Rugrats in Japan Chapter: Prologue
It was a lovely day at the playground.
Babies Tommy Pickles, Chuckie Finster, Kimi Finster, Phil Deville, Lil Deville, and Dil Pickles were looking at a toad in its tank. It had two eyes and a stout body with short legs.
"We just got this toad from the aminal (animal) store", said Phil.
"It's lovely and prettyful, too", said Lil.
"What do you guys think you should name it", asked Tommy?
Phil and Lil thought about it and then decided...
"Betsy", exclaimed Phil!
"Ronny", exclaimed Lil!
Phil and Lil faced each other and argued
"Betsy, Lillian", Phil argued.
"Ronny, Phillip", Lil argued back.
"Betsy"
" No, Ronny"
"BETSY"
"RONNY"
Tommy then interrupted and said "How about 'Benny'"?
Phil and Lil looked at Tommy, then at each other and nodded.
"Benny it is, then" said Lil.
Phil looked at Lil. "Sure".
Just then, a three and a half year old boy with black hair, a red shirt, blue pants, a whoopie cushion, and a fake "Freddy Kruger" glove entered the area the babies were in. He looked at Chuckie and he grinned evilly. Chuckie gulped in fear.
"Hello, there, Finster boy.", the boy said. "Are you ready to scream in fear like last time at the playground?"
"Why don't you just go away from me, Max?", Chuckie asked both in fear and anger.
" You are such a scaredy cat." Max said, pointing at Chuckie. "I'd take it easy on you if you weren't such a wimp."
Kimi came between Chuckie and Max and she faced Max directly.
" Chuckie never did anything bad to you.", Kimi said. "So why do you pick on him a lot?"
"Because he is easily scared and he is weak that way." Max replied. "So I have every right to scare that guy."
"You have no right at all." Chuckie burst out. "I have feelings, you know."
"EVERYBODY has feelings.",Max retorted. "Even me." "See you, wimp".
And with that, he went on his way back to his parents.
"Tommy looked at Max angrily, then turned to Chuckie. "Who was that meanie?" he asked Chuckie.
Chuckie shuddered. "Max Billton.." Chuckie said. "A guy who loves playing mean jokes on people. He knows how scared I am and because of that, he decided to be mean and scary to me".
"Don't worry, Chuckie." Kimi said assuredly. "When we go to Japan, we will be away from that guy".
"Why are we going to Japan, anyways?" Phil asked.
"Well, I heard that my Daddy gots a job there." Tommy said.
"Tommy," Chuckie began. "Are we moving"?
"No" said Tommy. "Daddy says it's a "part-time" job. I think that means a small job. We'll only be there for a few months."
"Mommy says Phillip and I gets (get) to meet our cousin, Jimmy, there." Lil said with excitement.
"Is that fun or what?" Phil asked happily.
"Yeah." replied Lil.
" What is Jimmy like, you guys?" Chuckie asked the twins.
" He's very nice and pretty funny." said Lil.
Just then, Susie Carmichael and Angelica Pickles, Tommy's cousin, arrived.
"Hello, Babies." Angelica said.
"Hi, Angelica", Chuckie said in a deadpan voice.
"Hi, everybody." Susie said happily.
"Hi, Susie. Are you going with us to Japan?" Tommy asked.
"I sure am." Susie said. "My daddy just got chosen to work on a 'Dummi Bear' anime in Tokyo."
"What's an anime?" Chuckie asked.
"An anime must be a kind of cartoon made by the Japanese." Susie said. "I saw an anime once. I was amazed at it."
"Must have been pretty amazing." Chuckie said.
"It sure was." Susie said.
Chuckie was shaking in nervousness. "I really hope I get far from Max when we go to Japan." he said.
"You're telling me" Angelica exclaimed! "One time I met Max Billton in preschool and you know what he did? He asked me to show him my underwear.
Susie nodded. "He did the same thing to me". "Max really needs to learn how to respect people."
"Max is meaner than Angelica." Phil said.
"Yucky." Said Dil.
"Pipe down, drooly" Angelica said.
"You are still pretty mean, Angelica" Lil said.
"Yucky Yucky." Said Dil
"Well, I got good news for you babies. You won't be seeing me near you when we go to Japan" Angelica said
"Why not" Chuckie asked?
"Because after we land there, My mommy and I will meet someone far away for official business.
"What kind of official business?" Kimi asked.
"Mommy never toldid me. she said it's a secret" Angelica said.
"I guess it is good news" Tommy said, smiling.
"I guess we get some time away from mean people." Phil said.
"We may also get to meet some nice people where we are going." Said Tommy.
"You said it." Lil said, happy to meet Jimmy.
Meanwhile...
At a table in the park, Stu and the other adults were at a table.
"Going to Japan, eh?" Grandpa Lou asked. "I bet they wouldn't welcome us after we dropped that atomic bomb back in 1945."
"You're overreacting, Lou". Didi said. "We'll get to meet some nice people there."
"Speaking of nice, San Torameiyo was nice to offer me a 4-month job to help him invent his new video game consoles." Stu said.
"I hope Chuckie won't have any mishaps with other kids as he did with Oliver Billton's kid." Chaz said. Oliver Billton is Max Billton's father.
"Surely he will get along well with the kids at whatever daycare center we should drop the babies off at." said Kira.
"Ah, the land of the rising sun: a nation with bullet trains, martial arts, tokusatsu, anime, sushi, and Shibuya. What do you think of that Howie?" Betty Deville happily asked Howard Deville.
"Okay, I guess." Howard replied.
"I hope the 'Dummi Bear' anime I'll work on works out for the Japanese." said Randy Carmichael.
"And I hope Angelica will be on her best behavior" Drew Pickles said.
"I second the thought" Charlotte Pickles said.