Chapter 3; A night to be remembered

Rod Serling (Narrating): "One stormy night long ago, five people stepped through the door of an elevator and into a nightmare. That door is opening once again, but this time, it's opening for Lincoln Loud and his sisters. They are about to discover what lies beyond the fifth dimension. Beyond the deepest darkest corner of the imagination, in the Tower of Terror".

That night, Lincoln was still puzzled about the recent events. "Did I really see what I thought I saw?", he questioned himself. "Or was I just imagining it?"

The kids didn't mind the fact that there was no internet or digital anything in this hotel, but it was still a challenge in an outdated eviroment. Only Lori was frustrated about her lack of service.

Room 706

Lori: Ugh. I can't believe this. Still no reception. Mom and Dad are literally going to flip knowing that we haven't talked them for hours. I can't even talk to Bobby! Or even text him. How am I supposed to keep in touch with him? Oh, how I miss you, Bobby boo-boo bear.

Leni: Wait, you like have a crush on the bellhop who helped us.

Lori: No, silly. Bobby from back home. My boyfriend. And the bellhop who helped us is named Billy.

Leni: Then, what happened to Bobby?

Lori: Nothing happened to Bobby. He's just not with us on this trip.

Leni: Oh, okay.

Room 701

Lincoln was nervously sitting on the bed cuddling his precious stuffed rabbit Bun-Bun while Lola and Lana were bunked together asleep in the other bed with Lily snoozing the crib nearby. Rain splattered the windows as thunder rumbled. Lincoln was finding himself unable to sleep in regards to the events of earlier. He was still pondering if it was real or not seeing as none of his sisters believed him when he tried to tell them about it.

Lincoln: "I know I saw some ghosts. Or something that looked like ghosts. And did the hallway really just disappear and turn to a starfield or was I imagining that? I don't know. Maybe I'm just going crazy. I hope that's all it is. Maybe Lana's right. Maybe I have watched too much Arggh. If they were real ghosts. I hope they don't hurt my sisters. Especially sweet adorable little Lily. I don't know what i'd do if anything happened to her, or any of the others. I hope I really was imagining it. If i'm not, then that isn't good".

Lincoln then finally laid himself down still cuddling his Rabbit.

(meanwhile in Royal Woods, Michigan at The Loud House)

Enter the Loud parents.

Rita: Honey, I'm worried about the kids. They haven't called or anything since they landed in LA. I've tried calling them but no answer. I hope they're alright.

Lynn Sr.: I'm sure they're fine, sweetheart. They're probably just having too much fun. why don't we try again tomorrow and maybe we can get a hold of them.

Rita: I don't know. I'm getting a bad feeling about this, dear.

Lynn Sr.: Rita, it'll be alright. I'm sure of it.

Rita: Okay, but I still hope nothing's happened.

(Back at Hollywood Tower Hotel)

Room 708, Lynn became just as puzzled as her brother. She began to wonder, "what if Lincoln was telling the truth?" Then again, he was the only one who saw it.

Lynn: It's a bit strange, isn't it?

Lucy: What is?

Lynn: We find this hotel and it's abandoned and decrepit, and then this guy comes out of nowhere to help us, and then suddenly Lincoln claims he's seeing things that we can't that makes him think this place is haunted or something.

Lucy: I actually can sense a ghostly presence in this ancient place. As if the fact that Lincoln claims to have seen it and nobody believes him isn't bad enough. But this strange presence I can feel, it's not like anything I've ever sensed before.

Lynn: I think all that goth stuff is now getting too your head too. You should learn to be more athletic, like me.

Lucy: Huuuh, sigh.

Lynn: Good night, Lucy

Lynn: Good night, Lynn, sister of insane brightness.

Lincoln was still worried about earlier when suddenly, he heard a sound. It sounded like a silent maniacal laugh or something. He went tiptoed to the door and went into the hallway holding Bun-Bun in his left arm and found nothing. But on the wall there was a message. It was written in in strange fluorescent writing. It read "Evil Tower U R doomed". Lincoln crept back in fear, rushed back into the bedroom and went to wake up Lana.

Lincoln (Whispering):Lana. Lana. Wake up. Wake up. You need to see this.

Lana: Lincoln. If it's another ghost sighting, forget it.

Lincoln: No, Lana. You really got to see this. Get up! Hurry.

Lana: Alright. What is it?

Lincoln: I can't tell you, you gotta see it.

He dragged Lana out into the hall to show her the writings.

Lincoln: Look.

But it was gone.

Lana: What? I don't see anything.

Lincoln: Lana, I swear. There were words right there on that wall. They said Evil Tower u r doomed. Lana, I think we're in danger.

Lana: There's nothing wrong, Lincoln, you're just hallucinating again.

Lincoln: I'm not hallucinating, Lana. I swear, I...

Just then, a voice spoke through out the hallway in a spooky tone. It was a little girl. She was singing. Just like the one before.

?: It's raining. It's pouring. The old man is snoring.

Lincoln: Listen.

?: He went to bed and bumped his head, and couldn't get up in the morning.

Lincoln: Did you hear that?

Lana: Yeah, I did. That sounded creepy.

Lincoln: I heard that earlier when we were coming off the elevator. Just before I saw that thing with the ghosts.

Lana: Maybe it's a lost child. Either that or you were right, Lincoln. This place really is haunted.

Lincoln: I'm going to check it out. Stay here and check on the others. I'll be back.

Lana: You're gonna leave a six year old behind alone? Lincoln, that's irresponsible, you know.

Lincoln: Do as I say.

Lana: Okay. Fine.

Lincoln walked down the hallway until he found nothing but an empty passageway leading downstairs. He followed it and found himself back in the lobby. It was very quiet, but he could hear music coming from another room, he went to investigate and entered the abandoned hotel kitchen, the piano music become louder as there were voices in the room as well but then it went dead and everything was quiet again. He turned around to leave but there was someone right there when he did.

Lincoln:Woah!
Lola: Aaahh!
Lola: I came to make sure you were alright. Hey, no music.
Lincoln: You heard it too?
Lola: Yeah. But...
Lincoln: Shhh. Quiet.
Lola: Lincoln, I...
Lincoln: Look.

There in the hallway was a ghostly vision of rain pouring down as the shillouette of a young girl hopped through it singing.

Ghostly Girl (singing): It's raining it's pouring. The old man is snoring.

Lola grasped lincoln's arm scared out of her wits.

Ghostly girl (singing): He went to bed and bumped his head

Lola: I think I want to be someplace else.

Ghostly girl (singing): And couldn't get up in the morning

The vision quickly disappeared but then a food cart rolled in from the opposite side with a body on it. Lincoln and his sister turned around to see it only to quickly notice there was no head to be seen.

Lincoln: It's ok, Lola. It's just a dummy.

But it wasn't a dummy. The body reached underneath himself to pull a meat cleaver from behind and sat up to reveal...

he was headless...and alive.

Lincoln and Lola screamed and ran out.

(7th floor)

Lana was in Lori's room explaining the events of recent to the other girls.

Lana: So, then last I saw him he was going to check it out then Lola went after him.

Just then, they came running down the hallway and into Lori's room screaming and shouting.

Lola: It's haunted! It's really haunted!
Lincoln: I told you!

They took a moment to catch their breaths.

Leni: What happened?
Lincoln: There was...there was this green rain.
Lola: Uh-huh! It was coming down!
Lincoln: A-a-and then this singing! There was singing! It was the shadow of a little girl hopping through the rain itself!
Lola: And there was this guy with his head chopped off! OFF! His head...OFF!
Lincoln: A guy sitting up with a meat cleaver with his head cut off!
Lori: Lincoln, Lola! Stop it! You're gonna scare Lily! I think you two were sleepwalking and had a nightmare.
Lincoln: No, it was real, Lori! I'm serious, I think my brain's gonna explode!
Lana: I think he's telling the truth. We heard that singing earlier before he went away.
Luan: Yeah, Lori. Where's your "spirit" of adventure? Hahahahaha! Get it?
Luna: Dude, this is some freaky stuff, Brah.
Lucy: It's like out of a twilight zone episode. That old black and white show about supernatural science fiction nonsense that dad watches on SciFi channel now and then.

They all started bickering amongst one another. Until...

Lori: QUIET!

They all went silent.

Lori: Everybody back to bed, now! We'll talk about all this in the morning. Lincoln, I think we've had enough of your little ghost stories for one night, okay?

Lincoln: But, Lori, I...

Lori: I said, we'll talk about it tomorrow. Now, good night!

Lori slammed the door and Lincoln walked away.

Room 701

Lana: Lincoln, I think you were right. This place is haunted.

Lola: We need to get out of here.

Lincoln: I can't wait to tell Clyde or Mom and Dad about this. This is the most incredible thing in my life. We can prove there are real ghosts.

There was an awkward silence for a brief second.

Lana: Mom's gonna flip when they find out about this ghost stuff.

Lincoln then climbed back into bed still cuddling his rabbit.

Rod Serling (Narration): "Lincoln Loud, uncertain of himself earlier, now certain of what he has seen. He knows now this is all too real to be a dream. The ghosts, the green rain, the singing. All of it. There is no denying it now. This place really is indeed...a tower of terror. A journey into another dimension. A fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call...the Twilight Zone."