Saying You're Sorry
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 23
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
Derek really didn't want to do this after listening to Arnold's rant and hearing how much he and the football team hurt him. Truth be told he didn't like most of what he and the team did, but it was just how things were. Jocks and nerds were natural enemies like cats and dogs with a few rare exceptions.
Hopefully he could talk the ginger nerd down and avoid anything else he might regret and if not. Well, it was all going to end badly for somebody. He just hoped that somebody wasn't him.
After receiving Lisa's text from her father and grabbing the Killswitch that was duct taped under the workbench, he raced outside to find Arnold and his surprisingly muscular sister. The pair hadn't gotten far as they were still walking casually down the sidewalk before turning around to find Derek walking up to them.
Arnold was about to point the shrink ray him until his sister stood protectively in front of him. Her eyes narrowed at one of her brother's bullies and to his credit, he didn't look away. "I just want to talk man, that's it."
"We have nothsching to dischcuss. I don't accshept your apology." He glared, though he wasn't very intimidating with his lisp.
"I get that." Derek sighed. "I get that. I haven't exactly been nice to you and... hell, before i called you over I didn't even remember your name."
That admission really caused Arnold to bristle but at the same time he was also interested to see where the Jock was going with this.
"The truth is my family's in trouble. There was an accident with that shrink ray and they got shrunk because of it. That's why I called you for help." Derek confessed. "Look, I get you don't like me, and you probably even hate me, but they never did anything to you. Please, give me back the gun so I can fix them and then afterwards I'll... do whatever you want."
Arnold looked conflicted now after hearing the real reason why you called him over. Even his sister's gaze seemed to soften somewhat. Derek might've been a jerk, but his family never wronged him, and his father was a scientist he respected for his contributions to the field.
Derke placed his hands in his pockets and subtly gripped the Killswitch in his hand. If he pressed it the shrink ray would pulse and shrink anything within a certain distance, wielder included. "For what it's worth Arnold, I meant what I said back in the lab. I'm sorry."
He really was sorry.
Hopefully he could talk the ginger nerd down and avoid anything else he might regret and if not. Well, it was all going to end badly for somebody. He just hoped that somebody wasn't him.
After receiving Lisa's text from her father and grabbing the Killswitch that was duct taped under the workbench, he raced outside to find Arnold and his surprisingly muscular sister. The pair hadn't gotten far as they were still walking casually down the sidewalk before turning around to find Derek walking up to them.
Arnold was about to point the shrink ray him until his sister stood protectively in front of him. Her eyes narrowed at one of her brother's bullies and to his credit, he didn't look away. "I just want to talk man, that's it."
"We have nothsching to dischcuss. I don't accshept your apology." He glared, though he wasn't very intimidating with his lisp.
"I get that." Derek sighed. "I get that. I haven't exactly been nice to you and... hell, before i called you over I didn't even remember your name."
That admission really caused Arnold to bristle but at the same time he was also interested to see where the Jock was going with this.
"The truth is my family's in trouble. There was an accident with that shrink ray and they got shrunk because of it. That's why I called you for help." Derek confessed. "Look, I get you don't like me, and you probably even hate me, but they never did anything to you. Please, give me back the gun so I can fix them and then afterwards I'll... do whatever you want."
Arnold looked conflicted now after hearing the real reason why you called him over. Even his sister's gaze seemed to soften somewhat. Derek might've been a jerk, but his family never wronged him, and his father was a scientist he respected for his contributions to the field.
Derke placed his hands in his pockets and subtly gripped the Killswitch in his hand. If he pressed it the shrink ray would pulse and shrink anything within a certain distance, wielder included. "For what it's worth Arnold, I meant what I said back in the lab. I'm sorry."
He really was sorry.
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