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And how many times do I have to say this… I'M ONLY DOING THE EPISODES AND MOVIE! NOT THE SHORTS, PODCASTS, VLOGS, OR OTHER FANFICS! Though other fanfics will be mentioned.
By the way, eventually, I'm gonna have more characters sing during breaks. I already have several songs planned for certain characters, but I need songs for Lana and Lisa to sing, something related to them as characters and in personality. If you have any suggestions, I'll listen to them and see what I'll use.
BTW, after certain episodes, whether they're before the next one of another break, some characters will sing certain songs featured in episodes such as "Rock 'n Roll Dream", "Play It Loud", and "Greatest of All Time."
Enjoy!
Title card: The Loudest Yard
"I'm guessing this is a Lynn and Lincoln episode?" asked Margo.
"Looks like it." shrugged CJ.
Lynn beamed at that as she sat next to Lincoln, who smiled.
"A football helmet… Lincoln, when we were watching the episode about attention, didn't you mention something about being forced into that sport?" asked Sid.
"Yeah." nodded Lincoln. Lynn and Rita winced.
"I'm guessing this episode will be based on that time and we'll be seeing that event?" asked Albert.
"Looks like it." nodded Clyde.
[Episode begins with Lincoln playing a video game of Muscle Fish escaping a crazy kitchen. Rita comes in to his room.]
Rita: "Lincoln, why don't you go outside? It's not healthy to sit around playing video games all day."
Lincoln: "Actually, Mom, some studies show-"
Rita: "Out."
Lincoln: "Right..."
"You copying our Dad?" Carl joked.
Carlos rolled his eyes in amusement.
"I haven't even met him yet." Lincoln replied.
"He never asked about our extended family." added Ronnie Anne.
[Cut to the tree in the backyard; Lincoln is still playing his video game.]
Everyone burst out laughing.
"Nice loophole." chuckled Sam.
Rita: "That's not what I meant! You need to get some exercise! And I have just the thing."
[The mall. Lynn Sr. and some of the other fathers are power walking inside.]
Lynn Sr.: [panting] "Good workout, eh, son?"
Lincoln: [keeping up at a normal pace] "Feeling the burn, Dad..."
Everyone cringed.
"That is not a sight I would want to walk with." shuddered Rusty.
Lynn Sr.: "Last one to the food court buys the soft pretzels!"
[Lincoln comes to a halt and sees the arcade. He goes inside and plays Total Turbo: Super Bikers XXII only to get caught.]
Lynn Sr.: "Ahem?"
"Busted!" sawuqaked Sergio.
Lincoln: "Oh! Hey, Dad." [chuckles nervously] "Guess I'm paying for the pretzels..."
[His dad grabs him. Back at the house, Rita is following along with an aerobics show.]
Rita: [panting] "Phew. See? Exercise can be fun! Whee!"
[It appears Lincoln is following along.]
Lincoln: "I read ya loud and clear, Mom."
[It turns out he's just reading a comic book he taped to his mother's glutes.]
Everyone's jaws dropped.
"What the f-heck?!" exclaimed Zach.
"How did you even manage that?!" asked Sid.
"Well while Mom was getting some stuff, I taped the comic onto her pants." Lincoln replied.
"I dunno whether to be creeped out or impressed." said Nikki.
"How 'bout both?" suggested Casey.
[As he tries to turn the page, the comic tears and falls off, leading Rita to realize.]
Rita: "Lincoln! I see I'm going to have to take other measures."
Lincoln: [uneasy] "What kind of measures?"
[He is now given gear for a certain sport.]
Lincoln: "Football? Come on, Mom. You know sports aren't my thing."
Lynn was not amused to see her mom forcing Lincoln into football. In a stoic voice, she said, "Mom? Why didn't you tell me or anyone else about your little idea? I mean, did you ever stop to think how badly it could've turned out? Sure, I got hurt for it and I can deal with that, but that's not the point."
Lisa was even confused, "Indeed. With Lynn being the sports expert, you think you'd run a scheme like this by her first."
Rita was stumbling for an excuse as everyone, especially the adults, looked at her with disapproval, and of course she fell back on, "I... I... w-well, Lincoln needed some exercise and I thought f-football was the best way to do it at the time?"
Lynn, her voice now disapproving, said "If exercise was all you were worried about, again, why didn't you tell me? I always do play sports and stuff with him, you know. How is that not enough exercise, mom? Please... do explain."
The other sisters and Lynn Sr. were all dying for an explanation, none of them looking approving, and no matter what Rita tried to come up with, it fell flat on her tongue.
Lynn went back to stoic voice mode, "I thought so. You had no excuse... can I talk to you about this later? Preferably in private? With the way I'm feeling about this, I'd rather not make a scene." Rita agreed and Lynn decided to wait until the end as to why she had a problem with this.
But the adults didn't.
"I can't believe you signed him up for that even though he never played before!" exclaimed Albert.
"Football training isn't easy no matter what age you are, I've seen how rough it can be at college!" added Carlos.
"We get that you want Lincoln to exercise, but putting him on a sports team where he can get hurt or even have a serious concussion isn't the answer." Maria said disapprovingly.
"And that of training can seriously wear him out." added Arturo.
"Aye, especially for someone his age and he has no experience." added Frida.
Hearing the words "hurt" and "concussion" made Lynn cringe at the thought of Lincoln getting really hurt by tough football players and couldn't help but feel more angry at her Mom.
"Anyway, my mom isn't the only one who went ahead and did something without asking me." said Lincoln, glared at Luna, Luan, Lynn and Lucy. "IS SHE guys?" he asked.
Ronnie Anne, Haiku, Tabby, Polly Pain and Giggles kneww what Lincoln was talking about and glared at them too. The four girls gulped nervously.
"If you want to know what Lincoln is referring to, you'll find out after the next episode." came Joe's voice.
[Cut to a montage of Lincoln participating in sports, but not actually playing them. He's playing catch with Clyde. Clyde tosses him the ball but he's just reading comic books and misses the ball. He's playing Basketball with Liam. Liam passes the ball, but it just passes by Lincoln preoccupied with his comics. He's playing Badminton with Lola. Lola serves the shuttlecock, but he has his racket secured around his sweatband while he's playing video games and the shuttlecock hits him in the head, not even fazing him. Lynn tosses a horseshoe that misses the ringer and hits Lincoln's shin.]
Lincoln: "OW!"
[End montage]
"Come on Lincoln you are not even trying." said Lynn, unimpressed. While she wasn't happy with the idea of him being on a sports team without proper training, when ti came to smaller sports he could've at least showed some effort.
"As I said before sports aren't my thing." said Lincoln.
"Still you could try a bit harder. You weren't even paying attention." Rita pointed out.
Lincoln sighed. "Believe me, even when I do pay attention I CAN'T do sports." he said.
"Don't you play sports with Lynn?" asked Margo.
"Yeah, but only to help her practice." said Lincoln. "Plus, I don't really do much when I do."
Rita: "Ugh. I know, honey, but you left me no choice. One way or another, you have to get some exercise."
"Umm, well if it only is to make him exercise and Lincoln can't focus on things outside his games or comics, why don't you try to buy a motion sensor game? That way you could mix both things and Lincoln will be able to focus." suggested Carlos.
"Lincoln is quite good at dancing games and those are good exercises as anything." Ronnie Anne added.
"And they're not that expensive." added Arturo. "I have one of my own in my apartment."
"We didn't think about that." Rita murmured.
"Although wouldn't that be against the whole 'having to expend less time inside playing games'?" asked Lynn Sr.
"It would have been a good compromise...Lincoln still could play video games but at the same time he would be doing exercise." said Carlos.
The parents pondered that.
Lincoln: "Mom, wait! Look!" [pretends to do aerobics] "I'm exercising right now!" [pulls a muscle] "Ow, ow! Charley Horse!"
[Rita sighs and walks away.]
"No offence Lincoln, but she does have a point." said Margo.
"Yeah, if you get Charley Horses from a few jumping jacks, you gotta get active." added Paula.
"Noted." Lincoln replied.
"You know I don't understand why Lincoln has to be more active when we see him doing the most active stuff so far. He is basically the sister's handyman when it comes to their activity." said Ronnie Anne, glaring at Rita.
Lincoln: Yeah I don't understand that. Lucy never done any active thing, neither does Leni or Lisa. No offense.
Leni, Lucy, and Lisa: None taken.
Lincoln: [to the viewers] "Clearly, I cannot play football. Fortunately, in a big family, there's always someone who can help you out of a jam."
"You're gonna talk to Lynn?" asked Lori.
"Well…" Lincoln began.
[He's conversing with Lola about his quandary.]
Lola: "An injury to get out of sports...that can be arranged."
Lincoln: "Just not the face."
Lola: "We'll see..." [She sips her tea.]
"I was not expecting that." said Rocky.
[In the backyard. Lola has her kiddie car all warmed up, ready to do something that involves injuring Lincoln.]
"Lincoln I know you don't like sports, but this is a really extreme and dangerous idea." chided Rita.
"And why did you go with this Lola?" Lynn Sr. asked.
"Well… he was really desperate.. .and i just wanted to be a good little sis." Lola replied, making an innocent face.
"He gave you money right?" Lana deadpanned.
"10 bucks." Lincoln replied.
Lola grumped as their parents facepalmed.
Lincoln: "Go easy, okay?" [sticks his leg out]
Lola: [grinning fiercely] "We'll see."
"Lola!" Rita exclaimed, scared while looking at her daughter´s face. "What were you really thinking?!"
Lola looked nervous. "Hehehe nothing...that bad really." she said.
"THAT bad?" Rita asked in disbelief.
Stella leaned over and whispered to Clyde. "Ok I can understand Lori and Lynn as they are older than Lincoln and that makes them think they can take advantage of him. But this is like the third or fourth time we see Lola, his young sister, acting like a devil and wanting to actually hurt him. And must admit I'm getting worry about it." she said.
Clyde understood what Stella was getting at. The incident with the earbuds, Lola wanting to hurt Lincoln after the fail interview during the trash incident (even though that was really Lori's fault), the money competition, her attitude during "Toads and Tiaras"...there must've been a reason why Lola is almost always put on an "Anti-Lincoln" camp alongside Lynn, Luan and Lori… and he had a feeling that there were more of this incidents where she basically seem to want to hurt Lincoln in future episodes.
Some of the adults overheard Stella and they also began to worry about what the younger sisters were learning of their older ones, especially when it came to Lincoln.
[She puts the pedal to the metal, and at the last second, Lincoln moves his leg out of the way, making Lola crash right into the trash.]
"Good call." said Clyde.
Lola: [enraged] "YOU WANT AN INJURY?! I'LL GIVE YOU ONE!" [charges at Lincoln]
Lincoln: [trying to run away only to pull a muscle again.] "Ow, ow! Charley Horse!"
[Lola pounces on him to pulverize him]
"Jesus Lola did you not see he pulled a Charley Horse?!" exclaimed Luna.
"I was mad, OK?!" Lola exclaimed.
"Lola, you know I fix your car all the time." said Lana. "And I did that afterwards."
Lola calmed down after that.
[Lynn shows up.]
Lynn: "Oh, we're wrestling? Cool!" [blows a whistle and stops the brawl.] "Lola, that's unnecessary roughness!"
Lola: "Well, he deserves it! I was trying to help him get out of playing Football, and he made me total my car! AND I JUST PUT IN THE CUPCAKE AIR FRESHENER!"
"I'd like that kind of air freshener!" said Leni.
"Yeah, it'd be really sweet!" said Luan, giggling.
A mix of laughs and chuckles aren't around.
Lynn: [to Lincoln] "Wait. Get out of playing Football? Why would you wanna do that? Football rules!"
Lincoln: "Maybe for you. I don't even know how to play. Plus, I'm gonna get my butt kicked."
"Come on son aren't you giving up too easily? All you need is some practice." said Lynn Sr.
"Just wait and see Dad, I said it once I'll say it again I CAN'T do sports." Lincolmn replied.
"He does have a point about football players." said Bobby. "Both the middle school and high school football teams can be a bit brutal."
"Even more when Lynn's on them." muttered Lori.
Lola: [holding her grudge] "You got that right!"
Lynn "That's enough! Hit the showers!"
[Lola storms off growling.]
"I can see why they made you all monitor." said Liam.
"Though it wouldn't kill you to take it down several dozen notches there." added Stella with a frown.
Lynn: "You forgot that you've got a secret weapon: me. I'll teach you everything you need to know about Football."
Lincoln: "Um..."
Lynn: "Good. Now drop and give me 20."
[Lincoln gets down on the ground and takes out his wallet and a five dollar bill.]
Lincoln: "I've only got a 5."
[Lynn realizes it's not gonna be easy.]
Everyone facepalmed while Lincoln blushed.
[Lynn shows her brother how to step by running through tires which he trips over and gets rolled off by.]
"That happened to several kids in gym class last year." said Rusty.
"And I was one of them." mumbled Zach.
[She shows him how to drink raw eggs for protein. He tries it only to throw up in the toilet.]
"How can you keep them down Lynn?" asked CJ.
"Iron gut CJ." Lynn replied, patting her stomach.
[She shows him how to pass by tossing a ball through the center of the tire swing. He misses and gets pegged in the back of the head by the ball.]
"I went through a similar thing." said Liam.
[She takes him for a jog around the neighborhood. By sunset, she makes it back and Lincoln took a bus back home much to her disappointment.]
Everyone but Lynn laughed at that while Lincoln blushed.
[She shows him how to punt with Lucy as the ball holder. Some Peanuts style music starts to play and Lincoln charges at the ball, but Lucy pulls it away just like in the comic strip.]
Lincoln: "ARGH!" [lands on his back]
"Lucy!" exclaimed Rita.
"Seriously?" asked Carol.
"Jeez! Why do all of you girls called Lucy like to put on this gag?!" asked Carl.
"Ok...maybe you really can't do football." said Lynn Sr., sounding a bit disappointed.
"Why did you pull out the ball?" Lola asked her goth sister.
"Actually I'm not sure but it felt like i had to do it." Lucy replied before looking at Lincoln. "Either way I'm sorry Lincoln." she said.
"No!" said Lincoln. "Never apologize for doing a Charlie brown reference right Luan?"
"Right!" nodded Luan.
Lincoln looked at his parents. "Plus, you two knew this would happen when you named her Lucy."
[At Ketcham Park, they're practicing receiving.]
Lynn: "Hike!" [passes the ball to Lincoln]
[Lincoln gets decked in the eye and crashes by the feet of some bulky Football kids who laugh at his pain.]
Clyde's eyes widened. "Hey! Aren't those the two stinkers who ruined Lucy's Halloween maze last time?!" he exclaimed.
The Louds gasped.
"Wait? It was them?!" exclaimed Lola.
Lincoln was shocked when he realized it was them on Halloween. "It was them!" he said.
Lynn growled angrily. "Why didn't I recognize them last Halloween?! When we get back, I'll make sure that they won't show their faces in any competition ever!" she said angrily.
Hawk: "If you clowns are done, we need the field! We gotta practice for junior football league."
Lincoln: "You guys are playing junior football, too? What team are you on?"
Hawk: "The Hazeltucky Hockers!"
[They hock loogies]
"Eww." several girls (barring the tomboys) grimaced.
Hank: "What team are you on?"
Lincoln: "The Royal Woods Roosters!"
Lincoln & Lynn: [waving their hands high up] "Cock-a-doodle-doo!"
Lincoln and Lynn waved their hands high up and chanted, "Cock-a-doodle-doo!"
Everyone applauded as the two fist-bumped.
Hawk: "Nice cheer. When we play you, you're cock-a-doodle-doomed!"
Hank: "Yeah! I'm gonna pluck me a few feathers!"
"Good puns, bad behavior." said Luan.
"Someone oughta pluck them." said Giggles.
[They laugh which irks Lynn.]
Lynn: "You chumps are lucky I'm not playing, 'cause I'd whoop all your butts!"
Hawk: [ruffles her hair not intimidated one bit.] "Sure you would, ponytail."
[Hawk and Hank walk off laughing some more.]
"Sphincters." growled Luna.
"I actually like your ponytail." said Frnasisco, making Lynn smile.
"Ahh, Lynn. You've got a legendary head of hair, you know that?" said Margo.
Lynn chuckled. "Oh, stop." she said.
Margo turned to the others. "Back when she first joined the baseball team, her nickname was 'Floofy Head'. Sometimes we'd rub her hair for good luck." she said. (1)
Everyone laughed while Lynn blushed.
Lincoln: [inspired] "Lynn! That's a brilliant idea! You could pretend to be me and play in my place."
"Oh boy." said Girl Jordan.
"Actually, that's not a bad idea." said Sameer.
Lynn: "Yeah, right..."
Lincoln: "Why not? There's no girls' league around here, right? This would give you a chance to play, and me a chance to live out my full life."
"How come there aren't any girls' leagues around Royal Woods like that?" asked Rusty.
"I haven't the slightest clue." said Lisa.
Lynn: [thinking about it] "Hmm...I could use another sport right now. I've only got four."
"Wow, how many sports teams are you on?" asked Laird.
"Seven, but they don't see air-hockey as a sport yet." said Lynn.
"Is there any sport you aren't good at?" asked Mollie.
"So for no. I dominate them all." Lynn said proudly.
"Just like how you sometimes dominate the toilet." Lucy deadpanned.
Lincoln: "So, what do you say?" [does their cheer] "Cock-a-doodle-doo?"
[Lynn grins with acceptance.]
"This is gonna be interesting." mused Chaz.
[Lincoln is wearing his gear, waving to his mom and heading off to one of his games but heads over to a tree where Lynn is waiting. They switch the gear off to her and she goes to play the game while Lincoln relaxes by a tree reading comics. After the game, Lynn returns and switches the gear back on Lincoln, but before he can return home, she throws some mud on his face to make it look convincing.]
At the mudslinging scenes, everyone glared at Lynn, who looked away.
[He returns home and lets his mother know the game went well. This goes on into the Fall season.]
Lincoln: "I can't believe we pulled this off! Only one more game to go!"
"Wow, that actually worked." said Sid, impressed.
Lynn Sr. and Rita glared at Lincoln and Lynn, who looked away, though the latter had a scowl on her face.
"By the way, wasn't it weird for you guys to change clothes together behind that tree?" asked Carl.
"Not at all." Lincoln replied. "We used to take baths together when we were little."
"Yeah, and I helped our sisters and parents change him after I turned three like Luan after I was born." added Lynn.
"And of course, like Lily, Lincoln liked to ditch his diaper and run around forcing the five of us to chase him." Lori added with a teasing look, making Lincoln blush again.
"Makes sense." shrugged Carl.
[They switch off and Lynn gets the mud ready.]
Lynn: [sighs] "I'm gonna miss this." [throws mud at Lincoln]
Lincoln: "I'm not gonna miss that."
"Really Lynn?!" Margo, Paula, Polly, and Francisco angrily said to her.
"It wasn't necessary Junior!" scolded Albert.
Lynn chuckled sheepishly. As realistic as she had to make it, maybe throwing it wasn't a good idea.
[He head home only to be met up with his Dad.]
Lynn Sr.: [in a confronting tone] "So, you thought you could get away with this, huh?"
"Busted again!" said Sergio.
Lincoln: [with his tongue tied] "But, I, uh..."
Lynn Sr.: "Not telling your family..." [in a proud tone] "...you're a big Football star!?"
"I retract my statement." said Sergio.
"Looks like that worked too well." said Zach.
Lynn Sr.: [holds up a newspaper with a front page article about his Football status.] "Crowds Love Loud! Haven't seen that headline since my break dancing days. We're so proud of you, son! We're all gonna be at your game tomorrow!"
Lincoln: [worrisome] "All of you?"
"Uh oh." several kids said in unison.
"This is gonna go south badly." said Tabby.
"So you mean to tell me that you guys never been to 'Lincoln's football games' until he became a football star?" asked Ronnie Anne, raising an eyebrow at the Loud family.
"Uh… we were busy?" Leni said sheepishly.
"Why am I not surprised?" Ronnie Anne drawled.
Lynn Sr. "You betcha! And if you need some new moves for your touchdown dance..." [shows off some of his break dancing moves and scats.] "I'm on fire, on fire, on fire!" [dances and scats some more.]
"Man Mr. Loud your dancing is terrible." said Rusty.
His friends gave him "Look who's talking" looks but he didn't notice.
"Yeah, you look like you have to go to the bathroom really bad." said Carl.
"Carl!" Frida chided.
"Hey didn't you hear what I said about my break dancing days or see my sweet moves and I won the dance contest." Lynn Sr. argued.
Lincoln got nervous remembering that he broke the trophy and it was coming up soon.
"I still remember the crowd cheering for me." Lynn Sr. said fondly as he started to dance and make that noise he always makes when he dances.
Rita and the Loud kids looked away, embarrassed and everyone laughed more.
"Are you sure they were cheering for you and not laughing at you, Loud?" Mr, Grouse snarked.
Lynn Sr. stopped dancing and thought about it and quickly realized the crowd may have been laughing and got embarrassed as he sat down with a blush.
[Enter Lynn]
Lincoln: "Lynn, you were just supposed to play, not become a big star!"
Lynn: "Sorry, Linc. I only know how to give 110%."
"If only you could do that on your school work." muttered Lisa.
Lincoln: "Well, now we got a problem. Because I'm so good, the whole family wants to watch me play tomorrow."
Lynn: "Don't worry. We fooled everyone all season. There's no reason we can't do it for one more game."
"Were you able to?" asked Joey.
"Mostly." Lynn and Lincoln replied.
[The big game. It's the Roosters VS the Hockers. Lynn Sr. is dressed in a Rooster costume with his tail feathers blocking Rita's face. Lana has face makeup on and is holding a sign that says "GO!". Lily has one that says "GOO!" with her face as the first "O". Lucy has a sign that says "Embrace the darkness".]
Everyone cooed at Lily's sign.
"And you would bring that to a football game, why?" asked Becky.
Lucy just shrugged.
[Leni, Luan, Luna, and Lola are excited for the game, but Lisa is just reading a book on advanced calculus. Lori is using binoculars to search for her star player brother.]
Lori: "I literally don't see Lincoln anywhere." [spots him right in front of her face and drops the binoculars in fright.] "AAAHH!"
Lincoln: [waving] "Hey, guys!"
Everyone burst out laughing while Lori blushed in embarrassment.
Rita: "There's my little Football star!"
Lana: "Lincoln! Sign my hat!" [tosses it to him]
Lincoln: [chuckles nervously] "Saving it for the game."
"I need to attend subtlety class." Lincoln sighed.
"That's a thing?" Leni asked.
Everyone facepalmed.
"At this rate, our faces are gonna be read." said Carlota.
[Under the bleachers, Lincoln has swapped the gear out over to Lynn.]
Announcer: "Number one, Lincoln Loud!"
Lynn: "Well, that's me!"
Lincoln: "I think we're gonna pull this off."
[Lily drops her drink through the crack between seats and babbles upon seeing their secret.]
Lincoln: "Shh!"
[Lily laughs as Lynn heads out onto the field.]
"That was close." said Sid.
"Sowwy." said Lily.
"Aw, that's ok Lily." said Lincoln as he and Lynn embraced their youngest sister, who giggled.
Lynn: "Alright, let's beat these chumps!"
Announcer: "Ladies and gentlemen, as a special treat, Luna Loud will be performing the National Anthem! Please remove all hats and helmets."
"Uh oh." said Carlitos.
"You said it." said Carl.
[A rocking version of the Star-Spangled Banner begins to play, with Lynn in a conundrum.]
Lynn: "Uh...I gotta pee." [runs off]
[Lincoln switches out to join the rest of the anthem as Luna finishes her performance by smashing her axe on stage.]
Luna: "LET'S PLAY BALL, DUDES!"
"A little much for the National Anthem, Luna luv." said Chunk.
"And smashing your guitar." added Sam.
"Which are expensive." Lisa pointed out.
Luna chuckled sheepishly.
[Lincoln starts to sneak off.]
Coach: "Loud, where are you going?"
Lincoln: "Bathroom!"
Coach "Again?"
"It can happen if you drink too much." said Bobby.
"And if you wait 'till the last minute." added Lincoln.
[Lincoln switches out with Lynn who runs into two familiar players.]
Hawk: "Hey, aren't you that twerp from the park? We're gonna knock you on your tail feathers."
[They hock loogies and Lynn growls at them viciously.]
"Word of advice, don't ever mess with Lynn Loud Jr." said Lincoln.
"Yeah, piss her off, you'll piss your pants when she's through with you." nodded Luna.
Lynn smirked at that.
[The game starts with the kickoff and Lynn catches the ball and scores a touchdown.]
Referee: "Touchdown, Roosters!"
[The Louds and some of the show's staff cheer for this, but the rest of the staff is upset by it. Lynn Sr. breaks out some of his dance moves and knocks his drink with his tail feathers, causing it to splash Lincoln below.]
"That looks even more ridiculous in the costume, hehehehe." chuckled Mr. Grouse.
Lynn Sr. blushed in embarrassment.
"Also, how did you not notice that one of your daughters wasn't in the stand?" asked Rosa, referring to Lynn not benign in the bleachers.
Lynn Sr. and Rita traded nervous glances.
Announcer: "Tackle made by Loud!"
[A hot dog lands on Lincoln's head.]
Announcer: "Ball carried by Loud!"
[Some popcorn falls on Lincoln.]
Announcer: "Touchdown, Lincoln Loud!"
[This time, Lincoln puts on an umbrella hat and saves himself from getting splashed by water.]
Lincoln: "Ha!" [gets hit by dropped binoculars.] "Ow!"
"That must've sucked." said Roger. "Though couldn't you have just hidden behind the shed nearby?"
"Huh. That never really crossed my mind." Lincoln admitted.
[The ref blows his whistle.]
Referee: "Halftime!"
[The local news team is out on the sidelines.]
Coach: "Hey, Loud, over here! They wanna interview you for TV. Take off your helmet."
Lynn: "Uh...I gotta..."
Coach: "Let me guess. Go to the bathroom."
[Lynn nods and runs off.]
Coach: "You guys want an action shot of me and my whistle?" [blows whistle and poses]
"It's like society hates you guys." said Dante.
"It's a sad reality really." said Haiku.
[Lynn and Lincoln switch off.]
Katherine Mulligan: "That last play was sensational. What can you tell us about it?"
Lincoln: [worried] "That last play? Uh...the thing is, that was in the past, and I'm all about the future. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to pee." [runs off]
Coach: "Guys, how about this one?" [makes another pose]
"At least he wasn't suspicious that time." said Stella.
"Still, good cover speech Linc." said Lynn, patting her brother's back.
Lincoln smiled.
[The second half begins]
Rooster Player: "Set, hut, hut, hike!" [snaps the ball to Lynn]
[The Hockers charge at Lynn all at once and plow to the ground, leaving her injured. The ref blows his whistle and the team carries Lynn to the sidelines. The Hockers from before laugh and hock some more.]
Everyone gasped.
"Those jerks!" exclaimed Carlota.
"How dare they!" snarled Lola.
Coach: "Back off! Give him some air!"
[The coach takes Lynn's helmet off and reveals her in front of everyone.]
Lynn Sr. and Rita: "LYNN?!"
Coach: "Who's Lynn? I thought you were Lincoln."
"Now you're definitely busted!" said Sergio.
"Both by the team and parents." gulped Clyde.
Lincoln: "No, I'm Lincoln. Lynn, are you okay?"
Lynn: "I'm fine. I think I just sprained my ankle."
Coach: "Would somebody mind telling me what the heck is going on?"
Rita: "Yes! I'd like to know, too!"
Lincoln: "This is all my fault, Mom. I didn't wanna play Football, so I convinced Lynn to play for me."
Lynn Sr. "Bogus, guys! I mean, unacceptable!"
"Although I don't agree with the whole deception Lincoln and Lynn did, you saw what happened to Lynn! That could've happened to Lincoln, but worse!" exclaimed Albert.
Coach: [sympathetically to Lynn] "Take care of that ankle. I want you on my team next year."
"At least you got in!" said Lana.
"You bet your mud pei supply she did." Lincoln said, smiling at his athletic sister, who grinned.
Referee: "Coach, get your team on the field or you forfeit."
Coach: "I got a problem, Ref. I'm one man short."
Lincoln: "No, you're not." [takes off his umbrella hat] "Mom, I'm sorry I lied, and now I'm gonna do what you asked me to: get some exercise."
"Did you make it?" asked Carol.
Lincoln didn't reply while the girls winced, giving Carol her answer.
[The score is 28 to 27 with the Roosters leading by one.]
Coach: "We're up by one with a minute to go. Just don't blow it."
Lincoln: [does the cheer] "Cock-a-doodle-doo, coach!" [heads out onto the field to play.] "You can do this. You can do this."
Hawk: "Back for more, Loud? Bad choice."
[Hockers hock again]
Lincoln: [intimidated] "You can't do this."
"Wow. Confidence diminished so fast." said Morpheus.
"I've built up some more overtime." said Lincoln.
"You can say that again." said Lori, smiling at her little brother.
Rooster Player: "Set, hut, hut, hike!" [snaps the ball and passes it to Lincoln.]
Lincoln: "I caught it!"
[The Hockers come charging at Lincoln and he runs around the field like crazy and scores on the end zone.]
Lincoln: "Yes!" [laughs, then turns to the viewers] "I don't know what I was so afraid of. Sports can be pretty awesome. And it turns out, I'm a natural."
[However, the Hocker player tags him, indicating he screwed up.]
Hawk: "YEAH!"
[The whistle blows, ending the game.]
Coach: "Loud, you ran the wrong way and scored a safety for the other team! We lost!"
[The Hockers are victorious and take home the winning trophy, leaving Lincoln to realize his mistake.]
Lincoln: "Uh-oh..."
Lincoln hid his face in shame after he saw himself accidentally let the other team win
Lynn comforted him by patting his back.
[The other Roosters come charging at Lincoln to get back at him for botching the last play, and he runs away from them.]
Lincoln: [to the viewers] "A correction to my previous statement: I am not a natural. But, on the plus side, at least I'm getting some exercise." [pulls a muscle.] "GAH! Charley Horse!" [falls over in pain.]
"After running away from the football team, I had to miss school for a week to avoid their anger." said Lincoln.
"So is that why we didn't see you for a week?" asked Rusty.
Lincoln nodded.
"Guess you needed more practice." said Sid. "But at least you weren't injured. All you got was a Charley Horse."
"You didn't see the team pummel me." sighed Lincoln. "They were that mad with me as I said, I was lucky to get out of getting hospitalized by them when the coach forced them back."
Hearing the words "injury", "pummel", and "hospitalized", Lynn looked angry. Scratch "angry", try absolutely livid at Rita. Rita tried to counter her daughter's glare, but Lynn was the queen of "refusing to back down" and stared harder at her mother. Nobody bothered glaring at Rita when they saw how fiercely and sharply Lynn was glaring at Rita, who caved in and prepared for her daughter's tirade.
"WHAT. WERE. YOU. THINKING?!" boomed Lynn. "HOW COULD YOU PUT LINCOLN UP FOR FOOTBALL FOR EXERCISE?! I WASN'T DONE TRAINING HIM, AND YOU AND I BOTH KNOW HE COULDN'T STAND FOOTBALL! I HAD HIM ON A TRAINING REGIMENT FOR THAT, AND NO WAY HE WAS READY FOR FOOTBALL! I COULD PUNT HIM LIKE HE WAS A BUNCH OF TIN CANS, FOR GOD'S SAKE, SO HOW DO YOU THINK HE'D FARE ANY BETTER OUT THERE?! FOOTBALL IS NOT EXACTLY LIKE YOGA, WARM-UPS, OR SPRINTING, YOU KNOW! THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS HE COULD'VE GOT HURT IF I DIDN'T DO WHAT I DID FOR HIM LATER ON!"
After yelling that loudly, she panted for air... and then she yelled again after catching her breath, ran up to the wall, and punched the wall with all of her strength, putting a large hole in it and somewhat bruising her hand.
Joe was no doubt going to say something about that, but Lynn didn't care. She had a schedule for things like this and hated it when things didn't go to plan! Since Lynn was too busy trying to reel in her rage, and everyone was distracted, the wall magically repaired itself and the debris disappeared like it never existed.
Anyone who's never seen Lynn's full strength was spooked. If she could punch a hole in the wall with all of her strength and adrenaline boosting that, they were scared of being on the receiving end of a punch like that and getting a concussion or broken skull, and she was only 14 years old. Imagine the damage she could do as a grown woman!
Lincoln went up to her as Lynn was still breathing in and out, yet keeping at least a foot or two away from her in case she went off, "Lynn! Lynn... look at me..."
Lynn does so, with a reflexive growl and he continues, "Calm down... I'm okay. If it wasn't for you, yes, I would've been hurt worse than what the players did afterwards no doubt. But, I'm fine. You and I know things worked out... and maybe screaming at Mom was a bit unnecessary."
Lynn regained her composure, blushed in embarrassment after Lincoln said that, and said to everyone staring at her, "What?! I was just concerned for Lincoln! Sure, I like playing sports with him, but I wouldn't FORCE him to sign up for any sport he's not ready for! That could spell disaster for someone who's out of shape or not ready for it! I know Mom had good intentions, but football is NOT something you treat as a light exercise! Some people get ankle sprains, stretched muscles, shoulder dislocations, hip pointers, groin and hamstring strains, wrist and hand injuries to name a few common injuries! And you saw what happened to me! It's dangerous, especially if you haven't had any prior training and your opponents are bigger and tougher than you! I'm sorry I screamed at you, Mom, but you really should have known better!"
Lynn resumed breathing in and out, trying not to blow up again. She knew it was hypocritical to be this upset considering the things she put him through, but she didn't care. Lincoln was her little brother, so they could take their hypocrisy arguments and shove it.
Rita looked down in shame and said, "I didn't realize... there were so many ways he could've gotten hurt out there. And if you hadn't..."
Rita shuddered at the possibility of her son being put in the hospital and being paralyzed for the rest of his life because of an impulsive decision she made.
Lynn finished, "Yeah, if I hadn't, he probably wouldn't be standing here, okay as he is! What we did was sneaky, but I was really worried that he could've gotten killed out there! He might be a wuss, but I still love him, you know!"
Lincoln sarcastically said, "Gee, thanks for calling me a wuss... totally making me feel better over here."
Lynn snapped, still mad, "YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANT!"
No matter how much she wanted to, Lynn was trying not to cry at how scary it is that those possibilities could've been real and she would've never been able to play with her brother again, instead choosing to bottle her rage and fear as best as she could.
Lisa said to Lincoln, "Now is not the time for sarcasm. Lynn is bottling up her emotions as we speak... because she does not want to look weak."
Lynn rebutted, "That's not it! It's just that... tough women like me don't cry! Crying is for weak-hearted people!"
Lynn Sr. refuted her claim, going to where she was, "Actually... they say that a man or woman who cries, it doesn't make them weak. It's because they were acting tough, bottling it all in, like you're doing."
Lucy chimed in, having heard something like that before, "People cry not because they're weak, but because they've been strong for too long. I think that's the exact quote you're looking for, and Johnny Depp once said that."
Lynn Sr. said, "What Lucy said. You need a minute to let it out in private?"
Lynn finally calmed down, still bottling on the inside, and with a fake smile she said, "Nah. I'll be okay... promise!" Lincoln could feel the biting irony since he did that during the "Cereal Offender" episode.
Lincoln knew she was going to want to vent later and said to Lynn, "If you wanna talk about this right now, we can. Just you and me, and if you wanna vent about it... I can handle it."
Lynn nodded her head as Rita came up.
"Lincoln, I am so sorry." she said as she knelt to Lincoln's level. "All I wanted to do was let you get more exercise, but I should've realized that signing you up for a football game like that was too much. Lynn's right, whether you're professionally trained for it or not, it can be a dangerous sport. I should've just let Lynn train you and that would've been enough."
Lincoln smiled. "I understand Mom. And like Lynn said, your intentions were good. You just did it the wrong way." he said. "And again, I'm sorry for lying."
"Me too." said Lynn.
"I understand now." said Rita. "But I still want you to get exercise every now and then."
"But he does." said Ronnie Anne. "Like I said, he helps his sisters, including Lynn with their talents."
"That is true," said Clyde. "Lugging around Luan and Lola's props and pageant things, practicing sports with Lynn, hauling thing upstairs for Lisa's experiments, helping Lana chase after her pets, helping Luna with her musical equipment if Chunk's unavailable, probably carrying things for Lori and Leni at the mall, and helping take care of Lily when everyone else is busy."
"And that kinda makes you sound hypocritical since your only job at the time was a dental assistant, which is not a labor intensive job, in addition to Mr. Loud's old IT job." added Sid. "So Lincoln himself was already getting more exercise than you everyday."
Rita blinked. As did Lynn Sr.
"I… guess that never really crossed my mind before." she admitted.
"And it's also kinda hypocritical of both you and even Dad since several months later you guys were extremely sluggish and out of shape." added Lori.
Rita and Lynn Sr. traded sheepish glances.
"When did that happen?" asked Hector.
"Perhaps we'll see it later." said Frida.
Rita turned to Lincoln again.
"Again, I am sorry Lincoln." she said.
Lincoln smiled. "Apology accepted Mom." he said.
As Rita returned to her spot, Lincoln turned to Lynn.
"You still ok Lynn?" he asked.
Lynn smiled a little at her brother before hugging him tightly, Lincoln could almost feel his sister's tears on his shoulder and arm.
"I'm feeling a bit better, but that won't stop me from crying at the image of you hurt like that." she said.
Lincoln smiled as he returned the hug.
"And did you mean what you said?" he asked.
Lynn chuckled a bit as she and Lincoln separated their hug.
"Yeah I did bro." she said. "I mean, I know I didn't admit it at the time, being a proud gal and all, but I did mean it. It wasn't just being able to play in a football game that made me want to take your place, but making sure you were safe. I've toughened up for sports before so I'm used to that kind of roughness, but you weren't. I know you've gotten tougher this past year, but I would be willing to do it again. For you. 'Cause even though I may not show it much, or not enough, I do love you Lincoln."
Lincoln smiled, touched by her sister's words.
"And you know something else? You have a lot of natural talent Linc." Lynn added.
Lincoln was surprised. "Really? You think so?" he asked.
"Of course! For someone who never exercises regularly, you're pretty athletic, you have a lot of potential." Lynn replied before turning her head and whispered the next part to herself. "Way more than I'll ever have." She looked back over to Lincoln. "Don't waste it."
Lincoln smiled as he hugged Lynn again. "I won't." he said.
Lynn smiled as she returned the hug.
Everyone smiled at the two.
"It's always nice seeing Lynn's soft and sisterly side." said Leni.
"You can say that again Leni." nodded Lori.
Separating their hug, Lincoln and Lynn sat down as the next episode played.
To be continued…
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