Beach Blanket Bejeebers

Beach Blanket Bejeebers is the first one-shot of "A Day in the Life of the Gal Pals". In this story, with summer break going on, the Gal Pals take a trip to the beach, though Lincoln, having terrible experiences with the beach, is highly skeptical.

## Plot

"It's the first weekend of Summer Vacation and on the first weekend of break, the Gal Pals are itchin' for some beach day fun. Only problem is...a certain white-haired pal of theirs is not quite so anxious about the idea...and no one knows why. Will the Gals be able to help him remember his love of the sand, surf and sun?"

## Synopsis

In a split-level house in Royal Woods, its resident, Carol Pingery, is packing supplies for a beach day to start off summer break. Upon noticing the viewer, she gives them a summary of the events that happened over Spring Break. She then explains what everything in her suitcase is for, and rings up the other members of the Gal Pals, informing them about the beach day. They are also preparing, along with Chaz and Joey. The only one left to tell is Lincoln Loud.

Carol calls him, and he tells her about this one time in Anger Management class that somewhat cost Lynn her patience, and the blonde legal guardian is laughing at it, then she remembers to tell Lincoln about the upcoming beach day and signs off, leaving Lincoln skeptical, having negative experiences there following things like standing out there in a Royal Woods Squirrels mascot costume, having to debate on either Aloha Beach or Dairyland as an ideal vacation spot instead of Scratchy Bottom Campground, and this one shark prank that Luan pulled on Lincoln when he was the twins' age. Talking to himself, and maybe the viewer about how he is skeptical about the beach day but doesn't want to disappoint the Gal Pals, Officer Jennifer Higgins overhears Lincoln but only gets fragments of what he is saying.

At a coffee shop, Higgins tells her partners Zoey Simmons(who calls her Martha) and Gabriella Campos that they will have a guest with them. Suddenly, Carol arrives, confusing the two officers, though Higgins does bring things up by telling Carol that they know about her beach day, but that Higgins overheard Lincoln expressing his skepticism of it. They all think of what to do with Lincoln to help him, and Carol gets the idea of getting help from Dr. Lopez, who helped Lincoln with his nightmares.

At the Loud residence, Lincoln tells half of the Loud sisters(the others being at their classes) and the officers about his negative experiences with the beach, causing shame among the sisters, and disappointment among the officers. Regardless, the only thing that matters now is helping Lincoln overcome his anxieties. At Dr. Lopez's office, Lincoln arrives with Haiku and the four eldest Gal Pals(Carol, Becky, Whitney, and Dana), the Loud sisters(minus Lynn Jr, Lisa, and Lily) showing up as well.

Inside the office, Lincoln tells Dr. Lopez about his negative experiences regarding beach-related activities and his worries that bad things will happen like those other times, and that either it would be his fault, or someone like Lynn would blame him. Lopez brings up an idea of using a hypnosis-related method. Thanks to Haiku using a watch, Lincoln becomes relaxed and falls asleep. Then Whitney gives Lopez her cellphone and she uses it to play sounds that would normally be heard at the beach.

In the dreamscape, Lincoln, hearing the sounds, ends up in a black void seeing a distant orb of light. Going closer to it, he hears more beach sounds, these ones coming from a party going on there. He keeps on going, faster and faster, eventually hearing the sounds of screaming thanks to someone drowning, causing him to run faster.

In the real world, the Gal Pals, having enough, wake him up, but under the advice from Lopez, they do it gently. This caused Lincoln to wake up running into a wall, causing him to snap back into reality. after being calmed down by Carol, he tells everyone everything about what he was experiencing in the void. Lopez tells him that he shouldn't let his problems prevent him from experiencing brilliant moments. Lincoln understands, but worries about another bad experience going on that people could blame him for. Yet, his sisters and legal guardians tell him that whatever bad thing happens will not ruin any of the fun that everyone is having. He agrees with confidence, and everyone departs for the upcoming beach day.

At the beach, the Gal Pals and their families, as well as the Loud family, are having fun, yet, Lincoln seems to be missing, with Jordan being the first to notice. Carol sends out her pet corgi Alistair to find him, and he is still in the dressing room. He tells them that while knowing his promises, he worries about bad things happening. Suddenly, he hears Cristina screaming, a riptide having started pulling her away from the shore. With help from him, everyone calls the attention of the lifeguard, with Lincoln volunteering to help them out with rescuing Cristina, who is starting to sink underwater.

Lincoln dives beneath the surface and pulls Cristina upwards, the many families and lifeguards forming a human chain to get them out of the water. Cristina is still alive, but CPR must be performed to clear her lungs of seawater. Lincoln volunteers for the task and performs CPR, blaming himself for Cristina drowning, when it was never his fault at all. She stops him from anymore CPR, relieving Lincoln, who embraces her.

Everyone cheers for him, despite his looks being of distress, which the Gal Pals are able to notice, causing them to ask him what was going on. He tells them that everything that has happened just now was his vision at Dr. Lopez's office. The Loud parents are confused, so Lucy and Lincoln explain his problems to them. Rita tells Lincoln what Dr. Lopez told him, and he actually agrees, with everyone else cheering for him.

The rest of the beach day goes swell, and it involves a lot of good moments becoming snapshots taken by Phoebe, like Haiku burying Lincoln in the sand, him, Carol and Jordan going snorkeling, and him playing volleyball, causing him to fall and land face first a few times. Silly moments, also becoming snapshots as Phoebe couldn't resist, would include a wave knocking Chaz over, Alistair almost pulling Dana's two-piece off, Clyde going through many oysters to find a pearl for Lori, Lincoln getting a tan from using tanning oil thinking it was sunscreen, and Jordan, Stella, and Cristina winking and giggling at him along with a few other beachgoers.

At home, Lincoln, feeling proud of himself for overcoming his fear, shows his viewers/readers the images Phoebe took, and that he's throwing out a scrapbook of his embarrassing moments in favor of a new one consisting of Phoebe's images, and that the tan would only last a few more weeks. He gets a voicemail from Carol asking him about another beach day near the end of June or after the 4th of July, resulting in him telling her that he's game, then he exits the house to show off his tan.