Hey guys, it's been a while (for this story at least). I know I''ve been focused on other projects, specially my brand new fic 'the work of a lifetime' (that's the title, not a description). Check it if your curious. Anyways, I couldn't let this fic without updates (It's the one with most fav and follows after all), so tell me what you're thinking of it so far, fav and follow if you're liking it, and I hope you enjoy
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Lynn sr was at work. Only the body, apparently. His mind was focused on somewhere else. He reached his pocket and took out a little piece of paper, which had a phone number written in it. He hasn't told his wife about the doctor's suggestion.
He was, indeed, afraid. He never thought his family could fall in such disasters in so little time. Being told they might be a therapist made him think about it. He would never call his family crazy, but after what happened, specially with Leni and Lori, he was reconsidering the idea.
One of Lynn's coworkers, Bill, noticed he was distracted. He touched his shoulder, and Lynn turned around
"Oh, hey, Bill, what's wrong?" Lynn said. His voice sounded like a person who has't sleep for days
"I'm not sure, but I believe is you," he said, in a serious tone. Bill was probably the closest one to Lynn, and knowing the large family he had, he always talked to him for family advice. That time however, Lynn was the one needing advice. "What's going on with you? You seemed worried," he said
"If you knew what I've been through this month, you'd understand," Lynn answered
"Then tell me. As long as it appears that we are working, no one's going to bother us," Bill said
Lynn sighed, and began telling the stories from after Lincoln's death. What happened to all of his daughters, from Lucy fighting the bullies to Lana saving herself and her sister from that Lynn was finished, he still had a tense expression on his face, and Bill realised it.
"Well, that's harsh," he said, like it wasn't that obvious. "But that doesn't seem to be the main problem for you. Is there anything else?"
Lynn placed both his hands on his pockets, only to take them of and reveal he little card he has. "The girls doctor recommended a therapist for them, but I don't want to take them to the place they treat crazy people," Lynn said
"Man, what the hell are you talking about?" Bill asked. "Therapists aren't for crazy people," Bill said, almost offended
"They aren't?" Lynn asked
"I do therapy. Do you think I am crazy?" he said, inspecting the card again. "In fact, this is my therapist," he exclaimed
"Really?" Lynn said, surprised
"Lynn, therapy's only objective is to help people deal with their emotions. Granted there are some crazy people who need to do it, but most people just want to feel better with themselves," Bill said
"I-I've never really understand that," Lynn answers, ashamed of what he said earlier
"Look, now that you understand, I suggest you ask for help as quick as possible. You don't want another incident like the one with your older daughters, right?" Lynn simply nodded, and Bill went close to his ear. "This guy owns me a favor. If money is a problem, I can make him give you a discount," he whispered
Lynn would have denied, but he remembered checking the prices online, and any sort of cheaper prices he could get, the better. He nodded. "I'll call him today, and I'll explain your situation," Bill said
In that moment, Lynn's cellphone began ringing. Bill returned to his duties of an employee, and Lynn answered the phone
"Lynn Loud Sr." he said
"Hello Mr. Loud, I'm Diana, from the hospital. It's about one of your daughters"
Five minutes later, he had already been excused by his boss, and he entered the car. He began driving, and the streets were almost empty, since most people were at school or working. He tried to call Rita, but she was probably speaking to someone else, since the call was denied immediately. He reached the hospital and left the vehicle in the almost empty parking lot.
He got inside the building and went towards the receptionist
"Hello sir, how may I help you?" She asked
"My name is Lynn Loud, I came because they called me about my daughter," He said
"Oh, yes. She's in the third floor, room 75," She said, pointing at an elevator
"Thanks," Lynn quickly said, and he rushed inside the metal box. It quickly went through the three floors, and he found his daughter's room. He opened the door and saw two people. One was obviously a doctor, who was standing right between Lynn and the other person, who was lying on a bed. Her face and hair were being covered, until the doctor turned around, and saw Lynn.
"Oh, you're here," the doctor, who was, indeed, David again, said.
"How is she?" Lynn asked
"Have a look yourself," David said, steping to the side. He saw the white skin and the blond hair of the person laying on the bed
"Dad?" The person said
"Lori," Lynn said, happy to see his daughter.
"He didn't answer. It looks like he was talking to someone else," Rita said to Lana and Lola
Rita was almost dying of extress. First, she received the call from the school, and her husband, who actually was with the family vehicle, wouldn't answer her. She had to call a cab to take them to the school. The only thing good was that the driver wasn't annoying, and he was pretty fast.
Near the school, you could already hear the police sirens. The place has a few police cars and two ambulances. Rita, along with her three daughters (She was with Lily on her hands), got down of the car. The driver insisted on waiting for them, and he would charge them later, so Rita wouldn't lose time with that.
She began walking around. The front of the school was full of students. Some of them were leaving, others were talking, and others were speaking on their phones. No sign of any of her daughters that were there, none of the three. Yes, Luna and Luan were the main focus, but she couldn't forget Leni was in the same place during the whole incident.
Suddenly, she felt a hand grabbing her from behind. She saw her second oldest daughter. She had a worry expression in her face. Rita didn't had any time to speak, Leni simply said "Follow me," and she began walking towards one of the ambulances
She found two people there. The one in the front was obviously a nurse. She was standing right in front of the other, covering her whole body. Leni spoke to the nurse and she gave some space. Rita saw her third older daughter sitting in the back of the vehicle. She had a sad face, and a blanket over her back
"Mom?" The girl said
"Luna," Rita said, sad of seeing her daughter in that situation
Lincoln was simply floating around the streets. No, he wasn't near his mother, and neither his father. He had another place to go. Alice wasn't with him. He was too angry to accept her company. She was supposed to help him, and she simply hide abilities that would make things easier. Worse, she wasn't there to fight Lucio, Lincoln had to fight him on his own.
Lincoln knew exactly where he was going. Franklin Avenue, 1216, previously known as home. He went through the front door, and found inside the living room a light red ghost facing the opposite direction
"So I guess Alice gave you my message," Lincoln said
"There wasn't much else she could do," Dennis said. "I've heard what happened,"
"What Lucio said was actually true? That I'm more powerful that I think I am?"
"He had no reason to lie to you on that"
"But then why did you? Both of you guys came with that "emotionally vulnerable" thing, and it turns out Lucio almost killed my sister by his own will,"
"Look, I could tell the whole story to why we did it, but I'm pretty sure it would be a waste of time, because we both know you're here to learn how to do what he did. Am I right?"
Lincoln nodded
"Then promise me something," Dennis said
"What?"
"You'll be almost unstoppable by the time we finish, so you better not use your abilities to torture your family, like Lucio did," Dennis said
"And if I don't promise?" Lincoln asked. Of course he wouldn't ruin his family's life, but scaring them a little bit couldn't hurt right? After all, some still needed punishment, at least in his eyes
"I'll make sure you burn in hell for all eternity," he said, in an angry tone. Lincoln couldn't really understand if he was being ironic or serious, but that statement really made him afraid
"Fine, I promise," Lincoln said, still a little bit angry he couldn't punish his other sisters properly
"Then let's go," Dennis said, and they both left the house
Rita was still in the school. While her daughters were talking together, mostly comforting Luna, a police officer came near them
"Excuse me," he said. "I'm private Jones. Are you the mother of Luan Loud?"
"That is me," Rita said. "Where is she?"
"It's my obligation to inform you, that Luan Loud was sent to a psychiatric hospital."
Rita couldn't say she was surprised, but she still had a slight hope that, like other things in their life, people would just forget what happened and their family could be happy and healthy. No such luck for the last month. Rita did not begin crying, but a lonely tear felt from her eyes.
"What happened here cannot be allowed to happen again. I know it's sad to be away from your kids, and believe on what they've done, but trust me, it will be better that way." The cop got called by another officer and left Rita alone, but not before handing here a little pamphlet. "Here is all the information you'll need on this place. Please send her clothes and other personal items as soon as possible.
Rita saw the officer going away, then to the paper in her hands, then to her kids behind her. They were still talking, and all of them, mostly Luna, were sobbing or crying. Rita wasn't exactly sure how to break the news. Little did she noticed, Lana was actually eavesdropping on her, and already did that job for her. Well, at least for some of her sisters. Rita picked up the phone to try to call Lynn again, and maybe have success
"Are you feeling okay, my dear," Lynn sr asked to Lori
Lori looked at her leg, which had a brace covering it. "This sucks, I can't move my leg at all," she said, a little angry. "But other then that, I'm fine. What exactly happened? I don't remember much," she said
Lynn felt good inside. At least Lori wouldn't be angry with her younger sister for what happened. Not yet. "I'll tell you when we get back home," Lynn said, winning an angry face from Lori
"Hey, dad, what about the others?" she asked
Lynn then realised something awkward. When the Lady called him to tell Lori had woken up, it was in his cellphone. That was the second number of contact. The first one was their home number. That means Rita hasn't answered the call back at home.
Lynn grabbed his cellphone and tried to call Rita. Again, it showed a message, saying she was already in a call.
"So?" Lori asked
"She won't answer me, and it's the second time a call her today," Lynn said. Then he faced the doctor, that was still in the room. "Is she free to go home?"
"Well, she'll need crutches to walk for at least a month, but other then that, she's healthy enough to not stay here. Let me just check the documents, and you're free," he said to both Lori and Lynn. Lori seemed happy and wanting to leave the place as quick as possible, even though most of the time she was unconscious.
Lynn saw that there was a Tv in the room. He grabbed the remote laying on a nightstand, and turned the device on. It was set on the local news channel. Lynn would have just skipped the channel, but he wasn't quick enough, and he saw the latest news. It was something about a 14 year old girl that threatened her whole class with a gun. Lynn and Lori both recognised the girl, and Lynn tried to call for Rita one last time.
"So wait a second, when you possessed that therapist…." Lincoln began saying"
"Yes, I still had all of my powers when I left her," Dennis answer
"And that thing that we can't contact people, like I tried with Lucy…"
"We were speaking the truth there. You can't exactly talk with people who are alive. You can possess them only,"
"Seriously, why didn't you told me the truth?" Lincoln asked, still a little annoyed they lied to him
"We used to have a soul almost as bad as Lucio's. When he found out he could control anyone he wanted, he went mad with the power. He found a German artist and controlled him. He began the biggest war in history.
"Wait, you mean World War 2?"
"You see, Lincoln, there are good people and bad people. But when a bad soul controls a good person, things can go quite messy," Dennis said
"But why wouldn't Lucio do something similar, if he loves pain and torture?"
"He's also smart enough to understand that, if he tries to achieve goals to big, he will have a higher chance of failure. Torturing the sisters of a dead boy is an easy job, and it grants the pain he so desperately loves,"
"Wouldn't it be easier if you just told me back when we first met?" Lincoln asked
"Me and Alice made a promise to never tell anyone. You were just the one Lucio decide to tell.
"So… How exactly I possess someone, you know, the other way?" Lincoln asked
"There are two different ways of us doing this. One is trough their dreams, which we will go over later, and the other one," Dennis spotted a person walking lonely in the street. "Here, I'll show you," They both entered the person's mind. It wasn't different from other people's minds, and Lincoln was very curious
Dennis, instead of talking to the person, he went inside him. Lincoln followed an entered a giant room, filled with gears, chains, machines, buttons, levers and blinking lights all around.
"Welcome to the security system," Dennis said. "This is a part of the person that won't let anyone possess him, unless the brain accepts him." He went towards a big blue button. "This thing here will disable temporarily the whole system, and we get full control over the person," he said, pressing the button and leaving the place.
The controls and the screen were already available, and Dennis took control, doing simple actions, like walking, jumping, crouching and running. "It's easy, but it is risky," Dennis said
"What do you mean?" Lincoln asked
"You might have already seen people with mental disorders or simply being crazy, right?" Lincoln nodded at Dennis's question. "Those people had something destroyed back in the security system, and after it happens, it's almost impossible for people to recover. "That's also another reason we don't show souls this method,"
"Okay, sounds easy enough," Lincoln said
"Well then," Dennis said, while the two left the body, and the man fell unconscious on the ground. "Let's wait until tonight, so I can show you how to get in their dreams,"