Bryan rubbed his temple softly and groaned.
"What the hell....?" His vision blurred once more, halting his procession towards the shop. Nearby a bench sat nestled against the coffee shop, offering a respite for the weary man.
Moving towards it, Bryan began to note a strange tingling sensation running through his body. Unable to make it to the bench, he pressed against a stone column with a grunt. "W-w-hat....? This feels... -it can't be!"
Yet it was unmistakable - he was shrinking! The sensation was familiar enough to the brilliant man, who developed the formula and tested it on himself many times. This - unfortunately - was no test, and Bryan felt terrified.
He attempted to pull himself away from the supporting column, yet his flimsy muscles failed him. A muttled croak was all he could muster before everything abruptly went black.
A falling sensation. Then painful impact and Bryan bolted back into consciousness. His head felt as if it had become calcified and his whole body tingled still.
THOOM. BOOM. THOOM.
"Nuhhh... Gah." He rubbed his face. Breath seemed to come sparingly, but with each intake it became easier. "God almighty, what the fuck?"
Throbbing sensations seemed to reverberate not only through his body, but the ground itself. He stood up, without thinking he reached for the nearby column for support and met only empty air. "Damn!" Bryan stumbled but managed to regain his balance. "What is going on...?"
Then it became clear to him. Looking around, Bryan rubbed his eyes and felt himself trembling - not from weariness, but fear. He had shrunk! It had seemed almost like a dream, but here Bryan stood; incredibly tiny and vulnerable. Examining his surroundings, he took in the enormous sight of the cement column he leaned against before. Now it stretched high above and looked more like an alien construction from another world. Around him spanned dizzying lengths of concrete landscape. Large chunks of gravel were strewn about, ranging from vehicle size to larger. Tiny black shapes seemed to move through the boulders, yet they were indiscernible at this distance.
He had never been reduced anywhere but his own home before. The safe, controlled environment of his clean suburban home. "This is anything but that..." Bryan gulped.
Beneath him, the ground began to tremble - almost rhythmically. BOOM. THOOM. THOOM. BOOM. It was the same sensation he felt earlier, yet now it was clearly not in his head.
Turning, Bryan looked over a mass expanse of concrete wasteland to view the source. His mouth only hung open in response to the identification. The leering scientist had noticed the young man before. He was seated before a set of make-shift "drums" - which appeared to be nothing but overturned plastic buckets - and had a small plate set out for money. A classic musician, who looked the part with his long hair, unshaven chin, and shirtless torso.
Now, the tiny man viewed the young street drummer in a completely new light. The formula shrank the imbiber to a measly height: barely a centimeter in size!
"He's fucking gigantic!" Bryan thought aloud.
The gigantic street drummer was much more than "gigantic" now. His movements appeared sluggish and extremely powerful. Each time the drum stick met one of the overturned containers, a shuddering vibration traveled through the ground and a dull explosion thundered. Sweat jostled loose with each movement, falling from his muscled arms and chest. The giant man was nothing short of god-like.
Bryan shook himself from his stupor and returned to the situation at-hand. "I can't stand here gawking! I've shrunken out in the open without any antidote... I need to get help pronto!" Voicing his plight aloud made it seem all the more frightening.
Here he was: shrunken miles away from his home! Bryan had never intended to be in this type of situation. He had no plans or measures to rescue himself with.
He needed help!
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