Anthony's House

Lightning: Mommy, when are Reeka, Lillie, and Rotom coming home?

Grace: I don't know, Leigha. It all depends on how long the Alola League takes. But it's just gonna be Eureka coming back.

Lightning: Wha…? Why?

Grace: Because Lillie has to go back to the future, and Rotom never even lived here in the first place. He was just here for Thanksgiving.

Lightning: …Oh.

Grace: In fact, since Eureka seems to like Alola a lot more than Kalos, I wouldn't be surprised if she decides to stay…

Lightning was starting to cry.

Grace: …Oh come on, cheer up. Lily's coming over.

Lightning: Yeah, but she's just gonna wanna play with her boyfriend, not me.

Grace: What are you talking about? Sure she…I'm sorry, did you say "her boyfriend?"

Lightning: Yeah.

Grace: …She's a baby. How does she have a…

Anthony came in carrying a bag from the toy store We "R" Us and wearing a Reptar shirt.

Anthony: Thing I have no reason to say but it's amusing and makes it clear that I've entered the house!

Lily and Lola came in with him. Lola also had a We "R" Us bag. Lily was carrying her boyfriend, who was a Teddy Bear.

I know what you're thinking (maybe). How do they have teddy bears in a world where bears don't exist? Well, ask yourself this. Do we have Pokémon plushies in our world? Yes we do. Are Pokémon real in our world? Unfortunately, no. So therefore, you can have a plushie of a creature even if that creature doesn't exist. I dare you to argue with that!

Grace: Uh…Anthony, Leigha tells me that Lily has…a boyfriend, somehow. Is that true?

Anthony: Yeah. That's him right there.

Grace: …Where?

Anthony: Uhh, right where I'm pointing…..In her hands.

Grace: …But that's a…toy.

Anthony: *gasp* Mom! How could you say that?! That is so offensive! They prefer the term "non-living childhood companions."

Lola started tugging on Anthony's pants.

Lola: Where's my money?

Grace: Did you borrow money from her?

Anthony: Only because when I was at We "R" Us, I realized I forgot my wallet, because I was too excited, NOT because I'm an idiot, and she just so happened to also be shopping there.

Lola started tugging on Anthony's pants again.

Lola: Again, where's my money?

Anthony: I'm gettin' it! I'm gettin' it!

Anthony went up to his room. Lola followed him.

Lightning: So Lily, do you wanna play Super Smash…

Lily yawned and fell asleep.

Anthony grabbed his wallet when they got to his room.

Anthony: Okay, one money paying backing comin' right up!...Yes, I DID just say that.

Lola: What did you buy anyway?

Anthony: I bought….

Anthony took one of the things he bought out of the bag while doing the Zelda treasure chest opening fanfare.

Anthony: Rugrats Royal Ransom Remastered for the Nintendo Switch!

Lola didn't get what the big deal was at all.

Anthony: …See, you don't get what the big deal is because you're a 2010's kid. If you were a 2000's kid like me, then…well, it would still be very likely you never played this. This game was never popular.

Lola: Well then how is it a big deal? It looks like it's for little kids.

Anthony: Exactly! And I was a little kid when I played the original, so…oh, just forget it. You'll never understand. I got this too.

Anthony pulled a Rugrats complete series DVD collection out of his bag.

Anthony: And I am going to watch EVERY SINGLE EPISODE while I play the game, and it is going to be AWESOME!

Lola: ….You are the STRANGEST person I've ever met. Money. Now!

Anthony: Alright, alright. But what is so strange about watching a show I like?

Lola: How many grown men do you know who watch 29 DVDs of a show about a little girl and her imaginary friends?

Anthony: ….What did you just say?

Lola: Hey! Just because you like it for some reason, doesn't mean I…

Anthony: Yes, I agree with that. But what did you say the show…was about?

Lola: I said it's about a little girl and her imaginary friends. That's what it is, isn't it?

Anthony was extremely angry about what Lola had said.

Anthony: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Anthony's screaming woke up Lily and she started crying.

Lightning: Lola must've existed again.

Anthony: NO! THAT IS NOT WHAT RUGRATS IS ABOUT! AND THE FACT THAT YOU THINK IT IS ONLY MAKES ME WANT TO SEE YOUR HEAD GET RUN OVER BY A MONSTER TRUCK ON YOUR BIRTHDAY EVEN MORE! NOW TAKE YOUR STUPID MONEY…

Anthony threw the money at her face

Anthony: …AND GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!

Lola walked downstairs angry and confused. Before she could get to the bottom…

Grace: ANTHONY EDWARD!

Grace's screaming surprised Lola so she tripped. She landed doing a handstand to prevent hitting her face. She tried to keep her balance and turn rightsideup, but she messed up and fell down the rest of the stairs on her tooshie.

Grace: Don't leave yet. Come with me.

Lola: Are you gonna give your horrible son his comeuppance?

Grace: Yes!

Grace and Lola went upstairs. Anthony was turning on his DVD player and Switch as if he hadn't just done something horrible.

Grace: Anthony!

Anthony: Yes, what is it?

Grace: Did you seriously just scream at a little girl, who's your sister, because she said she doesn't like Rugrats?

Anthony: No. I screamed at an incredibly tiny girl, who's NOT my sister no matter what anybody says, because she didn't know the premise of Rugrats.

Grace: ….Apologize to her THIS INSTANT.

Anthony: …Why would I apologize to her for something she deserved?

Grace: …

Grace walked over to Anthony, put him on her lap and repeatedly spanked him.

Anthony: Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow ow ow! OW!

Grace and Lola went back downstairs.

Grace: I cannot believe I just had to spank my 21-year-old!

Lola: I can't believe I didn't get it on video. Can I go home now?

Grace: Certainly. If I were you I would want to get out of here as quickly as possible too.

Anthony: Wait! I'm sorry about screaming at you. And I really mean that. I wasn't mad at you, I just took it out on you. I was mad at…the internet!

Grace: …You were mad at…the internet?

Anthony: Yes. You see, there's this Rugrats "fan theory" that says the babies are Angelica's imagination. I could go into detail about what makes it stupid, but I can tell that neither of you care. But basically, it doesn't make any sense and if you watched the show, you would be able to tell that it's obviously wrong. And yet a lot of people somehow think it's a good theory. And now it's gotten so popular that there are people who don't even know it's a fan theory and think it's the actual plot of the show. That is way more popularity than something that bad should ever get. And I hate it when things are more popular than they deserve to be.

Lola: Why were you looking at me when you said that?

Anthony: Because Lincoln isn't here. Uhh, I mean…no reason.

Lola: I hope you realize how hypocritical you're being.

Anthony: What do you mean?

Lola: Lincoln told me about that Santa Claus thing you told him on Thanksgiving.

Anthony: Hey! That theory may have been bad…and wrong. But it's still better than the Angelica one, because when I made mine, I knew to support at least some of the stuff I was saying with evidence I actually found. The Rugrats one is all like "Oh, this one thing is true because of this thing I just made up." You can't support a theory with another theory.

Lola: …Why am I still here?

Lola walked outside.

Lola: Oh, I almost forgot. When's that game show we're gonna be on?

Anthony: Christmas Eve.

Grace: You're still gonna do that with him after what he just did?

Lola: Trust me, I can't stand the fact it's with him, but I might never get another chance to be on a game show. So, which game show is it?

Anthony: I can't tell you. It's a surprise.

Lola: Well how am I supposed to practice if I don't know which game show it is? Don't you wanna win?

Anthony thought about something that worried him.

Anthony: Yes! I more than definitely want to win!

Anthony whispered the name of the game show in Lola's ear.

Lola: I've never even heard of that.

Anthony: Well, look it up. It's awesome.

Lola left and Anthony shut the door.

Anthony: …So…am I in trouble or…

Grace: No video games for a week.

Anthony: But I just bought a new one…and 29 DVDs I wanted to watch while playing. Do you have any idea how much a brand new video game and 29 DVDs cost?

Grace: You should've thought about that before you screamed at….I wanna say "Luna." Is that it?

Anthony: …..Yes.

Lightning: Mommy! Lily won't stop crying. I think she's broked.

Grace: What?

Lightning: BROKED!

Anthony: Broked? She's not broked. She's just a…just a little Loud.

Grace went over to the fridge to get Lily some milk. She noticed Lily's boyfriend was in the fridge.

Grace: Perhaps this is why she's crying.

Grace gave Lily her boyfriend back and she stopped crying.

Lightning: I didn't hide him in there!

Yes she did.

Shauna and Serena came in.

Shauna: Anthony, we heard you screaming.

Serena: Was it at a little girl?

Anthony: No, it was at an incredibly tiny girl.

Shauna: Ooh, sorry Anthony, but we're gonna have to tell Officer Jenny.

Anthony: …So?

Serena: Screaming at little girls is illegal in Vaniville Town.

Anthony: Aw man, it is?

Grace: How is that possible?

Shauna: Back in 1906, there was only one man living here, Thomas Phillip Charles. One day, he got bored and decided to make some laws.

Grace: That doesn't make any sense. Something doesn't become illegal in your town just because you say it is.

Serena: It does when you're the only person living in it.

Grace: …You've gotta be joking.

Anthony: No. It's a real thing. I read about it on . I didn't read the whole list of laws 'cause it was really long, but some of them were singing while wet, reading a book while holding a knife, using a broken toothbrush, and…..wearing pink dresses. *gasp* Lola was wearing a pink dress!

Grace: I thought you said her name was Luna.

Anthony: Huh? Oh right, yeah. That's what I meant.

Shauna: Yeah, we're gonna go talk to Officer Jenny now.

Shauna and Serena left.

Anthony: Well, I didn't think I was gonna be getting arrested instead of playing the video game I bought.

Grace: Sorry, but you gotta face the consequences of your actions.

Anthony: *groan* This is all the stupid internet's fault!

Grace: Well how do you know you're right and the internet's wrong?

Anthony: …Because I'm right and the internet's wrong.

Grace: How do you know? Do you have any proof?

Anthony: Well, I guess technically I don't. I mean I don't have any photographic evidence or anything like that, but…

Anthony went over to Lightning and Lily.

Anthony: Meet me in Eureka's room in 10 seconds.