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Randall Boggs. They belong entirely to Pixar Studios.
Chapter Eight: All Scares Day
Once a year on December 24 in the Monster world a holiday much like Christmas occurs. It's called All Scares Day. Trees are cut down and decorated, parties are hosted, presents are exchanged, etc. Every All Scares Day, everyone who works at Monster, Inc. gets together in the main lobby, and has a party. Well today was All Scares Day and Mr. Waternoose had just announced over the loud speaker for everyone to stop work and proceed the lobby.
Thrasher and Fungus left to the lobby along with a few other assistants. Randall always hated the parties the company threw for one or more reasons. Its not that he didn't like the holiday, it's the people obsessed with the holiday he hated.
"So they always do this?" Slike asked walking next to him.
"Yeah, usually. Unless some tragic accident happens, which I've been praying for." Randall answered.
"Aw, come on. Parties are fun." She punched him lightly in the arm. "There's no way you can diss a party."
"I just did." He said crossing his arms. "I'm leaving, tell me when its over."
"Come on, it'll be fun." She sped up to catch up with another monster, letting her tail pass under his jaw as she did. This time he didn't lift his head. Sighing, he followed everyone else into the lobby.
The lobby had been decorated with streamers and many other things that were all colored to match All Scares Day. Standing in the middle of the room was a tall All Scares Day tree that had decorations on it also.
Randall stood by himself in one of the more deserted corners, watching the party extremely bored. Suddenly someone laid a hand on his shoulder. Whipping around he saw Mr. Waternoose standing behind him.
"Don't look so unhappy Randall, it's a holiday, cheer up." He said.
"Yeah, sure." Randall muttered crossing his arms. Mr. Waternoose only grinned and turned to talk to someone else. As he turned one of his back legs, Randall was sure it was purposeful, pushed him over. Randall crashed into someone. The force of his impact knocked them both forward.
"Watch where you're going!" Snapped Slike's voice. "Randall?"
"Er, sorry. Tripped." He explained, untangling himself from the mess of limbs and standing up.
"Oh, so you're having fun right?" She asked standing also.
"Yeah, tons." Randall said sarcastically.
"You'd be having more fun if you didn't....." Slike trailed off as her gaze went upward. Her bottom jaw fell open slightly and she groaned.
"What?" In response she pointed up. Looking directly above them Randall's eyes fell on what Slike saw. Mistletoe. Yes, monsters called it mistletoe also.
"Well, well, well, look what we have here." Waternoose chuckled looking at them both. "What a coincidence. I think the both of you know what the tradition is." He then went away to probably find two other monsters to set up.
"He has it in for us!" Slike hissed as Waternoose's back was turned.
"Obviously." Randall agreed.
"Now, I'm not trying to insult you or anything, I like you fine and all but,"
"You talk to much."
And before Slike had time to react Randall bent his head down and well, kissed her. After a second she kissed him back. Now don't ask me how reptiles that don't really have lips can kiss, it defies the laws of nature. But this is the monster world, so I guess there's nothing to worry about. Then they broke apart.
"That was, er...." Randall stopped trying to find the right word.
"Fun?" Slike suggested quickly stepping out from underneath the mistletoe.
"Not what I would have said but it works." He said following her example and getting away from the mistletoe.
"Told you parties were fun." She smirked crossing her arms. "Say it, I was right you were wrong."
"I was right you were wrong."
"What,"
"You told me to say, 'I was right you were wrong' and I said it."
"That's not was I meant."
"I know, but that doesn't stop me from using it against you."
"Whatever happened to the momentary truce?"
"Who needs a truce when you have mistletoe." Slike rolled her eyes. Suddenly she felt someone tugging on the tip of her tail. Turning around she saw Thrasher standing behind her.
"Yeah?"
"I can help you tonight, if you want." Thrasher said stepping back as she leaned down to get a better look at him. Slike blinked, then stood up. She glanced at Randall then looked back at Thrasher.
"No, I'm handling it fine. You just have a happy All Scares Day." Thrasher stood there staring at her in shock. Probably because of the fact Slike was being nice to him. Sighing Slike reached up, pulled down the mistletoe and glared down at her assistant. "Better leave now, before I decided to carry out with the tradition." She held the mistletoe over Thrasher and snapped her teeth at him. Quickly, the monster turned and ran away.
"Does he like being threatened?" Randall asked.
"I think he likes the attention or something." She shrugged and threw the mistletoe across the room so that it landed on Mr. Waternoose's head. "That crab is going to pay."
"Sheesh, the way you keep carrying on you'd think you hated it or something. Am I really that bad?" He smirked, leaning back up against the wall.
"No, no, you're great."
"Ha!"
"Oh no, I just complimented you. I'm never going to live this out am I?"
"Of course not. Why would I do that?" She opened her mouth but closed it. Someone across the room called her name and she looked over to see Betty waving at her. Wincing she looked back at Randall, who was laughing. Before Slike could say anything Betty came over.
"Come on Slike! We're about to sing carols!" Betty said happily.
"Ah, carols? Sorry I can't er, sore throat ya know." Slike said trying to get out of singing. But the blue monster wasn't listening, she had already started dragging Slike across the room. Randall now had to use the wall for support he was laughing so hard. "Don't think you're getting out of it that easily!" She reached back and grabbed his left wrist on his bottom set of hands, pulling him along.
So, how was it? Did the chapter turn out ok? Hope ya guys liked it! G2g write sum more! Byby!
Nox
Chapter Eight: All Scares Day
Once a year on December 24 in the Monster world a holiday much like Christmas occurs. It's called All Scares Day. Trees are cut down and decorated, parties are hosted, presents are exchanged, etc. Every All Scares Day, everyone who works at Monster, Inc. gets together in the main lobby, and has a party. Well today was All Scares Day and Mr. Waternoose had just announced over the loud speaker for everyone to stop work and proceed the lobby.
Thrasher and Fungus left to the lobby along with a few other assistants. Randall always hated the parties the company threw for one or more reasons. Its not that he didn't like the holiday, it's the people obsessed with the holiday he hated.
"So they always do this?" Slike asked walking next to him.
"Yeah, usually. Unless some tragic accident happens, which I've been praying for." Randall answered.
"Aw, come on. Parties are fun." She punched him lightly in the arm. "There's no way you can diss a party."
"I just did." He said crossing his arms. "I'm leaving, tell me when its over."
"Come on, it'll be fun." She sped up to catch up with another monster, letting her tail pass under his jaw as she did. This time he didn't lift his head. Sighing, he followed everyone else into the lobby.
The lobby had been decorated with streamers and many other things that were all colored to match All Scares Day. Standing in the middle of the room was a tall All Scares Day tree that had decorations on it also.
Randall stood by himself in one of the more deserted corners, watching the party extremely bored. Suddenly someone laid a hand on his shoulder. Whipping around he saw Mr. Waternoose standing behind him.
"Don't look so unhappy Randall, it's a holiday, cheer up." He said.
"Yeah, sure." Randall muttered crossing his arms. Mr. Waternoose only grinned and turned to talk to someone else. As he turned one of his back legs, Randall was sure it was purposeful, pushed him over. Randall crashed into someone. The force of his impact knocked them both forward.
"Watch where you're going!" Snapped Slike's voice. "Randall?"
"Er, sorry. Tripped." He explained, untangling himself from the mess of limbs and standing up.
"Oh, so you're having fun right?" She asked standing also.
"Yeah, tons." Randall said sarcastically.
"You'd be having more fun if you didn't....." Slike trailed off as her gaze went upward. Her bottom jaw fell open slightly and she groaned.
"What?" In response she pointed up. Looking directly above them Randall's eyes fell on what Slike saw. Mistletoe. Yes, monsters called it mistletoe also.
"Well, well, well, look what we have here." Waternoose chuckled looking at them both. "What a coincidence. I think the both of you know what the tradition is." He then went away to probably find two other monsters to set up.
"He has it in for us!" Slike hissed as Waternoose's back was turned.
"Obviously." Randall agreed.
"Now, I'm not trying to insult you or anything, I like you fine and all but,"
"You talk to much."
And before Slike had time to react Randall bent his head down and well, kissed her. After a second she kissed him back. Now don't ask me how reptiles that don't really have lips can kiss, it defies the laws of nature. But this is the monster world, so I guess there's nothing to worry about. Then they broke apart.
"That was, er...." Randall stopped trying to find the right word.
"Fun?" Slike suggested quickly stepping out from underneath the mistletoe.
"Not what I would have said but it works." He said following her example and getting away from the mistletoe.
"Told you parties were fun." She smirked crossing her arms. "Say it, I was right you were wrong."
"I was right you were wrong."
"What,"
"You told me to say, 'I was right you were wrong' and I said it."
"That's not was I meant."
"I know, but that doesn't stop me from using it against you."
"Whatever happened to the momentary truce?"
"Who needs a truce when you have mistletoe." Slike rolled her eyes. Suddenly she felt someone tugging on the tip of her tail. Turning around she saw Thrasher standing behind her.
"Yeah?"
"I can help you tonight, if you want." Thrasher said stepping back as she leaned down to get a better look at him. Slike blinked, then stood up. She glanced at Randall then looked back at Thrasher.
"No, I'm handling it fine. You just have a happy All Scares Day." Thrasher stood there staring at her in shock. Probably because of the fact Slike was being nice to him. Sighing Slike reached up, pulled down the mistletoe and glared down at her assistant. "Better leave now, before I decided to carry out with the tradition." She held the mistletoe over Thrasher and snapped her teeth at him. Quickly, the monster turned and ran away.
"Does he like being threatened?" Randall asked.
"I think he likes the attention or something." She shrugged and threw the mistletoe across the room so that it landed on Mr. Waternoose's head. "That crab is going to pay."
"Sheesh, the way you keep carrying on you'd think you hated it or something. Am I really that bad?" He smirked, leaning back up against the wall.
"No, no, you're great."
"Ha!"
"Oh no, I just complimented you. I'm never going to live this out am I?"
"Of course not. Why would I do that?" She opened her mouth but closed it. Someone across the room called her name and she looked over to see Betty waving at her. Wincing she looked back at Randall, who was laughing. Before Slike could say anything Betty came over.
"Come on Slike! We're about to sing carols!" Betty said happily.
"Ah, carols? Sorry I can't er, sore throat ya know." Slike said trying to get out of singing. But the blue monster wasn't listening, she had already started dragging Slike across the room. Randall now had to use the wall for support he was laughing so hard. "Don't think you're getting out of it that easily!" She reached back and grabbed his left wrist on his bottom set of hands, pulling him along.
So, how was it? Did the chapter turn out ok? Hope ya guys liked it! G2g write sum more! Byby!
Nox