After drinking the flaming milk and dousing herself with water, Luan took some time recollecting herself on the porch steps.

"Guh...what happened?..." Luan rubbed her forehead, "Today was supposed to be a fun day for me to relax. Now, I can't step one inch in there without something crawling up my neck..." Even now, she could feel those laser eyes from Lori and Lola burning her backside. She had already witnessed firsthand what Lola was capable of, with a rapid fire paintball gun of all things.

Imagine how Lori's prank would go: bad if she managed to pull it off by herself...very bad if Leni helped her.

Then, she got to thinking, "Is this the feeling they get every April fools day?...Every time I go on the pranking offensive?..."

"Whaddaya askin' me for?"

"Huh?" Luan propped up and looked to the source of that sound, "Mister Coconuts?!"

"Don't "Mister Coconuts?!" me, tootsie. Whaddaya spoutin' this "is this the feeling they get" nonsense for?"

"Wha?...Ok, ok, this isn't even-what are you-what am I saying?!"

"The pranks, kid. The pranks. Ever since you woke up, you've been losing your prank spark. It's gotten so bad, you said something you would never say. I heard because you cleaned out my ears last night."

"Well... I knew I'd get the boot, but I didn't expect them to kick me this hard."

"Oh, so you can dish it, but you can't take it, is that it?"

"I didn't say that!"

"You said it without having to say it, toots."

"Uh...well, that was-"

"But you took a backfire pie to the face pretty well...after snapping, clawing, wooding, metalling, and fooding ya precious brother."

"Well, that's all in-"

"And you took a smacking, flying, skunking, stinking, and a floating in great stride. After you pranked everyone, and before you promised to prank everyone even harder."

"How did you-I didn't even bring you to Buttz Motel!"

"And plan you did...until those extremely convincing doubles came in and wrecked your family's bank accounts...and street cred."

Luan flinched, "Am I in the Twilight Zone?..."

"Nope, this is real," Mister Coconuts said, "and it's been a long time coming. You do know the rules of pranking, right?"

Oh. She did remember. And some of those rules she was taught in clown college just so happened to be:

No real physical or emotional pain.

The resultant mess has to be easily cleanable.

No permanent scars, except light humiliation and the feeling of dumbness.

"I'm...sheesh..." Luan gasped, "Now, I am extra-ly curious... How come I lose it on all those other April firsts, but I can hold off now?..."

"Now, that's a very complicated story no one has the patience for. You give jokes, and you get jokes back, right?"

"Yeah?..."

"So, what happens if you prank someone? You get pranked back. That's how it works around here!"

"The heck does that mean?"

"I mean, you pretty much inspired your folks to do the prank thing. Plenty of antics to be had, if you know what I'm saying."

Luan Got to thinking about today's pranks. Lincoln's software prank and Lisa's spicy prank...may be uncalled for...(or not), but it was impressive how they seriously rattled her heartstrings without use of a contraption. Luna and Lana just gave back what she gave them over the years, and Lucy, Lynn, and Lola went overboard like the resident prankster. The only pranks Luan truly enjoyed were the morning wake up routines, and the pranks from Lily and the parents... who played by the rules and kept it light.

And now was when she read into the day far too deep. In a way, pranks can reflect someone's personality or feelings. And if that's the case, then long story short: Lily and the parents could enjoy the not-overboard stuff, Lana could be an adrenaline junkie on the side...but hooooooooooly moly, the rest of them did not like the OG April Fool on the day of the April Fool.

"Hahahahaha," Luan chuckled, "Ok, Counselor Coconuts, I get it."

"See what I mean, toots? This could be a fun holiday, if you could be just a teensy bit smaller fool of yourself."

Luan deadpanned her face, "You've got quite a mouth there, Mister Coconuts. What's your secret? A little shaving off the old wood-Hahahahaaa!"

"I don't see you giving your donkey teeth the proper care!"

"What? I actually love Mom's frozen treats!"

"What nonsense are you~~~"

In Luan's mind, Mister Coconuts was getting her back in shape...but in reality, Luan was playing Ventriloquist Counseling by herself. And the siblings (minus Lori and Leni) saw the whole act from the living room window.

"Ok, she's gone loopy," Lynn quipped.

"I may need to re-analyze my Tingly Drops for any unwanted chemicals..." Lisa slowly backed away.

"Does that mean she's gonna take it easy with her pranks now?" Lynn asked.

"Uhhh...maybe?..." Lincoln responded, then noticed Luan dusting off her shoulders and standing up, "Hey, she's coming back inside!"

"Retreat!" Lana called everyone away.

But Lily did not move (because she was busy chewing on a boxing glove)...

... or Lola, "Time to pay you back for the worst makeover BY GIVING YOU YOUR WORST MAKE-"

Luna stuffed her in a bubble-wrap protective suit and pulled her away, "Ok, Pinke Pie. Take your insecurities elsewhere."

"NO! LET ME GO!" Lola bellowed as she was being dragged upstairs, "I WILL HAVE MY VENGEANCE! I WILL HAVE MY VENGEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~~~"

Lily merely blew a raspberry.