This choice: Breaking into the college's science lab and archaeology department. • Go Back... Tonight was the night, the raccoon kept repeating to himself as he made his way back to the college. He was taking a big risk being out this late in his neighborhood given the constant muggings that had been going on in the area, but the risk was going to be well worth the reward. If tonight’s job was successful, all his problems would be over. This crappy area and all the low life’s who inhabited it would soon be a distant memory.
Earlier in the day the coon was doing his normal rounds around the campus. He had started volunteering on campus hoping to, not only to get some easy cash from a wallet or pocket, but also to get the layout of the area and building itself. There had been rumblings around town for days that the science department was up to something big, and big to this thief usually translated into expensive. Hearing that this mystery object was being tested out today Rich made his way towards the east wing of the campus where he heard a loud commotion coming from a lab down the hall. His pace quickening, the nimble thief slipped into the room and ducked behind one of the various tables in the room. Raising his head the coon saw a group of students and professors clamoring over what looked like some sort of sci-fi ray gun with a large dial on the side. With a light groan the disappointed raccoon shook his head unable to believe he had wasted his time. The thing looked like it was a prop from an old alien movie or something, yet these egg-heads were acting like they had just found the cure to the common cold. He watched as they carefully pointed it at an apple sitting on the counter. Chuckling, he started to make his way quietly out of the lab. They acted like the thing was going to actually fire!
A buzz quickly filled the room as the coon’s attention was quickly pulled away from making his exit. A beam quickly came out of the ray’s tip, striking the apple dead on. Quickly diving back to his spot Rich watched on was the ray eventually cooled down. The room was completely silent as everyone present stared at the fruit. Then after a few seconds it did the most unbelievable thing…
It started to grow
It slowly seemed to build up and up keeping the same shape but taking up more of the counter until it eventually came to a stop, topping off at the size of a fully grown watermelon. The students and professors let out various yells for joy, shock hands, and gave many other forms of congratulations while Rich sat on the floor in the back of the room. He figured whatever was being made in the labs would fetch him a few bucks to a rival group or something, but this…it seemed impossible! Assuming this simple gun could shrink things as well, this group could become famous! They could single handedly solve world hunger, shrink down massive object and transport them wherever they pleased; the list went on and on! They would make millions if not billions in a matter of days…and with that thought a devious grin slipped across the raccoon face. Making his way out he waited on the side for the group to come out of the lab. They were still congratulating each other, riding high on success, to notice the coons hand slip into one of their lab coats pulling out an ID card.
Fast forward to tonight as the thief finally reached the campus grounds. Security was light surprisingly enough given what treasure was being held inside the building. Still the coon wasn’t going to complain as he jumped over the fence and made his way up to the east wing. Making sure the coast was clear Rich came to the door of the science department. With a quick wish the coon slipped out the ID and placed it in the reader. With a quick beep the light when from red to green as the door unlocked. Grinning, he opened the door slightly and eased it back, not wanting to take the chance of it slamming shut. Crouching down the coon quickly went back to the hall and after another swipe of the ID he was in the same lab from this afternoon. As his eyes adjusted to the dark the coon made his way to the back his heart increasing in speed as he spotted a silver briefcase on the counter.
Unable to contain his excitement the thief flicked open the two locks on the side and flung open the case. There it sat nestled in by the spongy material of the insides. Letting out a nervous laugh the coon grabbed the handle and lifted the ray out to give it a look over. Nothing seemed to have changed from this afternoon, the design still looked ridiculous but now getting a closer look at the dial Rich spotted a “G” and “S” that it could be set to. It didn’t take long for him to figure out what those stood for as he kept looking the device over. Such a goofy looking thing yet it held so much power. The raccoon’s head raced with thoughts. Who would he sell this to? For how much? What WAS he going to do with all that money? Lifting his head up from the gun the coon smiled at the thoughts, only to catch himself in a window reflection. Taking a good hard look at himself he gave a light sigh. Sure, for most he seemed like a perfect size and height, but to him it wasn’t enough. He had lost count of the number of times thugs from the neighborhood had beaten the crap out of him, taking what little he had at the time. His eyes drifting back to the gun he looked at it long and hard. Maybe he didn’t need to sell it off just yet. Maybe he could test it out a bit first…see how it worked with a live subject….
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