Hatoralo - I agree, that episode left a bad taste in my mouth.

Twelve Candles

Candle 2

McBride Residence

10:12 AM

Lincoln looked forward to hanging out with Clyde. There was never a day where he and Clyde ever had a boring day together. Whether it was staying at one's home, going to the arcades or whatnot, he enjoyed his company. If they spent the day hanging out at home then they would stick to watching movies or shows, maybe even video games. Sometimes doing any of that stuff at his place could be annoying. His dads gave them the 20 second rule that had the two staring away from the TV screen to avoid getting their He remembered very well how the two had met and become best friends.

The two had met in an Ace Savvy convention. His parents took him all the way to Detroit for the convention as an early birthday present. The drive took 2-3 hours but it was nothing for the white haired boy. He found the convention to be the best thing ever.

At one point Lincoln was browsing through the many stands at the convention. He didn't notice someone passing through the same path. He crashed into the boy by mistake, making his nose slightly bleed.

"Sorry, I didn't see- hey your nose is bleeding! Are you okay?" Asked Lincoln

The boy covered his nose which seemed to help a bit. He acted calm to the whole incident.

"It's okay, I It's get nosebleeds every now and then. But I didn't see you either."

While Lincoln was forgiven, he still couldn't help feel sorry for the boy.

"My name is Lincoln, what's yours?"

"I'm Clyde. It's nice to meet you Lincoln." He reaches his hand out to give him a well mannered hand shake to which Lincoln returned.

"Hey! You're dressed as One Eyed Jack! Ace's sidekick!"

Clyde smiled at that. Not everyone he knew actually appreciates One Eyed Jack as much. Knowing that Lincoln was actually impressed at his costume made him feel like he found a new friend.

"One Eyed Jack is my favorite! I like your Ace Savvy costume!" Clyde replied.

His sisters made fun of his costume countless times. Hearing how impressed Clyde was at his costume made him excited to know that someone actually liked it.

"Thanks I made it myself!"

"I like you Lincoln, hey want to check out the previews for the next Ace Savvy comic?"

"Sure! Let's go!"

With that the two headed off. Upon finding out that they both lived in Royal Woods was clearly a miracle. They knew that they would be hanging out once more time after time.

Back in present day, Lincoln had reached the McBride residence after a short trip down memory lane. Upon reaching the door he was about to knock before the door itself opened, revealing the African American nerd who had opened it.

"Hey Linc! Come inside for a bit, i still need to do a few things before we head out."

"Sure thing pal." He replied happily.

The two entered the well organized home of the McBride residence. Before reaching his room he saw both Harold and Howard McBride.

Harold greeted Lincoln "Hi Lincoln, How are you today?"

"I'm doing great Mr. McBride thanks!"

Howatd greeted Lincoln afterwards "How's the upcoming birthday boy? I hear tomorrow you'll be 12 years old."

"I'm just as excited Mr. McBride, I just know that tomorrow will be the best day ever!" He replied with glee.

"Well we'll be looking forward to seeing you tomorrow Lincoln, have a great time you two!" said Howard as he and his husband were heading off to the living room.

"Thanks Mr. McBride! I'll see you guys tomorrow!"

Both parties headed off separate ways inside the house. Lincoln and Clyde had arrived in the bedroom. Clyde quickly began to clean up some of his stuff that were scattered across the room while Lincoln took a seat on his bed.

"I'm sorry about the mess, Cleopawtra kinda went crazy earlier this morning. She ended up creating a big mess."

Lincoln shrugged it off, he understood well about Clyde's aggressive cat. "It's fine buddy, i mean what i see at home is noting compared to this."

Clyde gave a slight chuckle at his comment. He's seen how messy Lincoln's house can be. What his cat did was merely a simple drop of water.

Once Clyde was finished cleaning up, he put on his shoes and finally headed out with Lincoln. The two agreed on going to the arcade over at Gus' place. The walk over there didn't take as long as expected. It had only taken them a good 10-15 minutes to arrive.

Royal Woods Mall

10:25 am

Lori managed to find a good parking spot near the entrance of the mall. Usually finding one near the front doors was a rare grab. Sometimes it's only possible if you managed to arrive early or if you grab the spot once someone leaves. Today luckily that was the case. Just as they arrived someone was just about to leave. It seems like someone else had the same idea because he was trying to park there as well. The two raced for the spot and with such luck, Lori won the parking spot. The other driver was devastated but oh well, Lori got first dibs.

She turned off Vanzilla and removed the car keys. She unbuckled her seat belt and turned around to her sisters. "Okay guys, you all know the plan?"

Lana raised her hand "We get food right?"

"Yes Lana, but not just that, anything we can get to make this party great for Lincoln. Which means if you guys find anything and i mean ANYTHING Ace Savvy related, you guys are to grab it and keep it with you. Everyone clear on the plan?"

Lola raised her hand "But Lori i still haven't gotten Linky a present!"

"Lola! You were supposed to get him one last time we came here!" Scolded Lynn.

"I-I couldn't figure out what to get him!" she complained

Lori rolled her eyes and figured, why not? While Lola did lose her chance when they went to the Mall two weeks prior, this would be her last chance. "Fine! Whatever Lola, but this is your last chance. If you can't get Lincoln a present then he will forever remember how you literally don't care about him."

Lola nodded in fear, not from Lori but what she said. She was afraid that Lincoln would think that she doesn't care about him which she knew was completely false. "I promise Lori."

"Okay then, c'mon guys lets make this quick."

Everyone saluted Lori, giving her a clear answer to signify that they know just what to do. The sisters departed from Vanzilla and headed straight into the mall.

Inside the Royal Woods mall every sister went to a designated store in search of what they needed. Lori, Lily and Lisa went off as one team with Lana and Lola as the next, Lynn and Lucy as the next. Each went to a different store in hope of finding different outcomes just incase some stores didn't have what they needed.

Lori, Lily and Lisa headed into the first possible store they saw that would have something they needed. They went straight to the Bap store. While it was a clothes store more than anything else, it may have something in a smaller section.

Upon arriving they had saw that the store was quite packed. Of course the day they needed something it just HAD to be a full house. Still they weren't going to give up.

"Maybe they have something on the second floor, at least i think so." said Lori.

Lisa took a glimpse at the store map. "Actually eldest sister what we may find might happen to be on the third floor according to these schematics provided, or map as you may know it."

Lori looked and saw that she was right. They happen to have a section for miscellaneous which was farther in the end from where they are currently. Making no haste they headed off for the third floor. Lori had hoped that all will go well.

Arriving on the third floor they noticed that it wasn't as full as the first two floors were. It was almost a miracle. At least maybe they'll have a bigger chance of going through this flawlessly.

Lola and Lana made their way to the nearest 'Toyz R for Kidz" store knowing that they might have something since it was a kids store. As they headed inside they saw that the whole place was a reminiscence of a black Friday sale. Parents and kids are running around with toys in their hands. Some kids crying to their parents about what toys they wanted while the parents dragged them throughout the store. Nothing too new for the twins, they've seen worse on Christmas.

The Action figure section would be the first place Lola would look. She wasn't quite sure if Lincoln had an Ace Savvy action figure, she hasn't ever seen him with one. She might as well get him one. She grabbed Lana's arm "C'mon Lana i know just where to go!"

Upon arriving to where the Ace Savvy section is located, they were met with disappointment. All of the shelves were clear of Ace Savvy toys. It seemed like they were in such a demand that every kid or parent wanted to get them before they were gone. But this didn't stop Lola, she will find a present for Lincoln even if it meant taking over the entire store to look for a present.

"Maybe we can check somewhere else?" Lana suggested

"Lana there isn't another toy store for miles! We have to find something here! There just has to be something!"

Not wanting to argue with the princess she decided to go along with Lola's plan

Lucy and Lynn entered a huge department store called 'KC Nickel' which was the only bigger store in Royal Woods. The store itself had a total of three floors which descended below rather than ascended up like many stores. It was closely similar to the one in New York only that it was slightly smaller in comparison.

All they had to do was look for any party decorations that could be useful just incase Lori couldn't find any at Bap. If all else failed over there then they would be the last hope.

The two entered the store in a rushing pace only to be told by the store's security to slow down. They reluctantly agreed but went back to rushing as soon as they were out of sight by the man.

"Okay Luce, any idea where to look?" asked Lynn

Lucy didn't know much of the place, Leni did but she as already busy at home to help. "Let's look at the map, there's gotta be something." she replied.

The two went to the nearest map of the department store and went on to look for anything helpful. The first floor was of no use since it was mainly dedicated to Men and Women apparel while the second floor was used for children's apparel. Upon looking at the third floor they saw that it had been labeled as 'Toys and Miscellaneous'.

"I think we're out of luck here" Lucy said.

"Who cares? It's not like we have much to choose from."

Not wanting to spend more time arguing she followed Lynn to the escalators descending down to the bottom floors. They skipped down the steps to make the trip shorter, they didn't want to waste anymore time.

Lori, Lily and Lisa were roaming around the third floor in hope of finding something. While Lucy and Lynn were the "backup" in this case, she couldn't rely on them to find something. She figured it would be best to keep looking.

Lisa noticed that there was a small section in the store which held many party supplies and decorations. Luckily for them it had a small choice of Ace Savvy related products.

"I believe we may have found what we needed over in that small section eldest sibling. I suggest we avoid spending more time here and get all we can."

Lori agreed and headed straight over there without making haste. She was relieved that this trip may be shorter than expected, giving her more time to have everything ready. She grabbed all of the items which have consisted of an Ace Savvy styled banner which made it look like a comic book title outline. She thought it was perfect. The next item consisted of red and Blue table cloths which had the Ace Savvy logo plastered around. She collected balloons with the same logo as well, thinking it would be a great decoration.

Before she left she spotted decorative letters that are used in parties to spell something out. They were styled in a similar way as the Ace Savvy banner. She decided to take it as well.

"Okay Lisa i think that's everything, anything else we should grab?"

"Negative, i believe we have our end of the bargain. Everything else is at home ready to be set up tomorrow."

"Excellent, Let's find Lynn and Lucy and tell them that we're set up. Then let's see if Lola found a present for Lincoln yet.

In the toy store Lola and Lana were going around looking for an Ace Savvy toy for Lincoln. Since the Ace Savvy section was empty they were left with no choice but to hopelessly look around the store maybe finding one left behind by some parent who refused to get it for their child.

Lola was having a tighter grip on Lana which caused her to react "Lola! Take it easy!"

"No i will NOT take it easy! There's just gotta be a toy somewhere!"

"Well squeezing my arm isn't going to help!"

Lola ignored Lana, she only cared about getting Lincoln his action figure.

They roamed the wild toy store like a father trying to get his son the toy he wanted for Christmas (Ha see what i did there?). They maneuvered past kids going crazy in the aisles with parents, toys and much more. They didn't know what it was that the store today was packed, but Lola didn't care. Packed or not she's gonna get her present!

After what seemed like forever she finally found it. Just as predicted she saw it left over a shelf someone probably left behind.

There it was. It was the newest addition to the next line of Ace Savvy action figures with a deluxe exclusive comic inside. The figure was Ace Savvy himself in his re imagined suit the creator Bill Buck recently made for the anniversary of the hero's release to the public. It was the hottest selling toy around. Every Ace Savvy fan wanted it whether it be kids or adults. The figurine was a must have!

Wasting no more time Lola darted after the figurine with Lana still grasped by her wrist. She saw it coming closer which made her happy inside. She finally got a present for her brother!

The moment was interrupted when a kid, about 18 years old, grabbed the figurine Lola was trying to grab. He saw Lola's face change from happy to shocked.

"Oh i'm sorry, did you want this Ace Savvy deluxe figurine with his re imagined suit design and exclusive comic book inside?" He asked Lola.

"Why yes. I do want the Ace Savvy...uh...toy." she responded.

"Well too bad kid, it's mine now!" he claimed.

"What? Hey i saw it first!"

"Well now it's mine." The teen grabbed the figurine and made a dash for it. He was doing whatever it takes to take this figurine home. He wasn't going to let a preppy spoiled princess get in his way.

"Lola! You can't let him get away!" Lana yelled.

"I WON'T!" Once again she grabbed Lana by the wrist and ran after the teen.

Back at the Loud House everything seemed just fine. Luna and Luan were both in their rooms trying to get their acts ready for the party tomorrow. It seemed irresponsible to do it last minute but they were willing to spend all day to get it done for their brother.

Luan seemed to be doing just fine with coming up with a comedic routine for the party tomorrow. So far she filled up two notebooks worth of acts and jokes. For Luna, it seemed a bit troubling.

"Ughhh rubbish! I'm stuck in a limbo here dude!" she exclaimed.

She's been falling short on her music so far. The same way she was having trouble writing a Christmas song to which they ended up singing for Mr. Grouse last Christmas. She threw out many pages from her book into the trash which seemed to be filed with discarded ideas she's had.

"It shouldn't be too hard for you Luna, you're a pro when it comes to writing music! You just have to think harder." Luan told her older sister.

"Easy for you to say, you've got notebooks filled! Ughh! Bogus man bogus."

Luna tried everything so far but nothing seemed right. Occasionally she found the right things every now and then to which she wrote down on her book. But so far she's gotten a few pages worth of music, to which she doesn't find enough to work for tomorrow.

The family dog, Charles wandered into their room simply just roaming around the house. He caught up with Luna in her current stage. Luna felt Charles pass by her leg. She smiled at the dog, seeing a friendly face such as Charles seemed to light up her mood.

"Heyyy Charles! How are ya Love?" She petted him by the head.

Not paying attention, she accidentally knocked down the stand which was holding her book. The stand hit her in the head in the process. When the book fell Charles eyed it for a few seconds before grabbing it and making a run for it. Luna saw Charles run with her book to which she reacted.

"Charles! No! Give me back the book! Bad dog!"

Luna chased Charles downstairs and out back in the yard. Charles wanted the book for himself, he saw the small opening under the porch and went about trying to hide in there. He then ran for the small spacing under the porch to which he just managed to fit. Luna wasn't thinking clearly when she was chasing him. She tried to fit herself in the small spacing which ended up being a big mistake. She ended up getting herself stuck with her front body inside the small spacing and her behind sticking out which was stuck right in between the spaces. She tried to force herself out but she was stuck pretty bad.

"Rubbish" She pouted.

A/N: Hey guys i apologize for not releasing this chapter sooner. Life is catching up once again causing me to make late updates to my stories. I can tell you this i am working on everything i can but it's taking a while. Currently i am juggling 3 stories so i apologize once again for late updates. I still have to release the new chapter for GTL which i will eventually. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter! Till next time FrostbiteFear out.