Chapter 10: Investigating
In the Loud house it was quiet with the residents sleeping in their respective rooms. The house was dark in the inside with the lack of lights, but a light did glowing in the living room. That light was from the streetlight, yet something was opening the window and begins to enter the small entrance. A foot was place on the floor before another foot landed in the floor. The window was closed and the curtains cover the light to make the house fully pitch black.
Lincoln Loud looks around the dark area with his eyes red. He was able to see everything in the dark which he notice the stairs. He begin to make his way to the stairs with his stomach growling and his lips been lick by his tongue. He places his hand on the wooden stair bar to walk up.
"~Lalalalalalalalalala, I love you~" the possessed Lincoln sang quietly with his fingers tapping on the walls.
"This is wrong... I can't do this," said the real Lincoln in his head.
"That is why I'm doing it for you, now just let me do for you!" possessed Lincoln spoke before he made his way to the second floor.
He looks around the hallway that was decorated with messes made by the sisters as he was in the hospital. He begins to walk in the hallway while avoiding the items his sisters has left in the floor. He looks at each other door in his path. He saw Lori and Leni's door first, then Luna and Luan's door. He then saw Lynn and Lucy's door, which he runs his hands together before he reaches for the doorknob. He twists it and opens the door slowly. He peek his head to look at the room. There was Lynn and Lucy sleeping in their beds. He walks in the room and kick his lips once again.
"~Pretty women~" possessed Lincoln sang quietly as he approach Lucy's bed. "~Pretty women are a wonder~"
He looks at his little sister sleeping her vampire romance novel in her hands. She was sleeping sweetly with her breathing peaceful and soothing. He can hear her heart beating normally and can scent her nice warm blood. He begin to open his mouth and was about to go to his little sister, but he heard something behind. He turns around to see Lisa looking at him with her hair messy and her glasses not wore right.
"Lisa? Why are you-?"
"You aren't Lincoln," Lisa simply said. "Lincoln wouldn't able to climb on to ceilings and was able to be fine from a major wound."
Possessed Lincoln glare at the little genius and he was about to approach her, but he felt a punch in his arm. He looks at his arm and to see a small tranquilizer dart.
"I'm sorry for that," said Lisa as she had a dart gun in her hands.
Lincoln felt like he was going to lose balanced. The other Lincoln wanted to get rid of her soon as he was walking out of the room and stare down at Lisa in the hallway. However, the white-haired boy fell to Lisa, which she was unfortunate had the hold on to Lincoln so he won't drop on the floor and awake everyone. Lisa lay Lincoln down before she begins to drag him to her room.
In the morning, it was another school day for the loud family. All the siblings were getting ready to leave the house and went in Vanzilla. The only Loud who didn't join in was Lisa. For one she was a head college level in terms of education, but there was another reason for her to not join. She places her brother under her bed to hide him from the others, but today was the tie to investigate what is going on with Lincoln.
In the school, Clyde was looking around for his friend's sister. He was standing in front of the school with the other kids either waiting for their friends or already going in the school building. While he wait for Vanzilla to arrive, a hand land on his shoulder. Clyde turns around in surprise to see Haiku with a smile.
"Haiku, you scared close to death," said Clyde as he holds his chest from his heart to burst out.
"Sorry, but I wanted to see you," she said as she wrap her arms around him. "Don't I get a chance to be with you before we will rest in peace?"
"I'm sorry Haiku, but I was waiting for someone to help me with something."
"Who do you need help from?"
Vanzilla was park in front of the school before Lucy step out. Ms. Gloom and doom begin to walk to the school building with Vanzilla driving off. Clyde and Haiku was approaching her before they all enter the school in the building. The two other children manage to catch up to Lucy in the hallways.
"Lucy," Clyde spoke as Lucy turns around to face the two.
Lucy looks at Clyde with a blank expression before she faces Haiku with a smile.
"Hello Haiku."
"Hello Lucy, did you have the time to talk with your friends from the other side," mentioned Haiku.
"I did, but they told me something about a person who was in my room last night."
"Last night?" spoke Clyde. "What happened last night?"
"I don't know, but my friends told are someone was in my room before he or she disappears. I didn't know what they were saying, but I feel like investigating it later."
"Well since you are here, I need your help," Clyde pointed out as he unzip his backpack and brought out the strange book. "I found this book last night. I didn't know what it was that Li- I mean that I found, but it looks like you can understand it."
Clyde didn't want to mention Lincoln as he would cause the Loud to panic that the middle child was not in the hospital. Still, he needs to know what is going on with his best friend. Lucy looks at the book curious as Haiku look at the book in interest too.
"Where did you get this book?" asked Lucy as she faces him.
"I just found it in the woods."
"This book looks like an old voodoo book. I never witness a real voodoo book," stated Lucy as she grabs the book.
"Me neither. This book looks very interesting to look over," Haiku said as she too grabs the book to view it.
"Then you guys can help me understand what this book is about. Please."
The two goth girls look at each other, then the book. They look at Clyde before they nod their heads.
"Haiku and I will see this book and learn what its purpose," said Lucy before the school bell rings and the three students split to their own ways.
Lincoln begins to open his eyes to see a light bulb dangling above him. He blink for a few times to get his tired eyes adjust to the bright light. He tries to raise his body, but something was restraining him from doing so. He look at his body to see himself in his underwear only and his wrist and ankle was tie to a table he was laying on. He looks around the room he was in to see he was in the isolated and dusty basement of his house.
'Why am I doing here? I thought I was in the hospital,' he thought as he just stares at the light.
Footsteps was heard from the stairs by Lincoln, who was looking at the staircase to see a shadow approaching. He looks at the stairs for more time as he begins to see a figure. The figure as a familiar small girl, who is also wearing a lab coat and black rubber gloves before she face him.
"Lisa?" said Lincoln in confusion. "Lisa why am I here?"
"You were going to do something to Lucy. I had to take you out so that my fellow sibling won't be harm," Lisa informed the white-haired boy.
"I would never harm you guys. I love you guys," said Lincoln as he couldn't believe what his smart little sister told him.
'I know you won't, but something is wrong with you," stated Lisa as she walks to the corner.
Lincoln watches his little sister carrying a silver roller table. The preteen boy look at the table to see small knifes, scissors, a bottle of fluids, and a needle shot. He really didn't feel comfortable seeing those tools as Lisa grab one of the small knifes and observe it.
"Lisa, what are you going to do?'
"Don't worry Lincoln, it will be just one of my experiments you are familiar with me doing as my daily activity. Although when I saw that you're wound was gone already, I had a theory that you manage to heal faster than any human. So, I thought of proving my theory by doing this experiment."
Lisa approaches Lincoln with the small knife in her hands as Lincoln struggle to be free.
"Lisa, you don't have to do this,' said Lincoln as he continues to attempt to get off the table.
"Oh Lincoln, I know something is wrong with you, and I'm here to help you," said Lisa as she raise the knife above Lincoln before she struck the knife at her own brother.