This is a little chapter about Kevin's...training day at Monsters Inc., also where he first learns of something going on behind Sully and what happen to his father......
Chapter 2 The Workplace
At the time, Kevin was walking beside Smitty in one of the halls. Sully had already told Smitty...somewhat, about Kevin.
Smitty: So Mr. Sullivan tells me your Randall's son?
Kevin: Yes, I am..
Kevin had his bottom sets of hands behind his back, feeling a little odd about many people questioning about him being Randall's son.
Smitty stopped in the hall, followed by Kevin.
Kevin:???
Smitty: Uh...
Smitty was checking over a small clipboard.
Smitty: Sully doesn't have you Laugh Floor on here...
Kevin: Laugh Floor? No, no, no...I'm on the Scare Floor....
Smitty: Umm...oh....
Smitty rubs the back of his neck.
Smitty: Umm....I.....need to talk to Sully about this....
Kevin:???.....Ok...
Smitty: Just, wait around here ok...
Kevin: Sure...
Smitty walks off as Kevin rests his right elbows on a wall.
Kevin: Hmm.....something seems weird around here....
Kevin: Huh?
Kevin looks down the hall. There, he could see Fungus reading the daily newspaper on a small resting bench.
Kevin: Fungus....hmm...hehehe...
*
Fungus: Hmm.....
Voice: Hey Fungus....
Fungus: Huh?
Fungus looks about, but sees no one.
Fungus:?????
Voice: Fungus!
Fungus: Ahh!
Fungus jumps out of the bench by the sudden voice from behind him.
Kevin: (Laughing)
Kevin climbed down from the wall, back onto his four feet.
Kevin: Hey Fungus...
Fungus: R-R-R....!
Kevin: Fungus....its me, Kevin...
Fungus: Huh?.....
Fungus:!!! Oh Kevin! It is you!
Kevin: Finally someone......
Fungus: I remember when Rand.....!!!!
Fungus remembered Randall now, knowing the situation he was in.
Fungus: Oh....
Kevin: Now that that's settled....
Kevin: Could you show me where my dad's station is?
Kevin: I was going to take over for him until he gets back.....
Fungus just stood there....
Kevin: Fungus?
Voice: Oh Kevin, Fungus....
Both: Huh?
Sully came up to them, wearing is black and white tie.
Kevin: Oh Sully.....nice tie....oh!
Kevin looked back at Fungus.
Kevin: Sully, I was just fooling around at first, you se....
Sully: I know, I know....
Kevin:.....
Fungus: Uh....Sully.....
Sully: Yes?
Fungus: Kevin wants to work at.....
Sully: Randall's.....station right?
Fungus: Yes...
Sully: Ok...
Sully: Kevin, I'll show you where it is...
Kevin: Ok
*
Kevin was walking beside Sullies right side, heading toward Scare Floor F, alone. Kevin had all of his hands in the pockets of his coat, while Sully seemed to be concentrating more on Kevin rather than getting to the floor.
Kevin: Um....Mr. Sullivan....
Sully:...Call me Sully....
Kevin: Ok....
Kevin: My dad always told me here and there...
Kevin: But I wanted to know...
Kevin: What's my dad like here?
Sully:!!!( I guess I could tell him....the good things I guess....)
He had a hard time trying to think of something, Sully couldn't think about anything good, but then again he didn't like Randall, but he didn't hate him......
Sully: Randall....well...he....
Kevin:.....
Sully: He was a good scarer...
Sully: Kevin....when I was a scarer...
Sully: He'd always surprise me and Mike...
Sully: (Small laugh)
Sully: Scared more monsters than kids I think....
Kevin: Oh...
Sully: Every time he was on the floor, he was serious...
Sully: Pictured himself as the best....
Sully: A little frustrated at times if something went wrong...
Sully: Some...thought of his as....a "bad guy"
Kevin:...You know, I always would say that my dad....
Kevin: Is more competitive than anyone else around here....
Sully: (I never thought of him that way....)
Sully:....Some people didn't like him because of his actions...
Sully: He's a good monster, a little......sarcastic...at...times...
Kevin: Oh...
Kevin turned his head to the ground.
Sully:!!! Sorry Kevin....
Kevin: Its ok....
Sully then stopped near Scare Floor F, followed by Kevin.
Sully: Kevin...
Sully: He was one of the best in this job....but...he's....a little awkward at times...
Kevin:...
Sully: ( I hope he wont make me say anything else...)
Kevin: Lets just stop....
Kevin: I'm sure my dad will talk to me about it when he gets back...
Kevin headed into the floor, Sully slowly following with the feelings of sorrow for Randall...and Kevin...
Kevin: Wow..
He observed the room.
Kevin: So my dad works here a....
Sully: Yeah.....right beside me...
Kevin: Oh...
Kevin studied the room's wall's and equipment.
Kevin: You guys friends?
Sully: Sort of....well...not exactly...
Sully: So...
Sully: If your Randall's son....
Sully: Who did Randall marry?
Kevin:??? Huh?
Sully: I mean your mom Kevin...
Kevin stopped, dropping all of his arms.
Kevin: I....I don't....have one...
Sully: What?!
Kevin: I...remember I was in an orphanage...
Kevin: Soon, someone told me that my dad had come to get me....
Kevin: Then....I met my father...Randall...
Sully:.....
This made Sully feel awful. Kevin had only Randall to take care of him, and probably Randall had only Kevin.......Sully stopped, looking down at the floor...
Sully: (I...banished a monster....who is the only one who cares for that kid...)
Kevin shook his head, trying to get the subject out of his mind.
Kevin: Wow....I...can't wait until I start working...
Kevin turned back to Sully.
Kevin: So...which one's my dad's?
Sully: Huh?...oh...the one your standing beside...
Kevin: Huh?
He turned and went over to the desk.
Kevin:...
He rubbed his hands on Randall's desk.
Kevin: Dad, I can't wait until we work together...
Sully: Ehh...
Kevin turned.
Kevin: Well...until he gets back...
Kevin: Can I start scareing?
Kevin: Then I'll show dad what it would be like for both of us here!
Sully: (He's making me feel worse....I can't handle this..)
Sully: Kevin...
Kevin: Yes...
Sully: Um....I have work to do at the moment...
Sully: Feel free to do what you want..
Kevin: I wont cause any trouble...
Sully: Oh...
Sully remembered the blue book under his one hand, he picked it out.
Sully: Here..
Sully hands him the book, and Kevin looks at it while holding the book with his top hands.
Kevin: Of course.....the M.I. Handbook
Sully: Well...I'll...get the station powered up...
Sully: Then...you can practice scareing...
Kevin: Yes well...I guess I should have a warm-up....
Sully: Yeah....
Sully heads off.
Kevin: Hmm..
He flips through a couple pages.
*
After a couple of minutes, Kevin had already read through 5 complete chapters of the book...
Kevin: Scareing tech....hmm...
(Click!)
Kevin: Huh?!
Kevin got back up onto his four feet from the stool he was sitting on.
(Clunk! Click!)
Suddenly the windows of the floor slowly shut themselves, leaving small lights shinning onto the door panels. Everything began to turn on even the old Scare Board...
Kevin: Wow...huh?
Kevin looked up at the board.
Kevin: Dad? You were second?
He looked at his dad's picture, seeing his face once more.
Kevin: Oh...you were the best....you are the best dad....
Kevin: Sully...maybe just had luck on his side...easy kids..
Loudspeaker voice: Kevin
Kevin: Huh? What? Who?
Sully: Its me Sully, there's an intercom...
Kevin: Oh...
Kevin: Uh...Sully....where's my assistant?
Sully: For today....you have Mike..
*
A little later, Mike came in with a clipboard and keycards of the doors they were to work with. Mike had a sense of fear in him, sensing Kevin might treat him with the same attitude as Randall did.
Mike: Umm....Ok...First I'll call down the door for ya...
Kevin watched as Mike flips the card through the reader and a door comes out from a hole near the back of the floor. It then locked itself into a frame.
Mike: There we go...
Kevin: Where does that come from?
Mike: Thee umm....Door Vault...
Kevin: Can we see it?
Mike: Uhh well...
Mike remembered what happened in that very vault...
Mike: I'll...show you sometime...
Kevin: Oh...
Mike: Well..
Kevin:...Aren't you suppose to get a canister?
Mike: Uh...this is training Kevin....
Kevin: Oh yeah right...
Mike: You sure you never been here before?
Kevin: Dad taught me everything....well mostly everything..
Kevin touched the rim of the door.
Kevin: I never been in a Scare Floor before...its quite an experience...
Mike: Ok...you scareing or what kid?
Kevin: Wait....where's....where's everyone else?
Mike: Umm....Sully....gave them the day off...
Kevin: Oh...well, I guess I can show my stuff...
Kevin: I've been waiting for this!
Kevin jumps onto the right top corner of the room, and enters the door, like Randall did during his scares...
Mike:...
Mike: Well....at least he doesn't creep me out like Lizard b....
(SCREAM!)
Mike: !!!!Ow!
The sound of the shattering scream almost blew out Mikes ears.
Mike: Ahh jeez....ehh!
(Lock!)
Kevin had just come out, cracking his four arm's knuckles, and turned to Mike.
Kevin: Were you about to say something about Randall?
Mike: Uh....
Kevin: Anyhow, what was that?
Kevin: That girl was easy to scare...
Kevin: Say...you guys didn't try to make it easy for me.....did you?
Mike: Uh...well...
Kevin starred in that way Randall did when Mike was in that Extractor chair.
Mike: No.....na....not at all...
Kevin: Mike...
Mike: Oh! Ok...we did..
Mike: We thought you would...well...
Kevin: Give me 6 year olds, higher if possible...
Mike: What!?
Kevin: Come on, my dad can handle kids....
Mike: You sure he tells you the truth?
Kevin:!!!!!!
Mike realized he had made a big mistake.
Kevin: What did you say!!!
Mike: Whoa! Kevin, calm down....!!!
Kevin moved forward on Mike, as Mike went back.
Kevin: What do you know about him!?
Kevin: My dad would never lie to me!
Kevin: You know...!
Kevin: If my dad seems sly and sarcastic at times....!
Kevin points at Mike with his left hands, and places his right hands, formed into fists because of his anger, behind his back.
Kevin: Doesn't give you the right to judge him!
Mike:!!!
(Ring! Ring!)
The sound of the closing bell rang....
Kevin:....
Kevin: If you excuse me, I have to leave!
Kevin heads past Mike, already frustrated and angry.
Mike: (I should keep my eye on him....)
*
Kevin: Liar! Hmph! My dad is not a liar!
Kevin was stomping through the halls of Monsters Inc., trying to find an exit without Mike's help. After some time, he stopped and noticed he was completely lost.
Kevin: Oh great....huh?
Near him, one of the door's labels caught an interest.
Kevin: "Scarers Production/Files"
Kevin: Hello...
Kevin heads inside.
Kevin: No harm in checking the competition hehehe...
Inside were various computers, and file cabinets, and blinds covering the windows. Near where Kevin had entered was a computer.
Kevin: Hmm...type in employee...I wonder...
Kevin: Randall Boggs....
Soon a picture on the left side of the screen popped up with Randall's full figure on it, on the right side was various information...
Kevin: Huh?
Kevin: Sarcastic...competitive...
Kevin: What's wrong with that?
Kevin: Easily over raged, influence of being number one!
Kevin: Err! So this is what these....monsters think of him a!?
Kevin: I'll show this to dad! He'll show them....
Kevin printed out a copy from a printer beside the computer and places it in his hands.
Kevin: Hmm...what?
Kevin looked at Randall's last record.
Kevin: "Did enter Monsters Inc. but was not accounted for on Scare Floor F"...
Kevin: What? That was yesterday's entry......
Kevin: I thought Sully said he left yesterday....but it doesn't say he left Monsters Inc.
Kevin: Why....why didn't he tell me he was going? He...always does...
Kevin shut off the computer.
Kevin: Hmm....something's going on here.....
Kevin: Whatever it is....I'm going to find out
*
Kevin came out of the room and placed the print out under his bottom left arm.
Kevin: Now where's an exit when you need it....
Loudspeaker Voice: Would Kevin Boggs please report to the CEO office...
Kevin: Oh great, now I'm in trouble...but...where is the CEO office?
*
With a little luck, Kevin found himself in the chair in front of Sullies desk.
Kevin: So Sully...what's up?
Kevin hid the print behind his back during this.
Sully: Kevin.....Mike told me...that...
Kevin: M-Mike oh Mike...jeez Sully...
Kevin: I guess I overreacted....
Sully: What happen?
Kevin: He...called Randall a liar...
Sully: Kevin,,,
Kevin: Sully, it meant more than it was said....
Kevin: My father isn't a liar at heart...
Kevin: Even if he did lie...
Kevin: Its too keep people out of trouble...not to harm monsters...
Sully: (I guess he tried that....but...)
Sully: Sometimes you dad overreacts some times...
Kevin: Oh?
Sully: Like when he threatened to place Fungus in the shredder....
Kevin: (Small laugh)
Kevin: Oh....but you see that's a different matter...
Sully: What seems to be the point here is.....
Sully: You...telling me the truth about you being Randall's son....?
Kevin: Yes...
Sully:...Alright...
Kevin: But...Sully...
Sully: Yes...
Kevin: Is there....something you want to tell me?
Sully: Uh....
Kevin got up, holding the paper behind his back with his bottom sets of arms.
Kevin: I know your the nice guy who doesn't lie....
Kevin: Is there...anything...you forgot to tell me? Anything at all?
Sully stood there, the influence of Randall came back to him.
Sully: N-No Kevin....I've told you all I...can...
Kevin gave him the trademark smirk of his father.
Kevin: Ok Sully...
Kevin head's to the door, but Sully notices him carrying some kind of print out.
Sully: He's hiding something...
Just then, Mike climbed out from under the desk.
Mike: Sul.....so are we...
Sully:....(Poor kid...)
*
A little mystery in there, and how Kevin went up on Mike. Sheeesh. I liked how Kevin tried to weasel info out of Sully. Oh! This is good!