Chapter 276
(Gus's Games n Grub.)
Lincoln and Jordan make it to the arcade and they get off their bikes. "Well, yesterday was a … Well unexpected day for us" said Jordan.
Lincoln chuckles. "Yeah, knowing that our hero selves went through so much hell through their journey. I just hope they're feeling fine and that hero Linc takes in my advice."
"Let's hope they do, we got a lot of our own stuff to handle here and at most of the times its returning scumbags who want us dead" replied Jordan. They then enter the arcade and see the remaining friends and new friends they have in Royal Woods.
Simon, Stella, Liam, Tabby, Jenny, Christina, Flat Tire and Richie. "Hey you guys made it, also there's a new arcade game that just arrived and I think it's time for the ace of the Arcade to try it out" said Tabby.
"Really? What's the game?" asked Lincoln. They lead Lincoln and Jordan to the new game called Star Wars TIW fighter assault. "What the what? This looks like a vintage Star Wars shooting game!"
"Darn right it does!" said Liam. "We asked the manager and he said this was one of the oldest Star Wars arcade games back in when they released the actual film and now it's here!"
"Whoa! Now this you have got to try!" said Jordan.
Lincoln cracks his knuckles. "Let's see how this works." He uses a token he saved up and he inserts it. He then sees how it works. "Oh, so I have to pick either to be an X-Wing for the Rebels or a TIE fighter for the Empire. Cool."
"So which one are you gonna pick man?" asked Flat Tire.
"The Empire is kinda cool, even if they are bad. I'll go with the TIE fighter" said Lincoln. He then starts playing while they all watch him go to work and annihilate the Rebel ships in the game.
(30 minutes later.)
Lincoln stops as it says "Game Over!" Lincoln smiles and he looks to the score. "Oh heck yeah! More than Five Hundred freaking points!"
"Wow! Now that is a score to try and beat!" said Stella. "I doubt any of us can beat it."
Same, this is an old game from the past and yet Lincoln can ace it like a freaking Star Wars Pilot who got out of training and aced it on day one!" said Simon.
Lincoln chuckles. "Thank you for the compliment Simon, the Empire thanks your respect." Lincoln salutes to Simon and Simon salute back and they all laugh at this gesture.
They all go to a booth and order something to eat. Then Flat Tire asks. "So, what was it like chilling with your hero selves again man?" Richie and Christina also look to them.
Lincoln and Jordan looked to the others who were chuckling nervously. "Sorry dude, but they were our friends too and we kinda trust them and so we told them what we all did yesterday" replied Stella.
Lincoln chuckles. "It's alright, I guess we can tell them. I mean they are pretty awesome and they have been through so many fights and near death experiences."
"Mostly the hero Lincoln and when that happens then Luna Frost comes in and does her best to save him from hostile situations" replied Jordan. "I feel bad for them, they all do whatever they can to keep the realms safe while we're here with our own personal issues."
"The very same issues we've been facing that started since the start of summer" said Simon. "Oh man, where heck do we even begin with those problems?"
Jenny then pulls out a list. "Let's see: We got Andrew and Jeffrey, The Mick Swagger Tour, Aloha Beach, Chandler and Boy Jordan or we would call him Jo now, the Lynchers, Great Lake City and of course Doug and Michelle." They all look to her. "What? I keep track of everything you guys have been through, I'm a journalist."
"Okay and speaking of Michelle, how goes with the whole idea of letting her out?" asked Liam.
"To be honest, no clue" replied Lincoln. "This is not my choice, well a little bit of my choice. Truth be told I just wanna see if she can be able to earn everyone's trust and forgiveness back."
Tabby sighs. "He's not wrong, I'd like to see that happen too. She seems like a nice lady and she wasn't really a bad person, just pressured through revenge and blackmail, so I wanna see if she can earn my trust and forgiveness, after she and that bloke hurt me."
"This all kinda sounds a bit emotional, so anything from the hero selves you guys learned?" asked Christina. "Did you at least ask them about the other world versions of your friends?"
"From what Commander Freezer Burn said, all of them are takin a whole summer vacation out of town and are elsewhere, including Stella" replied Jordan. "The Stella in the other world is headed back to the Philippines for the summer and no she isn't going to school there."
This makes them curious. "Stella how many months is summer in the Philippines?" asked Richie.
"Two months, from April all the way to early June" replied Stella as she eats some garlic knots.
They're all shocked by this. "Wait what?!"
Stella looks to them. "What? Not every country around the planet has the same summer vacation cycle as America, in the Philippines we graduate around late march and the next day it's the start of the summer vacation which is only 2 months. Some part of me sees it as total malarchy, but that's my country I guess."
"Wow! And the other Stella is going to be the only gal in her country not going to school until the start of August, dang man" said Liam. Soon they pizza arrives and sodas.
Flat Tire takes a slice and asks. "What about the Clyde from them?"
"Same as ours, off to cooking/baking summer camp and also trying to see if cooking or baking is his future" replied Lincoln. "That or he might one day become the Principal of Royal Woods."
"Also, we haven't gotten any word from Clyde's dads" replied Jordan. "You think we should ask them on how Clyde is doing at Summer Camp?"
"We can get to that another time guys" replied Simon. "One thing I was so mind blown was the freaking undead Dragon that Luna Frost brought her, wow that was so cool!"
"Yeah, that was pretty cool" replied Lincoln as he shows them the selfie they took with the large undead dragon. "I just never thought Luna from their world wielded the might of the undead. I mean she has ice and demon powers, she can wiled Mjolnir, she summons the dead with Frostmourne and she can possess the powers of the force. She is the first Royal Defender and the most powerful amongst them. She is so cool!"
Tabby chuckles. "Nice pun, but Giggles and Luan does those." They all chuckle at that truth.
Then Stella was curious. "Simon can you be honest with me?"
"Sure babe, what do you want me to honest about?" asked Simon as he eats his slice and drinks some soda.
"What did you think of Luna Frost?" asked Stella. This makes Simon spit out his soda onto Flat Tire.
"Seriously man?"
Simon then looks to all of them, even Lincoln wants to know. Simon cannot lie to them, Stella, Lincoln and Jordan would know. So he tells them. "To be honest, she was the hottest teen I have ever seen. Even hotter than any gal I have known, I mean she said she was 15 when she got the powers and the body with it. I'm sorry guys, I was … Some part of me had to just admire her. Are you mad?"
Stella kisses his cheek. "Not really, I just wanted to know if you liked her or not and that wasn't a deep love thing, that was a side crush thing. I know you're still the same changed boy I know and love."
Simon kisses her cheek and both of them chuckle. Then Lincoln speaks up. "I should be honest too, I thought Luna Frost was kinda pretty, though her demon form freaked me out."
"You thought the same thing huh?" said Jordan. "I saw Luna Frost and I thought she was as hot as hell, though her demon form was scary as hell." They all laugh at that.
"Maybe next time we can have the Royal Defenders come by for another hang out and we can be able to get the chance to glide with Hero Linc and his Netherdrake" said Lincoln.
"Dude, what else did you even talk about? Those guys are so cool to listen to" said Flat Tire. Richie and Christina also wanna know. So, they let them know about what the Royal Defenders have been doing throughout their adventures.
(The Loud House, Garage.)
Luna and her band are done with rehearsals and Chunk hands them some sodas and donuts. "You lot did well, come tomorrow you are all going to rock and roll."
"Thanks man, kinda nice timing they moved our gig to tomorrow" said Sam. "How come again?"
"I think it had something to do with a damaged roof thing" replied Mazzy. "No clue dude."
"What matters is that we are locked, stocked and loaded for our next gig at the new restaurant and we are going to sink it in like a yellow submarine!" said Sully as he eats a donut.
They all toast to each other with their sodas, but one of them did not even toast or even grab a soda and donut. "Sam, you okay babe?"
They then look to Luna who was fiddling around with her axe. Luna then looks to them. "Huh? What? Oh yeah, sure the gig tomorrow. I'm as stoked as you dudes are."
They can all tell Luna is going through some things. "Are you okay Luna?" asked Mazzy. "You seem deep in thought, does this have anything to do with Michelle Lewis?"
Luna sighs. "Yeah, I guess. I just wanna make sure I'm doing the right thing in giving that lady a chance to a new life and earn forgiveness and trust."
"Well, she is a nice sort when she started her singing career, like that bubblegum pop song she sang called Best Day Ever" replied Chunk. "Still a cool tune to shake to."
"She did some wrong things to us, but the truth did came out and she did say she had nothing to do with all of this and was influenced by Doug. Glad he's out of the picture" replied Sully. "Where is that guy anyway?"
"Sent to a new Prison up in Oregon, he also may have some medical issues regarding his face" replied Sam. "Some might say he's as messed up as Leatherface."
"Luv, do not remind me of Texas Chainsaw" said Chunk as he shudders from the idea. "I do not wish to recall watching all those movies."
Mazzy sighs. "Chunk, we told you not to watch them if they freak you out man."
"Here we go again" sighed Sully. "Dude, recall the last time you saw the poltergeist film?"
While they talk it out with Chunk and his issue with watching Horror movies when they tell him not too, Sam goes over and sits next to Luna. "You really think she can be forgiven babe?"
Luna sighs. "No clue, but I wanna see it through and try and get some straight and clean answers from her. I want her to spend some time with all of us, with Lincoln and Jordan and maybe some of their pals, and then with us and the band. I wanna know how she felt when she tried to do all those wrong things onto us, I wanna know the truth from her."
Sam rubs her back. "We will Luna, we will. Just try to hang in there and not to lose your cool. Tomorrow Michelle gets released and we all meet for her outside so we can bring her back here, by the way is the house next door done?"
Luna and Sam look out the window and they see the next door house to the right side of the Loud House has some people going in and out and Mayor Davis checking on the progress and also helping is Rick Rosato and some of his friends including Peter Harris attaching some security systems.
"It's a working progress that's for sure, I just hope it'll be okay for Michelle. But some part of me fears her safety" replied Luna as she looks down with some concern.
"What the heck are you talking about?" asked Sam. "She's a grown woman in her early 30's, she can handle things on her ow ….. Okay, never mind, I think I get it."
Luna puts her axe away. "Exactly, chances Doug might escape and come back for us, mostly for Michelle for what she did to him, we still got tons of old bag dudes that hate Lincoln and Jordan, and at times me. Michelle might end up in the crossfire when they find out she was once a bad person and now turned to our side."
Sam then holds Luna's hand. "Lunes, whatever happens we can all fight through this together. All of us, and Michelle would be a good ally to have by your family's side, along with the rest of us. We all got your back and we all support this idea for her community service, and if I can recall you gave Luna Frost the idea to redeeming her Michelle Lewis."
Luna recalls what her ice born hero-self told her. Doug and Michelle were responsible for the death of Mick Swagger, but as it turns out the Michelle in that world testified that she was pressured into doing it and also blackmailed, but there was little to know information that Luna Frost could get. So, Luna has no clue either.
"Let's hope me and the other Luna can go through helping our Michelle's to find redemption" said Luna. "Also, I need to tell you that I have been feeling this weird vibe in me. It's been going on since last night after I used the bathroom."
Sam then recalls. "Does it involve that kiss from Luna Frost? Because I need to be honest with you that was kinda hot."
Luna smirks. "Not wrong babe that kiss from Luna Frost was …. Was something. Also I think she did something to me after all that kiss and whispering rhyming and junk."
Sam chuckles. "Like what? She gave you powers or something?" She then sees Luna looking to her hands. Sam then goes wide eyed. "She did not?"
"No powers, I don't think so" replied Luna. "But I feel like I can feel a slight connection with someone, like I can feel a connection from someone who's coming back to the house on a bike and is passing by the renovated house."
Sam is confused. "What?"
They then see Lincoln and Jordan come back from the Arcade. "Hey sis, we're gonna be in the backyard to check on the eagles" said Lincoln.
"We look forward to tomorrow" said Jordan. "Well for your bands gig and Michelle Lewis moving next door." They then head to the backyard and into the tree house.
Luna smiles and watches Lincoln and Jordan go to the tree house, Sam on the other hand figured it out. "Wow. Luna Frost gave you some kind of enhanced senses to know when Lincoln is close, or maybe some sort of sonar thing to tell when he's in trouble. That is sick."
"Yeah, it is pretty sick that I can feel when my little bro is near" replied Luna. "Almost like a Spider-Man thing." Sam and Luna chuckle.
"What else can you do?" asked Sam. "Try and sense how he's feeling."
"Okay then." Luna closes her eyes and concentrates. "I …. Lincoln is feeling happy, cheerful, a bit stressed and is annoyed by a squirrel and startled by Patriot coming in and snatching the squirrel away."
Sam is at a loss for words and so is the band. Yeah, Sully, Mazzy and Chunk have been listening to their talk the whole time.
"Luna, I think you can feel how Lincoln feels now" said Sam in shock. "Whoa! Talk about a sibling blood pact!" The she recalls what happened to Luna Frost and her brother. "Like with the heroes! Luna Frost and Freezer Burn have a siblings blood pact, which binds them together and their emotions. So, Luna Frost wanted you to have the same thing as well!"
Luna Frost smiles. "Yeah, that about guesses it all and I kinda like it. But the one thing I need to know is, does Lincoln have one too?"
"That could be a possibility" replied Sully. "I mean you two are close sibs and with this sensor thing, he might have one too. Just a late reaction when the time is right."
"So, when are you going to tell the little dude?" asked Mazzy.
Luna thinks about it. "I think I should tell him tonight and then he can tell Jordan, I trust the little Rosato and I know she'll understand. We both have a love for Lincoln. Jordan loves him as a true lover and I love him as my brother and in a way a kid figure, like a son. Sort of."
"And that's what makes the Legal Guardian thing feel awesome, you have the sense of a parent figure mode" replied Sam. "Which is why Lincoln at times sees you as his mom."
Luna smiles. "Thanks Sam, I needed this talk and I am confident that Lincoln might not be so upset about this thing I got in me, and I don't know if it will evolve over time too."
Sam then hugs Luna. "Only time will tell Lunes, just let it continue and flow through the system." Luna smiles and she hugs Sam. Luna was determined to tell Lincoln about this.
Then Lucy comes into the garage with a box of her old ghost stuff. "Hey Luna, can you help me bring these to the attic? The other sisters aren't here."
Chunk sees that one of the boxes has an Ouija board. "Blimey!" He runs off and hides into his van.
Lucy looks to them. "What is up with him?" Sully and Mazzy sigh and they go after Chunk. Luna and Sam chuckle and they go over and help Lucy.
(Night Time.)
Lincoln is sitting on the beanbag chair and is at a loss for words. "Wow! Just … Wow!"
Luna is sitting onto the other beanbag chair. "I know dude, I know."
"So, you can sense whatever emotion I am feeling right now?" asked Lincoln.
"Yeah, I can and I can tell when you're coming or not" said Luna. "This is the result of what happened after Luna Frost kissed me. She placed some kind of hex or curse or gift or whatever you call it so that I may be able to tell how you feel and know when you're coming. What do you think about this bro?"
Lincoln smiles. "Well, kinda cool a bit odd though, but I guess I'm okay with it and now all we gotta do is tell Jordan and I'm sure she'll be okay with it too."
Luna smiles and she goes over and hugs Lincoln. "Thanks for understanding bro, should we also tell the family about this?"
Lincoln hugs her back. "When the time is right sis, when the time is right." They both stay like this for a few minutes. Then Luna asks her brother.
"Bro, I wanna know. What the heck was in your thoughts when …. When Luna Frost kissed me?"
Lincoln didn't know what to say. "Seemed kina like normal. Like when you and Sam kiss, I was okay with it. Though, this seemed like a different thing because you were kissed by your hero-self. So, kinda okay I guess."
Luna chuckles. "I could only guess Simon blushed when he saw it huh?"
Lincoln chuckles as well. "He did, he even told us it made him a bit over the blush meter."
Luna smirks. "Well then, looks like I know what kinda plan I got when the hero Luna and Sam come by to visit." Luna thinks about her idea and this makes Lincoln turn red.
"Okay, okay I'm gonna go to bed now." He goes over and he kisses his sister's cheek. "Good night Luna, see you tomorrow and I am not going to think about what you are gonna do."
Luna chuckles at how she just made Lincoln nervous. "Goodnight baby bro." She goes over and kisses his cheek. "See you when the sun shines onto the earth Lincoln."
Luna gets to her top bunk and she closes her eyes and gets some sleep, she has a big day tomorrow and an old enemy to turn into a good and new friend.
A/N: Luna has some slight enhancements to herself and come next chapter is the release of Michelle Lewis and the start to her community service. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Date made: 7/6/20 – 7/7/20.