How's it going, everybody? Something that's been bugging me and I'm sure a lot of other Regular Show fans is that we never really saw how Mordecai and Rigby met Margaret and Eileen. Based on several hints throughout the show and movie, this is the story I've come up with to help fill in the gaps in these four's history. Hope you enjoy!

Ah, lunch time. There truly was no other time of the day quite like it. It was a brief period of luxury where you didn't have to worry about the stress of everyday life and work, just enjoy a much needed and well-earned meal in the middle of the day to momentarily take your mind off everything except satisfying your hunger. And for a certain pair of teens that just so happened to be a tall Blue Jay named Mordecai and a short Raccoon named Rigby, no other place for lunch was quite as good as a local pizzeria called Paparelli's.

It was near the end of the summer of their senior year in high school, so the boys had all the time of the day to slack off and hang out together. After getting expelled from West Anderson high school from blowing up the lab, Rigby had dropped out, and therefore didn't get to graduate. The only reason he gave Mordecai was because a lot was on his mind and he didn't feel like going back since he'd gotten kicked out anyway.

But Mordecai, the more responsible one of the duo, didn't want to just throw his life away like that. Even if he couldn't get into College University like he originally planned, he was still going to work hard and do what he could to make something of himself. After his expulsion ended, the Blue Jay went back to school and managed to graduate with good enough grades to be accepted to an out of state community college. While it wasn't what he originally wanted, he'd make do. And best of all, the college even said it was alright for Rigby to come and live with him, too, so it all worked out.

But right now, school was the last thing on the young Blue Jay's mind. He rode on his trusty skateboard alongside Rigby on his bike to Paparelli's to get some much needed grub after a long day of playing video games. "Ooooooooohhhhhhhh!" Mordecai exclaimed as he rolled to the entrance ahead of Rigby. "Beat ya, dude!"

"Pff, whatever, you're lucky I'm just tired!" the young Raccoon scoffed as he hit the brakes on his bike.

"Yeah right, you just can't accept that even on your bike me and Señior Sensei are still faster than you."

"STOP TALKING!"

The young slackers made their way into the pizzeria, the bell hanging above the door signaling their entry. This caught the restaurant owner, Gino's, attention as he looked to see the boys come into his shop. "Ayy, my two favorite worst-ah customers!" he greeted them in his thick Italian accent.

"Hey Gino!" Mordecai and Rigby greeted simultaneously.

"The usual?" the large store owner asked.

"Yeayuh!" the duo stated as Gino handed each of them a slice of pepperoni pizza with extra cheese. Mordecai and Rigby salivated and murmured in bliss as the savory tomato sauce and greasy cheese met their awaiting tastebuds.

"Ahhhhh, soooooo goooooooooooodddd…" Rigby mumbled in ecstasy as he continued munching on the triangle-shaped gift to mankind that he held in his hand.

"Man, your pizza's always the best, Gino!" Mordecai agreed as he started chomping down on the fluffy crust.

This made the greasy but kindly pizza chef beam with pride. "Thank you boys, I'm-ah glad that some-ah-body appreciates my food," he said as his face fell slightly.

This caught the more inquisitive avian's attention as he looked at his favorite restaurant owner with concern. "What's wrong, Gino?"

"Ah, it's-ah nothing. Just-ah my former best friend turned rival Ricky is starting to run me out of business. He lowered his-ah prices down just-ah so he could-ah bring in more customers than me! And now it's-ah getting harder to keep up."

At this, even Rigby stopped chewing on his lunch and looked up at Gino with worry in his eyes. "What does that mean, Gino?" he inquired.

The Italian man sighed before saying, "It means that if I can't-ah get more customers in soon, I'll-ah have to shut down the pizzeria and set up shop somewhere-ah else."

Mordecai and Rigby gasped at this sudden revelation. "What?! No Gino, you can't shut ol' Paparelli's down! It's always been the first place we go to when we have free time for lunch!"

"Yeah, sometimes I come here when I don't even have free time, I just come here to get out of doing homework or chores!" Rigby added.

"This place means so much to us, you can't let it happen!"

Gino only smiled sadly. "Thanks, boys. I'll-ah definitely try to keep her open for as long-ah as I can," he told them. "Y'know what, for your kind words, how about-ah I give you each another slice, eh?"

"Aw yeayuh!" the boys shouted in unison as they took another slice Gino gave them.

After finishing their lunch and going a couple rounds of playing in the arcade, Mordecai and Rigby headed out the door. "Stay out of-ah trouble, you two! Don't-ah want you nearly destroying the universe by disrupting the time-space continuum or anything like that, hehe!" Gino called after them.

"Hehe, yeah," the teens chuckled in reply as they waved goodbye to the restaurant manager.

Mordecai still had a look of worry on his face as he laid Señior Sensei on the ground. Rigby noticed this. "What's eatin' you, dude?" he asked.

"It's just… I'm worried about Paparelli's," Mordecai answered sullenly. "I don't know what I'd do if Gino had to leave. Maybe he wouldn't be hurting his business so much if he didn't give out slices for free like that…"

"Whatever man, it's not like he's actually going to shut down. Gino's just going through a rough patch is all, his pizza's way too good for him to leave," the little Raccoon reassured his friend.

"Yeah, I guess you're right," Mordecai sighed as he propelled himself forward on his skateboard while Rigby pedaled beside him. "Race ya to my house!" the Blue Jay called as he thrust himself ahead at breakneck speed.

"Hey, no fair!" Rigby cried out as he tried to pedal harder to catch up to his friend.

So there was the first chapter. Like it? Hate it? Is there something I can improve on? I always appreciate feedback of any kind and if you do enjoy this story, feel free to fave it! It'll only inspire me to pump out the next chapter as quickly as I can. Thanks for dropping by!