Gal Pals(fanfiction)

Gal Pals is a fanfiction written by Fanfiction.net user, Alexpv22. It is based on the 2016 Nickelodeon series "The Loud House", which is about a young boy who is the middle child and only son in a chaotic family of eleven children. This fanfiction showcases Lincoln Loud having some problems he tells people, who then pass it on to others, with more people listening in. This would briefly sour Lincoln's relationship with his family, with Lori Loud and Lynn Loud Jr being bitter towards him, and the rest of them being the opposite. This fanfiction was published on March 20, 2019, and completed on August 14 the same year.
== Plot ==
Official description:"Lori and Leni get into a fight, after the former loses a golf game. Said fight later causes the rest of the Loud Sisters to get caught up in it all. Overwhelmed by the chaos, Lincoln escapes the house and heads downtown for some peace and quiet. There, he has a chance meeting with three of Lori's classmates. What does the future hold for Lincoln, after crossing their path?"
== Synopsis ==
=== Chapter 1: Rough Night ===
One night in Royal Woods, Lincoln Loud sneaks out of his house to avoid a new Sister Fight Protocol that has broken out. It is then revealed that his eldest sister, Lori, was participating in a golf game against Carol Pingery, but unfortunately, Lori's younger sister, Leni, acted like a football fan, even blowing an air horn, the horn causing Lori to mess up her shot and lose the match to Carol. Lori is bitter towards Leni, and the two get into another big fight, which would later bring the other eight sisters into the fray. This is the very reason for Lincoln sneaking out.
At 8:30 PM in downtown Royal Woods, Michigan, the hometown for the Loud family, Lincoln, having trouble on where to stay for the night to avoid the chaos, and not having any money to do his favorite things, is spooked by a vehicle that belongs to Carol Pingery. It is at this moment that he actually meets her and Whitney, and has a reunion with Becky. They ask him about his current presence, and he summarizes what has happened, his stomach gurgling to show his hunger, thanks to him leaving his house before dinner was even served, not that it was ever made by anyone. Learning everything, the girls take him to Gus' Games and Grub, where Lincoln earns enough money to do things.
=== Chapter 2: Games, Grub, Girls, and Gab Sessions ===
At the arcade, he runs into Girl Jordan, or just Jordan as they're outside Royal Woods Elementary, and she after learning from Lincoln about the trio bringing him here, asks what he is doing, only for him to take his seat at the booth the trio are in, with Jordan returning to her own. Looking at Jordan's booth, he discovers Stella, Christina(his former crush), Paige(his newest one), Haiku(a friend of Lincoln's 8-year-old sister Lucy), Kat(someone Lincoln angered a while back), Cici(a friend of Lynn), and Phoebe(a photographer and friend of Lynn), the last two girls Lincoln had angered during his middle school orientation. They confront him about that, and he snaps.
Recovering, Lincoln tells the trio that brought Lincoln to Gus', as well as Jordan and the seven girls at her booth, not only about the events at the golf game and the Sister Fight Protocol but also of Luan's prank apocalypse nature and his family making him sleep in their pet Charles' doghouse and standing out in a beach all day inside a Squirrels Mascot costume(resulting in him getting a sunburn), believing too deeply in superstitions. It earns horrid responses from the girls around him. After the long talk, and Lincoln's curfew nearing, he tries to leave, but the girls urge him to stay, and he complies, with Whitney, maintaining Lincoln's mother Rita as an emergency contact, telling her he's staying at a friend's.
=== Chapter 3: A Night at Jordan's and A Day at the Park ===
After the fun comes to an end, Jordan and her family take Lincoln in, and everyone else leaves, telling their families and other friends everything Lincoln had told them regarding the chaos of the Loud house. Jordan's mother, volunteering to get Lincoln's stuff from his house, endures the chaos for herself and actually knows what Lincoln is going through. After she returns and showers, Lincoln talks with Jordan about how he feels like a mistake, thinking he has harmed not only his sisters but his friends as well. Jordan helps him recover from that via a pillow fight, and they turn in for the night. While sleeping, Lincoln has an Ace Savvy-related nightmare about a dark version of the Full House Gang, known as the Blackjack Gang(a creation of Flash Card). His nightmare wakes everyone up, and he tells Jordan and her parents everything about it, Jordan and her mother feeling sympathy for Lincoln.
That morning, Lincoln is refreshed after sleeping better without any nightmares the second time. After he makes scrambled eggs for breakfast and eats it with Jordan's family, the parents starting to ship their daughter with Lincoln, they and everyone arrive at the park, where Jordan tells everyone about Lincoln's nightmares and that he not only came up with the Full House Gang but got it published by Bill Buck, the original creator. They have a new level of respect for Lincoln and wonder about his sisters. That is when Jordan's mother tells everyone about her encounter with Lincoln's sisters during the Sister Fight Protocol, causing them to discuss what needs to be done, and what they should do with Lincoln.
=== Chapter 4: Making Plans ===
At the park, Lincoln's new friends and their families discuss several plans for Spring Break to do with Lincoln, the first two plans(a trip to the beach and a trip to the town pool) being shot down. Lincoln, meanwhile, is playing frisbee with Christina, Jordan, and the latter's dog Ajax, who Lincoln got on good terms with when he slept at Jordan's. His attention is directed towards the others, and he and the other two make their way to the table, with loads of food awaiting them, including salads, fruit, chips, sandwiches, and sweets.
During the feast, the girls would tell Lincoln everything about their plans for Spring Break. These plans would include a trip to Dairyland(Jordan), a spa day(Carol), an Ace Savvy convention(Becky), reading poetry at the Burnt Bean(Haiku), a round of mini-golf(Whitney), a BBQ cookout at the park(Christina), and a pool party(Jordan), with a sleepover at her place. Everyone agrees to the idea, with Lincoln worrying about his sisters finding out about his new friends being their old ones. The girls' parents tell him that they've got it covered, and things might actually turn out well for Lincoln.
=== Chapter 5: Lincoln's Troubled Mind ===
What seems like a normal day at school is a terror for Lincoln Loud. In every single class on that day, Lincoln would suffer daymares regarding his sisters. First off, in his normal class with Mrs. Agnes Johnson, she catches him staring off into space as he thinks about his sisters. In Woodshop, he and Clyde McBride try to build an Easter egg basket with Easter nearing, only for the basket to come out wrong. In English, he wrote a paper regarding his Spring Break plans with his new posse, only to add in his worry about his sisters, as a result of finding out he betrayed them, slaughtering him like the very first humans to exist(the Persians, the Spartans, the Romans, etc.). In Art class, he paints a grotesque portrait based entirely on his Ace Savvy nightmare. Finally, in gym class with Coach Pacowski, he hallucinates his 13-year-old sister Lynn Jr mocking him, catching the attention of everyone.
At lunch, his friends Clyde, Liam, Zach Gurdle, Rusty Spokes, and Stella question his behavior, resulting in Jordan telling them everything he told her and several others regarding his sisters and nightmares, and they all feel a sense of disgust and dread washing over them. Lincoln is called to Principal Wilbur Huggins' office, with Jordan following along to help Lincoln in telling Huggins everything about his sisters and nightmares. Because of this, Huggins lets Lincoln leave early, and after Lincoln leaves, Huggins decides to make phone calls.
=== Chapter 6: A Trip to Dairyland ===
With Spring Break starting, Lincoln and Jordan make several plans to do at Dairyland, which has an attraction known as the Butter Churn, which, not only is basically a drop tower in the style of an Amish butter churn but also has Jordan scared of it. The next day, the two and Stella pay a visit to Dairyland, while the Sister Fight Protocol is still going on at the Loud house, as Clyde had witnessed, with each sister angry at each other. Clyde interpreted that as a scenario in which a simple sneeze would result in a shootout. The perfect metaphorical/analogical/allegorical description of the Sister Fight Protocol. Back with Lincoln and his friends Jordan and Stella, they enter Dairyland and ride on its attractions, like the Bull Pen Bumper Cars, the dunk tank(where Lincoln wins Jordan a polar bear plushie), the Milk Shaker, the House of Mirrors, the Butcher Shop(a haunted house), the Dairy-Go-Round(a carousel), a mechanical bull, and the funhouse.
After that, Jordan and Stella talk to Lincoln about what spas have and how they would welcome everyone. And then, they all went on the Butter Churn, Jordan being skeptical at first. After riding on the drop tower, Jordan has a new and intense love for the ride, and they go on it a couple more times. Afterward, they go get some pizza to eat and look at a firework show that creates images dedicated to Spring and Spring Break. With that done, they return home. Meanwhile, Stella's parents gather with Jordan's and Wilbur Huggins, the meeting regarding Lincoln's situation with his family.
=== Chapter 7: Lincoln at the Spa ===
After leaving Dairyland, Lincoln and the two girls agree for him to bunk with the latter this time. At his house, he meets Stella's grandmother and learns from them about their Philippine origins. That night, Stella and her grandmother brew a fresh batch of tea to help Lincoln sleep easier during the night so that he wouldn't have to deal with any nightmares again. The following morning, Lincoln and Stella head to the bus stop, where the others from Gus' and the park are waiting for them. At the bus stop, Lincoln reunites with Chaz, who reveals his sister to him, Dana, who happens to see Lincoln as her favorite person. Everyone then leaves for the spa once the bus arrives. At the spa, Chaz and Dana are told by Lincoln and Carol respectively everything that was brought up at Gus' Game and Grub, which causes them to have shocked perspectives on Leni(Chaz's girlfriend) and Lori. At the same time, the girls that are about the same age as Lincoln discuss their recently-discovered side of Lincoln they had never seen before.
At the massage tables, Lincoln has a reunion with Ms. DiMartino, who discovers his sunburn and massages him using aloe vera. After the massage, he joins Carol, Becky, Whitney, and Dana in the mud baths, then everyone and the other girls relax in the hot tubs, the whirlpool giving him a relaxing vibe causing him to unknowingly hug Carol and Dana's waists. He finds out and gets shocked, then embarrassed, resulting in him confessing his honest opinions on the girls. This causes Jordan to kiss him on a check, then the rest of the girls show Lincoln some passionate affection, resulting in a PDA. It is at this moment that Carol decides to name the new group the "Gal Pals". As the spa trip comes to a close, Lincoln has a conversation with an employee named Randy, who has a history with Lincoln's 6-year-old sister Lola. With the group now known as the "Gal Pals" leaving, the patrons have still heard everything about Lincoln's situation and were familiar with his sisters, who have also done bad to them. So have Royal Woods Middle School Principal Ramirez and Coach Keck. Things will bone the Loud sisters in horrible ways someday.
=== Chapter 8: The Ace Savvy Convention ===
Lincoln attends an Ace Savvy convention. But before that, he stays a night with Carol and her family, where he learns to tame Carol's corgi, Alistar. At the convention, he is with Stella, Becky, Clyde, Joey, Jordan, and Chaz. At one point, he runs into Renee, who buys a chessboard Lincoln had hopes of getting, and she quizzes him on the Checkmate story she never realized he created. After winning, Renee gives him the board. After the quiz, Lincoln suddenly encounters Dana, who Chaz once got into Ace Savvy a long time ago.
Later, Lincoln is called onto stage by Bill Buck, where he gives autographs to people, including someone named Simon Sharp, that name giving Lincoln an odd sense of familiarity for a brief moment. After the autographs, Bill gives Lincoln a check worth $2,500 as a reward for the Checkmate series that Bill Buck was able to make a lot of profits off of. After Lincoln gets the check, he decides to order a chessboard for Renee online, and the two decide to sort things out with each other, becoming good friends for real, unlike last time.
=== Chapter 9: Lincoln's Poetry Reading ===
Lincoln, Clyde, Jordan, Becky, and Dana exit the convention with Joey and Chaz going to the grocery store to help the other Gal Pals with Becky and Jordan allowing Clyde as a member of the new Gal Pals group. They all head for the Burnt Bean, where Haiku, Phoebe, Cici, and Christina, with all of them, except for Lincoln, coming up with poems to share there. It is at this open mic that Haiku and the Burnt Bean proprietor, Amanda, reveal Haiku's real name to be Hildegard Matthews, and she reads an original poem about silence, with Jordan following along with a poem about the spring season, then Stella reading a haiku about how Spring Break can relieve the stress of school, followed by Dana reading a poem about life.
Phoebe follows with a poem that is based on her days as a photographer, with Cici bearing a poem about how middle school students can get help from good friends, then Becky reads a poem that glorifies fashion. Clyde recites a poem of his called "Ode to Lori", only to be removed from the stage, but finish it nonetheless. The entire time these poems are read, Lincoln struggles to write his own, so Christina goes on stage to read a poem by Emily Dickinson. After that, Lincoln has finished writing and reads his poem, which is about family, to the audience, the inspirations coming from his sisters and his new friends. Suddenly, Royal Woods Middle School Superintendent Margaret Chen shows up and presents everyone with folders of documents from Royal Woods Child Protective Services, Lincoln expecting the documents to regard his family.
=== Chapter 10: Karmaic Kountdown ===
Let's go back several days to show what was going on with others since Lincoln left his house. After he left school early, Principal Huggins made a phone call to Margaret Chen and told her about Lincoln's situation based on what he and Jordan told him, then makes phone calls to Jordan's parents, learning about what the Loud House is like when it's chaotic, even getting similar information from the parents of Lincoln's Gal Pals. They all and Huggins get into a group call with Chen and tell her the stories. Later on at home, Chen gets information from Royal Woods Middle School Coach Amber Keck regarding information she heard at the spa regarding Lincoln, Lola, and Randy. Then she got a phone call from RWMS Principal Ramirez regarding information about the superstition fiasco, Luan's prank-pocalypse shenanigans, the Sadie Hawkins Dance, etc. Because of all this information, Chen makes a call to RWCPS.
Two days after Spring Break started, or after Lincoln met who would eventually become his Gal Pals, things at the Loud residence were still abhorrent with the Sister Fight Protocol still going on. Of course, sometime during Spring Break, the sisters would leave the house in an attempt to "clear their heads", only to find themselves barred from their favorite places, and temporarily losing their special partners. Leni could not work at Reinenger's and can't contact Chaz. Lynn Jr, being disrespected by Polly Pain and Margot Roberts, could no longer participate in sports. Lucy didn't get to participate in any Morticians' Club meetings. Luan was being ignored by Benny and got into a hot sauce-related prank war with the Funny Business owner. 
At the residence, agents from Royal Woods Child Protective Services arrived to investigate, one of them, Mathers, developing a grudge against Lynn Jr after learning she injured his daughter Amy's foot at a football game between Royal Woods and Hazeltucky. Throughout the investigation, they learned the true chaos of the Loud House, being government agents and all. They even discovered Lisa(who got an email from West Coast University denying her entry after learning about privacy violations via tracking devices in the bodies and camera systems) and rounded her up, taking Lily with them, surprised the sisters had little influence on her in ways.
Elsewhere, Lana would be ignored at repair places, even by Skippy, and Lola was barred from every single pageant temporarily. Lori would find that several people on her social media are against her now, and discover an image on Carol Pingery's page showing Lincoln and his new Gal Pals at the spa, along with a second image. She would send the image to the rest of the sisters. Simon Sharp would tell his older sister Sam the information he got about Lincoln, giving her a reason to her special someone, Luna, that until things become good, she's regretfully shutting her out. All the sisters would look at Lori's text and discover Lincoln with their friends at the spa, and they would be embittered. The sisters would get another image of Lincoln earning his check for his Checkmate comic.
After that, the rest of the sisters, like Lisa and Lily, would be rounded up by the Child Protective agents(Agatha Greenwood, Mathers, McKenzie, Dayton, etc). At the building, the girls would be berated by the agents in regards to everything they have done to their brother, each other, and the town. Suddenly, the Loud sisters are bailed out by their parents, embittered at them, proving that they are in trouble for their actions.
=== Chapter 11: The Foot Comes Down ===
The sisters are returned home by their embittered parents, who tell them about the news that Royal Woods is against them now that everyone knows about their terrible actions towards them, and even towards Lincoln. A lot of chewing outs would take place since the Sister Fight Protocol cost Lynn Loud Sr his restaurant, Lynn's Table, and the revelations of Lincoln's home situation to the public temporarily cost Rita Loud her job at Dr. Feinstein's. With Lincoln being brought up, a lot of bickering would take place, with Lori, Luan, Lynn Jr, Lisa, and Lola opposing him, and the other five backing him. Lori would show everyone the spa image, the parents would show everyone an image of Lincoln with his sunburn, Randy's history with Lola, Luan's prank battle with her manager(Luan would use Mr. Coconuts to speak in her place and against her), and Lynn Jr's history with Amy Mathers.
Later on, Lincoln would be brought up again, with Leni actually bringing the sisters, including Lori(only for a number of moments, which we'll get to later), to realize how much they miss him. They would even admit their own faults, like Lana admitting her enjoyment of dressing up like Lola, and Lucy being the real culprit who left a book in the toilet. Lynn Jr, choosing to be tough, would not confess her own faults. Yet, the parents would announce new changes. The Sister Fight Protocol would be abolished, Luan would not be doing anymore prank-pocalypse shenanigans, no more wild animals could be brought in, and no more science experiments would be performed. As an addition, the sisters would have to respect Lincoln in the correct way, must no longer give him advice based on their knowledge and logic, and no longer get to disturb him or force him to help them.
After all that is sorted out, the family heads to the park, which has been closed to a private party, with Officer Schoffner brushing them up on the whole thing. They would look inside and discover the families of the Gal Pals, with Joey and Chaz as members, and even discover Lincoln of all people with them.
=== Chapter 12: Panic at the Park ===
A few hours before getting to the park, Lincoln helps the families of his Gal Pals load up their vehicles for the cookout and learns that Becky and Paige are sisters and that the Loud family has been barred from entering. In the present, the sisters are embittered, Lincoln's supporters from the previous chapter being the least angry, but Lori and Lynn Jr. being the most furious. They barge into the park, catching the attention of everyone there, including Lincoln. He becomes scared, as do a few others. He and they get to a shed with everyone trying to fend off Lori and Lynn. A fight ensues.
In the shed, Lincoln and few of his new friends have made it, only to be cramped, with Jordan rushing to close the door before the sisters see it. They unfortunately notice and get to the shed to take Jordan down before going after Lincoln. However, they are driven away by a mystery ally using dodgeballs. Everyone gets out of the shed to look at the scene before them, with Lincoln having a reunion with Ronnie Anne Santiago.
=== Author's Note ===
This entire chapter is a huge note from the author in regards to the story so far, and what will happen in the coming chapters.
=== Chapter 13: To The Rescue ===
We cut to days or hours earlier in Great Lakes City, the current residence of Ronnie Anne Santiago and her family, the Casagrandes, who see the news and discover the truth about Lincoln's family, and, from Ronnie Anne herself, her days of abusing Lincoln, including the times she would shove food like sandwiches down Lincoln's rear. With this revelation happening, Maria Santiago, Ronnie Anne's mom, choose not to allow Ronnie Anne to perform any more of her violent actions towards Lincoln, who has already dealt with abuse from his sisters, Ronnie Anne fully agreeing with the decision, wishing for Lincoln to be okay. She and Carlotta decide to travel to Royal Woods to aid Lincoln against whatever bad things will happen to him, said bad things Ronnie Anne expects to be done by his sisters.
In the present, Lincoln introduces Ronnie Anne to his new posse, the Gal Pals, who tell him about themselves, and about the current situation regarding Lincoln's abuse, with Lori and Lynn Jr ready to do worse to him. The family sees and learns about what Lincoln has been doing with the Gal Pals and their families, and want him to come back, but Lincoln refused, embittering Lori and Lynn, who fight him and his Gal Pals. The police would arrive and arrest the two girls, as well as the rest of the Loud family. Lincoln, recovering from what just happened, hopes for his family to be spared.
=== Chapter 14: Hole-in-Onederland ===
After what has happened at the park, Lincoln puts several pieces together in regards to his current situation, and the impact of the story being spread. Of course, his friends help him explain it and calm him down. Later on, Lincoln, Carol, her posse, Chaz, Cici, Kat, Ronnie Anne, and Carlotta all pay a visit to Hole-in-Onederland, where they discover a Wall of Fame with several images of Carol in it. The entire group participates in a small game, with several holes modeled off of tourist attractions like the London Bridge.
There are some moments like Whitney worrying about getting her feet wet at the London Bridge hole as she was wearing sandals, and Lincoln coughing up some of Whitney's hair, which he ended up getting in his mouth when they were hiding in the shed. During the game, Lincoln would adopt strategies his sisters taught Lori in "Driving Ambition", then teach them to the other players. After getting a group photo in the Wall of Fame, Lincoln explains where he got the strategies from, proving that after the park incident, he STILL has good memories of his sisters, and can only hope they'll survive anything against them in the future.
=== Chapter 15: Surprises and Summons ===
In the Royal Woods Prison, Officer Schoffner is holding the Loud Sisters(sans Lily) and their parents for questioning. There is some bickering going on among them in regard to what has happened. Then, Albert (Pop-Pop) shows up announcing that he has heard the news about the family and is bailing them out. He gives them a lecture pointing out several faults in the girls' logic about things like Lincoln and Ronnie Anne's relationship. It is even revealed that the sisters have once picked on their own crushes in their youths, out of their love for them.
Suddenly, three lawyers named Baldur, Burns, and Bash arrive to inform the Louds that several parents have issued a restraining order against them, preventing them from coming within 15 feet of their families and Lincoln. They also inform them of a trial that is soon to come, and Lynn Sr. and Rita agree to attend the trial, wishing to restore their relationship with Lincoln.
=== Chapter 16: Down on the Farm ===
Lincoln awakens the next morning in the Rosato residence, deciding to sleep there as a result of what Jordan and her family have been through at the park. Upon waking up, he discovers a pool party, similar to Jordan's last one, being set up, with some new additions, like a DJ booth suggested by Dana, a karaoke station suggested by Carol, and desserts brought by Becky and Paige. Lincoln encounters a sense of deja vu in regards to the events of "Pasture Bedtime" and tells Jordan about them. She tells him to make it up to Liam by inviting him to the pool party. Lincoln has to go to the farm anyway as Liam's parents have to attend a meeting with Wilbur Huggins.
At the farm, Lincoln, Carol, Dana, Stella, Ronnie Anne, and Carlotta help Liam out with his farm. There are some mishaps like Carlotta getting stuck in the chicken coop, but they still pull through. Afterward, Liam's father arrives and tells everyone about the meeting, informing Lincoln about the trial. He gets worried, but his friends still help him pull through. Yet, Lincoln still worries about what will happen next.
=== Chapter 17: Carlotta Drops A Bombshell ===
At Liam's farm, still, Lincoln invites him to Jordan's pool party. Reluctant at first, Carol and Dana get him to accept the invite. He agrees as long as it's okay with his parents and he gets to bring his family's hushpuppies with him. Afterward, the Gal Pals and Lincoln's male friends bid farewell to Ronnie Anne and Carlotta, who are both going to tell Bobby and the rest about the whole situation. Lincoln is skeptical, worried that Bobby might call off his and Lori's relationship, but they told him not to worry a thing. With that said, the two girls return to Great Lakes City.
After returning to the Casagrandes' apartment, they tell everyone, including Bobby, about what happened at the park, and even show them evidence to prove it. Later on, Bobby contacts Lori, who stresses out over the phone. He starts getting worried for her and Lincoln. That night, Bobby is on the roof, conflicted with making one of two decisions. Whichever one he'd make would damage the other. One of them regards Lincoln, and the other one regards Lori. He still has likings to them but he doesn't want to lose either of them.
=== Chapter 18: It's Party Time ===
Jordan's pool party is going on, and many kids and teens from Royal Woods are attending. The only ones yet to arrive are Lincoln and Clyde, who arrive after getting something from the Copy Shop. After arriving, Lincoln tries to gently get into the pool without a single cannonball. Asked by Jordan for the reason, he tells the girls about his own self-doubt, only for them to tell him about the restraining order, then help him feel better. Then, he tells them about his worries about doing a cannonball, which dates back to one in the community pool that resulted in his trunks slipping off. After that, Jordan and this woman named Sandra Belle tell him that they and others have gone through humiliating cannonballs and similar dives, which helps put his fears at ease. He does a cannonball, which surprisingly doesn't end up being embarrassing.
Afterward, he stops Jordan and Stella from sneaking peeks at the box, promising them he will tell them soon. He then goes to the karaoke booth and sings a song with help from his male friends, aided by their Sadie Hawkins dance partners. Later on, Dana gets a skeptical Lincoln to massage her back with sunscreen. The other girls see this and toy with him, resulting in him malfunctioning as Clyde would. The girls would still be stopped by Clyde himself from looking in the box. Upon recovery, and after being begged to, Lincoln finally reveals what's in the box. Ace Savvy comics of an alternate Full House gang based on his Gal Pals. He tells them about each new character's gift and is prepared to read the story to them.
=== Chapter 19: Night Terrors ===
Lincoln reads everyone the ending to his comic, which is a cliffhanger involving a hooded figure escaping a group of sentries through a portal. Then, the party ends with everyone except Lincoln and his lady crew leaving. Before they're all gone, Carol and Jordan approach Clyde and tell him about Lincoln's situation, which would give him the idea to suggest Dr. Lopez and give them her number. After he leaves, Lincoln heads back inside, only to get caught in a pillow fight. After that, Mrs. Rosato serves some pizza bites for everyone, and they, after Lincoln gets his pajamas on, resume the pillow fight.
Afterward, they all play "Would You Rather", only to be interrupted by a news report of the Loud family(sans Lori and Lynn) being released for good behavior. Lincoln gets shocked by the news report, though after it ends, Cristina suggests makeovers. Lincoln is opted to join for the mud masks, having attended Lori for them, the memory of those days dampening his mood again, only for the girls to cheer him up once more. That night, Lincoln has a nightmare of St. Peter resenting Lincoln's recent actions and casting him down to the underworld. He is awakened by Carol, Stella, and Jordan, and he tells them(and the other girls about his nightmare), and they tell him about their plans for him with Dr. Lopez. Not wanting to suffer another nightmare, Lincoln gets them to sing Fenton's song for him as he drifts off to sleep.
=== Chapter 20: Visiting Dr. Lopez ===
The next morning, the girls tell Mrs. Rosato about Lincoln's nightmare and their plans for an appointment with Dr. Lopez behind his back. During breakfast at Aloha Comrade, they tell him about the appointment, but Lincoln is skeptical with so many of Royal Woods's residents knowing about his home situation. However, with a combination of puppy eyes(thanks to Cristina), toddler-like voices(thanks to Dana), sad piano music(thanks to Haiku), and pouty lips(also Haiku), the girls successfully convince Lincoln to attend the appointment. At the office, he tells Dr. Lopez about himself and his family, including information about his sisters' personalities.
Later on, the two of them get Carol, Becky, Whitney, and Dana to attend, and they help Lincoln tell Dr. Lopez about which sisters he would feel the closest to(Leni, Luna, Lucy, Lana, and Lily), as well as good memories about them and the other sisters. Lincoln also tells Dr. Lopez about the upcoming trial, and that there might be a Catch-22 for him. If found innocent, the Loud sisters would worsen Lincoln's life as if it was nothing. If guilty, Lincoln would be left without a family. After getting a great weight off of his shoulders, Lincoln leaves with the four girls, with Dr. Lopez discovering a book. Researching it as a result of hearing Lincoln's story, she comes up with information that could help out with the trial.
=== Chapter 21: Dance Off ===
After leaving Dr. Lopez's office, Lincoln has felt a great weight leave his shoulders, and the girls are happy for him. He and the others talk with the other Gal Pals about the appointment, and they start to feel a wave of nostalgia dating back to the beginning of the situation, not to mention that everyone's starting to feel hungry. So Carol decides to surprise everyone for where they're having lunch once she has driven there, telling everyone to close their eyes until she says so.
Carol reaches her destination and tells the others to open their eyes, revealing that they're at Gus' Games and Grub, where this whole thing all began. They all go inside for nostalgia's sake and play several games. Lincoln tries out the Dance Battle game and plays a song that everybody, not just the entire Gal Pals group, but also everybody else that is in the arcade as well, would dance to. They would try solo, vs, and other types of modes. Regardless, it was still the same song.
=== Chapter 22: Lightening the Load ===
After the dance, everyone is feeling tired and breathless, and appetite has been worked up. So they all sit at a table, where Lincoln would be greeted by several people, including Chandler and his friends Lance and Trent. Then, Simon Sharp shows up with his big sister Sam, Luna's partner, who decides to tell Lincoln news regarding his family, especially Luna. Lincoln would start to feel terrible, only for the Yates children to cheer him up, and the Gal Pals to remind him that because of all that stress he endured, and the scars that had been left on him by them in their craziest and worst moments, people would still find out something was amiss and get curious about the situation.
Then, Sam tells Lincoln about Luna regretting the Sister Fight Protocol happening and getting roped into it, and that she really misses Lincoln. He would reflect on the moments at the park where his family was in tears and he turned his back on them, only to realize his mistake. He thanks Sam for helping him feel better, and wishes for her and Luna to get back together again. Then, the Morticians Club arrives and tells Lincoln about what Haiku had told them about Lucy. Lincoln's response was his hopes they and Lucy will make amends. Then, Mollie shows up and congratulates Lincoln on his dancing, and tells her to "take care of Jordan", who responds that she doesn't need to be looked after. After that, Sandra Belle arrives and congratulates him as well before leaving. Lincoln's stomach growls as do the Gal Pals', so they order some pizzas, garlic knot baskets, and root beer. Lincoln feels okay for now, and hopes for the best for his family.
=== Chapter 23: Calls and Convos ===
Having feasted on their meal back at Gus', Lincoln and his lady friends are driving down the road, with him being happy about Spring Break. At the same time, he's been having troublesome thoughts about Lori and Lynn. Suddenly, Carol's phone starts ringing and she answers it, talking to her father, who tells them to escort Lincoln back to the Loud residence, as his family, under house arrest until the trial, has been dying to see him again. Lincoln agrees to it, and they all make their way towards the Loud House.
Upon stepping inside, Lincoln reunites with his old pets and his family(well, except for Lori and Lynn, who are still being tended to by the force, and Lily, who is being looked after by the law until it deems Rita stable enough to take care of her again). In the house, despite some moments of stress, Lincoln and his family are able to talk things out with each other, tie up some loose ends, talk about Lincoln's new friends, his Spring Break, and how despite Lincoln still having new friends to look after him, he STILL has his admiration for his sisters and parents. After an hour has passed, visitation time has come to a close, and Lincoln and most of his family are on good terms again, at least until the trial.
In the Casagrandes' apartment, they hear about the trial going to happen, and worry about their own duties, like the mercado and the city hospital. They are able to tell everyone about the trial they need to participate in and get them to pass the message along to everyone else. Yet, Royal Woods and Great Lakes City are three hours apart, but Ronnie Anne gets an idea on how they could participate, hoping that the courthouse would allow it.
=== Chapter 24: The Trial ===
(This chapter is split into multiple parts, and is given its own page.)
=== Epilogue: A Brand New Day ===
Two months have passed, and the Loud family's social statuses, classes, and jobs are restored, though the sentence provided by Judge Snapper at the trial's conclusion is being put into effect. An added bonus involved Lynn Sr and Rita receiving recommendations to attend parenting classes to better oversee their children, who would also be overseen by three officers while they're gone. These officers are known as Jennifer Higgins, Zoey Simmons, and Gabriella Campos. Luna could still play her music, but at a quiet volume and in a way that saves energy. Lola could still have her tea parties, and Lana could still do her favorite things, despite having to keep only four pets: Hopps, El Diablo, Bitey, and Izzy. The rest were given to either Liam or nature. And Luan could still be funny, as long as her pranks didn't cause any trouble for anyone, Funny Business choosing never to give her any Prank-pocalypse gear ever again.
There is a moment where Luan creates a small bucket-rigged door prank on the officers when she wasn't supposed to prank any of THEM, the other Loud sisters not wishing for that to happen, Lori angrily trying to stop her in a way that Lily's naptime wouldn't be disturbed, and no one would be alerted on their ankle monitors. Lola yells at everyone to be quiet, disturbing Lily's nap. The bucket is sent flying onto Simmons's head, and she is not pleased, not even are Higgins and Campos. They are to attend another Sensitivity Training class, Lisa being there after getting into an issue with someone for their pronunciations of words, and Lynn Jr being there after getting into a fight with someone in regards to weakness. At the class, they are introduced to an anime-like mascot figure named Neko-chan, who is basically a representation of cat-human female hybrids from Japanese anime, and would be there not only in Sensitivity Training but Anger Management as well. The Loud sisters could risk missing graduation if they don't properly go along with their classes and truly learn from them.
Lincoln himself has brought his old things back to his bedroom and mingle with his first male friends. In May, he gets a call from Officer Schoffner reminding him that he has to be at the courthouse to sign the documents allowing Carol and her posse to become Lincoln's legal guardians. He and the four go to the courthouse along with Lynn Sr and Rita, Lincoln feeling happy that he's pulled through with everything that has happened. In the jury room where the twelve jurors discussed their final verdict in the trial, the Lincoln and his parents, the Pingerys, and the families of Becky, Whitney, and Dana, all sign the document, everyone expressing their support for this, with Judge Snapper and Mayor Davis being the final ones to sign.
Time passes, and Lincoln and his friends all successfully graduate elementary school, his sisters not being able to see him graduate, and his former peers sorting things out with him in regards to what has happened throughout the series, and Lincoln giving Huggins a copy of his new Ace Savvy comic, Double Draw, which featured Huggins' character in a style matching Rooster Cogburn from the 2010 readaptation of True Grit when Jeff Bridges played him. At the ceremony, the Gal Pals are there seeing him graduate, and his sisters, unable to make it, still congratulate him.
After graduation, Lincoln and the Gal Pals decide on what to do but aren't in the mood at the moment for Gus' Game and Grub, for nostalgia's sake, or even the beach because of how late it was in the day, but Lincoln realizes that there is one option they are overdue for, which is the spa. They get Haiku to join after telling her about new additions like Japanese sand baths. And for dinner, Carol reserves a few tables at Jean Juan's. Things are going well for Lincoln now that he not only has new friends but also, he still gets to keep his old friends and family.
== Characters ==
Lincoln Loud
Carol Pingery
Becky
Whitney
Dana
Girl Jordan
Stella
Cristina
Paige
Hildegard Matthews (AKA: Haiku)
Kat
Cici
Phoebe
Chaz
Joey
== History ==
Gal Pals was a story written by Fanfiction.net user, Alexpv22 as a request from another user (crafordbrian17.) While some of the story is based on ideas sent to him by crafordbrian, the majority of it was thought up by Alex himself. As he watched the original Loud House series, over the years, there were many times where Lincoln's character was either unjustly punished or reduced to being his sisters' "emotional whipping post" that Alex didn't quite enjoy.
Thus, after receiving the story request, he sought out to make a fanfic where Lincoln would not only gain some proper emotional support but would also deliver some well-deserved karma towards the Loud Family for their actions. The story has gained about 199 Follows and has been favorited by other users 216 times. But at the same time, it has received some levels of negative criticism (much like any story would.)
Some have called it "trashy," others view it as "the worst LH fanfic in history" and there are a rare few who have given Gal Pals the title of "yet another addition to the Church of St. Lincoln" (which is a nickname given unto LH fans who presume Lincoln to be faultless.) In reality, Alex knows Lincoln is a flawed character and believes Lincoln's way of thinking may not always be thorough. At the same time, however; Alex knew that there were moments where Lincoln did not deserve to be given the sort of punishments he was dealt (as seen in episodes like Green House, Girl Guru, No Such Luck and others.)
The main theme of the fanfiction, specifically where the Louds receive retribution for past actions, was originally inspired by an episode from The Amazing World of Gumball entitled "The Finale." Within said episode, karma finally starts to catch up with the Watterson Family, as the people of Elmore go up in arms against them due to all the incidents they've caused throughout the first and second season of the series (accidental or otherwise.) That was one of two initial themes from the Gal Pals story.
The first being that, one way or another, karma always catches up to people. The second theme was on the importance of family and how those you call your dearest friends can be seen as such.
== Trivia ==
*Judge Agatha Snapper, the judge overseeing the Loud Family's trial, is loosely based off of Judge Judy; from her hairstyle to her attitude
*The lawyers who represent Lincoln during the trial (Baldur, Burns & Bush) are all based off of minor characters from Spongebob Squarepants named Harry, Combover & Bald. But while the latter team comprises of males, Ms. Baldur is the only female of the former
*Haiku's true name (in the story's universe) is Hildegarde "Hildy" Matthews. Her real name has yet to be revealed in the original series, along with what she used to look like before turning Goth
*In the story, Becky and Paige are sisters while Chaz and Dana are brother and sister (Dana being the oldest.) This pairing was based on theories claiming that they may be related, somehow
*On the subject of theories; during the trial, Dr. Lopez reveals that several of the Loud Sisters possibly suffer from some form of mental illness or impairment. This is based off of several theories that have been made based on the girls' behavior. Such examples include Lola suffering from Juvenile Narcissism, Luan having ADHD, Lucy possessing a form of Depression and Lisa suffering from either Autism or Asperger Syndrome
*Within the story's universe, Lincoln meets Stella's family for the first time; including her grandmother. Within the story, she communicates in both Broken English and Tagalog, the native tongue of the Phillippines
*During Chapter Eighteen of Gal Pals, Lincoln performs a Karaoke version of It's Party Time by Joe Jonas (known in the story's universe as James Jonah)
*After completing Gal Pals, Alexpv22 set out to create two other fanfics containing the story's characters. The first of these is an anthology story entitled A Day in the Life of the Gal Pals, which contains a series of oneshot adventures involving Lincoln and his new lady friends. The anthology continues during the summer, sometime after the end of the original story. A Day in the Life is split up into separate arcs for each of the four seasons; Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring.Each arc contains four to five different stories (some of which have multiple parts. Though it has yet to be fully written and published online, Alexpv22 is currently working on the final entries for the Fall Arc. The second story to contain the Gal Pals characters is Dungeons, Dragons & Dames: A D&D inspired fanfiction piece
*The original Gal Pals story has been favorited and followed by other Fanfiction.net users over two-hundred times
*The fanfic speculates that Lori and Bobby's relationship started when both were age 11, with Lori teasing him in a similar manner to Ronnie Anne teasing Lincoln, even though Lori's episode of the podcast clarified that it started when both were 17, with Luan and Lynn Jr. having been the ones who got them together.
== Errors ==
* In part 5 of The Trial, Maria Santiago gets shocked seeing Lincoln's skin rash like she saw it for the first time, even though she already first discovered it on the news in To The Rescue.
**In that same chapter, Lucy tells Lynn about her being the original owner of the Princess Pony book that got clogged a long time ago, despite having told everyone in chapter 11, only this time, the Loud parents respond to Lucy's confession, and are bitter towards the girls for making her afraid of them teasing her for it.