If people watched Project Loud House(S1E5A) without knowing the proper episode order they'd think it was the first episode. That's what I thought at first anyway. The only difference with it and Left In The Dark is that Clyde isn't in it. When I first saw Lily the first thing to come to mind was "That's one ugly cartoon baby." and seeing her smile and giggle just creeps me out. That's why I prefer seeing and imagining her sad and crying miserably. It didn't help that the only thing she contributes is shit jokes and baby clichés that's been done in other cartoons. At least Maggie Simpson shot Mr. Burns and Fat Tony's gang at one point.
Project Royal Woods
It's an early morning at the Loud house and Kalashnikov is putting the finishing touches on Lincoln's assignment.(Did you think I'd waste my time on something like that?)
"Ever wonder what it's like to grow up in a big family? Well, so does my teacher. Our class assignment is to do a report on our families. With ten sisters, I can sum up mine in French words: "Les Miserables"!" Lincoln stated as he reveals a well made diorama of the family's daily life though different from The Loud House's first promotional poster.
The one made for Royal Woods depicts what Lincoln and nine of his sisters tend to do to several Lily clones. Lori is spanking a crying Lily's butt while cackling madly. Leni is over dressing another Lily with her struggling to get out. Luna is rocking out next to a Lily with bloodshot eyes unable to take a nap. Luan is wearing surgical gloves while using her Lily like a dummy with her hand up her ass. Lynn is kicking her Lily's head around like a soccer ball. Lucy is cutting another Lily's wrists to drink her blood(metallic tasting goodness). Lana is giving her Lily a swirly on a toilet. Lola is driving her princess car while using a rope to drag a Lily by her ankle. Lisa in an experiment rearranged her Lily's body parts. Finally Lincoln is strangling a Lily with her own blanket.
"Now all that's left is to get everyone ready. Kalashnikov take the diorama and place it inside the shockproof container in the back of the Vanzilla." Lincoln ordered his robot.
"Acknowledgement: Very well Master! I did enjoy modelling my work with what creative imagery I've seen in the house." Kalashnikov said as he pulled the secret cord behind a poster and went down the emergency slide as seen in For Bros About to Rock(S1E13A) out the window while keeping the diorama intact.
"Sigh, well lets get Operation Ten-Headed Beast Corral underway." Lincoln declared annoyed that he has to wake up early to make sure he and his sisters leave on time.
He opens his door causing a bucket of water to fall down but Lincoln takes out an umbrella preventing him from getting wet.
"Not today Luan." Lincoln said with an unamused face as he sees Luan peeking from her and Luna's room.
"Oh, we'll see about that. Pailure is not an option! Get it?" Luan laughs at her own pun and saying her catchphrase.
"If you have time to set up a prank, that mean you have time to get ready. But first... Luna. A little "Man with the plan" music?" Lincoln asked seeing Luna with her guitar in hand.
"You got it, man!" Luna replied as she starts playing while Luan plans to strike again.
Lincoln then sees Lana and Lola exit their room while rolling around fighting over a one dollar bill.
Lola: "It's my dollar!"
Lana: "No, it's mine!"
Lola: "Let go!"
Lana: "No, you let go!"
"Right on cue." Lincoln said as he walks towards them.
Lola: "You let go!"
Lana: "Stop it!"
"I have the solution to your problem." Lincoln stated before he took the dollar from their grasp and puts it in his pocket.
"Hey!" the twins yelled at him in anger.
"I've temporally freed you both from your greedy desires so be thankful." Lincoln said with a smug face.
"Thanks, Lincoln!" Lana and Lola exclaimed while smiling before walking back to their room like the brainwashed little turds they are.
"Good morning, Lincoln." Lucy greeted behind Lincoln standing at the entrance to his room most likely coming up from his shadow.
"Good morning, Lucy." Lincoln said facing her not startled at all.
"For my new poem, I need a word that rhymes with "choose"." Lucy declared with a pen and paper in hand.
"Uh...how about "lose"?" Lincoln offered wondering what the English teacher in third grade is teaching her.(I guess Lucy's in the third grade since I'm in fifth while Lana and Lola are in first.)
"That works." Lucy said while writing it down.
Lincoln sees a happy and ignorant Lily waddling from her and Lisa's room and into the hallway.(It's a wonder why she didn't fall down the stairs by accident yet. Well, she did once but it was because I pushed her down.)
"Time to get dressed, Lily!" Lincoln said with a mischievous grin as he holds Lily's clothes and gives chase.
Lily hearing this waddles faster since she hates wearing clothes including her diaper which makes it hard for her to walk. Exceptions are her lavender pajamas in later episodes, her lavender parka during winter, and a sports jersey as seen in The Loudest Yard(S1E21A).
Lynn exiting her and Lucy's room while holding a football sees Lincoln.
"Hey, Lincoln! Think fast!" Lynn shouted as she tosses the football at him.
Lincoln who's next to Luna still jamming has Lily in his grasp sees the ball causing him to toss her up in order to catch it. Lily being tossed too hard hits her head on the ceiling giving her a bump.
"Nice catch, Lincoln." Lynn complimented while chuckling as she runs towards him.
"Nice throw, Lynn." Lincoln returned giving back her football before she walks away.
Afterwards Lily crashes down on the rugged floor causing her to cry since both her head and body hurt now. This gives Lincoln the opportunity to forcefully put Lily's lavender shirt on.
"OMG, Bobby. I literally had to call you right away. I am just so excited about the homecoming dance." Lori said while on the phone as she exits her and Leni's room.
Lincoln notices that Luan has placed another bucket right above Lori and Leni's door and quickly opens his umbrella to save Lori before she gets drenched.
"I know, right? You're so sweet! Oh, and thanks Lincoln." Lori said kissing her real lover on the lips before going back to talking with her boyfriend.
Lincoln makes the "I'm watching you" gesture to Luan.
"I'll get the drop on you yet. Get it?" Luan declared while laughing before getting another bucket ready.
"Is there anything else you need Lincoln?" Lori asked getting a reprieve from her continuous talking on the phone.
"Lori, could you maybe hang up the phone and get your big tits ready for school?" Lincoln asked looking at her boobs instead of her eyes.
"Don't worry, Lincoln. I'm quite capable of doing two things at once." Lori assured since she's pretty good at multitasking.
Behind Lori, Leni exits their room while blowing a bubble from her chewing gum and ends up tripping.
"Leni?" Lincoln admonishes while shaking his head left and right slowly.(That's why I only care about Leni's body.)
"Note to self: never walk and chew gum at the same time." Leni stated getting up and rubbing her sore spot.
"Time's running out!" Lincoln exclaimed checking his watch before rushing back to his room.
Lynn leaving her room with a soccer ball this time sees Lincoln running.
"Lincoln! Think fast!" Lynn shouted dropping the ball and kicks it towards Lincoln.
Lincoln turns around to catch the ball as he sees Lana and Lola leave their room to head to the bathroom. He puts the soccer ball to the side so he can get his backpack in his room.(It'd be more amusing if Lynn does her "Think fast!" to Lily. Watching her get hit with balls would make me so happy.)
"Okay, time for the next phase." Lincoln said to himself but remembers there's still one sister he check up on yet.
Lisa comes out of her room with a steaming flask.(For a prodigy, Lisa sure is inept.)
"Scatter! She's gonna blow!" Lisa shouted as she turns her face away from the flask that's still in her hands.
"Or not. Hold on Lisa." Lincoln declared as he added a drop of another chemical to stop the flask from exploding.
"Lisa, you're always forgetting the dinitrotoluene." Lincoln said in annoyance since he was forced to learn something academically.
"Silly me. Much appreciated." Lisa thanked before going back to her room and closing the door.
A few seconds later the chemical in the flask explodes anyways.
"I'M STILL ALIVE!" Lisa shouted with a pained tone.(Don't worry about Lisa. Dying is Lily's job.)
As Lincoln walks to the bathroom Lynn comes out of her room wearing her Luchador mask becoming Lunatic Lynn.
"AYYYEEE! LUCHA LIBRE!" Lunatic Lynn lunges towards Lincoln and with a smile he ducks causing her to fall down the stairs.
"Todo bien..." Lincoln heard Lunatic Lynn say with a pained tone.(It means "I'm okay..." to those who don't know Spanish or are too lazy to look it up.)
Lincoln remembers Lily who's recovered from her fall but is still nursing the bump on her head takes out one his books with a hard cover and smacks the back of her head with it creating another bump. With Lily lying facedown crying again it gives Lincoln the opportunity to put her pants on covering her diaper.
"What? You expect me to dress her without harming her in anyway? It's not like you'll ever see her in these clothes again." Lincoln said to the readers/audience with a smug grin.
As Lincoln reaches the bathroom door he sees Lana and Lola arguing over who gets to use it first.
Lola: "I was here first!"
Lana: "No, I was!"
Lola: "Nuh-uh, I was!"
Lana: "No way! I was!"
Lola: "You always say that!"
Lana: "You do!"
"Nuts to this." Lincoln said to himself as he puts on a pair of roller blades and rolls inside the bathroom.
"Hey! No cutting!" the twins yelled in anger from being cut off from the bathroom again.(At least they're not naked this time.)
After peeing and washing his hands and face in record time Lincoln rolls out of the bathroom and gives the twins their toothbrushes. As he circles around them Lincoln applies toothpaste on both brushes before rolling away.
"Thanks, Lincoln!" Lana and Lola said happily before brushing their teeth that's not missing.
"Has anyone seen my zit cream?" Leni asked before Lincoln gives her just that and rolls passed her.
"I literally found the cutest dress to wear!" Lori said still on the phone as Lincoln rolls passed her looking annoyed.
"A word that rhymes with "stuck"." Lucy asks still writing her poem.
""Luck"" Lincoln offered rolling passed her.(For a poet Lucy can't come up with basic words. Only macabre words that interest her.)
"How do you stop a rhino from charging?" Luan asked wanting Lincoln to reply with the appropriate punch line.
"You take away his credit card!" Lincoln answered causing her to laugh as he rolls passed her.
"Mom said no solving for X on the walls!" Lincoln reminds Lisa while jumping over her.
"Same! Blame! Game! Fame!" Lincoln lists as he passes Lucy again who wants more rhymes.
"Where the heck are my roller skates? I've got field hockey today!" Lynn asked coming out of her room already recovered from her fall down the stairs.
Lincoln stops in front of Lynn and takes off the roller skates to give back to her.
"Wait. There's no roller skates in field hockey." Lincoln stated in a confused tone.
"The way I play, there is!" Lynn replied in excitement as she grabs them and puts them on.(I guess we're about the same shoe size.)
Lily waddles by but not in a straight line and looking dizzy. With how soft her head is it seems the two blows on her head must have given her a concussion.
"Gotcha!" Lincoln exclaimed grabbing her by the tuft of her hair making her cry in pain again.
"Phase one of Operation Ten-Headed Beast Corral is complete. Now comes phase two: breakfast." Lincoln stated with the rest of his sisters going downstairs.
"THANK YOU!" Luna shouted finishing her number before following her siblings.
In the kitchen, Kalashnikov returned from putting Lincoln's project inside the shockproof container within the back of Vanzilla and is cooking an egg based breakfast for the kids. It's established later that the parents take the bus to work because Lori needs Vanzilla to transport all of them to school. In Lisa's case to college since she's a professor or kindergarten to learn social skills and Lily who goes to daycare.(Lily hates daycare. None of the other babies let her play with them and the caretakers bully and make fun of her.)
"Good morning Kalashnikov!" nine of the girls greeted as the ten kids and baby wait for their food.
"Greetings: Good morning Master, Creator, and others. Your breakfast it ready." Kalashnikov said about to give each of them their plate of food.
"Master Lincoln: Steak and eggs."
"Lori: Hard boiled."
"Oh, and I picked out the perfect tux for you to wear, Bobby." Lori still on the phone takes her plate.
"Leni: Egg whites."
"Luna: Sunny-side up."
"Luan: Funny-side up."(It's sunny-side up but the yolk is square shaped. Don't ask.)
"Great yolk!" Luan laughs at her pun.
"Lynn: Scrambled."
"Lucy: Extra well done."(Rather burnt and barely able to see any yellow.)
"If I had a heart, it would be swelling right now." Lucy said with no emotion.(Funny considering vampires do have hearts.)
"Twins: Deviled eggs."(Two halves of the same egg each.)
"Creator Lisa: Fried."
"...and finally rotten eggs for the expendable one." Kalashnikov finished as he force feeds Lily sitting on her high chair expired eggs that taste horrible and will make her sick causing her to cry with tears running down her face.(Lynn Sr. doesn't like food going to waste.)
There's one final thing that will make Lincoln's breakfast complete and that's Lily's tears of sadness.
"'lick', Mhmm yes, 'lick' , good Lily, 'lick', your anguish sustains me." Lincoln said while licking the tears flowing down her face before eating his breakfast.
Everyone has finished breakfast and is heading for the door. On a side note Lily who's being carried by Luna has a weary face and looks a little green. Also, to prevent Lily from removing her clothes Kalashnikov put a harness over her shirt and pants with the release button on the back so she can't reach it or even have the strength to push it.
"All righty, then, we are dressed and fed, and now we have our backpacks and lunches prepared to dietary needs. We're just waiting on Lori." Lincoln stated wishing that robot's are allowed to legally drive.
"No, not puke, Bobby. Puce. It's like a reddish brownish." Lori said still on the phone while twirling the key ring with her finger.
"It's time for phase three: Get the fuck out of here!" Lincoln shouted as he opens the door.
But right before they can get out the door...
"Fine! If you don't want to wear the tux, then I don't want to go to the dance! In fact...I DON'T EVEN WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL!" Lori screamed in frustration as she finally hangs up which normally would be a good thing but right now it ends up stalling everyone.
Instead of going outside to start the van Lori closes the door and heads back up to her room.(What a drama queen.)
"Jesus with pork n beans." Lincoln muttered seeing everyone else wander around the house since Lori is no longer in the mood to drive them to school.(I could just walk to school. I've done it in other episodes but that would have ended the episode.)
Suddenly Leni shows up and has a light blue skin pigmentation.
"AAAHH! I'M BLUE! MY SKIN'S TURNED BLUE!" Leni screamed in horror.(NYEH HEH HEH!)
"Technically, it's a shallow shade of cerulean, but why split hairs?" Lisa (The obvious culprit.) corrected.
"Lisa, what did you do?" Lincoln asked in annoyance because of the additional delay.
"I secretly switched Leni's blemish cream for an experimental skin pigmentation ointment I've been working on." Lisa admitted casually.
"Why would you do that?" Lincoln continued questioning seeing as Lisa forgot what he taught her about manners.(Actually, I normally wouldn't mind but right now it's inconveniencing me.)
"Because she wouldn't let me try it on her if I had asked." Lisa answered revealing that curiosity got the better of her once again.
"You go upstairs right now and get something to fix it!" Lincoln ordered in a commanding tone pointing upstairs towards Lisa's room.
"Fine. I just wanted to see what hairless apes look like outside of normal pigmentations." Lisa mumbled as she heads upstairs.
Seeing Lincoln about to explode(not really) Luna places her hand on his shoulder.
"You can't always get what you want, bro." Luna said feeling sorry.(Yes I can but she doesn't need to know.)
"Lincoln, I've finished my poem. It's called "Failure"." Lucy said appearing behind Luna causing her to yell in fright.
"Lucy! How many times..." Luna admonishes but is interrupted when Lucy recites her poem.
"Failure. It is not an option, yet it's something you choose. The one with the curse is destined to lose."
Lincoln rolls his eyes seeing as he's the one who controls everyone's destiny. His train of thought is interrupted when he smells a familiar stench and sees Lily trying to waddle with a full diaper.
"I go poo-poo." Lily actually said now very frightened.
Being toilet trained Lily tried with all her might not to shit her diaper but thanks to those rotten eggs she was forced to eat the task was impossible from the very beginning. If she threw up instead the result would have been the same. In a desperate attempt to flee outside Lily waddled to the kitchen to try and fit through the pet door but before she could even reach the kitchen a rope in the form of a lasso hooped around her before closing and catching her by the ankles causing her to trip and fall on her face.
"Sarcastic Query: And just where do you think you're going?" Kalashnikov asked in a sarcastic tone as he's the one who threw the lasso and started to reel Lily towards him.
"No! No!" Lily screamed clawing at the floor in a vain attempt to free herself.
"Statement: For an infant you know my protocol. Whenever you sully yourself or anything around you in anyway I must clean it and punish you for your inconsiderate behavior towards my Master. It is fortunate that I still have some rotten eggs left over." Kalashnikov said as he finally has Lily in his clutches before taking her away as she screams.
The time it will take for Kalashnikov to remove the harness and clothes in order to change Lily's diaper, then clothe and harness her again, and finally force feed her rotten eggs will only increase the delay.
"Failure. You know there is no one else to blame. For the choices you make are always the same." Lucy stills reads not bothered by what just happened.
"Oh, I get it. The poem's about Lily." Lincoln realized nodding in approval before going upstairs to try and convince Lori to come out.
"Come on, Lori! I have my report this morning!" Lincoln yelled while banging on Lori and Leni's door.
"GO AWAY!" Lori shouted back while crying her mascara off refusing to come out of her room.
Deciding to herd the rest of his sisters into the van, Lincoln heads back downstairs and into the kitchen. When Lincoln arrives he sees Lana and Lola arguing over different kinds of sandwiches they'll take for their lunch while Kalashnikov force feeds a tied up Lily more rotten eggs in the background.
Lola: "The peanut butter sandwich is mine!"
Lana: "No, the jelly sandwich is yours!"
Lola: "No!"
Lincoln groans in annoyance.(It seems arguing over things that can be easily solved was their original character trait.)
Lola: "You like the peanut butter and I like the jelly!"
Lana: "You like peanut butter and I like jelly!"
Lola: "No, I like jelly and you-"
Lincoln interrupted by taking their sandwiches.
"Hey!" the twins yelled at him in anger again.
Lincoln splices both sandwiches into both peanut butter and jelly.
"Now you each have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Now, get to the car." Lincoln stated giving Lana and Lola the two sandwiches before smacking both their heads together.
"Thanks, Lincoln." the twins said in an unenthusiastic tone while rubbing their heads before heading to the van.
"Make sure you don't take too long Kalashnikov." Lincoln said before leaving the kitchen.
Kalashnikov gave a thumbs up before continuing to force feed a sobbing Lily.
Back at the base of the stairs Lincoln sees Lisa about to give Leni a white bottle with a red cross on it.
"Here's the antidote." Lisa said plainly.
"Wait a second." Lincoln said with a suspicious tone as he takes the bottle and tests it out on Walt who's in his cannery cage.
After applying one drop Walt suddenly blows up like a blimp making him too big to move in his cage.
"The real antidote?" Lincoln demanded with an authoritative tone.
"Fine. Should have known I couldn't fool you." Lisa said while giving Lincoln the actual antidote before going to the van.
"Here you go." Lincoln said handing Leni the bottle.
"What a relief." Leni said in a happy tone applying the antidote that immediately turns her skin back to normal(Cartoon logic.) and heads to the van.
Lucy seeing Kalashnikov arrive at the door while holding a sickly Lily who looks like she threw up a lot continues to read her poem.
"Failure. It's all your fault, this streak of bad luck. No escape from this cycle in which you are stuck."
"Stop. I've got a poem for you now. It's called "Lucy". Lincoln stated wanting to satisfy Lucy's poem streak for now.
"Dark as night, hair like tar. Take your spooky self to the car." he recited while pointing out the door.
"Sigh. Once again, your poetic brilliance has put me to shame." Lucy said with a smile heading out but not before kissing Lincoln on the cheek causing both of them to blush.(Remember. I don't see them as my family. Just characters to interact with.)
"Think fast!" Lynn shouted rolling through the hall still wearing her rolling skates.
Lincoln manages to evade Lynn preventing himself from getting the Charlie Brown treatment of being stripped in only his underwear.
"Where is my field hockey stick? I have roller derby today!" Lynn asked finally stopping.
"There's no field hockey sticks in roller derby!" Lincoln replied before spinning her to face the open door and launches her to the van.
"The way I play, there is!" Lynn shouted before crashing into her seat."Ow!"
Because Leni was taking her time she finally reaches Vanzilla and is about to open the passenger door opposite to the opened one Lynn went through not noticing the bucket filled with water on the van's roof.
Just as Leni's about to get in Lincoln shields her with his umbrella preventing her from getting wet. Lincoln glares at Luan who's already sitting inside.
"Oh, come on! I thought we were pails! Get it? Get it?" Luan laughs causing the other girls present to roll their eyes.
"How am I suppose to deal with Lori? Got it!" Lincoln declared getting an idea.
Lincoln uses the house phone and calls Lori's cellphone.(Shouldn't Lori's phone identify the house's caller ID?)
"Hey, babe. It's your boyfriend, Bobby. I just wanted to say that I'm...I'm sorry and that I will wear any tux you want." Lincoln said imitating Bobby's voice rather badly.
Lincoln then hears Lori squeal in joy as she heads downstairs.(Of coarse the dunce still falls for it.)
"You've better have gotten most of them in the car Lincoln. It's always a hassle to get them out the door." Lori said as she takes Lily from Kalashnikov and heads out not caring that she's carrying the baby upside down.
Lincoln smiles as that's one big problem solved but then sees Luna getting help with putting her amps in the back of the van.
What's all this?" Lincoln asks walking up to her.
"It's my gear, dude. I have rehearsal." Luna answered sitting on one of her amplifiers.
"And who's that?" Lincoln points to the chubby rocker guy.
"This is my roadie, Chunk." Luna introduced as Chunk tips his hat.(It took until Season Three for the show to give the guy backstory and characterization.)
"Nice to meet you Chunk but we don't have anymore room in the van so we can't give you a ride." Lincoln said as Chunk puts the last of Luna's gear in the back.
Chunk understands and waves goodbye to them before leaving with a smile.
"See ya later Chunk!" Luna waves back before going inside the van.
With Lori on the driver seat and the rest sitting in the back Lincoln takes the shotgun seat.
"Operation complete! And with ten minutes to spare. A Royal Woods first, I might add. Let's roll!" Lincoln declared happily as Lori starts the van.
As the van pulls out of the driveway Lily sees Kalashnikov waving goodbye at them and when he spots Lily looking at him he takes his rope and ties it around his necking indicating that's her fate later on.
Lily scared, dreads even more about going to daycare.
Epilogue
Lincoln gives his report to his entire class and shows his diorama in perfect condition. Mrs. Johnson gives him an A+.
Bobby who doesn't remember agreeing with wearing a tuxedo of Lori's choosing for the homecoming dance just goes with it.(He still doesn't get any action.)
Leni for some reason prefers her soul being turned blue by someone who enjoys spaghetti.
Luna rocks out during her rehearsal.
Luan still prepares the bucket of water prank on some unsuspecting victim.
Lynn was benched for trying to combine several sports together.
Lucy learns more English words from a dictionary instead of her English teacher.
Lana and Lola argue over which desk to sit on.
Lisa in kindergarten this time experiments on her fellow kindergarteners.
Lily who looks sick because she threw up the rotten eggs that she was forced to eat was tossed out of the daycare center. She wanders around and ends up in the playground of Royal Woods Elementary.(They're next to each other in this AU.)
It's recess time and she sees Lincoln and Clyde playing tetherball. Seeing her brother Lily happily crawls up to him. Lincoln seeing Lily crawl towards him grins deviously before he smacks the tetherball hard.
The tetherball rope scoops up Lily and ends up tying her to the pole by her neck. Lily gasping for air tries to free herself but fails as she dies with her face turned blue.(That's my attack.)
"Oh my gosh! You murdered Lily!" Lana shouted in shock while she and Lola ate their sandwiches.
"You asshole!" Lola yelled in anger before she and Lana continue eating their lunch.
Then a bucket filled with water lands on Lily's head.
"Pailed it!" Luan laughs in triumph.
The End
Extra: Alternate scene that was cut and replaced
Lincoln sees a happy and ignorant Lily waddling from her and Lisa's room and into the hallway. He takes an axe out of nowhere and proceeds to chop her arms and legs off.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Lily screamed in pain and agony though no blood is gushing out due to cartoon logic.
"At least you have something to cry about." Lincoln said as he listens to his symphony.
"An axe? Man, come on Lincoln." Luna said in disappointment while carrying her axe/guitar.
"You're right Luna. Simply killing Lily with an actual weapon isn't really imaginative." Lincoln agreed before decapitating Lily's head off to shut her up.
"Cut! Make another clone so we can redo this scene." Lincoln ordered as the camera stopped recording.
Most horror/suspense/tragedy fics that end up having members of the family die don't go the extra mile to include baby Lily. Kudos to writers like AberrantScript: My Only Sunshine (The Bodacious E's Everything: Chapter 30: The Baby Beater was pretty funny).
Lily's death: Asphyxiation from a tetherball rope.