I felt really good making this chapter. I tried to stay away from Joy's idea in her story, so I added more from the incident on mine. Plus it is different. I want to see what you all think.

Chapter 5 Flashback To The Past

"It was when you were 3 and your brother was 5. Me and your mother had a scarer job, and at the same time we worked for an engineer company. In the scareing job back then, hours of work were decreased due to because there was less to provide energy to. We were successors in both fields. One day I got this great idea for a machine called the "Dimension Gateway". Its prime purpose was to pull up any door from anywhere in the human world. It was a break through that would make scareing easier. But....we tested it...and it failed."

(Whoop! Whoop! Whoop!)

???? was running through a white that was being shined with red from alarm lights at the ceiling. He entered a room that was at the end of a hallway and closed the door. He turned seeing a female. She had pink scales, four limbs, wavy chocolate hair, and green eyes, and was also reptilian.

Female: What is it Ray?

Rayford: Just a failed experiment...not a serious one though...

Ray: I just wanted to know if you all were still here and not down in the labs....

Poking up from behind the female monster was a small reptile. His height reached the beginning of the Ray's tail. Apparently, this was the 5 year old Randolph. Then another came out behind him, a little small but still the same height, this of course was Randall.

Randolph: What's going on daddy?

Ray: Just a little.....problem son...The girl monster lifted Randall and Randolph into her arms as Randall looked at Ray.

Randall: These Whoops are hurting my ears....

Ray: (Chuckle)

He moved over and brushed the little lizards fronds back.

Ray: It'll stop soon...

The alarm soon stopped.

Ray: See...

The girl placed Randall and Randolph back down.

Randolph: Told you it would stop....

Randall: No you didn't!

Randolph: Yes I did!

Randall: You lie!

They started squabbling...

Ray: (Laughing) That's my boys....

"We were given the ok that the experiment was shut down. It was that the electricity current from the project that short-circuited some of the buildings computers and such. With everything back to normal, I took everyone to see my new project that was guaranteed to be a success. Besides, you and Randolph had an interest in machines."

They had entered a room with many machine parts, a computer, and a couple gadgets and prints. On a desk in the middle of the room was a print that Ray wanted to show. As Ray and the girl moved over, Randall and Randolph climbed up the pole of the table, showing that they had learned how to use there suction cupped fingers. They reached the top and looked at the print.

Ray: My latest invention...

Ray: I call it "Oblivion"

Girl: Sounds dangerous Ray.....

Ray: Naomi, note it "Sounds" dangerous.....

Randall: What does it do daddy?

Randolph: Yeah...

Ray: Well....ever since my buddy Loch Ness was banished....

Ray: I got the idea to creates a place where the monster wouldn't be necessarily banished....

Naomi:????

Randall and Randolph gave him confused looks....

Ray: Meaning...that this machine will send them into a there own world....

Naomi: Still not making sense Ray....

Ray: This machine places the banished monster into a world that they want....

Ray: So instead of being banished to that human world...

Ray: They will be sent to another place....

Ray: But, with the way I will designed it

Ray: It will take them to another city that they will be welcomed, that is in this world...

All: Oh...

Randall looked at the print.

Randall:???? Confusing this is daddy...

Ray: I know...(Chuckle)

He picked the two up.

Ray: Well you'll learn to read theses some day...

Ray: My Randy Boys...(Laughing)

They all laughed...

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Ray: Dear, before we go, you think you could help me find something

Naomi: Find what?

Ray: A box with a key in it....

The two started looking in the back shelf's for the box as Randall and Randolph continue looking at the print.

Randall:....

Randolph: You understand this thing?

Randall: No...

Randall heads off and notices something to his interest in a shelf under some files. Randolph was looking at his parents at the time.

Randolph: You think they dropped something?

Randall's voice: I think there looking for ehh this...

Randolph turns noticing Randall unsteadily moving over holding a green and purple box with his four hands.

Randolph: Whoa...

Randolph runs over and offers assistance with placing it down.

Randolph: Why would they be looking for this?

Randall opened the box, shoving Randolph back a bit.

Randolph: Hey!

Randall: Wow....

Randolph headed beside Randall, his top left hand readying to punch him, but stops and looks at the contents of the box with Randall.

Randolph: Ohh...

Inside was a gold key that shined a bit from the light that was overhead above the table.

[ If anyone has ever played the Monsters Inc. game for the PS2, the key looks like the one that is used to open the control room in level one that Randall shut downed the power in.]

They starred at it but then the box closed in front of them.

Both:!!!!

They looked up to see Ray placing the box under his bottom left arm.

Ray: Thanks boys....

The two grinned at there success.

Naomi: What now?

Ray: Well I need to get the approval from the BOD about the project...you?

Naomi: Its still early so, I was going to take our sons to see Slade....

Naomi: Besides, they need to learn the "Arts"....

Ray: I thought you didn't want him to teach them...?

Naomi: Well our son's need to learn with someone who has the time....

Ray:....Say...

Ray: How about I take Randall home....

Ray: It will be a couple of years probably before he could be taught....you know...

Ray: I can even call up Viper to bring young Readagar over....

Naomi: Ok....

Ray picks up Randall.

Ray: Ok boyo lets go....

They head out.

*

"Another reason that I would asked Viper to come over was to talk to him about the project..."

Ray exited the building, the light from the sun, or it could be called a sun, barely illuminated the area due to the many trees. Ray went over to a purple and blue car that was parked near the buildings front wall. Randall looked up at him, still in Rays arms.

Randall: Where we goin?

Ray: Home son....But Readagar will come over with his dad....

Randall: Oh Redy...

Ray chuckled as he placed Randall in the front right passenger seat. As he was doing this, a dark figure was in the trees near them.....then another shadow appeared in front of it......

*

Ray and Randall finally got to there home. It was the same as any other house, but it was a very well known house because of the residents of the home. It was the most decorative and undamaged house in there part of the city. After Randall had turned 2, Ray and Naomi moved out of Vipers manor due to because they seemed to want there kids to know how a normal life in Monstropolis was, besides they were going to get there own mansions later in life anyhow. Randall was watching T.V. in a living room that had 2 shelf's of movies and CD's, a computer, a desk, 3 couches, and a window near the T.V. that looked out onto the street. Ray was talking on the phone that was on a shelf near the door.

Ray: So Vip my buddy, how you doing?

Viper: Great of course, you?

Ray: Still top scarer and leader in design projects...

Viper: Living up that Boggs name of yours a...

Ray: Sure am...

Ray: Say I need to talk to you about a project of mine....

Viper: Sure...I have plenty of free time on my four hands

Ray: (Chuckle) Oh, and bring Readagar over, he and Randall can have fun while were...talking...

Viper: Sure be over there in a bit....

Ray hung the phone up, and went over to a copy of the Oblivion print laying on a desk beside the phone and looks at it....

Ray: (Naomi: Sounds dangerous Ray....)....

He looked at Randall, who was sitting on the couch.

Ray:.....

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(Knock!)

Ray picked himself up from the chair near the desk, and opened the door. There stood a reptile monster, like him, that was his same height. He had dark green eyes, purple skin, a red tail and stripe down his back, light red tipped fronds, and white claws from the suction cupped part of his hands and feet. But unlike Readagar now, Viper couldn't extend and retract his claws. And beside him was a 4 year old Readagar. Readagar was a little taller than Randall. Readagar went over to Randall, sneaking behind him. Ray shows Viper in.

Ray: Viper my friend....

Victor: Victor please....Were all friends here...

Ray: Right...

Ray shuts the door as Victor moves in.

Victor: Besides, our boys are getting along just fine.

Ray:...

They look at Randall chasing Readagar around the couch due to because Readagar had sneak attacked him.

Ray: (Chuckle)

Victor: What did you want to show me?

Ray leads him over to the print.

Ray: This.....

Victor looks at it.

Victor:!!!....How did you come up with this?

Ray: It just came to me one day.....

Ray sat all of his hands on the desk looking closer at the print, Victor near his right side.

Victor: This....machine is dangerous Ray....

Ray: I know....but isn't that Human world as well....

Victor placed his hand on Ray's right shoulder, making sure not to accidentally claw him.

Victor: This shouldn't be made....I mean the last idea was a failure

Ray: But....

Victor turns Ray around and pulls him up and places Ray in front of him, planting his top hands on rays shoulders.

Victor: Think Ray!

Victor made his voice loud enough for Ray, but not so it would disturb Randall and Readagar.

Victor: If this fails you know what it could do!

Victor removes his right hand from Ray and lowers his voice.

Victor: You have a wonderful wife...and two kids that will carry on after you....

Ray:....

Victor:....Listen...

Victor: You Boggs have the reputation of being the best....

Victor: But in a machine like that....

Victor:...You cannot spare the risks....

Ray stood there for a moment....

Ray:...Your....right....

Victor:....

He removed his left hand. Ray looks up at him.

Ray: Thanks Victor.....

Victor:.....

Ray: I wont tell the BOD about this....

Victor: Lucky you haven't started building it....

Ray: Yeah....

Victor: Say....what's with those keys?

Ray: They start the machine...

Ray: One of them is already hidden....just in case....

Victor:...

Ray looks past him to see Randall showing Readagar something.

Ray:...

He went over to him.

Ray: What's that you got there son?

Readagar: Something Randall made....

Randall: Me and Randolph made it....

Ray looked at it. It was a drawing, a very good one in fact, of a machine....

Ray: What is this?

Randall: Randolph hasn't gave it a name but...

Randall: I call it the Scream Extractor...

Ray: Hmm...Maybe me, you, and Randolph will make it some time....

Randall: Really!

Ray: Sure....

Readagar:...Say dad....

Victor moves into view....

Readagar: You think you can show me how to build things like that?

Victor: Sure son....

*

" After a couple hours, Readagar and Victor went home. But then.....before your mother and Randolph came back...as I you were going to bed....you asked me a question....."

Ray had finished shutting the window that was near Randall's bed.

Randall: Dad....

Ray: Yeah Randall?

Randall: What's the human world like?

Ray hesitated a bit.....but then sat near Randall.

Ray: Son....I know the truth about the human world....

Ray: Its a....terrible place for us son....

Ray: Why do you think we don't live with them?

Randall: The man on the T.V. said they were topic....

Ray:??? Oh toxic....

Ray: No...its not true son....its just for safety...

Ray: But they are very dangerous...

Ray: Even the smallest being cannot be underestimated...

Randall:....

Ray smiled and got up.

Randall: Dad.....

Ray: Yeah....?

Randall seemed a little hesitated himself.

Randall: Will.....I ever be banished dad?

Ray: What makes you say that son?

Randall: Well...what if I do...?

Ray:...Son....as long as me, your brother, mom, and even Slade are here....

Ray: I will make sure....you wont go there....

Randall smiled.

Ray: Good night son....

Ray turns out the light and heads out....

*

"Of course I told you the truth....why wouldn't I? Anyhow.....that next day.....changed all our lives. I took you with me to help me at the Mech. Center.

Ray: Son could you hand me that connecting rod?

Ray was in a room surrounded by tools, machine parts, machines themselves, and many other things stored in metal shelf's. Randall handed him a red rod. Ray at that point was under a engine looking object, attaching the rod under the machine.

Ray: Thanks....

Randall goes over and crouch's down so he could see him.

Randall: What were you working on before dad?

Ray: Umm....Its complicated...

Randall: A door to that human place?

Ray: (Ok maybe not that complicated...)

Ray: Yeah son, but it failed...

Randall: But your bedder....

Ray: I know....mechanic's are just my secondary profession...

Ray slid out from under the machine and stood up, dusting himself off.....But unknown to the...something was watching them.....

Ray: Besides....

He went over to get another tool from a high shelf.

Ray: You'll probably be better at this when you grow up a Randall...

Ray: Randall?...

He turns.

Ray: Randall!?

He wasn't there, but he noticed the door a little open.

Ray:!!!!

He went over and opened it.

Randall: RRRAAAGGGHHHH!

Ray: AH!

Randall was there, seeming to laugh his lungs out.

Ray: Son....

Randall: Was I scary dad?

Ray: You scared me out of my scales son....

Randall: That's why I'm going to be like you...

Ray: Of course...you were born to be a scare......

(WHOOP! WHOOP! WHOOP!)

Ray:!!!!

The red lights dropped down from the ceiling, flashing. And a voice from a speaker was heard.

Voice: ALL EMPLOYEES WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY!

Voice: REPEAT, WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY!

Voice (ZZZZZTTT) HAVE ENTERED THE BUILDIN!

Ray:!!!!

(Swipe!)

Ray:....!!!!!!!!!!!!

He looked down seeing Randall gone.

Ray:!!!!

He looked out into one of the halls seeing a dark figure carrying Randall off.

Randall: Dad!
Ray: SON!!!!!

He went after the creature. The creature had turned a corner, Ray gaining nearer.

(SLASH!)

Ray:!!!!

He turned to the corner.

Ray:!!!!!

Naomi was there with Randolph, and Slade was in front of here, Randall in his arms. Ray could also notice ectoplasm dripping from Slade's tail, and also a clothed creature on the ground.

Ray: Slade! Naomi!

Randall: Uncle Slade beat that guy up!

Ray sighed with relief.

Ray: Thanks Slade....

Slade: It wasn't any trouble...

He gave Randall to Ray.

Ray: When you guys come!?

Naomi: Slade was here before us, but me and Randolph got here just now....

Slade: There's been a break in...Humans.....

Ray:!!!!! Oh no!

Naomi: What?

Slade: Randall's safe...what's wrong?

Ray: The keys! The project!

Ray gave Randall to Naomi.

Ray: I have to get them, before someone finds them!

Slade: That idea?

Ray: Yes!

Slade: These?

Slade showed the box with the key.

Ray:!!!!

He grabs it.

Ray:...What about the print!?

Slade: You made a print? I didn't see one in the room....

Ray: They must have gotten it!

Ray: They must be after Randall for some reason....maybe all of us...

Ray: I got the keys but they have the print.....

Slade:???

Ray: I have to stop them....

Ray:.....Slade...
Slade:???

Ray: I need you to take care of Randall and Randolph....

Slade: What?

Naomi: What!?

Ray: I want our boys to be safe.....

Ray: Give Randolph to Victor Viper....and...I want you to teach Randall...

Ray: Randall needs to learn to fight....

Ray: When there old enough.....let them live a normal life of scareing...

Naomi: But we all could get out now!

Ray: If they want Randall and Randolph......they need to take us instead..

Naomi:.....

Naomi nods.

Ray: Please do this for me Slade....

Ray: I know we haven't known each other for long but....

Slade:....I give you my word....I'll watch over them....

Ray:....Here....

He pulls out the gold key.

Ray: Give this to Randall to hide when he's old enough...

Slade took it in his bottom right hand. Ray hugs Randall, and Naomi does the same for Randolph, then gives them to Slade.

Ray: Take care of your little brother Randolph....

Randolph:??? Ok dad....

Randall: Where you going daddy?

Ray: Just away for a little while Randall....

Randall: Ok....

Randall looks at the key in Slade's hand, knowing it did have some kind of importance, to him.

Randall:....

Ray: Ok Naomi....L....Lets go....

They took one last look then ran off, Slade then runs through the nearest door.....

*

(Present)

Slade: Now I'll tell it for a bit....

*

(Past)

" I took you back to you to your home and called Viper up to get Randolph....as Rayford's wish, then I took you to my place to train you. I taught you mechanics, scaring, history, and many other things. You developed your vanishing skill on your own as a Boggs should. Then, when you were about 15, ready to go to Scare Academy, you asked me that question which I thought you would have asked me sooner..."

Slade had just placed back a book on reptiles. They were in a room with only a shelf of books, few chairs, and a window that covered the whole front wall. Randall's fronds, at that age, only reached Slade's top set of hands. He looked out the window, a little disturbed, noticed by Slade.

Slade: What's the matter Randall?

Randall: Where's my parents....and my brother?

Slade: Randolph's with....Readagar...

Randall:...My parents?

"I couldn't tell you the truth.....it hurt me doing this, but I need to make sure you wouldn't go looking for them and trying to get in the human world. You would have been crushed...."

Slade: Their there...

Randall turned and looked outside the window.

Slade: (Sorry Randall)

Slade hits him hard in the back of the neck.

Randall: Eugh!

He fell unconscious...

Slade: Sorry little guy....

" I'm sorry Randall, I had to....I took you to Vipers and you and Randolph forgot about me and your parents disappearance. How? Well, we used a machine called Mind Washer that Viper had built for such occasions. I then got you and Randolph into Scare Academy, then secretly got Randolph a job in M.I. later on, and a reservation for you when Randolph was done. Then....you were only watched by me...."

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This chapter is the longest flashback in the story. Throughout the story, Randall will have flashbacks like this. How does he have them? You'll have to see in the next chapter. R&R.