Rendezvous at the School
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 48
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
Debbie felt defeated.
Derek felt exhausted.
Johnny felt concerned.
All three-party members walked back to the school with their heads hung and their shoulders slumped. There was nothing they could do to stop the two giants from taking their battle into the city and the longer they fought, the higher the death toll.
"I can't believe this is really happening." Derek finally spoke up.
"I can't believe my mom turned into an actual giant." Johnny added.
Debbie ignored their conversation to instead focus on her inner turmoil. This was all her fault. Now there were two giants and they were both destroying anything and everything to get at each other. Just how many people have to die before the conflict ends? Will it ever end because it certainly didn't feel like it.
Eventually all three arrived at the school. It had become something of a beacon within the darkness, having not been touched by either of the giants. Aside from what appeared to be two giant boot prints in the concrete, all seemed normal.
"This must be where Sara grew." Debbie whispered.
Her son caught her, however. "Yeah. Probably."
Johnny couldn't help but stare at the prints and how they led off into the street. "So... how big do you think she actually is? My mom I mean."
Debbie shuttered.
"I have no idea, dude." Derek answered. "But maybe my dad's been thinking of another plan since we started walking. If anyone can come up with a plan on the fly, it's him."
Debbie agreed but this problem might just be too big for even Steve to fix.
They all entered the building and headed for the roof. As they did, they noticed what was quite possibly the longest extension cord setup they'd ever seen.
"What in the world." Johhny commented.
"This is definitely dad's work." Derek replied.
"Or Beth's." Debbie cut. She then turned to her son and his friend. "Oh, right! I forgot to tell you guys."
Derek and Johnny looked confused. "Tell us what?"
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Try as they might, both Steve and Beth couldn't look away from the carnage on her phone. Sara and Erica were tearing the city apart to destroy the other and so many innocents were getting caught in the crossfire. It was one of the most shocking things they'd ever seen in real time.
"This is awful." Beth whispered.
"I know." Steve agreed sadly.
"We killed them." She continued.
"I know." The tiny doctor confirmed.
There was no sugarcoating it this time. They had killed all those people by letting the two giants duke it out. If they could have done something different, they would have. But there wasn't anything else to do because things completely spiraled out of control. Where they ever in control to begin with?
The roof access door swung open.
"Dad!" Derek called out as he ran over to find his father shrunken. "Holy shit!"
Debbie walked over as well. "I honey."
"Hey, Doctor Jordan." Johnny began awkwardly. "Thanks for sending my mom to come save us."
He didn't know what else to say after that. His mom was in an epic clash with another kaiju and helping to level the city.
"No problem." Steve responded softly. This whole day had taken a lot out of him.
"Steve." Debbie began carefully. "Please tell me you have another plan."
She was desperate.
They all were.
This couldn't continue on.
The tiny scientist looked at his wife with tired eyes. "Debbie, I..."
Derek felt exhausted.
Johnny felt concerned.
All three-party members walked back to the school with their heads hung and their shoulders slumped. There was nothing they could do to stop the two giants from taking their battle into the city and the longer they fought, the higher the death toll.
"I can't believe this is really happening." Derek finally spoke up.
"I can't believe my mom turned into an actual giant." Johnny added.
Debbie ignored their conversation to instead focus on her inner turmoil. This was all her fault. Now there were two giants and they were both destroying anything and everything to get at each other. Just how many people have to die before the conflict ends? Will it ever end because it certainly didn't feel like it.
Eventually all three arrived at the school. It had become something of a beacon within the darkness, having not been touched by either of the giants. Aside from what appeared to be two giant boot prints in the concrete, all seemed normal.
"This must be where Sara grew." Debbie whispered.
Her son caught her, however. "Yeah. Probably."
Johnny couldn't help but stare at the prints and how they led off into the street. "So... how big do you think she actually is? My mom I mean."
Debbie shuttered.
"I have no idea, dude." Derek answered. "But maybe my dad's been thinking of another plan since we started walking. If anyone can come up with a plan on the fly, it's him."
Debbie agreed but this problem might just be too big for even Steve to fix.
They all entered the building and headed for the roof. As they did, they noticed what was quite possibly the longest extension cord setup they'd ever seen.
"What in the world." Johhny commented.
"This is definitely dad's work." Derek replied.
"Or Beth's." Debbie cut. She then turned to her son and his friend. "Oh, right! I forgot to tell you guys."
Derek and Johnny looked confused. "Tell us what?"
______
Try as they might, both Steve and Beth couldn't look away from the carnage on her phone. Sara and Erica were tearing the city apart to destroy the other and so many innocents were getting caught in the crossfire. It was one of the most shocking things they'd ever seen in real time.
"This is awful." Beth whispered.
"I know." Steve agreed sadly.
"We killed them." She continued.
"I know." The tiny doctor confirmed.
There was no sugarcoating it this time. They had killed all those people by letting the two giants duke it out. If they could have done something different, they would have. But there wasn't anything else to do because things completely spiraled out of control. Where they ever in control to begin with?
The roof access door swung open.
"Dad!" Derek called out as he ran over to find his father shrunken. "Holy shit!"
Debbie walked over as well. "I honey."
"Hey, Doctor Jordan." Johnny began awkwardly. "Thanks for sending my mom to come save us."
He didn't know what else to say after that. His mom was in an epic clash with another kaiju and helping to level the city.
"No problem." Steve responded softly. This whole day had taken a lot out of him.
"Steve." Debbie began carefully. "Please tell me you have another plan."
She was desperate.
They all were.
This couldn't continue on.
The tiny scientist looked at his wife with tired eyes. "Debbie, I..."
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