Spells and Louds
Chapter 315: Welcome home, Neil and Gwen.
(Royal Woods Airport.)
All of the Spellman's are waiting at the airport, and I mean all of them. Let's do a head count.
Lincoln, Linka, Luna, Leni, Lily, Timmy, Sunset Shimmer, Duchess Swan, Wrathion, Leon, Sergei, Loona, Fenrir, Felicia, Diana, Hailey, Steven Ray, Courage, Washington, Victoria, George, Suzie, Sam, Eugenie, Meadows, Garchomp, Absol, Arcanine, Loudred, Sylveon, Loudred, Nel'Thorious and Shall'Cross. Wait, they invited their Netherdrakes?
"I feel so excited with mom and dad coming back" said Duchess.
"Easy there Duchess, let's take a chill pill and ease up" said Luna, she's carrying Lily.
"I wonder how was they're time in Paris" said Linka.
"Obviously they did some strolling around, some shopping and mostly romantic moments, like dinner" replied Lincoln.
"So, when do you think they'll be here?" asked Leon.
"Let's give them some time, they'll be here soon" replied Sunset.
"The Wi-Fi here is pretty strong" said Loona who is on her phone.
"We're in an airport so it should make sense" said Timmy.
"This place does remind me of the air landing zones on Azeroth" said Wrathion. "Let it be the goblins and they're zeppelins or the gnomes and dwarves with their flying machinery."
"That …. Sounds kinda awesome and I would like to go there one day" replied Sergei.
"You got me at goblins and Zeppelins, so I would like to go there too" said Timmy.
"This is the oddest conversation we've ever had" said Hailey.
"We're gonna have to get used to these interesting conversations more often" said Steven Ray.
Diana chuckles. "You two will have a long time to get used to them, but it's all worth the listening and the excitement." She then goes over to Washington and Victoria and they're young ones in the stroller.
Then Linka recalls something. "By the way Lincoln, when I went to the Royal Fortress this morning. Martin and Victor were flying off through a portal with ten Dropships carrying cargo, any info on where they're going?" Luna, Leni, Sunset and Timmy also wanted to know. Same with Leon and Sergei.
"They got a call from the other Lincoln and Jordan" replied Lincoln. "They said they needed some extra security measure for the Great Lake City zoo, to stop Parr from sneaking into the enclosures."
"So, they have the same issue as our Great Lake City zoo, sounds understandable" said Sunset.
"There are a lot of things we have no clue about what you guys just said" said Steven Ray.
Just then they see two very familiar people coming down from the escalator. "There they are!" said Leni. "It's mom and dad!"
They all slowly go towards them, Neil and Gwen make it at the bottom with all of their luggage and they go over and hug their kids. "We missed you guys so much!" said Gwen and Neil.
"We missed you too mom and dad" replied the kids.
They are then hugged by the rest of the family, and it becomes an awkward hug between Neil and Wrathion. "This isn't weird at all" said Neil.
They then break the hug and make their way out of the airport. "You wouldn't believe how hard it was to get here without some people recognizing us" said Sergei.
"You mean to the fact you guys are all heroes?" asked Gwen.
"Nope" replied Leon. "What Sergei means is Sergei and myself, a lot of fans from WWE wanted some autographs and selfies with the current NXT Tag Team Champions."
"That sounds normal and I see some of you had a great time with us being gone for a week" said Neil.
Luna hands Gwen Lily. "She missed you guys."
Gwen picks up Lily. "Aww! Did you miss us my Lily flower?"
Lily giggles and hugs Gwen. "Mama! Papa!" Gwen embraces Lily and Neil also joins in.
Everyone starts taking pictures of this sweet moment. "We missed you too Lily" replied Neil and Gwen.
They then get to their cars and make their way back home. It was going to be a long drive.
(Somewhere in Royal Woods.)
They all park their cars near the Ketcham Park. "Alright, how about we go get something to eat, because I miss good old food from this country and I am not eating any more snails again!" said Neil.
They can tell there were some things they did not like from Paris France. "So, where should we go then?" asked Timmy.
Neil and Gwen look to each other and nod. "Pizza!" They all go to the Greenwich restaurant nearby, they find some seats and a large table and order some pizza to eat.
"So, mind telling us what you two did in Paris?" asked Diana. "We wanna know the good and dad you two went through." All of them were curious and wanted to know.
Neil and Gwen felt a bit nervous saying what they did during their one week anniversary in Paris, France. But they wanted to know so, here we go.
"Well, one thing is that I will never look at snails the same way again, and I don't think Paris should even be on our agenda. Ever again" said Neil in annoyance and he looks like he's shuddering in pain.
They all knew what may have happened. "You ate a snail didn't you?" asked Leon with a slight chuckle.
"And I could only guess that you choked on it" said Sergei, he then chuckles and so does Loona.
"You're not wrong, I had to help him spit it out and we just left the restaurant all at once after that" replied Gwen. "Though I honestly had no idea why you would even try it."
"I wanted to try something new" replied Neil. "And I regret it so much." Some of them chuckle hearing that and at the same time they feel bad for him.
"So, anything else happen in beautiful Paris France?" asked Sunset as she eats a slice of pizza.
"We did enjoy the view from the Eiffel tower, the lovely strolls down the romantic couples streets and sectors, there were some restaurants we could actually tolerate and the shopping centers made things feel a lot like home, we got a few new clothes on our trip there" said Gwen as she shows them some of the bags.
Leni felt excited hearing that. "O-M-Gosh! I totes would like to see what you guys bought, I bet they look stylish on you two."
"I do appreciate the suit I tried out and the many, many, many scarfs" said Neil. "Though I think I should just show them to you guys when winter hits."
"So, did you beat someone up there?" asked Leon. They all looked to Neil, they know he must've done something that involved a beat down.
Gwen sighs. "The mime."
"Oh!" said Leon and Sergei with smiles, and they also chuckle. The others only guess it was bad.
Neil however wasn't happy at all. "Believe me, I do not like mimes at all and no I did not beat him up senselessly. But I did hit him in the face that he fled."
"Why would you hit the mime?" asked Lincoln looking confused. "I know he's annoying and all, but he isn't doing any harm."
Gwen tries to calm down Neil. "Try following us everywhere, even to our hotel and he is really rude."
"Wow, so mimes in France aren't as nice as I thought" said Hailey. "I guess I can cross out Paris on my bucket list then, and yes I have a bucket list of places I wish to go to."
"So, you punched the mime and he left?" asked Steven Ray as he sips his soda.
"Right in the lobby" replied Neil. "Everyone there were confused as to why a mime was in the hotel, the staff were close to trying to get him to leave but I took care of it myself because I couldn't take it any longer, everyone appreciated what I did and clapped for my one punch line performance to that street performer. Though, I should've strangled him instead."
They all remained silent hearing say that last part and decided not to push it any further. "You beating up a mime is something I would very much like to see" said Sergei.
"I don't understand why you don't find the mimes here in Royal Woods annoying" said Leni.
Luan and Benny are mimes and there are some mime class Pokémon here."
"First off Leni, Mr. Mimes and Mime Juniors are not an annoyance, it's in their nature to act like that and I can tolerate them" said Neil. "Luan, Benny and whoever is in the miming class I can appreciate because they seem to know when they shouldn't do anything annoying with their performance and only seek to show a brighter and more understanding side to their mime antics."
"Mimes in Paris are a nuisance who can't leave people alone!" Neil then calms down and eats a slice of pizza. "In other words, I just don't like mimes who I don't know and are beyond annoying,"
"Okay then, let's ease up on the conversations and just say that our week in Paris was good and bad but all the more romantic, whether we were in bed or having a romantic dinner in the hotel" replied Gwen. "But perhaps next time we should take our vacation elsewhere, like the Philippines or London, or Africa."
"Now that is a plan we can agree on" said Neil as he drinks his soda. "Anywhere, but Paris, or Japan, or China." They all decided not to ask him why any of those places.
"So, what did you guys do while we were away?" asked Gwen.
Lincoln chuckles a bit. "Well, that one is not an easy thing to say."
They then proceed to tell Neil and Gwen what happened, Jordan's renovation to her family home and the party after that as well to the fact that Clyde's dads and the Kids Next Door were there and almost made things worse, they're close encounter with an extinct sea beast, the Kid's Next Door offering Lincoln a leading role into the organization, the Birthday of the Dazzles, Lincoln, Jordan and Luna and they're training in the ways of the force and finally they're assistance in dealing with a giant pink Steven Universe monster.
Neil and Gwen are almost speechless by this, and they all finish their lunch as they finish telling them of what happened while they were gone.
They then make their way back to their rides and head onto Spellman Estate, though some of them thought they should just split on back to their homes, they can tell Neil and Gwen have a lot to talk to their kids about what had happened.
(Spellman Estate,)
The many vehicles of the Spellman family make their way home, all while the Tiger Tank with Leon, Sergei, Loona, Fenrir and Felicia pass by them to head back to Spellman Hell Mansion.
Wrathion flies off through the Great Gate Portal and back home into Azeroth.
They all go inside the house. "Ah! Home Sweet Home!" said Neil.
"And it is good to see you once again Mr. and Mrs. Spellman" said Harv.
"Harv, send our bags back up to our room, we'll deal in unpacking" said Gwen as she goes to the living room couch.
"Certainly" Harv deploys mechanical arms to pick up the luggage and send them upstairs. The rest of the family follow their mom and dad into the living room, they knew they were all going to have a talk.
They decide to let Courage, Washington, Victoria with their younglings and the Pokemon and the Netherdrakes take a break and head to the backyard, they had to talk to their kids about what happened for the past seven days.
"Okay, so I am happy that Lincoln and Luna seem to be using the force pretty well, I mean it takes some emotions and medi-whatever it's called to possess such power, though Luna using the force marks her as the most powerful member to the Royal Defenders" said Neil.
"I knew it" said Linka.
"I will also allow Hollow to come by and help with your training" said Neil. This was some good news, Neil and Hollow are friends, even though both of them don't see eye-to-eye with each other.
"And we're proud that Lincoln and Luna did their best to hang on to the giant shark" said Gwen. "You two were very brave, though I almost fainted when Lincoln almost got himself killed."
"At least Luna was there to help me out" said Lincoln.
Then Luna hugs him. "You're big sister/Guardian is always here to help you and keep you safe little brother." Lincoln also hugs her back.
"But, I know that those Kid's Next Door will be back to offer you that role again" said Neil.
They then break the hug. "You're not wrong about that dad, they really look up to me after our last visit with them and our assistance when we took down the most dangerous evil adults" replied Lincoln. "But even if they do ask me one more time, I'm just gonna say no."
"And you're going to be 13 this year on October" said Gwen. "I thought the Kid's Next Door have this rule that teenagers can't be members of the organization?"
"They don't really care how old I am" said Lincoln. "I think they can see that even though I'll be a teenager, I show some signs of my old kid-like ways and the childhood that I once owned up to and almost lost, that's why they want me to be there leader and I don't need to lead a bunch of kids who barely put hygiene on their agenda. Being Co-Commander for the Aegis BattleCruiser is a good job enough, and also being the leading role for the Royal Fortress and the Royal Defenders, and there is no other group I'd rather be than the one I have right now."
They all clapped to his speech and Lincoln's twin Linka hugs him. "Thanks for those words bro!"
Lincoln hugs her back. "Anytime and I meant what I said."
Neil smiled. "Well, whatever the case, we should send troops and reinforce our outposts there, and after what they did in almost crashing the Rosato house party we cannot let them anywhere near our main bases in their world, they've already done enough damage, we don't need any more from the Kid's Next Door." They all agreed on that one.
"So, any news on Steven Universe and his conditions?" asked Gwen.
"And do you guys have a picture of what he looked like when he was corrupted?" asked Neil.
"The Guardian said that he'll need some time to recover from what he almost became and what he almost did" said Sunset. "So, it could be months before Steven Universe is back to his normal self."
"He'll need all the friends he has to keep him comfortable and safe, and he also has to share some of the things he has been kept bottled inside, especially to the Diamonds and Spinel" replied Leni.
"His dad still feels like he blames himself for not protecting him from the truth, which we all learned after the whole incident" said Luna.
"Some of us are suggesting he take a break from all the work around Beach City" said Linka. "He works so hard and barely gets a break from everything, and some of us think that a lone road trip can help him find himself and that he should go back to his home when he feels like he has found himself some peace."
Then Lincoln shows him the picture of Stevenzilla. "Holy smokes! He is huge! He is terrifying and he is ….. Pink." said Neil. Then he looks confused. "Am I supposed to be threatened by this?"
"Anything happen at school?" asked Gwen.
"Principal Huggins has been given a warning from Superintendent Chen" replied Timmy. Lincoln and Linka also didn't seem amused, same with the rest of the kids.
That was enough to tick off Neil and Gwen. "Oh dear, what did he do?" asked Gwen.
"Used up a lot of the school's cash for floor wax and the floors were slippery" said Linka.
"He thought that giving her some of Clyde's new cookies would sooth her mind" said Lincoln.
"But she was able to overrule him and punish him for his actions" said Timmy.
"At first he was gonna be fired, but we managed to reason with her and she let us install new security to ensure that this doesn't happen again" said Linka.
"FutureTech was able to donate some cash for the school and Huggins will be spending the rest of the summer doing community service" said Lincoln.
"Five kids got hurt from slipping on the floor, including our good friend Trent and Kat is not happy that her boyfriend got injured" said Timmy.
Neil sighs. "Okay, so I will be having a nice and peaceful talk with that man of a principal!"
"I'm tagging along to give him a piece of my mind" said Gwen in anger. They knew something would go wrong while they were gone and the school seems to be one of them, since day one.
Neil then looks to Duchess. "So, anything from the school while I was away?"
"Well, Giles Grimm has already made some plans for the upcoming dragon games for this weekend, he hasn't set them up yet because he wants you to take a look at them, for any finalizations" replied Duchess.
Neil chuckles. "Now that is some good news I like to hear, we'll be competing against Regal Academy and see who has the better dragon trainers and riders" he then looks to Lincoln and Linka. "And even though you guys aren't students there, how would you two like to compete and show them what you guys can do with that dragon-top-rider link?"
Lincoln and Linka smile hearing that. "Oh hell yeah!" They are stoked and are willing to show them what they can do on the backs of two of outlands deadliest creatures, Netherdrakes!
Neil then looks to Sunset. Sunset notices this. "No, we did not do any game streams while you were away dad, it wouldn't be the same without you constantly getting angry at some of us for blowing you up." Some of them chuckle.
Neil also chuckles. "Well, I look forward to another game stream with you and the idiots, we can do it on Wednesday."
Luna then has an idea. "How about we show you guys what Lincoln and I can do with the force?"
Neil and Gwen smile. "Now that sounds like a plan." They all head to the backyard.
Lincoln then looks to his phone and sees the text. "Okay then." He puts his phone away.
"What was that Linky?" asked Leni.
"Other world self, he said he wants to hang out with me and Jordan while we escort their MCV's to the nearest shipping industry to unsure naval support. It's gonna be a fun day for us tomorrow" replied Lincoln.
They proceed to the backyard and watch as Lincoln and Luna show them how good there are a wielders of the force.
To be continued …..
A/N: Welcome back home, Neil and Gwen. You guys are curious as to what Lincoln means, well that is for the upcoming chapter in "A Sparking Relationship." But I will not be revealing it into the next chapter of this story, but there will be some slight mentioning about it in the end. And soon to come for Saturday and Sunday, The Dragon Games are back! Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Date made: 5/12/20.