The school is closed for Spring Break.
It's time to relax and have fun until classes start.
Or at least, that was the intention.
DATE: APRIL 4, 2015, 2nd DAY OF THE SPRING BREAK, LOUD TOWER
It seems to be a quiet afternoon in the Loud Tower, but a person is about to do something terrible.
"They'll see! Nothing can protect them from my vengeance."
Walking like a ghost, our vindictive conspirator advances ever further into the rooms of the Loud house, placing little metal boxes at strategic points. Dressed in a black ninja outfit and a mask that left only the eyes exposed, she creeped up the hallway and reached for the last door, Lisa and Lily's room. Silently, she turns the knob and enters the room, closing the door as soon as she enters.
"What do you think you're doing, Luan?"
Luan looks down, and she notices Lisa looking at her, arms crossed and a menacing stare.
Quickly, the prankster tries to think of an answer as she removes the mask, but it is not fast enough for her sister.
"Judging from your black suit and the device you're holding, I should assume you're doing some well elaborated prank. What do you intend this time?"
She was completely froze, staring at the five-year-old girl.
If it was any other room, she would simply have passed through the wall. However, Lisa had developed a special energy field on the walls of her bedroom, which made the room a Luan-free zone. She sighed, and decided to open up with her sister.
"How about we make deal? I tell you what's my plan and you let me go without warning anyone? I'm sure you'll find it interesting."
"In fact, you usually demonstrate a unique level of intellectual ability when you want to prepare one of your pranks. However, you must agree to leave Lily and me out of this plan. We have a deal?"
Luan looked across the room, and saw little Lily resting quietly on her bed. Even a evil pranking genius like her should admit it would be mean to despicable the sleep of a child of little more than two years.
"Okay, I'm not going to do with your room what I've done with the others."
"So, make yourself at home." Lisa sat down on the floor, staring intently at her sister.
"Okay, do you remember what happened on April Fools?" Luan sat across from her, leaning her back against the wall.
"Modesty aside, I felt proud of my role in executing Lincoln's plan."
Luan had to restrain her anger. In the middle of the night, her siblings had trapped her in an energetic cage, specially developed to contain her powers. No matter how hard she tried, she could not get out of the cage. They left some treats for her and left her in her room, waiting for the day to end.
"I know, I know. But that's not what matters. What matters is that you guys ruined the day I love most from all year, even more than Christmas. Do you realize how bad this was for me?"
"Frankly, I think you're wasting your time if you're wanting to make me sympathize with your particular holiday. I can even tolerate the annoying habits of our siblings, but your holiday is totally and utterly inconvenient, as well as giving the impression that you have no self-control."
"What?" Luan was indignant, and almost got up. "I admit that sometimes I cross some limits, but it's all in the name of fun."
"Luan, can you be honest with me?" Lisa adjusted her glasses, and looked seriously at Luan. "Do you really think anyone else has fun on April Fools besides you?"
Luan was about to answer, but then paused for a moment to think.
In fact, no one used to laugh at her pranks, just herself. During the year, she even managed to make her siblings laugh at some of her pranks, but on April Fools, they fled from her as a vampire flees from the sun. Lisa noticed Luan being discouraged, and decided to continue.
"In recent years, you've been able to do things that have had a major negative impact on this family. You managed to cause a concussion in Lori, which resulted in the whole family suffering a powerful headache. You also managed to get Lynn stuck in a hamster ball for a whole day, left Luna bald, shaved Lola's eyebrows, and even blew up my private lab and caused a toxic gas leak all over the tower. And not to mention the time you filled Lincoln's room with furious raccoons. I'm surprised he's still alive."
"Okay, I have no limits." Luan folded her arms and frowned. "But that does not mean I do not love my siblings."
"Interesting way to demonstrate that. Even so, I think we exaggerate a bit by caging you for a whole day."
"You do not seem to be sorry." Luan said sarcastically, but deep down she believed her.
"And I really am not." Lisa smiled and lay down on the floor, using her arms as a pillow. "It was an excellent chance to test my impassable cage. If neither you, who are able to cross solid matter could get out of the cage, it means that it is really perfect."
Luan wondered if she should be offended or impressed by her younger sister's attitude.
"Well, I guess I'm not the only one with a weird way of having fun."
"I have to admit that there is truth in your words. Still, I think we are putting the main subject aside. You did not tell me what your plan is."
"Oh, you're right." Luan smirked, and rubbed his hands like some old movie villain. "In order to avenge myself on you, I prepared these little explosives, to make the whole house more stinky than a skunk."
"Oh, really?" Lisa looked disappointed. "Coming from you, it seems a bit retrograde. Last year, you destroyed the house and still left everything covered in paint. Leaving the house smelling bad seems like child's play for you."
"Well, you kept me from using my pranks, so I had to think of something that would affect the whole family at once. Besides, I think even you would be impressed by my ingenuity."
Luan stood up and handed the small box to Lisa.
Lisa was intrigued by the little device, and decided to pick it up. She went to her desk and set the box there, preparing to pick up her tools.
"I admit it looks like a great job, though..."
As she turned to see Luan, Lisa froze. The prankster was wearing a gas mask, and was holding what appeared to be a small detonator.
"L-Luan! You said that..."
"I said I would not do the same thing I did in the other rooms. But do not worry, our conversation really opened my eyes. And now, I'm going to open your nostrils. HAHA, get it?"
Luan pressed the button, causing a chain reaction of horrified screams. Looking at her desk, Lisa saw thick green smoke come out of the box, impregnating the room with a putrid odor. Glancing back at Luan, she saw that the prankster was leaving the room without the mask and covering her face with her hands. Looking the other way, she saw that Lily slept peacefully, using Luan's gas mask.
"I have to admit, this is progress."
I was not going to do it that way, but I realized that I could not do a chapter in April without showing a little of Luan's life with superpowers.
This time, using a cage worked, but not for long.
