Prologue: Dear Rabbit [Updated]
A White Rabbit hopped through the Forest of Royal Woods, minding its own business within the peaceful tranquility of the lush green Forest, however, what it didn't realize was the dark eyes watching it from the shadows...
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It's been 15 years and not much has changed within the town of Royal Woods. Things were still somewhat the same and some things weren't.
At Royal Woods Police Department, Stella Loud, now married to Lincoln, was back at her desk, filing some reports of her daily routine, a rather boring part of her job. She was filling out a report of a break-in in one of the old cabins in the woods, oddly enough, when she was there, she felt as if she was being watched, what was even weirder was that the only thing reported stolen from the house was a Wedding dress and that didn't sit right with her, something about the break-in was wrong.
Why would anyone steal a wedding dress and leave everything else? Didn't make sense to her.
"Hey, Loud!"
Stella was taken out of her thoughts when she looked to see her Partner, Chandler McCann. He too had changed, no longer the snot-nosed brat he used to be, he humbled himself and became a much better and more tolerable person over the years.
Stella saw that he was walking up to her with an envelope in hand, "What is it Chandler?" Stella asked
"This just came for you," Chandler told her, handing her the envelope
Stella was confused, she took it and saw that it had her name on it but no postage stamp or anything else, just her name
"Where did you get this?" Stella asked
"Front desk" Chandler replied "Martha saw me coming out of the Bathroom and said that some girl came here and asked that the letter get handed to you, and she just left the station as soon as I left the bathroom," Chandler told her
"Did Martha get a good look at her?" Stella asked
"I asked Martha the same thing but she said that the girl was wearing a hoodie and a pair of glasses, so the only thing she saw was that the girl had freckles," He told her.
Stella Rose a brow in confusion, "That's all? Freckles?" Stella asked
Chandler nodded, "Yep," he said, "So you gonna open it?" Chandler asked
"I don't think I should..." Stella replied, looking at the envelope with suspicion.
"Why?" he asked
"Some stranger came here and asked that some letter or whatever be given to me and then just left before anyone could get a good look at her or just wait and talk to me, that's the definition of Sketchy," Stella said
Chandler shrugged, "True, but what if it's some type of gift from Linc?" Chandler asked
"I highly doubt it, there's no special event or holiday today and while I and Lincoln are close, we never really send gifts to each other while at work," Stella said
Chandler rolled his eyes, "Then how about I open it?" He said
Stella thought about it and knew that if she was wrong Chandler might tease her but its nothing she couldn't handle. She sighed and gave in, handing the envelope to Chandler who took it and then opened it, finding a folded letter in it. He took it out, unfolded it, and looked at it, and in an instant, his eyes went wide with horror as he looked at the letter
Seeing his expression, Stella became worried, "What is it?" Stella asked with worry
Chandler didn't answer and instead handed Stella the letter, and when Stella looked at it, she realized it wasn't a letter, it was a photograph, and not just any photograph but one with her and Lincoln lying in their bed and both asleep...
Back at Lincoln and Stella's house, Lincoln was currently at home after a long day of work. Lincoln now worked as a handyman for the town and he fixed things for the people of the town, be it a leak in the roof, clogged pipes, refurbishing furniture, etc. Lincoln truly was a Jack of all Trades for the town. He was on the couch and watching the TV. He was waiting for a call or a text from his now-wife, Stella Loud.
Yeah, it's been a long time since things happened between them, and he was thankful that she had stuck by him all these years.
Stella now worked as a cop in Royal Woods and she loved her job since it really wasn't all that dangerous, she just had to deal with some petty thieves and a few break-ins, but besides that, nothing too major, which Lincoln was always happy about.
After watching a few episodes of one of his shows, Lincoln felt his stomach grumble and so, he got up off the couch and headed to the kitchen to grab himself something to eat as well as something to drink, but before he could, he heard a knock from the front door. The only Loud boy was a bit startled at first, but he left the kitchen and headed straight to the front door, only for him to hear the knock one more time.
"I'm coming," He said, loud enough for the person outside to hear.
He opened the door and looked at his front porch and standing there was a young girl, she seemed to be a pre-teen. She was tall for a pre-teen but she had long brown hair with a few freckles on her face, her eyes were brown and she wore a purple jacket over a white t-shirt that showed off her midriff and had a pair of grey jeans with matching grey shoes.
Lincoln was a bit confused but he gave her a friendly smile, "Hello" Lincoln greeted. "Can I help you?" He asked
The girl smiled nervously, "H-Hi sir" the girl greeted, nervously, "I'm new in town and I just live down the street but I was wondering if you knew where The high school is?" She asked
Lincoln smiled and nodded, "It's just up the street about four blocks from here," Lincoln told her "Though the school should be out by now," Lincoln told her
"I know, I'm just supposed to visit it and get to know it, that's what my mother told me at least," The girl said.
"All good" He replied "I'm Lincoln Loud, I'm the handyman here in Royal Woods," Lincoln told the girl
"I'm Lyra, Lyra Violet" the girl, Lyra replied
Lincoln nodded, "Nice to meet you Lyra and if you or your mother need anything don't hesitate to stop by," Lincoln told her.
Lyra nodded with a smile, "Thank you" she said before walking off and heading in the direction of the high school.
Lincoln smiled as he closed the door and went back to the kitchen to grab a drink.
However, Lincoln's cell suddenly rang and he quickly took it out of his pocket and saw that it was Stella. He answered it as a smile graced his face. "Hey, What's up?" He asked.
[Lincoln! Get out of the house now!] Stella cried.
Lincoln was taken aback by her screaming and was confused as to why she was yelling, "Stella? What's wrong?" he asked.
[Just get out of the house now and get over her quick!] Stella told him. [I can't tell you everything over the phone, just please leave the house and get down here as fast as you can!] She told him frantically.
Lincoln didn't argue, he told her that he'd leave right away and told her bye as he pocketed his phone, and grabbed his wallet and keys, before he left the house, locking the front door. He then got into his car and drove down to the Police station.
He had no idea why Stella had told him to get to the police station but it sounded urgent and he wasn't going to question her based on her worried tone, so he rushed to get to his wife. Once he had gotten there, he entered only to find that the woman at the desk, sending him to his wife once he entered. He walked past a few cops and some desks until he finally reached Stella, who was sitting down at her desk with Chandler standing next to her, he called out to her and Stella looked at him and got up, running and hugging him tightly. Lincoln was a bit surprised but hugged her back.
The white-haired man broke the hug and Lincoln looked at his wife, "Stella, what's going on?" He asked.
Stella looked at him, her eyes full of worry, "Come over here I'll show you," She said
He sat across from her at the desk with Chandler still on the other side. Stella went into her drawer, pulled out a photo, and passed it to Lincoln. He pulled the photo closer to him and when Lincoln saw the photo, he could feel his heart stop from pure horror, with the fear still, on his face, he looked at his wife.
"Is this real?" he asked.
Stella nodded, "Yeah... but we don't know who took it" Stella replied.
Chandler nodded, "All we know is that some girl with freckles wearing a hoodie and some shades dropped it off and asked that it get to Stella," Chandler told him
Lincoln looked at the picture once more before he looked back at Stella, "So what do we do now?" Lincoln asked.
"Not much we can do, no crime was committed that we can prove and we don't know who did it so we can't report them," Stella said "We would have to wait until we have more evidence or if we catch someone," She said in a sad tone.
Lincoln looked down in disbelief and he sighed, he knew that might have been the answer but he was hoping it wouldn't be. He looked at Stella, "So we just have to wait until whoever does this does something?"
Stella slowly nodded reluctantly with pain in her eyes
Lincoln sighed and nodded, accepting the circumstances for the time being. After that, Stella was allowed to take the rest of the day off and the two drove home.
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Meanwhile, Lily Loud, now at the age of 16, was still at the school since she was part of the Art club. Lily now wore, a purple shirt with grey long-sleeves and a pair of grey pants, with a pair of black shoes, her blonde hair was pulled back in a ponytail.
Being the youngest of the Louds, she had inherited a lot of traits from her siblings, She had Lori's bossiness, Leni's sense of fashion, Luan's humor, Lynn's energy, Lincoln's creativity, Lucy's love for horror, Lola's power of fear, Lana's will to do whatever, and Lisa's wit. however, inheriting all these traits made her the ultimate loud in both good and bad ways, for instance, while she wasn't as smart as Lisa in terms of science, she was smarter in a manipulative way, if she wanted something, she could get it by coming up with a plan, even fail-safe plans in case her original one didn't work out, which scared the family due to how much her plans did actually work.
Currently, the youngest Loud was with her two best friends/classmates, Maggie Simpson and Ike Broflovski.
Maggie Simpson was a blonde-haired girl, her skin had this weird yellow hue to it, her short blonde hair almost seemed to spike up, and she wore a blue baggy shirt and baggy blue jeans, she sorta looked like a girl who following a rock band and had a piercing in her left eyebrow. Maggie was easygoing, yet a troublemaker at times, which she picked up from her older brother, but very, very, smart, which she also picked up from her older sister. But she was a great friend and very level-headed, which balanced out Lily's sometimes irrational mind.
Ike was rather shorter than the two girls, he had black hair which was cut into an undercut, his eyes were black in color, he wore a pair of black pants with a blue shirt under a black coat with a grey scarf around his neck, also his mouth was wider than most peoples, which the two girls at first found odd. Ike was a very sensible person like his older brother, but he had a grim outlook on life.
They were 3 of the 7 members of the art club, and currently, they were creating a new banner for the football team. As they did this, both Maggie and Lily were listening to Ike's tale about how he lived back in his old town, though Maggie was a bit skeptical.
"I swear it happened!" Ike said
"Sure it did and I shot my dad boss when I was a baby," Maggie said with sarcasm
"I swear it happened! There was a Nazi Zombie outbreak in my old hometown! My brother and his friends saved the town by farting on a princess's balls! IT HAPPENED!"
Lily and Maggie rolled their eyes.
"Seriously Ike, stop making things up, That's like me saying I saved my dad from mobsters by shooting them all with a rifle"
The two then looked at Maggie herself and she looked back at them with confusion.
"That was oddly specific" Lily chimed in.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door and the students looked to the door just as the principal walked in, it was Ms. Everett, or as Lincoln and his friends used to call her, Girl Jordan.
"Hey everyone" She greeted as she walked into the door "I'll be borrowing Lily real quick," She said
Lily looked to her friends before looking back to the principal and following her outside the classroom. Once outside, Lily followed Ms. Everett to the office, Lily then looked to Ms. Everett, "Did I do something wrong, Ma'am?" Lily asked
Ms. Everett giggled, "No, sorry if I scared you, Lily," Ms. Everett said "I just need your help"
"With what Ma'am?" Lily asked with a raised brow
Once they reached the office, Lily saw that waiting in one of the chairs in the front office was a girl with brown hair and freckles, she had long brown hair with a few freckles on her face, her eyes were brown and she wore a purple jacket over a white t-shirt that showed off her midriff and had a pair of grey jeans with matching grey shoes and she was taller than Lily herself.
"Lily this is Lyra Violet, She's a new student who just moved to Royal Woods and I wanted you to show her around while the school's empty so she doesn't feel nervous," Ms. Everett said
Lily nodded before walking up to the girl, "I'm Lily, Lily Loud" Lily greeted with a smile
Lyra smiled at her, "It's nice to meet you too" Lyra responded "You already know who I am" Lyra replied with an awkward chuckle.
"Well, now that introductions are out of the way, Lily could you show her around?" Ms. Everett said.
Lily nodded and with Lyra next to her the two girls left the office. Lily showed her some of the rooms on the first floor before showing more.
While they walked down the hall, Lyra looked at Lily, "Do you have a brother?" She asked
Lily looked at her with confusion, but she nodded, "I got one brother and nine other sisters" Lily said
"Does your brother have white hair?" She asked.
Lily nodded as more confusion appeared on her face, "Yeah, how did you know?" She asked
Lyra smiled awkwardly, "O-Oh well, I met him when I asked for directions to the school and he's my neighbor," Lyra said, "He told me his name was Lincoln Loud and when you said your last name was loud, I assumed that you two might be related," Lyra said with a smile.
Lily's confusion disappeared and a smile graced her face, "Yeah, we're related," Lily told Lyra, "Speaking of which, where'd you move from?" Lily asked
"L.A." Lyra replied
Lily smiled, "You moved all the way from California to Michigan?" Lily asked, "You crazy or something?" she asked with a smile.
Lyra chuckled nervously, "My mom might be," She said, "Mom said that this place was special to her when she was little so she wanted to move back here," Lyra said
"Oh, your mom used to live here? What's her name?" Lily asked
Lyra didn't answer for a minute before she did, "Lulu Violet," Lyra replied, sounding uneasy when she spoke those words. "She was here until high school and then she moved away,"
Lily raised a brow, "Why?" Lily asked.
"My mom's old house burned down so they moved," Lyra said.
"Yikes, that sucks, "Lily said, "what about your dad?"
Lyra smiled, "He's also here though he and my mom had a falling out a year before I was born," Lyra said, "Mom says that she has a plan to get him back," Lyra said.
"Think he'll be happy to see you?" Lily asked
Lyra stared at the floor with an uneasy smile on her face, a smile that hid sadness behind it and she seemed to suddenly have something really heavy on her mind. "I... I don't know, he doesn't really know I was born," Lyra told Lily.
Lily felt uneasy now, feeling that the subject had become awkward, "Oh... I'm... that's gotta be hard,"
Lyra nodded slowly, her smile disappearing, "Yeah, my family is... complicated," Lyra told Lily.
"I think every family is," Lily said.
"Mine's very complicated, trust me," Lyra replied before she seemed to stare off into space. "It's only going to get more complicated..."
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How'd you like the new updated Prologue? I think It's much better than it was before but hey, that's me. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed it because this Fic is gonna be different than it was before and hopefully far better than it was before.
Anyway, thank you for reading and I hope you guys have a wonderful day.