Piedmont, California. It was a decent-sized, sleepy little town and relatively normal. Well, as normal as the home of the infamous Loud Family can be. A family consisting of 15 children-13 girls and 2 boys-it was certainly unique. While they are prone to the same arguments as any other family they have been on numerous adventures that strengthened their bonds and allowed them to mature, in ways they never expected.
"Oh, you don't know the half of it. Hey, name's Lincoln Loud. Sorry to cut in, like that, but I'd thought I'd take over the introductions. Pretty cool, huh? Knowing that I'm in a fanfic? It has its ups and downs. But, enough about that, let's head to my house!"
It pans over to a three story house.
"Wrong house"
It moves to a simple shack surrounded by garbage.
"Even our money situation's not THAT bad"
It moves to a massive, multi-story mansion with a swimming pool for a backyard.
"I wish! But, move one over, please. This joke's getting old"
It finally stops on a decent-sized one-story house with a fenced in front and backyard.
"There we go! Pretty normal house, isn't it? Likely holding a nice family. And you'd be right…"
Suddenly, an explosion went off in the backyard, which somehow didn't damage the house and none of the neighbours reacted to it, having grown too used to the family's antics. The cars' alarms did go off before being silenced, though.
"For the most part"
In the backyard, a four year old girl with shaggy brown hair, a pair of black glasses, a green sweater, pink pants, and brown shoes. In her hair is a pin with a shard of a ruby encrusted in it. She was covered in soot with a bored expression on her face. The remnants of whatever she was trying to do still smoking from the recent explosion.
"Dang it! Thought I had it, that time" she said with a lisp.
"That's Lisa. She's the youngest of us, but don't let fool you. She's got a PhD and she's only four! Too bad her experiments keep literally blowing up in her face. She often sells her inventions to help out in our money problems"
At that exact moment, a six year old girl popped out of the ground like a gopher. She has blonde hair tied into a pair of pigtails with red scrunchies and is missing her front teeth. She wore a murky shirt under a pair of blue overalls, white sneakers with blue stripes and a red baseball cape on backwards. Embedded in the left button of her overalls is a ruby shard.
"That would be Lana, one of the most tomboyish girls I know. She considers baths her mortal enemy and has a talent for mechanical work, making her our resident handywoman, which really helps us budget our money by not having to hire anyone"
"Hey, Lisa! Another failure?" she asked.
"Sadly, yes. Not sure what went wrong… Also, what is your doing acting like a gopher?" Lisa asked, looking at the girl.
"Looking for Charles' bone. Rascal keeps forgetting where he buries them. See ya!" Lana said and dove back into her hole. Lisa decided not to question it and headed inside to wash off the soot. In the kitchen, two girls are sitting at the table.
The first was six years old and looked like Lana with the same blonde hair and missing front teeth. However, she wore her hair down and wore an outfit befitting a princess; a pink gown that hides her heels, a pink sash, pink gloves, silver earrings, and a silver tiara with a ruby in the center. She was enjoying a sandwich.
The other girl was eight and had very pale skin with long black hair that covered up her eyes. She wore a black dress over a white and black striped long sleeved shirt, white and balck striped stockings and black shoes. She was reading a poetry book with a bust of a male vampire on the table. Embedded in its neck where a necklace would go is a ruby shard.
"The pink one with a haughty aura is Lola, Lana's twin sister. She's the textbook example of a bratty six year old and champion pageant winner. No one in Piedmont has been able to beat and that's not going to change soon. She can be a real sweetheart under the right circumstances, though"
Lola's head suddenly looked up, lost in thought. The eight year old noticed this.
"Something wrong, Lola?" she asked in a monotone voice.
"I don't know why, but I feel like hurting Lincoln, now" Lola said, unsure the reason why. He hasn't insulted her at all, today.
"That's Lucy, a tried and true Goth. If it's morbid and involves death, she likes it, which makes her really creepy. That said, she does enjoy poetry and she usually comes to me when wanting to show off her newest poem. Also, and don't tell this to anyone or I will hurt you, she's secretly a Pegasister. Caught me by surprise, too"
"Huh, I feel it, too. Weird…" Lucy muttered. At that point, Lisa came in.
"Greetings, elder sibling units! By chance, do either of you know where the soap is?" she asked.
"I saw Lily using it. Said something about needing to wash out a few stains from her clothes" Lucy replied, glancing up from her book.
"Thank you" Lisa stated and left the kitchen and headed into the laundry room, which only had enough room for the washer, dryer, and a linen basket. Taking some clothes out of the dryer was a ten year old girl.
She had long blonde hair styled into a low pony with a purple bow with a ruby shard in the center. She wore a black tank top under a white and purple striped off shoulder blouse, a darker purple skirt, purple leg warmers and a pair of purple converse.
"That would be Lily, the resident dancer of the family. Trust me, she has an unrivaled talent for it and isn't afraid to show it off to us when we ask. She's also one of the more level-headed sisters, which helps me out a lot since having such a big family can be quite stressful, on your own"
"Oh, hey, Lisa-WHOA! Another mishap?" Lily asked, seeing the soot.
"Unfortunately that is correct, Lily. Lucy said you had the soap" Lisa said.
"Why do you need soap?" Lily asked, curiously.
"Because it's the only thing that gets soot out of my clothes and hair. I must really start wearing protective gear to keep this from happening" Lisa mused, annoyed at the constant explosions. Glad her father convinced her to take them outside, where it's less likely to bring down the house.
"Well, you did come at a good time. I just got the grass stains out of my ballet clothes, so I don't need the soap, anymore" Lily explained, which caught Lisa's attention.
"You're always cautious with that outfit, how did you get grass stains on it?" she asked.
"Guess" was all lily said as she adopted a bored, deadpan expression. At that moment, a loud noise erupted through the house as the front door was slammed open. In came three people, all thirteen years old.
The first was a boy with somewhat shaggy brown hair with a blue and white hat with a pine tree on it. He wore a red shirt, navy blue pants, grey shorts, and black sneakers. A ruby shard was pinned to his vest, tightly.
"That's Luke Loud, but everyone calls him Dipper, because of the big dipper-shaped birthmark on his forehead. He's my only brother and a total mystery nut, which he totally gets from our Grunkle Ford. He's a pretty sensible guy, was born into a set of triplets, and often has to keep them all in line. I don't envy him"
The other was a girl who looked like the boy, but with hip-length brown hair that curls at the end, and braces. She wore a fuchsia sweat with a shooting star leaving a rainbow trail, a loose purple pencil skirt, ankle socks, and black ballet flats. Around her neck is a silver necklace with a pendent with the image of a swimming mermaid on it. Her ruby shard was located in a pink headband.
"Mabel, here, is the oddball of the family in more ways than one. Not only is she only sibling whose name doesn't start with L, she's totally crazy, in a good way. She enjoys making sweaters, is perpetually in her boy crazy phase, and can be kind of a stingy person, but she means well. The necklace she's wearing is special because… well, let's just say it makes summer all the more interesting"
Mabel and Dipper landed in a heap, groaning loudly and not moving. In comes another girl. Her brown hair was scruffier and pulled into a high ponytail. She wore a red jersey with a number 1 on the front, red and white track shorts, and black cleats with striped over the knee socks. She has freckles on her face. Around her waist a tight belt with a ruby shard serving as the buckle.
"Oh, yeah! Core another for Lynner Lynner Chicken dinner!" she shouted doing a victory dance.
"And that would Lynn Jr. She was named after our dad and is the oldest of the triplets. She's a total sports fanatic, treating it like a religion and loves to turn anything and everything into a sport, which normally gets on everyone's nerves real quick. Good thing those Karate lessons toned her down"
Lynn continued her victory dance while Dipper and Mabel glared at her,annoyed at being roped into yet another ipromoteu game with their sporty triplet. Honestly, it got old after the first time. An 11-year-old girl approached them, looking upset.
Like Lynn, she had freckles, but had snow white hair reaching to her mid back styled into a braid over her shoulder. She wore an orange blouse over a dark blue T-shirt, a blue plaid skirt, white stockings, and black mary jane shoes. On her left wrist is a bracelet with a ruby shard hanging from it.
"Lynn, we talked about this. Ask before you make people play your games" she said, scoldingly.
"That's my own twin sister, Liberty. She certainly stands out in a crowd, doesn't she? No one really knows how or why we have white hair, but it's become our trademark over time. She and I share a lot of interests, but she has her own, such as being a masterful artist. Painting, sketching, sculpting, you name it! I can't help but feel proud of her"
"Not my fault they can't take a hit, Lib. Now, I'll have my second meatball sub, now. See you!" Lynn said, running into the kitchen before Liberty could protest. She turned to the other two of the triplets.
"You two okay?" she asked, concerned.
"We're fine. Just winded, that's all" Mabel wheezed out, then passed out. Liberty sighed and began to leave. A loud farting sound erupted when she took a step. She looked down and saw she stepped on a whoopie cushion. She growled in annoyance, already knowing who did it.
"Dang it, Luan!" she shouted. A fourteen year old girl appeared.
She had lighter brown hair styled into a ponytail large and smoother than Lynn's with buck teeth encased in braces. She wore a white sleeveless shirt, a yellow skirt with a checkerboard pattern, socks with a yellow pattern all the way up, and brown shoes. She had three gag flowers, one on her shirt and one on each foot. In her hands is a wooden puppet with a ruby shard in its right eye.
"You weren't fart off the mark, Lib! Get it?" she said with a hearty chuckle.
"The girl with a horrible sense of humor is Luan, the resident prankster. If a prank goes off in this house, chances are she's behind it. She thinks she's funny, but every joke she makes is a total miss. Sadly for us, she doesn't get the memo. She's pretty good with the kids of our neighbours, though, and even runs her own entertainer business. I'm actually her assistant"
Luan let out another chuckle before leaving the room, leaving an annoyed Liberty behind. Before she could react, the sound of a loud guitar riff came from the front door, hitting her with enough force to send her flying. A fiften year old girl lept through the door.
She had freckles, brown hair in a pixie cut, and wore purple eyeshadow. She wore a purple shirt with a torn up collar and a skull on the front, a skirt similar to Luan's but purple, a white belt, and purple high boots. She had paperclip earrings and black wristbands. In her hands was a purple guitar with a ruby shard located near the end of the neck.
"Good morning, Loud House!" she shouted, even throwing up a devil sign.
"The rocker is Luna, my favorite sister, but don't tell Liberty I said that. Don't let the punkish lead to think she's a rebellious delinquent, she's a laid back, friendly, and sweet girl. And boy can this girl play! She always sang songs to us when we were younger. She's considered my guardian since she was the first of my siblings to hold me when I was born. She takes that job very seriously"
"Dang it, Luna! Why can't you enter a room like everybody else?!" Liberty demanded, getting up and rubbing her ringing ears.
"Sorry, Lib. Guess I still have too much energy in me still" Luna said, apologetically. At that, three more girls entered the door.
The first a sixteen year old with long pale blonde with side swept bangs. She wore a seafoam green dress with frills, a pair of sandals with seafoam green bows, red hoop earrings, and a pair of white sunglasses. Around her neck is a necklace with a ruby shard. She had this angelic smile on her face and was carrying several shopping bags.
"That's Leni and she's, well, not very bright. I'm talking about stereotypical valley girl level brainpower. She tends to be easily fooled, but makes for it by being the biggest sweetheart ever. She's also an amazing fashion designer, able to create almost any clothing out of just a few scraps. I'm one of her regular models, surprisingly enough"
The next girl was seventeen with short blonde hair and blue eyeshadow. She wore a light blue tank top, brown cargo shorts, blue-gray slip on shoes, and a pair of pearl earrings. In her hands was a phone with a rub shard embedded in the back of its casing.
"And there's Lori, the second oldest. She's a really bossy phoneaholic, but she has to be to keep us all from trashing the house. I found that out the hard way. She's a pro golfer and has been making an effort to try and be nicer. Said something about a nightmare, but she refuses to explain it. Doesn't bother me or anyone else"
The last one was eighteen with dark brown hair styled into an exotic low side bun with braids. She wore a greyish long-sleeved shirt, jean pants, and black combat boots. Around her waist is a red scarf that hangs from her right side. On her right ear with a ruby shard hanging in a loop earring. She looked aloof, but annoyed.
"She's London, the oldest of all of us. To strangers, she's a stone cold jerk, but to family, she's an expressive gentle girl. Her bluntness can be hard for her to hold back, but she's quick to apologize if she's insulted any family. She's been through some nasty stuff in her life. Stuff I don't feel like sharing, yet. Trust me, it's not pretty"
"There were so many good sales today. I don't remember carrying home this much stuff in a long time" Lori said, texting away on her phone.
"I don't know why you brought me along or why you even keep going there. The mall staff are clearly lecherous jerks" London said, crossing her arms over her chest. Lori rolled her eyes. She's just upset that this one guard keeps ogling her whenever she goes into the mall. That, and London was never one for crowds. Make her too on edge and in a bad way.
"I'm glad you, London! It's always nice to get out of the house with you" Leni said, excitedly hugging London. In an instant, her whole demeanor changed and she gave Leni a fond smile.
"Same, Little Star" she said, filling Leni joy at hearing the familiar nickname. Lori also smiled, mostly at just how relaxed London is, right now. She's a rather guarded person, so seeing her able to let herself be calm is a good sign.
In the living room, an eleven year old boy was sitting on the couch, reading an Ace Saving comic. He looked like a female Liberty, with the same white hair and freckles. However, his hair was short with a cowlick and he had a chipped tooth. He wore an orange polo, blue jeans, and white shoes. On his right wrist is a wristband with a ruby shard, similar to Liberty's.
"And there's me, Lincoln, the Man with a Plan! Fourteen siblings seems like a handful for anyone, doesn't it? It can be, but being around them all my life tends to help you adjust to them and our particular brand of crazy" he said to the audience, putting down his comic. Luna came over and plopped down next to Lincoln.
"Hey there! How is my baby bro?" she said, playfully giving Lincoln a noogie. Lincoln laughed, trying to push her hand away. This only made her noogie him more. Lincoln always enjoyed Luna's company. She may be fifteen, but wasn't afraid to act like she's younger than that to bond with her favorite brother. A car horn interrupted the bonding as the family van, Vanzilla, pulled into the driveway. The Loud parents, Rita and Lynn Sr., exited the car, looking joyful about something.
"Kids, could you come here, please? Your mother and I have something important to tell you!" Lynn Sr. called. In seconds, all 15 siblings were lined up perfectly in front of their parents.
"So, what's up, pops?" Luna asked, curiously.
"Now, as you know, we've lived in this town since Lori was born, despite the fact we have a too small space for all of you" Rita said.
"You can say that, again" Lily commented. They literally had to share a single bedroom between the fifteen of them and always got into fights on who slept where on the floor. It made for a really rough night for most nights. Lucy gets around this by sleeping in a coffin in the living room and Lana sleeps outside in Charles' doghouse, which the dog was happy to share with her.
"And there's the fact you all made a few enemies, in this town, even when didn't mean to" Rita continued, not minding her daughter's comment.
"aidtararat liltaeamul mae hdha haris al'amn almuzeaj , maratan 'ukhraa , alywm! 'ana 'ukrih hdha alntr" London exclaimed in fluent Arabic. No one understood what she said, but got the gist from her tone of voice.
"But, we got some good news for you. Your father and I just got back from the real estate office. And we're finally moving out of this house" Rita said, happily. The siblings exclaimed in absolute joy.
"Best day ever!" the twins shouted in unison.
"mwishowe! Asante tamu mwenye huruma bwana!" London exclaimed, happily.
"Where is this new house at?" Liberty asked.
"It's actually in Royal Woods, Michigan, our hometown. We saw pictures of it. A four story house in a nice neighborhood. I'm sure you kids will love it" Lynn Sr. replied. This caught the siblings by surprise.
"Wow, that's pretty far away" Lynn said, levelly.
"A little 2,400 miles, to be precise, which would take a total of 36 hours to reach by car. Not exactly what I would call a quick drive" Lisa said, a calculator in hand.
"We know this will be a big change for you all, having all been here most of your lives. But don't worry, you'll love Royal Woods. We leave first thing tomorrow, so you better say your goodbyes while you can" Lynn Sr said with an encouraging smile. Leni gasped.
"We need to update our status" she said, grabbing her phone. Lori did the same wordlessly. She had a lot of friends to inform about her moving and not that much time. The rest of the siblings also began making their own plans for saying their goodbyes. They decided to split off to cover ground, since they all had to go to different places.
The Souffle Cafe. A French-themed cafe that was the most popular place for young teens and adults for its vast cuisine, friendly atmosphere, and reasonable prices for a cafe. And Luna was a well known regular.
"Hey, there, Luna! What's the occasion?" Joe, the one who manned the bar, asked as she came into the cafe with her guitar, which he knew she only did for special occasions.
"Oh, the fam's moving out, tomorrow, Joe. Wanted to get in one last song in" Luna replied. Joe's eyes widened in surprise. He was saddened by the news, as he's on a first name basis with the family, but he knew it would be good for them to get out of that claustrophobic deathtrap of a house.
"Well, you came at a great time, Luna. The place is packed and no one's using the mic. Feel free to rock on like there's no tomorrow" he said encouragingly. Luna's already wide smile got even wider, threatening to trip her face, as she practically jumped on stage. The patrons immediately gave her their full attention, knowing how amazing Luna is with that guitar. With practised ease, she strummed along to a song they're all familiar with.
"Rock and roll is running through my veins"
"Electric soul like wires to my brain"
"I can't be wrong, don't need direction"
"I can find my way"
The air was already being filled with excitement at the song. No one really understood why that "America's Next Hitmaker" show was so adamant that Luna be different or not play, period, but that didn't stop her from following her passion, anyway. And she is clearly enjoying herself.
"Play it Loud! Play it proud"
"I got no time for turning it down
"Play it Loud! Play it proud!"
"I live it, I breathe it"
"Don't tell me I don't need it now"
"Play it loud!"
"Sorry I'm not sorry for being proud"
"Play it loud!"
"Turn it up until your speakers blow out"
People were now cheering without pause, even a few were headbanging. Luna was a talented musician. They paused, slightly, when a girl broke a chair over her head with a scream, both confused and disturbed. Joe sighed, as he'll have to keep her back so she can pay for that chair.
"First things first, I ain't no second place"
"Rules are meant for bending till they break"
"Right or wrong with no exceptions"
"Rocking out my way"
A girl Luna's age entered the cafe. She had blonde hair dyed black at the tips, black eyeshadow and wore a black dress with brown boots and a jeans jacket. She looked bored and saw Luna performing. She growled in annoyance at the mere sight of her.
"Play it loud! Play it loud!"
"I got no time for turning it down"
"Play it loud! Play it proud!"
"I live it, I breathe it"
"Don't tell me I don't need it now"
"Play it loud!"
"Sorry I'm not sorry for being proud"
"Play it loud!"
"Turn it up until your speakers blow out"
"Until your speakers blow out"
"Until your speakers blow out"
"Until your speakers blow out"
Luna threw up her signature devil horns as she concluded the song and everyone clapped, happily. Luna's heart swelled with pride, relishing in the fact so many love her music. Those feelings went away when she heard a slow, condescending clap from the crowd. Everyone else heard it too and saw the girl was smiling, smugly, despite everyone giving her the stink eye. Luna, especially.
"Well done, Luna. As much as an ear sore as ever" she said in a thick Australian accent, not stopping her clapping.
"Joe, I thought you got rid of your pest problem" Luna said, an unimpressed frown on her face.
"Oh, is that anyway to talk to your ex, Luna? I'm so hurt you so casually threw me away after all I have done for you in our time together" the girl said, swaying around dramatically as if doing a stage performance.
"Hey, everyone here knows what you did, Sheila! So, don't go pulling 'I'm the victim here' card on us!" Joe said, glaring at the girl. He wasn't lying, either, everyone knew about the bad things she tried to get Luna to do in the past and everyone sided with Luna on it.
"You stay out of this, you old wanker! If I wanted your opinion, I'd dang well ask for it!" Sheila shouted, her smug demeanor disappearing for a moment before returning.
"I heard that your family is moving" she said, approaching the music-lover, who was on guard.
"Yeah, what about it?" Luna asked, cautiously.
"Oh, not much. I'm just curious as to how the town where you're going will think if they found out about our little… activities'' Sheila said, making the crowd silently gasp in mild shock. Luna's eyes narrowed.
"You're bluffing, dude. If I fall, so do you and you know it" she said, calmly. Internally, though, she was sorely tempted to wring the girl's neck. Sheila merely smiled.
"Oh, I'm not going to rat you out, Luna. But, it is something you should never forgot" she said, condescendingly. Suddenly, she was yanked upwards to the ceiling. Luna spotted a robe that has somehow been looped through the back of her dress. She followed the rope and spotted Lucy next to a pulley that wasn't there before. She didn't find it surprising. Lucy always had this nasty of appearing out of nowhere and seems to be able to drag stuff she reasonably shouldn't be around with her. She and everyone else stopped trying to understand how she did it, long ago.
"Thanks, Luce" Luna said.
"No one messes with my family" Lucy said with a rare smile. The two left the cafe, not even bothering to cut Sheila down. Luna, however, couldn't shake her ex's words out of her head and it scared her. Lucy, being well attuned to people's aura, immediately sensed her sister's distress and the reason behind it.
"Luna, you know what you did wasn't your fault and we don't blame or hate you. It was that horrid piece of scum that tricked you into doing those things" she said, her usual monotone breaking a bit to show the sisterly concern she has.
"I know, Luce. I still feel guilty about it, though. But, at least I stopped… unlike her" Luna said with a loud sigh. She then decided to change the subject.
"So, how did your goodbyes go?" she asked.
"Oh, the spirits were very happy, but still sad. Too bad ghosts can't leave the place where they died, or they could come visit. Sigh" Lucy said. While most would consider ghosts a load of hogwash, they were indeed very real, as the Loud siblings found out at Gravity Falls. Lucy received A LOT of apologies about her fondness of ghosts after that Northwest Mansion fiasco.
"I'm sure we'll think of something" Luna said, ruffling Lucy's hair.
Liberty and Lincoln stared at each other. Lincoln was confused while Liberty was annoyed. The reason was because there were a number of girls all clinging to his legs, crying like there's tomorrow, begging him not to go as they had just learned he was moving. Lincoln always had this "accidental casanova" effect on girls. He easily charmed them, but somehow had absolutely no idea that he does this, so having almost every girl in his age group and a few older than him trying their eyes out had him quite confused, as he had absolutely no idea why they're crying.
"I still don't get why they're so clingy with me, Lib" Lincoln said, nearly making his twin facepalm in sheer annoyance. They only came here to say goodbye to their schoolmates and this happened. No one paid attention to this, used to Lincoln having every girl in school wrapped around his finger, even if he didn't know it. But, with him moving, it does up their chances at getting girlfriends.
"Come on, let's go. We've said goodbye to everyone" Liberty said, grabbing her brother and yanking him out of the pile of girls. The duo soon ahd to run as the girls chased after them, though. He turns to the audience.
"Honestly, I don't know why girls are so attached to me" he said, still not realizing it.
"Lincoln, less talking to yourself, more running from those she-demons!"
In the park, a large crowd of middle schoolers were gathered with a banner that read "Last chance to conquer the best, Lynnsanity Loud!" in red letters. In the center was a table where Lynn was squaring off against people in a strength contest, where they each tried to push each other out of the ring, similar to sumo wrestling. So far, no one has been able to overcome Lynn's astonishing strength and endurance. Dipper was acting as referee.
Her latest opponent was, actually, a member of the football team. Not the quarterback, though, as Lynn had become the captain of every team in her middle school, but she's certain he'll become the quarterback due to his talent. So, she had a bit of a harder time with this round and everyone was cheering for either side, at this point. However, thanks to her additional martial arts training, she managed to overpower him, lift him, and toss him out of the ring.
"Oh, yeah, Lynnsanity remains undefeated!" she cheered. The player stood up.
"He, should've known better than to try and beat you, Lynn" he said with a hearty chuckle.
"Oh, don't sell yourself short, Kyle. You gave me a harder time than anyone else, today" Lynn said as the two shook hands. Just then, the coach for Lynn's school, Jorge Burner, appeared.
"Hey there, Lynn, thought I'd find you here" he said, good naturedly. Jorge was always a very approachable man with a fatherly attitude towards his students.
"Hey, coach! What brings you here?" Lynn asked.
"Word of the fact you guys are moving traveled fast. Just wanted to say my own goodbyes while I can" Jorge replied.
"Will I still… you know?" Lynn asked, suddenly becoming nervous. Dipper noticed this, but didn't say anything. He already knew why she was nervous.
"Ah, don't worry about it, Lynn. Just stay out of trouble and keep your gear in shape" Jorge said with a wink. Lynn smield in appreciation. No one in the crowd knew they were talking about, but also knew they wouldn't get them to tell them, so they didn't speak up. Dipper and Lynn left the park, but Lynn was unusually quiet, which worried Dipper, since he knew his sister would always challenge him to a race home. He also knew what was on her mind.
"You thinking about that accident, again?" he asked, catching Lynn's attention.
"Yeah. I know I shouldn't, but I can't shake it off, you know. The feeling of loss I got when I woke up still haunts me. Had a few nightmares about it, still… You think I should talk to someone about this?" Lynn asked Dipper, hopefully her brother has some answer.
"That's your choice, Lynn, but remember we all still love you and would help you out, however we can" Dipper said with a smile.
"Aww, thanks, bro!" Lynn said, giving him a hug, which he returned. Her smile suddenly turned playful and she took off in a run.
"Race you!" she shouted. Dipper normally hated it when she did this, but decided to ignore it and play along. So, he chased after her.
Luan and Mabel were hiding behind a bush, using every ounce of willpower they have to keep themselves from laughing. On the sidewalk was a wrapped gift that was part of their prank. Just a few moments later, a boy the triplets' age arrives, looking excited, and spots the box.
"Oh, it must be free my secret admirer" he said, opening the box. A massive cream pie springs out and smashes itself into his face, covering him in cream. The two sisters began laughing, blowing their cover but they didn't care.
"He sure was pieing for this, huh, sis?" Mabel chuckled out.
"Yea, we sure creamed him!" Luan bellowed, another fit of laughter. This kid had been bullying Dipper for years, so finally getting some payback almost as sweet as that pie they just wasted. The bully glared at the two and rushed forward to deliver a punch. Luan saw this and her big sister instincts kicked in as she grabbed Mabel and placed herself in front of the bully's path. His fist connected with her head, but instead of knocking her out, it sent immense pain through his fist and likely breaking a few of his fingers.
"Ow! Yeesh, that's one hard head!" he exclaimed, clutching his aching hand. With a satisfied chuckle, the two left the bully to his misery, not caring in the slightest. That's what they get for messing with their brother.
"Yes, Mr. Lyon… My family is going to be moving to Royal Woods, Michigan, tomorrow… Yes, all my gear is packed and ready to go, as always… Thank you, sir, say hi to Mrs. Lyon for me" London ended the call on her comm device, which looked like a black, high tech bluetooth earpiece. Lori came into the living room.
"Okay, I've texted all my friends, updated my status on all my social media accounts, and even had a few rounds of golf with my old team. They were literally sad to see me go, but wished me the best of luck" Lori said. Her eyes never left her phone during the entire conversation, as usual.
"Vy ne mogli by dlit'sya pyat' minut bez etogo telefona" she said with an annoyed sound.
"What did you say, London?" Lori asked, curiously.
"Uh, that was Russian for… That's great to hear" London said, nervously. Lori looked unsure, but let it go and went back to texting. Leni came in, looking excited.
"I just said goodbye to all my friends and one of them even kissed me on the lips, as a sign of our close friendship! It was supes sweet!" she exclaimed, not noticing Lori's panicked look and the murderous glare in London's eyes.
"Cazaré a este profanador y la haré sufrir por manchar mi Pequeña Estrella!" she shouted, angrily. Lori, however, discreetly pointed to the still oblivious Leni and the message was clear. She calmed down, but was still upset. Thankfully, Leni doesn't seem to grasp just what the kiss really meant. One by one, the siblings all came in and stood in the living room. At this point, Lori took charge.
"Okay, people, we should all get to bed early, today. We have a lot to do, tomorrow. So, we're going to need to really need our energy. Especially for our heavy lifters" Lori said, pointing to London, Lynn, Luna, and Luan. They were the physically strongest of the siblings, either due to intense training or really funky genetics.
"I wonder what Royal Woods is going to be like?" Lily asked.
"Not sure, Lilster, but I can't wait to see it" Lynn said, excitedly. The siblings spent a few minutes talking before splitting off to do their own things.
The next day, the Louds got up bright and early. The moving van was parked outside and the family spent the morning loading up their stuff. As usual, the heavy lifters handled the heavy stuff with London startling the movers by effortlessly lifting both the fridge and couch on her own, much to the family's amusement, since they already knew London was inhumanly strong. Once everything was packed up, the family hopped into Vanzilla and drove off. Along the way, they saw all of their friends seeing them off. Including the girl who kissed Leni as she and Leni waved, happily. The girl stopped when she saw London glaring at her.
As the family left their town behind, they eagerly awaited for what adventures they'll have next.
Next time...
The residents of Royal Woods encounter the newly moved in family and the beginnings of powerful bonds of friendship are forged.
London translations:
I had to deal with that annoying security guard, again, today! I hate that jerk!
Finally! Thank you sweet merciful lord!
You couldn't last five minutes without that phone
I will hunt this desecrator and make her suffer for tainting my Little Star!
Okay, here's the rewritten first chapter of "New Family in Town". From here on, each "season" will be its own separate story, as I feel it'll help me stay focused. I had also made some changes I feel are needed. If you don't like them... well, you can just stop reading. I'm not going to stop you.
The "next time" is something I've been wanting to add in for some time now and thought it be a nice little teaser to what's to come in each chapter.
The London translations is to help those figure what she's saying, as even I have trouble with it, at times, as I am not a fluent linguist, at all. The bets language I know is Spanish, but I barely know enough to save my own life.