And now, the grand finale for "Darcy or Family," which I should've done a looooong time ago. I apologize for the long wait, and I assure you, I appreciate you being patient enough to wait for the finale.

And since this isn't the only story I got on hiatus, I'll try to get those other stories finished too, before I start the cycle all over again XD

Anyway, let's go, to the finale and beyond!

"I don't know what you did, but as long as you're happy, I'm happy too!"

Those were the words uttered by Darcy before she and her mother left the Loud House, with Lisa, Rita, and Lynn Sr. waving goodbye as they left.

And as soon as they closed the door, the rest of their children ran back downstairs.

"So, what happened?" Lori asked. "Is Lisa staying or leaving?"

The siblings crossed their fingers and whispered "Please stay" repeatedly as the parents answered:

"We reached an agreement with Darcy's parents," Rita answered. "Every 15 days, starting next week, Lisa will spend the weekend at Darcy's house instead of ours, as long as they can do that, of course."

"That way, she can have a short break from all of our bad habits," Lynn Sr. spoke in relief. "And she can spend some more time with her new friend."

"What about the habits themselves?" Lynn asked.

Lisa waved her hand in a dismissive manner. "Keep them if you want, but tone them down a bit."

The siblings gasped and exchanged confused looks as Lincoln grabbed Lisa and took her to his bedroom.

"Is something wrong, Lincoln?" the prodigy innocently asked, tilting her head.

"Lisa, you know, we really could've used with getting rid of our bad habits," Lincoln said. "Are you sure you want to let us keep them?"

"I came to realize something, once I saw you acting the way you did; You weren't the same family I was born to," Lisa took a deep breath. "You were way too different, and we both felt uncomfortable with such a drastic change, so undoing said changes was the best choice."

Lisa adjusted her glasses. "Besides, I'm only letting you keep the habits as long as you tone them down."

And then, she turned to look at her brother. "And not all of those habits are remaining, anyway."

Just then, Lola, still wearing her glasses, arrived. "Hey, Lisa, we're about to watch a movie at the living room, wanna come?"

"Sure, I'll be there in a moment," The scientist raised an eyebrow. "By the way, how are the glasses working out for you?"

"Much better than I expected," Lola smiled. "Several of my classmates complimented them, even my pageant rivals."

Lisa smiled with satisfaction. "That's good to hear."

The guy and his sisters left the room and walked downstairs as Lisa asked, "So, what movie are we watching?"

Lola shrugged. "I dunno, Mom and Dad didn't tell me what it was."

Along the way, the trio ran into Lana, who was playing with Charles, Cliff, Waltz, and Geo.

"Lana, you're playing with the family pets, I see," Lisa remarked, getting the tomboy's attention. "I thought you were still sad about... You know what."

"I was, but then Charles, Waltz, Geo, and Cliff came to comfort me, and they made me realize, that I never needed all the animals I adopted," Lana answered as she rubbed Charles' and Cliff's bellies. "These guys right here need my affection as much as everybody else, and I believe it's time I give them what they've been missing."

And then Lana's pet frog jumped into her shoulder. "And besides, if I can't play with them, I'll just focus on Hops."

Lisa smiled and nodded in agreement, and she went onwards to check Luna and Luan's bedroom, while Lincoln and Lola continued walking until they noticed Lisa's absence.

"Lisa, the living room's-" Lola exclaimed.

Lincoln stopped her. "Let her see our sisters are doing."

Back with Lisa, the girl saw Luan sitting on her stage, writing some stuff down, while Luna was lightly headbanging while wearing headphones.

Lisa promptly walked to the comedian. "What are you doing, Luan?"

"I'm writing down some jokes to tell them to myself later," Luan answered, focusing solely on her notes. "I realized there are some jokes that make even me cringe, so to be safe, I'll write down whatever joke comes to mind, then see how cringy it is."

Luan then pointed at Luna. "And Luna is hearing music over there; Don't worry, she'll try to tone down her accent starting today."

"Those are good news," Lisa walked to the door. "Well, I'll leave you to your stuff."

Both sisters waved goodbye, and Lisa went to Lori and Leni's bedroom, but not before knocking first.

"Come in!"

Lisa entered, and found Leni trying to sew something, while Lori was doing something on her phone.

Obviously, Lisa went to Lori first. "Eldest sister, are you chatting with your boyfriend again?"

"Nah, he's busy at work, and even then he has other stuff, so I can't call him anytime I want anymore," Lori answered. I'm instead seeing what else I can do with my phone: Take selfies, watch videos, hear music, surf the internet-I honestly thought it was just good for calling Bobby!"

"Yeah, that was weird," Lisa snickered, then went to Leni. "And what are you doing, second oldest sibling?"

Leni raised an eyebrow, and Lisa corrected herself: "I mean, Leni."

"Well, I'm sewing a sweater for both you and Darcy, to commemorate both sides getting a happy ending," Leni took a deep breath. "I totes was having trouble not saying "like" during that whole sentence."

"You can say "like" if you want, sister," Lisa folded her arms. "You don't have to outright quit saying it."

"It never hurts to, like, try it out, you know?" and then Leni realized what she said. "Dang it."

Shortly after, Leni brushed Lisa's hair. "Anyway, It's totes good to have you back, Lisa."

Lisa smiled. "And it feels good to be back, too."

The little scientist left and headed for Lucy and Lynn's bedroom, only to find both of them at the hallway, the latter helping the former do some push-ups.

"Lucy's training?" Lisa inquired. "As in, physically training?"

"Yeah, by choice," Lynn stated before revealing a pamphlet. "And in exchange, she'll help me practice for when reading becomes an official sport."

Lisa raised an eyebrow. "But reading doesn't-"

Lynn quickly shushed her. "Quiet! She's trying to trick me into reading more often!"

Lynn winked with a knowing smile, and went downstairs, where she found Lincoln and Lola sitting on the couch, with the parents finishing setting up the movie.

And as soon as the parents finished, they sat on the couch and noticed Lisa.

"Oh hi sweetie, we'll start the movie soon," Lynn Sr. said. "And before you ask, yes, I'll try to stay at home a bit more often from now on."

"That's good to know," Lisa turned to her mother. "And how are your math issues coming along, Mother Unit?"

"My math is doing... Fine," Rita hesitated. "Yeah, let's say it's fine."

Lisa smirked. "What is 1 + -1?"

Rita's silence and nervous smile spoke for themselves.

"It's okay if you don't know, Mother Unit," Lisa stated. "Take your time. For now, let's just relax."

"I agree," Rita sighed in relief, then shouted, "Hey, kids! We're about to start the movie!"

The rest of the siblings bolted downstairs and sat on the couch, with Lisa right in the middle of the family sandwich.

"We're sorry if it's a little tight," Lori said. "I suggested that some of us could sit down, but everybody wanted to be near you."

"It's okay," Lisa answered as the movie started playing. "As long as I'm with my family, I'm happy."

The rest of the family went "Aaw!" and they exchanged a hug with Lisa before they watched the movie, relieved, and satisfied.