Author's Note: Hello! I'm Hotspot the 626th, impassioned writer of FanFiction.
You know, to me, there's a lack of Steven Universe crossover Loud House stories on here with this kind of idea. Not to say the others aren't fine stories in their own right. Nevertheless, I thought I'd bring forth my own, totally unique idea. Whether I'll continue is a bit debatable, but its a maybe.
So please enjoy, and as always
Read, Review, & Enjoy!
The scene opens on a lone road out in the middle of a vast and beautiful landscape where a station wagon van drives by; sputtering and banging all the way. It was definitely time to give the old thing a tune-up, but what would you expect when this old yet faithful van had traveled hundreds of miles to reach its destination. Not only that but carrying pounds of luggage as well. All of it on top of the roof. Luggage and bags were all balled up together, somehow, and tied under a tarp (to protect them from the elements). Inside said van, a family of thirteen - count 'em, thirteen human beings of similar genetics - sat within the vehicle in relative peace. Relative being the optional word; this is a family after all. This family is the Loud Family; two parents, one son, and ten daughters. And they wouldn't change it for the world.
While the parents, Lynn Sr. and Rita Loud, occupied and drove in the front seats of the van, their children were seated in the remaining three rows. In the second row, behind the parents, were the family's youngest or most immature children; baby Lily in her car seat and the twins Lola and Lana. They were there to be watched on by the parents with Lana and Lola often torturing each other with one thing or another and then waking poor Lily from her sleep. In the next row, the "mostly dependable" children; Lori, Lucy, Lincoln, and Lisa. This group could be counted on to quell any infighting both behind and in front of them. Finally, there were the "Rowdies"; Leni, Luan, Lynn Jr., and Luna. While no less dependable then those in the seats in front of them, they tended to be in their own worlds; Leni daydreaming, Luan cracking jokes and puns, Lynn a bundle of trapped energy and often trying to throw a ball of some sort, and Luan listening to her rock music. Often getting way to into it. Nevertheless, everything balanced out for this family. Though, chaos is the norm for this family more often than not.
Now, without further delay, I'll let Lincoln give you the four-one-one.
"Hi everyone!" Young Lincoln said, greeting the readers cheerfully.
"Lincoln Loud here, and welcome to the Loud family vacation trip."
"You see," he continued, "with a family as big as mine, vacations come only once in a blue moon. Going anywhere with a family as big as mine can be pretty expensive..."
Then, Lynn suddenly sat up from her seat, ball in hand. "Heads up!" Shouting, interrupting Lincoln in the process, she then threw the ball.
Mr. Loud immediately shouted, "No Lynn! Not again-!"
Too little too late though. The ball was already active and bouncing all around the car. A mixture of screams, shouts, and cheers erupted as the ball whizzed by in this small space. Adding to the chaos inside, because the ball also distracting the driver, the van swerved between lanes. Thankfully, there wasn't a car or police for miles. Even more graciously, through some odd probability, no one was actually hurt by the ball. And in the end, the ball ended up being caught by the same person that threw it. Despite all the chaos and danger it had placed on her family, the young teen just laughed before sitting back down.
And with the chaos over, Lincoln continued speaking, now nettled, to the readers. "...and chaotic."
Quickly though, Lincoln returned to a pleasant and happy mood. "But fortunately," he then pulled out a brochure titled 'Lucky Vacation Homes', "we were able to find this cool business online that lets people rent out homes from other people while they are away."
Now finished explaining, Lincoln now spoke to his parents. "Mom, Dad, how much longer 'til we get there?"
"Actually son, we are almost there." Mr. Loud responded back happily.
Mrs. Loud then added cheerfully, "Just a few more minutes now…"
Since everyone heard this, a collective "Woo-hoo!" came from all the kids.
"Finally!" Lori said joyfully, momentarily putting her phone down. "We've been literally stuck in this car for hours."
"I can't wait to go to the beach!" Leni said excitedly. "I can show off my new swimsuit. It's totes adorbs."
"I can't wait to hit the surf!" Lynn said determined.
Poking her head out from the second row, Lana also looked excited. "I can't wait to build sand castles!"
Lola soon joined her twin, looking oddly pleased. "If you build it, I can finally have my castle-by-the-beach." She stated superciliously.
"Okay!" Lana said agreeing happily.
Soon, Mrs. Loud chimed in. "You know kids, there's also a small amusement park there as well."
"Rockin'!" shouted Luna electrified.
"Yeah, we'll certainly 'amuse' ourselves there." Luan stated with a pun. "Huh, get it? Amuse, ha-ha-ha!"
While most of the Louds in the car groaned at the joke, Mr. Loud was the only one to chuckle. "Heh, good one, Luan."
"Hunny," Mrs. Loud spoke slightly vexed, "just pay attention to the road."
Looking her usual emotionless, Lucy too voiced her own expectations. "I would like to visit a lighthouse..."
"Really? Why?" Lincoln asked confused. "I thought anything 'light' would be your enemy."
Lucy explained apathetically, "Lighthouse's are lonely places as are their keepers. I can relate."
Nervous, Lincoln agreed. "Right."
"Personally, I'll enjoy putting into effect a number of experiments I've saved for when and if we could come to the beach," Lisa stated. She then began grinning eagerly as she contemplated out loud. "I'm not gonna lose to that orange-haired, accented boy from California."
"Aw," Leni and Lori said together.
"Lisa has a boyfriend." Leni continued on to say.
"I do not." Lisa stated firmly. "We're just scientific rivals."
"Yeah," Lori said sarcastically, "keep telling yourself that, Little Einstein."
Instantly, baby Lily began giggling and laughing at the mention of 'Little Einstein'. It reminded her of her favorite show. Of course, everyone cooed and awed at the little baby. It was adorable.
"Man," Lincoln said excited, "I'm so glad we found that Internet ad!"
Everyone agreed with Lincoln wholeheartedly. The family continued to list their hopes and desires for their vacation as they continued down the road. It really was a lucky break for the Loud House. Now, they were only a tunnel away from seeing their destination.
"I'll take it from here, Hotspot!"
...
Um, pardon the intrusion, but allow me to explain. As the tunnel was in a foothill, sitting on top of said hill - actually just floating above it - was a gold-colored, anthropomorphic cat. His spiky, gold hair swayed in the wind as did his gold bell on his red necklace. And yet, the bell did not ring. He laid about casually, like laying down on a bed, with Asian symbol of luck birth-marked across his stomach. As he seemed to be relaxing, he opened his eyes to reveal his gold irises. His ear twitched slightly and his tail wriggled about, and he grinned. Now, without further ado...
"Hi everyone! My name is Lucas Nero-Epstein-Kurt-Orpheus. But please call me..." snap
Lucky NEKO
"...Now then, what's this about? Well... Oh, wait." Lucky looked down the large hill. He spotted the Loud Family van about to enter the tunnel. He then quickly snapped his fingers again, and the van continued inside.
"So~" Lucky said now addressing the readers, "point of order, I'm sure you've all figured out by now that this was a set up. Come on, 'Lucky Vacation Homes'? I mean, it's clever, but it's a rather odd choice of adjective."
"Why is it a set up? Because really, the Loud House and Steven Universe are hardly in the same universe. Let alone, same network. So, the author just decided to use me, Lucky, to let them meet in a somewhat natural way."
"By the way, I'm an all-powerful demi-cat from a different world. Just so no one gets confused here." wink
"But seriously, there's hardly any hard feelings here. Both shows are great, and me and the author love them! And to put a finer point to it, I think the Loud Family need a vacation. Beach City is the perfect place for such a rambunctious family."
"Though, my job is hardly done. So stay tuned!" Lucky then disappeared in a puff of smoke.
So, it's time to start!
*Steven Universe theme*
Loud Parents [faces coincidentally covered by too low camera angle]: We~
Loud Girls: Are the Loud...
Lincoln: House!
Loud Family: We're always a family
Lincoln: And if you think we can't,
Loud Girls: We'll always find a way
Lincoln: Because no matter what may come, we believe in...
Lori!
Leni!
Luna!
Luan!
Lynn!
Lincoln!
Lucy.
Lola/Lana!
Lisa.
Poo-poo!
*Loud siblings laugh*
Lincoln: (picks Lily up) And Lily too. [Everyone then group hugs, with Lincoln and Lily in the center]
*Loud House theme song*
Beating up corrupted Gems
Hangin' out with all his friends
That's just Steven's life
(Hey! Hey! Hey!)
XXX
Practicing with Pearl all day
Goofing off with Amethyst
Garnet's there keep an eye on everything~
(Three, in fact!)
XXX
Steven Universe! Steven Universe!
Everyday making strides
Friends and Fam' will be his guide
XXX
Steven Universe! Steven Universe!
One boy, three gems
(And don't forget all the rest)
Steven! Universe! Steven Uni-verse!
"What~?!" howled Steven amazed, his mind blown by the changed theme song.
A Loud House in Beach City
Written by Hotspot the 626th
Characters from: Chris Savino and Rebecca Sugar
Directed by Steven Spielberg-"Lucky!"
"Heh-heh."
Still inside the tunnel, "Vanzilla" carried the Loud House through the dimly lighted passageway. Many of the younger children, from Lynn to Lily (skipping Lisa), watched as each light passed them by in weighted anticipation. Everyone else kept their eyes forward seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, and also that Mr. Loud was driving. Drive safely everyone. Anyway, they were nearly at the end of the tunnel. As the van reach the light, momentarily blinding the group due light adjustment, none of them noticed passing through a gold veil that had disappeared instantly once they had crossed. Soon after, their eyes adjusted to the new light. The sight they saw then left many of them speechless.
"Whoa..."
As the sun began setting, its remaining light seem to give the small town of Beach City a beautiful gleam. It almost seemed like a natural phenomenon. As the road followed the coastline towards the town, all the Loud Siblings leaned into the right side of Vanzilla. Each and every one of them wanted to see the beautiful scene. Soon, they also began seeing much more. This continued until the road brought them through some hills, which greatly disappointed them. It didn't last long as after a while the road soon brought them into town. The first thing they saw was the sign welcoming them; "Beach City welcomes you!" It was a nice looking sign; very welcoming actually. They continued down the road and soon they were in the town itself. The Louds drove left and followed the road. Though partially blocked by a large building, they could see the amusement park, and it looked exciting.
"Funland Amusement Park, huh." Luan said with a smirk. "Sounds..."
"Luan," Lori spoke quickly, while looking down at her phone, "I will literally duct tape you if you make that obvious pun."
The poor, brace-faced girl; all she could respond with was a lighthearted chuckle. She decided to save her joke for a more willing crowd.
The Louds continued driving down the same road. As they followed the road to turn, Lincoln spotted something interesting. It was a car wash, with a name that sounded like one of Luan's jokes, but what caught his attention was the van parked off to the side. "'Mr. Universe'?" He read curiously.
Hearing her brother, and seeing the van, Luna chimed in. "Sounds like a rockin' stage name."
"Girls! Lincoln!" Mr. Loud called out jollily. "We're here!"
Everyone immediately brought their attention forward. Not too far from where "Mr. Universe's" Van was located, the Loud Family saw their new abode. As such, Lincoln pulled out the brochure and held out for all to see. "Huh," the boy said before lowering the paper, "looks just like the brochure."
They had all seen the pictures, and most of them were sure that they were all fake. For no house could be so good and yet be so cheaply rentable. And yet, they all felt like the pictures didn't do the building enough justice. The two-story building looked like it had been built yesterday. Everything about it looked new. Even the oddly gold colored satellite dish was real. As the kids waited with anticipation, Vanzilla stopped momentarily. Mrs. Loud then rolled down the passenger side window. She stuck her arm out to open the mailbox, which had its flag up.
"Oh look," Mrs. Loud said as she showed her family the envelope, "looks like the nice people at the agency left us something."
While Mr. Loud pulled in fully into the driveway, Mrs. Loud opened the envelope. Among its content was a letter and a key dozen keys. She immediately read the letter, "To the Loud House, thank you for choosing Lucky Vacation Homes. I hope you enjoy your vacation here at Beach City, U.S.A..."
"Huh?" spoke Leni confused. "I thought we were only going to Delaware? Do I need a passport?"
"No." Lisa answered. "We are still very much in the United States of America, it's just an abbreviation."
"What! I have do math now?"
Lisa's only response was to lightly smack her face with disbelief.
Mrs. Loud continued reading. "There is a key for every member, I've left several brochures inside of local places your family may find interesting, and the wi-fi password is *X-0ver9. One final thing, a suggestion. Your family should take in the Beach City Boardwalk together for your first day. It's just further down the street from you and there are many restaurants and fun to be had. Enjoy! Signed, Lucas Epstein"
"Well, isn't that nice." Mrs. Loud commented.
"Okay gang," Mr. Loud spoke out, "let's go see our vacation home."
"Yeah!" the Loud siblings all shouted together.
The Louds rushed out of Vanzilla; a welcome relief after hours of sitting-slash-driving. Once the Loud parents opened the door, the kids were the first to run in. Immediately, the once silent house was now a concert of noises. Claims were being made, arguments over said claims were occurring on the second, and everyone was exploring the house. It was like they never left home. Fortunately, order was restored by the stern hands of the progenitors of the Loud family. The rooms were soon given out; most of the kids were given the upstairs rooms, and the ground floor rooms were given to the older Louds - from Lynn up to the Loud parents. Exception being Lily, who stayed close to her parents. Everyone was satisfied, especially Lincoln. He had gotten a room with a view of the slope and lighthouse. It was a pretty good view.
After an hour or so of unpacking and unwinding, Mr. Loud gave out a shout. "Kids!" he shouted happily from downstairs, "Everyone come downstairs, we're going out!"
"Awesome!"
A shared feeling by all the siblings, even if only Lana spoke it out. Quickly, all the kids upstairs came down and all the others rushed out of their rooms to join as well. The all meet in the family room, which was fairly big, while the Loud parents stood before them. Once everyone was here, Mr. Loud spoke again, "Now, since Mr. Epstein was so nice to offer his place to us..."
"We thought we'd take him up on his suggestion." Mrs. Loud continued for her husband.
Together, they said together, "Let's head to the boardwalk!"
"Yeah!" cheered the Loud siblings.
Again, at the suggestion of "Mr. Epstein", the Louds took a walk from their rented home down to the boardwalk. A simple five minute walk, which with a family as big as this meant a rather rowdy 10 minutes. You couldn't blame them; after all, a new location meant new discoveries for everyone. Eventually though, they made it. From where they entered they could see the whole boardwalk, and behind them there was a single doughnut shop, the Big Donut, and the beach.
"Alright, kids." Mr. Loud spoke up jovially. "You've got free reign, but be back home by 9."
Mrs. Loud quickly added, "And try not to cause too much of a ruckus."
"You've got your spending money." Mr. Loud reminded. "Have fun!"
Immediately, the Loud siblings took off. What fun could they have on this boardwalk in the late evening?
Steven Universe, young boy of fourteen and Gem hybrid, had been working the Zoltron stand all day. When he broke the original Zoltron, Mr. Smiley, owner of Funland, had put him to work to repair it. He had been giving advice all day, and even helped Mr. Smiley reunite with his old comedy buddy Mr. Frowny. Thanks to being temporarily being blessed with Garnet's future vision, he was able to solve their issues. The young man loved helping others. So now, he was still operating the Zoltron box as, even though he helped reunite the comedy duo, his debt remained. He wasn't really sure how long he would need to stay and do this job, especially since Garnet's gift had worn off. Fortunately, solving most of everyone's problems with philosophical answers worked well enough.
Then, came some more new people. As he remained in character, internally he was amazed that he was seeing so many new people. It was also his first time he had ever seen such a large family. At least, he assumed they were all family. Most of them shared the same hair color as the two adults. Unable to move but still curious, he watched as they all scattered around the board walk to do their own things. He saw many of them and was amazed at how different they each were. He had seen a princess, a vampire (he assumed she was wearing a lot of sunscreen), a prankster, and a rocker. It was so cool to him. Then, eventually, one of them came up to him. She was the tallest of the brood and also the only one on her phone. While she had walked by him at first, young Steven attempted to attract her attention.
"I am Zoltron." In his best robot impersonation, he began acting as he had seen the real Zoltron do hours earlier. By speaking up, he had actually attracted her attention, but she seem to do so with very little interest. So, he followed through with his act.
"Robot fortune-teller from the future. I know the future for I have seen the future. Just enter one quarter, ask any question, and Zoltron will answer."
He watched as the girl's interest was piqued. "Hmm," she hummed out with thought. She returned to the front of Steven's stand and entered in a quarter as asked. Then, she asked her question.
"Okay so, me and my Bobby have been dating for a few months…" Steven failed to listen further as he was immediately suckered in by the romance. He especially liked to help with relationships, especially matchmaking. He had already tried so earlier. This was his chance to really make someone's day.
"So, Zoltron," He soon returned his attention back on to the teenager. He was determined to help her. Thus, the girl continued with the question, "will me and Bobby always be together?"
All ready with an answer, Steven spoke, "Zoltron sees..."
"Hey, Lori!" Steven paused for a moment. It had been unintentional, but the new voice meant more interaction. He soon saw the boy with white hair come out from the arcade and speak again to, he assumed, his sister. "Who are you talking to?"
The girl, Lori, answered, "Hey, Lincoln. I was just asking 'robot boy from the future' here if mine and Bobby's love will last." She had said the last part of that sentence completely enamored. Steven believed she must love this 'Bobby' a lot.
'Lincoln' then looked at him. Poor Steven suddenly felt like he was being observed by the young boy. He fortunately kept character, but he was getting nervous. Lincoln then spoke to his sister again, "Really? You're gonna ask some cheesy fortune-teller machine?"
"Hey, after what happened with Lucy's cards, I'd thought you'd be a believer." Lori responded smirking cunningly.
Steven didn't know what she meant by 'Lucy's cards', but he noticed that Lincoln had quickly changed his mood. He blushed a little embarrassed, even scratching his head, before easing up. "Lucy's one thing, but these machines are just lame.
"We'll see, little brother." Lori stated almost patronizing. She then looked back at Steven, ready for her answer.
And Steven would not be one to disappoint. He immediately told the teenager, "Zoltron sees… That as long as you and Bobby keep each other in your hearts, your love for each will conquer all."
The response was as desired. "Aww!" Lori said cooingly, obviously touched.
Steven smiled proudly, knowing his words did the job. Unfortunately, he had made a blunder in his phrasing. One that Lincoln picked up quickly. "How did it know to use Bobby's name?" he said curious.
Internally, Steven screamed. This had been the second time he had done this. He just hoped it didn't ruin anything for the teenager.
"Like, who cares!" To his actual surprise, Lori didn't seem to mind nor care. He then watched as the teenager got onto her phone, and immediately called someone.
"Bobby Boo-boo Bear!" She spoke affectionately. "I just literally heard the best news all day!"
The blonde-haired girl soon walked off to tell her boyfriend the great news, and probably also be lovey-dovey with him. In watching this, Steven broke character slightly to gaze at the sight of someone in love. It was a wonderful feeling to help people, especially in love. Of course, he had forgotten that there was still someone else. Though Lincoln had originally looked away to avoid his sister's gross scene, he is only eleven, he had quickly noticed the so-called robot being emotional.
"What?" Lincoln said confused.
Hearing him, Steven was brought out of his trance and froze. He began sweating nervously, trying desperately to think of something quickly. He stood back straight within the machine and tried acting his way out. "I-I am Zoltron!" he said robotically and nervous.
"R-Robot fortune-teller-"
"Wait a minute." Lincoln interrupted. He got close to the machine and then gave the robot a poke. Instantly, he felt both sweat and real skin.
He had also poked Steven, which made the boy giggle a little from the touch. Now, if the boy wasn't suspicious before, he was entirely now. "What? When are robots ticklish?" He then proceeded to continuously poke the robot.
Unable to handle so much poking, Steven began laughing out loud. Even when Lincoln stopped, the young teen laughed so much he fell out of the booth. Soon though, Steven's laughter died down. He then noticed he had left his post and the white-haired boy was staring down at him with some concern. Looks like he was done for the day. "Eh-heheh, hi." Steven said to the boy; embarrassed but smiling
"Um, hi." Lincoln replied back awkwardly. He then waited as the 'robot' stood back up before he got to the bottom of this weirdness. "So, why are you pretending to be a robot from the future?"
As he removed some of his costume, Steven replied, "I owe Mr. Smiley for accidently breaking the real Zoltron."
Lincoln found this intriguing. "And have you been doing this all day?"
As he removed his Zoltron helmet, revealing his curly black hair, he replied, "Yeah."
"Do you always give such nice advice?"
"Well~" Steven said before removing his Zoltron shirt. His regular pink shirt with a star was underneath as the young teen attempted to remove the shirt. He had a little trouble at first, but he eventually got it off. And then, he continued on to say, "I just like to help people the best I can."
Lincoln smiled. "Well then, thanks for giving my big sis' that advice. Though, now Lori's probably never going to stop talking about it."
On the ground now, attempting to remove his Zoltron pants, Steven replied cheerfully, "You're welcome!" At the end of his sentence, he had fully removed the article of clothing. His regular jean pants were underneath.
Still smiling, and liking this teen, Lincoln extended out his hand in friendly greeting. "My name's Lincoln. Lincoln Loud."
Steven gasped with amazement. His expression brighten with joy, and his eyes' irises formed stars, as he accepted the boy's gesture. "I'm Steven Universe!"
As he helped Steven up, Lincoln recalled some information from earlier. "Universe, huh. Like Mr. Universe?" He asked curious.
"Yeah!" Steven said excited. "Do you know my dad?"
"More like we saw his van." Lincoln stated.
Then, a shout came out. "Lincoln!" The two boys turned to see the twins, Lana and Lola, running over to their brother.
Lana spoke first, "Lincoln! Do you have any quarters?"
"We wanna ride those!" Lola stated and pointed out. She had pointed to the riding machines, one seahorse and one jellyfish.
First checking how much he had left, Lincoln then nodded to his little sisters. "Okay." He said before giving each just two coins each.
Happy, both girls told their brother, "Thanks!" They then took off for the rides. Each one claiming one.
"I call the seahorse!" Lola shouted.
Lana replied with, "Fine by me! I want the jellyfish!"
Proud of himself, Lincoln looked back to his new acquaintance. "Aw, that was nice." Steven told him emotionally. It was then that a thought crossed Steven's mind. "You sure have a lot of sisters."
At this, Lincoln snickered. "Yep, ten."
This shocked Steven with amazement. "Wha~t!"
Lincoln allowed his companion some time to process. He then had an idea. Checking his money again, Lincoln decided upon a new decision. "Hey," he spoke holding out his coins, "would you like to play a few games with me."
Hearing this, Steven broke out of his stupor. Now, he was excited. "Sure!" He replied eagerly.
As the boys took off inside, neither of them saw Mr. Smiley coming along to collect the money from the Zoltron machine. He had seen Steven run off, and with some white-haired boy he had never seen before, but he did not call out to him. He figured, with how much he's been helping him especially with Mr. Frowny, that the kid deserve some fun. "Have fun, Zoltron." He said smiling, not caring if the boy could hear him.
As evening began turning into night, the two boys Lincoln and Steven were walking out of the Funland triumphantly. Though Lincoln knew nothing of any of the games inside, a first for him, Steven was able to explain and demonstrate each. In no time, he got the hang of them. Soon, he and Steven were playing games like "Meat Beat Mania" and "Teens of Rage" and having a great time. They even accumulated enough tickets to get a few prizes. At the moment of them walking out, they were wearing them. Lincoln had a fake "handlebar mustache" above his lip and Steven was wearing an eyepatch and pirate hat, which coincidently had a blue diamond on it. As they walked outside, they both were sharing a good laugh.
"Wait, wait." Lincoln said with disbelief. "You're telling me that if we had enough tickets, we could've gotten a moped?"
Steven grinned and nodded. "Yeah! I don't know how many, but Onion was able to"
"So what did he do with it afterwards?"
Oddly, young Steven paused a moment in thought. "You know, I don't know." He stated unsure. "I usually try not to think about what Onion does."
Lincoln decided not to push further. He had already heard enough about this Onion character that he was going to make sure that his while family watched out for him. For one reason or another.
"Lincoln!" The white-haired boy soon heard his name shouted by Leni. He looked down the boardwalk, towards the cliff, to see his second older sister looking for him.
Having heard as well, Steven looked down curiously. "Ooh!" He said excited, "Is she another of your sisters?"
"Yep. That's Leni, better go see what she wants." Lincoln walked over to his sister with Steven trailing behind. Once he was close enough, the Loud boy attempted to get his sister's attention. "Leni!"
Leni looked over to see him. Except that… "Oh, sir." Leni quickly walked over to Lincoln, clearly not recognizing her brother thanks to his mustache. Thus, she asked him, "Have you seen my little brother?"
"Leni…"
"He's about your height, white hair, wearing the same clothes as you actually..."
Ending this, Lincoln removed his mustache. "It's me, Leni."
"Lincoln!" Leni responded happily. Then, she began looking around, confused. "What happened to that mister?"
"Never mind about him." Lincoln said not feeling up to explain to his dimwitted sister. He then asked, "What's going on?"
"Oh. Mom and Dad just wanted everyone to come and eat at this fish stew place that serves pizza."
Steven walked up. "You mean, 'Fish Stew Pizza', right?"
When Leni looked at the new boy, she immediately freaked. "Ah! A pirate!" She shouted, and then ran off. Luckily, she ran into the right store, Fish Stew Pizza.
Confused, Steven looked at himself with distress. "Am I that convincing?"
Lincoln laughed a little. "A little. Probably just enough to fool my sister." Seeing how he knew his sister would be yelling and shouting up a more-than-likely confusing story, the white-haired boy felt like it was his time to join his family.
"I think I better go join them." Lincoln told Steven sounding apologetic. "Don't want my family getting the wrong idea."
While a bit bummed at first, Steven quickly frown into an optimistic smile. "Okay! We can always hangout later, right?"
Grinning, Lincoln responded, "You know it! I'll be here for a week."
"So, see you tomorrow?" asked Steven.
"Where?"
Already, Steven had a place in mind. He pointed down the boardwalk to the very end where one last building remained surrounded by sand and beach. It had a unique feature; a large doughnut on the roof. "Let's meet there," he stated cheerfully, "at the Big Donut."
Lincoln nodded in agreement and also smiling. "Sounds like a plan." He even gave a thumbs up for emphasis.
Steven did the same, grinning excitedly.
The two boys then separated; both heading in the same general direction. Lincoln had noticed this. Before entering the oddly named pizzeria, he looked out to watch where his new friend was going. It was hard to see, with it being dark, but he could tell that his new friend was heading towards the cliff. He was surprised, and wondered if one could really have a house under a cliff with a lighthouse on top. For now, he would leave it for tomorrow. He had to join his family for dinner…
"Hey! Stop that! Sit down, you rapscallions!"
As Lincoln entered the establishment, he heard an accented shout bellow out from within. He looked inside to see that all his family was indeed inside, and causing a ruckus. It seemed the owner, an African-American man with an unusual, cone hairstyle, was attempting to control the chaos that was the Louds. Other than him, others of his characteristics (minus the hairstyle) were actually engaging in casual conversations with some of his family. Two near identical teenage girls were talking to his older sisters Lori and Luna, and one old lady was having a pleasant talk with his parents.
Nevertheless, Lincoln released a wry sigh; and yet, smiled all the same. He then addressed the readers, "Well, it wouldn't be a normal Loud family vacation without a little trouble."
"But honestly, I think this will be the best one yet." Finished talking to everyone, Lincoln joined in the chaos that was his family.
Much to the dismay of the proprietor. "What?! There's more of you?!"
To Be Continued…