Chapter 260
(The Loud House.)
Lincoln and Lana are both waiting by the side walk and looking at both sides of the road. "So, when do you think he'll be here?" asked Lana.
Lincoln checks his phone and he sees no reply. "No clue Lana, we just have to be patient and give them some time. They'll be here soon." Then he gets a text from Jordan.
"Inbound to your location handsome and get ready, we got what you and Lana need!"
Lincoln then puts his phone away and he sees Valkyrie fly back and nods to him, Lincoln also nods and he looks ahead to the left side of the road. "Lana, here they come!"
Lana also sees the large tank arrive, but this wasn't like the normal Guardian Tanks they often see, this tank was huge! 2 treads to the front and back and a center treads line that look like teeth and massive dual guns on the head. "What the heck is that?" asked Lincoln.
The louds who were waiting at the living room look out the window and see it, they then get out and stand next to Lincoln and Lana and they look at the beast of a vehicle. "Dang. That is so huge!" said Lynn. "You could fit my whole team on that thing!"
"Well, they always say that big things come in not so big packages!" joked Luan.
"It is possible for dual guns to be attached, but this seems overkill and I question why it has center treads with elongated jagged edges. What kind of vehicle is this anyway?" asked Lisa. "And it does not seem American based either."
The main head opens its hatch and Jordan comes out, she then gets down and hugs Lincoln. "We came just in time and we got what guys needed too."
Peter Harris comes out from the hatch and he brings down a box and places it in front of Lana. "There, in this are some scrapped up parts that you guys can use to make your personal engine. Some might be attached to something, but I know you guys will figure it out."
Lana opens the box and goes wide eyed. "Whoa. You weren't kidding, those are a lot of parts."
"Looks like we got some work to do everyone" replied Lucy. "This is gonna be a long day."
"And that's why I'm staying and helping" replied Jordan. "And I also managed to call Simon, Stella, Liam and Tabby to come on over and help. You're gonna need a lot of backup."
"Sam is also coming over to assist and Chunk too, no clue where Sully and Mazzy are though" replied Luna, but deep down she can sense something is happening to the two of them.
Lisa looks to Peter Harris." Mind telling us what that is?" they all look to the large red tank.
"This right here is an Apocalypse Tank. Not built in the U.S of A, this beast was forged from the steel works of the Soviet Union and is no doubt the toughest armor in the world. She can survive bombing runs and a nuclear strike and bring down the hammer onto those who cross its path. Armed with dual Drakuv guns and a magnetic harpoon in the middle to reel in enemy armor and tear them apart with its teeth! These things are a nightmare for anyone who thinks they can stand up to face it."
They all remain shock, except for Jordan. "I know, I was shocked as you guys are too when he told me."
"Well, as much fun it is to tell you kids more. I gotta get going now" said Peter Sharp. "See you around kids." He then hops back onto the tank and he drives off while saying in the tank's voice modulator. "The instrument of doom."
They all just watch as it drives off. "That thing gave me chills" said Leni.
"I'll say, I've got a chilling feeling that thing is going to be as cold as it's hard skin, I guess not all machine can be heated over!" joked Luan, they all groan from that pun.
"I liked its voice. Sounds so intimidating and wicked" said Lucy.
They then see Sam in her Impala Low-Rider and coming out is Sam, Simon, Stella, Liam and Tabby. Then Chunk's Van arrives.
"Hey guys, glad you all made it" said Luna, she goes over and hugs Sam. While Lincoln and Jordan high five with their friends.
"We weren't going to let you dudes do this on your own" replied Simon. "We're all family and friends here man, so let's get this thing started."
Stella looks into the box, "Wow. I like tinkering with tech and stuff, but this is so far off advanced. I like the challenge! Let's do this thing guys!"
"Blimey! I've never seen engine parts like these before" replied Chunk. "But we'll have to see what we can do to make this Go-Kart Engine. I think I see some parts I recognize."
They then see the Go-Kart in the garage. "Dang fellas. That there Go-Kart does have some fancy stuff laid onto it, but from that paint job, I say it's been treated and respected with some good old fashioned team effort. Nice one fellas."
"Hmm, we have some in London. But they don't make them by hand anymore, most kids would rather buy one. I like this kind of Go-Kart, not expensive and made with love and determination" said Tabby.
Lana then grabs her power drill. "Then what are we waiting for guys? Let's make the heart of loud Lightning!"
They all cheer. "Yeah!"
"Wait, that's the name of the Go-Kart?" asked Liam. They all get to work and look at each engine part and see where each one goes. It seemed like a puzzle, a puzzle of different random parts.
Leni sets up the tripod and camera and pressed record. 'There, Lori will be so happy I'm doing this for her. I hope Whitney is okay after her incident yesterday. Glad I wasn't involved with the sale, otherwise that would've been me.' Leni then goes over and helps them out.
Lincoln then asks Jordan. "Where the heck is Jenny? I thought she might wanna help out."
"The thing is, Jenny is going to be the special guest rookie reporter for her auntie Katherine Mulligan. They're both going to be at the Royal Woods Go-Kart Grand Prix. Which means the whole event is going to be live on the news" replied Jordan.
"Then we better try and look fancy, this is going to be one epic race and we gotta impress Bobbie Fletcher" said Lincoln.
"Don't worry Lincoln, with all of us doing our hardest, this is going to be a snap!" said Lana. She then assembles the pipes to each other and then she screws it onto a main base and then she gets the spark plugs and attaches them. "We could finish this in no time!"
"Then let us pick up the pace!" said Lisa. She puts on her welding mask and has her welding torch and she starts welding the pipes together.
"Yeah, go team Loud!" yelled Lynn Jr. She then lifts up a second piece to the main engine base and she holds it for Lisa to weld it together.
They all continue to work on the engine and see which part could go which. Luckily, Chunk, Luna, Leni, Sam and Lana know the engine parts and where some of them go, before they fully assemble it. They ask Lisa for second thoughts and she kindly assists. Valkyrie flies down and helps hand them the tools they need and she too looks to each engine part.
"Room for one more?" they all see Mr. Grouse go towards them.
"Umm, you wanna help us? Why?" asked Lola. "We thought you'd be busy fishing or something."
'My buddies are going to be busy till the end of the month, so it's not going to be fishing without my pals. Plus I too used to drive one of the Go-Karts." Mr. Grouse hands them a picture and they see young Mr. Grouse in his Go-Kart and he won.
"Wow! You won the first Royal Woods Go-Kart Grand Prix?!" said Lana in shock, they were all shocked to see the picture.
"Won it and kept first place for the next three Go-Kart races!" said Mr. Grouse with cheer, but then he had a sad look. "But not all things last long." He showed them an image of when he crashed.
"No matter how many times I tried to fix up old shocker she didn't have the durability to keep going, still it was a heck of a run and I still got shocker in my attic. In fact, let me go and get something to help out." Mr. Grouse heads back into his house.
They all look to the picture of Mr. Grouse crying at his wrecked Go-Kart. Lana felt bad for him and so did everyone else. "Poor Mr. Grouse, he won three times and lost on the fourth. I guess some Go-Kart's weren't mean to last long."
Lisa then points out something. "That's because back then Go-Karts were built with a different kind of metal, one that would not last three days and would soon corrode the Go-Kart's internal systems and therefore they would have aged rapidly and would no longer be in use."
"Little lass is not wrong" replied Chunk. "Back then, I helped one of me mates with their Go-Kart. She didn't last after 5 years, that or my old pal got too much weight and his Kart couldn't carry him no more."
"Got her right here folks!" They see Mr. Grouse pushing in his old Go-Kart, they all see the Go-Kart and how old it looked. Her yellow paint was faded and there were some cobwebs underneath her. "She still looks good, she may not run, but just by looking at her is a way to say. "Hey! This is one of the first and best Go-Kart's of all time!"
Mr. Grouse pets its back and the flag on the back falls off. "Huh, well she still looks nice to look at."
Lana then goes to Mr. Grouse and hands him back his photos and a wrench. "Come on Mr. Grouse, let's make this engine and see her go for a whirl!"
Mr. Grouse smiles and he puts on his old baseball cap which still fits him. "Let's make this Go-Kart as good as old Shocker! Luckily, I know how the engines work. I do have a car after all." He then goes over and helps out.
While they all get to make the engine, Lana picks up the flag of Old Shocker. Lana then has an idea and she brings the flag with her.
They eventually take a lunch break after making some parts of the engine, and then they get back to work. They also keep an eye on Mr. Grouse so he doesn't hurt himself, he is old after all but they don't wanna tell him that or he will be grouchy again.
(Two hours later.)
They all wipe off any grease, oil and metal smell from them and they take a good look at the engine they have made.
"Now that there is one good looking engine" said Lana. They all look at the parts that have formed into some kind of vintage engine block. It looks like something from one of those drag racing cars back in the old days.
"She looks kinda big, you think she can fit in Loud Lightning?" asked Lola.
"Are you kidding me? Loud Lightning can pretty much take whatever engine is inside of her" said Lynn.
"Let's not push it Lynn, not all engines fir e=any car" replied Jordan.
Lana then nods to Chunk and he comes with the engine lift. "Only one day to find out guys." Chunk then brings the engine lift closer, and he gets the chains and with the help from Lincoln, Sam, Luna and Mr. Grouse, they secure the chains onto the engine and he lifts it slowly with the engine lift.
They slowly and steadily move the Go-kart underneath the engine. "Steady guys, take it nice and easy" said Lana.
Lisa checks the measurements and the size and she gives them the thumbs up. They then slowly lower the homemade engine and they then slowly and gently place it into the empty hood compartment and then they hear a clicking sound as it connects itself with some of the pipes of the Go-Kart. Lisa then looks inside and sees it has secured itself, on its own.
"It appears to be a perfect fit!" said Lisa. They all sigh in relief and clap at the success. They remove the chains and push the engine lift back into the garage.
Lana and Lisa do one last checkup and they secure any wires from the Go-Kart to the engine and they look to each other and nod. "Alright guys, she's all secured up and ready for a test run!" said Lana.
They all cheer, Lana then grabs the custom red helmet she made and she puts it on. "Hops, you ready buddy?" Her frog comes out from her inly pocket and puts on some goggles and gives her the thumbs up.
Luna then opens the door for Lana. "All yours dude, show us what she can do!"
Lana takes her seat and she looks to the button that says start. She takes a deep breath and is about to hit it, but then Vanzilla and Lori's car arrives and coming out is Rita, Lynn Sr, Lori and Lily.
"Wait! We wanna record this moment!" said Lynn Sr as he has his camera.
"Dad, we have the camera right here" said Leni.
They see the camera on the tripod and still recording. "Oh, okay then. But I'm still using my camera to record this" said Lynn Sr as he starts recording.
"Okay sweetie, show us what Loud Lightning can do!" said Rita.
"Kawt! Kawt! Kawt!" cheered Lily.
Lana then stops. "Wait, I need to do something first." She grabs the flag of Old Shocker and attaches it next to the Loud Lightning Flag.
All of them are confused by this, especially Mr. Grouse. "Kid, what the heck are you doing?"
Lana removes her helmet and looks to their Cantankerous Neighbor. "Mr. Grouse, Old Shocker was the first ever Go-Kart to win the first ever Royal Woods Go-Kart Grand Prix, and I think a part of her deserves to feel the wind and the smell of the asphalt one more time! What do you say Mr. Grouse?"
Mr. Grouse is touched by this, he then looks to his Go-Kart on the sidewalk and he recalls when he always tested his ride to get her ready for their first ever Go-Kart race. He then looks to Lana. "Kid, show them what loud Lightning can do! Give her a test run!"
Lana smiles. "You mean Loud Lightning Shocker!" She then presses the start button and they hear the engine humming within, Lana smiles and cheers. "She works! She works!"
They all cheer, then Lana slowly drives out of the drive way and he looks to the road ahead of him. "What are you waiting for little Speed Racer! Go!" said Luna.
Lana smiles and she floors it and she's off. They all watch at how fast she just went and Leni and Lynn Sr. record everything. Lana then makes a hard turn and drives back, she drives past them and yells with excitement.
"Yeah! Go Loud Lightning Shocker!"
Mr. Grouse has a stopwatch and he times it. "Heh, she's faster than the old shocker. Good job kid, you did the old girl proud."
They all continue to watch as Lana enjoys the speed of this Go-Kart and a part of her can see, that she can win this, and with the honor and greatness from an old legendary Royal Woods Go-Kart.
(Nighttime.)
Lincoln tucks Lana into bed. "We're two days away Lana, and soon your Go-Kart will be reeling and ready to hit the track."
"Thanks Lincoln, also I was wondering if you'd like to be my co-driver for the race?" asked Lana.
Lincoln smiles and he sees the big helmet next to the one Lana wears and he smiles. "I'd love to be your co-driver Lana, but why me though?"
"Lincoln, you were the one who convinced me to make a Go-Kart out of things that could be useful and look at what we made, including the engine" said Lana. "I think you deserve to be my co-driver for the Go-Kart Grand Prix. You were there to be the first one to help me, and I know you were the one who convinced the others to back us up too."
Lana then hugs Lincoln. Lincoln smiles and hugs her back. "Lana, you making the right choice is nice and come Friday we are going to show those other racers who Loud Lightning Shocker really is!"
Lana and Lincoln then break the hug, and Lana gets back to bed. "Goodnight Lincoln, and thanks again big brother."
"Goodnight Lana." Lincoln turns off the lights. "And you're welcome little sis." He then closes the door and he heads back to his room, only to be hugged by his older sisters.
Lincoln chuckles and he hugs them back. "I could only guess that you guys overheard all of that."
"We loved how caring you are to the little siblings Linky. That was so sweet!" said Leni.
"You know how to show support to them, even to the big race for Lana" said Lynn.
"Seeing you stepping up and being the older sibling is enough to make us happy and to be proud of you" said Lori.
"Nobody can be a good big brother like you Lincoln, and we're glad to have a little brother like you" said Luan.
Luna is the one who hugged him first, she kisses his forehead and rests her head onto his. "Spoken like a true and good big sibling, you make us all proud little brother."
Lincoln smiles and he continues to hug them, Lincoln has one heck of a Friday to attend and he's gonna be there to make sure they either win, or have fun racing!
A/N: Engine's built, friends helped out and a piece of Mr. Grouses Go-Kart will live on! I added that part about Mr. Grouse because I thought he deserved it, he barely appears in my stories and I think this is some good attention for him. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Date made: 6/24/20.