The next day, as 6:00 AM hits, as the sun rises on the façade of the Loud house, and as rooster's crow is heard, Lynn bursts through Lincoln's door and wakes him up, making the latter scream and fall to the floor again.
"Lincoln! It's time! Come on! We got the whole morning wasting!" Lynn exclaims excitedly.
Having heard Lynn's excitement, Lincoln resumes from being woken up and shakes his head to fix himself.
Lincoln and Lynn jog along the neighborhood. The former catches up with his sister. "So Lynn, how much will we jog?" he asks.
"For as much as we can, but not the day before the marathon," she answers effortlessly, "But you'll get the hang of it."
Lincoln catches his breath with the length they had been.
However, Lynn decides to put a little spin in their routine. "Last one to the house is a rotten egg!" she challenges Lincoln as speeds up, à la Road Runner.
"Oh yeah?!" Lincoln accepts Lynn's challenge as he catches up with her. They then jog around the neighborhood.
After that, Lincoln slouches at the dining room seat, recovering from their jogging session. Knowing that he lost, he prepares for his punishment from Lynn.
"So I'll really have to eat a rotten egg?" he asks bluntly.
"No, not really," Lynn clarifies, "Just a raw egg yolk."
Lynn cracks two eggs open and pours the yolks to a glass. Lincoln is grossed out of this diet for athletes. Lynn then hands the glass to her brother. "Come on Linc! Drink up."
Obviously, Lincoln nods "no".
"Come on Linc. It's for your own good," Lynn insists, "Or I'll tell mom that you wasted good yolks of egg."
Pressured, Lincoln replies, "Fine."
Horrified, Lincoln covers his nose and drinks up the raw egg yolk. However, he stifles in disgust. Lynn taps his back from this feat. "There, there. That's a brave warrior. There," she gives him relief.
Still disgusted, Lincoln replies, "Okay, that's enough egg jokes for the day."
"Egg jokes?"
"Uhmm yolks. I mean egg yolks."
"Well, there are other fitness regiments you can try, sparring partner."
"Right…sparring partner."
The two then rest on their seats. Lincoln goes on with the conversation.
"So Lynn, why'd you pick me for the marathon?" Lincoln asks, "I mean, besides being your default sparring partner."
Hearing Lincoln emphasize "marathon" prompts Lynn to place her spoon aside and pick up a poster for the "Royal Woods Marathon". She then outstandingly explains, "Bro, it's not just a marathon. It's the 'Royal Woods Annual Champs' Marathon'. Two Saturdays from now, the finest and aspiring athletes from all over town. Gathering for one event to determine who's the fastest. It's my lifelong dream to join there! I can't wait!"
"But Lynn, you know I am not the sporting type? Not even an athlete!" Lincoln justifies.
"But you were part of the football team."
"For one season. Then I get kicked in the butt for losing the team. Literally!"
"Bro, the guidelines said a participant needs a buddy to join. Plus, you don't know what's in store.
"Yeah, like I would be surprised."
Lynn afterwards flips the poster and points at it to reveal the grand prize. "Check this out. The pair who wins first place will get access to Energy Park!"
As Lincoln hears Lynn mentioned Energy Park, he imagines taking on its amenities, which range in all kinds of extreme sports. Bungee jumping. Wild water rafting. Parkouring. Rock climbing. Zipline. Base jumping. Water slides. Laser tag. Paragliding. Cliff diving. And more. Complete it with hearing "Boneless" by Steve Aoki in the background heard during this fantasy, and Lincoln is hankering in excitement. "Energy Park!"
"Yep. Energy Park," Lynn replies chillingly.
"It's my lifelong dream to go there!" he jitters excitingly.
"I know. Now if you really want to take this seriously and because of your own physical body…"
But before she can finish her words, Lincoln interrupts, "Wait Lynn, okay. I accept the challenge."
Lynn asks again, "You sure about this Lincoln?"
With a determined vibe, he answer, "Yes, for I, Lincoln Loud, may not be athletically competent, but I'll take the risk to be Lynn's partner in the Royal Woods Marathon."
As Lincoln poses heroically, Lisa at a distance claps slowly. "Bravo, brethren. Good luck then on killing yourself out there," she sarcastically replies as she walks back to her room.
Lynn continues, "Speaking of which, we need to keep the jogging routines going. After school. That's a good time."
With that agreement, Lincoln remembers that he has clowning duties with Luan. So nervously, he gives out his concern, "Uhmmm, well, you see, I got remedials after school. And maybe might not catch in the evening."
"Ohh. Well, we'll just have the entire morning for jogging. Then the Saturday, for training. And I need you to cancel other commitments. Focus on this, for now. Got it?" she reiterates.
Despite his duties for Luan, and having mixed feelings with this, he goes along regardless. "Sounds good."
"Good. I really need your help Lincoln."
Lynn does her puppy eyes for a brief moment, then raises her hand to Lincoln. "Buddies?"
Motivated, Lincoln seals the deal. "Buddies!"
Both Lynn and Lincoln shake and grasp their hands, then fist pump.
The day goes by, and it is 5:00 PM at sunset time. Lincoln and Luan walk off from school and another gig on the afternoon. They both enter the house, and Lincoln, so wearisome, throws himself to the couch, wanting to rest.
"That's good. Just the rest I need," Lincoln grunts reliving.
But with a cheerful tone, Luan shares her thoughts for the day, "What a swell day we had, am I right?"
Lincoln then counters, "I dunno if we can call tripping to a giant flaming Alaska a swell day."
FLASHBACK
Luan and Lincoln are doing a pirate-themed act for a birthday party. Luan is juggling while standing on a watermelon, while Lincoln is holding a bowl of fruits.
In a slight pirate accent, Luan declaims to the children, "We arrggh really seeing a magnificent feat, once my first mate hands over all me fruity. Hehehe."
Lincoln throws the rest of the fruits. However, Luan accidentally knocks an orange to Lincoln's face, making Lincoln drop the remaining fruits, causing Luan to lose balance and fall from the stage.
"Luan!" Lincoln alerts Luan as he tries to catch her by hand, but she ends up dragging him with her, making them land on a giant flaming Alaska birthday cake that burns the stage, causing the kids to panic.
END OF FLASHBACK
Being Luan, she tries to look for positives of the outcome. "Well, at least, we didn't swell the rest of the situation. Hehe."
Lincoln reacts in dismay. However, he recalls that he needs to excuse himself from assisting Luan to focus more on training with Lynn. He gets up and walks to his room, "Well, it's been glad today, Luan. I hope we can do this next time but I need to rest."
However, Luan calls him back, "Wait! There's something that I think you might be interested."
Reluctantly, Lincoln asks back, "What?"
"This!" Luan says as she shows a poster for "Royal Woods' Performers Cup", glimmering with awe. "Now, if we can perfect an act together, we can have a chance of winning!"
"Now why would I want to be interested in that?" he snaps back.
Luan then points to the part of the poster where the prize is mentioned. Lincoln reads that part, "Winners get a VIP access to Hollywood. And red carpet tickets to Ace Savvy the Movie".
From that, Lincoln fantasizes of riding a limo across Hollywood Boulevard, surrounded by hollering people, crowding paparazzi and cheering celebrities, complete with "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars. Lincoln walks off the limousine and meets Ace Savvy in person, wanting to take a selfie with him. And that ends the fantasy.
"Ace Savvy the Movie!" Lincoln shrieks delightfully.
"You heard it right," Luan assures.
Convinced, Lincoln agrees with Luan's proposal, "Okay let's go!"
"That's the spirit!"
"When is it going to be?"
"Two Saturdays from now."
But realizing he also has a commitment with Lynn, Lincoln hocked, "Two Saturdays?!"
"Uh-huh," LUan answers with determination, "That's why we need extensive practice, rehearsals and polishing. And I bid no commitments from anything. We need to focus."
Hesitant to refuse her offer, in spite of his committed schedule to Lynn, Lincoln still goes along. "Sounds good."
With that, Luan is in relief that she can count on her brother/assistant. "Glad I can count on you Lincoln."
Luan does her puppy eyes for a brief moment, then raises her hand to Lincoln.
"Buddies?" she says.
Though nervous but motivated, Lincoln seals the deal, "Buddies!"
Both Luan and Lincoln shake and grasp their hands, then Lincoln raises his fist.
"A fist pump?" Luan asks awkwardly.
"Sure," Lincoln replies, not noticing his gesture that is supposed to be for Lynn.
Luan wonders how offbeat Lincoln would ever offer a fist pump to her. Still she goes along, "Uhmm. Okay." She then pounds her fist to Lincoln's. "Well, that seals the deal. Good talk, Linc." After that, she walks off, leaving Lincoln from slight joy to nervous breakdown.
"This is bad! A commitment with Lynn. And a commitment with Luan. TWO COMMITMENTS FOR ONE DAY! WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?"
Then a giggle is heard, coming from none other than Lily, who is dangling by the sofa rest. Lily laughs at Lincoln.
"Aww shut up Lily," Lincoln says.
