Oh sorry people, I've been sick for a while slowing the process of my writing. Anyhow! Were back! This chapter puts in a turning point of the story! Enjoy!
Chapter 6 The Concerning Of One
It was nearing the mid-day. Randall was still asleep at the point. After knowing Randall would be fine, Rayford and Naomi left, telling Sean to call them if anything was wrong. Sean was sitting in a chair in the living room, wondering to wake up or wait for Randall. Caylin and Leia were near the T.V. Caylin had clearly forgotten that he brought over his game system, called "AmphiStation". He and Leia were now in front of the T.V. playing some sort of racing game. Midnight was sleeping near the couch, not interested in what they were doing. Caylin was just too good on the game, so it was easy for him to win against Leia.
(EERRKK!)
"Winner! Winner! Winner!" The voice box on the machine boomed out. "And the winner is the Cay man!...uh...Caylin!" Caylin said, rubbing his win streak into Leia. He got up and started cheering around, liked always. He didn't trip on his tail as he did this, as he had much experience with his cheer, now dancing is another thing. "Go Caylin! Go Caylin!" He went on as Leia got up and closed his mouth with her left hand. "Ok Caylin...wanna try boxing?" She said with a grin similar to Randall's. Caylin backed away a bit, shaking his hands, knowing he wouldn't win. "No, no, no! I like to stick my head to the T.V. screen" Caylin said, holding his hands up in defense.
Leia smiled, giving Caylin a small punch to the shoulder, which he rubbed a little. She offered to get him something to drink, and she headed into the kitchen, making Caylin rub his shoulder faster.
"Honestly Cay...you may beat Leia....but..." Sean said, getting up and placing his hands behind his head. Caylin stopped rubbing his arm and turned to him. "?...You challenging me? The great...uh...game player...guy!?" Caylin said taking a step forward. "Well..." Sean began. The two then started taunting each other, taking step forward each time. Their heads were right near each other....
"Oh...please...don't tell me you guy's are goin at it". They look up to the left to see Randall coming down the stairs.
"Oh Randall...your up..." Sean said, moving over to him. "Feeling better?". "Eh...Yeah...I'm still not in top condition, but still....I'm alright" Randall responded, rubbing his back with his bottom hands. "Well....I was just thinking of taking Caylin and Leia to see Joy....and seeming as you seem ok....you wanna come?" Sean asked, seeing Randall was looking alright. Randall rubbed his side a bit but then turned with a smile at Sean. "Yeah sure!" Randall said. "But be sure she doesn't think I'm going to die or something..." Randall said with one of his smirks. "Yeah ok bud...I'll help ya through..." Sean said with a smile. Randall fiddled his left hands a bit, then signaled Cay, who came over to them.
"Hey Rand...you alright?" Caylin asked. "I've felt better" Randall said, seeing Leia come in. "Oh...hope she doesn't ask me the same..." Randall began in a whisper.
"Oh Randall.....hey, your looking better" Leia said, handing Caylin a glass of orange slime. "...I've felt better" Randall replied with a smirk, "...Besides of worrying about my health....You guy's wanna go see Joy?". "Well....sure....but...can you walk alright Randall?" Leia asked, looking over him. " Brer phew bur you've rokay?" Caylin said with some slime in his mouth. "........I've been through worse Cay...my legs aren't the problem" Randall replied with a smile. Caylin swallowed as Sean got everyone's coat. Sean got on his and helped Randall with his own as Caylin and Leia got on theirs.
"But how are we suppose to see her? I mean, I almost got enough colors than I could handle when Sean showed us the Door Vault" Caylin said. "Aha! so you were listening!" Sean said with a smile and glance. ".....No...just looking around...pretty noisy in there" Caylin said with a witty smile of his. "Ok...Readagar brought over her door, as he gives us her messages, and placed it in an office for me, I'll give Fungus a call to have it in" Randall said, heading over to the phone and dialing in a number.
*
Midnight was left to guard the house, very excited to have the leftover's Naomi left for him in the kitchen. He was at the window of the living room, seeing Sean and Leia pop open some umbrella's from the rain coming down.
"Hope Sullivan still has the doors open" Randall said, fixing his coat with his top hands as he rubbed his bottom ones together. "I'll be glad if he has the heaters on" Caylin said, seeing his breath come out. The sky was covered with dense dark cloud's pouring down rain. Thunder could be heard in the distance, but was not visible.
*
"Oh....I love storms" Randall said as he opened the M.I. doors, shaking water off his tail as everyone entered. "I wish I had a hat" Caylin said, squeezing some water from his hair. "Oh Randall..."
Everyone looked up to see Celia come over to them. "Well....you look better than you did coming out of the emergency room" Celia said her, and her snake hair, smiling. "Yes yes....anyhow...did Fungus get my call?" Randall asked, moving back his fronds, making them shoot straight up to there normal position with a splash of water. "Oh! The door? Yeah...I told him...Sullies placed the door in your station" Celia answered. "Well good....just so he doesn't think I'm up to something, tell carpet roll I'm here" Randall said. They all said goodbye to Celia, and headed into Floor hall.
*
"Uh.....not to make a fuss Randall...but its really vacant here" Leia said, looking around the empty scare floor as they went down. "Yeah well...since Sullivan switched energy....me and dad are.....are the only ones left....I hate the change" Randall said, opening something else in his mind.
"Yeah....I don't agree with it myself...no offense....but its logical for monsters to scare...not be comedians" Sean said with sigh. "None taken" Caylin said with a swish of his hand. Leia nodded with the opinion. They then stopped at Randall's station.
"Well....seeing Joy will help me" Randall said, placing his top right hand on the door knob. Sean, Leia, and Caylin waited behind him, but.....he didn't move. Leia could see the stripe down his back turn a small hint of red....making her worried. "Uh Randall...the point is to turn the wood thing there to the right...or is it the left" Caylin said, scratching the left side of his head. "Randall? What's wrong?" She asked. Sean then went over beside Randall and saw his face was a little scared.
"Randall?" Sean asked, rubbing his left shoulder. Randall turned his face to him. "........Eh...Its nothing....just...blanked out...." Randall said, slowly turning the knob and opening the door. He stepped in, followed by Caylin and Leia. ".....(Strange....just how I looked when I went through that kid's door)" Sean shook in his head.
"What happen!?" came Randall's voice from inside. Alarmed, Sean rushed in.
*
When Sean came in, he could see the place ruined. Book's, papers, everything was scattered on the floor. Some glass from broken windows were on the ground, the bed and covers were ripped. Almost as if a struggle had been tooken place.
"Ok.........my fluppy is not responsible for this" Caylin said, trying to think the situation was just misunderstanding. "What happened!?" Randall said once more, his face in shock from seeing everything the way it was. "Something's not right is there?" Leia asked, not knowing if this was normal or not. "Wait, wait, wait...let me check the other rooms!" Sean said, opening the nearby door.
Randall checked everywhere possible, but Joy couldn't be found. After about 2 minutes, Sean returned.
"Nobody's home and every room is fine except this one!" Sean said, worry growing in his eyes and voice. He could see Randall come out from under the bed, giving into pain as he got himself back onto four feet. "I just don't get it!" Randall yelled. "Uh...Rand...." he could hear Caylin say. Randall looked up to see him pointing at something. He looked to see what he was pointing at. They all looked at the window. Right near it were three large claw marks.
"I knew something was wrong! I knew it! I felt it!" Randall said, panicked, something he'd never done before. "I think.....I know what that is...." Sean said at a stutter. "What!?" Randall said, his tail, hands, and fronds on edge. "I told you.....I think....but we have to see Randolph to be sure..." Sean said. "Ok....phew" Randall began, breathing in and out....in a word, "Ok....here's what we do....Me and Sean will go to see Randolph......Cay...you and Leia look around for anything". "You can count on me Cap'n" Caylin said, already looking in the nearest dresser. ".....Ok...Sean lets go!" Randall said as the two headed out.
*
After the two headed outside into the storm, they caught a cabbie to take them to the Luna Lab.
Randall stepped out first as Sean paid the tentacle cabbie. The storm itself seemed similar to the one on the day of the Hockey game, as both could hardly hear each other.
"Ok! I think I can get us in!" Randall shouted as the rain poured down beside them from the cover of the umbrella. The two stepped towards the entrance to a glass door of a domed building. They stopped at the door, Sean folding up his umbrella as they were covered by an over head of stone. They went to the right side of the door which had a metal plate with slits in it. Sean pressed a red button on the plate.
"......Sir, we don't allow visitors at this time" a voice in the plate said. Randall moved up to it, spitting out some raindrops coming down from his forehead to his mouth. "Listen! My brother works here as a top researcher! Let us in!" Randall said with annoyance.
*
(ZZZTTTT!)
(.....ZZ....ZZTTTTT!)
Randolph was now in his own office. A Vidscreen, which was short for "Video Screen", showing an image of another scientist working on the creature on the desk he was behind. Randolph turned it off to stop the annoying cutting sound. He got back down in his cushioned chair, rubbing his eyes.
His own office was like a small home. In back of him were shelves of different chemicals. On the right of him was a small refrigerator with food and drinks fitting to Randolph's liking. A couple of books and a few personal things placed around. In front of him was a desk. On the left side was a picture of Ray and Naomi, on the right was a picture of him and Randall. On the table's middle was Randall's torn out scales brought over from the earlier scientist. The stripes of scales were placed into a microscope for zooming into them.
He leaned over and looked into the microscope for a couple of seconds then leaned back, rubbing his eyes from the focus. "Ow...." He said, moving his hands away, then feeling the scar on his eye. "Ehh...Dang Waternoose...." Randolph said.
(Beep!......Beep!.....Beep!)
His Vidscreen came on again, telling him he got a call. He used his bottom right hand to turn it on. "Uh sir...there are two here who want to see you....one look's like you and the other may be a test subject human" the voice said. "A test subject!? Get your facts right! I'm not a test subject!" another voice called. "Yeah! And let us in! Randolph! Can you hear?!" another voice said. "Get off the vidcom!" the first voice returned. "What should I do with them sir!". Randolph chuckled and looked at the picture of him and his brother. "Yes...let them in with my warmest regards" Randolph chuckled out.
He turned the vidcom of the Vidscreen off. Randolph leaned back in his chair, fiddling with long pencil in his top hands. "Hmm...I wonder if Randall's...sick or something....(Something's wrong with these scales....I just don't know what....then again....he was in that other world ....he should be examined to see if he doesn't have a sickness....but.....no...I don't want him becoming a test subject....)" Randolph mumbled and thought.
"Not to intrude you thought...but I believe those are mine". Randolph looked up to see Sean and Randall waiting at the opposite of the desk. "Oh guy's! Glad you could come....brother....your looking better" Randolph said, getting up and placing all his hands behind his back. "Fine...." Randall said with a smile. "Anything with.....the cuts?" Randolph asked. "No....they just hurt...." Randall said, seeming to want to get to the emergency topic, but felt he needed to end Randolph's speech. "Glad to see you brother" Randall said. "Yes...glad to see your fine" Randolph replied. "You came in thinking I was dead or something....dad told me" Randall said with an unsure glance. "Well...I was worried..." Randolph began. "Ahem....but Randall....what did you....?" Randolph said.
"Oh yeah! Brother listen.....where's that....that thing...the one that attacked me!?" Randall asked, almost sidetracked. "Well its right in the lab" Randolph said, pointing in its direction. "Ok Randolph...you've studied the thing right?" Sean asked. "Yes....from its feet to arm claws.." Randolph said with an unsure glance. "Good....listen...Randolph...could you please take a look at something?!" Randall asked. "....Well sure...anything...I'm off now anyhow...just give me a minute to take this suit off" Randolph said with a smile. "Ok ok....sure.." Randall said, shaking his head.
*
Sean, Randall, and Randolph returned to Joy's room, which Leia was looking in, and Caylin was kicking back in. Randolph observed the claw mark near the window.
"Oh jeez..." Randolph said, using all his arms and hands to measure the mark. "What?" Randall asked. "These marks Randall......are the same..." Randolph said, looking over to see Randall and Sean look as if they were about to die.
"....What!?" They both yelled, taking a step forward. "It's true...I'm sorry" Randolph said, looking down.
(Horn!)
Everyone could hear the sound of the call sound for the mid shift of the employees.
"Uh....guy's....maybe we should scram" Caylin said, getting up from the bed. "......Y...yeah...Sullivan might get the wrong idea..." Randall said, heading out, his fronds, tail, and head down. Sean followed beside him, Caylin and Leia followed. Randolph looked back at the claw mark but then went out.
"I'm sorry Randall" Randolph said, spreading his four arms.
"She's.......gone?" Randall said, unable to feel anything. "Gosh....didn't even meet her.....I think" Caylin said, trying not to break the mood yet. "...I'm going after her!" Sean said, raising his voice. "So am I!" Randall said, closing his hands into fists. "Oh guy's....come one....you don't even know where she might be....even if she is alive" Randolph said, breaking their thoughts.
"Randolph! You can find out where that thing came from!?" Randall asked, knowing his intelligence. "I....suppose..." Randolph said. Randall then came up. "She might even get killed if that thing or many other of it had her! She....might already be dead!?" Randolph shouted. "....She's not" Sean said. They all turn to him. "If that thing was wild....we would have seen....eh....something...its being ordered by someone......or something" Sean said. Randall took his left top hand off Randolph and turned. "So...she's alive?" Randall asked. "Yes..." Sean nodded. "Uh...did we miss something?" Leia asked.
".....Ok...the best thing to do is stay calm....I'll try and find out where this thing comes from......Sean....Randall...you two....just make sure you don't lose it...Leia, Caylin...just...be your selves" Randolph said, taking off, returning to the lab.
"......Ok....just stay calm..." Randall said, knowing it was something that was hard for himself. "Ok...lets go help Randolph" Sean said as everyone began to follow out of the floor. Randall stopped when he noticed the company's light's flickering, making himself stop, everyone else as well.
"What's the matter?" Leia asked. "I just...wait a sec.." Randall said, heading off.
*
"Ok Mike...something is definitely wrong" Sully said as he headed back and forth in his office as Randall came in.
"Sullivan, what's going on?" Randall demanded, shutting the door with his tail. "Oh Randall...uh...weren't expecting you...." Mike stuttered to say. "Randall hi....? What are you doing here?" Sully asked. "Business Sullivan" Randall said. "So?". "....I don't know...over halve of the employees have gotten sick" Sully said, finally saying. Randall's fronds perked up at that. "Really?....That's weird" Randall said with one of his unsure faces. He then could see Sully get a look that opened something in his mind.
"Randall.....don't...take this the wrong way...but....do you know anything about what's going on?" Sully asked, biting his lip. Randall felt some hate boil in his veins when he heard it, but decided to keep a calm posture. "No...nothing at all Sullivan" Randall said in his truthful voice.
"....Ok...I believe you...the thing is were losing power...I know that your probably" Sully began. "Listen....I'm going to be....busy...so...I'll call up my dad...I'm sure he'll help out...I would if I could help...but when my business is over....I'll work 110% to make up for...your comedian's" Randall answered with a small chuckle. "Thanks Randall....but I don't want you getting overworked....besides your also hurt" Sully added on. "I'll be fine...." Randall responded. "Just make sure the B.O.D don't shut us down...this is the only job I've got.." Randall said, heading out.
"...What do you think Sul?" Mike asked. "...No Mike....even if Randall at times seems like his old self...it doesn't matter....I understand him now...he wouldn't" Sully said, heading over to his desk. "He might know something...but I'll just wait for him to tell us...I wont force him" Sully said with a sigh.
*
The foursome were now at home. Randall was going back and forth near the phone for Randolph to call. Sean was watching the news with Caylin and Leia. Something from it caught Randall's attention...
"And It was a sad, sad day for the dog vets when Caylin Swisher brought in his....." the anchor began, making Caylin a bit embarrassed.
"In other news...the company Monsters Inc. is currently slipping down the poke to being shut down or being put under new CEO management...It is by most that the company has been infected, but is not certain until further investigation is made" the anchor ended.
"Strange...sickness...those creatures....Joy and that kid missing..." Randall pondered to himself. "So I guess Joy is...somewhere else Randall?" Leia asked, trying to keep away from making Randall lose his calm. "Yes...but the thing is she's been kidnapped in a way" Sean said. "But she's not a kid" Caylin joked. "...Now's not the time Cay" Randall said seriously. "...Sorry" Caylin said, letting Midnight jump onto him.
(Ring!)
Randall scrambled to the phone, losing balance on it. Taking about a minute of a process of juggling it, he caught the phone in all his hands and held it up to the side of his face.
"Yes! Who is it!?" He said, hoping it was Randolph. He sighed in relief when he heard his voice. "Yep its me...ok now listen Randall...this creature carried a water substance I was familiar with. After matching it with the appropriate source and elements...I found that it came from the human world" Randolph said through the hearing part. Randall gulped. He wanted to save her.....but then thought of how being in that world was for him....but he needed to do it.
"W.....Where?" Randal asked, his hands shaking a bit. "...Uh...New Jersey U.S.A" Randolph answered. Randall looked back at Sean, knowing he was thinking the same as well. "...Ok.....Randolph...brother....listen....tell mom and dad....me and Sean.....are going there..." Randall said. "Randall! Are you crazy! You can't go there! After what happened to you!" Randolph shouted. "I'm sorry brother...but I have to" Randall began, "Sorry brother...don't worry....I'll be back" Randall ended. "No! Brother! Wait!" Randolph shouted, but Randall already hung up the phone.
"......Sean...lets go.." Randall said, heading over to get his scarf on the rack and started to get it on as Sean headed upstairs. Randall placed on his scarf just as Caylin and Leia came over.
"Randall! Your not thinking of going to the human world are ya!?" Caylin shouted. "Yes Cay...." Randall said, placing on his coat that his mom made for him.
"Randall please! Your all I got!....uh...Leia too...but still!" Caylin continued. Randall zipped up his coat and turned to him. "Cay....I'm sorry but I need to...she's my friend.." Randall said, seeing Sean come down and stop near them. "Oh!....Leia! Say something!" Caylin said. "Well Randall....your not going" Leia said. "See!" Caylin said, folding his arms. "....Not without us" She added. Caylin lowered his arms with a jaw drop. "No, no, no....you guy's can't" Randall said. "You know we wont say no Randall" Leia said. "No, no, no, no, no!" Caylin said.
"Caylin's right...I can't let you go" Randall said. "Randall go! We stay! Hey wait....No one go!" Caylin said, confusing himself. "Randall...please....were your friends" Leia said. Randall looked into her eyes. She was serious about going with him....
Randall bit his lip with a grin. "Ehh.....find...but promise me you guy's will do what I say and you wont get into trouble..." Randall said, making Leia come up beside him. Caylin just shrugged, knowing he wouldn't win and he picked up midnight.
*
"Ow, Ow....careful!" Randall shouted. Caylin was going back and forth and Leia was on the desk. They were all in Floor F, Joy's door still open in Randall's station. Randall had his arms on the table as Sean was taking off the bandage on his back.
"Oh come on Ran..." Sean said, finally getting the wrap off and placing it on the table. "Hey" Sean said. "What?" Randall asked. He turned his head to see the scales were still gone but the deep cuts of the slashes were gone.
"Well Randall....you are a fast healer" Leia said with a smile. Randall smiled back and then turned to Sean. "Thanks". Sean shrugged then turned to Caylin.
"You ok Cay?" Randall asked. "You know....I might find my dad on this Rand" Caylin said, stopping. Everyone turned onto a frown, hearing it. "Hey! What are you all frowning about? Come on!" Caylin said, showing everyone he still had his joking attitude with him. "Ok, ok" Randall said, heading over to the door. "I got a door that will take us to New Jersey instantly" Randal said, flipping a card through the slot.....nothing happened. "What the?" Randall said. He did it again....nothing. "What in the" He said.
He got as frustrated to try all the door slots, none working. "Not one working" Randall said. "The power must be low...we can't get a door down" Sean said. "How are we suppose to get from here to there then!?" Randall shouted Sean just walked into Joy's room, followed by everyone else. "Don't worry...I got a plan" Sean said.
Yes! Were now in Colorado! Joy's home state. Now...how will we get all the way to New Jersey? What happened to Slade and Carmyne? Who is this mysterious man and these creatures? What did Caylin do to make the vet's mad? Find out in the next chapter!