "Hey. I'm Beth," the young woman smiled at her. Amelia smiled brightly back.

"Finally, someone with some manners around here," she shot Larry a look as Beth giggled, and shook her hand.

"Look, we've gotta go, before those guards find us," Larry sighed, already exasperated with the pair. Beth grinned, but nodded, and the three moved quickly towards the doorway nearby, managing to escape the archives. The three hurried up the stairs, with Amelia voicing her excitement. Using the pass he still carried, Larry pushed open the door and led the way into the museum they had ended up in.

"This is awesome," Beth breathed as they looked around the museum that had come to life.

"Beth, you work in a place that does this every night," Larry rolled his eyes, leading the way quickly through the museum.

"Yeah I know, but seeing this in a different museum...it's so cool," Beth grinned widely, studying the strange statue with a spiral for a head. It waved, making a strange vibrating noise, and Beth giggled again.

"Come on," Larry called over his shoulder, and she glanced around to see him and Amelia already walking on. She pouted, following them into the art gallery. They only made it a few steps in before something hit the side of Larry's head. "What?" he blinked, stopping and looking around. His eyes grew wide, and Beth hissed in a breath.

"Oh man, I am so requesting that Doc McPhee adds art in when this is all sorted," she looked around as they realised that all of the paintings, just like the rest of the museum, had come to life.

"This is new..." Larry nodded as he leaned in to study the Skating in Central Park painting. Suddenly, the figures began to scream, fleeing the picture. "Hey, don't worry, I won't hurt you," he smiled as the woman in the painting pointed, her hand shaking.

"I don't think it's you they're afraid of, Mr Daley," Amelia's own smile faded, and Beth and Larry looked around quickly to see the Egyptian guards approaching, their spears pointed at the three. The three backed away, cornered as the guards smirked.

"Trade ya!" Larry snatched the pitchfork from the man in the painting, handing him the Tablet as the man looked alarmed. "Back off!" he barked at the soldiers, swinging the pitchfork wildly in an attempt to look intimidating. At first, they backed off, but quickly realised he had no idea what he was doing.

"Maybe you should actually try attacking with it?" Beth hissed at him, but the guards had figured it out and approached again, making Larry back up. Amelia rolled her eyes and snatched it from him.

"Never send a boy to do a woman's job. I once spent two weeks spear-hunting with a tribe in Micronesia!" she hurled the pitchfork, only for one of the men to catch it easily. "The Micronesians had much slower reflexes..." she commented weakly. The man dropped the pitchfork, and they all hurled the spears at the three.

"Run!" Beth yelled, pushing the two as she held up her hands. A gust of wind deflected the spears, and Larry grabbed the Tablet before leading the way, straight into the large photo next to them.

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