Opening Notes:
The speech in italics are not actually English, but animal language that has been translated for the reader's and writer's convenience.
Just want to quickly put it here: Ben Plotz, both in canon and my headcanon, can understand animal language.
It was a cold but bright afternoon in the Big City, and Sheep was slowly making his way to the Happy Times bar, where X Agent was at the moment. Sheep had arranged X Agent to come over there so he can do something that he wanted to do for weeks now: Propose. During his journey, Sheep was doing his best to carry something and trying not to drop and lose them. They were some silver wedding rings with a small but real gem on them. To Sheep, these rings were important and special, and he was doing his best to protect them from any sort of danger or damage. Despite preparing himself for this, Sheep was feeling very nervous, but knew he had to do this sooner or later. "You can do it, Sheep..." He told himself, "I know you can..." On the way, he heard someone trying to get some help, and they sounded familiar. "Hello? Is there some money I could have? It's very important!" Sheep, curious by the voice, began to follow where it was coming from. He didn't know why, as he just had the urge to look. Soon, he found where the voice was coming from and was surprised to see who it was: Ben Plotz, the narrator of his stories. Sheep was very confused on why Ben was in the Big City, the last time he had saw him was in his studio, like he was separated from his own world. Feeling more curious than ever, Sheep couldn't help but call him. "Ben? Is that you?" Ben heard this and looked at Sheep, he was also surprised to see him. "Sheep? What are you doing here?" He asked. "I could ask the same thing..." Sheep replied. The narrator sighed, "You see, Sheep... 'Sheep in the Big City' had gotten cancelled years ago, and there was a sequel for it called 'City Bleats'! For some strange reason, it doesn't have the same format as its predecessor, and so the creator fired me! Luckily, I had got a new job in Nebraska... Unluckily, my employers didn't give me a flight ticket there and, since I don't have a job here, I don't have enough money to purchase one!" Sheep felt bad for Ben Plotz, "Yikes... Sorry about that..." "Sheep... I know you're a sheep... But I wondered if you could help me?" Ben requested, "Or at the very least, help each other!" Sheep thought about Ben's offer, and realized that it could be the perfect opportunity to help him propose to X Agent. "Ben, I also got a problem... You see, I want to propose to X Agent but I'm so nervous... I don't think I could do this on my own and it would be so nice if there was a voice to encourage me. I wonder if you could be that voice!" Sheep explained. Ben considered it, "Okay... What will you give me in return?" Sheep grabbed a flight ticket discount coupon out of his wool, "I'll give you this coupon! I hope you will find it more useful than I did." Ben Plotz was overjoyed by this, "This is more than useful! I'm more than happy to help you!" Sheep gave the ex-narrator the coupon, "Thanks, Ben... I already got everything prepared, including the wedding rings... Can you make sure that they stay safe? They're very important..." "I'll try." Ben agreed, "So, where is X Agent?" "I arranged him to wait for me at the Happy Times bar, our favorite place." Sheep told. "Lets go there, Sheep! We don't want to keep X Agent waiting!" Ben Plotz said as he and Sheep made their way to the bar, hoping to come up with ways to propose... But, they were not alone.
Nearby, blending in the signs and posts of the Big City, General Specific and his diabolical army had been spying on Sheep and Ben Plotz, so they can commence their plan, which was unannounced by him. "Sir?" Private Public called, "I know you're usually the one to ask this, but what is your plan to capture Sheep exactly?" "I hope it won't be stupid-ness like last time-ness-ness..." The Angry Scientist sighed. "Don't worry! The plan to capture Sheep won't be stupid!" General Specific declared, "As a matter of fact! It's plainly obvious!" "What is?" Private Public asked. "Since that X Agent is too busy at the bar, he won't be there to protect Sheep! All we need to do is grab him!" General Specific explained. "With what?" Private Public asked, still confused. "Our hands!" General Specific announced as he showed everyone his hands. The Angry Scientist facepalmed, "Are you kidding-ness me?! OUR HANDS?!" "Yes, Mad Scientist!" General Specific confirmed. "ANGRY SCIENTIST!" The Angry Scientist yelled. "That's a wonderful plan, sir!" Private Public cheered, "So simple but effective!" "YOU TOO?!" The Angry Scientist gasped, "Have you forgotten-ness to bring your brain-ness today-ness?!" "Hey! No one talks to my private like that!" General Specific scholded, "Otherwise... We won't have a ANGRY scientist any more!" Private Public blushed a little upon seeing his boss defend him, but quickly hid it and just said nothing. The Angry Scientist, on the other hand, just shook his head in disapproval. "Are we good?" General Specific asked, "Good! All we need to do now is follow them and wait for my word to capture Sheep!" The soldiers agreed and said "Yes, sir!" before everyone blended back in and followed Sheep and Ben Plotz.
On the way to the bar, Sheep explained to Ben Plotz about what happened during his absence, to try and get his mind off things. From X Agent's sudden return, Swanky's breakup, to even Farmer John's redemption. Ben Plotz was amazed by all of this, and only became more frustrated towards the person who fired him. "I swear! If I ever get my hands on that creator... I'll make him pay!" Ben Plotz ranted. "They'll pay indeed..." Sheep agreed, before looking down and continued to think of a way to confess to X Agent. Just then, they were cornered and stopped by a group of people. The sheep and the narrator were horrified to see who they were: General Specific and his Secret Military Organization. "GENERAL SPECIFIC?!" Ben Plotz gasped, "What are you doing here?" "To capture that sheep once and for all!" General Specific laughed. Sheep gulped at the words, while Ben Plotz just laughed it off. "Yeah, right!" The narrator joked, "Good luck doing that while Sheep's special, caring, stealth, ex-spy sheep will kick your ass and stop you for good!" "Ben!" Sheep bleated in panic, "X Agent's at the bar... Waiting for me... Remember?" Ben Plots gulped, "Oh... I forgot... Sorry, I'm not used to this without having a script in hand... We really should've thought of this..." "You should've!" General Specific added, "Soldiers! Get them!" Almost in an instant, General Specific's soldiers began to line up, leaving Sheep and Ben to run for their lives.
As they ran through the city to avoid the organization, while going through many roads, buildings and even pathways, Sheep and Ben Plotz were starting to get exhausted and they were getting closer to the incoming soldiers. "Ben! DO SOMETHING!" Sheep begged. "I don't know what to do, Sheep!" Ben Plotz told, "I'm a narrator! Not a crime fighter!" Sheep bleated in fear as he just continued to run. He wasn't looking where he was going and, all of a sudden, felt something or someone grab him rapidly and tightly. General Specific had caught him. Sheep was such in a state of shock and panic, he dropped the wedding rings and they freely fell in the dark drain, never to be seen again. "THE RINGS!" Sheep paniced, "OH NO, OH NO, OH NO!" "Ha ha! Got you once again, Sheep!" General Specific laughed. Sheep was doing his best to loosen the general's grip, but to no avail. Sheep sighed heavily in defeat as a tear fell down his face, not sure how to get out of this mess. Ben Plotz saw everything that had happened and was not very happy. He stormed to General Specific and began to confront him, "General Specific? Do you realize what you have done?" "Captured Sheep?" General Specific asked. "Not just that... You made him drop his rings..." Ben Plotz added. "What's so special about rings?" General Specific dismissed. "They were not ordinary rings. They were wedding rings! Sheep was going to use these rings to propose to X Agent. It was going to be such a special moment for him... Until you showed up and made him drop them... You ruined the moment, before it even happened!" Ben Plotz explained. General Specific was devastated by what he had done. He knew he was a diabolical man who hated Sheep, but ruining such a big and personal moment for him went too far and made him feel so guilty! "Oh no! What have I done?!" He yelled. "Ruined Sheep's proposal?" Ben asked. "Yes..." General Specific confirmed before he looked at the struggling sheep, "WHAT HAVE I DONE?! Sheep, I am so, SO sorry about making you drop your special wedding rings! I know I maybe a general, who wants to use you for a sheep-powered ray-gun, but I can't believe I would do something this horrible to you! I'm so sorry..." Sheep just looked away from the General, in frustration and depression. "Fuck you..." He whispered. General Specific heard this, "Yes... I deserve it, and you know what? I'm going to let you go just for this once!" He then lets go of Sheep, leaving everyone shocked. "YOU WHAT-NESS-NESS?!" The Angry Scientist gasped, "Are you literally-ness letting the sheep-ness go just for that-ness-ness?!" "Yes, Mad Scientist!" General Specific told, "I am, and none of you shall capture Sheep until I say so!" "ANGRY!" The Angry Scientist yelled, "ANGR-" "Leave it!" Private Public demanded, "General's orders..." "Come on, lets leave them be..." General Specific told as he and the rest of his army walked off, leaving Sheep and Ben Plotz on their own.
Sheep, while he felt a little thankful that General Specific had let him go (for now), was very upset about losing his rings. They were very important to him and the proposal, and now they're gone... Forever. Sheep sat down on the ground, nearby where he had dropped the rings, and began to sob a little. Ben Plotz saw the sheep breaking down and couldn't help but sit next to him, "I know I'm not the most caring person in the world... But I... Hate seeing you like this... Sure, the show I used to narrate always involved you being dragged around in life, but that was not fun in the slightest! Proposing is hard, and a lot of people have been there before. Rings are actually not what a proposal is all about, but rather to show how much people love someone and offer the opportunity to marry them." Sheep looked at the narrator, "So, you're telling me that I wasted my time buying the expensive rings?!" "No, Sheep..." Ben corrected, "It was so caring of you to try and get X Agent something special, and that what really matters: Showing how much you love X Agent and want to take the next step in your relationship with him." Sheep thought about it long and hard, "Heh... I guess you're right, Ben... " "Before you know it, you'll be proposing all your heart to X Agent!" Ben Plotz cheered, "Come on, lets get moving!" Sheep bleated in agreement as he and Ben got up and continued their way to the Happy Times bar.
Chapter Ending Notes:
As we end this chapter, I would like to give a HUGE thanks to /illucztration on Instagram for most of the ideas in this part, especially Ben Plotz appearing!