Carefully Ahkmenrah carried the little cowboy, and Roman general to his tomb. Placing the men on the tomb he got his tablet, it began to glow in his hands. Turning to Octavius, "Are you sure you wish to do this? I have never tried this before."
"Yes, more than anything," Octavius answered. "Will I be able to turn back to a miniature?"
The pharaoh shook his head yes, "You won't have to come back to use the tablet to turn back. Five minutes before dawn you will turn back to your smaller size. Five minutes after we come to life you become big again. Oh, and if you ever want to turn back to a miniature for ever we can reverse it."
"It'll work then! Told ya' it would work," Jedidiah said. "The only other thing we have to worry about is gettin' her to like you, and that is the hard part!"
Octavius ignored his friend, "Well let's do it."
"Alright why don't you get on the ground," Ahkmenrah said helping him down.
As soon as everyone was ready he looked at the tablet, 'Please work,' he thought. Soon he began to speak in Egyptian the tablet was getting brighter and brighter to where the men's eyes were shut to shield their eyes. Before they knew it there was a light earthquake throwing the pharaoh, cowboy, and general to the ground. When it stopped Ahkmenrah reluctantly opened his eyes, everything was in its place. Though there was a difference, a big difference to someone in the room.
"My gosh," Jedidiah murmured.
There laid in the corner of the room a much taller and unconscious Roman general. Ahkmenrah scooted over to Octavius and looked him over he seemed to be alright.
"Hello, is everyone alright in here?" It was Larry and Teddy. The pharaoh stood up immediately, not thinking to how Larry would react to Octavius being taller.
"We're alright…well some of us!" Jedidiah yelled just loud enough for them to hear.
"Jed is that you?" Larry asked walking over to the tomb.
When Larry and Teddy reached the tomb they both went blank at the sight of Octavius on the ground bigger. Teddy tried to say something, but couldn't think of the right words.
"W-what the freak happened to him! He, he, he was…he was smaller, I remember!" Larry yelled bending down to look closer even though it was not needed like it had been for the past year. "What happened!" he hissed.
"Well, Larry see Octavius here he wants to impress a taller female," Ahkmenrah explained. "For he has feelings for her and I must say how can he get her attention if he is smaller?"
Sighing Larry asked, "Well who is it?" That was soon to be answered.
"Larry, Teddy? Where are you?" It was Jane Austen Teddy and Larry said they would be back soon before leaving to check on everyone from after the quake, but they never did.
Jedidiah and Ahkmenrah tried to stop Teddy from calling to her telling that they were inside, but he did not notice.
"There you two are is everything…" she trailed off at the sight of Octavius. "My goodness, is he alright?" She asked bending down next to Octavius placing her hand gently on his hand.
"We believe so," Teddy answered. "What I don't understand is how he became unconscious when wearing armor to protect him."
Before anyone had a chance to speak, the general groaned as he began to come back to consciousness.
"Well the boy is coming out of it," Teddy stated a huge grin forming on his face.
First thing Octavius noticed was the sound of the voice s that should have been loud, were now normal. Reluctantly his eyes opened; there were four faces in front of him. He looked around finally coming to realization to what was going on he jumped up trying to comprehend all that happened.
"Wha-wha-what oh my," he said observing himself.
"Goodness he must have hit his head real hard," Jane said getting up. Octavius nearly had a heart attack at the sight of her. "Are you alright?" She asked puzzled at his behavior towards her from the redness to his face to his babbling of trying to say something.
"Yes, yes he is quite fine," Teddy said coming to see that she was most likely the one who he liked. "Come Jane dear," he said leading her out. Once they were gone the Roman general breathed trying to still cope.
"Well great Toga-boy! She now thinks you are some nut case!" Jedidiah yelled humiliated. "You have to make things so difficult!"
"Alright Jed that is enough," Larry said he looked at Octavius.
Disappointment haunted his face, "She finally meets me for the first time, and I mess it up making her think I am insane probably."
"You can say that again," Jedidiah said.
"Shut it," Larry said; putting a reassuring hand on the general's shoulder. "Don't worry…she's the one isn't she?"
Octavius shook his head, "Yes."
Larry smiled, "I don't think she thinks you're insane, mostly she probably thinks you hit your head so hard that you hurt yourself. Do you want to be this way just for her?"
"Of course, Jane would never notice me if I was small."
"Well, you know if you two ever went real far in a relationship. You would have to tell her," the security guard stated.
"I know, I know, but first," the general laughed. "I have to get her to like me before any of that."
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"Thank you so much gentlemen," Officer Parker said as he led Cecil, Gus, and Reginald out of the police station. Just two hours ago the three men had turned in money that had been stolen.
"No problem officer it is our pleasure we just hope that you find the creep that stole that money." Reginald said as they walked down the stairs. The money they turned in was stolen three days ago.
Parker helped them down, "Do not worry we will find him then lock him up."
"Officer Parker, just…how will you find him?" Cecil asked. "For I feel so bad that we can't remember what he looked like just our old age and…"
The officer smiled, "Don't you think a thing of it. We will find him mostly by the finger prints left on the envelope."
The three elder men looked at each other slyly, "Good, good, well we had better be off we have to get back to the home, we are up way past the time we should be in bed."
"Are you guys sure you don't want me to call a cab?"
"Oh yes," Cecil said, "we'll be alright, have a good night." And with that they walked off.
"How long will it take for them to find out it is Larry's fingerprints?" Gus asked.
Cecil sighed, "A month at the most."
"That is a long time, Cecil," Reginald pointed out.
"Yes, but he gets to spend more time with his family, and buddies at the museum before." Cecil laughed, "Before he gets to spend a good time in the slammer."
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