Honey, I Shrunk the Egos

I'm Sorry... You're Shrinking

"And now we're here, trying to find all of the egos." Mark wrapped up his explanation, sitting on Tyler's leg in the front seat of the car. Tyler nodded a little and Mark grinned. "Make sense?"

"Not at all." Tyler shrugged. "You got shot with some strange laser... by choice... and now you're 5 inches tall?"

"Did ya'll just say that laser was supposed to get rid of us?" Ed shouted from inside the box.

Google Blue made a strange, frustrated whirring sound. "Ed, that is information you hold on to until everyone knows it. Especially Dark..."

Ed shook his head. "Naw, that son of a bitch has got some explainin' to do!"

Mark groaned, getting up and walked along Tyler's leg, while Tyler watched. He leaned over the back of the seat, glaring at the box in Kathryn's lap. "Yeah... well... most of you have tried to kill me at some point, and the rest of you are still menaces to society. What do you expect?"

"How am I a menace to society?!" Ed shouted.

"Uhm, you sell babies... for a living." Kathryn pointed out. "That kind of sucks."

"Exactly!" Mark grunted.

Ed crossed his arms and sat down, jumping up again as Dirty Jim wandered over to check on him. Ed's sudden jump, spooked Dirty Jim who ran back to hide behind Google Yellow. "The cockroach is growing on me." Kathryn admitted.

"Don't get attached to it!" Mark groaned.

"No one explained the cockroach." Tyler sighed.

"His name is Dirty Jim!" Google Yellow pointed out.

Amy smirked, glancing over before back to the road. "Mark thinks it's going to become sentient."

Mark groaned, whining. "That was a joke!"

Tyler nodded a little. "Yeah, that still didn't explain why we have it."

"The Googles adopted it as a pet before we found them." Kathryn explained.

Tyler sighed. "Thank you. I'm still not sure that makes any sense, but at least I know it now."

Mark slowly started walking back towards Tyler's knee, when Amy had to slam on the breaks, throwing Mark forward. Tyler reacted quickly, reaching a hand out to grab him, and save him from being thrown against the front dash. Mark groaned, squirming in his hand and grabbing at his fingers in panic. "Hey. Hey!" Tyler pulled Mark close against himself. "Calm down."

Amy frowned glancing over. "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry. That guy came out of no where and cut me off! Mark! Is he okay?"

"I think so." Tyler frowned.

Mark settled in Tyler's hand, sitting and staring up at him, then glanced over at Amy, running a hand through his hair. "Yeah... yeah... I'm alright. I'm..." He sighed. "That just... was scary."

Kathryn glanced down at the Googles and Ed all being plastered against the one end of the box. "You guys okay?"

"This is why women shouldn't drive." Ed muttered.

"No damage detected." Google Blue spoke for the group.

Kathryn nodded. "Google is fine, and I don't care how Ed is anymore."

"Hey!" Ed grunted.

Google Yellow crouched down as the cockroach circled him. "Dirty Jim seems to be alright."

"Oh good." Kathryn smiled at him.

Mark usually would have reminded Kathryn not to get attached to the cockroach, but he was still a little shaken up. He sighed, sitting in Tyler's hands, leaned against him. "Th-thanks Tyler. I think you just saved my life..."