Ok people! We're still alive! I hope what Randall wrote kept you all busy, I just read it....its so sad....But...away from that, this chapter is now here. Its another part of the trip. Now please, we can't just zoom right to New York in one second. But I promise there won't be a The Trip Part 3. Hope you enjoy it! As I've said a couple times, not flames on this chapter, its hard to make this, but heck I enjoy it!
Chapter 8 The Trip Part 2
"Ehh...." Randall said, feeling a cringe in his head, inside the cage. The four found a bus headed for Maryland, at the time they were at the back of the bus. Caylin had the right window, Leia beside him and Sean on the left window, Randall in the cage beside him.
"What's wrong?" Sean whispered inside the cage. "...Its....its nothing...just a pain in my head" Randall said, breathing heavily again. "You too?" Swan whispered, sitting back up.
"Wow...look at all that's out there..." Leia said, looking at the various objects outside, noticing the various differences. "Yeah...." Caylin said, holding his fluppy's leash, who was trying to get away. Thankfully, all of Midnights fur managed to cover his third eye, making none suspicious of them.
"Oh Randall....you should see this..." Leia said, looking at the cars, humans, buildings, various objects and items. "I've...seen it.....too much of it...." Came Randall's stuttering voice.
The bus stopped to pick up a passenger. Sean held the cage so it wouldn't fall over, hurting Randall. The bus then started up again. The passenger looking around for a seat.
"Its neat how these cars can start without scream..." Caylin said, looking at the bus's inside. "They...r-run on gasoline..." Randall whispered. Caylin nodded and continued looking. "Hey grandma, who you looking at!?". They all look up to see a human in a black leather jacket and bandana harassing the passengers. "Jerk..." Leia said under a mumble. Randall looked through the cage to see who they were talking about. "Oh no......a g-ganger?!" Randall whispered to himself. "Hey buddy..."
He was right at Caylin, who gulped at seeing the gangers face. "Uh....uh..." Caylin stuttered. "Your in my seat...". Caylin gulped once more as Sean and Leia narrowed their eyes.
"O-oh....your seat? Uh well..." Caylin began. "Well....maybe a bite from your mutt will blow sense into your mind." The ganger said seeing Midnight up on his feet. "Hey pal..." Sean said, standing up. "Starting trouble won't get you anywhere...". The ganger turned his attention. "Excuse me? Bit I thought you said something" He said, making Sean fold his arms. "I did...". "Well....buckle up spanky...." He said, cracking his knuckles. "Cause your going outta here!".
*
The bus slowed and stopped in the parking lot of K-Mart. Night was approaching. The doors to the bus opened. "Ahhh!". Leia and Sean tossed the ganger into the air, and landing a few feet away. Clapping came from inside the bus as Sean picked the cage up and the three headed over to the ganger. " And stay down woo ho!" Leia said with a smile. "Good kick Leia..." Sean said as he and her headed to the road, leaving Caylin.
"Uh yeah...you were lucky! 'Cause I was about to go black belt on ya!" Caylin's said. "....Eh...." The ganger said. "Ah!" Caylin yelped, running back over to the others.
*
"Can I come out? Please?" Randall asked. "Yeah yeah...no one will see anyhow...." Sean said, unlocking the cage Randall getting out onto his four feet.
"Oh it feels great to be out of there..." Randall said. "Yeah...we don't want you hyperventilating..." Leia said. "Yeah hybervant.....uh...yeah" Caylin said. "Yeah I know visions....you can't believe how many cages I've been in." Randall said with a sigh. "You sure you'll be alright....?" Sean asked. "Yeah I just need to rest..." Randall said. "Well....ok.....my house ain't far from here....lets....go...there..." Sean said, cringing his teeth. "Oh good....I think.." Randall said.
*
After a much long walk, the group stopped. They were on the side walk with a creek to the left. To the left of the creek was a hill with two houses with a road between them. The left one was white and the right one was brown with another curvy road leading up behind it.
"Whoa.....you own two houses!? You must be rich......uh..." Caylin said. "No Cay.....the white one's mine..." Sean said. "Oh.....doesn't look much like a house..." Leia said. "Well....this ain't Monstropolis Leia..." Sean said as they went up the middle road, Randall following through the darkness.
*
They finally got on the hill. They could see two red cars, a white van, and an old green car beyond the houses gate. Further on was a large yard with a house beyond it. There was also a small yard surrounded by the gate in front of the houses door. The four stopped near the gate.
"Ok.....Leia....Caylin, you guys just stay here....Ran....your coming with me..." Sean said as he opened the gate. "Why me Sean?" Randall asked, looking up with his emerald eyes. "....Well....she'll better understand with me and you" Sean said, making Randall a little confused as he followed Sean up to the door.
"Well....just be sure you don't touch anything ok Caylin.....Caylin?" Leia said, turning her attention from Sean to Caylin. Caylin had one of the flat red cars hood's open and had halve of himself inside of it, Midnight jumping up and looking inside with his front feet hanging from the edge. "Wow....I don't remember any of this in Randolph's car when I wrecked it....uh! I mean borrowed it! Yes...borrowed it!" Caylin's echoing voice came. Leia sighed and rolled her eyes, then went over to him.
(Knock! Knock! Knock!)
Sean knocked slowly, waiting for someone to answer. Randall stayed low at his side, making sure that if someone answered, they wouldn't see him. "You sure about this Sean?" Randall whispered. "Yes..." Sean whispered back. Then the door opened.
Facing toward them was a women that looked a little shorter than Sean. She had blonde hair, and blue eyes. She had on a white night gown. She had one of the most beautiful faces that all mothers have....
"Hi mom...." Sean said. "Oh Sean! Oh its been a long time..." She said, hugging him, making Randall back away a bit. "Uh....yeah..." Sean said when she got off. "Well...what have you been up to? And where's those....oh! There they are...." She said, looking past to see Leia pull out Caylin from the car. "Went to go see your friend Joy?" She asked. "Uh....well...actually mom...you see.....its much more than you think..." Sean said, making a motion toward Randall. Randall sighed and hesitated, but then got up to his normal height and showed himself.
At first, Sean's mom was a little shocked. But he face quickly turned to a smile, making Randall a little uncertain. "Well...I did expect this.....but come on in, I wanna know what you've been up to" Sean's mom said, heading inside, seeming as if Randall was just a human friend. "Uh....Sean.." Randall began. "Its ok...." Sean said, signaling Leia and Caylin to come over.....
*
"And that's so far of what I....we've been up to" Sean said. They were all now in the front room, which was the bottom floor's part of the front of the house that showed on the way up to the house. To the north was a large glass window, two more to the west and east. Against the west wall was a couch and the same kind of couch against a table with a computer to the south. A T.V. was in the north west corner, a mantel above an unlit fireplace with many awards on it to the east wall with a game system area beside it. Leia and Caylin were on the west couch with Sean, Sean's mom, and Randall on the south one, Midnight in Caylin's lap.
"Wow.....you've had had a great time..." Sean's mom said with a small laugh. "So that's why you never phoned me...". "Uh....sorry" Sean said. "Its ok.....but I never expected you to find Randall in New York....I guess you can call it fate right?" Sean's mom added. Randall felt a little uncomfortable, knowing how different Sean's mom was....but then again, she was a little like Sean.
"So....have you two gotten to know each other?" Sean's mom asked. "Yeah....actually were quite the same as I've said.....uh...well...we told each other that..." Sean said. "Yeah....honestly....he's a great human...uh..." Randall stuttered. "Oh its quite ok Randall.....unlike some people I can understand like my son does..." Sean's mom said. "Oh....uh thanks I guess....." Randall said.
"...But if that's Randall and Joy's not here....who are they?" Sean's mom asked, pointing to Leia and Caylin. "....Oh!" Leia said, realizing her and Caylin hadn't tooken off the disguise. They both took off the hats and glasses, so their faces would show. "Oh.....hello...and you would be who?" Sean's mom said, not having a word with the two. "I'm Leia Hawaii....pleased to meet you" Leia said with a smile. "And I'm Caylin Swisher, note that I don't enjoy getting hit on the head" Caylin said, joking on Randall for thinking he would get smacked in the head with another shovel.
"Oh...nice to meet you both..." Sean's mom said. ".....But mom...you see, we don't have that much time.....you see, we need to get to New York..." Sean said, getting straight to business. "For that trip? Well...." Sean's mom began. "....You see....we really need to....find Joy there..." Randall said, forgetting to wonder why she was so nice to him. "Well....its not for a couple hours though..." She said. "Hey great! Maybe we can crash here till then! You got a AmphiStation here?" Caylin said. "A....what?" Sean's mom asked with a smile and laugh. ".....Don't mind him....he thinks life's a game..." Leia said, laughing a bit. "Hey! A human cat has nine lives! I could" Caylin said, looking down at Midnight. "(I wonder how many life's you have......na..)" Caylin said, laughing in his mind.
"Well...anyhow...you think you can let us stay here?" Randall asked. "......Well sure Randall...you and Sean can take the upstairs while your friends can take Stacy and Sheri's room, there at their friends..." Sean's mom said, getting up with everyone else. Leia and Caylin headed off, looking around. "Thanks...you really aren't like the humans I've meet...well....most of them" Randall said. "I know Randall...after all, since you and Sean are almost the same, I can expect you to be a nice guy..." Sean's mom said. "Monster..." Randall said. "Yeah.....its all the same" Sean's mom said with a smile. Randall headed off as well, hitting Caylin in the side with his tail after he was looking at the computer.
"Thanks mom..." Sean said. "Its ok Sean....I have to admit...I didn't think Randall would actually be here in the house" Sean's mom said, still cheerful. "Yeah well....after I found him in New York, everything changed...." Sean said. "....I'm proud of you Sean....you found one special person.....monster who you can talk to..." Sean's mom said. "And after what you two told me...I can see that you'll beat who ever is doing all these things......". "...Thanks.....but after all....Randall ain't the only special monster or person I've met..." Sean said. "Oh...." Sean's mom smiled. "Well.....I'll wake you up when its time...ok...." Sean's mom said. "Yeah sure...my own time cloud" Sean chuckled. "Yeah....I just hope Randall's not a deep sleeper like you are" Sean's mom said. "Mom...." Sean said. "Oh I'm just kidding...now go on, get some sleep..." She said. "Ok..." Sean replied, heading over to Randall, who was in the kitchen.
"The stairs are this way...." Sean pointed out to a small hall that lead to the stairs. They followed it up. "Uh...Sean..." Randall said. Sean looked toward the back room. Coming up was a white cat and a white and tan colored cat. "Oh....don't worry...that's just Cotton and Taco...don't worry...they won't hurt you..." Sean said, heading up to the stairs, seeing Randall follow, avoiding a third black cat that rushed up stairs. "(Three cats!?)" Randall pondered.
*
The second floor had a hall that lead to the room. To the left was a rack with clothes. To the right was a long and tall desk with Star Wars collectables. "What are these things?" Randall asked, looking at a model of the Death Star. "Star Wars collectables.....my dad collects them..." Sean said as they continued. Ahead was two beds. A small one of wood and another one on its left side. In front of it was a T.V. in a type of desk, with a DVD player to its side. To the left of the T.V. was the rack of D.V.D's. Beside that was a desk that was Sean's. Beside that was another desk against the wall, beside it was a drawer. Sean jumped onto the king size bed beside the small one as Randall observed the room. To the left was a large area with boxes upon boxes of different things.
"Hmm....You know...this place doesn't seem to have a closet...its a no wonder you don't have that much fear..." Randall said, trying to find a closet. "Well Randall...as my mom says....were almost the same....and your name does mean "courage"" Sean said. "What? How'd you know that?" Randall asked, heading over to take a look in the few boxes. "Joy told me..." Sean said, placing his back against the left side of the bed. Randall then came over to the left and got on his back as well.
"....Uh....Randall just asking...were you talking in your sleep on the plane?" Sean asked. "What???" Randall said, having the covers of the bed up to his top hands, his tail dangling off the front of the bed. "...Just asking.....you said something about stars?" Sean said, making Randall grit his teeth. ".......Leia and I....uh.." Randall said, getting up. "Ok...we just talked is all" Randall said. "Oh...so you guy's were talking....ok" Sean said, turning on his side as Randall placed his top hands behind his head, resting it on a white pillow.
"...Sean..." Randall said. "Yeah Ran?" Sean said. "....Did you ever get a weird feeling about...another human?" Randall asked. ".....No..." Sean said, turning onto his back. "....Metaphorically speaking.....can you see.....me and Leia together?" Randall asked, but then closing his mouth, thinking he stopped himself too late.
"....Randall....I can image you with anyone you choose....but its your choice who you spend your life with...now you and Leia....well...lets just say you two would make a great couple....metaphorically speaking of course..." Sean said. ".....Maybe I shouldn't worry about it now....." Randall said. "...You sure I wouldn't be captured or anything?" Randall said, switching topics. ".....Na...now come on pal....lets get some sleep....we'll need it..." Sean said, falling to sleep with his arms behind him like Randall. Randall turned on his side, placing his top right hand under the pillow, as he starred out the window beyond the area of boxes.
"(Guess he's right...after all...I felt like I've always known her.....hmm....maybe.....eh....maybe I should think about this when we get home....now's not the time...)" Randall thought, heading to sleep.
*
(SSSHHH!)
"Ahhh!!". Caylin jumped behind his bed. He was watching the suspense film "Psycho" by Alfred Hitchcock on A.M.C.
"Oh Caylin....come on.....get some sleep...you're going to have nightmares...." Leia said, turning on her side of the bed opposite of Caylin's.
"But I mean with the stab stab and the poke poke and the music thing and then that eye close up.......Cool!" Caylin said looking back. "...Ahh!" hiding back again. Leia placed the pillow on her head, seeing Midnight lay down near her tail. "(Caylin....your impossible....)".
*
"Sean....Sean...". "....Hmm....what?". "Wake up..."
Sean opened his eyes to see his mom standing over near the stairs.
"Oh!...". "Its a couple minutes before six, but I think we should get there early". Sean nodded as she went downstairs. "Ran...hey Ran..." Sean said, rubbing Randall's shoulder. "Err.." Randall mumbled, turning back on his side. "(Oh Ran....its a no wonder why I have to drag you out of bed....I bet Fungus use to do that...)" Sean thought, getting out of bed near the T.V. "(Better wake him up again....)" Sean said, grabbing Randall's tail and yanking down, causing Randall to burst awake.
"Ow!". He nearly hit the vertical wood ceiling. "Hey! Watch the tail!" Randall yelled, getting out of bed and rubbing his tail. "Well, at least your tail can cure your deep sleeping" Sean said as Randall stopped and folded his arms. "Well excuse me, you know how much that limbs gone through right?" Randall said, sarcastic. "Plus, you try staying up working on a machine for a back stabbing" Randall began, but Sean placed his hand in front of his mouth.
"........Ok then...come on...lets get Cay and Leia....race ya" Sean said, taking his hand away. "Your on!"
(SSHHH!)
Randall was already at the stairs. "Wha!?" Sean said, seeing Randall's head.
*
When they went into the kitchen, Randall spotted Caylin asleep in the chair near the game systems, his head back, sleeping with the game system controller in his left hand.
"Cay.....it never gets old..." Randall said with a laugh. "Come on..." Sean said, seeing Leia and his mom talking on the couches.
"Oh...Sean Randall.." Leia said, looking over her shoulder. "Yeah, yeah" Randall said as the two got up. The over head light was on, considering it was night.
"Uh.....how about him?" Sean's mom asked, directing Caylin. "I know...." Leia said, heading over to him. "Game Over Cay..." She said, making Caylin burst awake. "What!? No! Never!" He shouted. "He's up..." Leia said with Randall and Sean chuckling. "Phew....I thought I lost..." Caylin sighed as Leia went into the kitchen with Sean's mom. "Just remember Cay, you never will beat me at Pinball...." Randall said with his grin, walking off with Sean. "What! Hey Randall! You may have won against everybody in the company......and everyone on the block....and that one tournament....hey wait for me!" Caylin said, getting up and heading over with them, rushing to put his disguise on.
*
Sean's mom locked the door as the three headed to the white van near the white fence from the other house.
"Um....Sean...how am I suppose to hide if were in New York and New Jersey?" Randall asked. "Ahh....just find my car....the thing's around..." Sean said. "Strange...you seem a little young to be driving a car..." Leia said. "Well....isn't Caylin a little young to play Midtown Madness for real?" Sean joked along with Randall. "Hey! No accidents! I borrowed the car alright!" Caylin said. Sean smiled and opened the van's side door as Randall climbed in, feeling a little notable as he looked around, never being in a van before. Leia climbed in, then Caylin, who saw today's paper on the floor. Midnight jumped onto Caylin's lap as he closed the door. Sean climbed into the seat beside the driver's which his mom sat in. She placed in the key and turned it, starting the car.
"The Frederick News Post?.....Ok....give me my section!" Caylin said, peering through the paper and taking out the comic section, handing Leia the "uninteresting topic's. The van slowly went down the road between the two houses. The car shook back and forth. "Jeez....how many feelings of being shaken are experience in one day!" Randall mumbled, remembering the plane ride.
*
"So Sean...how are we actually doing this?" Randall asked, looking out the side window. "....Its simple, take a bus ride to New York....Kwel bus trips...." Sean said. "Oh..." Randall began. "I'll just tell everyone your like an actor in a suit....I mean they have countless theaters in New York.....plus New Jersey.
"I don't get it.....I don't get it....I don't get it...." Caylin said, looking through the comics. "Caylin's probably the only thing I don't get..." Leia whispered and giggled to Randall, who chuckled that way he does.
"I don't get it.....I don't get it......Oh...now I get it.......I don't get it.....I don't get it..." Caylin continued.
*
The van drove through several roads before they turned into a parking lot behind a long building called "Ames".
"Ames?...Never met her" Caylin said, looking out. "What is this place?" Leia asked. "A general store with clothes and various other things....Sean took me here once..." Randall recalled. "Good...were here..." Sean's mom said. The car stopped and Caylin slid the door open, struggling to not be dragged out by his fluppy. Sean got out first, scanning the area. Some people were in there cars, waiting for buses, but none could possibly make out any figures.
Randall took one step out, but pull his three toed foot back in. "Sheeesh its cold!" He said. "Oh come on Randall....."Leia said, stepping out with Caylin. Randall got onto the ground ,trying to control the cold, his scales almost turning blue. Sean came over to him.
"Hey Randall....maybe you should stand on your back feet...may look less suspicious..." Sean said. "Oh...I got ya..." Randall said. He lifted his front feet so he had six arms and two legs. It wasn't easy since he'd always had been one four feet, but he didn't want to get pounded again. He let his front feet and bottom hands seem lifeless, making it as if he were a human in a costume. "...Ow....hopefully I don't have to do it long..." Randall said. "Don't worry..." Sean said.
"Sean...Randall..." The two went back to the van. "Yeah mom?" Sean asked. "Here..." She said, handing him a couple plastic bags. One with blankets an pillows and one with a couple various things. "Oh thanks mom...I got them Ran.." Sean said, taking the bags and heading over to Caylin and Leia. Randall was about to go when...
"Uh....Randall...". Randall turned. "Yeah?" he asked Sean's mom. "It may be asking much but....take care of my son ok.....yourself too ok?" She asked. "....He's probably the only one I can relate to....don't worry......I'll take care of him like he took care of me...." Randall said with a grin. "I know you will...your not as bad as you look Randall..." Sean's mom said. "....Well...scary yes....bad no...." Randall said with a smile. "Ok.....take care of yourself ok" Sean's mom said. "Yeah ok..." Randall said, a little confused. She closed the door and she drove off. Randall went back over to the others, walking on his back feet as his tail was close to the ground.
"Hmph....like my mom..." Randall whispered to himself. "Well...now we just wait until its time..." Sean said. "What are we suppose to do till then?" Leia asked.
*
"(Oh for the.....are him an Wazowski related!?" Randall thought.
"I spy with my two eyes.....something green..." Caylin said. Randall folded his arms, remembering the train car.
"Uh...Randall's eyes?" Leia asked. "Nope..." Caylin said. "What else could there possibly be? And you have nothing to hit me with to make me turn green" Randall said, making the last part a whisper. "I'll tell you as soon as I find it..." Caylin said, looking around. Everyone looked at him with a mad face, especially Randall. "Ok....now I spy a Caylin getting beaten to the curve!" Randall said. Caylin gulped but then everyone laughed, knowing it was one of Randall's "threat jokes".
"....Hey! here it comes..." Sean said. They all stopped ant turned to "Ames's" side to see a bus come up.
"Oh...I sure hope we can pull this off..." Randall whispered, getting low. "....Me too..." Sean said. The bus stopped a goof distance away. "Well....ok guy's...lets go" Sean said, making Randall hesitate. Sean, Leia, and Caylin slowly went off with Randall trailing. The bus door opened and a man with a check list came out. The side of the bus had the word "KWEL" on it, with a picture of a cartoon bus on its side.
Randall slowed as they neared, then really hesitated.
"What is that!?" Somebody yelled. Everyone looked back to Randall. Everyone hesitated, but Sean came out. "....Oh him? He's an actor" Sean said. "An actor?" Someone else said. "Well come on.....you think he's real? This is a suit..." Sean said with an unsure smile, hitting Randall a bit in the side, of course Randall didn't yelp a bit.
Everyone one did different motions, but everyone seemed to just buy it. Some gave Randall a glance as they piled on. "Phew...I thought that dream would happen...." Randall said, remembering that dream he had when he first arrived to New York.
"Your a good actor Rand....I didn't even know you were one" Caylin said, seeing Midnight jumping around Randall's tail. "Well.....lets hope this continues to work..." Sean said.
*
Randall went in first, still surprising a couple people as he headed to the back seats, Leia and Caylin following. Sean then went over to a tall man with a full beard, who was beside the driver.
"Hiya Dave!" Sean said, shaking his hand. "Well glad to see you again..." Dave said. "Whoa...lost a couple pounds from the last trip you took us on remember?" Sean said.
Randall, Leia, and Caylin found seats at the back. Randall having some difficulty with "trying to act human" as Sean came over and sat by him.
The bus had 7 windows on each side with about 46 seats with warm and cool colored cushions. Lights showed on the left and right vertical sides of the bus. Five TV's around the bus were over head, which played VHS's. Also there was a bathroom at the back corner near Sean.
Sean was beside Randall. Leia was beside him with Caylin at the window. Soon...a voice came on though speakers around the bus. "Is this thing on?". They all look to the front to see Dave with a speaker in his hand.
"Good morning everyone....tell me...does anyone notice a difference?" Dave asked, making everyone laugh. "David? You awake? You gotta be awake if your gonna drive" Dave said to the driver, who was actually his son. After a few words, and Dave leaving, and a few safety rules, the bus started.
"Just sit back and enjoy the ride...." Sean said, placing his hands behind his head.....
They passed Ames and went onto the road. They passed trees, old country buildings, trailer parks, farms, a couple dinners and many other things.
Leia kept looking outside with Caylin and Midnight, never being in this world made it seem like her only opportunity. Sean kept cool as Randall looked at anyone who gave him a glance.
Caylin tapped his hidden webbed fingers on the arm rest of his chair, seeming as if he'd already seen everything, once and a while he looked out. Randall was a little interested in a couple things, but had seen most of it. They watched and waited.....
*
About 2 hours later, the bus slowed down and stopped. In front of the bus was a building. A sign near the building was a sign showing the name "Blue Mountain, Family Restaurant". It looked like a simple brick building, plain glass windows and a side door.
"Why'd we stop?" Leia asked, seeing some passengers get up. "Breakfast...." Sean said. "We're eating here?" Randall stuttered. "Don't worry..." Sean said, getting up to see Caylin already heading out.
*
Walking past a couple flower patches, the group got in. In front of them was shelf's of fudge and sweats, to the left was a couple tables and chairs and a bar, to the right was a counter with various candies and gum and more tables and chairs for dinning further up. Caylin got down in the nearest table and looked over the menu. Leia and Randall walked over, Randall using his back feet, as Sean covered for Randall.
"Pancakes....French Toast....Bacon..." Caylin said. "I think I'll have.....everything on this list..." Caylin added. "....I guess pancakes are like the sloogcakes mom makes...." Randall mumbled, looking to see everyone still starring here and there. "French Toast sounds lovely I think..." Leia said.
After ordering drinks, Sean a coke while everyone else ordered water. The food came. Leia having French toast, Randall having two large pancakes with bacon, Sean the same, and Caylin had.....well...pancakes with French toast and bacon, feeling the need that Sean would hurt him if they couldn't pay the toll.
"So Sean...you have any idea where Joy could be?" Randall asked, eating at his left side, not wanting anyone to see his teeth or split tongue.
"No I don't...Terrence could help us...." Sean said, cutting a slab of pancake. "Terrence....??" Leia asked. "An old friend....lost touch after a couple a years....kinda like when you two were away from Randall..." Sean said. "Well....I'm sure this....Terrence will corporate....I mean...look, me and Cay came back and we're still friends, right Cay?" Randall said, opening only part of his mouth as he spoke.
"Phare....phats phight..." Caylin said his mouth full with pancake as he slid a bacon slice under the table and going into the awaiting mouth of Midnight.
"Cay...You'll eat anything..." Randall said, still not very found of human food, Leia as well.
"You see...if anything weird has been going on, Terrence would know..." Sean said, pushing his plate forward, already finished.
"Are you sure we can trust him?" Randall asked, his voice low. "I'm more worried about keeping you guys under wraps from a whole city....and labs.." Sean said, getting lower with each word. ".....In any case...we need to be careful...."Sean said. "Ok" Leia said, seeming to say what everyone was thinking.
*
After the restaurant, the bus continued its way through the second half of the trip to New York.....but it was already getting annoying.
"Are we there yet?" Caylin asked. "No..." Randall said. "How about now?". "No Cay...". "Now?". "No Cay..." Randall said, eyeballing him. "....Are we there yet?" Caylin started again. "No". "Now?". "Oh for the..." Randall said, reaching in and pulling out the nearest thing and handing it to Caylin. Lucky for him it was the Game Boy Advance. "Ohh!!!" Caylin said, starting it up. "Thank you Monstropolis..." Randall said, placing his head in his top right hand.
"This Mario guy reminds me of that grosser near Mike and Sullies" Caylin said. "Yeah whatever...what if your....friend doesn't know where she is?" Randall asked.
"Randolph said he found a water source....I'm guessing these things came from somewhere and are somehow entering the water...maybe they come from underwater...." Sean began. "Underwater? Would that mean they may have come from an island?" Leia asked. "No...pipes and sewers run under both cities and closely share the same water source...who knows where they could come from..." Sean responded. A;; pf them sighed, thinking they would never get a clue. "........Level 2!" Caylin shouted along with Midnights bark.
*
The bus was on a bridge now. Water to the left and right. Canoes and Yates in the water. Ahead came the faint vision of buildings.
"Hey everyone...were there..." Sean said, shaking Randall, who had closed his eyes.
The bus then went into a dark tunnel, lights around it, flashing through the bus, cutting the darkness.
"I feel like I'm in a horror movie" Caylin said. "What is this?" Leia asked. "A tunnel that has millions of gallons of water bearing down on it...." Sean said. "....Can anyone besides me swim?" Caylin asked. "Why?" Leia asked. " 'cause I can't" Caylin responded, but then again, he peered down at his webbed hands, he never thought about swimming before.
Soon, light showed on the other end and they came into the city. Buildings left and right, people walking back and forth. Randall lowered himself so no one outside could see him. Shopping stores, restaurants, banks, companies, malls, and a flood of buildings with many floors. Caylin, Midnight, and Leia were looking everywhere, baffled by the human world.
"I'm feeling very uncomfortable Sean...." Randall whispered. "....Me too...." Sean replied as the bus stopped.....
We're back in New York! Terrence Cavey will be introduced in the next chapter. Don't worry, Joy will come back in either chapter 9 with Terrence or chapter 10, but don't worry, its soon! Please review! I need encouragement. ^_^