Chapter Synopsis: The Loud family return from their beach trip after the infamous "No Such Luck" incident, but one of the sisters tells Lincoln what she really thinks of him...
We see that the Loud family has just returned from their beach day. They had it to celebrate how well their dad's presentation went. Their mother also helped back to back root canal patients (though a nice gesture, why would you celebrate removing someone else's root canals? The place where the root canal was would've just got infected, as it would have if the canal was left in, either way, that person's going to have a bad time, no wonder kids think dentists are just a legal way to torture people…).
"Ah, that was the best day ever." Lola said
"If only you let me invite Bobby over, then this would have been a perfect day!" A blond-haired teenager in a cyan tank-top stated to her father
"Look Lori…" Lynn began to say "I like Roberto, but this trip is for family members only."
"You should have invited him. After all, he's going to be your future son-in-law." Lori said to herself in a hushed whisper
"What was that, Lori?"
"Nothing, dad."
"Good, anyone else want to talk about their day today?"
A child in a wearing a dark green sweater adjusted her glasses and said "Well, patriarchal unit, our excursion to the beach was a rousing success. We managed to be lucky enough to arrive when the weather was 298.15 K and the ocean temperature was 22°C when it should be 16.6°C normally. Also, my prototype sunscreen works perfectly, it blocks 100% of all of the sun's rays; ultraviolet, gamma, radio, microwave, infrared and even light itself! I call it the Vantablack Wavelength Disruptor Sunscreen or VWDS for short. I can already see myself getting another Nobel Prize for this! An unfortunate side effect is the wearer may develop heliophobia…"
"And what does that mean in Latin, Lisa?" A brown-haired girl snidely remarked at the genius. This girl was wearing an athletic jersey on it with the number "1" on it, but she isn't a certain lanky purple wearing man with black hair that enjoys laziness and hates health food who's name rhymes with Lori's boyfriend. In fact, she's the polar opposite!
"Fitis timere ex solis, Lynn." Lisa shot back with a smug look on her face
Lynn is dumfounded. She didn't expect Lisa to actually speak in Latin. She just tried to use reverse psychology on her to try to make her explain it so that non-geniuses could understand it. Maybe she found out about the ruse…
Lisa clarifies "It means you become afraid of sunlight."
Suddenly, a girl with black hair perks up.
"Like a vampire?"
"…I suppose, but the user would not get any supernatural powers, as if such a thing could even exist. Though it does mean that getting staked would have the same effect on a human as it does a vampire."
The girl with light brown hair chimes up…
"Looks like that was a high stakes game!"
Everyone groans in response…
"Luan!"
Their mother begins to speak; "Lincoln, how did you enjoy the trip?"
"It was great, mom. Except for the fact that I…" His voice increases in pitch "…didn't get to do anything because of this stupid mascot costume! I didn't even get to enjoy the day; I couldn't even be allowed to take the head off! Do you people…know how hot it gets in there?! You might as well put me in a spring-lock squirrel suit and kick me out on a rainy day! Maybe seeing my mutilated corpse will teach you guys a lesson!"
Everyone just stares at him…shocked that he would subject himself to a treatment not even a serial killer deserves (even if it was karmic and oh, so satisfying, it's still a horrible way to die, at least the killer's victims were DEAD before being shoved into a suit)!
Lola is the first to speak up "You know… maybe you're right… I'll have Lisa draw up schematics for a spring-lock squirrel suit, right Lis?"
"You do know what the word "hyperbole" means, right?" Lisa inquired "It means "exaggeration."" Lisa says her next sentence with a quavering voice "Lola… are you saying… we'd be better off… If Lincoln was dead?"
Everyone looks at her with a menacing glare, Lola slinks back into her car seat, knowing what she just said made everyone turn on her.
Lincoln is still reeling from disbelief. Lola pretty much said that the family is better off if he's dead. He just said that as a catharsis, to release all the pent-up frustration of having to wear that stupid suit, but this just confirms his worst fears! In fact, it's worse that Lola didn't say anything! At least if she said yes, Lincoln would accept it (before crying and running away from home or locking his closet/room and committing suicide by self-lynching).
Once everyone's eyes are looking away from Lola, Lincoln begins to sob inside the suit. Just when Lincoln has lost the will to go on anymore, a voice speaks up:
"Are you ok?"
Lincoln looks around for the source of the voice, it gave him something he needed desperately…hope. For once, someone actually gives a damn about what happens to him! Someone actually has pity on him for his selfish deed 3 days ago when he exacerbated that white lie about being bad luck, even though he did apologize for it…
"Yes, look I'm sorry I lied about being bad luck, I just wanted some time to myself after supporting you guys for seven straight days."
"It's ok… I understand. My roommate drives me crazy too…I actually knew about this, but I still wanted you to come to my important thing. I could have chosen anyone, but I asked you first, Linc."
"Why is that?"
"Because you're my brother, Lincoln! I look up to you, so I wanted you to be the first to see me accomplish something."
Lincoln feels like an even bigger jerk now. Someone actually LOOKED UP TO HIM and he turned them down for some alone time. He feels like the scum of the Earth.
"Hey, don't feel guilty about it! Everyone else came and supported me! It was great! I actually won at my event! I even got a trophy for it!"
Somehow, Lincoln feels more depressed about this…it's probably because he never achieved anything worthwhile in his life. Sure, his sisters gave him that "Most Improved Brother" award, but that felt like it was given out of pity more than anything. He can't exactly place "got the high score in Super Mega Turbo Brawlers XXVIIII" on a job resumé's "Commendations and Achievements" section. (Though to be fair, this person's achievement wouldn't be on a job resumé, either).
"Are you feeling bad because you didn't earn a trophy to put in the case? Don't worry, this one is my first. You'll get yours eventually, Linc!"
"Thanks, I feel slightly better now. Now who are you?"
"Don't mess with me like that, Lincoln!" The voice said playfully "We hang out all the time!"
Vanzilla finally arrives at the Loud House at 1216 Franklin Ave, Royal Woods, Michigan. The family exits the van and prepares to enter the house.
"Lincoln, we feel bad for making you wear the suit, so you can remove it and we won't make you wear it for a week, right girls?"
"Right!" They all shouted in unison
"Woo hoo! Thanks mom!" Lincoln shouted
Lola tries to make it to her room, but Lynn Sr is blocking her from entering.
"You didn't think we'd forget about what you just said back there, didn't you?"
"But daddy, I…" Lola tries to say.
"You're grounded for a week for saying we'd be better off if Lincoln was dead." Lynn Sr said in a tranquil, yet firm manner. "You need to learn that actions have consequences, young lady."
"Yes, daddy." Lola responded sadly
While Lola walks off dejectedly to her room, we see a shadow sneaking around, it seems to be eyeing Lincoln a lot…
"You've always been there, protecting me."
"It seems like they're against you again."
"But don't worry, it's time for your younger sister to protect you."
"I will clear your name."
"They won't see you as bad luck anymore, and you won't have to wear that suit ever again."
"Even if everyone else hates you, I will still love you."
"…Tomorrow is going to be interesting."
The shadow approaches Lincoln. We see more and more of their body enveloped in light; It speaks to him:
"Lincoln, do you remember me?"
Lincoln responds by saying "That voice, you're the one that cheered me up while we were in the van…yes, I remember you, but I still don't know who you are."
"Turn around and find out."
Lincoln turns around, he sees one of his sisters and says only one word:
"Lana?"
