Chapter 323.
(Royal Woods Middle School.)
Everyone is back at school once more, but this time they're all getting their sights on the clubs they joined and are looking forward to their first ever meeting with the members of the clubs they chose.
Lincoln and Jordan walk down the halls with their guitars and cases, they have been cautious over when Leslie and her friends might come out and do something mean.
"Well, looks like she's not around" said Jordan. "We should go and see how the others are doing."
"There they are" said Lincoln. But they only spot Simon, Stella, Liam and Tabby. "Hey guys, so the others are at their clubs and talking to their club leaders?"
"They are, though some of them are the leaders of their own clubs that they made" replied Stella. "Like Zach and Giggles with the clown and comedy club and Haiku being the leader of the Middle School Morticians Club."
"Though, Flat Tire is the leader of the Cyclers club, and right now Rusty and Richie are with him helping setting up the room they need for later" replied Simon.
"Which means Rusty and Richie won't be there with us when we get to the music club" said Tabby. "We're gonna have to tell Darrel Sikes about this, but I'm sure he'll have a small meeting with them after all the clubs have gotten accustomed to."
"After all of this, classes will resume tomorrow and we'll be back on course with our grades" replied Liam.
Lincoln looks to Simon and Stella. "You two headed to the Tech club now?"
"We are, and we're hoping we can do some awesome stuff when dabbling with whatever tech we have in the club!" said Stella with excitement, she then calms down. "Sorry guys, I'm just so excited for this day!"
Simon chuckles. "She's been sending me text after text if I was ready for today in Tech club. Well, we'll see you two in the Gamer's club later." Simon and Stella then head off to the Tech club.
"We should do the same and head onto the music club" replied Tabby. "The leader of the club will love having the two of you be part of it."
They then make their walk down the halls and high five Artie, Lance and Trent who are headed to the Middle School Boxing club. "Good luck guys" said Lincoln.
"You too dudes" replied Artie, but they do run into their gals before they become part of the Middle School Boxing club. They look forward to when they see their boyfriends fight with their all.
"So Tabby, how in the heck do you know the leader of the Music club?" asked Jordan.
"Simple, Liam and I have met him while you lot were in the island having a blast" replied Tabby. "We met him when we were chilling in the arcade and he told us what he does in Middle School and we were stoked to know about the music club and looking forward to be part of it."
"We made it a surprise to not tell you guys about it when ya'll got back" replied Liam. "He's 13 and was chosen to be the new leader when the last one graduated and moved to Cheboygan. So, chances he'll look for a new leader for the club when he has to take off by the end of the school year."
"He sounds like a nice guy, can't wait to meet him" replied Jordan.
"Let's see how good we all are when we all play with what music we got" said Lincoln. "Is there anything else we should know?"
Liam and Tabby snicker. "Ya'll have to wait till we get there." This confuses Lincoln and Jordan, but they decided to let the surprise take its course.
While they head off to the music club, they have no clue that Leslie Silver and her friends see them and are about to go into an empty classroom that was to act as their club room. 'Dang it! There has to be a way for me to get Lincoln Loud to like me instead of that ponytail braided freak! I thought the new club would work!'
"Leslie!" yelled Hope.
Leslie snaps out of it and looks to her friend. "Huh, what? What is it?"
"Girl, stop being too distracted" said Karen. "We know you wanna have to try and stare at loud for who knows how long, but we have our little club to go to and we need to figure out what the heck are we even gonna do now."
"Yeah, we made this club as a way for you to get Lincoln and that didn't work" said Gretchen. "So, what the heck is the purpose of our Rich Society club anyway?"
Leslie chuckles. "Simple, we make it look like this club is for those who are rich to discuss some important things in our lives and businesses. But in truth, this is our one time to just be ourselves and hang out without the issue of dumb classes and other things."
Chastity then senses another word in this. "And we could only assume this is a chance for you to come up with some new plan to get Lincoln to like you."
Leslie snickers. "That part is true. Now come on girls, we should get this meeting started and see what we can do. This school will know who we are and how great we can be, but to do that we need someone who can truly elevate us into greatness and once we have the ranks in our favor here in Royal Woods, then comes the rest of Michigan and possibly the whole freaking country."
Regina thinks about this. "Sounds like a risky move, but having the rest of the nation know how rich, powerful and great we are sounds like a plan we all want in!"
They all get into the club room and look around it, they see that this is the old chemistry lab that is now used for storage of cleaning supplies. The other rooms have been claimed by the other clubs and there was no way for them to fit the rich club into it, so this is the best Principal Ramirez can do, until they start up renovations and expand the school.
"This place sucks!" said Regina.
"This school sucks!" said Karen.
"And that's why we have others to make it better" said Leslie. She claps her hands and her servants arrive with some things to make the room tolerable. "Make this place how we want it to be!"
They get to work and start adding the nice rich things for the room, while Leslie and her friends instruct them how it should all be set up.
But what they don't know, is that Christina overheard they're talk earlier and used her phone to record and wrote everything down. 'Just have to keep tracking down everything they're up to, and when the time is right then we can show this to the world and the law, for when they finally do something illegal.' She then races off back to the Journalists club and report back to Jenny.
(Music Club.)
Lincoln, Jordan, Liam and Tabby enter the music club room and they meet with the team leader, the 13 year old who runs the music club.
Darrel Sikes, 13 years old since the start of summer, brown hair tied into a ponytail. Wearing a dark blue shirt, black jacket with some musical notes on the shoulder, blue jeans and black and red shoes, he has an earring to his right ear that is the shape of a skull with wings. He's a kid from Germany, but speaks proper English.
"Hey guys, glad you could make it" said Darrel.
They look around and see lots of instruments all around the room. "Umm, not to be one to judge, but where are the other members?" asked Jordan.
"Oh, well the thing is that you guys along with Rusty and Richie are the only ones who signed up" replied Darrel as he puts down the keyboard.
This shocks them. "Hold on there partner, are you sayin' we only got a few members to the club?" asked Liam.
Darrel nods and sighs. "Yeah, pretty much. Not many of the kids around the school wanna take part in this and would rather try out the new clubs instead, but at least we got some members. Mostly you guys."
Lincoln then asks him. "What about the veterans of the club? The ones like you? Aren't they here as well?"
"That part is kinda hard for to explain and recall" replied Darrel. They all take a seat and listen in. "When I started last year here in school, I was 12 like you guys and there were ten of us who signed up and met the six veteran members of the club and we rocked it and classically made things awesome. But then came the part where they had to graduate and we said good bye to the main six who made the whole thing possible for us."
"We were going to do our best to lead the music club, they chose me because I was so devoted and helped make good tunes and have knowledge of instruments and made sure our gear was in tip top shape. I guess being a kid who likes to organize things comes in handy, then the bad news came when my 9 friends of the club left. They moved out of town when they're families got new jobs elsewhere. So, I'm the only veteran and member and now it's just a few of us."
This really shocks them, then Tabby asks. "Then why the heck didn't you tell us about this man? We were talking to each other last month and you never mentioned it."
"That's because they left a week after we had that talk" replied Darrel. "It sucked that it all happened and just when I was gonna tell my old pals that we were gonna have team Jordacoln on the club. This is Scheisse!" He then calms down. "Sorry about my words."
"Truth be told, I had no clue what was that last part" said Liam.
"He spoke a bad word in German" replied Lincoln. "And I know most of the language from my sister and also looked it up online and also played a World War 2 RTS with the others."
Darrel chuckles. "Glad you can understand my language Lincoln, and it is an honor to have Lincoln Loud and Jordan Rosato be part of this club, I have heard about the cool and awesome things you guys have done with the eagle contest and facing the odds when the enemy would bring forth whatever hurt and plan they had. You guys are tough as a fortress wall and your enemies are as feeble as the Berlin wall crashing down!"
Lincoln and Jodan chuckle. "Thanks."
"Also, I wanna thank your sister Luna for donating some instruments into the club" said Darrel. "She is by far a musical legend here in the music club, she did join this club back then long ago when she was in Middle School and she made it as awesome as it is now alongside Sam."
Lincoln then realizes. "So, that's what she did with the instruments we got from the shipping company. I let Luna keep so many guitars that we got, but I guess she handed down many of them here."
Jordan looks to the wall. "That's why those look familiar." They see the Les Paul Guitars on the wall. "Yup, straight from the abandoned shipping crate that we were given, looks like they found a home and us."
"Well, it was nice of you guys to be here and also bring the guitars also where the heck are Rusty and Richie?" asked Darrel.
"They had to deal with the club they made, but we'll inform them about everything when they do come around" replied Tabby.
"Cool, I also have this new Grand Piano for them to use" said Darrel. They all see the grand piano. "My uncle in Berlin had it shipped here for the club and the music teacher loves this and I know Rusty and Richie will wanna try it, they did take up piano lessons."
Then Lincoln sees something on the wall and goes to it, he sees pictures of those who came and gone as the members of the music club and then he sees the picture of Luna and Sam with five other preteens when they started. "Wow. Looks like Luna was famous here back then."
Darrel stands next to him and they both look to the picture. "Your sister was the heart and soul of the music club and she made sure it would last long. When the old guard left, she became team leader, but she decided to split it and be co-leader with Sam."
Lincoln is shocked by this. "Whoa what? I did not know that one!" Even Jordan, Liam and Tabby were shocked.
"Well, maybe she had a reason and perhaps she can tell you when you meet up with her" replied Darrel. "In the meantime, let's see how you guys can make some music. Remember that all forms of music are welcome here."
Liam raises his hand. "Even Cowbells?"
"Umm, only when we have to do the Royal Woods Middle School Christmas Choir, which the choir club hasn't started yet" said Darrel. "We use the cowbells to help with the orchestra tune.
"When does the choir club begin?" asked Jordan as she gets her axe out from the case.
"Well, we have to start somewhere around the second last week of November and pick out those who wanna participate and have a good voice for the choir" said Darrel. "We have to do it for a final day of school song before the Christmas vacation starts, I was part of it last year."
"Whoa! Now that does sound pretty awesome, maybe we can ask some of our friends if they want part of it" said Tabby.
"Now that sounds like an awesome idea" replied Lincoln. He then has his axe and so does Jordan. "Let's make some music guys."
Darrel takes a seat. "Alright boys and girls, show me what you can do. Though, Lincoln and Jordan are good with music since that Mick Swagger Tour and everything else that has been posted on social media with you guys doing music."
They then start performing with their own brand of music. Lincoln on guitar along with Jordan, Tabby on the bass and Liam on the drums and they are impressive. Eventually Rusty and Richie do show up and perform with their music skills, but turns out Richie is also good on the keyboard.
(Skip, Cafeteria.)
Everyone is happily enjoying the new food added into the place, fresh scones and baked goods, courtesy of the cooking/baking club and also from Clyde McBride and Chloe Curda.
Everyone is spending their first time at the tables with their club mates. Lincoln, Jordan, Liam and Tabby are at the table with their team leader. "So, what are we planning for next time?" asked Liam. Richie and Rusty are hanging out with their cyclers club.
"Well, they said something big is happening at school soon, something that has been normal to the school for some time, and I think some of you know what it is right?" said Darrel.
Then Tabby, Lincoln and Jordan recall. "The Middle School Talent Show!"
Darrel chuckles. "That's right, the once a year talent show to the school and the grand prize is always unknown, so I have no clue what the prize is for this year. Last year the prize was a trophy."
"I hope it's something awesome!" said Tabby. "When is the talent show anyway?"
"We're gonna have to be patient, even though it is normal for it to arrive, there is a random time when it will start" said Darrel. "But I did got intel that the fliers will be revealed somewhere around this week so we can find out when any of us can be qualified into the talent show and then be part of the big performance. So, I could only assume we'll all be doing music."
They all chuckle. "Hell yeah!" They all share a good laugh together and continue to talk.
All while Leslie Silver and her friends are looking at them, all of them at their own music club and everyone else at their own tables with their own club mates.
Leslie focuses on Lincoln, and has a love daze. 'Soon Lincoln, soon you will love me and we will be forever be together and this whole town will worship us.'
But then she sees Lincoln pull Jordan close to him and they share a small kiss. This enrages Leslie. 'You think you can take him all for yourself. This is not your story and this will not be yours forever. I will take Lincoln as my boyfriend and soon, he will forget all about you Rosato!'
"Leslie!" she snaps out of it and looks to her friends. "Huh, what? What is it?"
"Girl, we know the whole thing with your liking Loud, but let's execute the plan after the rest of this school week okay Leslie?" said Regina.
Leslie sighs. "Yeah, yeah. Okay." She then goes back to eating the food they brought, which were sandwiches that they're servants made for them at the last minute, they rather wouldn't partake with the food from the school.
(Skip, after school.)
Lincoln and Jordan walk out of the school and are now wearing white jackets with pixelated images of arcade characters on them. "Wow! Love that gamers club and I dig the outfits they have too!" said Jordan.
"Well, come tomorrow we can be able to pick out the gaming genres we can be part of and then have our uniforms changed to suit the game types we selected" replied Lincoln. "This day has been awesome, just like yesterday!"
They then wave goodbye to their friends as they take off to their homes, though some of them seem kinda nervous about something. Jordan chuckles. "Oh yeah, come tomorrow it'll be our time to shine!"
Lincoln chuckles as well. "Yup, tomorrow is the day it all goes down south real fast. We should at least spare the others some mercy, or pick out the right teammates for the job."
"You think we might start it up with the first ever meeting of the dodge ball team?" asked Jordan.
"Definitely" replied Lincoln. They then spot some Viking Assault fighters fly by. "So, when do we tour the BattleCruiser?"
They look to the Gorgon Class Battlecruiser: Gladius. "I was thinking Saturday, I talked to my god father and he said it was okay and to also bring some company to see the contents within. The leader of the place wants to meet us as well and of course Peter Harris and Elizabeth Krennick will also be there."
Lincoln chuckles. "This is gonna be one awesome week, and it'll get even better when it's the weekend for us."
They then see Luna waiting for them with Bullet and they go towards them, with Harrier, Artemis and Freya following. "You dudes had an awesome time with the clubs?" asked Luna, she then sees their gamer's club newbie uniforms. "Nice duds."
"We did, and we have some things to talk about sis" said Lincoln.
"Like not telling us that you were once the leader of the Middle School Music club" said Jordan.
Luna is shocked by this, she sighs. "Get in the car dudes, we can explain more back at the Tree House." They then get into the car and drive off.
Leslie Silver sees them and watches them drive off. 'Soon Lincoln, soon you will be mine, starting this Saturday!' Leslie then gets into the limo with her friends and they chat about how they're gonna dazzle everyone with their looks when gym hits tomorrow.
Leslie has a plan, but chances it's gonna backfire when Saturday hits because she has no clue what Lincoln, Jordan and the others will be doing, and she and her crew have no idea what's in store for them for the next chapter. Let the annihilation commence!
To be continued …..
A/N: I had to come up with the OC for the leader and come next chapter we're gonna see the leaders of the gaming club, as well as gym class, the one thing that will send a chill of face slamming pain down their spines! "Dodge Ball Combat!" (Cue Mortal Kombat theme!) As well as an explanation of why Luna and Sam never mentioned that they co-op let the Music Club long ago. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Date made: 8/18/20 – 8/19/20.