Some really sad things happen near the end of this chapter. I hope you all can see the shocking moment. There's also allot of action in this chapter. R&R.
Chapter 11 Running Out Of Time
(Slash!)
Sully barely dodged Readagars claw. He then went behind a metal pole and ducked again, Readagar's claw sliced clear through it.
Sully:!!!
Sully had never watched out for dangerous claws before.
*
Randall was caught by surprise, he didn't even get the chance to blend. But he was struggling to get up from the surprising attack. He had seemed to be bruised near one of his arms from hitting a nut that was on the metal door.
Randolph: I thought we could do this together!
He circled Randall who was still trying to get up.
Randolph: Your life was ruined by the ones you are helping.
Randall: Ehh!...
*
Boo: I can't figure this out!
Mike: Neither can I!
They were in front of the different panels with all sorts of switches and levers.
Mike: Maybe this one...
He pressed a blue button.
Boo:....!!!!!
Boo looked down to see the metal door was slowly opening.
Mike: Great!
Boo: Randall's down there!
Mike:.....
*
Randolph: Huh?...
He noticed the doors were opening and he went over to a ladder that was near him. But then he looked at Randall, who was still down.
Randolph: Err...
He went over and picked up his brother.
Randolph: Don't think your going to die there!
*
Boo: We got 7 minutes!
Mike: Stop those door's!
Boo: I can't!
*
(Slash!)
(Clang!)
Sully ran away from Readagar as he attached himself to a wall.
Readagar: Your wearing out my patience!
He climbed the wall and jumped at Sully.
*
Randolph had dragged Randall near the ladder as the door's were open about 25%.
Boo: Uh...this one!
She pressed a yellow button, the doors stopped.
Mike: Phew...wait the timers still moving!
Boo: Oh!
*
Randolph sat Randall against the wall near the ladder.
Randolph: You'll feel better down here brother....
Randall: Ehh....
Randolph went up the ladder, then quickly picked up something near the scream extractor then disappeared.
Boo:???...Ow!
He reappeared behind Boo, grapping her hands together and pointing a Colt to her head.
Mike:!!!!
Boo: Ahh!
Randolph: Back of lone eye!
Mike backs back a little.
Randolph: Readagar!
Readagar slammed Sully on the ground then went over to Randolph. Sully then got up and went beside Mike.
Sully: Let her go!
Randolph: Not that simple, she's important to me....
Boo: Your a lying, mean....!
Randolph: Can it!
She closes her mouth.
Readagar: Only a couple minutes to go...
Sully: Boo..!
Randolph: I said back off!
Sully: Why are you doing this!?
Randolph Life Sullivan!
Randolph: One....I went into the history books in Monstropolis...
Mike: What does that have to do with anything?
Randolph: Ages ago, our worlds were connected....
Randolph: Humans and Monsters together....
Randolph: We offered friendship to the humans, but they denied it!
Randolph: Then we made our own world scareing the humans...
Randolph: But they despise us!
Randolph: They want to capture and experiment on us!
Randolph:....For me and Randall...life got more unfair!
Randolph: Our parents died because of humans!
Randolph: That made me want to annihilate them!
Randolph: Now....be good captives and step into the pit...
Sully: Err!...you better not hurt her!
Mike:..
They slowly moved over to the pits ladder. Sully went down first....
Sully:....Randall?
He wasn't there....
Sully: No!
To Sully, he must have fallen in the pit. He looked though the opening to see only the swirling colors of a white hole.
Sully:!!!!
*
Readagar: Poor Randy....(Laughing!)
Randolph:....
(Wack!)
Something socked Readagar in the jaw, making him hit head first into the metal pit.
Readagar:..........
He seemed knocked out.
Sully: Randall?!
He looked up seeing Boo free, who was running over to Sully, and Randolph wrestling the gun with Randall with both of there top hands.
Sully: Boo!
He climes up and holds her.
Boo: Kitty!
Sully: You ok!
Boo nodded quickly.
(Gun shot)
The three ducked...
Sully: I got to help Randall!
*
Randolph: Give it up! Your running out time!
Randall looked at him, he seemed bruised all over his face.
Randall: You...can't...do this!
Randall was struggling more to get the gun away, it took him much of his strength to get out of the pit and turn invisible to knock out Readagar.
Randolph: Every monster, inside, wants these humans gone!
Randall: That's in the past!
Randolph: No it isn't! Those fools have forgotten...!
He noticed Sully getting near them.
Randolph: Sorry brother, don't worry I wont kill you...
Randolph turned around and did a flip, sending Randall smashing into a control table.
(Crash!)
Randall yelled in pain as he fell to the floor on his stomach. Randolph looked back at Sully, trailing the gun on him.
Randolph: Bye bye!
Sully stopped.
Sully:!!!
Randall:.....!!!!
Randall used his tail to trip Randolph, making him fall on his back, sending the gun into the pit. Randolph got up.
Randolph: Wrong move!
He turned invisible as Sully went over to Randall.
Sully: Randall!
He went down to him.
Sully: Well get you to a hospit....!
Randall: No Sullivan....we have no time...
Randall's left eye peered over to see the room's only door open and close.
Randall: You...handle the machine...
Randall got up with help from Sully, ectoplasm dripped down from his fronds, and one of his arms and legs.
Randall: I'll take care of Randolph....
He limbed to the door slowly.
Sully: Randall....
He turned.
Sully: Be careful...
Randall nodded and headed out.
Boo and Mike came up and went over to the controls.
Boo: I don't know which one stops this!
Mike: We need Fungus!
*
Meanwhile, Readagar opened one of his eyes, he was on his stomach and a cut on his head gushed ectoplasm. He noticed the Colt in front of him, he slowly reached for it and gripped it with one of his hands and pulled it to his body.
*
Randall looked at the room he was in. His top left hand holding the cut in his hand, and his bottom right hand holding his bruised bottom left hand. He seemed to be in some kind of dinning room. In the middle was a long table. Three candle's were placed the same distance away from each other on the table. A painting that was hung on the left side of the room caught Randall's eye. He went over and looked at it. It was a monster lizard like him. He seemed allot older seemed to be taller than Randall, and had blue eyes. He seemed to be working on a machine.
Randall:...Dad?...
Voice: Yes...
Randall turned seeing Randolph materialized in a chair.
*
Sully: 2 minutes!!!!!
Mike:!!! Try that one!
Boo: No that that again!
Mike: Oh...
Sully:...???
Voice: (Whisper) The red lever....
Sully:..???
Sully pulled the red lever down.
Mike: Sully!
Sully tried to pull in back, but it wouldn't move.
Boo: Look!
The timer switched to 10:00.
Mike: That didn't stop it!
Sully: But it gave us more time....
*
Randall:....
Randolph got up, as if acting that the actions he had done a couple minutes ago didn't happen.
Randolph: Years ago brother....this home was ours as well...
Randall:????
Randolph: This place brings back memories....
Randall decided to take this time to rest as his brother was talking, so he went along with it.
Randall: Our home?
Randolph: I don't remember allot...but...
Randolph: Our family and Readagar's are....sort of friends....
Randolph circled around the table toward Randall slowly.
Randolph: When Readagar's family died...
Randolph: His father gave him and us Boggs' the mansion...
Randall:...
He looked back at the picture.
Randall: I...can't let you do what you are doing....
Randolph: Ohh brother you can't stop it..
Randall: I can't kill you....but I'll stop you...
Randolph: Same for me....
Randolph: I wont go easy on you...
Randall: Sure!
*
7 minutes and counting....
Sully had found another way behind the extractor that led to a long hall of door's and was now looking for Fungus. He had a thought that he could be here because he helped Randall build the extractor.
Sully: Locked......locked! Dang!
Sully turned the knob of another door and it opened. It looked like a bed room. There was a table, a desk, a few chairs and a bed. But something caught his eye. On a desk on the right side near the door were two similar gold and silver boxes, music boxes. He could see notes attached to them, one said "To Randolph" and the other said "To Randall", no signature of the giver.
Sully:????
*
In the dinning room, every piece of silver wear and all other objects were scattered on the floor, the only thing not touched was the lone painting. Randall and Randolph were attached the side wall's, opposite from each other.
Randall: (Huff) (Wheeze)
Randolph: (Breathing deeply)
Randolph: Had....had enough!?
Randall: No way!
Randolph: Fine!
Randolph slithers into the doorway near him, and Randall follows. The next room was a kitchen. Many utensils were hung and placed out. As soon as he entered he ducked behind a long cupboard table. No sign of Randolph. Randall sat his back against the cupboard door, still breathing fast from his last fight.
Randall:...
Voice: Time to do some cooking!
Randall looked up to see Randolph form on the cupboard table, with a knife in each hand.
Randall:!!!!
He rolled to dodge, as Randolph dug the two higher knifes into the cupboard and pulled them out. Randall got up and backed away, looking for a weapon of his own. Randolph trailed down slowly on the table towards him.
Randall:!!!!...Ah....
He picked up some kind of long metal object. Randolph stopped and stared at him...
Randolph: How pathetic....using a wood cutter...
Randall: Good enough!
He swat it at Randolph, but he jumped and grabbed two utensils that were hung on some metal bars connected to the ceiling, and the strike missed. Randall looked up at him to see Randolph kick him in th face, sending him flying back to the ground dropping the cutter. Randolph got down and went to him.
Randolph: I like to play fair with you...
He stabbed the knifes into the nearest wooden cupboard and went towards Randall.
*
Sully search, but couldn't find Fungus.
Sully: Maybe he's not h...
(Scream!)
Sully: That's him!
He ran as fast as he could to a door, where the sound was coming from. But inside...
Sully: Ranft, Jerry, George!!???
It wasn't them, they were clones standing in metal cages, Fungus was tied up near one.
Fungus: Sully!
Sully went over and untied him.
Fungus: What are you doing here?
Sully: We need you to help us stop the machine!
*
Randall jumped as his brother dove for him, but hit one of the cabinets. Randolph quickly recovered and was trying to hit Randall with his tail and feet, but Randall could focus on them, until a Randolph's tail hit his front feet, causing Randall to back against a wall, this gave Randolph time to hit him left across the face, knocking him down. Randall fall's but then did a slid kick, knocking Randolph down as well.
*
Outside in the town, in the top of some kind of bell tower, Slade stood watching the mansion. A window's in the mansion were glowing red, meaning either a break in or something else.....Slade straightened his glasses.
Slade:....
He jumped off, but then disappeared as he fell.
*
Fungus: Ok...umm....
Sully had brought Fungus back, and they were now trying to figure out how to stop the machine.
Fungus: It may be this one!
Boo: You sure!?
Mike: Who cares!
Sully: Press it!
He was about to when....
Voice: Stop!
They turned to see Readagar holding the gun in his top right hand. Ectoplasm was dripping from the cut in his head.
Readagar: You...cannot...stop....it
Readagar: I cannot let...you...
He pulled the trigger.
All:!!!!
(Click)
All:????
Readagar:....(Laugh) Empty....
Readagar's body swayed a bit.
Readagar: Guess he was bluffing....
Readagar dropped the gun, then he himself fell.
Sully:???
He slowly moved over to him.
Sully:...
He could see Readagar seemed exhausted, maybe because of the cut.
Sully: You guys have anything I could use to..
Mike: Sully!?
Boo ripped a small piece of her sleeve off and went to Sully. She gave it to him and he wrapped it around Readagar's wound.
Mike: Fine..
Sully:...!!! Fungus press it!
Fungus:?? Oh!
Fungus presses the switch but nothing happens.
All:!!!!
Fungus: I'm sure this is the one!
*
Randolph had already left the kitchen. Randall now entered on the second floor, using some stairs. He entered what seemed to be a library, windows were to the left side. Randall used his left eye to see that it was the back part of the mansion that led to an ocean. Randall then turned back to see Randolph behind a table, one that is used for reading, and seemed to be waiting. Randolph to had bruises on him.
Randall: Please Randolph, stop this!
Randolph: Sorry I can not...
Behind Randolph, Randall could see a couple boxes.
Randall: (Why would he......The shut off mechanism must be in one of those!)
Randolph: As soon as this is over brother....we'll dispose of those idiots down stairs
Randall: I would like that....but..
Randall: That doesn't solve the problem!
He rushed at Randolph, but when he got to him, they clamped there hands together. Randall then kick him near his stomach, letting him reach one of the boxes, inside was a switch, he pressed it and nothing happen.
Randall: Huh?
(Slam!)
Randolph punched him in the face, plopping him down on the floor on his side. Randall shook his head and was met with a kick to the face, hitting him against a book shelf. Randall got up and laid his back against the case. Randolph edged toward him.
Randall:!!! Huh?...ah...
He could see some of the books stop from shaking on a shelf above the one his back was against, meaning they could fall. Randall smiled a bit, when his brother got near him, he it the shelf hard with his two bottom elbows.
Randolph: Huh?...Ahh!
Randall moved as a mountain of books fell on Randolph.
Randall: Your not the only one with tricks!
He ran to one of the other boxes and opened it, another switch was in it, he pressed it and yet again nothing happen.
Randall:???...!!!
He could see Randolph getting out. Randall then opened the middle box and noticed that there was a flashing red button inside.
Randall: Ah...
Randolph: Don't touch that!
Randolph got out and dove for Randall. They each were slammed onto the floor. Randolph got up and stomped his foot where Randall was, but missed. Randall rolled and got up himself.
Randolph: I will not let you destroy it!
Randolph grabbed Randall's arms with his hands. Randolph then used his head to hit Randall's face.
(Wack!)
Randall: Ehh!
Given that time, Randolph slapped his tail against Randall's chest making him hit a case.
Randolph: Sorry about this!
He jumped and his tail stretched out and grabbed the bookshelf's top binding and pulled it, causing the shelf to fall on Randall.
(Slam!!)
Randall's head was the only thing that showed.
Randolph: Don't worry...I'll get you out when its over...
Randolph turned to a speaker that was attached to a wall in the room.
Voice from speaker: 2 minutes and counting....
Randolph: Good....
Randall: Ehh!
His body seemed crushed by the pressure...but...then...
Randall: Ehh! (Randall...)...huh?
It wasn't his thoughts, it was another voice in his head.
Randall: (Come on pal you can do this....)
Randall: (Yeah Randy...)
Randall now had his own thoughts back. He then moved a bit, the shelf moved a bit.
Randall:!!!!
He slithered out of it.
Randolph: This it...you'll like your place Ran....
He turned.
(SLAM!)
A punched clobbered him into a case.
Randolph: Ehh!....How did....No! Don't!!!!
Randall slowly approached the box.
Randolph: Randall d....!!!!
Randall pushed it.
Randolph:!!!!!!!!!
*
Fungus kept pushing the button.
Mike: Well there all dead!
Sully: Err!
He walked over and slammed his fist on the button.
(EERRRRRRRSSSSSHHHHHH)
All:!!!!
The machines pipes closed, and the steam coming from it slowly disappeared.
Mike: !!!! That's my Sully!
Boo: We did it!
Fungus seemed to drop dead.
Sully: (Laughing!) We did it!
Fungus: Phew....
*
Randolph: Why did you activate it!
Randall:??? I stopped you!
Randolph: Its over!
He went to the window near himself.
Randall: Brother please....I...
Randolph: That did shut off the machine because of its purpose!
Randall:????
Randolph: You activated the self-destruct!
Randal: What!
Randolph: I was checking to make sure you didn't activate it!
He moved closer to the window.
Randolph: You ruined everything!!!!!
Randall:!!! Wait Randolph! What are you....!
Randolph: Until we meet again brother...goodbye...
Randall took steps closer.
Randall: Randolph no!
He did what he knew he would do. Randolph used his elbows to smash the glass window...and he jumped out.....
Randall: RANDOLPH!!!!!!!!
He ran over to the window....but noticed no sign of him. Randall got down on his front knees, and used his right hands to make sure he didn't fall....
Randall: Brother!!!!!!
He cried.....
Randall: Why! Why!.....
He closed his eyes.
Randall: Brother......
(Whoop! Whoop! Whoop!)
Randall:....
Voice from speaker: Self-destruct will activate in 5 minutes....
Randall:....
He got up, his eyes still tearing.
Randall: Brother....I'll find you....
Randall: I.....forgive you....
He took one last look....then slowly moved away...
*
Fungus: We got to get out of here!!!!
The four headed to the door.
Sully: Wait!
They stopped and turned to see Sully placing Readagar on his back.
Readagar:...ehh....
*
Randall slowly paced through the second floor trying to find a short cut to the exit. He found only one door that caught his interest. He entered it and found himself in a control room, a lone rectangular window was placed in the front. Thorough the window, Randall could see the mansion's entrance hall.
Randall:.....Huh?
He noticed the others approach the door.
*
Boo: Ehh! Its locked!
Fungus: Were going to die!
Mike: I forgot about that!
Speaker voice: Sullivan!?
Sully: Huh?....Randall!?
He looked to his right to see a rectangle window up near the ceiling. Randall was in it holding a speaker.
Randall: I have the controls to unlock it!
Randall: But it has to be held manually....
Mike: Meaning?
Randall: Meaning.....I have to stay...
All: What!!!!!!????
Sully: Randall no!
Randall held down a switch with one of his spare hands, which unlocked the door.
Voice in speaker: 1 minute till detonation!
The other three slowly went out.
Sully: Randall you got to get out of here!
Randall: I wouldn't make it anyhow...this glass is unbreakable....
Sully: But...!
Randall: Sorry Sullivan...but, go now!!!
Sully:....
Randall: Go!!!!!!
Sully:....
Sully heads out.....
Randall: (Sigh)....
*
The three rushed back to town. Sully turned to see if Randall was following but he wasn't. When they got to the town....
Sully: Ok! I'm going back in for Ran....
(RRRKKKKK!)
Sully turned to the mansion.
(KKKKKKKAAAAAAAABBBBBOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!)
(SSSSHHHHHEEEHHHH)
The buildings right side blew, wood and stone blew in an explosion. Then the bottom halve exploded, causing the second floor to collapse into the first floor. Dust, gravel, stone, smoke, and fire covered the buildings area.
All:!!!!!!!!!!!
reptile: Someone call the fire department!
reptile2: And hospital vans! Someone may have been in there!
Mike: Someone was.....
Boo: I...I can't believe it.....
Fungus: B-B-Boss.....
Sully: Randall....It can't be.....
Mike: Sully...I'm sorry...
Sully: Why.....
Boo:....
They all starred at the burning mansion.......
Sully:.......
Randall dead!!?!??!?!
He may actually very well be. And is Randolph dead? What will happen in the last chapter.......