"Excuse me, Mr. Daley?"
"Oh, hi, McPhee. What do you want?" Larry asked, looking up.
"We're getting a new exhibit today, just thought you'd like to know."
Larry paused, frowning. "What kind of exhibit?"
"I don't know," said McPhee. "They're delivering it at 11 this morning."
"Okay," said Larry. "Thanks."
Mia turned to her uncle. "Just hope it's nice, right?"
Larry nodded.
Later that day, when Larry and Mia returned to the museum at 7:00 PM, they heard whispers about the new exhibit. Larry tried to pick up on what they were saying, but had no luck.
Soon everyone had left and Mia was begging to go see the new exhibit. The only problem was that they didn't know where to find it. And they only had 10 minutes til sundown.
As Larry was wandering down the darkening corridors, he had a sudden flash of déjà vu. As if by instinct, he took out his flashlight and shone it around. He felt almost as he had at the Smithsonian…with that strange, sickening feeling…
He stopped. And opened his mouth, then closed it, forcing himself not to scream.
"Mia!" he yelled.
His niece came running up behind him.
"You said…you said you wanted to meet Kahmunrah?" he asked, still in shock.
"Yeah, I did, but I'm not so sure I want to anymore--"
Larry cut her off. "Well, you're about to, so I suggest you-RUN!"
Mia ran, calling back, "What's the point, we have to face him eventually!"
Larry stood, examining the pharaoh. "I thought I got rid of you," he whispered. His eyes rested on the gate, with the empty space where the Tablet went. His eyes flickered to where the tablet was now, and just as he did, it shone a blinding light and the wax figure burst into life.
What do I do? thought Larry, the entire scene from last time playing in his mind like a bad dream.
Kahmunrah looked around, his brown eyes narrowed to slits. He looked at Larry in disbelief. "Larry?"
He does remember. Damn, thought Larry.
"I was hoping we'd meet again," said Kahmunrah, advancing on Larry. "We have much to finish.
"I'll say we do, brother."
Kamunrah spun around. "Ahkmenrah?"
The younger pharaoh didn't move. "You mess with my friends, you mess with me."
"Hah. I'm not scared of you." said Kahmunrah, rolling his eyes.
"And, I'm not scared of you." Ahkmenrah said, glaring.
"Well, I'm not scared of you, and I'm sort of-not really scared of you, and I'll be right back!" Larry said hurriedly, and dashed away to find his niece.
He found her deep in conversation with Jed. He rolled his eyes. "Mia! Jed!"
They turned to look at him. "Howdy, Gigantor!" said Jed.
Kahmunrah's back." he told Jed.
"What?" he said.
"Go, warn everyone. I'll warn the others. Mia, go talk to Kahmunrah. Meet you in a bit." Larry said."
"What? Why? He's a murderer," she growled.
"I know, but, go. I'll be there in a sec."
Mia trotted off towards where they had come from. She heard voices and quickened her step.
"Give me the Tablet!"
"No, it's not yours."
"Yes it is, I was born first. I have the rights."
"Your birthright was taken from you because you couldn't handle taking over Egypt."
"And you could?"
"It is not my place to question Mother and Father's wishes."
"Oh, it just may be."
"Go ahead and try to take the Tablet. It protects all of us here. It's not about to be let up to some stranger."
"I am no stranger."
The voices stopped. Mia peeked her head down the corridor. "Ahkmenrah!" she hissed. He turned around.
"Mia!"
"What's going on?" she asked, running towards him.
Kahmunrah stopped mumbling in Egyptian and looked at Mia. "Who's that?"
"I'm Larry's niece, Mia." She said, extending her hand.
Kahmunrah frowned and turned back to the Tablet and started pressing buttons.
"It's not going to work!" sang Ahkmenrah.
Larry came rushing up behind Mia. Kahmunrah turned around.
"Oh, now what?" he groaned.
"Déjà vu," whispered Larry to no one in particular.
"Oh, it's just you."
"Yes, it's just me," hissed Larry.
"I shall kill you and your friends, Larry. And this time I won't fail."
