Author's Note: I didn't think I could come up with a new years story, that is, until now. Hope you enjoy reading about Zack's first new years with the Rugrats, and, the most confusing new years eve ever!
The Switch, a Rugrats New Years Story
Summary: When Stu and Peter create a machine that's suppose to help a person get smarter, they end up causing Tommy and Chuckie to switch bodies, just in time for New Years, causing everybody's world to turn upside down. Can this dynamic diaper duo switch back at the turn of the new year? Or are they stuck as one another forever. Idea was given to me by Boris Yelstin.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from Rugrats, they're the property of their original creaters. I own Zack, while Peter is owned by TCKing12, and Jesse is owned by Jesse Barrow.
Chapter 1, A Glitch and a Switch
Location: Tommy and Dil's home in Yucaipa, California, December 30, 2013
Peter and Stu had just finished making a really cool invention together. It consisted of two medal helmets and a remote control.
"Wow Peter, this invention of yours looks terrific!" Said Stu, admiring the work that Peter had done to finish it up.
"Thank you Stu. I call it, the mind advancing machine. When two people wear the double helmets, and press the green button on this remote, they'll gain all of the knowledge in the world, or, at least what's available in the computerized chip that's supplied in the helmet, making them the two smartest people on earth! I also believe that when used on infants and toddlers, they'll grow up much faster, being able to talk to most adults before they turn three." Explained Peter.
"Wow! You really think so? Maybe we should try it out on the kids and see how it works." Suggested Stu.
"Great idea!" Said Peter, as he headed up the basement stairs carrying his invention, Stu following close behind.
When they got up to the top of the stairs, they found Tommy and Chuckie playing in the entry hallway with their favorite star ball.
"Hey Peter, what you got there?" Tommy asked, eyeing the device in Peter's hand.
"A new invention for you and Chuckie to check out." Said Peter.
"What does it do?" Tommy asked.
"Well, this invention is suppose to make you really smart." Said Peter.
"I thought we were smart already." Said Chuckie.
Just then, Angelica walked by.
"If you babies were so smart, then you wouldn't be so dumb." Scoffed Angelica, as she passed by, overhearing their conversation.
"Now Angelica, I never said they were dumb, even if you think they're dumb babies, I just thought this invention might help them gain a bit more knowledge, and do better in preschool when they start next year." Said Peter.
"I don't know Peter, uh, maybe this isn't such a good idea." Said Chuckie.
"Come on Chuckie, maybe this will be fun!" Said Tommy excitedly, eager to try Peter's invention out.
"Come on Chuckie, at least give it a chance? You never know, being smarter than you already are might be fun!" Said Peter.
Chuckie let out a huge sigh before responding.
"Oh all right, I'll try it, but only cuz you and Tommy are my bestest friends." Said Chuckie.
"That a boy Chuckie, now, you and Tommy hold still, while I place these helmets on your head." Said Peter, as he placed one of the medal helmets on top of Tommy's head, and the other one on top of Chuckie's.
"Now, when I hit this button on the remote control, you two will become the smartest babies in the whole wide world!" Said Peter, as he picked up the remote control, and hit the green button.
As soon as he hit the green button, streaks of purple light appeared out of the helmet, and a flash of lightning went through the air. A minute later, everything went completely silent, and the remote short circuited, causing everyone to stop dead in what they were doing.
"So, Tommy, Chuckie, feel any different?" Peter asked, after a minute of silence passed.
Tommy and Chuckie stared at one another, in disbelief at what they saw.
"Uh, Chuckie? Why am I wearing glasses? And where did my diapie go?" Tommy asked.
"Uh Tommy? Why am I wearing a diaper, and where are my shoes?" Asked Chuckie, as he looked up, to see himself.
"AAAHHH! Uh, Tommy! Uh, I believe we switched bodies!" Shouted Chuckie in a panic.
"I think you're right Chuckie, I'm in your body." Said Tommy.
"AAAHHH!" Tommy and Chuckie screamed at the same time.
"Oh no! It looks like instead of making you two smarter, it caused your brains to switch places." Said Peter.
"Switch us back Peter switch us back." Cried Chuckie.
"Ok Chuckie, relax, I'll switch you back. Just let me get the remote, and before you know it, everything will be back to normal." Said Peter, as he picked up the remote and hit the green button.
But upon hitting the green button, nothing happened.
"Uh, nothing's happening Peter." Said Tommy.
"It looks like there's something wrong. I'm gonna have to tinker with it a bit, but no worries, I should have it fixed in no time." Said Peter.
Just then, Didi called Peter's name from the kitchen. Peter took his broken invention away from the babies and left to go and see what she wanted.
"Oh Peter, thank goodness you're here. We were wondering if you could watch the kids this year for new years so Stu and I could go to that bed and breakfast up in Nappa Valley for a couple of days?" Asked Didi.
"I'd love to, but I can't. I have an important meeting with the Sultan of Brunei, and I'm not sure if I'll be finished until sometime tomorrow evening." Said Peter.
"You're not meeting with the same person I accidentally insulted last year on the way to a Passover seder when Angelica was making trouble in the car on the way to Boris and Minca's house, are you?" Charlotte asked.
"Uh yes, I am." Replied Peter.
"Well, I guess we can throw a new years eve party here then." Said Didi with a sigh, disappointed that her plans to go to the bed and breakfast with Stu weren't going to work out.
"Great! I can try out my new noise makers." Said Stu with a smile.
"Well, I'd better be going, if I don't make it to the party, Happy New Year everyone." Said Peter, picking up his glitched invention, and leaving the Pickles home.
Of course, the rugrats had no idea that while Peter had taken the machines away from the babies upon going to see what Didi wanted in the kitchen, they thought they left it behind with Stu to be worked on.
"Tommy, I don't wanna be stuck in your body forever, how are we gonna switch back?" Chuckie asked.
"Well, maybe we can fix the machine. Come on." Said Tommy.
But before anybody could dare to move, Chaz showed up to pick up Chuckie.
"Chuckie, it's time to go." Called Chaz from the front door.
Forgetting Chuckie was in Tommy's body, he ran over to his daddy, Didi following behind and noticing what was going on.
"I'm sorry Tommy, but you're not sleeping over at Chuckie's tonight." Said Didi, picking up Tommy, unknown to her that she was picking up Chuckie on the inside.
He started to cry, just as Chaz approached Chuckie's body, who was really Tommy on the inside, and scooped him up, at which time, he too started to cry as Chaz carried him out the front door.
Little did the Pickles and Finsters know what they were getting into, but they would soon find out just how confusing life could get in an instant, thanks to a glitch invention, that caused even more trouble than any of Stu's alone could ask for.
And this, ends chapter 1. So, just how crazy is everybody's lives going to get on the last day of the 2013 year? You'll have to wait and find out in chapter 2.