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Chapter I: A Loud Encounter

It's a beautiful summer afternoon in Royal Woods, and quiet is draping the town. Well, everywhere except 1216 Franklin Avenue, otherwise known as the Loud Residence. With a house of 11 children, however, the name 'Loud House' is taken much more literally. Inside this home, various noises- ranging from two sisters arguing over a dress to the sounds of a chemical explosion- emitted throughout the halls. Yet there was one room devoid of the typical chaos; the room of a sleeping Lincoln Loud. Normally, he would take measures in waking earlier than his siblings in order to make it to the bathroom to prepare for school, but with school ending nearly two weeks ago, Lincoln cherished sleeping in late.

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Well, that was until the sounds of the aforementioned explosion caused a panicked Lincoln to fall out of bed and onto the floor. Groaning, he stood up and, getting dressed, he checks his alarm clock, which reads 1:50 P.M.

"Huh, 1:50, that's a personal best. Now if only I had woken to the sound of peace and quiet!" he said, directing the last part towards his sisters, who of course couldn't hear him over the noise. It wasn't until the matriarch of the family who spoke shortly after, that the noise died down.

"Girls, Lincoln. Get down here!" Rita Loud called, promptly resulting in all Loud children to meet in the living downstairs, where Rita and Lynn Sr. were standing.

"What is it mom, are we, like, in trouble?" Leni Loud asked.

"Whatever it is, Lola did it!" cried a young Lana Loud, which sparked an argument with her twin.

"What?! Did not!" Lola retorted.

"Did too!"

"Did not!"

"Girls, girls!" Rita interjected, clearly knowing where this was going. "None of you are in trouble. Your father and I just wanted to talk to you all."

"That's right, as you all know, we have new neighbors that moved in down the street a week ago, and we were planning on welcoming them into the neighborhood." Lynn Sr. added, holding a chocolate cake that had the word 'Welcome!' etched in purple icing. "That's why me and your mother are heading to their house now to bring them this cake. And we were hoping that Lincoln would come with us and Lily."

"Wait, what about us? How come Lincoln gets to go?" Lola complained, led to the other complaining about the unfairness.

"We promise you'll all get to meet the new neighbors, it's just that your father and I didn't want everyone coming along, since they still might be unpacking from the move. Plus, Lincoln is the only one of you who hasn't came with us to welcome the previous neighbors, so it's only fair we asked him if he wanted to come." Rita clarified, and the other children, sans Lincoln and Lily, begrudgingly agreed.

"So Lincoln, did you want to tag along with us?" Rita asked her son.

"Sure, I'll go with you mom and dad." Lincoln answered.

"Perfect, let's get going. This is going to be a 'piece of cake'." Lynn Sr. joked as he raised the cake, causing all of the children, besides Luan, to groan at the pun. Rita, who merely rolled her eyes at the pun, grabbed Lily and went to open the door, and her husband and son followed after her out the house.

Meanwhile, at the Cruz/Pierce residence, 15-year- old Nathan Pierce is in his room getting ready for the day. Reaching into his closet, he pulls out his favorite outfit, a dark grey hoodie with dark purple sleeves and a pair of slim, black jeans, and slipping them on, he heads over to his mirror to get a good look at himself. Grabbing a comb from on top of his nearby dresser, he combs through his shaggy, dark brown hair, then slips on his shoes, a pair of dark grey Vans, before leaving his room. The aroma of eggs and cinnamon french toast reach his nose immediately, and he makes his way down to the kitchen where his mom is standing, singing a tune as she's listening to music. She spots her son, and walks over to embrace him.

"Good morning, mijo. Or should I say good afternoon, since you slept all through breakfast. Your plate is still on the table, but it's a little cold." his mom says, letting go of him.

"It's fine mom, you know I'll still eat it. Thank you." Nathan says as he sits down at the table, and takes a bite out of the french toast, the first bite alone making his day better. His mom always made the best food, so it's always a wonder to Nathan why she became a vet instead of a cook. Everytime he asked her this, she always answered the same, 'Making food for my children is special enough. Besides, if I made it for anyone else, it would lose its special touch: love.'

Noticing the lack of people in the house, 'thank goodness' he thought, Nathan asked, "Hey mom, where are Michelle and Mikaela?"

"Oh your sisters have been out since this morning. Michelle finally found the town mall, so she took Mikaela with her and went shopping. Mikaela told me she tried to wake you, but you wouldn't get up, so they left without you." she informed him. That lying little tyke. True, he was a pretty heavy sleeper, but if Mikaela really wanted to wake him, she would have managed to do so, just like she always did when she wanted him to do something for her.

"Hey, Nathan" his mom started with a concerned look on her face, quickly getting Nathan's attention. "Are you going to be okay with the move? I know it was on short notice, and it is a pretty big change, especially for you and your sisters."

"Mom, I already told you it's fine." Nathan reassured her, finishing his meal. "I'll get used to it, so will Michelle and Mikaela. At least now we'll be able to visit grandma and grandpa more often. Plus, you said this was the best place for your job. When do you start anyway?"

"I go on Monday, I'm so excited! I hear that there's this one girl in this town with all types of animals, so my day won't be dull. You sure you three can manage yourselves while I'm at work?"

"We'll manage, mom. Since we're in a new neighborhood, we can see if any of the neighbors have kids we can hang with, and there's tons of new places to see in this town. That way, we won't be at each other's throats all day long." he answers, then walks over with his plate to put it in the dishwasher.

At that moment, Nathan and his mother hear the doorbell ring, to which they both go to answer the door. Standing there, was a middle-aged couple, a man with brown, balding hair and a pointy nose holding a cake, the woman with blonde locks of hair who was carrying an infant, and with them, a kid with snow white hair.

"Hello neighbors, I'm Lynn Loud, and this is my wife Rita, and some of my kids, Lincoln and Lily. Welcome to the neighborhood." the man says with a smile.

Hey guys, XxTheGlichHopxX here! This is the first chapter, I feel it's a tad bit rushed, but I wanted to hurry and finish for you guys. Let me know how it is, and I'll make sure to look at any comments to improve future chapters. I plan on having the next chapter done for you all by Friday, but no promises.I wanted to leave out Nathan's sisters to discuss them in a later chapter, hopefully by Chapter 3. I also wanted to have Nathan's mom be a veterinarian, since Lana is known to have various pets in addition to the Loud 'Making family pets. That's pretty all I have to say—er write for now, so look forward to the next chapter. Thanks!