Meanwhile, back at the deranged Dr. Small's house, the owner of a brand new shrinking protoype arrived out of breath. The doctor was so nervous about his theft he was nearly unable to complete his mission. But this wasn't about him. This was for science. He layed the shrink ray upon his ornate glass table, quivering with joy. The anticipation was almost too much to handle. But what to test it on first? It had to be something organic, but small enough not to cause a mess if the experiment would fail.
The lonley whine of a cat broke through the almost deafening sound of the doctor's beating heart. He brushed his fingers through his hair and grabbed a carton of milk from the freezer. Opening the door, he caught sight of the unsuspecting cat. The carton in one hand, the shrink ray in the other, he began to poor milk on the cement in front of his door. The cat gratefully lapped up the precious liquid. The doctor looked around to make sure no one was watching and zapped the hapless kitty. A flash of light and a puff of smoke greeted the doctor, making him fall backwards in surprise.
The doctor quickly got up to see his results. The cat was nowhere in sight. "Damnit! A complete failure!" the doctor cried. He could see his dreams of shrunken specimens slipping away. That is, until he saw a rippling in the milk. Looking closer he noticed a nearly microscopic black dot circling in the pool of milk. The doctor carefully reached into the pool with a pair of pocket tweezers. Pinched in between the two metal pinchers was a very wet and very upset cat. The doctor smiled with glee and almost dropped the cat he was so happy. His first trial run had worked.
He could barely prevent himself from aiming the gun at the neighborhood houses, but a shocking thought stopped him in his tracks. If he shrunk each neighbor of the Titans one by one, the other neighbors would notice and inform the police. He had to shrink them all at the same time. It was a small wealthy community situated in the hills. If he shrank them all, no one would investigate for at least two weeks, perhaps three if he was lucky. He immediately began work on a "shrink bomb".
A month later the device was completed, he was a top scientist after all. The day he had finished he called the community leader and asked him to invite the entire community to a town hall meeting. Letters were immediately sent out claiming that the eminent scientist Dr. Lewis Small had made a discovery that would make their community famous. Dr. Small made sure to steal the notice delivered to the Titan's household so they wouldn't show up. It was summer and hot out, so Dr. Small knew from observing them for a month that there was no reason for the Titans to leave their house and wonder where everyone had gone.
The town meeting commenced and Dr. Small revealed the device. The audience gasped with surprise. Before them was a large crystalline sphere which shone with an odd light. "Gather around everyone, I want to expose you all to an experience you will never forget!" exclaimed the doctor. The entire community, about 150 people gathered around the crystal sphere in wonder and anticipation. Dr. Small pressed a button on the back of the sphere, watching a red light flash in a signal of preparation. He then excused himself, telling the community he needed a separate component to complete the demonstration.
While outside he removed a remote from his pocket and pushed the trigger. There was no noise, rather a shockwave that blew out all the windows and caused light smoke to pour out the openings. He went back inside the building carrying a slender, transparent container.
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