Based on the Regular Show episode Birthday Gift.
"Hi everyone! I'm Lola!"
"And I'm Lana!"
"I suppose you're all awaiting to hear a story? Well you're in luck. Because I happen to know a great one, starring me!"
"Hey! I'm in this story too you know!"
"I was getting to that!"
"Sure you were, Miss Glory Hog!"
"I told you not to to call me that!"
"Well that's what you're being right now!"
"Well how many of these stories have had you with a starring role?"
"I wish I could name them all, but there are people here who are waiting to hear this one. So could we please get back to the intro?"
"Oh right! Ahem! What we are about to present to you is a true story. A heartwarming tale that involves…..involves…..uh…..what was it about again?"
"Don't tell me you forgot!"
"What do you expect? With all the stories we've been doing, they're becoming hard to keep track of!"
"You're lucky I have a stronger memory. We're supposed to be telling a story about what happened on Lincoln's eleventh birthday."
"Oh right. Here it goes."
It's about a year ago on Lincoln's 11th birthday. Lana is on the roof helping Lincoln and Luna reshingle the tiles.
"Yo, it's your birthday, we got you a present! Yo, it's your birthday, we give the best presents!"
"Lana, how many times have I told you?" Lincoln criticizes. "You can't rhyme with the same words."
"Yeah," Luna agrees. "That's just careless rapping."
"Whatever," Lana scoffs. "It's still a great gift. And you don't even know what it is."
Lincoln chuckles nervously. "Yeah, can't wait. Thanks."
"Don't thank me yet brother. Thank me and Lola tonight where you open it and love it, which I know you will. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to use the bathroom."
Lana climbs through the window and into her room. First she made sure nobody was looking. "Pssst! Lola!" She whispered. "You still have the you-know-what?"
Lola pulls out a giant safe from inside her toy chest. Once she opened it, she took out a little gift all wrapped up. "Right here. Perfect hiding place for a perfect gift. Linky's gonna love it."
"Man," Lana sighs. "We give the best birthday gifts."
Just then, the twins overheard Lincoln talking. "You know, I hate to say it, but Lola and Lana give the worst birthday gifts."
"Really bro?" Luna asked. "It sounded like they got you something really good."
"Nah, they don't really put any thought into it, and even when they do, they're usually gifts they get for themselves. It's okay though. I've gotten used to it."
"Gee, sorry to hear that bro."
"No really. It's okay. I don't wanna hurt their feelings. I'm just happy to know you guys care for me."
The twins then have a flashback of previous gifts they've given him over the years.
Like the time when he was 8 and they gave him a box of donuts, only for him to find out they've eaten them all. Then when he turned 9, they got him a t-shirt that said 'sisters of birthday boy' on them. And finally, there was the last year when he was 10 and they got him a card with an 'I owe you'.
Flashback ends.
"I can't believe it," Lola said with distraught. "Linky hates our gifts."
"Come on Lola," her twin assures. "Our gifts aren't that bad." Lana unwrapped the gift to reveal that it was a coffee mug that says 'World's Greatest Sisters' on it. "Okay, maybe you're right."
"Ugh! What are we gonna do? His party starts in a few hours and we don't have time to get this changed! Linky's gonna totally hate us!"
"Don't worry sis! It's all gonna be okay. We'll just get him a new gift. A better one."
The twins are at the dining room table thinking of ideas.
"Okay, let's think," Lana announces. "What do we get Lincoln?"
"Well whatever it is, it has to be better than last year," Lola answered.
"Hey! That 'I. O. U.' was your idea!"
"Only because I couldn't think of anything! Besides, you agreed to it!"
"Well I didn't know what I was thinking! But you know something?"
"What?"
"We're going off topic."
"You're right. Back to work."
"Let's see, what would he like?"
"Perhaps we could get him a nice custom keychain."
"Lola, what would Lincoln do with a keychain? He's not even old enough to drive a car."
"Just a suggestion. You got any ideas?"
"We could get him a new comic book."
"He's already got a whole wide selection of comic books."
"How about some sneakers?"
"Eh, too lame."
"Hairbrush?"
"A hairbrush? Seriously Lans? That's the lamest of the lame!"
"Yeah, you're right."
"Why don't we get him one of those junior novelty clip-on ties?"
"To match the one Luan got him last year?"
"Dang it! Why is this so gosh darn difficult?"
"Come on Lola! We have to think! What does Lincoln like?"
"Well let's see. He likes making breakfast, reading comics in his underwear, helping us with our hobbies, hanging out with his dorky friends….."
"That's all the stuff he does, Lola. Not stuff he likes."
"Well how am I supposed to know? He barely likes any of the stuff that we like!" Lola slams her head on the table. "This isn't like a video game where you can just solve everything in an instant."
Lana then gets an idea. "Lola! That's it! Video games! Lincoln likes video games! We'll get Lincoln a video game!"
"Sis….that's actually a great idea! So glad I thought of it."
Lana just lowers her eyebrows in annoyance.
Later, the twins are at the mall looking in the video game store.
Lana held up a selection. "What about this one? It's the new Ace Savvy and the Full House gang turbo thrash brawl for the Snap."
"Sold!" Lola then was shocked when she took a look at the price tag. "WHAT?! $60?! That's highway robbery!"
The twins then marched up to the front desk. "Excuse me sir," Lana asked. "Do you have anything cheaper?"
"I guess you're not into quality," the man said. "Feel free to check out the discount bin." He points to the 'discount' bin (which was basically $50 and under).
The twins headed over to the bin and began searching.
"Ugh!" Lola groaned. "These games are lame."
"I know," Lana agrees. "This piece of junk costs $49?"
"We can't afford any of these."
"What can we get for $20?" Lana asked the register. The man in the store just held up a keychain, which made the twins even more exasperated.
"Oh yeah. We are definitely out of here."
Back at the Loud house, Lola and Lana were sitting in the dining room looking more bummed out than before. Soon, Leni, Luna, Luan and Lynn came in.
"Hey guys," Leni greets. "What's got you two down?"
"We heard Lincoln say today that he doesn't like our gifts," Lana explains. "So we've been trying to get him something good."
"But I guess we'll just have to give him this." Lola held up the mug they got (with the word sisters crossed out and the word brother written underneath it).
Lynn lowers her brows. "You do know you guys can't give him that, right?"
This made the twins groan even more.
"We tried to get him a video game, but they're too expensive," Lana further elaborated. "Now we don't know what to do."
"Listen little dudes," Luna consoled. "If Lincoln really loves you guys, he'll appreciate anything you give him. Just as long as it shows that you care."
"Yeah. Forget what's in the past and worry about the present." Luan kidded. "But seriously, you'll figure something out."
The other girls then left.
"Easy for you to say," Lola sighs. "Now what do we do?"
Just then, Lisa pops up in between them. "Siblings, I couldn't help but overhear your current predicament."
"Lisa, have you been eavesdropping on us again?" Lola confronts.
"A young scientist's need for research never rests. But regardless, I'm here to help you out."
"With what?" Lana said.
"What would you say if I told you you could create your own video game using the inside of your mind?"
"I'd say you're crazier than a cuckoo clock," Lola answered. "Why?"
"Observe." Lisa set up a projection screen as slides began showing. "Allow me to introduce you to a new experimental program I've been working on called V.I.D.C.E.D.I.H. Virtual Interactive Dimension Creator Ever Developed In History. I had first developed this program when studying the statistics within our fraternal sibling's video game statistics. Sure any high tech programmer can make a video game, but with my easy to use software, anyone with a free afternoon can make one of their own. With my high tech gear, the electrodes within your cerebral cortex can formulate your own virtual reality. So sit back and let your mind do the work." The presentation ends.
"That sounds completely fabricated and fictitious. There's no way anyone would ever go for an opportunity like that." Lola then turned around to see that Lana and Lisa had disappeared. "Except my stupid twin," she groaned.
The twins then followed Lisa into her room.
"Whoa!" Lana said (more amazed at what she saw than Lola was). "You made this? You're like some kind of wizard!"
Lisa adjusted her glasses. "I'll admit. I am a wizard of sorts. Though I know no tricks, only truth. And the truth of the matter is that you promised you'd get our brother a gift. So let's get to work."
Lola was still confused. "So what? Do we just think of a game and that's it?"
"Yes. But before for that, we must run a series of intense physical and mental tests."
"These tests aren't gonna have weird side effects, are they? Because if you do something that's gonna make my hair fall out or…..I don't know, grow a tail on me or something, I'm going to…"
"Hold your threats dear sister. These tests will do nothing of that sort. Or at the very least, I don't intend them to."
"Wait what?"
"Let the montage begin!"
The montage starts. The physical portion includes jumping over logs and combat fighting mannequins, while the mental portion includes mind games, written and memory tests, even using one of Lily's shape toys. Once the test was completed, the results came out of Lisa's machine.
"Twins, the results are in." Lisa began reading. "However, they came with good news and bad news. The good news is that the physical test was a great success and the results are off the charts. The bad news is that the IQ test results are off the charts too, but in a bad way, meaning they are so low that they're barely on the charts at all. Ergo, you're physicality is impressive, but your mentality leaves a lot to be desired."
Unsurprisingly, Lola began dozing off while Lana just stared confused. "Would you mind putting it briefly, please?"
"I'm saying you two are good at fighting, yet you're both pretty stupid."
"What?!" The twins were shocked. "Does that mean we can't make a video game?"
"Not necessarily." Lisa brings out a few helmets and places one onto each of their heads (including herself). "These helmets will virtually transport us into your heads. Once we're in, you can make the game with your minds. However, because of your less than stellar IQs, there will be bugs in the system. But fear not. When the time comes, I will assist you. Are you ready?"
"Ready!"
Lisa flips the switch and activated the machine. The girls were then transported into an empty void. Only this time, they appeared to be in computer generation 3D imagery (commonly referred to as CGI)
"Woah! Cool!" The twins then noticed their sudden change in appearance. "Hey! Why is everything so bulgy?"
"Quite simple tomboyish sister." The twins then saw Lisa in her CGI form. "This system is displayed in the next dimension, and therefore gives us more depth than in our reality."
"I have no idea what any of that means," Lana said. "But this does look cool. So what do we do now?"
"In layman's terms, all you have to do is think."
"Think?" Lola questions.
"Simply imagine what you want the game to include, and the system will create it."
"Okay," Lana said. "Let's think. What should the game be?"
"Well I guess it could be at our house," Lola thought. Just as she said that, the void began to create a background that looks just like the Loud house.
"That's good! Okay, my turn!" Lana began to think. "What if Lincoln and our sisters were in it?" The graphics began forming simulations of their brother and sisters.
"Yeah! And they got a birthday cake! A cake pops up.
"Hey guys!" The simulation of Lincoln said with a garbled voice. "Come up and eat some birthday cake!"
"That's good," Lisa admires. "Now add some obstacles."
"You mean like jumps and holes and stuff?" As soon as Lana said that, the floor started to crumble. The house moves farther away and holes began forming out of the ground. There were also some floating rocks. "No! No! That's not what I meant!"
"Aw man!" Lola groaned.
"Not to worry," Lisa said. "All you have to do is cross to get to the cake at the end and the game will be made. Just remember your training."
The twins then became determined. "You're right. This is for Lincoln!"
Then a starting line formed at their feet and right behind them were digitized ants and beetles.
"Cybugs!" Lisa observes. "Run!"
The three girls began running as the cybugs chased after them. "Why are there so many?" Lola asked.
"Actually, based on your low IQ, I was expecting more!"
Along the way, the girls began jumping over gaps using floating rocks, avoiding lasers and even climbing a pillar.
As they almost reached the top, one of the cybugs grabs Lola's foot with its pincers. Lana held onto her hand as she tried to pull her up. Just then, Lisa began fighting off the cybugs, until she began falling from the pillar.
"Lisa!"
"Don't worry about me siblings," Lisa assures. "I'll hold them off!"
"But we can't just leave you!"
"I'll be fine. But Lincoln only has a birthday once a year. Finish the game so you can give him the best gift ever!" Lisa fell to the ground where the cybugs came up to her.
"Lisa!"
The twins then proceeded.
Finally, they got to the house and closer to their goal. But then, the cybugs caught up with them and started attacking. The twins tried to reach the top, but found themselves unable to.
"Well Lola, I guess this is it," Lana said as she accepted her fate. "Figures. I guess we'll just have to accept the fact that we failed to get Lincoln a good birthday gift."
However, Lola was not about to give up. "No! Not this year!" Lola got up and began fighting the cybugs.
Lana took note of this and decided to join in. She then held her hands close to her middle and began concentrating. Just then, a massive fireball started forming out of her hands and she used it to blast the cybugs away.
Lola was impressed. "I didn't know you could do that."
"I didn't know either."
Finally the kids reached the top of the house where their (simulated) siblings were waiting.
"You win!"
"Have some cake, sis," the simulated Lincoln said.
"All right!" The twins cheered as they prepared to take a bite of the virtual cake.
Just then, the game ended and the twins were back in their world (and back in 2D).
Lola noticed there was no real cake in her hands. "Dang it."
Lana then saw Lisa unconsciously lying on the floor. "You fought well Lisa."
Just then, Lisa immediately woke up.
"Lisa? I thought you were dead!"
"Negatory. The simulation I designed is proven to be 100% non-deadly. As a result, I was just in a state of unconsciousness."
"Oh. Okay, I guess that works."
Suddenly, the game pops out of the machine. "Game complete."
The twins pulled the game out.
"Woo-hoo!" Lana cheers. "We did it! Thanks for your help Lis'!"
"No problem. Now I have important matters to attend to if you don't mind."
The twins then left the room and headed to their own.
The twins then looked at their surroundings for a second. "Is it me, or does our world make everything look flat like paper?" Lana asked.
"I don't know," Lola answers. "It is kinda strange now that I think about it. But at least we got Linky a gift."
"Yeah." But then, another thought came to Lana's mind. "You know? I'm not sure what it is, but there was something about that virtual world that reminds me of that show. What was it called? Oh yeah, Cyberchase."
"You mean that cartoon show about those three kids and their cyborg bird who go inside a computer to stop an evil mastermind?"
"Yep. That's the one."
"I thought weren't into all that math and science-y junk."
"Eh, you gotta admit, that show does leave something to admire. Now let's go wrap this baby up."
Later that night, the twins found Lincoln sitting on the couch. "Hey Lincoln."
Their brother looked with surprise. "Lola? Lana? Where have you been? You went to the bathroom and never came out! And you missed my birthday!"
"Sorry we were late," Lola apologized. "We were busy making your gift. Look Linky, we heard what you said before and we realized that our gifts haven't been the best."
"But we tried really hard to get you a good one this time," Lana adds. "And we really put a lot of thought into this. So, happy birthday bro."
The twins handed Lincoln the gift as he unwrapped it. "A video game?"
"Not just any video game," Lola corrected. "A video game we made."
"What? There's no way you could have made this."
"No," Lana adds. "But our minds did. Go on. Give it a try."
Lincoln put the game in the console and turned it on. The game started and Lincoln selected a character that looked just like him. During the gameplay, the whole platform was so simple that it only took 5 seconds to complete.
"Wow! That was awful!" Lincoln said with amazement. "You guys really did make this yourselves."
"Told you," the twins crossed their arms with pride.
"Guys, this is the greatest gift you've ever given me."
