Cucumber Quest (Vol. 2 Webcomic)

By Gigi D.G.

Getting straight into it, I hadn't paid close attention to where the cut off point was between vols, which makes the flow of story a bit easier between my posts, so here it continues! To pg. 407 on Webcomic. When they land sorta kinda nearby the kingdom, they're interrupted by a minion of the Oracle with news for them, it also outing the fact of the Nightmare Knight having been released 100 times over the course of blabla amount of years, Cuco not pleased. Princess Nautilus was quite hopeful to discovering a true way to finish the Nightmare Knight off, Chardonnay, the servant having to go after this.

Meanwhile, Carrot wakes up by Crabbro and he's told where they'd been last, he locating Almond and talking big, but unfortunately unable to back it up. Then, back with Cuco, Saturday pops up as Cuco is complaining about how difficult finding her is, this being in wish formation, because this is the logic they use in order to explain her poofing out of nowhere, she not happy with poofing, either, but giving up the sword when asked, since the one she had was a fake, it not coming out from it's sheath. They deduce it is the real sword, though and once Saturday realizes they can't send her back, she's firing at them when she gets smashed into by a UFO, a man walking out and marveling at the place needing saving. He gets directions to Caketown Castle and biffs off again, Cuco and the princess continuing on to her kingdom.

Meanwhile, Almond's plan fails, Peridot showing up and relishing Almond's fate, having the squid take action, since she couldn't, but this fails, and she cries aaall the way home, Almond agreeing to come up with a better plan when Carrot mentions it. Cuco and Nautilus see the damage the squid had done to her city and castle, the 2 going in and updating the King of their progress whilst he also revealed how Nautilus' mama was currently captured, and whilst the future wasn't bright, they needed to remain hopeful they'd discover a way to end the nightmare (Knight) once and for all. They learn why the sword remained in its scabbard, and would now have to get the siggys of all the princesses in the other 5 kingdoms, Nautilus signing since she was there. The king then gives Cuco a magical trinket since he didn't know how to use a sword, and reveals a spell inside capsules, their uses quite specific, puzzling Cuco, esp. when he ends up with the same pointless spell, and when Nautilus tries, gets another quite pointless spell, which only allowed her to order pizza anywhere when no one else desired them...

After this they continue on their way, upon coming to a dead end beneath the castle's stone path, Nautilus sending her Liquus to see if they can get through underwater, the 2 being greeted by Crabbro when he'd left. He updates Cuco on Carrot looking for him, Crabbro warning them to be careful if they were planning on taking on the squid, then Liquus calls about there being a way through, and Nautilus confides of not being able to swim, oddly, but Cuco helps with a spell which would act like a scuba diver helmet. They get through without trubbs and even discover Almond's sword, their entrance definitely noticed by all, since they weren't covert whatsoever. Once Almond gets the simpleton squid to pick up the barrel trapping them, they're able to escape, Carrot and the Queen getting caught by the squid temporarily before Carrot saves them both.

Before they can leave together though, Nautilus sees Splashmaster's crown for limbo, which is truly hers, as she'd won it earlier, so due to the squid's refusal to return it, she invites him to a limbo-than, the whole nine-yards popping out from under the sea, ready for this moment of limbo-dueling. Nautilus wins fair and square again, since Splashmaster didn't know how to limbo anyways, but he doesn't take it well and crunches the fun insta-limbo set. When Splashmaster makes off with Carrot and the Queen, Almond attempts to do the saving, but they couldn't fight as well underwater, Cuco remembering one of the useless spells he'd collected, making a drain stopper appear. They pull the cork, and Almond's able to finish the creature off. The oracle makes it seem as though she didn't actually see the future, but does give them the Splash stone, so they could continue their journey to the next minion in Melody Kingdom.

The Nightmare Knight updates Cordelia on Splashmaster's failure, but is adamant the hero's journey will end in Melody Kingdom, she also having Peridot go there, as well. When Peridot also moves this frozen green fella they conquered, she also sees Cabbage still in his cage, she stating the obv of the unlocked cell and they didn't actually need him there, but he feeling like he was comfy and getting old. After he stays with his new frozen cell-mate, Peridot runs into the Nightmare Knight, who mispronounces her name, she then biffing off to catch the end of her show, which segue's to hearing Princess Parfait scream because Tomato was being a dick and playing keepaway with her necklace from Carrot. Tomato plays the age old classic, an exchange for a kiss, but the Nightmare Knight interrupts by ordering Tomato to get back to his post, he intimidating him before he agreed to go more willingly, Parfait doing the etiquette-remembering and thanks him.

Nautilus, meanwhile thought she wouldn't be allowed to continue with the heroes, her pops surprising her and also requesting she sample some good food to recommend when she returned. When they're on the Sea Train, they meet with Cosmo again, who carried snacks. They then learn Cosmo was the driver of the Sea Train, but instead of speeding the sucker up like he said, he activates a bomb, then ditching them, but then Saturday coming back to swindle the train passengers. Brambleby, he servant begins fighting Almond and Cuco per her orders as Nautilus and Carrot search for the bomb, Saturday done gathering riches before Nautilus shows up, accompanied by bomb.

They arrive at Trebleopolis during a birthday bash for their Queen Cymbal, Princess Piano performing in a concert later. The Queen at first didn't want them to meet up with Piano, since she needed to be ready for the concert later, but it's given the okay after she's done the concert and her voice wouldn't be required anymore. Before she's to go on though, she gets a package which ends up being a trap for her, someone inside. Then, when the show is about to start and the quartet sit down, Noisemaster speaks from another area, live and has Princess Piano with him, she bawling and complaining of her makeup being ruined and the weather chill, the crowd in shock.

Noisemaster then makes clear his terms and shuts off the stream, he then seeing Double Night (Great idea.), he bagging on Noisemaster's stereotypical gangsta talk. Noisemaster than must reassure Double Night of his competence, since he'd been the only one to do as ordered. Meanwhile, BLT has broken up, T making B biff off. Back with Almond and Carrot, they decide they must split from the group to do some tasks in order to open the Oracle's gate, Cuco and Nautilus, waiting there. As they are, Cuco's losing hope and Nautilus is wondering why he can't look on the brighter side, when Double Night turns up. He takes a swing at them and opens the gate for them instead of killing them, somehow.

So, Almond having returned with Carrot, the quartet go through. They are soon met up by the mayor of the town, she allowing them in her home in order for them to meet the curfew of their area. She was attempting badly to rhyme the story of Legato, when he shows up and takes everyone prisoner. When it begins to unfold Legato's plan for them to be a part of his play, which they soon realize has the also trapped princess starring in it, and Cuco asking straight out what the play was about. Cuco surprised Legato wrote the play about his own beauty, and when almost finishing a sentence which was insulting to Legato, he decides the boy's costume. Then, it seems something in orbit is going to blow up, and this is where, I suppose it stops, somewhere, so I'll continue to the next, immediateleh!