Spells R Us: Rugrats                  by: Paul G Jutras

 

"Hello." Angelica Pickles said as she went into the store with her parents. "Where is the toy section to this place?"

"Now Pumpkin," Stew said as he patted her on the shoulder. "I don’t think this store sells toys."

"But daddy, the name of the store is Spells R Us." Angelica looked up at her father. "They must sell magic supplies. I want to learn to pull a rabbit out of the hat."

"Whatever you say, princess." Drew said as he looked up to see a man in a blue pointy hat and robes. His long white beard reached all the way to the floor. "Oh, you startled me the way you just appeared out of nowhere."

"I have that effect on people." The wizard smiled as he put a box on the counter. "I know just what the little lady needs. This box contains a wishing star that fell to earth just last night."

"A wishing star." Angelica eyes went wide. "cool."

"What a bunch of nonsense." Drew muttered. "My brother could come up with a better idea for a toy than that."

"I want it daddy." Angelica cried.

"Look at the price. " Drew muttered. "That price is nuts."

"I WANT IT!" Angelica screamed.

Never the less, Angelica got her way as usual. When she showed up in her Uncle Stew’s house, she found the place to be a regular day care center as always. In the play pen were Tommy, Chuckie, Phil and Lill. "What you got there?" Tommy asked.

"Oh nothing." Angelica gave her mysterious smile. "Just a wishing star."

"Wow!" The babies all said at once.

"I bet she’s lying. " Chuckie’s sister Kimi said Angelica just growled. She hated being showed up and proven wrong in front of the babies. It was bad enough when cousin Tommy and neighbor Susie Carmikele would challenge her. Now since their trip to Paris, she had a new Finster to handle.

"I wish I was the one those dumb babies would look up to." Angelica muttered as the star in the box glowed so bright that she and the babies had to close their eyes. When Angelica opened her eyes she was staring at Chuckie.

"Wh... What was that, Tommy," Chuckie asked.

"You talking to me, Finster?" Angelica said as she notice her voice sounded odd. As she backed away she fell down and landed on her butt. She started at her tiny feet and diaper. Reaching over to a plastic baby mirror, Angelica looked at the reflection to see Tommy’s bald head starring back.

"What’s that dumb baby face doing in the mirror looking at me?" Angelica asked.

"Tommy." Chuckie said. "You’re scaring me."

"That’s because he’s not Tommy." Tommy said as everyone turned toward Angelica. "I am. Everything seems so different from up here."

"Don’t let him- her fool you." Angelica quickly jumped in. "It’s a trick."

"I just wish to be myself again." Tommy said as the flash returned. When it died again, Angelica and Tommy were back in there own body again.

"Neat." Lill chuckled. "Change me into someone now."

"No!" Angelica shouted. "All the wishes are mine! I wish for a room full of toys."

The babies waited and nothing happened. "Damn thing must be broken." She grumbled as she stormed off and dropped the box in the trash. When Angelica was gone getting herself some cookies, he got out his screwdriver and broke out of the pen. He went over and got the toy out of the garbage.

"Why are you getting it back?" Chuckie asked. "You heard Angelica. It’s broken."

"Then you try it." Tommy said.

"I wish Angelica’s kitty was here." Chuckie chuckled as Fluffy appeared before him. "It worked."

"Why didn’t it work for Angelica?" Phil asked.

"Maybe everyone only gets one wish." Tommy said as he handed it to Phil. "Angelica, Chuckie and I all had our turned. What do you want?"

"I wish for a big worm." Phil said as the house shook and a large, slimy worm appeared beneath him. Lill chuckled as the twins climbed on and rode it around the living room.

"I don’t think Tommy’s mother would like worm slime in the house." Kimi said as she took the star and wished it away.

"Hey!" Lill complained. "I was having fun."

"Me too." Phil complained.

"Can’t you two be different in any way." Kimi asked.

"No." Lill said. "I wish I could always be like Phil and him like me." Lill said as the glow appeared again and the twins swapped bodies.

"Nice going Lillith." Phil said. "Why didn’t you just wish for the worm back?"

"Sorry, Phil." Lill said as they were out of wishes to changed the twins back. With that, Tommy returned the star to the trash just in time for it to be taken out to feed the monster Herbert.

 

THE END

 

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