8th, May 2025
Sierra and Cucumber made it to Morocco. Monty, Zucchini and their friends are safely evacuated. Vinegar & Pickles have been sent to Morocco already. Pickles wakes up and finds himself on the sand. Right as he opened his eyes all the way, He was shocked to find himself on the sand. At least he was alive too.
Pickles: Wh-What? Where am I..? Vinegar? Cucumber?
Pickles was looking around to see if Cucumber was there but she wasn't, she was already on the other side of Casablanca Morocco. It's gonna be a small journey to try and find them. He was all alone on the beach until he sees Captain Walnut. Captain Walnut was carrying Vinegar. He is not awake somehow. Pickles was panicking thinking Vinegar is dead.
Pickles: Vinegar!! Oh no no no! Don't be dead!
Captain Walnut: Leave me it me, nephew.
Captain Walnut begins to perform CPR on Vinegar by pressing on his chest and blowing into his mouth for air. Vinegar finally wakes up but is disgusted from Walnut's CPR making him cough and gag and even through up water too.
Vinegar: (Retching and coughing)
Pickles: Vin! You're alive!!
Vinegar: Augghh!! Gross!! Dad!! Why did you kiss me??
Captain Walnut: I wasn't kissing you son, I was trying to save your life.
Vinegar: Well thanks for saving my ass. After we lost EVERYTHING! Like my fucking camera, my bag and my baby doll Sierra!
Captain Walnut: Son, Calm down. I have your belongings right here. It has your cameras in it.
Vinegar: Don't tell me they are wet.
Captain Walnut: They're not. I kept your bag of belongings in a waterproof case.
Vinegar: Hohh thank fuck for that.
Captain Walnut: Here's your camera Pickles.
Pickles: Thanks, Uncle Wally. (Turns his camera on to see if it works and it did) Oh good.. It works.. But the problem is.. Where's Cucumber?
Vinegar: And where's Sierra? Where the fuck are we?
Captain Walnut: Well, They took a lifeboat that boards to Morocco. So I'm sure Cucumber and Sierra are already there.
Vinegar: You're not answering me, Dad! Where the fuck are we??
Captain Walnut: You boys gonna be okay exploring this place? I gotta go back.
Vinegar: Thanks for saving us, Dad. (Hugs Walnut)
Captain Walnut: Here's my number, (Gives Vinegar his phone number)
Vinegar: Thanks dad. We'll contact you if we need ya.
Captain Walnut leaves Pickles & Vinegar to explore to find out where they landed. Captain Walnut hops into a small boat and starts taking off. Pickles and Vinegar starts off by finding a path to a town in this beach but it was disconcerting because the beach was too beach for them to decide which path they would choose. In the middle of searching, They hear a voice from a few yards away.
????: You two seem lost.
Pickles: Who's there? Come get some!
Vinegar: Show yourself!
????: Do not fear you two. I am Dig, Professor Dig. I was in the middle of digging for old treasure until you walked over here.
Pickles: Hey, I know you. You're the guy who put a mummy in a museum in Egypt!
Professor Dig: Right you are! Are you explorers?
Pickles: Sorta, We're mostly photographers. I'm Pickles. Pickles Shepherd, And this is my assistant, Vinegar. Vinegar Hollingsworth.
Vinegar: Nice to meet ya! But.. what is this place?
Professor Dig: This? You're in Casablanca of course!
Vinegar: Casablanca? We just got stranded in Mexico?
Professor Dig: No, Silly! You are in Morocco.
Pickles: Morocco? That could be where Cucumber and Sierra landed. Somewhere.
Professor Dig: Cucumber? Who?
Pickles: Well, Her maiden name is Nnamani.
Professor Dig: Nnamani? There's only one person I know really well who has the last name Nnamani. Chike. Chike Nnamani. He was my classmate when we were kids. I used to live in Ghana like him.
Pickles: So you're telling me.. Chike is.. Cucumber's father?
Professor Dig: My latest news I heard is that he has two daughters.
Pickles: Cucumber and Zucchini! That means Chike is her father. Is he still alive?
Professor Dig: To be honest, Yes, He is. He lives in Morocco. Be careful though, Chike is temperamental.
Pickles: If I see him, I'll be friendly as possible because Cucumber is my wife. And Cucumber landed here along with her buddy after the cruise ship was in a bad storm. It did sink, The passengers had to evacuate. Me and Vinegar fell off the boat, Cucumber & her buddy left and is already here in Morocco. Do you know where the best place to enter this city, Professor Dig?
Professor Dig: Over there is the best entrance.
Vinegar: Thank you Dig. I hope Sierra is okay.
Pickles: She'll be fine. And I hope Cucumber's okay too. Again, thank you Dig.
Professor Dig: You're welcome guys! Happy adventuring!
Pickles & Vinegar walk off after they got directions to the city in Casablanca to find Cucumber & Sierra. Pickles' mind was blown about the fact Cucumber's father is still alive because he never asked about her father nor her mother. But nobody in the Nnamani family knows about Cucumber's mother. It is unknown that she's either dead or alive. As Pickles & Vinegar saw a path for them to find a way to the city, Freddy just flew to Pickles after months since he last saw him.
Freddy: Where's that Cucumber? Did she dump you for real?
Pickles: Be gone, Freddy. Can't you see we're stranded?
Freddy: Stranded? What is this? Titanic?
Vinegar: The titanic sank 113 years ago you blithering idiot!
Freddy: Such talkative words from a clone. Wow.
Vinegar: Shut up, queer! I'm not a clone!
Freddy: I take offence to that.
Pickles: And no, Cucumber did not dump me. I'm married to her and she's pregnant. I'm trying to look for her after me and my cousin fell off the boat.
Freddy: If you say so, Stupid. (Flies off)
Vinegar: What a dick.
Pickles: True, true.
Cucumber & Sierra are already exploring the city of Casablanca. Cucumber started taking photos of the city to impress Editor Eleanor. Sierra was feeling worried about Vinegar but she tried to curb her worries.
Sierra: Hohh Jesus. It's so hot here in Morocco.
Cucumber: It's like I need a fan to cool myself off..
Sierra: But hey, How about photos of... That guy doing a tribal dance in the street?
Cucumber: Okay! (Pulls out her camera and snaps a picture of the dancing tribe)
After the dancer got dance with his performance, He bows and Cucumber and Sierra applauded to his performance. After they were clapping, The dancer acted kinda strange. He then starts to approach the girls checking them out. He is mostly looking at Cucumber.
Sierra: Why is he looking at us?
Cucumber: You tell me..
Sierra: Umm.. Sir? Can you take your mask off and.. show who you are..?
Remarked by Sierra's command, the dancer takes his tribal mask off and it turns out it's a dog with tribal face paint. It was a little bit hard for him to see with the mask on. As soon as he looks at Cucumber a little more after he took the mask off, He started to realise something. He looks into Cucumber's eyes and said her name.
Tribal Dancer: C-Cucumber..?
Cucumber: D-Dad..?
Chike: My girl.. My girl!
Cucumber: Dad! (Hugs him)
Chike: (Hugging Cucumber) I waited countless years to see my daughter again..
Cucumber: And I wanted to see my dad for... a long time... If only you know where mom went...
Chike: Sadly.. I still don't know where she took off too.. But hey, Look how much you've grown.. Are you having a baby?
Cucumber: Yup.
Chike: I'm.. so happy! I'm going to be a grandfather! Did you find a lover during the time I haven't seen you?
Cucumber: Yes I did.
Chike: Oh! Who is he?
Cucumber: His name is Pickles. Pickles is a cat. He is my assistant since my photography career and a while ago, He got promoted to Co-Leader.
Chike: Pickles? (Chuckles) Looks like you found a guy your type!
Cucumber: I truly did.
Sierra: Hold on, This tribal guy is.. your father..?
Cucumber: Yes he is. Dad, this is my friend Sierra. Sierra Golding.
Chike: Sierra, I'm Chike. Chike Nnamani. (Shakes Sierra's hand)
Sierra: Nice to meet you.
Chike: So sweetie pie, What bought you and your friend to Morocco?
Sierra: We were evacuated from a bad storm during our cruise, So the lifeboat sent us here.
Chike: Such a shame. Was Pickles with you on that cruise during the storm?
Cucumber: He was but, Him and our new staff fell off the boat and... I don't know where they went..
Sierra: I'm so worried.. I don't want those two to die...
Chike: Cheer up, young lady. The survival rate on that cruise ship is very high. So those guys should be okay. I'm sure Pickles and your staff are evacuated to Morocco as well.
Sierra: I hope so..
Chike: Sierra? Is it okay to join me and Cucumber for a walk?
Sierra: Sure.
Chike wants to take a walk around Casablanca with his daughter so he can talk to Cucumber heart to heart. Sierra tagged along because she didn't wanna be alone. Pickles & Vinegar are in the street Cucumber & Sierra were in but so sign of those two. They looked around for those girls but they were nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, Vinegar came across a trail of straw.
Vinegar: Pickles! Look at this! A trail of straw!
Pickles: I'm sure Cucumber left that trail or something. But hey, I've been through something like this before.
Vinegar: You have?
Pickles: Oh yeah. But a trail of noodles when me and Cucumber were in Japan when we were rescuing a famous noodle chef.
Vinegar: Chef Soto?
Pickles: Chef Sato, Dammit. We were saving him from some beefy sumo guy named Basho. Basho was being a douche demanding Chef Sato to cook his noodles as he keeps eating them.
Vinegar: Why would that guy kidnap a famous noodle chef?
Pickles: Well, Stupid reasons. He was pretty much banned from his restaurant due to the fact he was eating too loud. After I untied Chef Sato, Basho somehow redeemed himself and promises to eat quietly in the restaurant.
Vinegar: When was that?
Pickles: It was in 1995.
Vinegar: Damn, You and Cucumber sure had epic adventures before I became a photographer like you. Anyways, Let's follow that trail.
Pickles: On it!
Pickles & Vinegar proceeds to follow the trail of straw so they can find a clue of where Cucumber & Sierra took off. It was a long path but there was plenty of straw to make a good trail. They have reached the end of the trail leaving the two flummoxed.
Vinegar: Great, A god damn dead end!
Pickles: Now what?
Vinegar: Hold up, I hear people talking..
Vinegar & Pickles: Ladies..
Pickles: I hear.. Cucumber and.. Sierra talking!
Vinegar: Ohh hell yes! They're alive!
Pickles & Vinegar continue their journey by following the sound of Cucumber talking along with Sierra and Chike. The closer they get, the louder they hear the talking. Pickles and Vinegar were surprised to see Cucumber & Sierra alive. But Cucumber didn't notice nor did Sierra because she was too busy talking to her father.
Chike: So Cucumber, Have you talked to your little sister at all?
Cucumber: Zucchini? Oh yes, I talk to her on occasions.
Chike: How's my other baby girl doing? Is Zucchini doing okay?
Cucumber: Yeah. She even has a boyfriend. A big elephant named Monty. Monty's a very nice guy. Zucchini and Monty were with me in the cruise but they were evacuated as well. They didn't land in Morocco, They were sent back to Busytown.
Chike: Busytown? I haven't heard of a city like this in many years.
Cucumber: You been there?
Chike: Yes. Me and your grandpa were taking a holiday there. It wasn't much there, It was just you know, Boring but that's where grandpa taught me how to use a camera to take pictures.
Cucumber: So that's what inspired me to be a photographer. Just like grandpa.
Chike: You're right, pumpkin!
Cucumber: So what are you doing now?
Chike: I had been going on business trips. And I'm glad you're still a photographer. Grandpa wouldn't been proud of you.
Cucumber: Yeah..
Pickles and Vinegar walk over to Cucumber and Sierra but they still weren't looking. Pickles taps on Cucumber's shoulder and turns her head to where the tapping is coming from. It was Pickles tapping on Cucumber's shoulder. When she sees Pickles & Vinegar, She was so happy to see Pickles. Sierra turned her head at Vinegar and hugged him tight with tears down her eyes.
Cucumber: Pickles? Is that really you?
Pickles: Yup!
Cucumber: Ohhh Pickles!! (Hugs Pickles)
Sierra: Oh Vin.. (Hugging Vinegar with tears coming down her eyes)
Vinegar: Ohhh Sierra.. My girl.. It's okay.. I'm here.. I'm okay.
Cucumber: Ohhh Pickles. How did you and Vin get here?
Pickles: Uncle Wally rescued us.
Cucumber: Besides the point, How did you find us?
Vinegar: We used our noodle!
Pickles: There was a trail of straw leading to you ladies. I didn't know you were carrying straw.
Chike: I was.
Pickles: Who's this guy?
Chike: I'm Chike. Chike Nnamani. I'm Cucumber's father.
Pickles: I heard about ya. I'm Pickles. And this is our assistant, Vinegar.
Chike: Good to meet you, Pickles! I'm so happy to be a grandfather!
Pickles: I promise to take good care of the babies when they come. Love the outfit.
Chike: Thank you! I'm glad you love my sweet fresh grown Cucumber!
Pickles: (Chuckles) I call her that too. I love her to the moon and back!
Chike: Cucumber! Pickles is so handsome! He's so nice!
Cucumber: He is!
Pickles: Cucumber, you didn't tell me your father was alive.
Cucumber: Two things, One, I didn't know if he was and Two, You never asked.
Chike: Tell me more about yourself, Pickles.
Pickles: I'm Cucumber's assistant since 1994. And as of 2025, I am her Co-Leader as we got a new staff. Which is Vinegar.
Vinegar: Pleasure to meet you, Chicka.
Pickles: It's Chike.
Vinegar: My mistake.
Chike: It's okay. And your name's Vinegar? (Laugh) There's a laugh!
Vinegar: Why's that funny?
Chike: My daughters are named after a vegetable along with her husband. And you were named after the ingredient of a Pickle!
Vinegar: My daddy named me Vinegar while he was plastered.
Pickles: By the way, For a little bonus, I took photos of Casablanca to impress Editor Eleanor.
Cucumber: So did I. Those shots should please Editor Eleanor.
Pickles: Now that you ladies are okay, We should be going now.
Cucumber: Right.. I guess this means.. Goodbye again dad?
Chike: Not goodbye for good, Here (Gives Cucumber a card with his phone number on it) Here's my number.
Cucumber: Thanks dad. We'll be booking a flight back to Busytown.
Vinegar: You're right. Eleanor must be worried.
Chike: Well Cucumber. It's so good seeing you.
Cucumber: It's good to see you too.
Chike: I love you.
Cucumber: I love you too dad.
Chike: (Kisses her forehead) Take good care of your babies.
Cucumber: I will.
Chike: Nice meeting you, Pickles and Vinegar.
Pickles: You too.
The trio along with Sierra all go to the nearest airport to book a flight to Busytown. They walk up to the front desk for tickets. The front desk person develops four plane tickets to Busytown for Cucumber, Pickles, Vinegar & Sierra. And their flight will arrive in half in hour, Maximum. The four patiently wait for their plane to arrive. They all take a nap to pass the time. Sierra couldn't sleep because she had enough sleep. At least she's keeping an open mind on the announcer to their flight. When she hears about their flight to Busytown, She attempts to wake the trio up. They wake up and they hurry to the plane so they can board the plane to Busytown. They boarded the plane and they are looking forward to get home. When they see Editor Eleanor again, The trio will explain what happened and pretty sure she'll believe them.
9th, May 2025
The trio walk into the building and takes the elevator to the same floor Editor Eleanor's office is in so they can bring the photos to her. Editor Eleanor was so glad to see the trio because she's heard about the tragedy.
Editor Eleanor: Cucumber! Pickles and Vinegar! You guys are alive! I saw on the news that there was a bad storm hitting the cruise line! Are you okay?
Cucumber: We're fine. That storm was traumatising.
Editor Eleanor: I'm glad you three are okay.
Vinegar: I almost drowned.
Editor Eleanor: Oh my sakes...
Pickles: And a robbery took place too.
Editor Eleanor: I saw that on the news too. I'm so worried and I'm so sorry you trip didn't go well.
Pickles: It's okay. I've been through way worse.
Editor Eleanor: Anyways, Where were you guys evacuated to?
Cucumber: We were sent to Morocco.
Editor Eleanor: Fascinating. Was it nice there?
Cucumber: Yeah, It was like.. Hot Ay Eff.
Pickles: And an unexpected reunion happened with Cucumber.
Cucumber: Yeah. I reunited with my dad.
Editor Eleanor: Your dad? Ohhh that's so nice. Bet you haven't seen him in years.
Cucumber: I haven't seen him since I was a teenager. Anyways, Here are the photos of the cruise and the pictures of Morocco as well.
Cucumber connects her camera to the computer after she got Pickles' & Vinegar's on the file. They checked to see if their camera was used again like it was during the trip in Greece. Editor Eleanor was impressed.
Editor Eleanor: Good, good!
Vinegar: Thank ya.
Editor Eleanor: You boys are excused. Cucumber will meet you guys because I want to talk to her alone. Okay?
Pickles: See ya, Eleanor.
Pickles & Vinegar walks out the door and waits in the main floor for Cucumber to get done talking with Editor Eleanor.
Editor Eleanor: So Cucumber, Were you rescued in a lifeboat?
Cucumber: I was along with my friend Sierra. But it wasn't so pretty there.
Editor Eleanor: Why's that? What happened?
Cucumber: Me and Sierra were bickering at each other, She accused me of failing to save Pickles & Vinegar and pointed fingers at me for everything caused by a bad storm. She said horrible things about me and I was tempted to beat her up badly.
Editor Eleanor: Oh Cucumber, I don't think violence is the answer. But on the other hand, I know why you got angry at your friend. Hormones.
Cucumber: Hormones?
Editor Eleanor: Yeah. You have hormones during your pregnancy. You are experiencing that like every woman does. Along with mood swings too.
Cucumber: Is this why I screamed at Sierra?
Editor Eleanor: I believe so.
Cucumber: But.. she was mad at me first.
Editor Eleanor: Maybe she was just scared.
Cucumber: I thought that was no excuse at first. She apologised to me but I felt like it barely made a difference.
Editor Eleanor: I'm sure you've been through a lot of conflicts over the past few years before you got pregnant.
Editor Eleanor: I have. I fought with Pickles a few times before. The 90s, I even yelled at Pickles and blamed him when we were mistakenly thrown in jail. All thanks to that old anteater who found the real suspect and let us out. We even fought in the Rockies when the jeep ran out of gas, The worst fight was in the summer of 2024. It got so bad that I didn't wanna speak to Pickles for about a month. At least he opened up and apologised to me and we made up.
Editor Eleanor: Tough love huh? Lot of people have arguments. Making up most likely solves the problems. With that being said, Running away from problems isn't the answer.
Cucumber: You're right.
Editor Eleanor: Also, Have you ever had difficulties loving loved ones? If so, how many have you lost?
Cucumber: Well, Do you know a man named Kevyn? Kevyn Sparerib?
Editor Eleanor: Kevyn Sparerib.. Hmmm.. Nope. I don't.
Cucumber: He died several months ago from a bad car accident in Tropical Bay. He was our biggest fan.. He meant so much to me and Pickles.
Editor Eleanor: Oh my.. He sure was special to you. Who else did you lose?
Cucumber: Many years ago, we lost someone we don't know much as Kevyn, He was a fox but I forgot his name. However, We lost another one. His name was Lee.
Editor Eleanor: Lee, Lee, Lee.. Hmmmm.. What does he look like?
Editor Eleanor: He was a fox with a wild expression, missing teeth, old. He was overly ecstatic and chatty whenever we see him.
Editor Eleanor: Wait a minute, This might surprise you but.. I know Lee. Leland Davenport! He was my math teacher!
Cucumber: Huh? He was?
Editor Eleanor: Yes. He was my math teacher when I was in Junior High. I even met his wife Lucy. Lucy is so sweet but, When did Lee pass away?
Cucumber: March of this year..
Editor Eleanor: From what? Did he get sick?
Cucumber: No.. He died from a gunshot.. from a golden retriever named Spencer.
Editor Eleanor: Spencer? Lemme guess, The criminal leader named Spencer Howler.
Cucumber: Yeah.. He also tried to hurt me and Pickles and kidnapped Vinegar.
Editor Eleanor: My sakes, I hope he got the taste of his medicine.
Cucumber: He did. Monty shot him.
Editor Eleanor: Good for whoever Monty is. Anyways, You're excused. Nice talking to you.
Cucumber: Nice talking to you too, Editor Eleanor.
Cucumber gets up from the chair and comes to the main floor to find Pickles & Vinegar.
Pickles: Hey baby, How was talking with Eleanor?
Cucumber: It went well.
Pickles: Anything I missed?
Cucumber: Well, When I was talking to her about Lee. She told me she knew him because he was her math teacher in junior high.
Pickles: Holy shit, Really??
Cucumber: Yeah.
Pickles: Mind blown.
Next chapter coming..
