Chapter 8: Two steps back
With the cops taking care of Nightmare and his crew, Lynn attempted to awake her brother by slapping him multiple times.
Didn't work.
"Maybe we should try smelling salts." Rina suggested softly.
"We don't do drugs Rina." Lynn said flatly.
"Not Bath salts! I've got some spices I was hanging on to for the trip back home." She replied walking over to her seat. Inside of her book bag was a case full of spices. Ginger, Paprika, Cinnamon, etc. You name the spice, This girl had it. She pulls out a small container that was nutmeg and closes the case.
"I heard this helps." Rina said and slowly held Lincoln's head up in her lap. Her heart was racing faster every moment he lied there. But she was determined to help him. Lynn was watching intensely as Rina took off the cap and held the nutmeg close to Lincoln's nose. For a minute nothing happened, but after a couple of more minutes, Lincoln started sniffing around. The Aroma was strong, But he couldn't exactly identify the smell right from the start. He began to open his eyes, his vision blurred at first.
"Lincoln?" Rina asked looking directly into his eyes as the boy coughed twice. "Nutmeg" he replied softly. At this point, His vision had returned to normal. Which meant he was directly looking at Rina's face. Her eyes sparkled like the emeralds they were.
"Wait her eyes? AM I LOOKING AT HER FROM.." Lincoln stopped in mid thought and slowly turned his head to the side. He could see the the floor. He let out a shout and quickly moved himself away from Rina. His face was redder than a cherry dipped in a volcano.
"W-w-what was I doing right there?" He stuttered. Picking up the situation as fast as he did, Rina shrieked as her face turned the same shade as Lincoln's did.
"N-n-n-no, listen, I was just trying to revi.." Rina began, only for her to pass out due to the pressure.
Lynn groaned.
"She revived you with nutmeg, But she had to sit you up so you could smell the scent, So she had you lay in her lap."
Lincoln hung his head and sighed. What an uncool look, And not to mention, He had saved the day too. But she was pretty warm when he was in her lap. Maybe she was as nervous as he had been when she was reviving him. Only way to make up for this was to return the favor.
Too bad Lynn had already did this. Noticing her brother's glare, she explained it made more sense this way so Rina wouldn't freak out exactly like he had.
The cops made their way back to the bus and the chief held his hand up to make an announcement.
"Alright Ladies and Gentlemen, I know today has been a huge scare for you. We are very sorry for the inconvenience that took place today. I know all of you most likely have places you had to get dropped too, So We have called another bus to this location, so stay tight and relax while you wait for it. As for the three kids on the bus,
I would like to take you kids into the police station to ask you a few questions about the guys that robbed the bus."
Lynn and Lincoln gave each other a look of nervousness. Was this the end of the road?
Luan and Luna walked back to the group of sisters. Lori took a look of curiosity.
"Ok so we've talked some stuff out before a decision was made, But Luna has made the decision to go to the hospital. But we can't let Mom and Dad catch wind of any of this. The results most likely will come back by the mail, So we may have to have to have one person stay home and be lookout for the mail." Luan stated.
Both Lori and Leni nodded. "So who should stay?" Lucy asked reluctantly. All of the sisters looked directly at her. "Why me?" She groaned.
"Because You know some things, But you don't know everything exactly. It would also benefit having you stay home so Mom and Dad don't suspect much." said Lori.
Lucy hated the idea, But Lori was right. It wasn't too often that she went outside and when she did, it was with family. She would also still be placing a role in all of this. "Alright I'll do it." She said. The sisters cheered and began to walk off. Lucy stopped them with her words.
"There's also one wildcard I'm expecting to rear her head into all of this." she began. "If Lisa finds out, what do I do ?"
Lori put her hand out to stop her sisters. Lucy was right.
"We'll find a way to keep her out of the loop. Now Let's head over to a hospital so we can figure out what going on with Luna."
Lucy nodded and began walking closely behind Luna. On her back, There were marks made from something sharp.
"What is she hiding?" She thought to herself.
Lynn, Lincoln, and Rina slowly made their way out of the cop car and walked towards the Royal Oak police department. Once they were inside, The chief asked them to sit a wait for a little bit. It was a very clean station, Although it felt as if it was a little cramped where they were. Rina nudged Lynn on the side and pointed towards outside. Getting pulled out of the car was Nightmare, Tim and Carl. Lynn felt her body tense up as she clinched her fist. She hadn't forgotten what Tim did to Lincoln, And she wanted revenge. Once They were brought inside, All hell broke lose.
"YOU THREE AGAIN?"
"IT'S THOSE KIDS AGAIN!"
"HEY TIM, MY FIST HAS A DATE WITH YOUR TEETH!"
"BRING IT TWIG!"
"LYNN CALM DOWN!"
"ALRIGHT LETS RUMBLE!"
"Hey! Get these guys inside!" The police chief yells. The officers nodded and pried Lynn of of Tim. Rina and Lincoln put all of their might into holding Lynn back. It was like Lynn was a pit-bull and Tim was a piece of steak. After five minutes of insult shouting, the chief came over to ask some stern questions.
No response.
"Listen guys, All you have to do is explain to us what exactly happened. One of the suspects ended up being shot.." The chief began
Lynn darted a sharp look at Lincoln, Who started to sweat. The chief fired a look at Lynn, Who looked straight away.
"So we need to know how that became the case. Otherwise we're gonna have to hold you guys longer from your respective families." He finished.
Lincoln and Rina just stared at each other. If Rina knew their plan...What would she think? He couldn't just come out and just say something. Well It was great knowing her.. Maybe silence was great.
"Chief sir.." Lynn said.
"You can just call me Mr. Johnson hun." The chief said politely.
"With all respect Chief Johnson...We're not telling you anything.." Lynn said hanging her head.
Both Lincoln and Rina eyes went ghost like. What is she thinking?
"Well then...I'm sorry to say this, But as of right now, You three are going to be interrogated separately." Chief Johnson stated. "Starting with you first, Lynn Loud."
"I can handle this." She said to Lincoln and Rina as she was taken into a room down the hallway.
"Could she really handl..Ouch!" Lincoln winced as he head started ringing like a bell.
"Run.." A familiar voice echoed.
Boom, Knocked out Chapter 8 (It kinda Felt like a Chapter 7.5, but i enjoyed writing it. )
Sorry for the short summary, Just ran out of words.
Keep an eye out though.
Expect Chapter 9 Tomorrow: so there's that .
Let me know what you guys think, As always
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Titan Out :D