On the dark streets of Pennsylvania, the Loud family were driving off to their family vacation in their family car Vanzilla.
"I can't wait to spend a whole week at the Sparkling Sunshine resort!" said Lola.
"Sigh." said the gloomy and cynical Lucy. "Sigh. Sigh. Sigh."
"Lucy, enough with the sighing." said Lana. "Don't get all depressed just because we're not going where you want to go!"
"I was so looking forward to the Vampires of Melancholia convention!" said Lucy in her deadpanned voice. "I wanted Edwin to sign Edwin's forehead." She hugged her bust of Edwin, her fictional love interest. "And maybe Edwin could bite me and make me a vampire so we can fly off into the darkness together."
"I literally don't understand you, Lucy." said Lori, skittering on her phone.
"Of course you don't. None of you do." Lucy sulked.
"Well, maybe some time in the real world will help you wake up from the dead a little." Lola said, looking at herself in her compact mirror.
"Groan..." Lucy grumbled. She liked things dark and spooky. But her siblings had no right to taunt her like that.
"Kids! No teasing in Vanzilla!" said Lynn Sr. as he drove. "Just a few more miles and it's sparkling vacation time for-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" The father screamed when a huge, hairy creature appeared in the middle of the road. He turned sharply and the car slammed right into a phone pole.
"WHOA! What gives, Pop-star?!" Luna blubbered.
"A M-M-M-MONSTER! A MONSTER!" Lynn Sr. stammered before he passed out.
Everyone left the van. Lynn's wife Rita and their fifth-oldest daughter Lynn Jr. carried Lynn Sr. out of the driver's seat.
"Did Dad really see a monster, Mom?!" asked Lana.
"Well, I was writing in my notebook, so I wasn't watching the road." said Rita. "But I doubt there was a monster."
"Are you people okay?!" said a deep accented voice.
The Loud family saw a man and woman running toward them. In the woman's arms was a small puppy.
"We saw your van crash into that pole!" said the woman. "Are you alright?!"
Rita looked at Vanzilla. It was in more bad shape than it was before. "Well, we're fine, but Vanzilla isn't." She looked at her husband. "And my husband just had a fainting spell. He thinks he saw a monster in the road."
The man and woman gulped, holding the dog close. "Oh! He must have seen our dog Wolfie!" said the woman. "He snuck out of our house!"
"EEEEE! He's so adorable!" Lola squealed. All the Louds surrounded Wolfie, giving him lots of pets and attention.
The couple stared at the huge crowd of kids. "Are these all your children?!" asked the man.
Rita nodded. "Yep. Every single one of them. I'm Rita Loud and these are my kids." She took a deep breath. "Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lincoln, Lucy, Lana, Lola, Lisa and Lily." He looked down at Lynn Sr. "And this is my husband, Lynn Sr."
"Sweet bat cakes! I've never seen such a big family!" said the woman.
Lynn Sr. came to. "Ohhh, what happened?" He let out a yelp. "AAAH! WHERE'S THE MONSTER?!"
"Right here, Daddy!" Lola held up Wolfie in front of her father. Wolfie barked and licked the tip of Lynn Sr.'s nose.
Lynn Sr. blinked twice. "Huh. I thought he was bigger and...hideous."
Rita patted her husband's head. "Honey, you've been driving all day. You must have been seeing things. It's just a cute little dog owned by these nice people, uh..."
"Boris, Boris Hauntley." Boris shook Rita's hand. "And this is my wife Oxana."
"Spook-tacular to meet you!" Oxana greeted.
"Perhaps we should call a tow truck to get your van fixed. Meanwhile, you can stay with us at our home, the Scare B&B!" Boris offered.
"You own a bed and breakfast?!" Lynn Sr. perked up. "This must is our lucky day! Kids! We're taking a pit stop at the Scare B&B!"
"YAAAAAY!" The kids cheered with glee.
Oxana pulled her husband close to her. "Boris! We don't have enough room for all these humans!" she whispered.
"Don't worry, Love bug. We're just giving them a place to stay for one night. We can't just leave them on the streets!" Boris whispered back.
As the tow truck took in Vanzilla, the Loud family dropped their luggage when they stood in front of the Scare B&B, their mouths agape.
"Here we are, Loud family!" Boris welcomed. "Home scream home!"
"It looks so...so..." Rita tried to find the polite word. "Unique!"
"Is this why they call it the Scare B&B?" asked Leni. "It looks scary!"
"Leave it to Leni to point out the obvious." said Lisa.
"It looks like a haunted house." said Lucy. "It's probably the spookiest house I've ever seen!" She smiled very slightly. "I love it!"
Rita saw Lynn Sr. trembling. Sweat formed on his brow and his eyes were bulging. "Lynn? You alright?"
"Y-Y-Yeah! Of course, Honey!" Lynn Sr. said, his voice shaky. "Nothing to be scared of. Just a nice, normal, ooky-spooky, h-h-haunted looking house..."
A breeze blew, making the leaves in the trees rustle.
"AAAAAH!" Lynn Sr. jumped into Rita's arms. "WHAT WAS THAT?!"
"It was literally just the wind, Dad!" Lori replied.
Lynn Sr. blinked. "Oh. Right." He cleared his throat as Rita gently put him down. "See, kids? There's nothing to be afraid of."
Rita turned to Boris and Oxana, who seemed concerned. "You'll have to excuse my husband. He's a bit...jumpy."
"A bit more than a bit." Boris said beneath his breath. "Um, could you excuse us? We need to...make sure we have your rooms prepared!"
"Of course. Take your time." said Rita.
Boris gave a thumbs up before he and Oxana rushed inside.
"Everyone! Downstairs immediately!" Boris hollered.
The whole Hauntley family came downstairs. Vampirina, Demi, Gregoria, and Chef Remy Bones.
"Mama! Papa! You found Wolfie!" Vampirina said as her dog barked happily and jumped into her arms.
"Yes! But we have a hotel emergency! We just booked 13 humans to stay here for the night!"
"13 HUMANS?!" Everyone shouted.
"Have you two lost it?!" said Gregoria. "How did a simple werewolf recovery mission lead to this?!"
"You must be joking!" said Remy. "This skeleton does not have that kind of funny bone!"
"It's no joke, Chef!" said Boris. "Their van broke down and well, we couldn't just leave them on the side of the road! It's just for one night! So, we need to de-scare the house ASAP!"
All the family scattered and got rid of everything spooky, haunted, creepy or possessed. It was a snap for three vampires gifted with super speed, but now it was time for the biggest challenge of them all: serving 13 human guests under one small roof.
"Here goes nothing!" Boris opened the door. "Sorry for the wait, folks! But everything is all set!"
The Loud family came in and were shocked. Lucy, however, was thrilled.
"Oh...my..." said Rita, looking around.
"Man! This place is creepy!" Lynn said.
"I know! Isn't it great?" Lucy said with a tiny smile. Smiling wasn't one of Lucy's greatest skills.
Leni squealed and pointed to the cobwebs on the ceiling. "Look at all those webs! Are there spiders in here?!"
"Leni! There's a spider in your hair!" Luan gasped.
"AAAAH!" Leni screeched and started swatting at her hair. "GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF!"
"Kidding!" Luan said, laughing.
"Luan! Don't scare your sister!" Rita chided.
Upstairs, Vampirina, Demi, Gregoria, and Remy were watching everything.
"Wow...that's a lot of humans." Vampirina said, very wary. "Just look at them all!"
"If I had a heart, it would be pounding!" Remy said nervously.
"I didn't think humans could have that many kids!" said Gregoria.
"Well, they do seem nice!" Demi smiled. His smile quickly fell. "And...jumpy." He gasped when he saw Lily. "Awwwww! Look at the wittle baby one!" he cooed.
"Every monster needs to gather in the attic." said Gregoria. "We've got 13 humans here and we can't let a single one see us!"
"Huh? Is someone upstairs?" said Rita.
Gasping, Vampirina scooted her friends to the attic before coming downstairs. "That was me!" Vampirina quickly put on a smile. "I'm the one who was upstairs!"
Oxana smiled. "This is our daughter, Vampirina." she introduced. "Vee, this is Rita, Lynn Sr. and their children, uh..." She tried to remember all their names.
"Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lincoln, Lucy, Lana, Lola, Lisa and Lily." said Lincoln. "Don't worry, it takes a while for people to remember ALL our names."
Lucy walked right up to Vampirina. "Hey, I'm Lucy." she greeted. "I love your hair. I've never seen bat-shaped pigtails before!"
Vampirina smiled. "Thanks! I like your hair too! But...isn't it hard for you to see with those bangs?"
Lucy shook her head. "No. I can see just fine."
"You all don't mind sharing a room, do you?" Boris asked. "This is a small house and...well..."
Lynn Sr. waved the host's concern. "Don't worry about it, Boris! We're used to sharing rooms all the time!"
"We even packed our sleeping bags in case of emergencies just like this." Rita mentioned.
"Some of you guys can bunk with me if you want!" Vampirina offered.
"That's a great idea!" said Lucy, her smile actually grew.
"Whoa, dudes! Lucy's smile is getting bigger!" Luna gasped.
"Rita! Get the camera! Hurry!" Lynn Sr. said to his wife.
Demi, Gregoria, and Chef Remy were watching from upstairs. "Something tells me we're in for a long night." said Gregoria. "Chef, better get the spare pillows and blankets."
Remy let out a sigh. "Oui, another sleepover in the attic for us monsters."