Take the E-Line
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 7
by
copier
· original author:
smashedunder
The group tossed around some ideas for the next thing they could shrink, but most of them were too hard to do without getting caught, or just simply weren't interesting for the girls. They brainstormed in the parking lot for the longest until they heard something. A loud rumble just underneath their feet. Nicole looked down; "What was that?"
Patricia explained, "Oh, that's just the subway. There's a stop near here that can take people directly to the airport."
"That's it!" Bianca said.
"The airport?"
"No, a train. We can shrink a train!"
Nicole and Patricia smiled at the suggestion. A train was new and interesting, and since it was long and flexible it could be used for a variety of situations if they wanted.
"That's a fantastic idea!" Nicole said. "Though that doesn't change that the station would be crowded. And with cameras. We can't shrink everyone inside."
Patricia grumbled something at that, but then she had an idea. "Leave that to me. Just come to this location at 7 am on Saturday."
"7 am??" Nicole hated getting up early, and she didn't expect Patricia to be someone who would be willing to be an early bird.
"Sounds good!" Bianca smiled and nodded. Once again outvoted, Nicole grudgingly agreed.
***
The next few days passed by without incident. Between procrastinating on homework and school, Nicole was doing preliminary work on editing the movie, applying special effects and special sound effects to make it seem as real as possible. Not that she had much she needed to do on that front -- the footage WAS real. Those really were screams of terror, and even Patricia's shaky, grainy camera footage seemed all the more chilling and terror-inducing. Nicole hadn't decided on a plot just yet, but this footage alone would be more than enough to carry at least a short film. Getting the train station footage would be the cherry on top. Nicole was so excited, she fell asleep on her computer keyboard. And then, she woke up at 6:45, leaving her only twenty minutes to bike several miles.
"Shit!"
Nicole had to throw a jacket on over her pajama pants and undershirt, and she eschewed her helmet and kneepads, biking along the desolate roads which hadn't yet brightened up. She got there at 7:07, and was embarrassed to find both Bianca and Patricia waiting lazily next to a streetlamp. "Hey, guys!"
They perked up at Nicole's arrival. "Do you have the shrink ray?" asked Patricia. Nicole pulled it out of her jacket pocket.
Patricia snatched it from Nicole's hands. "Hey!" Nicole yelped, following Patricia as she dashed down the steps and into the subway station. A dozing high schooler and an office lady were seated on benches, but otherwise the place was empty. With two quick shots, Patricia had diminished both of them to an inch tall. Before either of them even knew what happened, Patricia came up upon them and blasted them again, shrinking them smaller, and smaller, micrometers, nanometers, invisible to the naked eye.
"Whoa," said Bianca.
"Now we're finally alone," said Patricia. "This place doesn't get much traffic this early. And the cameras are all busted, so it's the perfect spot! But there are a lot of people already on the train by the time it comes by so there will be plenty of places to get reaction footage."
The lights of the subway illuminated the walls, and the girls heard a rumbling. They turned, and there, it was coming! The subway train! True to Patricia's evaluation, it was loaded with people of all ages and sizes. It was slowing to a stop right then.
"Okay," said Patricia. "Now..."
Patricia explained, "Oh, that's just the subway. There's a stop near here that can take people directly to the airport."
"That's it!" Bianca said.
"The airport?"
"No, a train. We can shrink a train!"
Nicole and Patricia smiled at the suggestion. A train was new and interesting, and since it was long and flexible it could be used for a variety of situations if they wanted.
"That's a fantastic idea!" Nicole said. "Though that doesn't change that the station would be crowded. And with cameras. We can't shrink everyone inside."
Patricia grumbled something at that, but then she had an idea. "Leave that to me. Just come to this location at 7 am on Saturday."
"7 am??" Nicole hated getting up early, and she didn't expect Patricia to be someone who would be willing to be an early bird.
"Sounds good!" Bianca smiled and nodded. Once again outvoted, Nicole grudgingly agreed.
***
The next few days passed by without incident. Between procrastinating on homework and school, Nicole was doing preliminary work on editing the movie, applying special effects and special sound effects to make it seem as real as possible. Not that she had much she needed to do on that front -- the footage WAS real. Those really were screams of terror, and even Patricia's shaky, grainy camera footage seemed all the more chilling and terror-inducing. Nicole hadn't decided on a plot just yet, but this footage alone would be more than enough to carry at least a short film. Getting the train station footage would be the cherry on top. Nicole was so excited, she fell asleep on her computer keyboard. And then, she woke up at 6:45, leaving her only twenty minutes to bike several miles.
"Shit!"
Nicole had to throw a jacket on over her pajama pants and undershirt, and she eschewed her helmet and kneepads, biking along the desolate roads which hadn't yet brightened up. She got there at 7:07, and was embarrassed to find both Bianca and Patricia waiting lazily next to a streetlamp. "Hey, guys!"
They perked up at Nicole's arrival. "Do you have the shrink ray?" asked Patricia. Nicole pulled it out of her jacket pocket.
Patricia snatched it from Nicole's hands. "Hey!" Nicole yelped, following Patricia as she dashed down the steps and into the subway station. A dozing high schooler and an office lady were seated on benches, but otherwise the place was empty. With two quick shots, Patricia had diminished both of them to an inch tall. Before either of them even knew what happened, Patricia came up upon them and blasted them again, shrinking them smaller, and smaller, micrometers, nanometers, invisible to the naked eye.
"Whoa," said Bianca.
"Now we're finally alone," said Patricia. "This place doesn't get much traffic this early. And the cameras are all busted, so it's the perfect spot! But there are a lot of people already on the train by the time it comes by so there will be plenty of places to get reaction footage."
The lights of the subway illuminated the walls, and the girls heard a rumbling. They turned, and there, it was coming! The subway train! True to Patricia's evaluation, it was loaded with people of all ages and sizes. It was slowing to a stop right then.
"Okay," said Patricia. "Now..."
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