Rat Encounter
The Women Are Shrinking!
chapter 8
by
copier
· original author:
inverseprime
Inside the terrarium, the atmosphere was already tense. Carrie, Lauren, and Julia had just barely come to terms with being stuck at one inch tall and inside a glorified hamster cage. But then, something moved in the far corner of the enclosure — something small, quick, and furry.
"Did anyone see that?" Lauren asked, narrowing her eyes.
A tiny figure darted from behind a smooth pebble and stood up on its hind legs, sniffing.
It was a female lab rat, only at a much more unconventional size. Having been shrunken by Christian in earlier testing, it also stood at about one inch tall, on equal level to the other shrunken women. She was white with patches of gray, and wore a small fabric tag around one leg. Despite her size, she looked clean, curious, and not aggressive. She squeaked inquisitively and slowly approached the three shrunken women.
Julia nervously walked forward. "Oh my god, is that a rat? She's our size!"
Carrie raised an eyebrow. "What is wrong with that boy?"
Lauren knelt cautiously. "She's not attacking. I think she's friendly... I hope."
The rat gave a little chirp and trudged forward to sniff Julia's hand. The girl squeaked herself, initially finding it gross, however, she then began to giggle. "Gotta admit... she's actually kinda cute. Like a very long and hairy pony. I'm naming her Buttons."
Just as the women were beginning to relax, they heard a thump. Then another. A faint scratching sound echoed through the terrarium, followed by a much heavier shuffling noise. Then they saw him.
Emerging from the shadows of the enclosure was the still full-sized male lab rat, a docile but non-shrunken specimen, and the terrarium newest inhabitants had caught his attention.
The male rat — at around six inches tall, its frame dominating over the inch-tall women — reared up against the mesh lid separating the terrarium segments, its enormous whiskers twitching. With a low squeak and snort, it began sniffing aggressively, pressing its face into the mesh. Its nose alone looked larger than Carrie.
Carrie screamed, scrambling backward. "CHRISTIAN!!"
Buttons darted to the side, squeaking in panic and trying to hide under a leaf.
Lauren pulled Julia behind her. "Just get back! As much as we can! Maybe it'll go away!"
The massive rat's nose pressed into the mesh, its damp breath pushing through the gaps and blowing gusts of warm air across them. Julia nearly toppled over from the force of it.
The women huddled together as the huge rodent sniffed harder, its nose twitching as it tried to discern their scent — curious, but clearly confused.
Then came the worst part: it started to gnaw gently at the mesh, its large yellowed teeth scraping it.
"It's going to get in!" Carrie shouted.
"Did anyone see that?" Lauren asked, narrowing her eyes.
A tiny figure darted from behind a smooth pebble and stood up on its hind legs, sniffing.
It was a female lab rat, only at a much more unconventional size. Having been shrunken by Christian in earlier testing, it also stood at about one inch tall, on equal level to the other shrunken women. She was white with patches of gray, and wore a small fabric tag around one leg. Despite her size, she looked clean, curious, and not aggressive. She squeaked inquisitively and slowly approached the three shrunken women.
Julia nervously walked forward. "Oh my god, is that a rat? She's our size!"
Carrie raised an eyebrow. "What is wrong with that boy?"
Lauren knelt cautiously. "She's not attacking. I think she's friendly... I hope."
The rat gave a little chirp and trudged forward to sniff Julia's hand. The girl squeaked herself, initially finding it gross, however, she then began to giggle. "Gotta admit... she's actually kinda cute. Like a very long and hairy pony. I'm naming her Buttons."
Just as the women were beginning to relax, they heard a thump. Then another. A faint scratching sound echoed through the terrarium, followed by a much heavier shuffling noise. Then they saw him.
Emerging from the shadows of the enclosure was the still full-sized male lab rat, a docile but non-shrunken specimen, and the terrarium newest inhabitants had caught his attention.
The male rat — at around six inches tall, its frame dominating over the inch-tall women — reared up against the mesh lid separating the terrarium segments, its enormous whiskers twitching. With a low squeak and snort, it began sniffing aggressively, pressing its face into the mesh. Its nose alone looked larger than Carrie.
Carrie screamed, scrambling backward. "CHRISTIAN!!"
Buttons darted to the side, squeaking in panic and trying to hide under a leaf.
Lauren pulled Julia behind her. "Just get back! As much as we can! Maybe it'll go away!"
The massive rat's nose pressed into the mesh, its damp breath pushing through the gaps and blowing gusts of warm air across them. Julia nearly toppled over from the force of it.
The women huddled together as the huge rodent sniffed harder, its nose twitching as it tried to discern their scent — curious, but clearly confused.
Then came the worst part: it started to gnaw gently at the mesh, its large yellowed teeth scraping it.
"It's going to get in!" Carrie shouted.
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