A/N Hello everyone and welcome to day 2 of NaNoWriMo! I'm glad you guys are enjoying the fic so far! I hope I can keep providing a fun story to read! Also, the strings of numbers at the end of each chapter are cryptograms. (Just a little something I brought from my time writing from Gravity Falls)

R&R!

Chapter 2: Welcome To The Old Royal Woods!

For a moment, silence overtakes the two, with neither sure just how to respond to the other's presence.

"What the heck? Who is she?" He gulps, before awkwardly greeting, "Hi there…" He takes the moment to scan the area, unlike the genius sister's room he had been standing in, the room is now devoid of all devices that could cause pain and/or be used for experimenting. "Do you happen to know, where I am?"

The young girl stares in response, before she steels her gaze upon him and turns, "Dad! Help me! Someone's in my room!"

"Wait, I recognize that voice!" The young boy's eyes go wide, "That... that's Lori's voice! That means I'm still home!" He can't help, but use the moment to take in his sister's features. Just like what she has back in his time, she still has her pure, but messy, blonde hair as well as her slightly longer brown shorts. Though, rather than a light-blue tank top, she wears a light-blue t-shirt.

Immediately, the sound of thumping echoes through the home, before Lynn Sr.- sporting an extremely annoyed expression- rushes up to his daughter's side, "What are you doing here you creep?!"

Instinctually, Lincoln holds his hands up defensively, "D-dad! It's me! Your son!" Though he mentally kicks himself, "Why the heck did I say that?! My dad isn't that aloof! He'd never believe that!"

The man narrows his eyes at the boy, "My son is downstairs." He grabs for him, "Now tell me who you are or else I'm gonna call the cops!"

"Dangit, this isn't good!" Lincoln quickly scans the room once more, desperate for a way out, "Just my luck, this room hasn't changed in years, and I am not gonna jump out the window again!" He mentally shivers at the memory of the last time he had to run from Lisa by jumping out the window- lets just say it didn't end well for him and there was an embarrassing night at the hospital afterwards.

Before he knows it, he turns and bolts away from the man's grip, much to the latter's dismay, "Stay still! I'm gonna teach you a lesson about peepin' into my daughter's bedroom!" Then, the man grabs a nearby baseball bat and holds it up, ready to bash the young boy's head in.

"Gotta run, I gotta run!" His mind repeats, before Lori hops in his way, "You're not gonna get away! I wanna know what you were doing in my room!"

"Think fast Lincoln!" His mind shouts, while his heart races to compensate for the fear rushing through his veins. "Who breaks into rooms, burglars? Thieves? Lovers?!" Suddenly, his eyes go wide in the realization, "I have a crush on your daughter and I wanted to see her!"

"What?" Lori loosens up ever so slightly.

"I gotta play the part!" He quickly grabs hold of her and places a soft kiss upon the young girl's lips, causing both of them to go red from the act.

Lynn Sr. lowers his bat for a moment, before clutching it again, this time tighter than before. "Get out of my house you little pervert!" Then he rushes Lincoln once more.

Luckily, the boy is smart enough to use the distraction to push Lori aside and bolt out of her room. "Gotta get out, can't get caught, I have to figure out how to get back!" He mentally steels himself, "Lisa, when I get home I am gonna make sure you get grounded for the longest time possible!"

He then jumps onto the railing and slides down into the newly painted living room. "Almost there…"

That's when he catches a glimpse of a few kids sitting at the couch with their mother in tow. The youngest is a slightly paler, blonde-haired girl who sitting at one end. Next to her is a young boy with blonde hair and a few brown curls mixed in clutching a small stuffed more girls sit next to him, one with blonde hair and the other two with brown hair. "That's my family?!"

"Oh my word! Get out!" Rita Loud shouts, before grabbing a nearby broom and holding it up to attack the boy.

"You don't have to tell me twice!" He quickly thinks, before turning and jump out of the home… though he manages to trip on the stairs and into some newly made mud. Yet, not to be deterred, he simply rushes to his feet and continues onward, silently hoping that the angry parents would not follow.

"First I gotta check to make sure I am where I think I am. I know I just ran out of my home, but that doesn't mean I can't be too careful!" He quickly scans the area around. Just like in his present no single building truly stands out- after all, most homes seem to look exactly alike; much to a newcomer's dismay.

He takes a sigh in defeat, before turning and bolting over to the next-door neighbor's home, "Please still be here, please still be here…" And with that, he runs up the brick walkway and knocks on the door as hardly as he can. "Hey Mr. Grouse, are you there?"

A few moments of silence pass with that, before the sound of someone shuffling over echo through the door, followed by a certain old man opening up. "Hello there young'un, who are you?"

"Oh no one…" He responds, before turning and running away, "So, I'm still in Royal woods. Good. That means I just need to find Lisa so she can fix this mess!" After that, he hurries through the residential area of town. No doubt if Lynn Sr. calls the cops within the next five minutes, he would be caught. Thankfully, the low crime rate means that the police wouldn't be patrolling as much in this area. And within moments, he finds himself in the middle of a nearly-deserted town square. The air seems cool despite the fact that jump mere moments prior, he was standing in the summer-time room of his younger sister.

"Ok, I think I'm in the clear for now…" Lincoln takes the moment to recollect himself. After all, despite what many would claim from having tested Lisa's devices this actually is the first time she has sent someone somewhere random and they were immediately attacked, "Why did I let curiosity get the best of me?!"

Another moment passes with that, before he drops down on a nearby bench, "Now that I'm in the clear for now… I have to figure out what to do…" The boy takes a deep breath, before looking down at his watch, "Come on…" He begins to tap away, and yet, for some strange reason the device simply keeps the screen set to: "Connection interrupted. Time Loop Unstable" Frustration begins to fill his body, "What the heck does this mean?! Lisa! Why didn't you tell me anything about this device before giving it to me!"

He drops his arms at his sides, allowing the heat of the setting sun to overtake his body, "Well… at least it'll still be summer when I get home… I hope. After all, Lisa will owe me a summer vacation if that isn't the case!"

More thoughts begin to cross his mind with that, though most just have to deal with the absurdity of his situation- to think, his crazy four-year-old sister would design a device capable of going through time and allow him of all people to test it out! Why, it seems almost surreal to him.

"But even the surreal has to end eventually." After that, he simply sits there for what seems like hours, simply waiting for Lisa to do something to come into contact with him- after all, if he isn't home in time for curfew, he and Lisa are definitely going to end up in major trouble. "All right, I gotta make sure I remember the rules for time travel... what rules should I follow though? I'm in the past so maybe I should not interact with anything? But... what if I'm supposed to do that?" He grabs his head, while more thoughts begin to fill his mind, "Dangit!"

And with that, he simply sighs, "You know what, I should just wait for Lisa to call me... maybe then I'll be able to find my way home..."

Though, once the sun descends into its nighttime grave, it becomes apparent that Lisa would not be calling him any time soon. And so, with a sigh, he hops to his feet and continues onwards, "Well… I guess it's safe to say that the person who looks like me should be around here somewhere." He takes a deep breath, "So, let's go find them, then maybe I'll be able to find my way home with their help." His eyes go wide, "Wait! What am I thinking?!" he mentally facepalms, "Duh! I'm supposed to look for him! But first... I gotta make sure I know what I'm dealing with."

Lincoln takes the next few moments to take in his surroundings- even moreso as he moves from the town square back to the suburbs. "I should've checked to make sure that no one is watching me. Just because I'm in the past doesn't mean that stranger danger isn't a thing here!" Unlike the warm Royal Woods he had left, this version is ever so slightly colder- thankfully not enough to warrant his need for a sweater… though given the chill of the nighttime air, he can feel he would need one soon.

Unlike what he left, some of the stores he is familiar with- mainly the new frozen yogurt shop as well as the comic book store- are not even present. Though he breathes a sigh of relief at the fact that Flip's store is still around. "At least I know where I can get a glass of expired milk…"

And yet, much to his dismay, the one he had been told so much about just doesn't seem to be around.

For the next hour and half he continues on his way, silently hoping that he would run into someone he could recognize, though much to his dismay, he finds no one of interest. I should've figured. If it's the time of year I think it is, there's porbably gonna be school in the morning and no one wants to be late for that."

He continues onward with that, before parking himself at the bottom of an Oak tree in the middle of Royal Woods Park. At this point, the moon glows heavy over the town, signaling that all should rest for the night. "So what am I gonna do now? I've gotta figure something out." He sighs in defeat, "Maybe it'll be a good idea to go find somewhere to sleep and continue the search in the morning…" Suddenly, the boy's eyes go wide, "Wait! I know! I just hope they're still together! A lot has happened in the last few years, and I don't think they'd be working like that… though if Clyde's memory is right…"

With an idea in mind, he rushes to his feet and bolts through the town of Royal Woods, on his way to a certain home.

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A/N Man, it's been so long since I've impulse written. Oh well, I suppose that comes with the territory. Anyways, I thank Sunblast-X for his help and Wolvenstrom for his suggestions! As always, tell me what you think and feel free to send ideas! While I have planned out the story, I'm still open to any ideas you guys may have!

Also, for fans of Unwavering Bonds, I should have the next chapter out by next week. I'm putting it on a short hiatus because I want to give Finding A Loud the proper send off it deserves, while also keeping the schedule for this story.

Also, since I typically respond to all of my reviewers, (But can't due to speed) I'll respond after the 2nd A/N.

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