User blog:MrTyeDye/Fanfiction: Peeking Through the Fourth Wall (Episode 5)

It's finally here! (Credit goes to Thomperfan for the cover)



''[We begin in the living room. Lincoln is joined on the couch by all ten of his sisters, with Lynn and Lucy at his left and right side, respectively. Luan is holding Lily in her lap. Luna and Leni are standing behind the couch, letting their arms hang over the edge.]''

Lincoln: Hey, everyone! Lincoln Loud here, again. We have a very special episode for you tonight, and I've brought everyone along for the ride!

All the Sisters: Hiiiiiii!

Lincoln: Today, we're going to be looking at a story that we've gotten a lot of requests for. That's right, it's "Trustworthy" by YoshiRocker13!

Now, I really don't know what we can expect, but if this many people want us to read this story, it has to be good, right?

[beat]

Lincoln: Well, I guess there's only one way to find out. Ready, everyone?

[Everyone nods.]

Lincoln: Then let's get started!

(It's Friday morning, and Lincoln is in his room, getting ready for an Ace Savvy convention at the comic book store.)

Lincoln: Aren't conventions usually held in bigger venues? You know, like hotels?

''Lincoln: (to the viewer) Today is a BIG day for me. Today is the next big Ace Savvy Comic Convention! But this won't be any normal convention, because we get to SEE Ace Savvy himself!''

Luna: Wait, "Ace Savvy himself"? Is Ace Savvy a real person in this story?

Lori: Either that, or this Lincoln just thinks he is.

''Lincoln: And whoever can perform an awesome superhero skill in front of him, will get to appear in the next Ace Savvy comic book! Of course, that prize will belong to me.''

Lynn: [laughs] Yeah, okay. What "awesome superhero skills" do you know, Lincoln?

Lincoln: [under his breath] The power to smack you if you don't shut up, for one…

Lynn: What?

Lincoln: Nothing!

Lincoln: Now, the last time I tried to go to a convention, my sisters were acting very jerky towards me for 'clogging the toilet', but I'm sure that won't happen again.

Lola: Why is that in quotes? You did clog the toilet.

[Lincoln's eyes dart back and forth.]

Lincoln: Um… yep. I definitely did. I don't know what the quotes are for either.

[All the sisters snicker at him, except for Lucy.]

(When Lincoln walks outside his room, he is greeted by his sisters laughing at him)

Lynn: Well, look who's going to the Ace Savvy convention!

Lincoln: Is that all you got, Lynn? That's a simple statement of fact, not an insult!

Luan: Someone needs to step up her teasing game.

Lori: Everytime I see that costume, I just have to laugh!

Lola: Especially his underwear on the outside!

Lincoln: Really, Lola? The "underwear on the outside" bit? That was old before you were born. Before I was born.

(The sisters continue to laugh)

''Lincoln: (sighs) Of course. (to the viewer) This happened last year as well, and I thought I wouldn't be bothered again, but considering that they were being so smug to me, I feel very annoyed. (walks towards the bathroom) But maybe things will turn out fine in the end.''

Lincoln: I wouldn't count on that, other me.

(Suddenly, Lana and Lola stop Lincoln in front of the bathroom)

Lana: Where do you think you're going?!

''Lola: Yeah! How do we know we can trust you after last time?!''

Lincoln: Now, hold on. I don't think that's fair. Every time I clogged the toilet, it was because I was trying to get rid of something. If I'm just going in there to do my business, what's the concern?

''Lincoln: Oh come on! Just because I did it once, doesn't mean I'll do it again! I really need to go!''

Lana: Just do it outside!

[Several of the siblings cringe.]

Lana: What? I do it all the time.

Lori: Okay, literally none of us needed to know that.

(Lincoln groans in frustration, as he walks downstairs while his sisters snicker at him. Later, he comes back inside and finds his sisters on the couch watching TV)

''Lincoln: (to the viewer) Okay, so far this morning hasn't started well. But I'll still get my chance at the convention!''

(His sisters hear this, and laugh again)

Luan: Or embarrass yourself!

Lisa: I believe there's a 90% chance that Lincoln will mess up at the convention.

Lincoln: Oh, yeah? Well, did you know that 90% of statistics are totally made up?

Leni: [gasps] They are?!

''Lincoln: Come on! Enough already! It was funny the first time, but that doesn't make it funny the second time!''

Lincoln: I'd argue that it wasn't funny the first time, but okay.

Lori: And try not to get grounded again!

(The sisters laugh again, as Lincoln groans in frustration)

Lily: [points at screen] Men!

Luan: No, no, Lily, we're girls, not men. And Lincoln isn't a man either. Well, not yet, anyway.

''Rita: (off-screen) Girls! Lincoln! It's time to go!''

Luan: See, Lily? Girls. Can you say "girls"?

[Lily blows a raspberry.]

Luan: Eh, we'll work on it some other time.

(The girls rush outside the door, while Lincoln slowly walks towards the van and gets into the front)

''Rita: So while we head to the mall, you can head to your little convention. We'll come pick you up when we're done, okay sweetie?''

Lincoln: Yes Mom.

(The girls are heard snickering in the background)

Luna: I would love to see what Lincoln does to mess up!

Leni: Like, remember the time Lincoln tried to be a Girl Guru?

Lori: Or, when Lincoln clogged the toilet, with a Princess Pony book!

Lincoln: Oh, come on! What are they gonna do, list every single stupid thing I've ever done?

Lori: Of course not, Lincoln. We wouldn't have enough time for that.

Luan: Yeah, we're driving to the mall, not Mars. [laughs]

(The girls, except Lucy, all laugh hysterically, making Lincoln feel a bit embarrassed. When they arrive at the car park, the girls head inside the mall while Lincoln rushes to the comic book store)

[Lincoln glances over at Lisa and notices that she's grinning.]

Lincoln: Um, Lisa…?

Lisa: No spelling errors? Scene direction that stays in the present tense? Perfect subject-verb agreement? Sweet Jiminy, am I dreaming?

''Lincoln: Yes! My chance to be in the next Ace Savvy comic is finally coming to me!''

(Lincoln enters the comic book store as all of the kids there gather around the front stage)

''Comic Book Manager: Alright kids! It's time to meet everyone's favorite superhero! The one, the only, ACE SAVVY!''

(Ace Savvy appears onstage in his iconic intro, as all the kids cheer for him)

''Ace Savvy: Aha! What brilliance to see all of my special fans here today!''

Lisa: Well, he certainly has the hackneyed dialogue of comic books down pat.

Ace Savvy: And the lucky one who can show me how heroic they can be, will get to guest star in my next comic book!

(The kids all cheer, as the kids then line up near the stage, with Lincoln at the end of the line)

Lincoln: (to the viewer) This may take a while, but I know it'll all be worth it!

ONE HOUR LATER

(The girls exit the mall)

Leni: That was like, the best day at the Mall ever!

Lisa: Okay, points off for unnecessarily capitalizing the word "mall".

Luna: I can't wait to get this stuff home!

Rita: Alright girls, we can save the excitement for later, let's just go and get Lincoln first.

Lori: Yeah, after he's done with his little convention.

(The girls snicker again. It then cuts back to the Comic Book store, as it shows Lincoln looking tired from waiting too long)

Lisa: And the phrase "comic book". I suppose I shouldn't expect perfection.

Ace Savvy: Now it's time for our last little star, Lincoln Loud!

(Lincoln opens his eyes brightly, and he runs up to the stage)

''Lincoln: Ace Savvy!! I am so honored to be your loyal sidekick in the next comic book!''

(A few of the kids giggle at his costume)

Lincoln: Oh, come on! My costume does not look that silly!

Leni: It kind of does, Linky. But maybe I could make you a better one!

Lincoln: I appreciate the offer, but I'd rather just stick to what I made. Cosplay's all about self-expression.

''Ace Savvy: Ahh, someone has courage! Wonderful! But do you have what it takes to face my arch nemesis?''

(A robotic animatronic appears onstage)

Ace Savvy: If you can put down that villain, you might just be a winner!

Lincoln: This is my chance!

(Meanwhile, it cuts back to the girls)

Rita: Okay girls, I'm gonna go get the van started, can you get Lincoln?

Lori: Sure Mom, whatever.

(Rita walks off-screen, and the girls spot Lincoln inside the comic book store)

''Lola: Look! He's on stage!''

Lori: Oh man, this oughta be good.

(Luan starts recording with her phone as they walk inside the comic book store, but Lincoln doesn't notice them yet)

Lincoln: Watch and learn!

(Lincoln attempts to tackle the robot, but the Robot springs back up, tumbling Lincoln off the stage)

Lucy: Oh, dear. It's like the Bite of '87 all over again.

[Lincoln gives Lucy a weird look.]

Lincoln: We really need to start monitoring your internet habits.

Lucy: Please don't.

''Comic Book Manager: What the heck?! The animatronic wasn't supposed to do that!''

''Lincoln: Ah! It hurts!''

(As Lincoln tumbles off the stage, he knocks into a stack of comic books. He falls on the ground, as the comic books all fall onto him. After he gets himself out of the comics, everyone stares at him for a moment. Then, Lincoln's sisters start laughing hysterically at him)

''Lana: Oh man! That was even better than I thought!''

Lori: Even more than when he clogged the toilet with a Princess Pony book!

[Lucy starts squirming in her seat.]

Luna: You alright, Luce?

Lucy: I'm fine.

''Luan: And I got all of that on my phone! I'm about to upload it to YouTube!''

Lincoln: Hey! What happened to, "Never post a video without the person's permission"?!

Luan: Yeah, I'm with you, Lincoln. I wouldn't just break my own rule like that.

(When the other kids overhear the girls, they start to laugh at Lincoln as well)

''Ace Savvy: Well, that was... interesting.''

Lynn: So he just stands there without even going over to see if you're okay? Wow. This Ace Savvy's a jerk.

Lisa: In all fairness, it's not as though we're acting any better.

Lily: Men!

Lori: Man, Lily. If you only see one of them, you say man.

(As Lincoln looks around to see everyone laughing at him, it was enough for him. He had tears in his eyes, as he looked extremely embarrassed. Lincoln eventually gets up, and runs outside the door, past his sisters. They follow him back to the van, continuing to laugh.)

Luna: Good golly, Miss Molly! Are we ever gonna let up on him?!

Lincoln: What? You girls tease me all the time. Well, not all the time, but, you know, frequently.

Leni: We do, Linky. But that's only because we know you can take it.

Lola: We wouldn't double down if we saw you crying.

Luna: True that. I'd hate to look into those eyes and see an ounce of pain.

(Inside the van, the girls talk about the video they uploaded to YouTube, as Lincoln continues to feel embarrassed. When they get home, the girls rush inside, as Lincoln slowly heads towards the front door)

''Lana: (from inside) Hey! What happened to the TV Remote?!''

Lori: LINCOLN!

(Suddenly, all the sisters appear in front of him, looking angry)

''Lincoln: (as his voice breaks) Come on guys! It wasn't me!''

Luna: You were the last one to use it before we left!

Lincoln: Hold on…

[Lincoln scrolls back up.]

Lincoln: No, I wasn't! I didn't use it at all!

''Lynn: Yeah! He was probably angry because we made him go to the toilet outside!''

Lincoln: Wha… and that doesn't even make sense! If I broke the remote on purpose, I wouldn't be able to use it either! Why would I do that?!

Lincoln: That doesn't it mean it was-

''Lola: DAD! LINCOLN BROKE THE TV REMOTE!''

Lynn Sr.: (appears behind the girls) Lincoln?!

''Lincoln: Dad! Please! It wasn't me! The girls don't even have pr-''

''Lynn Sr.: Ah ah ah, I don't wanna hear another word. You're grounded young man! You have to go to bed early, without dessert!''

Lola: Oh, this is such baloney!

Lincoln: Lola…?

Lola: Yes, when we saw that the toilet was clogged, we thought you were the one who did it. But that was because you've done it several times before.

Luan: Yeah! You've caused more clogs than a Dutch shoe factory! [laughs]

Luna: You made that joke already.

Luan: Oh, I know. It's just… nobody laughed at it, so I wasn't really sure that you all heard me.

Everyone Else: We did.

[Beat]

Lola: Anyway... my point is that I had a reason to suspect you, and even then, I gave you a chance to prove that you didn't! I don't just blame you for everything without reason!

(Lincoln finally had tears running down his cheeks. He runs inside, and upstairs to his room as he slammed the door)

Lynn: Guess he wasn't much of a 'superhero' today wasn't he?

(All the girls laugh…)

Lynn: Lincoln, be honest. Have we ever been this nasty?

Lincoln: No, you haven't. And you know what else?

[All the sisters turn to look at him.]

Lincoln: Lori, Luan, Lucy, Lisa, you all remember the first story we read, right? It bothered me, because I was written as some kind of thin-skinned crybaby. But… if all of this happened to me, I think I would start crying.

Lana: Can't say I'd blame you.

Lily: Men! Men!

Lori: No, girls, Lily.

Leni: Lori, I don't think she's trying to say "men". I think she's trying to say…

[Leni knits her brow.]

Leni: …"mean".

[Lori's eyes widen with surprise.]

Lori: Lily, is that true?

Lily: Mean! Mean do Winky!

[Lily crawls over to Lincoln and gives him a hug.]

Lincoln: Aw, Lily...

(...as it cuts back to Lincoln in his room, putting on his normal clothes and throwing his Ace Savvy costume into the trash. He paces back and forth in his room, and then he notices the family picture on his door. Without hesitation, Lincoln took the photo and threw it to the floor in rage, causing it to break. After this, Lincoln sits on his bed and begins to cry into his hands)

Lincoln: [still holding Lily in his lap] Again, if this were any other story, I'd say that I was being a whiny drama queen. But here… I don't know, girls. I think it's merited.

Lincoln: (to the viewer, with a broken voice) I know I've said before that my sisters making fun of me wasn't bothering, but this was the final straw!

(As he says this, Lincoln starts crying into his pillow)

TWO HOURS LATER

(It shows Lincoln trying to sleep in his bed, but he isn't able to fall asleep. After a while, Lincoln gets back up from his bed)

''Lincoln: (to the viewer) You know what? (sniffs) After all of this, I don't think I'm going to put up with this humiliation anymore. If my sisters are going to make me the laughingstock for the rest of my life, then I don't think it's worth it.''

(Lincoln gets out of bed, then gets his clothes on. Then, he pulls out a bag, and puts most of his things inside, including Bun-Bun, his clothes, and his bed gear. Afterwards, Lincoln jumps outside the window, onto a tree, and slides to the ground. Before Lincoln takes off, he takes one last look at the house)

Lincoln: Goodbye…

''[Some of the Loud siblings are getting teary-eyed. Lincoln holds onto Lily tight, while Lynn and Lucy both put their arms around him.]''

(Lincoln starts to walk down the footpath, as tears begin to form in his eyes once again. Eventually, Lincoln comes up to a front door, and knocks on it. Inside the house, it shows Bobby and Ronnie Anne watching a movie on the sofa. When they hear the knock, Bobby goes to answer the door)

''Bobby: Hello? (looks down) Lincoln?''

Lincoln: Hey! I'm not that short!

Lincoln: (voice breaks) H-H-Hey Bobby.

''Bobby: Bro, you got the waterworks. What's wrong?''

(Ronnie Anne comes up behind Bobby to see what's going on)

''Lincoln: My sisters were making fun of me today, worse than they had ever done before. All because one time I took my sister Lucy's blame for clogging the toilet, and…''

Everyone Except Lincoln and Lucy: WHAT?!

Lola: How can that even be true?! [to Lincoln] Every time you clogged the toilet, I caught you in the act!

… well, except for that one time with the Princess Pony book.

[beat]

Lola: But that was you, wasn't it?

Lincoln: Well, I-

Lucy: No. It wasn't.

''[Everyone looks at Lucy. Lucy shyly crosses her arms and shrinks into her seat.]''

Lucy: It was me. Lincoln took the fall for me. He didn't want me to get teased.

[The other sisters' jaws drop open.]

Lynn: Wait, you read Princess Pony?! You, the Duchess of Darkness?!

Lucy: Even I can't be dark and gloomy all the time.

[An awkward silence ensues, as the other sisters aren't entirely sure how to process this new development.]

Luna: Geez, we were teasing Lincoln for weeks after that.

Lori: And he missed that dumb convention he was looking forward to.

Lana: [glares at Lucy] And that whole time, you just sat back and didn't say a word.

Leni: Yeah! Like, what gives?!

[All the Loud sisters scowl at Lucy.]

Lucy: I'm sorry! I was gonna fess up to it, but he cut me off! He… he insisted!

''[Lucy begins to cry. Lincoln hands Lily back to Luan and pulls Lucy close, letting her cry into his chest.]''

Lincoln: Guys, please stop ganging up on Lucy. I chose to take the fall for her. She's too young to handle the kind of teasing that I take from you.

[The Loud sisters' glares dissipate as they turn their attention away from Lucy and towards Lincoln.]

Lori: Lincoln… that's literally the noblest thing you've ever done. And I'm really sorry for spending all that time teasing you.

Lola: We all are.

Lincoln: I know. Let's just keep reading.

Lincoln: ...me making a fool out of myself at an Ace Savvy convention!

Bobby: Dang bro, that's harsh.

''Lincoln: Yeah... I just felt so... (sniffs) so…''

(Tears come down Lincoln's face, then Ronnie Anne comes out from behind Bobby and hugs Lincoln, tighter than she had ever done before)

''Ronnie Anne: Lincoln, it'll be okay. Can't you tell them what happened?''

Lincoln: What good would that do? They know what happened. They were there.

Lincoln: There's no way I'm going back there Ronnie, not after what happened today.

Lisa: Normally I'd call the author out for that blatant comma splice, but… I'm not in the mood.

''Bobby: It's cool bro. You can stay here for a few nights.''

Lincoln: R-Really?

''Ronnie Anne: Yeah man. I hate seeing you like this.''

[By now, Lucy has stopped crying.]

Lincoln: ...this doesn't really sound like Ronnie Anne.

Leni: How so?

Lincoln: Well, she's not calling me "Lame-O" or punching me in the arm, or-

Lana: Lincoln, I doubt she'd do all that if she saw you crying.

Lori: Yeah. In fact, has she ever made you cry? Even when she was bullying you, was it ever bad enough to make you cry?

[Lincoln thinks for a moment.]

Lincoln: No.

(Lincoln rubs his eyes, then slowly smiles at Ronnie Anne. The two hug again)

Lincoln: Thanks guys.

''Bobby: I don't think Lori deserves to be my girlfriend if she's gonna make fun of my bro like that. I'm gonna call her tomorrow and tell her that we're broken up.''

Lori: [sighs] Okay, I'd deserve that. If I did all that to Lincoln. Which I wouldn't.

''Lincoln: Wait. Don't tell her. In fact, don't tell ANY of them that I'm here. I want to wait and see if they really do miss me. If they don't, then I'm not going back home. And if they do... well, I'll figure something out.''

Lori: Okay, now that's crossing the line. Bobby Boo-Boo Bear would never lie to me!

...well, except for the time he told me I was throwing a great party when it really sucked eggs, but he was just protecting my feelings.

Lynn: And of course we'd miss you, Lincoln.

Bobby: You sure, bro?

Lincoln: Yes.

Bobby: Alright, bro.

(Later, it shows Lincoln in the living room, sleeping on the couch with a blanket over him. Bobby and Ronnie Anne watch him from upstairs)

''Ronnie Anne: Gosh, poor Lincoln. His sisters must have broke him.''

Bobby: I guess that's what it's like when you're the only brother of the family.

Luna: [to Lincoln] It's not always easy being the only boy, is it?

[Lincoln shakes his head.]

Luna: But I want you to know that you're just as much a member of this family as any one of us.

Luan: Well, you're just as loud as any of us, at least.

[Luna shoots Luan a dirty look, but eases up once she hears Lincoln chuckle.]

Ronnie Anne: I hope he'll get through this.

Bobby: Hopefully.

(Bobby and Ronnie Anne go to bed)

THE NEXT DAY

(Lincoln wakes up to find Ronnie Anne, already dressed, sitting next to him with a plate of bacon and eggs in her hand)

''Ronnie Anne: Hey Linc, I got you some breakfast. Hopefully it fills you up.''

Lincoln: Thanks Ronnie.

(Lincoln proceeds to eat his bacon and eggs, as Ronnie Anne smiles at him)

Lincoln: Hey Ronnie, I'm sorry if I'm giving you and Bobby so much trouble.

Ronnie Anne: Don't apologize dude, you're here for a good reason, and we're here to look out for you.

Lisa: Okay, now this is starting to irk me. When you finish a thought, you put a period at the end of it. Or, in some cases, a semicolon. But not a comma.

(Lincoln smiles, as he and Ronnie Anne start to watch TV. Meanwhile, it shows the girls outside the house, next to the van)

Rita: Remember girls, we'll be back on Sunday, so make sure everything goes smoothly.

Lori: Relax Mom, we got this covered.

Lisa: "Relax, Mom" and, "We got this covered" are two separate sentences. They need to be separated by periods.

Lana: Lisa, it's not a big deal.

Lisa: It is so, how would you like it if I just spent the duration of this episode talking like this, it wouldn't flow naturally or smoothly would it?!

[Everyone gawks at Lisa.]

Lincoln: Did you just vocalize a comma splice?

Lynn Sr.: Come on honey, let's go!

(The van drives off)

Lori: Wait a minute. Where are Mom and Dad going, exactly?

Lana: Yeah, I don't remember hearing anything about them leaving for the week.

Lori: Alright everyone, let's go get breakfast ready.

[Lisa raises her remote, only to have Lola snatch it out of her hand and bop her on the head with it.]

Lola: No. Bad Lisa.

Lily: Ba Wisa! Ba Wisa!

Lisa: [facepalms] Of all the phrases for her to imitate…

(The girls are inside, eating their breakfast)

''Lynn: Hey, where's Lincoln? His breakfast is getting cold.''

''Lori: (rolls her eyes) He's probably still sleeping. Leni, can you go and get Lincoln?''

Leni: Sure!

(Leni goes to Lincoln's bedroom and knocks on his door)

''Leni: Linky? You in there?''

(Leni opens the door, and looks inside for Lincoln. She doesn't notice the broken picture on the floor. After looking for a bit, Leni has a nervous look on her face, then goes outside Lincoln's bedroom. She runs downstairs and has an angry look on her face)

Leni: Lisa!

Lisa: What?

Leni: Did you use an invisible thingy on Lincoln?!

Lisa: "Invisible thingy". Excellent use of scientific terminology, Leni.

Leni: Thanks!

Lisa: Leni, I haven't even experimented on my inventions since Friday.

Lori: (sighs) Alright Leni, what's wrong?

Leni: I went into Lincoln's room and he wasn't there!

Luna: Lincoln's not there?

Lynn: Um, yeah. That's what she just said.

Lola: Is he hiding?

Lori: (groans) He probably went to his creep friend's house.

Leni: But why would he sneak out?

''Lori: He was grounded. Remember?''

Leni: Oh yeah.

Lynn: Well, maybe after breakfast we should go and find him.

(Later, it shows the girls at the front door of Clyde's house. They knock at the door)

Clyde: (opens the door) Hello?

Lori: Hey Clyde, is Lincoln here?

Clyde: L-L-Lori?!

(Clyde nosebleeds at the sight of Lori, then faints on the ground)

Lori: Yeah, that sounds about right.

Lucy: I love how the blood is real.

Luan: What a weird thing to say.

Lincoln: Well, it is Lucy.

Luan: No, I mean, why is it of note to her that Clyde bleeds real blood? Do most people just bleed fake blood?

Lucy: Don't think too hard about it.

Luna: (grossed out) Seriously Lucy?

(Eventually, Clyde's parents come to the front door)

''Harold: Clyde? What's going on here?''

The sisters: Hey.

(Harold and Howard both look in horror, and they close the door in front of them)

''Lola: Oh! How rude!''

Lana: Whoa! What'd we do to deserve that?!

Lincoln: Well, you did run them pretty ragged that one time.

Luan: Maybe he's at Pop-Pop's house.

(It shows the girls knocking on another door. The door opens, revealing Pop-Pop)

''Pop-Pop: Heheh! Well if it isn't my favorite grandaughters!''

Lisa: I think the author forgot a D.

Luan: Maybe he'll find it on Lynn's report card! [laughs]

[Lynn slugs her in the arm]

Luan: Ow!

All sisters: Hi Pop-Pop!

''Lana: Hey Pop-Pop, we're lookin' for Lincoln. Is he here?''

''Pop-Pop: Hmm, for a minute I thought I was going blind. No, I haven't seen Lincoln around here.''

Leni: Maybe you didn't see him because you're bl-

(Lori puts her hand on Leni's mouth)

Lori: Not fully, Leni!

Luna: Well, thanks for the help, Pop-Pop.

(The girls walk down the footpath)

Lynn: I wonder where Lincoln could be.

Leni: Hey Lori, maybe he's at Bobby's house.

Lori: Why would he be there?

''Leni: Well, him and Bobby are friends now. Plus, Ronnie Anne is there too, and she and Lincoln have a pretty good relationship.''

Lori: Wait, why is she explaining that to me? If anything, I should be explaining that to her.

''Lori: Hmm, good idea. Let's go ask Bobby.''

(Meanwhile, Lincoln and Ronnie Anne are on the sofa watching TV)

Ronnie Anne: I wonder if your sisters have found out you ran away yet.

''Lincoln: They probably would've by now. (spots them outside) Dang it! Ronnie! I have to hide somewhere!''

Ronnie Anne: Lincoln, why don't you just talk to them?

''Lincoln: No way. I'm not talking to them unless I find out that they really do miss me.''

Lori: Well, we're looking for you. Isn't that proof enough?

Ronnie Anne: Just go hide in my room.

(Lincoln runs off-screen. Suddenly, the doorbell rings, and Bobby answers the door)

Bobby: Hey babe.

''Lori: Hey Boo-Boo Bear! Have you seen Lincoln anywhere?''

''Bobby: No? I haven't seen the bro. What happened?''

Leni: We went into his room this morning, but he wasn't there!

''Bobby: Lori, if I knew where he was, I would tell you. I'm telling you, I haven't seen him.''

[Lori glares at the screen.]

Lori: Bobby is not a liar.

''Luan: Well, what about Ronnie Anne? Has she seen Lincoln?''

Ronnie Anne: No. I haven't seen Lincoln since Friday.

Bobby: Sorry babe, but I haven't seen him.

Lori: (groans) Okay, thanks Bobby.

(They leave)

Lincoln: Are they gone?

''Ronnie Anne: Yeah, they're gone. So?''

''Lincoln: I saw it. They didn't really look like they were worried about me, they just looked like they wanted to find me so they wouldn't get into trouble.''

Leni: Oh, Linky. Of course we'd be worried about you.

Lincoln: I know, but would you really expect me to believe that after the way I was treated in the story?

[beat]

Leni: No.

Ronnie Anne: Yeah, I could see that too.

(It cuts back to the sisters walking towards their house)

''Lori: Ugh! We've looked literally everywhere for Lincoln! Where the heck is he?!''

Luan: Maybe he came back home while we were gone.

Luna: Sounds legit, let's go!

(It cuts forward to the Loud House, where all of the sisters are looking for Lincoln. Eventually, they go into Lincoln's room and look around for him. Then, Luna notices the broken family picture on the floor)

''Luna: Hey dudes! Look at this!''

Luna: Wait a minute. Did none of us notice the broken photo the first time we were poking around Lincoln's room?

Luan: Yeah, I can't really picture that happening. [laughs] Get it?

Lola: Hey, isn't that our family photo?!

''Lana: Yeah! Why's it all broken!''

Lisa: "And why am I using exclamation points where I should be using question marks!"

[Everyone stares at Lisa again.]

Lincoln: Seriously, how do you speak punctuation errors?

Lori: Lincoln probably broke it!

Lisa: What an astute deduction, Lori. Up until then I would have hypothesized that it was broken by gnomes.

Leni: We have those?!

Lana: Well, we did, but then El Diablo ate 'em all.

Leni: Oh. That's a relief.

[Lana smirks at Lisa, who just rolls her eyes.]

Lynn: Well that's low!

(The sisters start to argue again, while Luna takes a closer look at the damage. Soon, she realizes why it's broken)

Luna: QUIET!

(The sisters stop arguing)

''Luna: Dudes! Wake up and smell the guilt! The reason it broke was because Lincoln was upset!''

Leni: Upset?

''Luna: Yeah! I think Lincoln is gone... (quietly) because of us!''

Lana: Because of US?

Lola: Why would it be because of US?!

Lincoln: [facepalms] Really?! Really?! "Geez, all we did was post a humiliating video of him on the internet and tease him about it all the way home! Sure, he was crying, but I thought those were tears of joy!"

Lola: Well… maybe we just didn't notice that you were crying.

''Luna: Dudes, we did do some pretty harsh things to him yesterday. We embarrassed him about the clogged toilet, we humiliated him at the convention, and we didn't even feel bad about it! And... we even made Lincoln cry!''

Lola: Okay, never mind. Now I can't wrap my head around this either.

Lola: Well maybe we wouldn't have made fun of him if he hadn't have clogged the toilet in the first place!

Lincoln: Except that you all started making fun of me before you found out that the toilet was clogged.

Lucy: Actually, I have a confession to make.

(The sisters look down at Lucy)

[Lucy clings tightly to Lincoln.]

Lincoln: It's okay, Lucy. We're past that now.

''Lucy: Lincoln wasn't the one who clogged the toilet. It was me. The reason why he took the blame was so I wouldn't be made fun of by all of you.''

''Leni: So... he did all of that for you..? (voice breaks) And we blamed him, with no proof?!''

Luna: If this broken picture proves us anything, is that we hurt Lincoln, and we must feel like monsters to him!

Lincoln: Seriously, did the crying not tip you off?

(The sisters finally start to realize what they did to Lincoln, and feel nothing but guilt in their hearts)

''Leni: L..... L..... LINKY!!! (kneels down and starts crying loudly)''

(Soon, Lynn starts to cry. Followed by Lola, then Lana, Luan, Lisa, Luna, Lily, and Lori.) 

Lincoln: Huh. Lily was one of the last sisters to start crying. That's a little ironic.

Lori: You know, now that I think about it, Lily doesn't cry all that much. She's a pretty happy baby.

[Lily giggles and coos.]

(The closest Lucy did was shed tears down her cheeks. The sisters had finally realized what horrible people they have become to their brother, and felt nothing but guilt and heartbreak)

Lisa: And here I was hoping we'd finally get through an entire story without seeing the author randomly switch from present to past tense. Oh, well.

''Lori: And now thanks to us, (between her tears) Lincoln's gone! (continues crying)''

(The girls continue to cry loudly, when Lily suddenly shows the girls the broken remote)

''Lily: Poo-poo! (points to the remote)''

Lincoln: Wait, I thought you all were still in my room. What was the remote doing in there?

''Luna: Lily? What's the matter?''

Lisa: I think she's trying to tell us something.

(Lily then points to herself)

''Lynn: I think she's trying to say that... she was the one who broke the TV remote!''

Leni: But why didn't she tell us that?

Lori: Leni, she's only a baby, she can't talk yet.

Lincoln: Well, that's not stopping her now, is it?

Luna: Yeah, couldn't she have done that when Dad was grounding him?

[A few of the siblings look over at Lily.]

Lily: [sheepishly] Poo-poo?

Leni: Oh.

''Luna: So, we put the blame on Lincoln again! Without any proof!''

Lynn: What is WRONG with us?!

(The sisters continue to cry, when Lori tries to snap out of it)

''Lori: Come on girls! Let's stop the waterworks! I'm sure we'll find Lincoln! If we just keep trying! And when we do, we have to repay him back for what we did!''

(The sisters all shout in agreement)

4 HOURS LATER

(It shows Lincoln and Ronnie Anne sleeping on the couch, when they soon wake up and realize they have to get ready for bed)

Ronnie Anne: Oops, guess the movie was too boring for us.

Luan: Fifty bucks says they were watching 2001: A Space Odyssey.

[Everyone else gasps.]

Luan: Yeah, I said it. Come at me!

Lisa: Don't tempt me.

Lincoln: (laughs) Come on, let's get ready for bed.

(As Lincoln is walking to the bathroom, he walks past Bobby's room and sees him talking to Lori on his computer)

Bobby: So babe, are things doing okay?

''Lori: (in tears) No! We've looked for Lincoln all day! And we couldn't find him!''

Bobby: Dang, I'm sorry.

Lori: Don't be!

Lori: No, no, no, you kept Lincoln away from us and lied about it. By all means, be sorry.

''Lori: We all should be sorry! We hurt Lincoln so much that he ran away! We feel like such heartless monsters! I JUST WANT MY LITTLE BROTHER BACK!!! (breaks down and cries)''

(Lincoln could then hear Leni crying in Lori's room, and then the other sisters crying from their rooms on the computer. Lincoln finally begins to realize how much his sisters miss him, and how sad they feel about him being gone. However, Lincoln comes up with an idea. After Bobby turns off the chat, Lincoln comes up to him)

Lincoln: Bobby, I need to ask you a favor.

THE NEXT MORNING

(All of the sisters are sitting in the living room, all looking depressed. When Lori's phone rings, she answers it)

Lori: (in a sad tone) Hello?

''Bobby: Hey babe? I have something I want to show you. Can you invite your other sisters too?''

''Lori: (brightens up) O-Okay. (puts the phone down) Girls, get ready, we're going somewhere.''

Luan: To the umbrella bui-

Luna, Lincoln, Lucy and Lisa: LUAN!

(Later, the girls arrive at Bobby's house. Lori knocks on the door, and Bobby answers)

Bobby: Hey babe.

Lori: Alright Bobby, what did you want to show us?

(Bobby slowly steps to the side. The girls look confused at first. But then, out of the bathroom, comes Lincoln. He looks at his sisters with a small glare, as all of the sisters suddenly get tears in their eyes)

The sisters: LINCOLN!!!

(All of the sisters run up to Lincoln, and hug him, tighter than they had ever done before)

''Lori: Oh Lincoln! We literally can't tell you how sorry we are for what we did!''

''Lynn: Yeah! We've been so worried about you!''

Leni: Don't run away like, ever again!

Lori: Real talk, Lincoln; running away from home is just about one of the stupidest things you can do. If you hadn't relented when you did, there's no telling how long it would take before I decided to call the police.

Lincoln: Oh, geez…

Lynn: Yeah, Lincoln, don't run. And don't ever let us make you feel like you have to.

''Lincoln: Okay okay! That's enough!''

(The girls stop hugging Lincoln)

Lincoln: First, I need to do something.

(Lincoln walks up to Bobby and Ronnie Anne)

Lincoln: Bobby, thanks for letting me stay here for the past few days.

Bobby: Hey, it was no problem bro.

Lori: Really, author? You think I'd just have literally nothing to say about that?

(Lincoln and Bobby do their bro handshake)

Lincoln: And thanks to you too, Ronnie.

''Ronnie Anne: It's alright Linc. It was lots of fun having you here.''

(Lincoln and Ronnie Anne hug each other, as Ronnie Anne kisses Lincoln on the cheek.)

All the Sisters: Awwwwwww!

[Lincoln blushes.]

''Bobby: I'll be keeping an eye on you babe. Because if I find out you were treating Lincoln badly again, I'm breaking up with you. And this time, you'll have yourself to blame.''

Lori: (sniffs) Okay Bobby…

(After this, Lincoln and the girls slowly begin to walk home. When they arrive home, they all approach the front door)

''Luna: Hey bro? You okay?''

''Luan: If it makes you feel any better, we found out you didn't actually clog the toilet or break the TV remote. We realized we blamed you for no reason.''

(Just as Luan says this, Lincoln stops walking, then turns around to the girls)

Lincoln: Listen to me girls, I may be home, but that doesn't mean I still forgive you for what happened.

''Lori: Oh come on! We apologized to you and everything!''

Lynn: No, I think Lincoln's right. If we did all that stuff to him, I don't think saying "I'm sorry" would cut it.

''Lincoln: Let me tell you girls something. The TV remote was broken, the toilet was clogged, and both of those incidents have something simillar. They can be easily fixed, and replaced. But if there's anything that's hard to fix…''

Lana: No such thing. [twirls a wrench in her hand]

Lincoln: ...it's the trusts, bonds and love that I had for all of you.

Lana: [drops the wrench] Touché.

Lincoln: Well, hold on a second. Trust is one thing, but just so we're clear, nothing you did in this story would ever be enough to make me stop loving you. Nothing would.

''Lincoln: What you did on Friday was unforgivable, and I felt personally scarred for what happened. Hugging me and apologizing to me, won't make the pain in my heart and the thoughts you put into my head go away. Being pushed, hated, and treated badly by my family is a fate worse than death.''

Luna: Okay, that's a little melodramatic.

Lucy: I'm more concerned that he's implying that death is a bad thing. It's a natural, beautiful part of the cycle of life. A passing into the next-

Lynn: Save it for the poetry jams, Luce.

''Lincoln: Remember when I did all of those humiliating videos to make you all forgive me for what I did? That was the only way I knew you'd forgive me for what I did.''

Lincoln: I'm glad the story brought that up. There'd be no excuse for posting that video of me online after the way you all chewed me out for doing the same.

Luan: Yeah, which is exactly why we wouldn't do it!

''Lincoln: Why can't you girls do the same thing for me? All I'm trying to say here is, I will forgive you all eventually, but I don't see that happening for quite a while.''

(After saying this, Lincoln slowly walks upstairs to his bedroom. The girls all feel personally guilty for what they had done to their brother, and some even began to cry again. Once Lincoln reaches his bedroom, he opens his door, then closes it behind him, wondering what the future holds for him and his sisters)

The End.

Lola: Talk about a downer ending.

Lucy: That was depressing even for my standards.

Lincoln: It's not over yet, girls. There's a part 2.

''It's been one whole day since Lincoln came back home after his sisters embarrassed him at an Ace Savvy convention. He was in his room, reading comic books, but looked a lot more depressed than normal.''

''Lincoln: (to the viewer) The last few days have been the worst days I've ever had. My sisters treated me so horribly, and I didn't think them gaining up on me would be such a big deal. I know they've tried to apologize to me, but I didn't forgive them. Forgiving your sisters after a unforgiving act seems so tough, and I know this.''

Lisa: So is using the articles "a" and "an" correctly, apparently.

(Lincoln then goes back to reading his comic books. All the sisters were downstairs sitting on the couch, all looking guilty or depressed. Then, Lynn Sr. and Rita inside the house)

Lisa: I think the author forgot a verb.

Rita: We're back!

Sisters: (sad tone) Welcome back.

Lynn Sr.: Hey, why the long face?

''Lori: We're feeling very guilty. Remember when we went to the mall the other day? Well, when we went to go get Lincoln, we ended up embarrassing him at his convention…''

Rita: You did what?!

Lincoln: Why is she surprised? You were all talking about it openly on the car ride back. And I was crying.

Luna: And we also blamed him for breaking the remote, AND for clogging the toilet, even though we didn't really have any proof for it.

Lynn Sr.: Who did it?

Lucy: Lily was the one who broke the remote, and I was the one who clogged the toilet.

(The other sisters all laughed at this)

Lisa: Another tense change. And I had such high hopes for this story, too.

Luan: Wait, are we laughing at Lily or Lucy?

Lana: Are you really asking that question? Of course we're laughing at Lu-

[Lana stops herself once she catches a glimpse of Lucy's face.]

Lana: -I mean, in the story, we are. Not here.

Lucy: No worries. I know what you meant.

Lincoln: See?!

(The sisters suddenly looked upstairs to see Lincoln in tears)

''Lincoln: Stop laughing at Lucy! You never learn anything!''

(Lincoln then ran back into his room, while crying)

Lori: Lincoln, wait!

''Rita: Lori, sit down! You girls stay here!''

(Rita and Lynn Sr. head upstairs to comfort Lincoln)

Leni: Sorry Lucy.

Lucy: (sighs) It's fine, but I'm more worried about Lincoln.

(Lynn Sr. and Rita then head into Lincoln's room)

''Rita: Lincoln? Are you okay, sweetie?''

(Lincoln suddenly hugged them both)

''Lincoln: I'm so glad you guys are home! I've been dealing with so much stress!''

''Lynn Sr.: Don't worry son, we'll handle this situation. Everything will be fine.''

Lincoln: (sniffs) Okay, Dad.

''Lynn Sr.: Oh, and Lincoln? I wanted to tell you, you're no longer grounded. I'm sorry for grounding you without asking the girls first.''

Lincoln: Eh? The girls were the ones who brought it to his attention.

Lincoln: (lightly) Thanks Dad.

(Rita and Lynn Sr. left his room, then turned their attentions to the sisters)

Rita: Well, I'm not happy with how you girls have been behaving.

Lori: And you didn't decide to say anything about it until now because…?

Lynn Sr.: And as a result, you're all grounded for two weeks.

Sisters: Yes Dad…

(As Lynn Sr. and Rita walk away, the sisters looked more guilty for what they did. Later that night, all the sisters were in Lori and Leni's room discussing about what happened with Lincoln)

Lori: Now, I'm sure you all know why we're in here?

Lisa: I do. What I don't know is why you used a question mark for something that isn't a question.

Luan: Because we embarrassed Lincoln at his convention.

Lynn: And we put so much blame on him for something he didn't do.

Lisa: But you know, there was also the time where we fought him over money.

Luna: To be fair, we were all kinda fighting each other, weren't we?

Lynn: Not only that, but we all learned our lesson and came together in the end. I don't know why the author would think that we'd still feel guilty about that.

Lana: Or the time where we forced him to do unfavorable tasks for us.

Lucy: Which we all now know was heartless.

Lori: Uh-uh. You know what? I don't feel bad about that. We were teaching him a lesson.

Lincoln: What, for wanting to read my comics in peace?!

Lori: No, for pretending to be able to hear me when I was trying to talk to you, which was A, rude, and B, unnecessary. Here, let me show you what you could've done.

[Lori pretends to put in the Noise-B-Gone earbuds and reclines back on the couch, pretending to read a comic.]

Lola: Hey, Lincoln? Can I ask you a favor?

Lori: [as Lincoln] "Oh, hi, Lola. Hold on, just gimme a second."

[Lori pretends to put the comic down and take out the earbuds.]

Lori: [as Lincoln] "What's up, Lola?"

Lola: I need someone to help me practice for my pageant tomorrow afternoon. Can you do that?

Lori: [as Lincoln] "Ooh, no can do, Lola. I already made plans with Ronnie Anne."

Lola: Oh. Thanks, anyway!

[Lori pretends to put the earbuds back in.]

Lori: See?! Easy peasy!

Lincoln: [sighs] Okay, you got me there. But did you really have to punish me like that?!

Lori: We weren't trying to punish you. We were showing you what could happen if you kept doing what you were doing. What if I had asked you to be my ottoman while you had those earbuds in?

Lincoln: But you didn't!

Lori: But I could have!

Lincoln: BUT YOU DIDN'T!

Luna: Guys, guys, cool it. Let's just go back to reading the story.

Lola: (sighs) How are we going to make him forgive us?

Luna: I think we should try and make him regain our trust.

Leni: But how?

Lori: I'm sure we'll think of something.

(The girls all agree with Lori. Then, they heard the sound of Lincoln laughing. They peeked their heads out the room to see what was going on. Lincoln was watching a movie with Lily on the couch)

Lily: (points) Ga-ga!

Lincoln: Yeah, that's the one!

(Lincoln placed Lily onto his lap)

Luan: I kind of want to know what they were watching.

Luna: Machete Kills, maybe?

''Lincoln: Well, it's good that you're never rough to me like everyone else Lily. I could never get mad at you, you're always so innocent.''

[Some of the sisters glare at Lily, who grins smugly in response.]

(Lincoln hugged Lily, making the other sisters feel a bit jealous that Lincoln was fine around Lily, but not them)

Lori: Well, I guess I can understand why he's hanging out with Lily.

''Lynn: Yeah. Well, we'll try to fix this problem tomorrow.''

(The sisters all nod in agreement, then went back into their rooms)

THE NEXT DAY

(Lincoln walks out of his room and heads downstairs for breakfast. He notices Lori on her phone, who looks to be deleting some photos)

''Lincoln: (yawns) Lori? Are those photos of me?''

Lori: Yeah, these are all photos I uploaded of bad things happening to you, like the time I puked on you in the van.

Lori: Is the author just going to list every bad thing we've ever done to him?

Lincoln: Of course not, Lori. We wouldn't have enough time for that.

Lori: Did you… did you just hold a grudge?

But, I didn't want you to look so bad, so I'm deleting them all off Facebook.

Lincoln: Really?

Lori: Yeah, I don't want you to become a laughingstock of my friends.

''Lincoln: Well, that's nice of you Lori. (to the viewer) That's rare.''

Lori: Hey!

Lynn: Hey Linc!

''Lincoln: (cowers) Ah! Please! No more playfighting, Lynn!''

Lynn: Oh, please. Lincoln loves roughhousing with me. Don't cha, Linc?

Lincoln: Um… sure, Lynn.

''Lynn: What are you talking about? I was asking if you wanted to come bike riding with me!''

Lincoln: Wait, really?

Lynn: Yeah, I thought you deserved a break!

''Lincoln: Uhh, sure. After breakfast, we can go bike riding.''

(Later, Lincoln and Lynn were riding their bikes down the path. Lincoln had trouble adjusting himself, but eventually got use to riding his bike)

''Lincoln: Hey Lynn? Can I ask you a question?''

''Lynn: Later! For now, we keep riding!''

(Lynn starts to pedal faster)

Lincoln: Oooh, I'm gonna get you!

Lynn: [snorts] In your dreams.

(Lincoln starts to catch up to Lynn, and they try to pass each other several times. However, Lincoln's bike trips on a stone, causing him to fly off his bike and hit the ground)

''Lincoln: Ow! (groans) Stupid stone.''

''Lynn: Linc! (stops her bike, and runs to help him) Are you okay?!''

''Lincoln: Yeah, I'm fine. (stands up)''

Lynn: Okay, good!

Lincoln: Wait, you're not going to try and toughen me up, in your usual way?

Lisa: I think this author has a rather skewed perception of us.

Lynn: Why would I? You just injured yourself.

Lincoln: Well, it's just, you usually treat me that way.

''Lynn: I do? But, I'm only trying to have fun with you!''

Lincoln: Does pulling my pants down, punching me, and throwing mud at my face count as fun?

Lynn: Okay, pop quiz, Lincoln. Of those three things mentioned - the pantsing, the punching, the mud throwing - which of them can get you seriously hurt? Like, falling-off-your-bike hurt?

[beat]

Lincoln: None of them.

Lynn: Yeah, exactly. I know I like to play rough, but I'm not a sadist. I still care about keeping you safe.

''Lynn: (sighs) No... I sort of began to realize that I keep on hurting you when I do that kind of stuff. That's why I wanted to go bike riding with you today. I realized that you can't stand being treated that way. I just love being so energetic, so that's why I thought I could take you out for a bike ride!''

''Lincoln: Really? Wow, that's kind of you, Lynn. Thanks!''

''Lynn: Anytime, little bro. Now come on, let's keep on riding!''

(Lincoln gets back onto his bike, as does Lynn, and they continue to ride down the path. The next day, Lincoln was walking home from school, when a bully came up to him)

''Bully: Hey you! Are you Lincoln Loud?!''

Lincoln: Uhh, yes?

Bully: (punches him) I thought I told you to give me your lunch money today!

Lincoln: (groans in pain) B-But you never came to me-!

Bully: (kicks him) Don't question me!

(At the Loud House, Lola and Lana were playing outside, when they saw the bully hurting Lincoln)

Lincoln: Wait, wait, wait. I was almost home by the time the bully accosted me? What, did he just stalk me for twenty minutes before calling my name?

Luan: Either that or he just happened to pop up there. Maybe he has the same powers that Lucy has.

Lucy: Ha, ha.

''Lana: Hey! He's hurting Lincoln!''

Lola: Nobody hurts Lincoln but me!

Lana: Lola!

Lana: That's Lori's line!

Lola: Oh, sorry!

(Lola and Lana charged at the bully)

''Bully: Hey! Get off me!''

Lana: (holds him down) Don't you dare mess with our brother!

Lincoln: Okay, if the bully could be held down by two six-year-olds, I'm pretty sure I could handle him myself. I'm not that weak.

Lola: Let's see how YOU like being made fun of!

(Lola pulls the Bully's pants down, and everyone around them start laughing at the Bully.)

Lana: That sounds more like something I would do.

Lola: Yeah.

(Being humiliated by two six-year old girls was worse than being beaten by them…)

Lincoln: Ehh… debatable.

(...so the Bully ran way crying)

Lana: You okay, Linc?

''Lincoln: (groans) I'm fine. Thanks, guys.''

Lola: Hey, you always look out for us, so we should do the same!

(Both the twins hug Lincoln, then walk away)

Lincoln: (lightly smiles) That was pretty cool.

(Later, Lincoln and Lynn walked back into the house, when Lisa suddenly ran up to Lincoln)

Lynn: Wait, when was I with him? I thought this was happening the day after I took him bike riding.

''Lisa: Lincoln! Why didn't you tell me about this?!''

Lincoln: Tell you about what?

(Lisa showed Lincoln a piece of paper advertising a Chess Tournament at Lincoln's school)

Lisa: I found this in your school bag!

''Lincoln: Oh yeah... that... Well, I didn't tell anyone because I didn't think I would be able to win that trophy.''

Lisa: Then why did you save the paper?

Lisa: Lincoln, in case you haven't noticed, I've been playing chess ever since I was two.

Lisa: One year and eight months, actually. But who's counting?

Leni: [confused] You are.

''Lisa: I know everything there is to know about chess! I can help you on chess, so you can win that tournament!''

Lincoln: Uhh, that's cool, but-

''Lisa: Excellent! Come with me!''

(Lisa pulls Lincoln upstairs as they head into Lisa and Lily's room. Lisa pulls out a Chess set, and puts it on her bed)

''Lisa: Now pay close attention, Lincoln. We are going to keep on playing chess until you have what it takes to win that tournament!''

Luan: Hey, Lincoln! What prize do you get for winning an Australian chess tournament?

Lincoln: I'll bite. What?

Luan: A check, mate! [laughs]

[Lincoln cracks a smile.]

Lincoln: Okay, that was pretty good.

Luan: [to her sisters] See? Lincoln likes my jokes.

Lucy: Statistically, I guess someone has to.

''Lincoln: (shrugs) Alright, fine. Let's do this.''

(Within the next few hours, Lisa would continue to play chess with Lincoln until he knew every skill needed to win)

Lisa: Ah, yes. Lincoln becomes a chessmaster after four hours of tutoring and presumably a training montage. That's believable.

4 DAYS LATER

(Lincoln walked out of his school holding a small trophy in his hands)

Lincoln: I can't believe I won the chess tournament!

(When Lincoln arrived back home, Lisa was waiting for him outside)

Lisa: I see you won the chess tournament.

''Lincoln: Yeah, I did! Thanks for helping me, Lisa!''

Lisa: I felt you deserved it.

(Lincoln heads inside and puts his trophy into the trophy case, next to the one his sisters made him in Making the Case. Then, Luan and Lucy appeared behind him)

Luan: Look, Lucy! Now I have your powers too!

Lucy: That was so funny I forgot how to laugh.

[beat]

Lucy: That wasn't a joke. I really forgot. Could one of you remind me?

Luan: Hey Linc!

''Lincoln: Hm? Oh, hey Luan.''

Lucy: Me and Luan wanted to show you something.

Lincoln: What?

(Luan pulled out her phone, and shows Lincoln a video on her phone.)

Lisa: I can't get over this. We started out the story with perfectly consistent tenses, and now we have tense changes within the same sentence. Did a new, less competent author just take over after Part 1?!

(The video starts with Luan walking through the park)

Lucy: (comes out a bush) Boo.

Luan: (screams) A vampire!

(Luan tries to run away, but ends up slipping on some mud)

Lucy: Wow, she fell for my costume.

Lynn: As if she'd even need a costume to look like a vampire.

Lucy: Was that supposed to be a zinger? Because all I feel is pride.

''Luan: That was a costume? Good, because I bet being a real vampire would really suck! (laughs) Get it?''

(Lincoln laughs at the video)

''Lincoln: Oh man! This is hilarious!''

Luan: And to make things better, I deleted that video I recorded of you at the comic book convention.

Lisa: An exercise in futility. Once something is on the internet, it's there forever.

''Lincoln: (looks down) Oh yeah... That one.''

''Luan: Oh! I'm sorry for bringing it up!''

''Lincoln: It's okay, Luan. Really.''

''Lucy: Lincoln, I also wrote you this poem. (pulls out her sheet of paper) Every morning as I wake up I think of you, as the hero that came into my life. More and more you appeared to me when I was in strife. Afraid I could not live without you in my life…''

Lisa: Are the ellipses supposed to suggest that there's more of the poem we're not seeing?

Lucy: I certainly hope so.

Lincoln: (touched) Thanks Lucy.

Lucy: Anytime, brother.

(In Lori and Leni's room, Lori was on her phone, while Leni was looking through her closet)

Leni: Hmm, I wonder what I should wear tomorrow?

''Lori: Hey! Isn't that your costume you wore when you were like, eight?''

(Leni suddenly popped her head up, as it cuts to a flashback when Leni was eight years old, wearing a costume in front of some kids)

''Young Leni: Behold! My magical girl costume! It can stop bad people from doing mean things! I have the heart!''

Lori: Ah, the Sailor Moon phase. You were obsessed with that show when you were little.

Leni: Sure was! I loved Serena. I could really relate to her!

(All the kids began to laugh at her costume, including a young Lori, who was watching her from outside. Young Leni started to cry, as it cuts back to Leni, who has a horrified look on her face)

Leni: Oh, great, Lori. Just stand back and let me get bullied. Nice one.

Lisa: Okay, who's the troublemaker who decided to teach Leni about sarcasm?

''Leni: Oh my gosh... (teary eyed) I was embarrassed at a convention, just like Lincoln! I must feel like such a big hypocrite!''

Lincoln: She must feel like one? Either she does or she doesn't.

Lori: Why don't you go and talk to him?

(Lincoln was downstairs playing his video game, when Leni came downstairs and sat next to him)

Leni: Hey Linky.

Lincoln: Hey Leni, what's up?

Leni: I wanna talk to you for a moment.

Lincoln: About what?

''Leni: I feel really bad about the day where I laughed at your costume. It made me feel like such a hypocrite.''

''Lincoln: Wait, hypocrite? How?''

''Leni: Because the same thing happened to me when I was near your age. I made up my own costume, and everyone use to laugh at it. I felt so sad that I couldn't stand the teasing anymore. Now the same thing's happened to you... (teary eyed) And I bet it must feel horrible being made fun of by an older sibling.''

Lincoln: Well, it's not like being made fun of by a younger one is any better.

''Lincoln: Gosh, I never knew about that. Well, I really did feel very hurt when you were laughing at me. It's not often that you would act that way…''

Leni: To be honest, half the time I tease you it's only 'cause everyone else is doing it.

Lincoln: What about the other half?

Leni: The other half is because I love you. [reaches down and pinches Lincoln's cheek]

Lincoln: [whiny] Lennniiii! You're embarrassing me!

(Suddenly, Leni hugged Lincoln)

''Leni: (cries) I'm sorry, Lincoln! I don't want to make fun of you ever again!''

''Lincoln: (slowly returns the hug) I-It's okay Leni. I'm sure you won't... Hopefully.''

Leni: (stops hugging him) Well, have fun with your game.

Lincoln: I will.

(As Leni heads upstairs, she walks past Lori)

Lori: Hey Leni?

Leni: What?

''Lori: I just wanted to say... I'm sorry for making fun of you on that day. And I'm also sorry it took me this long to say it.''

Leni: (smiles) Thanks Lori.

(Lori and Leni hug. Luna and Luan were in their room, and Luna was playing on her guitar, but not in her usual way)

''Luan: Hey Luna? You're not playing in your usual way.''

Luan: Did I just mimic the narrator?

''Luna: (sighs) It's because I'm filled with guilt. I feel like such a monster to Lincoln, and I'm supposed to be the nicest to him!''

Luna: Wha… says who?! Who decided to make me the "nice" one?!

Lincoln: You say that like it's a chore.

Luna: No, I'm sorry, I didn't mean that. I just don't know what makes me special. Shouldn't we all be nice to Lincoln?

Luan: Well, there was also the time you brutally threw him out of our room with your music.

Luna: Oof. Sorry about that.

Lincoln: It's fine, Luna. It's not like you were acting any worse than the rest of us.

Luna: True that. I think we all got pretty carried away that day.

''Luna: I know... I need to do something…''

Luan: Why don't you try singing a song for him?

''Luna: (thinks) Hmm... I could try.''

(It later shows Lincoln in his room getting ready for bed, when he began to hear Luna playing her ukulele outside his room. When he opened his door, he could find Luna singing the song 'Me and Baby Brother' by War)

Luan: Since when do you have a ukulele?

''Luna: Me and baby brother, used to run together. Me and baby brother, used to run together. Hang on, baby brother, oh, they call it law and order, hey, hey, hey. Come back, baby brother, your my baby brother. (finishes her song) Bro, I'm really sorry about what happened. I shouldn't have been so horrible to you…''

(Lincoln had tears in his eyes. He ran up to Luna, and they shared a tight hug)

''Lincoln: Thanks, Luna. (sniffs)''

Luna: (rubs his back) Don't cry bro, your big sister's here.

[Luna reaches down and joins hands with Lincoln.]

(Lincoln's tears stained her shirt. After they were done hugging, Lincoln and Luna headed back into their rooms)

THE NEXT DAY

(Lincoln was in his room, talking to Ronnie Anne on his phone)

Lincoln: So, my sisters were doing so many nice things for me yesterday, and I didn't think they would.

''Ronnie Anne: Why wouldn't they? They're your sisters. I'm just glad your holding things together, Linc. So when will you forgive them?''

Lisa: [glares at screen] They're taunting me.

Lincoln: Taunting you?

Lisa: They lead me in with the promise of perfect grammar and formatting, just so they could pull the proverbial rug out from under me. That's the only conclusion I can draw from this.

''Lincoln: After I'm done talking to you, I'm gonna go and give them a certificate I made. It says, "To my sisters, thanks for making things up with me after what you did to me at the convention. I present you with this certificate to tell you that I have forgiven you, and I love you all. Love, Lincoln."''

Ronnie Anne: Aww, that's sweet.

Lincoln: Yeah, I think they're going to love it!

(The sisters were all downstairs in the living room, all talking)

Lori: So I'm sure everyone made up to Lincoln?

Sisters: Yes!

''Lori: Good. Now we can put this stupid thing behind us.''

Luna: Not until he forgives us!

Luan: Hey, let's stop the stress and just relax!

(The sisters all agreed)

''Luan: Hey, what do you call a cow with no legs? Ground Beef! (laughs) Get it?''

Leni: Um…

[beat]

Luan: Leni, it's funny because-

Leni: No, don't help me. I got this...

(The rest of the sisters groaned)

''Lori: I know a funny joke. Luan's jokes!''

(Everyone, including Luan, laugh at this)

Luan: Watch it, you.

Lori: Or what?

[Luan pulls out a notepad labeled "April 1st agenda".]

Lori: O-okay, I'll watch it, I'll watch it.

Luan: At least I'm quieter than Luna, she plays so loud we could get hearing loss and need hearing aids, and if we had hearing aids, we would be dead the first time Luna plays a note!

(Everyone laughed, including Luna)

Luna: That's not even an insult, dude. I'm loud and I'm proud.

Luna: Yeah, but at least I'm not as loud as Lola, she yells so loud it makes US feel like her children!

Lola: I DO NOT!

(Everyone laughed, including Lola)

Lola: Hey, at least I'm not as messy as Lana, she's so messy that her clothes would probably take about a month to clean!

Lana: It's cute that you think that any of my clothes get washed.

[Everyone else winces in disgust.]

(Everyone laughed, including Lana)

Lana: But ya know, my clothes still look a lot better, unlike Lucy's, her clothes are so dark it almost makes it impossible to see her at night, even with a few lights on!

Lucy: That would have been a lot more biting if I actually wore all black. [points to her stockings, which are striped black and white]

(Everyone laughed, Lucy just smiled)

''Lucy: Well, at least my clothes are better than Leni's, her costumes are so weird it almost made everyone's eyes bleed. And I love blood.''

Leni: Bite your tongue! My outfits are totally chick.

Lori: That's "chic", Leni.

(Everyone laughed, except for Leni, she looked rather insulted)

Leni: (insulted) Uhh…

''Lori: Leni? She didn't mean it, it was just a joke.''

''Leni: Well... (becomes angry) At least I have a better fashion sense than Lori, she has a fashion sense so bad, sometimes I wonder how Bobby dates her! (laughs)''

Lori: Oh, really?! Is that why you keep "borrowing" my clothes?!

(Lori becomes insulted by this, but becomes angry)

''Lori: Well at least I tell better jokes than Luan, she couldn't tell a good joke to save her life! (laughs)''

Luan: Well at least I don't make sure everyone hears my jokes, Luna plays so loud, everyone hears her terrible music!

''Luna: Terrible music?! The only thing more terrible is Lola's bratty attitude! Every time she bosses us around, I feel like I would rather write a song that rhymes with Yolo!''

Luna: Okay, now it sounds like we're just repeating ourselves.

Lisa: I suppose there are worse ways to inflate your word count.

''Lola: (gasps) Well... Well at least I TRY to act mature! Look at Lana, she never cleans up after her act, I think a SNAKE is cleaner than her!''

Lana: (gets angry) Yeah, but being messy isn't as tough as what Lynn does, she's so energetic I bet the whole house would break down, and we'd all have broken bones!

Lynn: Wait, the whole house would break down if what? I feel like we're missing part of that insult.

''Lynn: Oh yeah?! Well at least I'm trying to have fun, unlike Lucy, seriously, her poems are so disturbing and dramatic I think I'm already dead, and I'd like that more!''

Lucy: What a surprise. Lynn would rather die than read something that isn't Sports Illustrated.

Everyone Else (Except Lynn): Oooooohhh!

Lisa: Up top!

[Lucy and Lisa high-five.]

Lucy: Well, at least my poems aren't as boring as Lisa's science studies, they almost make me die of boredom.

Lisa: I immediately retract that elevated hand slap.

Lucy: What a shame. Sigh.

''Lisa: You say my studies are boring? At least their more realistic than Lincoln's dream jobs. Seriously, a Ghost hunter? Ghost don't exist.''

Lincoln: Ooh, very scathing, Lisa. Maybe next time make sure your subjects match up with your verbs. And try to learn the difference between "their" and "they're".

Lisa: But- but I- I wasn't- she's not-

''Lisa: Comic writter? Lincoln draws like a child.''

Lincoln: Well, you're right that I have no chance of becoming a "writter". You know, since a "writter" isn't a real thing.

Lisa: [fuming] You… insolent…

''Lisa: Video game tester? He just likes playing video games, and like a child.''

Lincoln: When have I ever said that I wanted to be a video game tester?

Luna: Well, don't you?

Lincoln: And spend hours every day playing the same part of a game over and over again until I find a glitch? No thank you.

(All the sisters laugh)

Lincoln: (heartbroken) How could you...?

(The sisters stopped their laughing, and looked upstairs to see Lincoln, looking very insulted)

Lynn: Oh come on Lincoln, that was funny!

Luan: Not really…

Lincoln: You think insulting me is funny?

[Some of the sisters open their mouths to speak.]

Lincoln: Don't answer that.

''Lincoln: Look at you all, you're insulting each other! You restored my trust in you and now you broke it again! Now how am I supposed to trust you guys and be confident you won't make fun of me, or fight me over something stupid again?! You know what?! Play without me! I have no desire to be with ones who mock my dream jobs! I never mocked your dreams!''

Luna: Okay, now you're being a drama queen.

Lincoln: Hmm?

Luna: Up until Lisa started roasting you, we were all laughing it up and taking the ribbing in stride. If we could do it, why couldn't you?

Lincoln: ...yeah, you're right.

(Lincoln started to rip apart his certificate he made for them, and threw it on the floor, and then had tears in his eyes)

Lincoln: I don't think you guys deserve a brother!

(Lincoln runs back to his room, and slams the door. Crying is then heard from his room)

''Luan: What is he on about? It wasn't for real!''

Leni: I admit Lisa went too far.

''Lisa: Too much of brutal honesty. But you could at least bring yourself to not laugh.''

Leni: At least we don't have underdeveloped social skills like you!

Lisa: Please. My social intelligence is just as high as my scientific intelligence.

Lincoln: You sure about that?

''Luna: Stop! This isn't a play anymore guys. We've lost our bro again because of this.''

''Lori: Who are we kidding? We're horrible people towards him.''

''Lynn: Yeah... I think we blew it this time…''

(All the sisters began to look very guilty and upset with how they've been behaving. They all went back to their rooms and went to bed, hoping the next day would be better for them)

THE NEXT DAY

(The sisters were all in their rooms, feeling guilty about what they did yesterday. Lisa was in her room, working on her experiments)

Lisa: (sighs) I didn't mean to make fun of Lincoln like that, I thought he would take it like a joke, but I guess even jokes can hurt.

(As Lisa continued to work, she only became more and more depressed for what happened. Because of this, she doesn't notice one of her special liquids dripping onto the electrical cord that was connected to her lamp)

Lisa: As if I would ever show such flagrant disregard for safety.

Lola: Are you kidding? That's all you ever do.

Leni: Yeah, you're always blowing your room to smitheroons.

Lori: [pinches nose] "Smitheroons"? Really, Leni?

''Lisa: (sniffs) Wait, what's that smell?! (notices the cord) Oh no! The liquid dripping onto electric cords could-''

(Suddenly, her experiments exploded, knocking Lisa into a wall, making her unconscious. The impact from the explosion began to start a big fire in her room. The other sisters were still in their rooms, but they began to smell the smoke)

Lori: Hey Leni, do you smell smoke?

Leni: Ooh, do you think Mom's cooking?

Lincoln: Given the fact that Dad is the one who cooks for us, probably not.

Luna: That's a very weird smell.

Luan: It smells kinda funny.

Lynn: That's coming from Lisa and Lily's room!

(The sisters all peeked their heads out their rooms, and saw smoke coming from Lisa and Lily's room)

Lynn: It IS from their room!

(They all rushed to see what was going on. When they saw the big fire, they all screamed in horror)

''Luna: Dudes! It's a FIRE!''

''Lori: Everyone stay calm! (rushes downstairs) MOM! DAD! THERE'S A FIRE!''

Lincoln: Somebody tell Sweet Brown!

Luan: Really, Lincoln? That meme was old before Lisa was born.

''Rita: Fire?! Where?!''

''Lori: From Lisa and Lily's room! W-Where's Lily?!''

Lynn Sr.: Don't worry, Lily's with us!

Lily: Phew!

''Rita: Honey, go and call 911! Tell them we have a fire in the house!''

(Lynn Sr. rushes off to get the phone)

''Rita: Okay, everyone duck under cover! Let's move!''

Lori: "Duck under cover"? Is this a fire or a shootout?

(The sisters followed Rita's instructions, and began to make their way downstairs. By that point, the fire had begun to reach Lola and Lana's room, as well as Lincoln's. Lincoln opened the door, and was horrified by the fire)

''Lincoln: (gasps) A FIRE?! (coughs) W-Where is everyone?!''

Lori: Around the fire roasting marshmallows. Seriously, what would you think?

(As Lincoln tried to get past the fire, he saw Lisa unconscious on the ground in her room)

Lincoln: (gasps) Lisa!

(Lincoln slowly made his way through the fire, and managed to pick up Lisa and get her out her room)

''Lincoln: Come on Lisa! Stay with me!''

(Lisa coughed as she woke up)

''Lisa: W-What happened? (looks up) L-Lincoln?''

Lincoln: Oh thank goodness you're okay!

''Lisa: (looks back) Oh no... My experiment must have caused a fire!''

Lincoln: Wait, that was YOU?!

''Lisa: I-I-I'm sorry, Lincoln! I was too guilty about what I said about you!''

''Lincoln: Look, it doesn't matter now! Let's just try and get out of here!''

(As Lincoln tried to make his way through the fire, he could hear Lana and Lola scream from their rooms)

''Lincoln: (gasps) Lola! Lana!''

(Lincoln went into Lola and Lana's room, and saw the two hiding in the corner, trying to avoid the fire.)

Lisa: And the Darwin Award goes to…

Lincoln: Oh, hush. You're the one who spilled chemicals on exposed wiring.

Lincoln made his way through the fire, and pulled the two out of their rooms)

Lana: (coughs) I'm scared!

Lola: (cries) I don't wanna die!

(Lincoln hugged the two twins)

''Lincoln: Shh, it's okay. Your big brother is here.''

[Lola and Lana both reach across the couch and hold Lincoln's hand.]

''Lisa: Hurry! We have no time to lose!''

''Lincoln: Okay, everyone! Stay close to me!''

(Downstairs, Luna and Lynn grabbed the pets and managed to make it outside.)

Lana: ALL of them?!

(Then, the fire truck arrived as the fire fighters immediately came out and pulled the hose out of the truck. Water blasted out the hose, as they tried to put the fire out)

Luna: (coughs) We got the pets out!

Lori: Everyone stay together!

(Lincoln rushed downstairs with his younger sisters)

''Lincoln: There's the front door! (coughs) We can make it!''

(Suddenly, more fire and wood fell in front of them)

Lola: (screams) We're trapped!

(Lincoln notices a small gap in between the wood)

''Lincoln: Girls! Get through that gap! You're small enough to fit through!''

Lana: But what about you?!

''Lincoln: Just go! I'll find a way out of here!''

Lola: No! We're not leaving you behind!

''[The Loud siblings are now huddled close together, holding each other tight as they watch the scene unfold. Luna and Leni have squeezed themselves in.]''

''Lincoln: You have to go! Now!''

Lana: Come on Lola!

(Lola followed Lana and Lisa as they went through the gap, and to make it outside the house. Lincoln was the only one left in the house. Fire was beginning to surround him, and as he kept on coughing, he became more unable to stand. Outside, the fire fighters were still trying to put the fire out)

Rita: Is everybody here?!

Lynn Sr.: There's Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lucy, Lily, and- Wait, there's some missing!

Lori: (gasps) You're right!

Luna: What if they're still inside!

(Suddenly, they saw Lola, Lana, and Lisa crawling outside the house, while coughing)

Lori: Oh my God!

(Lori and Leni went to aid them, as they tried to help them stand)

Leni: Are you guys okay?!

''Lola: (coughs) Y-Yeah! But-! (coughs)''

''Lori: What?! What?!''

Lana: (coughs) Lincoln's still in there!

Lori: (gasps) Lincoln?!

(All the sisters began to worry)

Lori: We have to do something!

''Fire Fighter: No! Do NOT go in there! It's far too dangerous!''

Luna: But our brother's still in there!

''Fire Fighter: STAY BACK! We are trying our best to put this fire out!''

(The sisters slowly walked back, but they all looked extremely worried. After staring for a bit, the sisters became more determined to get their brother out)

Lori: We're not letting our brother die!

(Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, and Lynn all ran inside the house)

''Fire Fighter: Hey! Come back!''

Lisa: If I can be serious for a moment… unless you're a trained firefighter, attempting to rescue someone from a burning building is a noble but brazenly idiotic act. Without the necessary strength, experience and training, you'll be doing little more than putting your own life in danger.

As the saying goes, do not try this at home.

(Then, the younger sisters all got up and grabbed buckets. They ran to the back of the house where their inflatable pool was, and each scooped up buckets of water to splash onto the fire to help put it out. Inside, the older sisters were still looking for Lincoln)

''Leni: (coughs) Linc! Where are you?!''

''Luan: I don't see him! (coughs)''

Lori: (calls out) LINCOLN!

Lynn: (pushes some wood out the way) Lincoln?!

(Luna was in the kitchen, coughing from the smoke. Then, she saw Lincoln on the ground near the stairs, who was unconscious)

''Luna: Lincoln! (calls to the others) I FOUND HIM!''

(The other sisters rushed into the kitchen, and all saw Lincoln)

Lori: Okay, everyone get him outside!

(Leni and Luna picked Lincoln up and quickly tried to carry him outside. They moved the wood blocking the door, and finally managed to make it outside. Just then, the fire fighters had just barely managed to put all the fire out)

''Fire Fighter: All clear! Let's move!''

(Leni and Luna placed Lincoln down on the ground, as the younger siblings ran back to see him)

Lola: Lincoln!

Lana: Is he okay?!

''Lori: Stand back! He needs help!''

(Lori went into the van, and pulled out a First Aid box. She puts it down near Lincoln, and begins to give him some First Aid)

Lisa: I do wish we could see what this "first aid" entailed. The way this is written, it almost sounds like "first aid" is some sort of mystical healing elixir.

''Lori: Come on Lincoln! Wake up!''

(Lincoln did not wake up, leaving his sisters worried)

''Lori: Lincoln?! Wake up! (voice breaks) Please…''

(Lincoln still didn't wake up. The sisters all had tears in their eyes, worried that Lincoln might not wake up)

''Luna: Oh no... LINCOLN!''

(All the sisters started crying)

[All the siblings start crying.]

Lynn: (cries) IT'S ALL OUR FAULT!

''Lana: (cries) L-Lincoln was right! We ARE horrible sisters!''

Leni: (cries) We don't deserve to be called his sisters!

(Lori picked Lincoln up, and everyone gathered around him)

''Lori: Lincoln... If you can hear me... I want you to know, that we're sorry! We're sorry that we ever pushed you around, fought you, teased you, or the time we all made fun of you and embarrassed you at that convention!''

''Luan: You were right! We're horrible sisters to you, and we made you feel like you we didn't care!''

''Leni: We tried so hard to make you forgive us, and we blew it, because we're idiots! When we said 'we lost our bro', we didn't want it to even happen!''

''Luna: We kept on mocking you! You never deserved ANY OF THIS!''

''Sisters: (sobbing) WE ARE SUCH HYPOCRITICAL SISTERS, AND WE MAKE YOUR LIFE HERE SO MISERABLE! LINCOLN! WE LOVE YOU! WE DON'T WANT TO DO THIS TO YOU ANYMORE!''

Lincoln: [choking back sobs] G...girls?

[Everyone looks at Lincoln.]

Lincoln: I-I know this is just a story, but… but I want all of you to know that- that none of that is true. None of you make my life miserable. I love all of you… [voice breaks] with all of my heart… and I'm so happy - so happy - to have you in my life.

Lori: We know, Lincoln. W-we love you too.

(All the sisters gathered around Lincoln, and all began to cry harder. Soon, the parents began to sob, and the pets were all looking down in sadness. Then, Lincoln slowly began to open his eyes, and all the sisters quickly noticed this)

Lincoln: (coughs) Guys...?

(The girls all looked amazed)

''Lincoln: (weakly) I forgive you... And..... I love you... too... (coughs)''

Luna: Oh, Lincoln!

(All the sisters hugged Lincoln, as he returned his hug back to them. Soon, the parents joined the group hug)

Leni: I don't want this to ever happen again!

''Lana: Yeah! From now on, we're gonna stick together, and treat each other with respect!''

Lori: And we cross our hearts, Lincoln, that we will never do anything so horrible to you, ever again.

''Lincoln: (weakly) Thanks guys... I really am glad to have you guys as my sisters. (reached his arms out) Come here.''

(The sisters all hugged him again, and all had tears in their eyes)

Lisa: Dad?

Lynn Sr.: What is it, honey?

''Lisa: I was the one who started the fire. It was my stupid experiment that caused this to happen, and it nearly cost me my brother. (looks down)''

Lynn Sr.: Was it an accident?

Lisa: [sniffs] No, father, I'm a closet pyromaniac.

Luan: [smiles weakly] Heh… good one, Lisa.

Lisa: Yes.

''Lynn Sr.: Well then young lady, when this is all over, you're grounded from ever doing your experiments. For two months.''

Lisa: Yes Dad.

Rita: (to the fire fighters) What's going to happen to our house?

Fire Fighter: Don't worry Mrs. Loud, we will have this house fixed up within a few days.

Lana: A few days? [sniff] I could get it done in one. Two, tops.

Lincoln: I-I'm sure you could, Lana.

Lisa: And apparently these firefighters are also carpenters.

Lynn: But then where are we going to live?

Lori: Pop-Pop's house?

Luna: Yeah, but his house isn't as big as ours.

Lori: Oooh, how about Bobby's house!

Lynn: Nah, it's still not as big.

Lincoln: Clyde's house?

Lisa: Again, too small.

''Lincoln: (thinks) I know! Why don't we all each live in those different houses until ours is repaired?''

Luan: Great idea, Lincoln!

Luna: Yeah, that's awesome!

Lincoln: Okay, so who should stay at Bobby's house?

Luan: Lori.

(Lori was the first to raise her hand)

Luan: Called it.

''Lori: Me! Definitely! It'll be like we're already married!''

(Leni and Luna both rolled their eyes, then raised their hands)

Luna: We'll go too.

Lincoln: Okay, then who wants to stay at Pop-Pop's house?

(Luan, Lynn, Lisa, and Lily all raised their hands)

Lynn Sr.: Well, we do need to be there to look after Lily and Lisa.

Rita: (raises her hand) So we'll stay there too.

''Lincoln: And I'll be staying at Clyde's house. Anyone care to join me?''

(Lucy, Lola, and Lana raised their hands)

Lincoln: Three, okay, sounds great!

Luan: Hmm, I wonder if our things are okay.

Rita: I'm sure we'll find out once we come back home.

(At the Santiago house. Lori knocks on the door, and Bobby answers)

''Bobby: Babe? What are you guys doing here?''

Lori: (holds Bobby's hands) Is it okay if we stay here for a few days?

''Bobby: What? What for?''

Luna: Our house was in a fire!

Bobby: Oh jeez, that's horrible!

Leni: But everyone managed to survive!

''Bobby: Okay good. Well, sure, you guys can stay here for a few days.''

''Lori: Thanks, sweetie! (kisses Bobby's cheek, then runs inside)''

(at Pop-Pop's house, Lynn Sr. knocks on the door)

''Pop-Pop: (opens the door) Well hello family! What can I do ya for?''

Luan: Pop-Pop, is it okay if we stay here for a few days?

Pop-Pop: What for?

Rita: Our house was in a fire.

''Pop-Pop: Goodness, that's terrible! Is everyone okay?''

Lisa: Well, everyone survived.

Pop-Pop: Well if you need a place to stay, then you're all welcome!

Luan: Thanks, Pop-Pop!

(At Clyde's house, everyone was already inside)

Lincoln: Clyde, I hope your Dads won't be too bothered by us staying here.

''Clyde: They won't mind, Linc. We're happy to have you guys here.''

Lola: Didn't they slam the door in our faces the last time we visited them?

Clyde: Although, I would've been much happier if Lori stayed here too.

Lincoln: (facepalms) Gosh darn it, Clyde.

Lana & Lola: Lincoln?

''Lincoln: Hm? What is it guys?''

(The two twins suddenly hugged their brother, as he slowly returned the hug)

Lucy: Don't I get a hug too?

Lincoln: Aw, of course you do. C'mere, Lucy.

[Lincoln wraps Lucy in a tight hug.]

Lola: Thanks for helping us get out the house!

Lana: Why'd you do that?

''Lincoln: Why wouldn't I do it? Just because I was mad at you guys doesn't mean I would just let you die. I wouldn't do that, because I would be such a terrible person if I did. I love you guys, no matter what.''

(The two twins hugged him tighter)

Lana & Lola: Thanks Lincoln!

ONE WEEK LATER

(Everyone was standing outside, looking at their repaired house. One by one, each sibling went inside the house, and noticed that it looked a little different than the way it was before. Soon, each sibling went into their room to see what had changed, and what they lost in the fire)

''Lori: My perfume! It's all gone!''

Leni: (gasps) All the clothes I designed, are gone…

''Luna: My music equipment! It's all gone!''

''Luan: Mr. Coconuts? Mr. Coconuts?! (looks down) He's gone!''

''Lynn: Oh my gosh! All my balls are gone!''

[Lynn snickers.]

Lori: Oh, grow up, Lynn.

Lucy: All my poems, they're gone!

''Lola: (cries) All my pageant clothes! They're gone!''

Lana: (looks around) I think my reptile friends ran away…

Lana: What?! But I thought Luna said she had them!

Luna: Sorry, Lana. I think I just meant Charles, Chip, Geo and Walt.

Lana: But… but Izzy and El Diablo… [sniffs]

Lisa: Well, of course my experiments are gone, they were what CAUSED the fire!

''Lily: (cries) Bwankie! (continues crying)''

[Lily starts crying.]

Luan: Aw, it's okay, Lily. [reaches behind couch and pulls out Lily's blanket] See? Your blankie's just fine.

[Lily, mollified, takes the blanket from Luan and snuggles up to it.]

(Lincoln finally walked into his room. While his bed was fixed, a lot of his clothes were burned. But it wasn't just those)

Lincoln: My comics are gone, and my clothes are all gone!

(Lincoln then looked at his bed, then gasped in horror)

''Lincoln: Bun-Bun? (looks down) He's gone too... (sniffs)''

Lincoln: [tearing up] Not Bun-Bun…

(Lincoln slowly walked out his room, and all his sisters were standing in the hallway together)

Lori: It looks like we all lost something…

(All the sisters looked down miserably, including Lincoln. However, Lincoln slowly started to brighten up)

''Lincoln: Look everyone, we might have all lost something in the fire, but if there's anything I would hate to lose... It's my family. I'm pretty sure we can replace what we lost, but trying to replace your family is something I find just awful. If this fire taught us anything, is that family matters the most to everyone, and I would be so torn apart if we all lost each other. Like when I helped Lisa, Lola, and Lana escape the fire. I didn't want them to die, because we stick together. We'll all get through this together, because we're family, and we support each other.''

(All the sisters smiled at their brother)

Lincoln: (reaches his arms out) C'mere.

(All the sisters hugged Lincoln, and were all smiling)

Lori: Thanks, Lincoln.

Luna: Yeah, you're right, we'll get through this!

Lynn: And in the meantime, let's continue to support and love each other!

Family: Yeah!

Leni: Now let's go downstairs, and watch some TV!

(The sisters all headed downstairs)

Luan: You coming, Linc?

Lincoln: I'll be down in a minute, I just need to do something!

(Lincoln went back into his room)

36 MINUTES LATER

Lincoln: Oddly specific number, but okay…

(All the sisters were sitting on the couch watching a movie, when Lincoln finally came downstairs with something in his hands)

''Luan: Hey Linc! What took you so long?''

(Lincoln turned the TV off, then stood in front of the girls)

Lincoln: I want to give you guys something.

(Lincoln hands them a certificate he made)

''Lori: A certificate? It says, "To my sisters, thanks for making things up with me after what you did to me at the convention, and thank you all for trying to help me out after the fire. I present you with this certificate to tell you all that I love you, and I would be very heartbroken if you were all out of my life. With ten sisters, it makes this a Loud House, but it's the sisters I love so much, and am glad to have as my own. Love, Lincoln."''

(All the sisters looked at Lincoln with tears in their eyes)

Lori: (reaches her arms out) Come here.

(Without hesitation, Lincoln ran up to his sisters, and they all gave him a group hug. Lincoln was finally happy that his sisters have made up with him, and that, no matter what consequences get in the way, they will always love each other, and look out for each other, like the loving family they were always meant to be)

The End.

[For a while, the Loud siblings just sit there in silence, staring at the screen and holding each other.]

Lincoln: So… now what do we do?

Lori: Welllll…

[Lori wipes her eyes dry and gets up off the couch, smiling.]

Lori: I'm just spitballing, but how about I drive everyone to the Burpin' Burger for dinner, and we all stuff our faces with greasy food until we don't feel sad anymore?

Lincoln: Sounds like a plan!

Lana: Count me in!

Lola: Me, too!

Luan: Me, three!

Lucy: I'd be thrilled.

Luna: I'm down!

Lily: Poo-poo!

Lisa: Seems like an optimal solution.

Leni: Like, yeah!

Lynn: Can I get fire sauce with my burger?

[Lynn gets a few dirty looks from her siblings.]

Lynn: Heh… sorry. Poor choice of words.

Lori: It's fine, Lynn. Let's just pile into the van and get going!

Everyone: YEAH!

[Lori leads all of her younger siblings out the door in single file.]

Everyone: Hungry, y'all? Look no further! Come on down to Burpin' Burger! Grade B beef and special spice, when it comes back up it's twice as nice! [belch]

THE END