The next day, Alex went over to Sulley's, with a small gift in her arms. She put it under the steps at their apartment and then knocked on the door. She was answered by Mike.
"Hey, Al! I just heard the news about Waternoose! I didn't think he'd turn out that way! Well, what are you doing standing out there on the street? It's snowing! Come on in!" Mike led Alex inside from the freezing cold, which, obviously, Alex hadn't noticed. She had too much on her mind.
"Hi, Sulley! What are you doing?"
"Just waiting for you to pay us a visit. What are you doing here?"
"I jsut gotta tell you guys: it truly is a very small world. I was in my tunnels, and I saw some engraved writing. It said, 'Peter Boggs', and then I went to Randall's, and we looked at his family tree, and Peter Boggs was Randall's great-great-great-great-great grandfather! So Peter Boggs built the tunnels so we could go into the monster world, and then I came through and now me and Randall are best friends!"
"Wow, it really is a small world! Now why don't you go on home and forget about this whole mess, okay? Everything's fine now, right?"
"Right! Besides, Waternoose is gone, so now all I have to worry about is the CDA and maybe even Roz! But it's all over now. Bye, guys!" When Alex left, she took out the package from under the steps and set it on the doorstep. She rang the doorbell and ran away. Mike opened the door, and looked around. Then he shouted into the air, "Crazy carolers! Get out a' here! All of ya! Christmas isn't for two weeks yet!" He was about to shut the door, when he looked down and saw the package sitting on the doorstep. He picked it up and looked at the tag.
To: Sulley and Mike Merry Christmas!
"Hey, Sulley! Look what I found on the steps!" Mike took the package inside and showed it to Sulley. "Who's it from?"
"I have no idea, but whoever it is, they're relaly creative. Look at the tag!"
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's open it!" The two ripped open the wrapping paper and found a picture, beautifully painted, and sprinkled with glitter. It was a picture of Sulley, with Alex on top of him doing a one-handed handstand, and Mike standing on top of Alex's shoes. It truly was a work of art. Mike stared at it.
"Wow! Alex really knows how to paint!" But that's not what Sulley was thinking.
"What a great kid. It's so sweet of her to make us a Christmas present, especially one like this. That kid's got a soft spot to her, and I think I just found it."
Alex went home and took a copy of the picture she had made. She crawled back into the tunnels, and walked up to the tunnel that led to Sulley's. She smiled as she taped up the picture.
"Thanks, Sulley, for saving me when I was in trouble, for helping me when I was thinking wrong, and for always having good advice. You're the best friend anyone could ever have, and for that I owe you. Thanks for everything."
THE END
"Hey, Al! I just heard the news about Waternoose! I didn't think he'd turn out that way! Well, what are you doing standing out there on the street? It's snowing! Come on in!" Mike led Alex inside from the freezing cold, which, obviously, Alex hadn't noticed. She had too much on her mind.
"Hi, Sulley! What are you doing?"
"Just waiting for you to pay us a visit. What are you doing here?"
"I jsut gotta tell you guys: it truly is a very small world. I was in my tunnels, and I saw some engraved writing. It said, 'Peter Boggs', and then I went to Randall's, and we looked at his family tree, and Peter Boggs was Randall's great-great-great-great-great grandfather! So Peter Boggs built the tunnels so we could go into the monster world, and then I came through and now me and Randall are best friends!"
"Wow, it really is a small world! Now why don't you go on home and forget about this whole mess, okay? Everything's fine now, right?"
"Right! Besides, Waternoose is gone, so now all I have to worry about is the CDA and maybe even Roz! But it's all over now. Bye, guys!" When Alex left, she took out the package from under the steps and set it on the doorstep. She rang the doorbell and ran away. Mike opened the door, and looked around. Then he shouted into the air, "Crazy carolers! Get out a' here! All of ya! Christmas isn't for two weeks yet!" He was about to shut the door, when he looked down and saw the package sitting on the doorstep. He picked it up and looked at the tag.
To: Sulley and Mike Merry Christmas!
"Hey, Sulley! Look what I found on the steps!" Mike took the package inside and showed it to Sulley. "Who's it from?"
"I have no idea, but whoever it is, they're relaly creative. Look at the tag!"
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's open it!" The two ripped open the wrapping paper and found a picture, beautifully painted, and sprinkled with glitter. It was a picture of Sulley, with Alex on top of him doing a one-handed handstand, and Mike standing on top of Alex's shoes. It truly was a work of art. Mike stared at it.
"Wow! Alex really knows how to paint!" But that's not what Sulley was thinking.
"What a great kid. It's so sweet of her to make us a Christmas present, especially one like this. That kid's got a soft spot to her, and I think I just found it."
Alex went home and took a copy of the picture she had made. She crawled back into the tunnels, and walked up to the tunnel that led to Sulley's. She smiled as she taped up the picture.
"Thanks, Sulley, for saving me when I was in trouble, for helping me when I was thinking wrong, and for always having good advice. You're the best friend anyone could ever have, and for that I owe you. Thanks for everything."
THE END