Hey guys, 65 here, with Chapter 10 of Super Louds! Sorry for the long wait, but school has started for me this week, so I was distracted for a bit. Also, I hadn't actually worked on Chapter 10 as yet, because I was trying to come up with the next chapter of my discontinued story, Time Tripped. I've decided to discontinue that story because it really wasn't going well, and I honestly wasn't putting my entire focus on it. So yeah, that's what's been going on these last couple of days. Before I move on with Chapter 10, I got some reviews to address.
REVIEWS
Jas114 - The line means that they're going to use Lincoln to help their plan succeed a little better. I can't explain exactly how because that would spoil the story so, you're gonna have to keep reading!
Smoking Wrecker - That's cool! I've heard from a lot of people that there have been (or are) some other Loud fanfics with them obtaining superpowers. I wanted to do this story because it was one of my first ideas from watching the show. I chose to give their parents powers because I feel that they don't receive enough characterization, they're just like any other parents. Just something I wanted to do differently.
Okay! With all that done, you guys have been waiting long enough, so here's Chapter 10! Reviews and constructive criticism welcome!
Disclaimer: I do not own the Loud House. All rights belong to Nickelodeon.
Chapter 10: Shock Waves
The students of Royal Woods Elementary had all been gathered outside, when suddenly the school alarm suddenly stopped ringing. Actually, the whole school seemed to be experiencing a power outage.
"What is going on here?!" asked Principal Huggins confused.
"Sir, the whole school has just lost power. I just checked with the engineers and all the generators are dead." said Cheryl in a state of panic.
"Hmph! Something's fishy about all of this, and I'm going to get to the bottom of it! Cheryl, have the teachers call roll to make sure all the kids are here. Pacowski! Come on, let's go check the security system." said Principal Huggins.
"Right behind you Huggins." said Coach Pacowski, as he followed Principal Huggins inside.
Principal Huggins knew that power outages weren't uncommon, but he knew that some sort of unconventional means was to blame for the generators being knocked out. It turned out that he was right.
"Hmm..." said Principal Huggins as his gaze was cast on a shard of what looked like a blue crystal. He leaned down to pick it up, but on contact was shocked by a tiny charge. "Ouch!" shouted Huggins.
"Everything okay Huggins?" asked Coach Pacowski.
"Yeah. I think I've found some evidence over here. And someone has clearly been tampering with the security system." said Principal Huggins, trying to piece together what happened.
"Well, what are we gonna do?" asked Pacowski curiously.
"I-"
Just then, Principal Huggins was interrupted by a call on his radio from Cheryl.
"Go ahead Cheryl." said Huggins blankly.
"Yes, Principal Huggins? Ms. Johnson's missing a student." said Cheryl in a worried tone.
"Really? Who?" asked Principal Huggins curiously.
"Uh, Lincoln Loud sir." said Cheryl.
"Ugh! Loud, of course! He's probably playing hooky!" said Principal Huggins with clear resentment in his voice.
"I don't think so Mr. Huggins." said one of the school's janitors, walking up to Huggins and Pacowski with Lincoln's backpack. "I found this backpack while I was cleaning the stalls. Says it belongs to Lincoln Loud. Look, it's got his books and his clothes in here. Everything." said the janitor.
"Hmm...that's weird." said Coach Pacowski.
"Yes it is. Even though I don't agree with him 100% of the time, Loud is still one of my students, and it's clear that something serious has happened to him. *picks up radio* Cheryl, dismiss all the students. School is closed for the day. And call the authorities, we have to file a missing person report." said Principal Huggins sternly.
Within the next couple of minutes, Royal Woods Elementary dispersed in what seemed like every direction. Parents had come to pick up the younger children, some kids rode the school bus, while others walked home. Meanwhile, Lucy, Lola, Lana and Lisa were stuck standing confused and feeling a bit misplaced.
"Where's Lincoln?! He's supposed to walk us home!" asked Lola in an awkward mix of rage and concern.
"Lisa, can you use your vision powers to see where Lincoln is?" asked Lana.
"Actually, the correct term is super sensitization, and I can't seem to extend my sight any further than the Royal Woods city lines. Implying that wherever Lincoln is, is probably out of town." said Lisa.
"Out of town?!" shouted Lola.
"How'd he get all the way out there?" asked Lana.
"I'm not sure, but I highly doubt that he went out there by himself. Something must have happened." said Lisa.
"Well we need to find him!" exclaimed Lana, clearly worried.
"Hmm...the tracking device doesn't seem to be responding." said Lisa, holding some sort of gadget.
"Tracking...device?" asked Lucy suspiciously.
"Huh? Nothing!" said Lisa, as she quickly put the gadget away.
"Okay...that was weird." said Lola.
Suddenly, Lisa received a vision of her room. It was a mess, and the computer chip she was examining, was broken into pieces. She then snapped back to reality.
"Lisa! Are you okay?" asked Lola.
"We have to get home! Now!" exclaimed Lisa.
"But what about Lincoln?" asked Lucy.
"He's clearly not here Luce!" said Lana.
"Besides, something bad has either happened or is going to happen at the house. We need to get there fast!" said Lisa, as she started sprinting off.
"Hey! Wait for us!" shouted Lola, as she followed behind Lisa, with Lana and Lucy in tow.
When the young sisters arrived at their house, they were surprised to see their other siblings already there.
"What are you guys doing here?" asked Lana.
"School let out early 'cause the security system went wacko brah." said Luna.
"Yeah, it did at our school too. What about yours?" said Luan.
"Same." said Lana.
"Hey, where's Lincoln?" asked Lynn.
"Um, we're not sure." said Lisa.
"What do you mean you're not sure?!" asked Lori concerned.
"We couldn't find him at school! He's gone missing!" exclaimed Lola.
"WHAT?!" exclaimed the 5 eldest sisters.
"Wait. So you guys walked home by yourselves?" asked Luan.
"Precisely. I'm starting to think that Lincoln's disappearance, has something to do with that computer chip he retrieved from those guys at the bank. We raced over to the house, because I got a vision-"
Lisa was suddenly interrupted by an almost deafening shockwave that rippled throughout the house. When everything subsided, the house still looked intact, but all power was gone.
"Okay, I definitely didn't do that! These bolt-thingies are activated!" said Luna.
"I know. It seems my vision came true." said Lisa.
Suddenly, the computer chip flashed across her mind again.
"Wait a minute!" exclaimed Lisa, as she raced up the stairs to her room.
"So you guys literally have no idea where Lincoln is?" asked Lori.
"No clue." said Lana sadly.
"I hope he's okay!" said Leni, worried.
"Pfft! Come on, he's Lincoln! And didn't this happen before? He probably went to play superhero again. Trust me, he'll be walking through that door any minute now." said Lynn confidently.
To their surprise, the door actually opened after Lynn's statement, but it wasn't Lincoln, it was his best friend Clyde. Although, he had an unusual look of worry and sadness on his face.
"Clyde? Are you okay?" asked Luan.
"Um...no. Look guys, I kinda know what happened to Lincoln, but then I don't." said Clyde trying to convey his standing on the topic at hand.
"Well which one is it Clyde?!" asked Lori, slightly agitated.
"L-L-Lori?" said Clyde, falling into his usual trance whenever he encountered Lori. Luckily for him (and everyone else), Lynn wasn't having that.
"Oh no! Clyde! Snap out of it! You gotta tell us what happened to Lincoln!" shouted Lynn, as she shook Clyde to jolt him back to reality.
"Okay! I'll talk! Just stop shaking me! It feels like you're gonna rip me in half!" shouted Clyde.
"Oh. Sorry." said Lynn, as she stopped shaking Clyde. She had forgotten about her super strength, due to the strength braces she had received. Which in hindsight, should have prevented what just occurred. Maybe their was a defect in the device.
"Anyway, like I said, I don't know exactly what happened, but all I know is Lincoln ran out the back entrance to the cafeteria, while everyone was heading outside. That's the last time I saw him." said Clyde.
"Well, he's probably okay right?" asked Lynn.
"I don't think so. One of the janitors found his backpack. All his books, and even his clothes were still in there!" said Clyde, as he showed Lincoln's sisters his backpack.
All 8 of them started to paint a mental picture as to what happened to their brother. In one way, or another, one point was in common. Whatever happened to Lincoln, had something to do with superheroes.
"Everyone, I think Lincoln was really onto something when he busted those guys at the bank. I don't know what element this rock is, but whatever it is, causes a huge shock wave whenever it is met with electricity. This is the reason why our house is in a power outage, and I believe this was the cause of Royal Woods Elementary's power outage as well." announced Lisa, holding a fragment of the blue rock with tongs.
"So if these guys were putting these chips in the security systems all over town..." said Lynn.
"Then they're trying to wipe Royal Woods fresh off the power grid dudes!" exclaimed Luna.
"Lincoln was right! There are bad guys here!" exclaimed Leni.
"There are bad guys everywhere Leni, but the ones Lincoln busted are clearly villains! We should've taken this more seriously..." said Lori, coming to a realization.
"Yeah, Linc was just trying to do good!" said Luan.
"And all we thought about was ourselves!" said Lana.
"We can't let these creeps ruin Royal Woods!" exclaimed Lola.
"And we won't! Family, whether we like it or not, we have to become superheroes! We're the only ones who can stop this calamity. Agreed?" said Lisa.
"YEAH!" shouted all the other siblings.
"*sobs* Family coming together to do what's right. That's so beautiful!" said Clyde weepily.
"Now that we're agreed, how are we gonna convince mom and dad?" asked Lynn.
Suddenly, their parents came bursting through the door, worry etched on their faces.
"Has Lincoln come home?!" asked Rita panicked.
"We just heard what happened at school!" exclaimed Lynn Sr.
"I don't think it'll be that hard." said Lori.
"*clears throat* Mother, father, sit down. This explanation may take awhile." said Lisa, as the whole family began to discuss what they were going to do to find Lincoln. With Clyde helping as well.
Well, sometimes fate has things happen to force actions out of people that would never happen otherwise. The Loud family is about to embark on their greatest and toughest adventure yet: becoming superheroes. Will they be able to save Lincoln and the town? And is Lincoln okay? Find out in Chapter 11 of Super Louds! Peace guys!