Babysitting Blockhead

A Peanuts Fanfiction

"Go on, Charlie Brown, go get the ball" Lucy Van Pelt bossed, pointing to a blue and red ball bobbing in the park fountain.

"Me?" Charlie asked in confusion.

"No, Lucy; I dropped it in there, so I'll go get it" the bespectacled girl explained, tugging at her new ponytail.

"Marcie, are you serious?" the blockhead questioned his shy friend.

"Yeah, Charles…" Marcie added, heading towards the fountain.

"The hurry back, blockhead" Lucy ordered as she led Charlie Brown to a football field.

"I don't work miracles, Lucy" the shy girl called out before falling head first into the fountain. "Help! Someone! Anyone!" she cried out, splashing frantically.

About halfway down the field, Lucy noticed something weird. "Hey Charlie Brown, how'd this egg get here?" she asked as a pecking sound was heard.

"POP!" the shell cracked, revealing a baby bird with fluffy, yellow feathers and an innocent look on its face. Oddly, it looked like a baby version of-

"Woodstock?" Lucy and Charlie asked in unison as the baby bird chirped nervously.

"Good grief! We better get him to Snoopy" the latter insisted, picking up the yellow bird and letting him sit in the palm of his hand.

On the way to Snoopy's red doghouse, the two kids' glance fell upon the fountain. The ball still afloat in the fountain's water with no trace of Marcie.

"That's awkward, Charlie Brown, she told us she'd be back" Lucy mentioned.

"That is true," Charlie Brown agreed. "Marcie! Where are you!" he called out. Woodstock flew from Charlie's palm and hopped onto the ground, looking around for any breadcrumbs to eat.

Lucy looked around the fountain before hearing cooing from the water. "Who's there?" she asked, noticing a wet baby girl in the fountain, looking nervously at the fussbudget's medium blue eyes.

Charlie Brown looked inside the fountain as well, catching a long glimpse at the baby. She had a blue t-shirt with a rainbow on it along with red pants and white shoes. Her arms were calling out "Pick me up!" and she smiled upon noticing the blockhead.

"Good grief, you find so many weird things in these fountains these days," the lovable loser whimsically explained, picking up the baby and getting her out of the fountain.

"Bbbllll" the baby agreed, placing her chubby hands on her cheeks as she was held in the failure face's grasp.

Charlie chuckled as he and Lucy (along with Woodstock) walked off to Snoopy's doghouse.

"Is it lunchtime yet?" Snoopy asked as the round-headed-kid walked towards the beagle.

"Hi Snoopy" Charlie Brown smiled, holding the baby firmly.

"Hey fuzzy face" Lucy added as she put baby Woodstock on the roof of the doghouse.

"Woodstock! What did you do to yourself?" Snoopy yelped in surprise as the feathered baby began chirping nervously.

"You fell into a fountain and some kids tossed you onto a field?" the dog interpreted as the bird nodded.

"We also found a baby girl" Lucy smiled, "I think I'll call her 'Lulu'…she looks like a Lulu, doesn't she, Charlie Brown?" she added, tickling the baby's chin, much to her despise.

"Well, you can call her Lulu if you want, but I'm going back to get that ball" the lovable loser told Lucy, handing her the baby girl.

"Have fun, Charlie Brown" Lucy smiled as 'Lulu' tugged at Lucy's bangs.

End of Chapter