Chapter 9: Aftermath The Finale
"Kids...I'm your dad."
A deafening silence filled the room before it was broken by a single word
"W-W -What?" Lyra asked in disbelief.
"It's true kids. Just like you, me and your *clears throat* sorry, Uncle Lincoln are in a secret relationship." Luna said. "And you two are *deep breath* the product of it."
Needless to say, that new information was hard to absorb. And why wouldn't it be? Their entire life was turned on its ear with four words. The father they never knew was there the whole time as their uncle, and on top of that they found out they themselves are incest babies. Not to mention that they only found out because they themselves got found out. For the same thing that made them. Many questions filled their minds, but only one could come out.
"W-When did your relationship start?" Lyra asked nervously yet curiously as if afraid to open an old wound.
"When we were your respective ages actually." Luna said with a nervous chuckle, trying to ease the immense tension.
"Hehe. Guess we have more in common than we thought." Lincoln said rubbing the back of his head equally nervous.
Silence filled the room once again. Lyra and Lemy found it so hard to process.
"I know this is a lot to take in, so we'll give you time to process this. But we just want you to know that we love you and we'll always be there for you." Lincoln said.
Lemy and Lyra took that as a que to go to their rooms. Or rather should I say Lemy's room. As soon as the studio door closed, Luna began to sob into Lincoln's chest as he held her in an attempt to comfort her. While that was happening, Lemy and Lyra silently entered his room, sat on the bed and fell back onto it like a salaryman coming home from a grueling day at work. In that moment, there was only one thing they could say about the news.
"Holy fuck." Both Lemy and Lyra said while double face palming.
"First we get found and now we find out we're incest kids. What is this, some kind of twisted soap opera?" Lyra said.
"I can't believe our dad's been here all this time and it turns out to be Uncle Lincoln." Lemy added.
"Right!? I mean now that they say it, I feel stupid for not seeing it sooner."
"Well, there's always been a strong family resemblance between everyone. So it's easy not to notice."
"Are you kidding me? You and Uncle Li-i mean Da-i mean UUGH! I don't even know what to call him now! *groan* Ok, you and him looked the exact same when he was your age. God this is a whole new level of screwed up." Lyra said before mumbling to herself. "No wonder I had a crush on him."
"You had a crush on him!?" Lemy asked surprised.
"How did you know!?"
"You just said so!"
"I thought I was just thinking!"
"Yeah, out loud."
"Oh God this is embarrassing." Lyra said face palming.
"Well, if it makes you feel any better, I used to have a crush on Mom when I was 8."
"Awww! That's when I started catching feelings for you."
"Hope you're not jealous of Mom now."
They both laughed at the little exchange. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the tension was eased and the weight of the situation was lightened. But as the laughter died down, the atmosphere, though not being as heavy as before, began to weigh on them again.
"We've got a real screwed up family don't we?" Lemy said.
"Yeah we do. Brothers and sisters banging must run in the Loud genes." Lyra added.
"In more ways that one." Lemy joked.
"Hahaha! Aunt Luan would be proud of that."
"Achoo! Huh. Wonder who's talking about me?" Luan asked after sneezing while working on her jokes for an upcoming gig.
"So I guess that means the triplets are our half siblings. Weird." Lemy said.
"Yeah. Especially since they're the ones with defects." Lyra said.
"You call that a defect, I call that an advantage. Do you have any idea how awesome it would be to have shark teeth? If I had that, no one would ever mess with me."
"Now that I think about it, you'd look really cute with shark teeth. You'd be my sweet-"
"If the next words that come out of your mouth are 'baby shark' I swear to you I will burn all of your shoes."
"...Noted." Lyra said with a look of fear. "Wait, does that mean that Aunt Mazzy knows about this?"
"Huh. I guess so. I mean they are bandmates, so it makes sense she'd know."
"And yet she still married him and had his kids?"
"Guess love really does conquer all."
"Yeah...I guess it does." Lyra said reflectively. "Ok. I've made up my mind on this."
"So have I." Lemy said as he took hold of Lyra's hands.
They left their rooms and downstairs, heading back to the studio. Lincoln and Luna were still there, trying to calm their nerves with some music. Without warning they swung the door open and shut as they entered. This made Lincoln stand in dreadful anticipation.
"H-Hey kids. Uuumm, look I understand that the news is hard to take in, so if you're no-WOAH!" Lincoln said as he got tackled by Lemy and Lyra.
"Dad!" The two kids shouted as they embraced their Uncle/Father.
"Y-Y-You just called me Dad." Lincoln said in surprise.
"Well yeah. You are our dad right?" Lyra responded.
"But, I've been keeping that a secret for so long. I-I haven't been there for you."
"Of course you have. Anytime we had any problems or issues, you're the first one to help."
"But that was as your uncle. I've never been your dad in the way I should've."
"You had a good reason not to." Lemy rebutted. "If you didn't do what you did, I'm pretty sure or family would be torn apart."
"But I was too much of a coward to ever let you know. I'm not fit to be your dad."
"Don't you remember what I told you Sunday? You're everything I ever wanted in a dad."
This broke the dam for Lincoln as the emotional traits he inherited from his father came forth in a flood of happy tears and sobbing while he embraced them. He genuinely never thought they would accept him, so hearing their words of admiration touched him deeply.
"*happy sobbing* What did I ever do to deserve you kids?" Lincoln sobbed.
This made Luna cry happy tears. She could no longer restrain herself and joined in the group hug. Finally, the weight they'd been carrying for so many years was lifted off their shoulders. After a minute or two, they released each other and paired off with their respective lovers.
"Well now that we've got that out of the way, I think we should set some ground rules for your relationship." Luna said.
"Like what?" Both Lemy and Lyra asked.
"You need to make sure you kids are safe. Make sure you're using condoms. And even if you are, I still suggest you go on the pill, Lyra. I know just how wild sex can be."
"Well we do have the condoms covered. Lemy's got a whole three months worth. Lube included." Lyra said.
"Lyra!" Lemy exclaimed in embarrassment.
"Wait what!?" Both Lincoln and Luna exclaimed in shock before Lincoln finished. "Where the hell did you get three months worth of condoms!?"
"They were included in Lemy's birthday presents." Lyra said.
"What!? From who?" Lincoln asked in shock and concern.
"Aunt Luan." Lemy said causing Luan to sneeze again.
"Wow! I must be quite the hot topic today." Luan said.
"God dammit Luan!" Lincoln shouted causing Luan to sneeze again while also causingan itch in her ears.
"Wait a minute. Now my ears are itching. Awww! Lincoln must be talking about me." Luan said before a shade of pink began to envelop her face. "Maybe I should drop by for a little 'brother-sister bonding time'. Hehehehehe!"
"By the way Dad, does anyone else know about you guys?" Lyra asked.
"Yeah, but it's just your Aunt Mazzy and Sam." Luna said.
"Uuuhm yeah, just them. Definitely no one else hehe." Lincoln said with an obvious nervous tone.
"...Lincoln."
"*gulp* Yeah?"
"Who else knows?"
"Pfft! Whaaat!? No-No one. Nope. Not another soul." Lincoln said with bead of sweat rolling down his face.
"Lincoln I know when you're lying. We've been doing it for years." Luna said with an expecting look on her face. Like a parent waiting for their child to confess.
"*sigh* Luan." Lincoln said causing her to sneeze again with itching ears.
"Geez Linc, guess you miss me quite a bit." Luan said twirling a loch of her hair.
"What!? How does she know!?" Luna asked almost furious.
"Remember? She had cameras all over the house back then?" Lincoln replied.
"Oh...shit." Luna said as the realization hit her. "But why didn't she tell anyone?"
"We kinda...made a deal."
"...What was the deal?"
"Weeell, in exchange for keeping the secret and a few years without hardcore pranks, I had to do her a 'favor'."
"What kind of favor?"
"*clears throat* She wanted what you were having."
There was a great gasp coming from everyone in the room upon hearing his statement.
"How could she!? Why would she do such a thing!?" Luna exclaimed in outrage before a yandere style look and aura appeared around her. "Has she been trying to take you from me? Is she trying to seduce my one and only? I'll kill her."
"Luna no! It was a one time thing and it was so we could be together. She's one of the reasons Mom and Dad haven't found out yet. Please let this slide this one time?" Lincoln pleaded while trying to calm her down.
"*growl* *exhale* Fine. But if I get even a whiff of an idea that she's coming back for seconds, I'll make every laugh for her feel like hell."
"I genuinely hope not."
"Welp, that confirms it. Our family is screwed up." Lyra quipped.
"All the way up." Lemy added.
"Ok kids. We're not going to separate you, but you need to be careful and keep this hidden." Luna said.
"Thanks Mom." The kids said as they all embraced in a group hug.
After that, everything went back to normal. The family ties they had before remaining unaltered. However, there were a few subtle changes. Lincoln came over every other week to make up for the lost family time they had. Lemy and Lyra at times called the Shark Pack kids bros and sis as a pet name. They didn't mind since they were already really close. And when no one has around, Lemy and Lyra were finally able to call someone Dad. The lives they lived from then on were about as peaceful as any Loud family life. Hopefully Luan wouldn't come over on one of Luna's bad days.
Author's Note:
Well here we are: the Finale. This has been quite the ride. But all things must come to an end. And what better day to do that than on my birthday? See you guys whenever I write again. Thank you and goodbye.