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Chapter 2: Be Like A God, Train Like A God
Tuesday morning arrive at the Loud house. As usual, Charles woke up after sleeping in the boy's floor. He hopped on the bed and lick the boy's face. Lincoln giggle, feeling the warm tongue of his dog.
Opening his eyes, Lincoln pat Charles and greet "Morning boy," Charles bark and leap off the bed. Stretching his arms, Lincoln open the door. Charles leave and went downstairs for his morning food. Lincoln saw Leni and Luna are in line to use the bathroom. Lori was in there. Luan was probably getting up by now. The boy hurry to stand next in line.
Luna turned around to see her little brother. "Morning, luv," She said in her usual British accent. Leni turn around after hearing Luna greeting Lincoln. She wave happily "Morning, Linky!"
"Morning, you guys," Lincoln yawned a little as he waved.
Leni said "You're feeling ok from last night?" She and Luna promised they didn't tell their roommates or any of the other sisters after Lincoln revealed to be depressed from not achieving anything.
"I'm ok. Thanks again for the words," Lincoln said, gaining two smiles from the two sisters. Luan exit out of her room and join the line. Then came the rest of the Loud sisters. Lincoln waited for Leni and Luna finished their time in the bathroom. When he came in, his brain recalled his state of depression. His face reflecting his failure to achieve or find a talent at the age of twelve. Leni and Luna's words of encouragement helped him, but it couldn't get over the fact of being talentless. And it's not that. Same clothes. Same personality. Same appearances. Even the same skinny body. Taking off his pajamas, he revealed his skinny, small body. Lincoln hummed in dismayed. Although he can't stand exercising with or without against his will, he really needs to be fit. Not wanting to anger the other sisters, Lincoln took off his pajama pants and undies and step in the shower.
Lincoln and his sisters left the house to enter Vanzilla. Lori insert the keys in the ignition and the van drive away. The radio was on, courtesy of Luna. It was a song of Mick Swagger. But the song was reaching its end, to her outrage.
"Good morning, Royal Woods! Today's topic regards to what is happening in Queens, New-York! The Spectacular Spider-Man apprehended The Rhino after taking the Mayor's hostage in City Hall. Despite the collateral damage, the Mayor thanked Spider-Man and promise him, in his own words, not to give him the bill…"
Lana smile "Must be awesome for New York to have someone as awesome as Spider-Man," The topic of superheroes is something the Loud family can agree on. While they don't share Lincoln's love for comic books, the family admires the superheroes on the news. Spider-Man. Iron Man. Captain America. The Avengers. Even the X-Men.
"I totes loved his outfit!" Leni beam happily.
"And you're not saying that because you're not freaking out of his first name is spider?" Lynn joked. Leni's eyes wide open and lay out a scream.
"SPIDER! WHERE?!" She hit the driver with her feet. Lori lose control of the wheel, nearly hitting a car. Luna said, shaking Leni's shoulders "Leni, calm down! There's no spider!"
Leni stopped while the rockstar glare at Lynn, "Dude, what the H?!"
Lynn can feel the glare in the van, "Hey, it ain't my fault she's acting like a spazz!" Lucy then hit her at the back of her head and warned "Behave."
"You wanna go?" Lynn is ready to lay down the pain at Lucy.
"Enough! If I have to stop this van and turn you into a human pretzel, then so be it!" Lori roar at Lynn. The sporty tomboy lower her fist and crosses her arms.
Lincoln sighed "And we were just talking about the superheroes on the radio."
Leni whimpered "Sorry guys. Sorry, Linky," She didn't see the others frowning in pity. They knew Leni couldn't help it.
Wanting to see a smile from her face, Luan started, "You know what Spider-Man would say if he sees you getting scared of spiders, you should web over it. Hahaha! Get it?" Leni chuckle a smile and thank Luan. Lynn roll her eyes before Lucy jabbed her side.
"In related news today, Tony Stark, better known to the world as Iron Man, generously gave millions of dollars to rebuild City Hall just fifteen minutes after the Mayor congratulates Spider-Man."
"Tony Stark," Lisa repeated the word in admiration. "Oh, how I would love to meet that man someday."
"You sure you won't ask him to get a sample from him?" Lola joked while Lana laugh.
Lisa took great offensive. "I would not dignify myself to answer such an odious question. Tony Stark happen to be a man of great genius and the art of philanthropy! He build an arc reactor to save his own life after his accident in Afghanistan. He went on to save the world from the weapons he manufactured himself. I'm honored to see a man with great intelligence protect the world! If he would, however, offer a blood sample, I'll allow it."
Leni clapped her hands and cry "Wonderful, Lisa!"
Luan added "Guess Leni and Lincoln not the only fan with superheroes, eh Lisa?" The four year old girl turned her head to avoid her sisters seeing her cheeks red. The sisters laugh as Lori, in amusement, drive further to school.
The van stopped at Royal Woods Elementary School. Lincoln, Lucy, the twins and Lisa all dropped off and wave Lori. Lincoln spot his gang. He told his younger sisters he'll catch up with them. Lincoln ran to meet Clyde, Liam, Zach, Rusty, and Stella.
"Hey Lincoln!" Clyde greeted his friend first with a fist bump. The gang then move forward inside the building. It was the middle of May, the last month before summer vacation arrived. But for Lincoln and the gang, they're going to move to Royal Woods Middle School.
"You excited for summer vacation?" Liam spoke.
"Oh, you know it!" Stella exclaimed. "Just two more weeks of this and we're off!"
Zack added "I wish time move faster. I don't know how long I can take it! I'll be worn out by the time summer is here!"
"Remind me again why Mrs. Johnson is giving us final exams?" Rusty asked in a glum tone.
Clyde answer "To prepare and evaluate if we're smart enough to advance to the next level of our education."
Lincoln notices his ginger friend's expression, "What's got you down, Rusty?"
"I don't know if I can survive. My grades aren't exactly perfect. I'm worried about repeating the fifth grade," The ginger haired admitted.
The Filipina girl requested "Have try looking for a tutor?" That's when Rusty rubbed his hand sheepishly with a blush.
"I did. And it's Ms. DiMartino and I-"
"Oh, ok," Stella reply, deadpanned.
Zack said, "Did you see the video of Spider-Man in New York?"
Clyde said with excitement, "Me and my dads were just listening to it on the radio!" Zack pulls out his phone. On YouTube, he clicked on the video that was recommended. The gang saw the video of Spider-Man being held as a hero in front of City Hall that is wrecked. The video stream was live. The red haired boy said, "According to the tweet, the battle lasted an hour inside City Hall."
"New York has all the fun," Rusty shakes his head. "They have amazing heroes while the rest of the world are rooting for wannabes in masks."
"I know what I wanna do in the summer. Meet Spider-Man. Or Tony Stark!" Zack exclaimed.
Stella giggle "That does sound like a great vacation. Rusty, if you don't want to end up in summer school, I suggest you hit the books."
"I wish they had the video of the fight scene between Spidey and Rhino," Lincoln heard his best friend say that. The white haired boy continue to stare at more people cheer Spider-Man for stopping one of his enemies. A smile appear in his face. There was this man, who came out of nowhere and is suddenly a hero to New-York. He achieved a lot of accomplishments as a hero. The boy wishes he was like Spider-Man. But as a boy who loved reading superhero comics, that would be impossible as Lisa would put it.
The phone was put away. The gang reached to their classroom. The students sat down the moment Mrs. Johnson came in.
"Good morning class," Mrs. Johnson said. He got several responses back to her. "As a lot of you know," She face the entire class, "We're close to the end of the school year. Which means all of you will move to Middle School. Well, maybe some of you. I notice some of your grades are slipping. I think this is the perfect time to review before our final exams but I decided to give you all a surprise lecture," The students are confused. Lincoln and Clyde turn to each other in bewildered. "Don't worry. This won't be on the test. Girl Jordan, can you get the lights?"
Girl Jordan got up and flick the switch off. Mrs. Johnson set up the projector. The screen flips to a picture of what everyone can guess is Ancient Greek. She begin "Greek Mythology hold the stories and tales of every deities, heroes, mythological creatures, and gods. Most of you known this from certain cinema like Clash of the Titans. These mythical characters were inspiration to the people of Greek. Well, Old Greek in c. 900 BC.
The next slides were pictures of vase and pots and plates.
"Scene taken from tales used as art. The birth of Aphrodite. The Trojan horse. Dionysus with satyrs. Class, can you tell me about this scene?" Mrs. Johnson shown a broken vase of a man battling a nine headed snake dragon. The class weren't moved by what she was asking. Mrs. Johnson rolled her eyes, "Come on class. You know the name. You seen a movie about him. There's already films about him!"
Then Lincoln raise his hand and answer. "Hercules?"
Mrs. Johnson exclaimed, "Yes, Lincoln! But to the Greeks, he is called "Heracles". H-E-R-A-C-L-E-S. To the Romans, he is called "Hercules" for the emperors being identified as. This is here in a rendering of the heroes on their legendary scenes. This one depicts Heracles fighting the dreaded nine-headed Lernaean Hydra. What else can anyone tell me about Heracles?"
Lincoln answer again "His father was Zeus, the King of Mount Olympus."
"Exactly. Zeus, the most powerful god in Greek Mythology, fathered not only Hercules but to many children from different wifes. One of which was his first wife, Hera…" Mrs. Johnson kept continuing.
"How you know much about Hercules?" Clyde whispered Lincoln.
Lincoln replied, "My little sisters watched the Disney version of Hercules. And Lisa provided the unnecessary commentary on the gods."
"Behind every hero mission was recorded as artwork by the Greek, expressing their admiration to their tales," Mrs. Johnson flip more pictures of statues and vases. "Even as time went on, people, like the Roman emperors, often identify themselves to each god as a status of power. Believing they can achieve much like the gods did. The gods of Greek mythology is and will always be a source of inspiration. Who knows? Maybe people can look at what they achieve and hope to become like them. Our next topic are the Titans. It started with the youngest male Cronos..." While the class begins to doze off, Lincoln's ears heard the word came out of his teacher's mouth. He wrote down notes of the lessons behind Hercules. A small smile appear in his face.
Lincoln and his gang resided at lunch today. They discussed what they learned from Mrs. Johnson class. But for Rusty, it was a blessed for him.
"What a relief! The last thing I want is to review the final exam guide!" Rusty said, eating his french fries.
Stella teased, "Perhaps seeing Greek Mythology might've gave you inspiration to not slack off. Hey Lincoln, how you knew all the answers in that lecture?"
"My little sisters watched the Disney version of Hercules," Lincoln explained. "I was left alone and they request I put the video on. It would've been great if Lisa wasn't speaking throughout the conversation. She pointed a lot of flaws in the movie and gave the correct answers. I have to bribe her a chocolate cake to not speak. And Lana, Lola, and Lucy as well for not killing Lisa."
Liam commented as he drinks his milk, "I don't think I'll ever lived up to what they had gone through. I wrestle pigs all the time. This Hercules fella fought a bull and a nine headed snake demon!"
"Heracles," Clyde corrected. "The Greeks called him that."
"But the Romans referred him as Hercules," Zack added. "And everyone calls him now."
"Does anyone have a favorite god?" Lincoln asked.
"I got one. Ares. A man with great leadership in the eyes of war. Plus he's identified as one of the Roman gods, plus my favorite planets, Mars."
Clyde said, "I like Hermes. One of his many categories is being the god of trade, heraldry, and merchants. I trade lunches and cards with you four with something good."
Lincoln added with a laugh "He's also the god of trickery. Just don't let Luan knows that. How about you Stella?"
"Artemis," Stella revealed.
And the four guys said in union, "Off course."
Rusty remark, "It's every girl's role model."
"Ok. What's your role model, Rusty?"
"Achilles," He said with a prideful grin.
Clyde reminded, "You know he dies by an arrow in the heel."
"He's still the greatest hero. He was in the Trojan War."
"But they're can never be a hero like Hercules," Lincoln said, making Rusty glare at him. His cheeseburger is almost gone. "How about you, Liam? Got a Greek hero to look up?"
"The one that loves harvesting grapes and making wine. Diony, something like that."
"Dionysus."
"That's his name. Weird name by the way. You sure fancy this Hercules fella, huh, Lincoln," The country boy said to his white haired friend.
Lincoln stammer a little, "I know what he achieved from the Disney version. Lisa provided the accurate details. Did you know he fought a beast called the Nemean Lion and after he killed it, he used its skin as a pelt? And he brought back Cerberus back to Hades."
"For someone that can battle a lion and bring back a three headed dog to the Underworld is a hero is my books," Stella commented. "But it's impossible to be like a god rather than following one's achievements. The Roman emperors did the same for only a short time. They followed military strategies rather than brawns. If they want to be like a god, they should've train like a god."
Rusty bragged, "It's too bad we're not born as gods or decedents. But that doesn't mean the ladies can overlook what's inside rather than the outside," He flex his right arm to achieve a muscle bump. Three girls passed him, unamused of Rusty being as strong as he thinks he is.
Zach briefly explain, "If you wanna be strong, look up the heroes in New York. Those are the real heroes now. The old gods in folktales are old news. No pun intended. Name one who followed the old lessons of Zeus, Hercules, Hades, or any gods. The reason: None. Nobody is stronger than a god and they never will be."
"Because they have advanced technologies to make themselves look gods," Clyde added to Zack's analogies. The red-haired boy jabbed his finger at Clyde, indicate he agree with his point. Lincoln continue to space off at his lunch. Seeing the gods of Ancient Greek really put a heal in the boy's remaining dilemma. The gods achieve accomplishments as young as the boy himself. And when they become adults, they became legends. Perseus. Troy. Apollo. Achilles. And even the mighty Hercules himself. If they can achieve their goals and the impossible, why not someone? Stella is right. Men associated with the Greek god only wanted to advance further to their military careers as well as their appearances. If men wants to follow the mind of god, why can men follow the strengths of a god?
This was the beginning of Lincoln's goal to achieve something.
Sorry for the short chapter. I used Wikipedia on Greek Mythology to put the stuff there. I'm not an expert on this. I only recall from the Disney version of Hercules, but the real information is accurate. I remembered from Art History the Roman emperors often identify themselves as Greek gods for statues. The next chapter is Lincoln begins his training and something unexpected happens to him when disaster strikes. Anyway, feel free to check on crafordbrain17 if you have an idea for a Loud House X Danny Phantom story. Until then, I'll see you later. Leave messages if you have questions on this story. I'll have time to work on a chapter on Friday if I'm up for it or wait for the weekends. NiteOwl18 out!