2nd March 2025 (Continued) Sierra finds the right outfit for Cucumber to wear at the beauty contest. She has so many outfits that she can't decide what she wants her to wear. So Cucumber tries on the outfits one by one. As soon as she tried on the 8th outfit, she made a decision that she'll wear that outfit; Sierra agreed and Cucumber follows the other ladies that participate in the contest so she knows what she's doing. Pickles, Monty and Zucchini are in the crowd and to their surprise, they see Jonathan and Lee. They were surprised to see Pickles attend the contest. Lee: Pickles!!! You here to see the beauty contest? Is Cucumber in it? Pickles: Yes, Lee. Lee: Oh my god! She's gonna look pretty! Yaaay! Jonathan: Callete, Senor. So Senor Pepinillos, looking forward to seeing your senorita wearing something nice? Pickles: Si senor. The lights turn on and the show starts. The ladies start walking one at a time and pose for a few seconds so the crowd including Pickles can take photos. Cucumber is the 4th lady to walk on the stage and stand for photos. The crowd takes photos of Cucumber and Pickles took as many photos as he could because he was crazy in love for that outfit Cucumber is wearing while she's making fashionable poses looking beautiful. After a while, the show ends and Spencer steps up and gives a speech close to the microphone to announce the winners. Spencer: Thank you Abu Dhabi! Those ladies sure were splendid. Now let's announce the winner. The winner is.. Zucchini: (Crossing her fingers) Pickles: (Murmuring to himself) Please be Cucumber.. Spencer: The winner is... is... Cucumber Nnamani! After Cucumber was declared the winner of the beauty contest, the crowd went wild. Zucchini jumped up and down for joy squealing for happiness. Cucumber was very happy and waves at the crowd blowing kisses. Cucumber: Oh my gawwwwwd!! Thank you... thank you so much!!! Spencer: Congratulations, Nnamani. I never knew a photographer from Africa could.. be the winner. I'm so speechless! Cucumber: So am I.. I'm so flattered! Spencer: And her assistant, Pickles Shepherd. Cheering her on, and the others.. It really hit me. I really wanna declare a few things right now. Pickles: Yeah! Cucumber! That's my girl! Zucchini: Go sis! Spencer: These photographers... *Clears throat* Can suck my MOTHER FUCKING DICK!! (Crowd gasps) Spencer: This was all a fuckin' set up! Look at those two! Look at me! Just hosting some mushy shit for all you little turds with low self esteem! Pickles: Oh dear god. Zucchini: I knew something was fishy. Spencer: Let me spark this up with one more thing now.. *Pulls out his gun* Thank ya'll for coming and good night! After what Spencer said, He starts shooting the crowd members. Pickles, Monty, Zucchini & Cucumber ran off immeditely so they wouldn't get shot. 10 shots were fired and he shot Lee in the chest and fell to the ground. 19 shots later, Spencer saw Monty and Zucchini running, He shoots Zucchini in the foot and she falls to the ground screaming in pain. Cucumber, Monty & Pickles: ZUCCHINI!!! Zucchini: Monty!! Help!! Monty: Oh my god! Are you okay?! Zucchini: My foot.. It hurts.. (Sobbing) Cucumber: I can't believe this.. Pickles: Monty, I'd say you take Zuke to the hospital. Cucumber, find my cousin. I'll take care of Spencer. Monty: Are you serious right now Pickles? This man is on steroids! He can take you out like this. Pickles: I'll be fine, Go! Monty: Roger that Pickles. Zucchini: Monty.. I don't want to die.. Is this a dream? Monty: (Thinks for a bit) Yes, this is just a bad dream Zuke. This can't be real life. Zucchini: When I wake up, things will be fine again. Monty calls for a taxi to take Zucchini to the nearest hospital after she was shot in the foot. The good news is, there's a good chance she'll survive because the doctors will help her gunshot wound with that. Cucumber then tries and finds what door to the backroom is to locate Vinegar. She runs to the door and Spencer catches her trying to cross it. Spencer: Where do you think YOU'RE going?! Can't you people read the sign?! Cucumber: Again with the "you people"?! thingy? What are you O'harold? Spencer: I don't know who that O'harold is but you are NOT allowed back there! Cucumber: I need to find Pickles' cousin! Spencer: Cousin? You mean Hollingsworth? No matter how hard you try to rescue him, I'll tie him up.. again. Cucumber: It was you who tied him up?! I thought it was Vladimir! Spencer: Oh, me and him work together. Cucumber: Traitor! (Kicks Spencer in the crotch) Spencer: OWWWWW!!! RIGHT IN THE NUTS!! Cucumber: (Opens the door to the backroom and runs in and locks the door) Spencer: What?! WHAT?! YOU STAY AWAY FROM THE BACK ROOM!! NO NEGROES ALLOWED!! I FORBID YOU!! YOU FUCKING BITCH!! After Cucumber ran inside the backroom and ignored Spencer's warning, It was too dark to see so she runs without a care and falls down a flight of stairs. She was hurt but she can walk. She then pulls out her cellphone but her screen cracked but it was still working. She finds the flashlight icon to shine her flashlight that's on her cellphone so she can find a light switch and find Vinegar. Just to her surprise, she hears muffling and screaming and she recognized it. It was Vinegar all tied up, locked in a crate with duct tape on his mouth. Vinegar: MMMMMPH!! MMMMMPH!! Cucumber: Vinegar! Spencer does his best to try and unlock the backroom door but Pickles distracted him by hollering his name Pickles: Howler! Wanna piece of me?! Spencer: Alright Shepherd, No more fucking games! Pickles: I ain't afraid of your ass! Come and get some! (Rolls up his sleeves and gets ready) Spencer: (Chuckles) I've been waiting for this moment to come. I've been wanting to kill you and your travel photographer for quite a while now. Pickles: You wanted to kill us ever since you met us in Vegas?! You son of a bitch! I'm going to beat the living tar out of you until your clothes don't want you no more! Spencer: You're on, Shepherd! Pickles warms up before he actually starts to fight Spencer. After Pickles does a warm up, he runs to Spencer to try and punch him but Spencer kicks Pickles in the stomach to the ground. Spencer: That all you got?! You're gonna have to do better than that! Pickles: My cousin was right about you.. You're an asshole. You treat Sierra like shit everyday! Spencer: Keep her name OUT YOUR DAMN MOUTH!! (Punches Pickles in the face) Pickles: (Kicks Spencer in the face) Talking's over! Spencer: Not yet, Shepherd! Spencer points his gun at Pickles and Pickles attempts to take the gun from him and Spencer uses his muscles to try and get Pickles arm off him. Pickles ends up pulling the trigger and shots upwards at a hanging light and it falls down to the ground and Pickles dodges it and it falls on Spencer. Pickles was catching his breath and thought it was over. But he was wrong, Spencer survived the hang light falling on him because of how strong he is. Spencer: That it?! Cucumber finds something to break the crate that Vinegar is trapped in. So she didn't find anything but she gave up and decided to use her fist to break open the wooden crate. Once she punched a hole big enough to open the crate, She lifts up the lid and breaks it off but she gets splinters of her fingers. So she put her finger in her mouth to try and get the splinters off her fingers. She got most of the splinters off her fingers and proceeds to get Vinegar out of the crate, untie him and carefully removes the duct tape from his mouth. Vinegar was gasping for air and was very thankful for Cucumber. Vinegar: Ohh! Cucumber! Thank you! (Kisses her cheek) Cucumber: (Wipes her cheek to get the kiss mark off) Uhhh you're.. welcome I guess. Vinegar: Let's get outta here. Cucumber: I have good news for you. Vladimir is dead. I killed him. Vinegar: Thank you Cucumber but, Vladimir is not the only one who put me here. Cucumber: I know I know, Spencer Howler did this to you. Vinegar: Not just him.. It was... was.. Cucumber: Who? Spill! Vinegar: Sierra. Cucumber: She.. WHAT?! Sierra: What's it to ya, Cucumber? Cucumber: Sierra! Why did you do that?! Sierra: Talking's over Cucumber. Let's finish this. Cucumber: You got it Sierra! Cucumber then starts to fight Sierra by punching and kicking each other, punching their faces, throwing insults at each other and pushing and breaking things. After 2 minutes of punching and kicking, Sierra began to surrender and told something she should've told before that fight. Sierra: Cucumber! Stop! Cucumber: Not until you stop! Sierra: Cucumber! Please! Let me explain! Cucumber: Okay then! Let's hear it, Golding! Sierra: Ask that question again. Cucumber: Why are you doing this?! Why did you tie Vinegar up?! Huh?! Sierra: (Almost crying) Spencer made me do this! I lied to you Hollingsworth. It's not stress, He's an asshole! Vinegar: Ding ding ding ding ding! I was right all along! I knew there was something I didn't like about Howler! What else? Sierra: If I didn't listen to Spencer, He would take my life.. just as he take one of my friend's lives. Vinegar: Woah woah woah! He killed one of your friends?! Sierra: Sadly yes. Now Cucumber.. Please! I'm sorry! I was forced! He is nothing but a slave driving bastard! Can you ever forgive me? Cucumber: I knew Vinegar was right about Spencer. Here's what we can do. Let's stop that man. I hope Pickles is okay. After Spencer got the hanging light off of him, His anger builds up and he starts to punch Pickles in the face repeatedly giving him a bloody nose. Spencer: If this ends, You will die first! And Nnamani! And your cousin! Just the way how Sparerib died! Pickles: (Kicks Spencer in the sternum) Why do you care about Kevyn?! He's my friend! You don't know him! Spencer: No, But I kidnapped his granddaughter and locked her in that backroom! She will rot and the Spareibs will be ruined! Pickles: (Grabs a pole and hits Spencer in the face with it) One of us dies today and it STILL won't be me! Spencer: My childhood was grand until you and that negro photographer showed up! Pickles: How dare you?! (Hits him with the pole and it breaks) Spencer: Cheap shot! (Punches Pickles again) Pickles: Spencer! Listen! Spencer: You have NOTHING I wanna hear! Pickles: The Spareribs would NEVER rely on- Spencer: Shut the fuck up!! (Grabs a stapler and hits Pickles in the face with it) Cucumber, Vinegar & Sierra find a way out of the backroom after the door was jammed where Cucumber entered the room. They were looking around for items to use to escape the room until they heard crying. Cucumber: Shh! Vinegar: I wasn't saying anything. Cucumber: I hear crying.. it sounds like.. a little child.. Let's check it out. Cucumber, Vinegar & Sierra walk to where the crying is coming from. It was a little pig girl hiding behind crates crying and feeling homesick. Vinegar tries to talk to her but she scoots away from him. Little girl: Keep away! Leave me alone! Vinegar: Listen! We're here to get you outta here. Little girl: Don't let that dog with that hat hurt me! Mommy told me that some people with hats can be dangerous! Cucumber: I'm not dangerous young lady. I just wanna help. I'm Cucumber, the world's famous travel photographer. Little girl: Really? I'm Floreta, Floreta Sparerib. Vinegar: Sparerib? Hold the fuck up. Aren't you that Kevyn guy's daughter? Floreta: (Jaw drop) Hey! You said a bad word! I don't like bad words! Vinegar: Have you heard of freedom of speech little girl? Cucumber: Vin, she's a little girl. Show some respect. Anyways, As he was going to say, you're Kevyn's daughter? Floreta: I'm his grand daughter. Wait- How do you know my grandpa Cucumber? Cucumber: Me and Pickles met him a decade ago. We were good friends with that guy because of his honesty and support. Floreta: Who's Pickles? Cucumber: My assistant. Floreta: Is Pickles a boy or a girl? Cucumber: Pickles is a boy. And besides, me and him are engaged a few months ago. Floreta: That's so sweet. Vinegar: And Cucumber told me Kevyn died. Floreta: I heard. I was so sad to see Grandpa go. I was at the funeral but I never saw you there Cucumber nor that cowboy. Vinegar: It's because I was livin' in Alabama while he died and my cousin just kept cryin' about him like a bitch. Floreta: You just said a bad word again! Sierra: Hollingsworth. Please watch the language. She's 7 years old. Now let's just focus on finding a way out. Cucumber, Vinegar, Floreta and Sierra looks around to try and find a way out of the cellar until they see a vent. Cucumber thought of something. She asks Floreta if she can climb in the vent; and so she can. Cucumber lifts Floreta to open the vent and she climbs in to try and find the other vent that leads to a way out. She found a vent and kicks it open and climbs back to where she got in and told Cucumber and the others to follow her. Vinegar: Are you serious right now? A vent? What is this? Vern the spy guy? Cucumber: Something like that. I've seen that movie like.. 6 times. And I think it was good. Vinegar: With who? Cucumber: Pickles of course! Let's get outta here. Vinegar: Pull me up! I can't jump up there! Don't leave me in there! Cucumber: Grab my hand! Vinegar jumps and grabs both of Cucumber's hands and she pulls him into the vent after Sierra and Floreta are already in the vent. They start crawling in the vent to find where Floreta kicked a vent. Luckily, Spencer didn't notice because he was too busy beating Pickles up. Spencer was still hitting Pickles in the face with a stapler. Spencer: You fucked with the wrong person, Shepherd!! I can't believe you were too damn stupid to think I have you as a friend other than that old fart Sparerib! You think I wanna be friends with an assistant of a negro photgrapher?! No! Vinegar: (Notices Spencer) Hey! Get off my cousin!! Vinegar grabs a pole and runs to Spencer to try and hit him with it but he takes the pole from him and grabs Vinegar again and climbs up the latter to the ceiling. Spencer: You should've stayed in the room Hollingsworth! You will NOT take my girlfriend from me!! Vinegar: Help!! Cucumber: Sierra, Take Floreta to a police station or something to alert the Spareribs that she was found so she can return to Busytown. Sierra: Roger that Cucumber (Hugs) Cucumber: I'll take care of Pickles. After Sierra and Floreta leave the building to call the police and take Floreta to a police station, Cucumber approaches Pickles while he was wounded from all the beatings from Spencer. Cucumber: Oh my god. Pickles, you're bleeding! Pickles: Cucumber.. I'm glad you're here.. Cucumber: Please stay with me Pickles. I don't want you to die. Pickles: Aren't you gonna save Vinegar? Cucumber: For the sake of our relationship. Stay put. Cucumber walks away from Pickles to attempt to rescue Vinegar from Spencer. Spencer is already in at the balcony high up ready to push Vinegar off of it. Spencer: Say goodbye to your cousin! You wanted this! You wanna die so you never see your cousin again! Vinegar: I didn't mean that! Spencer: I should've killed you with my slug bug! (Pushes Vinegar and he holds onto the ledge) Vinegar: Ahhhh! Help! Cucumber: (Looks up at Spencer and shouts) SPENCER!! LET HIM GO!!! Spencer: Ha! You think a negro photographer is gonna make me? There's no way! Mr. Howler is the leader of a gang! Cucumber: You're leading days are over Spence! (Throws something a little heavy at Spencer's scaptula) Spencer: Owwww!! You stupid bitch!! (Stomps on Vinegar's hand to try and make him lose grip) Vinegar: Owww! Spencer: (Pulls out his gun and points it at Cucumber) Goodbye Nnamani. Your life long dream has turned into your life long death! Vinegar: Nooo!! A gunshot was heard and Vinegar thought Spencer shot Cucumber. Cucumber closed her eyes when the gunshot was heard and looks down at herself and found no bullet holes. Spencer looks at himself and sees his chest bleeding. It was a bullethole on his chest and he starts to fall off the balcony to his death; sending him to hell where he belongs. Pickles: Ooooo! Looks like he got the Haberkorn treatment! Cucumber: (Looks around at who shot Spencer) Monty! Monty: Your sister is doing just fine. She's gonna have to sleep for a few days so she can get on foot again. Cucumber: Thank you so much for saving my sister. Monty: You're welcome but, shouldn't you save that guy up there? Cucumber: Vinegar? Vinegar: Cucumber!! Help!! Get me down! Cucumber: Hang on Vinegar! I'll go find something! Vinegar: Do something!! I can't hold on to this lattice! Don't let me fall! Cucumber: (Looking around) Vinegar: What are you waiting for?! Get me down from there at once!! Cucumber: Just hang on for a bit and give me time! Vinegar: Cucumber!!! I don't wanna die!! Monty: Let's use this (finds a safety net so Vinegar can land on it) Cucumber: Alright Vin vin! We'll catch you! Cucumber & Monty positions the safety net where Vinegar will land. So Vinegar's sweaty hands slip off the lattice and he falls off the balcony and Cucumber along with Monty positions to where Vinegar will fall. Vinegar lands on the safety net and bounces slightly and is now on the ground again. Vinegar: Hohhh! Thank you Cucumber! (Hugs her) Cucumber: Again, you're welcome. Your cousin is hurt. Pickles attempts to stand back up after laying on the ground hurt from all of Spencer's beatings and walks to Vinegar. Pickles: You okay Vinegar? Vinegar: (Punches his face) That's for laughing at me when I got hit by a car! Pickles: That's quite the hello! Vinegar: And that.. is for coming back to rescue me. (Shakes Pickles' hand) Cucumber: I can't believe my eyes right now.. I just hope these two boys get along finally. Pickles: Vinegar.. uhhh.. you saved my life. Vinegar: I did what I could. Pickles: You know, you were right and I was wrong. I guess I pushed you too hard. I now understand your life. I understand why you acted like a douchebag to me ever since we were kids. I guess I didn't know you would change for the better and man up. I know what getting crapped on feels like. Cucumber: Attaboy Pickles! Pickles: And starting now, I want to get along with my own cousin to save my relationship with Cucumber and book the wedding at a right time. Vinegar: When's the wedding? Before Pickles was going to say something, Jonathan yelled out to Cucumber and the gang because Lee is hurt. Jonathan: Señorita Pepino! Ayudame!! Cucumber: Que pasa Jonathan? Jonathan: Lee. Lee: (Breathing with shortness of breath) Cucumber.. you came..! Pickles: Leeland! What happened to you?? Lee: Howler.. *Cough* shot me.. Cucumber: Oh no.. Lee: (Holds Cucumber's hand) You look pretty. Cucumber: Thank you.. I do my best.. Lee: I will always be your fan.. no matter.. what... (Cough) Pickles: Don't shut the fuck up, keep talking.. We're gonna get you outta here. Lee: Don't you see? I'm... already out... out of this nightmare.. I'm so glad to be with the famous photographers.. Cucumber and.. (Cough) Pickles.. Pickles: Thank you Lee.. Lee: Cucumber and Pickles.. will live on.. (Dies) After what Lee said, he takes his last breath and his body stops functioning and he passes away after losing so much blood from the gunshot. It left Cucumber & Pickles in shock. Cucumber: Lee? Lee?!?! LEE!!! Jonathan: His heart stopped beating... He's gone.. Pickles: (Puts his face on Lee's body and cries lightly) Cucumber: (Shedding tears) Vinegar: (Puts his face down) Cucumber: We lost another one.. Pickles: What are we going to do now? Cucumber: We're going home.. Together. Monty: Actually, I'm staying here in Abu Dhabi. Cucumber: Why? Monty: Because I wanna be with Zucchini. I wanna sit beside her and guide her. Cucumber: Please take good care for my sister.. Please show my baby sister love and how much you care for her.. Monty: Of course I will. You guys have a nice trip. And senor, you head back to Busytown with that guy so you can uhhh.. Jonathan: Si, I will take care of that. And Senor Pepinillos y Senorita Pepino. I'll see you amigos later. You look good Pepino. Cucumber: We'll see you later Jonathan. Pickles: Adios senor. Jonathan: Hasta Luego Pepinillos Cucumber, Pickles and Vinegar wait for their plane to arrive so they can go home while Jonathan secures Lee's dead body so he can take it to Busytown to bury him. Monty is staying in Abu Dhabi for a few days so he can look after Zucchini while she's recovering from the incident. While Cucumber, Pickles and Vinegar ride the plane, Pickles is feeling blue after what he witnessed.. the death of Leeland Davenpart. Even though him and Cucumber found him annoying but, He was only their fan. Cucumber began to rub Pickles' back to comfort him. Hours have passed and the morning comes. Cucumber and Pickles were asleep and Vinegar is already awake. So he remembers to wake those two up. Vinegar: Wake up sleepyheads! We're in Busytown! Pickles: That's more like it. You remembered to wake us up when our flight is over. Cucumber, Pickles & Vinegar walk out of the plane and steps in the jeep that was parked for a few days. Everything was locked and secure in her jeep. Cucumber pulls out the car keys and turns it on so they can drive home after a rough trip. In the middle of Cucumber driving downtown, They saw a gathering at the park. She puts her foot on the brake pedal, turns the jeep off so she can check it out. It was Jonathan holding Lee's dead body wrapped in a sheet. Even their fans were involved in the gathering. Colette was devastated hearing about Lee's death and starts hugging her friends. Colette: Misseur Lee is gone.. Geoff: This can't be.. He was a great guy.. Who would do such thing... Jonathan: Some pendejo shot him. Pickles: Guys? Colette: Ohhh! Cornichon!! Cucumber!! (Hugs the two including Vinegar) Cucumber: Colette.. (Shedding tears) I'm so sorry... Colette: So am I... I'm glad you guys are okay... Vinegar: And I'm glad my cousin saved my life.. After Colette was hugging Cucumber, Pickles & Vinegar in sorrow, A fox lady came along and was in panic to see what's going on. The fox lady's name is Lucy, Lucy Davenport; the wife of Lee. Lucy: Excuse me! Coming through! What is going on? Jonathan: Lee.. Lucy: My husband! No!!! (Bawls her eyes out) My sweet Lee!! He's dead!! Vinegar: It looks like that fox is Lee's wife. Pickles: I never seen her until now.. Cucumber: Wouldn't hurt to talk to her. Cucumber, Pickles and Vinegar approach to Lucy so tell her how sorry they feel about Lee's death. Cucumber and Pickles witnessed it but they couldn't do anything about it because they had other problems to be dealt with. So Cucumber does her best to reassure Lucy. Cucumber: Ma'am, I am deeply sorry for the loss of Lee. Me, Cucumber the travel photographer and my assistant/fiance Pickles have deep sympathy towards you and the Davenports. Lucy: Thank you so much dear.. *Sniff* My husband can be a chatterbox but.. He was so sweet.. *Blows her nose with a tissue* Pickles: I know how it feels like Mrs. Davenport. I lost my father when I was 4 years old. Vinegar: And I lost my mama when I was 4 months old. Lucy: Ohhhh such sad stories.. *Sniff* At least it makes me not feel alone.. Cucumber: Don't worry Mrs. Davenport. We'll come to the funeral and show how much we care about Lee. Lucy: Ohhh you darlings are so nice.. Famous travel photographers coming to the funeral.. 9th, March 2025 On that day of Lee's funeral, Since Editor Eddie has nothing planned for the two, he left his office so he can come to the funeral and attend the services. Cucumber, Pickles & Vinegar were there, their friends were there, Even Lucy was there. Everyone gave their speech about Lee and everyone was touched about it. After everyone gave a speech, They begin to close the casket and carry Lee to Geoff's truck so he can drive it to the cemetery. When they arrived at the cemetery, a spot that's dug up is ready for Lee's casket to be buried. Everyone sees Lee get lowered in his grave in sorrow with their heads down. Editor Eddie approaches Cucumber and Pickles so he can talk about how sorry he feels after a dangerous trip they went to. Editor Eddie: I heard what happened. I heard about the massacre. And... it was all over the news.. Your voices were heard.. 20 people were shot, 15 were injured and 5 were dead... That's a lot of people. But.. not only you damaged the convention center.. Pickles: (Gulp) Editor Eddie: You also took the right man down before he continues his slaughtering. Good work you two. Pickles: No need to thank us, Thank Cucumber's sister's boyfriend. He's still in- Before Pickles could finish a sentence, Monty's car parks by the curb and he walks out. Monty: Aloha gang! Pickles: Monty! You're back! Monty: There's someone who wants to see ya. Monty opens the passenger car door for someone to walk out. And just to their surprise, It was Zucchini. She came out of the hospital just barely and she's wearing a walking cast on her foot. Cucumber and Pickles runs to Zucchini to give her a hug. Zucchini hugs them back with tears running down her eyes. Zucchini: I'm so glad I'm back.. *Sniff* Cucumber: Me too.. Spencer Howler is now dead. Monty sure is a great guy. He saved your life and saved us too. Zucchini: Is Pickles okay? Pickles: I'm alright. My face still kinda hurts but not as bad. Vinegar: And Cucumber also saved me from falling off that balcony. Glad you're okay cutie cream pie. Zucchini: Ewww. Monty: Don't be hittin' on my girl, cowboy! Vinegar: Sorry! I was just being polite. After the funeral was over, Cucumber and the gang head home. Cucumber & Pickles head back to Pickles' complex so they can plan their wedding. The End. Next Chapter.