A Toy's Story
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 17
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
Mia couldn't sleep. For some reason she just couldn't drift off like she normally did. Maybe it was being back home after her vacation away was doing it? Either way she was just lying down on her bed alone in the dark. The young girl sighed and crawled out of bed. Maybe midnight snack would help?
She just had to make sure her mom didn't find out, she would get mad otherwise. Carefully cracking her door and checking down the hallway, she could find no trace of her mother. That meant paperwork from her job wasn't keeping her awake. "Good. She's sleeping." Mia whispered.
She slowly opened her door and began to tip toe down the hall, careful to avoid those annoying creaky spots that got her caught in the past. While walking past her mom's door she noticed it was cracked open. That was odd. Her mom made it a rule of the house to keep all bedroom doors closed at night.
Feeling her curiosity peeking at why her mom would break her own rules, Mia took a little peak inside. The room was dark with small traces of moonlight seeping in, and the telltale sound of her mother's gentle snores filled the quiet place. So far nothing looked too out of the ordinary.
She was about to take her leave until something caught her eye. At the foot of her mother's bed was an old hamster cage. Now that was odd. Why was there a hamster cage in her mom's room when all they had was a cat? Had her mom bought a new pet while she was gone? Her curiosity was at an all time high. She just had to investigate.
Taking a deep breath, Mia cracked the door open more and stealthily made her way inside. Getting down on all fours, she crawled her way to the hamster cage without making a single sound. She did stop once or twice though when she heard her mom mumbling in her sleep. She kept going on about discipline and being called master. She must have strange dreams.
Looking into the hamster cage was disappointed to see no signs of a new furry pet. Instead it was one of her dolls. Why did her mom have one of her dolls? Not thinking twice about it she opened the cage and scooped her dolly from it. She noticed the doll felt strange in her hands but didn't pay it to much mind as her biggest concern was now exiting her mother's room as quietly as possible.
Thankfully her mother seemed to be sleeping like a rock tonight and Mia made it out without incident. Forgetting about getting a midnight snack, she returned to her room and flipped on the lights. When she did her eyes widen in shock at the doll in her hand. It looked like Mrs. Jordan's son. "DEREK!"
The girl's booming voice was more than enough to rouse him from his slumber. "Who! What! Where!" Derek looked around frantically, thinking Pamela was going to punish him again. He then realized her was sitting in someone's palm. He followed the arm until he saw not Pamela's face, but the wide-eyed shocked face of her daughter Mia. "Mia! Is that you?"
Said girl nearly dropped him in shock. "OH MY GOD IT IS YOU! WHY ARE YOU SO TINY? WHY ARE YOU AT MY HOUSE? WHY WERE IN MOMMY'S ROOM IN A HAMSTER CAGE? AND WHY ARE YOU WEARING MY DOLL'S CLOTHES?"
Derek had to cover his ears as he was bombarded with questions but managed to stay calm. "I'm small because your mom stole my dad's shrink ray and kidnapped me! I was in a cage because she used me like a slave and made me call her master! And finally I'm wearing your doll's clothes because that's the only thing that would fit me!"
As Mia listened to Derek's explanation she was shocked. Her mom really did that to him. "She really did that to you?"
"Yeah she did! She came to my house to break up my party and accidently got shrunk! I found her and could've done anything I wanted to her! But no, I helped her instead and she tortured me after! I've been here for days giving her massages and eating junk from between her feet!"
Derek shuddered at that last part. Mia was speechless. She felt real bad for the tiny boy. She and Derek didn't interact much but when they did he was always so nice and didn't try to throw the rules in her face. "I'm sorry she did that. That was real mean of her."
"What are you apologizing for? You didn't do anything wrong. This is all Pamela's fault." Derek stated. Mia seemed relieved that Derek didn't blame. She still felt bad though.
"I wish there was still something I could do to make you feel better though." Mia said with a small smile.
It was then a lightbulb went off in Derek's head. "Maybe there is. Remember when I told you your mom shrunk me?" Mia nodded. "Well, she still has my dad's shrink ray in her room in her drawer. If you can sneak in there and get it, you can fix me and you could teach your mom a lesson for once."
Mia seemed stunned. "Me?"
"Yeah you. I've seen how she always stiffs you with the rules. Do this! Do that! Homework by this time! Bed by nine!" Derek mimicked. Mia laughed. "You help me by getting the gun and I'll help you."
This sounded to good to be true. "I don't know, if I get caught then..."
"Please Mia! I need you!" Derek pleaded.
Mia looked down at the 4inch boy in her hand and bit her lip. If she stole the gun and helped Derek than she could be free of the rules for once. But if she failed and got caught... She didn't even want to think about it.
What should she do?
She just had to make sure her mom didn't find out, she would get mad otherwise. Carefully cracking her door and checking down the hallway, she could find no trace of her mother. That meant paperwork from her job wasn't keeping her awake. "Good. She's sleeping." Mia whispered.
She slowly opened her door and began to tip toe down the hall, careful to avoid those annoying creaky spots that got her caught in the past. While walking past her mom's door she noticed it was cracked open. That was odd. Her mom made it a rule of the house to keep all bedroom doors closed at night.
Feeling her curiosity peeking at why her mom would break her own rules, Mia took a little peak inside. The room was dark with small traces of moonlight seeping in, and the telltale sound of her mother's gentle snores filled the quiet place. So far nothing looked too out of the ordinary.
She was about to take her leave until something caught her eye. At the foot of her mother's bed was an old hamster cage. Now that was odd. Why was there a hamster cage in her mom's room when all they had was a cat? Had her mom bought a new pet while she was gone? Her curiosity was at an all time high. She just had to investigate.
Taking a deep breath, Mia cracked the door open more and stealthily made her way inside. Getting down on all fours, she crawled her way to the hamster cage without making a single sound. She did stop once or twice though when she heard her mom mumbling in her sleep. She kept going on about discipline and being called master. She must have strange dreams.
Looking into the hamster cage was disappointed to see no signs of a new furry pet. Instead it was one of her dolls. Why did her mom have one of her dolls? Not thinking twice about it she opened the cage and scooped her dolly from it. She noticed the doll felt strange in her hands but didn't pay it to much mind as her biggest concern was now exiting her mother's room as quietly as possible.
Thankfully her mother seemed to be sleeping like a rock tonight and Mia made it out without incident. Forgetting about getting a midnight snack, she returned to her room and flipped on the lights. When she did her eyes widen in shock at the doll in her hand. It looked like Mrs. Jordan's son. "DEREK!"
The girl's booming voice was more than enough to rouse him from his slumber. "Who! What! Where!" Derek looked around frantically, thinking Pamela was going to punish him again. He then realized her was sitting in someone's palm. He followed the arm until he saw not Pamela's face, but the wide-eyed shocked face of her daughter Mia. "Mia! Is that you?"
Said girl nearly dropped him in shock. "OH MY GOD IT IS YOU! WHY ARE YOU SO TINY? WHY ARE YOU AT MY HOUSE? WHY WERE IN MOMMY'S ROOM IN A HAMSTER CAGE? AND WHY ARE YOU WEARING MY DOLL'S CLOTHES?"
Derek had to cover his ears as he was bombarded with questions but managed to stay calm. "I'm small because your mom stole my dad's shrink ray and kidnapped me! I was in a cage because she used me like a slave and made me call her master! And finally I'm wearing your doll's clothes because that's the only thing that would fit me!"
As Mia listened to Derek's explanation she was shocked. Her mom really did that to him. "She really did that to you?"
"Yeah she did! She came to my house to break up my party and accidently got shrunk! I found her and could've done anything I wanted to her! But no, I helped her instead and she tortured me after! I've been here for days giving her massages and eating junk from between her feet!"
Derek shuddered at that last part. Mia was speechless. She felt real bad for the tiny boy. She and Derek didn't interact much but when they did he was always so nice and didn't try to throw the rules in her face. "I'm sorry she did that. That was real mean of her."
"What are you apologizing for? You didn't do anything wrong. This is all Pamela's fault." Derek stated. Mia seemed relieved that Derek didn't blame. She still felt bad though.
"I wish there was still something I could do to make you feel better though." Mia said with a small smile.
It was then a lightbulb went off in Derek's head. "Maybe there is. Remember when I told you your mom shrunk me?" Mia nodded. "Well, she still has my dad's shrink ray in her room in her drawer. If you can sneak in there and get it, you can fix me and you could teach your mom a lesson for once."
Mia seemed stunned. "Me?"
"Yeah you. I've seen how she always stiffs you with the rules. Do this! Do that! Homework by this time! Bed by nine!" Derek mimicked. Mia laughed. "You help me by getting the gun and I'll help you."
This sounded to good to be true. "I don't know, if I get caught then..."
"Please Mia! I need you!" Derek pleaded.
Mia looked down at the 4inch boy in her hand and bit her lip. If she stole the gun and helped Derek than she could be free of the rules for once. But if she failed and got caught... She didn't even want to think about it.
What should she do?
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