In the human world, when Randall had gotten away and learned a little about just trying to stay alive, he had much thinking to do. He mainly just raided the trash or chicken coops for eggs.

At one point, he had let his hurt feelings out by crying and that he knew he did regret what he had done. But more than anything, he knew he had taken Hallie for granted for too long. He had to find a way back to her. He loved her.

"When I get back, I'm going to ask her to marry me." He said to himself. He was looking up at a full moon.

Randall was just even lucky to be alive after the beating he had took and he had some ugly wounds on his face and head. He had a broken arm and broken leg from the incident too.

He had made splints the best he could. Now he just had to concentrate on finding enough food and water to take care of himself while out here. But he vowed he would return and marry Hallie. He wasn't about to give up on her. He would do anything to make it up to her.

He knew that he could return to being the monster that she fell in love with. It had just been the pressure from Waternoose and making that machine that had made him snap more than anything, other than Sullivan being the number one scarer that everyone loved.

But first, he had to find a child's room and get back through the closet. He wasn't going to give up.

…

At five months along in the pregnancy, Celia and some other females from Monsters, Inc threw Hallie a baby shower for her little one. She had made many friends at the factory. She loved the attention she was getting, but she still wished the father of the child could share in this attention too. Her mother was also at the shower to assist her.

She got a crib, diapers, toys, books, lullaby tapes, a name book, a rocking chair, changing table, a carrier, a stroller, and an incubator. So many things she would need for the baby.

When she had learned of Randall's banishment, she told her parents and they were the ones who were mostly helping her out now.

She thanked everyone for the great gifts for the baby. Many of them asked if she did have a name in mind yet.

"No, not yet."

Hallie couldn't help but wonder though how Randall was doing wherever he was. Was he okay? Was he getting enough food? She was still worried for him. But more than anything, she couldn't help but wonder what would his reaction be if he ever found out he was going to be a dad?

She had always wanted to meet his family. After the baby shower, she looked up the last name of Boggs.

There was a Ned Boggs in the phone book, other than Randall.

Nervously, Hallie called up the phone number. It was still the weekend.

There were a few rings, but a male voice picked up. "Hello."

"Hi, is this Ned Boggs?"

"Yes. Who is calling?"

"You don't know me yet, but my name is Hallie Norman. I was friends with your brother, Randall. He always said that he would talk to you again. Did he ever do that?"

"I haven't heard from him in a long time. He said he didn't want to talk to us again. So what do you need from us?" Ned asked.

"I have always wanted to meet you guys. Would that be alright?" Hallie asked.

There was a pause on the other end. "Um, I need to talk this over with my wife and I could get back to you. What's your phone number?"

Hallie gave him her number. "Again, I would love to meet all of you. Goodbye."

She hung up and hoped that they would get back to her.

On the other end, Ned, also a purple lizard, he was in shock that a girl that knew his brother would want to meet his family. He also had three fronds, and had green markings on his back. His eyes were more an amber color. He had the same number of limbs his brother had.

He sat down with his wife later and talked to her about it. She was skeptical about it, but perhaps she was trying to get in touch for Randall. Marissa was an orange colored female with red markings and blue eyes. She only had one frond, two arms and four legs.

She said they could meet in the park tomorrow.

Ned called Hallie back and asked, "How's a meeting in the park tomorrow at three?"

"That would be great. Thank you. Goodnight."

Ned put the phone down. "She sounds really nice."

"Let's hope that she is." His wife said. "And that she likes kids."

They later told Rex, their son, that they would be meeting someone new tomorrow at the park. He was excited about going to the park, but not so sure about meeting a stranger. He looked a lot like his mother, but had his Uncle Randall's green eyes.

…

The next day, Hallie made sure to show up at the park early. She wanted to make a good impression. Besides herself and her own parents, she really wanted her child to know the other half of its family too.

Soon, Hallie saw three lizards, two adults and a child approaching. She got up off the bench and went to go meet them.

"Hi, are you Randall's family?" Hallie asked.

"Yes. You must be Hallie." The female, Marissa, said.

"Yes, that's me."

"I am Ned, this is Marissa, and our son, Rex." Ned introduced his family.

"Nice to meet you all. Randall told me your names, but he didn't like talking much about you."

"Where is my brother?"

"I hate to say it, but he was banished for causing trouble at the factory."

"Are you his wife?" Marissa asked.

"No, but I was his girlfriend. We were together for awhile. And I never did get to tell him that he was going to be a dad."

"Randall, a father? I don't think he could handle that responsibility." Ned said.

"I am carrying his child." Hallie said.

They looked down and the swelling in her belly was obvious.

"Rex is going to have a cousin."

Rex was nervous, but when he heard about a cousin, he became happy. But he wanted to go play on the playground more. He was allowed to so the adults could talk about grown up things. They sat down at a table where they could talk and watch Rex at the same time.

"How did you meet him?" Ned asked.

"I work in the kitchen at Monsters, Inc. I love to cook and got a job for the cooking team." Hallie replied.

"Randall did love to bake."

"I know. He did a few times while we were together."

"How did he treat you?" Marissa asked. "I mean, he didn't rape you or anything?"

"Of course not! We were madly in love. But things just from too much pressure from his boss kept him working so hard and he wasn't eating or sleeping much in the last couple of months before his banishment. Something in him changed. I only knew him a total of ten months. But before the change, he was really a sweetheart with me."

They almost found that hard to believe. Randall hadn't been that way since before college. Something had also changed in him when he was in college too. But Hallie seemed like an honest soul.

"I contacted you because I wanted my baby to know the other half of his or her family. I have wanted to meet you for a long time. And yes, Randall had met my family too. I thought it was fair."

They could agree with that.

"Was he going to marry you?"

"In time I'm sure. But I don't know if I could have as long as he was the big grump he turned into. I still love him and if he proved he could change if he came back or still here, I would."

"I don't know if he would ever change. He had been like for far too long." Ned said.

"Randall often told me his issues with his job and how others saw him. How he was treated in college and why he became more of a grump. We were best friends for awhile, but his job got in the way with a project he was forced to work on. He began ignoring me. I hated it, but I hoped it was just till he got this project finished and things would get better for us again."

They listened intently and continued talking about themselves to get to know each other better. Rex continued to play. Hallie loved watching him, for that would be her own child someday, running around with its cousin.

In the end, it turned into a nice meeting and they would have more get-togethers. And they would eventually meet her parents too. And even at the end of their meeting, Hallie had also become Rex's new Aunt Hallie. She liked that thought. Now she felt part of Randall's family too.

But without Randall here, even though she didn't want to think about it, she was still worried about who would take care of her child should something happen to her. Though her parents could do it, but then, Randall's brother's family could take over too. And Rex would be like an older brother. But hopefully, that day would never come.

Hallie went home really happy. She was glad to have met Ned and his family. Ned did kind of remind her of Randall, but he didn't have the same temperament as him.

Overall, it had been a great day.