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 afternoon of June 25, 1986 in the Loud House, and all the kids including Ronnie Anne and her father were having a meeting in Leni and Lori's room.
"And finally, the motion to ration shampoo due to chronic shortages passed. By a hair!" Luna shouted and laughs as her siblings groan at her joke.
"So, the minutes from our last meeting are approved," Leni replied as she bangs the shoe on her sewing table like a gavel, "Any new business?" Lincoln and Ronnie Anne both raised his hand, "Anyone? Anyone?" Lori then raises her hand, "No one?"
"Leni!" Lori, Lincoln and Ronnie Anne shouted.
"I'm just messing with you. Lori and her kids have the floor," Leni announced before the three stepped up front.
"As you all know, our annual trip to Scratchy Bottom Campgrounds is quickly approaching very soon," Lori explained but everyone groans except her kids and boyfriend.
"That place is the worst. Bears always steal our food," Lynn complained before Lily roars like a bear.
"And we have to sleep on the hard ground! I mean no offense, kids. But it's just a little overbearing," Bobby explained.
"And we'll have to poop in the woods!" Lola denied.
"I like pooping in the woods," Lana commented.
"Look, I necessarily don't have a problem with that," Ronnie Anne explained, "But when a girl like me gets their period, it can be sort of a problem, especially with having to change your tampon and pads while going to the potty in the woods."
"That can be true, Ronnie Anne," Lori said to Ronnie Anne.
"And the Dipterum Culicidae are the size of Mustelas Nivalis," Lisa explained in fear but the others look at her confused with crickets chirping, "The mosquitoes are the size of weasels.
"Say whatever pleases you, but our last trip was actually quite nice. I just loved exploring in those forests. I just felt like having myself a nice breath of fresh air and seeing the beautiful sights of Mother Nature," Lori replied romantically.
"Yeah, but don't forget the scary hill people hiding in the trees!" Lincoln said frighteningly as he and Lori imagine the hill people.
"There's no such thing as hill people, you two," Leni said bitterly.
"Well, our point is, why can't we go someplace different like..." Lori said as she holds up two brochures, "...Aloha Beach or Dairyland Amusement Park?" the tagline for Dairyland is "So UDDER-ly fun, you'll spill your milk!
"Because Mom and Dad will never go for it," Leni replied.
"How do we know? We've never asked," Lori added but the others seem to like the idea.
"Fine. All in favor of Lori and Lincoln wasting their time and asking our Mom and Dad?" Leni asked and all the other girls raise their hands, "Very well. Motion passes..." she bangs her shoe.
Meanwhile, Lori and Lincoln have just asked Lynn Sr. and Rita.
"Well, that's all right with us, fellas," Rita said nervously.
"Sure, Lori. I don't see why not," Lynn Sr. replied.
Lori and Lincoln have told them the news and all except Leni are cheering.
"So? Which is it? Aloha Beach or Dairyland?" Leni asked them.
"Oh. They didn't say. I guess it's up to us decide," Lincoln replied.
"All right, anyone in favor of Aloha Beach?" Lori asked as Leni, Bobby, Ronnie Anne, Lucy, Lola, and Lily raise their hands, "One, two, three, four, five, six..."
"I am definitely going for beach!" Ronnie Anne said happily, "And there is no way Team Dairyland will stop me this time!"
Luna then becomes surprised Lucy voted for Aloha Beach.
"You really wanna go to the beach, Lucy?" Luna asked in surprise.
"Two words: Shark Attacks. They impress me quite a bit," Lucy said happily.
"Okay. So, Anyone in favor of Dairyland?" Lori asked before Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lana, and Lisa raise their hands, "One, two, three, four, five."
"Guess what, boy? It's six against five! That means we win!" Bobby replied.
"Yahoo!" Ronnie Anne cheered, "Time for fun in the sun!"
"Wait a minute. Lincoln didn't vote. And Lori didn't either!" Lola denied.
"Lola, please. It's hard to choose right now," Lori said nervously.
"Well, you two, what's it gonna be?" Leni asked.
"It's so hard to choose. Mom and I really like the beach," Lincoln said nervously before Bobby, Leni, Ronnie Anne, Lucy, Lola, and Lily cheer while Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lana and Lisa complain.
"But we love Dairyland, too," Lori added as Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lana, and Lisa cheer while Bobby, Leni, Ronnie Anne, Lucy, Lola, and Lily are left in shock.
"Wow? Really?" Leni said in shock.
"I don't know. I can't decide. I think Mom and I need more time," Lincoln said nervously.
"Yeah, can Lincoln and I please have until the end of the day?" Lori asked but the girls are indifferent on this.
"Very well. Lori, you and Lincoln both have until the end of the day to decide. End of meeting," Leni said before she bangs the shoe and adjourns the meeting.
Later, Lori was walking towards the bathroom when she saw Bobby, Leni, Ronnie Anne, Lola, Lily, and Lucy inside wearing their Aloha Beach outfits and watching Lincoln shower.
"Wait. You guys aren't trying to get my vote for Aloha Beach, are you?" Lincoln asked.
"No," Leni, Lola, Lucy and Lily all responded.
"Why, of course we aren't. We're just curious about what's going on," Bobby explained but Leni, Lucy, and Lola sigh and Lily and Ronnie Anne look blankly at Bobby's stupidity.
"Ahem!" they turn around to see Leni who had a bitter look on her face, "Don't you think it's cheating to make Lori and Lincoln choose Aloha Beach?!"
"But Leni, we're not cheating," Bobby explained as he closes the bathroom door.
"All I'm saying is that we're just convincing him and Lori that we should go to Aloha Beach," Leni said to him.
"Yeah, and besides, most of us hate going to that grody camp," Ronnie Anne agreed.
"Well that is true. And it would be nice to actually go somewhere peaceful..." Lori explained before she fantasized about her stay at the beach. Completely relaxed, no bears chasing her, the sweet sound of the gentle roar of the waves. It was paradise, "With everything happening in my life, the kids and I hardly had anytime to ourselves with Bobby in a long time... and that's because of how awful Mom and Dad are at doing their job."
"Lori? Lori!" Lola snapped her fingers.
"Maybe she's fantasizing right now, Lola," Bobby explained to her.
"Yeah, just let her be, Lola," Ronnie Anne agreed.
"Let me try," Lucy went close into Lori's ear and replied, "Shark!" before Lori snapped out.
"WHERE?!" Lori screamed as she snapped back to reality, "How long was I out? I didn't miss the trip, Did I?"
"Nope. So what do you say? You in?" Leni replied and the sisters smile at her, Lori smiles back.
"Sure. Oh, and by the way, Bobby. Nice outfit you got on," Lori said happily. Apparently, Bobby was wearing a Hawaiian skirt and a flower crown like the others, "I say it's quite nice and natural.
"Yeah, I feel like an ancient beach king wearing this outfit," Bobby commented.
"Well, in case you wondered, Bobby, this is what all the girls at Aloha Beach are wearing," Lola explained.
"Yeah, but minus the coconut bra for Bobby since he is a man," Lori added
"Oh, and you might want to be kind of careful with Dad since he's a little overweight," Ronnie Anne informed.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure it..." Bobby tried to explain before...
"Quiet! Lincoln's coming!" Leni informed everyone before Lincoln walks down the stairs.
"Aloha, Lincoln!" Aloha Beach Girls, plus Ronnie Anne and Bobby greeted Lincoln before Leni gives him and Lori leis, Lucy gives Lincoln a tropical shirt, Ronnie Anne gives Lori a pink tropical one-piece swimsuit, Lola gives them both shades, Lily gives Lori and Lincoln a couple of drinks by delivering them on her head, and Bobby gives him something extra.
"What's that?" Lincoln said in surprise.
"It's a new pair of swim trunks for you, boy," Bobby replied.
"It's a tropical print just like Mom's new bathing suit," Ronnie Anne explained to Lincoln
"Uh...you did it?" Lincoln asked nervously, "Phew...I mean, not that it matters."
Hours later, Lori and Lincoln were now in their new floral swimwear in their room with Lincoln wearing his new orange floral swim trunks and Lori wearing her new pink floral one-piece swimsuit. Lori was strumming a ukelele as the rest of the Aloha Beach girls including Ronnie Anne have made some renovations to Lincoln's room.
"Welcome to your own private beach. Where we have sun, sand, and surf," Leni said happily.
"Wow, uh, thanks, Leni," Lori responded and Lincoln agreed.
Leni turns on a heat lamp for sun, puts Lori and Lincoln's feet in a huge bucket of sand, and puts a surfboard on his bed. They put Lincoln on the board and he pretends to surf with Bobby moving his arms and Lucy spraying water in their faces.
"Don't forget screams," Lucy added before a shark fin pops from under their bed and it reveals to be Lily pretending to be one as the other girls scream in a fake tone.
"And if you vote Team Beach, the fun will literally never stop," Leni said happily.
"Because with Aloha Beach, the summer will keep on going," Ronnie Anne said happily.
"Yeah. If you need anything else, just give us a toot," Bobby said happily as he holds out a conch shell and blows into it.
Later, at the end of the day...
"Alright, Lincoln, your time's up. What's it gonna be?" Leni said coolly.
"I know I said Mom and I would decide by the end of the day, but we're still torn," Lincoln informed.
"Yeah, can we have at least just one more day?" Lori asked nervously.
"Why, you lousy little..." Lola shouted before Leni held her back.
"Uh...not a problem," Leni said nervously, "We all understand. We'll just leave you both be for the night."
The girls agree and leave.
"Can you blame either of us? No matter what Lincoln and I decide, four of them are still gonna be mad at us," Lori said to the viewers, "But this day has been amazing. So we figure, why don't we take advantage of it a little longer?"
Meanwhile, Team Beach is having a meeting...
"What are we going to do, you guys? We need to try harder to show him and Lori why the beach is better," Leni said nervously.
"Maybe we need to show him and Lori how fun the beach really is," Bobby explained.
"Sounds good to me," Ronnie Anne agreed to what Bobby said.
Lola then gets a sinister idea, "Or...maybe we should show them why Dairyland is worse..."
They all huddle in agreement, Lori begins to worry.
Thursday, June 26, 1986
The next day, Lori and Lincoln were both rushing to the bathroom.
"Gotta pee, gotta pee, gotta pee!" Lincoln screamed.
"Yeah, Note to self: no more cocoa before bed!" Lori screamed before suddenly, they stop to see a long line, "Okay, what the hell is going on?"
"Waiting in line for the bathroom. Better get used to standing in lines if you're gonna vote for Dairyland," Lucy replied.
One by one, Team Beach takes their turn using the bathroom while Lincoln and his mother Lori are struggling to hold it. Later, they finally get their turn, but there's a Dairyland style sign saying the toilet's out of order.
"What? Sorry! This ride is temporarily closed?" Lori asked before she burst into anger, "ARE YOU GODDAMN SERIOUS, LYNN?!"
"Quiet down, Mom, we'll just probably take the shower instead," Lincoln informed.
"Yeah, I could use a little wash up," Lori agreed and they decided to go in the shower instead.
Meanwhile, outside the bathroom...
"Run the plan by me and Dad again," Ronnie Anne informed Lola.
"Simple, we remind Lincoln and your mother that Dairyland is a terrible place to take a vacation," Lola explained.
"Yeah, well Ronnie Anne and I I still think this is cheating," Bobby replied.
"Think of it this way, Bobby, we're helping your son and girlfriend make up their minds," Leni said coolly.
"Just think about those white sandy beaches that you and Lori are gonna be on..." Lola replied and Bobby then fantasized about him being on the beach with Lori, Lincoln and Ronnie Anne.
"So are you in? Guys?" Leni asked nicely.
"I guess so," Bobby agreed.
"Don't worry, Dad. We both are," Ronnie Anne agreed nicely.
Meanwhile, Lynn saw what her opposing team was doing and decided to level the playing field and Lynn rushes over and sees what Team Beach did.
"Oh, so that's how they wanna play..." Lynn said to herself before she rushed into the bathroom.
Meanwhile, with Lori and Lincoln in the shower...
"Ah, sweet relief," Lincoln said relaxingly.
"Yeah, it's like a nice fresh sauna," Lori said relaxingly.
Lynn then turns the hot water off and the water immediately turns cold.
"AAAAAHHHH! FREEZING! What happened to all the hot water?" Lincoln screamed in fear.
Lori then gets angry pulls the curtains a bit, only revealing her hands and head, looking enraged at Lynn, "LYNN! HAVE YOU LOST YOUR DAMNED MIND!" she screamed angrily.
"You'd better get used to it if you vote for the Beach," Lynn replied.
"Because the average ocean temperature is 16.6 degrees Celsius," Lisa explained.
"That's roughly 62 in Fahrenheit," Lori replied in anger.
They then go to change into their summer clothes. But for some reason, as soon as they put their new swimwear on, Lori and Lincoln then discover that Lori's pink floral one-piece swimsuit and orange floral swim trunks are both filled with sand.
"Excuse me, but sand in our crack is not the best way to make us vote for the beach. Sorry, guys," Lori said sympathetically.
Team Beach with the exception of Bobby and Ronnie Anne were shocked and Lana and Luna snicker, knowing their plan is working.
"We should probably make them think otherwise," Bobby remarked.
Later, while Lori and Lincoln were having some eggs and bacon for breakfast, Team Beach starts making some modifications to the I Screamer by pushing it too fast.
"Guys! Guys! Too fast! Too fast, guys! Guys, too fast! I'M GONNA HURL!" Lincoln shouted before Team Beach gets out of the way and Lincoln pukes under the table and sees Team Tippy, "Word of advice. Blowing chunks does not make us want to vote for Dairyland!"
"See what I mean? That place can't go perfect. Come on," Lori replied as they went up to their room.
Lori and Lincoln then find a gift bag on their bed with a card on it, "Wow. Everything you'll both need for fun in the sun. Enjoy. Team Beach," and they find a beach ball, two pairs of sandals, and something they'll definitely need, "SPF 800 sunscreen. Perfect for our fair skin. "Now, let's get it on us so that we don't get sunburnt.
They rub it all over the uncovered parts of their body.
"Hm. Very tingly," Lincoln commented.
"Yep," Lori agreed. However, this "sunscreen" causes them to get a severe sunburn, "Huh? What the?!" they both scream in pain and run to the bathroom, "News flash! Giving me and Lincoln a sunburn is not the way to win our vote!"
Leni checks the sunscreen bottle, peels the label and finds it's a fake.
"What the? Sodium Hydrochloride? Avoid contact with skin? You have literally got to be kidding me!" Leni said angrily.
"I have a feeling that this has Lisa written all over it!" Ronnie Anne said coldly.
"Indeed it does, Leni. I have no idea what is up with these sisters of yours this summer," Bobby replied.
Lori and Lincoln have cooled their burn down a little bit with aloe gel.
"Oh, God! Those girls are absolutely driving me crazy right now!" Lori said angrily, "Grrrrrrrgh!"
"Me too, Mom. They are being ridiculous!" Lincoln agreed.
Meanwhile, they then see Tippy again.
"Tippy, how did you get here?" But this time, Tippy looks like a grotesque mad cow, "Uh oh. Lincoln, I think we should run," Lori said in fear.
"Mad cow! Mad cow!" Lincoln screamed as Tippy chases them around the house until they escape her.
"Well, Lucy?" Leni asked coolly as it turns out Lucy was in a mean version of the Tippy costume.
"Worked like a charm. Aloha Beach is in our future," Lucy said coolly before Team Tippy entered.
"We knew it! You've been sabotaging us!" Luan shouted.
"We sabotaged you? You put sand in Lincoln's trunks! And you also put sand in Lori's swimsuit as well," Leni said coldly.
"But you started it with the line for the bathroom!" Lana said coldly.
Once again Lori and Bobby were caught in a heated argument with her sisters. They thought to themselves that they shouldn't go through all this just for a relaxing trip to the beach. Before Lori could act as the voice of reason, Lincoln enters the kitchen in agony and calling for help on the conch and bell, but no one is coming for him because they're too busy arguing.
"Can I get an ice pack? Some bandages? A hug? Where is everybody?" Lincoln asked nervously.
"Lincoln. They're still arguing," Lori replied in fear.
The girls are still arguing and Lincoln comes down to get their attention with the instruments.
"I'm blowing the conch, I'm ringing the bell, and yet, nothing!" Lincoln replied.
"YOU! STINKOLN! LORI! This is all your fault, you two!" Lynn shouted.
"What, who? Me? The kids and I didn't even do anything!" Lori said bitterly to her sisters.
"Well, If you both had just made up your mind, none of this would have happened!" Leni said in anger and fury.
"Lincoln, I think we were probably taking advantage of them a little too much," Lori explained.
"This really isn't gonna go well," Bobby said in fear before many of the girls, except for Ronnie Anne, all start blaming Lincoln and his parents Bobby and Lori for their warfare on each other.
"Great. I was afraid of making five of your sisters mad at us," Lincoln said in fear.
"Yeah, but now all eight of the girls are angry at us," Lori said in fear.
"Well, at least Ronnie Anne isn't mad at us," Lincoln said in fear.
"We need to make our decision immediately. That's our only thing left to do," Bobby explained before they go to ask the parents.
"You need something right now?" Rita asked.
"Hey, uh, mother? Will it be good if we decided to go to Scratchy Bottom Campgrounds again this year?" Lori asked nervously.
"Yeah, fine with us, Lori," Rita replied.
"Fine with us, Lori. I don't see why not," Lynn Sr. replied.
"Well, they agreed so let's tell those sisters we're going," Bobby agreed.
"Yeah, Dad. Let's tell them," Lincoln replied before they went back to the kitchen where the girls were still arguing.
"Well, do you think banging the shoe on the counter will get attention?" Lori asked Lincoln.
"Yeah. Do it, Mom," Lincoln said bravely and therefore, Lori then bangs her sandal on the counter which gets everyone's attention.
"ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE! SETTLE DOWN! It looks like we made our decision," Lori replied to the girls.
"None of us wanted to say it again this year but... it looks like we're all going to...Scratchy Bottom Campgrounds!" Lincoln and Bobby both responded dejectedly which left the sisters shocked.
"Oh no!" Ronnie Anne yelled in despair, "Not the campgrounds again!"
"But what about the bears?!" Lynn asked in fear.
"And the Dipterum Culicidae bites?" Lisa asked in fear.
"And the pooping in the woods?" Lola asked in fear.
"That's still the only reason I'd go," Lana replied in concern.
"Come on, girls! The three of us are doing this because it's for the best of the family!" Lori explained nervously.
"Man, this vacation isn't going to be a good one this year," Leni said grumpily.
Later, at the campgrounds, it turns out that they are actually enjoying the vacation.
"Wow, what do you expect? This is actually a great vacation after all!" Leni said happily and the sisters including Ronnie Anne, now in their summer outfits, agree with what she said as they're at Scratchy Bottom Campgrounds and having the time of their lives.
"Why were we so against this place?" Luna said happily.
"Well, it's because you though the bears would take your food, and getting bit by mosquitoes, and having to sleep on the hard ground and not to mention taking a dump in the woods. But after all, it does seem like real nature," Lori said happily.
"Yeah, let's get to serving those drinks," Luna commanded as she rings the cowbell. Upon that, Lincoln and his parents served the girls during the vacation as an apology for them taking advantage of their vote, as they serve them up some drinks.
The following day, on June 27, they puff up some air mattresses. Then, they are seen distracting the mosquitoes and take them out with some fly swatters while the girls are enjoying a nice nature hike. Later, while they have lunch, they are trying to fend off the bears.
"Hey, bear. I got some fish for you," Lori said softly as she grabs out a fish that she caught in the lake. The bear becomes happy by the sight of the fish, "You like the fish? Go long, bear!" she throws the fish into the woods where the bear runs back to the woods to get the fish as the sisters all sigh in relief.
"Wow, you're a real lifesaver, Lori," Luan commented happily.
Then, the three then dig a hole in the woods together and set up a seat and a roll of toilet paper, having made a make-shift toilet for them to use. Later that night, they were gathering firewood.
"Boy, It may not be much of a vacation for the three of us, but it's worth it if all eight of my sisters and my daughters Ronnie Anne and Lily are happy. I think we should say that everything turned out good after all," Lori said to the viewers before suddenly, some voices are cackling and some eyes are watching them.
"Uh, Mom, Dad, do you hear that?" Lincoln asked them.
"Uh, yeah, we did, and it looks like..." they see those eyes watching them.
"THE HILL PEOPLE HIDING IN THE TREES!" they all screamed in unison.
"RUN!" Lori screamed before the three run to a safe place to get away from them.
Later, they were sitting against a tree together, breathing heavily after running away from "scary hill people hiding in the trees".
"I... I think we lost them..." Lincoln replied as he and Lori both groan a bit.
"Yeah. I think so, too," Lori agreed but Lincoln starts coughing from how out of breath he is.
"Ugh... I think we... ble-heh... ran too hard... ble-heh... I just... knew they were here..." Lincoln coughed again, when suddenly, a sharp crack of a twig suddenly rang out through the quiet trees, causing him and Lori to freeze with a gasp.
"Uh, guys?" Lori began to shudder when they start to hear leaves and twigs crunching under footsteps and the dense shrubbery rustling harshly, "Hello? Is someone there?" they back against a tree in fear, "Hello?" the crunching footsteps get louder and the foliage rustles even harder.
"Is anyone here in the forest?" Lincoln shuddered.
"Come out wherever you are!" Lori screamed.
"We'd like to see you in our sight!" Bobby shouted.
"Lori? Lincoln? Hello? Where are you?"
"Little bros? Where'd are ya, dudes?"
They recognized those voices, but they were still afraid.
"L-Leni? L-Luna?" Lincoln shuddered.
"Is that really you girls?" Lori shuddered.
Meanwhile, in the darkness of the Scratchy Bottom Campgrounds forest, there is some water in a medium-sized collective puddle on the ground, reflecting the full moon in the sky as it covered all but the top of the screen. The water reflects the image of a girl with some long brown hair, styled into a pixie cut, freckles on her cheeks, and light purple eyeshadow before a black flip-flop stepped into the puddle, sending water splashing everywhere that soaked the flip-flop. As the water rippled from the splash, it then reflects the image of another girl having pale-blonde hair, with side-swept bangs, and three pairs of eyelashes before a white and light blue sandal stepped into the puddle, sending water splashing everywhere that soaked the sandal. Apparently, the white/light blue sandal and black flip-flop belonged to Leni and Luna Loud.
"Lori! Lincoln! Where are you?!" Leni called in fear.
"You out there, bros?!" Luna called.
Leni and Luna both held out flashlights to light their way through the dark forest, leaves and twigs snapping and crunching under their sandals and flip flops.
"I don't see them anywhere, Luna," Leni replied in fear.
"Don't worry, Len. We'll find him," Luna replied in fear.
"I hope so..." Leni said in fear but it wasn't easy going through the forest. The thick underbrush went up to their calves, and branches snagged their clothing as the girls wormed their way through the dark forest, "Agh! They've gotta be here somewhere!"
"Ohh... Where's our two beloved friends?!" Luna said in fear.
"L-Leni? L-Luna?" Lincoln screamed.
"Hello, anybody here?" Lori screamed.
"Anyone up for help?" Bobby also screamed.
"I heard Linky!" Leni screamed.
"I also heard Lori and Bobby, sis! Let's roll!" Luna commanded as they push through to where they heard the voice of Lincoln and his parents.
"H-Hello? A-Anybody?" Lincoln screamed.
"Somebody help us..." Lori screamed.
"We don't want to end up being bear food!" Bobby screamed.
"I think we're getting closer to them, Luna!" Leni pushed through the leaves.
"Yeah! They sound like they're in front of us!" Luna ducked under the vines as the two sisters soon approach a giant bush, so they pushed away some leaves and saw Lori and Lincoln both looking terrified against a tree as Bobby stuck with them.
"L-Leni...? L-Luna...?" Lincoln still shuddered.
"My goodness. Is that really you?" Lori shuddered.
"LINCOLN!/LORI!" Leni and Luna shouted happily.
"H-Huh?" Lori shuddered as Leni and Luna step out of the shrubbery and happily rush over to them. Lori, Lincoln and Bobby, still terrified, didn't say anything. Lori and Lincoln both ran up to them and hugged them tightly as the former began crying while the latter tried to hold those tears back. Leni and Luna hugged their big sister and her son in relief as they both cried into their chests as their tears stained their top/shirt.
"It's okay, guys. We're here," Leni said softly, rubbing their backs.
"We were so worried, bro," Luna said softly, rubbing their backs.
Lori and Lincoln were crying too hard to say anything, and Bobby sort of felt the same, too. Leni and Luna then pull Lincoln and his parents closer and both kiss their foreheads. After about two minutes, Lincoln and his mother began to calm down.
"I-I thought... n-no was gonna... f-find us..." Lincoln shuddered.
"Yeah. I-I thought... w-we were gonna... be st-stuck here... for-forever," Lori shuddered.
"It's okay, little bros. We're here for you," Luna said softly.
"Yeah, you three. We'll always make sure that you're all safe," Leni said softly.
"Y-You promise?" Lincoln shuddered.
"We promise, you two," Leni and Luna both said softly and Lincoln and his parents all smiled tearfully.
"Thank you, Leni and Luna," Lincoln replied.
"Yeah, thanks for finding us," Lori smiled as the three hug them tighter, and they smiled.
"So, fellas? What happened that caused you both to get terrified?" Leni asked softly.
"Yeah, bros. You looked scared, and out of breath," Luna replied softly.
"The scary hill people hiding in the trees..." Lincoln shuddered.
"We thought they might be scary people," Lori shuddered.
"Scary hill people? You mean... those monstrous creatures you talked about?" Leni asked in surprise.
"Leni, I'm not kidding... We actually saw them..." Lincoln still shuddered.
"You did, bro? What did they look like?" Luna asked in surprise.
"None of us could tell... we could only see their eyes... and... and we both heard cackling..." Lori and Lincoln both shuddered tearfully from remembering the cackling.
"N-No... So scary..." Lincoln shuddered.
The two sisters comforted Lincoln and his mother. Luna then rubs Lincoln's back.
"It's okay, bros," Luna said soothingly before she picks Lincoln up and Bobby does the same to Lori, "C'mon, guys. We better take them back to camp."
"I think so too, Luna," Leni replied softly
"Yeah, these woods aren't safe at night," Lori shuddered as they carry her and Lincoln both back to the camp.
Meanwhile, back at the camp, the other sisters were waiting for Leni and Luna to come back with Lincoln and his parents Bobby and Lori.
"Man, where are they?" Lola asked in fear.
"I don't know where they are right now. I'm really starting to get worried," Lynn said in fear.
"I am feeling corned about our siblings' return too, jock sister," Lisa said in fear before they hear leaves crunching under two sets of footsteps.
"Someone's coming!" Luan said in fear.
"Is it Leni and Luna? Or another bear?
"Mommy, Daddy," Lily said in fear.
It cuts back into the foliage, where Luna shoves thick bushes out of the way. She then worms her way out as Leni, who was carrying Lincoln and Bobby, who was carrying Lori, all followed suit on their way back to camp.
"A-Are we a-almost there...?" Lincoln shuddered
"Easy, bros. We're almost there," Luna nodded as a branch cracks under her black flip flop.
"Yeah. Don't worry, boy," Leni said soothingly as she aims her flashlight straight ahead.
"Yeah, son. Once Daddy gets you guys back to camp, you and your mommy are gonna be alright," Bobby said softly.
"Alright, thanks Daddy..." Lincoln still shuddered.
Their attention was so fixed on the way back, that Leni didn't notice that there was a dry twig in her path. The next moment, she stepped on the twig, and a sharp crack rang out through the quiet trees as the twig snapped under her sandal. Leni practically ignored the twig that snapped under her sandal, but its echo startled the girls back at camp.
"What was that?!" Lola asked in shock.
"A dreaded twig snapped..." Lucy said in fear.
"Everyone, get behind me," Lynn commanded as the girls fearfully get behind Lynn while she holds a metal pan in front of the bushes, which were starting to rustle, "No bear's gonna get my sisters," suddenly, the bushes rustle even more harshly as something pushed the leaves away and stepped out of them, "Huh?" she flashes a flashlight on something, and it appears to be Lori, Bobby, Leni, Luna and Lincoln. Lincoln, still sniffling, was on Luna's back and Lori was being carried in Bobby's arms.
"It's Leni and Luna!" Lana said relieved.
"And they found Lincoln and his parents," Lucy said relieved.
"Mommy! Daddy! Winky!" Lily shouted happily and the others sigh in relief as they stepped out from behind Lynn. Leni and Luna approach the girls with Lincoln and his parents, Lori and Bobby.
"Hi, guys," Leni called for them.
"We found our bros," Luna called.
"Phew, that's great news," Luan commented before she sees their tear soaked faces, "What happened to them?"
"Well, do any of you remember them telling us about "scary hill people hiding in the trees"?" Luna asked them and they all agreed.
"Well, that's what they said they saw," Leni replied.
"Really?" Lola said in surprise.
"Yeah, Lols. They're bloody terrified," Luna replied which made the sisters feel bad.
"God..." Lynn said soberly as Lori and Lincoln shudder tearfully as Luna and Bobby rub their backs.
"It's okay, bros," Luna rubbed Lincoln's back.
"Yeah, honey, you're gonna be alright," Bobby said softly as he rubbed Lori's back.
"I-I know... but I'm so scared..." Lincoln shuddered.
"Me, too. I-I'm really, really scared," Lori shuddered before Luna and Bobby sat them down.
"I-I hope they... don't come after us..." Lincoln still shuddered.
"It's okay, Linky," Leni replied softly as Lincoln scooted closer to Leni as she puts her arm around him and Bobby does the same with Lori.
Eyes in the shadows looked at them. There was a quiet cackle as they disappeared. Upon that, the sisters feel bad for them even more.
"Mommy... Winky..." Lily said sadly and Lincoln sniffled as he and Lori looked at Lily. The baby siblings crawls over to Lincoln and gets into his lap.
"H-Hey, Lily," Lori shuddered before Lily kisses her mother's cheek and Lincoln's cheek, but not even that could cheer them up, or even make them smile.
"Thanks for trying, Lily..." Lincoln shuddered.
"Yeah, thanks for trying to make Mommy cheer up, Lily," Lori shuddered.
"Mommy?" Lily said.
"Jeez, this traumatized them so much, not even a kiss from Lily cheered him up..." Lynn said cheerlessly.
"Seeing our Lori and her son traumatized, I don't like it one bit," Lucy said cheerlessly.
"Gosh, I can't even figure out a joke to cheer them up..." Luan said sadly.
"I wanna see Lincoln and Lori better, not this..." Lana said sadly.
"Same for me..." Lola said sadly.
"Winky... Mommy..." Lily hugged Lori and Lincoln together.
Oh, Lily..." Lincoln shuddered as he puts an arm around Lily.
The girls all gather around their sister, boyfriend and kids and hug and comfort them. But, due to their trauma, not even that cheers them up.
"Guys, I think they're still really scared. I don't think anything can cheer either of them up..." Leni said sadly.
"I think we should go home," Ronnie Anne said sadly, "This vacation just sucked because of this."
"I'm afraid that is the best option right now," Lisa said sadly.
"They may feel a bit safer there," Lucy said sadly.
"Yeah. I think that's good right now," Lori shuddered.
"Come on, guys. Let's head home together," Bobby said softly as everyone packed up their stuff and leave Scratchy Bottom Campgrounds, with Bobby carrying Lincoln and Leni carrying Lori.
Later that night, after a long ride with Bobby driving the van, the siblings finally arrive at the Loud House and head inside.
"It's great to finally be back home after experiencing such an awful trauma in the woods," Lori shuddered.
"Here we are, boy. Back at our warm and cozy home. You and Mommy will both be safe here," Bobby said softly to Lincoln.
"Th-Thanks, Dad... Mom and I already do..." Lincoln shuddered as they all entered the house.
Inside the house, Rita and Lynn Sr., in their PJs, were in the living room watching some late night shows on television.
"Oh, hey, kids. How was vacation?" Rita questioned.
"Not the best, Mom and Dad," Luna shook her head.
"We enjoyed our vacation, but Lincoln and his mother didn't," Lana replied sadly.
"Yeah, the vacation was terrible," Ronnie Anne said in sadness.
"Oh? Why's that, girls?" Lynn Sr. asked in surprise before he and Rita then notice the traumatized Lori and Lincoln.
"Lori? Lincoln?" Rita asked in surprise.
"What's wrong, guys?" Lynn Sr. asked in surprise but the traumatized Lori and Lincoln didn't say anything.
"Sorry, Mom and Dad. Lincoln and his mother are too scared to speak," Leni said sadly.
"Why?" Lynn Sr. asked in surprise.
"Here, I'll explain what happened. While we were visiting Scratchy Bottom Campgrounds, something terrible came up into the minds of my dear Lori and our son Lincoln. It happens to be about the scary hill people hiding beneath the trees in the woods. And it looks like this whole scary adventure had left them with a horribly serious trauma that might last for a very long time," Bobby explained.
Safe to say, they felt bad for them.
"Aw, guys..." Lynn Sr. said sadly.
Lori and Lincoln shuddered tearfully again.
"P-P-Please get away from m-m-me, Mom and D-Dad," Lori shuddered in fear.
"Hopefully, they'll feel better now that we're back home. They should feel safe," Luna said sadly.
"Hopefully..." Rita said sadly.
The parents stand up and comfort their oldest daughter and her son. Lynn Sr. rubs their backs back while Rita kisses his forehead.
Later, Lincoln, Bobby and Lori were in Lori's bedroom, Lincoln and Lori were hiding under her blanket with her son clutching Bun-Bun tightly and Lori clutching one of her stuffed teddy bears tightly. No surprise, he and his mother were still traumatized.
"Scary... S-S-So scary..." Lincoln shivered.
"G-G-Good lord... scary people s-s-still around," Lori shivered.
The girls including Ronnie Anne peeked into Lori and Leni's room and saw the two still being traumatized.
"Oh, they're still traumatized," Lana said in fear.
"God, those scary hill people must've literally scared them to death," Leni said in fear.
"I wished one of us were there to accompany them..." Lola said in fear.
"I really should have been the one to accompany them out in the open woods," Ronnie Anne said in fear.
"My question is, how did he even know that the "Scary Hill People from the Trees" were even real? I don't understand," Lisa said in fear.
"Winky... Mommy..." Lily said sadly.
Lucy looks down sadly.
"It was me... I told them about the "scary hill people hiding in the trees," Lucy responded before the girls look at Lucy in shock.
"YOU TOLD THEM?!"
Flashback to Lynn and Lucy's room around the summer of 1982, where the young goth was telling Lori and Lincoln a scary story.
"And whoever trespasses in their land will be met with the eyes of the "scary hill people hiding in the trees," Lucy read.
"Gosh, I would never want to be whoever when in their land," Lincoln shivered.
"Me, too," Lori shivered before Lucy scooted close to her and Lincoln.
"Don't worry, you two. I will keep you safe from them," Lucy made a small smile, "That's a promise for both of you."
With that, they put their arms around Lucy.
"Thanks, Lucy," Lincoln said softly.
"Yeah, thanks," Lori replied softly.
End Flashback and return to the present.
"I never kept our sister and her son safe from them... and I hate myself because of what I did..." Lucy said dejectedly before the girls all give furious glares at Lucy.
"HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO THEM, LUCY!" Lola shouted furiously at Lucy.
"Why would you do that?!" Lynn shouted furiously at Lucy.
"Thanks to you, Lincoln and his mother are probably traumatized for life!" Lana shouted furiously at Lucy.
Lucy looks down more, feeling even worse.
"Unbelievable, dude! Not cool!" Luna said bitterly to Lucy.
"That is not acceptable, Lucy!" Leni said in a stern tone to Lucy.
"I... I know... I never should've done that..." Lucy said sadly as tears trickle down, "I'm... I'm a terrible sister..." she sadly went into her room and closed the door.
"Wucy?"
Now they felt bad for Lori, Lincoln and Lucy all at one time.
"Guys? I think we were too harsh..." Luan said sadly.
"We screwed up..." Lana said sadly.
"Big time..." Lynn said sadly.
"Indeed," Lisa said sadly.
The following evening on June 28, 1986, Rita who was in the living room, walks up to Leni, who was sitting on the couch with her right leg crossed over her left leg while reading a book.
"Leni, how are Lori and her kids been doing?" Rita asked Leni.
"Not god, Mom. He and Lori have been hiding in their room all day, and everything we did couldn't get them out at all," Leni said sadly as she put down the book.
"Oh, my..." Rita said with fear.
It then cuts to Lori's room, where he and his mother were still hiding under the mother's blanket and another tally was already made on her Torture Meter on the chalkboard, which is now at seven due to the trauma at the forest and the warfare back on Tuesday.
"Man... W...Why can't Mom and I stop thinking about them...?" Lincoln shivered before he and Lori hear the gothic sister crying outside. They then peek out of their blanket, surprised, "Lucy? Is she... crying?" they get off of their bed, walk out of her room, and heads downstairs, which Rita and Leni take notice.
"Lori?! Lincoln?!" Rita and Leni both said in surprise.
Meanwhile, outside the house, Lucy, in her grey swimsuit, was sitting under the tree in the front yard, crying.
"Why... Why did I ever tell our brother that story... I'm such a fool..." Lucy cried before she heard the front door open, "Go away..."
"Lucy?" Lincoln called softly.
"Lucy, we just want something to say," Lori said softly.
Lucy turns to look, and much to her surprise, Lincoln and his mother Lori were standing at the entrance.
"L-Lincoln... L-Lori?" Lucy said softly.
"Hi, Luce..." Lori said despondently while Lucy buries her face into her knees as the two sit next to the little sister.
"You hate me, don't you?" Lucy cried.
"What? No. Why would we hate you, Lucy?" Lori asked in surprise.
"I told you both about the scary hill people, and now you saw them in real life, causing you to get traumatized... I've never should've told you about them... I'm a horrible sister to you... it's understandable if you hate me..." Lucy cried before they rubbed her back.
"Lucy, of course we don't hate you, at all," Lincoln said softly.
"Yeah, nobody would. Not even us," Lori said softly.
"Y-You don't...?" Lucy asked in surprise.
"No, we don't," Lori shook her head.
"B-But, you got traumatized because of m-me..." Lucy said in surprise.
"You know I can't hold grudges," Lincoln said softly.
"Neither can I. And I don't think Bobby can, either," Lori said softly. while Lucy looks at them.
"I swear, Lucy. Mom and I still love our little sister, and we'd never hate you no matter what you did," Lincoln said softly.
"That's right. Like Lincoln said, we can't hold grudges," Lori said softly and Lucy then made a small smile.
"Thank you, guys," Lucy said softly before Lori, Lincoln and Lucy all share a hug together, then go back inside. Rita, Bobby and Leni walk up to them.
"Lincoln. Lori. Y-You both came out of your room!" Rita said in surprise.
"We only did because I heard Lucy crying. But yeah, I guess we did," Lori explained.
"Wait, was Lucy crying out there?" Leni asked in surprise.
"Yeah, because of telling me and Mom that story," Lincoln explained.
"But they both comforted me about it," Lucy said softly
"Oh, kids! That was so sweet of you!" Bobby said softly.
"Yeah, that sure was sweet, fellas," Rita replied softly.
"Thanks, mother," Lori smiled as she and Lincoln then face Lucy, "Hey, Lucy? Do you mind sleeping with me, Bobby and the kids in my room tonight? Because Lincoln and I are still a bit... y'know."
"Sure," Lucy said softly.
"Really?" Lori said in surprise.
"Yeah," Lucy said softly.
"Gee, thank you. But we have to find my daughter first," Lori replied.
When the three along with Bobby go up to Lincoln's room, they find Lily on the bed, holding Bun-Bun.
"Lily?" Lori, Bobby, Lincoln and Lucy all said in surprise.
"Hi. Winky, Mommy and Wucy kay?" Lily asked.
"Yeah, we're fine, Lily," Lori replied.
"Hey, guys," Leni greeted as she came in.
"Hey, Leni./Hola, Leni/Hola, Senorita Leni/Hello, Leni." Lincoln, Bobby, Lori and Lucy all replied.
"How are you both feeling?" Leni asked.
"Well, a bit better, thanks to Lucy," Lincoln replied.
"That's great, you two! I'm so relieved," Leni said happily as she hugs Lincoln and Lori and kisses their forehead.
"Thanks, Leni. So, what was Lily doing in our room?" Lincoln asked.
"Lily was worried when she didn't see you, or her mother Lori or Lucy in your rooms," Leni explained while Lily reached for Lincoln and Lori.
"Winky! Mommy!" Lily babbled happily while Lincoln smiled and sat on the bed next to her.
"Hi, Lily. Your mother and I are doing fine now," Lincoln said softly as he puts his sister Lily on her lap.
"Why don't you sit with our kids and my girlfriend?" Bobby asked Lily.
Lily smiles and hugs her mother and big brother. Only, This time, her hug actually cheers them up and makes them smile.
"Thanks, Lily. I needed that," Lincoln said softly.
"Yeah, Lily. You actually helped Mommy feel better," Lori said softly as she hugged her daughter Lily.
"Winky, Mommy," Lily giggled.
"Now, let's head back to my room so we can all sleep together," Lori said happily.
Later that night, Bobby, Lori, Lincoln, Ronnie Anne, Lucy, and Lily, in their PJs, were reading a Ace Savvy comic together in Lori's bedroom.
"Wow. I actually love this comic series, kid!" Lori said happily.
"Yeah! This is, like, radical!" Ronnie Anne said happily.
"This Ace Savvy comic is really good, brother. I understand why you guys really like the series so much," Lucy said happily.
"Savvy!" Lily babbled happily.
"I know, right?" Lincoln said happily.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the room door.
"Come in," Lincoln replied.
"Yeah, fellas. It's open for you anytime you'd like," Lori said happily and the other sisters, in their PJs, came into Lori and Leni's room.
"Hey, guys!" the other sisters greeted happily and they walk up to them.
"Hey, how are you and your mother feeling, Lincoln?" Lana asked.
"Much better, Lana," Lincoln replied happily.
"Yeah, they're a lot better now thanks to Lucy," Bobby replied.
"That's great news, Linky," Lola said happily before Lisa adjusts her glasses and smiles.
"Indeed," Lisa said happily.
"Luce, you?" Luna asked.
"Much better, I got to apologize to Lincoln and his parents," Lucy explained and Lincoln smiled and ruffled Lucy's black hair.
"That's fantastic, Lucy!" Luan said happily.
"Yeah, it sure is," Lynn smiled.
"Yep. But, there's a big apology WE have to make," Luna explained.
"What?"
"We never should've made you try to side with any of us when picking a place for vacation, bro," Luna said sadly.
"Yeah, we're literally really sorry about that, you two..." Leni said sadly.
"That was a really stupid thing all of us did..." Lynn said depressingly as she slowly crossed her arms.
"Sorry, Lori/Linky..." Lana and Lola said sadly as they hugged Lori and Lincoln's legs.
"It is our sacred apology, guys. The ordeal we went through was quite ridiculous..." Lisa said sadly.
"We shouldn't have forced you like that..." Luan said as she softly cried.
"Sorry bout that, dude..." Luna rubbed their arm while looking away.
"Sigh. Sorry, fellas..." Lucy said sadly.
"Sowwy, wuys..." Lily said sadly.
"Yeah, we're very sorry," Ronnie Anne said cheerlessly.
"It's okay, girls. We both forgive you all," Lincoln said softly.
"Yeah, Mommy forgives you, Lily," Lori said softly to Lily.
"You do?" the sisters all said in unison.
"Yeah. We do. Even though that ordeal was the kind of usual you get here, it turns out that my kids and I could never hold a grudge against my eight sisters," Lori said happily as she and Lincoln then hug them all and the girls smile and return the hug to them.
"Thank you, guys. From now on, we're not gonna fight about picking a vacation spot," Leni said softly.
"Yeah, whenever someone suggests, we're all going to agree," Bobby said softly.
"And even if we're at a split decision, we won't force the last person to make a choice," Luna said happily.
"Thanks, guys," Lincoln said softly.
"Yeah, I really hope it doesn't happen again," Lori said softly and the siblings share one more hug, then Lincoln yawns as he, Ronnie Anne and Lori climb back into their bed.
"Goodnight, kids/Goodnight, Lori," the sisters all said in unison.
"Ni-Ni, wuys," Lily replied softly.
"Night, guys," Ronnie Anne said softly.
"Goodnight, guys..." Lincoln said as he fell asleep.
"See y'all in the morning," Lori said as the girls leave her room as she, Bobby and the kids all cuddle up with Lucy and Lily together and turned to the viewers one last time, "Well, the vacation at Scratchy Bottom Campgrounds may have been a bust because of the scary hill people. But since my sisters learned from what happened last time, maybe we can have a vacation we can all enjoy the next time we go. And we also learned another thing while at the campgrounds, and it's that no one should go into the forest at night along. But now that we're back home, it looks like we'll try and do some other things this coming summer and hope to god it turns out great this year," she then proceeds to turn off the bedroom lamp and lays in her bed with the others and spoke softly, "Goodnight, kids," she kisses Lincoln, Ronnie Anne, and Lily on their forehead.
"Goodnight, Mom," Lincoln said dreamily.
"Sweet dreams," Lori said softly before she cuddles up with the others and they all fall asleep together.