Chapter 2 is here!

This didn't take too long to make at all. It was easy. Sorry if I made this too short or anything. I did my best doing this and I know it's not a perfect chapter.

This is supposed to take place after the episode "Starter Pack" and there is going to be a reference from my Regular Drabbles chapter 3 #45.

I want to thank bg52598 for helping me on this. Thanks! :)

I'll be sure to post my other stuff too, for I am getting close on a couple so keep your eyes open. :)

Regular Show and the characters belong to J.G Quintel, not me.

NOTE: I want to remind everyone that this story is not a yaoi ok? It's a father/son story.

Enjoy! :)

Chapter 2: Pranks and Apologies

Whew! This week has just been one crazy thing after another. After going through pranks, hard work, and initiations Thomas did not think this job was going to be harder; but boy was he wrong.

For the past week Thomas has been labeled a "Starter Pack" by his fellow workers and has been the butt of Muscle Mans pranks. Of course not wanting their new friend to suffer like this, Mordecai and Rigby tried their very best to stop Muscle Man from pranking him anymore. Unfortunately Muscle Man never got the message and continued to torment the poor college student.

Of course they thought the only way to get him to stop was to prank him back and blame the whole thing on Thomas. Bad Idea! The moment they pranked Muscle Man he went absolutely berserk and started to hunt down Thomas! He picked up a shed and threw it at Thomas' car, thinking that Thomas was killed...or so Mordecai and Rigby thought. For you see Thomas was hiding the whole time and was part of Muscle Mans prank.

Unfortunately the prank not only meant gaining Muscle Mans respect and totaling his car but it pretty much costed his friendship with Mordecai and Rigby, who were pretty ticked off that Thomas pranked them that badly. They stopped talking to him for hours. Unsure of how to fix this, Thomas ran over to Skips' house to ask him for advice.

Thomas started knocking on the door, "Skips! Are you home? I need to talk to you!"

The door opened with Skips standing there.

"Thomas? What is it?" he asked as Thomas came inside.

"I have a problem Skips. I did something awful and now Mordecai and Rigby won't talk to me anymore." he said.

"What happened?"

Thomas told Skips everything. Muscle Man, the prank, his car, and anything else he needed to say. Skips was wide-eyed for a moment before going back to his normal gaze.

"Why would you play a prank like that? That was not funny, that was just plain dark." Skips asked him.

"Well when Muscle Man explained it, it sounded simple enough. I didn't know it would be that 'extreme'." Thomas shrugged.

Skips gave a deep sigh before he spoke again, "Look. I understand that you're new here but what you did was not cool at all. That prank could've really hurt or killed somebody. It could've even killed you and it would've devastated your friends and family. You can't go around pulling pranks like that." he said sternly.

Thomas thought for a moment and realized about the damage that he had caused from the prank. He rubbed his arm and looked away in shame.

"You're right. I guess I didn't think about that. No wonder Mordecai and Rigby hate my guts now."

Feeling sympathetic for the boy, Skips went up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"They don't hate you Thomas. Mordecai and Rigby are just a little mad and very stubborn. Just apologize to them and they'll come around I promise."

The young goat looked up at his friend, "Are you sure? What if they don't forgive me?"

"Trust me. Those guys may be stubborn but they are willing to forgive their friends when they want to." Skips said with a comforting smile.

Thomas gave a small smile, "Thanks Skips. I'll do that."

Thomas left the house and went to look for Mordecai and Rigby. After finding the duo and giving them a rightful apology all was forgiven (Though now they're even more annoyed at Muscle Man than anything). Thomas decided to go to the park house and take a break for a little while when Skips approached him.

"Hey Thomas! How'd it go?" he asked.

"Great." Thomas nodded, "Mordecai and Rigby forgave me and oddly enough they kinda apologized too."

"That's good. I'm glad things worked out with you guys. How about we head inside for a snack?"

"You read my mind." Thomas replied.

The two went inside the house and Skips brought out a batch of blueberry muffins he made earlier this morning. Thomas ate one and was really impressed on how delicious they were.

"Wow! Skips these are amazing!" he said after he swallowed, "I didn't know you could bake."

"Yeah well. It's just something I like to do sometimes." Skips said while he was fixing up some coffee.

He sits down, gives a cup to Thomas, and starts sipping his beverage.

"Hey Skips?"

"Yeah?"

"I appreciate you helping me with Mordecai and Rigby. I know what I did was really stupid, but I feel better now that I've set things right again." Thomas sighed.

Skips smiled as he sets his cup down, "No problem Thomas. I used to do some pranks in my youth and when I look back, some of them were not as funny as I thought. I wasn't thinking straight back then but when you get older you tend to think more maturely."

"Really?"

"Yep." the yeti nodded, "And I want you to know that although some pranks can be fun at times, others can also can be harmful if you're not careful. And if I were you I'd avoid Muscle Man for a while. He's kind of a bad influence, not to mention a big jerk at times."

"Oh don't you worry. I'm steering clear of that dude from now on." Thomas said as he ate another muffin, "He's done nothing but prank me ever since I started working here and frankly it's getting annoying."

"I'm suprised that you've managed to bear with it for this long. Other guys would've pulverized Muscle Man for even just one prank."

"Eh. Guess I'm used to it." Thomas shrugged, "To be honest ever since high school I've always been the butt of everyones jokes. Guess I'm an easy target for anyone."

Skips gave Thomas a pat on the shoulder.

"Don't let it get to you Thomas. Just keep your head up and continue with your work. Speaking of which we should get back to work right now."

"Ok." Thomas nodded, placed his cup in the sink, and headed out, "I'll be seeing you Skips."

"You too." said Skips as he did the same.

From that day on Thomas learned two thing: Steer clear of Muscle Man and be careful on how you prank people. Someone could get hurt.

To Be Continued...