So, I was thinking about re-organizing Side Stories when I figured, "Hey, some of these side stories don't work as one-shots", so I decided to split some of those stories and turn them into full stories instead. And this is one of them!

And if you find it a bit annoying or troublesome that this first chapter's so short, it's just a set-up for the later chapters, which will obviously be longer than this one. So, not something you have to worry about for long.

As for when does this take place, let's say between the Introduction and Proto-Lola arcs.

Anyway, let's get this over with and go to the chapter!

It was a normal evening at the Loud house, and most of the noisy nature the family was well known for was coming from inside, letting the rest of the house be relatively quiet. This included the backyard, where Lincoln was having a chat with a certain scientist, his sister Lisa.

"So, I know you're busy with your experiments and inventions and all that stuff," Lincoln started, Lisa nodding in agreement. "But still, I need your help with something that only you can help me with."

"Does it have anything to do with the weirdness that Lori and Leni revealed?" Lisa sternly asked, raising an eyebrow in suspicion. "Because, and don't take this as me not wanting to help you, I'd rather not get involved in that tomfoolery. I'm a woman of science, Lincoln, I don't deal with that stuff-"

"Which is why I'm taking an in-between option instead," Lincoln hastily answered. "You see, rather than help me investigate the weird stuff Lori and Leni mentioned, I just need you to research about the castes they mentioned. More specifically, their powers and abilities."

Lisa paused and scratched her chin. "And how am I supposed to do that?"

"This is how It's gonna go: I'll find someone who are part of one particular caste, like Lola or Lily's, and I'll ask them to go to your underground laboratory, so they can show you their abilities and powers," Lincoln explained, only to scratch his head and smile sheepishly as he added. "That's if I find anybody who does know what their powers and abilities are in the first place."

"I'm sure some of your friends should be part of one caste," Lisa shrugged. "Anyway, when can I expect the first subject to come?"

The boy flinched. "Wait, you actually wanna do it?"

"It's a decent way to kill time, I guess," the scientist folded her arms and looked elsewhere. "Plus, I need something to kill some time whenever I'm on one of my long breaks, and as long as the madness doesn't go beyond what I'm willing to humor, then this might actually be interesting. So again, I ask: When should I expect the first subject to come?"

"Well, give me some time to look for people and I'll let you know when I find somebody," Lincoln extended his hand towards the prodigy. "Anyway, do we have a deal?"

Lisa glanced the hand, then her brother's small smile, and she smiled as well before shaking hands with him, stating:

"Deal."