In Lisa's room in the Loud house, she had been having a fierce argument with her older sister Lucy for the last several hours. They were each defending their stances on which was better, magic or science. The youngest (and best) member of the family, Lily, had had enough of this. So, she climbed out of her crib to join the discussion in an attempt to end it.
Lily: Poo Poo, Poo Poo! Flabby floffee slahee go go.
Lisa: Youngest sibling, is your goal at this moment to bring our altercation to a halt?
Lily: Poo Poo!
Lisa: Well, we can't take you seriously when you're an infant.
Lucy: It's also hard to understand what you're saying.
Lily was offended and rolled her eyes. She rarely did what she was about to do, but she needed to right now.
Lily: Ranpu!
Having said the magic word, Lily transformed into her other form, which made her look like an older kid and gave her the ability to speak complete English. She still wore diapers while in this form though.
Lily: What I said was it doesn't matter which is better between magic and science because art is better than both of them combined!
Lucy: Even if that were true, what difference would it make?
Lily: Oh, it makes a difference.
Lisa: That doesn't answer her question.
Now all three of them were debating and the argument was even more intensive than before.
In the hallway, the argument could be somewhat heard despite the door to Lisa & Lily's room being closed.
Lincoln stepped out of his room as his mom came out of the twins' room with a basket full of laundry.
Lincoln: Mom, do we have any luggage I could use?
Out of frustration, Rita dropped the laundry basket and turned towards her son with an angry glare.
Rita: Lincoln, you're 14. Be more mature when your sisters start to annoy you. Packing up and leaving is...
Lincoln: Whoa, Mom, stop. That's not why I'm leaving.
Rita: Oh. Sorry about that then.
Rita picked the laundry basket back up as she asked Lincoln what he actually wanted the luggage for.
Lincoln: Anthony told me I had to give the Specials some huge surprise tomorrow and that I'm gonna want to stay at their house for a few days.
Rita: Okay. Lori was the last one to use the luggage when she and Bobby went on that ski trip.
Lincoln thanked his mom for her help as he walked away from her. Rita pounded on Lisa and Lily's bedroom door with her fist and then screamed at them to settle down.
Lincoln went into Lori and Leni's room and saw each of them on their beds. Lori was obsessively staring at her phone and Leni was watching her boyfriend George play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Leni had a hard time understanding the game because there were 8 characters moving around really fast. But she could tell George was enjoying it, so that made her happy.
Lincoln: Lori, do you know where the luggage you used for your ski trip is? I need to use it.
When George heard this, he quickly paused the game, dropped his Switch, and jumped out of the bed.
George: Are you moving out?!
Lincoln: What? No.
George: 'Cause if you are, I would LOVE to help you pack.
Lincoln: I just said I'm not moving. Why do you want me to anyway?
George: I never said I wanted you to move. But since you brought up the subject I have not been thinking about AT ALL, let's keep talking about it. I, and this is just off the top of my head right this very instant, think it would be great. I could move in here and share this room with Leni and Lori can take your room.
This was what it took to gain Lori's attention away from her screen.
Lori: Wait. What?
Lincoln: Don't worry about it, Lori. Where's the luggage?
Lori: It's a little weird you bring that up out of the blue, but it's on the top shelf in the closet. Leni, will you help him get it?
Leni: No problem.
Leni walked over to the closet and when she opened it, Lillie, the Loud siblings' niece from the future, fell out of it onto her face.
Leni: Lillie!
Leni helped her niece of about the same age up off the ground and saw the lack of emotion in her face.
Leni: Are you okay?
Lillie: I guess.
Lori: What were you doing in the closet?
Lillie: The fact nothing interesting has happened in forever made me so bored that I thought I'd see if sitting in a closet and doing nothing is more exciting than it sounds. It isn't.
Lincoln: If you're bored, you can come with me to the Specials' house if you want.
Lillie: Thanks, but I get the feeling Anthony wants you to do that on your own.
George: Would my switching rooms idea entertain you?
Lillie: Barely. What I really need is something to do.
Leni: Weren't you supposed to be stopping your mom from turning evil?
Lillie: Yeah, I keep waiting for her to do something bad, but she won't. Since that was why I'm in this time period, maybe it's time for me to go back to the future.
Lillie was expecting and hoping that the others would tell her to stay. But instead, they had no reaction at all and the room went dead silent.
Lillie: Well, nice to hear you guys would all miss me.
Lincoln: Sorry. We just didn't expect you to say that.
Lillie: It's okay. I. Don't. Care!
Lillie grabbed a suitcase from the closet and tossed it at her uncle, which flung him into the hallway as Lynn Sr. was walking by.
Lynn: Hey, son. What are you doing on the floor?
Lincoln: This is the latest trend. All the kids are doing it. Get with the times, Dad.
Lynn could tell his son was being facetious, so he helped him up to his feet.
Lynn: Is that suitcase for when we go to E4?
Lincoln: You mean E3?
Lynn: I thought last year's was 3.
Lincoln: It was.
Lynn: So then shouldn't it be 4 this year?
Luan overheard this from her room and chuckled at how it sounded like he said "before." Lincoln also chuckled at his dad for having a mildly amusing misconception.
Lincoln: The 3 doesn't mean it's the third one. That's just what it's called. But thanks for mentioning it, 'cause you just gave me a great idea.
Lincoln turned around to look at his niece.
Lincoln: Hey Lillie, I'm sure coming with us to E3 will cure your boredom.
Lillie: No thanks. All of the games they'll have there are really old to me.
The next morning, Lincoln was all packed up and left after saying good bye to everybody. This would be the first time Lillie ever had her and Lincoln's bedroom to herself and she was wondering what that would be like. She loved sharing a room with him but she really wanted to know what a night in it alone would be like now that it was happening.
However, when she was ready to go to bed, she found Leni and George occupying the top and bottom of her and Lincoln's bunk bed and they were both asleep. After realizing and accepting the fact that she wouldn't get to sleep there that night, she got her pajamas out of the dresser and walked over to the bathroom. She had to wait in line because several other people also had to use it. Once it was her turn, she got changed as quickly as she could and then walked over to Lori's room and stepped inside.
Lillie: Aunt Lori, can I sleep in here tonight? Aunt Leni and George stole my room.
Lori was already laying down in bed. She wasn't even using her phone, which was a rare sight to see. She didn't feel like getting up or talking, so she shrugged her shoulders to get across that she didn't care if Lillie slept there.
Lillie: Thanks. This is perfect. Aunt Leni took my bed and now I'm taking hers. Although, she was in the bottom bunk, so she technically took Uncle Lincoln's bed, but close enough.
Lillie laid down in the empty bed and found it to be much more comfortable than the one she usually slept in.
Lillie: Wow. Maybe me and her should trade rooms. So, what do you wanna talk about?
Lori: Talk about? I don't wanna talk about anything. I wanna go to sleep.
Lillie: You and Aunt Leni don't have little casual conversations every night like me and Uncle Lincoln do?
Lori: No.
Lillie: Okay, but uhhh...Can we have just a quick one?
Lori: Are you not gonna shut up and leave me alone unless we do?
Lillie: Oh, you bet!
Lori: Then get it over with.
Lillie: Okay. How come when a person sucks at dancing, people only ever say they have two left feet? Two right feet would be just as problematic. There was another figure of speech I noticed something similar about, but I can't remember what it was. Something about dreams, I think. You wanna try to help me remember?
Lillie expected a response from her temporary roommate, but she didn't get one. She asked Lori if she was awake and still went ignored. Then she thought maybe she could get Lori to talk to her if she changed the subject.
Lillie: Hey, what's your favorite Digimon?
Lori: I don't have one.
Lillie: That's the only acceptable answer. So, last thing I'm gonna say, then I'll go to sleep. If I got amnesia, do you think I'd believe you when you told me I'm from the future?
Lori: I don't know. I don't know how amnesia works.
Lillie: Yeah, but if you had to guess...
Lillie was suddenly hit in the face by a pillow that Lori threw at her. Getting the message, she turned to her side and shut her eyes.
The next morning, Lori woke up and stretched her arms as she got out of bed. When she turned to look at Lillie, she didn't notice the confused expression on her face.
Lori: Morning, Lillie. Sorry about being rude last night. I literally don't know what made me so cranky.
Lillie: ...And you are?
Lori: Ha ha. Very funny.
Lillie: What? What's funny about that? How could that possibly be funny, whoever you are?
Lori: I was being sarcastic. Last night, you said something about having amnesia, so now you're pretending you do to try to freak me out.
Lillie: How do you know that? Did you sneak into our house in the middle of the night?!
Lori: You can stop now. I know you're faking. You're literally not even doing it right. A person with amnesia wouldn't remember where they live.
Lillie: What's all this talk about amnesia? Are you someone I should know and I've forgotten you?
Lori: It's me, Lori.
Lillie: Lori who?
Lori: Lori Loud!
Lillie: Really? I'd never thought I'd see another family with that last name, or are you a cousin or a...?
Lori: I'm the oldest sister.
Lillie: No you're not. That's not possible because that would make it 10 sisters. Haven't you ever heard the song? They're clearly saying "one boy, nine girls," not "one boy, ten girls."
Lori: Oh yeah? If I don't live here, then who's bed is this?
Lillie: It's nobody's. We keep it here despite the fact we never use it and nobody knows why.
Lori began to laugh at how devoted Lillie was to keeping this prank going as Luan walked into the room. Luan was holding a light blue toothbrush and looking at it as if it was the most mysterious object she had ever seen.
Luan: Lillie, do you know where this blue toothbrush came from?
Lori: I should've known you'd be in on this. Should probably be cautious with my eyebrows now.
Luan: ...Your eyebrows?
Lori: You two really should've talked this over before you started the prank. What Lillie said about my bed doesn't match what Luan said about my toothbrush.
Luan: ...Lillie, who is this?
Lillie: She claims to be your sister.
This information creeped Luan out, causing her to take a step back. She then ran over to Lillie so she could whisper to her.
Luan: She's probably either an insane fan or someone trying to get on the news because they're desperate for attention.
Lillie: Ooh, I'll bet you're right.
Luan: Maybe if we just act nonchalant and pretend she isn't here, she'll go away.
Lillie: That only sounds like it would make her want to stay, but let's give it a whirl.
Sick of this, Lori rolled her eyes and went to Lincoln's room.
Lori: Leni, get a load of what Luan and Lil...
Leni: AAAHH! STRANGER!
Leni ran out of the room screaming, crashed into walls a few times, and then fell down the stairs.
Luan: Just wanna say that I wouldn't have fallen down the stairs.
Lillie: I'd say you don't have to brag, but you do.
Lori: They talked Leni into it too? How did they ever...?
Lori was cut off by George suddenly grabbing onto her.
Lori: What are you doing?
George: Protecting my girlfriend!
Lori: By holding onto me?
George: I'm trying to do that thing where I bend backwards and slam you into the ground, but it's surprisingly difficult to bend backwards. I'm no gymnasium, but still.
Lori: A gymnasium is a place, not a person.
George: Oh, right. I meant...
Lori elbowed George in the stomach, causing him to fall backwards.
George: Oh, now I can go backwards?
Lori spent the rest of the day hoping that someone would say they knew who she was, but no one in the house did. As the day went on, she got more and more frustrated at the fact no one would stop pretending she wasn't a member of the family.
Lucy: She's a ghost. What else could she be?
Lisa: She's simply a hallucination that we are all somehow experiencing simultaneously.
Lily: She's someone's imaginary friend who got lost.
Rita: At least they're arguing about something else now.
At dinner time, Lori came into the dining room and was surprised to see everyone else already eating. She also noticed that there was no plate set out for her. This instantly filled her with rage and she stomped her foot.
Lori: That's it! If you're all gonna pretend I'm a stranger for some reason, the least you could do is feed me!
Lynn Sr.: Sorry. I would've but I don't know what you like to eat.
Lori: Yes you do! You're my dad!
Lillie: There are plenty of dads who don't know what foods their kids like.
Lori: Shut it, not a Loud!
Lillie: You're the one who's not a Loud. Loud is my middle name. That's close enough. It's not any of your names.
Lori: I told you to shut it! Now you had all better stop this stupid prank right this instant or I'm literally gonna turn you all into living garlic knots!
Lana: What?! What does that even mean?
Luan: I think she means she's gonna twist our bodies around and put 'em in knots.
Lana: Whoa. That sounds cool. Who wants to let her do it to them?
Rita: No one. Lynn, go call the police.
Lynn Sr.: I've been wanting to all day.
Lori: The police?! No! Yelling at your family when they deserve it is not illegal. Not giving your kids dinner is illegal!
Rita: Lynn, get her.
Lynn Jr.: I've been wanting to all day.
Lynn jumped towards Lori, tackled her, and body slammed her in the face, knocking her unconscious.
TO BE CONTINUED