Chip n Dale 2: Wrath of Pickles Chapter 5

Soon enough, the Angel Paradise truck ended up in front of a warehouse. The Rescue Rangers parked the Ranger Plane and snuck into the warehouse, and they were surprised that there was another Angelica, but this one was in her 30s, and was 2D.

“Another Angelica?!” Dale exclaimed. “How is this possible?”

“I honestly don’t know, Dale.” Said Chip. “But we have to keep a low profile. We don’t want to get spotted.” Adult Angelica was just sitting on a plastic throne, and Marvin the Martian was fanning her as if she were a queen. Soon enough, 2D weasels, along with CGI Angelica, entered the warehouse, each holding USB drives.

“Have each of you caught a total of at least 30 CGI Toons?” Said Adult Angelica. “And are they all famous?”

“Yes!” Said one weasel. “I even captured Sonic the Hedgehog the other night, meaning that there won’t be a Sonic the Hedgehog 3!”

“Darn!” Whispered Dale. “I was hoping to see that one.” When the weasels and CGI Angelica entered the USB drives into a large computer, various CG characters materialized behind a literal firewall. Kidnapped Toons included Anna and Elsa, Moana, Shrek, Po, Gru, and Ugly Sonic, as well as hand-drawn Toons who went through CGI surgery, such as Mickey, Donald, and Goofy, six Disney Princesses, Tinkerbell, and even Baloo. Adult Angelica, however, was mad that the wrong Sonic was kidnapped.

“Flasher, who’s the blue freak with the human teeth?” Asked Adult Angelica.

“You told me to kidnap Sonic the Hedgehog, Miss Pickles.” Replied the weasel.

“That’s Ugly Sonic in there, you idiot!” Adult Angelica yelled. “There are two Sonics, one of whom you won’t find in Los Angeles.”

“That’s what I was trying to tell ya!” Said Ugly Sonic.

“Why did you capture me and Shrek in the first place?” Asked Donkey, one of the kidnapped Toons. “Shrek 5 hasn’t even been put into production yet!”

“Your highness will explain in a moment.” Said Marvin, and Adult Angelica got off her throne.

“I guess you’re all wondering why I, Angelica C Pickles, have you trapped behind a firewall.” She began. Elsa tried to put the fires out with her ice powers, but nothing came out. Not even a snowflake.

“Sorry, but powers don’t work behind the Firewall.” Adult Angelica continued. “Anyway, where was I? Oh, yes! You see, as you all may know, I was the star of the beloved 90s cartoon, Rugrats. However, once I started First Grade, I was replaced by a younger and nicer Toon actor. Luckily, I was recast as the role for the spinoff show, All Grown Up, only to have it focused on Tommy and the gang. It only got worse after that show ended. Toons were blaming me for the death of hand-drawn animation in America. After The Rugrats Movie premiered, other studios tried to cash in on the success and tried making their shows into movies, whether they were successful or not. But that wasn’t my fault! And to add salt on the wound, nearly everyone hated me just because I played the villain on my show. When Rugrats turned 25, I snapped. I decided that since I was ‘responsible’ for the death of 2D animation on the big screen in the US, I was gonna bring it back. I teamed up with Marvin the Martian, and to avoid competition with Sweet Pete, I kidnapped one or two CG characters a year, all of whom were nobodies. Waldo C Graphic, Chicken Little, FanBoy and Chum-Chum, and that honeybee who looks like Jerry Seinfeld.”

“I was wondering where Barry went.” Said Shrek.

“The kidnapped Toons had two options.” Adult Angelica continued. “Either convert to hand-drawn with this reverse-engineered CAPS computer, or get depixelated. And you don’t want to know how many got depixelated! Anyone who witnessed the crimes would get memory-wiped. After Sweet Pete got defeated, however, I was starting to want bigger fish, so I teamed up with these weasels, along with my younger self, to capture more popular Toons, as well as kidnap those who went through CGI surgery. We decided to start with you thirty or so, and once Hollywood notices some of their biggest Toon stars are gone, they’ll have no choice but to switch to hand-drawn animation. I'll also make a law that bans movies based on 2D cartoons.”

“You’re saying that you had a grudge against the younger Angelica,” Asked Daisy Duck, yet another kidnapped Toon. “Yet you teamed up with her? How come?”

“Simple.” CGI Angelica explained. “Nobody expects a little girl to kidnap Toons!”

“If you plan on capturing popular computer animated characters,” Asked Donatello. “Then where are Miles Morales, the Bad Guys, and Callum and Ezran?”

“She spared them.” Said another weasel with a cheesy-crust pizza in his right paw. “They used animation styles that respected hand-drawn animation.”

“Now before you all meet your demise,” Adult Angelica continued. “Would you like to see how de-pixelation works?”

“Not really.” Asked Mickey.

“Mickey, Donald, and I have to attend Disney’s 100th anniversary party at FanCon!” Said Goofy.

“Too bad!” Said another weasel. “She’s gonna test it anyway!”

“Who to pick?” Adult Angelica asked herself. “How about the anomaly that isn’t supposed to be here.” She gave a dirty look at Flasher. “First, we type in Control-T to transfer Ugly Sonic into the computer.” She typed in Ctrl and T on the computer, and Ugly Sonic disappeared and reappeared on the computer’s monitor, who was in lower-resolution.

“Help!” Ugly Sonic yelled. “I look like I was programmed on a Sega Saturn!”

“And now to type in R-M-Star!” Said Marvin. He typed in R, M, and * into the computer, and Ugly Sonic was torn apart pixel by pixel until there was no more.

“Anyone still willing to convert?” Asked Adult Angelica.

“But I like being CG.” Said Snow White, another kidnapped Toon. “I can be around Sneezy without having him sneeze everywhere.”

“It helps me differentiate myself from the other Mickey Mouse.” Said Mickey. “The one who acts like SpongeBob.”

“I’ll convert!” Said Po. “It might make me more awesome if I were 2D.” As more trapped Toons expressed their thoughts, Gadget was getting angry.

“They can’t depixelate CG characters and get away with it.” She said. “Without the Disney Princesses, my daughters won’t have anyone to look up to! They’ll have to resort to… Winx Club!” She ran towards Adult Angelica and bit her leg.

“Yowch!” She screamed, shaking her leg and tossing Gadget into the air.

“Look what we have here.” Said Flasher, grabbing the mouse. “A Rescue Rodent. Does she look familiar, guys?”

“It looks like that mouse from Rescue Rangers that could build anything out of garbage.” Quickly said Snappy, one of the weasels.

“Rescue Rangers?” Asked CGI Angelica. “You mean those stupid rats from a jillion years ago who came out of retirement and put Peter Pan out of business? If they figure out our secret base, they’ll shut us down for good!”

“Flasher!” Said Adult Angelica. “Get out your secret weapon!” Flasher got out a flashlight, turned it on, and flashed it on the wall, eventually finding Chip, Dale, and Zipper. Zipper flew off, but Chip and Dale were captured by Snappy, tied up with rope with Gadget, and put them on a table.

“If it isn’t Chip and Dale.” Said Adult Angelica with disgust. “It disgusts me to see a hand-drawn Toon being friends with a CG Toon. What are you two spies doing here?”

“Oh!” Said Dale, starting to ad-lib. “We’re not Chip n Dale. Were, uh…. Mac and Tosh, the Goofy Gophers! And this is one of the mice from Robin Hood!”

“Typical Dale.” Chip said to himself.

“And she’s the Queen of English.” Said CGI Angelica.

“Marvin!” Commanded Adult Angelica. “Get me a bottle of dip. And bring me live-action gloves so I don’t burn my hands off!”

“Got it, your wickedness!” Said Marvin, giving her a bottle of dip. “It’s ironic how 76 years ago, that Judge Doom guy wanted to destroy Toontown with this stuff, and now, I’m handing it to you.”

“Whatever happened to Toontown, anyway?” Asked Biggo-Ego.

“In the 1960s,” Explained Adult Angelica. “The place was getting overcrowded, so the Disney and Maroon Studios Toons moved to Disneyland, while the Looney Tunes moved to Six Flags. When shows like Fat Albert and Schoolhouse Rock started being put into production, old timers like Tom and Jerry, Popeye, and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit felt that cartoons aren’t meant to teach, so they moved to Los Angeles. Now, the place is home to preschool Toons. Enough to make an adult go mad.” While Adult Angelica was monologuing, Zipper was flying towards the control panel, getting ready to free the trapped CG Toons.

“What should we do with Dale?” Quickly asked Snappy. “CGI Toons are immune to dip.”

“Let him watch his friends get dipped, then zap him with a USB drive.” Said Marvin.

“Chip!” Said Dale. “Remember when we were in Sweet Pete’s bootlegging machine, and you chewed on the wire to save my life? Chew on the rope to save us!”

“What am I, a beaver?” Chip asked himself. Regardless, he chewed on the rope and freed himself, Dale, and Gadget. Suddenly, they all heard an electronic noise. Zipper pressed the button to free the Toons. Behind the Rescue Rangers, the firewall collapsed, and the CG Toons started escaping.

“Don’t let them escape!” Commanded Adult Angelica, and Marvin and the weasels chased the CG Toons all over the warehouse. Flasher was about to zap Rapunzel with his USB bazooka, but she grabbed a frying pan and used it to block the electricity from the bazooka. Donald Duck simply ripped a bazooka out of Marvin’s hands, and eventually did it with the other lackeys. Zipper then flew over to the Rescue Rangers amongst the chaos.

“We better get going, guys!” Said the fly, and they escaped the warehouse to tell Chief Bogo about where the warehouse was located: 285 Grey Street.

“Did you catch any CG Toons?” Asked Adult Angelica.

“I did!” Asked Biggo Ego. He put the USB drive into the computer, but it wasn’t the right Toon: It was CGI Angelica.

“I felt my life flash before my very eyes!” She said.

“You idiots!” Said Adult Angelica. “You let all the Toons escape?!”

“Donald’s a force to be reckoned with.” Said Snappy. “I may have zapped other Toons while they were awake, but I zapped Donald when he was asleep. He would’ve called the police if I zapped him when he was awake.” Adult Angelica was about to blow off steam, but then she calmed down.

“This is when I would dip you,” She said. “But I’m giving you a second chance. We have a new objective in mind, fellas: Get rid of Chip and Dale. With those rodents out of the way, we’ll continue our plans to eliminate computer animation. Hand-drawn animation will rise again!” She then gave out a maniacal laugh, with the weasels, CGI Angelica, and Marvin joining in.

Author’s Notes: Since the weasels in Who Framed Roger Rabbit are meant to be evil counterparts to the Seven Dwarfs, I decided to name two of these weasels, Snappy and Biggo-Ego, after scrapped Dwarf names.

Flasher, however, was one of two scrapped weasels from ‘Roger Rabbit’. As stated earlier, Judge Doom’s weasels were meant to be evil counterparts to the Seven Dwarfs, and there were going to be seven weasels. As well as Wise Guy (renamed to be suitable for my family demographic), Greasy, Wheezy, Psycho, and Stupid, there was also gonna be Flasher and Slimy. Here is what Flasher would’ve looked like.

I also considered using Slimy, but after looking at his design, I thought it was too gross for mainstream audiences. Look him up at your own risk.

In the world of Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Baloo from The Jungle Book went through CGI surgery so he could star in the 2016 remake.

I imagine that, in the world of Rescue Rangers, 7 of the 9 2D Disney Princesses went through CGI surgery (Tiana refused because she liked being hand-drawn, and Mulan felt that she wouldn’t do martial arts as well if she were CG) so they could guest star in Ralph Breaks the Internet.

Pocahontas, along with Raya, didn’t get kidnapped because they aren’t that popular. I also imagine that Mulan didn’t go through CGI surgery, as she may or may not have appeared in this shot alongside what could be her daughter in Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers.

Mickey and friends in this story went through CGI surgery to star in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.

The Ninja Turtles in this story are the same ones from the 2012 show. And if you're wondering, no. They did not go through CGI surgery.

If you’re wondering where Charlie Brown, Homer Simpson, Scooby-Doo, and SpongeBob SquarePants are, they never went through CGI surgery. I imagine that they all wore special suits that made them look CG in case they had to star in more 2D projects.

Callum and Ezran are the stars of the Netflix series The Dragon Prince. From Avatar: The Last Airbender writer Aaron Ehasz, this show is about half-brother princes Callum and Ezran and Rayla, a four-fingered elf with goat-like horns. Together, the trio hatch and raise the baby dragon Azymondias (or Zym, as they call him) and have to stop a thousand-year-conflict between the human kingdoms and the mystical creatures of the magical realm of Xadia (where the show takes place). What makes this show special is that, even though it was animated on computers, the characters, objects, and backgrounds are all rendered and shaded to look hand-drawn.

As I am typing, there are 36 episodes of The Dragon Prince on Netflix.

The code (RM*) that deletes CGI Toons is named after a code that nearly deleted Toy Story 2. During production of the film, an anonymous employee entered that code into one of the animation computers, and first, Woody’s hat disappeared. Then his boots. And as they kept checking, he disappeared. Soon, other characters, and even whole sequences, started getting deleted in front of their eyes. Luckily, technical supervisor Galyn Susman had a spare copy at her house. Since Susman had two sons, she needed a computer at home so she could work at home and take care of her kids at the same time. The Pixar employees wrapped Susman’s computer with blankets and pillows, carried it to the studio, plugged it in, and the movie was saved. Ed Catmull recalls in his book ‘Creativity Inc’ that they never found out who typed in the code, but he/she was never fired. Here’s a link to how Susman and co-technical supervisor Oren Jacob recalled the story.

How Toy Story 2 Almost Got Deleted: Stories From Pixar Animation: ENTV - YouTube

Ugly Sonic pointing out that he looked like he was programmed on a Sega Saturn (a video game console from the 90s to compete against the PlayStation 1 and the Nintendo 64) was secretly making fun of how computer animation during the 80s and 90s, for the most part, looked a little blocky.

A screenshot from the 1992 PDI short film ‘Gas Planet’.

Mac and Tosh were a pair of chipmunk-like gophers who were superbly polite. For years, they were referred to as the Goofy Gophers, but were given the names of Mac and Tosh on The Bugs Bunny Show, a TV show dedicated to showcasing old Looney Tunes cartoons.

If Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers takes place in the same universe as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, one question comes to mind: What happened to Toontown? I imagine that, since live-action humans in the movie don’t seem to mind that Toons of all mediums are walking across the streets of Los Angeles, then the animated city should have new residents. Since some of the denizens of Toontown in ‘Roger Rabbit’ looked overly cute, it would only make sense to have preschool Toons inhabit the city.

Zipper freeing the CGI Toons by pressing a button is a nod to the ending of the Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers episode ‘Three Men and a Booby’. In that episode, while grocery shopping at the local supermarket, Chip, Dale, and Monterey Jack meet a booby (a type of bird) who’s looking for her egg. When they arrive back at the Ranger Headquarters, the booby tells her that the baby, who hasn’t hatched yet, got taken by an egg-shaped helicopter. The Rangers decide to rescue the egg, and they discover that the booby’s egg was taken by a greedy egg collector with vicious guard hawks.

The Rescue Rangers get the booby egg back, but the mama has been kidnapped by the egg collector, Mr. Dumpty. While Gadget repairs the Ranger Plane, Chip, Dale, Zipper, and Monty have to take care of the egg until it hatches. The next day, the booby hatches, and he confuses the rodents for his parents!

The Rescue Rangers and the baby booby sneak inside Mr. Dumpty’s manor by hiding in an Easter basket. The rangers free the mother booby, attack Mr. Dumpty with candy (they were in an Easter basket, after all), suck the hawks into a vacuum cleaner, strip them of their feathers, and escape the manor. Zipper also messes with the thermostat, making Mr. Dumpty’s egg collection hatch.

285 Grey Street is a play on my old address: 258 Rea Street.

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Soon enough, the Rescue Rangers arrived at Dr. Scratchansniff’s house. Dale, with Monty by his side, knocked on the door to see the German psychiatrist.

“Hello?” He asked. “Anybody here? I heard my doorbell ring.” He then looked at the welcome mat to see Dale standing there. “Why, if it isn’t Dale! What brings you here?”

“My friend has a cheese addiction.” He said. “Do you suppose you could help him out?”

“Sure!” Said Dr. Scratchansniff. “Every Saturday, I hold a meeting with other Toons on their addictions.”

“Well, could he stay with you?” Asked Dale. “He can’t join our mission without having cheese attacks.”

“Okay.” Said the doctor. “Besides, it gets lonely when it’s just me in the house. I’ll cure this mouse of his dairy addictions within a month. Maybe shorter! Anyway, you should get going! I read on an online article that you and Chip are going to rescue CGI Toons.”

“Okay!” Said Dale, grabbing a ladder from the Rescue Plane. “We’ll see you after the weekend, Monty!” The Rangers then flew off to see the next CGI Toon to get kidnapped by Angel Paradise: Gru of Despicable Me fame.

“Now, Monterey Jack.” Said Dr. Scratchansniff, picking up the mouse and entering his house. “Now, let’s see some of my other patients.” When the two made it to the living room, there were three unfamiliar faces, all of whom were 2D: A witch with white skin, gray hair, and a red dress, a yellow ambiguous creature with a big round head, and an anime-esque human with brown hair and green eyes.

“Now then.” Scratchansniff began. “Edalyn, Cheese, Bolin, this is Monterey Jack. He has an addiction just like you. Will each of you please introduce yourselves?”

“My name is Eda Clawthorne.” Said the witch. “I was a co-star on The Owl House, no relation to The Loud House, and I have an addiction to apple blood.”

“Apple blood?!” Screamed Monty. “You’re a vampire!”

“Don’t blow a gasket, rat boy.” Said Eda. “Apple blood is just what we call apple cider on our show. There's an alcoholic and nonalcoholic brand.”

“Cheese.” Said Otto. “Could you introduce yourself next?”

“Hi, doggy!” Said Cheese. “I like chocolate milk.”

“And is that what you’re addicted to?” Monty asked. “Chocolate milk?”

“I like chocolate milk.” Cheese responded.

“He has a bit of a one-track mind.” Said Scratchansniff. “And last, but not least, is Bolin. He was on The Legend of Korra, a sequel to the beloved 2000s cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender. Could you tell us about yourself, Bolin?”

“I was the plucky comic relief on the show.” Bolin replied with annoyance. “I was basically the typical dumb character who was also very strong. I also have an addiction to… noodles.”

“Noodles?!” Monty started laughing. “And I thought I had problems!”

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Meanwhile, the Rescue Rangers flew to Gru’s house, which was an exact replica of his house from the movies.

“According to their website,” Dale began. “Their next victim is Gru of Despicable Me fame, and this is where he lives.” Gadget then spotted the Angel Paradise truck driving towards the house.

“Look!” She said. “That must be the Angel Paradise truck!” When the car parked in the driveway, who they saw come out shocked the rodents and bug.

“Is that… Angelica Pickles?” Asked Chip. “Why does she look different?”

“Perhaps she got CGI surgery, just like me.” Said Dale.

“And look what she has in her pocket!” Said Zipper. “It’s a USB drive.” When Angelica made it to the front door, she knocked on the door, and Gru came out.

“Is this a girl scout or something?” He asked. “If so, go bother the Minions next door. They go bonkers over it.”

“This isn’t a cookie truck.” Said Angelica. “I’m here to give you a vacation.”

“Sorry, but that’s a no.” Said Gru. “Agnes is in high school, and she needs all the help she can get!”

“But you need a vacation!” Said Angelica. “Mommy and daddy said that if I don’t get a least 25,000 dollars by the end of the week, they’ll send me to the orphanage!” She then started to cry.

“Okay, okay.” Said Gru. “Enough of the waterworks. I’ll go on a vacation. The Minions can watch her for a few days.”

“Thank you so much!” Said Angelica, grabbing Gru’s hand. “Let me walk you over to the car. You must be a thousand years old!”

“I’m much younger than that, thank you very much.” Said Gru. As they walked over to the truck, Angelica thought of a clever plan to get Gru into the USB drive.

“I think there’s a present in the trunk!” Said Angelica.

“You gotta be pulling on my leg!” Said Gru, walking over to the trunk. He opened it, but nothing was inside.

“Now I gotcha!” Said Angelica, zapping Gru with her USB drive and making him vanish. Angelica could’ve gotten sucked in too, but she wore 2D gloves. She gave out a maniacal laugh, went inside the truck, and drove like a lunatic.

“We have to stop her!” Said Gadget, lowering the Ranger Plane to just below the truck, where they’d follow the toddler to the secret hideout.

Author’s Notes: Dr. Scratchansniff was a psychiatrist on Animaniacs who would use his tactics to try taming the Warner Siblings. However, he wasn’t always that successful.

Cheese was a character on Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends who thought and acted differently than other characters, humans and imaginary friends alike. Cheese didn’t talk much, but when he did, it would usually be something like ‘I like chocolate milk’ or ‘Hello, doggies’. He also had a habit of screaming if something didn't go his way.

Apple blood was a beverage on The Owl House that the characters would drink on the Boiling Aisles (where the show took place). Eda apparently had an addiction to apple blood.

Apparently, Bolin on The Legend of Korra would go high on noodles.

I was going to have Hammy from Over the Hedge and Flapjack from The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack at the meeting, but then I decided that Eda, Cheese, and Bolin were enough.

You read right: There are two Angelicas in this story. One is Angelica from the CGI Paramount+ reboot…

And the other is the original Angelica as an adult. I’d imagine she’d look something like this.

These were designs from former Rugrats storyboard artist Eric Molinsky, which were drawn in late 2015.

And if you’re wondering what happened to the other Despicable Me girls, I’d imagine that Margo is now in her 20s and living on her own, while Edith is in college learning about martial arts.

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Back at Chip’s house, he and Dale saw lots of empty packages and cartons of what contained cheese. They saw Monterery Jack lying on the floor next to the refrigerator, which was wide open. Millie was also licking off a package of Wallace and Gromit cheese.

“Monty?” Chip asked, closing the fridge door. “What happened? Why are there empty bags on the floor?”

“Sorry, Chipper.” Said Monty, letting out a burp. “You know how I am about cheese. I’M ADDICTED TO IT, OKAY?!?!” Monty spat out cheese as he talked, getting it all over Dale.

“Say it, don’t spray it.” Said Dale, wiping off the cheese. “How are you gonna help us with our next case if you’re on the floor like that? And more importantly, Disney’s 100th anniversary is coming this October!”

“What case?” Monty asked.

“CGI Toons are getting kidnapped.” Said Chip, fighting with Millie to let go of the package. “And we’re the only ones who can solve the case. This case could be as big as Sweet Pete.”

“I’m sorry, guys.” Said Monty, starting to get up. “Just look at me. 200 ounces of flab, a 5:00 shadow, and clothes that don’t fit. Even after co-starring in the Rescue Rangers reboot, I’m still a slob who’s just crackers about cheese.”

“You need to find a psychologist, Monty.” Said Dale, getting out his phone. “Luckily, I know a guy. I met him at FanCon a few years back, and he cured me of my peanut addiction! His name is Dr. Otto Von Scratchansniff.”

“As in that guy on Animaniacs?” Monty asked.

“Of course!” Said Dale, showing a picture of Dr. Scratchansniff on his phone. “You know, while I’m on my phone, I might as well tell Gadget and Zipper about the news.” He then started to call Gadget about the news.

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Meanwhile, at Gadget Hackwrench and Zipper McFly’s house, they were getting supper ready for their 42 kids.

“How’s the cheese chowder going, honey?” Asked Gadget.

“I could use some help.” Replied Zipper. “It could be more convenient if I had someone to help me. These utensils are too big, even the tablespoons!” Suddenly, Gadget’s cellphone started ringing. “Tad, could you get that?”

“Okay, daddy!” Said one of their kids. He answered the phone, and Dale was on the line. “It’s Dale, mommy! One of your co-stars!” Gadget walked over to the phone and grabbed it.

“Dale?” She asked. “Why are you calling?”

“There’s been a CGI kidnapping!” Dale answered. “And we want to know if you want to help us solve the case. Chief Bogo gave us only 120 hours to solve the case, and we need to reassemble the Rescue Rangers!”

“We’d love to, Dale.” Said Gadget. “But we have our paws full. Being a parent is a lot of work!”

“I know someone who could help watch the kids.” Said Zipper. “I was an extra in A Bug’s Life a few years back, and I’m actually friends with one of the actors: Francis Ladybird! But whatever you do, don’t call him a lady.”

“Great!” Said Dale. “When can Francis get back to us?”

“I’ll call him as soon as I finish supper.” Replied Zipper, and a bowl smashed to the floor.

“Isn’t Dale aware that it was just a TV show?” Asked one of the kids.

“Yes.” Said Gadget. “But he loves the adventure, even back then.”

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The next day, Chip, Dale, and Monty have met up with Gadget and Zipper outside their front door. Chip decided to put on his Indiana Jones-esque outfit from 'Rescue Rangers', which he's been saving all these years.

“Has the babysitter arrived yet?” Asked Monty.

“He should be here any time now.” Said Zipper. “Then we can drop Mr. Cheese-Pants at that psychiatrist.” Soon enough, Francis arrived at the Hackwrench/McFly household.

“Hello, there.” Said the ladybug. “I’m here to babysit the children of Gadget Hackwrench and Zipper McFly…? Are you serious? A mouse and a fly? I’d hate to see what the kids look like.” Francis entered the house through the window and encountered crazy mouse-fly hybrid kids.

“Are you the nanny mom and dad asked for?” Asked one of the kids.

“Nanny?” Asked Francis, starting to get angry. “NANNY?! Just because I’m a ladybug automatically makes me a girl, huh? Is that it, fly boy?” He then touched the kid with his antennas. “And judging by your scent, you’ve probably been swimming in cheese all morning!” Zipper then entered the house to give Francis advice.

“I know you’re famous for having a short fuse,” Zipper said. “But please be gentle with our kids. They don’t like being yelled at. Use your clown act.”

“Alright.” Said Francis. “Hey, kid. Sorry for yelling at you. I just don’t like being called a girl.”

“Sorry.” Said the son.

“Great to hear that things worked out.” Said Zipper. “We have to get going now. I’ll be back in between two to five days!” Zipper then flew off to join the other Rescue Rangers as Gadget began building a plane out of garbage.

Author’s Notes: In Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Gadget and Zipper got married and had 42 kids and counting.

The cheese chowder is a nod to the recipe from the OG Rescue Rangers episode ‘Short Order Crooks’.

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Later that day, Chip was at his job at Coercive Insurance. Monterey Jack, who still had an addiction to cheese, lived at Chip’s house with his dog Millie. Chip was trying to sell insurance to a 13-year-old boy with dirty blond hair, light brown pants, and a magenta shirt with gray stripes.

“Life is the worst.” Chip began. “Which is why you need good insurance, especially for someone who’s basically a living lightning rod. Would you like to buy some insurance?”

“Sure!” Said the boy. “I’d like to buy some insurance.”

“Great!” Said Chip, taking out a form. “Sign here please.” He wrote his name, Milo Murphy, grabbed the form, and walked off, only for the indoor sprinklers to go off.

“Great sale, Chip!” Said Bruno. “Me and Marshall are going to hang out at his pad in the swamp. We’re gonna watch Pirates of the Great Lakes. Wanna join us?”

“Sorry, Bruno.” Said Chip. “I promised Dale I’d hang out with him tonight. Thanks for the offer, though!” He then turned over to see a brown Muppet dog near a computer. “Hey, Rowlf! What are you gonna do this weekend?”

“I’m gonna go camping with Kermit and the gang.” Answered Rowlf.

“Okay.” Said Chip. “Let’s see who’s next to visit Coercive today.” Suddenly, Chip’s phone started ringing.

“Chip, is that you?” It was Dale on the other line.

“Dale?” Chip answered. “I thought you worked with Krusty the Clown now.”

“I do.” Said Dale. “But this is important. Ugly Sonic has been kidnapped! The police have surrounded FanCon! They need your input!”

“Okay, I’ll be right there.” Replied Chip, hanging up. “Marshall, could you take my place while I’m gone? Tell them that I got kidney stones during lunch break!”

“Got it!” Said the frog. “Just promise to come back on Monday!”

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Chip soon arrived at FanCon, where humans and Toons alike were looking at the scene of the crime: A pile of blue quills where Ugly Sonic got kidnapped. Chief Bogo from Zootopia, who took the place of Captain Putty after the Sweet Pete incident, started asking questions.

“Are you the one they call Chip?” He asked. “The one who defeated Sweet Pete last year and freed bootlegged Toons?”

“Yes.” Replied Chip. “But where’s Dale?” Dale soon ran through the crowd to see Chip.

“Here I am!” He said. “We’re Chip and Dale, the Rescue Rangers! Want an autograph?”

“No thank you.” Said Chief Bogo. “Do either of you have any idea of what happened to the hedgehog?” A few booths away, the Eds saw Chip and Dale.

“Look, Eddy!” Said Ed. “It’s Chip and Skip!”

“Chip and Dale, Ed.” Said Double D. “It seems that they arrived, Eddy. We should tell them about the car from last night.”

“Okay, Sockhead!” Said Eddy. “Full speed ahead, Ed!”

“Okey dokey, Smokey!” Said Ed, grabbing Double D and Eddy and charging through the crowd like a plow.

“This is highly irregular!” Said Chief Bogo. “Who are you three bozos?”

“We’re the Eds!” Said Eddy. “And we have valuable information to give to you! Take it away, Double D.”

“Last night at 9:01 PM,” Double D began. “A hand-drawn weasel arrived at FanCon and kidnapped a CG toon with a USB drive. He then drove into a vehicle that said ‘Angel Paradise’.”

“Angel Paradise?” Asked Chief Bogo. “I’ve heard of them. They’re a group dedicated to giving CGI Toons a well-deserved vacation, but whoever gets invited never comes back. And to add salt on the wound, all witnesses are memory-wiped! Luckily, it doesn’t happen to me, because cape buffalos never forget.” While Bogo was going on, Dale looked up Angel Paradise on Google.

“Here it is!” He said. “Angel Paradise! A complete list of all the Toons who’ve been kidnapped! Shrek, Po, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the Disney Princesses…” Chip then grabbed the phone to take a look.

“Dale, it’s not like they’d have their entire information on their…” He then took a look at the screen, and once again, Dale was right. “Website! It’s a list of all the kidnapped Toons, and who to kidnap next!” He then showed Dale’s phone to Chief Bogo.

“That’s too obvious.” Said Bogo. “This website is clearly a trap!”

“Actually, Dale can be right at times.” Said Chip. “He was right about Captain Putty working with Sweet Pete for years, even if it’s too obvious.”

“Can we take the case, Mr. Bogo?” Asked Dale. “I want to go on another adventure!” He then gave Bogo puppy-dog eyes.

“Alright.” Said the buffalo. “I’d hate to see something bad happen to my co-stars. They are going to star in a sequel, you know. You and Chip will have 120 hours to solve the case. Once you locate the missing CG Toons, contact the police station immediately!”

“Yahoo!” Said Dale. “That means we can reunite the Rescue Rangers again! Please, Chip?”

“I don’t know.” Said Chip. “You’re a CG Toon. That means you might get caught in a USB port and get… depixelated. I wouldn’t live with myself if anything bad happened to you.”

“The biggest risk is not taking any risks at all.” Said Dale.

“Alright.” Said Chip. “We’ll leave tomorrow morning. But first, we have to go to my house.”

“Hello, money!” Eddy said to himself while his pupils turned into dollar signs.

Author’s Notes: The name of the insurance company Chip worked at in Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers was, in fact, called Coercive.

Bruno and Ribbits were two of Chip’s co-workers, both of whom were CGI and probably came from the late 90s/early 2000s.

Milo Murphy was the star of the short-lived Disney XD show Milo Murphy’s Law. From Phineas and Ferb creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh, this show was about the misadventures of 13-year-old boy Milo Murphy, who seemed to have bad luck happen to him wherever he went, but was never aware of it.

The show never reached the popularity or success of Phineas and Ferb; As well as competing against more popular cartoons such as Steven Universe, The Loud House, We Bare Bears, and The Amazing World of Gumball, Milo Murphy’s Law aired on Disney XD, which Povenmire called Disney’s third stepchild. It was a channel dedicated to airing shows that were considered too edgy for Disney Channel, such as Gravity Falls. However, Disney XD was not included in most family packages, so Milo Murphy’s Law didn’t have as high ratings as Phineas and Ferb.

I was going to have Susan from Laika’s Missing Link appear as a co-worker at Coercive, but then I thought that there were too many stop-motion characters and not enough Muppets. As for what stop-motion Toons will appear later in the story, you’ll have to find out for yourself.

One of the movies showcased in the world of Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers is a sixth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Pirates of the Great Lakes. A poster can be seen at FanCon in the film.

Yes. Bob Iger admitted that a Zootopia 2 is in development. I just hope that it doesn’t recycle the same plot as the original.

Chip n Dale 2: Wrath of Pickles Chapter 1

Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Disney Princess, Frozen, Zootopia and all related properties © The Walt Disney Company.

Sonic the Hedgehog © Paramount Pictures, Sega/Sammy Group, and Original Film.

Ed, Edd n Eddy, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, and Steven Universe © Cartoon Network. A Warner Bros Discovery company.

Looney Tunes © Warner Bros Entertainment.

Animaniacs © Warner Bros Discovery and Amblin Entertainment.

Rugrats, The Legend of Korra, and SpongeBob SquarePants © Nickelodeon. A Viacom Company.

Despicable Me © Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures.

Shrek and Kung Fu Panda © DreamWorks Animation. An NBC/Universal company.

The Simpsons and Fantastic Mr. Fox © 20th Century Studios.

Monsters Inc, Toy Story, and A Bug's Life © Pixar Animation Studios.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles © Viacom International. Based on characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.

BoJack Horseman © Netflix.

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe © Universal Studios Licensing and Mattel.

My Little Pony © Hasbro.

Livin' on a Prayer © Bon Jovi and Mercury Records.

Dole Whip © Dole Food Company.

It has been one year since Chip n Dale defeated Sweet Pete, shut down his bootlegging facility, and freed all the bootlegged Toons. They reunited with Monterey Jack, Gadget, and Zipper for a feature-length reboot movie of their hit show, Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers, and it managed to earn more money than Raya and the Last Dragon and Encanto put together! However, our story doesn’t begin with the rascally chipmunks. It begins at FanCon one night. After performing on stage with Mike and Sulley from Monsters Inc, Ugly Sonic was finally loved for who he really was. As all the humans and Toons left for the night, Ugly Sonic noticed a 2D weasel in front of him by the front door.

“Are you Sonic the Hedgehog?” Asked the weasel.

“Yes and no.” Replied Ugly Sonic. “I am Sonic the Hedgehog, but I’m not the Sonic the Hedgehog. I’m Ugly Sonic, who was going to appear in the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie, but then the internet took one good look at my human teeth and burned the place to the ground.” Flasher, the weasel, couldn’t help but look at Ugly Sonic’s uncanny human teeth.

“What?” Asked Ugly Sonic. “You think I’m ugly, too? If you plan on hurting me, I’ll have to call the FBI.”

“Real Sonic or not,” Said Flasher, holding out a bazooka with a USB drive at the end. “You’re coming with me.” He pulled a trigger on the bazooka, and Ugly Sonic got sucked in as if it were a vacuum cleaner.

“Now to memory-wipe anyone who saw the crime.” Said Flasher. He pulled out a flashlight to memory-wipe everyone with a 200-foot radius. However, this woke up Ed, who with his friends, Edd and Eddy, snuck into FanCon every day after their show got canceled a decade prior.

“Guys, wake up.” Said Ed, looking under the table to wake up Eddy and Edd.

“Ed!” Said Eddy. “You ruined my perfect dream! I dreamt I was in a mansion filled with money. AND JAWBREAKERS!”

“But there was a flash, Eddy.” Said Ed. “It might be important. You told me to keep watch.”

“C’mon, Eddy.” Said Edd, or as everyone else called him, Double D. “It could lead to another ‘Ed-venture!” He then gave out a laugh.

“Alright, alright.” Said Eddy. “Double D, hand me the goggles from episode 106B: Ed-n-Seek!” Double D then handed Eddy a pair of gray goggles with orange lenses. Eddy put them on, and he saw the weasel going into a car.

“It’s a weasel.” He said. “And he has a USB drive with him.”

“USB drive?!” Said Edd. “Eddy, USB drives are lethal to Toons who are made from newer computer technology. What does the car say?”

“Let me look, Sockhead.” Said Eddy. “It says ‘Angel Paradise’. That sure smells fishy, boys.”

“I wish, I wish I was a fish!” Said Ed.

“I think we should contact Chip n Dale, Eddy.” Said Edd. “They solved the bootleg case last year. Maybe it’s connected to this incident. We could get money for the case.”

“Okay.” Said Eddy. “But we’ll contact them tomorrow. I want to go back to my dream!”

“I often dream of pipes, Eddy!” Said Ed.

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The next day, Dale appeared at a kids’ birthday party alongside Krusty the Clown. Dale decided that comedy is what he’s really best at, so he quit being an exotic dancer and joined Krusty the Clown.

“Hey, hey, hey, kids!” Said Krusty. “Hoo-hoo ha-ha-ha-ha! Sideshow Mel is on vacation, so here’s my backup sidekick, Sideshow Dale!” He pulled Dale out of his hat, who was donning bunny ears.

“Hi there, kids!” He greeted using his high-pitched voice, and the kids cheered with glee.

“Say, kids.” Said Krusty, while Dale took off his bunny ears. “What do you want me to do with Dale today? Hit him with a cupcake?”

“No!” Shouted the kids.

“Should I make him juggle golf balls?” Krusty asked.

“No!” Shouted the kids.

“How about shooting him out of a cannon?” Krusty asked, pulling out a cannon the size of a water bottle.

“YES!” They all shouted.

“Um, Krusty.” Dale said in his normal voice. “I don’t think this is safe.”

“It’s not!” Said Krusty, stuffing Dale inside the tiny cannon. “Besides, most Toons can’t be injured by breaking their legs.”

“That does apply to CGI Toons, Krusty.” Said Dale. Regardless, Krustly lit the fuse, making Dale fly through the air and crash into a tree.

“This is as bad as getting hit with a pipe each week.” Dale thought to himself. “But at least I get 40 bucks a day! I wonder what Chip is up to.”

Author’s Notes: In the Ed, Edd n Eddy episode ‘Ed-n-Seek’, the Eds discover that the kids are all playing Hide and Seek. The Eds get to participate, but only if they’re it. Double D invents body heat-seeking goggles that help them find all the kids.

Ed being viewed through the goggles.

In the Ed, Edd n Eddy episode ‘Wish You Were Ed’, Rolf misses life in the old country, so the Eds decide to recreate his home village. Eddy tricks Rolf into thinking that they got a bowl of Chunky Puffs (which are actually tennis balls) by wishing on a shoe. While swimming through the milk, Ed exclaims ‘I wish, I wish I was a fish!’

In the episode ‘Ed, Ed and Away’, the Eds spend the whole afternoon chasing a balloon. When the Eds lose track of the balloon, Double D claims that it was probably just a pipe dream. Ed’s response? ‘I dream of pipes too, Double D!’

For this story, I was thinking about what a CG equivalent of Dip would be. After playing the video game ‘Luigi’s Mansion’, I was inspired by how Luigi sucks up ghosts with his vacuum cleaner.

Angelica’s lackeys in this story suck up CG characters with a USB drive, and the only way to get them out is to insert the drive into a computer.