The story starts at the Loud House.
We find Lincoln and Delilah, looking at something rather intensely/awkwardly with Johnny walking over.
"Well," Lincoln spoke out, "what do you think?"
"It's nice." Delilah comments.
Johnny sees the object their looking at and cringes. It was a pink bike with streamers and a basket.
We jump into the headquarters which is the control center of Johnny Velazquest's mind.
The emotions stand by the console.
"Did Lincoln really just pick that pink bike with streamers and a basket? I mean, come on! You're basically shouting, 'I ride in style and I'm not afraid to be a little extra!' It's like the world's most vibrant way of saying, 'Life is short, let's ride into the sunset with flair!'" Joy said.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Is he serious? Like, are you a five-year-old trying to impress someone, or did you just stumble out of a cartoon? I mean, what fresh form of torture is this? That's a bold choice, my friend—like, 'I'm ready for a tea party with my imaginary friends!' I didn't know they had an adult version of 'I'm fabulous and slightly sad.' Please tell me this is a set by Luan!" Disgust said.
"Did he lose a bet, or is this some kind of mid-life crisis in full bloom?" Sadness asked.
"What are you trying to do, make me explode? Seriously, is this your twisted idea of a fashion statement? It's like you're saying, 'Look at me, I'm a grown-up with the taste of a toddler!' I mean, come on! They even make 'I give zero Fs' bikes for adults, and you chose... whatever this is? You better have a good reason for this, or I'm going to need some serious rage therapy!" Anger yelled.
"Are you trying to give me a heart attack Lincoln? I mean, I know we were all worried about the dangers of riding, but imagine the ridicule! Seriously, do you have a plan for avoiding all the judgment, or are we just riding next to him straight into embarrassment city?" Fear asked.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Did you really just pick a pink bike with streamers and a basket? I mean, what are you, five? Did you lose a bet or something? Because that's a bold fashion choice, my friend! I didn't know they made 'I ride in style' bikes for grown-ups!" Johnny comments.
The object that the two are referring to is a bicycle that they're all currently starring at. Lincoln sighed, "That's because I didn't really choose it. It's actually Lori's bike from when she was my age and she passed it down to me." he confessed.
The two now understood the backstory of the bicycle.
Lincoln then continued. "In my family, passing down bicycles is like a rite of passage. For example, Lynn's bike was originally Leni's who then passed it down to Luna who passed it down to Luan who then passed it down to Lynn. While under Luna's care, she customized to resemble a motorcycle with a sidecar. With Luan, she turned it into a unicycle. And then Lynn rebuilt it to handle sports like BMX racing."
The others listened very closely to Lincoln's story. "But bicycles aren't the only things to be passed down," The Loud boy shares, "Let me share with you the Loud family's hand-me-down greatest hits."
Flashback #1
Leni presented Luna with a crop-top shirt with a bedazzled L.L. on the front. While turquoise and pink weren't the rocker's favorite colors, she found a way to dye it have it be like an all Tye-die purple design.
Flashback #2
We find Luna presenting a slightly damaged guitar to Lincoln who looked at it and had a few ideas. Several weeks later, he fixed all the damages and then repainted it to be black and orange. And every now and then he remembers to take it out and practice on it because he wanted to impress his musical sister.
Flashback #3
Luan tried to find a good home for her first ventriloquist doll, Colonel Crackers. But surprisingly, Lynn found it a home. And she gave him a makeover and now he's her soccer team's mascot.
Flashback #4
Lynn presented Lucy with her very first basketball at first the little goth was wary of sports in general, but then she practiced in secret and found herself to not only be really good but also enjoying the game.
"And that's just the tip of the iceberg, but I think you all get the gist of it." Lincoln concluded.
"Well, it's nice that your sisters found ways to use their hand-me-downs." Delilah said.
Lincoln couldn't help but agree.
"Well, look at that! Lori really pulled out all the stops to score you a personalized plate, huh? What's next? A bedazzled toilet seat? Because I'm totally here for it!" Johnny said as he looks at a license plate with Lincoln's name on it and it was the only feature on the bike that that didn't look girlish.
"Which is why I called you you both here, I need some help customizing this bike. Lori said it was okay to since she understands it hasn't been used since she was younger." Lincoln said.
Just then, a small group of unruly boys posing as bikers rolled by.
"It's gonna take more than a paint job to make that joke look cool!" a rather portly boy yelled out.
"Yeah, that bike is so lame it...it..." Beat "...I got nothing." Flat Tire said.
Delilah couldn't help but glare. The portly boy was Papa Wheelie, and the other boys are Flat Tire and Rusty Spokes. These boys have a reputation of harassing kids who they deem to have "lame" and or "uncool" bikes.
But in reality, they're just a bunch of wannabe punks who like looking for trouble.
Delilah tried very hard to ignore the creeps by tuning them out, "So Love Bug ready to make your bike sick?" Delilah asked her boyfriend.
Lincoln nodded, "Oh, it'll be sick alright. Temperature of 102!"
"I know you can hear us loser!" Flat Tire called out mockingly.
"I bet he's gonna add a really girly design plate to match the bike." Rusty cackled.
Meanwhile, Delilah could feel her temper rising but tried to keep it checked.
But the same could not be said for Johnny.
Anger glared at the boys, "I wasn't a fan of these guys the second they rode up here, but now I hated them even more than ever!" Anger yelled and then pushed a lever.
Do to that, Johnny grabbed a banana cream pie from his person and then beamed Rusty in the face with it and he fell off his bike. "If you don't wanna be the next one in the 'whoopsie daisy' department, I suggest you skedaddle, stat! No one wants to become a piñata for fate, am I right?" Johnny threatened.
Papa Wheelie, Flat Tire and Rusty took his advice to heart and zoomed away as fast as they can.
"Idiots…" Delilah grumbled. Then she turned to Lincoln, "You can continue now."
"So." Lincoln spoke out, "Who wants to help me turn this bike into a Lincoln Loud classic?" Delilah and Johnny raised their hands with pride.
"Excellent." Lincoln said.
-Bike customizing montage-
We find the three in the garage turning it into a makeshift paint booth.
The first thing they did was gently remove the basket and streamers as they didn't want to rip anything. Afterwards, Lincoln had to decide what kind of paint scheme he wanted to go with. After doing some thinking, he decided to go with a black and orange scheme much like the guitar he repainted.
After deciding, Lincoln, Delilah and Johnny began to work on stripping the old paint so they can repaint it with ease.
It took a while for them to strip the old paint, but then they managed to do it and then they took the time to repaint in the correct spots. Lincoln was smiling throughout this part as he was seeing it all the way done.
-End of montage-
After sometime letting the clear coat set, the group marveled at their hard work.
They repainted the handlebars, fenders and the inside stuff in a nice burnt orange and they repainted the rest in a glossy black. "It's perfect." Lincoln said.
The Delilah and Johnny couldn't help but agree.
Just then, Lori walked by and she got a look at the bike. She whistled in admiration. "Say, you guys did a good job on the bike." She complements.
"Thanks Lori." Lincoln replied.
"I'm surprised that you kept the original seat." Lori said.
"I don't like that boys bikes have smaller seats and I like being comfortable." Lincoln explained.
The oldest sibling couldn't argue with that logic, "So what are the plans now?" Lori asks. "If I were you, I would take this out for a spin."
The gang thought it sounded like a great idea. Going out for a ride. Lincoln knew he had to test it out eventually.
"That sounds like a great idea." Delilah said, as if she was reading her boyfriend's thoughts.
So, it's settled then. The gang took off their makeshift paint clothing and went inside and washed their hands and then came back outside and jumped on all of their bikes and then rode off with smiles.
'Have fun Linky…' Lori thought to herself while smiling.
As the gang rode around the neighborhood, Lincoln was quite impressed with how the bike handled after being dormant for so many years. But it didn't really surprise him. As a child, Lori took care of her toys as she knew that she would eventually pass it down to her siblings and she tried to keep them in good condition as much as possible. It was a good philosophy to go by. Lincoln knows that he'll do the same with the younger sisters if the opportunity came.
"Last one to the park is a Principal Huggins!" Delilah shouts out.
With that incentive, the gang began to haul butt and try to outrun each other.
Time skip
-Ketchum Park-
Delilah was the first to arrive, Lincoln came after her and Johnny was the last to arrive.
"Oh, man, we're Principal Huggins now. Being a principal must feel like a never-ending rollercoaster of chaos and disappointment, like trying to juggle flaming swords while blindfolded. Just imagine: every morning is a fresh episode of 'Why Me?' Where the kids are plotting their next prank, the teachers are at their wit's end, and I'm just over here contemplating the sweet release of vacation days." Sadness said.
"Ugh, being Principal Huggins is like trying to make a deluxe burger with soggy lettuce—totally sucks, right? I mean, come on! Who thought it would be a good idea to put me in charge of a bunch of tiny humans?! It's like herding caffeinated cats in a laser tag arena. Just saying, I'd need my own Iron Man suit just to survive the chaos... or at least a full-on mariachi band to liven things up!" Johnny complained.
The others couldn't help but agree.
"For someone to have that be his last name, his personality seems like the total opposite." Lincoln said.
"So what should we do now?" Delilah asks.
Just then, they heard the sound of an ice cream cart rolling by. The boys looked to the white haired lass. "My treat." she says, "But you have to beat me to the cart first!" then she zooms away.
Unfortunately, they didn't managed to beat Delilah but she still bought ice cream for everyone as to show of being a good sport. She got peanut butter for Johnny, mint chocolate chip for Lincoln and chocolate and vanilla swirl for herself. Meanwhile from a distance, we see the wannabe bikers watching them intensely.
"Yeah...think we can ask him to join our crew?" Rusty Spokes, "He can be our new leader."
"Hey! I thought I was your leader!" Papa Wheelie yelled.
"Sorry, Papa Wheelie. You're out." Rusty Spokes said then he peddled to where Lincoln and co. are.
Papa Wheelie gives a frustrated, "Hmm!" Before he follows Rusty and Flat Tire joins.
Delilah was the first to look up and then sported a very annoyed expression.
Rusty on the other hand, held his arms in a surrender type fashion, "I couldn't help but notice what he did to his bike and I wanted to see for myself." he explains.
Papa Wheelie and Flat Tire roll up next to him.
"They come in peace too." Rusty Spokes said.
Johnny pointed to Lincoln, "Hey, hey, you know that guy? The one who's always caught in a whirlwind of chaos and sibling drama? Yeah, that's right—his name's Lincoln Loud! The kid's got more sisters than I have food recipes, and trust me, I have a lot. So if you ever find yourself knee-deep in wild family antics, just remember: it's Lincoln Loud, the kid who's got more heart than a taco truck at noon!"
Delilah looked over to Lincoln to see what his thoughts were.
"Ok. Feast your eyes." Lincoln said as he gave him a view of his bike, "Looks nice wouldn't you say?" He added.
"Whoa-ho-ho! That bike really is sick!" Rusty Spokes yelled, "I'm Rusty Spokes, this Flat Tire and that's Papa Wheelie. What's your handle gonna be?"
Delilah looked confused, "His handle?"
"Yeah in light of seeing this transformation we would like to extend an invitation to our crew and make Lincoln our new leader." Rusty Spokes said.
Delilah was in disbelief. This was the guy who was making fun of their friend just a few short hours ago, but now he comes in all buddy-buddy. Personally, she hope that Lincoln wouldn't fall for this.
Joy rubbed her chin, "I got a idea!" She ran to grab a idea bulb, "Chain Linc! Doesn't that just pop like a confetti cannon at a birthday party? It's like a superhero sidekick with an edge, all sassy and sparkly! It's part nickname, part epicness, and a dash of 'let's take on the world!'"
Johnny snapped his fingers, "Oh, I got it—Chain Linc! It's got a ring to it, doesn't it? Just like a superhero sidekick, but cooler. What do you think, Lincoln? One part nickname, two parts awesomeness. Let's roll with it!"
"Sick..." Rusty Spokes and Flat Tire said.
"Well…" Lincoln began, "I have to say no." They were silently relieved.
Johnny was gonna say something, but Delilah stopped him.
The snow haired middle Loud child wasn't finished. "You're unbelievable you know that? You come here all chummy like you and your goons didn't act like total creeps earlier today. In short, you can take your offer and stick it where the sun doesn't shine because I know who my friends are and you are not my friend!"
With that, Lincoln turned away from the wannabe bikers and rode away with Delilah and the others following behind. Meanwhile, Flat Tire and Rusty started at them slightly shocked.
"We gonna just let that Loud punk get away?!" Flat Tire yelled.
"Yeah, yeah I am" Papa Wheelie muttered, "The kid has moxie. I can respect that." Then the leader just took off in the other direction. Both Flat Tire and Rusty were flabbergasted at their leader's reaction.
But not wanting to ruffle feathers, the two rode off to catch up to Papa Wheelie.
Time skip
-The Loud House-
Lincoln and co. rolled back to the latter's house after riding around town.
"Well, it's safe to say that the bike's durable." Lincoln said.
"And it's also safe to say that it's rider can give bullies a serious run for their money. I mean, standing up to them? It's like a bull in a china shop, but way cooler—more sass, less porcelain!" Johnny said.
Lincoln tried to hide his blushing cheeks but ultimately failed.
"Seriously though, you handled those guys with class then I ever could." Delilah said, "It was nice seeing you standing up to them after they were being donut holes earlier."
"Aw guys…" Lincoln groaned.
Just then, Lynn pops seemingly out of nowhere while riding her bike while shouting in glee.
"MAN THAT WAS AWESOME!" Lynn yelled, but quickly calmed down as she noticed that she wasn't alone, "Hehehe, sorry." She quietly apologized.
"I take it you won the stunt bike competition you and Luis entered?" Lincoln asked.
"Correct little brother." Lynn answered. Then she noticed the custom bike, "Say, that's a pretty slick job you did to Lori's old bike. Remind me to call you if I want to modify my bike anytime soon." Lynn said.
"It was a joint effort." Lincoln confessed, "I couldn't have done it without these guys."
Lynn whistled in admiration. "You guys should open up a workshop. I know some people who would pay good money for a custom paint job." With that, the athletic sister put her bike away nice and safe and then ran to the door that led to the kitchen and Lincoln presumably thought she would grab a victory Gatorade.
"You know Lynn might have a point." Delilah said.
"Hey, wouldn't it be totally epic to get paid to tweak bikes? I mean, it's like giving them a superhero makeover! At least until I get my food truck off the ground — I'm calling it 'Eat My Junk,' because who doesn't love a cheeky meal on wheels? It's all about the hustle, baby!" Johnny said.
Just then Delilah and Johnny's phones began vibrating. They both received messages from their parents asking them to come home for dinner soon they were gonna go to Pizza Hut.
"Okay, hold on a second! I can't believe I forgot we're going to Pizza Hut tonight! Seriously?! I mean, this is not just any pizza night; it's a full-on buffet extravaganza! If they don't have the good stuff ready, I might just explode like a taco truck in a fireworks factory! I'm ready to unleash my inner pizza warrior, and if there's even one soggy slice, you better believe I'm about to cause some serious trouble! Let's get this pizza party started—before I get really, REALLY angry!" Anger said.
"Sigh. I was really hoping to enjoy the buffet, but what if the pizza doesn't live up to the memories? I mean, what if I get there and it's just... sad? But hey, even if it's just a bunch of mediocre slices, at least I can still have a cheese bread on standby, right?" Sadness said.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! We're hitting up Pizza Hut tonight! I mean, come on! Their buffet is like a party for my taste buds! It's going to be a cheese-filled adventure, and I'll be diving into those slices like dog into a stake! It's going to be such a cheerful treat! I'm ready to eat like there's no tomorrow! Wa-hoo!" Joy said.
"Ugh, I can't believe we're going to Pizza Hut! I mean, hello, their buffet is like a pizza runway, and I'm ready to strut my stuff! But seriously, if I see any soggy slices or toppings that look sketchy, I'm out! It's going to be a delicious mission, and I will definitely not be caught dead with anything that doesn't scream fabulous. Let's make this pizza night one for the books—let's just hope the cheese pulls are on point, or oh my gosh, I might need my trusty emergency pizza to help through the disappointment! Ugh!" Disgust said.
"I'm freaking out here! What if it's super crowded? What if they run out of my favorite stuff? What if they run out of pizza? I'm really worried now… I don't want to miss out on anything! What if the buffet is a total nightmare? I mean, this isn't Mission: Impossible, but what if it feels like it? I can't handle the pressure! Let's gear up and hope we survive the pizza madness—because I'm not ready to face the horror of a meatless slice! Yikes! This could turn into a disaster!" Fear panicked.
"Whoa, hold the chili dogs! Did I just forget that we're hitting up Pizza Hut tonight? I mean, seriously, their buffet is like a superhero's feast! It's time to unleash the pizza power! Let's go save some delicious slices!" Johnny yelled.
Lincoln bid his friends goodbye as they ran away across the street to their home.
Lincoln then turned to see Lana playing in the mud, 'I'm gonna take of my bike so I can pass it down to one of my younger sisters. I bet Lana will really appreciate it when she gets older.'
After finishing his thought, Lincoln ran up to Lana to get them inside and washed up for dinner as well.
Tonight was his dad's Lynn-sagna in honor of Lynn's win.
The End