Neighborhood Catastrophe
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 14
by
copier
· original author:
pats2015
Groups of kids merrily marched together in search of treats meanwhile Michael was walking the streets in huff. All he wanted to do was trick r treat with his friends but when his mom called over to his grandma Sylvia's house to wish her a Happy Halloween and received no answer she got worried. She caught Michael right as he was about to head out and demanded he stop by his grandmother's house and make sure she was okay. As her son was about leave she stopped him again and insisted he wear the black cat costume that his grandma adored so much. Probably because it resembled her own cat, Shadow. Michael was in middle school now and hadn't worn that costume in years but he knew better than to argue with his mom plus once he finished checking on his grandma he could take it off immediately. Michael hadn't been blessed with a growth spurt yet so even though the costume was a bit snug it still fit him relatively well. He quickly threw on the black cat costume and rushed out the door before his mom could make another demand.
Michael was just about to enter his grandma's neighborhood. Luckily none of his friends had spotted him in his ridiculous cat costume. Knowing his grandma she probably just fell asleep watching tv and missed his mom's call. All he wanted to do was get some sweet treats but here he was being sent on this pointless errand. He would quickly pop in and get out before he got bogged down by one his lonely grandma's stories.
Upon arriving on Sylvia's street Michael knew something was very wrong. The power was out in the entire neighborhood. Then he noticed the destruction of his grandma's neighbor's house. He vaguely remembered an older Latina woman being at Sylvia's house over the years but couldn't place her name. It looked like a bomb had gone off in the front yard as the several trees and the front deck were flattened. A resounding boom followed that made Michael jump from fright as the earth shook beneath his feet. He extended his arm to steady himself and was surprised to feel something solid but at same time soft sort of reminding him of carpet. It was warm to the touch even on the crisp autumn evening.
Mrs. Garcia felt the tiniest sensation by her foot and looked down to see a tiny black shape. Her vision had been starting to go and her big brown eyes were barely able to make out the black figure against the contrast of her pink slipper. When she saw the two tiny pointed ears and the littlest tail she was able to decipher that it was Sylvia's cat, Shadow. The black cat must have gotten loose in all the chaos. Lupe couldn't help but blame herself. She knew that Sylvia would be crushed if Shadow were to get lost. The least she could do was keep her friend's cat safe.
Mrs. Garcia bent down and using her giant hand tried to coral the elusive feline while the it tried desperately to escape the giant fingers before they eventually closed around it. Pulling back the pocket of her bathrobe Mrs. Garcia opened up her hand. The cat now desperately clung to one of her fingers before she gave a little shake and it dropped inside her pocket for safe keeping.
Before Michael realized what was going on giant tree trunk sized fingers dropped from the sky and encircled him. He desperately tried to run between the finger gaps but they closed quickly and he was trapped. Cupped in the creature's closed hand Michael began to bake in his costume from the warm embrace as he felt himself being lifted up. As the fist opened and his floor disappeared Michael expected to fall to his doom but dangled high above what looked like a crevice of a fuzzy pink mountain. The tail of Michael's cat costume had gotten stuck on something. The gold band with a diamond bigger than his entire body glimmered in the dark night. It was a wedding ring. The one Lupe's deceased husband had given her and the one she still wore in his memory. The arm of the giant monster began to shake up and down and the tail of Michael's costume slowly began to slide from the space between the ring and the finger. As he fell towards the opening he stared back up only to see it was no giant monster high above in the sky but that familiar face he had seen sitting in grandma's living room laughing as they sipped tea. And the name finally came to him. Mrs. Garcia.
Michael fell straight down into the warm chamber. In reality it was nothing more than the side pocket of Lupe's bath robe. Luckily the fluffy lining of the inside made for a soft landing. Michael had barely recovered when the opening closed shut and he was left in darkness. Michael felt around the darkness mostly feeling bit of lint until he came across something hard and sticky. Michael tried to pull his hand off the surface but found it was stuck. He tried pushing off with his other hand but only managed to get it stuck as well. In frustration the boy kicked that hard surface but only succeeded in getting the fury leg of his cat costume stuck. He tried to pull whatever he was stuck to by dragging his lone free leg like a zombie but the sphere was either too heavy or was stuck to the ground. Michael was trapped on nothing more than an unwrapped lollipop that Lupe had been enjoying earlier in the evening before she absentmindedly stuck it in her rob pocket. Michael had gotten more sugar than he could've ever asked for and now it may be the death of him. The boy screamed in the dark stuck to Mrs. Garcia's treat his only hope being if Lupe decided she wanted to indulge in the some Halloween candy.
Now standing high above her neighborhood over 200 feet tall Lupe thought about what to do next.
Michael was just about to enter his grandma's neighborhood. Luckily none of his friends had spotted him in his ridiculous cat costume. Knowing his grandma she probably just fell asleep watching tv and missed his mom's call. All he wanted to do was get some sweet treats but here he was being sent on this pointless errand. He would quickly pop in and get out before he got bogged down by one his lonely grandma's stories.
Upon arriving on Sylvia's street Michael knew something was very wrong. The power was out in the entire neighborhood. Then he noticed the destruction of his grandma's neighbor's house. He vaguely remembered an older Latina woman being at Sylvia's house over the years but couldn't place her name. It looked like a bomb had gone off in the front yard as the several trees and the front deck were flattened. A resounding boom followed that made Michael jump from fright as the earth shook beneath his feet. He extended his arm to steady himself and was surprised to feel something solid but at same time soft sort of reminding him of carpet. It was warm to the touch even on the crisp autumn evening.
Mrs. Garcia felt the tiniest sensation by her foot and looked down to see a tiny black shape. Her vision had been starting to go and her big brown eyes were barely able to make out the black figure against the contrast of her pink slipper. When she saw the two tiny pointed ears and the littlest tail she was able to decipher that it was Sylvia's cat, Shadow. The black cat must have gotten loose in all the chaos. Lupe couldn't help but blame herself. She knew that Sylvia would be crushed if Shadow were to get lost. The least she could do was keep her friend's cat safe.
Mrs. Garcia bent down and using her giant hand tried to coral the elusive feline while the it tried desperately to escape the giant fingers before they eventually closed around it. Pulling back the pocket of her bathrobe Mrs. Garcia opened up her hand. The cat now desperately clung to one of her fingers before she gave a little shake and it dropped inside her pocket for safe keeping.
Before Michael realized what was going on giant tree trunk sized fingers dropped from the sky and encircled him. He desperately tried to run between the finger gaps but they closed quickly and he was trapped. Cupped in the creature's closed hand Michael began to bake in his costume from the warm embrace as he felt himself being lifted up. As the fist opened and his floor disappeared Michael expected to fall to his doom but dangled high above what looked like a crevice of a fuzzy pink mountain. The tail of Michael's cat costume had gotten stuck on something. The gold band with a diamond bigger than his entire body glimmered in the dark night. It was a wedding ring. The one Lupe's deceased husband had given her and the one she still wore in his memory. The arm of the giant monster began to shake up and down and the tail of Michael's costume slowly began to slide from the space between the ring and the finger. As he fell towards the opening he stared back up only to see it was no giant monster high above in the sky but that familiar face he had seen sitting in grandma's living room laughing as they sipped tea. And the name finally came to him. Mrs. Garcia.
Michael fell straight down into the warm chamber. In reality it was nothing more than the side pocket of Lupe's bath robe. Luckily the fluffy lining of the inside made for a soft landing. Michael had barely recovered when the opening closed shut and he was left in darkness. Michael felt around the darkness mostly feeling bit of lint until he came across something hard and sticky. Michael tried to pull his hand off the surface but found it was stuck. He tried pushing off with his other hand but only managed to get it stuck as well. In frustration the boy kicked that hard surface but only succeeded in getting the fury leg of his cat costume stuck. He tried to pull whatever he was stuck to by dragging his lone free leg like a zombie but the sphere was either too heavy or was stuck to the ground. Michael was trapped on nothing more than an unwrapped lollipop that Lupe had been enjoying earlier in the evening before she absentmindedly stuck it in her rob pocket. Michael had gotten more sugar than he could've ever asked for and now it may be the death of him. The boy screamed in the dark stuck to Mrs. Garcia's treat his only hope being if Lupe decided she wanted to indulge in the some Halloween candy.
Now standing high above her neighborhood over 200 feet tall Lupe thought about what to do next.
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