Hey guys. 65 here. It has come to my attention that a few characters haven't really done much over the course of these episodes. I believe that these characters should receive more attention and development. So, I originally had a different idea for this episode, but I tweaked it a little (or a lot) to shift in a different direction. Hopefully you guys enjoy, and you should pick up on which character(s) this episode is prominently about. Before we hop in, I got to address these reviews first.
REVIEWS
OMNISENSE95 - That's a really good idea. I actually have been considering a plot where the Louds' identities get discovered. Maybe not all of them at once, but at least a few. If you remember from Episode 5, Carol (now Cyclone), already knows that Lori is Wind Vane. This might cause some problems later on. ;)
DragonZordPrime - That's good, cause I'm trying to write these episodes more in depth. Mutagene Labs is closed as of this point, the only workers who were there are in jail, and the rest of their chemicals and equipment are being held in a secure location. But, that doesn't mean this is the last we'll be hearing from these labs. They'll be popping up again. When? You'll just have to see. Thank you for reading each of these episodes, because I'm definitely passionate about this story, and I always want to deliver something that you guys would enjoy. Thanks again!
RCurrent - There's a good chance I'll actually use this. This is a great idea! Not sure when I'll use it but it'll happen, don't worry. Thanks for reading!
A Hopeful Observer - That's an interesting point. The threat of Mutagene Labs isn't extinct yet, despite them being shut down. They'll be back. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter, I mainly wrote it to give some shine to Lana, but hey, I ended up giving nearly everyone some shining moments.
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Alright, now it's time to shine the light on another Loud(s). Who is it? Find out right now in Episode 10 of Super Louds: The Series! Reviews and constructive criticism welcome.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Loud House. All rights belong to Nickelodeon.
Episode 10: It "Flu" Into Royal Woods
January in Michigan wasn't just the season of winter fun. It was also the season of the dreadful flu due to the cold conditions. The town of Royal Woods had been met with a rapid flu outbreak, and it was quickly sweeping the town. Day after day, more and more people became sick, and the community was trying to figure out why. This wasn't just a common cold. The symptoms being displayed by those infected, made doctors suspect that it was a new disease outbreak. However, no one really had an explanation for the strange occurrence, so until an answer came, the few who hadn't been infected were taking all precautions to prevent catching the sickness. This included the Louds.
"Okay Lori, you and Leni get some rest. And Lori, don't get out of bed unless you have to." said Rita, saying goodbye to the girls before she left for work that morning.
"*coughs* Okay mom." said Lori, who was on the verge of losing her voice as well.
"Bye mom." said Leni weakly.
"Bye girls. I'll see you this afternoon." said Rita, as she closed the door gently behind her.
"How are they?" asked Lynn Sr. concerned.
"Not good. They both look pale and I think Lori's starting to lose her voice." said Rita.
"Aw man. This flu is really running rampant! We need make sure the other kids don't get sick." said Lynn Sr.
"Yeah. Speaking of other kids, how are the twins?" asked Rita.
"They're not looking any better, but I put them to bed." said Lynn Sr.
"Oh really?" asked Rita, pointing behind Lynn Sr.
"Huh?" said Lynn Sr., as he turned around to see Lana, out of bed, ascending the stairs.
"Lana! I just put you to bed young lady!" said Lynn Sr. surprised.
"I know. Sorry Dad, I was just thirsty." said Lana, coughing after her statement.
"I'll bring you some water sweetie. Now, go back to bed." said Rita.
As soon as Lana went back into her room, the other Louds, who weren't sick, came out of their rooms, ready for school. They were Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lucy, and Lincoln holding Lily.
"Ready for school guys?" asked Lynn Sr.
"As ready as we'll ever be." said Lynn, usually one not thrilled with school.
"I'm ready as well! *coughs*" exclaimed Lisa, exiting her room with her backpack.
"Lisa! You've gotten sick sweetie!" exclaimed Rita surprised.
"No I haven't! *coughs* It's just a slight cough." said Lisa, smiling innocently at her parents, hoping they would buy it.
"Sorry Lisa, but I'm afraid you'll have to stay home today. We can't have you going to school like this." said Lynn Sr.
"What are you talking about? I'm fine!" said Lisa, starting to drip with sweat.
"Lisa! You're sweating like crazy!" exclaimed Lincoln concerned.
Rita knelt down to take Lisa's temperature.
"Honey, you're burning up! No school for you young lady." said Rita, making up her mind.
"But-"
"No buts. Lynn honey, can you stay home with the kids? I don't want them home by themselves." said Rita concerned.
"But honey, I can't just skip work! Sergei will need my help with the customers!" said Lynn Sr.
"Tell him it's an emergency! He'll understand. Besides, I doubt you'll get much customers today. The majority of the town is either home sick or in the hospital." said Rita.
"*sighs* Alright. I'll stay." said Lynn Sr.
"Oh, thank you honey. *kisses him on the cheek* Oh, and don't forget to get Lana some water alright? Come on kids, you don't wanna be late for school." said Rita.
"Mom, do we have to go?" asked Lynn.
"Yeah! I know this is a dark joke, but it's really a SICK place out there!" said Luan, with a worried tone instead of a joking one.
"Guys, I know this flu is really bad, but you still need your education. And as long as schools are open, you have to go." said Rita.
Suddenly, Lynn started fake coughing, hoping to be able to stay home with the others. Unfortunately, her father saw right through her ruse.
"Nice try Lynn Jr., but your old man knows all those tricks. Next time try a gurgle with your cough." said Lynn Sr.
"Dang it. I should've thought of that." said Lynn, feeling stupid.
Just then, Lincoln and Lucy's bus pulled up to the house.
"Come on Lincoln and Lucy, your bus is here." said Rita.
"Ready to endure true horror brother?" asked Lucy.
"I guess. See you guys later!" said Lincoln, as he handed Lily to his mom, and followed Lucy out the door, to the bus.
"You kids better get going too. Your buses will be at their bus stops soon." said Rita, advising her kids.
"Come on dudes. It's now or never." said Luna.
"Can I choose never?" asked Lynn.
"Lynn." said Rita, giving Lynn her parental stare.
"Alright. I'm going." said Lynn, as she accepted her fate, and headed out the door behind Luna and Luan.
Once their kids were gone, Lynn Sr. and Rita shared a goodbye kiss, and then Rita drove off in Vanzilla, to drop Lily off at her daycare.
As Rita drove through the daycare's parking lot, looking for a parking spot, she spotted something suspicious.
"What is he doing?" asked Rita curious.
She spotted a suspicious man in a white hazmat suit, screwing the top of an air condition unit back in place. It was almost like he had just finished doing a misdeed, and Rita had caught the tail end of the act.
As soon as the man was through, he noticed Rita watching him from Vanzilla, and awkwardly left the area, trying to draw attention away from him.
"That was weird. *hears Lily giggle* Come on Lily, let's get you inside." said Rita, as she continued driving to find a parking spot.
Meanwhile, at Royal Woods Elementary, Lincoln and Lucy instantly regretted their decision to come to school. At the nurse's office, which was right at the front of the school, there was a long line of sick kids, waiting for relief from the dreadful flu.
"Sorry kids! I've run out of medicine! I'll have to get some more! Check back later!" announced the nurse, to which the remaining kids who were waiting, were left disappointed.
Suddenly, one of the sick boys started sniffing heavily.
"*sniffs* Oranges! I smell oranges! I need it! I need Vitamin C!" exclaimed the boy.
The other kids started smelling the orange scent as well. Even Lincoln did.
"Where is that scent coming from?"
He got his answer when he turned to see a bag of orange slices in his sister's backpack pocket.
"Lucy! They're all talking about your orange slices!" exclaimed Lincoln.
"Orange slices? I didn't pack any...*sighs* Mom must have put them there. You know her and Dad are still on that health kick." said Lucy.
"Well, we're gonna get kicked, if we don't give up those orange slices!" exclaimed Lincoln.
Lincoln and Lucy then started to back away from the crowd of sick kids approaching them.
"Give them to me! I need it!" exclaimed the boy who initially smelled the orange slices.
"Back off! I'm dripping over here!" exclaimed a bigger boy, who was dripping with sweat like Lisa earlier.
"Achoo! Please, pity me." said a pale girl, who was shaking violently.
"This isn't good! They've become savages! The sickness has gotten worse!" exclaimed Lincoln worried.
"And I thought it was bad when someone got sick in our house." said Lucy.
"How are we gonna get out of here?" asked Lincoln, as the crowd of kids closed in on him and Lucy.
Suddenly, a different bag of orange slices was thrown just behind the crowd.
"Hey! Orange slices!" exclaimed a random girl.
"Mine!" exclaimed the boy who smelled the oranges first.
Suddenly, the whole crowd of kids began to fight over the tiny bag of oranges. While they were doing this, Lincoln and Lucy just stood there in shock, unsure of what just happened.
"Psst! Guys! Over here!" whispered Clyde, from behind a corner.
Lincoln and Lucy quickly snapped out of their stares, and followed Clyde behind the corner.
"Clyde! I'm so glad to see you! And you're not sick!" exclaimed Lincoln.
"You can thank my dads for that. They've had me living in a germ-free bubble ever since the outbreak happened this past weekend." said Clyde.
"Wow. I'm surprised they even let you come to school." said Lincoln.
"My dads may be overprotective, but they still value education." said Clyde.
"Same thing with my mom. I wish she would've seen it our way. This place is a nightmare!" said Lincoln.
"It gets worse. Principal Huggins didn't show up to school today. Without him, there's no discipline! No discipline and the whole school has fallen into chaos!" said Clyde, with a panicked look on his face.
"That's weird. Principal Huggins has never missed school. Not even when he's sick! Something's not right Clyde." said Lincoln.
"Uh Lincoln?" said Lucy.
"Yeah Lucy?" asked Lincoln.
"We've got company." said Lucy, as she directed Lincoln and Clyde's attention to a couple of first-graders with runny noses.
"Achoo!" "Achoo!"
"Run for it!" exclaimed Lincoln, as he, Lucy, and Clyde dashed down the hall away from snotty threat.
This was not the school day any of them had planned.
Meanwhile, at Royal Woods High, Luna was getting her books out of her locker for her science class.
"Hey Luna." said Sam, albeit a little weakly.
"Hey Sam. You okay dude?" asked Luna concerned.
"I'm fine." said Sam, who started a coughing fit after her statement.
"Whoa. Hold up Sam. I know we're friends, but I can't get sick!" exclaimed Luna.
"What are you *coughs* talking about? I'm not sick! It's just a little tickle see?" said Sam, as she reached out to Luna, but suddenly fainted.
"Sam? Sam?! Oh man, this isn't good!" exclaimed Luna, with worry.
Luna was right about that. As soon as she made her outburst over Sam, the other sick students suddenly surrounded her. Almost as if they knew she wasn't infected.
"Back away from me you sick freaks!" threatened Luna, to which the kids gave no heed.
As the crowd closed in, Luna only had one other choice to avoid getting sick.
"Okay, you guys asked for this! Prepare to get rocked!" exclaimed Luna, as she activated her PortaPendant, and became the Amp.
She then sent out a shock wave from her guitar, which blasted the students away from her. When she did this, she also noticed that the air around her had become much easier to breathe.
"*inhales* Woo! Who opened a window?" asked Luna, happy for this new environment.
However, it didn't last long, as the thick, almost toxic air suddenly started returning rapidly. Luna noticed it looked like a thick mucus green fog, and it did not look healthy at all.
"It looks like this stuff is comin' from the vents!" said Luna, making this realization. "I've got to see where it leads!" exclaimed Luna, as she began to take cover from the contaminated fog, and followed its trail from the vents above her.
All the while, the students who had already been contaminated, followed suit slowly behind her.
Back at the Daycare Academy, Lily's daycare, the babies who had been dropped off there had become egregiously sick, and the teachers and staff found themselves overcome with worry. Dr. Shuttleworth, who was the owner of the Academy, had tried calling in several pediatricians to come and examine the kids. However, all the pediatricians in town had busy schedules looking after other sick kids that day. Just when it looked like she'd have to cancel daycare for the day, a man entered the daycare, claiming he was a licensed pediatrician.
"You don't understand, it's serious down here! Mostly all the children are sick! You have to...Please! I-"
The pediatrician on the line disconnected the call.
"*sighs* Now what am I gonna do?" said Dr. Shuttleworth to herself.
"Excuse me Dr. Shuttleworth, this man wants to see you. He claims he's a pediatrician." said the secretary.
"Really now? Thank you for coming sir. What's your name?" asked Dr. Shuttleworth.
"My name is Dr. Oliver Connors. I'm from Hazeltucky. I heard there's been a major outbreak here, and I've been visiting schools to see where I can help." said Dr. Connors. He was a slender man, with auburn hair, and had on a doctor's coat over his white shirt, tie, and black pants.
"Well, thank you for coming Dr. Connors. Please, allow me to lead you to Ms. McArthur's class, the worst site of the epidemic." said Dr. Shuttleworth.
"Of course." said Dr. Connors, following behind Dr. Shuttleworth.
Dr. Shuttleworth led Dr. Connors to Lily's class, where besides Lily, every other baby had gotten sick.
"Wow. I can't believe it worked this well." said Dr. Connors, under his breath, but still audible.
"What was that Dr. Connors?" asked Dr. Shuttleworth.
"Uhm...I said, I can't believe they've fallen so ILL!" said Dr. Connors, hoping to cover up his previous statement.
However, Lily's teacher, Ms. McArthur, was suspicious of Dr. Connors, and didn't trust him one bit. Ms. McArthur was a fairly tall woman, with curly blonde hair.
"I know! The poor things! Well, I have some more phone calls to make, so you can start giving them a check-up Dr. Connors." said Dr. Shuttleworth.
"Of course. I'll start right away!" said Dr. Connors, as Dr. Shuttleworth exited the room, closing the door behind her.
"You aren't laying a finger on any one of my kids." said Ms. McArthur, putting her foot down.
"Ms. McArthur, please. Be reasonable." said Dr. Connors.
"You're too shifty for my taste Dr. Connors. Are you even a doctor?!" asked Ms. McArthur.
"Why, of course I'm a doctor! I've come to give a check-up to these kids and I-"
Dr. Connors suddenly paused when he noticed not all of the babies were sick. Over in a corner was Lily, playing with some building blocks by herself.
"My my my! Someone has a strong immune system! But how could this be?! My calculations concluded that-"
"Your what now?!" asked Ms. McArthur, catching onto Dr. Connors' ruse.
Dr. Connors sensed this and panicked.
"I'll heal you later!" exclaimed Dr. Connors, as he took out an aerosol spray can from his coat pocket, and sprayed Ms. McArthur in the face with it.
Ms. McArthur stumbled back, disoriented, before finally collapsing. She was sprayed with a highly concentrated form of Dr. Connors "sick gas", and thus it affected her more aggressively.
As Dr. Connors viewed her lying there, he said, "I do what I must do to be known." He then walked over to Lily and picked her up.
"Come on you little scamp! I've got to give you a check-up." said Dr. Connors, as he exited the daycare with Lily through the back entrance.
Lily tried to put up a struggle, but she wasn't strong enough to escape Dr. Connors' grip. As they drove off, the only thing Lily could do was cry.
Back with Lincoln, Lucy, and Clyde...
"*panting* Okay. I think we lost them." said Lincoln, catching his breath with Lucy and Clyde.
"Geez, this part of the school is really run down." said Clyde, as he, Lincoln, and Lucy observed there was no lighting in this part of the school.
"Where do we even go?! All the hallways are dark!" exclaimed Lincoln panicking.
"Wait brother. I'm picking up brain waves close by. It seems someone's down this hall." said Lucy, using her telepathy to sense the location of a nearby person.
"*gulps* Down there?" asked Clyde, staring nervously at the dark hallway.
"Come on, follow me." said Lucy, as she started walking down the hall.
Lincoln and Clyde quickly followed behind her, not trying to get left behind. As they continued walking, Lucy suddenly stopped.
"This is it. The brain waves are strongest here." said Lucy.
"Yeah but...where are we exactly?" said Lincoln, as he made an electric ball to light up the area, revealing that they were right outside Principal Huggins' office.
"We're at Principal Huggins' office?" asked Clyde confused.
"Wait. If Lucy picked up brain waves from here, that means that Principal Huggins is here!" said Lincoln, making a conclusion.
"Or one of the infected!" said Clyde.
"Either way, we have to find out." said Lincoln, as he took the lead, and opened Principal Huggins' door, leading them inside.
Principal Huggins was known for liking things neat and orderly, but his office was currently looking anything but. Papers and folders were scattered everywhere, file cabinets were open, and the whole room reeked of an unfamiliar foul stench.
"P.U.! What is that smell?!" asked Clyde, in distress.
"That is the foul stench of death." said Lucy, quite creepily.
"Lucy, be real. There's no one dead in-AAH!" exclaimed Lincoln suddenly, as he discovered what looked like a corpse, underneath the scattered folders.
The corpse then arose, revealing itself to be...
"PRINCIPAL HUGGINS?!" said Lincoln, Lucy, and Clyde in shock.
Principal Huggins wasn't dead, but his body was severely ridden with disease. So much so, that it had caused him to decay. He hissed at the kids, which in turn caused the kids to turn to run out his office. However, they were met with an unexpected surprise.
Cheryl, Principal Huggins' secretary, had appeared and locked them inside the office.
Lincoln, Lucy, and Clyde now found themselves caught between two of the worst infected.
Back at the Loud House, things were going downhill as well.
"Okay Lana *sniffles* are you done with your water?" asked Lynn Sr., coming to retrieve the glass.
Unfortunately, Lana's glass appeared to be missing.
"Where's your glass *coughs* Lana?" asked Lynn Sr.
"L-L-L- *sputters*"
"Lisa...took it *coughs* Daddy..." said Lola, speaking for her sister, however she didn't have much of a voice left either.
"*huffs* O-Okay girls. I'm gonna go check on Lisa. You girls hang in there okay?" said Lynn Sr.
The girls responded with a barely audible 'Okay.'
Lynn Sr. exited Lola and Lana's room, and suddenly felt the urge to cough.
"Oh man! What is wrong with me? I can't get sick! I have to take care of these kids!" said Lynn Sr. to himself, as he entered Lisa's room to see what she was up to.
As soon as he entered, his nostrils were filled with the horrible stench of decay.
"Ugh! Lisa! What is that smell?!" exclaimed Lynn Sr. nauseated.
Lisa was trying to figure out how this "disease" had suddenly fallen over the town. She took germ samples from Lana's glass and put them in her test rat's food. Within a couple of hours, both were decaying on the outside. They were essentially living corpses.
"Hello father. *coughs* I believe I've found the answer to this mysterious illness." said Lisa.
"Lisa, *coughs* you were supposed to be resting not *coughs some more* experimenting." said Lynn Sr., who was now feeling awful.
"Father, it appears you've caught the illness." said Lisa.
"I-"
Lynn Sr. wasn't even able to finish his sentence before he fainted.
"Oh boy. This isn't good." said Lisa, realizing the predicament she was in.
"What's *wheezes* not good?" asked Lori, appearing in the doorway, who was very nearly hoarse.
"Oh Lori, you poor thing. Father has fallen ill." said Lisa.
"Oh no. Dad!" said Lori, struggling to shout.
"Don't shout Lori. It'll only make your voice worse." advised Lisa.
Suddenly, the girls heard a cellphone ringing. Lori knew it wasn't hers, she would never choose such a generic ring tone.
"I believe *coughs* father's phone is ringing." said Lisa.
Lori took Lynn Sr.'s phone out of his pocket, and answered it.
"Hello?" said Lori weakly.
"Lori?! Is that you? What are you doing out of bed sweetie?!" asked Rita concerned.
"I...Dad-"
"You know what never mind. Where is your father?"
"He's *coughs*"
"Let me see that Lori." said Lisa, taking the phone from Lori. "Hello? Mother?" said Lisa.
"L-Lisa?" asked Rita, now confused.
"Yes. It's me. Listen, father has gotten sick, and the condition of everyone here is getting worse. *coughs* Including me. I've figured out what the mysterious illness is. It's a far more aggressive form of the influenza virus. It's definitely not common, meaning someone had to have created it. Hence, why people are getting sick so easily." said Lisa.
"I think I have a good idea who created it. He's also responsible for the kidnapping of my child!" exclaimed Rita frantic.
"What?! Are you saying Lily's been kidnapped?!"
Lori gasped.
"Who's the monster responsible?" asked Lisa sternly.
"His name is Dr. Oliver Connors. Although, I'm not sure if that's his real name." said Rita.
"Oh that's him alright. Dr. Connors was a real doctor, until he was found practicing inhumane methods of medicine in Hazeltucky General Hospital. *coughs* He was fired, and his practitioner's license was revoked." said Lisa, reading an article she found about him online.
"Maybe that's his motive for doing this then?" asked Rita, trying to make sense of the situation.
"As good of a motive as any." said Lisa.
"But what could he possibly want with Lily?!" asked Rita, now teary-eyed.
"*gasps* Of course! *sneezes* Lily's healing capabilities! He must have seen her not being phased by his disease, and took her to figure out what's different about her no doubt." said Lisa, who was now finding it hard to talk like the rest of her family at home.
"Oh, I've got to find my baby! Lisa, I'm coming over to the house!" said Rita.
"Don't bother mother. *coughs* My immune system is rapidly deteriorating as we speak. I'm in no condition to fight crime. Contact the others on their status." said Lisa sadly.
"Oh, alright! But, wait! Can you at least see where Lily is with your super sight?" asked Rita.
"Let me see..." said Lisa, as she scanned the entire area of Royal Woods, until her sights rested on an abandoned factory. "Lily's in the west side of town! Look for an abandoned factory!" said Lisa, gasping for breath.
"Okay Lisa. Thank you. We'll fix this soon." said Rita.
"Al-Alright. Bye mother." said Lisa groggily.
"Bye." said Rita, in a saddened tone, as she hung up.
However, she couldn't afford to be in a glum mood now. The town needed her. Her family needed her. Lily needed her.
As Rita hurriedly drove towards the west side of town, she tried contacting her kids through their wireless communicators.
"Hello? Luan?" asked Rita panicked.
"Mom?" said Luan, sounding like she was panicked also.
"Is everything alright sweetie? You sound like you're gasping for breath!" asked Rita concerned.
"I'm...running...School was a nightmare...Everyone sick..." said Luan, who now stopped to catch her breath.
"Okay, breathe sweetie. Where's Lynn?" asked Rita.
"I haven't seen her since she went gym class." said Luan, now relaxing her breaths.
"Oh no. Okay Luan, I need your help. Lily's been kidnapped, and I need help to save her!" exclaimed Rita.
"Don't worry Mom! Light Show will LIGHT up-AAH!"
"L-Luan?!"
"No! Lynn! WAIT!"
The communication line went to static.
"Luan?! Luan?! *frustrated growl* Okay. Luna. Luna should be fine right?" said Rita to herself, as she called Luna.
"Yeah moms?!" said Luna, who sounded like she was shouting.
Rita could here loud sneezes, coughs, and shouts in the background.
"Honey? What's going on?" asked Rita filling with dread.
"Mom I...I'm trapped. The whole school has practically turned into zombies! There's no hope..." said Luna, with a sad tone.
"No Luna! There's...I just needed help..." said Rita, desperate at this point.
"Sorry mom! Whoa, no! Remember me!" exclaimed Luna, as her communication line went to static as well.
"Luna?...*sighs* One more choice..." said Rita, as she called Lincoln.
"*blasts Huggins back with a lightning ball* Hello?" asked Lincoln groggily.
"Hi sweetie. Are you sick?" asked Rita concerned.
"No, but I'm about to be. *coughs* Dang it." said Lincoln.
"Where's Lucy?" asked Rita.
"She's sick. She fainted along with Clyde. I'm over here fighting and-EEYUGH!" exclaimed Lincoln suddenly.
"What happened sweetie?!"
"Ugh...Cheryl sneezed on me...*coughs* Mom? I'm sick..."
"*hears thud* Lincoln? *sighs*" said Rita, as tears started to stream down her face.
This whack job doctor had taken everyone from her, and now, she was going to take it back.
"You're going down Dr. Connors." said Rita, as she approached the abandoned factory Lisa saw in her vision.
Meanwhile, inside the abandoned factory, Dr. Connors was getting ready to launch his machine.
*Lily crying*
"Oh, stop that crying baby! You're a hero! Your unique genetic makeup allows you to be impervious to my disease! Meaning your DNA will make the perfect antidote! Of course, there's a strong chance you won't survive the ordeal, but this is for the greater good!" said Dr. Connors.
He had Lily hooked up to a machine, which had been slowly extracting her DNA, containing her healing magic. Said healing magic was being loaded into a rocket, which was going to be launched over Royal Woods, and then detonated, spreading healing to all infected. The only downside to this was that Lily's body was very close to giving out, from being forcefully drained.
As Lily continued to cry, Dr. Connors prepared the rocket for launch, when suddenly Rita burst through the factory doors. She had shape-shifted into a rhino.
"*reverts back to normal* Let my baby go." demanded Rita, who was dressed as Ms. Shift.
"Whoa! Hostile aren't we? Miss, I assure you your baby is being used for the greater good. Her body is going to cure all this sickness! Isn't that great?!" said Dr. Connors.
"You are a sick, sick man. And your sickness has inspired you to spread sickness to this town! *coughs* How could you?! And then you try to fix it by using my child as some antidote!" exclaimed Rita, clearly angry.
"Hey! What do you take me for? I'm not a villain! Sure I created the disease, but I only did so to be recognized! I've created an antidote! I'm going to heal all these people! I am a doctor after all." said Dr. Connors, sounding more insane with each response.
"You're not a doctor! I think you proved that when you got fired from Hazeltucky General!" exclaimed Rita.
"How'd you find out about that?! I am a doctor! I am a doctor! I AM A DOCTOR!" exclaimed Dr. Connors, clearly hysterical.
"*coughs* No you're not Connors. Your license got revoked. It's over. Now, let my baby go." said Rita, basically on her last straw.
"NEVER! YOU CAN'T TAKE THIS AWAY FROM ME!" yelled Dr. Connors, as he ran to his control board, to try and launch the rocket.
"STOP!" exclaimed Rita, as she jump kicked Dr. Connors out of the way.
"*spits* You're done." said Dr. Connors, as he sprayed Rita with the same "sick gas" he sprayed Ms. McArthur with.
Rita stumbled back, dazed and confused. Her body felt hot and cold, her skin was turning mucus green, she felt terrible.
"I feel like I'm gonna faint." thought Rita, as she was about to, when she saw Lily looking at her. Those adorable eyes she was used to were now filled with pain and anguish.
Rita was filled with a new energy. She couldn't go out. Not like this. With one final burst, she shape-shifted into a sword, which cut the flow of Lily's DNA to the rocket.
"NOOOO!" yelled Dr. Connors, as he watched his machine get destroyed. Just then, Rita collapsed onto him, overcome by the sickness. As she fell, her practically lifeless hand hit the launch button, launching the rocket containing the antidote.
Dr. Connors was now pinned under Rita. Before he could make a move, Rita turned her head and sneezed on him, giving him his dose of karma.
Within a matter of seconds, the doctor had fainted as well.
The next thing Rita woke up to was ceiling lights.
"W-Where am I?" asked Rita confused.
She looked around and saw that she was in a hospital room. She then felt something clutching to her. That 'something' turned out to be Lily sleeping.
"Lily honey! You're safe!" said Rita overjoyed.
"Guys! She's awake!" said Lori, entering the room. She was now back in full health, as well as the rest of the Louds.
"Honey! You're alright!" said Lynn Sr., as he went over and hugged his wife.
"Oh Lynn, what happened? The last thing I remember was saving Lily and defeating that doctor." said Rita, trying to make sense of the situation.
"Well, that antidote that Dr. Connors made got spread over Royal Woods." said Lori.
"It healed all of us!" said Lincoln.
"And it was good timing too. Once we were healed, we sent Lori to retrieve you and Vanzilla, so that we could take you to the hospital." said Lisa.
"But what happened to Dr. Connors?" asked Rita.
"They locked that whack job up for good in an insane asylum or something like that." said Lynn Sr.
"Good riddance too! I can't believe he created his own disease!" said Lynn disgusted.
"I guess some people will do anything for attention." said Lisa.
"Well, I'm just glad we're all safe and healthy." said Rita, glad that the outbreak was over.
Just then, Lily woke up and said, "Momma?"
"Aww! Lily said Momma!" gushed Lola.
"That's right Lily. Momma's here." said Rita, as she hugged Lily close to her, while the rest of the Louds gathered around them, and shared a hug as well.
This episode is officially the longest I've written so far. I really hope you guys enjoyed it nonetheless. I know the ending was a little cliche, but I hope the suspense and action kept your interest at least. This was a weird structure for an episode that I've never done before, so let me know what you think of it! Also, don't forget to check out the poll about this story on my profile page. Thanks for reading! And I'll see you next time!