This chapter makes a turning point in Randall's life. You'll see.....
Chapter 4 Leaning Toward The Truth
Sully and Mike waited at Randall's apartment. Mike was watching T.V. on the floor, knowing Randall might kill him for touching his furniture, and Sully was waiting in a chair by the phone, hoping to get a call about Randall. It had been bout an hour before....
(Ring!)
Sully picked up the phone as quickly as he could, almost dropping it.
Sully: Hello!
Voice: Sullivan....
Sully: Randall!?
Randolph: No its me Randolph...
Sully: You!
Randolph: Just wanted to call to say Randall's ok....
Sully: Your still there with him!?
Randolph: I'm not going to hurt him....
Sully: You better not!
Randolph: As soon as he can walk, I'll bring him over...
Randolph: But.....so far....no ones come to see him....
Sully was a little shocked...
Sully: ???? Not even a doctor?
Randolph: No....
Sully:.....
Randolph: I'll bring him over, we need to talk...
Sully:....Fine...
Randolph hung up followed by Sully. Mike heard the talking and went over to Sully.
Mike: Any word....?
Mike seemed, it was confusing but, a bit worried for Randall also....
Sully: Yeah.....Randolph's bringing him over....
Mike:????
*
After about a halve an hour, Randolph arrived. Since Randolph was a suspect, he used his chameleon ability to camouflage himself and Randall through the streets. Randolph passed Mike and Sully, Randall leaning on Randolph's right side. Randolph helped him into one of the spare beds and pulled the cover over his body.
Sully: Is he ok....?
Randolph: He's fine.....He just needs sleep....
Mike: Guess Lizard Boy can live through...
Randolph: What did you call him...!?
Mike: Uhh....umm....
Sully butted in.
Sully: Ok what's going on?
Randolph: Humans have took control of weak minded monsters....
Randolph: They were after me and Randall....
Both:!!!!
Randolph turned to Randall, who was in a bit of a halve sleep.
Randolph: I would die before seeing my brother in the hands of humans....
Randolph: If I wouldn't have saved him....he would be dead....
Sully: You saved him?
Randolph: Yes...
Randolph: But the public blames me for all this....
Randolph: So I couldn't reveal myself....
Sully: Well you did try to kill us....
Randolph: Prevent....not kill...
Sully:!!!??
Randolph: I would be more worried about Randall's safety if I were you.....
Sully: What do we do then?
Sully fold his arms....
Randolph: We wait...let them make the move....
Randolph sat up.
Randolph: Well....finally I can get some sleep...
Sully: I'm only forgetting about our trouble later...
Sully: I'm more worried about Randall than you....
Randolph: (Chuckle)
Randolph: Well....I'll stay with Randall....
Sully.....Fine...
Mike: Well with that said and done....
Mike went over to the chair and continued watching T.V. Randolph was about to close the door...
Sully: Randolph...
Randolph: What?
Sully: Randall would want to know...
Sully: Do you know a lizard named Slade?
Randolph: No...nothing in my memory...
Randolph closes the door as Sully went to the couch...
*
Morning.
Randall: ZZZZZ....huh?...
Randall eyes opened dozily, then they focused and Randall could see himself sleeping in his own bed.
Randall: (....Thanks Randolph...)
His body was cold, but it wasn't the serious kind. He picked himself up, just sitting on the bed first, shaking his head trying to wake up his head fully. He got up onto his 4 feet and slowly walked out.
*
Sully and Mike were still asleep. One of the windows in the room was open, so in response Randall grabbed a blanket from his bed and wrapped it around his body.
Randall: (Randolph?....)
He looked into the rooms of his apartment to see no sign of him. He thought he had gone out to get the newspaper for the latest updates, invisible of course. As he went back into his room, Sully spotted him.
Sully: (Yawn)....Randall! You ok?
Randall: As good as ever...
Randall: Have you seen Randolph?
Sully got up and went over to him.
Sully he should be in your..
Sully looked to see Randolph not in the room.
Sully:....!!!
But then he noticed something else.
Sully: R-Randall...
Randall: What?
He looked into the room where Sully was looking, near the closed window in the room, was a note.
Randall:...
He went over to it, followed by Sully. Randall picked up the note in one of his top hands.
Dear Boggs,
We have your brother! Want him back? Give us what we want! You know the location of one of them at least! You know where to find us!
Sincerely, Wouldn't You Like To Know?
Randall dropped the blanket his other hands were holding as he starred at the message.
Randall: NO!
In the other room Mike jumped to the sound of Randall's voice.
Sully: What is it?
Randall: They have my brother...
Sully: Who!?
Randall The...humans....
Sully: Then could they be!?
Randall: I think I know...
*
The three had caught a train that headed to the city were Readagar's Casino was, hoping that he would be there. Randall was feeling his normal self now, so it was easy for him to get through what they were doing. Later, they found themselves at the casino's entrance. Randall figured Readagar was up in the higher levels, so they took the elevator. The three found themselves in the long hallway that Randall had met Fungus again with Readagar.
*
Readagar was watching the monitors when they came in, the lower part of his body on a foot stool.
Readagar: Huh?....Oh hey fella's...
He got up and went nearer to them.
Readagar: What brings you here?
Randall: Listen Red...
Randall: Randolph....he's....been captured...
Readagar's fronds jumped back, as did the rest of his body.
Readagar: What!?
Sully: Its true...
Mike: Look!
He showed the note.
Readagar:!!!
Randall: Listen, we need to get to that town where the mansion was....
Randall: I figure Randolph's there....
Readagar: I don't know....
Randall:?????
(Phhsst)
Readagar:!!
He turned seeing one of the monitors were out.
Readagar: What in the.....
Another went out....then another...
Readagar:???....!!!
(Gun shot)
All:!!!!
*
They all followed Readagar out into the hall. Readagar then flipped a switch that was near the ceiling and the rectangle piece in front opened, it was a window. A similar group of monsters that had attacked Randall had began threatening the crowd of monsters down below.
Readagar: There with the ones that attacked you at the company!
Randall nodded. Readagar then formed fists with his four hands.
Readagar: Nobody causes trouble in this monsters casino!
Readagar: Especially trying to hurt friends of mine!
Sully: What do we do!?
Readagar:...Fine....I'll tell...
Readagar: But don't tell anyone else about its location...
The three nodded in response.
Readagar: Take the elevator to BFB...
Mike: A Bottom Floor Basement?
Readagar doesn't respond. He then hands Randall a key.
Readagar: Use this to open the box...
He points to another elevator/
Readagar: Down there is a train, it will take you there...
Randall: Thanks....!!! What about you!?
Readagar: I'll catch up....I got a little problem to work out...
Randall placed his top left arm on his shoulder.
Randall: Good luck...
Readagar: Yeah....
*
Randall heads in the elevator with Mike and Sully. The elevators doors closed and Randall found and unlocked the box that was near the entrance and pressed the BFB switch, and the elevator moved.
Sully: I...hope Readagar's ok...
Randall:....
Mike: Me too...
*
The elevator stopped. When the three stepped out, they could see they were actually in a cavern. To the left were some tracks and an old fashion train with a switch station.
Randall: Why does it have to be so secret...?
The three moved forward.
(Crash!)
All:!!!!
The three looked up to see the roof cracking.
Randall: Run!
The three dodged out of the way, and a part of the ceiling collapsed. Dust and smoke covered the area.
Randall:...(Coughing)...Ehh!
He could see Readagar at the top of the foliage.
Randall: Red!
He runs up the foliage and picked his dusted body up.
Readagar: Oh....
Readagar lifted himself up, part of his left head was bleeding.
Readagar: (Cough) Go....
Sully and Mike were near the stations controls.
Randall: But your....
Readagar: Don't worry about it
Randall helped him up and went over to Sully and Mike, still a bit unsure of his decision.
*
Randall entered the first car first.
Randall: Umm...
He could see the operating system was different then what he used to use. But he was lucky to get the thing started up.
(Bring!)
The trains frontal lights flickered on, and the track wheels slowly moved.
Randall: Yes!
Ehh!
Randall:!!
He poked his head out from the compartment to see Readagar trying his best to avoid a huge bulky monster who was edging toward him.
Randall:!!...
He looked for anything.
Randall: Ahh...
He found a bag of coal and picked it up.
Randall: (Better hurry!)
He place the bag near the electrified rails. The electricity caused the coal to heat.
Randall: Ow!
He then jumped out. Readagar was now on the ground pacing backwards.
Monster: Say good night Redy!
Readagar:!!!
Randall: You hu!
Monster: Huh?
He turned to see Randall.
Randall: What?....Your...eyes hurt!
He threw the heated coal into the monsters eyes. The monster covered his eyes with his hands.
Monster: AHHHH!
Randall grabbed Readagar and headed for the train.
(Chug......chug....chug....chug!)
The train was speeding up a bit. Sully opened his and Mike's compartment door as Sully extended his hand to the two catching up.
Randall: Red you first!
He nodded and, with Randall's help, jumped at the car and Sully caught him, and he went inside.
Sully: Randall!
Randall: Hold on!
He couldn't catch up, so he attached himself to the car that was behind Sullies.
Sully: !!!!
Mike: Sully!
Sully turned seeing that the train was heading into a tight tunnel. They entered. It was so tight that Sully had to pull back into the car or he would have lost his face.
Sully:....
He knew that Randall couldn't have gone through such a small space.
Mike: I guess he's not coming....
(Errrk)
Randall emerged from the other car's.
Sully: Randall!
Randall: Good thing for me you didn't lock the windows....
Sully:....Oh...what about...
Randall looked at Readagar who was sitting in one of the corners still bleeding. Randall went over to him...
Randall: You ok Red?
Readagar: Y....Yes I'm fine....
Randall:....
Readagar: Thanks for helping
Randall: Yeah yeah....its a new thing I'm working on....
Mike: Yeah, Lizzy here tried to....
Randall placed his bottom right hand on his mouth.
Randall: Quiet!
Mike:.....
Sully: Well...we should be getting there soon....
Readagar: It will probably take about an hour....
Randall: An hour!?
Randall: What are we suppose to do for an hour?!
*
About a 3 minutes later, Randall was sitting in a seat that was beside Mike and Sullies...
Randall: (This is so childish...)
Mike: I spy with my one eye something green....
Randall: The ocular one next to me....
Mike: Ha ha very funny, but no.....
Sully:?? Randall's eyes?
Randall:??
Mike: No....
Sully:???
Randall got up.
Randall: This is so stupid...besides there's nothing else green in this car!
Mike: Well....
Mike got up
Mike: You see....umm...
He fakes a trip and slams into Randall, turning him green.
Randall: Hey!
Sully: Oh Randall himself...
Mike: Right....
Randall changes back and picks up Mike, then thrusts him into his seat.
Randall: Never make fun of my talent!
Sully: It was only for fun Randall....
Randall turns an angered face to him.
Randall: You remember what green reminds me of!?
Sully:????
Randall: That was the last variation of a color I was hit into before you knuckleheads banished me!
Sully recalls that he did change green when he caught him.
Sully:....
Mike: Say...where's that Red guy?
Randall turns his face from them, putting on a frustrated voice.
Randall: I told him to rest in the other car....
*
Readagar was lying on one of the seats near the door that lead to the one the other three were in,. He was holding his head's bruise with on of his top hands. Readagar then had a flashback. He remembered that it was after Randolph had gotten better and Randall had called him to go over to M.I. They were now in the apartment, Randolph's injury gone as it seemed. Readagar was in front of him....
Randolph: Listen...
Randolph: If anything happens to me....
Randolph: Controlled, captured, or even killed...
Randolph: Take care of my brother ok....
Readagar nods.
Readagar: I will....
Present.
Readagar:....I....will keep that promise...
*
A little later....
Readagar: Hey guys! Ehh....
The three came in.
Randall: Wha....oh...
He could see through the windows that they were pulling into a station. There was architecture on the curved white walls that looked almost like the mansion's, the art still confused Mike and Sully one way or another. Randall hopped down from the car followed by Mike, then Sully who was carrying Readagar on his back. No one seemed around in the station. So the group just headed up the stairs. Randall suddenly felt that the atmosphere became fit for him as it touched his fronds. He felt pretty nice in it, a little cold, but nice.
Randall: Ah.....
Mike:???
After exiting, they saw a small little town, or it seemed to be a small town, ahead.
Randall: That must be it...
When they reached the town, a small post that should have the towns named on it, but it wasn't there, it was etched off.
Randall: I haven't seen the town before....!!!!
As soon as he entered, he could see that every citizen looked like him. But they had different colors, number and shape of fronds, the only thing that was the same was body structure.
Randall:!!!!!!
Mike: I wouldn't want to live here....
Sully: You know this place Randall?
Randall:.....
reptile's voice: Oh my god! Its Randall Boggs!
Randall: Huh?...!!!
He looked to see that everyone in the town looked at him.
Randall: Ummm...
One came up to him and shook his bottom hands.
reptile monster: Randall Boggs, welcome back!
Another came over.
reptile: As young and as handsome as he always was!
Randall was just stunned at the moment, as was Sully and Mike. Another reptile came over to Randall and placed a jacket over his back.
reptile: Its chilly out here.....
Randall still was confused as many reptiles came over and gave words of respect and welcomes.
Mike: I think he has been here before....
Randal:...Hold it!
He signaled with his hands, and everyone stopped.
Randall:....Good....now, what's going on?
reptile: Well sir...your Randall Boggs....
Randall:...So...?
reptile: What boy?! You don't remember your own home!?
Randall:!!!!
Sully/Mike:!!!!
Randall stood there for a moment, then turned to Sully and Mike.
Randall: Get Readagar to that hospital...
Sully and Mike obeyed as they went through an opening in the crowd.
Randall: So this is my home?
reptile: Precisely...
Randall: Why am I so well known?
reptile: Because of yourself boy....
reptile: You were born into one of the family's well known here....
reptile: And you were even banished and returned without having to be thrown into that world again...
Randall:...
reptile: Plus, your family has kept us reptile monsters well known....
reptile: Your so far it seems, to be the last to be a scarer...
reptile: And probably the only scarer left now...
Randall:...Oh...
reptile: Randolph always said that you were starting young to be scareing....
Randall:!! Has anyone seen Randolph around here!?
The reptiles mumbled.
reptile: Sorry....we have no word of him....
reptile: The last we heard of him was well....to heartbreaking...
reptile: He fell off into the ocean...
Randall: (Must have been why he chose to do that when the mansion was destroyed...)
Randall: Then....
He had been wanting to ask someone who knew allot about him, a question that would probably shake himself a bit.
Randall: If I lived here....
Randall: Then.....What...ehh...
He knew that what he was about to ask was already answered, he need to ask...
Randall: Then....does anyone know about my parents....?
reptile's:.....
reptile: They've been gone Mr. Boggs....
reptile: We heard....it was terrible news...
Randall: ( So...they really are dead I guess....)
Voice: If your looking for an answer....
Randall:!!!!
The crowd turned as Randall easily made his way trough it to see who it was. Setting his back against a small pole, was Slade.
Slade: Then go to the mansion....
Randall:???...
Slade pointed to the mansion. As Readagar was told, the mansion was quickly rebuilt by reptilian builders, although some of the mansion wasn't finished...
Slade: Your brothers in the human world, but I suggest you get you answer first.....
Slade walks toward the mansion, but disappears after taking a few steps....
Randall: Does anyone know him?
The reptiles shook there heads.
Randall:....
The reptiles went back to what they were doing, some giving Randall a hand shake or a pat on the back before going back to what they were doing.
*
Sully and Mike soon came out of the hospital and noticed Randall near the gate that was a distance away from the mansion.
Mike: What'd we miss?
Randall just stood there looking at the mansion.
Sully: Anything on Randolph?
Randall: He's in the human world...
Sully/Mike:.....
Mike then knew that Randall was going to go into the mansion.
Mike:!!! Oh no! I'm not going into that place! Or the human world!
Randall slithered right near Mikes eye.
Randall: We are going!
Randall: An your going to do whatever I tell you to!
Randall: I'm getting my brother back!
Sully:.....
Mike:!!!!!
Randall then placed himself back a bit.
Randall: You know what....I'm doing this alone....
Sully: Randall...
Randall :Sullivan, every time I am around you, things grow into events I hate!
Randall: So, I'm not letting you assist me....
Randall opens and closes the gate that leads to a path that goes up to the mansion.
Randall: And don't even follow me!
He runs off...
Mike: What do we do?
Sully:...
*
Randall had entered and was searching through every room that he could, looking for Slade or Randolph.
Randall: Come on!
He soon gave up. He sat his back against the halls walls....
Randall: Guess its not here....I searched everywhere!
(Click)
Randall:....
He heard a click sound in the door next to him....
Randall:???
He picked himself up and entered the room. Inside was a room he had never seen. The only thing in the dark room, was another door painted....in his skin color.
Randall:???
Voice: Are you sure your going though?
Randall:!!!
Slade appeared next to the door.
Randall: What this?
Slade: Behind that door leads to another part in your life...
Randall: What?
Slade: Go ahead.....
Slade: Time for you to know...
Randall:????
Slade: You honestly don't remember me....oh wait...you shouldn't have....
Randall:????
Slade: Maybe he will explain to make this clear...
Randall: He? Who's he?
Slade: Go ahead and find out...
Randall:....Fine....
Randall: But when this, whatever it is, is done....
Randall: Your telling me who you are...
He grips the door, then felt a little feeling in his body.
Randall:...There's....Something about this door...familiar....
Slade: Maybe....
Randall:....
He turns the knob, then heads in, watching Slade as well....
The room was a similar colored hall that led to another door, just one other...
Slade's voice: Hurry....You never know how much time you'll have left...
Randall:.....
He heads to the other door, and slowly opens it....
Randall:....
The room had a fire place, a chair and desk, no windows....In the middle was a desk with a blue print on it.
Randall:....
He moved over and studied it.
Randall: Oblivion?
Voice: Oh....my boy...its been so long....
Randall: Slade I need an....
Voice: Slade? No I'm not him....
Randall:???
A male reptile monster appeared on the opposite side of the table. He looked like Randall, but he was a little taller, royal blue scales, and blue eyes. Other than that, he had the same eight limbs, and three fronds like Randall.
Randall: Who....who are you?
????: My dear boy....I've missed you..
Randall:???? Well!?
????: You don't remember me?
Randall: We've only just met and your thinking I know you?
Randall chuckled a bit, but the other monster just stood there smiling.
????: I missed how you did that....
Randall stopped his chuckle.
Randall: Missed? What you know me like those others in the town right?
????: You honestly don't remember me do you?
Randall folded his arms.
Randall: Like I'm suppose to?
????:!!! I'm shocked son...I mean...
Randall: Son?....
Then something hit him in his mind.
Randall: Wait....no...your not....
????: Randall...I...
Randall knew he couldn't just believe what this lizard was stating. A sweep of anger and sadness grew in himself...
Randall: You can't be! Its impossible!
????: Son...I...
Randall: This is a joke!
Randall: A cruel one at that!
Randall couldn't just take it that someone would pose themselves as being someone he now understood that was dead. His sadness of how cruel it was for someone to make a joke about his parents still alive. His sadness of his parents death came to him. He began to cry from the thought....
Randall: Your just an imposter!
????:!!!!
Randall: Listen! I can take it! My parents are dead!
With that he ran out of the room, one of his tears swaying back and onto the rooms floor. Slade then appears beside ????.
Slade: He doesn't understand...
????: Then we need to tell him....both of us....
Slade nodded.
*
(Burst!)
Randall burst out of the door that was in the dark room, tears running down his eyes as he closed the door. He then turned to the door, and banged on it a couple of times.
Randall: There dead! I can take th truth!
Voice: Randall?
Randall turned, his left hands still on the door, and saw Mike and Sully come in. Randall tried to hid his crying eyes but he couldn't.
Randall: I told you not to follow me!
Sully:??? What happen?
Randall dried a tear from his eye and released his hands from the door.
Randall: A cruel joke!
Voice: It wasn't a joke....
Slade materializes between the three...
Slade: Randall....its true....
Randall: They were killed!
Mike: Who was!?
Sully: Mike...shh
Randall: My parents are gone!
???? appears beside him.
????: Randall...
Randall turned his tearing face to him.
????: Its time I....we told you...
Randall:....Fine..
He used his top hands to dry away the forming tears.
Randall: But just to get this cruel matter straight!
*
They all entered the living room. Sully and Mike sat in chairs behind Randall, Slade took the one on the opposite side of Randall, and ???? sat in a chair close to the left side of Randall. A fire place cooking up wood for heat.
????: Time for answers.....and questions if you have any...
Randall: If....you really are my father...
Randall: Then how could you be alive if you died!?
Slade: Those two who died....weren't your parents...
Randall: What!?
Sully/Mike: (Gasp)
Slade: They were fakes...imposters
Randall: It can't be!!
????: Its true...
Randall decided to move away from why there were imposters and moved onto a question that he wanted to ask .....
Randall: But....if that's true...why did you leave me.....?
????: I'll tell you everything Randall....
Randall:.....
*
In case you already haven't guessed, ???? is Rayford Boggs. I need to say that Rayford and Naomi Boggs are property of Joy Boggs (Randall's Angel) and were not created by me. Thanks for letting me use Randall's parents Joy I give credit to you for the two. next chapter will be a full Flashback one.
