🧁:Siblings(implied/mentioned)
Summary: it’s April fools day again! Luanne’s favorite holiday! But after a talk with a friend a bit ago; she decides to go a different route this year.
A/N: the friend I’m mentioning is my OC Mary who is Luanne’s BFF.i know it’s nowhere near April fools day but I wanted to make this anyway. Also I added prank stuff that doesn’t exist because I can <3. hope you enjoy!
‘April Fools is tommorow! I’m so excited!’ Luanne thought, bouncing on her heels. She’s been preparing for months!- she can’t wait to see the look on her family’s faces when they get pranked so hard!!
She was just about to go pick where she was going to place each prank- but then, she remembered a conversation with her friend Mary from a few weeks ago.
“So, April fools day is coming up.” She said, cautiously at the lunch table one day at school.
“I know! I already have all the supplies ready! I’m so excited I could practically burst!!”
“I know, and I’m so happy for you! I know you love pranks and April fools day and I love that for you… but-“
She sighed and resigned herself. Luanne looked wide-eyed at her friend, tilting her head slightly in confusion.
“I’ve wanted to tell you this for a while now- don’t you think your pranks are a bit… mean?”
“I mean- of course they’re a little mean! Wouldn’t be much of a prank if you didn’t cause a little chaos!”
“That’s not what I mean- it’s just- a lot of your pranks are physically harmful, or, or cause property damage- that’s not very funny- it’s just mean. Pranks are supposed to be confusing and maybe a bit irritating, not painful or distressing.”
“Hmm. I’ve never thought about that. I love my family! I don’t want to hurt them… but… that’s the only way I know how to prank! I don’t want to give up my favorite holiday….” Luanne seemed disheartened, and looked down at the table.
“Well, some of your pranks are okay! How about you give me some prank examples you’ve pulled and I’ll tell you if they’re okay or if they’re too much.”
“Alright! Um- the time I wrapped my entire house with wrapping paper!”
“That’s okay! No one was hurt, and while it might’ve been annoying to clean up, nothing was damaged.”
“Hmm.. the time I poured bleach on Lucy’s clothes to turn them white!”
“Did you buy her a replacement? If so, that’s okay. If not- just do that in the future.”
“Okay! The time I put oil on the floor so someone would slip into the oven and left raccoons in there!”
“Nope. Too far. Whoever fell victim to that was probably covered in scratches and very sore from crashing into an oven. The idea of a slippery floor isn’t a bad one though!”
“Oo! That one time I cut holes in the floor boards so someone would fall through into jello!”
“Did you pay for the damage to the floors? Did you make sure the wood wouldn’t cut anyone?”
“No one was hurt! And the place was abandoned- no one lived or went there.
“Then that’s alright!” That conversation went on for a bit, and eventually Luanne asked Mary what she should do about this year. She already had her supplies and half of them might hurt people!
Mary made it clear that she’s not really an expert on pranks, but that it might be a good idea to lean into something else that she enjoyed that doesn’t cause pain. Luanne said she’d think about it and then moved on.
“I should probably do that… I can’t believe I’ve been being a bully to my family for so long!” She whispered to herself. She decided to look through her prank supplies and see if she could scrounge up anything that wasn’t painful or harsh.
Lucky for her, she had forgotten that the day of that conversation she had ran to the store to get some more… friendly pranks.
With new , nicer supplies in hand, she went home to start set up.
“Alright guys. We’re pretty much outta options. Nothing we’ve tried is working!” Lincoln spoke at a sibling meeting later that afternoon.
“We still have the option of sedating her.” Lisa piped from the other side of the room, holding an ominous looking needle in her hands.
“No, Lisa- we tried that remember? She just set up early! It’s like she always knows our plan!”
“It’s not the best plan- but I think I have an idea.” Lana raised her hand.
“Maybe if we pretend it doesn’t bother us, she’ll stop? Yes it means we’ll have to endure this year and maybe next year too, but maybe she’ll get bored!”
“Good idea Lana! Alright guys, looks like that’s our best plan. We’re just going to have to endure.” A collective sigh went up in the room, but no direct protests.
Luanne woke up and stretched, getting down off her bed quietly. ‘This is going to be great! I can’t wait to see what everyone thinks!! Maybe they won’t be mad at me!’
She giggled a little and went to her secret hideout where she had monitors to watch the chaos, carful to avoid springing her own pranks.
This was going to be fun.
Later that day, when everyone woke up they steeled themselves. They had to act like nothing was bothering them, even though they were dreading every second of today.
The first prank of the day happened when Lisa stepped out of her room only to be met with a bucket full of cool water.
‘And it begins. You are not bothered, you are not bothered.’
“Ahh. A classic. I wonder what metal this bucket is made out of?”
Luanne lifted an eyebrow in her hideout. “No reaction? That’s odd… but hey, maybe they’ll still like my big twist!”
The next victim was Lori, who woke up to find her favorite formal dress painted and decorated with the text “APRIL FOOLS!” In macaroni attached to it. She wanted to yell, but breathed in and instead commented on the Clever decoration before moving the shirt to the side and continuing.
All of the family gathered in the living room: this wasn’t their first rodeo, they knew Luanne had a big dramatic something that was going to happen in three… two… one-
“Hello family!” Right on cue, Luanne’s monitor dropped from the ceiling, showing her smiling face In her classic jester chair.
“I have some lovely surprises waiting for you today! This year is a little different than my other April fools day plans.. but I would hate to spoil the surprise!”
Everyone was so shocked that they forgot they were supposed to be acting like they didn’t care. She said different. Usually she says more intense or something like that. But never different. They looked to eachother with concern.
“Have fun! I know I will! Muahhahaha!” Luanne’s monitor slipped back into the ceiling.
“What? Just cause I’m not being too intense anymore doesn’t mean I can’t still lean into the “pranking evil genius” role! Geez.” Luanne spoke to mister coconuts.
The family was nervous now. How were they supposed to act nonchalant when Luanne just dropped that bombshell on them! But, they went about their day anyway.
The next prank brought upon the knowledge of the twist. Lola stepped into the kitchen, only to trigger a trip wire that pulled her into the air, stuck in place. She pepared for a punch to the gut or a mouse trap or something- but instead was met with giggles. Her own giggles.
“ whaahahat thehehe?” She looked up to see feathers swirling along her sides and underarms. “Eehee! Thahahat tihihihickles!”
The monitor dropped down again.
“Thats the point! I see you’ve found the twist!”
The family gasped. “So that’s what you meant by different? Tickling?”
“Yup! I thought about it- and this way- no one gets hurt!”
“Eheehahaha! Wehehell ihihis thihihis thihihing gohohona lehehet mehehe dohohown!”
“Yup! It will after about 5 minutes. Enjoy!” Luanne giggled and winked at her.
The next victim was Lincoln.
After the twist was discovered , the family forgot all about their plan and turned the day into a game. Lincoln ran outside, only to slip on one thing into some pillows on a tree, which then caused a strange glitter-like substance to fall on him.
The next thing he knew, his whole torso was bursting with ticklish shockwaves, causing him to burst into laughter and clutch his stomach. This action caused the glitter to get on his hands and arms- starting to tickle them,too.
“Poor, ticklish Lincoln. I see you found my giggle glitter! Isn’t it wonderful?” Another screen popped down from the tree.
Lincoln was belly laughing and kicking his feet in ticklish glee. “Hahahahaaa thahahat tihihihickles sohohoho muhuhuch ahahaha!!”
“Good! Cause there’s more where that came from! Muahaha!”
Meanwhile, Lucy went into her room and hid in her coffin. ‘I’ll be safe in here.’ She thought, only to be startled by a bunch of soft, pillow-like robotic hands reaching towards her. ‘Oooor not..’ then the hands made contact, squeezing and poking Lucy gently. “Pfftahaha! Dahahang ihihit luahahahanne!”
“Oh! I’m so glad you found my little poking pillow hands! Do you like them?”
“Wahahahahat? Nohohoho wahahahay!”
“Don’t lie to me~ you totally do.”
“S-shuhuhut uhuhup!” Lucy flushed, which was very noticeable on her pale face that she then covered up.
This went on and on(with some normal pranks in there too- Leni got a pie in the face)
Lisa got trapped in a machine that trapped her in laughter for 10 minutes.
Lynn’s shoes had automatic feathers in them
Lana fell in peanut butter which caused Charles to lick it off her
Luna found another giggle glitter prank.
Lori ran into some robot bugs(where did Luanne get all these robots?)
Lenny’s belt started to vibrate on her belly
At dinner, Luanne left her hideout, making her way to the house. When she opened the door, her family all greeted her at her table- but instead of glaring or mumbling about revenge.. they were smiling. ‘Perfect.’ Thought Luanne. ‘This might just be my best April fools day ever.’
“Hey, there’s our little prankster! Care for some tacos?” Their dad spoke, finishing setting the table.
Luanne smiled brightly. “Absolutely!”
They are together and laughed and talked like any other day of the year, and after dinner was over Luanne pulled something out of her pocket and walked up to Lori.
“Hey Lori, I wanted to give you this.” In her hands was a folded dress, exactly alike to the one that Luanne had *ahem*.. decorated.
“You- you got me another one?” Lori seemed surprised.
Luanne hesitated and looked down. “Yeah.. to replace the one I ruined.”
“Y’know Luanne? I don’t know why you switched it up this year, but I’m glad you did. This years April fools has actually been…. Fun. The most fun April fools I’ve ever had. Thank you.” Luanne teared up a bit and the two embraced each other, followed by the rest of the family shortly after.
“I could tell you why I changed it up!” She reached towards the table for a leftover tortilla shell. “I think I’m ready to taco bout it! Hahaha!”
Luanne smiled and felt so warm and happy.
‘I’m glad too, Lori. I’m so happy I did something nicer’
———THE END————————————————