Disclaimer: I do not own "Rugrats" or its characters. They are property of Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures.
Plot: Angelica gets a severe punishment from her parents after kicking Tommy's ball over the fence in Barbecue Story.
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"Angelica's First Karma"
Written by Jeff Snyder (GoDistance3562)
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"ANGELICA CHARLOTTE PICKLES!"
Those were the sounds of anger that Angelica never wanted to hear. She had kicked Tommy's favorite ball into the next door yard simply because she felt entitled to do so. For most of the 4th of July barbecue, she was smiling evilly at her deed. But after seeing Tommy riding on Spike with his favorite ball, her father Drew knew that it was no accident that his own daughter would do something like that.
"Angelica," he said crossly with Didi and Stu also towering over her. "Kindly explain yourself."
"Explain what, daddy?"
"That you kicked Tommy's ball into the next yard!" snapped Stu, holding the ball in his hand. "We knew Tommy was crying earlier, but then we saw Spike go into the yard and saw the Peyton's dog about to attack Tommy!"
"So why blame me? I didn't throw Tommy's ball over the fence. He did it himself!"
"How can you say that, young lady?!" snapped Didi. "Do you realize that Tommy could have been hurt or worse because of you?! That dog is dangerous!"
Adding to the anger, Drew grabbed his daughter's arm and dragged her away from the barbecue.
"Ow, daddy!"
"What you did was downright dangerous, Angelica! Your actions nearly hurt your cousin and his friends.
"So what?" Angelica remarked, trying to smile. "They're just dumb babies!"
This made Drew even more angry.
"THEY ARE NOT!" he screamed, pulling Angelica to his face. "AND WIPE THAT SMILE OFF YOUR FACE, YOUNG LADY!"
But he wasn't done there as they got in the car.
"But I want to see the fireworks!" Angelica whined.
"Too bad, Angelica!" Drew snapped as his roughly strapped her into the carseat. "You are not seeing any fireworks this year and next year! Furthermore, you are grounded for a month with no new toys, no new clothes, no nothing! When we get home, you are getting the belt and then you are going to bed!"
Slamming the car door shut, Drew angrily drove out of Stu and Didi's driveway at a fast speed, determined to teach his daughter a lesson she would never forget.
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When they got home, Drew carried his screaming daughter up to her room and pulled down her tights. Then he took off his belt.
"Lean against the wall now!" he ordered, but Angelica hesitated. "DO IT!"
But Angelica did not do as she was told and Charlotte came into the room, having been told about Angelica's actions.
"Do as you are told, Angelica!"
"But mommy…"
Charlotte then roughly grabbed Angelica and forced her to lay down on the bed on her stomach. Drew then stretched out the belt and whacked it on Angelica's bottom hard 10 times, once for every minute that Tommy's ball had been in the other yard.
But he wasn't done then. Drew then turned the belt over so that the buckled end was to hit Angelica and he did it 10 more times, causing Angelica to bleed slightly. As Angelica cried, Drew and Charlotte showed no remorse for what had happened. The sounds of fireworks were heard from down the street, but Angelica was not going to see them.
"Now get into your PJ's and go to sleep," Drew ordered sternly as Angelica looked up at her angered parents. "And if I come back and see you looking at the fireworks, we'll extend your punishment to two months. Is that clear?"
Angelica wanted to protest, but the pain she endured prevented her from doing so.
"It's not fair!" she complained.
"Well, did you think that it was fair to Tommy to see you kick his favorite ball into the next yard?" Drew answered.
"Yes, how would you feel if someone did that to you, Angelica?" added Charlotte. "You caused the actions, now pay the consequences. In fact, when your daddy told me what you did today, I couldn't believe it at first. What gives you the right to be cruel as you please to your cousin and his friends? Because you're older than they are so that you feel entitled to do whatever you want?"
"And let us warn you right now, Angelica," added Drew as they watched Angelica get into her pajamas. "That going forward, every time you get punished for something, no matter what it is, this is what will be happening. So get used to it! I will not be the one who happened to be a parent to a spoiled brat like you.
Still crying, Angelica climbed into bed as her parents had one more punishment for her.
"And you might as well say goodbye to Cynthia," Drew said, taking Cynthia away from Angelica. "You won't be seeing her for a week."
"Now go to sleep," ordered Charlotte and they both left their punished daughter in her bedroom.
No kiss goodnight, no bedtime story, nothing. Angelica deserved this punishment, even if she disagreed with it.
"Stupid babies," she whispered as she tearfully fell asleep while down the street, Tommy with his friends and his ball watched the fireworks go off in the backyard.
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THE END
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