Just Me.

Chapter 6: Paralyzed

They arrived at the spa and went in. They still enjoyed most even without speaking. That was until Morty got the urge to pee. Morty always avoided public bathrooms unless he absolutely had to. Like when he was bleeding badly at school. He was just happy that it later crusted over and Rick didn't find out. Morty's thoughts were interrupted by Rick speaking the words "Come on Morty.. I know we had a shouting match.. but it needed and still needs to happen.. but I brought you here because you need it. So can we at least pretend to get along?" The man bargained. Morty felt easier about that. He felt what almost resembled closure of some kind. "Yeah. I'd like that." Rick smiled and said "Alright! Rick and Morty! Spa adventure!" He laughed. Morty laughed too but falsely. The young boy felt better about going to the bathroom now that he and his grandfather weren't in a duel. "Hey I'm just gonna go take a leak." Morty stated. "Okay. Be back soon. I'll have lunch here for when you get back." The old man betted against himself.

Morty got into the bathroom went pee and began washing his hands. Then what Morty describes as his subconscious fears, came out. He was alone in the bathroom until Morty saw him. Morty was about to panic but tried to calm himself down. "Breathe Morty! Just breathe! This isn't real! This isn't real. Calm down." The boy said to himself. He was believing it too; that was until he felt rough, cold hands touching him and throwing him into a bathroom stall this time. And that's when Morty began to realize what was happening. Because every time the terrors come out, it replays the same as it did back then. But this time instead of being pushed up against the sink, he was locked in a stall, being bent over the back of a toilet. "Wh-what the hell?! You're- you're dead!!! I swear I saw Rick kill you!! I did! He killed you after you exited the bathroom after me! He thought you had beat me up! So he killed you!" Morty shouted almost still in disbelief. "Not in my reality then, you sweet little tease!" The jellybean hungrily stated.

"No! Get off of me! This- this cannot be real! Just- okay Morty! You're obviously just imagining this! It's okay! Just calm the fuck down and get it together!" He tried to snap himself out of it. The jellybean then pulled down the boys pants yet again revealing his boxers and was gonna do what he did before, but suddenly someone else walked in the bathroom.

The jellybean put his hand on the boys mouth to keep the person in the bathroom with them from knowing. While the shuffling across the floor continued, Morty was shocked to hear someone call out "Morty? Morty are you in here?" It was Rick! 'I can't have him see me like this! Then- then he'll know! But if he doesn't find me then I'm as good as assaulted! Fuck! Shut up Morty! Think!' His thoughts raced.

The jellybean decided to continue the assault while the old man was in there calling for his grandson. "Morty?- oh hey man! Have you seen a fourteen year old boy around here?!" Rick partially yelled to the man. "Uh no! No kids in here sorry! Just me!" The jellybean had lied while Morty was so shocked he couldn't even move or make a sound while the trauma continued to happen. "O-okay.. well if you do find a kid with like a yellow shirt and blue jeans walking around and his name is Morty, please tell him his grandpa is looking for him. Thanks for your time." Rick almost left until the sound of a cry came from a stall.

Mr. Jellybean crushed his hand down on Morty's face when Morty had cried as a reflex to the pain of being grabbed inappropriately and almost worse than grabbed. Rick walked up to the stall where the man was in and called out "You okay in there man?" In a very concerned tone. "Yup! Just a little sick is all! The burritos here are toxic!" The jellybean laughed. "Yeah...." Rick said with concerned overtones. The old man tried to slightly look under the stall until the man on the other side said "Hey man sorry but I kinda want to be sick in private so do what you gotta do then please get out." Rick was so confused right now. He didn't know what to do. He didn't know where his grandson was and was starting to get worried. He was gonna go report him missing to the staff when at the door he heard a plea "No! No no no no no! Please god no!" And then followed by inaudible muttering. "Morty?!" Rick screamed while racing to check any and all stalls.