The next morning, Luke wakes up with a groan as he goes to get ready for breakfast. Luna comes in as Luke puts his shirt on.
"Happy Half-Birthday, Luke!" Luna says as Luke smiles at her.
"Thank you." Luke says.
The butlers were making Luke's usual half-birthday breakfast. Luke comes downstairs and looks for the others.
They were all coming down behind him. "Happy Half-Birthday, Luke!" Lola says as everyone else says the same thing to Luke.
"Good, they remembered." Luke says as his breakfast was served. His plate had chocolate chip pancakes, bacon, and sausage links, and there was a glass of chocolate milk. He smiles and starts to eat.
"This day is going to be the day our ex-parents are dreading…" Luna says. "They're going to explain a lot…"
"They'll get theirs! I can't believe I looked up to them…." Lola says.
"They hurt Lincoln and Luke!" Luna says. "They won't get away with that again!"
"Can I punch them?" Alem tuber asked.
"No!" Everyone says
"Dang it…" Alem tuber says.
"If they try something, then you can punch them." Skylia says.
"Sweet!" Alem tuber says and eats his cereal.
After breakfast, Luke storms upstairs to get ready to go to the prison.
"Come on, Munchkin, let's get you ready." Luna says as Angry Luigi shivered in fear.
"Wimp." Alem tuber says.
Luke hisses at his reflection, angry thoughts crossing his mind.
Luna knocks on Luke's door. Luke opens the door. "WHAT?!" Luke shouts at Luna.
"I just wanted to check on you " Luna says as Luke hissed.
"Luke, it's okay…we'll talk to them, then we can go and celebrate this day for you." Luna says.
Luke just hisses more and storms off ahead of the others.
"I think we should skip our parents, sorry ex parents' visitation. Clearly, Luke just wants his half birthday party and nothing else, no other events." Lucy says.
"Let's just get THE VISIT over with!" Luke shouts. "RIGHT NOW!"
"Okay, okay, Luke, sweetie….calm down now." Charity says as she leaves behind Luke.
Soon, they arrive at the prison, where the ex-parents sit in the visitation area. Everyone enters the room with Luna and Luke at the lead.
"Hi Luna….and Luke…" Rita says as Lynn Sr. was trying not to cry.
"HI?! After all this time, THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY TO ME?!" Luna screamed as her veins were showing. She looked at them like an angry tiger ready to pounce.
"You treated us like animals at times. I mean you never gave a crap about Lincoln. Hell, you forced him to do sports when he didn't want to! He has his rights! Leni can't count! And you did nothing about it! You weren't aware that Lola has dyslexia and Luke has autism! You just abused and neglected them! I mean, you always thought that us sisters were the only thing that mattered, well, news flash! Luke and Lincoln matter, too!" Luna says.
Rita took a moment to choose her words and tears up.
"Luna…kids….We are so sorry it had to come to this. We are so sorry for the way we treated you. If we had a second chance to make it right, we'd do it. We'd fix everything." Rita says.
"Yeah, you kids were everything to us and you mattered a lot. Now, we're ashamed of ourselves for letting it get this bad." Lynn Sr. says, his head hung low.
"Yet you chose to abuse Luke when he had already been through enough! Lincoln also didn't deserve to get punished for stupid things like cereal and fight protocols and other stupid junk like that! Hell, he got punished for dumber things than what I just stated!" Luna says. "You chose to hurt Luke more than before because he threw fits and got angry! Now, who's next?" Luna asked, trying to calm down.
Lola and Lana step forward.
"We looked up to you, and we were aware of our mistakes that we made, but you did nothing! You never corrected us, and even left us with Lori, of all people! Let's not forget the time we got kicked out of a nice, fancy hotel because you went skinny dipping!" Lola says.
"Yeah! Why would you treat us like this?! I mean, you grounded us over a stupid van! Sure, we fight, but you rarely punish us and when you do, it doesn't even matter. I'm just glad Miss Huntington came when she did." Lana says.
"You know something? All that trash has bacteria. Lana could have been sick by that! Were you trying to let her get killed? You are so lucky I can't fight…" Lola says as her skin turns red.
"Okay, who's next?" Lana asked. Leni couldn't say a word. Lisa steps up.
"I am going to say that you are, by far, the worst parents I've ever met and been related to. I mean, seriously, who takes their baby for granted? If it wasn't for me, who would pay your taxes? And Vanzilla would break down in 3 minutes." Lisa says as Lynn Sr. sobs.
"Okay, who's next?" Lisa asked.
Luke finally steps up with Lincoln.
"Okay, we're next." Lincoln says. "First of all, we always get the short end of the stick for being boys. I mean the girls cause all the damage, no offense, guys." Lincoln says as the others nod understandingly. "Anyway, I've been beaten up multiple times, always punished for no reason, and you forced me to do sports even though I didn't want to. I always get the hard chores, and I'm always outnumbered. I got grounded for clogging the toilet! Seriously, it's just a toilet! Get over it! Then, there's the stupid sister fight protocol, which Lisa only made because you two were too scared and too spineless to teach us how to get along! I mean siblings do fight, but you, as parents, should set an example! You two have Lori, a girl who's always on her phone. Leni, who really can't spell sometimes. Luna, I actually don't have problems with her music. Luan is a pranking menace who you guys can't control, and Lynn, who is probably your favorite, she constantly attacks me! With Lucy, you guys blocked her eyesight because you were afraid of her stares. How could you do that to her?! You destroyed her self-esteem, and all those grave diggings could have given her germs! Speaking of which, you allow Lana to eat garbage and worms, and let's not mention Lola, who you spoiled so hard, she became a brat for a long while. Then Lisa, she has all this science stuff next to a baby! Seriously, it's a shock that Lily is alive right now. Honestly, I haven't gotten to the squirrel suit because that was a nightmare, and I don't think I want to mention too much about that. Sure, Lynn started it. Sure, others believed it. But, you two claimed you would never throw a kid out when it all happened, but you did it to me, so I now disown you two ASSHOLES!" Lincoln says.
Lucy looks at her hands after that speech. "Am I going to die?" Lucy asked, now realizing that what she's been doing may have consequences.
"No, no, honey, you aren't going to die." Charity says as she holds Lucy close. Luke speaks next.
"SPINELESS! You took advantage of my autism! You punished me because of it and didn't bother to take proper care of me! You never once cared about me or my needs! I can't believe you would hurt me! You also hurt me because I threw fits or had meltdowns! You punished me because I got upset over things! You sent me to school without showing me what they could have done to cater to my needs! You left me out of most of the family events, claiming that the girls' friends could have 'caught' my autism, when I know it's not a disease! You are just the worst and I HOPE YOU ROT HERE!" Luke shouts as he marches off to console Lucy.
Lucy looks at them and walked forward as she looked nervous.
"You don't have to do this." Lincoln says
"Sigh, I need to do this." Lucy says, brushing the bangs from her face, revealing her eyes.
"Do you remember this?! I bet you don't, seeing as you wanted them hidden from the light when I was born. I was unwanted. You all claimed I was going through a 'Phase'. But no. I had trouble speaking at times, I had trouble staying awake. I had anemia, and you both did nothing to help me. You just love messing with my brothers, and you even hit L-L-Luke! I was scared, and I couldn't do anything. Miss Huntington…no, Mom, was and is a better parent. I may be done with you, but mark my words, I will make you suffer!" Lucy says, shaking a bit as she lets her emotions out.
Luke hugs Lucy and walks her away from the two ex-parents. Skylia then speaks to them.
"I may not know you, but I am aware of the times my boys spent with you. Sure, they can fight, but that is no reason to punish my boys. You have no idea what they've been through. Luna makes a better mother than you, and she's a teenager! Yet she was the one who got Luke and Brandy ready for school, got Luke and Brandy snacks for school, bathed them and tied their shoes. A shame!" Skylia says.
"Okay, okay, now can I punch?" Alem tuber asked.
"No." Skylia says.
"We're sorry!" Lynn Sr. says as Alem tuber leaped but Angry Luigi grabbed him, restraining him.
"Let me at 'em! Let me at 'em!" Alem tuber says. Luna then walks off before coming back and slapping Rita. She slapped her so hard, there was a huge echo.
Rita broke into tears as Charity came up.
"You're sorry excuses for parents! I can't believe you would raise your kids like that! They're lucky to be with me, where they get taken care of and raised well. You couldn't grow spines and learn to parent your children properly! I am ashamed of you both!" Charity says, angry as all get-out.
"Mom, can we go?" Leni asked
Alem tuber was trying to break free from his brother's hold as Lincoln held Lana.
Lucy's body gave out as her speech left her lightheaded.
"Yeah let's go, we have a half-birthday celebration to attend for my sweet little Luke." Charity says as she planned everything.
As they got into the limo, Lana was deep in thought as she was considering changing.
Lucy woke up. "Where are we?" She asked, stirring.
"It's okay, you're safe, though tomorrow, we'll take you and Lana to Dr. Santiago for a check up." Charity says.
Luke was excited for his party as they drove home.
Meanwhile, Luke's friends, even Ronnie Anne and Sid, were at the party, hiding with all the lights off.
The limo pulls up to the house. Luke steps out of the limo, starting to think that the rest of today won't be about him.
Luke walked in as his friends jumped out at him. "Surprise! Happy half-birthday, Luke!" They all say.
Luke gasps. "Wow! This is awesome!" He says, smiling.
There were lots of festive decorations, colorful balloons, and blue banners with Luke's name on them. Luke is very excited as he sees all this.
"Let the party begin!" Luke says as he grabs Ronnie Anne and begins to dance with her.
"Were you surprised, Luke?" Ronnie Anne asked with a smile, spinning him around as they danced to the music.
"Yeah, really surprised!" Luke says. "I was very happy when I saw you, though…."
Ronnie Anne blushes and smiles at Luke. She kisses his lips.
Luke giggles and keeps dancing with Ronnie Anne.
Angry Luigi looks around and gets nervous as Alem tuber groaned.
"Really wanted some action…" He says.
Luke soon finished and decided to try some of the food as it was good.
"Amazing!" Luke says as he later plays video games with his friends, winning most rounds.
"I've still got it…" Luke says with a smirk.
Soon, it was time for gifts. Everyone sits in front of the gift table, watching Luke.
Luke opened Charity's gift first. It was a limited edition Arctic Avenger figure.
"This looks amazing, Mom!" Luke says. "Thank you!"
"You're welcome, sweetie." She says.
Luke then opens Ronnie Anne's gift.
It was a new skateboard.
"AWESOME!" Luke says, grinning. "Thank you!"
"No problem " Ronnie Anne says with a smile.
Luke begins opening Leni's gift and sees a new suit.
"Thank you, Leni. I love it." Luke says with a smile. He then opens Lincoln's gift.
It was a set of new Ace Savvy comics.
"Thank you, Lincoln!" Luke says as he soon opens Sid's gift, which was a stuffed polar bear toy. He smiles at this and thanks Sid before opening Luna's gift.
It was a cool keyboard and it was Arctic blue, Luke's favorite color.
"I LOVE this, Luna, thank you!" Luke says and hugs Luna.
After gifts, it was piñata time. Luke sees an Arctic Avenger piñata.
"That looks so cool…" Luke says.
Luna smiles and gives Luke a bat. "Go for it!" She says.
Luke whacked it hard as candy soon rained down. He then gets his share of the candy before the others do the same.
"This is an awesome party. I wonder if any plays will come up soon…" Luke asked as Angry Luigi looked on curiously.
"What's a play?" He asked Luke.
"A play is like a TV show, but performed on a stage." Luke says.
Angry Luigi shivered.
Charity and Skylia smile
"Our kids are finally happy." Skylia says.
"They really do feel and look that way." Charity says.
Lola and Lana were chatting while Leni thought about what had happened.
"I need to step up." Leni says.
Luna was playing Luke's favorite music as Luke began to dance and clap along.
Soon, the lights turned off. The lights then turned back on to reveal a white chocolate cake that had 10 and a half candles on it. It also said "Happy Half-Birthday, Luke!" in blue icing.
The blonde boy stares at the cake for a long time, not sure what to think.
Everyone begins to sing to Luke.
Luke smiles as they sing while Lucy lit the candles. After singing, everyone allows Luke to think of a wish. Luke begins to hiss slowly at the cake and all its candles.
"Come on…think!" Luke thought as he thought of his half-birthday wish.
Luke wished for everyone to love him as he blew out the candles, causing everyone to cheer and clap for him.
Ronnie Anne smiles at Luke. Luke just hisses at the cake some more.
Luke cuts a slice and angrily runs off.
"Luke!" Ronnie Anne says and runs after him.
"What now? Does he just hate us?" Alem tuber asked.
"No, he just wants to do his daily fit." Luna says.
Luke was having a fit in his room as Ronnie Anne finds him.
"Luke, what's wrong?" She asked as Luke sobbed.
Luke just screams. Ronnie Anne held Luke as he sobbed.
"MY DAY IS NEVER GOING TO BE HAPPY AGAIN!" Luke cries.
A/N: Poor Luke….we know that we all want Luke to get one happy day….
