Night quickly came over Royal Woods with the freaks still wandering through the streets. Anyone in their houses - like the Louds - were keeping a firm lock on their door and keeping away from the windows. It was easy for Lori to keep everyone away since they seemed hell-bent on avoiding her upstairs. Her and Bobby were pretty comfortable downstairs anyway, well as comfortable as they could be. Although Lori did want to check on Leni she could only guess that she still wasn't up since she hadn't heard anything.
Speaking of not hearing anything, Bobby and Lori had tried to call his mother at the hospital hoping that not only when his mom picked up they'd know she was alright but also that Lori's mom might not be too far away from her and they could feel a little more at ease. But it only got worse when Bobby didn't just try one, not two, but three different numbers to reach her. The first was her cell, which when he called it got Ronnie Anne giving the bad news that she left it at home. The second was her work cell that just told him she was currently unavailable. That really scared him but Lori tried to reassure him, but then they got to the final number. Her emergency number, a landline at the hospital, again no dial tone, just someone telling them the number wasn't available.
Upstairs, Luna was locked up in her room, eerily quiet considering its occupant. Luan had taken up watching over Leni with the twins. Lana had already tried to wake her up a couple of times but all it amounted to was her shifting around a little bit.
Then Lincoln, Lucy, and Lynn were all piled in the girls room talking to Clyde. More so just so he didn't feel alone at home.
"I haven't heard anything from my dads guys." Clyde said.
Lincoln let out a breath as he paced around his sister's room, Lynn sitting on her bed and Lucy sitting on the floor next to hers "What's going on, why can't we call anyone?" Lincoln asked frustrated.
"Not true, Bobby got a call through to Ronnie Anne." Lucy noted.
"Could there just be something wrong with the cell network?" Clyde asked.
"Maybe." Lincoln admitted, stopping in place next to Lynn.
"That would explain why we aren't getting any news right now." Lynn pointed out. "Not even getting anything on the internet either."
"Huh?" Clyde suddenly said.
"Clyde?" Lincoln asked.
"Thought I heard something." He said sounding a little cautious.
"Stay away from the windows." Lincoln half ordered him to do. Curious, Lincoln shuffled over to the girls window to look out to the street. It was clear, no freaks here. That was good but from the amount that they saw it was only a matter of time before they saw them here.
"I can't stand it being this quiet." Lori let out as she cradled Lily.
"Would a movie help?" Bobby asked.
"Anything, I'll even take one of Lucy's horror movies." She said. Bobby of course wasn't going to choose that, the horrors he seen today would top anything in a cheesy vampire movie. In the loud house there were only two kinds of movies they ever had on demand, minus anything Lucy bought, cartoons or romance. So when Bobby walked over to their shelf full of DVD's nothing really popped out at him but he did choose two that he thought would help his girl out.
"Let's see how's couple retreat or the star gazer sound?" He asked flashing both movies to her.
"Star gazer." Lori answered quick. Not only was it her favorite movie but since it was animated, if Lily woke up then she wouldn't be crying when she saw it. Bobby nodded before he jumped over and dropped it into the player.
"Wouldn't take it you guys have popcorn would ya?" He asked with a small smile that was always infectious to Lori.
"Maybe… might be a bag in the pantry." Lori said as Bobby got up for the kitchen. Popcorn and a movie, cheesy yes, but it was a way to lighten up Lori's week when it was with Bobby.
Upstairs Luan stepped out of Leni's room for some air and to stop herself from going stir crazy. She didn't see Lola step out with her so was taken by surprise when she chirped.
"Are you alright?" She asked, Luan looking at her uncertain.
"I'm uh… just in a funny mood is all." She said, Lola having a hard time figuring out if she was trying to make a pun. If she was that would've made her a little bit sure that she was okay.
"I wish Mom was here…" she said throwing another surprise at Luan.
"Me too princess." Luan said in a sigh. "Dad too, he'd have a good joke to cheer everybody up." She admitted.
"You think they're okay?" Lola asked and Luan found herself cornered. She hoped they were alright but… what she saw at the high school.
"I think they are…" she said with not much assurance. Lola was going to speak again but then they heard a popping coming from downstairs with a waft of something hot coming up the steps.
"You hear that?" Lola asked and Luan quickly responded.
"Smells like Bobby's buttering up Lori." She joked with Lola letting out a chuckle.
"Well they better share!" she said almost in her usual bratty tone.
"I wouldn't get too salty if they said no Lola." Luan joked. Lola rolled her eyes with her small grin before she hurried down the stairs, now it was Luan's turn to follow her.
"Clyde?" Licnoln called out on the walkie.
"Lincoln…" He said scarred "They're coming down the street."
"What!?" Lynn yelped, Lincoln and Lucy both shook at his words.
"Oh my gosh." Lucy said in a gasp "Clyde hide." She told him. He was already way ahead and they could hear it from his loud footsteps over the walkie. Lincoln was stuck for a moment before he shook into action.
"We need to board up the house." He told them.
"On it!" Lynn said hurrying out her room with Lincoln and Lucy coming out after her.
"Lana!" Lincoln called out, his baby sister coming out a second later.
"What, what's the matter?" she asked.
"I need the mahogany." He told her, she looked at him funny for asking.
"Why?"
"Boarding up the house, the freaks are coming." Lucy explained.
"What?" Lana suddenly said shocked.
"We need the mahogany Lana please." Lincoln pled.
"No you don't!" Lana told him. Lincoln was inch away from shrieking at her before she pushed him aside "We're going to need oak if were going to keep them out, the house's foundation will work better with that." She explained taking Lincoln a back for a moment.
"Oh…" he said now a little deflated.
"I got some in the attic c'mon!" Lana beckoned, running up to the attic with Lincoln.
And they said the drive in was dead! That joke didn't get a laugh out of anyone in the living room but Luan still said it. Lori at first didn't want to let her sisters sit in on her little alone time with Bobby but two things made her change her mind. One, Lola threatening to show Bobby a video she caught of Lori poping a pimple last month, and two.
"You guys are better company than the sour pusses upstairs." Luan said giving a small smile to Lori. She knew she was pained and thought that at least one of the girls who were left behind at the high school should show that really there shouldn't be any bad feelings. Lori did pick up a little bit of that, with a exaggerated sigh and a half hearted chuckle she caved.
"Fine! But you literally can't make any jokes till the movies over."
"I think that's literally impossible!" Luan joked, this time the only one laughing was a now awoken Lily. Lori rolled her eyes but Luan did behave while they watched their movie
Lincoln and company were running around quickly boarding up every window and opening to the house they could find. They prayed that their aging house could withhold anything that would come and Lana was making sure of that. Their parents would never allow her to work on the house, only because they trusted their judgement more than a 6 year old. While they were hoisting boards up, Lana was rushing around patching anything loose so the house could stand to take a hit. All the noise they were making caught some attention. Luna and Lisa both came out of their rooms, Lisa with mild disinterest as Lincoln was coming out of his room.
"Is there reason to this madness?" She asked.
"We need to board up the house they're coming!" Lincoln sputtered out.
"They are!?" Luna yelped.
"Are you still going on about this?" Lisa asked annoyed.
"Dude it really is bad out there!" Luna told her, but Lisa just shaking her head.
"If it was as bad as you say then there would be local authorities already asking us to evacuate."
"Lisa for the love of..!"
"Forget it! Luna we need to board up the house!" Lincoln interrupted.
"On it bro." she said running up to the attic leaving Lincoln to run into her room.
Walking to the doorway, Lisa watched her brother haphazardly boarded up the window. "I hope you realize that once mom and dad come home they won't appreciate the renovations you've made."
"Lisa this is really happening!." Lincoln yelled as he hammered the board in.
"I'm not standing for this, stop this at once!" she said raising her voice. Lincoln just ignored her and hoisted up another board. Lisa had had enough, without Lincoln noticing she had left for the living room for help on this matter.
"What are they doing?" Lori asked annoyed gesturing to the stairs.
"Maybe they're just acting crazy again." Luan stated then hearing loud thuds from the second floor that were starting to upset Lily.
"Okay literally can we just get one second of peace?" Lori asked frustrated.
"I'll go see what they're doing." Bobby volunteered.
"I'm afraid that won't be necessary." Lisa said entering the room. "Our paranoid siblings are boarding up the house."
"They're doing what!?" Lori said jumping up off the couch.
"Babe." Bobby tried to soothe but instead received Lily from her.
"Hold on to her." Lori said before hurrying off.
"Babe wait!" Bobby called out as he followed, Luan and Lola coming along to with Lisa.
Lincoln and company were coming down the stairs, dividing up who was going to board up what when Lori showed up to block their way.
"Are you literally losing your minds right now!?" Lori shrieked, not caring if it was going to make Lily cry.
"Get out of the way they're coming!" Lincoln shot back at her.
"Enough already! Go upstairs and take down whatever you did!" she yelled, Luan and Lisa standing behind her as the rest of their siblings stood firmly on the stairs mad at them.
"Dude move!" Luna yelled.
"You guys need to chill out!" Luan yelled back as Lily cried.
"Stop being stupid you know what is was like out there Luan!" Lynn retorted. Bobby was having trouble calming Lily down, so Lola walked behind her sisters to him.
"Guys you're scarring Lily." Lola told them, but to no avail they would not relent.
"Yeah don't you see what you're doing? Hm? Lily doesn't want to hear anymore of this than we do!" Lori said.
"Then let us do we have to!" Lincoln yelled again.
"Stop acting like this! Nothing is happening you imbeciles!" Lisa yelled.
"Guys relax!" Bobby plead.
"Let us through!" Luna yelled.
"NO!" Lori yelled firmly.
Just before Lincoln and everybody charged at Lori, the front door buckled. Bobby and Lola barely got a half turn before they saw it. Hands, clawing grasping hands latching on to them. Bobby dropped Lily, she landing on her bottom making her yell as Bobby and Lola screamed. The freaks were here, and they were breaking through the front door.