Okay, so far so good, second chapter and only a trace of writer's block!
That has gotta be a first for me, heheh! Well, hope you enjoy this chapter
of the story, so R&R please! Oh yeah, I forgot something in the
disclaimer, Michelle and Rei are characters which belong to me, as are any
others that aren't in the original movie. Well, enough of me jabbering on,
so on with the story!
Rei paced nervously around her dark room, waiting for Randall to arrive. She couldn't wait to get out of this hellhole that she was living in, but yet she felt nervous about entering the monster world after so many years. She still dreamt about it, about seeing the scare floor again, and spending time with Sulley, and now it was going to happen for real. Mike and Sulley came closer to real parents than anyone she had ever experienced. Back when she first met them, she was stuck in a foster home, with no one to really care for her, only a couple that abused her, and drunk until they were unconscious. They had only wanted her because the orphanage gave money to foster parents of the orphanage. She had never known her real parents, but she heard that her mother died during childbirth, and her father was killed in a car crash on the way to the hospital. So now she was back in the orphanage, surrounded by crying children. Her dreams had been the only things that had kept her going. In her sleep, she wasn't in this place of misery, but with Sulley and Mike. Only, in her dreams Randall was lurking near, constantly threatening to kidnap her again, and now she was trusting him with her life. Somehow, although she knew it was wrong, something deep inside her told her that he had changed, and that he really wanted to help her.
She jerked back to reality as she heard the closet doorknob creak and turn. It opened slightly, then suddenly jammed. Randall's voice called out from behind.
"Uh, Rei? The door's stuck!" Rei looked down, and smile when she saw a bundle of coat hangers jamming the door. She smirked, deciding that it was time to get revenge for all the times he had scared her.
"Let go of the door, I'll sort it!" She called, and quickly collected up the hangers, giggling slightly.
Randall waited by the door impatiently. If anyone came, he was done for, and Rei was taking way too long. Eventually she told him to come in, so he opened the door, only to be showered by hangers and water. He looked over at her, totally drenched.
"Uh, yeah, very funny!" He groaned sarcastically, looking down at the beaker which was now on the floor, having fallen on his head. Rei burst out laughing, unable to contain herself any longer.
"Oh, come on," she giggled holding her sides with humour. "It was pretty funny, you gotta admit." Randall snarled slightly, and shook off the rest of the hangers, sending water flying at Rei, who had to duck to avoid being hit by flying hangers. He looked over at her, grinning. He tossed the bag which he had been carrying over to her.
"Here's your costume," he said, turning back through the door. "Meet me out here once you're ready." He walked through the closet, shutting the door behind him while Rei got into her costume.
The next day, Sulley lay sleeping in his big bed. It was 6.00am, and Mike was poised ready to wake his big furry friend up. He quietly picked up a pair of symbols, holding them near to Sulley's face while keeping them away from himself. He leaned over, and banged them together loudly.
"WAKE UP SULLEY, YA LAZY OAF!!" Mike yelled, as Sulley woke up with a start, looking around him frantically. He glanced over at Mike, who stopped suddenly, grinning nervously. "Err, wake up call?" Mike squeaked sheepishly, and Sulley held out his hand.
"Give me the symbols," he murmured calmly, and Mike timidly handed them over. Sulley put them up on a shelf, out of Mike's reach, then sunk back into bed. Mike's expression quickly changed from embarrassment to anger.
"Hey!" He yelled, annoyed at how Sulley had ignored him. "If you don't wake up now, you're not gonna have any time to exercise!" Sulley rolled over so that he was facing away from Mike.
"And you really think I care about exercise?"
"Well - just come on!" Mike said, dragging his friend out of bed. Sulley groaned, and walked over to the bathroom, grumbling.
Half an hour later, and Mike was instructing Sulley through the usual training regime. Mike had brought out the stick with a child's face painted on the end, ad was now waving it around the room wildly as Sulley tried to grab it.
"Come on, grab it!" Mike said, as he jumped away from Sulley.
"I'm trying!" Sulley retorted, before getting his ankle tangled in the wires from a lamp. He tripped over, landing on Mike, but didn't see him. "Mike?" He called, not realising that his little buddy was underneath him. "Where are you?" Suddenly he felt something kick him between the legs, hard, and he jumped up, groaning in pain. Mike sat up, gasping for air.
"Watch where you're going in future!" He snapped, trying not to laugh at Sulley who was doubled over in pain.
"Did you have to do that?" Sulley moaned, straightening out. Mike didn't answer, but instead rushed over to the table to grab his car keys. "Uh, Mike," Sulley said, watching Mike get his stuff for work. "We are not driving to work," Mike paused, and looked up at his friend, all puppy- eyed.
"But - please??" He begged, in such a small and innocent voice that Sulley just laughed.
"Aww, baby Mikey want his bottle?" Sulley laughed, as Mike glared up at him. "Aww, come on," he said to his little green pal, "it'll be good exercise." And with that he walked out of the door, with Mike close behind, still sulking slightly.
Randall sat in a corner of the training room, watching Rei practice. She looked really convincing in that costume, he said to himself. It was figure-hugging, without looking human. It was fashioned to look like black scales, and had a long face with panels inside so that the face would move accurately with hers, and she could still eat and drink with it on. Elegant scales ran down her back, and large horns protruded from her head, like elk horns. A long tail trailed out from the back. He had attached wires inside it that ran up to pads attached to her head, so she could move it using her brainwaves, just as if it was any part of her body. The mouth had rows of sharp teeth, and claws stuck out from the fingers. She had been assigned to train as a scarer, and she was doing really well so far. The female monster in charge of training the newbies called up Rei finally.
"So, Rei, is it?" Rei nodded, and the monster reset the simulator. "Okay then, please enter the simulator, and show us what you've got." Randall panicked slightly, praying that the voice box he had installed so that she could roar had worked. Again, it was triggered by her brainwaves, and he desperately hope that it would work. She walked behind the door, and waited until the robot was "asleep". Once she was sure it was, she opened the door quietly, and quickly shut it behind her, darting from shadow to shadow. The robot opened its eyes slightly and looked around, but went back to sleep again. Rei edged closer, now crawling in the shadows by his bed, then rose up, poised ready to strike. The robot opened its eyes slowly, and Rei opened her mouth. She emitted a loud roar, only it sounded more like a bellowing scream. Randall felt shivers down his spine as he heard it. He hadn't expected it to be that realistic. And it had worked. The robot screamed as Rei towered over it, screeching and baring her fangs.
"And, cut!" The female monster shouted, and Rei retreated, clearly pleased with herself. "Now, that has to be the most impressive display I've seen all day," the monster said, and Rei grinned. The monster went back to her desk, and picked up a file, pulling out a document. "You will be assigned with one of the workers, so that you will be trained to be the finest scarer around. Mr. Rakesmer, our current boss here, has already picked a scarer to help you."
"Who is it?" Rei asked, hoping it would be Randall. The monster handed her the document. She read it, and gasped. In bold letters, the words were printed:
NAME: PARKER, REI. ASSIGNED WITH: SULLIVAN, JAMES P.
Rei paced nervously around her dark room, waiting for Randall to arrive. She couldn't wait to get out of this hellhole that she was living in, but yet she felt nervous about entering the monster world after so many years. She still dreamt about it, about seeing the scare floor again, and spending time with Sulley, and now it was going to happen for real. Mike and Sulley came closer to real parents than anyone she had ever experienced. Back when she first met them, she was stuck in a foster home, with no one to really care for her, only a couple that abused her, and drunk until they were unconscious. They had only wanted her because the orphanage gave money to foster parents of the orphanage. She had never known her real parents, but she heard that her mother died during childbirth, and her father was killed in a car crash on the way to the hospital. So now she was back in the orphanage, surrounded by crying children. Her dreams had been the only things that had kept her going. In her sleep, she wasn't in this place of misery, but with Sulley and Mike. Only, in her dreams Randall was lurking near, constantly threatening to kidnap her again, and now she was trusting him with her life. Somehow, although she knew it was wrong, something deep inside her told her that he had changed, and that he really wanted to help her.
She jerked back to reality as she heard the closet doorknob creak and turn. It opened slightly, then suddenly jammed. Randall's voice called out from behind.
"Uh, Rei? The door's stuck!" Rei looked down, and smile when she saw a bundle of coat hangers jamming the door. She smirked, deciding that it was time to get revenge for all the times he had scared her.
"Let go of the door, I'll sort it!" She called, and quickly collected up the hangers, giggling slightly.
Randall waited by the door impatiently. If anyone came, he was done for, and Rei was taking way too long. Eventually she told him to come in, so he opened the door, only to be showered by hangers and water. He looked over at her, totally drenched.
"Uh, yeah, very funny!" He groaned sarcastically, looking down at the beaker which was now on the floor, having fallen on his head. Rei burst out laughing, unable to contain herself any longer.
"Oh, come on," she giggled holding her sides with humour. "It was pretty funny, you gotta admit." Randall snarled slightly, and shook off the rest of the hangers, sending water flying at Rei, who had to duck to avoid being hit by flying hangers. He looked over at her, grinning. He tossed the bag which he had been carrying over to her.
"Here's your costume," he said, turning back through the door. "Meet me out here once you're ready." He walked through the closet, shutting the door behind him while Rei got into her costume.
The next day, Sulley lay sleeping in his big bed. It was 6.00am, and Mike was poised ready to wake his big furry friend up. He quietly picked up a pair of symbols, holding them near to Sulley's face while keeping them away from himself. He leaned over, and banged them together loudly.
"WAKE UP SULLEY, YA LAZY OAF!!" Mike yelled, as Sulley woke up with a start, looking around him frantically. He glanced over at Mike, who stopped suddenly, grinning nervously. "Err, wake up call?" Mike squeaked sheepishly, and Sulley held out his hand.
"Give me the symbols," he murmured calmly, and Mike timidly handed them over. Sulley put them up on a shelf, out of Mike's reach, then sunk back into bed. Mike's expression quickly changed from embarrassment to anger.
"Hey!" He yelled, annoyed at how Sulley had ignored him. "If you don't wake up now, you're not gonna have any time to exercise!" Sulley rolled over so that he was facing away from Mike.
"And you really think I care about exercise?"
"Well - just come on!" Mike said, dragging his friend out of bed. Sulley groaned, and walked over to the bathroom, grumbling.
Half an hour later, and Mike was instructing Sulley through the usual training regime. Mike had brought out the stick with a child's face painted on the end, ad was now waving it around the room wildly as Sulley tried to grab it.
"Come on, grab it!" Mike said, as he jumped away from Sulley.
"I'm trying!" Sulley retorted, before getting his ankle tangled in the wires from a lamp. He tripped over, landing on Mike, but didn't see him. "Mike?" He called, not realising that his little buddy was underneath him. "Where are you?" Suddenly he felt something kick him between the legs, hard, and he jumped up, groaning in pain. Mike sat up, gasping for air.
"Watch where you're going in future!" He snapped, trying not to laugh at Sulley who was doubled over in pain.
"Did you have to do that?" Sulley moaned, straightening out. Mike didn't answer, but instead rushed over to the table to grab his car keys. "Uh, Mike," Sulley said, watching Mike get his stuff for work. "We are not driving to work," Mike paused, and looked up at his friend, all puppy- eyed.
"But - please??" He begged, in such a small and innocent voice that Sulley just laughed.
"Aww, baby Mikey want his bottle?" Sulley laughed, as Mike glared up at him. "Aww, come on," he said to his little green pal, "it'll be good exercise." And with that he walked out of the door, with Mike close behind, still sulking slightly.
Randall sat in a corner of the training room, watching Rei practice. She looked really convincing in that costume, he said to himself. It was figure-hugging, without looking human. It was fashioned to look like black scales, and had a long face with panels inside so that the face would move accurately with hers, and she could still eat and drink with it on. Elegant scales ran down her back, and large horns protruded from her head, like elk horns. A long tail trailed out from the back. He had attached wires inside it that ran up to pads attached to her head, so she could move it using her brainwaves, just as if it was any part of her body. The mouth had rows of sharp teeth, and claws stuck out from the fingers. She had been assigned to train as a scarer, and she was doing really well so far. The female monster in charge of training the newbies called up Rei finally.
"So, Rei, is it?" Rei nodded, and the monster reset the simulator. "Okay then, please enter the simulator, and show us what you've got." Randall panicked slightly, praying that the voice box he had installed so that she could roar had worked. Again, it was triggered by her brainwaves, and he desperately hope that it would work. She walked behind the door, and waited until the robot was "asleep". Once she was sure it was, she opened the door quietly, and quickly shut it behind her, darting from shadow to shadow. The robot opened its eyes slightly and looked around, but went back to sleep again. Rei edged closer, now crawling in the shadows by his bed, then rose up, poised ready to strike. The robot opened its eyes slowly, and Rei opened her mouth. She emitted a loud roar, only it sounded more like a bellowing scream. Randall felt shivers down his spine as he heard it. He hadn't expected it to be that realistic. And it had worked. The robot screamed as Rei towered over it, screeching and baring her fangs.
"And, cut!" The female monster shouted, and Rei retreated, clearly pleased with herself. "Now, that has to be the most impressive display I've seen all day," the monster said, and Rei grinned. The monster went back to her desk, and picked up a file, pulling out a document. "You will be assigned with one of the workers, so that you will be trained to be the finest scarer around. Mr. Rakesmer, our current boss here, has already picked a scarer to help you."
"Who is it?" Rei asked, hoping it would be Randall. The monster handed her the document. She read it, and gasped. In bold letters, the words were printed:
NAME: PARKER, REI. ASSIGNED WITH: SULLIVAN, JAMES P.