I do not own anything in these stories. All rights go to the creator Chris Savino and the current showrunner, Michael Rubiner.
It was the night of Thursday, June 5, 1986. Everyone was getting ready for a big road trip tomorrow. Lori, Lincoln, Lily and Bobby were setting things up together for tomorrow's big road trip.
"Ah, road trips. That beloved tradition for families everywhere. Tomorrow, the Loud family's going on a trip of our own. Sounds fun, right? Well... it's the opposite of fun with 14 of us packed into the family wagon. Or as we affectionately call it: "Vanzilla," Lori said to the viewers as they look down at the family van, "Every seat in Vanzilla offers one kind of torture or another."
That is true. When her son sat next to his sister Lily, he was bombarded with beets and juice. He always got caught in the crossfire between Lola and Lana in their seat. And he certainly couldn't sit at the front behind the parents...
"Hey, Feet off the seat, young man!" Lynn Sr. shouted to Lincoln as his furious eyes can be seen in the driver's mirror.
"Excuse me, but can't you be nice to Lincoln for once? Can't you see it's affecting his mental health?" Lori explained.
"Look, Lori. That and it was next to the one working speaker..." Lynn Sr. explained, "Ooh, honey. It's our prom theme. Prrrrrrrr!"
He turns up the music even louder, much to Lincoln and Lori's annoyance.
"Ahhh! Turn it down! Don't make me call Grampa for this!" Lori shouted angrily at her parents over the loud music.
Back to Lori and Leni's room where Lori, Bobby and the kids were were.
"But thankfully though, there were only two people in all of Vanzilla who was the least bit of trouble when he went on trips with us. That's right, those two people would be my beautiful Bobby and ultra cool rockster Luna," Lori explained to the viewers, "And they had it just as rough as my son, Lincoln and my daughter Lily both did. Being a special member from a different family for Bobby and a nicer sister like me for Luna, it was almost always cramped for them, and the four of us never had a moment's peace at all. How we all longed for a peaceful spot in the car where we would all relax the whole trip. Little did we all know, there was!
Lori and Lincoln are crossing out more seats until they point to the first seat from the second row.
"From our calculations, that leaves just one seat safe from it all. We call it 'The Sweet Spot.' And tomorrow, it will be ours..." and Lori, Lincoln and Lily all shouted, "Because we're all gonna stake it out tonight."
"There you go, guys! Let's Bring on the bravery!" Bobby shouted happily.
They all notice that everyone else in the house has fallen asleep.
"There's our cue. Everyone's asleep. It's go time, everybody," Lincoln said quietly as they all head out of their room, when all of a sudden, Lori steps on Cliff's tail. Cliff meows loudly until Lori decides to pet him to sleep.
"Sweet kitty," Lori said sweetly before they all get out of the house and right into the van, "Ahhh. Looks like the four of us are sitting together in the van. Just me, Bobby and the kids. I think I'll call Clyde right away," she then gets her phone out and calls Clyde, "Hello. Is this Clyde McBride, the son of Harold and Holly McBride?"
"Is this Lori Loud, the mother of Lincoln and Lily Loud?" Clyde asked on the phone.
"And it is such a good time to call you right now, special friend," Lori said to the phone.
"Really, what is it, Lori?" Clyde asked on the phone.
"Operation Sweet Spot is a success. We've secured the seat," Lori said happily to the phone.
"Great job," Clyde said happily, "So, who did you get to sit next to you?
"Who did we get to sit next to us?" Lori then realized, "Oh, yeah. I almost forgot about that.
They rushed out of the van and went back to Lori's room. They needed someone to sit beside the two the whole trip but it's got to be someone who isn't much trouble.
"It can't be Luan, that's for sure because she'll pull a prank on my son...
Flashback to Lori and Lincoln both sitting next to Luan in the car as she hit Lincoln with a pillow.
"Airbag deployed!" Luan laughs, much to Lori's annoyance.
"And it definitely can't be Lola either..." Bobby explained.
Switch over to Lola giving Lincoln a manicure while his hand is oddly bobbing up and down.
"Hold still!" Lola demanded.
"I can't! I'm on the spring seat!" Lincoln vibrated, bobbing up and down thanks to the spring.
"Guys! Guys! Somebody fix the springs in the seat!" Lori shouted.
"And it clearly can't be Lynn either..." Lincoln explained.
"Let's play Auto Attack," Lynn commanded.
"How do you play that?" Lincoln asked.
"I punch you every time I see a car," Lynn explained as she sees a car carrier with a ton of cars driving by, "Ooh...good timing," and starts throwing a barrage of punches at Lincoln and his mother Lori.
"WILL YOU CUT IT OUT, LJ?!" Lori shouted.
End flashback.
"Wait! I got it! Leni!" Everyone said in unison.
Flashback to a road trip with a dazed Leni.
"The motion of the car always puts her in a daze, while she looks at some photos of her being with her friends and siblings, and she'll leave us alone most of the time," Lori explained.
End Flashback. They come to Leni who was having a beautiful dream about being the hottest workout girl in all of Royal Woods.
"Oh, those workouts are making me feel like a real popular girl of the 1980's," Leni said dreaming.
"Leni! Leni," Lincoln called.
"Leni, we're talking to you!" Lori called for Leni but she was still asleep.
"Don't worry. I've got my real persona when I do my workouts Jane Fonda style," Leni said still dreaming.
But Lori facepalms before she gets out a megaphone and starts screaming into it, "LEEEEEEEENNNNNNNIIIIIIIII!" causing Leni to wake up and scream and see Lori and Lincoln facing her.
"What are you guys doing still awake? Can't you see is already 11:00 P.M.? I'm trying to get some sleep here!" Leni said furiously.
"Leni, calm down. You don't want to end up waking the whole house by accident," Lori explained, "Look. All I'm saying is... will you sit next to us in the car tomorrow?
"Well, all right. I mean, it's the least I could do. But I wanted to let you know that I was in the middle of a dream about being the hottest workout girl in all of the town!" Leni said angrily before she goes back to sleep.
"Well, alright, then," Lori said as they leave.
Once they leave, Leni then resumes her dream about being the hottest workout girl in all of Royal Woods.
"Mmm. Yes, I'm bringing on the workouts and the aerobic dancing," Leni said now dreaming again.
Lincoln, Lily and their parents head back to the Sweet Spot. Lori then calls Clyde on her phone.
"Road Tripping Mother to Special Friend on the phone," Lori replied to the phone.
"Sorry, Road Tripping Mother. I have to keep this line..." Clyde said on the phone.
"It's Lori! I'm sitting with Lincoln, Lily and Bobby together! Operation: Seat Next To The Sweet Spot is a success just as planned," Lori said happily to the phone.
"Excellent!" Clyde said happily. So, who's sitting behind you?
"Who's sitting behind me?" Lori then realized, "Oh yeah. I almost forgot. I'll call you back, Clyde."
Back in Lori and Leni's room.
"Ah, so many ways to ruin the Sweet Spot! All right, who can I have behind us? Definitely not Lana," Lori explained.
Flashback to Lana sitting behind Lori and Lincoln and torturing the latter with a peashooter.
"Can you please stop?" Lincoln asked angrily.
"That's literally not fair, Lana. Do I really need to call your grandfather for this, Lana?" Lori shouted before Lana fires a pea right into Lincoln's mouth and he starts choking.
Flashback to a trip where Leni was behind both him and Lori.
"Definitely not Leni. She spends the whole ride talking with Chas," Lori explained, "Which means..."
"CARSICK!" Leni gagged from nausea as she throws up on Lincoln and Lori, "I literally would not have to tell Chas about this! What did I eat?"
"WELL! I'M THINKING THAT YOU ATE SOMETHING GROSS AND DISGUSTING, DURING THE TRIP, LENI!" Lori shouted lividly to Leni.
And then it hit them. There was one person in the entire house who wasn't much trouble during roadtrips...
"Luna! Out of all of our sisters she never fights, vomits, or punches me, or Bobby or the kids. She'll be perfect!" Lori said happily.
Then, Lori, Bobby, and the kids all went to Luna and Luan's room and quietly climb up to Luna's bunk.
"Psst, Luna," Lori nudged Luna and she woke up.
"Hmm...mm?" Luna said drowsily.
"Hey, Luna. We've got something that Lincoln and I would like to tell you," Lori said quietly, but sweetly to Luna.
"All right, go on then. No chill pills needed at this moment," Luna explained.
"How would you like a seat in most peaceful spot in all of our Vanzilla?" Lincoln asked.
"The most peaceful spot in Vanzilla? I'll believe it when I see it," Luna responded.
Cut to Luna sitting on the spot in the car.
"And, I can sit here with you dudes and dudettes?" Luna asked them.
"Yup! Just think about it, Mom, Dad and Lily all share the same problem every road trip. Can't find a moment of quiet, always cramped. And not to mention the many hazards of Vanzilla. Just stick with me, Lily, Mom and Dad and it's gonna be smooth sailing the whole trip," Lincoln explained and Luna thought about it for a while, and as she thought, she imagined herself in the car sitting next to her baby bro and his parents Bobby and Lori, helping them out and playfully kicking her legs while listening to a rockin' tune. With no interruptions from her bothering sisters. She sighed happily at the idea, "Well?"
"Will you dudes sit beside me?" Luna asked.
"Absolutely, Luna. We accept your fate," Lori accepted as Luna smiled then shook her hand.
"I'm in, bros! See you tomorrow," Luna said as she gets out of the van and prepares to walk her way back to her room.
"Gee! It must be so nice to have a seat all to yourself, dudette. No gum on your shorts, no fights, no puke..."
"Let's not forget no one punching your arm, too," Bobby replied.
"Oh yeah. Especially when it's part of a game made by..." Luna added when suddenly, she and Lori both notice the rest of their sisters in front of them, "LYNN!"
"What's this about a whole seat to yourself?" Leni asked in a livid manner.
"Um, Oh no. Not possible, there's no sweet spot..." Luna said before she then covered her mouth and her sisters glared at her, "Oh, boy..."
Moments later, they knocked at the car window waking Lincoln, Lily and their parents Lori and Bobby up and Lori rolls down the window.
"Look, girls, we're planning something here so you might as well..." Lori said sternly to her sisters.
"What are you guys up to now?" Lola shouted.
"Wait? You mean us? We're not up to anything," Lincoln explained, "We're, you know, catching some Z's in the car like girls do."
"Oh yeah? Then what's...THIS?" Leni shouted as they show them their seating chart, having found out about their operation.
"You went in our room?!" Lincoln, Lily, Lori and Bobby all shouted.
"That's not the hot issue right now," Leni yelled.
"That's the Sweet Spot? And why are you all in it?" Lana asked in confusion.
"Yes, and it is the most comfortable seat in the car for various reasons including air circulation, proximity to parental units, and the lack of chewable adhesive on the cushion," Lori explained to her sisters.
"And it took us a few months to figure that out!" Lincoln shouted.
"Yeah! Can't you all be more reasonable and listen to me and my kids for once?!" Lori shouted at her sisters.
They headpalm in frustration, as their sisters glare angrily at the four.
"Shocker," Lisa exclaimed.
"Oh, boy," Bobby said in fear.
"Poo." Lily said in fear.
"Well, if that's the best seat, then I should get it," Leni shouted as she looks down at her siblings, "I'm deemed as the oldest of the sisters by Mom and Dad, Lori! You're just a parent of a..." but Luna silenced her.
"You'd just barf all over it, dude! I'm sitting with Lori and her kids, bro!" Luna shouted.
"Beauty before age, you dumb babies!" Lola shouted.
"Come on, you guys! I'm the stronger twin! So I should get it!" Lana explained.
"That seat belongs to Lori and Lincoln, guys!" Luna explained.
"No! I want it!" Leni shouted.
"You girls can yell all you want, but my kids are already in the seat. And possession is 90 percent of the law pronto!" Lori yelled at her sisters.
"Yeah, my dear future wife is speaking out at you guys! So we're suggesting you listen to us for once during this road trip!" Bobby shouted as he agreed.
"Yeah, well your kids are gonna possess a bruise in a minute!" Lynn shouted as the girls all glare at Lincoln, Lily and their parents, demanding them to hand over the Sweet Spot. Luna then came closer to them to once again be another voice of reason.
Luna then yelled out, "Hold on, dudes! We shouldn't fight! Look, if this spot is so sweet, why don't we dudettes all share it?"
"Yeah, right! There's only room for one of us on that seat!" Lynn denied.
"She's just acting nice so she can share it with Linc-Linc!" Lola shouted.
"No! W-Wait..." Luna said in fear.
"Get them!" Lola shouted.
"Uh oh!" Lincoln said in fear.
"This can't be good!" Lori said in fear.
"Boo-boo!" Lily screamed in fear.
"BRACE YOURSELF, KIDS!" Bobby screamed as he, Lincoln and Lily grab on to one other while Lori grabs Luna inside the car with Lily and rolls up the window before they can attack and thinks he's safe. Their sisters angrily yell at the four, as the father Bobby and Lori stare at them in triumph, but to Lincoln's shock, Luan opens a door and is peeved.
"You forgot about the broken lock, dude..." Luna explained.
Suddenly, Luan attacked the four then it turned to an all out brawl to see who will sit on the sweet spot and poor Luna was caught in the middle of the whole thing.
"Will you all stop fighting! This isn't going to solve anything in the slightest!" Lori shouted at the girls.
Then, their parents woke up to the ruckus outside.
"THAT IS ENOUGH!" Rita shouted and the siblings stop fighting, "EVERYONE BACK TO THEIR ROOMS THIS MINUTE! I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE IN THAT CAR UNTIL 7:00 AM!
"OKAY, MOM! THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER! WE'LL ALL GET BACK TO OUR ROOMS FAIR AND SQUARE!" Lori responded.
"LET'S HOPE YOU ALL DO, LORRAINE!" Rita called before she rolls the window down and turns off the light.
"Hmmph. Good luck getting the Sweet Spot now, twerps," Leni said bitterly.
"Girls, it's only just a seat," Luna explained.
The girls laugh at them and Lori growls at the situation in anger and punches the car only to wince in pain from it. She yells and swears for a few moments but Bobby covers her mouth to silence her.
"Thanks, Bobby. I needed it," Lori replied, "Let's all head back to our room to get ready for that Sweet Spot of ours tomorrow."
They all went back to their rooms and everyone went back to bed. Lori, Lincoln and Bobby were getting ready to go to sleep.
"This is bad, Mom and Dad! We can't lose that seat!" Lincoln panicked.
"Poo..." Lily said in fear.
"Neither can I, Lincoln. I think those girls are a bunch of immature wild simians!" Lori said in fear.
"None of us should lose it," Bobby explained as they all peek out of Lori's room to see their sisters doing the same.
"Don't even think about it, guys. I'm watching you both with my own two eyes," Lynn said bitterly to them.
"Well, I'm watching you!" Luan said bitterly.
"And I'm watching you!" Lola said bitterly.
"And I'm watching you so you can make it safely," Lana said coolly as she agreed with Luna.
"Guys, can you just let them have the spot? Fighting's not going to solve anything like Lori said," Luna explained and they all groan except Lana, "Hey, bro. Good luck getting that sweet spot. You and Lily your Mom and Dad are gonna need it for the roadie trip tomorrow morning.
"Thanks, Luna. You know how to break up a fight like Mom and Dad do," Lincoln said softly.
"All right, that's enough talking for tonight, Lincoln. Let's get some rest," Lori said softly to Lincoln as she closes the door and she and Lincoln climb into bed with Lily Bobby, Now remember, we're gonna have to be the first ones out tomorrow."
"Read you clear, dear," Bobby said drowsily.
"Easy as 1-2-3," Lincoln and Lily said in unison drowsily as they were about to fall asleep.
Lori then gave her kids and boyfriend all a goodnight kiss and spoke softly, "Goodnight, kids. Goodnight, Bobby honey."
"Night, dear," Bobby said as he fell asleep.
"Night, Mom. Night, Dad," Lincoln and Lily both said as they all went asleep together, hoping for them to grab the Sweet Spot together first thing in the morning after breakfast.
Friday, June 6, 1986
The next morning at 6:15 A.M., Lori's alarm goes off. She then hits the snooze button on the clock and wakes up.
"Rise and shine, everybody. It's time to get motivated!" Lori said happily as Lincoln, Lily and Bobby wake up.
"Hey, dear. What's all the ruckus this morning?" Bobby asked as he woke up.
"Yeah, Mom. How did you get up so quick?" Lincoln asked in surprise.
"Get ready, everybody! Because we're about to put Operation: Sweet Spot into action!"
"Oh, yeah! Now we're talking!" Lincoln said bravely.
With that, they all then climbed out of bed and started getting ready for their big road trip by getting themselves a quick shower together. After getting a quick shower, they all slipped on their summer clothes.
Lori put on her pink one-piece swimsuit and paired her swimsuit with a pair of blue jean shorts and some yellow sandals matching her goldenrod hair before she slipped her daughter Lily into a purple onesie with a strawberry on the front.
Bobby put on his red lifeguard swimtrunks and paired it with a white T-shirt matching the lifeguard symbol on his trunks and a pair of white shoes and Lincoln put on his orange swim trunks and paired it with his red T-shirt and his trademark socks and shoes.
Once they got their summer clothes on, they all went downstairs where Lori spent the next 15 minutes making her boyfriend and her son and daughter some pancakes for breakfast. Soon afterwards, the four all ate pancakes together for breakfast.
"Mmm, mmm, mmm. This is delicious. No wonder why you make such amazing pancakes for us," Bobby commented.
"Do they have any side effects, Mom?" Lincoln asked.
"Only satisfaction, kids. If only those sisters like my cooking as much as you three do," Lori said softly before she realizes something, "Oh, yeah! My sisters! We better make sure they don't get the Sweet Spot from us."
"Okay, Mom. Enough speaking," Lincoln replied as they continued eating their breakfast. Soon after they got done with breakfast, they brushed their teeth, combed their hair and put some deodorant on their armpits. Then at around 6:56 A.M., Lori then takes a quick peek, only to see that her sisters are just as ready as they are.
"All right, are we ready to go?" Lori asked them.
"Oh yeah, dear," Bobby responded.
"I'm ready," Lincoln also responded.
"Go," Lily agreed.
Lori then grabbed her purse which had the keys to the van, her diary with pencils, her camera with a film roll, her phone, four pairs of sunglasses (one for each person) and some snacks for the four.
"Well, let's get going," Lori replied and they all then quietly walked downstairs and to the front door, "Shhh. Be very quiet when heading to the van.
"Don't worry, babe. We will," Bobby responded before they opened the front door and headed outside towards the van, "So, Lori, my darling. Are you sure they're gonna spot us in this van?"
"Not to worry, honey. We'll be safe in that Sweet Spot of ours. Isn't that right, kids?" Lori asked.
"Yep. You said it, Mom and Dad," Lincoln agreed as the four get inside the van and they sit on the Sweet Spots without any problem at first. Lori then closes the door.
"Ahhh. Nothing like a sweet spot for the four of us," Lori said relaxingly.
"Well, Mom. I've got a feeling that the sisters might pound onto us in a couple of minutes so be prepared," Lincoln informed them.
"Oh, jeez..." Lori realized in fear.
Meanwhile, back inside the house, Luna's clock hits 7:00 A.M. Luna wakes up bringing out her war cry.
"ALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALA! COME AND GET ME, DUDES! I'M SITTING BEHIND MY SIS AND HER FAMILY TODAY!" Luna shouted as she ran out the door.
Just then, all of the other sisters all got up out of their beds and rushed for the door to get to the Sweet Spot first, and the others shove Luna off the stairs and burst out the door, and Luan gets knocked into the yard from behind by Lana. Lori, who is still inside the van with Lincoln, Lily and Bobby sees that her sisters are heading towards the van, ready to fight for the Sweet Spot.
"Brace yourselves, everybody!" Lori shouted as she along with Lily, Lincoln, and Bobby get together inside the van. About a moment or two later, Leni opens the door, but Lynn pulls her back. Lily and Lincoln prepare to duck, but Luan pounces them, Leni then attacks both them along with Lori and Bobby and Lisa gets on the roof of the car and wails like a maniac, Lana beans her with beets and Lola tackles her and the fight gets so out of hand and brutal that the onslaught wrecks Vanzilla down to scraps, as the dust bubble expanded.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Lynn Sr. shouted and Vanzilla is completely destroyed and the fight is over. Clearly, no one unfortunately got the Sweet Spot.
"Aw man! That was my first car! And my dad's first car!" Lynn Sr. sadly as he continues to shed tears. Lori then gets angry at all of her sisters and decided to raise her voice at them, which frightens them greatly.
"OH, GOOD JOB, SISTERS! THANKS A LOT! DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU ALL JUST DID!" Lori screamed in anger, fury and rage, "LOOK AT VANZILLA NOW! IT'S ALL DESTROYED AND NOW IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED! AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE YOU GIRLS CAN'T EVEN KEEP A LID ON YOUR STUPID FREAKING ANGEEEEERRRRRR! GRRRRRRHHHH!"
Suddenly, Rita then shouted to the family from Lori's window, "ALRIGHT, EVERYONE, BACK INSIDE! THE ROAD TRIP IS OFF! YOU ARE ALL GOING TO SPEND THIS WEEKEND SITTING TOGETHER UNTIL YOU LEARN TO GET ALONG!" and all the kids groan in response.
Luna, Lincoln and Lily were all disappointed that the road trip was cancelled, and they never had a chance to sit on the most peaceful spot in Vanzilla. Lori and Bobby on the other hand, both angrily glare at the sisters, knowing they ruined their kids' peaceful time of the road trip, as the two prepare to storm out of Vanzilla, with Lincoln and Lily following behind them.
"I REALLY HOPE YOU'RE ALL HAPPY, GIRLS! NOW YOU'VE REALLY UPSET MY KIDS, AND I CANNOT EVEN EXPRESS HOW MAD BOBBY AND I ARE AT YOU GIRLS FOR DESTROYING VANZILLA!" Lori shouted at her sisters.
"THAT MEANS THAT YOU'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO HELP OUR MOM AND DAD REPAIR VANZILLA UNTIL IT IS FULLY REPAIRED AND READY TO GO ON THE ROAD AGAIN!" Bobby screamed out at the girls, "UNTIL THEN, YOU GIRLS ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!"
Suddenly, all of the girls sans Lori, Luna and Lily all groan in response.
"Awww, come on Bobby!" Lynn complained.
"NOPE! RULES ARE RULES, GIRLS! DO WHAT YOUR MOM AND DAD SAY OR LORI AND I ARE SENDING YOU GIRLS TO STAY WITH AUNT RUTH!" The girls were terrified at this moment while Bobby shouted at them.
"NOW ALL OF YOU, TO THE LIVING ROOM! NOW!" Lori demanded in full anger.
"Don't even bother with us, Lor..." Lynn denied but Lori silenced her with her angry voice.
"I SAID NNNNNOOOOOOWWWWWW!" Lori screamed out as she had raised her voice so high that it scared the living daylights out of the sisters so much that they all had no choice but to retreat to the front door and into the living room, "AND STAY THERE UNTIL YOU ALL LEARN TO GET ALONG!" she then crosses her arms and looks away from the Loud House.
"Gee, Mom. Those sisters sure are tough," Lincoln said to Lori, at that moment when he spoke to her, she becomes soft and comforting and kneels down to him.
"Look, kids. I know they're tough and all. But it's just that... I don't even know why their parents are letting them run wild in the house. I think I should give those girls and their parents some serious punishments one day if it ever gets this serious again," Lori said softly to her kids.
"Sounds like a plan, dear. Maybe you should give those parents a taste of your own medicine," Bobby agreed.
"Don't worry, honey. One day, the kids and I will do it if it goes too far. Why don't we go inside and up to our room and rethink our plans for this summer?" Lori suggested before the four then went back inside and up to their room and Lori and Lincoln put their duffle bag on her dresser.
"I'm sorry you all had to see that. Well, Operation: Sweet Spot unfortunately went down the drain. I guess we should have known that in a family this big, but it looks like you just can't control every little thing," Lori said to the viewers dejectedly before she writes another tallymark on her Lincoln Torture Meter, bringing the number of times up to four, "Things really aren't going good right now. It's only our first week of summer and the van just got destroyed."
"Hmmm. What do you all think we should do now, dear?" Bobby asked Lori.
"I think we should tell Clyde about this," Lori said despondently before she gets her phone out and answers Clyde on the phone, "Is this Clyde McBride, the son of Harold and Holly McBride?"
"Is this Lori Loud, the mother of Lincoln and Lily Loud?" Clyde asked on the phone.
"And I've got something really unsatisfactory to tell you," Lori said dejectedly to the phone.
"Really, what is it, Lori? Did Operation: Sweet Spot not follow through?" Clyde said on the phone in shock.
"No, I'm afraid not," Lori said dejectedly to the phone.
All my sisters found out about my plan, and we all fought over the seat. In the end, we couldn't go on our vacation, because the van was destroyed. Now my parents want us all to sit together in the living room to hang out.
"Yikes. All this over a seat in the car?" Clyde said on the phone in shock.
"I'm afraid so, Clyde," Lori said despondently as she takes the plan off of her mattress, "Which is why the kids and I should just stop trying to get whatever we can, because then my sisters are just going to fight each other for it," and then folds up the plan and places it in her dresser.
"D-Does that mean-?" Clyde said on the phone in shock.
"Yep. The "Family with a Plan" are no more," Lori said sadly as she ends the call and she and Lincoln then sigh as they sit on her bed.
"I can't believe this. I'm an idiot..." Lincoln said as he was about to shed some tears.
"No, you're not," Lori said nervously.
"No. Believe me, Mom. Everytime we plan something we screw up! I'm just nothing but a failure!" Lincoln then started crying heavily and Lori couldn't help but feel bad for poor Lincoln.
"Awww, come here, Linky," Lori said sweetly as she wraps her arms around Lincoln who was still crying heavily from what happened, "Shhhhhh. Mommy is here," and she sympathetically rocks him back and forth and overtime, Lincoln begins to stop crying and Lori kisses him which made him feel better.
"Are you feeling better, hon?" Lori asked sweetly to Lincoln who was still tearing up.
"Y...yes, Mom. I...I'm a little better," Lincoln responded sadly and asked, "Mom. Do you really think we screw up when we plan something we want to get?"
"Look, Linc. It doesn't matter to us now," Lori said softly to Lincoln, "Here, why don't we get some bandages in the kitchen to help heal our wounds."
"Sounds like a plan, Mom," Lincoln said sadly as they both then got up on their feet, holding hands with one another and they both headed down to the kitchen together, looking for Band-Aids in the drawers.
"Where are those Band-Aids?" Lincoln asked while they were looking.
"Yeah, there should be a spare in here," Lori said as they find a box of Band-Aids, only for them to see it's empty and throws the box into the recycling bin, "Man, those sisters are nothing but a bunch of monkeys gone wild."
Luna arrives in the kitchen and notices Lori and Lincoln walking in.
"Hey, dude, I just wanted to know something. Is this all part of some new plan you guys have to get something over all of us?" Luna asked.
"No, Luna. Mom and I are just getting some Band-Aids to help all our bruises and cuts go away," Lincoln said despondently.
"Yeah, we're just literally not feeling good right now," Lori said in sadness.
"Oh, all righty then, just check the drawer next to the fridge, there should be a box in there," Luna explained before Lori opens the drawer next to the fridge, revealing a box of Band-Aids.
"Thanks, Luna. I appreciate you helping us out," Lori replied as she picks up the box.
"But are you sure this isn't part of some plan, bro? Cause right now, it's really hard to trust someone here in this house," Luna said sadly.
"Again, no, Luna. This isn't a plan like Mom said. We all should've realized a long time ago that we can't always get what we both want, especially in a house with ten other girls. Even when we try to make things beneficial for everyone, we still end up fighting for it anyway. It's just how things go around here... looks down I'm sorry Mom and I both caused all this, and it's that we shouldn't have tried this in the first place," Lincoln explained and Luna was surprised by this. She didn't know what to say. But before she could say something, Lori and Lincoln just walked off with the Band-Aids and up the stairs, not saying a word.
"Bro..." Luna said as she wept a tear.
In Lori and Leni's room, Lori and Lincoln were then patching scrapes on their arms with some bandages and Bobby was holding their daughter Lily in his arms.
"Boy, it's not looking good on your arm, is it?" Bobby said despondently.
"No, honey. I'm afraid not," Lori responded dejectedly.
"Winky? Mommy?" Lily asked dejectedly.
"There, there, Lily," Lori said sweetly to her daughter as she picks her up and cuddles her up along with Lincoln, "Look, I know It's hard for you to understand, Lily... but Mommy's going to shorten it in these simple words: We all fought for the van, and ended up destroying my Daddy's van.
"Why sibwings figh?" Lily asked sadly.
"Lincoln?" Lori asked as Lincoln pulls out their folded up plan from Lori's dresser.
"It's all because of our plan to try and get the best seat in the car, and unfortunately, we failed..." Lincoln said despondently.
"Yeah, and Because of that, we woke up most of the neighborhood and got grounded, big time. That's why we're done coming up with plans," Lori said despondently as she sets Lily on the floor.
"Yep. The Family with a Plan is gone," Lincoln said despondently.
"No, Winky! Mommy! Please!" Lily said in sadness.
"Sorry, Lily. But Mom and I can't do this anymore," Lincoln said despondently before Lori picks Lily up.
"C'mon, little girl, let's get into the living room before Mom gets angry again," Lori suggested despondently.
They carry Lily out of Lori's room, then get downstairs and sit on the couch. Rita comes out of her bedroom, and notices Lincoln, Lori, Bobby and Lily on the couch.
"Lori. Bobby. Kids. You're already in the couch?" Rita asked in surprise.
"Yes, mother," Lori said sadly as she stands up. Bobby follows suit while Lincoln and Lily sit down before she becomes stern to her mother, "Now, before the others get here, Bobby and I have a confession to make to you."
"What is it, guys?" Rita said in surprise.
"The reason we were fighting... and why Vanzilla is destroyed..." Lincoln said lowly as he sighs, "It's all our fault..."
"YOUR fault?" Rita said in shock.
"It's true. She and Lincoln both started the whole thing, everything. And it was all because cause of one of her and our STUPID plans!" Bobby replied sternly to his mother-in-law.
Lincoln then stands up and comes closer to Rita.
"Well... after what we done, I really don't have a choice," Lincoln said sadly, "You're just gonna have to punish us more..."
Rita felt conflicted. Should she punish him more?
"Poo-Poo?" Lily asked with concern.
After a few moments of silence...
"No. I won't punish you more," Rita responded despondently.
"What? Why... why would you say that?" Lori asked in shock.
"Because, Lori, you and your kids did the right thing and fessed up, and you could've told us how you wanted to seat for the cancelled trip. Also, since we thought you all fought for absolutely no reason... I'm lifting up the punishment," Rita replied before she calls out, "GIRLS! YOU'RE ALL NO LONGER GROUNDED!"
Hearing that surprised the girls, causing them to rush down the stairs in surprise and confusion.
"Huh?/Say what?/Come again?" They all replied, surprised and confused.
"Lori and Bobby and their kids all admitted to what really happened, so I'm lifting up your punishment," Rita replied as the girls looked at Lori and her kids and Bobby, who all just nodded.
"So... how's Dad?" Lana asked.
"Still upset about Vanzilla," Rita responded as she shook her head.
"Not surprised there," Lola replied still despondently.
"BUT, I still want all of you to sit together and get along for the weekend. Got it?" Rita asked.
"Yes, mother/Yes, Mama," the siblings all responded as Rita walks back into her room.
"We'll be right back. Nobody move a muscle at the moment," Bobby explained before he, Lori and the kids all head out the front door, where they spot Lynn Sr., in the driveway fumbling with pieces of Vanzilla to try and put it back together.
"Um... Papa?"
Lynn Sr., startled, drops a piece of Vanzilla onto his foot and screamed as he clutches his foot, then notices Lincoln, his sister Lily, mother Lori and father Bobby.
"Oh, uh, hey, guys."
"Hey, uh... we're sorry..." Lori said sadly.
"What?" he replied in confusion.
"What we're saying is... we're sorry... this whole thing was me and the kids' fault... we all came up with this whole plan to try and get the Sweet Spot... but it didn't work... and it's our fault that Vanzilla was destroyed..." Lori said guiltily as she, Lincoln and Lily all hang their heads, "We're sorry..." and she started creping tears."
After a few moments, Lynn Sr. offers a smile.
"Hey, don't cry, Lori. It's all right," Lynn Sr. informed them.
"It is? You're not mad that Mom, Lily and I are the reason Vanzilla was destroyed?" Lincoln asked him.
"No, fellas. But, uh, just make sure that never happens again, all right?" Lynn Sr. informed them.
"Yeah," Lori and her kids responded while Lynn Sr. then picks up some parts.
"This is taking me forever to figure this out," Lynn Sr. said to himself.
"Well, since the kids and I are done being the "Family with a Plan", you won't have to worry about that," Lori explained as she, Bobby, Lily and Lincoln walk inside and see the girls gathered in the couch, watching TV. Rather than sit on the couch, they instead sit on the floor next to the couch together, much the surprise of the sisters.
"Bobby? Lori? Lincoln? Lily? Why aren't you guys sitting on the couch?" Leni asked in surprise.
"Doesn't matter. It's just a seat," Lincoln responded.
"Yeah, and besides, what's really the point about making plans anyway?" Bobby added despondently.
"I mean, don't you want to sit with us, guys?" Leni asked.
"No. We just don't want to," Lincoln said in a low voice.
"Are you sure about this?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah," he responded.
Silence went through the siblings until Lola spoke up.
"...I gotta ask, if we actually made it for our vacation, what did you plan on doing, guys?"
"Lots of things, Lola. We'd be going in the pool, using the spa, checking out the snack bar, all kinds of stuff," Lori said to Lola before she and Lincoln both slump against the couch, "but then the kids and I all had to go and ruin it with our stupid plan to get the Sweet Spot...
"Well, now I feel really bad, dude. Now that you say that, it sounds like we weren't trying to hurt anyone," Luna said as she sounded like she was about to cry, "All you wanted was a spot in the van for our trip to our family vacation... that we're not even going to go on anymore..."
"This is ridiculous what we all did, all of this over a spot in the van. How very foolish of us," Lisa said before she started to weep some tears.
"Doesn't matter," Lincoln replied as he stands up, "All the plans that we come up with go to garbage."
"Wait, what?" Lynn said in surprise.
"Yeah, we're not "The Family with a Plan" anymore," Lincoln said in sadness.
"What?!" The sisters said in shock.
"Yeah, Mom, Lily and I gave up the title... Just call us "The Family Whose Plans Ruins Everything," Lincoln said despondently.
"Come on, Lincoln. Don't give up, kid," Lori said eagerly.
"Yeah, my boy. You still got it," Bobby agreed.
The sisters didn't know what to say.
"I would NEVER call you that," Lucy said despondently.
"You don't have to," Lincoln said as he and Lori both face the stairs.
"But unfortunately, that's what we are," Lori said in sadness as they walk to the stairs, but didn't even make it up as Luna grabbed their hands.
"Luna?" Lori asked in surprise as Luna shakes her head, pulling them back.
"Like hell you are, fellas. C'mon, stop beating yourselves up for this," Luna said sadly.
"Yeah, guys. We're all to blame for this," Lola said sadly.
"We were all too greedy for some stupid seat," Luan said sadly.
"Yeah. We were acting horrible about this whole thing, and we literally could've gone on a fun vacation!" Leni said sadly before she began to weep some tears.
"Instead, we missed the chance to spend time together and fought each other like usual," Lynn said sadly.
"We're really sorry, bro. We shouldn't have been so stupid," Lana said sadly.
"Why are you even apologizing to us, girls? This was mostly me and the kids' fault that we missed our vacation," Lori explained to them.
"Even though what you all did was kinda selfish, we all ended up making it worse," Lucy said sadly.
"What?" Lori said in surprise.
"Indeed. Our level of greed was too much to control," Lisa said sympathetically.
Lori and her kids Lincoln and Lily finally smiled for today, even though it was a small one.
"Awww, thanks girls," Lori said sweetly as she and the kids hug her sisters, and they hug back.
"Why don't we try and make it better, for all of us?" Luna asked sadly.
"I think the obvious thing we need to do is help my father repair Vanzilla," Lori explained.
"Sounds like a plan to me, Mom," Lincoln said happily.
"I'll grab my toolbox!" Lana replied as she rushes upstairs.
Meanwhile, The other siblings walk outside to the front yard, where they find Lynn Sr. grumbling in the driveway as he continued to fumble with the broken Vanzilla.
"Uh, hey, father?" Lori asked as Lynn Sr. turns around and sees his kids and he doesn't drop a piece on his foot surprisingly.
"Oh, hey, kids," Lynn Sr. greeted.
"Hi, Papa. We just wanna tell you something," Lori said despondently.
"Go ahead then," Lynn Sr. said despondently.
"It's just that... we wanna help you fix up Vanzilla," Luna said despondently.
"Say what now?" Lynn Sr. asked in surprise.
"Yeah. It's literally our fault that we broke Vanzilla," Leni said despondently.
"And it's all because we can't even keep a lid on our anger," Luan said despondently before Lana comes outside with her toolbox.
"So we wanna help you fix it!" Lana explained happily.
"Awwww, really?" Lynn Sr. asked in surprise.
"Of course. We know how much Vanzilla means to you," Lucy said happily.
"So we wanna make it up to you," Lincoln said happily.
"So that we don't pay for the damages we did to the van," Lori said happily.
"You're all the best kids a person could ever have, you know that?" Lynn Sr. replied with happiness as the kids smile and hug their father. After the hug, he stands up, confident, "All right! Let's do this!"
It then bubble wipes to a montage of Lynn Sr. and the kids fixing up Vanzilla. There was also a SpongeBob Production Music called "Twelfth Street Rag" to go along with the montage. After the montage and "Twelfth Street Rag" ends, we see Vanzilla was as good as new... well, as new as it could look.
"Ahhhh. Good as new!" Lynn Sr. said happily as he sets his hands on his hips.
"The van IS still old though," Lisa explained.
"It is old, but it's right back to the way we like it!" Leni said happily.
"It sure is. Back to normal indeed!" Lori said happily.
"It's like what happened earlier didn't even happen!" Luna said happily.
"Nearly took all the nuts and bolts I had in my toolbox..." Lana said happily.
"Sorry, we wrecked it," Lincoln said as he rubbed his head.
"Yeah, Pop. it wasn't any of our faults by the way," Lori said despondently.
"It's okay, fellas. I'm glad you all helped me fix it," Lynn Sr. said happily.
Rita then comes out of the house, having noticed the kids weren't on the couch.
"Lynn, have you seen the..." Rita said before she sees her kids and the repaired Vanzilla, shocking her.
We're were busy fixing the van, Rita," Lynn Sr. responded.
"Oh..." Rita said in surprise while Lori picked Lily up, "Hello, Lily. Did you and your mother help everyone fix the van?"
"More like she and Mom both played with the tools. But, yeah, she helped," Lincoln responded happily.
"Poo-Poo!" Lily said happily.
"I'm so proud of you all," Rita said happily.
Gee, thanks, Mom," Leni replied happily.
"Yeah, we felt awful for what we did before, and we're really sorry," Lincoln explained.
And we decided to help him fix Vanzilla to make up for what we did," Lori explained.
"We were literally acting like children ruining the van, and the vacation you, Bobby and the kids all had planned," Leni said sadly.
"But more importantly, we nearly ruined our bond with one another," Luna said as she was tearing up.
"So we talked it out and wanted to move past this," Lucy said sadly.
"I mean, we fought over a spot in the van, only silly children like me do that!" Lola exclaimed.
"Well, we're happy that you all learned a valuable lesson," Rita said happily.
"That you make amends with each other," the father said happily.
"Thanks, Dad," the siblings all smiled.
"Yeah, thank you, Papa," Lori said happily.
Soon, after everything goes back to normal, the siblings find themselves back inside the living room, standing near the couch.
"Well, now that's over with, we better sit on the couch and get along," Lana explained.
"We just need to literally find the best spot," Leni replied.
There's silence among the siblings for a few seconds, and then they erupted into laughter.
"Yeah, let's not do that again!" Lola said happily.
"Never again," Lynn said happily.
Some of the siblings including Bobby sit on the couch first.
"I just want you to sit with me, Lori and the kids, Leni," Bobby said happily.
"I could use you next to me, Lucy," Lynn said happily.
"Hey, Lana, I'm needing my twin over here," Lola called for Lana.
"I got a seat right here, dudes. Do you all want to sit next to me?," Luna asked Lori and Lincoln.
"Daddy with Wiwy!" Lily said happily as Bobby picked him up and they sat down together.
"Aw, thanks, Bobby," Leni said happily as she sits right between Bobby and Luna.
"I need you too, Lola," Lana said happily as she sat next to her.
"Of course we do, Luna," Lincoln said happily.
"Yeah, We should have some time together right away," Lori said happily as she and Lincoln sat next to Luna and Bobby who had Lily in his lap.
"I'm glad you enjoy my presence," Lucy said happily as she sits next to Lynn.
"I will gladly sit with you and your parents, dear Lily," Lisa said as she sits next to Lily who was in Bobby's lap.
"All righty, then. It's time for a little television. Let's hit the button, Mom and Dad," Lincoln said happily.
"It will be our pleasure," Lori responded happily as she turns on the TV, and the siblings they all enjoy the show that's on right now, "What can I say, everybody? I think we all should learn to love and respect each other more than fight over something stupid. And in the end, that's just for the best."
"And who knows what kind of things would happen if people think otherwise?" Lincoln responded.
"That would definitely cause a lot of trouble that could get the attention of a neighborhood," Lynn replied.
"Yeah, and you may never know what kind of trouble you might get into if they forget to love and respect others and fight over something stupid all the time," Luna said as they continued enjoying their current show on the couch.