Welcome to my new fic, everyone. Surprisingly, this idea came to me while I was on vacation in Florida. (I know, not really a place you'd expect to get ideas from) So, I was actually watching a marathon of Regular Show, and I saw a few of the episodes where Mordecai & Rigby are fighting some type of giant monster, and once they defeat it, life just goes on like nothing, which made me wonder what happened if Regular Show actually had continuity (minus the throwbacks to older episodes, like in "Diary" for instance), and those two constantly risking their lives would end up going somewhere, so that's why we're here. So anyway, I'm done talking, so let's get on with the story.
DISCLAIMER: Everything related to Regular Show is owned by J.G. Quintel and Cartoon Network. Gremlins is owned by Warner Bros.
As we begin our story, Mordecai and Rigby were on one of their frequent breaks. Currently, they were inside the house watching television. Unfortunately, they ended up choosing one of those shows that only Rigby actually liked, so Mordecai was spending his time lost in thought. Finally, he snapped out of his trance, and turned to Rigby.
"Hey, dude?" said Mordecai.
"Yeah?" said Rigby, his attention still glued to the TV.
"I've been thinking. You know how half the time that we've been working here has been spent fighting giant monsters, evil warlocks with fanny packs, and other things?" asked Mordecai.
"Yeah, so?" said Rigby, still engrossed in the show he was watching. Mordecai groaned and grabbed the remote, flipping the TV off. "Hey!" Rigby yelled. He attempted to make a grab for the remote, but Mordecai, being double his height, easily held it out of his reach.
"Dude, can you listen to me for a second?" asked Mordecai, exasperated.
"Ugh, fine. You're asking the wrong person, though, if this is going to turn into something about your feelings." said Rigby, as he planted himself back on the couch.
"Don't worry, dude, it's not going that way." said Mordecai. "Anyway, we've pretty much been risking our lives almost every other day that we've been working here, and I've just been thinking is it really worth it to be in constant danger, all for making a meager salary. What do you think, dude?"
"I dunno, I've never really thought about that. I'm just happy for the money." said Rigby.
"You've been a big help, dude." said Mordecai sarcastically, as he rolled his eyes.
The sarcasm totally went over Rigby's head, so he just said "Thanks." Mordecai simply rolled his eyes and turned the TV back on.
It was only a few minutes after their chat that Benson found them and forced them to return to work (once again threatening to fire them), so they were currently to be found raking the leaves.
"Dude, I'm bored!" said Rigby, as he threw down his rake in disgust.
"Come on, dude. Benson's totally going to flip if he sees you not working." said Mordecai.
"So? It's not like it matters. Benson's threatened to fire us hundreds of times, and he still hasn't followed through with it." said Rigby.
"Yeah, I know that. I'd still be more comfortable, though, if we're working. I don't want him to get even angrier at us." said Mordecai.
"Yeah, you do that. I'm going to go for a walk." said Rigby. He followed through with his proclamation, and began walking away.
As much as Mordecai wanted to just leave him for Benson to handle, he didn't want to risk the chance of losing his best friend to unemployment. "Rigby, wait!" he said. Dropping his rake, he raced off after him.
Mordecai finally caught up with Rigby a few minutes later near the lake. The raccoon was currently staring at a large chest which for some strange reason was on the dock with the key sitting on top of it.
"Dude, what is that?" asked Mordecai, pointing at the chest.
Rigby jumped, unaware that Mordecai was right behind him, and turned around to face the blue jay.
"I don't know. I was walking down here to the lake to rest for a couple minutes when I saw this on the dock." said Rigby.
"Huh. I wonder if somebody must have left it here by mistake." said Mordecai.
"I guess so. Then again, I can't imagine it must have been an accident, when he left the key for it in plain sight." said Rigby as he picked up the key to show to Mordecai.
Mordecai suddenly became apprehensive as he noticed the key. "Dude, I don't trust this. I think you should just leave the chest alone. Hopefully the dude who dropped it will come back for it." he said.
"Don't be silly, bro. It's just an old chest. What makes you think there would be something bad in there?" asked Rigby.
"I dunno, maybe the sign on the side that says 'Do Not Open. Very Dangerous.'" said Mordecai.
Rigby began mulling over his options as he took in what Mordecai said. Shrugging his shoulders, he jammed the key into the lock and turned it sharply to the right, unlocking it.
"No, don't!" yelled Mordecai, trying to stop him, but it was too late. Squeezing his eyes shut, Mordecai waited for the inevitable embrace of death, only for nothing to happen. Mordecai slowly opened his eyes to find Rigby petting what looked like a small, yet very odd-looking dog. It almost looked like a pug, only with horns instead of ears, and a pair of what looked like bat wings attached to its back.
"What is that?" Mordecai warily asked.
Rigby shrugged and gave a noncommittal noise, signifying that he had no idea what it was. "I just found it inside the box. Somehow it managed to survive living inside a box for who knows how long without any air."
"Really? I'm guessing it's probably some kind of magical creature or something. We'd better go ask Skips about this." said Mordecai.
Rigby nodded and the two groundskeepers began making their way over to Skips' house.
"Hmm. I've seen this before." said Skips, scratching his chin in thought as he looked at the creature that Mordecai and Rigby brought him. "Where did you find this?"
"Out by the lake inside a chest someone dropped on the docks." said Mordecai.
Skips continued thinking, trying to remember exactly where it was he saw it. A few seconds later, he finally remembered. "Oh yeah, I remember now. It doesn't have a name."
"Wait, what? It doesn't have a name?" asked Rigby.
"Yes, it doesn't. Now let me finish, alright?" asked Skips. Rigby clammed up immediately. "Now, have you guys ever seen the movie 'Gremlins'?"
"Yes/No." said Mordecai and Rigby at the same time, respectively.
"Okay then. Mordecai, do you remember the part where they said that you can't feed them after midnight, or they go crazy? Well, this creature here is pretty similar, except way earlier, and it will grow into an enormous size if it happens." said Skips.
Mordecai's eyes widened as he heard what the yeti said. "So, what's the time that you can't feed him after?"
"5 'o clock." said Skips.
"And what time is it now?" asked Mordecai.
"4:55." said Skips.
Mordecai relaxed considerably after hearing that. During the trip over to Skips, they stopped over at the snack bar for a quick snack and Rigby ended up feeding some of his hot dog to the creature. Thankfully, it was well before 5 at that point in time, so they had nothing to worry about.
"Thanks for letting us know, Skips." said Mordecai.
"Yeah, thanks Skips." chimed in Rigby.
"No problem, you guys. Make sure you feed him in the next five minutes, or you're going to have some problems." said Skips.
"Sure thing, Skips." said Mordecai. "Come on, Rigby. Let's go get him something to eat."
"Alright." said Rigby. They both began walking back to the house after waving at Skips, who returned the wave back.
Thankfully, the trip back to the house didn't take any time at all, so they were easily able to return with time to spare. Unfortunately, Muscle Man cleaned out most of the food in the house over the last few days, so he and High-Five Ghost were assigned grocery duty, which they haven't returned from yet.
Mordecai and Rigby were frantically searching through the cupboards, trying to find something to feed the creature within the next two minutes, but they were having no luck finding anything substantial.
"Dude, we're running out of time!" said Mordecai.
"Let's just give him something! It's not worth trying to find something filling for him." said Rigby.
"Alright!" said Mordecai. He grabbed the closest thing he could find, which was a single banana, and hurriedly peeled it as the remaining minutes continued ticking away. The blue jay broke off a large piece of the banana and held it in front of the creature, who sniffed at it for a few seconds before chomping it down in one bite, nearly biting Mordecai's fingers off. Thankfully, Mordecai pulled his hand away just in time.
Both Mordecai and Rigby looked at the clock that was hanging in the kitchen, to find that it read 4:59 and 59 seconds. The two groundskeepers gave a long sigh of relief after realizing that they made it in time.
The only thing that they didn't take into consideration was the creature's wings. They also failed to consider the fact that bananas aren't very filling at all. So, while Mordecai and Rigby were busy celebrating their success at feeding him on time, the creature immediately began flapping its wings and flew off, landing on the table, where the rest of the banana was still there, ripe for the taking. The creature greedily chomped down the remaining banana in one bite.
After finishing with their celebrating, Rigby went off into the living room, while Mordecai turned around the pick up the creature to carry with him, only for it to not be in its original place. He slowly raised his eye level, eventually finding the creature on the table, having just finished off the rest of the banana. The skin just sat there on the table, almost mocking him for his stupidity in leaving it open right where the creature can get it.
"Oh no." said Mordecai quietly. He suddenly shot off into the living room, yelling "Rigby!"
Rigby once again jumped, not expecting to be yelled at like that. "What?" he said.
"Dude, we are so screwed." said Mordecai, worried sick.
"What? What happened?" asked Rigby.
"We left the banana on the table completely open, and the creature ate it." said Mordecai.
"Oh crap." said Rigby as his eyes widened in shock.
"We've got to get him outside before it starts growing." said Mordecai.
Rigby nodded and rushed back into the kitchen with Mordecai.
Only a few seconds have passed since the monster ate the banana, so it has only grown a couple of inches, but it was growing fast. Mordecai hurriedly snatched up the creature, which was unexpectedly heavy, before rushing out the back door, Rigby close behind.
Mordecai and Rigby ran as quickly as they could as the monster continued growing and getting heavier and heavier, which was slowing Mordecai down. Finally, they reached a clearing, and Mordecai set the monster down on the ground, before turning to Rigby.
"Dude, what are we going to do?" said Mordecai.
"I don't know! We have to go find Skips!" yelled Rigby.
"Alright, fine. But he's not going to be happy with us. Come on, let's go." said Mordecai, beckoning to Rigby.
Rigby wasn't moving though. He was completely frozen in fear, shaking like a leaf.
"Come on, dude, what are you waiting for?" said Mordecai.
Rigby could only point behind Mordecai. Mordecai turned around, and his beak fell open in shock.
"Oh. My. God."
And there we have it! That's the end of the first chapter of Breaking Point! I hope you guys are enjoying it so far, even though this first chapter is pretty much just set up. Don't worry, you guys, the plot will be starting next chapter, although there was a bit of a hint to it at the beginning of this one. So, I will be seeing you guys later for the next chapter, the big monster battle! Bye!
RK