Honey, I Shrunk the Egos

Return to the Lab

Amy stood in front of the door, staring at it, then took a deep breath and knocked on it softly.

"That's not how you knock... this is how you knock..." Ethan set his box down beside Kathryn's feet, and smashed his open hands against the door. "Hello! Helloooooooo!" He called.

Mark chuckled. "Ethan! Use your youtuber lungs!"

"You can do it, sweetie! We believe in you!" Sean joined in, throwing what he thought was feminine flare into his voice.

Ethan glanced back at the box, and then beat his fists on the door, alternating right and left. "Hello, hello!"

Mark shook his head, grinning. "Give it the old, What is up my cranky crew!" Mark belted out, with a bad impression of Ethan.

"No... no." Sean laughed, shaking his head. "It's What's up my cranky crew!" He tried to mimic.

Ethan shook his head. "Excuse me, can someone quiet the peanut gallery?"

Laughing, Amy took the large box from Robin, looking down at them. "Enough, or else I'm letting Dirty Jim join you."

Sean tilted his head. "Who's Dirty Jim again?"

"The cock roach." Mark muttered.

"No!" Sean shrieked. "Don't put the giant cock roach in here! We'll be good! We'll be good!"

"Free Dirty Jim!" Google Red declared.

"I'd rather have the cock roach than that lunatic doctor." Ed pointed out.

"Vut have I done?" Dr. Schneeplestein glared at him.

Ed shrugged. "Ya just give me the creeps."

"Schneep's not that bad if you give him a chance." Sean promised.

Mark sighed. "Can't be worse than Dr. Iplier."

"Hey!" Dr. Iplier shook his head. "Don't get sassy with me because you're dying. I'm not trying to kill you... that's Wilford."

"Shhhh!" Ethan hushed them, jumping back from the door.

Everyone looked up as it opened a crack, and a face peaked out, that Amy recognized. "Dr. Stewart!"

"Oh, it's you." Dr. Stewart groaned. "Look, I'm sorry they shrunk, but there's really nothing I can do. Maybe this is the universe's way of punishing Mark for always claiming to be four feet."

"This is a little excessive, don't ya think!" Mark screamed.

Dr. Stewart's eyes narrowed as he looked from person to person, then opened the door, looking around the area. "What was that?" He asked finally.

"It was Mark." Amy muttered and walked forward, leaning the box towards the scientist so he could see inside.

"Holy shit!" The man exclaimed, grabbing the edges of the box to tug it closer. "They're like dolls!"

Amy let out a disgruntled sigh. "I told you, he shrunk!"

Dr. Stewart shook his head. "I assumed they lost a few inches when their molecular structure re-stabilized.... I didn't realize they were miniature!"

"Maybe if you'd picked up the phone any other time I called you... we could have explained it better." Amy muttered.

"I've been busy..." Dr. Stewart looked up and glanced around at everyone. "Who are all of these people?"

Amy shifted and pointed. "Right, this is Ethan, Kathryn, Signe and Robin. Close friends of ours." She looked back at the scientist. "We needed help wrangling all of the tiny egos. They're not always cooperative."