Prologue part 2 : What Louds up, must Loud down

Hi guys. The prologue sails still, but not for long. Have a little more exposition and Loud House antics, before we get into the real good stuff.

Loud House and Undertale still aren't mine, no matter how much I keep wishing they would...

Samuel J. Mota was a proud man. He had a proud team, proud goals, and a proud health. But the jewel of his pride was without doubt his hotel.

The Golden Flower Resort was one of the most visited and adored hotels of the entire country. The rumours going on about the mountain just beside it didn't hurt its reputation one bit, quite the contrary. The floors were clean, the service was on par, and most of all, they were always prepared.

But should have known this was not set to last.

He had heard stories, word of mouth tales between managers of different institutions about a cursed growing family, somewhere lost in Michigan. The Loud Family.

He always had thought those stories were exagerations, blurred images of these people's worst client experiences squished into one big imaginary family. But when he received the name of the winner of the Swords and Cyborgs National Tournament who had chosen his establishement to relax in, reality slapped him in his perfectly shaved face.

They existed.

But the man did not immediately resort to panic (*Rimshot*). He had even snorted in amusement that day. So what if they were real ? He had handled bigger parties than thirteen. Why, his hotel had known a 70-guest wedding, and lived it without a hair out of place. Whatever these 'Louds' were capable of, he waited for them. Because as always, he would be prepared.

…

He was not prepared.

Three days. Three days they had checked in, and the hotel had known more catastrophes than in the last two years.

Broken basketball hoops, fried stereo amps, water buckets randomly dropping on people (sometimes outside), sights of a lone girl appearing and disappearing in random corridors, scribbles and footnotes added to some of their volumes, mud bath battles, booked Spa's, foul odours...

And you shouldn't even get him started on the all-you-can-eat buffets. For the first time in forever, they actually had managed to run short on food. Ten chefs, and they had run short.

It was a nightmare, and one that he couldn't wake up from, even if he tried. His hotel was known to handle all sorts of calamities with expertise, and the motto 'The Client is always right' was pratically imprinted in the staff's veins. As such, refusing them the access would be the one ugly scar on a 15 year-long record ! Plus, they technically hadn't seriously harm anyone. Yet.

Well, maybe his own back with the slouch of despair he had been doing since two days ago. But that barely counted.

But a thought then struck the ill-hearted man. What if this was a new challenge life was throwin him ? To take actions unkown by him before ? Samuel stood upright, finally lifting his head from the puddle of tears on his desk. Weeping time was over ! He would not be frightened away by one rowdy family, he would conquer it just like he had conquered the hearts of thousands with his resort's values and service ! BECAUSE HE WAS-

"Um, sir ?" said a receptionist as she entered the Manager's office. "New issues have arisen. The third floor has been waxed to dangerous slippery levels, two waiters have been litteraly blasted away by tonight's performance, and Chef Louis has locked himself in the janitor closet, and refuses to come out. He's been in there crying since the moment someone told him how many days the Loud family have left in this hotel."

The desk's wooden surface wouldn't have to feel alone much longer, as crashed his face right on the exact same spot, resuming his weeping. He too remembered that they would be staying for eleven more days. His misery trail had only just begun.

One thing that he at least could be looking forward to was the hike the Louds would be taking up the mountain tomorrow. They would spend one night up there, far from him and his precious hotel. They'd come back, but he would at least sleep peacefully for one night, not feeling obliged to think of this cursed family.

Samuel mulled that one word over. Cursed. He was no superstitious man, and he thought that maybe this wishful thinking was a tad cruel to think about.

Yet, part of his mind still prayed for it. Prayed that the legend of Mount Ebott could come true...

The moon was high in the sky, and at the Royal Suite floor, the party was in full swing for the Loud children, who were all dressed in their PJ's. As their parents had gone downstairs to catch a glass of fine wine or two, the children were left inside the huge bedroom, which was big enough to gather them together in one room, while the parents occupied a separate room. Some had whined to get a private room too, but they complied soon enough, without exempting some fighting of course.

Lori was wrapping up her hour-long conversation with Bobby, mirthfully giggling at the boy's poem about her beauty.

Leni was fiddling with straps dangling from her bathrobe, determined to pierce the secrets of the conception of the mystical 'knot'.

Luna entertained Lily, dropping the beat as she gave her all in a rock version of Three Little Kittens, greatly pleasing the toddler.

Luan was contently reading a book titled 'How to make Halloween into Hallaughween in 28 gut-bursting steps', her groucho reading glasses on her face.

Lola was busy munching on some homemade chocolate fudge, not caring for the mess she was making on herself. Screw manners, she had chocolate !

Lisa and Lucy were partaking a game of chess. The young genius needed to perfect her strategies, and Lucy didn't peep one word as she kept losing her black pieces, game after game.

"You know, I reckon that you are a tad above average intelligence for your age group, and I've seen you play this game before. So why aren't you trying to defend yourself against my assaults ?" asked Lisa, already on the path of ther 14th victory in a row.

"I just like to see my pieces being taken away." admitted Lucy in her monotone voice. "We are all pawns in the unforgiving game that is life. And we'll all be taken away someday."

Lisa simply stared at her sister, returning her stoic look. She then turned to the camera. "And people call me the blunt one."

Finally, Lynn, Lana, and Lincoln were all engaged into a pillow fight, bouncing on the triplet-sized bed as feathers exploded everywhere. Lynn was a fierce master of the pillow throw, but Lincoln knew how to put a good fight, and Lana had a few aces up her pajama sleeves.

Dodging another pillow, Lincoln turned to the camera. "Well, I'd say so far everyone is enjoying this trip. Well, maybe not the staff. And the other clients. Hey, I can't help if I love slipping on waxed floor so much !" He spun on himself, and gave a pouncing Lana a back-pillowed whack, making her bowl Lynn over, and knocking the athlete's socks in the process. "Anyway, our stay has been great. But tomorrow, it's gonna get even better. Because tomorrow, I finally might see-"

POMF !

Lincoln's rant was cut short as a double salvo of puffed fabric crashed against his face, knocking him off the bed. "Hey big bro ! Less naggin', more cotton !" called Lana, as she laughed along with Lynn.

"Great shot girls. And sorry, I was just thinking about tomorrow, that's all." apologized the brother.

"You mean that camping trip up the mountain you've been itching to go all week ?" said Lynn with a raised eyebrow. "What's the deal with that anyway ?"

"I was wondering the same thing." quipped Lucy, making Lincoln jump in fright.

"Yeah, me too. I mean, you make such a mountain about it. Hahaha, get it ?" laughed Luan.

"Actually, there is a better question to be asked." intervened Lori, finally done with her kissy-kissy conversation. "Why did you even want to come here ? You could have chosen to go to Dairy World in Virginia, or to San Diego where that huge Ace Savvy convention is taking place right now, yet you chose to come here. Why is that ?" asked the blonde with genuine curiosity.

All the sisters were now rounding Lincoln, all wondering that same question. The boy was quick to pacify the crowd. "Well, it's kind of a long story. Let's get comfy first."

Before long, all the girls were sitting on the large bed in a circle, all seemingly curious about their brother's tale. The room lights were dimmed, to build an atmosphere if Lincoln's words were to be believed.

"Perfect." he praised. "All that's missing is a campfire, but I don't think that's gonna be possible."

"Like, why not ?" innocently asked Leni.

"Because, Leni, our list of infamous actions against this establishement doesn't need 'Pyromania to be added on it." explained Lisa.

"Pie-Romany ? But I thought we were in Louisianna." said the light blonde girl in confusion. Lisa simply sighed. Sad to say that she was used to it by now.

"Don't worry, I've got this." chilled Luna, sorting her phone and selecting a special app. There, she flipped through a lighter, a match, a flamethrower, a Flame Princess, and finally settled for an image of a campfire, with wood crisping sound effects.

Lincoln smiled in awe. "Impressive..."

"You know it bro." said Luna, exchanging a fist bump with the orange-clad boy, and putting her phone in the middle of the human circle, the dim amber light of the fire reflecting upon all the siblings' faces.

Now sure that all was in place, Lincoln cleared his throat to direct the focus on him.

"This tale begins in immemorial times." began Lincoln in a very narrator-like voice. "It is said that long ago, two races ruled over the Earth : Humans and Monsters. Both races coexisted in peace and harmony. The humans provided strength and will, while the monsters brought cohesion and magic. An age of prosperity reigned upon the two races, and all wished it would last forever. But this, sadly, was not to be." He gave a little pause for dramatic effect.

"One day, a war erupted between the two races, the reason for this fight lost to the hands of time. What is known is that after a long and tedious battle, the humans were victorious. But instead of finishing off the remaining monsters, pity was elected upon them. As such, the monsters were forced inside and under a mountain, their new home and prison. And to ensure that no monster could escape, seven of the humans' greatest magicians erected a magic barrier to seal the monsters from the surface. Humans were asked to keep away from the mountain, but as the monsters had vanished, so did magic soon enough. The true reason was progressively forgotten, and the warning became a legend, as they say that whoever goes up Mt. Ebott never returns."

At this point, most sisters could only playfully or tiredly roll their eyes. Their brother was once again trapped inside his own little fantasies and legends, such as the 'real reason' why left socks kept disappearing. The only ones not doing so were Lily, who kept smiling absentmindedly, and Lucy, who found herself interested in the legend's subject.

"So that's why you wanted to come here ? For some stupid vague fairy tale ?" bluntly asked Lori.

But Lincoln wasn't deterred at all. "Ah~, but that's where you're wrong, dear sister. Not only is this tale not stupid – I mean, rude much ? – but it also does not end here. This was merely to set the stage for the interesting part." mysteriously said the brother, rubbing his hands as he saw his sisters' eyes widening, indicating that he had their attention again. Thus, the naration was pursued.

"Not too long ago, but enough for this tale to be partly forgotten, was a little village. Mystery surrounded this place, as the inhabitants mostly kept for themselves, kinda like the Amish, only less nice. Now while there was nothing special to say about this village, there was this one child who one day decided to climb the infamous Mount Ebott. 'Why ?' is everyone's guess, but one thing to be sure is that the young child didn't come back. Days passed, then weeks, then months, but the child simply didn't reappear." Lincoln's face gained a devious smirk. "That is until one fateful day."

An aura of malevolance began to make itself known inside the room. The girls began to fidget on their seats, some taking apprehensive gulps, and others sensing a lone trickle of sweat descending down their necks. Leni held on her big sister for safety, not at all liking where this was going.

"That day was like any other sunny one for the little village. But suddenly, frightened screams resonated amongst the villagers, as they witnessed a truly horrifying sight. Many months after they disappeared, the missing child had returned to the village, but not in their entirety. Lying on a bed of golden flowers, pride of the village, was the child's lifeless body." Teeth began to chatter, and more reassuring contact was made between the girls. Lincoln continued nontheless. "Oh, but it doesn't stop there, as you see, the body wasn't alone on the scene. No, something, dare I say someone, brought it back. But why didn't the villagers ask that person any question ?" Lincoln made another pause, and slowly reached for something behind his back. "Because THIS IS WAS WHAT THEY SAW !"

Lincoln sorted the piece of paper behind his back, revealing it to be a drawing, and the girls all gasped in fearful shock when they saw it in the light of the digital campfire.

It looked like an antropomorphic goat with white wild fur, long ears, strange clothing, and long horns shaped like a demon's. Its eyes were pitch-black, save for two blood red irises burning like the flames of Hell itself, with ebony lines descening his snout. His mouth was frozen into an open snarl, revealing a drooling tongue and a set of very sharp razor teeth. His long claws looked like they were ready to tear someone into bloody pieces.

All in all, this drawing was the stuff of nightmares, and so thought the trembling Loud sisters, as they could already see the goat abomination chasing them down tonight in their dreams. They flinched each time the drawing was turned into their general direction, feeling its stare piercing through their very souls.

"Yes, frightening isn't it ?" said Lincoln with narrowed eyes."But the villagers, horror-stricken still, decided to gather their courage instead, and attacked the beast. Arrows and spears were thrown, pitchforks and swords struck the monster relentlessly. The monster snarled and pested, but it didn't get any chance to attack. After giving their whole, the villagers stepped back. The monster was wounded, but it certainly wasn't dead. The weirdest part of all ? It smiled at them. Omniously, like it knew something they didn't. And without a word, the monster took the child's body in his arms, turned around, and walked right back the mountain, still cryptically smiling as he walked into the distance."

Lincoln put the drawing down, and looking at his downright terrified sisters, decided it was time to wrap up this little story. "This happened many years ago. But still, the tale is not yet done. The warning had resurfaced from this event, but that did not stop certain persons to try and go visit the mountain. And while many came back, some children did not, six of them to be precise. Not a single trace was found of those disappearances, they simply vanished.

"It is said that they found a peculiar cave, carved into the mountain, and that if you listen closely, you can still hear the children's cries for help echoing inside the cave... and the scratching of the monstruous goat still inhabiting it..."

"MEEEEEEEH !" suddenly bleated Lynn, making the others loudly shriek in absolute terror. Once they had calmed down, they all glared at the jock, who was rolling in laughter on the matress. "HAHAHAHA ! Oh my gosh, you all should have seen your face ! I even saw your eyes, Luce !" She was then promptly silenced by an avalanche of pillows and cushions, burying her alive. "You guys have no sense of humour." rang her muffled voice.

Lori waited for her heart to stop hammering like Luna during her battery solos, before trying to pry the horror-stricken Leni from constricting her body. She finally managed, with the collective soothing help of Luan and Luna, and turned to her brother.

"I've gotta admit Lincoln, that was a pretty good story. It almost scared me." said the elder sister with hardheaded pride. Her façade was momentarily shattered when the twins let a collective bleat, which made Lori release a short high-pitched yelp, before angrily pushing the snickering duo off the bed. She instantly regained her calm. "But come on, do you really believe in all this nonsense ? It's clearly a story made by people around here to attract naïve tourists so they can sell them their junk."

"Actually, our brother isn't completely wrong." Lisa barged in. Everyone looked at the little genius like she had grown a second head. "What is with all the sudden eye contact ?"

"You believe him ? You, the girl who shot down the Tooth Fairy tale at 2 years of her life ?" asked Lori in bewilderement.

"Now hold on, those were not my words." replied Lisa in a 'tsk tsk' manner. "I said that he wasn't completely wrong. I certainly do not say that I believe in any of those eccentric stories about monsters and magic. As you said, those are simply children hogwash, simply too ridiculous for the scientific woman that I am." She proudly readjusted her glasses. "But there is one point that is true in his story."

"Which one ?" asked Lynn, woozily recovering from the pillow-mageddon she just received.

"The one about the missing youth." This elected gasps from the audience. "In the course of the last century, six children have indeed disappeared without leaving any remnant of their passage, and all were reported to have indeed mentionned something about a certain cave carved into the modest peak before their disappearing act. To quote our only male sibling, they climbed Mt. Ebott, and never came back."

"See ? Told ya." gloated Lincoln to Lori, who simply rolled her eyes.

"Oh puh-lease. This is all just a silly coincidence blown out of proportion."

"I don't know Lori. You should be careful, that kind of thinking could come back to pinch you in the Ebott, hahaha !" cracked Luan, making all the others groan.

"I personally liked the part about the goat monster. The fire in his eyes is comparable to the coldness of my sweet Edwin's." mumbled Lucy, looking at the drawing.

"Well that's good and all, but what do you wanna accomplish with all that info ?" asked Lola, hands on her hips.

"I'm glad you ask !" chirped Lincoln, showing his sisters a map. "You see, the camping grounds on the mountain suggested by the hotel happen to be right next to where the famous cave is supposed to be. And I, Lincoln Loud, paranormal enthusiast, am going to snatch a picture of it !" His excited expression then turned sheepish. "Also, I wanted to ask you guys if you wanted to join me for the picture ?"

Lola huffed. "Yeah, that's not happening. Cursed or not, there is no way I'm putting one perfectly pedicured toe inside some filthy cave."

Lincoln arched an eyebrow. "Inside ? I'm not going inside, I want to take a picture of the cave's entrance. I may be brave and enthusiastic, but I'm not mad."

"But why do you even need us, bro ?" asked Luna.

"Well... I just thought this picture would be better if you were all in it." admitted Lincoln with a blush, aware of how cheesy that must have sounded.

The girls stiffened, but felt their hearts warm up. He may not have known it, but Lincoln knew how to hit them in the feels. Plus, they felt like this could be a good way to pay his kindness back. They never would have come to this sumptuous resort if he hadn't chosen to share his victory with them.

Lori sighed, yet smiled at the same time. "Oh alright, we'll take that picture with you. It's the least we can do." she said, to which the others nodded.

Lincoln gasped in joy, and glomped his sisters, who returned the hug. Just a little moment of tenderness between the Loud siblings.

It was only broken by all of them yawning in perfect unison, which made them chuckle a little. "Welp, I'm beat. Better hit the hay before we hit the road tomorrow morning." said Lana, feeling the tiredness creeping on her small form.

"Yeah, I'll have, like, three showers to take before we go !" said Leni, lifting a number of fingers to prove it. Luna wisely lowered one to make the exact number, leaving the blonde to grin innocently.

And thus, after some tooth brushing, flossing, face rinsing, forcing Lana to do all of the above, kissing their returned parents good-night, the Loud children tucked themselves to bed, and fell into slumber. Through the night, their dreams all seemed to turn to fantasy, trying to escape the scary goat-man, and imagining what all these fabled monsters could look like.

Though soon, those creatures would be fables no longer...

Things moved pretty quickly from there. The family was quick to wolf down their breakfast, certainly not going easy on the chocolate sauce. They then freshened up, and organized their stuff for the small trip.

After that, the Loud parents gathered the map, and went for some equipement location. This part could have dragged on, if not for the very peppy resort staff who were kind enough to give some very good price cuts, greatly shortening their additional stay in the hotel. Rita and Lynn Sr. felt slightly weirded out, but who were they to refuse some money savings ?

Though the family could have sworn Rumba music had begun emanating from the hotel as soon as they were outside.

The trail up the mountain was rather pleasant. Although a few close calls were made, like Lana almost munching on some wild berries, which Lisa analyzed as capable of such diarrheic propreties, its eater would not be capable of sitting down for the next two weeks. Lana liked to sit, so she wisely gave the berry a hard pass.

Luan encountered a slight conundrum with some raccoons, after making a very bad joke about their stripes. Raccoons apparently liked their stripes very much, if the way they had lashed out at her was anything to go by.

Lynn also learned that Mt. Ebott's mineral constitution was way harder than the other ones, after she had made a bet that she could crack a rock with one swift kick. Lynn had gained wisdom and a sore foot, while Lola had gained five bucks.

But there were a few good surprises as well, like the fact that reception was perfect on Mt. Ebott, allowing Lori to text Bobby at any time without interruption. This put the oldest sister in a very good mood.

Lisa had been having a field day too, excitedly pouring all her findings about Ebott's fauna and flora in her notebook, which had quickly became black with ink. Red dandelions ? Two foot-tall groundhogs ? Glow-in-the-dark mocking birds ?! The little genius surprised even herself with the childlike giggle she found herself randomly giving.

Any patch of grass seemed to content Lily, who would roll in it, colouring her diapers and herself into a light shade of green. Lucy also used nature at her advantage, actually finding plenty of shady places to walk through, avoiding the sun's constant harrassement.

Through their journey the wandering family even found a lake to rest by. The children couldn't resist a little dip, and all adorned the swimsuits and swimming trunks Lola had taken for everyone ("Who's overpacking now, huh ?!"). Inside the water, Leni assumed what she had accepted as her double identity. There was no Leni at that moment, only the mysterious and totes stunning Polo.

Once night came, the family stopped at the prefixed camping grounds, heating some burgers on the rented mini-grill, and traditionally caramelizing marshmallows by the campfire. A real one this time ! Luna was happy to take requests, rocking that acoustic guitar like it was a true Stratocaster. Who knew you could make a passionate and electric version of Coming 'Round the Mountain ?

After all this excitement, the Louds called it a night, each pair of usual roommates going under double tents, and Lincoln inside a simple tight one. He chose this one as it reminded him of his closet-turned-bedroom. But though he felt pretty comfy, the buck-toothed boy had a hard time falling asleep, excitedly thinking about the next day, but managed after figuring that he would have to stay awake tomorrow if he wanted to find that cave entrance.

But much more they would all find this next day...

Dawn creeped its way through the night sky, as the sun's first rays went to tickle the proud and mysterious mountain. The rays also managed to be Lincoln's immediate alarm clock, as his eyes flew open, excitement bubbling through his blood stream. 'It's today, it's today, IT'S TODAY !' thought the boy. He immediately grabbed on his clothes, his camera equipement, and was ready to go.

Well, he was anyway. But nothing he hadn't foreseen.

His most logical first stop was Lori's tent. Only she could help him get the rest of the sisters up and running without awakening their parents. He just had to awake her first.

Lincoln peeked his head through the entry of the tent. Leni was confortably tucked inside her frilly self-made sleeping bag, her sleeping mask placed over her doozing face. As for Lori, she was sleeping in a more plain, but nontheless comfy sleeping bag, but she seemed very... busy at the instant.

"Zzz... yes Bobby, I will eat your chocolate abs... So hunkily delicious..." drooled Lori, then getting a mouthful of her pillow. To say this was akward to watch would be true to say for Lincoln, but he had seen them kiss for real so many times, it just midly irked him at this point.

"I don't have time for this. Sorry Lori, but snack time's over." mumbled Lincoln. With a stick, he began to poke Lori's foot. "Psst, Lori." The girl grumbled incoherently for an instant, then went back to gnawing her pillow. "Lori. Wake up, we need to go."

"Mmgh... wha ?" said Lori woozily. It took her a little while to notice what she was doing, and finally spat the soft white rectangle who was not chocolate. She looked outside, and frowned as she saw the reddish sky. "Urgh, have you any idea what time it is right now ?"

"Half-past six. The time we've agreed on to all go search for the cave before Mom and Dad come by, seeing as it's kind of not recommended to approach it." said Lincoln with a toothy smile.

"I litteraly never agreed to such a thing." replied Lori.

Lincoln's face went flat. "Uh, yes you did. You all did, I recorded you for further proof. You even noted it on your phone."

Lori grabbed her precious communicating device, and looked up her notebook app. To her frustration, it was indeed there. But the eldest Loud child wasn't out of ideas yet, and decided to throw in one last attempt, her last ace up her sleeve.

"But do we gotta ?" Lori whined, not unlike her pink-obsessed sister. She even gave in the trembling lower lip with the wavery puppy eyes of ultimate cuteness !

But sadly, it held no effect on Lincoln, who simply frowned at her.

Lori slumped in defeat and rubbed her temples. "Why do I keep making promises ?" mumbled Lori to herself, before turning to her brother. "Fine, let's go take that dumb picture of yours, so I can litteraly catch some Z's afterwards."

Lincoln's face immediately brightened up, and gave his big sister a hug. "Yes ! Thanks Lori, you're the best !" exclaimed the boy, before zooming off to go fetch some of his other easily-awakenable sisters.

Lori blinked at what had just happened, before breaking into a tiny smile. "Maybe that's why I keep making them..." She shook her head, and went to wake up Leni.

Soon enough, the whole party was up. Well, up from their beds, really. The youngest ones were allowed a few more minutes of peaceful slumber, even Lisa. "Zzz.. why yes Mr. Freud, I will take another cylindric container of hot cocoa while we discuss your theory of the mind..." rambled the small genius, nestling herself a little deeper in Luna's arms.

As for the rest, Lincoln was of course up and ready. Lucy, being the nocturnal person that she was, took the awakening pretty good. Lucy-good anyway. Luna and Luan were kinda easy too, but still had sleepy eyes. Leni was still half-asleep, making Lori her human cane so she wouldn't crash on the ground. The eldest blonde was thus stuck with both Leni hanging on her shoulder, and Lana snoring in her arms.

Lynn was the sourest to wake up, grumbling some nasty things she only heard amongst hockey players, but quiet enough so nobody would pick them up. The last thing she needed was for Lily in her arms to hear those words in her sleep, and let them be her new words. "And you're sure it's not that far ?" grumbled the athlete to her little bro.

"Yep ! All we've gotta do is follow that map, and we should be there in no time !" promised Lincoln, holding on said map. He led the way through a random dirt path, and the others followed.

"Welp, you can say we are following him." said Luan in a monotone voice, holding tight on Lola.

Luna raised an eyebrow at her comedic roommate. "Uh, I'm kinda not getting that one." said the purple-clad girl in confusion.

"It's too early for puns, that's what's to get." was her blunt and tired retort.

The trek that followed was mostly silent. One by one, the youngest siblings (and Leni) were awoken, relieving the oldest ones from some extra weight. Nothing was to be upset about though, as the air felt crisp and fresh, and the path was devoid of going through thorny bushes, wooden bridges, or other stereotypical treasure-hunting obstacles.

After ten minutes of walking however, complaints began to rise. "Are we there yet ? I wanna go back to sleep." moaned Lola. "I was being saved from an ugly ogre by the Prince of my dreams."

"Yeah, and I was helping an ogre lay down the pain on some snobbish prince. Sucker never saw me coming from that bush." chuckled Lana with a hint of mischief.

"If we aren't there in five minutes, I'm turning back." said Lori, feeling herself fed up too.

"Aww, but Linky looks so happy right now. Look at him." pointed Leni to their brother.

Lincoln's face indeed looked like the epitome of joy, his glimmering irises blackening the blank of his eyes, and his mouth set into the biggest toothy grin they had seen him wear since he had found an Ace Savvy #24 in perfect condition, seven months ago.

In fact, one other thing they quickly noticed was that he had stopped just after passing one burly bush. "Uh, Lincoln ? Why are you litteraly stopping now ?" asked Lori.

"We're here." whispered Lincoln, quiet excitement very perceptible in his voice and through his body's light quakening.

The sisters looked at eachother for an instant, then looked ahead. Their eyes collectively widened at the sight before them.

"Whoa..." they all breathed.

'Whoa' was indeed the right word. The cave entrance was huge, easily twelve feet high and fifteen large. The inside was mostly blocked by wooden boards that had been added quite some time ago, with some still clear 'KEEP OUT' signs. The planks however looked like they were losing their battle against time, with one or two rotten ones having already fallen down. This created a small hole to get a clear view of the inside. Well, a clear view of pitch black darkness, that is.

The entrance's most impressive feature however had to be what nature had sculpted above it. Two big round empty holes and a row of stalactites on the upper half, that gave the cave the appearance of a monster's maw, ready to gobble up all that go inside.

"It's even cooler than I imagined it to be." said Lincoln, shedding a tear. "Don't you think so, guys ?"

The sisters kept staring for a moment, but brought themselves back to reality. "It's... impressive to say the least." admitted Lori.

"I must say, nature's geologic performances can be quite astounding, even to a smaller scale." quipped Lisa.

"Okay, I gotta admit, this is actually pretty cool." said Lynn, really not expecting something of this caliber.

"I know right ? Look at all those pointy teeth, ready to plunge on their next piece of grub." gushed the red-capped tomboy.

"The wooden boards are a nice touch too. Really add to that creepy and supernatural vibe." said Lucy with the ghost of a smile.

"Welp, I know what my next album cover is gonna look like." grinned Luna.

"Alright, but are we gonna take that picture or what ?" uttered Lola who, though equally impressed, wanted things to move along so she could be allowed to rest again.

Lincoln, who had been lost in his inner fanboying, was brought back to reality by the mention of his ultimate goal. "Oh right, thanks Lola. Alright, everyone in front of the cave. Just smile like we did for Mom and Dad's last anniversary gift."

"Which smile ? The one we got bored from, or the one with those yucky christmas sweaters ?" asked Luan, reminiscing the latter one with a frown. To think she almost lost her glasses that day, something she clearly didn't see coming. (*Rimshot*)

"Uh, the first one. And don't worry, I'm setting the timer right this time." assured Lincoln, not wanting a repeat of this incident. He still loved that chaotic family picture he took, but he was wishing for a natural clean one this time. "Okay, gotta adjust the angle a little to the right, and... there !"

He rushed to his sisters, and stood in the middle of the group, just like last time. "Okay everyone, say cheese."

"CHEESE !" said the siblings in unison, stopping only when the click and flash went off. The sisters began to chatter amongst themselves about the picture, while Lincoln went to retrive it from his camera on tripod. Five seconds later, the ink black left place to the image itself.

Lincoln smiled at the picture. There he was, between all of his sisters, with the cave as a perfect background. Every inch of the rocky face was precisely centred inside the picture frame, and the dim sunlight reflected upon the humans' figures perfectly.

"It's a good one !" announced Lincoln. Cheers rose, mostly in happiness of being able to go back to bed. But as all seemed well and wrapped up, a detail came to the attentive snow-haired boy's eye. Or rather, the lack of a detail. "Wait no, there is a problem guys. Lily's not in the picture."

The girls awwed in disappointement, and a few stones were kicked at the prospect of having to do the picture all over again, just because Lily wasn't in it.

But this actually set one thought to slowly set in all the youngsters' minds. Lincoln suddenly voiced it, fear slowly creeping its way into his voice. "Guys... where is Lily ?"

"Lynn, weren't you supposed to hold her ?" accused Lola, although just as fretful as the rest.

"But I passed her to Luan when it was time to take the photo !" answered Lynn in panic.

"I certainly did not pass that motion. Hehe, get it ?" joked Luan, though she immediately shrunk under the glares thrown by the others. "I pun when I panic. I'm punicking, you guys !"

"Lily ! Lily, where are you ?!" called out Lana. The others followed suite, and began to call for their baby sister. They started to uncover bushes, and push rocks out of the way. Lisa herself didn't show it, but she was the most afraid, as by sharing her space with Lily, she knew for certain that the youthful bundle of joy could be quite quick on her little legs when unsupervised.

And as the panic began to seriously settle in... Lily answered.

"Poo-poo. *Giggle*"

Now, this should have made the Loud children breathe in relief, knowing that Lily was still close enough to be heard. It should have calmed them down, but one little detail made their blood freeze instead.

Lily's giggles were accompanied with an echo. And the only way that could be...

Slowly, their heads collectively turned to the entrance of the cavern. Looking at the wooden boards, they noticed that the hole made by one of the planks collapsing was very close to the ground, and large enough to let a cat fit in with ease. Or a groundhog. Or even...

"LILY !" screamed the children all at once, the mere thought of their youngest sister being inside the 'Child-eating-grotto' sending them in a frenzy.

"What do we do, what do we do ?!" wailed Leni, who wasn't known to handle alarming situations very well. And alarming situations to her were more on the 'My hair dryer is not working anymore' level, so this event was even above alarming.

"Outta my way !" ordered Lynn with bravado. The siblings immediately obeyed, and Lynn, with a pumped shout, went to deliver a spinning flying kick to the decaying rectangles of wood. The impact made most of them explode in all directions, leaving only splinters and a huge gaping hole in the man-built barrier, enough for the siblings to go in one at a time.

They wasted no time, and all zoomed in, not thinking one second about the rumours surrounding the cave they were entering. "We're coming, Lily !" called Lincoln, entering last.

…

And just like that, it had struck again. Once again, the immovable maw of Mt. Ebott had seen young humans entering its dark throat.

And just like the others, none would reemerge from it.

A problem soon arose as the siblings delved further into the cave.

"Dudes, I can't even see my feet in here." said Luna, squinting her eyes at the darkness.

"Welp, time to sort out a phone, and do the bright thing !" cracked Luan.

Lori bit back a snarky comment, knowing stakes were too high right now, and took her phone. She immediately selected the Flashlight App, illuminating the cave with such force that it made the siblings blink to accommodate. "Okay, are we all still there ?" asked the eldest girl, making a roll call before one of her siblings wander away.

"Indeed." spoke up Lucy, giving her sister the usual mini heart attack. "I've counted everybody before you even brought light into this realm of obscurity. I could feel their very presence lingering around my own tortured spirit."

"That's... great." Lori smiled hesitantly.

"By the way, careful with the sound and the flashlight. Fangs' cousins do not like being disturbed." added Lucy, pointing to the ceiling.

The Louds followed the direction she was pointing towards to, and saw that the plafond of the cave was full of sleeping bats. Lana and Lynn were top notch on reflexes, as they blocked Leni from producing a shrill scream that would have sent the animals into a dangerous state of panic.

"Keep it quiet, got it. Now let's keep walking." whispered Lincoln. The others nodded, and the trek continued.

They stayed quite close to eachother, not unlike the last time they were in a dark cave, and tried their best not to walk on eachother's feet. The path was fortunately very plain, with the occasional pebble or rock on the way, and even a couple of vines.

After taking a third turn, the siblings noticed a bright light in the distance. They heard Lily's giggles more clearly, and immediately increased their pace. And as they came closer, they noticed something standing aimlessly near the beginning of the lightened spot of the cavern. And that happened to be exactly what they were looking for.

"LILY !" the nine sisters and one brother shouted in collective relief. The little bundle of joy simply waved at them with a joyful coo, happy to see them.

Lori immediately dove forwards, and scooped Lily from the ground, hugging her as if she was going to vanish again. The others circled her, and expressed their happiness at seeing their baby sister safe and well.

"Oh thank gosh you're okay..." exhaled Lori with a smile, which immediately turned into a frown as she looked at the infant dead in the eye. "And what do you have to say for yourself, missy ? Leaving us just so we can worry our heads off about you. Well, any arguments ?"

Lily booped her nose. Lori sighed. Case closed !

Lincoln gave his own sigh of relief, wiping away the sweat forming on his brow. "Well, that was one rollercoaster of emotions early in the morning. Now how about we go back to the camping grounds before Mom and Dad notice we're gone, eh guys ?" proposed Lincoln. But he was met with silence. "Uh, guys ?"

Apart from Lori and Lily, all the other sisters weren't here anymore. Lori was quick to notice that fact too. "Girls ? Urgh, I lose them from my sight for one second..." grumbled Lori in aggravation. "Girls, where the heck are you ?!"

"Over here !" called Lynn. "Come quick, there is something you guys must see, especially you Lincoln !"

Lincoln and Lori turned to where the sunlight shone the most, and caught sight of their eight siblings aligned, seemingly looking at something. Casting a glance at eachother, then at Lily, they approached the female pack with a twinge of curiosity. When they were close enough to peer above their transfixed sisters' shoulders, they immediately understood why they were so.

"Sweet sarsaparilla..." Lincoln said under his breath.

Just in front of them stood a vast hole in the ground. Around it proliferated vines and roots of many colours, even blue. Lincoln squinted as much as he could to get a view of what was at the end of it, but it proved futile, as the swallowing darkness of the pit seemed to expand endlessly through the bowels of the Earth.

Even the darkness didn't seem right, as the boy could have sworn he saw it shift. In fact, he even dared to say that he felt it... looking back at him. This thought alone sent shivers down the eleven year-old's spine.

"Hmm. Freaky. Dark. Mysterious. Just the way I like it." quipped Lucy, 'in the moment' so to speak.

"Do you think it goes to the center of the Earth ?" asked Lola with eyes full of youthful curiosity.

"Negatory, my dear cyclamen-clad sister. Not only would the magmatic sources of the Earth's stiffer mantle turn this mountain into a boiling volcano, but it is theorized that somewhere even deeper is a layer of pure emptiness, one that if attained, would immediately suck the atmosphere downwards just to fill the void itself, possibly provoking the extinction of life as we know it." tediously explained Lisa.

"Yeah, but aren't you a bit curious of what's down there ?" induced Lynn.

Lisa rubbed her chin in thought. She was all for discovery, in the name of science of course. And maybe just for kicks too. She was still a child after all.

"Man, if only we had some rope, we could go down there and explore..." Lana fantasized with a grin, approaching a wee bit closer to get a good view.

This sentence and movement, however, were enough to send alarms ringing inside Lori's head. "Woh woh woh, let's stop right here ! We are NOT getting down there !"

"Wow, chill out Lori. She was just saying things randomly, no harm done." Luna said, attempting to calm the agitated sistriarch.

"Good, let's all make sure it stays that way ! Now, everybody back off from the hole this instant !" Lori barked her order. The siblings immediately complied to her threatening tone, and put some distance between themselves and the enigmatic pit.

Lana casted her eyes downwards, thinking it was her fault Lori was in a bad mood. "I-I'm sorry, I wasn't really gonna do it, honest." she whimpered sadly.

Lori took deep calming breaths until she felt the anxiety wearing off. "I know, it's just... I'm sorry, alright ?" she amended to her little sister. "I just really wanna go back. This place gives me the heebie-jeebies, worse than the winter mode season of 2013."

A collective shudder ran. So many stripes, all going nowhere...

"Lori's right, let's just get out of here. We take one last photo with Lily in it, and then we never have to worry about this place again." said Lincoln, whose idea met an unanimous approval. Still sticking together, the siblings turned around to walk towards the exit.

And their eyes immediately went to meet the wide ones' of a huge crimson bat. On its two feet and discarding the folded wings, the creature was as big as the twins. But though it was tall, it looked just as scared and surprised as the humans staying still, mouths agape.

Suddenly, the bat unfulred its wings and screeched. Whether it was to make itself mighty and scary or just to say 'How do you do ?' was unknown, but it was enough to make the non-bat group yelp and they quickly all backed off.

All but one. And that would prove to be their downfall.

Lucy, the one who hadn't flinched, was roughly pushed backwards. To make matters worse, as she tried to regain her balance, her feet bumped into a hard vine, which made her even more unfocused and backing even more.

Only soon, there wasn't much to back from, and she found herself just at the ledge of the gaping hole. She rotated her arms as fast as she could, hoping for a bit of momentum to get herself safely back on her two feet. But sadly, it was not to be. And she knew it.

Almost in slow-motion, the siblings turned towards their staggering sister, unparallelled terror invading their faces as they looked at her. Even through her bangs, they could see the 8 year-old's eyes reflecting the exact same amount of fear, something she hadn't even fanthomed about being swallowed by the darkness.

Her cry for help died in her throat as she began to feel gravity taking action.

"LUCY !" screamed Lynn, as she jumped into action. And she quite litteraly did so, as she was too late to grasp her little sister's hand. She knew Luna was right behind her, so she didn't hesitate to throw herself into the pit for a couple of seconds. First she felt Lucy's grasp in hers, then she felt Luna's hand gripping her leg, and finally she grasped Lucy's other hand. She held on tight, the fearful expression of her roommate only fueling her tenacity.

On her end, Luna's hands weren't letting Lynn's socks go any time soon. "Hang on, mates !" yelled the rocker with strain in her voice. She could feel her knees beginning to tremble. "I could use some bloody help over here !"

"Coming ! I'm not letting you down, honest !" said Luan, joining her slightly older sister's grip on Lynn. Slowly but surely, they were bringing the athlete-spook duo back up.

But to accelerate the process, Lola and Lana felt themselves compelled to help. And unfortunately, the overalls-clad one chose that exact moment to trip on her primpy twin's dress.

"Watch it- whoa !" was all Lola could say before she found herself tangled and tumbling with her sister look-alike. Carried by this motion, they bowled the two anagram-sisters, which caused them to lose their footing and begin their descent as well, still holding on the feet of their sport-fanatic sister.

Lana and Lola quickly tried to make up for their mistake by grabbing one of Luna's boots and one of Luan's flowered shoes. However, their little arms were quick to buckle under the weight of four of their big sisters, but were soon joined by the cavalry, in the form of Leni and Lisa.

But even then, the Louds' streak of bad luck continued. Leni, usually good with her hands, fiddled with trying to clasp one of her sisters' feet, as panic made her palms sweaty and her mind even more unfocused. As for Lisa, her short arms proved to be not much leverage in her sisters' rescue, even though she held on as much as she could. And to top it all, Leni's flip flop slipped. On the rocky floor !

And thus they were only three.

Lincoln and Lori, cursing themselves loudly for being so slow, caught each of Leni's sandals. Lisa was gripping Leni's waist with all she had, as the ditzy teenager had one of each of Lana and Lola's legs in her hands, while they themselves still held Luna and Luan, who were supporting Lynn and Lucy.

And Lily was perched on Lori's shoulders, fretfully watching the dangling human chain her siblings had become, unable to help in any way.

'This is not happening. This is so not happening !' Lori hyperventilated internally. A simple photo shoot of a cave she couldn't care less about had changed into one of her worst nightmares. Scratch that, it was her worst nightmare. All that was missing was Bobby saying he was breaking up with her and eloping with that weasel of Carol Pingrey. Tears began to sting her eyes, as her half-trained arms were screaming to let go, while her mind was howling to hold on.

Lincoln wasn't faring much better, as even helped, he was still supporting the weight of eight of his terrified sisters. He knew he couldn't let go, but as weakness began to plague his body, it also plagued his mind. "It's all my fault." whispered the poor boy, already feeling the tears roll along his cheeks. "I just had to insist. I just had to go take a picture of a cursed cave. And now, I've put everyone in danger. I-I didn't want to, but I did."

Lincoln's will began to ebb away, waves of guilt hitting him over and over. But... deep inside, a spark made itself heard, enducing an immediate reaction inside Lincoln's mind. He could feel a new, yet familiar fire invigorating his very mind. He looked down at the darkness, at his sisters, and instead of dread, felt the need to combat those pessimistic odds, that he shouldn't give up, at any cost.

'They're... counting on me.' Lincoln's eyes turned serious. 'We are going home.' He could feel his very being boil with... Determination. 'WE ARE GOING HOME !'

Fueled with this belief, the white-haired boy shifted his footing, and began to pull harder than he had before. Lynn's sessions didn't compare to the strain he was feeling in his arms at the moment, but he'd be damned if he was going to let his family tumbling down to their doom. So with a strength he didn't know he had, the boy began to pull his sisters up. Inch by inch, they crept upwards, and Lincoln could only pray that his miraculous strength was to last, that the universe would stay on his side.

…

It unfortunately seemed he universe's watch team was on break at the moment.

*CRUNCH !*

Lincoln's eyes widened, and he could feel his burning determination freeze at the cracking sound. He really wanted his thought to be wrong, but the earth trembling under his feet let no room for mistake. The hole's ledge wasn't sturdy enough to support the weight of eleven young humans at once.

As such, nasty cracks began to spread along Lori and Lincoln's feet. The boy glanced at his sister, who looked back at him with the same amount of fearful shock, as did Lily. Lincoln then looked down at his dangling sisters, who had all fallen silent at the sound of the cracks still spreading.

For the first time in quite a long time, the 'Man with a plan' of the Loud House drew a blank, and so did his mind. Once he saw the soil marks stopping to widen, he understood, and as he closed his eyes, he squeaked two last meek words to the above world.

"Dang it."

And the earth crumbled, dragging the last of the Loud siblings into the darkness. Lincoln turned to the sky as he fell, only seeing the diminishing sunlight and hearing the shrill screams of terror of his beloved sisters. This would be his last memory, the cries for help of his family, all of them falling to their doom, the one he had caused. In his last moments, Lincoln saw in the furthering away light the face of a certain latino girl, whom he had made a promise he now knew he'd never uphold.

All the falling preteen could feel was sadness, guilt, overwhelming despair... and yet a strange sense of hope, like that little voice was still telling him to not give up.

Then, there was only darkness. Then, all faded to white.

And then, red was all Lincoln knew.

Rita Loud suddenly woke up, gasping as she could feel her whole being drenched in cold sweat. Her body shivered with a sense of fright and anxiety. This was especially strange since she didn't remember having any nightmare, and that dread still was grasping her even as she had come back in touch with reality.

And yet, she knew that familiar feeling. It was her motherly senses, and they were on code crimson, something she hadn't felt since Lori had that car accident three years ago. Immediately, went to wake up her husband.

"Honey, wake up !" pleaded the mother, shaking the slumbering man, who only gave a drowsy groan in response. "Lynn Joachim Senior, you open those eyes this instant, or there will be no more pudding for you for the next two months !"

While the threat seemed more child-based, it seemed to do the trick, as the Loud father awoke from his slumber. With half-opened eyes, he looked at his wife. "Alright, I'm up, what's happening ?" he drooled on his pillow.

"Something feels very wrong. I've got a really bad feeling in my stomach right now."

Lynn blinked. "Are you sure it's not all those marshmallows you've eaten last night ?"

"No ! Although, they're not helping." she said, feeling her stomach still disagreeing with the digested sugary treats turning inside it. She shook her head. "It's something else. I think something's wrong with our children."

"Alright, you must be tired, because you're getting pretty rude right now." frowned Lynn Sr.

Rita massaged her temples in frustration. "Not in that way ! I'm saying that I feel like something's up with them, like they are in danger. For instance, do you hear that ?"

cupped his ear, trying to understand what his wife was talking about. All he could hear was the wind, and the occasional trunk-knocking of a glowing green woodpecker. "Uh, I don't hear anything."

"Precisely ! There are eleven children around us, and we can't hear any of them sleeping. Not even Luan's sleep jokes or Lynn's earth-rattling snoring !" pressed the wife.

The man blinked again. She wasn't wrong, that was weird. The Loud House's thin walls meant you could easily hear anyone in the house, and the parents had made themselves used to the constant surround snoring around them. So the eerie silence taking place at the moment was .

Seeing as he wasn't getting any more sleep as things presently were, he decided to comply. "Alright, if it makes you feel better, I'll go check on them." he said, giving her a reassuring peck on the cheek before getting out of the tent.

Rita stood in baited silence, as she heard her husband opening the tents doors one by one. She pricked up her ears in order to catch the drowsy moans and grumbles of her children, hoping to hear at least one for her nerves to be put to some rest. But she heard none. In fact, the sound of the tent's entrances being opened more and more frantically were only increasing her apprehension.

She then saw her husband return. She did not like his very shaky grin and his sweat-bathed forehead. "So, hehe, no need to panic or anything. But, um, there seems to be a reason why we don't hear them anymore..."

The woman didn't want to hear another word. She pushed her husband aside, and zoomed outside. She checked tent after tent, only to find a result she didn't want to believe in.

Emptiness.

Her eldest daughters ? Empty.

The artistic ones ? Empty.

Athlete and poet ? Empty.

The twins ? Empty.

The youngest prodiges ? Empty.

Her one and only son ? Empty.

This was a mother's worst nightmare, to see her child disappearing over night. Only Rita Loud was hit by this motion eleven times harder. She found herself forgetting every yoga class she ever had been at, as she began to hyperventilate, clenching her heart in fear that it would jump out of her chest with how hard it was beating.

She nearly jumped out of her own jam-jams when she felt her husband's hands gripping her shoulders. The man adressed her with a calm and collected voice. "Honey, calm down, you're about to give yourself a heart attack."

However, Lynn's tone only unnerved Rita even further. "Calm down ? My babies have all vanished without a trace. Don't you dare tell me to calm down !"

"I know, but this is no moment to freak out." he insisted.

"It is the perfect moment to freak out !"

"HONEY !" commanded Lynn with his rarely used 'big voice'. It got Rita to stop panicking, and the man tightened his grip on her shoulders. "Listen, I know this might seem bad, but it is NOT the moment to freak out ! Look, all their pajamas are in their tents, and their clothes from yersteday are not. This means that they weren't just swiped out of their beds, they did it on their own will. They may have just... decided to take a stroll."

Rita thought about it, but gasped when she remembered something. "Oh no... the legend of this place, you don't think-"

"Let's not jump to conclusions just yet." the father cut in. "Look, right now, we are simply going to wait a couple of minutes for them to come back on their own. If they don't, then we'll go look for them. But I promise you that we'll find them. I swear to you that I will not rest until they are found, okay ?"

Rita slowly nodded at her husband, and both plopped down on the rocks they had assembled last night to sit around the campfire. The mother leaned on his shoulder, trying to get her rising tension under control. But who could blame her, really ? After spending seventeen years of her life of raising an ever-growing family, reliving the joy of being a mother again and again, and never once feeling like you just wanna throw it all away, one could understand how soul-crushing the poor woman was feeling right now.

She had always put her precious children before herself, she had made them the focus of her life, and now they were gone. All of them. From Lori, her first little bundle of joy, to Lily, still in her happily oblivious youth. Every one of her daughters and son had brought her a new facet of life. Few mothers could brag about knowing what was in fashion at the moment, reciting AC-DC songs by heart, understanding all the rules of hockey, AND knowing the most famous works of Charles Baudelaire at the same time. She couldn't bare to lose one of them, let alone all of them.

Patting her hiccuping wife on the back, Lynn Sr. reflected on the present situation. He kept his head cool, but inside, he was just as dreadful about it. Every child of him had been a bumpy ride, from birth to this very day. Did he ever regret giving up his possible cowbell career for it ? Not for a single minute. Every bump to his lumbar vertebrae were accompanied with a fond memory, like the pride of teaching one daughter how to tackle, or showing another how to work the ratchet wrench. He knew he hadn't been- wasn't the most 'hip pops of the block', but just hearing them coo or laugh in mirth was just enough for the Loud patriarch.

And now... he may not hear any of them laugh ever again.

The man immediately kicked those thoughts out of his head. Those were his children he was talking about. He knew them, and that meant he knew that one little mountain and its legend certainly wouldn't be enough to stop their bulldozing will.

Serene, courageous, believing, crafty, gentle, and knowing right from wrong. He knew that all his kids had those qualities in them, and as long as they stayed as a whole, nothing could ever get the better of them.

They would be fine. He believed, knew that they would come back just fine.

After all, what or who could possibly stop them ?

The waterfall kept rushing.

As it ever did.

A flower stood alone in the room.

Still water everywhere.

Same old, same old.

…

Ripples deranged the peaceful stream.

One of the flower's golden petals twitched at it.

Something in the air felt unusual.

Something felt different.

A childlike giggle resonated across the room.

Finally... something felt new.

…

The Flower was gone.

LOUDERTALE

Author's note : And the prologue is done ! Finally, we can get to the fun stuff, as the Loud Children finally collide with the Underground. I bet you've already made character pairs between the two universes, especially the most obvious one. Let's see if you can guess who will be associated with who...

Now, I do require a bit of advice. As you know, every sibling must have one SOUL colour, and they can't all be red, only one can, and his position is already secured. But I'd like to know from each of you : What colour do you think the siblings' souls should be ? I'm already settled for a good lot, but it couldn't hurt to get a second advice on it. So don't hesitate to blabber away. No really, I need human contact !

Don't to forget to review and tell me if I'm doing something wrong. If you are determined enough, be kind enough to point me my spelling errors, I seem to make quite a few of those. Comes with the fact that English isn't my native language in the first place...

Anyway, this is Superdimentio77, singning out.

(This Fanfiction will self-destruct... when I feel up to it.)