Like A Nightmare

Chapter 2 : Misunderstood

625 looked at the teleporter pod. It looked like the one he was punished in when he was in Jumba's lab.

Flashback...

Jumba went to check on 625 after he spent a whole day in the container. 625 was laying down on the floor, quiet. '' Learned your lesson?'', Jumba asked.

625 scoffed,'' Did you learn yours?''

'' I'll take that as a no.''

'' I'll take that as a no''.

'' 625, are you mocking me?''

'' 625, are you mocking me?''

'' Stop!''

'' Stop!'', 625 began to chuckle.

'' Another day will teach you a lesson'', Jumba said, angrily.

'' Another day will teach you a lesson... jerk'', 625 said, under his breath.

Jumba stared at 625 angrily before he left the room.

625 curled up into a ball as he laid down on the floor.

Another day past and 625 still hasn't changed his behavior.

Jumba finally gave up on him,'' That's it 625! I'm going to work on 626!''

625 was thrown out of the room he was in.

He was left to be with the other experiments. 625 was angry that Jumba didn't understand that he didn't want to hurt anyone.

He also gave up on Jumba.

He walked to the t.v. room and saw the experiment that greeted him in his first moments of life,'' Hi again''.

431 looked at him and frowned,'' Aren't you supposed to be training.''

625 had to think of a lie, fast,'' I got time off for good behavior''.

431 thought 625 got some time off for bad behavior. Jumba told all of his experiments that destructive behavior was good, and kind behavior was bad.

'' We'll see about that'', 431 said, evilly. She left the t.v. room. 625 sat on the couch and changed the channel. Little that he knew that he would drift off to sleep.

When he awoke he was curled up beside 431.'' Wake up lazy lier!'', 431 shouted,'' Do I look like a blanket?'' 625 was stunned that he was sleeping beside 431,'' S-sorry''.

'' Sorry nothing!''

'' What?''

'' I know your secret . Turns out that you don't want to destroy anything.''

'' It's true, wait a minute... do you agree with me?''

'' No! Experiments that don't want to fight or be destructive will often be teased, and I told all of my friends about you.''

625 gulped.

'' I call experiments like you softies''.

'' Yeah so? I think destroying things is wrong.''

'' You admit it! You are such a softie!''

625 kept his mouth shut. He was upset that none of the experiments understood that destroying things was wrong.

'' 625, come with me'', Jumba said.

625 was afraid and he showed it, as he walked out of the t.v. room. The other experiments stared at 625 and snickered. 625 didn't feel comfortable. 431 put her foot in the way after experiment 501 (Yin) tapped 625 on the shoulder. 625 looked behind him instead of looking at the floor. He tripped over 431's foot. The experiments laughed at 625 hysterically, as 625 blushed from embarrassment. Tears formed in his eyes. He followed Jumba into a room. '' Okay 625, since you refuse to do anything I've made an experiment better then you. 626, teach this failed experiment a lesson'', Jumba said. 626 leapt in front of 625 and started to beat 625 up. 625's heart was filled with pain and fear. After the beating, 625 was thrown out of the room and he stood up in front of the other experiments. They laughed at his pain. 625 wanted to run away but he couldn't. The experiments harassed him. They poked him, tripped him, hit him, and taunted him. 625 developed a fear of the other experiments and he hid when one would enter a room he was in. 625 found a nice quiet place where he would relax and hide. He was alone in the kitchen and he was hungry.

Since nobody was helping 625, he decided that he would take care of himself. He opened up the fridge and remembered that Jumba made him a sandwich. 625 knew how to make one. He got some bacon, lettuce, and tomatoes and made himself a sandwich. He cut it in half and ate one half. He was about to eat the other half until 431 entered the room. 625 put the sandwich on the plate,'' You again? Go away, this is my territory''. 431 scowled she went up to 625 and took the sandwich.

She ate it in front if him.

'' So how does it taste?'', 625 asked.

431 mumbled with her mouth full.

'' I'm sorry. I don't speak BLT '', 625 chucked.

431 swallowed the sandwich,'' Oh! Why you little...''

625 opened up a jar of mayonnaise and threw some at 431.

'' You ruined my beautiful fur coat! I just had it clean!'', 431 shouted.

'' After you get it clean I suggest you do something about that face of yours, if you use makeup to try to make yourself look prettier, don't. Your face is as ugly as it comes and makeup will never ever work for you'', 625 said, holding back his laughter.

431 growled,'' I'll take care of you later!''

625 watched as 431 left the kitchen.

He laughed hysterically, then he looked at the jar of mayo beside him,'' Did you see the look on her face! Ha ha... Oh, wait a second, you're a mayonnaise jar. You don't have a face.'' He threw the jar on the floor.

He got up and left the kitchen as he watched 626 training with Jumba,'' Oh! What a showoff ''.

He watched as 626 got praised for destructive behavior. 625 felt a little jealous. He never got anymore respect ever since 431 ruined his life. Then he remembered that 431 was going to get him for insulting her. 625 was really fearful now. He hid in a room until it was dark. 625 was no longer welcome in Jumba's bedroom and he slept on the floor, using newspapers as a blanket to keep himself warm. He was asleep on the cold hard floor in the kitchen which was uncomfortable. 431 was awake and she snuck to the kitchen. She had some glue in her hand and feathers in the other hand.

In the morning 625 was walking to the bathroom to try to get the feathers off of him. He was laughed at by the other experiments.'' Look it's the chicken boy!'', 431 shouted, mockingly. 625 blushed from embarrassment as he cried.'' What a baby'', 431 teased,'' This failed experiment is nothing but a softie!'' 625 walked sadly to the kitchen and made a lot of sandwiches to keep his mind off of his depression. He made a sandwich that had peanut butter, cheese, ketchup, and a steak and ate it slowly and sadly.

End Flashback...

625 heard the door open. '' 625, I caught the experiment!'', Gantu shouted, happily. 431 was in the container,'' Ah the softie lives with this tall guy!'' 625 walked up to Gantu,'' Nice job, G''.

'' What? No insult?'', Gantu said.

625 didn't say anything.

'' Why are you so sad? Why does it look like you are going to cry?''

625 sobbed quietly as tears rolled down his cheek.

'' Tell me what's wrong''.

625 sighed,'' That experiment that you've caught... teased me, embarrassed me, and harassed me in front of all the other experiments in the past''.

'' He didn't even look at me'', 431 said.

'' I saw you in the corner of my eye, besides who could ever forget your ugly face?'', 625 said.

'' Is that why you cry yourself to sleep at night? Because of all the abuse you had in the past?'', Gantu asked.

'' Yes, and also I thought you were asleep''.

'' Well, I hear you cry in the middle of the nocturnal earth cycle''.

431 started to feel guilty,'' 625, I'm sorry I hurt your feelings in the past''.

625 looked at her,'' Really?''

'' Yes, I'm sorry''.

625 smiled. Those were the words he wanted to hear after all those years,'' Gantu, let her go''.

'' I need to teleport her to Hamsterveil'', Gantu said.

'' Experiment 431 is an experiment that pranks people. Hamsterveil wouldn't like that. 431, I think you should work at a joke shop'', 625 suggested.

Gantu opened the container and 431 left the ship.

A few days later...

625 went to a joke shop to see 431. '' Hi 625, what brings you here? Which prank do you want to buy?'', 431 said. 625 smirked and said,'' Got any ants I could prank Gantu with?''

The End