Chapter 210
(The Loud House.)
Lincoln comes down from the stairs and sees his Lisa watching the History channel and sitting next to her playing hit her teddy bear is Lily. "Hey sis, anything good on TV?"
Lisa then changes the channel. "Mostly a marathon on this show called Forged in Fire, I have seen some of these episodes though I am not interested on reruns. I will just be looking for another channel to watch, if there is one."
"Try the Discovery channel or National Geographic" replied Lincoln.
"I will take note of that" replied Lisa. "Also, since you haven't competed or even won the trivia challenge from the resident computer shop, are you planning on joining the Klinge brother's once again should they make another visit here in Royal Woods?"
Lincoln thinks about it. "Huh, that does sound like a cool idea. I guess I could plan that in my to do list for the summer, and I can ask if Stella, Simon and any of my other friends wanna join in. And maybe perhaps Lucy."
"Really?" They get startled by Lucy's sudden appearance. "You'd let me join on the ghost lab trip?"
"Sure Luce. Once I see if the Klinge brothers are planning on making another trip here. It's been a while since they have been near the states near Michigan. They're making most of their trips near Texas" replied Lincoln.
Lucy sighs. "Maybe they will come here, I hope."
Lincoln ruffles her hair. "Have hopes for it sis, and we'd have to ask mom if you're allowed to as well. Where is she anyway?"
"Mom is in the kitchen. She said she's planning on trying to get a job for a newspaper article on parenting advice or something" replied Lucy.
"Well she has been raising all of us since Lori was first born, this could be good for her" Lincoln then checks his watch. "Well, I should get going, Simon and the guys are waiting for me at the arcade. Be back later guys."
Lucy and Lisa know that when it comes to motherly advice and raising kids, Rita is the woman who can handle all of them. But recently she's been able to handle them with ease now that they can have each other's backs and support each other through some good mended sibling bonds. But both little sisters know one person who started decreasing the loud sibling troubles, and it sure wasn't Lincoln.
Lisa looks to Lucy. "Are we both thinking of the same thing?"
"You mean are we thinking that mom might ask Luna for some parenting advice for when she gets the job? Then yes" replied Lucy.
"Luna has been more motherly to Lincoln and still retaining her promise as the legal guardian to both Lincoln and Jordan. Mother might ask Luna, it's no surprise" replied Lisa. "As a matter of speaking, where is our musically inclined sister?"
"Backyard, she's trying to find a way to spend some time with Lincoln" replied Lucy.
(Later in the day.)
Lincoln and Jordan are now headed back into the Loud House. "So, I guess now we know why Zach isn't good at Pacman, I did not know why he had a nightmare about him abducting him" said Jordan.
"He may need some closure to stand up to his fear against a ….. Yellow circled, dot-eating game character" replied Lincoln. "You think he may have developed it from seeing something alien related his parents once showed him?"
"Could be the case" replied Jordan.
They both enter the house and then they see all of the sisters gathered in the living room, and of course Rita was there. "Lincoln, there you are. Go ahead and sit by the others I have some big news!"
Lincoln and Jordan sit next to Luna. "So, what's this about mom?" asked Luna.
"Guys, I just got accepted into the Royal Woods Gazette into making daily articles about giving some parenting advice called "Perfect Parenting!" and the woman in charge Jesse Hiller will be here later at three to see how our family is!" said Rita.
"Wow, so you did get the gig, good for you mom!" said Luan. They all get up and hug Rita, except for Jordan.
"Are you sure this is a good idea Mrs. Loud? You do know what Perfect Parenting means right?" asked Jordan.
Rita then chuckles nervously. "Of course Jordan, I know what I'm doing."
Lincoln sighs. "Mom, what did you tell her?" The rest of the siblings also suspect this.
"I could only tell that you exaggerated and came up with some kind of plan" said Lisa.
Rita sighs in defeat. "Okay, so I told her she can come and see us, but I don't know what she'll think when she sees how much we do on our …. Daily lives, as a perfect family."
They all remain silent.
"Mom, we've been through this before, like when I decided to change the picture for you and dad's wedding anniversary with the one that makes all of us look normal and right. Does it really matter if some lady comes in and sees what you can do with your kids to male them perfect?" said Lincoln.
They all felt touched by what he said and some of them cheer and clap at what he said.
"Lincoln's right mom. If there's one thing that is more important is not how you can give better advice, it's how you can handle all eleven of us in one house and manage to stay sane by understanding all of us and what we all like to do and dealing with our problems" replied Luna.
Lucy and Lisa secretly fist bump each other, they saw this one coming.
Rita then smiles and realizes what they mean. "Yeah, you're right. When she does come, I don't care what you all do, what matters is that we're our normal family selves and we do what we do best. Be a family and have each other's backs!"
"Yeah!" they all cheered.
"Should I get going now? This seems like a family thing" replied Jordan.
"No need to Jordan, I know you came here to hang out with Lincoln some more. So feel free to stay for a while" replied Rita.
"Cool, thanks" Jordan gets up and follows Lincoln as they both head to the backyard and into the tree house and straight to the tower to see Patriot and Valkyrie and their chicks.
"For a minute there, I thought she was gonna try and make us perfect or something" said Lana.
"Perfection is something none of us can reach" replied Lola. "Well, I'm sure I can do that."
Rita sighs in relief. 'At least I didn't tell Lynn yet and thank goodness he's at work too.'
Lori heads back upstairs to check on her currently charging phone, Leni also follows so she can finish the blouse and skirt she was making, Luna goes back to her room and uses her laptop, Luan picks up Lily and takes her back to her crib, Lynn heads back to her room to make some calls to her friends, Lucy goes back into the vents, Lisa goes back to watching TV and the twins head for their room to play with their toys.
Rita then goes back to finish her garden and then cleans herself up and gets ready for the arrival of the Gazette manager.
(Later, 3 o'clock.)
Rita hears a knock on the door after making some cookies. She sees Lisa reading her book now and opens the door. "Hello Ms. Miller, welcome to my home."
The brown haired woman enters. "Hello Rita." She then looks around. "Headline, this house seems more and more of a difficult living space for more than one family member." She then sees Lisa. "Is she yours?"
"Yes she is" said Rita.
Lisa puts her book down. "Greetings, my name is Lisa Loud. Child prodigy of the family."
Jesse Miller looks to Rita. "She's not wrong, she's our little genius and she has won some noble prizes."
"And grant money" replied Lisa as she goes back to reading her book.
"Well, she does seem very resourceful and smart. Where are the rest of your children?" asked Jesse Miller.
"Lori and Leni are upstairs, they are the eldest, Luna is playing her music, Luan is probably playing some jokes with Lily, Lily is my youngest at two years old and soon to be three."
"Then there are the twins Lola and Lana" said Rita.
"News flash! I believe I know that name, Lola. Her name has been on many newspapers" said Jesse Miller.
"Well yes, she has won a lot of pageants and all thanks to some of her motivation and coaching" replied Rita. "There's Lucy she's my Gothic daughter and I don't know where she is at the moment. She usually will come out of nowhere and scare the daylights out of ya. Then we have Lynn Jr …."
"She's the one who's been making all the wins in almost every sport in town yes?" asked Jesse Miller.
"Why yes, that is true. She has been heard of from the newspapers I suppose" said Rita.
"Yes indeed, and it sure sounds swell that she is your daughter. You and your husband must be proud of her" said Jesse Miller.
"We are, but she can be rough and tough at times and we try our best to support her. When she does do something pretty immature we try to straighten her out" replied Rita.
"I see, so where are your other children and one second there, you said Luna Loud right?" asked Jesse Miller.
"Yes, why?" asked Rita.
"Well if I can recall from the news about the very same name of a girl who is related to the town's local eagle champion" said Jesse Miller.
"Oh, you mean Lincoln. He's my son and he's out back with his girlfriend Jordan" replied Rita.
"Hold the presses! I didn't know he was even here. I honestly thought it was another boy named Lincoln. And along with the eagle tag team, are there birds here as well?" asked Jesse Miller.
"They are, but I'd rather not check up on them. The eagles have chicks in their nest and they'd rather not be disturbed" said Rita.
"Say no more, and I can see just how great you are at handling these kinds of situations within your home and all of your children. I may not have children of my own, but I am impressed by your determination and skills in handling the chaos around here, though it doesn't seem chaotic" said Jesse Miller.
"Well, things have changed in our family since Lincoln and Jordan became a thing and we've had some situations where trouble almost got to us. So it's not loud as it was in the past. But some part of us still lingers and recalls the chaos we've done" chuckled Rita.
"Very well then Rita Loud. I give this review a three stars, or perhaps a four stars. It may not be perfect and what not, but it was incredible to know more about how you live and I'm sure many of our readers would love to know how Rita Loud handles and understands things that happen within a family this big!" said Jesse Miller.
Rita is shocked at what she just said. "Does this mean?"
"Breaking news! You're hired!" said Jesse Miller. Then Lola and Lana come down from overhearing this and hug their mom.
"Well, aren't they just precious" said Jesse Miller.
"Wow, I'm speechless" said Rita.
"Say no more, just save all of your words for the column, well I should be off now. See your article tomorrow Rita Loud" Jesse Miller then takes her leave, but Rita stops her. "Wait!"
"Hold the phone, what seems to be the problem?" asked Jesse Miller. Lisa also takes notice of this and so does Lucy who comes out of the vents.
"Well, there is another person who's been like a mother in this house as well" said Rita.
"And I assume you mina one of your eldest daughters. Young mother at that age, how shocking" said Jesse Miller.
"No, no. It's not like that, Luna …. She's been more of the protective mother figure than the normal music loving rock star in the family. She knows how Lincoln is and she's always the one who watches after him and is there to comfort him when things go wrong" said Rita.
"So ….. What you're saying is that you wish to add some of her advice into the column next to yours?" asked Jesse Miller.
Rita smiles. "Yes, though she might only have some advice depending if she has time to help out and add something. Also I'd have to ask her about this-"
"Sure thing mom" they both see Luna come down the stairs. "I appreciate what you're doing and it does sound kinda cool of me adding some of the things I've known since I started acting all motherly to my little bro, so I'll do it. But I can't guarantee I'll be doing this on a daily basis, I will be busy with some things and might not have time to add some of my advice."
"No worries kid, your advice will be more like ….. A rare case within the gazette that some people would want to read when it does appear next to your mothers" said Jesse Miller. And with that she heads off.
Rita then hugs Luna. "Oh, thanks for accepting this sweetie! This is going to be great!"
Luna hugs her back. "No prob mom, we should tell the others and maybe celebrate" said Luna.
Lisa and Lucy high five each other. 'We knew it.'
Rita then makes the call for any available seats at Jean-Juan's.
Lola, Lana, Lisa and Lucy head off to tell the others.
Luna then heads outside and goes to tell Lincoln and Jordan the good news, and she knows Lincoln will be proud of her.
(Later in the day.)
They all finished they're celebration at Jean-Juan's and then they head back home, Lynn Sr was still busy at work to join them but he promises he will make dinner the second celebration they'll have.
Luna is now on her top bunk checking on some news online, then she sees it. "Kid Rock, live ….. Here in Royal Woods Michigan?!"
She does know Lincoln listens to some of his songs and most of those songs have been on WWE. Luna knows this is big, so she contacts the one person who could be interested. "Hey Sam!"
"Hey Luna, what's up?"
"Sam, I just went online and saw that there's gonna be a live concert here in Royal Woods! And it stars Kid Rock!" replied Luna
"No way! I love that guy and so does Simon! Let me guess, you wanna try and get Lincoln a chance to see his concert too?"
"You know it, he's a fan of his songs and I wanna spend some concert time with my little bro and maybe Jordan and Stella could tag along, make it rocking romantic!" said Luna.
"Kinda like a triple date. Now that sounds awesome! I have some cash that we made from last month's gigs, I think I can score two tickets for me, Simon and Stella. And I think we should make it a surprise!"
Luna smiles hearing that. "Surprising the little dudes with something rockin' sounds awesome! And I know my family is loaded and junk, but I think this should be something I gotta earn."
"Wow, stepping it up and taking responsibility. Respect there babe. But you do have some cash that you made last month."
"I know, but I don't think it'll be enough. I gotta find a way to get some more green if I wanna surprise Lincoln and Jordan. I'm gonna start searching for a gig, talk to you soon babe" said Luna.
"Talk to you later Lunes, and good luck with finding that gig and if you need some backup then I'm ready to assists when you need me."
"Thanks Sam and I'll keep that in mind." Luna then hangs up and sighs. She then goes to her emergency stash and she sees only a few bucks. 'I gotta figure out what to do in order to get some dough for those tickets. But how?' She knows the family has made a lot of cash from the many lawsuits they have been through, but she doesn't wanna waste that special cash on just concert tickets. She then goes back to her laptop for any gig available. 'Alright! Time to look for a small part-time gig and get some mad cash!'
She then looks to the add about the live concert and when it begins. "May 23 huh? I think I got some time!" And she starts searching for a gig online. Let's hope she finds one.
Meanwhile Lincoln and Jordan are both strumming on their acoustic guitars and watching over the now fast asleep eagle chicks, while Patriot and Valkyrie are out flying for food.
Lincoln: Sleep little chickies in little bird dreamland.
Jordan: With visions of bunnies and salmons not in cans.
Lincoln: When you awake, the day dawns a new.
Both: And morning shall greet you with a bright and happy new!
They both look to the sleeping chicks and give each of them a kiss on their little heads.
"Just look at them Linc, they are so precious!" said Jordan.
"They sure are. I'm proud at what Patriot and Valkyrie have become" replied Lincoln.
Jordan leans onto his shoulder. "Yeah, we make great parents."
Lincoln is shocked at what she just said. "We make great parents?"
Jordan realizes what she just said. "I meant, Patriot and Valkyrie make great parents. Yeah!" She then pretends she didn't say that and continues to lean onto her boyfriend.
Lincoln smiles and leans his head onto hers. 'One day Jordan, one day we'll be parents. When our future arrives.'
A/N: In tie with the episode Write and Wrong and do not worry, come next one is the Purrfect Gig. I would like to thank avenger44 for helping check if this was a good idea. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Date made: 4/24/20 – 4/25/20.