Hey guys, Randall here. I've gotten a reviewer who seemed really interested in this "view story" of mine. Anyway, I decided to make one in a rush. I skipped a part where I was in Delhi's zoo. Reason is, there's so much I've gone through in the human world that I decided to just skip the part. Maybe I'll post it sometime when I complete this.

Anyway enjoy! I wonder why Sean is getting credit for my work...hmph.

Chapter 12 The Red Fort

I want to skip a part in my trip here. You see, when I arrived, I was caught by the officials there and sent to the Zoo not to far from the river. I was lucky enough to escape, but found myself with a cut on my neck. I'd not bother you with the details. Maybe I'll tell you after everything is over.

Anyway, I found myself trailing down the muddy path beside the river. My top right hand on the side of my neck. Ecto coming out and slowly dripping down.

When I was captured and placed in the Zoo, I was tied to a stake like a human dog. The "collar" had a small damaged area that cut my scales.

It was nothing new to me. I had been stabbed in the neck before, and it wasn't in this world. I was already week from how far I walked. I came to a bridge finally, and collapsed right near it. I fell right on my stomach, my legs, tail, and hands falling to my side. Dango's hat stayed on me though.

I couldn't get up yet. My legs couldn't go any further. My eyes were currently closed. I felt almost like when Sullivan knocked me out. I was nearly covered in the mud, which wasn't very pleasant to me. My eyes didn't even try to open, that is until I felt a drop hit between my forehead. My eyes blinked once, then slowly opened.

A little foggy at first, I could see the mud in front of me splitting. It was raining. I lifted my head slowly, shaking it to get some of the mud off. I didn't want to try and get up. I stayed on all eights and tried to move under the bridge. My right legs and tail were in the water, so it took a try or two. My neck wound was still doing what cuts do, so I just continued slowly.

Once I got under the bridge, I rolled over and placed my back to the bridge, closing my wound with my hand. I didn't try to speak, which would really hurt my neck more than it already is. I just stayed silent, thinking of what to do.

I had to find a door. But so far I haven't had much luck. As much as I thought about it, why don't any of the other banished monsters ever come back? I'm not banished monster AT ALL! I'm just merely a monster that got an unjust punishment. But I wondered that.

Maybe I'd be the first monster to actually come back from this world. Wonder what that would be like. Probably wouldn't change a thing. I always still think as long as I'm here, why did they make this law? Just look at where I am now. I look pathetic.

My mere thought of that made my eyes shoot open, and my face change to my determined one. ".......No...." I said slowly, almost at a whisper with my slow breathing. I'm not pathetic! How could I even think that!? It may take some time, but I WILL get back.

Determination took me again. I rose slowly up onto my feet. They were shaking a little actually, so was my body. I had been exposed to the cold weather for too long. "(Might as well find a place to stay....)" I thought. Maybe I should start as soon as I can tend to these cuts. But a place to stay didn't seem to be here, I could be seen. I had to find a deserted place or something. I decided to stay low. I got into a difficult position of mine, it didn't hurt but it was one I hadn't used much. I used my legs and bottom hands to travel and left my top hands free.

"(Maybe everyone is asleep)" I thought. I found a small set of steps beside the bridge, leading up to the street. I drew a breath than spat it out. I slowly climbed up them and peeked over the area. Allot of trees, a few buildings.

Then I saw it. Towering over the trees, seeming to be behind them, was a red tower. I hadn't seem a building like that before. Several more was around. The building seemed to be made out of red stone. Haven't seen it before.

The place must belong to some richy. Then I thought, maybe I could hide in one of the towers. No one would see me. I could lock or keep the entrance shut, and if someone tries to come up, I can just leave. Not perfect, but I just wanted somewhere to stay the night. Actually, the sun should be arriving soon. I just went for it. I darted forward, my feet passing the wet pavement of the road that turned into the bridge. I made it pass the trees easily. I then could see the building. Scratch that! The thing was a palace! Tall towers, castle style walls, Arabian type architecture. The whole building was red, as told. I was almost amazed, but it didn't faze me. I stopped beside a tree and looked side to side of the road in front of the building's back. Nothing, just the repeated splashes of the rain. I ran as fast as I could. I was actually surprised. I made it right in front of the thing. I stood up on my four feet like normal and looked around. Nobody was around. I decided not to question, just look at the wall I would be climbing. "(Oh great....)" I thought.

I placed my free hand on the wall and took it off, which was too simple than it should have been. The wall was wet with rain. I couldn't climb it! I would get a up to a high part if I tried, but I could easily fall. "(Ugh great! Now what!)" I thought. Well scratch that idea. Maybe I should just try something else. I slowly shook my head with a very upset face. I wasn't having much luck lately.

I got back down and trailed the wall, trying to get past the huge thing. After a minute or two, I finally got to the thing's corner. I turned my head past the corner. "Whoa!".

I moved back and ducked low. A car sped by, slowed, then continued down the street I was near. I nearly had a second hard attack. The way the car's lights were so big, I thought it was coming right at me! I caught my breath and, even slower now, peeked over the road. Nothing again. I calmed down and slowly continued forward. As I walked, I noticed that all the lights in the rooms were off. Sure, its common for everyone to have lights off, but since I haven't ever seen a red palace before, I didn't know what to think. I dismissed the thought just as quickly.

I stopped at the next corner and peered over, just the front of the palace. Strange, I was expecting guards and dogs or something. It was then I wondered....where was I going?

There was a city in front of me, with morning coming soon. It seemed like this place was my only option, that or try and find a place in the city with the possibility of getting caught.

I growled at myself. I've made myself a machine as big as myself, is that harder than infiltrating a palace? Well.....isn't it!?

Guess I should just wing it. I mean, what are the chances? Its not like they have a specially designed "reptilian monster" detector.

I chuckled at the thought. It might be a little....fun. I shook "another" thought from my head as I started for the entrance. There seemed to be a wooden "fence" bordering a brick walkway that led up to the entrance. "(Hmph...these people must WANT people to come in.....)" I thought.

I got at the entrance, seeing the architecture again. I then noticed a small sign near the entrance. My eyes peeked up to see what it had to say:

"The Lahore Gate"

I cocked my head at that. Why would someone post this here?

I just shook it off, that and the water dousing my face. I then remembering my shivering body, and quickly entered.

*

"What in the?"

Now I knew it wasn't a "red palace". It was a "Red Fort".

There were buildings and halls INSIDE the fort's walls. I was expecting this place was like a mansion, but its a fort!

I was, literally, surprised. But I didn't come here to stare at the walls. I took a gulp of air, as it was raining hard now. I looked for one of the tower's I saw earlier. I trailed the wall to find a staircase I found one leading up to the wall's top. I slowly climbed it and found myself on it. I stayed low as I could see a tower not to far away. I started forward, and soon found the rain stopped pummeling me. That is because their were pillars on the wall's top that held a "ceiling" above me. I stopped at the end, which was circular, and found that I was below one of the towers, one of them that ended the wall's corners. Since it wasn't raining in door's, I got onto one of the pillars and started climbing. I then noticed that I had to go on the outside to climb up into the tower's top.

I gulped at the thought, I wasn't no cat. Sure I can climb walls, that's because I can stay on them, but when I can slip off, well....I get a little....hesitated.

I did it as carefully as I could. I turned enough so I wasn't all the way on the outside yet. I reached my top left hand out and tried to grab something that was above me. Much to my dismay, only shingles. I pulled my hand back.

"(......Well maybe bad luck's had me enough for the day....)" I thought. Might as well try. I then got an idea. I made my tail wrap around the pillar I was on. That way, even if I did fall, I might be able to stop myself from hitting the ground.

"(Uhh...then again...the rains probably softened up the grass hehehe...oh)" I thought again. Time to at least take a risk.

I quickly made sure my tail held a good enough grip. Like always, it did. I drew another breath and slowed it out. I turned to the outside, feeling the cold stone on my feet. I currently had my hands and front feet on the pillar, as the part of the wall couldn't support both sets. I then looked up, seeing the vertical side of the tower's top. I focused on what do. I reached my hand up and tried to attach it, but the rain stopped that. I retracted my hand, but then noticed something else. I could see smaller pillars holding up the tower's top, which were on the circular small wall that was around the hollow space, which I might be staying the night in.

I smirked a little actually. I then knew what to do. I positioned myself and just as quickly jumped up. My tail reacted to this by letting go of the pillar. This of course, wasn't good. In my jump onto the vertical side to grab the small pillars, I missed.

My stomach hit the soaked ground, leaving my limbs free from not grabbing on. My body slid backwards with the rain. I quickly reacted by quickly trying to run up the side. I only got one hand, my top left one, on one of the pillars before I tripped again. My hand held onto the pillar for dear life. If I didn't, I would have fallen to the ground because I wouldn't be able to get a grip on the wall below.

I tried to pull myself up, but failed in that. I then got a good, yet maybe painful, idea. I remembered my teeth. They were good enough to sink into bone, or at least close. "(....A dentist will never believe this)" I thought, which actually really wasn't appropriate at the time.

I opened my mouth and sank my teeth right into the brick. It was like teeth on teeth! But it was good enough to create a small crack in the brick. this was enough for my bottom left hand to grip. I made two more cracks on the right, gripping them with my hands. I used them to push up right into the hollow space inside the tower.

I did it. "(That....was.....good....)" I thought. I looked around to make sure I wasn't being tricked or something. But it was true, I made it inside the tower, nobody could see me in here. I just stayed right on the floor of the tower. I admired my victory to win over the "rain climb". I planted my back against the wall. I then forgot that I had a cut on my neck. Strange, I didn't seem to feel it until now. I slowly lifted my hand to the wound and felt it.

The ecto seemed be still be coming out, but not as server nor fast. Maybe it would heal up enough not to become a problem.

"(I'll fix it later)". I was already enjoying the festivities. I looked out at the rain and its clouds. Even through I......don't like climbing soaked walls, I actually like the rain. Its....important to me, because....it actually is something that helps me connect to a past memory. I won't tell you it now, but you will learn about it from another "past".

Anyway, I got up and looked around, seeing if the sun was coming up soon. Not yet, couldn't see it. It was then I heard something I've never heard in a really long time. I head a loud horn-type sound. It was a train. I had ridden on one years ago when I went to Monster Academy, where I got the diploma that helped on my registration form for M.I.

Maybe that was my ticket out of this place, I didn't want to stay in this place. I settled back down into the tower. I wasn't hungry, thanks to that steak from the Zoo hehehe. And I won't bothering telling I wasn't thirsty.

I got back to my dreams as soon as I closed my eyes.

Nice place actually. That Red Fort did have a good look to it. A good flash back there, the "rain memeory" will be told in one of my past stories. Well, I can at least tell you guys where I wind up later, Russia. Till then, mesa me. Is that French?