"So, you guys are from Transylvania?" Lucy asked. She and Lily sat on the floor with Vampirina, Demi, Gregoria, and Remy.

"Yep! It takes a lot of adjusting living in a human town. But so far, we're doing great!" Vampirina said. "I've made some human friends next door. Poppy and Bridget, they're my best friends ever!"

"And they're okay with you living in a haunted house?" asked Lucy.

Vampirina nodded. "Yeah! Although Bridget still gets spooked every now and then when she visits. But she's still happy to be my friend!"

"Wow, those sound like good friends." Lucy said.

"They sure are!" Demi said. "Hey, maybe we can introduce ourselves to the rest of your family! Nothing like making new friends!"

Lucy shook her head. "No way, Demi. My family cannot see you guys!"

"Lucy's right, Demi." said Gregoria. "Just because Lucy and Lily know, doesn't mean everyone else has to know."

"I promise we won't say a word to them." Lucy assured the monsters.

"Um, Lucy..." said a different voice. It sounded a lot like Lori's voice.

Lucy, Vampirina and the monsters spun around and saw the rest of Lucy's sisters walk into the attic. The girls gawked at the monsters. They looked like they were about to scream.

Vampirina gasped. The monsters gasped. They all froze as it was too late to hide.

"Guys?! What are you doing here?!" asked Lucy.

"We heard a door slam downstairs and when we went to check it out, we overheard you talking to these guys, Lucy." said Lori with a shaky voice.

Vampirina turned to Lucy with a dumbfounded look.

"Sigh. Don't feel bad, Vee." said Lucy. "You can't possibly expect to keep secrets with a family this big. Especially the Loud family."

"S-So, t-this house is h-h-haunted!" said a trembling Luna, who was hugging the equally scared Lana and Lola for comfort.

"But guys! It's haunted in a good way!" Lucy said, trying to calm her frightened siblings. "Please don't be scared! They're nice monsters!" Lucy got down to her knees. "I really want us to stay here! Just give them a chance!"

The sisters looked unsure about this. But Lily's cooing caught their attention. Knowing she wanted to be put down, Remy gently put Lily down. The baby crawled beside Lucy and pleaded in baby gibberish.

"See? Even Lily likes them!" Lucy implied.

Lily nodded. She crawled to Remy and hugged the skeleton's leg. Remy chuckled as he picked up Lily and snuggled her.

Lucy stood up. "You see? They're nice monsters! Please, guys! Let's stay here!"

"Well, since they're nice monsters, I don't see why we should leave." Lori said with a smile.

"Yeah! And they don't look so scary!" said Leni. "They're actually kind of cute!"

"Really?! You mean it?!" asked Lucy and Vampirina.

"Sure!" said Lori. She was surprised when Lucy hugged her.

"Thanks, Lori!" Lucy said. Lori smiled as she hugged her sister back. "But we shouldn't tell Mom and Dad about this. Y'know how Dad is."

"Agreed." Lisa said. "We should also keep this discrete from Lincoln as well, knowing his courage level is painfully low."

"Actually, I already know." said Lincoln's voice.

The sisters turned around and let out a scream when they saw Lincoln tied up in the arms of a giant potted plant creature.

"Penelope!" Vampirina squealed.

Lincoln looked very afraid. "Uh, I was trying to find the bathroom when I walked into a closet and found this thing." He shivered when Penelope nuzzled against Lincoln's cheek. "It's not gonna eat me, is it?!"

Vampirina shook her head. "No! Penelope doesn't eat people! She's just very affectionate!"

"Yeah! And it looks like Penelope really likes you!" Demi pointed out.

"Please don't tell Mom and Dad, Lincoln!" Lucy begged. "We want to stay here!"

But Lincoln wasn't sure. "Well, I don't know..."

"Kids! What's going on up there?!" Rita called from downstairs. Everyone gasped. Lincoln saw how scared his sisters were. Even the monsters looked scared, which really surprised Lincoln.

"Kids?!" Rita called out again.

"Um, nothing, Mom!" Lincoln hollered. "We're just having a...slumber party here in the attic!" Even when he's trapped in the clutches of an affectionate house plant monster, Lincoln was still able to think on his feet.

"Okay, but keep it down! Your father and I are trying to sleep!" They heard their mother's footsteps walking away.

"Nice save, Lincoln!" Lynn said.

"So, Vee, is there anything else we should know about?" asked Lincoln.

Vampirina shrugged. "Well...I am a vampire." She turned into a bat.

"AAAAAH!" The Louds screamed. Well, everyone except Lucy.

Lincoln was starting to sweat hard. "Okay, Vee's a vampire. Now can someone get Penelope to let go of me?! I REALLY have to go to the bathroom!"


After Lincoln's potty break, he joined his sisters in the attic to learn more Vampirina and their monster friends.

"Wow, I never thought this would really be a haunted house." Lincoln said. He shivered a little when Penelope snuggled against him.

"Yeah, but we have to keep this a secret." said Lucy. "Mom and Dad can't know. And-" Lucy just realized something. "Wait a minute." She counted each of her siblings present. "Where's Leni?"

Lori blinked. "Oh, yeah! Leni isn't here! She must have gone back to bed with Mom and Dad."

"We should consider this a blessing in disguise." said Lisa. "Leni cannot know about the secret." Her siblings agreed with one another.

"Huh? Why can't Leni know?" asked Vampirina.

Lincoln appeared hesitant. "Well, Vee, let's just say Leni isn't the brightest bulb in the box. So, she's not very good at keeping secrets."

"In other words, she's a complete dunderhead and can't keep her mouth shut when it's required." Lisa said bluntly.

Vee and her monster friends gasped. "Lisa! That's a terrible thing to say!" said Demi.

"But it's true!" said Lola. "Because Leni's so dense, she cannot keep a secret! You have no idea how many surprise parties she's ruined!"

"And it's not just that." Lori pointed out. "She sometimes walks with her eyes closed and walks right into the walls!"

"And she thinks 'zebra' is a color." Luna added.

"And she can't walk and chew gum at the same time without falling all over herself." Lana added.

"And she uses a hair dryer to thaw out leftovers." said Lynn.

"And she drove into a pool on purpose because she thought it was the carpool lane." Lincoln added.

Vampirina and the monsters went silent.

"So you see, Leni must not learn of this secret." said Lisa. "As well as our parents."

Vampirina sighed. "Okay, if you say so." Her sadness didn't go unnoticed.

"You okay, Vee?" asked Gregoria.

"Yeah, it's just...ten of the Louds know our secret, I just wish the rest knew too." Vampirina admitted.

Lincoln gave the vampire a sympathetic hand on her shoulder. "I understand, Vee. But you have to know that some people can handle certain truths and some people can't. And Leni plus our parents are the people who can't." He smiled. "But don't worry, we'll make sure to keep your secret safe from them while we're here."

"Yeah!" said the siblings.

"So, in the meantime, why don't we get this haunted house sleepover started?" Lincoln suggested.

"Agreed! Ice scream for everyone!" Chef Remy announced.

Lana, Lola, and Luan zipped right up to the skeleton. "Did you just say ice cream?!" Lola squealed.

The skeleton looked confused. "Ice cream? No, I said ice scream!" He presented the bowls of ice scream. The girls watched in horror as the dessert opened their mouths and actually screamed!

"AAAAAAHHHH!" The girls screamed at the screaming dessert. Except Lucy, Lily, Lana, and Lisa.

"Cool!" Lana said in awe.

"I'm am NOT eating that!" Lola snapped.

"Me neither! Even though that's a dessert to shout about!" Luan laughed. Her siblings groaned in annoyance.

Chef Remy sighed. Perhaps he was so excited, he forgot that not all humans wouldn't be interested in trying monster food. He was surprised however when Lana took a bowl of ice scream and actually started to eat it!

"Whoa! This is delicious!" Lana said with her mouth full.

"You mean you like my dessert too?!" Remy gasped.

"Yeah! I mean, how many kids can say they get to eat food that actually screams?!" Lana said matter-of-factly. "What other monster food can you make?!"

Lisa approached the skeleton. "May I have your ice scream as well, Chef Remy? I would like to study it." She took a bowl observed the screaming ice scream carefully. "I admit, it'll take me a while to figure out the scientific explanation of this confection."

Lincoln patted Vampirina on the back. "I think we're gonna like our stay here." He smiled.

Vampirina smiled back. "I think so too." She giggled. "And so does Penelope."

Penelope gave Lincoln a hug. Despite his fears, Lincoln found the courage to hug back the monstrous, but loving plant.