[Mike joins the Rugrats gang, now in their late teens to the ranch...]

Ah the golden days of Summer what a sweet time for young and old alike: swimming pools, Hollywood blockbusters, fireworks, grills, bikinis, you name it this season has got it.

Now we were at the mall one afternoon...

"I'll have a lemonade" Phil said to Dil.

After the proper exchange of drink and small change, Phil takes a swig but suddenly his eye gets all twitchy.

"Heh heh heh heh… Exit Stage Left!" he said, making a mad dash.

"You didn't put too much sugar in his drink again, did ya?" Tommy dryly asked his brother.

"Okay, maybe a bit too much."

"It's alright brother. Maybe if we're lucky he might not run out onto traffic."

"Heh, maybe" Dil chuckled.

Elsewhere at the mall Susie and I were seen at Starbucks when we saw Phil madly dashing one floor below them.

"Whoa, did Phil take too much sugar in his drink again?" I asked, sipping my cappucino.

"Uh-huh" Susie replied, sipping her mocha.

"$5 says he won't run into shit" I said.

"Deal" she replied, taking on the bet.

A couple minutes later Phil ran into one of the poles.

"Told ya so" Susie smirked.

"Fuckin' hell" I muttered. "Here's your 5 bucks" handing her the cash.

At JCPenny on the third floor, Angelica, Chuckie and Kimi headed to the swimsuit section and Angelica was trying on some swimsuits...

"Ta-dah! What'ya think?" Angelica asked.

Upon seeing her, Kimi's eyes slightly grew in shock while Chuckie is not only completely red-faced.

"Must...not...stare" Chuckie said, staring at his love.

"Yeah… How about a little something more 'swimsuit' and a little less 'just a bunch of strings of gaudy jewels you put together'" Kimi commented.

"Alright, Alright though I should take that as a compliment in a way" Angelica smirked. Moments later she's now in a 2-piece purple swimsuit with 2 white stars on the bikini top. "How about this?"

"Better...of some sorts, I guess."

"Yeah... of sorts" Chuck replied, regaining his composure.

After Angelica changed back to her regular clothes, Kimi's trying to make a decision between four different swimsuits.

"Though I dunno Angelica... Which ones should I pick?"she asked her.

"Hmmm… Get the first two now and wait til' you're a little bit older for the later two."

"Hmmm... Makes sense..."

Upon exiting the store, the trio saw Phil running through the mall laughing like a maniac.

"Funny... I thought Tommy told Dil not to overdo it on the sugar" Kimi commented.

"He did, apparently that didn't quite get through to him yet" Angelica replied.

"Wonder how long will it be til' Lil starts to chase him all around the whole place." Chuck dryingly said.

At that, Lil started chasing her twin brother down while Chuck and the girls just watched from above while Mike and Susie face-palm.

"Oh about that long…" Kimi and Angelica both said.

"Heh... yeah..." Chuck replied.

The next day we all gathered at the Pickles's residence, watching TV in the unlit living room.

"Okay sprouts, time for a little announcement…" Granpa Lou said, walking in.

"Busy..." Phil started.

"Watching..." Lil continued.

"TV." Kimi finished.

Granpa Lou shook his head.

"Well its been a while since the last time I did any gardening but I still remember what sprouts truly need."

He opened up the windows and the teens but Dil shouted in pain as he made a dead cockroach impersonation.

"IT BURNS US! IT FUCKING BURNS US!" Phil screamed.

Grandpa Lou chuckled. "Anyways this here is my old friend namely Senior Red, whom you might remember."

"Howdy y'all…" Senior Red greeted.

"Wait, I recogize you" Dil said.

"You do?"

"Yeah I do… I got it. You're the guy who took us to your ranch several years ago."

"Yeah you're right." Senior Red replied. "I'm here is because I've been talking with my old bud Lou on getting you kids over to my ranch."

"Yep, and I went with it" Lou added.

"What?!" all of us but Tommy yelled.

"Actually I was talking about it with Tommy beforehand and he said you guys would go for it."

We glared at Tommy.

"Okay" Tommy admitted. "But c'mon you guys we used to like being at the ranch back then"

"We did?" Kimi asked.

"I don't remember saying I liked it"Angelica scoffed.

"Aw c'mon Angelica, you once played with that ostrich back then." Tommy replied.

"Uh... yeah..." she replied while looking away.

"Hmmm… Okay, I'm all for it!" Susie spoke up.

"Huh?!" most of them looked at her surprised.

"I mean, maybe Tommy's right; we had a blast there years ago. It wouldn't hurt being there for the second time." she said.

"Alrighty then, just about all of us will leave tomorrow morning…" Lou said as he and Senior Red left.

"Way to go, Pickles" I muttered.

"Oh relax, Mike"

"You should've at least told us!" I told him.

"Well... I guess we'll be going now" Lil said, checking her watch.

"Yeah, see y'all tomorrow morning" Tommy replied.

And the rest of us returned to their respective homes.