I have an urgent issue with EVERY Fanfiction writer! Come to the news section at Randall Fans United (www.Randall.rocks.it)! Urgent news concerning the us the Fanfiction writers and the copyright laws! I repeat! This is urgent!
Just for the concern, I just wanted to quickly say (I am SO late on saying it but....) that Randolph, Readagar, and any other characters not associated with Monsters Inc. are mine (or copyright of me, whatever's the better sounding) and are not to be used without permission. Although, like I said, Leia and Caylin are Joy's, plus Naomi, Rayford and Midnight ^_^. And sadly, Randall and all other M.I. characters in M.I. are copyright of Pixar.....well...enough of that copyright stuff....
Ok, back to my normal self....hopefully someone remembers to read this chapter....This one introduces Terrence Cavey for a short period, so enjoy ^_^
Chapter 9 Terrence and Liberty
"Wow......they are tall I'll give'em that" Caylin said, trying to find a top of a building from outside the window.
"? What now Sean? We can't go walking out there....." Leia said, hearing Randall's heavy breathing again.
"Don't worry....." Sean said, getting up and heading to the drivers seat, waiting for the line of people to get outside.
"Martinis? Sounds like that waiter at HarryHausen's" Caylin said, peering at the window past Leia. "You've never been there before...." Leia chuckled. "? Maybe Randall will take me one day" Caylin chuckled, looking outside his room.
"Too many humans....Too many humans" Randall repeated, making Leia turn to the cage.
"(What's with him?)" Leia said.
By surprise, the bus started again.
"What? There's more? Cool!" Caylin said, Midnight still looking outside the window as Sean came back and sat down.
"What's going on?" Leia asked. "David would do us the favor of taking us to one of New York's Harbors.....well....I think its a harbor.....anyhow, we can think of something when we get there" Sean responded, placing his hands behind his back.
*
The bus passed several establishments. From your local KFC to Fox's network building. Soon, they came into a street that lead to a different area. Ahead was a "park station" where many buses were parked. Further up ahead was the ocean.
They turned down the left street, seeming to pull into the park station. In the water were two huge boats. They seemed to be made of wood. On the pier was another boat, but it seemed stable. It seemed like a building in the shape of a ship, since there was a second floor with people on it. Beside it was a store that sold many crystals and assorted minerals. Beside that was a Pizza store. The bus pulled to a stop.
"Ohh! And ocean!" Caylin said. "Hope this trench coat doubles as a swimming suit! Right Midnight!" Caylin said, with Midnight barking, seeming excited as he was. Everyone got off and saw David pilot the bus off. They waved goodbye....
"So....what is this place?" Leia asked. "A pier in a word....that ship over there is a mall...kinda mall like actually" Sean said. "....S...Sean?" came Randall's voice. "Oh sorry..." Randall said, walking over to the boat, the one that was parked in the pier, which was the one near the "mall boat". He opened the cage and Randall slithered out, quickly attaching himself to the pier's end. His back was near the boats front as his left side was close to the water, keeping himself hidden.
"You can hide here" Sean said, getting up. "Ok....Leia, Cay.....I'll need you guys to search that mall over there" Sean said, heading beside them. "A mall!? What if we're caught?!" Caylin panicked. "Just act like yourselves...." Sean said, looking at Caylin. ".......Well....you act like Leia ok?" Sean said with a smile to Caylin. "Hey!" Caylin yelled. "Calm down Cay, only joking.....just keep cool and I'll be back ok...." Sean said, handing Leia a couple bucks. "Just get something quick to eat and uh also try and see if you could find Joy around here....I'll be back ok....." Sean said.
"....We'll be fine" Leia said. "Alright...see ya" Sean said, heading off to the street.
"....Well....guess we need to blend in" Leia said. "Oh sure.....its easy for Randall, but us, yeah right!" Caylin complained, making sure his fluppy wasn't taking a dip in the bay.
"......Sure Cay" Leia said, heading near the pier end which Randall was attached to.
"Hey Randall, you still there?" Leia said, leaning a bit. "Yeah I'm still here....so what are we suppose to do now?!" Randall's frustrated voice came. "Well....Sean told us to lay low till he comes back.....so" Leia said. "Fine then, I'll just be here...." Randall said with a grumble from his stomach.
"You want anything?" Leia asked, looking at the boat mall.
"Just anything simple and common" Randall said. "I thought you didn't like human food" Leia said. "...I'm starving" Randall said. "Oh Randall" Leia said, shaking her head with a smile. She got up and saw Caylin and Midnight already near the boat. Leia rolled her eyes and followed them.
*
The place was 2 floored. Stores on the bottom, and a food court on the second floor where there were places where you could enjoy the outside breeze.
"Food senses tingling" Caylin joked as they entered, keeping a grip on Midnight's leash so he wouldn't go off. "Cay...remember, if we get caught, you might end up as a new food group" Leia whispered, making Caylin recall Randall's tone. "I laugh at the face of danger!" Caylin stated. "Well.....maybe a little....uh....maybe" Caylin said, thinking he made a mistake.
"Lets just wait for Sean and find Joy in the meantime...." Leia said, "(Before I get a chance to find out why Randall is so scared of this place...)".
"Well....." Caylin began, holding Midnights leash with his left hand and spreading his right out, "Take your pick" he said. Leia failed to notice the hundreds of girls seeming to pass in and out of the stores. It seemed that it was really packed.
"Oh.....This is gonna take awhile..." She sighed in response.
*
Randall placed his top left hand under his head, being bored of waiting on the end side of a pier.
".....Well.....At least I'm safe here....nobody can see me)" He thought, "(I wish there's was more I could do....Sheeesh.........I need my old self right about now)".
*
"Excuse me are you Joy?" Leia asked a girl as she came up the escalator to the second floor. "No" She said, walking off. "Are you Joy?". "No". "You?". "No". "How about you?". "Nope, sorry".
Watching, Caylin was at one of the tables, looking down at the first floor and waiting for the food to come, Midnight's leash tied to the pole of his chair.
Leia gave up and sat on the opposite chair.
"I give up.......any human could be Joy" Leia said, placing her left shoulder on the table and using her hand to keep her head up. "Yeah, she looks like her, she looks like her, he looks like her, those twins may be her" Caylin joked. "I've done like 50 and couldn't find her....how about you?" Leia asked. "Uh...a halve" Caylin said. "? You asked halve a person?" Leia asked, confused. "Well, I walked up to her and said, "hey are you" then she slapped me and I found my tail sitting right here after that" Caylin said. Leia laughed a bit, and also seeing Midnight look like he was laughing a bit as well.
"Wouldn't....wouldn't blame ya" Leia said, still humored. "Well at least we weren't found out" Leia said, looking down at the first floor. "(I wonder why Randall doesn't like it here....by what I see....its nice....but then again, how he looked and told me....also how he can't forgive Sully.....did the humans really hurt him so much that he's afraid?)" Leia thought.
"Cay, have you ever wondered about that?" Leia asked. "eboft faut?". She turned to see him stuffing his face with chips and cheese and something else.
"What are you eating?" She asked with Caylin swallowing, cheese on his mouth and hidden hands. "Tacos and nachos! Want some?" He asked, extending a taco to her. "Uh....no thanks...." She said. "Suit yourself" Caylin said, giving Midnight some much wanted nachos. "Yeah well, come on, we better get back to Randall, he's probably pretty lonely about now..." Leia said, getting up.
*
The two exited and went over to the pier side. "We didn't know what to get so we gotcha fries" Caylin said as they stopped. "? Randall?" Leia said, peeing over to look. "Randall?...! He's gone!" Leia said. "What?!" Caylin said, looking everywhere.
(whistle)
They two turned to the street. Parked near it was a silver BMW 750i. Sean was waving them over from inside. "Come on guys!" He said.
Surprised a bit, the two head over. "Cool car dude!" Caylin said. "Yeah ain't she...anyhow, what's up Leia?" Sean said. "Randall's g..." She began, but saw Randall's head pop out from the back seats. "You talking about me?" He said. "Oh Randall!" Leia said as he got up into the seat beside Sean. "Thought I was caught or something" He said with a grin as Caylin got in with Midnight. "I'm just glad your alright, Leia said getting in. Sean started the car a little after he got in.
"Traveling in style" Caylin said, moving up and down from the cushioned seats. "Anyhow...we'll reach Terrence soon so you guys find anything?" Sean asked. "Nope too many kids" Leia said. "Try scaring a whole country, then we'll talk" Randall said with a chuckle, remember he was close to doing it once.
"So umm...what's this guy like" Caylin asked. "Oh....he owns a gun shop....pretty good with a gun himself" Sean said. "WHAT?!" Caylin said. "Don't worry Caylin....they're non-lethal" Sean said with a chuckle. "Phew...." Caylin said. "Well....lets put on some tunes!" Caylin said, extending his head. "Hold on! I forgot to...." Sean began, but he turned it on. Randall and Leia covered their ears as the song "One Week" play on the radio, loudly.
"Ow! I can't hear myself think!" Leia said. "Forget that, I can't hear anything!" Randall said.
"It's been one week since you looked at me
Cocked your head to the side and said "I'm angry"
Five days since you laughed at me saying
"Get that together come back and see me"
Three days since the living room
I realized it's all my fault, but couldn't tell you
Yesterday you'd forgiven me
but it'll still be two days till I say I'm sorry"
*
"This is where your friend lives?" Randall asked as the car stopped in front of a large, almost desolate building. "This is where he lives here....Terrence is sticking out on his own, looking for a hotel that's good enough" Sean said, stepping out. Randall went between Caylin and Leia to avoid detection, it was getting late, plus there were few people around.
The four went up the catwalk to the third floor, searching for the room number. They found the door at one of the edges, some trees near providing shade.
(Knock! Knock!)
"I'm coming" came a voice.
(Errrk)
Terrence was small for his age. About two or one inch shorter than Sean. He has short black puffy hair. He hand brown eyes, and was wearing a dragon shirt with blue pants.
"Terry!" Sean said.
(Slam!)
The door closed. "Uh...." Sean said. "So.....that was your friend?" Leia asked with a small laugh. "Yeah...." Sean said, moving his hand side to side at the extended top rim of the door, taking out a piece of metal that seemed to be used for lock picking. "What in the?" Randall asked. "Terrence tends to forget his key" Sean said, picking the lock.
"That's what you need right Caylin?" Leia said with a chuckle. "Hey, its not my fault Midnight decides to bury all my keys!" Caylin said, looking at Midnight bark at that word.
(Click)
"Ah...." Sean said, opening the door.
*
Terrence came into the room as they entered, Randall hidden.
"Oh...that lock pick...gotta keep it in my pocket" Terrence said.
"Yeah well listen Terry" Sean began. "Uh Sean...." Terrence said, signaling him to come over. He placed and arm around Sean and turned him around, whispering.
"Every time you come here with strangers something goes wacko and dangerous" Terrence whispered. "Well....its about to get weird" Sean said, turning him around, showing Randall at his feet.
"Well Terrence, we've heard about you" Randall said.
"Uhh......" Terrence began.
(Plop!)
He fainted. "! You killed him Randall!" Caylin said. "Na..." Sean said, getting him up.
*
"Come on Terrence....." Sean said.
They were all in a small living room. Terrence was on the couch, Sean waving a tube of "Smelling Salts" in front of his nose.
(Cough)
Terrence got up, waving his arms. "Ok, ok!" Jeez...that stuff stinks to high heaven" Terrence said. "Well its the only thing that would wake you up" Sean said, placing it on the table. Terrence turned to Randall, Leia and Caylin having their disguises off.
"Ahh!" Terrence yelled.
"Wow...that was great....I didn't even do anything" Randall chuckled.
Terrence got up and shook Sean. "What the heck is going on here!?" He yelled again. "Terrence calm down....these are a couple friends of mine and..." Sean said. "What?! You didn't do something completely stupid ag...." Terrence began. "Ok Terrence....listen..." Sean said, "We need your help".
"Oh jeez! I though the moment you called me from the hotel you were crazy, but there he is right there! I have no idea what to think!" Terrence yelled. "Terrence please! You see I've got a friend that's gone missing and we need to know where she is" Sean said.
"She?" Terrence asked. "Yes......and if you don't mind, we'd like to find her as soon as possible" Randall said, getting up. "Whoa! Down!" Terrence said, backing away. "What!? You think I'm a dog or...owww!" Randal said, seeing Leia grab his tail.
"Come on Randall, we do need his help after all" Leia said. Randall turned to Terrence, grunted, then got back onto the couch, Leia letting go of his tail.
"Anyhow....whatever took her is extremely dangerous" Sean began, "Oh that'll make him help" Caylin whispered to Randall. "And I don't want anyone to get hurt...besides..." Sean said, whispering. "Oh....well..." Terrence said. "So....will you help us or what?" Randall asked. "You sure he won't bite or try to kill me?" Terrence said. "Oh Terry, no..." Sean said.
*
The four explained the situation, and Sean telling Terrence to be cool with Randall. After the long talk, it was getting dark. They all ended up in Terrence's bed room. A bed, couple clothes, and empty drawers and desks. A computer on the desk, nothing unusual.
"So uh....where's your gun hotshot?" Randall chuckled with observation. "Terrence" Sean asked. "Terrence turned on his computer and typed a few keys in. He then went over and slammed his hand on the desk.
".........You know, you do that hard enough and you can wake up the neighbors" Caylin said.
"Go ahead Randall....open the empty drawer" Sean said. Randall opened it with confusion. He met surprised. He saw two handguns, an assault rifle, luger, shotgun, and a pair of submachine guns.
"Ah!" He said, closing the drawer.
"What do you humans do with those things!?" Caylin said, backing away. "You don't want to know!" Randall said.
"Hey......a gun's more of a tool than a weapon" Terrence said. "Yeah....ever been shot!?" Randall said. "Oh....." Terrence responded.
"Uh Cay...." Leia said, seeing Caylin hide behind her.
"We'll need'em when we find Joy..." Sean said, as Leia and Caylin came more in and went near the closet.
"We're gonna kill something with those things!" Caylin said. "Well actually....the bullets piece the body, but don't enter into it too deep, easy to remove....." Terrence said.
"But anyhow...enough about Arm's" Sean said.
"Oh yeah....your friend...." Terrence said. "Come on...anything you can tell us?" Sean asked. "Well.....actually their is one thing.....on the news lately said that fishing and drinking water from the bay is now prohibited...." Terrence said. "Why?" Leia asked.
"Well...some scientist say that the water is highly polluted....got pretty high the past couple of weeks...." Terrence said. "Phew.....thanks for not letting us take a dip Sean" Caylin said. "You didn't touch the water right Randall?" Leia asked. "No..." Randall replied.
"Good......Leia....I think our right" Sean said. "With what?" She asked. "Those things did come from under water.....the question is....where in the bay?" Sean pondered. Leia thought as Caylin kept away from the drawer.
"How about that one Island?" Randall snapped. "Liberty Island of course!....Its a national landmark...yes... they may be there" Sean said.
"Makes sense" Terrence said. "Then lets go!" Randall shouted, heading for the door. "Whoa....hold it Ran" Sean said, making him stop. "These things aren't that easy to take care of with a sword...." Sean said, hitting the side of the drawer. "Lets get geared up..." Sean said, making Randall grin.
*
"Hey watch were your pointing that thing!" Caylin said. Everyone, except Terrence, was in the car. Sean had a shotgun, assault rifle, two handguns with holsters, and a couple other things.
"You sure you don't wanna come? It'll be fun" Sean asked as he checked the shotgun ammo.
"Na...I need to make sure that, whatever comes here don't get what they want" Terrence said. "Ok, thanks Terry" Sean said, pulling out as the two waved good bye.
*
"Do we really need to keep these things back here!?" Caylin said, him and Midnight up against the door, a box of ammo near him.
"Well.....sometimes you need to be forceful......besides, those things won't live after a couple bullets" Sean said.
"Don't forget about me and Leia" Randall said, winking at Leia who smiled back.
".....Feeling excited?" Sean asked. "Well my hearts beating like a bongo drum in case your wondering?!" Caylin said.
"Well....I never thought we'd be doing this" Randall said.
"Are we actually gonna....kill?" Leia thought. "No....the handguns have knockout bullets Terrence designed....they would either paralyze or make them fall asleep" Sean said.
"Don't let Cay have one, I've been through enough of it" Randall said.
"Yeah I know....lets get this over with...." Sean said. "....Hey...this is like...playing a game" Caylin said, trying to get his mind off the arms.
"Yeah Cay....you just think that...." Sean said. "Yeah.....besides, I've got 3 lives and Randall has 1" Caylin laughed.
"Hey!" Randall shouted.
*
The drive took them to a harbor near an old train station. Sean pulled the car up near the train tracks. They used the night to keep themselves hidden. A Ferry that takes passengers to Liberty Island during the daytime was slowly rocking in the harbor. They went up to the glass entrance door.
"What gives me the feeling we're all like James Bond?" Randall said. Sean chuckled and took out a lock pick as everyone else came near him.
"We're like spies or something" Caylin said. "Yeah Caylin....maybe when the bad guys come, you'll handle'em" Randall chuckled. "Not funny, not funny one bit" Caylin said.
(Click!)
"Ha ha! Old reliable" Sean said as they went in.
*
They sneaked past the service desk and metal detector and went onto the Ferry. Sneaking on was easy.
"Except does anyone know how to drive?" Caylin asked as everyone turned to him in the cockpit. "? What?".
*
The Ferry soon took off slowly. Sean turned the control as Caylin and Midnight helped themselves to the vending machines and stands on the Ferry's bottom deck.
Randall and Leia were at the top, were various seats were. Randall had his arms crossed on the guard tail of the boar, looking into his reflection as Leia came up to him.
"You ok Randall?" She asked. ".....Yeah....I just haven't....looked at myself lately...." he said, still looking at his reflection. "?......Hey Randall....look...there's yours..." Leia said with a smile, pointing up. Randall poked his head toward where she was pointing, the star shinning in the sky.
".....You know Leia....ever since I was a little kid....I didn't think I belonged in Monstropolis" Randall said. "Really?" Leia asked. "Yeah....good things, bad things, up and down....I'm just hoping things will turn finally for the better..." Randall said. "Don't worry Randall....maybe someday you'll be able to settle down.....and have a family" Leia said.
"Yeah....unlikely....but yeah...." Randall said. "Oh come on Randall....I saw you when you were at that daycare center" Leia said. "(Oh boy.....)" Randall thought. "You couldn't handle them because you were different than you are now....plus....they weren't your kid....." Leia said.
"......Maybe...." Randall replied. "Well Randall....just remember Randall....I'm always with you" Leia said, quickly giving Randall a kiss on the cheek.
Randall felt stunned again. "Oh Randall" Leia said with a smile, hitting him in the arm, knocking him out of the stun.
"Oh! Sorry!" Randall said. "Its ok......when this is over....well....we'll see...." Leia said. "Yeah.....we'll see...." Randall said.
Unknowingness to them, Sean had watched the whole thing.
"(Come on Randall....if you can't....I can't...)" Sean thought.
*
Soon enough....the Ferry reached Liberty Island.
(bump!)
The ship rocked back and forth heavily.
"Sean!" They all yelled. "Oh! Sorry!"
*
"Wow..." Leia said. They were all looking at the foot of Lady Liberty. Her left hand hugging the book of independence, and the freedom flame held high in her right hand. "Beautiful" Leia said, wrapping her left arm around Randall's top right.
"Yeah...ain't she" Randall said.
"Really makes you think don't it?" Caylin said. "? Think what?" Randall asked, but saw a half smile on Caylin's face. "If she's wearing anything under that toga" Caylin chuckled.
" Caylin!". "? What?".
*
"We've searched and searched, but nothing...." Randall complained. They were all now in the statues head, where there were viewing windows.
"I just don't get it....but still...most of this thing is hollow anyhow...." Sean said, hitting his left knuckle against a pillar.
"Wow.....I can't believe you humans can see out of a head!" Caylin said, looking out.
"Not much you can see in Caylin's huh Randall" Leia whispered to Randall, with both of them snickering. "Hey! I heard that! I don't have holes in my head......right boy?.....Midnight?" Caylin replied, looking around, his fluppy gone.
"Oh no..." He said.
(Ruff!)
Midnight's bark echoed in, seeming to come from a lower level.
"I think he's still at the bottom, come on...." Sean said.
*
After the, yet again, stairway......a long stair way, they got to the bottom. Midnight was jumping and sniffing around, seeming excited.
"What is it now?" Caylin said, exhausted.
Midnight seemed to not have listened, he just kept on. "What's with him?" Randall asked. "Wait a sec...." Sean said, picking up the excited fluppy and handing him to Caylin. Sean kneeled down and knocked on the floor that Midnight was going around.
".....!......Its hollow" Sean said, getting up.
"Is it suppose to be?" Leia asked. "No....this is a strong foundation....something's down there I think..." Sean responded.
"Ok then....maybe there's a switch or something...maybe a pry bar around" Randall said as they all started looking around.
"You go on and have your little hunt" Caylin said, leaning against the pillar that suspended the stairway. "Besides, Randall's not a very good seeker any...." Caylin began, but felt something moving behind his back. He moved ahead and looked back at the pole. A part of it was sliding in as if retracting it inside more of the pole.
"Uhh.....do poles do that?" Caylin asked.
(BBRRRRKKKKKCCKKK!)
"Yikes!" He yelled, moving away. They all moved back and looked at the middle of the area. Part of the floor opened, splitting part of the floor into two pieces that placed themselves from horizontal to vertical. A few puffs of steam came out, and something began rising, as if coming from under the ground. A steel, rectangle object. It halted with a clang. It seemed like a steel elevator.
"And underground elevator..." Sean said. "Hmph....I'm impressed Cay" Randall said, hitting him in the shoulder. "Uh....Yeah! I found it! So I win!" Caylin said, sticking his forked tongue out. "So let the champ get in f......" before he could finish, he noticed everyone was already in.
"You coming or what?" Randall chuckled.
".....Uh......Yeah, yeah...." Caylin said, stepping in as the door closed.
So how was it? And also, go the news section at RFU if you already haven't. Prepare for some gunslinging in the next chapter! Ya hoo!