&quot;Can you keep a secret?&quot; he says. &quot;No! Not this secret!&quot; I say. He's got his back against the secret door at the back of the tomb. On the other side, crafted from sand and bronze, animal bones and dung, is an automated man, jackal-headed, with accusing glass eyes. &quot;Keep your voice down,&quot; he gets out through grinding teeth. The secret door thuds. &quot;It wants out!&quot; I yell. &quot;It knows we're here. How do you figure we can keep this a secret? Why would we even do that!?&quot; &quot;I, uh, sort of promised it I would.&quot; &quot;The hell is the matter with you?&quot; &quot;Four-thousand-year old machine man made a demand. I—&quot; &quot;Then why does it want out?&quot; &quot;Why do you think? He hears you and knows you're untrustworthy. And, uh,&quot; he releases his weight, steps forward. &quot;I'm sorry, man.&quot; The door is swinging open. &quot;No. No, no. You're siding with—&quot; &quot;Call this a special case. I mean, I _know_ you won't kill me. But _he_ —&quot; &quot;Think he can outrun me?&quot; &quot;Yes.&quot; &quot;Then, Dave?&quot; &quot;Yeah?&quot; &quot;I am going to haunt the shit out of you.&quot; 2008-04-19T19:16:51Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/27941 <p>Very amusing. Very nice setting, a good example of taking a classic storyline and making it your own.<br />And I love the last line, keeps it very light.<br />Keep writing!<br />&#8212;Cat the Dancing Mouse</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27941?basename=57447 2008-04-19T19:16:51Z Cat the Dancing Mouse http://ficlets.com/authors/anonymousmouse <p>Anubis is my favorite Egyptian god, so the title piqued my curiosity. I didn&#8217;t expect comedy out of this piece! Brilliant.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27941?basename=57341 2008-04-18T20:20:47Z Ana Cristina http://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78 <p>This was really fun in that dark sort of way. I enjoyed it thoroughly! Very funny, great conversation. And perhaps a scary future for both guys.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27941?basename=57337 2008-04-18T20:03:28Z thebetweenspace http://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspace <p>Hilariously funny! I need to get some of my inner Kevin Smith out and write something dialog-driven.</p> <p>Great effort!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27941?basename=57327 2008-04-18T19:16:33Z Seth Miller http://ficlets.com/authors/mostlymuppet