The New Scoutmasters

Chapter 9

It was the morning of Mordecai and Rigby's last day of working at Camp Kidney.

Mordecai, having just woken up, went downstairs. He was wearing his Scoutmaster uniform. He saw Rigby still wrapped up in the bubble wrap.

Rigby woke up as Mordecai approached him. He looked tired and groggy. He was unable to escape from the bubble wrap, and had to spend the night sleeping on the floor.

"You're still down here, dude?" Mordecai asked.

"Yeah, after you didn't help me," Rigby replied.

"Well, you didn't help me when I got stuck in that net," Mordecai said, "Why should I have helped you?"

Rigby groaned. "Just do me a solid and get me out of this," he said.

Mordecai thought about what Rigby said. He decided that Rigby had suffered enough from Edward's pranks in order for him to realize how bad of an influence he was on Edward. Mordecai also owed Rigby a solid, anyway.

Mordecai sighed. "Alright, I guess I can help you," he said.

Mordecai picked Rigby up, and took the bubble wrap off of his body, thus setting Rigby free.

"Thanks, man," Rigby said.

"Now let's go to the mess hall and get some food," Mordecai said.


Mordecai and Rigby entered the mess hall. They were expecting the campers to be in the mess hall eating breakfast, but did not see any of the campers. The entire mess hall was empty except for them and Chef McMuesli, who was standing behind the serving line.

Mordecai and Rigby did not oversleep, and were not late for breakfast. Unbeknownst to them, Edward and the other campers, except for Lazlo, Raj, and Clam, ran away from Camp Kidney earlier that morning, before either of them woke up for the day.

Mordecai noticed this, and was concerned.

"Dude, it's so empty in here," Mordecai said, "Where are the campers?"

"I don't know, man," Rigby said, "I just hope we didn't oversleep 'cause I don't wanna miss brekky."

Mordecai and Rigby went up to the serving line. They each took a tray.

"Hey, Chef McMuesli," Mordecai greeted, "Have you seen the campers?"

"And are we late for breakfast?" Rigby added.

Mordecai punched Rigby in the arm.

"Ow," Rigby said, rubbing his arm.

"I haven't seen them since dinner from last night," Chef McMuesli replied, "And you're right on time for breakfast. It's your lucky day, too, because we're serving pancakes today!"

"Aw, sweet!" Rigby exclaimed as Chef McMuesli put a pancake down on his and Mordecai's trays.

Mordecai and Rigby sat down at a table, and set their trays down on the table.

As they were eating their breakfast, Mordecai couldn't help but feel that something suspicious was going on at Camp Kidney.

"Dude, something doesn't seem right," Mordecai said.

"Yeah," Rigby said, "McMuesli didn't give us any syrup with these pancakes."

"No, not that," Mordecai said, "None of the campers are in here eating breakfast."

"Well, they did stay up late last night watching that movie," Rigby pointed out, "Maybe they decided to sleep in."

Suddenly, Lazlo, Raj, and Clam came into the mess hall.

Mordecai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the group of three.

"Mornin, Chef McMuesli," Lazlo greeted as he, Raj, and Clam approached the serving line, and each grabbed a tray.

"Hey, boys," Chef McMuesli greeted as he served Lazlo, Raj, and Clam each a pancake, "Did you enjoy the movie last night?"

"You bet we did!" Lazlo exclaimed.

"But there were SO many scabs," Raj commented as he quivered in fear .

"Scabs," Clam repeated.

Chef McMuesli laughed with delight. "Oh, you boys and those scary movies," he said.

When Lazlo, Raj, and Clam received their breakfast, they went to find a table, and saw Mordecai and Rigby. The group of three went over to them.

"Mornin', Scoutmasters Mordecai and Rigby," Lazlo said as he, Raj, and Clam, approached their table with their trays in tow.

"Hey, guys," Mordecai greeted back.

"Did you two enjoy the movie last night?" Raj asked.

"Yeah, we did!" Mordecai exclaimed.

"Um, it was alright, I guess," Rigby replied.

Lazlo, Raj, and Clam noticed that the other campers were not in the mess hall.

"Say, where are the other campers?" Lazlo asked.

"That's what we want to know," Mordecai said, "We haven't seen them since last night."

"Same here," Clam said.

"Well, wherever they are, I'm sure they'll turn up, eventually," Lazlo said as he, Raj, and Clam left to go to eat their breakfast, "Maybe they went to watch the sunrise."

"My guess would be is that they probably ran away," Raj guessed.

"Run away campers," Clam said.

Lazlo, Raj, and Clam went over to a nearby table, and ate their breakfast.

When Mordecai heard Raj mention the possibility of the campers running away, he was starting to become convinced that this was what really happened.

"Dude, I really hate to say this, but what if the campers are, you know, lost?" Mordecai asked, "They might be right about them running away."

"If they did, I don't blame 'em," Rigby replied, "I'd run away, too, if I had to stay here."

Mordecai punched Rigby in the arm again.

"Ow," Rigby said, rubbing his arm.

"Dude, these are the campers we're talking about," Mordecai said, "We don't know where they are, so we need to go look for them."

Rigby groaned. "But I'm not done with breakfast, yet," he complained.

Mordecai balled up one of his hands into a fist, and reared his fist back, as he was about to punch Rigby again.

Rigby saw this, and was afraid. "Alright, alright, we'll go look for the campers," he said using his arms to shield himself, "Sheesh, can't a guy just enjoy a meal without any interruptions?"

Since Rigby said this before Mordecai could punch him, Mordecai put his fist down, so he didn't punch Rigby, this time.

Mordecai and Rigby got up from their table, put their trays away, and went to go look for the campers.


A montage was shown of Mordecai and Rigby looking around Camp Kidney to try and find the other campers. They checked everywhere, including the restrooms and cabins. They even went to Acorn Flats, but couldn't find the campers there, either.


After an unsuccessful search around Camp Kidney and Acorn Flats, it became apparent to Mordecai and Rigby that the campers actually did run away from them. They were back at Lumpus' cabin, inside Lumpus' office.

"Dude, this is bad!" Mordecai exclaimed, "We've lost the campers!"

"And of all the days they had to run away, they had to run away on our LAST day!" Rigby added, "What are we going to do, man!?"

"I have no idea," Mordecai replied.

Suddenly, the two saw a note that Edward had placed on Lumpus' desk.

"Hmmm, what could this be?" Mordecai asked.

Mordecai took the note, and he and Rigby read the note.

By the time you are reading this, I and the other campers will be long gone from Camp Kidney, Edward said as the two read the note.

Mordecai and Rigby were reading the note, and imagining Edward saying what they were reading,

Don't even bother trying to find us, because you won't. I know that you two actually work at a park, and are here just to get your jobs back. Well, guess what? You may as well kiss those jobs goodbye, because without us at camp, you're sure to fail and get fired. Good luck in your future endeavors, 'Scoutmasters' Mordecai and Rigby.

Not So Sincerely,

Edward

P.S. Your boss called, and wants to speak with you guys.

Mordecai and Rigby were shocked that Edward found out the reason as to why they were working at Camp Kidney.

"Dude, how did Edward even know about this?" Mordecai asked.

"I don't know, man," Rigby replied.

As if on cue, the phone in the office rang.

Mordecai picked up the phone. "Hello?" he greeted nervously.

"Hey, Mordecai," Benson greeted, "This is Benson calling. I tried to call you both, last night, but one of your campers answered, and talked to me, instead."

"It's Benson," Mordecai said to Rigby as Mordecai placed his hand over the phone, "He said that he tried to reach us last night and that one of our campers answered the phone and…"

Suddenly, it occurred to Mordecai that it was Edward who answered Benson's call.

"Um, Benson, was the camper who talked to you named 'Edward' by any chance?" Mordecai asked as he put the phone back to his ear. Rigby also lead in close to the phone so he could hear the conversation.

"That's the one," Benson replied, "He told me that you two were doing such a great job as Scoutmasters, and I'm glad to hear that from such a loyal and honest Bean Scout like him."

Mordecai rolled his eyes when Benson said this.

"Anyway, I just wanted to check up on you two and see how you guys are doing at Camp Kidney," Benson continued.

Mordecai did not want to tell Benson about losing the campers.

"Oh, uh, we're having a great time at Camp Kidney," Mordecai replied, "We were actually about to a play game of, um, hide and seek with the campers."

"Well, it's nice to know that you and Rigby seem to be doing a great job, so far," Benson said, "If you keep this up, you're sure to have your jobs back. By the way, I also called to remind you two that I will be coming by first thing tomorrow. I hope you two are going to be ready for your evaluation."

"Oh, uh, sure, we will be, alright," Mordecai said.

"Glad to hear that," Benson said, "Anyway, I've got to go now, so I'll see you both, tomorrow. And remember, I must have a POSITIVE report in order for you two to keep your jobs."

Mordecai and Benson both hung up their respective phones.

"Benson called to remind us that he's coming tomorrow for your evaluation," Mordecai explained to Rigby, "He thinks that we're doing a great job when we actually aren't because the campers are lost. Could things possibly get any worse?"

Suddenly, the phone rang again.

Mordecai answered the phone.

"Hello?" Mordecai said.

"Hey, Mordecai," Slinkman said, "This is Mr. Slinkman. Listen, I hate to be bearer of bad news, but Scoutmaster Lumpus and I are having to return a day early from our trip thanks to someone getting us kicked off the cruise."

Slinkman was referring to Lumpus as 'someone'.

Mordecai was shocked that Lumpus and Slinkman were returning early from their trip.

"We have a flight that will be taking off shortly, so we'll see you and Rigby later today," Slinkman said, "We're also gonna let your boss know about this, too."

Mordecai was shocked when he found out that Lumpus and Slinkman were coming back to Camp Kidney earlier than expected.

"Hopefully, this will not be a problem for you and Rigby," Slinkman said.

Mordecai laughed nervously. "Yeah, it's no problem, at all," he said.

"Good," Slinkman said, "We'll see you both real soon."

Slinkman hung up his phone.

"Next time we go on a cruise, will you not provoke the marine life?" Slinkman asked Lumpus.

"Hey, that whale had it coming!" Lumpus retorted.


"Great!" Mordecai said sarcastically, "This is just great! First, the campers run away, then Benson thinks we're doing a fine job, and now he, Scoutmaster Lumpus, Slinkman are coming back TODAY."

"Today?" Rigby repeated, "They weren't supposed to be back until tomorrow."

"Lumpus and Slinkman got kicked off their cruise," Mordecai explained, "They're already heading back for Camp Kidney, and are going to let Benson know." Mordecai sighed. "We're so getting fired for this."

Mordecai and Rigby were frustrated with Edward trying to get revenge on them.

"Well, we can't spend all day mopin' about getting fired," Rigby said, "Those guys couldn't have gone far. Let's round up the Jellies and go lookin' for them."

Mordecai liked Rigby's idea.

"Great, idea, dude!" Mordecai exclaimed, "You go get Jelly Cabin, and I'll go get the bus ready."

Mordecai and Rigby left Lumpus' cabin.


Rigby approached Jelly Bean Cabin, and went inside.

"GUYS, GUYS!" Rigby exclaimed as he came into the cabin, panting from having to run to the cabin, "Guys."

"Hey, Scoutmaster Rigby," Lazlo greeted.

"Something wrong?" Clam asked. He could tell that Rigby looked worried.

"Guys, I need you to get on the bus," Rigby said.

"Ooh, are we going on a field trip?" Lazlo asked.

"Well…..kinda," Rigby replied.

"The other campers ran away, didn't they?" Raj asked.

Rigby sighed. "Yep," he said.

"Uh, dude," Mordecai said as he approached the group of four, "You might want to come see this."


"Aw, what!?" Rigby exclaimed.

Mordecai, Rigby, Lazlo, Raj, and Clam were now standing near the Camp Kidney bus. They were going to use the bus to drive around Prickly Pines and try to find the campers, but the bus' tires were flat. They could not use the bus because of the flat tires.

Rigby groaned. "Edward is so trying to get us fired," he said.

"Aren't there any spare tires?" Raj asked, "We should have a fund for that."

"Scoutmaster Lumpus used the spare tires fund on that cruise," Lazlo replied.

Mordecai and Rigby were frustrated at the situation.

"You know, none of this would be happening, right now, if YOU didn't influence Edward to pull pranks around here," Mordecai said to Rigby.

"Hey, at least I took my job seriously when I punished him!" Rigby pointed out.

"And what you were doing when you weren't?" Mordecai asked.

While Mordecai and Rigby were arguing, Clam had an idea, and left the scene to try and find a way to help them.

"Guys, now is not the time for an argument!" Lazlo exclaimed, trying to end the argument.

"Yeah, we need to find a way to look for the other campers," Raj added.

"And how exactly how are we supposed to when we can't even use the bus?" Rigby asked.

"And where did Clam go?" Mordecai added.

Suddenly, Clam showed up with the log car that he made in the Camp Lazlo episode "Where's Clam?".

Mordecai and Rigby were shocked when they saw the log car.

"Good thinking, Clam," Lazlo said.

"That's our little genius buddy," Raj added.

"Genius," Clam repeated.

"Dude, did you make this?" Mordecai asked Clam.

"Who cares if he made it?" Rigby said as he climbed into the log car, "What matters is that we have a way to find the campers. Now everybody in!"

Mordecai, Rigby, Lazlo, and Raj got onto Clam's log car. There were multiple seats attached to the car so everybody could fit.

"Alright, guys, time to find those campers!" Mordecai exclaimed once everybody was in the car.

The group of five left Camp Kidney using the log car that Clam made to try and find the other campers, with Clam operating the log car. They left Camp Kidney, going off in one direction.


As soon as the group of five were out of sight, Edward, who came from the opposite direction, snuck into Camp Kidney.

Edward snickered. "Suckers," he said.

Edward saw the group of five leave, and referred to Mordecai and Rigby as "suckers".

Edward went around Camp Kidney, stealing various items, such as Scoutmaster Lumpus' stash of candy from "Hallobeanies", and a stash of junk food that Lumpus also had in his cabin.


Meanwhile, the other campers hid out in the woods, as Edward planned. The woods was outside of the Camp Kidney campgrounds, but was not too far off from Camp Kidney. The woods that they were hiding out in was in the opposite direction where Mordecai, Rigby, Lazlo, Raj, and Clam went.

The campers were bored hiding out in the woods, as there was nothing fun for them to do.

Chip sighed. "I'm bored," he commented.

"Yeah," Skip agreed, "There's nothing fun for us to do here."

"If we were back at Camp Kidney, Scoutmaster Mordecai would have found something fun for us to do," Dave said.

"Um, guys, I don't think we should even BE here," Samson said. He was pointing to a sign that said "STAY OUT" on both sides of the sign.

The campers were scared when they saw the sign.

"Maybe we should leave," one of the Lemmings said.

"Agreed," Ping-Pong said as he started making his way out of the woods.

Suddenly, Edward came back from Camp Kidney. He was carrying a large sack with him.

"I'm back, gentlemen!" Edward exclaimed.

"And just where have YOU been?" Dave asked.

"You left us all alone here, so you better have a good reason for leaving us," Ping Pong added.

"Cool your jets, Dave," Edward said to Ping-Pong.

"I'M Dave," Dave corrected.

"Whatever," Edward retorted, "Anyway, I do have a good reason for leaving you guys. Behold!"

Edward showed the campers the stuff that he stole from the camp, including Lumpus' stash of candy and junk food. He also brought a boombox, as well.

The campers were thrilled that Edward was able to scavenge some food for them.

"It's the motherload!" Dave exclaimed.

"Where on earth did you find this?" Samson asked.

"Who cares?" Chip said.

"Yeah, let's dig in!"Skip added.

"YEAH!" the rest of the campers agreed.

The campers began eating the candy and junk food while Edward turned on the boombox, which started to play some music. The campers danced around to the music. It was like they were having one big party in the woods.

Unbeknownst to the campers, though, they were near a cave where a wild animal was residing.

The wild animal that was inside the cave was sleeping. Surprisingly, the loud music coming from the boombox was not disturbing the animal.

Edward was glad that his plan to get Mordecai and Rigby fired was going as planned, so far.

"I've got to say, Edward, even though Scoutmasters Mordecai and Rigby are going to get fired for this, you sure know to pull the perfect prank," Samson said.

"And throw the perfect party!" Chip and Skip added simultaneously.

"Thanks, gentlemen," Edward said. He picked up a can of soda. "Here's to sweet revenge!" he exclaimed as he held up the can of soda.

Edward opened the can of soda, and guzzled down the entire can, with the other campers cheering him on as he drank the soda.

When Edward finished, he crushed the can of soda with his forehead, and threw it behind him. The crushed can of soda ended up hitting the wild animal sleeping inside the cave.

The wild animal woke up, saw the soda can, and then saw the campers. The wild animal let out a huge roar.

The campers were scared when they saw the wild animal wake up, and growl at them.

"Oh, boy," Edward said, realizing that he messed up.