Chapter 266
In collaboration with Vasmasdas1.
(Hailsbrew Apartment.)
The front door opens and coming out is Arturo, he takes in the air and sounds of the morning city and then walks out and right behind him are the loud siblings and Jordan Rosato. "Okay, so all of you are going to the zoo, while I head off to my work place. Lori, Leni, Luna, Lincoln and Jordan have keys to the place, so it will be locked now."
"We know what to do Mr. Santiago" replied Jordan. "We'll be back here somewhere in the late afternoon, so don't worry about it."
"Very well then." Arturo then gets calls in a taxi cab, and he puts on a helmet. "See you all later." And he rides off to his work.
"Why does he even need to wear a helmet if he's riding a taxi?" asked Lola.
"Well, from what Ronnie Anne told me. Sometimes when he's riding a taxi he often bumps his head on the ceiling" replied Lincoln. "It only happens a few times to him, I just don't know why he has a hard time riding a taxi."
"Well we can deal with that when we ask him" said Lana. "Right now I think it's time for us to head on to the zoo!" She has her reptiles with her, Izzy and El Diablo and of course Hops is with her.
Then Fangs comes out and lands on Lucy's shoulder. "We are so going to love exploring the bat cave area, though they might be asleep so I'm okay with it." Lucy and Fangs smile.
"I for one am just there to observe and see how each of the animals interact with Becca Chang" said Lisa. "They seem to behave differently from animals in the wild, and I wish to know how this is done. Though some part of me has a theory it could be from tamed skills and friendly gestures."
Lincoln and Jordan then see Patriot and Valkyrie come down, and with them are some bags on them. One on Patriot and two on Valkyrie, and popping out of the bags are they're chicks Harrier, Artemis and Freya. They all 'awe' looking at them.
"Looks like they wanna see the zoo" said Luna. "And I know Lincoln and Jordan are going to be the ones to help keep an eye on their eagle buddies when kids start seeing them."
"That is true, they might see the chicks and start asking about them" said Jordan.
"We have to keep an eye on them so they won't get hurt, sure they have grown a few inches, but they're still small and very vulnerable to everything around them" replied Lincoln.
"Dudes gotta point, a lot of kids will be there for the zoo." replied Luna.
That one they can all agree on, they too will do their part while having some fun around the zoo.
They then spot Charles, Cliff, Geo, Walt's and Della waving at them from the window of the apartment building. "Why aren't we bringing the pets with us?" asked Lynn. "Don't they wanna see the zoo animals too?"
"No clue, but I think they might not be comfortable being around lots of wild animals" said Lincoln. "Even though Cliff is a cat, it doesn't mean he's friends with Lions, Tigers and Cheetah's."
"That does kinda make sense" said Luan. "I mean we don't want any of the animals going into a feral-y bad mood, otherwise we'd all go wild!" They all groan from that pun.
"Alright guys, let's get going. Ronnie Anne and Sid are also gonna be there and yes Adelaide is there as well" replied Lori. This makes Lola and Lana smile, they were looking forward to another playdate with Adelaide Chang.
They all hop aboard the cars and then drive off to the Great Lake City Zoo. Unknown to them, Sergio sees the eagle house on the roof. "Yes! Now we get to party guys!"
Sergio and the pigeons al take off and head for the top of the apartment, but then they hit face first onto something invisible. "Rawrk! What the heck?" He taps onto it and sees what it was. "Rawrk! You gotta be kidding me?"
All the pigeons attempt to go through, but they can't because the whole top roof has been sealed off by large glass panels, and birds can't see through glass. In the apartment rooms below, the loud pets look out the window and high five each other. Then they see the neighborhood dogs barking at them and the pets head on down to let they're dog pals in for another round of cards.
All while they keep an eye on the roof with use of Lisa' drone.
(Great Lake City Zoo.)
The three loud vehicles make it to a stop and they park nearby and they all look to the Great Lake City Zoo. "Alright gang, let's go and see what we can do here" said Lori, she's carrying Lily.
They all head inside and they see some people are there. But as they keep walking some kids spot Lincoln and Jordan. "Oh no." Then the kids all see Patriot and Valkyrie. "Oh no." And then they see the three eagle chicks with Patriot and Valkyrie. "Oh dang it!"
The kids all gather around them, but they are blocked off by the little louds and then the older loud sisters. "Easy there guys, do not crowd the champs!" said Lynn.
"Back off dudes, we don't wanna make things too difficult for all of you" said Luna sternly. But these are kids somewhere around Adelaide's age and they wanna see the eagles and their chicks.
They then hear the sound of an elephant and coming towards them is Bitsy and riding atop the brave and adventurous pachyderm is Becca Chang. "Whoa there kids! Let's all back up a bit and not make things too wild in here."
All of the kids back off, and the elephant uses her trunk to lift the louds and Jordan onto her back. "You guys alright?" asked Becca.
"We are now, thanks for the save back there" said Lincoln, he then strokes the chin of Patriot and then pets Harrier. "These two could've gone into defense mode and ended up hurting those little kids."
"It's in their instinct to be protective to their young, and those guys are kids" said Jordan. "They don't understand much yet." She then pets Valkyrie and her two other chicks."
"How come Adelaide knows more about this and doesn't go all cray-cray like them?" asked Leni.
"That's because Adelaide has been raised properly to respect animals and their natural instincts." They all see Sid riding an ostrich. "Hi guys, this here is Priscilla." Sid then covers the ostrich's ears. "She was Sergio's ex!"
The louds are confused, Lincoln and Jordan know of this, though they don't know why the parrot and ostrich were even dating. "Umm, how the heck does that work for them?" asked Lola.
"That's something we all have been trying to know" replied Becca. They then see the many kids gather around them for Patriot and Valkyrie. "Okay kids, enough is enough now. Let's give these fine fellow birds of prey some space alright."
Jordan then grabs Becca's megaphone. "If you guys wanna see more of them, then you can all check them out later at one of the exhibits, just be on the lookout." Al the kids liked the sound of that and they dispersed.
Jordan then hands Becca her megaphone. "Wow Rosato, I am impressed."
"Thanks, I know some things when it comes to handling kids at that age, from Lincoln when his little sisters go a bit over the top and need to be put in control" replied Jordan.
"Alright guys, let's go and see what Ronnie Anne and Adelaide are up to" said Becca. Bitsy then walks off to where the two girls are and with Sid following behind.
Lori then let's Lily sit in front and the 3 year old enjoys riding the elephant and giggles. Bitsy let's her touch her trunk and Lily ends up riding up front from Bitsy's trunk. "Don't worry guys, Bitsy here is a gentle friend, she's got this." They all understood and watched as Lily was enjoying her front row ride from this pachyderm.
"By the way Sid, why is the ostrich out of her pen?" asked Luan.
Sid looks to her. "Were you trying to ask me a joke or something?"
"No, I'm serious. Why is Priscilla out of her enclosure?" asked Luan. The others also wanna know.
"Oh, so this is a serious thing. Okay, Priscila sometimes needs some space to roam around, so one of the staff here escorts her around, sometimes either me or Adelaide can ride with her to see if she still has that ostrich speed" replied Sid.
"Is that truly necessary to let the animals out of their enclosures within an area where people seem to roam around and see the animals in their natural enclosures?" asked Lisa.
"It's all necessary, only for those animals that can be trusted to go around the zoo and not cause any trouble" replied Becca. "We don't let the dangerous ones out, just the ones we can trust."
"Well that makes sense" replied Luan. Then Patriot and Valkyrie spot some animals by the petting zoo, in the form of rabbits. They divert away as to not go for the urge in taking one of those little critters down and tearing it apart.
Becca notices this and so does Lincoln and Jordan. "Easy guys, we don't want any of the kids here to see blood shed for the first time" said Lincoln.
"The issue is, they're the ones who wanna see it" said Jordan. She points out to Harrier, Artemis and Freya who all chirp seeing the rabbits. Which means they're hungry.
"We didn't pack anything for them to eat, did we?" asked Lucy.
"I don't think so" replied Lisa. "We were all too excited to come here that we forgotten to bring along something for them to consume."
"Don't worry guys, we're nearing where Ronnie Anne and Adelaide are, and you little guys are going to love what we got for ya" said Becca. Bitsy soon arrives to the reptile enclosure, or should I say the Boa Constrictor Enclosure.
"Whoa! We're gonna go and see the largest of snakes?" asked Lana with excitement.
"I don't think I wanna see it" said Leni. "It still hurts to see a big snake, reminds me of when Lincoln was …. You know." All of them knew what she meant, the day Lincoln fought Lana's rogue snake.
Lincoln sighs. "Yeah, I haven't forgotten about Frank, and boy was he big and mean."
Becca is confused. "I'm sorry, you fought a large snake? When?"
Lana and Lincoln then tell Becca what had happened. Becca and Sid and Bitsy are wide eyed and shocked to hear that. "Whoa! You didn't tell us that one!" said Sid.
"It was personal and a gut wrenching memory that I don't really like, I did what I had to, to save my family and putting it down was the only way possible" replied Lincoln. "And that's also why Lana only has a few pets now."
"Wow" Becca looks to Lana. "At least you learned something from that whole ordeal."
"Yeah, I did" replied Lana in misery. Lola and Lucy hug Lana to keep her calm.
They then get down from Bitsy and Sid gets off of Priscilla and one of the staff comes to take the ostrich back to her enclosure. Bitsy hands Lori Lily. "Thanks girl."
Lily giggles and claps. "Ewefant! Ewefant!" Bitsy pets the baby's head and smiles and then head on to the enclosure, and Lily waves goodbye to the elephant.
They then head into the Boa Constrictor enclosure. "So, is the snake like, really, really big?" asked Lori as she hugs Lily tightly. Lincoln and Jordan hold hands and Patriot and Valkyrie remain vigilant and the others stay close together.
"Don't worry guys, she's not a bad snake" said Becca. "And there she is." They all spot the long snake around Ronnie Anne and Sid. They're both sitting on the large snake's body as it enjoys the rays of the sun, Ronnie Anne and Adelaide are both wearing shades and chilling with the Boa Constrictor.
"Hey guys, glad you could all make it" said Ronnie Anne, she gets off the large snakes body and puts her shades away. Hops and Froggy 2 high tongue each other.
"This big guy is named Boris" said Adelaide. "My mom found him abandoned near the Everglades and she brought him in and now look at this guy!" Adelaide goes over and she hugs the large snakes head. The size of Boris is that of Lola's pink car and the length is three Vanzilla's. Now that is big and long!
"He's cool to hang out with guys, he already ate today and I gotta admit this guy sure can eat" said Ronnie Anne as she pets the side of the snake, but that side moves because the animal inside is still alive. "Huh, I guess digestion is still in the process."
"Okay, so you guys wanna go and see another enclosure?" asked Becca. She then sees all the loud siblings and Jordan back up and away from the large snake and they nod in slight fear. That snake is huge! Bigger than the one Lincoln fought!
They all make their way out of the enclosure. "So, where to next?" asked Lynn.
(Around the Zoo Enclosure Montage!)
They go to the Tiger's enclosure and help groom them, Lola of course helps make one pretty and she takes a selfie with the fabulous female tiger.
Next is the deep cave enclosure where Lucy and Fangs are at they're happiest, the others have to sue night vision goggles to see the creatures that lurk in the dark. Usually bats, multiple species.
They head to the monkey's enclosure where they meet the monkey band which shocks Luna and she plays some music with them and also takes a selfie, Sam and the band will not believe this! Luan enjoys having fun with the littlest monkey.
They then go to the sloth enclosure and they help groom and brush the teeth of the sloths, Lynn likes the sloth's clinging to her arms and she lifts them like dumbbells and they don't seem to mind.
They arrive to the giraffe enclosure and feed them. Lori and Lily ride on them and Lily gets a top of the world view, Patriot and Valkyrie fly to the top and keep an eye on the 3 year old.
They also go the Lion enclosure and feed them, but they wonder why the enclosure looks like something from a movie. (Lion King's Pride Rock.)
They go to the Condor Exhibit and they help feed the large birds, Patriot and Valkyrie make good friends with the large birds and they show them their chicks and they too interact.
They dive into the seal exhibit and help feed and also play with the harp seals, sea lions and fur seals.
Jordan goes star eyes feeding the Polar Bears, though they are not allowed in there even though there is a Polar Bear cub in there. Also, they avoid the insect's exhibit since Leni does not like spiders.
They do go to the Australian Outback's area and they interact with the Platypus', Kangaroos, Wallabee's, Koala's, Tasmanian devil's and Cassowary, though they have to be wary about that bird, for that bird is territorial and might not be so friendly.
And of course, Lincoln and Jordan make it to an empty enclosure and they show the crowd what Patriot and Valkyrie can do and tell them more they need to know about the mighty Bald Eagle and they're lifestyle, and they get a lot of people going to where they are. This makes the loud sisters happy for them.
But amongst all the enclosure, they all loved being in the Panda Paradise and playing with the big black and white fluffy bears. They found it adorable and take some pics with them, and video record the pandas at their silliest. They do spot that Lisa had fallen asleep on the Panda's belly.
They soon leave the Panda Paradise and have some Panda merchandise. "Those guys were literally cute!" said Lori.
"I am so going to make this pic my wallpaper!" Leni looks to the picture of herself hugging two pandas who are happy to hug her back.
"I love panda's now more than ever!" yelled Jordan as she has the most panda merch. Shirt, skirt, belt, hat, plushie, cellphone case, bracelet, mask, watch, shoes, socks, necklace and mug.
Lincoln chuckles. "Take it easy there my love, don't have a heart attack, or freak me out too much" said Lincoln. Then he has an idea. "What about Polar bears?"
Jordan removes the mask. "What the heck is a polar bear?" They all chuckle at that one.
"Alright gang, we have one more enclosure to check on" said Becca, and they soon make it. "Guys, this is Keon the Komodo Dragon."
"Hi Keon!" Lana jumps in and the Komodo dragon catches her and lets her ride on his back. "You're a good big boy aren't you?!" Lana rubs his head and the large lizard taps his right back foot rapidly and wags his tail.
"What?! Are you serious right now?!" They all see Carl looking upset and CJ tosses some peanuts to Bitsy who walks by. "How the heck?! Why does she get to pet Keon?! I only have to pet him from afar!"
"That's because my twin sister has more experience with animals than you" said Lola. "And believe me, she has raised a lot of animals in her life, let them be a snake, lizard, monkey, frog, chicke or pig."
"Carl? What the heck are you doing here?" asked Ronnie Anne. All the louds look to them sternly.
"Mom and dad are also here, and we thought it would be a good idea to let the family come and check out what's happening here" said CJ. "They're over there." they see the rest of the Casagrandes looking at the Panda Enclosure. Bobby and Hector aren't with them, they're at the bodega.
"Carl, you're not allowed in there because Keon doesn't trust you" said Becca. "Lana has experience and she knows how all animals feel. I think I see a future Zoologist."
"That could be a problem" said Lisa. "Lana does have a liking to animals, but her most fondest moments is tinkering around with vehicles, which is why she won the Royal Woods Go-Kart Grand Prix and got to spend a whole day with racecar superstar Bobbie Fletcher and that all happened the day before we first arrived in Great Lake City."
"She's not wrong, it did happen" replied Lucy. Ronnie Anne and Sid are shocked, and so is Carl and CJ.
"And it was awesome! Though almost getting killed wasn't" said Lana.
"Wait what?!" asked Ronnie Anne and Sid.
"We have a lot to talk about later" replied Lincoln. They then make their way to the picnic benches and enjoy some lunch, they combine both picnic tables together with the Casagrandes.
They make sure that Carl is kept a close eye on, he's seated between his mom and CJ. Jordan and Lincoln tell them about the incident with the 6 boys who tried to hurt them, or better yet kill them.
"Whoa! That is horrible!" said Adelaide as she hugs Sid in fear.
"Those boys have to be taught a lesson!" said CJ. Bitsy also trumpets and is angry.
"Dios mio! You poor things! Those hooligans should be sent far, far away from this country!" said Rosa.
"I have heard of them on the news, they have done many bad things to a lot of little kids and I for one think they need to get their heads straightened" said Tio Carlos. Frida just faints.
"Dudes! That is scary as heck, and I thought the Cat Gang was scary but those Lynchers sound like the worse!" said Ronnie Anne.
"It was kinda scary, but at least I pulled through and got a cool turtle shaped scar!" said Lana. "Lola was there for me, and she still is now."
"We're twins and I am not letting you get hurt like that again!" Lola then hugs Lana and she hugs her twin back.
"At least we're alive and okay and no one else is harmed" said Lincoln. Just then he feels something. "I gotta go and use the restroom."
"Toilets are past the ocean exhibit" said Becca, she then goes over and comforts Adelaide who does not like those 6 boys and they're evil deeds. Sid also does her best to comfort her upset sister.
"Thanks, be right back guys." Lincoln then heads off to the restrooms.
Then Luna stops eating and she realizes something and she looks to Becca Chang. "Mrs. Chang, you said ocean exhibit right?"
"Yeah I did, we have lots of fish there and it is a massive exhibit. From reef fish all the way to predatory fish" said Becca. "Why do you ask?"
Then Luna and Jordan's eyes go wide. "Lincoln!" Patriot and Valkyrie also realize this and they go after him.
"What's up with them?" asked Carlota. The loud sisters look to each other with worry and then follow them to see what was going on, but something inside of them knows what might happen, a memory of the week they had, at Aloha Beach Resort and Hotel.
Feeling like something was going to happen. The Casagrandes and Chang's also follow them.
Lincoln walks by the large aquarium and it actually is a tunnel with the aquarium all around him for a nearly 360 degree view of the sea life. He then stops when someone calls him. "Lincoln!"
The boy turns around and sees his big sister Luna and Jordan run to him with worry. "Luna? Jordan? What's wrong?" Also with them are Patriot and Valkyrie flying at great speed.
"Get out of there!" yelled Jordan as she runs towards him.
"Why?" asked Lincoln, but it was too late. Lincoln looks to his left and he sees something that makes his eyes shrink. Swimming by him, is a large Great White Shark! But it wasn't alone, he also sees a Hammer Hear, Tiger Shark, Leopard Shark, Sand Tiger Shark, Thresher Shark, Reef Shark, Black tip and White tip sharks.
Lincoln looks around the tunnel and is shocked out of his mind, all the color fades from his face and he goes down to his knees and just stares into nothing as he recalls the incident at the Aloha Beach Resort and Hotel, with a close encounter with an oceanic apex predator.
Luna then comes from behind Lincoln and she turns him around and hugs him. "Don't look at the sharks Linc, don't look at the sharks! Just, just stay close to me bro!" Luna closes her eyes and she hugs him tight.
Jordan also hugs them and closes her eyes. Patriot and Valkyrie use their wings to shield them and their chicks start angrily chirping at the large sea predators swimming by.
Lincoln then slowly reaches and he hugs Luna and starts to sob and shake in fear, Luna and Jordan know that fear has been put into his head. The memory of facing the shark, but also that was the moment when his sister/guardian Luna nearly drowned.
The rest of the louds and Casagrandes see this, the sisters shed tears and Lola, Lana, Lisa and Lily cower from the sight of the sharks all around them.
"What the heck is going on? Is he okay?" asked Becca.
Ronnie Anne, Sid and Adelaide try to go near them. "Lincoln?"
Luna then gets up while hugging her brother and the two eagles sit on her shoulders to shield him from the sharks view, Jordan holds onto Luna's shirt and also looks away. Luna looks to them all with tears in her eyes. "I'm taking him back to the apartment."
Lori nods and so do the others, they let Luna, Jordan and the eagles pass as Lincoln hugs onto Luna and continues to cry and they head out of the park. This does get attention from the other people and the animals and they watch as they get into Luna's Purple Ferrari and it drives off.
The louds all look with worry as they watch them leave, they head out of the ocean exhibit.
"Lori, what's going on with Lincoln?" asked Ronnie Anne. "What happened?"
"How did Lincoln gain Galeophobia?" asked Carlos.
"Tell us what happened" said Becca.
They had to tell them, they needed to know. "Okay, we'll tell you guys what happened, but afterwards we're going back to the apartment" said Lori. They then tell them the shark incident at Aloha Beach Resort and Hotel.
(Skip, late at night.)
Lincoln wakes up in the middle of the night, he sits up and he looks around. The room is dark, but the moon shines to make it visible for him to see. He recalls what happened at the Great Lake City Zoo and the many comforting hugs he got from all of his sisters.
Lincoln pants and then he sees Jordan on his left side and holding onto him, he then starts to shed tears. But someone hugs him, he sees Luna also sits up and is hugging him. "Linc, it was just a nightmare, it's over now."
Lincoln hugs her back and he sheds a few tears as he hugs her. "It … It was s-so real. Y-You … You didn't m-make it. You … You died L-Luna."
Luna strokes his hair and she kisses his forehead. "I'm here, I'm here now. You saved me that day, and that ain't gonna happen again."
Luna then lays back onto the bed with Lincoln hugging her still. "D-Don't leave me. Please."
"I won't." Luna then kisses his forehead and then his cheeks. "Not now, not ever." They both soon calm down and then drift off to sleep.
Luna knows that things have gotten worse and tomorrow, she has to be there for him otherwise he will break down again.
Day 3, to the 7 day stay at Great Lake City.
A/N: Well, it was supposed to be a fun day at the zoo. But memories come back to haunt and they turn into phobias. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Sorry Vasmasdas1, I had to add some drama into the whole zoo visit.
Date made: 6/28/20.