"Mordecai, Mordecai! Look what just came in the mail!" Rigby crawled on top of two large strange-looking metal boxes, carrying a small cardboard parcel.
"What are those dude?"
Rigby looked down at what he was standing on and shrugged. "Just some time machines that came with... THIS!" He held the tiny box up. "I ordered them last night, man!"
"What?" Mordecai crossed his wings and raised one brow.
Rigby jumped down from his perch. "I sent in 24 box tops and $12.99 to get-" he opened the box and pulled out two small shiny items as he spoke. "SECRET DECODER RIIIINGS!". "No way!" He swiped one from Rigby and put it on.
They ran in the kitchen and dug through the cupboards. Finding what they were looking for, they pulled out a yellow cereal box.
On the back of the box of Generic O's was a panel of red squiggly things. Above it were the words "Buy the decoder to find out the location of the world's greatest treasure!" in a bold neon green.
Mordecai and Rigby nodded at each other and used their rings to decode it.
"'The greatest treasure in the world is located...'" The next words left Mordecai speechless.
"...in every box of Generic O's? Dude, ripoff!" Shouted Rigby. He tore off the ring and threw it in a conveniently placed trash can. "I wish I could go back in time and NOT buy the stupid rings!"
"Wait, dude, say that again."
"Eyes of a loved one?"
"No, no, the other thing."
"I wish I could go back in time and not buy the stupid rings?"
Rigby's eyes widened in realization, as Mordecai grinned broadly. They both ran out to the time machines, knowing what they must do.
Luna was perched on top of one machine as Charlotte laughed at her. Both boys looked annoyed as they tried to shoo the girls away.
"This is a man's mission. Step OFF!" Rigby karate-chopped the air in front of Charlotte. She gave him an unimpressed look before she and Luna burst into giggles.
"Seriously guys, we gotta go back in time to stop Rigby from buying these lame decoder rings."
"Oh?" Luna asked. "Can we come?"
"No way you, you girl." The dark raccoon pouted as he crossed his arms.
Luna leaned over the edge of the metal device. "Pleeeaaaassseee, Rigby?"
"...Fine." He crossed his arms and pouted.
"Told you you'd understand someday." Mordecai whispered so the girls wouldn't hear. "Lady-pecs, man."
Pushing Mordecai away, he hopped into one of the machines. Luna snuggled herself in next to him, meaning Mordecai and Charlotte had to take the other one. They found out that it was actually one machine; the whole thing was connected, and you could contact the other half through speakerphones.
"Okay Rigby, I'm setting the date in... Now. Get ready guys!"
A bright blue flash, followed by a loud electrical crackle, and the they were gone.
"What was that?" Pops asked aloud. "Mr. Fuzzwinkles, did you hear that?"
The large stuffed pink bunny was silent. The green bear next to him sagged slightly, and the purple unicorn sat with it's mouth in the tea.
"Must have been my imagination..."
Six days previous...
Rigby sat at the kitchen table, eating another box of Generic O's. He still couldn't read the writing on the back and desperatly needed to know where the world's greatest treasure was located.
Finally, he had enough boxtops and barely enough cash. As soon as he finished this bowl of cereal, he would send in the envelope. Then, in six days, Rigby would receive TWO secret decoder rings. One for him and one for his bro.
He had just taken his last bite, when a bright light and a loud electrical crackle exploded in the kitchen. It's slammed Rigby, clear off his feet, into a wall. He was OUT like a light.
The other Rigby shot out and snagged the envelope full of money and boxtops and threw himself back in. "Okay, back to the future!" With another flash of blue and what sounded like crushing cellephone, they were gone.
Charlotte opened the sliding metal door when she and Mordecai had stopped shaking inside the compartment. "Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore..."
Peeking around her, Mordecai saw large trees and dusty ground filled with nests. That wasn't what frightened them; it was what guarded the eggs inside the nests that scared them. Just because these dinosaurs were herbivores, that didn't make it any less freaky.
"Get us home, Mordo!" Charlotte pushed him back in quickly.
"I can't!" He adjusted switches, pulled levers, and pressed buttons to no avail. "Somethings wrong with it!"
From the intercom, they heard a panicked voice. "What do you mean somethings wrong with it?"
"He means something's wrong with it, Luna. I'm going out to check."
"Me too."
Both girls were out in a jiffy, ignoring the unsettled stomachs and surveying the slight damage done. When they had landed, a wire had been disconnected by a tree branch from between the compartments. Charlotte tried to reach, but to no avail.
That's when they felt the groud shake - the herbivores were running. They stampeded across the land, knocking over some tree and even crushing their own eggs.
Then, the girls noticed a thump echoing through their area. A distinct stillness was felt, the kind that you really only experienced in Jurassic Park...
Charlotte and Luna ever so slowly turned around- to see the absolute scariest thing they'd ever laid eyes on (including the time Charlotte's older brother decided to run around the neighborhood with her bra and panties on when he experimented with drugs).
A neon green-and-purple scaled (making them giggle at first) Tyranisaurus Rex was about a football field length away from them - very small travel distance for a dino. Both of them looked at each other, worry and fear in their eyes.
"I can't reach it!"
"You go make sure Mordecai presses the right things this time, I'll plug it in."
Charlotte looked uncertain. "You sure?"
"Yes, now GO!"
Charlotte rushed in one as Rigby cautiously exited the other. He saw Luna's tail swish around as she squeezed herself between the two parts. The thumps she had heard earlier we're louder and, daring to look back, she saw that the T-Rex was aware of their presence. She mentally cursed the brightly flashing bulbs on the top and sides of the machines.
"Almost..." She breathed, nearly connecting the wire. Another couple of thumps and she had it.
"Luna!" Rigby shrieked. The dino was closing in! He quickly grabbed her by her feet and pulled her in, smooshing them together almost painfully, mere moments before the T-Rex reached to catch them. She hugged him tighly and they disappeared with a final flash and a fizzle.
Back in their time, they fell out of the machine. Mordecai looked at his finger and saw the ring had gone. Then he glanced up and saw that that their was no double, giant metal box.
"What are you guys doing?" The group on the floor looked up at the voice. Benson stood midstep at the bottom of the stairs wearing an annoyed expression.
"...Playing cherades?" The girls said together.
The gumball machine raised a brow and turned around, walking back up the stairs.
Laughing a little, the gang stood up. They heard Benson's voice float down the stairs in one final sentance.
"Get back to work or you're fired!"
"He said the two of you will work together, because both of you are too weak to lift tree branches that fell during the storm." Charlotte repeated for the third time.
Luna shrugged, but Rigby wouldn't hear it. "I can't be weaker than you! You're a girl."
Trying hard not to take offense, Charlotte crossed her arms. "A girl who could kick your ass into next week. I know you're stupid, Rigby, but I'm going to let that slide because I'm an understanding person."
Mordecai stood to the side of her, laughing at his best friend. Poor guy never knew when to shut up. He better step in and save him. "Lottie, we gotta pick up heavy branches. If we're not done soon, Benson'll drop his balls."
"Okay, let's go." She waved goodbye and followed Mordecai outside.
Some time later, instead of working on whatever they were assigned to do, they had just finished making delicious pancakes.
"Dude! These pancakes need somethin'..." Luna looked over at the other raccoon questioningly as he spoke.
"Syrup?" She tried.
"Got that. No, I mean, like..."
"Eggs?"
"Eggs."
They nodded in a serious manner as Luna went to the fridge. She pulled out the eggs, setting the breakable darlings on the table. "I believe, I will make them." She stated simply.
"No, I'm way more egg-citing than you!"
"Of course you are." The lighter of the two giggled. For some reason, her laughter made him feel better.
"Egg-xactly, Luna. The proof is in my egg-xistance."
She laughed harder at him. By the time he'd shot off a good number of cheesy egg puns, she had literally fallen to the floor. Luna was guffawing from the floor when he tripped and hit the linoleum.
"Guess I was too egg-uasted to stand!" Both of them sat on the floor until the chortles faded to pained stomachs.
Luna couldn't help but be absolutely floored (pun definatly intended) by his humor. He was, without a doubt, the funniest guy she knew.
Rigby loved how she always laughed at his jokes, no matter how rediculously stupid they were. He hopped up and reached to help her.
She grabbed onto his paw and he tugged- but she slipped. They collided and fell into the counter, ending up rolling back onto the floor. The two raccoons ended up in a very... interesting position.
Rigby was flat on top of Luna; their eyes were locked, their breathing had stopped, and their noses were pressed together.
Both faces went red as they ever-so-slowly inched closer.
"-and grab them to hit the coff-" Charlotte stopped immidiatly upon seeing what was happening in the kitchen. She put an arm out to stop Mordecai from entering.
They watched as both of their best friends lay on the floor looking like they were about to lock lips. "Aww, my Luna..." Charlotte whispered in a baby voice, clasping her hands in front of her chest.
"Aw sick!" Mordecai covered his eyes and stumbled backwards, tripping over something and causing a loud thud on the ground.
The raccoons immidiatly jumped up and started eating with a relish. Charlotte, because she is "that" friend, ran over to Luna and squished her in a bear hug. "Next, time I'll make sure we won't interrupt." She whispered.
"Oww..." Mordecai said from the hall.
"Oh, hush, you big baby. Why don't you go hang with Vayda or something? She gets off work at Game Shop in just a bit."
This perked him up. "Yeah okay. I'm out to hang with my lady-friend."
And then there were three.
"Well, I'm just gonna come right out and say it." Charlotte grinned at her two friends. "I'm leaving because you guys were having a moment."
She blew both a kiss as she walked out.
"Oh and Luna? If you're not careful, your face will stick in that unattractive angry expression..." Her voice faded out as she exited the kitchen. She left a very pissed Luna and a Rigby with the urge to both smash a priceless heirloom and laugh like there was no tomorrow.
Their "moment" gone with Charlotte's awk-weird-ness, the two simply ate their breakfast.
Oh my gawd... Give me a second to get over the cheese I wrote... x]
I love Rigby (platonically, people! Like a little bro) but he's kind of an idiot lol... He tends to talk without thinking a lot, would you agree?(: Beh, Charlotte is a poot... -snicker-
Time machines, dude. Get one (or two). This part is something I had written before the "Night Owl" episode, just so everyone's aware~ Sorry I took so long too... Best friend going to Iowa ALL SUMMER so I spent the whole time at her house hanging out and helping her pack(: I promis to do and update once a week from now on!
Hope you enjoyed reading, please review!
Thanks! Miss Awesome signing off~