(Author's Note: Here I am! So…I saw Avengers: Endgame two weekends ago, and that was what gave me the idea for the season one finale. I felt it worked, given the fact that I've shown Lena to be a superhero fan like her brother.
Don't worry, there won't be any actual story spoilers within the chapter itself. Just…just make sure to read the Author's Note at the end of the chapter. Trust me...you'll REALLY want to read it.
Hope you enjoy:)
Chapter Sixteen: Don't Spoil The Endgame
I held a book in my hands, reading it as I sat in my desk in school. My class had finished our classwork, and we had some free time. So, I was reading. Or…at least, I was trying to read.
I know right?. Lena Loud can barely focus on a book. Crazy right? However, I do have a good reason as to why I can't focus on my book. You see, I'm going to go see a movie with Lincoln and his best friend Clyde later on after school. But it wasn't just any movie. It was…pause for dramatic effect…AVENGERS: ENDGAME!
Yes…as you can see, I'm very excited. I got into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (or "MCU") about two years ago, when I walked into Lincoln's room to see him watching the first Avengers movie (which came out…sometime before I was born). It was that day I learned that none of our sisters liked the superhero genre like me and my brother, because Lincoln was ecstatic to find out that one of his sisters was interested in superheroes and something that he liked.
That weekend, we stayed in Lincoln's room and watched the entire MCU up to that point. From the first Iron Man movie to Doctor Strange's solo outing. And as soon as new MCU movies came out, the two of us (along with one of our parents, of course) would go see them opening weekend.
We've seen Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Captain Marvel. And now…it was time for Avengers: Endgame.
I have been looking forward to this movie for so long! Ever since I saw Infinity War (still can't believe that the bad guy actually won!). I was with Lincoln and Clyde when we talked to all of our parents if the three of us could go see it after school. After some decision making…they said yes!
Sorry…I'm just REALLY excited! And now, you guys can probably tell why I'm hardly able to focus on reading (for once). I love the MCU, and now I'm going to go see the biggest film of the franchise to date (1)? Of course I'm not gonna be able to focus on anything else!
How long has it been? SURELY a few hours have past, must be time to leave. I took another glance at the clock, seeing that it was only ten 'o'clock. I groaned and dropped my head on the desk (technically on the book, which was on the desk. You guys get the point). This is gonna be a looooong day.
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(One Hour Later)
I was sitting at a lunch table, Laura and Ben on each of my sides.
"Hey Lena," I turned my head to Ben, "What's wrong?"
"What do you mean?"
"You're looking so depressed as you eat that burger," Laura commented before taking a bite out of her own burger, "And dese are son goo burgas."
"Say it, don't spray it," I complained, moving away from Laura and wiping burger meat off of my face. "And I'm depressed because I really want to see a movie that I'm going to after school, and it feels like this day will never end."
"I've had those days," Laura replied with a sympathetic pat on the shoulder, after she had swallowed her food.
"To you…there're all those days," I shot back.
"True."
"What's the movie?" Ben asked.
"The new Avengers movie."
"Oh no way!" Ben exclaimed, a wide smile on his face, "Me and my siblings just saw that a few days ago!"
"No spoilers!" I exclaimed, quickly covering my ears.
Ben pulled my hands from my head, "Don't worry, I'm not going to spoil anything about the movie. People who spoil movies are jerks (2), and I would never do that to someone. Especially a good friend," he stated with a smile.
I smiled right back, "Thanks Ben. I really appreciate it."
"What do you know about Avengers, nerd?" An annoying voice rang out in my ears, causing me to flinch. I turned around and couldn't stop the frown that appeared on my face as I saw my old…source of annoyance: Ryan Mitchell.
"For your information Ryan, I'm a very big fan of the MCU. I watch it all the time with my brother," I don't know what it was about Ryan, but he never failed to frustrate me. More so then nearly anyone else.
Ryan scoffed, "Whatever. I've seen Avengers: Endgame, and, to be frank, I don't think you're old enough or knowledgeable enough to appreciate the film."
Just then, Laura stood up and glared at Ryan eye-to-eye, "Listen here buddy…Lena is gonna go see that movie later, and," she grabbed him by the collar of his shirt, "I'll flatten you if you spoil it for her!"
Ryan rolled his eyes before shoving Laura off of him, "Cool your jets short-track, I'm not going to spoil anything for her."
"You're not?" All three of us commented at the same time.
"No…I'm not. I don't spoil movies. Frankly, I'd want to beat the mess out of anyone who tries to spoil movies. Especially if it's to me. I'm no spoiler, and I'm no hypocrite."
"Oh. That's…pretty nice of you Ryan," I said in a surprise tone (but can you really blame me?).
"Don't get any funny ideas kid," he pointed at me with a glare, "And you'd better stay away from me for the rest of today. I may not purposely spoil the new Avengers for you, but I make no promises if you were to overhear something as I talk to friends," he commented before walking away.
"He's…a weird guy, isn't he?" Ben commented after a few moments of silence (and after Ryan was out of earshot).
"Yeah, he is," me and Laura commented at the same time.
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(Two Hours Later)
I was hard at work, focusing on the worksheet in front of me. Mr. Maxwell had given us a worksheet to practice the new vocab words that we'd gotten this week. I was chewing on the eraser of my pencil, having a bit of an issue with focusing on the work in front of me.
Man, this really shows how excited I am for the new Avengers. Now…I may not LOVE school like some people (cough…cough…Lisa), but I rarely have any real issue to focus in school like this. Man, I wish that school would hurry up and end.
"Did you hear about Endgame?" My eyes shot open in shock as I heard someone whisper behind me. I seemed to be the only one who heard.
"Yeah, that was crazy! I can't believe that they actually-," my hands immediately went to my ears and my forehead dropped to my desk. Why…why did I have to be the one to hear them?
I felt someone tap my shoulder. I looked up to see Mr. Maxwell standing there, staring at me with a raised eyebrow, "Ms. Loud…are you alright?" I noticed that the entire classroom was silent.
"Um…y-yes. I-I'm fine, M-Mr. M-M-Maxwell," I was always more intimidated by Mr. Maxwell then any of my other teachers. I think it was because he was just a very tall human being. "C-Can I use the bathroom?"
"I don't know…can you (3)?" He responded with a smirk. But, seeing the look on my face, he frowned and sighed, "No one ever likes that joke," he muttered under his breath, "Okay," he spoke louder, "You can use the bathroom. Make sure to take the pass."
"Thank you," I said before all but racing up to grab the pass and heading out of the room. Far away from any Endgame spoilers. Man, that was close, I thought to myself.
"Lena?!" I looked over to see Lincoln and Clyde standing in the hallway with me. Clyde had been Lincoln's best friend since they were my age. Clyde was African-American with black hair that had a white outline, along with having freckles and glasses. He wore a green and blue striped shirt, and black pants.
"Lincoln? Clyde? What are you guys doing here?"
"We asked to use the bathroom because we just had to get out of class," Clyde answered, "You would not believe how many people in our classroom were talking about Avengers: Endgame. It's like…at least ask someone in earshot if they've seen it if you're not gonna be quiet"
"I get it. Had to leave because two of my classmates sounded like they were gonna spoil the movie."
"Man, I wish this day would just end already!" Lincoln commented, dragging his hands down his face in annoyance, "This has been the longest day of school EVER!"
"You're telling me," I muttered.
"Guys, guys…it'll be alright," Clyde commented, putting a hand on each of our shoulders, "We only have…barely an hour left in the school day. And then-."
"We get to go see Avengers: Endgame!" Lincoln finished with a huge smile on his faces, a form of smile that Clyde copied and I know that I did too.
"Shhhhh!" Clyde put a hand to Lincoln's mouth, "Don't get us in trouble. If we get detention, we'll have to wait another day to see the movie." Lincoln's eyes widened, no doubt realizing the error of what he was doing.
"Thanks Clyde, that was a close one."
"We should probably head back to class," I offered to Lincoln and Clyde, "Otherwise our teachers will probably come out looking for us."
"Good point," they both replied simu-seemu-samu…at the same time. We all waved a quick goodbye to one another before heading back to our classrooms. Well…I actually used the bathroom first before I did.
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What? I ended up actually having to use the bathroom with the discussion.
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(One Hour Later)
FINALLY! I have never been so happy for school to end (not even during holiday breaks)! It was very frustrating to sit in my class, especially with kids in my class talking about Endgame. I was actually pretty surprised as to just how many five year olds had seen the new Avengers movie. I get the superhero interest (in some instances, my other sisters being prime examples), but I thought that I was a (somewhat) rare case among the really younger generation to enjoy MCU movies. I remember hearing once that a large majority of MCU fans are older people who examined Marvel TV shows, movies, video games, and comics that came out before the first Iron Man (the film that began the entire MCU) came out (which I believe was…in 2008. Which was the same year that Lincoln was born).
I was sitting in Vanzilla, holding my bookbag in front of me. I was pressing my mouth against it to try and keep myself from squealing in joy (4). My sisters were talking to one another quite loudly, but I didn't even notice.
"Lena." My feet were wagging like a dog's tail, I just couldn't help it. "Lena." I REALLY wish Vanzilla could drive faster. "LENA!" I leapt up (or…as much as you can with a seatbelt). I turned my head, seeing Luna staring at me with a confused look on her face, "Are you alright dude? You're acting…kinda weird."
"Y-Yeah, I'm fine. Just excited."
"For what?"
"Lena, Clyde, and I are going to go see the new Avengers movie with dad when we get home," Lincoln answered for me, turning around and staring at me and Luna with a huge smile on his face (which must have been exactly what I looked like just a few moments ago).
"Really? That's what you guys are freaking out about?" Lori asked from the driver's seat, "It's just a movie with a bunch of weirdos running around in strange costumes."
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She did NOT just say that. Lincoln must have noticed my expression because he snapped his fingers to get my attention, "Don't even acknowledge that Lena. I know you're upset, but just remember: Lori doesn't get the MCU."
I nodded, "True."
Lori rolled her eyes, "I don't even understand what the hype is about. Bobby saw it with some friends, and said that-."
"NO!" Me and Lincoln all but screamed before Lori could finish that sentence. Vanzilla shook and swayed as Lori flinched from our volumes.
"What is WRONG WITH YOU TWO?!" Lori yelled at us, glaring with the intensity of the sun at us through the rearview mirror. Under normal circumstances, I'd be scared. But my feelings are different right now.
"Listen Lori," Lincoln started, "I could sit here and explain to you exactly how huge of fans Lena and I are of the MCU. How we've been fans for years, enjoying the entire cinematic universe for years. Watching each and every new film that comes out, as soon as it comes out. How Avengers: Endgame is the culmination of an eleven year, twenty-two long movie franchise that's loved by many around the world. But," he held up a hand, "I'll only say this," he set his hand down, placed both hands on the seat in front of him, and actually glared at Lori through the rearview mirror, "Don't…spoil…the Endgame." He continues to glare at Lori while our sisters just…stared at him.
"What?" Lori asked, after a few moments of silence.
"I believe what our male sibling is stating that he is very serious about him and Lena not hearing any spoilers for this new Avengers movie," Lisa commented as she read her book.
"Exactly!" Lincoln exclaimed, "Now…I'm always trying to be nice, but I'm being very serious when I say that if any of you guys spoil Endgame…there will be a reckoning," he whispered that last word.
"Alright Link," Lynn commented boredly, tossing a baseball in-between her hands, "Don't go getting-."
Lincoln turned to Lynn and was suddenly mere inches away from her face, "A RECKONING (5)!" Our sporty sister quite literally flinched, and dropped her baseball to the van's floor. I can't say I'm exactly surprised, Lincoln is (no offense to him) hardly so brave and confrontational. "I'm being very serious. This is extremely important to the two of us, and this is held to the upmost of importance to us (6)."
"I agree with Lincoln," I spoke out just loud enough so everyone could hear me, "Just…not as loud or as intense as Lincoln was just being."
"I can understand what Lincoln is talking about," Leni suddenly called out, catching everyone off-guard, "I totally hate it when surprises are spoiled for me, so I can see where he's coming from." Wow. That's…pretty nice and understanding of Leni. There's that big heart showing.
"Oh please," Lola commented while rolling her eyes, "This coming from the girl who always spoils surprise birthday parties for everyone."
Leni gasped, "Hey!" The two of them began arguing, and, eventually, everyone else went back to doing their own thing. I never really like it when my siblings fight, but there is a small part of me that (guiltily) is somewhat glad that we're off the topic of Avengers: Endgame. Just because I know that mine and Lincoln's sisters won't really understand how important it is that we aren't spoiled for the movie, at least…not to the same degree as the two of us.
I shut my eyes and leaned back against my seat as I clutched my bookbag. I wasn't squealing and jumping around like before though. I was, however, smiling to myself, the excitement within me still there as the drive continued.
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Now, me, Lincoln, and Clyde were in Vanzilla, being driven to the theater by dad. The three of us gathered all of our parents and asked (practically begged) them to let us go see Avengers: Endgame. Eventually, it came down to dad who decided to take us to go see the movie.
All three of us had bright smiles on our faces as we sat in Vanzilla, just barely managing to keep our excitement contained. "Wow kids," Dad spoke, "You guys are really excited for this movie."
"Of course we are!" Clyde exclaimed, "This is the biggest movie of the MCU to date! Any fan of the MCU would be just as excited as we are!"
Dad chuckled, "Alright, alright…I get it. Well…to a certain degree, I guess. And this is why I had us leaving earlier then we normally would for movies. I may not be into this whole "MCU", but I do understand how excited you guys are for it and how much it means for you three."
"Yeah, don't want to run the risk of not getting good seats," I commented before jumping in fear as I felt a hand cover my mouth.
"Don't say that out loud!" Lincoln whispered/yelled in my ear as he covered my mouth, "Don't just dare the universe like that! You're gonna jinx us!"
"Lincoln," both of us looked to the rearview mirror to meet the eyes of our father, "Take our hand off of your sister's mouth. Not something I think I should have to say out loud," he muttered that last part to himself, though we could all still hear him. With a "yes dad", Lincoln took his hand off of his mouth and sat back in his seat. He gave me a…weird look and pointed at me for a few moments before facing forward again.
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Finally, we'd arrived at the theater. When we pulled into the theater, my eyes widened to the size of plates when I saw the amount of vehicles that were parked in the theater. I mean…I knew that the theater would be packed. After all…it's opening day of what is probably the biggest movie of the year. But…this is just ridiculous!
"Oh man," Dad sighed, "We should have left earlier. We would have, if I'd known how crowded this theater would be."
"But you'll still be a to find a parking spot, right?!" Lincoln asked, a bit fearfully as he pulled himself up to be next to dad. I could totally understand his fear. In fact, fear all but gripped me as soon as he said that. I really don't want us to have to wait any further to see Endgame.
"Don't worry sport. I know important this movie is to you guys. We're gonna find a spot…any minute now." His eyes seemed to dart rapidly at everything as he drove through the parking lot of the movie theater, trying to find a proper parking space. "Aha!" He exclaimed, causing the three of us (well…me at least) to flinch at the sudden noise. He quickly turned the wheel of Vanzilla, seemingly having found a parking space. He suddenly stopped the vehicle.
I looked up a bit to see what was in front of us, seeing two people walking towards their car. Dad was patting on the steering wheel impatiently as he waited for these people to pull out of the driveway (I think). "Come on, come on," Dad kept muttering to himself. The lights of the couple's car turned on and the car backed up a few inches…before it suddenly stopped. Just then, the car pulled back up. "What?!" Dad exclaimed before groaning and letting his head fall to the steering wheel (huh…that seems familiar). The car backed up again…before it suddenly moved forward again. "Ah, come on! What are you doing up there?!" Dad complained, groaning as he set his head against steering wheel again.
Just then (after what felt like an eternity), the couple's car had finally pulled completely out and turned left. "Go dad, GO!" Lincoln yelled as they did so. Dad (seemed to) all but slammed on the gas pedal (causing me and Clyde to go slamming back against our seats) to reach the parking spot.
We all breathed a sigh of relief as soon as the van stopped. "Alright kids," Dad breathed, "When the time comes for you to start driving, never do what I just did," he then turned around and glared at Lincoln, "And you mister…never do that again. I don't care the reason, you don't just yell in someone's ear. Especially when they're driving."
"You're right. I'm really sorry dad," Lincoln apologized, holding his head down.
"Alright kids," Dad's tone changes from disappointed and reprimanding to (somewhat) happy, "Then let's go!"
"YEAH!" All three of us cheered.
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I always liked the way the theater looked. The ceiling was high up, the floor we walked on was covered with red carpet, and I always liked to look at all of the posters they'd put up for upcoming movies. That was something I always did when we went to go see a movie (even with the entire family). I always asked mom and dad (or Lori, in the rare cases that she takes a few of us) if I could go look at all of the posters before we go see the movie (7).
"Hello miss," Dad said as we all walked up to a young woman with fair skin and short brown hair. He handed her the tickets we had gotten up front, "We're here to see…Avengers: Endgame," he said, having to look at the ticket to remember the name of the movie.
The woman took the ticket, stared at it, and tore it up a bit (8), "Okay…you'll be going to theater number six on the right."
"Thank you," Dad responded as we walked past her. "Alright," he took a look at his watch, "We've got another half an hour before the movie starts. Well…before the previews start, if you want to get technical. So," he clapped, "Let's divide and conquer," he reached into his pocket and pulled out his wallet. He then pulled out three bills and handed them to Lincoln, "You three can buy some snacks while I go off to get us some good seats. The only requirement for me is a large bucket of popcorn. But don't go overboard with the food and drink. Also, make sure you all use the bathroom before the movie starts," he warned slightly, "Oh, and make sure to get me a hot dog."
"You got it dad!" Lincoln answered with smile and a salute as he took the bills from dad's hand, "And don't worry, we're all going to use the bathroom before the movie begins. We're not going to take any chances in missing anything." Dad nodded with a smile and walked over, heading over to the proper theater for Avengers. "Well guys…let's go!" He called out, running over to the line of the concessions stand (with me and Clyde quickly following). "So…what do you guys want? Dad gave us thirty bucks, so we should have plenty to buy what we need. Anyone want anything other then the popcorn we're going to get?"
"I'm good," Clyde responded.
"Lena, you want anything?"
"Can," my thoughts went back to Mr. Maxwell, "May I get a bag of skittles?"
"Sure." The three of us stepped into the line for the concessions, fortunately we got into the line while the line was still (decently) short. In less then four minutes, we were up front. The girl at the counter was a young girl (probably around Lori's age) with dark skin, shoulder-length black hair, and very bright blue eyes along with the traditional orange uniform everyone working there wore.
She smiled brightly at us when we stepped up, "Hey there kids. My name is Pandara Saini. What can I do for you?"
"Hello miss," Lincoln stepped up, "I'm Lincoln. This is my best friend Clyde," he motioned to Clyde, who waved, "And this is my little sister Lena," he held my hand up, to which I gave a small wave. "Can we get a…large popcorn, a hot dog, and two things of skittles please?"
"Alright then," Pandara types in a few buttons on her panel, "That'll be…twenty-two fifty five." Lincoln handed her all of the bills that dad gave him, "So…what movie are you guys going to go see?"
"Avengers: Endgame," Clyde answered.
"Ohhhhhhhh…that's not much of a surprise. That's our most popular movie as of late, and I suspect it to be for the next few months. Oh, by the way…I should mention that for a buck more you can get your popcorn in our new Avengers: Endgame bucket," she motioned behind her, showing us a large popcorn bucket that was mostly red and black in coloration…along with a few shades of purple and white. On the bucket was images of Captain America, Ant-Man, Thor, War Machine, Nebula, Rocket Raccoon, Black Widow, Hulk, Captain Marvel, Thanos, and (of course) Iron Man. It looked really cool! And it made me even more excited to see Endgame (and I didn't know that was possible!).
I grabbed onto Lincoln's arm, "Can we get it?! Please?!"
Lincoln laughed, "Of course we're getting it!"
Pandara laughed, "Yeah, I'm not surprised. My boyfriend was in here just a few days ago with his family, and virtually all of them were practically begging for one. Honestly, I don't know how Brock handles it," she muttered that last part under her breath, but I heard her.
"Brock?" I asked, "Wait a minute," I got everyone's attention, "Are you talking about Brock Benson?"
Pandara's eyes widened, "Yeah. You know him?"
"Oh definitely," Lincoln answered, "The Benson family moved into our neighborhood a few months ago."
"Wow, that must be fun," Pandara chuckled, "Eleven boys and one girl. I still feel bad for poor Bailey."
"I get her pain," Lincoln commented, "I'm the only boy in a family with twelve children." Pandara's eyes widened so intensely that it was actually pretty funny.
"Jesus," she muttered as she filled up the popcorn bucket, "You guys are like…the opposite gender versions of the Bensons."
"That's exactly what I thought!" I exclaimed. All three of them laughed at my outburst, causing me to turn red in embarrassment.
"Alrighty then, here we go," in front of her was a large popcorn in the Avengers: Endgame bucket, two large sodas, and two things of skittles, "Your change is…seven dollars and forty-five cents," she handed Lincoln three bills, a quarter, and two dimes. "Enjoy the movie you kids."
"Thanks, we will," Lincoln replied as he picked up the popcorn and Clyde took the candy and the hot dog. Lincoln motioned his head for us to follow him, which we did.
We walked over to theater number six, to which Lincoln had opened the door and allowed us all to enter. The screen was pitch black, and there was music playing (which I discovered is what usually happens when you arrive early enough for a movie). When we walked in front of the seats, I was…actually kind of surprised to find that the theater was nowhere near as full as I thought it'd be. If I had to make a guess, maybe…30% or so? I guess we ARE pretty early, I thought to myself as I saw dad waving over to us. Lincoln grabbed ahold of my hand as we walked up the stairs, reaching about halfway up. He was sitting on the very edge of the row, holding an arm up to the three closest seats to his left.
"Here you go dad," Lincoln handed him the dollars and the coins.
"Thank you sport," he pocketed the money.
"Can I go look at some of the posters please?" I asked as he took the popcorn from Lincoln.
"Alright. Lincoln, go with your sister please."
"Okay," he took ahold of my hand again, "Let's go Lena."
"Remember…you guys only have twenty minutes before everything begins!" Clyde called out to us as we walked down the stairs, before immediately being shushed by everyone else currently in the theater. "Sorry," he apologized/whispered.
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I held onto Lincoln's hand as we walked around the theater, examining all of the posters there were. There were quite a lot of movies that I wanted to see, including Detective Pikachu, Aladdin (a live-action remake), and Toy Story 4.
"So Lena," Lincoln spoke, "Out of these movies, which one are you the most excited for?"
"Probably either Toy Story 4 or Aladdin. What about you?"
"For me," he put a hand to his chin, "Probably between X-Men: Dark Phoenix and/or Godzilla: King of the Monsters," he took out his phone and took a quick glance at it, "So Lena, are you about ready to head back?"
"Yeah, I guess so," looking at the posters and coming attractions was always fun and a good time killer, but I just really wanted to get back to the theater. Don't want to risk even the slightest chance of missing anything (even the previews).
"Need to use the bathroom again before we head back?"
"No, I'll be alright," there's no way I'm going to miss even a second of Endgame.
"Oh joy, look who's here girls," a voice sounded out, actually causing me to flinch. Why you may ask? Because I recognized that voice. Both me and Lincoln turned around and a frown visibly appeared on my face as I saw three teenage girls standing before us. The same girls who me, my sisters, and Bailey had…"encountered" at the mall a little while ago. You remember…the one that Bailey had punched.
"Uh…can we help you ladies?" Lincoln was obviously confused, given the fact that he'd never even met these girls.
"Oh no," the brunette waved off, "We don't need help with anything. We just wanted to say "Hi" to our little friend here," she motioned to me, to which I hid behind my brother's leg. I didn't like her, but she still scared me.
"How do you know my sister?" Lincoln spoke with narrowed eyes as he placed his arm in front of me.
"Oh, we met her and some others at the mall a little while back. Oh," she smacked her forehead, "Where are my manners? My name is Jessica, and these are my two best friends Tiffany," she motioned to the redhead, who blew a kiss, "and Elizabeth," the black-haired one winked.
I literally froze when the black-haired one's eyes locked with mine, "Aw, what's wrong little one? You don't look so well."
"I'm fine," I quickly said.
"Wow, attitude," the redhead commented from behind her hand (but I think that she knew that we could here her).
"Okay," Lincoln spoke, "We're gonna go. We've got somewhere to be," Lincoln grabbed ahold of my hand and began walking away from these three girls.
"Aw, what's wrong?" Jessica stepped in front of us, "We didn't offend anyone, did we? We only wanted to talk," although her face looked concerned and sweet, I could still see a degree of malice in her eyes. Along with hearing the (subtle) sarcasm in her voice.
"Well, no offense, but we don't have time right now," Lincoln tried to walk again, but Jessica remained in our path. She looked down on us with crossed arms and a smirk on his face.
"Excuse me," all five of us turned to see Pandara standing at the end of the hallway, her arms crossed and her eyebrow raised. "Is there a problem?" She asked as she began taking steps forward.
"No," Jessica answered, "No problem," she then turned to us, "Right kids?" Despite the sweet(ish) smile on her face, those eyes of her held a great deal of frustration and (what seemed like) a warning to keep quiet. My grip on Lincoln's leg tightened in fear.
"Okay…given the fact that you've seemingly cornered them and that little girl is looking terrified, I'm gonna have to ask you guys to leave," Pandara commented as she stepped up to them.
"Hey," Elizabeth spoke up, "I know you. Pandara Saini."
Pandara looked to her before her eyes widened and she began laughing, "Elizabeth Johnson. 3rd Block Environmental Science. Can't say I'm surprised that you and your little posse would be the ones showing up to cause trouble."
"We're not causing any trouble," Tiffany interjected, "We met her and her friends a while back, and we were just saying hello."
Pandara smiled sweetly and placed her hands behind her back as she took another step forward, "Do you guys think I'm stupid?"
Jessica smiled the same type of smile right back at her, "Honestly? Yes, yes I do."
Pandara gave a short, humorless chuckle before her entire face went completely serious in hardly two seconds, "Out."
"You're not the boss of us Saini."
"I can go get my boss if you'd like. I'm certain that she would agree with me, Leena." The two girls stood mere inches away from one another, both of them glaring at each other quite intensely.
Then, Jessica chuckled, "How about you just leave us alone Pandara? There's no need for things to get…unfortunate," she stated that last part as a whisper.
"Unfortunate?" Pandara repeated, "Care to…elaborate, Leena?"
Jessica just chuckled, "No, I don't think I have to. I should at least hope that you understand what I mean sweetheart," she shoved Pandara's shoulder and chuckled, looking like it really angered Pandara.
Weirdly though, Pandara then smiled, "Don't touch me."
"Or what?"
"Or, I will physically throw you out of this building. Though, that may be just a little bit more difficult then expected. Given…well, you know."
Jessica put her hands on her hips, "What do I know?"
"Oh…you know. Ya fat," Pandara commented completely bluntly. My eyes widened and my jaw dropped. Dang. I've never heard someone just…say that to someone so bluntly. Well, at least in real life.
SMACK!
I put my hands to my mouth, as I saw Jessica straight up slap Pandara! Said girl (clearly not expecting the hit, nor for it to have the power that it did have) flailed for the briefest of seconds before she fell to the ground, barely catching herself on a bench that rested to their right.
"Leave her alone!" I nearly didn't recognize the sound of my own voice as I actually yelled at them. I don't yell at anyone! The three of them all (at the same time, which made it really creepy) then turned and looked at me.
"Or…what?" Jessica asked, taking a step forward…causing me to hide further behind Lincoln.
"Alright, alright," Lincoln stood completely in front of me and held his hand out to the three girls before us, "That's enough! Is this about the mall?! About how Bailey punched you, after you provoked her?!" When me, my sisters, and Bailey got back from the mall that day, we ended up telling Lincoln and the Benson brothers about what had happened that day. Almost all of Bailey's brothers laughed out Loud at the story. Even Brock and Brady laughed pretty audibly.
Jessica's expression turned furious, "Shut. It. Kid."
"Yeah, clearly struck a nerve there," Lincoln muttered, before putting up a hand before she could continue talking, "Look…we're not trying to start (or be apart of) an issue right now. We're just trying to go see Endgame and have a nice time with family."
Jessica raised an eyebrow, "Endgame? That superhero movie?"
Lincoln glared, "Avengers, yes."
Just then, a sickly smile appeared on her face (one that deeply set me on edge), "Oh yeah, I've heard quite a bit of that movie. Difficult not to with all of the advertising they've been doing these last few months. Actually, I think I remember my boyfriend stating that he went to go see the film with a few of his friends. Something about them just being able to…"mock" the film afterwards," clearly, her "boyfriend" and his friends don't understand good movies when they see it, "I…think I remember hearing them talk about it."
Suddenly, I heard Lincoln gasp before he stomped forward to Jessica, "Don't. You. Dare!"
A confused expression appeared on Jessica's face as she tilted her head, "Don't I dare what?"
"I know exactly what you're doing, no doubt just out of pure spite and pettiness," he suddenly grabbed my hand, "Come on Lena, we need to go." We quickly began walking, but Jessica suddenly stepped in front of us.
"What's wrong? You look tense. I thought we were just talking."
Just then, I saw Pandara (who had stood up) stomp furiously over to Jessica and her friends before grabbing Jessica by her shoulder and spinning her around, "Leave them alone, Leena. I won't say this again…get out."
"You hold no authority over me Saini," Jessica mocked before turning back to us, "Oh, right…I remember what I was gonna say," she knelt down, putting her hands on her knees and placing herself at our (well…Lincoln's) face level, "I heard that that the one thing that he hated about the movie was-." Oh no! She was gonna spoil Endgame! I quickly put my hands to my ears so I couldn't hear her. Before I saw her say anything else, she suddenly spun around and fell backwards to the ground with outstretched arms. I grabbed onto Lincoln's legs as we saw Jessica crumble to the ground, simply moaning in pain with closed eyes as she barely moved her head slightly.
Tiffany and Elizabeth both gasped and quickly went to the ground to check on their friend. When they moved, I was able to see Pandara standing there. She was sighing as she flexed her hand, "Wow," she commented as she examined her knuckles, "Can't say I'm surprised that punching her hurt my hand so much. Given her thick skull and all."
"What is wrong with you, you psychopath?!" Tiffany screamed.
"We're gonna call the police!" Elizabeth interjected.
"Oh…I doubt that," Pandara answered, "Unless, of course, you want for me to tell them of your actions recently. Including disturbing the peace, your friend attacking me first, and…oh you know, the three of you assaulting two children!" She yelled, causing me to hide behind Lincoln even further (although she's nice, she's pretty scary when she's angry), "We'll step into the light together. I'm sure the police will be just as interested in my actions as yours." Tiffany and Elizabeth both cowered underneath Pandara's intense glare, "I'm only going to say this one final time…get. Out." Both girls grabbed their (still groaning) friend by her arms and quickly (or, as quickly as they could) made their way from us. When they were out of sight, Pandara sighed, looked over to us (causing us both to flinch slightly), and moved a lock of hair out of her face, "I'm so sorry you guys had to see that. Leena just…really gets under my skin. Every. Single. Time we talk!"
"To be honest, after how she acted, I can't exactly say that I minded," Lincoln commented with a frown, "Plus, she was gonna spoil Avengers: Endgame. If she did, I'd be miserable for…I don't even know how long," he looked up to meet Panda's eyes, "Thanks by the way."
Pandara smile sweetly and genuinely, "No problem. You kids should go on, that version of Avengers should be beginning in about five minutes. Don't wanna miss those previews."
"Why you hit her?" I couldn't help but ask in curiosity.
Pandara looked down to me, looking me in the eyes. She was in the same stance as Jessica was only a few moments ago, but I felt much more comfortable then with Jessica, "Well…two primary reasons. One…she's annoyed for so long, and, to be perfectly honest, I've wanted to do that for a very long time. And two...she was about to spoil your movie for you. Only one of the most annoying things that can be done. I hate people who do that, so immensely!" She coughed onto her hand before looking at us with a smile, "Now go on, get outta here ya little scamps." I could help but share in the smile that Pandara had.
"Thanks Pandara," Lincoln commented, "We really appreciate it." Pandara winked and gave us a two-fingered salute before standing up and heading back to (I presume) the concessions stand. "Come on Lena," Lincoln grabbed my hand and looked at me with a HUGE smile, "Let's go." Not wasting anytime, we ran off to theater six.
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"Why did you kids take so long?" Dad asked us when we got back and took our seats.
"Sorry dad," Lincoln apologized, "After we looked at all of the posters, we both had to use the bathroom. Took longer then we expected." On our way back, Lincoln told me that we shouldn't tell anyone else about our…issues with Jessica and her friends. He figured that it wouldn't really help anyone and would only stress out dad. Also, he didn't want to run the risk of dad taking us home before we've seen all of Avengers: Endgame.
"Just as long as you guys made it back in time," Clyde stated as he ate some of the popcorn as the lights in the theater went down. With that, we all shut up as the previews began playing on the screen. The previews were alright, but I've already seen all of these previews before…AND I was too excited for Avengers: Endgame. Frankly, I just really wanted them to hurry up and show Endgame!
Within around ten to fifteen minutes, I had finally gotten my wish as the final preview had finished…and we all know what that means.
My eyes were sparkling and the most HUMUNGOUS smile was on my face (seriously, I'd probably freak out even the Joker himself) as I practically bounced in my seat as the movie began playing.
YES! I thought to myself in excitement as the movie started, thus beginning the three best hours of my life!
(Author's Note: Annnnnnnnnd scene!
(1): This is what I believe. I don't know HOW Marvel will be able to top Avengers: Endgame. But…I eagerly await to see how they would:)
(2): This is TOTALLY my opinion. I defy one to you to disagree with me.
(3): That's the same joke that my band teacher has made for the last four years whenever any of my classmates would ask "Can I use the bathroom?".
(4): That was similar to me. I wasn't squealing in joy, but I was VERY excited for Avengers: Endgame:)
(5): I got that from YouTube:/
(6): As I'm sure many MCU fans would agree.
(7): That's what I do. Every. Single time I go to the movies.
(8): Do you guys know what I mean? I don't really know what people like that are doing:/
Hope you guys enjoyed the season one finale of Lena Loud! Now, normally, the role would be to take a small hiatus between seasons/arcs/sagas. HOWEVER…my updating schedule has been MASSIVELY messed up for some time. So, what's likely is that I'll post the season two premiere in two weeks.
We've got the return of the three mean girls from chapter ten. Jessica, Tiffany, and Elizabeth. And once again, Jessica gets knocked. Out! I think I may make it a running gag, where Jessica gets knocked out in all of her appearances. What do you guys think? Yay or nay? And don't worry, Jessica would deserve it if I decide to make this a running gag.
Got both Clyde and Pandara making proper appearances in the current "era".
In case you didn't get my "subtle" hints in this chapter, you should NOT spoil movies for people. That's a totally jerk move to do. Why would you even want to do that? Trick question…you DON'T do that. Only jerks do that. Seriously…NEVER do that.
Now, given the fact that I've been talking about it the entire chapter (and have seen it recently, AND am still excited about it)…
SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! AVENGERS: ENDGAME SPOILERS INCOMING! IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN AVENGERS: ENDGAME AND DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED, DO NOT CONTINUE READING! IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE, YOU CAN JUST CLICK OFF OF THIS CHAPTER RIGHT NOW. THERE ISN'T REALLY ANYTHING ELSE BETOND THIS POINT BESIDES ENDGAME SPOILERS AND MY OWN SIGNATURE FAREWELL. ONLY CONTINUE READING IF YOU'VE EITHER SEEN ENDGAME OR DON'T CARE ABOUT SPOILERS! IF YOU CONTINUE READING, YOU FORFEIT THE RIGHT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT HAVING THE MOVIE SPOILED BY ME AS I'M CERTAIN THAT I'LL BE SPOILING JUST ABOUT EVERY IMPORTANT ASPECT OF ENDGAME!
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Don't give me that look, this is the biggest MCU film to date! And, do not come complaining to me if Endgame is spoiled for you. Because, by this point, I've made it PERFECTLY clear that I'm about to spoil virtually EVERY important aspect of the film. If anyone comes to me and states that I've spoiled Endgame for them, I'm going to say "I wrote an entire paragraph (in capital letters!) about how I'm about to spoil virtually every important aspect of Avengers: Endgame. Why didn't you read that paragraph?". So don't say anything like that to me. I'll even give you even more time to leave this page if you don't want spoilers for Endgame.
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We good? Alright then. Now, people who have either seen Endgame or don't care about spoilers (who SHOULD be the only people still reading)…let's talk.
*Looks like the theory of Captain Marvel saving Tony and Nebula was correct. Have to admit though, would have been cooler to see Tony figure out how to get them back to Earth (maybe by, somehow, combining his suit and the ship's technology?).
*Let me just say…the first ten or so minutes really surprised. I wasn't expecting them to confront Thanos so early on. And when Thor straight up sliced off Thanos's hand…I was thinking "Why couldn't someone do that in Infinity War"? Then it's revealed that Thanos had destroyed the stones…which I'm not a HUGE fan of. It doesn't exactly make sense that you can use one set of Infinity Stones to destroy the exact same set of Infinity Stones. And when Thor straight DECAPITATED Thanos…talk about a jaw dropper. Did not expect a decapitation in a film that's (technically) owned by Disney (even if it wasn't the most brutal I've seen):/
*A rat got Ant-Man out of the Quantum Realm. The Quantum Realm played a MASSIVE role in the film, and the other heroes only know because of Scott. Forget Iron Man, forget Captain Marvel…that rat is the real hero of the universe.
*Professor Hulk. Gotta admit…I didn't see that coming. I was pretty disappointed though in that we never got to see a proper rematch between Hulk and Thanos, especially after the Hulk got his ass handed to him within the first ten minutes of Infinity War. I especially knew that it wasn't going to go on after what happened to Hulk in the third act of the movie (which I'll talk about in a bit). Another disappointing aspect is that it's likely we'll never get to see a version of the Hulk that I'm certain that many MCU fans would love to see…Wordbreaker Hulk. That's what I think, but I'm open to being pleasantly surprised.
*The death of Black Widow. As soon as Black Widow and Hawkeye arrived on Vormir, I was thinking to myself "Wait a minute? Didn't Thanos get the Soul Stone by…oh crap0_0". I have to say…I suspected that we'd be saying a permanent goodbye to at least one of our main heroes, but I NEVER thought that Black Widow would be one of those causalities. I understand why it was her as opposed to Hawkeye (given the fact that he would have a family to go back), but it was still a huge shock and truly sad sequence (them actually fighting to be the sacrifice just broke my heart a bit). Rest in peace Natasha Romanoff, you will be missed.
*Of every character to snap back half of all life, I truly wasn't expecting Hulk. I thought it'd be Captain America, or Iron Man…or even Nebula! In like…some kind of sacrificial moment (we'll get to that later). But…I do understand why it was Hulk, as (with Thor being…not all right upstairs) he was the only Avenger capable of surviving a Snap.
*I just realized something…Uru (the metal which the Infinity Gauntlet was made from) is supposedly a godly metal, being used in the construction of both Mjolnir and Stormbreaker (weapons of the gods). The Infinity Gauntlet was stated to be the only thing capable of containing the power of all six Infinity Stones. And yet…Iron Man's armor was capable of containing the stones. So, either Tony's armor is much more awesome then even I thought…or Uru is nowhere near as impressive as I thought:/
*The battle between Thanos and the MCU Trinity was very cool. Seeing Thor wielding both Mjolnir and Stormbreaker was awesome! But, how about that moment when Thanos was about to kill Thor with Stormbreaker? And then Mjolnir started to slow lift. I legitimately thought that Thor was summoning Mjolnir to his hand…and then the war hammer flew towards the hand of the star-spangled superhero. One of the most epic and badass moments in the MCU to date!:)
*When Falcon's voice rang out in Steve's ear, I knew that…things were about to get serious. And then, dozens of portals opened dragging out an entire army to the heroes' side. When Thanos's army came down to the battlefield, I was literally whispering to myself "Come on. Army for the heroes. Army for the heroes". And when it happened? So amazing!:)
*The death of Tony Stark, Iron Man. He began the MCU eleven years ago, and he's finally put to rest. I knew it'd be either him or Cap to be put down permanently in these two films (Infinity War and Endgame) against Thanos. I knew it was coming, didn't make it any easier. I know that his death was intended to be a happy moment, that the Earth's greatest defender saved the universe and was finally allowed to rest. Especially since this movie finally had him and Pepper get married and have a child (little Morgan is so cute). Despite my sadness at his end, I do respect his final act. Giving his life to save the entire universe. That is a true hero. Rest in peace Tony Stark, you will be missed.
*Thanos's original goal was to snap away half of all life in the universe, so that the surviving half would have more resources to survive and thrive. And after he (the 2014 version) learned the truth of the Avengers and that no one would truly be able to live with the Decimation, he decided to do the same thing to the ENTIRE universe and build a new one in its place. So…I find it very fitting that Thanos's ultimate defeat was him and his army being snapped away by Iron Man.
*There's an Easter Egg in Tony's funeral, featuring (a now teenage) Harley Keener from Iron Man 3. Did not know who that was when I saw the film:/
*That's pretty clever with what they did with Captain America. Him going to put back the Infinity Stones (and Mjolnir) back to their own timelines, and going to live his life with Peggy Carter. Chris Evans hasn't kept it a secret that he'd like to step away from the MCU, and now, with Captain America being an old man, they can keep the character alive while allowing Evans to leave. At least we didn't have to lose three core Avengers in this movie. I can actually see Cap serving as the mentor or "Nick Fury" of the next Avengers team. And there WILL be a next/new Avengers team. Iron Man and Black Widow are dead, Thor is with the Guardians of the Galaxy (which gets me SO excited for Guardians 3:), Captain America is an old man, Hulk is injured (but not COMPLETELY out of the game), and Hawkeye has a family. A new Avengers team will need to be formed.
*I have to be honest…I was very disappointed with Captain Marvel in this film. Not in her specifically, but in the way that she was handled. She was hyped up so much ever since the post-credit scene of Infinity War, constantly stated to be the most powerful superhero in the MCU to date (which is really saying something, since we have powerhouses like Vision, Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange, Hulk, and Thor). And…the only noteworthy thing that she did before the final battle against Thanos was saving Iron Man and Nebula from space. ALL that hype…and they just didn't meet it. Considering the fact that it's been stated that Captain Marvel will lead the Avengers moving forward, there had better be a greater emphasis put on her in the future.
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