Dedicated to the memory of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
June 10, 1921 – April 9, 2021
Time for a Dance, Dance, Resolution
1049 - Looks interesting so far
TLHfanficReader21, Monsterzilla, PhantomKnightPercival, Gloyd R. Orangeboar, Braedencarnes22 - Thank you!
Aartman7141999 - The four in particular will be given the what for for putting Lincoln in a rough position.
Omarnosian10 - Possibly
Isom - I'll point it out.
SoulKiller13, Robbie Street - I plan on doing that.
Guest2000 - 1. I'll keep them in mind. 2. Sure! 3. I'M EXCITED FOR BOTH!
Enjoy!
Joe's voice came up again.
"Just thought I'd like to remind you all, we're in the home stretch for Season 1 of this show. We have ten episodes to go."
Everyone was excited.
"Alright, lay it on us mate!" said Luna.
#10
Title card: Dance Dance Resolution
"Isn't that the name of an arcade game?" asked Bobby.
"Actually, it's Revolution, not Resolution." corrected Sam.
"Bobby, you play Dance Dance Revolution?" asked Lori, surprised.
"Yeah, mainly for dance practice so I can surprise you." smiled Bobby.
"Wait, did you just call my brother by his actual name and not (mockingly) 'Boo-Boo Bear'?" asked Ronnie Anne.
Realizing the same, everyone but the couple referred to gasped. Lori sighed, hurt but not surprised.
"Sorry Bobby, but if seeing these episodes taught me anything, it's that I need to cut back on putting you above my siblings. Don't get me wrong, I don't wanna break up with you, but you can't be my number one priority anymore," noted Lori.
"No apology needed, ba- I mean Lori. You're right anyway. We both need to cut back." nodded Bobby.
Their parents and grandparents smiled, proud of this sign of maturity.
[Lincoln's school; the cafeteria. Zach, Rusty, and Liam are grooming themselves. Suddenly, the doors open up and some girls approach.]
Rusty: "Oh, here they come! These ladies are definitely gonna ask us."
[They pose for the girls, but they just walk right past them to their disappointment.]
"Ooh, rejection." said Carl.
"Hey, you can't win them all." shrugged Rusty.
"Sorry guys, you're just not our type." said Girl Jordan.
"No worried Jordan, we understand." said Zach.
Liam: "Man, we're never gonna get dates."
Zach: "Ah, I can't believe we're going stag to our first Sadie Hawkins Dance."
"Hey, there are other dances out there in the future." said Becky.
"Yeah, but it doesn't hurt to attend and have fun." said Rusty.
"Especially when you're with a date." added Liam.
Lincoln: [from under the table] "Don't give up hope, guys. And can someone pass the ketchup?"
[Lincoln is under there with Clyde and Rusty looks under.]
Rusty: "Why are you guys under the table?"
Lincoln: "I'm hiding from Ronnie Anne so she can't ask me to the dance."
Clyde: "And I'm here for moral support."
Ronnie Anned looked at Lincoln and asked, "Why would you assume that I want to go to the stupid dance?"
Lincoln answered, "Because even tough girls like yourself can have girly moments."
"Good point." said Ronnie Anne.
Luna, Lynn, Lana, Margo, Tabby, Polly, and even Paula couldn't help but agree as well.
Rusty: "Lincoln, I thought you liked Ronnie Anne."
Lincoln blushed when he saw that.
"Yeah, that's the other reason we can be Lincoln's bros." said Zach.
"We actually know his true feelings, but we hardly tease him about this." nodded Rusty.
"Even though we sometimes can be jerks to him, we can always realize our mistakes and make up for it." said Liam.
Lincoln smiled and had a fistbump with the four of them. Everyone smiled at their friendship.
Lincoln: "I do, but there's a two-for-one deal at the arcade tonight, and there's no way I'm missing it."
"I love those kinds of deals." said Margo.
"Me too." said Carl. "Twice the people, twice the amount of tickets, and twice the prizes."
He and CJ high-fived.
[Ronnie Anne enters the cafeteria.]
Lincoln: "GAH! Here she comes. Remember, I'm not down here!"
[The boys confront Ronnie Anne.]
Ronnie Anne: "Hey, guys. Have you seen Lincoln?"
Boys: "Uh..."
Zach: "Nope."
Liam: "Lincoln? Uh, never done heard of him."
Rusty: "He's definitely not under the table."
"Apparently only professional spies are subtle." said Roger.
"In comics and TV shows, or during the wars?" asked Dana.
"I'd say both." Roger replied.
[Ronnie Anne looks suspicious and checks under the table only to find Clyde who casually waves to her. Lincoln is hiding in a trash can while sneaking out of the cafeteria, but a girl opens the door and hits the can.]
Lincoln: "Oof!"
[The sound alerts Ronnie Anne and she finds nothing.]
"You're getting better, Linc." said Sid.
"Thanks." Lincoln smiled.
[The Loud House. Lincoln has just gotten home after dodging Ronnie Anne all day only to be greeted by something that startles him.]
Lincoln: "YAH!"
[His sisters are there eagerly awaiting to hear the news.]
"Oh jeez." said Mollie.
"Here we go again." sighed Nikki.
Leni: "So? Did Ronnie Anne ask you to the Sadie Hawkins Dance?"
Lincoln: [stammering] "Uh, yee, uh, um..."
"Why would all of you be so excited about it?" asked Carol.
"Doesn't it seem like a bit much?" added Carlota.
"And it looks like you're butting into his life again." Sam added.
"What? He's our brother and a girl likes him." said Lori, squealing while Lincoln and Ronnie Anne rolled their eyes. "How could we not be excited if she asked him to the dance?"
"Wouldn't you girls be the same if your brothers liked a girl or if a girl liked them?" asked Luna.
All three thought about it.
"Okay I'll admit when Connor once said he liked a girl in his class me and even Cassy got all excited, and it was one of the few times I've seen her show real emotion." said Carol.
"Yeah, I think I'd be like that too if Simon was interested in a girl." said Sam. "And now that I think about it he has been talking about a girl in his Gamers Club."
Sam then giggled at the idea of Simon being in love.
"Does the Simon's Gamers Club have room for new members?" asked Lincoln.
Sam nodded.
Lincoln, Clyde, Rusty, Zach, Liam, and Stella fistbumped.
"I'd love it if my brothers liked girls or whoever they prefer. In fact I have the perfect outfits for them when it happens." said Carlota.
CJ, Carl, and Carlitos cringed at the thought of their sister dressing them up, making Ronnie Anne, Sid, Sergio, and Lalo snicker.
"And I think it might happen soon with Carl since I think he's crushing on Sid's little sister Adelaide." Carlota added.
Carl blushed after hearing that, growling at his sister while all the girls, especially Sid, laughed.
Lori: [jubilant] "I bet she was so excited. The Sadie Hawkins is literally the most important dance in a girl's life."
Mixed looks were everywhere.
"Since when?" asked Stella.
Carol, being one of the more level headed girls, said to the sisters, "Girls. It's just an ELEMENTARY school dance. It's not like they are at prom."
Ronnie Anne added, "That is just guilt shaming him."
"They're right." said Dana. "As Becky said, there are other dances in life."
Lincoln: [feigning depression] "Well, actually, Ronnie Anne didn't even ask me."
Sisters: [flabbergasted] "WHAT?!"
Lincoln: "Yeah. I waited around all day, but it just never happened."
Lucy: "Poor big brother. You must be devastated."
Lincoln: "Oh, you know, I'll get through it somehow."
[His sisters smile hopefully at their brother as they leave him to grieve, not knowing that there's a reason why he wasn't asked to the dance.]
Lincoln: [to the viewers] "What? I-I would have told them the truth, but believe me, they wouldn't have understood. Sometimes a little white lie works out better for everyone."
"Let me guess…" said Ronnie Anne. "They have been overbearing over your case, again, about a relationship (turns to the sisters) that doesn't exist! (tries to not blush and look really mad) and that if it doesn't go as they THINK it should go you again would be…"
"Be pestered about breaking a girl's heart? Threatened to be turned into a human pretzel and/or other ways of body harm? Be forced against my will to invite you and go to the dance under death threats?" Lincoln finished in a guessing tone.
The sisters looked uncomfortable as the others turned to them… their parents asking with their eyes "Death threats?" making them sweat.
"I know dances are important but..the most important dance in a girl's life?" asked Carlota.
"What?! It is!" Lori argued.
"For you maybe… i really don't care about it." said Ronnie Anne.
"But don't you want to feel like a princess in the arms of a boy and float as you dance?" asked Leni.
Ronnie Anne raised her eyebrows.
"Ok first: Wwww… Second: Do I look like a princess to you?" she asked.
Leni opened her mouth.
"Don't answer that." the tomboy said.
Leni closed her mouth.
"And third: We don't live on a sappy soap opera and I have better ideas to pass and afternoon than on a dance." said Ronnie Anne.
"Besides, there are other important dances in a girl's life." said Carlota. "A wedding dance, a prom dance like Carol said, or, if you're part of a Spanish-Mexcian heritage, a Quinceañera dance."
"What about a Bar Mitzvah dance?" asked Winston. "A friend in our class said his sister had one."
"That's if you're of a Jewish religion." said Lisa.
"Either way, you should've just told them son." said Lynn Sr.
"Also, how come the more tomboyish sisters and even Lisa are so interested in the dance?" asked Rusty.
"Whaddya mean?" asked Lana, her, Lisa, Lynn, and Luna raising an eyebrow.
"Well we didn't think you'd be interested in a dance. Wouldn't find it all 'icky and mushy' or something like that?" asked Liam.
"Just because we're tomboys doesn't mean we don't like dances." said Luna. "I don't mind dancing a slow dance with someone."
She gave a discreet look at Sam, making her blush.
"Same. I have said before I'm not interested in all that mushy stuff, but I now know that it doesn't hurt to try." said Lynn.
"Plus, I've heard good things." added Lana.
"And the occasional dance is a nice way to unwind from scientific discoveries." said Lisa.
Everyone gave her surprised looks.
"Well I have been told to pace myself by both our parental units and Pop-Pop." Lisa explained.
Everyone nodded.
[That night]
Lincoln: "Mom, I'm going to the arcade with Clyde! I'll see you later!" [heads for the door]
Luan: "Hey, Lincoln, you got a sec?"
Lucy: "Hey, I need to talk to him first."
[Lucy, Lynn, Luan, and Luna rush down the stairs.]
"Jeez, what's got them in a hurry?" asked Rocky.
"You'll see." Lincoln sighed.
Luna: "No! Dudes, urgent!" [blocks her sisters off] "Mine is more important! Guess what, bro? I hooked ya up with a date for the dance!"
Lincoln: "What?!"
Luan: "Hey, so did I!"
Lucy: "So did I."
Lynn: "Me too!"
Everyone gasped and glared at them. Lynn Sr., Rita, and Albert were the most angry of them all.
"You did what now?!" exclaimed Hector.
"Plot twist!" squawked Sergio.
"Times four." added Skippy.
Lincoln: "W-w-why?"
Lynn: "You were so bummed out when Ronnie Anne didn't ask you. I just wanted to make you feel better."
Luna: "Me too."
Luan: "So did I."
Lucy: "Me too."
"Well at least their hearts were in the right place." said Sid.
"But their minds weren't." sighed Grant.
Haiku turned to Lincoln.
"Although you explained already afterwards, I think this gives us a better understanding of what happened." she said.
"Yeah sorry about that again." said Lincoln.
Tabby smiled. "Don't be mate. In the end things worked pretty well for all of us." she said.
"Yeah plus let's all agree that what little time we had with Lincoln it was actually fun." said Giggles.
"Agreed there." nodded Polly.
"It was a nice experience." said Haiku.
"Ditto." agreed Tabby.
Lincoln: "You guys, I wasn't bummed out! I didn't want her to ask me because I wanted to go to the arcade tonight."
Luan: [irked] "Then why didn't you say so, ya yutz?"
Lincoln: "'Cause you made me feel so guilty. All that stuff about "the most important dance in a girl's life"."
"Called it." said Ronnie Anne.
"You should've told them the truth earlier son." said Lynn Sr.
"I was going to, but after Lori said that Sadie Hawkins is the most important thing in a girls life, I just slightly panicked." said Lincoln. "I was afraid of what Lori would do to me if I told her how I was avoiding Ronnie Anne, and didn't want to go to the dance."
After remembering how Lori overacted to Lincoln insulting Ronnie Anne, they gave Lori looks, and Lori looked down in shame.
"Sorry Linc." Lori apologized.
"No worries sis." Lincoln smile before turning to everyone else. "Also, they would've all meddled and tried something even if I told them the truth."
Luna: [forcefully] "Well, you're going to the dance now, dude, 'cause my friend'll be wicked bummed if you flake on her!"
Lynn: "Mine too."
Lucy: "Ditto."
Luan: [defensively] "Yeah! Snow-one likes a flake!" [laughs at rimshot] "But seriously, you're going."
"Remember when I said in 'The Loudest Yard' that my Mom wasn't the only one who went ahead and did something without asking me? THIS is what I meant." said Lincoln.
Lincoln, Ronnie Anne, Haiku, Tabby, Polly, and Giggles glared at the four girls.
"Whilst Lincoln was wrong to lie, what you did was unacceptable." said Haiku.
"Yeah!" Ronnie Anne, Tabby, Giggles, and Polly said in unison.
"Once again, Dumb Sisters ruin everything." said Sergio.
"HEY!" Luna, Luan, Lynn and Lucy snapped.
"No, no, he's right, that was a dumb thing you did." said Carl.
"You could've just called them and told them about the mix-up." said Principal Huggins.
"Yeah, that would've made things easier." added Frida.
"We didn't want our friends to feel upset!" Luan said.
"We would've understood." countered Giggles.
Lincoln: "But, you guys, how am I supposed to juggle four dates?"
Luna: [angry glare] "That's not our problem, dude."
Luan: [angry glare] "You dug your own grave, Lincoln."
Lynn: [angry glare] "Now you gotta lie in it."
Lucy: [sarcastically] "Lucky." [Lincoln sighs with guilt, knowing he has no choice.]
"Seriously!? It's not his fault, he didn't even know about the dates you set up, and you four know it!" Stella said in anger.
The friends of the four sisters glared at them, as did everyone else. Lynn Sr., Rita, Albert, and even Leni, Lana, Lola, Lisa, and Lily were upset with them.
"And it actually IS your problem." said Polly.
"You are the one that did this behind Lincoln's back." said Haiku.
"Not to mention each one invite us without the others knowing." added Polly.
"Yeah! Why are you angry with Lincoln instead of being angry with each other for 'messing each one´s plans'?" Tabby asked.
Luna, Luna, Lynn, and Lucy traded guilty glances.
"Well… he did lie to all of us." said Lynn.
"That doesn't give you the right to make his night harder!" snapped Paula.
Tabby said, "While I might've been upset, I understand why he doesn't want to go to the dance."
Giggles added, "It seemed to me rather harsh to not help balance four dates without the other assuming the worse."
"Like what do you four know about dates. I can tell this is before half of you got your partners." Polly added, folding her arms.
"Exactly." Lori said with an angry expression at her sisters. "Prior to all of this, neither of you had ever been on a real date before. I was the only one in the family in our generation that actually knew this sort of stuff before any of you."
"And The Dreamboat doesn't count." added Rita.
"We just wanted to help!" said Luan.
"We get that." said Lisa. "But the lack of communication between the four of you led to a dilemma placed on our only brother."
"And once again, you meddled in his love life." added Bobby, frowning.
"This could have gone very wrong if we saw and assumed the worse." said Haiku.
"There was a possibility and it did ended horrible for Lincoln." came Joe's voice.
Everyone glared at the four girls and they looked down, guilty.
[The dance. Everyone is out on the dance floor and Lincoln is getting a raffle ticket from his teacher.]
Mrs. Johnson: "And here's your raffle ticket."
Lincoln: "Ooh! There's a raffle?"
Mrs. Johnson: "Yep. The winner gets to have lunch with me in the teachers' lounge."
[Lincoln's facial expression shows he doesn't like that prize.]
Everyone was completely shocked about that.
"Who thought this was a good idea to do this?!" exclaimed Sameer.
Clyde: "Good news, Lincoln. I've checked the entire gym, and Ronnie Anne is nowhere to be found."
Lincoln: "Oh, that's a relief. I can't let Ronnie Anne see me here after I avoided her all day. It'll really hurt her feelings. Besides, I have enough on my hands juggling four dates."
Clyde: "Don't worry. I've got everything we need to make the night go smoothly: binoculars, stopwatch, dossiers on each of the lovely ladies, and, lastly, a hidden microphone and receiver." [pointing to the rafters] "I'll be your eyes in the sky. Now, let's move out!"
"You're a good friend to Lincoln, Clyde." said Kotaro.
"We're best buds." said Clyde as he and Lincoln side-hugged.
"Wait, where did you get files on the girls?" asked Principal Ramirez.
"Cheryl." Clyde replied.
Principal Huggins sighed. "Of course…"
[Rusty, Zach, and Liam are hanging out dateless.]
Lincoln: "Hey, guys. Did you get dates?"
Liam: "Nah. We're just here for the raffle. I've always wanted to see the teachers' lounge."
"There's not really much to see Liam." said Mrs. Johnson.
"Hey, a guy can dream, can't he?" Liam shrugged.
Clyde: [contacting Lincoln] "Lincoln, I'm in position." [waves to signal him and then takes cover, now nervous.] "I forgot I'm afraid of heights, but I'll be okay."
Lincoln: [on the receiver] "You're a true pal, Clyde."
"That's why we like you Clydesdale." said Lynn.
"Thanks." Clyde smiled.
Clyde: "Don't mention it." [searches with binoculars] "Now, at your 11 o'clock, you'll see a girl with purple streaks in her hair. That's Luna's friend, Tabby. She loves sweatin' to the oldies, turning it up to 11, and her ideal date is soundproofing a wall with egg crates."
"There you are Tabby!" said Luna.
"Yep. There I am alright." nodded Tabby.
"We love hearing her rock out at the Retirement Castle." said Albert.
"And I love turning it up to 11 as well." added Sam.
"Can you really soundproof a wall with egg crates?" asked CJ.
"You bet mate." Tabby replied.
"You can also do it with popcorn." added Stella.
Lincoln, Clyde, Stella, Zach, Liam, and Rusty then realized something after Stella had said that. Given that they were possibly gonna see the episode where they were the action news team and figuring out who stole the school's popcorn… and that Principal Remirez was with them… they just hoped she'd be willing to forgive Meryl.
[Lincoln walks up to her.]
Lincoln: "Hi, Tabby. I'm Lincoln."
Tabby: [rapidly shakes his hand] "Good to meet ya! Wanna jam?"
Lincoln: "Oh, uh...okay." [plays air piano]
Tabby: "Rockin' air piano! You got some chops."
"She's right, you're rocking the air piano mate." said Chunk.
Lincoln chuckles sheepishly.
"And I like your handshake." said Sid. "It reminds me of mine."
"And I dig that air guitar." added Liam.
Tabby giggled.
Clyde: [contacting] "Sky Guy to the Ladies' Man, your time is up. Move onto Girl No. 2."
Lincoln: "Ooh, sorry, Tabby. My piano elbow's acting up. Gonna grab an ice pack." [dashes off]
"Is piano elbow a thing?" asked Casey.
"Yup." the music lovers replied.
Clyde: [watching] "Okay, at your 6 o'clock is Luan's friend from Clown School, Giggles. A Virgo with an infectious laugh, Giggles' ideal date is trying to figure out how many people she can cram into one car."
"There you are Giggles!" said Luan.
"Well this episode ain't clowning around." Giggles, well, giggled.
"You got a guess for that clown car thing?" asked Benny.
"I'm pushing for 50 people in a clown car." Giggle replied.
"What's a Virgo?" asked Francisco.
"Virgo is the sixth astrological sign in the Zodiac." Lisa replied.
"And Clyde's right, you do have an infectious laugh." said Zach.
Giggles smiled.
Lincoln: [walks up to her] "Hey, Giggles. I'm Lincoln."
Giggles: "Pleased to meet ya!" [shakes hands with Lincoln and zaps him with a joy buzzer.] "I heard a lot of buzzabout you!" [laughs]
Lincoln: "Good one. You got something on your shirt." [points to it and Giggles looks down, he then flicks her red nose.] "Boop!"
Giggles: [laughs] "Touché!"
Everyone laughed at their interaction.
Clyde: [contacting] "Wrap it up, Ladies' Man. Girl No. 3 is waiting. Lucy's friend, Haiku, is an up and coming poet. Her dislikes include kittens, sunlight, and people who smile too much."
"There's Haiku." said Boris.
"How come you don't like kittens?" asked Howard.
"They're just too happy for me." Haiku replied. "And I used to hate sunlight until a time we went to the beach."
"Who smiles too much?" asked Norm.
"The Yates family." Lucy replied.
[Lincoln puts on a frown to make a good impression on her.]
Lincoln; [feigning a melancholy nature] "Hi. I'm Lincoln."
Haiku: "Hi, Lincoln. Wanna hear my poem? Empty, lonely, dark. The universe is weeping. I have no tissues. Okay, your turn."
The Mortician's Club clapped.
Lincoln: "Uh… Jack and Jill went up a hill to fetch a pail of water."
Haiku: "Oh, yes. The futility of teamwork. Deep stuff."
"That's a children's rhyme." said Laird.
"One where apparently one where breaking your cephalic, street name, 'head,' is amusing." added Lisa.
Clyde: [contacting] "Time's up, Ladies' Man. Girl No. 4 is Lynn's roller derby teammate, Polly Pain. I think she's over by the-"
[Polly comes rolling in and gives Lincoln a surprise roller derby attack which launches him into the wall.]
Lincoln: [in pain] "I found her, Clyde..."
"There you are Polly!" said Rusty.
"I'm seein' it!" Polly laughed.
"Ah classic Polly, always giving out a surprise attack." chuckled Lynn.
"Never gets old." chuckled Margo.
Polly: "Nailed ya, bro! In roller derby, that's a move I like to call the Booty Block!" [shakes her booty on the name and grabs Lincoln.] "And this is the Helicopter!" [starts spinning him over her head.]
Lincoln: Whoa-oa-oa-oa!"
"Cool moves."
"How strong are you?" asked CJ.
"Don't let my thin arms fool ya, I'm plenty strong." said Polly.
"Same here." said Lynn, flexing her arms.
"You ain't the only one." said Ronnie Anne, flexing her arms.
Lincoln and Francisco blushed at the two of them.
[Polly drops him on a mat.]
Polly: "Wow! You didn't even barf! I'm impressed."
Lincoln: [in more pain] "Thanks..."
"Sparring with Lynn and riding many fast rides at Dairyland helped me build up my anti-baring stamina." said Lincoln.
"Can that actually work?" asked Chaz.
"Well it did for Lincoln." Benny replied.
Clyde: [contacting] "That's time, Ladies' Man. Get ready for round two!"
"This is gonna be interesting." said Mr. Grouse.
[Lincoln is now air guitar jamming with Tabby on top of the amp. Clyde times it and his acrophobia starts to kick in.]
Clyde: [dizzy] "So...high...up..."
[Giggles is juggling muffins and Lincoln adds another. Next, he is doing shadow puppets with Haiku. He makes a butterfly, and Haiku makes the Grim Reaper. Clyde is hyperventilating in a paper bag. Polly is practicing more roller derby moves on Lincoln. She spins around and tosses him.]
Lincoln: "AAAHH!" [flies into a wall]
[Clyde throws up in his bag.]
Everyone was both surprised and impressed.
"I don't think I will get tired of seeing you multitask like that." Bobby commented.
"He is actually dating four girls at the same time." Carl said in awe. He looked at Lincoln and kneeled before him. "Please teach me your secrets master."
Lincoln rubbed his neck in embarrassment. "Come on guys is not that amazing. If it wasn't for Clyde i probably wouldn't be able to pull this off." he said.
"Still it is touching you tried to make time for each of us." said Haiku with a small smile.
"And you really were a good joker." Giggles smiled.
"Thanks for jamming with me mate." Tabby said in appreciation.
"Sorry if I was too harsh on you." Polly apologized.
"Don't worry I've had worst from Lynn." Lincoln said as he turned to the other girls. "And it was nothing girls give you a good night or trying was the least i could do."
The girls smiled at him in gratitude.
[The boys' room. Clyde is washing himself off and pulling himself together.]
Lincoln: "How ya feelin', Sky Guy?"
Clyde: "Better. I think I'm ready to go back up."
Lincoln: "No way, Clyde. You've done enough. Thanks to your help, I've got everything under control." [opens the door to discover that a certain someone came to the dance.] "GAH! RONNIE ANNE!"
"HA! I knew she wanted to go to the dance!" Lori said triumphantly as she turned to Lincoln. "See? Magazines are right about how much girls need/want dances like this one in their lives."
Everyone gave her skeptical looks.
Ronnie Anne shook her head.
"Ok maybe going there wasn't a good idea but I didn't want to go to the arcade alone so the dance was my 'last resort' plan." she said.
Lori blinked in confusion. "Arcade? What does the arcade have to do with this?" she asked.
"Keep watching." the Latina girl replied.
[Under the buffet table]
Lincoln: "Clyde, what am I gonna do? Ronnie Anne is here!"
Clyde: "Well, you can't stay under here. You're already 30 seconds late for air harmonica with Tabby."
Lincoln: [inspired] "I've got an idea." [to his peeps] "Psst! Guys!" [throws a muffin at Rusty's head to signal him.]
Rusty: "Hey! What the heck, Lincoln?"
Lincoln: "Get over here."
[The boys join them under the table.]
Zach: "You two sure like to hide under tables, don't you?"
"Yes, he enjoys hiding under tables to avoid women." Lisa said sarcastically. "He also loved helping me with my fecal studies and dressing up like a woman for shopping privileges."
Lincoln: "How would you guys like someone to dance with?"
Rusty: "Sorry, Lincoln. You're not my type."
Everyone burst out laughing.
Lincoln: "Not with me, with girls!"
Rusty, Zach, and Liam: [nervous] "GIRLS?!"
[Zach quivers with fear.]
Rusty: "On second thought, I think I'd rather dance with you."
"He is a good dancer." said Leni.
"Yeah, especially when he helped me with my pageant rehearsals." added Lola.
Clyde: "Come on, guys. It's not that big of a deal. Pop a breath mint, look 'em in the eye, make sure your fly's up, and you're golden."
[The boys zip up their flies.]
Everyone laughed while the boys in question blushed.
"How did you guys not notice that your flies were down?" laughed Carl.
Lincoln: "Clyde, I need you to go, too." [Clyde zips up his fly.] "Thanks, guys, you're the best."
"You too Clyde?" giggled Lana while Clyde blushed.
[Lincoln's friends exit the table, take deep breaths and walk over to one of Lincoln's dates separately.]
Lincoln: "Problem solved. I'll just hide under here until the dance is over."
Rusty: "WAH!" [comes flying by like a bullet and knocks the table over revealing Lincoln.]
Lincoln: "Dang it."
Rusty: [in pain] "Gee, that Polly is quite a handful." [beaming] "And I like it!"
Polly smiled at Rusty, who smiled back.
"So you like tough girls huh?" Stella asked Rusty.
"Does that mean you once crushed on Lynn?" asked Pula.
"What?! No!" exclaimed Rusty. "I mean, she's nice and all, but she's more tough than Polly."
"Can't argue with that." said Lynn.
[Lincoln looks around, sees Ronnie Anne coming and makes a run for it. Mrs. Johnson is dancing to the beat and unknowingly bumps Lincoln with her booty.]
Lincoln: "AAAHH!" [is sent flying by Mrs. Johnson]
"Oh, sorry Lincoln." Mrs. Johnson wicked.
"Wouldn't be the first time, Mrs. J." Lincoln said dismissively.
CRASH!
[Lincoln crashes onto the floor and sighs with relief. Ronnie Anne is in his line of sight, turns around, sees nothing, shrugs, and walks off. Lincoln is revealed to have been hiding in the volleyball crate and accidentally unlocks it, causing the balls to hit some of the boys on the dance floor and carry Zach away from Giggles as he tries to keep his balance.]
"Well that would explain why Stan randomly kissed me." said Girl Jordan as Lincoln blushed.
Zach: "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!" [crashes into the punch bowl]
SPLASH!
Giggles: [laughs and applauds] "Bravo! Ever thought about clowning?"
[Zach looks on at Giggles with joy.]
"Thanks for not teasing me about it." said Zach.
"Of course!" said Giggles. "Like an owl, you're a hoot!"
Zach laughed at that.
[Ronnie Anne is hanging out with some of her friends and notices Lincoln sneaking across the gym.]
Ronnie Anne: "Lincoln?"
Lincoln: "GYAH!"
[Ronnie Anne is coming over to get a closer look. Lincoln, in his panicked state, notices a mop nearby. Ronnie Anne comes over and finds the mop instead of her crush.]
"Now that was clever." said Norm. "Also, I was wondering where that mop went that day."
[Lincoln is now DJ-ing the dance in disguise.]
Lincoln: [electronic voice] "All right, party people, I wanna see you on the dance floor!" [plays the music]
"Nice DJ'ing!" said Sam.
"Thanks." smiled Lincoln.
Liam: "Hot diggity dang! Turn it on up to 11!"
Tabby: [ecstatic] "I love turning it up to 11!"
[The two of them start rocking out.]
"Wow, you two are good for each other." mused Carlota.
[Over with Clyde and Haiku.]
Clyde: "Haiku, I have to be honest. My heart belongs to an older woman." [shows her a picture of Lori]
Haiku: "That's okay. My heart belongs to an older man." [opens a locket showing a picture of Count Dracula.] "He just turned 200."
Clyde: [nodding in agreement] "Unrequited love. Am I right?"
[Haiku smiles in agreement.]
"OMG." Lori sighed.
"So how come you two aren't together now?" asked Dante.
"It wasn't meant to be." Haiku replied. "Besides, my heart belongs to Silas. But Clyde and I are on good terms."
[The DJ returns with some food to find Lincoln at his turntable.]
DJ: "Hey, kid, what are you doing?"
[Lincoln yelps and bolts for it.]
"Your job." Lola snarked.
Mrs. Johnson: [on a microphone] "Attention, everyone! The lucky student who gets to have lunch with me in the teachers' lounge is..." [draws the winning student's ticket] "...Lincoln Loud! Uh, Lincoln? Oh, where are you?"
[A spotlight shines down on Lincoln and he runs from it as it chases after him.]
"Uh oh." several people said in unison.
[He then runs into Tabby.]
Tabby: "Lincoln? Where have you been, mate? You left me standing out there."
Polly: "You?! He's here with me!"
Giggles: "Wrong! He's here with me!"
Haiku: [teleports out of nowhere as a crow caws.] "Actually, he's here with me."
[They all look at Lincoln very upset about this.]
"Busted times four!" cried Sergio.
Everyone glared at Luna, Luan, Lynn, and Lucy who gulped nervously.
"Please tell me things didn't go south." pleaded Rita.
"It didn't." Tabby replied.
Lincoln: "You guys, I'm sorry. I can explain."
Tabby: "Wait. Let me go first. I'm sorry to say this, Lincoln, but would you mind if I hung out with somebody else for the rest of the night? I really hit it off with that guy, Liam."
Giggles: "Yeah, and I'm having a really great time with Zach."
Haiku: "Yes, and I enjoy Clyde. We share the same pain."
Polly: "Same with me and Rusty; though, the pain is mostly his."
Lincoln: "Sure. No problem. I'm glad you're all having fun."
Everyone sighed in relief.
"Oh thank goodness." said Rosa.
"Did you ever tell them what happened?" asked Hector.
"I did the next day." said Lincoln. "They and Ronnie Anne understood. They were gonna confront my sisters on the matter but I guess other things got in the way so they forgot."
Haiku, Tabby, Giggles, and Polly nodded in agreement.
[The girls all head off back to their respective boys.]
Lincoln: [to the viewers] "How about that? I guess tonight worked out for everyone."
Ronnie Anne: "Hey, Lincoln."
"Mega busted!" cried Sergio.
Lincoln: [Got startled after Ronnie Anne appeared behind him.] "GYAH! Well, except for me. Guess it's time to come clean." [to his crush] "Ronnie Anne, I'm really sorry. I know I hurt your feelings. I should have just let you ask me to the dance."
Ronnie Anne: "What are you talking about?"
Lincoln: "Isn't that why you were looking for me today?"
Ronnie Anne: [laughs] "To ask you to a lame dance? No. I wanted to invite you to the arcade. There's a two-for-one deal tonight. Since I couldn't find you, I just came here."
Everyone was taken aback.
"Lame dance?" Lori asked in disbelief.
"Told you I wasn't interested in it." said Ronnie Anne. "Seriously, I think you need to lay off those 'teen magazines'."
"Ok I get you wanted to invite Lincoln to the arcade but...why did you need to tell him in person?" asked Clyde.
Ronnie Anne looked at him in confusion.
"I mean, if that was really the reason you wanted to talk to him, why didn't you send him a text when you didn't find him?"
She blinked… blinked twice… opened mouth to talk… closed it… thought about it… and face palmed.
"Why didn't you think about that?" Ronnie Anne groaned.
Lincoln patted her back. "In your defense I probably would've ignored it or freak out thinking it was you asking me for the dance." he said.
Ronnie Anne cheered up after that.
[Lincoln smacks his forehead from his misinterpretation.]
Ronnie Anne: [realizing what her friend asked] "Wait. So, you knew I was looking for you?"
Lincoln: [guilty] "Yeah. I was kinda ducking you. Sorry."
Ronnie Anne: "Not cool, Lincoln." [Lincoln frowns in guilt] "But to be honest, if I thought you were gonna ask me to the dance tonight, I would have ducked you, too."
Lincoln: [smiling] "So, we're cool?"
Ronnie Anne: "We're cool."
"Well that's a relief." said Sid.
DJ: "We're gonna close out Sadie Hawkins with a slow song. And if you liked what you heard tonight, I'll be spinning at the Feinstein Bar Mitzvah this Saturday. Peace!"
[Everyone starts to dance together on the final song. Haiku and Clyde gaze upon the pictures of their respective love interests during their waltz.]
While Clyde and Haiku smiled a little at the fond memory, everyone else couldn't help but cringe.
Lori then walked over to Clyde.
"Hey Clyde? If you ever need advice about girls for your dates with Chloe, I'm happy to help." she said.
Clyde smiled. "I'd like that Lori."
Lori smiled as she ruffled Clyde's hair.
"And thanks for the nice night." Haiku said, giving Clyde a side-hug.
"Of course." Clyde said back, returning the side-hug.
[Liam dips Tabby while they throw up the goats.]
"Awwwww... now that's just a lovely scene..." Stella said with a smile
Liam and Tabby blushed as they side-hugged and threw up the goats.
[Zach dances with Giggles while on top of her humongous clown shoes.]
"That's literally adorable." said Lori.
Everyone laughed while Zach and Giggles side-hugged.
[Rusty and Polly do a roller blading shimmy. Polly grabs Rusty and spins her date with love in his eyes around and tosses him.]
Rusty: "WAH!" [crashes into a wall]
"Sorry 'bout that." said Polly.
"No big." said Rusty as they side-hugged.
Lincoln: "Should we do this?"
Ronnie Anne: "I'm game if you are."
[The two of them are ready to do it…]
The Loud sisters and Sid gasped in excitement.
[...and reveal to be playing on a dance game machine at the arcade.]
Game Machine: "DANCE BATTLE START!"
[The two start playing and dancing to the beat for the high score.]
Lincoln: "Ooh, watch this."
Ronnie Anne: "Oh, I'm better."
[The two continue to play and dance to their hearts' content.]
The Loud sisters were disappointed, but Sid and the other girls "Awed" at the scene.
"Well… that was quite the episode." said Principal Rivers.
"Boy I'll say." said Kotaro.
Lori then turned to Luna, Luan, Lynn, and Lucy and motioned them to Lincoln. Nodding, the four approached their brother, his best female friend, and their individual friends.
"Guys?" said Luna.
Lincoln, Tabby, Giggles, Polly, and Haiku turned to face them.
"We are so sorry." said Luan. "Lincoln may have lied, but him being in such a tough situation was our fault."
"We should've talked to each other and planned things out better." said Lynn.
"It never crossed our minds that something bad would have happened to you with four dates, none not knowing the other was there." said Lucy.
"And Polly was right, it was our problem." sighed Luna. "We should've tried to clear things up instead of making your night extremely rough."
"Well it could have been rougher." said Lana.
"You can say that again."
Everyone turned to see Joe walk up. He held his phone with him.
"As I said, a possibility that things could've turned out worse for Lincoln." Joe said. "A Fanfic writer named ThatEngineer, who's one of the top writers in the Loud House Fanfiction stories, wrote a story called 'A Night to Forget'. What happened was Rusty, Zach, and Liam ended up chickening out in spending time with the girls. And things turned for the worse with Lincoln when Tabby, Haiku, Giggles, and Polly confronted him. Things escalated as they thought Lincoln was cheating on them with one another and wouldn't let him explain. That was when things turned ugly."
Everyone traded nervous glances, especially Lincoln and the four girls.
"What happened?" asked Leni.
"The four of them beat the crap out of Lincoln." Joe replied.
Everyone gasped, especially the four girls.
"The fight was broken up and the four of them received detention." Joe continued. "While Lincoln was being helped out of there by Clyde, Ronnie Anne confronted him. And she had seen everything and wasn't impressed." He held up his phone. "And this was what she said to Lincoln: 'I'm only gonna say this once Loud...whatever feelings I had for you, they're gone now...I thought you felt the same way for me, but clearly you're just what those girls said: a lying, little, cheater...I wasn't even going to ask you to come to this stupid dance. I was going to ask you, if you wanted to go to the arcade, because they have a two-for-one deal tonight...but since I couldn't find you, I came here, only to learn that you were seeing someone behind my back...you better be prepared for Monday, cause I'm going to make your life a living nightmare, for the rest of the school year. Comprende?...'"
Everyone was gobsmacked by what Joe had just said, especially Ronnie Anne..
"Wow…" said Sid.
"That… actually sounds like something I would've said back then." Ronnie Anne admitted. "Though I probably would've let Lincoln explain nowadays."
"What happened after that?" asked CJ.
"Lincoln came home and Luna, Luan, Lynn, and Lucy were there." said Joe. "When Lincoln tried to tell them what had happened, you four immediately assumed that he bailed on his dates, angering you. But Lincoln was furious with you and really gave you a major what for before slamming the door to his room. Then Lori comes home, furious, because her date with Bobby was interrupted by Ronnie Anne texting him what had happened. Luckily, they dont' break up."
"Well that's a relief." said Lori.
"She's about to tear Lincoln a new one until the sisters reveal what they did and they get a harsh yelling from Lori." Joe continued. "She berates then for what they did and how Lincoln's school life was gonna be miserable come Monday and they have the weekend to fix their mess before she tells their parents when they come back from visiting Uncle Leon… as well as let Lisa experiment on them… oh, and she, Leni, Lily, and the twins are just as disappointed too. Lori comforts Lincoln in his room too."
"That would make sense." said Lori. "I mean, I know I don't show it often but I do care for all of my siblings' social lives."
"Though I wouldn't approve of the whole 'allow experiments on the kids' thing." said Rita.
"So Luna calls Tabby and tells her the truth, where she angrily states that she and the others beat up Lincoln and got detention for nothing, though also would've understood had Luna been honest with her." Joe continued. "Luan, Lynn, and Lucy have to wait until the next day to contact their friends. They eventually do. At the gym, Lynn finds Polly wenting our her anger on some sandbags."
"Yeah as long as I've known Pollna, whenever she vents her frustration, she goes to the gyrm to do it." Lynn nodded.
Polly nodded in confirmation.
"Lynn convinced her to go to the mall to meet up with the others by reminding her how she always stood up for Polly since elementary school whenever the kids teased her for her large chin." said Joe.
"Is that true?" asked Carl.
Polly sighed. "Yeah, a lot of people did." she said. "But Lynn, all through before she went to Middle School, stood up for me and we became friends."
Lynn smiled at that.
"Lucy manages to convince Haiku as well by going to her house and does something serious." said Joe.
"What did my story counterpart do?" asked Lucy.
"You revealed your eyes." Joe replied.
Everyone gasped, especially Lucy.
"That gesture is enough to make Haiku listen to you, and you tell her the truth as well." Joe continued. "Haiku's shocked response actually carries emotion, though unintentionally."
"Given what I've just seen, I'm not surprised." said Haiku.
"And finally with Luan, she manages to coax Giggles into listening to her." said Joe. "You tell her some of your puns and Giggles laughs her head off, saying that she's never laughed so hard before and claims she let herself go, to which Luan replies that Giggles is holding her size."
Luan, Benny, Sid, Giggles, Lynn Sr., and Albert laughed at that.
"And during that time, Bobby and Lori convince Ronnie Anne to come to the mall as well." said Joe. "Once they're there, the four sisters tell the five girls everything. And none of them are pleased to hear it."
"Then again, this whole mess could've been avoided had I told the truth." sighed Lincoln.
"The girls were unintentionally guilt tripping you about the dance being important to a girl Lincoln." said Carol. "Emphasis on 'unintentionally'."
"So after that, Ronnie Anne still questions as to why she should forgive Lincoln, bug Polly, Haiku, and Tabby convince her otherwise. When Lincoln's plans aren't for selfish reasons, he is a good man."
"True that." said Bobby.
"Not just good. He's great." said Lana.
"Yeah, with or without Clyde's help, he was able to juggle four dates until the confrontation." added Stella.
"He really knows how to be committed." Girl Jordan nodded.
Lincoln blushed at that.
"All of that is enough to convince Ronnie Anne." Joe continued. "The five girls go to the arcade where Lincoln is. At first he's scared, but you all apologize to him and vice-versa… and then Ronnie Anne kisses him on the mouth, followed by the four girls on the cheeks."
Lincoln and Ronnie Anne blushed bright red, Haiku, Giggles, Tabby, and Polly blushed less than them, while everyone else either laughed, giggled, or gushed at that.
"At the end, the six teenagers have seen everything and the four sisters in question are happy things worked out between the six kids." said Joe. "As for Luna, Luan, Lynn, and Lucy, in order for people to forget the idea of having Lincoln be a laughing stock since the dance, you guys wear black-colored shirts labled 'Guess I'm Stupid' for the whoile day as well as sporting a black eye each given to you by Ronnie Anne and Polly. But the four of you don't care as long as everyone will forget the dance… and Luan puns about them being good grave diggers."
"Well that would've been an interesting alternative turn of events." Lisa remarked.
"Either way, it was pretty stupid of us to do that to our bro." sighed Lynn.
Lincoln smiled at his sisters. "Well at least you four now see how forcing me to do all of that might've gone downhill had Clyde, Zach, Liam, and Rusty not come to my rescue." he said before turning to the girls. "And I did have a good time with you guys."
"So did we." the four said in unison.
"So are we good bro?" asked Luna.
"Definitely." nodded Lincoln.
The four sisters smiled in relief.
"I hope you girl will remember to make sure you communicate next time." said Lynn Sr.
"Believe us, we will." said Lucy.
"Say Lincoln, out of the four dates you had before going to the arcade with Ronnie Anne, who did you enjoy being with the most?" Mollie asked curiously.
Lincoln was frozen in place while everyone looked at him. To his surprise, Tabby, Haiku, Giggles, and Polly were smiling softly at him.
"Be honest mate, we won't be upset." said Tabby.
The other three girls nodded.
"Well... probably Haiku because she's calm, quiet and very... pretty." Lincoln admitted.
Haiku blushed and smiled at him while Ronnie Anne hid her face in jealousy.
"By the way, was that your first date?" Sid asked Ronnie Anne and Lincoln.
"Well… we had been on others smaller than that prior to the dance." Ronnie Anne replied. She then smiled at Lincoln. "But that was one of my favorites."
The two blushed.
"Hey, if Gus didn't have 2 for 1 night would you two have gone to the dance?" Sid asked.
The Loud sisters looked at the two. The two 12-year-old thought it over before smiling and saying, "Yes."
Sid and the Loud sisters squealed happily as Sid hugged Ronnie Anne and the girls hugged Lincoln, both of them smiling.
"I'm just glad everything worked out in the end." said Carlos.
"Yeah." said Joe. "Anyways, I have to get back to my dimension again. I'm taking my sister and her friends to the mall. Stores for all of us to enjoy. Before that, I'd like to say that the next episode is a Lincoln, Lori, and Bobby episode.
Said people were excited. Then Joe spoke again.
"But, we also see what many in the Loud House fandom regard as a more possessive side of Lori regarding Bobby and who he talks to and is with." Joe added as he left through a portal to his house's bedroom.
After hearing that, Lincoln and Bobby looked at Lori with glares, making her nervous. Clyde looked at her as well, realizing that now that he's with Chloe, he should look back at why he even went after her in the first place.
"How about before we even bother passing judgement, we just watch and see what happens." suggested Frida.
Everyone nodded as Lori and Bobby sat up front with Lincoln, Lincoln on Lori's left and Bobby on her right as the screen changed.
To be continued…
Done and done! And boy was this a long one with lots of suggested dialogue.
Continue sending them as well and I'll see you when I see ya.
Up next, we see A Fair to Remember.
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