The Wrath of Carol Pingrey

by Batdude365

After escaping from juvie, Carol Pingrey and her cohorts set out to capture Lincoln Loud again, by any means necessary... (Remake of “A Carol of Revenge”; cover image by therockmeister from Loud Booru; co-written by Harry65)

21. Chapter 21

BACK IN ROYAL WOODS…

(Lincoln, Sid, and Ronnie Anne are still watching TV.)

Lincoln: "What is this channel, Sid?"

Sid: "Animal Planet. One of my favorite shows on here is Meerkat Manor."

Lincoln: "I've heard about that show."

(Sid and Ronnie Anne's phones buzz; they take their phones out and each get a text message from their mothers.)

Sid: "Oh, man."

Ronnie Anne: "Our moms are outside."

Lincoln: "Aw, you're leaving already?"

Ronnie Anne: "Yeah. Thanks for having us over for the sleepover, Linc."

Sid: "Yeah, it was nice to see this town."

Lincoln: "Thanks, girls."

(Ronnie Anne and Sid get their bags, as they head to the door with Lincoln following.)

Ronnie Anne: "Really oughta do this again sometime."

Sid: "Yeah, this was fun."

Lincoln: "I agree." (to Ronnie Anne; teasingly) "Good luck finding a boyfriend in the big city."

Ronnie Anne: (blushes) "Be quiet, dude."

(Lincoln snickers a little.)

Ronnie Anne: (pouts) "I hate you..."

(Before Sid and Ronnie Anne leave, the two rush at Lincoln and hug him.)

Ronnie Anne: "Come back to the mercado anytime, buddy."

Sid: "Yeah, and bring Lana too. Adelaide really loves her."

Lincoln: "It's a deal."

(Ronnie Anne and Sid both exit the house with their bags as they wave goodbye to Lincoln, who waves back.)

Lincoln: "Gonna miss those two…"

Lori: "It's literally gonna be alright…"

Lincoln: "Hi, sis..."

Lori: "Any ideas on how to woo Stella and/or Girl Jordan yet?"

Lincoln: "Well, when I go back to school, I may talk to them."

Lori: "If you need any advice, you can text either me or Luna."

Lincoln: "Thanks, Lori. So, what do you wanna do now?"

Lori: "See if I can beat you in Smash."

Lincoln: "You're on."

(Lincoln sits on the couch while he picks up two controllers and plops on the couch next to her; he hands Lori a controller.)

Lincoln: (moves one of the sticks) "Shoot. This is the one with the loose analog stick. Can we switch?"

Lori: "No, you handed me this one. So, I call dibs."

Lincoln: "Fine."

(Lincoln chooses Pac-Man, while Lori chooses Lucina. The two begin to play their game, a pair of arms grab Lincoln.)

Lincoln: "Nice try, Luan. You ain't fooling me this time."

(However, the pair of arms fall on Lincoln's lap, causing him to scream and scooch away from the couch.)

Lincoln: (shocked) "What the heck?!"

(Luan laughs hysterically, revealing she was hiding behind the couch and putting her arms out through her shirt.)

Luan: "I got you again, bro!"

Lincoln: (growls) "I hate you, Luan!"

Luan: "You can't beat the queen!" (runs off)

Lori: (chuckles) "Two in a row."

Lincoln: "Shut up and let's play…."

(The two continue to play Smash Bros.)

Lincoln: "I'm gonna beat you!"

Lori: "Yeah, dream on!"

(Lincoln throws Pac-Man's fire hydrant down on Lucina, then uses the bell projectile to stun her.)

Lori: "Why you…"

(Lori uses Lucina's up special to knock away Pac-Man, then uses her forward smash to send Pac-Man flying off the stage.)

Lincoln: "Pfft. I still have two stocks left."

(Lincoln uses Pac-Man to send Lucina off on the stage; when she tries to recover, he uses a down smash to send her flying.)

Lincoln: "Sucker."

Lori: (scoffs)

(In the game, Pac-Man uses his up special to avoid Lucina's up special. Lucina ends up jumping on the red trampoline and plummets to her death.)

Lori: "No fair!"

Lincoln: "That's Pac-Man for ya!"

Lori: "Whatever."

(Lori uses Lucina to grab Pac-Man and toss him over the edge, Lucina uses the forward smash to send Pac-Man flying off.)

Lori: "It's all tied up now."

(The two Louds narrow their eyes at the screen in concentration. The two then play the game, trying to knock each other off the stage. The Smash Ball roams around it.)

Lincoln and Lori: "That's mine!"

(The two vigorously try to grab the Smash Ball to finish each other off; Lucina grabs it as she uses her Final Smash: Critical Hit, instantly KO'ing Pac-Man.)

Lori: "YES!"

Lincoln: "NO!"

(Lincoln angrily throws his controller on the floor.)

Lori: "You're more of a sore loser than Lynn!"

Lynn: (from upstairs) "Yeah, right!"

Lincoln: (deep breath) "I want a rematch."

Lori: "Deal!"

FIVE MINUTES LATER…

(Lincoln loses again, to his anger.)

Lincoln: "We're using different characters."

Lori: "Give up, little bro. This is the fifth time you've lost to me."

Lincoln: "I have faith the sixth will end with me winning."

Lori: "Oh yeah? I've been playing Smash since Melee…"

Lincoln: "I bet in secret, you played since 64. Let's do a two stock battle."

Lori: "Whatever. Let's get this done."

(Lori chooses Pikachu, while Lincoln chooses Pichu.)

Lori: "Did you seriously choose the Pokémon that hurts itself with all its attacks?"

Lincoln: "So what?! Pichu rules! And I'm still mad that Raichu isn't in this game..."

(The two play their final match, with Pichu dodging all of Pikachu's attacks.)

Lori: "You're not getting away that easily…"

(Pichu throws Pikachu up and uses Thunder to take a stock.)

Lori: "Why, you little…"

Lincoln: "Ha ha. Take this!"

(Lincoln uses Pichu to use its side special to knock Pikachu off the map, but Pikachu uses its recovery.)

Lincoln: (growls)

Lori: "Watch this!"

(Lori makes Pikachu use Skull Bash to knock Pichu off the map.)

Lincoln: "Oh, dear…"

Lori: "Mine's better."

(The Smash Ball appears around the stage.)

Lori: "I. Win. Again."

Lincoln: "Not if I have anything to say about it!"

(Pichu gets the Smash Ball and uses Volt Tackle on Pikachu.)

Lincoln: "It's over, Lori."

Lori: "Oh, yeah?"

(Lincoln looks at his screen and to his surprise, Pikachu survived the Final Smash.)

Lincoln: "How did that NOT kill?!"

Lori: "I told you. Pichu even takes damage from its Final Smash."

(Pikachu uses Skull Bash to knock Pichu off the stage, winning the match.)

Lori: "Boom! Better luck next time, Linc."

Lincoln: "Fine…."

Lori: "Don't feel so down, little bro. It's just a game."

Lincoln: "Yeah, yeah." (holds his head) "Uggh, I got a headache. How long will Lisa have this dome around us?"

(Leni arrives with a panicked expression.)

Leni: "Oh my gosh! You guys!"

Lori: "What's the matter?"

Leni: (with her phone) "Check this out! Carol and her aunt Connie were involved in a high speed chase!"

Lincoln: "Did the cops catch them?"

Leni: "No, I'm afraid… Look..."

(Leni plays the video on her phone.)

Reporter: "Downtown has gone on a rampage where jail escapees, Connie and Carol Pingrey are on the trail by policemen, who've been searching for these two ever since they've broke out…"

(Leni pauses the video, Lincoln sighs.)

Lincoln: "Dang it! They got away!" (sighs) "They need to be stopped!"

Leni: "Who knows where they've slithered off to?"

Lincoln: "Anywhere in this corrupted state."

Lori: "And those two are probably getting recruits from who knows where."

Lincoln: "That is true. But we got a force field around the house, so they can't harm us."

MEANWHILE, IN KALAMAZOO...

(At a small diner, a tall Asian woman with a blue ponytail is giving orders to people. Wearing a trench coat and sun hat, Connie enters the restaurant and takes her seat.)

???: "Can I take your order?"

Connie: "Yes, I'll have two breakfast combos, one for here, and one to go."

???: "Okay, coming right up."

(Soon, the Asian woman comes back with Connie's order.)

???: "Here you go, ma'am."

Connie: "Oh, and one more thing. Thank you, Carly." (takes her hat off) "Recognize me?"

Carly: (gasps) "Connie?!"

Connie: (whispering) "Shh! Not so loud, I don't know if any cops are here."

Carly: "What are you doing here?"

Connie: "I broke out of prison, and I'm finding all of my active members here. Abby told me you might know where some of the others are."

Carly: "Not right now, Connie. Maybe after my shift is over."

Connie: "That can work." (gives her a piece of paper) "Meet me at these coordinates after your shift."

Carly: "Alright. See ya around."

(After Connie finishes her food, she takes the container to the Hummer and drives back to the motel. At said motel, Carol is sitting on the bed in the love room and internet surfing on her phone.)

Connie: (enters room) "Carol, I'm back, and I got you some breakfast."

Carol: (takes container) "Ah, thank you, auntie. How'd it go?"

Connie: "I recruited two of my members. There's four more I need to find."

Carol: "Gotcha."

Connie: (looks around) "This place looks pretty nice, now."

Carol: "Thanks, auntie. The love room will be the most satisfying room of them all." (chuckles cruelly) "I also have a torture room, as well."

Connie: "Love room's for Lincoln, and torture room's for Lori?"

Carol: "You know it."

Connie: "I'm gonna go back out. Wanna come with?"

Carol: "Yeah, sure."

(Carol and Connie both get into the Hummer as they drive off.)