A/N: Happy New Years! Wow 2018 is already here; I can't believe it. Anyway, here is Chapter 3 of One Loud Expendable, in this one you'll see the characters that are the icing on the cake (kinda). I don't own The Loud House or The Expendables whatsoever. Anyway, enough of me talking, I'll see you...AT THE BOTTOM!
"Lincoln...kid wake up." Church shook Lincoln lightly as the 11-year-old opened his eyes to see the agent standing there with a grin on his face.
"Did we land yet?" Lincoln asked with a big yawn as he rubbed his left eye as he was waking up from his nap.
"They just said we're going to land in 15 minutes. So, you might wanna get your things ready before we land." Church instructed as Lincoln nodded and put his comic book away and sat back ready for the plane to land.
New Orleans Airspace
As the small Eclipse 500 made its way into the small hanger in an off-grid airspace just outside of New Orleans. The two got off the jet and made their way towards another black government marked vehicle, they got in and left the small runway.
As the suburban was driving towards Crescent City, Lincoln was wondering what the team of mercenaries would be like. He didn't want to go meet them and they start to hate him since he's a child still.
"What are these guys like, Church?" Lincoln asked out of curiosity. Church then turned his head slightly and put on a stern face which Lincoln scooted towards the door.
"These guys I heard can really fu-mess stuff up when it comes to them being on missions." Church explained as he caught himself when he almost used the "F" word by replacing it. "If there is work that comes by me, I call their recruitment liaison to give them the work. The leader is a Vietnam veteran and is one tough dude, but...he doesn't scare me one bit. Because he knows I can throw him and his little gang of psychotic mutts in the deepest, darkest hole in Gitmo, no sunlight whatsoever." Church explains as Lincoln looked very worried by the agent's choice of words.
"Wow, that is very dark I must say so myself. Lucy would have love to listen to this." Lincoln commented as Church raised his eyebrows in confusion.
Lincoln then turned to Church and explained who Lucy was since he didn't notice her at the house.
"Lucy is the quiet goth girl of the family, she likes to pop up and scare us and read Edgar Allen Poe. But other than that, she loves us no matter what. I even took the blame for her when she clogged the toilet with a Princess Pony book, so my sisters wouldn't make her the laughingstock of the family." Lincoln said as he looked down in embarrassment while waiting for Church to laugh at him.
"Lincoln, what you did...that took some balls. To help your younger sister not be humiliated and taking the blame." Church kindly stated to Lincoln as he started to tear up.
"Yeah, I took the blame, got grounded, and became the laughingstock of my sisters. But it was worth it to keep Lucy from being humiliated." Lincoln explained as he saw Church's expression change in an instant.
"Your parents grounded you clogging a fucking toilet! Are you kidding me!" Church said in a scary tone as Lincoln started shaking from the agent's outburst.
As Church noticed Lincoln shaking, he pulled the vehicle over at a nearby gas station to apologize and even let him get a drink.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you or cuss in front of you. I sometimes get so mad that I yell without knowing who's around me." Church apologized as Lincoln relaxed himself.
"It's ok, I've heard worse from my older sister Lori. And yeah, they grounded me over a clogged toilet. I accepted it and just took my punishment while the others laughed at me." Lincoln stated as Church nodded and opened the door.
"I understand, now why don't we get a drink to hold us off until we get to the hotel we'll be in for the night, ok." Church explained softly as Lincoln nodded and opened his door.
As the two went to get a soda from the gas station, a certain family was drowning in tears in Royal Woods.
Loud Residence
The rest of the Loud Family were crying like there was no tomorrow at all. They missed Lincoln so much, even though they were a bit mad at him for what he did they still missed him.
Rita had gone through 2 boxes of tissue since she was the one crying the most. Her only son had committed a felony and was taken by the government, she was mad at him but never enough to hate him. She and Lincoln were very close, she never expected her baby boy to do this type of crime.
Lola still held the note that Lincoln gave her before he departed. She was told not to open it until later, and it was later, it had been 3 hours since he gave her the note and she was wondering what was on the note.
Lynn Sr was wiping his eyes from the tears until he saw Lola with the note in her hands. He walked up to her and raised his brow with confusion.
"What's it say?" Lynn Sr asked with a hint of sadness in his voice.
Lola perked up when she heard her father ask her about the note Lincoln gave her. She decided to read it and just get the weights off her shoulder.
"It says 'Take care of Bun-Bun for me'." Lola read as she cried while mascara ran down her face and onto her dress. Lynn Sr took the time to comfort his daughter with a soothing hug as she returned the hug but just couldn't stop crying.
Lisa was in her room too upset to even start an experiment because of her older brother being hauled off. The other siblings knew she doesn't partake in human emotions, but she couldn't stop herself from crying when Lincoln was being arrested.
Lori and Leni were locked in their room and were not coming out anytime soon. They had pushed a pillow to their faces and let it out, makeup and tears ruined their pillows, but they didn't care at all. All they wanted was Lincoln back, safe and sound.
Luna was in her room crying like there was no tomorrow, she (like her mother) went through lots of tissues. She wanted her little gentleman home, not in prison with gang members preying around him. She felt ashamed in Lincoln for committing the crime, but the other was proud because he did the right thing by being honest and not running from his problems.
Luan walked into her and Luna's room and saw her wiping her nose. Luan had the most depressed look on her face, not even a good pun could cheer that face up.
"Do you think he'll be alright in there?" Luan asked her roommate/sister. Luna raised her eyebrows and looked at her sister.
"I hope so Lu, I hope so." Luna replied as she felt more tears coming down her face. Luan noticed and pulled the rockstar into a hug and comforted her.
Lana was playing with Lily while she was teaching her what tools were with plastic kid tools. She was trying to focus on the task in hand when she started crying again. Lily just stood there with her blanket and sucked her thumb not understanding the situation that occurred earlier, probably because she was asleep earlier.
Lucy couldn't get a single word done for her poem due to the predicament that happened out-front. Every time she wrote down a word, she erased it due to either it not being good enough or not thinking it would work in the poem. This was caused by not having Lincoln beside her and helping her find good rhymes to finish the poem.
Lynn Jr was out back throwing the ball against the tree as she wiped tears away from her face. The athlete never wanted to cry in front of her sisters, but this time she cried along with her sisters while the only other guy was taken away, her brother Lincoln.
The Loud family felt miserable without Lincoln (Man with a plan) at the house. And it was going to suck without him there. But what they didn't know, Lincoln was safe and sound with Agent Church. Lincoln would also be going to school in New Orleans too, and just live his normal life as well.
Meanwhile with Lincoln
"I never knew there was such a drink called The Graveyard!" Lincoln exclaimed happily as Church chuckled at the 11 year olds response.
"Yep, it's a soda where you every flavor in a cup and BOOM, you got a graveyard." Church explained as they both had their drinks in hand while getting in the vehicle.
They were still 5 miles away from the hotel in New Orleans they would be staying at for the night. Church cranked the car, put it in gear and they set off towards the hotel.
"Are there any public schools here that I'll like?" Lincoln asked innocently towards the agent.
"Yes, there is actually. One of the schools here is so nice, I think you'll really like. The name of it is called Benjamin Franklin Elementary, it's a public school and has lots of good feedback." Church explained as Lincoln's eyes lit up with excitement from the news.
"So, I'd be going to school soon!?" Lincoln asked with excitement as the agent just chuckled and nodded.
"Of course, but if your needed for missions in the morning, then you'll be staying home from school." Church replied as Lincoln's smile turned to a frown as he was wondering what he would be calling home for the next 10 years.
"Who will I be staying with?" Lincoln asked out of curiosity when Church's eyes moved to Lincoln and then back to the road.
"I'll ask the leader of the mercenaries if one of his guys can be your guardian for the being. If not, then I'll threaten him, no biggie." Church explained as Lincoln nodded with a simple blank stare.
Hotel Parking Lot
As Church pulled the suburban into the parking lot of the Holiday Inn hotel, Lincoln got out with his stuff, stretched and looked around at the scenery. He couldn't believe New Orleans would be so beautiful. It was full of music (mostly jazz), sights and even the smell of cuisine hit his nostrils and boy did it smell amazing!
Church got out and grabbed a duffel bag with his pair of clothes in it. He had a pair of pajama bottoms and a white t-shirt inside as well as clean socks, he then motioned for Lincoln to follow him to the front desk. Lincoln then followed him into the front lobby of the hotel, as they reached the front desk, a man in his late 20's to early 30's noticed Church and Lincoln walking towards the desk and instantly puts on a smile.
"Welcome to Holiday Inn, how can I help you?" The man greeted with cheerfully towards Church as he didn't show a smile back.
"I need 1 room with 2 beds please." Church explained as the man typed on his computer looking for a room matching the one Church was needing. A small grin grew on the man's face as the computer beeped once, indicating there was 1 room available.
"Good news for you sir, there is one room available and it'll be $90 per night." The man said to Church as he handed him the money, until Church spoke again.
"I'm only here for the night with my kid." Church half lied as the man understood and nodded while handing him the room key.
"Thanks a lot, come on Lincoln." Church softly said to Lincoln as he waved towards the man at the counter, who waved back and called to them.
"Have a nice stay!" The man hollered as they didn't turn around due to them already being at the elevator. They made it to the 2nd floor due to the stairs just being cleaned and slippery, Church opened the door with the room key, put his bag down on one bed as Lincoln set his laptop and bag of clothes with his comic book on the bed.
"You pack some pj's right?" Church asked him as he got his pj's out, while Lincoln stood there in embarrassment. I forgot my dang pj's Lincoln thought, he knew it would be so embarrassing to explain how he forgot his sleep wear.
"I sort of...forgot to pack them." Lincoln managed to slip out quickly as he blushed deeply and kept his head down. Church sighed and looked towards him with care like he was in his care full time.
"You were small, right?" Church asked as Lincoln raised his head in confusion, he didn't expect Church to be this caring towards him.
"Yeah, I do. I'm sorry I forgot to pack my pj's." Lincoln confessed as Church spoke quickly which got the 11-year-olds attention.
"Hey hey hey, it's not your fault. I'll go get you some from the Walmart up the road, ok?" Church softly explained as Lincoln just hugged him as if Church was more like a father to him than Lynn Sr.
Church happily returned the hug, he never had children nor the balls to go up to a woman he liked and ask her out. So, he was surprised to see this reaction from Lincoln, even though he had yelled in front of him to his parents.
"Can I trust you to stay in this room, until I get back?" Church asked the boy as he got a nod from him.
"Yeah, my parents let me, and my sisters stay home alone all the time. Plus, I'm usually quiet while I'm in my room at home just reading comics and such." Lincoln replied as Church chuckled a bit, grabbed the room key and headed for the door.
"They have free wifi here, plus the tv has plenty to watch on it. So, just entertain yourself until I get back, I'll even grab us drinks at Walmart, so we don't have to use the minifridge." Church explained as Lincoln nodded and got his laptop open to put the wifi password from the card that was on the nightstand.
He sat on his bed while getting it setup while an idea hit him.
"I'll call Ronnie Anne and let her know where I am. But I better text her first so Bobby doesn't see the hotel background." Lincoln said with happiness, as he texted Ronnie Anne.
Hey Ronnie, you there? -Lincoln
He waited a couple minutes as he then heard a message on the chat.
Yep, go ahead. -Ronnie Anne
I just arrived in New Orleans a while ago, I'm at a hotel with Agent Church as we speak for the night. -Lincoln
Oh, ok. Can we call, Bobby is out right now, and I have the house to myself. -Ronnie Anne
Sure. -Lincoln
He then saw the incoming call icon on his computer screen and clicked it. He then saw her with a small grin on her face, which cheered him up.
"You good Lame-O?" Ronnie Anne asked with kindness.
"Yeah, I'm good. I'm just worried about the others; I hope they don't find out the truth." Lincoln said a bit worried as Ronnie put on a stern face.
"They won't find out Lincoln, trust me. If they try to snoop around here, I'll put them in their place." Ronnie said as she cracked her knuckles while Lincoln chuckled slightly.
"That's Ronnie Anne Santiago for you folks!" Lincoln said sarcastically as Ronnie just shook her head with a small blush on her face.
"I don't like what the job is Lincoln, but...at least you're not in jail serving 30 years. Am I right?" Ronnie explained as Lincoln sighed at the first part.
"I know, but I don't go into the field until I'm 17. But I gotta be trained by these guys, mentally and physically. I hope they accept me into the group, I don't want Church sending them into a hole in Gitmo." Lincoln explained as Ronnie raised her eyebrows due to Lincoln's explaination.
"Where's Gitmo?" She asked full of confusion as Lincoln shrugged his shoulders wondering the same thing.
"I have...no idea. He just told me that because he said the leader doesn't scare him and that he can put him and his mutts in a deep dark hole in Gitmo." Lincoln replied as she stared at him with a blank stare.
"Anyway Lame-O, I gotta go. But message me before you hit the sack, k." Ronnie Anne said as Lincoln now wore a frown on his face.
"Ok...I...I love you." Lincoln managed to throw out as he looked at Ronnie with a huge blush on his face.
Ronnie just giggled a bit and said the words Lincoln was waiting to hear.
"You're such a dork, but...I love you too Lincoln." Ronnie replied with her own blush on her face.
Lincoln then waved goodbye as she ended the call, leaving Lincoln half happy and the other half a bit sad. But he knew this was for the best, so he had to decide.
He decided it was time to...man up (the best he could) and do the job when it was time. But for now, he would enjoy the silence and read his comic book or maybe even watch TV. He had a feeling in his gut, that the mercenaries won't accept him, but there was another feeling he had, they might accept him and train him. All he had to do was wait until Church introduced him to the leader. But for now...tv and comics was first!
A/N: Phew! Glad you made it, anyway I want to thank Flagg1991 for giving me assistance on this. Also, what do you think the leader will say to Lincoln when they meet? You'll just have to find out, also I used Church's threat from the Expendables 2, but this will be repeated towards Barney when the time comes. Anywho, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I will see you later...ADIOS AMIGOS!
