Regular Show: The New Guy
Episode Two: Coffee Time Pt. 1
A/N: Hello again! Thanks to bg52598, Alex Griffin will appear in some later chapters! Thank you, bg52598, for being the first to review The New Guy, and I can't wait to have Alex in my fic! Speaking of the fic… ON WITH IT!
Disclaimer: Regular Show, Mordecai, Rigby, Pops, Benson, Muscle Man, High Five Ghost, Skips, Eileen and Margaret are not mine, but are J.G Quintel's. I've always wondered if J.G reads his fan's fanfictions… O.o
The early morning sun rose over the quaint city, the park's soft green colors washed over with light yellow, the birds chirping, welcoming a new day.
Inside the house lay a blue jay and his raccoon companion, the light shining though the wide window of the living room, burning the bird's eyes with its heat.
"Ugh… Wha?" Mordecai opened his eyes, and flinched from the sun's rays. He wiped a smidge of saliva off his beak, and rubbed his eyes of the sticky, crusty stuff covering his eyelids.
He slowly took notice of the raccoon lying against his side and slightly grimaced as he gently pushed the creature away.
Rigby let out a soft groan, his muscles aching from yesterday's car mishap.
Mordecai got up and stretched, his joints popping as his wings flexed outwards.
As Mordecai stood idle, his ears picked up a sound coming from upstairs.
He left the raccoon on the couch, Rigby snuggling a cushion in a big hug.
Mordecai's talons softly clicked on their way up the stairs, and he stopped at the bathroom, pressing his head to the door.
A loud singing was coming from inside, muffled by the sound of running water and the thickness of the door.
"I know you want me, you know I wantcha, you know you want me-ee, you know I wantcha…"
Mordecai let out a soft laugh as he realized Carter was singing. By the sound of it, he was also imitating some sort of dancing as well.
The source of the sound and a good blackmail device discovered, Mordecai walked downstairs to wake up his friend and start breakfast.
"Urgh, Mornin' guys." Carter walked downstairs, wearing a dark red tee and black skinny jeans.
"Morning, Pitbull!" Rigby joked, barely containing his laughter. Mordecai grinned at his best friend's joke.
Carter's eyes dilated, his face burning with embarrassment. "You heard me?"
Mordecai gave him a look. "These walls aren't exactly soundproof, you know."
Carter's face noticeably flushed though his fur even more. But before he could say anything else, the front door's handle turned and the gumball machine that was their boss walked in.
"Good morning." Benson murmured. It was more of a pre recorded message than a heartfelt greeting, but it was a greeting nonetheless, and the three of them nodded in acknowledgement.
Carter turned to Benson. "Hey, boss. I was wondering when Skips will be back."
The machine looked at him, Carter's sentence barely registering.
"He'll be back sometime today, around noon." He replied, and worked his way to the door to his office before slowly slamming it behind him.
"You know Skips?" Mordecai asked the tom, slightly surprised he even knew the yeti's name.
"Yeah, he's the one that recommended me to the park. I'll be helping him out as a side job to helping you guys." Carter nodded, grabbing a can of Nebula Energy drink he had put there the day before.
"Wow, you're lucky. What does he have you do?" Rigby asked, putting both hands on the table in excitement.
"That's for me to know, and for you to hopefully not find out." Carter smirked, popping the can open, and almost immediately he started to chug it down.
"Ugh, you drink that stuff?" Mordecai grimaced, staring at the can with revulsion.
"Yeah," Carter started to speak after chugging half the can. "I use it to keep myself away from…"
"Good morning, Mordecai, Rigby, Carter! What a wonderful day it is!" Pops skipped down the stairs and towards the kitchen, a grin stretched wide across his large face.
"G'morning, Pops." Mordecai greeted, grabbing himself a mug to pour coffee in.
"Wait. You drink that…" Carter started, pointing at the mug with shock.
Mordecai gave him an almost blank stare.
Carter understood immediately. "Touché."
"Touché? Whatever does touché mean?" Pops giggled.
"Ugh, Pops, it means like… Same here or something like that." Rigby replied, his hand gesturing in the air pointlessly.
"Oh! I would've never thought that! You learn something every day, papa says!" He skipped across the living room and out the front door, apparently to wonder at the great sunset.
"His dad is still around?" Carter looked at the door in surprise.
"Yeah, he's a grumpy old man who runs the park." Mordecai answered, about to take a sip of his piping hot coffee.
Rigby looked at the mug longingly. "Hey, man, can you get me one?"
"Why can't you get it yourself?" Mordecai shot back.
Rigby grumbled. "I have to do everything around here."
Benson came thundering out of his office, and laid a list of chores on the table with a loud thump.
"I want these jobs done today! Carter, try and keep them in line!"
The gumball machine was gone before you could speak a word, and the three looked at the seemingly mile long sheet of paper before them.
"Dang." Rigby groaned. "He made our list before I got my coffee. That's a new record."
Carter stood up, the can flying towards the trash, and landing perfectly inside it. "We'd better start now. I don't want to see him angry, and besides, if you guys want my help before Skips gets here, then right now is the best time."
Mordecai and Rigby exchanged worried looks, and then nodded at Carter.
The chores seemingly flew by with a third member. Before they knew it, the chores were almost done when a familiar face popped through the front door.
"Skips! How's it going bro?" Carter got up from dusting the photos around the house and high fived the muscular yeti.
"Fine. How are you?" Skips cracked a grin.
"I'm good. How's the eternal life going?"
Skips laughed a little and pointed at the blue jay and raccoon.
"These guys keep it a bit interesting."
The two gave Skips a dirty look. "Hey!"
"I'm just joking. How's the artifact collecting going?" Skips asked Carter.
"I've stopped for now. I want to make an honest living."
Mordecai and Rigby both did a double take at Carter's reply.
"You're not…" The yeti's face fell, looking as if he was going to scold the young cat.
Carter's face grew serious. "No. I've stopped that for good." He looked a little nervous before his face lightened and the two resumed their friendly conversation.
A while later, Rigby lazily wiped off the final piece of dust on the windowsill and threw it down in triumph. "Yea-uh! We're done!"
Skips stopped mid-conversation and gave Mordecai and Rigby an incredulous look.
"Really? You two actually finished early?"
"Yeah, thanks to Carter!" Rigby began to pump his fists in the air, with a cocky grin on his face.
Mordecai grinned at Rigby's enthusiasm. "We should go to the coffee shop for some celebration!"
Rigby shook his head in mock shame. "What he means is 'for some lady pecs'!"
Mordecai delivered a swift punch to Rigby's arm, and the 'coon let out a whimper of pain.
"Naw, guys, I'm good. I don't drink coffee."
Silence filled the room.
"What?" Mordecai and Rigby said in unison.
"I told you that already this morning." Carter shrugged.
"Dude. You are coming with us!" Rigby demanded.
"Aw, what? C'mon guys! I've got to prepare for whatever Skips wants me to do!" He nudged the unmovable yeti. "Right, Skips?"
"I think you should go with them. It's good to get to know your co-workers better." Skips crossed his arms, slowly nodding his head in agreement.
Carter sighed. "Fine. Although I'm not promising to drink coffee."
"Yes! Follow me!" Rigby got on all fours and ran outside.
"You're not driving, Rigby! Remember last time you tried?" Mordecai groaned, following Rigby to the door.
"Remember the last time YOU drove, Mordecai?" Rigby shot back.
Mordecai shuddered at the bad memory. "Not cool, dude."
"Guys, I'll drive!" Carter offered, joining the duo at the door.
They walked out the door, leaving Skips alone in the entryway.
"Sure, Carter. Lie to an eternal yeti." Skips mumbled to himself.
"Here's the place!" Rigby motioned to the building in front of them. Carter looked up at the medium-sized coffee cup sign gracing the top of the doorway, the neon tubes visible though the white glass. A small staircase led down to the door, the slightly rusting metal guiderail barely hanging by its own screws.
"It's…nice, I guess?" He shrugged.
"C'mon, the inside is even better!" Rigby ran to the door.
Both Mordecai and Carter rolled their eyes at his enthusiasm.
The door was swung open, a little bell attached to the door ringing annoyingly. The inside was a little bit nicer than the outside for sure. The tables were a tad dirty, but Carter assumed that some people must have just left.
"Hey, Mordecai, Rigby! Who's the new guy?" A sweet voice called over from the counter at the further end of the shop.
Carter gaped slightly at the sight before him. A red robin in a form-fitting outfit waived at the trio, a wide grin on her beak.
"Hey, Margaret! This is Carter. He's new at the park." Mordecai introduced, noticing with a little bit of embarrassment that Carter was staring directly at her. He waved his wing in his face, and the tom shook his head in realization, slightly blushing.
"Hi! I'm Margaret! How are you, Carter?" She asked.
"I'm good, I guess. I'm kind of new to their 'usual' stuff." Carter answered.
She laughed. "You'll get used to them. They're pretty nice, considering."
Mordecai and Rigby shook their heads in shock. "What!"
Margaret laughed yet again. "I'm just joking with you guys. Have a seat. I'll have your usual orders out in a sec!" She winked, and got to work.
The trio sat down, and Mordecai and Rigby were instantly consumed by the TV in front of them, a new show about guys who pick up girls in their big motorcycles currently in progress. Carter was feeling around in his pocket, and cursed through his teeth when he found that his stone was almost burning. He pulled his paw out, softly sucking on it.
A little brown mole shuffled out from behind the counter, her glasses fogging up from the coffee she held on a tray in front of her face.
"Hey, Rigby, Mordecai." She said in a meek voice, her cheeks glowing red as she mentioned the raccoon's name. "Here's your coffee." She handed them the steaming mugs, the two's eyes looking away from the TV to ogle over the mugs of hot coffee instead. "Who are you? I haven't seen you around before." The mole asked as she handed Carter a mug.
"I'm Carter. And you are?" He asked, not noticing the mug.
"I'm Eileen, I work with Margaret." She smiled, her eyes drifting over to Rigby in-between words.
"Nice to meet, you, Eileen." He waived at her as she walked away.
His eyes gravitated towards Mordecai and Rigby before stopping at the mug in front of him.
The dark substance was tempting, as he hadn't had a cup in a long time. Ever since…
The tom didn't stop to think any more than that before he downed he mug in one gulp.
So… good… He thought, his eyes fluttering inside his eyelids.
"Margaret?" He called, waving her over.
She came over to him, and smiled as she noticed his coffee was all gone.
"You want a second cup?" She guessed.
Mordecai and Rigby stopped sipping their coffee in slight shock as Carter ordered one more mug of coffee.
As Margaret left, Mordecai whispered to Carter, "I thought you didn't drink coffee."
"What?" Carter replied. "I never said that."
Rigby laughed as he prodded his friend and motioned him over to whisper in his ear. "Dude. It's not the coffee. It's the lady pecs!"
Mordecai looked over at the cat to see him looking at Margaret with glazed over eyes as she made him some coffee.
"Shut up." Mordecai punched his friend, a worried look gracing his face more and more as he realized his new co-worker might actually have the hots for Margaret.
And by the looks of it, unlike him, he might have the guts to do something about it.
A/N: Is Carter going to start hitting on Margaret? Will Mordecai let him? Why has Carter started drinking coffee not long after displaying disgust for it? Will Margaret be oblivious to all of this? Will Rigby continue being a jerk and ignoring Eileen? How does Skips know Carter? How does Carter know Skips? Am I ever going to stop asking questions that I will ultimately not give you the answers to in this chapter? Well, I can answer that last one: Yes.
Stay tuned for the next part of 'Coffee Time' on New Year's Eve 2011!
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