A/N: Hey guys, I'm back with chapter 8! Like I said, I don't own neither Loud House or The Expendables, they belong to their rightful owners. Anywho, I shall see you guys...AT THE BOTTOM!

Later in the day, a couple hours after the video call with his mother, Lincoln was taking the garbage out since it was his chore now. After he was done doing that, he made it back inside and saw Lee in the backyard with a black sleeve in his hand. Lincoln raised an eyebrow and went over to the english knife specialist to see what he was doing.

"Whatcha doing, Lee?" Lincoln asked as the English man turned and grinned while holding his black knife to let Lincoln see.

"Just throwing the ol' kunai's at the tree. You want to give a go?" Lee asked as Lincoln's face lit up with excitement.

Lincoln nodded and stepped closer to the weapons as he just stood there astonished by the looks of the knives Lee was throwing at the tree.

"Now Lincoln, little word of advice. Don't ever wave these in people's faces, and don't touch these unless you ask me, Barney or the others, ok?" Lee explained as Lincoln nodded while handing him the black kunai.

"Now watch me first, then I'll show you how to throw these." Lee said as he got the knife ready for the throw. He fixed the grip on his fingers, pulled his arm back and gave the knife an excellent toss towards the tree bark. It hit with excellent accuracy; small pieces of bark went flying as the kunai stayed in its position.

Lincoln was speechless to how he could throw a knife like that towards a tree at high speeds.

He was very eager to know martial arts by Lee, Yin, Toll and Barney. Plus, he was going to learn how to fire, clean and handle firearms correctly. Lee grabbed another knife and made his way towards Lincoln, held out his hand like he was asking Lincoln to take his.

"Now, first things first, have your thumb at the hole where you would spin it with and your put your index and middle fingers an inch or so above it on the opposite side." Lee explained as Lincoln did so by mimicking what the former SAS soldier did.

"Next, put a firm grip on it, hold it up straight so the point acts as a sight of a firearm." Lee instructed as Lincoln held the knife up, so it aligned with the tree, but most importantly he also closed one eye to concentrate.

"Third, get ready for the throw by bringing your arm back and hurl that sucker as hard as you can towards the tree!" Lee bellowed as Lincoln threw the knife as hard as he could and watched it head towards the tree.

Then the two heard a crunch sound and saw the knife hanging down at a downward angle, barely hanging to the tree. Lincoln could barely keep his excitement as he was screaming: 'yes' and 'I did it', while Lee was chuckling at the recruits first time throwing one of his knives.

"You did it, Lincoln! Felt good didn't it?" Lee asked as Lincoln just hugged him while chuckling. Lee felt Lincoln would have a bright future working alongside the others and him. Lincoln couldn't wait to tell Ronnie Anne later about his first ever knife throw and even having it stick to the tree, it may have only been one knife, but it was enough to satisfy him enough.

Just then Toll came out into the backyard with a grin as he saw Lincoln happier than a fat legged pony in a high field of oats. Behind him was a black backpack filled with school supplies, Barney called him and told him that Lincoln was going back to school the next day.

"Hey Lincoln!" Toll called as Lincoln turned to see his caretaker standing there with a beer in one hand and the backpack in the other. Toll motioned for Lincoln to make his way over to him, wondering what was going on.

"What's up Toll?" Lincoln asked as Toll showed him the black backpack for school. Lincoln knew what was going on, he was going back to school, it was going to suck because he couldn't goof off in the morning like he was for the past couple days. But he knew it was for the best so he could keep his education, keep Toll and the guys happy and still work with them too.

"I know you don't want to go back, but Barney let me know you're now in the New Orleans Parish School Board. So, you're going back tomorrow, but I think you're going to love the school schedule they have here." Toll explained as he then grabbed a gift off the counter behind to give to Lincoln.

Lincoln was surprised Toll had a gift for him, he watched Toll hand it to him with kindness. He accepted the gift and slowly unwrapped it, and when he saw what it was, he couldn't believe what it was. It was a brand-new black Samsung Galaxy S7, with a charger and even headphones.

"So, you can call me or any of the guys and let us know when you get home from school." Toll finished as Lincoln just hugged Toll once more while Lee came up grinning with knives under his arm.

"Now, make sure you go to bed around 8 pm tonight, because tomorrow, I want to discuss what workout routines we'll be doing together, ok?" Toll explained as Lincoln nodded and took his stuff inside.

Later That Day

Lincoln was in his room, playing Xbox as he heard a knock on his bedroom door. He paused his game and went to open the door, there stood the Chinese martial art specialist, Yin Yang.

"Hey Yang, what brings you here?" Lincoln asked while Yin had a duffle bag filled with unknown materials.

"I came here to train you for a couple hours, is that ok with you, Lincoln?" Yin asked in his Chinese accent as Lincoln nodded, but was confused of what was in the duffle bag.

"Follow me to the backyard, me and Lee have set up some courses for you to go through." Yin explained as he and Lincoln made it to the backyard where Lee was waiting.

"Hey Lincoln, you ready to learn how to fight like us?" Lee asked honestly.

"Yep, I'm ready, Lee." Lincoln confirmed as Yin got into a Renoji Dachi stance and motioned for Lincoln to mimic it.

As Lincoln did what he was told, he did his best to do what Yin was doing but messed up at the footing. Lee stepped in to show Lincoln how the oldies did it, since Lee and Yin were both expert martial artists.

"Here, let me and Yin show you how it's done." Lee said as he and Yin got into their stances for the sparring practice.

Yang and Lee both gazed at each other for 10 seconds before engaging. Lee threw a sidekick to Yang's face but repeated to kick him as Yang leg sweeped him. The two got back into their stances and began to go at it with their hands, quick hand jabs, legs thrown up halfway to block attacks to their shins and flips happening all in front of Lincoln.

Lynn was never this fast back in Royal Woods Lincoln thought as he continued to watch the two martial artists go at it.

Yang then threw a punch towards Lee, but to his mistake Lee managed to put his tough elbow in the way which caused Yang to punch it, injuring it.

Yang yelped in pain as Lincoln and Lee looked towards the Shaolin honorable with wide eyes, of all the years he's worked alongside Yang, he had never seen him hurt in any way shape or form.

"Shite! Sorry about that Yin, you all good?" Lee exclaimed as he went to examine the Asian man's hand, but as he grabbed his hand to check it Yang yanked him towards him, climbed up on his shoulders and interlocking his arm into Lee's and bringing them down with a big twist.

Lincoln watched with amazement as Yin pinned Lee to the grinned withheld his fist in the air looking as if he was going to clock Lee in the face one last time. But they both smiled and laughed it off.

"You cheeky bastard! This is supposed to teach Lincoln 'ere how to fight, not joke around while sparring!" Lee said with a shit eating grin as Yang just shrugged and grabbed a water bottle.

"I did what was necessary." Yang said as he started to grin. Lee then motioned for Lincoln to come over, as he did, he threw him a pair of black shorts and a white t-shirt to change into.

"Go change into those, after you're done, come back out here so we can get started on basics." Lee explained as he went into the house to change.

After he changed into his clothes, Lincoln made his way back outside to see Lee in the same clothes. Lincoln was making a commitment to be trained mentally and physically by Lee and the others, even if it meant getting disciplined in the process.

"Alrighty, you ready?" Lee asked Lincoln as he nodded confidently.

"Let's get to it then. Now, we'll be working on basic front kicks, punches and finally quick takedowns. So, get into formation the best you can and do what I do, ok?" Lee instructed as Lincoln did so and got into his best stance he could perform.

Thanks to Lynn's training, Lincoln knew the basics of a regular stance. But Lee was a former British SAS soldier, and went through a lot of training, so training alongside him and the others, especially getting into shape was going to be a tad tricky.

Lee and Lincoln stood before each other, a stern gaze on each other's faces until Lee gave the command.

"Front kick." Lee instructed as he and Lincoln simultaneously did a front kick.

The two brought their feet back down as Lee nodded slowly and gave the second command.

"High kick." He instructed again as he and Lincoln did a high kick.

Lee could feel that Lincoln would make an excellent student, by learning all his martial arts, military tactics and even...an Expendable out on the field when the time was right. To wear body armor, know military tactics, fight tangos and even hold firearms.

"Now, give a good right hook after a front kick." Lee commanded as Lincoln gave it his best, after that Lee motioned for Yang to come over and show Lincoln a specialty move just in case, he would need it in a difficult combat situation.

"Lincoln, we want you to watch closely." Lee said as Lincoln nodded before Yang got out 4 black Escrima sticks for the Asian and Brit to use

Lincoln watched as the 2 martial artists stood in a stance before Lee looked at the 11-year-old.

"Now Lincoln. This is what you do when you're limited in weaponry." Lee said

"You...fight with a knife to hold your own." Lincoln answered as Lee nodded and still kept a stern face.

"Correct, now watch as me and Yin demonstrate." Lee explained as Yin grabbed one of the frozen solid bananas and got into a simple stance.

As Lincoln sat down, the two men went at it with the large black escrima sticks as it was armed combat. The adults sparred for a few good minutes until Lincoln got the point and they ended it with a smile.

The two men smiled the biggest they could, shook hands and looked at Lincoln.

"Alright Lincoln. We're gonna put you through tough but strict training for the next few days. Understand?" Lee said before Lincoln smiled.

The 11-year-old nodded at the plans they would be following for the next couple of days.

"Anyway, we're done for the day. I think Toll is gonna make Mustard-Maple Pork Tenderloin for your dinner, so I'm gonna grab my stuff and be on my way." Lee said with a smile as he grabbed his stuff, ruffled Lincoln's hair and made his way out the door.

Yang did the same by placing the escrima sticks and throwing them back in the bag. Lincoln made his way back at the same time Lee did, so he was grabbing an apple and a water bottle while Yang was cleaning his stuff up from the backyard.

"You did good today, Lincoln. Even though there was not much action, you follow directions and kept a good eye on our combat skills. I have full potential in you, Lincoln." Yin said as he placed a hand on the 11-year-old's shoulder and grinned before leaving.

Lincoln had a good feeling the Expendables would do anything to get him in shape for his very field first mission in 6 years. But he would have to pull out all the stops to do so, by committing to every training exercise they would put him through. But school was another thing that came first, and Toll was now his caretaker, so he had to keep his grades around A's.

Lincoln felt he should call his dad and explain why he did what he did, but he had bigger fish to fry and the stream was full of tilapia. So, he decided to call Ronnie Anne and chat for a while, but he wanted to surprise her with his new room.

He made it to his room, closed the black curtain so Ronnie Anne couldn't see his new furniture.

It was a couple days since the last call he had with her, so it'd be smart for him to check in with her. He then turned on his laptop, messaged her on skype and waited. A minute passed and there was a message that made Lincoln's day.

Hey Lincoln, I'm gonna be alone for the whole night, so we can talk for a while ...if you want. -Ronnie Anne

Sweet! You wanna call, I got good news! -Lincoln

Sure. -Ronnie Anne

Lincoln's laptop rang and like clockwork, he answered it to see Ronnie Anne smiling at him. Her smile changed to a confused look to see black around Lincoln.

"Why is it dark around you, Lame-O?" Ronnie Anne questioned as Lincoln grabbed the black curtain, put on a goofy grin and revealed his new room to his girlfriend.

Ronnie Anne's jaw dropped as she saw Lincoln's new TV on the entertainment center, a clear sterilite drawer that had 5 drawers, his small queens' bed and even his Xbox.

"My caretaker got me this stuff, he got me a new phone so I can call him or the others when I get home from school." Lincoln explained as Ronnie Anne's face still didn't change whatsoever.

"Uh...you ok Ronnie Anne?" Lincoln continued as she snapped out of her trance just in time.

"Who's your caretaker, Lincoln?" Ronnie Anne asked as she and Lincoln heard a voice that made them yelp.

"That'll be me." A voice replied as Lincoln whipped his head around to see Toll Road standing behind him, leaning against the wall with a cocky smile on his face. He was wearing a white tank top, black jeans and a black beanie that covered his queer ear.

"You must be his girlfriend." Toll said as Ronnie Anne just nodded while being as calm, cool and collected as she could.

"Yeah. So...you're Lincoln's caretaker?" Ronnie Anne asked Toll Road as he nodded while walking closer to meet her.

"Yep, the name is Toll Road, don't wear it out." Toll introduced himself to Ronnie Anne as she smiled a bit and returned the introduction.

"I'm Ronnie Anne, Lincoln's girlfriend." She introduced herself as she and Lincoln blushed bright red. Toll noticed and decided to leave the two alone until he finished dinner.

"Dinner will be done in a minute, ok." Toll said as he patted Lincoln lightly on the shoulder and left to finish dinner in the kitchen.

After that awkward moment, Lincoln decided to break the ice.

"I'm gonna go ready for dinner soon, I'll message you tomorrow after school." Lincoln said as Ronnie Anne nodded as tears began to flow down her cheeks.

"Hey hey hey, Ronnie Anne. Don't cry, I promise I will check in when I can. I got school tomorrow, plus I got a new phone you can skype me if you want, but please make sure to archive the chat when you're done." Lincoln consoled her as she wiped her tears and nodded with an exceedingly small smile on her face.

"I promise, I love you Lincoln." Ronnie Anne said as she started to blush again.

"LINCOLN! DINNER'S DONE!" Toll called from the kitchen as Lincoln knew he had to go eat, but not without saying the one true thing to Ronnie Anne.

"Love you too Ronnie." Lincoln returned with such comfort as the call ended. He then shut off his laptop, grabbed his charged phone and made his way towards the kitchen.

In The Kitchen

Lincoln washed his hands in the bathroom before heading to the dinner table. After that, he made it into the kitchen to see Toll Road with...Barney and Tool! Lincoln never expected to see the leader and the weapons liaison here at the house for dinner.

"Hey kid, how you are settling in?" Tool asked wolfishly as Lincoln had a truthful grin on his face.

"It's going pretty well, I just face chatted my friend Ronnie Anne and just explained how good I'm doing since the night at the hotel with Church." Lincoln explained as Toll nudged him to give him the real truth.

"Are you sure, she's your friend?" Toll asked in a joking voice as the 2 other men raised their eyebrows due to this info.

Lincoln knew the guys liked to joke around and get on each other's backs with stuff like this to Yin, but he might as well come clean to them about Ronnie Anne's and his relationship.

"SHE'S MY GIRLFRIEND OKAY, THERE I SAID IT!" Lincoln blurted out quickly and put his head down in embarrassment while blushing a dark cherry red.

The 3 men just snickered as Toll got them their plates for dinner. As they ate, Lincoln noticed Barney had brought a couple of Walmart bags with him full of what looked like...clothes? He probably thought they were his because he could be spending the night.

After Dinner

After Tool had left, Lincoln was cleaning his plate as Barney came up with the bags of clothes he brought over. Barney put them on the counter as Lincoln dried his hands and raised his eyebrows.

"What's up Barney?" Lincoln asked as Barney pulled out a black and white buffalo shirt, black jeans and even brand-new black converse for him, but the best part was...they were all his size!

"Your new outfit for tomorrow at school. If you also wanna smell good, here is some really nice Old Spice Deodorant and some Drakkar Noir cologne. Plus, there is a lot of cool clothes I picked up for you earlier." Barney explained as he placed down the other 3 bags for Lincoln to look and see what he got him.

Lincoln went through the bags and saw that Barney got him a couple button down shirts, some white tank tops, 2 pairs of black jeans, 3 pairs of blue jeans, 2 small packages of socks, a couple pairs of boxers and even a maroon red hoodie for the winter.

"That'll be enough for a couple weeks, until Toll is able to get you some more shirts you like. I just got you those because I thought you would like them." Barney explained as Lincoln almost cried from this positive attention, he was giving him.

Barney helped Lincoln take the bags of clothes to his room, sorted them into their proper drawers and admired the furniture Toll got him.

"I think Toll Road did a nice job selecting your furniture for the room." Barney complimented as Lincoln chuckled while getting his pajamas on.

"I think I did pretty good too. The truth is, Lincoln was the one who picked this stuff, I just paid for them and to have them delivered." Toll explained as he was in his compression sleepwear all ready for bed.

"I'm gonna head back to my house now, Toll. Now, if you need me at all...don't hesitate to call." Barney said with a smile as Toll chuckled and softly decked the veteran in the shoulder before heading out to depart on his motorcycle.

As the two heard Barney's motorcycle head down the street, Toll looked towards Lincoln and took a seat on his bed next to him.

"I'll be taking you to school tomorrow, so I can talk to your principal about your class and bus arrangements." Toll explained as he showed Lincoln the email he got from the school.

Lincoln read the email and was surprised that he saw the school schedule; Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays was 8am to 1pm. But Wednesdays and Thursdays were 8 am to 12 pm. So, Lincoln now had two half days and 3 regular days of school. I am gonna love this school schedule, Lincoln thought.

"Now, make sure to set your alarm for 6:30 am for all school days. You can fiddle with the alarm settings tomorrow after school, ok." Toll explained as Lincoln nodded and plugged his phone in and set his alarm.

"Ok, but what if I'm needed for a mission?" Lincoln asked curiously as Toll immediately replied.

"I'll pick you up from school and just say 'I'm taking Lincoln for the day' or something like that." Toll explained as Lincoln nodded once more from the information.

"Anyway, I want you to get a good night's rest. Because after school, we'll be going for an after-school run." Toll instructed to Lincoln as he was getting under his covers for the night. It was almost 8 pm, so he should be getting to sleep and getting ready for school tomorrow as well.

"Goodnight Lincoln." Toll said in a soft tone as he patted Lincoln on the shoulder softly before retreating to his bedroom himself.

After Toll had gone to bed, Lincoln was excited but a bit nervous about starting school again. He wasn't if he would fit in to this new school, but he would have to just get back to the basics as soon as he starts his class tomorrow. And in no time at all, Lincoln fell asleep with a goofy grin on his face.

A/N: Holy SMOKES, that is a lot of words lol. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I did. Tell me what you think of this chapter (as always) and let me know what might happen in the next one, but there is a 'kind of' sad moment between a certain couple. Before I go, the school schedule is actually my own school schedule, lol belive it or not (please no negativity of the school info.) Anywho, I have to get going, but as always, I shall see you guys in the next one...ADIOS AMIGOS!