Destination: Cairo
You’ve heard of those wacky reality television shows where contestants go to an exotic place and try to survive on their own wits, haven’t you? They’re some of my favorite shows, to be quite honest. But they always seem to be… lacking something. The people on there always seem like unreal paid off actors and actresses that aren’t even stranded on an island. But here, on Destination: Cairo, it’s all real. And the best part? None of the contestants even know it’s a game show.
So, how about we meet our contestants? Shall we? First, would be the rich heiress.
You’ll find Clarissa staring at herself in the reflection of one of the windows. She doesn’t do much, other than complain and spend money, but she does provide for a nice comic relief. And, trust me, she’s money bags herself. With expensive perfumes and over 5 million buck-a-roo’s in that trunk of hers, she’ll be one you want to keep your eye on. Ditzy, a priss, and horribly self centered are all words to describe Clarissa, but when it comes to the revenge business, stupid she is not. And while Clarissa mulls her extremely boring and self absorbed thoughts over in her head, and because no one really wants to hear what a spoiled heiress is thinking, we’ll skip to the woman sitting next to Clarissa and her ego.
The woman was critically examining her earrings; a pair of twelve carrot diamonds that were sparkling in the sunlight shamelessly. Smugly, the woman thought to herself, I’ve found things bigger than that.
You see, Megan was a diamond finder and she was extremely good at what she did. Like a bee to a flower, peanut butter to jelly and honey on Pooh Bear, Megan and diamonds just went together. You gave Megan coordinates, two weeks time, and a modest percentage of the findings for herself, and you would be assured to be a very rich man. (Or, you know, woman.) Megan prided herself on being the best in the business and was on her way, in fact, to Cairo to work for a museum on excavating ancient treasures from a newly discovered pyramid. Though, it wasn’t exactly going to be like finding diamonds, Megan thought that it would most definitely be easier. You could almost always be assured there were treasures in a pyramid… Sometimes in other places you had to cheat.
But, so not to convict Miss Megan or call her a fraud, how about we move on to the shady character leaning against the railing? His name’s Willard, but to the other passengers, he was simply known as the cowboy. With a sideways grin, shifty eyes and a gun to boot he was definitely a guy that you didn’t want to mess with. (Something like a mix between Chuck Norris and this kid in my English class I used to know…) Scary, intimidating, and yet oddly funny in a weird sort of way, made him one of the most interesting people on board. And now, so we don’t get our brains blown out, we’ll move on from him. Just remember, with Willard, less is more.
Across the way from the shifty eyed cowboy was an older woman, nodding off in the afternoon heat. She glanced out across the crystal clear ocean every now and then and she seemed like every other grandmother in the world. Her name’s Margaret and she isn’t exactly your everyday grandmother. She’s on the run from her husband. (Her fourth, to be exact.) Despite all though, she’s a sweet old woman with a passion for art, adventure, and salsa dancing. Being on the run was exhausting though, and so instead of being a nuisance to the feisty little old lady, how about you meet the last character on our little reality show?
His name is Captain D.C., and to make all of this extremely interesting, he’s certifiably crazy. Yes, no joke, our dear captain is a few fries short of a happy meal. Don’t believe me? Well, wait a moment and you’ll see.
“Oh, excuse me!” Miss Megan said as the Captain passed by. “Captain, when—“
“Alright, you caught me!” the Captain declared dramatically, cutting off the diamond finder. He jumped up on the nearest table and struck a pose that would’ve made Elvis Presley jealous.
Megan raised her eyebrow at him and Margaret blinked, caught off guard by the sudden sound. She had been hoping to take a nap, forget everything, and here this man was being obnoxious. What was this all about?
“Caught you?” the cowboy asked in his southern drawl. “Caught you with what?”
“I’m a pharaoh!” Captain D.C.’s eyes bugged out in his head and the other four passengers stared at him in surprise and disbelief.
“Excuse me?” Megan asked. In the diamond business she had met quite a few characters, but never anyone like this. Perhaps the heat had gotten to Captain D.C.’s head? Poor Miss Megan. If only it were the heat. But no, Captain D.C. is crazy. He has a certificate to prove it.
“What’s a pharaoh?” Clarissa asked, blinking her wide eyes. She had, after all, flunked out of the seventh grade.
“In a past life I was an ancient pharaoh, betrayed by my advisor and murdered.” Captain D.C.’s lips barely moved as he spoke and his eyes were wide, ignoring the blonde heiress. “I’ve come back for my treasures.”
Margaret stared, Megan backed away and the cowboy made sure he knew where his gun was before they all scattered. Only now are our passengers coming to realize exactly what they’ve gotten themselves into… Oh, well, at least most of them.
I want shoes… Clarissa thought to herself, moving away from the top deck and back to her room. Shoes would be nice.
And here, we reach our end. Tune in next time for the next episode of Destination: Cairo! (Cue an awesome theme song ending and a pan out view of the boat. Fade to black.)
The End.
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Or is it?
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