It was the early morning and the Louds were getting ready to continue searching all across town. So far, they have been without any luck in finding their son, but they were not giving up. They only wished that they stayed in someplace more comfortable last night.
"That hotel sucked.", Lori complained.
Luna agreed, saying, "You're telling me, the service stuck."
Lana added, "They were all so stuck up! Like Lola!"
Lola continued on with, "I never want to go back there! And hey!"
"I don't think we'll be allowed back there after the stunts some of you pull.", Lynn Sr. told them all.
(Flashback)
Due to clumsiness, Leni have caused a few things to break, including a chandelier, which almost took a someone's head off...
"Oops. Sorry about that."
Another thing that happened was Lana working on the plumbing in their room, trying to make it work better, but she ended up flooding several rooms across from their own.
"Well...drains fixed."
Last but not least, Lynn had attack an elder by mistake...
"Hey, that old man had it coming!"
This caused her to get into a fight with the old man's niece, who was a year older than Lynn and was a real punk. That caused a lot more damage than anything else.
(End Flashback)
"Let's forget about that.", said Rita. For now on, let's focus on finding our boy."
"Right. Now, it's a bit of a long shot.", said Lynn Sr. "But that chances are that Lincoln may not be anywhere in Royal Woods at the moment. So, we're gonna look in the woods."
"And we're gonna have to split up to cover more ground.", Rita added.
"There's twelve of us, but half are a little young to be going out on their own.", Lynn stated.
"How are we gonna decide how this goes then?", asked Lana.
"If we go in groups of four and three, that should be enough.", explained Lisa.
"That settles it, then.", Lori decided. "I'll go first."
"Whoa, whoa.", Lynn interrupted. "Who's says you get to go first?"
"Lynn...", said Rita.
"Fine.", Lynn said, unamused.
"Alright. Luna, you're with me.", says Lori.
"I'll go second.", Rita said. "Honey, you're with me."
"Now, I'll shall go last.", Lisa spoke out.
"Why you?", asked Lola.
Lisa replied, pointing to Leni, "Would you rather have our second oldest sibling?"
"...Fine.", Lola accepted.
"I shall take our fifth eldest sibling.", Lisa then said, pointing to Lynn.
Lori continued saying."Lucy, Lana, you're with me."
Rita then said, "I'll take Luan and Lola."
"And...that just leaves me with our second oldest sibling...irony.", Lisa said, finishing the groups.
"Welp, we're all teamed up.", said Rita. "Now let's get search."
And with that, they all split up into the woods. With Lori's group, Luna gives Lana a boost a up a try, to see if she can find any sight of Lincoln up there.
"Anything?", Luna yelled to her little sister.
"No.", Lana sadly said. "There's too many trees to look around."
Lori herself was looking into a rabbit hole for her brother.
"Lincoln? You in there?", yelled out Lori through the hole.
"Why would our brother be inside a rabbit hole?", Lucy asked, unamused by this.
"Uh, 'cause he's literally small enough to fit inside?", Lori answered sarcastically.
Lucy wasn't finding this as funny as Lori was.
"Well, he's not here.", Luna said. "Let's keep looking."
But as Lori tried to pull her head out, it appears to have gotten stuck inside due to her hair. Now she couldn't get out on her own.
"Uh..Lucy?", Lori called out. "I'm stuck."
"Either must be your thick hair, or your thick skull.", Lucy remarked.
"What was that?", asked Lori, sounding a little angry.
"Nothing. Hold still.", Lucy said.
"Wait, Lucy.", Luna called out, taking her phone out. "Let me take a picture of this."
"No!", Lori yelled out. "Luna, if you literally take a picture of me like this, I swear-"
(CLICK)
"Hello, new wallpaper.", Luna said, satisfied.
Lori growled in angry, while a little smile grew on Lucy's face, though that was hard to see.
As Lucy was trying to pull Lori out of the hole, Lana and Luna were enjoying the picture while Lori was thinking of ways of how she was gonna kill those two. After a minute of pulling, Lucy finally managed to pull Lori out of the hole, and she was not at all thrilled to have dirt covering her hair and face. Luna snickered, holding in her laughter.
"Uh...you got a little-", Lana said, pointing to Lori's head.
"Don't...say it.", growled Lori, not wanting to deal with it.
Meanwhile, at Rita's group, they continued searching on foot, until the found themselves a giant boulder, hoping it would grant them a better vantage point...
"I'm not gonna be able to climb that.", Rita said.
"Maybe Lola could do it.", suggested Lynn Sr. "Come on, Lola. I'll give you a boost up."
"No!", Lola screamed out.
"Why not?", Rita asked her daughter.
"I don't wanna do this! I don't wanna be here!", Lola said obnoxiously. "I don't even know why we're bothering looking for Lincoln. He's probably gone away right now."
"Lola!", Lynn Sr. called, angrily.
"Let me talk to here, Dad.", suggested Luan.
And with that, Luan pulls Lola aside, hoping to talk some sense into.
"Okay, what's up with you?", Luan confronted Lola.
Lola replied, "What do you mean?"
"Why are you so hopeless right now?", Luan asked her. "Don't you wanna find Lincoln?"
"I'm just pointing out the obvious.", Lola sadly said.
"No, you're not. You're just pointing out how you feel.", explained Luan. "And what you feel now is hopelessness about our chances of finding Lincoln."
"Hey, that guy wanted to leave!", Lola complained.
Luan argued. "Because you guys pushed him to!"
"We didn't push him!", Lola talked back. "And Lynn was the one who called him deadweight!"
"At least she's making up for it.", Luan said. "You're just sticking to that same bratty attitude of yours that we're all sick off having to deal with!"
"Who are you calling bratty!?", Lola yelled. "And you wanna talk about having to deal with stuff? What about you and your jokes? I'm surprised you really haven't made on yet!"
"Not when it involves things like this.", Luan screamed. "It's hard to be funny when you're looking for your missing little brother! There's nothing to joke about here, not now."
Luan's seriousness was catching Lola by surprise as everything she said, Lola paid attention.
"Now...if you can stop acting like yourself for a few second and have a little faith.", Luan demanded."...Help us find Lincoln by making yourself useful."
"...Okay.", Lola accepted.
Luan replied. "I'll boost you up."
And with all that said, Luan boosts Lola up to the top of the giant boulder where she takes a look around. After a minute or so, she came back down with Luan's help. She didn't seem to have any luck finding anything.
"Anything?", called out Luan.
"No...Dad?", Lola said, "About what I said-"
"It was hurtful. But we understand how you were feeling.", Lynn Sr. explained. "We have sense of hopeless right now, as a matter of fact."
"You do?", asked Lola.
"Yes. We're afraid of losing our son forever.", Lynn Sr. poured out. "But we're not giving up. We all faith that we'll find him one way or another."
"...I hope so.", Lola said with regained hope.
"You were just missing him, weren't you?", Luan asked.
Lola replied. "...Yeah...I was."
"And we understand that.", Lynn Sr. "But don't ever again say that he's gone...We will find him."
"...Okay, Dad.", accepted Lola.
It was then that they noticed that Rita was off in the distance, looking around.
"What's Mom doing?", Luan asked.
"She's still looking around.", answered Lynn Sr. "Seeing if she can find anything."
"Hey! I think I see something!", Rita yelled out.
Lynn Sr asked, "What is it?"
"Over there.", she cried out.
Pointing to what she saw, everyone's looking what appeared to be a building in the distance. Deciding to get a closer look, they head over there and saw how the building wasn't aged or anything. In fact, it looked pretty brand new. But the doors were locked and there was a sign that said "CLOSED"...
"Doesn't seem like anyone is around.", Lynn Sr. thought. "It looks nice though, but the place is locked up."
"What are the chances that Lincoln may have been here?", Rita asked
Luan replied, "Anything's possible, Mom."
"We should regroup with the others.", Lynn Sr. suggested. "See if they found anything."
"Right.", Rita accepted.
While they head back, Lisa's group was somewhere in a opening within the forest, clear from any trees. And while they were there, Lisa spotted what looked to be some sort of crater. While she takes a look inside, Lynn pulls Leni aside so that they could talk together...
"You know, Leni, I really messed up here.", Lynn said to her sister. "If I never said that stuff to Lincoln, we wouldn't be searching for him in the middle of a forest."
"Oh, Lynn. We already forgave you.", Leni explained. "We're trying to make amends right now, but don't hit yourself. We'll find him. And when you get the chance, you can tell him your sorry."
"...Thanks, Leni.", Lynn accepted. You're always so sweet."
And with that, Leni hugs her little sister, giving her some comfort. But then, their attention turned towards Lisa, who seemed to have uncharacteristically squealed for joy upon what she found in the crater.
"What is it, Lisa?", Leni asked. "Did you find Lincoln?"
"Better!", Lisa said with joy. "I found the fossilized remains of an Ichthyosaurus!"
"How is a rock better than finding our brother?!", Lynn said with growing frustration.
"It looks like just about every bone is here!", Lisa explained. "This could be one of the greatest in paleontology!"
"Well, I wouldn't go that far.", Lynn remarked.
"Ugh, Lisa!", Leni cried. "I'm starting to think that you're just as bad as Lori and Lola!"
"Excuse me?!", Lisa complained. "I wasn't the one who drove our dear brother away!"
"For gosh's sake!", screamed Lynn, grabbing Lisa by the collar of her sweater. "At least I'm trying to make up for what I did! I'm being serious about this while you keep getting distract by all you little scientific finds! I wouldn't being doing all this and feeling all vulnerable if I didn't want to find Lincoln more than anything!"
Lisa was both scared and surprised by Lynn. Her words spoke truthfully.
"Now, get yourself focused on finding our brother.", Lynn commanded. "You can pick at bones later."
As Lynn put Lisa down, everyone soon noticed that Rita's group was coming by already, and they seemed shocked after seeing all of that.
"What was going on here?", asked Lynn Sr.
Leni tried to explain, "It's not what it looks like."
"It looked like Lynn was about to kill Lisa.", Luan then said.
"Oh. I guess it's sort what that looks like.", Leni said sheepishly.
"Leni!", yelled out Leni.
"Okay, look.", Leni explained. "No one was trying to kill anybody here."
"Yeah, we all just had our foot in our mouths.", Lynn added.
"No we didn't.", Leni said naively. "We all just got a little angry."
Lynn, replied with a face palm, "That's what I meant, Leni!"
"Oh.", Leni exclaimed.
"Well, as long as we all can still work together.", Rita said. "We're gonna get anywhere if we're at each other's throats."
"Agreed.", Lynn said.
"Yes. Apologies for what I had said, fifth eldest sibling.", Lisa said. "I shall try not to get too distracted or blame you for our male sibling's absence."
"It's alright. I'll try not to get too angry.", accepted Lynn.
"It's good to see you kids making up.", Rita said happily. "Now, has anyone seen Lori and the others?"
"I haven't heard from then in a while.", Leni explained.
"I'll go check up on them.", Lynn said.
Rita replied,"Good luck."
"Don't worry, we're right here."
It was then that Lori shows up, not looking the least bit happy with her head covered in dirt and with Luna, Lucy and Lana trying to laugh about it right behind her...
"Uh, Lori? What happened?", Rita asked.
"I'd literally rather not talk about it.", Lori said, both Lucy decides to spill the beans herself.
"She looked for Lincoln in a rabbit hole, but got stuck because of her big hair."
"Lucy!?", Lori cried out.
Now everyone else was trying not to laugh right now. Lori wasn't sure how it could get any worse.
"I took a picture of it. Anybody wanna see?", Luna said out loud.
Lola replied, "Oh! I do!"
Lynn added, "Me too!"
Luan continued, "I gotta see that!"
While Luna showed the pictured to everyone, Lori was too preoccupied with fixing her hair to try and kill her for it.
"I had a feeling that head of hers would get the better of her someday.", Lucy remarked.
Lola replied, "She only has her thick hair to blame for that."
"We sure it's her hair that's thick?", Luan began with a joke. "'Cause I'm thinking it's more her skull that's thick!"
"Alright, enough of that!", demanded Rita. "Now, Luna. You know it was wrong of you to take picture of Lori, right?"
"...Yeah, I know.", Luna agreed. To be fair, she kinda had it coming."
Lynn Sr. then said, while trying not to laugh, "Still, as, uh...enjoyable as that is, we're gonna have to ask you to delete the picture."
"Alright, Pops, consider it done.", Luna said.
"Thank you, Luna.", Rita said.
"Though, I would consider doing it later.", Lynn Sr. said, winking at his daughter.
"Hmph.", Luna agreed.
"So, anyone have any luck finding Lincoln?", Lori asked.
"Unfortunately not.", explained Rita. "We did find a building near the edge of the woods. Looked like a business place, but it seemed strange to be in a place like this."
"And all we found were just a bunch of old bones.", Lynn said.
"Fossils!", Lisa corrected. "And this is quite the find, you know!"
"To you, maybe.", remarked Lynn.
"Well, then the only other place to check is practically all of town.", Lynn Sr. explained.
"And just like here, Lincoln could be anywhere.", Luna said.
"Well, we don't have to literally check all of Royal Woods.", Lori explained. "We could just check some places that Lincoln is familiar with."
"That's a pretty good idea.", agreed Rita. "But it's still a long list of places."
"We'll figure out our plan when we get back to town.", Lynn Sr. explained.
After a little while a backtracking their way to Royal Woods, the family started to figure out which groups they'd be in this time so that they don't wind up killing each other.
Rita had said, "Okay, before we continue, I suggest we form different groups this time around."
Lori replied, "Good call. And if anyone else makes a joke about my hair or that stupid rabbit hole, I'm gonna-"
"Lori!" Rita and Lynn Sr., cried out.
"Sorry.", apologized Lori.
"I'll go first time.", Rita decided. "Luan and Lola are sticking with me, and you too, Luna. I'm keeping my eye on you."
"That's fare.", Luna agreed.
"I'll go with Dad, Leni and Lana this time.", Lori, decides.
"Why do I have to stay with Lori?", whined Lana.
"Lana, please don't complain.", Lynn Sr. asked of his daughter.
Lana replied, "Fine."
"That leaves me with Lynn with Lucy...I can work with that.", Lisa decides.
But, Lynn Sr. replied, "I'm not sure if it's okay to leave Lynn, Lucy and Lisa on their own."
"We'll be fine, dad.:, Lynn said. "These two will be safe under my protection."
"It's safe to say that I can not argue against that.", agreed Lisa.
"Alright. Everybody, get ready to split up.", Rita commanded "See if anybody has seen Lincoln lately."
Now, with all that said, they begin to head across town to continue their search for Lincoln. Rita's group heads over to Burpin' Burger, where she begins to ask just about everybody if they've seen her boy.
"Are you sure you haven't seen Lincoln?", Rita asked an employee. "He's about this high, wears orange and has white hair?"
"I haven't seen anyone like that come at all, ma'am. Sorry.", said the employee.
Rita sighed, "Come on, girls...Girls?"
Looking over to a table, Rita sees her daughters having ordered food with her money.
"Seriously?"
"Sorry, but we were getting hungry!", complained Lola
Luan added, "This seemed like a great place to stop for some food."
"We couldn't waste the opportunity.", Luna then said.
"Hmm...", Rita then felt her stomach growl. "Ah, what the heck? I'm starving too."
With Lori's group, they were at the Aloha Comrade, where they were talking costumers while Lynn Sr. was talking to Sergei...
"Are you sure you haven't seen Lincoln around?", Lynn Sr. asked Sergei.
Sergei replied, "I can't say that I have. I'm sorry, Lynn."
Lynn Sr. sighed. "It's alright. I don't get it though. It's not like he could've gotten far...could he? He is pretty resourceful. Could be in New York by now. Ugh, I never should've let this happen."
"You shouldn't really blame yourself.", Sergei said remorsefully.
Lynn Sr then said, "Well, aside from the kids, there's no one else to blame."
"Don't give up hope, Lynn.", Sergei told his old co-worker. "To calm you down, why not have some lunch? On the house."
"Thanks, Sergei. Much appreciated.", Lynn Sr., said happily.
"Welp, no one around has seen Lincoln around.", Lori explained. "At least, not too much of him."
"Some have been saying that he's, like, been around a few places, but he was kinda hard to spot.", Leni had then said.
"And I don't even get that!", Lana yelled out. "The kid has white hair! He should stick out like a sore thumb!"
"Well, thanks for trying kids.", Lynn Sr. told his kids. "Sergei hasn't seen him either, but he's offering us a free lunch."
"That actually sounds pretty great!", agreed Leni.
Lana added, "Yeah, I'm kinda starving myself."
"I could eat.", Lori said.
Lynn Sr. replied, "Great."
And meanwhile, at the Royal Woods Baseball Stadium, Lisa, Lucy and Lynn were busy checking out the equipment and locker rooms before heading out to the stadium itself. Lynn sat on Home base while Lisa and Lucy were having their doubts that Lincoln could be here.
"Lynn, why did you drag us to one of the least places Lincoln could be found?", Lisa asked.
"Yeah.", Lucy agreed. "Baseball is not exactly his favorite sport, you know."
"...Thought we could use a break.", Lynn explained. "I'm just getting tired, that's all."
"Wow.", remarked Lisa. "After all that lecturing I was given about not being distracted, here you are, distracting yourself!"
"Hey! I know where my mind is set, Lisa!", Lynn yelled. "I don't just find one thing and forget all about the other thing I'm supposed to be looking for!"
"Please, you two. Shut this down.", Lucy asked of them.
"Very well.", Lisa agreed." You can relax then, Lynn, while I actually look for our male sibling."
Heading over to the bleachers, Lisa uses springs attached to her shoes to extend herself 5 yards off the ground. When Lynn saw that, it did not amuse her...
"Okay, why did you just do that before?", Lynn complained.
Lisa replied, "Was there a good reason to?"
"Girls...", Lucy said before being cut off.
"Yeah, actually! If you'd done that before, you could've scoped out the entire town and we would've found Lincoln by now!", Lynn yelled out.
Out of frustration, Lynn kicks one of the springs, causing it to break and Lisa ends up falling back to solid ground. As she got up, she looked pretty mad and it looked like the two were about to break out in a fight. Luckily, Lucy stepped in.
"Enough, you two. Stop this before it gets any worse.", Lucy demanded.
"...Fine.", Lynn said.
"Fine.", Lisa said as well.
"Fine!", they both said in sync.
Later, at Lynn's Table, Rita and Lori's group show up and they ask if anyone has seen Lincoln around.
"We got no luck.", Rita said, feeling hopeless. "No one has seen Lincoln."
"We didn't have any either.", Lori said, feeling the same way. "Barely a few people has seen Lincoln around."
"But at least we finally got to eat something after searching all day.", said Lana.
"Yeah. But now, I'm starting to wonder where Lisa, Lucy and Lynn are.", Luna asked.
Just as they asked that, Lisa's group coincidentally show up at the time, Lisa and Lynn looking like a mess and Lucy just keeping her head down.
"Girls? What happened to-?", Lynn Sr. began to ask.
Lucy interrupted, saying, "Don't ask."
"We don't want to talk about it.", Lynn and Lisa said in sync.
"Well, it's been a long day", Lynn said. "How about we head home and check up on Lily and the girls?"
"Good idea.", Rita replied.
I don't mind making this story, but I would appreciate it if the guy who requested it didn't show up every day in the morning to see if I was willing to make it.