A/N: Hey, what's up.
Alright, enough of my lark, you probably don't like me talking, on word with the story…I'LL SEE YOU AT THE BOTTOM!
Lincoln stared right at his former tutor with wide eyes and got out of the booth he was sitting in. "Hey Hugh. How ya been?" Lincoln said as he had a small smile on his face while scratching the back of his neck.
"Pretty good. I'm just down here from London with my husband on our first-year anniversary." Hugh said as a man with reddish brown hair came to his side, who was wearing a green polo shirt with blue pants and a logo on his shirt that had some sort of soccer team. "This is my husband Sean. I met him in his home of Ireland. We've been dating for a year, then we got married." Hugh explained as Lincoln was surprised to hear that Hugh had got married.
"When did you get married?" Lincoln asked as Hugh smiled.
"Well, it was after I left Royal Woods from tutoring you so I can go back and spend more time with Sean. We went on yet another date then I went to get something from my car and when I came back, he got on one knee and proposed to me. I was so excited that I broke down crying tears of joy into his arms." Hugh said as Lincoln smiled.
"Well, first of all, congrats. Second, I really didn't expect to see you down here." Lincoln said as Hugh put on a skeptical look. "What are you doing down here?" Hugh asked as Lincoln sighed and walked towards the man. "Let's go talk about this somewhere else." Lincoln said in a stern voice that Hugh knew something was up.
"Okay…." Hugh said as Lincoln and him were walking outside the restaurant to talk. Once they reached the parking lot, Lincoln sighed and began to explain.
"I did something so bad, I had to be relocated down here and work for the CIA. I can't really say what work I'm doing but it's serious work. Do you understand?" Lincoln said as Hugh closed his eyes and nodded. "Is it really that serious?" Hugh said as Lincoln nodded.
"Serious as a straight up heart-attack." Lincoln replied as Hugh know knew what type of trouble Lincoln was in. "At least you owned up to it…right?" Hugh asked as Lincoln nodded. "Yep, I called the CIA directly after I committed the felony. They said they'd work with me and they did." Lincoln explained as Hugh know understood the predicament.
"Anyway, I gotta get back with my girlfriend and her family. It was nice seeing you again, Hugh." Lincoln smiled as he stuck out his hand. "You too, Lincoln old chap. If you ever wanna keep in touch, we can skype." Hugh said as he wrote down his skype name on a sticky note he had handy. "Have a fun vacation, Hugh." Lincoln said as he saw the couple hold hands and walk back to their table inside.
Lincoln went back inside too and saw that the pizza had arrived at the table. He took a seat and saw Brooke still staring at Hugh.
"Who was that hunk?" Brooke said with a growl and a smile as her eyes were in LaLa land. "You know he's married and has a husband, right?" Lincoln asked as Brooke's look changed. "He's…gay?" Brooke said as she put her head down and groaned in disappointment.
Everyone else ate and sung happy birthday to Bonnie before leaving. They went back to the hotel after they ate, so they could get a good night's rest before leaving in the morning. The next morning, everyone got up early to load up the car and were on the road around 6am. Like coming to Miami, it was a long drive back.
As soon as the family were back in New Orleans, it was 6pm. So, they dropped Lincoln off back at home as the sun started to set. Lincoln got out and dragged his bags to the door while Bonnie walked him to the door.
"I had fun at your birthday party. Maybe for my 13th birthday, we should do something fun." Lincoln said as he set his bags down and hugged Bonnie gently. She accepted the hug as Lincoln pulled his head back and whispered in her ear.
"Happy Birthday, Bonnie." Lincoln said in a soft husky voice as he kissed her cheek with care. "Call me on skype before you head to bed." Lincoln said as he kissed her again. She giggled as Lincoln opened the door, looked back and winked at her.
Bonnie held her heart with her hand and sighed with happy care. She walked back to the car and got in to head home. As Lincoln set his stuff on the couch, he noticed it was quiet…a little too quiet. He closed his eyes and listened carefully. His ears twitched to the rustling outside in the backyard. Lincoln went to get the extra Kunai in his room and held it in the Reverse Grip Edge Out hand position and held it sideways like Lee taught him that he used to use in the British SAS. He also had his Airsoft Glock 34 and held the gun on top of his knife in a tactical approach like Lee also taught him.
He opened the door, pointed the weapon towards the noise and saw it was only Abbey. She barked at him and turned her head to the side a bit like all dogs do. All Lincoln could do was smile. "Hey girl, whatcha doing? Are you being a little stinker?" Lincoln asked in a playful voice as she barked again.
He went inside to put his weapons away and his luggage away too. As he was putting his clothes away, he heard the front door open and heard a voice. "Lincoln! Are you home?!" It was only Toll Road. Lincoln put down his flannel shirt and went to see the man in the kitchen. "Hey Toll. Where were you?" Lincoln asked as Toll got out a bag that had a can of chili, frozen curly fries in a bag, shredded jack cheese and a brand-new glass casserole dish.
"Tonight's cheat night for us three. Caesar's coming over too, so he should be here in a bit. Why don't you go work on your quads while I prep dinner." Toll said as Lincoln went to go get changed into his workout outfit.
45 minutes later, Lincoln was dripping in sweat of doing Goblet Squats, Split Squats, DB Lateral Lunges, Box Jumps and Squat Jumps. It was hurting his thighs and legs, but he persevered and worked through the harsh pain. After a little bit longer, Toll pulled the casserole dish out of the oven and it smelled good! "Lincoln! Dinner's ready!" Toll said as Lincoln came out of the workout room all sweaty. Toll smelled Lincoln from the table and cringed.
"Go ahead and take a shower before you eat. We'll let the food cool down before Caesar gets here." Toll said with a weak smile as Lincoln went to get a nice warm shower to clean himself of the sweat.
Lincoln turned on the water and undressed to notice the small bruises he received in the scuffle he had with Dexter and his goons. He had a slight purple bruise on his ribcage and a small cut on his arm. He didn't remember getting hit in the ribs, but it was over now. He got in the shower and scrubbed his entire body with body wash. After he was done, he grabbed his towel, dried his body off and got dressed in his black compression tights and a compression shirt.
Then, Lincoln went to the kitchen to see Toll and Caesar milking down a beer and laughing. "Hey kid, I heard you were on vacation with your little redheaded girlfriend. How was it?" The black Expendable asked as Lincoln took a seat and had his plate made. "It was good. I also saw my old tutor there as well. He was with his husband on their first-year anniversary." Lincoln said as the two other Expendables looked at him.
"Remember that tutor I told you about that my sisters freaked out over and went crazy over?" Lincoln asked as he popped a fry in his mouth.
"Yeah." Both men said in unison. "That's him. It was nice seeing him again without my sisters near him to go all lovey dovey on him." Lincoln explained as both men were wide eyed.
"Why would your sisters get lovey dovey because of him?" Toll Road asked as Lincoln wiped his mouth of chili con carne. "Well, my sister, Lori thought he was cute. Then Lisa wanted to get a picture of his abs to show the little ones the anatomy of his body. I thought they were gonna run him off. I mean, I could've failed 5th grade thanks to my sisters! But luckily I didn't." Lincoln said as he calmed down and continued eating.
"Wow. Could your sisters have been any more stupid?" Caesar said as Toll slapped his forearm. "It's fine. I mean, I was so worried they'd run him off. But then my dad started to love him too. I'm glad I'm away from them now." Lincoln reassured him as he finished his dinner, leaving the two men to discuss what the hacker said.
"Anyway, I'm gonna be in my room talking to Bonnie on skype." Lincoln said as he cleaned off his plate and went back to his room without limping due to his quads hurting like they were. As soon as he opened his door, he heard his skype going off. Right on time, Lincoln thought as he sat in his computer chair and answered the skype call. Of course, it was Bonnie.
"Hey you." Lincoln said as he saw Bonnie sitting on her bed in a black t-shirt and blue pajama bottoms. "I miss you already." She said and giggled as Lincoln smiled. "Me too. Anyway, I had fun with you." Lincoln said as Bonnie smiled back. "I did too." Bonnie replied as Lincoln looked at the clock. "I gotta get some sleep. I'll talk to you later. I love you so much." Lincoln said as Bonnie smiled wide and they got off for the night.
4 AM
Lincoln heard some thumping noises coming from the front door. He woke up and got out of his bed to see what was going on. In the hallway, he saw Toll Road in his grey pajama's and a grey henley holding his pistol and flashlight in tactical mode. "What's going on?" Lincoln slurred as Toll Road handed him a can of oil-based pepper spray. "Someone's either trying to break in or it's a stray trying to get in." Toll said softly as both Expendables were ready for a fight. Toll and Lincoln were ready as the man had his hand on the doorknob and quickly threw it open…to find Becky on her knees trying to open the door.
"Becky?" Lincoln whispered as Toll could smell the booze on her breath. "She's drunk off her ass." Toll said as he holstered his gun and picked her up in a bride position. "C'mon, shut the door." Toll said as Lincoln did so. Toll hauled the drunk teenager onto the couch; she even curled up to the soft cushion.
"What the fuck was she thinking? Getting drunk at 17." Toll said as he shook his head in disappointment.
"I don't know. She never did this back home." Lincoln said softly as he rubbed her foot. He loved Becky as another older sister figure; she was sweet to him and all, but this was a new sighting to Lincoln. "Why don't you let her sleep in my room tonight. I'll watch her and make sure she doesn't do anything stupid." Lincoln said as Toll looked at him as if he was crazy.
"Are you sure?" Toll asked as Lincoln nodded and grabbed Becky so he could drag her to his room.
Ever since Lincoln started working out, he had gained a ton of muscles and was able to lift heavy things he wasn't able to life before. He's now able to life the rifles that the guys use for their work. Lincoln set Becky on the bed and went to get some coffee before he sat watch in his computer chair.
Lincoln sat with one foot across his other leg while drinking a cup of hot coffee while watching Becky sleep. He decided to catch about 2 hours of rest too, since all Becky was doing was sleeping soundly.
2 and a half hours later, Lincoln could smell breakfast cooking in the kitchen. He drank the last of his warm coffee and saw Becky was still curled up in the blankets. He went into the kitchen and saw Toll cooking a big breakfast of eggs, hash browns, sausage, bacon, toast, and pancakes. His stomach was growling as he took a seat at the table.
"Morning. Is Becky up yet?" Toll asked as Lincoln shook his head.
The two ate their breakfast until they saw Becky coming towards them. "Morning Becky." Lincoln said as the redhead looked at him and squinted. "How did I get here?" She slurred as she then gripped her head in pain from her hangover.
"You had a night of drinking and wound up here on the doorstep around 4am. So, Lincoln let you sleep in his room." Toll explained as Becky sat down at the table.
"I also made you a hangover breakfast burrito to help you get rid of that nasty hangover." Toll said as he slid the burrito on a plate with a huge glass of ice water and aspirin tablets.
Becky took a bite of the burrito and took a sip of the water she had. After everyone had eaten, Toll had made Becky go take a nap after she had taken the aspirin, so her headache would go away. Lincoln went to work on his glute exercises by doing Dumbbell Squats while holding 20-pound weights, Bulgarian Squats, Landmine Squat Presses, Back Squats and Diagonal Squat Thrusts. Lincoln felt his ass was gonna fall off, but he knew it was good to feel the burn.
The next day around noon, Lincoln and Toll Road were jogging around the block 8 times. It did equal 2 miles, so Toll was trying to prep Lincoln just in case when they were on the field, that he was ready to run as if enemies were shooting at them or on their asses. As they got back, Toll and Lincoln took a shower and ate a small lunch of Honey Sesame Chicken Bowls.
Lincoln knew that his Baton Rouge field trip was coming up around October. And there a 2-week vacation too, so he had lots of time to have fun. It began on the 14th of October which was a Sunday; so, it was gonna be smashing! He decided to call Dakota on Skype and see what was up. He clicked on his Skype icon and waited.
Then, the Cherokee answered the call and smiled at his comrade. "Hey Lincoln. Whatcha doing?" The Cherokee asked as Lincoln shrugged his shoulders.
"Not much. Just went on a 2-mile run with my caretaker and then had lunch. What about you?" Lincoln replied as Dakota got out an Airsoft UMP45. "I just got this from an Airsoft retailer online. Looks sick doesn't it?" Dakota asked as Lincoln couldn't agree more. "Anyway, are we still heading to Baton Rouge for our Capoeira, Tricking and Parkour field trip with Fabien?" Lincoln asked as Dakota nodded.
The two talked for a good couple hours until it was time for dinner. Plus, they still had to get ready for school in the morning.
1 month later, it was the 14th of October on a Sunday, and Lincoln packed his bag, so he was ready to go. Toll came in and saw Lincoln was almost ready.
"I'm gonna go start the car if you're ready yet." Toll said as Lincoln nodded and gave him the 'go ahead' signal.
Lincoln got his bag ready and got in the car, so Toll could drop him off at the NOLA Muscle Park. As they drove in the early afternoon sun, Lincoln slept as always. As they reached the parking lot, Toll pulled into a spot and saw a Ford E450 Bus outside. "You have fun, okay?" Toll said as Lincoln nodded and got out with his bag. Toll left while Lincoln went inside to see his friends twirling around the gym and landing in the foam pit. "Hey guys!" Lincoln hollered as his friends all waved and smiled at him. "So, what time do we leave, sensei?" Lincoln asked Fabien as he saw the man with a clipboard in his hands. "We'll be leaving in 45 minutes. So, I'm gonna go get you guys food before we leave." Fabien said as he went to McDonalds to get everyone burgers.
As Fabien left to get the food, Lincoln thought it would be good to practice Capoeira while he was gone. They all went to practice their techniques on each other. As they practiced Ginga, Aú, Balança, Bananeira and many more moves they mashed together.
They even sparred with each other until Fabien came back with two bags of food and a couple drinks.
After they all ate, they got on the bus and made sure they had their bags with them. Fabien knew it was gonna be an hour drive, but he had music playing, so it would keep the 6th graders entertained. James and Malcolm were sleeping while Dakota, Sebastian, Dawson, and Lincoln were playing Uno.
As Fabien drove the bus, Lincoln and his friends finished up the card game and he took a nap. He dreamed about him being 17 and going on his first field operation. He dreamt he was in an open jungle and retrieving a hostage for Bonaparte. It was fun in his mind, but it came to a halt when Dakota shook him awake.
"Lincoln, we're here." Dakota said as Lincoln rubbed his eyes and saw they stopped at a Holiday Inn hotel. They grabbed their stuff and went inside the hotel. Fabien walked to the front desk and got the room keys for the boys.
As they went to their rooms, the boys chose their beds and got everything ready for the 4 days they'd be there. "Alright little dudes, gather around." Fabien said as they all gathered by the beds. "Now, our first Capoeira tournament starts tomorrow. So, be ready. I've even got your pants for the tournament here in my bag. We're the 'Français Foxes' team." Fabien said as he pulled out the pants and they had a cool fox head logo on them in the French Flag colors. "Since I'm mostly French American, I thought it'd be appropriate to have a friend of mine make the logo and color the pants online." Fabien explained as the boys tried them on and instantly liked them.
"Anyway, we're gonna go to a buffet for dinner. But don't fill up too much." Fabien said as the boys nodded and continued to play Uno.
Later, everyone went to get dinner and were all stuffed by the time they were done. They came back to the hotel and crashed completely. The next morning around 7am, Fabien was up and ready to go. "Alright boys, get up!" Fabien announced as he went into the next connecting room to wake up the 6 boys.
They were groaning and moaning because they were tired. "C'mon dudes, wake up. We gotta be there around 11am. So, all of you get a shower and get dressed." Fabien said as the 6 boys got ready and took turns for their showers.
A little while later, all the boys got showered, changed and were ready to go. They made their way outside when 2 blacked out SUV's pulled in front of the bus and 5 men got out of them; they were armed too. They banged on the bus door and made Fabien open it like a bolt of lightning. "Wo ist der weißhaarige kleine Mist?!" One of the men shouted in what it sounded like German as one of them suddenly grabbed Lincoln, placed nylon zip tie cuffs on Lincoln, injected him with an unknown substance and hauled him off the bus with force.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Fabien shouted as he attempted to jump on the man but got fifty thousand volts in the stomach from a taser.
All the 6th graders watched their sensei get tased and Lincoln get hauled away. Dakota then fished out his phone and got a picture of the SUV's license plate number before he called Toll Road.
Many Hours later in the Georgian Countryside
Lincoln was out cold when he awoke in a chair, with his hands still bounded behind the chair he was sitting in. The room was cold too and smelled like shit. Every time he breathed in through his nose, it smelled like piss, shit and vomit. He then heard a door open and listened very carefully from his training with the Expendables. He heard what sounded like 2 men talking in German.
Then one of them ripped the bag off his head and with all his force punched Lincoln across the face. All Lincoln could do was shake his head vigorously. The man then grabbed Lincoln's chin with his hand and pointed him at his face.
"Welcome to HELL." He said in a sharp German accent as Lincoln then spit a big fat bloody loogie in his face. The man yelled in rage as the phlegm was now dripping down his face, he then grabbed a fistful of Lincoln's hair and slammed his head onto the metal table.
"Little shit." He cursed in English and then took position by the wall as the door opened to a well-dressed German man in a tan suit and black tie. His eyes were blue, had black trimmed hair and an evil smile as he then looked through a file which had Lincoln's name on it. "So, you're the one who killed Friedrich." The man said in a low German accent as Lincoln looked at him as if he grew a second head.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Lincoln said in a sharp tone as he then spit more blood from his mouth. He felt around as there was a cut inside his cheek from his teeth. "Oh really. Then let me show you." The man said as one of the men passed him another folder that contained Friedrich's name on it. It showed a picture of him lying in a bloody mess with what looked like 3 bullet wounds in the chest area, a stab wound to the abdomen, a slit throat, and some face damage from fists. Lincoln could only stare at the photos and wonder. Damn, these guys are good, Lincoln thought as the man sat in his seat.
"He was one of us, going deep undercover for the filthy fucking Russians! He was killed in Aldan! He even had 2 kids: a girl and boy and even a lovely wife. Now, they had to attend his funeral in Hamburg, you little white-haired albino!" He yelled as Lincoln wasn't fazed whatsoever.
"He shouldn't have been in the mercenary business to begin with." Lincoln snapped back as the man got up and back handed Lincoln like he was a whore on the street doing him dirty.
Lincoln coughed as he then fell outta his seat and onto his side. He then saw the man walk up to him and then he kicked him hard in the gut. "Take him to the cell to join the other prisoner. We'll figure out how we'll eliminate them both tomorrow." The man in the suit said as the 2 other German men dragged Lincoln to one of the cells.
As soon as they dragged him there, they threw him in the room and locked the door.
Lincoln tried to get up, but the amount of pain from his face and stomach were so bad that he couldn't move much. "They did it rough to you, right?" A voice said as Lincoln tried to get up. He straightened himself to lay straight, then he shifted for his hands to go by his butt and then he shifted more to maneuver out of the backwards cuff hold. Now, he was able to do a rising handspring that Fabien taught him. Lincoln was now able to scan the room; there was a man in his late 50's with scruffy brownish hair who wore a brown overcoat, black cargo pants and black combat boots. He was sitting with one knee kinda close to his chest.
"Who are you?" Lincoln asked as the man ran a hand through his hair.
"I'm Trench Mauser, an informant of Agent Church." Trench spoke in his usual Austrian/German Accent.
Lincoln's eyes widened to what the man had said. "C'mere." Trench said as Lincoln did so, and the man pulled a key from his pocket; it was a handcuff key! Lincoln was surprised to see the man had the key to his handcuffs. He took the cuffs off Lincoln and threw them to the corner of the cell.
"You're Lincoln, right?" Trench asked as Lincoln was shocked to know how the man knew who he was.
"How do you know who I am?" Lincoln asked as Trench then explained when Church and he went to the Loud House to attempt to serve the arrest warrant for his parents.
Just then, they heard gunshots and screaming. "Stay down." Trench said sternly as he got up to check the door. Just then, the door blew open and Trench went flying back to the wall. Then, one of the male figures went straight towards Lincoln. Lincoln got up and was about to get into a karate stance until the man held his hands in surrender. "Hold it! I'm a friendly." The man sounded Russian. He then pulled his helmet off and the man had short buzzed brown hair and had a cut over his eye. It was Sergei!
"Sergei, is that you?" Lincoln asked as the man got on one knee to let Lincoln hug him. "Da', it is me my friend. I'm here to get you outta here. Your caretaker called Bonaparte who then called me. They traced the German's car from New Orleans, and it was Stefan's' car; the one in the suit back there." Lincoln was relieved that Sergei was here to get him home safely.
"Are we done with the fucking reunion? Let's get outta here." Trench said as he grabbed one of the rifles from the dead German guard on the ground and was ready.
"Here, take this. We gotta get to France to fly you back to New Orleans. Bonaparte is there waiting for you at the Interpol office in Lyon, France. So, it'll be a 43 hour drive there." Sergei said as he gave a 1911 to Lincoln. "We also have to kill the one in the suit that interrogated you. His name is Stefan Weber, and he is wanted by Interpol as well. He has a 2-million-dollar reward on his head if taken dead or alive to Interpol. I'll split it with you when we hand deliver his corpse to Interpol." Sergei informed Lincoln as the hacker smiled.
"GET DOWN!" Trench cried as a hail of bullets were fired at them. The 3 mercs took cover behind a wall as Trench blind fired at the 5 German men shooting at them with MP7's. Sergei fired his MP5 at them as they reloaded and killed all of the men with either headshots or hits that led to blood loss.
"Move up." Sergei demanded as the 3 moved up quickly. Lincoln pointed the 1911 towards the doors that were in the corridor, kicked open each one and did a room check like Lee and Yang taught him. They were all clear and he kept moving with Trench and Sergei. "Where are your men? You did come with others, right?" Trench asked the friendly Russian as he nodded.
"I came with 9 other men. They are checking around the compound. All we need to do is rendezvous with them at the truck outside the compound gate." Sergei confirmed as they headed down a flight of stairs towards the downstairs lobby of the building, they were in.
As they did, a soldier that stood about 4 foot 9 attacked Lincoln. He was about to stab Lincoln with a combat knife when Lincoln grabbed his wrist, twisted it and performed a large hip throw on the man. He was about to get up when his bare eyes stared right at Lincoln. The hacker shot the man right between the eyes; blood splattered from the back of the German's head as he fell to the ground.
"Nice work." Trench said in a surprised tone as they continued to push out into the dirt filled courtyard.
Sergei then got on his radio to contact his teammates. "Это Сергей, мне нужно, чтобы ты расчистил двор." Sergei said in his native tongue. "Да сэр." One of his teammates said as the gate blew open and 9 other Russians came clearing the courtyard of Germans mercs.
Lincoln shot the 1911 twice towards one German soldier and it fully grazed his Carotid Artery. The German was left clenching the wound until he fell to the ground coughing up blood. Sergei fired from the hip and hit 3 other Germans in the eyes and the heart. Trench threw a grenade towards a group of 5 Germans who didn't see it in time and got blown the fuck up.
As they battled their way through, none of them saw Stefan on top of the roof with an RPG! One of Sergei's men spotted him and got his attention. "Enemy on top!" He screamed in English. Lincoln saw Stefan and pointed the 1911 at him and fired two shots. The bullets screamed towards Stefan and hit the rocket as it only came out 2 inches and blew Stefan to smithereens and bits of flesh. Sergei, Trench and all the other Russians eyed the event with wide eyes.
"HOLY SHIT!" Everyone said in unison as Lincoln held his stern face and dropped his empty 1911. "It's done." He said as he faced Sergei and Trench.
"Can we go now?" Lincoln asked as Sergei nodded and picked up his 1911. "I guess we don't have a body to give to Interpol. Dimitri, go and see if there's anything we can bring to Interpol up on that column." Sergei ordered his Russian teammate as he did as he was told.
Lincoln, Sergei and Trench waited by the truck as Dimitri came back holding something behind his back. "Did you get anything?" Sergei asked as his comrade held up the severed and battered head of Stefan Weber. "You have one hell of a shot." Sergei said to Lincoln as he just smiled.
They put the head in a bag and were off to Lyon, France. It was gonna be a long 43-hour drive, but Sergei wanted to make sure Lincoln was brought back safe and sound.
It was the 18th of October on a Thursday when Lincoln was flown back to New Orleans on a private jet owned by Bonaparte. After being given a good cut of the reward money for Stefan, Lincoln said his goodbyes to Sergei and Trench and left with Bonaparte.
As they landed on the runway, Lincoln got his bag of money ready to be dropped back off at Toll's house. Bonaparte informed of what happened to Lincoln to the Expendables and they were told he was saved by Sergei. Bonaparte and Lincoln got in an SUV and drove back to Toll's place.
As they pulled into the driveway, Lincoln got out and carried his bag of money with him inside while Bonaparte followed. As they walked inside, Lincoln saw Toll and the Expendables waiting for him and sighing with relief as he smiled towards them.
"Hey guys." Lincoln said as Toll Road got on one knee to embrace Lincoln in a hug. "What the hell happened, Bonaparte?" Barney asked as Bonaparte shut the front door. "Well, apparently some powerful German mercs wanted to get Lincoln back for killing a German that was undercover in that mercenary team from Aldan. They grabbed him in Baton Rouge; so, I don't know how people didn't call the police. I'm glad one of Lincoln's friends called you instead." Bonaparte explained as Lincoln nodded and explained the photo's that he was shown back in the Georgian Facility and when Sergei helped him get out with Trench.
Every Expendable was shocked to hear that Lincoln got out safe and sound. "Wait, you're saying that Trench was there?" Barney asked as Lincoln nodded simply. "Wow, I didn't expect him to get caught." Barney said as Bonaparte agreed. "Anyway, I'm gonna get outta here. I'll holler when I have another job lined up." Bonaparte said as he went back to his car outside.
As the old merc left, Lincoln turned to Toll Road. "Were you able to get my stuff from Fabien?" Lincoln asked as Toll Road pointed towards his room. Lincoln went into his room and found his bags and his phone that he took to Baton Rouge were on the bed.
He decided to call Dakota and the others in a group call to let them know he was alright. He created the group and waited for them to answer. They all answered immediately and were shocked to see Lincoln in an okay stage. "Hey guys." Lincoln said in a calm matter.
"Dude, what happened?" Dakota asked in a worried tone.
"Yeah, we thought you were taken for good and we would never see you again!" Sebastian hollered as the others agreed.
"Guys, it was a government mix-up. Apparently, Interpol was looking for a child that was wanted for attempted murder and they thought I was the one they were looking for. But I'm okay now." Lincoln lied as he was told to tell his friends what happened from Bonaparte for a cover up story.
"Damn, that's rough. But at least you're okay now." Malcolm said as Lincoln nodded.
"Yeah. They even gave me some money to make up for the mix-up." Lincoln replied and smiled as he pulled a wad of cash that equaled to one thousand dollars.
"What! You're so lucky!" James said as Lincoln laughed.
"No offense at all. I'm not trying to rub it in your faces at all." Lincoln replied as Dakota smiled.
"It's fine. James, please calm down." Dakota said.
"So, was the whole tournament canceled because I wasn't there?" Lincoln asked as Dawson nodded.
"We were one member short. So yeah, they canceled it. Plus, we get another shot around Spring break from the 9th to the 17th of March." Dawson reassured as Lincoln nodded slightly and understood.
Weeks turned into months, the weather was now colder, and it was now snowing in New Orleans. All Lincoln did for Halloween was give out candy with Toll Road. The Expendables were surprised to see Lincoln didn't go trick or treating; but Gunner told them he was trying to show his matureness by outgrowing the childish acts and activities. It was now the 21st of December on a cold Friday afternoon. Lincoln was in his last class, which was writing. He was finishing up his assignment when there was a knock on the classroom door. Mr. Herbert went and answered the door to find Mr. Church holding up his CIA Badge. "Can I help you?" The teacher asked as Church put his badge away.
"Yeah, Lincoln Loud needs to come with me." Church said as the teacher understood and looked at Lincoln. "Loud, you're being summoned." Mr. Herbert said in his joking voice as all the teachers and students found his joking voice funny.
Lincoln put his work away in his backpack and went towards the door. As soon as Lincoln saw Church, they both smiled. "Have a good Christmas break, Lincoln." Mr. Herbert said as Lincoln and Church walked into the snowy parking lot. Church was wearing a black suit with a white undershirt, black pants and fancy black shoes with a black coat on top. Lincoln was wearing a long sleeve black henley, brown cargo pants with black converse with a beanie that had a cool wolf logo on it.
"You wanna get some Chipotle before I take you home?" Church asked with kindness as Lincoln nodded. The two went to get the food while they tried not to die from the snow on the ground.
Meanwhile in Royal Woods
The Loud Kids all got out early since it was Christmas break; Rita had to of course make an announcement. They all gathered in the living room while Rita and Pop Pop made hot cocoa for all of them. "Alright girls, now as we know, Lincoln has to spend his first Christmas without us. So, as a Christmas present to him, we'll all skype call him on Christmas day. And I want everyone on their best behavior, does everyone understand?" Rita said with a very stern tone. "Yes, ma'am." They all said in unison. "Now, I don't want any of you girls giving him any bullcrap. He's already going through a lot right now." Pop Pop said with a strict voice as he looked at 2 of his granddaughters, Lola and Lynn Jr.
They all dispersed to do their own activities when the doorbell rang. "I got it!" Luan said as she went to open the door. As she opened it, she saw it was Maggie. "Hey Mags, whatcha doing here?" Luan asked as she stepped outside in the cold.
"Well, I wanted to see if you wanted to head to the movies." Maggie said as she cracked a small smile. "Let me ask my mom first." Luan said with a smile as she hugged Maggie. "Hey mom, Maggie wants to know if I can go with her to the movies. Is that okay?" Luan asked as she approached her mother in her room.
"Sure but be back in a couple hours." Rita said as she gave her twenty dollars to get into the movie. Luan went back out front to meet with Maggie. "She said yes. I also got money to get in. What movie are we gonna see?" Luan asked as they left to head to the movie theatre.
"Some rom-com. I thought it'd be nice of a change for me." Maggie said as they started to walk.
"Cool. I bet it's gonna be a good one." Luan said as they walked into town and were almost at the movie theatre.
As they neared the movie theatre, Luan noticed Maggie grabbed her hand and held it tightly. Luan was surprised, but she let it happen. They got their tickets, food and drinks and went into the big room where their movie was playing in.
As they took their seats, they silently talked about their life until the movie started.
Later, towards the end, there was a kiss scene coming up, and Luan couldn't stop staring at Maggie. Then, the emo girl caught the jokester staring at her, they both blushed and as soon as the kiss scene on the movie came up, they timed it to their own. They leaned in and kissed each other on the lips. They enjoyed the kiss and even tilted their heads in the opposite way to even enjoy it more.
As the movie started to end, Luan and Maggie pulled away from the kiss and stared into each other's eyes. "That was amazing." Luan said with her pinks still a bit pink. "Totally." Maggie replied as they both heard a guy in the back scream something rude to them.
"GET A FUCKING ROOM, YOU BITCHES!" The man screamed as the lights came on and everyone started to leave. All Luan did was show an angry face and flip the man off. They left the movie theatre holding hands and headed back to the Loud House.
"Luan, I really appreciate you coming with me. I also didn't expect you to kiss me back, to be honest." Maggie said as she squeezed a bit tighter. "It's okay. Also, how long have you been into me?" Luan replied her own question as Maggie stopped walking and looked down.
"I've been into you ever since you performed at my birthday party. Just in case you didn't know, I'm into girls and girls only." Maggie said as she hugged Luan. The jokester could only accept the hug and console the emo girl.
They ended the hug and arrived at the house. "Call me later, okay." Luan said as she slipped her phone number to Maggie on a piece of paper. Maggie smiled and kissed her girlfriend on the lips. "So, I guess that makes us girlfriend and girlfriend?" Luan asked with a cheeky grin as Maggie laughed a bit before nodding. "Yes, it does. I gotta go hang with my baby sister. I'll be waiting for you to call me; if you're able to." Luan said as they kissed once more before Maggie smiled and left to go home.
What Luan didn't know was Pop Pop and Rita were watching through the blinds and were smiling wide. Luan walked in and saw Rita and Pop Pop at the window and raised her eyebrows. "Were you spying on me?" Luan asked as Pop Pop just hugged her. "I'm proud of you darling. I didn't know you had it in you to date a goth and a girl." Pop Pop stated.
"She's an emo, and thanks. But I guess that makes me a lesbian." Luan said with a smile as Rita hugged her as well.
As Luan walked up the stairs and into her room, Luna was leaning up against their bed with a shit eating grin on her face. "What?" Luan asked as Luna walked up to her and hugged her. "I heard what mom and Pop Pop said down there and I'm proud of you for coming out, dude." Luna said as Luan smiled too and kissed her sister on the cheek. "Thanks Lunes." Luan said as a lone tear came down her cheek.
"I appreciate it, but I officially haven't come out yet. Get it?" Luan said and giggled as Luna just rolled her eyes a bit and groaned.
"Yeah…I think we should have a sister meeting, and have you come out to the rest of the dudettes." Luna suggested to Luan as she nodded and thought it was a good idea.
Luna gathered all the sisters in Lori and Leni's room for a meeting. As soon as everyone was there, she let Lori know that Luan had something important to say. "What's this all about? I was about to see this awesome slam dunk on my phone!" Lynn Jr. complained as Lola agreed to being bothered.
"Yeah! I was watching this nice princess show when you insisted on me coming to this meeting." Lola argued as Lucy just looked at her with her usual look.
"Dudes, just please listen to what Luan has to say, then you can all go back to your activities." Luna said as the girls sighed and gave in. "Well, spit it out!" Lana said as Luna gave her the evil eye. "Go ahead Luan." Luna said as she pinched the bridge of her nose.
"Well, I'm now dating Maggie… and I'm now a lesbian." Luan said as she started to smile and lighten the mood. All the girls except Luna gave her a surprised look. "Really? That's sweet!" Lori said. "What's a lesbian?" Lana asked as Lisa stepped in to explain to the dirty tomboy.
"A lesbian is a homosexual female that likes to date other females." Lisa explained as the dirty tomboy made a silent 'oh'.
"That's so sweet! I'm, like, so proud of you, Luan!" Leni said as she hugged the jokester, which made her feel happy. "I'm happy for you, I could write a good poem. Except I'm kinda dry of ideas now." Lucy said in her usual monotone voice. "Well, I'm happy. I mean, there are lesbians in WNBA. Just look at Elena Delle Donne and Ann Wauters; they're the top 2 Lesbian WNBA players of all time." Lynn Jr. said as she confirmed on her phone.
"Luan, we're family, and family sticks beside one another; no matter what the situation is." Lori said with a smile. Luan ran into Lori's arms and started crying tears of joy.
Rita and Pop Pop were sneaking a peak into the room and were smiling. "I guess that makes this a happy moment." Pop Pop whispered and smiled.
"Yes, it does." Rita said as she went to change Lily as she heard her crying. Rita also wondered how her husband would react to the news.
Back in New Orleans
Lincoln was eating his Burrito bowl at the kitchen table when Toll Road walked in with Lee. "Shite, the snow is a bitch to drive in with my bike." Lee complained. The two men then raised their eyebrows when they saw Lincoln eating Chipotle.
"Who bought you Chipotle?" Toll asked as Lincoln wiped his mouth of sour cream with a napkin. "Church bought it for me. He picked me up from school and treated me to some food." Lincoln said as Toll got a beer from the fridge for himself and Lee. "Also, Lincoln, I'm gonna also teach you Goju-Ryu Karate, Kenpo Karate, Wado-Ryu Karate, Shito-Ryu Karate and Aikido. So as soon as the snow clears up, I'll be teaching you them." Lee said as he took a sip of his beer.
After Lincoln was done with his food, he went to work on his abs some more. He did Planks, Skater Lunges, V-Sits and Side planks with 15 dumbbell flies for each side for about 3 hours until he was sore to the touch. His abs were so sore and tender that even moving was hurting him. He just kept pushing on until he collapsed on the mat breathing hard and wheezing.
Toll came in and saw Lincoln laying backside down on the mat. "You feel exhausted, huh?" Toll said as he took a seat on the barbell bench. "Yeah…this…is…tough." Lincoln said between wheezes.
"It is tough; especially when trying to work on your core. And by looking at your body, you're gaining a toned and lean frame. That's coming from an expert who also has a good body." Toll said as Lee came in as well.
"That's true Lincoln. If you stick to one workout session that has multiple reps and different workout routines too. And if you do the same each week and every week but add more reps, you'll gain a good body like us in a year or two." Lee added as he lifted the weights and pumped iron.
"I appreciate it guys. I really do." Lincoln said as he sat up and wiped off his forehead of sweat. "It's no problem. But when working out, it's important to burn tons of fat and tone those muscles." Toll said as he began to bench press.
"Yeah. I agree. I was training by an ex-SAS officer before I went into the special forces. He was a friend of my mother's to be perfectly frank." Lee said as he put down the weights and sat down on the mat with Lincoln.
"It's never easy to get a toned body on your first try. I mean, you don't expect a fucking six pack in 1 day. Shit takes time and patience." Toll said as he put the weight down and started to cool down.
"I know. I'm happy with my body as of right now. But I wanna gain a bit more muscles before I go out onto the field." Lincoln said as he flexed his right arm, which showed impressive muscle improvement.
"Anyway, I'm gonna get going. See you chumps later." Lee said as Toll walked him out to his bike.
As the two men walked into the cold snowy temperature, Toll Road got Lee's attention. "What's up?" Lee said as he turned on his bike. "Did you get Lincoln's gifts for Christmas before the 20th hit?" Toll asked as Lee nodded. "Yeah, I got him about 5 new games for his Xbox One. What about you?" Lee asked as Toll showed him on his phone.
"I got him a mystery package from the airsoft store online. It cost me a thousand dollars. It could come with rifles, pistols, gear and patches too." Toll said as he put his phone away.
"It got here the other day. I even asked Tool to keep it over at his place until Christmas eve, so I can put in under the tree the next morning." Toll explained as the bald brit revved his bike and nodded before taking off.
Toll went back inside and went to prepare dinner. Meanwhile at the shop, Barney knew what Toll Road and Lee got Lincoln for Christmas, so he got Yang, Tool, Gunner and Caesar together to see what they got Lincoln as well.
"Okay guys, as we know, we usually celebrate holidays by getting drunk. But this is special for Lincoln; so, what did you guys get him?" Barney asked as he took a sip of his beer. "Well, I got him an external microphone for his gaming laptop." Caesar said as he showed what the microphone looked like online from his phone. "I got him some cologne, some hair gel and new shoes." Tool said as he also took a sip of his beer.
"I was able to get Lincoln some new polo shirts, an Xbox One headset, a nice wireless mouse and even a webcam." Gunner said as he showed the bag of items. "I got Lincoln a Chinese Commemorative Coin Set that was from 2011. I also got him some expensive headphones and a pair of Bluetooth speakers." Yang said as he held the bag of stuff up to show the guys. "Well, I got Lincoln some gift cards for GameStop, a black scarf and even some guitar picks." Barney said as he held up his bag of items.
4 days went by and it was finally Christmas Day. It was around 6am when Toll Road opened Lincoln's door to the hacker sleeping soundly. He sat down in the computer chair and shook Lincoln awake softly. "Lincoln, wake up." Toll said as the latter opened his eyes to Toll smiling.
"Merry Christmas, kiddo." Toll said as Lincoln shot awake and rubbed his eyes. "Thanks." Lincoln said as he stepped outta bed in his compression shirt and tights. "I'm making breakfast sandwiches for you, me and the guys." Toll said as Lincoln put his black henley and jeans on. "Let's go open your presents." Toll said as Lincoln smiled and hugged him.
As the two Expendables walked into the living room, Lincoln saw a mini-Christmas tree set up in the corner by the window and it had presents under it. The other Expendables were sitting in the living room waiting for Lincoln to go open his presents while Toll made breakfast.
"Go ahead and open your presents, kiddo." Tool said as Lincoln did so and was surprised with what he got. All the Expendables were smiling with the results that they got from Lincoln. He was as happy as a shoefly in an outhouse at that moment since he was getting all these presents.
After Lincoln opened everything, he went and hugged every other Expendable and thanked them. Then, everyone ate breakfast before Lincoln finished his sandwich and went to work out. He took everything to his room and put it on his bed, so he could go work out next.
He went into the workout room and did clap pushups, pull-ups, sit-ups before he worked on his shadow boxing that Tool's friend told him to work on. He worked out for a good 3 hours until he was sore and stiff. As he sat on the bench after his workout, he let sweat drip down his body. "Time for a shower." He said to no one in particular.
He then grabbed a towel from his room and went to take a warm shower. Lincoln really wanted to work on different types of karate outside with Lee, but it was too cold to work on different disciplines. As Lincoln turned on the warm water and took off his compression shirt, he noticed his abs were changing and getting more into shape.
He felt his abs with his fingertips, and they had a good texture to them too. He smiled because without the Expendables; he wasn't sure if he was ever gonna get a good body.
"Lynn might be proud of me right now." Lincoln said to himself as he got in the shower.
He scrubbed down every part of his body before rinsing off. He got out and went to get dressed in his usual compression shirt and tights before slipping on a brown henley, black jeans and black converse. He then decided to hook up his new webcam, microphone, and headphones for his laptop. After hooking everything up, he got his new Razer Seiren, headphones, and new webcam setup with skype.
He also wanted to see what his friends got for Christmas, so he called them on their skype group chat. After waiting a bit, they all answered at the same time.
"Hey Lincoln. Merry Christmas! Whatcha get?" Dakota asked as he adjusted his new headphones.
Lincoln smiled and adjusted his new webcam towards his bed that had all his presents on it. "I got an Airsoft mystery package, a new pair of headphones, external microphone, webcam, cologne, hair gel, new shoes, wireless mouse, Chinese Coins from 2011, a black scarf, shirts, Bluetooth Speaker, gift cards for GameStop, new games, gaming headset for the Xbox One and even guitar picks." Lincoln explained as his friends were shocked.
"Nice! I got a new Airsoft Tokyo Marui Glock 22 with a drop holster, clothes, new games, the same Xbox One headset as you, a new pop filter for my microphone and gift cards." Dakota explained as it was James' turn next.
"I got new games, new clothes, a new Airsoft Scorpion, a new Xbox One Headset like you guys and new shoes." James explained.
"My grandparents got me a new Airsoft XTP Dragonfly, clothes, a new phone case, two hundred dollars, new games, same headset as you guys and a bath set of Axe." Dawson said as Malcolm jumped in next.
"My parents got me a new Airsoft M870 MK2, clothes, a new external microphone and a new phone and same as you guys." Malcolm explained as it was Sebastian's turn.
"My mom was nice enough to get me a new Airsoft Snow Wolf M24, new clothes, cologne, gift cards for Walmart and same as the others too with games, headset and microphone." Sebastian explained as Lincoln was happy that his friends got good gifts for the holiday.
"Awesome. What do you guys say we have some sparring matches at the gym? Is it open today?" Lincoln asked as Dakota smiled. "Yeah. I'll have to call sensei and ask him though. He can even come pick us up in the bus. It's his brothers' bus, but he lets him use it all the time." Dakota explained as he got on the horn with Fabien.
After waiting a little bit of Dakota talking to their sensei, he was smiling when he ended the phone call. "What'd he say, Dakota?" James asked.
"Well, he'll come pick us up, so we can practice more Capoeira and we can spar with each other while we're there. So, get dressed in something warm." The Cherokee explained as they all understood and hung up to get dressed.
As Lincoln put his scarf on, he grabbed his phone and his beanie and went to the living room to find the guys playing cards while Gunner was drunk and sleeping on the couch; plus, he was snoring too. "Hey Toll, I'm gonna head to the gym with sensei and the others to practice Capoeira and spar." Lincoln informed the demolitions expert as he raised his eyebrows.
"What's Capoeira?" Caesar asked as the others joined in. "It's a martial art disguised as a dance." Lincoln explained as he went to get a juice bottle from the fridge. As Lincoln drank his juice, his phone vibrated which meant he got a text.
We should be there in a little bit. -Fabien
Lincoln smiled as he then put his phone away and sat on the other couch since Gunner took over the main couch with his huge frame. Lincoln watched YouTube on his phone for the next ten minutes until he heard a bus horn from out front. "Okay I'll see you guys later!" Lincoln said to the Expendables.
"Be back before 5pm!" Toll shouted as Lincoln was already out the front door.
Lincoln saw the Ford Bus out front and saw Fabien in the driver's seat as usual. He got on and was greeted by all of his friends.
As they drove towards the gym, Lincoln saw a duffle bag next to Fabien and raised an eyebrow. "Sensei, what's in the bag?" Lincoln asked as Fabien stopped at the light.
"Look inside and see." The biracial man said as Lincoln dragged the bag towards him and saw their uniforms, they'd be wearing for the Capoeira contest. Lincoln smiled and put the bag back where it was and hung out with his friends.
Later at the Gym, the boys all sparred in Capoeira and even karate. They all had fun sparring; they even had fun sparring with their sensei who taught them new tricks to use to their advantage.
Around 5pm, Fabien had to close the gym for the night, so he took everyone home in the bus. After Lincoln got off the bus, he went inside and saw it was only Toll inside. "Hey. I'm back." Lincoln said as he smelled dinner cooking; it smelled like Ham, sweet potatoes, and steamed broccoli.
After dinner, Lincoln went back to working out on his abs. He did 60 Alternating Leg Lifts for each side, 60 Knee-to-Shoulder Knee-ins, 60 Bicycle Crunches, 60 Dumbbell Pullovers and 60 Dumbbell Chops for each side for the next couple hours until it was time for bed. He took a nice warm shower and got ready for bed in his compression nightwear.
3 Months Later
It was March 8th on a Friday of 2017, and it was the last day until Spring Break started tomorrow. Lincoln's friend, Malcolm, had turned 12 in January too. Lincoln was in his last period class when the bell rang. Lincoln got his bag ready to go when he was stopped in the hallway by Dexter. "What do you want, Dexter? Come looking for another ass kicking?" Lincoln said as he put his bag down, readying up for a fight.
"I'm just letting you know that you got lucky. Next time, it won't be just us 4. There's gonna be more of us." Dexter said as he then walked away. Lincoln picked up his bag and went to get on his bus to go home.
As he got on his bus, he felt his phone ring. He saw it was Bonnie calling him. "Hey you. Whatcha got planned for this nice Spring Break?" Lincoln asked as Bonnie sounded excited. "I'm gonna play some more Airsoft with some girlfriends of mine. What about you?" Bonnie asked as Lincoln smiled.
"I'm gonna be heading to Baton Rouge tomorrow for the Capoeira tournament." Lincoln replied. "Sounds fun. Anyway, I'll call you tomorrow when I can. Love you." Bonnie said as Lincoln couldn't help but smile.
"Love you too." Lincoln replied as he hung up. On the way home, Lincoln sat close to the front and leaned his head next to the window until he got home.
As the bus stopped, he got off and went inside to find Toll Road sleeping on the couch with his leg crossed over his knee, his head leaned back, and his arms crossed.
Lincoln decided to go work on his triceps and get the workout over with before dinner later.
Lincoln changed into some shorts and tank top and did Skull Crushers, Dips, Triangle Pushups, Close Grip Bench Presses for the next 3 hours until as usual, he dropped to his knees in soreness. He knew he had to work on his quads, biceps, triceps, back, legs and abs to be in good shape to go out onto the field with the other Expendables in 5 years. So, eating healthy, working out and exercising was very good for Lincoln since he was able to stick to the schedule easily.
Around 4:30pm, Toll woke up from his nap and heard panting coming from the workout room. He opened the door and saw Lincoln lifting small 20-pound weights for his biceps. "How long have you been working out for?" Toll asked as Lincoln put down the weight and wiped his forehead of sweat. "Since I got home around 1pm. Then I decided to work out for a couple hours." Lincoln explained as Toll just nodded.
"Well, I'm gonna make some Philly Cheesesteaks for dinner. So, go ahead and get a shower before you come and eat. Then, after dinner, make sure you feed Abbey and take the trash out." Toll instructed as he then went to get make dinner.
Lincoln went to get his shower stuff ready by placing clean compression nightwear out on his bed. He also noticed his bedding had changed. It wasn't the red and black bedding he had anymore, it was black and white instead. As he went into the bathroom to get a shower, he raised his arm to move the shower curtain, and a sharp pain went through his arm. "Damn!" Lincoln said as he held his right arm down.
"Hurts like hell." Lincoln said to no one as he stripped down and got in the shower. After he was done with his shower, he got dressed into his compression shirt and tights but slipped on black cargo pants. Lincoln then went to eat dinner before doing his chores.
As Lincoln and Toll Road ate, the hacker explained that Fabien, him and the others had to go down to Baton Rouge again to attend the contest since the German mishap happened. Toll Road understood and was also told that he would get picked up at the house.
The next morning, Lincoln got up and got his bag packed, so he was ready to go. He got dressed in a nice polo shirt with blue jeans and his new green converse. He then got on skype to call the guys before they all got picked up. He clicked call and waited for them to answer.
Then, like magic, they all picked up at the same time.
"Hey guys. Ready for the contest?" Lincoln asked his friends as they all smiled.
"You better believe it. I'm so excited to go up against the Colombian Cobra's, Argentina Armadillo's, and the Lithuanian Badgers." Dakota said as Sebastian jumped in.
"Yeah. I just hope we don't get beaten by the Canadian Cougar's. They rank in the top 3." Sebastian explained as Lincoln raised his eyebrows.
"Really? They rank in the top 3?" Lincoln asked with a raised brow as everyone nodded.
"Yep, it's not funny. Also, every team's name is because of their sensei's background. Since Fabien is mostly French American, we're the 'Français Foxes' aka French Foxes. And the other sensei's are either Colombian American, Lithuanian American or Argentine American; that's why their team names go by that." Dakota explained as Lincoln now knew who they were going up against.
"But we also gotta be careful with the Indonesian Crocodiles. They are dirty cheaters and have tricks up their sleeves." James said as he then told what happened from a friend of his that was in college and used to do Capoeira when he was 12. "My friend was a Capoeira god; I mean he loved doing it all the time. So, one time at the contest, he got injured from one of the Indonesian Crocodiles. They've been a low life-no good dirty rotten team for 11 years. Ever since they started, they've been nothing but trouble." James explained as everyone was on high alert.
Then on Dakota's side, he heard a horn coming from outside. "That's sensei. We'll talk more on the bus." Dakota said before getting off the call.
"You heard him. We'll talk more when we get on the bus." Lincoln said as everyone nodded and got off the call. Lincoln grabbed his phone from the charger and his bag and went to the living room. He saw Toll Road making scrambled egg bowls with ham and chorizo.
"Want some breakfast before you leave to Baton Rouge?" Toll asked as he had a bowl for Lincoln on the counter. The hacker nodded and sat down at the table. Toll placed a glass of OJ and his bowl of eggs and chorizo with a buttered biscuit he made earlier.
After eating with Toll Road, Lincoln had just put the bowl and glass in the sink when he heard the familiar bus horn. "That's sensei. Gotta go." Lincoln said as he picked up his bag and left the house.
As Lincoln got on the bus, he high fived all of his friends and sat down before Fabien drove towards Baton Rouge. Lincoln and his friends played Uno like last time. They joked, laughed, and had tons of fun before they got to their hotel.
They all got their room key and got ready to head to the Capoeira tournament. The Baton Rouge Annual Capoeira Tournament gets held every year around spring break and the best of the best are entered through good resources.
As Fabien and the others arrived at the big warehouse, it had a banner on the front that said, 'Annual 5th Year Baton Rouge Capoeira Tournament'. Fabien stopped everyone before they could get off the bus.
"What's up sensei?" Dakota asked as Fabien threw the duffle bag in the middle of the bus floor. "Get changed into your pants. You'll all go shirtless. Besides, you're all-in excellent shape by the way." Fabien instructed as his students didn't argue and did as they were told.
After they got changed, they all entered the warehouse and Fabien went to sign them in. Lincoln and his friends waited by the door until Fabien came back with their wrist bands. "Alright, we have to face the Colombian Cobra's first. So, James will go first for the first round." Fabien said as he passed around the wrist bands.
"Got it, Sensei." James said as he then heard the announcer.
"Hello everyone, and welcome to the Annual 5th Year Capoeira Tournament here in BATON ROUGE!" The announcer said with a cool tone of his voice as everyone clapped and cheered. "Now, here are the teams; Colombian Cobra's, Argentina Armadillo's, Lithuanian Badgers, Canadian Cougar's, Indonesian Crocodiles and the French Foxes!" The announcer said once more before the all the team's logo's appeared on big TV screen.
"Now, all teams are a team of 6. So, one will go against another team members of the opposite team and battle. Whoever is knocked to the ground for more than 5 seconds is out. No cheating, no spitting and no punching." The announcer explained the rules as every team understood what they had to do.
"Alright, now let's go over this. James: make sure you do every trick I taught you. That means mix it up a bit." Fabien explained as James nodded before the announcer spoke up again.
"Now for our first fight. James Cavallini of the French Foxes will be versing Leonard Smith of the Colombian Cobra's!" The announcer said as the crowd clapped before a black haired 12-year-old with the pants that had the Colombian flag colors and a logo of a Cobra on his pants did a cartwheel into the arena. James plucked up courage and did the same exact cartwheel into the arena; except he did a backflip and landed it!
"Now, let's have a clean fight here. No punching, no spitting and especially no cheating." The referee said as James and Leonard stood face to face, but they were being separated with stern looks on their faces. "Shake hands." The referee said as the two boys did so.
"Ready…begin!" The referee announced as the boys began their fight.
They started to do Ginga, but then James did an Armada and landed on Leonard's chin, knocking the boy to his knee. Fabien couldn't believe that Lincoln knocked down an opponent that quickly, but Leonard quickly got up and started to do Ginga again.
The two boys then started to get serious as James performed a spinning kick to Leonard, but he dodged it and swept James' leg out from under him. James caught himself before doing a hard Chapa-de-Costas kick to Leonard's cheek, knocking him out and down to the floor. The referee blew the whistle and Lincoln looked at his downed opponent as the referee counted to 5 and the match was over.
"We have a winner for the first round! Please congratulate, James Cavallini!" The announcer said as everyone cheered for the white haired 12-year-old. James did a spinning kick and a backflip as a victory dance before meeting with Fabien. "That was awesome, James!" Fabien said as his other students congratulated him as well.
The next upcoming matches were good. The other teams versed each other before the Fabien's team was called to fight the Indonesian Crocodiles. "Dawson, I want you to take this one. Can you do that?" Fabien asked as Dawson gulped but nodded. "Hey, don't be nervous. It'll be alright. We've been taught by the best for many months now." Dakota reassured the multiracial 12-year-old as he smiled and hugged the Cherokee.
"Finally, we have Dawson Crawford of the French Foxes verses Richard Scott of the Indonesian Crocodiles! Whoever wins this round will take home the trophy and win this year's Capoeira tournament!" The announcer said as Dawson was sweating bullets now. He was nervous, but immediately pushed it away and entered the arena. Then, a blonde-haired boy with hair that went to his shoulders, looked 14-years-old and was a tad taller than him, smirked at him while entering the arena.
"Alright, same as before; no cheating, no punching and no spitting." The referee said as the two shook hands, but Richard held Dawson's hand a bit too tight as he squeezed. Dawson pulled his hand back and rubbed it as he went to his corner. "Ready…begin!" The referee said as the two began doing fast Ginga.
The two did some kicks that were either blocked or dodged and did flips too. But suddenly, Dawson felt he was getting a strong muscle cramp and he couldn't move his leg. He was locked in place and couldn't move whatsoever. Then, Richard did the unthinkable and a spinning taekwondo kick, but towards Dawson's right ankle and completely snapped it out of place.
"AHHH!" Dawson screamed in pain as the referee ran to pull Richard who had an evil smile on his face and was laughing too. "You're disqualified!" The referee said as he pointed for Richard to get out of the arena. Dawson fell to the ground holding his ankle as Fabien and the EMT's who were on standby rushed to his aid.
A few minutes later, Fabien walked towards Lincoln and his other students with a sad look on his face. "Dawson's right ankle is completely broken. I knew I shouldn't have sent him out there for this match." Fabien said as he then cursed in French. "Who's gonna take his place? We gotta finish this match for the winning title." Lincoln said as Fabien then looked down at him. "You are. I want you to take his place. The referee said someone else is taking Richard's place since he got disqualified for pulling a non-Capoeira move on Dawson." Fabien explained as Lincoln nodded and understood.
"Are you sure that you'll be able to take down the Indonesian Crocodiles, Lincoln?" Dakota asked as Lincoln closed his eyes and let a lone tear fall. "Yes. It's the only way to win the tournament. I promise to Dawson that they will not win. That's a promise I can and will keep." Lincoln said with a stern tone as the announcer got on the microphone.
"Due to that disqualification, we will allow one more member of the French Foxes and the Indonesian Crocodiles to have one more match before we call it a night. So, Lincoln Loud of the French Foxes will be versing Ethan Gray of the Indonesian Crocodiles!" The announcer said as Lincoln saw his opponent with brown shaggy hair who looked to be 15 years old enter the arena.
Let's do this! Lincoln thought as he entered the arena with a stern face.
A/N: I hope you liked this.
Anywho, I gotta go for now, so I shall see you guys later…ADIOS AMIGOS!
