I'm back! Sorry it took long. Anyway here's the second chapter.
An Unforgivable Mistake
Chapter II
Mordecai's tiredness was beaten out by his hunger as his stomach growled.
"Hmm, I totally forgot eating something the whole day"
He decided to prepare a salad as he's not in the mood for cooking a full course meal. He boiled an egg as he nabbed half of a lettuce and prepared a salad dressing. After preparing his salad he devoured it all in less than ten minutes because of his hunger.
Despite feeling his stomach full from the salad, Mordecai's mind is left exhausted. He started to worry for his friend. Even though he wanted to leave the house to look for him again, his body already gave up. He decided to go back to his room and sleep his worries away.
"Don't be like this man! Stop this nonsense!"
"Don't tell me what to do!"
"But think about your family! Think about your friends!"
"My mind wouldn't comprehend to your pathetic script"
BANG!
"AH!" Mordecai shot up in a sitting position. He was sweating buckets even though the room was air-conditioned. He realized that everything was a dream as Mordecai wiped his face with his blanket.
"What a fucked up dream" he mumbled to himself.
He checked if Rigby was on his trampoline. Again, there was no sign of him. He tried to let this sink in.
Why isn't he showing up is still a mystery to him, not just for him but for their co-workers too. It was pretty obvious that they were also worrying for Rigby as Benson planned another meeting for this matter. He looked at the wall clock to see what time is it.
"It's just five in the morning?"
He just scratched his head and proceeded to head downstairs for his probably the earliest breakfast he'll take.
He started the coffee maker and went to the fridge to prepare some sandwich. He usually makes a BLT sandwich but Rigby often beats him out of it as Rigby hoards them while Mordecai is asleep. Now that Rigby's currently MIA, it would be "his kitchen".
"Feels weird that I'm alone and without anyone to talk to" he mumbled as he's getting the ingredients for his sandwich. He noticed that the ingredients left were for only one people, but he didn't mind as he'll be the only one eating it.
"Now for the lettu - wait" he squinted his eyes looking for lettuce in the fridge.
"I totally remember a lettuce in here last night, was it..."
He dropped everything he held as he ran back upstairs to recheck the room. One thing he remembers is that Rigby's phone was charging near his bed.
The phone wasn't there anymore.
He tried calling the phone to no avail. Rigby (or someone) answered the first call but didn't say a single thing. His next phone calls weren't so much helpful as Rigby didn't answer. Now he was starting to get pissed. Adding the fact that he didn't finish making his BLT to the fact that Rigby might've been avoiding him made him pissed. He went to Muscleman's trailer if there was a chance that he might've saw Rigby (since Muscleman is in overnight park security duty last night).
"Rigby came back?" Muscleman asked.
"Yeah I guess" he replied.
Muscleman then sculpted disbelief on his face as he said "Well it's impossible for me to miss it as I didn't sleep yet. Me and Fives were driving round the park and I just stopped driving an hour ago"
"WHAT! But maybe you just didn't cross paths with him"
"Good point. Fives is still driving, we should ask him bro"
Muscleman then went to the other golf cart he used and called Hi Five Ghost over the radio.
"Yo Fives can you hear me?"
"Clear as a day Muscleman"
"Is there any chance of you seeing Rigby earlier?"
"No, Wait Rigby's here?"
"We dunno bro, anyw -"
They were interrupted by Hi Five Ghost as he sent a distress message.
"Muscleman! Th-there's some -"
"Somewhat bro?"
"A masked dude! Wait ca -" as Fives' feed began to stutter.
As he listened, Mordecai felt a weird gut feeling that it probably has to do with Rigby's loss. He grabbed the radio from Muscleman's hand as he tried talking to HFG.
"Fives! Who do you see!" Mordecai asked.
Nothing was heard from Fives on the other line. But all he heard was tires screeching followed by a loud bang.
"I think Fives got into an accident!" Mordecai said.
"Get in the cart bro!" Muscleman commanded.
He then stepped on the gas as they sped up to search for him. Mordecai acted as the eye as Muscleman drove them around the park. As he looked everywhere, he spotted a trail of skid marks on the ground.
"Muscleman! Follow that trail!"
Muscleman then followed to wherever the trail may lead them. As the skid marks begin to disappear. Mordecai spotted a cart on a tree.
"I see the cart! Turn right, turn right!"
Muscleman then steered the wheel to where Mordecai pointed. As they arrived to the scene. They saw the cart heavily damaged as the hood of the cart seemed to have reinforced around the tree.
"Fives! Fives!"
They both ran to the cart and tried to pull the cart away from the tree. As they moved the cart, they saw Fives badly injured, as he looked lifeless.
"Fives! Bro!" Muscleman exclaimed.
He slapped him lightly if he would react.
"Wait!" Mordecai then put his ear near Fives' mouth. He felt a light breathe on him.
"He's still breathing, he might've passed out from the accident"
"We better bring him to the hospital bro!"
"I'll drive, hold Fives" Mordecai said.
He then drove to the hospital. Mordecai didn't care whether he'll get arrested for over speeding since its a matter of life and death. They arrived in the hospital as Muscleman sprinted inside to get him treated. Mordecai decided to stay outside the hospital.
Hours after not seeing Muscleman he went inside and searched for Fives' bed. He then saw his bed to see him strapped with multiple equipment despite his small ghostly body. Muscleman was beside him asleep.
"Man, Fives looks like he got banged so hard" he thought to himself.
He then went outside their ward to sit in the visitor's lounge. He was feeling bad as he's about to lose a friend. Another fact is that Rigby wasn't showing up so he's starting to raise some suspicions over his friend. Who did Fives see before he passed out is still unknown
Meanwhile
BANG!
"HOLY SHIT!" Mordecai exclaimed as he threw a newspaper he was reading earlier. Good thing for him he was alone in the lounge. He wasn't aware that he fell asleep.
"Why do I have fucked up dreams? Can't I dream something way better?" he mumbled to himself.
Mordecai then went back to the ward to see Muscleman still asleep beside Fives. He decided to not disturb them and head back home.
As he drove the cart, someone called on the radio.
"Hello? Hello? Can anyone pick up?"
"Go ahead"
"Mordecai?"
"Yeah its me Benson"
"Mordecai! Get back in the house ASAP!"
He then went back to the house. Upon arriving, he saw Benson, Skips, and Pops.
"Why did you call me Benson?"
Mordecai was surprised to see Benson in his look. He was looking very sad. He then handed him a letter. He read the letter he received.
"H-h-he's on a COMA!," Mordecai said as he looked panicked.
"Yes Mordecai, and and the chances of him living is very slim"
"Which hospital is he in!?"
"MedCare Hospital" Benson replied.
It was the same hospital where they brought Fives.
"You better come with me too"
"Why would we co -"
"No time for explanations, just move"
As they jumped in the cart, Mordecai went full speed. Skips, Pops, and especially Benson were startled on how fast Mordecai is driving.
"Whoa Mordecai! The hospital won't be disposing Rigby just slow down!"
"I don't give a fucking shit, now sit tight and hang on"
Dodging every obstacles on the road wasn't easy for him at full speed. It's like playing a racing game on the hardest difficulty.
They arrived at the hospital, as Mordecai quickly popped off the seat and burst off to find Rigby.
"Mordecai wait!"
He didn't hear Benson's call as he was already worried for his friend, who he treats now as a brother. He asked for Rigby's ward as the staff guided him to his ward.
Mordecai's legs trembled as he walked, his heart beating faster than any rock song drum solo. His mind was blank so as his face. He came near him to confirm if it was really Rigby.
"What the fuck. Tell me this isn't real, someone wake me up please. No, no, no, fuck no!"
His frustration came out, throwing a chair to the door. First was Fives, now Rigby. But the latter is unluckier as his life is being questioned. His frustration wasn't done as he punched the wall several times. He threw everything in sight except for the hospital equipment as it's strapped on Rigby and he has enough sense to think that it wasn't bought in a dollar store. He then realized that he had nothing to gain for from his rage as he stopped and stood beside Rigby's bed.
After everything he did, Mordecai just stood there, with no reactions at all. He wanted to cry, but not a single tear broke out his eye. He noticed that his head and his chest were the only parts wrapped with bandages. He looked around the bed to see when he was admitted here. He found a clipboard containing Rigby's information.
"He was admitted here yesterday at three in the morning? How come we weren't informed in time?"
He tried reading the notes below. He barely understood a thing from reading the rest of the bednote. However there was a word that left a mark on his mind.
"Gunshot? How in the blue hell did he got fucking shot by a gun?!"
Mordecai's face didn't express sadness. It expressed infuriation and anger, his eyes seething with rage.
He went outside the ward to think. Thinking that Muscleman was awake, he went to Fives' ward. Due to his panicking earlier, he didn't realize that their ward is just three doors away from Rigby's.
He saw Muscleman already awake, but Hi Five Ghost is still unconscious.
"Oh hey bro, where have you been?" Muscleman said as he stood up from the chair he was sitting on.
"I've got some really terrible news" Mordecai said in a low tone.
"What is it?" Muscleman asked.
"Follow me for a few minutes"
They then headed to Rigby's ward. Muscleman was surprised to see the room in ruins but also Rigby but not in the way he expected.
"What happened to him bro?" Muscleman said as he went near Rigby.
"The patient info says that he was shot"
Muscleman then looked back to Mordecai and asked him again to confirm what he heard.
"Yeah, he was shot and n-now he's in a coma" Mordecai said as he still can't accept Rigby's fate.
"Did you tell Benson?" Muscleman asked.
"They already knew, in fact they were the first one informed about Rigby's state" Mordecai replied as he tended to Rigby.
"We should also tell them about Fives bro" Muscleman said.
Mordecai just nodded and they went outside. They passed by the visitors lounge to see someone familiar. It was Pops.
"Pops!" Mordecai called him.
"Oh Mordecai! Have you seen Rigby?" Pops asked.
"Yeah, but there's still someone you should see, where's Benson?"
"He's in the bathroom" Skips followed.
After minutes of waiting Benson came out the bathroom.
"Oh Muscleman you're also here? But where's Hi Five Ghost?" Benson asked.
"About that" Muscleman muttered as they went to where Fives is confined.
"Oh my! What happened to him?!" Pops asked.
They were clearly in shock as not only Rigby's life is in jeopardy, but also Hi Five Ghost.
"He got into an accident earlier bro" Muscleman said.
Everyone muttered in chorus.
"Alright, alright! Now that we have two men down, we'll be having a week-off to also give way on investigating this matter"
"So what do we do now?" Pops asked.
"Pops and Muscleman, you're coming with me to learn more about Fives' accident. And Skips, accompany Mordecai to investigate whoever is responsible for Rigby's severe injury" Benson said as they headed out the ward, leaving Skips and Mordecai.
"Now Mordecai, where do you wanna start?" Skips asked.
"We'll find the culprit, then I'm gonna make him regret that he was born" Mordecai answered as his eyes were seething with rage.
That's it for this chapter! Also I apologize for I can't write a longer chapter. You can hate my story, it's freeeeeeee weeeeeeeee! (Free hate! Free hate! Lol) See y'all in the next chapter! Byeeeeeeee.