Chapter 17
The bustle of activity was nothing out of the ordinary for the Loud House. When you have a family as large as theirs, the house tends to be very busy. However, the reason for this activity was what made it unusual: It was March 31st. Meaning tomorrow is April 1st, April Fools Day. Anyone who knew the Louds that this was Luan's favorite day, and the day she pranks anyone and everyone who dared set foot on the property. Family, friends, strangers, it hardly mattered. Anyone was fair game. So, naturally, The Louds were using the day (all day) to prepare themselves for the upcoming Prank-pocalypse. Rita and Lynn Sr had planned to spend most of the day at Aunt Ruth's with Lily (not a favored idea for the Loud father, but given the choice, it was the lesser of two evils). Meanwhile, Lori had the sisters gathered together in her room (minus Lily and Luan, of course) to discuss their options. "Ok, everyone...tomorrow is A Day…" Lori said with a serious tone, standing at the desk where she usually stood. "We have less than twenty four hours to come up with a way to save ourselves from the prank storm."
"Wait...someone is missing." Leni pointed out, sitting on her own bed. "Lincoln isn't here."
"Linc was on the phone when I went to go get him." Lynn said, sitting against the closet door and gesturing toward her brother's room with her thumb. "Think he was talking to Lyds."
"We don't have time to wait for him. We'll just have to make a plan and either include him after we decide or hope he has a plan of his own." Lori said. "Now...does anyone have any suggestions?"
"My bunker proved to be an effective defense previously. We could confine ourselves-" Lisa started.
"No dice, sis. Everyone in this house knows the code to get in." Luna pointed out, sitting on Leni's modeling pedestal.
"...ah yes...I really need to change it." She commented quietly to herself.
"We could just go away from the house." Lana suggested, sitting beside Leni.
"Where? Mom and Dad are going to be taking the van." Lola countered, sitting in the one chair in the room.
"We could go to the mall!" Leni exclaimed with an expectant smile.
"...Leni...how are we going to get everyone to the mall without Vanzilla?" Lori asked, somewhat exasperated.
"Plus, what's Lincoln gonna do at the mall? Not to mention those of us who don't have a lot of cash." Lynn pointed out.
"Lynn makes a good point." The oldest of the siblings said with a nod. "We'd need to pick someone we could all enjoy, which is local as well, if we're going to do something outside the house pretty much all day."
"That doesn't leave us a lot of options…" Luna admitted, adopting a thinker position.
"How about the park?" Lola piped up.
"All day?" Luna inquired. "Plus, it's supposed to rain tomorrow."
"Dang...it's like all the universe is against us…" Lynn grumbled, crossing her arms and looking down at the floor. Things go quiet for a moment as the sisters started to really think hard about what they were going to do.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was just finishing up a talk on his phone. As Lynn had suspected, he was talking to Lydia. "So, you're good with the idea?" He asked her with a relaxed smile.
"It sounds good to me." Lydia replied, which made Lincoln's smile grow. "It'll be nice for us to tour the NeitherWorld, without being chased by geriatric bikers."
"Hahaha. Yeah. So, I'll meet you at BJ's Roadhouse tomorrow morning?"
"It's a date."
"Awesome. See you then, Lydia."
"See you Lincoln." He hung up the phone, not noticing Luan was standing at the door with a smirk on her face, arms folded as she leaned against the door frame.
"Well well, look at you, Romeo." She said with a chuckle, getting his attention.
"Luan!? Uh...hey. What's up?" He asked with a nervous smile.
"Calm down, Linc. It's not Pranksgiving yet. Besides, I'm here to make a little deal with you." She said, moving into the room and stepping in front of him.
"...what kind of little deal?" He asked suspiciously.
"For April Fools this year, I'd like a partner to help me with my pranking, and I could think of no one better than my bud, Beetlejuice." Lincoln gulped when he heard that. If his sisters knew that he had accepted this deal, they would have his head. "So my deal is...if you let Beetlejuice work with me, I'll give you immunity next April Fools day."
"...really?" The white haired boy inquired, wondering if he heard her correctly.
"I'm serious, Linc. You, prank free, next April Fools." She repeated, smiling at him. "I'd offer for this year...but I heard that last little bit of conversation. You really need to shut your door more." She said. Lincoln frowned at her, but knew he really should have kept his door closed.
"...Lydia too?" He asked with slightly narrowed eyes. Luan chuckled.
"You drive a hard bargain, bro. Alright. You and Lydia will be prank free next year." The family joker told him.
"...I want that in-" Before he could finish his request, his older sister had already pulled a contract from her back pocket, grinning a bit. "...well played." The man with the plan said, quickly reading through the contract. Everything looked straightforward and legit. Oddly, it looked like Lydia's name was already there, like Luan predicted he would want her on the deal too. After a moment's thought, he decides to sign the contract, followed by the comedianne.
"Pleasure doing business with you, bro." She said, returning the contract to her pocket and walking off while humming to herself, heading downstairs.
"The others aren't going to be happy about that...but to be free from April Fools Day for an extra year? They would have taken it in a heartbeat." Lincoln said to the fourth wall as he headed out of the room and toward the bathroom. "As you probably heard before Luan interjected, Lydia and I are planning to spend April Fools Day in the NeitherWorld. It should be nice; seeing Jacques and Ginger again, getting a chance to really see the city, maybe got for a ride in Doomie again, just the two of us." He exposited as he reached out to open the bathroom door. However, before he could, he got grabbed by several pairs of hands and got pulled into Lori's room. He was a little shaken by the sudden pull, but when he recovered, he saw Lori, Leni, Luna, Lynn, Lucy, Lana and Lola, and Lisa glaring at him.
"So...you're planning on heading out tomorrow, are you?" Lori asked him in a somewhat accusatory tone. The one son gulped and nodded to her.
"To the Neitherworld?" Lucy followed up, her voice monotone, but with a vague hint of anger. Lincoln nodded once more.
"All day?" Lynn inquired, her eyes narrowed.
"Y...Yes." He answered. The girls looked to one another for a moment...then all eight of them fell to their knees in front of him, even the ever proud Lynn.
"Take us with you!" They pleaded in unison, much to Lincoln's shock.
"Don't leave us behind to face Prank-pocaylpse, Linky…" Leni begged, tears building in her eyes.
"You wouldn't do that to your favorite sisters, would you!?" The twins asked, grabbing hold of each of his legs.
"Please, bro...don't be cruel…" Luna pleaded. The one son just blinked, having a little trouble processing what he was seeing. He wasn't surprised that his sisters wanted out of the house during April Fools, but seeing Lori, Lisa, Lola, and even Lynn begging like this...it was something he NEVER thought he'd see. He shook his head to clear it before he tried to speak.
"Whoa, hold up a second, girls." He said, holding his hands in front of him in an almost defensive position. All eyes returned to him. "I sympathize with you guys...I really do. And I would love to take you all with me. But the NeitherWorld isn't exactly the safest place…" He explained, while thinking to himself '...And I was hoping for some alone time with Lydia.'
"Don't you worry about it, Lincoln." Lori said, getting off her knees and walking over beside Lincoln, putting her hand on his back while smiling. "There's enough of us older sisters to watch the younger ones. Everything will be alright." She then leaned in and whispered. "And that would leave you more time to hang out with Lydia, eh?" Her little brother's cheeks turned quite red. He wondered if she read his mind, but if they knew he was headed for the NeitherWorld, he bet they heard what he said about his gothic girlfriend as well.
"Well...alright. I'll set something up with Beetlejuice as soon as I can...but how are we all going to get out without alerting Luan to what we're doing?"
"Like, we could all stay here tonight and have Beetlejuice open the way to the NeederWorld first thing in the morning?" Leni suggested in a simple tone.
"Apart from the fact it's pronounced NeitherWorld, that is a surprisingly clever idea." Lisa admitted, rubbing her chin a touch as she considered the plan.
"All in favor of Leni's idea?" Lori asked the assembled siblings. All of them raised their hands. "It's unanimous. We'll all camp out here tonight and, in the morning, we'll all head out to the NeitherWorld." She announced, banging a heeled shoe as a gavel. 'It can't be worse than Luan's house of pranks, right?' The eldest sibling wondered in her head.
As they planned, the Loud children all assembled in Lori and Leni's room after lights out, making sure that the fourth oldest sister didn't see them. The only ones who weren't as careful were Lincoln (Luan knew he was baling) and Luna (seeing her bunk elsewhere on Pranksmas Eve was no surprise to the family prankster). The Loud parents had brought Lily to their room, so they could leave hopefully before Luan got down to the ground floor. Luan, on the other hand, was going over her plans with her pranking buddy, Beetlejuice. In previous years, she had promised to tone down her practical jokes. She planned to keep that promise, but it didn't stop her from pulling out all the stops on a lesser level. "Ok...unlike last year, no live raccoons." Luan said to herself, scratching something off on her map of the house.
"Ah, come on, Luan. It's not as much fun without our ringtailed friends…" BJ moaned slightly.
"Sorry, BJ, but if one of my family gets a case of rabies, I'd not only get grounded for a month, but never forgive myself." The practical joker responded.
"...how about live raccoon plushies?" The ghostly prankster threw out there, creating a stuffed animal right in front of him.
"Hmmmm. That could work. No chance of rabies from that." Luan said with a smile, nodding.
"About the worse you'll get from them is a bad case of cotton mouth." He commented, spitting out a large tuft of fluff, making Luan laugh.
"Hahaha. Good one. I think I'll reuse a classic one too. The hall of water."
"Hall of water?"
"Yeah. It's where I fill the entire hall with cups full of water. If one spills, they all spill. So the only way to get through without making a mess is to drink them all."
"Kinda tame by my standards...but I could see where someone could get pee-ved about it." Beetlejuice joked with a snicker. "You know one of my favorite pranks?"
"Do tell." Luan asked with interest.
"A good old fashioned boot in the butt." He answered, grinning. "Especially to the Monster from Across the Street."
"Well, aren't you the cheeky one? Hahahaha. But seriously, we could probably rig up a little something something. Wouldn't want to fall behind, after all." She quipped, putting the idea down on the map, inside the living room. "How do you feel about a nice tall, frosty glass of tabasco sauce?"
"Hot stuff." BJ jested, the both of them laughing at that. "Could pair nicely with some old, chunky milk."
"I like the way you think. Pity we don't have any." The grim grinning ghost smirked, snapping his fingers as a carton of milk appeared in his hand. "Oooo. It is well aged?"
"Been in my fridge since I moved in. Has quite the personality." He commented, opening the carton as a glob of spoilt milk peeked out from the opening.
"How do you do!?" It asked enthusiastically before slipping back into the container.
"Hahahahahaha. This is going to be a scream." Luan said as she rolled on her bed laughing, before the two continued to plan their booby traps for the next day.
Before the sun even rose, the head of Funny Business and her friend from the other side were hard at work, rigging the house from top to bottom with pranks and traps. As the parents had planned, they were long gone and headed for Aunt Ruth's before the dastardly duo reached the first floor. As the sun started to rise, Luan was putting the finishing touches on the last pranks in the kitchen, and her siblings were all waking up in Lori's room. They couldn't risk going out in the hall, so they would have to wait until they arrived to start their morning routines, though they did get a chance to eat one of Leni's breakfast bars each. The moment they all changed into clothes they had brought with them, most of the sisters hid room, with Lincoln and Lucy standing in plain sight. "Here goes." The one son said. "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice."
"Hey there, kid. Ready to go?" BJ asked when he popped into Lori's room. He immediately noticed Lucy standing there and raised an eyebrow. "Taking a travelling companion?"
"If you think I would miss a chance to see the NeitherWorld, you're crazy." Lucy responded in her usual deadpan monotone. The ghost with the most simply shrugged, not really caring.
"Suit yourselves. You know what to do, Linc."
"Lincoln...allow me." His gothic little sister said, a smile slowly spreading on her face. "Ahem.
Though I know we should be wary
Now we venture to someplace scary
Ghostly hauntings we turn loose
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice." BJ's fingers crackled with magical energy as he thrust a hand toward the nearest wall, spawning a gnarled wooden door that looked like a portal to the underworld.
"There you go. Have fun kids." He told them before turning to phase through the wall.
"Hold up. Do you have a bathroom at your place?" The one son inquired before he could leave.
"Yeah. Down the hall, second to the left." He said absently. "Word of warning; my mother was the last to use it before we ended up bound together." Were his last words before he vanished from sight. The moment he was gone, the remaining seven sisters emerged from their hiding places. Lincoln put a finger to his lips as he opened the door. Normally, he would have been 'ladies first', but since this was the NeitherWorld they were stepping into, he wanted to be sure it was safe, so he went in first. Fortunately, the door led right into the living room of BJ's Roadhouse. Spooky and messy, but safe at least. He motioned for the others to follow him inside.
"Ugh...this place is a pigsty." Lola criticized, shaking her head in disapproval.
"Isn't it great?" Lana asked with a big smile.
"I hope the bathroom isn't this bad…" Leni said nervously.
"I, personally, don't care! One side!" Lynn shouted, rushing past them all and heading for the restroom. Seconds later… "...oh my god…" The Loud siblings heard.
"Lynn? Is everything ok?" Lori asked as they all ran toward where the sporty sister stood, gazing into the bathroom with a look of absolute shock.
"It's…it's so…clean." She finally said, gesturing into an absolutely spotless room: it looked like the entire loo had been disinfected from top to bottom. The floor tile was shining, the mirror was perfect, the toilet, tub and sinks were perfectly pearly white. Everything had a place and everything was in its place.
"I. Am. Shocked." Lola commented, or as much as she could with her jaw on the ground.
"It's cleaner than our bathroom." Lincoln said in utter amazement. 'I guess the rotten apple fell far from the tree in this case.'
"Ah, I can mess it up again for my buddy once we're done." Lana said, taking this as a challenge. However, that could wait until all of them were done.
"And on that note…" Lynn said, zipping right in and shutting the door. The Loud house ritual of hurry up and wait then began. Fortunately, the waits were short, since none of them were taking a shower or bath (none of them were that crazy). By the time everyone in line was through and Lana messed up the room as she promised, Lydia had arrived herself. The moment she and the one son meet eyes, the two embraced one another, getting a chorus of 'Aww' from his sisters. This startled Lydia, as she hadn't seen them earlier.
"Oh. Hello girls." She said in surprise, her cheeks kinda pink. "I didn't know you were coming with him."
"Sorry, Lydia. I know it wasn't planned, but I couldn't leave them to face April Fools Day at our house." Lincoln said apologetically, rubbing the back of his head. The gothic teen looked to the eight sisters, then to Lincoln, giving him a soft smile.
"It's ok, Lincoln. From what you've told me about Luan's pranks, I don't blame you. I know you care about your sisters."
"He certainly does." Leni said, moving over to hug Lincoln from behind.
"The bestest big brother ever!" Lola added in a cutesy manner, hugging Lincoln's left arm tightly.
"I believe I speak for all of us when I say we owe our brother for this one." Lisa also said, standing to Lincoln's right. The middle Loud's face was all red now, Lydia giggling at the sight. She had a feeling they were laying it on a big thick to make Lincoln look better to her, though she already had a pretty high opinion of him. Still, it was adorable to behold.
"Alright girls. Don't overdo it." Lori intervened with a smile, gently freeing her little brother from Leni and Lola's embrace. "But seriously, we are grateful, Lincoln."
"Hehe. You're all welcome." He replied, chuckling as he blushed. Just then, a door off to the side opened and in peeked Jacques' bony head. He had heard a lot of new voices in BJ's living room and was concerned his neighbor was being robbed. However, when he saw Lincoln and Lydia, his fears had eased.
"Ah. Bonjour Lincoln, Lydia." He said cheerfully, getting the attention of everyone there.
"Hello Jacques. Great to see you again." Lincoln replied, as happy to see the skeleton as he was to see him.
"Likewise, Monsieur Lord." The body building bag of bones replied before turning to the surprised sisters. He took off his beret when he noticed them. "Ah, and who are zes young ladies?"
"We're Lincoln's sisters." Lucy said, stepping forward to act as the family ambassador, shaking Jacques' bony hand. "I'm Lucy Loud." She introduced herself, followed by each of her sister, from oldest to youngest.
"Sacre bleu. Such a large family." The skeleton athlete said in surprise. "Oh, forgive me. It is lovely to meet all of you. I am Jacques LaLean; fitness enthusiast, bodybuilder and current holder of ze Mr NeitherWorld title." He said in reply, sounding very proud.
"You're a bodybuilder? For real?" Lynn asked in utter surprise. "How can you be a bodybuilder without a body?"
"Lynn!" Lincoln scolded her with a frown.
"No need to be upset, mon ami." Jacques said, holding a hand up to Lincoln. "I get zees a lot. And to answer your question, Mademoiselle Lynn, through grit, determination, a never say die again attitude, lots of calcium, and lots of Bone Bond glue."
"Heh. I like that kind of attitude."
"Yeah. That's Jacques for you." A female voice with from seemingly nowhere. "He'll never give up, even when he goes to pieces."
"Who said that?" Luna asked, looking around for the source. Just then, Ginger lowered herself down to eye level.
"Hi there!"
"Spider!" Leni screamed, pulling a can of insecticide from behind her back. Ginger screamed in fear, covering her little face.
"Leni, no!" Lincoln exclaimed, quickly taking the spray can away from his sister. "She's not an ordinary spider!"
"...she's not?"
"No. She's a tap dancing spider." The one son quickly explained. "Ginger, show us your stuff."
"Uh...sure." The shaken spider girl said, lowering herself to the floor and starting her tap routine. The dance wasn't bad, far from it. However, it didn't really have anything that made it stand out, Lola thought. However, she held her tongue, since this was to help their arachnophobic sister calm down; and it worked. Leni's eyes grew as she suddenly scooped Ginger up and hugged her tight.
"Aww! So cute! Who can hate a talking, tap dancing spider?" She said cheerfully.
"Ack! Leni…crushing…" She groaned, squirming in her iron grip.
"Oops. Sorry…" The sweet, but simple blonde let her go and put her down on the ground.
"Cough...yer forgiven." The pink spider answered, once she caught her breath.
"Everyone, allow me to introduce Ginger, the tap dancing spider." Lincoln finally said, feeling better now that Leni wasn't terrified of his friend.
"Hey there, Ginger." Luna said, shaking her little hand. "Sorry about Leni. Spiders kinda shake her to her core."
"Yeah. I forgot to warn her." Lincoln admitted sheepishly.
"It's ok…" The showbiz arachnid replied, smiling a big as she shook Luna's hand. "Goodness, I never imagined Lincoln had so many sisters."
"Would you believe there are still two more who aren't here?" Lori inquired with a bit of a smirk.
"Yer kidding...really?" The shocked Ginger asked. "Are ya sure yer family's not part rabbit?" Most of the family and Lydia got a nice laugh from that, but Lisa did not.
"I assure you that there is no genetic manipulation within our family." The little genius spoke up. "...yet."
"It's just a joke, Lisa…" An exasperated Lana informed her with a sigh.
"So, what brings you to ze NeitherWorld, mon amis?" The fit man of bone inquired.
"It's April Fools Day." Lori explained. "And with Luan and Beetlejuice teaming together-"
"Say no more, mademoiselle. That alone is more zen reason." Jacques said with a chuckle. "Well, don't let me disturb you. I was just about to head on my morning jog."
"A jog, huh? I haven't had a chance to take my run yet." Lynn said with a smirk. "Mind if I join you, Jacques?"
"Mais non. Jogging with friends is always more fun." The skeleton man said enthusiastically.
"Can I go too?" Lana asked, a big smile on her face.
"Ze more, ze merrier, mon petite." He replied, jogging in place. "Follow my lead." He said before he headed for the front door. "Alouetta! Jogging alouetta! Alouetta! Jogging tu merette!"
"...I hope he isn't going to do that through the whole jog…" Lynn said under her breath before she and Lana jogged after Jacques.
"Think they'll be alright, Lincoln?" Lori asked her younger brother quietly.
"I think so." He replied with a nod. "Jacques knows his way around the NeitherWorld, and he's a good guy. Add Lynn to the mix and they'll be just fine." This made the oldest of the sisters feel a bit better.
"So, where do we go from here?" Lola asked, looking to Lydia and Lincoln.
"I don't know about the rest of you, but I'd like to go to the mall." Leni spoke up.
"Big surprise…" Lori said sarcastically. "...but a trip to the mall does sound nice." She added, with Lola and Luna agreeing.
"I cannot say I am desiring to visit a mall, but getting a chance to further investigate this world is a chance of a lifetime, no pun intended." Lisa monotoned, pulling a notebook from behind her.
"That sounds lovely. Mind if I come too? I could use some new tap shoes." Ginger said, showing the worn plates at the bottom of her six shoes.
"Sure thing, Ginger. After all, you know this place better than we do." Lori said.
"Alright. We'll all take a ride down to the Shocking Mall, then Lincoln and I will go on a quick tour of the city." Lydia said as she motioned for the others to follow her.
"...did...she say Shocking Mall?" The leader of the Loud siblings asked, starting to feel a little uneasy.
"Don't worry. Unless you stand under the sign, you won't get shocked." Ginger informed her, though that didn't make her feel any calmer about this. When they all stepped outside, however, they found themselves shocked by another definition of the word. Whether it was the different colored sky, the giant cow skull across the street, or the fact that all the streets and land seemed to be floating. Little Lana stood close to the edge, looking down into the cloud dense void below. Standing by the road, Lydia was waiting beside Doomie, who looked ready to go. Lori, Luna and Leni all blinked, but Lola ran forward.
"Hey there, Doomie." She greeted him happily, patting him on the hood. The living car honked in reply, smiling to her.
"A sentient vehicle...fascinating." The second youngest of the Louds commented, scribbling down some notes. "So many questions…"
"Hehe. Allow me to introduce BJ's car, Doomie." Lydia said, gesturing to the roadster next to her.
"Beep Beep!" Doomie said to the Loud children.
"Uh...hi there." Lori said, a little thrown off. "Lydia, how are we all going to fit in there?" Doomie turned his front to look at the eight kids and one spider waiting for a ride. The unique car started to stretch and grow, turning himself into a double decker tour bus.
"Whoa. That's amazing!" Leni commented, her eyes widened.
"Gotta love the ride." Luna said with a big smile.
"There is certainly more to this roadster than meets the eye." Lisa said, more to herself than anyone else as she boarded the bus. Lincoln and Lydia went up to the upper level (as Lincoln enjoyed riding with the wind in his face), along with Luna and Leni toward the front. Lisa, Lola, Lori, Lucy and Ginger sat in the lower level, with the oldest sister nearly sitting in the driver's seat out of habit.
"No need, Lori. Doomie can drive himself." Lydia called down to her.
"...really?: The authoritative blonde asked, which was confirmed with a few honks of the horn. Though she was uneasy about the idea, she sat down in one of the many passenger seats. Lincoln smiled to Lydia, gently holding her hand with one of his hands before looking out to The Monster from Across the Street's house. He noticed that Lana, Lynn, and Jacques were over there, as well as the fur laden cowboy and his bull dog. Given how there wasn't any yelling and how Lana was petting Poopsie, he believed everything was just fine as Doomie drove off down the winding highway.
Back at the Loud House, Luan was grinning in the kitchen as she drank down a fruit juice. In a matter of seconds, the first set of traps should be going off. She'll be hearing the screams of one of her sisters soon enough. She perked her ears up as she waited...and waited...and waited. 'Hmmm. Maybe they're sleeping in.' Luan thought, a touch annoyed. "Beetlejuice, could you do me a solid and wake up a few of my siblings?"
"Sure thing, partner." The ghost with the most said, a big smirk on his face as he floated up through the ceiling and floor into Lucy and Lynn's room. To his surprise, there was no one in the room. He scratched his head, a few bugs falling from his hair. He shrugged as he passed through the wall, going into the Twins' room. Once more, no sign of anyone. "The hey?" He asked, utterly lost now. He quickly flew into Lisa and Lily's chambers. Nothing. Same goes with Lori and Leni, then Luna and Luan's. Everyone was gone. The goofing ghost frowned as he thought this over, but then it clicked. "...those sneaky little...I'd be impressed if I weren't so ticked!" BJ snapped before he phased through the floor back into the kitchen. "They bailed, Luan."
"What?" The family joker asked in surprise.
"They must have went with Linc and Luce to the NeitherWorld." The ponytailed prankster just stood there with her mouth open for a moment, then she kinda deflated like a balloon.
"...this isn't any fun…" She said sadly, her eyes looking at her shoes. "...all these pranks and no one to enjoy them…" She sighed, about one step from crying as she shuffled off into the living room. Beetlejuice felt a sharp pang in his heart for her as he floated after her, patting her on the shoulder to try and comfort her. It really pained him to see his fellow prank puller this down. Before they could say anything further, however, there was a knock on the door. "Hmmm? I wonder who that could be." Luan wondered out loud.
AN: Yep. Most of the Louds are headed to the NeitherWorld. Next few chapters will follow a small group of siblings as they have their own adventures in the hereafter, while Luan and Beetlejuice figure out what they're going to do.
Special advance thanks to FtheSystem for the idea of the girls going to the Shocking Mall in the NeitherWorld. And to answer your question: Very possibly.