It's been two years since Larry left the museum. Only after a year working here, someone calls him and proposes him to finance his inventions, and insted of declining the offer, he leaves us all to become a powerful business man by founding "Daley Devices".
McPhee hadn't hired any other night guard, and I try to do my best to fill the empty place Larry left, but it's complicated. For how much I love spending time with Ahk, Teddy and all the others, sometimes I need to get some rest, afterall I'm not a night guard, I'm a researcher.
The museum was getting less famous, and to renew, the Board had decided to replace some of the exhibits with new interactive tecnology.
On that day I was at the museum, I was going to stay at night, even because it would have been that last night all together.
I was in the Main Hall with McPhee, sitting behind the Information Desk, when someone came in
-Hey! Hello! Excuse me! Only authorized personnel!- started McPhee, but then stopped -Oh, it's you. Here for one of your nostalgia tours? Haven't seen you in a few months-
I raised my eyes from the desk and I saw Larry. I felt the anger rising
-Well, look who's here, Mr. Success Story in person, what an honor- I said sarcastically
-Yeah, ehm, hi Alice. Goodevening McPhee. What's... what's going on here?- Larry asked, pointing at all the boxes around us
-Progress, so they tell me. The future- started McPhee, going near to a spherical device -Behold Natural History version 2.0-
He pressed a button and a hologram appeared. We heard a gallopping sound, and the image of Teddy Roosevelt riding Texas appeared, and started talking in a robot like voice
-Welcome to the Museum of Natural History, where History comes to life! Step up, make your question, then let the next boy or girl have there turn-
Larry hesitated a second
-Ok, ehm, where were you born?-
-Right here in New York City, on the 28th Street, October 27th the year of our Lord 1858-
McPhee made rewind the video and turned off the holographic projector
-Blah, blah, blah. History, history, learning, learning. Changing America one child at the time-
-So, great, you're adding some new interactive exhibits?-
-No, Mr. Daley, not adding. Replacing the old exhibits-
-Where are they going?-
-Away! We'll get rid of all of this junk: the dear armors, the wax works, even some of the shabbier animals, like... this ratty little monkey- said McPhee, picking Dexter from one of the crates
-You should... be careful, he's a capuchin- started Larry
-He's a monkey-
-He's a rare breed, a capuchin, not just a monkey-
-Monkey, then I said monkey. Why be specific? When you throw away a monkey you don't need the latin name-
-Are you throwing them away or moving them?-
-Who are you?! The Primate Saviour?! Please, let it go baby!- McPhee said hirritated, and put Dexter back into his crate
-Whose idea was this?- asked Larry
-Me of course, I'm in charge! Me and the Board!... Mainly the Board. Anyway, what do you care?-
-No, it's just, people love this stuff-
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Battle of the Smithsonian (sequel to Night at the Museum "From Sunset to Dawn")
FanfictionIt's been two years since Larry left, and things aren't going well for the Museum of Natural History. Alice still works there, and tries to fill the empty space Larry left, but it's difficult. And she starts having some strange problems, and that do...
