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Chapter 11: The Cafeteria Fight
It was Silva on the phone and he was angry. "What now?" I replied, after what I've been through today I wasn't going to take his comments well. "You broke into James P Sullivan apartment and end up almost getting caught by the police!" he took a deep breath before saying "What the hell where you thinking!" he shouted down the phone. "I was doing my job!" I replied. "I found out Sullivan going to be having a company party in three days' time. My plan is to sneak into his office and plant the hard drive in his computer, then I'll phone the police straight away during the company party."
There was a silence before he spoke again. "Sounds good. But they know you're here now, in other words they could connect you with the incident." I started to make my way up to my apartment and replied. "Maybe but the police will still arrest him which means he'll no longer be CEO of Monsters Incorporated for the time being, how you become the boss of the company is up to you. I'm sure you bribe the police and CDA to look no further. Anyway how did you know I was in their apartment?" I asked.
"I have a police scanner in my office and I own the biggest security firm in Monstropolis. Do you think I wouldn't know?" I chuckled for a little bit before replying back. "I guess not." But Silva wasn't laughing. "Remember this Randall. If you fail I'll just get someone else to do the job for me. I'll be watching you!" The line cut off and I put the phone back in the bag. All I wanted to do is have a shower and then go to bed. I opened the door and got into my apartment, closed the door. I forced myself into the bathroom after I put my bag on the desk next to my computer and had a quick shower. Feeling refreshed I went to my bedroom, pulled over my bed covers and slowly fell to sleep where a dream was about to start.
Eight Years after Joining Monsters Incorporated - 1998
My life could not be any better. I was a scarer and had been for eight years. I was now also the top scarer in the company, always number one. I walked out of the door and arrived back at Scare Floor F. I looked at the leader board to find yet again I was the top scarer of the day. "Top Scarer of the Day is Randall Boggs." said the computer. A long smile appeared on my face as the monsters around me congratulated me including my partner Fungus. "Well ddd...done sir, I'm so happy for you." He said with joy.
A horn sounded throughout the floor, it was finally lunch time. Everyone began to make their way to the cafeteria. With Fungus at my side I too made my way to the cafeteria. The cafeteria was big and allowed everyone in the company to eat any type of food they liked. All over the walls where inspiring quota's from previous scarers in white text on the blue walls. I walked past the many tables and lined up with the rest of monsters waiting to have lunch.
It seems everyone kept to their own groups. The off duty security guard's stay with themselves, scarers like I and scare assistances stayed on our own table and the monsters that did the paper work stayed on their own table as well. Soon it was my turn to pick what I wanted to have for lunch. I began to look at the type of food I could have but it was short pickings, everyone had taken my favourite foods I like to eat already. In the end I had chosen to eat a chicken sandwich, Fungus picked the same as well.
I sat down and put my sandwich on the table. "Hey well done Randall on the leader board today. I'm always ninth place." said Ricky Plesuski, an eight legged monster with no arms and had a big mouth with sharp teeth. "Thanks! You'll get better soon." I said with a smile. "Not if I'm around. I'm going to be the next top scarer or at least try to be." George Sanderson said who just sat down at the table next to his scare partner Charlie. George had brown fur and light yellow stripes covering his body and a horn on top of his head. He had two arms and two legs. His partner Charlie Proctor was a snail like monster and was a light blue, he had two arms and four tentacles.
"You're too reckless George. You are a Code 23-19 waiting to happen." His partner said. Code 23-19 means if you touched a toxic object in a child's bedroom then you were contaminated and needed to be 'cleaned' by the CDA. In the case of George the CDA would remove all his fur, make him take a shower and then make him wear a clone over his head, a process no monster should ever go though. "What? I am not!" George protested. "I'm sorry but I agree with Charlie. You almost fell over yesterday in a child's bedroom." Ricky said. George put his two arms and founded them not looking two happy with his partner and Ricky. This would be the best time to jump in I guess.
"The main point is it hasn't happened to you yet. Charlie just warning you it could happen. Just don't be so reckless." I pointed out and then took a deep bite out of my sandwich. George put his arms down and looked at the table, feeling sorry for himself. "I guess so but it's just... I never get the best score if I'm..."
"Reckless?" Fungus cut in.
"No! That's not what I meant..." George shouted. "I mean if I'm slow the child could wake up and I won't even be able to fill up a scare canister if the kid sees me right away." Now finished with my lunch I replied back in full. "Even if a child did wake up, they still going to find you scarier even if you're not prepared. Don't beat yourself up and don't be reckless either otherwise you won't have any far on your body left once the CDA are on your case." I joked while a chuckling.
"Thanks, you guys have made me feel much better." George said with a smile. Since I finished my sandwich and was still waiting to go back to work I went over to get myself something to drink. On my way back two monsters walked in, they were Sullivan and Wazowski. The two monsters where well known for being kicked out of Monsters University and I too remember them very well for cheating in the scare games. I used to be roommates with Wazowski until he joined that stupid fraternity Oozma Kappa with Sullivan, makes me cringe every time I think about it."
I bite my tongue in anger just by taking one quick look at Sullivan. He looked at me as I quickly turn my head away from the pair and return to my table. Already George is feeling better now as I sit down and the conversation has already changed. "Did I miss anything?" I ask. "We were talking about Sully and Mike. They becoming Janitor's tomorrow, we were wondering if there ever become scarers one day." George explained.
"Impossible!" I snorted. "You can never become a scarer if you worked in the mail room." Everyone's jaw drop at the table as they could not believe it came out of my mouth. "Randall that was errh a bit uncalled for..." Jerry said without his headphones around his neck. "What? Why should they become scares like us when we spent all our time at university not once getting kicked out, working hard and steadying when they get in just for dealing with the company mail and cleaning the floors. The only thing they could ever be is can wranglers and good god that's got to be degrading." I said in disgust but it seems not everyone agreed with me.
"There nothing wrong with being a can wrangler Randall. Some monsters where can wranglers before we became scarers Randall." George said. "Some of us didn't cheat in the scare games George." I replied coldly. "Oh Randall that was cold! What's gotten into you?" Charlie said pointing his tentacle at me as George sat there sad and disappointed once again. "Ok I was a being a bit harsh. You would only want to be a can wrangler if you had a low IQ and you were too stupid not to become a scarer." I said a little bit too load. Everyone looked at me shocked again, mouths wide open but this time there were looking past me. I turned around to see the can wrangler's table all shocked and incredibly annoyed at me. "Do you have a problem with can wrangler's son?" One of the much older monsters said. "Not really. I'm just saying it's not much of a job for anyone who has a brain cell..."
"You cannot be serious. This guy cannot not be serious." a green monster who was also annoyed at me. He had four arms two legs and was taller than me but that didn't intimidate me one bit." Fungus got up from his seat and began trying to defend me. "Calm down… He just not having a good day you see and he..." but he was cut off before he could finish. "He won't once I'm done with him." the monster said in a threatening voice. "You don't scare me canister boy!" I got up and eye balled the green monster. "That's it you disrespecting lizard. You regret what you said!" He raised one of his arms to hit me but immediately two security guards got in front of us and pushed me and the green monster back as well. "Break it up you two. We don't want to report you guys now do we." I made my way out of the cafeteria but the other monster wouldn't let it go. "You're nothing Boggs. Nothing! One day you won't be the top scarer anymore and won't even be able to live with yourself because of it!" but the guards push the monster back even more. "Aright big guy that's enough. Everyone trying to have lunch around here!"
I made my way past Sullivan and Wazowski's table who looked at me as I walked towards the locker room. I guess there must have saw me arguing with the can wranglers, I wonder if they heard the whole conversation. The white walls of the hallways made me stood out of the whole building. I wanted to find a place where I could calm down and I did. The locker room smelled of deodorant and male monsters. I sat next to my locker on a wooden bench. Was everything what that monster said was true? The only reason I hated Sullivan was the fact he beaten me at the scare games. He also made me look the fool in front of the whole university and the reason I hate Wazowski was because he stayed with Sullivan even know he use to hate him. The door opened and a little red monster appeared, it was Fungus.
"Hey there... partner. You... Ok?" Fungus sounded scared, he was never scared of me before, nevertheless I replied. "Hi... Did the others send you?" Fungus sat down next to me. "No. They thought it was better if we let you cool off for a bit but I wanted to make sure you where Ok." He said as he adjusted his glasses. "Thanks. May I ask you something?" I asked. "Sure what is it?" My nerves started to kick in as I turn my head to face Fungus and said "Do you think he's right? Do you think if someone like Sullivan becomes a scarer I would only be second best or worst?"
"No. You're the best scarer I've ever know and worked with. Even if you were second best you're still a great scarer. Forget about it and move on." I began to smile "Thanks Fungus." Both of us got up and made our way to scare floor F. Sadly Fungus was wrong, in a few years' time Sullivan would become a scarer with Wazowski being his assistant, beating me in the leader board's daily and the scare rankings monthly. Monsters around the company would start to hate me and Fungus would begin to fear me for my short tempers and angry rants. The end of 1998 was soon the start of my downfall.
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