And now, the moment you've all been waiting for...

Here it is, the final chapter

The next morning, Lori woke up just like any other day. Only this time, she woke to find Lincoln at the foot of her bed.

She jumped in fright. "Lincoln! What are you doing here?"

"Just making sure you guys are still here."

Lori just smiles and ruffles her brother's hair. "And a very good morning to you, little bro."

"Thanks. Now hurry up and get dressed. I've got a big surprise for you guys downstairs."

With that, Lincoln immediately ran out the door, leaving Lori to wonder what he meant by 'surprise'.

So as soon as the girls got back into their normal clothes, they went right downstairs into the dining room. When they got there, they were truly amazed by what they witnessed. The dining table was full of food, including eggs, fruit, French toast, orange juice and bacon. The room itself was also decorated with streamers and balloons.

Then the sole Loud brother pops up from behind the table. "Hi everyone. Glad to see you're all awake."

"Lincoln? What is literally going on?" Lori asked.

"Yeah," Lola questions. "What is all this?"

"This is my welcome home present to you guys," Lincoln answered. "After we got back home, I started thinking about how I could show you how much I missed you. So I got up early and made breakfast for all of you." Then Lincoln pulled out a sack. "And I meant to give these to you earlier. I won them at the arcade at the other night and was saving them for when you got back."

The girls saw him take all the stuff out of the bag and gave a prize to each of the girls. He gave the cell phone case to Lori, the hair clips to Leni, the ukulele to Luna, the whoopie cushion to Luan, the football to Lynn, the bat pen to Lucy, the rubber lizard to Lana, the unicorn plush to Lola, the textbook to Lisa and the teddy bear to Lily. The girls were all touched by the gifts they received, because they knew they came from the heart of their brother.

"Aw bro," said Luna. "You didn't have to."

"But I wanted to. You guys did so much for me, I figured I should have done something for you. You helped me out so much and I never should've forgotten that."

"Same on our end little brother," said Lynn.

"So you did all this by yourself?" Lana asked.

Lincoln shrugs. "I might have had a little help."

Then K.O. stepped into the dining room. "Hey guys."

The girls all gasped.

"I brought K.O. along to help set up the party," Lincoln explains. "I know you guys said you'd take care of everything, but after that adventure we just had, I figured it'd be best to let you guys sleep in."

"We even sent the invitations out to everyone," K.O. states. "My mom, Dendy, Rad, Enid, Rudy, Snap, Penny, Jenny, Harvey, Jimmy, Timmy, Danny, Spongebob…...you know. The whole gang."

"Even, our friends?" Lucy asked.

"Yep," Lincoln confirms. "Including Sam, and Darcy. And Bobby's even bringing Ronnie-Anne."

The girls were at a loss of words.

"Gosh, Lincoln," Leni said. "We…..don't know what to say."

"Well, how about 'thank you'?"

The girls just smiled and nodded.

A few hours later, the Loud family reunion party began in the backyard. The party table was full of food and everyone brought a favorite dish. Even the entertainment stage was set up and Luna and Sam were jamming together. And everyone was chatting amongst themselves.

Darcy was having fun with Lisa and Dendy. "Wow! I used to have one smart friend, and now I have two."

"She might not have as much fascination with science as I do," Lisa whispers to Dendy. "But she is a good companion."

"I too can relate Lisa," Dendy responded. "If K.O. has taught me anything, it's how friends make your life better."

"Fascinating. I suppose great minds do think alike."

"Indeed."

Leni and Lori were talking with Rudy and Snap.

"So you're from Greenland?" Leni asked Snap. "Then how come you're blue?"

"Because it's very cold up there," Snap answers trying not to blow his cover.

"He's got a point there," Lori points out. But then she turned to Rudy. "Where is he really from?"

"I'd tell you, but it's kind of a secret," Rudy explains. "But let's just say it involves school, imagination and a piece of magic chalk."

Lori rolls her eyes. "Whatever you say Tabootie, whatever you say."

A lot of the other kids were at the buffet table.

"Boy, the Louds sure know how to throw a great party," Harvey said.

"I know," Tuck agrees. "I haven't had this good a time since my trip to the planet of the bikers."

"You know what's weird? A lot of crazy things happen in your homes, and yet you have to protect your friends and family even though you're mostly kids."

"True," Danny answered. "Being a hero isn't easy, but it does have its perks."

"I'm just glad Lincoln doesn't have to deal with this kind of stuff everyday," Jimmy said.

"Well he does," Timmy explains. "It's just not as crazy as what we go through."

"True," Ronnie Anne agrees. "But you gotta admit, it was pretty cool saving the world."

"Yeah it was," her brother claimed. "But it's even better to have everything back to normal."

Even the parents were talking with each other.

"I must say Carol," Rita said. "Your son's really got the right stuff."

"I know," Carol responded. "Your son Lincoln's not so bad himself."

"Well what can we say," the Loud father shrugged. "We did raise him to be a good person."

"Well that mission might not be over yet, but so far, you've done a great job."

"You know? All my life I knew I was missing out on something, but I never knew saving the world from utter destruction would be so invigorating!"

"It's what I live for."

Then Carol noticed her son was sitting on the stairs with his face buried in his hands.

"Hey kiddo. You haven't said a word. What's wrong?"

"Oh, it's nothing mom," K.O. answered. "I just kinda wish Sonic and Tails could have been here. I'm starting to miss them."

"I know what you mean honey. You know, you have friends before you even know they exist."

"And even after you leave them, you wonder if you'll ever see them again."

"It's okay K.O. I'm sure they'll turn up."

Just then, the ground started rumbling. Everyone wonders what was going on. They all looked to the sky and saw the same alien armada. Then a giant light beam came out of it. But to everyone's surprise, what came out of the beam was actually the fastest running blue hedgehog and his twin tailed flying fox companion.

"Sonic?! Tails?!"

"The one and only," Sonic points.

K.O. ran up more excited than ever. "Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! I can't believe you're actually here!"

"What? You think I'd wanna miss a party? If there's anything I hate, it's being late."

Tails handed K.O. a platter. "We also brought chili dogs."

"Thanks. Hey, I was wondering. If you guys are doing anything, maybe you could drop by the plaza sometime?"

Sonic winks. "Oh, I think we'll be seeing you again real soon."

"That goes double for me," said Tails.

"Well quit standing around," Luna interrupted. "Let's get it started in here!"

And just like that, everyone went back to partying.

In one part of the yard, Lynn was competing with Sonic. She demonstrated with hurdles and ended it with a midair somersault.

"Beat that hedgehog."

Sonic scoffs. "Piece of cake. Up, over and gone!" Sonic charged up and did the exact thing Lynn did, but in less than three seconds (according to Lisa's stopwatch).

"Quite impressive I must say," the young genius judged.

Lynn was both intimidated and impressed. "A show off type, huh? A bit too impressive yet admirable. Not bad."

Nearby, Lana was having a conversation with Tails.

"So let me get this straight. You're a fox, an inventor, and a mechanic?" She asked curiously.

"And a pilot too," Tails added.

Lana was left stunned. "This is officially the best day of my life!"

"You know, if you want, I could bring you over to my workshop."

"Really? You mean it?"

"How good are you at fixing planes?"

"As good as I am with bikes and motor vehicles." Then she hands the fox a homemade business card. "No cash necessary. I take my payment in crickets."

"In that case, I'll look forward to doing business with you."

The two shook hands and Tails flew off.

Lincoln came up to Lana. As did the rest of the girls. "Quite a spirited bunch, aren't they?"

"Yeah, they sure are." Lana rubs the back of her head. "Uhh…..Lincoln? Thanks again for saving us."

"Yeah," Lola agrees. "Even though we didn't deserve to be rescued. Not after what we've been doing."

"Guys, it's okay. I forgive you. Just because you meddle in my life doesn't mean I hate you. I mean sure, it can get pretty annoying, but it shows that you care about me." Then Lincoln frowned to himself. "I was the stupid one to think I didn't need you in my life. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't forget you."

Then Luna places a hand on his shoulder. "And we couldn't forget about you bro."

"And to be honest," Lynn continues. "We kinda figured this would turn into a total disaster all along. But as far as disasters go, that was pretty cool."

"It sure was," Lana agrees. "I mean not every family gets to ride in an alien spaceship hurtling through the universe in warp speeds millions of miles from home."

"I guess not," Lincoln chuckles.

"You know something?" Luan mentions. "We sure are lucky to have a brother like you."

"What can I say? I'm one of a kind."

"No doubt about it bro," Luna said. "Your love puts us at the top of the world."

"And I've also got the best friends anyone can ask for."

"I guess when you're around friends, you can really relax, can't you?" Lucy asked.

"Yeah. You sure can." Lincoln sighs. "Too bad though that the satellite almost got you guys taken away forever."

"Well Lincoln, it wasn't a total loss," Lisa explains. "If anything, you did prove that there are other life forms on different worlds."

"And dangerous ones."

"Yeah," Lana said. "But look at it this way. There's also heroes somewhere out there. Whether they have superpowers like Sonic and Tails or are just normal like us."

Lincoln smiles. "I guess you could see it that way." As they all looked up at the sky, Lincoln thought in his mind. "Hey guys? Do you think we'll be able to meet any more new friends?"

"Only time will tell Lincoln," Lori concludes. "Only time will tell."

And who knows? Maybe some day the Louds will meet new heroes.

Anyway, that's the end. To be honest, I had a lot of fun writing this story.

And in case some of you didn't notice, I did leave a little hint that Sonic and Tails will be meeting K.O. in the near future. As I said before, I did not intend to make this story canon to the upcoming OK KO episode, but I thought it would have been fun to add a subtle reference to it.

Anyway, thanks for reading. And until next time, so long everybody.