Reversal of Fortune: Chapter 20: Post-Dinner Drama

(Scene Change: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Private Runway)

Private Runway was a runway relatively far from the main Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport building. Its isolated location and proximity to the nearest I-275 exit made it ideal for those flying privately to get in and out of the airport quickly. Among those people was Yovan Gromkiy, who had flown in on a black Russian military jet with a contingent of Russian scientists to deliver polonium to Lisa Loud.

Speaking of Lisa, she showed her security clearance ID to the attendant. When she did, she opened the gate, allowing Vanzilla to drive directly onto the runway. As the car pulled up alongside the jet, Lisa, Lana, and the Loud parents stepped out of the car in hazmat suits as they walked towards Yovan.

Yovan was a 6'2", burly, fair-skinned man with a short black pompadour and a gruff demeanor. He was surrounded by tall, muscular Russian Foreign Intelligence Service and Federal Security Service agents also clad in hazmat outfits as they wheeled the carefully sealed polonium to Lisa.

As Lana followed her family to Yovan, she waddled like a duck and made duck noises due to the hazmat suits being yellow. When Lisa saw this, she immediately shushed Lana, "This is serious."

When Yovan and Lisa met, Lisa spat, "Greetings, Yovan. I take it that you have what I need."

Yovan answered nervously, "Right here, Ms. Loud. I hope everything is in order."

After Lisa took the package in her hand, she took out the phone and scanned the package for its contents using the backups of the apps that she typically used to scan any material that came into the Loud House.

When the phone screen turned green with a checkmark, Lisa exhaled before blankly telling Yovan, "Thank you. Just synthesizing this radioactive material for research purposes." Lisa then scrolled through her phone before showing Yovan a cloud copy of the documentation of the special permission from the US government she received to synthesize the polonium.

After looking over the documentation, Yovan told Lisa, "You're welcome. Pleasure doing business with you."

As Yovan and the rest of the agents walked back to the plane, Lisa waved him off, "Pleasure's all mine." Lisa then instructed her family, "Come on, let's get back to Vanzilla. These chemicals are optimally stored, and I am not about to risk another trip back here."

The rest of her family immediately started walking back towards Vanzilla until a cute frog hopped in their way.

Lana, who noticed the frog, immediately rushed to it, and gushed, "Aww… I'm gonna name you Hops 2!"

Lynn Sr., Rita, and Lisa immediately yelled, "NO!"

Lana groaned, "Aww… why not?"

Lisa explained, "Given the fact that we are transporting highly dangerous chemicals, it would not be ideal to bring biological lifeforms into our vehicle without adequate protection."

Lana deadpanned, "Speak English, Lisa."

Lisa explained, "If you want to bring our frog in Vanzilla, it needs to be wearing the hazmat suit as well."

Lynn Sr. concurred, Besides, they're gross and creepy and… AHHH!", causing Lana to glare at him.

Rita tried to reassure Lana, "Honey, we know you're passionate about your animals. But not having your pets around anymore made me realize just how much of a health hazard they are. So we decided it's best that they don't stick around. Especially when your siblings are doing dangerous work," before muttering under her breath, "which is all the time."

Lana whined, "Aww, Mom!"

Rita urged Lana, "Come on honey, get in the car with the rest of us."

Lana scoffed, "Fine," before forlornly following the rest of her family to Vanzilla. Just before boarding Vanzilla, Lana turned around to face the frog and sadly waved it goodbye.

As Lana waved, Rita urged, "Lana, let's go!"

Lana sadly sighed before boarding Vanzilla and closing the door, after which Vanzilla drove off into the sunset.

(Scene Change: Sweetwater Manor)

As the Sweetwaters, Melissa, and Lincoln took their seats in Brian's office, Brian told everyone, "Alright, so now that we have Lincoln here, he can explain to us exactly what's happening in this security footage."

Melissa and the Sweetwaters cheered while Brian, Linda, Becky, and Melissa ruffled Lincoln's hair.

Brian then said, "Melissa, as usual, you're picking what we watch next."

Melissa walked over to the bag of USB keys and picked out one labelled, "L.I.S.A." Melissa hummed in thought before inserting it into Brian's computer, double-clicking on the eponymous video file, and waiting, along with Lincoln and the rest of the Sweetwaters, for the file to autoplay. As the computer screen came to life, the Sweetwaters heard three loud knocks on the door.

Melissa pressed pause on the clicker as she and the Swetwaters traded nervous glances. After a few seconds, Brian murmured, "I-I'll get it."

As Brian stood up, Linda begged him, "Be careful, honey!"

Brian caressed Linda's face as he assured her, "I will, baby." The two then shared a quick kiss on the lips before Brian walked towards the front door. When Brian opened the front door of his house, he was greeted by a surprise visitor, who asked, "Hi, uh… Mr. Sweetwater, is it?"

Brian confirmed, "That's my name, don't wear it out." After Brian studied the visitor's physical appearance, he guessed, "Hmm… and you are… Ronnie Anne, right?"

Ronnie Anne replied, "Yup," before asking, "Wait, how do you know?"

Brian explained, "Paige told us about you. Now, can I help you? We're in the middle of something here."

Ronnie Anne asked, "Is Becky here? It's important."

Brian studied Ronnie Anne for any signs of deception. When Brian found none, he told Ronnie Anne, "Yeah. I'll go get her for you. You can come inside if you want."

Ronnie Anne thanked Brian as he held the door open for her before locking it as Brian walked back to his office to get Becky.

As Ronnie Anne walked through the house's front door, she gawked, "Whoa." She was quickly interrupted by Becky, who smirked, "Like the digs?"

Ronnie Anne chuckled, "Yeah."

Becky then asked, "Ronnie Anne, right? Roberto's little sister?"

Ronnie Anne confirmed, "Yup, that's me. And that's why I wanted to talk to you. Roberto."

Becky asked, "Why? What's up?"

Ronnie Anne sighed before informing Becky, "Roberto's in a coma."

Becky uttered, "What?"

Ronnie Anne sighed, "Me, Roberto, and our mom all went to the hospital to get our tracking chips removed last night. My mom & I are fine. But Roberto…"

Becky fretted, "What? What about Roberto?"

Ronnie Anne continued, "The doctor told me there were some problems with his surgery, and that his condition is… uh, what is it…", before sounding out the word as she remembered hearing it from the doctor, "De-tear-e-o-rate-ing?"

Becky nodded, "Yup, that's it. Deteriorating."

Ronnie Anne said, "Yeah, deteriorating." She then explained Bobby's condition, trembling more and more with each detail, "The doctor said he's… he's not even breathing on his own anymore, his-his blood pressure's dangerously low, h-he's teetering on brain death, and… and… they're gonna t-t-take h-him o-off l-l-life s-support i-if t-things d-don't g-get b-better b-by t-t-tomorrow."

Becky whispered, "Oh my god. You're not serious right now."

Ronnie Anne replied, "Dead serious."

Becky gasped in shock and despair before kneeling to Ronnie Anne's height, putting her hand on Ronnie Anne's shoulder, and sympathizing, "Ronnie Anne… I'm so, so, so sorry. If you ever need anything, just let myself, Paige, Lincoln, Lindsay, or our parents know."

Ronnie Anne stated, "Actually, that's kind of why I wanted to talk to you."

Becky implored Ronnie Anne, "What do you need?"

Ronnie Anne sighed, "If you're still friends with Lori… and if you still have her number, can you let her know?"

Becky vowed, "Yes, yes I will." She then asked, "You know, how come you didn't go straight to the Loud House to fight those people? From what I heard from Paige, shouldn't you be over there cracking skulls right now?"

Ronnie Anne confessed, "I would be. You know, when I found out Bobby was in a coma, I asked my mom to buy me a saca tripas and drive me over to the Loud House."

Becky gasped before asking, "So, again, how come you're here?"

Ronnie Anne groaned, "As you would expect, my mom said no, and instead drove me straight here until I 'calmed down.'"

Becky retorted, "Well, that's good. You wouldn't happen to have that knife on you here, would you? Because if you do, I'd have to tell my parents and kick you out of the house."

Ronnie Anne protested, "No! Like I said, I told my mom before I did anything."

Becky maintained her hard stare at Ronnie Anne before she continued, "And while my mom drove me here, I calmed down a little and thought about what Paige said. And she was right. As much as I want to get back at the Louds, we can't do it without a proper plan. So that's also part of the reason I came to you guys: I wanted to know what you guys would do."

Becky sighed, "Come on in. We have something to show you. Just follow me." She then led Ronnie Anne to Brian's office as she texted Lori, "Robertos in a coma".

(Scene Change: Loud House, Lori's Room)

Lori was listening to the Boyz will be Boyz song, "When I Cry", through her noise-cancelling earbuds, when she saw a text from Becky pop up on her phone.

The text read, "Robertos in a coma".

When Lori read the text, she gasped in worry. However, the next two texts she received made her nearly crush her phone in grief, dread, and sorrow:
"Ronnie Anne told me conditions not good"
"Might die by tomorrow if things dont improve"

When the reality of Bobby's situation fully sank in, Lori slammed her phone on the nighttable before burying her face in her pillow and crying.

(Scene Change: Loud House, Leni's Attic)

Leni, who was sewing, threading, and stitching an angel costume for Lola's pageant the next night, was taken out of her thoughts when Lola whined, "Come on! How long is this going to take?! I need to prepare my dance for this thing pronto!"

Leni implored Lola, "Give me time! You want this outfit to come out perfect, don't you?"

Lola sneered, "Yeah, but I also want it to be READY! The pageant is TOMORROW, Leni, TOMORROW!"

Leni pleaded, "Hold still! I can't do this when you're fidgeting like that!"

When Lynn Jr. subsequently slammed the attic door yelling, "Booyah!", Leni and Lola grew so startled that Leni dropped her sewing needle. This, when combined with Lola's yelp, nearly ruined Lola's angel wings.

When Leni & Lola recovered, Lola shrieked, "LYNN! YOU ALMOST RUINED MY PAGEANT OUTFIT!"

Lynn Jr. huffed, "That doesn't matter right now." She then stomped over to Leni and asked, "Leni, how come you're not working on new squirrel suits for Stinkoln like I asked you to? My game's tomorrow! And it's tomorrow afternoon, not tomorrow night like Lola's pageant!"

Leni maintained, "Linky's not even here, so we won't know if it fits him until he tries it on!"

Lynn Jr. scoffed, "Pssh… I can try it on, you know that! But why aren't you working on it?"

Leni told Lynn Jr., "I was," before pointing over to the corner of the attic and telling her, "Take a look!"

When Lynn Jr. saw a completed squirrel suit head and a squirrel foot that had sewing fabric sticking out of it, she seethed, "Leni, what is this?"

Leni apologized, "S-s-sorry Lynn. I'm totes going as fast as I can!"

Lynn Jr. shouted, "Well, go faster! I have a game tomorrow, and if I don't have Stinkoln in a finished squirrel suit for good luck, I'm ruined! We're all ruined! Don't you care about this family at all?!"

Leni trembled, "I do…" before Lola interrupted, "Get in line, sporty! Leni's making an angel costume for MY PAGEANT TOMORROW! And we're much further along with that costume than you'll ever be with that STUPID MASCOT COSTUME!"

Lynn Jr. hissed, "What did you say?"

Lola barked, "I said that mascot costume is STUPID! Why don't you just buy one off the Internet like everyone else does? Or just go to the Halloween costume store and find a squirrel suit from there like a normal person?"

Lynn Jr. lectured, "I need that squirrel suit to be EXACTLY like the last one in order to have any good luck! Or to give any good luck for this family! God, do you guys not appreciate anything I do for this family? I mean, what the hell do you do, Lola, prance around in a dress and be like, 'Look at me!' 'Look at me!'? Huh? Is that all you're good for? Your looks? If that? Because I know dang well you ain't good for anything else!"

Lola gasped before growling at Lynn Jr., "Why, you little… RAAAAAH!"

Lola gasped before growling at Lynn Jr., "Why, you little… RAAAAAH!" Lola then rushed Lynn Jr. and attempted to tackle her to the ground while biting her and clawing her back.

As Leni watched the fight, she begged her siblings, "Guys! Guys! No fighting! Stop! I can work on both your outfits!"

As Lola and Lynn Jr. ignored Leni to continue fighting with each other, she whined to herself, "I wish Linky was here and he didn't ruin the squirrel suit! He was totes the best luck ever!"

(Scene Change: Sweetwater Manor, Brian's Office)

Becky finished explaining to a stunned Ronnie Anne, "So, yeah, that's what happened. At least what we know."

Ronnie Anne huffed, "Wait, wait, wait… how come you guys didn't get me involved in this?! One: I LOVE Marcus Quick! He's one of my heroes! Two: Imagine what knowledge of the Loud House you would have had with Bobby & I on our side! With him there, Marcus wouldn't have even needed to go through with… blegh… making love to Lori! He & his boys could've just robbed the house! Bobby wouldn't be in a coma, and we'd still have dead pets! Everyone wins! You know what, fuck it, why didn't you let me go in & steal the pets & the tech myself? Or at least be part of the squad? I'm an expert at setting up traps!"

Becky sighed, "First things first, you're literally an 11-year-old girl. Those dudes are grown men with actual criminal experience."

Ronnie Anne muttered, "I can handle them."

Becky hissed, "What did you say?"

Ronnie Anne roared, "I said I can handle them!"

Becky groaned, "Moving on. Second thing: you were grounded at the time, remember?"

Ronnie Anne gasped before Becky interrupted her, "How do I know that? Paige told us everything when she came home."

Ronnie Anne sighed, "Yeah, I suppose you're right."

Becky huffed, "You know I'm right. Chances are, Mrs. Santiago would've grounded you even longer, if you weren't thrown in juvie altogether. Now, you don't want that, do you?"

Ronnie Anne maintained, "I don't care if I'd have to go to jail for the rest of my life! Those Louds nearly killed Lame-O! They need to die! DIE! DIE!"

Paige said, "But…" before being interrupted by a crazed Ronnie Anne, who yelled, "THE POWER OF HATE COMPELS ME!"

Ronnie Anne then seethed, "Lame-O… your family's extremely lucky you survived the surgery. If you died… no one would've been able to stop me."

Lincoln snarked, "No, you'd actually be very stoppable."

Ronnie Anne growled, "What do you mean? Like I said, I know those Louds better than anyone other than Clyde and yourself! You guys are wasting a bunch of time doing all this… watching film, telling your friends, setting up meaningless pranks! I saw what happened to Lori!"

The rest of the Sweetwaters gasped before Becky asked Ronnie Anne, "Wait… what happened to Lori? What do you mean, what happened to Lori?"

Ronnie Anne groaned, "You guys seriously don't know? It's been all over the Internet!"

Becky explained, "No! We were out the whole day, either designing Lincoln's new room or taking him out to Salisbury's!"

Ronnie Anne gasped before exclaiming, "Holy shit, you guys took Lincoln to Salisbury's?!"

The Sweetwater family and Melissa smirked, "Mmm-hmm."

Ronnie Anne jabbed Lincoln in the arm while joshing him, "Damn, Lame-O, you bougie now, huh? But… I guess the date clothes could've given it away."

Lincoln chuckled, "Just shut up!"

Ronnie Anne then told the Sweetwaters, "Anyway, just watch this." Ronnie Anne proceeded to pull out her phone and show everyone else in the study a video of Lori crapping into a garbage can, followed by a couple of pictures students took of Lori's brown-stained pants.

(Scene Change: Loud House)

When Lori thought back to who implanted the tracking chip inside Bobby, she stopped crying and seethed, "THAT'S IT. THAT LITTLE BITCH."

Lori then stomped over to Lisa's room and loudly knocked on the door three times before yelling "LISA! YOU'D BETTER COME OUT HERE RIGHT NOW! IT'S HUMAN PRETZEL TIME!"

Lisa nonchalantly opened the door and threatened, "In my hands is a vial 10 micrograms of polonium, enough to kill this entire family. Now ask yourself: do you want that on your conscience, eldest sibling unit?"

Lori gasped before huffing, "You're literally bluffing."

Lisa replied, "No, I'm not. And don't think about telling our parent units: they OK'd this. Now, I'm going to be testing this polonium on living subjects. Are you interested in being the first one or not?"

Lori readied herself to tackle Lisa. But when she noticed her stomach rumbling, she held her butt as she told Lisa, "No, no, I'm good," before running to the toilet to do her business. As Lori ran off, Lisa sneered, "Thought so."

(Scene Change: Sweetwater Manor)

After watching the video and seeing the pictures, everyone in the room burst into hysterical laughter.

"I TOLD YOU GUYS!", Ronnie Anne boasted.

"OH MAN!", Brian roared.

"I CAN'T, I CAN'T!", Linda screamed.

"'LITERALLY' HYSTERICAL!", Becky taunted.

"YOU CAN 'LITERALLY' SAY THAT AGAIN!", Melissa wisecracked.

"WHOA!", Paige cheered.

"OLDEST SIBLING FIRST, HUH, LORI?", Lincoln mocked.

"I know I shouldn't be doing this… but… BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!", Lindsay said.

After a minute or so of hysterical laughter, Lincoln chuckled, "Man… thanks for giving us that laugh, Ronnie Anne. We really needed it after everything we've been through over the last few days."

Ronnie Anne giggled, "No problem, Lame-O. But back to what I was saying," before Becky interrupted, "WAIT!"

Everyone then asked Becky some form of, "What?", or "What is it?"

Becky exclaimed, "I was just checking the groupchat… Carol said she did this prank!"

Everyone in the room gasped before Melissa asked, "Wait, CAROL? How?!"

Becky explained, "She apparently swapped out Lori's lunch with a sandwich she laced with c-c-COLON STORM LAXATIVES!," before bursting into uproarious laughter once more.

Laughter dominated the room again for another minute before everybody calmed down. After she calmed down, Ronnie Anne affirmed, "As I was saying: absolutely hilarious." She then asked Becky and Melissa, "Girls, when you see Carol again, give her my props, OK?"

Becky and Melissa smirked, "Oh, we will!"

Ronnie Anne then asked, "Even with that, why don't you guys just get to the point, get some guns, and blast those monsters into oblivion?!"

The rest of the room groaned as Paige cried, "Girl, I thought I told you about this!"

Ronnie Anne insisted, "Yeah, but I'm just saying, it would be a lot quicker and easier to just get rid of them! Especially after what you guys set up, killing the pets and all that! You might've gotten Lisa's technology, but she's going to find out, one way or another! And when she does… you'll wish you listened to me, that's all I'm saying. Matter of fact, you know what, it's good that you killed the pets! They locked Lincoln out, too! Now, you practically have to kill them!"

Everyone except Ronnie Anne gasped in disgust before Lindsay assured them, "Don't worry, I've got this."

Lindsay then told Ronnie Anne, "You know, your recklessness is costing us right now."

Ronnie Anne shouted, "Recklessness? What recklessness? You guys set Marcus Quick up to kill the pets."

Lindsay insisted, "I swear, we didn't know! We just wanted him to get Lisa's technology and Luan's pranking supplies so the Louds wouldn't have anything to get us back with!"

Ronnie Anne grunted, "Mm-hmm. That's what they all say. From what Bobby and Lincoln told me, you're even worse than Lola. So why should I trust you? Huh? Why shouldn't I just buy myself a saca tripas, walk over to the Loud House, and kill everyone there? See, I'm just cutting to the chase here. But you monsters… you insist on torturing them before you kill them. Every moment they stay alive is another moment they can plot against us. Let me kill them and let the world move on."

Lindsay threatened, "Look, I understand what you're trying to say. And I even appreciate that you're on board with our ultimate goal. But don't forget: you aren't off the hook, either. We saw the security footage. We saw everything you did to Lincoln."

Ronnie Anne gulped, "E-e-everything?"

Lindsay sneered, "Yes, everything. All of your pranks against Lincoln. Just because you're on our side now doesn't mean you weren't a rotten witch before. You aren't a saint, honey."

Ronnie Anne countered, "No one on this side is! Ugh… that's the problem with you popular, prissy, rich girls! You always present yourselves as these innocent little angels, yet behind closed doors, you commit the most despicable acts imaginable! See, that's the difference between me and you: at least I'm honest."

Lincoln then barked, "If you're so honest, then answer me this: why did you keep pranking me?"

Ronnie Anne stuttered while blushing, "Well, Lame-O… Lincoln… I… I…"

Lincoln quickly interrupted, "Save it, Ronnie Anne. Also, how do you think killing the pets would really help with your plan? I lived with those pets: they were practically my ex-housemates' lemmings. Whatever my ex-housemates did, they followed. Do you really think you're an animal whisperer, huh? That you could have talked Charles out of locking me out? Or talked Cliff, Walt, Geo, and all of Lana's other animals into letting me back in? And if you wanted to kill everyone who's ever done wrong to me… I suggest you start by looking in the mirror."

Ronnie Anne muttered, "B-b-but L-Lincoln…"

Lincoln interrupted, "Ronnie Anne, be thankful that your tracking chip removal surgery was successful or we'd already have you off the plan right now. As it is, we're dangerously close to kicking you out of the plan. But, because I like you, I'm going to give you one more chance."

Ronnie Anne pleaded, "Lincoln, please, listen to me!"

Lincoln shouted, "No, listen to me! We're watching security footage of the Louds so we can best determine how to strike back at them. If you want to stay on the plan, I suggest you calm down, sit down, watch with us, and pay attention. Heck, if you have valuable insights and inside scoops that you can give us, please do so. But if all you're going to say is that our ex-housemates deserve to die, then please, leave now. All you'll be doing is distracting us. The choice is yours, Ronnie Anne."

Lincoln and Ronnie Anne stared each other down before Ronnie Anne sighed, "You know what, Lame-O? You've got a point. I still want nothing more than bloody revenge. However, with what you guys have, I think it would be best to study the Louds before we strike back at them."

Lindsay smiled, "Good. Glad you see it our way, Ronnie Anne."

Ronnie Anne then joked, "And hey, if Carol did… hee-hee… that to Lori without studying the Louds, just imagine what we could do after we've fully studied the Louds."

The rest of the group snickered before Melissa assured Ronnie Anne, "And about the episodes that you missed, don't worry. I'll fill you in on the details once this is all over, and you can participate in our planning… so long as you can keep your emotions under control."

Ronnie Anne uttered, "Hmm," before shaking Melissa's hand, "Deal. But I'm not making any promises."

Brian smiled, "I can live with that. Now come on, we've got a lot of footage to watch and not a lot of time."

With that, Melissa got up from her chair and pressed play on the video file. When she did, the computer screen came to life with a comic strip-style title card labelled, "The Old and the Restless", and a picture of Lincoln as an old man right beside said title.

(Scene Change: Loud House)

As Lori left the toilet, Lucy immediately popped up, causing Lori to jump in alarm.

As Lucy popped up, she told Lori, "Come to my room."

Lori whispered, "OK," before slowly followed Lucy into her room.

As Lori walked into Lucy's closet, she groaned, "So, what did you bring me in here for? Another rousing rendition of 'Lori BrownPants?'"

Lucy sighed, "While even my dark, gothic nature found joy in such a childish song, I brought you here for another reason."

Lori rolled her eyes before Lucy continued, "I heard about your Bobby problem."

Lori gasped, "Wait, how did you…", before realizing, "Oh, right. Thin walls. But why would you care?"

Lucy explained, "Your betrayal of Bobby cuts deep like when Griselda cheated on Edwin. However, I sense that you still have feelings for the boy, is that correct?"

Lori sniffled, "Y-yes I DO-OO-OO!", before crying.

Lucy sympathized, "Sigh. I feel your heartbreak." She then implored Lori, "If Bobby were conscious, is there anything you'd say to him right now?"

Lori whimpered, "I-I-I'd t-t-tell h-him t-t-that I-I l-love h-him a-a-and t-that I-I'm s-s-sorry any of this happened, a-a-and I'd take it back if I co-o-o-ould!" She then wept, "BOO-BOO BEAR, PLEASE FORGIVE ME!"

Lucy sighed, "You still carry a great deal of affection for him and regret for what you did, even though you two are broken up. Your devotion is admirable. I might be able to help you. But, on one condition."

Lori wailed, "I'll do anything, Lucy! Anything!"

Lucy smirked, "Free rides in Vanzilla… for the rest of the month."

Lori sniffled before smiling at Lucy, "Deal."

Lucy blankly replied, "Pleasure doing business with you."

After sniffling, Lori asked Lucy, "So how are you going to help me?"

Lucy ignored Lori as she pulled out her crystal ball and put it in the center of the room. Once she did that, she pulled her Ancient Book of Spells off a shelf and scrolled through it. As Lucy scrolled, she muttered to herself, "love… heartbreak… apology… Aha."

When Lucy found what she was looking for, she walked back to the crystal ball and sat down with the book in her hand. She then instructed Lori, "Sit."

Lori rolled her eyes again at Lucy before sitting down in front of the crystal ball. Then, Lucy took Lori's hands, and while holding them, told her, "Gaze into the crystal ball," to which Lori obliged.

As Lori and Lucy gazed into the crystal ball together, Lucy recited her spell that she and Lori hoped would make Bobby better:

"Forces of love, a situation is dire;
A beloved boy is about to expire
Grant him the strength to awaken from sleep;
As we remember the love that he keeps
For all those around him, family and friends;
Pray that his spirit triumphs in the end
Roberto, Roberto, see tomorrow and your wife;
Please, spirits, save this boy's life."

As Lucy ended the spell, she ordered Lori, "Now, gaze deeply into the crystal ball for 30 seconds. And tell me: what do you see?"

As Lori gazed into the crystal ball, she saw an image of Bobby lying down on his hospital bed on life support. However, Bobby's face started to regain a healthy glow as opposed to the sickly pale brown color it had at the start of the vision.

Lori gasped before squealing as she hugged Lucy, "Bobby's going to be OK! Bobby's going to be OK! Thanks, Luce!"

Lucy said, "Not exactly."

Lori released the hug and grumbled, "Not exactly?", before screeching, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN NOT EXACTLY?!"

Lucy groaned, "Sigh. The spell that I used on you comes with a condition."

Lori asked, "And what might that condition be?"

Lucy explained, "Bobby will not awaken until he's kissed by his soulmate."

Lori exclaimed, "THAT'S the condition?!"

Lucy blankly said, "Yes."

Lori chuckled, "Well, shoot. Bobby's literally as good as awake then. Matter of fact, I'm gonna go downstairs and tell my parents I'm taking Vanzilla to the hospital right now!"

Lori then tightly hugged Lucy and cheered, "Thanks, Luce!", before giving her a big kiss on the cheek and practically skipping out of the room, singing to the tune of "Here Comes the Bride": "Bobby's awake, Bobby's awake!"

Lucy called out to Lori, "You forgot…", before groaning to herself, "Sigh. No one really listens to me."

Meanwhile, Lori pranced into her parents' room, startling them, "Hey Mom, Dad!"

Rita trembled, "Lori… what do you want now, sweetie?"

Lori immediately bear-hugged her parents while squealing, "BOBBY'S OK! EEEEEEE!" Lori then put on her most innocent little girl face and asked, "So, Mommy, Daddy… can I please have the keys to Vanzilla to see him in the hospital, please, pretty please?"

Lynn Sr. and Rita gasped before Lynn Sr. asked, "Bobby's in the h-h-hospital? But why?"

Lori panted, "Bobby was in a coma. But it's gonna be OK. We're gonna be OK. We're all gonna be OK! Lucy gave me the spell, and he's gonna be OK, and we're gonna be back to normal like we used to be! Me and my Boo-Boo Bear! All you have to do is take me to the hospital so I can kiss him awake, and everything will go back to normal, and we're all literally gonna be OK! So what do you say, Mom & Dad?"

Lynn Sr. and Rita traded bewildered glances before Lynn Sr. murmured, "Erm… no."

Lori shrieked, "NO?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO?! BOBBY'S LITERALLY ABOUT TO DIE, LINKY MIGHT STILL BE IN THERE, WE NEED HIM FOR GOOD LUCK, AND…"

Rita exasperatedly groaned, "We know, we know. Look, it's a school night, and we're already tired from doing Lisa's thing and trying to make sure all of you can calm down. Lola has her beauty pageant tomorrow night, so how about we visit him then?"

Lori sniffled, "B-b-but M-M-Mom…"

Rita assured Lori, "He'll be fine. Both of them will. Besides, I heard about your… erm… accident at school. I think it's best you take the night off, sweetie, and visit him tomorrow when you feel better."

Lori gasped, "ACCIDENT? I HAD NO…" before hearing the rumbling of her stomach yet again.

As Lori's stomach rumbled, Rita rolled her eyes at Lori and asked, "You were saying?"

Lori squeaked, "Sorry, gotta go Mom… literally!", before rushing out of her parents' room and into the bathroom yet again.

(Scene Change: Sweetwater Manor)

As Melissa pressed play on the clicker, the screen came to life as everyone in the room paid rapt attention.

Video starts
Title Card: L.I.S.A. – Lesson In Secret Assignments

JUNE 2016

Within Lisa's room, a colossal three-foot-tall, wall-mounted monitor engulfed the would-be pitch-black room in a hazy, omniscient deep blue, leaving no corner of the room untouched. And yet, there Lisa sat, transfixed to the monitor as if daring it to blink in this unannounced staring contest. And on occasion, it would, marked by an extra pixel of blue showing up in a white progress bar.

As the white progress bar continued its ever-so-slow march from the left side of the screen to the right side of the screen, Lily stood from inside her crib. As she leaned her head from side to side, she desperately searched for what could possibly be so exciting that Lisa could stare at it forever without moving.

Lily babbled, "Sa sa?"

Lisa muttered, "Not now, Lily." Lily groaned, crossed her arms and plopped herself down angrily in response, to which Lisa sighed, "it's only a couple pixels-… one pixel."

Lisa was so desperate for the progress bar to move that her eyes tricked her into believing that the progress bar moved, purely out of desperation to just let her body rest. Every muscle in her body began de-tensing as her body began to sway from side to side, begging her, Please, please don't break. As Lisa's body swayed from side to side, the screen blinked one final time, before switching off, leaving Lisa and Lily in the now pitch-black room.

Lisa, who was barely awake prior to the flash, blurted out, "Wha-what just happened?", as she shook herself awake. As she did, she noticed a small blue light just like the monitor illuminating a white cord to her right. Following the cord from behind the monitor, Lisa trailed her eyes down over the console to her feet, where her phone lay. Coating Lisa's face in the same hazy blue hue, and on the screen, it simply read, "Transfer Completed".

As Lisa read these words out, she cheered, "I-it's finished! Lily! It's finished! Lily?"

Unfortunately, Lily appeared as transfixed to the monitor as Lisa was. This instilled pure unadulterated panic in Lisa as she rushed over to Lily's crib, madly alternating between snapping her fingers and flailing her hands in Lily's face.

Lisa fretted, "Lily! Control to Lily! Do you copy? Lily?!"

As Lily provided no response, a horrified Lisa's eyes shrunk as she whispered, "Oh no, no, no, no… no! Not again! Not-".

However, as Lisa began to fear the worst, Lily giggled to life, "Sa sa! Hehehe," as she reached her arms through her crib, her hands toiling to merely touch Lisa.

Lisa sighed in relief before exclaiming, "That's what I like to see! Now, let's see whether this tech really works!"

As Lisa proceeded to log into her phone to look for her files, Lily exclaimed, "Me! I wannah," as she desperately clawed at Lisa's phone through the crib bars.

Lisa smiled in adoration before conceding, "Alright, alright, you can have the honours, but first I have to find all of them." When she found what she was looking for, Lisa cheered, "Ah! There they are!" She then turned the display towards Lily and instructed her, "Just press one of the squares with your finger, like this, okay?"

Instantly, Lily cooed and pushed on the phone repeatedly in a joyous fashion, causing it to vibrate as it switched to a new app. When Lisa checked what Lily pressed, she worriedly asked, "Mr. Gromkiy?"

However, Lisa would be shaken out of her thoughts as she heard the door knock. For a split second, she froze, hoping the person at the door would simply go away.

Unfortunately for Lisa, said person asked, "Are you OK?"

Lisa grumbled to herself, "Ugh, of course, who else could it be?!", before turning to the intruder and asking, "What is it, Lincoln?"

Lincoln explained sheepishly, "W-well, Mom said it's Lily's bath time."

Lisa checked the time on her phone to confirm whether what Lincoln was saying was true. When she saw the notification that it was indeed Lily's bath time, a despondent frown crept across her face as she uttered to herself, "Even after starting early, I still haven't anything to show for it."

Lily inquired, "Sa sa?", mirroring Lisa's worry.

Lincoln interrupted the both of them, "Sorry Lise, mom's orders."

Knowing that Lily couldn't see her worried, Lisa carefully took Lily out of her crib and handed her to Lincoln as she despondently replied, "Yes, Lincoln."

Wanting to cheer Lisa up, Lincoln suggested, "Hey, Lily! Why don't you give Lisa a goodbye?"

Lily lit up, saying, "Bai bai Li-", before Rita interrupted her, "Lincoln! The bathtub isn't getting any warmer!"

Lincoln promised, "Shoot, u-uhm, coming!", before reassuring Lisa, "I'll bring her back to you as soon as she's done!"

Lisa grumbled, "That would be nice," as Lincoln hurried off to the bathroom.

As Lisa was left with her own thoughts, she buried her face in her hands and rested her arms upon the walls of the crib. As she did, her nose touched a space-themed mobile dangling above, complete with a tiny Earth model, a teeny rocket ship, and a microscopic alien spacecraft. Just for the heck of it, Lisa reached underneath the crib, flicking a tiny switch that made the mobile start spinning gently, as a tinny tune began to play.

As the tune played, Lisa murmured longingly, "One day, we're gonna be in that little rocket ship Lily, and we'll go somewhere that, that alien, along with all its friends could never touch us, whatever it takes, whatever…"

Lisa's contemplations were interrupted by her room door being slammed open. A frustrated Lisa defiantly roared, "Begone!", as she aimed her finger behind her back in the door's general direction.

This stunned Lynn Jr. into stuttering, "H-hey! T-take it easy! I-it's just me! Lynn!"

Lisa growled, "I know!", as she twisted her head around to meet Lynn, who was currently cowering behind Lisa's door, being sure to put on a friendly smile for her. Lisa rolled her eyes at Lynn Jr. before continuing, "You have mere seconds to explain yourself, sporty."

Lynn Jr. stammered, "Seconds?! But that's not-"

Lisa began counting down, "Three."

Lynn Jr. hurriedly said, "Oh shit! U-uhm, okay so, we're all kinda sick of Lincoln lately, right? I mean, everything the kid touches just dies really-"

Lisa uttered, "Two."

Lynn Jr. continued, "S-so I was thinking just now, 'hey! Why don't we do something about that? Right?!"

Lisa menacingly warned, "One-", before Lynn Jr. desperately blabbed, "Oh c'mon Lisa! I know you want him gone! All of us gone!" When Lynn Jr. realized just how loudly she had shouted that, she sheepishly covered her mouth.

Lynn Sr. chimed in from the kitchen, "Gone? Lisa is that true?", making Lisa freeze solid on the spot.

Lisa nervously rationalized, "U-Uhm, no father! She must be talking about when I'm doing schoolwork! In which case, yes it is true that I would prefer not to be bothered!"

Lynn Sr. shrugged it off, "Oh! Well, I guess that makes sense," before crying out, "Anyhow, speaking voices please!"

Lisa replied with a faux smile, "Yes," before snapping her gaze up at Lynn.

After Lisa snapped her fingers behind her, where a lone study desk and a puny chair sat, Lynn obliged and took a seat. This allowed Lisa to peer just outside her room, spotting several doors peering at Lisa from behind their doors. But after giving them all the stink eye, they all cowered back inside their rooms, slamming them shut. After waiting a moment, Lisa did the same. She trotted off to her computer chair and promptly climbed on top, swivelling around and meeting Lynn just barely fitting on her comparatively puny seat.

Lisa then narrowed her eyes at Lynn as she uttered on the verge of a scowl, "Speak."

Lynn Jr. sighed, "Alright, so I may have eavesdropped on what you were talking about, just a teeny bit! However, I was gonna come in anyway to talk to you about Lincoln regardless."

Lisa snapped, "What about Lincoln?"

Lynn Jr. admitted, "Well, I've been thinking about getting rid of the kid for a while now"

Lisa raised a brow, "You have?"

Lynn Jr. scoffed, "Tsk, yeah! Ever since Lucy went 'freakazoid' I've been gunning for him!"

A stunned Lisa asked, "Are you implying she wasn't always goth?"

Lynn Jr. shouted, "Not even close to being a goth, if that's what you wanna call it. If anything, she was looking up to being a Lynn Jr., Jr.! Marcus Quick posters and everything!"

Lisa narrowed her eyes, "I see. Continue."

Lynn Jr. explained with a forlorn frown, "Yeah, some time ago just before you showed up, Lucy picked up on some of Lame-o's comics. After a while, she didn't wanna play catch with me, or do anything anymore. She's gotten a little better, yeah, but I haven't seen her come to the couch to watch a game with me in a long time."

Lisa pondered, "So what you're saying is, Lincoln is the reason Lucy is chronically depressed?"

Lynn Jr. sheepishly responded, "Uhm, yeah. I guess that's what I'm saying, huh?"

Lisa stared Lynn Jr. down as she mused, "Hmph, interesting."

Lynn Jr. saw the look on Lisa's face and gruesomely grinned, "L-look, Lisa, I've seen how you get on with Lily, and after witnessing Lincoln steal my roomie? I think it's about time we showed him a little taste of his own medicine, hm?"

"Hmm," Lisa hummed in thought, "Tempting, very tempting offer."

Lynn Jr. blurted out, "But?"

Lisa began, "While you are correct in the assumption that I wish to protect Lily, her wishes are her own."

A startled Lynn Jr. pleaded, "B-but Lisa! Don't you get what's gonna happen?"

Lisa pointed out, "I know enough. Besides, if Lily's want is to be Lincoln's 'roomie,' then who am I to deny her that wish?"

Lynn Jr.'s eye twitched as she jumped out of her chair before clamoring, "No, you don't! Clearly, you don't! Because if you did, then you'd want that walking jinx gone ASAP!"

Lisa indignantly scowled, "Fix your tone right now or I'll do it for you with an audience watching."

Lynn Jr. growled, "The Sister Fight Protocol, that Sadie Hawkins Dance, the Sweet Spot deal, what he almost said to Lori on her voicemail, the garage sale, Ronnie Anne! Just- fucking Ronnie Anne, Lisa! Just her alone! And just yesterday, my game! That he attended! And you're just okay with Lincoln taking Lily?! The kid is a certified LIFE RUINER!"

"ENOUGH!" Lisa screeched, huffing and puffing as her breath slowly came to her, "I've heard enough… now, was there anything else?"

Lynn Jr. narrowed her eyes at Lisa, mimicking a look of pity, as she shook her head, "No, I'm finished."

Lisa said, "Then I suggest you leave, ASAP," before shooting her finger towards her door.

Lynn Jr. sighed, "Okay, I'll go," as she walked towards Lisa's door. She then turned back to face Lisa and snapped, "But realize this, Lisa: You're gonna have to choose eventually: Lily? Or nothing? Because let's face it, you're nothing without Lily, nothing."

Lynn Jr. then slammed the door behind her as she left Lisa to sit there, cold and alone. However, as Lynn Jr. left Lisa's room, she was greeted by a fuming Rita, Lincoln, and Lily.

Lynn Jr. joked sheepishly, "What seems to be the problem? Officer? Eheh, get it?", but all that did was harden the trio's glares.

Lynn Jr. quickly saw this and nervously asked, "H-how much did you guys hear back there?"

Lincoln snapped, "Oh! Not too much actually, life ruiner," making Lynn gulp.

Rita then scolded, "And just to make it official, you're grounded, effective immediately," Rita scolded.

Lynn Jr. gasped before whining, "But mom-!"

Rita shouted back, "Nope! Just head straight to your room! Pronto!"

Lynn Jr. started, "But-", before Rita interrupted her, "Now!", making Lynn Jr. groan in agony.

As Lynn Jr. walked off, Rita added, "And no attitude, either!", causing Lynn Jr. to ball up her fists in rage. As Lynn Jr. stormed off into her room, Lily blew a raspberry at her, causing Lynn Jr. to groan and slam her room door shut.

When Lynn Jr. entered her room, Lucy mocked, "So, how did it go?"

Lynn Jr. growled, "Shut up, spooky."

Meanwhile, Rita gingerly stepped inside Lisa's room, and saw the forlorn look on Lisa's face as she motionlessly sat on her high chair.

A concerned Rita began, "Hey sweetie, you okay there?"

Lisa answered while nodding mindlessly, "Yeah, I'm functional."

Rita groaned before spreading her arms wide and beckoning, "C'mon, I need these too sometimes."

Lisa sighed before obliged, dragging her feet across the carpet all the way into Rita's arms, much to her delight as she scooped Lisa into her chest.

As Rita held Lisa, she asked with a sweet smile, "Now, isn't that better?"

Lisa nodded, "Yes, it-," before stopping when she saw Lily giggling gleefully in Rita's arms as she toiled to grasp at Lisa. This made Rita chuckle, "Oh, don't worry, Lily! I'll bring Lisa back as soon as she's done with her business at her university! Isn't that right, sweetie?"

However, as Lily grasped at Lisa, Lisa intensely ogled both Lincoln & Lily, thinking to herself repeatedly, Lincoln or Lily?

This unnerved both Lincoln and Rita, and caused the latter to ask Lisa, "Sweetie? Is something wrong?"

Lisa offered no response, causing Rita to worriedly ask, "Lisa?"

Lisa still offered no response as she worried about Lily, causing Rita to concernedly yell, "Lisa!"

Lisa quickly shook herself awake before explaining melancholically, "Huh? Oh, sorry, I was, thinking."

Rita assured Lisa, "That's okay, sweetie. Now, the man at your university said he wanted to see you as soon as possible. So, yeah, whenever you're ready, we'll go. Alright, sweetie?"

Lisa gasped, "Someone wants to see me? At the university?", before she remembered who wanted to see her and said in understanding, "Wait, ah, I see."

Rita replied, "Well, we'd better not keep him waiting."

The two then walked towards Vanzilla before driving to the University of Michigan's Chemistry Building.

(Time Skip: 45 minutes later, University of Michigan Chemistry Building)

As soon as Vanzilla pulled up in front of the Chemistry Building's entrance, Lisa beelined towards the classroom she needed to be at so quickly she forewent her goodbye with Rita. As Lisa skulked the room, Lisa spotted her target right away: A tall, lumbering man wearing a large-collared lab coat that stretched down to his knees, complete with a black turtle neck and sunglasses. Upon spotting him, she scanned the room one more time to ensure no one else was on site. Fortunately, there was no one else there but the two of them, so Lisa decided to approach the man. As she did so, she pulled out a tiny piece of paper and unfolded it carefully while straightening her clothes. Once she met with the man, she handed the piece of paper to the man and cleared her throat thoroughly to get his attention.

As the man reviewed the paper, he hummed in deep thought, before ultimately shaking his head, uttering, "I cannot."

Lisa glared at the man, pointing an ireful finger at him, "You owe me for getting you here in the first place Mr. Gromkiy, or should I say-"

Yovan fretted, "I know! I know I do! But listen, I have to go back, they're getting, uh, antsy."

Lisa clenched her fists tightly as she uttered, "How soon?"

Yovan answered meekly, "Uhm, a week? Ish?" This made Lisa let out a low, feral growl as her whole body began rattling with rage.

Yovan saw Lisa's rage and implored her, "I-I can do the base amount! B-but no more! I'd be caught for certain otherwise, you see?"

While Lisa didn't like what Yovan said, she figured, better than nothing. After a brief pause, Lisa spat, "Deal," while extending her hand to Yovan.

Yovan shook Lisa's hand vigorously while crying, "Thank you! Thank you, comrade! When you return next time, I will have what you ask! Oh, and same time of course."

Lisa finished, "I expect nothing less."

As Yovan walked away from Lisa, Lisa took one last look around the room before deciding to leave herself. But just as she was about to leave, Lisa spotted something peculiar: a small box wrapped in brown paper with a letter tied to it. After carefully opening the package to not damage the paper, she discovered a rectangular metal box engraved with "261 MCI Pistol mk1" on both its front and back. Lisa's eyes gleamed at the sight, for she now knew exactly what lied inside that metal box.

But just before Lisa opened the box, she instead peeled open the envelope attached to the package. Lisa smirked at the details labelled on the said note, knowing they were all purely fabricated, right down to the stamp. But nonetheless, Lisa pried open the note, also, being cautious in accidentally ripping it. The note read:

"From Mr. Yovan Gromkiy
To Prof Lisa M. Loud, P.h.D.:

I once again apologize for not being able to appear in person, but I'm sure the gift I've brought to you will be compensation enough for my absence, as it is indeed what you asked for. That being an authentic, 261 MCI pistol, complete with two 28-round magazines. I would have obtained more, but the extra one I was able to grab already nearly cost an arm and a leg. I know you already have plenty of experience with micro-electronic technology, so I will not waste ink re-educating you.

However, it is critical that you understand that this is just as deadly as any other air gun of its kind. Albeit heavily handicapped in that regard, it still possesses the power to kill if utilized incorrectly. So if you wish to place a chip in say, the amygdala as you insisted, you must make sure you aim the pistol's barrel right between where the parietal and occipital lobe meet. Otherwise, the target may suffer excessive hemorrhaging, so please be careful, for everyone's sake.

Oh, and in the case the reader of this note is not Prof Lisa M. Loud, your fingerprints are being logged to the appropriate authorities as you are reading this, and you are currently in the process of being detained.

Otherwise, the key to the box should be in the envelope, and instructions on how to remove the chips are on the back.

Sincerely,
Mr. Yovan Gromkiy."

True to Yovan's word, the key was contained in the envelope. It was much smaller than Lisa was expecting, but when she inspected the lock on the box, it seemed to be just as small. Lisa knew better than to open the box in public, so she repackaged everything as she found it, called Rita to pick her up, and left the university and headed home as if nothing happened.

Lisa waited for everyone in the house to fall asleep that night before executing her plan. When Lisa saw the entire interior of the house go dark, Lisa grabbed the package from under her bed, grabbed the key from the envelope inside the package, and opened the box.

Lisa's eyes gleamed once again at the glorious sight of what lay before her. Like a fresh newborn, Lisa gingerly lifted the pistol out of the interior, examining the very handsome find. The frame and detailing were made of high-quality black and white polymer plastic, excluding the firing mechanism and the barrel. While the gun reminded Lisa of a Mark VI Ruger, it felt so light and breezy in Lisa's hand that she felt comfortable waving it around with one hand. But Lisa wouldn't let her fascination with the gun distract her from her mission. After Lisa's eyes darted back to the metal box, she pulled out one of the semi-opaque polymer cartridges, and slid it into the grip of the pistol where it belonged.

Lisa deviously smirked to herself, "Now, who's first?", as she scanned her room through the gun's iron sights. And to her shock, her eyes met with those of innocent, sweet Lily.

When Lisa locked eyes with Lily, her gleeful excitement evaporated immediately upon realizing what she was looking and aiming at. She froze before pointing her weapon away from Lily's general direction.

When she did, she gazed down at her hand, holding the weapon, and shook her head vehemently, "No. Not after a test fire at the very least." With those words, Lisa knew who her real first target was.

Lisa then stretched exactly one foot outside her room's door as she creaked it open. Once Lisa could see outside of her room, she scanned the hallway side-to-side as if on a road before tiptoeing swiftly across the hallway and into the bathroom. After flicking the bathroom light on, she then climbed up on top of the sink, standing directly inside the sink, and conveniently, the bathroom mirror. Swinging the mirror open without falling over, Lisa grabbed a tub of numbing cream, rubbing it profusely into the back of her scalp until she couldn't feel herself applying it anymore.

Lisa then put the numbing cream away and closed the bathroom mirror, giving one more good look at herself before anything happened, even managing a snicker at the sight before her. For if even one thing went wrong, all of Lisa's blood, sweat, and tears would all be chalked up to suicide. Determined to not let it end like that, Lisa pulled her hair back with one hand, revealing a single gap of skin in her hair, and aimed the pistol square on that very spot, just like Yovan told her to do.

Taking a deep breath, Lisa closed her eyes so tightly that not a single molecule of light could seep into Lisa's eyes. This meant that if anything at all went wrong, the last thing Lisa would see as she squeezed the trigger, would be pure, all-encompassing, nothingness.

Click.

Lisa muttered to herself, "D-did it work? I mean, I didn't feel anything so…", before pausing. As rays of blinding heavenly light peered through the darkness and began to flood Lisa's vision, she began to panic, "Wait. If there really is nothingness, how is there light?! What's going on?!"

However, Lisa's vision cleared up a split-second later, revealing her standing perfectly still, right where she left herself.

"Oh, hello again," Lisa deadpanned. She then hopped off her stool step and away from the bathroom, being sure to turn off the light while she did.

Now emboldened, Lisa asked, "Anyhow, who's next?" The Loud pets would get injected next, followed by the Loud parents and every Loud sibling except Lily. After chipping them all, she returned to her room to shoot Lily with her chip. And rather conveniently for Lisa, it was the last shot in her magazine. The thought of shooting Lily even knowing that she would survive still irked Lisa deep down, but after going this deep, Lisa reasoned to herself that she might as well finish the job. She aimed from across the room since Lily's skull wasn't as developed as those of the others, and fired.

For a moment, pure silence filled the room, as Lily appeared to be still as a stone. This deeply frightened Lisa, as with the others, they all at least flinched upon contact, right before going back to snoring again. But Lily was different. Lisa instantly dropped the gun as she made a mad dash to Lily's crib, frantically rocking it as hard as Lisa's arms could muster, "Lily! Please wake up! Please! I'm begging you! Please!"

As Lisa noticed Lily beginning to stir awake, she stopped rocking the crib.

Lily groaned, "Urgh," as she stretched her arms wide open while yawning. Tilting her head to the side, Lily lit up at the sight of Lisa's teary face. Lisa returned the sentiment as she whipped her eyes.

Lisa questioned sweetly, "Hey there little Lily, you okay?"

"Sa sa! Hehe!", Lily giggled, making Lisa laugh too.

Lisa then playfully grinned, "I'm not gonna tell anyone but, I know where your tickle-spot is!"

Lily confoundedly asked, "Ickle Shpot?"

Lisa giggled, "Indeedy doo, and it's right… there!", before springing out and tickling Lily just under her back. This made Lily start giggling madly, flailing her arms around in a desperate attempt to cease Lisa's onslaught.

Thankfully for Lily, Lisa let up before relievedly murmuring, "Alright, looks like you're all set." As soon as she said that, Lisa flicked a little switch underneath Lily's crib, spinning her mobile hanging above as a tinny tune began to play. Lisa left Lily and went back to sleep herself, and life continued in the Loud House as if nothing ever happened.

Video ends

Closing A/N: Uh-oh.

A/N 2: Shoutout to DJ Sprouts for the L.I.S.A. video script. It was such a good prologue that I honestly felt that it deserved its own security tape.

Will Lisa's new goodies have any immediate effect on the Loud House? What conclusions will Lincoln, the Sweetwaters, Melissa, & Ronnie Anne reach about Lincoln's home life after watching the rest of the security footage? Find out next chapter on… REVERSAL! OF! FORTUNE!