Downsizing Arthur
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 38
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
It just occurred to Derek that this was the first time he'd heard Bethany use her voice. Before they simply communicated via texts and body language but never any actual words. It was strange but not at all unpleasant. Bethany sounded surprisingly sweet, but there was something else. Her pronunciation of words was somewhat off.
Derek wisely chose not to comment on that and instead focused on his date who was holding up her diminished brother by the back of his shirt. Her expression was no longer aloof but sad as she watched her fellow redhead kick and scream like a fussy little baby. If she had to guess, Arthur was maybe three inches tall, similar to a borrower.
"Beth!? How could you do this to me for that jerk!? Fix me!" He cried out. His voice was so squeaky now that he almost sounded like a member of Alvin and the Chipmunks. It took nearly everything Derek had no laugh. This wasn't funny. Not at all.
"What are you going to do?" He asked curiously before Arthur directed his anger at him. Derek took the tiny redhead's curses and screams in stride as they were well earned. He felt bad for the guy and even worse for Beth who had to stop him from going too far. If that punch had connected, would he have hit back?
Derek honestly didn't know and what would've been the consequences if he did. Would he be the one shrunk? Would he and Arthur both be shrunk? Who could really say. All he knew for certain was that the nerd was tiny, and it was his own sister that shrunk him. That fact probably cut him deeper than he or Beth would ever know.
Bethany had defended his former bully. She'd chosen Derek over him and that hurt him in a way he didn't think he could be hurt. Arthur continued to cry, struggle and curse. It was a truly sad and pitiable sight. No one knew where to go from here but Bethany, so it was time to make a decision.
Derek wisely chose not to comment on that and instead focused on his date who was holding up her diminished brother by the back of his shirt. Her expression was no longer aloof but sad as she watched her fellow redhead kick and scream like a fussy little baby. If she had to guess, Arthur was maybe three inches tall, similar to a borrower.
"Beth!? How could you do this to me for that jerk!? Fix me!" He cried out. His voice was so squeaky now that he almost sounded like a member of Alvin and the Chipmunks. It took nearly everything Derek had no laugh. This wasn't funny. Not at all.
"What are you going to do?" He asked curiously before Arthur directed his anger at him. Derek took the tiny redhead's curses and screams in stride as they were well earned. He felt bad for the guy and even worse for Beth who had to stop him from going too far. If that punch had connected, would he have hit back?
Derek honestly didn't know and what would've been the consequences if he did. Would he be the one shrunk? Would he and Arthur both be shrunk? Who could really say. All he knew for certain was that the nerd was tiny, and it was his own sister that shrunk him. That fact probably cut him deeper than he or Beth would ever know.
Bethany had defended his former bully. She'd chosen Derek over him and that hurt him in a way he didn't think he could be hurt. Arthur continued to cry, struggle and curse. It was a truly sad and pitiable sight. No one knew where to go from here but Bethany, so it was time to make a decision.
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