What If They Were Competent?

by Mr. Chaos

The Stipulation: One chapter a day. 500 words or less. Every episode of Rugrats. The Challenge: What if the adults on Rugrats were actually good parents? Watched their kids? Thought ahead? DIDN'T think it was fine for babies to nearly die every 5 days? Tommy is about to have a very different life with Stu and Didi actually using their brains.

132. Spike's Babies

Spike's Babies

"Hey bro!" Drew said, coming to pick up Angelica. "Path turned out real well!"

"Yeah," Stu said, looking at the cement walkway he'd made to lead out to his new barbeque. "Thanks for watching Tommy yesterday. You know how he likes to run around." He looked over at his son who was rushing about the yard, little arms held out to help him balance while he made little gurgling cooing sounds as he chased after a ball Chuckie had kicked. "Considering how he had to be kept cooped up the last few days I didn't want to make him miss out on the first nice day we've had."

"No problem at all. Pay me back by cooking some sausages the way I like!" Drew teased, watching as Angelica played with a box Stu had made to look like a grill.

Meanwhile Tommy and his friends watched as Spike kept darting about the yard. "What do you think Spike is doing?" Lil asked.

"I bet he's chasing monsters!" Phil said.

"No, I bet its aliems."

"Monsters!"

"Aliems!"

"Can it be neither?" Chuckie whimpered.

Tommy thought watched as once again Spike disappeared along the side of the house. "Well, only one way to find out! Come on!"

The four babies toddled over to the bushes, pushing through to find a broken screen that led to the house's crawlspace. And within there were-

"Kitties!" Tommy squealed, giggling in delight when one kitten ambled over and licked his face. "Spike must be helping them!"

"Or trying to," Phil said, seeing the kittens having trouble with the sausage Spike had gotten them.

"Aw, they can't eat big baby food like us. They need their bottles."

Tommy nodded, turning to Chuckie. "Can you go get my mommy?" He had thought about getting the milk himself but with how his mommy and daddy had been acting the last few months he figured it would be smarter to get help instead.

Chuckie nodded and after a few minutes Didi came, collecting the babies only to call everyone else over to see Spike's babies.

~MC~MC~MC~

"Huh," Melinda said.

"Yeah, I decided the babies should begin being competent too," Mr. Chaos stated.

"Bwa?" Dil's soul asked.

"I'm undecided on you."

"Bwa."