Chapter 178
(The Loud House, early morning.)
Lincoln gets out of bed, but first he had to pry himself off of Luna and Jordan. He then heads for the bathroom.
He opens the door, but it doesn't budge. "What the?"
He notices that none of the other doors are open, which means there is no one in the bathroom, so he tries to open it again.
Still nothing, so he puts his foot on the wall and pulls as hard as he can. "Come on! Come on!"
And finally the door opens, but then something was wrong. A rush of water comes out of the door in slow motion, Lincoln is then getting pushed by the incoming water.
He tries to grab the door of his room, but it was too late and he's plunged into the water.
Lincoln thrashes and swims to the surface and coughs out water and looks around. "Luna! Anyone! Help me!"
He's then plunged into the water by an incoming wave, he then surfaces and sees it was raining hard. "Luna! Luna! Jordan! Help me! Somebody please!"
Another massive wave comes crashing down onto him, but this time he hits the rock at the bottom and he gets a small cut on his head. He then surfaces again and yells in pain and cries. "Someone help me! Please!"
Then the waves around him turn into small chains. "No!" He then sees the chains dragging him somewhere, the island where he was casted away with Jordan. "No! Please no!"
Lincoln is then tossed onto the shores, he gets up and sees a wall of lake water surrounding the entire island.
He looks around with tears in his eyes and a massive headache. "W-what's happening? Why am I back here?! I wanna go home! I want Jordan! I want Luna!"
He then hears a faint voice. 'Lincoln ….. Lincoln ….. Lincoln.' He recognized the voice. "Luna?"
'We're here Lincoln ….. We need help!' He recognized the other voice as well. "Jordan! My love where are you?!"
'Follow the sound of our voice Lincoln ….. Follow.' Without a second thought he gets up and he runs to the sound of their voice. "I'm coming! Hang on!"
'Hurry Lincoln ….. Before it's too late.' He passes by the same debris that he once saw on the beach, then he sees the makeshift shelter. 'We're in here bro.'
"Guys! I'm here, I'm here! We have to get ….. What the?! No!" Lincoln is horrified at what he sees.
The skeleton remains of Luna and Jordan lying onto the mattress. Lincoln backs up in fear and goes to his knees and cries. "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I should've came her faster! Why? Why? Why?!"
Then he feels a hand on his shoulder, he looks up and sees the skeleton of Luna looking at him. 'It's okay Lincoln, we're here for you and you're here for us.'
Lincoln backs away in fear and tries to run, but something hugs him from behind. It was Jordan's skeleton. 'Don't be afraid Lincoln, we know you failed but it's okay. As long as you're here we can all be family together.'
"Wha – What do you mean?!" asked Lincoln in fear.
'You, me, and your sister. She can be like the mom, and we can be her children and be lovers as well.'
'Our bond is eternal bro, even in death we won't be far apart. All you got to do is join us bro. Join us in death.'
Lincoln was shocked by this. "What? Why?!"
'Because we're stronger together, look at where we have all been through. We fought, cried and laughed together, we are always the ones you can count on handsome and we'll never let you go.' Skeleton Jordan then pulls out a knife and hands it to Skeleton Luna.
'Yeah, all you gotta do is join us and we'll be happy forever and ever. We'll never have to face problems again, we can all be family with or without the others.' said Skeleton Luna. She grabs Lincoln's hand gently and places the knife on it. 'Please Lincoln, join us. Please for Jordan, for us, for me bro.'
Lincoln feels scared and cries. "I-I don't want to! I don't like this! This isn't right!" then he gets hugged by Luna and Jordan's skeletons.
'Lincoln, we know it's scary. But you don't have to be afraid, you can end this fear and have an eternity in happiness and peace, with us by your side.'
'Yeah bro, so no tears no and no fear. Let all of those bad vibes scurry along the boat on a river, okay we are in the middle of the lake so you get the idea.'
Lincoln cries and then hugs them both, even though they were just a bunch of bones. For some reason they felt warm, like they were still alive. "O-Okay, I'll do i-it! I don't wanna be a-alone!"
The two skeletons break the hug and look to him and smile. 'That's it Lincoln, no fear and no pain.'
'Just happiness in eternity with us little brother.'
Lincoln looks to the knife and he sees how sharp it is, he then sees his skeleton reflection on it, but he didn't mind. He then points it to his heart.
But for some reason the Luna skeleton felt uneasy about this.
Lincoln takes a deep breath and looks to the two skeletons and smile. "An eternity of happiness with the two girls I truly love and trust."
He closes his eyes and sheds some tears, he then plunges the knife into his heart. But he feels no pain, in fact he doesn't feel any pain.
He looks down and sees the knife wasn't even in his heart, something was holding his hands and stopping him from killing himself.
He looks up and sees Luna's skeleton with some tears. "Wha-What are you doing?"
Skeleton Jordan was now confused.
Skeleton Luna takes the knife. "This ….. This …. This isn't right! You shouldn't do it!"
Skeleton Jordan also realizes this. "Sh-she's right! This is wrong! You can't do this!"
Lincoln didn't know what was going on. "B-But, you wanted me to join you two? Isn't that what you wanted?!"
Skeleton Luna kneels down and puts her hands on his shoulders. "No bro, it's not what we want and it certainly isn't what we need! You can't kill yourself just for us little brother." She then sheds some tears.
Skeleton Jordan hugs him. "I would never want you to do that! I'd never live with myself if you ever did!"
Lincoln didn't know what was going on, but then he sees the two skeletons in Luna and Jordan's clothing start to grow some flesh and skin, and soon he sees their sad faces with tears.
Lincoln smiles and hugs them both and lets his tears out. "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! Please forgive me!"
Luna and Jordan hug him. "Shh, no tears little bro. We're here and we're still kicking it."
"It's okay to be scared Lincoln, being scared can make you stronger, you just need to find a way to get by it and turn the weakness into strength. Like you always do my handsome white-haired knight!" cried Jordan.
"And we forgive you Lincoln. Can you forgive us?"
Lincoln smiles and he kisses Jordan on the lips and Luna on her cheek. "I already have!" He then hugs them and they all cry together.
"No matter what happens little bro, we'll all get through this together" said Luna.
"And we'll have each other's backs. No matter what we face, always" said Jordan.
"We love you Lincoln. Always!"
Lincoln cries and smiles at their touching words. "I love you too guys!" They all hug each other tightly and cry.
After a few minutes they break the hug and look to each other. Luna then gets up and looks to the knife in her hand. She then tosses it far away into the lake. "And good riddance you bloody bloke!"
Lincoln chuckles. "You know what, this island might not be so bad after all."
"What makes you say that bro?" asked Luna.
"Well, it seems like a nice paradise to stay, like a …. Vacation home!" replied Lincoln.
Luna and Jordan smiled to the idea. "You know what handsome, that's not a bad idea. There's lots of fresh fruit on the island, some drinkable water in the nearby cave and last but not least a great island defender."
They all turn around and see Plessy come out of the water and lick them all.
"Hey there girl, it's good to see you too" said Luna as she hugs the lake monsters head.
Lincoln and Jordan also join in. "She sure is something" said Lincoln.
"For a lake monster, she sure ain't no monster but she does live in a lake" said Jordan. They all laugh at that small joke.
Then they see the Sun setting, so Plessy heads back into her cave while Lincoln, Luna and Jordan sit on the sand close to each other.
Lincoln in the middle, Luna to his left and Jordan to his right.
Luna then pulls out her acoustic guitar and strums on it. Lincoln and Jordan hold hands and lean onto each other.
Luna then smiles at the two lovers and then she looks to the setting sun. "Lincoln, when you wake up. Tell the others about this idea, only Luna and Jordan."
"Yeah, they deserve to know about this and perhaps Sam would like to be part of it as well" said Jordan.
Lincoln smiles and leans onto Luna's shoulder, wraps his arm around Jordan as she leans to him and they all close their eyes one last time. "I will. I promise."
(Reality.)
Lincoln wakes up and sees it was morning, he then looks around and sees Luna and Jordan sitting up and looking at him with worry.
"We heard you crying and talking little bro, something wrong?" asked Luna.
"Did you have a nightmare?" asked Jordan.
Lincoln sheds some tears of joy and hugs them both. "I-It was at first! But then it woke me up to realize …. I shouldn't be scared anymore!"
They were both shocked about this, and return the hug. "What do you mean Lincoln? What was your dream about?" asked Jordan.
They soon break the hug, and Lincoln tells them the nightmare that he had first, and then how it calmed down and helped him get over his scarred memory.
Luna and Jordan were shocked and shed some tears and hug him.
"Oh my gosh Lincoln! I would never want you to do that!" cried Jordan.
"What kind of freaking sister would I be if I ask you to do that evil deed?!" cried Luna.
Lincoln understands and hugs them both. "Guys, guys. It's okay now, the dream versions of yourselves were my scarred and emotional problems, but I think they woke up the bond we all have and saved me from something that could've been worse, and made me see things differently. Back to the way I am right now."
Luna and Jordan break the hug from him. "So, your saying that the island shouldn't be one to be feared, but one to be embraced" said Jordan.
"Yes, and I think it could be a way for us to spend the summer together. Someplace where we can be closer and bond more" replied Lincoln. "Even though we have been doing that a lot lately here in the house and all over town."
Luna smiles. "Well, I think it's a great idea bro. I could also tell Sam about it and I know she'd love to join. I hope its fine to let Simon and Stella tag along."
"We'll see Lunes, we also have to keep it a secret from the others. I don't know why, but if they did out about this it could end badly. For everyone" said Lincoln.
Luna and Jordan understand. "We understand Lincoln, we'll keep this secret safe and speak only to those who we can trust not to mess it up" said Jordan.
"It would help us, all of us get over what we've been through. Mostly you little bro" said Luna.
"Thanks guys, we're gonna need to go to the Allied Outpost soon. When the time is right, we get them to establish some kind of vacation home there, or we could do it ourselves" said Lincoln. "It's gonna be a lot of work, but I know we can do it. Together."
"Together" they replied and shared one more hug.
"You dudes are still grounded until Saturday you know" said Luna as she enjoys this hug.
"We know Luna, we know" chuckled Lincoln and Jordan.
They then break the hug. "Now come on, we should get ready for the day" said Luna.
Lincoln then gets an idea. "Luna, I know it's Thursday and Friday is tomorrow, but I think I'm ready to go back to school."
They were both shocked to hear that. "What? Really?" asked Jordan with concern.
"Are you sure bro? We're gonna be apart" said Luna with concern.
Lincoln nods. "I'm sure, that dream saved me from everything and it came into the form of you two. Thank you so much, and I know that no matter how far away we are. We always know how to find each other, and we always have each other's backs. Always."
Luna and Jordan smiled, he's back. Lincoln Loud was back and feeling like a new kid once again. The Man-with-the-Plan is back in it!
"Okay Lincoln, if you think you're ready bro" said Luna.
"And if you think you're ready to go back to school, then sure as heck I am too" replied Jordan.
"We're gonna have to tell our parents about this and our sisters, but we do not tell them about the whole "Turn the island into a Vacation island thing" Okay?" said Lincoln.
They both nod and head out of the bedroom and into the bathroom.
Unaware to them, Lucy was in the vents doing some early poem writing and she heard everything and sheds a tear. 'You're secret is safe with me Lincoln, and welcome back big brother. Welcome back Lincoln Loud.'
Meanwhile outside in the backyard. Patriot returns back to the nest and brings with him a dead Rabbit.
Valkyrie smiles at his return and both of them rip and tear into their small meal.
They then look down onto the nest and smile ….. At the three eggs.
Soon, soon they will show this to the Louds and the others. This is their future and these are there next generation.
A/N: And that's how you end a traumatic experience! A Nightmare turned to a Dream! And it looks like we got ourselves some parents! Sorry if this seems kinda short. Leave a Review and tell me what you all think.
Date made: 3/21/20.