June 6th, 2026
She came back later that night, near 3 A.M., and was asleep on the couch, after doing something that proved more dangerous and very sneaky, succumbed to exhaustion. Lori received multiple injuries all over her body, mostly from cuts. Sleep was all she cared about, and she was snoring, still feeling the pain through the sleep. Luna slept in the hallway, since being short of Lori called for Luna to be in the front lines.
Luna and Lynn came rushing down for breakfast, once it was around eight in the morning. "BLIMEY, IT'S LORI!"
"Can we cut the British part of you? I thought it was just a phase."
"Well, mate-" The twins rushed to Lori's aid, nearly flipping Luna off balance. "Watch it, you two! Leave Lori to her sleep, she's probably been through enough. Look at her! Lynn, go get the first-aid kit. We could try to clean her up."
"Alright, yeah. Lana?" Lynn already saw the kit case in Lana's hands. "Never mind then."
Afternoon
Lori opened her eyes, seeing some sort of shadow move in and out of the light's view. "Ugh, what-" She felt her wounds giving her a hell of a time. She hissed in pain, also feeling something like a headache. "What-"
"Lore? Are you okay?" Linka had a worried look fixated on Lori. "You've been snoring for hours."
"Ugh, what time is it?"
"A bit after twelve. Lana's fetched some tacos and chimichangas, but chalupas are fresh out. Just like Ronnie Anne's cooking, these are good." Linka held have of a taco in her hand.
"Ronnie Anne... Bobby... Right." She put a hand over her face, still trying to feel more awake and better. "Save me a plate of four, will you? Thanks." She yawned, stretching all her limbs out and scratched her back.
"What the hell are these?" Lori looked to the mysterious person she had not seen before. Seems like Carol wasn't alone, not even the leader at all. She held her hand open, staring at these red round things bigger that Tylenol pills.
"Dampeners, Loud. Place them on a person with abilities, and they'll deactivate the genes. They come from Vial Corp, but I'm no agent of Lisa Loud's."
"You want me to put these on my sisters?"
"So to speak, yeah." Carol remained silent, appearing to be a nothing after all. "You put these on them in unnoticeable spots, and take out the non-threats the morning after."
"Take out? As in kill?!"
"Oh, no. Ugh, I mean get out of the house, so that Carol can move in."
"Carol? Her name is Carol?" Lori giggled.
"I'm gonna-!"
"Carol, down." The leader lifted a hand, which seemed to terrify Carol dead on her feet. Lori was now feeling dread over her, like a gray cloud constantly flying over her.
"S-Sorry."
"So, that's it, right? I suppress their powers with these, and you won't hurt them?"
"That is correct. Go now." The boss opened up a portal that would take her back home. She jumped in, and tiptoed around the house, planting the dampeners to everyone but Linka, Liby, and Lily, the three believing to not be something of an obstacle.
Lori quietly ate. Only her, Linka and Liby were at the table. Everyone else was scattered around the house. "You two up to hang around at the park? Linka, you remember where Lynn took you yesterday, right?"
"Yes, why?" Linka sipped from a cup of orange juice.
"You two wanna head out? It looks like Liby might need some time from her head, too."
The Luan clone still pictured Lupa being hard on her, which really did its number on her. Tough love, Lupa called it. But was it more than that? She wasn't a brat who was vulnerable here. She too had powers, but Lupa acted like she was only a baby needing protecting. Maybe this was Luan's position as well. "Liby?"
"Huh?"
"I asked if you want to come with me, Linka and Lily to the park."
"Oh yeah, that'd be great right about now. I don't think I had my fill of fun yesterday."
"Linka, get Lily. We'll wait outside for you two."
"But, aren't you gonna tell them what happened?" Linka asked.
"When... We come back, Linka, when we come back..."
The four left the house, and Carol stood lying in wait from the corner of a building, waiting until they were out of view to strike.
Luna, Lynn and Luan were scrolling through the photos Lori took, laughing and smiling. "Oooh, I like this one!"
"Ugh, Lola was cheating, wasn't she? The nerve of that woman!' Lynn did not tolerate such gameplay.
"Haha, look at Linka and Lily here! Totally adorable."
"These are beautiful, and I only wish-" Lynn covered Luan's mouth before she could finish.
"Let's not remind ourselves of him, Luan. Besides, when he comes back, we'll show him."
"When?" Luan was skeptical at Lynn's choice of words. "Don't you mean, if?"
Lynn opened her mouth to reply, but a huge crashing noise had come from another room, followed by the unison scream of the twins. "What was that?!" Lynn put a hand in front of Luan, urging her not to move. Luna heard a clatter of running footsteps in the hall.
"Lana? Lola?" Lynn turned the knob, gently pulling the door. A fire extinguisher butted her face, and out cold did Lynn go, falling on her back. Carol dropped the container, cackling. "Aren't you gonna say hello?"
Lupa and Lacy moved in, and Carol was surrounded by them. "Looks like things are getting interesting." She did a complete turn, going for the two clones and grabbing them by their clothes.
"Lupa, my powers aren't working!" Lacy tried to pick up the fire extinguisher, but was knocked out by Carol.
"Take that, bi-" Carol howled upon being bitten by Lupa. She threw the goth on the floor, preparing one sword. "You're gonna fucking die-"
Luna made her move, ramming into Carol. She failed to reveal her signature claws, and was still trying before she was returned her move by Carol. "What the-"
Carol poked her arm at Luna's neck, pushing it deep enough to cut through. "What's wrong? Are your abilities gone? You poor babies! You there!" She turned to Luan. "Tie them up!"
Linka and Lily were running around in the playground, enjoying a game of tag. Liby sat in the grass outside the playground, being protected from the sun by Lori. "Something bothering you?"
She picked at the grass, ripping out single pieces and throwing them around mindlessly. "It's nothing, Lore."
"You've been quiet for awhile. I don't think it's nothing. You can talk to me, you know that?"
"There's nothing to say... Lori, am I vulnerable?"
"Uh, well, Lisa gave you teleki... Whatever it is, so I wouldn't say you are. Why? Someone say you are?"
"Lupa thinks of me as a child. I don't know how to feel about that..."
"Well, did she say that exact word?"
"She did..."
"But did she mean it? You never truly know, Lib."
"Why would she say that if she didn't mean it? I don't understand it. I can defend myself, I'm not weak."
Lori rubbed her shoulders, beginning a massage. "I mean, Luan isn't the strongest, and we have to protect her. She's the only one with no powers. Lucy can manage, she knows how to fight. Do you know how to fight? Are you capable to hurt someone, Liby?"
"Hu- Well, no- But, I-"
"You're not weak, but you're still worth needing protecting. Lupa's just looking out for you, like we do with Luan, understand? We know Luan's not a baby, but she's more likely to be harmed in a fight."
"But I... I mean, I guess... I just want to prove Lupa I belong past the kiddie table."
"Someday, you will. Trust me, you wanna stay there as long as possible. It's not so bad."
"LORI!" Linka was pulling Lily towards them. She appeared to be unconscious, just a body, feet being dragged through the grass. "SHE JUST FELL OUT OF NOWHERE!" Lori's hands went off from Liby's shoulders, quickly moving to reach her youngest sister.
"Put her down, Linka!" Lori felt for a pulse on her wrist and on her neck. "She's alive! But what-"
Lily leaned up and screamed. "SHE'S IN THE HOUSE! WE HAVE TO GO BACK!" She grabbed Liby's hand and took her forcibly back to the house.
"Whoa there, talk about strength!" Liby shouted.
"We don't have that much time. She could already be there!"
Lori found herself shocked, and only decided to pursue after Linka gave chase behind the girls.. "Hey, wait for me!" Lori did not know what to do now. Something so simple was going to be the worst turn for her and her new master.
Luan was done being conscious once she tied up all the Louds in groups of three. Carol placed her in the back of the room, tying her up with Lucy, giggling away at her victory. Lupa and Lacy kept trying to break free, but only succeeded in making friction, and stopped after Luna tugged at them. Lana and Lola both felt Lynn's weight an effort to push back. In the end, they all fell on their sides.
"You got us, now you gonna tell us who you are? And why you're doing this?" Luna began to scoot into the hall, and the other two caught on. She kept up her monologue, while Carol had her back to all of them.
"You have serious lady balls to ask me why. But... Very well, I'll give you that before we all leave."
She was heading back home, driving her red jeep, tuning to Katy Perry. That day was a school day, and was also her last, but she didn't know it. She was only three blockw away when she found that there was a roadblock. She had to turn either left or right, so she made a left.
Two black vans boxed her before she made her right turn. Carol drew nervous, and she heard her window shatter slightly. She turned to see an entry point on the window of the car door, and succumbed to the tranquilizer dart lodged in her neck.
"After that, I woke up in a cell room for awhile. They moved me to some surgery room or something. A teenage girl, definitely younger than me, gave me an injection of some sort. That's how I got these." She showed off her human blades again. "I found I can morph these into alot of things, but this form is my favorite."
"This is about revenge?"
"Damn right its revenge. Relatives of the one who made me this must die, and then after that, Lisa Loud will be next."
Lupa and Luna exchanged looks, both of them knowing what happened to Lisa. "You don't watch the news, do you? Haven't you heard?"
"What?" Carol turned around, prompting the three to stop moving in their caterpillar velocity. "What haven't I heard?"
At this point, Lupa was laughing under her breath. "You really are a natural blonde. Boo fucking hoo, girly. Lisa's dead, announced yesterday."
Carol stood in front of her, and went on her knees. "You'd say anything in your situation." She grabbed Lupa's face by her chin, and shook it. "Points for trying there."
Lacy spoke impulsively. "She really is! There was this-"
"Lacy, hush!" Luna ordered.
"That's enough out of you", Carol slapped all three of them. "I'm not too dumb to see what it is you're doing! Get back over there!"
In the floor below, the sound of glass went off, and was almost faint. Carol turned back to the hallway. "You fuckers expecting company?"
"N-no. We don't have-" Luna took another look around, and finally realized that four people were missing. "No one at-" She met a kick to her face before finishing. She spat out blood, moaning. Carol took cover behind the door, readying herself.
The footsteps followed, multiple pairs, and Lily's voice echoed right outside. "GUYS WHERE ARE YOU?!"
Carol's heart stopped in its place. Shit! What the fuck?! They're not supposed to be back for another few hours! Damn it!
Liby and Lily came inside, and Carol peeked out.
"Hey, look out!" Luna warned. Carol put a hand over Lily's mouth, putting her blade on the little girl's neck. "You there, take a fucking seat!" Liby sat besides her sisters slowly.
"What are you doing?! Use your powers!" Lupa commanded.
"Try something, and you'll guarantee your own death."
"Liby, you said you wanted me to not think of you as a kid. You can start now, and take her down!"
Liby's eyes flashed forth and back from Lupa and Carol. "Liby-"
"I'll kill this girl! I don't need her!" Carol sliced a part of her skin, making Lily screech through Carol's hand. Liby was placed in the ultimatum of the situation. Lupa then figured out what to say to drive the scared comedienne. "I KNEW IT, YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A FUCKING BABY! YOU'LL NEVER AMOUNT TO ANYTHING!"
Liby got a grip of her rushing feelings. The words hit het hard. Lupa had just gone blunt, and there was no going back. A baby, she was called a baby. And Liby's hands graduated into something else. "I'm... not-" She lifted both her hands slowly, directly at Carol. "A FUCKING BABY!"
Carol found herself no longer in control of her arms. Lily moved away from harm and hid behind Liby. "Stop that! Stop that right-" Liby only ignored the blonde, and pinned her onto the end of the room. She released her grip, and kept on throwing her back like a bouncing ball. "S-stop!"
Lily moved to the tied sisters, untying them as quickly as she could.
"No! No! I'm supposed to take you all back!" Carol was finally let go as Lupa and Luna joined Liby side by side.
"We have this, Lib. You can stop now", Lupa eased at her. Liby carefully set her hands down. Carol looked upon them, not dreaming of being defeated her. They all surrounded her, and Carol looked to see which of them she'd jump at. Linka made her way to the room, which seemed to break her protocol; Carol stared at Linka in a completely different way. Luna noticed the change in her expression before Carol decided to jump out the window. "I'll get my revenge yet!" She declared, disappearing through another portal she activated.
Luna checked down below. "Dang it, she's gone! Bloody fuckin' hell!"
Lupa and Lacy pulled Liby into a hug. "You did it, Liby! You defeated that witch!" Lacy scrubbed on Liby's hair with her knuckles. "Come here, you winner!" She cheerfully exclaimed. Liby laughed in amusement, and a bit of pain.
"I gotta hand it to you, Liby. Maybe I..." Lupa coughed and gulped. "Maybe I was wrong. Maybe you are strong after all..."
Liby's smile grew as wide as she possibly could. "Do you really mean that, Lupa?"
Lori finally entered the scene. She held a thumbs up at Liby, already having heard enough upon coming up.
"I do, Liby. You did great, I'm proud of you", Lupa answered.
"And where the fuck were you?!" Luna got up in Lori's face. "You and the others? I didn't know you were gone! I thought you were downstairs and she got to you or something! Where did you go?"
"We just took a walk to the park, and Lily made us come back, because-"
"I saw her hurt us all. I saw it, felt it."
"I'm sorry, I'm lost-"
Luan moved close to Lily. "Guys... When me and Lily were still living together, she told me she had visions. Like, in her dreams. She said she'd have visions of a white-haired man. I was skeptical until I found that she was talking about Lincoln. Lily has her own gift, and I can't explain it. I don't think Lisa did anything to her."
Luna held Lily's hand. "Is this true? Do you really have these... visions?"
Lily nodded quietly. "So, any reason why this was left out of our information?"
"I- I didn't think she'd have them again. It was just the same one about Lincoln, on a loop."
"...Until today! I guess Lincoln knows about this, too?" Luna crossed her arms after Luan gave the nod. "How grand of you two. This is another-"
Lori put a hand on Luna. "Come on, Luna. No need for another fight with a different sister."
"I just... Don't want any secrets anymore..." Luna looked down from her family, or rather what was left of them.
Lucy and Lupa awkwardly pulled away at their sweaters.
"Visions... Looks like Lily is one of us... Poor Lucy", Lori jeered.
"Hey, what- There's that thing on the sweater's pocket, Lupa!" Lacy finally found the dampener Lori had placed on them the night before on the edge of Lupa's pocket. "That's why our powers weren't working! Guys, check yourselves for those on you!"
They all smashed the tiny devices, and tested to see if their abilities were back. Lana sped off to fix the windows. "What- I don't get it", Luna pondered. "How did she get these on us? More importantly, when? She also said she needed to take us back. Back where? And..." The look on Carol's face when she saw Linka was something else entirely. It looked as though Carol was... Afraid?
She looked like she was nervous, and there's the fact that she jumped out right after. Hmm...
"Why are you staring at me? Did I do something wrong?" Linka asked.
"No, Linka. Nothing..." But Luna could not shake this feeling, the feeling that told her something else was coming.
She landed back in the empty version of her home. Carol was catching her breath, banging her fists on the floor. "I failed, she fucked up! Lori fucked up your plan!" The words echoed through the vacant hall and its rooms. At first, there didn't seem to be anyone but her at the moment. She closed her eyes, leaning down for a nap.
But the mystery figure spoke out. "I didn't know if it could work or not. Regardless, we did achieve something here, and therefore, you didn't fail. However, you're done for the moment."
"W-What? N-no, I can still-"
"No! You're staying away from them for awhile. In the meantime..." Two metallic footsteps clanked along the floor. Carol soon found herself staring up at some robot that looked like it came from a Terminator movie. "DEREK here will have his turn."
"Hello, Carol Pingrey."
"What the fuck-" The robot helped her up. "What kinda world did I just step in?"
"You may spectate in my plan to extract and place the Louds into their own hellish world."
"Well, that does sound fun... So, when do we start the show?" Carol chuckled.
AN: The protocol completed.