(A/N: I was given this idea by celrock, who also recommended the Rugrats episode mentioned in the summary. Enjoy! I hope...)

E- Easter

Summary: What if Shenzi Tuck was there during the events of "Bow Wow Wedding Vows"?

At the Pickles house on a nice, warm day, Stu Pickles guided his two sons 1-year-old Tommy and 4-month-old Dil Pickles, twins 1 ¾-year-old Phil and Lil DeVille, stepsiblings 2-year-old Chuckie and 1 ½-year-old Kimi Finster, and newcomer 2-year-old Shenzi Tuck out in the backyard. The snow from winter was long gone, so the lush, green grass was visible again. "It's spring, kids! You can play outside again! Have fun!" He then went back in the house to let the kids have their fun.

They watched as the Pickles' family dog, Spike run around the yard. "Wow! Everything looks so purple!" Tommy remarked in awe.

"You mean blue, Tommy," Kimi kindly corrected him.

"Oh yeah; I uh, I always get my colors mixed up sometimes," He smiled sheepishly.

"Hey, it's not cold no more!" Chuckie pointed out, with Shenzi standing closely next to him, "Look, you guys; No juice bumps!" But he screamed in terror, and Shenzi ducked down when a butterfly landed on his arm. The insect flew by Dil, who laughed while he sat in his mobile baby chair.

"Look at all the prettyful flowers," Lil kneeled down, and pulled a pink one out of the ground. She sniffed it, and moaned in delight. "This is my favoritest kind!"

Phil sniffed another one just like hers, with a third in his other hand. "Mine too!" He then gobbled up both of them, as Spike ran up to them, and jumped on Tommy. Thankfully, the baby wasn't hurt.

"Shenzi, what're you doing?" Chuckie asked the black-haired girl when she was plucking multiple flowers from the grass.

"I'm picking flowers for my daddy," She replied. By now, the group of toddlers knew how close she was with her father. "I hope Tommy's mommy and daddy won't mind."

"I'm sure they won't mind," Tommy assured her after he threw a stick for Spike. "I bet your daddy will love those."

"You really think so?" She shyly glanced at the small bouquet in her hand.

"Of course he will," Kimi chimed in, "He loves everything you get for him, doesn't he?"

"Uh huh," She shrugged.

"Then he's gotta love those pretty flowers you picked by yourselfs," Kimi told her, "He's just gotta!"

Shenzi glanced at the flowers again, before smiling timidly. "You're right; What was I thinking?"

Later, as 3-year-old Angelica Pickles, Tommy and Dil's cousin, came in the yard, the toddlers were doing their own thing. Kimi and Shenzi were putting flowers in Chuckie's hair, the latter girl making sure her bouquet would stay intact, Phil and Lil were sticking flowers in the sand to make their own garden, and Tommy was playing with Spike. But when Spike saw his mate, the Finsters' new poodle Fifi, standing by his house, he debated on where to go, before choosing her. "Spike, wait! Come back! We was playing!" Tommy called out. "Here, Spike! Come here, boy!" But the brown dog didn't listen. "Spike! I wonder why he ran off with Fifi so quick."

"Maybe Fifi gived him some chores to do," Lil guessed.

"Or maybe their favoritest TV show is on," Chuckie assumed.

"Maybe she maked lunch for him," Shenzi chimed.

"Don't you babies know nothin'?" Angelica walked up to them. "It's so oblivious what's wrong with Spike. He's in love."

"Oh, well that explains it, then," Tommy nodded with Chuckie, but was now confused. "Huh?"

"Oh brother!" Angelica rolled her eyes. "I guess it's up to me to tell you about the birds and the fees." She then turned to Dil, and her voice lowered in volume. "Cover your eyes, shortie. You're too young to hear this." After Dil covered his eyes, she turned back to the toddlers. "You see, Tommy, Spike's falled in love with Fifi, and now he's forgotted all about you."

"That's not true!" Shenzi glared.

"Shut it, Tuck!"

"Okay," She shrunk back in fear.

Tommy walked up to Dil's seat. "I don't believe you, Angelica. Spike won't forgetted about me. He-he's my bestest doggy friend. We knowed each other since I was a baby."

"You are a baby," Angelica drolly pointed out.

"Well, since I was a baby-baby then. Come on, guys." He started pushing Dil's seat, as his baby brother still had his eyes covered. "Let's go find Spike. He'll remember me." His friends agreed with him as they followed. They found Spike and Fifi laying in the grass by the former's house. "Hey, Spike. Come here, boy, come here! It's me, Tommy! Your bestest baby friend! Spike?" Neither of the dogs seemed to notice him. "Ol' buddy?"

"I know, Tommy!" Chuckie piped up. "Say some of the stuff you always say! Maybe that'll get Spike's memory goin'."

"Good idea, Chuckie. Um... uh, let's go on a venture!" Tommy tried, but was still unnoticed.

"That wasn't your bestest work, Tommy," Phil remarked.

"I didn't believe you really wanted to go an a venture at all," Lil added.

"Um, alright then, uh, a baby's gotta do what a baby's gotta do." Still nothing.

"That was a pretty good you," Chuckie commented.

"I'm still not buyin' it," Phil's arms crossed skeptically.

"When Daddy forgets stuffs, he ties stringies to his finger to 'member it," Lil told them.

"Ohh; Good idea, Lil! Let's go find some string!" The kids walked in the house, and came back in the yard with some pieces of yarn. While they searched, Shenzi hid her flowers in her black Saturn t-shirt when she saw her daddy, Friar Tuck in the house. She was thankful that her green tutu skirt was over her shirt, so the flowers didn''t fall out. They put the pieces on Spike as he slept with Fifi. "Good string finding, guys. Spike will be back to normen now." He walked up to the brown dog, and gently shook him. "Wake up, Spike. Wake up." But Spike just barely woke up, shook himself so the strings flew off of him, then went back to sleep. "I guess we forgotted to tie the strings."

"We never learndid how to tie strings," Lil shrugged.

Angelica walked back up to them. "Spike's never gonna remember you; He's in love."

"Hey! Wait a minute, Angelica!" Chuckie put his hands on his hips with a glare. "My mommy and daddy are in love, but they still 'member other peoples."

"Yeah!" Tommy added. "Same with my mommy and daddy!"

"Ours too!" The twins chimed in.

"And I know that if my daddy falls in love, he won't forget no one," Shenzi crossed her arms.

"Once you get married, you're not lovey-dovey, 'cause you're busy making babies and stuffs. It's like the song says: First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes drivin' 'round a baby carriage! Get it?"

"Well Spike and Fifi already gots the lovey-dovey part," Chuckie pointed out, "So next is they gotta get married. And then Spike will 'member you, Tommy."

"But I told you guys! Spike didn't forget me!" Tommy exclaimed. Just then, Spike stood up, and started walking towards them. "See?" But turns out, he was just getting a drink from his water bowl. When he was done, he walked past Tommy and back in his house with Fifi.

"So, there's gonna be a wedding?" Lil wondered aloud.

"Yeah!" They all, except Angelica, cheered with joy.

"Ooh! A wedding!" She smiled excitely. "I'm in charge."

After a while, the "wedding" was ready to start. Angelica had Tommy as the preacher, or "speecher", Chuckie was to play music on a toy piano, and the twins were going to sing. "Wait!" Shenzi exclaimed. "What can I do?"

"Hmm..." Angelica tried to think, before spotting the flowers clutched in the younger girl's hand. "You and Kimi will be the flower girls."

"The what?"

"Oh brother! A flower girl is the girl who throws flower petals behind the bride and groom. And these..." She snatched the flowers out of her hand, "Will do just fine."

"Wait, no!" She tried to protest, but Angelica roughly pulled the petals off, and slapped them in Shenzi's palm as the toddlers gasped in shock. "Th-those were..."

"They're for to throw behind the bride and groom," The blonde interrupted her, "Now throw 'em!"

After glaring as menacingly as she could, Shenzi stomped up behind the dogs, threw the petals down with a grunt, then stomped away angrily with tears threatening to spill.

Angelica quickly forgot about her, but Chuckie watched the black-haired girl in concern. "3, 2, 8," She counted down, before the "ceremony" officially began.

"There is the bride! There is the bride!" Phil and Lil sang together through Chuckie's music. "Her name is Fifi, and she's getting married to Spike!" They fearfully stopped when Angelica gave them the signal.

After Angelica strolled off, Tommy walked up on the sandbox with a baby book, and cleared his throat. "Hello, Fifi and Spike. I'm your speecher, Tommy. Dearly bleblubbered..." One part of the book cover popped up, but he paid no mind to it. "We are here to see the marrien of Fifi and Spike. Fifi, if you take Spike to be your awful wedded groom, say "I do."" But Fifi licked Spike's cheek instead.

The toddlers minus Shenzi waited in anticipation, before Angelica turned to them. "Um, babies?" They turned to look at her. "Dogs can't talk!" She was surprised upon hearing a bark from Spike.

"Spike, if you take Fifi to be your awful wedded bribe, uh, bark again." But the brown dog started gnawing at his right hind leg instead "Uh, or that. I now denounce you Fifi and Spike! You may now kiss the bribe!"

"Hit it, Finster!" Angelica commanded, and Chuckie started playing again.

"Good job, Fifi and Spike! Uh I mean, Mr. and Mrs. Fifi and Spike."

"Now let's see if he 'members you, Tommy," Lil said with hope.

"Sure he will!" But when Fifi walked away, Spike followed her. "Spike?" He dropped the book in despair. "I don't think it worked."

"Of course not, Tommy," Angelica walked up to him, "The wedding's not over yet. We've still gotta have the receptical."

Chuckie walked up to Shenzi, who still looked angry. "What's wrong, Shenzi?"

"An-Angelica ruined the flowers I picked for my daddy," She replied with a slightly heavy voice, "Now I have to pick them all over again." Her gaze lowered sadly.

"Well uh, I know what'll cheer you up." She looked up at him. "You want to play wedding with me?"

She blushed, but didn't know why, as she thought about it. "O-okay."

"We can ask Tommy to be our speecher."

She smiled shyly. "S-sounds good."

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"Shenzi, if you take Chuckie to be your awful wedded groom, say "I do.""

"I do," She giggled, while holding a new bouquet of flowers.

"And Chuckie, if you take Shenzi to be your awful wedded bribe, say "I do.""

"I do," He chuckled timidly.

"Then I pronounce you Shenzi and Chuckie! You're now married! You may now kiss the bribe!"

Shenzi blushed deeper when Chuckie kissed her cheek. She had a warm, fuzzy feeling in her chest, and she didn't know why.

"Babies and gentermen," Phil announced a while later as he wore novelty sunglasses, acting as a DJ, "Welcome to the Fifi and Spike wedding recek... respectical... resk... party! And now, the sappy couple, Mr. and Mrs. Spike! And now, their special song!" He pressed a button on the toy radio, so kiddie music started playing.

"Guys, it's not workin'," Tommy pointed out as his friends minus Shenzi danced, "Spike's not dancin'."

"Maybe he'll feel more like it after we give him his presents," Lil guessed, and everyone agreed.

They let Shenzi go first, but she simply put the plain stems in front of the dogs, not knowing what else to give. Kimi set a small, grey rock in front of them. "I hope you guys don't gots one already."

Phil placed a tiny fuzz ball next to the rock. "I got you some belly button lint."

"Oh no!" Lil exclaimed in distressed. "I gotted them belly button lint too!" Phil guided her away, so Tommy and Dil can go. Dil simply drooled in the grass in front of them after Tommy pushed his chair closer.

Tommy took a picture frame out from the front of his diaper. "Here's your present, Spike. Uh, 'member what good friends we are? See?" He turned the frame to reveal a photo of him with Spike. "We're lickin' each other, and we used to run, and jump, and roll around in the grass, and do all kinds of fun stuff." The dog yawned. "Oh, you just gots to 'member me, Spike! You just gots to, 'cause... I miss you. Here, look." He held the frame up in front of Spike's face, and he started sniffing at it. "You guys! He 'members me!" But the frame fell down, and Spike paid no mind to it, to Tommy's disappointment.

"They got all gifts out! Wedding's over!" Angelica announced.

"You mean Spike's married now, but he still doesn't 'member me?"

"Tough break, Tommy. Maybe you should get a pet pony instead, and keep it at my house."

Shenzi rolled her eyes at her in annoyance. Just then, they all heard a familiar voice. "Chuckie, Kimi, Fifi! Time to go home!" Chaz called out. Shenzi watched sadly as the two stepsiblings and the poodle walked out of the yard. The Finsters left the house, and it seemed like Spike was following them.

Tommy watched sadly from the back door window. "He just movdid out with his new bride, and he-he didn't even bark goodbye."

"It's not goodbye, Tommy," Lil pointed out, "You'll see him at the Big Munch tomorrow."

"So what? He won't remember me anyways. I guess it is true. My bestest doggy friend forgotted all about me."

Later that night, before it was her bedtime, Shenzi laid awake in her big girl bed, lost in her thoughts. When she and Chuckie played wedding earlier, why did she feel so warm inside? Why did she want to be around him so constantly? Why did her face feel warm when he kissed her cheek?

After she was tucked in, she decided to worry about it tomorrow as she drifted off to sleep.

The next day, everyone gathered at the Finster house, with the Tucks coming last. When Chaz answered the door for them, while dressed in a purple bunny suit, Shenzi's eyes widened before she hid behind her daddy. "It's okay, Shenzi. No need to be scared of me."

"She's always been scared of full-body costumes like that," Friar Tuck explained to him as his daughter didn't budge, "Theme park characters, Easter Bunnies, Santa Claus, you name it."

"Ohhh. Well, sorry. Come on in. You might want to be careful in the living room, though."

"Why?" Both adults flinched when Shenzi let out a brief, but shrill scream. Turns out, Stu, Howard DeVille, and Drew Pickles were dressed up as well. She made a run for it to the backyard through the kitchen, after Kira hastily opened the door, and hid under a table.

Strangely, the rest of the gang didn't notice her, at first. She came out of hiding once she realized that it was safe. When she saw Chuckie looking worried, she walked up to him. "What's wrong, Chuckie?"

"I'm worried about Tommy," He replied, "He's not acting like hisself. And he's creeping me out."

When Shenzi saw Tommy, her eyes widened. "He's creeping me out too, now," She whispered to Chuckie.

"Let's go talk to him." They then walked up to the rest of their group.

"What's wrong with your face, Tommy?" Kimi asked him. He had a creepily wide, open smile that looked obviously fake.

"Looks like gas to me," Phil remarked.

"No, guys! I'm just real happy! Happy for Spike! Even if he doesn't 'member me!" The gang showed surprise, as they tried to confirm it. "Yep." Just then, they saw Spike running up to them. Tommy gasped before a genuine smile grew. "Spike!" But unfortunately, he just ran right past him, and marked his territory on the tree.

"So, how 'bout those Dummi Bears, huh?" Phil tried to change the subject.

"That's a prettyful dress, Shenzi," Lil complimented the black-haired girl.

"Thanks," She smiled back. For the brunch, she wore a black long-sleeved velvet dress with a purple rose sequin skirt, along with her usual black and white ruffled socks, classic Converse sneakers, and purple bow headband.

"It's okay, guys," Tommy assured them solemnly, "I'm happy. See?" His creepy, fake smile grew back; Chuckie and Kimi stared in uneasiness as Shenzi ducked behind the former.

The party pretty much went downhill from there, for a moment. After Chaz made an announcement about a "special guest", who was the party planner, Howard was almost attacked by a bee. When Stu tried to drive it away with a homemade bug repellent, it only attracted a swarm of bees. Chaz quickly guided the kids away to where they would be safe, suggesting that they start the egg hunt. Luckily, nobody was hurt.

"There's a eggy!" Tommy exclaimed after Stu and Howard ran off with the bees close behind. "Ah, that's the bestest eggy I ever seed!"

"There's one too," Chuckie pointed out. He went to grab it, but his hand landed on top of Shenzi's when she went to swipe it. They stared at each other before their hands drew away, as they blushed in embarrassment.

The kids stood around awkwardly, not knowing what to do next. "Want to go eat mud?" Phil asked them to break the silence.

"I thoughted you'd never ask!" Lil exclaimed, so she, Phil, and Kimi ran off to do so, leaving Chuckie, Shenzi, and Tommy.

"Um, are you sure you're alright, Tommy?" Chuckie asked him, "You seem a little too happy. Like clown happy, and that's just scary."

"Yeah, you're creeping us out," Shenzi added with concern.

"I miss Spike," Tommy admitted after losing the smile, "I'm not happy! I'm real, real sad!" He then started crying. Shenzi and Chuckie walked up closer to him.

"It's okay, Tommy," Chuckie tried to comfort him, "Just use my sleeve as a hanky." Shenzi couldn't help but grimace when Tommy used Chuckie's shirt sleeve as a handkerchief.

The three were surprised when Spike came up to them. "Spike?!" Tommy was the most surprised of them all.

"Spike 'members you!" Shenzi exclaimed with joy.

"Um, I dunno," Tommy was feeling skeptical, "Maybe he's just mixing me up with somebody else he forgotted."

"No! He went right to you, Tommy!" Kimi pointed out as she and the twins walked up to them.

"He 'members you, Tommy!" Phil added. "Just like in the old days!"

"Yeah! Like yesterday!" Lil chimed in.

"I knew you'd remember me, Spikey! I knew it!" Tommy exclaimed with joy. "Because I never forgotted about you!" But Spike ran to the tool shed, and yipped at the toddlers with a gesture to follow him. "Uh, I think he wants us to follow him." As Angelica picked up eggs left and right, Spike led the toddlers to the tool shed and walked inside.

"That must be Spike's new house!" Chuckie exclaimed.

"Oh no! I hope nothing's wrong with Fifi!" Tommy expressed his concern.

But when they peeked in, they gasped in joy at what they saw right before them: Fifi, and a litter of newborn puppies! "Puppies!" They walked in for a closer look.

"Even Spike's gots a visit from the storkses!" Lil remarked.

"From a lot of storkses!" Phil pointed out.

"Alright, Spike and Fifi!" Tommy cheered for them, as Spike licked his cheek.

"Spike must've forgotted you for a little while, 'cause he had lots of other stuffs to think about, Tommy," Chuckie guessed.

"I think you're right. I wasn't losing my doggy friend. I was gettin' a bunch of new ones!"

"Wow!" Angelica pushed the twins' heads apart to have a look at the puppies. "See, babies? First is love, then marriage, and now they're gonna drive around the puppy carriage! What would you babies do without me?" When they all raised a hand, she groaned and walked away.

Shenzi giggled as she lowered her hand. "We got her."

Soon the adults gained a peek at the new arrivals, and fell in love with them immediately.

"I can't believe Spike's a daddy, you guys!" Tommy smiled with joy.

"And Fifi's a mommy!" Kimi added.

"And I'm the puppies' uncle!" Phil decided.

"Nuh-uh, Philip!" Lil protested. "I'm the puppies' uncle!"

"You're gonna like having a baby, Spike," Tommy told his canine friend, "We're fun!"

Just then, Dil threw his rattle in the air, and it landed on Chuckie's head. "Ow!" He rubbed his head after Shenzi flinched back in surprise. "Well, most of us." The toddlers laughed at his last statement. After the laughter died down, he realized that Shenzi seemed to be missing something. "Uh, Shenzi? Where are those flowers?"

She gasped in shock. "Oh no! I forgotted the flowers! I gotta go!" She ran around the yard, plucking flowers left and right at a hasty pace as the rest of the gang watched her. At one point, she slipped on an egg, but quickly recovered and continued her vital mission. When she came back to the tool shed, she was panting like she ran a marathon, but a fresh new bouquet was in her hand. "I, I gotted them," She panted, "Y-you guys know where my daddy went?"

"He's over there at the big table," Kimi pointed out to her.

"Thanks," She nodded, before walking, instead of running since she was tired, along behind the seated adults. Her heart skipped with excitement when she stopped at the last seat in the row, where Friar Tuck was sitting. She tugged on his sleeve, then quickly hid the flowers behind her back with an innocent grin.

"Hey Shen," He smiled down at her, "What's behind your back?" She averted her eyes to her left a bit, before holding the flowers to him. "Are those flowers for me?" She replied by holding them up higher, almost straining herself. "Oh, Shenzi. They're beautiful." He took the flowers, and set them on the table, so he could take them home and put them in a vase. "Thanks, sweetheart." He lifted his child up and she shyly blushed as he hugged her.

"Isn't that sweet?" Didi smiled at the scene. "She wanted to give you a present for Easter."

When Shenzi saw her friends watching in anticipation, she gave them a thumbs-up. "Her daddy liked the flowers!" Kimi cheered. "I knowed he would!"

"I did too!" Chuckie agreed.

That night, Shenzi laid in her bed, clad in her pjs with a happy face. Her flowers issue was solved, and ended successfully. Plus, Spike and Fifi had puppies! The entire day turned out great. She sat up upon hearing footsteps coming towards her room. She smiled when Friar Tuck entered the room. "Those flowers are set in a vase in the living room. You can see them tomorrow, but for now, you need to sleep. G'night, sweetheart." After tucking her in, kissing her cheek, and turning off the light, he left the room to let her rest. The toddler drifted off in a peaceful sleep under the cozy covers, as a nice, but very interesting dream started going on in her subconscious.

She was with Chuckie, but he was much older, and she was too! He was in what looked like a tuxedo, like what she wore to a wedding she attended earlier on, and she was in a fancy, white dress. Plus a bouquet of flowers was in her hands. "And by the power vested in me," She heard a preacher in front of them, "I pronounce you husband and wife." Say what? "You may kiss the bride." Hu-u-uh? When she stood in place from shock, older Chuckie leaned in and gently but lovingly kissed her lips with one hand on her cheek. And somehow, she knew what to do; She kissed him back, with her hands on his shoulders. The audience cheered for them as they separated.

All of a sudden, the scene changed; She was now in a hospital bed, and for some reason, felt completely out of breath. Older Chuckie was next to her, with one of her hands in his, while his other arm was... occupied. And she briefly heard the shrill cries of a... baby? "Shenzi, your baby is beautiful," He smiled down at her with love in his eyes, like how her father always looked at her. Wait, what?! What?! HER BABY?! She was a baby herself! Or at least, she was supposed to be! How the heck can she have a baby?! "Do you want to hold her?" Her? It was a girl? In her shock, she nodded. Oops. She didn't know how to hold a baby! She didn't want to hurt anyone! Especially a baby! Chuckie helped set the newborn infant in her arms, where she got a good look. She had skin like Chuckie's, but a bit of a grey tint, dark red hair, a round, black nose like hers, and ears like his. "Isn't she lovely?" Chuckie stroked the baby's hair, and she simply nodded again. She blushed when she felt him kiss her slightly sweaty forehead. Why was she so exhausted? What was so exhausting about a stork delivering a baby? And where was the stork? "What should we name her?"

As Shenzi thought of it, her subconscious started fading... then she woke up! She gasped as her eyes shot open, and she quickly sat up. As she panted, she turned on her nightlight, and patted herself. She was relieved to know that she was a toddler again, but... what about Chuckie? Was he a toddler too? And was he here? "Ch-Chuckie?" She stammered, but didn't receive an answer. Somehow, that relieved her.

That was definitely a strange dream, but not a nightmare. It was strange, in a good way. Will she marry Chuckie in the future? Will they have a baby? Only the future knows.

(A/N: I hope this one was good! Along with giving me the idea for this oneshot, and the recommendation of the episode, celrock gave me the ideas of the alternate scenes where Shenzi and Chuckie play wedding, and Shenzi's dream. You know the disclaimer.)