Here is the second chapter of Who Let the Toddler In?. Sorry it's a little short, but I promise the subsequent chapters will be longer! And don't forget to review!

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Far away from Nicktoons Studios and Universal Studios Florida as well in the Real World, a three-year-old girl sat in front of her television screen watching Saturday morning cartoons in her play clothes in San Francisco, California. She was dressed in a pink T-shirt, light blue shorts, white socks and sneakers, and her straight brown hair stopped just below her shoulders. She was sitting about two-and-a-half feet from the screen and was watching a rerun of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.

"Are you sure you want to do this , Jim?"

"Aw, being smart brings me nothing but trouble. I just want a normal-sized brain, like you guys."

"Yeah. C'mon Jimmy, put it on!"

"But, what if you don't like it?"

"Then I'll just reverse the polarities in the helmet, and get smart again."

"Yeah, Carl. All he has to do is reverse the polar berries…with the cranberries…and uh…turn it on, turn it on!"

"Erica, what have I told you about sitting too close to the TV?" asked the girl's mother from the kitchen.

"Too not sit too close?" asked Erica.

"That's right. So please scoot back a little for Mommy."

Erica complied with her mother and moved back a foot from the screen. Her mother turned to her husband in the kitchen as she put her earrings on.

"Do you think she'll be alright, Chuck?"

"Marie, she'll be just fine with the babysitter. Steph is completely trustworthy. She has babysat Erica since she was two, so I don't think they'll be any problems."

"I know, I think it's just these pre-social jitters. Getting invited to my boss's house for lunch and also being introduced to some important clients while going over some paperwork is nerve-wracking and I want to make a good impression. You're lucky I was able to talk my boss into letting you come along."

"But, why do you need me?"

"I would like you to be there with me for moral support."

"Ha! As if you'll need it," smiled Chuck.

Marie gave him a quick kiss on the lips. "Thanks."

It was 10:00 a.m. when sixteen-year-old Steph showed up at the house, and immediately Marie and Chuck had to leave for the social. The family's silver tabby cat, Boots, walked up and rubbed the calves of Marie's leg while she laid down the parameters on how Steph should handle things with Erica standing next to her.

"Now, Erica's lunch is in the refrigerator and this is a list of phone numbers in case you need to contact us, the neighbors, the police department, the fire department, or Old Man Hodges who lives down the street," said Marie.

"Why would I need to call him?" asked Steph.

"He has a rather large supply of watermelons growing out of his rain gutters and Erica is extremely fond of the fruit, so if she wants some just take her down to see him. He really likes it when Erica visits him."

"Wait, he grows watermelons out of his rain gutters?"

"Yeah, he says that the rotting leaves and debris he has clogged in those things help to grow the fruit five times faster than the ones that grow on the ground."

"How does he keep the watermelons from falling off his roof?"

"He built sort of a Rube Goldberg system on the side of his house that allows the watermelons to safely roll to the ground down specialized ramps when they get too heavy. Oh, and try not to let Erica watch too many cartoons today. We don't want her eyes to turn into charcoal."

"I will try to not let that happen."

"Well, we need to leave before my husband drags me out the door for delaying. Bye Sweetie, be good for Mommy." Marie bent down to kiss Erica on the forehead.

"Bye, Mommy."

"She'll be fine you two," said Steph. "And if anything comes up, I'll give you a call."

"And if we don't leave right now, I will drag you out the door," said Chuck to Marie.

"Bye, you two," said Marie. "Have fun. We'll be back by three."

Once Chuck and Marie pulled out of the driveway, Steph shut the door and addressed Erica looking up at her with wide eyes.

"So Erica, what do you want to do now?"

"Watch cartoons!"

Boots then rubbed up against Steph's calves and meowed to be fed.

"Alright, a little cartoons never hurt anyone," she said as she lifted up Erica, carried her into the living room, and set her down in front of the television where a Jimmy Neutron marathon was starting. Boots meowed from the kitchen by his food bowl. "And now I need to tend to the cat. I'll be right back. I like watching this show myself; Sheen cracks me up."

While Steph filled up Boots' food bowl, Erica watched the computer-generated characters fight Jimmy's rogue nanochip-controlled pants on the television screen. Steph was getting ready to join her in the room on the sofa when her cell phone starting playing the melody of "We Like to Party" by the Vengaboys. She quickly checked the I.D. and flipped open the phone.

"Hey Will, what's up? Oh nothing much... Yeah, I'm babysitting the rugrat today while her parents go to a business lunch…"

While Steph talked to her boyfriend in the kitchen, Boots ate his fill of the cat food and strolled into the living room to join Erica in front of the television. While Erica scooted closer to the television screen enough to touch it, Boots began to wash himself with his paw. The commercials came on and Erica gently petted Boots' head until she caught sight of her dad's wallet on the coffee table. Apparently, in his haste to get his wife out the door so she wouldn't be late to the business lunch that she invited him to, he managed to leave his wallet behind.

"Daddy's wallet..." mused Erica. "I know, I'll keep it safe for him until he gets back with Mommy!"

And with that, she stuffed the wallet into her pants pocket and turned her attention back to the TV screen. The commercials were still on and out of boredom, Erica started to draw some random pictures on the screen with her index finger. Boots stopped washing himself and followed her movements with his head. She then traced a perfect figure-eight clockwise, then counterclockwise, and finally clockwise again. When her finger returned to the exact spot that she traced the third figure-eight, the screen started to glow a bright orange. Erica was initially startled, but was naturally curious about this strange glow and reached out to touch the screen. She immediately felt her hand go through the screen and further intrigued by this act, climbed through the glowing glass. Boots meowed at her while cocking his head to one side, and she turned around to face him.

"See you later, kitty!"

Once Erica had completely passed through the glowing glass, the screen went back to normal and Jimmy Neutron resumed playing. Boots meowed plaintively as he stood up on his hind legs and put his paws on the screen trying to figure out where she had gone to. After a few seconds, he sat back on his haunches and stared at the television screen flicking his tail back and forth.

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Up next, Erica meets some very familiar faces and gets her chance to explore Nicktoons Studios! You get a cookie if you can name what Jimmy Neutron episode that dialogue exchange was from! I hope that this chapter wasn't too short as I didn't really want to spend too much time talking about Erica's family and her lifestyle in too much detail as it probably would detract from the overall story. Anyway, chapter three will be up soon and don't forget to review!