Now, to see how the former demented prankster is doing. To let Lincoln, Luna and Lucy see how Luan has been doing, and what the hell has she been facing as she has spent her time there at the insane asylum, and also something bad is gonna happen to town. Enjoy reading guys.
Family of Two.
Chapter 177: Seeing Luan, again.
(Crotus Penn Mental Hospital, Marquette.)
The purple car of Luna arrives and they all walk out of the car. Lincoln, Luna, Lucy, Maggie and Michelle Lewis. They all look to the mental hospital and then think about what might happen should they go in there.
"This is it, we're back to check on Luan and whatever it is that's making her less than delusional than she was last time we were here." Luna looks to the others. "You guys ready for this thing?"
The others looks nervous and are unsure about this, but Lincoln speaks up. "Come on guys, I know it's hard and kinda uncomfortable for us to go and speak to her, but we have to know what's been going on with Luan and see if she is changing for the better."
His words were enough to make them rethink this and they all agree. "Lincoln's right. We may have had some issues when we went to talk to her, but surely she's not as crazy as she was last time. Luan has changed and I think she knows that what she did, was wrong" replied Lucy.
Maggie thinks about this. "Alright then, I guess I'm in as well. Let's go and see how Luan has been doing." But she's getting some bad vibes. 'She does something to Lucy, then she's getting a beat down from me.'
They all look to Michelle. "Well, we are here and I wanna see how she's doing and I'll make sure the rest of you are safe."
Luna nods. "Then let's get going." They all make their walk into the mental hospital.
"A shame Harriet couldn't come with us" replied Lincoln.
Lucy then recalls what Harriet is doing. "Harriet said she had to speak to something that she thinks is coming this way and she also has to check on an old place she once kept some books. She said that she might catch up with us, soon."
(Inside.)
DR. Himmler walks down the halls and he goes through his clipboard and then he opens the door to his patient. Luan. He looks inside and sees the teen playing chess with nothing, but the other chess pieces move, almost like someone else is there and playing with her.
'Hmm, this is the same as last time. Looks like she's having fun with whatever is in there keeping her company.' The man then knocks on the door. "Luan, it's me. May I come on?"
"Yeah, come in doc." The man comes in and sees the chess game is back to where it all started. "What's going on doc?" asked Luan. She then cleans up her chess game and puts them away.
Dr. Himmler then explains. "Luan, do you know what day it is today?"
The teen stops and looks to her calendar. The date is February 7, and it means one thing that she recalls from the other day. This upsets Luan. "Right. Lincoln, Luna, and Lucy are coming."
Dr. Himmler nods. "Yes, and chances they might have some company who also would like to come and see you. Are you ready to see them again, Luan?"
Luan gets out of bed and she puts on her yellow slippers. "I'm ready to see them doc."
The doctor leaves the room and Luan follows him out the door and they begin to make their way down the halls and all while Luan is looking to the mirrors and windows of some of the rooms and she can see this thing following her, the Nurse is keeping an eye on her.
Luan understands why she would follow her. To ensure that Luan doesn't lose herself and go into her demented state and chances the Nurse will use some very unholy traits to stop her.
They continue they're walk down the halls and then they pass through the large doors and then they see them. Luan sees the tables and chairs and right there, standing up and next to some tables, are Lincoln, Luna, Lucy, Maggie and Michelle.
The sight of her former family was enough to make Luan's stomach turn. She did not wanna see them there and she did not know what would happen if they do go near her, but one thing is for sure, they all came to see how she was doing and so she'll let them come and figure things out.
Luan makes her way to them and she waves, and tries to speak. "H-Hi guys."
They're all surprised that she's speaking to them and so they all take their seats. Michelle, Maggie and Luna are on the alert and are waiting for whatever Luan might do.
All of them remain in this awkward silence with nothing else to say or even ask.
So, Lincoln takes the risk and he asks her. "Luan, how're things for you here?"
They all get ready just in case she begins to witch personalities and she might lose her mind. But she doesn't. "Kinda good and a little bad, but I'm doing well. What about you guys? I heard about….. Well, I'm sorry you guys went through so much hardship and all that stuff."
Luna and Maggie are amazed at how calm and cool Luan was with her words, she was changing and for the better, but something does seem off from her. "Well, we have to handle the issues with life, and most of it isn't even our fault."
Luan nods. "Yeah, that lady who was from the jail where mo….. I mean, where Lynnard and Rita are in. She wants to hurt us, all of us, and she targeted you guys at Royal Woods and also Lori. At least that lady is done with and won't hurt anyone ever again."
Lucy speaks next. "Lincoln was the one who stopped her, and also may have ended that lady's life."
Lincoln chuckles. "Yeah." Then he looks away nervously. "I just wanted to stop her, I didn't mean to end her life. We just stumbled and she hit something deadly and I got a few bruises. I didn't mean it."
Luan can tell he's a bit upset from that incident. "Don't worry Linc, I can tell that you blame yourself. But know that you did everyone in the former loud family a favor and put her down for good. Even if she's locked up, she might've found some way to bust out and do some damage."
Luan then sees Luna looking to her confused. "Something wrong, Luna?"
"Yeah, are you feeling okay?" asked Luna.
Luan had no choice, she has to tell them. "Okay, so I am changing, but in a different kinda way. The doctors and other folks here thought they could help me, but it didn't and I got worse than I was before, but the day we last spoke and met, that's when it all began."
"You visited by something spiritual and treacherously dangerous?" asked Lucy.
Luan looks to Lucy. "Yeah, how did you know?"
Lucy looks to the mirror in the room. "Because I can see her reflection in the mirror." The others and Dr. Himmler looks to the mirror and are shocked at what they see.
There is no one behind Luan, but in the mirror they can see this spectral being floating behind Luan and has bandage wrappings around her head, and she looks like she's dressed as the nurse.
Dr. Himmler is astonished and also horrified. "Yeah, that's her. The strange being whose been keeping an eye on Luan and stopping her destructive pranking impulses and also seems to be appearing when someone in here is close to death."
"That is so wicked cool" replied Maggie. "What the heck is she?"
Lucy recalls what Harriet told her before they went there. "I don't know her real name, but she is called by Harriet, the nurse and is not from our world. She died from something horrible and then killed her patients because she herself lost her mind after being around so many crazy and delusional people."
Lucy looks to everyone. "That's all I got to remember from Harriet, before we came here."
Lincoln looks to Luan. "She's been scaring you, hasn't she?"
Luan wipes away some tears and nods. "But, I don't mind. Truth is, all of the scaring and mind shattering attacks is helping me fend off the crazy side of me that wants to cause trouble, and thank goodness too."
Michelle asks. "Do you still make puns? What about pranking?"
Luan smiles. "Puns are rare from me, I rarely say any puns and if I do say puns, they seem funnier than the usual ones I spoke about which annoy everyone. As for the pranks, that's one thing I don't do anymore. Because I am done with pranks and I don't want anything to do with the damned old Luan."
"I realized that what I did….. All those pranks were horrible and all damn evil. I hurt people, and I made them look and feel bad, and nearly killed them. Every prank I have ever pulled, was just myself thinking what was funny and my old-self thought that seeing others hurt was funny for me, but in truth it's not."
"Through the Nurse who is also named Sally, she helped me and now….. I think I'm cured. But I can't be sure." Luan looks to her hands. "I don't know if I'm gonna turn back to the old Luan if I get released."
Lincoln then speaks. "Then figure something out and wait." they all look towards Lincoln. "Think about what you can do to change even further and wait. When the time is right, then that could be the chance for you to be released and rejoin society and show everyone that you're not the old Luan anymore."
"Show the world that the new Luan is here and that the damned prankster Luan is long gone."
Luan didn't know what to say, but then Lincoln gets off his seat and he goes over, he hesitates, but then he hugs Luan.
Feeling this hug from her former little brother, was enough to make Luan go into tears and hug him back. This was one of the things she was missing, some confidence and a chance of redemption from those she once called family, and it appears Lincoln wants to give her that chance.
Just as he did with Leni, Lori and Lynn.
Luna and the others see this and smile. 'Lincoln wants to give her a chance? Alright. I think I can handle that, but it's not gonna be an easy thing to regain trust from most of us, and to everyone back home.'
Maggie and Lucy smile seeing this, Luan is being given a chance and deep down, Lucy and Maggie think she does deserve a chance to be redeemed, but it's not gonna be an easy road to walk through.
To Michelle, this looks familiar. 'Just like to Lori, Leni and Lynn. But to Luan's case, this is different and far from just being released from this place and coming back to town. I don't even know what's gonna happen when we tell the folks about this.'
Dr. Himmler now feels like he has to do whatever he can to help her, to help Luan become a better person and regain who she is as the new Luan, and see a new perspective to her future. The ghostly figure known as the Nurse can also feel it, that her services might not be needed anymore.
(Back at Royal Woods.)
Selena Williams walks out of Ketcham Park again, angry at what she did that didn't play in her favor. But what did she do there?
Well, she was Jordan, along with Lola and Lana playing with Ajax and with Jesse Rosato watching over them, and so she confronts them and tells them that the dog is now allowed.
This angers Jordan and she talks back to her saying that this is a public park and that her dog is allowed and so are other pets and then Selena sees Jackie and Mandee with some other dogs which they are walking for their neighbors.
Selena Williams calls the police to handle this, but then she gets told that she's the wrong and to leave otherwise she'll be spending more time in the holding cell back at the station.
Selena Williams has been issues so many warnings, and she's been given one last shot. Three strikes, and she's broken one and if she breaks the other two, then she'll be in for some serious trouble.
Selena goes to her car and she drives off. She sees a ticket on her car. "What the heck? Are you serious with me?!" She didn't know she parked near a fire hydrant.
Selena Williams rips apart the parking ticket and she drives off in anger. 'Stupid people! Stupid town and stupid cops! Don't they know that I am the one who knows best? Don't they see that this town needs my guidance and my improvements to their damned local problems?! They're all blinded in letting this town go on with these horrible and unguided actions!'
Selena Williams then sees Margo and her friends roller skating and this angers her.
She sees Clyde and Chloe on the tandem bike and riding with them are Flat Tire and Jenny.
Selena spots Sully and Mazzy walking together and holding hands and talking about music.
She then sees some other kids and they're selling some lemonade for the Blue Bells.
Selena then sees Helena D. Pingrey pushing the stroller that Lily is riding in.
All of this was making her blood boil and then she has an idea. 'That's it! If the mayor is a damned fool to let this happen, then perhaps a new form of power is needed! And that power will be me!'
She drives off to commence her plan. 'Watch out Davis, because I am coming for your title and this town will be mine!' but she sped right by Officer Schoffner who turns on her sirens and gives chase to the lady, looks like someone is getting another ticket.
A/N: Luan is starting to improve, that's a good thing and it seems like Selena Williams is up to no good. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Date made: 1/15/2021.