Chapter 25, Brotherly Preparedness, Part 4, The Last Night as an Only Child
Peter unpaused the video, and continued his story.
Peter POV
It was all set. That evening, I would be taking Tommy, Chuckie, Phil and Lil with me to Richmond, Virginia, to my castle of the Confederacy. Betty and Chaz brought by Chuckie, Phil and Lil's pajamas, while Didi handed me an overnight bag of Tommy's things.
"So Tommy, you looking forward to your slumber party at the Confederacy?" I asked, patting Tommy on the head.
"I sure am Peter, what an adventure! But, what's a slumber party again?" Tommy asked.
Just then, Angelica passed by.
"It's like I told you a while back baldy, if you have to ask, you'll never know." Snapped Angelica, as she tried to get in line with Tommy and the other toddlers.
"I'm sorry Angelica, but you're not invited." I said, dragging Angelica away.
"And why not?" Angelica asked in a snappy tone of voice.
"Because of how bad you've been the last few days." I replied.
Just then, Charlotte walked up to us.
"Even if you could, we need to go get your dress for your aunt Didi's party tomorrow. Jonathan has it all picked out and ready for you to try on. Chao everyone." Said Charlotte, as she grabbed Angelica's arm and led her out of Stu and Didi's house.
"Have fun everyone, we'll see you tomorrow for the party." Said Didi, as she gave Tommy a kiss, and saw us out the door.
The next thing we knew, we were outside the door. Mickey Mouse was driving us back to Richmond in the toon car, so I got everyone strapped in, and, we headed off. As we left, I overheard Susie Carmichael singing from inside her bedroom.
"Susie must be practicing a song she'll be singing at Didi's baby shower tomorrow." I thought to myself, as we passed by her house, and headed for the Confederacy.
Upon getting there, we were greeted by General Frolo, Hewy, Dewy and Louy, Chip and Dale, Mufasa and Scar, Lilo and her big sister, the gorilla family from Tarzan, the cast of Frozen, and Hercules.
"Wow! All of these people are at my party?" Tommy asked.
"Yep, and most of them, have sibblings." I replied.
"Siblings?" Tommy asked.
"It's another word for brothers and sisters." I replied.
We headed into the castle of the confederacy, where I took the rugrats stuff up to one of the big bedrooms, and got everyone settled.
"Now you guys play here while I go see to getting dinner ready for tonight." I said, leading Tommy, Chuckie, Phil and Lil, into a huge playroom filled with toys.
"Ooooooh." The rugrats said in unison at the sight of all of the toys.
I left them to play while I went down to see to getting dinner ready.
End of Peter POV
The Rugrats enjoyed playing with all of the toys, till Tommy, got his brilliant idea.
"This castle sounds really neat! Let's go exploring!" Said Tommy eagerly.
"But Tommy, Peter told us to stay here." Said Chuckie.
"Awe come on Chuckie, I'm sure Peter wouldn't mind if we explored the castle. After all, he's our friend! Now come on!" Said Tommy, as he headed for the door of the playroom, Phil, Lil and Chuckie, all following behind him.
When they got into the hall, they approached Scar and Mufasa, who offered to give them a tour of the castle. The rugrats accepted, so Tommy and Chuckie hopped on top of Mufasa's back, while Phil and Lil road on Scar's back, as they showed the rugrats around the castle. While they showed the rugrats around, Scar and Mufasa, gave Tommy, some pieces of brotherly advice.
"Now Tommy, as a big brother, it's very important that you look out for your younger sister." Said Mufasa.
"And if your sister wants to do something, don't exclude her because you're the oldest. In other words, if she wants to be queen, let her, don't do what my brother did, not letting me, be king." Added Scar.
"Oh, ok, so let my little sister come along with me on adventures then?" Tommy asked.
Scar and Mufasa nodded.
A few minutes later, the two lions and rugrats headed into a ball room, where Hewy, Dewy and Louy, Chip and Dale were all having a party. Tommy however, noticed a trap door on the floor, surrounded in brightly blinking yellow lights.
"Ooooh, look guys, I wonder what this is for?" Tommy asked with curiosity, as he approached the door, and lifted it up, only to cause Chip, who was on top of the door at the moment, to fall through the trap door.
"Oh no, my brother is down there!" Cried Dale.
"Don't worry Dale, I, a soon to be big brother, will rescue your brother." Said Tommy confidently, as he jumped through the trap door.
"Oh no, where did Tommy go?" Chuckie asked in a panic.
"Uh, I think he went through that trap door." Replied Phil.
"Ooooh, this is just like the door Reptar went through in Reptar versus the Giant Cochroaches." Said Lil.
"There are cochroaches? Neat! Let's go!" Said Phil, as he grabbed Lil's hand, and the two of them, jumped through the trap door.
"Guys, don't leave me here all alone." Cried Chuckie, as he jumped through the trap door, screaming as he fell down.
A few minutes later, Hewy, Dewy and Louy, and Scar, all jumped through the trap door, to join the other rugrats and Chip.
Upon falling through the trap door, everyone landed in what appeared to be a simple bedroom, with an extra large bed, a wooden chest of drawers, with white walls and a gray carpet.
"Where are we Tommy?" Phil asked.
"I don't know guys, but it looks like we're in a bedroom." Tommy replied.
"I don't like this Tommy, let's get out of here." Said Chuckie.
"Not till we find Dale's brother." Demanded Tommy, as he looked around, trying to find Chip.
The rugrats searched around the room, until Phil and Lil heard a cry from beneath the bed. Curious as to what it was, they crawled under the bed to find Chip, who had trapped himself under there.
"I'm stuck, help me get out of this thing." Cried Chip.
"We'll help you." Said Phil and Lil simultaneously, as they reached under the bed, and pulled Chip out.
"Thank you, you saved my life!" Said Chip.
"Awe, it was nothing." Replied Lil.
"Now, how are we going to get out of here Tommy?" Chuckie asked.
"Hmmm, I don't know." Said Tommy, who put a finger to his mouth, as he looked around the large bedroom, trying to find a way out.
Unfortunately, there was nothing but solid walls, and the whole in the ceiling that was the trap door that everyone had fallen through earlier.
Meanwhile, Peter had finished preparing dinner for the rugrats, which consisted of chicken, mash potatoes and gravy, and roasted vegetables, so he went up to the playroom, to find it deserted.
"Uh oh, where could they be?" Peter thought to himself, as he searched the entire castle, looking for the rugrats.
A few minutes later, he heard Mufasa, calling his name, so he ran in the direction of Mufasa's voice, to the party room where the trap door was. When Peter got there, his face broke out in a horrid expression, as he saw the trap door, open.
"What happened here?" Peter asked.
Mufasa went on to explain to Peter about how Tommy was curious about the castle, so he and Scar took him and his friends on a tour of the castle, only to end up in the ball room, where Tommy grew curious of the trap door that led down to General Frolo 's bedroom, only to get them, Chip, Scar, Hewy, Dewy, and Louy, all trapped down there.
"Guys, remain calm, your king of the Confederacy, is coming to save you." Shouted Peter, as he knelt down on his knees, and felt around the edge of the trap door for the cord that made the pull down ladder appear.
Peter pulled the cord, causing the ladder to appear, as he headed down into the bedroom. Once he was down there, Chip, Hewy, Dewy, Louy and Scar started climbing up the ladder, while Peter carried each rugrat up, one at a time, until everybody was safely upstairs. Once everybody was safe and sound back in the ball room, Peter closed the trap door, then turned to Tommy, and had a stirn talk with him.
"That was a very dangerous place to go Tommy." Said Peter.
"I'm sorry Peter, I just wanted to see where that door went." Replied Tommy apologetically.
"I know you love going on adventures, but you're lucky you and your friends didn't get hurt!" Said Peter.
"Don't worry, we're ok, and thanks for saving us." Said Tommy with a smile, as he gave Peter a hug.
"Apology accepted, and, you're welcome!" Said Peter, returning the hug.
"Now, come on, it's time for dinner!" Said Peter excitedly, as he led the Rugrats and all of the visiting Disney characters into the dining room, for a feast of chicken, mash potatoes and gravy, roasted broccoli, colly flower, mushrooms and red bell pepper, and beverages of each character's choice.
After everyone ate their dinner, they each got to help consume the ten pound bag of Reptar bars that Peter went and dug out of his closet, originally intended for Angelica to have, had she not messed up while her aunt Didi was pregnant with her new baby cousin.
"Mmmm, Reptar bars!" Said Phil, as he took his first bite out of his candy bar for dessert.
"You like it?" Peter asked.
The rugrats and Disney characters all nodded approvingly.
"So, what are we gonna do now Peter?" Tommy asked.
"Well Tommy, I was thinking, how would you and your friends, like to watch a movie?" Peter asked.
"That sounds like fun!" Tommy said excitedly.
"Are we gonna watch Reptar versus the Giant Cochroaches?" Phil asked.
"No, and since this is Tommy's party, to celebrate his final days of being an only child, before he becomes a big brother, why don't we let Tommy pick out the movie." Said Peter.
"Hmmm, I don't know what I want, but I want a movie full of adventure and lots of exploring." Said Tommy, as he finished off the final sips of his bottle of milk, and jumped down from his chair at the long dining room table in the castle of the Confederacy.
"I've got just the thing for you." Said Peter with a twinkle in his eye, as he headed for the living room, the Rugrats and Disney characters, following close behind him.
A few minutes later, everybody was seated on the floor in front of the TV, and Peter, put a video tape into the VCR.
"Everyone, we're going to watch the first Okey Dokey Jones movie, Okey Dokey Jones, and the Raiders of the Lost Ark." Explained Peter, as the movie began.
The Rugrats and Disney characters, all enjoyed the movie, Tommy though, was especially interested in the movie. It was so good, he was quite sad when it ended.
"Awe, it's over already?" Tommy asked disappointedly.
"Yep, and now it's time, for you all to get to bed, because tomorrow, we have your mommy's party!" Said Peter, scoopping the rugrats up in his arms, as he carried them up to the bedroom where they would be sleeping that night.
"What's tomorrow's party about?" Tommy asked.
"Tommy, your mommy is having a party, to celebrate the coming of your new baby sister." Peter replied, as he got the rugrats changed into their pajamas, and tucked them into bed.
"Wow! I can't wait!" Said Tommy excitedly.
"Well then, the sooner you go to sleep, the sooner tomorrow morning will come, and it will be time, to head to the party. Goodnight." Said Peter, as he turned out the light and closed the door.
Tommy turned to Chuckie, who was lying next to him in bed.
"Wasn't that movie neat Chuckie?" Tommy asked.
"I don't know Tommy, it was kind of scary." Replied Chuckie.
"It wasn't scary it was an adventure! And guys, I hope I can go on a big adventure and be just like Okey Dokey Jones someday." Said Tommy, as he yawned and closed his eyes, about ready, to drift off to sleep.
A few minutes later, all of the rugrats were asleep in their bed, while the Disney characters were all in sleeping bags in a room down the hall, and Peter, had changed out of his gray confederate uniform, into some pajamas, curled up in his bed, and drifted off to sleep.
Soon, it would be another day, and little did anybody know, what lay ahead the next day.
And this, ends chapter 25. So, what will happen on the morning of Didi's baby shower? We'll find out, in chapter 26.