Investigation Ward

Epilogue

Everything went in small stages after Warernoose gave Randall his job back. Though, as Randall had thought of it, the pieces were beginning to come together. He got his job back and he also got someone who finally cared for him.

As for the Investigation Ward, it didn't take long for Randall to find and fool a poor sap into taking the job in his place. Another lizard by the name of Chi who had similar camouflage powers.

And just like that, Randal and his partner Jeff Fungus were back on the scare floor full-time again. Thought, this time things were going to be a bit different.

Randall still wanted to be the best on the scare charts, but for a different reason. He didn't want the fame and stardom that he had strived for in the past couple of years. No, he tried his best for Sulley. The monster who turned his life around and gave him the opportunity to scare once more.

As for Sulley and Randall's relationship, it didn't take long for people to take notice. They weren't very discreet about it. Though, neither one of them wanted to be discreet anyways. They were in love, and they wouldn't allow any other monsters to tell them otherwise.

Not even Mike.

"So…" Mike started, staring at Randall. "I guess we'll be seeing each other around more often, huh?"

Randall nodded. He had personally pulled him aside to make sure that everything was okay with him. Mike was Sulley's roommate after all, and Randall figured that he would have to be friendly with him as well. "Yeah, that's right."

Mike crossed his arms and bluntly said, "This doesn't mean that I'm just going to forgive you for being such a jerk for the past couple of years. You know that, right?"

Randall nodded again. "I didn't expect you to. Just know that things are going to be a bit different between us." Randall cleared his throat and collected his thoughts. "If you can remember back to Randy Boggs, the geeky, glass-wearing kid from freshman year… I'm going to make sure he comes back."

Mike thought for a few moments before slowly cracking a smile, remembering all of the good times that he spent with Randall before he left to join ROR. "Well… I'm looking forward to seeing randy again. He was a good guy before he turned into a total tool."

Randall chuckled. "Yeeeeah, I deserve that."

Mike cleared his throat. "Yeah, you do. So… thanks for pulling me aside. I've been meaning to talk to you, but I've been a bit busy with scaring and other stuff."

"You mean spending time with Celia/" Randall asked, trying something out.

"Yeah, how did you know?" Mike responded.

"Other than it being blatantly obvious, I just know," Randall said simply. He placed his hand on Mike's shoulder, something he didn't do often. "Here's a bit of advice. You might want to spend a bit more time with your roommate and your scaring partner." Randall then started walk away, instigating the end of the conversation.

"What, what do you mean?" Mike asked.

"Keep hanging out with schmoopsy-poo and brushing your friends to the side, and you'll find out the hard way." Randall kept on walking, leaving Mike with his thoughts.

Six months passed and some changes did happen.

Mike developed a better relationship with Sulley and Randall. He and Celia go on a double date with them every couple of weeks. This strengthened both of their relationships.

Randall led a rally to create a better lifestyle for the workers in the Investigation Ward. He claimed that the living standards were not up to the company's standards and had to be revised to be more livable if the workers were going to be there for long periods of time. He won. Despite Waternoose's protests, the Investigation Ward was shut down for a month in order to be completely revised. Now, the place felt less like a prison. More lights were installed and the rooms were much larger and more furnished than they were before. The investigators were also given more breaks.

The most defining change was Randall and Sulley coming around to the idea of adopting a kid. They both came to the conclusion that they both wanted one soon after the relationship started. After several months of tedious paperwork, they ended up with a monster that resembled Randall. A purple lizard with little dots of red around the body.

"He's beautiful, Randy," Sulley said he cradled his child in his arms. "I can't believe we're going to be parents."

"Yeah," Randall said he poked the young baby's nose with his finger. "I'm going to make that Mikey has a good life." Randall smiled. "It's nice that you named him after Mike. I would've preferred Randall, what can I do?"

Sulley chuckled and said, "He named his kid James. I kind of had to." Sulley shook the baby in his arms for a little bit before saying, "Randall, can I say something to you? I can't think of a better time to do it than now."

Randall nodded. "Yeah, what is it?" he asked, a bit worried.

"Here, hold the baby really quick," he said quickly, handing Mikey to Randall. Then out of nowhere, Sulley got onto one knee and said…

"Will you marry me?"

Randall''s facial expression could be described as dumbfounded, but what he was feeling on the inside was entirely different. He wanted to blurt out yes and hug him and their baby. But what he ended up doing was…

Blurting out "yes!" and hugging him and their baby.

They got married a few months later. They realized that everything was happening so quickly in their lives, but they couldn't have been happier with the result. They were married, great jobs where they worked alongside each other, and a kid to cherish for the rest of their lives. And that's just the way that they wanted it.

Fin~