Part 2: Nebula in New York
Once Nebula got to New York, she located 'The American Museum of Natural History'. After arriving at the museum, Nebula spent the day looking through all exhibits and hoping to find a good place to hide until sundown when she thought that no one was around. She found a perfect spot in the Egyptian Exhibit where she had a good view of Ahkmenrah's Tablet. Night soon fell and Nebula gazed in awe as the tablet began to glow. She slowly approached it and she heard the sound of stone scraping. She looked over to see a mummy moving the stone slab off of a sarcophagus and letting out whatever it was that was inside was trying to escape. A mummy then sat up in the sarcophagus and went over to another sarcophagus and opened that one. Another mummy sat up and it helped what appeared to be a female mummy out of the sarcophagus. Nebula starred in shock as the four mummies began to remove their bandages. Two of them appeared to be young adults. The male mummy looked to be about eighteen and the female next to him looked to be about seventeen. When the other two mummies were finished taking off their head bandages, the appeared to be older than the other two.
Suddenly, a hand landed on her shoulder and she jumped back. She heard a small 'thunk' as her phone fell out of her pocket. "Ooooh! What's that?" the mummy who put their hand on Nebula asked. "M-my phone?" She responded nervously. She then heard her phone ringing and she felt as if she couldn't move. "GIMME!" The mummy said excitedly as he grabbed the phone and tapped the green button. "Rad with a green heart..." The Mummy said. "Who are you? Where's my girlfriend?" Nebula heard Rad demanding angrilly. "I don't know who that is but I'm Craig" The Mummy, now known as Craig said as he tapped the screen and ended the call. The young female mummy looked around the room and noticed that it was slowing freezing. She then put a hand on the young male's shoulder. "Min fadlik, daeni 'ahb" Nebula heard her say to him. She then slowly approached Nebula. "St-stay back" Nebula said in slight fear as she slowly raised her now glowing hands. The room began to get colder and more ice and snow appeared
"You understand English, yes?" The young female mummy asked her in a soft voice. Nebula then nodded her head. "Why don't you tell us your name?" The female mummy asked Nebula gently. "Ne-Nebula" she responded, still a bit freaked out. "Alright then, Nebula. What brings you here?" the female asked. "I umm.." She said hesitantly. "I was sent here by Mama Bi to check out The Tablet of Ahkmenrah" she explained carefully. "What do you want with my tablet?" The young male asked as he approached her and stood beside the young female. She then explained that Foxtail had brought back someone named Kahkunma and why she wanted the tablet. "Do you mean Kahmunrah?" The young female mummy asked her gently. Nebula then nodded her head again.
"Hey you guys okay in here? Why is it so cold in here?" A man asked as he walked into the room. He immediately noticed Nebula and he walked over to her. "Hey, I don't remember seeing you. What exhibit are you from?" he asked. "Exhibit?!" Nebula asked in shock. "Why is it so cold in here? And where did all this ice and snow come from?" A woman asked as she entered the exhibit rubbing her arms to try and get warm. "This is Nebula" The young female mummy told the two people that had just entered the room. "Hi. I am Larry and this is Tilly. We are the night guards around here" The man now known as Larry said as he held out his hand to try and shake hers. The young male took her phone from Craig and he gently handed it to her. Nebula looked between him and her phone before she slowly reached out and grabbed her phone. She then cleared her throat. "Th-thank you" she said. The young male nodded and he stepped back. "The cold, ice, and snow, that's coming from you is it not?" The female mummy asked to which Nebula nodded. "Could you remove it then?" She asked softly. "Oh. Sorry. It happens whenever I'm scared or nervous" she responded. "I can assure you that there is nothing to fear" the young male said reassuringly. Nebula then took a few deep breaths and the ice and snow slowly disappeared. "I never learned your names" Nebula said as she looked at the young mummies. "We are terribly sorry. Please, allow us to introduce ourselves!" The young female mummy said as the other two mummies walked over. "I am Merenkahre, The Third King of the Third King " The oldest mummy said as he introduced himself. "I am Shepseheret, the glittering jewel of the Nile." The other female mummy said as she introduced herself. "I am Ahkmenrah. Fourth king of the fourth king. Ruler of the land of my father's" The young male mummy said confidently as he introduced himself. "And I am Irissia, Egypt's prized flower. But please just call me Iris" The young female said as she introduced herself. "I see you have already met Craig" Irissia said as she pointed to Craig. "Hey. I'm Craig. Ahkie's lifelong best and only bro!" Craig said as he started to boast about himself.
After Nebula had calmed down some more, Irissia took her on a tour of the museum and introduced her to everyone. "Could you guys excuse me for a sec?" Nebula asked as she took out her phone. "I just need to make a quick phone call to let my boyfriend and my friends know that I'm okay. He's been blowing up my phone ever since Craig hung up on him" she explained. "Of course" Irissia said. Nebula nodded and she walked off. She then tapped her phone's screen and soon a video of Rad appeared on her screen. "Hey Raddie" Nebula said. "Nebula?! Thank cob you're okay! I was getting really worried! Are you knoy? What happened? Who's Craig?" Rad asked worriedly. "Raddie, it's okay. I'm fine. I made it to New York safely. Craig took my phone when it fell out of my pocket and answered when you called. It's fine and I'm still okay. I miss you" Nebula said. Rad sighed and he smiled at her with a slight blush. "I miss you too Nebs. I'm glad you made it there safely" Rad said. "Are you, Ko, and Enid okay without me at the bodega?" she asked. Rad nodded and Ko's voice was heard in the background. "Is that Ko? Put him on. I wanna talk to him" Nebula said. Rad then went over to Ko and Enid and he levitated his phone so he could be seen with Enid and Ko. "Hey guys" Nebula said with a small wave. "Hey Nebula" Enid and Ko greeted happily. "You make it to New York okay?" Enid asked. "You know it! I'll try to be back soon so don't miss me too much" Nebula said. "Tell that to him. He's like a puppy waiting for it's human to return home. He's been checking his phone every five seconds to see if you call or text him and when that Craig guy answered he went into a huge fit. I told him you were fine but he just wouldn't calm down, It took me knocking him out to get him to stop" Enid explained. "Awh Rad~" Nebula cooed. "I miss you guys! I have to go now. Don't worry, when I get back I'll being back lots of presents. Tell Gar and Carol that I said 'hi' would ya? See ya! Oh, and Rad. I love you honey" Nebula said as she brought the phone to her lips and kissed the screen as if she was kissing him. "I love you too Nebbie" Rad said. "Don't I get a kiss too?" Nebula asked. Rad blushed heavily and he brought his phone to his lips and he kissed the screen. "Love you babe" she said. "Love you too baby" he said before Nebula hung up.
"Everything alright?" Irissia asked her as she walked towards her. "Yeah. I was just calling my friends to let them know that I'm okay" Nebula responded as she typed something in her phone. A soft 'woosh' was heard and Nebula turned off her phone and it in her pocket. "You are probably still confused as to what is going on here are you not?" Irissia asked her. "A little I guess. I was made in a lab and I have powers so I'm not really that freaked out. Strange things happen" Nebula shrugged. "Allow me to explain how it all works. Please follow me" Irissia said as she started to walk away. Eventually she and Nebula arrived back at the Egyptian Exhibit. When they walked in, they saw Ahkmenrah chasing Craig who was carrying Ahkmenrah's crown. "Craig! Give that back! Craig!" Ahkmenrah was yelling at Craig while chasing him. "Ahem" Irissia said as she cleared her throat. That got both of their attention and they looked at her. "Craig, give Ahkmenrah back his crown" Irissia said in a calm voice. Craig then gave Ahkmenrah back his crown. Ahkmenrah smiled and he kissed Irissia's cheek. "Now then, Nebula, this tablet is what brings everyone here to life each and every night. It's magic needs to be rejuvenated by moonlight. Hence why every night, Ahkmenrah or his father holds the tablet to the light of the moon. You see, without moonlight, the tablet begins to lose it's magic and we all revert back to what we really are" Irissia told Nebula as she explained everything. Nebula stared in awe as she listened to Irissia's explanation "That is so cool" Nebula breathed out in awe.
"Now then, tell us what you heard before you came here. How long do we have to prepare?" Irissia said to Nebula. "Right. Well, I didn't hear it, Mama Bi did. You see, Foxtail is technically part of a team called P.O.I.N.T with Mama Bi and she overheard that Foxtail kidnapped Rad, brought someone by the name of Kahmunrah back to life, and had drained all the powers from the heroes that she captured. All I know is that Rad managed to escape with his powers. Mama Bi freed and then healed him while everyone was sleeping. She is keeping me updated while she plays innocent to Foxtail's plan" Nebula explained.
"I'm still not sure what else Foxtail's planning but I know that I have to be ready" Nebula said
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