It's been a week since Lincoln made the contract with Zonta and since then, Lincoln found himself not alone anymore. His parents ignored him more and more and his sisters, except for Lily, ignored him too. So we find Lincoln and Zonta outside. Zonta was sitting across from Lincoln as they sat on the grass.
Zonta: Master, may I request something?
Lincoln: Please don't call me master, and yes
Zonta: Alright... (smirk) master... may I call someone to watch you when I'm not able too?
Lincoln: (irked) yes you may
Zonta: I'm going to call my brother... but may I have some of your blood?
Lincoln: Why do you need my blood?
Zonta: It's just easier to summon him with mortal blood
Lincoln: Okay, if it's needed
Zonta then took out a small dagger with a handle made of antler and an obsidian blade. She pricked Lincoln's index finger and she let the blood flow. Soon, she had enough and told Lincoln to stand back. She then chanted some incoherent words
Zonta: llac sretsis uoy rewsna dna emoc ,gnilbis ym emoc ,rehtorb ym emoC .mih pleh uoy taht ksa I nruter ni dna ,rof erac I eno eht fo doolb eht uoy reffo I .peek ym draug dna rehtorb em pleh ,em ot emoc dna gnos fo drol em ereh
Once she was done chanting, Lincoln's blood started to glow and move. Lincoln's blood came together and formed a small animal. It came closer and closer together until it formed a small red bird. Lincoln saw the bird and it looked like a Summer Tanager.
Lincoln: How is this bird supposed to help?
Bird: Hey I'm just as puzzled as you kid
Lincoln: WHOA!
Bird: Keep your voice down, FYI, the names Mochni
Zonta: This, bird, is my blood brother. He will make sure that you are safe when I'm not around, he'll also ask for tribute
Lincoln: (Quivering) W-what kind o-of tribute?
Mochni: Oh you know... just making you sing
Lincoln: What kind of tribute is that?
Mochni: I could ask for 2 months worth of your soul for the year
Mochi's eyes glowed red and he burst into a small flame. He dropped to the ground as the flame grew larger and stood a very tall man, about 9 feet tall. He had short black hair and a lean, muscular build with tan skin. He wore a red feather coat, music-note framed, red sunglasses, a white shirt with red stripes, a yellow belt, and dark-orange pants with a feather pattern. He wore red sandals and he bowed down to look at Lincoln
Mochni: Would you like that to happen?
Lincoln: (Shaking His Head) N-no, s-sir
Mochni: Then you shall sing when I want you to... and I have one question
Lincoln: W-what is it?
Mochni: Do you have a talent show and or karaoke night coming up?
Lincoln: I-I don't know
Mochni: Ah, well I'm going to look around town and sis... don't get too caught up in this slave deal, ya hear?
Zonta: Of course, now shall we continue with the day, master Lincoln?
Lincoln: Please don't call me that
Mochni turned back into a bird and flew into around Royal Woods. Zonta and Lincoln continued their day as Lincoln did some assignments from school and had Zonta to help since Lincoln's parents were busy helping his sisters. Mochni returned and flew through Lincoln's window when Lincoln was about to go to bed.
Mochni: Alright, Lincoln, tonight you're going to make your first tribute
Lincoln: This late at night?
Mochni: It's the weekend, plus you finished your homework. Now get up, I'll take you there
Lincoln: Where?
Mochni: To karaoke night, now hold on
Mochni hopped on Lincoln's left shoulder and Zonta put a hand on his right. Mochni then tweeted as they all were surrounded by red music notes. Soon, Lincoln couldn't see his own room and he felt his feet leave the ground. Soon, Lincoln felt the ground again and the music notes were starting to disappear. Lincoln looked around to find that he was in an alleyway. Lincoln then patted himself and found that he was wearing a black leather jacket, black jeans, boots, gloves, and bird-head sunglasses. Lincoln felt the back of the jacket
Lincoln: (Panicked) Why am I wearing this, and what does the back say?
Mochni: Calm down, and the back says 'CUAUHTÉMOC'
Lincoln: And what does that mean?
Mochni: It means 'Falling Eagle' in Nahuatl. It was the name of the last Aztec emperor, ruling until he was captured and executed by the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in the year 1525
Lincoln: Oh that's just reassuring
Mochni: Oh be quiet, now get in there, this is going to be your first tribute. But first put on this hat
Mochni pulled out a hat out of nowhere from behind him, it was a black beanie hat
Lincoln: Where did you get that from! More importantly, how did you carry that?
Mochni: Stop asking questions and get in there!
Lincoln looked at Zonta, who smiled and burst into black leaves. Soon, the leafs stopped and it showed Zonta in a ram-skull mask with horns, black jeans, a black shirt that showed her large bust, black sneakers, a black jacket with a ram skull on the back with the word 'GIIWEDINOKWE' on the back over the skull
Zonta: Shall we, master?
Lincoln: You're in on this too?
Zonta: I'm actually quite bored, plus it's been a while since I last saw one of Mochi's performances
Lincoln: *Sigh* Alright, let's do this
Mochni: YES!
Mochni hopped off Lincoln's shoulder and turned into the same man Lincoln saw earlier today
Mochni: Let me do the talking and you won't be killed, not that it will happen because we're around
Lincoln: Like I said before 'That's reassuring'
Mochni: Just follow me
Lincoln followed Mochni and Zonta followed Lincoln. They exited the alleyway and saw a sign on a building that said 'KARAOKE NIGHT! $10,000 WINNER!'. Lincoln just sighed as he followed Mochni to the door of the building. Mochni had to bend down to enter the building, and handed Lincoln a bandana
Mochni: Forgot to tell you to put this on
Lincoln: Why would I need to put this on?
Mochni: Your teeth, people will recognize your teeth, that and the reason why I made you put on that hat was because of your hair
Lincoln: Alright
Mochni: Good, I'm doing this for your safety and Zonta knows this, now let's get this party started
Mochni opened the second door to show a man at a desk. He had glasses, short brown hair, and was pretty pale. Mochni walked up to the desk and kicked it, startling the man. The man looked at where he expected his face to be and looked up. He saw Mochni towering over him as Mochni gave a shit-eating grin
Mochni: I would like to sign me and my friends to the Karaoke show
Man: (Scared) Y-yes, s-sir, m-may I-I have y-your names?
Mochi: You can have our stage names, my name is Antinanco, sunglasses is Cuauhtémoc, and mask here is Giiwedinokwe,
Man: T-thank y-you s-sir, y-you may p-play n-n-now
Mochni: Alright, we get to play immediately. Come on, let's show them how to sing
Lincoln followed Mochni as they walked onto the stage. Lincoln looked at crowd to find that they where either half-asleep or about to fall asleep. Lincoln looked at Mochni, who was sitting on the drums and he nodded. Zonta picked up a guitar and nodded to him. They looked down at the judges who were about to fall asleep
Judge 1: Name of song
Mochni: Wrong Side of Heaven
Judge 2: (Whispering to Judge 3) this is going to be one of those emo songs, slow and edgy
Judge 3: Tell me about it
Judge 1: Okay, start
Zonta started playing and Mochni began playing the drums. Soon, Lincoln started to sing
Lincoln: I spoke to God today
And she said that she's ashamed
What have I become?
What have I done?
I spoke to the devil today
And he swears he's not to blame
And I understood
'Cause I feel the same
Arms wide open
I stand alone
I'm no hero
And I'm not made of stone
Right or wrong
I can hardly tell
I'm on the wrong side of Heaven
And the righteous side of Hell
The wrong side of Heaven
And the righteous side... the righteous side of Hell
I heard from God today
And she sounded just like me
What have I done
And who have I become
I saw the devil today
And he looked a lot like me
I looked away
I turned away
Arms wide open
I stand alone
I'm no hero
And I'm not made of stone
Right or wrong
I can hardly tell
I'm on the wrong side of Heaven
And the righteous side of Hell
The wrong side of Heaven
And the righteous side... the righteous side of Hell
I'm not defending
Downward descending
Falling further and further away
Getting closer every day
I'm getting closer every day
To the end
To the end, the end, the end
I'm getting... closer every day
Arms wide open
I stand alone
I'm no hero
And I'm not made of stone
Right or wrong
I can hardly tell
I'm on the wrong side of Heaven
And the righteous side of Hell
The wrong side of Heaven
And the righteous side of Hell
The wrong side of Heaven
And the righteous side... the righteous side of Hell
When Lincoln was done, the judges looked at them with wide eyes, as did the whole building. They then started clapping and asking for an encore. Even some of the people backstage came out and started clapping.
Judge 2: THAT WAS AWESOME! MORE! MORE! MORE!
Audience: MORE! MORE! MORE! MORE!
Lincoln: Well, what do you think?
Mochni: I say let's give it to them
Zonta: I'll do whatever
Lincoln: Alright then
Mochni: This next song is called 'Awake and Alive'
Zonta started doing something strange with the guitar and Mochni joined in. Soon, Lincoln started singing again
Lincoln:
I'm at war with the world and they
Try to pull me into the dark
I struggle to find my faith
As I'm slipping from your arms
Zonta:
It's getting harder to stay awake
And my strength is fading fast
You breathe into me at last
Lincoln and Zonta:
I'm awake I'm alive
Now I know what I believe inside
Now it's my time
I'll do what I want because this is my life
Here (right here), right now (right now)
I'll stand my ground and never back down
I know what I believe inside
I'm awake and I'm alive
Lincoln:
I'm at war with the world because I
Ain't never going to sell my soul
I've already made up my mind
No matter what I can't be bought or sold
Zonta:
When my faith is getting weak
And I feel like giving in
You breathe into me again
Zonta and Lincoln:
I'm awake I'm alive
Now I know what I believe inside
Now it's my time
I'll do what I want because this is my life
Here (right here), right now (right now)
I'll stand my ground and never back down
I know what I believe inside
I'm awake and I'm alive
Waking up, waking up
Waking up, waking up
Waking up, waking up
Waking up, waking up
In the dark
I can feel you in my sleep
In your arms I feel you breathe into me
Forever hold this heart that I will give to you
Forever I will live for you
I'm awake I'm alive
Now I know what I believe inside
Now it's my time
I'll do what I want because this is my life
Here (right here), right now (right now)
I'll stand my ground and never back down
I know what I believe inside
I'm awake and I'm alive
Waking up, waking up
Waking up, waking up
Waking up, waking up
Waking up, waking up
The whole building roared for more, but Lincoln had to be somewhere. But before they could leave
Judge 2: Hey wait, here's the prize money, you deserve it.
The Judges handed a briefcase to Lincoln. Lincoln opened it to show $10,000 in cold, hard, cash, and they were all $100 bills. Mochni put a hand on Lincoln's shoulder
Mochni: You are going to share that, right?
Lincoln: Of course I am, what do you take me for?
Lincoln handed Mochi's share of the money and Zontas, but she refused hand gave it back to Lincoln. Then as they were walked back into the alleyway
Lincoln: Wait, why do you need money?
Mochni: I guess you're right, here's the money back then
Lincoln: Also, HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET HOME?!
Mochni: Be quite will ya, and we'll get home the same way we got here. Now hold still
Mochni turned back into a bird and Zonta turned back to normal. Then they were surrounded by the music notes again and Lincoln felt his feet leave the ground. Lincoln then felt himself on solid ground again and the notes disappeared. He saw that he was back in his room and in his PJ's. Mochni flew to the window and sat down
Mochni: Ah, well... goodnight *Snore*
Zonta: *Sigh* this always happens... anyway, goodnight, master
Lincoln: *Yawn* don't call me that, and goodnight Zonta
Lincoln slipped into bed as Zonta watched him. She then felt a beat in her heart
Zonta: (Thoughts) Why do I feel this way, I know it was Mochni making him sing that way... but why do I feel so attached to him? I guess I can think about it later
[Hey guys, so hope you enjoyed and I don't own any of the songs. FFDP and Skillet do. Also, Mochni means, in Native American, 'Talking Bird' and Zonta means, in Native American, Honest Trustworthy]