Rocko's Modern Life is not my property. The show and its characters belong to Joe Murray and Nickelodeon. Ai from the Animal Crossing movie is also not my property. She belongs to Toho Company in association with Nintendo. Zukin, Hiroshi, Caroline, Bertha, Taylor, Louise, Lin and Liang are my property though.
Mother's Day Blues
Chapter 1: Invited to a Mother's Day Wedding
It was yet another bright sunny day in O-Town as it always is and it was the day after Brother's Day. In the 9th grade homeroom at O-Town Junior High School, everyone was talking about random stuff. Just then, the teacher, Mr. Norwood, entered. He clapped his hands twice to quiet everyone down and to get his attention.
"Attention, class," said Mr. Norwood. "I'd like to make an announcement. The mother of Caroline Molyneux and the father of 6th grade student Taylor Winfrey will be married on Mother's Day. And that's in five days!"
The children started applauding for Caroline.
"Congratulations, Caroline," said a female student.
"Mother's Day is going to be the best day of the lives of your mother and stepfather-to-be," said another female.
"Merci, it's a pleasure," Caroline smiled.
"And to make the news better, class," said Mr. Norwood. "Caroline is inviting you all to the wedding!"
"YAY!" the class screamed with joy.
"Caroline, you may give out the invitations," said Mr. Norwood. "And class, while she does this, you may talk about any stuff you like."
Caroline started giving out invitations as the classmates started talking about random stuff.
"Oooh, I'm going to pick the perfect clothes for the wedding since I'm one of the guests!" Zukin giggled.
"Me too," said Molly.
Just then, Caroline gave an invitation each to Zukin and Molly.
"Thank you!" Zukin and Molly said to Caroline.
The two girls looked at the invitation. This is what it read:
From Randolph Emmett "Randy" Winfrey & Marie-Lou Molyneux,
You are invited to our wedding on May 11th 1997 at 4:25 pm!
The dress code is formal so boys and men must wear dark suits and girls and women must wear short suits of any colour. After 6 PM, boys and men must wear black ties and girls and women must wear long or dressy cocktail dresses.
After the church ceremony, the reception will take place at O-Town Fancy Restaurant!
Don't miss out!
"So the dress code's formal," said Zukin. "In that case, I'll have to get what the dress code says."
"Me too," said Molly.
Meanwhile, Caroline was heading for Aurora.
"So your mom's getting married to a 6th grade student's dad," Aurora jeered.
"Oui, Aurora," Caroline sighed with frustration. She obviously knew how mean Aurora was.
"So, may I please have an invitation?" Aurora asked with mocking politeness.
"Here," said Caroline, giving Aurora an invitation.
Aurora hugged her invitation close as Caroline walked off.
"Yes!" Aurora cheered.
In the 6th grade homeroom, Mrs. Warble is also explaining to the students about the wedding.
"Taylor's dad will be married to 9th grade student Caroline Molyneux's mom!" Mrs. Warble announced.
The class started clapping for Taylor, who smiled bashfully.
"Taylor, what's it like to not be an only child anymore in five days?" asked Mrs. Warble.
"Um…very good," Taylor smiled.
"Glad to hear it," said Mrs. Warble. "You may give out the invitations. Class, there won't be a rule for no talking for now. Talk whenever you like."
The classmates started talking as Taylor started giving out the invitations. He gave one to Ai.
"Arigato, Taylor-kun," said Ai.
"You're welcome!" said Taylor.
After giving out more invitations out to some of the classmates, Taylor gave one to Louise.
"Here you go, Louise," said Taylor.
"Thank you, Taylor," said Louise, who then gave Taylor a kiss on the cheek.
Taylor giggled as his face turned red.
Meanwhile in the 3rd grade classroom at O-Town Elementary School, Miss Wodan has just explained about the wedding.
"Are you excited to go to the wedding?" asked Miss Wodan.
"YEAH!" the students screamed with joy.
"Are teachers allowed to come?" Miss Wodan asked again.
"NO!" the students replied loudly.
"Oh, that's unfair," Miss Wodan said sarcastically, causing some giggles from some students. "Bertha, would you like to give out the invitations?"
Bertha stood up. She resembled her older sister, Caroline, except her hair was waist-length, she wasn't wearing a blouse, her dress was light yellow and had red roses on it and her shoes were pink and had a single white moon symbol on them.
"Oui, Mademoiselle Wodan," replied Bertha.
"Class, the no talking rule has been scrapped temporarily," said Miss Wodan.
The students started talking as Bertha started giving out invitations. She gave one to Hiroshi.
"Arigato, Bertha-chan," said Hiroshi.
Bertha then proceeded to give some invitations to the Xiong twins.
"Xie Xie!" Lin and Liang called to Bertha.
Lin and Liang gave each other high-fives.
Later, after school hours were over, Ai, Zukin and Hiroshi were walking to Rocko's house. When they reached the front door, Ai knocked on it. But there was no answer.
"I think I'll try again," said Ai.
Ai knocked on the door again. But there was still no answer.
"That's strange," said Ai. "His car's there but Rocko-chan doesn't seem to be answering. Maybe he's taken Spunky-kun for a walk."
As Ai talked, Zukin and Hiroshi peeked through the window. They saw Rocko watching TV with Heffer and Filburt.
"No he hasn't," Zukin said, as she and Hiroshi turned towards Ai. "Me and otouto looked through the window and we saw him watching TV with Heffer-chan and Filburt-chan."
"Onee-chan, otouto, you know it's rude to peek through people's windows," said Ai.
"But Rocko-chan's our friend!" Zukin exclaimed.
"I know, but still," said Ai.
Suddenly, a sneaky look crossed Zukin's face.
"Otouto, why don't you and me pound the door loudly nonstop?" Zukin suggested.
"Good idea!" Hiroshi smiled.
"You two, I don't think that's a good idea," Ai reminded.
"Relax, imouto," said Zukin. "This'll work."
Inside the house, Rocko, Heffer and Filburt were on the verge of laughing because they were watching O-Town's Stupidest Videos. And as usual, Heffer was eating potato chips (or, as it's called in my country England, crisps). The TV showed a preteen boy walking up to his teenage sister. The boy was also holding a piece of gum.
"Hey, Adele, want some gum?" asked the younger brother.
"Sure, Crispin," replied his sister, Adele.
Adele pulled the gum out of the wrapper. However, when she did, instead of gum, it was an object shaped like gum and it had a small fake spider on it. When she saw the spider, she screamed as it hit her hand hard and she ran to the couch.
"Oh my God…!" Adele managed to say, before bursting into endless laughter.
Crispin and the mother recording with the camera also started laughing. Even Rocko, Heffer and Filburt did too. And to make things funnier, Heffer spat out his snack when he started laughing!
"You know what? I'm sending this to O-Town's Stupidest Videos!" the mother laughed.
The mother's line made the wallaby, steer and turtle laugh even more than ever! The video clip then faded out to the studio.
"Well, that's it for O-Town's Stupidest Videos!" said the host. "If you want your home video to be played on this show, mail it to PO Box…"
The host's saying of where to mail the video was suddenly drowned out by loud endless banging at the front door, making Rocko, Heffer and Filburt jump out of their skin. In Filburt's case however, he literally jumped out of his shell!
"That's loud!" Filburt shouted.
"Go and answer the door, Rocko!" Heffer called over the banging. "The show's finishing anyway!"
"Alright!" Rocko called. "And Filburt, get back in your shell!"
Filburt jumped into his shell as Rocko went over to the front door.
Outside, Zukin and Hiroshi were banging their fists on the door really hard.
"Any second now!" Zukin called.
Then, Rocko opened the door. But unfortunately, Zukin and Hiroshi didn't realize him opening it so they started bashing his face instead!
"OW, OW, OW, OW!" Rocko screamed in pain.
"You two, yamete (stop)!" Ai reminded.
Zukin and Hiroshi realized what they were doing and stopped. Rocko now had squashes on his face from the punches!
"Thank you," said Rocko.
"Gomen, Rocko-chan," Zukin and Hiroshi apologized.
Suddenly, Heffer and Filburt started laughing in the background.
"You just got beaten by two of our kid-friends!" Heffer guffawed.
Rocko turned to face his best friends with an emotionless look.
"Yes, I did," Rocko said with a monotone voice.
Heffer and Filburt laughed more when they saw the results from Zukin and Hiroshi's accidental beating. Rocko turned to the Futaba siblings and managed an embarrassed grin.
"Why don't you three come in?" Rocko suggested.
Ai, Zukin and Hiroshi came in as Rocko straightened his face to get rid of his squashes. They saw Heffer and Filburt hiding their faces in Rocko's cushions. The reason why was because they were trying to keep their laughter in.
"Why are you hiding your faces in the cushions?" asked Hiroshi.
"We're trying not to laugh," replied Heffer, his near-laughing voice muffled by the cushions.
"But we can't hold it in," said Filburt.
Finally, Heffer and Filburt burst into laughter. Rocko shook his head in amusement.
"They're still laughing at you, aren't they?" said Ai.
"Yup," said Rocko.
Suddenly, a thump was heard.
"Ouch!" Filburt exclaimed.
Yep, Filburt accidentally fell off the couch from laughing. He was on his back.
"OMG, HE'S ON THE FLOOR!" Zukin screeched.
"Don't worry, I'm okay," said Filburt.
"You need help getting up?" asked Ai.
"No, I can do it myself," said Filburt, struggling to get up onto his feet. "But thanks for asking."
"Guess what, minna?! We have good news!" Zukin cheered. "You know that Caroline Molyneux's mom and Taylor Winfrey's dad are getting married in five days?"
"Yeah," said Rocko. The three siblings had told the O-Town trio about Mr. Winfrey and Mrs. Molyneux's engagement a while back.
"That's on Mother's Day!" said Filburt, who's still struggling to get up.
"I know!" said Zukin. "Me, Ai and Hiroshi are invited to the wedding!"
"Kids, that's great!" Rocko smiled.
"You must be happy," said Filburt, who's now just managed to get back onto his feet.
"Yeah, we're very happy!" Zukin cheered.
"How about a celebration hug, Zukin?" Heffer suggested, holding out his arms to Zukin.
Zukin ran into Heffer's arms and they both hugged.
"I think I deserve a hug from you, Rocko-chan," said Ai.
Rocko and Ai both hugged.
"High-five, Rosh?" Filburt suggested (Rosh is going to the occasional nickname for Hiroshi).
Filburt and Hiroshi both gave each other high-fives (and luckily, Filburt didn't blow Hiroshi up like he did to other people in the episode, "High-Five of Doom"!).
Well, that concludes chapter 1! And good news! I watched Rocko's Modern Life on TV last night, along with Ren and Stimpy! (dances to Stadium Rave from SpongeBob) It was fun! The episodes I watched on Rocko's Modern Life were "Carnival Knowledge" and "Sand In Your Navel"! Anyway, I'll get chapter 2 posted as soon as I can!
