Chapter 43
(Loud House Residence)
It's been three days since the Jordan-almost-got-hurt-situation. (Try saying that ten times!)
Lincoln is waiting outside his house with Jordan. "Are you sure you wanna ago through with this?" asked Lincoln. "I know you say you're okay and all, but I worry about you" said Lincoln with a concerned tone.
"Lincoln, it's been three days and I'm okay, you don't need to worry" replied Jordan. "Though, I think it's really sweet on how you find it all concerning" said Jordan to Lincoln, she then kisses his cheek.
"Yeah, you're right" said Lincoln. Suddenly they spot Tabby on her bike, but no Liam.
"Hey Tabby! Where's Liam?" asked Jordan. "Isn't he supposed to be with you?" asked Lincoln.
They then noticed the sad look on Tabby's face. "Tabby what happened?" asked Lincoln.
"I went to Liam's place to see if he was ready for the big Laser maze contest, but when I got there his parents told me that Liam has come down with a fever" replied Tabby.
"Oh no! Poor Liam!" said Jordan. "How did he get sick?" asked Lincoln with concern.
"If I can recall what his mother told me, it was last night when he was helping get his pig into the barn, he slipped and fell onto a puddle of water that was left there for three weeks, so he must've gotten sick from that, they're planning on cleaning the barn later this afternoon" replied Tabby.
"Gross! A puddle left in his barn for too long" said Jordan. "Lisa would probably go on rambling about what germs would be in there" said Lincoln.
"Don't be too down in the dumps you guys, I got us another player" said Tabby with a smile. "I told Liam and he was okay with it, he wants us to make the win for him!" said Tabby.
This confused Lincoln and Jordan. "So, who's the new player in our team?" asked Lincoln.
Tabby grinned at them. "Grab your bikes and let's head to the Laser Maze, she's waiting for us there" said Tabby.
Lincoln and Jordan look at each other and shrugged. They got onto their bikes and followed their British rocker friend.
(Outside Laser Maze)
Lincoln, Jordan and Tabby finally made it. They parked their bikes to the side of the building. "So, where's our new player?" asked Lincoln. "Yeah I don't see her" added Jordan.
"Hey guys" said Haiku. Lincoln, Jordan and Tabby scream and back off from her presence. "H-Haiku?!" said Lincoln.
"Greetings to you Lincoln, I'm your new player" said Haiku. Now this was even more confusing. "Why are you here and … New player?" said Jordan with shock.
Haiku nodded. "I agreed with Tabby that I should be part of this" said Haiku
"Okay, but why? This stuff really isn't in your forte" said Jordan. "Yeah, I thought you'd be in a graveyard making poetry or something" said Lincoln.
Haiku sighed at their words. "I actually have no plans today and the graveyard is closed because one of the tree have fallen over a bunch of gravestones and a crypt, so my day just got ruined, which I should be ecstatic, but I'm not" said Haiku.
"After I went to Liam's I spotted miss spooky over here and remembered who she was since the Sadie Hawkins Dance and decided to have a chat with her" said Haiku.
"Her positive aura was much more uncomfortable than a graveyard closing, so I let her speak what she wanted from me" said Haiku.
"I asked her if she wanted to be in the Laser Maze contest and I told her why she was necessary for the group, plus I told her it was a dark place to be" said Tabby.
"So I agreed to be part of it, but I cannot promise I will be skillful there" said Haiku.
Lincoln and Jordan understood, but then Lincoln suddenly questioned. "What did you mean by necessary for the group?" asked Lincoln.
Tabby giggles sheepishly. "You'll see mates, you'll see" said Tabby. "Now come on, let's get our laser on!" said Tabby. "Yeah!" cheered Lincoln and Jordan. "Woohoo" said Haiku in her mild tone.
They all went inside, signed up their team (had to change Liam's entry though), suited up and saw there were other kids in groups of four there as well. "Looks like we got ourselves some competition here guys" said Tabby.
"I'll say, I see Poppa Wheelie and Flat tire" said Lincoln. "And also Artie and …. Boy Jordan!" said Jordan in a very upsetting tone.
They all looked at her nervously, but Lincoln could see the vengeful spirit inside of her. "You can have Boy Jordan for the take down if you want darling" said Lincoln. "Thanks handsome, I'm gonna blast him till next Tuesday!" said Jordan.
"Your romantic impulses for each other is gonna make me sick" said Haiku.
Suddenly they see the manager of the building arrive and stand in front of all of them. "Alright my little sharpshooters, are you ready for this competition to begin?" he asked.
Everyone cheered with excitement. "Okay, now you have all signed up for the battle, the last team standing gets the grand prize of getting your team on the Laser Maze wall, four silver medals (they're not real silver) and this trophy" said the man.
They all look in awe at the large trophy, it was as tall as Rusty, four blasters on the side and it can glow in the dark.
"We are so gonna get that thing!" said Jordan in excitement. "Let's be sure we're the last team standing" said Lincoln. "All the way mates!" said Tabby.
"There will be nothing left from this battle, for those who stand in our way, will soon see the error of their ways, and be bound to an everlasting life of defeat" said Haiku. The other three kids look at her with shock.
"It's my way of being competitive" said Haiku.
"Alright my laser players, let the battle begin!" said the man who immediately gets out of the way as all of them rush inside! Blasters Blazing!
Lincoln, Jordan and Tabby take cover as multiple blasts are fired at them. "Alright, we need a plan of attack, what's the tactic chief?!" asked Tabby to Lincoln.
Lincoln peaks over the barrier and looks around. "Okay, I see three kids out there on the top of the towers, looks like they got the idea of taking the high ground, I'm gonna take the ground level and take out anyone who might ambush, Jordan and Tabby take out those tower sentry's!" said Lincoln.
But then he notices something "Where's Haiku?" asked Lincoln. Tabby just smirks "It's alright guys, she's probably winning for us somewhere" said Tabby. "Now come on! Let's do this!" said Tabby as she rushes out.
Lincoln and Jordan look at each other. Then they charge out.
Throughout the entire course of the match Lincoln, Jordan and Tabby have been wiping out team after team after team.
Soon there were only two teams left. Lincoln pants heavily from all of the activity "Alright, we need to try and flank their positions and –" "Team eliminated!" said the announcer voice.
"Or we take down the last tea" said Tabby. "Okay so here's the new plan" but before Lincoln could even say what the plan was Tabby gets shot from behind.
"They look around and see it was Chandler, with his two goons and "Boy Jordan!" said Jordan with anger.
"Looks like I'm out you guys" said Tabby. "Win this for all of us mates" said Tabby as she walks out of the battle.
Lincoln and Jordan takes cover once again behind a tower. "Okay, Tabby is out and I have no idea where Haiku is" said Lincoln. "Maybe she got eliminated" said Jordan.
"Come out and play Larry" said Chandler and he and his friends look around for them.
They were closing in on the hiding spot of Lincoln and Jordan. "This is it, we're gonna lose" said Lincoln. "At least I got to have fun with you" said Jordan. They both share a kiss before they get eliminated.
Then one of Chandler's guys gets blasted. "What the heck! Where did that come from?" said Chandler in panic.
They all looked around while their friend leaves the arena. "Who are you?" said Boy Jordan.
Something fast passes by them. "What was that?" said Chandler. Suddenly another one of his guys gets eliminated. "What is happening?!" said Boy Jordan.
Lincoln and Jordan peak over their defense and see only Chandler and Boy Jordan back to back. "What happened to them?" Jordan whispered. Lincoln processes what happened and then realizes. "Haiku" said Lincoln.
A dark figure comes out from the shadows. Chandler and Boy Jordan point their blasters at it.
But then they see it was just a mirror of their reflections. "Boo!" from behind. Chandler and Boy Jordan panic and start blasting everything.
Lincoln sees the opening, so does Jordan. They both aim and fire!
Chandler and Boy Jordan were now eliminated. "Aww Man!" said Chandler. "Dang it!" said Boy Jordan.
"Team Aces wins!" said the announcer. Lincoln and Jordan hug each other "We did it! We won!" said Lincoln and Jordan.
"I can't believe that worked you guys!" said Tabby as she rushes towards them and joins in on the group hug.
Lincoln then looks at the score board and sees that their team has done the most eliminations. "H-How?" said Lincoln.
"Me" said Haiku making them startled. "Wait, you eliminated everyone else?" asked Jordan. "This place has shadows that suit my element that was the necessary that Tabby meant?" said Haiku.
"And that's why you were a good player for the team" said Tabby as she hugs Haiku. "Please let me go" said Haiku.
The manager comes in with two employees carrying the trophy. "Congratulations my laser maze players, you have all won the contest and now for you prizes" said the manager as he gives them they're silver medals.
Each medal had a different ranking on them. Lincoln's was the most tactical, Jordan was the most precise, Tabby's was wildcard and Haiku was the trigger happy.
"If I had a heart, it would be ravaging with joy" said Haiku in her dark tone.
"Alright kids, group photo time" said the manager. They all got together and posed along with the trophy and their medals.
(Loud House Residence)
Lincoln, Jordan, Tabby and Haiku enter through the living room. The other loud sisters were there as well.
"Did you guys win?" asked the twins.
"I bet you kicked butt out there!" said Lynn.
"How many kills did you all get?" asked Lucy.
"You're tactical plans were truly put in the contest, in which you all won" said Lisa.
"Did you guys get hurt?" asked Leni/
Lori then intervenes. "Guys! Guys! Let's let them tell us what happened" said Lori. "Thanks Lori" said Lincoln.
Lincoln, Jordan and Tabby show them the trophy. "Whoa!" the loud sisters say. "Now that's what I call a winning trophy" said Lynn.
"We couldn't have really done it without her" said Tabby. And coming out from behind the trophy was Haiku.
"Haiku?!" said Lucy in shock. "That's right Lucy, I joined them because Liam was sick and they needed someone who can be stealthy" said Haiku. "And I have to admit, watching the other kids groan in defeat made me feel less alive" said Haiku with a small smile.
"I could only imagine how scary it was with her in the arena" said Luna. "Well she did get the most shots for the team" said Jordan.
"So, you guys gonna bring it up to your Tree House?" asked Leni. "It was a team effort, so yeah" said Lincoln. "We'll tell Liam of what happened later" said Tabby.
"So, Haiku, you wanna go check out the Tree House?" asked Tabby.
Haiku looked at them, she was pretty much not in the mood for any happy fun stuff, but after what happened, teaming with them in a contest and winning, Haiku smiled.
"Sure I'd love to see the Tree House" said Haiku. They all went out to the backyard and climbed the Tree House and place it on the first level of the structure. Along with their medals and a copy of their picture.
"Welcome to the Tree House club Haiku" said Jordan. "This feels nice, I can be dark and brooding with Lucy and the Morticians club and now I can maybe be more open to you guys here" said Haiku with a small smile.
They spend the rest of their fun time eating snacks and listening to some of Haiku's poems and making some poems as well.
Sorry I couldn't make a chapter the day before, I was preoccupied with other stuff. I decided to add Haiku into the friends group, even though she already has a group to be with, I have a soft spot for her. Leave a review and tell me what you guys think.