Rugrats and the Gray Plague
Premiss:
When a terrible Flu epidemic comes to town, will it change the Rugrats lives forever?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Rugrats, or any other TV show that should cross over into this story, and this goes for any future chapters posted about this particular story. The characters are the property of their original creaters, unless otherwise stated.
Recap of Chapter 1:
If you missed reading chapter 1, here's what has happened thus far. All of the families go away for the weekends, Angelica's on a business ttrip, Chuckie and Kimmi go to visit their daddy's parents, Phil and Lil go to visit their uncle Freddy, and Tommy and Dil go to stay for the weekend in a condo at the beach with grandpa Lou and grandma Lulu. Over the course of the weekend, everybody hears about the Gray Plague, a terrible Flu that is deadly, but is especially fatal in children ages 3 and under, and vaccinations against this plague will only be available at a special clenic through Monday. The families all make arrangements to head home early from their trips except for Tommy's, who's been invited to dinner by Lulu on Sunday, pushing their departure from the beach on Monday morning. Meanwhile, Tommy meets a poor baby boy named Chongo, who is quite sick with a nasty cold. But they play together anyway, and have fun despite Chongo's ill health.
Finally, Monday morning comes along. Everyone is in line at the clenic waiting to get their shot, except for Tommy and Dil, who thanks to a snag in their daddy's newest invention, a GPS system, they end up in a traffic jam. Will they make it home in time to receive their vaccinations at the clenic? Let's move on to chapter 2, and find out!
Chapter 2
Monday is the longest day ever, as the Rugrats see to getting vaccinated against the Gray Plague. In the line at the clenic, the Devilles finally reach the front of the line. Nurse Happy pulls Beddy aside, and hands her a stack of forms. "Please fill out these forms while we get your twins ready to receive their vaccinations," said Nurse Happy. "We'll have to sedate them for this, as this vaccination is very painful." "You mean, put them to sleep?" Asked Beddy. "No, it's more of a local effect, numming their bodies from the neck line down," replied Nurse Happy. "Though you may want to be prepared to give them some Tylonol before bed tonight, in case the effect wares off while they're sleeping," Nurse Happy continued. Nina takes Phil and Lil out of their stroller and gives them the local anniseaia. "You won't feel a thing," Nina said. "It will be over before you know it." Nina injects them with the Annisesia, and they wait for 10 minutes for it to take effect. "I feel funny," said Phil. "Me too," added Lil. Phil and Lil slowly drift off, and start to daydream about muds and worms. Nina sees that they're calm, so she injects each twin's left arm with the shot, and puts a bandaid on to each arm.
The Finsters are next in line to receive their vaccinations. It's Lizzie Mcguire's turn to give the vaccination, while Kira is filling out the stack of forms presented to her by Nurse Happy. While Kimmi's vaccination goes well, sedating her, giving her the shot, and putting a bandage on her arm, Chuckie is not too sure about this. As he shakes in line, he says, "I don't think this is such a good idea." "Calm down Chuckie," Kimmi said. "You won't feel a thing," she added. But Chuckie isn't convinced, and starts to cry. Berrying his face into his daddy's stomach, his crying gets louder. Angelica, who's behind them in line, can't stand it, and screams, "Since Chuckie's such a dumb chicken, I want to get my shot right now so I c an go home and watch the rest of the Cynthia fashion show on TV," she shouted. "Miss Carrolle is one of the judges," she added. Outraged, Charlotte says, "I can't believe they let that woman back on television, what is this world coming to?"
As Chuckie continues to cry, Nurse Happy agrees to let Angelica step forward to receive her vaccination, and Drew fills out the paper work. Bobby walker gives Angelica her shot. "You won't feel a thing," said Bobby. "I know that Sir," Angelica replied. "I'm not some dumb baby, I think I can handle this stupid shot," She added. "Now, give me the shot!" She screamed.
While Angelica is getting vaccinated, Chaz asks Kira to save their place in line, while he takes Chuckie outside for some air. They return 15 minutes later, with Chuckie calmed down, and hugging WahWah. "Is it ok for my son to hold his teddy bear during the vaccination?" Asked Chaz. "It might help him to stay calm." Nurse Happy agrees to let Chuckie snuggle up with his bear during the vaccination, and Chuckie gets the shot.
Out on the highway, the traffic continues to move at a snail's pace, as Tommy and Dil's family, inch their way down the road. It is nearly 3 in the afternoon before the traffic finally lifts, and the Pickles can drive at a faster pace. "I don't think we're going to make it," Didi cried. "Don't panic Didi," said Stu. "We'll make it," he added, as he turns off highway 692 and takes exit 45, driving into town. In the backseat of the car, Tommy turns to Dil. "Wow, I've never seen a car drive so slow before," said Tommy. "But we had fun, right Dilly?" He added. Dil lets out a giggle. "We ate the snacks mommy brought us, and played with our blocks and puzzle, and we even watched Reptar on DVD!" Said Tommy in a happy voice, as he held up the portable DVD player, displaying a main menu screen with Reptar's picture on it.
The clock reads 4:30 p.m. as the Pickles turn into a nearly deserted parking lot at the clenic. "Hurry Stue," Didi cried as she gets Tommy and Dil out of the car, and the 4 of them, rush to the door of the clenic.
Inside the clenic, Nurse Happy locks up the door and sais with a sigh, "We made it through a long day of vaccinations, and only have one vaccine left." Suddenly, she hears pounding at the door. "Anybody in there?" Didi shouts. Nurse Happy grumbles and opens the door. "Oh I'm sorry mam, we're closed." Didi nearly breaks down in tears. "Now now mam, you can bring your kids back next year," Nurse Happy added. "But by then, it might be too late," Didi shouted. Stu spots the leftover vaccination on the table. "Wait, it appears there's one vaccination left." "Yeah, but there's two children here, and my intern, Lloyd Nebulon, who's suppose to be giving the final shot of the day, is nowhere to be found." Suddenly, Francine pokes her head out from behind a curtain at the back of the room, and using her brain waves, she lifts the vaccination from the table, laughing her head off. "My big brother's a dork so I'll give the shot," said Francine, giggling. "You're too little," added Nurse Happy. Suddenly, using her brain waves, Francine lifts Dil out of Didi's arms, and starts giving him the vaccination. Dil starts screaming at the top of his lungs.
"You're hurting my child! Stop it!" Didi screamed as she chases after Francine and Dil. But try as she might, she cannot grab a hold of him. Francine continues to poke the needle into his arm, as Dil continues to scream. "Put the child down at once, or I'll be forced to call your mom, Commander Nora Nebulon," ordered Nurse Happy. Francine drops Dil on the floor, and Nurse Happy picks him up. She rubs his back and puts a bandage on his arm. Noticing there are no more vaccinations, she says, "Well, that's it everyone, we're out of vaccinations. Have a nice day."
As the Pickles climb into their car, Stu says, "It was best that Dil got the shot. He is the youngest after all, and don't worry about Tommy, he's the healthiest child there is." "Well ok," said Didi. "But I never want to go through another day like today, again," she added in a very angry tone, as she straps Tommy and Dil into their car seats and gets into the car. As they're driving away from the clenic, Didi adds, "And another thing, after today, I'm too tired to fix dinner, so let's go out to eat." As they drive down the street, Stu spots Taco King to the right, "You read my mind," Stu said, turning into the parking lot.
The Pickles walk into the noisy, crowded restaurant. "Let's go home," Didi said. "No wait," Stu said as he points to a large table in the back of the restaurant. At the large table, he spots the Devilles, the Finsters, and Angelica's family.
"We thought you'd never make it," said Beddy. "Did you make it to the clenic in time to get the boys vaccinated?" Asked Howard. "Yes, but they only had one vaccine left, so Dil got the shot," replied Didi as she puts Tommy and Dil in a booster seat along with the other rugrats.
"Where's your bandage Tommy?" Asked Chuckie. "I don't need the shot," Tommy said, smiling. "My daddy says I'm the healthiest baby in the whole wide world!" "Well, you're never sick," said Phil. "And you always eat good food," added Lil. "Don't think he'll get off that easily," said Angelica in a mean tone of voice. "Everyone knows the bald babies are most likely to catch the Gray Plague," added Angelica. "That's not true Angelica," shouted Tommy. "You just wait and see, I won't catch this Gray Plague," Tommy added.
But is Tommy right? Will he avoid the Gray Plague all together? Find out, in chapter 3.