The Loud House, Royal Woods, Michigan, USA 2024 (The next morning)
Lincoln swiftly descended the stairs and moved into the dining room where his sisters, now including Lucy, were situated.
"Hey, Lincoln!" His sisters greeted him happily.
Lincoln seated himself at the table and waited for Leni to finish breakfast. He looked over to Lucy who appeared to be rather tired.
"Didn't get a good night sleep huh?" Lincoln asked his younger sister.
"The sleep was fine, it's just I use to sleep in a lot later back with the cult." Lucy responded.
Lincoln looked over to Lynn.
"I woke her up early this morning ok, too many lazy shits in this house." Lynn confessed.
Lincoln simply smiled as Leni came in with plates of scrambled eggs. After a while of eating and catching up with some of the sisters, Lincoln finished his meal and went to the kitchen. He went to the fridge and reached for some orange juice when a hand stopped him.
"I wouldn't have that if I were you, it's been in there for years." Lynn told him.
Lincoln closed the fridge and turned around to see Lynn and Lucy waiting patiently.
"What?" He asked.
"Got any more word on the rest of the sisters?" Lynn asked.
"Listen, you can't expect my friend to just get back to me with information the very next morning after he called me." Lincoln responded before his Holo-droid went off.
Lynn shot a snarky look at Lincoln as he took out his Holo-droid. He answered the call with the id 'Adam'.
"What do you have for me, Adam?" Lincoln asked.
"Managed to locate those twins of yours." Adam responded, "Apparently, they've gotten involved with a gang."
"What kind of gang would take twelve-year old's?" Lucy questioned.
"They're mainly vandals, a group of kids rebelling against the man or some shit like that. Their headquarters is located over at an old amusement park, I'm sending the coordinates now." Adam explained.
"Thanks, Adam, anything on Lisa yet?" Lincoln asked.
"Nothing so far, I'll get back to you on her tomorrow."
Adam hung up as Lincoln looked to his 2 siblings.
"A gang huh. Something tells me this is going to be even more interesting than the cultists." Lynn commented.
"Perhaps we should get the proper authorities involved with this one." Lucy suggested.
"And risk them getting thrown in juvie or worse? Not happening." Lincoln responded, "Perhaps I should go alone for this one."
"oh no you don't bro, someone's got to have your back." Lynn said.
"Would be unfair to leave the twins to their own despair as I almost did." Lucy also said.
Lincoln looked at his sisters and smiled along with a defeated sigh.
"Fine, but if things get messy, I want you to get out of there as fast as possible." Lincoln explained before he walked out of the kitchen and up to his room to get ready and get going.
Dairyland Amoosement Park, Muskegon, Michigan, USA 2024 (3 hours later).
Lincoln and his 2 sisters arrived at the abandoned amusement park. Lincoln thought the location was familiar, but he couldn't believe it when he pulled Vanzilla into the parking lot.
"Dairyland?" he said in shock "When did this place get abandoned?"
"A couple of years ago, the park shut down after a storm came through and destroyed most of the attractions." Lynn explained.
"It feels rather ironic that the twins would run off to a once cherished place ruined by unforeseen events." Lucy commented.
Lincoln, Lynn and Lucy got out of the car. Just as Lincoln was about to make his way to the entrance, Lucy tapped on his shoulder and pointed to the boot of the van.
"I believe we forgot somebody." Lucy told him.
Confused, Lincoln made his way over to the van and opened the back to see Luna and Luan crammed in.
"I heard them breathing and whispering through the trip." Lucy explained.
"What the hell are you addicts doing back there?" Lynn angrily asked the 2 older siblings.
"We were just taking a nap in this nice cosy boot." Luan joked.
Lynn snarled in response.
"Fine, we heard about how you were going to find the twins and decided to tag along."
"We didn't wanna' say anything beforehand because we know who would have objected." Luna commented as she glared over at Lynn.
"You assholes are already useless enough sitting around at the house. What use would you be here?" Lynn angrily demanded.
Just as Lynn began to move closer to her 2 older siblings, Lincoln stepped in-between them.
"That's enough Lynn. Remember that I didn't even want you to help out with Lucy, but you helped anyway. By Lori's own terms, Luna and Luan are Lana and Lola's guardians. Perhaps they could help get them back." Lincoln calmly said trying to defuse the situation.
He helped Luna and Luan out of the van and on to their feet. As the sisters approached the gate, Lincoln stopped them.
"Wait! Before we go in there I just want you guys to know, if things start looking bad, run straight to the van and don't even think about coming back for me." Lincoln instructed.
Before any of them could object, Lincoln gave a serious glare which none of them (besides maybe Lynn) had seen before. They all nodded their heads in agreement and proceeded through the front gate. The Loud siblings looked around at the abandoned amusement park, a thick coat of rust covered most of the rides and scenery. Grass and other green invaded the cracks of the park's dirty cement floor. They noticed young kids, no older than the twins, resting and talking in makeshift covers made from the debris of the park. The kids, who were coated in dirt and bruises, gave the siblings looks of confusion and anger.
Luna nervously looked around at the kids, Luan pulled out a flask and took a swig of something strong, Lynn shot the kids an angry glare as she cracked her knuckles, Lucy kept a stoic look on her face and Lincoln simply stared in disappointment at the abandoned children.
"Turned to a life of crime and harsh living… What could bring these kids here?" Lincoln quietly asked expecting no response.
The children got up and slowly walked towards the Loud siblings. A couple of kids blocked the Louds from venturing even further into the park as others swarmed around them, blocking them on all sides. The Louds came together, back to back, as one of the boys came forward.
"What are you doing here… Adults!" A tall looking boy demanded.
"We mean you no harm, we're only here for-" Lincoln spoke loudly before getting interrupted by the tall boy.
"Don't treat us like idiots! Tell us why you're here now!"
Lynn was about to walk forward when Lucy stopped her. Lynn turned to her as Lucy shook her head.
"We just want to see to kids called Lana and Lola, they're girls, blonde haired… at least I think they still are?" Lincoln told them.
"We know who you're talking about! The question is why should we let you?" The tall boy asked with arrogance in his voice.
"Because we're their siblings and we haven't seen them in a while." Lincoln responded.
The kids looked and whispered to each other. The tall boy contemplated for a bit until he came to a decision.
"Fine, but only those under the age of twenty, anyone older has to remain back here." The tall boy instructed.
Lincoln looked to Lucy then back at the boy.
"Fine, but you better not harm a hair on their heads." Lincoln demanded as he walked over to the tall boy with Lucy following suit.
The tall boy lead Lincoln and Lucy over towards a small circus tent, it was about as big as a family sized tent.
"In there is our leader along with your sisters, but I warn you, he does not like visitors." The tall boy advised as he pointed them inside the tent.
A slightly tensed Lincoln and Lucy entered the tent and came to an unruly sight. A young, blonde-haired boy was seated on what looked to be a tattered throne with a now older Lola seated next to him in a slightly smaller throne. In front of him was a Lana who, along with the other children, appeared to have tattered clothes. The three kids looked at the two teenagers with anger and annoyance. That is until Lola and Lana figured the 2 out.
"Lincoln! Lucy!" The twins said shockingly in unison.
"Nice to see you girls again." Lincoln said casually.
"Same." Lucy also said.
"Do you know these two, my queen?" The blonde-haired kid said in a snarky manner.
"Eli, this is one of my sisters and only brother, Lucy and Lincoln." She said in a nervous tone.
"Where have you been all these years bro." Lana asked clearly eager to run over and hug her long, lost brother.
"It's a long story, maybe I'll tell you all one day." Lincoln replied.
"Ah, what a perfect family meeting. Now that you've caught up, it's time to go." Eli commanded.
"What made you want to run off here?" Lincoln asked the twins, ignoring Eli's command.
"Clearly a better life now I'll say this one more time… Get. Out." Eli threatened.
"Listen, kid, I haven't seen these two in years, now if you could kindly-"
"NO ONE CALLS ME KID!" Eli shouted as he shot up from his chair.
"Calm down my king, Lincoln was just leaving. Right?" Lola tried to settle Eli's anger and direct Lincoln to the door.
"Actually no, I was hoping to stick around for tea, then pick up my sisters and go home for a nice rest." Lincoln focussed his attention on Eli who was visibly furious now.
"Leave now Lincoln… You'll only make things worse." Lana pleaded with her brother.
Lincoln remained tall. Lucy tried to pull him away, but he didn't move an inch. Eli moved next to Lana and stared menacingly at Lincoln.
"Your pig-headed, aren't you? Maybe this will change your attitude." Eli said slyly as he pulled a pistol out of his jacket and pointed it at Lana.
Lincoln gained a look of shock as the boy pulled a gun on his younger sister.
"Lincoln, please leave… NOW!" Lola begged her older brother.
Lincoln stood there, shocked. His breathing became violent. In his mind, he could hear screaming, shouting in another language. He didn't even notice Lucy pushing him out of the tent. Once out, Lincoln rushed over to a nearby barrel and leaned against it. He held his head in pain as he violently scrambled to his pockets.
"LINCOLN!" Lucy cried out as she ran over to her brother.
After a bit of searching, Lincoln pulled out his Holo-droid and began searching for a certain sound file. Lucy could hear him muttering 'not again' rapidly under his breath. Lincoln eventually found the ' 3' file and played it. The sound of a woman humming a nice tune came out of the speakers of the device. His breaths slowed down and drawn out. Lucy slowly approached him to see if he was alright. He looked at the young, frightened girl. The humming eventually stopped as Lincoln swallowed the saliva that built up in his mouth.
"Are you alright?" Lucy asked in a low voice.
Lincoln couldn't bring himself to look at her. His vision became slightly blurred as he pushed himself off the barrel. Without any words, he made his way back to his other sisters with Lucy struggling to keep up with his pace. He made his way past the crowd of kids and his siblings over to the exit. His sisters jogged after him shouting at him to wait up or come back. He exited the park and stopped. His sisters also stopped.
"What happened back there, bro?" Luna concerningly asked.
Lincoln remained silent for a short time until he turned around and faced his sisters.
"I came back to get away from my old life… I came back to escape the horrors that I faced." Lincoln said in a worried manner, "I can't go back… I won't."
Lincoln turned back around before uttering:
"You're on your own from here."
Lincoln left a set of confused and saddened sisters as he made his way back to the van. Just as Lynn was about to run after him, Lucy stopped her.
"Don't." Lucy told her sisters, "What he saw back there… What I saw… and his reaction. I think we should leave him be."
"So, what now?" Luan asked.
The sisters looked at each other, confused and worried. Lynn took one last look at Lincoln before turning around.
"We get our sisters back."
Bit of a cliff hanger to end off on I suppose. Sorry for being a little late with the update, I've been a little busy as of late. Anyway, as some of you may have noticed, the rating for this story changed from M to T. No, that isn't an error. After reviewing my work, I decided that this series isn't really deserving of an M rating. Aside from swearing and some harsh themes, I don't think my work is that bad for teens. I definitely won't be doing any sex scenes, nudity or Loudcest (not that I'd want to do that last one). So yeah, if you're new to this fanfic then welcome. Anyway until next time peps,
Peace.