One Last Time [Night at The Museum Fan-Fiction] **COMPLETE**

Chapter Two

"I don't understand it dad." Emma said, pacing back and forth in the guard lounge and rubbed her face in worry. "I mean, when I was speaking to him, he almost fell over and passed out a couple of times, and whenever we looked at the tablet, a little bit more would become green. There's something wrong with it."

"I don't know what to tell you, Em. I'm not an expert." Larry sighed, feeling equally stumped by what was happening. He hadn't mentioned it to her, but all of the other museum inhabitants had been acting rather strange themselves. "All we can do, is wait and see what happens, after tonight's show, I'll go and talk with Ahk."

"I guess." Emma whispered, allowing herself to be pulled into her father's arms, leaning her .

"You worry too much."

"Dad, this is something that we have to worry about." Emma choked out, feeling tears well up. "These are our friends. Just what happens if this is going to affect everyone else? What happens if we can't fix it?"

"And we will." Larry kissed her forehead. "My Emma-Panda. We will figure this out, alright? I promise."

"Yeah."

"Okay." He nodded, rubbing her arms in a comforting manner. "Let's go home and get some breakfast and some shut eye. Tonight is a big night."

She nodded into his chest. "Sounds good."

Pulling away she grabbed her uniform jacket, gloves, scarf, and ear muffs and followed Larry out of the door. As they passed Rebecca she bid them farewell and they took off towards home.

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To say that Emma could sleep was complete and utter rubbish.

Ever since she found Ahkmenrah on the floor, unconscious the night before she had been worried, and it double ten-fold when he would lose balance and look as though he was suffering. It was not like him and she knew damned well that it was because of the tablet.

She hoped that there was a way to stop it.

She really did.

Yawning, she grabbed her newly bought one-shouldered dark, green mermaid dress. She ran her finger over the crystal brooch that was on the left side. Green wasn't her most favourite colour in the world, but Emma's mother had insisted on her getting it.

Discarding her nightwear onto the bed and pulling over the silk dress, she put on her equally green, sparkling pumps and putting on a minimum amount of make-up, she put her hair up in a messy bun. Looking down at the diamond butterfly necklace she received from her great-grandmother for her nineteenth birthday, she sighed. Placing it around her neck.

Glancing in the mirror, she took a deep breath, calming her nerves before she looked to the clock.

"It's go time."

Emma grumbled as she walked down the stairs, careful as to not trip over her dress. As she made it to the bottom of the steps, she saw Larry looking up from finishing on polishing his shoes. He smiled when he saw her.

"For a tom-boy type of girl, you clean up well."

Emma laughed, "When I want to."

"Yes." Larry agreed. "When you want to."

As she grabbed her coat, making sure she had everything that she may need, vaguely listening to the conversation going on between Nick and Larry as he gave him instructions on what to do.

"Be good Nicky." Their father warned him as they both headed out into the chilly night air.

As they reached the museum, Emma was seriously cursing herself for even considering wearing high-heels. They were cold and sore and upon entering the museum she shivered.

Following Larry into the guards lounge, she helped him fix up his bow-tie. "You know, dad. Bow ties are cool."

"Well." He started, a twinkle forming in his eye. "I believe that converse are better."

"Let's just agree to disagree?" She chuckled. "In any case, you look dashing."

"Fine. And, you're not too shabby yourself, kiddo." He patted her on the shoulder. "Shall we get this started?"

She rolled her eyes and nodded. "Let's get it done and over with. I want to get out of this dress and heels as soon as I can."

Sighing in exasperation Larry walked out of the room to gather everyone involved to make sure this event was going to go as smooth as it possibly could.

As she walked, Emma tried her best to make sure that everyone remembered their lines and when their cue to come out onto the floor would be.  She went up to Teddy and Sacajawea, both of which did a double take.

"My dear, you look like a princess!" Teddy exclaimed, glancing to Sacajawea on his left and she nodded with agreement.

Emma looked down to the floor, her face heating up. "Thank you."

"Now, why don't you go find your Prince charming?" Teddy implied, winking.

She was like an open book and no matter how hard she tried to hide it, everyone else could still see right through her. Sighing she bid her farewell, and instead of finding Ahkmenrah, she took a detour and decided to visit Jed and Octavius but inwardly groaned when she saw both her father with Ahkmenrah beside him.

When Larry turned his head upon hearing the sounds of her heels on the flooring, Ahkmenrah did too, and she felt a blush coming on as she looked down to the floor as she stepped beside her dad, trying as she may to not look over to his right.

"My oh my, you look like a lady, Gigantress." Jedidiah whistled.

Emma's gaze narrowed in on the miniature. "What's that supposed to mean, toothpick?"

"I-I'm just saying that you look stunning."

"Like a goddess, my lady." Octavius bowed to her and she rolled her eyes.

"You are such a kiss ass, Oct."

Larry laughed, and peeked down at his watch. "Two minutes before show-time.  I better go see if Teddy and Sacajawea are ready to go, considering they're up first."

Emma smiled. "Good luck."

"Thanks."

Running down the hall, Emma shouted out to him before he rounded the corner. "Knock them dead!"

"Pardon?" Ahkmenrah asked.

"Uh," She stuttered, rubbing the back of her neck. "It's an expression. Basically it means to impress them."

"Ah." Ahkmenrah nodded, and studied her, his eyes roaming over her body as he leaned in and whispered into her ear, her face going aflame. "Octavius is right, you look like a Goddess."

She cleared her throat and muttered her thanks as she grabbed onto Jed and Octavius and placed them in the palm of her hand, glancing back to Ahk she smiled. "Let's go see how this is going to go."