Requested by: regularshow565

Title: Don't Look Down

Genre: Comfort/Friendship

Main Characters: Mordecai, Rigby

Rating: K plus

Summary: Mordecai and Rigby have the day off from work, so they go out to have some fun. Unfortunately, Rigby needs some help from his best friend to overcome a fear.

Author's Note: Hey, everyone! I'm back with another oneshot! I really like writing these, so please submit more ideas if you think of any! I hope you all like this, although, it's a little short. Also, I notice I say "raccoon" or "bird" a lot, but there's only so many ways to say what Rigby and Mordecai are. XD

A bird and raccoon were slouched on the couch, completely bored out of their minds.

Rigby stared blankly at the TV. He looked over to his friend who was doing the same and muttered, "Mordecai..."

"Yeah?" he replied, just as casually.

"This blows..."

The bird repeated, "Yeah."

Rigby kept flipping through channels, "It's our only day off this month and there's nothing to do..."

Mordecai just yawned.

"Dude, my thumb hurts from pressing the remote. Do me a solid and take over?"

He sighed, "No way, man. You know what happened last time."

Rigby smirked a little, "Heh. Yeah, that was funny."

"Shut up..." He tried to punch the raccoon, but didn't even do that right because he was so bored.

Rigby kept flipping until his thumb gave out, so he put the remote on the coffee table.

Mordecai groaned, "No, dude! You left it on the twenty-four hour gardening channel!"

The raccoon looked down at his hands, "Must...switch...thumbs..."

"Quick, change it before they-"

The host on-screen interrupted them, "Okay, dearies, now that we finished buying our seeds, I'm gonna show you how to plant a whole spice garden in only five hours!"

"Change it!"

"I'M TRYING!"

Rigby grabbed for the remote, but the TV flickered, with a commercial coming on. A serious-looking man in a grey suit walked up, in front of a black background. He pointed at Rigby and ordered, "Don't touch that remote!"

The raccoon froze his hand above it, "Uh..."

The man continued, "Hello. I'm here to ask you a few questions. First, are you bored?"

The duo looked at each other strangely, then back to the TV, "Yeah?"

"Nothing to do?"

"Un-huh...?"

"Tired of doing the same thing every day at your miserable job?"

They nodded, "Yeah!"

"Sick of your cranky boss?"

Rigby looked around, then whispered to Mordecai, "Dude, he knows!"

"Well, I was just like you," suddenly, the man ripped off his suit and was in front of an amusement park with a t-shirt and cargo shorts, "until I took a trip to Carl's Coasters!"

Rigby gave the TV a weird face, "'Carl's Coasters'? What a stupid-"

"That's right, Carl's Coasters!" A website flashed on-screen, "It's free this weekend for new members! Just sign up online today! Stop sittin' inside and come take us for a ride!"

Mordecai sat up, "Dude, let's go there."

Rigby frowned, "What?! That was the weirdest, most convenient commercial ever! Plus, that place sounds so dumb!"

Mordecai shrugged, "I think it looks sorta fun. And like the dude said, it's better than just sitting here inside," the blue jay stood up and ran upstairs, "I'm gonna go sign us up!"

"What?!" The raccoon had a worried look, "Wait, Mordecai! Oh, no..."

30 minutes later...

The boys arrived at the amusement park. Surprisingly, not a lot of people were there, except for some kids on a field trip and teens who'd skipped school.

They walked up to the employee booth. A young woman, who looked even more bored than they were, muttered in a monotone through the glass, "Welcome to Carl's Coasters. How can I help you?"

Mordecai held up their tickets he'd printed off, "Um, hi. We heard there was a free weekend for new members?" He stuck the tickets through the slot, "We got these tickets and-"

She scanned them and interrupted, "Okay, you're good. Have a coasterrific day."

"Uh, you too...?"

They went past the gate and looked around. Mordecai pointed at a map of the park, with a list of rides. He pondered, "Hmm. What should we go on first, man?"

Rigby scanned over the map, "Uh...no...no...let's go...on this one."

Mordecai looked past the map at the ride Rigby wanted to go on, which was a little circle-shaped coaster, that barely went 20 feet off the ground, with a caterpillar that went through an apple. He groaned, "Dude, really? We get a free shot at these awesome rides and you pick that?"

"What's wrong with it?"

The bird face-palmed, "It's so small! I don't even think I could fit in a seat! Come on, let's pick something else."

"But-"

"Dude, I'm not gonna ride it," He continued reading the map, and found one he liked, "'The Towering Terror'? Now that sounds like a roller coaster!" Mordecai looked for it. He grinned, "Oh, dude, this is gonna be sweet! Come on, let's go!"

Rigby poked his head around the sign, and his eyes grew. This coaster reached up into the clouds like a skyscraper, hence it's name. Mordecai had already run up to the line, so he scampered after the bird, "Dude? Hold up!"

They slowly moved closer, with Mordecai staring up at the ride in awe. The raccoon whispered, "Um, Mordecai?"

Mordecai kept his eyes upward, "Yeah?"

"Are you sure you wanna ride this?"

"Heck yeah, man! Aren't you excited?"

Rigby gulped, rubbing the back of his head, "Uh, of course! I...can't wait..."

Some kids walked past them who just got off the ride, high-fiving each other, "Dude, that was crazy!" "I know! The loops were insane! I'm surprised I didn't hurl!" "Yeah, and it started with that hundred-foot drop? So cool!"

The raccoon grimaced.

Reaching the front of the line, they gave their ticket stubs to the operator. The man looked down to Rigby, "Sorry, kid, you're too short to ride."

Rigby secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Unfortunately, his tall friend spoke up for him, "What? First off, Rigby's not a little kid, he's my bro. And second, those kids that just got off were basically the same height as him!"

The operator looked past the bird, "Hmm. Well...I guess I can see that," He scanned the stub, "Fine, he can ride..."

"Thanks, sir. Come on, Rigby," Mordecai smiled, taking his seat in one of the cars. Rigby just stood there, staring at the car.

Mordecai looked at him, "Dude? Aren't you getting on?"

Rigby sweated, "Uh...yep...just taking in how cool it looks...hehe..." He slowly sat down, "So...you're sure this is safe?"

"Pfft, we'll be fine. Just remember to buckle up."

The raccoon nodded. He grabbed for the seat belt, but since he was so small, it wouldn't buckle properly; he fumbled it around trying to fix it. Mordecai saw this and sighed. He strapped his small pal in and smiled, "There ya go, dude."

"Uh, thanks..."

While waiting for the ride to start, Mordecai muttered, "Hey, Rigby?"

"Um...what's up?"

"Why are you acting so nervous?"

Rigby chuckled nervously, "Me, nervous?! What makes you think that?"

"Dude, you've been sweating since we got here."

"So? It's hot out today..."

Mordecai gave him a deadpan look.

Rigby sighed, "Well, you caught me. I'm just...a little...scared..."

Mordecai frowned, "Scared of what?"

"Um..."

The bird thought for a moment, "Is it the ride?"

"Kinda..."

"Oh. I get it now."

"Huh?"

Mordecai looked at him, "You're afraid of heights. Am I right?"

Rigby fidgeted in his seat, "Uh..."

Mordecai put a wing on the raccoon's back, "Dude, you're gonna be fine; I'm here in case anything goes wrong. And just remember these three words: Don't. Look. Down."

Rigby looked up at Mordecai, who had a calming smile on his face. The small mammal smiled back at him, a little more confident.

"Thanks, Mordo. I-"

Click.

Rigby looked around, "What was-"

Clack.

The coaster began to move out of the tunnel. It turned vertically, heading up the steep hill.

Click.

Rigby's heart began beating faster, and faster, not knowing what was coming.

Clack.

The raccoon looked over to Mordecai, "Hey, dude?"

"Yeah?"

"I have something else to say."

"What?"

"I never actually rode on a roller coaster before."

Mordecai chuckled a little, "Well, I hope you're ready. Just remember the words."

Rigby kept his eyes forward, even if they were as big as dinner plates. He repeated the phrase in his head over and over.

'Don't look down...don't look down...don't look-'

The cars stopped. He let out his breath, taking in the sights at the top. For just a second, he thought it was cool, but without realizing it:

He'd looked down.

The cars moved down as well.

"CRAAAAAP!"

Rigby couldn't put his hands over his eyes since he was strapped so tightly, so he used his tail. He started to scream out the phrase, "DON'T LOOK DOWN!"

Mordecai stared. He felt bad, making Rigby go on this ride when he didn't really want to. He put his wing on Rigby's head, patting him.

Rigby removed his tail, stuttering, "M-M-Mordecai?"

"Hey. I'm here. It's gonna be fine, Rigby."

The cars were shaking all around, making Rigby nauseous. He was able to get his hands free, but accidentally unbuckled one of the two straps. He began to dip, and had nothing to grab onto except his blue friend. He shot his arms over to Mordecai, latching onto his long wing like a frightened child.

Mordecai could feel him shaking. The bird moved his other wing and helped strap the raccoon back in correctly, but let Rigby hold onto his wing, even if it hurt a bit.

After going through some more loops and twists, the ride came to a slow descent to finish. The whole time, Rigby gripped onto Mordecai's arm, even when they stopped.

Mordecai glanced down at him, "Rigby, it's over."

The tiny raccoon poked one eye open, "It-It is?"

"Yeah, you survived. Almost broke my arm, but survived."

Rigby blushed a little, letting go of the bird's wing, "Heh. Sorry, dude."

Mordecai sighed, "No, it's me who should be saying sorry. I didn't know any of that about you, with rides and stuff. If you would've told me, I never-"

Rigby stopped him, "It's okay, man. Just...promise me we won't go on stuff like that...too much..."

Mordecai was surprised, "Oh, so you actually liked it?"

"Well, no, not really. But when I got to the top, it was pretty awesome looking out at the park. Plus, I'm kinda glad you were there to help me."

Mordecai grinned, "No problem, dude. That's what bros are for, right?"

Rigby smiled, "Right. But, I have a question..."

"What?"

He put his hands on his mouth, "Where's the bathroom? I don't feel so-"

Suddenly, the raccoon jumped up and sprinted towards a trashcan...but didn't make it.

At the same time, the operator walked up, "Hey! Who threw up on my seats?!"

Mordecai groaned, once again, "Of course..."

UP NEXT: I think the next oneshot will be BlueScarlet465's. Thanks for reading, guys! :)