Mugs checked his notes again as he sat on the bus, he was going to work and Cups had a day off to make up for all the shifts he had to cover because of him and so Mugs was going to make up for it.
*Ding*
A text?
Mugs checked his phone.

"I believe I found what you are looking for, are you alright to meet up tonight?"

Mugs smiled, but. . . This was the nightshift he had to do and said he would do.
. . .

"I'll be there in 10."

Mugs took a deep breath, he just had to know-no, he NEEDED to know.
He quietly hoped Devil would let it go again and Cups wouldn't have to go for the shift.

=

*RING*
*RING*
Cuphead tried to stay asleep, but forcing his eyes open to the source of the-
Oh.
Daisy was holding the home phone that was ringing, sitting up he picked up the phone and tried to his best to sound awake.
"What?"
"Cuphead, you sound barely awake and I do apologise but I had to call you."
Cuphead frowned,"King Dice? Why are you calling so late, it's like. . . What, 3am?", "Actually, it's 2am. But that doesn't matter at the moment. I wanted to ask if Mugman is coming on the shift.", Cuphead frowned, standing up and rubbing his eyes,"What do you mean? He left like. . . Hours ago and he texted me that he was at the Casino.", silence came from the other end, Cuphead yawned and fixed his grip on the phone handle.
"Why'd you ask?"
"Because Mugs isn't here."
. . .
Cuphead stood up,"What do you mean.", "He never came into work, so I called you wondering if you knew anything.", Cuphead was silent, did Mugs really. . .
Cuphead faceplammed, standing up,"I'll call you back when I find him.", and Cuphead hung up, immediately changing into something quick so he could go find Mugs.
He stuck on a shirt, trousers, boots and slipped his coat on.
Gosh what was happening?!
Mugs was usually the responsible one having to chase after him, and now Cups had to go chase after Mugs?!

=

Cuphead peaked into the Library, entering and closing the door after him after he realised it was basically deserted.
"What the. . .?"
"Cuphead?"
Cups turned to the front desk, seeing the Owl Librarian,"Oh, hey there.", "Here to get another comic book?", Cuphead shook his head,"Uh, no. Not this time but uh, I'm actually here looking for Mugman? He missed his shift at work.", the Owl hummed, fixing his glasses,"I have been meaning to talk for you about Mugs, actually Cuphead.", "Really? Is it about this Gabriel guy he's been meeting in here for the past few weeks??", the Owl tensed up,"That's. . . Actually what I wanted to talk to you about.", "What do you mean?", was Cuphead's gut right, was that Gabriel guy really bad news??
"See, for the past weeks he's been coming in and requesting all these books we have nothing on, but also talking about this Gabriel person that came in and helped him apparently with his research.", Cuphead nods, but then noticed something,"Wait, what do you mean apparently? You saw them both together right.", the Owl fell silent, looking around the Library before turning back to Cuphead.
"No, no one ever came in and I never saw Mugman with someone else."
Cuphead froze.
"He was always talking to thin air, pausing and talking like he was actually having a conversation with someone but no one ever saw who Mugs was talking too and we wanted to talk to you if your brother was alright."
. . .
Cuphead was taken it back, so. . . No one saw Mugs talking to his Gabriel guy he kept mentioning and talking about?!
"But- that's not- I heard him talking on the phone with whoever this Gabriel is, how could-?!"
Cuphead was confused and scared for Mugs, the Owl shrugged,"I don't know unfortunately, but last I checked Mugs went off towards that fenced off area that had that odd looking pond with someone's face in it.", and the Owl returned to reading, Cuphead looked around the Library and saw no sign of Mugs.
. . .
"Shit."
Cuphead sprinted out of the library and towards the closed off fence.

=

"Good thing the cops are having a night off."
Cuphead managed to sneak in at a good time, the cops had their day off today and so Cuphead managed to get in alright.
Running up the hill to Quardratus.
"MUGMAN?!"
Looking from the top of the hill, he saw no sign of Mugman.
Hearing the Librarian's words go through his head, he was thinking the absolute worst for his brother's safety!
"MUGMAN?!!?"
Nothing.
"MUGMANAAAHHHHHH!!!"
Cuphead tripped as he backed up, he tripped and fell into Quardratus with a loud splash!
. . .