This chapter is a good one. Randall's gets saved by...well...you'll see...
Chapter 16 Key and Carmyne
Sean:......Ehh.....
Readagar: Ow.....my head...
Joy: Careful guy's...
Sean: Joy?
Sean opens his eyes.
Joy: Yeah....
Sean sits up, noticing Readagar beside him, hurt a bit. Sully and Mike were near as well.
Sully: You two ok?
Readagar: What happen?
Joy: You two tried to get us out but...
Sean: Ehh....
Readagar: Luckily we weren't shot a?
Sean: Good for that....
Mike: Well incase you didn't notice...
Mike: Were in Frankenstein's basement...
Sean: What?
Readagar saw that they were in a large square room, black stoned wall's and no door.....a few pillars here and there but noting else.
Sean: Where in the...?
Readagar: Sullivan.....did you try breaking through these wall's?
Sully: I tried....no use....
Mike: Oh man....
Mike sits down.
Mike: Great, Celia's going to be mad at me...we were suppose to be married soon...
Joy:.....
Sean:....I hope....Ran is ok...
Readagar:....They wouldn't kill him....
Sean: Seems so.....!!! Where's....Rayford?!
All:!!!
*
Ray:......Ehh.....
Ray was on the floor of red carpet, his body in a curved shape on his side.
Ray:....
Voice: Rayford....
Ray: Huh?
Ray lifted his head from his body, opening his dazed eyes.
Ray: Where...
The room he was in was large. The wall's were red, a very long and wide red carpet covering the floor, a fired place ahead, a painting of a human family above the mantle, a fire ragging in the fireplace was illuminating the room. Ahead, there was a chair, near it was another in front of it.
Ray:!!!!
Voice: Come! Join me...
Ray slowly got onto his four feet and saw that the dark lizard was sitting in the chair facing the fireplace, his chair's back to Rayford, holding above himself in his top left hand was a glass of some liquid.
Ray: You!
Ray started toward him.
Ray: What have you done with my wife and kids!
(Click)
Ray:!!!
Ray stopped, showing itself in the bottom left hand of the reptile, facing at Ray, was a pistol.
Ray:!!!
The monster got up from his chair, still holding the two items.
Reptile: Hello Rayford...
The creature displayed a wicked smile. He held the glass of wine with both of his bottom hands, and walks over to Ray.
Ray: Err....why are you doing this to my family!
Reptile: No....you don't really know me do you?
Ray: What!?.....Yes! Who do you think you are?!
Reptile: Remember that incident at that lab?
Ray:???
Reptile: The one before your hated son was born?
Ray: Hated! You! You!
Reptile: Think! And maybe some of this will clear for you!
Ray:!!!
Ray could tell that he must answer.
Ray: Yes...
The reptile chuckles.
Ray: No....no! You can't be!
Reptile: Welcome to your latest research Rayford...
Ray: You can't have been!
Reptile: Oh, but I am!
Ray: Your the human!
Reptile: Bingo!
Reptile: Transformed into this! By you!
Ray:!!!!
Reptile: I'll explain as soon as I get the key's from your son!
Ray: Randall!
Ray: Your not using h....
(Smack!)
A striking blow came down on Rayford's back head, knocking him flat onto the floor. A solider was standing near, a nightstick in his hand.
Reptile: What a pity....
The reptile crouches down.
Reptile: I would kill you right now....but I'd want to watch you suffer...
The reptile smashes the glass near Rayford's head, luckily none of the glass hit any part.
Reptile: Take him away!
*
Randall was still on the ground, no movement from him or in the prison.
Randall:......
Randall: Why don't I just die....
Randall:....Just when my family...was about to come together...
Randall: I never even had a real family before...
Randall: But...everything...seems to get me caught in the middle....
Randall:....Maybe....I'm just a born failure..
Randall: Destined to lose it all...and gain nothing...
Randall:....Maybe I deserve to be locked up...
Randall: If that's what people and monsters think of me....
Voice: (Sniffle)
Randall: Huh?
Randall picks his head, tear marks on his cheeks.
Randall: Who's....who's there?!
Voice: Randall...please....don't put yourself down like that...
Randall wipes away the tear's that were forming from his eyes.
Randall: I demand to know!
Voice:...Well...at least I kind of snapped you out of it...
Randall: Who ever you are...
Randall: Leave me alone!
Randall starred at the other cell's in his block, seeing no one.
Voice: Quiet Randall!
Randall, unsteadily, gets up.
Randall: Where are you! Show yourself!
Randall: I might as well know who's mocking me!
Voice: Boy....your sad and show and attitude at the same time...
Randall: What!? Show...me....who....you....are....now!
Voice: Randall...
Voice: If you promise to keep quiet and stop feeling down, I will....
Randall felt like he couldn't take anymore mocking around, so...
Randall: Fine...
Voice: Come to your cells window...
Randall:...Ok...
Randall jumped onto his bed, and looked out the window.
Randall:!!
He could see a monster outside, although, coated by the darkness of night. Apparently, this was a female voice, so the monster was female.
Randall: (Sniffle) Who...are you?
Carmyne: I'm Carmyne...
Randall: Who?
Carmyne:...I can't explain...
Randall: You better!
Carmyne: I can't...you wouldn't understand...
Randall:!!!
Lutina: Listen, I'm going to get you out of here....
Randall:....
He jumped down, and sat on the bed, his back to Carmyne.
Carmyne: Randall?
Randall:...What's the point?
Randall: I'll only mess things up....
Randall:...When I got that kid, I took care of her....
Randall: But then everything turned and I was banished...
Randall: Luckily I got back by some friends...
Randall: But I got here, being humiliated and hated for ten years...
Randall: But after I stopped my brother....I got some respect...
Randall: But then I got my brother and mom in danger...
Randall: And now....don't you see....
Randall: I make things worse....hurting myself...and the ones close to me....
Carmyne: Err! Randall snap out of it will ya?!
Carmyne: You noticed how many things happen to you....
Carmyne: Look at you now....
Carmyne: You've gotten this far without giving up....
Carmyne: You have potential to change things...
Carmyne: Your have a good heart Randall....
Randall:....
Carmyne:...So come on.....lets take that guy down and get your family back!
Randall:....
Randall: You may be a stranger.....but....I...trust you...
Randall turned his head, his face now had a grin on it, the sad face completely dissolved.
Randall: Bust me out of here Lutina!
Carmyne: That's the Randall!
Carmyne: Now stand back....
Randall gets up and gets against the bars, feeling that things have gone wrong for him, and he seemed hated and despised....he knew that he could pull through though the tough situation.
(CCCCCRRRRKKKK!)
Suddenly a shinning silver object was breaking the bar's on the window, it was a drill that was silent like a nail filer.
(CCCRRK)
One of the bars fell of.
*
After all of them had fallen off, Randall climbed onto the bed.
Randall: You know....I would get instant banishment if I was caught...
Carmyne: Not a chance....you were surprised this time.
Carmyne placed her arms around Randall's neck and pulled him up. Randall got back onto his four feet and looked at the shadowed creature.
Randall: Ahh....
He felt the cool air once again, breathing it in. The cell was musty and warm, the fresh air turned it into a heavenly breeze.
Carmyne: Getting hard to find the time to do that?
Randall: Guess...
Randall moved over to a street light, but stopped at it.
Randall: Carmyne....could I see you?
Carmyne: What do you mean?
Randall: I mean actually....
Carmyne: Oh....of course....
She moved into the light. Her body was like Randall. Lutina's scales were dark blue, blue eyes, purple and blue tail, a green stripe down her back, and instead of fronds, she had a stripes of red hair.
Randall: Whoa....
Carmyne: Randall....I know your worried and a little unsure about trusting a stranger...
Randall: Believe me I do....
Carmyne: Lets just say....I....know your family...
Randall: Really? Ok...who's my mom?
Carmyne: Naomi Boggs...
Randall: And my dad?
Carmyne: Rayford Boggs....
Randall: Good enough....for now...
Carmyne: Randall....I want to help you...
Randall: Well...could you....
He signaled his arms and tail as best he could.
Carmyne: Oh....(Whistle)
Randall:???....I said get off not sing.....
(SLASH)
Randall:???!!!
Randall moved his arms, and the cuffs came off, falling to the grassy ground, both cuffs split in halve.
Randall:!!??
Randall: How did you?
Voice: I'd knew you'd get into trouble...
Randall: (Gasp)
Appearing right in front of him....
Randall: Slade!?
Slade: Hi Randall...
Randall: I knew you could take shots like that!
Randall hugs him.
Slade: Uh...Randall...I know your concern but...
Randall:!! Oh...
Randall backed off.
Randall: So...your alright?
Slade shrugged.
Slade: I've felt better...
Randall: Oh....you think you could umm...
Randall signaled his tail, knowing the device couldn't be opened without a key.
Slade: Sure, sure...
Slade went over to his tail.
Slade: Stand still...I don't want to accidentally slice you.
Randall: (Gulp)
Slade moves his tail over to the Randall's.
Slade: Ok...
He flicked his tail. When it went down, it sliced the device off, but missed Randall's tail by a few centimeters, as Slade pulled his tail back.
Randall: Careful!
Randall moved his tail away.
Randall: Its the only one I got!
Slade: Randall, I' m good with my tail....
Randall:...
Randall: How do you know....Carmyne?
Slade:.....Were....friends.....
Randall:????
Slade: Shouldn't we be busy finding the keys and save your parents?
Randall:....Oh.......Oh no...
Randall sits down against the tree.
Carmyne: What's wrong?
Randall: I don't know what I did with my key!
Slade: Come on boyo think...
Randall: Remember Slade...
Randall: You took my memory of that...
Slade: Oh...I...did..
Carmyne: Slade! Now we have nothing!
Slade placed his top right hand onto his right cheek.
Slade: Wait a moment...
Slade: Randall....my diary..
Randall: What?
Slade: I recorded for you everyday of importance...
Slade: I must have something in there that gives a lead to were it is....
Randall:!!!
Randall hops up.
Randall: Ok then...
Slade: Where'd you put it...
Randall: My apartment...
Carmyne: Alright lets go...
*
Meanwhile....
In City Hall, Number one was walking....or whatever slugs do....though the halls, but stopped at a metal door. The door had an eye scanner and hand print identification...
Roz:....
Roz placed a hand on the scanner, and it scanned, accepting the print. Then did the eye scan, which also was acceptable.
Voice: Voice pattern identification please....
Roz:....
Voice: Voice pattern identification please....
Roz: C.D.A agent number one ehh....
Voice:.......Verification.....accepted...
(CRRRKKKK)
The door opened with hissing.
Inside....the key was resting silently in an empty room, in the middle.
Roz:...
Roz reveled a smirk and grabbed the key.
*
(Knock! Knock!)
(Knock! Knock!)
Meanwhile, in the dungeon type room, everyone felt hopeless to find a way out. Sean was tapping the wall's bricks, trying to find a switch. Joy had watched him a while, but turned her attention to the others. Readagar and Sully were sitting down near her, playing Tic-Tac-Toe on the stone floor, both using there claws to engrave the circles and X's. Mike was against one of the near pillar's watching the game, but was more concerned about Celia.
(Knock! Knock!....)
Sean stopped.
Sean: (Sigh) Its no use...
Joy:.....I wonder where Randall's mom and brother is...
Readagar: Randall's surely still alive, so....
Readagar: There here....but probably under high security...
Readagar engraves an O in one of the spaces on the stone Tic-Tac-Toe board.
Sully: Were stuck aren't we?
Sean: Yes...I don't think your strength can....break those walls...
Sully:???
Sully looked at him, knowing that he was saying something else behind that sentence....
(ERRRKK!)
All:!!!!
Sean turned his head to the wall he was checking on. Suddenly the wall opened, revealing a dark hall. Without seeing what was inside, Sean rushed in. But when he got close, a force hit him back into the room. He fell on his back, onto the floor as the wall closed solid...
Sean: Eh....!!!! Ray!
Right on top of him was Rayford, beaten....
Joy: What?!
Joy got up and went over, Ray and the others as well. Sean got up, gently placing Ray's head on the floor. He then kneeled down near his head and tapped the area between his fronds.
Sean: Ray?...
Ray:..........
Sean: Rayford?
Ray:.......(Cough!)
All:!!!
Ray's head lifted, his eyes clenching as he began coughing more, seeming out of breath. Ray lifted the top part of his body with his four hands as Sean began to pat his back.
Ray: (Coughing!)...Ehh...
Readagar: Ray! You ok!?
Sully: He's torn up!
Ray gulped trying to get what he wanted to say, out.
Ray: That....that lizard monster....ain't a monster...
Sean:...
Ray: He's...a...or rather was...a human...
All: (Gasp!)
*
Meanwhile, Randall, Carmyne, and Slade were looking around the apartment, looking for the Diary..
Slade: Err! Slade poked his head into the middle room, where Carmyne was looking out the window, and looked up to see Randall attached to the ceiling looking through the books sat high on a shelf.
Slade: Are you sure its here Randall?
Randall: It should be....
Randall turned, as Slade went back into the other room, to Carmyne.
Randall: Why aren't you helping!?
Carmyne: I need to keep watch for the C.D.A....
Randall jumped down onto his four feet. He was worried, knowing what the C.D.A would do to him...
Slade: Got it!
Randall:!!!!
Slade came out of the room, the diary in his hand. The others came over to him.
Slade: I think the last entry I did on you with that key is.....ah...
Slade:...My...last...entry...
*
"There was still something bothering me after years with Randall. That key Ray had entrusted him with. I am....worried for him. He's still young. I asked him what he would do to the key....As if knowing exactly what to do with it, he told me...."
Randall: Its a secret...
In Slade's home, a 15 (in human years) year old Randall was at the window, while Slade was near him. Slade: Randall you sure?
Randall: Yes...
Randall opened his top right hand, in the palm was the key....
Randall: Its my fathers....and it will be used in something...
Randall: A something me...him and Randolph were going to make together...
Slade:...
"The next day, he left here to go to somewhere I couldn't follow him. Later that night, he came back, the key not with him...Randall and Randolph began questioning about Rayford and Naomi.....I knew what I must do....I hope Randall and Randolph will forgive me....Sorry boys.
*
Carmyne: Is that all?
Slade: Yes...
Randall laughed a bit at himself, stammering back a bit, placing his left hands on the fireplace mantel.
Carmyne: What's so funny!?
Randall: Its so simple...why didn't I even remember..
Randall: Its in my Extractor..
Slade: That machine of yours? Is it still in the factory...
Randall:...Should be...
Randall: That was what me, Randolph, and my dad were going to make together...
Slade: Hmm...
Carmyne: When I passed there to get to the prison I saw high security...
Slade: Only a sly...conning....intelligent monster could get through that...
Slade grinned at Randall.
Randall: Stop Slade your embarrassing me..
*
When the three got to M.I., they hid behind a bush, seeing guards at the M.I. entrance. Randall was observing them. They both looked pretty strong, and they even had guns...
Randall: Ehh...
He turned his head to Slade and Carmyne.
Randall: They might even think of killing me!
Slade: Randall, they can't...
Carmyne...
Slade: So...how you getting in...
Randall: Well....Slade, you and Carmyne try to distract them, I'll get inside...
Slade: Ok...
Randall slithered between the bushes, letting the night coat his body in darkness as he slinked on the blowing grass.....
Carmyne: Slade...
Slade:...Carmyne....He needs to do this alone...
Carmyne:...
*
As Randall climbed the wall, he could see the front guards chasing Carmyne and Slade. The guards, being as not observant, knew the two looked like Randall, but it actually wasn't him.
Randall: ( Talk about many monsters looking like you...)
He climbed near the windows. Randall looked through to see exactly what he wanted. Inside was Floor F, Fungus inside...
Randall: Hmph...
He used his top hands to slowly lifted the windows bottom halve up and, using his rail thin body, went through the small crack, and entered the floor. He went on all eight's to get behind Fungus, who was laying his head on Randall's station table.
Fungus:....(Sniffle)
Randall: (This is too priceless....!)
Randall placed his arms back.
Randall: FUNGUS!
Fungus: AHHHH!
Fungus jumped and turned around, scared out of his wits. Randall stood there and laughed, but didn't know Fungus switched to a happy mood when he saw Randall.
Fungus: Randall!
He hugged him.
Fungus: You got out...!
Randall: Ehh, get off me!
Randall pushed him off.
Fungus: S-Sorry..
Randall: Don't ever do that!
Randall: Ehh...whatever...
Fungus: Is just...when I saw them take you away I thought they would...(Gulp)
Randall: (I'm probably glad no one visited me except that girl...)
Randall: Listen, waste your time on happiness later...
Randall: I want you to pay close attention...
Randall: Is the entrance to my lab still where it should be?
Fungus: Yes...
Randall: The Extractor....is it safe?
Fungus: Yes...should be...
Randall looked into the entrance of the floor, but then to Fungus.
Randall: Ok, your coming with me..
*
Randall and Fungus had found the entrance, repaired years ago, and were trailing the pipe filled halls finding the lab. Randall was to the right, Fungus beside him.
Fungus: R-Randall....
Randall wanting a conversation, but didn't turn his head because he was still worrying about his friends and family.
Randall: Yeah Fungus...
Fungus: I....was really worried when they took you....
Randall turned his head, a little confused.
Randall: Your not lying are you?...
Fungus: N-No....
Randall:....You never were worried about me...
Fungus: I thought you didn't want me too...
Randall decided to switch the topic. He still had the old hate of the incident inside him.....
Randall:....What happen to you after the incident...you never told me....
Fungus:...S...Sully made me...one on the floor...
Randall:...So...it didn't matter if you were working with me or not huh?...
Fungus:...
Randall:....But...
Randall: There was one thing I liked about you....
Fungus:...What's that?
Randall: Your loyal...
Fungus:???
Randall saw the confused face on him.
Randall: Notice how you didn't tell anyone about our.....plan...
Fungus: Oh...
Randall: You didn't turn me in....(Unlike Sullivan....I think...)
Fungus: Oh...thanks Randall....
Randall:......There she is...
Randall went to a jog pace as he and Fungus entered his lab.
Randall: Old spit and polish work a?
The Extractor seemed to have a silver coating on it, making it seem brand new...
Fungus: Did you do this?
Randall: While you were off doing what we monsters shouldn't do....yes...
Fungus:...
Randall: Now that key...
Randall went over to the control panel and turned on the Extractor. Again the hissing of the machine started. To Randall it was the sound of success, to Fungus, it was a sound he wished he wouldn't her again.
Randall: Now...
He went over to the side of the machine, stopping at a huge circular metal piece in its body. He seemed to open it.
Fungus:???
When it was open, there was a sound recorder in it.
Randall: Hmm...oh yeah
Randall roared at the recorder just like he used with any kid. Then the red light on the right side turned green. Then on the left side of the of the control panel, a small hole opened up. A secret compartment. Randall closed the machine's side and looked at Fungus.
Fungus: You never told me about that...
Randall: Why do you think I came up with this machine....
He heads over to the side and places his bottom right hand in the compartment on the side of the panel.
Fungus:...
Randall: Aha!
He pulled out a gold key, the twin of the one found in Ray's medal.
Randall: Finally!
Fungus: Sullivan...told me everything about what's going on...
Randall looked at the key.
Randall: Oh he did...
He gripped the key in his hand, making sure it wouldn't slip out.
Randall: I don't trust that fur ball anymore...
He suddenly remembered the dart in his neck, of how Sullivan got him in that situation.
Randall: (Still....he was with everyone when they came...)
Randall: ( Ehh....he probably lead them to that trap...)
Fungus:...What are you going to do...?
Randall shook the thought from his mind.
Randall: Well.....the other key is safe at City Hall...so...
Randall: I'll give them this key in exchange for my friends and family.....
Randall: The machine can't work with just one...
Fungus:....How are you getting back?
Randall stood there for a second, not knowing actually how to get back.
Randall: I...I...
(ERRRMM! ERRRMM!)
Both:!!?
Suddenly, the whole lab and pipe halls were filed with flashing red lights. A loud alarm was going off, and Randall and Fungus knew what it was.
Randall: C.D.A!
Fungus stammered in fear.
Randall: Ehh..
He looked around.
Randall: Ah...
Above the Extractor was an area that lead into a crawl space that lead to the factory's main power grid.
Randall: Ah...Fungus follow me!
Randall went over to the Extractor and climbed on top, as he helped Fungus up. They then climbed into a very low, but very open area. The area was filled with pipes and wires, and hissing sounds, lights, and various lighting. Randall and Fungus finally got up, and crawled as fast as they could through the low place. Soon they stopped hearing a very...strange sound near them. Fungus sat down in a small lit area.
Fungus: I....never...ran....so fast in my life...
Randall was still on all eights, trying to find a small crack in the floor to look through.
Randall: Not even when we chased Sullivan and Wazowski that one time...
Fungus: Well I did get allot of air practice..
Randall:....
Fungus: What's that sound?
(VVVVRRRRMMMM....VVVVRRRRMMMM...)
Randall: Hmm...That's Monsters Inc.'s power grid...
Randall: Where all the power is generated to the city....
Fungus: I never heard of that room...
Randall: Only I know about it....me and the....CEO's...
Fungus: Will we have to go through it?
Randall:....
He found a small space between two pipes and looked through.
Randall: Ehh...
Two agents were standing in the hall below them...
Randall: Yeah...
*
Randall and Fungus arrived at a very small, crawl through door. Randall opened it, then they were each blinded by blue lights.
Both: Ehh!
Randall's eyes could adapt to the sudden lighting, but Fungus's couldn't.
Fungus: I can't see....!
Randall: Just hold on to me!
Fungus took a hold of Randall's bottom right arm, as Randall jumped into the door.
*
Inside, the room was glowing bright blue, a thin walkway leading to a similar crawl through door was to the wall where the two had gotten in. The room was big enough for them to stand in. Randall guided across the thin ledge while supporting through. In front of them was a spinning metal pieces, with in them, was a giant blue orb changing from blue to dark blue. there were many holes with wires behind it. The function of the grid was to transport power to the city. The scream/laugh power would come from the bottom wires connecting to the blue orb. The orb was codenamed the "The Changer". The Changers purpose was to change the scream or laugh into energy to be transported to the rest of the city. Not only was it a valuable piece of the company, it was considered very dangerous.....
Randall: Oh jeez....!
Randall himself had never been in this room before....
*
Meanwhile in an office of Monsters inc....the room was empty and none were outside....
(Smash!)
One of the ceiling panels from above fell to the floor, and Randall jumped down to the floor, helping Fungus down as well.
Fungus: You alright?
Randall: Yeah...
He rubbed his eyes....
Randall: Yeah...just...fine...
Randall: Now...we only need to find a do...
(Ring! Ring!)
Randall:!!!!
The office's phone rang.
Fungus: What?
Randall:...
Randall slowly went over and picked it up.
Randall: Hello?
Reptile: Hi Randall...
Randall:!!!!!
Reptile: Remember that key you promised me...
Reptile: Well if you want your friends and family back...
Reptile: Then listen carefully...
Randall:........
The chapter was hard to complete due to my annoying sisters hogging the phone like....can't say...Hope you enjoyed this chapter.
