Chapter 258

(July 6. Somewhere around Royal Woods.)

All the louds are driving towards a certain location. Leni and Luna's car is following Vanzilla and in Vanzilla is Lori with a blindfold on. "Okay guys, where the heck are you taking me? Also, is this some kind of prank?"

Luan chuckles. "Good way to think about it, even with no vision at all! But truth be told this isn't a prank. Keep that blindfold on Lori, it's a big surprise!"

"In which we'll be able to make it in less than fifteen minutes, be lucky traffic is no longer an issue for us today" replied Lisa. "Also, has anyone noticed how peaceful the whole town is with little to know trouble? I find it serene and more low level minded than the chaos that unfolds within our household."

"No clue what that has to do with anything else sis, but I am so stoked for Lori's reaction when she sees what we have for her!" said Lynn Jr. "You stoked Lori?"

"Not really" replied Lori. "Okay maybe a little, but I' like to wait till we get there. Wherever we're going."

"Just be patient Lori" said Lucy out of nowhere, and they all get startled. "You will love what we have planned for you and you will remember this for the rest of your life, sort of."

"Luce, I thought you were riding with Leni?" asked Lynn Jr.

"Sigh, I told you earlier that I was riding with you guys. Leni said she's got the twins handled and Lily as well, so I decided to go in here and help make sure Lori doesn't get her blindfold off" replied Lucy. "Also, I am still surprised no one has even noticed I was here, sigh."

"I literally have no clue what the heck is going on anymore" said Lori. "Are we even there yet?"

"Just hang in there guys, we'll be there soon" said Rita. She then texts to someone and smiles. 'Lori is so going to love this!'

At the Ferrari of Luna, with her is Lincoln and Jordan. "So, Lori still has no clue where we're all taking her and they're making sure she doesn't take the blindfold off, and I think we made the right call letting the eagles stay home, they needed the rest" replied Lincoln.

"They have been through so much and they need the rest more than we all do" replied Luna. "Jordan, anything from our friends at the LZ?"

"I also got a message from Ronnie Anne, she said she and Bobby are waiting for us at the rendezvous point and they are excited for us to get there" said Jordan. She then gets another message. "She also said Bobby is getting restless and they're keeping him away from his phone so he doesn't text Lori about the whole thing."

"Well tell them to keep holding him off, we're almost there!" said Luna. "This is one surprise we cannot screw up and sure as heck Leni is cured from that mistake." The three vehicles pick up the pace and continue to their path.

Then some Allied jest fly by from above with some choppers. "And a good thing we asked Peter Harris to call in some backup, we don't know if someone might ruin the whole thing."

(Location of Rendezvous.)

All three rides stop and they park themselves. "Yes! We got the best parking seats here!" said Lynn Sr.

They all get out of their rides and Rita helps Lori out of her seat while she has her blind fold on. "Can I take this off now mom?"

"Not yet sweetie, we haven't even gotten into the place yet" said Rita. "We'll guide you through."

Lori chuckles. "Okay then, but I do smell some hints of freshly vut grass, funnel cake and golf fun. I think I know where we are."

"No! No spoilers Lori!" said Lynn Jr. "This is supposed to be a surprise, now pretend you don't know anything and just roll with it!"

Lori chuckles. "Fine, fine." They continue to lead the eldest sister through the parking lot, pass some street lamps and then to the main gate and they walk on through. "Still I know where we are guys."

They then stop and they let go of Lori. "Okay Lori. Now!" said Lincoln.

Lori removes her blindfold and chuckles. "I knew it."

"Surprise! Happy Birthday Lori!"

Lori looks around and she sees that they're in the Royal Woods Mini-Golf course and there are her friends and family. Carol, Dana, Becky, Teri, Whitney, Fiona, Miguel, Jackie, Mandee, Roy, Bobby, Ronnie Anne, Chaz, Pop-pop, Gran-Gran and Coach Hutch.

She looks around and sees her signature color is all over the place as the decoration, and the food there are from the restaurant and she looks towards the Golf Ball shaped cake, she has no clue what's the flavor but she knows it is her favorite.

"Wow! My 19th Birthday and its here at the Royal Woods Mini-Golf course, this is awesome guys" said Lori. "And I see some good friends and family here as well, hey guys."

"There's my first grand kid!" Pop-pop goes over and hugs Lori. "I'm so proud of how far you've come in growing up sweetie, from the little girl I taught how to play golf and now all the way here, to your next challenge in life and you're next destination towards College."

"Thanks Pop-pop." Lori hugs him back. "I don't know who I'd be if it wasn't for you." They then break the hug and Lori hugs Gran-gran. "And I'm glad you came to gran-gran."

"Well, I wouldn't wanna miss the birthday of my first ever gran daughter and look how much you have grown from all the baby pictures Albert showed me" said Gran-gran. "You were so cute back then, and now you've grown into such an elegant woman. This calls for an old fashioned selfie!" She pulls out her camera and it has a selfie stick attachment on it. Wait what?

Lori chuckles. "Okay, okay." She takes a few selfie pics with Gran-Gran.

Lori then hugs the one person she has been looking forward to talk to all week. "Hey babe, Happy Birthday Lori!"

"Oh Boo-Boo Bear! I'm so glad you made it and I know you got me a gift, it is nice and all but I am okay with or without one" Lori then breaks the hug with Bobby. "What matters is that you came here!"

Lori and Bobby share a small kiss. "Carlota wanted to come, but she was busy helping our Margarita with some tourists who came to her salon. I think the place is packed, but Abuela told me to bring these." They all look in awe at the large basket of Tamales, nice and warm. "Also, where can I put them? They are so many and so heavy!"

"Over by the table Bobby" said Lynn Sr. He helps him move the basket there, but then he feels the weight of it. "Wow! Rosa made these ones heavier than her originals! What are in these Tamales?"

Lori then goes over and she hugs all of her friends. "Happy 19th birthday girl! No longer the teen and closing in to being an adult!" said Whitney.

"Yeah, how far we've all come from knowing each other back in our High School Days, though some of us have met during our Grade School and Middle School days and those ones are to be treasured as well" said Lori.

They all shed some tears and hug each other. "Best speech you have ever given Lori, and so glad you saved it all for us to hear!" said Teri.

"I have so many things to be greatful for, like my family and friends and those who supported me" said Lori. She looks to everyone. "Thanks guys, for this and I may not be able to be around when school begins, but I'll do my best to call and/or visit you all!"

They all smile and the louds go over and they hug Lori, this is her 19th birthday and possibly the last time she'll spend it with her family in Royal Woods before she heads off to college soon. "You're welcome Lori!"

Then Coach Hutch goes to her. "I think you should also spend this last moment with the skills that made you and the Varsity golf team who they are now. How about it Lori? It may not be the golf course because it's closed for renovations, but let's see you do one more round of some good old mini-golf."

Lori breaks the hug with her family and she grabs the golf club, she then sees Dana, Becky, Carol, Whitney, Chaz and Roy with their own golf clubs. "Let's do this then!" They all cheer and they head to the first hole.

Lori stops and she looks to someone. "Pop-pop, how about a golf veteran joins in the mix? I know you'd say it has been a long while. But I know you still got some prep in your step and the strength to go "hole in one" all the way! You did beat a bunch of marines at paint ball war." The other teens also insist of him to join. Though they were shocked what Lori said.

"You're grandpa beat a bunch of marines at paint ball war?" asked Becky.

Pop-pop chuckles and he grabs a white putter. "Alright then Lori, time to show you and you're youngster friends how we really did it back in the day!" He goes over and the large group head to the crocodile obstacle course and they start playing.

Coach Hutch grabs a putter. "Hey, let me have a crack at it! I think it's about time this veteran showed you all what she can really do!"

"Hey wait!" Lynn Sr also grabs a putter and goes after them. "Don't forget me too! I also know how to play!"

They all smiled at this, then Lola and Lana go to Rita. "Mom, can we have some cake now?" asked Lola. She and Lana try to use their combined cuteness.

Rita smirks. "Nice try girls, but we have to wait for Lori to decide when it's time, how about you two get some Tamales instead, plus the cake is a surprise for Lori to slice. So I don't want you two going anywhere near that cake."

"That won't be necessary." They see peter Harris sitting by the cake with some shades on. "I got this covered and the whole perimeter of the Mini-Golf course has been secured, so no one can cause any trouble and ruin this."

"Fine." Lola and Lana head to the other food table and they get something to eat and drink, along with Lucy, Luan and Lisa. Lynn Jr was nowhere to be seen, they do see her with Lori and the others and she's taking this winning too far.

Just then a flier hits Lana in the face. "What the heck?" She then looks to the flier and her eyes go wide. "I gotta go!" Lana races off, leaving Lola alone and confused.

Lincoln and Jordan are busy talking to Ronnie Anne. "So, you two ready to spend one whole week at our city?" asked Ronnie Anne.

"We so are" replied Jordan. "Both of our parents have agreed to let us stay at Great Lake City, though we need a place for the whole family to stay. There might not be enough room for all of us at the Casagrandes suite."

"Are there other apartments that could take in a large group of kids, and an adult?" asked Lincoln.

Ronnie Anne thinks about this. "Well, I could ask Abuela to ask Mr. Scully if there is one available, and we'll make sure that it's good for all of you and won't be any trouble at all. Though Mr. Scully might go beyond when he finds out the Eagle duo will be staying in Great Lake City with their family."

Lincoln and Jordan chuckle. "No matter where we go we're gonna be treated like freaking royalty by almost everyone" said Lincoln. "First the tour, then Aloha Beach Resort and Hotel and soon Great Lake City!"

"And let's not forget, we're gonna have some eagles with us who wanna keep us all safe and protected and something tells me there isn't gonna be much prey for Patriot and Valkyrie to find in the city" replied Jordan.

All three kids realize this. "Oh man, anything on what you guys know about the natural food for them?" asked Ronnie Anne. "Maybe the Chang's can provide it, well at the zoo."

Then Lincoln recalls something, and he goes wide eyed. "Umm, you think Sergio will notice a few of his pals missing?" This makes them wide eyed and Jordan also recalls. Pigeons, Bald Eagles also target pigeons and Great Lake City is full of them.

"Wow. Looks like we'll need to find a way to feed them, otherwise they're gonna be a lot less poop everywhere" said Ronnie Anne, then she realizes. "You know what, that doesn't sound so bad now that I mentioned it."

Then Lincoln sees Lana run towards him. "Lincoln! Lincoln! Lincoln!" And she's waving a flier in her hands.

"Lana? What's wrong?" Lincoln goes to his little sister and so does Jordan and Ronnie Anne.

"This! Look at this bro!" Lana hands Lincoln the flier and he reads it. Ronnie Anne and Jordan also see this.

"Sign up now for the Royal Woods Go-Kart Grand Prix. First prize is a ride with Superstar Racer Bobbie Fletcher."

"Huh, I guess we got our hands full and it says her it all starts on Friday" said Lincoln. He then sees the stars in Lana's eyes. "And I could only guess that you want me to help you out right?"

"Yeah! And it doesn't have to be some bought fancy cart, we can make one ourselves with whatever we can find!" said Lana. "And I was already thinking of a name, Loud Lightning!"

Lincoln chuckles. "How about we discuss this whole thing tomorrow little sis, right now we have to make sure we're all here for Lori." Lincoln hands Lana the flier and she races off to tell her mom. "Looks like my days will be occupied until Friday."

"And that's why you're such a good boy to have as a lover." Jordan kisses his cheek. "You're caring and supportive to your sisters, especially to the little ones. You take that all up from Luna."

Ronnie Anne chuckles. "She's not wrong, you tend to have the same persona of being there for the little sibs like Luna, and we have the same Go-Kart Grand Prix at Great Lake City, but the driver isn't Bobbie Fletcher, I think it's her rival or something. Anyway, I hope you and Lana can figure out how to make a Go-Kart, because that sounds kinda hard."

"No need to worry Santiago, I have a plan on how we can make it work" replied Lincoln. "But I may need to know if Lana is okay with it too and a certain someone who can provide us with the parts." He looks to Peter Harris who is going through his tablet and chuckling.

Jordan smiles. "You really want Lana to win don't you?"

"She's my little sister, I don't wanna see her heart broken when she can't ride with her superstar racer. This means a lot to her and I wanna help her, no matter what" said Lincoln.

Then he gets hugged from behind by Luna. "Spoken like a true big sibling bro, I'm proud of ya and if you and Lans need some help, I do know how my ride works and I can help you guys tinker around."

Lincoln chuckles. "As much fun as that sounds, I think Lana and I are good, we can do this by ourselves and if we do need help then we'll give either you or Lisa a holler. You have your ride and Lisa did make Lulu."

"Well, now that we've gotten that out of the way, tell me what happened to you guys at the Aloha Beach Resort and Hotel! I think I overheard about that something happened to you guys there, but I didn't get the chance to check it out" replied Ronnie Anne.

Lincoln, Luna and Jordan then tell Ronnie Anne about their week at the Hotel and Resort, and she is shocked out of her mind at what they all went through.

(An hour later.)

Lori and the others make it back after hole 18. "Wow! You and you're grand pa are tied at 18 and the rest of us kinda below" said Carol as she looks through the score list.

"I may be third place, but it feels so good to be back on the putter track. Looks like the gal still got it!" said Coach Hutch.

"We did make a good team and looks like it'll be a long way before Lori can out putter the old man" said Pop-pop. "Chances we do this again, we're bound to be tied 18 to 18 again."

"Well, I'm glad Lynn didn't go over competitive and you took the 4th place thing with stride" said Lori.

"Mini-Golf is cool and all, but I guess being distracted by that football themed course wanted me to keep doing it and I guess I got carried away, but I'm cool with it" said Lynn Jr. "How're you doing over there pops?"

Lynn Sr just looks down in misery. "How the heck did I make it the least at golf, I am good at it. What the heck happened?"

"It's okay Mr. Loud, I know how you feel" said Bobby. "I'm second last to you. I guess being in the Mercado is taking a bit of a toll on me with the old golf skills I had. I have been practicing on the golf play set and I am a pro at it, weird."

The others remain silent at what he said and they try and not make any comment about it, same with Lori. 'Golfing play set? What?'

They then make it back to the others, Rita sees them and she signals Peter Harris. Peter nods and he pushes the table with the cake towards Lori, the others notice this and they all start singing Happy Birthday to Lori.

Lola and Lana get their plates ready for whatever the cakes flavor is, so does Luan, Lisa and Lily.

Lori smiles and sheds some tears and looks around. Her friends, parents, siblings and coach all there, singing a happy birthday to her 19th year of being around. This was a picture she will never forget and will always treasure. Lori then blows the candles and then Rita hands her the cake knife.

"I think you'll like what you see on that area." Lori is confused as to why she has to slice the cake on that specific spot.

Lori does so and she sees that it was Chocolate and fudge, which makes Lola and Lana's eyes spin like a Vegas gambling machine and they hit the jack pot!

But Lori is confused at what she pulls out from the slice. "What the heck is this?" She's holding a toy pink car and it looks kinda familiar too. "Is this my gift from you mom and dad?"

"Nope, but that is." Rita and Lynn Sr move to the side and they see the windmill and bushes were fake and made of cardboard, they then show her what they got for her and Lori goes wide eyed.

"What?!"

They all go into jaws dropped seeing the car right there. "Lori Loud, say hello to our new car!" said Lynn Sr.

It was a 1959 pink Cadillac Eldorado! This car seemed similar to that from the car leni and Lori drove from the episode. "Vantastic Voyage!"

Lori is at a loss for words and she goes over to the car and gazes at it, Leni is at a loss for words and faints. Chaz tries to catch her, but he was too shocked to see the car and he misses.

"Congratulations Lori!" said Carol. "Looks like we're both on the driving edge now."

Bobby whistles. "Wow, that car is pink."

"That. Is. Beautiful!" said Lola.

"Wha … Wha ….. Car, me? Pink … Car, me?" was all Lori can say as she looks back and forth between the car and her parents.

Lynn Sr and Rita chuckle. "We knew you'd like it, we got this car as a special deal when i went to the dealership to get you one" said Lynn Sr.

"We know you're going to be off to college soon and we thought it was a good idea for you to have this ride before you go there. You've earned this sweetie" said Rita, she hands Lori the keys of the car and she also sees the license plate at the back. "G0LF-PR0"

"Well, what do you think?" asked Lynn Sr. Lori then passes out onto the grass. Bobby and the others go to her. "Huh, I guess this was too much for her, you think we should've gotten the blue one?"

"She's not the only one out dad" said Lana, they also see Lola has passed out too.

"Looks like they're both seeing pink eyed from this! Better be ready for a colorful tomorrow!" said Luan.

Lincoln chuckles at all of this, he then goes over to help wake up Lori. They're summer just got even better once again and this time it's in Lori's favor.

A/N: Happy B-Day to Lori Loud and I added her friend from the episode "Senior Moments." The 1959 pink Cadillac Eldorado has been seen in the episode "The Butterfly Effect", but I have no clue if the one in "Vantastic Voyage" was the same one. Either way, this has been a good chapter to start Lori Loud and her new life ahead of this story, and get ready for the chapter based off the episode "Wheels and Deals." Leave a review and tell me what you all think.

Date made: 6/23/20.