Chapter17: Rock a Bye Loud
Leni is shopping at the mall. She is walking inside as people give her strange looks, but she doesn't notice. She goes to a clothes section where she sees her friend Fiona, who's staring down at something.
"Hi Fiona." Leni greeted.
"Um Leni, you know it's against the rules to wear socks with sandals, right?" Fiona said.
"Eww! Someone's wearing socks with sandals? Who?"
Fiona points at Leni's feet. It's shown she's the one wearing socks with sandals. Leni gasps.
"But I don't even remember wearing these."
"Well Leni, I hate to do this but I'm gonna have to tell the mall cop." Fiona said.
Fiona walked off to an officer. Leni followed her.
"Please Fiona, don't tell the mall cop! I might get banned from the mall!"
Fiona found an officer who had his back turned towards the two girls.
"Excuse me officer, as much as I hate tattling I'll have to let you know that my friend here is wearing socks with sandals even though it's against the law."
Leni looked nervous. "Officer, I can explain! I didn't know it was against the law!"
The officer was writing on a notepad and then turned around to face Leni. Leni was shocked to see that the officer was actually Clyde!
"Ma'am, this rule has been enforced since the day the mall opened." Officer Clyde stated.
Leni yelled in fear and ran away. She tried to escape but was then grabbed by a giant Clyde.
"Where do you think you're going?" He said.
"But Mr. Officer, I don't like socks with sandals!" Leni said.
"I see I'll have to wipe that goofy grin off your face."
"But officer-" Leni's mouth vanished. She shook in fear. She is now in the courtroom wearing jail clothes. She was tied to a chair and Clyde was now a judge, sitting in a judge's chair. He bangs his gavel.
"Leni Loud, you are accused of a fashion crime. What do you have to say for yourself, young ma'am?"
Leni, mouthless, couldn't form words.
"Has the jury reached a verdict?" Clyde looked at the jury which were Leni's family members.
"Guilty!" They all said.
"As her mother, I suggest she be send her into the spider pit!" Rita told the officer.
"Well Leni, you heard your mother." The judge said ominously. "I sentence you to be thrown into the spider pit!"
Leni's mouth reappeared and she yelled in fear. "NOOOO!"
"Serves you right!" Lola said.
A pit opened up, revealing lots of spiders down below.
"Spiders! Spiders!" Leni yelled.
"This hurts me more than it does you, Leni." Officer Clyde said.
Leni was thrown into the pit as she screamed in fear.
Leni woke up in her bed screaming at the top of her lungs. She got splashed by Lola who was holding a bucket. The rest of the Loud siblings were there too.
"I told you that would shut her up." Lola said.
"Leni, are you alright?" Lori asked. She comforted her. "You must've had a horrible dream."
"It was Lori!" Leni hugged her older sister. "It was a fashion nightmare! I was wearing socks with sandals at the mall and-"
"That's real wacky, Leni." Lola said, not really interested. "But here's an idea...we gotta get dressed."
"Lola, nightmares can have lasting after effects." Lisa stated. "Why, there have been studies that have correlated assimilations between the dream itself and the real world, if you will."
"Aw come on!" Lola said. "My friend Winston invited us to his shindig! He wanted me to be his guest of honor! Well, I'm outta here." Lola left.
Leni continued her story. "So anyway, the worst part was the officer and-"
"I didn't know we were invited." Lori said.
"Yeah, we should go." Lynn said. "Parties have free food."
The others agreed to go. They left Lori and Leni's room to get ready. Leni was left behind. Lori came back.
"You gonna get ready, Leni?"
"Sure." Leni said. "The party should totes help me forget about that nightmare."
At the park, Winston's event is being held. It appears to be a gymnastics event. Zach, who was in his gymnastics outfit was twirling ribbons, but he got tangled in them and fell down. One of the judges scored him a one.
"What a waste of a life." He said.
"Did I win?" Zach asked.
"Better luck next time." Winston said, running past him in his gymnastics outfit. Winston performed his flips at an obstacle course.
"Go Winston go!" Said one of the judges. The other people cheered.
"Alright, who's up next?" Winston asked.
The Louds siblings had just arrived. The kids were not expecting this kind of shindig.
"What kind of party is this?" Lincoln asked. "Sports?"
"Gymnastics, Lincoln." Lynn explained. "A series of exercises that develop and demonstrate speed, balance, and agility."
"Man, I was expecting to see a chocolate fountain." Luan frowned.
"Mmm, chocolate." Lisa said.
"Well, I like Winston's style." Lola said.
"Yeah, I could do some exercise right now." Leni said.
"That's the spirit Leni!" Lynn encouraged her.
Leni went over to the gymnastics court, where she saw some of her friends.
"Hi Leni." Becky greeted.
"Hey Becky." Leni greeted.
"What's up Leni?" Miguel greeted.
"Hey Miguel." Leni greeted.
"Hiya Leni." Clyde greeted.
Leni froze when she saw Clyde. She remembered seeing him in her dream.
I see we'll have to wipe that goofy grin off your face, won't we! Leni panicked and ran off. "It wasn't my fault!"
Lori was holding ribbons. "I remember using these in middle school."
Leni ran past her. "Don't take my mouth! Don't take my mouth!"
"Leni?"
Leni climbed up a tree.
"Leni, what's wrong?" Lori followed. "I'm literally beginning to worry about you!"
The rest of the siblings saw Leni in the tree.
"What's with her?" Luan asked.
"Clyde's mad at me, guys!" Leni said.
The kids looked at Clyde, who was attempting to do a cartwheel.
"Clyde's not mad at you, Leni." Lincoln said. "Please come down."
"Nuh uh."
"Get me a rock. I'll get her down." Lola said.
"Listen up, everyone!" Winston said, getting everyone's attention. "It's time for the balance beam!"
The other kids cheered.
"Me first! Me first!" Darcy ran but slipped on a tree branch. It flew towards Clyde who ran away but the branch went into Clyde's hair. It was enough to knock him down, causing him to go sliding on the ground. One of the judges laughed.
"That looks good on ya, bush head!" The judge scored him a 10.
"Well, it's not really gymnastics but it's original to say the least." Winston said as he gave Clyde a ribbon.
"Hey, Winston's giving out ribbons." Lola said. "Hey Leni, let's go win some ribbons! I love ribbons!"
"I'm surprised at your insensitive and self serving attitude to Leni's strange and distraught behavior." Lori scolded. "As her sister, you should be more-"
Suddenly Leni fell on Lori.
"Ribbons!" Leni ran to the balance beam Darcy was using it.
"Look at me. I'm so graceful and petite!"
"Pardon me, miss." Leni said and shoved Darcy off. Leni tried to balance on the beam but she kept falling off.
"I got it! I got it! I got it! I got it! I got it!"
The judges were unamused by this.
"Well, Leni has no chance of winning this." Lola said. But then Leni started walking on the balance beam.
"Oh, I'm finally getting the hang of this." She walked back to the other side and saw Clyde in front of her.
"Wow, you've got skills, Leni."
Leni got scared again and fell off the beam. Clyde stared at her with her in confusion.
"Boy Leni, you're freaking me out."
Leni screamed and clung onto the beam. One of the judges burst out laughing.
"Uh, Leni's just warming up." Lori said nervously. "Athletes. Go figure."
"For a minute there, I thought Leni was nuts." Clyde said.
"Excuse us, Clyde." Lincoln said as he and Lori helped Leni back up. They walked out of the park with the other siblings, with Leni still looking scared.
"Funny, but Leni's averse behavior seems to be associated with Clyde." Lisa informed them. "Somewhat like a phobia."
"Well, I literally don't blame her." Lori said. "The kid is kind of a weirdo. I mean, he does that weird robot thing." Lori imitates Clyde. "Abort. Abort. Systems shutting down."
"Leni, there's no reason to fear Clyde." Lincoln said. "He's a good fellow who wouldn't harm a fly."
"No way!" Leni said, shaking. "He's mad at me! He wants to punish me!"
Lola sighs. "We've gotta do something about this."
Back at the Loud House, Leni is in her room, stuffing her face with a tub of ice cream. Lori is waiting for her to finish.
"Are you done yet?"
Leni lifted her head up with her face covered in chocolate ice cream.
"Animal." Lori commented. Then Lola and Lincoln came in.
"Tell me that wasn't the last tub of ice cream." Lola said.
"It is." Lori said.
Lola growled in anger. Lincoln whispered something to Lori.
"It's about time." Lori said.
"Oh Leni, wouldn't it be fun if we had company?" Lincoln asked.
"You bet! I think they'll like this ice cream."
Then the doorbell rang. Leni had her head in the tub of ice cream and was too occupied.
"Um Leni, I think you should go answer the door." Lincoln said.
"Ooh! Company!" Leni went to answer the door but the tub of ice cream was still on her head. She bumped into the wall repeatedly. "Hello? Hello? Hello?"
Lola laughed at this. Lincoln and Lori facepalmed.
"I'll get the door." Lincoln said, a bit annoyed. Lincoln went to open the front door. "Hey man, thanks for coming."
In Lori and Leni's room, the dumb blonde was still hitting her head against the wall. Lincoln came in.
"Did I miss anything?" He asked.
"Nope." Lori said, texting on her phone.
The guest took a seat on the chair.
"Can we get on with it?" Lori said.
"Ok Leni, it's time to take a seat." Lincoln dragged Leni over to her bed. "There's someone I'd like you to talk to."
He removed the ice cream tub from her head. Then she saw Clyde sitting in front of her.
"Hi Leni." He greeted nicely.
Leni, of course, got frightened by the sight of the boy. She hid under her bed. "It wasn't my fault! I don't like socks with sandals!"
"Leni, that's enough!" Lincoln said. "The only way to conquer your fear of Clyde is to attack it head on. It's up to you two to resolve this dilemma."
"Yeah." Lori agreed. "I wanna get on with my life."
"What the heck are you guys talking about?" Clyde wondered.
"First stage is always denial, Clyde." Lincoln said.
"Kiss and make up now." Lori said.
The white haired boy and the eldest sister left the room, leaving the ditzy blonde and the bespectacled kid alone. It was now quiet. Clyde stared at Leni who stared back in fear. Clyde then looked at the time on his watch before looking around, feeling the awkward moment. Leni continued to stare. Clyde decided to break the awkward silence.
"Um Leni, this hurts me more than it does you."
Leni's eyes widen and she suddenly leaps at Clyde, pulling him into a tight bear hug.
"I love you, Clyde!" She kisses him on the forehead. Clyde screams at the top of his lungs. We cut to Clyde screaming in his bed as it turns out he had just woken up from a dream. He looks under his bed, then sits back up.
"What a nightmare. That's it. No more spicy sushi before bed. I'll try to dream about Lori."
Clyde went back to sleep.