The Pyramid Page #2

And nobody mentions

the word "curse." Understood?

I don't want any of that crazy

nonsense on my site.

Our site.

Goddamn sand.

What?

What?

What's wrong?

What's wrong?

You can't shut us down.

We're about to launch Shorty.

Look, it's not us, it's the government.

The ministry of antiquities is ordering

all research teams in the area

to pull out immediately.

They want you cleared out in 24 hours.

When will we be able

to resume the excavation?

We don't know yet.

I'm sorry, what? I don't understand.

You've been in the desert too long.

You should see what's happening

in the streets of Cairo. It's mayhem.

Wide-scale violence

between the military and the protestors.

They're fearing a civil war.

- But this isn't Cairo.

- Yeah, we are in the middle of the desert.

You don't get it. I'm sorry, Miles,

but you have to be out by tomorrow morning.

God. We are so close!

There goes my emmy.

Nora. Nora, this is not a discussion.

The final answer is no. Thank you.

Would you please hand these out

to everybody you see around here?

This place needs to look like

we were never here by morning.

What is going on?

It's all written down there. This is not

a conference. Now just go, please.

- So, that's it? That's it?

- And what would you like me to do?

How about anything?

You barely put up a fight.

I don't fight battles

I can't win, alright?

I have got a career to think of,

and so do you.

- Don't forget that!

- Okay.

But we can't walk away from here

with nothing to show.

I am not...

Dad, please!

This is the find of the century.

And you're going to give up

when we are this close.

We owe this to our name.

- What's the harm?

- Besides toxic air poisoning?

We won't go in ourselves, okay?

We'll just send in Shorty.

He can take some readings

and some pictures.

A couple of hours.

Nobody will even know that we were gone.

Dad, I know what you're thinking.

Look me in the eye and tell me

that you don't wanna see

what's going on in that pyramid.

Trust me.

- Got it?

- Yeah.

Yes!

Guys, captain Egypt is following you,

and he doesn't look happy.

Hold on. Hold on.

Let me talk to him real quick.

Zahir, what is he saying?

He's saying that... he's wondering

why we still have our stuff here.

He's here to supervise us,

make sure we get on the plane tomorrow.

Tell him not to worry,

that we are wrapping things up,

- that everything is on schedule.

- Dad, what the hell?

Fine, fine.

How does the air check out?

No. Don't even think about it, Nora.

There's no way you're going in there.

Actually, according to the meters,

it's showing minimal traces of toxic fumes,

but definitely below dangerous levels.

But I'm assuming it's because

we're still close to the entrance.

- Can you enhance that?

- Can you get out of my workspace, please?

It's a $3 million rover.

Yeah, I can enhance it.

Zoom in. Zoom in right there.

Make that larger. Zoom in.

- Dad, please.

- What?

That. This says "slaughter."

This says "God."

- Yeah, this one says "underworld."

- What? Really?

Relax, Fitzie, these are just symbols

to scare away grave robbers.

Curved stick. Staff.

- What the hell is that?

- That, my dear, is the symbol of Osiris.

- Osiris?

- He's the God of the afterlife.

He's also considered by the Egyptians

as the first pharaoh.

Oh, God. Okay, what was that?

It must've been a dog. Got in somehow.

They left the opening unguarded.

Let's just keep our wits sharp, all right?

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

- What?

You guys hear that?

I've lost all external control.

Both the camera feeds.

- Hold on, hold on. Damn dogs.

- You mean...

Hold on.

Shorty's offline. I got to go get him.

No. You are not going in there.

We have no idea what's in there.

Could be fumes still.

No. Be realistic, Zahir.

Be realistic? I just told you

how much that rover costs, okay?

It's on loan.

Does he not know how this works?

We can't even be here.

We have to be on a plane.

And you don't think NASA's gonna be pissed

to find out we lost their rover?

- Okay, okay. But just the two of us.

- No. That is not happening.

Okay, we have no idea if we're

gonna be able to come back here.

You're crazy if you think

I'm not going in there with you.

The camera goes everywhere you do.

You agreed to that back in the U.S.

Actually, I'm all right to just hang

back here. You guys can go...

- Get your ass in there.

- Okay.

Hope you brought those extra batteries.

We're gonna need them.

I thought we were the only ones filming.

It's my version of a notebook.

I don't want to miss anything.

- You ready?

- Yeah, we're coming. Let's go.

So, how are we supposed

to get Shorty out, if it doesn't work?

- I'll figure it out.

- Yeah, he doesn't know either.

So, I think these flares might help us

take care of our stray dog problem.

He's saying we can't go in there.

Keep rolling!

- Tell him to calm down!

- I'm trying.

Let me... let me try to talk to him.

- What are they saying?

- I can't get it, they're going too fast.

He's making a plea of some kind.

From one Egyptian to another.

I think it's working.

All right, guys,

we've got two hours to get Shorty.

Here you go.

What's that for?

It's just something to help us

find our way back.

You know, in case we decide

to go in a little further.

Further?

Great.

They don't seriously expect us

to wear these, do they?

Yeah, guess so.

Come on, guys, let's go.

Watch your step.

The structure could collapse

at any moment.

And don't touch anything. Stay close.

Imagine, the last people who walked

these tunnels died thousands of years ago.

Also, the ancient Egyptians only stood

about five feet tall so watch your heads.

It's a little taller in here.

The dogs couldn't have

dragged him too far.

I don't get it. There's no tracks.

He couldn't have just disappeared.

Guys... Which way do we go now?

- No, no!

- Michael, what's wrong?

Oh, God.

I'm dead. I'm dead.

- NASA's gonna be pissed.

- I'm dead.

I'm dead. I'm freaking dead!

Death. Amazing.

Well, chin up, mate.

I'm sure we can find the rest of him.

We're gonna find him.

Hey, doc. Is this the apex thing

you were talking about?

There's something in the wall.

What's up there?

Well, there's only one way to find out.

- Nora, no. Please don't fall.

- Be careful.

Zahir, give me your hand. Come on.

Okay, ready?

- Yeah. One, two, three.

- One, two, three.

All right, I almost have the ledge.

Yeah. I got it. Okay.

All right.

You okay?

Guys, you got to come check this out.

- What do you see?

- Just come up here.

I've never seen anything

like this before.

I thought this thing

was supposed to be a tomb.

It is.

- What's with the arsenal?

- It's ceremonial.

The ancient Egyptians buried

their pharaohs with an armory of spears,

for use in the afterlife.

Usually, they're placed next to

the sarcophagus, never separately.

Dad?

Look at that.

Mended at the shaft. It's broken.

And I wonder... Yeah, look at this.

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