Hey guys! JMbuilder here!
This chapter will be different. Here, I won't continue the story itself. Actually, I will give a vision of what Lincoln and Luna did, during their journey, before reaching to Pendusky. You may like it... I guess...
Anyways, before reading the only reviews, sorry for not updating or posting recently. School started and I have to focus less on this. Soo... The "publish" schedule will be mixed.
And, Tristen, thanks. Say to me what you liked more. I recommend everyone doing it to improve.
Now let's start!
Chapter 4 - A Hard Day
Unknown Place, 6:34 AM, 29 July
As the sun rises in someplace in the USA, we see leaves from some trees are moving and some cars driving in the streets. Then, we see two different bed bags near a tree closed, but looks like that there is something inside. Then, one of the bags open and reveals a white-haired boy with orange polo, that is waking up.
Lincoln: Mmmhhhh... Good morning! (Looks to the other sleep bag and shake it) Luna! Luna! Wake up!
In that, the other bed bag open too and reveals Luna, rubbing her eyes.
Luna (Yawns and looks to Lincoln): Good morning, bro! Did you sleep well?
Lincoln: Yes, I did! Even with these rocks, luckily. And you?
Luna: Worse but ok anyways. (Starts getting up) Now let's get u-
RRRIIIIIPPPP!!*
Luna stops her sentence when her beg bag ends up ripping off. With that, she facepalms.
Luna: Dang it! Now, the only way to sleep well is gone. After buying it 13 days ago!
Lincoln (Sympathetic and getting up): Don't worry Luna. You can use mine. I don't mind sleeping outsi-
RRRIIIIIPPPP!!*
Lincoln stops talking since his bed bag gets destroyed too. Thanks to that, none of them have a way to sleep without getting caught.
Lincoln (Sighs): Sorry Luna...
Luna (Sighs too and puts a hand on his shoulder): No need to say sorry, Lincoln. That wasn't your fault.
Lincoln (Smiles at her): Ok Luna. But... (Stops smiling and looks to any direction) Now, where we will go?
Luna: Well... (Looks to all directions) Let's get near to the road.
At that, the order is followed. Then, they get into a side of two sides road. After this, Luna looks to her left.
Luna (Points to her left): We came from there. (Points to her right and looks there too) Now, we will go there.
Lincoln: Got it!
Then, the two siblings start walking, abandoning the ripped off bed bags, for not being useful anymore. Minutes later, they try to distract themselves by socializing with each other.
Lincoln: Soo... What do you want to talk?
Luna (Scratch her head): To say the truth, I don't know.
Lincoln: Maybe about... Some fun things that happen in this journey?
Luna (Raises an eyebrow): Like... What?
Lincoln (Tries to remember): How about... When at that concert that we were seeing at the Malia Park Marina, the band ends up fell to the water and some guy was playing some instrument that made a sound of having a bad smell?
Luna (Chuckles a little): I admit that, even that I had pity on him, it still was funny.
Lincoln: I felt pity too. But luck works like that! (Remembers another thing) And how about when someone accidentally throws a tennis ball to another person, at the Matop Park Tennis Court, that was almost falling in that Matop Park Pond?
Luna (Chuckling): That was fun too! (Gets surprised) And how did that ball hit him? The pond and the tennis court were far from each other!
Lincoln (Chuckles too): I ask that too!
At that talk, the time flies as they advance in distance from the Michigan-Ohio border. Then, they reach a plaque saying "YOU'RE LEAVING MICHIGAN SOON!".
Lincoln (As they pass that plaque): Looks like that we are almost getting out of this state.
Luna: True.
They walk more to find the plaque that indicates the end of their objective to leave the state. They needed to pass some houses and the fire department on Michigan's part of Moreland. Then, they reach to the waited plaque: " WELCOME TO OHIO!".
Luna: Finally! We reach here! Half of our journey is done!
Lincoln (Puts a hand on her brother's shoulder): That is true, my sister. That is true.
Luna: Now... How about we celebrate?
Lincoln (Raises an eyebrow): But how?
Luna (Smiles at him): Let's walk a little more to find a way to do that.
Yomedo, Ohio, 7:57 AM
As the sun is starting to be covered with some clouds, the two kids exit from ThaMonald's with two pieces of bread with molten cheese.
Luna (Sighs and eats a little): That is sad that the money that lasts for us, only allow us to afford this.
Lincoln (Eats a little too): True but, at least nobody asked why we were here.
Luna: Right... But now, we need to get more money. We can't advance in these conditions.
Lincoln (Nods): But how?
Luna gives time to think after finishing her bread. It takes time to, in the final, gives up.
Luna: I don't know yet. Let's see if we can find one solution like we did to find breakfast.
Lincoln (Nods again after finishing his bread too): Ok.
The two kids resume their walking. From the two sides, they only see shops or empty buildings. Then, they reach to the residential area. And to say the truth... It's a nice street. No destroyed houses, no trash on the front yard... You understand, right? Anyways, as they pass from these houses, they still are playing a game by words, with each other, since there is no other way to distract.
Luna: Ok, tell the alphabet to yourself and when I say stop, please tell the letter you stopped, okay? (Lincoln nods and beginnings muttering. Then...) Stop!
Lincoln: "H"!
Luna: Okay... The word that I'm thinking that starts with "H"... It's related to geometry at some point!
Lincoln (Tries to guess): Uh... Horizontal!
Luna: That is right!
Lincoln (Crossing his arms, while smiling): Luna, that is an obvious word! Try to choose another, please.
Luna: Okay, fin- (Notices something and puts a hand on Lincoln to stop him walking) Bro, stop!
Lincoln (Confused): Huh? Why?
Luna (Points at something): Look!
Lincoln glances at where her rocking sister is referring and, when the action is done, he gets frightened. Why? Because there is a big black dog sleeping in the front yard. It is attached to something strong by a rope but the latter object is long enough to it starts trying to bit the kids, if it wakes up.
Lincoln (Shaking due to fear): Uh oh...
Luna (Whispers at him): No need to worry, bro. Just walk with your toes and that dog won't wake up.
Lincoln (Smiles nervously): O-Ok-kay...
The two minors start to walk in their toes from that big dog. In a moment, Lincoln strumbled and almost fell to.the ground. But fortunately, Luna grabs him and that was the relief. After further minutes of stepping on their toes, they... Did it! The dog didn't start to bit them. That is lucky.
Lincoln (Sighs in relief): Now we are safe. Thanks for indicating that dog, Luna.
Luna (Smiles at him): You're welcome, Linc. Now, le-
BANGBANG!*
Voice: HONEY!
Lincoln and Luna panic at this and run away before the "shooting" expands to the exterior. Meanwhile, at the house, a husband glares disappointed at his wife, that is watching a police show.
Man: Sweetie! I told you several times to not watch these type of tv shows with the volume in maximum! You know that our house doesn't isolate the sound well! It looks like I'm going to kill you!
Woman: Sorry honey, but I constantly forgot about that. You know that my memory is not the best.
The man ends up pinching his nose at that declaration.
Parry Petler Park Playground, Yomedo, 9:21 AM
The white-haired boy and the brown-haired girl stops running when they feel that they are safe. In that, they try to catch their breaths, especially Lincoln. In the end...
Lincoln (Cleaning the sweat from his forehead): God... We almost would get shot!
Luna (Panting): I agree 100%, dude! No... 200%!
Lincoln (Looks around and stops at a direction): At least, here is very secure.
And he is right. Like it was written, they are at a playground. There are some kids with their parents to play and, of course, one or two try to get to the top of the slide and all the kids end up hurting each other, by fall or by the others' feet.
Luna (Smiles at that): True. (Then, she gets an idea) Dude! I know how to gain money!
Lincoln (Surprised): Really? How?
Luna (Showing five fingers with her two hands): Five letters: Music. We can entertain the others by that!
Lincoln: Great idea! (Realizes something) WAIT! How we will make music? And what we will use to the people put the money to us?
Luna looks around to see a way to answer Lincoln's answer. Then, she spots an abandoned house with junk in the front yard.
Luna (Pointing the finger): Maybe we can use something from there.
Lincoln (Nodding for agreeing): Let's go!
With that, the two kids cross the road to reach the abandoned house. In the end, they start searching for useful stuff. It took 20 minutes until...
Lincoln (Coming to Luna with a bucket): I can use this to be like a drum.
Luna (Still searching in the junk): Not bad. And how about I use... (Finds something and shows Lincoln, revealing a plastic cup) This like a microphone? (Her brother raises an eyebrow at that) Okay okay... It won't work! (Takes one empty kitchen paper roll) There! Now it will work! (Finds a black hat) And here is where the people can give us money!
Lincoln: Good! Now we are complete! Now, let's start our "job"!
Luna chuckles at that joke. Then, they go back to the playground and find a spot to play their "instruments". After that, Luna puts the hat with the hole showing and prepares her "microphone" as Lincoln sits and puts the bucket with the bottom part showing.
Luna (Smiling): Ready?
Lincoln (Smiling too): You bet!
Luna: Ok, little bro! Let's start in... 3, 2, 1, GO!
They start making music with their objects. It may be basic but with the promising singing of Luna and the favorable rhythm of Lincoln knocking the bucket as a drum, the songs are satisfactory. In that, some kids listen to it and run to them, to hear closer. It gets noted by their parents.
Father 1: Where are they going?
Mother 1: And... What is this basic but nice music?
Father 2 (Looks by his back): There they are!
The parents notice the kids clapping to a white-haired pre-teen and a brown haired teen making music and singing.
Mother 2: Maybe we can get closer.
Mother 3: You're right! Let's go!
All the parents go to their kids to listen near to this. They aren't many: Just 7 parents and 13 kids are there but still is a good start. Meanwhile, the kids start singing with Luna and Lincoln.
Lincoln, Luna, and kids:
We will play together!
We will have fun!
And you may ask why,
IT'S BECAUSE WE ARE KIDS!
As the music ends, the kids and parents cheer at them. Luna and Lincoln smile for this attention as some kids left money in the hat. When everybody disperses, the pre-teen boy and the teen girl count the money they got and... It's just 3.26$. It's a good start, to say the truth.
Lincoln: It may not be very much but still is money to survive.
Luna: True. Let's now go to other places for everybody to listen to our voice.
With that, a montage starts. Lincoln and Luna appears in other places of Yomedo singing and making melody. They appear at some bus stops, near the postal service, at the Maylier Park Golf Course, and at a marina market. In all the situations, everybody cheered these kids but there are always the ones that criticize the objects that they are using. However, the Loud kids got good money from this entertainment.
N Summit Street's Bus Station,1:06 PM
Voice 1: Thank you! Thank you!
Voice 2: We wish that you have a good rest of the day!
Right now, we see the Comic Fan and the Rocker Girl leaving from that bus station while their spectators were still clapping them. When they get enough distance from their "fans", they check out the money they got.
Lincoln (Counting the money): After this spectacle, we got... (Ends counting) 26,78 $! With the money that we got before these exhibitions, we totalize 29,12 $!
Luna (Smiles): That is very good, dude! It should last some days.
Lincoln: That is good. (Thinks of something) Now, what we should do?
Luna: I think we should buy some bus tickets. How much they cost?
Lincoln: I don't know but I hope that Ohio doesn't turn the tickets expensive.
The scene changes to the two kids discussing with a bus driver about the prices.
Bus Driver (Happy): You're lucky kids! Today, the ticket is free.
Lincoln and Luna look to each other for this surprise. In that...
Luna: Thanks, sir!
Bus Driver: Don't thank me! Thank my boss.
He chuckles at this joke as the two minors go to sit at the bus seats.
E Broadway Street's Bus Station, 1:46 AM
Later, the bus stops and the Loud minors get out, with the bucket, hat with money and empty kitchen paper roll, from there since it was just to pass to the other side of the river in Yomedo. When they get out, the bus goes away. At the right moment, that type of transport disappears from their vision...
GROOOOWWWLL!*
Luna: W-W-What was t-that? It looked l-like Lucy's popping o-out!
Lincoln: Sorry... It was... My stomach...
Luna (Raises an eyebrow): What? H-How it is very loud?
Lincoln: I guess that it works in cartoon logic. (Looks to the viewers) Yeah... I know that.
GROOOWWWLL!*
Luna jumps again from that volume of sound.
Luna: Seriously Lincoln! It even looks that you have a food disorder!
Lincoln: Hey! We didn't eat very well these past weeks! I can't control this!
Luna: You don't hear this happening to m-
GROOWWWLL!*
Luna, this time, looks to where her stomach is due to this sound. In that, she sighs.
Luna: Forget what I was going to say. Let's find someplace to get food.
Lincoln: I Agree!
The two youngsters resume their walking to find food supply for them. They turn to the right corner from the car store and pass by a house and, in that, they get wide eyes and happy faces, not forgetting mouth-watering.
Minutes later, they are sitting by a sidewalk, eating hot dogs with ketchup and, behind them, there is a hot dog stand.
Lincoln (Eating): Nham! It's the first hot dog we eat after our journey! It may not be the best, but after what we suffered, compared to this, the hot dogs would deserve to win a prize!
Luna laughs at that. Man... How much they can lighten the humor up with Lincoln's jokes.
Luna (Stops laughing and eats): God... Your jokes are better than Luan's jokes! And we even mostly groan!
Lincoln (Snickering): I guess that is true.
It took time until they finish their dish for lunchtime. Then, they get up and resume walking.
Lincoln: One thing that I can't believe is that we didn't get sick in all of this journey!
Luna (Realizes that is right): That isn't false! How we didn't get si- ATCHIIIMMM!
The two minors stop walking and the white-haired boy checks on her sister.
Lincoln (Concerned): Luna! You are alright?
Luna (Sick): N-No... I think t-that I'm finally ill after these days...
Lincoln (Checks her forehead): You aren't warm soo it's just constipation. It could be a flu. But we need to find a place for you to relax.
Luna (Coughs and sniffles): F-Fine... ATCHIIMMM!
Tamarre Park, 2:27 PM
Lincoln and Luna reach to the Tamarre Park, still with their "instruments" and a bottle of water that they bought in the middle of the walk. When they see a park bench, Lincoln sits there while Luna lies there.
Lincoln (Giving her the water bottle): Here, Luna. You need to drink liquids to the constipation ends.
Luna (Takes the bottle and drinks a little): Thanks, b-bro.
Lincoln (Joking): No problem L-L-Luna!
The rocker snickers a little at that and sneezes again. Fortunately, the climate wasn't cold soo there was no need to find something warm. They didn't do anything for a considerable time to wait for Luna's constipation goes away a little. A LITTLE, since normally that illness disappears between 1 and 3 weeks. At the time, Luna tried to not sneeze or cough very much since the park had an abundant number of people. After 25 minutes, Lincoln got finally bored and tried to think a way to, at least, treat one of the symptoms that Luna had that could be treated: Nasal congestion. Then, he got it: He recalls one time when he visited Clyde to make company since he was sick and he uses a specific spray to deal with that symptom. In that, Lincoln gets up and gets close to someone to ask for information. After that, he shakes Luna's shoulder and she looks to his brother.
Luna (Sniffles): W-What?
Lincoln: Hey, I got a place where we can get medication for your sniffling nose.
Luna (Smiles ay the good news): R-Really? (Coughs) W-Where?
Lincoln (Sighs): From where we came...
Luna: D-Dang it! Well... Let's go there anyway. Just let me get u-ATCHIIMMM!
Luna does what she needs to do and Lincoln helps her walking. She only needed to stop to cough or sneeze to any direction except where her brother is. After several minutes later, they reach to the pharmacy and Lincoln sits her in a bench outside of the store.
Lincoln: Wait here. I won't take too much time.
Luna (Coughing): O-Ok, little bro...
The Comic Fan enters on the drugstore and Luna lies down a bit. After additional minutes later, he gets out with the seawater spray and some scarves for Luna's Nasal congestion.
Lincoln (Giving the bottle): Here.
Luna (Takes it): Thanks, bro.
The brown-haired girl uses the medicament and blows her nose in one of the scarves. Then, she feels a little better.
Luna (Coughing a little): T-thanks again.
Lincoln (Smiles): No problem. (Realizes something) Well... What we will do now? We can't get more money with your constipation.
Luna: H-How about we get a place t-to later slee-ATCHIIIM!
Lincoln: That is not a bad idea. Let's start with a cheap hotel.
The scene changes to Lincoln's face, with a shocked expression and his hands on his hair.
Lincoln: 15$ FOR A ROOM PER A COMPLETE DAY?!?
It's revealed a 2 stars hotel, where there is, in big words, the price that Lincoln read.
Luna (Sniffles): This is the cheapest in the town, looks like.
Lincoln (Sighs): Let's hope that we can conserve our money.
In that, they enter the hotel.
Hotel's reception, 3:49 PM
The two kids open the door and see a middle-aged woman at the reception's counter. They get near to her.
Lincoln: Hello. We would like a room until tomorrow.
Receptionist: Okay... That is 10$. And before you ask about the letters outside, I don't have enough money to change it.
Lincoln and Luna smile but it fades away slowly since it's still expensive.
Luna (Coughs): I guess that w-we need to make sacrifice-ATCHIIIIMMM!
Receptionist (Concerned): Hey, are you okay?
Luna (Sniffles): Yes... J-Just a little constipated... T-That's all...
Receptionist (Sympathetic): Okay but I could ask why you, two minors, are alone?
Luna and Lincoln look to each other and sighs, knowing that there is no other choice. Then, they tell her what happened in these last days. Saying that she was shocked would be not enough.
Receptionist: Oh my god... You don't want me to call the police?
Lincoln (Shakes his head): No. We don't need help, for now. Only find a safer city. (Gives her the money) May we get the room?
Receptionist (Thinks a little and smiles): Your room is free until the next day after tomorrow.
Luna and Lincoln (Surprised): W-What?
Receptionist: You don't deserve this. I want you to stay in a better family, but first, you need to rest.
Luna (Happy and sniffles): T-thanks!
Receptionist: You're welcome. (Takes the room's key and gives to them) Here. Don't miss it.
The scene changes to the evening, with Lincoln and Luna, laying on their own bed. While Luna drinks what she still has on her bottle of water, Lincoln tries to distract himself with some thoughts. Later, the receptionist appears with some snacks to eat as dinner. After eating, they get to sleep. Even with constipation, Luna started sleeping well until...
Voice: Gnnn...
The rocker girl wakes up at this noise and notes that is Lincoln, struggling to sleep. With that, she feels sorry for him for not having his bunny doll, that always helped him. In that, she goes to his bed and sleeps with him, not without her face to the other side, to him not get her constipation too. Before she resumes sleeping, notices that Lincoln stopped struggling and sleeps well. Then...
Luna: Goodnight... My bro...
And there is! Thanks for reading!
Like I said, my schedule will be mixed. I will update or publish a random story. To give you a shot of my next plans, I will publish a one-shot called Broken Bond. It involves Lincoln and Rita.
Before I go, all the locations I mentioned are from Moreland (Parody to Shoreland) and from Yomedo (Parody to Toledo). And, obviously, ThaMonald's is parodying McDonald's.
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