I had a dream where I asked Ben Stiller when NatM 4 is gonna come out and he said November, and that is the information I will believe until corrected.
Words:990 Characters: Larry Daley & Steve Grant Summary: It’s Larry’s last night working at the Museum when a patron shows up asking for his help. A/N:I know literally nothing about Moonknight except the Disney+ show, but you can not convince me these two would not be best friends.
Larry Daley walked the familiar halls of the American Natural History Museum in New York City. The museum had seen many changes during his tenure as Chief Night Security Guard. And that night he would be joyfully ushering in another new era. Larry lazily swung his key ring on his finger as he walked, nodding politely to the museum’s few straggling guests he encountered while they hurried from exhibit hall to exhibit hall trying to see as much as possible in what little time they had left. The museum didn’t close for another hour or two, just around sunset, so Larry wasn’t even on duty yet.
He’d arrived earlier than usual to savor the museum in a state he rarely saw it, quiet. While most patrons went along happily from the bird hall to the reptile amphibian hall, never once thinking it odd to not hear a squawk or the flapping of wings, Larry found the Natural History Museum during the day unsettling. It was the calm before the storm. Thousands of exhibits just lying in wait. Of course, few knew about the true storm brewing in the museum. The list was very need-to-know and it was surprising how little anyone else neededto know.
But this was the eve of his retirement. After sixteen years of being the museum’s Chief and only night security guard it was time to pass the torch, or in this case flashlight, to someone else. It hadn’t been an easy decision for Larry to make. Fifty-six years old was young for retirement. As much as it pained him to say it, he just couldn’t keep up with the demands of the job anymore. A glance at his smart watch told Larry it was now an hour to sunset.
“Cutting it close, Nicky.” He shook his head. Twenty-six-year-old Nick Daley was Larry’s son and his night security replacement. Nick had been in on the museum secret since he was ten years old. It seemed only natural that he be the next to care for the exhibits and their nightly activities.
Larry came up on the Egyptian exhibit. It was mostly empty except for one man in a tattered brown jacket. The man’s back was turned to the entrance of the hall. He was looking at the tablet of Ahkmenrah in a way that made Larry feel uneasy. This happened sometimes. There were rumors and peopled talked about Ahkmenrah’s tablet possessing magic powers, what those powers were varied by story, and occasionally Larry or one of the day guards would have to shoo out an eager tourist hoping to stay the night in the museum. Most of the time these lurkers fell into one of two categories, teenagers on a dare or eccentric scientists.
“Ah, ‘scuse me?” Larry called out to the man, his New York accent sounding thicker than he ever remembered it. The man wheeled round, his expression surprised and possibly full of guilt. The man had dark curly hair and soft brown eyes. He was maybe a decade younger than the night guard and far too handsome to be an eccentric scientist. “Just wanted to let you know the museum will be closin’ soon. We usually shut down these back exhibits first.”
“Oh.” The man nodded, trying to gain his composure. “Yes of course.” That was when Larry caught the first hint of an accent. The man was British. “Sorry, I thought there was another hour or so until sunset.”
Larry didn’t think it notable that the man mentioned sunset rather than the time the museum closed. He supposed someone could make the very easy connection that the museum always closed at sunset. The operating hours were even changed in the winter months to accommodate for shorter days.
“Yeah, well, like I said, we like to shut down the back exhibits first.” Larry repeated.
“Dad! There you are!” Nick Daley, wearing his nicely pressed night security uniform, stepped into the Egyptology Hall. “Dr. McPhee said you’ve been here for hours. Am I late? I thought we said we’d meet at seven.”
“No, no.” Larry shook his head. “I just wanted to,” He stole a glance at the British man and chose his next words carefully. “Just wanted to give everyone a good send off.”
“Send off?” The British man repeated. “Sorry,” He apologized quickly. “I didn’t mean to ease drop but are you…going somewhere?”
“Not tonight.” Larry warned him. “But I am retiring. Nicky here is going to be the museum’s new Night Security Guard.” He tossed an arm around his son, pulling him into a sideways hug. Nick winced. Nothing like your old man embarrassing you on your first day.
“No, no, no.” The man shook his head. “That’s not going to do at all.” He sighed audibly. “You’re Larry Daley. The Larry Daley. I know how this is going to sound.” He sighed again “but I need to talk to him.” The man pointed to the sarcophagus of Ahkmenrah, “and I was told you’re the only one who can help me with that.”
Larry dropped his arm from Nick’s shoulder. He glanced sideways at his son, who only shrugged. “Don’t look at me.” Nick’s express said.
“Well, I hate to tell you this, Buddy, but he’s been dead for like three thousand years.” Larry laughed, pointing at Ahkmenrah.
“Over four thousand.” The man corrected. “But I’m not here to split hairs with you, Larry.” Larry tried to ask the man how he knew his name, but he kept talking. “My name is Steven Grant. Or at least I think it is. And I found these tapes…recordings that I made. And I know, I know, that this sounds crazy, but I think I worked here before at this museum, and I think me and this chap were friends.”
“What makes you think we can help you?” Nick asked.
“Because Kahmunrah at the British Museum said that I could trust you.” Steven replied.
let’s stop kidding ourselves, we all know the true otp is Jedediah and Octavius from Night At the Museum
they quote gay movies
they watch cat videos on youtube
they take selfies
I’m pretty sure they actually became canon in NatM3?
come on there’s no way you can’t ship them
That last gif looks like Octavius was looking for a kiss, and well Jed misunderstood completely.
Being a homosexual in Octavius’ time was perfectly acceptable, which makes this all the more funny cause I think he thinks there can be something more, but Jeb is literally clueless as hell.
I always found their relationship really homoerotic.
today i rewatched night at the museum and national treasure and i’ve decided that i need to know everything about history immediately and if i don’t i will explode
I recently got the chance to design one of the postcards for the @natmzine!!(which you can buy here) Kahmunrah was my favourite character from the sequel so i knew i had to draw him
turns out i drew so much gold that the mods made my card with metallic paper which is hilarious, and i am also so excited to see how it looks.
[Image description] A digital half body illustration of Kahmunrah from Night at the Museum 2. He is looking to the left with his eyes closed and a smirk with his right hand raised up to hold the Tablet - which is surrounded by a golden star. In his other hand he is holding an hour glass with Jedediah partially buried in it. in the background there are teal tiles and part of a black sarcophagus, that form. circular shape near Kahmunrah’s head. He is surrounded by a golden boarder with several panels of text. The one at the top says “Want to rule the World?”. The one at the bottom says “Join Kahmunrah the Bloodthirsty” - underneath it in smaller letters it says “who kills whoever doesn’t give Kahmunrah exactly what he wants in the moment that he wants it - which is right now - when i also better get the combination and the Tablet. (its shorter in Egyptian.) There is a small white sticker in the bottom right corner that says “ Skirt (tunic) not Necessary.” [end ID]
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Guests also will be treated to movies in the museum’s William G. McGowan Theater before turning in for the night, and will enjoy breakfast – with pancakes flipped by Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero! – and more activities the next morning.
Dear Visitors! ✨ We thank you for your patience and your interest so far! Today is the day we‘re opening the preorders for the »Night At The Museum« Charity Fanzine! ✨ Head over to natmzine.bigcartel.com and choose from our 5 amazing bundles; Including zines, prints, patches, enamel pins, acrylic charms and stickers!
Cover reveal ✨ Dear visitors! We are proud to present you the cover illustration for the upcoming Night at the Museum fanzine! Assembly of the contributions is going well, so keep your eyes peeled for the start of April
Before the current Situation started, I created this merch piece (a patch) for @natmzine. There hasn’t been a good moment to post this really and there likely won’t be a good moment anytime soon, so you can feast your eyes on it now :)
All of this real-life stuff aside, the project was a blast to work on and I’m excited to see the zine put together :)
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Made a new personality quiz on #Buzzfeed about none other than #RamiMalek. Are you like Elliot from Mr Robot or Chee-Chee from Dolittle? Find out which Rami Malek character you are with my quiz.
