Tina woke up on her birthday. Luke had university today, so he wasn't around.
She goes to make her own breakfast. She just wanted attention, but couldn't even get that.
"I'm sorry it won't be a big celebration this year." Charity says. "Since Luke and Lisa are back in university after winter break and can't be home, and Luna off on her post-anniversary trip to Cleveland to see the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame with Sam and her band…everyone just has their things to do."
"It's okay." Tina sniffed knowing if it was Luke, everyone would cancel their things.
"You and I can go do something. I have nothing going on. And Luna couldn't exactly cancel this trip as Sam and her bandmates had planned it for her." Charity says. "So she's not going to be here for a few days. And Luke and Lisa can't help having university. They have to get an education. This isn't a Luke thing. It's just how things are right now. We'll celebrate when everyone isn't busy. Like I said, you and I can go do something."
"What?" Tina asked.
"What would you like to do?" Charity asked.
Tina thinks.
"Do you want to go to the mall?" Charity asked.
She nods as they head out.
Lucy was buying Luke's anniversary cake. It was a few days away.
"Luke will love it." Lucy says. "It's themed around his love for performances and pageants."
"It's perfect!" Lynn says.
At the university, Luke, Beau, and Chalice were planning the Fairway Frosty Festival, which was the university's winter festival.
Cuphead and Mugman were excited because Luke and Chalice invited their hero to it.
Cuphead was thinking. "I'm entering my child to a baby pageant next week."
Chalice smirked. "Me, too." She says.
"So, the festival isn't for a few weeks. What are our plans until then?" Luke says.
"I'm not sure." Chalice says.
"Aria's first pageant…she'll be just as charming as you, Chally…" Luke says.
Tina and Charity arrived at the mall.
"What to buy…" Tina wondered.
Charity was looking in the window of the toy store and saw the perfect gift for her son's anniversary.
"Oooh, pretty!" Tina says, looking at a dress. Charity smiles and gives her some money for it.
Tina smiled and went to buy it. She then returns to see Charity in the toy store, buying a very special train set.
On the 15th, Luke wakes up.
"Happy 15th Anniversary, Luke!" The siblings, except for Luna, say, holding his anniversary pancakes. Luna was still on her trip.
They did have plans, but canceled them for Luke. Luke ate his breakfast, then went to check on Aria. She babbles.
"Today is the day my little girl becomes a part of the pageant generation." Luke says.
"Da-da!" Aria giggles. "Da-da!"
"Edwin, you'll win, right?" Cuphead asked. Edwin blinked and babbled.
Luke had gotten Aria a costume for the pageant. Aria giggles.
"Ma-ma! Da-da!" Aria babbles.
"Yes, sweetie!" Chalice says.
Aria giggles and tries to drink with Chalice's straw.
Later, they begin to head in. Aria babbles.
"Good luck, you adorable babies!" Leni says.
Aria laughs. Edwin looks confused by all this.
"You're going to be in a male pageant." Cuphead says.
Lucy looked unsure. "I don't think Edwin is a pageant person, he's only a month old." Lucy says, picking up her son. Edwin claps and giggles.
"I entered pageants at that age." Cuphead says.
"Which I won more of." Mugman says.
"Well, Edwin will win." Cuphead says, taking Edwin.
Soon, it was about to begin. Aria laughs as it was time for introductions. Luke carries her as they come on stage.
"This is contestant #1, Aria Huntington. She is a month old and has blue eyes and golden blonde hair. Her favorite toy is her vanilla-scented polar bear. She likes music, her parents' singing, her toys, her family, playing, dressing up, and just looking cute. She is indeed a daddy's girl!" The host says.
Aria giggles and waves. Fans cheered for her.
Cuphead then carries Edwin on stage as Lucy watches.
"Hey, everyone, this is contestant number 1 for the male division, Edwin Huntington. He's a month old and has brown eyes and black hair. His favorite toy is his Dirk Dangerous plush toy. He likes story time, exploring, playing, when his dad reads books to him, his mother's poetry, his family, and just being a boy. He loves both of his parents!" The host says.
Edwin babbles and smiles.
Lucy was nervous about all this. She was worried Edwin wouldn't like it.
Edwin laughs and claps his hands.
Lucy goes to Edwin. "Edwin, do you want this?" Lucy asked.
Edwin giggles and reaches for Lucy. Lucy holds him.
The next round was all about spring fashion. Luke smiled and helped Chalice dress Aria. Aria babbles as Luke smiles.
"Awww, you look adorable!" Luke says.
Chalice was shedding tears of joy. "She's just beautiful…." She says.
Luke brought her on stage as fans loved her. Aria babbles and giggles.
Cuphead dressed Edwin in a springtime outfit before carrying him on stage.
The crowd really liked Edwin as Cuphead just held him. Edwin just looked confused again.
The next round was a costume round. Luke and Chalice dress Aria in her angel costume.
Aria babbled, looking at Edwin. Cuphead is dressing him as a baby Dirk Dangerous. Mugman had to smile at that.
"Awww, Aria is so cute!" Leni says as Lucy was thinking. Did Edwin really want to be a pageant star?
Luke carried Aria on stage first. Fans awwed and admired Aria.
"So cute!" Lori says. Aria giggles.
Edwin went on in the male pageant as he babbled.
Lucy was walking around, sweating. Edwin was shy; she knew that. If he was anything like her, there is a chance that he won't be able to handle too much attention.
"He's adorable!" A fan says.
Later, Cuphead noticed Edwin was missing, unaware Lucy was taking Edwin home.
"You're not ready for pageants, I'm not sure what your father was thinking." Lucy says.
But Charity grabs Edwin from Lucy and looks at her.
"He was ready. But you're using your overprotective attitude on your son. Why couldn't you just let him try?" Charity asked. "He seems to enjoy it."
Lucy was shaking. "Fine." Lucy says.
"Most kids don't turn out to be like their parents." Charity says. "Maybe Edwin will enjoy things like this, maybe he won't. You know he's like a piece of clay. He just has to be molded into something he wants to be, not what you make him out to be. Luke was like that for a long time until he was molded into the guy you see today."
Soon it was the final round. The formal attire round.
Luke put Aria in her new formal dress and shoes. And he even put some bows in her hair as Chalice was in awe of her daughter.
"You gotta turn on the charm, Aria!" Chalice says as she sings the song to her.
Aria giggled and clapped her hands. She loves her mother's singing.
Luke took her on stage a few minutes later. Aria truly "turned on the charm".
The judges really loved it.
Cuphead then took Edwin on stage as he was in a little scarlet red tuxedo and black baby shoes. He babbles.
Fans cheered, seeing him.
Soon, they tallied the points and Edwin and Aria won their pageants by a landslide.
Chalice squealed and Luke held Aria, smiling at her.
"Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you, Aria." Luke says. "You are amazing!"
Aria giggles. "Da-da!" She babbled.
Cuphead was holding Edwin as he smiled.
"We're so proud!" Cuphead says. Edwin babbles.
"We gotta celebrate Luke's anniversary." Lucy says.
But Luke had handed Aria off to Chalice before he walked off.
Lucy finds him.
"Luke, we have a surprise for you." Lucy says.
"Oh? And is the surprise something for my daughter instead of me?" Luke asked coldly.
"No." Lucy says and leads him to Lush Rooftop as confetti falls all around him.
"Happy 15th anniversary, Luke!" everyone says. Luke was speechless.
There were pictures of Luke everywhere. There were also tons of gifts from fans, friends, and family. There were also balloons and streamers for Luke. Luke was still speechless as he took it all in.
The party began with gifts. He opens Charity's gift first, which was the special train set she got for him at the mall.
"I love it!" Luke says and hugs his mother.
Lola had recreated his first pageant crown from 15 years ago. Luke gasped and put it on.
Lana made a throne as Luke sat on it. Lucy got him a scrapbook of all his pageants.
Lincoln made a new Ace Savvy costume for him. Luke smiled at this.
Luke got love letters from fans and Leni made him new pageant costumes for the future.
Lori got him a pageant themed golf bag.
After the gifts, Luna performed a song for Luke. Luke loved every minute of it.
Then Luan told some jokes as Luke laughed at them all.
Chalice danced for him as he smiled at each moment. Her dances made Luke very happy.
Lucy reads her poem to Luke. Luke smiled at Lucy.
Soon, they play some games. After that, Luke just sits alone.
Chalice dragged him and began dancing with him. Luke looks at her.
Later, Garrett and Lonnie play games with him. After that, he really goes off to be alone.
He sits and cries as he thinks of the semifinals. He wonders if he will even win.
Soon, Lynn reveals the piñata as Luke sniffed, smiling a bit. It looked like a pageant crown.
Lucy gave him his nine-iron. Luke leaped up and broke the pinata in half. He then hissed after getting his candy. He took his candy and stormed to a corner.
"He's worried about the show." Lisa says.
Luke just walks out.
"Luke, wait! It's still your day!" Lynn says.
"No. No, it's not." Luke says. "I think you guys just wanted to get through my anniversary so you could just go do your own things. I understand Lisa has to rehearse, but the rest of you are just eager for my special day to come to an end!" He then walks off.
"That's not true, Luke…" Lynn says and reveals his anniversary parade float. Luke looks at it for a long time.
It was Arctic blue. Luke gets on it. Lola gave him his sash, which he put on. After a while, the parade began as Luke smiled and waved at everyone.
After the parade, Luke went to be alone again.
"Aren't you going to make a special speech?" Lucy asked.
"A speech?" Luke asked. "Why?"
"It's your 15th anniversary of performing." Lucy says.
Luke goes on stage and thinks. "Hello, everyone. I'd like to start by saying thanks for coming and thank you for the support. 15 years, this is quite a milestone." That was as far as he got before running off.
Lucy fins him "What's wrong?" Lucy asked.
"I didn't exactly have a speech prepared! You forced me to say something!" Luke sobbed.
"Oh, I'm sorry. It's okay. You don't have to." Lucy says.
Lola decided to do a pageant performance to cheer Luke up. Luke sniffed and managed a smile.
Soon, Luke was eating his favorite food and sniffed. He then felt pressured to show a semifinals preview. His answer to that was a scream of frustration and stress before running away.
Charity walks away as well. She was sad and the siblings tried to figure out why.
Lucy goes to her. "Is it your anniversary today?" She asked. Charity shook her head and showed last month's calendar.
"Your wedding anniversary?" Lucy asked.
"You kids seriously didn't know what December 30th was?" Charity asked.
Lucy looked down. "We had a concert then Luke got sick. We're sorry we couldn't celebrate your birthday." Lucy says and gives Charity the gift she had planned for a while.
Charity just left before Luke's anniversary cake came out.
Leni came back with Luke.
"Surprise!" Everyone says as Luke looks at the cake. Luke just stared at it.
It was a blue velvet cake that looked like the number 15 and had a performance theme on it. Everyone started to sing to Luke.
Charity was at home as Gabriel consoled her.
"They chose a concert over me…and I did take care of Luke when he was sick!" She sobbed.
"Oh, darling, please don't be sad…" Gabriel says, rubbing her back.
Meanwhile, Luke wished for a great half-birthday as he blew out his 15 candles.
Everyone cheered and had cake.
Lisa heads off to continue her science work.
Leni noticed Lola frowning. "They'll totally forget." Lola says.
Charity had decided to go back to her old house with Gabriel. She couldn't stand it anymore.
