Hello everyone, welcome to part 2 of this Valentine themed episode! Before we begin, I want to get something off my chest. A while back, I thought of something new that I want to see done in the future. Originally my plan was to look for someone else willing to take the torch I lit and give the idea life. But I grew a little more attached than I anticipated. So, I decided to alter my plan a bit and become a co-writer and directly assist in it with anyone willing to join in.
I'll go into a bit more detail at the end note. But for now, let's focus on more immediate matters. Such as how the active members of The Sound Barrier will go about combating their new unusual adversary, and their bizarre powers of people's hearts. Let's take a moment to find out, shall we?
Duck and dodge and push and shove
That's the way they show their love
Raining justice from above
Heroes of the Loud House
Sound Barrier!
Rising up against evil, taking villains on
Lori, Leni Luna, Luan, Lynn and Lincoln
Lucy, Lana and Lola, Lisa and Lily
With each other they discover their destiny
And rise!
SOUND IT OFF!
Duck and dodge and push and shove
That's the way they show their love
Raining justice from above
Heroes of the Loud House
Sound Barrier!
Growing up in Royal Woods, Michigan, a quiet town
They uncover all the power that's been hiding all around
The city needs heroes when there's trouble on the prowl
One brother and ten sisters rise to take the villains out!
Duck and dodge and push and shove
That's the way they show their love
Raining justice from above
Heroes of the Loud House
Sound Barrier!
With Mom and Dad to guide them, together they find their fate
With each adventure, yeah, they've gone from green to great
No matter what the problem, their choice will be the same
They'll stay a family and put the bad guys to shame
Royal Woods' Loud kids throwing down!
Duck and dodge and push and shove
That's the way they show their love
Raining justice from above
Heroes of the Loud House
Sound Barrier!
Episode 10: The ultimate power.
[PART 2]
"I can't believe that lady got away so easily!"
"Yeah. She just humiliated us with that dumb smoke." The twins whined as the Sonic Vroom went through the tunnel and took them back to the hideout. As they complained, Empathy couldn't help but be get hung up on how everyone in the bank acted less like concerned hostages in the cross-fire, and more like an apathetic audience.
'They didn't care. Like, at all. Kiss did something to all of them. Probably with that pink stuff But my sisters and I weren't bothered by it. What was that stuff?'
"Earth to Empathy!" Protona called out, dragging the teen out of her day dreaming.
"Huh? What were you saying?"
"I was asking you why we're going back home." Protona spat angrily. Elexa nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, we should still be out there hunting that Kiss lady down." She added. Empathy sighed and turned to face her younger siblings.
"Guys, we are going back to get help from the others. We can only cover so much ground with just the three of us. We can't do much if we can't find her." Empathy explained. The twins folded their arms and pouted. As the car pulled into the hideout's main garage, Empathy tapped her watch and reverted into her normal clothes. "Come on, you know how fast Lynn is. Plus, Linky can fly." The twins still pouted and looked away. However, they relented when they felt their stomachs growl. They sighed and returned to the normal clothing.
"I guess a small break wouldn't hurt." Lana reasoned. "I didn't even get to eat breakfast because someone kept distracting me with that dumb crush of hers."
"Just drop it, Lana. I'm hungry too." Lola hissed as the twins climbed out of the car and began walking through the hideout. As they approached the exit that led into the house's basement, something stopped Lola in her tracks. "Hold on. What's that smell?" She asked curiously. She inhaled twice in quick succession to get a better feel for the scent. Lola mentally locked onto it and walked ahead of the group, following her as they left the hideout and went up the stairs into the kitchen. When they walked in through the basement door, they saw Luan pulling a pie out of the oven.
Luan dipped her head forward and sniffed up some of the steam from the pie. She let out a long sigh after smelling it. "Perfect. It just needs a little time to cool off." Luan stated. Luan walked over to the window above the kitchen sink, opened it, and placed the pie on the windowsill. As she took a moment to admire her work, she heard the distinct sound of electricity building up behind her. Turning around she saw Lola holding her hand up, with lighting swirling around it.
"Alright, I'm only going to say this once. If that pie's intended target is yours truly, we're going to have a serious problem." She warned. Luan wasn't phased and merely shrugged.
"No need to be afraid. That pie's target is my sweet, Benny Wenny." Luan cooed. Lana tilted her head to the side in confusion.
"You want to throw a pie in your crush's face?"
"Of course not. We're having a picnic later today and we were going to eat this together. I think I pic-ked a good treat for the evening. Get it?" Luan laughed. Her words stunned her siblings. Eventually, Lola dropped the electric charge in her hand.
"So you made a pie, the king of slapstick comedy, to simply eat it like normally intended?" The pageant princess asked. Luan calmly nodded and walked out of the kitchen, leaving the pie to cool. "Okay. Red flag. Luan would never turn down an opportunity for throwing a pie in anyone's face." Lola exclaimed.
"Yeah, that's super weird." Lana added. "Something's not right with this picture, we should look into this." The young mechanic declared as she left the kitchen. Leni and Lola followed as well and entered into the living room, where they saw their parents watching TV together. Both mother and father were cuddling together on the couch and Rita leaned her head into her husband's shoulder. On the TV was a romantic movie. Rita let out a long sigh.
"It's been so long since the two of us just took a minute to appreciate our time together. Do you remember our first movie night?" She asked. Lynn Sr. chuckled and wrapped his arm around Rita.
"Oh, do I? I'm pretty sure I can remember a night like that." He remarked before as he turned Rita to face him. They both began to laugh and soon started to make out on the couch. Lana couldn't help but gag at the sight.
"Umm, Mom, Dad, we're right here! Could you tone it down a bit?" She complained. Unfortunately, the parents didn't listen and continued kissing. "Yeesh, it's like everyone here is acting like they're in some dorky movie." Lana groaned. Lola nodded in response.
"Yeah, they're acting like they are the centers of each other's worlds." She added. "It's actually kind of unfair that no one is treating me like this right now." Lola's comment caused Lana to grip her forehead and groan, causing electricity to circulate around her.
"Stop. Just, STOP! You have been thinking about that fancy dork all day!"
"Oh, you're one to talk, dumpster diver!" Leni bit her lip as she knew that the twins locked eyes and seemed to prepare for another fight with more insults and aggressive comments.
"Mom? Dad? I think the twins are about to fight again." Leni warned amidst the twins bickering. Her father stopped kissing Rita and turned towards Leni.
"Huh? Oh, that's nice dear." He replied casually. Leni was at a loss for words with her father's apathy to the situation.
"Uh, like, Red Flag! You guys always care about things like this." Leni recalled, her voice carrying a tone of unease and concern. As she saw her parents hug and turn their attention back to the movie, Leni couldn't help but remember what happened back at the bank. A pit grew in Leni's stomach as a theory started to manifest in her mind. Turning back to the twins, she remembered the romantic thoughts they were having. "Lana? Lola?" She called out, interrupting the twins' arguing. "You know how everyone was acting romantic today? Well, I think I have an idea about why." Leni confessed, catching the twins' attention.
However, Leni didn't have time to explain as the rumbling of stomachs caught them off guard. Lana chuckled nervously. "Uh, sis, can we put a pin in this for a minute. I seriously need some lunch." Lola nodded in agreement.
"Yeah same here. I could eat the whole cookie jar." She joked. Leni scratched her head in confusion.
"But, doesn't eating glass hurt?" The teen asked.
"Leni, I don't mean…" Lola sighed in defeat. "Let's just get some Burpin' Burger and you can explain there." The pageant girl grabbed Leni's hand and began to drag her out the front door, with Lana following behind them.
…
Eventually, the sisters made it to The Burpin' Burger. The restaurant was filled with couples having a day out. They felt a little uncomfortable with the bizarre disposition of the patrons, but put a pin in their feelings as they walked over to the counter. The teen at the register gasped when he saw Leni, and his cheeks turned red. Leni smiled and cleared her throat. "Three Big Belchers please." She ordered happily. The cashier shook his head and his lips curled upward into a goofy smile.
"Anything for you." He replied as he walked back into the kitchen and began cooking the burgers. Leni felt a little unnerved with the reply. Nevertheless, she tried her best to stay polite.
"Uh, thank you." Leni responded with a nervous smile. Shortly after, the cashier came back with three hamburgers in pale yellow wrappers.
"Here you go."
"Thank you." Leni pulled out a change purse and started to take some money out of it. However, the cashier stopped her.
"No, no. Someone as ravishing as you shouldn't spend a dime. This is on the house." He proclaimed as he took out a pen and scribbled something on one of the burger wrappers. Leni grabbed it and saw what he wrote was a phone number. "Call me." He whispered excitedly. Leni nervously smiled as she took the tray holding the burgers and carried it to an empty table. Lola and Lana climbed up onto the seats and wasted no time in unwrapping their meals and eating them like wild animals. Leni unwrapped her burger and began eating as well.
Once the twins polished off their food, they both let out a large burp. "Oh, that hit the spot." Lana sighed in relief. Lola nodded in agreement.
"Well said, Lana." The pageant princess then turned to the family's second oldest. "So, Leni. You said that you had an idea of what might be going on with everyone?" She asked. Leni stopped chewing her food and swallowed what was currently in her mouth.
"Yeah. I think that the lady from the bank is behind this." She explained. The twins looked at their sister with curiosity present on their faces. "I think she has this thing that, like, makes people feel like they're in love. Like, a lot." Leni explained. Lola stroked her chin and narrowed her eyes.
"A love potion? Well, that explains why everyone is acting weird." Lola reasoned. The pageant girl's eyes widened as a small detail came to her attention. "Wait, how come we aren't getting affected by it? Even if that Kiss lady did something before robbing the bank, she sprayed us in the face with that stuff before running away." Lola reminded her sisters. Leni looked up at the ceiling as she tried to find an answer to the question. However, Lana came up with an explanation before Leni could say anything.
"Maybe it's our powers. I mean, Leni's are all about emotions so she probably has some kind of immunity." The young tool user theorized. "But that doesn't explain how me and Lola aren't affected." As Lana tried to think of an answer, the group was distracted by the sound of giggling from a few tables over. Glancing over in the direction the sound came from, the saw a man happily wiping his girlfriend's mouth with a napkin in an attempt to get some food off the corner of her mouth. Lola couldn't help but sigh upon seeing the affectionate display.
"If only I had a caring prince to do that for me." Lola's comment caused her twin to groan as a flash of Lola and her crush came into her mind.
"Knock it off with those dumb fantasies, sis! This is serious!" The twins were about to fight again, but Leni gasped and interrupted them as a realization dawned on her.
"O-M-Gosh! You guys ARE affected by this!" Lola and Lana looked at their teenage sister with looks of confusion. "Don't you see? You two have been thinking about your crushes all day!" Leni reminded them. The twins' pupils shrank in horror as they realized the gravity of the situation.
"Holy guacamole. Leni's right. In fact, if it wasn't for us getting glimpses of each other's crushes, we'd probably be like everyone else." Lana elaborated. Lola shuddered in horror.
"That tears it. We have to find Kiss and undo what she did. Or else I'm going to be seeing your muddy big you call a boy in my head for the rest of my life." She complained. Lana narrowed her eyes and gave her sister an icy glare.
"You're so lucky that we have a bigger threat to deal with." Lana remarked spitefully. "Right now, how are we supposed to find Kiss?" She pondered verbally. As the three of them thought about the matter, a pair of teenage boys started approaching their table. Leni glanced at them nervously.
"Uh, can I help you?" Leni asked. One of the teens coughed nervously.
"Uh, I just wanted to say you look really cute." One of the boys complimented. Leni's eyes darted side to side.
"Thank you?"
"WILL YOU GO OUT WITH ME?" The other guy shouted spontaneously.
"Hey, I saw her first!"
"You can't claim a girl like an object." As the pair started fighting, more people began to notice Leni and join the fighting.
"You idiots. Maybe she's not into boys. Maybe she likes girls like myself?"
"Back off! I like her more than any of you."
"Yeah, keep dreaming, pizza face!"
"You want to go? Because I'll go!"
"Wait, where did she go?" The sudden question pulled everyone out of the quarreling and turned their attention back to the table The Louds were sitting at. However, the seats that Leni and the twins had occupied were now empty. Leaving only a table with a pile of garbage and food crumbs.
…
Elsewhere in town, the three sisters were panting heavily from their sudden escape. Their backs were pressed against a wall in an alleyway, silently hoping they weren't followed. "I could tell how ugly that would have gotten if we stayed." Lola remarked. "Guess people that aren't in couples go bonkers looking for someone." Lana let out a few more gasps before talking again.
"We need to figure out how to fix this before more fights like that happen." She stated with fear in her voice. Leni wiped some sweat off her forehead and sighed.
"Especially for our sake. I totally know how Hugh felt now." She complained. As Leni buried her face into her hands, she felt a finger tap on her shoulder.
"Excuse me? Are you okay?" The voice sounded male, with a dignified tone. However, Leni didn't care as fear took hold and she acted without thinking. Reaching over her shoulder, she grabbed onto the arm of the stranger and flipped him over her back. The man landed on his back and some of the contents of his pockets flew out from the impact. "OW! What did I do?" He asked while rubbing his head in pain. Leni gasped in shock as she realized what she had done.
"OH MY GOSH! I'm so sorry. I've been having a crazy day." Leni pleaded as she helped the man up. The man dusted off his dark blue suit and readjusted his red tie.
"It's fine. I'm not exactly having a pleasant one either." He reassured as he picked a few pebbles out of his short black hair. "My wife said that she lost something and I offered to go look for it while she's running errands." He explained. As the man continued talking, Lola spotted his wallet lying on the ground, and she went to pick it up. "It's been really difficult, I've been looking all around but haven't found anything." Lola opened the wallet and saw the man's picture on his ID.
"Sorry to hear about that Mister… Gerald Canemor? Hey, I think I heard that name before." She stated as she put the ID back and handed it to the man.
"Well, my wife and I own the local flower shop: 'Canemor Florists'. That's probably where you heard it." He explained while putting the wallet back into his pocket. Lana snapped her fingers upon hearing the name.
"Hey, I've been there before!" Lola and Leni gave the tomboy confused looks. "What, they throw out some cool stuff. And the trash cans smell really good. Like, 'GOOD good'. She explained. Gerald chuckled at the tyke's innocence.
"Ah, so you're the one that tips over the bins?" He asked in a playful manner. Lola couldn't help but gaze at Gerald suspiciously, finding his actions rather peculiar in comparison to everyone else she and her sisters had been around during the day. Her train of though was interrupted when everyone heard Leni screech.
"OH. MY. GOSH!" Leni squealed as she ran over into a shadowy part of the alley. Bending down, Leni picked up something, bouncing with joy as she turned around and showed the others what she uncovered. In her hands, was a sparkling pair of red high heels. "Look at these gorgeous shoes!" Leni's discovery caused Gerald to gasp.
"That's them! That's what my wife lost." He proclaimed. Leni paused and looked at the shoes for a moment. Then glanced back up at Gerald.
"You're wife lost these?" She asked, somewhat heartbroken with the revelation. Gerald suddenly grew a little nervous and tugged at the collar of his shirt.
"Y-yes. She was walking and she saw a large rat. Poor thing lost them in the heat of the moment." He reasoned. Lola and Lana glanced at each other and narrowed their eyes before glancing back at Gerald. "Please, I would greatly appreciate it if I could have those back." The man begged Leni. The blonde teen looked at the shoes, feeling a small voice in her mind telling her to keep them. But, her kind hearted nature prevailed and she handed them to Gerald.
"Here. Your wife has really good taste." Leni stated with a bittersweet smile. Gerald gladly took the shoes and hugged them close to his chest.
"Thank you, dear." He stated before giving a small grin. "I'm sure you'll make a lucky someone very happy someday." With that closing remark, Gerald walked away happily. As soon as he turned the corner and they were sure he was out of earshot, Lola scoffed.
"Well this was by far the most obvious trail to a super villain I've ever seen." Lana glanced at her twin upon hearing the remark. Her eyes widening as she read Lola's thoughts.
"Do you mean…?"
"Oh, I mean, sister." Leni scratched her head in confusion.
"What are you talking about?" She asked. Lola turned around and crossed her arms.
"Leni, do you remember when we fought Kiss at the bank? Do you remember anything peculiar about her outfit?" The toddler questioned. Leni paused and thought for a moment while she looked up for a moment. An uncomfortable silence hung in the air for a few seconds before Lola exhaled. "You don't know what 'peculiar' means do you?"
"No." Leni confessed without missing a beat.
"She didn't have any shoes on, Leni." Lana explained. "Now we hear from this Gerald guy that his wife lost hers. Do you know what this means?" The messy twin asked. Leni put her hand to her chin and tried to figure out what the twins were implying. Leni's eyes widened and she let out a terrified gasp.
"There's a giant rat going around and stealing people's shoes!?" The ditzy blonde shrieked. The twins were dumbfounded with the conclusion their sister came to.
"Wait, what?"
"Once this love crisis is over, we are going on a rat hunt!"
"Leni, no." Lana stated as she pinched the bridge of her nose. "Our point is that Mr. Canemore's wife might be Kiss!" Leni calmed down upon reevaluating the clues.
"Oh…" She replied sheepishly. "But wait, isn't that like, a bit of a stretch. People lose shoes all the time, don't they?" Lola shrugged in response to the reasonable argument.
"Yeah. But we don't really have any other leads or better ideas of what to do." Lola countered. Leni nodded.
"Alright then, let's go look into Mr. and Mrs. Canemore. They ran a flower shop right?" The teenager recalled. The twins nodded, confirming Leni's statement. "Okay. Lana, you've dug through their trash before, so you're in charge of directions. Once we're there, we'll see if we can't dig up anything else." Leni instructed.
"You got it, sis!" Lana responded with a salute as she led her sisters out of the alley and down the town streets towards their destination. "If this lady really is Kiss, she's so going down!" The child promised herself as she and the others eagerly increased their pace.
Well, it seems like our heroes are onto a lead. Perhaps this will be what they need to track down Kiss. Hopefully they won't have too much trouble.
Now, as for that other thing I was talking about. It's another Loud House AU. It's formula? A complete crossover with the anime franchise: Dragon Ball! And it's not like the past crossovers I wrote with Dragon Ball Super. Both worlds would be merged as one. Although, the famous Goku would be replaced with a different character...
That character, is Ronnie Anne.
If I have piqued your interest, and you're a big fan of The Loud House/Casagrandes and Dragon Ball, PM me, and we can discuss working terms. Until then, peace.
