...Clyde just couldn't pick up his fork and put the spaghetti in his mouth, it looked like he was going to throw up just looking at the food; Howard was in the kitchen garbage can gurgling all the food he had just eaten; and Harold, who was trying to calm him down, looked back at Lincoln who had just told him everything. He had the same face he had when he sat at the table for lunch and while telling his life story. "I... I... I can't believe it..." Clyde mumbled with dilated and trembling eyes, Lincoln just stroked his hair and smiled "Even I couldn't believe it, but still, Here I am!"

"I just wonder how you didn't die!" Harold said, still standing next to his husband in the trash can "You've literally been to hell!" "A brief experience of what hell looks like... That was exactly it." Lincoln was still eating his food with no problems at all, as if he had just told how his day at school went. Howard now with his eyes watering from the bout of vomiting, He got up from the trash can and looked back at Lincoln who had the same face as before "YOU NEED TO SEE A PSYCHOLOGIST IMMEDIATELY!! WHAT YOU EXPERIENCED IS NOT SOMETHING A NORMAL HUMAN WOULD SURVIVE!! THAT-WAS-INHUMAN!!!!!" Howard syllabled each word, making sure to emphasize them all. Lincoln looked at him with a neutral face "Nothing there was humane. Everything they did there and everyone there was inhumane" His voice was calm, calm enough to make them afraid to oknto piss themselves in their pants (something that Did not happen).

"And even if I wanted to, I couldn't." Said the former soldier. "WHY?!" Shouted the adopted boy, with eyes leaking like a water tank, "Because I've already been away from my family too long, and I intend to return there tonight. And besides, I've already disappeared too long, they don't know how I am, and, seeing me going to a psychologist before I even get back? That would only make things worse, and I don't want that..." He said lowering his head, causing the helmet to cover Lincoln's eyes, which almost started to cry. "After all, I'm fine, even after all of that... You understand what I mean, right?" "Of course Lincoln! I won't force you into anything, but if you need expert help, I can give you Dr. López's number!" Clyde took out his psychologist's card from his pocket, that whenever he had a panic attack, something changed, or when he was around Lori. "Thanks man. I always knew I could count on you no matter what".

After they ate their lunch, and finished, Lincoln lay down on the bed in the guest room, and looked up at the bedroom ceiling. He began to remember his companions and eventual friends he had made in the war. They were all dead now... He turned over on the pillow and his eyes started to get heavy with the laziness caused by the big lunch. When he closed his eyes, a smile formed on his face as he knew he would now be back with his family in no time.


Front yard; McBride Residence; 17:05 pm


"Do you really have to go?" Clyde asked with Harold and Howard behind them with a small worried smile. "He's going to be fine son" Howard said kneeling beside him and placing a hand on his shoulder "Although we still think he's just a little boy, we know that now he can take care of himself, Right Lincoln?" Lincoln gave a smile, and hugged each of them, his heart was lighter and without worries, because he knew that now everything would be back to normal... or almost everything. He started to do a training run while looking back and nodding goodbye as he thanked them for lunch and stay.

Lincoln began to run up the blocks, looking for his house with keen eyes. He passed several recognizable houses, even the Yates'! "Do they still have that weird, freaky smile?" He wondered, but the question was soon answered when he saw Mister Yates in front of his house with the said smile. So wide it went from ear to ear. "I don't even know why I asked, of course he did..." But his goal still hadn't changed, he would return and stay with his family, whatever the cost.


Loud house; Dinning room; 17:15


All the sisters were sitting in their respective places at the table, waiting for their mother to bring dinner to the table, where the matriarch was still in the kitchen. Nobody said anything, their sadness didn't let them start a conversation without ending in crying and arguments. But as soon as Rita brought the pot of Soup to the table, the girls let a sly smile grow on their faces. Since their father left them, their mother had to learn to cook, and for someone who had learned a lot in a short time, her meals were worthy of recognition and tasting from other international chefs. "Ok girls, dinner is serving! Potato and vegetable soup!" Rita said trying to sound happy with her achievement.

Even before Lori could serve herself the food, since she was closer to the pan, the bell rang, calling everyone's attention. Even Lisa, who was in her room, appeared at the top of the stairs to see who it was. Curiosity taking over, she headed towards the door, but when she got there, her mother had joined her. As soon as Rita saw her second youngest daughter out of the room after so long, he couldn't help but give a small smile "Shall we do this together?" The forty-year-old Blonde said extending her hand to the four-year-old prodigal. As soon as Lisa held his hand, they both took a long deep breath, and opened the door. For the first time Lisa felt fear because of someone's appearance and hid behind her mother, looking with only one eye from behind her; but what intrigued her was: Why would anyone be wearing a uniform, already discarded by the army, that was used in 1914 to 1918 in 2016? Rita on the other hand was confused. It was usually police, investigators, or even detectives who knocked on the door, not a military soldier.

"Uhm... Need help sir?" Rita had worried eyes, the only concern on her mind was that they had come to convince Lori to go into the army since she was eighteen and eligible to enlist. "I…I'm just returning to my family… Is there something wrong with that?" The soldier said. Rita was confused but saw him with the Rifle on his back and could deduce that he had just left duty. "Maybe you're in the wrong house" "No, I know I'm in the right place. This is my house... With my family" Lincoln broke down in tears as he hugged his mother, who was still confused. She was about to say something but Lincoln removed his helmet, leaving his snowy hair, with the same tuft of hair standing up at the back of his head showing. Rita's eyes were bigger than an owl's and her eyes began to water. "Lincoln... My baby, is that you?..." Lincoln lifted his head so he could look into the eyes of the woman who brought him into the world, and kissed her forehead "Yes mom... It's me! I'm back."

Lisa, who was still hiding behind her mother, saw the scene unfold in front of her as her heart began to pound as the big man revealed who he really was. "Lincoln..." She said with her little body shaking. Lincoln hearing his voice, looked down and his smile got even bigger. He bent down, picked up the little girl, and with her in his arms, resumed the hug from before with their mother, now doing a big group hug. "But why are you literally taking so long-" Lori who had come from inside the dining room, stopped her sentence next to her body as soon as she saw the man in front of her, hugging two members of the large family. "Who... Who Are You?!" She let out a scream, which caught the attention of the rest of the sisters, who soon turned to see the scene, completely confused. "Yo Ma, Who's the Dude?" Luna asked pointing to the boy in front of them. "Wow huh? It must have been a long time away for you not to recognize me anymore, right Lulu?" That nickname... There was only one person who called them that, besides Sam.

Luna fell into complete silence. After being called "Lulu" She realized who they were confronting. "Lincoln?..." All the sisters let out gasps of shock and realization. They could clearly see that who was there, in front of them, was their little/big brother. "Stinkoln?... Is it really you?" Lynn asked reinforcing Luna's question, and the boy who had disappeared, just looked at his athlete sister and could just open his arms, inviting them to a big welcome hug. Lucy wasted no time and started to cry, like a little girl who sees her father after a long day away from home because of work; and jumped into his arms. Leni was next, who constantly repeated "You're back" over and over again, with tears streaming down her cheeks. Soon, Luan was next, Luna, then Lana and Lola, Lynn, and finally Lily. But Lori was still standing in the same spot, still with her eyes glued to her "little" brother. But her legs started to act on their own, and she was the last one to jump into the big hug. A collective wail can be heard from all the girls in the house, not least Lincoln; for the entire block, but that didn't bother the family. Lincoln was back, and that was all that mattered.


Inside of the Loud House...


Lincoln was now sitting on the sofa in the living room, with all his sisters around him. His mother had him sitting on her lap, with her arms around his waist, and he didn't expect her to let go of him anytime soon

"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!" The twins squealed in unison as they leaned into their brother's lap, their eyes very puffy from crying. "It doesn't matter... I'm here now..." he said in a voice so calm, it made Lola stop feeling any rage inside her. She grabbed her uniform and went back to soaking it with her tears while Lana still hugged him by the arm. "What happened to you, you idiot? Why are you like this?" Lori asked, noticing the clothes he was wearing "Can we save this for later? I want to enjoy the moment now... just a little bit..." Lori gave a small smile and returned the hug. Rita kept stroking her son's hair, and continued to kiss his cheek "My baby... My baby is back, It's finally back. Don't leave mommy again please!!" "None of us…" Lucy blurted out, still crying in a way that went against her grain. Lincoln, finding this cute, used his fingers to lift her head by the chin, and brush her bangs out of her eyes. Those eyes... Beautiful emerald eyes. Seeing this beautiful sight once again, it made his heart beat faster and warm. There were few times he could remember that Lucy let him see her eyes, and this would be one of the few times.

"I thought you promised me not to do that in front of people" Lucy said weakly, but she wasn't the least bit bothered by her brother's action. "Oh, come on? I needed to do this to kill salt." He gave a tired smile and the goth couldn't help but comment "What happened to you? You look tired..." She said touching her albino brother's face, those tired expression worried her; and there was a very small crimson red stain on each of her cheeks. The womens present couldn't help but overhear what Lucy had said, and they too were concerned about it. "Let's just say... I've been through some rough times" Lincoln said with a very short chuckle and scratching the back of his neck. Rita's mother's intuition kicked in like a sixth sense, but she put it aside...for now..."It's almost time for bed. And you need to rest. Because we still have a long day in the morning." Rita stated, causing all the kids to grunt and curse under their breath in frustration. They wanted to be close to their brother at all costs. "But mom..." Leni started but was soon cut off by her mother who said that this was her final line. "But I wasn't going to say that" "What were you going to say then?" "I was going to ask where Linky is going to sleep? Since he's grown so much, I don't think he'll fit in his old bed" No one had thought of that. For once Leni was smart, but Lori added "Also, Lynn refused to change the bedding, and with sure must be stinky in there" Lynn just blushed at Lori's comment. All the times she masturbated and did profane things there, they were still present in the room.

Rita scratched her chin, trying to find a solution to the situation, but Lincoln soon solved the problem "How about everyone bring their mattresses down here, and sleep here?" Rita, seeing how Lincoln thought fast, felt proud, allowed it. The sisters all let out a thin, high-pitched squeal of excitement. They were going to sleep with their brother! But they soon realized that their mother wasn't happy about something "BUT! There will be a rule: No staying up late!" The girls grunted and cursed under their breath as they climbed the stairs to their rooms and retrieved their mattresses/cribs. Lincoln, was playing with Lily in his lap on the sofa, and hugged her tightly, but his mind soon returned to something that intrigued him, as soon as his mother stepped in front of him "Mom, where are you going to sleep? I mean, they all have mattresses single, and only you have a double mattress, but I doubt it will fit here in the living room" "I sleep on the sofa son. Don't worry!" Hearing this offended him, and placing Lily on the sofa, he rose to be on her mother's level "With all due respect, but no! You're not going to sleep on the sofa, I will" Rita and Lincoln were in a Small talks about it, but in the end, Rita ended up accepting Lincoln to sleep on the couch.

It took about ten minutes for everyone to bring their mattresses into the living room and place them together in a row and lie down. Lincoln had laid down on the couch, and turned to his sisters. It was so nice to see them again. He hadn't even noticed that he hadn't taken off his uniform, and even so, Luan commented. "Linc, aren't you going to... take off your uniform?" "Oh, I didn't even realize it. It's become a force of habit..." He unbuckled his helmet and placed it on the head of the couch, and with his feet, kicked off his boots. He tossed and turned on the couch but couldn't find a good sleeping position. He was still very tense and stressed... Rita had just returned from the kitchen with a glass of milk in her hand to help her sleep, but as soon as she saw her son turning uncomfortably on the sofa, she soon understood what was going on. happening. "Son, do you need a massage? I can see you're pretty tense." "I'd love that mom..." Great, take off your uniform and turn over on your stomach!" Lincoln took off his upper uniform top and lay down the way his mother suggested him to do. She went on massaging, but she got even more worried for him, 'cause Lincoln's back was extremely tense, and his muscles were all stiff and flexed. It took another ten minutes for Lincoln to begin to relax, and the matriarch just stopped as soon as she realized that her son had fallen asleep during the massage session. Those hands were magical. Seeing that he was finally resting, she lay down on the mattresses next to her daughters, and fell asleep with her face towards her son's. He slept peacefully through what seemed like years later. "Goodnight brother/son" All the girls said, and let fatigue take them to sleep, and soon after, they were sleeping. The Loud family was finally at peace, after four long months/Years, for Her beloved white-haired Boy was back.


The nex morning; 08:46 am (or so you think...)


As she got up from her mattress which was made of a tumbler perfectly for her body, Lisa, rubbed her eyes and yawned loudly, but clearly a yawn that wasn't even able to wake up a mosquito. She looked around, and as soon as she put her glasses on her baby eyes, she directed her sight to her big brother, who was sleeping peacefully on the couch in the house. She crawled her tiny body over to her beloved brother and positioned her tiny face, mere inches from his mouth. She looked at those lips as if they were unique and extremely special. She was slowly approaching them and, and her lips, formed a pout so she could kiss them. As soon as they touched against her brother's, she felt her cheeks heat up, and her heart race to the drum beats Luna occasionally played. She pulled away, while her eyes were still tightly closed, but as soon as she opened them, she was met with her brother looking at her deeply. Before she could react, Lisa was taken by her brother's big hands, and was positioned in his groin area. She could feel the swelling in his pants from his erection. She looked at that body... It was lean but well toned with muscles not too big but well defined. She drooled out of the corner of her mouth, and, as if her body were acting on its own, she began to slowly incline towards his lips once more... But...


"Lisa... Lisa... LISA!


The little genie of the family woke up with red cheeks and a cold sweat on her little mattress. She looked around, more specifically at the couch, but her brother was gone. Looking in front of her, she saw her Mother with her hands on her small shoulders, and looking deeper behind Rita, she saw her brother with white hair, sitting in the kitchen chair; eating coffee and talking. "Come on, it's time for breakfast!" Rita said, picking her up. Lisa was positioned on the other side of the table, exactly the opposite of where she wanted to be. Lincoln, on the other hand, was eating the pancake with his hands, as if he were an animal he hadn't eaten in days. Lana and Lynn, being an exception, seeing Lincoln acting like this, was scaring the family. "Hey... Where's Daddy?" The only boy in the family asked, but soon regretted it when he saw the looks of sadness from his sisters and the look of hatred from his Mother "He left us for the drinks" The matriarch spat the words like poison. "After you disappeared, that bastard Lynn left us and became an alcoholic. He came back every night drunk, and blamed me and his sisters for you being gone. Alas, he was smart enough and asked for a divorce, finally going away" Lincoln had a disbelieving face. The Man who should have supported the family, had simply abandoned her and everyone else, and filed for divorce? He needed to find him. He needs to make him pay!! "Do you have any idea where he is?" Rita felt a chill down her spine as soon as she heard her son's voice. He was really angry. "Le... Let's put that aside" Lincoln had slammed his fist down on the table as he placed his coffee cup on top of it. Lynn looked at her brother, who was still shirtless, with the dreamy eyes of a high school girl in love, but she was soon snapped back to reality as the question they all still had surfaced, because of Lori. "Hey Lincoln... I know you said you didn't want to talk about this yesterday but... Where have you been?" The silence was enormous at the table, and the pressure in the air was even greater. Letting out a long sigh that even Lucy worried about, he mumbled a few names to himself, then looked at his family. "Ok... I think you need to know the truth..." And from there, Lincoln began to tell his story...


HEY HEY HEEEEEEEEY!!! Finally our hero has retuned home, or should i say, our tormented hero...

The next chapter, or the few next chapters will be completely focused on the flashback of the Loud boy and his experiences on the era were the hell crawled to the top of the Earth

Until next time, stay safe and much Love