Lost Toy
December 2004
RJ was playing in the sandbox in the park, Ratchet and Rivet were sitting behind him making drawings in the sand.
"Chet, look! I made a PlayStation controller!" she said, showing her husband her drawing in the sand. Ratchet smiled.
"I made a basketball!" he said, showing her his. They were going to have sand in their fur but—oh well.
RJ held onto his Charmander plushie. Then, Ratchet looked up at the sky. The clouds were dark.
"Looks like it's about to rain." Rivet said. Ratchet nodded. "Coe on Junior," he said as he pitched him up. RJ was holding onto his Charmander plushie by the tail. Then he dropped it, and it fell on the grass.
Ratchet puts him in his car seat and buckled him in. They both got into his car and drove home.
On the drive home, RJ looked around, his Charmander plushie was missing. Tears welled up in his large green eyes. Then he cried.
Rivet noticed immediately. Ratchet pulled over. Rivet ran to the backseat, grabbed RJ out of the backseat, and moved him upfront with her. She cradled him in her arms trying to calm him down.
"It's okay RJ… It's okay… what's wrong?" Rivet said. RJ gripped her tail with his tiny hands.
"Wow, your strong little dude." Rivet smiled.
Rivet was used to this already. She had to deal with Being shot at. Almost getting killed in her dimension, and dealing with Emperor Nefarious, so this was nothing to her. She could handle this.
Back at the house, RJ was still upset.
Ratchet tried everything to calm his son down but nothing was working.
"Ratchet, I think I know what's wrong," she said, while he put his son on his shoulder and rubbed his back to calm him down.
"What's up?" he asked.
"I think that he left his Charmander plushie at the park, I'm going to board back there and get it before it starts raining," she said, Ratchet smiled and nodded.
Rivet walked out, Ratchet continued rubbing his back to calm him down "Calm down, bud… mom's gonna be here soon with your plushie…" he said. Then he got an idea. He walked up to RJs room which was Pokémon-themed, he went to his crib and grabbed a Crash Bandicoot plush.
Balancing him in his left arm and holding the Crash Bandicoot plush in his right hand, Ratchet put it up to his face, but that made RJ angrier. Ratchet felt bad.
"I know RJ, I know… Mom's going to be back with Charmander too… I promise you…" he calmly told him.
RJ was still fussy, his hands were balled into little fists, his face was scrunched up, and tears were streaming down his fuzzy cheeks. It's been ten minutes, Ratchet was still trying to calm him down, he tried everything, bouncing him. Singing to him, everything, nothing worked. Ratchet felt bad for him, he felt helpless at this moment.
Then Rivet opened the door to the house. His Charmander plushie in her hands. RJ stopped crying as he saw the toy Pokémon. His green eyes widened as he laughed and clapped his hands. The baby Lombax took the plushie and he hugged it, his cries of sadness turned to laughs of joy.
Ratchet smiled as he looked at his son. He let out a tiny yawn. Ratchet smiled.
Ratchet gently set the baby Lombax down in his crib. RJ hugged the Charmander. Ratchet looks at him with his Pikachu onesie, RJ's small arm was wrapped around the Charmander as his other hand was up to his small face.
Ratchet smiled and walked out of his room. He left the door open a little bit.
RJ had the biggest smile on his face as he cuddled his Charmander plushie.
Notes: Hey guys! I'm back with a new story. This was so cute to do! I loved this so much! Baby RJ is so cute!
I hope you guys enjoyed it!