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.

222. Tommy For Mayor

Tommy for Mayor

"Come on!" the creator said, struggling against the ropes holding him. "Let me out!"

"no!" Aria said stubbornly. "Not until you stop killing people!"

"And babies," Trixie added.

"One fight at a time," Cassie said.

Melinda frowned. "Uh… babies are people…"

"But it's the political one! You know how many jokes I could make about current politics there are?!"

"Maybe you should have thought of that before you brutally murdered Peter and Lois Griffin in that meat grinder accident."

The creator huffed. "Meg is so much more happy in foster care…"

~MC~MC~MC~

The babies cheered as they declared that Tommy was their mayor.

"You are gonna be the best Mayor ever, Tommy!" Chuckie said. "You help all of us! Me and Phil and Lil and Dil and even Susie!"

Tommy nodded before his face drooped a little. "Yeah…"

"What's the matter, Tommy?" Lil asked.

"Its just… how can I help everyone… if everyone isn't here?" He toddled over to a picture of the entire gang that had been taken a few weeks back. Tommy and Dil were in the center of the photo, hugging each other, with Chuckie directly behind bracketed by Phil and Lil. And at the other ends… were Susie and Angelica. "We haven't see Angelica in forevers! Ever since we were supposed to go to the Dummi Bear Show. We haven't seen her or my Uncle Drew or Aunt Charlotte in forevers!"

"Well, if you're Mayor Tommy, change that!" Susie said with a smile.

"You're right!" Tommy declared, grabbing the photo and toddling over to where his mother was sitting with Betty, filling envelopes for their mayor candidate. ""Uh! Uh!"

"What is it sweetie?" Didi asked only to sigh when Tommy pointed at Angelica. "I'm sorry sweetie but Angelica isn't going to come over today."

Tommy pointed harder.

"Tommy…"

Betty chimed in. "Don't ya think its time ya apologized ta Drew?"

"I didn't do anything wrong, Betty."

"Ya claimed Angelica would cause an international incident with the sniffles."

"Well… yes there was that but… oh… I don't know. I still think it was reckless-"

Tommy, frustrated that his mommy wasn't listening, began to fuss.

"…but it isn't right to keep Angelica and Tommy apart. I'll call tonight when he's off work."