It's a safe wager that nobody likes going to the dentist. Sitting in a waiting room for sometimes hours on end, getting called to the back and taking that long horrifying walk to the dentist's chair, having your gums poked and prodded by sharp needles and tools all while praying that you wouldn't require a root canal. And that didn't even take into account the possibility of having to have teeth removed. So suffice to say, neither Lincoln or Lio were looking forward to their upcoming dentist's appointment. Lincoln was looking even less forward to the appointment when Luan volunteered to tag along. That's not to say that Lincoln didn't love his sister, it's just that whenever any of her younger siblings had a trip to the dentist she would always tag along in an attempt to ease their fears both before and after they got in the chair through the use of humor. It wasn't that Lincoln didn't appreciate the effort, it's just that Luan's comedy was very hit or miss and oftentimes her jokes annoyed him rather than took the stress away. His twin, Lio was the exact opposite. Some might say he was easily amused, but he found great joy in his sister's jokes, and seeing as the young artist was very fearful of people outside his family (especially those who would be performing procedures on his mouth), he'd take any distraction he could get from what he saw as inevitable doom.

"Are you sure we have to do this?" Lio asked the siblings' mom as she drove them to the dentist. "And for that matter, aren't you a dentist? Why can't you just do this for us at home?"

"Because sweetie, there are some things I'm not prepared for," Rita said, "for example, I don't think I'd be able to bring myself to have to perform a root canal or pull the teeth of one of my own kids."

"Then why can't we just call this off altogether?" Lio asked.

"Because dental care is very important," Rita pointed out, "you don't wanna lose all your teeth, do you?"

"I guess not," Lio said, sulking in his seat.

"You're not thinking about trying to run away to Toronto again, are you?" Lincoln sarcastically asked his twin.

"No, of course not, don't be ridiculous," Lio scoffed. "I'd clearly try escaping to Nova Scotia where no one can find me…"

"Hey, do you remember the last time we went to the dentist?" Lincoln reminded him. "The time where you screamed like a little girl when the dentist pulled out that drill?"

"Oh, shut up Lincoln!" Lio replied. "The only reason you didn't scream is because you passed out!"

"Yeah, from laughing too hard at you," Lincoln retorted.

"Yare yare daze," Lio sighed. "I still just wanna go home."

"Sorry Lio, I know the tooth hurts, but going to the dentist is just a part of life," Luan joked, giggling and asking "Get it?"

"Oh brother," Lincoln sighed, rolling his eyes as Lio let out a laugh.

"Come on Linc, you don't have to mouth off to me," Luan joked. "I mean, I'm just trying to lighten the mood. What if you have to get braces like me?"

"If that's the case, he better brace himself," Lio joked.

"Oh my god, now you've got him started," Lincoln groaned.

"Well forgive me for trying to have a sense of humor as I'm sent to death row," Lio said.

"You're acting like you're the only one who's going into this," Lincoln said, "newsflash Lio, I'm seeing the dentist too and I'm just as scared."

"Alright kids, calm down," Rita scolded them. "I promise that you two have nothing to worry about, this is just a routine checkup and cleaning, you're going to be just fine."

"Yeah, you're going into this expecting a disaster but the molar opposite is probably what'll happen," Luan joked.

"I sure hope so," Lio said, letting out a nervous laugh as Lincoln rolled his eyes. "Who knows, maybe they'll even give me a little plaque for having clean teeth."

"Good one," Luan laughed as Lincoln put in his earphones and began listening to music to drown out his siblings before they could start a pun war.

Soon, the car pulled into the dentist's office and the four of them were sitting in the waiting room, with Lincoln and Lio anxiously waiting. Normally, at a time like this, Lio would be scribbling and drawing in his notebook, but in his fright he had forgotten his notebook at home. Even if he had brought along his notebook, Lio would probably be shaking too hard in his seat to draw properly. Noticing this, Luan offered Lio her hand for him to hold so that he wouldn't be as nervous.

"You can hold my hand if you like," She offered, "just squeeze my hand if you get-,"

"Wait, Luan, I wouldn't do that if I were-," Lincoln said at the same time, neither sibling being able to complete their sentence before Lio gripped on Luan's hand with an iron clad death grip.

"Scared…" Luan squeaked, a single tear escaping her eye. She was surprised that her brother had such a strong grip. Still, that didn't stop her from making a joke. "I've gotta hand it to you, little brother, you're stronger than I thought."

"I tried to warn you," Lincoln said.

"Sorry," Lio apologized, easing up on his grip considerably. "I just tend to lose control over my strength when I get really scared."

Luan noticed that Lincoln's knees were shaking and that despite his attempts at appearing brave, Lincoln truly was just as scared his twin brother was. With a sigh and chuckle, Luan offered Lincoln her other hand for him to hold, despite the fact that there was a very real chance he could have a harsh grip as well. Insistent on keeping his bravado, Lincoln declined.

"I'm fine," He said, his knees still trembling, "like Mom said, it's just a routine checkup. We've got nothing to worry about at all."

"Are you sure you're going to be alright?" Luan asked, chuckling and saying "It looks like your knees are weak and your arms are heavy."

"Hmpf!" Lincoln huffed. "I'm not afraid at all!"

"Teach me your ways, wiser brother," Lio said before the door opened and the receptionist walked out, causing Lio to instinctively clench Luan's hand super tight. Luan once again winced from the pain as it felt like her hand was being crushed.

"Lincoln and Lio Loud?" The receptionist asked. "The doctor will see you now."

Rita took a moment to comfort her scared sons, telling "Everything is going to be alright, I promise that the doctor isn't going to hurt you. We'll be right here, waiting for you."

Lincoln and Lio got up from their seats and slowly walked towards the door. Funnily enough, Lio was still holding on Luan's hand with his ironclad grip without even realizing it, obliviously dragging the comedienne along until Rita spoke up.

"Lio, let go of your sister's hand," Rita told him.

"Sorry," Lio sheepishly apologized, letting go of Luan's hand. With a gulp, he followed behind his brother into the dentist's office.

Thirty minutes passed before Lincoln finally emerged from his appointment. The young boy looked rather content and unimpressed, having a bored expression on his face. He pulled a piece of gum out of his pocket and began chewing as he walked back over to his mom. Meanwhile, Lio was nowhere to be seen. That came off as rather strange, but Rita just figured he was probably still having his teeth cleaned. That's when the receptionist came back into the waiting room and gestured to Rita.

"Are you the boys' mother?" The receptionist asked her.

"Yes," Rita answered. "Yes I am."

"Well you'll be happy to hear that your sons' have no cavities and have been doing a very good job at keeping their teeth clean," The Receptionist told her.

"That's very good news," Rita said.

"However, during their routine check up, we found that your son Lio is in dire need of having his wisdom teeth pulled," The receptionist informed her.

"I see," Rita said. "I'm guessing that that's what's holding him up right now?"

"Correct," The receptionist replied. "Right now, he's currently being administered laughing gas, but we don't think it should take any longer than two hours for the doctor to do his work."

"Alright," Rita said, "thank you for giving us a heads up"

"No problem," The receptionist said before returning to the front desk.

"So did Lio scream again?" Luan asked Lincoln.

"Not this time," Lincoln said.

"Hmm, I hope he didn't get his fillings hurt," Luan joked, followed by an obligatory cackle and "Get it?"

Lincoln sighed and sat back in his seat, pulling out his phone and looking up some videos on YouTube. Truthfully, he was thankful that he dodged a bullet in the fact that he didn't need to have his own wisdom teeth pulled out. He knew the day would probably come where he did have to have his own wisdom teeth removed, but for right now he was just counting his blessings. Just as the receptionist said, it didn't take more than two hours for Lio to have his wisdom teeth pulled, with the young artist emerging from the back a little under an hour and a half later. Lio noticeably looked out of it and as to be expected, his cheek was a little puffy, but other than that he appeared just fine. The dentist followed behind him shortly afterwards and had a few words with Rita.

"As a fellow dentist, I'm sure you're aware that it can take anywhere from two to three days for the swelling and discomfort to go away," The dentist said to her.

"Yes, I'm very much aware," Rita said. "I also know that it might take some time for the effects of the laughing gas to wear off so he may be a bit delirious."

"That's correct," The dentist said, "however, he should fall asleep in a bit and be just fine afterwards."

"I'll keep that in mind," Rita said as an absentminded Lio stared blankly at his hands.

"Are you okay, bro?" Lincoln asked his brother.

"Is this real?" Lio asked. "Do I actually have hands of my own? When did I grow these?"

"You've always had hands," Lincoln pointed out and Lio's face lit up as if he'd been given the requiem arrow.

"Really!? I have!?" Lio asked excitedly. "I can grab stuff now!"

"There's something different about you Lio, but I can't put my finger on it," Luan said, giggling and asking "Get it?"

"No," Lio said bluntly, scratching his head. "Wait, do I have hair? Oh my god, I have hair!"

"Oh, this is going to be hilarious," Lincoln said as he watched his brother tussle with his hair until it was no longer neatly combed back.

"Thanks again for everything," Rita thanked the dentist before heading towards the door. "Come on kids, let's go."

As Rita, Lincoln, and Luan walked out the door, Lio was back to staring at his hands, prompting Luan to take a risk and grab him by his hand to drag him with them.

"Come on, little brother," Luan said, pulling him along.

"Wow, your hands are soft," Lio said, holding, caressing and examining Luan's hand like they were a prized diamond. "Is this why Kira killed so many women?"

"I really hope you aren't planning anything underhanded," Luan joked, nervously giggling as they got in the car.

"What are you doing!?" Lio asked, rather panicky as Luan helped him put on his seat belt. "Why are you trying to tie me up!?"

"I'm not trying to tie you up," Luan explained as Lincoln started filming. "I'm just putting your seatbelt on."

"Oh," Lio muttered.

Eventually the family got back on the road and headed back to the house with Lio being funnily oblivious and loopy.

"So, how'd it go?" Lincoln asked, still filming his brother.

"I… I didn't feel anything," Lio said.

"Good," Rita said before noticing in the rear view mirror that Lio was attempting to put his hand in his mouth. "Ah, Ah, Ah, don't do that."

"Huh, why not?" Lio asked.

"Because you're going to mess up your stitches," Rita explained.

"But it looks so tasty," Lio said, moving his hand towards his mouth again.

"Don't do that!" Rita said firmly.

"Uuuuuugh!" Lio whined before looking down at his feet and doing a Joseph Joestar impression. "OH MY GOD!"

"What?" Luan and Lincoln asked.

"What are these things at the bottom of my legs?" Lio asked in amazement.

"Those are your feet," Lincoln explained.

"Why are they green?" Lio asked.

"Because you're wearing sneakers on top of them," Lincoln said. "Those aren't your actual feet?"

"They aren't?" Lio asked before pulling off his left sneaker. "Oh my DIO, they're removable!"

"That's just your sneaker," Luan told him. "No offense, but I don't think you could ever be a gumshoe detective."

"Can I take this one off too?" Lio asked before pulling off his right sneaker, leaving him in just his socks. He then grabbed his feet and was astonished by how soft his socks were. "Squeeeeeee! They feel like a carpet!" Lio tugged a little too hard and accidentally pulled his socks off, revealing something else that surprised him.

"Huuuuuuh!?" He gasped before he grabbed and shook both Lincoln and Luan. "Nii-san! Onee-chan!! Look! I've got tiny hands at the bottom of my legs!"

"Those are your feet, Lio," Luan told him as Lincoln continued filming, getting more enjoyment out of this than he should've been. "Everyone has them."

"They do?" Asked Lio before asking Luan. "Do you have them?"

"Well something strange would be afoot if I didn't," Luan joked with a laugh before taking off her own shoes and socks to show Lio her feet. "See?"

"Double shock!" Lio exclaimed.

"Maybe you should check what you have in your pan-," Lincoln suggested before Rita scolded him.

"Lincoln!" Rita admonished him.

"Just kidding," Lincoln nervously giggled as he continued filming. "You know Lio, it's a good thing you have such good siblings to help you figure this stuff out, otherwise you'd have nobody."

"I don't need anyone else," Lio said. "I have Star Platinum!"

"What?" Lincoln asked.

"Oops, that was the wrong line, lemme try that again," Lio said. "I don't need anyone else, I have Uroboros!"

"Wesker?" Lincoln asked.

"No, Yoshikage Kira!" Lio replied, putting his hand to Lincoln's face before pulling it back. "キラクイーン第1のばくだん屋! Switch On!" He said before mimicking the motion of pressing a buzzer.

"Lio, honey, are you still feeling okay?" Rita asked him.

"YES! I AM!" Lio replied, complete with an Avdol finger point.

"Yare yare dawa," Luan said, borrowing Lio's catchphrase as she affectionately patted Lio on the head.

"Meow!" Lio said, sticking his tongue out in a catboy like fashion and even purring.

"If only I had brought along a ball of yarn," Lincoln quipped.

"Do you really think that I, Lio, would be foolish enough to fall for your ploy?" Lio scoffed.

"Oh great, now he's talking like DIO," Lincoln said.

"Who's DIO?" Rita asked. "Do you mean the rocker?"

"No, DIO's the main antagonist of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure," Luan explained, "which just happens to be Lio's favorite manga/anime."

"このリオラウドに「運」渡し味方してくれてるつ!" Lio declared.

"English please?" Lincoln remarked.

"Luck has sided with Lio Loud!" Lio said triumphantly.

"Have you noticed that Lio gets a lot hammier and lets loose a lot more when he's under the effects of anesthesia?" Luan asked Lincoln.

"I wonder if we should maybe try getting him to talk to unfamiliars," Lincoln remarked, causing Lio to glare at him and hiss like a cat. "I'll take that as a no."

"You think you can just throw me to the wolves like that?" Lio asked. "くそくらえ!"

"What are you talking about?" Lincoln asked.

"Let me tell you something about this guy right here!" Lio said, still in a state of delirium. "One day, I was watching him play Smash Ultimate for the channel. We're both having a good time of brotherly bonding, I'm laughing. Lincoln looks to me and asks "This is the first time you've laughed in a long time, isn't it?" The freaking nerve of this guy! Apparently, I can't have a good time unless Lincoln's here! Everything I laugh at is empty and hollow unless Lincoln's here!"

"Ladies Gentlemen, Lio Loud has left the building!" Luan laughed.

"Where are you going with this?" Lincoln asked, stifling his laughter.

Lio looked confused and looked around for a second before saying "I don't know, where was I going with this? What was I saying?"

"Hang in there, younger twin," Lincoln told him. "We're almost home."

"このリオラウドにわ夢がある" Lio said. "この完全と無敵リオラウド世界を征服する!" Lio said before letting out a maniacal laugh.

"Man, I wish we had subtitles," Luan joked.

"I, Lio Loud, have a dream!" Lio said in English. "The world will be conquered by the perfect and invincible Lio Loud!"

"Getting a little full of yourself, aren't you champ?" Luan teased.

"Me, the Great Lio Loud, getting full of himself!?" Lio scoffed. "Ha! Don't make me laugh!"

"So you think you're invincible, huh?" Luan asked with a smirk.

"Of course I'm invinci-," Lio said before Luan pretended to take his nose.

"Hey Lio, got your nose!" Luan teased.

"AAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Lio screamed, freaking out as if he actually lost his nose, causing Lincoln to almost lose his mind laughing as he kept his phone focused on Lio. "Moooooooooom! Luan took my nose! Make her give it back!"

"Luan, stop messing with your brother," Rita scolded her. "You know he gets antsy when he's under the effects of anesthesia."

"Alright mom, I nose it's serious business when it comes to him," Luan laughed, pretending to put Lio's nose back on his face.

"Yeah, more like he starts spouting more JoJo memes than usual and acts like my sisters when they're on their chocolate fix," Lincoln quipped before Lio slid over next to him and slowly licked his cheek, much to Lincoln's disgust and exasperation.

"This taste… is that of a liar, Lincoln Loud!" Lio proclaimed before the medicine fully kicked in and he spontaneously fell unconscious, leaning his head onto Lincoln's shoulder.

"Finally," Lincoln said with a laugh.

"He's going to be so confused when he wakes up," Luan said, putting Lio's shoes back on as he leaned harder into Lincoln's shoulder.

"I'm thinking about actually putting this up on the channel," Lincoln remarked.

"Lincoln, remember what I told you about asking permission…" Luan reminded him.

"I know, I know, I'll ask him first," Lincoln said.

"Speaking of which, can I get your permission to post this?" Luan asked.

"Post what exactly?" Lincoln asked, a split second before Luan took a picture of Lio sleeping on his shoulder.

"Sorry Linc, but this was just too cute to pass up," Luan said. "I'm probably going to post this on my Twitter."

"Well you've got my blessing," Lincoln told her.

A few minutes later, the four of them had finally made it back to the Loud House with Lio having woken up, but still being in a state of confusion and delirium. Nonetheless, he was still aware enough to consent to a picture of him and Luan both wearing a large purple shirt that read "I went to the Royal Woods dentist and all I got was my teeth taken out". Due to his state of confusion, he had a blank expression on his face as Luan snapped the picture. Luan waited until Lio was once again fully aware and conscious before asking permission to post both that picture and the one of him sleeping on Lincoln's shoulder to her social media with the tweet reading "Went with my little brothers to the dentist and this is the aftermath. Guess the tooth really does hurt. #APunADay #wisdomteeth"

Feeling rather good natured about the whole thing, Lio later allowed Lincoln to post the video of him on the brothers' shared channel as well. What the otaku wasn't expecting was for the video to amass over 15 million views in less than 24 hours, something that surprised him when he heard about it the next day.

"Hey Lio, check it out, you've gone viral," Luan told him.

"Come again?" Lio asked before walking over to the computer, where the rest of his siblings were gathered around.

"Yep," Lincoln said. "15 million views in less than a day, can you believe it?"

"Oh my DIO…" Lio muttered before nearly fainting.

"You okay, bro?" Luna asked.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine," Lio said, "just that I wasn't expecting that kind of traffic for the video."

"So how are you going to deal with essentially becoming a meme?" Lori asked.

"I'm going to do what I always do," Lio said, "stay in my room and not come out again until either this whole thing blows over or summer break ends, whichever comes first."

"Hey Lio?" Lola said.

"Yeah?" Lio asked before Lola reached up and pretended to grab his nose.

"Got your nose!" Lola teased.

Lio sighed and smiled, asking "You guys aren't going to let me live this one down for a long time, are you?"

"That's what siblings are for," Lynn told him.

"Yare yare daze," Lio sighed with a huge smile. "I suppose I wouldn't have it any other way."

The siblings shared a laugh before going back to their hobbies. Funny how a trip to the dentist could lead to shared moments of humor.