A/N: I'm back!
I need to address this as well, there will be some explicit content in this, but its part of growing up, find out what I'm talking about. ;)
Anywho, let's see how this goes, so I'll see you guys…AT THE BOTTOM!
Lincoln was in his 2nd hour class doing his work when the bell rang for 3rd period. He headed for his class when he saw Dakota standing outside the door waiting for him. "Hey Lincoln. Are you taking the big social studies test today?" He asked with a smile as Lincoln nodded to the question.
"I'm taking it too. I need to graduate early so I can get some more summertime." Dakota continued as he fixed his hair by his shoulder. "Good to hear. Anyway, Mrs. Roberts is gonna come get us, so we can do the test in the ISS room." Lincoln said to his Native American friend as they both walked into 3rd period. As soon as they sat down, the two waited for Mrs. Roberts to come pick them up so they could head to the ISS room and begin the test. As their 3rd hour teacher began to put the bell work on the board, Mrs. Roberts walked in and motioned for Lincoln and Dakota to follow her.
The two followed the woman to the ISS room around the corner; they immediately saw a couple other kids in the room waiting for further instructions. "Now everyone, you will taking the final social studies test to see if you have what it takes to graduate 5th grade early. So, there will be no talking, no answer sharing and especially no electronics. You will be able to have a 10-minute break after a while and after that you will get back to work. This is not a timed test, so you will have all day to do it; but your parents have given me permission to send it home with you if necessary. Does everyone understand?" Mrs. Roberts explained in a strict tone as she got a positive response from every 5th grader in the room.
Then Ms. Buckalew came in and passed around the tests for the 5th graders to take. Lincoln received his and thought long and hard; he was ready to take this test and graduate 5th grade early. This is my moment, Lincoln thought as he cracked open his test and began.
Royal Woods
Rita was at home taking care of Lily while her kids were at school and Lynn Sr. was at work while still staying at his sister's house. While the house was quiet, Rita decided to show some of Lincoln's recent pictures to Lily, so she wouldn't forget who he was. Rita was glad that Lincoln was okay and working, plus he was going to school again.
"I hope your brother doesn't get into trouble while living in another state. And I hope you don't make the mistake he made as well sweetie." Rita said while talking to Lily as the baby had her head leaning on the matriarch's chest.
Just then, the doorbell rang. Wondering who could be at the house at this time, Rita got up while still holding Lily and went to answer the door. When she opened the door, she saw her father standing there with his suitcase and a bottle of water. "Dad? What're you doing here?" Rita asked as she let her father in. "I had to get out of that home for a while. Just so I can help around since Lynn Sr. isn't around." Pop Pop said as Rita was surprised to see her father knew that Lynn Sr. wasn't around. "How did you-" Rita started to say until her father put a soft hand on her shoulder and looked with such care in his eyes.
"Never mind. Anyway, let me get the guest bed set up so you can sleep." Rita said as she went to put Lily in her bed for a nap while she went to get the extra bed they had for Pop Pop. While the matriarch was doing that, Luna was at the park, so she could get away from the house for a little bit. Since she was still suspended from school, her mother let her get out of the house for a bit because she did all her chores and was bored to begin with. She was still a bit angry at Lincoln for ranting on her and exposing on what they did to him, so she decided to grab some weed that her parents didn't even know she had and a glass pipe, so she could unwind a bit.
"I can't believe Lincoln exposed us like that. We didn't mean to, and there he goes spilling the beans even though it was like ages ago we did it." The rockstar said to herself as she loaded the glass bowl with the drug. "Whatever, maybe some of the Devil's Lettuce will calm my nerves." She continued as she was about to light the bowl, when she heard a familiar voice call her name. "Luna? What're you doing?" It was Sam, her crush and best friend.
Scrambling to put her stash and pipe away so she didn't look suspicious, she turned to look at her crush. "H-Hey Sam. What's up with you?" Sam asked as she shoved her backpack under the park bench, away from her crush. "Look I'm gonna come out straight and simple; I know you were about to smoke weed in a public park. But that's not the point, I know you're upset about what happened to your brother. But weed isn't the solution, Lunes." Sam said as Luna was shocked to see her crush catch on to her behavior right on the spot.
"Well, you should've heard what he said to me and my sisters! He brought up sensitive info where we used him to be our step and fetch boy, which we didn't mean to and other stuff to our parents." Luna stated as Sam didn't look phased whatsoever. "It doesn't matter. He is your blood; and blood sticks by each other's sides, no matter what." Sam said as that hit Luna, hard. She wanted Lincoln to understand that he messed up in the past and he needed to see that the girls needed some time to themselves now, but now he made them think that they stopped talking to him now.
She flew into Sam's arms and let all her tears out that she had been carrying in her eye ducts. Sam stroked her brown hair and just let Luna cry in her arms until she couldn't cry anymore. Many minutes passed and the brunette-haired Rockstar began to calm down. She wiped her eyes with her arm while Sam wiped the tears with a handkerchief she had in her pocket.
"You good now, Luna?" Sam asked softly, as she wiped the tears from her cheeks with the clean handkerchief. Luna sniffled for a couple minutes before Sam handed her some tissues for her nose.
"Thanks mate." Luna said in her British accent, which Sam nodded and placed a hand on her shoulder. "I think you all should have a long talk with your brother and ask why he did that got him in trouble in the first place." Sam said as Luna looked at her like she was an insane person. "B-But my sisters don't wanna talk to him, except Lily. So, I don't know how I'm gonna get them to listen to me." Luna replied while Sam hugged her, surprising the Loud girl.
After the hug, Luna heard her phone vibrate. She pulled it out and saw it was her mother texting her to come home. "I gotta get home dudette. My mom needs me to get more chores done since I got suspended." Luna said as Sam understood the situation and began to leave as well.
Back with Lincoln
Lincoln had finished the test within 20 minutes and was able to put his head down. Ms. Buckalew came along an collected his test while she waited for the rest of the students to finish theirs. Lincoln had come across some tricky questions while taking the test, but he decided to guess the best he could and move on. "Lincoln Loud." Ms. Buckalew announced as the 12-year-old brought his head up to his name being called.
"Yes?" Lincoln called as the teacher gestured him to come to her desk. "Since you finished your test, you can head back to your class." Ms. Buckalew said as Lincoln nodded and went to grab his stuff. He went back to his class in 3rd hour class to catch up on his work from earlier.
As soon as he sat down, he sensed someone was staring at him, so he turned around in his desk and he immediately saw Damien eyeing him in a creepy way. Disturbed, Lincoln raised his hand, so he could get out of the situation quickly. "May I go to the bathroom?" Lincoln asked as Mr. Davis, his health teacher nodded to his request. Lincoln made his way to the boys' bathroom; he was hoping he didn't deal with Damien again.
He finally made it to the bathroom and went to do his business at the urinal. As he felt relief, he heard some chatter outside the bathroom. "Probably other students." Lincoln muttered to himself as he finished using the urinal. As he pulled up his pants zipper, an arm wrapped around eyes and a cloth was slammed onto his mouth and nose, forcing to breath whatever was on the cloth. Lincoln tried to fight back, but immediately sniffed the vapors from the cloth and began to feel lightheaded. His eyes fluttered, and Lincoln started to lose balance on his feet. Before Lincoln went out cold, he tried to scratch his enemy, and he felt something scrape against his fingernail.
"Go to sleep." The figure said as he whispered it into Lincoln's right ear and brought him slowly to the bathroom floor. He then punched the knocked out 12-year-old across the face a couple times since he felt like it. Lincoln was now unconscious, and the figure slipped out the bathroom undetected, until Mr. Vega, the janitor, came to clean the boys' bathroom. His eyes opened in shock to see Lincoln's body out cold on the floor. "Dios Mio! Homie, are you alright?!" Mr. Vega said in a nervous tone as he checked Lincoln's pulse to see it was still good. The janitor called an ambulance and it alerted other staff and students. "Mr. Vega, what happened?" A voice came from outside the bathroom; it was Mrs. Roberts, and she was wondering what happened.
Mr. Vega picked up Lincoln's unconscious body and carried it outside the bathroom for Mrs. Roberts to examine. "I don't know! I was going to clean the bathroom and little homie was in there on the floor out cold!" Mr. Vega explained as students began exiting their classes to see what was going on. Taking notice, Mrs. Roberts decided to act upon this moment. "Students, please return to your classrooms; there is nothing to see here!" The woman said as all the students did as they were told and went back to their classes.
"Where is he?" An EMT said as he came up with another EMT and a gurney. The janitor put Lincoln on the gurney and let the EMT's do their work on him. After the men checked him out, they decided to take him to the Children's Hospital of New Orleans. "Does he have any bags he needs just in case?" The short EMT said as Mrs. Roberts went and got Lincoln's bag while they waited for her.
As soon as Mrs. Roberts came back with Lincoln's bag, the EMT's loaded Lincoln into the ambulance and were heading to the Children's Hospital. As the ambulance drove through the city, the EMT's did one last check on Lincoln before they pulled into the parking lot where doctors were waiting.
While that was happening, Caesar and Tool were at the shop cleaning up when the shop phone rang. The crazy haired man answered it and thought it was for a job. "Yes?" He asked as he heard an unfamiliar voice from the other side. "Is this Lincoln Loud's caretaker?" A male doctor asked as Tool's brow raised and cleared his voice to have firmness in it. "Well, one of his caretakers. Why? And who is this?" Tool asked as the doctor looked through his papers.
"My name is Doctor Bailey and Lincoln Loud was brought to the Children's Hospital as he was found unconscious in the boys' bathroom at his school. Paramedics arrived on the scene to examine him and found no traces of sexual assault but…there was obvious signs of physical assault. I think you need to get down here when he wakes up, so we can talk about this." Doctor Bailey said as Tool's widened to the man's words. "I-I understand. The others and I will be there as soon as possible." The retired mercenary said as he hung the phone up.
"Hey Caesar!" Tool yelled as the black man came out of the bathroom with toilet paper still on his shoe from him taking a shit obviously. "Yeah, what's up?" Caesar said as he buckled his belt and zipped his zipper. Tool grabbed his car keys and motioned for the black Expendable to follow. "Lincoln was found out cold in the school bathroom. So, he's at the Children's Hospital right now." Tool explained as they went to jump in his 2 door Silverado.
The truck drove down the streets of New Orleans to the Children's Hospital where Lincoln was at. They were worried about him and wondered who could do such a thing to him. "Who do you think could knock him out cold brotha?" Tool asked as he got onto the freeway towards the hospital. "I have no idea. But I know Toll Road is gonna be mad." Caesar said as they continued to drive towards the hospital to check on their young hacker. The drive was quiet, but mentally the 2 men were wondering who could commit physical assault on Lincoln like Arthur did. Tool slammed on the brakes when he parked the truck; instantly making tread marks in the pavement.
As they made it inside, the 2 men went to the receptionist's desk, where she was filing paperwork. "Can I help you gentlemen?" She asked as Tool brought out the paperwork that Barney gave him for Lincoln's custody. "My friend and I are legal primary caretakers of Lincoln Loud. Do you know where he is?" Tool said as he gave the woman the papers for her to examine.
"Follow me please gentleman and I'll show you where Lincoln is being kept." The receptionist said as she led the men towards the room where their young friend was at. Tool and Caesar had never been in a Children's Hospital before, so seeing all the young kids with fevers or injuries hurt them a lot on the inside. "He's right in here, but please be gentle because he is still unconscious, and we just did another check on him." The woman said as she opened the door and the looks on the men's faces changed when they saw Lincoln had all types of tubes leading to his body.
"What the fuck happened to him?" It was all the 2 Expendables could say together as they saw the sweat that was all over Lincoln's face as they approached him.
They took a seat and waited for the others and the doctor. Tool took the young hacker's hand in his, bowed his head and started to pray in French. "Cher Seigneur, s'il te plait laisse Lincoln traverser cette expérience et laisse-le s'en remettre. Amen." Tool finished his French prayer as Caesar started to fall asleep.
An hour passed and still no word from the doctor. Just as Tool was about to fall asleep, the door opened to Yang, Gunner, Barney and Lee. "What the hell happened, Tool?" Barney said as they all took a seat and waited for an answer.
"I have no idea. All the doctor told me was Lincoln was found out cold in the boys' bathroom and he was physically assaulted, but there were no signs of sexual assault whatsoever." Tool said as the guys were horrified. Just then, Doctor Bailey walked in with a chart and was surprised to see the men in the room.
"Are all of you Lincoln's caretakers?" The doctor asked as everyone nodded.
"Well, his primary caretaker is at his doctor's appointment right now. But I'll call him and let him know." Caesar said as he got on the horn to Toll Road. "Doctor, what happened to Lincoln?" Barney asked as Doctor Bailey went through his chart.
"Lincoln was found unconscious due to high levels of trichloroethane mixed with Ketalar and Flunitrazepam in his system. Whoever did this knew what they were doing." Doctor Bailey said as all the men were shocked the details.
"Chloroform and rape drugs mixed together is honestly a recipe for disaster. If they used the wrong amount, it could have done some serious damage to Lincoln or maybe it could have killed him." The swede said as the doctor was astonished to the man's response. "Are you-" Doctor Bailey started to say before Gunner cut him off.
"I went to MIT and have a master's degree at chemical engineering. I studied lots of drugs and formula's in medicine." Gunner said as the doctor now knew he was dealing with an expert. "When do you think Lincoln will wake up, doctor?" Lee asked as the man looked at his notes, only to give the bald man an unknown look.
"We're not sure. Only time will tell. I have to examine my other patients, so I'll be in and out mostly." The doctor said as he left the men alone with Lincoln still unconscious.
As the hours passed, the men were either sitting in chairs, getting coffee or lying on the floor. Tool was asleep in his chair while Barney was about to fall asleep himself when his phone rang. "Yeah?" He asked as he heard a panicked male voice he recognized.
"What happened to Lincoln?!" It was Toll Road, and boy was he pissed. "He's here at the Children's Hospital. But please calm down before you get here, okay." Barney reassured the demolitions expert as he heard him sigh. "Okay fine. I'll be there in a bit." The Vietnam veteran said as the other Expendable hung up on the other side of the phone.
Barney nudged Tool so he would wake up, which it worked. "What's up brotha?" Tool asked as he rubbed his eye and yawned.
"Toll Road is on his way. So, we need to make sure he doesn't lose his shit when he sees Lincoln." Barney said as he went to get coffee from the machine down the hall. As he opened the door to get his caffeine, he saw Caesar, Gunner and Lee getting some coffee as well. "You talk to Toll Road yet?" Lee asked as he took a sip of his coffee while Barney nodded.
"Yeah, he's on his way. I'm fairly sure we're gonna have to keep him under control and make sure he doesn't rip someone a new one." Barney said as he went to get creamer and sugar for his coffee. "Yeah, that won't be a pretty sight." Gunner said as he got another cup of sweet black caffeine.
A little while later, Toll Road showed up and was pointed to Lincoln's room. He walked in and saw the 12-year-old in the hospital bed and unconscious. With anger and sadness in his system at the same time, he calmly took a seat next to Lincoln, ignoring every other Expendable in the room. Tears started coming out of his eye ducts and the guys knew he was about to lose his shit.
"What happened to Lincoln?" Toll said softly as the guys were looking at one another; figuring out who would tell him what the doctor told them as well.
"Someone forced the vapors of Chloroform, liquid Roofies and Ketalar down into his airway, rendering him out cold in the bathroom at school. The vapors worked instantly, and he was down within a minute." Caesar said as Toll Road started to cry in front of the men he worked with for many years, the men he called brothers. He couldn't give a shit if he showed his true colors, Lincoln was like a son to him and like a young kid brother to all the others now that he was part of them.
All the men were incredibly surprised to see their queer eared colleague break down in front of them. This was the first time in years that he ever cried and sobbed in front of them; it was gonna be embarrassing later to explain why he did break down too.
"Let's leave Toll Road be alone for now guys." Barney said as he was starting to feel a bit uncomfortable, nothing against Toll Road at all. As the men went home for the day, Toll Road stayed beside Lincoln as he watched his chest go up and down slowly while he slept. Just as the man was gonna catch some Z's, the door opened to Melanie.
"Hey Josh, how is he?" She asked as took a seat next to him and placed her hand on top of his. "Doctor said Lincoln was knocked out cold due to Chloroform and some rape drugs in his system as vapors." He said as the woman was shocked from what she had heard.
"I...just hope he wakes up soon." Melanie said as she kissed Toll on the cheek and laid her head on his shoulder.
2 hours of hearing the machine beep and not a single sound came from Lincoln besides his breathing. Toll Road and Melanie were about to call it a day and leave when Lincoln opened his eyes. "Toll? Where am I?" Lincoln said groggily as his caretaker and principal were excited to see him awake. Melanie kissed him on the cheek and Toll Road ruffled his hair while wiping a tear from his eye.
"You're at the Children's Hospital. Mr. Vega found you in the bathroom out cold with Chloroform and rape drugs formed into vapors in your system." Toll said as Lincoln's eyes went wide as he now remembered what happened.
"I remember I was just about to leave the restroom when someone came from behind me and wrapped an arm onto me and put a cloth on my face." Lincoln said as he clenched his jaw from the earlier assault. Just then the door to the room opened and two police detectives with the doctor.
"Excuse, but these detectives would like to talk to Lincoln." Doctor Bailey said as the men sat down beside Lincoln.
"Hi Lincoln, my name is Detective Culler, and this here is Detective Haywood. And we're here to find out who assaulted you and rendered you unconscious." Culler said as Lincoln nervously played with his cowlick. "It's okay to be nervous when talking to the police after an event like that happening, but we need to know who assaulted you." Haywood said as Lincoln remembered that he scratched the person who attacked him.
"Check underneath my fingernails, I remember scratching him and I felt something scrape too." Lincoln said as detective looked under all the fingernails until he found some skin lodged under the index finger. "We got something." Culler said as he got an evidence bag and properly put it in the bag that went with their protocol.
"We're gonna need to check the cameras at the school that are close to the bathroom close to the attack site." Haywood said to Melanie as she nodded and led him outside to give her side of the story. "The doctor said that the attacker used chloroform and some rape drugs as vapors to render Lincoln unconscious, which led to him assaulting him as well." Toll Road said as Culler wrote down the details in his sketchpad.
"Anyway, I'll go get the doctor, so I can see when I can take him home." Toll Road said as he went outside to find the doctor and find out when Lincoln could be discharged. The demolitions expert found Dr. Bailey doing his paperwork and was concerned on when Lincoln could come back to the house.
"Doctor Bailey, when will Lincoln be able to home?" Toll Road asked as the man looked through his papers and gave him a good look that made Toll Road act strange.
"Lincoln will be able to go home on Sunday, the 13th of May. Since there are no other physical injuries and the chemicals are out of his system, he may continue any outside activities." The doctor told Toll Road as he gave a sigh of relief.
Toll Road made his way back to Lincoln's room where he was alone with Melanie. "So, Lincoln, you will find out if you're going to graduate by Monday from via email to Joshua." Melanie explained to the 12-year-old as he looked happier than a shoefly in an outhouse. Toll stepped inside with his coffee and sat down next to his lover, giving her a good smile.
"Lincoln, the doctor said since all the chemicals are out of your system and you'll be going home this Sunday. I'll be coming to see you tomorrow too, just so you aren't lonely." Toll said as Lincoln nodded and wondered why his primary caretaker was holding Mrs. Robert's hand and sitting close to her.
"Are you two dating?" Lincoln said out of the blue which made the two adults blush and look away. "Yes, honey. We're dating, but please keep it to yourself." Melanie said as Lincoln understood that her and Toll Road's love life didn't need to be spread around. "Anyway, I gotta get going. I'm going to visit my sister and brother." Melanie continued as she gave Lincoln and Toll Road a kiss on the cheek and left the hospital.
"I'm gonna head out too. I got some more paperwork to do, but I'll be back to visit tomorrow. Maybe I'll bring Bonnie to come see you." Toll said as he hugged Lincoln and left. As soon as the coast was clear, he turned towards the audience and looked upset.
"As you can see, I'm in the hospital due to being knocked out with chloroform and two rape drugs. But hopefully the detectives will use the DNA they found underneath my fingernail and find out who did it. Plus, I completed the big test and that's all that matters. But as soon as I graduate 5th grade, then I'll work on my workout routines and make sure I listen to the guys when it comes to ops." Lincoln said as he began to play on his phone that he got earlier from his backpack while Toll Road was out of the room.
The Next Day
Lincoln was now beginning to realize being in a hospital was the most boring place a person can ever be in. He slept alright with the Melatonin medicine the doctor gave him and the food wasn't bad; but he really missed Bonnie. He watched YouTube on his phone until he heard a knock on his room door. It opened to Doctor Bailey, and he was smiling.
"Lincoln, you have some visitors." He said as the door opened to Bonnie and her family coming in. Bonnie almost broke down in tears when as she took a long look at her boyfriend. Seeing him in the hospital bed made her sad, but she was glad he was alright.
"Hey." Bonnie said as she took a seat next to him while she took his hand in hers. "Hey Bonnie. I know it's crazy seeing me in a hospital bed with tubes leading to me. But the police are using the evidence they found underneath one of my fingernails to find out who did this to me." Lincoln said as Bonnie was shocked to hear that the New Orleans Police Department had already got a hit in the investigation.
"So, Lincoln, did they say when you would be going home again?" Brooke said as Lincoln remembered what Toll Road said. "Well, my caretaker said I'd be going back home Sunday the 13th of May. Then Monday morning I'll be finding out if I'm graduating or not by an email that my caretaker will be getting from Mrs. Roberts." Lincoln explained as Brooke nodded and went to text her friends on her phone.
"Jack and Brooke, why don't you get some food and coffee while I talk to the kids for a bit." Mrs. Duncan said as the two went to the cafeteria to get some something to eat. As soon as the patriarch and older sister were out of the room, the matriarch decided to get to the point. "Bonnie told me that you two are dating." Mrs. Duncan said as she got the two fifth graders to blush and look away, obviously embarrassed.
"Yes, we are dating, Mrs. Duncan. I do love Bonnie with all my heart." Lincoln came out with honesty as Bonnie laid her head on his chest while Mrs. Duncan started to almost cry tears of joy. "I never thought she would find someone this early. I didn't meet her father until we were seniors in High School." Mrs. Duncan wiped her eyes as she heard her phone ring. "I'll be right back, you two be good while I'm gone." Mrs. Duncan giggled as she stepped outside to take the call. "Anyway, when I get out of here, I was wondering if you wanted to go out again." Lincoln said as Bonnie had a heartwarming smile on her face and nodded. "Sure, we can go to Popeye's Louisiana Chicken near the University of New Orleans. Plus, we can use your new minibike you got for your birthday, I'm pretty sure we'll both fit on it." Bonnie said as Lincoln thought it was a good idea for them to go out again.
"Wanna hear a secret though?" Bonnie asked as Lincoln went closer to hear what she had to say. "My dad's friend works there, so I can get half off and whoever is with me gets half off as well. He's like an uncle to me, so it's awesome." Bonnie whispered to Lincoln as he was surprised that she got half off prices for her food at Popeyes Chicken. Just then, the door opened to Doctor Bailey with a tray of food for Lincoln. It was about 11 am, so Lincoln was getting hungry and Doctor Bailey was bringing him his lunch. "Oh, pardon me, am I interrupting something?" Lincoln wasn't gonna make the Doctor leave while Bonnie was visiting, so he let him come in.
"No, it's fine Doctor, my girlfriend is just visiting me. So, what's for lunch?" Lincoln asked as the man brought the tray on the bed and it showed to be a crispy chicken sandwich, tator tots and a Tropicana Lemonade with some ketchup in a tiny cup to dip his tots in. "Thanks Doc." Lincoln said as he also wanted to be a gentleman as well to Bonnie. "Do you want anything for lunch, Bonnie?" The 12-year-old said as he sat up in his bed.
"Sure, can I get the same thing as him?" Bonnie asked as the doctor could only smile and nod as he went to get another tray of food for the redhead. "So, are you excited for the summer, Lincoln?" Bonnie asked as Lincoln began to think; besides doing ops with the guys and working out, he pretty much was free. "Well, there still is the July Airsoft Battle of Britain and I really don't wanna miss it." Lincoln said as he plugged his phone into the wall outlet. "I agree, but we need to be dressed for the occasion when the times comes. So, I'll have to get the right clothing and use the trench rifles I have and a M1911." Bonnie said as Lincoln rubbed her hand, making her smile.
"Did I tell you that I love you?" Lincoln said as Bonnie blushed and giggled while smiling. She leaned in closer, right where her nose met Lincoln's and she looked deep into his eyes. "Yes, you have. But I want you to prove it." Bonnie said while she blew a bit of air onto Lincoln's ear, making chills go down his spine. Lincoln put his hand under her chin and drew her into a soft kiss. The kiss was magical like always, never bad, or too fast, it was just right. The two didn't even notice Toll Road and Melanie standing in the doorway with smiles to match their faces.
Toll Road cleared his throat and the two fifth graders yelped in shock as Bonnie fell from her chair and tumbled to the floor. Lincoln gave his caretaker a death staring glare which only read 'quit doing this to me'. It really got to him when the guys cockblocked him or led to that in a certain way; it wasn't as bad with his sisters, but Lincoln didn't mind it one bit. "So, let me ask youthis…are you two dating?" Toll asked with a grinch like grin that made Bonnie and Lincoln blush like they never blushed before. Bonnie rubbed her head from where she took a tumble as she took her seat again and held Lincoln's hand, which calmed him.
"I don't want the others to know Toll, okay. Tool already knows so don't let them know." Lincoln pleaded as Melanie looked at Toll Road with confused eyes. "What kind of name is Toll?" Melanie asked as the man put his hands on her shoulders to calm her down.
"It's a nickname I got while I was New York at the toll's up there...just some bad luck is all." He said as Melanie softened her gaze and took a seat on the other side of Lincoln's bed. "So…how long has this relationship been going on?" Melanie asked with a cocky grin as Bonnie was the first to explain the whole thing.
"It started when Lincoln and I went to the park by his house and Arthur Taggart came up and tried to hit on me until Lincoln stepped in and knocked him out. Then my love for him grew as he came over to my house and he massaged my shoulders after they started to hurt when I carried in some stuff from a little picnic we had. Then he asked me out for a friendly date, and I heard him confess that he loved me when he took Damien to the floor last week. So, we kissed on the bus while going home and it went from there." Bonnie finished as both adults were surprised to hear what Lincoln had done to get this far in their relationship.
"I'm surprised it's only regular kissing and not-" Toll was cut off by Melanie slapping the back of his bald head, getting a funny betrayed look out of him. "I'm glad that I don't have to deal with Damien or Arthur again. They were a pain in my side." Lincoln said as Melanie began to realize what name he just brought up. "Arthur, you mean Arthur Taggart?" Melanie said with annoyance in her voice.
"Mrs. Roberts, I said his name a minute ago. How did you not catch on?" Bonnie asked as the woman just shook her head and decided to show some pictures on her phone to Lincoln. The redhead already knew what Arthur had did to her since it only happened a year ago. One of the pictures showed a heart with a spear through it drawn on her locker and shown to be drawn with real blood. It had the words 'You're mine', it was a sight to try and forget since it made Lincoln angry.
"I just can't believe he did that to you, Bonnie." Lincoln said as he pulled her hand towards his and comforted her as she was sniffling a bit. "Yeah, I'm just glad Arthur isn't bothering me anymore. Plus, he did violate the restraining order that led to that first fight you two had." Bonnie said as the doctor came back in with another tray of food.
"Here you are. Anyway Lincoln, I have some good news for you. You're gonna be able to go home as of now. Your caretaker just needs to file the paperwork, so you can be discharged from the hospital." Doctor Bailey said with a smile. "Sweet, then I'll go do that now. Plus, Lincoln has still got some chores and workout routines to do when he gets home." Toll said as he followed the doctor to the front desk to file the papers.
"Anyway, I'm gonna go eat my food with my parents. So, I'll see you tomorrow, Lincoln. And I'll talk to my mom too about us going out again." Bonnie said as she kissed Lincoln on the lips before taking her food and going to meet her mom in the cafeteria with her father and sister. Lincoln was grinning like a madman while he forgot Mrs. Roberts was still sitting beside him, until she cleared her throat which brought him back from La-La land.
"Since that little incident happened yesterday Lincoln, you'll only have 2 assignments to make up. But it's only 1 sided so don't worry. Also, students who are graduating will be practicing the whole routine as if it was the real thing." Mrs. Roberts said as Lincoln had yet another sigh of relief due to his unfinished work.
After a little bit of waiting, Toll came back in with some papers and a smile to match his mood. "Doctor Bailey is gonna come in and get that shit taken out of you, so I can take you home." Toll Road said as said doctor came in and removed all the tubing from Lincoln and got him ready to go home. As soon as everything was removed, Lincoln put his phone back in his pocket and got his backpack ready to go home. He felt a hand on his shoulder, giving him a kind look that just said, 'Let's go home'.
On the Drive Home
It was a peaceful mid-afternoon drive home, the trees lightly moved with the wind and the birds chirped along. Toll drove the black Camry and saw Lincoln was yet again asleep in the passenger seat. "Lincoln, wake up." Toll said as said hacker woke up and looked at his primary caretaker with concerned eyes. "I'm gonna take you to Lee's for the night, since Melanie and I are gonna have date night tonight, no offense." Toll said as he had a tiny grin on his face.
"It's fine. But you might wanna call Lee and confirm that it's okay." Lincoln said as he laid his head back down and fell asleep once more. Toll Road whipped his phone out and dialed the Englishman's number as he stopped at a light while waiting for an old homeless man to pass while pushing a cart full of cans and other unknown materials. "Yeah, what's up Toll?" Lee asked on the other side of the phone.
"Hey Lee, do you mind if Lincoln spends the night with you tonight? Because I wanted to have date night with Melanie." Toll asked as he heard scratching at his stubble on the opposite end of the phone.
"Yeah, bring him on by. Is he doing okay now from what happened to him?" Lee asked as Toll took a good look at the slight bruising on Lincoln's cheek; it was healed a bit, but it was still there. "Yeah, he's doing okay. But why don't you take and do something with him tonight, if you're able to." Toll asked as Lee thought about it on his side of the phone.
"No, I'm just sit here and watch lesbian's kissing. Of course, I'll take him somewhere, you wanker." Lee said sarcastically as Toll rolled his eyes to his behavior.
"I'll bring him by in a bit. All we gotta do is run by the house and pick-up clothes for him and his laptop. Why don't you also teach him some other martial arts we haven't shown him yet, like how to disarm someone with a knife or gun. He'll need it when he goes on ops with us in 5 years." Toll explained while he drove towards the house.
"Alright. Anyway, I'll be here when you get done with getting his shit." Lee replied as he hung up. "British tea drinking bastard." Toll said with a scowl on his face as always.
After a peaceful drive there, Toll pulled in front of Lee's apartment that was a 6 out of 10 rating. "Lincoln, wake up buddy. We're here at Lee's place." Toll said as he helped Lincoln with his stuff as they both went inside to meet Lee upstairs. The complex was nice and all, but there were some vacancies due to people not having the right amount of money to pay their rent on time. It was a nice part of New Orleans to live in, so he wasn't complaining. The two Expendables walked up to Lee's door, knocked on it and waited. After a few moments, Lee opened the door while coming out in a grey henley and black jeans.
"Hey guys." It was all Lee said as he welcomed his comrades inside. The inside of his place had a small kitchen, an island with some fruits in a bowl, a nice TV set on top of an entertainment center with a wooden coffee table and a leather couch in the living room. Lincoln also saw a bathroom and a bedroom, which he assumed Lee lived alone. Last time he was in the apartment, he didn't get a good look around since it was still early that morning.
"Anyway, I'll come pick him back up in the morning, I've got date night with Melanie." Toll said as he made his way towards the door while Lee got an apple to eat. As Toll Road left, Lee went to clean his knives while leaving Lincoln to set his stuff down.
"So, how ya been Lee?" Lincoln said as he got his laptop out and began playing a game on it. "Eh, could be better. I'm still upset that my ex-girlfriend cheated on me while I was away a lot. Then I had to beat the shit outta him for hitting her. I told her that I wasn't perfect, but she should've waited." Lee said as he smiled and looked at Lincoln.
"Anyway, how's school going?" Lee asked as Lincoln set the laptop down and looked at the Brit.
"It's going good. I'm getting my assignments and homework done too; so, everything is going nicely." Lincoln replied as Lee went to get drinks for him and Lincoln. "Anyway, are you gonna teach me more martial arts that I don't already know?" Lincoln asked as Lee cracked his beer open while handing Lincoln a soda. "Well, there's some Krav Maga, Tang Soo Do and Escrima that I can teach you, as well as some British SAS Hand to Hand Combat techniques that I went through when I enlisted." Lee said as he pulled a picture from his wallet and showed Lincoln. It showed a younger Lee; when he was 21, still had some hair and he was in his usual SAS combat uniform holding his rifle with the thumbs up and hit usual shit eating grin to go with it.
Lincoln noticed Lee was in Pakistan in the photo. It was all dirt and some vehicles around him with squad members. "You wanna get some food?" Lee asked as Lincoln nodded to his question. The Englishman led Lincoln down to the garage where a 2014 Porsche Boxster stood in a beautiful red color.
"Cmon, let's get some food." Lee said as he got in and started the luxury car.
Lincoln and Lee were on their way to a local diner close by Lee's place. It was such a nice drive; but the feeling to be in a Luxurious vehicle felt even nicer. "So, I heard you're going to be fine with all the chloroform and shite out of your system." Lee announced over the winds to Lincoln. Said hacker nodded and fixed his hair that was out of place.
"Yeah, I was lucky enough to go home early today instead of tomorrow. Plus…I have another date with Bonnie." Lincoln explained as he said the last part a bit too quick, but the Brit understood it.
"So, you got yet another date with that redhead. That's nice, but please promise you won't stare at her arse." Lee cackled as Lincoln kept his face hidden from the brightest blush he could ever show.
"Eh, you'll learn all that shite when you're a bit older. I'll have to explain the birds and the bees to you maybe in a year or two." Lee continued while Lincoln understood the situation; he would have to be told all the responsibilities and other things while growing up.
As they pulled up to the parking lot of the Clover Grill diner, they saw it was terribly busy, so Lee hoped they weren't gonna be there all day. They walked in and decided to sit at the front where the countertop was.
"Hello, welcome to Clover Grill, can I get you something to drink?" A female waitress who had brunette colored hair asked as Lee and Lincoln took a seat and decided what they wanted to drink.
"I'll take a beer." Lee said as he felt Lincoln punch his arm and look at him with a serious expression. He knew what he was saying…and it was embarrassing being told out by a 12-year-old.
"Scratch the beer, I'll take a Dr. Pepper." Lee corrected himself as he gave Lincoln a light noogie. "And I'll have a lemonade please." Lincoln said as the waitress wrote it down and went to get their drinks. "So, do you think that you did good on the test you had to take at school?" The Brit asked as Lincoln played with his cowlick.
"I studied the best I could, so I'm sure I did good. I just hope I can graduate early." Lincoln replied as the waitress came back with their drinks. After they ordered a simple bacon cheeseburger and fries for each other, they talked about their good moments with their families. Lee told Lincoln the time when he was 15, he had kissed the constable chief's daughter in front of him back home in England and made a run for it before he got shot with a taser. Lincoln then told Lee the time where he brought home his class spider and Leni got scared because of it until she told the exterminator off and she conquered her fear. They had a splendid time; that is until a certain 6-foot 1 man came in wearing a leather jacket and black jeans. He also had long brown shaggy hair and apparently had a switchblade on him.
"Excuse me, do you know where the manager is in this shithole?" The man asked as Lee knew what was gonna happen. The man had his hand on the counter, next to Lincoln's empty plate, so Lee patted his backup knife next to Lincoln's thigh. The 12-year-old looked down slowly and saw what his caretaker was handing him, so he took it in his hand and prepared to plunge it in the robber's hand.
"He's on break now. What do you want?" The waitress asked as the man pulled his switchblade out and pointed it at the lady. Lincoln acted quickly and stabbed the man's free hand next to his empty plate.
"FUCK! What the fuck is wrong with you?!" He screamed as Lincoln ducked his head and Lee elbowed the man straight in the nose, and it busted right there and then. Blood was dripping from his face and Lincoln just sat in his seat while Lee went to work on the man. The robber tried to stab Lee, only to get chopped in the throat with a powerful hand chop that Lee did. The shop was amazed that the two stood up to a robber in a diner with lots of people in it.
Lincoln got down from his seat and with a powerful kick, delivered a hard blow to the man's knee, where he heard it hyperextend over the limit. The man was crying fully now; he was bloody, he couldn't speak properly, and his knee was fucked up thanks to Lincoln and Lee. The shop was heard of cheers and claps as Lee paid the waitress, who was in still in shock to the confrontation of a 38-year-old and 12-year-old stopping a robber with advanced martial arts skills.
Lee and Lincoln left the diner feeling proud and having a bit of adrenaline in their systems. Lee drove back to his apartment with Lincoln as they looked at each other and smiled. "I'm gonna teach you some of my old techniques that I still know to this day. Some Krav Maga mixed with some Tang Soo Do should do since I'm also teaching you Karate. But after a while, we'll move onto the Taekwondo routine." Lee said as he turned onto his street towards the apartment.
When they got back to the apartment, Lee got out a red mat that he had in the closet and was big enough to put out in the living room. "Alright, now get into a basic passive stance." Lee ordered as Lincoln did so as he got into a usual passive stance.
"Now for a Cross-Body Punch. This is a more powerful punch than a jab because you rotate your body into the punch and thus generate more power when you strike." Lee showed Lincoln as he got his test dummy out from the closet as well and demonstrated the punch. The force of his strike knocked the dummy back a bit and bounced him back. Lincoln was glad he was being trained by former soldiers since they knew what they went through and what they were doing.
"Now your turn." Lee said as Lincoln punched the dummy with a straight punch than a strike that was curved a bit with the body. "No no no try again. Make sure to curve your body a bit and your punch as well. Then switch hands so you're not just using the same hand to do all the bloody damage." Lee said as Lincoln did as told. He curved his body and strike when he punched the dummy; it felt good to train professionally, but Lincoln was gonna try and focus hard on what the techniques showed him and did to his routine and body.
After 5 minutes of punching with the Cross-Body Punch, Lee decided to move onto the next strike. "Next is the Elbow Strike. I want you to make a strong fist and point your index finger to the middle of your chest with your elbow out to the opponent." Lee said as he demonstrated towards the dummy, while Lincoln watched with amazement. He did the same while Lee watched him, and he was impressed with all the progress he was making. For the rest of the day, Lee taught Lincoln lots of Krav Maga techniques; Eye Strikes, Hammer Fists, Headbutts, and Uppercut Punches. It was almost 8pm when the two Expendables finished their routines, and they were tired as hell! They had also been lifting small arm weights that Lee owned in his room under his bed, he was lucky that Lincoln was able to lift them.
They both sacked out on the couch with sweat dripping down their bodies while breathing hard. "Aren't you glad I'm teaching you Krav Maga?" Lee asked as Lincoln almost fell asleep due to exhaustion. "Can I take a shower?" Lincoln asked as the Brit chuckled and nodded.
"Yeah, as soon as you get out, hand me your dirty clothes and I'll wash them, so you can wear them again tomorrow." Lee explained as Lincoln got his bag of compression clothes for him to sleep in and went to the bathroom. "When you rinse off, leave the water running because I'll just jump in after you." Lee said as Lincoln went to take his shower. The bathroom was a bit small, but who was complaining? The light peach-colored walls matched with the décor that Lee had going.
Lincoln stripped down to his compression shorts and yet again, admired his body that was rapidly changing. The muscles in his arms were showing and began to take on a toned effect, which he liked. He fiddled with the water settings until he found the warmth he liked. Then he took off his compression shorts, got in the shower and he found Lee's shampoo and body wash, so he could scrub the sweat and grime off his body.
"God, this feels so good." Lincoln whispered to himself and to no one as he scrubbed his scalp with soap and rinsed it out. After he rinsed the soap from his body, he heard the door open slightly and heard a familiar accent.
"Oi, the towels are under the sink. Make sure to put it with your dirty clothes, so I can wash them altogether." Lee said as he then shut the door to leave Lincoln to finish.
Lincoln then got out of the shower and got a towel to wrap himself in as he left the water running for Lee to jump straight in after him. After he wrapped his body with the towel, he opened the bathroom door and found Lee texting in his boxer briefs, shirtless and his towel on his shoulder.
"You're good now, Lee." Lincoln said as he went into Lee's room to change into his night clothes.
25 minutes past as Lee came out of his room in his pajamas to Lincoln laying down on the couch, almost asleep. "Hey, why don't you sleep in my bed with me." The Englishman said as Lincoln shot up and gave Lee a confused look.
"Are you sure? I mean I can sleep on the couch, it's not a problem at all." Lincoln said as Lee gave a fatherly look and motioned for him to follow.
The two Expendables made themselves comfortable under the sheets and began falling asleep. "Hey Lee?" Lincoln asked as Lee turned his head to face white haired Expendable. "Yeah, what's up?" Lee replied while giving Lincoln a caring look.
"Do you think I can meet your family one of these days?" The hacker asked as Lee gave it some thought.
"You know…I think I'll take you to meet my family when your summer starts." Lee replied while smiling his best.
Lincoln was beaming with excitement; he had always wanted to go to the United Kingdom, but it was expensive! "Now, let's get some sleep." Lee said as he turned over and went to sleep. Lincoln did the same and fell asleep tangled in the blankets.
Next Morning
It was early 6 in the morning when the light from the sky beamed in the Englishman's room, getting into Lincoln's eyes. He awoke, rubbed his eyes and found that Lee was cuddling with him, which it did feel weird, but he didn't care. Then, he heard the man wake up and roll out of the bed.
"Hmm, morning Lee." Lincoln said with grogginess in his voice. The brit slipped on a white tank top and looked at the hacker.
"Morning, do you want breakfast?" Lee asked as Lincoln got up from bed and stretched. "I'll go make some eggs and toast if you wanna get dressed. Your clean clothes are in the dryer, so you can get dressed in them." Lee explained as he went to get breakfast ready for the two of them.
After Lincoln got dressed, he went to the kitchen to see Lee fixing scrambled eggs and toast. "Toll texted me while you were getting dressed, he said he'll be here to pick you up around 10:30 or so." Lee explained as he scooped a spoonful of eggs with cheese mixed in onto his and Lincoln's plate. He then grabbed the toast and went to the table where Lincoln was waiting.
"Today is gonna be a lazy day for me. So, we'll just watch T.V until he gets here." The brit said as he dug into his eggs and toast.
After the two had breakfast, they went to the couch and watched some romance movies. Lee fell asleep while watching it, leaving Lincoln to enjoy the boob tube. They were watching some sort of romance flick where it was starting to show a hardcore kissing scene with a guy and girl going at it with all sorts of French kissing and the girl was starting to strip out of her shirt, leaving her in her bra. Lincoln was starting to blush, and he began to feel something rise in his pants. Great, not now, Lincoln thought as he grabbed the pillow cushion that was next to him, so he could save his dignity, but it didn't work for long, so he crossed his legs and yet...nothing worked!
He began groaning lightly and tried to fight it, but nothing worked as he kept watching the scene on the television and he kept getting a tighter feeling in his pants. What he didn't notice was that Lee awoke and was watching the whole thing, with surprised eyes.
"What's wrong with you?" He asked as if Lincoln looked like was frozen solid. Lincoln turned towards the Brit, removed the pillow and pointed to the boob tube. Lee looked and saw why he was groaning. It's starting already, Lee thought to himself as he got up off the couch and went to his safe that was next to the entertainment center. He opened it, took out a magazine and handed it to Lincoln.
The hacker didn't expect to see what was on the front of it either; it was a hot naked blonde groping her breasts and swaying her hips in a forward position.
"Take it in the bathroom and do what you gotta do, alright?" Lee said with a sincere tone as Lincoln didn't reply, all he could do was nod and go into the bathroom and shut the door. "Make sure to turn on the fan before you start, just so I don't hear you slapping your dragon…no offense." Lee said with a chuckle at the end.
Lincoln had never masturbated before since he never seen anything sexual on television. He opened the magazine when he put it down on the counter and saw all types of women that were naked or partially naked. It made his member even harder, so he decided to get the whole thing over with. He turned the bathroom fan on and went to unbutton his jeans. As he did, his bulge poked out more due to the fabric restrictions subtracting. He pulled his hard member out and sighed; he was getting bigger due to working out and having a toned body. Lincoln grabbed the magazine and placed it on the back part of the toilet where it stood up, so he could do his business. He began to stroke his member and immediately felt how good it was as he began to feel lost in a world of euphoria.
The faster he stroked, the more he fell into euphoria. Lincoln stroked even faster as he tried to turn the page of the magazine. He turned to a page of two lesbians kissing; and that did it for Lincoln! It made him stroke even faster than he ever wanted to stroke his member in all his life. Soft pants came from his body as he tried to keep it on a down low, so he didn't disturb Lee, but he couldn't resist groaning once or twice as he felt something happening down in his member.
"Oh god." Lincoln groaned softly under his breath he aimed for inside the bowl since he felt his fluids coming. And after one final stroke, he shot his warm fluids in the toilet bowl, leaving Lincoln panting softly. It took a whole 20 seconds for his fluids to shoot in the bowl as Lincoln was surprised to see how much came out of him. It was surprising indeed!
Lincoln cleaned the toilet seat just in case and washed his hands twice since he didn't wanna have his fluids all over his hands when walking out to see Lee. He then rolled up the magazine, turned off the fan and left the bathroom to meet Lee sitting on the couch with a surprised look on his face. "You feel better?" Lee asked with a soft tone as Lincoln nodded quickly and gave the magazine back to the cheeky Brit. "Thanks a lot, Lee. I feel much better." Lincoln said as he sat back down on the couch and resumed watching the boob tube.
After watching television for a bit, there was a knock at the door. Lee went to answer it while Lincoln watched from the couch. "Hey Toll. How was date night?" Lee asked with a cocky grin as he got the finger from Toll in return. "Got all your stuff ready to go?" Toll asked as Lincoln nodded and had his bag of night clothes in and laptop ready to go.
"Alright, let's go. Thanks again Lee." Toll thanked the SAS operative as he did a half assed salute and went to be alone for the rest of the day.
The drive was quiet; the radio played John Denver's 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' and the breeze was as cool as ever. "So, what did you and Lee do last night?" Toll asked as Lincoln wasn't sure if he was able to explain the situation at the diner.
"Lee and I went to dinner at this diner and…we stopped a robbery at the same time." Lincoln blurted out as Toll wasn't surprised whatsoever. In fact, he looked proud and a bit concerned at the same time.
"Well, I'm proud to see you aren't so bad out in public. But try not to go chaotic in public to where it will attract attention." Toll explained as Lincoln took out his cell phone to call Bonnie about their date.
Lincoln dialed Bonnie's number and was surprised to hear her answer the phone in a cheerful mood. "Hi, my sweet white-haired angel! Are we still set on our date today?" Bonnie asked as Lincoln wasn't expecting to hear her in such in a good mood.
"Who are you and what have you done with the real Bonnie?" Lincoln joked while chuckling.
"Oh, how dare you say that!" Bonnie laughed as Lincoln couldn't help but laugh with her.
"Yeah, we should be good to go when I get back. I'll be getting back soon, so let me just clean up and I'll wait for you." He replied as Toll was listening in on the conversation and decided to play around with Lincoln.
"Okay, I'll get a nice shirt out and then I'll wait for your call." Bonnie said as she hung up the call, so she could get ready. "So…you got a date today?" Toll spoke up as Lincoln blushed from him not knowing that the man was listening in on his conversation.
"Yeah, we're going to Popeyes over by the University for lunch." Lincoln said as he played a game on his phone. As Toll drove the car back home, he thought of a good way for Lincoln to improve with firearms.
After Toll pulled the car in the driveway, they headed inside and made their way to the couch. "I have an idea for you to improve your shooting skills. I'll order you an airsoft Barrett .50 Cal on the internet, so you can practice in the backyard with cans and such." Toll said as he got on his laptop to order Lincoln the airsoft rifle. Lincoln went to go clean up before Bonnie got to the house, but he also wanted to call his mother to check in with her as well. He decided to message her since he didn't feel like getting his scenario up. As he opened his laptop, he heard that his phone started to ring; it was Bonnie.
"Yeah?" Lincoln asked as he heard Bonnie on the other side and as always sounding cheerful. "Hey Lincoln. I'm already to go, whenever you're ready for me to come over, let me know." Bonnie said as Lincoln's smile grew wide.
"Okay, just give me five minutes and then start heading over. I have to talk to my mom since I haven't done that in couple days." Lincoln explained as Bonnie made a sound of approval over the phone.
After the call, Lincoln messaged his mother on Skype asking how things are going at home. While he waited, he examined his airsoft rifle he got from Church. Then, he heard the skype notification go off; it was his mother responding.
Hi honey, how's your day up there? -Rita
Good, are you able to call for a bit, I have some good news…and bad news, but mostly good. -Lincoln
After that, Lincoln immediately saw the call icon light up on Skype, so he decided to not have his camera on for this call, just in case his sisters were around. As soon as he saw his mom, he recognized the background; it was the dentist's office and she looked like to have her lunch in front of her. "Hey mom, are you on lunch break?" Lincoln asked as he turned on his camera. "Yeah, I only have ten minutes before I have to get back to work. So…what's the news?" Rita asked as Lincoln sighed and prepared to tell his mother what happened at school and why he was at the hospital.
"Well, someone attacked me with chloroform and rape drugs as vapors, knocked me out in the bathroom, then punched me across the face a couple times before leaving me there. Then I woke up in the Children's Hospital of New Orleans." Lincoln explained as Rita's eyes couldn't have gotten any wider, she was gripping the table in the break room so hard that she looked like she was gonna blow like the Hindenburg. "Mom, please calm down. They got some of the suspects DNA from underneath my fingernails, so they can see who did it." Lincoln said as Rita calmed down a bit from the info. "But, there is also good news. I'm gonna be graduating this Wednesday. But what I was wondering is…do you wanna come and see me graduate in New Orleans?" Lincoln asked with such kindness that Rita almost teared up by the way Lincoln's new behavior was.
"I'll have to see with Dr. Feinstein first. I mean, he should let me have a week off since I asked for one in a long time. But yes, I would love to come see my baby graduate middle school." Rita said while leaving Lincoln to blush. Just then, Toll Road opened the door to see Lincoln on the computer with his mother. "Oh hey…Bonnie's here." Toll said as he noticed Rita there as well on Skype. "Hey Mrs. Loud, how's your day?" Toll continued as Rita shrugged her shoulders and told the man that she had a lot of cavities to fill.
"I'm gonna go now mom, I'll message you later." Lincoln said as he left Toll to talk to Rita for a bit. Lincoln went to his money stash and took fifty dollars with him and went to see Bonnie. As he went out to the living room, he saw his beautiful girlfriend in a plaid pocket flannel, black jeans and maroon colored converse. "Hi, are you ready to go?" Lincoln asked as Bonnie nodded and motioned her to follow him to the garage. There in the garage was Toll Road's 2010 Black Harley Davidson Street Bob and next to it was Lincoln's red minibike, which was a small two-seater. "I love that thing; I love looking at it." Bonnie said with her hands in her pockets while Lincoln opened the garage door and went to start it up.
As soon as it was started, Lincoln and Bonnie got on and made their way down to Popeyes. The journey was peaceful as the wind hit the 5th graders faces, and the heat beamed down lightly on them. The minibike ran smoothly as it drove down Robert E Lee Boulevard towards the fast-food restaurant. It was noon, and the sun was starting to be blocked by the clouds in the sky, which meant it would be the perfect weather.
"Are we almost there, Bonnie?!" Lincoln shouted over the minibike's motor. "Yeah, we're just down the street from Popeyes, we should be there soon!" Bonnie shouted back as they both laughed while riding down to their lunch spot.
As they pulled in, Bonnie saw a familiar man in his 40's; who looked a bit chubby and was wearing blue suspenders covering his usual white shirt and other wardrobe. "Hey Charlie!" Bonnie squealed with excitement as said 'Charlie' got on one knee to hug her.
"Hi kiddo, how ya been?" Charlie asked as Bonnie fixed her flannel which got a bit wrinkled due to the hug.
"I've been good. I'm just here with some lunch with Lincoln here." She said gesturing to her boyfriend. "Well, come on in kiddo. Like always, you get 10% half off since I know your father." Charlie said as he led the two in and let them order. Lincoln and Bonnie ordered their food and went to sit at a booth.
It was a peaceful day for the two 5th graders as they ate and talked about life. "I hope I can graduate early, Bonnie. I'm super excited because I have a lot planned for the summer." Lincoln said as Bonnie giggled and placed her hand on his. "I also have some stuff planned for the summer." Bonnie said as 4 high school jocks came in and started to cause a ruckus.
"Oh man! Did you see Jennifer's shirt when I soaked her bitch ass?!" A tall brunette hollered at his 3 other friends while they went to sit down at a booth. One of the jocks, who was a black male and had dreads looked towards Lincoln and Bonnie's direction. "Hey, isn't that the little white haired ma'fucka that Andrew told us about from the whole Applebee's incident?" He asked as he told his friend, who had blond hair and was looking right at Lincoln and Bonnie.
"Yeah, it is. Why don't we go educate this little shit to not mess with us." He said as they moved towards Lincoln and Bonnie.
"Hey yo, white boy!" One of them hollered as Lincoln looked towards them as they moved in. Lincoln knew he had to protect him and Bonnie from anyone who wanted to cause a ruckus, so he had to let his martial art training kick in.
"What can I help you with?" Lincoln asked so calmly as the black jock gotten into his face and stared directly into his eyes, which Lincoln felt extremely uncomfortable with.
"Um, do you mind backing out of my face? You're freaking me out." Lincoln said as Bonnie looked at the situation with fear.
"No nigga, I know what you and your old homies did to our older boy, Andrew. How you knocked over his expensive ass laptop which had lots of our sensitive data on it and had him knocked out by your homies. I don't think that flies with me or my niggas." The black jock finished as Lincoln put his food with Bonnies and slid the tray with food on it by the wall, ever so casually.
"It was your homies choice to try and attack me in a public place of business. We all have choices in this world, and he made the wrong choice, which got him knocked out and into trouble with the law." Lincoln finished explaining as the jock in front of him was getting more angrier by the minute.
"I guess I'll just end your pathetic life then, little nigga." The jock said as he reached in his waistband and pulled out a Beretta M9 handgun, which Lincoln saw and examined his movement. He had about 3.14 seconds to act before him and Bonnie ended up in the New Orleans Morgue.
Lincoln grabbed the jocks wrist, twisted it, and made him drop the gun onto the table, where he then stood up on the table and blacked out. It was all a blur, but Lincoln chopped the jock in the throat, which stunned him, then he punched him across the face twice and finally grabbed his black dreads and slammed his hard-toned knee into it.
The jock then hit the floor while his buddies looked at their downed compadre in shock while Lincoln pulled back on the slide, releasing the bullet that was in the chamber and let the sound of the bullet echo around, took out the pin that held the top barrel of the gun together, and the emptied the magazine by removing the remaining bullets with his thumb, leaving Bonnie speechless. "Like I said, we have choices in this world…and you went down the wrong road, partner." Lincoln said as he saw the other jocks getting ready to fight him too.
"You just messed up bit time, you little shit!" The blonde jock screamed as he pulled a switchblade out and unsheathed it. Then, everyone went silent when they heard the cocking sound of a 12-gauge shotgun.
"Now boys, don't let them teenage hormones get the best of you." Charlie said as he came out of the back with his good old friend 'Saint Fuckery' out with him. Pretty weird name for a gun, am I right?
The blonde jock dropped the knife quickly while his boys and him went to grab their downed friend, so they could leave. As soon as they left, Charlie checked to make sure Lincoln and Bonnie were okay. "You two okay now?" Charlie said softly as both 5th graders nodded and went to throw their trash away and bag their food they didn't eat. "Yeah, I'm ready to go back to your place now, Lincoln." Bonnie said as she wasn't ready to confront him on what she saw just 5 minutes earlier.
Charlie had to lock up due to what happened and as well, get the police involved. So, Lincoln decided to drive Bonnie back to his house, so they could chill. On the way back, Bonnie couldn't stop thinking about how Lincoln was able to disarm the jock that quick, it was like out of a goddamn action movie for god sakes!
When they got back to his place, and in the safety of his room, she decided to ask him what happened. As Lincoln shut the door and watched her sit on his bed, he knew something was wrong. "Hey, what's wrong?" Lincoln asked softly as he kissed Bonnie on her cheek, hoping to cheer her up. She bit her lip softly and looked at him with curiosity. "H-How did you do it?" Bonnie asked as she didn't take her eyes off him. Lincoln looked surprised, but he didn't want to explain how he took out the jock either since it would mean he had to go into specific detail of being Expendable.
"I can't Bonnie, it's too difficult to even understand right no-" Lincoln was cut off by Bonnie punching him in the arm. She was mad now, and Lincoln didn't expect this at all, but he hope it turn out to be one of those relations where they last for only a short period of time.
"Not it's not! Just please tell me!" Bonnie said on the verge of tears, she wouldn't give up until she knew the answer. Lincoln decided to tell her, so he could calm her down. "My caretakers were all in the military, so they taught me some tricks on how to disarm someone with a weapon." Lincoln explained as he then pressed his lips onto Bonnie's, calming her instantly. Lincoln loved how her lips felt on his, the soft feeling of skin on skin was just so amazing.
They broke the kiss and stared into each other's eyes, not wanting to leave one another's side. "I love you." They said in unison as they both giggled. Just then, there was a knock-on Lincoln's door. It was Toll Road, and he looked happy.
"Bonnie, your mom's here." He said as Bonnie looked at Lincoln, kissed him on the cheek and smiled before getting off the bed and heading out to greet her mother. As soon as she was in out of the house, Toll turned to Lincoln and put on a serious face. "We got another job as well. Barney called and said we gotta get to Tools place, and quick. So, pack your computer and let's go." Toll said as Lincoln didn't need to be told twice and hopped right on it.
Tools Shop
Every Expendable were at the shop, waiting on Toll and Lincoln. Barney was smoking his usual cigar while sitting on a bike while Tool was texting one of his many girlfriends. Just then, he heard Toll's car pull up outside and then the two other Expendables walking in. "So, what does Bonaparte have for us now?" Toll asked as Barney pulled the slide up on the projector Toll had set up.
Pictures showed a man who looked very scruffy, a half shaven beard while he had ruffled clothes too; he looked Iranian as well to be exact. "What do we got, you tosser?" Lee asked as Barney paid no mind to the insult as he read over the papers. "His name is Farshid Hijazi. And he is a nuclear weapons dealer which we need to go take him out on his little camp in Kars, Turkey. He's paying his guards the pocket change of what he gets if his sales are any good, so we gotta take him out and then call Bonaparte for further instructions on what to do if there are any active nuclear bombs on site." Barney explained as Lincoln brought up Farshid's records up on the computer from Interpol.
"Wow. There are a ton of warrants for him. And I bet you guys would be doing Interpol a favor if you take him out." Lincoln explained as there was a shit ton of charges listed for Farshid.
"Well, I don't think we should sit around and be happy. We gotta do this operation or this guy will nuke some country and Interpol will be on him. So, let's do this already, I wanna get home to my family." Yang said as all the guys, minus Lincoln, groaned by what the Asian said.
"Yang, for fuck sakes, you're not married." Gunner said as Yang gave him the stink eye. "Someday I will." The Asian replied while Lee scoffed and drank his beer.
"We'll leave first thing tomorrow. So, Lincoln, we won't need hacking for this one, but Bonaparte loves your work so, he'll still pay you, okay?" Barney said as Lincoln nodded to the man's explanation.
While everyone was getting ready for the op tomorrow, Toll Road sat next to Tool to explain something to him. "Lincoln's gonna need to stay here tonight, since we have to get up super early anyway." Toll Road said as Tool nodded and smoked his pipe. "No problem brotha, anything for the kid." Tool said with a soft smile.
"Good, I'll go get his pajamas and stuff too." Toll said as he went back to his house to get the stuff Lincoln needed to occupy his time. The day went by quick as every other member went to get a good night's rest while leaving Tool and Lincoln alone to hang out on the couch he had in the shop, so they could watch television.
"You want some pizza for dinner?" The liaison asked as Lincoln nodded. So, Tool went to order the pizza, leaving Lincoln on the couch to the boob tube.
"So, anyway kid, let me ask you something. How the hell did you get through all that shit with your sisters?" Tool asked as Lincoln spent the next hour explaining all the escapades him and his family had been through. Tool could hardly believe what he was hearing; Lincoln had to put up with all his sister's bullshit for so long, he wanted to get away from it to vent, but nothing he could do now since he was working a job and a secret life.
After the pizza arrived, Lincoln began explaining what life was like in the Loud House. "Kid, I know siblings can make you angry, but that's what family is for. Trust me, now I have 1 sister and sometimes she makes me angry so much that I just wanna take my knife and cut her hair off, just to teach her a lesson." Tool said while whipping out his signature knife from his boot. "I know, but I do miss them, sometimes they can upset me…but I still love them." Lincoln said as he bit into his pizza.
"Well, you just gotta brush the dust off your shoulders and push on, because family is family, so they still love you." Tool said with a cheeky smile as Lincoln had a matching smile as well. "I guess so Tool, I guess so." Lincoln said as Tool pulled him into a hug and gave him a light noogie.
"Atta boy! Now, how about we watch some good action movies?" Lincoln like the sound of Tools ideas and went straight with it.
As the night went on, the two fell asleep with the tube on and not giving a single care in the world if it was on or not. They had a good time bonding together; like a badass uncle and his nephew would do, and that's exactly what Tool was.
A/N: Jeez that's a lot!
Anywho, I shall see you all in the next one….ADIOS AMIGOS!
