Welcome to the Loud House

chapter 21: Picture Perfect

After serving her punishment of clogging the Loud's toilet, Zoe was free and where both she and Hercules went to the Loud house.

"So, how's your book, Sis?" Hercules asked.

"Fascinating...." Zoe replied. "I read it to sleep."

"That's great to know." Hercules said as he went to the Loud kitchen.

Lincoln appeared to be making something.

"Hey, Linc." Hercules called.

"Huh? Oh, hey, guys." Lincoln smiled.

"The key to the perfect anniversary present for your parents is simple: know your audience," Lincoln informed. "And since my folks love what I bring to the table, I make them the same thing every year: this awesome coffee mug!" he then showed a coffee mug which looked a little messy and incomplete.

"Um, Lincoln, that more looks like some kind of old thing that was left under the rain to rust or rot." Hercules said.

"I thought that was a paperweight." Lori commented.

"Negatory," Lisa interjected. "Clearly it's a bust of German philosopher Immanuel Kant."

"I 'Kant' even tell what it is!" Luan replied as she wore gag glasses.

"Clearly no one can figure out what that thing is," Lola scoffed. "No wonder Mom and Dad just throw all your old gifts in the attic."

"Wait, they put it where?" Zoe asked.

The Loud sisters gasped as Lola admitted that and Luna tried to silence the pageant girl.

Lincoln then came into the attic to see if that was true or not. "Lola must've been messing around with me," he said to himself. "Mom and Dad love my paperweights. I mean, coffee mugs."

"Um, Lincoln, I see a box that says 'Do Not Open'." Hercules said.

"What's this?" Lincoln saw the box and then tried to ignore it and then opened it anyway despite its warning and saw his old presents locked away for his parents. "It's true... Mom and Dad do hate my gifts!"

"Wow, now this is cold." Hercules said.

"If you turn your head to the side and squint, it almost looks like Aunt Shirley." Luna said as she looked at a mug with her goth sister.

"Or an inflamed liver." Lucy replied.

"Lincoln, why not just give your parents a picture of you and your siblings?" Hercules asked.

"Hey, that might work, and I know just how to do it!" Lincoln smiled as he then took out an old camera.

"That's perfect!" Hercules smiled.

Zoe hung out with the Loud sisters until Hercules came down with Lincoln.

"Girls, Lincoln, has a new idea for his gift for your parents." Hercules said.

"Tada!" Lincoln showed the camera.

"You're giving them Dad's old camera?" Lana scoffed.

"Wow! You are cheap." Lola rolled her eyes.

"Not the camera, a picture of all of you together." Hercules said.

"Why use that old thing when you can just use a cell phone?" Lori replied as she took out her phone, about to take a selfie.

"Because that would be like painting the Mona Lisa with a crayon." Lincoln defended.

"Wow," Lori replied. "This may be the year you don't fail miserably and crush Mom and Dad's souls."