It was just a regular night for you in the Museum of Natural History where you worked as a night guard. You were well acquainted with just about everyone and they all seemed to really like you. You had a pretty good rountine, with no issues… except there was one thing that just kept gnawing at you.

It was the sarcophagus in the Egyptian exhibit. Every time you passed by the room, the sounds of screams filled the air along with the clanks and clatters of the casing shaking from whoever was inside trying to escape. Even though it was normal to leave him locked up (and it had been for over who knows how long), you just couldn’t help the growing curiosity you felt.

So despite how terrifying it was to slide past the two Anubis statues, both twenty feet tall, you made your way to the sarcophagus. You unlocked the casing only to jump back in surprise when the lid shot up and toppled over. The mummy inside rose up, turning to look at you even though he was covered head to toe in wrappings. He slowly pulled them off of his face, revealing his dark mussy hair and chalky blue eyes. He coughed for a moment, his lungs probably full of dust.

“You will not believe how stuffy it is in there.” He nods to the sarcophagus with a slight jut of his chin. He looks over the room curiously before soon letting his eyes fall back on you. He sits a bit straighter, composing himself to speak once more.

“I am Ahkmenrah, fourth king of the fourth king. Ruler of the land of my fathers.” He speaks calmly, searching your gaze intently.

You couldn’t help but notice how adorably clueless he looked.