Well here it is, a brand new story just for you guys. I would like to thank Hotspot the 626th for being the Creative Consultant and Editor of this story, even though I don't deserve it. But anyways enough stalling, let's start the show.
PS: Long chapter, better get comfortable.
I don't own Ed, Edd n Eddy
I don't own The Loud House
Chapter 1 –The Beginning of a New Life
For decades it stood strong. Withstanding any force of nature that was thrown in its direction. From sister stampedes to sibling fight clouds and even the dreaded Sisternado that would appear from time to time. Even with its flaws, it seemed as if it would never fall. But like the Colossus of Rhodes, it was only a matter of time.
Casa Loud; is no more.
(Peach Creek)
It was a normal sunny day in this little suburban town. Birds were singing, flowers were blooming, and three bruised boys were sitting on the sidewalk of the Cul-De-Sac facing the street. Yup, it was indeed a normal day for them.
Sitting in the middle was the short-tempered and short-statured leader himself, Eddy. Whom was resting his head on his hands with an irritated look on his face.
To his right was the boy who always wore a black beanie. The smartest of the group, Eddward; or you can just call him Double-D.
And on Eddy's left was the big, lovable oaf himself, Ed. Whom was just smiling without a care in the world. All three of the Eds were covered in bruises and their clothes were damaged as well. Due to the failure of their latest scam the displeased kids attacked them and took back their money. Just another part of their day to day life.
"This stinks, we were doing so well until Ed ruined everything," exclaimed Eddy still annoyed.
"Oh come now Eddy, don't be too hard on him," responded Double-D trying to defend his friend.
"He put glue in the machine Double-D. GLUE! And Ed's Laundromat was doing so well too." Replied Eddy in an angry and disheartened tone.
"Hahahaha, sticky," exclaimed Ed while playing with some paste on his hand. Not really paying attention to the conversation.
"Needless to say we're on bad terms with everyone again," said Double-D.
"Tell me something I don't know," responded Eddy without changing his tone.
"Sarah says I should stop eating buttered toast with my feet," replied Ed, causing his friends to look at him with slight disgust. Luckily, something caught the Eds' attention before Ed could tell any more disgusting stories.
Across the street, they saw a turquoise green van pulling into the driveway of a house. Double-D found this odd at first, considering the house has been vacant for a few years. But when he saw the huge pile of luggage tied down on the roof of the van, he came to the conclusion that they were new neighbors. And to further prove his theory, a small moving truck stopped in front of the house.
"Well isn't that quaint, new neighbors," exclaimed Double-D as he clapped his hands together.
"Oh boy oh boy oh boy!" chanted Ed while hopping up and down with excitement.
"New neighbors huh? Hey, let's go check them out!" Eddy suggested with new found enthusiasm.
"Wait what, you mean like this!? Eddy our clothes are tattered and we're covered in bruises. First impressions are important you know, we can't introduce ourselves while looking like this." Responded Double-D with a bit of panic in his tone.
"Good, I wasn't planning on saying hello anyway. Just follow me boys!" ordered Eddy as he ran across the street.
"Oh dear." Exclaimed Double-D in a defeated tone as he and Ed followed Eddy. The Eds hid behind a few bushes next to the house where they had a perfect view of the van.
"Care to explain why we're hiding behind bushes and eavesdropping on the new neighbors Eddy?" Double-D asked with a bit of annoyance.
"Pipe down Sockhead, I just wanna see what we've got here," answered Eddy while looking through the bush.
Knowing Eddy, Double-D knew he wasn't going to convince him otherwise. So he just complied and observed through the bush as well. The front doors of the van opened and from the driver seat a man stepped out. He wore a sea green sweater over a light-green checkered collar and cuffs, brown slacks and brown shoes. He also had curly brown hair that was thinning on the top. From the passenger seat, a women came out. She had big blonde hair and wore a pink shirt with a white collar and cuffs, brownish purple pants and black low tops. And in her arms was a sleeping baby that was holding a purple blanket. The baby was only wearing a diaper, had a prominent tooth and a tuft of blonde hair on its head. The man and women gave each other a quick kiss before the man turned to the van.
"Alright kids, everybody out," exclaimed the man.
Double-D immediately realized that those two were the parents, and the other passengers were probably their children. Since the father used the word "kids", Double-D expected maybe two or three more children to appear. The back door opened and one by one the children stepped out.
First was a four-year-old girl. She had short shaggy brown hair and wore a large pair of glasses, a green turtleneck sweater, dark pink pants and brown shoes.
Second to appear was a six-year-old girl. She had long blonde hair and a tuft of hair on the top of her head pointed to the right. She was missing two upper teeth and was wearing a princess attire. A long pink gown and sash, a white pearl necklace around her neck, long pink gloves, white earrings, pink high heels and a tiara on her head.
Third next was another six-year-old girl. She had blonde hair with two downward pigtails tied down with red scrunchies and was missing two of her upper teeth as well. She wore a red baseball cap backward, white sneakers with blue stripes and a murky green t-shirt under dark blue overalls. There also appeared to be a little green frog hiding in her overalls. Double-D noticed the similarities between the six-year-olds and realized that they were twins.
Fourthly, an eight-year-old girl was next. She had very pale skin and her shoulder-length black hair concealed her eyes. She wore long black and white striped arm sleeves, matching knee socks, a black dress worn over a striped shirt and black shoes. She was also carrying a birdcage that had a blanket draped over it.
The fifth was an eleven-year-old boy. He had short white hair and a large tuft of his hair was sticking up, freckles on his cheeks and an overbite with a prominent chipped front tooth. He wore an orange polo shirt, blue jeans, grey socks with blue and red stripes and white sports shoes with red stripes.
Sixth was a thirteen-year-old girl. She had thick brown hair pulled back into a short high ponytail and freckles on her cheeks. She wore a red and white jersey with a red '1' on it, red-and-white track shorts and black cleats with striped white knee-high socks.
"How many people can fit in that van?"Eddy thought aloud with exasperation.
Double-D quite agreed and continued to observe. Seventh was a fourteen-year-old girl. She had prominent buck teeth which sport braces on her upper and lower teeth and light brown hair that she wore up in a large ponytail by a yellow scrunchie. She wore a white sleeveless shirt, a yellow skirt with a checkerboard pattern, yellow socks with a line pattern that worn all the way up and brown shoes. Double-D also noticed she wore three pink flowers, one on her shirt and one on each shoe.
Another girl, now the eighth, was a fifteen-year-old one. She had short brown hair styled into a pixie cut, freckles on her cheeks and she wore purple eyeshadow. She was also wearing a purple t-shirt with a skull, torn crew neck, triangle sleeves, a plaid lavender skirt, a light grey belt, high purple boots, paperclip earrings, three black bracelets on each of her wrists and a choker around her neck.
Ninth was a sixteen-year-old girl. She had long pale-blonde hair with side-swept bangs. She wore a seafoam green dress with frills and triangle sleeves, red hoop earrings, white sandals topped with green bows and a pair of rounded white sunglasses with black lenses on top of her head.
The tenth was a seventeen-year-old girl. She had large blonde hair and wore a light blue tank top, brown cargo shorts, blue slip-on shoes, blue eyeshadow and pearl earrings. And after her, four pets came out as well. A small white dog that had a black spot over its eye and a black circle on its back, a black cat, a tanned colored hamster in a hamster ball and a small yellow bird.
Eleven kids and five pets!? Double-D and Eddy took their eyes off of the new neighbors and gave each other a confused look.
"That's a lot of kids Double-D, ya think they're opening an orphanage or something," Eddy asked.
"Well that is the logical answer, but there's the slight chance that they're all related," answered Double-D, not sure about the answer himself.
"You're kidding, right? I mean look at them, they're completely different from each other. How can they all possibly be related?" exclaimed Eddy, not accepting Double-D's answer.
"But there's one other thing that bothers me. You'd expect there to be some level of enthusiasm or curiosity since they're at a new location, but everyone looks so disheartened and sad. Well, I can't really be sure about the one with black hair, she's difficult to read." Just as Double-D finished, he then took a quick glance at the girl trying to see any emotions.
"Yeah, she kinda reminds me of a vampire in one of Ed's movies," Eddy said jokingly.
"That may be Eddy but…." Double-D stopped when he realized something, then he shifted his eyes left and right before asking.
"Where's Ed?"
"I thought he was with you," said Eddy as he also started to look around.
Ed was nowhere in sight, which caused Eddy and Double-D to be a bit worried. Meanwhile, in front of the house, the children were now facing the two elders.
"Alright kids, me and your mom are going to show the movers where to put everything. While we're busy you guys can get the luggage off of Vanzilla," exclaimed the father cheerfully.
Unfortunately, the children could only respond in a less than enthusiastic manner.
With the baby still in her arms, the mother gave them a concerned look before going into the house with their father. When the parents were out of sight the children started to retrieve their belongings. The thirteen-year-old climbed on top of the van to untie the luggage and pass them to her siblings on the ground. There were also suitcases and other belongings in the trunk. The children who were 13 and over handled the luggage on the van, while the younger ones handled the trunk. They were all making progress, in less than a minute almost all the luggage was out and off of the van. The six-year-old who wore princess clothes jumped in the back of the van and tried to pull out the last suitcase. But it was too heavy for her small stature.
"Uh, you need help with that Lola?" asked her twin who was watching.
"No thanks Lana, I can do it myself." Responded Lola in a bitter tone. Knowing that her sister is stubborn Lana just decided to let her keep trying. Lola grabbed the handle again and pulled with all the strength her body could muster. Inch by inch the suitcase was being moved. But Lola wasn't paying attention and fell out of the van, taking the suitcase with her. She landed on her rump and luckily the suitcase landed next to her, but the impact caused it burst open. Now the contents of the suitcase were scattered around Lola, she sat up and saw the mess.
"Grrrr." She gritted her teeth in frustration as she proceeded to pick everything up.
"Don't worry sis I'm here," exclaimed Lana as she began to help Lola, who didn't mind the help this time. As they were putting the clothes back in the suitcase, Lola caught the scent of something foul.
"Aaaagh Lana! What did I say about farting close to me!?" yelled Lola in annoyance.
"What are you talking about? That wasn't me," responded Lana while giving her sister a confused look. After her sentence, a tall shadow fell on the twins. They slowly looked up and saw Ed who was giving them a big friendly smile.
"Howdy neighbors, I am Ed," exclaimed Ed as he extended his dirty right hand to them.
"Umm, hi. I'm La..."
"Ewwww gross!" yelled Lola in disgust, interrupting her sister. "Beat it, weirdo, we're busy."
"Aaawwww, you remind me of my baby sister Sarah," responded Ed with a big smile. He then placed his hand on Lola's head and began to ruffle her hair, big mistake.
POW
SMACK
KRAK
THUD
The rest of the siblings heard the commotion and hurried to see what was happening. When they arrived at the scene all they saw was a fearful Lana and a fight cloud.
"Yo sis, what's going on?" The 15-year-old asked Lana.
Lana replied, "This guy just wanted to say hi, but then he ruffled Lola's hair."
That explanation sent shivers down all their spines. They knew very well how dangerous the little princess can be. After a few seconds, the fight cloud finally dissolved and revealed Ed lying on the ground with even more bruises than before, if that was even possible. And Lola was standing next to him clapping the dust off of her hands.
"That'll teach ya," exclaimed Lola in a bitter tone as she walked to the suitcase and pulled out a hairbrush, trying to fix her messy hair.
"Yup, just like Sarah," said Ed still in a happy tone.
The siblings then looked at each other, wondering what to do with the stranger. The oldest of them then approached the boy but also keeping her distance.
"We're like literally sorry about that. Are you um… okay?" asked the oldest sibling.
"I-"
"Edward!" yelled the concerned voice of Double-D before Ed could answer.
When Ed heard the voice he immediately jumped to his feet. "Yes mommy?" he replied obliviously.
Double-D finally reached up to Ed. "What're you doing over here Ed?" he asked with a bit of panic in his tone.
"Just saying hi to our new neighbors Double-D," answered Ed with enthusiasm in his tone as he gestured to the siblings. Whom was now staring at the two Eds with confused expressions. Noticing this Double-D became a bit nervous and tried to speak.
"My sincerest apologies, Ed can get a little excited sometimes. I do hope he hasn't caused you any trouble," said Double-D while he was nervously sweating.
"No it's okay, we're the ones that should say sorry," exclaimed the only boy of the group.
"Not gonna happen," said Lola plainly while still brushing her hair.
"Well, we wouldn't want to bother you any further so we'll be on our way," said Double-D even more nervously while attempting to walk himself and Ed away.
The sixteen-year-old girl though still felt some concern though. "Wait, hold on a minute," she said in an attempt to stop the boys.
"Come on Ed, Eddy's waiting!" yelled Double-D suddenly. He began to run with Ed following behind him before the sixteen-year-old could say anything more.
"Ahahahaha!" laughed Ed as he was running.
The siblings now looked at each other with perplexed faces, not really understanding what just happened. Meanwhile, Eddy was still in the bush watching everything. While at first snickering at seeing his friend get so nervous around the girl, he soon noticed that something off about the scene of eight girls and one boy.
"Wait, eight? I thought there were nine kids here, who am I missing?" Eddy asked himself.
"What are you doing?" spoke a dull, creepy, female child's voice.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Eddy hollered out in fright and ran out of the bush following Ed and Double-D. The siblings saw the scenario and were now even more confused. That is until they saw their eight-year-old sister in the same bush Eddy jumped out of. The dark hair girl made her way to her family and stopped next to them.
"What did you do Lucy?" asked the eldest sister while giving her sister an unamused face.
"I just asked a question," answered Lucy with a monotone voice.
"Just great, we've only been here for five minutes and already three kids are scared of us," responded the seventeen-year-old in annoyance.
(Minutes Later)
All three of the Eds were in the lane, trying to contemplate about the new neighbors. But Double-D's mind was busy with other thoughts.
"I can't believe it, they saw me looking like this. Covered in dirt and with tethered clothes, oh the humiliation! They probably think that I don't care about my appearance. And worst of all, they were all mostly girls and staring at me Eddy!" panicked Double-D with embarrassment.
Leaning against the fence post, Eddy responded rudely, "Shut up Sockhead I'm trying to think."
"There, there Double-D," said Ed as he patted Double-D's head, trying to comfort him. "There's plenty to be ashamed of."
Then, out of nowhere, Eddy had an idea. "Bingo!" he exclaimed.
"Alright boys, get ready, 'cause I've got the perfect scam for our new neighbors," Eddy said confidently with a sly and devious grin.
Already, and after calming down a little, Double-D felt some concern with this. "Another scam? You can't be serious Eddy. Besides we're supposed to be making the new neighbors feel welcome, not rob them," he stated morally.
"And what better way to welcome them than with a scam from us," Eddy retorted back cleverly. He then stated determinedly, "Besides I ain't quitting until I get at least one cent today. Follow me!"
"sigh..." Double-D breathed out before turning to Ed. "Come along Ed, we've got work to do."
Thus, Double-D followed after Eddy, but lacking his enthusiastic energy. Ed followed suit as well, except he was laughing happily and ignorantly.
(The neighbors' house)
The house was average size, one master bedroom and 2 bedrooms on the second floor, a single garage that was connected to the house, an upstairs bathroom, a basement, a kitchen and a living room. This wouldn't be a problem for an average size family, but the new neighbors weren't your average family. If anything this house is half the size of their previous one. Fortunately, the children were used to sharing their rooms. The rooms were shared as followed.
The Master Bedroom: The parents and the youngest child.
Bedroom closest to the Master Bedroom: Lola and the eldest child.
Bedroom farthest from the master bedroom and closest to the bathroom: The sixteen-year-old and the thirteen-year-old.
The garage: Lana, the fifteen-year-old and fourteen-year-old.
The basement: The four-year-old, eight-year-old and eleven-year-old.
Inside their rooms were only beds, pillows, blankets and their bags of clothes. There was almost no difference between them. And the house had just as few items; there was an old tv, a couch, and coffee table in the living room. In the kitchen, there were a few basic kitchen supplies like plates, forks, spoons, knives, fridge and an oven. But the cupboards were almost empty and the whole house had little to no decor. Barely any furniture and photos on the walls. Even though a huge family moved in, the house still felt; empty. All the children were in their rooms either unpacking their clothes or just lying on their beds doing nothing.
"Alright kids we're going to go buy some groceries, do you need anything?" shouted the mother from the front door of the house.
After a few seconds of silence, the mother lets out a sigh and lowered her head before closing the door. She got into the van and sat in the passenger seat, while her husband gave her a concerned look from the driver seat. He placed a hand on her shoulder, causing her to turn towards him.
"I'm sure they'll be fine," said the father with a reassuring smile. The mother then returned a weak smile while she placed a hand on her husband's. The father started the engine then the parents drove off.
In the house, the children were trying to unpack their clothes, but only the rooms on the second floors had closets. So the children in the garage and basement had to use a single cabinet in each room for their clothes. While his sisters were busy, the eleven-year-old was lying on his bed and blankly staring at the ceiling of the basement. He started to think about everything from his previous home. All the friends and relatives they left behind, all the memories that were made there. Tears began to swell up in his eyes as he started to remember all the wonderful times they had there. Especially when he and his sisters repainted the house for their parents' anniversary. He still remembers that day so well, the smell of paint, thinners, and burgers...
"Burgers?" the boy said immediately sitting up on his bed. He quickly smelled the air again, and sure enough, it was definitely burgers.
"Where's that smell coming from..."
"STEP RIGHT UP FOLKS! STEP RIGHT UP!" said a loud booming voice interrupting the boy's thoughts. All the children in the house heard this and went to the front door to see what was happening, the eldest sister held the youngest in her arms. In the center of the Cul-De-Sac, they saw the three Eds with various objects around them, and the Eds were dressed in a Hawaiian theme.
"ED, EDD N EDDY'S BURGER PARTY IS NOW OPEN! COME ENJOY ALL THE DELICIOUS MOUTH WATERING BURGERS YOU CAN EAT!" yelled Eddy through a megaphone while gesturing to tables stacked with burgers fresh off the grill, chips, and soda.
"AND WHEN YOU'RE FULL OF BURGERS AND FULL OF ENERGY, THEN COME JOIN US ON THE DANCEFLOOR WITH 88 FINGERS EDDWARD!" Eddy then pointed towards Double-D who was playing his pedal steel guitar, with a stoic look. And next to Double-D was Ed who was casually dancing to the music.
"IF YOU JUST WANNA COOL DOWN THEN HAVE NO WORRIES, WE HAVE A LUXURY KIDDIE POOL AND A DELUXE SLIP-AND-SLIDE!" Eddy then pointed towards the said items, which actually looked really relaxing. While Eddy was busy talking in the megaphone, the siblings started to talk among themselves.
"Hey, aren't those the dudes from earlier?" asked the fifteen-year-old in her raspy voice.
"Yeah, it looks like they're having a party. But why?" asked the eldest.
"Oh my gosh you guys, maybe it's for us," said the sixteen-year-old with much enthusiasm.
"It is possible. Perhaps they wish to redeem themselves for their prior failed attempt at welcoming us," said the young four-year-old in a stoic manner.
"I don't know, that one with the sunglasses was spying on us earlier," said the sister with black hair.
"And I still don't like the big dumb one," responded Lola as she folded her arms.
"Well we haven't eaten since breakfast, and those burgers smell really good," said the thirteen-year-old with a watering mouth.
"Well lettuce see if they mean well hahaha, get it?" joked the fourteen-year-old, causing her sibling to groan in annoyance.
"Well, it looks like they put a lot of effort into it. And besides, it beats sitting in the house all day," exclaimed the eleven-year-old to his sisters. After his last sentence, the siblings quickly went back into the house, before hearing Eddy finishing his announcement.
"AND THIS NONSTOP FUN CAN BE YOURS, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PAY TWENTY-FIVE CENTS FOR ADMISSION!" finished Eddy by planting a sign that read '25c'. After his final sentence, the Cul-De-Sac grew quiet, all that could be heard was Double-D who was still playing his instrument. After a few seconds, Eddy began to grow impatient.
"I don't get it. We have burgers, music, a slip-and-slide. WHAT MORE DO THEY WANT?!" Eddy yelled the last part in anger.
"Maybe they're just not in the mood Eddy." Exclaimed Double-D.
"Yeah? Well, I think-"
RUMBLE
Suddenly Eddy's words were interrupted by what sounded like a small earthquake. This caused Double-D to be a bit nervous.
"Wh..What is that Eddy?" Asked Double-D with a slight tone of fear.
Eddy, however, grew a big grin as dollar signs appeared in his eyes. "Customers," replied the short boy with a smile as the noise grew louder.
The Eds then saw the crowd of siblings rushing towards them in excitement. All the siblings were now wearing their swimwear outfits.
Swiftly, Eddy stood in front of the sign and held out a glass jar while giving a big smile."Welcome to Ed, Edd n Eddy's Burger-oooof." Without a pause, the siblings stampeded through both Eddy and the sign. After a few seconds of lying on the ground, Eddy finally stood up and saw the sibling were enjoying themselves. AND THEY DIDN'T PAY HIM!?
"Hey wait a minute! STOP! You need to pay me first!" screamed Eddy as he ran to a food table.
"Hey man, thanks for the burgers." exclaimed the thirteen-year-old while sitting on the table and eating a burger.
"Yeah they're really good," said Lana while also eating a burger.
"Hey spit those out! You still have to pay me! Hey!" Eddy's words fell on deaf ears as they ignored him. He then quickly ran to the kiddie pool where the three youngest siblings were playing.
"Hey you, get outta there! Now!" Eddy yelled at the youngest sibling.
SPLASH! Eddy was suddenly splashed by the infant. Seeing her action do this, it caused her to giggle uncontrollably. Which annoyed Eddy to new heights.
Nearby, lying on a pink floatie and sunbathing, Lola looked displeased. "Watch it, Lily, you'll ruin my dress!" exclaimed the girl.
Meanwhile, the four year was busy scooping the water into a glass. Instantly after, she had brought it to a portable and small lab. She then began her examination
Seeing at this, Eddy just became even more furious. After wiping away the water, he was about to yell at them again. He did not see that he had someone right behind him.
"Hi there," the 8-year old girl greeted calmly.
"AAAAHHHH"
The girl continued to speak. "I just wanted to say thank you for doing all this for us. By the way, my name's Lucy."
Eddy just stood there staring at her for a few seconds, before his eye caught sight of something else. "Hey wait! Stop that!" Eddy yelled as he ran back to the food table.
Meanwhile, Double-D was observing how Eddy ran back and forth. Seeing that he was in control of the music, he decided to have a little fun. He changed the tempo of the instrument to match Eddy's actions. Unknowingly, he had caught the attention.
"Wicked tunes man, you're pretty good," exclaimed the fifteen-year-old who was standing next to Double-D.
The compliment caused Double-D to blush instantly.
"I guess you're the one pulling the strings around here. Hahahaha, get it?" joked the fourteen-year-old who was standing on the other side of Double-D, causing him to blush even more.
'Why did most of them have to be girls?' Double-D nervously thought to himself.
As all this commotion went on, none of the Eds had realized the effect it would have on the Cul-De-Sac. One by one, the residents of this road inlet began to move to their windows. The fun and excitement made by the kids already there began to entice every one of them.
"Sarah come see," said a pale skin boy who was looking out the window. His friend walked up next to him and looked out the window as well.
"Wowzer Jimmy, who are they?" Sarah asked.
"They look like new kids Sarah, let's go see," Jimmy replied.
"Yeah, I like parties!" responded Sarah excitedly.
Elsewhere, another resident too was interested. "Oh a social gathering, Rolf will join!" said the blue-haired, foreign-sounding boy from his home.
From a random tree, a nearly bald head boy holding a two-by-four piece of wood with a face too noticed the party going on. "Oh boy Plank, new kids," exclaimed the boy before jumping down like a monkey.
In another house, a blonde girl looked at the window. "Oh wow Kevin, look at that," she exclaimed out excitedly.
A boy in a red cap walked up next to the girl. He too exclaimed out, "Sweet, a party. Let's check it out Nazz."
"Lincoln Loud going for the perfect 10 score. And he's off!" yelled the eleven-year-old boy as he ran to the slip-and-slide.
Suddenly, Eddy jumped in the middle of the slide as he extended his hand. He shouted out in desperate stubbornness, "Stop! You still have to-WOAH!"
Amazingly, Lincoln slid under him, causing Eddy to fall. The shot kid quickly stood back up and gave everyone at the party a furious glare. Before he could blow his top, he began hearing something. He turned around and saw all the Cul-De-Sac kids coming out of their homes in a stampede, and they were heading towards the burger party.
Eddy attempted to stop them. "NO WAIT! IT'S NOT FOR FR-" Again, Eddy was stampeded over by the group. Once he recovered, he was now even more furious than ever.
The kids immediately started to mingle with the new neighbors, who were now identified as the Loud family. Like their name suggested, the party began to be more energetic and loud. Double-D tried his best to keep up with the vibrant atmosphere. Then, Rolf walked up to the DJ while holding his unique accordion and a big broth bottle.
"Greetings Double-D Ed-boy, Rolf has brought his own music to the gathering!" exclaimed Rolf with joy and began to play his accordion without much chagrin.
Together, Double-D and Rolf were now playing a unique melody that can't be described.
"There ya go, dudes! Now you're rockin'!" exclaimed the fifteen-year-old while bobbing her head.
Meanwhile, Eddy quickly ran up to Ed who was still dancing to the music. "Ed quick, help me to get rid of-"
"POLKA TIME!" yelled Ed as he grabbed Eddy and started to dance. While dancing, Ed started to sing some random song.
"You're too fat for me, I'm too fat for you!"
While Ed and Eddy were dancing, Johnny and Plank were talking to the fourteen-year-old Loud sister. "Hi I'm Johnny, and this is my pal Plank," exclaimed the boy while gesturing to his wooden friend.
"I'm Luan, nice to meet you," she politely replied.
"Hey, you wanna get a burger?" Johnny asked with enthusiasm.
"Sure, I wooden't miss it for the world. Hahahaha, get it?" After Luan joked, Johnny gave her an annoyed look.
"Hey, Plank is sensitive about wood jokes," exclaimed the wood loving boy with a hint of anger.
Luan chuckled nervously. "Aaah I didn't wanna make the little guy upset. He just looked a little, board. Hahahaha, get it?" Luan joked again naturally. This caused Johnny to hatefully stare at her. He then slowly walked away without saying a word.
"Wait can't we just bury the hatchet? Hahahaha."
"Wood Hater!" yelled Johnny as he walked away.
Back to Ed and Eddy, Ed was busy spinning Eddy around like a top. "STOOOOOOP EEEEEEEEED!" yelled the boy as faster and faster he began to spin. But before Ed could reply, Eddy spun out of his hand and was now spinning out of control.
At a food table, the thirteen-year-old sibling was busy drinking can after can of soda, with Kevin and Lana cheering her on.
"GO LYNN, GO LYNN, GO LYNN, GO LYNN!" They cheered as Lynn was now busy with her tenth soda can.
"WOOOOOOAAAAAAHHH!" she yelled out after finishing the can, then she crushed it with her head. They continued to celebrate until something caught Lynn's attention. Speeding towards the table was the out of control Eddy.
"Incoming!" She shouted as she jumped out of the way before Eddy collided with the table.
Luckily he didn't hit Kevin or Lana. Eddy sat there at the ruined table with a dizzy expression, as Kevin started laughing at him. This brought Eddy back to his senses as he stood up, with a fury that could rival a volcano.
"THAT'S IT! EVERYBODY OU-"
"Hey," said a feminine voice interrupting Eddy's outburst.
"Huh?" Eddy hastily replied as he looked back. There behind him, he saw the eldest sibling in her swimsuit. Rage turned into awkwardness as he immediately started to sweat nervously.
"I just wanted to say thanks for all your effort. This literally means a lot to us," the girl said gratefully. She then also added, "By the way I'm Lori."
"Uh…..geeeaah…uuuuuuh." Eddy tried to speak but no words came out. Now from red with rage to blushing pink, Eddy began to walk away with a nervous twitch.
'So this place has a Clyde too,' Lori thought teasingly to herself before walking towards the kiddie pool.
Eddy had finally given up and decided to try and enjoy the party. He was at a food table busy drinking soda while having a conversation with Lincoln. Kevin and Lynn were also at the tables, discussing things like bike riding and football. Ed and Lana were gleefully dancing to the music. Double-D was busy discussing chemical theories with the four-year-old sibling, Lisa. The fifteen-year-old sibling, Luna was now playing Double-D's instrument with Rolf. Sarah, Jimmy, and Lola were at the kiddie pool talking about dolls and tea parties. Lucy was just floating in the pool with Lily splashing around without a care. Luan was still following Johnny around determined to make him laugh with her puns. Nazz, Lori and the last sibling Leni were enjoying the slip-and-slide while also talking about fashion. Around this time the parents returned home, as they parked in the driveway they saw the party in the middle of the Cul-De-Sac. They both stepped out of the van to see what was happening.
"Well, would you look at that Rita," stated the father Lynn Sr, with a big smile to his wife.
Rita saw her children playing with big smiles on their faces, and she almost shed a tear at the sight. "They're smiling, they're actually smiling again," said Rita with watery eyes.
Lynn Sr then placed his hand on her shoulder and gave her a smile. "Let's get dinner ready. I'm sure they'll have a lot of stories to tell us," he said as he went back to the van to get the groceries.
Back at the party, everyone was enjoying themselves and Double-D decided to go be with Lincoln and Eddy. When he arrived there he could tell the two were enjoying each other's company.
"Hey Sockhead, this is Lincoln. He's actually pretty cool. And guess what, all those girls are his actual sisters, isn't that nuts?" exclaimed Eddy hilariously.
"Yeah, it can get a little crazy at our house," said the white-haired boy with a sheepish smile.
"I can only imagine. Having an entire Cul-De-Sac worth of kids under one roof must be stressful," commented Double-D as he stopped next to Lincoln while holding a soda can.
"You get used to it," replied Lincoln.
"Oh yeah, Linc I forgot to ask. Where are you from anyway?" Eddy asked genuinely curious.
Lincoln was a bit hesitant at first, but he answered. "Well, we're from Royal Woods, Michigan," answered Lincoln.
Suddenly Double-D nearly choked on his soda. Lincoln and Eddy noticed this and gave him a confused expression.
"You alright Sockhead?" Eddy asked.
" I'm… 'cough' … fine. It just…. went down the wrong pipe," Double-D answered with a few coughs between his words.
Eddy immediately shrugged it off and continued talking with Lincoln."Anyways, kid, you got skill. And we certainly could use that in our line of work," he stated enticingly.
"What work?" Lincoln asked with a raised eyebrow.
While Eddy and Lincoln were busy talking Double-D was lost in thought. He knew he heard the name somewhere before, but where? Then it came back to him, and suddenly everything started to make sense to him. He had to share this with everyone as quickly as possible.
"Attention everyone!" yelled Rolf gaining everyone's attention while holding his bottle from earlier.
"The Son of a Shepherd would like to welcome our new guests, with a traditional dance of Rolf's village!" yelled Rolf, causing all the Louds to look at him in confusion. Rolf then proceeded to walk towards Double-D and he handed the bottle to him.
"Now Double-D Ed-boy, play me the song of Rolf's village," Rolf ordered.
Double-D was hesitant. "Um, Rolf, is this really appropriate for-"
"Rolf said, PLAY," exclaimed Rolf in an angry tone. Then without hesitation Double-D immediately blew in the bottle and started to play 'That's my Horse'. When the music began Ed started to get excited.
"Oh boy, oh boy!" exclaimed Ed as he jived his way to Rolf, who too was busy dancing to the music.
"Come on Ed-boy, you know the rest," said Rolf as he gestured his hands for a low five.
"That's my horse!" shouted Ed as he slapped Rolf's hand, causing them both to laugh.
"That's my horse!" Rolf shouted back as he slapped Ed's face.
"That's my horse!" Ed then punched Rolf's head.
"That's my horse!" Rolf then grabbed a table and slammed it over Ed's head. The two continued to hurt each other while laughing all the way, causing a few Louds to look at each other in confusion.
"This, is a dance?" Lori asked in disbelief.
"I fail to see the point of this barbaric ritual." Exclaimed Lisa.
"Like I'm confused, who does the horse belong to?" Leni asked, causing Lori to give her a deadpan look.
"Are they going to be okay?" Lincoln asked Eddy in a worried tone.
"Don't worry about it, they'll be fine," Eddy answered casually.
"Well, I don't care why they're doing it. It looks fun!" exclaimed Lynn as she ran towards Ed and Rolf.
"That's my-"
"HORSE!" Yelled Lynn as she tackled Ed at high speed.
"Oh good one Loud-girl, let the fun begin!" exclaimed Rolf while rubbing his hands. The three then continued hurting each other and finding delight in their own pain for the rest of the party.
(Don't worry Ed doesn't hit girls)
(Later that night)
After the Loud family went back home, Double-D had requested everyone to meet him in Rolf's tool shed in 10 minutes. After convincing everyone that it wasn't a scam but about a serious matter, they all reluctantly agreed to meet.
Everyone was in Rolf's shed, now wearing their casual clothes. The shed was lit with a single light bulb, and Double-D was standing at the end of the shed facing everyone. Once everyone was settled Double-D began the meeting.
"Alright, this meeting is about the new kids in the Cul-De-Sac," Double-D explained.
"You mean the Loud family? They're pretty cool, what about them?" Kevin asked in a bored tone.
"I'll try to make this quick. Did anyone ask them about their previous home or about their current one? And did you notice anything strange when you asked those questions?" Double-D asked everyone started to think carefully for the right answer.
"Hey now that you mention it, Lynn always tried to dodge the topic whenever I asked her about her old house," Kevin answered first.
"Yeah and when I asked Lori and Leni if I could come visit them sometime, they instantly rejected the offer," Nazz answered as well.
"The same with Lola. Me and Jimmy wanted to see her dolls sometime but she yelled no," said Sarah, then chattering began to erupt between the children. Eddy however just remained still with a bored expression.
"Wait a minute, guys, maybe we're just over exaggerating. They probably don't like people prying into their personal life," reasoned Nazz trying to calm everyone down.
"That may be, but I believe there's another reason. Lincoln told us they're from Royal Woods. Tell me, does the name sound familiar?" asked Double-D, but no one answered.
"Plank says he heard that name before, but he's not sure where," Johnny translated his friend's answer.
"That's quite alright, the incident did happen a while ago," Double-D replied, which caused everyone to give him a confused look.
"What incident Double-D Ed-boy?" asked the blue-haired foreigner.
Double-D then pulled out a newspaper that was rolled up in his pants' pocket. "This incident." He then showed the front page of the newspaper to everyone. Suddenly their expressions turned to pure shock. The headline reads: STORM DEVASTATES ROYAL WOODS
"Now I remember, that thing was all over the news two months ago," exclaimed Kevin when the realization was made.
"Luckily I collect newspapers for archiving, but this explains everything. If you don't mind I'd like to explain my theory," said Double-D as he waited for an answer.
"Go right ahead Double-D," answered Nazz.
"Thank you, now when the Loud family arrived today I noticed something peculiar. All of the Loud children were sad and disheartened. I was expecting there to be a slight bit of curiosity or enthusiasm for being in a new place, but there wasn't any. Now, I know why. Their home was destroyed during that hurricane. That also explains why the moving truck was barely half full. Since the family is so big I expected there to be a lot more belongings. The furniture they have now were probably donated to them by friends and relatives. The storm destroyed multiple homes and businesses. My theory is this, the Loud family was probably having a vacation away from home when the storm struck. Their pets were probably kept at a shelter until they returned, but when they returned their home was destroyed. Many businesses shut down after the hurricane, so the parents probably lost their jobs. Luckily they had an emergency account, that explains how they could buy a house. So the family then lived with another family member until they could find a job, and a house they could afford that was big enough. When they finally received jobs they moved here to Peach Creek. They don't wish to talk about their new home because it doesn't feel like home to them. And they don't wish to talk about Royal Woods because they don't want to be reminded of everything they left behind."
After Double-D was finished with his explanation he noticed everyone was staring at him with wide eyes.
"Your brain never stops working does it Sockhead?" Eddy stated slightly annoyed.
"Of course this is just my theory," reiterated Double-D with a sheepish smile.
"Oh, poor friends!" exclaimed Ed as he started to cry.
"All of a sudden I don't hate Luan anymore Plank," said Johnny to his wood friend.
"To leave everything you know and venture into an unknown land, Rolf understands their pain," Rolf said sadly.
"Gosh, now I feel really sorry for them," said Nazz.
"I wish there was something we could do Sarah," said Jimmy in a sad tone.
"I know Jimmy, but I don't think there is," replied Sarah.
"Actually, I think there is something we can do," responded Double-D causing everyone to look back at him.
"We make them feel welcome here like we did today but different. I discovered that Lisa is very intelligent and has an interest in science. So I thought I could give her some of my science books with a few of my chemistry sets."
"Wait, you're suggesting we give some of our stuff to them to make them feel better?" asked Kevin irritatedly.
Double-D could only give him a nervous smile in return.
"That idea is just plain-"
"Awesome Double-D!" exclaimed Nazz interrupting Kevin. All of the kids started to chatter amongst themselves of what they can give the Louds.
"Me and Jimmy can give Lola some of our dolls and toys," said Sarah in excitement.
"I can also give Lynn my hockey supplies," said Jimmy, but Sarah quickly asked.
"You play hockey, Jimmy?"
"Oh well, my father makes me practice," Jimmy answered with a nervous tone, earning a glare from Eddy.
"Oh!" exclaimed Ed eagerly. "And what can I give to my new friends?!"
While Double-D was not sure exactly what his friend could give, Eddy surprisingly did. "Well, Lincoln's into comic books and zombie movies. And I think that Luce girl's into vampire stuff," he said still very listless despite his well-thought suggestion.
"I think her name's Lucy Eddy," Double-D corrected him.
"Whatever."
"Oh, oh! I know just what to give her," exclaimed Ed while jumping up and down.
"Hey, Kev, what're you gonna give them," Nazz asked optimistically.
Despite having originally been against the idea, Kevin did not want to disappoint Nazz of all people."Well," he began saying awkwardly, "I suppose I can give Lynn some of my spare sporting goods."
Liking the idea, Nazz giggled finding it as the right idea. As everyone kept talking, they all became super excited about the idea and more invigorated to do so. All except one. While everyone was in the middle of their conversations, Eddy silently slipped out with everyone so distracted. All except Double-D, who noticed and followed him.
Once outside, Double-D called out, "Eddy wait!"
Without turning, the short boy answered out annoyedly, "What?"
"You know I also noticed that Luna has an interest in music, and Luan likes comedic activities. So I thought you could-"
"No," said Eddy flatly, his back still turned to Double-D.
The beanie-wearing nerd looked at his friend with complete shock."Eddy, I know you don't enjoy giving away free things, but they don't-"
Eddy quickly about-faced, showing his anger. "I've been giving away free things the whole day!" he shouted.
Double-D gave him a confused and shocked look.
"Two scams Double-D, we did two scams today and we didn't earn a single cent. And now you want me to give them some of my stuff for free!?" yelled Eddy with pure rage which made Double-D flinch. After a few seconds of silence, Eddy regained his composure before speaking again.
"Look, I know they lost a lot. And giving them some of our stuff is the nice thing to do, but it's not me, I hate giving away free stuff. And since I already did that twice today, I think I'm good. See ya tomorrow," said Eddy before he walked away.
Double-D stared at his friend in disappointment as he saw him walk away into the night. " 'sigh'... Eddy, your selfishness will be your undoing," Double-D stated softly and sadly.
(At the Loud House)
The Loud family was finished eating dinner and were currently in the living room. Rita and Lynn Sr were sitting on the couch while the kids sat on the floor. The children were busy telling their parents about the fun day they had with the rest of the kids.
"Then they just started hitting each other, while laughing. It was literally the weirdest thing ever," exclaimed Lori with a smile on her face.
"And that's when Lynn joined in," continued Lincoln further eying said sister with a deadpan tone.
Lynn laughed. "Hahaha, it was worth it," she said happily, now with a black eye and several bruises.
"I still fail to see the purpose of that inane activity," stated Lisa aloud in her stoic demeanor.
"I find it poetic," stated Lucy to the group with a small smile, "being able to find joy in your own suffering."
Not surprisingly, Lucy's surrounding siblings immediately took a few scooches away from the girl. Regardless, they still continued to explain their day.
"But those dudes were a lot of fun," said Luna causing everyone to nod and agree.
The parents were so happy to see their children smile again, especially everything they've been through.
"Wow, kids, that sounds like you had an eventful day," said Lynn Sr with a smile.
"But it's not over yet, your father and I have a surprise for you kids." After Rita finished her sentence the children leaned closer, eager to hear what it is.
"Do you kids remember when-"
KNOCK KNOCK! Suddenly, there came someone knocking on the front door interrupting Rita's sentence.
"Mmm, who could that be?" asked Lynn Sr as he walked to the door.
The rest of the family waited in the living room, and they looked at each other wondering who it could be. When Lynn Sr opened the door he was politely greeted by a certain Ed.
"Good evening Mister Loud, I do apologize for troubling you this late." apologized Double-D courteously with a bit of a nervous tone.
As all the Louds looked out the door, they were surprised to see standing behind him were all the other kids - minus Eddy - who each had boxes or sacks. None of them understood why their new neighbors were here.
"Oh it's no trouble, how can I help you all?" responded Lynn Sr as he looked at all the kids.
"Actually, we wanted to help your family," Double-D stated confidently. While seeing the Loud siblings right behind the man, the well-mannered boy asked the father, "Would you mind if you could ask if your children could come out please?"
Lynn Sr raised an eyebrow before obliging the boy's request. "Uh, kids," he called out unsurely, "your new friends are here!"
Upon hearing their father, all the Loud siblings hesitantly walked to the door. When they walked outside, they saw that nearly everyone they had met was waiting to see them. Still, they were very confused as to why. From the front door, their parents began to observe. Even Lily, who was held by her mother, was watching on closely with great intrigue.
"Um hey guys, what's up?" Lincoln asked with a bit of hesitation.
"Nothing much, we just came here to give you guys a few things," answered Nazz.
"Why exactly, it's not like we need anything," asked Luna with a nervous tone.
"Well consider this a token of goodwill, we know it's hard living in a new home. So we want you to feel welcome, and thus we're giving you a few gifts." Double-D replied politely, trying to hide any suspicion. He had lied because he didn't want to accidentally open any emotional wounds. Thus, Double-D was the first to walk towards the Loud siblings, while pulling a red wagon full of books and science equipment.
"Lisa," Double-D spoke as he got to his knees to meet the toddler at near eye level, "I've noticed that you have an interest in the field of science. So I took some of my books and equipment to offer to you. I hope you like them."
While suspicious, Lisa regardlessly walked around the wagon and examined its contents. After a minute of inspecting, she went back to Double-D. "Well…. I suppose these will be adequate for my studies. Thank you, Eddward," stated Lisa gratefully while still retaining her stoic demeanor.
Double-D was still happy none the less as he gave her a smile. Lisa then gesture for Double-D to come closer, he did so then she whispered in his ear. "Tomorrow you explain to me of how you exactly know about our situation," she told him.
Double-D was taken back by this, he knew Lisa was smart. But he didn't think she was that smart. But before he walked back to the other kids, Double-D just remembered something.
"Oh, I almost forgot. Here Leni, I brought one of my sewing kits for you," said Double-D quickly as he grabbed the kit from the wagon and gave it to Leni.
"Oh woah, thanks," exclaimed Leni in excitement as she took the kit.
"Oh! Me next, me next!" yelled Ed as he hopped to the Louds while carrying a large sack that was actually one of his socks. The sack was about half his size, but it was full of comics, toys and monster movies.
"This is for little Lucy," Ed said kindly as he comically began to dig through his sack. When Ed emerged from the sack he turned around and presented his gift to Lucy. She then released a deep gasp, as did all her siblings.
"Edwin, is that really you?" Lucy asked her gift, which was a bust of a vampire that looked exactly like the one she lost.
"It's cold, dark and spooky. It reminded me of you, I hope you like it," explained Ed with a big smile.
"Oh Edwin, I thought I'd never see you again. Thank you," said Lucy while hugging the vampire, which made her siblings happy.
Ed then continued. "And for Lincoln, everything else," Ed stated blissfully blunt as he passed the sack to Lincoln with a big smile.
"Oh woah, thanks, Ed," responded Lincoln while looking in the sack.
"Aw shucks," replied Ed happily while blushing.
"Our turn!" yelled Sarah as she easily shoved Ed out of the way while carrying a box with Jimmy along with her.
"Here Lola, you can have some of our old toys," said Sarah with an eager smile. In the box were a bunch of dolls, animal plushies, and other girl toys. Lola's eyes were beaming with joy until she saw the obvious thing that stood out.
"What's with the hockey stick?" Lola asked while pointing at it.
"Oh sorry, that's for Lynn. Here you go," answered Jimmy awkwardly. He then took the stick and gave it to Lynn, along with a few pucks he dug up from the box.
"Speaking of sports, here's some more for ya," said Kevin coolly. He then dropped a box in front of Lynn.
Lynn then looked inside the box and saw a lot of balls. Footballs, baseballs, soccer balls, tennis balls, basketballs and a few baseball bats as well. "Gee thanks, man!" said Lynn in excitement.
Now done, Sarah, Jimmy, and Kevin went back to the group.
"It's our turn buddy," Johnny told Plank as he walked up to the Louds while holding two small sacks in one hand.
"My gift to you all is, acorns and lucky dirt," said Johnny with pride as he extended the hand that was holding the sacks.
Most of the Loud siblings just stared at him for a few seconds, not really wanting to take the sacks. Lori was the one who eventually broke the silence. She told him, "Um thanks but, I don't think we-"
"I'll take em!" yelled Lana with a big smile as she took the sacks from Johnny. He then walked towards Luan.
"Hey Luan, I'm sorry for calling you a wood hater. We actually think you're pretty cool," said Johnny in a sincere tone.
"Aw plank you very much. Hahahaha, get it?" joked Luan which caused her siblings to groan.
Despite forgiving her, that joke had set Jonny off again. Only this time, he kept his cool; somewhat. "I'm still keeping an eye on you though," said Jonny before he walked back to his group.
"Well, I guess I'm next," said Nazz cheerfully with a box in her hand. "I brought a few of my mom's old clothes and shoes for Lori and Leni."
"Like, thank you so much, but isn't this totes too much?" asked Leni when they received the box.
"This is nothing compared to Rolf," Nazz answered as she pointed towards the boy, who had a sack that was five times his size.
Rolf then casually dragged the sack to the Loud siblings, causing them to grow a bit nervous. The boy then proclaimed out, "Rolf's family has had a good harvest this year. Now he will share it with you."
When Rolf finished he opened the sack and showed that it was full of food. Ranging from fruits, vegetables, and bread. He wanted to include meat as well, but Double-D told him that it was very unhygienic. The Louds were still flabbergasted, all this food, and it was for them.
"Okay, now that's literally way too much. We can't accept that," stated Lori concernedly.
"Poppycock, the Son of a Shepherd insists! He knows too how hard it is to adapt to a new way life. Therefore Rolf wishes to make it easier for you all!" Rolf declared loudly.
Having watched all this, Rita and Lynn Sr couldn't believe what they were seeing. These neighbor kids who they just met only a few hours ago were somehow so willing to help them. It was unbelievable.
"I guess all I can say now is, welcome to the Cul-De-Sac," stated Double-D cheerfully, which brought smiles to the Loud siblings.
After everyone said their goodbyes the children went back to their homes, including the Louds. But when they entered the house with their gifts, they noticed something different. A new frame was hanging on the living room wall. And in this frame were pieces of wood, and on these pieces were all the kids' handprints in different colors. The siblings stood there staring at the frame for a full minute before their parents walked in.
"It was the best anniversary ever," said Lynn Sr nostalgically.
"We wanted to surprise you kids, we hope you like it," said Rita who was still holding Lily. Suddenly the parents were engulfed in a group hug from all their children.
"We love it," said Luan as a tear fell from her eye.
Casa Loud may be gone, but it will never be forgotten.
(Later that night)
After a long day of moving, partying and surprises the Loud family was finally asleep, well except for one. Luna was in the kitchen getting herself a glass of water, but before she could take a sip.
"OW! SCRAM! BEAT IT!"
Luna suddenly heard a voice from outside and went to investigate. She looked out the living room window and saw a shadowy figure was being attacked by Fangs, Lucy's pet bat. After a few seconds the figure ran away into the night. Luna opened the front door to make sure the mysterious man had truly left, but when she opened the door she noticed something else.
In front of her were two boxes, she used the flashlight in her hand to see what was in them. The one box was full of gag items, buzzers, fake poop, a rubber chicken etc. What stood out to Luna was a wooden puppet, it looked similar to one of the Eds. And on it was a sticky note that read: 'Hi, my name's Eddo.'
And on top of the other box was a red and white electric guitar, that also had a note on it. This note read: 'This was my big brother's, but he won't be missing it anytime soon.'
Putting the guitar aside she opened the box, and inside was a bunch of records from various singers. And under the records was a record player. Seeing all of this she grew a big smile as she said to herself.
"I think we're gonna like it here."
The end of Chapter 1
Holy cow that took forever, this is by far the biggest chapter I have ever written. And I just want to say this, I'm not gonna retell Ed, Edd n Eddy episodes with Loud House characters in them. And vice versa. I'm going to be as original as I can. Also HUGE shout out to Hotspot the 626th for being the Editor and Creative Consultant. I look forward to working with him again, and I hope you all enjoyed this story.
See you all next time.