About a day later, the Louds, Ashe and her friends had went house hunting around a couple of streets. After several hours, Ashe had found one that she thinks fits her qualifications. About three stories high and painted white inside and out, completely sturdy, having a patio and glass doors for a nice view of the yard. Upon looking at it, the rest of them were amazing to find a marvelous looking house like this in their town.

Ashe:"Came at a nice price, too."

Rita:"(holding Lily) It is surprisingly nice."

Lynn Sr.:"...I should have this house. I deserve this house! We need more money!"

Everybody was looking at the father to the Louds with confusion.

Ashe:"Well, this pad ain't gonna furnish itself. Let's get to it."

Later, they arrived at a furniture store where they divide into a few groups as they look around the place. Rita, Lily, Francine and Leni were looking at what kind of coach were go well with the new house. But couldn't decide between the Navy Blue Coach or the Army Green one. Right before they could make a decision though, Ashe came by and said...

Ashe:"That one."

Picking the Navy Blue Coach, much to Francine's dismay."

Francine:"I was gonna pick the green one!"

Ashe:"(walking away) My house, my rules."

Francine:"But we're not even at your-(grons)"

She facepalmed in frustration as she saw that Ashe had already walked away.

Leni:"I actually have to agree with Ashe. The blue coach will totally match the color scheme of the place."

Francine:"Fine."

Meanwhile, Zella and Luna were looking types of wallpapers that would look good on the house. Luna was looking at Purple with a white diamond pattern, Zella was looking a Dark Red-Brown coloring. But, Luna had already picked out her choice before Zella could even come to a decision.

Luna:"This one."

Zella:"Are you buying that for Ashe or for yourself."

Luna:"What would make you think that?"

Zella:"Because purple happens to be your favorite color."

Luna:"What? You think I'm forcing Ashe to pick stuff that I like?"

Zella:"...Just remember who's house we're decorating."

With Lynn Sr, Ronnie Anne and Maria, they were busy looking at other kinds of furniture with Lynn looking at some tables that would look fine in Ashe's new house. One that stood out to him was a table with brown on the legs and outside, but dark purple on the inside.

Lynn Sr:"Yeah. This will do nicely."

Ronnie Anne had found a beige dresser that was big and tall enough to be a wardrobe, towering at 6 feet. It even had a mirror built into it as pulled on the pink handles to take a look at every drawer. But the next thing she does was unexpected as punches the side of the dresser to test its strength. To her surprise, there was not even a scratch, but her hand was throbbing.

Ronnie Anne:"Ow! Bad idea!"

A worker comes by and sees what she's doing.

Employee:"No hitting the merchandise."

Ronnie Anne:"Oh, butt out!"

Moving onto her mother, Maria was looking at some shelves, and saw some in a variety of colors. A plain white one, one that was flat and vermillion, another that was a casual dark brown and lastly, one that was purple with thin yellow stripes. As unique as they were, she decided to pick out the dark brown, as it was the most...normal.

Maria:"This would look rather nice for Ashe's living room."

Next was Luan and Diane, who were looking at chairs to put into the house as they saw table chairs, sofa chairs, recliners, message chairs. Diane tried to sit into a chair that had arms and matched the purple color like the table Lynn Sr found. But as she tried to sit in it, her hips got stuck in between the arms, as they were too wide for her to squeeze them in. By grabbing the arms of the chair, she tried to force her way into the seat, but it wasn't budging as her bottom didn't even reach the bottom. Luan saw this and it made her laugh.

Luan:"You okay?"

Diane:"No. I can't get my butt into this chair. Let's look for anything bigger."

Luan:"Right."

Diane:"But first, would mind helping me out of this?"

After pulling Diane out of that chair, they found one that was a bit more comfortable. A shiny brown recliner with a leather exterior; it fitted Diane's butt easy as she sat in it and relaxed.

Diane:"Oh yeah. I'm getting this."

Moving onto Ashe, Lori and Lincoln they were busy looking at what kind of lamps would fit in well for the house. There was a variety, even having lava lamps, 70's design lamps, tiffany lamps. There was one lamp that stuck out them, while simple in design, it did look nice. It was a tall, thin, black metal lamp with a gold rotator that had a hook where the actually light was. It had a parasol lamp shade that gave a mild glow that could fill a room. And while they were about to check it out, they each started to talk.

Lincoln:"You know, I'm so glad you already managed to find a house, Ashe."

Ashe:"You guys helped me find it, so I owe you that much."

Lori:"Lincoln can be a little handy sometimes."

Ashe:"I never would've guessed. He's a good kid, you best treat him well."

Lincoln:"You does mean it, Lori."

Lori:"Lincoln..."

Lincoln:"You can be a pain sometimes, but a still love you."

And with that, Lori pulled her little brother into a side hug. Later, did they purchase all the furniture they selected and were now loading it all into a moving truck, Lynn Sr, Zella, Diane and Lori specifically.

Ashe:"Honestly, I'm surprised that we managed to find all this good stuff."

Lincoln:"There are some good things in Royal Woods that the town is known for."

Ashe:"And I'll be sure to know about those things real soon."

Lynn:"I suggest coming down to my restaurant every once in a while."

Ashe:"You own a restaurant now?"

Lynn:"Yep, and my food is amazing. You should try it yourself sometime."

Ashe:"I'll consider it. But for now, I think it's time I do something about my potbelly."

Lori:"I know just the place for that."

Later, Lori, Ashe and Diane arrived at the Royal Woods Gym. Wearing different outfits for exercising, Ashe wore black tights and a blue sweatshirt, Diane wore a red leotard over blue tights, which did nothing to hide her derrière; she also her had her hair in a high ponytail as of now. Lori wore a white tank top and navy blue short shorts, also having her hair in a ponytail.

Ashe:"About time we had hit the gym."

Diane:"I know. I seriously need to do something about drumsticks I call hips and thighs."

Lori:"I'll say."

Diane:"My tights feel even tighter than the ones I had at my waitress job."

Ashe:"Same with my jacket."

Lori:"Well, now's the time to deal with those."

Walking inside, some guys took notice of Diane and were shocked by how large her butt was, having their eyes-wide and their jaws drop. Diane groaned in annoyance and tried to avoid eye-contact. Lori noticed some of her friends, Carol, Becky, Dana and Whitney in their own workout outfits, with Carol having a white skirt and a purple sleeveless crop top, Dana had on grey sweatpants, lavender sports bra, and white slip on shoes. Becky was wearing a navy blue unitard with green sleeves, and having her hair in a small ponytail, and as for Whitney, she wore a purple leotard that had a white stripe going horizontally up across it. The four of them were working out in their own ways, with Carol and Dana doing Yoga and Becky and Whitney doing Calisthenics until they saw Lori with Ashe and Diane.

Lori:"Hey, girls!"

Carol:"Hey, Lori. Who are you with?"

Lori:"Ladies, I'd like to meet my cousin Ashe and her friend Diane."

Ashe:"'Sup."

Diane:"Heya. I like how poofy your hair is."

Whitney:"Thanks. I've never seen a girl as bottom-heavy as you are."

Diane took that the wrong way as she blushed red and pouted angrily while looking away from Whitney and crossing her arms. Dana scolds Whitney for practically insulting Diane.

Dana:"You should really think about what you're gonna say before you say it.

Lori:"Diane's bottom-heaviness is one of the reasons she's hear."

Diane:"If you need me, I'll be doing squats."

Ashe:"Hold up. We should do some stuff together first."

Carol:"Plus, your tights might split up if you do squats first."

This made Diane blush even more.

Ashe:"So, Lori already told you guys I'm her cousin."

Carol:"Where have you been this whole time?"

Ashe:"On the lam."

That was enough to make all four girls look at Lori in suspicion.

Lori:"It's a long story, we'll talk about it later. In private."

Ashe:"Let's just get to working out."

The seven of them split up to groups of four and three, specifically Ashe, Lori, Carol and Dana, then Diane, Whitney and Becky. The first thing they started on was Cardio as Ashe was going faster on an exercise bike, faster than the other three as they were tiring themselves tiring to keep with her. Carol was a close second to her, while Lori and Ashe were doing rather poorly, slowly pedaling and unable to keep up as Lori was looking ready to pass out.

Lori:"(panting) Ashe...don't you think...you're going...too fast?"

Ashe:"You kidding? My body was BUILT for this type of speed!"

Dana:"Wish I was as fast her."

Lori:"Same...(passes out)"

Meanwhile, Diane, Whitney and Becky were busy doing Yoga as they got into downward dog position. Unfortunately, her rear became the victim to a jock who caught full sight of it and decided to do something stupid...by slapping Diane across the butt.

Diane:"Eep!"

She stood up and growls at the cocky jock, who was all muscle on top, nothing on the bottom as he had sticks for legs and short brown hair on his head.

Jock:"I ain't never seen such a hot looking girl with a nice looking ass. Why don't you come with me and I can show you a good time?"

Diane:"Here's my answer, butt-slapper!"

And with that, Diane decided to back her thing up and bump the guy offscreen with her butt and then proceed to give him a smack down. Becky and Whitney were staring, dumbfounded by what was happening. The jock was soon found on the floor with Diane sitting on him, having already broken his nose and practically crushing his skull as Diane was literally rubbing it in. Becky decided he had enough as she took Diane by the arms and tried to pull her off.

Becky:"Okay, Diane. I think you made your point."

She tried shaking Becky off, but soon gave.

Diane:"Fine."

Back to the first group, they were now busy lifting waits as both Ashe and Lori were bench pressing. Dana was lifting 30 lbs dumbbells and gain, Ashe was having no problem pumping iron, but Lori could hold the 200 lbs worth of weight over her head as Carol, who was her spotter, looked at her unamused.

Carol:"Don't you think you're overestimating yourself?"

Lori:"No!...I'm fine! I can do it!"

But then, her arms were already starting to give as this forced Carol to help out.

Carol:"Yeah, of course you can."

They both struggled to get the weights back into its rack. Meanwhile, Diane, Whitney and Becky were now at some punching bags, to which Becky was throwing some jabs at. Diane was rather impressed by her form.

Diane:"You handle the bag well."

Becky:"Yeall, well...Had a ruff childhood."

Whitney:"What do you mean by that?"

Becky:"When I was ten, I took up boxing for a while to help blow off some steam, but my first fight was also my last since I went out like a light."

Diane:"Dang. Sorry to hear that."

Whitney:"Maybe you weren't built for it like I am."

Whitney then punched a bag hard, that it swung far to the opposite side...only for it to come back and collide with her face. Diane and Becky winced as they Whitney fell, unconscioussness.

Both:"Oooh..."

Diane:"That had to hurt. Guess it's my turn now."

Taking a shot at the bag, Diane started off with some punches before turning to kicks, hitting the bag as far as Whitney did before she decided to swing her whole body and hit the bag with her backside. The force was apparently enough for the bag to be knocked off its chain as Becky and Whitney stared, dumbfounded once more.

Becky:"Wow. She's really all about shaking that thing, huh?"

Whitney:"I guess there are some benefits to being bottom-heavy."

Diane turned and glared at Whitney once more for being called that. Back to Ashe's group, they were no on the treadmills, where once again, Ashe was the fastest, Carol was a close second and Lori and Dana were falling behind again, with Lori wheezing, looking ready to pass out...again.

Ashe:"I'm all natural at this stuff."

Lori:"Good...for you."

And Lori literally passed out again, slipping off the treadmill and forcing Dana to catch her.

Carol:"Working out was never Lori's strong suit."

Ashe:"Perhaps we should give her a break."

Back to Dana's group, she was doing sit-ups while Whitney was just above her, practicing on gymnastic rings. As she began to lift her body up, her hair fell down and got in Diane's face when she lifted herself up.

Diane:"Get your hair out of my face."

Whitney:"My bad. That happens sometimes. It has its downsides."

Diane:"Just don't let it happen again."

Later, they finished up their workout as they were outside of the gym. And it was there that Ashe was satisfied with the results, as she lifted up her jacket to show that now had a very slim stomach.

Carol:"Wow."

Lori:"That's impressive."

Whitney:"She got so slim in such a short amount of time?"

Becky:"Not bad."

Dana:"I'll say."

Diane:"Lucky her. Working out did nothing to help out with my butt. At least I got rid of some flab."

Carol:"So...4 years in prison?"

Ashe:"Let me start at the beginning..."

Later, they were arriving at the Loud House as Ashe was finishing up the story of her life on the run, all to the point what has happened most recently.

Ashe:"And after Reginald died, that brings us to where I am right now."

Carol:"Wow. That's...incredible."

Lori:"And it took only forty-five minutes for her to explain."

Coming outside the house were the Older Louds and Lincoln, who greeted Lori's friends respectively.

Lincoln:"Hey, girls!"

Lori's friends:"Hey, Lincoln."

Whitney:"Hey, cutie."

That making Lincoln blush. The others saw how slim Ashe had become and were both surprised and impressed that she was able to do that so fast.

Lincoln:"Wow! All that in just a short amount of time?"

Ashe:"Yep. I'm just that good."

Ronnie Anne:"So, what do you guys think of Ashe?"

Rita:"We're just gonna have to get used to her being around so much."

Leni:"I'm gonna miss her potbelly."

Becky:"Lincoln, I didn't know you had a cousin like Ashe."

Lincoln:"Neither did I until about a few weeks ago."

Whitney:"Well, it's cool knowing that we now have another teenage girl to hang out with."

Lincoln:"Actually, Ashe is in her twenties."

Dana:"You're kidding. She is?"

Ashe:"Let's not take things too forward when we actually do hang out.

Carol:"We'll be looking forward to that. But for now, we gotta go. See you around, Ashe. And you too Lincoln."

Then, they pull Lincoln into a group hug and Carol even gives him a peck on the cheek. And with that, Lori's friend take their leave, and Lori rolls her eyes at how they said goodbye to Lincoln, something that Ashe took notice of.

Ashe:"What's your problem?"

Lori:"I just hate how they smother Lincoln."

Ashe:"Jealous?"

Lori:"Hardly!"

Ashe:"Well, it's not your fault. Lincoln sur has a way with women."

Lori:"It's gonna get him into trouble one day."

Lincoln:"They're such swell girls."

Upon hearing Lincoln say that, his took this as an opportunity to tease him.

Luna:"You might want to be careful, Lincoln. For all we know, one of them might want to make out with you one day!"

Lincoln:"(glowing red) Shut up!"

They were a little taken back by how Lincoln yelled at them, but they knew their limits. Ashe chuckled at this as she thought it was now time for them to say their goodbyes. She walks over to him and kneels down.

Ashe:"I think it's time for us to head home. We'll be seeing you around Lincoln."

Lincoln:"A lot?"

Ashe:"A whole lot. Count on it."

Lincoln:"You know what I'm gonna miss? Your potbelly?"

Ashe:"Heh. Well, I'm not. It feels good to be slim. But Lincoln?"

Lincoln:"Yeah?"

Ashe:"Thanks for not only helping with Reginald, but for being part of my life."

Lincoln:"You're welcome. And...thank you for saving me."

And with that, do Ashe and Lincoln hug each other one last time.

Lincoln:"I love you."

Ashe:"I love you too."

She and her friends take their leave while Lincoln looks at the closed front door in silence. Everyone watches him in concern.

Ronnie Anne:"Lincoln, you okay?"

He then turns around and instantly hugs Ronnie Anne. She could hear him crying softly as she returns the hug.

Ronnie Anne;"Shh, shh. It's okay, Lincoln."

Lincoln:"I'm just gonna miss all the things I've been doing with her. But at least she's home, and I still got use guys around."

That warmed their hearts as they each gave Lincoln smile.

Lynn Sr:"Hey, guys. I'd hate to interrupt, but I made BLTs for Lunch."

Lincoln:"Ooh! I want some!"

Ronnie Anne:"Count me in."

The next day, Lincoln arrived at school and headed straight towards Mrs. Johnson's classroom. Upon arriving, did he see the janitor was taking a look at his teacher's desk, which still had the crater he left behind.

Janitor:"Sorry, Ma'am. But this is damaged beyond repair."

Mrs. Johnson:"(sighs) It's fine. I'll get a new one soon."

Lincoln:"(knocks on the door) Hey, Mrs. Johnson."

Mrs. Johnson:"Lincoln! Please come in."

Lincoln:"Look, before you say anything...I want to...apologize for the way acted weeks ago."

Mrs. Johnson:"It's alright, Lincoln. I forgive you."

He was surprised by that, as he was expecting his teacher to be a little strict.

Mrs. Johnson:"I too should apologize for having wrongly accused you back then, and to having punished you rather severally, even after the desk."

Lincoln:"Oh yeah. I'm really sorry about that too."

Mrs. Johnson:"It's okay. I'm gonna have a new sent in. And if it makes you feel any better, I had Chandler take your place in detention."

Lincoln:"Nice. It's about time he got what he deserved."

Mrs. Johnson:"Now, one last thing. I know this is out of the blue, but I was wondering if you'd like to retake the test?"

Lincoln:"(holds up a pencil) Definitely."

After retaking the test, Lincoln came back out with a perfect score, and an A+ to confirm it. Outside the classroom, was Stella there and she was happy to see Lincoln coming her way.

Stella:"Hey, Lincoln. I haven't seen you in a few days. What have you been doing?"

Lincoln:"Oh...nothing."

Then, Lincoln hugged Stella, which she happily returned.

Lincoln:"Glad to see you again."

Stella:"Likewise. I've missed you. But I heard that you were taking detention."

Lincoln:"That was because Chandler switched my test paper with a fake one and messed up my grade. But now, he's gotten what's coming to him."

As they walked, they could see Chandler coming by, being dragged by Principal Huggins as he was taken to his locker.

Principal Huggins:"Let's see, attempt at getting a fellow student in trouble, forgery of an official test. For this, Mr. McCann, not only will you be having detention for the rest of the school year, but I'm having you clean out your locker of anything incriminating."

Chandler:"(groans)"

Principal Huggins:"That's not all, I've notified your parents and they are very disappointed in you mister."

As the Principal left him, Chandler let out an angry yell that echoed throughout the school. Stella covered her ears while Lincoln glared at Chandler.

Lincoln:"Excuse me, Stella."

And then, he went over to confront Chandler, who merely glared back at him.

Chandler:"What do you want, Larry?"

Lincoln:"(cracks knuckles) I just require a moment of your time."

Stella winced, gritting her teeth and keeping one eye open as every punches can be heard off screen. Then, she moved her hand in front of her face, partly looking away as several more punches could be heard. After that, Lincoln walked away from an unconscious Chandler laying by his locker.

Lincoln:"I feel better."

Chandler:"(dazed) Mom, are the fudges ready?"

Stella:"That was...pretty amazing."

Lincoln:"Eh. I learn from the best."

Speaking of whom, Ashe was back in her own house, enjoying the taste of freedom as her friends were also situated with their new home, with Diane relaxing on the recliner she bought and both Francine and Zella playing video games on a console they got from God knows where. What they were playing right now was a shooting game.

Francine:"Never thought you'd be into these kinds of games."

Zella:"Why wouldn't I be?"

Francine:"It's just that over the last couple days, did we have to face an army of mercenaries who went guns blazing at back in Great Lakes."

Zella:"Which makes this game child's play compared to all that."

But it was then that they heard a doorbell rang.

Ashe:"Come in!"

Coming through the door, surprisingly to Ashe, was Triss and littler Terry who she was carrying in a stroller. Triss was wearing a red coat, she had her hair in a bun with side bangs, and she was also wearing blue jeans and brown shoes. Terry was dressed in a diaper and aquamarine shirt as he looked happy to see his niece. Just as Ashe was happy to see her sister, as they give each other big hugs.

Ashe:"It's good to see you, sis."

Triss:"Likewise."

Ashe:"How's my nephew doing?"

Triss:"He's great. And he's been dying to see you again."

And it was then that Ashe picked him up from the stroller, which Terry giggle from the sight of his Aunt taking his little hands and wiggling them around. Triss couldn't help but find it adorable. Then she looked around Ashe's new home.

Triss:"I see the Louds did a good job at fixing up this place."

Ashe:"Yeah. It cost a lot of money though."

Triss:"How much?"

Ashe:"...About $1000."

Zella"$1000?!"

That distraction was what made Zella lose the match against Francine, who managed to beat her at the game. Turning her head back, Zella threw her countroler in frustration while Francine pumped her fist in frustration.

Franince:"And here, I thought I wasn't good at this game."

Triss:"Heh. You think you're gonna get used to this new life of yours?"

Ashe:"It's pretty much what I've always wanted."

Diane:"It's not the life I always wanted."

Triss:"What do you mean?"

Diane:"I would've wanted to retire to a tropical island, in a Mansion, full of money."

Zella:"Seems a bit too expensive...and fantasy."

Diane merely crossed her arms and pouted.

Triss:"Have you ever dreamed about living on an island, Ashe?"

Ashe:"Not really."

Then all of a sudden, did Terry come close and kiss Ashe on her cheek, making her giggle and blush.

Ashe:"Love you too, kid."

And then, she puts him back in his stroller. Triss smiles at her sons behavior.

Triss:"Hey. You think you can give me Lincoln's phone number? I want to get to know our cousin."

Ashe:"Sure."

Pulling out a cellphone, Ashe gave her sister Lincoln's number "Lincoln - 5462656". The thought of Lincoln made the rest of the girls smile.

Diane:"I miss that cute smile of Lincoln."

Zella:"Yeah, I wish we could see him soon."

Francine:"I hope he's doing okay."

Ashe:"Don't worry. We'll all be able to see him soon."

That made the girls squeal with joy. All the while, Ashe looked at a picture of her and Lincoln together when they were walking in the woods all the way to Great Lakes, hugging each other by having their arms over their shoulders and smiling. Seeing the picture made her cry tears of joy. Triss and the other also decided to get a good look at the photo, albeit that they had to scoot real close together.

Zella:"Diane, you mind moving your butt over?"

Diane:"Shut up."

Both she and Francine playfully pointed at the photo and Triss also decided to move Terry closer to give him a good look.

The camera pulls away and shows the outside of the house where the group was still visible from the window.

Ashe:"It was a long family matter...but it was worth the wait."