Chapter 149
(Yellow Peak Hotel)
Lincoln is looking out the balcony of the room he and his sister and girlfriend are staying.
From a distance he can see Patriot and Valkyrie flying around, it looks almost like a dance when they do this.
Lincoln chuckles at this sight, then he recalls last night when he, Luna, Jordan, Rick and Peter were talking to the rest of the family and friends on the laptop.
(Flashback)
Lincoln, Luna, Jordan, Rick and Peter speak to the rest of their friends and family on the laptop and they are bombarded with so many words.
"We are impressed by what you guys did!" said Rita.
"I can never be more proud than this, way to go you two" said Lynn Sr.
"I almost fainted seeing how you two went through that" said Jesse Rosato.
"We saw it on social media guys!" said Leni.
"A lot of people in Royal Woods have seen it, and I'm sure you guys are literally gonna have one heck of a welcome party when you come home" said Lori.
"That was so cool!" said Lana.
"For once, that was kinda awesome! And they danced so gracefully in the air" said Lola.
"I for one wish to figure out how you and Jordan were able to hold your own against such impact from Patriot and Valkyrie" said Lisa.
"I spoke with great grandma Harriet and she said that there was some strange traditional spirits assisting you guys, she said they seem native, but I don't know if it is true" said Lucy.
"You guys were playing one heck of a goal in those contests and Patriot and Valkyrie were like MVP's!" said Lynn Jr.
"Now that's what I call a high flying victory! No need to go ruffling your feathers in the victory circle" said Luan.
"I cannot believe you guys won both contests!" said Stella.
"Now that's what I call a win for the ages!" said Simon.
"And I loved the fact that you got to perform the American national anthem, in front of all those people!" said Sam. "And I'm sure Sully and Mazzy saw it as well, they are going to be so stoked by this!"
"Good job guys. That there was some win" said Liam.
"You guys rocked and rolled!" said Tabby.
"I almost lost my words when I saw Patriot fly that fast" said Zach.
"He looked faster than a motorbike" said Rusty.
"Or a racecar" said Rocky.
"Chances that some of the students from all schools here in Royal Woods must've seen it" said Polly.
"You guys are going to be the talk of the town, and will be flying rumors on the wings of social media" said Giggles.
"I was truly at a shock to see just how complicated the whole thing was, also congratulations on your win. The whole of Royal Woods will appreciate the sudden return" said Haiku.
Then another screen comes up. "Hang on guys, someone else is one." said Lincoln. He pushes the extra screen and it was Clyde, his dads and Penelope.
"Oh boy" groaned Luna.
"Lincoln!" they yelled.
Lincoln sighed. "Hey guys."
"We saw the whole thing! That was very dangerous and also congratulations" said Howard.
"I cannot believe you and Jordan just survived that impact, you could've had your bones broken! Did they run any tests after the contest?" asked Harold.
"Do you guys have any aftermath migraines? Or any sudden muscle cramps?" asked Clyde.
"Judging by their speed and their size, the weight in total would be that of a golf cart ramming someone. How on earth did you two manage to hold your own?" asked Penelope.
Lincoln and the others were just silent by their constant questioning, so they all agreed on something.
"Sorry Clyde, but I think there's a storm outside. We gotta go, bye!" Lincoln closes their window.
"And that was way too close" said Jordan. "At that point, they could've ended up talking about the emergency people here."
"And the crew in the festival did run some tests and you guys are still fine, which make me question that" said Peter.
"Let's hope Lisa won't do any tests on you two to figure it out" said Luna.
"If she does she's gonna have to deal with me" said Rick.
"Umm, we're still on. And good job in silencing the McBride's" said Lori.
"And I will not be committing to any acts of experimentation, I have learned my lesson" said Lisa.
"We are so happy that you both won!" said Rita.
"We look forward to you guys coming back home, also thanks for the pictures of the festival" said Lynn Sr.
"Okay, guys. It's getting late. We're gonna hit the hay now" said Luna.
"She has a point, we're gonna spend our last day here in the festival come tomorrow" said Lincoln.
"Okay, you guys deserve one more stay there and enjoy the place" said Rita.
"Before you guys go. Where are the high flying winners at?" asked Lynn Jr.
"Yeah! We wanna see the winners!" said Lana.
Lincoln chuckles. "They're both taking some well-earned rest, they're both kinda exhausted from the celebration we had earlier."
"And a lot of the people celebrating with us were all of the other contestants, all of them were impressed and respect what they did" said Luna.
"Some of them were hoping to see us again for next year" said Jordan.
"Wow! You guys are now popular to Yellow Stone Park and its residences!" said Simon.
"First music, then babysitting and now this!" said Sam.
"You guys are on a popularity roll" said Stella.
"Let's hope some of the people we know that hate you guys are seeing this, this should make them think twice before messing with Lincoln and Jordan with their eagle friends" said Lucy.
"I agree" said Haiku.
"And we are going to be holding up another celebration here for when you guys come back, mostly it's for Patriot and Valkyrie" said Lynn Sr.
"Thanks guys, we'll see you guys when this is all over" said Lincoln.
They say goodbye to them, and close the laptop and head to bed.
(End Flashback)
Lincoln goes back to gazing at the morning sky, with a cup of hot chocolate in his hand.
Then he gets hugged from behind by Jordan. "Good morning my white haired handsome king!"
Lincoln chuckles, he turns Jordan to him and hugs her and then kisses her. "And a good morning to you as well my beautiful braided queen."
Jordan giggles by this. "Nice comeback pet name Linc, so you ready to spend some quality time with my dad?"
"Yup, we both have it all planned out. First we're gonna go fishing, then we're gonna go and see old faithful, we're gonna head to see Mount Rushmore and then we're gonna come back to the festival to have dinner with you guys" said Lincoln.
Jordan chuckles by this. "Looks like the man with the plan is back with a scheduled system. Well me and Luna are gonna be spending some time at the festival with Valkyrie, I think you two should bring Patriot just in case."
"Okay then, what about your godfather Peter?" asked Lincoln.
"He said he was going to talk to some old buddies of his that he saw during the festival" said Jordan.
"Okay, I guess your dad and I are gonna be having some guy time to ourselves. I hope you and Luna have a fun time" said Lincoln.
"You know we will" replied Jordan.
(An hour later)
Lincoln and Rick are now in a boat in the middle of the park's lake. They both know that people can fish there.
"So, this is nice" said Rick.
"Yeah, I like this kinda stuff. Normally my dad and I don't have that much good in fishing, obviously he has much difficulty than me" said Lincoln.
"Huh, so that explains why I saw Lynn and his pals come back from lake Michigan covered in water and a few fish. I wonder what did they do?" said Rick.
They both continue to fish, the atmosphere between them seemed very awkward, though they tried their best to remain calm and patient.
(Thirty minutes later)
The two of them are still in the lake waiting for a bite, but they still got nothing.
"Okay, this is getting ridiculous, where the heck are the fish?" asked Lincoln.
"They don't seem to be biting at this point, the sign said we can go fishing" said Rick.
Then another boat is near them. "That's because today is eagle fishing." it was Steve Grey.
"What?" asked Lincoln and Rick.
Then they see Steve's eagle Reaver flying above the water, the bald eagle then swoops down and claws at some fish and then returns to Steve who readies a net. "Seriously guys, did you not notice Patriot fishing?"
They then revert they're eyes and see their eagle doing the same as Reaver does, he brings the fish into a basket near the lake.
Patriot then places two fish into the basket and looks at them with a slight snicker.
"Huh, so that's what he's been doing" said Lincoln.
"So, people can fish here. Just not with fishing rods" said Rick.
"Yup, be lucky no one else is fishing here but me, otherwise this would be really, really awkward" said Steve.
Lincoln and Rick decide to head back to shore and see what fish did patriot caught. They were impressed by this.
"So that's how your dad and his friends were able to catch more fish for the restaurant" said Rick.
"Yeah, eagles are good at hunting" said Lincoln.
After another thirty minutes they use some nest to catch any fish that Patriot is sending towards them, and they managed to catch thirty fish. Thankfully they can be able to bring the fish home with them, they just need to make sure they're kept in a cooler with ice, otherwise it'll smell.
Later they make their way to the geyser old faithful. Some people are also there taking pictures, but then they went to Lincoln and asked for an autograph and a selfie with him and his eagle.
Lincoln and Patriot were okay with it, there weren't much people there.
After five people who went to Lincoln, they went back to looking at the geyser.
Rick checks his watch. "Only a few minutes before old faithful blows Linc."
"I heard that old faithful is one of the beautiful geysers in the country, I wonder what the other geysers look like" said Lincoln.
Just then the geyser suddenly spouts out water, all three of them look in awe at this majestic sight.
"Now that is beautiful, I like it" said Lincoln.
"Look how high it's reaching" said Rick.
The two of them take a picture of it, and Patriot decides to fly around the geyser.
The three of them then make their way to head for Mount Rushmore.
"So, you and Jordan are planning on going to middle school soon right?" asked Rick.
"We are and it's going to be one huge step for both of us, and also our friends" said Lincoln.
"I'm glad Jordan found a boy like you in her life, I honestly thought she might end up with some of those annoying kids who were just in it for her popularity" said Rick.
"Believe me, the boys you mention have to see how beautiful Jordan is from the outside and the inside. Even though I was a plumb target for her in dodge ball, I didn't seem to mind since it felt like she noticed me" said Lincoln.
"You have some strange taste when it comes to girls, but I am proud of how far you and my daughter have gone through. No matter what trouble is in the way you two seem to get past it and work things out, almost like you two get into some kind of strategic mode when near each other" said Rick.
"Well, when it's dodge ball we both have the same tag team mind, probably because of our World War 2 ancestry" said Lincoln.
They then make it to Mount Rushmore and they see the marvelous sight of the four giant president heads on the side of the mountain.
Both of them take pictures of this. "I'm sure some of my sisters are gonna love this, same goes with my pals" said Lincoln.
They then decide to just stay there for a while. They were the only ones there, while Patriot flies around the mountain.
"Lincoln, should things come up as you and Jordan grow up. I want you to be there for her, no matter what might happen. You two have such a strong relationship, and my wife and I find it beautiful and amazing. The way you two have each other's back really warms our hearts, you are the right boy for my daughter Lincoln" said Rick.
Gee thanks, also this seems to sound like some kind of wedding permission when you say it" said Lincoln.
Rick chuckles. "Sorry about that, it's just that you are the nicest boy I have ever met and someday I would be glad to call you my son-in-law."
Lincoln chuckled in embarrassment. "Yeah, my parents would say that as well for Jordan."
They then decide to take their leave and head back to the eagle festival.
When they arrive they see Jordan and Luna with Valkyrie all three of them were eating corn dogs.
"Hey guys, so how was your day?" asked Jordan.
"It went quite well, we both fished" said Rick.
"Though Patriot was the one fishing" said Lincoln. "At least we saw old faithful and Mount Rushmore."
"We're glad you two had a rad time together, Jordan and I went to the massage room in the hotel" said Luna.
"And get this! They even gave Valkyrie a massage! They have one for eagles!" said Jordan.
"Wow! Now that is something" said Lincoln.
"Did you guys encounter some people who wanted selfies and autographs?" asked Lincoln.
"We did, and it wasn't too overwhelming" said Jordan. "Valkyrie and I were nice to the kids who wanted our pictures and autographs."
"And I could only guess that you dude went through the same thing as we did" said Luna.
"We did and there weren't much people overwhelming me and Patriot" said Lincoln.
"So, you guys wanna get something to eat here?" asked Rick.
"Well there's tons of food everywhere. I guess this will be dinner for all of us" said Jordan.
They then all proceed to eat some food there for their dinner, all while bringing with them the cooler with the fish they caught.
(Later)
They return back to the hotel, to begin packing their things, including the briefcase with the prize money and they also pack up Lincoln and patriot's trophy and the Aerial tag team medals as well. They're soon met up with Peter who had something to say to them.
"Guys, you're all going to have to go back to Royal Woods without me, I got a funeral to attend here at DC. I'll probably be back home when it's Sunday" said Peter.
"Oh, okay then. The problem we have is that I don't know how to fly my place" said Rick.
"We could go to the airport instead" said Jordan.
"No need to worry about all of that guys, I got you all a rife at the Net zone airfield, courtesy of Air force captain Michael Steiner" said Peter.
"Cool" said Lincoln. "I hope it's not a jet."
"Or something way too fast, we just had a big dinner" said Luna.
They then proceed to bring their bags and the cooler of fish out of the hotel, they did say goodbye and thank you to the employees and staff of the hotel.
Also, while they were packing they let Patriot have his massage in the hotel, and he loved it.
When they all head outside they are met by Steve Grey. "Headed home I see."
"We are Steve" said Lincoln.
"And we were told that we're gonna have one heck of a welcome party when we get there" said Jordan.
Steve chuckles. "Well, it has been a blast meeting with ya'll, and I do hope you kids come back for next year, to see if you two can win it again."
"We'll see Steve Grey. We'll see" said Lincoln.
"Are you headed home too dude?" asked Luna.
"Not yet, they said they needed my outdoors expertise to see if there's any problems with the local bears here. I'll be headed back to my home when my business here is done" said Steve.
Reaver then lands on Lincoln shoulders, the boy pats the bird. "I'll see ya next time Reaver, and maybe if you guys visit Royal Woods, then come by and see us sometime."
"We'll see Loud, we'll see" said Steve.
They then get into a black car with Air force Captain Michael Steiner driving, they see Peter drive off in another direction with his stuff in the military jeep.
They all wave good bye to Steve Grey and Reaver, Patriot and Valkyrie also wave goodbye to the veteran eagle and fly off with the black car leading.
(Nest Zone Air field)
The black car arrives and they all get out and see waiting for them on the tarmac is Horace Steiner.
"Hey there kids, glad you all came" said Horace.
Lincoln and Jordan approach the old man and hug him, he also returns the hug.
"Thanks for letting us compete here sir, it was a true honor" said Lincoln.
"And thanks for helping us get here, and also for your son as well" said Jordan.
"It was my pleasure you two. I had faith that Lincoln could win this, and heck I knew you could win it. I just didn't expect your little lady here to also win it big, kinda reminds me of your great granddads in World War 2. They would be proud of how far you two have come" said Horace.
Michael then shows them their aerial transportation. A B-17 cargo plane.
"Now that is one big place dude" said Luna.
"I'll say" said Rick.
"This plane will have to make a stop somewhere in Detroit to unload its cargo, then it's going to drop you guys off at Royal Woods" said Michael.
"Thanks, for everything Mr. Steiner, both of you" said Lincoln. They then proceed to salute to them.
The two Steiner's salute to them as well. "At ease guys and I do hope we can all meet again" said Horace.
Patriot and Valkyrie land on the old man's shoulders and he proceeds to scratch their heads. "And I do hope to see you two next time as well."
"If you ever have any more trouble at your home town, just call me and I'll be there to back you up" said Michael Steiner as he hands Lincoln his number. "You're great granddads were the ones who saved my granddad and we family friended bloodlines gotta stick together."
Lincoln takes the number and smiles. "Okay then, and I do hope we can meet. This was one heck of a moment for all of us."
All four of them then proceed to go into the plane. Some soldiers help them with their bags, trophy and other stuff, the troops also load up three large crates.
They wave goodbye to the two Steiner men as the massive doors of the plane start to close.
Lincoln, Jordan, Luna, Rick, Patriot and Valkyrie then buckle up onto the planes seats, along with them are five soldiers who were responsible for the cargo.
The plane then starts to move, and takes off from the runway.
Jordan leans her head onto Lincolns shoulder and she drifts off to sleep. Lincoln also feels drowsy and leans onto Jordan and falls asleep.
Luna looks in awe and leans onto Lincoln and sleeps as well. Rick takes a picture of this cute moment.
Come tomorrow, they'll be coming home. As winners.
A/N: And that's the last chapter to the Bald Eagle Festival, and I might be able to make another chapter for next year, if you guys want. Come next chapter will be the big homecoming. And who knows, maybe they'll meet again with Steve Grey, Reaver and Horace and Michael Steiner.
I had a lot of fun making this four part chapters into this story, and I know some of you have been asking for a chapter for Lincoln to have some talk with Rick Rosato. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.