After a harmonious weekend and Rex was once again returned by a social worker, and after she left, the lawyer that Sulley had mentioned showed up to talk to Randall. Sondra was at work when he came over.

The lawyer's name was Mr. Blake Stone. He was a fish like monster with blue skin, wore a business suit with a suitcase. He had two arms and two legs. He had a fin on the back of his neck. He had webbing on his hands. His eyes were a chocolate brown. He had a real serious look to him. He was a good friend of Sulley's, but he was still paying him for his job to represent Randall's case.

He talked with Randall about what had happened in the past with the other lizards, how he was used and raped. And about the machine incident, as that was what the court case was supposed to be about. But he also talked about his child's custody battle. Randall remained calm talking to him.

Blake said he would happy to help out with his son's custody battle too. He would look into all the matters and it would be taken seriously.

"Thank you. I don't have much to offer other than my thanks." Randall said.

"Don't worry about it right now. We will get this straightened out. It seems to me that something was so off that that judge had just downright ordered visitation rights to the grandparents. You are the rightful parent of your son. I will do everything I can to help, Randall." Blake said.

Randall was glad the lawyer agreed with him. Now he knew he should have had this guy sooner, but he hadn't known him until he had talked to Sullivan about it. Now he was even more grateful to Sullivan for pointing out Mr. Stone.

…..

All the guests came to the court two weeks after, along with Rhoda's family. Randall was ready to put this stupid event behind him. But it greatly questioned his future again. A life being able to be free, or going back to prison.

Sondra hoped her mate wouldn't have to go back to prison.

Fungus was there again too. He would be questioned as well since he was there. He hadn't been in jail before. But his friend had and hoped he wouldn't have to go back.

Randall was called to the stand first. Aside from Fungus, there were no real other witnesses besides Mary and Rhoda and Rhoda was in prison. And Mary was a human, so she couldn't be there.

The lawyer questioned about what happened at that warehouse of that day. Randall answered it nice and calm, the same thing of what he told Sondra two weeks before.

Then he was questioned about his relationship with his son.

"I love my son. I was raped, and it took me a long time to come to terms with being pregnant with a baby that was my attacker's. But seeing him on ultrasound and feeling him move inside me made me change my mind about putting him up for adoption. I have gone through many changes for a long time now and never want to be that person that I was a long time ago. Please, what happened with the machine exploding was an accident. I want to be around for my son. I never had my birth parents love me. I want to be there for Rex." Randall explained. "And my new wife, Sondra, has shown me what true love is."

Sondra smiled at him.

"Thank you, Boggs. You can step down now." The judge said. It was a different judge who seemed much harsher than the one who was in charge of deciding who took care of Rex.

Fungus was questioned next and his answers about the incident with the machine were no different than Randall's.

There wasn't much else that could be done in calling witnesses other than Rhoda, who wasn't there this time. Randall was glad she wasn't. She would have lied through her teeth about the incident just to get her parents to adopt Rex and put Randall in jail again.

There had been other witnesses searched for and they just couldn't find any to help out with the lizard cons, but Mrs. Waternoose was there and she was so upset about her husband having been involved with what had happened.

The verdict would be in the morning. Fungus and Randall had to come back for it.

Randall was so reluctant to eat his food that night. He just felt so nervous about the verdict. He was grateful for Sondra's support, but he just couldn't help it.

Later, he couldn't sleep too well either. He and his mate were both restless in bed, but they still snuggled together and took care of Rex.

….

The next morning, they all went back to the court house to get the verdict.

Fungus was deemed innocent. But the real decision was about Randall's future.

Even Mrs. Waternoose was there. She was still mad that her husband was gone. Even though he had been in prison before, at least she could still go and see him. But not now. She wanted to know if this lizard that was her husband's former employee was deemed a killer.

The jury of monsters passed their decision in a note down to the judge. He looked and then gave it back to them.

Randall looked at them so nervously. He held Sondra's hand so tightly. 'Please let them find me innocent.' He said to himself.

Sondra was also thinking things to herself that she didn't want her love to go to jail either.

"And what did you find the verdict?" The judge asked.

"From what both Mr. Boggs and his associate, Mr. Fungus have said from both now and at Rhoda's court date, that all that happened that day with the machine was an accident with some old rusty, dangerous wiring."

Randall perked up at that.

"We deem Mr. Boggs…"

Randall and his friends and mate waited anxiously for the words. Randall's breathing quickened.

"Not guilty."

Randall let out a huge sigh of relief. He and Sondra held each other so hard. His friends were glad he was found innocent too.

Though on the other side, Rhoda's family still saw him as a killer. He had messed with it. And they would still be determined to keep their grandson too.

Randall was happy to be walking home a free monster. Megan was watching Rex at home.

But then, the judge spoke up again.

"And a second order has come across my desk here concerning the custody of the son of Mr. Boggs."

They all calmed down and looked up with concern.

"From the reports that I have read and heard, that Randall Boggs has proven himself to be a new member of our society and is reformed. He is qualified to be a parent to Rex Boggs, and he is to be his father as he is. And the other family of what was the so-called rapist father, Graf Uganda, they shall have no further contact with Rex Boggs." The judge ordered.

"WHAT?!" They all screamed.

"That's our grandchild!" The father argued.

The judge said. "My mind is made up. And you Uganda's, are not to go near the Boggs. If you go near them, you will be held in contempt of the restraining order I am now issuing."

Rhoda's family was not pleased about this.

Randall and Sondra were even more happy that the judge had ruled this out too, that they were now officially going to be able to raise little Rex and the other family would not be allowed to go near them. But yet, Randall was worried about the twins that they still had.

Randall wasn't sure he could take on more than one kid at a time, though he knew he had officially eight kids in all. All his others were out there somewhere. He might have chances to meet them one day, but until then, he wished them well.

After court, Randall and Sondra talked to Blake and asked how he was allowed the rightful custody.

"I found security camera footage from over ten months ago of another lizard grabbing you, Randall, that was your rapist. And I found out that other judge had been paid illegally to make him order you to give your son to the other family, and you had told me that the grandfather threatened to kill you. And one of the social workers had recorded it on record. So everything is now set right. You can raise your son."

"Thank you so much." Randall said happily.

"You have made us so happy, Mr. Stone." Sondra added.

"You're welcome. Let me know if you ever need help in anymore cases." Stone said and left them to go do his next case.

Mrs. Waternoose wasn't too happy with the outcome, but she had heard what had been said. She didn't know what else to do at this point. All she could do was just go on with her life as she had been.

Randall and Sondra went home and told Megan the wonderful news. Rex could now be her official younger brother. Megan was so happy for her step-dad and Rex.

Randall was so happy that he had found a great girl to love him and support him in what he did. She had a daughter which he made sure to treat like his own. She even had learned to call him Dad. It was a concept he had to get used to as Rex, his son, would one day call him that too, when he learned to talk.

And though Rex had not been a planned child for him, now that Randall had accepted him in his life, he wouldn't give Rex up for the world. He was glad to have a true family now after all the hard times he had faced in his life, and wouldn't trade it for anything.

And at his job, what used to be old rivals had become closer friends. They were like an extended family too. Mike and Sulley were even proud to call themselves uncles to Randall's son.

Randall took Rex to work with him every day and left him in the daycare section. He was well taken care of there. Randall would check on him at lunch and at break times.

Rex was really contented in his family. He couldn't get any happier for a little lizard monster baby. He was well taken care of and loved so much. He would have a better life started out than Randall did at his age. And Randall would see that he did have a better life.