Okay, chapter 4 is up!! Yay! Sorry I haven't updated in a while, it's
been a hectic week, but now I can finally write this! Enjoy!
Sulley stretched as he sat in the canteen, waiting for his new apprentice to arrive. He had heard a lot about her, and he couldn't help but feel that she sounded so familiar. And that dreading feeling was still nagging him.
He looked up as he heard Mike calling him. He looked over, and saw a slender, black monster following Mike. So this is the apprentice, he thought to himself. He got up slowly, and made his way to Mike.
Rei tried to steady her breathing and keep calm. She was just metres away from Sulley, and had to restrain herself from running over to him. He hadn't changed since she last saw him, he still had those innocent, calm eyes and that laid back attitude, and his blue and purple fur looked glossy and in good condition, swaying slightly as he walked. He came to a stop in front of them, and she and Mike did the same. Mike was also how she remembered, just as sarcastic and, um, small. She stretched her wings slightly, and Sulley extended a hand to her. Rei took it, smiling.
"Hi," he said, in that same voice that she had heard in her head for all those years. "You must be Rei. I'm Sulley, and I'm gonna be training you to be a top scarer." Rei grinned.
"I've heard quite a lot about you," she said, trying to sound cool and collected, even though inside, her heart was pounding so much she felt as though it would burst from her chest. "If you're as good as I hear, after working with you, I'm definitely going to learn a lot." She smiled again, and Sulley smiled back, before leading her to the scare floor, while Mike went over to see Celia. As they walked through the doors into the Scare Floor, memories came flooding back to Rei. She was suddenly engulfed in flashbacks of her time all those years ago that she spent with Sulley. As she walked past the toilets, she giggled quietly to herself, remembering the game she played in there with Sulley. She looked up, and saw the scare counter high above her head. Around her, monsters of all shapes and sizes were bustling about, powering up the machinery and collecting their first scream canisters ready for the day's work. She glanced to her right, and smiled. Randall was working next to Sulley, so she'd get to chat with him.
"Hey Rei, are you ready?" Sulley called out, and Rei jogged over.
"Yeah, so what now?" In answer to Rei's question, Celia's voice boomed over the speaker,
"All scarers please get to your starting positions." Sulley beckoned Rei to follow, and they walked into the waiting room. Some of the monsters were practising their techniques, while others were stretching. Randall wasn't anywhere to be seen, but Rei soon found out why. She looked over at George, who was just finishing his coffee, when the cup was knocked right out of his hand. He looked down at the shattered mug, puzzled, and bent down to pick it up, when Randall materialised in front of him, causing him to yell out in terror and fall backwards off his chair. The others fell about laughing, and even Rei found it hard to contain herself. Just as George had recovered, the loudspeaker called them out. Rei got up and followed Sulley to their door.
"Okay," said Sulley as they came to a halt. "You come in with me, and we'll do a double scare for now. That okay with you?" Rei nodded, and stretched her wings in anticipation. The alarm sounded, and the scarers got to work. As she rushed into the first door, Rei caught a glimpse of Randall scuttling to the top of the doorframe before shooting inside. She carefully manoeuvred her large wings through the doorframe, shutting the door with her long tail. She got down on her hands and knees, and crawled to one side of the bed, while Sulley moved to the other. She heard the child murmur in his sleep, before his eyes shot open. He whimpered slightly, and Rei pressed her body against the bedside as the kid looked down at the floor, trembling nervously. He sat up, and glanced around, before settling back down. Sulley, poked his great face from under the bed.
"You can scare this kid if you like," he whispered, and Rei nodded. She slowly rose to her feet, her lips forming a snarl. Her wings shuddered, and she swung her tail from side to side, like a panther hunting its prey. The little boy opened his eyes again, and had barely time to move before his eyes me Rei's. Rei screeched, and the child screamed. He tried to hit Rei with a large book, but she was ready for it, and her tail-blade chopped it clean in two. She roared loudly, and the child screamed again. She snarled, and she and Sulley ran out. She looked over at Mike, who was piling up the 20 scream canisters that had been filled, and smiled. However, her happiness was quickly shattered as Sulley called her over. "Come with me," he said quietly, and Rei obediently followed, her heart filled with an unexplained dread.
When they were in the locker rooms, well out of earshot, Sulley spoke at last.
"I think you need to explain yourself," he said sternly, and Rei cocked her head to one side, faking confusion, even though she was sure he knew what she really was.
"What do you mean?" She asked, trying to keep her voice level and calm. Sulley reached over, and gently flicked a tear in her outfit, causing a strand of her long brown hair to fall against her scaly black shoulder. Her eyes widened in fear. "I, I can explain," she stammered, and stopped as she felt something warm and smooth brushing against her. She felt a little calmer, realising that Randall was now with her. Sulley sighed, and continued.
"Who are you really?" He asked gently, and Rei swallowed nervously.
"I can't tell you," she said, her voice strengthening now that Randall was by her, trying to comfort her. He knew something was wrong when Sulley called Rei out, and had followed them, determined to protect her. He looked up at Rei as she continued, "because it would put the factory in danger if I did. If anyone found out who I was, I would be locked away. Even though there is no need to fear me, people still get scared and hate me. I can't go back to my world, because I am not loved there, and I am loved here." Sulley got up slowly, and gazed down Rei.
"There's no need to keep your costume on," he said, and Rei pulled off her mask, letting her soft hair spread out on her shoulders. She looked up at Sulley, her deep brown eyes penetrating his. He shook himself mentally as he looked into the eyes of Rei. He kept telling himself no, it couldn't be her. She was still in the human world, and he would never see her again. But still.
Sulley was interrupted from his thoughts as something whacked his leg. He looked down, and knew what it was, as there was nothing there. Randall came into view, looking up at his adversary, his eyes filled with rage.
"Leave her alone," he snarled, glaring at Sulley. "It's not even her fault she's here, so back off. You should be grateful here, we're trying to do you a favour here, and you go and condemn Rei for missing you?" Sulley's eyes widened, and he looked back at Rei, who had pulled her mask back on in case anyone else saw her.
"You're.Boo?" he exclaimed, his breath almost leaving him in shock. Rei nodded, but before they could embrace the other workers came in, having finished their first scare session. Randall looked around before glancing back at Sulley.
"Listen, we gotta make sure no one sees her," he whispered, trying not to draw attention to the group. "I can hide her at my place, but we gotta teach her to act like a monster, or else others are gonna get suspicious. Also, we gotta find a way to tell Mike without him freaking out, and we gotta get some better material for that outfit!" he added, inspecting the tear in Rei's costume. Sulley agreed, and walked over to Rei.
"Look, I'm sorry I got like that," he said, and Rei smiled and hugged him. Sulley smiled back. "So, are you ready to learn to be a monster," he asked, and Rei grinned.
"As ready as I'll ever be," she said, and they walked out of the locker room together. Rei smiled at Randall, happy that she was finally with Sulley again. She knew that training to be a monster wasn't going to be easy, but she felt she cope. Anything to stay with Sulley.
In the shadows, something moved slowly. Three pairs of eyes watched Rei intently, narrowing as they leered at the girl. The old monster frowned as he walked back through the fire exit, his eight large, crab-like legs covered in bruises. He walked up to a younger monster, handing him photos of Rei, Randall, Mike and Sulley.
"I've just got these now," the older monster said, lowering his voice. "It's up to you now, I want those four dead, or at least taken hostage, or I'll never get my plan working. Is that clear?" The younger monster nodded, and scurried up the wall into the darkness, a large weapon tied to his waist.
Sulley stretched as he sat in the canteen, waiting for his new apprentice to arrive. He had heard a lot about her, and he couldn't help but feel that she sounded so familiar. And that dreading feeling was still nagging him.
He looked up as he heard Mike calling him. He looked over, and saw a slender, black monster following Mike. So this is the apprentice, he thought to himself. He got up slowly, and made his way to Mike.
Rei tried to steady her breathing and keep calm. She was just metres away from Sulley, and had to restrain herself from running over to him. He hadn't changed since she last saw him, he still had those innocent, calm eyes and that laid back attitude, and his blue and purple fur looked glossy and in good condition, swaying slightly as he walked. He came to a stop in front of them, and she and Mike did the same. Mike was also how she remembered, just as sarcastic and, um, small. She stretched her wings slightly, and Sulley extended a hand to her. Rei took it, smiling.
"Hi," he said, in that same voice that she had heard in her head for all those years. "You must be Rei. I'm Sulley, and I'm gonna be training you to be a top scarer." Rei grinned.
"I've heard quite a lot about you," she said, trying to sound cool and collected, even though inside, her heart was pounding so much she felt as though it would burst from her chest. "If you're as good as I hear, after working with you, I'm definitely going to learn a lot." She smiled again, and Sulley smiled back, before leading her to the scare floor, while Mike went over to see Celia. As they walked through the doors into the Scare Floor, memories came flooding back to Rei. She was suddenly engulfed in flashbacks of her time all those years ago that she spent with Sulley. As she walked past the toilets, she giggled quietly to herself, remembering the game she played in there with Sulley. She looked up, and saw the scare counter high above her head. Around her, monsters of all shapes and sizes were bustling about, powering up the machinery and collecting their first scream canisters ready for the day's work. She glanced to her right, and smiled. Randall was working next to Sulley, so she'd get to chat with him.
"Hey Rei, are you ready?" Sulley called out, and Rei jogged over.
"Yeah, so what now?" In answer to Rei's question, Celia's voice boomed over the speaker,
"All scarers please get to your starting positions." Sulley beckoned Rei to follow, and they walked into the waiting room. Some of the monsters were practising their techniques, while others were stretching. Randall wasn't anywhere to be seen, but Rei soon found out why. She looked over at George, who was just finishing his coffee, when the cup was knocked right out of his hand. He looked down at the shattered mug, puzzled, and bent down to pick it up, when Randall materialised in front of him, causing him to yell out in terror and fall backwards off his chair. The others fell about laughing, and even Rei found it hard to contain herself. Just as George had recovered, the loudspeaker called them out. Rei got up and followed Sulley to their door.
"Okay," said Sulley as they came to a halt. "You come in with me, and we'll do a double scare for now. That okay with you?" Rei nodded, and stretched her wings in anticipation. The alarm sounded, and the scarers got to work. As she rushed into the first door, Rei caught a glimpse of Randall scuttling to the top of the doorframe before shooting inside. She carefully manoeuvred her large wings through the doorframe, shutting the door with her long tail. She got down on her hands and knees, and crawled to one side of the bed, while Sulley moved to the other. She heard the child murmur in his sleep, before his eyes shot open. He whimpered slightly, and Rei pressed her body against the bedside as the kid looked down at the floor, trembling nervously. He sat up, and glanced around, before settling back down. Sulley, poked his great face from under the bed.
"You can scare this kid if you like," he whispered, and Rei nodded. She slowly rose to her feet, her lips forming a snarl. Her wings shuddered, and she swung her tail from side to side, like a panther hunting its prey. The little boy opened his eyes again, and had barely time to move before his eyes me Rei's. Rei screeched, and the child screamed. He tried to hit Rei with a large book, but she was ready for it, and her tail-blade chopped it clean in two. She roared loudly, and the child screamed again. She snarled, and she and Sulley ran out. She looked over at Mike, who was piling up the 20 scream canisters that had been filled, and smiled. However, her happiness was quickly shattered as Sulley called her over. "Come with me," he said quietly, and Rei obediently followed, her heart filled with an unexplained dread.
When they were in the locker rooms, well out of earshot, Sulley spoke at last.
"I think you need to explain yourself," he said sternly, and Rei cocked her head to one side, faking confusion, even though she was sure he knew what she really was.
"What do you mean?" She asked, trying to keep her voice level and calm. Sulley reached over, and gently flicked a tear in her outfit, causing a strand of her long brown hair to fall against her scaly black shoulder. Her eyes widened in fear. "I, I can explain," she stammered, and stopped as she felt something warm and smooth brushing against her. She felt a little calmer, realising that Randall was now with her. Sulley sighed, and continued.
"Who are you really?" He asked gently, and Rei swallowed nervously.
"I can't tell you," she said, her voice strengthening now that Randall was by her, trying to comfort her. He knew something was wrong when Sulley called Rei out, and had followed them, determined to protect her. He looked up at Rei as she continued, "because it would put the factory in danger if I did. If anyone found out who I was, I would be locked away. Even though there is no need to fear me, people still get scared and hate me. I can't go back to my world, because I am not loved there, and I am loved here." Sulley got up slowly, and gazed down Rei.
"There's no need to keep your costume on," he said, and Rei pulled off her mask, letting her soft hair spread out on her shoulders. She looked up at Sulley, her deep brown eyes penetrating his. He shook himself mentally as he looked into the eyes of Rei. He kept telling himself no, it couldn't be her. She was still in the human world, and he would never see her again. But still.
Sulley was interrupted from his thoughts as something whacked his leg. He looked down, and knew what it was, as there was nothing there. Randall came into view, looking up at his adversary, his eyes filled with rage.
"Leave her alone," he snarled, glaring at Sulley. "It's not even her fault she's here, so back off. You should be grateful here, we're trying to do you a favour here, and you go and condemn Rei for missing you?" Sulley's eyes widened, and he looked back at Rei, who had pulled her mask back on in case anyone else saw her.
"You're.Boo?" he exclaimed, his breath almost leaving him in shock. Rei nodded, but before they could embrace the other workers came in, having finished their first scare session. Randall looked around before glancing back at Sulley.
"Listen, we gotta make sure no one sees her," he whispered, trying not to draw attention to the group. "I can hide her at my place, but we gotta teach her to act like a monster, or else others are gonna get suspicious. Also, we gotta find a way to tell Mike without him freaking out, and we gotta get some better material for that outfit!" he added, inspecting the tear in Rei's costume. Sulley agreed, and walked over to Rei.
"Look, I'm sorry I got like that," he said, and Rei smiled and hugged him. Sulley smiled back. "So, are you ready to learn to be a monster," he asked, and Rei grinned.
"As ready as I'll ever be," she said, and they walked out of the locker room together. Rei smiled at Randall, happy that she was finally with Sulley again. She knew that training to be a monster wasn't going to be easy, but she felt she cope. Anything to stay with Sulley.
In the shadows, something moved slowly. Three pairs of eyes watched Rei intently, narrowing as they leered at the girl. The old monster frowned as he walked back through the fire exit, his eight large, crab-like legs covered in bruises. He walked up to a younger monster, handing him photos of Rei, Randall, Mike and Sulley.
"I've just got these now," the older monster said, lowering his voice. "It's up to you now, I want those four dead, or at least taken hostage, or I'll never get my plan working. Is that clear?" The younger monster nodded, and scurried up the wall into the darkness, a large weapon tied to his waist.