Lincoln & Kat: A Year in the Life (season 1)

Episode 6: "Blanket Forts and Mending Bonds"

(Recap)

The last couple of days were interesting for ol' Lincoln Loud and Kat Ketchum to say the least.

After spending the first two days at each other's houses the children had a better idea of how they wanted to do their art project, a painting. They decided that the centerpiece will be both of them as one but there will be a line down the middle to show each side. Lincoln's side will feature his right of his face and his family and Kat's side will be her left side of her face and then her family. It was the perfect combination.

So after coming up with a solid plan, the kids wasted no time getting to work. And they ended up finishing it just one day before it was due. So that meant they could spend their Thursday night just chilling.

(Date: September 15, 2016)
(Location: the Loud House)

Normally the Loud parents have their occasional "date night" on a Friday night, but they made an exception in this particular case. There was this movie playing in a theater in Hazeltucky and this was the last night that the place would show it. They knew their children would be fine especially with Lori in charge, but that didn't stop them with going over the rules with the kids before leaving.

"I know all of you know the rules, but remember-" "Don't leave the house, don't let anyone in, have everyone into bed before 11. I know mom, this isn't my first rodeo" Lori told her mother.

Rita sighed "I know sweetie. But as a mother, you always worry when you leave your children home alone no matter how old they are." The eldest daughter understood what the matriarch was saying. "One other thing, try to be a little nicer to Luna" Rita requested. Lori huffed, "No promises."

HONK-HONK!

The Loud mother groaned in exasperation, "I swear that man sometimes..." she mutters under her breath. She looks to her daughter. "Be good, be safe and we love you all. We'll probably be back a little after midnight." Rita then gave Lori a quick kiss on the forehead and then left to give her hubby a quick lesson in patience.

Lori then took a few deep breaths, and then grabbed her whistle from her pocket and blew on it. And then all the rest of the siblings and even the pets came from every which way and lined up in chorological order.

"Alright, listen up" Lori started. "Mom and dad won't be back for a while. And since this is a school night, I expect all of you to at least be in bed by 8:30. And my rules are as followed; Luna no using your electric guitar, Lynn no late night jogs and Lana no bringing mud into the house. Other than that, you are all free to do what you will. And Lincoln will be with me, does everyone understand?" the siblings all nod as their answer.

"Excellent, you may all resume your activities" Lori declares.

As the other siblings went back to doing what they did, the snow haired child saw the dejected look in Luna's eyes. He felt bad for his musical sister. Ever since the accident, Luna grew more distant by the day. And it's not just for when Lori was in charge, it became almost the norm and that didn't sit well with Lincoln.

"Lincoln, come on I have an idea I want to discuss." Lori calls out to the snow haired child snapping out of his stupor. He wanted to talk to Luna, but he knew better than to keep his big sister waiting.

Luna saw her brother going up the stairs to talk to Lori, and that made her feel depressed.
'4 years, and she still hasn't let it go' the musician thought to herself.

(Lori and Leni's room)

"So" Lori began, "since mom and dad went out to see a movie I thought it would be fun if we had a movie night of our own." This peaked Lincoln's interest. "I think I know a movie we could watch" the boy spoke. "The other day, Kat let me borrow her Blu-ray copy of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. She recommended it after I finished reading her copies of the comics, she also told me that the movie can be watched by someone who hasn't read the books she put it as the movie is like a alternate take of the story itself" Lincoln explains.