Meanwhile, at the Royal Woods schools, the rumors of the Loud family's recent dilemma spread by gossip were being confirmed as true. Students and teachers were left aghast over the story that the 11-year-old boy, Lincoln Loud, had been basically abused for half a month before Leni did the most sensible thing and reported it to the police. Not only had the abuse gone on long enough, but it ultimately led to Lincoln getting sick with pneumonia, which was definitely going to make things even more grim for the Loud parents, currently detained until a court of law could hold a fair trial. Things had gone from bad to worse when Lori and Leni were unable to find babysitters who could look after Lily on a daily basis, but mainly because they didn't want any involvement with the Loud family in light of how Lincoln was maltreated. It didn't help that their grandfather, Albert, was unable to leave the nursing home even temporarily, as their nurse, Sue, would simply send workers to come and bring the elders back home if they were out past their curfew. And his sister, Aunt Ruth, didn't want to look after Lily on the grounds that the toddler would misbehave, not that anyone sensible would want to leave anyone under Ruth's watchful eye anyway due to her slobby and lazy nature. In the end, Leni called Officer Schoffner and she came for Lily, convincing a local day care to look after her daily until further notice.

Lori was shunned on social media and by her friends, and she had a bad feeling she wouldn't be making it to her dream school, Fairway University, for her involvement. It didn't help that she was nearing the age of 18, in which she would likely be held liable if this matter dragged on long enough. Bobby broke up with her, greatly saddened and disappointed that his girlfriend and her family had scarred "his little brother" and also warned her not to threaten Lincoln again, as he ended up finding out that Lori almost smashed him with a lamp table when he broke up with her over his little sister Ronnie Anne one time. Bobby also told Lori that by looking back, he felt idiotic that he broke up that one time because it was unnecessary and it only put Lincoln through some real, legitimate grief... at his own older sister's hands.

As for Ronnie Anne, she felt horrible. Hearing Lincoln's story put her through her own phase of grief, as she knew she had bullied him once and Lincoln's insults towards her might have been earned on his part. Fortunately, she did get the chance to apologize properly to the white-haired boy on the day he came back to school after his hospital visit. She remembered how sad he was during lunch, which wasn't usually like him.

"Lincoln?" There stood Ronnie Anne, who rubbed her arm and looked away. "Lincoln," she said again. "I... I'm sorry." Lincoln stared. "I'm sorry for shoving a sloppy joe down your pants... and for hitting you in the face... I... heard about what happened to you."

"How's Bobby?" Lincoln asked, likely instinctively, as he might have thought that either Lori would blame him for anything that happened like last time or it would be because of what he went through that anything would happen between Lori and Bobby.

"He was so upset," Ronnie Anne answered. "I think he feels that he was being used and set up. But he also feels really bad for what he put you through when he broke up with Lori... that time. I think if he had known that would happen, he wouldn't have done it to begin with. He underestimated Lori. He did not think she would call you a monster or almost hit you with a lamp table. And now... this... I'm so sorry... Do you want a hug?" Lincoln stood up from his table seat and the two did share a hug, not caring if they were watched or if other students for some reason would tease them again. "You know... you're no lame-o," she said. "You're a good guy."

"Yeah, but... it just wouldn't be you... if you didn't call me that..." said Lincoln, despite his sadness. Ronnie Anne's eyes widened. Even though Lincoln was not in a good mood, she knew he was still trying to hold on to his good heart. Holding their hug, she shed a tear.

Luna was kicked out of her own band, and although it didn't surprise her, she was still hurt, but more so over hurting her little brother when maybe she could have taken a stand to her family instead the way Leni did. Luan was also down in the dumps and felt that she wouldn't be returning to her usual comedic self anytime soon. She actually had to temporarily close down Funny Business Inc. as parents of several children ordered her to not only cancel her upcoming gigs, but to stay away from their children. One time, she got a pie in the face by another school student, who asked her how she liked it when comedy is directed at the comedian, possibly because Luan's pranks had been performed at levels in which only she would enjoy them. In her emotional state, the student's act and words hurt her feelings, so she dashed off to the nearest restroom and cried. Lynn Jr. was not only thrown off all her sports teams, but middle school students went back to teasing and bullying her, as she had originally donned her tough personality and attitude to ward it off. Now, even students younger than her picked on her as well, especially for her superstitions and rituals. Among the teasing included other students mimicking her silly dances that she called rituals to appease the gods. It didn't help that of the Loud family, she felt the most devastated over what she did to her little brother when regret caught up to her. While Principal Ramirez expressed that she too was disappointed in Lynn Jr., she agreed that she would do everything in her power to stop the maltreatment towards her.

"But I deserve it!" insisted Lynn Jr., her eyes red and puffy from crying way too much.

"I did say I was disappointed," said Ramirez. "But you do not deserve to be tormented too far. It's not too late to turn your life around and if you allow yourself to be a victim, no different than your brother, you could end up much worse. For one, there's depression and even mental trauma to the point of suicide and surely even you do not deserve to take your own life and I seriously doubt Lincoln wants that. You're still one of my students, Lynn. And what you did to your brother was wrong, but I am proud of you for being able to see that rather than let your usual brand of stubbornness and pride get in the way. Being self-aware of your actions goes a long way."

"I'm a monster," Lynn Jr. murmured.

"No, you are not," Ramirez insisted. "So please don't talk like that."

Lucy was kicked out of the Morticians Club, which didn't surprise her, but like Luna, it hurt her to no longer have a place among her own kind. Haiku suggested that she and Lucy should at least stay friends, which made things less depressing for the young goth, but without the Morticians Club, Lucy felt that she had nothing left except her big brother Lincoln, and she wanted him back in her life. She took a moment to cry and Haiku held her.

"I'm a bad sister," Lucy wept. "He covered for me once... and this is how I repaid him. By going along with some dumb superstition... for half a month... and then he got sick..."

"You're not a bad sister," said Haiku. "You just did something bad. And you know it, so for that, Lincoln will forgive you in time."

The twins, Lola and Lana, were also shunned by their teacher, Miss Allegra, and other school students. But of course, Miss Allegra wasn't about to deny them an education or treat them differently due to school regulations, so she simply remained disappointed in them. Principal Huggins was more on the understanding that the parents were held the most responsible and it was likely because of this that the staff at least would not be hostile towards the Loud sisters. And then there was Lisa. Not too long ago, she had been transferred to Lincoln's class, albeit temporarily, and her actions caused Lincoln to take the heat for everything just because he was her big brother. Now, those events were thrown back at her in full force. Miss Shrinivas, Lisa's teacher, got furious at her because she blamed Lincoln unnecessarily for her actions that she should have been held responsible for in addition to her part to play in the bad luck fiasco. To make up for this, Principal Huggins requested that Rusty, Zach, and Liam should do detention for one day for ostracizing poor Lincoln over his little sister. Even Clyde offered to do detention on the same day, anything to give his best friend the justice he deserved after what his family did to him, and Huggins agreed.

And finally, Mrs. Johnson and Principal Huggins were both informed that Lincoln's school supplies were found and returned to him, so he could begin to successfully make up for any school days he was to miss. Clyde could vouch as well, as he was there when Lincoln found all of his belongings. So while Lincoln would start to make progress and get better, especially regarding his mental health, one couldn't exactly the same about his family. What would happen to them, especially his parents, remained unknown at this point.