Homer drove up to Moe's Tavern. He took the key out of the ignition and got out of the car. It was raining outside but Homer didn't have a jacket and his foot stepped into a puddle "DOH" He said with his signature catchphrase. Homer walked in and noticed his friends and Moe looked up at him as if he did something bad.
He ran quickly to an open stool and just sat in silence "Homa you haven't been here a while how youse been?" Moe asked handing him a beer. Homer looked up at him "Well I found Bart after weeks of searching and when I found him earlier he was..." Homer cut himself mid sentence "He was alive or dead or.. What?" Moe asked "Abducted by aliens?" Barney asked everyone looked at him weirdly but that was Barney for you.
"Come on Homer tell us what happened to Bart!" Lenny said "He... He... He... died" Homer admitted. everyone was really quiet they all looked at each other. They all loved Bart. Sometimes he would drop in with Homer every now and then and Bart loved making prank phone calls to the bar and moe being clueless "Wow Homer I am sorry to hear that it must be really hard to lose your only son" Moe said "How's Midge taken it?" He asked again
"Not very well she is very depressed and won't even come near me right before I came here she locked me out of the bedroom and ignoring me!" Homer explained "I just at least want her to talk to me and say everything is ok without her avoiding me and locking me out"
"Well Homer Marge did love Bart the most and I know how people are when they have a hard time letting go" Carl said "I loved him a lot too sure he was an accident anf I strangled him a lot of deep down I loved him" Homer said
"Does anyone remember the time when Bart was in the sky and wasn't able to get down and it was all over the news?" Lenny said remembering that intense day. Homer smiled he remembers that day all too well his lucky bowling ball saved the day.
Homer looked at the clock "I should get home and talk to Marge" "Wish you could stay longer!" Moe said "I know but I need Marge right now." He waved goodbye to his friends and walked to the car when he put his fingers on the handle he had another memory of Him and Bart. It was the time when they saved Springfield from the bomb that would destroy the town he smiled as he drove home.
When he arrived home, he saw Lisa sitting on the step in the pouring rain without a raincoat on. He immediately got out of the car "Lisa you shouldn't be out here 1. It's raining outside and you don't have a jacket on 2. It's the middle of the night 3. You have school tomorrow!" Homer explained "I know it's just I had a dream about Bart" Homer got down to Lisa's size "let's go inside and talk about it"
Lisa crawled into bed and looked up at Homer. Homer grabbed her little hands "I was at home watching Tv and someone knocked on the door and Bart stood there saying where he was and I dragged him in and he said that I've been searching day and night to find you guys and we all cried together really hard and I woke up and wished that it really happened" Lisa cried.
Homer hugged her "I know honey we all wish that Bart was here but we're all here for you your mom, me and Maggie but we'll get together it together!" Homer said
"Now you have school in the morning I really don't want a grumpy Lisa in the morning!" Homer said "I don't get grouchy in the morning!" Lisa said "because I don't give you your giant hugs before you go to sleep!" Homer joked he picked up Lisa and tossed her around "ok now it's really time to go to sleep!" Homer said getting serious.
He left Lisa's room and walked to Marge's room he tried opening the door again but it was surprisingly opened "huh how'd she opened the door?" Homer said to himself he walked in the room to see a whole lot of videos on the floor. He stepped over the dvds and saw Marge fast asleep on the blankets.
Homer kissed her forehead and turned off the DVD player "My Sweet Marjorie he whispered. After he got his pajamas on he decided to watch a quick video of Bart. He tipped toed over to the player and hit "resume" it was in the kitchen when Bart was five years old.
"What did you do Bart?" Marge said on the tape. "I put string on the bottom on kitchen door and when Homer walks in he trip!" Bart explained. Homer tried to keep it together he already misses his son's voice. "Here comes Daddy!" Bart said. Homer walked into the kitchen and tripped over the string that Bart mentioned "DOH!" Homer said. Bart was standing there giggling he thought it was very funny "WHY YOU LITTLE!" Homer yelled running across the room.
Homer turned off the Player and layed in bed thinking about Bart. He really misses him. He twiddled his thumbs thinking about all the stuff he and Bart did. He was about to fall asleep when he fells a tap on his shoulder
"Homer?" Marge said half awake "Hi honey how are you?" Homer whispered. Marge sat up in bed "I'm feeling alright I miss Bart more then ever and I don't know what To do without hearing every few minutes with his voice in my head" Marge said worried "I also have to start planning his funeral tomorrow which will be the hardest day of my life". Marge added crying. Homer was immediately by her side rubbing her back "Do you want me to stay home from work and help out?" Homer asked wanting to know if he can help his wife.
Marge smiled at Homer with a weak smile "I don't need help I already called up a few people while you were gone" "your father and my sisters will come up tomorrow and you will bring Lisa to school." Homer put his arm around her "Ok but if you do need anything please let me know and I will do it"
Marge looked up at Homer with tears streaming down her face "I want Bart back". Homer quietly hug his wife " shh it's ok honey we all want our son back" Homer said. "Let's get to bed I have work in the morning and you have to plan the funeral" He said.
The two went to sleep but Marge could not stop thinking about Bart. She wanted to have her son back more then ever. She will at some point learn that her son is never coming back "I miss you Bart" she said as she fell asleep. A few minutes later Marge woke up again and grabbed one of the VHS tapes and head downstairs. She could not fall asleep all that was in her head was Bart.
She looked at the tape Bart- 3 minutes old". Marge wiped a tear from her face and put in the tape on the TV. The video began with Homer smiling at the camera "So it's almost 9:00 at night and we finally gave birth to our little baby boy" Homer began he walked to Marge holding Bart and put his hand on top of hers "How do you feel?" Homer asked "I feel a little tired still recovering from the pain but I'm good and happy we have a cute little son in our lives" She said looking down at Bart
Homer then turned the camera to himselfYou should've seen how great she was it was incredible but the doctor said no videotaping which sucks but we were in such a hurry to get the baby out I didn't even have time." "Well that didn't really matter now we have our first child together" Marge said "We have decided on the name Bartholomew" Marge added "That name seems to hard! How about Bart for Short?" Homer asked.
Marge looked down at her baby and smiled "Ok we can call him Bart!" Homer kissed his sons forehead "My little Bart Simpson" when the video ended,
Marge just stared at the screen she was shocked at how long ago the video was "Ten years ago..." She said "I still can't believe he was only just a baby but now... he's gone forever"
Marge knew she had to get back to bed she checked the time on the clock 1:30 "yep definitely going to bed and maybe not think to hard about Bart" she went upstairs to bed hoping that she can nice peaceful sleep and relax
