Chapter 62
Vanzilla is headed straight for the country side of Royal Woods.
Inside the driver's seat is Lynn Sr. with his two kids Lincoln and Lynn Jr.
"So you're going to Liam's farm to help out with some of his hard working chores?" asked Lynn Jr.
"Pretty much. Plus it'll help me toughen up a bit" said Lincoln.
"Hmm. Well doing some hard work does count as exercising, I do it a lot when it comes to helping clean the dishes or sweep the floor" said Lynn Jr.
'If only she didn't treat it as a competition' Lynn Sr said to his mind. "Also why isn't your eagle with you son?" asked Lynn Sr.
"You want me to bring a very large predatory bird to a farm with Chickens and Ducks?" said Lincoln with his arms crossed.
"Hmm, you got a point there" replied Lynn Sr.
After a few minutes of driving. They finally arrive to Liam's farm. They also spot Jordan and Tabby there waiting.
Vanzilla stops and Lincoln and Lynn come out. Lynn Jr opens the back of Vanzilla and gets Lincoln's bike out.
"I could've done it myself" said Lincoln. "You'll thank me for saving you all the hassle. Plus I need my energy kept to a high so we can win later" said Lynn Jr.
Lincoln just chuckles. "Good luck at your basketball game sis" said Lincoln. "Thanks bro! And don't worry I know we'll win this" replied Lynn Jr.
"We'll be back to pick you up later" said Lynn Sr. the loud house van then drives off.
Lincoln then gets hugged by Jordan. "Glad you could make it" said Jordan. "Well, Liam does need some help" said Lincoln.
"Though, I wonder why he needs our help" said Tabby.
Then the farm house opens and they see Liam. "Howdy ya'll. Looks like you made it. Welcome to my family's farm!" said Liam.
"Thanks for having us here" said Lincoln. "By the way. Why didn't you call Clyde, Rusty, Zach and Stella?" asked Jordan.
"Well, Clyde wouldn't be too good when it comes to heavy liftin' and hard manual labor, I called Rusty but he said he was grounded for some reason, same with Zach and Stella said she's helping her grandma clean out some of her old outfits" said Liam.
"Well, that makes sense. But why do you need our help now?" asked Tabby.
"My parents are out of Royal Woods for the day. Their headed to the distant farmer's market to win an auction for something useful for the farm. Don't know what it is though. But I'm excited for when they bring it back here" replied Liam.
"They wanted to leave bright and early so they can beat the traffic" said Liam.
"So they left you here because they need someone to watch over the place" said Jordan. "Well, that makes sense" said Tabby.
"Okay then. So let's get started on the chores" said Lincoln. But before they enter the house they're stopped by Liam.
"Now hold it there my pals. I wouldn't want your city clothes to get all ruined and what not. I've got something that could suite ya'll to this lifestyle" said Liam
The three of them looked confused, but they followed Liam into his house.
A few minutes later Lincoln, Tabby and Jordan come out wearing country style outfits.
Lincoln is wearing an orange elbow length sleeved shirt. Blue overalls and black boots for mud along with a straw hat.
Jordan is wearing a yellow shirt sleeve shirt with a blue handkerchief on her neck. Light blue jeans and boots with a straw hat.
"Those are the clothes my ma and pa wore back when they were eleven" said Liam.
"Liam, why am I wearing this?" asked Tabby. She comes out wearing a light purple short sleeve shirt with a pocket on the left chest. Purple jeans with a bull sign belt and cowboy boots and a light violet cowboy hat.
"Sorry Tabby. I don't have any more hand-me-downs from my folks, so I found this here cowboy outfit my ma wore on her first rodeo" said Liam.
"Well, I have to admit. This really does feel comfortable" said Tabby. She then strikes a cowboy pose. "How do I look farm boy?"
Liam blushes at her pose. "Like you could woo a herd of cattle down the river and back to pasture grounds" replied Liam.
Tabby blushes and kisses his cheek. Lincoln and Jordan just giggle at the two.
"By the way, why aren't you wearing what we're wearing?' asked Jordan.
"I'm already in my work clothes. Though sometimes I wear a white shirt when all of my clothes are still in the wash or their all mucked up" replied Liam.
"Alright then. Let's get to those chores Liam" said Lincoln.
"Guess you all look excited to do this" said Liam. "But before I start, do any of you have experience in doing hard core house work? I know Lincoln's done a lot".
"Well, I do wash the dishes and sometimes I help dust the house and clean out the attic. I actually like cleaning out the attic" said Tabby.
"Next to cleaning up what my dog leaves behind. I help out my mom with some chores. Washing clothes, cleaning the dishes, vacuuming, cleaning out the gutters and taking out the trash" said Jordan.
"Well alright then. Let's get started!" said Liam. He then pulls out a long list of chores. "Did not see that coming" said Jordan.
"Alright. First on the list is feeding the chickens and while that's going on we got to see if they laid any eggs for harvest" said Liam.
They all head to the chicken coop. "Whoa! Looks more like a chicken motel, than a coop" said Tabby.
"Well, that's what happens when we have so many chickens. Some of Lana's are here as well" said Liam. "By the way. Where is your little muddy sister? I thought she's be part of this?"
"She's back home helping her pet snake shed its skin" said Lincoln. "Also she found a new mud pit somewhere in the park and she wants to try it".
"Okay then" said Liam. "Me and Tabby will feed the hens, while you and Jordan check for eggs" said Liam. He then brings out two buckets of feed and two empty baskets. "Let's get to it".
Liam and Tabby round up the chickens and they start eating the feed on the ground. Lincoln and Jordan head inside and start collecting eggs.
Though three of the eggs Jordan is carrying are starting to hatch. "OH my Gosh! What do it do?! What do I do?!" said Jordan in panic.
"Put them back in the nest!" said Lincoln. Jordan immediately place the eggs back in the nest. Then the mother hen comes back and sits on them.
"Too close" said Jordan. "Yeah, if the mother didn't come back, then you would be the one the chick's first see and might think you're their mama" replied Lincoln.
Some part of Jordan is thinking. 'That doesn't sound so bad'.
They then leave the coop with two half full basket of eggs. "These are the only eggs in there" said Lincoln. "And three eggs in there were close to hatching" said Jordan.
"That must be Rebecca's nest. She ain't gonna let anyone take her youngin's" said Liam.
He checks off the list. "Next we gotta start milking the cows. Follow me" said Liam.
They all enter the barn and see fifteen cows. "This is not gonna be easy" said Tabby.
"Come on now. It's not that hard. I once drank from one when I was a baby" said Liam.
Hearing what he just said didn't make it sound comfortable. "But be careful of Winona. She's a kicker" said Liam.
They spot a cow who just kicks a fly away. "So, who wants to milk her first?" asked Jordan. The rest of them gulped.
After milking the bovines. They all come out carrying full buckets of milk, some of them covered in milk. Mostly Lincoln.
"At least none of us got to milk Winona" said Tabby. "My first time milking a cow. It was pretty nice" said Jordan.
"I'm not quite good at milking cows. I can make a bottle of milk for Lily, but milking cows is not my forte" replied Lincoln.
Liam checks it off the list. "Next we gotta give the pigs a nice bath" said Liam.
They all head to the pig pen and see all of the pigs in the mud. In truth there are like eight pigs.
"Hey, there's Lana's pig!" said Lincoln. The pig sees Lincoln and approaches him, then it licks his hand.
"Guess she still remembers me" said Lincoln. "I guess you and Jordan can clean her" said Liam. "Tabby and I will start with Petunia".
"Question, which one is Petunia?" asked Tabby as she's standing in the middle of the pig group. All of the pigs look the same!
After cleaning about a lot of pigs and making them look beautiful, they all get out of the mud zone.
"Look at them. They all look so clean and smooth" said Jordan.
"She's right. I mean look at Virginia, she already likes her clean body" said Lincoln.
Virginia looks into the mud puddle and smiles at the clean reflection of herself. Then she and the other pigs start rolling in the mud again. Which shocks Lincoln, Jordan and Tabby.
"W-What just happened?" asked Tabby.
"Oh, well we clean them to make them feel nice and special. Afterwards they go back to rolling in the mud. It's what they do" said Liam.
Jordan's eye twitches a bit. But Lincoln calms her down. "What's the next chore Liam?" asked Lincoln.
Next one we gotta start pulling weeds from the flower garden" said Liam.
They head to the flower garden and start yanking weeds out. Until Jordan spots something coming out of the ground.
"Umm guys. Something is here" said Jordan. Liam's head turns to her quickly. He then grabs a jar and runs to her location.
"Stand back Jordan. I've been waiting since last week for this little varmint!" said Liam.
The ground forms a small lump and coming out is a mole. Liam immediately lunges forward with the jar but misses.
The mole retreats into the ground and leaves a trail of lumpy dirt. "Get that little creature!" yelled Liam.
They all go after it and try to dig it out. But it keeps on escaping.
Lincoln sees a hose and an air filler used for car tires. He immediately runs to it, Liam sees this and follows.
Jordan and Tabby grab some shovels and try to corner it by slamming the ground with them.
Then Lincoln and Liam arrive and put the hose into one of the holes. Liam then heads back to the machine and starts it.
Air flows through the hose and out of the tunnels underground. "Come on! Get out of there you little scamp!" said Liam.
Then a lump of dirt starts to emerge from the ground underneath Lincoln. He immediately backs away and coming out like a geyser was the mole. Along with a stock pile of carrots and tomatoes.
"Quick catch him before he heads back under!" said Liam.
The three kids start running around trying to catch it as it falls, but they end up colliding with each other.
The mole spots a small hole where it can land and escape. But before it falls back to the ground, the mole is swooped up by a pair of talons and is being carried away by an eagle.
Lincoln and the others just look in shock. Then they realize who it was. "Thanks Patriot!" said Lincoln.
The eagle caws in response and flies off elsewhere. "I guess he was watching over us the whole time" said Jordan.
"Well, I'll be dang! Remind me to reward him for saving the farm from that pest1" said Liam.
Tabby looks into the big hole. "Guys! You might wanna take a look at this" said Tabby,
They all gather around the hole and gasp at the loads of vegetables that were in there. "So all this time, he's been storing all of the vegetables he stole underneath my ma's flower garden?!" said Liam.
"At least we got them now and they still look fresh" said Lincoln.
"Let's go get some baskets and a wheel barrow and haul this stuff out! My parents are gonna be so happy with what we found!" said Liam.
After digging all of the stolen goods out and hauling those into the farm house storage. They all take a lunch break and look at the fields in front of them while sitting on the silo.
"Man, you're farm life here is pretty intense" said Jordan. "It's like living with ten sisters" said Lincoln. "Never knew how blood pumping this was! I still feel an adrenaline rush!" said Tabby.
"Well, there's a lot of crazy things that happen in the farm. At least all of the foxes fled from this place" said Liam.
While they're eating sandwiches. Jordan spots something from a distance. "That is one strange dark cloud" said Jordan.
Liam grabs his binoculars and looks in fear. "T-That's no cloud! It's a crow storm!" said Liam as he drops his binoculars.
"What?!" they all yell. "They're not supposed to be here until harvest season starts!" said Liam.
"Wait a minute! What if they came here early, because your parents aren't here to help watch over the place?!" said Lincoln.
"Well, I guess that's one way of putting it together" said Liam. "But you have a scarecrow!" said Tabby.
"We only use old pumpkin for scaring few groups of crows. But this flock ain't gonna be easy!" said Liam.
"What do we do?!" asked Jordan. "Well, my parents would scare them off with their shotgun and hunting rifle" said Liam.
They all look at him with shock and confusion. "What? We have those things for when it gets serious around here" said Liam.
"Well, we can't use guns because we're just kids" said Jordan. "What if we made a loud sound that sounds like a gun or something else scary!" said Tabby.
That doesn't so like a bad idea. That's brilliant Tabby!" said Lincoln.
"Maybe we can use something inside of the barn" said Jordan.
Then Liam gets an idea. "I think I know what to do!" said Liam. They all follow Liam, but first Lincoln whistles to the air and coming to them is patriot. "We're gonna need your help bud" said Lincoln.
(Later)
The crows start swarming in circles above the farm and look at all of the vegetables and the wheat fields.
One crow flies down but then it gets struck by patriot. All the other crows look in shock at the eagle who gives them all death glares.
Then a crow gets hit by mud. They all look down and spot Tabby and Jordan using homemade potato guns, but theses one's shoot out mud balls instead.
The crows start to scatter in the sky. Patriot flies into the flock and picks them off one-by-one. Jordan and Tabby target each crow and knock them down with mud shots.
Suddenly a large booming sound is heard. All of the crows look around, but then they hear it again. Fearing what it could be, they all fly away from the farm.
Lincoln and Liam come out of the tornado cellar with a large metal sheet, a hammer and a mega phone.
They watch as the crows fly off in fear. "Yeah!" said Jordan. "We did it!" said Tabby. "We sent them flying for their lives!" said Liam.
Patriot lands onto a fence post next to Lincoln. "You did good out there. And you got yourself a stockpile of crows for food" said Lincoln.
"We're gonna have to store them somewhere though" said Lincoln.
Then Liam hugs Tabby. "You're plan with the loud noise was genius darlin'" said Lincoln. "Aww shucks mate! I was just spitballin' that's all" said Tabby.
"Well it worked" said Jordan. "I don't think those crows will ever come back" said Lincoln.
Liam breaks the hug and looks to the distance. "Oh they'll be back" said Liam.
"Wait what?!" they asked in shock.
"For next year. Probably gonna be a new group of crows from the nest" said Liam. "But don't fret much about it guys. My parents will hear about this and be prepared for next time".
The others smile. "If they do come back. Tell us and we'll come by and help you guys hold the line!" said Lincoln.
"You guys don't have to" said Liam. "After what we just saw. We think you need a lot of help" said Jordan.
"There is no way I'm leaving my cute little farm boy alone to fight those blokes again, you know I'll have your back" said Tabby.
"We're best friends Liam. There's no way I'm just gonna leave you hanging out here to get ravaged" said Lincoln.
Liam felt touched by this. "Thanks ya'll. You are the best of friends a guy could have" said Liam.
They all gather for a group hug. Patriot also joins in as well.
After the hug they finish their lunch and go back to finishing the work list.
They groom the goats, feed the pigs, shovel manure, feed the goats, scare off weasels using their bikes and Patriot, feed the cows and finally they feed the chickens, again.
The sun is now setting in Royal Woods. Lincoln, Jordan and Tabby are about to head inside to change.
"Hang on guys!" Liam stops them. He pulls out his cellphone. "How about a selfie to remember this moment".
They all smile and gather next to Liam. "Alright ya'll, say Farm Life!" said Liam. "Farm Life!" they all cry out. At the very moment the picture is taken, Patriot lands behind them.
Then he flies off. They all look at the picture and spot the eagle behind them and laugh. "That must be one heck of a photo bomb!" said Tabby.
They all head inside and get changed. Soon they spot Vanzilla and the Rosato van coming. "Looks like our rides here" said Lincoln. "I'm actually heading home with Jordan" said Tabby.
"I'm having a sleep over with my gal friends at my place" said Jordan.
"Well, I hope you guys have fun" said Lincoln. Jordan and Lincoln share a kiss before she heads into the van.
Tabby hugs Liam and also kisses him. "You made this rock star a farm believer my rowdy one" said Tabby.
Liam looks into Tabby's eyes with a daze. "Why don't you come by sometime and I can show you how to tie some ropes onto the barn" said Liam. "Looking forward to it" said Tabby.
Tabby then follows Jordan and they head off back to the Rosato house.
Lincoln and Liam fist bump each other. "This has been one heck of a day Liam" said Lincoln. "Thanks for being here buddy. Couldn't have done it all without you and the gals of course" said Liam.
"By the way, what did you mean by tie some ropes onto the barn?" asked Lincoln.
"Oh, well we need to hoist some wood onto the barn and replace some of the wood. My pa said my uncle is coming by tomorrow to help out. I figured if Tabby wants to help out as well" said Liam.
"You need some extra hands. Jordan would gladly help and I can get Lana to come here as well" said Lincoln.
"That's mighty kind of you Linc" said Liam. They then hear a car horn. "Well, I should get going now. See you tomorrow Liam" said Lincoln as he heads to vanzilla, with Patriot flying above.
"See ya'll tomorrow friend!" Liam wave's goodbye as Vanzilla leaves.
Inside Vanzilla. "So, how was your day sport?" asked Lynn Sr. "I think I should tell you when we get back home. I'm pretty sure the others would want to know too" replied Lincoln.
"So, Lynn how did the basketball game go. You don't have a trophy with you" said Lincoln. "Did you guys lost?"
Lynn smiles. "I'll tell you when we get home" said Lynn.
The idea of a farm scenario is from RawToonage Press. This idea of his was from months ago, I didn't know how it would work until now. I hope you all liked it, please review and tell me what you all think.