Dark clouds began to loom in the sky. Rick, Mike, and April stood in front of Joe, who had just exited his truck. "Seeds? What do you need seeds for?" asked Joe.
"We're performing an experiment," replied Rick, "Do you have any seeds or not?"
"Well… no."
"You don't have anything we can put in the ground and make more of?".
"Well, I have some green beans, but someone special ordered them."
"Who?"
"That anteater lady who lives here."
"This is very important, I'll pay you 500 bells for them."
"500? OK," answered Joe as he handed Rick a burlap sack full of green beans.
"Come on, let's go bury them!" commanded Rick as he lead Mike and April away from Joe's pickup truck.
"I don't think that was right," said April "Those were Annie's green beans…"
"She'll be fine," replied Mike.
Back at the pickup truck, a figure came into view from the distance. It was Annie. "Hello, Joe," she said as she came to a halt, "You got those green beans I wanted? I haven't eaten in two days."
"Yeah, uh… I um… I lost them," replied Joe.
"I'm so hungry…" said Annie as she turned around and walked home.
Rick took his shovel in hand and dug a several holes in the fertile area. April and Mike began dispersing the beans in the holes. After they had used them all up, Rick filled in the holes. "How long do beans take to grow?" asked April.
"Not long," replied Mike, "They should sprout in a few days at most."
"Awesome," said Rick.
Thunder crashed in the distance. Rain began to pelt down on Ghettown. "Let's go to my house," suggested Rick, wanting to get out of the rain.
"Alright," replied Mike as he followed Rick home.
April followed without words.
Harriet was sitting on the couch while listening to jazz music. Suddenly, the door opened as Rick, Mike, and April entered. "Hello," said Harriet.
"Hey," replied Rick as he sat down next to Harriet.
April sat in the fold-up chair while Mike preferred to stand.
"Get anything done today?" asked Harriet.
"We planted some beans," replied Rick, "If our plan worked, we'll know before the week is up."
"When you planted them, did you consider what season it was? Jingle will be arriving soon."
"It's still pretty warm out."
"Not really. It's sixty degrees Fahrenheit."
"That's warm enough. Beans grow very quickly. If we could get them to at least sprout, we will have proven plants to still be able to grow."
"I hope you're right, Rick. Because if you're not, we're screwed."
April spoke up, "Hey, Rick?"
"Yeah?" asked Rick.
"If this does work and you go home, will you promise me you'll come back and visit?"
"You have my word."
"Don't expect Ghettown to be the same when you get back," interrupted Mike.
"What do you mean?" replied Rick.
"The river's clean now. And if plants start growing again, this town will be appealing again. People will move in. The town will get more money. Money we can use to rebuild."
Rick had heard this said numerous times. But now he was really beginning to think about what it meant. He may have just revived Ghettown. However, his primary objective was still to return home.