Chapter 8 Lena Shroud

At the Loud house, Lisa is hard at work on an invention. She's under a blanket that says "Top Secret" on it. Leni comes into her room, drinking a smoothie.

"Hey Lisa, are you inventing a new thingy?" Leni asked, curious.

Lisa came out from under the blanket. "Oh, Greetings second eldest sibling. This "thingy" I'm working on is my greatest invention yet."

"Ooooh."

Lisa pulled out a box from under the blanket.

"Your greatest invention is a box?" Leni asked confused.

"Not the box. It's what's inside the box. This creation could benefit humankind and can be taken advantage of. I've kept it sealed in this box because if it got into the wrong hands, it could be used for bad."

"Oh, good to know."

"Now if you'll excuse me, I have to put this baby somewhere safe."

Unbeknownst to the two Loud siblings, a silhouetted figure was looking through the window, spying on Lisa. The person had heard Lisa explaining her invention and smiled devilishly.

"Bye guys, I'm heading off to the mall." Leni said, as she was leaving the house.

"Have a nice day, Leni." Lori said.

Leni started walking off.

"Psst! Hey you!" Leni heard someone's voice. She looked around and saw no one. "Up here!"

Leni looked up and saw someone she didn't recognize. It was a four year girl with white hair (Like Lincoln's) in a ponytail. She was wearing a red sweater, green gloves, pink pants, and brown shoes. Basically, she was dressed similar to Lisa. She flew down in front of Leni using her jetpack.

"Hi there." She said.

"Who are you?" Leni asked.

"I'm Lena Shroud. I'm a student at Royal Woods elementary and a child prodigy."

"Lena Shroud? Wait, I've heard of you. You're my sister Lisa's arch nemesisies."

"Nemesis." Lena corrected.

"So what do you want?"

"I just want to talk. I know me and your sister have a little rivalry going on, but you could say we're friends, right?"

"Um...no."

"Acquaintances?"

"No."

"...well, we're both girls, aren't we?"

"I guess so."

"You see, everything works out. I've got something for you. I've heard your a fashionista so I got you these." Lena took out two golden boots.

"Wow! Golden designer boots!" Leni took them. "And they've even got my name on them."

"It's a gift. A gift from a friend. Friends give each other gifts. And tomorrow is my birthday." Lena put on a party hat and blew on a party blower. "And you know what I'd like more than anything in the whole wide world."

"A high chair?" Leni guessed.

"A high chair? Oh yeah! I mean, no." Lena threw away her party hat. "What I want for my birthday from you my friend, is an invention from Lisa."

Leni gasps. "You just want to be friends so you can get your hands on Lisa's greatest invention! And I bet it's not even your birthday tomorrow!"

"Geez." Lena said surprised. "And I thought you were the dumb one."

"You'll never get that invention!" Leni said and walked off. "Even if we are friends! Never!"

"Oh, I'll get that secret invention and you're gonna hand deliver it to me personally! You weak minded fool!" Lena took out a tape recorder and played villainous music, then laughed evilly.

It was evening. Somewhere in the neighborhood, Lena was setting up her plan. She had on a mustache and afro wig. She also had a suitcase. Then she saw Leni walking back home from the mall with a bag of clothes.

"Leni, you will be mine." She said and turned on her tape recorder.

"Letters of the alphabet, ABC-"

She quickly changed the kindergarten music to the evil music, then laughed evilly. She walked up to Leni.

"Excuse me ma'am, you look like a fashion expert." Lena said, disguising her voice.

"I like, totally am." Leni replied.

"Well, what do you think of these?" Lena took out a pair of earmuffs from her suitcase. "Alaskan ear muffs. Try them on."

Leni tried them on. "Oh, they're so furry."

Lena quickly hid behind a bush as Leni was admiring the earmuffs. "Now for my very elaborate and college educated plan." Lena took out a blueprint that said "Control-brain", with a picture of a remote control and a brain. She took out her remote and pressed the "total control" button. The earmuffs were now attached to Leni's ears and now had control on her brain.

"Hey, I feel funny." Leni said as she started moving like a robot. Lena used the joystick on the remote to make Leni move. She walked down the sidewalk, leaving her shopping bag behind. Lena smiled evilly and followed Leni. While walking down the neighborhood, Leni knocked over a mailbox.

"Why did I do that?" She questioned.

Then Lincoln's friend, Clyde walked over. "Hey Leni, how's it-" Leni picked him up and threw him over her shoulder. Clyde screamed as flew off and landed in the bushes.

"Why did I do that?!" Then Leni walked over to a puppy and kicked it, sending it flying. Leni gasped. "I would never kick puppies! Something must be wrong with me! Somebody, help! Help me!"

Leni is headed towards her house. "Guys! Guys! Help! Guys!"

The other Loud kids hear their sister as they're all gathered in the living room, doing their activities.

"Leni?" Lincoln said.

Suddenly, Leni burst through the front door. "Heeeelp!"

"Leni, what are you doing?" Lola yelled. "Are you insane?!"

Then Leni turned to face Lola, with a stern look on her face. She spoke in Lena's voice. "Shut your mouth, you spoiled bratty bimbo."

"Bimbo?" Lola said, frightened. The others were also surprised by the ditzy blonde's behavior.

Outside, Lena was speaking through a microphone, controlling Leni's voice as she looked through the front window. "You pretentious little insolent pageant queen. Your arrogance will get you nowhere in life."

Then Leni shook her head and spoke in her normal voice. "Guys, something must be wrong with brain! Lisa, you gotta help me!"

Then Leni picked up Lisa and smiled sinisterly as Lena had control over Leni again.

"Leni, you're scaring me." Lisa said nervously. Leni carries Lisa outside and Lisa struggled to get free. The other siblings went outside and Lena hid from them.

"Leni, what are you doing?" Lori questioned.

Leni opened the garbage can, put Lisa inside, and closed it. She put a cinder block on top and tied up the trash can with bike chains.

"Leni, stop!" Lincoln yelled.

"Lisa, I'm so sorry!" Leni said. "I don't know what's wrong with me!"

Leni walked back towards the house as the other siblings rushed over to help Lisa. Leni walked inside the house and Lena followed.

"Hello Loud." Lena said to Leni. Leni turned around to see the evil genius.

"Lena? Wait, you were controlling my mind?"

"Who else would be, blondie?"

"What kind of friend are you?"

"Nonsense. You never liked me anyway. You wouldn't even come to my birthday party."

"Leave my brain alone!"

"Never. Never!" Lena started controlling Leni again and made her walk upstairs to Lisa's room. She kicked the door down.

"You can't fool me, Lena. You want Lisa's greatest invention."

"You're going to hand deliver it to me personally!" Lena commanded.

"No! No! No!"

"Now where would Lisa hide her greatest invention?" Lena wondered.

"It's definitely not under her bed!" Leni blurted out.

"Thanks for the info." Lena smiled smugly.

"Oops."

Lena made Leni flip the bed over and the box was there. Leni picked up the box.

"Any last words, Leni?" Lena said sinsisterly. Leni tried to fight back, but it was no use.

"I just want to say I'm sorry for letting Lisa down." Leni said sadly. "I let all of Royal Woods down. But most of all, I let Lisa's greatest invention down."

Leni was about to hand it over until-"

"Cease and desist!" Lisa was standing by the doorway where she was a little dirty. Her siblings helped her out of the trash can. Lisa ran over to Leni and jumped onto her. She removed the earmuffs from Leni's head and jumped down.

"Mind controlling ear muffs, huh?" Lisa broke them in half. "I saw right through your evil scheme, Lena."

Defeated, Lena dropped the control since she had no control over Leni anymore. "Well, this stinks."

"Thanks Lisa." Leni said. "Here's your box."

She handed it over to the little genius.

"No!" Lena shouted. "That was almost mine!"

Leni picked up Lena and glared at her.

"Put me down, ya ditzy blonde!"

"You owe me new clothes!" Leni said angrily. Lena got scared and quickly took out her wallet. She got out a twenty dollar bill.

"Will you accept twenty bucks?"

"Sure." Leni said happily. She took the money.

The rest of the siblings showed up.

"Hey, it's that Lena Shroud girl!" Lana said. "I recognize her from school."

"So you're the one mind controlling our sister!" Lincoln said.

"Oh, I know what I'm gonna do to you." Lynn said and cracked her knuckles.

Lena gulped. "You wouldn't hit a four year old, would you?"

"I would, but I had something better in mind."

The scene cuts to outside. Lynn throws Lena in the garbage can and walks back inside. Lena popped her head out as she was covered in garbage.

"Well, this stinks. Literally."