Chapter Five
Present day
Benson had managed to get in contact with the rest of the guys, and now found himself heading down stairs to prepare himself for what was to come. Benson glanced at the tv and saw that the tv had nothing more to offer than what Rigby had already explained. Not even a minute had passed before the front door opened and the familiar faces of Muscle Man, Skips and High Five Ghost rushed into the house. They spotted Benson quickly and walked into the living room without any words needing to be shared between the group.
Skips sat down on the sofa, Leaving room for Muscle Man to sit next to him. Benson looked between the group and noticed that they all looked slightly concerned.
"Thanks for coming so quickly on such short notice. I'm not sure if you've heard or not, But it is to be believed that the apocalypse is starting. Now, For obvious reasons I need us to stick together. We need to have each other's backs right now." Benson stated, Looking between the group with sadness in his eyes.
"Hey bro, Where's Rigby and Mordecai? Shouldn't they like be here too?" Muscle Man asked.
"Rigby is upstairs...Mor...Mordecai is in the town somewhere. Rigby is trying to contact him now as we speak." Benson whispered, Feeling the sadness flood through his body.
"Oh no bro..." Muscle Man stated, Him and High five Ghost both looking down.
"Do we have any idea where Mordecai is?" Skips asked, His usual voice laced with concern.
"No we don't. All we know is that he's- Hey! Where do you think your going Rigby?" Benson questioned, Moving from the living room to the door where Rigby was as Benson watched him walk down the stairs.
Rigby looked up as his name was called but didn't bother to give any reply.
"Rigby! Where are you going?" Benson repeated, This time his tone was softer.
"Out. To find Mordecai." Rigby stated, His hands still trembling.
"And you think that's a good idea do you? Your just going to walk around in the apocalypse on your own?" Benson said.
"And do you have any better idea!? Look Benson...I get that you want me to be safe but he's not safe. He's out there somewhere and I'm going to find him no matter what. You can't stop me Benson." Rigby said, Anger and sadness edging there way into his normally perky voice.
"Who said I was going to stop you? I'm going to come with you." Benson said as a thin smile found it's way onto his face.
"I'm coming too bro." Muscle Man said, walking up to the pair.
"I want to come too." High Five Ghost said as he floated over to Muscle Man.
"You guys are going to need some back up when we find him, So I guess I'm coming too." Skips said as he skipped over to the group.
The group stood in the hallway for a few seconds, Watching Rigby as he smiled gently. The group all heard a noise coming from upstairs and they all tensed up. They all watched the top of the stairs as a familiar lollipop man joyfully skipped his way down the stairs.
"What is going on down here?" Pop's questioned as he got to the bottom of the stairs.
"Look Pop's were going out to get Mordecai. But it's too dangerous so I want you to stay here and guard the house. You got that? Don't let anybody in." Benson replied, Smiling at Pop's despite the strong storm of emotion he felt.
"Ok my good man." Pop's replied, Smiling as he did so. Benson didn't bother replying as he grabbed the keys to his car, Looking back at the group before opening the door and stepping outside.