Dinner in the Loud house. A good time to let loose and converse about the day. But in a large family, chaos was a consequence of this.
As the family ate their dinner, they noticed that a certain scientist was missing. The matriarch sighed. Lisa tended to not come down for meals if she was in the middle of an experiment, and Rita knew her second youngest daughter wouldn't like being interrupted. She turned to her son in the kitchen.
"Lincoln, when you're done, could you take a plate of food up to Lisa?"
The middle child nodded, happy to help. However, he feared for his sister's safety. Yes, she may be a genius, but she was still only a little girl. She had limits and needs just like everyone else.
"Sure thing. I can take it up now." He said, having just finished his own meal.
Rita smiled as Lincoln picked up Lisa's plate.
Just as he was about to ascend however, they all heard a large booming noise from upstairs. The sound scared the life out of Lori who, despite knowing dinner etiquette, was talking to her boyfriend Bobby. However, in response she quickly apologised to him, hanging up after a quick 'goodbye.'
The father rushed toward his shocked son, who had paled slightly. After about 5 seconds, Lincoln explained his fear.
"This isn't like her. She'd usually tell us if she was okay."
Alarm bells ringing amongst Lynn Sr's head, he quickly yelled up the stairs, "Lisa, honey? Are you alright?"
Silence was his only response, making both himself and his family panic. Calming himself, he took the plate of food from Lincoln and set it aside.
Rushing up the stairs and silently beckoning for his family to follow, he was comforted by all the kids scrambling to get to the door of Lisa and Lily's joint room. It was nice to know they cared for each other.
Strengthening his resolve, he knocked on the door. "Lisa? If you can hear me, open this door."
Still no answer. All of the family attempted to open it, but to no avail. Until Leni came home from the mall.
She may be ditsy, but she could never go wrong in regards to her family's safety. Hearing the panicked voice of Luan yell, "What do we do? She's not answering.", she grabbed a hair clip and ran upstairs, pushing past her family to reach the door. Lisa had changed the lock to something more complex, so it took a few minutes. Despite fumbling around for a few minutes though, she gained access to the room. Leni stepped back, allowing her parents and siblings to go in first.
Ignoring the obvious mess the explosion caused, everyone's eyes immediately fell on the small form of Lisa. Some anguished yells of, "Lisa!" aside, Rita breathed a sigh of relief when she realised her daughter was breathing, albeit faint. Rushing up to support her, the mother saw that Lisa was unconscious, her face and brown hair blackened in the explosion, with her clothes torn up slightly. Minor cuts and bruises covered her where the fabric had ripped, small glass fragments lodged in some places. But that hadn't been what concerned Rita the most. Her second youngest daughter had also received a small gash along her forehead. Thankfully not that deep.
She forced herself out of shock before barking orders at her family. "Lori, call an ambulance! Leni, get the first aid kit. We need to bandage this up as best we can. Lincoln, could you grab her blanket from her bed? Lola, Lana. I need you two to get Lily sorted."
Despite the twins' reluctance to leave their sister's side, they took Lily from Lucy and went to calm the baby down. The other three hurried to their assigned tasks, and Lisa was soon bandaged up and wrapped tightly in a blanket. She gave a small smile in unconsciousness, comforted by her family around her.
Within a few minutes, the ambulance arrived at the house. Neighbours and passers by looked on anxiously at the scene of the toddler being wheeled into the ambulance, Rita and Lynn Sr following close behind.
The patriarch yelled, "Lori! You're in charge!" before joining his wife and daughter.
The siblings continued to watch as the ambulance skidded down the road, sirens blaring, till it disappeared from sight. After they lost sight of the ambulance, they trudged forlornly into the house, glum faces all the way from Lori to Lola.
As they disappeared into their humble abode, their neighbour, Mr Grouse, looked on with sadness and worry. Despite their differences, he decided right then and there that he would do everything in his power to help them...