Kanto Gets Loud
Chapter 65: Interlude #6
The next morning in Royal Woods, The Loud House,
The next morning came quickly for the Loud House, as the remaining Louds were all getting ready for the first day of the new school year, "Alright girls, finish your breakfasts, and we'll head out!" Rita said, as her daughters were all eating their breakfasts, consisting of eggs and toast.
"So… how do you guys think things will be? You know, after what we did to Lincoln was made public?" Lana asked. The others tensed up.
"Well, there's no doubt that we're going to get some pretty dirty looks from everyone around us, and maybe some people might call us out for what we did," Luna replied.
"But I made sure to include the parts where Lincoln forgave each of us in the video to help validate our claims to redeeming ourselves," Luan added.
"I'll probably hold off on participating in a lot of pageants for a while. I'm still trying to figure out how to clean up my act," Lola commented.
"Well, so far, you haven't been blackmailing any of us," Lucy replied.
"Yeah, and to be sure that I won't anymore, I destroyed every trace of blackmail I have," Lola added.
"We'll all just have to take our judgement from our peers in stride," Lisa declared.
"The same could be said for me as well at work. I'm sure my coworkers will have some choice words for me," Rita replied. Just then, Luna's wristwatch started buzzing. The readout said "Professor Oak".
"Who's that? Lincoln? Leni?" Lola asked.
"It's the Professor. I guess he sent over the latest progress report," Luna replied.
"Shame that we'll have to wait until after school and work to listen in on it. Oh well, somethings just can't be helped," Lisa replied.
"So, how far do you guys think this report will go?" Lana asked.
"Hmm, during our last face-to-face conversation with the professor, he said he'd send a report after every two badges Lincoln earns. And so far, he's obtained five, so probably right up to the Porta Vista Gym Battle," Lisa deduced.
"Well, we can discuss this at a later time. We need to get going," Rita commented, as she and the others got up from their seats. The went to collect their stuff, and made their way to the front door. On the other side was Stolas, along with I.M.P., Rasha and Elenor, "Stolas? What brings you here so soon?"
"Don't you remember, Rita? I've commissioned Blitzy and his little impish cohorts to do a survey of your house so that they can renovate it," Stolas replied.
"Oh, well, this works out perfectly. I'm on my way to take my remaining daughters to school, before heading to work myself," Rita replied.
"Splendid! And I hope you don't mind, but I also invited Rasha and Elenor so they could watch over Lily," Stolas offered.
"You have no idea how much this means to us. I was worried about what I was going to do with Lily while we were all out of the house, but now I'm not," Rita replied, looking down at Lily, "Looks like you're going to be spending some time with your future in-laws, Lily."
"Birdy!" Lily chirped, seeing Stolas again.
"Yes, but it's not just him. You've also got Rasha and Elenor here as well," Rita replied, as she picked up Lily, and handed her off to the succubus countess, as well as her baby bag, "Here's everything you'll need to watch over Lily, including instructions on what to feed her, and when her naptime is."
"Don't worry, Rita. Your baby is in good hands," Elenor replied.
"Thank you. Now then," Rita said, turning to her other daughters, "Time to get to school, girls!" she called, as her daughters piled into Van-Zilla, "See you all later this afternoon!" she said, before she started up the van, backed out of the driveway, and drove off.
"Well, time for us to get to work, M&M," Blitz said, as the six of them entered the Loud House.
"We'll be down here in the living room while you three do your work," Stolas said.
"Duly noted," Blitz replied.
"So, how should do this?" Moxxie asked.
"We'll split up and check all rooms. Take notes on any safety hazards you may find," Blitz replied.
"Let's start down in the basement," Millie suggested, as they made their way through the dining room and kitchen, before heading downstairs.
Meanwhile, back in the town Lincoln and company were at,
Getting himself dressed up nicely, Lincoln was ready for his first big date with monster royalty, "Ok, I was able to find out from Nurse Joy some great places for first dates around the town, so I can show Charlie and them a good time," he said to himself, as he exited the room he and his friends were sharing. He made his way out to the lobby, where his friends were chatting with some of the trainers passing through town.
"Heading out on your date, Lincoln?" Misty asked.
"Yeah, I want to be able to show Charlie and them a good time, since we're destined to get married to one another, after all, thanks to that deal Great Grandma Harriet made. But that doesn't mean that our marriage has to be just because of that deal," Lincoln replied.
"Well, in any case, good luck, and have fun on your date," Brock said, as Lincoln exited the Pokemon Center.
"Ok, now to call them," Lincoln said, as he pulled out his amulet, and began rubbing both Charlie and Miu's rings on his arm, "Charlie? Miu? Are the two of you there?" he asked.
"We're here, and ready for our date!" Miu replied.
"And I'm also here as well," Lincoln heard Vaggie's voice say.
"Ok, I'm calling you over now," Lincoln said, as he then opened a portal to the Monster Realm. From out of the portal stepped Charlie, Vaggie, and Miu, all dressed up in very lovely dresses. Charlie's dress stuck with her normal red color scheme, with a golden broach over her breast. Vaggie had a plain, lavender dress, and her hair done up in one big ponytail. Lastly, Miu was wearing a thunderbolt print dress, "Wow, you ladies look amazing!"
"Aw, that's so sweet of you to say," Charlie replied at the compliment.
"So, what do you have planned for tonight's date?" Miu asked.
"Well, I was told about a restraunt that's nice, yet modest. Perfect for a first date. After that, we could do some window shopping and decide what to do from there," Lincoln replied.
"Sounds doable," Vaggie commented, as they began walking towards town.
Meanwhile, at Royal Woods Elementary School,
The first stop on drop-offs was the Elementary School, as Lucy, the twins, and Lisa were let out, "See you girls after school," Rita said, before driving off. Upon seeing the four Loud Sisters, many of the other students began whispering among one another, while casting looks towards the sisters.
"Well, we have to admit that we do kind of have this coming," Lola commented, uneasy from all the looks she and her sisters were getting.
"Doesn't make it any less nerve-wracking," Lucy replied, as soon, they all split off to head to their own individual classes. Lisa had entered her first grade class, where thankfully, she wasn't greeted with too much animosity, as her fellow classmates were too young to properly understand what she and her family did.
"Ok, hopefully I can get through today without too much of an issue," she quietly said to herself, as she put her backpack in her cubby.
"Lisa?" the child prodigy then saw two of her closest friends in kindergarten, Darcy Helmandollar, her first and best friend, and David, her lab partner and crush.
"Darcy, David… glad to see both of you after summer break," Lisa greeted.
"Likewise," David greeted back.
"Lisa, my sister said something about your and family doing something… bad?" Darcy asked. Lisa tensed up, which was a rare sight for both of her friends, as she was not one for showing emotions.
"W-Well, yeah, we kind of did do something not only bad, but also really dumb too," Lisa replied sheepishly.
"I can see that you're rather uncomfortable, so we won't press any further," David replied. Lisa breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ok children, take your seats! It's almost time for class," the first grade teacher said, as she walked in. Everyone quickly took their spots in class.
'Ok, so I'm getting… somewhat off easy. I just hope the others are faring just as well as I am,' Lisa thought to herself. In truth, both Lucy and the twins were a little less lucky than the young genius, as they were heckled by a few of their classmates.
"Well, I guess we can't say we didn't deserve this after what we did," Lola said to Lana.
"You're right about that. But hopefully they'll take in the bits of Lincoln's forgiveness towards us into account… eventually," Lana replied.
"I just wonder how Luna and Luan are doing at High School," Lola commented.
Meanwhile, at Royal Woods High School,
Luna and Luan had both just entered the High School, where they were met with either dirty looks or looks of indifference from their peers, "Well, I guess you say that this is what we should've expected," Luan commented, as the two made their way to their lockers.
"Too true. But hopefully we can get through today without a lot of issue," Luna replied, as they soon arrived at their lockers.
"Luna!" Luna turned to see Sam heading her way, along with her bandmates, "Was wondering when you were getting here. How have things been since… you know?"
"Honestly, things have… actually been rather quiet at our place. Kind of ironic, but given the circumstances," Luna replied.
"Well, I'm sure things will go back to… being relatively normal again before too long," Sam replied.
"So, was what we saw on the news true? About your brother not only being in that 'Kanto' place, but also going to get hitched with a bunch of monster princesses?" Mazzy asked.
"Yeah, to both. From what he's told us from his calls home, he's been having a rocking time over there, apart from the parts involving those Team Rocket dudes. And as for his marriage to the monster princesses, it's all part of a deal our great grandmother made with some past royals from the Monster Realm," Luna explained.
"I seem to remember your brother mentioning something about Team Rocket during the trial," the voice of Benny, Luan's boyfriend, said, as he and Maggie approached, "I'm not too sure I like the thought of a 12-year-old going up against a terrorist group, even if he does have allies backing him up."
"Lincoln's a lot smarter that you give him credit for. He's bound to find a way to take them down once and for all," Luan replied.
"True, but if what he said is true, Team Rocket will stop at nothing to achieve their goal. I mean, he even said that they sank a cruise liner just to get away from the law!" Sully exclaimed.
"On that note, how did he even get tickets for a cruise liner?!" Mazzy questioned.
"Apparently, it was all a set up by Team Rocket to lure in people for a major heist. And according to Lincoln, they were also planning on swiping other people's Pokemon as well," Luna replied.
"So that IS what those creatures are called? 'Pokemon'?" the voice of Carol Pingrey asked, as she and the rest of Lori and Leni's friends approached the group.
"Yeah. Fortunately, Lincoln was able to rally the other passengers to help fend off Team Rocket," Luan added.
"Well, at least he's able to turn a bad situation around to his favor," Whitney commented.
"True, though when he did that when he was still living here, it would often backfire," Luna commented.
"By the way, I know that Lori was sent to… *gulp* Fountain Heights Psychiatric Sanitorium," Dana began, as thunder and lightning crashed through the halls, "But where's Leni?" the teens all shuddered at the thought of the sanitorium.
"She's helping Bobby and Carlota chaperone Lincoln's friends over in Kanto. From what we were told, they're acting as researchers for a lab in one of the cities Lincoln visited previously," Luan replied.
"Hmm, well, glad to know that at least your brother isn't alone over there," Becky commented.
"And we'll be able to hear more about Lincoln's adventure in detail when we get home. A professor friend of our grandfather's sends us progress reports to keep us up to date on his adventures," Luan added.
"Well, that's nice to hear. How well is he doing?" Carol asked.
"Well, first, as you probably know, our brother is engaged to royalty from the Monster Realm. They had brought us along with them to meet up with him. While there, not only did we get to participate in a festival they were having, but we got see him in action at a Gym Battle, where he won his fifth badge," Luna replied.
"Though it was a bit touch and go. The Gym Leader he battled was tough," Luan added, just as the bell rang.
"Ah well, better get to class," Benny commented.
"We'll talk more at lunchtime," Luna suggested, as they all dispersed.
Meanwhile, back on Lincoln's date,
The four individuals had just exited the restraunt, having a nice dinner and pleasant conversation, "You were right to take us here. That food was delicious," Charlie commented.
"Though it was a bit awkward with all the stares we were getting," Vaggie commented.
"Well, the Interspecies Exchange Bill has only just been released, so humans are probably not used to seeing monsters just yet. Give it time, and they're bound to get used to you guys," Lincoln replied.
"That is true. Though it would still be nice to enjoy good food like that in peace," Miu mused.
"Well, why don't we go do the window shopping now? Maybe that can take your mind off of it," Lincoln suggested.
"Sounds good. I'd kind of like to see what places like Kanto has to offer," Charlie commented, as the moved on. They were getting ready to round a bend, when they were met with two new Pokemon. The first was a blue, frog like Pokemon with a large, red sack under its chin. It wore a sinister smile, and had a red spike on each of its hands. The second was a yellow and orange lizard like Pokemon with a large, red crest on its head.
"Whoa, never seen these two before," Lincoln commented, as he whipped out his Pokedex.
"You've carrying that around with you?" Vaggie asked.
"The Pokedex also functions as a cellphone, so I can call Brock or Misty in case of an emergency. Anyhow, lets see what these two are," Lincoln commented, as he scanned both Pokemon.
"Toxicroak, the Poison Mouth Pokemon, a Poison and Fighting Type, and the evolved form of Croagunk. It has a poison sac at its throat. When it croaks, it churns the poison for greater potency.
Scrafty, the Hoodlum Pokemon, a Dark and Fighting Type, and the evolved form of Scraggy. While mostly known for having the temperament of an aggressive ruffian, it takes good care of its family, friends, and territory. The one with the biggest crest is the leader of their group, and gains more respect," Dexter explained.
"They're both Fighting Types. They must be in the P-1 Grand Prix," Lincoln mused.
"That's right they are!" a cocky boy's voice said, as he approached, "Toxicroak and Scrafty are two of my best Fighting Type Pokemon, and we're going to be the ones taking home the win in this P-1 Tournament!"
"This guy seems pretty arrogant," Charlie whispered to Vaggie and Miu, who both nodded.
"Don't be so sure. There are going to be plenty of tough trainers gunning for the first-place position, including myself," Lincoln said. This seemed to strike a nerve in the boy.
"Heh, what could some outsider know about winning a Pokemon Tournament like this? I'll have you know that my master is one of the top Fighting Type Experts in the world!" the boy argued.
"Its one thing to be the apprentice of a powerful trainer, but its quite another to be a strong one yourself," Lincoln said.
"Just you wait, punk! I'm going to mop the floor with you in tomorrow's competition! You'll rue the day you crossed paths with Dylan of Icirrus City!" the boy proclaimed, before he and his Pokemon stormed off.
"Are all trainers as insufferable as him?" Miu asked.
"Not exactly. Sure, some can be egotistical at times, but there are some trainers who are respectable. I've encountered trainers from both sides of that spectrum during my time in Kanto," Lincoln replied.
"Well, it's good you're on the better end of that spectrum," Charlie commented.
"Yeah. I guess dealing with Lynn's ego for so long has taught me on what NOT to be," Lincoln replied.
"Good. I think I'd like you better if you're not so obsessed with winner," Miu commented.
"Yeah, but in truth, I'm just enjoying the adventure," Lincoln replied, as they continued onward.
Meanwhile, at Rita's workplace,
Rita had just gotten in and got to work, just as her boss came in, "Rita, I know you just got here, but could I ask you to run a quick errand for me?"
"Sure, what do you need?" Rita asked. Her boss handed her some large, yellow envelopes.
"I need these to be brought over to your husband… er, I mean Ex-husband's I.T. office. I forgot to give them to our usual carrier, and it's they're already on the other end of town running another job," the boss replied, quickly correcting herself remembering that Rita had divorced from Lynn.
"Sure thing. There aren't a lot of tasks for me do right now, so I should be able to get there and back in no time," Rita replied, taking the folders from her boss, before heading out. Once she was settled into Van-Zilla, she began driving off, "Can't really blame her for forgetting about my divorce. It did only happen yesterday, and is still fairly new," she said to herself. It only took about ten minutes for her to arrive at Lynn's I.T. department, "Well, hopefully they won't give me too much grief over showing up," she prayed, as she entered. Upon entering, she saw that everyone in the department were throwing a wild party, whooping and hollering. Rita saw a banner that said "Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish!" She also saw several pictures of Lynn on the wall with a big "no" symbol drawn over his face, "Whoa, guess they're all happy that he's gone?" Rita questioned, as she approached the front desk.
"Oh, hey there, how can we be of help?" the desk clerk asked, with a lampshade over his head.
"I was asked to deliver these by my boss," Rita said, handing off the envelopes.
"Ah, good! Our department head will be happy to get these… Say, aren't you crybaby Lynn's wife?" the clerk asked.
"Ex-wife, to be precise. We divorced during yesterday's trial," Rita clarified, before looking around, "I'm guessing everyone here's happy Lynn's not here anymore?"
"Are you kidding? The guy was a total pansy! We could barely have any fun at Halloween because of his cowardly ways! Not to mention during the last Take your Child to Work Day, he intentionally left his son out because he felt it should be girls only! Not to mention those girls of yours were just like wild animals, causing so much chaos in the building, that the owner nearly banned Take Your Child to Work Day completely. Now that he's rotting in prison, we don't have to hold back for Halloween," the clerk said.
"Yeah, that does sound like Lynn," Rita groaned, as she remembered that day.
"Katie, Taylor, put your clothes back on!" she heard a man's voice yell.
"NEVER!" she then heard two women's voices yell back, just as two women, about Rita's age, wearing only their panties, came running in, crashing into Rita. The first was a slender woman short, brown hair and green eyes. The second woman was another slender woman, albeit slightly more physically fit, with long, silver hair and blue eyes.
"Oof, sorry about that," the first woman said, as she and the other woman sat up, not even bothering to cover themselves.
"It's fine, but is it really alright to walk around dressed like that?" Rita asked, trying to avert her eyes.
"Ah, it's fine, not like anyone here hasn't seen us like this before," the silver haired woman replied, before taking a good look at Rita, "Hey, aren't you Lynn's ex-wife?"
"That I am. We divorced just yesterday after he proved a few times too many that he didn't care about his only son," Rita replied, as she and the women got back up.
"Whoa, your hips are amazing!" the first woman exclaimed, as she went to start groping.
"EEK! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Rita exclaimed, as she also felt the other woman feeling up her breasts.
"Damn, these puppies aren't too shabby either!" she commented. Both women were then pulled off from Rita by some of their coworkers.
"Damn it, why can't you two keep it to yourselves?" the man whose voice Rita recognized from before asked.
"Ah c'mon boss, we were just playing is all. And besides, with a bod like hers, how can we resist?" the first woman asked.
"Just go put your clothes back on now, or I will end the party immediately!" the boss ordered.
"Ah, fine. C'mon Katie," the silver haired woman said.
"Be right there, Taylor," the brown-haired woman, now identified as Katie, replied, as she followed Taylor.
"Sorry about that. The two of them mean well, but they do have a tendency to be a little… handsy with women they think are attractive," the boss apologized to Rita.
"It's fine, but it seemed like this isn't the first time they've done something like this before?" Rita asked.
"You're right about that. See, Katie and Taylor Peterson are wives to one another, and are open with their relationship. They're more than willing to invite any attractive women to be part of their little… relationship, which would often cause trouble here at the office. But the two of them are hard workers, and recently became mothers," the boss explained.
"Is that right?" Rita asked.
"Yeah. But I guess they were acting out now because your ex-husband kind of kills the mood for them whenever he enters the room, and now they were getting out all their frustrations," another office worker commented.
"I don't see how Lynn could've killed the mood in any kind of room, but I'll take your word for it," Rita replied.
"Well, we've already taken up plenty of your time. If there was anything else you needed, don't hesitate to ask for it now," the boss said.
"Nah, it was just the envelopes I needed to deliver," Rita replied, as she turned to leave, "thank you all for your time," she said, as she was about to leave, when…
"Hold it!" Katie and Taylor came back in, fully clothed, "Here, take this if you ever want to hang out for a girl's night out," Katie said, handing a slip of paper to Rita.
"Uh… thanks?" Rita replied, before slipping back outside. Once she was safely back inside Van-zilla, she took a look at slip of paper Katie had given her. Upon reading it, Rita's face turned a very bright shade of red upon reading the note.
"By 'girl's night', we mean something a bit more… 'physical'. And by that, we mean *censored* and *censored*, after a night of intense *massively censored* which afterwards, we can *massively censored* one another. Given after what you've been through, you might benefit a lot from it, XOXO, Katie and Taylor Peterson."
Rita was taken aback by the foul language that both women had used in the letter, but she figured she could try to blow off steam from dealing with Lynn's terrible behavior towards their own son, as well as his indifference to Lori and Junior's behavior. And both women seemed to know how to have a good time, "But I hope this doesn't cause any problems with Lincoln or the girls," she said to herself, as she started up the van, and drove off.
Back with Lincoln's date,
The four of them had arrived back at the Pokemon Center, having their fill of a good first date, "Thanks so much for inviting us over, Lincoln. We all had a great time!" Charlie commented.
"You're most welcome, Charlie… By the way, I don't know if you and the others are busy, but would you like to come check the P-1 Grand Prix tomorrow?" Lincoln offered.
"Hmm, well, it would be a good opportunity to see how tournaments for just one Type of Pokemon would play out. We'll take it over with the others, and get back to you as soon as we can," Charlie replied.
"Ok, thank you. I just thought I would, at the very least, extend an invitation to you and the others," Lincoln replied.
"Aww, that's so sweet of you!" Miu exclaimed.
"We'll inform the others," Vaggie added.
"Thanks. I'll summon you girls tomorrow when the tournament starts," Lincoln replied.
"We're looking forward to it," Charlie replied. With that, Lincoln opened the portal back to the Monster Realm, allowing the girls to pass through. Once they were safely through, he closed it up.
"Ok, so I'd say that my date with them was a success. I just hope I can make the others happy too," Lincoln commented, as he entered the Pokemon Center, only to accidentally bump into someone, "Oof, sorry about that."
"Hey, no worries," the man said. Looking up, Lincoln saw that the man was a dark-skinned man, with an orange buzzcut and eyebrows. He wore a very light blue vest, tied with a black belt, and orange, baggy pants. He also noticed orange-colored gloves on the man's wrists, along with a light blue mouthguard in his mouth, "Are you by chance participating in the P-1 Grand Prix?"
"Yes, I am, along with a friend of mine," Lincoln replied. The man smiled and nodded.
"Hmm, good. I always like seeing aspiring trainers seeking to better themselves," the man replied, as he continued on his way.
"He seemed like nice guy, albeit a bit daunting," Lincoln commented, as he entered the Pokemon Center, where he was quick to meet up with Brock and Misty.
"Well, there he is!" Brock commented.
"So, how's your date go?" Misty asked.
"Pretty good. We had dinner, did some window shopping, and I extended an invitation to the Grand Prix tomorrow to them and the others," Lincoln replied.
"Well, that's good to hear. Well, we're just about ready to head to bed. Got to be ready for tomorrow," Misty replied.
"Sounds good. After such a long day as this one, we need a little rest," Lincoln commented, as they headed back to their room.
Meanwhile, back at the Loud House, after school hours,
The remaining Louds were en route back home. The day went mostly ok for them. They still got some dirty looks from their peers, but that was to be expected, given the circumstances, "Well, at least the first day back went smoothly," Luna commented.
"Yeah. And with luck, Blitz and the others have finished their appraisal of our house. I just hope it won't be anything too ludicrous," Rita commented, as she turned onto their street. Upon reaching their house, they were met with a truly bizarre sight. Moxxie was standing in the middle of their lawn in his boxers while Blitz was hosing him off with water. They saw Millie beating out Moxxie's clothes, as if trying to get something out, "Is everything alright?" she asked.
"Oh, hey Rita," Millie greeted, as she continued beating out her husband's clothes, "As for how things are, not that great."
"What do you mean?" Rita asked, just as Stolas, Elenor and Rasha exited the house, with Lily in the succubus' arms.
"What she means is that they were able to a full appraisal, and well… They're saying that repairs to your house are impossible without tearing it down and rebuilding it," Stolas replied. The Louds were shocked to hear this.
"Is it really that bad?" Lana asked.
"I'm afraid its much worse. In addition to subpar piping, rotten floorboards, and easily broken doorknobs, the foundations also have a lot of rot on them, not to mention I managed to find several large colonies of bugs living inside the walls. It might be best if you all tried finding a new place to live," Moxxie explained.
Flashback, a few hours ago,
"God f***ing damnit! Not another broken knob!" Blitz cursed, as he tried entering Luna and Luan's room to appraise it, only for the knob to snap off.
"It's a miracle how this house has stayed standing for so long," Moxxie commented, leaning on the wall, before it gave way, and he fell through, "Ok, that one hurt!"
"Moxxie, are you alright?" Millie asked.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine! Just a few scratches and bruises and… ick, there's a bug in here!" Moxxie exclaimed. The sound of him lighting a match was heard. Just then, the flooring beneath the other two imps bulged violently, until Moxxie burst through, screaming while covered in bugs, "4,723 BUGS!" he yelled, as he ran outside.
Realtime,
Rita grimaced upon hearing the bad news, "I was kind of hoping that it wouldn't be that bad… The problem is that we don't have the money to pay for anything bigger than this house, and it doesn't help that I used a majority of what money we had to pay the fine from the trial," she commented.
"Well, do you still have the card Lucius gave you at the festival?" Stolas asked. Rita remembered, and pulled it out of her purse.
"That's right, I do still have it! I've been meaning to give it back after the festival," she replied.
"Well, why not hold onto it, and I'll discuss it with Lucius? I'm sure he'll be more than happy to let you hold onto it, especially with how hospitable you were when we first met," Stolas suggested.
"It would be a good idea, Mother Unit. We won't have to worry about grocery bills ever again either. And all the money you earn from your job can go straight to paying bills like electricity, internet, water, etc.," Lisa urged.
"Well, I suppose it wouldn't hurt to hang onto it. And I'm sure there's a realtor out there who can suggest a house big enough for all of us, including your brother and sisters," Rita replied.
"Splendid! Well, we're also happy to report that young Lily was an absolute angel today," Stolas added.
"She barely cried or fussed over anything," Elanor added.
"Well, that's good to hear," Rita replied, as she took Lily from her succubus friend.
"We look forward to hearing about your move to a new home, if you decide to go through with it," Stolas said, as he opened a portal to the Monster Realm, allowing I.M.P., Elenor, Rasha, and himself to cross through. The portal closed upon Stolas crossing over. The Louds entered their home, and Rita sat Lily down on the floor, before slumping down in the recliner.
"Oh, this is not quite what I wanted to hear when I got home," Rita lamented.
"Are we really going to have to move out?" Lola asked cautiously. Rita looked down to her pink-clad daughter.
"Well, I suppose it could be a good way to solidify our newfound life after the trial. Plus, I want you girls to have a safe environment to live. On my next day off, we'll go and take a look at some larger houses," Rita replied.
"Well, for now, we should at least take a much-needed rest. Today's been kind of hectic for all of us," Luna suggested.
"What do you mean, Luna?" Rita asked.
"Well, aside from dealing with heckling from a bunch of other students, our friends at high school, as well as Lori and Leni's friends, wanted to know more about what Lincoln's been up to in Kanto," Luan replied.
"So it was the same with the two of you?" Lana asked.
"You dudes got heckled too?" Luna asked.
"Yeah. But it was to be expected, given the severity of what we did," Lucy replied.
"I was fortunate to get off easy, since my classmates were too young to understand," Lisa admitted.
"Well, we're home now, so we can relax for the rest of the day," Lola commented, as she and the others climbed the stairs to their rooms. Rita got up from the recliner, and made her way to her bedroom, and began emptying out her purse. As she did, she came across the note that Katie and Taylor had given her. Her thoughts were all mixed up. On one hand, she needed to blow off some steam from everything that had transpired. On the other hand, she was hesitant to accept an invitation with such vulgar language as this from some women she barely knew.
"Well, I suppose I can try asking them not to go too overboard," she said to herself. Just then, Lisa came into the bedroom.
"Mother Unit, maybe it would help you to relax a bit more if we went to listen to the latest progress report," Lisa suggested.
"Oh, that's right! Professor Oak sent over the latest progress report this morning! Well, I suppose it wouldn't hurt to just sit back and listen in on how Lincoln's been doing from the professor's perspective," Rita commented, as she followed the young genius upstairs to the bedroom Lisa shared with Lily. Once there, Rita saw the rest of her daughters were there as well.
"So, this is… what, the third report?" Lola asked.
"Sounds about right," Luan replied. Lisa then typed in the keys, and started the video.
"Hello, Loud Family. I've sent this video in regards to the third Progress Report on Lincoln's endeavors in Kanto. Starting from where we left off last time, after helping out with reigning in some troublesome Squirtle, Lincoln and company continued onward to the Cerulean Cape, where they spent the day, relaxing on the beach. During their stay there, they also met up with Bill at his lighthouse. As you might recall, Bill is an expert on Pokemon, even more so than I, as well as the inventor of the Pokemon Transport System. It was during this visit that Lincoln and friends were able to encounter a truly fascinating creature: A Dragonite of colossal proportions. Here are some images of the Dragonite in question," the recording of Professor Oak said, as images of the giant Dragonite were displayed.
"Whoa, that is huge!" Luna commented.
"The lighthouse must've been like a dollhouse in comparison!" Lola added.
"To think that Lincoln saw such a specimen in person… he truly is one of the luckiest people in the world," Lisa added.
"Though the visit and sighting of this rare Dragonite, while fascinating, was short lived, as Team Rocket showed up, attempting to capture it. Lincoln and friends attempted to drive them off, during which, his Charmander was able to evolve into Charmeleon. The battle ended with a victory for Lincoln and company, when the giant Dragonite sent the Team Rocket Grunts flying," the recording continued.
"Glad to hear he helped stop those Team Rocket bozos," Lana commented.
"Indeed. But Lincoln will still need to exercise caution when battling them, even with numerous allies by his side," Lisa replied, as the recording continued.
"After bidding farewell to Bill, Lincoln and friends backtracked all the way through Cerulean City, where they continued south towards Vermillion City as their next destination. Along the way, they encountered Samurai, the Bug Type Trainer Lincoln met in Viridian Forest, as well as a trainer by the name of 'A.J'. I have footage from battles Lincoln had with both of them," the recording then cut to a video feed, where Lincoln battled against Samurai for the second time.
"So that's Lincoln's samurai friend?" Lola asked.
"Yep. He likes battling with Bug Type Pokemon," Lisa replied, as the video showed Samurai using Skorupi against Lincoln's Kirlia, "Much like that scorpion like Pokemon there, even though scorpions aren't actually bugs."
"They're still creepy like bugs," Luan shuddered, as the video of Lincoln's battle with Samurai finished with a win with Pidgeotto defeating Pinsir. The next video had Lincoln's battle with AJ, where he was quickly defeated in a clean sweep.
"Ouch, that could not have been too nice for his morale," Luna commented, wincing that Lincoln's entire team was defeated by one Sandshrew.
"Well, at least he's taking his loss responsibly," Lucy replied.
"Soon after his battle with AJ, Lincoln helped to track down a mischievous Meowth that had been causing trouble for AJ, and managed to catch it. Unfortunately, I do not have the video feed from that encounter. Soon after bidding farewell to AJ, Lincoln and friends took the Underground Path connecting Cerulean City to Vermillion City. Normally, they would've gone through Saffron City, however, that place it under a lockdown for some unknown reason. As soon as they arrived in Vermillion City, Lincoln went to challenge Lt. Surge, the Kanto Region's Electric Type Gym Leader, and ranked #3 in terms of strength," the recording then cut to Lincoln's initial battle with Surge.
"Hey, didn't we see this before?" Lola asked.
"That's right. It was right before the new story about the St. Anne sinking," Rita replied, as they continued to watch the video. Inferna was able to dispatch Magnemite, but was defeated by Voltorb.
"How was that ball thing able to make the ground float around like that?" Luan asked.
"In case you're wondering how Voltorb was able to make chunks of the battlefield float, it's because of a move called 'Magnet Rise', which allows the user to levitate with electromagnetism, thus making it immune to Ground Type moves. And as for this explosion here," the recording then showed Andrea defeating Voltorb, only to be taken out with Aftermath, "That is an example of Voltorb's ability, Aftermath, which damages the opponent should it make direct contact."
"This is all so awesome!" Lana exclaimed.
"In the third and final round, Lincoln went into battle against Surge's Raichu with his Pikachu. They battle as hard as they could, but Raichu proved too much, resulting in Lincoln's defeat," the recording then showed Raichu completely mop the floor with Pikachu, "That being said, Surge was willing to let Lincoln challenge them to a rematch with just Raichu as the opponent, though he did urge Lincoln to evolve his Pikachu to even the playing field. Lincoln's Pikachu, however, refused to evolve. Rather, it wanted to prove that it could best Raichu without needing to evolve. And thus, Lincoln spent the following three days training to get himself prepared for his rematch."
Meanwhile, at Fountain Heights Psychiatric Sanitorium, *thunder and lighting*
Lynn was absolutely beside herself in rage. She was strapped tightly to a table, as doctors were beginning the next procedure, "Alright, Lynn, we're going to ask nicely only once more; Why are you so obsessed with winning a few sports games?" the doctor asked.
"Screw you! I don't have to tell you shit!" Lynn snapped. The doctor could only smirk wickedly.
"Oh, I was hoping you'd still be that stubborn," the doctor replied, nodding to some nearby orderlies, who wheeled over what looked like a VR headset.
"What is that? One of those dumb video games Stinkcoln plays on the regular?" Lynn asked rudely.
"Oh no, we don't allow video games at this sanitorium. Rather, this puts you in a Virtual Simulation that our technicians programmed just for individuals like you. Basically, it'll make you see what you absolutely hate repeatedly. The idea is that it damages your mental defenses enough to make you spill the beans, so to speak," the doctor said, as the orderlies placed the headset on Lynn's head, "Activate the simulation!" he called out. From a control room, some doctors turned on the simulation, which gave Lynn the vision of being at what appeared to be some kind of big sports competition.
"This is your idea of trying to break me? Pfft, I'm a natural at these kinds of things!" Lynn boasted. Just then, virtual avatars of several other people appeared. One of them, to her anger and disgust, was Lincoln.
"Get ready to lose, Lynn! You're going down hard!" the simulation Lincoln boasted, as the world changed to what appeared to be a track and field setting. Lynn was
"Racers, to your marks!" the simulation official called. Lynn tried to move, but found that she couldn't.
"What the...?! What's the big idea?!"
"READY!" the simulation official called.
"Hang on, I'm not ready!" Lynn called out, but was ultimately ignored by the simulation official.
"GO!" he declared, as the runners all began running, with the simulation Lincoln bypassing all of them. Lynn was still struggling her hardest to move.
"No way I can let Stinkcoln win! He's the one person I cannot, nay, I MUST NOT lose to!" Lynn seethed, as she continued to struggle.
"Well, Lynn, this is a surprise," the simulation Lincoln said in a mocking tone, as he casually walked up behind her, "And here I thought you wanted to win, just like always."
"Shut up, Stinkcoln! And don't you even think about crossing that line before me!" Lynn yelled, as she continued to struggle in vain to move.
"Well, if you really don't want to participate, then I guess I'll just claim my first win over you," the simulation Lincoln said, as he began moonwalking towards the finish line, all the while, he had a vindictive smirk on his face. Nothing seemed to stop him, as he crossed the finish line.
"And our first-place winner, Lincoln Loud!" the announcer declared, as everyone applauded and praised him, "And coming in dead last, with absolutely no distance made from the start, and to no one's surprise or interest, Lynn Loud Jr.," he said in a less than enthusiastic tone. Everyone just started laughing at Lynn. This really made Lynn snap, as in the real world, she began thrashing violently, even causing the stretcher she was on to almost flip over.
"Ooh, looks like we hit a nerve with that one," the doctor said, as the orderlies took off the headset, revealing Lynn's beyond furious expression.
"I'M GOING TO SKIN THAT LITTLE TURD ALIVE! HE DOESN'T GET TO WIN AGAINST ME IN ANYTHING! NOT EVEN A SIMULATION!" she screamed. Some of the orderlies took electric rods, and stabbed the former athlete, causing her to simmer down a little bit.
"Now then, Lynn, are you willing to talk now?" the doctor asked, only for Lynn to spit right in his face, "Ugh, how crass of you to do that! Reattach the headset and begin another simulation!" the doctor ordered. The orderlies did so, and the people in the control booth began another simulation, causing yet another violent reaction. The doctor chuckled, "Oh, she'll definitely be fun to break."
Back at the Loud House,
"Ok, so during his three days training, Lincoln managed to solve a problem involving Diglett, visited a pompous private school, got a nobility title at some kind of fancy club for Trainers, and helped save starter Pokemon for Leni and the others from Team Rocket… not too shabby," Luna commented.
"And we got to see him implement everything he learned in his rematch," Lana added.
"After claiming the Thunder Badge, Lincoln and company got free passes to the St. Anne luxury cruise liner. There, he was able to not only collect six new Pokemon, but he also managed to meet one of the Kanto Region's Elite Four, the Ice Type Specialist, Lorelei," the recording then cut to an image of Lorelei.
"Whoa, talk about a total babe!" Luna blushed.
"And he said she specializes in Ice Types?" Lola asked.
"That's what we heard. I'm fairly certain Lincoln hasn't caught any Ice Types himself yet," Lucy replied.
"As for the Pokemon Lincoln had gotten while on the St. Anne, they include Magikarp and Feebas, two Fish Pokemon, as well as Wonder Traded Pokemon such as Beldum, the Iron Ball Pokemon, Buneary, the Rabbit Pokemon, Heracross, the Singlehorn Pokemon, and Mienfoo, the Martial Arts Pokemon. While a joyous occasion, the excitement of a cruise was short lived because of an attempted heist caused by Team Rocket, as you all probably already know about from the new report. Fortunately, Lincoln and the others were able to survive, and it was thanks to a seventh Pokemon he caught to help alert us that they were all still alive. This Pokemon was Weezing, the Poison Gas Pokemon, and it was apparently abandoned by Team Rocket in an effort to make a get away," the recording then displayed images of each aforementioned Pokemon.
"So those are the Pokemon Lincoln managed to get while on the St. Anne," Rita commented.
"That Weezing thing looks weird," Lola commented.
"Still it was nice of him to give it a chance of redemption from its time on Team Rocket," Lisa replied.
"Yeah, it was! But it still boggles my mind how that Magikarp thing can turn into that huge Gyarados," Luna commented.
"Soon after escaping, Lincoln's Magikarp had evolved into a Gyarados, and he, along with the others that were trapped on the St. Anne, and the rescue party, were swept away in a fierce storm to an island that's inhabited solely by Dragonite, much like the one he met at Cerulean Cape, and their pre-evolved forms, Dratini and Dragonair," the recording then displayed images of Gyarados, and the Dragonite Evolution line.
"Wait, so it starts out as a blue, snake or eel like Pokemon, then turns into a big, orange dragon?" Lana questioned.
"Pokemon are truly mysterious creatures," Lisa commented.
"During their stay on the island, Lincoln was able to catch a Dragonair. And once they were able to leave the island, they made their way to Porta Vista, where they were met with a situation involving jellyfish Pokemon known as 'Tentacool'. According to Lincoln, the Tentacool were attacking a construction site where a luxury hotel was being built on top of a coral reef that the Tentacool called home," the recording then showed an image of a Tentacool.
"Kind of looks like an alien with that big head of its," Lana commented.
"Sure does," Luna replied.
"After resolving the matter with Tentacool, Lincoln, along with his fellow trainers, Raigo and Leaf, challenged the Porta Vista Gym. Normally, a Gym only has ONE Gym Leader, but the Porta Vista Gym is unique, as it had three of them operating it. They include Matthew, a Dark Type Trainer, Kate, a Fairy Type Trainer, and their mother, Natalie, a Dragon Type Specialist. I decided to only include the footage from Lincoln's battle with Natalie, but if you wish for me to show the other battles, then please inform me," the recording then cut to a news feed, where Lincoln was up against Natalie. Almost immediately, the Louds were in shock and awe at how massive Natalie's breasts were.
"How is she even able to keep standing like that?!" Luna exclaimed.
"Each one must weigh at least 80 pounds!" Luan added.
"Do all trainers in Kanto and the other regions grow up like that?" Lola questioned.
"I have to admit, I do feel a bit… inadequate seeing her in action like that," Rita commented, as the battle commenced. The footage showed Lincoln battling hard against Natalie's Dragonair, Aerodactyl, and Kingdra.
"I still can't believe that there are living dinosaur Pokemon!" Lana exclaimed.
"Wasn't there a movie franchise that shows why reviving dead dinosaurs was a bad idea?" Luan asked.
"I'm still amazed that seahorse is a Dragon Type," Lucy commented, as Lincoln was down to just his Clefairy, Star. The battle was really touch and go, but it turned around for him when Lincoln had Star use Metronome, which turned into Freeze Dry, which allowed Star to fire off Disarming Voice and totally defeat Kingdra.
"If I recall, Lincoln said that Metronome his Clefairy used turned into a move called 'Freeze Dry'," Lisa commented.
"So, what's it do?" Luan asked.
"Freeze Dry, according to him, is an Ice Type move that's super effective on Water Types. And Dragon Type Pokemon are already weak against Ice Types, so it was doubly effective," Lisa explained.
"I think that should do it for this Progress Report. I'll send over the next one once Lincoln has earned his sixth Badge. And if any of you have any questions, be sure to let me know," and with that, the recording cut out.
"Ok, so we got some more details on Lincoln's adventures," Rita commented.
"That Natalie woman was so smokin'!" Luna drooled slightly.
"I wonder if Leni and the others will be affected the same way from the food over there?" Lola commented.
"It's possible. Though it doesn't look like we were affected much from the food we ate at the festival," Luan replied, looking down at her body.
"Lincoln said his sixth gym battle would be in that Celadon City place, right?" Lana asked.
"Indeed. And if I recall from the Kanto Broadcast, that gym specializes in Grass Types," Lisa replied.
"When you say 'Grass Types' do you mean like that queenly Pokemon and the one with the flower on its back he sent over last time?" Lola asked.
"Precisely," Lisa replied.
"Well, in any case, it'll be a while before he calls again. He said he'd call as soon as he arrives in Celadon City," Rita pointed out.
"In the meantime, do any of us have any questions or anything to say to Professor Oak?" Lisa asked.
"I want to see the other two battles from Porta Vista!" Lana proclaimed.
"And we should explain things to him as to how we were all in Kanto for Lincoln's Maiden's Peak Gym Battle," Rita added.
"Very well. If any of the rest of you have anything to add, do so now," Lisa requested, as they began recording their messages to Professor Oak.