I don't own The Loud House.

Welcome back to LFAL, I know it's been three weeks since I last posted anything. And I want to apologize for that absence. Life has a tendency to get in the way and I've been busy. But now I'm finally free, somewhat, to write again. I'll still only be updating this story once every 2 weeks so that I can have enough to time work on this one and The Dig-Loud Adventure. I don't want to rush either story and give you guys crap as a result.

There's a lot of you that are enjoying this story in particular and I can't put my finger on why. Must be the plot, lol. As I told you guys in the previous chapter that this will be the start of a story arc that will continue for several chapters. I'm not sure for how long but it will feature a much larger cast than before once things get rolling. This chapter is just to set the scene as it were.

Lust For A Loud

Chapter 7: The Bet

Lincoln was walking home from school with his friends. They were talking about Lincoln's latest date that he had with Stella and how it ended with them almost getting caught by her parents.

"…and just as I was about to finish, we hear the front door opening." Lincoln was telling Clyde, Rusty, Liam, and Zack. They were listening to every word, their faces red from hearing and imagining Stella naked as Lincoln had described her in graphic detail. "Luckily we were in the bathroom so Stella quickly managed to turn on the shower just as her parents began to call for her. The running water was enough to muffle her moans and while they were talking to her over the water, I came inside. I'll tell you, almost getting caught by her parents made me get hard right away for round three."

"Gosh, Lincoln, you sure have a way with the ladies." Liam said, slightly envious of his friend. "I wish I had a gal that I could wrestle with."

"He has to been doing something to attract all the ladies, I just know it!" Rusty said, obviously jealous of his friend. "How else do you explain how he's been with every girl in school?"

"I don't think Lincoln is the kind of guy who would use illegal means to get a girlfriend, Rusty." Clyde said, defending his best friend. "I've seen him talk to girls and they simply like that he's charming."

"So his sister Lisa hasn't, like, given him a pill to make him more attractive to girls then?" Zack asked, wondering if he could get one for himself.

"What? No, Lisa would never do that." Lincoln said with a shake of his head. "She says that she can't risk the pheromones spreading like wildfire through the air or something like that. Apparently she watched an episode of Rick and Morty where they tried it and it brought about the end of the world."

"Your sister watches Rick and Morty?" Rusty asked, wondering why a four year old would watch that kind of show.

"She says it's to see if she can get some new ideas for inventions. But personally I think she wants to try and make her own Council of Lisa's with her own portal gun." Lincoln said with a wave of his hand.

"Your sister has a portal gun?!" The four friends asked.

"Yea, she-ahh!" Lincoln's foot stepped on something on the sidewalk and he stumbled and fell onto the pavement. "What the fell was that?"

"It looks like a wallet." Clyde said as he picked up the object that caused his friend to fall.

"Ooh check to see if there's any money inside!" Rusty said with eager grin.

"Rusty, even if there were money inside the honest thing would be to turn it into the police." Liam said. His country accent making the word police sound like pole-lease.

"Whoa! Look at all that cash!" Zack exclaimed as Clyde opened the wallet.

"There's gotta be like 1000 bucks in there!" Rusty said excitedly.

"Hmm let me see…" Lincoln held out his hand and once Clyde gave him the money, he held it up to his ear and used a trick his sister Lola had taught him. He placed his thumb on the edge of the bills and ruffled through them like a money counter. He gasped when he realized how much they now had. "$500?!"

"What?!" They all shouted in unison.

That was a lot of money for five 11 year olds. Lincoln took the wallet from Clyde and checked to see if he could find any ID but there was nothing inside, not even a library card.

"Dude, if there's no ID then that means that we can keep it, right?" Zack asked the group as they huddled around the money.

"Well which one of us gets to keep it?" Rusty asked, eyeing everyone with a slightly mistrustful glare.

"Chill, Rusty, We're not going to keep it. We're going to turn it in to the proper authorities. Right Lincoln?" Clyde said as he turned towards the white haired Loud.

"About that…what if we do keep it?" Lincoln said as he stared down at the wad of cash in his hands.

"Lincoln!" Both Liam and Clyde exclaimed, unable to believe their ears.

"Just hear me out, okay? In a couple months, the new Smash Brothers is coming out and I still don't have a Nintendo Switch like you guys do. With this, I could buy the console and the game and we can all play together." Lincoln said as he tried to make his case.

"Well I guess that could be a worthy cause…" Clyde said slowly while Liam nodded.

"Hold up, Lincoln is already swimming in pussy! Why should he also get the money too? There's things I want to buy as well!" Rusty said as he objected to Lincoln's proposal.

"There are a few things I wouldn't mind getting too." Zack agreed.

"Well how do we go about this then?" Liam asked. "The fair thing would be to split it five ways since there's $500."

"But then I wouldn't be able to get the Nintendo Switch." Lincoln pointed out.

"What if we made a bet?" Zack offered.

"What kind of bet?" Rusty asked.

"Hang on, let's go to my house. We shouldn't be talking about this out in the open." Lincoln said as he looked around. While no one was close by there were still people walking around them.

A few minutes later and the five of them were in Lincoln's sound proof room. As they all sat down, or in Clyde's case stand because he knew what went on on Linc's bed and floor…pretty much every surface, Lincoln turned to Zack.

"So what did you have in mind, pal?" Lincoln asked the red head.

"Well I was thinking that we could have a contest of sorts. You know, something where only one of us remains and the winner gets the cash." Zack explained. "It has to be something fair so we all get a shot at winning the money."

"Like what?" Clyde asked.

"How about a cannon ball contest?" Lincoln suggested.

"How about no? You already hold the record in our grade." Rusty said.

"What about a chicken wrangling contest?" Liam suggested next.

"It has to be fair for all of us. Not all of us grew up on a farm, Liam." Zack told him.

"Well how about-"

Just as Clyde was about to suggest something, Lincoln's phone began to beep signaling that he was receiving a text. Looking at the message, it was from his sister Lisa who was asking him to open the door. Wondering what she needed, Lincoln walked over to his door and unlocked it.

"Greetings elder male sibling and his friends, I believe I have the solution to your problem." Lisa said as she walked into the room, closing the door behind her.

"How did you know we had a problem?" Zack asked the four year old genius.

"My room has cameras that are connected to Lisa's computer for research purposes." Lincoln explained.

"Indeed. As I was listening to your dilemma, I believe that I can offer you a solution. For you see, I am in need of assistance in testing out a new invention of mine." She pulled out a digital watch from her pocket and showed it to them. "This here is a prototype of a new line of medical technology. The watch monitors the human body and transmits data such as blood pressure, cholesterol levels, body temperature and so on. It will eliminate the need for a physical because with a touch of a button, your doctor will have a full medical report that is updating live every second."

"Wow! That sounds amazing!" Clyde said as he stared wide eyed at the young genius. Clyde had a slight fear of hospitals and he didn't like when they nurses checked all of his vitals.

"But how will that help solve our problem?" Zack asked Lisa.

"I'm getting to that." Lisa said as she adjusted her glasses. "Each if you will wear the watch and during the trial, each of you will resist the urge to masturbate. The one who can last the longest without achieving an orgasm will be declared the winner."

The five boys stared quietly at the young Loud before them before they each began to shout their concerns.

"What the hell!?"

"What if someone takes it off?"

"What if someone cheats?"

"Will you be able to see us?"

"How will we be able to tell if someone is disqualified?"

Lisa waited for them all to finish before continuing. "As I was saying, the watches are a prototype but rest assured that no one but I can disable or tamper with them. Should any of you achieve an orgasm, the screen will turn red indicating that you have lost."

"Well…I guess that could work." Lincoln said slowly as he thought it through. "I mean, how hard could it be?"

"Are you kidding me? Linc, you're soooo gonna lose! Every girl wants to jump your bones!" Rusty exclaimed as he pointed at the white haired Loud. "You'll never last the month much less the week!"

"When you put it like that, I'm in." Liam said.

"Me too." Zack agreed.

"Sorry, buddy, but this is a good opportunity for me to win some money." Clyde said before he agreed as well.

"Very well then it's settled. Take these watches and I'll hold onto the money." Lisa said as she handed out the remaining prototypes.

"Wait, why does your sister get to hold onto the money?" Zack asked.

"Yea, What if she just gives it to Lincoln?" Rusty said.

But Lisa simply scoffed. "Please, as if I would sacrifice valuable research data just to help my brother win a bet. Besides, $500 for me is chump change compared to what I receive through government grants."

When the four friends turned to face the male Loud, Lincoln nodded. "It's true. How else do you think she makes these things?" He motioned towards the watch on his wrist.

"Now remember, I shall be monitoring your vitals as well as your libido for the duration of the bet. Should any of you take it off then you automatically forfeit. And believe me, I'll know the exact moment that you remove it." Lisa told them. She then left the room though she added. "Good luck gentlemen, I thank you for your assistance."

And with that the terms of the bet were set and the five boys all looked at one another as it began to settle in just what they had agreed too. As each eyed their competition, one thought reigned chief among them: how can I make the others lose?

End of chapter.

As I said before, this is just the first chapter. The following chapter is where things get juicy. With the bet set, each of the friends is going to try their best to make the others fail. And others will get involved. All the girls that you've all been suggesting will be making an appearance in one way or another. A few of my favorites will make their debuts while some of the fan favorites will be coming back. Place your bets on who you think will last till the end. And on a fun note, let me know who you think will be the first to lose. I'll see you all on august 10th. Till next time.