There is a lot of noise in the house, such as objects breaking and crashing, a dog barking, a cat yowling, Luan laughing, and Lola and Lana yelling; Lincoln enters, holding a new comic book.
Lincoln kicks off his shoes. "Shoes off." He removes his shirt. "Shirt removed." He takes off his belt and drops his pants. "Pants, be gone." He then goes into his room. "Whoo-hoo! It's New Comic Wednesday! And there's no better way to read comics than in my undies! Ultra rare comic? Check. Optimal reading attire? Check." He puts on gloves. "Comic protection? Check. Well deserved and much desired peace and quiet? Check."
However, Lucy was on his bed's headboard.
"I have to tell you about this dream I had last night," Lucy said, prompting Lincoln to yelp.
"I'd love to hear it," Lincoln said, "but as you can see, I'm-"
"So, I'm hanging out in this coffin, and all of a sudden..." Lucy explained.
Lincoln knows she will not stop, so he reads his comic under the grownup table. "Peace and quiet? Check. Again."
However, a lizard appears and crawls over his comic.
Lana was yelling for someone. "Izzy! Where are you?"
Lincoln screams and bangs his head against the table. "Ow!"
Lana looks beneath the table. "There you are! Oh, hey, Lincoln! I see you met my new lizard, Izzy. Want to pet him?"
Lincoln gives her a hard glare before moving to the house's vents.
Lincoln's irritation grew. "Peace and quiet. Check. Again."
Luna suddenly starts playing a really loud guitar riff, causing Lincoln to fall out of the vent and into her room.
"NICE STAGE DIVE, BRO!" Luna complimented him and continued to play, causing Lincoln to shake from the vibrations of the noise.
Lincoln is now in a dark place where only his eyes can be seen.
Lincoln was beginning to lose his cool. "Finally, peace and quiet! Check! AGAIN!" He switches on a flashlight.
He is reading in the garbage can outside, and Luan lifts the lid with a garbage bag.
Luan greets him. "Oh, hey, Lincoln. What has four wheels and flies? A garbage truck!" Her joke made her laugh. "I would talk trash, but I refuse." She laughs again as Lincoln rolls the garbage can away in frustration. "Now we're both on a roll!" She laughs again and bangs the lid on her head. Lincoln enters the living room, picking trash off himself.
Laney, reading a book with Penny, then asked him, "Lincoln? Are you okay?"
Lincoln glared at her, irritated. "How can I be? There is no place in this house where I can read without being interrupted!"
"I know, big bro," Penny admitted, "it's very hard."
"Well, here's qu-" Laney began.
Lincoln cut her off. "Is it too much to ask for a little peace and quiet so that a guy can read his comic in his undies?" He walks over to the sofa and takes a seat; to the readers. "Sadly, when you've got 13 sisters, it's almost impossible to get a moment's peace."
An ad came on the TV suddenly.
"Do you find it nearly impossible to get a moment's peace?" asked the announcer.
As soon as he heard that, Lincoln became irritated. "Yes." But then he became enthralled. "Wait! Yes!"
The announcer continued. "Then you need the Noise-B-Gone 2000 Earbuds! With 12 different soothing sounds, tune out that noisy world and enjoy a little me time. Only $19.95. Call now."
Lincoln flashed a broad grin. "SOLD!" He looks for some of the money he has saved up in various places and gets the total he needs before calling customer service. "Same-day delivery? How much more is that?" As he's told, he gets some more money and has enough for the same-day delivery. "Yeah, let's do it."
A delivery drone arrives with Lincoln's package in a matter of minutes. Lincoln opens the door and goes to get his package.
"Ah, Noise-B-Gone 2000. Take my money!" Lincoln exclaimed as he handed the money to the drone.
The amount is too large for the drone to lift, and it crashes down on the porch. Lincoln opens the buds and inserts them while watching the commotion his sisters are making.
"Noise...be gone." Lincoln presses buttons on buds and hears a wind chime over his sisters' commotion; he is relieved and tries other settings such as trickling water, chirping birds, and crashing waves. "Goodbye, pesky, noisy sisters. Hello, me time."
Lori enters the room to speak with Lincoln about something, but because Lincoln's earbuds have muffled her words, it is unclear what she is saying.
Lincoln was not paying attention to what she was saying. "Whatever you say, sis!"
Next, Luna shows off a rocking solo, but Lincoln doesn't hear it.
"Cool-jams!" Lincoln exclaimed, ignoring her.
Finally, Lana and Izzy enter, and Lana has something to say to Lincoln, but she is muted like Lori and Luna.
Lincoln was too focused on his comic to pay attention. "You know it, girl!" As Lana leaves, he removes the buds. "Noise-B-Gone, you...are...AWESOME!
J.D., Varie, and Aylene enter the room.
"Hey Lincoln," J.D. greeted.
"Oh hey guys," Lincoln replied.
"What are you doing?" Varie inquired.
"I was reading comic books in my underwear," Lincoln explained. "I bought these Noise Cancelling earbuds." He showed them to them. "See?"
"I've heard about those things," J.D. admitted. "They really work."
"When I put them on, I hear wind chimes, a peaceful pond, the ocean, and other things," Lincoln explained.
"Hmm. That's like a white noise machine in the form of earbuds," J.D. stated.
"That's sort of what it is," Lincoln admitted.
"You need peace and quiet when reading comics? Lincoln, you and I have a lot in common," Aylene remarked. "Whenever I read about dinosaurs, my brother Derek bothers me."
"That's far too coincidental," Lincoln commented.
"Where's Linka?" Varie asked, not seeing her.
"Downstairs playing video games," Lincoln replied.
"Eddy is with Luan, so we wanted to come and see you as usual," J.D. explained.
"That's fine," Lincoln nodded.
"Can we come with and see if these work?" J.D. asked, wanting to see them in action.
Lincoln nodded. "Sure. So, why stop at comics?" He re-inserted them. "Let the quiet times roll!" He did so while working on a model plane with Eddy and Luan, who were telling some of her jokes. "Funny! Funny stuff!"
J.D. said to Eddy, "Just so you know, he's not ignoring you. He just wants some peace and quiet. He got these really cool white noise earbuds that block out all the noise. He just wants some time for himself."
"That's understandable," Eddy replied. "I had a lot of noise problems back in Peach Creek, and it was not pleasant."
Luan nodded. "Thank you for telling us about this J.D. It sure is NOISY in here." She then laughs. "Get it?"
J.D., Varie, Aylene, and Eddy all burst out laughing.
"Good one, Luan," J.D. commented.
"I got it!" Eddy laughed.
Raven was with them as well, and she laughed. "NOISY." She laughed once more. "I just got it."
As Lynn observes, Lincoln plays video games with J.D., Varie, Aylene, and Linka. "You betcha, Lynn-arino!" Lincoln is working on a magazine puzzle as they walk by Lucy. "Uh-huh!" He walks right past Leni. "I hear that!" He comes across Lisa, who is holding some beakers. "Abso-tutely!" He enters his room and begins shooting hoops.
Laney walks in, and J.D. taps Lincoln on the shoulder, turns off his earbuds, and looks at her.
"Hey Lincoln, I know it's difficult for you to find a moment of peace in this house, and don't get me wrong, I understand, so I just want you to know that you can come to me for some peace and quiet," Laney explained.
Lincoln smiled at her. "Thank you, Laney. I appreciate that."
Laney reciprocated his smile. "You're very much welcome. Hey, maybe you can help me with my hobbies. Does tomorrow morning sound good?"
"Sure," Lincoln replied.
Laney said, "Thank you, Lincoln," and walked out of the room.
"Laney is a great sister," Aylene remarked.
J.D. nodded in agreement. "Oh, yeah. She's the voice of reason for the Louds."
"I heard she beat up a kid and got him kicked out for terrorism," Aylene explained.
Varie nodded. "Yeah. She beat up a deranged lunatic and had him arrested."
"His name was Chandler Henderson, and he was a very popular kid at my school," Lincoln explained.
J.D. picked up where Lincoln left off. "He was also a psychotic sociopath. He had a terrifying vendetta against the entire Royal Woods Elementary school, and he tried to hurt many of our friends. He had his birthday party at the sewage treatment plant. We didn't go."
Varie continued from where J.D. had left off. "Next, he tried to throw a party at the Nuclear Power Plant. But we put a stop to it."
"We finally got Laney to stand up to him and she beat him up badly and we inadvertently made him spill the beans about his evil plans," Lincoln explained.
"He was going to start a fire in the science lab, burn down the school, and make us take the blame," J.D. explained. "But luckily that didn't happen."
Aylene widened her eyes. "Whoa! When you said he was insane, you weren't kidding."
Linka entered the room. "I heard about that. You guys are true heroes."
"Well, it was an accidental heroic deed," J.D. explained, "because we had no idea he was going to pull something that heinous."
Lincoln shook his head. "Me neither."
J.D. said to Lincoln, "Lincoln, we're going to the kitchen to get some water. Do you want us to get you anything?"
"No, thank you," Lincoln responded.
J.D., Varie, Aylene, and Linka leave the room, and Lola walks in to talk to Lincoln about something important, but he can't understand her because of the buds; what Lola's talking about is worrying her, but he just tunes her out more.
"Aah.. " Lincoln exclaimed.
Bedtime
J.D., Varie, and Aylene are tucked into their sleeping bags, ready to retire for the night.
Lincoln removed his buds. "Thanks for a silent day, guys." He goes over them with a polishing cloth. "You're my new best buds." He stores them, intending to use them again the next day.
"Night, Lincoln," J.D. said as he closed his eyes.
"Night, guys," Lincoln concluded.
J.D. has a feeling something is wrong. Inside his head, he said, "I sense a disturbance in the Force. It's probably nothing."
They then all fell asleep.
The next morning
Lola storms into Lincoln's room. "LINCOLN!" Lincoln screams and throws himself out of bed.
J.D. is curled up on the floor in his sleeping bag. "Oh, morning Lola. Do you need help setting up another beauty pageant practice run?"
Lola shook her head. "No thanks, J.D., but thank you for offering. But Lincoln, don't forget you promised to do that thing for me by 3 o'clock today!"
Lincoln was confused by what she had just said. "Huh?" He then notices his earbuds on the floor and quickly hides them.
"You didn't forget, did you?" Lola asked suspiciously.
"Of course I didn't forget, Lola," Lincoln said nervously, chuckling.
J.D. notices that Varie and Aylene's sleeping bags are empty. "Where are Varie and Aylene?"
Lola nodded. "Good, because you wouldn't want to make me MAD!" Lola turned to answer J.D.'s question. "Oh. Varie and Aylene are in the kitchen eating breakfast, J.D."
"Ah," J.D. remarked. "Thank you, Lola."
"You're welcome," Lola said as she exited the room.
"Now, what did I promise?" Lincoln wondered.
Next, Lynn entered his room.
"Hey, Lincoln!" Lynn greeted him.
"Hey, Lynn. You don't happen to know what I promised-" Lincoln started to ask.
Lynn grabbed him. "Come on, it's go time!"
"For what?" Lincoln asked, confused.
J.D. and Linka follow them, and Lily joins them.
Lynn leads him out into the backyard, and the others arrive moments later.
"Lynn, what's going on?" Lincoln asked.
"HIYAH!" Lynn lands a dropkick on Lincoln, but J.D. blocks it.
J.D. complimented Lynn on her kicking. "You have a great kick, Lynn. But what's all this about?"
"Thanks. Practicing my kickboxing! HUAH! Yesterday, you said you'd be my sparring partner." Lynn hurled more kicks at J.D., and he blocked them all. "Remember? HIYAH!"
"I guess I did," J.D. admitted. Lynn delivers a powerful kick to him, but he blocks it.
"So, uh, do you know where Lola went today?" Lincoln asked.
Lynn hits J.D. with another powerful kick, but he blocks it. "Nope. Why?"
"Well...I guess I promised to do something for her," Lincoln explained, "but I kind of forgot what it was."
Lynn jumps over J.D. and punches him, but Lincoln blocks it. "WHAT?! You'd better remember! You know what happens when you make Lola mad! Did I ever tell you about the pudding incident?"
"No," Lincoln replied.
"Pudding Incident? What happened?" J.D. wondered.
Flashback to the pudding incident.
Lola notices no more pudding in the fridge, and Lynn has the last cup. "So, you ate the last pudding, huh?"
Lynn then realizes that she did. "Oh, did I? I don't know. Guess so."
"Oh, that's okay," Lola said with a demonic grin.
Later, as Lynn gets ready for bed, she notices something under her blanket, lifts it, and discovers that Lola popped her soccer ball with a soft knife and screams in horror.
End flashback
"Lola popped your soccer ball with a soft knife and hid it under your covers?" J.D. asked.
"And all because you ate the last pudding?" Lincoln exclaimed, terrified.
Lynn's demeanor shifted. "Yep. Now stay focused. HIYAH!" She kicks Lincoln right into her soccer goalie's net. "GOAL!" She then runs off.
"Whew," Lincoln said, relieved.
"Are you all right, Lincoln?" Varie inquired.
"Yeah," Lincoln replied.
Leni came over to see him. "Lincoln, come on! I need you."
"For what?" Lincoln asked.
"Don't be a dope," Leni advised. "We talked about this tomorrow. I mean, yesterday."
Lynn appears to be content with this.
J.D., Linka, and Lily are right behind them.
In Leni's room, Leni uses Lincoln as a mannequin for a new design.
J.D., Varie, Aylene, Linka, and Lily are all watching.
Leni was sewing. "I think my design for the Manotard is really working. Thanks for agreeing to be my model." She pokes Lincoln with a needle.
Lincoln yelled in pain. "Ow! Yeah, sure. So, um, let me ask you a hypothetical..." He then realized Leni would not know what "hypothetical" means. "...I mean, a what-if question. Say you promised Lola you'd do something for her, but you forgot what it was."
Leni shoved a needle into Lincoln in shock. "LANDON! You're in huge trouble!"
Lincoln corrected her. "My name is Lincoln."
"You know what happens when you make Lola mad," Leni pointed out. "Did I ever tell you about the tiara crisis?"
Varie asked, "Tiara Crisis?"
"What happened?" Aylene asked.
Flashback to the tiara crisis
Leni sat down in the chair, only to hear a crunching sound, and realized she had sat on Lola's favorite tiara. Lola sees the aftermath.
"Oops. Sorry, Lola," Leni apologized.
"Oh, that's okay..." says Lola, with the same demonic grin as in Lynn's flashback.
All of Leni's belongings are missing from Lori and Leni's room.
"WHERE IS ALL MY STUFF?!" screamed Leni.
Outside, Lola was yelling, "Step right up, ladies and gentlemen! Free stuff!"
Leni looks out the window and sees Lola giving away all her belongings, and she gasps in despair.
"My sister doesn't need this stuff, but you do!" Lola exclaimed.
End flashback
"Lola sold all of your stuff!" J.D. exclaimed, stunned.
"All because you accidentally broke her tiara?" Lincoln exclaimed, terrified.
"Lola is a madgirl!" Linka yelled.
Leni finished with her designs. "And viola! Okay, girls, fashion show!"
Lincoln was embarrassed. "What? Girls? No way!"
"You promised," Leni pointed out.
Leni's friends come in and stare at Lincoln in the manotard; one of them even takes a selfie with him, much to his embarrassment.
J.D. creates a dome of darkness around Lincoln to protect him.
J.D. said, "Sorry ladies, the fashion show is over."
"Aww!" the ladies exclaimed, disappointed, and left.
In Laney's room.
"Are you sure you can do this?" Lincoln asked.
Laney is wearing a ballerina tutu. "Totally! Just like you said!" She takes a running start and then leaps to Lincoln, who catches her and then falls. "Oof! We should definitely work on that."
J.D. is on the violin, Varie is on the flute, and Aylene is on the clarinet.
They are playing Igor Stravinski's The Rite of Spring.
Lincoln remarked, "You're all really good at playing that."
They stop playing.
"Violin is one of my favorite instruments, and to be honest, I've never taken a lesson in my life," J.D. explained.
Laney complimented J.D., saying, "You have a lot of talent."
"Thank you, Laney," J.D. expressed his gratitude.
"You're all talented," Lincoln said before adding, "But Laney, when did you start ballet?"
"It's just a hobby I'm working on," Laney explained. "You said you'd help me."
"Yeah, I did," Lincoln admitted. "You're very graceful, Laney."
"Thank you," Laney replied.
"Laney has quite the talent," Crysta said. "She can dance really well and gracefully."
"Thank you, Crysta," Laney expressed her gratitude.
"Well, anyway, I promised Lola something and-" Lincoln said.
Laney widened her eyes at that. "WHAT?! Do you remember what it was?"
"I was hoping you knew," Lincoln explained.
Laney shook her head. "Oh no. This is not good! You should never make Lola mad! Have I ever told you about... The Slip?"
"Oh no," J.D. groaned. "I have a feeling I'm not going to like this one."
Flashback to the Slip
Laney was painting something in the hallway when some red paint dripped on Lola's pageant walk, and she slipped, getting paint all over her back.
"Oops! Sorry, Lola!" Laney apologized.
Lola had the same demonic grin that she had from Leni's flashback. "Oh, that's okay. I can wash that off..."
Minutes later, after Laney washes her hands in the bathroom, she gasps in horror to see that her painting has been destroyed. She followed a trail of paint footprints to see that her chest was smashed to pieces with the easel, which made Laney scream in horror.
End Flashback
"Holy ketchup stains!" J.D. yelled in horror.
"Lola is a monster," Varie commented.
Lincoln was trembling in fear. "She did that?"
Laney nodded. "Yes. And I don't even want to think about what she's going to do to you if you don't do what she says!"
J.D. narrowed his eyes. "Let her try."
"I'm not going to let her," Aylene declared.
"Thanks, guys!" Lincoln responded, relieved.
Lincoln runs off, but Laney stops him. "Wait. We have one more performance."
"I know just the song for it," J.D. replied. "I'll be right back."
He dashes out and returns with a cello. "Luna's letting me borrow her cello, and my grandma on my dad's side played the cello."
Lincoln remarked, "Neat."
They perform the Arabian Dance from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite.
"That's one of my favorites," Laney exclaimed.
"Mine too," J.D. agreed. "The Arabian Dance from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite is an amazing dance."
Laney nodded in agreement. "Yeah."
Lincoln and Laney keep dancing.
Lincoln said to Lori, "You sure I agreed to do this?"
"I believe your exact words yesterday were, "Whatever you say, sis," Lori pointed out.
They are in Lori's room, and Lincoln is being used as an ottoman for Lori to paint her toenails.
"Trust me, Lincoln," J.D. said. "My sister always uses me as an Ottoman to paint her nails, and I'm used to it."
Lincoln blinked at that. "Oh. That's all right."
"So I hear you've got a little Lola problem," Lori explained.
Lincoln was surprised that she knew. "How did you?"
Lori interrupted him. "Word gets around. Now, listen to me, Lincoln. You know what happens when you make Lola mad, so you'd better figure out what you promised her! Did I ever tell you about...Sneeze-ageddon?"
Flashback to Sneeze-ageddon
Lola and Lori are sitting on the couch, bored, when Lola suddenly sneezes.
"Achoo!" She notices Lori right next to her and clears her throat. "I didn't hear a 'bless you!"
Lori ignores her, and Lola flashes that demonic grin again.
Later, Lori passes by a pot of boiling water on the stove.
"Has anyone seen my phone?" She notices the pot, opens the lid, uses tongs to pull out a familiar object, gasps to see that it's her phone, which has now been destroyed, and screams in terror.
End flashback.
"Lola destroyed your phone because you didn't say "Bless You"?" J.D. asked, shocked.
Lori nodded. "Yep."
"Geez! This is like that one episode of The Twilight Zone!" J.D. exclaimed.
"The Twilight Zone?" Lori asked. "What's that?"
J.D. explained. "It was an old show that ran from 1959 to 1964. Rod Serling created it. It's one of my dad's favorite shows from his childhood. It's about what happens to people who experience paranormal, futuristic, or supernatural events. Sometimes things are just too complicated for the human mind to grasp. These incidents involving you and Lola remind me of the episode "It's a Good Life."
"What was that all about?" Lincoln asked.
J.D. explained. "It was made in 1961. It's about a young boy the same age as Lola and Lana who has omnipotent mental powers, including Mind-Reading. He can do anything with his mind. He lives in a fictitious town called Peaksville, Ohio, and has isolated the entire town from the rest of the Universe. He ruled over the entire town, and everyone feared him. If they didn't respect him, he banished them into an endless cornfield from which there is no return."
"Whoa, that's terrible," Lori exclaimed.
"Yeah," J.D. agreed. "Lola has Fire Powers, but she doesn't use them like that."
"Thank goodness," Varie said, relieved.
"If she did all that stuff to you guys, what is she gonna do to me?" Lincoln asked fearfully.
"Maybe you should talk to Lana," Lori suggested. "I'm sure she'll be able to help you."
Lincoln was relieved to hear that. "Of course! Thanks!" He is getting ready to leave.
Lori wags her finger at him. "Ah ah ah! I haven't done my top coat yet."
Lincoln returns to his ottoman position.
Lana's room
Lana was shocked at what Lincoln had just told her. "You... WHAT?! You know what happens when you make Lola mad! I don't know what she wants you to do, but you'd better figure it out. Did I ever tell you about... the Frog Fiasco?"
"Do I want to know about the Frog Fiasco?" Lincoln asked fearfully.
Flashback to the frog fiasco
Lola is applying mascara when a frog croaks behind her, causing her to mess up.
Lana was holding a frog and showing it to Lola. "Aww! You're a burpy-durpy today. Isn't he the cutest?"
"So cute..." Lola chuckles menacingly, with a demonic grin.
Later, Lana is getting ready to feed her frog.
"Who's hungry?" She notices he's not in his tank. "Seymour? Where'd you go?" She hears Lola whistling and notices her carrying a shovel, realizing Lola murdered and buried Seymour. "NOOOOOOOOOO!"
End flashback
"I mean, I can't prove she took out Seymour...but I never saw him again," Lana explained.
"This is turning into a Nightmare," J.D. commented.
Lincoln was both desperate and terrified. "What am I going to do, Lana? It's almost 3 p.m.! YOU HAVE TO HELP ME!"
Lana is trying to get him to calm down. "Okay, okay. Take it easy." She thinks for a second. "I know! Why don't you just think of everything she might want you to do and then do it?"
"Everything?" Lincoln asked.
"Remember Seymour?" Lana asked despondently.
Lincoln realizes he has no other option and decides to give it a shot. They shine Lola's tiaras and beauty pageant trophies, clean her room and princess mobile, mow the lawn, and clean the gutters.
"Why does Lola care whether the gutters are clean?" Lincoln wondered.
Lana nodded. "I know. It's crazy, right?"
"Well, this will keep the water from pouring over the side," Varie explained.
Lincoln has even repaved the driveway.
"Lola loves a smooth driveway," Lana explained.
Lincoln goes so far as to make topiary sculptures in Lola's honor that he becomes too exhausted to continue.
"Phew... I did it," Lincoln said, exhausted.
"Whew! I'm beat," J.D. said, sweating.
Lana notices and sees the time. "One minute to 3:00. Good luck, guys." She is getting ready to leave the room.
"Wait! Where are you going?" Lincoln asked, shocked.
"Somewhere safe," Lana replied. You know...just in case." She shuts the door and walks away.
The time has come, and...Lola is not pleased... "LINCOLN! IT'S 3 O'CLOCK! YOU'VE FAILED ME!" Lola bursts through the door. "YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MAKE LOLA MAD!" She has a demonic grin, flames of fury in her eyes, and a fire aura around her.
J.D., Varie, Aylene, and Linka are ready to defend Lincoln.
Lincoln began pleading for mercy. "I'm sorry! I would've done what you asked me, but I didn't hear you!" He reveals the buds. "I was wearing these. All I heard was the sound of waves. Or was it crickets? Doesn't matter! The thing is-"
Lola went from being blinded by rage to being suddenly calm and merciful. "I know you didn't hear me."
"Huh?" Lincoln said, confused.
Eddy, Jessie, Lapis, Starfire, Raven, Terra, Volcana, Woody and the other sisters sans Lisa pop in with satisfied smiles. But Laney and Luan didn't have smiles on.
"You're not as clever as you think, Lincoln Loud," Lola remarked.
J.D. was confused. "Okay. What's going on?"
Flashback to what Lola was trying to tell Lincoln yesterday.
Lola comes running into Lincoln's room. "Lincoln, is this too much mascara? Be honest. It's super, super, super important!"
Lincoln, having muted Lola, couldn't hear what she was saying. "Aah. I couldn't agree more!"
Lola was confused. "Agree with what?"
"Right back at ya!" Lincoln replied.
"Okay, you're weird," Lola commented.
Lincoln's basketball goes out of bounds and knocks over his wastebasket, revealing the Noise-B-Gone package, which Lola notices and gives her that demonic grin she gave in all the other flashbacks.
"So, Lincoln, are you the biggest dork in the world?" Lola asked slyly.
Lincoln could not hear her as he replied, "You can say that again!"
"And do you love the taste of dog poop?" Lola asked.
"You know it!" Lincoln agreed, not listening.
Lola smiles slyly and informs the other sisters about the earbuds.
"So, he's been tuning us out all day?" Lori asked.
Lola nodded.
"No wonder he didn't help me re-string my guitar," Luan realized.
"Or come to my séance," Lucy added.
"Eddy and I knew about it," Luan admitted.
"J.D. told us about it, and we respected his wishes," Eddy explained.
Lynn yelled angrily, "I'm going to rip out those earbuds and-"
Laney tried to get them to listen to reason. "Wait! There has to be a non-violent way to teach Lincoln a lesson."
"Oh, there is!" Lola grinned.
"You can think of it," Laney said, "but I'm out."
Luan nodded in agreement. "Me too."
"Friends don't hurt their friends," Eddy explained.
End flashback
"So, all that stuff you guys made me do today...that was all made up?" Lincoln asked.
The sisters, except for Luan and Laney, nod.
Lola nodded. "Yep."
"Mine wasn't," Laney pointed out. "Your part was true, and I didn't want to participate. Lola threatened me, but I knew she was using that as an incentive."
"I didn't want to do it because I knew it was wrong," Luan explained.
"I didn't want to do it either," Eddy admitted.
"You guys did the right thing," J.D. commented. "This was a very elaborate setup."
Aylene remarked, "This was pure genius."
Varie nodded. "I agree."
"Me too," Linka added.
"This was a really good plan," Jessie said.
"I can't believe you guys pranked me like that," Lincoln exclaimed.
Luna shook her head. "You had it coming, little bro. You can't just ignore us. We're your family."
"And remember, you're not the only one who has to live in a noisy house," Lori added. "We all do."
"I didn't want to participate either," Lily explained, "because I could never hurt my big brother."
Varie smiled. "Good for you Lily. But Lincoln. Family comes first. Always."
Lincoln nodded. "True."
J.D. realized someone wasn't with them. "Hey, where's Lisa? Was she part of this too?"
Penny shook her head. "No. She was doing some strange stuff."
"Oh, she's in her lab," J.D. replied.
But then Lisa rushes into the room a panicked state. "LINCOLN! LINCOLN! LINCOLN! YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO HELP ME WITH MY LAB EXPERIMENT!"
Lincoln assumed she was in on it. "Okay Lisa, you can give it a rest. I know all about your little joke."
Lisa was confused. "What joke?" She then notices the earbuds. "I'm going to need those." She grabs them, puts them on, and hides beneath Lincoln's bed.
There's a rumbling in Lisa's room, and it causes a massive explosion that blows the entire roof of the house and lands upside down on top of it.
When the smoke cleared, J.D. had everyone shielded in a force field that muffled the loud noise of the explosion.
J.D. turned off the force field.
"Is everyone okay?" J.D. inquired.
Woody nodded. "Yeah. We're fine."
"But the explosion turned the roof upside down," Aylene explained.
Lisa emerges. "Is everyone okay?"
"Yes, we're fine, Lisa," J.D. assured her.
Lynn Sr. and Rita entered the room.
"Why is the roof upside-down!" exclaimed Lynn Sr., surprised.
They all make their way down the stairs to the living room.
"Lincoln, you explain everything, and I'll go fix the roof," J.D. instructed.
"All right," Lincoln responded.
J.D. flies up and lifts the roof off, flipping it right side up and reinstalled it properly.
Lincoln finished explaining what happened 10 minutes later.
"And that's exactly what happened, all because I needed some peace and quiet. I wasn't trying to ignore anyone; I just wanted to read my comics in peace. I could have just left the house and done it if I hadn't needed to strip down to my underwear to feel more comfortable doing it."
"J.D. told me and Luan, and we respect his need for quiet L Sr.," Eddy explained. "At Peach Creek I had a lot of noise problems and it got on my nerves."
"Lisa, me, Penny, and Luan had no involvement in any of this," Laney explained.
J.D. added, "Neither did Lily, Lapis, Jessie, Woody, Starfire, Raven, Volcana, or Terra."
"Lola, did you really think that was necessary?" Lynn Sr. asked.
"He needed to be taught a lesson," Lola argued.
Rita shook her head. "I think some need it more than others. Lori, Leni, Luna, Lynn, Lucy, Lana, and Lola, you are grounded for a week. So no texts or calls unless it's an emergency, and no music." She then said to Lincoln, "As for you Lincoln, you're off the hook."
"Really?" Lincoln asked, confused. "But I'm the one that caused all this."
"After what you've been through, that'd be beating a dead horse," Lynn Sr. explained.
"What does that mean?" Lincoln asked.
"That means you've already been through enough, and adding a grounding would be like having to endure a fate worse than death," J.D. explained.
Lynn Sr. nodded. "That's right, son. That's a bit extreme, but that's right."
"THAT'S NOT FAIR!" Lola yelled and jumped onto the coffee table.
"You did all of this, Lola," J.D. pointed out, "and it's called Karma."
Rita nodded in agreement. "J.D.'s right. You can't take these matters into your own hands, Lola. Now you march up to your room and think about what you've done."
In a huff, Lola stomped away.
"Lincoln, I'm sorry I treated you like an ottoman," Lori apologized.
"I forgive you, Lori," Lincoln said, adding, "next time you should trim your toenails."
Lori nodded. "Noted, and Dad, J.D. said it was like something out of The Twilight Zone."
Lynn Sr. blinked at that. "The Twilight Zone? I haven't watched that show in a long time."
Rita shook her head. "Me neither. What episode was it like, J.D.?"
"It was like "It's a Good Life."," J.D. explained.
"I remember that one," Lynn Sr. recalled. "It was about a little boy with omnipotent mind powers?"
J.D. nodded. "Yep. That one was weird."
"I loved that one," Lynn Sr. admitted.
"Great minds think alike, huh, Mr. Lynn?" J.D. asked.
"They certainly do," Lynn Sr. agreed.
"In some ways, this was very similar to that episode," Rita explained.
J.D. nodded in agreement. "Yeah. But Lola doesn't have mind powers, and we don't have a cornfield."
Lynn Sr. agreed, saying, "True."
"Dad got me hooked on that show and it was strange," J.D. admitted.
"I'd never heard of that show before," Laney admitted.
"It was made in the 1960s, Laney," Lori explained.
"Oh," Laney uttered.
"Linky, I'm sorry for what I did," Leni apologized. "Pricking you with those needles hurt me as well."
Leni leaned in and kissed Lincoln on his forehead, making him smile.
"Me too," Lynn added. "I thought beating you up would be fun, but being forced to do it pretty much killed it."
"I'm feeling a little reluctant about forgiving you now," Lincoln admitted.
"Lynn, you're a good fighter," J.D. pointed out. "I know I told you that when you did all that to me while Ronnie Anne was hurting Lincoln. But you definitely have what it takes to be a world champion kickboxer."
"Thank you, J.D.," Lynn said, "that means a lot to me."
"No problem," J.D. responded.
Lincoln handed the earbuds to Lily.
"Why are you giving these to me, Lincoln?" Lily questioned.
"Because I figured you could use them to get some peace and quiet with tranquil sounds," Lincoln explained. "You need them more than I do."
"Thank you, Lincoln," Lily expressed her gratitude.
After the whole Earbud Incident, J.D. decided to build Lincoln a big treehouse in the backyard to give him his little sanctuary to read comics and have some peace and quiet. Lincoln loved it, and it had everything. For him, it was like having his little man cave outside.
Lincoln turned to the readers. "If you have a problem, don't try to avoid it, especially if your family has the same problem. It definitely helps to keep your ears open when someone needs your help. And definitely don't try to "teach someone a lesson," as both may come back to bite you."
Lincoln then pulled a cord that extended a slide from the back, down which he went and made his way into the house while Lisa watched from the kitchen window.
"And that's why it's always a good idea to get the smart one involved in your plans," Lisa added.
J.D. remarked, "You said it, Lisa."
"That's our little scientist," Varie said, smiling.
Lapis nodded. "I agree."
"Me too," Aylene agreed.
THE END
