Both Lincoln and Egkataleipsisphobia arrive at the Basolateral Amygdala. The empty space suddenly expands and lights up to reveal… Temporal Tower?!
"Katal! What is the meaning of this?!" Lincoln decries
"Since you refuse to listen to reason, maybe me and my friend can convince you in a fight! I really didn't want it to come to this…but you've forced my hand! Come out, now!"
A blue-silver quadrupedal beast emerges, a blue diamond glistening on its chest.
"Oh no…" Lincoln ekes out
"Do you know what "Egkataleipsisphobia" means, Lincoln? It means "fear of abandonment". Now, we will show you the pain of abandonment! Now go, Guardian of Time, Dialga!"
Dialga's Fight To The Finish plays across the wind currents, playing a flutelike melody.
"GRRROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Dialga lets out a mighty roar, letting its friend know it's ready for battle!
"Dialga! Use Roar Of Time!" Katal commands
The Guardian of Time lets out a bellowing roar. The awesome power of the roar emitted breaks the sound barrier and knocks Lincoln back, almost off of the tower pinnacle itself! He notices that parts of his skin are hemorrhaging from the roar's power! It even managed to distort time itself, creating a blue portal to a different time.
"Lincoln, look in the portal. It's from 2005!" Katal shouts
He does so, we see a partial flashback from 2005.
"So, when do we get to see our new sister?"
"I can't wait to play with her!"
"Either way, our new sis is going to be awesome!"
"I hope she's quite comic-al!"
"Hope full e, sheesh at le tick bike mi."
"Kids, we have great news. You guys are getting a brother!"
"Dang it."
"What's the matter, Lori?"
"I was hoping for another sister."
"So, 4 isn't enough for you?"
"No…I just…preferred a sister, but I'll still welcome our new brother with open arms."
"That's the spirit!"
"I want to be the one who shows him how awesome it's going to be living with us."
"Things will definitely get louder around here, that's for sure!"
"Hey Luan, it seems like he's taken a liking to you."
"Well, I am the most attractive out of us!"
"Y dus he hav blight air?"
"Because my dad has white hair." A younger Rita stated to the sisters
"Well, whatever happens now, we'll be here to protect you."
The sisters cuddle up to their new baby brother as the flashback ends.
"Ah, remember when they all cared about you, but that started to change…" Katal snaps her fingers, and another blue portal appears "Once the edgy one was born in 2008, but she seems to see you as a guardian angel, even though she's a fallen angel. The Uriel to your Gabriel, if you will. Take a look into the 2008 portal while Dialga recharges from his Roar of Time.
Lincoln glances into the 2008 portal, a partial flashback is shown.
"We don't think she'll make it, Mrs. Loud." A doctor stated "Our diagnostics show that your newborn is suffering from brachycardia."
"What is that?" Questioned a younger Lynn Sr
"Brachycardia is the medical term for a slow heartbeat. The threshold for newborns is 100 BPM, but your daughter has a dangerously low heart rate at 20 BPM. Miraculously, she doesn't show any symptoms except pallor. Brachycardia usually comes and goes, like a common cold, but we still need to monitor her and make sure she's healthy enough to go home." The doctor explained
"Can we see her?" Lori asked
"Yes, but you can't enter the room, interference with the medical equipment might make the condition worse."
The louds all go to room 618, they glance through the window and see a small child with black hair. The EKG does give out a reading of 24 BPM. All of the Louds start panicking.
"I don't want to lose our sister!"
"Me too."
"It's too early for me to compose a dirge…"
"I can't even find the energy to make a joke at this…"
"Ha, at least this loser was able to survive! But she won't even live to see me beat her!"
Lincoln, who is 3 during the time of this flashback, overhears his older sister's words and rightfully calls her out on it.
"What is rong with u!? Don't u wuv your sibling?"
"Oh, so the little twerp wants to defend his stillborn sister, how cute, but you're too late!"
"U take that bac!"
Lincoln and Lynn start to fight each other. Lynn Sr tries to break up the two of them, while the other sisters watch the fight go on. While the 2 siblings are fighting, or rather, while Lynn Jr is beating up Lincoln, the EKG now displays the newborn's heart rate at 36 BPM, and it's steadily climbing back up to normal levels.
"Lynn Jr, Lincoln! Stop fighting!" Lynn Sr commanded
Both of them stop fighting and look at Lynn Sr with a fearful look.
"Both of you are going to be punished for this." Rita explained
"This is all your fault, Lincoln!" Lynn Jr yelled at him
"That's enough, Lynn! First, you openly mock your sister dying, and then you have the nerve to fight someone who cares about her? You're banned from any athletic activities for 2 months, and as a future punishment, once your new sister recovers, she'll be rooming with you!"
Lynn Jr paces around the room angrily. While the rest of the family continue to watch their new sister. The EKG has now displayed 51 BPM. Maybe, their new sister knows how much they care for her?
"Donut worry, nu syster, we will pro tech u." Lincoln commented
The EKG now peaks at 108 BPM! Her heart slowly recedes down to 64 BPM, with minor fluctuations, it seems that her heart rate is comfortable between 60-70 BPM, not in the healthy range of 100, but at least she'll live.
"It looks like she's stabilized. She is at least healthy enough to go home." The doctor noted
The Louds take their newborn sister home and begin to ponder what her name should be.
"So, what are you going to name her?"
"She almost didn't see light, so…"
"We're going to name her Light?"
"No, Leni, she's just thinking of what we should name her."
"We couldn't bear the thought of losing her!"
"Well, xept Lin…"
Lincoln thinks about what Lori and Luan just said…
"Right…Lite…Light…Lose…Luz…Luce…!"
"I got it! Y don't we name her Lucy!" Lincoln proudly stated
"That's a great idea, Linky!"
"Ok, we'll name her Lucy."
The flashback ends.
"Oh boo-hoo, that tragic story almost made me cry. I'll give you this Lincoln, you are a great brother. But why did you still coddle her, even once her condition was over? Was it brotherly instinct? Or do you just like Lucy more than your other sisters?" Katal questions
"That's not true! I love all my sisters equally!"
"That's not how she sees it."
Dialga gets up, having recharged from using Roar of Time!
"Now, Dialga! Use Earth Power!"
The ground around Lincoln glows a metallic sheen of gold! The ground around his feet begins to be torn asunder by the metallic dragon's stomp! Just when it looks like he'll be swallowed by the fissures, a voice begins to speak to him.
"You were there when I needed you, so I'll be here for you now."
Lincoln is enveloped with a barrier of psychokinetic energy. Lincoln notices the cracks in the ground racing towards him and evades, but still gets hit by the precipices jutting outward from the attack. Lincoln notices something odd. Yes, he got cut by the jagged protrusion of ground, but it didn't hurt as much as he thought it would!"
"What?"
Suddenly, A bolt of lightning cracks the sky and strikes the mighty beast, as well as many will-o-wisp like fires surround the Guardian of Time. They connect, dealing a massive amount of damage! Dialga is staggered from the blow!
"Dialga! What did you do?" Katal shouts at Lincoln
"I have no idea!"
"Dialga! Use Roar of Time!"
The beast lets out a mighty roar, distorting the very fabric of time! Another blue portal, this one from 2011, appears. Lincoln peers through the hole and sees another partial flashback!
"Glory, y r u sew fastionable?"
"Well, I'm flattered you think that, Lola, but if you want to learn more about fashion, talk to Leni."
Lola crawls across the room toward Leni.
"Penny, how dew u look sew bewtifull?"
"Oh, well I do try to keep myself clean, unlike someone I know…"
Meanwhile…in Luan and Luna's room.
"You seem to like playing those drums, mate."
"I got one, what's yellow and puts people to sleep?"
"I know this one, sis! Your act!"
The baby laughs at Luna's sick diss punchline to Luan's joke, but to be fair, Luan kind of walked into that one. Even if she got that joke from a super-sponge.
"Aw, Lana loved that joke."
Truth be told, she's heard that one from SpongeBob. She was laughing at what a savage Luna was to Luan. Even though she likes Luan more.
"Aww, I want to play with the twins too!"
"I don't tink mom and dad truss you, after what u did 2 me."
"Yeah, I shouldn't have mocked you, Luce. I'm sorry."
"Tats ok, I four give u."
Lincoln is just hanging out in the converted linen closet that was turned into his bedroom, reading old Peanuts comics from the newspaper. He's somewhat enamored by the detail that went into the strips. He just finished reading it when Rita and Lynn Sr, who are holding the twins, drop them in his room.
"You haven't got a chance to bond with Lola and Lana yet, so maybe they'll like playing with their big brother."
Lincoln agrees and tries to interact with Lola first.
"Who r u?" Lola asked
"I'm Lincoln, your big brother." Lincoln responded
"Linkin, I'm thirty, can u get a drink four me?"
"Sure, Lola."
He leaves to get a bottle of milk for Lola. But once Lincoln was out of view, Lola starts molding his newspaper comic into a crown.
"Donut do that! That's hour brother's comix!" Lana scolded her twin
"Who askd you, tried?" Lola admonished
Lola skillfully makes an origami tiara out of what she thinks is worthless newsprint. It would be amazing, if she didn't use her brother's stuff...
"I'm tellin Inkin!" Lana warned
"No, u won't, because he'll onlee lisen to a clean, and not a pesant like u." Lola taunted
Lincoln comes back with the bottle of milk and notices his precious comics being violated by that arrogant snob!
"Inkin! Lola used yore noosepaper as onigiri too mak a teearia!" Lana stated
"Tattletail!" Lola yelled
"Not if it's the truth!"
"I'm not blind, Lola. You destroyed my comics!" Lincoln yelled at her
"Who r u going two believe? A quean or a zitizen?"
"I believe Lana."
"What?"
"You're wearing evidence of your crime on your head!" Lincoln pointed out
"I know someone you can annoy…"
Lincoln takes Lola to Lynn and Lucy's room.
"You wanted to play with a twin? Here you go."
He sets Lola down with Lynn Jr.
"Aw, sweet! Thanks, Lincoln! I guess you're not so bad after all."
Lynn Jr speaks to Lola.
"Hey, Lola. I'm Lynn, one of your big sisters."
"Bin? Nice to meat u!"
"Yeah, Lincoln just doesn't get you, does he?"
"No."
"You have interests too, right?"
"Light."
"He doesn't understand. That we take what we want, when we want!"
"Lynn, that's a whoreable morel to teach her!" Lucy berated
Lola blows a raspberry at Lucy.
"I have a feeling we're going to get along great."
Meanwhile back at Lincoln's room…
"Lana…"
"What? Inkin?"
"Thanks for looking out for me."
"No problghem!"
"What do you like to do, Lana?"
"Nix stuff!"
"Fix stuff? That seems nice."
Lincoln laughs, Lana is confused.
"Y r u lafing?"
"It's pathetic, isn't it?"
"What is?"
"That your big brother was outwitted by his baby sister, and that her twin had to bail me out! How can I protect you, if I can't even protect myself?"
"Doughnut worry, 'Inkin, ile be your shield!"
"Thanks, Lana…"
The flashback ends and Lincoln is shown crying.
"Wow, even at an early age, Lola was a horrible person! It's your fault for making her evil! Lynn's influence corrupted her, did it not? Either way! It's time to end this! Dialga, Metal Claw!"
The mighty guardian raises one of its limbs. True to its name, a metallic claw bursts out from its limb and bares it to strike Lincoln! The beast's roars and lunges into him, preparing to eviscerate his face with metal blades, when suddenly, a blue aura emanates from within Lincoln! He's surrounded by a blue barrier which nullifies Dialga's strike!
"I won't let you hurt my brother! I'll always protect him, no matter who stands in our way!
A blue aspect of Lana rushes at Dialga, with a shield in hand, she manages to knock the beast a few inches back!
"What?! Impossible!" Katal shrieks "How did she get in here?!"
"Didn't you forget, this is my mind! And in my mind, I know that my sisters will never abandon me!"
A pink aura is released from Lincoln. It's reveals itself to be an aspect of Lola!
"Don't you dare hurt my precious Linky! Only I get to do that!"
Lola charges at both of them with a sword in hand. She manages to lay down a few slashes to both Dialga and Katal! Katal is shown bleeding heavily from Lola's slashes!
"Enough! Dialga! use Metal Burst!"
Dialga maintains a proud stance! Lola strikes him, and Dialga releases a flurry of shrapnel! Diffusing both of the twin's aspects! Lana manages to shield the shrapnel away from Lincoln!
"We both know that Lisa would have overshadowed you. Because she's a genius. It wouldn't have mattered if she was born before or after you, the result is still the same. And now, we have arrived at the last flashback.
She snaps her fingers and a final blue portal appears. This one is from 2016, the present (in Lincoln's case) year. He glances inside and sees the final flashback. Though this one…seems kind of familiar to us.
"Here's your dinner, Lincoln!"
"Thanks, Mom. Hey, will you help me with my science project? I have to build a volcano."
"Sure, honey. Just give me five minutes. Leni and I are gonna practice putting on makeup."
[Leni comes in with her lipstick on her eyes and her eye shadow on her lips and Rita takes her upstairs. Lynn and their father come walking by.]
"Hey, Dad, can you help me with my volcano?"
"Sure, son. Just give me five minutes while I give Lynn some baseball pointers." [tosses a ball at a fragile object which breaks and scares Cliff.] "And there's your first pointer, Lynn: never play ball in the house."
[They head outside and Leni and Rita return.]
"Well, you're doing much better, Leni, but you're still venturing into...clown territory."
"Mom, can we work on my volcano now?"
"Oh, five minutes, honey. I promised Lori I'd take a magazine quiz with her." [goes upstairs with Lori]
[getting frustrated] "But I could really use some help! Dad, can you-"
[with Luna and a saxophone] "Five more minutes, pal. I promised Luna I'd help her lay down some funky grooves."
[The toilet flushes]
"Hey, Dad! I clogged the toilet so you could teach me how to fix it!"
"Five minutes, Lincoln! I mean, Lana!" [starts playing sax which scares Cliff who tosses Lynn's baseball right at him to stop.] "Ow!"
"In a family as big as mine, getting attention from your parents is no easy thing." [sighs and turns to his volcano] "How am I ever gonna finish this?"
"Now do you see? Everyone has already forgotten about you. And don't give me that "your parents have time for everyone eventually" excuse, because they didn't help you that first night." Katal asserts
"No, you're wrong. It's like I keep saying…my sisters won't abandon me."
"Dialga! Roar Of Time!"
Dialga tries to use his roar, but stops.
"Paralysis? But what could have…"
She remembers that Dialga got hit by lighting!
"Thunder Wave?!"
"Now, it's MY turn. With all of my sisters by my side, there's nothing we can't do!"
A rainbow of colors surround Lincoln. Each color shooting off as an aspect of each sister. They strike both Dialga and Katal. The Guardian of Time falls to all the attacks.
Katal is left a beaten and bloodied mess.
"Grr… No problem… I'll just…"
She tries to snap her fingers and reset the battle, but it fails.
"What, my chronokinesis? What happened to it?" Katal says in disbelief
Lincoln walks over to her.
"Katal, it's over."
Katal looks at him and smiles, tears of blood stream down her face.
"The only time a person can cry…"
"…is when it's all over."
"The color orange didn't exist in my world…but it does now. This must be your doing, isn't it, Lincoln?"
Lincoln starts to shed tears for someone he could have once called a friend.
"Don't cry for me, Lincoln. You were right...your sisters, they'll stand by you, no matter what happens. It must be nice, having so many people care about you."
Egkataleipsisphobia's body starts to fade out of existence. The blood begins to dissipate.
"If this is what you truly believe…then I'll make your aspirations seem real to you here. It's up to conscious Lincoln do to the same in the real world…thanks for everything…Lincoln…
Egkataleipsisphobia…vanished out of existence.
Conscious Lincoln starts to wake up from his dream. The entire dreamscape self-destructs upon sensing Lincoln's REM sleep pattern has been disrupted! We then are transported back to the real world. Lincoln has woken up.
"I think today's going to be a great day…"
Author's Note: Lincoln just somehow managed to defeat Dialga (with his sisters' help, of course), how awesome is that?! Especially since he's not a pokémon. For those who care, Dialga is level 42, with the moves Earth Power, Metal Burst, Metal Claw and Roar of Time. Egkataleipsisphobia also has chronokinesis (time manipulation). It's not as powerful as Dialga's, but she can still make small time distortions like Dialga can by snapping her fingers. In the flashbacks, anyone who is very young (between 1-3 years old), will talk in broken English.
Originally, Lucy's room number was going to be 616 instead of 618.
When Lola is berating Lana for trying to tell on her to their big brother, originally she was going to call Lana a pissant. It was changed to peasant, but since both words mean the same thing, there's no problem. It's quite remarkable that Lana confused a Japanese word with another Japanese word, instead of syllables of an English word. She managed to confuse origami with onigiri. Onigiri are those triangle-shaped rice cakes.
But now, we head back to the present...
"Watashi no sekaide wa, akairo wa sonzai shimasen. Korera wa... watashi no naimidadenakeraba narimasen." (Original Japanese)
"In my world, red color does not exist. These must be... my tears." (Literal English translation)
"In my world, the color red doesn't exist. These must be...my tears." (Localized English translation)
-Godot/Diego Armando, February 10, 2019
Those words are what he said during his breakdown. But it's not as powerful as this one.
"Bengoshi ga naku koto ga dekiru yuiitsu no jikan wa, subete ga owatta tokidesu."-Diego Armando, February 16, 2013/February 10, 2019
His quotes were so profound, that Egkataleipsisphobia parodied them in her dying breath. But...even if Egkataleipsisphobia is gone, Lincoln replaced her with what he believes in now. This person's name is Aderphephilia, which means "sister lover", which is what Lincoln does in the actual show. He does whatever his sisters want him to do just to please them, and he doesn't even mind doing it, because he loves his sisters that much. Lincoln now realizes that his sisters won't ever forget him and he won't ever forget about his sisters either, no matter what happens.