The Trial

The Trial is comprised of the twenty-fourth to twenty-eighth chapters of Gal Pals by Alex Veres. In these chapters, the Loud sisters are put on trial, and everyone with an association with them is to participate.

## Plot

### Part 1: Opening Statements

Katherine Mulligan opens up with a news report that talks about the trial, and the fact that the Loud family is involved in it, facing a whole slew of charges they have committed over the course of a number of months. The history is becoming so well-known, it's consuming the entirety of Michigan, and maybe every other state, district, and territory of the United States. During the report, the news reveals Aunt Ruth's personality and poor living conditions. The family arrives, and so do a few police officers escorting Lincoln(who the town poorly and ignorantly decided to make the plaintiff) and Lily.

Inside the courthouse, the trial begins, with Judge Agatha Snapper ensuring the trial goes well. A few officers bring Lori and Lynn inside but keep them separate from everyone else. The lawyers known as Baldur, Burns, and Bush are in the courthouse to represent the town. Baldur brings up the opening statements, then asks for Lincoln to take the stand. He swears to the oath and begins his testimony, telling everyone about himself, the initiation of the Sister Fight Protocol that resulted from a dress, the one that was ignited most recently, his knowledge on Lori's rivalry with Carol Pingery, Lynn's obsession with the "Gods of Sports", etc. This earns violent reactions from Lori and Lynn, who would be silenced by Snapper.

Surprisingly, Lisa steps forward to be the temporary lawyer of the sisters and parents as not a single one in Royal Woods would be willing to represent them. Permitted by Snapper, she tells everyone everything in pure honesty about the protocol, and that because it was a thing between sisters, Lincoln should keep out, only for Snapper and Baldur to harshly respond against the whole idea. Continuing with the testimony, Lincoln brings up the time when he used earplugs to block out his sisters' sounds, only for them to teach him a lesson, and Lola to speak on how the noises could cause her problems for her pageants, only for Mr. Bush to contradict her on that, speaking on how she and the rest are rancid. Rita attempts to retaliate, only for Snapper to silence her.

Lincoln then brings up his lack of money that night and the obsession he and each of the other sisters would have with it, his meeting with Carol, Becky, and Whitney, who took him to Gus's Games and Grub. There, he would meet the other girls and tell them everything about his problems, his idea of how they ended up spreading the information to their families and friends, and that he never intended for any of what the sisters endured following that night to happen. Lisa criticizes Lincoln's actions, only for him to bring up his stress to defend himself. This would cause Lori and Lynn, and Lisa, to lash out at him on their ideas of stress and whatnot, and how his telling them of his troubles cost them everything. This would cause Lincoln to break down in front of everyone like a real mess, and be escorted out of the courtroom, with Snapper criticizing Lynn Sr and Rita on their actions and how their daughters could've caused Lincoln to endure mental illnesses. After that, Baldur calls for Carol Pingery to take the stand.

### Part 2: Witness Testimonies

After swearing the oath, Carol Pingery begins her testimony with that selfie contest she and Lori both went through and revealed that she actually sent likes to Lori's selfies, which, to Lori, is a bombshell. She also brings up how the two of them talked things out and how she knew of Lincoln before the selfie contest even happened. With Carol bringing up Lincoln's idea for a good family portrait, Lisa brings up the events of the Loud siblings trying to create a good birthday gift for their parents' anniversary. When asked about the portrait, Lynn Sr talks about Lincoln's coffee mugs and what he did with them. The reveal of the mugs to the public caused terrible reactions and gave Carol an understanding of his need for her assistance.

Then she talks about how she and her friends Becky and Whitney were driving that one Friday night until the former discovered Lincoln, and the trio decided to pull that horn prank on him, then decided, after hearing a few small but important elements of Lincoln's story, they decided to take him to Gus' Games and Grub. Carol would soon continue her testimony with how they and Lincoln were having a good time until they asked Lincoln about his problems, and he told them several of his stories. When asked by Lisa which stories, Carol tells her that one of them was the bad luck incident in which he himself admitted to being as much as at fault with his sisters, as he purposefully damaged his sisters' things.

Baldur speaks on the idea that had Lynn not brought up the idea of superstitions and whatnot, the events would never have happened, with Carol adding in how Lynn's team lost the game the moment Lincoln showed up, and that he was blamed by her for the loss. Lincoln's damage of those possessions was to get some long-desired alone time as he has overextended himself ten times over his sisters. Baldur adds to that with Social Services Agent MacKenzie's report on the sisters getting Lincoln to attend three to five of their activities after school. The Loud family's weekly schedule is shown before the court, revealing a lot of colors for the sisters, and very little space to squeeze some free time in. Snapper would question Lynn Sr about the schedule and free time, and he would struggle to come up with a response, only for an agitated Lynn Jr to answer for him, only for Snapper to point out the limits.

Helping Burns put several pieces together, Carol continues her testimony, saying that the family's actions of shutting Lincoln out were to teach Lincoln a lesson about lying. The actions, which included burning his OWN possessions(actually broken wood), forcing him out of his room, and making him sleep in Charles's doghouse, would earn disappointment from the crowd. Soon, the Royal Woods Squirrels Mascot costume's head is brought in, with Lincoln being brought back into the courtroom, only to see the head and pounce on it like an animal. He'd be restrained and asked about his reaction, with Lynn saying that he used the costume to sneak into one of Lynn's games.

Carol testifies that when Lincoln snuck in the game in the costume, Lynn won. However, they saw him as good luck when he was in the suit. There were a few days at the beach where Lincoln would be in that costume, one of them being the one that he would get that sunburn the news once brought up images of. Lynn would detest by saying that things would be good as long as Lincoln was every single thing his sisters were. The family would shut her up, and Carol would bring up the spa day she, Lincoln, and their friends attended, as well as the aloe vera that got rid of the red markings. Her testimony has been concluded.

She and her friends discover a shaken Lincoln and calm him down, causing waves of nostalgia to form for the parents and the sisters. They tell the Louds about Lincoln's nightmares and how he would be calmed down. Luan would be stopped by Lola from making a joke about the situation and be threatened, then retaliates. Before anything rancid could happen, Judge Snapper silences them and calls Lola to testify. Lola begins her testimony with her relationship with Lincoln, revealing how he'd enjoy feminine stuff while still participating in masculine activities, and relieving Lincoln of pressure since she still has good memories of him. She still goes on to list the downsides, like that time when Lincoln got Lana to impersonate her for a pageant to earn Dairyland tickets and that time when he got his sisters to be more green for that polar bear rescue contest.

Upon the latter event being brought up, the younger Gal Pals and Agnes Johnson confess their involvement in the contest, having distanced themselves from him during that. But now, after what has happened and been revealed, and looking back at those events, they realize their own mistakes. Lola then brings up an event in which Lincoln had to choose where to go on vacation instead of Scratchy Bottom Campgrounds. The two options he had to choose were either Aloha Beach or Dairyland, and five of the sisters supported one of them while the rest supported the other one. Baldur would question Lola, only for Lincoln to add more for her and talk about not only the good treatment or pampering they've been giving him but also the terrible things both sides did to show why the other option was worse. The revelation of those actions agitates Lynn Sr and Rita, who would berate the girls for such terrible actions.

Lincoln would apologize to Lola for taking up too much time and let her continue, and she would talk about how Lincoln decided for Scratchy Bottom Campgrounds and gave his sisters a good time there as their manservant. After that, she brings up this event regarding Lincoln recording embarrassing moments of his sisters and posting a montage of them online to win a video contest, having done countless attempts at earning a trophy for the trophy case. He won the contest, but lost his sisters' trust, and earned it back with an embarrassing video of himself. Snapper and Bush would criticize Lola for not only shutting their brother out instead of talking with him but also for their admiration for awards. Lynn Jr would speak out against this, only for Snapper to contradict her by saying that it's always about having fun and not winning. With Lynn saying that winning itself is fun, a Hannibal Lecture-like mask is placed on her face.

Lola concludes her testimony, and Snapper announces that Lincoln's embarrassing video was a misdemeanor. That last word would confuse Leni, but Rita would give her some knowledge of misdemeanors. The court, with Lincoln's permission, then shows everyone, even those watching the trial on the news, that video Lincoln showed his lady friends at Gus'. The one with Luan dumping honey on him, causing Liam's animals to chase after him. Everyone would berate Luan for such a prank, and the court would bring an envelope consisting of a map to somewhere that has six lockers, each bigger than 6x8 filled with Luan's prank schemes.

They announce Luan's "paint the town red" prank from April 1, 2008, where she painted five blocks red with two coatings, even the trees, and the plants. It would take weeks for the buildings to be cleaned. In the present, before any action could be taken against Luan, Baldur would suggest a recess and everyone would leave the courthouse, only for Whitney to lash out at the Louds, not just Luan, about her house being painted red. Then, the sisters and their parents would be the only ones in the room, the latter two lashing out at the girls for their misdeeds, and that they'd make them pay the price for their actions if the court doesn't. After the recess, everyone returns to the courtroom, with Baldur announcing that surprise witnesses are being called to the stand.

### Part 3: Surprise Witnesses

The surprise witnesses are Wilbur Huggins, Albert, Bud Grouse, Ms. Dimartino, Lincoln's first four friends, and several others. One of the witnesses, a 20-something woman, goes up to the stand, and a television set is wheeled to the front desk, showing the day when the Loud family was kicked out of the Royal Woods Community Pool no thanks to Luna and Lynn's chicken fights going on during senior swim. That fight got one of the seniors, Mrs. Jelinski, in a terrible state after she had got her hip replaced. The woman is her granddaughter Sarah. There were upsides to that chicken fight's impact, like Sarah's grandmother getting a better hip without any illnesses, only for her soreness to make her unable to approach events like her high school reunion.

Sarah is on good terms with Lincoln as she brings up a time when he and his friend Clyde were interns at Flip's Food n Fuel. Mrs. Jelinsky tried to heat up a burrito, but the microwave was on the fritz, so the two had to use different methods like the bathroom air dryer or the exhaust pipe of a car. That last method would disgust the Louds, only for Snapper to point out how some people liked their food smoky. After hearing how Mrs. Jelinsky was expecting the Louds to pay the price with the trial, Lynn grunts in protest, but Sarah speaks against her, and then criticizes the Loud parents for their actions.

Mr. Grouse is then called to the stand by Lisa, and he testifies against them, wishing he didn't have to testify for them. He then goes on to list all the misdeeds the Loud family has caused for him, then adds how he saw the news and learned that Lynn Sr to him would be unfit to be a parent if he was to let his daughters drive Lincoln to a state of hell. Then, Lily's crying is heard, and Lincoln is permitted to go tend to her unless he is needed. Kat and the four eldest Gal Pals get Snapper to let them help Lincoln. After they leave, Grouse adds to his testimony how much of a good person Lincoln could be, using the exact moment that just happened.

Upon being reminded by Lori about that one Christmas that Lincoln's sled landed on his roof, he reminds them that it's nothing like all those other bad deeds that have happened to him. Baldur stops him from going any further and adds the sled accident to the list of Lincoln's misdemeanors. Lori is embittered, seeing Lincoln as an excuse for existence. She shouts it out, only to be stopped by a police officer known as Zoey Simmons, informing everyone about Lily relaxing. She opens the door to show it, and everyone, well, almost everyone, start adoring the scene. Lori is still bitter and attempts to turn everyone against them, only to be stopped by Rita threatening to confiscate all of her technologies, forcing her to give up.

Snapper gives Lincoln some noise-canceling headphones from the foreman and he uses them to cover Lily's ears. Grouse leaves the stand, and Snapper berates Lori for her views on Lincoln. Then, Bush reminds Lori that she and everyone else, like Lincoln, have all made mistakes, that no one is without their flaws, and how hard Lincoln would try to fix his relationships with others. After saying that, Rusty Spokes, another friend of Lincoln, is called to the stand. He begins his testimony with the events of Lisa moving up Lincoln's grade, making her feel something inside her as Baldur helps Snapper out with evidence of the events. Baldur gets Rusty to continue testifying and he brings up the casting out of Lincoln, and the "sticky table", earning terrible reactions from the crowd towards Huggins, whose school lacked the budget for proper cleaning solutions.

Lisa helps Rusty continue the testimony by talking about how she altered her hairstyle, ditched her glasses, used laser surgery on her eyes, and made a behavior modification collar to correct her behavior, thinking that Lincoln had the right idea of acting normal. Rusty adds the bitterness from Lincoln's family following Lisa's new style. Lisa helps with that by adding in more details of that story, showing how Lincoln was blamed by his guy friends first, then his family second, all because of Lisa's actions. Burns makes another criticism towards the Loud family for those events, only for Snapper to maintain order.

The grocery store manager is called to the stand, and he testifies against both Lincoln *and* his family in regards to that incident regarding Lincoln's desire for Zombie Bran. Lincoln and his parents add to the testimony for more information regarding their shopping trips and food supplies. Baldur would criticize the manager for his actions regarding his rules, lack of second chances, and 'guilt by association' philosophies. The Lous sisters add more to the story as well, and the story would be completed. The manager's testimony complete, Lisa calls Albert to the stand.

Albert testifies saying how good the Loud children can be, bringing up some events like when Lincoln had to cover for the sisters during spring cleaning and got the rest of them to help him with their chat with Albert. Lincoln adds to the testimony by proving it to be the truth, giving Baldur the acknowledgment of he and his sisters having each others' backs one time. After that, he expresses his dismay upon learning of the Sister Fight Protocol and the bad luck incident. The testimony finished, Albert is granted permission to return to his seat.

Suddenly, Dr. Lopez is called to the stand, and she testifies, telling everyone about all of Lincoln's nightmares, Ms. Pingrey telling everyone about the one with St. Peter, causing the Louds to wonder how Lincoln could have such a dream. Lopez also tells everyone about possible mental disorders the Loud children might have. In Lori's case, it might be OCD. She also tells everyone about how the sisters set Lincoln up for a false date with Ronnie Anne, with Lori stating the exact reasons and how she, being the eldest, oughta be in charge of her "nutcases of" siblings, only to be shamed by Lopez, Snapper, and Burns.

After that, Lopez explains the other hypothetical mental disorders the other sisters might have. In Leni's case, learning disabilities. In Luan's case, ADHD. In Lynn Jr.'s case, personality disorder. In Lucy's case, mild depression. In Lola's case, juvenile narcissism. And in Lisa's case, either autism or Asperger's syndrome. Lincoln's disorders could be either atychiphobia or syngenesophobia. Luna, Lana, and Lily are ruled out. Luna's behaviors are similar to that of many rock musicians with barely any mental disorders at all, like Mick Swagger, Elton John, Voltaire, etc. Lana is currently a toddler. And Lily is still a year old.

Lopez also testifies by bringing up Lynn's soft side, Lincoln helping Lopez out by telling everyone everything about his trip to Middle School orientation, and other events that involved LJ having a negative impact on him, with the muzzled LJ trying to contradict him, only for Baldur to contradict HER. Lincoln would break down telling everyone how his sisters, in response to standing up to him, would figure out methods of making him feel like nothing. Lopez would comfort him and tell LJ that SHE is the true weakling, only for her to get the nuzzle off of herself and attempt to contradict her with her skills and trophies as evidence. This would result in Cici and Phoebe contradicting Lynn with the tough girl act showing her true soft side. They tell the judge more information about the middle school orientation trip, and Lincoln would tell Snapper about the reason that he and Clyde trusted Lynn.

Lincoln also adds how his sisters' advice would sometimes cause him problems, bringing up the events of Save the Date. Lopez would conclude her testimony, and Bush would call Ronnie Anne Santiago to the stand. Surprising everyone, he hooks a laptop to an outlet and switches it on, causing Ronnie Anne's face to appear.

### Part 4: Confessions and Convictions

Ronnie Anne, up on the computer screen, begins to feel nervous as she is before a crowd and has stage fright. But thanks to Snapper, she tells everyone what she knows so far, also informing everyone about the Santiago and Casagrande families watching the trial on television. Suddenly, Sid Chang unknowingly interrupts. Then, with permission from Burns, she helps Ronnie Anne with her testimony. Ronnie Anne, being watched on TV by her family, would then tell everyone about her relationships with Arturo Santiago(her father), Bobby(who she once idolized in her younger years), and Lincoln. When speaking about Lincoln, she confirms her crush on him, and how she wants herself and Lincoln to be: just friends.

Lori would try to contradict Ronnie Anne, only for Maria(Ronnie Anne's mother) to speak out against her, followed by Bobby worrying about Lori's terrible actions, her blaming Lincoln, Leni, and the rest of her family for the trial. Then, Lincoln says a lot of positive things about his family, only for him to hear screaming and help Kat and the four eldest Gal Pals with handling Lily, with permission from the court. After that, he returns to speak positive things about his remaining sisters, even Lynn, despite her speaking out against it. The final sister for Lincoln to say positive things about is Lisa, which is difficult because of her actions and her desires. She would speak up in defense, only to be contradicted by Snapper and Maria using good examples.

Rosa calls the Casagrande family for dinner, resulting in the court being adjourned for the next day, Rita allows for Jordan's decision to let a trio of officers known as Jennifer Higgins(a redhead), Simmons, and Gabriella Campos(a Hispanic brunette) to look after Lily, with Clyde getting Lincoln to stay at the McBride residence. The day ending for the court, the Casagrandes bid their momentary farewell to Lincoln, with Sid and Ronnie Anne letting him in on the former's mother Becca's zoologist career. At the same time, Lincoln gets curious in regard to the final judgment of him and his biological family.

### Part 5: New Evidence/Nearing the Final Search

During the night, the Loud sisters are having trouble sleeping, more specifically, Lori and Lynn. Lucy and the latter talk about what happened at the trial and Lincoln being right about her being brutal, boastful, and obnoxious. Lucy proves Lincoln right, though Lynn can't bring back her old sweet and tender side because of how botched the world is to her. Lucy says otherwise, and how right Cici and Phoebe were with the tough girl act showing her weakness, confirming how even Lucy has non-Goth interests, once again confirming her to be the owner of the Princess Pony book that got clogged a long time ago.

Suddenly, a bitter Lynn Sr and Rita show up questioning Lucy's decisions to let Lincoln take the fall. This would cause Lucy to respond by telling them why she'd be afraid to come clean, and how Lincoln was willing to take the fall. Yet, the parents would still be disappointed in everyone for what they've made Lucy go through that day. Having gone through a difficult day in court, they realize the results of their actions resulting in Lincoln telling his new friends about his home life.

Then, everyone would question Lori, with Lisa being on the opposite side of her. Then, Lisa would bring up her hidden camera system the CPS agents tampered with during their investigation, and everyone takes a look at the footage of Lori being brutal towards Lincoln in "Save the Date". That is the first video. In the present, Lori herself would realize how right everyone was about her brutality. The second video is a scene of "The Loudest Mission: Relative Chaos" when Lori is berating Lincoln when forcing him to come with her to Great Lakes City in an attempt to convince Bobby to change his mind about moving there. There is no audio, but before such events took place, Lisa once installed a hidden microphone system in case thieves tried to steal Vanzilla. The system voice-recorded Lori yelling at Lincoln, and in the present, the recording is played, the revelation angering the parents even further.

The final video played is the recent sister fight that started this whole thing. Lori herself, having seen and heard herself being brutal towards others, including her own kin, officially regrets her actions, thinking of sorting things out with Lincoln. The other sisters also feel ashamed at their actions, knowing that it resulted in them becoming social pariahs. Rita officially orders the sisters to help her and Lynn Sr deliver the footage to the court, regardless of how much more trouble they'd be in. Lynn Sr, agreeing with Rita, orders the sisters, come the next day, to speak honestly without any hurtful words. All that Rita and her family can hope for is to get Lincoln back unless the court goes harsh on them and sentences them to worse. After this, everyone returns to sleep.

Morning arrives, and everyone returns for the rest of the trial, including the entire Casagrande family via webcam. Lincoln is thankful for families like the McBride praying for the safety of him and the Louds. Snapper returns and the rest of the trial commences, Lincoln apologizing for these events even happening, explaining how he never intended for the Louds to lose everything they had. Suddenly, Lily is heard grunting, and the trio of officers tasked with looking after her would learn how Lily wants to be with Lincoln again. Rita, despite wanting to get Lily back in her arms once again, would be stopped by the authorities under Snapper. Lincoln, in another upset state, would have his attention gained by Lily, and the two of them would share a tender moment.

Afterward, he apologizes to everyone once more, announcing how he, again, never intended these events to happen. Snapper tells him that all he did was vent to his new crew of friends, and Huggins, Chen, Lopez, and DiMartino announce to Lincoln how they're involvement escalated things. DiMartino then brings up the photos of Lincoln at the Tranquil Springs Spa showing when he had sunburn, her and Lincoln telling a concerned Maria Santiago everything about that beach day that Lincoln got the "sunburn". One more question Maria asks is whether or not Lincoln cleaned the suit, with him confirming that he didn't. DiMartino glares at the Louds as does Maria, who explains that the sunburn was actually a skin rash from the germs contained within the suit, berating the Louds for preserving their safety over Lincoln's, no thanks to them believing in superstitions like LJ. Then, DiMartino confirms how she used the proper materials to not only remove the skin rash but also give Lincoln a relaxing massage.

Huggins then confirms how he and the others had a part to play as they were worried about his mental state. Lincoln once again announces that he wished to not have wanted everyone to be at court, and that we wanted his family to love him again, criticizing them for doing what they wouldn't have done if they loved him, telling the judge about the events of "Dance, Dance, Resolution". Rita gets shocked, though Snapper criticizes the sisters for their actions that day, telling that SHE, a female herself, never went to her Sadie Hawkins Dance at all, and tells them about her experiences coming from a large family.

Lincoln then tells Snapper how if his parents loved him, they wouldn't have let Lisa put trackers inside him or any of his other sisters. A series of flash drives consisting of the footage the Louds have seen from the other night is brought in. Lynn Sr then tells Lincoln his regret for all those things happening to him and tells the court his worries of how he and Rita would've made the girls think they were playing favorites, earning displeased reactions from them. Rita shows Lincoln how right Lynn Sr is about his regrets, and apologizes for making him feel like it had to be earned. The other Loud sisters each express how much they miss Lincoln, and they really do miss him. They and he, even the parents, hope for them to be together again, only for Snapper to remind them that the outcome depends on the sentence and the jury's final verdict. The jury is excused to discuss their unanimous decision for the final verdict, and everyone is permitted to leave.

### Conclusion: Final Judgement

For several days, the jury spends time reviewing the testimonies and evidence. Meanwhile, at Royal Woods Elementary School, barely anyone is giving Lincoln any mockery, he is participating properly in class, and shockingly, everyone is asking questions about the trial. When he responds that it's his first time in court, Mollie tells him that this should've happened ages ago. Lana's illegal possession of exotic animals, Luna blowing out power, Lola's own brutality, Lisa's violation of privacy and international laws, the family has already set the demise for their own downfall, and all it took was Lincoln telling everyone his home troubles.

In another part of the school, Mrs. Johnson(disappointed in how she and her students behaved towards Lincoln during the "Save the Polar Bears" challenge), Ms. Shrinivas(disappointed in herself in regards to the time Lisa changed her personality), and Coach Pacowski(knowing that Lincoln was actually saving energy that was supposed to be used for PE for surviving in his house) are in a meeting with Principal Huggins, who announces how everyone should make amends with Lincoln and support him to the end of school, yet, they still worry about the fate of the Loud family at the hands of the jury.

The twelve jurors debate over their verdict, an elder one being on the same side as the sisters along with a few other jurors, and a female being against them, being backed up by others. The elder desires better evidence, and all it is stored on hard drives in a Ziploc bag. They look at the evidence and are disgusted. The elder has a horrid perspective on Lisa for her privacy invasions, and so do the others, a female at age 30 not having how the sisters got away with doing rancid things. They all discuss how abhorrent the sisters' actions over the years, and reach an agreement on their final verdict. The foreman wishes for Snapper to not hold any sentences while wondering what she might do with Lincoln.

The next day, everyone returns to the courthouse for the final verdict, the Louds running late due to problems with Vanzilla. In the courthouse, the jury announces their final verdict. They find the Loud family guilty of all charges. This causes mixed reactions from everyone. the Louds not wanting to be incarcerated, and Lincoln not wanting to lose his family. Snapper silences everyone, announcing her sentence, which is split up into several parts that would each apply to multiple members of the Louds.

The first part of the sentence 100-110 days of community service. The second would be Lori, Luan, Lynn Jr, Lola, and Lisa attending anger management and sensitivity training classes. Failure of these parts of the sentence would add more days to the community service performance. The third part would be them being able to get their jobs back with no one being forced to reemploy them, except they'll be working under probation. Failure of THIS part would lead to incarceration for a few days. The fourth part would restrain Luan from pulling pranks like painting several blocks and trapping people in gelatin. Only small pranks would be allowed, but the remaining pranks would result in Luan risking incarceration for fifty years. Not only that, but she'd have an ankle bracelet attached to her, having worn one when she and the family were under house arrest, meaning the police would get wind of her pranks.

As for part five, people like Aunt Ruth can not be put by Lynn Sr OR Rita in charge of the children, and they can't even put Lori in charge anymore, at least not until those anger management and sensitivity classes have stabilized her. The four eldest Gal Pals(Carol Pingery, Becky, Whitney, and Dana) have agreed to become legal guardians of Lincoln, while the trio of police officers(Higgins, Simmons, and Campos) is now tasked with overseeing the family when Lynn Sr and Rita aren't around. The sixth part of the sentence would establish new policies abolishing the Sister Fight Protocol for good and prevent any new similar ideas from forming and being put into place. Any squabble would either be resolved by the Loud parents, or by the trio of officers.

The final part of the sentence would bar Lola, Lynn Jr, and Lisa from ever attending their favorite activities or events until they themselves have been stabilized by their new classes. Violations would result in indefinite juvenile incarceration until the state of Michigan(possibly governor Gretchen Whitmer or whoever succeeds her) decides to release them. With all that said, Snapper concludes the trial with the swing of her gavel, resulting in events that would place the sentence into effect. Lincoln has won in the eyes of the Gal Pals, and they celebrate.

Lincoln is grateful that his family still gets to be together, and they thank the Gals for appointing themselves as his guardians. They express their gratefulness towards the family, them being happy that their friends are becoming honorary Louds. Of course, Lisa reminds everyone about the documents that are to be signed for the four eldest Gal Pals to become Lincoln's legal guardians, bringing up her own flaws. The others feel ashamed of their own flaws as well, only for Lincoln to cheer them up, him acknowledging his own flaws, and how they will be able to rebuild their lives again. They part on good terms, and the building is emptied by everyone leaving it.

The sisters are not comfortable with everyone looking down at them for what has happened OR missing summer break, but they have no choice but to follow along with the sentence. Leni is worried about Lincoln leaving them with him getting Carol and co as guardians, only for her and everyone else to receive an e-mail from the five as well as the rest of the Gal Pals having faith in them with their community service performance. An image is included showing Lincoln and the Gals in a victory pose, the message helping the image extend good vibes to the family.

The Gal Pals and Lincoln arrive in Carol's van, and she gives cash to help Lynn Sr restore his van, a repayment for letting the four eldest members of the group become Lincoln's guardians. Lori would appreciate Carol's gratitude and they would become friends again. The latter and Dana say she'll drop Lincoln back off at the Loud residence after they're time at Gus' Games and Grub is over for the day. The van leaves, Lincoln and the Gals promising to get Lincoln home by 6:00 and to bring back some milk and garlic knots. A brand new day shall be celebrated.

## Trivia

* When Mr. Grouse is at the stand during Pt. 3 of the trial, he says the following line; "one quiet night in almost eighteen years and I've gotta spend it testifying?" This was loosely inspired by a quote from Plankton from the Spongebob episode, "Krabs vs. Plankton."
* There are several references to past Loud House episodes featured here. Such examples include Cereal Offender, Driving Miss Hazy, Save the Date, and No Such Luck (among others).