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WARNING: This chap is long!!!
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CHAPTER THREE
Allison and Rebecca settled on their hotel, leaving most of their things inside the room and proceeded to the Museum of Antiquities to talk to the head curator; however, when they got there, there was silence and not a person was in sight.
"Hmmm…is anybody here?" Allison called out to the empty lobby. She paused waiting for an answer but none came.
"I guess nobody's here or they are in the office located at the back of the museum," Rebecca suggested, already walking towards the hallways.
Unbeknownst to them, there were two men talking at the office. One was talking excitedly while the other one was listening to him, patiently.
Allison and Rebecca finally reached the office after several times of getting lost. The Museum was big and it was easy to get lost if one was not used to it and if one doesn't have a map. They were many turns that would lead to a dead end and if you don't look where you're going, you will hit something. These some things could be frightening. As they walked nearer to the office, they could hear masculine voices coming from the door. The door was left open and the two girls could see glimpses of clothing. Not meaning to eavesdrop or so they thought, 'we are just curious…' they crouched near a statue to catch parts of the conversation.
A deep voice with a distinctive British accent was saying, "…I'm telling you, it is impossible!!!" Though the girls couldn't see him, they imagined him wringing his hands, which he did.
Another voice countered him, this time with an American accent, "I swear, I saw her!!! Or at least, someone who looks like her!!!"
"Look, forget about it. We know that she's gone, okay? AND don't argue," He added when he saw his friend opening his mouth.
"Okay, I give up…so what did you found out this morning?" he asked, sitting on the couch.
At this, the two girls who were "curious" leaned further to clearly hear what the British guy, whose name is Christopher 'Chris' Monroe was going to say. As they did so, the statue where they were hiding creaked slightly at the pressure from the two women. They both moved back, afraid that the statue might fall which will cause them a fortune to pay and that they might be caught. The American guy, Nicholas 'Nick' O' Connell, who was sitting on the couch heard the creaking noise but dismissed it as some rodents that entered the museum.
Allison was thinking, 'this is ridiculous…why are we hiding? We could just burst in there and announce ourselves…' her thoughts were cut short as Rebecca elbowed her. Chris was starting.
"Well, we talked to the ******** and he said or it was rumored the Mathayus, the Scorpion King had a beautiful wife whom he captured during his invasion at Thebes. The rumors say she was dazzling but she did not love him. I think the man said that the woman loved somebody else…Anyway, that's not important. Mathayus thought that giving her all the riches and things that money could buy, he could gain her love and make her happy. So he called to all the finest makers of jewelry and they made a necklace that had the same emblem as his…" he trailed off as Nick gave him a look.
Nick stopped him because he heard a stronger creaking sound from the same place where the two girls were straining to hear Chris's words. The girls looked at each other when Chris stopped. They thought that he had stopped to catch his breath but when the silence stretched, they realized that they were found out. They started to back up when suddenly, they heard footsteps behind them.
"You go that way and I'll go this way," Allison whispered as she took off on the opposite direction from Rebecca. The two men saw Allison ran and Nick ran after her while Chris went towards Rebecca.
As Chris ran after Rebecca, he couldn't help but think, 'She runs fast. I was just behind her when they she took off. She hadn't much of a head start'. He silently laughed at her when she begun running towards a dead end. 'She's gonna be trapped.'
Rebecca frantically started to run as she realized that the men were behind them. She saw Allison took off and she did so too. She can run very fast and in a short period of time, there was a large gap between them. She grinned inwardly as she outdistanced him. 'Hahahaha, bet he didn't know that I can run fast. Hahaha…Now where is that exit?' Her victory was cut short when she realized that she had run in a dead end. 'Oh no…I shouldn't have run in circles. Now what have I gotten myself into? She started to turn around and run out of the room full of Cleopatra's statues when she heard the footsteps of her pursuer.
As Chris entered the room, he saw the girl look for an exit. He laughed to himself because this was the only exit. Rebecca was so intense in finding an exit that she didn't hear him step inside the room. What she knew was that he was still running. As Chris walked towards her, she turned around and did what was the only thing in her mind, she screamed.
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On the other end of the museum, Allison was also running. Allison, who was a bit smarter than Rebecca, didn't run in circles and got herself trapped. Nick was running after her but soon, he lost her. Confident to himself, he thought, 'She couldn't have gotten that far. I know every part of this museum and she isn't anywhere near the exit.' As Allison run in a corner, she saw a vase and decided that this would be her weapon.
'This would do…' she thought, taking the vase in her hands and crouched at the corner, awaiting for Nick to pass by. As Nick rounded the corner, Allison immediately smashed the vase in his head and he fell down.
'He will have a gigantic headache coming up.' She smirked inwardly as she approached him. Rebecca's scream echoed through the walls of the museum. Allison gasped, not knowing where Rebecca took off or what is happening to her now.
'I swear that if that guy hurt her, he would be sorry,' She paused to check Nick's pockets and fished out a pistol and a cartridge of bullets. She put the bullets and pistol on top of a table and left them there, knowing that the American guy will not take it. She looked back at the unconscious form and swept her eyes ever him in approval. 'Pity, he sure is handsome but what the bloody hell!' she thought, dismissing the thought at the back of her mind. She crept silently across the halls, looking constantly at her back to check just in case. She didn't tie him up, thinking that the knock on his head would keep him out cold for a few minutes after she has found Rebecca.
Meanwhile, on the other end of the museum, Rebecca prayed silently that her ruse would work. Swooning, she fell to the floor in mock faint. 'I'm sure this would work.' She thought as she fell. Chris looked at her but continued to tie her ankles and wrists with a rope and gagged her and left her on the floor. 'It didn't work. He should have left me untied, that scoundrel. He isn't a gentleman at all but…he is rather handsome.' She thought as peeked one eye open to look at him as her interest went out, calling out to his friend.
"Hey Nick! Where the heck are you? It sure is quiet around there. Can you help me around here? I caught the girl but she fainted and she's not regaining conscious…" he didn't continue what he was saying for at that moment, he received a blow on his back.
"Serves you right," Allison smirked, stepping over his unconscious body and dropping the golden rod she was holding that she used to knock Chris out. "And, oh, your dear friend, Nick? (the name suits him) He's out cold."
'Now, where the hell is she?' Allison thought, looking for Rebecca; however, she did not enter the room where Rebecca was, so she didn't see her. Rebecca was still tied up and gagged. Allison decided to check up on Nick. As she walked towards the place where she left him, she couldn't help but look at her surroundings. 'It would be nice working here.' Her thoughts were cut short as she stopped dead on her tracks because Nick wasn't where she left him. Seeing a slight movement from the corner of her eye, her eyes grew wide as saucers as she saw Nick coming towards her, holding a gun.
'Now where did he get that gun? I thought I disarmed him.' Allison thought as panic rose from her chest. 'Well, you should have bound him hand and foot and brought his gun with you, stupid.'
'Wow, she's quite a fighter' Nick thought admirably. 'But what is she doing, beating the crap outta me?' His brother, Rick O'Connell warned him against people entering the museum, especially suspicious and odd-looking people, but she was definitely not odd-looking. Quite opposite in fact. Fear but determination was mirrored in her eyes as she looked for a weapon and a chance to escape. Seeing none, she resorted to a pleading look, which was her last resort.
Deciding that telling the truth would mean no harm, she spoke up, "We didn't mean any harm. We just wanted to look around but we heard what you were talking about. Well, your conversation sparked our curiosity and we couldn't help but listen to you," she stopped, then sighed when she saw the doubt written all over his face.
"So, what did you do to my friend and where is your companion?" he asked, not lowering his armed hand. "I hope you're not tricking me. Your friend might suddenly appear out of nowhere with a weapon," he added looking cautiously around.
"Don't you believe me?" she asked. When he didn't answer, she continued. "Where is my friend? She ran when your friend took off after her."
'Wow, she sure is demanding' "Look, I don't know where your friend is but if you lead me to my friend, we could find her." He turned to walk, gesturing to Allison to stay in front of him. He suddenly stopped as he warned her. "Don't try anything funny, okay?"
She stayed in front of him knowing that he was right. She hated being this defenseless and she wanted to fight but she had no choice, considering that his odds were better. She led him to a spot where a guy was just waking up, rubbing the back of his head. She watched as Nick helped Chris to get up and hand him the gun. Allison started to run away but felt his strong hand clasp her wrist.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you," Nick reassured Allison.
"By Jove, is this the woman who knocked me out?" Chris questioned Nick, gesturing towards her.
"Sorry, about that. It was just an act of defense," Allison said in a defeated tone.
"You should be," Chris replied in an icy tone. Allison just shrugged, clearly stating that she was tired to argue.
"Now, where's Rebecca?" Allison asked, a hint of anger shone in her eyes.
"Oh, her. Well, she fainted and I tied her up, then you knocked me out. I don't know if she's still unconscious but she's inside the room of Queen Cleopatra." He added. "I wouldn't hurt her."
They went into the room and saw Rebecca tied and gagged on the floor. Allison rushed towards her and took out her gag and bonds. Rebecca whispered, I tried what you told me, to faint but it didn't work. You and your smart ideas." Allison bit back a laugh and looked at the two men who were standing guard at the doorway.
"Are you going to let us go?" Allison said, standing up, her eyes blazing.
"Not until you tell us more about yourselves," Chris said.
"I'm Allison Welsch, daughter of Adam Welsch," the two men's eyes widened slightly at the mention of Allison's father. "He was the Egyptologist who discovered the Valley of the Kings and Queens. He formulated the theory of Hamunaptra but he wasn't able to see it in person. Well, if you won't believe me suit yourself. I can accept that. After hitting you with the rod, I wouldn't think you'd like me that much," Allison said with a smile.
"I've faced worse," Chris scoffed.
"Oh, really? Then that would explain your instinct of shouting. Really experienced," Allison interjected.
Chris looked at Nick and told him, "Aren't you going to help me talk to this airy Egyptologist or at least stop looking at her with that goofy smile on your face," Chris sneered. Allison turned a shade of pink and turned around so that they wouldn't see her blushing but Rebecca caught her and gave her a knowing smile. Rebecca introduced herself to save Allison. The others followed suit.
"Why don't we go back to the office to talk?" Rebecca offered. The others nodded and proceeded to go there.
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