This fanfiction takes place a year before the episode "Schooled!" since it will have a scene where Lori is still in high school, so expect the characters, including the Louds, to be in their current ages and grade levels as of seasons 1-4. Furthermore, shouts out to HarrisonDL for collaborating with TheLoudArtist15 to write this story! With all that said, I hope you enjoy!
Lunchtime, the only break high schoolers get from school assignments, projects, and tests from their six classes. During this time, Spencer, the African-American boy from the Sports Club who quit Theater Club after constantly forgetting his lines, is sitting alone at a table in the cafeteria room. He sighs sadly as he takes a bite of his burger. Meanwhile, Ruby, the Indian girl from the Drama Club, approaches her usual table where her friends are sitting, but then she notices Spencer all alone looking dejected.
Gee. Poor Spencer. Sitting all alone without friends, Ruby thought to herself, feeling bad for Spencer. Maybe I should go over and sit with him.
Ruby walks over to Spencer's table. "Hey, Spencer."
Spencer looks behind and sees Ruby standing behind him. "Oh. Hey, Ruby!" He suddenly cheered up.
"Mind if I, like, sit with you?"
"Sure! Go ahead!"
With Spencer's permission, Ruby sits next to him. "So… how's your day?"
"Well, pretty tiring," Spencer replied. "Especially after the protest that destroyed all the clubs of this school."
"Yeah. If the Drama Club was canceled, then I would've, like, given up being a comedian."
"And I felt extremely guilty that the protest was tearing us apart."
"Yeah," Ruby agreed, beginning to regret her actions during the protest that almost wiped out all of the school's clubs. "I could not believe what I said about you and the sports you play." She then reassures, "But hey, that is all, like, in the past! We should just forget about it and, like, move on!"
"Yeah. I guess that's fair. By the way, I heard the science hall is about to show off a new invention. Wanna see it with me?"
"Like, sure!" Ruby accepted.
"Also, why do you say 'like' a lot?" Spencer asked.
"I don't know. I just like saying 'like' all the time. Anyway, let's go!" Ruby grabs Spencer's hand and drags him out of the cafeteria.
"Whoa!" he cried as he was dragged.
At the science hall, Lisa is about to present her new invention to the audience.
"Good afternoon, older, possibly zit-infested people! My name is Lisa Loud, and I have been recommended by my sister Luna to demonstrate my new invention that will permanently put an end to school criminality!"
The students stared at Lisa in confusion, not knowing what she was talking about.
Lisa sighed, annoyed. "My invention will prevent school crimes forever."
The audience then begins whispering amongst one another, among them Ruby and Spencer.
"School crime? We never had a school crime here at this school," Spencer told Ruby.
"I know what you're all thinking. 'We never had a crime take place in this school.' But you never know when somebody is carrying a dangerous weapon, or when a lockdown happens. That's when my invention comes in," Lisa told the audience.
As the students pay attention, Lisa explains her invention, "Observe this backpack I am holding, which includes a fake gun and a plastic knife. Right now, this machine is set on detecting fake weapons. If they were actual weapons, then I'd just set the machine to real weapons."
The child prodigy places the backpack on the conveyor belt which brings it under a scanner similar to those in the airport. The moment it goes under the scanner, the alarm attached to it immediately goes off. The alarm is so loud that everyone in the science hall covers their ears upon hearing it.
After a moment, Lisa shuts off the machine. "Exactly what would happen if some form of weaponry was detected." She then sets the machine to detect actual weaponry. "Now to make sure it properly works, please place your backpacks on the conveyor belt."
One by one the students place their backpacks on the conveyor belt. The machine scans every single backpack, all of them being clear of weapons. Everything goes as Lisa planned for a few minutes until it suddenly starts malfunctioning!
"What?! Why is my machine malfunctioning?!" Lisa asked in utter panic.
"WARNING! MACHINE CLOGGED UP! MAY CAUSE AN EXPLOSION!" the female robotic voice from the machine stated.
"Oh no! Everyone, SCATTER!"
In a panic, everyone but two people in the science hall ran away in panic. The two people that remained are Ruby and Spencer.
"Wait. Why are we, like, not moving?" Ruby asked, scared.
"That's because our backpacks are still in there!" Spencer pointed to their backpacks which are on the malfunctioning machine.
"We should, like, get them! QUICK!"
They cautiously approach the machine and successfully retrieve their backpacks; however, they were too late. As soon as they grabbed their backpacks, the machine explodes, sending both Ruby and Spencer flying through the air.
"ACK!"
Eventually, they crash into the wall, back first. Then, they slowly slide down towards the floor unconscious.