"So that's what happened so far" Finished explaining Lincoln.
Clyde seemed to be in silence for a few minutes, which he supposed was understandable for his friend.
"So you family hasn't come back since yesterday, right?" Asked Clyde.
Lincoln would be more annoyed to having to repeat the same thing twice after he clearly explained i already, but he supposed that in cases like this it was understandable.
He hardly believed it himself.
"Yeah, they said they were going to some events yet they haven't come back or answered any of my messages"
"What do you think happened?"
"Well i believed that they were too tired and went to sleep to an hotel without warning, but at this point they should already have came back or at least answered the phone, so that's out of question by now"
"Do you think something bad happened to them?"
"Not really, i've checking the internet for news while we talked and i haven't find anything about something important happening yesterday, you think that if they got into an accident or something they would have at least put it on the news"
"Maybe they were kidnapped"
"That does seem plausible" Lincoln said getting worried. "But i don't think someone would do it for something that wasn't money and no one in my family has that many, the other reason would be someone being angry at them, which i doubt my family has pissed of someone THAT much"
There was some awkward silence from Clyde's part
"Oh come on they aren't that bad! Sure we they may drive other people and sometimes me nuts, but it isn't that bad! Plus even then i'm sure they would have just killed them outright instead of kidnapping them, also kidnapping ten people wouldn't have been that easy even if half of them are kids"
"Well you may got a point there, what are your other theories"
"I dunno, a surprise? A prank from Luan that everyone joined?"
"You really think that Luan would do a prank like that to you when it's not april fools? And that your family would agree with that?"
"Dunno, it was just a possibility, plus i prefer that rather than something bad happened to them"
"You seem awfully calm at this by the way"
"I am worried, but in cases like this is better to remain calm and focus on a way to discover what's going on, plus i may be worrying about nothing and they may show up later"
"Ok, do you think we should tell the police?"
"Well...no, at least not right now, like i said this might be nothing and they probably show up soon, if they take too long then i said that we should, though i feel i should talk about this with ours and my sisters friends, to see what we should do, plus they deserve to know"
"Well i guess you make a good point, do you want me to contact our friends while you contact your sisters friends?"
"Yeah, that be nice, i also contact Mr. Grouse just in case, since he is my neighbor and he already knows about what happened, plus i contact Pop Pop and aunt ruth just in case"
"Seems reasonable, i tell my parents just in case as well, also Lincoln, i have a question"
"Yeah?"
"Are you still sick?"
"Sadly yes"
"Then it's better for you to not go out for now, we should reunite in your house if necessary"
"Come on Clyde i'm not that sick"
"No excuses Lincoln Martin Loud, you're gonna rest like you're supposed to"
"Jeez you sound like my boy...friend"
There was an awkward silence for a bit.
"I guess you still remember that time"
"How can i forget, these are one of the best moment of my life...shame they didn't last"
"Look i'm sorry things couldn't worked out that way, i wish they did"
"Don't sweat it, i understand why it ended the way it did"
Another pause.
"By the way, how is Haiku?"
"She's fine, why do you ask?"
He could hear Clyde letting out a sigh, though he couldn't figure out why
"...Forget it, no reason, so i go with our friends and you go with your sisters friends and if necessary we reunite at your house, is that ok?"
"Yup"
"Ok buddy, see ya later...and take care of yourself"
Clyde hung up.
"Well, time to do some calls"
And so Lincoln began sending messages to his sisters friends in order to inform them of the situation at hand, luckily he did tend to hang around them a lot due to his sisters dragging him to their stuff that he was well acquainted with them, so he had all their phone numbers and they wouldn't question him too much, so it was a matter of sending the message, waiting for them to answer him and explaining the situation at hand.
Once he was done, Lincoln went to Mr. Grouse house and explained that to him as well and asked him if he wanted to come or not, he said he think about it.
Now it was a matter of waiting for them to come.
Lincoln now lazed around the living room, with medicine and entertainment at hand, plus a blanket, it was better for him staying there than going up and down in the house and draining himself even more.
He was currently watching TV to entertain himself and also to watch the news in case they said something about his family.
Then he heard a knock in the door.
Coughing a little, Lincoln walked and opened the door.
It was Francisco.
"Hey, i came as soon as i could, do you have any information about Lynn? Also are you okay? You look terrible"
"I don't have any information about Lynn right now and besides being sick, i'm ok, come take a seat"
"OK, also Margo is coming right behind me, i kinda leaved her in the dust, i didn't want to but i was kinda worried about Lynn and...you know"
Lincoln chuckled, Francisco was Lynn's boyfriend and he shared the same passion for sports as her, despite that he was actually modest unlike Lynn, not liking to brag about his sport ability, he really got along with this guy, he didn't even mind helping him and Lynn spar on occasion.
As Francisco entered the house, Margo immediately arrived and took a few seconds to rest and talked to him.
"I came as fast as i could, so any updates? Also what the hell happened to you?"
"Nope, so far nothing, i'm sick so that's why i look like this, come take a seat"
Margo nodded and entered the house.
Then he saw a car parking in front of his house.
He had already an idea of what that car could be.
And his suspicion are proven right when Carol pingrey came out of it.
The girl came quickly to where he was and before she could say something she inspicted his appearance.
"What happened to you? Are you okay? Do you need a medicine? What happened to your family? What happened to Lori? Are they-" She went overdrive with the question until Lincoln stopped her.
"I'm sick, i'm okay, yeah but i already have it, they disappeared and i can't find them anywhere and same as the other members of my family" He answered her questions in order.
"Oh"
"Come on in, the others shall arrive shortly and we can discuss about it"
She entered the house….and lo and behold another one came here.
There were three people, a teenager rocker and emo girl, plus a small toddler.
They were Sam, Maggie and Darcy respectively, the girlfriends of Luna and Luan and friend of Lisa...also respectively.
"Hi" He said.
"Hey, you are okay?" Asked Sam.
"What happened to the others" Asked Maggie as well.
Darcy didn't say a thing.
Lincoln let out a sigh and recited what he said at this point. "I'm sick but i'm still ok, my family is nowhere to be found so i called the others to come and discuss what we should do, please come in"
The three girls entered the house and Lincoln checked to see if anybody else was coming. Ironically despite the constant arrivals so far nobody came after those three, he guessed they were gonna take a little more to come.
Lincoln decided to go and sit on the couch while he waited the others to arrive, it was better than staying in the door and keep getting worse.
Talking about that, he had to drink his medicine once again soon.
The people started coming again, though they were attended by Carol since she didn't want Lincoln to keep exerting himself in his current state.
They all asked the same question: Where are they? And, You look like shit, are you ok?
He always told them he was ok and though some accepted that right away, others keep pestering him for his health, Haiku was one of the most persistent, he didn't get why though.
Once everyone was there, Lincoln hit the small table of the living room to grab everyone's attention, it was kinda like the sibling meetings only he was in charge now that he thought about it.
"Well, i suppose everyone knows already what happened or have an idea of what happened already"
Everyone either nodded or responded with 'yah'.
"Well, does anybody have an idea of were they could be right now? i wasn't able to go with them but i get the feeling at least one of you asisted to their events" He said to his sisters friends.
"Sorry, but i haven't managed to go to Lucy's reciting her poems or Luan's comedy gig, my little sis didn't go to Lucy's activities either" Said Maggie.
"Me and Tabby didn't go to Luna's gig either" Said Sam.
"We didn't go to Lynn's event either" Said Margo, to which Polly and Francisco nodded as well.
All the others said the same thing: They didn't go anywhere.
"...Well, this isn't looking good, i did send messages and even tried to call my family's phones today, each one of them and i got no answer, i suppose you didn't either".
"Nope, tried to call Lori on her phone and got no answer, and you know that when Lori isn't answering her phones, things are bad" Said Carol.
'Crap, things are worse than i thought' Thought Lincoln.
"Well i thought that this isn't too serious at first, but now that i think we should call the police and see hope they can do something about this" Said Lincoln.
"How are you sure the police is going to fix this? You sure they aren't going to fuck this up?" Said Maggie in an annoyed tone, yeah she didn't like the police a lot.
"Maggie! There's minors here!" Said Sam annoyed at the emo use of the f word in front of children.
"Please, like they haven't heard or used that word before…" Said Maggie rolling her eyes.
"While you have a point there since i know for experience people my age know and use that word, there's still a toddler here" Said Lincoln as he pointed at Darcy.
"What is fuck?" Asked the innocent child.
"...Crap" Said Maggie only to realize too late the word she used...and promptly got hit by Sam in the back of her head.
"I deserved that" Muttered Maggie.
"...We deal with the repercussion of this later, now if you don't trust the police i suggest we DO call them, but also try ask around the place my family went to see if they got a clue about their whereabouts, is okay for all of you?" Asked the albino kid.
Everyone said 'Yeah'.
"Well, do you guys want to start now or tomorrow?"
"Wait who says you're going to come?" Said Clyde.
"...Excuse me?" Asked Lincoln incredulous to what his best friend said.
"You're sick, you get tired from just even walking a little, it's best for you to stay here and recover while we do the hunting" Explained Clyde.
"Come on Clyde, they're my family, i need to go search for them, i can't just stand here"
"I'm sure your family won't want you to get physically worse just for them" Said Haiku.
"You to Haiku? Ok, tell you what, let's put this in a vote, who are in favor of me going to search with you guys raise your hand"
Nobody raised it.
"Who are in favor of Lincoln staying here and recover, raise your hands" Said Clyde.
Most people raised it, including Carol, Maggie, Haiku and Mr Grouse.
"...You win this round" Muttered Lincoln.
"Ok meeting closed...that felt weird and good at the same time" Said the sick kid.
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"So you guys gonna go back to your houses or…" Said Lincoln.
"And leave you here in your current state? No way mister, i'm staying here, plus my parents don't mind me being away, i'm almost an adult anyways" Said Carol.
"Eh, mom wouldn't mind me staying here and i feel squirt over here won't mind either" Said Maggie while patting her little sister Haiku in the back, who was embarrassed at the nickname her big sister used.
"I can stay here, gotta do some calls before" Said Sam.
"I can call my parents and ask if i can stay here" Said Clyde who took his phone out after he said that.
"Won't mind staying here either" Said Francisco who was joined by Margo.
"I can't stay here, but i wish you the best luck, maybe i can ask mommy if she can help me with the search tomorrow" Said Darcy.
"I gonna accompany the little kid home, Giggles do you want to come to?" Asked Polly pain to which the clown nodded.
"Eh gonna stay here" Said Tabby.
"I've next door if you need me, please don't be noisy" Said Grouse who took his leave, the others did as well but wished Lincoln good luck for recovery.
"Ugh, fine you can stay" Said Lincoln with a grunt. "Just watch out, this house is kinda…peculiar".
"Yeah we get it, the walls are stupidly thin and looks like the whole thing can fall apart on us at any moment" Said Carol.
"You missed a few things but you're still spot on" Said Lincoln.
"Well i'm gonna watch some TV so go hang around here if you wanna" Said Lincoln.
"Ok go have fun" Said Sam.
Lincoln grabbed his blanket and drank a bit of his medicine.
'Let's hope things don't get too bad' Thought the albino child.
God that was a bitch of a chapter to make.
I kinda feel that this story took a bit of a wrong turn since i introduced so many characters (and there's gonna be more) so i don't know if i can handle them all, though i felt it was necessary to introduce them given the circumstances of the story.
I do have an idea of how this story is gonna go but i have so many other as well so it's kinda hard to decide which, hope the final result at least pleases people.
This chapter was supposed to be longer with showing even more characters and all but i felt it was getting too long plus i already have a problem with handling so many characters at once (as you can see in this chapter).
And yeah Lincoln x Clyde was a thing in this story if you can tell, though it's not the main ship of this fic (hence i said was, i may reveal why they broke up later).
I hope you guys like this chapter and sorry if it came unrealistic.
Catch you later.