This chapter shows more about Randall and Randolph's brother relationship. Also, there's a part about Randall's time in school. Enjoy!
Chapter 2 Randall on Roster
The two found themselves in the office of Gino, the player finder if you will of the Monstars of Monstropolis. The two were sitting in front of an empty wooden desk. the room was rectangular, filled much with the teams merchandise such as hockey sticks, photo's, and Gino's own jersey. Randolph just kept moving his tapping his right suction cupped fingers on his left arms, not at all impressed with the various awards that were around. Randall was looking around the various merchandise, thinking of himself being on something. Soon the door opened, and in stepped Gino. Gino looked like a big bulky monster like Sully, except no fur and head was shorter and his voice was ragged. He went over and sat behind the desk. "Ah Mr. Randolph Boggs......the number one scarer at Monsters Inc. if I'm not mistaken." he said with a smile. "Why yes I am...and this is my brother Randall" Randolph replied, seeing Randall put on a smile. "Ah the young lad you recommended me too" Gino said, making Randolph nod. "Well boy's....as you know....the Monstars haven't been doing pretty well during the past season," Gino began turning to Randall, "Tell me Randall....what makes you think your good enough?". Randall just smiled and began telling of his skill's, intelligence, and all around nature, and a few other things....
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"Hmm...interesting.....maybe we do have a place for you kid, perhaps your what the team needs" Gino said, hoping he was right. "Well ok then....Randall....maybe you should show him in a practice" Randolph said. But before Randall answered, the door opened again, and in stepped a gecko type creature. It stood on two legs and had six arms. It had red and violet scales, also yellow stripes down its back, and short brown hair.
"Listen Gino I want you to get that player now al.......?" The monster said looking at Randall. "But Orion sir, this is that new player....or may be that new player. Orion stepped in. "Ah....Randall Boggs" Orion said, closing the door. "Oh! Coach Orion!" Randall said, being as polite as he could. "Yes....captain of the Monstars" Orion said with a grin. "Strange....aren't you a bit young to be a coach?" Randolph asked with a chuckle. "It depends on your qualifications" Orion said, making Randolph stop his chuckle. "Anyhow....so your the player Mr. Boggs and Gino told me about....hmm....is he good?" Orion asked to Gino. "Oh....of course..." Gino said. Orion turned his attention to Randall. "Lets see you a?" he said. "Practice?....Ok" Randall said with a nod.
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Randall and Randolph were now in the locker room of the Monstars. The team wouldn't come in for about an hour for practice. Randolph was sitting on the bench between the two locker wall's as Randall was looking through a rack of clothes for a four sleeved one. Randall already had the helmet on that had three holes at the top that let his fronds move freely rather than being stuck in the helmet.
"You think they'd never seen a four armed reptile player" Randall said, angry that he hadn't found a uniform. "Well," Randolph began, placing his top hands behind his head, "were a rare find, were probably the only two". "Yeah....maybe....but then again..." Randall said, unhooking a four sleeved jersey from the rack. "Guess I spoke too soon" Randolph said. Randall just chuckled and used his top hands to open the jersey and put his head through it. Although halfway it got stuck on, because of his helmet. "Ehh....Ow! Randolph, could you help me with this!?" Randall asked, knowing he should have put the helmet on after he gotten on the jersey. Randolph chuckled and got up. He used his top hands to fix the neck part of the jersey , and pulled Randall's head through and helped him get the jersey on. When he did, Randolph took a step back. As on all suits Randall tried on, it reached down to the middle of his stomach. The jersey had a blue around the neck part and bottom part. It also had blue on the arm parts. The Monstars Logo was in the middle, which was blue and dark blue. The rest of the jersey was white, and the helmet matched the jersey. White and blue were the Monstars set colors.
"A little short, but at least it fits" Randall said checking both sides. "Yeah well...you act like you new put a jersey on" Randolph said, seeing at how Randall was checking it out. "Actually I never wore much of anything up until now" Randall said, knowing he had no need for suits except the winter season. " OK....anyhow listen" Randolph began, "First impressions need to be taken in ok?" Randolph continued, "Just show him what you got". "Ok brother I will" Randall said with a nod.
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Randall had found 4 skates that went with his four three suction cupped feet, gloves for his hands, and a warmth band for his tail, being a reptile meant that he had to be warm after all. Randall and Randolph were waiting in the box seats for Orion. Soon, he came, a puck and stick in his hand. The hockey stick was normal, but the puck seemed to be moving in Orion's bottom hands. "Uh...is it suppose to be moving on its own?" Randolph asked, gesturing the puck. "Well...we call this the practice puck....its selling name is the Puckmanian" Orion said, trying to keep the puck from going out of his hands. "You see....you've gotta show this puck who's boss". Both of them looked at him confused. "Ok....just watch" Orion said, handing the stick to Randall. He then gave the puck to Randall, who held it tightly with his bottom hands. He opened the glass door and got on the rink. The room was a normal hockey dome like any other. He went to the middle of the ice, skating by moving both of his feet on each side. He skidded to a stop just as quickly.
He placed the puck down. He looked ahead to see the goal. Randall positioned his stick high to knock the puck in the goal, he swiped, but the puck moved forward. Randall looked at the ground to see the puck gone, but then looked to see it ahead of where it was. "Hmm...." He said looking at the puck, scratching the left side of his head under his helmet with his top left hand. He moved up to it and swung again. The puck moved again, between his two sets of feet and past his tail, stopping behind him. Randall turned around, agitated. "Alright you!" Randall yelled pointing to the object, feeling a little stupid talking to a puck. He swiped again, this time the puck moved at a fast speed around the rink. Randall looked to see the thing was actually avoiding him.
"Better catch it! Come on Randall show me how fast you are!" Orion shouted over. "Alright!" Randall said, getting the idea. Randall lifted his front two feet a bit, and swung himself forward. He took off, moving both of his left feet then both of his right feet. he also lowered his body to gain the speed of a bullet as his arms flinged forward and back. The puck was fast and tricky. It went behind the south net and Randall raced on after it, going to the back of the net and rushing toward the puck. The both were now heading the opposite way. Randall could see it was on a break away, going straight. Randall caught up to it. He kept moving and held his stick high with his right hand's. He locked the puck in his sights. "Got ya!" He yelled. He shot the stick forward rather than at a swing. He hit it right in its back, making it hover off the ground and into the middle of the net he was aiming for. "Whoa!" Orion yelled. Randall skidded to a stop and turned to the two in the box, holding the hockey stick's but on the ice, and taking off the strap that was attached to the helmet that went under Randall's chin so the helmet wouldn't fall off.
"Fast little bugger....but not as fast as me" Randall said, wiping some perspiration on his fore head. "I never seen anyone catch up to a Puckmanian that fast!" Orion said again. Randolph gave his brother a thumbs up with a wink. Randall smirked at that. but something bothered him. He could hear skates moving. He looked down, no it wasn't him....he turned around.
(SMACK!)
He was smacked at his right side with a stick, and fell sideways onto the ice. "Hey!" Randall could hear Orion shout. Randall shook his head, and looked up seeing a monster in a red and black jersey, with many others behind him.
" Hey Orion! This your newbie!? Yeah! Just what your looking for! Weaklings!" The player who hit Randall said. Not caring who it was, but knowing he wasn't a weakling, he used his tail to trip the monster. The monster fell to the ground, disturbing the other players. Randall got up, ready to get back over to his brother, but a player came over and gripped his arms, making Randall's chest rise as his arms were gripped tight into his back. "Hey!" Randall shouted. The player got up and held back his fist. "Why you little!" he said, and socked Randall right in his chest.
(POW!)
Randall led out a small yelp of pain. the monster held back another to hit Randall in the face, but was stopped when Randolph and Orion came over. "Let go of him!" Randolph ordered. The monster dropped his punch and the one holding Randall let him go. Randall fell onto the ice, his helmet falling off his head. Randolph couched down to see if he was ok.
"What are you Red Comets doing here! Your not in any right to injure my players!" Orion shouted in a demanding tone. "Just wanted to come over and play your team, after all we wanted to see where we were gonna beat you guy's" the leader said with a smile. "Come on boy's! Let the weakling coat the ice!" The leader said, gesturing Randall who was half up off the ice. The red and black figures piled out of an exit from which they emerged. Randall sat up on the ice, feeling cold.
"You ok Randall?" Randolph asked concerned. "Y....yeah....its just a bruise...I wasn't expecting it" Randall said getting with the help of Randolph. "Who were they!?" Randolph demandingly asked Orion. "The "Red Comets"....our rival team" Orion said turning to Randall. "Sorry Randall" Orion guiltily said. "Its ok coach.....w...which reminds me....am I in?" Randall asked. "Well.....yea..." Orion said. "YES...ehh!" Randall shouted, holding his chest with his top left hand. "But as soon as your better"
Orion said. Randall nodded. "Ok....we'll be having a practice this weekend". "Ok we'll be there....come on Ran" Randolph said, leading his bother to the exit. "Who knows......maybe you'll be captain" Orion said to himself, placing his coaching hat on his head which he had in his bottom most hands.
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"I'm fine" Randall grumbled. The two were now back at their home. It was getting dark outside judging by the sky roof. Randall was sitting on his bed, Randolph in front of him sitting on the chair. At the moment, Randolph was wrapping a white bandage around Randall's chest. "I know, I just want to take precautions" Randolph said. "Fine..." Randall replied, knowing his brother did care if he got hurt. "There we go" Randolph said, snipping the bandage with his teeth and placing the roll of bandage in a drawer nearby.
"I'm fine really" Randall said, trying to assure him. Randolph just looked at the clock. "Listen...I'm just getting us something fast, you want anything?". "Just get me the usual from where your going" Randall said with a sigh. "Ok" Randolph replied, opening the door to the living room. "Ok I'll be back in 5 minutes" Randolph said, heading into the living room then out the door. Randall turned onto his back and laid on his bed looking at the stars forming in the sky, thanks to the sky roof. H moved a bit then got up and sat on his bedside. He got up and went over to the cases of video tapes. He opened one of the bottom drawers and took out a tape. The tape was triangle shape rather than a rectangle like humans have. He placed it in the "VCR" below his T.V. then went over and sat his back on his bed, his head resting on the pillow as he used the remote to start the tape.
On the screen placed an image of what seemed to be a school. Brick wall to the left, and a couple chairs and tables on the left, considering it a lunch area. On the screen appeared Randall, a little younger, being held by a couple monsters. Other monsters were behind him, even.....Sullivan and Wazowski. Randall was in the middle front, his arms and tail being held by three monsters. They all were shouting "Lizard Boy". As Randal tried to get out of the hold of the monsters had him in, two other monsters cam in with what seemed to be a trash can. Randall tried more to get out, but couldn't. The two placed the can right on Randall's head. Because of his thin body, the can slid down to Randall's stomach. Randal tried to get the thing off, but his arms were caught inside the can. The others continued laughing at shouting. He tried to move off, but slipped on one off the garbage pieces, causing him to flip onto his side. Since he landed that way, the can began to roll down the hill, taking Randall with it. He rolled off the screen crying out, but the others continued laughing at him rolling......
The tape stopped and static was left. The tape rejected the tape. Randall was still on his bed. It was hard to see, but a small tear from his right eye ran down the right side of his cheek. Randall didn't even stop it, he just sat up as the tear dropped onto his bed. He clamped his arms around himself, as if to restrain himself from crying. He closed his eyes as well......But about a minute later, he could hear two sets of steps, meaning it was Randolph. He quickly wiped away any forming tears before Randolph came in, holding bags of food labeled "ZIZZY'S SQEEGLE BURGERS" , one each in his right hands.
"A new record! 3 minutes!" He said. closing the door. He was about to say something else when he looked at Randall. He could see he looked a little...sorrowful. "Randall..." Randolph began, placing the bags on one of the shelf's and sitting beside Randall. "You ok?". "....I told you I'm fine" Randall said, moving his chest a bit. "I mean....emotionally" Randolph said, narrowing his emerald eyes at him. Randall turned his face to him, seeing his brother saw right through him.
"Randolph.....was life hard for you in the past?" Randall asked looking down at his own tail. "Randall...I told you that it was just like...." Randolph said, seeing the tear stain on the side of the bed and a tape in the VCR. "Its about the past ain't it" He said. "...Yes...I'm just worried things would....you know....come crashing down for us....like I'll fail at this and" Randall stopped, as his brother had his top right hand in front of his mouth. "Randall....things may have been terrible in the past....but....you gotta look at what's now" Randolph said, moving his hand away. "I mean look....we found each other....we were long lost brothers....things well brighten up for ya" Randolph added, making Randall perk up and smile a bit. "That's my brother" Randolph said, placing his right arms around him, rustling Randall's fronds with his top left hand. "...Thanks bother" Randall said. "Oh...come here you" Randolph said, as they embraced each other in that brotherly way. "Don't worry brother....I wont ever leave you..." Randolph said, making his brother feel better now.....After a while, they both ate and went to sleep for the night.......