User blog:Discofurby/How Lana Found the Pets

If you've seen Lincoln's vlog, you might already know that the Louds got their pets because Lana found them and cried until they got to keep them. If you've seen a certain Loud House episode called 'Head Poet's Anxiety', you may also know that Charles, Cliff, and Walt were there when Luan was eight. You may be wondering how a baby who wasn't even one yet managed to convince her parents to buy a dog, cat, and canary. Well, this is how it happened.

It was a Saturday afternoon, and the Louds were at the mall. The kids had been really good for a week, so Rita and Lynn Sr. were rewarding them with a trip to the mall.

Lincoln was holding Lynn Sr.'s hand, Lucy was toddling along and holding his other hand, Rita was pushing the twins' double stroller, and the rest of the girls (Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, and Lynn Jr.) were skipping along and talking about what they might want to buy.

Lori was hoping for her own phone, but Rita said that eleven was too young for a phone. Leni wanted a dress, Luna wanted a violin, Luan wanted a whoopie cushion, and Lynn wanted a hockey set.

"Personally, I want a walkie-talkie," said Lincoln, "I've just met this boy named Clyde and it'd be a cool way to---" but was interrupted by a loud cry from Lana.

They'd just walked past the pet department, where Lana's five-month-old eyes had caught sight of an adorable dog, cat, and canary in the window, and she wanted them! So she'd started to cry when Rita pushed her and Lola's stroller right past them.

"Are you OK, Lana?" said Rita, picking her up and rocking her. Lana just kept crying. "You can't be tired," said Rita, "You just had your nap before we came here. Maybe you're hungry," and she tried to nurse Lana, but Lana just cried and turned her head away.

"Maybe she needs a new diaper," said Rita, "You lot just wait here while I check if Lana needs changing," and she carried the crying Lana into the women's bathroom.

When Rita and Lana came back, Lana was still crying and Rita said, "It's the strangest thing. Her diaper doesn't need changing, she doesn't want any of the toys or pacifiers I gave her, and she doesn't have a fever."

"She's carrying on like a tortured soul," said Lucy in her high-pitched toddler voice.

"That's dark, sis," said Lynn Jr.

"I know," said Lucy.

Then, Leni walked back towards the pet store and said, "Hey, look at these adorable guys."

The rest came to admire the animals, and Lana stopped crying.

But when she left, Lana began to cry again.

"I think she wants to keep them," said Lori.

"I know I do," said Leni.

"Can we?" said Luan, "Look, it says here that the dog was born last year tomorrow! I could make a comedy routine for his birthday!".

"I dunno," said Lynn Sr, "The cat is just a kitten and while the dog will be one soon, some dogs don't stop chewing on things until they're three." "We have twin babies," said Rita, "What more damage could a puppy and a kitten do?".

"I guess that's true," said Lynn Sr. "Okay, kids, we can keep them!"

"Yay!", said Lincoln and his older sisters in unison, while the twins smiled and Lucy said quietly, "Yay."

So when they left the mall, Lori was carrying Cliff in a cat cage and walking Charles on a leash, while Luna was carrying Walt in a birdcage and Luan was carrying a bag of pet supplies.

"I think I'll name the dog Charles," said Lincoln. "And maybe Cliff for the cat," added Rita.

"And the canary looks like a Walt," said Luna.

"This is the best treat ever!", said Leni.