As we left Cucumber and his friends and arch-enemies, they flew away to Prison Air, hoping to be incarcerated for their crimes in the AU, during Tohru Honda's evil scheme. However, a mysterious man has stopped the plane, crashing into the water, near a remote island, far away. Now, everyone is stranded, except for Lightning, who was kidnapped mysteriously.
Meanwhile, Pinky & The Brain were plotting a plan to take over the world, by obtaining a flower that its pollen can subdue the most dangerous guard. But for now, they'll have to wait, until then, after being caught by Setsuna. Will Pinky & Brain take over the world? What do you think? And how will Cucumber save the day?


Cucumber and Mike were by the shore, as everyone else was building a sand castle. He called to them, "All right, everybody, listen up!"

They ignored him, as he whined, "Aw, come on, you guys! The chapter's starting!"

Setsuna started to build the roof of a castle tower, but Angelica slapped her hand. She barked, "No, no, no! You're ruining it!"

Mike called, "Cucumber said "Listen up!"."

Everyone, except for Prussia, who was still shaken, turned to Cucumber, as he made his orders.

"Alright, guys, listen up. We're going to split into two teams. Mayura, you, Seina, & Dakota-Zoid will try to fix the plane. Mike and I will take Matt, Ayame, and Angelica and look for clues on finding out who… or what took Lightning."

Angelica objected, "Wait a minute! How come he gets to be in charge?"

Mike responded, "Because it's his fan fic."

She demanded, "Oh, yeah? Well, I'm taking over this mission, since he's director and writer. Everyone will listen to me, so there."

Mike then scolded, "You want a time-out?"

Angelica pouted, "… … …No, sir…"

Cucumber hollered, as he saluted, "ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE 'EM OUT!"

They all separated, as Osaka approached Cucumber. She asked him, "Uh, Mister Cucumber, what should I do?"

Cucumber said, "Gee, I forgot about you. Normally, I'd order you to scare Prussia, but he's too stiff. OH! I know! Scare Setsuna!"

Osaka giggled, as she pranced off, "Marvelous."

Setsuna shrieked, as she was screaming in fear. Osaka's scaring had started. As for Cucumber, he, Mike, Angelica, Ayame, and Matt walked together, in the dense forest. As they trotted on, the man in the control room, along with Sprinkles, giggled evilly. He said, "Oh, goody… I needed a six-pack or so. And NO women, too. I needed a little fun. What do you say, Sprinkles?"

Sprinkles purred, as the man petted her.

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Meanwhile, Pinky & Brain slinked off, as Setsuna was being scared by Osaka's sea cucumber attack. Setsuna continued to shriek, as the lab mice left them.

"Setsuna is distracted. Now's our chance, Pinky. The very weird girl with some sort of problem has her preoccupied, while we go find what we are looking for… only to take over the world!" The Brain said.

Pinky replied, "But, Brain… The Vigoroth Flower isn't here in this uncharted island!"

Brain retorted, "It's the Slakius Vigorous. And fear not, Pinky. While our invention, the remote-controlled girl, and the toxic mutant are busy fixing the plane, while into feminine pursuits, in an act of trivial conversations, we shall find the flora and fauna in this forest, which will give us enough time to find the flower or suitable substitute, before the plane is fixed up. Pinky, if my calculations are correct, there is a patch of wild flowers, located due northeast."

Pinky cheered, "Brilliant, Brain! Then, we can create a bridal bouquet for Seina! Narf!"

Brain huffed, "Seina is immune to pollen. And in her age and designs… and her knock-out curves, I don't think she'll marry someone, while she is with Mayura."

Pinky said, "Oh, okay. Then give Mayura the bouquet!"

Brain bonks his head.

BONK!
"Stop talking, Pinky, or I shall have to hurt you. Now come! Destiny awaits us!"

They continued to walk to the flowers, as two mysterious shadows loomed over the lab mice.

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Meanwhile, Cucumber was following some huge ape-like footprints, on the ground. He started to walk around, following the trail.

"By following these footprints, we could be able to locate either Lightning, or someone who kidnapped him, or a mysterious gorilla."

Angelica then jeered, sarcastically, "Oh, whoopee. Cucumber makes a stunning hippo-stesis. Uh, duh~! I could've thought of that."

Cucumber sighed, "Well, isn't that the one thing about missing people or things?"

Angelica barked, "And I suppose you'll lead us to a 24/7 Service Station that is worth currency and a pickle!"

Ayame walked past him, as he said, "I'll look over there."

Matt called to him, "WAIT! You're going to get lost!"

He followed Ayame, as Cucumber continued to argue with Angelica, "Look, it's an obvious matter, when it comes to searching for mysterious people. That, or possibly the missing people. What can YOU say?"

Angelica snobbishly hazed, "What can I say? Cheesy Pete's! You sound like Miz-K! And yet he can't even do a good job than you. But he's a vigil-anty, while you're a stuperhero."

Cucumber screamed at her, "OKAY! THAT'S IT!"

Mike scolded her and said, "One more word, and you're grounded."

Angelica huffed, "Says who?"

"Says me, you bratty pigtailed kid."

"Ooh… I'm so scared."

But then, Ayame & Matt's screams were made. Cucumber cried, "Oh, crap!"

They ran off, heading to where the screams were. They entered a small area in the forest and found Ayame's scarf and Matt's guitar pick. Cucumber thought, "Just like Lightning…"

Angelica sighed, "You and your arguing… I knew this would happen, with you, in charge."

Mike said to the 4th wall, "See, kids? This is what happens when you don't use The Buddy System."

He explained, "The Buddy System has gone on to safeguard the lives of millions, across the world. Just grab the hand of the person, next to you. It's the smart and most enjoyable way to watch out for others, while they watch out for you. So…"

Mike, Cucumber, and Angelica held hands, as they said, "Buddy up for safety!"

~Learning and Growing~

They walked together, hand-to-hand, looking for the missing villains.

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Meanwhile, by the plane, Osaka continued to pester and scare Setsuna.

She hollered, as she was running off, "NOOOO! OH, LEAVE ME ALONE! NO! OH, HELP! HELP! HELLLLLLLLP! AAAAAAAAH! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! OHHHHHHH-HO-HO-HO!"

As Osaka continued to scare her, Seina and Mayura were fixing the engine to the plane, as Dakota-zoid was giving them the tools.

Mayura asked her, "So, you and Sam dated?"

Dakota-Zoid sobbed, "Sam dead. Sam was I's lover, before bad girl Tohru killed him and countless others."

Seina responded, "Perhaps you could tell us what he was like, before his immediate death."

Dakota-Zoid said, "Well, he good, and funny, and he play video games. Sam called me awesome and hot, as me was like video game character."

Mayura said, "Uh-huh. Go figure."

Dakota asked, "How about you? You and Cucumber Man dating?"

Mayura said, "No, not really. You could say that he and I are business partners… by force."

Seina asked, "Yeah, one thing, Mayura. Why do you hang with him? He is so… stupid."

Mayura smiled, "Oh, that's the way he acts, during fan fics and cartoons. When the cameras are turn off, he's a very intelligent person, acting normal. Besides, he speaks classy, with a bit of a Jerry Lewis tone."

Seina said, "Nutty Professor?"

"I said Jerry Lewis, not Eddie Murphy."

"But Jerry Lewis was in-."

"Never saw it."

Dakota said, "Oh, you girls are funny. I not had many dates, before I met Sam."

Mayura said, "Oh, I don't believe that."

Dakota replied, "No, it true. I had problems with my skin, back in days of dating."

Seina beeped, "Skin shedding. You are in the verge of skin shedding, in your age, Dakota-Zoid."

Mayura replied, "Ew. And I thought it was pimples."

Dakota-Zoid replied, "No. I no longer have blackheads."

"Immunized?" Mayura asked.

Dakota-Zoid replied, "No… Toxic-ified."

Seina and Mayura gagged, "Ew…"

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Meanwhile, Pinky and The Brain were in a bed of flowers, as Brain located the Slakius Vigorous.

"YEEEES!" He held up a huge red and brown flower and said, "Behold the flower that will make us take over the Alternate Worlds – The Slakius Vigorous!"

Pinky cheered, "EGADS, Brain! Brilliant find! Uh, oh, wait. No. Does this Slackers Vigor Plant Thingy have white petals?"

Brain replied, as he looked at the flower, as it had no white petals, "Hmm… It appears, during photosynthesis, the flower had shaded its natural color. But no fret, Pinky. We shall return to Seina and Setsuna, as we shall stay on the plane, before Cucumber and his friends return. From there, we're going to Prison Island… and RULE THE ALTERNATE WORLDS!"

He asked Pinky, "Any questions, Pinky?"

Pinky shivered, "J-J-J-Just one… Suppose they take over the world, before us?"

He pointed at three ape-like tangerine men, with heads of an orange, and tangerine yellow fur. They were ripped and have 6-packs.

"All of a sudden, it feels like we're in for a misadventure, just like Yukino & Haruka."

"I was just saying that, Brain. Zort!"

Brain shrieked, "RUN, PINKY!"

The mice ran off, as the tangerine men huffed after them.

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"Look, Angelica!" Cucumber yelled at Angelica, "I told you to hold on to Mike! That's the whole point of The Buddy System!"

Angelica moaned, "Ew, please! His hand was all sweaty and warm."

Mike was missing, while the lab mice were running from the beasts.

He barked, "Well, we're not going anywhere, until we find my brother. I'm going to backtrack a little. You stay here."

He left to the opposite direction, as Angelica huffed, "I hate this fan fic… At least, I get more lines, since Season 5, which was my debut appearance."

But then, Cucumber was screaming for help, as Angelica gasped, "Oh, no!"

She halted and said, "I mean, YES! I loved to hear his pleas for help… So Angelica-like."

She ran to Cucumber, who was sinking in quicksand. He called, "Hey, Angelica! Gimme a hand! Pull me out of the quicksand. HURRY!"

Angelica reached for him, but then had second thoughts. She thought, "This is good. I can let him sink to his death, and I can take over his fan fic. But then, without a rival, I have no competition. But do I want that pressure?"

He cried out, "Hey, Angelica! Hurry up, will you?"

He sank to the bottom of the quicksand, but was pulled up by a huge tangerine man. Cucumber sighed, as he was panting for air. He said, "Thanks, Angelica."

She said, "Uh, Cucumber…"

She and Mike were being held hostage by the tangerine men, as Cucumber gasped. The man, dressed in a red and white striped suit said, as he summoned to his tangerine man, "Come, Fudgy. Bring him to me."

The monster dragged Cucumber to him, as he looked at him, with his black hair, brown eyes, and beard. He said, "Who are you? And what have you done to the others?"

The man said, "They'll be time for questions, in the next chapter…"

Cucumber smirked, "No, it won't. The story ends in the next chapter. It's three acts long."

The man yelled, "WELL! IF YOU HADN'T WASTED TIME ON THE PLANE, I-!"

He calmed down and said, "I mean, sorry. Well, you'll all be my guests for dinner, and with it, I'll explain my plan to you. I trust you're hungry. I made a casserole."

He called out, "Akbar! Fudgy! Bingo! TO THE HOUSE! Schnell!"

The tangerine men carried them away, heading to the man's mansion.

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That night, in the huge mansion, the man was treating them to dinner, as the Tangerine Men served the casserole and fruit juice to his guests.

He was sitting in the middle, in a huge chair, and said, "Forgive my sudden introductions, on which I don't mean to be rude. I am Waldo Wystico; or Weird Wally, for short. But I am not weird, as you say. My methods are very convincing. And I tend to be careful, when people spy on my work."

Angelica gasped, as the Tangerine Man gave her juice. Waldo said, "Come now, there's nothing to fear, Miss Pickles. I assure you that the Tanger-Men are perfectly harmless… unless I say otherwise."

Mike asked, "Tanger-Men?"

Waldo said, "Yes. You've heard of the Melonmen, right? By combining the orangutans, indigenous to this island, mixed with Vitamin C-based fruit and flora, with human, I am able to create a new species of primates… More powerful than any man on Earth!"

He took a bite and added, "They said I was crazy. They even called me MAD! INSANE! WENDELL! It's Wally, by the way!"

He jumped on the table and yelled, "They barred me from the universities, until they made me have NO CHOICE, but to be here and conduct my research!"

He continued, "WELL! WHO'S CRAZY NOW? HMM? WHO IS MAD NOW?"

He jumped back to his chair and said to Cucumber, "Try the casserole, Cucumber… before it gets cold."

Cucumber nods, but does a cuckoo hand gesture to the 4th wall, saying Waldo is crazy.

He barked at him, "I SAW THAT! You think I am crazy, do you?"

"What, me?"

"YES, YOU! You think I have a clock in my head, don't you?"

Mike, Cucumber, and Angelica jeered, "OOOOOOOOH~!"

Cucumber asked Waldo, "What have you done with Matt, Lightning, and Ayame?"

Waldo said, "Have patience, my friend. Even you cannot write your way out of this one. You'll be joining them, soon enough!"

He cackled evilly and demonically, but calmed down and said, "Sorry. I just thought of something funny."

He stood up and held up his glass, "Gentlemen, and lady, a toast to my life's work!"

Cucumber couldn't touch the glass, but the Tanger-Men held their shoulders. Waldo shouted, "DRINK!"

They drank the fruit juice, as Waldo said, "Do not worry, my friends. It's not alcoholic. This place is known for Vitamins A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. But it's very delicious. You can barely taste the drug… at all."

He snorted, as the three guests spit out the juice, in a spit-take. Cucumber felt woozy. He then moaned, "Aw, man… Why did I gave up on craisins?"

He fell onto the table, out cold, likewise Angelica. Mike, however, was still woozy, but did not fall. Waldo said to him, "Do not be rude, Officer Holowitz. It's okay. You can pass out, right now."

He fell, too, as the Tanger-men approached the men. He clapped, as he announced, "Prepare the operating room! It's time… TO PLAY!"


To be continued…