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Chapter 2: [STONE PILOT]
Lincoln dreamed of the golden haired man again. Ever since he got used to his stand, he started to dream about this man and he didn't know what to make of it. He would always see the man decimate his enemies with the power of [THE WORLD]; it wouldn't matter if it were people, animals, or even shadowy monsters, he effortlessly destroyed them all while Lincoln witnessed it. Lincoln couldn't move, all he could do was watch and listen.
At some points, the man tore them to pieces with his bare hands, turned their bodies into ice by touching them, unleashed a sort of 'energy beam' from his eyes, and recovered from wounds faster than a normal human. Lincoln wondered how he was able to do all this. Wasn't the stand supposed to pummel things and stop time? Can it do more than just that? Was [THE WORLD] not at its full power and he hasn't accessed its true potential yet?
After destroying them all, the man finally turned to Lincoln who stood there frozen in place. He walked up to him and stood in front of Lincoln, looking down at him with golden eyes. Lincoln couldn't help but tremble in fear; yeah, he knew this was a dream, but the menacing aura excluding from the man spooked him greatly.
The man placed a finger on Lincoln's forehead. It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact that his nails were long and sharp; he felt some pain when his nail touched his skin, not enough to draw blood, but it still hurt.
"W-W-Who are you?" Lincoln asked meekly.
The man said nothing as he stabbed his long nail through his skull, causing Lincoln to cry out in agony while the man yelled out in sadistic glee. Lincoln would never forget that noise the man made.
"WRYYYYY!"
The sound of his alarm went off as Lincoln woke up from his dream. He stretched and yawned as he got up from bed, but to his confusion, he felt invigorated. A scary muscle-bound man stabbing him through the forehead with his nail sounds like a nightmare, but the white-haired boy didn't wake up in cold sweat, or screaming in fear. Lincoln felt quite refreshed and energetic.
He woke up feeling quite refreshed and energetic. He looked down to see that there was an unusual silver wristband on his right wrist; the wristband had a red gem on it that looked similar to the gem from his dream, but it had the white symbol of a fighter jet on it.
"Where did this come from?" He thought mentally, studying it. He sighed and walked towards his door, wishing he could meet his gang faster to get answers.
Lincoln smiled at the thought of not having to wait in line for the bathroom thanks to his stand. He looked out his room and saw the door knobs turn as his sisters were about to leave their rooms.
"Za Warudo." He smirked, unleashing the power of his stand by summoning it. The sound of a ticking clock slowing to a halt can be heard as Lincoln stopped time. The boy blurred down the hallway in an instant and made it to the bathroom. Lincoln chuckled when he closed the door and he was about to end the time, but he quickly discovered that the time stop was still going and his sudden boost in speed confused him.
"What?"
Time resumed and the chatter of the sisters filled the house.
"Wait a second…" Lincoln pondered for a moment.
"That was eighteen seconds, I stopped time for eighteen seconds instead of nine seconds!?" Lincoln said with shock. For the past few months, his limit was always at nine seconds, but for some strange reason, his limit increased by additional nine seconds and while time was frozen, his speed was accelerated. When the time stop ended, he felt a bit more drained than usual.
Come to think of it, [THE WORLD] looked a bit different when he called it.
It had the words "LINC" on it's body in yellow letters. One on both of the diver-esque oxygen tanks on it's back, one going down both of its forearms, and one on its forehead. It's once golden eyes were replaced by orange that glowed with power and it too had the same silver wristband around its right wrist just like Lincoln.
"I got to tell JoJo and the guys this." Lincoln muttered. He wish this day will fly by fast because he needed to tell them about his dream, the wristband, stopping time much longer, [THE WORLD] looking different, and moving faster than a normal human. Unfortunately for him, the day just started.
[STAND NAME]: The World
[STAND MASTER]: Lincoln Loud
Lincoln stared out into the window of Vanzilla, thinking about his dream while his parents drove to drop all their children off. He ignored the chatter of his sisters while being lost in thought, but it was short lived due to Lana poking him in the arm.
"What cha' thinkin' about, Linc!?" She asked with a smile.
"Oh, I was just thinking about school." Lincoln replied with a smile. From time to time, his sisters neglected him. However, it wasn't because they were mean or cruel, they loved Lincoln very much, but were too wrapped up in their own issues and relationships to hang with him. Sometimes, they would do the other extreme by pestering him with their wants and demands, expecting Lincoln to lend a hand, or an ear without protest from him.
He needed his boy time as living in a house full of girls can get stressful and aggravating at times, especially when you are the only boy and father-son times are done occasionally.
"Sorry that you missed your show last night." Lana said sadly.
"Oh, it's okay, little sis. I'll catch it later." Lincoln patted her head, earning a chuckle from her.
"Hey, can I ask you something?"
"What is it, big bro?"
Lincoln pulled up his sleeves to show her his wristbands.
"Can you see my wristband?" He asked curiously. Lana looked at him in confusion.
"What wristband? I don't see anything." She replied.
Hmm, just what I thought. The wristband on my wrist is definitely a stand, but what's it called and what can it do?
"Okay, thank you." Lincoln gave her an awkward smile. Lana shrugged.
He listened to the antics and chatter of his sisters.
Lana and Lola got into another fight a couple of minutes after Lincoln talked with Lana. It was once again another argument that both should accept the opposites, with Lola telling Lana that she's gross and should be lady-like, and Lana telling Lola she should loosen up and that there's nothing wrong with being dirty from time to time. And like usual, another brawl was underway.
Luna was listening to her jams on her headphones, doing an air guitar with her fingers while she was lost in her own world.
Luan was telling a joke that had to do with sports while an uninterested Lynn groaned at her punch line. Lucy sat quietly next to Lynn, listening to the joke, but remained quiet and aloof.
Lori was texting Bobby on her phone, Leni was reading a fashion magazine, Lisa was reading a book about quantum physics, and Lily was giggling while playing with her rattle.
Suddenly, Lynn Sir swerved as a car jumped in front of him, narrowly dodging, but he was driving at full speed towards another car that couldn't break in time. The family shouted in fear as they were about to crash, but the crash never happened as amidst the frenzied panic of the family members, a voice yelled out...
"ZA WARUDO!"
Everything came to a halt as Lincoln hopped out Vanzilla as fast as he could. He used [THE WORLD] to make a few 'adjustments' to stop the impending car crash.
"Time resumes again." He whispered, putting on his seatbelt. Lynn Sir evaded the car, discovering that his hands were on the other side of the steering wheel and the car that he was about to crash into almost scratched the size of Vanzilla, despite the car being in front of him earlier.
However, he turned too hard and Vanzilla was seconds away from flipping over and crashing into a passing school bus.
"Good grief." Lincoln panted as the time stop was taking more out of him then usual.
"Za Warudo!"
Lincoln got out of the van and used [THE WORLD] to adjust his father's hands and placed Vanzilla back on track to keep it stable; the stand had no trouble picking up a loaded vehicle that weighed many tons.
"T-Time g-goes again." Lincoln sat back in his seat with sweat rolling down his forehead. The world resumed and Vanzilla was driving forward with Lynn Sir's hands kept stable on the steering wheel.
"Oh, honey! You saved us!" Rita cheered as she hugged her husband. The sisters cheered at their father.
"Way to go dad!" Luna gave him a thumbs up.
"Go dad! Go dad! Go dad!" Both Lana and Lola chanted.
"Thank you for your quick reflexes, father. We would have shtained grievous injuries at the velocity Vanzilla was traveling upon impact with the stranger's vehicle, and there was no telling how badly injured the family would have been if we made impact with the school bus." Lisa wasn't cheering, but gave a warm smile.
"We were literally going to bite the dust if it weren't for you, dad!" Lori sighed with relief.
"That was totes amazing, dad!" Leni cheered.
Lincoln smiled at his father that was blushing from all the attention and thanking his daughters. However, he was panting from exertion and he felt the fatigue on his very soul, not just his body. The boy also gained an annoying migraine when he stopped time for the second time.
He didn't know if the change was an improvement, or a drawback. Stopping time longer and having his speed accelerated while time was frozen sounded great, but the fatigue got worse when he activated it, and now he was starting to feel pain, not just exhaustion.
He would feel the fatigue start to set in around the fourth time stop, but now, he was fatiguing at the second time stop and the pain in his mind was new, like a sharp knife was stabbing his brain.
The white-haired boy went through his classes like usual and when came lunch time, he tried to find someone. Not the boys he usually talked and ate with, but a boy that was around his age that had powers like him. After a minute of searching, he found who he was looking for.
Sitting at a table by himself was Gary Heinrich, a kid that was part of the Royal Gang. He had black hair that he gelled in spikes, a gray hoodie, blue jeans, and black shoes. Gary had pale skin, blue eyes, and freckles on his right cheek.
Ever since he got his stand, he became best friends with Gary due to possessing a stand like him. It was strange because Gary has always been in his classes, but didn't pay him any mind. Now, he felt a sort of connection with him because he's got super powers like him, and in turn, Gary felt that bond to Lincoln too, previously dismissing the white-haired boy as an annoyance to be ignored before he obtained his stand. In fact, Lincoln preferred to hang out with Gary more than Clyde, despite knowing him longer than Gary.
Lincoln didn't know what this strong connection was at first, but he remembered JoJo telling him that stand users are attracted to other stand users. That's why Lincoln and Gary were now good friends when they previously ignored each other, and why he was made a member in the Royal Gang.
"What's up, Linc?" Gary smiled, giving him a fist bump.
"Hey, how was your weekend?" Lincoln sat next to him.
"Great, I heard about you missing ARRGH! last night. So, JoJo recorded it and we're going to watch it after school at our hang out!" Gary said with excitement.
"Really? That's awesome!"
His excitement died out in seconds after remembering what he was going to tell him and the gang.
"Hey, I got to tell you something. Look at this." Lincoln revealed his wristband to Gary. He put down his milk carton and took a look at it for a few seconds before chuckling.
"Well, well, well, you got yourself a second stand, Lincoln! What's its name and what can it do?"
He looked down.
"I don't know, I was hoping that you get your stand to take a look at it, or the other members so I can unleash its power and uncover its name."
"Hmmm…" Gary thought for a moment.
"Okay, I'll take a look. [Latch]."
With a wave of his hand, barbed wires sprouted from his forearm, moving at the command of the boy. The wires entangled around Lincoln's wristband.
"[LATCH] ACT 2."
The barbed wires transformed into blue glowing 'energy cables' and Lincoln can feel the warmth seep into his arm.
"What's all this?" Lincoln pointed to the glowing wires.
"I've seen your ACT 4, but what can ACT 2 do?"
"[LATCH] ACT 2 tells me the information of an object, or person by touching them. I can even use it to read minds, ain't it cool?" Gary smiled.
Lincoln waited patiently for Gary's answer and he finally got it.
"Ah, your stand's name is [STONE PILOT] and it appears as a flying jet." He explained.
Lincoln's eyes widened.
"Whoa, not only can I stop time and pummel enemies to a bloody pulp, I can now summon a fighter jet to help me! Let's see what it looks like!"
"Let me try to summon my new stand." Lincoln said.
"[STONE PILOT]."
The stand appeared behind Lincoln in an instant. It was a fighter jet (Grumman F-14 Tomcat) that was all orange mounted with missiles and machine guns with black-tinted windows and white stars on its wings. The jet was about the size of a remote-controlled toy airplane, but it moved on its own accord and it didn't move like a normal jet, as it stood stationary while the average fighter jet cannot maneuver like a helicopter.
If it isn't my stand user, why hello, Linc. Great job protecting your family earlier, I was watching. *beep*
The jet spoke to him. It had the voice of a gruff man, but it sounded robotic and there was a hint of static in it. It sounded like a man was talking through an old radio to speak with Lincoln; it even beeped when the fighter jet stopped talking to him.
"This is amazing, I can't wait to see you in battle!" Lincoln's eyes were glowing with wonder at the stand. However, a thought occurred to him as he realized what if [STONE PILOT] was the one that gave [THE WORLD] an upgrade.
Lincoln told his friend what happened this morning and the strange dream he had while both ate their lunch. [STONE PILOT] wandered aimlessly around the lunch room, dodging the kids and making sure it didn't touch anything.
Gary frowned after hearing his story.
"It's not unusual that your stand evolved as it can happen to some stand users, but what confuses me is that your [THE WORLD] doesn't have ACTs like my [LATCH]. My ACT 2 told me that it has something to do with your soul and the presence of [STONE PILOT]. I hope JoJo can shed some light on this, especially the dream." He said with concern.
The bell rang to signal the kids that lunch was over and it was time to get to class. [STONE PILOT] flew towards Lincoln and hovered behind him.
"Oh, we got to get to class. We'll meet with JoJo after school to talk about your problem and watch ARRGH! together. Okay, man?" Gary smiled and gave him a fist bump.
"Alright, thank you." Lincoln smiled and stood up from the table. He walked to class while the jet followed him. It appeared that it can also change size as it went from the size of a toy plane to being as small as a quarter.
[STONE PILOT] stood perched on Lincoln's shoulder like a parrot on a pirate.
Stay focused in class and don't mess up.
Lincoln grinned, wishing this day would go faster to give his new stand a spin.
Author's Note:
Does anyone get a harem anime vibe from Loud House? Or is it just me?