Author's Note: Before we start on the second chapter, which is really chapter 1 of this story, but it's chapter 2 since chapter 1 was the prologue, I should point out that I made a tiny error in the last chapter. Our story begins in October of 2013, not October of 2014. Now, let's get on with the next chapter!
Chapter 2, A Birth Gone Bad
"Ok ok, so I didn't totally lie about the whole stillborn thing." Said Angelica, as the title of our story appeared on the screen in front of them.
"What do you mean Angelica?" Tommy asked.
"Well, you were born perfectly normal. Well ok, you get what I mean. But did you know you and Dil have an older brother?" Angelica asked.
"Really? We do?" Dil asked.
"Yeah. I present to you, Spensor Pickles!" Exclaimed Angelica, as the traditional screen appeared to display the title of a new Rugrats episode, displaying, A Birth Gone Bad, on top of the Rugrats logo box, and then, pulling away from the screen, taking the screen to a gathering in Wisconsin, that featured Stu, a pregnant Didi, and several other happy people at some sort of festival, that had lots of cheese.
Just then, Tommy paused the video.
"So what happened Angelica?" Tommy asked.
"Is this the boy who was put out into the rain and turndid into Spike cuz Tommy's mommy and daddy forgotted about him after Tommy was bornded?" Lil asked.
"No!" Snapped Angelica.
"Angelica, did you make that up too before Dilly was borndid?" Tommy asked.
"Well, yeah. But you babies will believe anything." Said Angelica.
"Not anymore Angelica. We're done with your lies. Now tell me the truth. Who is this, Spensor person? How do you know about him? And why hasn't mommy and daddy tolded me and Dilly about him?" Tommy asked.
"You're never gonna learn anything mellon head if you keep asking questions. Now, let's unpause the video, and continue our little story." Said Angelica, as she snatched the remote out of Tommy's hand, and unpaused the video.
"Ah yes, Aunt Didi and Uncle Stu's money moon." Said Angelica.
"Don't you mean honey moon Angelica?" Peter asked.
"Whatever. Anyway, it was aunt Didi and uncle Stu's money moon." Narrated Angelica, as the video took over at this point.
Stu and Didi were happily enjoying their honey moon in Wisconsin, attending the annual cheese festival that year.
"Isn't this wonderful Didi? And these cheeses are amazing!" Said Stu, taking a bite of a piece of cheese at a table.
Just then, Didi started to collapse, and got a painful look on her face, as she was holding on to her stomach.
"What's wrong Didi?" Stu asked, upon swallowing the piece of cheese, and trying to support his wife.
"I don't feel good Stu. Please, get me to a hospital immediately!" Didi said in a panic.
"Alright, alright, we'll get you to one. Hold on." Said Stu, who pulled out his cell phone at this point, and called the hospital.
A few minutes later, an ambulance arrived at the scene of the Wisconsin cheese festival, and took Stu and Didi to the nearest hospital, where Didi was admitted immediately.
"What's going on?" A nurse asked the young couple.
"I'm experiencing pains in my lower abdomen area, and I've been spotting a lot lately." Replied Didi.
"Are you pregnant?" The nurse asked.
"Yes, I've been pregnant for eight months now. It was an unplanned pregnancy, but Lipchitz says abortions are dangerous, and since I was almost finished getting my teaching degree at college, I went on ahead and got married, and now, here we are, on our honey moon, and me, in the hospital." Didi said, as she started to cry.
"Now calm down honey, the doctor is going to help you." Said Stu reassuringly, putting an arm around Didi's shoulder.
A little while later, Didi was taken back to a hospital room, where a doctor did some tests, and saw that she was ready to have the baby, as Didi, had gone into labor. So Didi continued to undergo this labor, only when the baby came out, the embillical cord was wrapped around its neck, and the baby came out, dead.
"We're sad to report to you Mrs. Pickles that your baby, I believe you were going to name him Spensor Malcom Pickles, didn't make it." Said the doctor with a sad look in his eyes.
Didi broke down and cried.
Two weeks later, they had returned home to Yucaipa, California, where Didi started teaching school at the local high school, and Stu started inventing toys. For the next year and a half, Stu failed miserably at coming up with ideas for toys to invent, until he finally got a brilliant one.
"I know, the whirly muyster! A breakthrough in children's driving devices." Said Stu excitedly, as he started to put together parts to construct a toy car.
While Didi was doing successfully at her job as the health teacher at Yucaipa High School, she was not happy. She longed for a child, and she could only hope, that one day, her dreams of becoming a mom, would come true. She would visit Spensor's grave sight often.
"Mommy loves you." Didi whispered, as she lay another bouquet of flowers on the grave.
That night, Stu and Didi were lying together in bed, talking before they went to sleep.
"Hey Didi, did I tell you about the work I was doing on the Whirly Muyster prototype?" Stu asked.
"Yes you did." Replied Didi with a sigh.
"Still sad about Spensor, aren't you?" Stu asked.
"Oh Stu, it's just, I want to have a child so bad, and no matter how many times I try to get pregnant, I just, can't!" Said Didi, about ready to cry.
"Oh honey, these things take time. I'm sure you'll be pregnant in no time." Stu said with a smile, giving Didi a hug.
Just then, the telephone rang, and Stu answered it.
"Hey little bro." Drew said on the other end of the line.
"Well hey bro, what's up?" Stu asked.
"I've got some exciting news. Charlotte is pregnant!" Drew said excitedly.
"Charlotte is pregnant? That's wonderful! Didi! Did you hear…" Stu said, Didi, cutting him off.
"Yes dear, I heard. Tell Drew and Charlotte congratulations." Said Didi.
Stu congratulated them on the pregnancy, and hung up the phone, happy that he would be an uncle. Then, he looked over at Didi, who managed to force a tiny smile on her face.
"I think somebody's looking forward to being an aunt." Said Stu, looking at his wife, who he hadn't seen smile in ages.
Didi nodded, as she closed her eyes, and drifted off to sleep.
"So that's the story of your olderer brother, who didn't live." Said Angelica, who had paused the video at this point, showing a picture of Stu and Didi sleeping peacefully in bed.
"That's nice Angelica, but, why couldn't you just tell peoples the truth on that tube thing or whatever it's called?" Tommy asked.
"Yeah and how come mommy and daddy won't talk about Spensor?" Dil asked.
"Oh what I have to put up with. There were no pictures of Spensor either, so I had to use Tommy. And, after Tommy was born, aunt Didi and uncle Stu agreed to never talk about Spensor ever again. Now, are we done here?" Angelica snapped.
"Nope, at the end of that part of the video, my daddy said my uncle Drew and aunt Charlotte would be having a baby. So, looks like you're about to be bornded Angelica." Said Tommy.
"Alright, alright, I'll tell you dumb babies about my coming into this world." Angelica snapped, as she unpaused the video.
And, we'll learn about the birth of Angelica, in the next chapter.
Author's Note: Notice the reference with Stu's first invention, the whirly muyster? Remember that from the Garage Sale episode in season 2, when Didi almost sold it, and Stu told her to not, because it was his first invention and it had sentimental value? And remember in the episode, I Do, from season 6, Didi mentioned that she and Stu went to Wisconsin for their honey moon? You will see a lot of references to things throughout this story that we see later on during Rugrats, so be prepared! I might even consider asking people if they can guess what episodes such things appeared in later, but figured I'd give these references away, since we're only at the beginning of our story. And yes, Spensor is sadly, an OC of mine, and here's hoping, I never have to create a short lived OC again, for as long as I shall live. I'll be back with the next chapter shortly, so please, do stay tuned!