The Park Dome is zooming through space, and Pops is in a painful struggle after the events of the previous chapter. He has flashbacks. "Bad show..." The gang watch over him. "He's so weak." Eileen said. "What did Anti-Pops do to him?" Rigby asked. "He tried to kill him, Rigby. And kidnap me." (Y/n) said. "What?!" Rigby asked worriedly, turning to her. "Anti-Pops said something about wanting to bring me to Anti-me." (Y/n) said. "Wait, what?! Why?!" Mordecai asked. "I... I don't know." (Y/n) said.
"Well, we won't let that happen." Benson said. "Of course not." Skips agreed. "Let's just do what Earl said, and get Pops and (Y/n) to the Seer!" Benson said. The computer AI can be heard. "Now approaching Planet Nielsen." Everyone looks out toward Planet Nielsen. "That's a planet?" Anna asked. "It looks like some weird appliance." Olivia said. They notice some floating technology being erased from existence. "I've got a bad feeling about this." Skips said. The crew lands on Planet Nielsen. They run forward and are greeted by stream boxes. "Welcome to Planet Streaming. Would you like to upgrade for an ad-free experience? Only $3.99 a month!" A stream box said.
"Planet Streaming? I thought this was Planet Nielsen!" Benson said. "Planet Nielsen is obsolete. Everything is streaming now. We are currently showing 6.8 billion forms of online content. Would you like to start your free trial? We just need your credit card num-" The Stream Box zooms in on the park crew. "-ber..." The Stream Box's screen starts flashing up with "Disc Masters" "It's them! Take them to holding!" The stream boxes dash towards the park crew. "Uh... what's going on?" Anna asked nervously. "Ugh! Does everything have to try to kill us?" Benson asked.
Lasers are suddenly shot down towards the stream boxes. It's revealed that these are coming from Retro and a new ally, Black & White. They land. "Retro?" Mordecai asked. "Discmasters, it truly is a small universe to see you here. This is Black & White, sworn brother of the Format Wars." Retro said. "We need to get you out of here." Black And White said. "But we need to get Pops and (Y/n) to the Seer!" Benson said. "The Seer?" Retro laughs. "No-one sees the all-knowing Seer, but the Seer always sees you." He said. "Huh?" (Y/n) asked. "So, can you take us to her, or...?" Anna asked. "Yeah. We can take you." Retro sees Pops. "But first, he needs medical attention. Follow us." They all run to the medical center.
"Hurry! Before Streaming sends reinforcements! Brace yourselves!" Black & White presses a button, which turns the floor into an elevator. They land underground, and run to Microwave's door. Retro knocks on it. Microwave pulls a blinder, waiting for the password. "Be kind, rewind." Microwave opens the door. "What's the-" He pings as he notices Pops. "Frozen burritos! Get that guy in here, stat!" They lay Pops on a table, as Microwave opens the door on his body, revealing some food. He feeds it to Pops. "Come on, now, come on! Chew it!" He helps Pops chew. "Yes, chew it up. Come on! There you go! He's stable. After 50cc's of Salisbury Steak and a little rest, he'll be good as new!" Microwave said. "You're a doctor?" Rigby asked. "I was a doctor, in the resistance." He reveals a Pops and (Y/n) tattoo on the palm of his hand.
"Before the Format Wars. Before Streaming took over!" Microwave said. "Took over?" Mordecai said. "I've got it all right here." He reveals a reel-to-reel tape, and projects it onto a screen. There is a shot of Planet Nielsen. "Planet Nielsen! A place where all universes can be seen under one roof. Here, we have highly trained analysts, watching and tracking views of the various universes throughout the galaxy." A Nielsen worker is seen working. "Hangin' with the Plartians," 13 million viewers, ages 12-35!" He said. "Business was booming for Planet Nielsen! Advertisers would pay top dollar to know how many people were watching each universe, until Streaming came along and took over!" Streaming is killing a worker and an advertiser on the screen, and laughs.
"Streaming didn't care what people were watching, because it already knew! Thus rendering the Nielsen system obsolete! Hopeless and jobless, Streaming banished the workers to the bowels of the city forever, where they tried to preserve the ways of the old formats. Because - what happens if you want to watch your favorite universe when the internet is down? Or if you want to see the glorious quality of a DVD, instead of the poorly compressed video of streaming? The world may never know." The tape ends. "Now that you know the history,
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The Regular Show X Reader
FanfictionThree best friends, a blue jay named Mordecai, a brown raccoon named Rigby, and a chipmunk named (Y/n) work as groundskeepers at a park, spending their days trying to entertain themselves (occasionally by perfecting useless skills during work hours...
