AN: Eeggh, Knight seems a little OOC here, but... I did my best.

I hope you enjoy this chapter. It's going to get more exciting soon, I promise.

Randy sighed, then opened the door to the simulator room, ten minutes early. His heart was pounding... and it appeared that he wasn't the only one there to audition. Two yellow, round faces swung to look at him. The two-horned one frowned, while the single-horned one offered a shy smile. He gulped and went to sit on the other side of the room.

"Boggs! It's good to see you here." Knight said before Randy could make it there. He winced, then looked over at the professor who was handing him a clipboard. "Here. Sign up right beneath the Perrys. We'll start auditions at five, on the dot."

Randy took the clipboard and signed his name, before slinking off to a dark corner. It wasn't long before the doors opened again, and a red, pill-shaped monster with thick glasses wheeled in a cart of scare cans. "Thank you, Fungus." Knight mumbled as the Perrys exchanged a glance. The young monster looked up and said something that sounded like "you're welcome" before sitting down in a seat next to Knight's desk.

One of the Perrys cleared his throat. "Uh, excuse me sir, but the flyer didn't say anything about actual children."

Knight simply chuckled in reply. "That's because there will be none. Those are simulator cans, since we're trying to get as close to an actual scare as possible. Fungus here will be taking the role of your assistant." Randy looked at him, and his three blue eyes flicked back and forth before he nervously waved.

They sat in silence for a few moments. Knight was shuffling through the papers on his desk, and occasionally glanced up as if he were expecting the boys to start a conversation. The entire room was tense, and when the doors suddenly swung open, everyone jumped except for the professor. "Oh, Pearson. I was a bit surprised when you didn't audition with Wheeler."

A loud guffaw boomed through the room. "Yeah, something came up." The large, bird-like monster walked to the front of the room and grabbed the clipboard. "But I'm here now, and that's what counts, right?" He then turned to face the other scare students in the room. "What are you guys doing sitting so far away from each other?" he asked, a goofy smile on his face. "We're all friends here, got that? We've gotta show those snooty Yellers who's boss!"

The room was silent, until the one-horned Perry pumped his fist in the air and released a quick "Whoo!" His brother glared at him, and he sheepishly looked down. Pearson rolled his eyes (though he was still smiling), shrugged, and sat down in the center.

Soon, it was time for the simulations to begin. "Hm. Slow day today." Knight muttered as Fungus rose to set up the station. "Now, you'll notice that this simulator's entrance looks exactly like a door station you'd see on the scare floor. You are to enter only when that red light up there is on." Knight pointed it out. "If you don't, your scare will not be considered." He stared down the students there, then picked up a file. "Okay, Perry and Perry, you're up first." He said as he looked at the file in his hands. "I'm a four-year-old boy with a fear of strangers."

The conjoined twins grinned at each other, then exchanged a high-five with each other as they made their way to position. Randy watched, interested, as they went in and performed their scare, filling the can about two thirds of the way. He also watched as Fungus listened intently to the can, and went to work as soon as the scream stopped flowing. Knight handed him a label and he quickly slapped it on before putting it on the cart. "Now, boys, you just have to do this quick quiz, and then you're free to go." The two nodded and they made their way to the back of the room.

Randy rose to his feet and wandered towards the simulator as a few more students wandered in. He heard a few giggles, and he bit his lip as Knight cleared his throat, silencing them. "Alright, Boggs. I'm a 2-year-old girl with a fear of..." his voice trailed off for a moment."Snakes. Huh. I seem to be giving the easy ones today. Proceed."

Randy grinned, and waited for the light to glow. It flicked open and he flung open the door, cloaking his limbs and fronds to make himself look more serpentine. He crawled to the head of the bed, and slowly rose so that his head was looming over the dummy. The eyes flicked open, and the clicking of gears sounded as it turned to stare at him with its lifeless gaze. He jerked back as it jackknifed upwards and screamed, and he quickly made his retreat. He glanced over at his can, his smile growing as he saw it three-fourths of the way full. Confidently, he made his way back to his seat, grabbing the quiz as he did so.

Oh, how his life would change! He started to think about how it would be as he scribbled down his answers. I wonder how many friends I'll get! Maybe I'll even get a girlfriend. I hope she's good looking. Oh, and I hope -

His thoughts were cut short as a very, very loud roar caused him to jump and nearly drop his pencil. Fungus yelped, then went to grab the can with shaky hands. It was almost full. The simulator door swung open, and Pearson came out as if nothing happened. A few monsters clapped, and the bird shook his head. "Naw, it wasn't that good." he said as he grabbed his quiz.

"Aah, Pearson. You're quite the humble one." Knight chuckled. "Alright, DeClaw, you're up next."

It took quite a while to settle Randy's nerves, but once he managed it, he quickly finished his quiz. He handed it to Knight and headed out the door, feeling his confidence slipping away all of a sudden. He wondered how many like Pearson were going to audition, and if that meant he wouldn't make it on the team. The prospect of failing before he even began made him a little sick.

When he arrived at his dorm, he decided to skip homework and go to bed. He didn't know why, since awful thoughts started to fill his head, and he couldn't close his eyes. He ended up staring at the ceiling, thoughts of everything that could go wrong playing over and over in his mind.

Don't worry, he tried to tell himself. It's gonna be fine.