Here's Six, enjoy!
Chapter 6: The All Star
Lincoln's Pov
"And so my training begins under the wing of Ryu and Chun-li, actual real life fighters from Street Fighter if you can believe that! And the training is...well, how do I put this...it's a complete pain! Don't believe me? Here's the tasks they want me to do in all of five months!"
Chore #1 Grass Cutting.
"Let's move it Linc! Use your arms!" Chun-Li shouts.
Lincoln cuts the grass with a particular scythe about two times with one arm at a time. The grass has to be the same height and smooth enough that people can walk on it without that uneven feeling you would normally get from the usual unkempt grass.
"In this chore, I have to cut the grass by using a Japanese Grass Sickle with both hands like I'm swinging a bat or sword. Due to the weights, my arms feel like it's swinging a big hammer! Youch!"
Chore #2...Rocks Thrown Out.
"Make sure to get them out quick and safe!" Lyra shouts.
Lincoln moves each of the sharp and big rocks that litter the road path far away from sight while wearing gloves.
"In this one, these rocks has to be cleared from the road and bring them to a pile far at the forest. I'm really glad I have gloves on cause I'm NOT gonna get another cut on my hand."
Chore #3...Stumps Off.
"You can do it Lincoln, just use your legs!" Layla cheers.
Lincoln tries to remove some stumps using the advice from Layla though he's struggling a bit. A hard task made even harder due to the weighted shirt he's wearing.
"I also have to remove all the stumps in the outer field..I see over thirty or forty stacked of them. Jeez! This shirt feels like it's breaking my chest all over! Just put me out of my misery!"
Chore #4...Trash Out.
"Come on Lincoln, move that trash! It's not gonna move by itself!" Ryu shouted.
In the empty lake, Lincoln is running with a punctured tire and a large piece of wood in his arms. Lincoln is breathing through his nose as mouth breathing while running only makes it worse for him.
"I have to clean out the entire lake, even there's lot of broken down machines. I do take out the trash, but not this type of 'taking out'. But I gotta pull through...to reach my goal."
Chore #5...Repaint the house.
"And in this one I have to repaint the whole house by myself using the weigh-Huh? What they guys doing?"
End Pov
Lincoln sees Ryu, Chun-Li, Lyra, and Layla painting the house. The boy was confused of them helping him during training.
"We're just helping you paint this house! Its a really big house to finish, you know." Lyra said having white paint on her cheek.
"It's our house too, we'll help out until it's nice." Ryu stated until he gets some white paint on his nose. "Chun-Chun!"
Chun-Li chuckled. "Not sorry! Heh, you look like Rudolph except with a white nose."
"I'm not missing out on the fun, even Charles want to join in!" Layla said holding a paint brush.
*Woof!...Woof!* Charles barks while he got a paint brush in his mouth, while he has paint all over.
Lincoln smiled as he thought of time of he and his sist-he and a certain group of girls that shall not be named had to paint the house for their parents anniversary. The first time they did it, it turned out horrible. But the second time became a charm as they placed their painted hands at the corner of the house walls for the finishing touch.
The white haired boy grabbed a paint roller while smiling. "What are we waiting for? Let's get started!"
Lincoln joins the others on painting the house. The resulting experience was fun as they make doodle faces on the house as they paint, "accidentally" get paint on themselves and each other, even Ryu and Chun-Li help the kids to reach the taller sections of the house. Lincoln has grown to like the family of fighters bond for each other as the family grew to like Lincoln spirit and ideas as time goes on, but this begs the question to the child.
'Why were they in hiding?'
It's 5:35 PM as a little bit of orange paints the sky. Lincoln and the fighter family have a picnic near the repainted house. Layla has made lunch of course; Sandwiches, potato chips, fruit salad, watermelon, Lemonade, and cookies.
"That's a job well done." Lincoln said looking at the completed house as he takes a bite on his sandwich.
"You said it." Lyra replied as she drinks her lemonade.
*Arooo!* Charles howled as he eats his dog food while sit by Lincoln.
"Aww, guess he loves my homemade dog food." Layla commented as she bites into her cookie.
"You all did well today, I love the brown and black color." Chun-Li said eating her salad.
"I agree. This was the most fun I had painting a house." Ryu spoke as he swallowed some chips.
"Now, when was the last you ever painted a house?" Chun-Li said.
"Touche."
Ryu smirks as the two go in for some cuddling.
"Ahh!/Ewww!"
Layla and Lyla exclaim before that happens. Ryu and Chun-Li then break away before things get a bit awkward. Best save it for when the kids aren't looking.
"Umm yeah.. soooo..uhh, how do you get painting to be this fun, Lincoln? It's usually such a boring task." Ryu said trying to change the subject.
Lincoln only shrugged and look up. "Don't know, I think of a way to get through and get everyone smiling time to time. I'm usually called the Man with the Plan...So, I got some questions for you guys and be honest about it."
"Sure dude, what is it?" Lyra replied
"If you guys are the Street Fighters, does this mean that other characters other than you guys out there in the world?"
Ryu and Chun-Li look at each other and nodded, Chun-Li spoke. "Yes Lincoln, there are others fighters besides us. They're just in their places enjoying their lives."
"Okay. So another question. Why are you guys hiding your identities to the world? You guys are famous in the video game, so I figured that..."
That question made the family look around aimlessly with some questionable frowns.
"I'm sorry.. I didn't mean to." Lincoln said getting the hint.
Ryu spoke with a smile. "It's fine Lincoln, we're just not ready to answer that question. You can ask another question if you want."
"Sure, um... you guys wear your very own costume in the game right?"
"Yeah, why?" Chun-Li answers.
Lincoln turns to the twins. "You making your very own ones right?"
"Actually yeah! Mines gonna be like Uncle Ryu's." Lyra said pounding her fist together. "But with more of a feminine touch."
"M-Mines gonna be like Aunt-Li, with my colors." Layla said twirling her hair.
"So can you make me a warrior outfit for myself? I really wanna see myself as a fighter warrior." Lincoln said triumphantly.
Ryu chuckles. "Heheh. We'll think about it, so how's the weights?"
Lincoln forces himself to stand up from the weighted arm and leg bands and shirt. "Fine, though it's really hard. I have to force my arms and legs to get around. Even walking felt like a chore to do!"
"Make sure you jog everyday, then the weights will feel like nothing to you." Chun-Li said.
"I promise." Lincoln said before hearing a buzzing noise, he check his phone and sighs. "My work time is up, time to go home Charles."
"Aw, I was about to make a Chinese dinner with fortune cookies for dessert." Layla said pouting.
"Well...I can stay for dinner." Lincoln said rubbing his head.
At Flip's Food & Fuel station. Flips, the owner of this named store, is napping on the corner in front of the register. Things seem slow until a hooded figure came by and slams his hand on the counter which startled the old man, and the customer in question is DEFIANTLY not happy.
Whenever a customer comes into Flip's store angry, this either means 3 things. One, it's a hot summer day and you're hankering for a Flipee. Two, you're looking for the gas station bathroom and you have a case of the runs. Or the third one which is most likely, you've been ripped off by Flip.
"Can I help you?" Flip asks half asleep.
"This lottery ticket is already been scratched up!" The hooded figure shouted.
"I don't know what you're talking about pal. Could it be you got a dummy coin to scratch that ticket or you got a bad habit of chewing your fingernails?" Flip replied.
"This lottery ticket is covered by gray spray paint!"
"Look kid, there's two things in life; you either win or lose and looks like you got caught in the bottom bit. Now get lost before I call the cops." Flips said.
The nerve of that guy talking about this win or lose BS. This was an already used ticket! The hooded figure was about to reply back but he felt a big headache. He grabs his head and kneels down in pain.
"Hey man, are you alright?" Flips asked rather concerned.
"ARGHH!" The hooded figure screams. He then hears a voice that freaks flips out.
"I can give you the powers to stop those who abuse all that is right, the only thing I want...is total destruction."
The hooded figure stop screaming after that headache and stands up. Except now with glowing red eyes and a strange looking red and black 'C' symbol on his forehead.
"Hey man, you w-want me to-" Flips said with fear, as he backs up.
"Flips, you're found guilty of your greed." A demonic voice came out from the hooded figure.
Outside, we see Lincoln and Charles walking down the street, going home after a lovely Chinese dinner.
"Man, that was a great meal huh Charles? Can't believe you ate my dumpling when I pick it up." Lincoln said patting his stomach.
*Hmrragg!* Charles mumbled while he smirked.
Suddenly a big racket comes from Flip's gas station, both of them look at the store on the corner. Wooden food shelves gets blown out of the window right after Flips getting thrown out as well freaking out the gas station owner.
Lincoln and Charles sees a hooded figure coming out, the figure's arms and legs are blackened steel with steam coming out of them putting the kid in shock. Yeah, this definitely isn't human.
"Please, stop!" Flips screams in fear.
"You shall be punished!" The hooded figure said.
Lincoln is panicked of what he looking at right now, normally looking that this situation he would be thinking, 'I need to get myself away from this place!' but his body and mind knows he got the power to stop him. He look at Charles who whimpers in fear. Lincoln pets his dog while he looks at the situation at hand.
'I hope I don't pass out on this.' Lincoln said while he's putting on something.
Flip backs away while the hooded figure comes closer. "Please...I'll give you anything you want, just don't kill me!"
"Flip, your punishment is death." The figure said as he's about to lunge at Flip.
But then some sort of energy projectile hits him and sends him toward the ground. Flips and the Hooded Figure turn toward a particular boy who's face is covered by a white scarf and the top of the head with red cloth while having a gray long sleeve shirt with blue jeans.
"You dare to defend a guilty living being?" The Hooded figure said.
"Well, killing him won't change a thing!" Lincoln said in a deep disguised voice as he look at Flips. "Run."
"None taken!" Flips said who flees off the place.
The hooded figure gets angry as it stands up. "You stop my order, so I challenge you to a fight for..your life!"
The figure smashes his fists on the ground making a small crater quaking toward Lincoln who dodges it. Lincoln needs to finish this fight before his parents gets worried.
"Oh right, Inner Strength! I'm summon you!" Lincoln shouted to the sky as he raises his hands in the air trying to summon the Inner Strength needed to defeat the beast.
...
...
But nothing happens!
"Uh oh." Lincoln sees the hooded figure charging at him. Lincoln response is to run toward the park. He jumps over the park gate entrance only for the hooded figure to smash through it not too far behind. Lincoln stops at the front of the tree, he then looks back seeing the hooded figure right at him.
"Enjoy the other side mortal." The hooded figure said right before it throws a punch.
Suddenly Lincoln's eyes goes wide and turns gray.
Lincoln dodges the attack which his opponent leaves a big mark on the tree. The hooded figure then throws a barrage of punches towards him, but Lincoln keeps dodging them. In fact, every punch Lincoln is reacting to right now feels like it's slow motion to him, which is why he's too quick to get punched.
'What's going on?! Minutes ago I can't even go near him but now I'm dodging him like a boss!' Lincoln thought as a glow mark pointed to the hoodie's right side stomach.
Lincoln jumped away from the hoodie figure, he sees a lake nearby giving him an idea. He goes to the lake, just a few meters away, and then spot the hoodie figure coming toward him. Lincoln simply close his eyes and remembers what he did to awaken his Inner Strength.
Protecting Layla.
What he's training for...
'If this man is let loose, he will hurt everyone...I not gonna let that happen.'
What he's FIGHTING for!
Lincoln doesn't know it but he's widening his legs as he spreads his feet, while moving his arms and hands together looking like its forming something. Blue static energy gathers together in front of his hands forming a energy sphere that looks similar to a certain fighter. The hooded figure charges to Lincoln, ready to strike his forehead.
"Time for you to die for your sins!"
Lincoln didn't listen as he release his hands in front of the hoodie figure's chest where the glowing spot last appeared. Lincoln eyes turns to a glowing deep blue as he shouts some sort of battle cry and then...
"SOLLL-U-KENNN!" Shouts Lincoln as he releases the blast.
The beast feels the blast as it burns him and blasts him forward across the park, to the lake, and then finally crashing to the side of a big tree as the resulting blast makes a small explosion.
Lincoln then drops the stance as his eyes turns back to normal. "Woah...what just happen?" Lincoln questioned as he shakes his head and eyes in confusion.
Lincoln then hears screaming from the hoodie figure, he turn around to sees the hooded figure shaking furiously like he's is suffocating. Black smoke spews out of his mouth, making Lincoln sick to his stomach.
'I think I'm gonna lose my dinner.' Lincoln thought.
The smoke begins to turn to dust as a bright spark appears out of the smoke. The spark then quickly zips to Lincoln's chest like an accurate sniper shot. This gets Lincoln panicked but he then turns to Charles coming to him barking rapidly.
"Hey, I told you to-" Lincoln said before he hears sirens. "The cops?"
*Hmm!...Hmm!* Charles nodded his head.
Lincoln grabbed Charles and runs off. "Sorry, I won't answer questions."
In a dark place full of stones all over, one man is being thrown into a boulder with bruises and blood from the mouth and chest.
"YOU HAVE FAILED ME YOU WORM!"
The man shivers in fear as he stands in front of a giant man dressed in a black cloak over his whole body with orange eyes.
"No...please my great lord...its just a flaw-Argh!"
The giant man grabbed the bleeding man by the neck and lifted him up in the air with it's demonic arm. He then stares at his victim with his red demonic eyes.
"Now I have another one who's full of hatred. Enjoy eternal life in the flame."
"No...please have mer-AHHHHH!"
The giant man breaks the man's neck as black smoke comes out of him, and then the smoke goes to the giant man's hood. One hooded elderly man walked towards him and bowed down to the giant.
"My great Lord Venger, should I call the other lords to help the search?" elder hood asks.
The giant man, Venger, walked to his throne as he sits on it, putting his head on his hand letting it rest.
"No...I still run this place on my own, just clean that pile up."
Whew, using hidden powers to finish off a life-threatening monster can make a kid hungry! Lincoln and Charles made it home just in time to get something to eat.
"Let's get ya something huh boy?" Lincoln asks as the dog nodded.
Lincoln opens the door, seeing his parents on the couch.
"Hey son, how's your first day of your job?" Lynn Sr asks with a smile.
"Fine Lynn Sr, I go get my dinner. Rita, you want me to be bed soon? I'll be there shortly." Lincoln said hastily as he heads to the kitchen.
"Lincoln, wait. I know you're mad at us for keeping the secret. So we called someone to talk to you." Rita replied
"Who would want to talk me?" Lincoln said confused.
Lincoln looks at the dining room, he sees an elderly man who has white skin, white hair similar to his along with mustache, and blue eyes. Wearing white buttons up with orange overall straps, blue jeans, and white sneakers.
"I heard you have a secret kiddo."
And a woman with tan skin, brown hair, and brown eyes. She's wearing a green long dress with white sandals.
"And it looks like you need some answers."
No way! Those were the two people he knew since he was a baby! They're...
"Pop-Pop...Aunt Ruth?"
It's movie night in the warrior household as the two warriors sit comfortably watching the movie. However, as the movie goes on, Ryu cant help but have a strange feeling.
"Hon, can we pause the movie for a second? I need to check on something." Ryu said grabbing the remote.
Chun-Li, who's sitting in Ryu's lap, spoke. "Sure, why?"
"Just having a strange feeling." Ryu answered as he flicks the channels until he stops at the news.
The news shows Flip's Food & Fuel surrounded with cop vehicles and the news woman with Flips who has bandages on his arm.
"This is Royal Woods News and we're here Live at Flip's Food and Fuel. As you can see from the video, the gas station has been demolished by a young man with metal-like skin but he has been stopped by a masked vigilante with strange powers." The news woman said.
"Yeah, he owes me big time for the store repairs, but he saved my life so he's good in my book." Flips responded.
"There you have it folks, a least a good-Hey, What are you doing?!"
A group of people dressed in black suits comes towards the area, one of them comes to the camera wearing black shades as the person pulls out a small long cylinder with a red dot.
"Everyone, look at the red dot."
"Cover your eyes!" Ryu shout as he and Chun-Li cover their eyes.
*FLASH!*
"What you saw was a recording its just from an anime video that was tested for new products. Thank you for your time, and enjoy the commercial."
The TV goes to commercial while Ryu and Chun-Li saw everything. Two of them are especially shocked to see Lincoln use the same energy blast Ryu used to finish off the monster.
"It took me five years to make the Hadouken technique." Ryu muttered
"And yet, he mastered it without getting hurt at the end." Chun-Li then looks at him. "You don't mean..."
"Yes." Ryu looks at Chun-Li. "Lincoln has the All-Star."
*bzzt!
"Hello guys, Lincoln here! My grandfather and my aunt gets to talk to me about my past! Wow, It was like that back then?! Even Ryu and Chun-Li want to talk to me about my powers and sounded really serious! Woah, this is what my powers can do!? Also there's something about an army..Wait, what?
Next time on Path of a Warrior: Secrets is out!See you soon!"
*bzzt!*
Yup, this is the chapter of showing of powers Lincoln has, two appears ok this chapter. I give you guys a quiz in this chapter...
First: What powers of the hoodie figure has?
Second: Who are the group in the news?
Third (hard): What you guys think Lincoln's Warrior outfit look like?"
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