Brother Dearest (Part 4)

Brother

"Than you so much, Mrs. Carnavon! This means more to Cleo than you know!" said Daphne. "Right, Demon will go with Cleo while the rest of us stay here and try to revive Shag and Scooby." said Starchild. "Oh good grief. Anyone got any Scooby Snacks handy?" asked Catman as Cleo and Demon followed Mrs. Carnavon. "Got any normal family members by any chance?" asked Demon as Cleo smacked the back of his head with a glare. "Just asking, yeesh." grumbled Demon rubbing the back of his head. "Well, here we are. This is where we house Prince Rapses' guardians." said Mrs. Carnavon leading Cleo and Demon into a room. "And which coffin in his exactly?" asked Demon. "Sarcophagus, Demon, sarcophagus." said Cleo pinching the bridge of her nose. "That would be the one with the cobra head." replied Mrs. Carnavon pointing to the sarcophagus on the far left. "May I....see him?" asked Cleo nervously. "Go on, Cleo, he IS your brother after all." said Demon crossing his arms. Cleo had made her way up a small flight of stairs looking back at her husband who gave her a nod of encouragement. Cleo let out a small breath before slowly opening the ancient coffin. Cleo felt herself blinking back tears as she saw the mummifed remains of her long lost brother. That's when it hit her the man she had spoken to back at the restaurant was her own brother. So he really WAS undead just as Starchild had said. Cleo could faintly hear Demon whisper something to Mrs. Carnavon. "We'll give you a few minutes alone with him, Cleo." said Demon. "Alright, thank you, Demon." whispered Cleo as her husband left the room. Cleo looked back at her brother when it was just the two of them. "I can't believe after all these years I finally get to meet you." said Cleo mostly to herself. "I know you don't know who I am or anything so I suppose now the time as any. My name is Cleo as you are probably aware from the restaurant a few nights ago. And....as I just found out not too long ago....I'm your sister. I suppose you didn't even realize you had a sister. I solve mysteries all over the world with my friends. I recently married not too long ago and we're expecting our first child....." Cleo continued to talk about herself and her friends to him. There was so much she wanted to say to him and ask him but knew she probably couldn't. Besides, she had to get back to the others. Cleo let out a sad sigh as she slowly closed the sarcophagus and descending down the stairs. "Done with your visit already? That was quick." said Catman as he and the others came into the room. "Who cares? Like I say we get outta here!" cried Shaggy. "Oh, I figured you all would still be waiting next door." said Cleo. "We were, but we decided to come over here once Shaggy and Scooby woke up." said Spaceman. "Yeah, like we up, so like I say we leave!" said Shaggy. "REAH!" agreed Scooby. "Shaggy, we're not leaving so you might as well give that up." said Velma. "Where's Demon?" asked Cleo noticing her husband was no where to be found. "He's talking with Mrs. Carnavon." said Catman. "About?" asked Cleo cocking an eyebrow. "You'll find out if we get the OK from the museum." said Starchild. "You all are hiding something from me." said Cleo crossing her arms. "Sorry, Cleo, but this is one mystery that going to stay a mystery for now." said Fred. "You all know how much I LOATHE surprises." said Cleo crossing her arms. "Aw, come on, Cleo, lighten up. You're might just like this surprise for a change." said Daphne as Scooby wandered up the stairs where Cleo was not too long ago. "Scooby, get back over here, ya big nut!" said Shaggy as Scooby began sniffing the sarcophagus. "What is it, Scooby? Smell something?" asked Fred placing a hand in his pocket. Not even a minute later, Scooby had looked up before bolting down the stairs whimpering and yowling before jumping on top of Shaggy sending them both onto the floor. "What's with you, Scooby Doo?" asked Shaggy who was sprawled on the floor. "Something clearly spooked him." said Catman. "What's wrong, Scooby? You look like you just saw one of the mummies come back to life." said Spaceman. "Uh...you guys don't think..." began Fred. "Like now can we get out of here!?" asked Shaggy who was still sprawled on the floor. Everyone looked at the two that were on the floor. "Rat's a no." said Scooby bowing his head and lowering his ears. Everyone shook their heads before Fred took a step forward with Spaceman, Starchild, and Catman. The four made their way up the stairs and each person was on each side of each of the sarcophagi. Once everyone was in position, Fred slowly counted down from five before giving a sharp nod and the four of them tore open the sarcophagi. But to everyone's surprise, the mummies weren't moving. "Oh, here we go again with mummies deciding to play possum on us!" said Velma. "I say we let them and like...." began Shaggy. "LEAVE!" finished everyone in annoyance. Cleo placed her hands on her hips with a frown. She knew her brother was KINDA alive because she had a conversation with him only a few short nights ago. "You might as well cut the act because we know you guys ain't really dead." said Catman in annoyance. "Really, because I for one like believe it fully!" laughed Shaggy. "Reah!" agreed Scooby. "Is it that obvious?" "Zoinks! Like who said that!?" cried Shaggy as Scooby jumped into his arms. "ARMON!" yelled three other voices; two male and one female. "Oops....sorry..." said the one armed mummy. "Me and my big mouth!" said Shaggy. "Rat's for rure!" said Scooby in annoyance. Cleo shot a glare at her two best friends. "Like not that reuniting you with your older brother is a bad thing, Cleo!" laughed Shaggy nervously as he and Scooby hid behind Velma and Daphne.