Chapter 172
(The Loud House, April 3)
Lincoln waits by the steps of his house for Jordan to arrive and soon enough she makes it. He sees Jordan coming on her bike.
"Hey there Beautiful. You look excited" said Lincoln as he stands up to go to Jordan.
Jordan gets off her bike and goes to Lincoln. "And a good day to you handsome." she kisses his cheek. But then she has a frown.
"What's wrong?" asked Lincoln.
"We have to talk in the tree house. Now!" Jordan drags him to the backyard. They pass by Lana who is doing work on Lola's car.
Lisa is observing Walt's and his duck girlfriend Della in the small pond in the backyard.
They spot Luna who is under the tree with her headphones, she sees Lincoln and Jordan and removes her headphones. "Hey there dudes, what's the word?"
"Not now. Lincoln and I have to talk alone" Jordan heads up the ladder.
Lincoln looks to Luna. "You got me sis, I don't know what's going on either." He then goes up the ladder.
Luna is confused by this, she would like to know what's going on. But she doesn't wanna intrude into their privacy, so she just sits there and waits.
In the Tree House Patriot and Valkyrie are playing checkers. "Guys, we need to talk alone. Can you guys take a small break from this?" asked Jordan.
The two eagles don't know what this was about, so they fly out of the Tree House leaving Lincoln and Jordan alone.
Lincoln looks to Jordan. "Alright, what's going on Jordan? You got me confused and sure as heck everyone else as well."
"Sorry, sorry. I need to tell you that Lake Michigan is closed for all boat trips" replied Jordan.
A glass can be heard shattering inside of Lincoln's head. "What?"
"Yeah, dad found out from last night and he told your parents as well" said Jordan.
Lincoln didn't like this at all. "So, what now? Our parents got all th things we need to make the boat trip awesome!"
Jordan then hugs him and kisses his cheek. They then break away. "Don't fret Linc, we got a plan B."
"Wait what? Really?!" asked Lincoln.
Jordan nods. "Yup, since we can't go to Lake Michigan, we can go to Lake Eddy instead."
"Wow! Now that is a plan B and Lake Eddy is not too far out of Royal Woods. But what about the boat thing?" asked Lincoln.
"And that's where we'll have to tell the others, now" said Jordan. She heads down the ladder.
"Here we go again" said Lincoln. Patriot and Valkyrie fly back in knowing their private conversation was now over.
"Sorry guys, but we're gonna have a family meeting now" said Lincoln and he goes down the ladder. Patriot and Valkyrie follow him.
At the bottom, Luna sees Jordan coming down. "So, what the heck was all that talking about?"
"All answers will be known once all of you get back in the house. We have a big announcement!" said Jordan as she races into the house.
Luna was confused by this, same goes for Lana and Lisa. "So, are we going back inside?" asked Lana.
Luna was about to answer, but then she sees Lincoln coming down from the Tree House. "We are, now!" He then heads into the house along with Patriot and Valkyrie.
"This seems new" said Lisa.
"Let's go little dudes" said Luna.
Lisa, Luna and Lana head for the house.
When they arrive they see Leni grabbing a smoothie. "Hey guys, Lincoln and Jordan said to meet in the living room."
They all make their way out of the kitchen, pass by the dining room and they see Lola, Lynn Jr, Luan and Lori with Lily come down the stairs led by Jordan.
"Oh good, you guys made it" said Jordan.
Then Rita and Lynn Sr come out of their bedroom, they knew what was gonna happen.
"What the heck is going on?" asked Lynn Jr.
"Thankfully Lily is awake now" said Lori.
"I was in the middle of a tea party people!" said Lola.
"Not to be a tea-head about it. But I was making some new comedy routines" said Luan.
"Seriously?" groaned Lola.
"Kids please! Sit on the couch" said Lynn Sr.
All of the loud sisters take their seats on the couch and Lincoln and Jordan stand in front of them in front of the front near the TV.
"Alrighty then, are we all here?" asked Jordan.
"You forgot me" said Lucy. This startles all of them.
"Okay, now we're all here" said Lincoln. Lucy takes a seat next to Lisa.
"So, what's this meeting about guys?" asked Leni.
"Well, this was all planned out by Lincoln, the Rosato's and ourselves" said Rita.
"Because of all the cash we got from many law suits and other situations, we're all planning on going on a boat trip!" said Lynn Sr.
They all gasp at first, and then they cheer. "Boat trip! Yeah!"
"I can get a tan!" said Lola.
"Literally same here!" said Lori.
"This will be so fun!" said Leni.
"I can test if I can do some big cannon balls!" said Lynn Jr.
Lucy had other intentions, last night she red online about a lake dragon living in Lake Eddy, and what a good timing it is for her.
"But wait! Where are we going for this trip?" asked Lana.
"Well we were all planning to go to lake Michigan, but it turns out the lake is closed for boat trips this month" said Rita.
"Aww!" they all complained.
"But, we have a plan B. We're going to Lake Eddy instead" said Jordan.
They all cheered again.
"And I am so going to get my fishing on before the spring fishing season ends!" said Lynn Sr.
"Well, you're not the only one fishing honey. I myself am going to fish as well" said Rita with a smug look.
"Oh, we'll see about that" said Lynn Sr. But they don't know that Patriot and Valkyrie have their own motives when it comes to fishing. Hello, they're eagles!
Then Lisa stops cheering. "As fun as it sounds to go on this trip via recreational water transportation. Do we even have such device for it?"
Lincoln looks to Jordan. "Yeah, I wanna know if we even have a boat ready."
"Are we taking something from that big base from outside of Royal Woods?" asked Luan.
"That's not possible, they have no naval structure to produce such vessel" replied Lisa.
"And that's where we are all set on that one. My godfather Peter, he has a boat and he said he's gonna be the one manning it for us for the whole trip" said Jordan.
"Yeah!" they all cheered.
"What kind of boat is it?" asked Lola. "Is it a boat meant for a queen?"
"It's a Yacht" replied Jordan.
They all gasp hearing that.
"You're godfather has a Yacht! That is sick!" said Lynn Jr.
"It'll literally be our first time on one!" said Lori.
"I hope it's black" said Lucy.
"Then I guess it's settled then. We all have made the preparations and the gear set up thanks to the list Lincoln and Jordan made, we have a new lake to go to and a boat or Yacht as our ride" said Rita.
"I say we pack our things early so we can all leave around seven o'clock sharp!" said Lynn Sr.
They all cheer and head upstairs to start packing.
"Wait, what about the pets?" asked Lana.
"No need to worry Lana. We'll only be gone for one day, then we're back home" said Lincoln.
"Oh, okay then" Lana races upstairs. They then hear all of the loud sisters chatting.
"I literally have to pack some extra chargers in case we need our phones to get some extra juice on the trip" said Lori.
"I can't wait to try the new swimsuit I got from the mall" cheered Leni.
"I am so going to make a splash when we get there!" said Lynn Jr.
"And here I thought we're gonna be going all sea-week, but I guess we're washing up for a day!" said Mr. Coconuts.
"Good one Mr. Coconuts!" said Luan.
"You're not bringing that dummy with us tomorrow are you?" asked Lola.
"As fun as it sounds, but no. Wood and water don't mix, I may be a dummy but I ain't stupid" replied Mr. Coconuts.
"Yeah, whatever" said Lola.
"I shall be bringing with me some equipment so I may be able to study anything from the tropical zones said to be located within Lake Eddy" said Lisa.
"Lisa sweetie, I doubt the Yacht will have any room for your stuff" said Rita.
"Nonsense mother, I know that a vessel of such standard is capable of maintaining the weight of what I can bring with me" said Lisa. "Just as long as we don't pack any other unnecessary junk."
Rita sighs. "Yeah, we are not bringing your science stuff Lisa." Then Rita remembers. "I should pack some extra diaper bags for Lily."
Lynn Sr then remembers something. "I should get the bait ready!" He races to the basement. What he doesn't know is that Lana ha the bait in her room.
Lucy remains quiet as she checks on the map of Lake Eddy for possible signs of the lake monster. "This will be so much fun. Sorry you can't come with me Fangs." she pats the head of her bat.
Then Fang's bat mate flies next to him. "I hope you and Viressa have fun while I am gone." She pats the head of the other bat.
Lincoln heads to his room to pack some of his things, Jordan and the two eagles follow suite.
Lincoln and Jordan see Luna packing her bag with some necessary stuff.
"So, what are you gonna be packing for the trip tomorrow Lunes?" asked Lincoln.
"Nothing much bro, just my iPod, headphones, my trusty Acoustic and of course my phone and a swim suit. What about you two?" asked Luna.
"I have my stuff packed up and ready" replied Jordan.
"I'll probably bring my swim trunks, some emergency Sun block, a few comic books and my acoustic guitar as well" replied Lincoln. "We already have the necessary stuff all packed up since we came up with this boat trip plan."
"Cool, you think we need some superior escorts? You know, those peeps we can command" said Luna.
"Hmm, I don't think that'll be necessary Luna. It's just a harmless boat trip to Lake Eddy, I doubt it could even get dangerous" said Lincoln.
"There have been no reports on any incoming weather changes as of lately, so we're all fine" replied Jordan.
"Okay then, we should continue packing some other stuff. In case we all get bored" said Luna.
"One thing I do know, is that these two are definitely gonna be there" said Lincoln as Patriot and Valkyrie land onto his shoulders and he pets them.
"We should also tell our friends about this, I think we forgot to tell them for this whole week" replied Jordan.
"You're probably right" said Lincoln. He pulls out his phone and makes some calls. So does Jordan and Luna.
Lori overhears this and she decides to contact Bobby and she tells him about the boat trip, Leni also hears this and makes some calls to her friends that she can't go with them to the mall.
Soon, the finish making their emergency calls to their friends and loved ones. "Okay, so now they know about the boat trip" said Lincoln.
"Same here" said Jordan.
"I told Sam, Sully, Mazzy and Chunk. And it turns out that Chunk is going to be busy all weekend, something about a High school reunion" said Luna.
"I think I know where that leads up to" said Jordan.
Later they continue to finish packing some stuff early and then have some lunch. All of them chat and talk about the things they all wanna do on the boat trip. Lucy stays silent, she doesn't want them to spoil whatever her plan is, especially to Lisa and her notes on truth and facts.
(Skip, night Time.)
Lincoln comes out of the bathroom and sees Lori and Leni waiting in line. All of them ate in their sleepwear.
"All yours girls" said Lincoln.
"Thanks bro" said Lori.
"Are you excited for tomorrow Linky?" asked Leni.
"I am, it kinda feels like the vacation we had at Aloha beach resort, but we're on a boat" replied Lincoln.
"Well, we all have you to thank and Jordan of course, you two have made everything within this year and last year all worth the excitement" said Lori.
"And we know you deserve this the most, after everything you and Jordan have been through" said Leni.
"Gee thanks guys. But this is something for all of us to enjoy, not just myself and Jordan" said Lincoln. "Well, I should get to bed now. Goodnight Lori, Goodnight Leni."
Leni hugs Lincoln and kisses his forehead. "Goodnight Linky."
Lori also does the same. "Good night Lincoln."
Lori and Leni head to the bathroom and Lincoln heads to his shared room with Luna. He has already spoken to Jordan before all of this and both couldn't wait for tomorrow.
Lincoln enters the room and sees Patriot and Valkyrie are already asleep next to each other on their small bed, then he sees Luna sitting on his bed looking at the backyard.
"Hey sis, what are you looking at?" asked Lincoln.
"Oh, just Lucy tending to her bats" replied Luna. They both look outside and see Lucy closing the door to the bat sanctuary, but she's being followed by Fangs and her bat mate Viressa.
"I still can't believe Lucy found a girlfriend for Fangs" said Lincoln.
Luna chuckles. "We might be hearing some tiny screeches soon."
"Yeah, which means we're gonna get a new member to the bat colony" said Lincoln.
"Can't say much for Lynn when she hears about this, or dad. But I'm sure they'll be okay with it" replied Luna.
They both chuckle. "Well, it's time for both of us to get some sleep, we're gonna need it to wake up tomorrow at Seven" said Lincoln.
He sits onto his bed, but Luna hasn't moved from the spot. "Are you okay sis?"
Luna snaps out of her worried daze. "Huh? What? Oh, yeah I'm okay. Sorry, but is it cool if I sleep next to you for tonight bro? Please?"
"Why exactly?" asked Lincoln.
"I don't really know why Linc. I just got this odd feeling that something might happen to us tomorrow. To you and Jordan, it's been riding into my train of thoughts since you, Jordan and the rents told us about the whole boat trip and it's getting me kinda worried" said Luna with some concern in her voice.
Lincoln knows that ever since all the trouble he's been through, Luna has been in a state of protective mother mode. He didn't find it annoying, but mostly sweet, and she's getting these strange instincts that something bad could happen.
He know some of them have been right on something's, but he tries to convince her to not worry and that every little thing is gonna be alright. But Luna was his legal Guardian and secondary mother figure, and he loved her for that.
"Okay sis, I guess you can sleep next to me for tonight" said Lincoln as he lays onto his pillow.
Luna smiles and lays next to him, then she pulls him in for a hug and kisses his forehead. "Goodnight baby bro, sweet dreams and into slumber."
Lincoln also hugs her. "Goodnight sis, may your dreams be as serenading as your songs."
The two of them enter deep sleep, dreaming of some fun time for their boat trip, unaware to them that their boat trip might not be fun as they think it will be.
The big watery journey is only beginning and Lake Eddy awaits them all.
A/N: All credit to the different version of "Washed up" goes to Vasmadas1 and that'll be next chapter. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Date made: 3/16/20.