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The four piled into the taxi cab with the same little taxi man. When the taxi man saw them coming, he opened the front door for Logan and bowed.
The taxi was going to take the adventurers south of the city to Giza. They would arrive there in late afternoon and hit the Pyramids the next morning.
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12 hours and 16 rest stops later, the four wrenched themselves off of their seats and exited the little cab. They looked around at the giant wonders around them.
A lady with red hair came running over to them. Hi! I'm Evy O'Connell! You must be the students and chaperone Charles sent!
You know the Professor? Bobby said, sounding stunned.
Evy smiled, He's our good friend! He actually spent quite a bit of time here before his accident.
The three students exchanged looks. They knew Professor X. was crippled, but they didn't know how he became that way. Logan, however, seemed unphased by this news.
Hey mum! Who's that? Before they could finish the thought, a boy about their age with blonde hair came running over.
Logan looked the boy up and down, This your boy, Evy?
Yes, this is my son Alex.
Hi Alex! Aira smiled, I'm Aira McCarthy and these are my friends Bobby Drake and Jamie Madrox!
Nice to meet you! Alex extended his hand to each in turn, You guys are from America right?
Oh wow! I've only been there once! My dad grew up there though.. his voice trailed off, as if he was thoughtful.
We can talk more later, Evy smiled at them all, Let me show you to your tents! We have a lot of work to do tomorrow!
Aira hissed, You didn't tell me we were going to be doing stuff real archaeologists do!
I didn't know either, sprite. But it isn't that bad is it?
Bad? What do you mean? Aira gave him a confused look then smiled, This is going to be totally awesome!!
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The next morning Aira woke up in her tent. It was about six AM. She shook her head, trying to remember where she was, but the next second, she felt of her hammock!
Ow! I knew that.. she muttered to herself and rubbed her bruised behind.
Next to her hammock/bed, she saw a archeologist uniform. She pulled it on. She had to admit it was rather nice, even though it wasn't her customary cargo pants. The outfit consisted of jean shorts, a white spaghetti top, and a vest to pull over it all.
Aira brushed out her hair and headed out of the tent into the cool sunlight that barely gleamed yet.
The giant pyramids seemed like they reached the sky. She stood there in awe for a minute.
Oh! Your awake! She heard a voice call from behind her. She turned around and saw Alex and a few others sitting by a fire, so she headed over.
Your friends aren't awake yet! He said.
Ah, well, it takes some getting used to. Aira smiled and said, They like to sleep a wee bit too much if you ask me..
I see! Well, let me introduce you to my dad! Alex turned and motioned to one of the men sitting round the campfire.
A big, burly man with the same sandy blonde hair came over to her. Rick O'Connell! Nice to meet you Aira. When Charles said you were interested in this stuff, we had to let you guys come with us.
Aira smiled politely and made a mental note that the hat was rigged and to ask Professor X. about it.
This is my uncle Jonathan Carnahan. Alex continued on as if there had been no paused whatsoever.
Nice to meet you! Aira said, extending a hand to the wiry man with red hair.
Er, charmed I'm sure... Johnathan looked rather confused and embarrassed.
And this is Ardeth Bay and Horus!
Aira nodded to the man with a falcon on his shoulder. His black hair and facial markings made him seem like someone you didn't want to mess with. Logan will get along with him, she thought.
Aira smiled, if she was going to be entering a curse-ridden mummy tomb, these seemed like the people she might as well do it with.
Meanwhile, Jamie crawled out of his tent nearby, with a couple of his duplicates following him.
Aira exclaimed and dove in front of the view of the others. Jamie realized the mistake he made and brought his duplicates back in.
Its okay, Aira. Rick reaching out to put his hand on her shoulder, We know about you kids being mutants.
You do? Jamie and Aira asked in unison.
Of course! We figured you weren't able to do neat stuff like this because of it, so Charles asked us if you could join us.
Aira turned to Jamie and said, I think the Professor has some splainin' to do!