A/N: Hey guys.

Onto the story, and I will see you…AT THE BOTTOM!

Lincoln woke up on the couch, in his pajamas and under a soft blanket. He looked around to see unfamiliar surroundings and remembered he was at Tool's place. Lincoln kicked off the blanket and went to see if Tool was around. He walked towards the big bundle of bikes and the stationary bike was at, but no Tool.

He then heard rustling coming from the actual house part of the building and went to see if Tool was there. Lincoln went to the elevator and took it to the next floor and saw the man standing at the stove in his red plaid pajamas and cooking some eggs and toast. "Hey Tool." Lincoln greeted as he took a seat at the small marble island.

"Morning kiddo. You want some breakfast?" Tool asked as he got a glass of orange juice and set it down for Lincoln to drink. Lincoln made a sound of approval and drank a bit of his juice. Tool was fixing the eggs and toast when he heard his phone ring. "Watch these eggs while I answer my phone." Tool said while Lincoln watched breakfast cook.

Lincoln had experience with cooking back home, so this was going to be a piece of cake. He stirred the eggs in the pan and watched the toast in the toaster nearby, so it didn't burn. He used to cook for his sisters at home sometimes, usually it was his mother or father cooking, but he stepped in to help sometimes too. Lincoln heard the toast pop up, pulled it out and put it on paper plate that Tool had on the island while he scooped the eggs onto the plate too and waited for the man as well.

After waiting for a bit, Tool came back with a smile on his face. "Well, they got their guy and took everyone out, so now their getting everything ready to come back tomorrow. But they're a bit scuffed up, nothing the team hasn't been through already." Tool said as Lincoln was happy the guys got their target and were coming back. The two ate breakfast and went to do some activities around New Orleans until the guys got back.

Royal Woods

Rita was changing Lily's diaper when she heard her cellphone start to ring next to her. "Who could that be?" She asked herself as she answered the phone. "This is Rita Loud; how can I help?" She asked as she heard a familiar voice. "Hi Mrs. Loud, how are you coping with Lincoln being in jail?" It was Ms. Santiago, and she sounded concerned.

"Oh, hi Maria. I'm coping well with Lincoln in jail. It's not easy, especially being in there on his birthday." Rita knew she had to play along since she was the only one that knew the secret.

"Dios mio, I wish I knew how you feel, I seriously do. What about the others? How are they coping?" Maria asked as Rita was worried about what she might say if she knew the girls, minus Lily, were giving Lincoln the cold shoulder. But her gut told her to explain what was happening. "Well, the girls are not talking to Lincoln at all because of him exposing them to what they did to him while we weren't around." Rita said as the line went quiet for a second, until Maria spoke in a quiet but stern tone.

"I'll be right over." Maria said right before hanging up.

"NO NO, it's fine!" But Rita couldn't get the chance to reply because the line cut off before she could even say anything.

"Mama." Rita had forgot all about her youngest daughter being there. "I'm sorry sweetie, mommy is dealing with some bad news at the moment." Rita said to her daughter as she tickled her tummy and got a new diaper on her before setting her down for a nap.

After putting Lily for a nap, Rita had to use the restroom. She went the bathroom door and opened before seeing a red flashing light in the mirror, but it looked to be going through it. She opened it to see a miniature camera recording her. "Lisa." She said instantly and went to scold her second youngest, who was eating breakfast with her siblings.

Lori had finished making waffles and eggs for her younger sisters until she heard the matriarch scream. "LISA LOUD! WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!" Rita yelled as she came down the stairs with the mini camera in her hand.

"Well, maternal unit, that would be the bathroom observation camera you have in your hand. But, why in the name of science, did you pull it from its location?" Lisa began to get angry as her mother was steaming out of her ears.

"Excuse me missy? I'm the mother and you'll answer me this instant. Why…was…this…camera…in…the bathroom?" Rita said slowly as Lisa was now beginning to shrink, while the others were mad as well. They didn't like being filmed while in the bathroom and now they were upset and disgusted with the studies that their little prodigy sister had been doing.

"I do studies to see how the sibling units use the bathroom and if there are any complications with their experiences." The child prodigy explained as she then heard her grandfather come into the room.

"What's going on in here?" Pop Pop asked as Rita held up the camera to her father and let him look at it. "Your granddaughter, Lisa, decided to put a camera in the bathroom and record everyone using it. So that's why she is grounded for the next two weeks with no T.V. and no dessert." Rita finished ranting as she slammed the camera onto the table, scaring the younger girls in the process and leaving the kitchen to go the living room.

Sighing, Albert took a knee and looked at his second youngest granddaughter with a stern look. "Listen Lisa, you really need to stop with these disgusting experiments, or else you'll send your mother over the deep end. Do you understand me, Lisa?" Albert finished explaining as the child prodigy just hung her head low and nodded.

Just as he finished scolding Lisa, the doorbell rang, and Rita went to answer it. "I got it!" Rita said as she opened the door to an angry Maria Santiago. "Where are they?" She snorted like a bull ready to pounce as Rita got her game face on and let the Latina woman in with Bobby in tow.

"GIRLS! Living room, now!" Rita yelled as all her daughters made their way into the living room like no tomorrow. Then, Lori noticed her boyfriend with an upset look on his face. "Boo boo bear! What's-" Before she can say anything else, Bobby stuck his hand up to silence his girlfriend.

"Let me stop you there so my mom can give the details." Bobby said as Rita motioned for her daughters to sit down, which they did. After a moment, Maria got straight into it, there was no time for waiting. "Who wants to tell me why you girls are giving your only flesh and blood, the cold shoulder? Because I thought you girls knew better than this, but wait, you all are just acting super selfish, like pendejos and idiotas!" Maria scolded as Lori was about to yell some sense into the woman as she stood up.

"Let me tell you something! You have no right, coming to our house and calling us 'idiots' and 'stupid'. That doesn't fly with me!" Lori screamed as there was an immediate smack across her face, left by none other than her own mother. Everyone went dead silent as Lori stumbled back a bit due to the force of the smack.

"Lori Marie Loud, how dare you raise your voice in my house! You're so lucky you're not 18, because if you were, I would throw your ass on the streets and not let you come back!" Rita hollered as her younger daughters began to get scared at her behavior.

"I can't believe you Lori, that you would do such a thing to your own brother. He's in jail right now, fearing for his life and you don't care. Why am I even still dating you if I knew you were gonna do this? Lincoln is like a little bro to me, and all you selfish puta's don't even care!" Bobby screamed as he walked out the backdoor to calm down. Just as another wave was gonna start, there was a knock on the door. Rita, who was still fuming, went to answer it and found two uniformed officers standing there at her door.

"Morning ma'am, we got a call from next door saying there was a family dispute going on. Care to explain what's going on?" A female officer asked as the color drained from Rita's face. She knew this was gonna be a bitch to explain.

Back in New Orleans

Lincoln and Tool were at the grocery store getting groceries for the little loft the man slept in. "So, I think almost got everything on the list. All I need to get is some orange juice and we're good. So, let's head that way." Tool said as he stuffed the list back in his pocket while Lincoln followed him to the juice aisle. They walked to where the juice was, picked out two big cartons and made their way to the checkout.

As soon as they made it to the counter, Lincoln heard a familiar voice in his right ear coming from behind him.

"Hey, kid." Lincoln spun a 180 and got into a Renoji Karate stance that Lee taught him, while Tool also saw who it was; it was the college jackass from Applebee's who tried to hurt Lincoln.

"What the hell do you want? Haven't you already gotten in enough trouble?" Tool sounded mad to where he wanted to beat this college prick senseless. The young 20-year-old flinched to the man's harsh words, but he still stood his ground.

"Listen, I wanted to apologize for what I tried to do to you. I know the consequence of my action led to me getting a broken and bloody nose, which still kinda hurts to be perfectly frank." Andrew said as he softly rubbed the bridge of it. Lincoln and Tool were taken back to the man's words, so they let the man talk. "I also heard that one of my friends that are in still in high school got one of their asses kicked by you. Is that true little man?" Andrew asked with a nervous tone.

Tool raised his brow to the statement he had been given while Lincoln held his head down.

"Yes, I disarmed one of them since he pulled a gun out on my girlfriend and me, then I knocked him out with a swift knee strike to the nose." Lincoln said as Andrew stood there amazed that a 12-year-old knocked out his high school friend and disarmed him as well.

"Well, I'll be talking to them and hopefully they won't mess with you again, so I guess that makes us even in a way. So, are we cool?" Andrew asked as he stuck out his hand for Lincoln to shake. The 12-year-old thought that making only enemies wouldn't get him anywhere, so he thought it's about time to make amends with this guy.

Lincoln stuck his hand out and shook Andrew's hand, making immediate amends. "Anyway, we gotta check out with our groceries. But if you ever think about touching him aga-OW!" Tool began to say as Lincoln socked him in his leg, breaking off the threat. Tool shook his head and put the groceries on the conveyor belt to check out.

"If you need anything little man, just give me a shout on my skype or just call me." Andrew said as he wrote down on a piece of paper that had his info.

After the whole scene, Tool and Lincoln were putting groceries in the car until Tool spoke. "I need to call the guys again later to see what time they'll be landing. Maybe they'll get here early than expected." Tool said as they both got in the car and headed back to the shop.

On the way back, Lincoln was asleep while Tool got off the phone with Barney the second time; they had handed over the guy to Bonaparte's men and began to leave Turkey.

As soon as Tool pulled the car into the garage, Lincoln saw a familiar face he saw from school walking on the sidewalk. "Hey Tool, I'm gonna get out for a bit and get some stretch my legs." Lincoln said as the old man raised his brows a bit but then went to putting the groceries away. Lincoln walked outside to see Dakota who was chilling outside. "Hey Dakota." Lincoln said as said Cherokee turned to see his friend, he then walked up to him and hugged him.

"Hey Lincoln. Let me ask you a question. Who lives in this building?" The Cherokee pointed towards the shop as Lincoln decided to tell his friend. "It's actually a tattoo shop and a loft as one building, plus one of my caretakers lives here." Lincoln explained as Dakota understood.

"Anyway, remember when you said you wanted to learn Parkour?" The Cherokee asked while Lincoln nodded. "Well, my friend is back in New Orleans and is willing to teach us both with a couple other kids our age and maybe a bit older." Dakota explained as Lincoln was excited to learn a faster way to get around New Orleans quicker.

"Well, we have to get to NOLA Muscle Park, his friend owns the place, and he lets him teach little kids Parkour and tricking as well." Dakota said as he led the way, which Lincoln followed while he texted Tool where he was going.

The walk was not that long, but it was good exercise for both boys, since they were both toned, and needed to show perseverance too. As they neared the park, Dakota stopped for a moment and took a breath. Lincoln noticed and wondered what was wrong. "I'm fine, I should've brought my minibike, so we didn't have to walk this far." Dakota chuckled as he got up again and resumed the walk.

The two boys walked up to the building and Dakota saw his friend standing there by the door texting on his phone. "Hey Fabien!" Dakota hollered in a friendly voice as Fabien smiled at him, got on one knee and held out for a hug, to which Dakota accepted. Fabien Guidry was a biracial man in his mid-twenties with dreads that had purple and black beads in them while he wore a black henley, dark brown cargo pants and black and white checkered Van's shoes.

"How ya been broski?" Fabien asked Dakota as he shrugged his shoulders lightly. "I've been good. I wanted to bring a friend of mine here to learn Parkour, Tricking and some Capoeira too, if it's okay with you." Dakota said as he played with his hair a bit while Fabien chuckled lightly.

"Dakota, I said you can bring anyone here to learn my skills anytime you want, just as long as they promise to use it properly or when in trouble." Fabien said as he messed with the Cherokee's hair a bit. "So, you're his friend I see. I'm Fabien Guidry, and you are?" Fabien asked as Lincoln perked up and stuck out his hand. "Lincoln Loud, and I'm very interested in learning your skills, Fabien." Fabien instantly shook Lincoln's hand and the 3 went into Fabien's little office before it led into the park itself.

"Take a seat you two." Fabien said as he got out some paperwork. "Now, what I need you from you two is a signature, so it confirms you are part of this program. I'll be teaching you all the skills that I learned and know from all my masters and teachers since I was 12 years old. Now, in about 6 months, I'm gonna be taking some of my other 5 students to a spot in Baton Rouge and I want you two to come with us, so you can participate in the little tournament that I'm holding. So, you two can use your Tricking and Parkour skills on the trip and battle against the others." Fabien explained as the two 5th graders faces lit up with total excitement.

Fabien got their signatures and got them ready to enter the course inside. The park had colorful and soft mats to land on, a foam pit and a balance beam too. "You too ready?" Fabien asked as he stood in front of Lincoln and Dakota as they nodded. "Now, Dakota knows the drill, but since you're new here Lincoln, I'm gonna go over it again. We do 5 sets of these drills I have set up, but first, I have to show you how to do these." Fabien then got a nice size soft padded box and showed Lincoln what he was talking about.

"We have to do 10 box jumps first; it's where we squat, then jump onto the box and lastly jump down. We repeat these until we have ten down for the exercise." Fabien said as he demonstrated 10 box jumps.

"We're now gonna do 3 sets of 10 squats, 10 push-ups, 10 leg lifts on your back with both legs and lastly 10 pull-ups. Then we'll take a 10-minute break before doing 2 laps around the little track, then I'll bump it up with obstacles you have to either jump over or slide under." Fabien said as Lincoln was mentally preparing himself in his head.

Then, they began the exercises, and it was a challenge alright for Lincoln. His body was on fire (as usual) but he didn't give up. He held his own when he was doing the sets of exercises, no matter if he wanted to quit, it was all about perseverance and moving to the next step.

After their sets, the 3 took a break and got water before getting ready for the laps. Lincoln and Dakota were already tired, but they pushed on and on. Then, it was time for the obstacles, which meant they needed to focus on the objective ahead.

"Ready…set…go!" Fabien said as he had other kids push objects in front of Lincoln and Dakota while they ran on the course. They ducked, dodged, leaped over and went under obstacles that were in the way as they didn't let their legs give out on them. By the end of the final lap, they collapsed in front of their teacher. "Good work you two. Now, get some good rest tonight. Because in two weeks, I'm bringing hell to you." Fabien said with a devil like grin as the two 5th graders were not liking the sound of that.

Half an hour past as the two 5th graders were drinking water by the benches. Dakota and Lincoln's shirts were soaked with salty sweat, and they needed a shower too. "You ready to walk back?" Dakota said as he threw his cup away. Lincoln nodded and the two went back to the tattoo shop. The walk was nice because the air was kicking up, and it felt nice against their skin. As soon as they reached the shop, they saw a hot blonde with Daisy Duke shorts hiked up to her ass, who was peaking in the window of the shop.

"Excuse me cuties, do you know where Marcus is? He told me to meet him here." The hot blonde asked as she fixed her hair.

Lincoln snapped his fingers in front of Dakota because he knew he was kinda staring and smiled at the woman. "Yeah, he's inside. I'll let you in and call him down for you." Lincoln said as he brought the two inside the tattoo shop lobby. "Hey Tool! There's a lady here for you!" Lincoln called as he and Dakota started talking about their training when Tool came into the room, smirking.

"Hey Rebecca, how ya been, baby?" Tool asked the hot blonde as Lincoln tapped the Cherokee on the shoulder and motioned for him to follow him back outside. "I'm gonna go get something to eat down the street, Tool." Lincoln said as he walked out with Dakota while Tool didn't even hear him as he ended up kissing and rubbing the blonde's neck.

Lincoln and Dakota were walking down the street towards the nearest fast-food restaurant to get some food from. "So, do you know martial arts, Dakota?" Lincoln asked as the Cherokee nodded. "I know Karate, Kickboxing, Judo, Jiu Jitsu, and Taekwondo. I'm a black belt in Karate, a brown belt in Judo, a brown belt in Jiu Jitsu and a red belt with a black tag in Taekwondo. I've also known Kickboxing, for about four years and just got my black belt in it." Dakota said as Lincoln was astounded by his friend's martial arts styles.

"Well, let's just get some food and we'll discuss our practices today while we eat." Lincoln said as they walked towards the McDonalds up the street. As the two walked in and saw how busy it was, Lincoln saw a couple familiar faces sitting at a booth eating some food. "Let's get our food to go, there's a few faces I see that I don't wanna deal with." Lincoln said as Dakota had a confused look on his face, but he went with it and followed his friend to the counter.

As the two went up to order their food, Lincoln heard someone come up from behind him. "Hey, little homie." Lincoln recognized the voice; it was that black jock from yesterday. "What?" Lincoln asked with such venom in his voice, as Dakota took their food to the table while he dealt with the jock.

"Look, Andrew talked to us about fifteen minutes ago and told us to apologize to you, so…I'm sorry little man." The jock said as Lincoln still held a face full of hate. "Follow me." Lincoln demanded as the jock did so and hung his head down low. They made it to the table and Lincoln kept an angry face on the jock. "Now, I'm gonna tell you this once and only this once…if you pull that slimy crap that you did with me or my girlfriend again…I will personally make sure you won't walk away next time. Got it?" Lincoln said as the jock stuck out his hand and nodded. Lincoln shook the jocks hand while squeezing it tightly to make sure the jock understood.

"By the way, I'm Jermaine and if you need anything at all, holler at me by calling me. Sound okay homie, I gotta scratch your back since you don't owe me anything." Jermaine said as he gave Lincoln a slip that had his phone number on it.

"Alright, I appreciate it." Lincoln said at last with a smile on his face. Jermaine nodded and left with his friends, leaving the two 5th graders to eat their lunch in peace.

On the way back, their stomachs were full of food, Dakota and Lincoln were walking back to the shop as the afternoon sky beamed down on them. It was very warm outside, so the boys decided to carry their flannels on their shoulders as it was a heavy jacket.

When they reached the shop, they saw the hot blonde walking out and her ass wiggling from side to side. Tool then watched her walk away as he saw the two boys waiting for him to finish. "Lincoln, the guys are gonna be here early tomorrow morning, so I don't know if I have to take you to school tomorrow morning or not, but they will be here tomorrow." Tool said as Lincoln nodded until Dakota got his attention.

"My dad just texted me and said he's coming to pick me up, so I'll see you tomorrow at school." Dakota said as he made his way down the street. "Anyway, you and I are gonna go out to dinner tonight. So, what sounds good to you?" The older man said as he led Lincoln into the shop once more. "Well, maybe something simple, like Chili's." Lincoln suggested as the man thought for a second.

"I think that sounds nice. We'll get ready to go in about 4 hours then we'll head over there." Tool said as he decided to help Lincoln with some boxing techniques.

"Now, I'm gonna teach you some good old boxing techniques that Barney and I know from back in the day. But we have to go to this gym that my buddy owns just down the road." Tool said as he and Lincoln got in the car once again and headed over to the gym. The drive was nice and subtle, because summer was approaching, and it would be hot outside.

Tool pulled his truck over onto the side of the road of a warehouse that showed it had been there for some odd years, needed some repairs and was completely blank with no other signs besides one that said 'Boxing' that lit up with red and blue lights and hung by a chain by the door. "Ready to go in kiddo?" Tool asked as Lincoln wasn't digging this place, but immediately nodded.

They both went in and Lincoln saw about four or five men either hitting the big bags or going at it in the ring. "Hey Marcus!" A man in his 30's hollered as he came toward Tool and they embraced a hug. The man had shaggy blonde hair and had a body of an athlete, he also wore a thin white t-shirt and running pants with black running shoes too.

"I've been good, Derek. Listen, I need a big favor; I want you to turn this kid into a boxing champ. Can you do that?" Tool asked as Derek looked at Lincoln with examining eyes and smiled. "I think we can arrange that. But if there is a schedule he must follow for school, then let me know so we can work something out, so I'm not messing up anything important." Derek said as Tool nodded and followed the man into the office. Lincoln followed as well and took a seat.

An hour past as they brought Lincoln a paper that had some techniques on for him to practice at home, since Barney and Tool were going to the gym a lot and knew what to do. "Let's head back to the shop, so we can freshen up before we go to dinner." Tool said as Lincoln followed him out of the building. While heading back, he felt his phone buzzing, so he decided to see who it was. It was…Pop Pop!

Hey kiddo, me and your momma are gonna be on the next flight there soon, your neighbor is kinda in charge while Lori is watching over everyone too. Your mom told everyone that she had a sick friend in Virginia, when we're really coming to see your graduation. :D -Pop Pop

Lincoln was excited now; his mom and grandfather were coming to see his graduation and see him as well. "Hey Tool, my mom and grandpa are on their way here to see me graduate." Lincoln said as Tool gave him a small noogie and smiled.

"Well, that's good. Glad to see that your mom accepted what you're doing now." Tool said as he drove back to the shop. Then, Lincoln remembered he wanted to not just learn parkour and all that jazz, but since New Orleans was famous to good music, he wanted to get a good guitar. "Tool, is there a guitar center around here?" Lincoln asked as the man looked at him and nodded.

"Yeah, there's one not too far from here. Why?" Tool asked as he drove down the street and was almost to the shop. "Since New Orleans is the king of music and jazz, I might as well get into the music spirit. You know what I mean?" Lincoln had a half assed smirk that matched Tool's as soon as he got the meaning.

"Alright, you wanna head over there before we go to dinner? I'll pay for the guitar." Tool asked as Lincoln nodded.

"Alright, let's go." Tool said as he got onto the freeway towards Elmwood Shopping Center. As they drove, Lincoln couldn't believe he had to live here in New Orleans for the next 9 years. His mom and baby sister at least get to see him, but he had to also keep the whole thing a secret from his father and other sisters too.

Tool pulled into the parking lot of the shopping center and saw the guitar center bright as day. "C'mon, you're gonna love this place." Tool said as he led the 12-year-old into the guitar store. When they did, they were greeted by a hot brunette behind the counter with some tattoo's leading down her left arm while she wore a black and grey t-shirt that was size too small and some jeans.

"Hey Marcus! How ya been?" The brunette said as Tool smiled and shrugged. Then the girl looked at Lincoln and was gob smacked. "Oh my god, who's this little cutie pie?! He's so adorable!" The brunette said as Lincoln went fifty shades of red at that moment while Tool just chuckled. "He's my friends' kid. I brought him here to buy a guitar." Tool replied as the girl nodded and went to get her boss.

"Go look around, I'll be up here talking to my buddy." Tool said sweetly as Lincoln nodded and went to look around the center. He saw all types of guitars; music and all types of guitar picks too. Then, one guitar caught his eye; it was on display and the brand read 'PRS MHHB2 SE Mark Electric Guitar, Holcomb Burst'.

It had a Beveled Maple and Quilted Maple Veneer with Back Wood Mahogany finish. The guitar also had a sweet bridge and fine knobs on the base, it was beautiful. He looked back at Tool to see him talking to a friend of his, a man who looked to be in his early forties, had a brown beard and wore biker clothes of some sort. Lincoln went back and decided to tell Tool that he found the perfect guitar. "Hey Tool?" Lincoln said as he got the man's attention. "What's up?" Tool replied as Lincoln pointed towards the guitar, meaning he found what he wanted.

"You found the one you wanted? Good. Hey Gabriel, this kid found the guitar he wants to get. Think you can help me out since you still have to 'scratch my back' still?" Tool said while gesturing the last part. Lincoln then pointed to the SE Mark and Gabriel was shocked. "Uh kid, I think you might wanna go with a guitar that is more your style. That one is too new and just came into the shelf." Gabriel said as Lincoln looked at him skeptically, then Tool pulled out his checkbook and clicked his pen.

"Who do I write this to?" The wild haired man asked as Gabriel looked back at Lincoln with truthful eyes. "Are you sure that's the guitar you want?" The owner asked as Lincoln nodded and Gabriel sighed and led Lincoln and Tool to the instrument.

"Now, if you want this guitar, you gotta play a good solo. Nothing too long or short, just something quick to show you have at least some skill." Gabriel said as he plugged the guitar in to an amp and gave it to Lincoln. Then the 12-year-old hacker took a seat and thought of a good song that had a good beginning he could go with. He then remembered what song he wanted to do and immediately started to strum the cords.

He started to play Guns N Roses Sweet Child O Mine which got all the people's attention in the store. The way Lincoln played was amazing, it wasn't too loud nor too quiet, it was the right volume for a store audience to hear. There was a special rhythm he was using as he strummed the cords, it was breathtaking. Tool and Gabriel were speechless to how the 12-year-old could play such a nice instrument with good knowledge too. Lincoln got to the end of the beginning before the lyrics would hit in his head. The whole shop clapped like no other applause would do, it was spectacular work that he put into it. "Damn kid, I had no idea you knew that song." Tool said as the owner came up, knelt and stuck out his hand.

"Kid, what's your name?" Gabriel asked as Lincoln considered telling him and just did anyway.

"My name is Lincoln Loud." Lincoln said as Gabriel took the check Tool had and smiled. "Well, I want you to come in and test our new guitars when they arrive and when you have time too. Is that okay with you?" Gabriel asked as Lincoln nodded to his question.

"Sounds good to me." Lincoln said as Gabriel got him a bundle deal for free; it came with a nice amp system, a guitar case, some cool picks, a cleaning kit and some extra strings. After the two men got everything in the truck, they shook hands while Lincoln was waiting in the truck.

When Tool got in, he and Lincoln smiled and headed off back to the shop to unload the guitar and the rest of the bundle. The truck drove back to the shop in the beautiful weather, with the birds chirping as always while Keith Urban played on the radio. Lincoln listened carefully to the songs meaning and decided that he wanted to play country music and find his talents.

When they got back to the shop, they unloaded everything and decided to hang out until they would go to dinner.

Later, Tool and Lincoln were all dressed and ready to go to dinner. The day was winding down more and more because the clouds were a murky pink color. On the drive to Chili's, Lincoln's phone began to ring, and he and Tool were wondering who was calling him. "Hello?" Lincoln answered as he recognized the voice immediately. "Hey you. Whatcha doing?" It was Bonnie, and she sounded like she was enjoying herself.

"Hey Bonnie, I'm just going to dinner at Chili's with my caretaker. Where you at right now, you sound like you're enjoying whatever it is you're doing." Lincoln said as Bonnie was moaning a bit, which made Lincoln blush and Tool look at him weirdly with one eyebrow raised. "You okay?" Lincoln asked as she was moaning a bit more. "I'm at the spa with my mom and sister. I'm enjoying it so much right now." Bonnie said as Lincoln made the 'ah' sound. "Anyway, I'm just calling to let you know I took the test too. I finished it earlier today and sent it to the school. So, it looks like me and you are gonna graduate early together." Bonnie exclaimed as Lincoln smiled widely. "That's good to hear. Anyway, we're just pulling into the restaurant, so I'll see you at the practice tomorrow." Lincoln said as Bonnie sighed.

"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow." Bonnie replied as the phone call ended while Toll pulled the car into the parking lot to Chili's. The two got out and then headed into the restaurant when a hot blonde came up to them.

"Hi ya'll, just the two of you?" She asked as Tool nodded.

"Just follow me and I'll get you two a table." The blonde said as Tool stared at her ass, then she led them to their table and gave them their menu's. Then their waitress came up with a smile and began to get them their drinks.

"What can I get for ya'll to drink?" The waitress asked as Lincoln and Tool let her know they both wanted Coke to drink.

The rest of the night was a regular night, Lincoln had no homework and Tool had no customers, so it was a good night indeed.

The Next Morning

It was 5:40 in the morning, Lincoln was sleeping on the couch when he felt a pair of hands on him. He opened them and looked back at the person who woke him up, it was Toll Road, and he was smiling. "Hey." Lincoln said as he got up and stretched. "Morning kid, did you have fun while we were gone?" The serious faced man asked as he scratched his deformed ear.

"Eh, it was good. I got a new guitar yesterday, plus I'm now gonna learn Boxing, Capoeira, Tricking and Parkour. My friend, Dakota, took me to his friend's Parkour gym to train and learn the basics for Tricking and Parkour. Plus, they're gonna be going to Baton Rouge in 6 months for an event and I was wondering if I can go." Lincoln said as Toll Road raised his eyebrows to the explanation.

"I'll think about it. Now, let's head back to the house, so you can get shower and fresh clothes. I picked up a couple V-neck henley's and some cargo pants too for you, while I was at Walmart a few minutes ago." Toll Road said as Lincoln gathered all his stuff and went out to the car. Tool told Lincoln that he would bring his guitar and the other stuff back to the house while he was at school.

While they were on the way to the house, Lincoln felt his phone vibrate. He took it out to see it was a text from his Pop Pop.

Hey, we flew in last night late and got to a 2-star hotel and we can't wait to see you. Hopefully, we get to see you later today or tomorrow. So, we'll need the address to your caretaker's house. -Pop Pop

Lincoln smiled widely as he could smile, then Toll Road looked over at him to wonder what was up. "Who texted you?" Toll Road asked as Lincoln showed him the message on Skype as he pulled to a stop light. "I'll give them the address when I message your mom on Skype since she gave me her email." Toll said as he then drove down the street towards the house.

As soon as they got to the house, Toll and Lincoln went inside and got ready for the day. Lincoln went and got his new clothes ready while Toll made cereal with fruit in it.

Lincoln saw his new henley's and cargo pants in the drawer where they belong. He pulled out a grey henley and dark blue Wrangler cargo pants. He then set them up on the bed, ready for him to put on as he got ready for his shower. He got in and turned on the water, so he could get ready for the day. The water felt good on his skin since he hadn't had one in a couple days, which he wasn't proud of.

After he was done, he then rushed to his room and got dressed, he then turned to the audience. "Morning. You may realize that I'm now gonna be learning new things as time goes on, and that's good, because I want to be the best at the things that I've been studying. But the good thing is that I'm gonna graduate 5th grade in 2 days, and my mom and grandpa are gonna be there too." Lincoln explained to the viewers as he got his clothes on, sprayed some cologne on and got his backpack ready.

Then he went to the kitchen where Toll Road had lucky charms in a bowl with bananas in it for breakfast. As the two ate breakfast, Toll Road told Lincoln all about his strange life growing and how it impacted him. It was a good morning until it was time for Toll Road to take Lincoln to school.

It was close to 8 am when Toll Road pulled the car into the school lot. As they walked in the front door, there stood Melanie, and she was smiling. "I'm gonna go meet Dakota in first hour…have fun." Lincoln laughed as Toll shooed him off playfully. Melanie hugged Toll and kissed him, wishing she could do a lot more than just kiss him.

"So, did you do it yet?" Toll asked as Melanie pulled out a paper from behind her. It was the paper for the divorce with her ex. "Yep, I'm back to being Miss. Landry now." Melanie said as she leaned her head into Toll's chest.

Lincoln was in his first hour class, reading a book in his seat when Dakota and Bonnie walked in. "Hey, how was your night?" Lincoln asked as he hugged Bonnie. "It was good, I really enjoyed my massage." Bonnie replied as she took her seat next to Lincoln's. "Lincoln, we got Parkour classes this Saturday and Sunday at noon until two." Dakota informed Lincoln as he nodded. Then, Mr. Michaels walked in and the class began their work.

The day went by smoothly until it was time for rehearsal in 4th period since Lincoln was ahead in all his classes. The students who took the test, got pulled out of their 4th hour classes to practice the graduation walk. Miss. Landry was in the auditorium where the practice would be held, and she had the 9 students take a seat while she explained the instructions.

"Now everyone, we only have today and tomorrow to get this done, so let's do our best to get this right." Miss. Landry said as she had the students sit in their seats and wait for their names to be called.

As practice was underway, back at Toll's house, the man was waiting at his kitchen table for Rita to call him. Then, his phone rang, and he immediately answered it. "Hello?" Toll asked as he heard a female voice on the other side.

"Hey, it's Rita, we're almost to the house, would you be able to come outside so we know which one yours is, Josh?" Rita replied on the other side as Toll went to the front door and opened it to see a car coming towards the house. He stepped outside and then saw Rita's face in the car. He waved with a nice smile on his face as they pulled up to the house.

"Hi Mrs. Loud, how was the flight?" Toll asked as Rita and Albert got out of the small sedan and stretched. "It was almost a 3-hour plane ride and we didn't get in until late, plus we're sleeping in a crappy hotel. It was bad, but we're here. We're only gonna be here till Sunday, then we fly back." Rita explained as Pop Pop hugged her from the side. "C'mon inside and make yourselves comfortable." Toll said as he led the two into the house. As they walked into the house, Rita and Albert took a seat on the couch to rest their legs.

"Would you like a drink or something to eat?" Toll offered as Rita asked for a water bottle while she laid her head on her dad's shoulder.

Toll got her a water bottle while Rita looked at the pictures on the shelf that the man had on the wall. There was a picture of him in army uniform that looked like it was US Army Special Forces and had a Delta Force patch on his uniform. "How long were you in the Special Forces?" Albert asked as Toll Road looked at him with his eyebrows raised. "I was in the Army for 6 years. Got the purple hearts after I was shot in the shoulder, luckily the bullet didn't take my whole damn arm off." Toll Road explained as he showed the older man where he was shot.

"Let me show you something." Toll said as he motioned for the matriarch to follow. Toll then led her to Lincoln's room and opened the door. The smell of Lincoln immediately hit Rita as she walked in slowly and sat on Lincoln's bed. She saw his two cameras, game console with games, and his computer too. "Did he buy all the stuff with his money?" Rita asked as Toll sat down in the computer chair and gave her an honest look. "Well, I bought his bed, entertainment center, the TV, the dresser and the computer desk too. He bought the cameras, plus Church sent him an airsoft rifle and a brand spanking new gaming laptop that cost maybe a thousand dollars." Toll finished explaining as there was a flannel on the bed that Lincoln left, leaving Toll to shake his head. Rita grabbed it and smelled it, she almost fainted to the scent. She missed Lincoln dearly and would do anything to see her boy again.

"I guess since Lincoln's in your custody now, there's nothing really I can do." Rita said as she started to tear up when Toll gave her a tissue. She took it and wiped her eyes and blew her nose too.

Later at the school, it was last period, and the class was wrapping up their lesson. Lincoln finished copying down his notes when he felt someone poke his left arm. He looked over to see George wanting to get his attention. "What do you want?" Lincoln whispered to him as George showed him a message in his notebook that read 'Meet me in the bathroom after class ends…it's important'. Lincoln wasn't sure that he wanted to meet George in the bathroom, but maybe he would leave him alone if he did. The bell rang, and Lincoln got a text from Caesar and Lee that they would both pick him up soon.

He then headed towards the bathroom and waited for George to show up. And right on time, George showed up in a black t-shirt, blue jeans and black shoes. He then faced Lincoln and stared at him, until he started to tear up. Lincoln then raised his eyebrows and dropped his arms as he saw the brunette crying. "I…need your…help." George said between sniffles as he wiped his nose when snot got on his fingers. Disgusted by the sight, Lincoln grabbed toilet paper and handed it to the brunette to clean himself off with.

"Thank you." George said silently as he cleaned himself up. "Why do you need my help, George? I thought you were a bully to me." Lincoln said as George shot straight up and gave a face of hurtfulness. "I never hated you! When I threw that paper ball at you, I was just trying to get your opinion on if Mrs. Morgan was cute or not." George said as he started to blush.

Lincoln then shook his head and kept his eyes on George. "What I don't get is why you need my help. What is it that is so important?" George looked Lincoln right in the eyes with some tears coming back, he stood up and walked towards the 12-year-old. Lincoln gave a hard glare but began to feel uncomfortable as George was directly in front of him. Then, he leaned next to Lincoln's ear and whispered. "Do you know Damien?" George asked as Lincoln then lightly pushed him away from him and nodded. "Well, I…" George paused while biting his bottom lip and blushed. "…I really like him. I was wondering if I can get some advice from you. Since you're dating Bonnie Duncan after all." George continued as Lincoln couldn't believe what he was hearing; George was asking for advice from him!

"You like Damien…as in like like?" Lincoln asked carefully as George wiped his eyes again while he nodded.

"You see…I'm Pansexual. I don't care who or what I date." George said as Lincoln sighed before looking at the boy.

"Look, I'm gonna give you my skype, so we can talk about this later, okay George?" Lincoln said as he wrote down his skype name and gave it to the brunette. George then hugged Lincoln tightly as Lincoln then put his thumb underneath his ear and pushed up, which got George off quick with a yelp too while he held his ear. "Call me later tonight. I gotta get going now." Lincoln said as he got his backpack and went to look for Lee and Caesar at the front.

At Toll's House

Toll Road, Rita and Pop Pop were talking when they heard the front door open to Barney, Yang, Gunnar, and Tool with all of Lincoln's guitar and his equipment too. "Hey Barney, this is Lincoln's mother and grandfather." Toll said as the gang went to meet the hacker's family members. Rita couldn't believe that Lincoln was around all the muscle and ex-soldiers too, it was good that they knew what they were teaching Lincoln too.

A little while after they introduced themselves, the last three Expendables walked in the house and Lincoln saw his mother and grandfather sitting at the table. His eyes widened and ran to them. "MOM! POP POP!" He yelled as the guys were smiling to the family affection. "I missed you so much honey. How're your grades?" Rita asked as she hugged Lincoln with such care.

"They've been good." Lincoln replied as the guys felt it was kind enough to give them their time alone.

"Mom, I want to show you something, c'mon." Lincoln said as he led his mom and Pop Pop into his room. As they walked in, Rita and Pop Pop took seats on the bed while Lincoln changed his henley to a white tank top. As he did, they noticed the 12-year-olds toned body and wondered how well the training was with the guys. "So, I see your body is changing too, little man." Pop Pop said with a small grin as Lincoln rolled his shoulders and nodded. "Yeah, the martial arts, working out and healthy eating is kicking in." Lincoln said as he then got his airsoft rifle out and began maintenance on them.

"I noticed you're playing airsoft now." Rita said as Lincoln cocked the GRY AR-15 and fired at the door, surprising Rita and Pop Pop. "Yep, I'm learning how to clean, disassemble and reassemble firearms too. I play airsoft with my friends and…Bonnie too." Lincoln said as he failed to hide the blush on his face, unfortunately his mom saw and smiled cheekily.

"Who's this 'Bonnie' that you're talking about?" Rita said as Lincoln put his guns away and put on a new black henley. "She's my girlfriend, okay." Lincoln said as his blush was still there.

Then, there was a knock on the door. Lincoln answered it and there stood the Englishman, Lee. "Why don't you show your mum what I taught you." Lee said as he gave Lincoln a big black sleeve, which Lincoln remembered what was in it. He then motioned for his mom and grandfather to follow him to the backyard.

All the other Expendables were out there waiting, when Lee looked at Lincoln with serious eyes and nodded, as if was a signal. Lincoln nodded back, opened the sleeve and there were Lee's knives. Rita and

Pop Pop eyed the blades cautiously and gulped too. Should they let Lincoln use these Rita thought as she saw Lincoln flip the knife in the air from the end where the finger hole was to the blade tip, as he caught it right there and flung it at the tree. It stuck with precise accuracy as the guys clapped while Rita and Pop Pop couldn't keep their mouths shut as they saw what no other person could do that they knew, besides Lincoln. Then, Tool got up and threw one of his knives at the tree, and it stuck with the same accuracy as well.

Lincoln then turned to his mom and smiled. "See, what I'm learning will come in handy one day…you wait and see." Lincoln said sharply as he high fived his teammates.

Pop Pop eyed the blades and then looked at Lee. "Are you Special Forces? Because I've never seen any special forces member do that with knives when I was in the service." Pop Pop said as Lee looked at him truthfully. "I had lots of time to practice when I was 13 all the way until I went in the British SAS." Lee said as Pop Pop understood the time and patience would be needed to learn how to handle blades like Lincoln handled it.

Day of Graduation

Lincoln woke up with a cheerful look on his face, it was Wednesday; the day of graduation for him going to 6th grade finally. He got his clean clothes ready after his shower and went in. As he was showering, he was thinking what other contracts could be out there to be assigned to since Bonaparte got them their jobs.

After the shower, Lincoln was dressed in a new blue V-neck henley and black cargo pants with black converse. He then ate breakfast with Toll Road and talked about how excited he was. Toll Road couldn't blame him one bit, he was going to graduate from 5th grade and going into 6th grade, it was a good feeling.

Melanie told Toll Road that Lincoln would only be going to three of his classes before getting ready for the graduation and then he would go home early after it was over. He also gave up the truth about Lincoln's mother being alive, she didn't like it when he lied to him, but she forgave him right away as she heard how proud Rita was to Lincoln.

Toll Road pulled into the school late around five minutes before class started, so there was no time to talk to Melanie, plus he had to take some paperwork to the bank. Lincoln went inside the school and saw Dakota hanging outside their first-class period.

"Hey, good news." Lincoln said as the Cherokee raised his eyebrows to the statement.

"What is it?" Dakota asked as Lincoln sat next to him and told him. "My mom's here to see me graduate." Lincoln said as Dakota gave him a side hug with a smile. "That's great to hear. Anyway, we better get into class." Dakota said as the two went into class and began the last day.

Later, as they were finishing their 3rd hour, Miss. Landry came in and motioned for Lincoln and Dakota to follow her. As they got out the door with their stuff, Bonnie was with her as well. She smiled when she saw Lincoln and her cheeks went pink too.

"Alright you three, let's head to the auditorium, so we can practice one more time before the graduation starts. All your parents are supposed to be here as well. We still have the other six to get, but I can have another staff member watch you while I get them." Miss. Landry said as she led them to the big room with all the chairs set out for the parents to sit in.

The three 5th graders just talked while Miss. Landry went and fetched the other six students. "Is there another airsoft game coming up, Bonnie?" Lincoln asked as Bonnie fished her phone out of her pocket and checked. "We have a Capture the Flag game coming up in a week. So, we gotta be there next Saturday. Are you coming too, Dakota?" The redhead asked the Cherokee as he nodded proudly and pulled out his phone to show his friend what his rifle and pistol looked like. The picture showed both his Airsoft Swordfish P90 with a sight on it with his APS X-CAP "Spyder" pistol. He loved the way both guns looked and how he custom fitted good parts with them too.

"That is so cool." Lincoln commented with such glory as Bonnie nodded without taking her eyes off the picture.

Just then, Miss. Landry brought the other six students with her and turned to them to announce something. "We'll be practicing one more time before we do it for real. So, everyone be on your best behavior." Miss. Landry said as they spent the next fifteen minutes practicing the drill before all the parents started to arrive for the graduation. The Expendables, Rita and Pop Pop came too and were waiting in their seats for the whole graduation to start.

Then, Miss. Landry came onto the stage, took the microphone, and smiled.

"Good morning parents! Today is our 5th grade graduation for the students who took the Social Studies test. So, without further ado, let's start!" Miss. Landry announced as she then grabbed the elementary school certificates. She then started calling the names on each one from one at a time. It took a bit before she finally started getting to Bonnie, Dakota and Lincoln.

"Bonnie Duncan!" Miss. Landry announced as the redhead headed onto the stage to receive her certificate. She shook the woman's hand before heading off stage to join the other kids with their certificate.

"Dakota Jones!" Miss. Landry announced the Cherokee's name as he went on stage and received his certificate before joining Bonnie. Then, the woman pulled the last certificate off the chair from the stage and raised the microphone. "Last is Lincoln Loud!" She finally announced Lincoln's name as the white haired 12-year-old went onto the stage to receive his certificate. He heard the cheers from his fellow comrades/caretakers, mother, and grandfather.

"Yeah, Lincoln!" Lee cheered as Toll and Caesar whistled loudly while some parents looked at them with surprised eyes.

At last, the kids were able to grab their belongings, so they could go home. Before Toll Road headed out with Lincoln, Miss. Landry stopped him. "I'll send you Lincoln's transcript, so he can go to Benjamin Franklin Junior High School over in Seventh Ward." She smiled as Toll kissed her and headed out with Lincoln.

2 Days Later

The guys felt it was fair for Lincoln to spend the whole day of Thursday and Friday with his mother and grandfather since he hadn't seen them in a while. So, they went out and had lunch, went to get Lincoln some new games and even saw the beautiful sights around New Orleans. Then, Rita and Pop Pop had to get on their flight back to Royal Woods. Lincoln didn't want them to leave, but they had to get back and act like they really did go to a sick friend. It was Friday night at Toll's house, hours after Rita and Pop Pop left, that Lincoln was doing his workout routine of Incline Fly's, Incline Bench Press and many more. He wanted to work on his arms to build up more and more muscle in them.

It was almost 7pm when Toll came in with his tank top and shorts on to work out as well. He got on the ground and did 75 diamond pushups, pound-stone curls and EZ-bar preacher curls. He and Lincoln were breathing hard and dripping sweat as they worked out for another 15 minutes before calling it a night. It had been 2 hours after they eaten dinner, so they decided to squeeze in some workout time. Toll then sat on the bench and got Lincoln's attention. "I ordered your airsoft Barratt 50. Cal sniper rifle, so it should be here soon, plus I put fast shipping on it too. You can practice your sharpshooting just in case when it comes in handy down the road." Toll said as he rolled his shoulders and cracked his back. Lincoln decided to stretch, so he didn't pull anything later.

The night went on nicely as the two got ready for bed. The night also went by quickly because the two Expendables slept like babies. As 7 am came around, the sun peered into Toll's room and blinded him in his eyes. He groaned and got up, so he could take a nice shower. After his shower, he got dressed in a blue button-down shirt with black jeans and decided to let Lincoln sleep for a little bit before he would wake him up.

9 am had rolled around and Toll Road was reading 'The Survivor's Club' by Ben Sherwood on the couch while he had some soft jazz playing on the TV.

Then, he heard Lincoln's door open and saw him in his compression nightwear. "Morning." Lincoln said with a yawn as he made his way to the fridge to get some OJ.

"Morning kiddo, I heard you got a new guitar as well." Tool said as Lincoln came to the couch with a glass of fresh OJ with no pulp. "Yeah, the guitar center owner said that I had to play a solo if I wanted it. So, I played Gun's N Roses Sweet Child O' Mine, where you hear the beginning guitar solo." Lincoln said as he went to grab his guitar from his room. When he came back out, Toll admired how amazing the instrument was.

"Wow, I must say, you picked the right one. That son of a bitch is one beautiful piece of artwork." Toll said as he felt how nice the wood was on the guitar. "Anyway, I was thinking, the fair is coming to town tonight, why don't I take you." Lincoln's face told Toll that it was a 'yes indeed'. He chuckled and watched as Lincoln went to put his guitar back and get ready for the day.

Later around 2pm, Caesar had strolled over while Toll was teaching Lincoln basic floor submission moves.

"Hey Toll, you home?!" Caesar hollered through the house as the serious faced man got up and went to see his comrade. "Yeah, what's up?" Toll replied as the black man got a beer from the fridge and sat down at the table. "Well, I was getting bored at the house. My wife is taking a trip to Baton Rouge and the kids are visiting with her mom. Whatcha got planned for tonight?" Caesar asked as he took a sip of his beer.

"Well, I had planned on taking Lincoln to the fair tonight, care to join us?" Toll asked as Abbey; their dog came up and barked playfully at Caesar. He picked up the dog and sat her on his lap. "I guess, when is it?" The black Expendable asked.

"It's tonight around 5:30. So, we should leave here around 5 sharp." Toll said as he got a beer as well while waiting for the time to go by quick.

Time had gone by very quick since the two took a nap while Lincoln worked more on his martial arts and workout routine as well. As it hit 5pm, the 3 got in Toll's car and headed towards the fairgrounds near Esplanade Avenue. The drive was all cracking jokes and laughter while the dusk sun hit the streets of New Orleans, and the sky was a beautiful orange color.

They reached the fairgrounds and went to buy their tickets, so they could get in. As they did, they saw some people already in the fairgrounds, so they decided to hit up the greasiest food joints that were around. There were chili dog stands, cheeseburger stands, and all the type of greasy food stands they could think of. After a while, the trio had eaten more than they could handle and decided to wait before getting on rides.

"Hey, I'm gonna go use the bathroom before we do anything else." Lincoln said as he got up to go to the porta potties the fairground had all lined up. While Lincoln was doing that, there were a pair of 2 bullies with black and brown hair and were eating cotton candy. "Hank, I can't believe we were actually able to come to New Orleans and have fun for the summer!" Hawk exclaimed as he took a bite of his cotton candy.

"I know right! This fairground is awesome." Hank replied as they then saw Lincoln come out of the portable toilet and were shocked.

"Hey, isn't that Lame-O?" Hank asked as Hawk nodded while taking a bite of his cotton candy again. "Didn't he go to jail or something?" Hawk replied as he looked toward his comrade. "Maybe we should go teach him what it means to mess with us." Hank said as he cracked his knuckles. The two made their way over to the hacker. Lincoln was just about to sit down when he heard two familiar voices. "Hey Lame-O." They said in unison as Toll and Caesar raised their eyebrows to Lincoln's nickname.

Sighing, Lincoln turned around and saw it was Hank and Hawk. "What're you guys doing down here in New Orleans?" He asked as he fixed his hair that was getting into his eye.

"We should be asking you the same question. How come you're not in a jail uniform and being someone's bitch?" Hawk asked as Toll's blood pressure was rising, but Caesar kept him at bay. "Why don't you both just leave me alone." Lincoln said as he began to turn back around before Hank put his hand on Lincoln's shoulder, which made Lincoln grab his hand, then grabbed the back of Hank's head and slam it down on the hard-wooden bench, breaking the end of it…maybe something on Hank's face and in his mouth too. Hawk watched as his comrade was holding his face on the ground, then looked at Lincoln, who sported a calm expression on his face.

"You little son of a BITCH!" Hawk screamed as he charged toward Lincoln as said 12-year-old stood on the bench and with a powerful front kick, hit Hawk in the gut. The bully then dropped to the ground when Lincoln grabbed his neck and put him a sleeper hold. He wrapped his arm around the crook of his throat and began to squeeze lightly but quickly. Then, Hank got up and saw Hawk being put to sleep, he then grabbed Lincoln by the back of his shirt, but Lincoln had other plans and performed a quick One Arm Shoulder Throw on Hank. The bully landed hard and fast on the ground as a crowd started to form.

Lincoln managed to fix himself up as he then heard someone scream. "HE'S GOT A FUCKING KNIFE!" A lady screamed her lungs off as there were bigger shouts along with that. Lincoln turned back around to see a switchblade right in front of Hawk who was on the ground held at gunpoint by 4 armed police officers. Hank and Hawk had their hands in the air above their heads while they were being arrested and frisked. Toll and Caesar were coming up to see the show, they were also smiling too.

"Good job on defending yourself." Caesar whispered to Lincoln as he shuffled his hair. "Alright, let's see what you got in your back pocket here, buckaroo." One officer said as he found not 1, not 2 but 3 grams of weed. He whistled lowly as he then turned to the bullies as they started to flee.

"Hey! Get them!" The officer screamed as they gave chase.

The trio thought it'd be best to make like horse shit and hit the trail. But before they could, he also heard someone he recognized, it was a female this time. "Lincoln?" Said 12-year-old turned to see…Becky. She was standing there with a shocked expression. Toll and Caesar thought they needed time alone for a bit.

"We'll be by the exit when you're done." Caesar said as he and Toll went to exit, so they could wait for Lincoln. Becky was still shocked but angry at Lincoln. "I thought you were in jail. Might wanna explain why you're here having fun instead of in a cell?" Becky asked as Lincoln motioned for her to take a seat with him.

She did so and the two took a seat while she waited for him to talk. "I took a job instead of going to jail, and I'm helping the government. I…don't want you to hate me, Becky. You're really nice and one heck of a girl to hang with, plus I don't wanna lose a good friend." Lincoln said as tears started to fall from his eyes. Realizing her mistake, she comforted her friend by pulling him into a hug and stroked his hair. "Shh, it's okay. I'm not mad at you, cutie. I was just shocked to see you beat up Hank and Hawk, plus…I'm actually glad you're not someone's cellmate in jail." Becky said as she cleaned up Lincoln's face with a handkerchief she had in her purse.

"So, let me ask you this, why are you down here?" Lincoln asked the red headed teenager as she showed him the details on her phone. "I got accepted to go to Delgado Community College here in New Orleans about 2 months ago. So, I'm living down here with my cousin, Jasmine, instead of living on campus. Besides, I live not even a mile from campus, so I can do my assignments on my computer as well as go to campus, if its super important." Becky finished explaining as Lincoln was shocked to hear that Becky was going to college down here in New Orleans.

"Well, that's good. I'm actually glad you're down here, now I can talk to somebody I trust if my caretakers aren't around." Lincoln said as Becky hugged him once more. "Well, that's great. You are like a younger brother to me, Lincolnovich." Becky laughed as Lincoln flicked her arm lightly as they embraced in another hug. "Also, do you know where there's a tattoo place. I wanted to get a tattoo for a couple weeks now." Becky asked as Lincoln smiled and remembered how Tool does tattoos.

"One of my caretakers actually owns a tattoo shop, I'll give you the address." Lincoln said as he gave Becky the address to Tools shop. "Thanks, little man. I'll be there in a few days once I get familiar with the place." Becky said as she kissed Lincoln's cheek once more and gave him her skype name and phone number.

"Just in case you need to talk about something serious or feel bored in general. I gotta get going now, see you in a few days." Becky as she made her way to her cousin who was watching. Lincoln then made his way towards the exit, where Toll Road and Hale Caesar were waiting.

He saw their facial expressions and knew they wanted an answer. "I told her the situation that I was working with the government and she took it great. Plus, she is actually gonna be going to community college here too." Lincoln said as the two men were relieved. "That's good. But we can't have any more of your old friends knowing your secret. Got it?" Toll Road said as Lincoln nodded while they headed out to the car, so they could head home.

Timeskip to Saturday Morning

Lincoln was dressed in a black henley, a white tank top underneath, brown cargo jeans and black shoes while was eating eggs, corn beef hash and toast with Toll Road and Caesar, as his phone started to ring. Wondering who it was, he saw the contact and immediately knew who it was…it was Bonnie. "Hey you." Lincoln cooed as Toll Road started to snicker while Caesar started to catch on. "Come to the front door." Bonnie said as Lincoln raised his eyebrows, went to the front door and opened to see his girlfriend standing there wearing a blue and black flannel with blue jeans and her hair was in a ponytail. "Wanna hang out today? I'm bored." Bonnie asked as Lincoln smiled and invited her inside.

"Hey kid! That your girlfriend?" Caesar said while wiggling his eyebrows as Lincoln shooed him away while leading Bonnie into his room.

The two men were left snickering as they knew the two kids wouldn't do anything over the line in the bedroom. "So, whatcha wanna do-" Lincoln was cut off as soon Bonnie smashed her lips onto Lincoln's and ran her hands up his shirt. Eyes wide, he kissed back and massaged Bonnie's back with his hands. Bonnie turned her head a bit to the side and left kisses down Lincoln's neck. He laid down on the bed while picking up Bonnie by holding her thighs and was on top him as she giggled.

"I love you so freaking much." Bonnie said as she kissed the crook in Lincoln's throat. Lincoln sat up and threw off his shirt, with hormones guiding them, Bonnie could feel something stir up in Lincoln's pants, and she started to purr while he blushed. They put their hands together as they kissed like crazy for the next fifteen minutes. Bonnie felt Lincoln's toned abs with her fingertips and kissed his lips once more before she laid next to him. Lincoln was in such a good mood, he was glad the guys respected his privacy and promised they wouldn't meddle in his relationship life (that is if they knew he was dating Bonnie).

"That…was…awesome." Bonnie finally said to clear the silence. Lincoln kissed her on the nose while he got his shirt back on, so Toll Road or Caesar wouldn't suspect anything.

"I forgot that today I have Capoeira, Tricking and Parkour training today with Dakota around noon. Do you wanna tag along?" Lincoln said as he laid back down next to Bonnie. "Yeah, that sounds fun." She said with a smile.

Around 11:30, Lincoln and Bonne came out of the room to see Toll Road on the couch reading while Caesar was watching TV. "Hey Toll, are you able to take Bonnie and I to the NOLA Muscle Park in a few. I have training with Dakota over there at 12." Lincoln asked as Toll Road got up and nodded.

The trio were in the car on the way to the muscle park, and Toll Road knew where the place was. The drive was quiet as Lincoln had his head on Bonnie's shoulder while she stroked his hair. Toll pulled the car into the parking lot as Lincoln saw his instructor, Fabien, standing at the door. "Hey Fabien." Lincoln said as he got out of the car with Bonnie. "Hey Lincoln, who's this?" Fabien asked as he was pointing to Bonnie. "She's my girlfriend, I was wondering if she can join the training session." Lincoln said as Fabien thought for a moment before nodding.

"Hey Lincoln, if you're able to walk back to the shop, I'd appreciate it. The car is almost out of gas and plus I gotta get my oil changed. So, it'll be a couple hours." Toll said as he pulled out of the lot. Then, Dakota came out of the bushes like a wild animal while doing some gymnastics flips in the process, landing right in front of his friends. "Hey, we ready to start training?" Dakota said as he put his hair in a ponytail.

2 hours of training later, Fabien had Lincoln, Bonnie and Dakota had gone through all sorts of drills; Air Squats, Wall Dips, Monkey Plants, Knees-to-Elbows (Dead Hangs) and the list goes on. It was killer, but it was so worth it to learn Parkour, Tricking and Capoeira. Bonnie's parents had picked her up after training was done, and Dakota had to walk to the nearest McDonalds for his dad to pick him up since he got off work. So, Lincoln had to walk to Tool's shop to get a ride home and to also see if Toll Road was there too.

He walked in the shop to see Tool inking a hot blonde on her thigh, and damn she had a tight bubble ass! "Hey Tool." Lincoln said as he took a seat on the other stationary bike. "Heya kiddo, you done with your Parkour and whatever that dance training is?" Tool said as Lincoln gave a blank stare before chuckling.

"It's called Capoeira, and yes I did another day of training. I gotta go back tomorrow and do another day as well. Bonnie, Dakota and I are training together." Lincoln said as he threw off his henley to cool off from sweating. "Damn kid, you're drenched with sweat. I can smell you from here." Tool said as he whistled. Lincoln lied down on the couch and took a little nap until Toll Road got there.

Meanwhile at Bonnie's house, the 11-year-old redhead had just gotten out of the shower and was dressed in her usual red and black flannel with blue jeans when her sister came into her room. "Hey sis, how was hanging out with Lincoln?" Brooke asked as Bonnie didn't look at her sister and just blushed. The elder sister took notice and grabbed her little sisters face softly and turned it towards her. "What did you do together?" Brooke asked as a grin started to form on her face.

Bonnie was caught in a trap and couldn't walk out now, she just decided to tell her sister since they had a good bond. "I went over to his house, we went into his room, we kissed and I…" She bit her lip for a second before looking at her sister. "…put my hands up his shirt and on his abs. I also felt how rigid they were too." She finished as she was breathing a bit heavy while fanning her face since her face was warm and red as a cherry tomato. Brooke couldn't believe her little sister did that with her boyfriend. She didn't know if she should be mad, proud or hell, even both.

"I'm incredibly surprised you did that. I'm not angry with you, but I can't say I'm happy either." Brooke said as she saw her sister's head hanging down low.

"I'm sorry." Bonnie said softly as she started to sniffle. "I just love him so much and wanna spend the best amount of time with him I can whenever I get the chance." Bonnie continued as Brooke stroked her soft red hair. Then, there was a knock at their door, it was their mother, and she was concerned. "What's going on?" Mrs. Duncan asked as Brooke motioned for her to come to the bed.

Bonnie then explained to her mother how well the hangout went with her and Lincoln, plus how good of it was in his bedroom too. Mrs. Duncan wasn't angry, but she wasn't happy either with her youngest daughter. After a little talk, Bonnie knew that she couldn't be that way again until she was at least a year older or two. She was angry, but she knew that she had to listen to her mother.

Next Tuesday

Lincoln was in a tank top and shorts while doing Diamond Pushups, Flutter Kicks, Leg Raises and Medicine Ball Mountain Climbers in the workout room when he saw Toll Road come in. "That redhead teenager is on the phone for you." He said as Lincoln got his towel to dry himself off and went to the living room where his phone was. "Hello?" He answered as Becky sounded happy. "Hey Lincoln, I was wondering if you wanted to hang out. Mind if I come over?" Becky asked as Lincoln looked at Toll and the man nodded as if he heard the conversation.

"Yeah, I'll text you the address." Lincoln said as he texted the redhead the address.

After a bit of waiting, the doorbell rang, and Lincoln came out with a slim maroon V-neck henley and blue cargo pants with his usual white shoes. He answered the door and saw Becky standing there smiling. "Hey Lincoln." Becky said as Lincoln let her in. "Nice place you got here. I still can't believe you got a good chance to work instead of going to prison." Becky said as she sat down on the couch while Lincoln went to get each of them a lemonade. "Hey Lincoln, I got another doctor's appointment, so I'll be gone for a couple hours. Have fun you two." Toll Road announced as he walked out the front door.

"C'mon, I wanna show you something." Lincoln said as Becky followed him to his room. As soon as they were in the room, Lincoln shut the door and locked it. "What I'm gonna show you is very confidential…so no blabbing it out there to your cousin, please." Lincoln said in a stern voice as Becky nodded lightly. Lincoln then reached in his sock drawer and pulled out several wads of well-kept cash tied with professional tape as a bank would keep stacks of money.

"That there is one million seventy thousand dollars in cash. I earned them by sticking by Toll and the guys by hacking and doing my job as a hacker on this team. So please, promise me you won't saying anything." Lincoln explained as Becky reached for a wad of cash, counted it, and was surprised to see many 100-dollar bills in each wad.

"I think this was a way better choice than prison. You're gonna be covered for bills and such for years to come!" Becky laughed as Lincoln chuckled too while putting away the money as well. The two played video games for a good forty-five minutes before Lincoln thought back to last Saturday when Bonnie and he were kissing, he wanted to learn how to French kiss.

"Becky, can I ask you a question?" Lincoln asked as Becky turned to Lincoln nodded. "What's up?" Becky replied as Lincoln bit his lip before blushing and looking at Becky to explain what Bonnie and he did last Saturday. He explained how she made the move first and they were in euphoria at that moment. Becky was surprised that the hormones kicked inside Lincoln as he did what he did. "Lincoln, I didn't know you had a firecracker of a girlfriend." She smiled and asked for a picture of his girlfriend. Lincoln then got out a picture of him and Bonnie at Eagle Airsoft. "Oh, she's a cutie. She has the same color hair as mine, except a bit lighter in color." Becky complemented as Lincoln looked away for a moment before Becky caught on what he was requesting.

They talked about relationships and whatnot for a bit until they sat in silence.

Then, Becky saw Lincoln's GRY AR15 in the corner of the room. "Hey, isn't that the GRY AR15 Airsoft Rifle?" The teenager asked as she got up to examine the weapon. "How'd you get this?" She asked as Lincoln got up to hand her the rifle. "I got it for my birthday from my friend who's an agent in the CIA." Lincoln said as he loaded up the gun with the ammo it came with in the box and motioned for the redhead to follow him to the backyard.

As they entered the backyard, Lincoln set up a couple empty beer bottles for him and Becky to shoot. He aimed the rifle at two of the bottles and shot with pinpoint accuracy. The bottles shattered, and Lincoln then handed the rifle to Becky. "Give it a go. Shoot the last two bottles." Lincoln said as Becky held the rifle a beginner would do and shot the bottles in a sloppy way. She shot the first bottle at the neck and only cracked it while she shot the bottom of the other bottle and made a little hole. "I'll teach you how to show, in exchange for you to teach me relationship advice and stuff." Lincoln said as Becky hugged him and then kissed his head. "Deal." She said as they shook on it.

The rest of the day was pretty much all fun for the two; Lincoln taught Becky how to shoot, clean and manage an Airsoft gun while she held up her end of the deal and gave Lincoln tons of relationship advice. They also vowed to not share what they did earlier.

2 ½ Weeks Later

It was the 4th of June on a Wednesday morning, around 8 am at Barney's place. He was making eggs, sausage and toast when his phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was Bonaparte. "Yeah, what's up Bonaparte?" Barney asked as he continued making his breakfast. "Well, I got the whole cut, and a big piece of work. If you're interested, because it might take your breath away." Bonaparte explained on the other side of the phone as the leader took a bite of sausage.

"Yeah, come on over." Barney said as he hung up the phone and finished cooking the last of the eggs.

45 minutes past and there was a knock on the door. He went to go open it and then saw Bonaparte standing there with 3 bags of money. "Five hundred grand, each for all of you. I also have the files for the next op in here." Bonaparte said as Barney let him in. The leader got two beers while Bonaparte got the files out.

"Now, this is exceedingly high detailed and dangerous operation. Are you sure you can handle it?" Bonaparte said with a concerned tone as Barney had his eyebrow raised a bit. "My team and I can handle any operation. Doesn't matter where we're being sent to." Barney said as he took the files from the man and read them over. His eyes went wide to where he was being sent.

"Pripyat! Are you kidding me!" Barney said in a whisper like tone.

"Is that a problem?" Bonaparte said as Barney looked over the files again. It read that there was a crazed scientist creating a big infectious bomb with all types of plagues, diseases, and poisons that he could combine, so he can detonate it in the US. "This guy is fucking insane." Barney said as he took a bite of eggs. After he finished what he had in his mouth, he put his money away and began to gather all the guys at Tools.

"I appreciate it Bonaparte." Barney said as he shook the man's hand. "No problem. I'm gonna get some of my Interpol agent friends to watch Lincoln while you guys go into the town and stop this guy at the power plant. My agents will watch Lincoln in Chernobyl while you guys go on foot into the town, get into the plant and stop this guy before he's able to release the plagues and whatnot. But take extra precaution when around the plagues, poisons and diseases. My guys will give you some hazmat suits, put them on as soon as you reach the power plant." Bonaparte explained as Barney nodded while leading Bonaparte out.

Later, everyone was at Tool's shop, waiting for Lincoln and Tool. Then, they heard a car pulling up outside. Alas, the last 2 Expendables came in and sat down. "So, what do we have this time?" Toll asked as Barney put the slides in the projector. "This is the job; our man, Yakiv Ponomarenko, a crazed scientist is in Pripyat while being hold up in the power plant there and is making a huge bomb that will hold all types of diseases, plagues and poisons that have been around in the whole world. He plans to release the whole bomb somewhere in the states, so we have to kill him before he sets off. Lincoln, look up the name and see what other dirt you can find on him." Barney said as the guys were shocked to their insides as Lincoln looked up their target's name and found so many crimes that he's even still wanted for from other countries.

"I'll call our weapons distributor and get a refill on our weapons and equipment too." Barney said as he got on the horn. Everyone else was on high alert and got ready when their weapons were delivered the next day, they either worked out or just waited cautiously.

The next day came while Barney and Lee were on the way to the Expendable's hanger was, and got the equipment loaded on the plane. Everyone else was there, locked and loaded and ready to get dirty. Lincoln was wearing a black henley, black jeans and black boots with a bulletproof vest on too. It was around 5am and all the guys were ready to kick ass and take names, if there were anybody guarding Yakiv. "We ready to go?" Barney called to the rest of the guys as he heard them in unison saying either 'yep, yes or yeah,'. It was gonna be the same number of hours like Romania, but it was worth being in their shoes to work like they did.

The plane exited the hanger and soared into the morning sky. It was gonna be around 7pm by the time they would get there.

7pm (Chernobyl Limits)

The plane landed in a grassy land and the guys were ready. As soon as the plane touched down, Barney saw three UAZ's which looked like regular chevy cargo vans. When Barney saw the men outside the cars, they were in black combat gear, had helmets on and were carrying UMP45's and MP5's. "Are you working with Bonaparte?" Barney asked as one of the men nodded & moved closer. "Barney Ross?" The voice sounded Russian. Barney analyzed the voice and immediately recognized the man. "Sergei, is that you?" Barney asked as the man pulled off his helmet and had short buzzed brown hair and had a cut over his eye, looked a week or two old.

"Yes, it is me my friend." Sergei said with a smile as they engaged in a hug and handshake.

The other Expendables were all familiar with who they were working with now and got their equipment loaded into one of the vans. "You can use our van while I stay with the hacker." Sergei said in his strong accent. Two of his men also got in their van and waited to follow.

"Make sure your weapons are suppressed, there may be security for this Yakiv. The hazmat suits are also in the vans." Sergei said as the guys did so and checked their equipment over and over before Sergei went over to Lincoln. "Hello, my young friend. How have you been?" Sergei asked as Lincoln saw the Russian and smiled.

"Lincoln, make sure to keep taps on the radio, so you can hear what's going on around us." Toll said as he shut the door to the van, and they set off the Pripyat.

As the van made the 20-mile journey to Pripyat, Barney was beginning to worry already about the mission. "Lee, I'm starting to get a bad feeling about this scientist." Barney said as he drove. "Quit your bellyaching you arse, we'll be fine." Lee retorted as he made a turn and punched it towards the ghost town.

They finally made it to the town as they encountered a new problem; there were guards all over where they looked. "We got a problem; we won't have enough equipment for these guys. It'll be like Vilena again, but worse." Barney said as he addressed his teammates. They looked around through the bushes and saw some cover spots they could take out some security, so they could get the advantage too.

"I got an idea, but we gotta move fast." Lee said as he motioned towards the overturned bus in the middle bus. "If we move inside that bus over there, then we can silently take out the 2 guards about 5 yards away, but one of us is gonna have to move the bodies, so we don't get seen." Lee explained as the guys were digging the plan. "Sounds good." Caesar said as the others silently agreed.

"Good, now let's do it!" Lee whispered as the guys went inside the overturned bus and went with the plan.

A/N: I'm gonna end it here, so hope you enjoyed! :D

Anyway, I will see you in the next one…ADIOS AMIGOS!