- "Ok, let's do this ONE MORE TIME!". -Spider-man said to the viewer, he was on one of the tallest buildings roof in Royal Woods. - "My name is Lincoln Loud" -he started to walk. - "I am 15 years old". -He started jogging. - "Three years ago, I was bitten by a teenage mutant ninja spider." -wait, what? That isn't right? Wtf? O.o - "Hehe! Just kidding it was just your average genetically modified and radioactive spider" -Ok, that's better, yeah, because genetically modified radioactive spiders are pretty common. He was running to the roof's edge. - "And since then I AM THE ONE AND ONLY…" -He jumped off the roof making a spin. - "SPIDER-MAN!" -He yelled with a lot of euphoria and let himself fall - "WWWOOOHHHOOO!" -He threw his web and swung between the buildings. - "My life has improved a lot since then. I've done this…" -Spider-man saving a girl his age from falling off a building. - "And that…" -Spider-man stopped a car from running over a couple of kids. - "And many other things". -Spider-man doing random stuff, saving people from many dangerous situations, like fires and falling from bridges.
- "But that's just Spider-man's stuff. My life as Lincoln has improved too. I finally defeated Lynn in sports, I know it's cheating, she accused me of cheating, of course, but there was no way to prove it hehe, and you should have seen her face, it was priceless and totally worth it." -Spider-man was swinging around the city. - "I've become one of the best students at school, even Lisa is surprised, she still tries to make me some tests to find out why did I become so smart since I came back from that field trip to the research facility in the city's center. I always manage to avoid her tests. If she finds out what's going on, she may tell the others about me, or worst, she may try to do this to herself." -He landed on another roof and looked down. - "I guess it has something to do with my senses and reflexes, they improved a lot since then, I can think even faster than before and solve things and problems quicker. My spider sense helps me to see many things in slow motion. That helps me to fight better, and I hardly get surprised, yeah, I know what you are going to say, 'then why did that guy hit you with that pipe tube?' To be honest, I was looking at Jordan, I didn't know if she was ok, and she was just standing there, instead of running away, then, it hit me, literally." -he picked up a sports bag and got into the building. - "Sigh, but not everything has been happy, you know, life goes on." -He started to change clothes. - "Lori moved to college, she made it you know, she got in Fairway, we were so happy for her, but when she moved, well…It was hard, she's the older sister, our leader, mom and dad's firstborn, but she had to do it, we all knew that, it was what she wanted, it was for her own good, we knew it, but that didn't make it easier." -
He took off his gloves and put them aside. - "Then it was Leni's turn, yeah, she got into college too, and yeah, WE called Ripley's, but they said that a girl getting into college isn't that unbelievable. Obviously, they don't know Leni." -He put his polo over his spider- man shirt, like a good boy scout, always ready. - "Beside the tears and sadness that Leni's departure left, it brought another problem." -He put on his jeans over his spider-man's pants and looked at the viewer. - "Their bedroom" -DUN DUN DUUUUUNNN! - "Yeah, Lori and Leni's room was finally empty, I didn't mind that much because I've always had a room for myself, but my other eight sisters wanted to know how does it feel to have a whole room for themselves, and you already know my sisters, it reached the volcano eruption level in a blink." -He put on his socks and shoes over his Spider-man boots. - "Fortunately, my parents intervened and stopped them. They decided to give the room to Lynn. Why Lynn?" -He took off his Spider-man mask, rolled it and put it in one of his jean's pockets, along with his Spider-man gloves, he also put on a gray hoodie. - "Well, first, that would put an end to her and Lucy's fights, that was getting out of hand, they were fighting even more than Lola and Lana.
Second, Luna is the next one leaving. She was accepted in Juilliard. She cried when she read her acceptance letter. Music is her passion, and she's very talented, and in Juilliard she will perfect what she already knows and become even better. So, before the summer ends, she will be moving to New York with Sam, she was accepted in Juilliard too and they will live together. Luna must be feeling like the luckiest girl in the world."- Lincoln made sure that his spider-man suit was well covered by his normal clothes, he put the sports backpack aside and he went down the stairs. - "I can say that Lola, Lana, Lisa, and even Lily weren't very happy with mom and dad decision, but it's done. So, after Luna moves out, Luan, Lynn and Lucy will have a room for each one." –
He opened a door and took a look around to make sure there was no one around and got in the building. - "And today, I, I mean, I, Lincoln, have a mission. Today I'm taking Lana, Lola, Lisa and Lily shopping while mom takes Lucy with her. When I asked her why she'd take Lucy with her she just said that it was just 'girl stuff'. I didn't need any more information, sigh, Lucy's on her first period."-He got in the mall. - "What? Are you surprised that I know that? Come on guys! I'm fifteen years old and I have 5 older sisters. It's not like I'm not familiar with the situation, but well, it's awkward to talk about it. I told mom that I'd meet them in the mall, and they're over there, waiting for me."-He saw his mother and his 5 younger sisters sitting on a bench. Lucy seemed to be uncomfortable.
- "Linky!" -Lily saw her big brother and ran to him. Lincoln took her in his arms and kissed her on her cheek.
- "Hi Lily. How are you?" -He asked her, joining them.
- "Vewy good Linky." -Lily answered enthusiastically.
- "It was about time for you to show up!" -Lola mocked and Lincoln rolled his eyes.
- "What took you so long son?" -His mom asked him.
- "A costumer asked for me personally for a nine holes game. Sorry." -
- "Ok then. Can you take them with you? Lucy and I have things to do." -She took Lucy's hand in hers and smiled at her. The gothic girl smiled back.
- "Yes, of course. Come on girls. He put Lily on the floor taking her hand, he took Lisa's hand too. Lola and Lana took Lily's and Lisa's hands respectively and they started to walk. - "Hey Lucy!" -Lincoln called her. - "Everything will be fine. Trust me." -He smiled at her and she smiled back. Lucy followed her mom while Lincoln took the others with him.
- "Hey guys, look at this. Spider-man stopped a bank robbery today, just a while ago." -Lana said showing them the news on her smartphone. - "He's so cool." -She said while all of them saw how Spider-man defeated four armed guys and tied them with his web, and left before the police arrived.
- "Do you really think Spider-man is cool?" -Lincoln asked her, hiding his own excitement the best he could.
- "Are you kidding?!" -Lana asked back with a wide smile. - "He's the coolest guy ever!" -She showed her excitement.
- "He'd be cooler if he didn't choose a spider as his symbol, I mean eww! If you want to impress people pick an amazing animal, like a lion or a bear, or a deer. Not a hideous insect" -Lola said looking at her sister's phone screen.
- "Technically, spiders are not insects, they are arachnids." -Lisa corrected her sister.
- "Well, I still think they're hideous." -
- "Whatever, I still think Spider-man is the coolest guy ever." -Lana said putting her phone in her pocket.
- "Well, I think Linky here is mowe cool." -Lily said snuggling at her brother's arm, making him smile.
- "Dear little sister, it is pronounced 'cooler', not more cool."-Lisa corrected her only little sister.
- "Really, ok then, Linky here is coower." -Lily corrected.
- "Pfff… Yeah, right." -Lola interrupted. - "As if Lincoln could do anything extraordinary, he can´t even get a girlfriend." -Lola mocked again and Lincoln just rolled his eyes.
- "Lincoln is amazing Lola! And any girl that can't see it is blind, or too dumb!" -Lily defended him.
- "What did you say?" -Lola asked her angrily.
- "You heard me!" -Lily said showing her tongue. Lana and Lisa were holding their laughter but Lincoln was getting nervous. It's surprising that Lily isn't afraid of Lola. Most kids are afraid of her, even her older sisters and brother, but Lily isn't, like if she knew Lola's weakness.
The girls started to argue louder, calling people's attention, so Lincoln intervened.
- "Hey girls, calm down, people are staring at us." -
- "But Linky! Lola is insulting you. She's very mean with you, and you always help her, it's unfair!" -
- "It doesn't matter Lily, you four are my little sisters and it's my duty to help you, no matter what."-
- "But…" -Lily started again but Lincoln interrupted her.
- Tell you what, I brought some money with me, let's go shopping, I'll buy you one gift to each one of you from any store in the mall, anything you want, but you have to promise me that you won't fight again as long as we're here, ok?" -
- "Ok!" -The four girls agreed.
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After a couple of hours, very long hours for Lincoln if I may add, Lana, Lisa and Lily got their gifts, Lana got a new tools box, Lisa got a new microscope and Lily a new set of paintings, it seems that painting is her thing. Lincoln got something for Lucy too, and now they're in a dresses shop, waiting for Lola to pick up a new dress, all of them seemed annoyed, but Lincoln was the one hiding it the best.
- "Come on Lola! Just pick one already!" -her twin sister begged her annoyed.
- "How am I supposed to do it? They're all beautiful." -Lola said with a dress in each hand exchanging them in front of a mirror, to see which one looks better.
- "It's just clothes blond sister; its main purpose is to protect us from cold and keep our bodies covered." -
- "How can you say that?! Just look at this light pink dress with the red waistband and frilly skirt, or this yellow one with long skirt, it's like a night dress, Or…" -Lana could keep going, but Lana interrupted her.
- "JUST PICK ONE!" -Lily yelled annoyed. They were about to fight but…
- "Ahem" -Lincoln cleared his throat, showing them their gifts receipts, making his point clear and the girls stopped. - "Look girls, there's no need to fight, we waited for all of you to pick your gifts, and now it's Lola's turn, just let her be, ok?" -
- "Ok" -The three girls agreed and Lola sighed in relief.
- "But I've always believed that pink is your color Lola." -He said caressing her cheek, making Lola blush, and Lily pouted.
Lola sighed and put the yellow dress back on its place and taking the pink one - "I want this one Linc, thank you." -
- "You sure?" -He asked her and she nodded. - "Ok then, let me pay for it and we will be going so…" -Lincoln was interrupted.
- "Oh my god Jordan! You look so beautiful! -They all turned around and saw girl Jordan, all the girls smiled, they liked Jordan, she's a nice girl, but Lincoln's jaw was wide open when he saw her, that golden long cocktail dress, with lightly open neckline that let her show her bust a little, but not too much, just enough to tease boys, the waist part fitted her perfectly, her waist and hips were perfect, and the long skirt, with a cut that allowed to see her beautiful leg, her hair in a ponytail, the two inches high heels shoes complemented her outfit.
- "Do you really think so mom?" -She asked her.
- "Absolutely sweetheart. This dress just accentuates your natural beauty, you look stunning!" -
- "thanks mom."
- "So… Who's the boy?" -her mom asked her.
- "W… What?!" Jordan asked back, blushing madly.
- "Yes sweetie, who's the boy you want to impress?" -Her mother asked her again.
- "There's not a boy mom. I…" -Jordan tried to explain.
- "Oh my gosh! Is it a girl then?" -Her mom asked her, a little worried.
- "WHAT?! NO! There's no one to impress mom! I just like this dress and want it, that's all." -Jordan explained, but her blush was evident.
- "Ok, if you say so. But, with that dress, boys will be looking at you sweetie, that's for sure." -her mom said smiling at her; Jordan sighed and smiled back.
- "Hi Jordan!" -Jordan turned to her left and saw the cute little girl that was greeting her.
- "Oh! Hi Lily, how are you?" -Jordan greeted the little girl.
- "Really fine! Look, Linky bought me a new set of paintings." -Lily showed her gift to Jordan.
- "That's so good! You really like painting, don't you?" -
- "Yes! I love painting!" -Both girls smiled at each other.
- "Ahem… Jordan, can you introduce me?" -Jordan's mom interrupted.
- "Oh, sorry mom, this little one is Lily Loud. I babysit her, and some of her sisters, from time to time. Lily, this is my mommy." -
- "Nice to meet you Jordan's mom, and you just babysit me when my other sisters or my brother aren't available." -Lily said pouting.
- I thought you liked me babysitting you Lily." -Lincoln said approaching them. His other sisters behind him. Jordan blushed a lot when she saw Lincoln, her mother noticed it and smirked.
- "Oh! I love when you babysit me, it's incredibly funny, but Jordan is incredibly funny too, she's as good as you, but she's a girl like me, so it's a different fun." -Lily explained, taking Lincoln's hand.
- "Is that so?!" -Lincoln smiled at her. - "Well, maybe someday we should babysit you together. What do you say?" -
- "Really?! That would be AWESOME! Don't you think so Jordan?" -Lily asked her enthusiastically.
Jordan looked at the little girl, and saw that childish sparkle in her eyes, and smiling at her she said. - "Yes, I think it would be a lot funnier if we both babysit you someday." -She looked at Lincoln and smiled even more.
- "Well, now that that's settled, why don't you introduce me again Jordan?" -Jordan's mom asked politely.
- "Oh! Yes mom, I'm sorry. This boy is Lincoln Loud, one of my classmates, Lily is his littlest sister, and… let me see if I remember correctly." -She looked at the other girls. - "She's Lisa." -She pointed at the brunette girl with glasses. - "She's Lola" -She pointed at the blond girl with pink dress. -And She's… Ahm… Lucy? No… Lana!" -She pointed at the other blond girl. - "They're all Lincoln sisters." -Jordan introduced them. - "Guys, this is my mom." -
- "Nice to meet you Mrs." -Lincoln and his sisters greeted the woman.
- "Nice to meet you kids." -The woman greeted back. - "Oh my…! How did you get all that stuff? It looks expensive." -She asked looking at the girls' gifts.
- "MOM!" -Jordan claimed.
- "It's ok. My dear brother Lincoln bought me this beautiful dress." -Lola showed off the dress she picked up and her sisters rolled their eyes.
But Lincoln didn't listen to her, he was looking at Jordan "She's so beautiful! Why didn't I see it before?" He wondered.
- "Right Linky?!" -Lily asked him pulling his arm.
- "Huh? What?" -He turned to his littlest sister.
- "I said, Jordan looks great with that dress, right Linky?" -Lily said a little annoyed.
- "Yes, of course she looks great Lily. Pretty girls look great all the time!" -He said looking at Jordan straight at the eyes. Both of them blushed and smiled sheepishly at each other.
- "Then Lana will never look great!" -Lola mocked again and all of them looked at her angrily.
- "Oh! Do you want a piece of me lil' princess?" -Lana was ready to fight.
- "Bring it on tomboy!" -Lola challenged her.
- "STOP!" -Lincoln yelled angrily and showed them their gifts receipts again. Both girls got the message. - "Ufff! That was close!" -Lincoln sighed. - "Ok, Lola, you don't have to be rude to Lana, she's pretty in her own way, I learned that when I made her take your place in that beauty contest, remember? She looks great with her own outfit, as much as you look great with your pink dress. And Lisa looks great with her green sweeter and glasses. And Lily with her purple dress. All of you are beautiful in your own way. Clothes shouldn't define your beauty; they should accentuate it. Take Jordan's example, that dress accentuates her beauty, and people will notice it even better now. Even those too fool to notice it before." -Lincoln was looking at Jordan again, a more secure smile on his lips this time, said girl, on the other hand, was blushing deeply.
- "Wow Lincoln! That was very touching." -He heard his mom's voice and turned around.
- "Mommy!" -Lily claimed and ran to her. The woman picked up his youngest daughter and kissed her on the cheek. Lucy was close behind her mother. - "How did it go? Is Lucy ok?" -
- "Yes honey. Lucy's fine. She's just uncomfortable." -
- "That's underestimated mom. I'm more than uncomfortable." -Lucy said angrily.
- "Yes honey, I know how do you feel, trust me. But from now on, you will have to deal with this, so, the best you can do is accept it, ok?" -Rita said gently but firmly.
- "SIGH" -Lucy lowered her head while all of them were looking at her.
- "What's going on?" -Jordan asked Lincoln in a whisper.
- "She's on her first period." -He answered her whispering too.
Jordan gulped and blushed at that, "How can he talk so naturally about it." She wondered. Lincoln seemed to read her mind.
- "I have five older sisters, remember?" -He said confidently. Jordan accepted that and let it go.
- "How did you get all that girls? -Rita asked her daughters about their gifts.
The four girls pointed at their brother and at the same time said - "Lincoln!" -
Rita turned to him. - "Did you buy them all that? How did you pay for it?" -
- "Yes, I bought them all that, and I used my well-earned money as caddy." -Lincoln answered.
- "But… Lincoln, you should…" -Rita started but Lincoln interrupted her.
- "It's ok mom, it's my money and I can spend it however I want to, besides, making them happy makes me happy." -He smiled at them.
That made all the girls sigh, but Jordan's mom kept her eyes on him "An interesting young man." She thought.
- "Well, ok then, are you hungry?" -Rita asked them.
- "Yes, I am hungry." -Lily answered her.
- "Let's go for a burger at the food court." -Lincoln suggested.
- "Yay!" -All his sisters joined.
- "Would you like a burger?" -He asked Jordan and her mom.
- "Ahm… I… We…" -Jordan stuttered.
- "Yes, young man, we'd like a burger, that is if your mother agrees with us joining you." -Jordan's mom answered for her and looked at Rita. Without saying another word, and just looking between them, both women looked at their teen kids, from Jordan to Lincoln and back and Rita understood Jordan's mom message and smirked.
- "It will be really nice if you join us." -Rita said and, after Jordan paid for her dress, and Lincoln paid for Lola's dress, all of them went to the food court.
On their way there, Lincoln walked beside Lucy and talked to her.
- "Hey." -He greeted her but she didn't answer. - "How are you feeling?" -
- "Awful" -
- "I can see. Listen, if you want or need something, don't doubt to ask me, ok? -He patted her shoulder.
- "Ok."- She answered plainly, and Lincoln smiled. He then pulled something from his pocket.
- "Here, I have something for you." -He handed her the gift. She took the little card, read it and smiled.
- "Lincoln! Is this really for me?" -She asked him.
- "Yes, of course it's for you. It's to download that video-game you want so much. It already includes the DLC. Do you like it?" -
- "Yes! Of course, I like it Lincoln, thank you very much." -She hugged him, surprising him. - "Now I will finally play 'Little Nightmares'. Thanks a lot Lincoln. You really are a great brother." -
- "You're more than welcome Lucy." -
Jordan and her mom looked all that; they were walking behind them.
- "He really cares for his sisters." -Jordan's mom commented.
- "Yeah." -Jordan.
- "He seems a really good boy, but why's his hair white? Does he dye it?" -
- "He's incredible! But I don't know what's with his hair, it's been like that since I met him." –
- "Interesting." -
- "His hair?" -
- "That you said he's incredible." -Her mom pointed out, making her blush again.
They got to the food court and their mothers went for the food while Lincoln and Jordan handled the younger girls and were looking for a table. When they found a table with enough seats for them, they sat on the chairs, Lily took this chance to sit on Lincoln's lap and asked Jordan to sit beside her to chat, Jordan sat beside Lincoln and talked to Lily.
When their mothers arrived with the food, they sat beside their teen kids, Rita beside Lincoln and Jordan's mom beside her.
- "So, let me get this straight, you gave birth to ELEVEN KIDS!" -Jordan's mom said amused.
- "Yes." -Rita answered.
- "And Lincoln here is the only boy?" -
- "That's right." -
- "And he is the middle one?" -
- "Exactly." -
- "And all your other kids are girls?" -
- "Yep! And I'm very proud of each one of them." -
- "WOW! You have all my respect Mrs. Loud. All of it." -
- "Thanks Mrs. Jameson. But being parents is hard, no matter how many kids we have." -
- "True, but pretty sure that raise eleven kids is a lot harder than raising one." -
- "Well… Yes, we had a lot of troubles raising them, but here we are, alive, healthy together and happy." -
- "That's great Mrs. Loud. My family is in the same page." -
Both adults were enjoying each other company while the kids ate, chatting themselves. Jordan was telling them about her adventure with Spider-man.
- "DID HE CARRIED YOU?!" -Lana asked her dumbfounded.
- "Yes! I felt like flying. I was holding myself to him and I felt his warm body and muscles, I even heard his heartbeats." -
- "So cool! What happened next?" -Lana asked excitedly.
- "He left me in front of my house and I… I…" -Jordan blushed a little, all the girls were so focused on her that didn't notice Lincoln's blush.
- "What? What happened? What did you do?" -Lana was really excited.
- "I… I kissed him." -Jordan confessed.
- "You what?!" -All the girls asked at the same time.
- "I kissed him straight on the lips for saving me." -
- "YOU KISSED SPIDER-MAN!" -Lola yelled furiously. - "THAT'S NOT FAIR! I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST ONE KISSING HIM!" -All of them looked at her incuriously and Lincoln gulped.
- "You said that he's disgusting" -Lana stated.
- "No! I said that he chooses a disgusting animal as a symbol. But he must be like Hugh under his mask." -All the girls but Jordan sighed at that.
- "Who's Hugh?" -Jordan asked Lincoln.
-Sigh… He was some tutor that helped me when miss DiMartino replaced Mrs. Johnson in fifth grade, and let's say that he had the same effect on my sisters than Miss DiMartino has on boys." -Lincoln said clearly annoyed and Jordan nodded at that.
- "You're just jealous because you'll never be as cute as Hugh, or Spider-man." -Lola said mockingly and Lincoln just rolled his eyes.
- "Back to the topic!" -Lana interrupted. - "How did it feel? Was it good? Did you see his face?" -
- "Well…" -Jordan blushed again. - "It was really good." -Jordan explained with dreamy eyes. - "It was tender, warm, lovely, amazing!" -She was smiling and the girls sighed again. Lincoln was smiling widely too. - "But I couldn't see his face." -She said pouting and the girls pouted too.
Lincoln interrupted their fantasies - "Well, maybe that's for the best." -
- "What do you mean Lincoln?" -Lucy asked him.
- "Well, it's like in the Ace Saavy comics. No one knows his ID, and the few people that discovered, friends or foes, even relatives, ended up dying in front of him, in the case of enemies, that's a relief, but when a friend died, or a relative, Ace blamed himself for that." -
- "This is not a comic Lincoln. Perhaps if people knew his ID, they could help him." -Lana stated.
- "Or attack him, and his relatives too, everyone he loves and cares will be in danger." -Lincoln was very serious.
- "But Linc…" -Lisa started.
KABOOM!
Something exploded in the mall and people started to scream and run.
- "What was that?!"- Lily asked with fear. Her mom grabbed her and Lisa's hand.
- "We better leave at once, before something bad happens." -Rita said and Jordan's mom agreed with her, taking her daughter's and Lana's hands. Jordan took Lucy's hand. Lincoln took Lola's hand. Then, there were another three explosions in different places in the mall.
They started to run. Lincoln was behind everyone, watching them going to the exit, he decided to carry Lola on his arms. They were close to the exit when some debris from the ceiling fell and were about to smash them.
- "MOM!" -Lincoln yelled and Rita turned around to see Lincoln throwing Lola to her, the woman caught her daughter with both hands, the girl was already crying desperately.
- "LINCOLN!" -Rita yelled when she didn't see her son and went to the pile of debris. - "Lincoln, where are you? Lincoln! LINCOLN!" -the woman was very desperate. Through a little space they could see each other.
- "I'm here mom, I'm here! I'm fine. Listen, you have to get out of here." -
- "NO! I'm not leaving you Lincoln!" -Rita was scared and desperate, but determined to take her son out of there.
- "YES! You will! You have to put the girls to safety." -He stated as a matter of fact.
- "What about you?" -Rita asked him, already crying.
- "I'll be fine, I'll wait for help here, or find another way to get out. Trust me, I can do it. Just take my sisters to safety, please."
- "Are you sure you'll be fine?" -She asked him.
- "Yes mom, I'll be fine, I'm ok, just covered in dust, but I'm ok. I'll meet you outside, I promise. Just take care of the girls now, please." –
- "O… Ok… Ok Lincoln, I'll put your sisters to safety and be right back for you. Promise me that you´ll wait for me." -Rita was still scared but Lincoln's voice security helped her to think better about what to do now.
- "Yes mom, I'll wait for you right here." -He assured her.
- "Ok then, I'll see you soon honey." -Rita said and left with his daughters and their new friends.
On the other side of the debris, Lincoln saw his mom leaving with his sisters, then he turned to the viewer taking off his clothes and his mask from his pocket.
- "Showtime!"-He said seriously.