Chapter 222
In collaboration with BrenTheNewFan2020.
(The Louds House.)
The morning comes and all the louds are awake, they all seem not in the wake up mood, but they have to get through for the day. They all had a lot to talk about with their only brother.
Luan rubs her eyes and looks to all of her sister's but she notices someone or better yet two of their sibling's aren't up. "Where the heck are Lincoln and Luna?" They all look around and then they look to the door of the shared room of Lincoln and Luna.
"Maybe they wanna sleep in for the day" replied Leni. "They did have a very emotional night last night and I don't think disturbing them is the best option."
"Leni is literally right, let's give them some rest time after what they've been through" said Lori. "Looks like I'll handle whatever issues you for this morning." She then recalls something. 'It's time for me to be the morning big sibling again, Lincoln is just a kid and shouldn't be doing that stuff. That's my job, the oldest and firstborn.'
"Sisters." They look to Lisa who was carrying Lily already awake. "I believe I have the answer to how we can settle this conflict with Lincoln later."
"And what might that be Lisa?" asked Lola.
"Once Lincoln has been given the spotlight to exchange what he says to all of us, then we share our concerns as to the reason why we were acting in a chaotic and disorderly fashion" replied Lisa. "But I do believe he already knows about that and understands clearly, also I have made some calculations that not all of us are going to be given an earful from Lincoln."
They are all shocked by what she says. "So, what you're saying is that there are some of us who are in the clear and Lincoln won't be upset with us?" asked Lana.
"Indeed, and I know that all of you wish to know who they are" said Lisa. "Well, I've run some numbers and went through all the sequences in my head and computer. The sisters who seem to be forgiven and deemed to already be in an understanding with Lincoln are …"
"Luna, for obvious reasons they share their special sibling bond and are both trying to keep it together and not fall apart. Lincoln and Luna both have an affinity for music and respect for each other's company. Luna has shown more concern towards him than any of us and to the fact Lincoln sees Luna as his second mother, which is straight out of the Guardian role she was given and that she would always support him through and through as well as the many promises they have both made for the fat future of their lives, along with Jordan Rosato and Sam Sharp." That one they all understand very clearly.
"Leni, she has changed and continues to do so. Leni will become the eldest and hasn't done any wrong to Lincoln besides her low level based intelligence which leads her into following the others and then causing harm to Lincoln, but he would understand that you never meant any of it. Also, like Luna he would never be mad at Leni." Leni feels touched and also a bit upset, she knows how dumb she was and questions her inner thoughts about it every day.
"Luan, because she has learned her lesson the last time when Jordan Rosato was a victim to one of her devious, final and brutal pranks. Obviously Lincoln does not have any "Beef" on you, and knows you are changed for the better and thank goodness for that!" Luan chuckles nervously, it was a heart ache to recall that memory.
"Lynn, because after what you have done to his report and when the whole bad luck incident as Hero Linc said doesn't exist in our world anymore. Lincoln is not going to go aggro on you, he has done that already and I know you sorta fear that from him and are also impressed. You have explained and admitted that you were jealous and also regret into doing what you almost forced him to do." Lynn Jr is relieved she and Lincoln were on good terms.
"Lana and Lola, Lincoln would not harbor any hatred on you two or even let out what you two have done. You two have bonded with him on many occasions, such as coaching for pageants, feeding the pets and enjoying a city made of Lego, I doubt Lincoln would even hate the twins he would try and look after." That made Lana and Lola happy, they still recall when they got the Lego's from the toy store and enjoyed playing with Lincoln.
"Myself of course. Lincoln and I bond when we watch something that contains the true and natural laws of physics and like Lana and Lola, have bonded with the massive project with assembling something large and incredible, also to the fact he knows that deep down I am just a kid and I also must admit it as well."
"And finally, Lily. She's just a baby so she hast done much to him, except for the disgusting diaper changes and her constant wandering around without her diaper." That one they all truly agree on.
"So, the ones who Lincoln might give an earful to are mom and dad, Lori and Lucy" replied Lynn Jr. she then looks to Lucy. "Why you though? What did you do to make him a bit upset?"
They all look to Lucy. Lucy sighs. "I'll tell you all …. When the times is right, which will be later." They all understand and decide to let her be and not push anymore questions.
Lori already understands why Lincoln has a lot to say to her, Lori also needs to talk to Bobby some more about this. She'll understand if he needs a week to process all of this. Lori has to step up and apologize for letting Lincoln be the eldest in which he is barely the oldest.
They know that they're parents need to have the same talk with Lincoln, as he will have with Lori. They haven't been truly honest and don't understand all of them when it comes to things that are within their thoughts that they all show weakness.
Just then they hear someone yelling. "Lincoln?! Lincoln?! Lincoln!" Luna comes out of the room and looks around. "Where's Lincoln?!"
"What?!" they all say in shock.
Luna and the others head around the house, they follow Luna and she stops when she sees Lincoln in the kitchen eating waffles and also there are other plats with waffles. He notices them. "Good morning."
Luna goes over to Lincoln and hugs him. "Lincoln, I thought you ran away or something!"
Lincoln is confused by what Luna said. "Why would I run away from you?" Then it hit him.
Lincoln breaks the hug with Luna. "You had a nightmare didn't you?" Luna sheds some tears and nods. Lincoln then hugs her again. "Lunes, I would never think of running away, I would never wanna see you suffer for my disappearance. I love you Luna and I wouldn't wanna leave you or Jordan's side. You know that."
Luna sheds some tears and smiles, she was happy he wasn't gone and that he was still there, Lincoln could tell they were gonna have a long and emotional chat with the others.
(Skip.)
They all finish their breakfast and getting into their daytime clothes for the day and they all meet in the living room. All of them know that it was time, then they hear the doorbell ring. "That must be Jordan" said Rita. She goes to the door and opens it to see it was her.
"Hello Mrs. Loud, am I late?" asked Jordan.
"No, you're just in time." They look up to the stairs and they see it was Lincoln who said it and he comes down the stairs with Luna behind him, she was ready to help Lincoln through this, even though she's still a mess within her. Lincoln goes to Jordan and they share a small kiss. "Thanks for being here my love."
"I wouldn't want you to deal with this on your own." Jordan then looks to Luna. "And I know that things will escalate into chaos soon, so I brought someone else here to back me up." They then see her guest who came with her.
"Hey guys." It was Sam Sharp. She then sees Luna and the way she looks is a sad mess. Sam goes over and hugs her and Luna hugs her back. "Jordan told me what was going to happen today. I am not letting you go down this emotional breakdown alone, and sure as heck I'll be here for Lincoln as well."
That was enough to make Lincoln and Luna happy and hug her. Jordan also joins in on this, it was almost like a small family was being created from just the four of them. The louds thought it was sweet, Lincoln and Jordan and Luna and Sam have been through some hard times and are still strong with each other.
They then break the hug and go to the others in the living room. Jordan bring with her a tablet so that Patriot and Valkyrie may hear it from the nest, they too want to know what is going on and what is Lincoln going through, they all look to Lincoln who was trying to figure out what to even say.
Lincoln is at a loss for words and is trying to figure out what to eve say. Then Luna puts her hand on his shoulder. "You can do this bro, suck up some courage and speak what your mind wants to say."
Lincoln smiles and looks to the family. "There … There are some things I wanna speak out, things that we all know and have all been through and all of it was right before I even met Jordan and had this awesome life we have together as a family." His voice starts to break apart, but he tries his best to keep it together. "I have been busting my rear end in this family for some time and I know I'm the middle child and I am caught in the middle of the category sister-tornado every time bad things happen, I have to fix it so we can all be back to our happy normal selves. All I wanna do is fix whatever is bothering all of you, but I never thought about what's been bothering me, and now it's all coming out and I am ready to let you all know how I feel. I can't bottle these emotions anymore. It's too painful."
"Son, let it out" said Lynn Sr. "We can take it, and we know there are four of us you wanna deal with."
Lincoln could see that Lynn Sr, Rita, Lori and Lucy are all willing to take whatever he has to say. "Mom, Dad, I know that you two wanted to have a big family, but you two didn't get the experience when you two started. You two got the experience when we all became a family of 13 and that experience has brought you two down some cowardly and less disciplinary roads. I don't even know why you two would barely even have the time to put your foot down and say otherwise to your own kids!"
"Mom, you trusted me to deal with the groceries and guess what? I did, but when I did so, I had to juggle my sisters from their insane stupidity around the Supermart, and when we talked in the van afterwards what did you do? You didn't let me explain my part, you let your belief that I was a failure and looked the other way. I barely even wanted to talk to you for a week because of that, and you did the same. We lost our own trust and respect that day, and that's why I see Luna as my second mom. She trusts me and I trust her. You could've let me say something, but you didn't."
Rita sheds some tears, knowing he was right. Even after they bonded when she brought him to her work and he helped make her novel better than what she wanted.
"Dad, there are some things we have in common and I only mean some! We have the shared affinity for trivia games such as the Legends of the Hidden Temple, and ….. Well, I think that's about it. We both can cook, but I'd rather cook my way than pun around. We love music, but the music I like doesn't involve the instrument used for bovines, Luna showed me otherwise with some music that is truly meant for me. We love the family so much, but you are a coward and you run and hide the first thing Halloween comes around. Leni is already getting over her fear of spiders, by either swatting them away or letting them go!"
Lynn Sr feels as if his heart was getting shattered into so many pieces. He understands, he cannot be coward and he has to be brave, for the whole family. Things are changing and he has to do the same as well.
"And let's get to the real fact that you two don't stand up to the girls! Where were you two when Luan goes out of control with her pranks? Jordan was able to help her see the wrongs in that one! Where were you guys when a sister fight protocol broke out? Jordan and I were able to fix it and show them that it is ridiculous and time consuming. Where were you two when our fights and turmoil's almost costed the house its own life? You two would rather have us settle our own problems, but we don't do those anymore. We may squabble from time to time, but we understand that we have to learn to accept it, which is something parents have to talk to their kids about. They should be there to help them and see what's wrong and know how they feel!"
Rita and Lynn Sr now see the error of the parenting they thought they were doing. Rita is now regretting working for the article on the Royal Woods Gazette. "I wanna see the two of you as good parents, parents who are willing to help their kids with their problems and not let them fight and beat each other up to deal with it. Please, don't be cowards. Help all of us, especially me. Luna seems to be doing the parenting job better than you two, and I seem to be doing the better job managing everyone and their problems here. We need our mom and dad, like a long time ago."
All of them are shocked to hear Lincoln say that, and Lori was also feeling the mistakes come to her.
"Son, we're sorry. We never knew you felt this way" cried Lynn Sr. "I should've done something, why the heck am I scared of Halloween! I'm the grownup man of the house and I can't let my fear make me weak! I should be strong and put my foot down! You're right Lincoln, I am a coward."
"I should've listened to you more, I shouldn't have judged you too fast! I …. I should've been a better mother, and you are right. Luna is a good mother figure to you, and just when we were bonded when I took you to my work" cried Rita.
Lincoln could tell they were now feeling the weight of responsibility come back to them, the true weight of responsibility to being good parents. "Lincoln" said Rita. "Your father and I are going to make things right. We're not going to hide and let you all deal with things yourselves, we'll help you all as best we can and if you guys need privacy we'll give it to you, just as long as you guys can open up to us about the issues."
"And we'll make sure we put some discipline in this family, to show that …. That we're not cowards, and that we'll listen to whenever you all have an opinion to trouble. When one of you blames the other, we'll listen to either side and see the truth to it. We're sorry for being bad parents, but we'll try our hardest to make it up to all of you" said Lynn Sr.
"Especially to you Lincoln" said Rita. Lincoln then goes over and hugs them, and they hug him back.
"That's all I wanna hear, and I know you two are going to try your hardest and make things right" said Lincoln as he hugs his parents. This makes then all tear up and to Luna, see things as the right way it's supposed to be. But she will always be Lincoln's second mother figure.
They then break the hug and Lincoln looks to Lori. "Lori …. I."
"I'm a horrible sister" replied Lori. They're all shocked to hear this, but she has said it before. Lincoln didn't get a chance to speak. "I know, you're wondering why the heck am I like this, why am I so mean to you, why do I always leave you with the morning stuff when it's supposed to be my job!"
Lori starts to shed some tears. "I'm the eldest amongst all the siblings! I should bet aking responsibility for what happens to all of you, but instead I ditched it onto you! I left you to do the hard work I was supposed to do! Lincoln, I know that I am cruel and harsh and just ding dang darn mean!" She then wipes away her tears. "And … And I know why now."
"Because I'm stressed!" That was the one answer Lincoln knew. "Stressed about this family! Stressed about my future! Stressed about my life choices, my love life, my school, my friends, my competition, and my hobbies and stressed about …. .About losing everything!" Lori then wipes away her fresh tears. "I don't want this family to fall apart, I try to put all the pieces and help out, but I get too … Too distracted, distracted by so many things! Things that aren't even important to me! Because nothing is more important than family, and I don't think I can even regain the trust I have from all of you, I'm leaving soon, I'll be going to college and I won't be here!"
That was enough to make the entire house silent and remain still. "I wanna male things right! I wanna spend more time with all of you, I wanna be the big sister you all would've wanted. Someone to look up to … But …. I don't know how much time we all have, I don't wanna put all of this responsibility onto Leni, or Luna or even to Lincoln! I didn't even teach you guys about taking charge and being truly responsible!"
"Because we're responsible in our own way" said Leni as she goes over to Lori.
"We know you can be harsh, but we all know that's how much you love us. All of us, and we understand it sis" said Luna as she approaches her.
Lincoln then goes over to Lori and hugs her. "I know you have felt this way, you just don't know how to show it and I understand." He then looks to his eldest sister. "We may not have time to make things right, but we can at least spend what time we have left, with you to make things better than they were before."
Lori sheds some tears and hugs Lincoln tightly. "I love you so much Lincoln, I'm so sorry!"
Lincoln hugs her back and rubs her back. "I love you too Lori, and I know how you feel right now. I forgive you sis."
Soon the others join in this group hug, Sam and Jordan shed some tears and think this was sweet of them to do.
Then Lucy breaks the group hug and looks to Lincoln. "Guys, I have something to confess."
"That you're real owner of the Princess Pony Book that clogged the toilet?" asked Luna. This shocks all of them, and the parents.
"What?!" said Lynn Junior in shock.
"No way!" said Lana.
"That book is hers?!" asked Lola in shock.
Lucy sighs. "Yes, yes it is and I am so, so sorry for not telling the truth guys. I shouldn't have let it hide any longer. I …. I … Lincoln doesn't deserve it! He didn't do it! He stood up for me!"
"Why?" asked Leni. "Why would he take that heat for …. You?" Leni then realizes. "Lincoln, he did it because you were only 8, and an 8 year old like yourself can't handle teasing."
Lincoln and Lucy look to Leni confused. "How do you know that?"
"Because I've seen kids like Lucy get mocked and teased, but in the end there is always the kid who stands up for them and takes the blame, because they know what it's like" replied Leni. "A lot of my friends do."
They couldn't believe what they were hearing and they all look to Lincoln. "Son, is this true? Did you took the fall for Lucy?" asked Lynn Sr.
Lincoln looks to Lucy who nods. "Yes, yes I did." they are all in shock and Luna already knows she knows the truth long ago and just waited for the truth to arrive. "I did it because as Leni said, back then she was only 8 and an 8 year old cannot take the heat of getting picked on or insulted, I will stand up for any of my little sisters to those who would mock them. All of you said that whoever owned the book would become the laughing stock of the house and would be mocked for a week or even a month."
Lynn Sr and Rita looked to their daughters in shock. "Is this true?!" asked Rita.
"It is mom, we all …. We all had the hive mind and went with it" replied Lori. "We're sorry."
"Not to me" said Lincoln. "Her."
They all look to Lucy who was looking away in fear. "Lucy, I'm sorry we said that. It was wrong and rude of us, we didn't mean to …. I guess we did, all of us. We're sorry Luce, we really are and we'll do whatever we can to make it up to you. We promise!" said Leni. The others were also feeling the same way.
Lynn Sr feels terrible now. He grounded Lincoln and he never got the chance to go to the Ace Savvy convention, and it seems too late now. He's no longer an Ace Savvy fan, he has to step up and make things right with Lincoln.
Lincoln then looks to Luna. "How did you know?"
"When I realized I was your true legal guardian" replied Luna. "I recalled all the wrong things we have done to you, and then I put the pieces of the puzzle together and recalled that Lucy was with you when you told us about the pony book and I knew you were defending her, and …. And ….. And I'm sorry I was smug by your grounding and for making fun of you!" Luna then hugs Lincoln and Lucy.
Lincoln and Lucy were feeling so much emotion within them from this and they hug her back and cry as well. The rest of them join in.
Jordan is sadden by this, but also happy to see them all trying to make things right. Sam was also feeling the same way, she knew Luna had so much to regret and this seems to be one of them. Sam and Jordan were both thinking of the same thing. 'We have to keep this within the family, no one else has to know or things won't go so well in the end.'
They then break the hug. "Lucy" the Goth girl looks to Lana. "Why … Why do you read that book?"
"Sigh, even I sometimes need a break from the darkness" replied Lucy. "I was going through a phase where I needed some sunshine's and friendship in order to fill me back with the darkness I was missing."
"We're sorry for …. For what happened to you" said Lola. "We're such meanies weren't we?"
Lucy hugs the twins. "No, no you weren't. You two were just kids, kids who needed to understand things around you and don't know the things that'll happen as you grow up. But learning about it will help you two see clearly, just as I did." The twins hug Lucy and cry.
Lincoln and Luna were proud that Lucy was growing up. 'Once I go to middle school, I know I can trust Lucy to do her part and keep an eye on the little ones. She's got this.'
"Kids." They all look to their parents. Rita was the one who spoke. "After hearing the truth about who clogged the toilet, I think the fair punishment should be one week of grounding, but since that has all passed and going through this pain seems fair enough, then you're all grounded for the rest of the day. For …. For making fun of your little sister, even though you all haven't it still feels like it." They all understand, they deserved this. Lincoln saw this by a longshot.
Lincoln can see that they all have so much to make up for. Even though the others have done now wrongs anymore and he understands and forgives them, they wish to make things right. All of them.
(Later.)
Jordan and Sam are still there, and are in the room of Lincoln and Luna. All four of them are sitting on two beanbag chairs neighboring each other. Luna and Sam on the violet beanbag chair and Lincoln and Jordan on the blue beanbag chair.
"This ….. This is going to be a big change for all of us" replied Lincoln.
"I know bro, and it's not gonna be an easy road or a walk in the park" said Luna.
"But we have to get through it, no matter what happens of what gets in the way" said Sam.
"As long as we have each other, we can come together and make this change right. As a family, all of us" said Jordan.
And that was one thing they could all agree on, they all look forward to the future and make things right, they don't know what would've happened if things aren't as they're now, but all of them are greatful for one thing that is making them reunite from their shattered bonds. The relationship that started it all.
A relationship that will continue to guide them to whatever future holds.
(Bay City Juvenile Detention Hall.)
The whole place is being locked down after a riot broke out and many of the guards are trying to keep the delinquents in line. But they failed to take down three escapees.
"Dang that was close!" said Hank. "We almost got caught again!"
"At least we got some help, thanks again kid!" said Hawk. "Your plan worked like a charm, now who was your name again?"
The blonde haired kid looks to them. "Tyler, and now that we're free. What's say we go after a white haired kid who ruined our lives!"
Hank and Hawk chuckle. "Count us in!" They then make their way to find a ride and head for their destination, Royal Woods.
A/N: Thanks again to BrenTheNewFan2020 for the idea of this emotional moment in this chapter and for some of the words Lincoln would say, and coming soon is the revenge of Tyler, along with Hank and Hawk from the idea of avenger44. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Date made: 5/19/20.