Their parents were away until after five. The fire had been put out by then and the evil dummy had been burned to ashes.

Tim and Heather found Jayden and Wendy asleep on the couch, with a strange lizard creature sleeping on the other end. They were afraid of this strange creature.

"Whatever it is, get it out of here!" Heather shrieked.

It woke the ones on the couch.

"Wait! Mom, Dad, don't hurt him!" Wendy got up in front of Randall, who was also in shock. "He won't hurt us. He's my friend."

"Wendy, get away from it!"

"Dad, she's telling the truth." Jayden spoke up. "He saved us tonight. I knew the hard part was telling you. A burglar broke in tonight and we were lucky to be alive and this lizard managed to save us."

She hated to lie, but she had to come up with a convincing story to tell them.

"Please can he stay, Daddy? This is Randall, my best friend. He saved my life tonight." Wendy said.

It felt good to hear those words from her. And what he did tonight was like repaying her back for her saving his life weeks ago. Healing his leg and keeping him fed. She took him in out of the cold.

But there was one condition that he had, he wouldn't talk to their parents. He would remain like a pet would, but he would talk to the girls.

Wendy then had a suggestion, "With his amazing abilities, he could even be a part of the act, if he wants to."

Randall was worried about being exploited if he was seen. He didn't mind being her friend, but he didn't want to be seen by the public. Some other humans would more or likely try to get him and harm him. He had to play the role of pet or leave. But it would be nice to have a home and a family that cared about him.

"I guess he doesn't have to if he doesn't want to. It was just a suggestion." Wendy said. "But Randall is who I want for my pet. Please?" She gave the puppy eyes.

Tim and Heather were still concerned. Big lizards were often hard to take care of.

"He won't be any trouble, Dad." Jayden said.

"You don't know that." Tim said.

"Please, give him a chance." Wendy said.

"Alright, but one big incident and he's out of here." Tim said. "Time for bed, everyone."

It was the weekend so they could sleep for awhile. They all went to their rooms. Randall went with Wendy to his spot over by the wall.

Randall knew he would try his best to fit in with the family and let them trust him. He knew it would take some time for the parents to trust him, but he couldn't get a better home than this.

….

Randall did begin to go with the family for their routines. He was there to give Wendy support. He mostly tried to stay out of sight. He was such an unusual creature. He didn't hesitate to scare naughty kids, when the family wasn't looking.

Jayden had given up on dummies and joined her mom in the dancing and cheerleading act. She had even burned her old dummy, Brian. She didn't want to take the chance that he was alive and evil too, if Slappy had affected him at all.

Wendy had found she had a talent for singing and she joined her dad on stage for singing. She also sung for Randall, who found her voice appealing for a young girl. He gave her encouragement. He was also her homework partner, helping her study and making it fun instead of the usual boring atmosphere of it.

But at home, Wendy had her own private act with Randall. That he agreed to do. He did show off his blending and did some 'pet' tricks for Wendy's family. They were always impressed. Randall was impressive.

Tim and Heather had come around to trusting him, as he did listen, way better than any normal lizard would. His extra limbs were thought unusual too, but Randall got along fine with them and they didn't object. It made him unique among Earth lizards, they thought.

Randall couldn't have found a nicer home, despite the way he had to be as a pet to live with them. But most of all, Wendy was glad to have him as her best friend. She hoped she would grow up with him around, knowing he was watching out for her. And she watched out for him.

But there were just some things about his past that he didn't want to tell and would probably never tell Jayden or Wendy about. He wanted to keep his place here in safety.

Nothing was thought of better than friends, best friends that looked out for one another.

The End

So how was this little crossover?