South Park in the Emotional Warzone Chapter 2: The Baby Shower
Like Kyle said, he got Bebe's baby shower ready at South Park Plaza all set and ready to go. With Clyde catering, a beautiful red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting for desert, and the whole plaza decked out in colorful balloons and streamers. The preparation got delayed since Kyle wound up with the flu, causing him to stay at his parent's place so he doesn't get Bebe, and by extension their unborn child, sick. As a result, the shower was held two weeks before the due date, but you know what they say, 'better late than never.'
It was a 12:00 noon on a beautiful day in late July. Everybody came to the shower. Kyle's relatives, Bebe's relatives, and their friends joined in. It was the first time that anyone had seen the likes of Butters, Millie, Heidi, Craig, Tweek, Sally, Shelly, and their children in a while.
Kevin, Esther, Jimmy, Timmy, Token, and Cartman would've come, but Cartman, Jimmy, and Timmy have important jobs that required them to work on the same day as the shower, Token is currently overseas, still serving in the military, and Kevin is looking after Esther after she broke her leg in a car crash.
As for the children of the people who could come, Shelly had seven year old Eric Jr., A.K.A Junior, Butters and Millie had eight year old Paul and five year old Carrie, Heidi and Craig had seven year old Lindsay, and Tweek and Sally had seven year old twin girls named Mimi and Cici. The likes of Lyra, Felix, Isabella, Chelsea, Tommy, Barry, Larry, and Penny were happy to see their faraway friends after all this time.
Enough about that, let's get to the baby shower! Everybody had a great time, talking, eating Clyde's great food, everyone especially enjoying Clyde's chocolate fountain, and of course with her being pregnant and all, Bebe was the life of the party. Everybody talked with her, asking her how she was doing, what sex does she hope the baby will be, what will she and Kyle name it, stuff like that.
Everybody was generous when it came to gifts. Kyle and Bebe were given all the essentials like diapers, unisex clothes, toys, strollers, a crib and mobile, etc. All in all, this baby shower was a success.
We cut to outside the Plaza, the front steps to be precise, where Stan, Craig, Kenny, Tweek, and Butters are just talking before it's time to cut the cake. The kids, with the exception of Lyra, Chelsea, Larry, Barry, and Penny are also outside, wanting to get some fresh air. The kid that were outside didn't waste any time in conversation.
"Dang, guys, how long has it been since we last seen each other?" Asked Felix.
"I think the last time we all saw each other was when we were all at daddy's premiere." Junior said.
"Only a year ago?" said Tommy, taking a puff from his inhaler. "It feels longer."
"It certainly has." said Lindsay. "So, what have you all been up to?"
"You know, same stuff different day." Isabella said. "S.S.D.D"
"Somebody's been reading Stephen King's Dreamcatcher." Cici said, adjusting her glasses
"That was from a book?" Isabella asked shocked. "My mom usually says that when she comes home from work and daddy asks her how her day went."
There was a brief silence before Paul, the eldest Stotch child, broke it.
"So, Izzy, you're about to become a big sister soon." He said. "How do you feel?"
"I'm kind of excited." Isabella responded. "I know I'll be a great sister, especially since I have an even better older brother to look up to." Isabella turned to face Felix, who smiled and said. "Thank you, Izzy, that means a lot." Isabella smiled back and the group moved on to other subjects, specifically, why the rest of their friends aren't outside with them.
"Hey, where's Lyra?" Asked the youngest Stotch child, Carrie.
"Yeah, and for that matter, why isn't Larry, Barry, Penny, and Chelsea with us?" her brother Paul asked.
"They're all inside," Felix said.
"Okay, great." Mimi said. "Because as long as Lyra is inside the plaza, I want to address an elephant in the room: Are we still keeping Mrs. Marsh's death a secret from her?"
"Unfortunately…yes." Tommy responded
"How long are we going to keep this going?" Junior asked. Despite having Cartman for a father, Junior was a much better kid than his father ever was, always believing in honesty and loyalty above all else. And Junior intended on being an honest and loyal friend and cousin to Lyra.
"Our parents say that we're going to keep up this charade until Mr. Marsh tells Lyra the truth." Lindsay said.
"But it's been going on too long!" said Junior. "I think nine years is long enough if you ask me. I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to be the good friend and tell Lyra the truth!"
"Junior, don't you dare!" said Cici.
"Uncle Stan is taking forever in spilling the beans, and the longer Lyra is kept unaware of what's really going on, the worse things will be for everyone!" said Junior
"Junior, look, even though we too are tired of Mr. Marsh not telling Lyra the truth, we have to go by our parents wishes and keep this whole thing under wraps." Paul said.
"Besides, the moment you open your mouth about this, your parents are going to find out and they'll most likely ground you." Mimi said, "Do you want to get grounded?"
"If it means I can live the rest of my childhood guilt and lie free, so be it." Junior stated. "Besides, I think my parents will be glad I told the truth, and I also think Lyra will appreciate me more for being honest."
"Or…" Tommy began. "Your parents will be extremely mad for you disobeying them, and Lyra will resent us all for keeping this a secret for so long."
"I won't let you lot hold me back anymore!" said Junior. As soon as Junior said that, Lyra came walking out of the plaza, heading towards her father and his friends. "I'll be the one to tell her the truth whether you guys like it or not!" Junior said as he began to make his way to Lyra, causing his group of friends to hurry and attempt to stop him.
With Lyra, she walked up to her father and his friends and said, "Daddy, they're about to cut the cake if you want a slice." "Okay, sweetie, I'll be in there as soon as I can." Junior approached his cousin and said, "Excuse me, Lyra, there's something I want to tell you."
"What is it, Junior?" Lyra asked
"What I'm about to say is very important," Junior began. "You just have to promise me that you won't freak out."
"Where are you going with this?" Lyra asked confused.
"Lyra, I just want to tell you that your mom…MPH!" Before Junior could finish his sentence, Mimi and Cici tackled him to the ground and covered his mouth as Felix stepped in. "…Is a great big hero to us all!" Felix continued, hoping to keep the lie going. "She's out there fighting for what's right and ensuring all of our safety! She may not be with us here and now, but I know she's here in spirit! Lyra, you have an awesome mom and I hope to meet her someday?"
Lyra was confused. Her friends were acting weird. But she just shrugged it off and said, "So who wants cake?"
"Oh yes! Cake time!" Lindsay said happily
"I could eat." Said Paul.
"I want a piece of the flower!" Carrie said.
Everybody went back into the plaza for some delicious red velvet cake. Felix helped Junior up and dusted him off.
"Why'd you stop me?" Junior said. "Lyra is going to find out eventually, and I don't want to be around if she finds out 'the wrong way'"
"Just shut up and keep it on the down low, Junior." Felix said as the two boys followed everyone else back into the plaza.
The rest of the baby shower went swimmingly. The party ended at about 4:30 PM, when everybody started to head for home. The other party guests went home, Clyde, Red, Chelsea, and Tommy packed up the catering equipment and headed back to the restaurant, leaving Kyle, Bebe, their kids, their parents, and the rest of their friends to take the decorations down and load up the gifts into cars to take back to Kyle and Bebe's home. Kyle still wanted his wife to relax and stay off her feet while everyone else did the work.
"I told you before, baby, I can be of some assistance." Bebe said as her mother walked up to her.
"Well, sweetie, you are pretty far along in your pregnancy. Kyle is just looking out for you, that's all." Mrs. Stevens said.
"I know," Bebe said, "I just hate feeling useless."
"No need to feel that way, love." Kyle said. "Like your mom said, you're pregnant. I wouldn't feel so good about having my pregnant wife work."
"I understand." Bebe said. "I just wish this baby would come out soon."
"Don't worry, Bebe." Kyle said, hugging his wife lovingly. "In two weeks, everything will be back to the way it was."
"I have an idea." Mrs. Stevens said. "Do you remember when you'd get depressed as a kid? Where would I always take you?"
"The ice cream shop?" Bebe said, starting to perk up.
"That's right." Mrs. Stevens said. "Let's go get some ice cream!"
"Okay!" Said Bebe happily.
With Bebe and her mother gone, that left everyone else on clean up duty. While the likes of Stan, Lyra, Felix, Isabella, Mr. Stevens, Gerald, Sheila, Ike, Kyle, Kenny, Lola, Barry, Larry, Karen, and Penny helped take decorations down and overall clean up, the likes of the Tuckers, the Tweaks, Shelly, Junior, and the Stotchs loaded the gifts into cars.
While the adults continued taking decorations down, Lyra, Barry, Larry, Penny, Isabella, and Felix found a balloon and started to play catch with it. "Kids, back to work." Sheila scolded. "Relax, sweetie," Gerald said. "They're just kids having some fun." Jeffrey sighed at the sight of the three kids playing and said, "Oh to be young again." "That's what's great about having grandkids, Jeff." Gerald said, "You can experience your youthful days again through them." "True." Jeffrey said with a nod.
With Stan, Kyle, and Kenny, they're taking things like tablecloths, streamers, and deflated balloons, and putting them in a big trash bag.
"I can't believe we're going to be getting baby number three soon." Kyle said excitedly.
"I know." Kenny said in disbelief. "Do you think you two are going to have anymore?"
"I don't know." Kyle said. "I'll have to ask Bebe what she wants once number three is over and done with."
"Yeah, Lola said that she wants to have more kids once we're married." Kenny said
"That's right, in less than a year you two are getting hitched." Kyle said excitedly.
"It only took me a little more than ten years and a set of twins to finally tie the knot." Kenny said.
"Hey, better late than never." Kyle said as the two friends laughed.
As Kyle and Kenny continued talking amongst themselves, Stan was lost in thought. He kept thinking about Lyra, and how long he has concealed the truth from her. He wanted to keep lying, but then he thought about what Wendy would want. She would want Stan to always be honest and straightforward with his daughter, never afraid to shield her from the real world. With a sigh, Stan said to himself, "I guess it's time…"
Stan walked up to Lyra, still nervous about how she will react to the news. Will she blame herself of the death of her mother or accept it for what it is? Will she be glad he told the truth, will she resent him for hiding it for this long? Only time will tell. As Stan continued to make his way to his daughter, Kyle's cell phone rang and he answered it. "Hello…" Kyle said as the phone conversation began.
Back with Stan, he finally makes it to Lyra. "Oh, hello, daddy," She said
"Hi, Lyra," Stan began, "There's something I need to tell you. See, I haven't exactly been honest with you about a certain subject. Well, I think it's time I come clean. So get ready, because here we go. Lyra, the truth is…."
"HOLY SHIT!" Kyle shouted, cutting Lyra and Stan's conversation short.
"Kyle, language, there's children here!" Sheila scolded. However, Kyle didn't care because…
"That was Bebe's mom!" Kyle said. "While on the way to the ice cream shop, Bebe's water broke in the car! She's having our baby now!"
There was cheering and joy amongst the group.
"Alright!" Lola said excitedly.
"I'm going to be a big sister!" Isabella said excitedly. "Somebody pinch me!"
"Not in this lifetime, sis." Felix said.
It's at this moment when the ones responsible for loading the gifts into cars came back into the plaza.
"Gosh, what's all the commotion about?" Butters asked.
"Bebe is having our baby right now!" Kyle said
"No freaking way!" Heidi said shocked.
"I thought you guys only had two more weeks!" Craig said.
"God must have made other plans, because baby number three is on its way right now!" Kyle said. "I've got to be there for my wife! Felix, Izzy, come on!"
"Uh, right!" Felix said frazzled as the trio rushed to their car.
"We packed the car seat in our car!" Sally said. "We'll bring it with us to the hospital."
"Good plan!" Kyle said, "Come on everyone, let's go!"
Everybody hurried to their cars, but Lyra was still very interested in what her father had to tell her. "So, daddy, you were saying…"
"We'll talk about it later." Stan said. However, he was definitely thinking to himself, "Damn, so close."
With that, everybody rushed to the hospital so they can be there for Bebe as she gives birth
TO BE CONTINUED…
(Cue Don't Think Twice by Hikaru Utada (Once again, characters and events that have yet to appear/happen will be mentioned here))
(How did I live in a kingdom of thieves? And people who say things they don't really mean?)
(It's a sunny day and Wendy and Stan are dancing together outside and right next to them are Kyle and Bebe, who are also dancing. Suddenly, the sunny skies turn stormy and Wendy is ripped away from Stan, and Kyle is ripped away from Bebe, both couples trying in vein to reach out to one another. Wendy and Kyle go up into the sky, can the ground gives weight for Stan and Bebe to fall down)
(You're only everything I ever dreamed. Ever dreamed of, ever dreamed of)
(As Stan and Bebe fall, they are enveloped by a red colored paint type substance. Behind the paint is a shadowy figure. It smiles evilly. This figure is one of Jacques Brodeur)
(You must be kidding me, did you really think I could say no?)
(Stan's daughter Lyra, and Bebe's son Felix are running through a grassy plain and two balls of light fall from the sky. The light balls reveal themselves as Wendy and Kyle, who hold their hands out to their children)
(I want you for a lifetime. So if you're gonna think twice, baby. I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know)
(Cartman is standing in front of a statue of a heart. He pulls out a gun and shoots it, causing it to break. Shelly then appears and collapses to the ground, heartbroken)
(Everything is just right. But if you're gonna think twice, baby. I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know)
(Sometime later, Cody Oppenheimer finds the broken pieces of the heart and puts them back together)
(I really don't get what everyone else believes. So why do I say things I don't really mean, really mean.)
(Late at night, Lola and Kenny are in bed. But while Lola is sleeping, Kenny is looking up more information about the crystals he heard about in war)
(I'm only crying 'cause I never dreamed. It'd take this long, it'd take this long)
(Kenny thinks about General Rakish with the big purple crystal floating over him. Suddenly, eight more smaller crystals circle around the big purple one: A red one, a blue one, a green one, a gold one, a pink one, an orange one, a white one, and a black one)
(I want you for a lifetime. So if you're gonna think twice, baby. I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know.)
(General Rakish turns into another villain, Carlos Murciélago. The crystals are still floating over him, and the background changes to the grassy plain from before. The main adults and children are watching in horror at the sight before them)
(Everything is just right. But if you're gonna think twice, baby. I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know)
(Carlos summons a demon warship from out of nowhere and easily takes out the adults and younger children, much to the older children's horror)
(Don't think twice, don't think twice. Don't think twice, baby, don't think twice)
(The children are crying and look like they're going to lose hope when an astral projection of Sir Justice appears. The sight of the unknown hero inspires the children to not give up and put the villain down. The children and Sir Justice charge at Carlos and the warship)
(If you want to take it to an even higher level. All you gotta do is say the word, you know I'll follow. If you wanna take it to an even higher level. I don't, I don't bite)
(Outside of the dream, Isabella Broflovski is looking at a picture of Kyle. Behind him Stan places a hand on her shoulder, which Isabella brushes off and walks away)
(If you want to make it happen, nothing's impossible. All you gotta do is say the word, the walls will crumble. If you want to make it happen, nothing's impossible)
(Shelly gets up from her heartbreak and finds Cody holding a hand out to pick her up. Shelly grabs Cody's hand and we cut to the next scene)
(I want you for a lifetime. So if you're gonna think twice, baby. I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know)
(Stan and Jacques are fighting for Bebe's affections)
(Everything is just right. But if you're gonna think twice, baby. I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know)
(Felix and Lyra are in a dark area, the look behind them to find a older, dying boy in a hospital bed. This boy is named Byron. Lyra and Felix try and run to the hospital bed to see him, but once again, the ground gives weight and the two kids fall into darkness)
(Kiss me once, kiss me twice, kiss me three times. Cross the line)
(Stan and Bebe are alone on a hill somewhere admiring the sunset. The two of them look into each other's eyes before making a move to kiss each other)
(Don't think twice, don't think twice. Don't think twice, baby, don't think twice)
(Cut to night time on that same hill where the Marshes, Broflovskis, Donovans, Tweaks, Tuckers, Cartmans, Stotches, McCormicks, and Oppenheimers are looking up at a full moon. Some of the kids are asleep, but those who are awake are enjoying the company and the beauty of the night sky)