This one is a long day. But this is only minor things I have experienced......
My Loss Of Defense
I wanted to get out as soon as possible....but my anger still was inside me. I still couldn't believe that that kid beat her worst nightmare! Sure I read books on ones who have conquered there fear, but to her I was the essence of fear! How could fear have been beaten by a child!?
Randall: Err...I'll get her later...
I pressed on. I slowly made it through the swap, tripping a couple of times because of my soaked feet mixed in with the muddy ground. Knowing my scales were wet, I was careful not to get the bottom halve of my body trapped into the ground. I tried to get on a tree to see if I could spot anything at all, but as I tried I couldn't even get up. The trees trunk was wet, my fingers just slipped off.
Randall: Must have rained or something.....
I shook my head to forget about Sullivan at the moment, and that kid. Taking that in, I concentrated on walking. I finally got out of the trees and to some tall grass.
Randall:!!!!
I crouched down onto all 8 of my limbs, the ground was solid. I could see a house ahead beyond the grass. I waited there, observing the house. I remembered the deep cut below my fronds. I chuckled a bit...
Randall: (Small chuckle) I'll just use my incredible talents hehehe!
Still, I had to be careful. One direct hit there and I could get yet another trip....to unconsciousness.
Anyhow....I slithered myself to the wall of the white house, crouched below a window. I could hear a T.V. and some noise. I waited for a minute....no movement. I figured I could sneak by the residence without using my energy to camouflage. I moved up to the door, still on my feet and hands. I knew it was a long shot, but I did need to try. I raised my top left hand to the knob, when I grasped it I turned it to the left....
( Faint Click)
Randall: Bingo...
It was open. What idiots! Were they truly put in this dimension to put me back in mine!? I pushed the door open but met with an ugly face.
Randall:!!!!
It was what the humans called a pet, or what I later learned what was called a "Dog". It starred at me and growled. Not knowing about the creature at the time, I growled back at it. Then it barked, revealing its teeth. They were sharp but not as sharp, or as clean, as mine were. But I wasn't in a tooth judging contest at the moment...The animal came at me, but I just hopped and attached myself onto the now open door. It slammed into the ground but quickly got up. It ran towards me again. But as for me I was already inside the building, and to show the mutt appreciation for the accommodations, I slammed the door in its face.
(Plamph!)
Randall: (Ow!....That wasn't a pretty sight hehehe....)
Before even moving, I made sure that no one heard me.......Phew, no one had. I looked around, no adults in sight.
Randall: (Must be asleep...good)
To my left was a living room where the T.V. was, to my right was a closet, and up ahead was what I was looking for.
Randall: (A child's room is always upstairs!)
I made my way up the blue rugged stairs, trying not to make any kind of sound.
Randall: (These idiots have no idea of my presence!)
Stupid humans.....Anyhow, when I reached the top there were three doors. I looked through the keyholes to find my ticket out of here. Adults room.....Older siblings room....
Randall: Ah...
Found it! I was able to leave. I slowly opened the door, making sure not to wake the kid inside. I slithered inside and slowly closed the door slightly with my tail as I went under and waited under the kids bed. The closet door in front of me. Sooner or later one of them will come by....The B.O.D at that time had urged us to scare children in remote places, meaning not in well populated city's, as a safety precaution. But hey, I didn't obey that one. I waited there.....
*
Randall:......
I have waited there for about an hour. About over 1000 doors were already scared in! I almost fell asleep. I found a deck of cards and used some of the illustrated "Games" to keep myself up and ready. About another hour went by.
Randall:...Err!
I got fed up with waited and went over to the door and slowly opened it.
Randall: (Wha!?)
It wasn't a closet at all! I was a bathroom!? I was so outraged by this! I stood there in anger for a moment, but then I started to keep my cool. I remembered this.....I did it with Wazowski if I remember once....Err! Dang 3rd degree eyeball socket! I calmed myself thinking its a normal mistake. I would just have to leave and try another house. I went over to the exit door. I was placing my hand on the knob when the kid steered.
Randall:!!!!
I stood there motionless.....then turned my head to the kid.
Kid: Emm...
Randall:!!!!
Kid:.....ZZZZZ
Randall: (Phew....)
What a relief. I thought he would wake up, scream, and I wouldn't be able to get out. Reassuring myself, I pressed on. I slowly turned the knob.
Randall: (Huh?...I didn't turn it that fast last t....)
Randall: (Gasp)
Women:!!!!!
There was an adult human right in front of m....
Women: (Scream!)
Now was the time! I needed to get out fast! I reassured my mind quickly and camouflaged myself.....but...
Randall: What!?
I didn't blend!? But I didn't now then what I know now. The laws of this world prohibit me from using my talent! I was defenseless!! I ran to the window and tried to escape that way, but something grabbed my tail causing me to fall on stomach.
Randall: Ehh!
When I turned my face to see what it was, next thing I knew I was met face to face with a silver object slamming onto the cut on my forehead. Once again I could feel the gash of the cut, I could see my own ectoplasm dripping down in front of my head. Last thing I knew I fell on the floor. I heard one last thing.
Human voice: Get the animal control!
I blacked out.......
*
In my mind, I could feel myself being lifted up....then place into a closed in space....then the sound of metal was heard clanging against something. Then I could feel shaking......
Randall:..............
Randall:..............
Randall:....Ehh....
I opened my eyes then closed them, then opened them once more. I could see I was in some kind of cage in the back of a moving van. Tiredness and fear took over my thoughts. Am I going to die?! Was I going to be used as a guinea pig for some experiment!? Was I going to be a mindless slave!? Answers would later be answered....All of this thinking gave me a headache, but this one caused me to black out once more....
Randall:.......
Randall: Ohh...
I opened my eyes to see myself in a small lab. My head was the only movable part of my body. My eyes, still a little dazed, could see that I was in a cage beside a table. Ahead was another desk with flasks, test tubes, and burners. And near that, near the top left corner of the room was a big machine. I looked down at the rest of my body.
Randall:!!!!
I could see that my hands and feet were tightly tied together! Also my face had some kind of gag device on it, I couldn't even open my mouth! I couldn't image what would happen to a defenseless monster like me! I couldn't move or yell!
Randall:!!!!....
I placed my head down again.
Randall:??....(What?)
I could feel no pain in my head now. I looked up using my eyes to see that the gash had indeed healed. Well...I am a fast healer. But I also noticed something on my neck it was a ....
Voice: Hey buddy.....
I poked my eyes up at the top right corner of my cage to see a human in a lab coat. Dang! I am not going to be someone's Nobel Prize!
Human: Wow....
He crouched down and adjusted his glasses as he looked at me.
Human: I've never seen a species like you before....
Human: Four hands and four...
Human: Sharp teeth and tail...
Species? I wondered. I really was in danger for my life! They were going to experiment on me! I tried to speak, or if possible bite through the bars and to that humans face for starring at me like that, but the gag held back my words. The human could see I was trying to move my mouth.
Human: What you hungry or something fella?
Fella?....Well, I had to admit, I was hungry. I got an idea. If he did that, he would have to take the gag off! So I replied in a up and downward motion with my head signaling yes.
Human:????
Randall:(What hasn't this guy ever been replied with a nod before?..)
Human: Ok...
He got up.
Human: I think Steve placed something around to give you...
He moved off a bit. I knew he was going to treat me like a pet. It would seem a little humiliating but...He placed some sort of bowl down near the cage. It was filled with some kind of small cylinder meat smelling tablet sized consumables, personally I wasn't going down that low to eat the stuff.
Human: Ok....just don't bite me...
I took that in consideration. I was thinking about it, but remembered my tied limbs. He opened the cage, I didn't move my head an inch as he was unlacing one of the contraption's straps.
(Click)
He took it off and quickly pulled out his hands as I adjusted my jaw, that....thing was making my mouth an uncomfortable living space.
Human: Ok...
I was going to take a risk, but I wouldn't be able to get out of here without taking action. I opened my mouth.....
Randall:...Pity....You humans always treat your experiments this way?
The human stepped back, shocked as it were. I thought my fearful appearance was enough to shatter every brave thought in his body.
Human: You....you can talk!?
Randall: I would talk more, but I'm a little tied up at this point....
Human: Extraordinary! I reptile species that can actually communicate!
He crouched down to my level.
Randall: Ok get the point I can talk!
I switch to try to be convincing.
Randall: You know...these things are..
I tired being scientific, he may understand it...
Randall: Hurting the blood tissue in my body and straining my scales...
I showed my top tied hands.
Human:??...Well I would help you if I could...
Randall:!!!??
Human: But I'm just an assistant....
Human: My boss would get me fired if I let you go....
I was really angry at this! I had rights as well.
Randall: You can't keep me in here!
Human:????
Ok, so he thought I was just some animal....I tried adding a pleading influence. Didn't seem to help me much with Sullivan though......
Randall: I....have a wife and kids!
Of course I didn't. But did he know that? Nope.
Human: What are you anyhow?
I tried not to reveal my name. Although my last name seemed acquaint enough for an answer.
Randall: I'm....a....a Boggs.
Human: Boggs? A new breed name for yourself?
I was a little angry at being thought of as a secondary creature. I held it back trying to think of a way out of my predicament.
Randall: Come on let me out!
Human: I can't...
Human: Your probably the only one of you species....
There's that word again.
Human: Besides, you wont get far away from here with that on....
He pointed to the thing around my neck. Finally being able to move my neck fully, I could see it was a blue mechanical collar.
Human: But....Steve never told me what he was going to do to you though...
Randall:!!!
I felt a little afraid I had to admit, not knowing what would be done to me.
Randall:....!!!!
Not a second later, the clattering of footsteps approached. Then through a door in the top right part of the room, another human came in, looking much older.
Steve: What have I told you about taking the restraint on that thing?
Human: Well....
He looked at me, my eyes still peering up at him and the new human.
Human: He doesn't seem like the attacking sort...
Steve: Sure....anyhow...we need to get test 1 underway....
I had no idea what he was talking about, but I didn't like it. But I didn't want to reveal to this human that I can talk.
Steve: Well...just don't stand there boy, untie it...
He turned to me. I understood that once I was put of these restraints, its back to getting home.
Human: How? He can barely lift himself?
Steve: (Frustrated sigh)
I didn't like that. He walked over and pulled me out by my fronds.
Randall: Ergh!
I remembered when that kid did it to me! It was a painful experience I did not want to experience again. He pulled me out of the cage to my full length, I almost fell because he let go, but the other human caught me.
Steve: Untie it on the table....
The human pulled me towards an operating table. He placed me on my side as he untied my feet so I could stand. When he finished, I stood up so he could untie my hands, getting a small glimpse of that other human looking at me. Then I saw the human untying was finishing the last notch on my top hands.
(PRHH)
When he untied it I slithered past him, flying past the other human and when I got to the d....
(ZZZTTTT!)
Randall: AHH! ERGH!
I could feel volts of electricity surge through my body. It hurt like if you have ever touched an electrical fence that your whole body was on, but for me it was like my body was burning up. When it stopped, I fell to the floor. My hands stopped my face from falling to the marble floor. I was gasping for air, losing my breath from the shock. The other human came over, some sort of device in his hands.
Steve: Bad amphibian.....
I still gasped for air as I turned my head toward him.
Human: What did you do!?
Steve: Safety precaution...
I raised my bottom left hand to where my heart was. Thankfully it was still beating, fast as ever though...
*
I had to corroborate , or get about 10,000 volts generated through my body. The instructed me to lay on the operating table that was in front of that black machine. Before I even got a chance to move on it, the older human strapped me down with metal straps. Laying there on my back I couldn't move yet again, it seem to be getting a little annoying...
Human:!!...What's test 1?
Steve: Just a brief examination...
I was a little afraid of a huge telescope type machine attached to the ceiling in front of me. The human that I had spoke with seemed to really know nothing of what was going on.
Human: So...what...do we do?
Steve: Skin sample, body structure, and blood sample.....
The blood sample quote made me feel a little queasy. How were they going to get it?
Steve: Only the blood test provides a little pain...
I hesitated, the older one noticed this and picked up a syringe filled with some substance I was not familiar with.
Randall:!!!
Human: Sir....
Steve: Anesthetic...
He held it close to the right side of my neck.
Steve: We don't want this fine specimen to feel pain do we?
Randall: (You already did! And if you even try to....)
(Stick!)
Randall: Ugh!
He placed it into my neck, injected the liquid, then pulled it out. I felt a little dizzy after he did that. The other human came over and used some kind of cotton swab and rubbed it near where the needle had been.
Human: Lets...take the picture first....
Picture? I then knew what that machine was. It was just a big x-ray camera. They Human went off so he wouldn't get caught in it. Then the other one pressed a switch that was near the machine.
(FLASH!)
I was blinded for a second but got my eyes focused to see that the machine was shutting down. Near the machine, the assistance boss pulled out a see through print and began looking at it.
Steve: Fascinating...
Human: What is?
Steve:...Hmm...lets skip that skin sample and get that blood sample
I hesitated again. He pricked up a small prick that was a metal with a small curved prick, and he also grabbed a small container. He then went over to my right side.
Steve: Now this isn't going to hurt.
I bet it isn't! I saw hi stick the prick between two of my scales. I then saw he take some of MY ectoplasm into that container.
Randall:!!!
I couldn't feel the pain due to the medical substance injected into me, but I could still feel it. After that jerk was done, the other came over and patched the cut part up with a white patch.
Steve: Well...I need to an analyze this for the next test
Human:.....
*
I was tied and caged again. I could see my future as a test subject to be shown as a public advertisement for funding of this lab or something.....I felt the pain in my side now. I sobered in misery and pain, knowing more was to come....I haven't eaten or drunken anything for about 2 day's straight. At first I was Top Scarer of my home....the next, a guinea pig for humans as "A Freak Discovery". Still I laid there now in pain and hunger....Then...
(Errrk)
Randall:....
I looked up to see that human come in. It was also night already.
Human: Hi..
Randall:.....
He could see I was clutching that stinging wound.
Human: Hey come on....I'll fix that wound for you...
I tried to get something out, but....
Human: Oh...sorry
He opened the cage and removed the gag device.
Randall: (Coughing)
Human:...!?...Jeez....
I could tell he was looking at the dried tears near my eyes.
Human: You really hate it here do you?
I looked up at him with an anger face.
Randall: Of course I do...Ehh!
I had forgotten about the pain in my side.
Human:....Your a strange lizard...
Randall:.....
Human: What are you really?
Human: Your too intelligent to be from around here....
Randall:....Well...figuring as I'm going to be your prize on a mantel....
I slowly told him the simple things like my full name and my kind...
*
Human: So...Your a monster named Randall Boggs?
Randall: Yes....but don't tell anyone what I told you...
Randall: Or it will become my life's end....
Human: I won't....
Human: After hearing this....I'm getting you outta here..
Randall:???
He asked me to come out, so I did with a little help from him. He untied my feet once more so I could stand, took the collar off. Then he untied my hands.
Randall:......
When he finished the last not, I grabbed him by his coat.
Human:!!!!!
Randall: Just a reminder..
Human:!!!!
Randall: Don't tell anyone about this!
Human: Ok Randall....I won't...
I let him go...
Randall:...??? Why are you letting me go anyhow?
Human: Steve's a jerk anyhow....this I'll show him....
Randall:...
(Errrk)
Randall:!!!
Steve came in.
Steve: What!?
Human:...
Steve: Where's that creature!?
Human: Coffee break?
Steve: Err! Joseph!
Joe: Oh...and another thing...I quit!
Steve:!!!!
*
I soon found myself running free past the lab's building. As I ran I remembered that the human only helped me to ruin the others chances at fame. I clutched my wound with my top right hand. In my left hands were my ectoplasm and body structure scan. No one was to know about discovering me! At least I was free. I seemed like I should go to a city. I probably would have a better chance there....I found one near and went to it.
*
I was awful as I trailed through the quiet streets, I had destroyed the print out of my body structure and drunk up my ectoplasm to get it back. I realized my brilliant camouflage wouldn't work, or at least when I need it!, so I had no protection. Sullivan 99% killed my only protection in this world!....I felt tired and felt the pain in my side. I knew I had to rest, but I couldn't. But still....I probably wouldn't get into a house, nor take care of Sullivan when I got back.
Randall: Oh...
Tiredness overtook me. I need to rest, at least for a day. I searched the streets. I found an alley. But I refused to sleep in a place that seemed so obvious. But...
Randall: Instead of the alley.....
I looked up and got an idea. Why not a roof? Its out of sight and safe. I went over to one of the side walls, hoping I had enough strength to clime. I placed my hands on the wall, then my feet. I was careful not to stretch my body so the pain in my side would get worse. I climbed up.
*
I reached the room. It was a flat one, nothing of any interest.
Randall: Jeez its cold!
I could feel the cold weather now. Since I was higher I could feel it before anything else. I was hungry, parched, and hurt....now I was cold. I need a place to sleep, that when I noticed a vent looking thing sticking out from the building. I went over to it. It was a vent.
Randall: B-B-Better than N-Nothing....
I climbed in. There was a small steel gate near where I climbed in, which prevented me from falling into the building. I placed my tail and hands around my body and forced myself to sleep. Thoughts of Sullivan and anger aroused my dreams......
True to the bone. Ehh...I can remember that needle in my neck still, Ow! I got to take a couple days off work...