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-Full- Summary: Things are not well at the museum when a new exhibit arrives. With a new artifact comes new curses, new magic, and new friends. At first, things are great, and the museum is more popular then ever! But suddenly things take a turn for the worst when three all-powerful ancient Egyptian gods get involved, wanting revenge on mankind.
Now it's up to Larry and the gang to stop these misfit deities from taking out everything and everyone in their path, all before sunrise!
A/N: Ok, here's a fun little story that I want to share with you guys. The other day, my mom and I went last minute back to school shopping (lol I like to procrastinate) for clothes at the mall. I went into my favorite hippie store, Earth Magic. (I dunno if it's actually a hippie store; it sells a lot of rainbow and organic stuff, so I dunno what else to call that other then hippie.) So upon walking through the whole store, I came to realize something; they had a whole entire Egyptian area in the middle of the store. And what do I do? Well, like the sensible person who I am…I totally lost it and broke out laughing. Which isn't necessarily a good thing to do when you're in a little store that only had like three other people other then you in it. XD But I couldn't help it. They had little statures of Sekhmet and Anubis and Ra (lol I wanted to buy them all so bad) and they even had some jewelry. So I got a little metal mummy necklace. I'm wearing him right now. I think I'll name him mini-Ahkmenrah, or Ahk II. XD lol I hope he'll help with my inspiration. And another thing that's important: I'm not writing Kah with a lisp. I just can't do that. So I'm gonna need you guys to imply that he's got his lisp, k?
Now I know
That I can't make you stay
But where's your heart?
-My Chemical Romance, Famous Last Words
Ahkmenrah was getting nervous. It had been nearly a week before he had seen Viola, and he started to think that she wasn't going to come back. (She had good reason not to; she had been thrown across a room by a giant T-Rex skeleton.) The very thought of that made his heart sink. He wanted her to come back. He wanted her to stay.
But even as his eyes scanned the crowd of people below, he started thinking that she really wasn't coming back. He leaned farther over the balcony of the second floor. There were families with their children, older couples, and even teenagers walking into the museum, but none of the faces were the one he was looking for.
A loud thunder crack sounded above and some people jumped. Ahkmenrah frowned slightly. There had been a few regular rainstorms throughout the month, but none were as violent as this one. The gods must be angry.
"Hey, you alright?"
Ahk turned his head to see Larry, a concern written on his face. He stood up straight as the night guard walked closer.
"I am fine."
"Are you sure? Because you haven't really been yourself ever since Sunday," said Larry. The Pharaoh turned his attention back to the balcony. Larry sighed and put his hand on the younger man's shoulder. "I'm sure Violet will-"
"Her name is Viola," Ahkmenrah cut him off, not taking his eyes off the incoming people below. It's Sulipica; Sully actually.
"Oh. Well you shouldn't be worried about Viola not coming back." Larry sounded all too cheerful on the matter, but the Egyptian looked at him anyway. "I told Rebecca to tell her when she woke up that she could come back. And besides, I came back. And I think that my first night was worse then hers. You guys didn't exactly roll out the welcome wagon for me."
Ahkmenrah smiled, but he had no idea what that meant. It must have made some significance to the night guard, because Larry returned the smile and looked down below.
"Oh hey – isn't that her?" Larry asked, squinting. Ahkmenrah, his smile fading, snapped his head back in the position it had been in moments ago, and glanced around quickly. As if sensing the younger man's problem, Larry took his hand off the Pharaoh's shoulder and pointed. "There, next to the globe and the redhead. Is that her? I can't tell from up here."
Ahkmenrah didn't have Larry's uncertainty and he smiled once again. "I believe so," he said, quickly leaving the night guard and making his way down the stairs.
Once down the stairs, he weaved himself in and out of the crowd of people, trying to keep his grin from looking as idiotic as possible. She had come back! How could he not be happy?
Viola was currently talking to the little redheaded girl, crouched down so she was at her height. What she was saying he didn't know, but when he finally reached her she looked up at him in surprise.
"Oh! Ahkmenrah, you scared me," she said, standing up. Before she could react, she was suddenly caught in a tight hug that she wasn't expecting. "Umm...Ahk?" she asked, slightly muffled because she was pressed up so tightly against him.
But he wasn't listening. He shut his eyes, and savored the moment. Not only did she act like her, but she even smelled like Sully. The scent brought back a memory, and it was like he was there again.
The three of them had landed on the ground in a heap. Sully quickly untangled herself from the boys (or perhaps it was the other way around) and stood. She looked around their surroundings and gritted her teeth.
The sky was the first thing that seemed wrong. Instead of it being clear blue; it was dark green and gray, swirling around as if a wind was pushing the actual sky instead of the clouds. They were standing on a large rock that seemed to be floating in place, surrounded by other floating fragments of rocks. In the distance, she could see a building on what she could only call an island, but it was too far away.
But all these factors made Sully scared. She reconsigned this place. The descriptions matched it perfectly.
"I think we're-" She stopped when she looked over at the two others. Both princes were fighting each other, both on the ground. Kahmunrah was on top of Ahkmenrah, his hands wrapped around his throat, attempting to choke him. However, his brother was doing the same. Sully scowled.
"Can you two stop fighting for one minute?" she snapped. Kahmunrah glanced at Sully, and Ahk used the distraction as an advantage and was able to kick his brother off him. Coughing, he got up and Kahmunrah followed suit.
"Excuse me for being tackled and almost choked," said Ahk sharply, glaring at his brother.
"Well excuse me for being better then you at everything," retorted Kahmunrah, mimicking his brother's tone. "Especially fighting."
Ahkmenrah took a step towards his brother, but Sully hurried and got between them.
"Sully," said Ahkmenrah in a warning tone, not looking at her.
"Yes, do move out of the way, Sully. I think he should at least try to-" He stopped abruptly, and stared blankly at her. "What did you do to your hair?" Subconsciously, Sully's hand went to her head.
"She cut it," answered Ahkmenrah simply. "And I don't like it. It is too short and-"
Kahmunrah cut him off, a grin starting to form on his lips. "Idiotic looking?"
"No, I was going to say...jagged."
"My hair is not the point here!" said Sully, throwing down her hand.
"Then what is?" asked Kahmunrah boredly, the grin gone. "Because I wish you would hurry up; I want to get back to killing him." He jerked his head in Ahkmenrah's direction and his brother responded by growling.
"The point is, I don't think that we are in the palace anymore," Sully said quickly before they could start fighting again.
That seemed to make them forget about fighting, because both boys finally tore their eyes away from each other and looked at their surroundings.
"I believe that you are right," muttered Ahkmenrah.
"I think that we're in the Underworld," said Sully quietly. Kahmunrah looked at her and snorted.
"Sully, you have spent too much time reading those scrolls. There is no way we can be in the Underworld. Only the gods and the dead come there, and I don't believe that I am dead." He glanced at Ahk. "Him on the other hand..."
"If you would pay attention during your classes, then you would know that it is in fact possible for mortals to enter the Underworld, but it is forbidden by the gods."
"I pay attention in the classes!" Sully cocked an eyebrow. "Sometimes. And even if we are in the Underworld – which we are not – how did we get here, hmm? Answer that." Sully opened her mouth, but nothing came out. Kah smirked. "See, even you don't know that."
"No, no. The gate that we fell through! I think that was your father's present to your mother. And because she is a god, it would make sense that the Gate would lead here...," she trailed off into her own thoughts, and Kahmunrah glanced at his brother again. "Don't you get it?" Sully said, snapping out of it. "It all makes sense! The Tablet opened the Gate, and now we're in the Underworld. But...this is bad."
"How is it bad?" asked Ahkmenrah. "We could just go back through the gate, right?"
Sully's eyebrows came together. "I am not exactly sure. The gods can just teleport back, and the Gate is only one way."
"What makes you say that?"
Sully's thin shoulder's slumped and she gestured to something behind them. Both boys turned their heads around to see the back of the gate, obviously sealed air-tight.
"Oh."
Sully rolled her eyes and they turned around. "But there has to be another Gate somewhere around here. I do not think that your father would only make one gate that lead one way. It's counterpart has to be somewhere here."
"So there is another one that can take us back?" asked Ahkmenrah, and Sully nodded.
"Only there's another problem."
"Of course there is," muttered Kahmunrah, and Sully glared at him.
"Well this one is more important! I think because the Gate in the palace opened with the Tablet, we are going to need it as well to open the other gate."
"What?" cried Kah. "If we need the Tablet to open the other Gate (and I'm still not believing you about any of this, by the way), do you have it? Because I don't, and neither does he."
Sully opened her mouth, but then shut it and chewed on her lower lip. It was a habit of hers that she did whenever she got nervous. Unfortunately, both princes knew about this habit.
"Oh wonderful," Kahmunrah muttered again.
"I grabbed it!" Sully said quickly. "...I think."
"Oh you think? We're relying on impulse now are we?"
Sully's hands balled into tiny fists and she scowled at him. "I'm not usually the one to rely on impulse," she said through her teeth, "but right now it is about all that we have. And you might want to keep your voice down." She stopped scowling, unclenched her fists and spoke in a quieter. "As I said before, it's written in most of Thoth's scrolls that mortals are not allowed in the Underworld. It is forbidden, and if any of the gods find out that we're here, then they will most likely kill us."
As if on cue, there was a loud shifting sound. Sully turned around and saw the rocks that had been in a disarray around them before come together and form a winding path leading up to the island.
"However," Sully continued, a hint of fear in her voice, "I believe that they already know."
When Ahkmenrah let Viola out of his hug and held her at arms length, he cocked his head slightly. Her face was blank, and her eyes were glazed over.
"Viola?" he asked. That seemed to snap her out of it.
That dream had come at her like a sudden punch in the face. She wasn't expecting that, and the thing that confused her most of all was that she wasn't sleeping. She blinked and shook her head.
"Um, are you ok?" she asked him. "I mean, you kind of just attacked me with a killer bear hug."
Ahkmenrah smiled warmly at her. "I am just happy that you returned."
She smiled too, but it had a hint of sadness in it. "Yeah, but I can't stay long. See, I'm babysitting Sadie, and she wanted to stop by here before I took her home. The museum is on the way, plus I kind of wanted to stop back here myself." She said the last part quietly and looked down. Ahkmenrah could see a faint pink tint on her face, and for some reason it only made him happier.
"Well I am quite glad that you did. I missed you."
Sully's – Viola's eyes snapped up to meet his. "Y-you did?"
He nodded, surprising himself that it was true. He had missed her. Now that he thought about it, he had missed her terribly so. But now she was back. And he was happy.
"Um...Sadie, why don't you-" Viola looked down and froze. Ahkmenrah sensed her discomfort and his grin fell. "Sadie?" Viola turned her head around, her eyes sweeping the people around her, but they never found the little girl. "Sadie?"
"What's wrong?" he asked.
She turned her eyes back on him; they were filled with fear and panic. "Sadie! The little girl I was supposed to be babysitting...Oh God. Oh my God." She chewed on her lip, getting more hysterical by the second, her eyes wandering again. "Where could she have gone? Oh my God if her mom finds out I lost her kid at the museum I am so freaking dead," she groaned, running her fingers through her hair.
"I'm sure she couldn't have gotten far," offered Ahkmenrah. "We can look together."
Viola looked back at him. There was a glimmer of hope in her eyes. She was still chewing on her lip, and nodded quickly. "Yeah," she breathed, "Ok."
She still looked like she was on the brink of a panic attack. Ahkmenrah wanted to prevent that. He wanted to make her feel better. But suddenly...he wanted to kiss her.
A/n: Oh dear Lord! That flashback was way too long. Lol it wasn't really a flashback, more of like a whole other entire scene. XD I was going to add more to this chapter, but I had already hit three and a half pages once the flashback was done, and I'm kind of tired, and (Oh my gosh it's MONDAY. UUUUGGGGHHH I hate Mondays.)
GASP! Where did Sadie go? Well you're gonna have to wait until the next chapter to find out! (And you guys need to totally check out that My Chemical Romance song. I wish I could post more of the lyrics because it fits so perfectly with this story, but it doesn't fit with this chapter...But be expecting more MCR lyrics. I love that band. They inspire me so much. Kinda like Ludo. ^^) Ok! Enough! Review please!