This part is indeed from my personal experiences that are really emotionally evoking. I think it fits for "The Loud House". So, here you go, the climax.
And tell me what you think. Does this need an epilogue? Let a rip. Do enjoy!
After an endearing moment from the Louds, they do what Dr. Renzetti has instructed them. Each take their time recede from their tearful reconciliation. However, others seize the moment to give into one's embrace, like Lori, Leni and Lisa, and Lola and Lana. Lincoln sees this as a picture of family intimacy, which comes off as a miracle for him from a family of friends of foes. It such a relief that such a moment happened. As he continues to gaze upon, Luna suddenly taps his shoulder for comfort.
"You got me moved bro," Luna acknowledges, making her hug her brother once again. "Come on. Let's wear those shirts. I wonder what we're going to do to them."
"Beats me," Lincoln replies.
As per the therapist's instructions, the siblings wear their white t-shirt over their shirts. They then take their respective marker pens and huddle back to the yard, where Dr. Renzetti is waiting for them, and has set up a two tweeter speakers with his phone plugged in.
"Okay guys, do you still have your messages?" he asks them, making each of the Loud children raise them up in the air. "Okay good. Just keep them in your pockets. We'll use them for later. Now, since all you are in your own shirts, now that you have shared your messages for your siblings as a whole, let's write our messages to each other. I want you guys to write them on the white shirts you are wearing now."
"Wait, this seemed to be literally like high school for some reason," Lori notes.
"Okay, again, I will give you time to write down your messages. Remember, it's the 11 of you. You're like the luckiest family on earth because you have got each other's backs. As this is our last activity, I want you guys to take this moment to send messages to each other. Good?"
With that, the Loud children take out the marker pen from their cover and ready for the doctor's signal. "Okay…you can start now while I play this music," the doctor instructs them, then plays the song "Thanks to You" by Tyler Collins on his phone. [For those reading, I suggest you play that song while reading this passage.]
As the activity starts, Lincoln begins writing a message on Lana's shirt, alongside Lola. His message for his tomboyish sister is: "You're the best pet ever! Always be loyal, and loyal we shall be. Just no socks on my bed. " He derives his message from significant moments that Lana stood out to him, like at the time when she took Lola's place for the beauty pageant and when she occasionally helped him on handwork. At her most playful like a puppy, Lincoln finds adoration for his sister.
After Lana, Lincoln turns to Lola, where he writes to her: "You already a miss universe. Just don't take it over. Kidding. But I ain't joking. You're already a beautiful princess. Wishing you will be one beneath your beauty." He is inspired to write this from worse experiences with Lola like when she dared him to breaking his underwear habit and when she pretended to threaten him for ignoring his sisters' word. It goes to show that Lincoln still can find strokes of inspiration from people he has a hard time with.
Upon finishing writing message for both of the twins, Lincoln approaches a conspicuous Leni, who is writing on Lori's, and writes this down: "I know you are not brightest among us, but you still shine the brightest like an angel. Your kindness. Your happiness. And your sweetness. I don't believe you're dumb. You're just too nice." Obviously, Lincoln has one of the most satisfying relationships with Leni, from the time she needed help in her driving lessons to the point when she almost overcame her fear in spiders. So, it is fitting to give her a sweet compliment.
Next for Lincoln is Luan, who is writing at Lisa's, and no one has yet written for him. Still, he continues to give out his messages. For Luan, his message is: "Such a funny bone. Just easy with the puns. You might have s-pun out of control. Get it? Here's to my funniest sister of the whole world from an April fool." Luan has been a source of annoyance for the majority of the siblings, but Lincoln (and in some occasion, Luna) has been the most tolerant of her antics. But he can never forget the times she set up pranks for him, or that time he becomes her clown assistant. Yet, with all jokes aside, Lincoln still adores her.
Next on his list Lisa, who is less overwhelmed with the activity as she lets Lana write on her, and not one has written for him. But, he is optimistic. For Lisa, Lincoln lays his message as: "To my scholarly kin, words of affirmation might not strike the chord of your cardiovascular organ but a praise to your highest academic achievement as a reliable and cool sister might do. Here's a salute to an Einstein of a sister. Gratitude to you." Lincoln has a frustrating time writing his message since he has less moments with his 4-year-old sister. But still, with moments like praising his clumsiness on breaking her laboratory equipment and standing up for him among his classmates, Lisa has made a mark on Lincoln.
He then proceeds to Lori, still with nobody writing for him, and starts writing down his message: "Lori, you and I are not that much on good terms. You were arrogant, bossy and childish. But I realized I was too. I know you're not the ideal sister. But I appreciate. Never would have found a sister who is a secret gamer, a team player and a romantic wisdom giver like you. Good luck to you with Bobby and college." Lincoln also gets a glance on the other messages from his sisters, which are barely inspiring from his. He then seeks to realize that like Lola, he can see the goodness in the people he has the hardest time with. As Lincoln ends his message with a period, Lori feels the sudden point on her back and notices Lincoln. She should have grumbled but she notices Lincoln without a message yet. With that given, the elder Loud child initiates on writing down her message for Lincoln. When she finishes, Lori gives her brother a hug and a kiss on the forehead. "My worst bro…" she utters.
"Well, my worst sis…" he says in return, making the even and returning to their embrace. Afterwards, Lori goes back to writing down her messages while Lincoln steps back after receiving his sister's empathy.
Then suddenly, Lynn and Lucy pop out from behind, to the surprise of Lincoln.
"Chill Lincoln, it's just us," Lynn affirms.
"Might we wanna scribe our message on you?" Lucy asks.
"Oh sure," Lincoln replies happily, "Might I do too?" And at that, Lincoln writes his message for Lynn on her sleeve while Lucy writes her message on his back. Speaking of Lynn, he has the most complicated relationship with her. At times, she is a bully. But in other times, she is a reliable team player. Nevertheless, he always needs a sister who carelessly nudges his arm as sibling fun. For that, he writes this message: "I miscounted the amount of Dutch ovens you thrown on me. But thankfully that was not the first thing that came into mind when I think of you. You're a cool sport. Always keep playing. I know you can achieve your dreams as a star athlete. Keep playing and keep the fun rolling, even if it means Dutch ovens."
Once he is done, Lincoln turns to Lucy to write his message for her. Since Lincoln and Lucy are two of the most behaved of the Loud children, it is natural for them to connect, even as they have polar personalities to each other. At that connection, Lucy constantly relies on Lincoln for poetry consultation and mood setting, making him a definite role model as a sibling. As for Lincoln, he sees Lucy in a shroud, waiting for the opportunity to unravel herself as an open and expressive sister. For that, he writes for her a three-verse tanka:
"Lucy, light at dark
Grace be from your gloomy mark
Your art never stark
For such light to a bare park
And such voice to soothe who hark
Appear, disappear
From nowhere you draw so near
To let the world hear
The words from your heart sincere
But the voice hollered with fear
Much a daunted soul
Whose presence trembles one whole
You still, a great role
Us family to console
You, oh Lucy, shade of coal"
When he finishes, Lucy gives Lincoln a hug, so does Lynn.
"Nice that you are my brother, bro," Lynn tenderly affirms.
"So as I," Lucy agrees, "Never thought you would find something from the deepest chasms of my heart."
"Ohh guys, I ran out of things to say," Lincoln replies, making the girls giggle, "Well, you're the best." With that, he gives them another hug before they go off to their other siblings.
Next to Lincoln's list is Luna, who is writing a message for Luan. He and Luna are undeniably fine with each other. As the rocker sister gives a rhythm for every situation he was in, Lincoln jams along with careless intuition. But what the 11-year-old notices about his older sibling is that she constantly goes home late and barely shows a significant presence within the family circle. It sort of worries him, as she is at the peak of her adolescence. But he just wishes for Luna to spend more time with him and the rest of the sisters. With that said, here is what he wrote: "Luna, you always rock. Helping us to stay cool with your loving feeling. It's such pure awesomeness, even though you're the loudest among us. But thank you for the music, the songs I am singing. Thanks for all the joy you're bringing. (I know it's not rock but it's still music.) I'd rather hear the same old rock-n-roll than never hear you at all. Thanks for the first concert, sis. Keep the cool. And keep breathing rock awesomeness."
Meanwhile, Luan notices Lincoln's bare space in his shirt and takes the initiative to write a message for him. Sooner as Lincoln finishes his message, Luna does the same for her brother.
"Good to have you my bro," Luna utters in gratitude, then kisses his forehead.
"Me too. You have always bro-ught a smile to my face. Hehe," Luan follows along and gives the same kiss to her brother. Lincoln is left speechless to her sisters' gestures, which gives a laugh to his two sisters. "Oh, look at his rosy cheeks," she teases.
"Stop it, Luan," Lincoln insists.
"Oh come on, bro. We just love you as our little tiny brother," Luna says as they simultaneously kiss Lincoln on his head and head off to the rest of the sisters. Still speechless, Lincoln nevertheless feels satisfied as he hears the background song (in a loop) goes through its emotional chorus.
The whole night continues as the twins approach him and write down their messages on his shirt, with Lana taking the most time writing (or illustrating). The twins then hug Lincoln, trying to reach his next. But he lowers himself for the twins to properly hug him.
Finally, Lincoln gets down to the last sibling he has to lay a message to – Lily, who is held by Leni. The latter then rests Lily to a mat with a pillow and takes time to write for her brother. Lisa also realizes that she had missed Lincoln and rushes to him to write her message, alongside Leni.
Back to the toddler, since she has not yet reach the age for writing, the siblings take a moment to write a message for her for the future. Regarding his relationship with Lily, Lincoln has no shortage of great moments with Lily. As seen from offering her a delectable concoction of peanut butter and sauerkraut and watching over her in multiple occasions, especially the one with Clyde, it is clear that Lincoln has a steady bond with his dear baby sister. With that, he gives this message: "Oh sweet Lily. Can't wait to see you grow up. More blueberries and diaper falls to go before can read this message. And I can't wait to hear your first word. All I can say is I am so happy to be your big brother, and you as my sweet baby sister. We love so much. I love you. – Your beloved brother Lincy." He ends this with a cute smiley face, shaped like a heart.
"There, that's all of you guys," Lincoln utters as he notices Leni and Lisa still writing their message on his back (with Leni going full lengths to occupy his front).
"Can't wait to see what you wrote on me, Lincy," Leni says, "I hope it's not about the zit I have yesterday."
"You don't have a zit, Leni," Lisa assures, even though Leni has definitely a zit, as caused by yesterday's feuds. "Just do not mind about the physical appearance of your pores and just take this moment for your emotional satisfaction." With that, both sisters embrace Lincoln before they go back to the rest as the song hits its reprise of the chorus. (Next on the lineup is "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban.)
As everybody almost finishes with activity, some take the moment to confess each other's sentiments, as needing siblings would. Just like Lori and Leni, when Leni pours out her revelations to Lori when the latter swears to open her judgments towards her. While that is going on, Luna (on her acoustic guitar) Lola, Lana and Lucy sing along relentlessly to the obligatory graduation song (at least for my place); Lisa writes for Lily as the toddler spews out blueberries to her sister; and Luan is showing a social media update from her phone to Lynn. Lincoln sees this as a tranquil family portrait that he never thought would have seen.
"Boy, your sisters are sure a keeper," Dr. Renzetti tells him from behind, "You're indeed a lucky brother to have 11 sisters behind your back. I thought they would be menaces. But they are just kids who had a lot to discover in their age."
"Thanks doc," Lincoln expresses his gratitude, "You really saved the day."
"No Lincoln, you guys saved the day. I just gave the activities. You were willing to them. That's a good study, even for highly cognitive Lisa. I guess my work here is done."
"Uhmm doc, if it is okay with you, can I ask for one final request for the program?"
"What is it my boy?" Then Lincoln whispers his proposal to Dr. Renzetti, much to his concern. "Are you sure you wanna do that again after the many times you failed?"
"We will try our best."
"Well, it's up to you. Oh, stay right there, boy. I'll bring someone here."
As Dr. Renzetti leaves, Lincoln goes back to watching his sisters take their moment on passing around their messages. It is a neat, reminiscent of farewells from high school or summer camp. But this more serves as an intimate moment for the Loud children to celebrate the siblinghood.
Suddenly, someone taps him on the shoulder. "Hey there my boy," that person calls him out, revealing it to be his father, who came for him, along with his mother.
"Surprised to see us?" Mrs. Loud utters.
"Mom, dad? Where were you this whole time?" Lincoln asks.
"Why, we give you kids a time off to resolve this yourselves," Mr. Loud answers.
"We know that you and your sisters can resolve this on your own. Of course, with the help of Dr. Renzetti," Mrs. Loud adds.
"Though we are at your bedroom the whole time," Mr. Loud suddenly spouts, making Mrs. Loud nudge him.
"It's not a thing for you to worry about," Mrs. Loud defends, then takes out a marker pen, "Now, can we?"
Lincoln realizes that his parents wish to write down a message for him as well. With that, he faces behind to provide a space for them to write. It takes a while for both parents to polish their messages, with Rita having the longest in particular. And after that, she proceeds to embrace Lincoln, followed by Lynn Sr. who rubs his head.
"We love you, son," Mrs. Loud enunciates, drawing tears from Lincoln as he embraces them more. His brief moment of satisfaction turns to joyful sorrow. There are moments that he gets to show his love for his parents, but never since his toddler years that he broke down in tears, in front of them nonetheless. "Oh Lincoln. It's okay," she keeps on giving comfort to her son, and even offers a handkerchief.
"Okay, sonny-boy, why don't you go join your sisters?" Mr. Loud asks. "We have a lot more to write to later once all of you are done." At that request, Lincoln wipes his tears, though he is still crying, and joins them in sudden sing-along as the next one getting played from the playlist is "If We Hold on Together" by Diana Ross (a real tearjerker).
"Hey guys!" Lincoln calls among them when he sees the sisters huddle around the fire.
"Lincy!" the sisters react in unison as they let him join in the circle.
Dr. Renzetti then initiates the next part of the activity, "Okay Louds, you have renewed your unity. Now let's symbolically let go off our problems with each other. You will have differences. But remember, you are siblings to each other. You need to count on one another, no matter what. Now pull out your papers and throw them in the fire."
At that instruction, the Loud siblings gladly pull out their messages written in the pieces of paper and throw them in the fire, as the song hits its chorus:
If we hold on together
I know our dreams will never die
Dreams see us through to forever
Where clouds roll by
For you and I
In another emotional moment, Lincoln embraces his sisters as a whole, seizing another moment of tender, love and care. Tears continue from each other Loud siblings' eyes, affirming that they have each other as a family. Lori in particular lets her tears fall, even if it ruins her makeup. Leni grasps a tighter hug. Luna leans her head further. Luan lets her hair fall down to cope up with such a heavy emotional moment. Lynn tugs on Lucy's shoulder. Lucy just lets her tears fall. Lana and Lola grab hold of Lincoln's pants. Lisa removes her glasses to let the tears fall. And Lily gets carried on Lincoln's arms. Another of the Loud's needed emotionally affirming moments. Who knows what becomes of them in the future?
Nevertheless, Mr. and Mrs. Loud let this moment pass as they watch in a core moment as siblings.
"Look at them. Such a sweet moment," Mrs. Loud comments.
"Indeed, glad we made the right choice. Who knew therapy would lead to this?" Mr. Loud adds.
"Indeed. Hope this will change everything for them."
"Yep. I do agree on that."
It was indeed a night that the Louds can never forget.