The paegant was going as expected. Everyone was inside a cafeteria, sitting near tables with white covers on them, with fruit and vegetables on baskets. The performance going on right now was a little girl dancing to hip-hop music. At that moment, Lana was about to release the rat. However...
"I don't think so." Mrs. Loud responded. Lana gave a quick groan. After the performance, was another girl who did karate. Lincoln excused himself to the bathroom, before Lola came on. After flushing, and washing his hands, he saw the spirit again through the mirror.
"I know you're in here! I know you're not just my imagination! Come out wherever you are!" Lincoln said. However, at that moment, one of the toilets flushed. Out stood a short man with grey hair and green eyes.
"Oh, sorry mister!" Lincoln said.
The man cleared his throat. "Allow me to introduce myself." Suddenly, his pupils turned red, and he transformed into a giant green blob ghost. Lincoln screamed, and ran out of the bathroom. The audience was clapping.
"Mom, you won't believe..!"
"Oh Lincoln, sit down! You're just in time for Lola!" Ms. Loud interrupted happily. Lola stepped on stage. All of her sisters clapped and cheered for her. Lola's talent was tap dancing, to symphony music. Lincoln didn't focus on her performance, though. Instead, his mind was still on the ghost in the bathroom.
"There's something in the bathroom! Something large and scary!" Lincoln said scared out of his mind, to Lana.
"Gross, Lincoln! I don't want to hear about your poop!" Lana replied.
Lincoln kept quiet, and tried to focus on the performance. However, there was matter at hand. A ghost was inside the building, and he knew he's after him or the entire Loud Family. Yet, the ghost didn't leave the bathroom.
"Come on, Link!" he told himself. "Maybe you're just hallucinating things!"
However at that moment, he saw the same ghost, in its human form, staring at him, from across a couple tables. His eyes turned toward Lola, and then gave Lincoln an evil grin, with glowing red eyes.
"No." Lincoln said.
"Shh! Shut up, Lincoln!" Lori said. Lincoln immediately took action, grabbed an apple, and threw it at the ghost. However, he wasn't there, but instead, an old man took his place. The man cried, and shouted "GHOST!" The adults around him sshed him. Lincoln didn't look at the man, and focused back on Lola. "He is not going to get Lola!" Lincoln said to himself. However, the ghost disappeared again. Lincoln immediately spotted a fire alarm switch. He thought about pulling it, to save everybody from the ghost. However, he knew it would ruin Lola's performance, and would make her very upset. Yet, the ghost was after her. He had to take action. However, the final straw came, as he saw the ghost from across the room. It turned back into it's ghost form, and still, nobody noticed it. It was flying towards Lola. Lincoln finally ran towards the switch , and put its hand towards it. The ghost was still about to attack.
"Forgive me, Lola!" he said to himself. He pulled the switch, and the alarm went off. The roof sprinklers turned on, sprouting water at everyone. Lincoln ran to where the ghost was, and tried to attack it. Everyone was running out of their sheets. Lola ended up tripping, as one of her shoes hit a man, and knocked him out. Tables flipped over. One man's suit shrunk. Lily was cheering for getting wet. Everyone ran out of the gymnasium, as the pageant was officially ruined.
However, for some reason, Lincoln was tied to a rope hanging from the streetlights.
"YOU!" Lola roared.
"MISTER! You are in big trouble!" Mr. Loud shouted. Every single one of the family was mad, besides Lily, still playing with the water.
"Look, I can explain!" Lincoln said, but Lola was growling. "But first, this is gonna hurt!"
Lola starting punching Lincoln repetitively, like a stuffed punching bag.
Well, Lincoln's in big trouble. But next time, we're going back into the main conflict, with Jimmy. But don't worry, the next chapters will come tomorrow. You won't wait a week or two this time.