"WE NEED A MEDIC!"
Everyone around heard the voice of Jack yelling in the giant living room.
"Oh no!" Liberty gasped as she scurried to the living room with Lincoln and his new Lynn right behind them.
"Liberty, what's happening? Is ink hurt?" Lincoln asked worriedly
"Hopefully not. Ink is near-invulnerable, the only thing that can hurt him is a lucky shot or someone who is on his level of power." Liberty answered
The trio pushed passed the chatting crowds to see Ink and Jack along with someone in Ink's arms. It was another version of Lynn but a few years older.
She was resting in Ink's arms unconscious, she looked dirty and beaten up along with a small bleeding wound at the side of her head.
Just then, an alternate loud family all dressed up in doctors and nurse uniforms rushed down the stairs with a gurney. They took Lynn out of Ink's arms and placed her on the gurney and took off on an elevator not far from them.
As they strolled the Lynn away, Ink looked at his hand and saw red liquid on his gloves, it wasn't paint. Every one stayed silent.
Jack began to feel weird about the awkward silence.
"Well...That's enough excitement for one night! I'm heading home." Jack immediately stated as he patted Ink on the shoulder and made his exit through the front door back to his own universe.
Everyone continued to face Ink as he stared at the blood on his gloves, he quickly snapped out of it.
"Alright everyone, the situation has been defused! It's getting late in some realities so anyone who isn't staying here, it's time for you to go home!" Ink announced
A large amount of alternates made their way to the front door, entering into the portal back to their realities while the alternates who were currently living in the Ultra-Dimension headed up the stairs, back into the food court, or on the many couches.
Ink walked into the food court and sat down on the chair he did earlier as his girlfriend and two other friends followed. A young teen about Ink's age came up to Ink dressed as an old fashioned waitress, Lincoln immediately recognized her as Tabby, an older version of the british rocker he knows from back home.
"Would you like anything, Ink?" Tabby smiled
Ink looked up to the waitress.
"A cola please." He answered
She nodded and walked away.
Ink looked towards the three figures looking at him and he faced Lincoln.
"That's a Tabby from an AU based during the 1950's...another AU that Error destroyed." said Ink grimly, showing that he wasn't in the best of moods.
Lincoln, Lynn, and Liberty sat downstairs the table.
Liberty placed a hand on Ink's shoulder.
"What's wrong, Inky?" Liberty cooed towards her love.
Ink looked towards his gloves, her eyes followed.
"Is that...blood?" She asked, knowing Ink's phobia of the red liquid.
Ink nodded
"And I can't stand the sight of it!" Ink snapped as he took off his gloves and threw them on the table.
"What happened?" Lincoln questioned with a concerned tone in his voice.
Ink sighed.
"That Lynn I just brought here with Jack: I visited her world only to find her lying unconscious on the floor of an RV as her forehead bled from where a bullet grazed her, and while that was happening, there was two other men in the RV getting shot at by people outside. I commanded Jack to stop the bleeding as I went to clear the rest of the shooters, one was accidentally shot by his comrade and he fell towards me, I grabbed him and my hands landed on his gunshot wound. The rest is another story but we got back here in due time." Ink answered
The Guardian then saw the Lynn he saved last week next to Lincoln.
"Hey, I see that you finally met Lincoln!" Ink beamed, hoping the previous conversation.
"Yeah. I figured out why you wanted me to talk to her. And it helped us both with our problem!" said Lincoln as he smiled towards his new Lynn as she smiled back at him.
"Good, I'm glad that you forgive your family." Ink replied
"Oh, also Ink?" Lincoln began
"Yes?"
"I was hoping that you could bring me home tomorrow like planned. I was also hoping that I could take Lynn with me so she can be a part of my family." Lincoln continued
Ink narrowed his eyes and scratched his chin to show that he's thinking.
Lincoln and Lynn started to sweat with the suspense of Ink's delaying answer.
Ink then opened his mouth.
"I see no problem with that." he smiled
Lincoln and Lynn cheered as they hugged each other.
"I can't help but to feel sorry for you though. Now you'll be getting double dutch ovens for the rest of your life." Ink joked
"It's the punchbuggy game that Lynn likes to play on road trips that I'm most worried about." Lincoln quipped, making Lynn laugh.
"But seriously. I would like to make amends with my family tomorrow. As for tonight, I want to make plans for my Lynn and her living conditions in my universe." Lincoln replied
"I see what you mean. I guess I can put a bunk bed in your Lynn's and Lucy's room so BL!Lynn can have somewhere to sleep." Ink replied
Lincoln smiled as his new sister hugged him.
"Here's your cola, Ink!" 50's Tabby announced.
A few hours went by and the four characters were talking and laughing. Lynn soon decided to take a shower and go to on to bed as Liberty soon followed. All who was left in the food court was Ink, Lincoln, and a few alternates who worked as janitor's.
"HAHAHA! And that time you..HAHA!.. dressed as a girl so you could go to work with your Dad!" Ink laughed
Lincoln had his head resting in his hands to hide his embarrased blush.
"Yeah...It was one of those strange days." Lincoln sighed
"And..hehe.. That time your family got..HAHA..T-The flu that made you all act like zombies! HAHAHA! Man, you guys are really dramatic when you're sick!". Ink giggled some more.
After a few moments...
"Hey, Ink." Lincoln asked
"Yeah, friend?" He answered
"Earlier, Liberty told me about how you and her first met, along with telling me about Error's origins. Well at one part, she said something about him being the true Lincoln Loud and things about the Canonverse. What is the Canonverse?" Lincoln asked
Ink stared at Lincoln.
"Follow me." Ink replied
Ink and Lincoln walked into the living room and into another room that Lincoln would know as his parent's bedroom.
Upon entering, Lincoln saw how different the room was. It was (of course) bigger than how he remembered it. Their was a king size bed with a nightstand right beside it, a 50 inch flatscreen tv on the wall, a desk with strange looking maps around it, a corner with a couple of bean bag chairs and a big bookcase filled with dictionaries, history books, encyclopedias, crime stories, mangas, and comic books. And on the walls are framed pictures of Ink Linc with people that Lincoln recognizes as himself, his family, friends, and other characters that the white-haired boy doesn't recall ever seeing. there was also another section of the room with another door saying "Liberty's Room: KEEP OUT!" and right beside that was a door leading to a bathroom.
"Sweet! This is your room?!" Lincoln asked in astonishment
"Yes." answered Ink as he grabbed his paint brush and made a sapphire-colored streak across the ground, the streak opened up into a portal.
Ink then grasped Lincoln's arm as they entered the portal and into the multiverse.
Ink held on to Lincoln's arm as he flew the course of their destination while remembering how his mentor Void made this trip from time to time before he died.
It didn't take long before the destination was reached, Lincoln looked ahead to see a wide gap, about the size of a castle drawbridge floating in mid air. The color was pure white.
"What is this?" Lincoln questioned as he placed his hand on it feeling a smooth surface.
"This my friend is the Canon Barrier, the only thing separating us from the Canonverse." Ink replied
"Woah, why is the canonverse so important?" Lincoln asked.
"Simple, we wouldn't be here if it weren't for the Canon. Think of the multiverse as one big tree: The canonverse's the seed and the AU's are the branches. All the AU's branch off the events which happen in the canonverse and that's where we all come in, to live those stories. Look at it, what do you see?" Ink asked
Lincoln looked towards the canon barrier, he looked as hard as he could into it.
"I see me and Clyde wearing our Ace Savvy and One-Eye Jack costumes." Lincoln explained
Ink looked towards the canon barrier as well.
"Oh! A holiday themed event! Looks like the canon is celebrating Halloween at the moment." said Ink
"So new AU's will be made about the adventures that this Lincoln goes on?" Lincoln scowled
Ink nodded
"Correct! But other times, AU's have completely different stories that has never happened, or will never happen, in the canon." Ink Linc answered
Lincoln lightly knock on the barrier.
"What are you doing?" asked Ink
"Trying to get their attention." Lincoln replied
"Oh, don't bother. They won't hear it. The canon isn't aware of the multiverse." Ink stated
"Hmm, How do we get passed?" asked Lincoln
"We can't. The multiverse isn't allowed to enter the Canon. That's why this barrier is here." answered Ink
"Oh.." said Lincoln dejectedly
"Well if you could, Ink. Would you like to enter the canon?" Lincoln continued
A wide smile grew onto Ink's face and his eyes started to shine light the night sky.
"A thousand times, Yes! I would love nothing more than to enter that world and meet the canon loud family! But...that's just a dream." Ink answered disappointedly
Lincoln felt sorry for Ink Lincoln.
"But, someone had to be here to stop Error anyway." Ink added, the hope in his voice returning.
Lincoln started to get curious.
"What is Error's goal anyway? Like what does he think he'll achieve by killing alternates?" he asked
Ink sighed as he knew the grim answer.
"Well all alternates, even though they're in the fandom, have tiny slivers that connects them to their canon counterparts. But the sliver is very small, like the size of an atom. Error wants to erase everyone and everything in the fandom in order to collect those slivers and add them to his canon sliver. With enough canon energy, Error will be able to pass the barrier with ease. He will most likely erase the canon Lincoln and take his place. After that...the multiverse will be reborn with AU's now based off of that hideous maniac. But don't worry, it will take a LOT of canon energy to to be able to pass and Error has a very, very long way to go before he's able. And it's not like he'll succeed and if he somehow manages then he'll have to face me, and he won't like it if it comes to that. But like I said, he won't prevail because there are loads of alternates out there with superpowers and won't be afraid to fight. Like that version of you who's Ace Savvy!" Ink beamed
Lincoln's eyes went wide in excitement.
"There's an AU where I'm Ace Savvy?!" Lincoln shouted excitedly
"Haha, Yep!" Ink laughed
Lincoln started to babble and talk on how cool that is until he yawned.
"Huh, looks like you're tired." Ink whispered as he turned away from the barrier and flew off back to his home.
Upon re-entering Ink's room. The guardian laid Lincoln into his bed where the tired eleven year old snuggled under the blanket.
"Aren't you tired?" Lincoln asked drowsily
Ink shook his head.
"Nah, super stamina. I can stay awake for about two weeks strait, Long story short: I'm tired but not enough to want to fall asleep." Ink answered
Lincoln was about to say something else but his tiredness took him over and fell asleep. Ink grabbed a bun-bun he had received as a gift and placed him next to Lincoln. Ink then heard a creak at the door, he turned to see the Lynn that Lincoln helped earlier.
"Oh, hey there." Ink greeted quietly
Lynn waved at him and looked at Lincoln sleeping in bed.
"You can sleep with him if you want." Ink confirmed
Lynn smiled and got into bed with her new brother. She hugged him tight while the good memories of her late Lincoln came back. She soon fell asleep.
Ink smiled at the sight and walked out of his room, made his way past the living room and the food court and walked towards the backdoor you would find in any Loud House.
Upon exiting, Ink was now in the "backyard" of the Ultra Dimension. All around was a beautiful garden with fountains spewing water all around. He made his way down the flowery path and saw more alternates sitting on the benches either talking, sleeping, or admiring the plants. Ink finally made it to where he wanted to go, he stood proud in front of a statue dedicated to Void and Anti-Void. Two brothers who lost their lives defending, leaving a young apprentice and...another.
Ink looked at the plaque.
"This Statue is dedicated to our fallen guardians, Void and Anti-Void, along with everyone who died with them. Thank you for your services. May God rest your souls."
A tear fell down Ink's cheek.
"Hey Void, Anti. How are you guys doing? Oh...my bad...I just miss you guys so much. Everyone out there thinks that I have everything together and that I'm fine...but I'm not. Everyday I go out and try to stop that monster who killed you both. Sometimes I get to where Error is going on time while others...I'm either to late or I make it the last second. Usually I manage to immobilize him but right before I'm about to finally bring him in, I just look at his face and I'm reminded of that day. There are times where I'm tempted killed him. And I'm not going to lie, I always think about killing that fiend. But I know that's not what you two want from me. You guys would wanted me to treat him with endless kindness and show him the Err...faults of his ways. Mostly because you both believe that everyone has good in them. But let's say I finally catch him. Where should I put him? I mean, there's the Ultra-Prison but what if he manages to escape? I'll admit it, it's not easy. But for you guys and everyone else in the entire Multiverse, I will stay strong!"
Ink left the garden and headed back inside. Ink started to think about the Lincoln he saved earlier today and his family problems.
"I should go check up on his family and see if they're doing all right." Ink thought as he opened a portal to Lincoln's universe.
Lincoln's Universe...
It didn't take long for Ink to enter Lincoln's AU. A paint portal opened up into Lincoln's bedroom with Ink stepping out of it.
He tiptoed towards the bedroom door and noticed it cracked open, letting a sliver of light from the hallway come in.
Ink stuck his head out of the doorway slightly to see if anyone was in the hallway. The only thing he saw was an empty hallway.
"Odd." thought Ink as he made his way out of the bedroom.
He gazes into one of the neighboring bedrooms and saw that it was Lisa's and Lily's bedroom. Only a few papers were scattered on the ground, Ink levitated his body and quietly flew to the other rooms and saw that each room was a mess. Like how an isle in a grocery store looks after a bratty child made it's way through.
Ink then heard a sound of a baby crying on the first floor in the living room.
He floated towards the stairs and slowly descended, believing that the family are in the living room.
Once he reached the middle step, he got a good look into the living room with a sight that made his heart drop.
Error Lincoln was standing in the middle of the room with Lily wrapped into his strings.
"Thought you could hide from me, aye? I may have not found your Lincoln yet but I will! Oh...you can't even understand what I'm saying can't you? No matter, This will only hurt you for a second you abomination!" Error cackled as Lily cried.
Ink froze in horror...the trashed rooms...those were signs of a scuffle...Lincoln's sisters and parents are dead...But Lily was still alive!
Raged filled Ink.
"ERROR!" Ink roared as he leaped from the stairs
Before Error could erase Lily, he felt the back of his head get smashed with what felt like a semi. Disoriented, his wires became loose and dropped Lily who landed safely on the couch. Error felt himself get picked up by his shirt and thrown towards the parents bedroom door, smashing it to pieces. Lily looked up at her savior.
"Wincoln?" She asked
Ink quickly grabbed her and tried to make a run for it only to feel both his legs forcefully tugged from behind. Lily was once again dropped into the couch where she grabbed bun-bun in terror. Ink was dragged onto the carped and hung upside down, meeting Errors angry face.
"I'm getting tired of you interfering with my plans, Ink!" Error growled as he used his wires and slammed Ink against ground, walls, ceiling, and onto the coffee table which broke in half, and was thrown across the room, crashing into the TV.
Error faces Lily.
"Your turn!" said Error as he approached Lily as she began to cry in fear.
Ink got up and threw the TV at Error, impacting his face. Error screamed in pain as if the paint.
While the Destroyer was distracted, Ink quickly got out his brush and began to twirl it as if it was a bow staff and began to strike Error at multiple places with precision.
Error managed to dodged a swing and struck Ink in the gut, making him wince in pain, he then roundhouse kicked the Guardian in the face, making him fall to the ground and releasing the paintbrush from his grasp.
"If only you weren't so weak, Ink. You might've saved Void and Anti! Hehehehehe!" Error mocked as he picked Ink up with his wires at his legs once more.
Error's wires began to light up as electricity formed around Ink.
Searing pain washed over Ink's body, but trained to work through pain, Ink used one paint jar on his vest to form a paint lasso which he quickly swung and wrapped around Error's right arm. With a hard tug, a loud snap sound was heard making Error scream in pain.
The wires released Ink as they went back into the villain's fingertips as Error held his right arm.
"Y-You Bast...YOU BROKE MY ARM!" Error shrieked
Ink stood up while grabbing his paintbrush and glared at Error.
"I'll do worse if you don't surrender!" Ink threatened
A wicked smile grew on Error's face, he was beginning to like this regardless of his damaged limb.
"Or what? You'll kill me?" Error cracked
Ink grew furious.
"Why do you do this, Error? Why must you test my kindness? You know I can easily kill you if I wanted to!" Ink roared
Error laughed
"If you had the guts then you would've done that a long time ago! But the poor excuse for a guardian never finishes the job and allows the true hero to win! Once I leave, I'll turn my attention to your friends!...and Liberty, the girl who you love." Error's voice darkened.
That was it...
Ink quickly leaped toward Error and pinned him onto the ground.
"Oh, someone's gotta temper!" Error teased only to be met with a fist to the face.
Ink became to waylay on Error, going left and right over and over.
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" yelled Ink
"*Cough Cough* do it..." Error grinned weakly, showing his bloodied yellow teeth.
Ink wrapped hands around Error's throat and began to squeeze tight.
Error began to choke for air. Ink gave a dark smile.
Finally, everyone Error has killed will be avenged, the entire multiverse will finally be free from his evil! Void would! Void would...Void...
Ink realized what he was doing and released Error's throat.
Error began to violently cough and gasp for air. Ink just stared at his enemy...at what he could've done... Error glared at Ink.
"Why didn't you finish your job?" he asked as he quickly opened a glitchy portal and entered it, leaving the AU.
As Error made his way back to his hideout, he sighed in relief and gently rubbed his sour neck.
"I almost died..." thought Error, almost sounding scared.
Ink stood in the living room with what he almost done still in his mind, he's just glad that he managed to have snapped out of it on time. Sounds of police car sirens were heard outside.
"Someone must've heard us and called the cops." Ink thought as he grabbed Lily who was still holding bun-bun.
Yes, Ink was in great pain and was limping (seems Error did a number on him) and in need of some medical attention but he had to get Lily to safety first. After grabbing the infant, Ink opened a portal and entered. As the portal closed and vanished, the front door was kicked open by some officers. But the only thing that the city employees found was an empty house and what looked like a giant fight took place. The only evidence that they'll find that shows what happened is if any of the officers or detectives find Lisa's hidden cameras, which they may never come across unless on accident.
A few minutes later...
Ink stumbled out of the portal that lead into the Ultra Dimension's Living Room.
"l...LIBERTY!" Ink yelled as his whole body felt week and legs like jello.
It didn't take long before some alternates came out of the food court to see what was going on as Liberty to rush out of her bedroom and into the room with an orange robe on. It was very rare for Ink to come back injured.
"Ink, what happened?" Liberty panicked as her boyfriend fell on one knee while still holding Lily. Liberty quickly grabbed the baby from Ink's arms as some alternates who were still around tried helped Ink up.
"e-error" Ink said weakly before passing out.
"oh no...WE NEED SOME MEDICS!" Liberty yelled
A group of second shift medics (genderbent loud family) came down the stairs with a gurney.
Lincoln and Lynn peeked out of Ink's bedroom.
"Ink?" Lincoln asked
An hour later...
Ink felt tiny slaps on his face.
He opened his eyes to see the Lily he saved sitting on his chest trying to wake him up.
"Hey, Lily" Ink smiled weakly
Lincoln, Lynn, and Liberty were standing by Ink's hospital bed until they noticed that he woke up.
"Oh my gosh! Ink, are you okay? asked Liberty as she threw herself towards her love and hugged him.
Ink nodded as he grabbed Liberty's hand.
"What happened, and why did you bring back a Lily?" Lincoln questioned
"oh no..." Ink thought
Thinking of what to say, the guardian knew that it was best to tell the truth, so he confessed.
"I...was visiting a universe and had a run-in with Error. He erased that universes Loud Family but I managed to save Lily before she was next. We had a fight and I was about to...I hesitated in the middle of it and he got away." Ink answered shamefully as Liberty caressed his hair.
Lynn covered her mouth in shock.
"What au was it?" Asked Lincoln
Ink took a deep breath and looked at Liberty. Liberty looked into Ink's eyes and knew what he was going to say, she placed a hand on her mouth as well.
"It was...your universe, Lincoln." Ink revealed
Lincoln blood became cold
"What?" He muttered as tears pooled in his eyes.
The pained look on Lincoln's face struck Ink like an arrow to the knee.
"The Au that I had a fight with Error, the loud family he erased the Lily I saved...it was yours." Ink repeated
Lincoln looked at Lily who sat on Ink's chest plate. He looked deep into the baby's eyes and upon close inspection, he knew that it was true.
He grabbed Lily and fell to his knees crying, Lynn quickly comforted him, crying as well.
Liberty walked over to Lincoln and wrapped her arms around his shoulder and tried to comfort him with words as he continued to sob.
"I-I...I'm sorry, Lincoln... I should've been more quicker and..."
"N-No..." Lincoln interrupted
"What?" Ink scowled
Lincoln rose to his feet as he wiped his red and puffy face.
"It's not your fault, Ink. It's Error's. But I don't want my family to have died in vain..."
Lincoln places Lily back on the bed and leans towards Ink.
"You told me that Void and Anti-Void took you in and trained you. Do the same for me! Make me your apprentice!" said Lincoln
"A-Apprentice?" Ink asked, his face filled with shock.
"Yes, like how you were!" Lincoln continued
Ink looked at Lincoln, he could see nothing but seriousness on his face. As much as he wanted to say No, he couldn't help but to see himself in Lincoln. Like what Void saw in Ink years ago. He looked over to Liberty who looked back at him. She knew how Ink felt about having a partner, but...
"Are you sure about this Lincoln? You will undergo training close to what you see in the military. And not only that, but you'll also be educated in the large assortments of AU's, including the ones that will make you question your sanity" Ink explained
"Positive!" Lincoln answered
Ink smiled and shook Lincoln's hand.
Suddenly, the idea of having an apprentice made Ink happy. Maybe this will work out.