Free Cake

**"Free Cake"** is the fifth episode in Season 1 of *Pickle and Peanut*. It first aired on September 21, 2015.

## Synopsis

Pickle and Peanut develop a craving for chocolate cake, and decide to throw a birthday party for Skips in order to get it.

## Plot

Pickle digs up a good-looking plate from the trash in the back of the house. When Pickle and Peanut try to buy cake mix at the grocery store, they believe that the cake mix is too expensive ($1.50). Then they try to find a free cake, but all their attempts (they try to get some at a wedding and attempt to get a cake at a "free store") fail. Finally, the duo see a chocolate cake at the snack bar, so they attempt to trick Benson into giving them the cake. Benson says they only get the cake if it is either of their birthdays (which it isn't); however, it is Skips’ birthday, but Pops recalls that Skips always evades birthday parties by secluding himself in the woods. Peanut believes that Skips deserves a party because he is always there to help. Benson agrees (egged on by Pops) and says to the two that they will throw a party for Skips if they can get him in on it.

In the house, Pickle and Peanut wonder how they will involve Skips. Pickle suggests that they should 'kidnap' Skips, but that doesn't work out. Finally, Peanut gets the idea of throwing a surprise party. When they ask Skips to spend time with them that night, he refuses. Peanut and Pickle decide to lie to Benson. Pickle and Peanut tell Benson that Skips wants a surprise party at 8:00 at his house (as well as a chocolate cake). Benson gives them the key to the snack bar and tells them that he will punish them with a month's worth of dish duties if he finds out that they aren't telling the truth. After getting the cake, the sneaky bunch walk into the woods in search of Skips. Peanut says not to touch the cake, but Pickle remains as eager as ever to have a bite. Meanwhile, back at Skips' house, Benson says to turn off the light because it is almost time for the party to begin. In the darkness, Muscle Man eagerly undresses himself, but Benson reminds him that it is "not *that* kind of party".

Back in the woods, it's almost 8:00 and Skips is still nowhere in sight. Pickle starts thinking about eating the cake, but Peanut argues against it. After a few minutes of squabbling over the cake, they hear some eerie singing. Peanut decides to investigate, and of course, Pickle follows. The two stumble across Skips performing an ancient ritual around a mysterious blue bonfire in the middle of the woods. Pickle then startles Skips and thus interrupting the ritual. It turns out that Skips was actually performing an ancient eternal youth dance to sustain his immortality for another year. A figure alien named Gary descends in his car and takes Skips away, but Pickle and Peanut manage to hitch a ride as well to see where they were going.

Gary's car eventually stops before The Guardians of Eternal Youth. The Guardians are angry with Skips for failing to finish the spirit dance. The Guardians begin stripping Skips of his immortality by shaking their rattles, aging him and causing him to crumble to ashes. Pickle and Peanut try to explain, but the chief declares that once a decision is made, there's no overturning it. Fortunately for them, the Guardian's fondness of cake spared them. The chief would let Skips have his life for the chocolate cake. Pickle was stubborn about it until Peanut reminded him of Skips' immortality. Pickle and Peanut offer the cake to them who start bathing themselves in it. Pickle, Peanut, and Skips are sent back and Skips’ birthday party starts. They give Skips their plate as a birthday present. Benson finds out the duo can't be trusted, but says that Pops was able to get a spare cake just in case. Then, Pickle and Peanut each help themselves to a slice, but unfortunately for them, the cake is vanilla with chocolate frosting, which they weren't looking for.