Chapter 3: Stuck In The Past
"Location: Modesto, California, October 16th 1991"
Angelica popped back into reality right behind an ice cream truck, whose driver grew huge eyes and collided right into a stop sign after seeing her appear from nowhere. He screamed and shook his fist at Angelica as she drove away. After driving for a minute, Angelica stopped the DeLorean in an alleyway and looked around. She was in Modesto, which looked similar to what it did in 2015. Suddenly, she heard the starter sputter out and the engine die.
"No... no, no, no, no, no, you stupid car!" Angelica screamed at the machine.
She glanced down at the time circuits, gasped, and hit her palm against the screen. The destination time read 1:00 PM on June 1st 2009, but the present time read 1:00 PM on October 16th 1991.
"No, no, no!" Angelica yelled.
Angelica rested her forehead against the steering wheel, sighing heavily. Eventually, she looked up and noticed a nearby neighborhood. There wasn't anything that she could do right then, and she realized that she needed to find shelter and make a plan. She opened the driver's side door, stepped outside, and then slammed the door shut. She ran over to the entrance to the neighborhood and looked at a sign that read the name of the neighborhood.
"Csupo Street." Angelica read out loud.
This was her and the other Rugrats neighborhood! And Angelica realized that since this was 1991, she would have been 4, while the other Rugrats would have been 1-3. She ran through the neighborhood until she came across the Pickles house of that year. She ran up to the door, took a deep breath, and knocked on the door.
In the living room, Didi and Betty were on the couch, having a conversation.
"Weaning? At 1 year old? That's the dumbest thing I ever heard. My pediatrician, Doc Mulligan, doesn't even want me to think about weaning the twins until they are two!" Betty said angrily.
"Yes, but the doctor said..." Didi started to reply.
Before Didi could finish speaking, she and Betty heard the knock on the door. Betty paused just as she was about to speak again.
"You expecting company, Didi?" Betty asked.
Didi shook her head.
"I'd better see who it is." Didi replied.
Didi walked over to the door and opened it to see Angelica. Angelica looked surprised to see Didi, but Didi didn't recognize her because the Angelica of this time period was 4, while Future Angelica was 14, but she did notice that Angelica looked a lot like Past Angelica.
"Yes?" Didi asked.
Angelica frowned.
"Is it okay if I come in?" Angelica asked in a polite tone.
Didi thought about it and then nodded.
"Sure, you may." Didi replied.
Angelica nodded in thanks and walked inside. She looked around the home, noticing that it was just as she remembered it back in 1991. She turned around and saw Didi looking at her.
"Sorry... Angie Picks." Angelica introduced, using a fake name so Didi wouldn't know who she was and accidentally mess up something in the timeline.
Angelica held out her hand.
"Didi Pickles." Didi introduced.
Didi gave Angelica a handshake.
"Pardon me for asking, but where are you from, Angie?" Didi asked.
"Mod... San Fransisco." Angelica replied.
Didi nodded.
"Well, feel free to stay as long as you want. Let me know if you need anything." Didi said.
Angelica smiled.
"Thank you." Angelica said.
Angelica walked out to the living room. But when she got there, she saw Tommy, Phil, and Lil in the corner of the living room, and her heart skipped a beat. They were so young, and she realized that this was the time in which she bossed them and Chuckie around and was mean to them, which she felt guilty about.
"Guys." Angelica breathed softly.
Angelica's eyes roved up and down Tommy, Phil, and Lil's bodies.
"What have I done?" Angelica asked under her breath.