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Chapter Seven

History Repeats Itself

Xxx October

Opening his eyes was a bad idea, he could tell the second he inhaled again that it was going to be a bad one, oh he wished he could just fall back asleep and this would be gone. Even the almost pitch black behind his eyelids hurt...

Sitting up was an even worse idea than opening his eyes, but experience had taught him not to remain on his bed like this, he'd messed up the sheets before and it hadn't been pleasant. His conscious thoughts didn't realize just where he was as he tried to stand and ended up collapsing to the floor. Something grating, stone over stone made him cringe, the noises hurting almost worse than the sunlight shining down on him. He moaned in pain, unable to look around and see who had the bright idea to drag stone through his chambers.

The cool stone floor felt good on his cheek as he lay there a couple moments, focusing on nothing but the next breath. Even his heartbeat pounded too loudly and he grimaced a he tried to stand again, managing to move a couple feet before buckling. Luckily the wall was there to catch him, and he used it to stumble down the hall enough to the washroom, ducking into it with a loud moan at the bright lights.

He crawled across the cool tile, wishing it would help alleviate the pain but knowing nothing worked...it had never worked since he was even a child...the healers had tried everything...after he started to really grow after his eleventh birthday these days had faded away...by the gods he thought they had disappeared forever...

Only he would be so unlucky to be cursed like this...if he was lucky this time he'd be able to pass out from the pain quickly, or the healers would find him soon and be able to drug him back to sleep.

Or his blind crawling would make him run into something...

He was in the museum...he was dead...

Cracking open his eyes to determine what the heck he'd hit was horrible, his stomach flipped and he barely made it to the bowl to throw up in in time. He couldn't stop heaving, the action itself hurt and made his head throb as his vision spun even more, a cascading effect as the more his head hurt the more he threw up...and the more his head hurt...

His stomach felt like someone had set it on fire, and before he could keep retching his arms gave out and he slumped sideways, curling into a ball on the floor as he shook in pain. He couldn't feel the tears running down his face, but he knew they were there, they were always there once it got to this stage. It was late...why hadn't anyone come looking for him?

Echoes outside the washroom in the halls made him cringe...now he remembered why he didn't want anyone to find him...any noises hurt...

A spike of pain made him cry out, gripping his head with his hands as he tried to will the pain away, giving up and just laying there...wishing for death to reclaim him...

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Larry sighed as he leaned on the second floor railing, looking down over the dance party the museum exhibits were having since it was their way of celebrating Nicky's birthday. They were a week off, but this was the only night Nicky had been able to come recently as school had gotten in the way and with the boy now on his grade's history team weekends were usually designated for practices and research.

Searching each face (or faceless) body the night guard wasn't finding who he was looking for. He'd promised to help Teddy and Ahkmenrah surprise Nicky with something for his birthday, but so far the pharaoh was still missing.

"Still no sign of our young king Lawrence?"

Teddy's voice at his side made Larry turn slightly, nodding as the president leaned on the railing next to him.

"No not yet, Nicky hasn't even noticed he's missing. So we've got time."

The president nodded, "I even checked the roof but no sign of him, wonder if he already went ahead to begin the gift."

"I doubt it, all the doors are locked so he'd have to come to me for a key or risk setting off the fire alarm on the exits."

Theodore Roosevelt shrugged, scanning the main floor himself before turning as Attila came running up to them.

"Kharuul! Khaan ovchtei baina...genet irne!"

Larry was completely lost, he knew next to nothing in Mongolian, Ahkmenrah hadn't gotten very far in his lessons with the night guard.

Teddy looked confused for a moment, mumbling the words under his breath, "Khaan is king..."

Attilla nodded, grabbing their arms and tugging them towards a far hallway.

The night guard pulled free as his brain started to catch up, "King...Attila do you mean Ahk?"

"Tiim ee! Yaarahkh!"

Teddy froze, "Ovchtei...sick..."

The look on Attila's face as they finally got it would have been comical if they'd seen it, the night guard and president were already running in the direction Attila had been leading them, the Hun overtaking them to lead the rest of the way. The other Huns were standing guard in the hallway, one of them blocking the door to the mens bathroom and only relaxing when Attila motioned for him to do so.

His gravelly voice dropped to an almost whisper as he stood in front of the door, speaking before letting the night guard and president by. "Kharuul, Khaan ovchtei...tolgoi ovchtei, ovdoj duutai." As he spoke, he gestured to the closed door and then his head, and then Larry heard a muffled yell from within the bathroom, recognizing Ahk instantly.

Larry ducked into the bathroom, moving to Ahk who was curled up on the floor shaking in one of the stalls. As soon as his hands brushed Ahk's shoulders, the night guard had his arms full of a trembling pharaoh. Ahk buried his face against Larry's shoulder, trying to block out all light and sound as he gasped for air, barely drawing enough in to his lungs to keep from choking.

"Hey...what's wrong...talk to m-" He quickly shut up when even his soft words made Ahk cry out, curling in on himself tighter and pressing his hands to his head as he coughed, jerking away to throw up. The pharaoh was outright sobbing when the night guard flushed the toilet, using some tissues to clean him up a bit before wrapping his arms around Ahk again as the pharaoh clung to his uniform.

Maneuvering carefully, he pulled his phone out of his pocket, typing out a quick sentence on the notepad setting before sliding the phone across the floor to Teddy who had poked his head in the door.

shut lights off NOW.

The president's brows furrowed, glancing to Lawrence in confusion until Ahkmenrah keened softly, only settling once the lights where off and the only way to see was the dim emergency light in the far corner. The pharaoh sighed softly, still shaking in Larry's arms but shifted to lean against him versus squeezing the life out of the night guard.

"S-sorry..."

Ahk's voice was hoarse and quiet, almost a breathless whisper he made so little noise. Larry shifted so he could speak and hopefully not cause the pharaoh pain, dropping his voice to a really soft whisper.

"Your head?"

The pharaoh nodded once, wincing as that hurt as well and having to move to throw up again, seeming to have the action down to an art as he was still shaking and was losing strength yet managed to make it to the toilet.

Larry helped him sit back, bracing him so he could lean against the wall without falling over as the night guard crouched in front of him.

"Happened before?"

"Mhm."

Larry winced silently, gently rubbed the pharaoh's upper arm, motioning that he'd be back in a minute before creeping out and carefully shutting the door again.

"Kharuul?"

"Lawrence?"

The night guard sighed, "I'm pretty sure Ahk's got a migraine, judging by how he's acting I think he's had them before. Light and sound are bothering him the most, so I'm going to turn the lights off in this hallway too so the door opening doesn't bother him. Teddy go get Sacajawea and see if she has a lantern or something, come back quietly, no noise down here at all got it?"

The president was silent, finally nodding and leaving when Larry grabbed his shoulder to get his attention, repeating the instructions. The night guard clasped Attila's shoulder before motioning for him and the others to take guard positions at the end of the hall so no one could come down that way, and so they wouldn't be able to hear Ahk either as his continued muffled yells were making the others edgy.

Larry went back inside after turning off all but the farthest light from the bathroom in the hallway. Ahk was still sitting against the wall when he returned, this time with his eyes closed as he clenched his fists at his sides. The pharaoh met the night guard's gaze after a minute, lips twitching in what would have been a grin if he hadn't been in so much pain. The night guard fetched some damp paper towels, gently cleaning the pharaoh up and laying a cold cloth on his forehead when he shifted more.

Sacajawea was at his side a minute later, giving him a reassuring grin as she let Ahk grab her hand when a wave of pain made him tense up. She rubbed her thumb over the back of his hand, squeezing gently when his lips twitched in response.

"Teddy is preparing the office, you need to lie down."

Ahkmenrah grimaced slightly, whether at the sudden noise, as soft as it was, or the thought of moving, Larry couldn't tell. He didn't respond for a minute, finally nodding once and reaching up to grab the bars on the wall. Larry quickly grabbed his arm instead, knowing even he did have the coordination to pull himself up, the pharaoh didn't have the strength.

Erica had had horrible migraines about once a month when she and Larry had been married, it wasn't until after Nicky was born did she finally find the right medication to manage them. Until then, Larry had dealt with migraines ranging from mild to on the brink of hospitalization. Ahk was no different, as soon as Larry locked his arms around his torso the pharaoh went limp, either because he had no choice or he knew it wasn't worth fighting as the night guard slung on of his arms over his shoulders to hold him up. Sacajawea took his other side, bracing him as his legs shook with only taking half his weight.

A low moan slid from Ahk's throat once he was fully upright, the other two waiting in case he was going to throw up again as one of his hands went to his face. Ahkmenrah nodded after a minute, moving the hand to grip Larry's shoulder again to signal he was able to move.

Teddy must have had the sense to at least calm the others down, there was almost no sound in the back half of the museum as Sacajawea and Larry half carried Ahkmenrah to the security office, the president was a hallway ahead of them, turning off the lights before they reached the next area each time. The pharaoh was gritting his teeth and biting back any noises as they moved, gripping Larry's jacket tightly as his other hand was a fist to keep from inadvertently hurting Sacajawea.

The president held the door open to the dimly lit office when they arrived, a half lit lantern sitting on the desk in the corner giving just enough light as Larry helped Ahk lay down on the pull out couch. Ahkmenrah lost it at that point, groaning as he rolled over and threw up into the waiting bucket, moving hadn't been a wise idea. Larry held his shoulder to brace him, the pharaoh clutching his stomach in pain as he whined softly, tears still sliding down his cheeks as he buried his face in the pillow. The night guard helped him reposition himself, pulling the jeweled collar off from around Ahk's neck and tugging the armbands off to set aside. At some point the pharaoh had ripped his own robes off, Larry would go find them later, for now he let the pharaoh wrap himself in the blanket, sighing softly as he helped keep him warm but didn't stop the pain.

"Ahk...I know it hurts..."

The soft whimper that cut him off made Larry wince but he didn't stop, gently rubbing the pharaoh's back to keep his attention.

"I'm sorry, but you need to talk for a second...how long have you been getting these?"

"All m-my life...healers c-couldn't stop 'em..."

"Are they always this bad?"

"Mhm...sometimes worse...usually pass out by now..."

Whether from talking, the pain, or just how lousy he was feeling, Ahk started sobbing again, letting Larry wrap his arms around him in a hug, needing the support to remain grounded.

"Ok...passing out is not a good thing, I'm gonna pick up some stuff to help you sleep, let me help..."

Ahk groaned softly, gripping Larry's shirt tightly as he leaned against the night guard in exhaustion.

"N-nothing works..."

"You don't know that-"

Ahk keened softly as he tried to open his eyes, squeezing them shut tighter when even a slight slit made him cringe, "Nothing worked! They tried! Every time it was something different...every time it grew worse! It won't stop!"

Teddy moved closer as the pharaoh sobbed, in too much pain to do much other than cling to Larry with what little strength he had left.

"Lawrence...Sacajawea fetched this from her exhibit, it's Laundanum, an opiate...should let Ahkmenrah sleep."

Larry hadn't even realized the Shoshone woman had left, nodding gratefully and taking the cup of liquid the president offered and getting Ahk's attention.

"Drink."

The pharaoh groaned softly, trying to turn away but finding that slight motion caused him pain. He was only getting worse...

The night guard sighed, holding the cup to his lips and tipping it the second they parted a little, Ahk swallowed out of reflex, grimacing a little at the taste before finally turning away as the cup was drained.

Larry and Teddy waited with nervously as the soft, gasping breaths from the pharaoh slowly eased and deepened as sleep finally claimed him, the lines on his young face smoothing out as he no longer felt the pain. The two eased his body onto the bed more to comfortable, Larry tucking the blanket around him carefully before they left the room.

They made it to the next hallway before Larry turned and kicked a trashcan, sighing loudly as his frustration and concern boiled over. Teddy rested a hand on his shoulder as the two sat on a bench, Larry dropping his head to his hands.

"Damn...I've seen some bad migraines, but none like that...never seen Ahk so...so..."

"Mhm...I'm afraid to ask him of it later, how he reacted at your assistance...like he had convinced himself already that nothing would be able to alleviate the pain. He spoke as if this was common enough in his previous life that...Lawrence?"

"Hmm?"

"You don't believe something like this is what caused Ahkmenrah's..."

The president trailing off made Larry look up finally, neither finishing that statement out loud as the night guard sighed, "Man I hope not...I didn't really research him all that much when I was learning things about the museum, but not much is known about his death. Don't think I'd want to tell anyone either so I think we'll just leave this one to Ahk. Just...oh man...to live with crippling migraines attacking often enough to know nothing worked to help besides passing out or being drugged to sleep? Gotta hand it to Ahk for that."

Teddy grunted softly, shaking his head in slight disbelief that the young pharaoh had suffered so much. "Sad to believe that the tablet allows him to still be in such pain...heals us during the day yet allows Ahkmenrah to suffer at night."

Larry nodded, "Who knows...I have no idea...what I do know is that we either keep Ahk asleep through this, or I go find something to try and help him, pretty sure you guys can't handle modern medicine..."

"I wouldn't want to find out one way or another...none of us besides Ahkmenrah have our original bodies anyway."

"Then the stuff Sacajawea gave Ahk?"

"Part of Lewis' and Clark's standard supplies, museum restorators change out the bottles every few months to keep the 'authentic' look. Just as my hat gets exchanged occasionally."

"Huh...honestly never noticed."

Teddy let out a low chuckle, "I never knew until I woke up one evening to find two hats sitting on the edge of the platform, one new one old. And this was only a few years ago."

Larry chuckled as well, yawning slightly as he checked his watch. Three thirty, still a couple more hours for the others to finish their dance party or whatever with Nicky while Ahk slept. "Wish I'd noticed Ahk sooner, heck it was after midnight by the time Attila came to get us."

"Nothing we can do about the past Lawrence, only move forward, believe me...worrying about the past when its done and gone only brings you heartache."

The night guard glanced over to the president, catching the distant look in his eyes before patting Teddy's shoulder. "Well, I'm going to go dig out some moving blankets from the basement, give Ahk some padding in the sarcophagus for the day. Hopefully this is gone by tomorrow night, long lasting migraines are never a good thing."

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Ahk was somewhat conscious when Larry went to get him to go back to his exhibit thirty minutes to sunrise, the pharaoh able to make eye contact but little else. Teddy had led Texas down to the security office, getting the horse to kneel so Larry could help Ahk onto the saddle before Teddy climbed on behind him to support him. They didn't want to risk Ahk getting sick or being in more pain than necessary. Larry walked beside the horse to help brace the pharaoh, ending up letting him hold his hand when he'd slumped forward against the horse's neck, needing the contact to remain awake.

Getting him off Texas was another thing, the motion of the steady rocking walk had lulled Ahk into a half doze, stopping made him flinch slightly before Larry slung on of his arms over his shoulder to help him down. The drop made him groan, bracing himself against the horse for a minute, Teddy and Larry waited silently, hoping he wouldn't start heaving again.

"Ahk?"

"I'm...I'm alright..."

Teddy smiled reassuringly, "I bid you both a good day, and I hope it lets you recover as well pharaoh. See you this evening."

Ahk gave a weak wave before his hand dropped back to his side, Larry waiting until he was ready to move before helping him the sarcophagus.

The pharaoh slumped back against the wood, sighing as his head rested on the blanket pillow. "Thank you."

Larry smiled, hands resting on the lifted lid as he glanced to his watch, watching Ahk rub at his eyes tiredly, "You're welcome, get some rest, if you're still not feeling well tonight I'll have some stuff waiting."

He winced as he sat up a little, groaning as that only hurt more, "Larry...it won't help...nothing-"

"Ahk." The pharaoh went quiet, rubbing at his face as his eyes watered again from pain, giving up and collapsing back as hand gripped one of Larry's tightly.

The night guard sighed softly, "Trust me ok? I may have something to help, if not we have sleep aids so you won't feel it at least. Gotta give us a chance alright?"

"Just...so sick of it...want it to end...death didn't even stop this...years trapped and there would be nights where I wasn't screaming to be let out...just wishing the pain would end..."

Larry didn't get a chance to respond, sunrise hit the museum and Ahk yanked the lid closed just in time as the cold feeling washed over everything, leaving Larry in stunned silence.

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Ahkmenrah wasn't feeling much better the next night, moving back to the security office with Sacajawea's help before she gave him another glass of laudanum, the pharaoh going right to sleep with it as Larry had added some herbal extracts Erica had used to help her sleep. His ex-wife had tried everything before the last medication worked. Larry didn't press much on Ahk to try, the tea Erica had recommended hadn't stayed down very long and the night guard wasn't going to make Ahk even worse by trying this that could make him throw up more. Easier to let him sleep.

Currently the night guard was back up on the second floor balcony, watching the exhibits meander around and enjoy each others company. Didn't help his mood any...

Teddy joined him after a few minutes, the two silent as they watched.

"Ahk's been getting migraines not only during his past life but also after his death...he's had nights trapped in the sarcophagus while being in pain."

The president groaned softly, hand going to his face in frustration.

"Lawrence, one thing everyone here did, or just about everyone...is learn about one another...so that nights were enjoyable to everyone. People here know the Miniatures are very sensitive about their size, and that any actions must be cautioned to not harm them. Just as everyone is careful with jokes between cultures as to not offend anyone...such as Attila's fascination for magic and the originating of my nickname."

Larry nodded, "So what are you suggesting?"

"I believe we need to have a talk with the young pharaoh."


This is open to suggestions/ideas as well if you lovely readers want to, just stick your thoughts in the little white box below! I take them and work with them as I get them and insert the drabbles as they fit with the series, trying to keep in order with the movies but will see how long it lasts.

So this is apparently now a two part...not sure how that happened as it wasn't the plan when I started...