Chapter 290
(The Loud House.)
All of the louds once again have all they need packed and ready and no they're not going on a trip, they're packing picnic things, again, just like last time.
All of them are bringing all they need and of course Michelle Lewis has some of things like the picnic baskets. She then gets some help from Lynn Sr and Rita. "I still don't get how the heck are you able to carry all of that stuff?" asked Lynn Sr.
Michelle smirks. "When I was back in the show biz, I had to do my part and that was mostly helping carry the things the contestants needed, that and because the crew we hired are lazy dorks who were just there to setup things and not even help."
"Wasn't you're old pal Doug even helping?" asked Rita.
"At times he does." Michelle then helps Lily into her baby seat. "But most of the times Doug and I end up yelling at the workers to get off their butts and get back to work or they're not getting paid."
Lola walks by them with her fancy picnic blanket. "Sounds like something I would do."
Lincoln and Luna then head out of the house with their instruments and Lincoln whistles for the eagles to come and so they do. Patriot and Valkyrie have their chicks with them and they fly into Luna's car.
"Alright so we got everything we need dudes, let's get to the park and get this big time Family picnic started!" said Luna. She then helps place hers and Lincoln's guitars into the trunk.
"So glad Stella and her family is coming this time" replied Lincoln. "Chances they might bring with them so many food."
Lynn Sr recalls the birthday party of Stella and all the food he never knew existed. "Yeah, oh Rita. You are in for a heck of a treat when we get there! Let's get going guys come one!" Lynn Sr then gets into the car and he waits for the others to pack up and also get into their rides.
Rita chuckles. "Whatever your father ate during Stella's birthday really got him riled up." She gets into Vanzilla and the rest get into the other vehicles and they all drive off.
As they drive, they soon spot a few other cars following them. The Rosato's, Sharps and the Gonzales family vehicles. "Looks like we got some good company with us dudes!" said Luna.
"Now this is what I call a conga line up! Don't wanna drive you all crazy, but we sure are family-ing to be lunching the day ahead of us!" said Luan. They all groan from this.
Lori then gets a text. "Hey Lori, so I heard from Leni that you are gonna have this big family picnic, so I thought that maybe I could tag along too! I brought with me some food I made myself and i really like spending time with you guys, makes me feel like I have another family nearby. I'm at the park now, C-U all soon. – Jessica."
Lori chuckles as she drives and she puts her phone away. 'Looks like our picnic fay just got a whole lot more interesting.'
(Ketcham Park.)
All the vehicles of the four families arrive and they all come out and greet each other.
The Louds: Lynn Sr, Rita, Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn Jr, Lincoln, Lucy, Lana, Lola, Lisa, Lily, Patriot, Valkyrie, Harrier, Artemis, Freya, Charles, Cliff, Geo, Walt's and Della. Oh, and Michelle Lewis too.
The Rosato's: Rick, Jesse, Jordan and Ajax.
The Sharps: Reginald, Amy, Sam and Simon.
The Gonzales: Miguel, Stephanie, Cecilia and Stella.
"Well, looks like the families are all here and I smell some nice and delicious food!" said Lynn Sr.
Manuel chuckles. "That would be the Macaroons and Bibingka that my mother made, she made so many that we packed three baskets."
"We made some pies, cupcakes and spaghetti, and all it took was some good old Sharp family team work!" said Simon. He then high fives with his mom, dad and sister.
"We have so much to eat, can we all even finish the food we all brought?" asked Jesse.
"Maraming mga pagkain and gumawa ng maraming ngiti ngayon, punasan natin and lahat" replied Cecilia. They all look to Stella her family and Simon. "She said we should get going now."
They all make their way to the park and they spot someone very familiar wave at them. "Guys! Over here!" They all go to her. "Hey Jessica, well here we are and here you are too" replied Lori.
"So glad you guys made it and I made some pizza rolls when I was staying in the hotel, they let me make something in the hotels kitchen and I paid for the whole thing and I know you guys are so going to love the pizza rolls" replied Jessica.
Lucy looks to Lori. "You knew she would be here didn't you Lori?"
Lori chuckles. "She texted me earlier and said she heard from Leni and decided to come here and be part of this, technically she too is a family friend."
Leni then recalls. "Oh right, I send a message to my friends telling them that I won't be available on Friday due to a big family picnic, and Jessica is a friend of ours. Sure is a shame that your mom, dad and little sister couldn't be here."
Jessica understands. "Yeah, they're the only ones you guys could get used to, unlike my dimwit brothers who I am glad are no longer gonna be meddling with my life anymore and the same goes for uncle Derrick, man I hate him more than my brothers! Thank goodness they aren't here."
"So, let's get to this picnic then shall we?" said Rita. They all nod and combine the picnic tables and chairs together so they can put all the food they got.
Then Lisa notices something. "There seems to be an even larger and proper picnic table and chairs over there, and it seems new by the looks of it." They all spot the very long picnic table and the chairs that go with it, and it was just placed there by the groundskeepers.
"Huh, well this is awkward. We should place these back in their proper position" said Stella. They all put the picnic chairs and tables back to what they were before and they all go over to the new and really long picnic table.
"Now this is more like it, more space for all the food we brought!" said Lynn Sr. "You know, we should do this for Thanksgiving too!"
"Now that sounds like a plan dad" said Lincoln. "And there seems to still be more space, we could have the Casagrandes come over when Thanksgiving does begin, that is if they decide they wanna be part of it."
They then place on the picnic blankets, though they see the one Lola brought is pink and the others just have red and white checker patterned, the Gonzales brought an orange picnic blanket with floral designs.
"What? I like this color and you guys said I can bring something nice to the picnic" said Lola.
"We did say that, so I guess this is okay" said Lana. "But the ones from Stella and her family looks kinda nice and comforting to look at."
Stella chuckles. "That's because my granny made it, and of course I helped out too. Next to tinkering, I think making some nice knitted things are something I also look forward too."
Cecilia then does her best with her English. "Always happy in helping making this picnic so nice."
They all place down their baskets and they unload all the food they have and it is a lot, the food from the Gonzales and the Pizza rolls from Jessica as well as the food from the Sharps. The Rosato's made some cookies and brownies and some fried chicken, but the louds are the ones who brought more than the others.
"Wow! This seems a bit too much don't ya think?" said Sam. They gaze upon the food they have brought. Chips with different dips, Casserole, Lasagna, Squid Linguini, barbeque ribs, goulash, hotdogs, burgers and mashed potatoes, on the plus side they did bring some drinks in which the others forgot to bring some.
"Huh, you know from this angle it does seem too much" said Lynn Sr. "Sorry folks, but I was in the cooking zone and when I am in the cooking zone then I cook so much! This is also a habit of mine since I cook for a pretty big family." All the louds chuckle and know that one.
"Dudes, this is more of a buffet than a picnic" said Simon.
"Maybe next time we should all organize who brings what so there won't be anymore confusion" said Amy. That one they all agree on.
"Maybe we can save some of this and donate it to other people also known as the needy" said Reginald, that one is something they can all truly agree on, but they don't wanna look like the Yates, no way in heck!
"Well, let's eat everyone" said Rita. They all get together and enjoy the food they all brought and they are impressed at how nice each family's food was.
The pets of course were given bowls of food and there is a lot of food to go by and they are getting so much to eat, which makes their eyes go wide and they look like they have a waterfall of saliva from this.
Lynn Jr of course is trying to see if she can eat a whole plate with one of each food from the other family, this could spark some issues for the bathroom back at the house, or to the nearby restrooms in the park. Lori knows this is not gonna go well. 'Well, we should inform the groundskeepers to get ready and fix the restrooms.'
Just as they all start eating, Lincoln, Luna and Jordan look to each other and then they see Michelle who is also enjoying the food. They knew this was the right time to tell them, again.
Sam notices this. "Guys, I think Lincoln, Luna and Jordan have something to say." They all stop eating and they look to the 3 kids.
Lincoln speaks up first. "Okay, so we all know that coming around next week, I won't be here as well as Luna, Jordan and Sam."
"Because you kids are going on the one week stay on Castaway island right?" asked Reginald.
"That is true, yes, but yesterday we had a talk with someone who should also tag along" said Jordan.
"She knows she has a lot of work and things to make up for, but we think she should tag along with us too. We know she has some slight trouble adjusting to things and it would be even harder for her if we're not around to help keep an eye on her" replied Luna.
"Are you talking about Michelle?" asked Lori. They all look to the 3 kids.
Lincoln, Luna and Jordan, and even Michelle were shocked they figured it out. "Huh, yeah we were" replied Lincoln. "And the very reason why she deserves to tag along, is because she had a talk with us about her owing us so much for what we have-"
"We think it's a good idea to have her tag along" said Lynn Sr.
"Yeah, she could be a good help and also keep an eye on things at the retreat when we're not around the place" replied Sam.
"Wait a minute! Hold the phone! You guys are cool with Michelle Lewis tagging along with us?" said Luna in shock. Lincoln chokes from what they said and Jordan helps him regain himself.
"We think having some adult supervision with you kids is a terrific idea, I mean we do trust you guys in a group to keep an eye on each other, but to the fact we have 4 kids on an island even with a naval base not too far makes this kinda concerning with us" said Rita.
"Plus. We've been waiting for you kids to tell us when she would be involved and we knew she would want to tag along. She may have been a great help to us here around town, but she does have her obligations to be there for Lincoln, Luna, Jordan and Sam" replied Amy.
"She proved that one when she incapacitated the Stankcos with one hell of a beat down" said Rick. "Plus, you kids are gonna be surrounded by water everywhere and we all kinda recall what happened when Lincoln was in Great Lake City and a certain pool incident."
"And let's not forget about the whole shark issue as well" said Manuel.
"The Shark thing won't an issue dude" said Luna. "Peter Harris made sure they set up anti-shark systems around the place to avoid them from even going near the island, so it's all good and Lincoln won't have to deal with his phobia."
"That is nice and all, but having Michelle to be there is a good thing and also important. She can keep you guys safe for when one of you can't be there to help the other" said Jesse.
Michelle is shocked, they all wanted her to be there. "Wow. This is just …. Huh, I didn't think you'd all agree so fast on this, thank you. All of you and I promise that I will keep an eye on the four of them and keep them safe."
They all smiled hearing this. "Of course you will Michelle. You're like, a body guard to them" said Leni.
"The issue we have is the collar on your leg, we'll need to contact someone to have it modified so that it won't be locked onto you just remaining within Royal Woods."
Lincoln then looks to his phone and he sees the number of FutureTech's Victor Abromovitch available. "I think I can get someone to do that, and also I am going to have someone train me up a bit for tomorrow to regain some of my running speed in combat."
They all drink their sodas and water. "Looks like we got that thing settled" said Sam. "Now for a big issue, who the heck is gonna keep an eye on Michelle's home?"
They all spit out their drinks and look to each other, her home is like a paradise/dream house in the neighborhood, nobody has ever seen that kind of home, the home for Michelle Lewis that Mayor Davis went over the top with.
"Should we draw straws or pick a name from the hat?" asked Lucy.
Jordan then has an idea. "Jessica Carson!"
The 20 year old woman looks to Jordan. "What about me?"
"You can keep an eye on Michelle's home, they have a guest room and you do know how to keep an eye on things and you can be like, neighbors with the louds and spend more time with them" said Jordan.
Jessica smiles. "Huh, you know what? That doesn't sound like a bad idea, I can do that. Heck, I can begin moving in later tonight. I will have to inform the mayor about this though, we seem to be good friends when we hang out for some poker night."
"Day already looking good now, and for all us to be happy about" replied Stella's Granny.
"I guess that makes everything settled, we got someone to tag along with Lincoln, Luna, Sam and Jordan and someone to keep an eye on Michelle's house when the day comes" said Stella.
"Then let's celebrate this day not as a family picnic, but as a new way for the kids to have some company on the island!" They all look to Lynn Sr confused. "Yeah, it sounds like a bit of a stretch."
They all continue to enjoy the food and just when things were going nice, they see some of Jordan and Lincoln's friends arrive. Liam, Tabby, Jenny, Christina, Richie and Flat Tire and since they have so much food, they decide to let them also tag along to eat and then Lori and Leni's teen friends arrive and are also let in on this.
(Skip, minutes later.)
The parents of the 4 families are now talking amongst themselves by the picnic benches, while everyone else is having fun around the park, there doesn't seem much folks going around the place.
Lynn Jr is playing soccer with Richie, Flat Tire, Luan, Teri and Whitney. Wait, they can play soccer too?
Lisa, Lana and Lola are tossing the Frisbee around with Christina and Jenny.
Lori and Leni are chatting away with the other teen friends about things they wanna do on their senior years in high school, though they also talk about what they plan for college, but they have no clue that deep down Leni is having a few doubts about things, like a roommate and being the big sister.
The pets are going around and playing all throughout the park, while also joining in with the Frisbee toss.
Lucy of course does run into her friends from the young mortician's club and they go over and they listen to some spooky tales and history of the Philippine creatures from Stella's granny, and helping them translate what she says is Stella and Simon.
From the shade of a tree on a hill are Lincoln, Jordan, Luna and Sam. They watch at everyone having the time of their lives there as one big family group.
Lincoln sighs. "This sure is nice, and I was thinking that maybe next summer we should all go and have some fun at a summer home, kinda like camping."
"That sounds like a rad idea little loud, I dig it and we can all be enjoying it with the nice and calm peace of the wilderness" said Sam.
Jordan chuckles. "Give it up for Lincoln into coming up with more awesome ways for all of us to have fun, together." she then leans her head onto his shoulder. "We are so going to have a blast just the 4 of us on Castaway island."
"There will be dangers guys, well sorta and there are a lot of things there that could be a benefit or could be troublesome. But I know we can pull through and enjoy ourselves dudes" said Luna.
Then Michelle sits with them. "And I'll do my part to keep an eye on all of you. Though Luna and Sam are growing teens that are protective and Lincoln and Jordan have been through so much, you all need some backup and I don't just mean some big naval base."
"We know and we're okay with you being there" said Luna. "I made a call to Peter Harris and he redirected my call to Elizabeth at the base and she said they'll see what they can do in adding an extra room. They're gonna send the message to FutureTech and it'll be all good from there."
Jordan smiles. "Glad my god father is making calls now and is on good terms with his new role. He called me yesterday and said the one thing he's greatful about, is not having to wake up so early in the morning." they all chuckle a bit and just enjoy this view of all their friends and families getting along and enjoying this moment in the park.
For tomorrow they 5 must prepare to make their departure for the one week stay on Castaway Island on Lake Eddy.
Then Lincoln recalls something. "We forget to mention Michelle, but this has to be a secret you can't tell anyone."
"Okay, what is it?" asked Michelle.
All the kids smiled. "There is a literal lake monster there, Plessy and she's the sole reason why Linc and I were found by Luna and the others, so chances we can see her again and she can be of assist to us."
Michelle goes wide eyed. "I'm sorry, did you guys just say Lake Monster?"
Yup, they have so much to tell her about that one.
A/N: This idea came to me in my sleep and I decided to add up the talk they needed to the others about Michelle Lewis tagging along. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Date made: 7/16/20.