An Electrifying Prologue! Rise Team Loud Electric!

This is Royal Woods.

(we see shadows of 6 people standing, and glowing in their respective colors)

Some might say that there's nothing remarkable about this town...

(others join in, forming a kaleidoscope of color.)

Some of you may not believe in heroes...but after this, you'll be singing a different tune

(Lucy is training with her older sisters and Lincoln shouting various orders and move sets, we see a pulse of black lightning rage from her fingers.)

Evil will always lurk in the shadows.

(A familiar enemy lurks in the shadows, but you see a glimpse of a purple jumper tied to her waist. She steps into the light, but whether she's actually friend of foe, is unknown.)

But eventually, even darkness yields to purifying light.

(We see the Loud Electric pose, Power Rangers style and their shadowed enemies in the background, with Royal Woods in the backdrop)

"I am Lincoln Loud, Electro-Form defender of Royal Woods and leader of Team Loud Electric!"

Today was a usual day for the start of summer, but if you told Lincoln Loud his life will change for the better, he'd reply "How could it get better? I have 10 sisters, who love me, contrary to popular fan belief!" and laugh at you for wanting to get out the torches and pitchforks.

That day, which will be forever known as the 'Squirrel-ageddon' really taught both sides a lesson, a harsh one, but one well remembered.  After the incident, new rules were implemented, as well as some safeguards to prevent that from happening again.

The sporty sister turned to the forth wall with a pained smile wincing at the memory.  "I learned several valuable lessons that day, during my time in a squirrel suit...lying can damage everyone, and you should tell people that you need a break once in a while.

"Oh, and alienating your brother or any other family member because of superstition is crueler than anything those terrorists out there you see hurting others, could come up with! That and I had to spend a week in there.  Karma bites hard ya know!"  She sighed as she caught up with Lincoln, who wasn't as tense around her, but still had a guarded look on his face.

"By the way, that suit is long gone. Someone set it on fire 2 days later, so now, we have actual squirrels as mascots, so a win-win!  By that, we have a way to show our pride and have a habitat for them, thanks to Lisa's crazy inventions." Lynn Loud Jr. said, then turned to her brother.

Yes, that incident along with Lincoln's near-death experience with heat-stroke caused her to give up on those superstitions for good, and that was a year ago. She now plays with a rekindled passion, without childish pettiness, and became a better player for it.

But even though she thought things were settled, Lincoln felt that it wasn't enough.  Which lead him to take steps to make sure he didn't go through that again.

"I'm still on guard ya know, but I'm not that angry, besides...you did get grounded severely for your part." Lincoln said with a smug grin.

"You wanna go a few rounds!?"  Lynn countered, in a banter-like way.

"Enough you two, that madness was enough to put a dent in our family relations, big time!" Lori shouted.  "Besides, we're here.  And this place is crazy amazing!"

The Louds (7 of them since Lana and Lola were busy, Lisa was more comfortable staying at home and Lily...being 2 was going through a 'Goth Phase') saw the largest power plant to ever be built, in their town, with an odd color scheme, one that seemed familiar.

Let's recap with Lynn, though before we continue.  Yes, that incident along with Lincoln's near-death experience with heat-stroke caused her to give up on those superstitions for good, and that was a year ago.

She now plays with a rekindled passion, without childish pettiness, and became a better player for it.

"You both got grounded for that, big time, brah. You Lynn, for feeding that lie to us, and you Lincoln for allowing that to get out of control.  No one said it was easy." Luna Loud, always waxing lyrical said.

"Just move along, like I know you'd do!" She then added, "Besides, you should have known better than to pull that stunt. Lincoln may have lied, but you were willing to let him get kidnapped over something that was beyond his control."

"Way to kill the good mood there Luna," said Luan. "I fur one am glad that's over! Hahahaha! Get it? But seriously, I'm glad you're okay Linky!"

"I am ok that you didn't succumb to the darkness we put inside you Lincoln." Lucy said

"Hey, if you're literally done with the family reunion here, I'd like to see the new power plant that was installed here."  Lori said, taking in the scene that looked like the largest college campus, but even those would be dwarfed by the 8 power pylon towers which stood higher than the clock tower in Royal Woods.

"Normally, I'd never take interest here, but due to me wanting to have a fallback career in-case my original plans fail, and possibly Bobby coming back here as well in the near-future, I want to know this place inside and out. So let's get moving!" Lori said, while ushering in the older Louds plus Lincoln and Lucy into the high-tech facility.

"Besides, you wanted to see some cool things inside here right Lincoln? And Leni, I'm sure you'd like wearing something silver, right? Luna, this might give you ideas to have a lightshow...again. Luan, I'm sure there's puns aplenty! "Leave the puns at home."  AHH!  Lucy, maybe there's ghost lightning you could capture...I guess?"

The now confirmed 8 Louds including Lucy, made their way into the visiting center, which was a 10 minute walk.

"Uggggh, are we there yet!?" said Lynn.

Lori responded, "I'm sure they have their reasons to make us go through all of this, security stuff."

Due to the process in which energy is sustained and retro-actively regenerating energy stores, they had to go through security regulations, but not to the extremes that airports do.

By the time they entered the main area proper, the Louds managed to get into the main visitor's center proper.

There stood a somewhat familiar face, chatting away with some employees of the new plant.

Her pale freckled face was framed by a Hime cut in the front with long hair in the back, which was currently tied back with a light purple hairtie, her purple jumper tied to her waist, and checkered skirt, complimented her sky blue shirt with a long sleeve shirt with stripes underneath.  She completed her look with combat boots with velcro straps.

"The next tour team is here, so remember Maggie, greet them with a smile!" the hard hat foreman said.  "I expect no less of my niece who earned this job, I mean you practically in the top 10 for crying out loud!

Said girl said, "Of course!  I don't like bragging, uncle...you know that!" to her self, "Not on your life..."

Out loud she said, "With that said however...You can count on me!"

"Good!  And Maggie, don't be too hard on the newbs in here, I sense you look down on 'em, but they are living breathing people like you and me.  What with the rise in actual heroes since the Shift...we need to be more understanding." the foreman said, walking away.

Various agreements, and a half-hearted Lucy sounded off: "I guess I can talk to some apparitions"

Maggie was also now wearing a silver and purple highlighted helmet and safety goggles. "Maggie, is that you?" Leni said.

"No, I am the Ghost Of Christmas Present."  She sarcastically responded.

"Ohh, can you tell me the one story where Scrooge waves around his cane and beats people with it?" Leni asked. "Really, Leni!? That's the last time I let you borrow Luna's CD set of 'Snoop Dawg's Christmas Stories!' That noise kept me up all night!" Lori glare at Luna, who shrugged in indifference.

"Hey! One woman's noise is another girl's music!" Luna snarled at Lori.

Ignoring this, Maggie answered, "I am your tour guide and I'll be here today! *whispers* Hey Lincoln. Let's talk later, ok?"

Lincoln nodded as Maggie then resumed her talk to the current group. Lincoln was a bit worried, considering the last time they met...didn't end so well.

"So, let's continue our journey into the heart of the reactor! Please keep your hard hats and safety-wear on at all times!" She puts on a fake smile, which looks like she ate a titmouse bird.

The 'un-smile' made Lucy nervous.  As in nervous enough to shiver.

"I have a bad feeling about this, like something bad's about to happen. Let's just hope that this is the only thing that happens today." Lucy thought as her siblings entered the heart of the reactor, well as close as one could get, considering the electrical pulses that were firing every 30 minutes. It was a grand sight, the heart of the reactor was adorned with 7 energies.  Some that seemed out of place.

"And this is the Free-Dyne Reactor, contained by 7 energy containers, 6 of which surrounding the 7th main one. Right now, it's safe to stand where the discharges would take place, but in less than 20 minutes, energy will flow through into the 7 chambers, and they're color-coded for your convenience!"  Maggie said out loud, though on the inside, she was seething with boiling rage.  

'It's for a good cause, you're helping others out,"Volunteering at someplace unexpected will help you gain a new perspective of the universe." 

That's what my mother and father said, and I'm okay with it, but why can't sportsgirl stop touching the wires!? She's gonna end up destroying us all!  Besides, I think they sent me here just to have the house to themselves.  Maggie thought, as she continued her tour.

"Lastly, we have a smaller room where you can see the reactor work on a smaller scale. So, feel free to look around...and no tight-roping here, especially you Lynn!"

"Dang it..." Lynn said, as she was caught minutes before hanging on a wire moments ago. She was wearing gloves, but it still unnerved Maggie. Lynn was as reckless as ever.  Maggie almost had to restrain her with tape. 'If I get fired or arrested for murder, you are soo dead!' she thought.

The Louds (From Lori to Lucy, as the others were home especially Lana and Lola. "Hey if you've seen one reactor, you've seen them all. No thanks." "I'm not setting my feet inside some stinky power plant, thank you very much!") were inside the much subdued room with each tube they stared at they sensed something familiar, like home.

"You can thank your 5-year old genius sister for this little room, for this is the control room for the reactor. If this were to malfunction...all that Free-Dyne Energy or FDE for short, will go nuts." Maggie said as a matter of factly. "Look, I need a break from chasing that red-and white monkey of yours around the facilities..."

"Hey, I'm more of an ape than a monkey, thank you!" Lynn corrected her. Maggie and Lynn stared at each other with nasty glare that would scare even Lucy. Speaking of which...

"Would you two knock it off, I'm trying to speak to the dead here." she said from behind them.

That action caused Lynn to freak out and hit a lever, which kept the whole thing stable. But due to the timing, it snapped in two.

Suddenly the reactor's energy was climbing slowly but steadily into the red.

"Uh-oh!" Everyone said, as the reactor controls started showing sparks.

Authors Note: This is a rewrite of the prologue. I added Maggie cause, why not. She'd be a great tour guide, even with all the un-smiles. Sorry it took so long. I hope Starshine89 likes this.

And now, reintroducing Free-Dyne Louds to the universe at large!

Sorry it took so long, I had to place this on the backburner for a while.