Author's Note:

Sorry for the wait for this chapter, but it was a long one. Enjoy and review and let me know what you think.

J.D., Varie, Eddy, Lincoln, Laney, and Lori drive to the Santiago House.

"Can't I just stay in the car?" Lincoln asked, hopefully.

"No," Lori replied. "You're saying goodbye to your girlfriend in person!"

That made Lincoln sigh. "Ronnie Anne is my girlfriend, but we're not as close as you and Bobby, and it's not goodbye. They're only going away for the weekend."

Lori began to cry. "It might as well be forever. I don't know what I'd do without my Bobby Boo-Boo Bear!" She removes her hands from the steering wheel and covers her face.

Lincoln takes the wheel and begins to steer. "Lori! Get it together, woman!"

"Hold on tight Lincoln!" yelled J.D., terrified.

The Santiago's residence.

Lori and Bobby are crying while holding each other.

"Here you go, babe. This is for you." Bobby pulls out a hoodie with a cat dressed as a businessman. "I wore it under my uniform all week." The sound of a cat meowing is played.

"Ah, Boo-Boo Bear." Lori embraced it. "It smells like love. And corn dogs."

J.D., Varie, Lincoln, and Ronnie Anne are watching them as they cry again, having grown tired of it.

Ronnie Anne checks her watch. "Ugh. It's been twenty minutes. I'm calling it."

Lincoln nods in agreement, and the two approach their older siblings. And J.D. and Lincoln try to pull Lori away. In contrast, Ronnie Anne tries to pull Bobby away, which proves difficult because they hold each other tightly.

"So, Ronnie Anne, are you excited about visiting your grandparents?" J.D. asked.

While pulling Bobby away from Lori, Ronnie Anne replied to J.D. and Lincoln, "Yeah. And my aunt and uncle, as well as their four kids. It's crazy. You'd like it."

"I had no idea you had a large family like Lincoln," Varie marvelled.

Ronnie Anne nodded. "Yeah. I know. It's crazy."

"How are you going to deal with it?" Lincoln asked.

"It'll only be two days," Ronnie Anne reassured him, "and then everything will be back to normal."

Lori started wailing when she heard that. "TWO DAYS!"

"Okay, this is getting tiresome," Eddy grumbled.

J.D., Eddy, Lincoln, and Ronnie Anne finally drag their older siblings away. Still, just as Lincoln is about to leave while dragging Lori, she sticks herself in the doorframe.

Lori was devastated. "BOBBY!"

Bobby was dejected. "LORI!"

"I'LL THINK OF YOU EVERY MINUTE!" Lori yelled.

"EVERY SECOND!" Bobby yelled back.

Lincoln snatches Lori, and the oldest Loud girl runs back to Vanzilla, crying, while Bobby looks out the window, depressed.

Eddy sighed with relief and whipped his forehead. "Whoo. I thought we'd never be able to separate those two."

"Yeah," Laney agreed before turning to face Ronnie Annie. "But have a nice trip, Ronnie Anne."

"I will Laney," Ronnie Anne promised.

"Be safe out there," Eddy advised.

"Will do Eddy," Ronnie Anne replied.

"Have a good time at your relatives, Ronnie Anne," J.D. said, smiling.

Ronnie Anne gave him a fist bump. "I will, Lame-o."

"Bye, Ronnie Anne," Varie said with a smile. "You and Bobby have a good time."

"I will Varie," Ronnie Anne replied.

"Well, then," Lincoln said, "have a nice trip."

Ronnie Anne throws a playful punch at Lincoln's shoulder. "I'll smell you later, Lame-o."

Lincoln chuckles. "Not unless I smell you first." He then walks away to join the others.

Ronnie Anne waves as she closes the door. Bobby walks away, still snivelling about not seeing Lori, and Ronnie Anne's mother comes home.

"Hi sweetie," Maria said as she hugged her daughter. "Oh, sorry, I had to work a double shift again. I wish I didn't have to leave you on your own so much.

"I don't mind," Ronnie Annie reassured her. "I mean, how many kids get to practice kick flips inside the-" Her mother looks at her suspiciously. "Uh, I'll get our bags."

Maria was surprised that she had done that. "You packed for us? How did I get so lucky with you?"

"I also made us sandwiches and put together a toy bag for Bobby," Ronnie Anne explained. "You know how bored he gets in the car."

Bobby felt insulted and still sad. "You make me sound like a baby!" He sniffled and then turned to face her. "Did you pack my sticker books?"

The Santiagos arrived in Toledo, Ohio, at the Casa Grande Corner Market and Apartment Complex.

"We're here!" Maria exclaimed.

Bobby's face was completely covered in stickers. "Ho-ho! The bodega is looking good!"

"Are you ready to spend two wonderful days with your family?" Maria asked.

Inside the building, grandpa Hector is moving decorations from apartment 2A to apartment 2B while his toddler Carlitos mimics him. His wife Rosa comes out of 2B with a pot, and Carlitos starts mimicking her.

Rosa began to scold him. "Hector, you were supposed to put up all the decorations this morning!"

Hector tried to defend himself. "I was helping customers."

"You were gossiping with the customers," Rosa snapped back.

"I don't gossip!" Hector retorted, offended. "By the way, did you hear Vito Filliponio whitens his teeth?"

Rosa raised her arms in the air. "Ugh."

Sergio, the pet parrot, emerges from 2B with a bone as they do their business.

As big dog Lalo chases after the bird, Sergio squawks, "Too slow!"

Rosa chastised the bird. "Sergio! Give Lalo his toy back!"

Carlota, the only daughter, walks in, her hair frizzy. "Carl! Did you use all of my hair products again?!"

Carl, the self-proclaimed stud, walks in. "This kind of handsome doesn't just happen."

Carlota grabs Carl and begins rubbing his hair against hers.

"STOP IT! YOU'RE SMOOSHING THE FLAIR!" screamed Carl.

Frida, their mother, photographs them fighting. "I love watching my babies play so sweetly." She tears up and sobs into the next apartment, with Carlitos following her and imitating her.

Carl and Carlota fix their hair before parting ways. There's another kid, CJ, who's wearing a cape. "I'm Super CJ!" He makes whooshing noises and pretends to fly, which Carlitos imitates.

The father, Carlos, walks in, reading a book. "Okay, Super CJ, just watch where you're going." He walks into a wall. "Oof! Huh, whoopsie." He cleared his throat and began reading his book. "Ooh! Did you know that when sea anemones are scared, they glow?"

Carlota was irritated. "Dad, it's the weekend. You're not supposed to be doing professor stuff."

"Oh, this isn't for work," Carlos pointed out. "It's just for fun."

Sergio squawked. "Nerd alert!"

Rosa hands Carlos a casserole dish. "Carlos, please place this on the table for me."

While Carlos reads his book, Lalo eats the casserole, which Carlitos imitates. CJ continues to pretend to be a superhero.

Frida entered the room holding a curtain. "Where should we put this?"

Everyone started arguing about the arrangements. "No no no!" / "Right here!" / "Why did we wait so long to do this?" / "They're gonna be here any second!"

"Bobby!" yelled CJ when he noticed someone.

The rest of the family gasps and CJ whooshes into Bobby's arms.

"CJ!" Bobby says as he catches him. "Oof! How are you doing, buddy? You grow anymore, and you're gonna have to carry me!"

While Ronnie Anne is with Rosa, the rest of the Casagrande's take care of Santiago's luggage.

Rosa cradles Ronnie Anne in her arms. "Oh, mija, I'm so happy I get to have you for two whole days!"

With a fake smile, Ronnie Anne said, "Yay. Two whole days."

At the Loud House, J.D., Varie, Eddy, Lincoln and the girls are all standing outside Lori's room. Lori had been crying since they returned home.

"Boy, I don't think I've ever seen or heard Lori cry this much," J.D. said, concerned. "She's been in there for two hours. Do you think she'll ever get tired?"

Luna shrugged. "Who knows, dude?"

"The last time she was upset like this, she stayed in her room for two days," Lynn explained.

"That girl has it bad for that guy," Lola observed.

Laney nodded. "I agree, Lola. Joey and I have never acted like that."

"I'm glad I have you, Luan," Eddy told her. "You always know how to make me happy."

"Me too, Eddy," Luan said before wondering, "By the way, J.D., where did they go?"

"They're going to see their grandparents, aunt and uncle, and four cousins," J.D. explained. "Ronnie Anne says it should be chaotic. Kinda like this family."

Leni was astounded. "Ronnie Anne has a large family like ours? That is totes cool!"

Varie looked worriedly at the door to Lori and Leni's room. "I hope Lori will feel better soon."

"Well, I'm out," Lincoln announced.

"I hope Lori and Bobby get back together soon," J.D. agreed. "I'm not sure how much longer I can stand seeing Lori cry like this."

"I wonder how they're doing now," Varie remarked.

Back at the Casa Grande building in Toledo.

In the apartment, a door is jutting.

"There's room for your luggage in the hall closet," Hector explained. He opens the door and quickly tosses the luggage into the closet before it collapses. "There's plenty of room."

Bobby gets food from the living room table while the Casagrandes are getting things ready.

Rosa gasped. "Roberto! You're nothing but skin and bones!" She piles more food onto Bobby's plate. "Eat! Eat!"

Bobby turns around, much to his astonishment, and sees the parrot.

Bobby becomes terrified. "Sergio..." He chuckles nervously. "You're still alive."

Sergio hisses at Bobby because the feeling is mutual.

Ronnie Anne laughs at Bobby. "Looks like your little buddy missed you."

Lalo pounces on Ronnie Anne and begins licking her. "Lalo, get off of me!"

Bobby laughs at Ronnie Anne. "Looks like your little buddy missed you, too."

Ronnie Anne pushes Lalo away from her and stands up, her hair sticking up from all the licking. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Maria goes to answer it and opens the door to reveal two kids who resemble J.D. and Varie but are dressed in Russian attire and are taller. The boy has a black Russian fur cap, red shirt and orange sweatpants, and the girl has a white Russian fur cap, dark green summer shirt and a red skirt.

"Hey, guys!" the boy said with a Russian accent.

"Hi Johann! Hi Varya!" the Casagrandes greeted, waving at them.

"Hello guys," Varya replied in an Indian accent.

"Uh, who are they?" Ronnie Anne asked.

"That's Johann and Varya," Carlota explained. "Johann moved into the neighborhood a few months ago, into the apartment next to ours, and he's been coming over ever since. He and his family moved here from Russia."

"Hey Carlitos!" Johann exclaimed. "How's my favorite little man doing?"

Carlitos laughs, and the two of them hug.

"Carl, my comrade!" Johann exclaimed. "How's it going?"

Carl simply shrugged. "Eh, so-so."

They fist bumped each other.

CJ greeted them with a big smile. "Johann! Varya! I've missed you!"

CJ hugs Johann and Varya and then walks away from them.

"You're getting stronger, CJ," Johann commented.

"You'll have to carry us if you keep growing," Varie teased.

"Zdravstvuyte Carlota, how's my favorite fashion designer girlfriend doing?" Johann asked.

"Oh," Carlota giggled, then sweetly said, "I'm fantastic now that you're here."

Johann, Varya, and Carlota exchange kisses.

"Uh, you three like each other?" Ronnie Anne asked, puzzled.

Carlota nodded. "Yeah. It happened about a month ago. He told me he liked me, and I realized I liked him too. I'm fine with sharing him with Varya." "Johann, Varya," Carlota said, "this is Bobby and Ronnie Anne, the cousins we were telling you about."

Johann was surprised to hear that. "These are Bobby and Ronnie Anne?" He told the Santiago siblings, "Hello, my name is Johann Nyyozanovsky. I'm 16 years old, and I'm pretty sure we'll be best friends. My family and I moved here from Russia."

He and Bobby exchanged handshakes.

"My name is Varya Nahasapeemapetilon Nyyozanovsky. I met Johann in an ancient temple in the Bombay Jungle in India."

"Wow," Ronnie Anne exclaimed. "It's a pleasure to meet both of you."

""Oh guys, there's this thing I wanted to show you," Carlota explained.

Frida and Maria are conversing in the kitchen as the kids leave.

"So, have you told the kids yet?" Frida asked.

Maria closed the kitchen shutters. "No. Not yet. And please keep it a secret."

"Ay, don't worry. I won't tell anyone," Frida reassured her.

Hector slides the shutter open. "Are you talking about the secret?"

"I might have told Papa," Frida admitted.

Rosa walked into the kitchen. "Hector! I told you to keep the secret quiet!"

"And Mama," Frida added.

CJ enters the kitchen as well. "Are we talking about the secret?"

"Okay, I told everyone!" Frida chuckled guiltily.

Johann then comes over. "Are you guys talking about the secret?"

"And Johann and Varya," Frida added sheepishly.

"Guys, please don't say anything," Maria begged. "I haven't found the right moment to talk to Bobby and Ronnie Anne. It would be such a big change. I want to make sure they're on board."

"I will help convince them," Frida promised, smiling.

"I appreciate it," Maria began, "but-"

"We'll all convince them!" said Frida and CJ together.

"And me, too!" Johann exclaimed.

Hector gave a big grin. "Great idea!"

"I'll light my..." Rosa holds up a candle with an Elvis decoration on it. "...special candle. It works every time."

Maria looks nervous about this.

"You guys are going to love all the changes we've made to the bodega," Hector explained.

Ronnie Anne gave him a hesitant smile. "As long as you still have those ice pops I like." Carlota grabs her and pulls her away. "Whoa!"

"Ronnie Anne, you don't want to go to the boring bodega," Carlota scoffed. "Ugh."

Bobby opens the door to go outside.

When Hector notices this, his eyes widen in horror. "No, Bobby!" He hurriedly shuts the door. "There's a vicious new street gang in the neighborhood!" He then notices Lalo whimpering. "Even Lalo is terrified of them!"

Lalo expresses his fear. Hector pulls out a tin of sardines and cracks it open. He opens the door and throws the tin outside. At that moment, a pack of vicious cats starts tearing at the tin.

"Now's our chance!" yelled Hector.

The boys ran to the bodega.

"So, the gang has cats?" Bobby asked.

"The gang is cats!" Hector corrected while yelling.

They got to the bodega safe and sound.

Carlota's room

Carlota was looking through her wardrobe. "Check it out! I found some really cute dresses for you at the thrift store." She holds out two black blouses with yellow streaks. "I even found two of these so that we could match." They're now dressed in matching outfits that include a blouse, a matching top, matching shoes, a matching hat, and hoop earrings.

Carlota looked at Ronnie Anne with stars in her eyes. "Ooh! Now you're going to get all the boys' attention."

Ronnie Anne was uncomfortable with the new look. "Uh, Carlota, this isn't really my-"

Carlota now had perfume in her hand. "Here. This covers up the mothball smell." She sprays Ronnie Anne, who coughs from the fumes. "Wouldn't it be fun if we could do this every day?"

"That would be kinda hard since we live in different states," Ronnie Anne pointed out.

Frida takes a picture of the girls bonding and becomes excited. "Oh, my gosh." She then chuckles. "You two already look like sisters." She then bursts into tears.

Ronnie Anne became confused at that. "Wait. What?"

Carlota decided to change the subject. "Oh, hey, hey! I have a fun idea." She pulls out some sort of papery substance. "Let's wax our legs!"

In fear, Ronnie Anne clutches her leg.

The Bodega.

CJ is fiddling with the door, which causes the bell to ring. "Look, Bobby! We have a new bell!" He shuts the door.

"All right, CJ," Hector said, sighing, "let's not wear it out. "It cost me $12."

"Grandpa!" Bobby exclaimed as he looked around. "I love what you've done with the place, but have you ever considered putting the milk in the rear of the store? Then, other people would buy other things on their way to it. It's called "impulse shopping". I learned that at my supermarket job."

Hector gasped at that. "You're a genius!"

Unimpressed, Carl scoffs. "Yeah, but can he do..." He grabs a watermelon, struggles to hold it, and shakily lifts it up. "...THIS?!" He gives in and drops the watermelon on top of him as he struggles to get up. "LOOK AWAY!"

Carlos was engrossed in his book. "Did you know that it's the male seahorses who give birth? Take a look at that."

In the apartment, Ronnie Anne leaves Carlota's room after having her leg waxed.]

Ronnie Anne was limping. "Ow, ow, ow."

Carlitos was imitating her. "Ow, ow, ow, ow."

Johann and Varya approach her at that precise moment.

"Hello Ronnie Anne!" Johann said as he greeted her. "Listen, now that we're going to be new comrades, we need to show you something."

"Uh, what?" Ronnie Anne asked.

Johann just grinned. "Come with us, and we'll show you!"

Johann and Varya drag Ronnie Anne into Johann's apartment and upstairs to his attic.

"Behold," Johann exclaimed.

Ronnie Anne was astounded to see a miniature wood-carved replica diorama of Moscow, Russia, complete with buildings throughout Russia's history and a model train set.

Ronnie Anne was speechless and could only say, "Wow!"

"It took me three months, some landscaping, and nearly all of the tables we had, but I finished it, and this was the end result," Johann explained. "So, what do you think?"

Ronnie Anne was blown away. "Wow. This is really cool."

Johann smiled. "Come on, let's go play with it!"

Johann drags Ronnie Anne along, and the three begin to play.

LATER

Johann and Varya are having a great time playing with the trains, while Ronnie Anne appears uninterested.

"This was SO awesome," Johann exclaimed. "Wouldn't it be great if we could do this every day?"

Ronnie Anne nodded. "Yeah, it sure would, but it would be kinda hard since we're going back in two days. Now I have to go back to my apartment."

Ronnie Anne leaves the attic but fails to notice the stairs.

Johann noticed this and cried, "Watch out for the..."

Ronnie Anne trips and falls down the stairs, crashing to the ground with a thud.

"Stairs," Johann said, wincing, watching her.

"Ow," said Ronnie Anne, a little weak.

Ronnie Anne limps into the apartment's kitchen through the back window. "Ow, ow, ow."

Carlitos was imitating her. "Ow, ow, ow, ow."

From the kitchen window, Ronnie Anne exclaimed, "Shh, Carlitos! I'm just getting a snack. We don't want Grandma to find out."

Carlitos put his finger on his lips. "Shh!"

Ronnie Anne closes the kitchen shutters, opens the fridge, and takes an apple. Still, when she closes the fridge, Rosa appears, just as Lucy would. "Aha!"

Ronnie Anne was startled by her appearance. "Aah!"

"I always know when someone in my house is hungry," Rosa explained.

Rosa places Ronnie Anne at the table to eat.

Ronnie Anne began to protest. "But, but-"

Rosa glared at her. "Sit." She sits Ronnie Anne down and sets out the kitchenware and food for her granddaughter. "Don't you wish Grandma could cook for you every day?"

Ronnie Anne gave her a smile. "It'd be great, but by the time it got to Royal Woods, it'd be a little cold."

Rosa had misunderstood that. "What?! You've got a cold? You know what really opens up the sinuses? Hot sauce!"

She pours the sauce over Ronnie Anne's food, causing a miniature explosion.

Back at the bodega, Bobby deals with a customer who did a little impulse shopping.

"I just came here to get some milk. How did I spend $150?" A customer asks himself as he takes his groceries and leaves.

In surprise, Hector's eyes widened. "That milk trick really worked! You are a natural!" He hugged his grandson. "You'll be running this store in no time!"

Bobby became suspicious of what Hector had just said. "Wait. What?"

Hector quickly changed the subject. "I mean, did you hear Vito Filliponio whitens his teeth?"

Back in the apartment, Ronnie Anne is stuffed with Rosa's food. "Ugh...I think I have a stomachache."

"I have an old Casagrande remedy for that: lick your finger..." Rosa licks her finger and says, "...and put it in your bellybutton."

Ronnie Anne puts her sweater down because she doesn't want Rosa to do that. "I'm suddenly feeling better!"

"Ronnie Anne!" exclaimed Carlota as she entered the living room. "I just had another great idea. Let's pierce your ears!" She is holding the tweezers and the piercing gun.

Rosa chastises her. "Not now! She's eating!"

"Okay, smile with your eyes!" Frida instructed and took another photo and looked at it. Ronnie Anne blinked. "One more!"

Carlota was annoyed. "Not now, Mom! I'm about to pierce her bellybutton!"

Ronnie Anne became frightened about that. "Wait! You said ears!"

"She's not done eating!" Rosa exclaimed.

"I only need two seconds," Frida explained. "Come on!"

While the Casagrande ladies argue, Ronnie Anne ducks out, goes to the sofa to relax, opens a magazine, and sighs with relief.

"Showtime!" squawks Sergio.

The Casagrande's appear out of nowhere and take their seats.

"Uh...what's happening?" Ronnie Anne wondered aloud.

Carlota squealed. "Ooh! Our show's on! The Dream Boat!"

Bobby joins in. "This is Lori's favorite show. And so it's mine, too."

"Next on the Dream Boat. Who will Karen send overboard tonight?" The announcer asked the viewers.

Brock, Bryant, and Blaine are all featured.

Carlota groaned. "Ugh. I hope it's Brock. He has no sense of style."

Everyone began to argue about that statement.

Frida photographed the argument and then said to Ronnie Anne, "Oh, sweetie, wouldn't it be nice if we could do this every day?"

"Why does everyone keep saying that?" Ronnie Anne wondered.

Lalo leaps onto the sofa, followed by Ronnie Anne, while the other occupants of the sofa make room for the large dog.

"I have to go to the bathroom," Ronnie Anne announced, pulling herself away from Lalo and walking away.

The bathroom.

Ronnie Anne is getting some peace and quiet with her magazine, but the family starts coming in unannounced.

"Ronnie Anne, you missed it!" Carlota exclaimed. "Blaine walked the plank. "

Johann scoffed. "Good riddance to him."

"How much do you love the show?" Frida asked.

"Who do you think Karen will pick tomorrow night?" Johann asked.

"It'd better be Brock!" Hector exclaimed.

Bobby agreed. "He doesn't deserve her!"

They all begin arguing once more.

Later that night, Ronnie Anne is sleeping in the guest bed with Maria, who tosses and turns on her. Ronnie Anne grabs her pillow and goes to sleep on the sofa.

Ronnie Anne breathed a sigh of relief. "Finally, some peace and quiet."

At that moment, a train sounds its horn and passes by the building, leaving a loud sound and some rattling in the apartment. Ronnie Anne sighs and tries to sleep, but the cat gang starts meowing, so she closes the window to drown out the noise. But then she discovers that Lalo had taken the sofa while she was up.

Ronnie Anne became irritated. "Really, Lalo?"

She tries unsuccessfully to push him off, takes her pillow, finds Bobby sleeping in an awkward position on his bed, opens the closet, gets piled underneath the junk, goes to the bathroom to sleep in the bathtub, and opens the curtain to find Sergio, who squawks at and startles her.

"I'm naked!" squawked Sergio.

Ronnie Anne sighs as she closes the bathtub curtain, crawls under the table and falls asleep.

Another train passes by the next morning, and everyone is eating breakfast.

"This weekend's gone by so fast," Bobby remarked. "I'm really going to miss everybody."

Ronnie Anne smiles and thinks, "At least I'll be going home soon."

CJ shook his head. "Nuh-uh."

Bobby nodded. "Yes-huh, CJ. I'm gonna miss you."

CJ shook his head again. "Nuh-uh. 'Cause you're not leaving ever! Mom said so! As a secret!"

Ronnie Anne was baffled by that. "Wait. We're not leaving? Mom, what is CJ talking about?"

Maria sighed and began to speak. "Okay. Well, here goes. Bobby, Ronnie Anne... I've been thinking about this for a long time. I hate that you guys have to be alone so much, and we have this great family here. So, when I found out I could get a job at the city hospital, I thought maybe we could move here?" She pauses for a moment before asking, "What do you guys think?"

Hearing that, Ronnie Anne dropped her spoon and was flabbergasted. "But, but...where would we even stay?"

"You can live with us!" Rosa suggested. "We have plenty of room!"

"And we'll live right next door to each other, new comrade!" Johann added.

Bobby smiled excitedly. "That sounds awesome! Maybe I could work at the bodega!"

"You can take over the bodega," Hector corrected him. "I mean, after I retire."

Carl folded his arms. "And after I retire. Until then, you work for me."

Rosa grinned. "This calls for a celebration. A moving-in party! I will make a feast and a giant cake!"

The others agree with this decision, and Frida took another photograph of Ronnie Anne, who appeared distraught and dismayed.

Act 2

J.D., Varie, Eddy, and Lincoln all yelled in surprise when they learned she was moving. "You're WHAT?!"

They were video chatting with Ronnie Anne.

Ronnie Anne sighed. "Believe me. It's not my idea."

"Well, did you tell your family you don't want to?" J.D. asked.

"They're not going to listen to me," Ronnie Anne said, shaking her head. "It's ten against one."

"I've been there before," Lincoln pointed out.

J.D. nodded in agreement. "Me too. We tried several times."

"Yeah," Varie agreed. "It never works."

Eddy nodded. "Yep. I've been there and done that."

"Well, don't worry," Lincoln reassured her. "You've called the right person."

Ronnie Anne smiled slightly. "I know. Put on Lori."

They were disappointed he wasn't the one she wanted to help her, so Lori, wearing the business cat hoodie, joined them on video chat.

"Hey Ronnie Anne," Lori said, greeting her. "What's up?"

Lori was enraged when she found out. "YOU'RE WHAT?!"

Lori angrily drags Lincoln to Vanzilla, and J.D., Varie, and Eddy follow them. Just then, Luan, Laney, and Lily approached them.

"Hey Eddy. Where are you going?" Luan asked.

"Me, J.D., Varie, Lincoln, and Lori are headed to the Casagrande house in Toledo, Ohio," Eddy explained. " If you want, Luan, you can come with us."

Luan thought for a moment and then smiled. "I'd be delighted, Eddy."

Leni raised her hand. "Ooh. Can I come too?"

Eddy nodded. "Sure thing, Leni."

Leni squealed with joy. "Yay!"

They are now driving all the way to the Casagrande's, having followed Lincoln and Lori.

Lori was still furious. "I have no idea what Bobby is thinking, but I'm going to tell him what he should be thinking!"

"I still don't understand why we have to come along," Lincoln grumbled.

Lori started rioting. "BECAUSE RONNIE ANNE'S YOUR GIRLFRIEND!"

"She is my girlfriend, but we're not that close!" Lincoln corrected her.

J.D. stepped forward. "We're coming with you just to make sure we don't get killed by Lori's rage. Plus, Eddy and Luan wanted to come, and Laney, Lily, and Leni wanted to see this place. I've never been to Toledo, Ohio, so this will be a first for us."

Varie nodded in agreement. "Yeah. It sounds cool, but Lori, Ronnie Anne, and Lincoln aren't as close as you and Bobby are."

Lori was driving quicker. "Guys, we're literally crossing a bridge. Do you really want to get into an argument WITH ME RIGHT NOW?!" She gives her brother, sisters, and best friends an intimidating look.

"Lincoln, Lori can be really scary at times," J.D. said to Lincoln, a slightly fearful expression on his face.

The nine realize how furious their oldest sister is and simply stop. Eddy and Luan are terrified and hug each other.

"Guys," Laney said softly. "When Lori is like this, she can be a monster."

Back at the Casagrande's, Rosa finishes the cake, and everyone except Ronnie Anne is getting ready. She hears J.D., Varie, Eddy, Luan, Leni, Laney, Lily, Lincoln, and Lori drive up and is happy to see them.

J.D. sensed something was about to happen. "I sense a disturbance in the Force."

The vicious cat gang comes from where they were hiding and starts coming after them.

"I got this," Varie assured them. She roars like a Tyrannosaurus from Jurassic Park, scaring all the cats away.

They were all amazed at what they had just seen.

"Wow!" J.D. exclaimed in awe. "Varie, I had no idea you could do dinosaur roars."

Varie responded with a shrug. "As time goes on, you pick up some things from others."

Inside the Casagrande's apartment, Ronnie Anne pretended she didn't know who was at the door. "Oh, I wonder who that could be. I'll just let them in."

She presses the buzzer, hears the 9 of them knock, and opens the door for them.

"Did you guys know there's a vicious gang of cats trying to get in here?" Lincoln asked as he walked in.

In fear, Lalo whimpers. Carl notices Lori and pretends to have done a lot of one-armed push-ups. "Five thousand-" He then sees Lori. "Oh. How embarrassing. I didn't see you guys walk in."

Ronnie Anne ignored Carl. "Anyway, this is Lori, Bobby's girlfriend." Carl gets upset when he hears that. "And this is Lincoln."

Frida became thrilled at seeing Lincoln. "Your boyfriend!" She quickly snaps a picture of them.

Lincoln and Ronnie Anne started sweating nervously at that.

"They're close, but not as close as Bobby and Lori," J.D. pointed out.

Ronnie Anne immediately changed the subject by introducing everyone. "And these are their sisters Leni, Luan, Laney, and Lily, as well as their best friends J.D., Varie, and Eddy."

"It's a pleasure to meet you all," J.D. said politely.

"The same here," Varie agreed.

Eddy gave them a friendly wave. "Hello, everyone."

Laney smiled. "It's a pleasure."

Lily nodded. "The same here."

"Eddy is my boyfriend, and we're close," Luan explained before asking, "What did the Chile Pepper say to the other Chile Pepper?"

CJ shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. What?"

"You really SPICE me up," Luan joked and then laughed. "Get it?"

They were all laughing at her joke.

"That was funny, Luan," J.D. said, laughing.

"That had a lot of spice to it," Eddy said, laughing.

"Good one," Varie said with a laugh.

Ronnie Anne then began to introduce the Casagrandes to the Louds. "This is my mom's brother, Carlos, his wife, Frida, their kids Carlota, CJ, Carl, and Carlitos, and my grandma and grandpa. Oh, and that's Johann and his fiance, Varya, who live next door. Anyway, Lori, you must really miss Bobby. He's in the bodega. Let's go." She then takes Lori to the bodega, leaving the rest of the family with Lincoln.

"Kids, you must be hungry after such a long drive," Rosa said to break the ice.

J.D. shrugged his shoulders. "Why not?"

"I could eat," Lincoln admitted.

Eddy rubbed his stomach. "I'm starving."

"Me, too," Varie replied.

"Same here," Luan said, nodding.

"I'm hungry, too," Laney admitted.

Bobby is labelling the prices of the items in the bodega with a pricing gun, his face covered in price tags. After that, his sister and girlfriend entered.

Ronnie Anne attempted to get his attention. "Bobby, look! It's your beautiful, devoted girlfriend. She came all the way here to see you." She then leaves the two of them alone.

As he spoke to her, Bobby had a big smile. "Wow babe, this is the best day ever. First, I get a sticker gun, and now you're here?"

"Bobby, what's all this about you moving away?" Lori asked sternly.

Bobby started to explain. "I know it may seem like a shock, but don't worry. I have everything figured out. My grandpa said I could work in the bodega with him, and this place is really rad. Let me show you around. You're gonna love where I put the milk." He then grabs her.

Lori starts stammering over his talking. "But-but-but..." She then gets pulled into the tour.

Back at the house, Lori now has price tags on her face.

"What do you mean you didn't convince him?" Ronnie Anne asked, stunned.

"He talked about the bodega for 40 minutes until the beef jerky guy showed up, and by then, I had literally reached my limit," Lori explained.

Ronnie Anne sighs and then ponders about what to do. "We need to do something to get Bobby's attention."

Flashback to her wearing those outfits with Carlota.

Carlota squealed in delight. "Ooh! Now you're gonna get all the boys' attention."

End flashback

Ronnie Anne then gasps as she gets an idea. "I know!" She then grabs and pulls Lori's arm.

"What is it with this family and the arm pulling?" Lori wondered.

They've just finished Rosa's food at the table and are feeling bloated.

J.D.'s stomach was now full. "Mmm. Boy, Ms. Rosa, you make really good food, and the spiciness was Mucho Delicioso and Muy Caliente."

Rosa was glad he enjoyed it. "Gracias!"

"Denada," J.D. replied.

Lincoln looked at J.D. in awe. "I didn't know you spoke Spanish, J.D."

"I know a few words, but not the entire language," J.D. admitted.

Varie was also satisfied. "Mmm. I'm full."

"Boy, that was delicious," Luna exclaimed.

"You said it, Luan," Eddy agreed.

Laney patted her stomach. "Ah. I don't think I've ever had such delicious food."

"Me too," Lily agreed.

Lincoln groans nauseously while patting his stomach. "I think I ate too much."

CJ then enters the room dressed as a pirate. "Hey, Lincoln, do you want to play Pirates?"

"Aw, I'd love to play Pirates, CJ, but I've got a stomachache," Lincoln explained.

"I can take care of that." Rosa then licks her finger and inserts it into Lincoln's belly button.

Lincoln was taken aback by what she was doing. "What are you-" He then felt much better. "Oh. Let's do this!" he exclaimed to CJ. He gets out of his seat and begins to play with him. "En garde!"

"Wow," J.D. exclaimed after witnessing Rosa heal Lincoln's stomach. "That is a brilliant method."

J.D., Varie, Eddy, Luan, Leni, Laney, and Lily all look on as the two begin to play.

"Awwwwwwwwwwww!" exclaimed J.D. and Varie at the adorable sight.

Just then, Carlotta, Johann, and Varya approached them.

"Don't they look cute?" Carlotta remarked.

J.D. nodded in agreement. "Yes they do."

"You must be Leni and Varie," Carlotta said, smiling at the two.

"Yeah, that's us," Leni confirmed. "I LOVE your outfit. It is totes chic."

"It's beautiful," Varie agreed.

Carlota grinned at the compliment. "Thanks! Your dresses look totes fabs too."

"Thank you," Varie said.

That made Leni blush. "Oh, you're too kind!"

The three girls ran to Carlota's room, laughing. J.D. and Johann simply stood there and watched them run off.

J.D. and Johann both sighed simultaneously. "What a woman." They exchanged looks. "Your dating her? No, we're getting married in ten years."

"Please allow me to introduce myself properly. My name is Johann. I'm sixteen years old."

"Oh well, my name is J.D. I'm fifteen years old."

They exchanged handshakes.

"Do you like Russia?" Johann asked.

"I've done a lot of history reports on Russia, and I went there when I was 11 years old," J.D. explained.

Johann was impressed. "Neat. Then come with me."

He then takes him to his apartment.

Meanwhile, Carlota, Varie, and Leni were trying on outfits when Ronnie Anne and Lori walked in.

Leni greets her. "Oh! Hi Lori."

"Hey Lori," Varie waved.

"Carlota, I need you to do a makeover," Ronnie Anne explained.

Carlota cheered at that. "Finally! We'll start by throwing out all of these clothes." She tugs on her cousin's clothes. "I usually donate, but nobody is gonna want these."

Ronnie Anne pushed Carlota off of her. "Not me, her!" She meant referring to Lori.

Lori waves to Carlota.

Carlota then stuttered and tried to correct herself. "Oh. See, I didn't mean that. You just have a really...unique look. It's sorta rugged, yet-"

Ronnie Anne became irritated and fed up with her. "Dude, move on."

Meanwhile, Johann is taking J.D. up to his attic.

"All right, here we are," Johann announced.

J.D. looked up and gasped. It was Johann's Moscow Train Set.

"Awesomeness!" exclaimed J.D. in awe.

"So you want to play with it?" Johann asked.

J.D. grinned widely. "Heck yeah I do!"

While Bobby is stocking some of the fruit in the bodega, Carl takes a peanut out of his pocket and hits Bobby with it. Carl whistles casually as Bobby turns. As Bobby walks off, Lori comes in with an all-new look, which catches Carl's eye.

Carl looks at Lori, infatuated, while sitting on a stool. "Va-va-voom! Bonita Chiquita! Forget about Bobby. You're too beautiful for him. You're a ten! He's a four."

"You're very cute, but I really need to talk to Bobby," Lori explained to him gently.

Carl wiggled his eyebrows. "Ah, playing hard to get? Challenge accepted. You will be the gazelle, and I will be the puma." He roars playfully and then trips over the store, knocking over the flour and covering Lori.

"Whoa, babe! Are you okay?" Bobby asks, concerned, and then notices the shambles. "Uh...I'm afraid I'm going to have to charge you for that flour." Lori appears irritated by this.

Ronnie Anne slams her fist against the table. "We need a new plan, and we need it fast."

"But what?" Lori asked.

A commercial for the Dream Boat finale begins to play.

The announcer began speaking. "Tune in tonight for the finale of the Dream Boat. Can Bryant keep hope afloat with his one-on-one dinghy date with Karen? Or will it be a man overboard?"

"Dinghy date!" squawks Sergio.

This gives Lori and Ronnie Anne an idea.

Lori, dressed in a sailor outfit, brings a blindfolded Bobby up to the rooftop, and he removes the blindfold.

"Ta-da!" She showed him a replica of the dinghy date. "A one-on-one dinghy date. Sort of."

Bobby's jaw dropped open. "Wow. Just like the Dream Boat. It's so romantic, babe."

Lori nodded in agreement. "I know. Because we're so romantic. I mean, we literally have such a great connection. Don't you think?"

Bobby agreed."Totally. And I was gonna tell you-"

"HELP!" yelled the delivery guy.

Bobby notices that the delivery guy's cargo is being attacked by the cat gang.

"Ay, my mangoes!" exclaimed the delivery guy.

Bobby gasped. "My mango guy's in trouble! I'm sorry, babe. Bodega business calls."

Lori sighs in disappointment as he walks away.

Ronnie Anne, and Lori sneak into her grandparents' room.

"You keep an eye out for my grandma," Ronnie Anne said as she looked under the bed and discovered a case. "She's got cures and potions for everything. There must be something for clueless boyfriends. Hmm." She raises a bottle in a heart-shaped vale. "This looks interesting."

Later, they have a cookie with Bobby's name on it, and Ronnie Anne dabs the love potion on it, resulting in a heart-shaped smoke cloud.

"Remember, you must be the first person Bobby sees after he eats this," Ronnie Anne advised.

Lori nodded. "Got it."

Outside the bodega, Lori approaches Bobby, who is sweeping the area outside the bodega, sneaks up behind him, and gives Ronnie Anne the okay.

Lori was pretending to act normal. "Hi, Boo-Boo Bear. I thought you might be hungry. I made you a cookie."

Bobby's eyes lit up. "Oh, chocolate chip! Score!"

Enter another customer into the store. "Uh, excuse me. Can you tell me where you put the milk?" Vito flashes a grin, his teeth gleaming.

"You must be Vito," Bobby remarked.

"How did you know?" Vito asked, surprised.

Bobby gave a nervous grin. "It was just a lucky guess." He then turns to Lori and says to her, "Just a second, babe. I have to help this customer." He then goes to help Vito.

Lori and Ronnie Anne groan in frustration. Sergio flies out the window, snatches the cookie off the plate, eats it, and notices Bobby.

"Alright, Mr. Filliponio," Bobby said, "have a great rest of your day."

Vito walks away with a huge grin on his face. Bobby turns and sees Sergio eyeing him romantically.

Sergio squawks passionately under the spell of the love cookie. "Who's the hunk? Hubba, Hubba!"

Bobby doesn't like the sound of that and flees, with Sergio hot on his tail.

Lori is dragging Lincoln by his arm. They are followed by J.D. Varie, Eddy, Luan, Leni, Laney, and Lily.

"We're leaving?" Lincoln, J.D., Varie, Leni, and Lily asked.

"But Mrs. Casagrande is baking a cake," Lincoln objected.

"And Johann still hasn't shown me the best part of his Russian train set," J.D. pointed out.

Lori was heartbroken. "I literally just lost my boyfriend, Lincoln. Do you really want to argue with me right now?" she exclaimed angrily.

Laney tried to cheer her up. "Come on Lori, he still loves you no matter what."

Bobby was covered in feathers thanks to Sergio. "Where are you going, Babe?"

Lori was still furious. "Why do you care? Why don't you just go back to your precious bodega? You obviously care about it more than you care about me!" She then starts sobbing.

J.D. decided it was best to leave them alone. "We should go back inside."

Lincoln agrees. "I'm just going to go help Mrs. Casagrande with the frosting." Everyone rushes back into the apartment after Lincoln as he chuckles.

"Guys, what's going on out there?" Ronnie Anne asked.

Lincoln shrugged his shoulders. "We don't know. But it was too much drama for me."

Ronnie Anne then notices something outside and becomes excited. "Wait, a minute. They're hugging, and Lori's smiling. She must have finally convinced him! Yes!"

Lori returns, and Ronnie Anne rushes up to her. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Lori gets a big hug from her. "I knew we could do this! I'll go pack up my stuff."

"Uh, actually..." said Lori sheepishly.

Ronnie Anne was not pleased when she noticed that expression on her face. "What?"

"I know I came here to persuade Bobby not to leave, but after talking with him, I think he should stay," Lori explained.

Ronnie Anne was aghast at her explanation. "After he totally forgot about you?"

"But he didn't," Lori reassured her. "He's actually been thinking really hard about how we can make this work. We'll only be apart for a year, and then we can both go to the college here where your Uncle Carlos teaches."

Ronnie Anne folded her arms. "Well, that's great for you guys, but what about me? Lincoln, come on, help me out here."

Lincoln was licking the leftover frosting on the whisk. "I don't know, Ronnie Anne. I think your family's pretty awesome." He licks the frosting again. "I mean, who can make a cake like this?"

Ronnie Anne smacks the whisk out of Lincoln's hand. "UGH!" She then stomps away, frustrated.

Later that night, Ronnie Anne is sitting on the steps outside, disappointed that nothing worked.

Maria came outside and took a seat beside her, concerned. "Are you alright, honey? Lincoln said you were out here."

Ronnie Anne sighed and began to speak. "I don't want to move, Mom. I like my life back home. I have my own room. I can do my own thing. Here, I can't even go to the bathroom without an audience."

Maria gave her a small smile. "I know it would be an adjustment, but think how nice it would be to be part of a big family, and they all love you so much."

"I love them, too. I just..." Ronnie Anne sighed and then made big pleading eyes at her.

Maria gave her a disappointed look. "Honey, I would never make you move if you didn't want to. I really wanted this to feel like home for you, but if it doesn't, it doesn't. Why don't you pack up while I break the news?"

Ronnie Anne gave her a smile. "Thanks for understanding, mom."

They hugged, stood up, and returned to the building, but they forgot to close the door with a note attached. DON'T FORGET TO LOCK THE DOOR!

At that moment, the cat gang sees this as an opportunity to get inside. Ronnie Anne dashes to her closet to retrieve her belongings, only to discover that it has been transformed into her own room, just like Lincoln's.

"So, what do you think?" Carlos asked.

Frida snapped a photo of Ronnie Anne in her new room.

"What is this?" Ronnie Anne asked.

"Well, we thought you might need your own space," Carlos explained.

Carl was referring to the skateboards and skateboarding posters. "I put those up, and if you ever want to go skating, I've been known to shred like a boss."

"And I picked out some hoodies for you," Carlotta added, "and we'll work our way up to dresses."

"And I stocked the fridge with those ice pops you like." Hector showed her a mini-fridge containing them. "You can pay me back later."

Rosa nudged her husband for that last statement and held up an incense container. "I cleansed the room of evil spirits." She then holds up a container of bug spray. "And spiders."

Frida showed her photos that were hanging on the wall. "And I hung some pictures of our beautiful family." She then pointed to one in particular. "I even put up one of you and your boyfriend."

"They're close, but not as close as Lori and Bobby," J.D. pointed out.

CJ was holding a sign. "And I made this. It says Ronnie Anne's Room: Keep out!" He then hands it over to her.

Ronnie Anne was moved by what they had done. "Wow, guys. This is incredible. I don't know what to say."

Thinking she still wanted to move, Maria told them, "Don't worry, honey. I'll handle it. I'm sorry, everyone, but I think we're going to-"

Ronnie Anne then interrupted her. "Need more snacks for the moving in party!"

Rosa then screams, panicking. "THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH SNACKS?! I AM SO EMBARRASSED!"

J.D., Varie, Eddy, Luan, Leni, Laney, Lily, Lincoln, and Lori go to help with the snacks, while Maria and Ronnie Anne stay behind.

"So, do you want to stay?" Maria asked, and Ronnie Anne responded with a nod. "What made you change your mind?"

Ronnie Anne sighed and began to explain. "You're right, Mom. It is going to be an adjustment, but maybe it will be nice being part of a big family. Especially this one."

They hug once more, but the precious moment is cut short when a thud is heard.

Ronnie Anne and Maria were terrified. "Oh, no! WE LEFT THE DOOR OPEN!"

"AYE CARAMBA!" shouted J.D.

When Lalo hears it, the cats rush into the apartment, much to the dog's chagrin. They shred Carlos and pursue the others. Rosa and Carlota attack with brooms, but the cats catch them and escape. Lincoln and CJ launch an attack with their pirate shenanigans. The cats strip Hector of his pants, revealing that he is wearing chilli pepper boxers.

Bobby catches sight of the underwear. "Grandpa, sick boxers!" He removes his pants, revealing his own pair. "We should sell them at the bodega!"

Hector grins. "Great idea!"

Frida was screaming and snapping a quick photo. "I'M ALLERGIC ON TOP OF EVERYTHING!" She was in tears. The cats pursue Lalo, who runs under the table and knocks the cake into the air.

"THE CAKE!" yelled all the Casagrandes in horror.

Ronnie Anne bursts into the room. "I've got it!" She then catches it just as it falls to the ground.

The Casagrande's sighed in relief, but the cats ran over Ronnie Anne, causing her to trip and drop the cake on her.

"I've got this," Varie reassured them. She unleashes a torrent of fish-scented water, and the cats follow it out the door, which J.D. closes after they leave.

J.D. wipes his forehead in relief. "Whew!"

The next day, Lori and Bobby hugged each other farewell.

"I'm really going to miss you, Boo-Boo Bear, but I'm so excited about our future together."

"Me too, babe. I'll be counting down the days until I see you again."

Carl was hugging Lori's legs. "As will I."

Bobby chuckles at him. "Carl, could we have a minute?"

Carl sighed deeply. "Fine. But remember, my gazelle, if he ever mistreats you..." opening his jacket reveals a Lori tattoo on his stomach labelled "Mi Amor." "...this puma will be ready to pounce!"

"WHO USED UP ALL OF MY LIMITED EDITION BLACK EYELINER?!" yelled Carlota angrily from somewhere.

Carl covers himself up and chuckles sheepishly. "Gotta run!" He then rushes back into the apartment.

Lori and Bobby chuckle at that little moment and hug one more time. Lincoln is loading his and Lori's belongings into Vanzilla.

Lincoln said to Ronnie Anne, giving her a small smile. "So, I guess this is goodbye."

Ronnie Anne held her fist out as if she was getting ready to punch him. "Yeah. Smell you later, lame-o."

"We'll miss you, Ronnie Anne," J.D. said, giving her a smile. "But you'll always be in our hearts."

Varie nodded in agreement. "Yeah. But things are going to be different in Royal Woods without you."

"Yeah, but it was a lot of fun," Eddy admitted.

Luan nodded. "I agree."

"It was fantastic with you," Laney remarked.

Lily agreed with a nod. "Yeah. We're going to miss you."

Ronnie Anne's eyes were welling up with tears. "I'm going to miss all of you."

"Perhaps you'll come back to visit us someday," J.D. suggested. "We would all like that."

Lincoln nodded in agreement. "Me too."

"Totes!" agreed Leni.

Lincoln flinches at the possibility of a punch, but Ronnie Anne hugs him, and he hugs her back.

Lincoln widened his eyes. "Whoa. You've never hugged me before."

Ronnie Anne rolled her eyes but was smiling. "Don't get used to it."

Lincoln is about to leave, but he comes to a halt. "Oh, before I go, here's something that might help you out. It always helps me." He whispers something into Ronnie Anne's ear.

"Really?" Ronnie Anne asked.

Lincoln nodded. "Trust me."

Back at the Loud House in the present day, they were doing a simulation of what might have happened in Lisa's virtual reality machine.

SIMULATION ENDED.

"I'm glad that was a simulation and not the real thing," J.D. said, relieved.

Ronnie Anne nodded. "I know. But I'm glad my family is moving into a house across the street from you, and Johann and Varya are joining them as roommate families."

"Me too, Ronnie Anne," J.D. agreed. "Now we're next door neighbors. Lisa, thank you for allowing us to use your Virtual Reality Simulator."

Lisa adjusted her glasses. "It's my pleasure, J.D."

J.D. then turned to face the viewers. "This turned out to be an incredible experience. Not only are the Casagrandes and Santiago next-door neighbors, but Johann and Varya have moved in with them as well. This is the start of a beautiful friendship. Right, Johann?"

Johann walks up to J.D. and places his hand on his shoulder. "You're right, comrade."

"DASVIDANIYA!" exclaimed J.D. and Johann.

THE END