Prologue 1 : A trip for the Louds

Hey, Superdimentio77 here. So... here I am. I'm doing this. I know this is a kind of UT Crossover that has been done to death, but the idea just popped up when I compared the personalities of the UT main characters with the LH main characters. So I said to myself, why the heck not ?

This will be one long Fanfic. I thus must ask for your patience between chapters, as I may have the events down, but instead of the usual one inserted character lines of this type of fic, I'll have to think up dialogues for 11 heroes. Well, 10 and a half, Lily won't be too much of a problem if you know what I mean. I plan to have a character moment/arc for each of the siblings, so that'll be fun. I also want this fic to be humourous, to hold on with the Undertale universe, but with enough feels as well.

Finally, hope you'll enjoy, and wish me good luck. Here we go.

I do not own Undertale (Property of Toby Fox), nor the Loud House (Property of Nickelodeon and Chris Savino).

1216 Franklin Avenue. In the little town of Royal Woods, Michigan, this particular place was well known, especially by the neighbouring houses. It had begun eight years ago when Rita and Lynn Sr. Loud came to their new home, accompanied with their five daughters, one toddler of a son, and already a seventh bun in the oven.

The children had already been living up to their name back in the days, and yet more kept coming. Seven, then twins that made nine, then ten, and finally eleven. You wanted a calm friday night ? You came to the wrong neighbourhood buddy, as it wasn't that unusual to see a soccer ball fly off through a window, hear a demented guitar solo, or simply feel the mini earthquake of an experimental explosion that could blow off the house's roof. Litteraly !

The Loud Children had made their mark on the city, whether it was a positive one (Captain of many young sport teams, youngest person to get a PhD...) or a negative one (Banned from half the swimming pools of the state of Michigan, on every black list of the town's supermarkets and chocolatiers...).

Bottom line, they were a lively bunch. And on this fine Saturday afternoon, as Summer Vacation was flying by, they would become even more restless.

In the living room of the infamous house, rested every one of the ten daughters, each one ongoing their own activities.

First, texting on her cellphone to the man of her dreams, was Lori, aka the Prime Loud Child. Well not really, but she did like how it sounded. Lori was what you could describe at first as bossy, especially among her many younger siblings. But her bluntness with her brethren was a necessary evil if it could avoid the household to turn into a pile of smoldering rubble every time her parents went out for date night. And just because cynism was her default mood mode, and texting 'Bobby boo-boo-bear' was her main activity, it didn't mean that she couldn't enjoy some time with her siblings, whether with a board game, watching Dream Boat together, or simply hanging out just because. Mean she could be, but she had a very soft spot once you got to know her. Just avoid invading her privacy, especially her phone. Because that girl will turn you into a Human Pretzel, or possibly worse.

Next, painting her only big sis' toenails, was Leni. The 16 year-old girl wasn't what you could call the smartest tool in the shed. One could doubt she'd even find her way to say shed. Her passion about her appearance, her dim-witted focus, and her utter incapacity of understanding second degree had rewarded her with the unpleasant nickname of "Dumb Blonde" amongst some of her school comrades. But for those who knew, Leni wasn't as much dumb than she was extremely naïve. If you wanted a message to quickly get across her, get ready to speak 'Leni', which was this close to become its own language. She was also an extreme arachnophobe, the tiniest spider capable of sending her into a frenzied panic. But what Leni lacked in brain, she made up in heart. Leni had an innocence that the siblings couldn't help but want to protect, even if it annoyed them sometimes. She also gave great hugs, and had a fantastic talent when it came to arts, crafts, and fashion.

Next on the list, and mastering another kind of art, was Luna, according her trusty purple axe. Luna had two principal mood sets. Chill and easygoing, or passionately rocking ! Before the age of twelve, she actually was rather quiet. Sure she was nice, but she'd always kept to herself, not attracting many friends. Then one day, her father had offered her a ticket to a concert that had turned her entire life upside-down, but in the good way. Gone was the quiet little girl, Luna Loud had been reborn that day, all the way into blasting rock music and cranking it up to eleven ! One goal was set under her dark brown hair : To go down like the eternal legend that was Mick Swagger, her idol. As said, don't expect a moment of calm when Luna was 'in the mood'. Walk too close, and you even might get blasted away by her powerful amp soundwaves. But if you needed some reassuring advice, the purple punk was a good listener, and a pretty nice talker too.

Speaking of talker, testing her comedic material while playing patty cake, was Luan. She was the jokester, the comedian of the Loud House, although apart from her dad, her family had grown very tired of her jokes. She could come through once in a while, but her constant wordplays were usually met with groans, eye rolls, or even a whack behind the head. Luan was optimistic, always looking out for a good laugh. But she was no fool (*Rimshot*), she already knew that cracking one-liners in the shower wouldn't get her anywhere. As such, she had started her own business of Birthday Parties Animations, Funny Business Inc., helping her understand the different types of audiences, even making a very good friend in the process. She also had her own comedic website, Luan Out Loud, which had a pretty decent number of followers. All in all, Luan was a rather sweet girl, always trying to bring a smile somewhere. Word of advice though, avoid all contact with her during April Fools Day. We're talking life or death matter here.

Bouncing a football around was the following girl on the list, Lynn Jr. The 13 year-old tomboy had made her name as an extrodinary athlete here in Royal Woods, heck in all of Michigan. Soccer, american football, baseball, softball, tennis, swimming, basketball, judo, karate, catch, marathon, badminton, hockey, you name it, this girl was in all of them. Except maybe golf and croquet, but that's just because she hadn't made it 'Lynn-style' yet. Lynn always needed something to keep herself active, and always tried to make mundane activities or chores into a sport of some sort. She could get rough, even being a bit of a bully sometimes, but she didn't hurt someone just for the pleasure of seeing them squirm. It was always for exercise or to toughen up her siblings, may they be older or younger. And if you were a bully going for her siblings, you'd better reserve that appointement to the dentist real fast.

Then came Lynn's roommate, Lucy. She... wait, where was Lucy ? Could have sworn she was there just a minute ago- GAH ! Oh there she was, reading her new book of dark and tortured poems, sighing in gloomy prosperity ever so often. As you could probably guess, Lucy was pure Spookums material. With pitch black hair, pale skin and monochrome clothes, Lucy had the pessimism to Luan's optimism. So young, and already she had grasped the concept of the 'Eternal Oblivion we are all slowly and hopelessly drifting towards to'; her words, not mine. She had the ability to creep out all her siblings, especially with her bouts of teleportation (And don't you dare tell me she is just fast and discreet, we all know it doesn't work like that). Every bit of her somber views, she poured them into her poems. And though dark and depressing they were, there certainly was immense talent for a mere 8 year-old girl. But Lucy wasn't really devoid of emotions, you'd just have to do something pretty intense to make her crack a smile. She still joined in her siblings' fun, and loved them all the same. She also had an appreciation for mystical creatures of the night, and a knack for the mystic arts in general.

Up next was the pair of 6 year-old twins. First came Lana, who reeked of a tomboy attitude close to Lynn's, but in another context. Exercise was what drove the brown-haired teen forward, while it was the filth itself that made Lana's life. Rainy days were like mini-Christmases for the girl, as it allowed for puddles and puddles of fresh mud she'd roll into with delight. Few things could be considered too gross for Lana. She had also made herself the little handygirl of the Loud House, having already worked her way through many sets of plumbery, car enginges, electricity wires, and ventilation systems. Animals were also her forte. In addition to the four family pets – Charles the Dog, Cliff the Cat, Walt the Bird, and Geo the Hamster – Lana had many more in her room, including toads, snakes, pigs, and even chimps. She even had a bit of an animalistic side herself, as she looked busy scratching her ear with her foot at the moment, before resuming chasing Charles around. She otherwise just wanted to have fun, without a care in the world.

Then, five minutes younger, was the other twin, Lola. She was Lana's carbon copy, yet exact opposite in attitude, which commonly rose a lot of fighting between the two. Where the little dirt monkey didn't give one do-do about her appearance, Lola had made it the focus of her life, becoming the pinnacle of what is a 'girly girl'. Her everyday outfit was a pink gown, completed with pink heels, pink gloves, and a shiny tiara resting atop her head. She was extremely narcissistic, if the fact she presently had her eyes lost in her own reflection was any indication, and she was a true pageant queen, swiping the prizes one after the other. But don't let her 'cute little princess' act fool you. Lola was smart, cunning, and above all, devious. She could throw tantrums that scared even her oldest sisters, and her anger fuse was even shorter than Lori's. She wasn't without a heart though, and had even mellowed out a bit after a certain Tattletale incident. She laughed just as much as she whined, though the latter was much louder and dangerous. Ah, youth these days...

Speaking of youth, scribbling down advanced trigonometry notes, was another wonder of the Loud family, Lisa. The very young lisped genius had obtained her 6th PhD and 4th Junior Nobel Prize just last week, accumulating to her already large award collection at only 4 years of her life ! She was through with all her classes, from Elementary to College, and casually donned university classes and lectures. With her extended vocabulary and very blasé tone, Lisa could come as indifferent, stoic, cold even. The little genius described this lack of emotions as "not having the time for such tomfoolery, when she could be using those precious seconds to draw new paths for science to advance, and for humanity to evolve as a whole." Heh, she might have gotten herself a lot of awards, but she had none for honesty. Truth be told, she enjoyed a dip in the pool, chicken nuggets, and food fights as much as any other kid. She wasn't ashamed to sometimes partake into her siblings' activities, and have fun right along with them. She also made her fair share of ruckus through her mad scientist's side, with her experiments' 'hindrances', as she called it.

And finally, right at the bottom of the Loud sisters' age order, was little Lily, busy playing with Luan while blowing raspberries at her jokes. Lily was a rather joyous baby, her scarce dialogue limited to her siblings' names, Mama, Dada, and of course "Poo-poo", which often was her alert call for the very stinky diapers she could produce. The fact that she was permanently close to Lisa's chemicals might be an explanation for this toxicity. Lily cried, sucked her thumb, and enjoyed lap rodeos like any baby would. But she had other characteristics, like her utter dislike of keeping clothes on, preferring being only clad in a diaper. Sometimes she would even take the diaper off, and run o'naturelle around the house. Lily was also very aware for a baby. Again, might have something to do with sharing the room of the residing genius. She could cry on demand, whoop people's butts on video games, and so much more. She didn't have any special trait like her sisters yet, but she didn't worry about it. She was content of just living with her big family, one diaper at a time.

But enough with all those tedious introductions, let's dive in and see what our protagonists are up to.

"We can be heroes, just for one day..." hummed Luna, skilfully running her fingers through her guitar's cords.

Lori's phone pinged. "Aww, Bobby just sent me a photo of a hedge he shaped into a heart. He's such an artist." Lori sighed dreamily. "And to think we'll be together for six months in only three weeks."

Leni gasped in joy. "Like, that kind of stuff is like getting married ! I'll make you the totes perfectest dress."

"Say Lily, what do you call a tree finding the best of deals ? The oak-asion of a leaf time ! Hehe, get it ?" chortled Luan, proud of her pun. Lily wasn't impressed, as she chucked one of her cubes at her sister, who winced as she received it in the face. "Ow, you got me square in the eye. You really are in shape today, hahahaha !"

"Hey Lisa, are you nailing that project you've talked me about ? I can't wait to play that amazing sport !" whooped Lynn excitedly, mimicking a touchdown.

This made Lisa put her notes aside and roll her eyes conscendingly. "Dear sister of mine, I thought I made clear that until I am in full possession of those blueprints from my fellow mail and idea exchangers, I'd put a pin on it. Which means that as for now, the answer is nada."

"But I wanna play Football X-7 now !"

"I'm afraid the loud sound of me not giving a dang about it makes me unfortunately unable of hearing and accomplishing your request." concluded Lisa as she went back to her notes, leaving a brooding Lynn to mumble something about using a megaphone so that then she would hear her.

Lana was at her 12th lap around the couch, gaining on her black and white target. The only problem was that in doing so, she was producing some dust, which seemed to flutter in her twin's direction. This didn't please the young pageant queen at all. "Lana ! Stop your stupid game, you're getting your dirt all over my dress !" complained Lola.

Lana stopped her course, allowing Charles to disappear in direction of the kitchen. She returned her bickering partner's glare with an uncaring shrug. "What's a little dirt gonna do to ya ? You put some on your face everyday." she retorted.

"It's called rouge, not dirt, you ignorant peasant !" said Lola, beginning to see red at her precious make-up being insulted.

"Our need for appearances is a mere chimera." quipped Lucy, making the duo jump in fright. "We'll eventually all fade into the dark and cold oblivion, our carcasses slowly eaten away, and our futile time here forgotten as we are followed by the ones who loved us. Sigh, I wish we could all be there now."

Rather than being creeped out, Lola simply frowned at her spooky sister, then attacked her with a wave of pink glitter, prompting Lucy to hiss away like a witch's black cat.

But while all of this was going on, Rita and Lynn Sr., matriarch and patriarch of the Loud House, seemed to be busy with the phone. And from what their faces – that we could actually see – expressed, it seemed those were good news. They excitedly put the phone down, and made their way into the living room.

Arriving there, Mr. Loud gave a sharp whistle, successfully catching the attention of his daughters. "Girls, we have some good news for you."

Thus, the theories began to pop up.

"Pop-pop is coming over ?"

"You are buying us more clothes ?"

"We are going to see a match ?"

"You've FINALLY called a repairman ?"

"No, no, no, and why would we ever need a repairman for, when you have this guy to do it for free ?" boasted their father. As if on cue, the curtain pole behind the T.V. fell down, pulling part of the wallpaper with it, as well as the window's handle. All the girls, including the mother, gave him a deadpan look, which he answered with a sheepish smile. "I'll, uh, I'll fix that later."

Rita shook her head, and turned back to her children. "No, it's about your brother. You all remember what he was set to do today ?"

Some looked lost, but Lori nodded. "He went to his little video game championship with Clyde and Ronnie Anne, right ?" resumed the eldest sister.

This struck the gears of Lynn's memory. "Oh yeah, he's been raving about that national tournament all week. Swords and Cyborgs this, Swords and Cyborgs that. He even boasted that his team could make it to the semi-finals. It was pretty cool to see him all riled up like that, even if it was for something as lame as video games."

Mom and Dad's faces gained a knowing grin. "Well, talking of semi-finals..." said Lynn Sr.

"Huh, so he made it that far ? Neat for him." complimented Lana, to which the others nodded.

The adults' grin gained a little more edge. "Not just the semi, honey."

This prompted a little 'Oooh' of praise to rise among the sisters. "Woah, straight to the finals ? Impressive work, bro." grinned Luna.

"I concur in that statement." said Lisa with a nod.

The two parents were positively beaming by now, as the husband chuckled jovially. "Girls, your brother didn't just make it to the finals. He won them !"

Cheerful gasps and excited murmurs were now buzzing all over the Loud Sisters. "Alright, Lincoln !" exclaimed Lynn.

"This is so great ! Looks like our bro screened off the whole competition !" cracked Luan. She was not even reprimanded for that pun.

"Well what do you know ? The twerp's finally pulled through." said Lori. She didn't outright show it, but she felt proud for Lincoln. If there was anything the sisters had learned from the Video Contest incident, it's that Lincoln yearned for the recognition his sisters had been obtaining with their special talents.

The only trophy he ever had to show for himself was the one they had created for him, and for some reason, that had seemed to content him. Or so he said.

"Ooh, ooh !" mouthed Leni, bouncing on her seat and rising her hand like a little kid wanting to be picked. Rita chuckled at her ditzy daughter, and pointed her, 'allowing' her to speak. "Well, if Linky won, doesn't he, like, get something ? Like the shiny scarf I got from my last fashion show ?"

Being in a house with two parents, eleven children, and four pets, meant that all had to tighten the belt to go on. As such, the prospect of winnings made a rather unsettling glint appear in the Loud Sisters' eyes. Even Lucy's. I think ?

The gold digger of the family rubbed her hands together. "Why, that is a very good question, Leni." praised Lola with a low chuckle.

"Really ? You too ask yourself why the sky never tries on purple for a change ? Or sea foam green ?" said Leni earnestly. The others slapped their foreheads, they had lost her again.

"So, did he get anything good ?" asked Luna, wanting to get to the point.

"Indeed he did." confirmed her mother, much to the youngsters' delight. "In addition of a brand new video game, and many autographs, your brother has won two prizes that will benefit all of us. The first being 15.000$, that he's accepted to share between all of us."

A roar of joy shook the foundations of the Loud House, as the sisters went onto many happy jigs, some of them even resorting to their dreaded 'Victory dance'. For a good minute, it was a mix of boogying around and predictions for what they'd do with all that sweet cash.

"Finally, I can obtain that Butternut coffin I've been dreaming about. All of the interior adorned with the passionately empty eyes of my sweet Edwin. Perhaps he'll jump out of the picture in the night, and seal my destiny with a long bite in the neck." sighed Lucy, with an unsettling shrudder of bliss.

"Okay, no more vampire novels after 23:00 for you, princess spooks." said Lynn sternly.

"Sigh..."

"The addition of argentum would certainly elevate my work to brand new levels." lisped Lisa as she adjusted her glasses.

"Poo-poo !" chirped Lily, pointing at a huge set of toys in a magazine. So many cubes. So many colours. Infinite possibilities !

"I'm litteraly getting the new Grape smartphone ! It has fifty more emojis, and the cutest sliding effect !" ranted Lori.

"Yeah, mommy's finally gettin' her bleedin' new amps ! Packed with real stadium resonance, baby !" raved Luna, pouring her excitement into wild guitar riffs that would make a certain Rock God with a top hat nod in respect.

"Four words. Princess. Ultra. Deluxe. SET !" squealed Lola in girly excitement.

"Time for the next step. I'm getting an alligator, straight from the Bayou !" fantasized Lana, already imagining herself riding the mighty beast to go to school, and feeding him juicy steaks through the toilet.

"That bite might be more than you can chew." reasoned the puntastic Luan. Though all it got her was a whack from Lana's red cap.

"Wow, like, I can't wait to go to the mall, and get that new Louis Pignon purse." dreamed Leni. She gasped. "Maybe I can buy the whole store ! 'Leni Pignon', I like that name. It's almost like mine !"

The girls were out of control, howling their future posessions excitedly. For some, it would have looked like the picture of modern madness. For the two Loud parents however, it was a fairly heartwarming sight of their daughters bathing in happiness.

Rita brought the girls back to Earth with a clap of her hands. "Yes, we're all very excited by this."

"You can say that again. Papa's getting some new golf clubs, heh heh !" cheered Lynn Sr. like the kid at heart that he was.

"Of course there'll be a new ring for Mommy as well." chuckle-whispered Rita, before shaking her head back to focus. "And the second thing will make this Summer Break even more exciting. Pack your things and clear your agenda girls, we are going on a trip !"

The ten girls gasped in excitement once again. "Really ?!" they said in unison.

"Really. Your brother gained a two-week trip, all expenses covered, to the destination of his choice, and we are to go in three days."

"Ooh, let's go to Manhattan ! They say everything is big there, so imagine the malls ! Though maybe they sell giant clothes as well. Hmm..."

"No, let's go the Grand Canyon ! The biggest pit of dirt of the entire country. They say that once you roll in it, it never comes off."

"Transylvania. For obvious reasons."

"Chicago ! Gotta see what those Cubs are truly made of !"

"Cleveland, Ohio ! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is only waiting for one Luna Loud to visit !"

Ideas whized through the room, until they noticed that their parents' smile seemed a little strained. Lori raised a tempting eyebrow, and crossed her arms. "Mom, Dad ? Is there something you two aren't telling us ?"

Lynn Sr. took a breather, and released it in a calm sigh. "There's one little snag. When Lincoln was there, he had to give an immediate answer as to where to go, it had to be his choice. So, he... already chose where we are going."

All the girls let out a collective groan of disappointement. Though Lily immediately contented herself with a foot in her mouth.

Lola then asked the one-million question. "Okay, then where is he taking us ?"

Coming up Franklin Avenue, was a young lad in very high spirits. A couple of minutes ago, he had parted ways with his best friend, as well as his girlfriend, both of whom he had shared an incredible victory today. The boy was currently whistling a reprise of "Steamboat Willie".

You know him, you love him, you even shipped him, the one and only Lincoln Loud. On the outside, Lincoln was like any other pre-teen of his age, apart from his snow white scalp, which he had inherited from his grandfather. But on the inside, he had experience few could boast about. Being the absolute middle child of a family of eleven came with its strange perks and blunders, especially when you were the only boy amongst ten lively sisters. He even sticked out as the odd one for that sole reason, despite being the most placated one of this Loud family. Still, Lincoln was known to be the 'Man with a Plan' of the Loud House, trying to intervene and resolve his family's conflicts or issues, sometimes out of personnal interest, and other times just out of sheer sibling love. His main non-sister interests were of course video games and reading comics in his undies, something his sisters had learned to put up with. As said before, Lincoln had no particuliar talent, but that didn't mean he couldn't accomplish anything with his own two hands. Poetry with Lucy, comedy routines with Luan, lab assistance to Lisa, and so much more had made Lincoln a very diversified boy when it came to things he could do. Though his everyday life could be resumed as one huge chaotic mess, he learned from it every day, and certainly wouldn't trade it for the world.

Still whistling and with a plaque set under his arm, Lincoln found himself in front of his household. He then noticed that he wasn't alone anymore, as he turned to the camera.

"Hey guys. You'll never guess why today is the greatest day ever !" exclaimed Lincoln. An instant later, his smile fell into confusion. "Wait, you already know ?" The camera nodded. "Oh. Well, less things to explain then. Seriously though, I can't believe we really did it. I finally won something on my very own. What ? No, those aren't tears, it's... liquid pride."

Lincoln immediately chuckled good-naturedly. "Okay, so maybe I'm a little emotive about it. But I'm just so happy ! And best of all, I even got a trip to a place I've been wanting to visit since I saw my first episode of AARGH!, and with my whole family nontheless ! I mean, I don't wanna toot my own horn, but I'm pretty confident when I say my sisters must be pretty happy with me at the moment."

With his chest puffed with pride, Lincoln opened the front door, expecting his sisters cheering and congraluting him with the happy smiles he loved to see on their faces.

And he found them alright. Only none of them were smiling.

They weren't outright glaring at him with venom-filled eyes, but they weren't any joyous either. To be more precise, they all held a look that was close to Lisa's normal neutral one.

Lincoln felt his heart drop for a second. Had he done something wrong ? Lincoln's brain buzzed in effort, trying to find what could be making his sisters frown so. 'Did I let the toilet seat up ? Was it my turn to dust the fireplace ? *Gasp* Did they finally figure out who used all the hot water last tuesday ?!'

Lincoln began to feel sweat trickle at all his worrying questions as the sisters kept staring at him in silence. Unable to contain himself anymore, he decided to break the ice. "Uh, hey guys. Happy to see me ?" he attempted, giving away a tight smile. Seeing them still staring, Lincoln's grin fell into a sigh. "Alright, what did I do wrong this time ?"

The girls' silence was broken as Lori finally spoke, her voice even and calm. "We are going to talk about it. But first, I think I speak for everyone when I say that you can be really proud, little bro." she concluded with a big smile.

The others broke into grins and cheers, and encircled their brother to congratulate him. Lincoln smiled as he was given fist bumps, hugs, and hair ruffles by his many sisters. He could feel his heart flutter at receiving all this praise, which for once didn't result from one of his mistakes.

"Hey Links, where is your trophy ? It can't just be that one tiny plaque, right ?" asked Lana.

Lincoln's face gained a tint of red and a sheepish smile. "Well, the trophy was kinda too big to fit in the case. Therefore... I gave it to Ronnie Anne to keep." Lincoln said, rubbing his right cheek where the faded imprint of a kiss could still be seen.

All the Loud sisters melted and awwed at the cuteness of their brother's action, happy to know that the Ronnincoln ship was still smoothly sailing. This prompted another round of affection displays for the lucky boy.

"Well, you know what you've got to do now." said Lynn with a knowing grin, patting her brother's shoulder.

Lincoln nodded, and went to the Trophy Case. Batting the spider webs in the back of his section, he carefully put his 'Emperor Archmage-atron 2017' inside, just so his Most Improved Brother trophy wouldn't hide its title without being pushed aside. The white-haired boy smiled at his reflection as he closed the case, and returned to his sisters' side.

"Now, let's talk about that other thing. The trip." said Lori, losing her smile as she put her hands on her hips. The others imitated her.

Lincoln was slightly confused. "You guys had other plans, or something ?"

"Well, while I am going to miss out on some very important Bobby time, when we are going is not the issue. Where we are going, now that's a problem."

Sour murmurs began to ring out, though none of them felt heated enough to start a fight on the spot. Lincoln shrunk away a little. "W-What's wrong with what I picked ?" he dared to ask.

"Well first off, you didn't even consult us ! You just decided on a whim, not even thinking about what we could say about it !" argued Luan.

"Yeah, not cool Lincoln !" added Lana and Lola in unison.

"I feel betrayed, brother." whispered Lucy in her bro's ear as she put a creeping hand on his shoulder. "I do not take betrayal very well."

Lincoln felt his blood freeze at his little creppy sister's threat. But it warmed up as he remembered something. "Wait a minute, I did try to consult you ! Two hours ago, I tried calling the house to see if you had another preference, because I figured that at least one of you would be there to relay the message, but no one picked up. Where were you all ?"

The sisters tensed and looked at eachother. "Uuuh..."

Lori Loud rubbed her temples at the sight befalling before her. She was trying very hard not to turn her little braniac of a sister into the human replicate of an atom. In fact, Luna being right next to her and soothing her with gentle pats on the back was the only thing keeping her from lashing out.

"So... run this by me again. You made chocolate chip cookies, and inserted one of your new concoctions inside them. Then you let it on your table, you went downstairs for a 'cylinder of H2O', and when you came back, the cookies were gone."

"Most affirmative." affirmed Lisa like nothing was wrong. "I'll admit, I should have taken in the factor of our sisters being insensitive gluttons, and should have closed my wooden protection panel (her door) as to avoid such a conundrum."

"Right, right. But tell me, o dear smarty pants, what exactly were you going to do with those chocolate chip cookies ?" stressed Lori between her teeth.

Lisa was silent for a moment, before shamefully admitting, "Handing them to you and the others to see the thorough effects. Though now I can safely tell that the cloning of our resident feline's DNA and its incorporation by oral injection can have the effects I was looking for. It is a great day for science."

"But it might not be a good one for your lifespan." hissed Lori, her rageful pulses mellowing under Luna's gentle shoulder massage. "I know Lincoln once said that we can behave like animals, but this is literally ridiculous."

Luan would have been proud of this pun, but she was far from being into her right mind at the moment. And so were the others.

Indeed, the living room had been transformed into a playground for a group of different home cats, their previous identities only being recognizable by their haircuts still residing between their pointy ears. Leni was grooming her long white tail, making sure its utter fluffiness stayed totes adorable. Luan was busy batting her own whoopie cushion, and Lynn was toppling things upside down, left and right, as she relentlessly pursued a flying grain of dust.

Lucy rested on the armchair, glancing at the near window, and giving through her bangs a deep, focused, judging, soul-piercing stare at whomever would pass before her reflecting orbs of supreme contempt... like most cats do, really. Lola and Lana were predictably engaged into a litteral catfight, hissing and clawing at eachother, and little kitty Lily was safely taking a nap on the couch.

And then there was Cliff the cat himself, who was moodily packing up his bowls in a suitcase, putting on a fedora, and ready to go by the front door, with Charles, Walt and Geo trying to stop him.

"Man, am I glad I went down for that pudding cup, or there would be one more Cool Cat to be accounted for." said Luna, as she dodged the zooming form of mini-cheetah Lynn.

Lori sighed once more, in pure aggravation this time, and turned to Lisa. "The parents will be back in an hour-and-a-half. You are litteraly going to have to hurry up."

Lisa sorted an abacus, and began to do the math. "Well, accounting the additional notes to make, bathroom breaks and so on, an adequate antidote should be ready in... two hours." nonchalantly deduced Lisa.

Luna raised an eyebrow. "Dude, won't that be too late ?"

"Affirmative, but what can you do ?" shrugged Lisa, returning to scribble notes on the Loud Cats' attitudes.

Lori felt she was about to explode with untamed fury, until her facial expression relaxed into a grin. A calm and very unsettling grin. She kneeled to the ground, gently took Lisa by the shoulders, and adressed her with a sweet and even voice.

"You know, that was a really good result, very smart and eloquent. In fact, it inspires me the urgent need to go into your room, grab the nearest chemicals, and make you chug them down until the vials are all cleany clean." chuckled Lori good-naturedly. She then reinforced her grip and approached her face close enough for their noses to touch, still grinning. "Do you have an answer for that, genius ?"

Lisa suddenly fet herself very alert. "The remedy should be ready in 2700 seconds." she quickly blurted. She then took off like her life was on the line, which was probably the case.

Lori once again rubbed her eyelids, as she planned what to do next. Her furry sisters were all in the living room, so now would be the right time to round them up before they took off to the rest of the house, or worse, outside. "Luna, could you go get-"

"Way ahead of you, sis." said Luna, as she presented a large butterfly net to Lori while her other hand stayed clamped on her own one.

Lori took her weapon, and steeled her gaze. "We don't tell anyone about this. Not the parents, not Lincoln. Got it ?" said the blonde. Luna nodded. "Then let's do this."

The teen duo let out a battle cry as they charged against the cats, who immediately retaliated. This prompted a fight between humans and animals of anarchic proportions to unfurl. As such, no one took any notice of the house phone going off, nor was it heard the two times after that.

Lincoln tapped his foot impatiently as he observed his sisters having their little flashback. They then shook their heads awake, indicating it was over. "Well ?" asked the boy.

"Trust me, you don't wanna know." was Lori's answer. And as if on cue, Leni felt herself gagging, and spat a hairball on the floor, much to the disgust of the siblings and the amusement of Lana.

"I'll take your word for it." cringed Lincoln. "So what else is bad ?"

"Simple enough. We don't want to spend two weeks of our vacation on another cruddy camping trip !" howled Lola, followed by a chorus of "Yeah !" from some of his sisters.

Lincoln tilted his head in confusion. "Pink sister say wha ?"

"Oh spare us the act, Lincoln. We know your trip is for us to go on a long hike on what's-its-name. And we are literally not okay with that." grumbled Lori.

"Uh, I don't really care. I love feeling the dirt between my toes when I sleep !" quipped Lana.

"While I do not concur about the filthiness part, I must say that the destination you chose is full of biologic rarities, both faunal and floral. Therefore, I too do not mind your choice." added Lisa, nodding at her brother.

"Sigh. Nature do not involve enough obscurity. It constantly bathes in the wretched sunlight." spat Lucy against her idol's natural enemy.

"Yeah, and how am I gonna practice my gigs ? I could try with the marmots, but I don't think they'll really dig my performance. Hahaha, get it ?" said Luan.

"And there'll be yucky bugs everywhere !" shuddered Leni. She felt something brush her leg, and gave out a shriek of fear. "Eeeek, spider !"

"Calm down, dude. It's just Lily demanding some attention." reassured Luna. Leni looked down, and saw Lily patting her leg, then throwing her arms in the air with a coo, asking for a lift. The ditzy blonde complied, giving her baby sister a hug in the process.

"Eh, I'm pretty neutral here." said Lynn with a shrug. "Hiking can be nice for parkour, but there aren't any pitching machines or basketball fields in the woods."

Lincoln remained silent as he heard all of his sisters' complaints... before letting out a laugh that rivaled the ones of Luan's. The girls could only stare in confusion at their guffawing brother. Some scowled, thinking he was mocking them.

"And what, pray tell, is so funny ?" Lori said with a raised eyebrow.

Lincoln wheezed, but managed to get his laughter under control. "Sorry, sorry. It's just, heh, you've got it all wrong !"

"Huh ?" answered the sisters in unison.

"Guys, I know you. You really thought I'd be enough of an airhead to drag you all the way to another long camping trip ?" said Lincoln with a grin. He reached to his pocket, and produced a pamphlet, which he showed his sisters. "The hike will only last two days. This is where we're really gonna stay."

The pamphlet unfolded itself into a wide and long list of activities, and showing to the gaping girls the view of a prestigious luxury resort. The girls could pratically see the image radiate with prestance and plain awesomeness. "Holy schemoly..." breathed Lola.

"Ladies and gentlewomen, let me present you the Golden Flower Resort." said Lincoln with the suave voice of a T.V. announcer, internally chuckling at his sisters' shiny eyes. "With its royal suites, tip-top roomservice, and all-you can eat buffets for all three meals, this little paradise is included with many activities I'm sure you'll indulge into. Such as its many jacuzzis, spa treatements, and warm mud baths."

Lori and Leni's smiles stretched along their faces, while Lana and Lola were ecstasic over the one activity they could wholefully agree on.

"Add to that four different pools, a basketball field, and a shuttle to the nearest baseball field and running tracks."

Lynn felt her knees tingle with excitement.

"A ducting system long enough to be lost into, trudging aimlessly into the dark with no escape."

Lucy's lips creaked upwards.

"Karaoke and performance stage, opened every night to everyone."

Luna made a victorious fist pump while Luan squished her cheeks in elation, both overjoyed at the prospect of an audience to hear their tunes and jokes.

"A large space of relaxation accompanied of a large and diversified library."

Lisa nodded wisely.

"And of course, a deluxe playground, with all the sand you could wish for, and slides galore."

Lily let an adorable laugh grace her joyful lips.

"So, what do you think ?" asked Lincoln as he rolled the pamphlet back, and assumed a proud position.

The sisters let out an unanimous "THANK YOU LINCOLN !", before going to lovingly embrace their brother. Inside the tight hug, Lincoln smiled at the camera.

"They're happy."

In this brand new morning, the Louds were ready to board the infamous Vanzilla to depart for their vacation. While some were loading their luggage in and the parents checking them off (Lisa was stopped from bringing her new homemade sulfuric acid, and Lana her collection of lizards), others were giving their good-byes.

On top of the list of course, were Bobby and Lori.

"Oh Boo-boo-bear, I know it'll be hard. I can feel my heart bleed just by imagining being away from you. But for the sake of our relationship, we must survive this separation." swayed Lori, keeping the dramatic woe high in her voice.

Bobby held her closer. "Oh babe, I'll wait for you. I'll count every minute, every second being apart from you. Even apart, your beauty will still be the sole thing that illuminate my day just by thinking about it."

"Oh, Bobby !" cried out Lori, as she hugged him close and the two shared a long and wet kiss.

Which promptly grossed out two of the three 11 year-olds present, while the third one looked on with lovey-dovey eyes.

"Clyde, are you reimagining this conversation with you at Bobby's place again ?" dryly asked Lincoln to his best friend, Clyde McBride. The boy immediately snapped out of his thoughts.

"Uh, maybe ?" attempted Clyde, averting his eyes from his white-haired friend. "Well, maybe one day she will talk to me like that, once she realizes that the love of her life was right under her nose her whole life."

"Yeah, but I think she is already kissing him." teased Lincoln.

"One day she will be mine !" swore Clyde, shaking his hands to the sky, before coming back to Earth. "Anyway, don't worry about your pets. With the rule of the Three C's and the list Lana gave me, I'll have no problem taking care of them. Besides, animals love me !" To prove his point, one of Lana's snakes slithered out of the house and wrapped the african-american boy into a hug. "See ? You can go find IT in all serenity."

"You're a true pal, Clyde." chuckled Lincoln, exchanging a high-five with his bro. He then turned to the other preteen of his age. Tucked into her usual purple hoodie and her raven hair held into a ponytail, Ronnie-Anne Santiago looked at her boyfriend with a confident smile. "So, I guess I'll see you in July. I'll miss ya."

"Yeah, don't attract too much ladies on the way, Casanova." chuckled Ronnie-Anne, giving him a light punch in the shoulder. Her face turned serious. "Because you know I'll destroy you before Lori can."

Before, Lincoln would have nervously gulped at the threat. But now, he only smiled and winked at the tan-skinned girl. "I'm pretty sure my sisters will have my head on a platter the moment I give another girl the flirty eye. Plus, I don't think any girl stands a chance against you."

Ronnie-Anne's face lit up in a pink hue, before she chortled and gave Lincoln another punch. "Oh my gosh, you're such a cheesy dork."

"Gouda to know." cracked Lincoln, as the two shared a laugh.

But while the mood felt merry all around, Ronnie Anne couldn't help but end her laugh with a worried expression. She didn't know why, but something told her to be worried. To be afraid for the white-haired boy who brought out the best part of her.

Lincoln, no longer hearing his girlfriend laugh, looked at her, and immediately felt something was wrong. "Ronnie-Anne ? Is something bothering you ?"

Ronnie-Anne mulled over what she could said. What was wrong with her right now ? What could be worrying her so much ? Why...

Why did she feel like she wasn't just saying good-bye ?

Realizing she was starting to shake, she calmed herself with a breath, and looked at Lincoln square in the eye. "Lincoln, I want you to make me a promise." she sternly said.

Lincoln felt surprised at Ronnie-Anne's sudden serious tone. He gave a glance at Clyde, who shrugged back, before turning back to her. "Uh, sure. Name it."

"Promise me..." started Ronnie-Anne, pausing to find the right words. With a voice both strong and wavering, she shot away. "Promise me you'll come back..."

Lincoln blinked at Ronnie-Anne's demand. Why would she ask such a thing ? Why wouldn't he come back ? The boy was rather baffled, it wasn't like Ronnie-Anne to be such a worrywart. Then again, five months ago, he thought she was a smelly troll only lived to laugh at the suffering she caused him. And today, she was the girl who shared the title of 'Lincoln's favourite girl' with his sisters.

As such, he immediately felt the need to reassure her. "Hey, don't worry about it. Of course I'll come back. I'd never leave you hanging." soothed Lincoln, caressing her hand.

Ronnie-Anne gave his own hand a squeeze. "You swear ?" whispered the latino girl.

"I promise on my entire coin collection and every Ace Savvy comic I have. I'll be back." warmly reassured the boy. This seemed enough for Ronnie-Anne, as the two shared their own tender kiss.

After what felt an eternity, the two parted lips, and gave their final good-byes. Lincoln added a fist bump combo with Clyde, and entered the family car right down the middle of the car's third row. Once he was installed however, he remarked the cheeky grins given by his already installed sisters.

All he could managed was a scarlet blush as Lynn gave him a thumbs up from the seat in front of him. "You nailed it, Romeo." teased the snickering jock.

"Oh shush you guys." grumbled the boy, still smiling at the couple of hair ruffles he got from the others.

He counted the members of his family. Lily was already secured in her baby seat over the Sweet Spot – the smart thing to do after last time's debacle – his parents were organizing the last preps, and Lori was still busy going over the many mushy ways she could say "I love you forever and even after that". Lola and Lana already arguing in the back, Lynn, Lucy, and Lisa seated behind their parents, and the main row consisting of him, Leni, Luna, and... "Hey, where is Luan ?"

"I'm here, I'm here !" called Luan as she embarked the Loud vehicle. "Were you guys going to leave without me ? How carless, hahaha !"

Lincoln gave a look at his jokester of a sister. "You weren't preparing any pranks for Clyde, were you ?"

"Oh no, I was giving a special good-bye to my friend Maggie." sighed Luan, briefly losing her smile as she looked through the window. "She just can be so sensitive."

Lincoln followed her sight, and saw the angsty emo teen herself standing a few feet away, her permanent look of disinterest set on her face as usual. "Uh, are you sure ? Because this looks more like a "This world is empty, and so am I" kind of look." he honestly replied.

"Hear hear." acknowledged Lucy, keeping her nose in her book.

"But can't you see the wavering despair on her face ? I know she'll stay strong, but still, it always gets me when she gives me that look." said Luan, gnawing on her fist not to crack herself.

Lincoln gave Maggie another look. And he admitted that after squinting really hard, he could indeed see a slight ripple of sadness in her irises, and her lower lip was a few milimeters drawn out enough for her mouth to ultimately be considered a 'sad pout'. And remembering his spooky little sis, he knew that it was enough to matter.

"Y'know, I didn't expect you and Maggie to develop such a strong frienship." said Lincoln, giving Luan a pat on the back.

Luan's eyes shifted around the car. "Uh, yeah... we are real good friends. You could say it happened like maggic, and stuff, heh heh..." nervously laughed Luan, keeping her face pressed on the window so no one would see the faint blush spreading across her face. When the others looked away, she sent a timid wave to her pal, who replied likewise.

Finally, after managing to secure Lori in the back so she wouldn't jump out the window for one last hug, the Loud Family departed down the road, leaving four pets, a waving Clyde, a weeping Bobby, and Ronnie-Anne to confort him.

"Eight... nine... ten..." counted Bobby between hiccups.

"Ah, jeez." huffed Ronnie Anne, not looking forward for two weeks of supporting her brother's extra long rants about Lori.

She watched the blue moving vehicle one last time. She shook her head as she felt the creepling worry beginning to take her over again. They would be okay. Lincoln would be okay.

…

At least she hoped so.

Lincoln felt hopeful. The trip was going way better than last times, and that was all thanks to positive thinking. The mere thought of their destination was enough for Lincoln to look past his sister's road trip antics.

As such, after giving a pillow for queasy Leni to relax on, actually allowing himself a chuckle at Luan's truck pun, and deflecting Lana's peashooter array right back at her, Lincoln simply allowed himself to contently dream. Dream about his destination, his ultimate goal.

Taking out the pamphlet, he looked at its cover once again, and felt the ecstasy going right through his body once again.

'Mount Ebott, here I come !'

Author's note : And thus ends the first part of the prologue. And gosh, was it hard to get it written down. And we're not at the good part yet !

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