A/N: My Mother's Day gift for you all. There ya go.
As LJ had said, 10 years had passed in real time, and he and his friends were now 17; Tommy and the other Rugrats were now 11, Chuckie was 12, and Angelica was now 13. Eventually, Fall had rolled around and LJ and Ted (thanks to Lionel driving them there) met up with the others at the Java Lava.
"New York City," Lil commented. "This is BIG!"
"What's big?" asked LJ. "Hey, guys, we just got here, so could anyone care to fill me in?"
"Oh, hey, guys," Phil smiled. "You haven't heard? This is bigger than big!"
"It's as big as Dummi Bear's head from last year's parade!" Chuckie beamed as he looked at the TV.
"Sometimes I can't believe it." Susie smiled.
"Good... Good... That's nice... But if you won't mind..." Zofia smiled back before yelling out. "WHAT IS GOING ON THAT'S SO BIG?! ...You guys?" she then added with a sheepish smile.
"I am representing the American Cheese Council!" Susie announced before sighing happily in her chair. "Did you know cheese represents 0.7% to 2% of our gross national product?"
"Ya don't say..." LJ remarked.
"No..." Dil said.
"Really?" Lil asked dully.
"Fascinating." Phil smiled weakly as he sipped his drink.
"I'm gonna be in this year's parade in New York City." Susie told LJ and the others.
"Awesome!" LJ replied.
"Congratulations, Susie." Zofia smiled.
"Thanks, guys." Susie smiled back.
Angelica appeared to be smiling innocently like nothing was bothering her.
"Did you know that, Angelica?" Kimi asked about the fact Susie gave them.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't listening," Angelica replied as she stretched her hand before it seemed to tip Susie's drink onto her lap. "I was just admiring my cuticles, aren't they lovely? Oops!"
"Way to pay attention." LJ remarked sarcastically.
"You did that on purpose!" Kimberly glared to Angelica.
"Did what?" Angelica smiled innocently.
"Don't play innocent with me OR my girl, Pickles." LJ remarked.
"I wish you guys could come to New York to help cheer me on." Susie frowned as she cleaned up the mess, but Kimberly soon helped her out.
"New York City?" Angelica smiled. "That sure would take the sting out of narrowly missing the chance of singing in the parade."
"Now THAT sounds like an adventure!" LJ remarked. "My dad would be raring to go!"
"Might as well forget New York," Kimi sighed as it seemed unlikely of them going. "No way that's happening."
"I dunno, Kim, stranger things have happened," LJ explained. "Though I suppose I could try bringing Ted here with us. I'd have to discuss it with his mom and brothers."
"I just say good luck, it must be chaos in the McNulty house sometimes." Gaz commented.
"Like the Loud House?" LJ replied.
"Well, I'm saying with all those boys and only Mrs. McNulty..." Gaz shrugged. "Who knows what goes on down there?"
"Face it, we're not going anywhere." Kimi sighed as it seemed unlikely that they were going to New York.
Akito, Estelle, Lee, and Vincent soon rushed by with a soccer ball together outside of the Java Lava, laughing together.
"Or we could go with our cousins who have ties to New York City?" Zofia hinted to LJ once she saw them.
"Good idea..." LJ replied. "We can bring them with us!"
Zofia opened the door and called out. "Hey, guys!"
Vincent soon stopped and looked over which made him yelp as the others ran into him and they all ended up on the ground with him at the bottom with a groan.
"Hi guys..." LJ waved.
"Hey." Vincent muffled.
"Oh, hey, LJ." Akito smiled.
"Hi!" Estelle added.
"Sup?" Lee smirked.
"We were planning on going to New York 'cuz Suzie is gonna be in the Thanksgiving Parade!" LJ explained.
"Oh, you want a ride or something?" Akito smiled. "Our friend Eloise lives in New York City."
"Not to mention Vincent's girlfriend." Lee added as he helped up the brown-haired boy who was flattened slightly.
"Well, the title isn't RV Having Fun Yet for nothing." LJ replied.
"I suppose we could take you," Vincent said, dusting himself clean. "We are on vacation after all."
"Awesome!" LJ whooped.
However, as the older Rugrats were wishing to go to New York, their mothers were planning a special trip to bond with their children by going on a road trip there themselves. Lionel was reading comic books in the meantime.
"I'd love to come along." Cherry said.
"...But?" Betty replied.
"I promised Gomez and Morticia I'd help them out with something." Cherry said with a small pout.
"Hey, yeah," Lionel replied. "Haven't seen them in awhile!"
LJ and Zofia pouted as they overheard their parents as it almost sounded like they couldn't go on the trip with their friends to New York City.
"But hey, just cuz we hafta miss out doesn't mean the kids hafta!" Lionel replied.
LJ and Zofia smiled as they continued to listen in.
"And if they keep eavesdropping, I might have to change the WiFi password." Cherry smirked playfully.
Lionel chuckled as the two drew back from the door.
"Great for them, sure," David replied. "But what about yours truly?"
"Hmm... Well, you know you're too young to stay home by yourself, but can you promise me you'll behave for your brother and sister?" Cherry said to David.
"Okay, I promise." David replied.
"All right, David, you can go with them." Cherry then smiled.
"Aw, yeah!" David whooped.
"Just remember to behave." Cherry said.
"Yes, Mom." David smiled.
"Guess what?" Betty smiled as she came to the others. "We just decided to take all of you to New York City!"
"WOO-HOO!" The kids cheered.
"What's going on?" Tommy asked as he soon walked into the Java Lava.
"We're all going to see the Crazy Day Parade!" Chuckie gushed to his best friend.
"No way! That's wicked awesome!" Tommy smiled. "So how're we getting there? First Class, Sail Fair?"
"Dude, it's a road trip. We're going by RV!" Ted replied. "My bros are gonna be so jealous."
However, the others didn't look too excited about going on an RV.
"You've gotta be kidding." Angelica muttered.
"Just you and your mothers for a whole week!" Didi smiled as she slicked down Tommy's hair.
"Fan-tastic." Tommy groaned.
"Cheese!" Susie beamed.
Lucy soon took out her camera to take a group photo.
"I better call Jenny to let her know we're coming," Estelle smiled. "Hopefully she'll be there so we can go say hi if Eloise isn't traveling with her mother again."
"Alright." LJ replied.
The Fudos went home to make a phone call to New York City.
"Looks like we get to hit the road." Dib smiled to the others.
"And I get to meet some big city ladies." Raul smirked as he appeared.
"Who knows? Maybe Dib will meet someone for him," LJ shrugged. "Someone who's not Mandy."
"Yeah, that ought to be good." Dib replied.
"I guess you're over her then?" Zofia asked Dib.
"For right now, yes," Dib said. "I guess I was just interested in her for knowing the Grim Reaper when I first met her."
"Basically it was the whole supernatural aspect that drew him to her," LJ replied. "And then he realized what a jerk she was."
"Pretty much what I just said." Dib commented.
"Ah, you'll get there," Raul smirked. "Not everybody can be a pro like me."
The kids all rolled their eyes.
Later on, they came to look for the perfect RV to take on their trip.
"Whoa... Check out this one." Zofia smiled at the sight of an RV called The Caesar Supreme.
"Swank you very much!" David commented.
Tommy and Chuckie sat inside in front of the air conditioner.
"Sweet!" Tommy smiled.
Phil opened the fridge as Lil came inside with the others with her soccer ball.
"Guys! The bathroom has a spa tub!" Kimi called out from the bathroom.
"No way!" LJ remarked. "You gotta be BS-ing me!"
"Come over here!" Kimi called out to him.
LJ soon came into the bathroom and looked around for himself. "Whoa!"
"Unreal, banana peel!" LJ exclaimed.
Kimi beamed as she seemed to love it.
"I am finally beginning to understand the pioneer spirit." Chuckie smiled as he pushed some buttons.
"I wonder what this does?" Phil wondered as he pushed a button.
It made one side of the RV extend, then a TV screen came out from the ceiling. A two person bed even came out and two pieces of candy landed on the pillows. The fireplace soon began to roar and the microwave went off, and a soda popped out from one of the arm rests. This amazed everybody as this RV was very amazing.
"Check it out!" Dil smiled as he checked out the security footage with Ted. "We can see where we're going and where we've been at the same time! I've been training myself to do that for a full year!"
"Nifty..." Ted replied.
Dil soon tried to demonstrate only for his eyes to look different ways like a chameleon. "Uh, guys...?" he then called.
Angelica soon smacked the back of his head to put his pupils back to normal.
"Thanks!" Dil smiled to his older cousin.
"I'm kinda surprised you wanted to come on this trip, Angelica," Zofia commented. "What with Susie getting so much attention."
"Yeah. You don't seem like the type to be supportive of anyone other than yourself." LJ replied.
"Please, you guys!" Angelica glanced to them. "Susie is my friend! And I'd feel awful if something happened to prevent her from preforming in the parade!" she then smirked to the camera as Susie passed by the door and she opened it on her face... Only to see that she actually hit her mother instead. "I thought you were-"
Susie glanced over and crossed her arms.
"Never mind..." Angelica then said.
LJ and Zofia chuckled at that.
"Okay, show's over! Let's get rollin'!" Betty smiled as she helped up Charlotte. "We got an early start tomorrow, and I mean early!"
"Alright. Catch you all tomorrow!" LJ announced.
Everyone said goodbye as they split up to get ready for the big road trip.