Chapter 2

A/n: Chapter written by Omega Ultra

"Ready for this Lincoln?" Lisa asks, her hand held firmly over the controls.

"Yeah Lisa, fire it up!" Lincoln responds, a hint of fear present in his voice.

Lisa then begins to tap away and responds, "Initializing project… now!" And with that, she hits a bright red button, causing the machine to power up. The screen in front of Lincoln's eyes beams up, forcing the young boy to shut his eyes.

After that, he jolts awake with, "Hah, hah." Then he looks around, "Huh? Where am I?" then, he looks down, and realizes that he was no longer wearing an orange polo and blue jeans, but a torn purple shirt and skirt. "What the?!"

His heart races as he jumps down from his top bunk bed and takes the room in. Instead of the twin-sized bed he was used to, Lincoln now had a bunk, with the room around him pained light purple to boot.

"What's going on?!" He thinks as he turns to face a nearby mirror, "What the… why the heck do I look like Luna?!"

That's when the realization hits him, "Wait… Lisa's VR system! This must be what it does!" Then, he turns and carefully walks out of the room. "Ok, so far so good." And with that, he walks over to Lisa's and takes a peek inside.

Lisa scribbles away at a random paper, before declaring, "Ok Lincoln, I need you go to sleep for now. Your body will need to rest while I work."

Immediately, Lincoln watches as his body stands up and walks around with hard, robotic movements, while he responds, "Yes. Sister."

"What's going on?" he thinks, before his body steps out of Lisa's room and marches straight into his own. "I guess I'm Luna for now…" Then he examines the new body he's in for a moment before continuing; "I guess this is what Lisa had in mind when she talked about seeing other people's lives."

Then 'Luna' turns and heads downstairs. "Hey Lori." She awkwardly greets the young woman laying down on the living room couch

"Hey Luna." Lori goes, turning and sitting up in response, "You still need me to drive you to that concert today?"

For a moment 'Luna' thinks, "Should I? I'm not really Luna… I don't even think I can play the guitar like she can… Is it worth-"

Only for her body to respond, "Sure Lori, thanks a lot!"

Then, while Lincoln mentally slaps himself for saying that, Lori stands up and goes, "Ok then sis, come on, your concert is in like an hour right?"

"Wait what?!" 'Luna's' mind panics, yet for some odd reason cannot bring itself to say no and attempt to cancel the engagement. Instead, she says, "Yeah, let's go then sis!"

And with that, the duo walk out of the home and head off to the concert venue.

An hour later…

'Luna' stands in front of a medium-sized crowd of people, gathered to listen to the new band perform. She stands up, with her band to her back and her heavy metal guitar strapped firmly around her body. "My name is Luna Loud, and I'm here to rock!" She screams into the microphone, causing her voice to echo through the small venue.

"Enjoy the show!"

Then, with her heart racing, she begins to strum. He simply plays a note… in tune, then another, and another. It's as if he had practiced music all of his life! Within seconds, she's playing a song and singing, "My name's Luna Loud and it's our time to rock! We're Luna and the Loud House Band!"

"What's going on?!" Lincoln thinks, "I… I never had a talent for music before!" Yet, much to his surprise, he easily continues on playing a song he did not even know, much to the roaring cheers of the crowd around him. "This is so flippin' awesome!"

"I'm in Luna's place, and able to play just like her?! Lisa's VR system is amazing!"

After a few minutes of playing, the first song ends, and with a cheerful and exited tone he shouts, "Who's ready for more?!"

The crowd goes wild with excitement in response, "I can't hear you!"

With more cheering, 'Luna' looks back and motions for her band to keep playing, and with a few beats of the drums, the band gets back to playing the energy-filled music that the patrons came for.

Finally, after about two hours of playing, the concert finishes off and 'Luna' heads home with Lori. The eldest sister simply smiles and greets, "That was amazing Luna! Your talent for those instruments are amazing!"

"Thanks Lori." 'Luna' blushes with slight embarrassment while she thinks, "But… was it really me, or was it just Luna?" Then she smiles, "Though, I have to admit. That was amazing!"

After a short drive, the duo returns to their loud home. The sun is just beginning to set over the horizon as they enter. She lets thousands of thoughts cloud her mind as she makes her way to her room, climbs in her bunk and goes to sleep.

Almost immediately, Lincoln jolts awake with, "Hah, hah…" He quickly looks around for a few minutes, making sure that everything is still in its rightful place, "heh… was that, a dream?"

He then turns and gets out of the bed. He stretches in the center of his room for a few moments and continues, "So… I'm back in my room huh? Is the simulation over?"

He then turns and grabs the acoustic guitar he tried practicing with a few days prior and thinks, "Well… if the simulation worked as planned…" Then he begins to strum a familiar tune.

His heart races as he moves his fingers up and down the neck of the instrument with a natural flare that could only have come from years of practice… or in Lincoln's case, a day as Luna Loud.

"This is amazing!" Lincoln thinks, "I wonder…" And with that, he turns and walks out of his room.