Author's Note: Hey everybody! This is my first real attempt at loud house fan fiction. I've loved fan fiction for years but never really got into writing it until now. I got the idea for this story ever since I saw the episode "Pulpit Friction". I felt like what Lincoln did in that episode was really underrated I mean, how many 11-year old's do you know who can win a comic book contest against full grown adults with writing and art experience? Add to that the fact that all his classmates, his sisters (who have 0 interest in comics) and an ACTUAL COMIC WRITER all said was great, made me feel like this was something that could have been expanded on more and thus here we are. Hoppe you enjoy it.
Disclaimer: The loud house is owned by Chris Savino and Nickelodeon. I own none of the properties, characters, or ideas, described in this story. Any references to any other characters or media in this story are attributed to their creators and not owned by me. This story is solely for entertainment and should not be treated as canon.
Lincoln was spending the day in his room, performing his usual habit of reading new comic books in his underwear. He had been engrossed in the new Ace Savvy for hours and after reading the adventures of his favorite savvy superhero he was bursting with excitement
"Oh man that was awesome." Lincoln said excitedly. That was the best comic ever! The way Ace and One-Eyed Jack had defeated the villainous high roller in the final battle, the way jackpot had actually turned out to be a good guy, and the twist ending where there is revealed to be a new rising villain in casino city!? It was the best issue ever, he couldn't wait to see what would happen next!
He leapt up from his bed and looked around his room until his eyes locked on his walkie talkie on the floor. He grabbed the device, raised it to his lips and smashed his finger on the button. He had to call Clyde and chat about the ending with him!
Suddenly he remembered an earlier discussion with his best friend and the excitement drained out of him. "Ugh, that's right. Clyde's with his dads at dairyland all day." Lincoln remembered. His friend had been excited for the trip for weeks. He wouldn't return until tomorrow afternoon.
Lincoln fell back on his bed. The ending to that comic had him bursting at the seam to talk about it and yet the only person who had any real interest wouldn't be around for hours. He couldn't wait that long. He HAD to talk to someone about the ending.
Suddenly he heard a loud crash from outside his door and a smile grew on his face.
Maybe he did have somebody who would discuss the ending with him or more accurately 10 somebodies.
He pulled on his clothes, grabbed his comic, flung open his door, and went into the only open door he saw: Lori and Leni's.
Lincoln immediately saw the two of them in there, Lori laying on her bed and talking on her phone and Leni holding different types of fabric up to a dress up dummy in a light pink dress.
"Hey Lori-" Lincoln began. She turned to look and cut him off with a glare from her bed.
"Not now Lincoln" She hissed. Lori returned to her call." Oh, nothing Boo-Boo bear, just a little pest I had to deal with.
Lincoln sighed. Classic Lori, tell him to buzz off and then go back to talking to Bobby
Lincoln turned to Leni. "Hey Leni, you mind talking about my latest comic with me? It's really awesome."
She looked up from her fabrics. "Sorry Linky, but I like really need to get done with this Christmas present for Lola." Said Leni.
Lincoln frowned. "Leni it's the middle of July."
Leni frowned. "Yeah, Lori told me there was Christmas in July."
Lincoln rolled his eyes. Of course. "Leni that's not what-." Suddenly Lori ran up and clamped a hand over his mouth.
"Zip it twerp." She whispered. While she usually corrected her younger siblings mishearing's, if it meant a new phone case she was willing to let this one slide.
Lincoln wrenched himself from her grasp." Would you talk with me about my new comic?" He asked hopefully.
Lori rolled her eyes. "Yeah right, newsflash Lincoln nobody cares about your lame-o comic books."
Seething with anger, he walked out of their room. Lincoln turned to look at the reader." If you haven't already guessed, finding anyone else in the house who wants to talk about the stuff I'm into is next to impossible." He sighed. His sisters were always getting him to do their stuff with him, but if he tried to do the same? Nothing. Lincoln perked up a bit. "Still one of the good things about having 10 siblings is if one says no I still have nine more chances. There's no way they can all say no right?
"Sorry dude, comics ain't my thing."
"No way, the only comic I'm into is right here. HAHAHAHA! Get it?"
"I already told you, comics are lame, get out."
"Comic books, ha, the only things worth reading are tales about moi."
"Sorry bro, I'm more of a maintenance manual person."
"I have more important things to do than analyze the cliche plot points and painfully obvious card puns in your graphic novel, besides it's time for my nap."
Lincoln returned to his room in a huff. He crushed his comic book in his hand. "AUUGGH!" He screamed." I can't believe this! None of them wanted to read my Ace Savvy comic."
"You forgot me." Said Lucy
Lincoln yelped." Lucy what are you doing here?" He asked grasping at his chest
"I was going to see if you would join me in a seance, but I saw you were asking everyone to read comics with you, so I waited until you came to see me." Lucy said in her usual monotone. She looked at the ground. "Sigh, but you never did so I figured I'd just wait for you in your room.
Lincoln winced. "Sorry Luce." He said sheepishly. Suddenly he perked up. "Do you want to read my new Ace Savvy comic?"
"Sorry, there's too much color and positivity for me."
"Dang it!"
"And then, me and my dad's rode the milk shaker five times, it was so insane! After the fifth time I was sure my dad was gonna have vomit leaking out of his- Hey, Lincoln are you listening?"
Lincoln looked up. For the past hour he and Clyde had been sitting at a table in the mall food court. After returning with his family, Clyde had immediately wanted to talk about his trip to dairy land, so the two boys had decided to meet up and talk at the mall.
"Huh? Oh, sorry Clyde. It's nothing, keep going." Said Lincoln. He had been lost in his head, still thinking about what had happened the day before.
Clyde frowned. "Lincoln, come on. If somethings the matter you know you can tell me."
He was right. Out of everyone Lincoln knew, he figured Clyde would probably understand the reason for his mood the best. He might as well tell him. He explained what had happened with his sisters and how he tried to get them to read his comic book to no avail.
Clyde sat there, listening patiently. Once Lincoln told him the whole story, he responded. "I don't really see what the problem is. Your sisters are always like that." To him It sounded like a typical day at the loud house. Lincoln's sisters never had any real interest in a lot of things he was interested.
Lincoln glared." The problem is that they just blew me off Clyde. Not one of them even wanted to at least look at the comic."
Clyde shrugged." Again I don't see the problem, you know they don't like comic books, so why even try and get them to read it?
Lincoln thought for a moment. "It just feels unfair." He admitted." Lynn is always dragging me off to help her practice, Lola gets me to help prepare for pageants, and even Leni sometimes uses me as a dressing dummy for her latest designs." He looked away dejectedly." I just wish for once I could get one of them to do something with me that I like."
Clyde felt bad for his friend. He knew it must be hard for him to not have anyone he could discuss things with at home. For him he could usually talk with his fathers about most things.
He patted his friend on the back. "I'm sorry Lincoln, but not everyone's gonna be interested in the same stuff as you."
"I'm not asking they all become Ace Savvy fans." Lincoln said. "But I'd at least like if they took an interest in comics."
Looking at his friend, Clyde could tell he was still upset. He racked his brain for anything he thought could help cheer him up. Then it hit him. He knew what he could do to cheer up his buddy!
"Hey I've got an idea!" Said Clyde excitedly. "Why don't we go down to the comic book store and find comics your sisters will like? That will get them to enjoy comic books more.
Lincoln wasn't so sure "I don't know, my sisters all have really different interests, plus buying comics for all of them might cost us a small fortune.
But Clyde wasn't deterred. "Come on Lincoln, between the two of us we have $50. I'm sure with that we can find something that your sisters will like."
Lincoln sighed. "OK."
The two boys walked over to the comic book shop, hoping to find something that would catch the loud sister's interest.
They knew this wouldn't be easy. After a few minutes they had an idea of what to look for. Lisa would want something with scientific accuracy, Lola would want something with lots of bright pictures and ponies, Lana wouldn't care about the story as long as there were cool looking animals, Lucy would only read macabre stories, Lynn wouldn't read anything without tons of action, Luna only cared about stories that could be read to music, Luan was into funny stories, Leni wouldn't care about the story so they decided to look for a book with good artwork and Lori would care for something with mature taste and romance. This was no small task.
The two searched every shelf, box, and display in the store, searching for anything they though fit into their criteria.
While Lincoln was observing a rack of children's comics, Clyde ran over with a comic book in his hands.
"I found it Lincoln!" He yelled. "I found something Lynn will like!" Clyde excitedly presented a comic bearing a picture of a superhero in a suit of green army camouflage with a an American flag cape.
Lincoln examined the book. "Captain Patriot?" He read curiously.
Clyde nodded." Yeah, I asked the shop's owner and he said it had tons of kick butt action and lots of fighting, definitely Lynn's kind of book.
Lincoln smirked. "That 1 comic is okay, but these are even better." He said, producing a stack of comics he had been holding.
Clyde examined a comic from the stack, this one showing a teenager in a brown suit. "Arach-kid, the super spider?"
Gripping the comics, Lincoln nodded. "Yeah he makes tons of bade jokes, so luan will love it. Oh! And look at this." He pushed another comic into his friends face.
"The Amoeba, Science hero?"
"Yeah, it has tons of scientific stuff, so Lisa will definitely love it." Said Lincoln proudly. "My sisters are gonna love these
Upon close examination, Clyde noticed something." Lincoln this comic is 10 bucks. If they all cost this much, I don't think we can afford them all."
"WHAT!?" Lincoln snatched the comic from his friend's hands and saw that he was right. Rifling through the stack he saw that all the comics together were far beyond their price range. Lincoln dropped to the floor, his confidence crushed.
It pained Clyde to see his friend like this. He crouched down next to him. "I'm sorry Lincoln. Maybe we can get one or two, but it might be easier to just find one they'll all like.
Lincoln sprung up angrily. "That's impossible! I don't think anyone could make a comic that all my sisters would like." Suddenly he froze, the words he had just spoken echoing in his mind. That was it
Lincoln yanked his friend up from the ground excitedly." Clyde that's it! We don't need to buy a comic for my sisters, we can make one!"
Clyde looked at his friend strangely." You really think we can do that Lincoln?" While both boys were avid comic book fans, neither had any real knowledge of how to make one.
Despite his friends doubt Lincoln was completely sure of his idea. Who knew his sisters better than him? He was sure he could manage to make something they would like, but he would definitely need Clyde's help.
"Come on Clyde, we can do it." Lincoln argued." You're always making those romantic portraits for Lori, you must know a lot about art right?"
Clyde rubbed his chin thoughtfully" I have been hoping to expand my artistry skills beyond simply crafting Lori's beautiful visage." The more he thought about it, the more this sounded like an incredible idea. A grin stretched out on his face. "Maybe your right Lincoln!
Lincoln was bouncing up and down with excitement now. " Exactly and coming up with crazy ideas is basically what I do every day! With your art skills and my ideas and knowledge of my sisters I know we can do it!"
Lincoln stood proudly, pointing his finger to the sky and loudly declared. "It's time to put Operation-Make-An-Amazing-Comic-Book-That-My-Sisters-Will-Love-And-Get-Them-Interested-In-Reading-Comic-Books-And-Think-Of-A-Shorter-Name-For-This-Operation, into action!
The two boys cheered. "YEAH!"
"Quiet down back there you two!
They winced. "Sorry."
So I hope you enjoy this first chapter. Like I said I'm new to fan fiction, so if you have any ideas or creative criticism please I welcome any kind of feedback.
