The rest of the louds finished their meals and went off to do their own thing,but the matriarch and patriarch wanted to make things right with their only son,the plan has gone on long enough.
Both parents stood outside Lincoln's room,they took deep breaths and then Rita took her hand and knocked on the door.
"Lincoln sweetie,it's us,can we come in?"she called,no answer came,the parents looked to each other nervously,they waited...and waited.
Rita was about to knock again when they heard shuffling,sounds like he's moving from his sleeping bag,the door handle twisted from the inside and opened to reveal Lincoln in his signature orange pyjamas,he didn't look tired at all just very low-spirited.
"Hey guys"he said simply.
Lynn.sr decided to speak this up time.
"Hey bud,is it okay if we come in and talk?"He asked
Lincoln gave no argument and stepped aside to let them in,the two parents walked in,both cringing at the empty room full of nothing but a sleeping bag and the suit in the corner.
Lincoln closed the door after them and turned towards his anxious parents.
"So what is it you wanna talk about?"He asked,getting straight to the point.
Lynn and Rita looked to there up son,both of their heart rates increasing in fear of how he will take the answer.
"Maybe we should take a seat for this"suggested Lynn.sr.
The middle child nodded and they moved to take a seat on the sleeping bag,using it as a makeshift cushion,not a very good one but it will do,Lincoln sat in between his parents with Lynn on his left and Rita on his right.
"We need to talk about that suit"Rita started.
Lincoln looked to his mother "what about it?"
Lynn spoke next "you've been wearing it for over a month,and it's doing a number on you"
Lincoln paused at those words,then slowly turned his attention towards his father.
"What are you saying?"he asked with a tilt of his head,both parents shared another brief look then looked back at their son.
Rita put a comforting hand on the boys shoulder and said the one thing he thought he would never hear"Lincoln...you don't need the suit anymore"
He froze up at those words,did he hear that correctly?his ears had to be playing tricks on him,maybe spending too much time in the suit was making him hear things.
"I-I'm sorry?"Was all Lincoln could say.
"I said you don't need the suit"Rita repeated.
Lincoln was at a loss for words,a feeling of immense joy slowly rose and his lips started to curl.
"You mean it?"he asked one last time just to be sure,to which he received a nod from both parents.
"Wow I-I thought this day would never come"he said giving his first legit smile in over a month.
Both parents smiled at this happy to get that checked off...but that was the easy part,the hard part was telling him about their plan and why they kept him in that walking prison for so long,he may hate them,he may not but they were prepared for whatever Lincoln throws their way,Lincoln popped the important question before any of the loud parents could bring it up.
"But why now though?"Lynn and Rita now possessed down cast looks,but Lynn spoke first
"Well,you're mother and I made up a plan to...I don't wanna say 'punish you' but more or less to teach you a lesson"he said looking down at his son.
The ace savvy fan's eyes widened in realisation,so if they set this up then that must mean...
"Wait does this mean-?"he started but had his sentence finished off by his mother.
"No honey,we don't think your bad luck or good luck for that matter."she revealed to him finally.
"We think this has gone on long enough"said Lynn after his wife finished.
A long silence befell the room,the only sounds being the three occupants breathing,Lincoln looked down thinking about all events he was dragged to,all names he was called in school and the way he'd been treating his friends,all that happened because his parents and maybe all his sisters minus Lucy wanted to teach him a lesson.
"We understand if you hate us,we won't blame you"Rita said,inwardly wishing that wouldn't be the outcome,despite knowing that would be more likely,Lincoln looked between his mother and father and saw the look in their eyes,no words needed to be said to know that they were truly sorry.
Finally landing on an answer,the loud boy sighed sadly "no I...I don't hate you I'm just... a little confused with my feelings now"
Both of loud parents were relieved and sad when he said that,relieved at the start and sad towards the end,another long silence fell upon them again,this was a pattern that Lincoln had grown accustomed to whenever he speaks to people.
"So are the girls in on this as well?"said Lincoln,breaking the second silence.
Rita answered "a few of them are,but the others actually believe your sister,it's like she's started her own little cult or something"
Okay,that answers his question from before,Lucy wasn't the only one,but now the question is...who are the others?
They all sat there for a moment until Lynn stood up "well before we go,there is just one more thing" that caused Lincoln to look up,once his attention was caught Lynn spoke again "we didn't sell your furniture,we hid it" a big smile beamed on Lincoln's face,making the father smile as well.
But then the boys smile fell away as he thought back on all the information he's received over the past hour,he should be angry at them,but he's not and the poor boy was left confused.
"we'll start bringing in the furniture over the rest of the week and your other belongings as well"Rita piped up.
Lincoln just nodded "okay" seeing as that was all he felt like he could do.
When he had nothing else to say,both of the parents prepared to leave,not before Rita wrapped her son in a loving hug and planted a kiss on his head.
"We'll start bringing in your furniture tomorrow how does that sound?"she asked receiving another nod as an answer,with all that said and done she patted him on the back before standing up and joining her husband at the door.
"Actually..."Lincoln spoke up before they could walk out "where exactly are you hiding my furniture?" he asked
Lynn.sr answered that "we had a little help from the scientist of the house" came his explanation.
"From Lisa?please tell me you didn't shrink them down" he asked just to make sure,this made the parents chuckle a bit.
"No,it hasn't been shrunk it's been stashed in what is basically a fallout shelter in the backyard " said Lynn.
"Fallout shelter...of course we have a fallout shelter,why wouldn't we?" he asked sarcastically,Lisa was known for doing projects,scientific or otherwise right under their noses.
The parents let out quiet chuckles,said their goodbyes and walked out the door and Lincoln was left sitting on the sleeping bag once again thinking over this revelation.
Was that a reasonable punishment?making him look like a cartoon character 24/7,of course in this family all sorts of crazy punishments have been handed out to the siblings over the years,but this was something else,maybe he could've just hid somewhere out of sight at the softball game instead hiding in that suit,he seriously underestimated how bad it could go from there.
He would finally be free and he's getting his furniture back,which was a gigantic relief and Lynn sr would be in for a big disappointment tomorrow.
Today is the first day he's living without the suit and obviously some of the sisters still under the 'bad luck' delusion weren't fond of that,mainly Lana,Lola and of course Lynn sr.
That leaves Lori,Luan,Luna,Lucy,Lisa and Leni (who took some time win over) the non believers,the opposing sides protests were put to a stop by the parents,to which they reluctantly calmed down.
Lincoln was actually excited to go to school today,granted even without the suit the bullying and name calling will probably stick for a while until everyone grows tired of it,and his friends will definitely be a lot happier knowing he's no longer wearing the suit.
All except four of the loud children walked single file out of the door into the front yard and started to pile into the family van.Lori,Luna,Luan,Lucy,Lisa and Lincoln were in the van and seated,ready to be taken to school.All the present sisters minus Lucy and Lisa were very nervous around Lincoln,they had been since he first came down,they were probably told about the chat he had with his parents last night and were worried if he held any grudge towards them despite being told he took the news a lot better than they expected.
Someone behind where Lincoln sat cleared their throat and began to speak "so Linc"started Luan,the joker of the family.
"Before you ask I don't hate any of you"Lincoln spoke up before anything else could be said.
"Oh we know it's just,from all of us present we wanna say we're really...truly sorry"she said,guilt soaking her words.
"Trust me when I say this girls,i forgive you...I always will"he said with a small smile "no matter what any of you do,I'll always forgive you"he finished.
Luan looked down at her feet "that's much appreciated" she said gratefully,hers and others nervousness all melted away at once.
"How though?"asked the rock loving sister,Luna "how are so forgiving?" something as big as this should've taken a long time to forgive,but here he was telling them otherwise.
"Well someone had to deliver karma" answered their nerdy brother "and needless to say you all definitely delivered"
"But that's no excuse for keeping you in that thing everyday"Lori injected herself into the conversation "let alone take away all your stuff"
Lincoln sighed "the important thing is that I learned my lesson and there's going to be no more lies"
"While that is an adequate result it appears your mental well-being has dwindled by at least fifteen percent"Lisa chimed in,talking in her usual lisp.
"True,but there ain't nothing you can do about that,just gotta roll with the punches"he replied with a shrug.
Any further conversation was interrupted by muffled shouts coming from outside of the van which caught all of the siblings attention,they turned around to see a frustrated Rita dragging two protesting twins behind her with Lynn senior and junior following behind her,the smaller Lynn started off down the road instead of going to the van and she looked just as frustrated as her mother,in fact frustrated might be a little bit too soft to describe the look on her face.
When Lynn senior reached the driver side door,he opened it and practically threw himself into the seat,panting heavily.
"How...can a couple of six year olds...be so freakishly strong"he asked between breaths.
The protests became as clear as day when the back door opened and the twins were shoved inside and the door was closed again and locked shut.
"NO MOM WHAT IF HE BREAKS MY TIARA AGAIN" Lola screeched as she made an attempt to open the door again.
"THE VAN MIGHT BREAK DOWN AGAIN" added the other half as she scratched at the door like dog begging to be let in the house.
Lynn senior sighed deeply and put a hand to his head as he just got a migraine,wife entered the passenger seat as the bickering twins continued on.
"We really should have stopped at three"the matriarch muttered to herself,before turning around to face the girls.
"Can you two please sit down and be quiet" Rita sternly ordered.
"No,I don't want to be in here with the jinx,let me out" Lola commanded,both parents had enough of this,it was Lynn's turn to speak.
"Then sit at the back with Leni and for the love of god,SHUT UP!!!" that seemed to quiet down both the girls,both of them now had scared looks on their faces,of course Lynn didn't want to do that but they left him no choice.
"Thank you so very much" he said before starting up the van "now let's get you guys to school" he the pulled out and started driving off down the road.
"Lynn isn't coming?" asked Lori,to which her mother answered "Believe me we tried to get her to come with but she's one stubborn girl and insisted on walking to be away from Lincoln" the boy in question gave an eye roll and slumped in his seat.
"Don't mind her" Lincoln jumped in his seat when a monotone voice sounded next to him and low and behold Lucy was sitting there "Oh hello Luce" he greeted after calming down,after some time the loud siblings with the exception of the twins fell into friendly conversation,whilst their sporty sister was walking on her own to school.
Lynn loud junior was not happy with how things turned out,Lincoln had stopped wearing the suit and she had no assistance in her upcoming soccer game and she just talked to him about it last night,and she lashed out at her parents and some of the other sisters when she had the chance,she was like a toddler not getting the toy she wanted kicking the ground as she walked down the path she usually takes to school,she woke up this morning in a good mood and that immediately disappeared when the parents announced the suit was being sent away and Lynn desperately needed it,needed Lincoln to be wearing it.
"Great...just terrific"she thought to herself,teeth gritting harder and harder the more she thought about it.
"Bad luck or not I'm getting that suit back stincoln,hell I'll take any suit for that matter I'm not going to let you ruin my life" every thought she had about her brother was laced with venom,she didn't want a repeat of that one softball game four months ago.
Little did the angry sports fan know,too busy walking down the path to her desired location,she was being...pursued by 'someone' or what used to be someone,their humanity died out a long time ago nothing human even remained of this...thing now,and this things form is a sight to behold.
You know children's mascots right?well that's what it looked like,at first glance it would seem like a person in a costume,but it was so much more than a person now.
The noticeable thing was that it was a yellowish greenish coloured bunny with white fur across its belly and face which has large eerie grin complete with a bunny nose,two wire like whiskers on each side of the face and two bulging eyes,there are stitches connecting the arms,legs,fingers and white parts in the big bunny ears,making it look like some sort of rag doll,it was also adorned in a purple vest jacket and bow tie once again making it look like a friendly mascot for children,except this particular mascot didn't want to make children happy...far from it actually.
This mascot had plans it was going to cause a lot of pain like it did so long ago when it was more human than it is now,and it was all going to start with this angry little girl...and this time it plans to relish every...single...moment.
Lynn walked up to the front entrance of the school,her anger has simmered down a bit over time during her walk but it was still there,walking past numerous kids to get to the door and shove them open to the hallway full of her fellow classmates a few of those kids who happen to be by the door at the time,rummaging through their lockers got startled by her sudden aggressive entrance,they stared as she walked passed with a distasteful look on her face.
Kid 1 "sheesh,someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning"
Kid 2 "what do ya thinks wrong now?"
Kid 1 " maybe she lost another game again,she has been lacking recently"
That last comment made her freeze up in shock.
Kid 2 "I don't think there was any game on yesterday"
Kid 1 "Oh really,hmm well maybe just some personal issues then"
Lynn didn't really appreciate being talked about like that,especially if it was about her skills but she decided to ignore them although thoughts of stuffing them both in the same locker did cross her mind once but right now she needed to calm herself,clear her mind and get her thinking cap on and come up with a plan to fix her 'unfortunate' situation.
2 hours later
It was recess and Lynn was sitting in one of the cubicles of the girls bathroom just sitting there,she didn't need to use it she was just sitting there and that plan she was trying to put together was not going well,she wasn't really known for making good plans and had multiple ideas running through her head but she couldn't land on the perfect one.
All this thinking was giving her a headache,how was she going to handle without Lincoln?She now gave up on thinking and decided to just rest leaning the back of her head on the wall behind her and closed her eyes,resting them.
She decided to wait until the bell went and just rest her tired mind,the girls bathroom door opened and shut,meaning the bathroom had another visitor,Lynn paid no mind to them as she was still busy resting her head...
*Knock knock*
That snapped her out of her rest,not even bothering to look at the cubicle door she let out an annoyed groan.
"Someone's in here" she called out to the person behind the door.
*Knock knock*
That caused her to sit up and look towards the door,annoyance started to well up again.
"I said someone's in here" she repeated
There was no answer,Lynn waited for a second and when not even another knock came she went back to her rest,trying her best to ignore what just happened.
...
...
*Knock knock*
The annoyance turned to frustration as she let another groan.
"Seriously get lost" she finally yelled at the mysterious person who decided to joke around with her.
*Knock knock*
"Okay bub you asked for it" she got up,unlocked the door and swung it open ready to give that person a knuckle sandwich...but to her surprise,no one was there.
She walked out of the cubicle and looked around finding no one or even a trace that someone was here,after some time trying to process what just happened,she shook it off and chuckled.
"Either I'm hearing things or someone really is here and their just a master of ding dong ditch the doorbell" she said,she maybe could've come up with a better analogy.Deciding she had enough of being in here she grabbed her bag,and after checking over all her stuff to make sure she had everything she headed to the door,placed her hand on the door handle and tried twisting it.
It didn't open...it was locked?Someone had locked her in,was it that mysterious jokester knocking on the stall?they must also be a master of stealth if they got away that fast,she tried slamming her whole body against it a couple of times and even resorted to to try and kick It open,all attempts to bust open the door had failed.
Isn't that just terrific?she felt a familiar anger rising up,she wasn't in the mood for anyone messing about with her,she banged on the door again.
"Damn it" she exclaimed out loud,giving the door a furious punch whilst letting out an angry snarl.
Deciding to try her luck again she pounded against the door hoping someone was out there to here it.
"Hello anyone out there,some dimwit decided to lock me in here" she yelled out hoping to increase her chances of someone hearing.
No one was coming,well recess was almost over so she'd wait until the bell rang and everyone started to fill the hallways and try pounding again,she started to slowly pace back and forth,waiting and waiting.
Two minutes of recess left and counting.
Lynn was now seated on the floor head resting on her knees,angry mumbling being the only sound in this empty bathroom.
One minute and thirty seconds
She was now stood lightly banging her head against the wall.
One minute left
Almost there,just a minute longer and she'll be out of there she had already grabbed her stuff in preparation,and when she finally got out of here she swears to the softball gods that she will do everything in her power to hunt down whoever did this and teach them a lesson they definitely would never forget...but unfortunately...there was something else in store for her.
Something sounded behind Lynn,a flickering of some sort,the long lights on the ceiling,they were flickering,she looked behind her to be greeted by them.
Before she could process or even think about,the light combusted,sparks and small plastic fragments flying everywhere,which caused her to let out a surprised shriek as the room was flooded in darkness.
Now Lynn was a little freaked out but it was okay,she was close to getting help and someone would be brought in to fix that light.
And then just as she thought it couldn't get any worse,she thought Lincoln had her life ruined,she was so wrong.
Two lights burst to life just three metres away from her,and they were floating,and they were also...purple?two floating purple lights,by far the strangest thing she's ever saw in her life,they're almost like two eyes.
"What the..." she stared in disbelief,heart rate rising suddenly,she slowly started to move back away from them until her back hit a wall.
The floating orbs started to move towards her.
Lynns breath started to grow heavy as they advanced,she tried to let out a shout or scream but they wouldn't come out,now come to think of it she felt like she couldn't move either,were the orbs doing this,Lynn had a sinking feeling this was going to be the end of her life,while she still had the time she thought about her achievements,parents,siblings,friends.
What was going to happen to her?whatever those things planned to do she didn't want to see it,she snapped her eyes shut so she couldn't see them anymore.
One thing Lynn didn't expect this morning was to possibly die on this day, nevertheless she hoped if she were to die it would at least be quick,but in truth she was far from dying.
Two what felt like hands clutched her shoulders making her eyes shoot open in surprise accidentally looking into the orbs again,now that she got a closer look they were confirmed to be two big glowing purple eyes,black pupils sat in the middle of both of them whilst the rest of the eyes glowed like light bulbs.
Lynn,now thinking she had a chance tried to struggle out of whatever was grabbing her but found her muscles weren't responding,they had gone completely numb and her mind was getting fuzzy.
It's like the eyes and Lynn had literally locked gazes with each other.
She didn't have time to dwell on it though as her vision was now getting blurry...and blurrier and blurrier until finally...nothing, the eyes then flickered into nothingness and a THUMP sounded out in the dark room.
He got what he wanted...
Glitchtrap got what he wanted.
Third chapter done,had some trouble along the road but I managed to get it out anyway
I hope I didn't disappoint.
Bye for now,lads and lassies ;)