As Andy advanced into the room, tiny Matt withdrew in the hope of avoiding dangerous contract with one or the other of his huge friend's shoes.
His retreat took Matt back toward the table where his antidote rested far overhead on the inaccessible tabletop. Andy, for his part, called out his friend's name a couple of times, while steadily encroaching on Matt's personal space. Soon, his back to the wall, Matt gazed up and gulped in concern.
Then, turning, the inch-tall teen realized the "wall" was merely one of the huge pillars supporting the table in his lab. Entranced by that, he let his attention wander from Andy.
Without even trying, Andy demanded his attention when he stopped near the table, his shoes crowding the spot where his shrunk friend had taken refuge.
"Andy, don't step on me," Matt shouted in panic. "Don't!"
His pitiful squeaks managed to reach Andy's ears, and the huge teen looked toward the floor.
"Down here," Matt screamed and waved.
"Matt!" Andy sounded shocked. "What are you doing down there?"
"I shrunk," Matt called up to his friend. "Help me!"
Andy knelt and reached out a hand. "Careful," Matt pleaded.
Two fingers plucked Matt off the floor and dropped the shrunken teen in an enormous palm.
As Andy started to raise himself back to his feet, his head and shoulder, which had leaned beneath the table to retrieve his friend, bumped the rickety table. Several actions resulted.
Andy cursed and squeezed his fist around Matt.
Matt yelped from the sudden increase in pressure.
The all-important container of antidote crashed off the rickety tabletop, shattering on the concrete floor of Matt's personal lab, quickly leaking the blue liquid into a drain...
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