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Chapter Seventeen: Till then end

"My brother?" Slike repeated backing up several steps. "Randall, what-"

"I know how he died."

"Parker-."

"Sye, I knew him! I got hit on the head and forgot it! I forgot you, I forgot him, I forgot Parker. Everything, but now remember now. Joey and I were friends. We went to the same school, he stayed with me at the boarding house since your parents got divorced in the third grade." Slike just stared at him tears welling up in her eyes. "That night on the roof, Parker had lost it. Joey had agreed to meet him about something Parker made up, but Parker killed him."

"Why didn't you say anything?" She asked.

"I didn't know I knew this till now! I'd been seeing pictures of this in my mind for my whole life since it happened." Randall didn't know how to make her believe him. She was staring at him like he was crazy. "A picture! He had a picture in his locker of you! You were maybe 14 or 15, its like the picture you have of him in your apartment except you both tore it in half to remember each other."

"How do you know that?"

"He told me Sye!"

"He said he only told one other person named," Randall racked his brain. He knew the answer.

"Spiky. That's what he said, he gave me that nickname if fifth grade."

"You're not lying." She said in disbelief. "He told me all about his friend Spiky that he went to live with. That's why I didn't know you! The way you acted and looked, sounded familiar but when you said that about the picture I knew that you weren't him." She put her arms up around his neck and cried into his shoulder. Randall swallowed hard, and hugged her back.

"How touching…" Growled a cold voice both of them knew.

"What are you doing here!" Randall growled back.

"To finissssh what I ssssstarted that night. When you fell you ssssshould have died Boggssss. That wassss everything would have been perfect. But no you have to live and be the little hero didn't you?" Parker said.

"How'd you get out? The CDA-" Sye started.

"The CDA are idiotsssss. They don't know anything. Bessssssidessss fitting through barsssss issssss my sssssspeciallity." Randall saw something metal flash and then before he knew it Sye was lying about five feet away on the ground a fresh cut on the side of her head. "I'll deal with you later," He hissed towards her. Then looked back at Randall. And for the second time in his life Randall was staring down a gun barrel that was pointed directly at him. What idiot would give him a gun? Randall thought to himself. "Don't worry Boggsssss I'll take care of her. We might even come to the funeral." Randall heard him cock the gun and he shut his eyes. There was a deffening bang but Randall was still alive.

He saw Slike had rushed forward and shoved Parker just as he fired sending the bullet the wrong way. Parker dropped the gun and Slike grabbed it up fiddling with it for a second before pointing it at him.

"Get back." She hissed advancing on him.

"You wouldn't ssssshoot me Sssssye, you don't have the gutsssssss." Randall saw it but he couldn't stop it. Parker's tail curled around Slike ankle and jerked her backwards so she lost her balanced and fell. Parker picked up the gun and aimed it back at him. "He didn't say anything but pulled back on the trigger. There was a little click but no fire. Parker tried again, click click click, but no fire.

"looking for these?" Slike asked holding up the ammunition cartridge. "Catch!" She threw them up and Parker grabbed but missed, they landed in Randall's hands. Parker advanced on Slike and she kick him hard in the stomach, sending him backwards the gun falling out of his hand. Randall grabbed it up and loaded it.

"Hey Parker? You said she didn't have the guts, well guess what? I do!" Randall fired twice hitting the snake square in the chest. He fell onto his stomach limply and didn't try to get up. Slike stood up and backed away from the snake and towards Randall.

"Is he?" She started

"Well if he isn't he won't be getting up anytime soon. We should get out of here." Randall glanced back up at the woman and her son's trailer. He then smirked to himself. Slike and him walked up to the front door and knocked. The women opened the door and nearly fainted as the two lizards crawled across her ceiling and into the boys bedroom closet.

Slike had left the door activated and she quickly turned the station off.

"We can't stay here in Monstropolis." Slike pointed out as the exited the deserted factory.

"I know. How's about we go back to where you came from?"

"Alright, it's big enough that we can blend in. Just let me get Jake first."

Randall rolled his eyes. After all they'd been through she still wants to keep that creature around. Parker wouldn't find them there if he lived. That thought comforted him to know that now he had Sye all too himself… with the exception of Jake of course.

Gosh I am so sorry this took so long too do! Hope you guys can forgive me. I know I know cheesy and fluffy ending but I sat down and was determined to finish it and this is what ya get. Well I hope you liked it and if not, let me know and I'll see if I can find some time to finish it. Thanx!

Nox