This songfic was based off the animation/song a Lullaby for a Princess by WarpOut. Words have been changed to fit the story. I recommend for you guys to check it out, it's beautifully animated and the song is gorgeous. It is a My Little Pony music video, and if you don't like My Little Pony, push aside your hate and bias opinion and just focus on the story, the animation, the song and… and just how powerful emotional wise it is! So enjoy the story!


The day was winding down in Monstropolis. Day businesses were shutting down as the night or all-nighter businesses stayed open to those who were the nocturnal types. The same was for Monsters Inc. The factory was closing after a long day of collecting laughs to power the busy city. The factory was practically empty, except for the janitors that were cleaning up and one small monster that was making his way up to a lonely door that was still activated. The monster stepped out of the shadows to reveal Mike Wazowski. His usual cheerful demeanor was placed with a sorrowful look. The green monster was full of years of regret and after nearly two years, his guilt had finally taken a hold of him. It was only right that he finally admitted the guilt he face, even though he was pretty sure that his actions were justified. Though it didn't stop the amount of guilt that was eating him.

"Fate has been cruel and order unkind
How can I have sent you away?
The blame was my own; the punishment, yours
The harmony's silent today…
"

Slowly the Laugher opened the door to see a young girl sleeping in her bed. The young girl was the little girl that he and Sulley had saved, those years ago. Boo. She was sleeping peacefully, unaware that one of her monster friends was peeking at her through her door.

"But into the stillness I'll bring you a song
And I will your company keep
Till your tired eyes and my lullabies
Have carried you softly to sleep.
"

Closing the door, Mike turned to see the room had turn into an endless room of space with floating white orbs that seemed like stars. Beside the door that was behind him, screens of his past surrounded him. The screens danced around him before they stopped as he went up to one. He placed a hand on the screen of a younger version of him was standing proudly with Sulley as their co-workers looked up to them.

"Once did a monster who shone like the sun
Look out on his workspace and sigh
He smiled and said, 'Surely, there is no monster
So clever and so well beloved as I.'
"

The screen moved to show that two figures of Mike and Sulley surrounded by a regal glow of sunlight behind them. It then moved to show behind the two monsters was another monster. He was covered in their shadows. The thing lizard-like monster was sitting on the ground, clutching his four hands together as he looked sadly at the ground.

"So great was their roles and so brilliant their glory
That long was the shadow they cast
Which fell dark upon the young friend he knew
And grew only darker as days and nights passed.
"

Mike remembered back to when he had caught Randall crying in the locker rooms about three years before the events of the Scream Extractor happened. As it looked like the Cyclops was about to make an effort to confront him, the reptile looked up and snapped at him, tears trailing down his face. The smaller monster said something but actually came into a nasty retort. The Lizard monster shouted something back before turning invisible and fleeing the scene. Tear drops hitting the floor and leaving a trail of teardrops behind.

"Soon did that monster take notice that others
Did not give his friend his due
And neither had he cared for him as he deserved
He watched as his friend's unhappiness grew.
"

Randall ended up running into Waternoose who was holding a blueprint in his hand. The young scarer was standing in front of his boss, looking quite dejected. He lowered his head even lower as he could as he stepped closer to the elder monster. The blueprint seemed to stretch out and wrap around the two monsters to show the reptilian monster working on the machine. The shadows of the basement covered him like a cloak. In his upper right hand was a wrench and his bottom left was holding a screwdriver. He threw them to the ground as he looked up and screamed in frustration before burying his head in his upper arms as they rested on top of the unfinished machine.

Mike stared at the spot that his once friend stood. He slowly turned and made his way back to the floor, not even bothering to chase after who was once his friend and roommate.

"But such is the way of the limelight, it sweetly
Takes hold of the mind of its host
And that foolish monster did nothing to stop
The destruction of one who had needed him most.
"

The scene moved to show them in the door vault. Mike and Sulley were doing all they can to protect Boo from Randall, while in return, Randall was trying to get the kid back. During the time as they were running through the doors, Randall had grabbed onto Mike's ankle and pulled him off the door that he was hanging on to. The smaller monster managed to grab the other's tail to keep from plummeting to his death. Mike used the larger monster's tail to swing himself up and kicked him off the door, which ultimately caused the two monsters to fall. Randall grabbed a hold of the smaller monster and flipped himself to where he was on top. He kicked the monster down further to the ground. The smaller monster luckily grabbed onto a door.

"Lullay scaled Scarer, goodnight friend of mine
And rest now in moonlight's embrace
Bear up my lullaby, winds of the earth
Through cloud, and through sky, and through space
."

As Randall came falling towards him he moved and kicked him into door. The lizard monster grunted in pain and glared at the other. Mike did all he could to avoid him; jumping from doors to sometimes ending up having to punch the Scarer. They ended up losing their grips on the door they were fighting on. Yet they kept on fighting as they fell. Mike's single eye showing slight remorse and pain while Randall's showed hatred, pain and betrayal. Mike landed several kicks and blows to the taller monster. Randall grabbed his arm and slammed him into a door, which caused Mike to crash into the child's room. Luckily the room was empty. The smaller monster was a bit bruised. He blinked when he saw a soccer ball roll up next to him. A single tear rolled down from his eye as he felt slight regret on what he was about to do. He looked up to see his once roommate came up to him. Just as the lizard monster was about to tackle him, Mike grabbed the ball and threw it. The ball hit Randall in the chest, leaving the pattern on the ball on that area. The force of the ball caused him to stumble back and fall out the door. Mike's eye widen as he ran over to see the reptile monster fall. Luckily he managed to grab onto a door, saving him from meeting death. The screen fast forward to him propping the door and Randall being thrown from the door and then later showing the reptile monster being taken in by the CDA after he returned from the human world. When the Cyclops was alone, the years of regret poured out of him as he cried out openly.

"Carry the peace and the coolness of night
And carry my sorrow in kind
Randall, you're cared so much more than you know
May troubles be far from your mind
And forgive me for being so blind.
"

Mike deactivated the door. He watched as the door went back into the door vault. He turned to look away as he walked across the dark floor. He turned to look at the windows. Even though he couldn't see out of them, the meaning was to look at the night sky, wondering if Randall was looking at it too. He turned and walked off the Laugh Floor.

"The years now before us
Fearful and unknown
I never imagined
I'd face them on my own
May these thousand weeks
Swiftly pass, I pray
I knew you; I miss you
All these miles away."

Randall was curled up on his bed, in his prison cell. At he looked as if he was just a small child, probably no more than five or six. Soon it seemed as if time had passed and he was now older, fifteen. Finally he stopped at the current age he was. Outside the window seemed to zoom back to Mike as the Monsters Inc. doors shut behind him. The moon rising into the sky as Mike walked back to his and Sulley's apartment.

"May all your dreams be sweet tonight
Safe upon your bed of moonlight
And know not of sadness, pain, or care
And when I dream, I'll fly away and meet you there
Sleep...Sleep…Sleep…."