User blog:Aartistboy714/Two Alternate Versions of Driving Miss Hazy

Hello, everyone! As you can see above the top, I've made some alternate versions of one of my favorite episodes, Driving Miss Hazy. Now, before you read these, let me just make something perfectly clear: I may not be a big fan of Lori Loud, but that doesn't mean I want her to suffer or make her life miserable or anything, I can be a little sympathetic to her if I wanted to.

Special thanks to TheManInTheWhiteMask for the story assistance.

#1
Lincoln: Are you crazy, woman?! What if your bad driving instructions make Leni crash? What if she gets hurt?

Lori: I didn't think of that...

Lincoln: We gotta get to the DMV!

[Lori busts out the keys.]

[They arrive at the DMV where the same cop from before comes out of the building with a huge worried look on his face; it clearly shows that something serious has happened.]

Cop: [frantic] Excuse me! Are you the siblings of a Ms. Leni Loud?

Lori: [worried] Yes! I'm her older sister, and he's her younger brother. Why? Where is she?

Cop: She just got injured in a crash during her driving exam!

Lori: [gasps] Oh no!

Lincoln: [panicking] We're too late!

[Wipe to Royal Woods Hospital where the scene transition dissolves to the Loud Family waiting anxiously by the waiting room.]

Luna: I hope Leni's okay, dudes.

[One of the doctors comes in.]

Lori: [nervously] Doctor! Can we see Leni, please!

Doctor: You may, but don't stay in there too long.

Lana: Why?

Doctor: [heading inside] Come with me.

[They all follow the doctor, and walk in to see an unconscious Leni laying on a bed with bandages around her head, arms, and legs.]

The Loud Family: [gasps] Leni!

Rita: [worried] Doctor, will she be okay?!

Doctor: [grimly] Well due to the impact she recieved from the crash, there's a strong chance that she may never wake up again.

Lynn Sr.: Is there anything we can do?

Doctor: I'm afraid all we can do is wait. I'm sorry.

''[The Louds bow their heads despondently. After a short silence, Lincoln glares at Lori.]''

Lincoln: [spitefully] You just couldn't let it go, could you, Lori?

Lori: [nervously] L-Lincoln, i-it was an a-accident. I n-never meant for this to hap-

Lincoln: [livid] Why don't you just shut up already, will you?

[Everyone else gasps at Lincoln's response to Lori.]

Lori: [flabbergasted, heartbroken] Lincoln, you can't be serious.

Lincoln: [angrily] You're the reason Leni's here. All because you didn't want anybody else to drive us around, and not have us do your dirty work for you! If you really did care, you wouldn't have made us do all that stuff, and you'd actually let Leni finally pass her driving test! But no! All you could think about how this would affect you! Well I hope you got what you wanted! Cause now Leni might never wake up again! All because you were being a jealous, selfish human being! And the WORST SISTER EVER!

Lori: [sniffling a bit] I'm sorry. I never wanted her to end up here. I was just afraid of nobody needing me anymore, okay?

Lincoln: [angrily] Well guess what, Lori? Because of this, I don't think we are going to need you anymore!

Lori: [to the others] Guys, please tell him! You've all got to believe me, I never meant for any of this to happen, right? Right?

''[Her family just stares at her with heartbroken looks on their faces. After a short beat, they just sadly look away from her.]''

Lori: [weeping] Guys? Guys come on! You have to believe me!

''[Her family just starting heading out of Leni's room; she tries to stop them, but all she could do was drop her knees on the ground as she watches her family leaves. She looks up to see her brother still very disgusted with her with his arms crossed.]''

Lincoln: Actions have consequences, Lori. Now you're paying yours.

''[And with that, Lincoln just heads on off with the rest of his family, leaving a very regretful and remorseful Lori all alone by herself. She gets up off from the floor, and walks over to her unconscious sister, placing a hand over one of her casts.]''

Lori: [crying] I'm so sorry I did this to you, Leni. I... I hurt you. All because of my own selfish needs. I'm so sorry. I don't care if I don't get to drive again. All I want now is to have you back. [continues to cry]

'''THE END... BUT AT WHAT COST?'''

#2
[They arrive at the DMV where it looks like Leni has just come out of the building; it doesn't look like she's hurt.]

Lori: [relieved] Oh, thank goodness, she's okay.

Lincoln: [still hopeful] And maybe she passed!

[Unfortunately, the same cop from before arrives meaning only one thing.]

Cop: No, she did not! She did, however, drive on the wrong side of the road, neglected to check her mirrors and commented on the driving instructor's weight!

Leni: [gets in the van; heartbroken] Well, that makes 14. Guess I'll have to drive a lawnmower forever.

Lincoln: Look, Leni. It wasn't your fault.

Leni: Yes, it was. You worked so hard to help me pass. You even learned to speak Leni. Which I still can't believe there's a country named after me. [sighs] I blew it. I was just thinking about all the fun places I would drive us to. The mall, the comic book store, the mall...I'm sorry I let you down.

[As Leni laments at her failure, Lori feels extremely guilty for her follies.]

Lori: I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! It was my fault! I sabotaged...I mean, uh, I was the one who made you failed your test.

Leni: [shocked] You what?! How could you?!

Lori: [rapid fire] I might've given you some bad driving instructions by putting headphones on you, so you can listen to what the fake tape I made was saying while you slept, but I didn't realized that if you followed every thing that the tape said, you could've gotten yourself killed! [raises her voice pitch near the end again.]

Leni: [upset] So I failed, and nearly got hurt because you wanted me to?

Lori: [appalled] What?! No, Leni, that's not what I meant! You se-

Leni: [angrily] I failed and could've died because you made me do it! Like, why would you do that! I would like never do that to you! You're my sister! You're supposed to help me! Not be some kind of selfish jerk!

Lori: [regretful] I'm...I'm sorry, Leni.

Leni: [angrily] Just drive us back home! I can't even look at you right now! [looks away from her]

[Lori just hangs her head in shame by that last statement.]

[Lori, Leni, and Lincoln, are now pulling in the driveway.]

Lori: [sadly] We're home.

''[Leni just gets out from the car quickly, and runs inside the house, slamming the door. Lincoln just gives Lori a look of disappointment, before going back inside too.]''

Lori: [sad] What have I done? [slams her head on the steering wheel; walks to the front door] How am I literally going to tell everybody if they found out what really happened?

[She walks into the house to see everyone else glaring at her angrily.]

Lori: [startled] Guys?

Rita: [sternly] So, Lori, mind telling us how Leni's test went?

Lori: [sweating profusely] Um, well, you see...

Lynn Sr.: [sternly] Let me guess. She failed?

Lori: [astonished] Actually, yes. How did you know?

Rita: [sternly] See, that's actually the interesting part. [points to the rest of the sisters] They told us.

Lori: But how did you-

Lynn Sr.: [sternly] That's also an interesting story. Lana?

Lana: [walks in front of them] I'd be happy to. See last night, I had to use it cause of that huge chilly dog I found on the sidewalk earlier, and then I heard something in yours and Leni's room. I looked through the key hole, and I saw you putting the headphones on Leni, and how you said it was to make sure she didn't pass. I had to tell someone, but seeing as how you all wanted more sleep... [looks at them all angrily, and they all looked a little sheepish] I had to wait till morning. But when I woke up, I saw you and Lincoln leave. So I was too late to stop you, but I wasn't too late to tell everyone else. And that's pretty much what happened.

[Everyone was astonished with Lana's explanation, as Lisa walks forward.]

Lisa: I too was surprised at the explanation and outcome.

Rita: [crossing her arms] Lori. Do you have anything to say about this?

[Lori is left speechless at first, but then slowly starts to cry.]

Lori: [crying softly] I'm sorry, okay?

Luna: That's it, dude? You screwed up big time.

Lynn: Yeah, and that's all you have to say?

[Lori tries to hold it in, but then bursts out crying harder.]

Rita: [sternly] We're very disappointed in you, Lori. Not only did you get your sister to fail, but you could've gotten her killed! Is that what you wanted?!

[Lori just shakes her head as she continues to cry.]

Lynn Sr.: [sternly] Well, I didn't want it to come to this, Lori. But until you can make it up to Leni, you're grounded.

Rita: [sternly] And until then, you're not allowed to drive either. So hand over the keys to Vanzilla, young lady.

[Lori wiped off her tears as she sadly handed the keys to her mother.]

Rita: [sternly] Now go to your room.

Lori: [nodding] Yes, mom.

[She complied and started heading upstairs as her family looks on with disgust and disappointment.]

[Later that evening, Lori was in her bedroom staring at the ceiling with extreme guilt; a knock was heard by the door.]

Lori: [sad] Come in, I guess.

[The door opens to reveal Leni.]

Lori: [surprised; nervously] Leni! Hey! Ah, look, I know that things haven't been exactly great, and that I did the worst thing I could do. But I just-

[Leni just holds her hand out in front of Lori, signaling her to stop talking.]

Leni: [sighs] Look, Lori, I get why you did it. Lincoln told me earlier what happened before you two came to get me, but I'm not gonna act like I'm happy about it.

Lori: [sighs] I'm sorry, Leni. But I really never meant to get you hurt, honest! [tears started to run down her cheeks a bit] It's just that ever since I saw you doing really great outside in the backyard, I was starting to feel really jealous, not to mention a little useless.

[Leni's expression slowly shifts from neutral to surprise after hearing that last statement.]

Leni: What? Why would you think that?

Lori: [voice breaking] Because if you finally pass your driving exam, everybody will start coming to you for rides and not me anymore. [sniffles] I mean I don't blame them due to how I'm always making them do my laundry, write poems for my boyfriend, or even do my own homework, and all that stuff. But I never meant to do any of that either, it was the only way I could get them to come to me so they can ask me to do something for them. [hangs her head] But now I realize I went a little too far, I was so focused on getting what I wanted, I never even got to stop and think about what you or the others really needed. [sighs] Well, now that you guys finally know the truth, I guess you probably think I'm very pathetic and useless to you now.

[Leni was left in shock of what Lori said.]

Leni: O. M. Gosh. Lori, why didn't you say how you felt? None of us would've thought you were pathetic.

Lori: [looks up to Leni; sniffles] Really?

Leni: Totally. We would understand. I know how you feel sometimes too. Like when I can't help anybody because I don't exactly know what to do. So it just makes me feel useless that way. But I learned that it's okay to tell someone how I feel, and they totes get it. So, you shouldn't be afraid to do that either.

Lori: [wiping of her tears] So, you guys really don't think I'm useless, even after all I put you through?

Leni: [smiling] No, not at all. You just went the wrong way about it.

Lori: [sniffles a bit] Do you think the others are still mad at me for what I did?

Leni: Well, maybe a bit. But I'm sure if you tell them, they might understand.

Lori: [smiling softly] Thanks, Leni.

Leni: [smiling] No problem, Lori.

Lori: Still, I feel kinda terrible for ruining your driving exam and almost sending you to the hospital for it, I wish there was some way I could make it up to you.

Leni: [patting Lori's back] Well, don't worry. I'm sure you'll figure something out. Besides, I'm just glad we talked, you know?

Lori: Me too, Leni, me too. [hugs Leni as she hugs her back]

[Lori then gets an idea of how to make it up to Leni.]

Lori: Actually, I think there is a way I can make it up to you.

Leni: It was really nice of you to help me practice for her next test, Lori.

Lori: [a little shaken] It's the least I could do, Leni.

[Leni has driven the van into a swimming pool, having forgotten all she learned from Lincoln's training.]

Leni: Just one question: is this the carpool lane?

THE END

Which alternate version did you like better? Alternate Version #1 Alternate Version #2