Hey guys,
so I had have just survived that wave of realisation that… university isn't far! I have just realised how close I am to actually accomplishing my dream and really I have been draining that feeling that… emotion of freedom so close I can taste it for too long. So I apologise to those of you who had the heart to PM long messages and I replied with much shorter and disappointing answers. For any question just PM me and I will reply.
Also I have recently started posting on Archive of our own, it will mainly be NATM fanfics so check it out if you want. This also means that I may be terrible with timing and all.
Enjoy the new chapter!
Chapter 4: Bye Bye Cecil!
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Marilyn and I weaved through the many exhibits who had stopped making a racket and mess after the Easter Island Head shouted out for everyone to be quiet.
We had to go the long way due to a hold up to the stairway going straight to the balcony overlooking the lobby.
We ran down the hallway near Ahkmenrah's temple and ran to the stairwell leading to the Hall of African Mammals.
"So why does everything come to life?" Marilyn asked, out of breath obviously needing a break. I stopped and started panting. How do I explain magic to someone like Marilyn? Don't get me wrong, that girl can be too open minded but even she may not believe her.
I turned to Marilyn and let out a long hot breath.
"Ahkmenrah's tablet actually brings people back to life, just at night. That's why we never see him awake in the day but awake at night… the tablet is somehow connected to the moon or the stars or the night sky and it activates whenever the sunsets and when the sunrises the tablet makes everything freeze again."
Marilyn stared at me for a few seconds before she made her 'trying to digest the situation' face. She then pointed a figure at me and asked:
"What if an exhibit is on the outside when the sun comes up?" I was gobsmacked. I had no idea!
"I don't know. I only know what Dad told me." She nodded.
"I'll ask him. Let's go and save the museum!" I watched as she whizzed past me with her long curly red hair. I laughed as it whipped me in the face and I followed.
We ran into Dad and I ran into Nick.
"Hey Larry!" Marilyn said in an unsure voice. Dad sighed.
"Hello Marilyn!"
"Marilyn," I said motioning to Ahkmenrah.
"This is Ahkmenrah and no you don't need to say his royal highness or anything like that."
Ahk and Marilyn laughed at the same time.
"Ok… hello Ahk and no you don't need to say- OW THAT HURT ANDY!"
I smiled innocently and battered my eyelashes which for the record are short and not really the long lush eyelashes Victoria Secret's models have.
"My hand slipped from its pocket." I said in a innocent naive tone. Ahk chuckled.
"Um… guys hate to break the meeting and although Andy I encourage to defend yourself… we need to save his tablet!"
"Oh… yeah sorry dad!"
We resumed running down the hallway to the Hall of American History. Marilyn gasped.
"S…S… SACAGAWEA!" Dad picked up a cannon and motioned for Sacagawea to move. She did so and covered her head in the process.
She walked out of the glass case as Marilyn's eyes and mouth were becoming too big for her face.
"Hi Sakagawea or waea… someone stole his tablet could you help us find it?"
"I shall do my best." She changed from her determined face to a softer face when she turned to us.
"You are Marilyn, are you not?" Marilyn nodded.
"I wouldn't suggest reading that book called The Handmaid's Tale. It doesn't sound too appropriate for someone your age. Maybe later."
Marilyn smiled and nodded stupidly then gulped down and smiled again.
"Ok, let's get that tablet."
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"God… why should we wait here?" Marilyn asked and I smiled sheepishly.
"You know how I feel about the cold." I heard footsteps and I turned rapidly to see Ahkmenrah standing at the end of the loading dock with a slightly grim expression.
"The man ran into Sacagawea-" We gasped.
"He rode off. The guardian would like you to join us when following him. Marilyn… that is your name right?" He asked pointing at Marilyn. She nodded.
"Larry was wondering if you could possibly help Sacagawea fix Teddy." Marilyn eyes bulged and she nodded enthusiastically. She ran to Sacagawea's' side.
Ahkmenrah lead myself and Nick to Rexy as he threw on a rug from one of the glass cases the old night guards broke into.
The rest of the exhibits on Larry's order started cleaning up slightly. The only part that was really messed up was the lobby.
"Shall I help you?" Ahkmenrah looked at me, politely holding out his hand from the top of the dinosaur.
I took looked back in through the small revolving doors to see the exhibits picking up paper and plants parts. It made me smile slightly, Larry finally got them to be well behaved.
I turned back to Ahk who still had his hand out.
"Hurry now or my hand will freeze and break off!" I laughed a little then took his hand. It was slightly cold probably due to the temperature and the fact there was no blood there to keep him warm but I could feel something comforting about the hand.
Nick yelled to the small car and Rexy took off.
It was nothing like riding a horse. It was like the fresh air was forcing itself down your throat and you were going to fly off any minute. I was slightly scared but then I gripped onto Ahkmenrah and felt slightly anchored.
He turned and smiled.
"You alright Guardian?" I nodded and smiled back. I had no idea whether he saw it but he probably thought that if I didn't scream or yell I was fine.
It was around the bend I started enjoying myself, joining in with Nick and Ahkmenrah's sprouts of laughter whenever the dinosaur's feet touched the ground.
Rexy then stopped and we dropped into the snow. Ahk took the rug down and gave it to Rexy who appreciated something to chew on while he waited.
We ran ahead to see Larry dealing with Cecil.
Larry turned to Ahkmenrah who said:
"Hey, Huns. Tell Attila to have his boys take him back. Put him with the guards." Ahkmenrah said this in another language and nodded to Larry after he finished speaking.
"Oh, and no limb ripping, okay?" Larry said to Attila.
They conversed in the same language Ahkmenrah spoke in to Attila. Finally Larry decided on something.
"Hey, boy. Wait, wait, hold the phone. What's makeekaka mean? Wait. Translation, please." He begged Ahkmenrah.
"Bye bye Cecil…" I whispered softly hoping the wind would carry the faint message to the former night guard's ear.