Lyrics to Easier To Run by Linkin Park
Dark Before Dawn, Act III Special #1: A Very Dawn Halloween
No, no. Let's make this in my head. This is how I can envision it, plus all the characters introduced so far! I don't know the list, do you have a list?
Link-A, the girl clone of Lincoln Loud with the superchip inside her brain, came with her crew Leven and Carly Evans-Nguyen to the Halloween party hosted by the main six Loud family members. Link-A, known as Linka these days, came to the part in a Supergirl costume. Leven himself only brought a Superboy logo t-shirt to the party, and Carly decided her ninja-like suit was acceptable, minus the blades.
Fruit punch bowls and snacks on the table, techno dance music playing out, balloons and decorations, and not to mention the incoming party-goers in costume and face-paijt, had started bringing life to the party. Lana helped Lola with the banner, setting it up high across the living room. Let it be known that Linka and Leven were anticipating Lincoln in a Superman costume, but alas, this he was not in; Lincoln was Batman, however, with the cowl and all.
"Yikes..." Linka cupped.
"Yeesh, my money was on Frank Castle," Carly admitted, handing a passing Lynnette a five-dollar bill. "They weren't lying when they said they were from the future."
"Quiet, quiet, these lines are misleading!" Linka scoured the party. "Hey, where are the dildos?"
"This is not R-rated. Link-A," Lori warned her, placing her arms on her hips. "No sexual behavior from you, got it?"
The clone blew raspberry at her, waltzing off to Luna and Sam, intending to flirt with the cute Sam.
At one end of the party, Lemuel and Allie were exchanging words, drinking some of the red punch. Lemuel matched Lincoln's Batman, coming in as the Red Hood, and as for Allie, she came as Terra. Here, Lemy didn't get the real significance of Allie's choice here, only noticing how hot she was. "So, this party is really something, huh?"
Allie smirked, showing off her perfect teeth. "I'll say, it's certainly fun to be around my type of people. You know, shooters and dysfunctionals."
Luna looked over her shoulder, narrowing her eyes at Allie. She, in the She-Hulk costume, loomed over Allie, snarling. "Dysfunctional?"
"Yikes..." Allie hid behind Lemy. "I'm- I'm sorry, don't eat me!"
"Ugh..." Luna exhaled, dismissing her. "Are you two a thing?"
"M-maybe...?" Lemy answered, heart shaking.
Luna pointed up to the second floor. "Condoms in every room. Have a good time."
Allie wasted no time to pull and lead Lemy away upstairs in a rush. "Oh, hell yeah, you're awesome!" Lemy complimented Luna.
"Eh? Eh?" Linka gave Sam the eyebrows, trying hard to get into her pants. "I'm technically not a minor if that's an issue-"
"Will you stop trying to fuck me?" Sam rolled her eyes, walking away from Linka. Did I mention Sam came as a cheerleader for Luna? The full package included pom-poms as well.
Dana, Cristina, Fiona, and Becky were engaged in a game of Uno, the bunch of them dressed as werewolves up to the neck. "Boom! Plus four for Dana! And green!"
"No fair, you could have pulled that out on Rebekka, Fi-Fi! I always knew you had a hate for me!"
"Nonsense, girlfriend, I love you!"
"She loves you, Dana!" Cristina laughed.
"...You piece of shit," Fiona cursed under her breath. "Take it."
Darcy Holmandollar, or Dora the Explorer tonight, watched the game from behind Rebekka, laughing lightly. "You guys never change, do ya?"
"Hey, Darce," Lori kindly greeted. "Its good to see you."
"Hey... Uhh, Lori, right?" Darcy let out a sly laugh. "Sorry, so many names."
"And more now that we've got some new faces coming around. Hey, you've got a second? I could use some help with the chairs and tables."
"Sure!" Darcy followed the content Lori down to the basement, passing by Lyra and Lynnette.
"Look at this!" Lynnette waved the bill in her half-sister's face. "It's my first crisp five-dollar bill, and..." She sniffed it with pure enjoyment. "Oh, I'm a rich bitch, baby!"
"Glad to see you happy for a change, but you cheated Carly out of her money and you know it," Lyra pointed out, laying down the law. "That's shameful, Lynnette. For shame."
"Aw, well, what can you do?"
Lincoln came by and took Lynnette's bill from her. "You can try to start by not having sex with your siblings... Lord knows I fucked up by fucking Lynn and Luna..."
Lynnette awkwardly scratched her neck, moving away from Lincoln. "C-come on, dad, we're not following the incest trope-"
"For your sakes," Lincoln prayed. "I regret not wearing condoms for those times."
"Y-you're a monster!" Lynnette ran off crying like a little girl, leaving Lyra to feel the intensity of his cold, dead stare. The brunette of wavy long hair said nothing, giving him a shaky smile akin to Loanne's.
While Lyra and Lynnette ran outside, the backyard wasn't totally empty; Leia Prescott and her little gang of runaways perched around the porch, laughing and telling juicy stories about boys of their pasts. They were Disney princesses for the night, Leia being Cinderella, Gwen being Sleeping Beauty and Marsha being Elsa. They, along with Lyle and Lindsey, were locked into a game of Spin the Bottle. Next was Gwen's turn, the bottle spinning wildly, stopping right at Lyle.
"Oooooooh, I have a boy under my control," Gwen smirked. "Hehehe, what could I ask him to do, I wonder...?"
Lindsey went red, hoping Gwen would not take advantage of her dream boyfriend.
"Hey, I've got it! Lyle..." Gwen went on all fours, crawling to Lyle and wiggling her ass. It definitely worked to infuriate Lindsey when she was aiming to hurt Leia for the lulz. Gwen really lucked out. "Hey, big boy, why don't you let me give you a big kiss on the lips? Hmmmmmm?"
Lyle began to sweat. "Whoa there..."
"Don't be shy, baby boy... I don't bite."
Leia coughed visibly, taking injury to heart. Gwen sensed it but went for the nice strike, sitting right on Lyle's lap, softly pressing her lips on him once leaning closer. And she had it, which Leia screamed no to deep inside her mind. If it wasn't for Lindsey jumping out and pulling Gwen away, it would have been Leia to move first. But Leia did, attacking Lindsey for throwing Gwen down.
"All fucking right, there's a fight!" A trio of women, walking around the house, broke up the fight between the you by girls. Of this trio were Laika Letenko, Bethany Kira Chang, and Lissandra Mercer, the latter girl cheering on the altercation. "That's what I like to see."
"Oh, great, Primers..." Leia was not impressed. "Go away."
"We've come peacefully..." Laika eased. "Halloween is not celebrated where we're from."
"I'm here for Kit-Kat bars!" Lissandra went in, sniffing around for chocolate. "SURPRISE, MOTHERFUCK-"
"Errrrrr! There, right there, Lemy!" Allie found the right spot for him to utilize his thrusts in. "Oh yeah, f-faster! Faster! Make me cum, make me your bitch like Vale was Pat's!"
Oh, no, a 4th wall break covered in roast and propaganda! Just like D to burn the fuck out of his enemies! ALL HAIL CHIPHATER.
Linka, no.
Linka, yes.
Lemy pulled on her costume's collar, bringing out to show her perky, B-sized breasts for him to play with. "Scream it, Allison! Scream my name!"
"Uh! Oh, oh f-" Allie hit orgasm mode, moaning at the top of her lungs. "YES, MY KING! PH, LEMUEL, PLANT YOUR SEED IN ME!"
At this, Lemy pulled out and off of his unofficial girl. "Whoa, I am so not ready for kids..." He told her, not intending to get her pregnant.
"L-Lembone, you fuciny idiot, I- I was just saying it to strengthen the mood-"
"Which feels ruined, and-" He looked down to his penis which was no longer erect. "Even my dick says so."
"Oh, my God, this is how-" Allie began to dress herself, moving out of the bed. "Fuck, whatever, fuck off."
Lemy zipped back his pants, putting on his Red Hood helmet, taking an L with a half-boner out of there. Allie had gone feeling humiliated, so much that she decided to stay- and Lilith, who had been hiding at the other side of the bed, made her presence known by standing at long last, scaring the shit out of Allie. "Greetings, mortal."
"H-holy shit-" Allie made an effort to cover herself, but then she uncovered her body. "So, uh, do you wanna have sex with me?"
Lilith raised her shoulders. "Alright, sounds like fun."
Lumi floated down from the roof, feeling chilly enough to want warmth. She followed Laika and Bethany inside, with the eyes of Leia's gang and Lindsey following them. "Why don't they just use the front door? Fuck."
"Lindsey, be nice," big brother Lyle policed.
"UNO! BOOM, HA!" Fiona threw her arms up. "Darcy, get over here, I'm stepping out of the round!"
"Sweet!" Darcy replaced Fiona while Cristina shuffled the cards. "What, no Chandler?"
"No Chandler, he got no invite," Dana explained. "Not this time."
"Ohhhhhhkay," Darcy whistled. "Grateful for trustworthy friends at least."
"And are these trustworthy friends coming?"
"...No..." Darcy reluctantly answered, making the Freight girls laugh. "But that's not the point, I don't want to introduce you to them, they're really good people."
"So were we... Before..."
"The Primers of the Federation are here!" Lissandra flung her red cap into the air with excitement. "But don't ask me to dance, I can't dance!"
"This is already a mistake," Bethany whispered to her companions.
Laika centered her eyes on Lincoln, the latter male looking back at her in the same, cold way. The staredown had begun, bringing the party to a halt. The onlookers gave their attention without uttering any type of sound. Lynn, Luan and Lori were on standby to pull Lincoln should any fight ensue. Darcy and the Freight girls paused their match to look on, and Fiona was taking a crapper. Lilith was eating Allie out, both of them unaware of the intensity of the auras between Lincoln snd Laika. Lemuel, Lyra and Lynnette had just come right at the perfect moment to see history in the making. All eyes were on the two.
"Well, this is wonderfully awkward!" Linka exclaimed.
Bethany and Lissandra backed away from Laika's sides, scared straight.
"What's with the stare, red?" Lincoln didn't like how the Russian woman eyed him.
"You know what this is..." Laika advanced- up until Lynnette and Lyra stood at father's side, waiting for Laika to start her dramatic bullshit again. "Ugh, maybe next time, Batman."
"I don't get it, how can they tell that's Lincoln?" Lola asked her twin.
"I don't write the fanfiction, Lola, just go with it."
Lupa unlocked the door from inside, opening it to let herself, Liby and Lacy in. "Who's got cigarettes?"
"Hiyah, everyone, good evening!" Liby warmly greeted, dressed up in the Harley Quinn jester suit, a play on significance for Batman-Lincoln.
Lacy herself came as the Flash, wishing well that she was a zoomer much like Lynn. Dreams were dreams, sweet little Lacy. Dreams were dreams. "Yeet!"
Lupa didn't care how she went, her attire was dark enough to be a costume of its own. "No one? Okay, I'm going home..." And there she went, floating off into the night.
"Lupa! Lupa, you're our ride home!"
"Survival of the Sinner was made because Lincoln used Lynn as an escape from the pain Ronnie Anne caused!" Lacy screamed, but Lupa left anyway. "Crap, that kind of critical thinking was sure to bring her back!"
Liby scratched her head. "Escapism? Really, Lacy?"
"I don't know, I'm just spitballin' here."
"Aw, my big, older clone sisters are here to party!" Linka came up and gave them a big hug. "I love you guys, I know I'm murderous and bloodthirsty, but I like being around you guys. Hey, can I stay over-" Leven pulled her away. "Hey!"
"You're not going to trick them into letting you stay at theirs so you can murder them in their sleep!"
"Oh, barnacles!" Linka sulked, letting herself be dragged ass on the ground. "I'm going to kill myself."
"No killing!"
"Yes, mother."
Laika, Bethany and Lissandra took to the kitchen, sitting alone from the rest of the party. "This is shit."
"I'll say..." Lissandra took a bowl of nachos for herself. "Poor suckers don't have any chili of cheese of these, it's basic and disgusting."
"I don't know, I mean this isn't boring..." Bethany broke off from her faction, pacing towards Carly. "Hey, you, I've got words for you."
"How can I help you?" Carly gave her a sour look.
Liby and Lacy met with their predecessors, joining in the group of main Louds. "Hey, what's shaking, girls?"
"Liby, don't be cringy." Lacy sat herself down next to Lynn, smiling at them. "Let's see. The twins, Luna, Luan and mother are here... Where's Lincy?"
"Being all batsy," Lynn scoffed. "Literally Batman."
"Batsy?" Lacy held out a twenty, groaning with irritation. "I guess I was wrong."
"I'll take that!" Lynnette grew richer after swiping Lacy's cash. "Yeet!"
"Lace, stop making bets with the time travelers!" Liby chastised. "They'll milk you dry!"
The chimney let in an unnamed visitor; when they came falling down the chute, most of the partygoers stopped what they were doing, circling around the fireplace. They expected a menace to arrive, but they who came out crawling out of the narrow fireplace was none other than the famous actress Loanne Wardell, her presence alone encouraging a handful of the girls rushing to her, awed and in pure fangirl mode to take a handful of her.
"AUTOGRAPHS, I NEED AUTOGRAPHS!"
"That's the real Loanne Wardell!"
"WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE?!"
"Hey, hey!"
"Take a selfie with me, please!"
"LOANNE, I LOVE YOU!"
And that's how I imagine it, me! They'll fangirl over the stunning actress, and I'd drool over her, try to slip her a drug for a roofie! Not like Carly wants to have fun with me. I don't know about the others, but there could be some harem or something. I can see Lincoln getting it on with Lynn and Luna, that's to be expected down the line, considering- Agh, Lyra Laude and Lynnette Laude are here!
...We won't have a perfect Halloween, nor the rest of the holidays. That... That hurts me... I want it to be good for them, and it won't be. I... I feel sad... Excuse me while I attack Luna. Enjoy what Thanksgiving looks like in my head...
"LUNA! OPEN YOUR MOUTH, PUSSY!"
Dark Before Dawn Act III Special #2: A Very Dawn Thanksgiving
The table was as long as Raganoxer's dumbass long hat, all seats being taken, and cramped for that matter. Lincoln, Luna, Luan, Lynn and the twins arranged the table, handing out the platter and beverages. Mashed potato, gravy, delicious turkey, cranberry sauce and more delicacies went around. Upon giving Lemuel and Allie a fresh plate, Lincoln was thanked by the girl with a smack on his ass. "Thanks, handsome, but you know what I want from you? Sausage."
"Allie, stop cheating on me."
"You crazy millennials..." Lincoln muttered, making Allie laugh like a hyena.
"My man, you are one of us, too." Allie picked up a for, licking her lips.
"I'm older than you dumbass kids working for the corrupt fucks. Eat up."
"Lincoln, tone down the language," Luna policed. "I want this to be clean and non-drama, okay?"
"Allie, why do you embarrass me?" Lemuel wondered.
"He's hot, and it's arousing to know that he's probably bigger than you."
Linka and Carly giggled from their seats, laughing at Lemy. Meanwhile. Darcy and her old Freight comrades went around sharing the mashed potato. Fiona was hogging most of it, annoying Dana. "No, you took too much, damn it!"
"There's more coming!" Fiona shouted back. "Besides, I'm hungry, I've been holding out for this."
"Are- are you kidding me?"
Fiona made a morphed, funny face. "Does this look like the face of someone who kids you?"
Rebekka and Cristina sneezed in near silence, looking away. "What's so funny?!" Dana crossed her arms at them.
"You piece of shit..." Fiona narrowed her eyes, fork amd knife gripped tightly.
"No eating yet, let everyone get their plates and we'll say the prayer," Luna ensured to her siblings.
"Hey," Linka raised her turkey leg to Sam's face. "I'm going to eat this and use the bone to fuck you, honey boo-boo bear."
"Linka, stop flirting with my girlfriend," Luna roared.
"Okay, boomer," Linka joked. "Did I get that right?"
"Linka, hush," big brother Leven silenced the clone. "Put down the leg."
"The Linka Log will be realized, I promise you that, cutie pie!" Linka blew Sam a kiss before dropping her turkey leg.
Laika took to chugging that imported vodka from motherland, better shit than what they had here in the Americas. She drank half of the bottle's contents, clanking the bottle down and burping wildly at her Primer crew Lissandra and Bethany. "Hate this holiday, what even we thankful for?"
"Well, there is free food, and not to mention-" Lissandra licked her lips in delight.
"We get downtime here, Laika," Bethany stated the facts. Her nose smelled the yummy odors of the divine meal based on-
"Oh, those poor indians," Linka sobbed sarcastically. "Never mind us, we couldn't possibly be doing bad-"
Luna leaped backwards, slamming the attacking Linka right into the side of the armored van. "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"
"Linka, get your hands off of Luna!" Leven jumped in to yank his younger clone sister from Luna's back. "What is the meaning of this?!"
"Sometimes a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do, hehehe!"
Leia, Loanne, Lyra, Lynnette, Lyle and the middle three clones were arranged next to Lemuel, the closest thing to having the Sin Kids in here.
We didn't forget about the others! If we could add Salvo's-
No.
But- But-
No.
A Linka sad.
"So, tell me, futurist, when do I die?" Leia tugged at Lyra's leather jacket fiercely. "Maybe I could prevent it. I can, right?"
"I don't even know who you are, Leia Prescott doesn't exist for me."
"Same for me, maybe it's the era," Lynnette assumed. "Or maybe you guys were covered up."
"But- But you know Loanne-" Leia stammered.
"She's an actress-" Lyra's words made Loanne smile joyously. "-And you aren't, what did you do?"
"C-come on..." Leia sulked.
"Don't spoil it for yourself, honey," Lupa called out. "I wouldn't want to know when I die, not me, and not any of my sisters here."
"DOES THAT MEAN ME AS WELL, BIG SISTER?!" Linka had overheard, screaming from her spot on the table. "I LOVE YOU, TOO!"
"...Tell me I kill her at least," Lupa whispered lowly. "She's off her marbles, psycho just like Lincoln."
"Tried to kill us before," Liby added.
"She might not even be done with us, I suggest you avoid her-"
No, wait, rewind!
"She's an awesome albino," Lupa complimented. "She's good with guns, can heal rapidly, and she controls virtually-connected devices at will."
"She's a kickass chick," Liby tossed in.
"She might be the next Lincoln Loud, I suggest you get on her good side."
PERFECT! PRAISE THE GIRL WHO CAN DOX AND DELETE YOU OFF THE INTERNET! I could make money doing that! Cha-ching!
The second the main Louds sat down, Luna cleared her throat, ready to begin. "I realize that for some of you, Thanksgiving is rare or not celebrated too often, but I hope that this one will be as good as any other. Now, if there's anyone who wishes to say grace before we begin, you may do so. I'll begin first, though."
"This ought to be good," Linka chuckled.
"Linka, please," Leven hushed.
What no one knew was that Linka had pickpocketed Leia's phone and hid it in a safe spot, overlooking the entire dinner table and its occupants. Here, Linka secretly recorded the event as a live stream. "Hehehe, fuck you, Lizy."
Lissandra twitched, turning towards Linka with confusion.
"Dear Lord, I give you my many thanks," Luna prayed, eyes closed and hands folded over the table, "for us all being here in health. Tonight, I am thankful that You give us this night for us to come together in peaceful unity, where we can be friends and family just like You intended. I'm thankful for the family I've got left-"
Linka wheezed nasally, rudely interrupting Luna. "Sorry, I just-"
"Linka, c'mon," Carly poked. "Let her speak."
"So, yeah, I love my family and I just hope we can solve our issues in the main story soon-"
Wait, they're fourth-wall breaking! No, wait, it's gotta be me only! Wait, hold on a second-
Linka was pinned to the floor, arms pressed on her back by Leven. "Ow, you're hurting me! Hurt me more, faggot!"
"Linka, stop with the craziness for once-"
Luna went in the midst of brushing off the insane clone. "Watch her at all times, man."
"Yes, I concur, my apologies," Leven excused, pulling Linka up. "Now, are you finished being hostile and stupid?"
Linka drooled from her lips, her chilling eyes centered to nothing but the ground below. And then, her weight started feeling loose in Leven's grip. She was long gone, it seemed.
"L-Linka?"
Her eyelids began closing.
"Hey, Linka?"
She wasn't there anymore.
"...Sister?"
Dark Before Dawn Act III Special #3: Coldest Christmas
I'm here...
Snow. Joy in the streets, joy in the households. There had to be children and parents huddled around the Christmas trees, sipping on hot cocoa and having a good, wholesome time. Them, and the whole world. All of them but Linka. Linka, the clone of white hair, copied memories of a troubled human being, and with no real place in the world. She walked through the snow with the right amount of warm clothes so not as to earn frostbite, with even an orange scarf wrapped around her tiny neck.
Linka was alone for that night, wandering around in the long, cold, dark night of her life with no destination. No home to come to, no one to come home to. No one.
Had to be the reason why she chose a random house and looked into it. She looked, watched the spectacle of a healthy family, a good example of one at that. She didn't know what to think of it, but there was a little sting in her heart that swelled up, filling her of an emotion. Body warm, heart beating faster and noticeably now. The pupils of her eyes grew big, glittering in the light that reflected upon her face through the window.
It looks nice...
She thought she had something to say, but her mouth drew nothing but a silence. She closed it shut as the night continued, the cold air flowing through the town and the snow insisted on falling without end.
Wait...
She pressed her mitten-covered hand onto the window- and suddenly, the lights inside gave out without warning. She gasped, her cold breath floating out of her lips. "Wait, no- No, what-"
I understand it... And I'm stupid for it.
Linka stared at her reflection in the window, seeing not her own, but Lincoln staring back at her. "D-dad-" She looked behind her, thinking he was there. He wasn't, he had never been there. It clicked when she faced back. "Oh..."
She closed her eyes.
I thought it would look good in my head, I want it to be like that. I want it perfect... It's just me playing myself... I'm... I'm foolish. And it hurts... It actually hurts me.
Linka snapped out of it, submitting to broken tears, inexplicable to Leven and Luna. She slumped into her knees, covering her hands while she sobbed from the agony of her heart. Big brother Leven and teen Carly, who'd been watching from the distance, moved to Linka's sides, bending down and rubbing their hands on her slim shoulders. For why she cried, they did not know, but for the first time since the chaos started, Linka had expressed emotion like a true human.
It reached Luna as well, leaving her to let Linka off with a warning.
"You're not alone, sis," Leven assured her, digging his way out from the snow underneath Linka's feet. "You've got us, you've got family."
"Leven...!" Linka faced away from the darkened house. "I do?"
"Course you do!" Carly appeared behind Linka, slapping a hand on her shoulder. "We're going to be around, Linka. You know this, you know we're going to be stuck with each other."
"The Asian is right, little sister," Leven agreed, opening his arms up. "Give me a hug, you crazy idiot."
Linka formed a smile,, running her short, brain-malfunctioning ass right into his arms. "H-happy family?"
"Happy family, Linka," Leven soothingly said. "Happy family."
"And friends!" Carly threw herself into the hug.
This... This is family...
Linka felt less sad knowing where her close friends stood. "Thanks, guys..."
"Hey..." Carly scratched her neck. "Linka, I can't apologize enough for what I've done back there..."
"You're fine, Carly," Linka accepted. "We've made bad choices to no end, right?"
"Leven, I need a moment," Carly requested.
"Of course." Leven moved up and away from the girls, pulling Luna away with him. "Privacy needed."
"Why did you cry?"
Linka hesitated to answer. "I just had a thought is all..."
"You're okay, right?" Carly pulled Linka up, both girls standing back again. "I mean, you will be, I'm sure..."
"Yeah, that's my first time," Linka sighed.
"H-hey, Linka..." Carly looked the other just this once, pulling Linka close to land a sweet, deep kiss onto her lips. It definitely excited Linka, making her crazy for it, but made her crazy in the right way she was known to be on. If it helped her, Carly was okay with it- even better, Linka lived up to be a good kisser, craving more lust for it from Carly.
And this chapter ended with Linka and Carly/Cici kissing for a few more minutes.
Yay! YAY! HAPPY ENDING, I'M CRYING! NO AUTHOR NOTES.
Something has been taken from deep inside of me
A secret I've kept locked away
No one can ever see
Wounds so deep they never show
They never go away
Like moving pictures in my head
For years and years they've played
It's easier to run
Replacing this pain with something numb
It's so much easier to go
Than face all this pain here all alone
Let's keep this little misplaced outro song meant for the previous chapter a secret.
Why, Linka?
Oops! L-O-L! And to all who read this, have a Merry fucking Christmas, and a terrible New Year with no resolutions being solved! .
Dawn resumes on January.
Disclaimer: jabs at people are meant for the humor, a mutual peace treaty has been created to neutralize hostility. Long live the Primers.