Chapter 41
(Loud House Residence)
Lincoln starts packing his bag with some snacks and whatever he could use for tonight's big moment
Lincoln then turns to the fourth wall "You guys are probably wondering, Lincoln, why are you packing snacks and some extra clothes? Well, as it turns out coming here to Royal Woods is the team known as Everyday Paranormal and they're vehicle the Ghost Lab! Me, Jordan, Tabby and Liam won a contest involving a video game and now we get to be part of their little ghost hunt here in Royal Woods!" sod Lincoln
Then Luna enters "You ready for tonight little brother?" asked Luna, Lincoln lifts up his back pack and puts it on "So Ready! Since AARGH! Is actually all fake, the Ghost Lab team aren't, glad Clyde isn't here otherwise he's have another breakdown that I'm hanging out with a different group of ghost hunters" said Lincoln
Luna smiles "Well. Be careful out there little bro, if what you said is true, then I don't want you going to the grave early" said Luna with worry as she ruffles his hair
"Don't worry sis, I'm gonna be fine" replied Lincoln, then he exits the room and heads downstairs
At the living room his sisters were watching Dream Boat (Rerun) "So, you headed to your little ghost thing bro?" asked Lori "Yup! And I can't wait!" said Lincoln
"Please don't get hurt Linky" said Leni in worry "I'll be safe besides these guys are professionals" replied Lincoln "Oh, you mean like wrestlers?" asked Leni
All of the sibling's just look at her with confusion "Leni, I don't think that's what he meant" said Lynn
"Sigh, wish I could come" said Lucy from behind Lincoln, this causes him to get startled and stumble onto the couch "Oh hey Lucy, I wish I could bring you with me, but me, Jordan, Liam and Tabby are the ones who won" replied Lincoln
"Still I hope you guys have fun, also do they really hunt ghosts?" asked Lucy "Well, no not really, they just call out to see if there are any spirits in the place that is alleged to be haunted, they use special devices to see movement, faint voices and cameras for anything that seems out of the normal" said Lincoln
"Wow, so they're just trying to see if it is haunted, that sounds wicked" said Lucy, Lincoln smiles and pets his sisters head "Maybe someday you can come, I'll see if I can talk to the Klinge brothers about you" said Lincoln "thanks Lincoln" said Lucy
Just then Lincoln hears someone knocking on the door, Lincoln opens it to see its Liam "Hey Lincoln, you ready to go see some ghosts?" asked Liam "You know it" replied Lincoln, he then looks back to his sisters "See you guys later" said Lincoln before he leaves
"Bye Linky" said Leni "Have fun bro" said Lori "Don't let the darkness consume you" said Lucy "Don't get too much into the spirit! Hahaha! Get it!" said Luan which makes everyone groan
Lisa arrives down the stairs "Has anyone seen Lincoln, I need his assistance with my experiment" said Lisa "Sorry Lisa, he went out with his friends to hang out with the Klinge brothers" said Lucy, this actually got Lisa's attention "Hmm, maybe he'll learn a thing or two about the science they perform" said Lisa
This kinda made the sister's confused "you know about them?" asked Lana "Indeed, from their show Ghost Lab, though I am not a woman who would go on with the ramble about spiritual beliefs, but after what they confirm, you can say I'm slightly a believer, only slightly" replied Lisa "I only watch them to see the new scientific methods they use"
(Royal Woods Theater)
Lincoln and Liam finally arrive and they even see Jordan and Tabby "Hey girls" said Lincoln "Lincoln you made it" said Jordan "You too farm boy" said Tabby "I couldn't leave my darling waiting" replied Liam
"So, when do the team arrive?" asked Lincoln, but before Jordan could answer they see the large vehicle headed towards them, with the sign on its side that says Ghost Lab, this made the kids look a bit shocked, to Lincoln he was excited
The door opens and they meet Brad and Barry, the Klinge Brothers as well as the rest of the team Katie Burr, Steve Harris, Steve Hock, Cory Lamey and Ashlee Hillhouse
"So, you the kids who won the contest?" asked Barry "Yes that's us!" said Lincoln in excitement "Whoa there kid, you might wake up the dead with that enthusiasm" replied Brad, Lincoln blushes form Embarrassment "Sorry, I'm just really excited to meet you all, it's a real honor" said Lincoln
The Ghost Lab team laugh a bit "You're white hair really makes you stand out" said Katie "And your friends are, kinda odd" said Corey
"Well, we are who we are mate" said Tabby "So, are we gonna go and look for some ghosts?" asked Lima
"Hang on there huckleberry Finn, we need to look up what we discovered from our research" said Steve Hock "So, where are we investigating" asked Jordan "Look behind you" said Steve Harris
The four kids look behind them "The Royal Woods Theater?" asked Lincoln in confusion "Yep, as it turns out, this place actually has some reports of strange things happening at night, or when no one else is around" said Barry
"So, let's get you guys into the team" said Brad, the kids follow them into the Ghost Lab, inside they are all fascinated by all of their computer screens and whatever ghost tracking tech they have
Barry brings out some papers with reports of incidents "whoa, that's a lot of ghost work" said Tabby, Lincoln and Jordan look at some of the reports "Says here that two weeks ago, the janitor heard tapping sounds from the stage when he went there, there was nothing, when he left he heard the tapping again" said Lincoln
"A strange presence was felt by one of the musicians who was gonna perform there, and he even said that he saw a shadowy figure by the changing room" said Jordan with what she was reading. Liam and Tabby decide to join in
"A singing voice was heard in the hallways around twelve midnight when no one was around" said Liam "Dang that sounds spooky"
"The same tapping sound was emanating from the hallways just as the stage manager was turning off all of the lights, he said it sounded like tap dancing" said Tabby
"Hey guys, listen to this one" said Barry as he reads a recent report "I was tuning my guitar before me and my band were gonna perform on stage, when all of a sudden I heard someone calling my name, so I went to follow the voice and as I turn to the corner I was met by a full bodied person, she was wearing a white gown and looked like a singer for the opera, I was so scared I ran and bumped into my band" said Brad
"They saw how scared I was and I decided to tell them, they actually believed me because they have also seen the woman, so we went to tell the manager and he agreed to postpone the event for the night until I can have someone investigate this paranormal problem" said Brad "And then the guy calls us"
Lincoln seemed shock hearing that, Jordan and the others felt chills, then Lincoln approaches Brad "C-Can I see that?" Brad hands him the paper
Lincoln then has a look of shock "Lincoln? You okay handsome?" asked Jordan, they all looked at him worriedly
"T-This is my sisters hand writing, Luna's hand writing!" said Lincoln with shock, they all gasped at this "That's why she came home early three days ago and looked a little scared, I had to comfort her because she barely got any sleep" said Lincoln
Now this was a shocker, normally Luna would be okay with Lucy just popping out of nowhere, but this was something Luna was truly afraid of, and Lincoln didn't like what was happening to his sister, but he had to maintain control of his anger
"Listen kid, I know you want answers right now as to what this spirit is and why it scared your sister, but you gotta control your emotions, ghost and other paranormal stuff are attracted by negative auras" said Ashlee
Lincoln took a deep breath and calmed down "You okay there buddy?" asked Liam "I'm fine" replied Lincoln, they were all glad he was back to his senses "So, you guys ready to lay out the electronic nets?" asked Brad
"Definitely" said Lincoln and Jordan "Let's rock and roll!" replied Tabby "We're using a net?" asked Lima
Okay first off, it's not an actual net, the team, along with the kids, start placing motions sensors around the building and a few surveillance cameras
(Nighttime 7:45pm)
The Ghost lab team and Lincoln and his friends have finished eating take out Chinese food for dinner, and now it was time for the investigation
"Alright, we're gonna be split into three teams, me, Lincoln and Jordan will be taking the backstage area" said Barry "Brad with Tabby and Liam will be at the main hallways and front entrance and Katie and Corey will be bin the seating areas"
"Alright you all have your basic EVP device with you as well as your EMF's and Thermal Cameras" said Brad, then Liam raises his hand "You have a question I presume"
"Yeah, what's EVP mean?" asked Liam "It stands for Electronic Voice phenomenon, they can be able to hear things that a normal person can't" said Brad "Okay then" replied Liam
"What about EMF?" asked Tabby "It stands for Electromagnetic Frequency, it can help you detect if there's a sudden spike of energy in the area" replied Steve Harris
"Okay, everyone, let's go and find this haunting" said Barry, they all nod in agreement and split up, they also brought with them walkie talkie's and video cameras, they're communication is also licked with the Ghost Lab vehicle so they can contact them if anything from the motion sensors has been triggered
(Main Hallways 7:52pm)
Liam and Tabby are both holding their EVP devices, with Brad behind them using his video camera to look around, Brad then talks on his walkie "Nothing here, still searching"
(Seating Rows 7:52pm)
Katie and Corey are both sitting in the back row and pointing they're cameras towards the stage "We've got nothing here as well" said Corey
(Backstage 7:52pm)
Lincoln is holding the camera, Jordan has an EVP and Barry is pointing his flashlight "We've got nothing yet, let's keep searching people" said Barry
(Main Hallways 7:53pm)
Tabby suddenly feels something strange "Whoa fellas, I just felt a cold rush in here" said Tabby "That's not possible, all of the AC units have been turned off" said Brad "I swear, something just went right through me and sent a weird chill down my spine" said Tabby in shock
Liam looks around with his flashlight, he then point his camera towards her "I've got nothing" said Liam, then Brad activates his thermal camera "Whoa, I'm seeing some cold spots near Tabby, I think something was here" said Brad
Suddenly they hear a tapping sound coming from down the hallway, they point their cameras and EVP devices to the direction of the sound
"Is anyone there?" asked Brad "Are you the one making the tapping sounds" they get no response "If so, please do that again"
Then they hear tapping sounds again "Whoa! This just got real intense fellas!" said Liam, Tabby looks at the EMF device "This thing is spiking every time that tapping sound comes on" said Tabby "Looks like we got our tapper" said Brad
"Is there anything on the motion sensors?" asked Brad to the Ghost Lab "Negative, no movement or alarm triggers" replied Steve Hock
(Seating Area 7:59pm)
Katie and Corey decide to wander to other seats, just then they hear what sounded like a guitar strumming "Barry is that you guys backstage?" asked Katie through her walkie talkie "no, what do you mean?" asked Barry "We just heard a guitar strum in the seating row" replied Katie "It think it's coming from the stage" said Cory
They both approach the stage and decide to stand in front of it "Are you strumming on stage?" asked Katie "Are you the strange shadow figure everyone's been seeing lately?" asked Corey, they get no response, but their EMF detector start to spike a little
(Back Stage 8:10pm)
Lincoln, Barry and Jordan go around the place for signs of any disturbances, Jordan looks at the clothes racks and even checks behind, but found nothing, suddenly Barry's walkie goes off "what's going on guys?" asked Barry
"Something just triggered the motion sensor a few feet from you guys" responded Steve Harris, Barry looks ahead and points the flashlight towards the motion sensor, they approach it and see that it was set off and they notice three chairs have fallen over
"We're the only ones in the theater, there's no way anyone could've gotten in" said Lincoln "Well something was here" said Jordan
Suddenly they hear movement by the clothes, they point their thermal cameras and EMF devices and EVP devices
"Is someone there?" asked Barry "If you are here, than are you the presence that everyone's been talking about?" asked Barry
"Are you the woman who sings at midnight?" asked Jordan
"Are you the one who scared my sister Luna?" asked Lincoln. Barry and Jordan were shocked that Lincoln asked that question
"If you are, then why did you call out my sister's name? Why did you scare her like that?" asked Lincoln with a slightly raised tone, but they get no response
"The thermal cameras aren't picking up anything" said Barry, suddenly they all hear an alarm blaring at the hallway nearby
All teams race there, and when they arrive they see that the closet door was wide open and it seems that the motion sensor and surveillance cameras may have picked up something
"Well, I think we should go see what we may have picked up" said Corey "Agreed" replied Lincoln
(Ghost Lab 8:19pm)
The team and the kids go through some of the stuff they got and finally they have results
"Okay guys, this is what was at the hallways with Brad, Liam and Tabby" said Steve Harris
They look at the camera that Brad was holding it shows Tabby and Liam in front of him, a sudden small black mist passes by Tabby just as she feels the cold chill
"Whoa! That must've been the cold feeling!" said Tabby "Now that's kind of spooky" said Liam
Then they see the footage of them walking towards the sound of the tapping and spot the small black mist just standing in one place where the sound was made "Looks like we found our tap dancer" said Brad
"And now for the EVP" said Steve Hock
("Is anyone there?" asked Brad " … ….. Hi ….. Clapping …. " "Are you the one making the tapping sounds" " …. I am ….." "If so, please do that again" "Tapping sound")
This was shocker for the rocker and the farm kid "W-We got a response!" said Tabby "and he seems pretty happy to just say it to us" said Liam
"Okay then, let's get to the seats" said Steve Harris
The footage of Katie and Corey as they were wandering, they didn't notice the shadow figure sitting on the balcony seat "Whoa! What was that?" asked Lincoln, then the footage shows that the shadow disappeared and was now walking near the stage
"We didn't see anything at that point" said Corey "Look here, you can see my flashlight pointed at the stage just as the shadow person walks by" said Katie
"So that was definitely not human" said Brad. "Let's check what you guys heard" said Steve Hock
("Are you strumming on stage?" asked Katie " …. Just playing … music ….." "Are you the strange shadow figure everyone's been seeing lately?" asked Corey " … I'm here …")
"Whoa, now we're getting somewhere" said Barry "this place seems to be filled with starnge stuff" said Brad
They all turn to Lincoln and Jordan "You guys ready to see what you guys caught?" asked Ashlee Hillhouse "Yeah, I wanna know more about this ghost" said Lincoln
"Alright then, footage first" said Steve Harris
It shows the part where they pointed all of their cameras and flashlights towards the motion sensor and they catch a tall white mist fading into the shadows, the motion sensor camera also caught the same thing
What was shocking is the place it disappeared was the area where they found the three chairs fallen over "Well, now we know what knocked them over" said Jordan
Next was the footage at the clothes racks, what they didn't see was a shadow hiding behind it and then disappearing as they approached "Now that is spooky" said Tabby
And finally the footage of all of them by the area the motion sensor was, as they pan their cameras near the door that was opened, they stop the camera and see a womanly mist face from behind the door
"OMG! Is that her?!" asked Jordan "We just got ourselves an apparitions face!" said Barry "And she was right there!" said Tabby, Lincoln just looks at the spirits face 'The one that scared Luna' Lincoln said to his thoughts
"And lastly the EVP's" said Steve Hocks
("Is someone there?" asked Barry " … Hello ….." "If you are here, than are you the presence that everyone's been talking about?" asked Barry " … always … here ….."
"Are you the woman who sings at midnight?" asked Jordan " …. Midnight … singing …"
"Are you the one who scared my sister Luna?" asked Lincoln " ….. (crying) … I'm sorry …."
"If you are, then why did you call out my sister's name? Why did you scare her like that?" asked Lincoln " …. She looked …. Like … sister …. (Crying) ….. Forgiveness … didn't …. Mean it …")
The whole team was stunned by the response Lincoln got "S-She didn't mean it" said Liam "She said she was sorry for scaring Luna" said Tabby "And something about looking like her sister?" said Katie.
Jordan looks at Lincoln, who was no longer upset, but more like sorry for the spirit.
(Ghost Lab 8:47pm)
They finished looking up the history of the place.
"Alright we talked to the person in charge of the theater and he was able to send to us a letter of all the things that he was able to dig up on the place" said Brad.
"Well, what does it say mate?" asked Tabby "Yeah, I wanna know more about that tap dancing person" said Liam.
"Says here during 1809 there was a 13 year old kid who would sneak into the theater and practice his tap dancing in the hallways, he was planning to show his talent to everyone, but then there was an accident when … the Theater caught fire?" said Brad as he reads the paper.
Then it hit Jordan "I remember in the library, I read that during the early 1800's there was a fire that was caused by two men who were drunk and fighting, one of them had a cigar and it accidently hit one of the backstage props that was supposed to be in the garbage."
"And I'm gonna assume, that's what caused the fire, and the kids death" said Brad "It also says that the person who knows of this was a stage director who would always see him tap dancing, he decides to ignore the kid and let him practice his talent, and that was the last time he saw the boy."
They all felt bad for what happened to him "All he wanted to do was show his talent, in the Royal Woods Theater" said Lincoln.
"He could've been the youngest performer in there" said Liam "But he never had a chance" said Tabby.
"Alright, now for the second one, from the late 1940's A man who was at the theater late at night, he was practicing his solo routine with his guitar, until a loose sand bag from the stage fell on top of him, he died in the hospital, the one who witnessed this was the old owner of the place, he just went into the theater to see if there was anyone still in there" said Barry as he reads the next letter.
"He's still making tunes on the stage I guess" said Tabby "Trying to perform his last solo routine" said Jordan "If anyone was available" said Ashlee.
Then Brad takes the last letter, but he decides to hand it over to Lincoln "I think you should read this" said Brad.
"R-Really?" asked Lincoln, they all nodded to him "You wanted answers to this ghost" said Katie "And you taunted her out for an answer bud" said Liam.
Lincoln took a deep breath and opened the letter, but it was more than just a letter, it was a written note from an old journal from a journalist and from the ghost they saw, you can say, they were combined to make something else.
"It was the year 1891, a woman by the name of Julia Henderson was the greatest opera performer for the Royal Woods theater, born from a wealthy family, instead of full filling the family business, she decided to follow her dream and perform on stage, her family wasn't disappointed but they were happy for her choices, and she was spectacular on stage, everyone loved her, many tried to ask her, how did she do it? Where did she get this talent? And she would answer 'my inspiration is that I wish my little sister Lilian to be happy, since she will be the one to run the family business' she was truly inspired and greatful that her sister always had the time to come and see my show, until one day, Lilian never showed up to her performance, after her show, it wasn't as great as she normally does, but she did well, the following day the family was devastated when they heard that they're daughter was found murdered at the age of … 15, she was found dead by the shipyard where the family's company is, she was stabbed multiple times and it looked like a murder of rage, I felt like I couldn't go any further without my sister, she died just as I was performing, the police found out that the ones who murdered her was the family's twice removed cousin, because he wanted to run the company, but he was 14 years old, after he was arrested for murder, my entire family became a wreck, myself as well, so one brisk midnight, I went to the docks where my sister was killed and I performed one last song for her, before jumping into the cold water, with a knife to my chest."
Lincoln then puts the note down and wipes away some tears, Jordan walks towards him and hugs him and Lincoln returns the hug.
Liam and Tabby also hug each other, the rest of the team were amazed by this story and also saddened by the tragedy.
"So, she still haunts the theater" said Barry "she's probably looking for Lilian, if she's there" said Brad.
Then Lincoln sees a picture underneath the note, Lincoln breaks the hug with Jordan and takes the picture and to everyone's shock.
They see a 16 year old woman with blonde hair, a white gown and a beautiful smile and next to her was her 15 year old sister with the same freckles, hair style (if you don't count the ponytail) and smile as Luna Loud, she was wearing a violet blouse and skirt and they both are wearing the same gold pendants around their necks.
Lincoln then realized this was Julia and Lilian Henderson, when they were still alive, when they were still siblings.
(Loud House Residence 9:29pm)
The Ghost Lab vehicle stops in front of the house, they already dropped off Liam, Tabby and Jordan, Lincoln gets off "You gonna be okay kid?" asked Brad "Yeah, I'll be fine" replied Lincoln.
"Are you sure you guys want me to keep these copies of the letters and notes?" asked Lincoln "To tell your sisters about this situation, so they will know who the people were when they were still alive" replied Barry.
"By the way, how many sisters do you have?" asked Corey "I have ten sisters" replied Lincoln, this answer left them stunned.
"Your parents must really love kids" said Katie, they all laughed a bit.
"Thanks guys, for letting me and my friends be part of this" said Lincoln "It was our pleasure Lincoln, and who knows maybe we'll be back to give you and your pals another ghostly experience" said Brad.
"And maybe we can bring along your spooky sister too" said Barry, after saying their goodbyes, the Ghost Lab vehicle drives off, Lincoln waves good bye and enters the loud house.
As Lincoln opens the door, he's greeted by all of his sisters who start asking him questions about what happened "Did you see a ghost?" "Did you get hurt?" "Did one follow you?!" "Was it scary?"
Then their parents intervene "Girls! Come on give you brother some space" said Lynn Sr.
Then Luna approaches "Yeah, I bet he had a long night with-" Lincoln suddenly hugs her and cries, this was a surprise for them "You saw something, and read something tragic" said Lucy.
"Bro? Are you okay?" asked Luna as she returns the hug, then Lori pick up the bag and sees the notes and papers, and the recordings. (All copies)
Later Lincoln was able to calm down and let them hear what they found, the footage which scared some of them, especially Luna, seeing the lady's face wasn't comfortable, even Lisa was shocked at the paranormal finds they have.
Then they heard the EVP recordings and it made everything sound less scary, and then they heard about what Lincoln questioned, they all look at Luna, sho then told them why they had to postpone their band performance.
Then they heard the replies of the ghost Lincoln confronted, which made Luna realize she didn't mean to scare her.
Lincoln then stands up and starts reading the first two notes, which made the Loud sisters tear up a little "The poor kid" said Lana "He just wanted to show off his talent to everyone" said Lola "And become the youngest performer in the Royal Woods Theater" said Luan.
"I literally feel bad for the guy with his guitar" said Lori "If he were real, I'd give him a hug" said Leni.
Then they hear the last note, of Julia Henderson, which made their hearts break like glass, Luna then looks at the photo, the whole family was shocked.
"S-She looks just like Luna" said Lynn Jr.
"That explains why she wanted to see you" said Lucy.
"She just wants to see her sister" said the twins.
Luna puts the picture down and looks at Lincoln, who was now in tears, Luna gets up and embraces her brother "Its okay little bro! I'm here, I'm still here" replied Luna, the rest of the Loud family join in on the hug, Lincoln was glad that he had his sister, but he felt sorry for the spirit of the woman, who still sings within the halls of the Royal Woods Theater.
This is just a little something like a post Halloween event, also I miss watching Ghost Labs, it's a shame they never made a season 2, the story of each ghost was made by me, please leave a review and tell me what you think
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