Chapter 3- Chasing Loose Ends
Park-1 week after disappearance "All right Skips-repair house stairs, Muscle Man and Fives plant the new pear and apple trees, Thomas and Rigby mow the soccer field. That's it." Everyone got up tiredly and went off to do their chores. Benson was picking up trash when a strange man approached him. He was wearing a grey hoodie and black pants; hood up so they couldn't see his face.
"Hello," said the man, his voice had a dark tone to it, he clearly wasn't from around here."Have you seen or heard anything about a man by the name of Abaddon?"
"No, I haven't, but if you think he knows someone here, ask the other guys, they should be on their lunch break at the house," Benson said.
"Thank you," and then the strange man left for the house.
Marcus's home"Hey Mordecai, it's been a whole week and you still haven't told me why you are here," Marcus had a lot of patience and knew how to figure out his brother's emotions, but he couldn't this time.
"What? Can't I just come and hang out with my family?" Mordecai snapped at his brother, the only real blood he had left.
"Judging from your behavior this week, I'd say that something is bothering you, C'mon dude, we're freaking twins, I know exactly the same stuff as you."
"I am fine, just stressed,"Mordecai spoke with sincerity in his voice, but Marcus knew him all too well.
"That's a lie, and judging by your behavior it's him, isn't it? It's father."
"Yeah, he won't leave me alone and is destroying my soul."
"Mordecai, do you wanna go see him, wanna go see Gary?"
"Might as well because if we say his name here, I think your wife is gonna kill us."
"I heard that!"Cynthia shouted from the upstairs bathroom.
"Haha, let's go,"Marcus said.
Park "Hello," The strange person approached the guys, who were eating Pop's yummy sandwiches,"I hope I am not interrupting you, but have you seen or heard anything about a man named Abaddon?"
"What's it to ya?" Rigby spoke rudely with is mouth full. Skips punched him.
"Oh, just wanted to see him, we have...unfinished business."
"You are aware that he hates you and wishes you could go back to whatever hell hole you came from, right?"
"So?"
"You will never find him, Draven, never."
"Oh I wouldn't be so sure, Rigby."
"How do you know my name?...Wait...I remember you know everyone's name."
"Rigby, tell me where he is."
"I don't even know."
"Worthless, I'll be around because I know you know."
The Dead world"Yo Death! Ya home?"Mordecai shouted. Marcus and Mordecai were the last two people he'd expect to be here. He opened the door to his adopted brothers.
"Mordecai, you OK?"Death questioned.
"Yeah. Why?"
"Well, Rigby emergency called me saying you have disappeared and Draven was at the park looking for you."
"Mother of God..."Marcus said, completely mind blown that he is on Earth.
"What?! He's gonna kill them and it'll be all my fault, Maybe I should've just done it then no one would be in this mess,"Mordecai spoke with dread.
"That's because no one would be in any mess, they'd all be dead!"Death was all up in Mordecai's face now.
"Hey, calm down you two!" Marcus liked to be a peacemaker. Suddenly Mordecai fell to his knees in agony. No one knew quite what was going on.
Park"So Rigby, who is that 'Draven'?" Skips asked.
"Nobody"
"He seems kinda important to be a nobody."
"Yea, well, Abaddon isn't here so no point on why he'd stay here."
"Rigby you are hiding something, you have to be honest, we already lost one man we don't want to lose you too. Who is Abaddon? I am sure we're not talking about the dark ruler of the Hellscape, Right?"
"Yeah, it is that Abaddon." Skips jaw dropped.
"N-No...B-but why would he be here on Earth? Wouldn't he be in hellscape with Addanc? And you shouldn't trust him, he's evil!"
"Everything you people read in your books is wrong He is not evil, just misunderstood, and he was sent here to destroy Earth, that is the only reason he was created, but instead he has chosen not to, and essentially it is destroying him-he is dying for our world."
"How do you know so much? Why would he save us?"
"Because, I knew him growing up and have lived with him for the past 4 years."
Skips did a full on spit take with his sandwich, "M-Mord-decai i-is Abaddon?"
The Dead World"Hey Mordecai! snap out of it!" Marcus had been trying to wake Mordecai up for a good 2 hours or so. "Hey, Death! I don't think he is waking. What if he never wakes up?"
"Then it'll be your job, and if you never do it Draven will do it himself-and that is the worst way-he will enslave them and torture, and I won't allow him to, it is just so terrible."
"Oh...well if I have to do it how could we stop him, there is no way I know how to stop him."
"We will figure that out when the time comes..."
