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Chapter 2: Historical Magic

I was sitting on my window seat reading a book on Ahkmenrah. It was a borrowed book from Rebecca but she always let me borrow one of her books. Half her apartment is a library. I haven't been in her apartment but I have see pictures and she described her library pretty well.

Someone knocked on my door and I looked up. Mum was leaning on the doorway smiling and I smiled back. I was Erica's spitting image really except I had Larry's blue eyes, my hair was curled up and I had square glasses.

"You father has a new job at the museum." I felt a little tinge of excitement spark up in my body.

"I saw him today at the museum. He told me he was trying out for the job. We wont be moving then right?" I asked her the last bit a little slowly.

She nodded and I smiled a little more brightly. She smiled back and looked back to the hallway.

"Larry was wondering if you could go with him seeing you know more about the museum than he does. You have been going there for years whereas he just really went in today-"

"Sure. I'd happily go, but you he already knows that!" I said the last bit bitterly and mum looked at me strangely.

"Andy, is everything alright?"

"Oh just peachy mother!"

"Ok, you only say that when you are really pissed." I looked up from my book in shock and mum covered her mouth.

"I-I mean annoyed."

"Uh… mum can we just forget that happened and I'll tell you why I'm upset no problems?"

"Yeah sure…"

"Dad just teases me about going to the museum and I hate it! I really wished he left me alone about it! I don't want him to feel bad though but at the same time I do!" Mum laughed.

"That is your father and my relationship right now. He teases me about Don and I want to hurt him but at the same time he is so hard to feel annoyed at because he does that puppy dog imitation like he has a droopy tail then starts wagging when -"

"You pat his head! I mean what is with that!" We both started laughing. We stopped then looked at each other and started laughing again.

"I don't think we have laughed at Larry that much before!" Mum said as she walked out the room leaving me with a plastered smile.

I pulled on my overcoat as I made my own way to the museum. I went inside and nodded to Rebecca who was surprised to see me.

"Andy? The museum is closing in a few minutes!"

"I know but my dad is the new night guard and thought it was best I came here to show him around and all." She nodded.

"You dad is Larry Daley right? I saw him earlier today. He didn't know what number President our dear friend Teddy was!"

"What did he say? Please don't tell me he said fourth." She bit her lip. I sighed.

"He said fourth." I said sounding disappointed.

"Well… I'll see you in two days."

"Oh yeah… you have school tours both days. Doesn't help, Marilyn has to help her dad at the shop for the next three days. I can't even go over to her house!"

"Well… I would like to sleep but hey, if you need to come over. I may be out though and you know the rule about my sleep!"

"Yeah yeah, not unless you can get more info on Sacagawea!" I said in a bored sing song voice.

"Bingo. Here's your dad by the way. See you later! And don't forget my book!"

I waved to Rebecca and saw my dad standing with his hands outstretched.

"Where were you? I went by Erica's but she said you had already left."

"Yeah yeah, let's just get this over with! I'm only staying with you one night and that's clear!"

"Ok! Don't get all crabby with me!"

"Don't tell me what to do or you are on you own!"

I fell asleep. Great!

I stretched and hit Dad's shoulder.

"Dad! You fell asleep on your first night. Not the best way to start!"

Larry yawned and got up.

"Where are you going?"

"Bathroom!"

"Urgh Dad why are you so-… uh… Dad?" Dad turned around and looked at where I am looking.

"Please tell me I am not hallucinating!" I yelled.

"Cecil?… HEY CECIL! OK VERY FUNNY CECIL! What is this, like a David Copperfield thing?" I smirked at this. Dad and his references.

"This is weird."

"Your telling me? How does a huge T-Rex fossil just-" There was the sound of water running and Larry and I looked at each other as he went to investigate.

I picked up a disregarded piece of paper and looked at it. It was yellow and slightly torn. I skimmed over the text until I saw the words:

Lock up the lions or they will eat you

"DAD!" I yelled as Larry came spritning into the lobby.

ed and heard the sound of huge dinosaur steps. I pecked over the desk and immediately ducked down.

"Holy shit everything is coming to life!" I said closing my eyes and muttering:

"The museum exhibits come to life, the museum exhibits come to life, the museum exhibits come to life, the museum exhibits come to life!" I sounded like a crazy person in an asylum.

Dad jumped over and picked up the phone. The T-Rex started hitting the desk and I saw my life flash before my eyes!

"Cecil Fredricks…" He said into the receiving end. I tried looking up but the desk was hitting my head so I ducked back down.

"CECIL! It's Larry Daley! The dinosaur… it's alive…. THE DINOSAUR IS ALIVE!"

There was silence and then Dad grabbed the instructions from me. Normally I would have complained about him being rude but he gave me a threatening glance and I gave him a don't-tell-me-what-to-do look.

Larry looked at the instructions and muttered something.

"What?" Something dropped in front of us and Larry grabbed it and started talking to the dinosaur.

"Fetch? Play Fetch?" I ran to the stairs in the meantime only to be knocked by Larry who was sent flying by the dinosaur's tail.

I heard the sound of an elephant only to see a wooly mammoth.

"Woah." I said looking at the animals passing.

"No way." I got up and looked at Larry.

"I have to go… I'll be right back!"

"No! ANDY WAIT!" I went running up the stairs and looked down. I had a copy of the instructions.

I looked down at the instructions only for one to catch my eye.

Go inside the Temple of Ahkmenrah and muffle the mummy. He scares the others.

Really? Ahkmenrah scares the others… but how? And how was I or Larry going to muffle a few thousand year old mummy?

I walked towards the mummy's exhibit only to see the huge jackal guards standing in their positions and the mummy banging against the glass. I wanted to go and calm him down but his guards looked dangerous and who knew what he could do to me!

I walked do the hallway to the American Hall. I looked to see a reenactment of the Civil War going on. I looked down at my instructions to see no. 9.

Beat the war drum. The Union and Confederate soldier will not battle if you get the beat right. Slow pace - like lullaby.

I looked wildly for a war drum and found on nearby the entrance on the other side. I run out of the room and through the other entrance. I picked up the drums and tried beating it in a lullaby. The war ended and I watched as the different sides gathered up their dead. I sighed and placed the drums down and walked to explore the hall more.

I walked up to the glass case I recognised and saw Sacagawea walking around and Lewis and Clark fighting. I waved to her and she smiled back and made me feel quick reassured.

I then pulled out a piece of paper and wrote down You are my inspiration. She placed her hands on her heart and whispered thank you.

Feeling slightly better, I walked out to find Larry.