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Title card: A Novel Idea
"So a book-themed episode?" asked Carlota.
"Lame!" said Carl. "What does this have to do with adventure?"
"Let's find out mijo." Frida replied.
Lynn Sr.: [cheerfully] "C'mon, girls, it's time for Take Your Daughter To Work Day!"
[All his daughters stampede down the stairs.]
Girls: "Yay!"
"Oh so it's this episode." said Lincoln.
"Wait, I thought it was Take Your Child to Work Day?" Arturo said in confusion. "Did something happen while I was in Peru?"
"Actually, it was called 'Take Your Daughter to Work Day'." said Lisa. "However, it 'ended' in 2003 when it was decided to expand to boys and simply officially call it 'Take Your Child to Work day.'"
"Then how come over a decade later Mr. Loud's old work still refers to it with only daughters?" asked Rusty.
"My theory is that Father's old job is seriously outdated." Lisa replied.
"Yeah she's right." sighed Lynn Sr. "My old IT job was a bit slow when it came to special holidays."
[Lincoln strolls by elegantly, wearing a lavish girly outfit.]
Lincoln: "As another one of your daughters, I too cannot wait for this day."
Everyone's jaws dropped.
"What. The. Heck?" said Ronnie Anne.
"I forgot how ridiculous you looked." said Mr. Grouse.
"Wow… that dress brings out your eyes!" said Leni.
Soon, everyone 18 and under started giving out their quips and teasing remarks while Lincoln blushed, his face crimson from it all.
"You look so cute!" gushed Carol.
"Never thought you could pull off earrings like that!" said Becky.
"Wow, and I thought Ronnie Anne in her baile folklorico dress was ridiculous!" laughed Carl, only to go silent when his cousin glared at him.
Momentarily cursing Joe for not skipping this part, Lincoln said "Why... why did we have to see this part?" Despite the dark red on his cheeks, he faced everyone else. "Look, before anyone gets any ideas about dolling me up, I only did that because I was desperate! It wasn't fair, my sisters got to join my dad to that event every year and I was always left out because I'm a boy!""
"If you truly felt that left out, surely you could have told us how you felt." said Lisa. "Perhaps, Lola could've gotten you a better disguise or I could have made something that swapped your gender temporarily? That's not impossible for me to do, you know."
All of the sisters looked at Lisa in alarm, not wanting to be male, as she just barely hid an "evil scientist" smirk. They made mental notes to not get on her bad side.
Lola broke the awkwardness, "Yeah! I could have made you not only more fabulous than that," she pointed to the screen, "But so that even I wouldn't be able to tell who you were!"
Lincoln managed a slight chuckle.
[Lynn Sr. traps Lincoln with his hand as Lincoln is about to exit the doorway.]
Lynn Sr.: "Hold it right there."
Lincoln: "What's wrong, Daddy?"
Lynn Sr.: "Nice try Lincoln, but it's Take Your Daughter To Work Day."
Lincoln: [takes off wig, disappointed.] "Come on, Dad. Every year, they get to go with you to work and have an awesome time, and I get stuck at home."
"That's sort of a dumb idea." said Morpheus.
"But clever in some ways." said Dante.
Lynn Sr.: "Sorry, pal. Besides, my office isn't that awesome."
Luna: [eagerly excited] "Hurry, Pops! We don't wanna miss the doughnut cannon!"
"You have a doughnut canon?!" Clyde asked in surprise.
"Wait, since when do IT offices have those?" asked Carlos, confused.
Lynn Sr.: [just as excited] "I'll bring you back a jelly-filled!" [heads to the car]
[The girls cheer and the van heads off for the office.]
Lynn Sr chuckled nervously. "I was going to bring back a jelly-filled doughnut." he said.
Maria gave him a serious look. "That isn't the point, from what we're seeing this seems to be another incident of your daughters getting more attention than him." she said.
"She's right Lynn, if you and Rita keep this up there are three possible scenarios I see for Lincoln in the future." said Albert. "The first one being he starts to resent his sisters for hogging your attention, the second one Lincoln begins to think he's inferior to them, and the last one being he starts to resent you for never giving him enough attention."
Lynn Sr looked over at Lincoln. "I give you enough attention right?" her asked.
"Yes, you give me enough attention…" Lincoln said before admitting, "Well sometimes it feels like you put my sisters first and me second, but I know you don't mean to…"
Lynn Sr. looked down, feeling bad at seeing Lincoln having to resort to cross-dressing to not be left out and having to leave him out, anyway. He felt bad like this that day and every year he left Lincoln out too, even if he didn't show it.
Lynn Sr. rubbed Lincoln's head and said, "Look, son. It's not that I don't want to take you to work with the girls, anything personal, or like I'm doing it to spite you. Of course I do, you're my boy and I'm proud of you, but you know... you're a guy. I think they'd notice something's up if they saw 'my little girl' going to the men's room, and sorry about lying how awesome things are."
Lincoln only hugged his father in response and said, "Hey, don't feel too bad about it, dad. Yeah, it sort of hurt, but things got better for me later. Like I said, I was just desperate... I didn't wanna be alone and be out of the loop that day again. Even if I had to go around looking like that all day." he said, pointing to the screen.
Rita: "You know, it's not fair that you should have to miss out on Take Your Daughter To Work Day."
Lincoln: "Really?" [puts wig back on and applies lipstick.]
Lincoln blushed further.
"How many times have you dressed like a girl?" asked Girl Jordan, giggling.
"More times than I care to count." Lincoln replied.
Rita: "Yep. So I'm officially making today Take Your Son To Work Day. You're coming with me."
"Well that was nice of your Rita." smiled Rosa.
"And here I thought you were one for the rules." commented Mrs. Johnson.
"Sort of for the Writing Club, but we made an agreement." said Principal Huggins.
"Though that didn't apply when she was stressed one time." said Lisa.
Rita blushed, remembering what she did to get away from the chaos in the house for a little while.
Lincoln: "Wait. To the dentist's office? I don't know, Mom."
Rita: "Hey, come on. I know it's not as exciting as Dad's office, but you're Lincoln Loud. You can make anything fun."
"She's right. You can make things fun bro." smiled Luna.
"And we always have a blat with you." added Lynn.
Lincoln smiled at that.
Lincoln: "Well, I guess that's true. Okay. I'm in." [goes off in his lavish girly disguise.]
Mr. Grouse: "Nice dress, Loud!"
[Lincoln comes to a screeching halt, as does the music.]
Lincoln: [coughs] "Right after I change." [goes to change]
Everyone chuckled.
[The dentist's office, where some patients requiring varying levels of dental care are waiting. Dr. Feinstein's patient Tara comes out after having a really bad tooth taken out.]
Dr. Feinstein: "Okay, Tara, the pain will go away in a few days. In the meantime, here's a lollipop." [gives Tara a lollipop and turns to his assistant, Lincoln's mother.] "Good morning, Rita."
"Wait, why would they give out lollipops if they cause tooth decay?" asked David.
"Maybe they're sugar free." suggested Laird. "I have them when my parents don't want going in a sugar craze."
"He's right." said Rita.
"So that guy's your boss?" asked Principal Rivers.
"Yep. Dr. Feinstein. Really nice guy and quite the professional." nodded Rita.
Rita: "Good morning, Dr. Feinstein. You remember my son, Lincoln?"
Dr. Feinstein: "Sure I do. Let's see how those permanent teeth are coming in. Open." [pulls Lincoln's nose and opens his mouth; sees some plaque building up.] "Mm-hm. Have you been flossing?"
Lincoln: "Uh-huh. Every night."
Dr. Feinstein: [disbelieving] "Sure you have." [goes back into his office.]
"Eww!" several people exclaimed.
"Cool!" said Lana.
"And I thought Flip's mouth was gross." shuddered Luna.
"Lincoln…" Lynn Sr. scolded.
"Hehehe, sorry." Lincoln said sheepishly.
[A vacant office.]
Rita: "Okay, Lincoln, while I'm working, you can hang out in here and read comics." [hands Lincoln some dental comics.]
[Lincoln looks excited and then disappointed.]
Lincoln: "Teddy Toothbrush VS the Evil Ninjavitis?"
Rita: "Mm-hmm. My favorite issue is number four: Fastest Gums In The West." [imitates whip motion and noise.]
"What kind of comics are those?" asked Zach with a raised eyebrow.
"If they're trying to appeal to kids, they gotta try better." Mollie said in agreement.
Lincoln: "Can't I hang out with you while you work?"
[Enter Dr. Feinstein]
Dr. Feinstein: "Rita, I have an abscess that needs to be drained. Bring a bucket."
Lincoln: [gags a little] "Actually, I'm good here."
Those who knew what an abscess was gagged.
"What's wrong?" asked Lana.
"Let's just say it might be too gross for you Lana." Rita relied.
Lana blink,d but said no more.
[Rita is writing something.]
Rita: "Be right there, doctor." [leaves]
Lincoln: "Okay, I can make this fun."
[The Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss II plays as Lincoln lifts himself up in a patient's chair, pretending to be an astronaut in outer space.]
Lincoln: "This is Captain Loud to Ground Control." [makes radio hiss sound] "I can see Uranus from here, and boy, is it gassy.
Everyone laughed, but were impressed by Lincoln's way of trying to have a good time.
Lincoln: This is one small step for man, one giant leap for-" [notices something] "Lana?!"
[It turns out his father's office is across the street from the dentist's office. Lana and Lynn are spinning around in office chairs and laughing. Luna has the doughnut cannon and is firing doughnuts everywhere.]
Luna: "YEAH!"
Lincoln: "Dad's office is across the street? No fair! I can't compete with that!"
"Oof, that sucks." said Joey.
"I don't know Mrs Loud. Maybe taking Lincoln so close to the place he wanted to go in the first place wasn't that of a good idea." said Ronnie Anne.
"Looking back maybe I should have thought that one better." Rita muttered.
"Wait if Lincoln was just across the street why didn't he join us?" asked Leni.
"Leni we already established it was 'Take your DAUGHTER to work day'." said Lori.
"But dad has more than one daughter so wasn't he already breaking the rules?" Leni asked, confused
Everyone blinked.
"I don't know what's more surprising… the fact there was that loophole or the fact LENI was the one finding it." said Lisa.
Lincoln: [slams his fist on the adjustments and the chair starts folding back on him.] "Houston, we have a problem!" [tries pushing more buttons only to get further crushed.] "MAYDAY! MAYDAY!" [pushes more and gets flown out of the chair.]
Everyone was surprised and cringed at the scene.
"Were you ok bro?!" Luna asked in worry.
"Yeah, I was fine." Lincoln replied.
[The supply room]
Rita: "Let me show you one of the other neat things we've got here." [opens up a cabinet] "We call it Dr. Feinstein's Cabinet Of Fun."
Lincoln: [disappointed] "Oh. Dental supplies."
"A bit of a stretch." said Chunk.
[Enter Dr. Feinstein]
Dr. Feinstein: "Rita, we have a couple of teens with their braces stuck together."
Rita: "Be right there, doctor." [writes something down and leaves.]
"Now how does that even happen?" asked Sam.
Lincoln: "Okay, what have we got here? Dental floss, surgical masks, gloves...I think I can work with this."
[The room is now set up like a jewel heist with the floss acting as a laser security system.]
Lincoln: "Langley, this is Agent Loud. I've got eyes on the president's tooth. Security's tight, but tell POTUS I'm bringing that molar home." [sneaks past the floss lasers and grabs the novelty tooth.]
Everyone was impressed.
"Although i'm not totally comfortable about you using the supplies to play I must say that was quite clever." Rita commented.
"Actually we could put a security system like that in the store." said Bobby.
"Hahahaha! Not a bad idea Roberto." chuckled Hetcor. He turned to Lincoln. "So what's the feed for the installation… could a discount coupon cover it?"
Lincoln chuckles. "Add some Tamales from Mrs Cassagrande and is a deal." he said.
The two shook hands, much to everyone's amusement.
"You have such a creative mind Linc." commented Luan.
Lincoln: "Just another routine job for Agent-" [sees the girls] "OH, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!"
[The girls and their father are all having a suction cup dart fight. Luna goes in for a side shot. Leni has hers pointed at herself and Lisa changes it so that she's firing correctly. Lynn Sr. sneaks past the crossfire.]
Lynn Sr.: "HA! YOU MISSED ME!"
"Cool!" Carl said in awe.
"Dart guns?" Principal Huggins said in confusion. "What do dart guns have to do with your work Mr. Loud? And why are you using one on job hours?"
"Well if I was taking my girls to work very well keep them with me all the time and have fun right?" Lynn Sr. replied.
"I dont think that's how this works." Principal Huggins frowned.
[Lincoln trips over the floss and the supplies from the cabinet of fun fall on top of him.]
Lincoln: "Dang it."
"Were you ok?" asked Lana.
"Been through worse." Lincoln replied.
[The break room]
Rita: [walks Lincoln over to a fish tank.] "The fun isn't over yet! Let me introduce you to our office mascot."
Lincoln: "Whoa. What is it? A piranha? A barracuda? A Great White?"
[A guppy swims by, thus disappointing Lincoln further.]
Rita: "Not exactly. Heh. We call him Fisher."
"Aww! He's so cute!" gushed Leni.
"You should get a few more fish for that aquarium." said Principal Ramirez.
"Yeah, give the little guy some friends." added Norm.
"I've talked to Dr. Feinstein about it. And we did." Rita replied.
[Enter Dr. Feinstein]
Dr. Feinstein: "Rita, I need you." [with hands covered in caramel] "We've got a caramel apple emergency."
Rita: [writes something down] "I'll be back, Lincoln. Do me a favor and feed Fisher." [hands Lincoln fish food]
"The job looks boring but the patients don't seem to be." commented Ronnie Anne.
"I didn't even know carmel apple emergencies were a thing." said Sid.
Lincoln: "You got it." [pretends to be an Australian wildlife explorer with a faux accent.] "Crikey! It's a rare Patagonian dental fish. These babies are known to be fierce predators. I'd better be extra careful feeding them or it's bye-bye, pinky."
"Nice accent mate." commented Chunk.
"Since Lana likes animals, I sometimes find myself watching a few shows set in Australia." said Lincoln.
"Just another way of spending time with my big brother." Lana smiled as she hugged Lincoln, who gladly returned it.
Lincoln: [adds in fish food but drops too much.] "Whoops! That's a few too many shrimps on the barbie for this little guy."
"Should've made sure the lid was tight." Rita muttered.
"Yeah, that sometimes happens to all of us fish owners, present and former." nodded Clyde.
Lincoln: [tries to get it out.] "Fisher!"
[Fisher slips out of the tank and through a trunk. Lincoln looks for him and Fisher flails into his pants. Lincoln shakes Fisher out and the guppy flies off the wall and back into the tank which Lincoln seals up.]
"That was close." Howard said in relief.
"What a way to catch a fish." Dana commented.
"Nice job Lincoln." praised Stella.
Lincoln smiled.
Lincoln: "I guess it's Lincoln Loud: one, little fishy, zip-" [sees something in his father's office.] "-line?!"
[Lucy and Leni are zipping on a zipline over the cubicles while the co-workers are annoyed by their antics.]
Lucy: "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
Albert blinked. "Ok I'm officially confused." he said.
"Same…" said Arturo, scratching his head. "I thought 'Take Your Daughter To Work Day' was made to show your kids about your work and maybe get one interested in it or at least for them to learn about it."
"It is supposed to be that." nodded Carlos, just as confused "So where did the dart guns and the ziplines come from?
"I don't know but I don't think they were supposed to be there if the faces of the other workers are to be believed." said Harold.
"Maybe that's their way of keeping the kids entertained." suggested Grant.
"Speaking of which, where are all the other daughters?" asked Rosa.
"They were on the other floors." said Lola.
"That and some of my co-workers aren't married or have had kids of their own." added Lynn Sr.
Lincoln: [sighs] "Why do I even try? This place will never be as fun as Dad's." [sees the arcade next door to his father's office.] "But an arcade would be!"
"Oh you're not thinking of what I think you're gonna do are you?" asked Stella.
"To be honest, I would've done the same thing if I was bored." said Ronnie Anne.
"Me too." said Carl.
[Enter Rita]
Rita: "We're gonna be another half hour or so, sweetie. There was more caramel than we thought." [gets her glove stuck to the way on her hand gesture.] "Think you can keep yourself amused?"
Lincoln: [excited] "Can I?!" [feigning no amusement] "I mean, I'm sure I can think of something."
Rita: "Oh, and would you mind watching my notebook? I don't want the pages to get stuck together." [gives it to Lincoln]
Lincoln: [faux Australian accent] "No worries, mate! I won't let it out of my sight..." [Rita pats his head and leaves; normal voice.] "...while I spend the next 30 minutes blasting zombies to smithereens."
"Something's gonna go wrong, I know it." said Ronnie Anne.
"Based on everything that we've seen, how could it not?" asked Carlota.
[Fisher blows bubbles in disagreement to Lincoln's ploy.]
Lincoln: "Oh, hush, Fisher. She'll never even know I'm gone."
"You think she found out, and not just because of this?" asked Casey.
"Most likely." said Nikki.
[The arcade. Lincoln is playing video games.]
Lincoln: Now this is what I call fun!" [his watch beeps] "Uh-oh! Gotta go!" [heads out and gets back to the dentist's office just in time.]
Rita: "Hey, sweetie. How's it going?"
Lincoln: "Great. Just been hanging here with my good bud Fisher." [Fisher blows more bubbles knowing the boy's lying.] "Shut it!"
"Blabbermouth of a fish." grunted Lana.
"That was pretty fast Lincoln." commented Lynn.
Lincoln chuckled.
Rita: "Bad news. Dr. Feinstein sat on a numbing needle and he can't feel anything from the waist down.
"Oh that's gotta suck." said Sameer.
"Professional, huh?" said Lola, raising an eyebrow.
Rita: Can you keep watching my notebook?"
Lincoln: [frantic] "NOTEBOOK?!"
[Flashback to him leaving the arcade.]
Lincoln: "Uh-oh! Gotta go!"
[The notebook was left back at the arcade. End flashback.]
"Oh that's not good." said Becky.
"Should've just left it in the office." said Lucy.
"Yeah, huge mistake on my part." Lincoln muttered.
Lincoln: [worried and trying to keep cool.] "Uh...yep. I'm on it. So...you got a lot of important work stuff in there?"
Rita: "Can you keep a secret? It's not for work at all. I've been writing a novel!"
Lincoln: [surprised] "Really?"
"Uh oh!" said CJ. "Now it's really not good!"
"That would explain the constant writing." said Roger.
Rita: "I'm hoping this book could lead to an exciting new career for me."
"And it did!" said Rita. "Now I work as the advice columnist in the newspaper."
"Congratulations Rita." said Arturo.
Rita smiled.
Lincoln: [chuckles nervously] "So, that was your only copy, huh? I mean, is your only copy. It's not like something happened to it."
Rita: "Yep. Seven years of hard work between those two covers."
"Seven years?!" exclaimed Howard as everyone was surprised.
"That's a pretty long time." commented Harold.
"Well it went through a lot of changes I felt like could be better." said Rita.
"A lot of books have been created for such long periods." said Carlos.
[Lincoln gulps nervously]
Rita: "Hey, thanks for being such a good sport today. How about after work, we go to the arcade next to Dad's office?"
"But he was just there!" said Leni.
"She already figured that out, Leni." said Lori.
[Lincoln gives a thumbs up and there's a knock at the door. Rita opens it and sees Dr. Feinstein rolling on a chair with his arms thanks to the numbing needle he sat on.]
Dr. Feinstein: "Uh, Rita? I need you to carry me to my 4:00."
"Now that looks rough." said Chaz.
"Good thing he's short like Zach." said Liam.
"I'm not that short!" Zach said indignantly.
"Lucy's taller than you and she's only 9." said Lincoln.
"And you're only slightly taller than the twins." added Giggled.
Zach pouted.
[Fisher blows bubbles of guilt toward Lincoln.]
Lincoln: "Yeah, I know I messed up. But I'm gonna get it back!"
[Fisher makes a side glance to the viewers.]
"Way to install his confidence Fisher!" Bobby scoffed.
[Lincoln goes back to the arcade to get the notebook, but is too late.]
Lincoln: [gasps] "It's gone!" [notices something] "Huh?"
[The janitor has picked up the book and dumped it in the bin.]
"So instead of putting it in the Lost and Found, they just throw it away?!" Frida exclaimed.
"Que ridiculo!" said Hector.
[Lincoln screams and tries to catch it, but the janitor takes it to the garbage truck and the truck drives off with the novel.]
Lincoln: "No! Wait!"
"Oh this is bad." said Luna, cringing.
Lincoln: [chases after the truck but is too slow; notices a roller skate stand.] "Convenient."
"And lucky." added Rosa.
Lincoln: [skates after the truck and leaps over obstacles.] "Gah! Gross! Gah!"
"That's almost like Total Trash Takedown!" Lana said excitedly.
"Go Lincoln!" cheered CJ.
"Yay Lincoln!" Lily cheered.
"You're a good roller skater." Polly commented.
"Thanks." Lincoln smiled.
[A trash bag bumps off the truck and covers Lincoln in garbage.]
"Gross!" several girls exclaimed.
"Lucky!" Lana pouted.
"And that's why they should be closing their back doors." said Harold, shaking his head.
[Just then, Lincoln notices a horse and carriage. He uses the horse and rides it like a water skier while holding onto the bridle.]
Lincoln: "YEE-HAW!" [catches up to the garbage truck driver.]
"Now that is really lucky!" said Paula.
"And fun!" added Ronnie Anne.
Lincoln: "Excuse me! Please stop! Pull over!"
Garbageman: "Oh, you wanna race?" [puts on shades] "Let's ride." [accelerates away]
"You idiot!" exclaimed Margo as everyone facepalmed.
"Someone should sue them!" said Sid.
"Good luck getting a lawyer for that." said Persephone.
Lincoln: "What? No! Get back here! Come on, boy. Let's get him!" [whips the horse to go faster; screams at the increase of velocity and misses the turnoff from the truck.] "Whoa, horsey!"
[The horse stops and Lincoln crashes. Thankfully, the novel fell off the truck and a horn sounds.]
"At least it wasn't in the horse's butt." said Lynn.
Everyone shuddered at the thought, unpleasant memories coming back to Bobby.
Lincoln: "Huh?"
[A street sweeper approaches and catches the book in its brushes. The book flies off and lands on a hot dog cart where it's used as a bun. The vendor gives the customer his order while the latter puts ketchup and relish on it and takes a bite, disliking the papery taste and tosses it.]
"Seriously?!" Carol exclaimed.
"How did those bobos not notice that?" asked Hector.
"How many idiots are in this town?!" asked Benny.
"Too many I don't care to count." said Lisa.
Lincoln: [catches it] "I got it!"
[Some kid inconveniently twists open a hydrant and blasts Lincoln with a jet of water.]
"Wow this is not your lucky day." said Stella.
"And that's why you don't mess with fire hydrants." said Principal Huggins.
[The book flies off into a construction zone and lands on a girder which rises up.]
Lincoln: "No no no no no!" [puts on a hardhat and uses the lift.]
"Lincoln are you crazy?!" exclaimed Clyde as everyone looked on in shock.
"Just desperate." Lincoln replied.
[As Lincoln goes up, the book alternates between rising girders and ends on the top floor. Lincoln gets there and looks down, losing his cool. He inches towards it, but it falls and the girder rises, sending him in danger as he screams for his life.]
"LINCOLN!" everyone, especially the sisters, Rita, Lynn Sr., Albert, Clyde, and Ronnie Anne, cried in horror at the danger Lincoln was in.
Frida and Howard fainted.
Lincoln cringed while everyone was terrified at the idea of him falling to his death.
"Why would you go so far for that Lincoln?!" cried Stella.
"Mom was working on that book for 7 years and I didn't want her hard work to go to waste." Lincoln replied.
"I don't care about my book if it means you almost died!" cried Rita. "Never do that again! I don't want to lose my only baby boy!"
She began to cry hysterically, not knowing how close she was to losing her son and holding him almost as if he was about to disappear.
[The girder is swinging right by Lynn Sr.'s office window while Lola and Lana are in another suction cup dart fight. Lincoln's cries for help catch Lana's ears.]
Lana: "Did you just hear Lincoln?"
Lola: "Lana, focus! We've got Dad's cube mate trapped in the coffee room! SAY YOUR PRAYERS, MARGIE!"
[The twins scream and attack Margie.]
Margie: I hate Take Your Daughter To Work Day."
"How did we not see him?!" Lana cried.
[Lincoln makes it back onto the scaffolding safely and notices the book is now about to be encased in cement. He gets down quickly via a pulley and bucket and rushes and dives and grabs it.]
Lincoln: [triumphant] "YES!"
[At that moment, he realizes the cement has just poured right where he's standing.]
"Wow. Just wow." said Girl Jordan.
"Well at least he's safe." said Maria as Harold and Carlos reawoke Howard and Frida.
[Back at the office, Rita is waiting for Lincoln. He finally arrives panting from his experience.]
Rita: "Lincoln Loud, where have you been? And what is on your feet?"
[The cement dried and sealed Lincoln's feet.]
Lincoln: "It's a long story. But the important thing is I've got your notebook."
[The notebook is completely damaged and instantly disintegrates.]
"Oooh!" everyone cringed.
"All that for nothing." sighed Sid.
Rita: [gasps] "What happened?"
Lincoln: [sighs and gives her a lollipop.] "Better take a lollipop."
[Lincoln is explaining everything that happened to the book and how he tried to get it back to Rita.]
Lincoln: "...So I jumped into the cement pit and grabbed the notebook, but I guess it was too late."
Rita: [sternly] "Lincoln, you lied to me! You snuck out and you ruined all my hard work!"
Lincoln: "I'm really, really sorry, Mom. I-"
Rita: [calmly] "But you actually might have done me a favor."
Lincoln: [dumbfounded] "I-I did what now?"
"He did?" several people asked in surprise and disbelief.
Rita: "Well, I was originally writing about a bored dental assistant who talks to her pet fish." [Fisher knows she's referring to him.] "But honestly, it wasn't going anywhere. But you've just given me a better idea: I'm gonna write about a fearless thrill seeker with white hair."
Lincoln: "Dr. Feinstein?" [Looks at a picture of the dentist on a table next to him]
Rita: "No, silly. You."
Lincoln: "Wow. That's awesome."
[They hug]
"That's so sweet!" gushed Frida as she cried.
"Wow, so the novel's based on you Lincoln?" Luna asked.
"Sure was." said Lincoln. "And since that day, I've never felt more closer to Mom."
"Aww thank you sweetie." Rita smiled as she wrapped Lincoln in a hiug and showered him with kisses on his head, making the girls coo and the guys smile warmly.
"Mom! You're embarrassing me!" Lincoln complained.
Rita chuckled as she let him go.
Lincoln: "I'm sorry about putting you through all this. It was really nice of you to bring me here in the first place."
Rita: "That's okay, sweetie. Now, come on. Let's go home. I can't wait to start writing."
[As they're about to leave, they forgot something.]
Lincoln: "Uh, Mom?"
[Lincoln's feet are still encased in cement.]
Rita: "Oh, right, sorry." [gets a drill, turns it on, and gives Lincoln a lollipop.] "Better take a lollipop. This might pinch a bit."
"Did it?" asked Carol.
"Not really no." Lincoln replied.
[Rita begins drilling as Lincoln cringes. Sometime later, Lincoln's feet are free and he and Rita begin heading home.]
Rita: [taking notes] "So, tell me again how you chased down that garbage truck."
Lincoln: [inspired] "I have a better idea."
"What do you have in mind bro?" asked Bobby.
"Wait and see bro." Lincoln smirked.
[Lynn Sr. and the girls return home after a super fun Take Your Daughter To Work Day.]
Lynn Sr.: "Ha ha! Another successful Take Your Daughter To Work Day, eh, girls?"
[The girls cheer in agreement.]
Lola: "Margie is so much fun, Dad! What does "leave of absence" mean?"
"It means she quit." said Mrs. Johnson.
"Oh." was all Lola could say.
Lynn Sr.: "Hm… I wonder where your mother and Lincoln are."
Lori: "Aw. I feel bad for them. I bet they literally had the boringest day ever."
[Lori is about to eat her words because Rita and Lincoln come riding down the street reenacting Lincoln's thrill seeking adventure skating with the horse.]
Lincoln and Rita: [laughing] "YEE-HAW!"
"Awesome!" exclaimed Carl.
"Now that's fun!" said CJ.
[Lincoln waves to his father and sisters as they all look with their jaws hanging.]
Everyone laughed at the girls' jaw-dropped expressions.
"Your faces are priceless!" chortled Ronnie Anne.
"Can you blame us?" chuckled Luna. "That was the last thing we were expecting."
Mr. Grouse: "Nice horse, Loud!"
"Was that an insult or a compliment?" asked Clyde.
"Compliment. You can never tell." said Mr. Grouse.
"Well that was quite the adventure you had Lincoln." said Chaz.
"Yeah. That was even more fun than what we did at Dad's." said Leni. "Oh, no offence Dad."
"None taken." Lynn Sr. said. He faced his son. "Lincoln, I'm sorry that you weren't able to come with us. I should've realized that we were outdated and I should've told my boss to have all of you come with."
"Well I should've been honest with you guys about it." said Lincoln.
"To be honest, I thought it was about the whole 'daughter favoritism' thing." said Clyde.
"Believe me, that wasn't my intention." said Lynn Sr. "But I'm sorry if I made it feel like it was to you."
"I understand Dad." said Lincoln. He turned to Rita. "Mom, I'm sorry I lied to you and snuck out."
"I understand Lincoln." smiled Rita. "It wasn't easy trying to have a good time when there was a fun house at the office across the street. But I did have a good time with you reenacting your adventure for my novel."
"And next time there's a Take Your Child to Work Day, we can take turns." said Lynn Sr. "You all can help me out at the restaurant again."
"And you all can find a story for the newspaper." added Rita.
"That sounds awesome!" said Lincoln.
"Too right little bro!" said Luna.
"Wonder what's next." said Luan.
"Funny you should say that Luan." came Joe's voice. "This next one has you as a min character alongside your brother." His voice became mysterious. "But I should warn you, you are in for a big dose of a reality check."
"Eh? What does that mean?" asked Luan.
"I guess we'll just have to watch to find out." said Benny.
With that, everyone faced the screen again. As they did, the Louds, bar Luan, couldn't help but feel like they knew what was next.
To be continued…
Done and done again!
Special dialogue thanks to:
Darkness Rissing
Turnabout Of The Shadows
Gloyd R. Orangeboar
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