Well, October is here, so it's time for me to write up a new Halloween story! And this time, I'm going to focus on the Loud House when it comes to the treats and scares! Now, unlike my other Halloween story last year, I'm going to try and keep it to October, but no promises, it might leak over to November. And it'll have less chapters than my last Halloween story, since I already have a good idea on how I want to approach the story! My goal is to aim for five chapters this time, maybe six if I have time, so let's get on with the show! Anyway, enjoy!

It was a week before Halloween as every kid around the world was getting excited to dress up and go around for treats. And the Loud House was no exception as most of the kids, from Lincoln all the way down to Lily were getting themselves fitted into nice little Halloween costumes. And from what the young Loud girls were wearing, they were terribly excited for the new treats to come.

"What do you think?" Lola smirked as she was showing off her blue princess uniform, giving a smirk. "Do I look... cute?"

Lana, dressed up as a magician, blinked in confusion as she said, "It's literally a different colored version of the dress you usually wear."

Lola laughed as she turned to her friend. "Ah, but you see... I modified the costume quite a bit." Lola lifted the dress up a bit as it was revealed there were slit marks at the edges. "See the frills?"

Lana looked carefully, before sighing. "It looks more like you just slashed your dress up."

The blond haired twin crossed her arms and frowned as she shook her head. "Whatever, I don't need your opinion. At least this'll be enough for candy next week!"

"Yeah, you're probably right!" Lana grinned. "Anything to beat whatever Lisa's smart brain can cook up."

Both twins glared at a brown haired little girl in glasses as she was looking over her costume in the mirror. For this year, Lisa happened to be wearing a cute little starfish costume, as part of her recent interests of studying sea creatures. Lisa looked over towards the glaring siblings as she rolled her eyes. "If you're worried about me using Lily to an advantage, you don't need to. Mom's going to pick the costume for her this year for trick-or-treat..."

"Sure, you say that..." Lola glared. "But you just wait!"

Lisa rolled her eyes as the three girls continued to examine their costumes, with Lincoln sitting down next to Lori as she was looking over a list.

"Okay, so are we making sure we got everything on the list?" Lincoln asked as Lori nodded.

"Hm mm." Lori said.

"Young girls going out to get candy?" Lincoln asked.

"Check." Lori used a pencil to check off the list.

"Lucy and Lynn preparing a brand new corn maze for Halloween?" Lincoln raised an eyebrow.

"Double check." Lori grinned as she showed Lincoln a picture of the new corn maze that she took earlier today.

The white haired boy examined the picture and smiled. "Great. All we need to worry about is Dad not freaking out... as per usual... and all of us sticking together for the duration of Halloween night, and we'll be all set!"

"I trust you're going to be wearing the best costume this year, little brother?" Lori smirked as she put the list aside.

Lincoln laughed a bit. "You know it..."

Indeed, it looks like things are going according to plan for the Loud family when it comes to Halloween night... but as one person can phrase, sometimes, even the best laid-out plans can have some minor setbacks. At this current moment, a cute blonde haired teenage girl wearing her usual turquoise dress, sunglasses and sandals was running inside, looking quite excited as she looked around. "Guys, like, you totes aren't going to believe what's happening today?"

The girls and Lincoln, noting Leni's excited look, dropped what they were doing as they approached the second oldest in the family, Lynn starting with, "Okay, we'll bite. What's up?"

"Like, get this! I have a date next week!" Leni gave a big grin as she held her hands up, looking pretty excited. The girls and Lincoln looked towards their sister, now interested as they were curious to know more.

"Really?" Lincoln asked in surprise as he gave a grin. "So, Chaz finally asked you out, huh?"

"Something like that." Leni giggled. "We were hanging out by the mall as per usual as Chaz talked about his favorite movies and all, and well, he popped the question on going out and, like, I knew I had to say yes!"

The girls cheered in excitement as Lincoln smiled. "Well, I'm glad you got someone that makes you happy."

"Yeah..." Lola smiled. "I mean, no offense, but your dating profile hasn't been... the greatest when it comes to boys."

Leni paused as she looked away. "Yeah, George wasn't all that great... but I can assure you, Chaz is the one for sure. He at least knows when things are going down."

The girl giggled as Lori smiled, approaching Leni and putting her hand on her shoulder. "It's going to be fine, I assure you. So, when's your date?"

"Well... there lies the problem." Leni smiled nervously. "Uh, I'm going to have to miss our usual Halloween festivities in order to participate in this date."

The girls gave a loud gasp as Luan said, "Miss the best day of the year?!"

"Come on, sis, we worked really hard on our Halloween festival this year! You're probably the centerpiece of the whole maze!" Luna pointed out.

"Sorry..." Leni looked down. "I wanted to tell Chaz that it wasn't any good... but oh, his face was totes cute! I couldn't back down from it. Do you think you can do it without me?"

The girls and Lincoln looked at each other as Lori immediately called out, "FAMILY MEETING SAVE FOR LENI!"

With that, Lisa picked up Lily as they, Lincoln and the other girls moved to the other room as Leni watched them go in.

"What do you guys think?" Lori asked as she looked around at the other girls.

"I don't know..." Luna paused. "We really worked hard on this new maze... to change it now just... doesn't feel right..."

"Sigh..." Lucy crossed her arms. "This always happens every Halloween, something always comes along to mess it up..."

"Come on, girls." Lincoln said as all eyes went to him. "I know things always had a little misstep every Halloween, but it's nothing we can overcome. Remember the bullies that trashed our street? I'm sure we can improvise with a new script for the maze..."

"I don't know, Linc..." Lynn paused. "Leni is the centerpiece of it all, she's supposed to be the Wicked Witch of the West."

"We can make a minor change and let Leni go on her date. Lori, maybe you can ask one of your other friends if they like to participate in our activities this year. You did say you were getting along with Carol more..." Lincoln pointed out.

The girls paused to think as Lori gave a grin. "You know, Linc, you have a point... and hey, at least we know Leni is going out with Chaz, and Chaz will probably take good care of our airheaded sister."

"Yeah..." Lincoln grinned as they gave a nod.

As soon as the meeting finished, Lincoln and the girls found Leni looking at her sandals when she heard them approach. She looked up in curiosity as Lincoln said, "Tell you what, Leni. We'll let you go out on your date. We can get someone else to fill your role for you!"

Leni squealed in delight as she hugged her sisters and Lincoln individually. "Oh, thank you for understanding! I can't wait to have a good time with Chaz!"

As the girls watched Leni go upstairs, probably to talk to Chaz on the phone about the whereabouts of their date, Lincoln gave a small grin. "Well, there goes one happy girl..."

"Yeah..." Lynn said with a smile. "At least with Leni and Chaz out on their date, nothing bad is going to happen..."

Little did anybody realize that somewhere in a prison a little far from Michigan inside a little jail cell, someone was currently working their way towards escape. The man gave a sinister grin as he was coming close to seeing the light. Soon enough, he was going to be loose once again...

And that's the set-up for the first chapter! How did you guys like it? And yes, I do love being ominous in these cliffhangers, but don't worry, next chapter will have Leni and Chaz trying to have fun on their Halloween night... but what about this... criminal? You'll have to wait and see what happens! He could be who you think, he could NOT be who you think. Just keep watching for more! Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks!