I don't own the Loud House. I have considered as I'm reworking these chapters maybe I might write a prequel to this during Lincoln's captivity.

What do you think? Let me know.

The girls were still trying to talk to comprehend this entire situation. They were glad that their brother has come back. But instead, they were confused by this change.

"So uh, Lindsey...How are you?" Lynn asked.

"I...don't know...What do you want me to say?" She asked looking at them.

"Uh...I don't know. It's up to you how you feel."

The girls stared as they comprehended the new look of Lincoln. They compared his original look to Lindsey's. Longer hair, that was in need of a haircut to get it back to its original style. The dark bags under her eyes that were darkened due to the recent events, her lack of sleep, and poor nourishment. Her body was skinnier than a normal child her age with some of her ribs being visible and littered in bruising and her back laced with scars which were being hidden by her hospital gown.

Lynn took notice of the atmosphere. "Girls, why don't you all introduce yourselves to Lindsey?" He asked nervously. "You're right Dad," Lori said. "I'm Lori. I'm the oldest in the family." Lisa quietly snuck back in with the family just in time for introductions.

"My name's Leni. And I literally think you're pretty." Lindsey blushed as she heard the comment.

"The name's Luna. I'm the rock star of the bunch." Luna said awkwardly. "I can teach you music or play it for you whenever out want."

"I'm Lynn. When you get better maybe we can play some sports together." Lynn said.

"I'm Lucy." She said frightening Lynn. Lindsey looked at her with wide eyes. "Don't worry. That's normal. You might get used to it."

The twins walked up to her. "I'm Lola..."

"And I'm Lana."

"I am known as Dr. Lisa Loud. But please refer to me as Lisa."

"And you already meet Lily." Rita said as Lily babbled and clapped her hands at the mention of her name.

"I-It's nice to meet you all..." She quietly said. She remembered her 'sisters.' They were exactly like her. But they were not what daddy wanted.

The girls noticed that Lindsey stayed silent as she was deep in thought.

There was a knock on the door. "Excuse me. Sorry for interrupting but visiting hours are over for today." A nurse said. The girls complained as they weren't ready to leave.

"Girls, I understand you want to stay but Lindsey needs to rest and get better." Rita said. "Can we stay with her?" Lola said trying to use her charm on the nurse.

"Aww. I wish you could sweetheart but rules are rules." The nurse said looking at Lola with a sad smile. "Everyone can visit her tomorrow."

The girls sighed. "We'll see you tomorrow Lindsey." Leni said waving to the girl. Lindsey waved back. "We'll bring you some snacks and stuff over." Luan said.

The twins walked up to her. "Can we get a hug Lindsey?" They held her arms out to her. Lindsey frowned and looked away from them.

The twins frowned too. "I-It's ok. We can get a hug from you tomorrow."

"Honey go ahead and take the girls home. I'll stay with Linc-Lindsey for tonight." Rita said. Lynn nodded and gave the girl a smile. "We'll see you tomorrow, Lindsey."

Lynn kissed his wife on the cheek as the girls silently left the room.

The car ride was quiet just as it was when Lincoln first went missing. Each girl thought about Lindsey. "Hey, girls how about we have some pizza for dinner tonight?" Lynn said trying to break the ice.

"No thanks dad." Luna said. The girls each denied the offer, which was shocking to Lynn but was understandable. The van pulled into the driveway and each girl went to their rooms. Lynn saw the girls emotions and rubbed the back of his neck nervously. He sighed and went into the kitchen to try to prepare a late dinner for the family.

She laid in the hospital bed, just staring at the sky. The dark sky was what she sometimes saw back at home with daddy. Her small window was where she would look up into the sky for hours on end. It was always beautiful as she stared at the many lunar cycles. She sighed, thinking back to the Loud sisters.

She thought about them. Daddy and her 'sisters'. She could still hear them. How their scream still haunted her. The darkened room and how each one was different from the last. She closed her eyes and opened them again seeing the night sky.

'Those people were pretty nice, don't you think?' She looked over to see her shadow sitting at the end of her bed.

She ignored her and just stared ahead.

'You have to be careful.' She said with a look of disappointment on her face as she crossed her arms. 'You don't know if they will be like daddy...'

Lindsey didn't say a word. ''Lindsey...I know you're scared...'

Tears were in her eyes.

"I didn't mean to leave..." She sadly said.

'But you did. And now we're supposed to trust these people?'

Lindsey sighed and looked back at the girl sitting at the edge. "I'm scared...I miss daddy..." She hugged her knees.

'No you don't...I told you I was gonna protect you...' Her shadow then kissed her head and rubbed it. 'I promised you I would do so. No one is going to hurt you anymore...'

Lindsey rubbed her eyes. "Thank you Lila..."

Lindsey heard the door open and saw Mrs. Loud walk in.

"Hey kiddo. How ya feeling?" Rita asked sitting where Lindsey's shadow was. "I don't know..."

"I brought you something to eat." Rita placed the lunch bag in front of her. "I know it's not much but the doctor wanted you to try and eat something at least." Lindsey hesitated but she opened the bag.

A plain turkey sandwich, an apple and a bottle of water were placed in front of her. "Thank you." She took a small bite of the sandwich and silently ate. She chewed as she turned to Rita, who was chewing on a fruit salad herself.

The two sat in silence as they both chewed away at their dinners. "Lindsey?"

Lindsey turned to her. "Do you wanna watch some tv?" She asked nervously.

She shook her head. "No thank you. I don't watch television..."

Rita then thought. "So...Uh...do you wanna tell me about yourself...?"

Lindsey swallowed hard. "I...'m not very interesting...I don't really do much of anything...I'm just there..." She said looking down.

"Oh honey, everyone is special in their own way...You're not just there."

"Mm..." She grunted. She finished eating a small portion of her sandwich and drank the whole bottle of water.

"Aww sweetie, don't you wanna eat the rest of your food?" She shook her head. "No thank you."

"That's ok. Soon you'll be able to get your weight up." She nodded.

"Maybe you should get some rest ok? It's been a long day for the both of us. Some sleep would be good for the both of us..."

Lindsey laid down as Rita tucked her in. "Goodnight sweetie." She said. Lindsey watched as Rita got comfortable in the chair in her room and fell asleep.

Lindsey closed her eyes and eventually went to sleep. She opened her eyes to see daddy over her.

She gasped.

"D-Daddy...!"

"My precious snowflake..." He rubbed her head. He trailed his hand down her face to her neck. He tightly gripped at her throat cutting air away from her.

"I'm gonna find you...!"

Lindsey tried to grab his arm to stop him but she thrashed having air cut away from her even more.

"Lindsey! Lindsey! Lindsey, wake up!" Rita shouted shaking her awake. Lindsey's eyes opened as sweat poured down her face as she gladly gulped down air.

Rita hugged her daughter. "It's ok. It's ok. It was just a bad dream..."

Lindsey closed her eyes with tears streaming down her face.