Chapter 532.

"The Eagle's with secrets."

(The Loud House.)

We now go and see what the louds are up to, and they seem as relaxed as they usually are. Leni is busy with a dress she needs to fix and then show it to her boss at Reiningers, and Michelle is helping her.

Luan is watching some TV with Lily, and Lisa is also with them but she's just reading her book.

Lucy is in her room going through some books she doesn't plan to keep anymore, but she's unaware that Lynn is taking the time to use the stacks of books for weight lifting.

Lola is polishing her tiara, and her twin Lana is in the garage tuning up the problem with Vanzilla. Rita is in the dining room and going through her still unfinished novel, and the pages just keep going.

As for Lincoln and Luna. The duo are in the tree house, and with them is Jordan. Luna has something to inform the duo. "Alright, so this is what I know. The other day, Bullets did come home, but he seemed kinda off and also tired and just went to sleep, and I swear I could smell salmon from him."

"We don't know where he's been going lately and it kinda concerns me. I got this theory that he may be more rebel than I was back when I started with the talent I got."

Jordan looks towards Lincoln for an answer. "She is not wrong. Luna would always try to sneak out of the house for a concert, and even on a school night."

"Ah, alright then." Jordan looks towards Luna. "So, what's the plan captain?"

"Alright, so I could only have this small theory that Bullets might be chilling with the wrong crowd, and cruising the skies with the bad to the cartilage flocks, so we're gonna have to follow him" replied Luna. "We find out what he's been doing and see what we can do about it."

Lincoln looks to the other eagles. "Did you guys try to follow him?"

Patriot then shows them a map and they see the written locations and they all seem like confusing flight patterns, which lead to absolutely nowhere.

"Well, well. Looks like Bullets knows that he was being followed by the bald eagles, which means he's been sending them off course, the only option we have is to take the ground level" replied Jordan. "If I can recall, the Stellar's Sea Eagle has the keen eyes as closely related to the Bald Eagle and the Peregrine Falcon."

"Or, he might be leading them to locations he has been to, but then switching at the very last second" said Luna. "Which means we can't cover all of that ground if we're going in solo via team of three."

Lincoln then has an idea. "We can get some backup. Ryan, Hope and Gretchen."

"Rockin' bro. I can call Sam and see if she wants in on this" replied Luna. "Also, we don't need to rush it, Bullets is fast asleep. He didn't even wake up for breakfast. We can begin once he takes off."

Lincoln and Jordan nod. "Then operation Feathered Controversy is underway."

Luna chuckles. "Dudes, now that sounds like a good operation name. Let's do it!"

(Later.)

Bullets, the Stellar's Sea Eagle companion of Luna wakes up and he stretches his wings, he then looks out the window and he takes off. While he flies off, he doesn't notice Ryan hiding in the bushes. "Guys, I got a lock on him, the eagle has flown the coop, I repeat: the eagle has flown the coop…. Well, room."

Gretchen: Solid Copy, I'm at the Flower Shop in town and waiting for him to arrive.

Hope: Ketcham Park and waiting for him to make way, Apollo and Raptor are with me. Also, there's a new burger food truck here. I'm gonna get us some burgers.

Lincoln: Got it. The rest of us are inbound for Tall Timbers Creek. Report on what you guys have found out. Ryan, get on your bike, make way to ride and make him look as if you're not following him.

"Got it." Ryan then goes to his bike, which Lana hands to him and she waves as he rides off.

Lola sees this happening. "So, we're not gonna go with them to know what the heck is going on?"

"Nope, plus he needed my help in fixing his bike, which just needed the chain to be put back" replied Lana. She then goes back into the garage, then they hear Leni yell out about a rat. "Well, time to get to work!" Lana races back into the house, while Lola waits outside.

(Royal Woods Flower Shop.)

Bullets lands down and he goes through all of the flowers the place has, he then flies into the shop and he also has a fanny pack. Okay, when the heck did he have that? Why the heck does he have that?

Gretchen is at the café from across the street and she uses her binoculars and watches Bullets from the flower shops window. She then uses her walkie-talkie. "Guys, Bullets just bought some daisies, and petunias and red tulips, and he used some cash he got. Where the heck did he get the cash from?"

Luna: Bullets earns a living sometimes by being the bodyguard for us at our gigs, but usually he'd use the cash to get his hands on a fish from the market he'd like, but to buy flowers seems, kinda odd. Keep following him.

"On it." Gretchen then sees Bullets fly off. Gretchen then goes to her bike and she gives chase on the Stellar's Sea Eagle. 'A little bit odd that the folks would treat the eagles as common citizens here, but it makes sense since they seem as nice and understanding as anyone.'

Then something comes into her mind. 'Wait, why isn't Harrier and Nora with us?' She then sees Simon and Stella and she waves to them and they wave back and continue to walk and discuss about tomorrow.

"So, tomorrow is our next date night huh?" asked Stella. "Still not gonna tell me where we're gonna go?" She tries to use her puppy eyes to reason with him.

Simon chuckles. "That's adorable and all, but not gonna work. Sure to heck, I am not gonna tell ya where we're gonna have for our date. No spoilers and all surprises."

Stella sighs. "Dang it."

(Ketcham Park.)

The Stellar's Sea Eagle is now circling the large lake within Ketcham Park and begins to look to the waters for something, and he has no clue that Hope Pertland, along with Raptor and Apollo are there, and enjoying some food.

Hope and the two large Eagle-based Pokémon watch as Bullets continues to circle the lake and so she pulls out her walkie-talkie. "Guys, I got eyes on Bullets, and he's above the park's lake."

Jordan: Copy, keep track on him and whatever it is he's doing. Also, are you eating something?

Hope then chews and swallows. "Yeah, I am and I'm bringing burgers to the rest of you guys. Also, Bullets just dived in."

Then they see Bullets emerge from the waters, unfazed by the lake's water, and he has a fish in his talons and flies off. "Guys, he's on the move now and he has a really big fish in his talons and it looks like a Catfish and I'm sure it's not a Whiscash."

Lincoln: Hope, get on your bike and rendezvous with Ryan and Gretchen and then meet us at Tall Timbers Creek. We're still searching the place for whatever it is Bullets keeps coming back to.

"On it!" Hope pedals faster with Apollo and Raptor low flying with her, and then they encounter Gretchen as they ride. "I got us some food, you wanna have some later?"

"Sure." Gretchen replies and at the same times Ryan arrives and all three of them ride off to continue on to Tall Timbers Creek, while passing by a car accident between Principal Huggins and coach Keck.

(Tall Timbers Creek.)

Lincoln, Luna, Jordan and Sam are on their bikes and going down the pathway in the forest and look around for anything that could indicate something that Bullets would go to. The other eagles are with them, except for Harrier and Nora.

"So, what the heck are we looking for?" asked Jordan. "Because I don't see anything of eagle relation in this place." Low flying next to her is Valkyrie.

"Same" replied Sam. Next to her and low flying is Artemis. "What the heck would Bullets be doing here, and why the heck would he catch a fish in the park and then take off with flowers as well?"

"No clue, but whatever he has planned all leads to this place" replied Lincoln. Patriot is low flying next to him. "We just need to keep looking around." But he has other theories. 'Chances there's a lover on his mind, I mean the flowers is obvious.'

Luna on the other hand searches around and has some concerns, with her low flying if Freya. 'Come on. What the heck is it that Bullets does here? I mean, there has to be a reason as to why he would…'

They then hear Valkyrie squawk and they look up and see Bullets fly above the trees, and he doesn't notice them. "Got him" said Luna. They all make chase and they continue to keep up and they stray from the pathway and Jordan leaves a ribbon on a tree branch for when the others arrive to find them.

They continue to chase after Bullet and then they spot him fly towards a very large, and very old tree.

"Dudes that is one very old and very big tree" said Sam. They go closer and see that this large tree neighbors the creek there. "What the heck is Bullets doing here?"

Lincoln then spots a familiar pond not too far. "The fishman's pond is not too far from here. Lana usually comes here, and I'm surprised Lana and her animal friends don't even know about Bullets constant visits to this place."

They all look around, then Jordan spots something. "Up there." They all look up and are surprised by what they see. There he is, Bullets the Stellar's Sea Eagle companion of Luna Loud, and resting onto a large nest, with the things he brought and with him is another avian, a female avian.

"Wait, what is no eagle" said Lincoln. They look closely and realize what it is. "That's a Pokémon." But what kind of Pokémon is she?

Swellow.
The Swallow Pokémon. Normal and Flying Type.
Swellow flies high above our heads, making graceful arcs in the sky. This Pokémon dives at a steep angle as soon as it spots prey. The hapless prey is tightly grasped by Swellow's clawed feet, preventing escape. They are very Conscientious about the upkeep of its glossy wings. Once two Swellow are gathered, they diligently take care of cleaning each other's wings. If it's two tail feathers are standing at attention, it is proof of good health. This is the final evolution for Taillow.

Bullets then nudges the catfish towards Swellow and the duo share in the meal, and then he presents to her the flowers which she decorates onto the nest they share, and the duo look as if they are embracing each other with their wings.

Seeing Bullets interact with such avian, is something they did not see coming. "Whoa. Dude, that's what's been happening?" asked Sam. "Bullets is seeing someone, well some bird… Bird Pokémon?"

Luna smiles. "Well, well. Looks like I misjudged the big guy, kinda happy for him to find a mate that he could be with, even if she ain't in the same species, I'm chill with this."

Even the eagles are proud of this, and they cannot wait to inform Harrier and Nora. "So, should we go over and say hello?" asked Lincoln.

"Nah, I think we should leave them be. They'll let us in on the whole story when…." Luna then sees Bullets and Swellow look towards them and then the duo take off and fly down and land onto Luna's shoulders. "Hey, buddy. Sorry we were following you."

Bullets nods, and smirks. Jordan chuckles. "Guys, something tells me that he knew we would do this and that this was his whole plan, have us come here and meet the lady he's been seeing."

Lincoln claps to this. "Sneaky, truly sneaky." Then he sees the others coming. "Here come the others." They all see Ryan, Gretchen and Hope arrive with Raptor and Apollo and they are surprised by what they see. "Keep looking guys, all this time Bullets has been dating another Pokémon avian."

Ryan chuckles. "Dang, didn't think this would happen. I thought he was participating in an eagle combat group."

"I thought he was seeing another group of eagles as his own kind" said Hope.

"I guessed that he would be planning on some superhero persona" said Gretchen. They all look to her confused. "What? I was assuming he was doing that."

Luna looks to Bullet. "It's cool with me if you don't wanna come back home every once in a while, she needs you here." she pets the head of the Swellow. "Maybe next time you two can come and visit the house, and perhaps the rest of the family would be happy to meet the new lady part of the family."

Swellow nods. Then Luna looks to Bullets and she can understand what he's planning. "Living here with her is something you wanna do, and I respect that. Because every now and then, we gotta fly the coop, or leave the nest and start our own path."

"You found yours and I know that this is the path you wanna choose and I ain't stopping ya big guy." The others are surprised by this, they never thought Luna would say that, but even they understand what she means and they know that this is the path Bullets will take.

Luna then pets both eagle. "Take care of each other, and the future that you both are gonna have."

Bullets and Swellow nod and they fly off back to the top of the old tree and continue with their moment together, Luna sighs and she walks with her bike away from the place, and the others soon follow. Luna does look back and sees Bullets look to her and wave.

Luna chuckles. 'So, long buddy. Maybe next time, we can meet again and perhaps I might be able to see what future you and that girl have, good luck with your life here, Bullets. See you soon, buddy.'

To be continued…

A/N: Looks like we won't be seeing the Stellar's Sea Eagle much, he has his own path, and it's gonna be hard for the Louds to accept this, but they'll understand. Lori will have to make her move one day and start her own life, and same goes for the rest of the louds, and possibly to two more eagles, Harrier and Nora. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.

Date made: 3/17/21 – 3/18/21.