The trio make an escape from the lab
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 78
by
copier
· original author:
jurto2
Bethany got up out of the car and helped Lisa clean up. She knew they'd be in even more trouble if they were found out, so Arthur would have to wait for later.
Derek grabbed his still-damp clothes and cringed. He almost wished he could just shrink once again and travel in Lisa's purse or something... Anything but this. He forced his way into the damp clothing and shivered as the wet mess came up to temperature.
The trio gathered their belongings and headed out the door to the van. Lisa led the way, Beth behind her, and Derek coming up the rear with the shrink ray in hand. As the two approached the exit, the setting sun beamed through the door into their eyes. Behind them, though, came a voice. "Hey, you! Stop!"
Derek turned around and his wet clothes bound up, causing him to trip. He started to cuss under his breath as he fell. As the ray hit the ground, its contact with the floor bumped it over to the "shrink" setting before Derek's finger bumped the trigger momentarily. Lisa snapped around and tried to help break his fall, with a startled Bethany caught in between. The jumbled mess of a trio were engulfed in a bright blue light.
When they looked up, the security guard was gone. Bethany let out a confused "buh.." as she looked between Derek and Lisa to figure out what just happened. Lisa froze, looking to where the guard had just been standing. She stood up slowly as if not to disturb anyone; Bethany helped Derek to his feet.
"What just happened?" Lisa asked warily.
"Uh, I may have bumped the ray when I fell," replied Derek.
Lisa shook her head in disbelief. "Whatever, let's get out of here," she stated plainly. The three continued their retreat and were all quite glad when they exited to the parking lot. That is, until they realized that the lot was empty save for a couple janitorial and maintenance workers finishing their duties as the sun rose in the east.
"Lise, how did you get here? Taxi?" Derek asked.
Lisa shook her head, saying "We drove in the van... And we parked over there," pointing to a somewhat hidden spot in the corner.
"Shit, someone stole the van?" Derek postulated.
The gears in Lisa's head were turning.
Bethany had been the first to notice that the sun wasn't in her eyes, and the sunset was not only NOT pretty, it wasn't... there. Then she felt the cool, damp morning air. Eyes wide, she looked between Derek and Lisa before she pulled her phone out. Again, Bethany was gobsmacked and let out a small gasp that turned into more of an 'eep'. The siblings turned to look at her, and she showed them her phone. "6:53 AM," the phone read.
A good minute later, one of the custodial staff drove by on his way out. "Are you kids lost?" he asked, seeing the blank look on their faces. "Uhh," Derek said, hiding the ray behind his back, "yeah," he lied. "We were trying to get to the... gas station to get gas for our car, it ran out on the way to school." He leaned into the fib, "Do you know which way it is?"
The maintenance man looked them up and down suspiciously, but their dumbfounded expressions made them seem geniune. He pointed down the road, saying, "Couple blocks down that way. Do you three need a ride? I don't have a lot of space but..." Lisa shook her head, "No thanks, we need our exercise anyways, all we do is sit down all day," she said with a sigh. Lisa's fibbage was a bit less refind than Derek's, but the man seemed to buy it. "Okay, you three be safe," he said before driving off.
Derek grabbed his still-damp clothes and cringed. He almost wished he could just shrink once again and travel in Lisa's purse or something... Anything but this. He forced his way into the damp clothing and shivered as the wet mess came up to temperature.
The trio gathered their belongings and headed out the door to the van. Lisa led the way, Beth behind her, and Derek coming up the rear with the shrink ray in hand. As the two approached the exit, the setting sun beamed through the door into their eyes. Behind them, though, came a voice. "Hey, you! Stop!"
Derek turned around and his wet clothes bound up, causing him to trip. He started to cuss under his breath as he fell. As the ray hit the ground, its contact with the floor bumped it over to the "shrink" setting before Derek's finger bumped the trigger momentarily. Lisa snapped around and tried to help break his fall, with a startled Bethany caught in between. The jumbled mess of a trio were engulfed in a bright blue light.
When they looked up, the security guard was gone. Bethany let out a confused "buh.." as she looked between Derek and Lisa to figure out what just happened. Lisa froze, looking to where the guard had just been standing. She stood up slowly as if not to disturb anyone; Bethany helped Derek to his feet.
"What just happened?" Lisa asked warily.
"Uh, I may have bumped the ray when I fell," replied Derek.
Lisa shook her head in disbelief. "Whatever, let's get out of here," she stated plainly. The three continued their retreat and were all quite glad when they exited to the parking lot. That is, until they realized that the lot was empty save for a couple janitorial and maintenance workers finishing their duties as the sun rose in the east.
"Lise, how did you get here? Taxi?" Derek asked.
Lisa shook her head, saying "We drove in the van... And we parked over there," pointing to a somewhat hidden spot in the corner.
"Shit, someone stole the van?" Derek postulated.
The gears in Lisa's head were turning.
Bethany had been the first to notice that the sun wasn't in her eyes, and the sunset was not only NOT pretty, it wasn't... there. Then she felt the cool, damp morning air. Eyes wide, she looked between Derek and Lisa before she pulled her phone out. Again, Bethany was gobsmacked and let out a small gasp that turned into more of an 'eep'. The siblings turned to look at her, and she showed them her phone. "6:53 AM," the phone read.
A good minute later, one of the custodial staff drove by on his way out. "Are you kids lost?" he asked, seeing the blank look on their faces. "Uhh," Derek said, hiding the ray behind his back, "yeah," he lied. "We were trying to get to the... gas station to get gas for our car, it ran out on the way to school." He leaned into the fib, "Do you know which way it is?"
The maintenance man looked them up and down suspiciously, but their dumbfounded expressions made them seem geniune. He pointed down the road, saying, "Couple blocks down that way. Do you three need a ride? I don't have a lot of space but..." Lisa shook her head, "No thanks, we need our exercise anyways, all we do is sit down all day," she said with a sigh. Lisa's fibbage was a bit less refind than Derek's, but the man seemed to buy it. "Okay, you three be safe," he said before driving off.
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