Welcome to the next chapter of Breaking Point! It's time for plot, so enjoy! Yay!
"RUN!" Mordecai yelled.
Rigby had already shot off in the opposite direction, so Mordecai followed as best as he could, while the monster chased after them, almost managing to catch up a couple times before Mordecai picked up his pace.
Finally, Mordecai managed to catch up to Rigby, who was on all fours running for dear life.
"I told you that you shouldn't have opened that chest! Now look what you've done!" Mordecai said.
"What do you mean, what have I done? You're the one that didn't hide that stupid banana!" Rigby said.
"Shut up, you hole!" Mordecai said.
"No, you're the hole!" said Rigby.
Rigby then turned towards Mordecai and jumped on top of him, throwing punches into his face while Mordecai was trying to concentrate on prying the raccoon off of him while still running away from the monster. Mordecai eventually slapped Rigby on top of the head, which dazed him long enough that Mordecai was able to pull him off of his head.
Rather than drop him and hope that he starts running again, Mordecai decided to carry Rigby to save some time, a fact that Rigby found incredibly awkward and degrading, but he decided that if he wanted to survive, he should probably stay put.
The long run combined with Rigby's weight eventually began to tire Mordecai out, which allowed the monster to begin to catch up. Thankfully, the cart pulled up just in time to reveal Skips, Benson, Muscle Man, High-Five Ghost and Thomas inside.
"Hop in!" said Skips. Mordecai and Rigby immediately jumped onto the back of the cart, hanging on to the bars that held up the roof.
"What did you two do?" asked Benson, who was clearly angry at this point.
"Hey, don't blame me! It was Rigby's fault." said Mordecai.
"Shut up!" said Rigby.
"Hey guys! Let's stop blaming each other and figure out what we're supposed to do to get rid of this thing!" said Thomas, wanting to defuse the situation as soon as possible.
"You got an idea, Skips?" asked Mordecai.
"No, not really. Not unless we have a three-story tall microwave somewhere around here." said Skips.
"Damn." said Mordecai under his breath.
"Oh, wait! I do have an idea." said Skips.
"Well? Let's hear it!" said Mordecai.
"We're going to need to find that chest. I think we might be able to return the monster to it somehow." said Skips.
"Uh oh." said Rigby.
"What? What is it?" said Skips.
"Uh, we might have accidentally kicked the chest into the lake." said Mordecai.
"Oh, of all the luck." said Benson. "The only way we can get rid of this monster is at the bottom of the lake. Well, you know what? You two put it in the lake, so you two are getting it out of the lake!"
"But…" said Rigby.
"No buts, Rigby! I don't want to hear it." said Benson, holding up a hand to punctuate his point. "Skips, head for the lake."
Skips made the turn and began heading towards the lake.
A few minutes passed as the occupants of the cart sat in silence while keeping their distance from the monster, before Thomas decided to pipe in.
"I want to help Mordecai and Rigby get the chest out of the lake." said Thomas. Everyone's eyes widened in surprise at this proclamation. None of them expected something like this out of Thomas, considering he's only experienced this kind of work for a few weeks.
"What? Really? Are you sure, Thomas?" asked Mordecai.
"Yeah, I'm sure. No offense, Rigby, but I doubt that you would be much help in lifting the chest." said Thomas.
Rigby glared at him, but said nothing.
"I also really want to get involved with what you guys do around here. Hell, this might actually be pretty exciting!" said Thomas.
"Well, if you're sure about it, Thomas, then I guess you can help those two." said Benson, still a little wary.
The gang finally reached the lake a few minutes later with the monster still in pursuit.
"Alright, you guys. We can't stop, so you're going to have to jump off. You ready?" said Skips. Mordecai, Rigby and Thomas all nodded, before getting ready for the jump. "Three…two…one…jump!"
The two employees and the intern jumped off of the moving cart and rolled out of the way before quickly getting up and getting out of the monster's path. They ran as quickly as they could towards the dock, before finally reaching it and catching their breath.
"You guys ready to go?" asked Mordecai.
"Yeah." said both Thomas and Rigby.
"Jinx!" said Rigby.
"Quit it!" said Mordecai, punching Rigby in the shoulder.
"Owww…" said Rigby as he started rubbing his shoulder.
Mordecai slowly breathed in and out, mentally preparing himself for the dive, while Rigby and Thomas followed suit, before…
"Oh! Hang on. We should probably take these out." said Mordecai, removing his walkie-talkie from his person and placing it on the dock. Thomas didn't have one, so Rigby was the only one who followed Mordecai's lead.
After the three mentally prepared themselves again, Mordecai held up his hand and curled two fingers down, leaving three. As Thomas and Rigby watched intently, Mordecai lowered his fingers, counting down from three. When he reached zero, the three of them let in a deep breath and held it, before diving into the water.
The lake was one of those bodies of water that looks like it's not as deep from the outside, but when you go inside, it's huge, which is a fact that does not work in Mordecai, Rigby and Thomas's favor. Thankfully, the chest actually sunk straight down when it was kicked overboard, so they didn't need to worry about searching.
The three of them swam down towards the chest as quickly as they could, while avoiding tiring themselves out so they could retain oxygen. After finally reaching the chest, Mordecai and Thomas grabbed each of the handles that were on the sides. After lifting the chest up, Rigby slithered under the chest and started pushing from the bottom. It was a tough trip, because of how deep they actually went, combined with the weight of the chest, but they eventually made it to the surface with seconds to spare.
The three swam towards shore, carrying the chest between them, and dragging it onto the grass. They once again spent a few minutes to catch their breath.
"Wow, that was easier than I thought it would be." said Rigby.
"Yeah, no kidding." said Thomas.
"Come on, let's go call Benson and the others." said Mordecai.
Mordecai jogged over to the dock and grabbed his walkie-talkie.
"Benson, come in. Are you there?" asked Mordecai.
There was a few seconds of static before Benson finally said "Yes, we're here. Did you get the chest?"
"Yeah, we got it." said Mordecai.
"Alright. We're going to lead the monster back towards the lake. When I give you guys the signal, you open the chest, and we hope for the best." said Benson.
"Gotcha." said Mordecai.
The static returned, signaling that Benson has cut off the communications. Mordecai sighed and returned to Rigby and Thomas.
"Alright guys, Benson and the others are going to lead the monster back here to the lake. Once he signals us, we're going to open the chest up and hopefully the monster will be sucked back into the box. Then we can chuck it back into the lake for good." said Mordecai.
"That's all well and good, but what if it doesn't work?" asked Thomas.
"Then we're screwed." said Mordecai.
Thomas gulped, while Rigby was looking at both of them with a worried expression on his face.
"Oh, and here's your walkie-talkie back, Rigby." said Mordecai. Rigby took it back with a slightly shaking hand.
A few minutes passed while the three of them sat in silence around the chest, before Mordecai's walkie-talkie once again crackled to life.
"Mordecai, come in." said Skips.
"Yeah, what's up, Skips?" asked Mordecai.
"We're almost at the lake. Get ready to open the chest on my signal." said Skips.
"Come on, you guys." Mordecai said to Rigby and Thomas, who took their positions around the chest. Mordecai and Rigby took one side, while Thomas took the other side.
Soon enough, the cart came over the hill, with the monster once again close behind. The three of them watched as the cart came closer, until…
"Now!" yelled Skips through the radio.
Mordecai, Rigby and Thomas threw open the chest as hard as they could. A bright light issued from the chest before a large magical tornado appeared. The power that the tornado gave off was huge. It was sucking in practically anything that wasn't bolted down or weighted down. The cart just happened to be in the latter category, while the group at the chest was forced to hang on to the dock for dear life as the monster finally got caught in the vortex's pull.
The monster flapped furiously as it tried to escape the vortex, but it was too strong, even for someone at its size. Undeterred, it grabbed at the closest thing it could get at, which horrifyingly ended up being Mordecai and Rigby.
Both of them screamed as they were pulled off of the dock, but they barely managed to grab hold of the edges of the chest, holding on for dear life as the monster attempted to pull them in with him.
"MORDECAI! RIGBY!" yelled Thomas in shock. He rushed over to the chest (thankfully the vortex has disappeared, so he didn't need to worry about getting pulled in himself). He grabbed both of their hands and pulled with all of the strength that he could manage. Surprisingly, he was actually putting up a fight with the monster, but neither side could get the advantage.
Soon enough, though, the rest of the park gang rushed over to the chest and gave their assistance, also grabbing Mordecai and Rigby's hands. The extra pull was what was needed to finally give way, as Mordecai and Rigby flew out of the chest. Thomas rushed over and shut the lid, before pushing it off the dock, never to be seen again.
Thomas walked back over to the group, who were all busy checking up on Mordecai and Rigby. Thankfully, they were relatively unhurt, except for bite marks and scratches all over their legs. Mordecai's ankle was also twisted pretty badly, but it wasn't anything to really worry about, at least in terms of physical injury.
The only real problem was that they were shaking furiously. Their arms were crossed like they were freezing, and the expression on their face was one of sheer terror.
Skips and Benson were both standing over Mordecai and Rigby, trying to ask whether they were alright, but neither of them responded.
"We'd better take them both back to the house." said Benson.
Skips agreed with a nod, and grabbed Mordecai, being careful not to aggravate his injured ankle. Thomas took care of grabbing Rigby, carrying him bridal style, as they returned to the cart.
As they made their way back to the house, Thomas couldn't help but wonder just what happened to those two inside that chest to frighten them so badly.
And that's it for Chapter 2! Yay, I put Thomas in! So, I hope that you guys have enjoyed reading this chapter as much as I did writing it. To be honest, I was actually kind of looking forward to writing this chapter, because for one thing, I was interested in seeing what I could do writing a monster battle. Also, I really wanted to get the plot moving as well. The only thing that really worries me, though, is that I'm not completely sure where I want to go with this next. I wouldn't worry too much, though. There's time for me to think about it, considering I've got three other fics to work on.
Anyway, next time we're going to be finding out just what happened to Mordecai and Rigby inside that chest, so we'll be seeing you then! Bye!
RK