The city of Monstropolis on a bright morning; our story starts in this city and in particular the apartment shared by Monsters Inc employees Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan. Mike however had his various alarms go off to wake him up and he rushed out of his bed and went to work getting ready for today's work.
Soon he had finished his breakfast and looked to a drawer where he kept a framed photo of him and Sulley along with the fraternity Oozma Kappa and sorority Exceeda Zeta attending at his girlfriend Laura Sharp's graduation from Monsters University. There was also photos of him and Sulley at their first day as scarer and assistant at MU and Laura's first day at MU. "Laura; today's the day... You are going to enter the history books... Be the legend that I could never be..." Mike said with a big smile that turned into a sigh as he thought of his own dreams of being a scarer being crushed.
He pushed it away because no good thinking of what might have been; he had to think of what WILL happen and be happy for Laura. "Besides... Having the mail sorting record is good enough..." Mike said with a small smile as he looked to his small trophy for having record for most mail sorted and sent out within a small timespan at MI's mail room. Including a photo taken with MU Scare Floor J Supervisor Pepe Silvia who he had delivered the mail that broke him the record to; Pepe's face in the photo showed his confusion as to what was happening.
He then thought to Sulley and figured he should do their usual routine and early morning training and so he did so; the news was put on the TV as Sulley finished getting ready. "Sorry if my mind is not fully on assisting you today and hope that there is no hard feelings but... Today's the day... I know I should be supporting you breaking the record but..." Mike said as Laura was extremely close to breaking the all time scare record at MI and it should be broken today.
"Relax Mikey... I understand completely and I am happy for Laura as she has worked hard and I am happy to just be doing my park keeping the company running." Sulley replied with a humble smile; no trace of the arrogant lazy jerk he was when he and Mike had first met at Monsters University.
Mike was looking at his phone to double check the preparations so when they got to the door; he ended up deciding to throw the keys to his new car to Sulley so that he could drive for them. Excited as they arrived at the parking lot and he practically ran to the front door. "Morning Mike. Morning Sulley; ready for your day at Scare Floor D today? Randall came in before and told me to tel you that he wished you both luck and to give regards to Laura... Before her record gets broken by him." Celia told them and Mike gave a slight nod as Mike's old roommate from MU Randall Boggs was someone he still considered a friend even if Randall had a one-sided rivalry with Sulley and was determined to best him after what happened at the Scare Games.
Plus for the day; Mike had managed to get them swapped out and transferred to Laura's Scare Floor D so that they can be there when the record gets broken.
Soon they were now in the temporary locker room for them for Scare Floor D; "This is going to be her shining moment... Should we see about her picking up major points after she had broken the record so that it stays longer than even when Roy 'the Terror' Thompson held it... Should we see about her breaking the record for longest time having the record..." Mike was telling Sulley who listened in amusement.
"Are you after my job Mr Wazowski; because you don't seem as focused on your own scarer?" asked a five eyed red furred monster Roy who acted as Laura's scare assistant; Mike glared at Sulley who laughed.
Mike later went to the actual Scare Floor and waved to the pleasant looking scaring assistant getting into position; then they watched the scarers making their usual slow walk. Mike grinned and looked around and looked at the famous scarers in this line up and then noticed Laura there looking nervous.
Mike gave her a big grin and a thumbs up and Laura shot him one in return as she gave a small smile and took deep breaths. Then the scaring began and Mike managed to keep focus on doing his actual job with Sulley; "Not much longer now Sulley my man... Could we take a break and watch her do it? Prove that all of her hard work has paid off; that she had done this on her own merits and surpassed her old man? That she is out of his shadow and now he is old news; that pretty soon anyone will have forgotten who her pops is?" Mike asked Sulley excitedly; his back to the floor on the right of Sulley's and out from the door came the famous Fillmore Sharp with his black fur going grey. Him having come out just in time to hear the beginning of Mike's spiel.
"So you are saying that I should just retire now Mike?" Fillmore asked with an amused look before Sulley could warn Mike; Mike froze as he slowly turned around and looked up to see Fillmore with his arms folded up. Mike's face froze as he stammered out trying to save face in front of his girlfriend's famous father. "Mike; don't worry about it... I am happy for Laura because all scarers should want their child to surpass them or parents in general about what they will do. I have wanted nothing but to support her dreams and getting to work with her when she joined the company... I couldn't be happier especially with her having a supportive boyfriend like you." Fillmore told him assuredly leaning down to talk to him and Mike took a sigh of relief.
"Wow Laura! Just one more point and the record is your's!" Roy called out and attention was all on her; Mike, Sulley and Fillmore went through the crowd and saw Laura at her scare floor with Roy giving her water but she looked shocked.
"You have this Laura..." Fillmore called out and Laura looked to her father, Mike and Sulley giving out their encouragement and she went through the door as Roy loaded up a new cannister. Soon it filled up and...
"Laura Sharp has broken the all time scare record!" called out the intercom and soon there were cheers and Laura couldn't believe it as she skipped out of the floor and met with the congratulations. She was engulfed in a hug with Fillmore as he had his assistant take a photo of them both.
MIke and Sulley cheered out and soon through the door came monsters throwing balloons and pushing a serving table up to Laura whose eyes widened as she was a cake there. She was drooling as Fillmore looked at it and read out "congratations... Lara?" Fillmore read the misspelled message as Mike blinked and looked o the monsters who were throwing balloons and streamers. Mike looked at one balloon which read 'LARA SHARPE'.
"All that time double checking the preparations... You all can forget about a five star rating..." Mike ranted but Laura picked him up and kissed him hard and embraced him.
"I couldn't do it without all of my loved ones; thank you all and thank you Mike!" Laura told Mike with glee in her face and he had the biggest grin on his face.
Soon the celebration died down and Fillmore started to look disappointed as he saw Mike and Sulley getting to work on their next door. His assistant looked to Fillmore who said "Sorry but... Atta was so sure that Mike was getting ready to propose after Laura broke the record... She is going to be so disappointed when she learned that it didn't happen..."
Over a decade ago I had written If Only They Had Met that paired Mike with Deviantart user Cartuneslover16's OC Laura Sharp and here is a story in an AU version of her Life's A Scream story where Mike didn't get with Celia and he and Laura got together. This first chapter takes place before MI and the next chapter is after the movie and takes on the events of the beginning at Monsters at Work.
Plus anyone who gets the referenced to the memed scene from one of my favourite live action sitcoms ever that involves Luigi Mario; you have good taste in shows!
