Winner for August 13, 1999: Rowan Vidal
"Tommy and His Twin"
When Tommy, Dil, and his friends were getting some cookies for Angelica, they heard a noise coming from the basement. Then Tommy's mom saw them and said " Kids, how did you get here?" and put them on the play pen. " What was that noise I heard? " Tommy said. " I think it's your dad, making another anvencom, Toby " Chuckie said. " Lets go find out" Tommy replied. Then they went in the basement to find out what was going on. Then they found a robot. When they where about to push the red button witch will make the robot make noises, Tommy's dad caught them, and he put them back to the playpen. When Stu was finishished with his invention, he showed it to Didi and she and Stu showed it to Tommy and his friends, and said " Look Tommy, I got a new friend for you to play with." Then Tommy looked at the robot and the robot looked back. And then Tommy said "He looks just like me!" " I....I think his your brother Toby" Chuckie said. " Lets go play with him" Lil said. Then they all played with Tommy's "TWIN", until, his battery came out, and he wouldn't move. " Come on the coast is clear" Tommy said. When they where all in the kitchen Tommy realized that the robot was not there and then they found him on the stairs. "Lets go!" Tommy said, but the robot didn't move and Tommy cried. Then Stu came to see what was going on. He said " Aw, Tommy don't be sad he's just a robot, with the batteries out!" Then they all got back to the playpen. " I tought he was my brother" Tommy said/ " Tommy you heard what your daddy said...he's just a robot he's not real." Chuckie said. I really miss him even if his not my brother" Tommy said. Then they all cried. When Angelica came she was wearing a pink and purple dress with a Robot that looks like her. They all ran, because they knew if Angelica is mean than the robot's got to be mean too!------ THE END

Winner for August 6, 1999: Danielle Scott
"Tommy's New Brother"
One day in the Pickles family there was a baby shower. Tommy was getting a new baby brother. And this is what Tommy had to think about it. " Hey Chuckie have you seen my baby brother?" "No said Chuckie." "Well they're having this really big party for him so he must be here somewhere!" "Hey Didi", said Minka "guess what we got for the kinderlack?" " We got a goat for you because there is nothing better than goats milk to give to the baby except for yack that is. " But you try finding a yack these days" said Boris. Grandpa was with the kids he gave them each 1 candy coins. And 1 more to tommy to give to the new baby. Down in the baesment Drew and Grandpa were working. Stew make another one of his inventions he called it the Reptar wagon. "In my days we gust had fun throwing rocks at each other" said Grandpa. Stew talked into a microphone he said " I am Reptar hear me roar! Then fire came out of his mouth. Back outside Didi said "It's time." So they rushed her to the hosptial. When it was over Tommy got to see his baby brother and they lived happly ever after. THE END Be sure to check back next week for a new story!