Rick (Boonie Bears)

Rick is the slash ship between Raymond and Victor "Vick" Schuman from the Boonie Bears fandom.

Canon
Vick Schuman is a tour guide (previously a logger) who is friends with the forest animals of Pine Tree Mountain, such as Briar and Bramble (also see Brack and Brick). Raymond has been his friend since childhood, and last saw him in high school before the events of Boonie Bears: The Wild Life. Raymond is rich and is a streamer on an unspecified streaming platform, almost opposite of Vick who used to live poor and struggled to have a job (before he switched to being a tour guide). They met again in the movie when Raymond comes to visit. Raymond only appears in Boonie Bears: The Wild Life and has never appeared in any other Boonie Bears media, so all known canonical interactions between the two are in the movie.

In the beginning of the movie, Raymond invites their old high school classmates to a reunion, but only Vick shows up. Raymond tells Vick about Wild Land, a theme park where people can turn into animals, and gets Vick to go along with him to participate in a tournament. When they arrive, Raymond takes a selfie with Vick and teaches him how to go around Wild Land. When the tournament begins, Raymond changes his mind when he is suddenly chosen to be in a team with Tom (the creator of the park) and Terry, last year's winner of the tournament. Vick eventually goes into the tournament with his friend Bramble and a guy named Leon, who wants to get revenge on Tom.

"Whoa, Vick, it's really you! You haven't grown a bit since high school!"

- Raymond To apologize, Raymond goes over to Vick, gives him a light kiss on his head, and explains that he changed teams because he wants to win. Raymond holds Vick's hand and gives him direct eye contact before Vick lets him go. Despite Raymond's "betrayal," throughout the competition Vick and Raymond still remain friendly to each other. At the end of the movie, Raymond decides to help Vick out in his tours. Also, in a post-credits scene, we see that Vick went back to Raymond's place to have a meal with him.

Moments

 * When Vick finds out that Raymond is ditching him for another team, Raymond gives him a light kiss on Vick's forehead before apologizing (see main article image).
 * Vick and raymond gaze.jpg Raymond and Vick wait for who's announced to be part of Tom's team, they have a handshake together and call each other the dream team.
 * When Raymond and Vick meet at the hotel, he gives Vick a big hug and spins him around.
 * Raymond invites Vick to have some tea so they can catch up on what's been happening in each other's lives.
 * Raymond holds Vick's hand and they both exchange eye contact (see right image)

Fanon
Like other ships in the Boonie Bears franchise, there is not much fan art or fan media about it due to the fact that Boonie Bears is especially popular in China and not in western countries (such as the US, UK, etc.). This is because Boonie Bears was created in China, and Fantawild Animation (the creators) doesn't bother much to release it outwards. Because of this, Boonie Bears has a very small community in outside countries. However, a YouTube channel by the name of Boonie Bears Ships recently surfaced, making a few edits of the pair, and even starting the ship. The main problem with Rick is that Raymond only appears in Boonie Bears: The Wild Life, which means that not a lot of interactions of the pair can be found.

Fandom

 * YOUTUBE
 * Raymond x Vick videos on YouTube

Trivia

 * Boonie Bears: The Wild Life is currently Raymond's only appearance or mention in the Boonie Bears franchise (but he might make an appearance in the upcoming Boonie Bears: Time Twist).