February 1st, 2019

Lily and Lisa were in their bedroom. Lisa was working on an invention and Lily was looking at her newest painting. It was of Lynn making the game-winning catch at the Super Bowl while playing for Detroit.

Lily: I know Lynn said she doesn't want a birthday party, but do you think she'll still let me give her her present?

Lisa: It's possible the negative emotions she's feeling will only make her desire a gift more.

Lily: I hope so. I don't wanna let it go to waste. Only an idiot would put a bunch of effort into a piece of art and not show it to anybody.

Lily's cell phone rang. She got it out of her crib and answered it.

Lily: Hello.

The caller on the other line was Unikitty!

Unikitty: Hello! If you don't mind me asking, which Loud are you?

Lily: This is Lily. I'm the baby. Who's asking?

Unikitty: Princess Unikitty.

Lily: What the?! Seriously? Is it really you?

Unikitty: You bet. So, would it be alright with you if me and my friends came over to your house for a visit the day after tomorrow?

Lily: Would it be alright with me? I'd love it. But why would you wanna come here? Don't you remember what happened the last time?

Unikitty: That was almost a year ago. I got over it a long time ago. So, can we come over?

Lily: Well, actually...I wouldn't if I were you. Most of my family still doesn't like you.

Unikitty: That's exactly the reason we're coming. We can get to know each other, which will lead to us all becoming friends!

Lily: I hope so. It would be great if I wasn't the only Loud who liked you.

Unikitty: So can we visit?

Lily: Please do. But you should know that we don't live in Kalos anymore. We moved.

Unikitty: In that case, can I get your new address?

Lily: Of course. It's...ummm...Wait just one second.

Lily held her phone down and went downstairs. She went into the kitchen, where Rita and Lola were looking at a basketball hoop cake that said "Happy 16th Birthday, Lynn!" in the fridge.

Lola: So are we gonna eat this cake or what?

Rita: I'm not sure. We'd be stupid not to eat it, but at the same time, eating someone's birthday cake when they don't want it to be their birthday seems really weird.

Lily: Mommy, what's our address?

Rita: Why?

Lily: I'm inviting a friend over.

Rita: Okay. It's 1216 Franklin Avenue, Royal Woods, Michigan.

Lily: Thanks.

Lily put her phone back up to her ear.

Lily: 1216 Franklin Avenue, Royal Woods, Michigan.

Unikitty: Thanks. Did I hear your mom say something about a birthday?

Lily: Yeah. It's my sister Lynn's birthday.

Unikitty: In that case, I'm gonna have to come by today and bring her a present.

Lily: Wait. I don't think she wants...

Unikitty hung up.

Later That Day

Lincoln was nervously pacing back and forth in front of the front door.

Lincoln: You're probably wondering what I'm so nervous about. Well, you see, last night, I...

Lincoln heard the doorbell ring and answered it. It was Unikitty with a birthday present for Lynn. When he saw who it was, he looked up at the ceiling with an angry expression on his face.

Lincoln: That thing?! Really?!

Then he instantly slammed the door in her face.

Unikitty: ...That's okay. There's like 100 people who live at this house. There's bound to be at least one who will let me in.

Lincoln: Like I was saying, last night...

Unikitty rang the doorbell again, with Lincoln answering the door a second time.

Lincoln: Go away! You are not welcome here!

Unikitty: Yes, I am. Lily said I was.

Lincoln: She what?! My sister or my niece?

Unikitty: Uhh...I don't know.

Lincoln: Lily! Lillie! Get in here!

Lily and Lillie came into the living room.

Lincoln: Which one of you invited the pink Super Bowl Not Pokémon into our home?!

Lillie: It wasn't me. For once, I didn't know that something was gonna happen.

Lily: I didn't invite Unikitty here either. She asked me if she could come and I said "Yes." That isn't inviting. Inviting would be if I was the one who asked her.

As Lily was trying to make her case, Lola walked in from the dining room.

Lola: Hold the phone! Is this that "friend" you were talking about earlier?

Lily: Uh-huh.

Lola: You said yourself that you were inviting it over.

Lily: ...Oh yeah. In that case, Lincoln, it was me.

Lincoln: Then you've gotta tell it to leave.

Lily: First off, stop calling her an it. Second, Mommy said her visiting was okay.

Lola: Only because she didn't know who you were talking about. I'm telling Mom!

Lola went back to the kitchen.

Unikitty: So can I come in or what?

Lincoln: NO!

Unikitty: Oh, come on! Can't I at least give Lynn her birthday present?

Lincoln noticed that the present was small and rectangular, meaning it could possibly be a video game. He imagined Lynn opening it, getting mad about it, and then beating up Unikitty.

Lincoln: Not letting you do that would just be rude.

Unikitty: Yay! So, where's the birthday girl?

Lincoln: I'll take you to her.

Unikitty: Well, this is going well. You're being nicer to me already.

Lincoln took Unikitty up to Lynn's room. As they were walking up the stairs, Lincoln has an evil grin that Unikitty didn't notice. When they got to her room, Lynn had boxing gloves on and was angrily punching a training dummy.

Unikitty: What's she so mad about? It's her birthday.

Lincoln: You just answered your own question.

Unikitty: Her birthday makes her angry?

Lincoln: Just this one.

Lynn punched the training dummy really hard, knocking off its head.

Lincoln: So, is punching this dummy cheering you up?

Lynn: Not enough. I think I need to punch a real person for a while. You wanna...?

Lincoln: Nope!

Unikitty: You don't need to resort to that. I know a much better way to help you get happy. I'm gonna sing her a happy birthday song!

Lincoln: I'm gonna find this annoying, aren't I?

Unikitty: Happy, happy, happy Birthday! Happy, happy, happy Birthday! Unikitty wants to wish you a Happy Birthday!

Lincoln: Not as bad as I thought it would be, but still annoying.

Lynn looked at Unikitty with an angry glare.

Unikitty: Don't like that one? That's okay. I've got 26 more.

Lynn punched Unikitty's head off.

Lincoln: YES! You killed it!

Unikitty: Killed what?

Lynn and Lincoln screamed. Unikitty put her head back on.

Unikitty: What? Can people from this universe not take their heads off?

Lincoln: NO!

Unikitty: That's weird. But I'm willing to accept it.

Lynn: Lincoln, what is that annoying pink thing doing here?

Unikitty: Are you talking about me?

Lynn: Do you see anything else pink in here?

Unikitty: Well technically, anything red in here is dark pink. Anyway, I'm here to give you your birthday present.

Lynn: I don't want it! I refuse to celebrate my birthday this year.

Unikitty: But why?

Lynn: It's a long story and I don't wanna talk about it. Now get out of my room!

Unikitty: But what about...?

Lynn: I SAID "GET OUT OF MY ROOM!"

Unikitty: Not until you tell me why you hate your birthday.

Lynn: Fine. Do you know who Lisa Special is?

Unikitty: Yeah, I met her on Easter Fool's Day.

Lynn: Well, she was supposed to give me fountain of youth water yesterday because I found out that 16 is an unlucky number and today is my 16th birthday. But when she came by yesterday, she dumped the water on my sister Lana's Froakie and started saying something about how not aging was irresponsible and that giving the water to other people was a mistake and some other bologna like that. That's why I don't wanna do anything for my birthday. Because me turning 16 is not something that should be celebrated.

Unikitty: I see. But there's an easy way to fix that. Just wish to stay 15 when you blow out the candle on your cake. Problem solved.

Lynn: That wouldn't work.

Lincoln: Problem not solved.

Unikitty: What are you talking about? Do birthday wishes not come true in this universe?

Lincoln: No.

Unikitty: Then how can you even live here?! They always come true in my universe, as long as you don't say them out loud. So, if we go to my universe and get a candle, you can wish to stay 15 and not have to worry about the bad luck. What do you say, Lynn?

Lynn: Why do I have to come?

Unikitty: The candle maker can't make your candle without knowing what you look like.

Lynn: I don't understand. What does what I look like have to do with it?

Unikitty: Come with me to my castle and you'll see.

Lynn: ...You know what? I'm surprised I'm saying this, but I'm in.

Unikitty: Yay!

Lincoln: Are you serious? You can't tell me you think this magic candle nonsense is actually true.

Lynn: I don't believe it just as much as you. But it's still worth a try.

Lincoln: How is something that won't work worth a try?

Lynn: Good point. But maybe we're wrong. If magic water can exist, maybe magic candles can too. I mostly just wanna see what happens.

Unikitty: And see what happens you shall! But before we go, you should open your present.

After taking off her boxing gloves, Lynn took her present from Unikitty and opened it. It was a copy of Cuphead.

Lynn: What the heck is this?

Unikitty: It's a video game, silly.

Getting a video game for a present made Lynn furious. This sudden rage made her tighten her fist and grind her teeth. She was about to do what Lincoln had been waiting for her to do, beat Unikitty to a pulp, but she had to hold back her anger. She didn't think Unikitty would still help her out if she beat her up. Lincoln saw this as a letdown.

Lynn: It's the thought that counts.

Unikitty: Do you not like it?

Lynn: I...well...you see...I'm just gonna be honest. I hate Nintendo.

Unikitty: Well, that shouldn't matter. Nintendo didn't make this game.

Lynn: Huh? Nintendo isn't the only video game company?

Lincoln: No. And saying that makes you sound like a grandma.

Unikitty: Sorry about your present. I should've known to ask what you like before I got you something.

Lynn: Next time, just get me a gift card. Here, Lincoln. It's all yours.

Lynn tossed the game to Lincoln, who looked at it in confusion.

Lincoln: What does "Xbox One" mean?

Lynn: I don't know. I figured you did. Who sounds like a grandma now?

Unikitty had come to realize that most of the people she had come across in this house were being rude to each other. She thought about saying something about it, but that also would have been rude. So, she decided to assume everyone was just extra grumpy that day and ignore it.

Unikitty: So, you ready to go?

Lynn: The sooner the better. How long's this gonna take? 'Cause I turn 16 at 7:06.

Unikitty: What time's it now?

Lynn: I think it's like 3-ish.

Unikitty: We should be done by then. I think. I'll go call my friend Dr. Fox and tell her I'm coming home early.

Unikitty left the room.

Lincoln: I can't believe you're doing this to me!

Lynn: Doing what to you? You got a problem with me getting what I want on my birthday?

Lincoln: I wasn't talking to you.

Lynn: But then...who were you talking to? No one else is in here.

Lincoln: I was talking to...Just never mind. Can I try punching your dummy?

Lynn: Knock yourself out.

Lincoln put on Lynn's gloves and started punching the dummy.

Lincoln: Get your stupid pink face out of my house!

Lynn: Pretending it's somebody else, I see.

Lynn left the room and went downstairs to the living room. She saw Unikitty standing in front of a big yellow portal.

Unikitty: After you.

Lynn stepped through the portal, followed by Unikitty.

Lily: Wait! I wanna come too!

Lily went through the portal just in time before it closed, taking her camera so she could take pictures of the Unikingdom.

About 4 Hours Later

Unikitty, Lynn, and Lily came back, now joined by Puppycorn, Dr. Fox, Hawkodile, and Richard. Lynn was holding a huge birthday candle that looked like her head. She checked the time on her phone and saw that it was 7:04.

Lynn: Oh-no! There's not much time left! Somebody take the candle and put it on the cake.

Lincoln: I'll take that.

Lynn: Thanks.

Lincoln took the candle from Lynn and ran into the kitchen.

Lynn: Quick! We've gotta round everybody up and get them in here to sing Happy Birthday. Go, go, go!

Everyone started running around the house, telling the others that it was cake time.

Dr. Fox: She knows she can still make a wish after her birth time, right?

Unikitty: She just really doesn't like bad luck, I guess.

Once everyone was gathered in the living room, Lynn ran into the kitchen to get the cake. She expected it to be on the counter, but it wasn't.

Lynn: Did Lincoln leave it in the fridge?

Lynn looked in the fridge and saw the cake, but the candle wasn't on it.

Lynn: What the?!

Lynn brought the cake into the living room and set it down on the coffee table.

Lynn: Lincoln, you said you were gonna put the candle on the cake.

Lincoln: All I said was I would take it.

Lynn: Well, where is it?

Lincoln: I hid it.

Lynn: What?! Why would you do that?!

Lincoln: Because if you get your wish, then that'll lead to you and the pink Super Bowl Not Pokémon becoming friends, that'll lead to you liking her more than me, which will lead to...

Luna: What has gotten into you today, bro?

Unikitty: Lincoln, I don't know what I did to make you mad at me, but I'm sorry for it. Please don't take it out on your sister.

Lincoln: ...You're right. I'll go get it.

Lynn: Let me. I'm faster. Where is it?

Lincoln: It's in the shower.

Lynn ran to the bathroom as fast as she possibly could. She pulled open the shower curtain and found her birthday candle in the shower. She lifted it up and then checked the time on her phone again. She saw that it was 7:06 and had been for the last 43 seconds.

Lynn: ...I'm already 16? And yet...

Lynn went back to the living room. This time, she walked rather slowly instead of running. She placed the candle on the cake and Cliff lit it with his Flamethrower.

Puppycorn: Alright, everybody. Time to sing that song Unikitty taught us.

Lynn: You're not just singing the regular birthday song?

Unikitty: It's too long. You wanted this to go by fast, so we're doing a much shorter birthday song that I know. It was originally composed by Benita Lopez in 2003.

It's your birthday, here's your song! Now your song is over!

Lynn blew out the candle while making her wish. This caused it to rise up into the air to everyone's astonishment. The candle was struck by lightning a few times and turned into a football, which fell down into Lynn's hands.

Unikitty: A ball? After all that, you wished for a ball?!

Lynn: Not just any ball. This one has Brett Favre's name on it.

Lynn turned her new football over, revealing that it was autographed by Brett Favre.

Unikitty: But what made you change your mind about the whole bad luck thing?

Lynn: When I was in the bathroom, I saw that it's already 7:06, which means I'm now 16 years old. If that was gonna bring me bad luck, the bad luck would've started by now.

Lisa: Are you saying that you finally...?

Lynn: 16 was just an unlucky number for Bucky Minors, not me.

Puppycorn: So can we play Fetch with your new ball?

Lynn: Sure. Go long!

Rita: NOT IN THE HOUSE!

Lynn threw the ball, but it only flew a few inches and she tripped. She landed on the coffee table and accidentally knocked the cake onto the floor.

Lynn: Please tell me I tripped on a saltshaker, which I spilled, while Cliff was crossing my path and I was breaking a mirror. Because if not...

Luan: I don't see anything on the floor. Looks like you tripped just because.

Lynn: ...I've made a terrible mistake.

Lincoln: Well, Super Bowl Not Pokémon, you finished what you came here to do and you didn't even succeed at it. So go home now.

Unikitty and her friends looked at each other and then down at the floor.

Unikitty: We're not wanted here, guys. Let's just leave.

Unikitty and her friends turned around and headed for the door.

Lily: Wait!

But Lily yelling made them turn back around.

Lily: You're already here, you were gonna come back on the 3rd. Why don't you just sleepover here for the weekend?

Lincoln: Don't listen to her. She's just a baby. Besides, you all have some important thing to do in your universe, I imagine.

Richard: Indeed. Unikitty has a kingdom to be in charge of.

Unikitty: Oh, how bad could things get with us away for just one weekend?

Hawkodile: Richard's right, Princess. There's no one to guard the castle. Dr. Fox's robots can only do that for so long.

Dr. Fox: You don't think I build quality robots?

Hawkodile: Absolutely not. Forget I said that.

Lily: So what do you say, guys? You wanna stay here?

Unikitty: If enough of you want us to, we will.

The Louds and Lillie huddled together to momentarily discuss this.

Lisa: Unfortunately, most of us feel that my younger sibling's idea is a good one.

Unikitty: ...What?

Dr. Fox: She's saying we can stay.

Unikitty: YAY! Does this mean you like us now, Loud family?

Lynn: We just didn't understand you last year. But after today, we're starting to see how stupid putting you in cages was. Or, most of us are anyway.

Lincoln: This can't be happening! This can't be happening! This can't be happening! This can't be happening!

Lincoln angrily stormed up to his bedroom.

Unikitty: Is he usually this cranky?

Luna: No. Most of the time, he's a happy little dude. Something must be buggin' him.

Unikitty: Then I am making it my goal to make him happy again!

Unikitty went upstairs.

Lynn: Sorry I ruined the cake, everybody.

Puppycorn: What are you talking about? This is great.

Puppycorn was eating the cake off the floor. Then Lana joined him.

Unikitty made it to Lincoln's room and knocked on the door.

Unikitty: Lincoln, or Mr. Loud, if you prefer that, it's Unikitty. May I please...?

Lincoln slammed the door open.

Lincoln: If you think I am letting you sleep in my room, you have set the record for craziest living thing I have ever met! And that's saying a lot. What is wrong with you?! You don't have the slightest idea how to tell when people want you to leave them the frick alone!

Unikitty: But I wasn't...

Lincoln: This room is a humans-only zone! That top bunk is Lillie's and that bottom bunk is mine. There's no space in here for nature-defying monstrosities like you and your no-good friends! If you have to sleep in my house, which you don't, it can be on the laundry room floor!

Unikitty: ...Uhh...umm...If that's what'll make you happy.

That night, Unikitty and her friends slept on the laundry room floor.

Unikitty: Don't worry, guys. I'll try to get us a better place to sleep tomorrow.

Richard: There is a better place for us to sleep.

Unikitty: Where's that?

Richard: Home.

Unikitty started to get a little angry, so she took a deep breath to calm down.

Unikitty: Stay positive, stay positive, stay positive.

TO BE CONTINUED