Lincoln was going to go out with his sisters to the mall, again. He didn't really hate it, but he wasn't really crazy about it like his sisters were since they were all girls and he is a boy. "Well, Here we go again." Lincoln Said. "Going on another trip to He mall so my sisters can all go shopping... again." And he made a small groan. "That's just my sisters. I mean, what does 't really like going to the mall for some shopping?"

"Hey Lincoln, hurry up!" Said Lynn. "I hear that a soccer ball was on sale!"

"Coming, Lynn!" Lincoln called. He walked downstairs with a blank look on his face. "Okay." He sighed. "Let's go."

"Why the long face?" Asked Leni.

"Nothing, nothing." Lincoln replied. "Just gonna spend the day with my sisters at the mall again." And he sighed again.

"How come you're literally not excited about it?" Asked Lori with a raised eyebrow over her eye.

Lincoln was trying to think of a way to explain how much this annoys him without hurting their feelings, or making them mad at him for unintentionally harshly criticizing them. "I'm not a girl." He replied flatly

All the sisters had confused looks on their faces. "What?" Said Luna. "What does that have to do with anything?"

"Well... what I mean is... we mostly do the same thing when it comes to sibling outings over and over again."

"Oh come on." Said Lana. "We all go to Dairyland, the Beach, Spunk E Pigeon's. And all those fun places."

"Yeah, but we mostly go to the mall over those when we debate over the meetings."

"So?" Lola said.

"Aren't you guys getting s little tired of going to the mall for most outings?"

"Nah, girls just wanna have fun, Lincoln." Luna reassured. "Besides, there's an arcade there, and we know how much you like that." And she wrapped her arm around his shoulders. "Come on. It will be fun."

"Yeah, I will literally never get tired of the mall, especially if there are new shirts on sale from time and time again." Leni added. "My clothes can totes use new friends to keep them happy."

"Come on, Lincoln." Said Lola. "You can be a baby and whine about it when we get there."

"Lola!" Lucy said. "If you want, we can go to Spunk E Pigeon's After this."

"And if there was going to be a game about shooting in the mall, it would named Mall of Duty!"

"Ha Ha very funny." Lincoln Said. "Well Okay. I guess I can come with you guys, but do you think you can promise me you can broaden your horizons and think of other fun places other than the mall?"

"Fine." Said Lori. "Just literally look up fun places and we'll talk about it."

"Yeah Dude." Luna added. "We all want everyone to be happy."

"Affirmative." Said Lisa. "There are just so many girls like us in this household, you know?"

"Here here."

And they were all about to leave, when Luke suddenly came to them in the front door. "Oh, w'sup, Guys?" He Said.

"Morning Luke, what's up?" Lincoln greeted The Rogue Lion warmly.

"Well, I was just wondering if you would like to come over to my house again. My boys would like to know more about you since they all like you already."

"Oh yeah." Lincoln remembered. "Anywhere's better than the mall, let's go."

"Whoa Whoa Whoa, hold up!" Said Lynn. "I thought you were going to come to the mall with us?"

"I was. But I gotta... help Luke feed his pets and get to know his friends so they won't be strangers. Anyway, come on, Luke."

"Awesome!" Said the Rogue Lion with enthusiasm.

The other sisters all had small frowns on their faces feeling bummed about Lincoln not decided to come with them. "Whatever." Lori said. "Come on girls, let's go." and they all went to the van while Lincoln walked with Luke down to his house. At first, Lincoln wondered if he hurt his sisters to ditch them like this.

"Hey thanks for pulling me out of there, Luke." Lincoln admired him. "You saved me from going to another boring trip to the mall with my sisters." then he stuck his tongue out in disgust.

"The mall, huh? Heh. I kinda know how you feel, Lincoln." The Rogue Lion admired. "It's not my kind of place either, even though they can have arcades and in some cases, amusement parks like the Mall of America."

Lincoln made a chuckle in reply, and then said "That is so true. Maybe if it was like the Mall of America, then maybe I would be a little more excited, especially when it comes to their cool rides."

"Do you ever go to places other than the mall with your sisters?"

"Oh yeah, but the mall is what comes to their mind in most cases. There would be Dairyland, Gus' Games and Grub, and other cool places, but I told them to broaden their horizons about places we can all hang out together, but I doubt they will keep their word."

"Ah, you know girls, Lincoln." Luke said. "Women are crazy. They are always like Oh, look at these nice, shiny new slippers! Look at these totes adorable emojis on our totally cool new phones, and blah blah blah!" he mocked while pretending to be a stereotypical teenage girl. His impression made Lincoln almost break down in laughter.

"Ha! I know, they can be totally like that. You should see how Lori is with her boyfriend, Bobby." Lincoln said. "Lori would be like It's Like we're literally meant to be!"

"That sounds like a cheesy romance." The Rogue Lion chuckled. "It makes Fabio on Romance Novels look smart."

"Exactly!"

"You know Lincoln, you ever hang out with any guy friends before?"

"Of course, there's Clyde, remember?"

"Oh, right. I kinda forgot about him. What about other people?"

"There was Bobby before he moved away to be with his big family."

"Ah, was he cool?"

"He was really cool." Lincoln replied. "But like I said before, Clyde is more like a brother to me. We've been friends since kindergarten."

"Right. But I think your sisters will keep their word on trying other places. Hey as a matter of fact, the new safari park my dad has opened a little while ago. They will all be stunned to see what wondrous animals and creatures there are in there. As a matter of fact, imagine them having a little walk with a small pride of lions for the first time."

"They would definitely love that." Lincoln said. "Although it does sound a little scary."

"Don't worry. The lion pride at the Inside Africa park is a very friendly group, as a matter of fact, I might have said this before, but they have accepting me as a member of their own pride."

"Really? I think you might have said something like that before."

"Uh-huh. They love me and I love them, and we take care of ourselves if needed."

"I wish I can be like that." Lincoln dreamed. He thought of how cool it would be to be apart of a lion pride like Luke is here.

"Oh you can interact with them, Lincoln, I mentioned the Walk with Lions tour before, remember?"

"Right. But are you sure I'll be okay with them?"

Luke made a warm smile to him. "i know it sounds crazy, but trust me, just stick with me and do as I say and you'll be just fine." Then he patted his shoulder. "Yep, they'll like you, I can promise you that."

The boy made a smile of hope, dreaming of something awesome like this. "What else is there?"

"There's also a merry-go-round, a zip-line ride/tour, a delicious food court, a petting zoo, a walking safari where you can look at certain animals on foot, and even a helicopter tour."

Feeling more surprised and excited, Lincoln could hardly wait to get a good look at this cool new safari park. "Wow, now that's a cool place that my sisters would love. Can I go over there with you?"

"Of course. You would love it there. It will make you feel connected with mother nature like I am."

"I bet it will."

"And besides, in my opinion, you need a little more guy time. You wouldn't want to lose your toughness and act like a woman instead of a man, wouldn't you?"

Lincoln had a little thinking into it, and decided. "True, but what about Clyde?"

"He can come too, just give him a call and we can invite him, although Clyde is a little... awkward to say the least in my perception. Not saying you can't hang out with the kid, he's a very nice boy, and i like him, but I mean you should have a little more excitement in your life. That's all."

And they both made it to Luke's house and there were his closest friends that Lincoln had met before when exiting Spunk E. Pigeons. "Ah, Lincoln, there's notre nouvel ami now." said Lekan with a warm smile on his face.

"What did he say, Luke?"

"Our new friend in French, Lincoln." the Rogue Lion corrected him.

"Oh, nice to see you guys again."

"Hey hey hey, Lincoln." said Brad. "Nice to see you again, little dude."

"Yeah, about time you showed up." said Grizzly Bear with a warm, hearty chuckle.

"tidings to you." said Chris.

"We were just speaking about you." said Chang.

Luke's two dogs, Whopper and Shadow walked up to Lincoln and were more than happy to see him again. Both pooches walked around Lincoln and licked his face, making him laugh from the tickling sensation of their big tongues. "Oh you dogs." Luke said. "You're happy to see Lincoln again, I can tell."

Then Whopper jumped on Lincoln and pinned him down with his mighty paws, and continued licking his face, and Shadow did the same.

"Alright, alright, leave Lincoln alone you two." and the Rogue Lion pulled his dogs away from his guest.

"Have a seat Lincoln." we saved a spot for you." said Lekan. He moved over on the couch, and there was the empty middle spot for Lincoln. "We were speaking about you alright. How is your day going, mon ami?"

"Doing just fine. Luke just saved me from going to the mall with my sisters."

All the guys laughed at his remark. "Heh, the mall huh? Perfectly understandable." said Johnny. "Yep, we know how much many women love their clothes at the mall."

"Ugh, tell me about it." Lincoln agreed.

"So would you like a drink, Linc?"

"Sure, you have some Root Beer?"

"Of course. I always keep a big stash with me." said Luke. and the Rogue Lion fetched him some iced root beer in a glass, and Lincoln enjoyed it, especially the taste.

Lincoln was already feeling more cozy with these guys already. He could hardly wait to know more about these guys, and Luke's Pride thought the same about knowing more about him.