Just Cruisin' Around

Just Cruisin' Around is a fanon episode of HTF. In this episode, Russell develops a fear of ships.

Starring

 * Russell

Featuring

 * Hippy
 * Lumpy
 * Scurvy

Appearances

 * Ahoy
 * Moppy
 * Northie and Southie
 * Mouser

Plot
Russell spends a sunny day sailing the ocean, when he suddenly hears a cannon blast, so he ducks for cover. Then he discovers that a hole has been burnt through his sail. It is shown that the attack came from Scurvy, who then runs over Russell with his ship several times. Just when Russell could do anything, a school of sharks surround him.

That night, Russell washes up on the beach and returns to his pirate ship house. Unfortunately, the trauma has given him a fear of ships, thus keeping him to enter his humble abode. Russell lives homeless on the street for several weeks. One day, he comes up to a real estate sign and sees he still has a chance. But reading his map, he finds out that the only way to get there is by cruise.

Once onboard, Russell gets increasingly nervous to the point of forming a fetal position. Hippy offers him a fruit cocktail and tells him to let loose. Too distracted from reading his compass, Captain Lumpy nearly drives the cruise ship into an iceberg, but swerves at the last second. Nevertheless, he has caused Russell to vomit in his drink.

Sailing not too far away, Scurvy spots Russell on his dreadful cruise. He sees the perfect opportunity to take him down once and for all. Hippy gathers some snacks to eat, when a cannonball smashes him along with scattering food everywhere. The cruise ship begins sinking and everyone runs to the lifeboats. Lumpy decides to make a pencil dive into the water, only to land face-first on an iceberg.

Being the last person onboard, Russell decides to conquer his fear. After plugging up the hole, he sails the ship towards Scurvy. The iguana pirate prepares to fire away, but Ahoy tells him they are out of cannonballs. The steel cruise liner instantly crumbles his wooden pirate ship to bits. Scurvy resurfaces from the water, but a school of sharks devour him.

Russell lets out a victory laugh for conquering his fear and his enemy at once. Later, he decides he doesn't want the real estate house and proceeds to go back to his old home. However, he realizes he is out of money for transportation.

Deaths

 * 1) Hippy is smashed by a cannonball.
 * 2) Lumpy plummets on an iceberg.
 * 3) Scurvy is eaten by sharks.
 * 4) Ahoy and Moppy possibly drown or also get eaten (not shown).

Trivia

 * This is the first appearance of Northie and Southie. They are seen on the cruise liner.
 * Mouser appears near the snack table, with an ice sculpture his head, just before Hippy's death.