Hello, everyone! This is Umbra the Hedgehog signing back in! Well, here's the first real part of the story. And it didn't take me so darn long to post it. Before I start making this too long again, I'm just gonna say: hope you like it!

NOTE:

-I do not own any of the characters or scenarios presented in this story.


You're my Baby?

Chapter 2: First part.

"Me, your girlfriend?" Izzy was still baffled. "What are you, crazy?"

In the middle of his panic, Tripp just kept going. "It's not for real! I just need you to pretend for a while, so that Arlene will just get off my back!"

Yet again, more pounding was heard from outside, and all three grown-ups began to panic as well.

"Please, do this for me! I'll do anything!"

Upon hearing this, she got interested. "Anything?"

"Yes, anything!" He didn't even think it through; he just answered.

Izzy suddenly had a fishy smile on her face. "Alright. I'll be your girlfriend."

"Really?"

"Yeah..." But she doesn't stop there. "...if you make me a member of Iron Weasel."

All of the guys, except Derek, replied in shock. "What?"

Cue the pounding again.

"Just do it, kid!" And now, Derek decided to speak. "I don't want be crushed to death by a crazy fan!" He thought about it for a moment. "Unless it's one of my fans."

Just one hit on the door this time, but now the door's starting to crack.

Once again, Tripp just replied quickly. "OK, fine! We'll let you join the band!"

"Alright!"

And then, it finally happened.

After some pounding, the door's hinges broke off, and the door fell on top of the guys. This caused Tripp's panic to rise to the extreme, and he did the only thing he could think of at the moment: pulling his best friend towards him and giving her a kiss.

Almost immediately after that, Arlene entered the house.

"Hey, Tripp!" And so, the usual routine starts. "Sorry, the door got kinda stuck. Anyway, I knew you'd be here. Now, let's just..." Or at least, it would have, if she hadn't noticed what was happening.

Following that, the guys just began to get up.

"Hey, you're gonna need a new door, little man." As they got the door off of themselves, Burger made a comment.

And then, once they saw Tripp, they were surprised as well. "Whoa..."

Soon after, the two broke apart, with Izzy hardly able to hide her shock.

Tripp, on the other hand, just turned to his crazed fangirl. "Oh, hey, Arlene. Sorry about the door."

"What was that?" She just pointed at the two, unable to say anything else.

"Oh, yeah. There's something I've been trying to tell you for a while now." He tried to play it as natural as possible. "The thing is, Izzy and I have been dating for about, uh..."

He thought about it for a brief moment. What would be a believable number?

"...5 months." He turned to her, with a hilariously forced smile. "Right, Izzy?"

She just continued it for him. "Yeah, right. We're... inseparable. So much so, in fact, that Tripp just decided to make me a part of Iron Weasel." Now she turned to him, in the exact same way. "Ain't that right, Tripp?"

Desperate for help, he just went with it. "Right. My girlfriend's gonna be our back-up singer."

"Hey, wait." Ash suddenly piped in. "Why were you so desperate to stay away from her when we were filming that horror movie?"

"Yeah. Want to explain that?" Arlene saw an opening.

Tripp barely managed to not give him a death glare. "I just figured I should keep my music career and my love life as far away from each other as possible."

"If that's the case, why were you asking me to give your demo to my dad when we were dating?"

"That's exactly why I thought about separating them." Some irritation could be seen in his face.

Ash was about to make another comment. "And what about that time-"

"What is this, 50 questions?" And there went the calm. "Look, the point is, Izzy's my girlfriend! And you better get used to it."

Deciding to give their act some credibility, Tripp suddenly dipped Izzy and gave her another kiss.

"OK..." This seemed to finally do it. "I can take a hint."

The two then broke apart at the sound of these words, and Tripp spoke again. "Really?"

"I never thought I'd say this, but..." She made a brief pause. "Tripp Campbell, I'm breaking up with you."

Despite being weirded out by this, he decided to play along. "Oh... OK then. I... understand."

He briefly turned around.

"Yes! Finally!" He let out, just barely audible.

After this, he turned back to face Arlene.

"OK, I'm done. Sorry." He cleared his throat before speaking.

Arlene began to head for the exit. "Have fun with your..." She made a brief pause, while staring at Izzy. "...girlfriend."

With that, she made her exit.

"OK..." Izzy didn't let the uncomfortable atmosphere last long. "Now that that's over, let's go and make some music!"

"Yeah!" All of the guys liked the idea.

And so, all of them began to head for the garage, ready to make some noise... but then Ash stopped walking.

"Hey, wait." He suddenly remembered something. "She's not a part of Iron Weasel yet. She has to pass the Weasel tests first."

Tripp was confused. "Hey, wait. I never went through any Weasel tests."

"That's different." Derek began to explain. "You gave us a home to live in, kid."

Burger picked up from there. "And lots of food."

"And you even bought the shampoo that I like." Ash continued it. "That's like taking a hundred tests, man."

And Derek gave the last comments. "But Izzy hasn't done any of that. She's gonna have to pass the Weasel tests if she wants to be a full member of Iron Weasel."

"Alright." They all heard someone speak, but they didn't see who it was.

Tripp turned his sights to his side, and Arlene was standing there, completely out of nowhere. Of course, he backed away in fear.

"Where'd you come from?"

She failed to answer, opting instead to continue. "I'm going to watch you very closely, and I'll make sure you don't try anything sneaky." She walked up to Izzy, staring at her again. "I know the kind of person you are, Isabella Fuentes."

Izzy was getting freaked out. "Really?"

"You're just an opportunist who would leave the band and break Tripp's heart once a better offer pops up." She pointed at her. "Don't forget. I've got my eyes on you."

"Right..."

"And if you try to break his heart, I'm going to tear yours out."

Izzy's eyes widened. "You mean you're gonna hurt me emotionally, right?"

"I meant what I said."

No reply.

"Aww, it's so cool to see you two get along so well." Ash let out, with a goofy look on his face.

Izzy just turned to him, exasperated. "Seriously?"

"Oh, and..." He turned to their lead guitarist. "...since she's your girlfriend, you can't see her until the tests are over, Tripp."

Upon hearing this, he was totally confused. "What?"

Derek quickly explained it. "Yeah, he made the tests during a wedding. Just go with it."

"You have to go now, man."

"Uhh... this is my house." He pointed something out.

Surprisingly, Ash didn't seem to object to this. "Oh... OK then. Maybe you can stay with Arlene while we talk to Izzy."

Tripp turned to her, and then back to the guys.

"See ya, Izzy! Good luck!" And he headed for the exit faster than a speeding bullet. Well, OK, maybe not that fast, but still.

Arlene just sighed. "He's so cute when he runs away in fear..."

"So, what's the skinny?" Izzy just ignored her and turned to the guys.

Burger began to say it. "Each of us is gonna give you a different test. If you pass them all, you'll officially be one of us."

Derek continued. "Just a quick reminder. You should bring a glass of warm milk, some chicken soup, the rest of the chicken, and a few ice cubes."

"Is that a part of the test?" Izzy asked, confused.

"What? No, those are for me. The Weasel tests officially start tomorrow."

Arlene just stared at Izzy again. "Until then..." And then she began to head for the exit.

Izzy began to repeatedly change her attention from the exit to the rest of Iron Weasel.

"I honestly don't know which one of you guys is creepier."


Was that crazy enough? Was it entertaining? Did it capture the spirit of the original show? That's up to you to decide. Until next time, we hope you've enjoyed it!

Next up: the Weasel tests will begin. What horrid ideas do they have in mind? Will Izzy survive them? All of that will be revealed in the next part.

This is Umbra the Hedgehog signing off.