Chapter 4: Bathtime with Ed and A New Fashion Attire

"I just set down Emma for a nap," Double D said.

"Yeah, that's nice, so when are we gonna use this kid already?" Eddy said in a tone that said he could care less.

"Eddy! Your not actually considering using Emma for your own monetary gain, are you?"

"Well no duh, sockhead." Eddy responded. "Just think, that bay will rake in more money that we could ever make with the same old scam! And besides, she's biologically protected by the cuteness factor, so it's like she's not even one of us."

"But Eddy," Ed said. "Emma is so cute and cuddly! Just like a baby chick!"

"That's what I'm saying, Ed! The more cute the kid, the more cash for us!" Eddy said.

Double D remained silent. How could Eddy possibly think of doing that? Emma's just a baby! She's probably going to grow up to be a con artist because of him…

But then, Emma had started cryingEddy's parents room.

"Looks like Emma's done with her nap. I'll go fetch her." Double D left the kitchen to get Emma.

"Geez, Ed," Eddy said. "That baby's turned Double D into a total pansy!"

"Double D's a flower?"

Eddy sighed in response to Ed's naïve remark.

Double D later came out with baby Emma with her head buried in her shoulder.

Eddy sniffed the air. "P.U.! What stinks?"

Double D then looked at Emma. "Oh! I completely forgot! Emma hasn't had a bath since we found her! Oh, this simply won't do! I'm just going to have to give her a bath!"

"Wait, Double D!" Ed stopped him. "Can I give her a bath? Please? Please Double D? Please? Please? Please, huh? Oh, come on!"

Emma then started reaching her arms toward Ed.

"Well, if Emma wants to, then I guess it's okay." Double D then handed over Emma to Ed.

"Yay!" Ed cheered. "Come in, little Emma, let's make you squeaky clean and smell like lilacs!" Ed then rushed Emma into the bathroom and set her on top of the toilet, which, thankfully, was closed.

Ed looked all over the bathroom to see if he could find any bath bubbles. "Hmm, if I were bubbly, where would I be?" The he discovered some lavender scented bubble bath mix. Ed turned on the bath water in the tub, and poured in an insane amount of bubble mix into the water.

"Come here, little Emma," Ed then picked up Emma and proceded to take off her bright pink feety pajamas and dull pink bow.

Ed then put Emma into the warm water. Emma giggled at the sight of the bubbles and was very content while grabbing the bubbles.

Then Ed came to the conclusion that he should join Emma in the bath. Stripped of everything except his underwear (thankfully), he had aimed his hands into the tub. "Incoming! Dive! Dive!" Then, with a big spash, Ed jumped into the bath.

Ed then popped up from the surface. But where's Emma? "Emma? Emma! Where are you?"

A small area of bubbles started moving and started heading toward Ed. "Oh no! Bubble Monster!"

But the bubble stack started giggling. Ed then took a wet washcloth and started wiping the area. There was Emma!

"Oh, you silly Emma you!" Ed realized. Emma laughed at Uncle Ed's realization that the 'Bubble Monster" was in fact Emma herself.

Ed then took some water and poured it over Emma, which must have made her fussy since some of the soap went into her eyes. Ed sensed what was wrong, so he took the washcloth and started rubbing her eyes. Emma smiled at him warmly, as if saying 'Thanks.'

Ed then patted her head.

"Come on Emma, looks like your squeaky clean now." Ed then proceeded to take out a towel and dried out Emma while in his arms. The two even started their own peek-a-boo match on their way out of the bathroom.

"Ed," Double D said when he noticed Ed and Emma get out of the bathroom. "I've taken the liberty of finding some of Eddy's old baby clothes and thought of giving them to Emma."

Emma started reaching her arms toward the various clothes in Double D's arms.

"Uhm, Ed?" Double D realized. "Why aren't you wearing any pants?"

"I was with Emma in the bath, Double D!"

"Well, just because you can do that, Ed, doesn't mean you should."

"But Double D!" Ed responded. "It's not as much fun!"

Eddy then came around the corner to find a pantless Ed, Emma in a towel, and Double D with his old baby clothes.

"Okay, 1: What's Ed doing without any pants, and 2: What are you doing with my baby clothes?"

"Oh, come now Eddy," Double D tried to reason with his short friend. "You don't really expect that Emma to wear the same clothes for the whole time she's a baby, do you?"

"Double D's right, Eddy." Ed agreed.

Eddy remained silent, staring at both his infant clothes, then to Emma, who stuck out her tongue at him.

"Alright, fine, she can have the clothes," Eddy mumbled.

"Come on, Emma, let us take you to select your clothes," Ed and Double D started moving away.

"Wait!" Eddy called after them. For a reason he couldn't explain, he wanted to be a part of their friend's plans. "Let me come with you."

Ed and Double D then looked at each other. "Okay, then, if you insist."

The three friends and Emma then entered Eddy's room and placed both the baby clothes and Emma on Eddy's bed.

"Hmm, I was thinking something conservative, something close to girly." Double D then picked up a large, oversized t-shirt. "We can use this as a dress."

Emma then started shaking her head 'no', as if disapproving Double D's idea.

"Ooh! Ooh! I know!" Ed shuffled through the clothes. "Here!" Ed then displayed a short t-shirt and very baggy baby pants.

Emma shook her head to that idea, too.

"Guys, you're not trying hard enough." Eddy said. He then looked at the clothes, and began picking through all of them.

Ed, Double D, and Emma looked at him curiously.

"There! I got it!" Eddy said, and then took out the clothes he chose: a red bandana, blue courdoroys, and a yellow shirt.

Emma then started laughing and clapping her hands.

"I guess Emma likes your choice of clothing." Double D said.

"I knew she would," Eddy opened up. "My mom wanted me to be the most stylish baby on the block."

Ed and Double D then put on Emma's new clothes, and Eddy finished off the outfit when he put the bandana on Emma's head.

"Ta da!" Eddy announced while Emma was pleased with her new clothes.

"But Eddy, she looks like a biker…" Double D sounded worried. "I don't want her to look like a delinquent!"

"But Emma seems to like it." Eddy and the others turned to Emma, who was clearly happy with her new attire.

Double D sighed.