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Starts inside Vernie's Farmhouse Living Room. Shrike, Vernie, and Kamini are sitting on the couch, while Beebs is standing. All of them were looking at Vernie's photo book, together. There were 9 more photo books-all on the floor.
"Oh," Vernie says to Beebs and Shrike, happily. "Here's a picture of me and my parents."
Sets insides of Vernie's photo book, showing 3 pictures.
Sets to a picture of a 3 galactic-years old Vernie. He was with his parents, Duncan and Jasmine Haystacks. His parents were both so proud of him. Vernie was holding up a paper, showing only Persian Alphabet writing. One was, 'Salam'-meaning 'Hello', and the other 'Bedrood' meaning 'Goodbye'.
"My Mother taught me how to write the Persian Alphabet, when I was really young," Vernie says to Beebs and Shrike, off-screen.
Sets to a picture of Vernie and Kamini-4 galactic years ago. It shows them having a romantic picnic, outside.
"This is where we had our first romantic picnic," Vernie says.
"Hmmm, muy encantador," Shrike says in Spanish, off-screen.
"Oh, here's a picture of Kamini playing as a princess," Vernie says.
Sets to a picture of a happy, 4 galactic-years old Kamini. She is wearing her sparkly pink princess outfit, round blue glasses, and a magenta hair bow. She's playing with her pink, glittery cardboard wand.
"Look how happy she was," Vernie says to Beebs and Shrike, happily, off-screen.
Sets to all of them.
The rest of the guys were all happy, while Kamini wasn't pleased looking at her younger self-due to embarrassment.
"Aaaaww," Beebs says, happily. "How adorable."
"Ha!," Shrike says to himself-mentioning Kamini. "She looks like a dork." Kamini's face turned red, out of embarrassment-she didn't care if anyone called her a dork.
"Oh, my gosh," Kamini says to herself. She begins covering her face.
Vernie closes his photo book.
"Welp, look likes this was the last one, everybody," Vernie says to everyone. He starts getting up from his couch.
"Que?," Shrike asks Vernie, feeling puzzled. Kamini uncovers her face, feeling relief.
"Finally," Kamini says to herself. "Thank goodness." She starts getting off the couch.
Sets to Vernie.
"Now, guys, don't go anywhere," Vernie says to Beebs and Shrike. "My girlfriend and I have to make a quick phone call, outside." "We'll be right back."
Vernie and Kamini leaves the living room, together.
Sets to Shrike and Beebs.
Beebs close his eyes, and crosses his arms. Shrike makes a sly smile, as he heads out of the living room-sneakily.
"Don't worry, Verns, we'll be right here, waiting." Beebs replies.
Sets to Beebs.
"Right, Shrike?" He opens his left eye...only to see Shrike isn't there.
Sets to living room.Beebs is the only one, there. He opens his eye.
"Shrike?," Beebs asks. He suddenly feels disappointed. He figures his best friend might've snuck into Vernie's Room, without permission. "Oh, no." He covers his eyes. "He couldn't."
~~
Cuts inside Vernie's Room, where it shows Shrike going through a couple of Vernie's drawers, opening and closing them.
Sets to Vernie's Bed. Shrike lifts up Vernie's pillow-only to see nothing underneath it. He throws away the pillow, feeling annoyed.
Sets inside of Vernie's Closet.
Shrike opens up the closet door, only seeing clothes.
Sets outside of Vernie's Closet, where Shrike's getting impatient. He closes the door.
"There's gotta be another photo book in here, somewhere," Shrike says to himself. He then notices a book, underneath Vernie's bed. "A-ha!"
Sets to underneath Vernie's Bed, showing a red violet-covered book.
Sets to Shrike. He quickly grabs the book.
"Gotcha," Shrike says to himself, confidently.
Suddenly, his best friend, Beebs opens the door.
"What are you doing here?!" Beebs asks Shrike, feeling frustrated. He starts walking inside to get him.
Sets to Shrike and Beebs.
Beebs grabs his best friend's red-colored magnetic boots-dangling him upside down. He gives him a glare.
"You can't go in his room without asking!" Beebs reminds Shrike.
"Well, so are you," Shrike replies back to Beebs-pointing out his hypocrisy.
"Me?," Beebs asks Shrike, feeling confused. "What did I do?"
"You went into his room to come over and get me," Shrike says to Beebs.
Sets to Beebs.
"Which means you've broked the rules yourself," Shrike says to him, off-screen.
'Damn it, he's right.' Beebs thought to himself.
Sets to Shrike and Beebs. Shrike smiles smugly at Beebs.
Beebs sighs as he gently lets go of Shrike. He notices Shrike's now holding a red violet-covered book.
Shrike makes a genuine smile to Beebs-wanting him to look at it too.
"Fine, but just one page," Beebs says to Shrike. "Then we go back to the living room."
Shrike opens up the first page-only to find out it's empty.
"Hmmm, this first page's completely blank," Shrike says.
"That's odd," Beebs says to Shrike. "Keep looking for more pictures."
Shrike turns the pages over and over-which wraps up to page 70; all of them showing no photos. This makes Shrike very disappointed.
Shrike whines, as he closes the book and hands it over to Beebs-unaware it has a photo sticking out on the back cover.
"Let's get outta here, Beebs," Shrike says, feeling frustrated. He walks over to the door.
Sets to Beebs
Beebs takes a photo out of the back cover, gently.
Sets to Shrike-still walking away. He grabs the doorknob, until he hears Beebs talk.
"Shrike, don't leave, I found us a photo," Beebs says to Shrike. Shrike stops walking and turns over to see him.
Sets to Beebs and Shrike.
"Really?," Shrike asks Beebs.
"Yep," Beebs says to Shrike. "Let's find out and see." He turns over the photo. Suddenly, both of them were in complete shock.
Beebs and Shrike gasp.
Sets to a picture of Queen Tyneen with Kamini partying 4 galactic years ago.
"Kamini's friends with...QUEEN TYNEEN?!," Shrike yells in shock off-screen.
~~
Cuts to the Living Room-6 minutes later, showing Shrike and Beebs both feeling shocked, now that they know their friend Kamini's secret.
Vernie and Kamini both enter the room.
"Hey guys, how was going over our photos?" Vernie asks Beebs and Shrike, politely.
Sets to Vernie and Kamini. Kamini can tell that Beebs and Shrike were unable to answer.
"I think they're in shock, Vernie." Kamini says to Vernie, mentioning Beebs and Shrike. This makes her boyfriend feel worried.
"What's the matter, guys?," Vernie asks.
Sets to all of them.
Shrike points at Vernie.
"Vernie, you didn't tell us your girlfriend was a SPACE PIRATE!" Shrike yells at Vernie, feeling suprised. It upsets Vernie that Beebs and Shrike know his girlfriend's secret.
Sets to Beebs and Shrike.
Beebs looks at Shrike.
"Shrike?!" Beebs shrieks.
"No, he's right," Kamini says to Beebs-not wanting Shrike to stop talking.
Sets to Vernie and Kamini.
"Vernie, it's time we tell them the truth," Kamini says to Vernie-mentioning Beebs and Shrike. "They already know my secret, anyways."
"Really?," Vernie asks Kamini, one more time. "Are you sure?" Kamini nods in agreement.
Vernie takes a deep breath and breathes out.
"Okay," Vernie says to Beebs and Shrike. "Here goes." "Kamini was a Space Pirate." Kamini nods, yes.
Sets to Beebs and Shrike.
Both of them felt suprised.
"Kamini, if we don't mind asking, how long were you friends with Tyneen?," Beebs asks. Shrike points at Kamini.
"Hope you're not planning stealing our pixels, including my pizza," Shrike says to Kamini, defensively.
Sets to all of them.
"Alright, alright," Kamini says to Beebs and Shrike, bluntly. "Enough with the questions and thinking I would steal!"
Sets to Kamini.
"It all started on May 19, 4028," Kamini begins her story.
~~
Cuts to a flashback, where it shows Vernie and Kamini sitting together inside Oberon's Food Court.
"Vernie and I were on our first date together at the food court, when suddenly, Queen Tyneen and her crew kidnapped me," Kamini narrates. "And put me on her spaceship, leaving my boyfriend behind."
Sets inside Oberon Station. Queen Tyneen and her crew, were walking away from an injured Vernie.
"Let's roll, everyone!," Queen Tyneen says. Ricket walks away from Vernie, carrying a bag with Kamini in it-on his back.
~~
Cuts to a flashback of Kamini, inside Queen Tyneen's Spaceship.
"When I got stuck inside Queen Tyneen's Spaceship, a couple of hours later I was tied up and got stuck with Ricket. I tricked him into untying me, then i took many Fodders down to a fight. When Tyneen noticed my fighting abilities, she said I could join her in becoming a pirate. So, I agreed."
Cuts to a flashback, showing time progressing of Kamini's Space Pirate-from May 4028 until July 4028.
"So, as many weeks went on, I learned to do some plundering and pillaging, and took down many others- sword-fighting. I even made my own version of our Space Pirate uniform."
~~
Cuts to a flashback, where it shows the Thicc Chicc Casino-outside.
"Then one night later, inside Ritsy Food, Tyneen talked to me about becoming her Second-in-Command," Kamini narrates.
Sets inside the Ritsy Food Resturant, where it shows Kamini sitting with Queen Tyneen. They were both wearing Kamini's version of Queen Tyneen's Space Pirate outfits.
"You know, Kid, ever since you've become a pirate...I always knew we'd make such a great team," Queen Tyneen says to Kamini.
"I know, right," Kamini says to Queen Tyneen, happily. "Even our brand-new outfits look badass."
Sets to Queen Tyneen.
"Listen, my crew and I were suggesting you becoming Second-in-Command," Queen Tyneen says to Kamini. She gives Kamini an open hand, waiting for her to decide. "Care to join working with me?"
Sets to Kamini.
Kamini starts to play dumb around Queen Tyneen.
"So, there's no options for me to become a Co-Leader?," Kamini asks Queen Tyneen, dumbfounded.
Sets to both of them.
"Don't push it." Queen Tyneen says to Kamini, seriously. Kamini laughs at her.
"I was only joking," Kamini says to Queen Tyneen-trying not to laugh. She gives an open hand to her. "Sure, why not?"
"Then it is settled," Queen Tyneen says. Both of them shake hands in agreement. "Our journeys begins, Second-in-Command."
~~
Cuts to a flashback, where it shows Kamini finding out Queen Tyneen's secret.
"One day around August 4028, I found out she was using one of Vernie's broken horns to fuel up her engine." Kamini narrates. "I was horrified. I punched her in the face so hard, she challenged me to a fight."
~~
Cuts to a flashback, where it shows Kamini getting saved by her boyfriend, Vernie. Queen Tyneen, Ricket, and 20 Fodders were chasing after them.
"After getting into a fight with Tyneen, my boyfriend found out where I was, and came over to save me. A bunch of his family members came, too."
~~
Cuts back to the present, inside Vernie's Living Room-where it shows everyone.
"And that's when I stopped working with her." Kamini says about Queen Tyneen.
Sets to Beebs and Shrike. Both of them felt guilty for discovering Kamini's secret.
"Wow," Shrike says to Beebs, sadly. "Never realized their first date was horrible, especially not seeing each other for a couple of months." Beebs look sad as well, feeling bad for them.
"Vernie, we're both really sorry for entering your room, without asking," Beebs says. "Also, Kamini, we're sorry for looking at your picture."
"Can you two ever forgive us?" Shrike asks.
Sets to Vernie and Kamini, as Shrike comes closer to them-making a cute-looking sad face.
"Por favor?" Shrike asks in Spanish, sadly. Beebs came over to see them, too.
Vernie feels glad, while Kamini didn't care-but accepts their apologies.
"Of course we forgive you guys," Vernie accepts Beebs and Shrike's apology. "Just don't ever invade my room again." Shrike and Beebs both felt so glad and lucky, that their friends easily forgive them...even when they shouldn't.
"We'll make sure we ask next time," Beebs says.
"So, about Ricket?," Shrike asks Kamini, curiously. "What was it like hanging out with him, overall?"
"He was okay, I guess," Kamini replies.
It ends with all of them, walking away from Vernie's Living room together.