Morty awoke the next morning feeling refreshed. He had slept better than he had expected to. Maybe adjusting to this new reality wouldn't be as hard as he originally thought, especially now that he came to the epiphany that his family never really loved or cared for him. Except maybe Summer but even she hated him and treated him like trash at first. He still loved his family but maybe some distance wouldn't hurt. He looked at the clock on the nightstand next to his bed, it read 8:30am, he told Cash Morty that he would accompany him to his businesses and he didn't want to be rude by getting up late.
He got up and grabbed his pants so he could get dressed, a small object fell out of the pocket of his pants, picking it up he realized it was the ring his grandpa had given him. He inspected it, his grandpa had told him only to use it in a real emergency. He wondered if it would return him to his home dimension. He briefly considered putting it on, but he decided against it and stuffed it back into his pocket. He put his shirt on and freshened up before heading downstairs. Cash Morty and Richard were in the dining room talking, when Cash Morty noticed him he beckoned him over.
"Good morning Morty, how did you sleep?" Cash Morty greeted him.
"I-I slept really well thank you for asking" Morty responded.
"Good I'm glad to hear it, are you hungry? Help yourself to some breakfast" Cash Morty said as he motioned towards some food.
There was quite the spread of food. Pancakes and waffles, potatoes and eggs, bacon and sausage. His mouth was watering as he was very hungry. He sat down and started filling a plate, he piled food on it and then started hungrily scarfing it down.
"Wow, I guess you really were hungry huh?" Cash Morty chuckled.
"Oh y-yea, really really hungry, I-I meant to ask you, is this where you are originally from? Is that your original Rick?" Morty asked.
"No this isn't, I was just another Morty having to go on adventures with my grandfather, I supposed it helped that I had my brother with me, but one day I got sick and tired of that old coot, he was cramping my style, I mean could imagine, me with an old geezer like that, so I stole his portal gun and some other contraptions he had invented and sold them, well except the portal gun, I used the money I made off his gadgets to buy my first building, and I hired Richard to serve me" Cash Morty said.
"W-wait you have a brother?" Morty asked.
"Yea, in my dimension there was no Summer, it was me and my twin brother, I'll invite him over for dinner one of these days so you can meet him, I mean he's not nearly as rich and hot as I am but he's pretty cool" Cash Morty said. Once Morty had his fill of the food he put his plate in the sink.
"Alright ready to go?" Cash Morty asked. Morty nodded.
"Richard, I might be home late again so take Goldie for her walk" Cash Morty said before they headed through a portal.
They were back at the Citadel, they were in front of a huge factory. There was another factory on the property next to Cash Morty's.
"This is my Citadel location" Cash Morty said.
"Y-you have more than one location?" Morty asked.
"Of course, it's not smart business practice to have all your assets in one place, what if something were to happen to the Citadel? Then my empire would go up in flames" Cash Morty said.
Just then he saw a Rick in a purple suit and purple top hat and a cane walking up to the factory next to Cash Morty's, Cash Morty waved enthusiastically, the Rick just gave him the one-fingered salute and kept walking.
"W-who was that?" Morty asked as he watched the Rick head into the factory.
"Oh that's just Rick D Sanchez III, he's the owner of Simple Rick's, it's these wafer cookies, they are actually pretty good so I guess I can't hate on him" Cash Morty explained.
"He d-didn't seem real happy to see you" Morty noted.
"Oh he's just mad that he has to share the business district with a rich, sexy and successful Morty such as myself, you know Ricks are on their high horses all the time, thinking they are better than everyone, especially us Morties, Ricks like it when the Morties are the underdogs, trust me when I say it burns their butts when they see successful Morties, shall we continue?" Cash Morty led the way into the factory.
"This is the lobby, where visitors wait to be seen" Cash Morty said as they came to a waiting area.
"So, w-what kind of factory is this? Like what do you sell?" Morty asked.
"I sell only the smoothest, most delicious chocolate balls in the whole universe, they come in different variants, some are filled with caramel, some are filled with nougat, some are filled with chocolate syrup, some are filled with peanut butter, well you get the idea there are many different flavors, here try some" he pulled out small shiny gold bag and handed it to him.
Morty opened the bag and pulled out one of the chocolate balls, he noticed it had a dollar sign carved into it, he popped it into his mouth. It was so smooth it was melting in his mouth, it had a creamy caramel filling. It was really good.
"Wow, t-that was really good" Morty said.
"Thank you, these are my pride and joy, well next to Goldie of course, now I need to make sure my factory is running efficiently, let's pay my employees a visit shall we" Cash Morty led him through some double stainless steel doors to some kind of production area.
It was rather loud with all the machinery and equipment running. Morty noticed that there were only Ricks working on the production floor. Cash Morty was walking from workstation to workstation heavily scrutinizing the working Ricks. Then he beckoned for him to follow, he led them to a staircase in the back of the production area, they went up the stairs and they passed what appeared to be a break room. And came to an office that had huge windows that gave you a full view into the office, there were also windows on the far wall that looked like they would give you a full view of the production floor, they entered the glass door. There was a Morty sitting at a desk, he was wearing a yellow button down formal shirt and a white necktie, there was a constant clicking sound as he typed rapidly on the keyboard. He was so focused on what he was doing that he didn't appear to notice them come in.
"No Conveyer Belt Rick, you may not have the day off, if you ask again I'm going to write you up" the Morty said without looking up from his computer.
"Actually Floor Manager Morty it's me, love the attitude though, if I was Conveyer Belt Rick my feelings would be really hurt right now, keep up the good work" Cash Morty said.
"Oh s-sorry Cash Morty, I didn't realize it was you" Floor Manager Morty looked up from his computer.
"No worries, how are things going around here?" Cash Morty asked.
"Oh y-you know, just keeping these loser Ricks in line, Conveyer Belt Rick won't stop aking for the day off, h-he's really getting on my nerves" Floor Manager Morty sighed.
"Here, the next time he asks just yell no at him with this" Cash Morty handed him a megaphone.
"Oh, who's this? New employee?" Floor Manager Morty asked.
"Well anyways, good job Floor Manager Morty, here's your bonus" Cash Morty tossed him a giant wad of cash.
"Wow, t-thanks boss" Floor Manager Morty said.
"Of course" Cash Morty winked at him.
They left Floor Manager Morty alone to continue his work, they were currently walking down another hallway. They passed several more stations that had Ricks working at them.
"W-why do you only have Ricks working on the floor?" Morty asked.
"My philosophy here is simple, Ricks are doing the hard labor whilst Morties watch, Ricks are the underdogs and Morties are in charge, and look how efficiently this place runs, Ricks think Morties are just morons but us Morties can be smart and crafty, we can run successful businesses, I know several Morties business owners, they are all dear friends to me, in fact I'm having them over in a few days for our monthly dinner, we brag about how much money we've made, talk crap about Ricks, I can't wait for you to meet them" Cash Morty said.
As they continued down the hallway there was a Rick mopping the floor, he seemed to be avoiding eye contact with them.
"Oh hey Scrubbin Rick, you missed a spot" Cash Morty kicked his mop bucket over spilling it back onto the floor.
Scrubbin Rick just quietly began cleaning up the mess, still avoiding eye contact. Cash Morty then proceeded to push Scrubbin Rick's head down into the mop bucket, the sodden Rick looked ready to cry. Morty felt bad for him, Cash Morty was being rather mean.
"Hey, I-I know that Ricks can be real jerks, but don't you think being just as big of a jerk as them makes you no better than them" Morty said.
"I thought about taking the moral high road, but then I decided that being a jerk to Ricks is way more fun, you should try it sometime, Ricks don't deserve kindness, I mean look what your Rick did to you, they are awful cruel old geezers that treat us Morties like disposable trash, they deserve that same cruelty back ten fold" Cash Morty said rather bitterly.
It's true that Morty had only ever seen a mean and cruel Rick, he honestly wondered if there were any kind Ricks in existence. But he still couldn't bring himself to hate his grandpa, he was mad at him for sure but he couldn't imagine hating him as much as Cash Morty seemed to hate Ricks. He wondered where his animosity towards Ricks came from. They finally reached the end of the hallway. There was a corner office with a gold plaque that read, Plant Manager Morty. Cash Morty lightly knocked on the door. A voice on the other end of the door invited them to enter. They entered the office, there was a Morty wearing a navy blue pinstripe suit with a blue necktie.
"Hey boss, I hope that you've found everything in order in your walk through" Plant Manager Morty stood up and shook Cash Morty's hand. Then he shook Morty's hand clearly mistaking him for someone important.
"I have, the place is looking better than ever, good job Plant Manager Morty" Cash Morty said.
"You know you can count on me to make you the big bucks, the numbers are in and you are still making crap tons of money" Plant Manager Morty smiled.
"I'm glad to hear it, how is the Mrs by the way?" Cash Morty asked.
"Oh she's doing fine, don't forget I won't be here tomorrow since it's my first anniversary, I can't believe it's been a year already" Plant Manager Morty smiled fondly.
"Congratulations, here's your bonus, now you don't have an excuse not to get her whatever she wants" Cash Morty joked as he handed him the wad of cash.
"Oh you know my baby already gets whatever she wants anyways" Plant Manager Morty said.
"As it should be" Cash Morty said.
"Alright, carry on Plant Manager Morty, I've got other factories to visit, I'm going to have particularly stern words for my Mellifera location, their numbers are really pathetic" Cash Morty said.
With that they left the Citadel factory and went through the portal to some giant flower fields, the flowers were taller than him. The houses looked like bee hives. He saw several bee humanoids. They had the height and build of humans, except they had fuzzy yellow and black hair all over their bodies, and they had wings sprouting from their backs and stingers protruding from their backsides, they also had the antennas on their heads. Morty didn't want to be mean but they looked rather funny.
"I'm going to give these honey for brains a piece of my mind" Cash Morty said as they headed to the factory.
As soon as they entered the factory the place was in total choas there was the loud buzzing voices of the workers standing around talking while others were goofing off, others were eating the product. Cash Morty stomped over to a male bee humanoid that was leaned back in a chair, his eyes were half lidded as he dozed off.
"Bumblefuzz! What is the meaning of this!? You better have a darn good explanation for such unproductivity!" Cash Morty yelled at the bee guy.
"Oh hey there boss man bzz bzz, everyone was soooo tired from working bzz so I thought I would let them take a little break bzz" Bumblefuzz said calmly, there was a half lidded mellow expression on his face. He clearly wasn't too concerned about Cash Morty's anger.
"They have designated break times! I mean come on Bumblefuzz, workers goofing off on the production floor, eating the product, the machines aren't even running, there are literally two workers playing on one of the conveyor belts, do you think this is appropriate work behavior?" Cash Morty glared at him.
"I see nothing wrong with it bzz, the product is still being made is it not? Bzz" Bumblefuzz was clearly not sorry for the way the factory was running.
"*sigh* I should have put some Morties in charge, honestly Bumblefuzz do you have anything in between those ears of yours? Or is it just more fuzz! And I thought bees were supposed to be hard workers, bottom line is you ramp up production or I shut this factory down and you all will be out of the job, I'm giving you until my next quarterly walk through to improve" Cash Morty handed him a red slip of paper.
"You are officially on notice, don't make me replace you, because I will, you know it" Cash Morty said. Bumblefuzz's eyes widened like he was just now starting to realize the full gravity of the situation.
"Come on Morty, we have more factories to visit" Cash Morty said, he shot Bumblefuzz one last glare before they left.
"This is my Technovale location" Cash Morty said.
Morty looked around. They must be in a big city, the factory was surrounded by tall buildings that towered well into the sky. There were robots everywhere. They had human features, like he could tell there were male and female robots. Do robots have genders? Normally he would say no they don't but these robots clearly had feminine or masculine builds. They were really creepy, Morty always hated robots, he is unable to watch a movie or tv show that has robots in it, they were just too dang creepy. Last time he watched a show with a robot in it he had nightmares for a week.
"Morty? Are you ok?" Cash Morty broke into his thoughts. He realized that he was falling behind.
"Oh, y-yea, I was just….curios about the robots" Morty said as he ran to catch up with Cash Morty.
They entered the factory, it was more automated than the others had been. More of those creepy robots were manning the machines. It seemed to be a very productive plant.
"This is by far my most productive plant, the workers are robots, meaning they don't need to eat or sleep, they don't need breaks or days off, this plant runs non stop, plus they aren't as fallible as humans, so I don't have to worry about human error" Cash Morty explained as they toured the plant.
Morty could understand why in a work environment robots would be preferable, but he couldn't imagine working with a bunch of robots, he'd take a fallible finite human over those freaks anyday. They were walking around the factory, there were robot freaks cleaning the floors and windows, doing maintenance, and running the machines. It seemed like a very efficient operation. There was a robot with gold plating watching the many working robots.
"Ah Goldenwire, there's my manager bot" Cash Morty shook the hand of the robot creep.
"Oh hello boss" Goldenwire said in a monotone voice.
"I see this plant is running as efficiently as ever" Cash Morty said.
"Of course boss, we never let you down" Goldenwire said.
"You're right Goldenwire, you never let me down, good job buddy, keep up the good work" Cash Morty said as they continued on their tour.
"You know what the best part of this plant is? I don't have to pay any of these circuit brains" Cash Morty gave a hearty laugh. They came to another production floor, there was a silver plated robot.
"There you are Silverbolt" Cash Morty said.
"Oh hello boss" Silverbolt said in a monotone voice.
"I see you and Goldenwire have everything under control" Cash Morty said.
"Of course boss, we never let you down" Silverbolt said. Morty wondered if all the manager bots were programmed to give the same responses.
"You sure don't, you both are my favorite money making bots" Cash Morty said. They continued on their tour.
"I have factories in different quadrants of the universe, that way my Cash Balls can be sold all over the universe, and I also distribute some to different stores and restaurants to be sold, I make bank, if I'm breathing I'm making money" Cash Morty said as they headed to the next location.
The next place looked like something out of a cartoon, the factory was brightly colored, a stark contrast to the dark and dull factories they have visited so far. He noticed that there were only girls working at this factory, they looked like stereotypical anime girls, they had big cartoonish eyes and weird colored hair, like pink, purple etc. They all had different colored fox ears and tails. They were all wearing skimpy clothes. They crowded around them.
"Oooh our sexy Morty has returned" an anime foxgirl with pink hair and orange ears and tail said.
"Ooooh and he's brought a friend" an anime foxgirl with green hair and gray ears and tail said. Ok this is arguably creepier than the robots, Morty wondered what the heck was going on.
"Girls please, settle down, is this any way to behave around a guest?" Cash Morty said.
"We're sorry sexy Morty, it's just your so hot you drive us wild" the pink haired foxgirl licked her lips.
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"Yes, and your friend, he's sexy too, where can I score a sexy Morty of my own?" the green haired foxgirl asked.
"Try the Citadel, there are tons of Morties there" Cash Morty said.
Why in the world did Cash Morty want to start a factory here? Amongst these creeps? Morty glanced nervously at the girls who were looking at him like they would pounce on him at any moment. Then again a bunch of girls fawning all over him and telling him how hot he is was right up Cash Morty's alley knowing him and his ego.
"I want to visit this Citadel and score me a sexy Morty husband" an anime foxgirl with red hair and brown ears and tail said.
"Forget screwing just one, I'd mate with as many sexy Morties as I possibly could" the green haired foxgirl said.
"But what about this sexy Morty and his sexy Morty friend? They aren't taken, why can't we have them?" an anime foxgirl with yellow hair and brindle ears and tail said.
I want them!
No I want them!
No I want them!
A massive brawl broke out as the girls fought over them. Morty was stunned, how did any work get done around here? Just then an anime foxgirl with purple hair and black spotted ears and tail came from another room.
"Girls! Stop this behavior at once!" she demanded. Immediately the fighting stopped.
"There is no need to fight, we can all have a go at them" she said.
Well I'm going first!
No I'm going first!
No I'm going first!
Another massive brawl broke out as the girls fought over who got first dibs. Cash Morty decided that the environment was too hostile right now so they left.
"Why the heck do you have a factory there? How do those freaks make you any money?" Morty asked.
"I know the inhabitants can be a little eccentric, but Kawaiitopia is a hotspot for tourism, that place actually makes me a lot of money, it's just they happen to find Morties sexy" Cash Morty said. After awhile they returned to the Citadel.
"Sorry, I can only handle being around weird alien races for so long before I need to be back amongst my own kind, I love this place it's so full of Morties, and loser Ricks unfortunately, wouldn't it be great if all the Ricks died and there were no Ricks here" Cash Morty was rambling on and on.
"Why don't I show you around? There's some Morties I would like you to meet" Cash Morty said. Morty nodded his agreement.
Cash Morty went back home real quick and got one of his motorcycles so they wouldn't have to walk everywhere. First they drove to a small store that had a sign which said, Morty Mart. They headed inside.
"As you can imagine, this is a little grocery store, run by… ah there he is, hey Morty Mart Manager Morty, his name is a mouth full but he's a cool guy" Cash Morty motioned towards a Morty with an oversized greenish yellow shirt with rolled up sleeves and a purple tie, he was wearing grey pants and brown shoes. He had an apron over his clothes.
"Hey Cash Morty, I sold a lot of Cash Balls today" Morty Mart Manager Morty said.
"I'm glad to hear it, Morty Mart Manager Morty I want you to meet….Huh, I just realized that you don't have a nickname, I'm Cash Morty, he's Morty Mart Manager Morty, and you are….well you wear a blue shirt so what about Blue Shirt Morty, oh wait we already have a Blue Shirt Morty hmm, well what name do you think suits you the best?" Cash Morty asked him.
Morty had never thought about that. He just assumed his name was Morty, he didn't know before that there were millions of boys that shared the same name and face as him. But now that he was surrounded by Morties, maybe it was a good idea to add something to his name to set him apart from the other Morties. Well he couldn't go by Blue Shirt Morty that was already taken. He loved to bake, were there any other Morties that loved to bake.
"I-I enjoy baking, are there any other Morties that enjoy baking?" Morty asked.
"Hmm, no I don't think so, Baker Morty it is then, Morty Mart Manager Morty I want you to meet Baker Morty" Cash Morty said.
"N-Nice to meet you Baker Morty" Morty Marty Manager Morty smiled at him.
"Nice to m-meet you too" Baker Morty smiled.
The more they used the name the more it grew on him. For once he didn't feel like an outcast, maybe he found where he belonged. Amongst his own kind, even if it was still a little weird that they all looked the same. Atleast he would finally have friends. They chatted with Morty Mart Manager Morty for awhile before moving on. They passed a group of Ricks as they rode down the street. Cash Morty quite proudly flipped them all off.
"Seriously w-what is your beef with Ricks?" Baker Morty asked.
Before Cash Morty could give his answer they come across another friend of his. Cash Morty pulled the motorcycle over and ran up to enthistically greet his friend. Baker Morty couldn't help but feel like he was avoiding the question. He hopped of the motorcycle to meet Cash Morty's friend. This Morty was wearing a white button up shirt that was unbuttoned to expose his chest and abdomen. He was wearing a black bowtie, black slacks and black shiny loafers. With him was a Rick wearing the typical sky blue shirt and white lab coat except this Rick had a gold chain around his neck. He was giving the Morties a rather unfriendly glare.
"Baker Morty, this is Cabaret Singer Morty….and Restaurant Owner Rick" Cash Morty added the last part sourly. Baker Morty dipped his head in acknowledgement to Cabaret Singer Morty and Restaurant Owner Rick.
They continued on their tour, Cash Morty would occasionally point out Morties he knew. They came to a run down part of the Citadel.
"This is Mortytown, honestly I'd stay away from here, this is where the creep Morties reside" Cash Morty said. Baker Morty noticed several ominous looking Morties watching them with baleful glares from the shadows. He gulped, he never knew his own kind could be so….creepy.
"W-what was that building that my grandpa abandoned me in front of?" Baker Morty asked.
"Oh that was the Morty Academy, it's where Morties that have absolutely no self esteem or self worth go to be reassigned to another Rick" Cash Morty scoffed in disgust.
"Hi Crazy Cat Morty!" Cash Morty suddenly said as he waved to a Morty with six cats.
"Oh crap! I forgot that I invited my dork brother over so you could meet him, we'd better head back" Cash Morty said.
They returned to Cash Morty's mansion. An enticing aroma filled the air, Richard must be cooking dinner. They were sitting at the table talking when the doorbell rang. Cash Morty got up to answer the door, a few moments later he came back into the room with another Morty. He was wearing a gold sequin tuxedo and a black necktie with black shoes.
"Baker Morty, this is my dweeb brother Smooth Morty, and his wife also my sister in law, we know her as Catalina but her stage name is Jazz Cat" Cash Morty said.
Baker Morty just realized there was a woman standing there next to Smooth Morty. She was unlike anything he had ever seen. She was wearing a black sequin dress and black heels. She had dark skin, light green feline-like eyes and black cat ears and a black tail. At first he thought they were just part of a costume, but he saw her tail swishing lazily to and fro behind her. Stranger still she had a red heart shaped gem in her forehead.
"What? You've never seen a Mau before?" Catalina finally broke the silence. Baker Morty realized he had been staring and dropped his gaze. Embarrassment came over him, she must think he's a creeper.
"I-I'm sorry, I-I didn't mean to be rude, It's nice to meet you, Smooth Morty, Catalina" Baker Morty greeted them.
"No need to feel guilty Baker Morty, we all know she's a freak of nature" Cash Morty teased. Earning him a playful arm punch from her. They sat at the table, Richard served them all a dinner consisting of steaks, mashed potatoes, and green beans. The food was pretty good. He learned that Smooth Morty and Catalina were singers.
"When are you going to settle down and get married?" Smooth Morty asked his brother.
"Oh lord, here we go with this again" Cash Morty rolled his eyes.
"What about my best friend Rosie? She really likes you" Catalina suggested.
"Of Course she does, I'm rich, I'm hot, what's not to like" Cash Morty winked.
"And so full of yourself, be careful Cash Morty, if you get anymore pleased with yourself you just might explode" Smooth Morty jested.
"You know the old song, oh lord it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way" Cash Morty began to sing. Smooth Morty and Catalina groaned whilst covering their ears.
"Haters, I have an amazing singing voice, besides marrying my sister's best friend is sooooo cliche, and Cash Morty is anything but ordinary, you just watch I'm going to marry a sparkle fairy princess" Cash Morty said. His brother just raised a brow at him.
The banter continued back and forth. He wished he had that kind of relationship with Summer, she was nice to him sure but they weren't really all that close, they certainly never joked around like that. What if he had been born in a dimension where he had a twin brother Morty, he felt guilty for thinking like that, but perhaps it would have spared him a lot of heartache and loneliness.
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"W-who's older?" Baker Morty asked.
"Me! By five whole minutes, that's why I'm richer and hotter than him, I got all the good genes and he got the leftovers" Cash Morty declared proudly.
"You're so dumb" Smooth Morty rolled his eyes.
"You're dumber" Cash Morty said. That went back and forth for awhile.
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"This is pretty normal for them" Catalina shook her head fondly. The rest of the dinner was filled with laughter and plenty of insults.