It was springtime when young Nigel Asparagus (son of wealthy London socialites Montgomery and Rose Aspragus) met young Lucretia Wellington (daughter of Colonel Heathcliffe and Alexandria Wellington, an asparagus couple with an extensive military background) when he was but a young vegetable at a gala his family was hosting sometime in 1950's England.

Colonel Wellington (often nicknamed "Beef"), having been a war hero during the Blitz, decided he was becoming an old asparagus, and that he, along with Montgomery, would play matchmaker for their respective kids—in order for a possible heir to their respective fortunes.

Both Nigel and Lucretia seriously hit it off, mostly because of their parents' status but also because they shared a real, kind, loving bond.

That bond would soon be strengthened by their wedding in the late 50's.

In 1962 was when their son, Archibald Richard Leslie Willoughby Asparagus was born. In order to accommodate their new lifestyle and parenthood, Nigel and Lucretia moved from London out to a very elegant countryside home in Stratford-Upon-Avon (Lucretia greatly favoured Shakespeare).

Archibald was a very inquisitive little boy, and loved learning as well as reading—so much so that he became greatly intelligent at the age of six!

But, eventually, young Archibald grew quite lonely, and so his parents decided to pack up to move to the most unthinkable place…

"Why're we moving to America, Mummy?" Archibald asked Lucretia on the plane.

"Oh, for a better life, dearest." Lucretia replied.

"Why's that?" Archibald replied. "We're already rich."

"Archibald, son." Nigel spoke. "Being rich is one thing, but having friends is more priceless than any gold or diamond in the world."

"Whatever does that mean, daddy?" Archibald asked.

"Oh, my boy, you shall soon find out." Nigel replied.

And Archibald did find out. When they moved to America, Archibald's parents placed him into a Vacation Bible School, and then the first grade, and it was there where he met Bob, Larry, and the rest of the vegetables he would know until his adult years.

But there was only one vegetable he'd want to be with for the rest of his life...and meeting her would come a little later.