We're back and this time we're gonna see how Lincoln can be able to handle some good old fashioned magic. Will there be trouble? Possibly. This idea kinda came from the season 4 episode "Antiqued off." Enjoy folks.
Family of Two.
Chapter 92: Magic or Madness?
(The Loud House, nighttime.)
Lincoln and Luna come out of the house and same with Michelle. Lincoln is all healed up and he has no more stomach issues, which means he does not need any more shots from the nano-healers, which makes Lincoln and Luna relieved.
It hurt for Lincoln to go through the pain and it hurt Luna to see Lincoln in pain and to administer the shots to him.
Tonight, they celebrate and the best way, is through something Lincoln is a fan of, magic! Well, magic tricks, Okay, parlor magic tricks. You get the idea.
"We're gonna be off now Great Grandma Harriet. You sure you don't wanna tag along?" asked Luna.
Great Grandma Harriet nods. "I know we should be celebrating for Lincoln's recovery, but I am not going to be part of some cheap nonsense lesser known form of tricks that they call magic. It deeply offends me and makes a mockery of actual magic."
They don't know what to say to that. "Okay, well, have fun here Great Grandma Harriet. If something does go wrong, then we'll contact you" said Lincoln.
The ghost watches as they board Luna's car and drive off. Harriet sighs. "If they wanted some magic tricks, I could do it myself. Also, they've seen me do magic so many times around the house and they even saw the Guardian, Gyro and his morphing abilities. Why would they wanna see some cheap knock off of the real deal?"
"No clue." Harriet sees the raven land and morph into the man she spoke of. "So, they're not here and off to go to some cheap charlatan and whatever cheap trick they have up their sleeves?"
Harriet nods. "Indeed. I have had a run in with these kinds of people and they con people out of their money and make them look like fools, and that is why I do not like cheap parlor trick magic! It is unruly and pathetic and also mocks real magic."
"Take it easy there Harriet. Now that kind of magic is for those who wish to train in the arts of sorcery and witchcraft. The Lincoln in my world who is not a fan of the cheap magic he once knew and love, but he is fond of the real deal, like the magic I have and he has his own magic alongside Luna" replied Gyro.
"And like you I share a recent for this knock off shit of magic, but I don't hate it. Sure it's pathetic and it does kinda mock me. But everyone has their own liking to what kind of magic they wanna see and Lincoln wants to see some magic that can entertain him like the old days."
Harriet sighs. "I guess you're right. It's just that…. I really wanna be there to celebrate, but not when it involves something I defy. Why can't they ask me for an epic and entertaining magic show?"
Gyro thinks. "Perhaps there is a way. What would you say we go over and see what happens to the whole thing? We're not gonna sabotage it, we're just gonna see how Lincoln Loud likes the magic now. I mean, he has changed and chances he'd get bored right?"
Harriet smiles. "And if he's bored, he'd wanna see the real one. Now that sounds brilliant. I'm in!"
(At an old Warehouse near the town.)
They are now inside the building and they see tons of kids sitting down and waiting for the whole thing to begin.
Luna does notice that there are no grownups in the area, Michelle also sees this and is confused. "Well, this is kinda odd. Did all these kids came here by themselves or did they're parents drop them off?"
"Looks like the parents may have left them here to enjoy themselves, or they came here by themselves. Because we saw lots of bikes out there" replied Michelle.
They then take their seats and they see who's with them. "Hi guys" replied Jordan. "Here to see the Amazing Brailster?"
Lincoln sits next to her. "We are. My mom thought this would be a great way for us to celebrate my recovery, and Clyde is occupied and I doubt any of my friends would be interested in this. You a fan?"
"Sure am, I have been since I was 7 and still am. Heck, I even have a magicians outfit back home, which doesn't fit me anymore" replied Jordan.
"Jordan, did you come here alone?" asked Luna.
"No, my mom and dad brought me here, they thought this would be a good idea for me to see my favorite magician while they go on their date. I was kinda confused why everyone else is here, and so I suspected they came here on their own or they're parents dropped them off since all of these guys are fans" replied Jordan.
"Well, looks like we're the only teen and grownup in the area" replied Michelle Lewis. "This isn't awkward at all, is it?"
Just then the lights go out and then a spotlight is on the stage. "Ladies and Gentlemen, children of all ages and amazing Brailster fans. I present to you….. The one, the only! The Amazing….. Brailster!"
The magician appears on stage from a cloud of smoke and he tosses out his hat which then floats in mid-air and a rabbit pops-out which he catches, then more rabbits fall out of the mid-air hat and he catches all of them and then he hides them in his coat and then let's them out as doves, everyone cheers and claps at this performance.
Lincoln and Jordan clap at this. "Wow! Always as amazing as he was before" said Lincoln.
Then the magician has with him a table, he then places a handkerchief on the table and then with the wave of his wand, he makes the little piece of cloth rise and it reveals an alarm clock. He grabs the handkerchief and wraps it around the alarm clock and then tosses it into the air where it opens up into confetti and butterflies.
Everyone claps at this amazing trick. "Now that is new! And oh, so awesome!" said Jordan.
The man's next trick: He has his magic wand ready, he then puts it into a glass of water, but as it goes into the water it disappears and he drops it in and it's gone. He drinks the water and he makes the glass upside down onto the table and then when he removes it and lots of water comes out and then his wand which has extended into a staff, which he then breaks in half and he tosses both into the air and they ignite into flames and he catches his original wand.
They all clap and cheer at this amazing trick. Luna smirks. "Okay, that was kinda impressive."
The Amazing Brailster then removes his gloves and he rolls up his sleeves. He places the gloves onto the table and with his wand they come to life and they begin to dance. Brailster then covers them with his hat and he removes his hat to see that they are gone and then he pulls out five white rabbits from his hat.
He then let's pulls something out of the rabbit's ears and coming out are his gloves and then he puts the rabbits back into the hat and with a wave of his wand the rabbits become chickens and one of them lays an egg, he takes the egg and breaks it and it shows tons of coins and candy.
Some of the coins roll off the stage and the kids in the front grab some and the magician even tosses out candy. Michelle claps and she chuckles at this. "Wow! How the heck? Look, I know this is supposed to be some cheap parlor trick, but that is unbelievable!"
While everyone cheers, hiding in the shadows is Gyro and Harriet and are a bit impressed, though Harriet isn't.
"Wow. That guys has some skills, even though they are cheap parlor tricks, they are pretty impressive" said Gyro.
Harriet sighs. "Doesn't change anything. Those are still simple made up tricks he concocted, nothing magical about it."
"Whoa. You need to calm down, Lincoln doesn't look bored at all from this, he looks thrilled to see this man and his magic tricks and I feel glad to have come and see this guy, unlike the one in my world" replied Gyro.
Harriet looks to Gyro. "What happened to the one in your world?"
"One of his tricks included a tiger, and that's when it got wrong real fast. So, try and figure that one out" replied Gyro as he claps. Harriet has nothing to say and is confused.
'A tiger? Really? Why would the other dimension of this magician dork wanna use a tiger? Will this one use the same thing as well?'
The amazing Brailster looks to the audience. "And now, I shall pick a member of the audience using my mind. I shall pick one for my grand finale!"
They all start to cheer and call out to be picked, then the magician points to Lincoln. "You there child, the boy in the white hair!" The spotlight goes over to Lincoln and everyone else is upset that he was picked, but Jordan claps for him.
Lincoln couldn't believe it. Never in his life of being a fan of this man's work has he ever been chosen. "Yes! He chose me! He actually chose me!"
Lincoln then looks to his mom, with a face that asks for permission. Luna smiles and nods. "Go ahead kiddo, and be careful."
Lincoln hugs Luna and then he walks off his seat and he's now on stage with the amazing Brailster. "It is such an honor sir, and I can't believe I'm even up here!"
The amazing Brailster chuckles. "Well kid, I am always a man who would make my fans happy at what I can do. Now, you ready to help me with this final act of magic?"
Lincoln nods. "Sir yes sir. Sorry, I just had to say that."
The magician looks to everyone. "And now for my final trick!" He then guides Lincoln onto the table, Lincoln lays down and the amazing Brailster places a blanket over him, he then removes the table underneath and the boy is now floating and everyone is awe struck.
He then uses a hoop to pass throw the boy as he floats to show that there are no strings. Lincoln even lets them see his hand with a thumbs up to show he's fine and not harmed, but Luna on the other hand is not quite okay with this, like something was wrong.
Then the Amazing Brailster makes an announcement. "And now, I shall make this child…. disappear!" He then removes the sheet and Lincoln us gone and everyone claps and cheers, but not Luna, Jordan and Michelle. Gyro and Harriet are wide eyed from this.
"I did not see this shit happen, also this looks familiar" replied Gyro.
As the man takes a bow and all the cheers. Luna gets up from her seat and calls out. "Where's Lincoln?"
The magician sees her. "Excuse me?"
"Where's my kid? The boy with the white hair? Where's my son?!" Luna comes down from her seat and she goes on stage. "Where is he?!"
"Ma'am, I assure you he is safe and sound. I cannot reveal my secrets to anyone, especially to some teen mom such as yourself" replied Brailster.
Michelle gets up. "Hold up, when you said that. It kinda sounded like you know her, or you heard of her…. Conman!"
All the kids look to the magician. "Madame, I have you know that I am a master of magic and I am no charlatan conman. I am no conspirator of such actions. How dare you accuse me of such?"
"Mom!" They all hear Lincoln yelling and they all look around.
Luna looks to the man and she pulls out two tasers, that are connected to each other and she turns it on. "Where. Is. He?! Where's my son?! Where's Lincoln?!" she points the weapon to the man.
"Ma'am, put that away. Someone would get hurt from that" said Brailster as he backs up. "It would be unwise to use such weapon here on my stage after all."
Then a casket hops on stage and it opens to reveal, the Amazing Brailster? And in his rabbit boxers, tied up and gagged. He then loosens what is covering his mouth. "He's not the real Brailster! I am!"
Everyone is shocked and then they see Lincoln come out from the backstage and running to Luna with five men behind him. Luna uses her taser and shocks two of the men and the other three back up from this.
Luna looks to Lincoln who has a few bruises and a black eye. "T-They hurt m-me." Lincoln also has a cut to his right cheek and his hair is messed up, and he has a hand cuff to his right arm.
Luna is now enraged and looks to the conmen. "You sick twisted monsters!" She drops her taser and she pulls out something large from her jacket. It looks like a taser, but five times the normal size and is held like an assault rifle and it is loaded with more than enough power to shock someone till they foam in their mouth and nostrils.
Also, how the hell did she keep that in her jacket?
The conman backs away. "Dang it! I can't lose this thing! Not while I can have my revenge for my brother always better than me!" They all look to Brailster.
"He's my brother, well twin brother and yes he is a conman with magic that steals people's belongings."
"I knew he looked familiar! You're that jerk who was kicked out of Hollywood so many times for stealing and causing all sorts of trouble! Heck, you even nearly kidnapped a baby!" said Michelle.
"The child of Will Smith was all too necessary for my plans! My plans to becoming better and richer than my talented brother!" said the twin of Brailster. "For I am, Nolan!"
They are all not amused by that name. "Are we supposed to clap or gasp at that name?" asked Jordan.
The three other goons had knives and Luna was ready to take them down, but then a raven appears and lands in front of them. "Ms. Loud, allow me to handle this bastard. The real magic way!" He uses his magic and he removes the knives from them and they are sent to the ceiling.
The men go for Gyro but the Guardian side steps them and they get hit by some floating bricks and on stage is Harriet. "How dare you harm my Great Grandson?!" She then looks to them in anger and with her eyes glowing blue, she sends them to a nearby wall and makes them beat each other up. "Why are you fighting each other?"
Gyro then frees Brailster and he uses his magic to get his clothing back. "There, now your decent also that was awkward seeing you like that."
"Thank you my good man" said Brailster. Then he sees his brother pull out a gun and point it at the audience.
"No one is getting out of here until I get the kid! I heard all about you and how you ended al conmen and the things we have to do to survive and I am not gonna let you and your kid ruin what we do best!" said Nolan.
Luna looks to the scared crowd and then to her son who is being tended to by Michelle and then she looks to Gyro and she nods, the Guardian knows what it means and he looks to Brailster.
"May I borrow your hat?" The magician gives him his hat. Gyro sticks his hand in and in the air a giant fist comes out and Nolan is crushed by it.
Nola groans in pain and gets up, he sees hi gun is destroyed and then he sees that Luna is now in front of him. "I got a magic trick of my own, I'm gonna give you the shock of a life time!" she pulls the trigger and Nolan is given more than 1,000 volts of pure electricity and he falls to the ground limping and foam from his mouth, ears and nostrils.
"Never mess with my son again!"
Luna then goes to her kid and they all walk out of the place, and just in time for cops to arrive, and a news van with Katherine Mulligan.
(Later.)
All the kids hug their parents who have all heard what had happened. Michelle, Gyro and Harriet tell the police what had happened and the Amazing Brailster explained this might also be his fault.
Brailster said that his twin came and asked to help with his show and he used the siblings have to stick together trick and he let him be part of the acts, but then he was taken down and he said that Nolan might be working with someone, some conman who told them to do this.
Nolan is being escorted into the armored police van with his five goons and the police and peacekeepers had to hold back the angry crowd of parents who all want his head.
Lincoln is being tended by paramedics for his injuries and Luna hugs her son and so does Michelle. "Linc, I'm sorry this happened. I'm so, so sorry son."
Lincoln can only hug his mom. "It's okay mom. We didn't see this coming, and… and I don't wanna go and see another magic trick show again. I don't feel like seeing those again, not at the moment."
Jordan goes over and she hugs Lincoln and kisses his cheek. Then Sam and Simon arrive to comfort Lincoln after all he went through. Luna knows, that this might not be over. There are still conmen out there who hated them for what they did when they won the court and put an end to their actions, but who is leading them?
Gyro and Harriet see this and they both are uneasy. "I can get some backup from my world and bring it here. We're gonna need to clean up any form of incoming threats so this does not happen again" replied Gyro.
"At least now we all know that this was all setup by someone. Someone who wants Lincoln and Luna, and whoever did this…. Well, there will be tons of hell to pay!" said Harriet.
A/N: There's trouble in the midst and it is linked with the aftermath on how they ended the fake tourism and brought back the legit tourism stuff, but who is leading these conmen to come for Lincoln and Luna? Only time will tell and future chapters. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Gyro, the Guardian is an OC from Spells and Louds.
Date made: 10/26/20.