Episode 52: Special Delivery

One day in Porkrind's Emporium, Porkrind is polishing some items from the shelf. Just then, the door opens and the mysterious man enters the shop. The man sneaks up to Porkrind from behind.

Just then, Porkrind says, "You know, you could enter the store like a normal customer, Jerry."

Then in a mysterious tone, Jerry says, "Say, Porkrind, I got a client, needs a special delivery to the Fly Trap. You know, Ribby and Croaks's joint? It's for Ribby. It's gotta be delivered by sundown." and let out a mysterious cackle.

Porkrind turns around and says, "All right. Put it on the counter next to the sack of money."

Jerry looks around and says, "I don't see no sack of money."

"Then I don't see no delivery by sundown," Porkrind says with his arms crossed

"Oh. Right," Jerry replies.

He reaches into his jacket and puts the sack of money on the counter.

He takes out the package and says, "This package is courtesy of-"

But Porkrind says, "Deh-deh-deh-deh. I don't care who it's courtesy of."

"Inside this box is-" Jerry tries to explain and points to the box.

Again Porkrind interrupts, "Deh-deh-deh-deh. Don't care what's in the box."

"Ain't you curious why it's tickin'?" Jerry questions, and the box lets out ticking sounds.

"No," Porkrind answers, "The less I know, the better."

"But don't you wanna know?" Jerry asks.

Porkrind angrily questions, "What has to happen for you to shut your trap?"

Suddenly a baseball crashes through Porkrind's window and hits Jerry right in the eye. Then he falls on the counter, dropping the box on it. Then Jerry slides off the counter and is unconscious as he hits the ground. Porkrind picks up the baseball and gives it a suspicious look. Then turns to the broken window.

Outside of the wagon and coming out of the bushes are Cuphead, Mugman, Red Rose, and Ms. Chalice.

Amazed, Cuphead says, "Wow, Chalice! That was some hit."

"Guess I don't know my own strength," Chalice says.

"You boneheads do realize that was our only baseball?" Mugman says.

"And that the ball smashed right through Porkrind's window," Red Rose says.

"Relax, guys. I'll just sneak in there and grab the ball. The pig won't even know what hit him," Chalice says.

Suddenly, they hear Porkrind's clearing his throat and look in shock to see Porkrind is looking through the broken window, holding their baseball.

"The pig knows," Porkrind says.

The four friends nervously gulps in reply.

The door opens to Porkrind's shop, and Cuphead, Mugman, Red Rose, and Ms. Chalice sticks their heads inside with nervous expressions to see Porkrind have their baseball.

Porkrind tosses the ball up and down and says, "Windows ain't free to break."

Then the four approach the counter.

He presents the ball and says, "You want the ball? You gotta work off the debt."

He then passes a package to Red Rose and says, "Deliver this before sunset to Ribby, over by the Flytrap."

That makes the four friends make frightened expressions, especially for Cuphead, Mugman, and Red Rose.

"We can't go to the Flytrap!" Cuphead panics.

Then Mugman screams in fear, "Ribby and Croaks wanna kill us!"

Porkrind remains silent with a frown, and says, "I know how they feel."

"Don't worry, I got just the thing," Porkrind says, and reaches down under the counter.

Then brings out a lost and found box. He then dumped a bunch of old clothes and other items. Some clothes fall on Cuphead.

"Ooh disguises!" Cuphead says, excited.

Then Porkrind says, "You, you're Peter. Peter the uh, delivery boy."

Cuphead puts on the green cap, black jacket and gray shirt.

"That's it? I'm just a delivery boy?" Cuphead questions.

He then grabs a pencil and says, "Uh, you're Patch-Eyed Pete."

Then draws an eye patch over his right eye, "Secret assassin."

This makes Cuphead excited, "Wow! You hear that, Mugsy? I'm a secret assassin."

Eagerly, Mugman asks, "Hey Porkrind. Porkrind. Hey, hey, Porkrind. Who am I gonna be, Porkrind? Porkrind? Hey, hey. Who am I gonna be? Porkrind…"

Porkrind turns to Chalice and says, "And you, you're Biff Macintosh, a handyman," And gives her a costume as well: A blue hat, a mustache, and a tool belt.

"And?" Chalice questions.

Porkrind sighs and says, "And you're also a secret assassin."

"Now you're talkin!" Chalice says, excited.

Then Porkrind turns to Red Rose, "As for you. You're uh, Scarlett Starlight. The Young Singer."

"Cool, but just before you ask, I don't plan on being called an assassin," Red Rose says.

"Fair enough," Porkrind says, and hands Red Rose her costume.

Red Rose's costume is 1920's glittering and elegant dark scarlet red cocktail dress with a little black trims on the bottom, pearl necklaces with matching earrings, two silver, black high heel shoes, There is also a dark scarlet red headband with a red rose, and a black feather on it.

Mugman walks over in sadness, "Aw, I wanna be someone."

Then turns to Porkrind and begins to beg, "Come on, Porkrind. Who am I, Porkrind? Jeez, Porkrind. Will you tell me who I am? Please, Porkrind. Tell me who I am!"

Porkrind becomes irritated and it's like he's going to explode.

He then calmly says, "You are Tallulah Piccolo."

"Oh boy!" Mugman happily says.

He then asks, "Am I… Am I also a secret assassin?"

However, Porkrind answers, "No." and brings out the costume, "You're a washed-up dancer!" And drops the costume on Mugman.

Mugman frowns in reply.

Cuphead looks and asks, "Hey, where's Red Rose?"

"In here!" Red Rose says, calling from the small changing area close by.

Soon, Red Rose walks out wearing his disguise. Cuphead gasps in surprise to see how sparkly and pretty Red Rose is wearing the dress and pearls and shoes. Mugman and Chalice are amazed. Cuphead is awestruck that hearts appear in his eyes.

"Wow Red Rose, you're pretty as a rose," Chalice says.

"Thanks," Red Rose says.

Then turns to Cuhead, "What do you think, Cuphead?"

Lovectruck, Cuphead says, "Whatever you want, Red Rose."

Chalice chuckles, "I think our Cuphead is lovestruck again for Red Rose, or should say Scarlett Starlight."

Then Porkrind says, "All right. Be back by closing time, or I'm selling the ball." He tosses Red Rose the box and he shouts, "Now get out!"

The four friends panic and run out of the wagon, and make their way to the Fly Trap.

Porkrind walks out and shouts, "And no peekin' in the package!"

When the four friends are far enough, they come to a stop.

Then Chalice asks, "Hey, wanna peek in the package?"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!" The boys eagerly say.

"Didn't Porkrind just say to not peek in the package?" Red Rose questions.

"What he doesn't know won't hurt him," Chalice replies.

And with that, Cuphead, Mugman, and Chalice open the package anyway. They all gasp in excitement to open the box, but are disappointed, "Huh?"

What's in the box is a pair of sparkling red shoes.

"It's just a pair of sparkly shoes. What a letdown," Cuphead says and takes them out of the box.

Chalice however, is mesmerized by them, "Ooh, sparkly."

"Hey, Mugsy, Chalice is all hypnotized by these dumb shoes," Cuphead says.

However, Mugman is feeling the same as Chalice, "Sparkly."

Chalice and Mugman are about to grab them, but Red Rose grabs the box and the shows and places the shows in the box.

"Hold on guys! These are for Ribby, remember?" Red Rose says.

But Chalice says, "Yeah, right. Like he could ever fit into 'em."

Then Mugman argues, "Oh, like you would with those clodhoppers of yours."

"Clodhoppers?" Chalice exclaims.

Offended, Chalice angrily says," Why, you-"

But Cuphead stops the two from arguing, "Hey, hey, hey! We got a job to do. Now let's go."

"I agree. Let's go get these shoes to Ribby, pronto," Red Rose says.

Then the two walk together to deliver the shows as Mugman and Chalice glare at each other.

Meanwhile, back at Porkrind's Emporium, Jerry soon wakes up from his unconsciousness as Porkrind does one of his puzzles from the comic magazine. Jerry lets out a groan as he rubs his head.

"Well, well. Look at that. Sleeping Beauty decided to wake up," Porkrind says.

Dazed and groaning, Jerry says, Sundown. Exploding shoes. The delivery."

"Delivery's taken care of," Porkrind says.

Jerry shakes his head to gain his focus and sighs in relief, "Oh. Phew. In that case, I bid you a fond adieu."

Then Jerry begins to take his leave with a snicker.

But something Jerry says catches Porkrind's attention and asks, "Wait. Did you say 'exploding shoes'?"

"Yeah, in the box. Sparkly dancin' shoes. At sundown, they go…" Jerry says, and then shows, "...kaboom!" and let out a cackle.

Then Jerry says, "Well, see you later." and takes his leave.

Hearing the details, Porkrind replies, "Hm…" and begins to think, "Box goes kaboom at sundown. Those four are holding said box. Box goes kaboom, they go kaboom."

Then Porkrind shrugs his shoulders and says, "Eh... not my problem."

Meanwhile, at the Flytrap, the foghorn blows as Ribby and Croaks stand at front to escort people in.

Ribby says, "Come on in, folks. Two-for-one appetizers all afternoon!"

"Yeah!" Croaks replies.

"Stay for dinner and get a free complimentary-type dessert!" Ribby says.

"What he said," Croaks replies.

Soon enough, the four friends take a peek behind the trees to see the Flytrap.

Cuphead points out, "Ribby and Croaks!"

"Okay, let's keep this simple. Biff will go up first and distract Croaks, then Peter and Scarlett give the box to Ribby. Bingo bongo, delivery done." Chalice says.

"Or…" Mugman says, He then takes the shoes and says, "We keep the shoes, and Tallulah uses them to dance her way back to the top!"

"Uh, yeah," Cuphead says.

He then takes the box and says, "We're gonna stick with the plan and get our baseball back."

Soon, Cuphead, Chalice, and Red Rose leave to follow the plan.

Then Mugman asks, "But what about Tallulah?"

"I guess stay here and be washed up?" Cuphead sheepishly says.

"How about Tallulah goes with us and keeps an eye out for Croaks in case he notices," Red Rose says.

"That works too," Cuphead replies

Mugman glares at Cuphead and says, "We'll see who's washed up,"

Meanwhile, Porkrind is still working on his crossword puzzle.

Then Jerry's voice echoes in his mind, "At sundown, they go kaboom!"

Porkrind almost starts to feel bad, but he grunts and turns on the radio.

The Radio announcer says, "Coming down the track is Baby Go Boom! Followed by Flaming Limbs! And in third is Blown to Bits! Behind him is Horribly Disfigured! Charred Carcass is pulling up the rear!" And Porkrind turns off the Radio and causes him to feel more guilty.

Meanwhile, back at the Fly Trap, the group begins to set the plan.

Chalice walks over and says, "Well, well, well. You two must be the owners of this fine establishment. The name's Biff Macintosh, handyman." Then twirls the screwdriver, "I'm here to fix the jukebox. It's a very expensive repair, but it's on the house for anyone named, uh, Croaks." and sheepishly smiles.

The two brothers look at each other with suspicious looks.

But Croaks happily says, "Hey, I'm Croaks!" Right this way." and escorts Chalice right inside.

Confused, Ribby says, "Huh? I didn't even know we had a jukebox."

Meanwhile, Cuphead and Red Rose see the first part of the plan works.

"Good job, Biff. Now Peter, Scarlett, and Tallulah, just have to deliver the package to Ribby," Cuphead says.

However, Red Rose says, "Uh Cuphead, where's the box."

Cuphead looks at his hand to notice that it's gone, "Hey, where'd it go?"

Suddenly, they hear Mugman laughing and turn to see him running with the box.

Mugman continues laughing as he says, "These sweet babies are Tallulah's ticket back to the top!"

But then Mugman trips on his feet, "Whoo!" and drops the box.

The box ends up rolling to Ribby, and demands, "Hey! Who's the wise guy throwing trash around? I'm trying to run a high-class establishment here!"

Just then, Mugman walks over as he clears his throat and says in a Southern accent, "Hi. I'm Tallulah."

"So?" Ribby questions.

"I am a dancer, and I am-" Mugman says.

But Ribby interrupts, "Let me stop you right there. We aren't taking any auditions. My brother and I handle all the entertainment here on this boat. Capisce?"

"Oh," Mugman replies, a little disappointed

Then asks, "Uh, well, in that case, could I have my box back, then?"

"Sure. Whatever," Ribby replies.

Mugman giggles and about to take it.

But Cuphead cries out, "No, no, no, no!"

Cuphead and Red Rose quickly grab Mugman.

Cuphead then presents the box and says, "This is for you, Ribby. It's a present."

"A present?" Ribby questions and takes the present in excitement, "Wow! I never get presents."

"Me neither," Mugman says in a girlish voice.

He then rushes to Ribby, grabs the present and runs off cackling.

Ribby cries out, "Hey! My present!" and runs after Mugman

Cuphead angrily says, "Ah! Tallulah!" and runs after them.

"Come back here!" Red Rose calls out.

Soon enough, Chalice looks out the window to check on Red Rose and the boys.

"Psst. Fellas, make it snappy," Chalice says as she snaps her fingers, "Croaks is about to realize they ain't got a jukebox."

And soon, they see Cuphead chasing Mugman who has the box.

Ribby chases after them as he cries out, "Hey! That's mine!"

Chalice facepalms their foreheads.

Then Chalice says, "Ugh! Ding-dongs! The plan was working!"

Red Rose stops and says, "It was until Mugman stole the box."

"Come on, we gotta go after him!" Chalice says.

Soon, Chalice and Red Rose join Mugman on the chase.

Mugman screams with a big grin, "They're mine! All mine!"

"Give me that box!" Chalice screams as she pounces on Mugman.

That causes the box to fly into the air and fall towards the ground.

Soon, Cuphead, Mugman, and Chalice try to catch the box as each of them.

Cuphead screams, "I got it, I got it, I got it!"

Then Chalice, "I got it, I got it, I got it!"

"I got it, I got it, I got it!" Mugman adds.

Then all three shout, "I got it, I got it-" and they bump into each other, "Oh!"

Soon, the box lands in Red Rose's hands.

Red Rose sheepishly turns to Ribby, "Uh, special delivery."

Ribby then takes the box. "Why thank you, kind Miss."

Taking the box, Ribby opens it to reveal sparkling red shoes.

"Ooh, sparkly," Ribby says, impressed.

Suddenly, Ribby notices the ticking sound from the shoes, "Wait. Why's it tickin'?"

"Tickin?" Red Rose says, confused.

Suddenly, Croaks walks over as he shouts, "Hey, we ain't even got no jukebox."

Then he notices Ribby holding the shoes, "Ooh, I see you got the exploding shoes I sent ya."

Ribby frowns in to hear that and Red Rose is confused.

Croaks tries to make an excuse, "I mean, uh... Nothin'."

"Why would you send me exploding shoes?" Ribby demands.

Then Croaks answers, "'Cause youse tried to bury me alive that time, remember?"

Ribby chuckles and says, "Always tryin' to bump each other off. When did this become our thing, huh?"

"Come here, you," Croaks says.

Then the two pull each other to a hug and say, "Aw."

"Aw," The four friends happily reply.

"Well, you can call that mission accomplished," Red Rose says.

"Yeah. Mission accomplished," Mugman replies.

However, Ribby says, "Not quite. Delivery not accepted." and presents the present back to them.

Cuphead takes the box.

"Now what are we supposed to do?" Chalice asks.

"I don't know. I guess we take it back to Porkrind," Cuphead says.

"Then I guess we're not gettin' our ball back," Mugman sadly says.

"Maybe, but he might have an idea on what to do with these shoes," Red Rose says.

Back in his Wagon, Porkrind has been waiting, but soon unable to wait any longer. He lets out a groan and screams as he jumps over the counter and rushes to the door. He's about to run out, but is stopped but the four friends had looks on their faces.

All four sadly say, "Hi, Porkrind."

"Give me that!" Prinkrind angrily says and takes the box.

He then gives them the ball and angrily says, "Take this and…" And shouts, "...get out of here!"

All four gasp happily and say, "Gee, thanks, Porkrind!"

But Porkrind angrily screams, "I said git!"

The four friends scream and panic as they run off.

Once they're gone, Porkrind closes the door and has the box in his hand.

He sighs in relief, "That was a close one."

Suddenly, the shoes begin ticking and soon begin ringing like a bell.

"Uh-oh," Porkrind says, fearing the worst to come.

And BOOM!

The shoes explode, destroying Porkrind's wagon. All the walls fall over revealing Porkrind has been burned.

After the shock, Porkrind says in a monotone voice, "I hate those cups." and with a frown on his face.

3 Seconds Ago:

In the Underworld, the Devil is flossing his teeth, but suddenly hears an explosion. The Devil looks up to hear the explosion, and yelps, "Oh!" as the debris falls to the ground.

"What is going on up there?" The Devil exclaims.

The Devil brings out his periscope as the spotting scope pops from the ground. The Devil looks around to see the Porkrind's destroyed wagon and Porkrind burned as well.

Porkrind says, "I hate those cups."

"Cups?" The Devil questions.

The Devil turns the periscope and soon spots Cuphead, Mugman, Red Rose, and Ms. Chalice walking down the path as Cuphead tosses the ball in the air.

Chalice happily says, "All's well that ends well, eh, fellas?"

"You said it," Cuphead says.

"And how!" Mugman says.

Red Rose giggles and says, "I couldn't agree more."

"Well, well, well," The Devil says, sounding surprised.

Then the periscope zooms on to Chalice, "Hello again, Ms. Chalice."

"Friends with those three, are we? This will come in very useful indeed," The Devil adds showing an evil smirk and becomes cackling and loudly.