Didi's Graduation
Summary: It's time for Didi to graduate with her Master's in Child Development, but on the day of the graduation ceremony, everything that can go wrong, does. Will they get to see their mommy graduate? You'll have to read it and find out!
Editional Notes: Dil is 1, Tommy is 2, and Chuckie is 3 in this story. And as a reminder, I do not own any of the characters from Rugrats, they're the property of their original creaters.
It's the day of Didi's graduation, and she's mopping the kitchen floor, when Dil comes charging into the room. He slips and falls on the wet floor and starts crying.
"Oh my goodness Dil Sweetie are you ok?" Didi asked, picking him up and noticing the booboo on his leg.
"Let me kiss it and make it better." She said, kissing his leg and carrying him into the living room where she put him into the playpen with the others. Just then, Tommy sneezed.
"Bless you sweetie." Didi said, getting a tissue and wiping his nose. Afterwards, she heads back into the kitchen, where the other moms are sitting around the table.
"So, today's the big day eh Didi?" Betty asked.
"Yes it is, but I can honestly say I'm not sure if I'm going to make it on time to my graduation. Seems everyone keeps getting in my way!" Didi answered.
Back in the living room, Angelica comes up to the playpen where the toddlers are.
"What's a graduation Yucky?" Dil asked.
"You know, you're 1-years-old now, it's time you start calling me by my real name." Angelica snapped.
"Sorry Angelica, now come on, what's a graduation?" Dil asked again.
You guys lived to be 2 and 3-years-old and don't know what a graduation is? You are so dumb. A graduation is when you finished school. And you have to sit still for several hours while grown ups say a bunch of mushy stuff. Though knowing you guys, you won't last 2 minutes sitting still. You'll go off as usual, and our mommies and daddies will be looking for you after the long ceremony" Angelica explained, skipping around the outside of the playpen.
"But I just heard mommy say we're getting in her way." Dil added.
"Well it's no surprise, you guys are always making trouble for the grown ups. Now I'm off to play with Cynthia." Angelica continued, walking away from the playpen. Just then, her mom comes up to her.
"Come on sweetie, we're gonna be late for your aunt Didi's graduation." Charlotte said, coming up behind Angelica and taking her by the hand.
"But mommy, I don't want to go." Angelica protested.
"I'm sorry, but we need to go. Chal everyone, we'll see you at the ceremony." Charlotte continued, as she and Angelica met Drew at the front door and left.
Back in the playpen.
"You ok Dilly?" Tommy asked, his voice sounding funny cuz he had a stuffy nose.
"Yeah, I just have a big booboo, and it hurt." Dil answered, pointing down to his left leg, that had a huge black and blue spot.
"Wow, that's quite the booboo." Zack added.
"Yeah, but mommy kissed it and made it all better. I just wish I hadn't gotten in her way." Dil continued.
"It's ok Dilly, I'm sure mommy will be happy when we all leave for her graduation very… very…" Before Tommy could finish, he sneezed again.
"Bless you Tommy." Said Chuckie.
"Thanks Chuckie." Tommy answered, wiping his nose on his shirt.
"You don't look so good. Are you feeling ok?" Zack asked, catching a glimps of Tommy's pale face.
"I'm fine guys." Tommy answered, as he sat down on the floor.
Just then, Stu walks into the kitchen.
"Oh my gosh, look at the time! I'd better leave now if I'm going to make it in time." Didi said, putting on her cap and gown.
"Before you go honey, I have an invention I'm working on downstairs I'd like you to come check out." Said Stu.
"Not now Stu, it will have to wait until later. My graduation ceremony starts in an hour." Didi continued.
"Oh come on Didi, it will only take a minute." Stu said, heading towards the basement.
"Oh I suppose I can come see it for a minute, but just one minute! Then we need to round up the kids and head out of here." Didi continued, following Stu out of the kitchen down to the basement.
Down in the basement, Stu lifts a sheet off of this huge, play structure, complete with a slide, swings, a see-saw and a jungle gym.
"I give you, the Stu Pickles animatronic playground. Once this baby is in the backyard, we'll never have to take the kids to the park again." Stu continued. He flips a few switches and parts of the structure start to move. Suddenly, the swings fly off, barely missing Didi's head.
Upstairs, the explosion can be heard in the living room.
"What was that? It sounded like the house burped." Zack asked.
"It was just one of daddy's inventions. No big deal." Dil answered.
"Uh, Stu? I have to leave now!" Didi yelled.
"What about me and the kids?" Stu asked.
"Get yourselves to my graduation. I am out of here." Didi shreaked as she ran up the basement stairs and out the front door.
Upstairs in the playpen.
"Um, guys, did Tommy's mommy just say we had to get ourselves to her graduation?" Chuckie asked.
"Yeah, that's what I heard too!" Kimi exclaimed.
"But even if that's so how are we gonna get there?" Chuckie asked.
"We'll take the Reptar wagon like we always do." Kimi answered.
"Uh, in case you forgotted, Angelica broked it yesterday and daddy hasn't fixed it yet." Dil replied.
"I know, we'll take my aunty's driverless mini van." Zack said excitedly.
"We can't drive a van Zack." Chuckie shouted.
"We're too little." Phil continued.
"Yeah how will our feet reach the pedal things?" Lil asked.
"My aunty's van isn't like most vans. It can drive itself! All we have to do is get in, and tell it where we want to go, and the van will drive there for us!" Zack explained, as he climbed out of the playpen and ran to a bookshelf in the living room, where he found his aunty Celeste's purse sitting, reached in, and grabbed her keys.
"Got em. Let's go guys." Zack continued. Just then, Tommy pulls Chuckie to the corner of the playpen.
"Um Chuckie? Can I talk to you?" Tommy asked, his voice sounding very soft and weak.
"Um, you guys go ahead. Me and Tommy are gonna stay here." Chuckie continued.
"Well ok then, Phil, Lil, Kimi and Dil, come on." Zack said, motioning with his hand.
"But what about my booboo?" Dil asked.
"Your booboo is fine. Besides, one of your mommy's kids should be there. Now come on!" Zack commanded, after glancing quickly at Dil's leg, and then, turning towards the entry hall to head outside.
"Zack's been hanging out with my brother for way too long." Dil muttered, as he did a summer salt out of the playpen and joined up with the others.
The group heads outside. They reach aunty Celeste's van in the driveway where Zack presses a button on the remote that's attached to the key. The car door unlocks, he opens the sliding doors of the mini van, and everyone climbs inside.
Back inside, Tommy is lying down in the playpen under a blanket, with Chuckie next to him, a hand on Tommy's shoulder.
"Um, Tommy, are you sure you're ok? You don't seem like yourself today." Chuckie asked in a concerned voice.
"Uh, Chuckie, I don't feel very good today. My ears, head, and throat hurt, and I have a stuffy nose. I think I have a really bad cold, and my head's gonna explode. You'd better go with the others. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine." Tommy continued, pulling the blanket tighter around him.
"I'm not leaving you Tommy." Chuckie replied.
Just then, another explosion comes from the basement, and this time, the walls of the living room start shaking.
"Uh… Tommy? We'd better get out of here!" Chuckie exclaimed as he grabbed Tommy's arm, the two of them burst out of the playpen and run out the front door. They spot the others haven't left in aunty Celeste's van.
Inside the van, Zack hits buttons on the computer keyboard of the computer that sits where the steering wheel would normally be.
"Ok, now how does this go again?" Zack asked as he continued to press random buttons.
Chuckie and Tommy run to the van.
"Um, we changed our minds, we're coming!" Chuckie shouted.
Zack opens the sliding door on the passenger side. Chuckie hops in back with the others and Tommy comes up front.
"I knew I couldn't keep you from our adventure." Zack said teasingly to Tommy as he climbed in front. He continued to press buttons on the van. Suddenly, the robotic voice comes from the van.
"Initiating driving mode. Destination, 91 Purple Street, in Alextown, Maine." Said the robotic voice, as the van backed out of Tommy's driveway and heads down the street.
Back at Tommy's house, Stu comes up to the top of the basement stairs to be faced by Betty, Howard, Chas, Kira and aunty Celeste.
"Is everyone ok?" Stu asked.
"Yeah, we're fine." Howard answered reassuringly.
"Yeah but if we don't leave now, we'll never make it in time. Come on everyone." Betty added, beckoning them towards the door.
"You guys go ahead and save us seats. Celeste and I will grab the kids." Stu continued.
Celeste heads into the living room, picks up her purse, and rummages through it, looking for her keys to find they're not there.
"I seem to have misplaced my keys. Could you help me look?" Celeste asked.
"We'll look for them later. Why not for now, ride with me. We're gonna be late. Let me just grab the kids." Stu says, glancing at the empty playpen.
"Uh oh, the kids are gone." Stu grumbled.
"Now why doesn't that surprise me?" Celeste asked.
Just then, Betty pops her head back inside.
"Uh, you guys might wanna come outside, it appears Celeste's van is missing." Betty said.
"What?" Stu and Celeste asked panicked as they headed outside, Stu glancing at the driveway.
"Oh no, Celeste, your van is gone!" Stu shouted.
"But where could it be?" Celeste asked, panicked.
Just then, Didi pulls into the driveway.
"What are you doing here?" Stu asked as Didi steps out of the van.
"I forgot my script for the acceptance speech. I'm running inside to grab it, then we're off to my graduation." Didi continued, as she ran towards the house.
"Uh, you might wanna hold that thought. Celeste's van and the kids are missing." Stu continued.
Didi let out a loud scream and fainted on the sidewalk.
This ends chapter 1. Will they find the toddlers? And will they make it to Didi's graduation? We'll find out, in chapter 2.