Chapter 310.
(Royal Woods, Mayor's Hall.)
The louds and Rosato's along with the Ghost Labs crew and Albert are now in the mayor's hall and are following her down the hallway. "I am shocked to see that ghosts would want to let you guys have the land. All this time, I knew something was wrong with that place and no I know why and now I know why we have the locked safe in the vault" said Mayor Davis.
"To be specific, Harriet said that the cash and land goes to her son Albert" said Brad.
Albert chuckles. "Wow, looks like mom has been keeping an eye on me and I'm shocked she didn't mention about Ruthie, but I know why she wouldn't give the land to Ruth, even though she's the eldest."
"So, we're actually going to the town halls vault of treasures? Wow! Never thought we'd see that place" said Lynn Sr. "Normally it's for people who have clearance checks to run some investigations or something."
"Don't be too comfy folks, the vault is only for those who have important business, and I won't let all of you in the vault. Only the ones who know about the whole story and the one who deserves the money" replied Mayor Davis.
"Which means, Lincoln, Luna, Lucy, Pop-pop and the Ghost Lab guys can go in and not us" replied Leni.
"That seems fine with us, we're just literally shocked that Great Grandma Harriet has been …. Living with us the whole time" replied Lori. Lynn Sr feels like the house is less safe now.
"Well, I did some digging of my own and as it turns out, the house you guys live in is the former home of Harriet, way before she had a family" replied Mayor Davis. "So, since she is still around that's her home and you're all family staying there in the meantime."
"I am now a believer in the existence of the paranormal" said Lisa. "But why on earth would our deceased Great Grandmother would even remain in our home?"
"That we already know about, she has unfinished business and that unfinished business is to keep an eye on the family and to make sure we don't fall apart from things we're not aware of, right Luce?" said Lincoln.
"He's not wrong. Great Grandma Harriet will remain in the world of the living until we're lived our own lives and learned some responsibility, which will be a long while since Lily is just 3 year's old" said Lucy.
Lily giggles. "Gwamma! Gwamma!" They stop when they hear her say that.
"I think I got cotton in my ears, but did she just say that?" asked Peter Harris. They then hear footsteps and then the footsteps stop right behind Jordan. They all turn around and see no one, the hallway behind them is empty.
"I think she's here with us, wanting to see this whole thing threw" said Jordan. "This is so spooky and bizarre and yet fascinating."
Pop-pop looks to the hallway and takes a deep breathe. "Hey mom, I know your following us and I was told about the whole story and don't you worry we'll take good care of the land and we're still thinking of what we should do with it too."
Barry has an EVP ready and he plays it back and they hear the response. "The land is yours, not mine and not to your long gone relatives. Do what you want, just be sure it doesn't get tarnished from some wretched rich soul last named McCann, or any other associates of McCann."
They all remain silent hearing that. "Okay, so let's keep going and fast. I am getting goosebumps on my goosebumps" said Mayor Davis.
They then reach the main door that leads to the vault on the other side. Mayor Davis types in the codes, and to make sure it's kept safe, they all have to turn around to make sure they don't know what the code is. She then opens the door. "Alright, come on in folks, but do not touch or read anything."
They all enter the room and see tons of drawers and display cases with so many bits of history of Royal Woods, including a torn flag of America from the war for independence.
"Wow. This town sure has a lot of history" said Michelle. "Like looking at a Smithsonian museum."
Mayor Davis then looks around. "There it is! But I don't think I can carry that thing." Corey, Brad and Barry grab the toddler sized safe and carry it out of the corner near the small statue of the first mayor.
They place it onto the ground and they see the name on it. "Willard."
Pop-pop sees it. "Yup, that's the last name of my family and I'm the last Willard left alive. Next to Ruth, there aren't any much left of us, I think."
"So, the password to the safe is right here." Mayor Davis grabs a small box from underneath the statue of the first mayor and she hands the little paper to Albert.
They all watch as Albert goes to the safe and outs on his reading glasses and he looks to the numbers and he turns the dial multiple times to crack the code. He continues with the codes, and then they all hear a lock mechanism make a sound and then the safe is opened and air comes inside of it.
"There, now to see what else is in there besides the cash you have to claim" said Rick Rosato.
Albert opens the safe and they see something that shocks them all. They see the 25,500 dollars that has to go to Albert, but they also see the deed to the farm house and land, some blue prints folded up and ten bars of gold and silver. Wait what?!
They are all shocked by the find. "No way!" Lola faints seeing this.
"Wow! Looks like Pop-pop is one gold and silver deep rich kind of guy!" chuckled Luan.
"No wonder why that thing was dang heavy. That is a lot of stuff!" said Corey.
"What the heck is with all of this gold and silver?!" asked Barry.
Mayor Davis grabs a picture that was in the vault. "Oh good lord." They see some pictures of men and women who were gold and silver miners. "I think these are the rest of the ancestors of Albert Willard."
"So, my family was a successful kind of folk! Wow! I don't think we saw that one coming" said Rita.
Lynn Jr. grabs another photo in the vault. "Guys, look at this!" They see the photo of the family that lived on the farm house and they see the massive fields that vast more than 5 acres of land near the farm and on the other side of the road. "Looks like they were successful farmers back then. Who are those guys?"
Lincoln looks closely to the other folks with them, they didn't look like relatives, but Lincoln recalls seeing them once. "Guys! I know these people! They're the relatives of Liam! They were friends with the Willard's?!"
"So, the Willard's and the Bumpkin's were a mining family, then they became a farming family" said Barry. "This town is full of secrets that just keep coming at us!"
"Looks like Fate has brought Lincoln and Liam as friends and now best friends, that is so unbelievable and everyone is not going to believe this!" said Jordan. "This is like, show and tell worthy stuff!"
They then look to Albert who is stunned. "Dad, are you okay?" asked Rita.
"Albert? Are you feeling alright?" asked Mayor Davis?"
The Loud kids look to their grandfather. "Pop-pop?"
Peter Harris goes over and checks his pulse. "Oh god! He's dead!"
They're all shocked. "What?!"
Then Pop-pop breathes again. "Whoa! My whole life flashed before my eyes, wow I was a hard working kid, and also Ruth was so lazy back then. Huh, no wonder why mom favored me better."
The family then hug him. "Oh, sorry about that. I guess my heart spaced out back there. I was just kinda shocked at all this, well now I know what to do with the cash" said Pop-pop.
They break from the hug. "Are you like going to invest in some kind of company Pop-pop?" asked Leni.
"Nope, I'm gonna donate it to Ruthie" replied Albert. They felt confused by this. "What? I think she needs some money and we can keep the gold and silver, probably have to sell it and would make lots of cash and I intend to split it with the rest of ya, and to the Ghost Labs guys too."
They're all shocked by this. "Are you for reals?" asked Katie.
"Darn right I am, you guys helped find a long lost secret and a grand family heirloom to me. So, I'm gonna donate some cash to fund for you guys to continue with your ghost work and finding out more secrets that families have to know" replied Albert.
Brad and Barry shake his hand. "Thank you so much sir, this is going to mean a lot to us" said Barry.
Lana takes one of the blueprints. "You guys need to see this, looks like the brother and sister of the old farm house had some plans for when they had to own the land."
They all see they were blueprints for a residential area, and it would be named. "Royal Dawn Country."
"Wow. So, Thomas and Eliza wanted to make a family friendly neighborhood for other good folk to live in. That is so nice of them" said Rita.
"And judging by these other signatures, it seems they're parents were also interested into it. But a shame they couldn't make this come true, due to the incident with the goons o the McCann family" replied Lisa. She then looks to another blueprint. "And they even wanted to make a lake as well, named Willard Woods Lake."
Albert then has an idea. He grabs the deed and he signs his signature on it. "Okay, so now the land is mine now, and possibly I would have to pass it on. I am an old man after all and I can't live forever."
Then the EVP goes off and they hear something. "Good, now the property is all yours and the ghosts of Thomas and Eliza can now ascend into the heavens and find some peace. You may do what you wish with the place." The EVP turns off and the door opens and closes.
"Okay, that happened" said Ashlee as she grabs the EVP from the table.
"So, what the heck do we do now?" asked Lynn Sr.
Albert smiles. "I wanna see this land place, and Lincoln bring your friend Liam along too and you're other friends who were involved in this. Tell them to come meet us at the land."
Lincoln is confused. "Okay Pop-pop." He then grabs his phone and makes the call, Jordan also uses her phone to call some of them and Luna calls Sam and Simon. All while they head out of the Vault with the safe, Mayor Davis has to close it and lock it before she can go with them.
The Ghost Lab guys bring the safe to Vanzilla and they get into their bus and they all drive off to the outskirts of Royal Woods, with Mayor Davis's Limo driving by.
They make a pass to the green light and a limo is stopping at a red light and the kid inside sees the convoy of sports cars, a rundown van, a normal family van, a bus that says ghost labs and the mayor's limo.
Leslie scoffs. "Dorky convoy people. Don't they know more important people have to go someplace and not at red light." Her limo then moves from the green light and heads for the mall.
(Willard Farmhouse. Somewhere near the border of Royal Woods.)
The vehicle convoy makes it and they all look onto the place. "Wow. Now this is one big land!" said Lynn Jr. "I could test myself with a long jog!" She then heads out of Vanzilla and she makes a jog to the large acres of land.
The others also come out of their cars. "This land is literally large, from near the farm house to the other side of the road. Wow! You could build a town here."
"This location is enough to fit more than ten shopping stores!" said Leni. "The grass is kinda tall and I can see the forest far ahead."
"Sure looks pretty spacious when the daytime shines onto it. This looks so rad" said Luna.
"Wow! I could make the world's biggest mud pit here! Or an animal reserve!" said Lana.
"Come on guys, this land belongs to Pop-pop. So, it's his choice on what to do with it" replied Lynn Sr.
"He's got a point, still this land is almost as big as the neighborhoods in Hollywood!" said Michelle.
"I like the way the environment just blends in with everything, the sun, the cool breeze and the flora everywhere" said Rita. She then sees some dandelions and roses growing by the vast grassy plains.
They're friends soon arrive and they too see just how vast the place is in the daytime.
"Wow. This is one big land, we can start a farm in these here parts" said Liam.
"Man! This place could fit the biggest concert in the world! You're Pop-pop is one lucky guy to have all of this!" said Tabby.
"Dudes. This place isn't spooky when the daytime is one, but at night then it looks like the scenario to a horror film" replied Trent.
"I wanna see how far we can go, and that's why we brought our bikes" said Simon. He and Stella ride off to the vast land.
Sam chuckles. "Try not to get your bike snagged, or broken. We don't even know if there are any wild animals hidden in the grass."
Lincoln and Jordan and the rest of the kids also go around the place and look around, with Michelle keeping an eye on them and the eagles flying high above and looking for anything wildlife in the grass, like rabbits. They do see the Farm House, and the Ghost Labs Team go to it, to check on any remaining signs of the paranormal within.
All while this is happening, Albert looks to the blueprints from the safe and he looks to them and then he goes to Peter Harris, Rita, Lynn Sr, Rick and Jesse. "Hey guys, I've been doing some hard thinking about all of this."
They look to the blueprints he has. "So, you wanna make the neighborhood that Thomas and Eliza wanted?" asked Lynn Sr.
"Yup, this big land could use some homes for some new folks to come along and enjoy themselves, and its right near the border of the town and this road could use some patching up to. Bout time it opened back to the outside public eyes and tires" replied Albert.
"That could be arranged, we can setup some equipment and gear to make this place bigger than it was before. I can make the call to my commanding officer and we can make the whole thing official, we can get some gear and stuff from the FutureTech allies and they can get to building" replied Peter Harris.
They all liked this idea, mostly Lynn Sr. "I wonder if I can open another restaurant here! This could be big!"
"We have one issue though" said Mayor Davis. "What the heck do we do with the farm house?" They all look to the farm house and see the Ghost Labs team get out and talk about some things.
"I think we can keep it here, maybe make a farm settlement at another part of this place" said Albert. "I want this neighborhood to be welcome for the rich, the normal class and to the farm folk. A community of different people, but I know there won't be space for a school, but there could be space for some businesses, like a Park or a restaurant." Lynn Sr liked the sound of that one.
"Then looks like we're all settled, we just need the go ahead and we can make this happen" replied Peter Harris. They then see the Ghost Labs Team go to them. "So, what's going on in there?"
"Well, looks like Harriet was right. Thomas and Eliza Willard are no longer there" replied Brad.
"We did some scans and EVP sessions and checked the EMF meters and there are no signs of any paranormal activity, they headed off to the big place in the sky" replied Barry.
"So, the land is now secured and no sign of any trouble will happen" said Corey. "What are you guys gonna do to the place anyway?"
Rick then thinks. "Real Estate." they all look to him. "Rosato Real Estate, I just got an idea that could really help the town and all other homes that need renovation and this land as well."
"Well, we all pitched in and did some work on the home of the louds, and to our house and then we helped make some renovations to the house where Michelle would stay" replied Jesse. She then looks to Albert. "What do you think?"
Albert smiles. "I think that sounds like a terrific idea. We just need to tell the kids and we can have this whole thing settled." they look to everyone having fun on the vast open grasslands and they do spot some horses that go to them and not do any harm, almost like the horses know the land and know the people mean no harm.
They look to the other side of the road and see the vast open grasslands there, they do spot a wet mash area, which is perfect for a park and a lake. They have a lot of work on their hands, but with some allies from across the realms, it could run smoothly and fast.
"By the way, how come Myrtle couldn't come today?" asked Rita.
"She said something about, prepping for someone's birthday at the retirement home. I wanted to help, but she told me to come and see what my family wanted to show me" replied Albert. "I'm sure it's about Seymour and his birthday."
"Should we tell Ruth about this place?" asked Lynn Sr with concern.
"Nope" chuckled Albert. That one made them happy to know, because they don't want her to try and get her hands on the land and make it into her personal cat home.
Meanwhile, Lincoln enjoys seeing his friends and sisters having fun. Then he has an idea and sends his hero self a text.
Lincoln Loud: Have you went over to check on an abandoned piece of land outside of your Royal Woods? If so, then go and check for an investigation of the paranormal and bring the louds, and Pop-pop. We did the same thing and we found something unbelievable.
Lincoln Spellman: I know, we used the land to make some new homes for our Faunus and Pokemon allies, the land is owned by a new company called Rosato Real Estate, but was given to them by Pop-pop, well my Pop-pop and now it's a peaceful part of Royal Woods. We can discuss more whenever we have time to hang out.
Lincoln chuckles and outs his phone away and then Jordan goes over to him. "What's going on? Who were you texting to handsome?" She kisses his cheek.
Luna also goes over to them. "I felt something up, who was on the phone little bro?" Bullet comes down and lands onto Luna's shoulder. Sam goes over and pets the Stellar's Sea Eagles head.
Patriot and the eagles come down and land onto their shoulders. Lincoln pets Patriot and Harrier. "Let's just say, we might have another hang out time with some other worldly friends next time."
They then look onto the vast land that Albert Willard now owns. Lincoln then sees Clyde and Zach looking at a horned devil lizard with Lana and Lisa. 'But tomorrow, we gotta help Clyde. His date is a new priority and we have to see this through.'
Clyde sees them and he waves, they too wave back at him. Clyde sighs and he looks to the sky. 'Tomorrow, it'll be about me and hanging out with Chloe. I hope she likes me too.'
To be continued …..
A/N: They have the land, they have more cash and now they know what to do with it, and chances we're gonna see another hang out time with the pals from the other realms, but next time or should I say next chapter: Clyde's Date. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
I would like to thank Vasmasdas1 for the idea of Clyde and Chloe's first date, and no they are not gonna be boyfriend and girlfriend yet, learned that logic from Cabgrant.
Date made: 8/2/20.