After the Anubis guards smashed the locked gate, we jumped over the debris as Larry turned back to the guards and promised protection to their King. Running through corridors, we reached the balcony overlooking the foyer and seeing chaos. The exhibits throwing stuff everywhere, fighting each other or running amok. We heard shouting in the distance and looked over as Ahkmenrah asked, "What is that?"

We saw Attila the Hun starting to run towards us, Larry quickly answered, "Huns." We began running towards them till we met in the middle with Attila and Larry shouting at each other and stopped after a few seconds. Attila shouted in his language and Larry tried to reply back but failed.

"Excuse me Larry, I speak Hun." Ahkmenrah spoke up and stood in between them. Ahkmenrah spoke to Attila in his language and when Attila replied Ahkmenrah turned to Larry, "He says he wants to rip you apart."

"Alright again with the ripping, look I understand, you want to rip things okay? But I think that's because someone ripped you a long time ago." Larry replied and touched Attila where his heart should be, "Right here." Attila began to tear up as Larry continued talking, "They ripped love out of baby Attila didn't they? Who was all alone in a tent...You." Attila began sobbing and leaned on Larry as he hugged him.

Pulling away Larry gave him a few pats on the chest, "Alright." Larry whispered and turned to look over the balcony. He tried calling out but fell on deaf ears until the Easter Island head shouted so loud everyone fell silent. "Dum dum has something to say."

"Thank you." Larry said to the stone head. "Now this here is King Ahkmenrah, his tablet is what brings you to life. The old watchmen, they have stolen it. We need to find them and get the tablet back. Civil War guys!" The men stood to attention, "Get to the Planetarium Wing! Columbus, take the Neanderthals and sweep though the Reptile exhibit. Jed and Octavius, their van is packed out back, take care of it."

"Whoa no, no I'm not working with Toga boy!" Jed shouted.

"Roman's work alone. Ow!" Octavius replied but let out a yelp as Jed slammed his gun onto his foot.

"That didn't hurt."

"Yes it did!"

"You baby!"

"No I'm not!"

"Guys!" I shouted, making them stop and look at me, "If we don't do this the tablet will be lost and you will all stop coming to life and I'll catch up with my age. This is my home and I don't plan on leaving tonight but you guys play a major part in this plan. Do this guys for me." I said to them.

"Aww Daryl, you know I can't resist ya." Jed moaned but agreed.

"Neither can I...we're with you." Octavius replied.

I looked to Larry and nodded who smiled and nodded back, "Okay, who's with us?" He exclaimed and was replied with cheers of support. As we began to run towards the stairs I felt someone grab my arm and turned to see it was Ahkmenrah.

"Is this...really your home?" He asked.

I looked at him with a small smile and nodded, "Of course, I left my last home in 1958 and moved into my new home here with you... with everyone." I told him softly and added, "Now let's go get your tablet your highness." Ahkmenrah smiled and nodded and as I dropped my hand we took off running and soon joined Larry, finding the Civil War guys and the cavemen surrounding Gus and Reginald who were tied up.

"Good job guys, loving the teamwork!" Larry exclaimed.

Carrying on and running to the basement we looked out the open shutter and saw the red van gone. "He's vanished, how will we find him?" Ahkmenrah asked.

After a few moments of silence, I spoke up, "I have an idea."


Reaching Sacajawea in her glass case, I pointed to a cannon ball nearby to Larry who picked it up, "Out of the way!" I shouted. A second later Larry throwing the ball and smashing the glass. "Sacajawea, we need your help tracking something." I asked her, holding one of her hands and helping her out. Smiling, Sacajawea nodded and leading the way we reached the basement and let her begin her tracking.

After a few minutes of tracking, Sacajawea spoke, "He travelled east, but lost control and crashed."

"That's amazing, how do you know?" Larry asked. Sacajawea simply pointed at the crashed van.

I face palmed myself as Sacajawea continued speaking, "But he went back." Looking up, I followed her and frowned, "What's that-" Sacajawea began to ask but was cut off as both her and me were thrown out of the way from an oncoming carriage.

Looking up, all I saw was orange and discovered it was Ahkmenrah's robe. "Ahkmenrah, are you okay?" I exclaimed, checking him over quickly.

"I'm okay," Ahkmenrah chuckled, "You were nearly run over and yet you ask if I'm okay."

"Why wouldn't I? You-"

"I'm fine." Ahkmenrah said sternly, but gently, helping me up. "I have my own promise to keep."

I stared at him in confusion but looked round to see Teddy cut in half. "Oh my God Teddy!" I exclaimed. "Are you okay?" I asked running to his side.

"I'm fine my dear. Help Larry get the tablet back." Teddy reassured, Sacajawea beside him starting to repair him. We heard a car revving and watched as the little toy car Larry bought the other day driving up by Jed and Octavius, Rexy following behind.

"Teddy, I'm gonna need a horse." Larry spoke up and smirked, a plan forming in his mind.


Sitting in front of Ahkmenrah, with Nick in front of me, we rode Rexy through central park close behind Larry on Teddy's horse. Catching up with Cecil, we rounded a corner and before nearly hitting him we swerved just in time and stopped, watching as the small car we were following swerve off and crash, a small puff of smoke rising in the air. Watching in silence I spoke up, "We have to go help Larry. C'mon Rexy." Tapping the skull, Rexy let out a growl of agreement and took off.

Catching up with Larry and Cecil, we stopped Rexy and slid off. Approaching Larry I called out, "You didn't need our help, nice work." Larry simply smirked and shrugged. Walking towards Cecil, I gently grabbed the tablet and yanked it out of his hands, "I chose the right side. So much for that nice retirement." I commented and ignoring his glare, walked to Ahkmenrah and handed him his tablet with a smile, which he returned with a small bow of his head.

"Here you go Attila, he's all yours." Larry spoke, pushing Larry slightly to Attila. "Oh and no limb ripping." Attila looked from Larry to Cecil back to Larry and made a tiny gap with his index finger and thumb. After a couple seconds of thinking, Larry nodded in agreement. Attila shouted a few commands to his men who carried a confused Cecil away. "It's getting to sunrise. Ahkmenrah, can you get everyone back to the museum?" Larry asked.

Ahkmenrah nodded and began speaking Arabic to the tablet, all of us watching it begin to glow we looked round as Rexy let out a low roar and began to go back to the museum, along with all the other animals. "We should get back." Larry advised and we all agreed and began to walk back as well.

Falling behind, I walked beside Ahkmenrah who stared at his tablet for a few moments and then tucked it under his arm. "You happy to have it back?" I asked him.

"Very. An inherited piece belonging to my father and his father before him. It's one of my most prized possessions." Ahkmenrah replied.

"What's your other prized possessions?" Ahkmenrah turned to me with a smirk but didn't answer, so I asked another question, "What did you mean by your own promise?"

Ahkmenrah let out a small content sigh and replied, "You have helped me for all these years that I made a promise to myself. To protect you from danger." We reached the edge of central park when Ahkmenrah gently stopped me. Turning to face him he spoke, "Throughout my time since I meant you and spent time with you or in my resting place, I thought of you. How fate kept you in the museum that night, meeting me, staying and living at the museum, letting me out at times and getting to know you...it has lead me to consistently think of you." Ahkmenrah cupped one of my cheeks and stepped closer, "You...have plagued my mind, in the most beautiful and wondrous way possible."

"Ahk-" I whispered, but was cut off.

"No, let...let me finish. I want to say, that you...I think of you as my other prized possession and if it's not too out of line, I want...I mean-" I cut Ahkmenrah by gently putting my finger against his lips to stop him and dropping my hand, closed the space and gently placed my lips on his. It was different...but after nearly 60 years of no contact with men, it was a wonderful feeling. What made it more special, is that it was Ahkmenrah. It made me feel the fireworks in my stomach. Pulling away, Ahkmenrah brushed some of my hair out of my face and not helping ourselves, we smiled lovingly at each other.

Cheesy, I know. But...amazing.


Once we got back to the museum, we checked off and made sure everyone was back inside. Smiling and looking round, I watched as everyone made their way back to the exhibits, Rebecca talking with Sacajawea, Ahkmenrah walking towards me and placing his arm around me. "You okay?" He asked. I simply shrugged and was about to reply when I heard Larry called me, looking over and seeing hold something up. Walking over my smile grew when I saw what it is, "Jed! Octavius!" I exclaimed. "You guys lived!"

"Of course we did, we couldn't leave our favourite family member." Jed replied, winking at me jokingly.

"However, I think we missed something." Octavius said slowly, pointing to how Ahkmenrah was beside me and had his arm around me.

"I think we did." Larry and Jed said at the same time, smirks on their faces.

We shook our heads with small smiles but didn't reply, knowing they already knew what they needed to know. As everyone began to return to their places, I walked with Ahkmenrah back into his sarcophagus and picking up his bandaging I began to re-wrap some of his body and he stood still. "I wasn't to out of line was I?" Ahkmenrah asked.

I paused to look at him in the eyes with a playful smirk, "I was the one who kissed you first, but you'll never be out of line with me."

Ahkmenrah smirked and after I finished the bandages he took his crown off and handed it to me, "Look after this until I next wake my love." He asked. Nodding my head slightly I stepped closer and took it gently from him.

"Have a good sleep, I'll see you tomorrow night." I said softly. Nodding in agreement, Ahkmenrah raised my chin and kissed me, this time with more pressure and passion, but still full of the same amazing feeling as last time. Breaking apart, Ahkmenrah got into his sarcophagus and after closing the lid, sunlight streamed into the room and smiling, I pressed my lips together and walked out to my room with the crown, already excited for tomorrow night.

When the next night came, we celebrated. Nick and I rode about on Rexy who chased the mini car occupied by Jed and Octavius for a bit while Larry watched us with a smirk from the overlooking balcony. Sacajawea and Teddy rode about on his horse. Everyone else either danced to the blaring music or played football. Ahkmenrah and I even danced together at some points and enjoyed that after these decades we could spend time together.

Promises can do a lot.