Sulley welcomed the turtles and Randall to his apartment, as he lived alone now. Mike went home to Celia after he and Fungus drove them to Sulley's. Fungus then went home to his own apartment. Randall didn't want to be left alone with Sulley, so he was glad that the turtles were with him.
Randall went up to Leo. "I saw that you and Sullivan were getting along pretty well. But, I need to know, after he told you his part, you don't think any less of me, do you?" He asked with concern in his eyes.
"It does help to know both sides. But I see that Sullivan and his friend did what they thought was best because they saw you as a threat to them and the little girl. But with all the things we have been through with you, Randall, we know you're no longer that monster. No, I don't think any less of you. After all, you came back and got us for help. And yes, I can see how bad the situation here is. We just need to have a plan to get the bad guys to come out of hiding." Leo explained.
"Thanks, Leo." Randall said.
Sulley hadn't had this many guests in a while. He was still wary around Randall, but his friends seemed like they could truly be trusted.
The turtle in blue, as the leader, had talked about ways he knew of to draw out enemies, and how he and his brothers looked out for one another, even calling Randall a brother too. He had seen that even Mike had clicked with the orange masked one, the baby of the bunch, and his nickname was Mike too. Sulley snickered at the idea of Mike and Mike.
Fungus had clicked with the purple masked one real well too, particularly on matters of science and math, and technology of their world.
Sulley had noticed that the red masked turtle had stood by Randall. Leo had told him that Raph was short tempered, something he and Randall shared. Sulley could relate to that. Sulley heard that Raph had nearly done severe damage to Mikey once, way before Randall had come along. But, his strength and temper could be used as a secret weapon of sorts. Randall had also become a secret weapon, with his invisibile fighting techniques.
Leo had even told Sulley how Randall had killed a giant evil human man, as the man was threatening Leo himself when he was severely injured in battle. At least Randall had killed for the right reasons.
Leo also told him of how Randall had taken on an evil alien in battle armor to save him, and had gotten wounded badly for it, hence the scars on his back that Randall had pointed out himself. Now it made sense.
Hearing these stories of what Randall had done in the human world made Sulley realize that Randall had become a warrior over there, for the side of good. As these turtles were warriors themselves, it seemed to Sulley, that Randall had made a good choice in bringing them back here to help. But, there was still the question of how they were going to take on Waternoose and his gang. How would they bring them to justice?
When Sulley went into the kitchen to see what he had for the turtles to eat for dinner, Randall went into the kitchen with him, as he knew about monster foods that might be similar to what Earth foods were here in the monster world.
"Do you know what your friends like, Randall? I'm afraid I'm not sure what they eat." Sulley said.
"Yes. I know what they like. I'll make them something. I know how to use an oven. Mike knows how to cook well too, but not here." Randall replied. "Don't be taking advantage of my friends, Sullivan." he warned sternly.
"I'm not taking advantage of them. From what I had heard from Leonardo about you, you were taught how to be a warrior. You have killed before."
"Only to defend my friends. And even though you had your reasons for throwing me through the door, I still remember it as if it was yesterday. At least when Waternoose and I put you through a door, we didn't toss you into someone's house where you got nearly beaten to death upside the head with a shovel!" Randall exclaimed.
Sulley saw the scars on Randall's face from the shovel, because he didn't have those before he was thrown through the door. "Randall, we never would have meant to get you killed. You just needed to learn a lesson."
"I learned plenty from the turtles, but not from those hillbillies that tried to kill me! They thought I was a gator. The turtles have one of those as a friend, and I am certainly no gator!" Randall said angrily.
The turtles could hear Randall yelling in the kitchen at Sullivan.
"Randall, I'm sorry." Sulley said.
"Sorry isn't going to make up for what was done to me. I used to dream about getting revenge against you two for what you did to me, but from lessons I learned, I now think better of it." The lizard said. "Just show me where the food is. I'll cook for my friends."
Sulley was at a loss for words. He showed him what food was available. Randall got the ingredients together and began cooking a meal he knew his friends would like.
Sulley left Randall to do the cooking while he went back to the living room to be with the turtles.
"We heard what he said to you in there." Don said.
"He has been learning to channel his temper better, but now that he's in contact with you again, he just wanted to let you know how he felt about what happened." Leo said.
"What Mike and I did with him at the time seemed like the right thing to do. He was trying to harm a human child who had become our friend, and we were just protecting her." Sulley explained.
"We know what it's like to protect humans, even if they don't give us the gratitude we deserve after saving them. And it does get to be nerve racking at times." Raph said.
"And having chosen the ninja life, staying in the shadows and defending in secret, it kept us safer during our earlier years." Leo said.
"How old are you four anyway?" Sulley asked. "You all seem a little young."
"We're all 17. We've just had more… action than most teenagers would have at this age." Leo said.
"And we know how to act more mature in serious situations, at least three of us do." Don said, giving Mikey a glance.
"What?" Mikey asked.
"Or four." Randall said from the door. He came and joined them. "The food can sit a bit before needing to be stirred more."
"What are we having anyway?" Mikey asked. "I'm starving."
"It's kind of like mac and cheese hamburger helper, but it's this world's version of it." Randall replied.
That did sound good to them. Randall still glared at Sulley. Sulley just sat in his chair. He wanted no trouble. He was beginning to think Randall should have gone home with Fungus.
A bit later, all the guys were enjoying the new kind of mac and cheese hamburger helper that Randall had cooked up in Sulley's kitchen. It was new and strange to them, but it was good.
Sulley didn't know that Randall was such a good cook. It was good food. He cooked even better than Mike had.
"I never knew you could cook like this, Randall." Sulley said. "It's awesome."
"Thanks. I've had practice. I cook for these guys sometimes in their world." Randall said, taking a big mouthful.
"And he's had a good teacher." Mikey said.
"You could never ask me to cook. I can't even be trusted with a toaster." Leo laughed.
"Yeah, and I'm the one who's always fixing it." Don stated.
They couldn't help but have a laugh at that. Everyone continued to talk about things up until the evening news came on, and it was revealed that there was trouble with Waternoose and a gang called the Nomads.
The turtles now knew who they were looking for.
Ever since Mike had moved in with Celia after marrying her, Sulley kept Mike's room as a guestroom. When it was time for bed, Sulley let them use his room.
"I wish I had more beds." Sulley said.
"It's alright. We're used to sleeping in awkward places. Even on the floor." Raph said.
"But you do have blankets, right?" Don asked.
"Sure. I don't need any because of my fur, but yes, I have blankets for guests." Sulley replied.
Sulley went to his supply closet and got blankets for each one of them that wouldn't be using the bed. Randall preferred a bed, but he could sleep on a couch or the floor too if needed.
"Goodnight, guys." Sulley said, and went to his room. It had been a long day.
Leo and Don took the bed. Randall wasn't about to sleep on a bed that Mike had once slept on. Raph and Mikey took the floor, so it was just them two, and Randall that had the extra blankets.
They all got settled and tried to sleep in this strange world. Tomorrow was going to be a busy day, but they would wait however long it took to bring their enemies down.
Randall was still unsure of this. He was near Mikey's side. He still wondered why he was in his old rival's home. But he knew why. It was just to have a place to stay until the time was right. He never left his spot once he was settled. After all the running around earlier that day had left him exhausted. It didn't take him long to fall asleep.
Sulley was worried that Randall would sneakily get up and try to kill him in his sleep. He didn't sleep too well that night.
…..
Fungus was glad to finally be home again. He had fed and cleaned himself up some more. He felt relieved to finally be back in his own home and his own bed again. He was grateful to Randall for getting him here.
This Randall was not the one he had known before, but there were still some old qualities there from the old Randall. There always would be, but in a better package.
Fungus settled down to sleep.
From the outside, there were a few gangsters watching until his lights went out. All the lights in the building were off, indicating monsters were sleeping. Now was a good time to go in and get the little tattletail.
Three of the Nomads Gang: Knuckles, Swifty, and Spyder were sneaking into Fungus's apartment to get him back. They were going to draw Randall out of hiding by using his friend as bait.
Swifty was good at picking locks. He got them in ever so quietly. They saw the number that Fungus's name was on and went up to it, sneaking in ever so quietly. Using night goggles, they found their way to Fungus's bedroom, where he was passed out in exhausted sleep.
Spyder pulled the blankets back off Fungus. Then Knuckles picked up the little dark pink monster, putting his hand over his mouth.
Fungus found himself picked up so suddenly and he was scared motionless. He tried to call for help.
"You better shut up, you little pipsqueak, if you know what's good for ya." Spyder warned.
Fungus knew that voice. One that threatened him all the time while he was their prisoner.
"You are going to help us draw out Boggs, plus Sullivan and Wazowski." Swifty added.
Then Knuckles slammed a fist into the Fungus's face. It knocked him out. "Enjoy your sleep, pipsqueak." He said with a smile.
Fungus was taken to the new hideout. This one was about 7 miles outside of Monstropolis, where it wouldn't be seen by other meddling monster eyes.
Fungus was tied up to a chair. He would be used as bait to draw Randall and his rivals into a trap. They would get to work in the morning on the message.
Waternoose needed Randall to finish the machine, and he knew he and Fungus would go to Sullivan and Wazowski for help. Of course, they had no idea that Randall had also brought the turtles to help.
In the morning, Fungus awoke and he found himself bound to a chair. He didn't have his glasses with him, so everything around him was blurry. He could make out shapes and voices around him though.
"Hello, Fungus." It was Waternoose in his face.
Fungus struggled. "Mr. Waternoose! Why are you doing this?"
"I aim to bring back the screams, that's why. I need Randall to finish the machine. We have the wires he demanded. Now he better put them in." Waternoose said.
"We have already sent a ransom note to the media. We are willing to let you go as long as Randall cooperates and does what we say." The Creeper, who was next to the crab monster, declared.
"We have found a better way, Mr. Waternoose. Laugh Energy is stronger than Scream Energy. We made it back from the blackout days." Fungus explained.
"We aren't called Monsters for nothing, Fungus. Causing fear in human children has always been our goal. Laughing is so overrated. Kids are still going to be scared of us." Waternoose exclaimed.
Fungus knew this to be true, but he enjoyed the happier feel of his current job over the older fearful side of it. There wasn't as much risk from the kids. Humans liked to harm things they didn't understand. If they had a more positive outlook on monsters, then they wouldn't try to hurt them in the long run. This was Fungus's perspective. It was Sulley's too.
Fungus could only sit in the chair and hope the plans worked out, that Randall would come for him, and find some way to destroy that machine and stop Waternoose.
…
The turtles had stayed behind at Sulley's apartment until further notice. Sulley and Randall had gone back to the factory to see if there was any further information, and indeed, there was.
The turtles were watching TV and saw the message on the news that Randall was wanted in exchange for his former assistant. There was a letter that had been given to the factory about where they were to meet and make the trade-off.
When Randall and Sulley got to the factory, there were CDA everywhere. They were waiting for the lizard and CEO.
"What's going on?" Sulley asked.
"There was a message on the media this morning that Mr. Jeffrey Fungus has once again been captured, and his captors want Mr. Boggs to turn himself over to them. In this envelope is where they want you to meet them." The number two CDA agent handed a yellow envelope to the lizard.
Sulley opened it for him with his claws and Randall took the paper out to read it. This was just great. It hadn't been a full day yet and Fungus was already in their custody, again.
Randall read that they wanted him to finish the machine and test it on a child. Fungus was no longer needed for the machine, so he would be released if Randall cooperated. And to make things more interesting, during the night, the child that Sullivan was close to had also been taken from her room and would be the test subject. According to the ransom note, there could be no CDA or cops involved. They would aim to destroy the factory next if things were not done as they had wished.
Randall's eyes widened when he read the note.
"What's wrong, Randall?" Sulley asked.
"Just that they want me to get the machine up and going again and test it on a child. And they don't want authorities involved, or they'll kill Fungus." Randall exclaimed. "And destroy the factory."
Sulley didn't like this. The CDA took this comment seriously.
When they were alone, Randall also told Sulley that the little girl was to be the test child again. He didn't want to bring it up in front of the CDA.
Sulley knew that couldn't happen. "You better not think about using Boo as your test subject again." he warned.
"Of course not. I'll get her and the other kids out of there. Tonight. And Fungus." Randall said.
He read where the meeting place was. The time to meet was at nine tonight. The place was the former hideout. So it was decided.
Mike and Celia were at the factory too. They were let in on the plan as well.
Sulley and Randall and Mike went back to Sulley's apartment right away to tell the turtles the plan.
Celia was shocked to see these four strange, unusual creatures. And the CDA didn't even know they were here in their world.
"I know of a way to just sneak in and get Fungus out of the bad guys' hideout." Donny spoke up.
Everyone was all ears. "How?" asked Randall.
"Randall, you can wear a turtle tracker and you can meet with them as they request, because we don't know where they are hiding. They take you to where they are holding Fungus, and we follow in a borrowed truck." Don stated.
"But who's going to drive it?" Sulley asked. "You guys can't be seen by the CDA."
"I can drive it." Mike said.
Celia was worried for her husband. "Just be careful, Googly-bear." she said.
Randall rolled his eyes at the nickname. The turtles were amused at it. They had never heard such a nickname before.
"Randall, once you are inside their lair, do what they say, but try to get a door opened for us." Leo said.
"I've been working on smaller ear pieces." Don said. He took one out of his duffel bag and handed a piece that Randall would put into one of his ears, and another as a sticker under his chin, so that it wasn't seen quite so easily. He would also be wearing a turtle tracker in his other ear hole.
"We'll be wearing our earphone pieces, so we'll be able to hear everything they say as well." Don said.
"You've come up with quite a good plan there, Donatello." Sulley said.
"It helps to have these things in situations like this." Don replied. "It helps to be prepared."
"Are you guys planning to kill the enemies as well?" Mike asked.
"Only if it's in the heat of battle." Leo said. "If it comes to it."
"Waternoose is more the threat than his associates." Mike said.
"The Creeper is someone to be dealt with too. He's the leader of the Nomads Gang." Sulley said.
"They are some of the toughest gang members on the edges of Monstropolis." Celia said.
"We'll handle them." Raph said. "You can count on it."
The turtles were all ready for this action. And Randall was ready to destroy that menacing machine.