Lincoln watched as the judges doted on his sisters. He wanted to try to get the judges attention but now he wasn't too sure.
He saw this...vision, he swore he was not making it up he had one similar to how he didn't confess to destroying Lisa's chemical with his yoyo. In this vision, he and Clyde try numerous reckless attempts but they only fail, heck all they do is annoy the judges. It ended with them kidnapping the black cat and then confessing and gaining the role of the Kitty's pooper scoopers then the vision ended. If it continued afterward, he could see himself rejecting the 'offer' and going home.
His thoughts were interrupted by five kindergarten kids who dressed in five different colored suits: red, white, blue, green, and pink. Lincoln thought they looked like the Power Rangers or Super Sentai. They struck weird poses and smiled at the judges. He knew who these kids were.
The Fox Quintuplets.
He has babysat them before. Lynn was injured in a nasty brawl with an opposing player and none of his other sisters wanted to babysit the Fox kids so they hired him. It was rough at first but he learned how to keep them under control. He was the Man with the Plan after all.
"Citizens, we the Fox Titans have secured the convention to your liking." The boy in red, Stevie, said.
"Wait, Red Titan, we have detected the Four Naggers." The girl in pink, Pam, said, glaring at the four older sisters. Lori, Luna, and Luan immediately scowled at the Fox Quintuplets. But Leni screamed in fear and hid behind Lori, upon seeing them.
"They appear to have captured Lynn-sanity." The boy in blue, Scotty, said.
"Ace Savvy and his sidekick are already on the scene." The one in green, Stuart, said, looking at Lincoln and Clyde.
"Oh no, the um...what was my line again?" The boy in white, Stewie, asked scratching his head nervously.
"AAAUUUGGGHHH!" His siblings groaned in frustration and glared.
"Darn it, Stewie!" Stevie said with irritation.
"Idiot!" Pam muttered.
"We practiced all night!" Stuart growled.
"Okay, other than that. Were we at least good?" Scotty said, giving the judges hopeful looks.
The judges only rolled their eyes. Clearly annoyed by their performances and walked away, leading his sisters away from the now dejected-looking Fox kids.
Lincoln turned from the judges to the Quintuplets. He thought they did well, their suits didn't look half bad either.
He thought about it: the judges who appeared bias, the appearance in the upcoming Ace Savvy movie which was only a cameo, and that vision he had. He thought about it long and hard and he made a decision.
It wasn't worth it.
Clyde made a move to follow the judge but Lincoln placed a hand on his shoulder stopping him.
"Wait."
"Lincoln, what are you doing?! If we don't follow them we won't get in the Ace Savvy movie!" Clyde said with desperation.
"Yeah, about that." Lincoln said with sigh. "Look Clyde, I don't think we should try to become the Kings of the Cons anymore."
Lincoln's words echoed inside Clyde's mind. The dark-skinned boy had a horrified expression before screaming.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!" His voice was so loud, that everyone nearby stopped what they were doing and stared at the two. Some took out their cameras and recorded the scene.
"Clyde, those judges have made it very clear that they're only interested in my sisters."
"Yeah, but-" Clyde tried, but Lincoln stopped.
"Clyde look at them, they're bias." Lincoln said with a little irritation in his voice as he pointed toward the judges.
The female judge with dark skin said something to some kid dressed up like Ace Savvy. Lincoln guessed it was something harsh because the boy started bursting into tears.
"B-but I wanted to be in the Ace Savvy movie." Clyde sulked.
"I know, I wanted to be in it too, but those judges have already made a decision and are adamant about selecting my sisters as the winners for the King of the Con."
Clyde sighed. He hated to admit it, but Lincoln might be right. He doubted there could be anything those judges would see anything in them worth as potential candidates. But there was still something that bothered him.
"But how come they pick the girls but not include us? I mean, we're technically part of the Full House Gang."
"I don't know." That question had been bothering Lincoln. "It cant be because they wanted to choose only one, other wise they wouldn't choose all ten of my sisters."
Lincoln then thought of something else. "Does something about those judges seem familiar to you?"
"What do you mean?" Clyde asked.
"Well you know that judge with the green beanie, black hair, and glasses. I've seen him before but I can't place his finger on where."
"Maybe he was he one of the guys behind the previous Ace Savvy movies?" Clyde asked.
The white haired boy shook his head. He has watched all the behind the scene footage of all the Ace Savvy movies, even the ones he thought were awful, and didn't recognize either of those judges' faces.
"I'll figure it out later." Lincoln said, shrugging it off. "The convention is still going on and we can still do a lot of things. How about we go see what kind of new merchandise they got?"
That seemed to improve Clyde's mood as he nodded his head happily. The white haired boy was glad he got his friend to forget about becoming the King of the Con. But he still couldn't help but feel resentment toward those judges, after all his sisters wouldn't have come if it weren't for him and the Full House Gang was HIS idea. He calmed himself down before doing something he'll regret.
He saw how disheartened Fox Quintuplet sitting on a bench. He actually felt bad for them and decided to approach them, this prompted the five younger kids to look up at him.
"AAAAAAAAHHH!" Stevie screamed in fear as he bolted away.
The white haired preteen watched him leave with a sigh. Stevie had been one of the few who had witnessed Lincoln losing his temper. He was up all night on a Friday working on an assignment and didn't go to bed until it was 4 AM. His sisters woke up early the next day and wanted to go to a new mall that was out of town and they decided to take him with them, ignoring his tiredness. He suspected Leni was the one who dragged him out of bed and accidentally left him on a bench. When he woke up here's what he found out: he was alone, had no idea where he was, still in his pajamas, was hungry, didn't not have his wallet on him, and did not have his phone to call anyone. Needless to say, Lincoln was pissed. Stevie, who happened to be at the new mall, bumped into his leg and was about to laugh at him because he was still in his pajamas. But he froze when he saw the enraged expression of the older boy who had a dark atmosphere radiating off his body. Since then, Stevie has always been afraid of him. Every time Lincoln babysat the Fox kids, Stevie would hide in his room.
"I thought you guys did well, plus your costumes look neat." Lincoln said, giving them a reassuring smile.
This brought a smile to each of the remaining Fox kids.
The duo walked through the convention and noticed a line to meet and pet the Kitty, who was hidden behind red curtains.
Lincoln took out his autograph book. He's pretty much got all the Ace Savvy characters' autograph from attending numerous Ace Savvy events, even the ones that don't get used too often. All except for the Kitty.
With that in mind, the duo got in line. Clyde mainly wanted to pet the Kitty as he was a cat lover.
The Kitty was a relatively new Ace Savvy villain and a lot of people thought she was unnecessary as she was just a regular black cat. He on the other hand was fine with the Kitty. But in his opinion he thinks the Kitty works best under the ownership of another villain, preferably the Shadow Man. He heard Bill Buck was said to be unhappy with using the Kitty as a main villain in one of his comics. Lincoln could see why, the comic wasn't very good and not because it lacked all seriousness.
There was a huge sign on the curtains that said 'Kid Friendly', but the duo saw lots of kids were coming behind the curtains: some in tears, some in anger, but all covered in scratches.
As the line kept moving, mainly because people started leaving out of fear, Lincoln and Clyde got close enough to meet the Kitty's handler.
"Sir, are you sure this Kitty is child friendly?" Lincoln asked with uncertainty as he watched a scratched up, crying girl leaving the booth.
"What makes you say that?" The handler asked with an oblivious smile that reminded the two of Leni.
"THAT THING IS A DEMON! AAAAAAAHHHH!" A teen ran out from the curtains, covered in scratches. Lincoln gave the Kitty's handler a skeptical look.
Now with all the scratched up kids, Lincoln would have left the line and find something else to do but he wanted his autograph book to be completed. And he was darned if Conner got his autograph book finished first!
They've reached the front of the line and were aloud to passage through the curtains. There the Kitty was with his black fur and sinister golden eyes, sitting on the floor with a sophisticated red carpet, a litter box, an ink container, and scratched up Ace Savvy toys. Wait...are those mice? Mice that have been brutally slashed up. One was missing its head!
Clyde enthusiasm to pet the Kitty instantly died. He looked far more sinister in real life than in the comics.
The Kitty glared angrily, specifically at Lincoln more than Clyde as the dark-skinned boy hid behind Lincoln. The white haired boy took a deep breath before taking a step toward the Kitty.
"Listen, I know you're not the type of cat that likes to bet touched. So I'm not gonna approach you, I just want to get this signed." Lincoln said reassuringly. He placed his opened autograph book on the red carpet and nudged it with his foot toward the Kitty.
The Kitty's eyes narrowed at the boy even more but he placed a paw in the ink container then put it on the page.
The tension was far from over. The boy still had to retrieve his autograph book. The Kitty was now grinning at him as he closed the book and held a paw over it, daring the human to get it back.
Lincoln calmed himself he's been in similar situations like this before. He looked around and saw a One-Eyed Jack doll that looked to have minor cuts compared to the other toys and tossed it over the Kitty. The Kitty sinister grin stopped, he looked back at the toy then forward at Lincoln with a conflicted look. The Kitty hissed at Lincoln before leaping at the One-Eyed Jack doll and shredding it to pieces.
The boy smirked as his idea worked and picked up the book staring at the cat's autograph while ignoring Clyde scream when he saw the brutality upon his favorite superhero. His autograph book was now complete.
"Okay, Clyde lets-"
One second of his guard down was all the Kitty needed as he lunged and swung his claw at Lincoln.
"OW!" Lincoln shrieked as the Kitty had just scratched his arm, leaving a large gash with blood dripping. The white haired boy glared at black cat who was grinning and chuckling evilly at him.
"Why you little!"
The cat's sinister chuckle was cut short and turned into a screech as a pile from the litter box was dumped upon him by the smirking Lincoln.
"Lincoln!" Clyde said, appalled by what his brother from another mother had just done.
"Heh, heh, heh!" The white haired boy chuckled as he watched the Kitty scramble out of the pile.
Seeing one of his favorite types of animals struggle, Clyde pulled the Kitty out and began cradling him like a baby, forgetting what has just been dumped on the cat.
"There, there." Clyde cooed.
The Kitty was glad he was out but was now annoyed that this boy was now hugging him as he was the type of cat that did not like being touched by humans.
Lincoln was taken back by his own actions. Why had he done that to the Kitty? He had been scratched by Cliff several times, yet he never took pleasure in seeing Cliff get hurt. Heck, he's even been attacked by larger animals. But he felt no remorse for his actions against the Kitty, he felt the little -insert curse word here- deserved it.
He was more upset about the stupid cat ruining his costume than the bleeding arm.
"Ugh, Clyde, I'm gonna find a bandage." He said in an annoyed tone, as he walked out.
After purchasing a roll of bandages, Lincoln sat on a bench near the food court and wrapped it around his wound. It took awhile, but his arm eventually stopped hurting.
"Stupid cat!" The preteen cursed.
"Lincoln!" The sound of a younger child screamed happily.
"Oof!" Lincoln looked up and winced as a blur slammed into his stomach. He looked down in his lap to see a younger boy with short red hair and one buck tooth dressed in an Ace Savvy costume. Colin Carmichael, the son of Leni's boss at Reininger's.
"Oh hey, Colin." Lincoln said, smiling at the redhead. "The convention is on the other end of the mall."
Colin frowned and sunk his head.
"The judges said that kids like me was what was wrong with the world." Colin grumbled. His words made Lincoln confused.
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know exactly what that meant but they said that Ace Savvy had been a bad influence on me and other kids."
"What?!" This statement concerned Lincoln. He doubted Colin made this up. Colin may be imaginative but he wouldn't lie about something like this. He looked up to see more dejected kids in costumes.
Lincoln recognized one 8-year-old blond boy, who took off his Ace Savvy costumes and slammed them into a trash can. Lincoln saw that the blond wiped his tears away before stomping away. It made him a little sad, to see a fellow Ace Savvy fan throw away a suit in anger.
He looked down at the dejected Colin in his lap. While the young redhead may have almost gotten Leni fired, he never held it against Colin since he didn't know the consequences of his actions.
"Hey Colin, you wanna play super hero?" Lincoln asked, hoping Colin would get excited again. He was delighted the young redhead beamed and jumped off his lap.
"Alright then, lets deal out some justice!" Lincoln said before striking Ace Savvy's signature pose with the cards in his hands. He was mimicked by Colin the only difference was that his cards slipped out of his fingers.
"Aw, I can never get it right." Colin said, frowning.
The older boy just smiled encouragingly, he remembered when he kept messing up Ace Savvy's signature pose. "Don't worry about it, it took me-"
Lincoln stopped and turned his head while narrowing his eyes in suspicion. Now he didn't know how Lucy detected ghosts in areas or how Lynn came to the conclusion that her victories were thanks to the 'Luck Gods' but he had this feeling that someone was watching him. He then stared in the direction of the shrubs on the upper level. He could have sworn he saw one of them moving but suddenly stopped. Lincoln kept his brows furrowed before turning back to Colin and bent down to his height.
"Anyway, I figured it out that it was the the fingers." Lincoln explained. "See if you use your thumb right here and pointing finger right here-"
POP! POP! POP! POP! POP! POP! POP! POP!
Colin yelped when Lincoln grabbed him and dove behind the bench as a barrage of paintball bullets fired at them. Everyone, children included, stopped what they were doing and watched the scene. Lincoln held Colin down safely, waiting until the paintball bullets ceased before easing up.
"Stay down." Lincoln warned the younger kid, who nodded fearfully. The older boy did not know why was firing paintball guns at him or why, but he needed to deal with this now. He peaked his head out and saw seven kids who were all wearing silver handmade suits coming out of different hiding places. One with blond hair at the top with side of his head was shaved came out of the bush Lincoln was staring at earlier, an overweight boy with brown hair came from behind a trash can, a boy whose eyes are entirely concealed by his light brown hair came from behind a confused male shopper, curly red haired boy came out from from behind an escalator, a chubby redhead with a grey hat came out from a pillar, a chubby boy with a black Mohawk emerged from a ball pit, startling younger kids who were in the pit as well, and a girl with short black hair slid out from the playground slide.
The freckled boy instantly recognized them as Boy Jordan, Papa Wheelie, Flat Tire, Andrew, Daniel, Steak, and Cathy. Now he knew why we was being attacked.
Lincoln turned to the viewers with an unamused expression. "Yeah all these guys have in common is their uncontrollable hate for me. You would think that most of these guys hate me because of the Girl Guru incident. Well...not exactly."
A 6-year-old Boy Jordan proudly showed his picture in front of his Kindergarten class. The class did not know how to respond as it was a picture of a brown vertical line with two little lines sticking out on each side.
"Weren't we suppose to draw animals?" a confused 6-year-old Lincoln asked.
"But this is a bear." Boy Jordan insisted.
"What bear looks like a stick?" Lincoln asked, confused.
A 6 year old Chandler burst out laughing, slamming his fist repeatedly on the table. Soon, the entire class laughed, except for Lincoln who was still trying to figure out the picture.
"Alright, that's enough!" The teacher ordered and the class soon stopped laughing.
Boy Jordan just glared at Lincoln who now looked ashamed.
In the boys locker room, Papa Wheelie, Flat Tire, and Andrew were in the boys locker room crowded around a hole that lead to the girls locker room was not big enough to look through but it was big enough to listen in on their conversation. They were eager to hear what the girls were talking about.
"The only one who I can tolerate in that group of extreme wannabees is Rusty and he joined Lincoln's group."
"Speaking of which, despite that incident with the boys, I can't hate him."
"Yeah, there's something about that boy that makes him un-hateable.
"I would date him, but...his sisters...are too much. Their just too much."
"He's not my type."
"I prefer tougher boys."
"Still that white hair looks nice and those blue eyes are so dreamy."
"My parents would love a son like him."
"Lord knows, I'd trade my little brother for him in a heartbeat."
All the girls laughed at the comment.
Meanwhile, Papa Wheelie, Flat Tire, and Andrew were getting more and more enraged while the conversation about Lincoln continued.
Andrew gritted his teeth as he stared at Lincoln and Girl Jordan who were talking and laughing in the cafeteria. Now in reality, they were surrounded by Clyde, Liam, Rusty, Zach, and Ronnie Anne. But Andrew was more focused on how Lincoln and Girl Jordan were sitting next to each other.
His arm's started shaking as they talked more and more. His tray of food descended on the floor, his balled up, vein popped in his forehead, and his eyes were bulking out. He fantasized them kissing and fantasized Lincoln smiling at him wickedly.
'Girl Jordan was always my girl.', Andrew fantasized Lincoln's taunting words. But in reality, neither he or Girl Jordan were aware of the angry redhead's presence. The boy did the next thing he thought was appropriate at this time.
"RAAAAAAGH!" Andrew shouted. This got the attention of everyone including, Lincoln and Girl Jordan.
He charged at Girl Jordan with crazed eyes. "LOOOOVVVVE MEEEEEEEE!"
"Uh oh." Girl Jordan said as she turned and ran but the curly redhead grabbed her arm and starting screaming with a crazed smile.
"COME TO MY HOUSE, THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS TO DO THERE! I HAVE WAY COOLER THINGS THAN LINCOLN AND HIS STUPID DRAWINGS! WE'LL BE SO HAPPY TOGETHER I JUST KNOW-"
Girl Jordan was about to knee Andrew between the legs, but Lincoln had reacted faster. The white haired boy came up behind the crazed kid and slammed his tray on top of Andrew's head, knocking him out.
"Look! I found him!" Lynn cried out as she carried Daniel by the seat of his pants toward Lincoln and his sisters in their hallway. The other Loud sisters surround him with angry expressions.
"How dare you bully our brother!" said Lori, "Only we get to do that."
Lana spats gum right into Lincoln's hand. "Smoosh your watermelon lime gum in his hair, Lincoln!"
Lincoln looked at the gum with disgust.
"Fine. I'll do it." Lana groaned.
"Wait! Stop!" Lincoln shouted "This guy isn't my enemy!"
"Although, thanks to you," Lincoln said in an annoyed tone "he probably will be now."
Daniel growls at Lincoln, blaming him for what Lynn put him through.
"Oh." Lynn said before pushing Daniel into the wall unapologetically. "Why are you still here?!"
"The Orange Iguanas win the competition!" The announcer declared.
Steak and Stan Stankco froze, as they have lost in Legends of the Hidden Temple against the Louds.
"Oh yeah, we did it! We won, we did it!" Lynn Sr. and Lincoln cheered synchronously and began dancing victoriously..
"W-we l-l-l-lo-lost!" Steak whispered.
"We've been beaten by a wimpy kid and his wimpier dad." Stan uttered.
"W-we've ha-ad p-perfect streak, we haven't lost a single one." Steak stammered.
Lincoln immediately stopped cheering when he saw the Stankcos expression. His dad was oblivious as he kept dancing. Lincoln recognized that expression, it was the same look Lynn had when she lost a game to her rival, Sapphire.
"Dad?" Lincoln asked, which snapped Lynn Sr, out of his victory dance and be aware of the Stankcos expressions. The athletic son and dad duo were shaking and their faces turned red.
"Lets go! Lets go! Lets go!" Lincoln pushed his dad toward the exit. Lynn Sr. took the hint as both he and his son left the building. When they got to the parking lot, they heard the Stankcos furious screams.
"RAAAAAAAAGH! LOOOUUUUDDDSSS!"
Lincoln walked down the sidewalk at night with an annoyed scowl only to stop as someone stood in front of him. It was a girl with short black hair in a baseball jersey. The white haired boy recognized the white and blue baseball jersey girl as a member of Lynn's opposing team.
"What?" Lincoln demanded in an annoyed tone.
"You must be Lynn's brother, the one who 'gives her bad luck'." Cathy addressed, smiling.
"So?" Lincoln asked in an uncaring tone. He decided to walk past her but stopped as a baseball bat blocked his path held by Cathy who was now glaring at him angrily.
"Well earlier tonight she won the game, she still wasn't happy still saying her victory was tainted by bad luck or whatever. But that's not the point. See, I don't like losing, especially to superstitious, insane, sore losers. So, I think I'll send Lynn a message."
"Look in the mirror lately?" Lincoln ducked over the swinging bat and bolted down the sidewalk.
"H-hey, get back here you white haired rabbit!" Cathy screamed, irritated that her would-be-victim had dodged her hit and run off. She chased the younger boy through three blocks, before he made a left and crossed the empty road. He then started to climb a chain-link fence. He stopped at the top to look over his shoulder at Cathy before jumping into the junkyard.
Cathy jumped to the fence and pulled herself over, landing in the junkyard. But Lincoln was gone.
"Where'd you go, you white haired wimp!" Cathy growled, she walked around looking at various abandoned materials.
She stopped when she came across a growling American Bulldog.
"Heh heh, nice dog." Cathy said nervously. She heard two more growls and turned to see a growling German Shepherd and a Rottweiler, approaching her.
"AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH!" Cathy's scream could be heard through the neighborhood.
"There are more but I don't think I'll have enough time. Trust me we'd be here all night if I showed every instance they got mad at me." Lincoln said to the viewer. Ignoring the logic that he wasn't in some parts of the flashbacks.
"Thought you'd be at the Ace Savvy convention today, Lincoln!" Boy Jordan spat. They all lined up together, side by side, carrying paintball rifles.
"Yeah, getting all cozy with the girls fawning over you in your suit." Andrew growled.
"We got suits too, Lincoln. And they're way better than yours" Daniel boasted
"He must have felt like leaving when your sisters got along with those wusses for judges." Papa Wheelie insulted with a laugh.
"Probably, stroking their unfathomable ego as we speak." Cathy sneered.
"You hear to complain about me or my sisters." Lincoln said in an annoyed tone. He hated it when he got blamed for his sisters' actions.
"Oh we came here for you, you white haired freak!" Flat Tire said with anger.
"Yeah, and this time we're gonna beat you black and blue!" Steak shouted.
"ANTI-LINCOLN GROUP, FIRE!" Boy Jordan ordered. They all aimed and fired their paintball guns at Lincoln.
"I still cannot believe that's what you guys call yourselves." Lincoln deadpanned before rolling to the side and evading the paintball bullets. He started to run, darting his eyes around before heading toward the utensils section. The ALG kids spread out in different directions, Andrew and Daniel flanking him.
He winced when one of the paintball hit the back of his shoulder but he didn't dare slow down. Lincoln reached the utensils section and grabbed plastic forks and knives. After ducking under a paintball, he spread the utensils in his fingers then launched them at Daniel.
"AAAUUUGGGHHH!" The whole food court heard the scream.
"YEEE-YEEE-YEEE-HAAAAAH!" Daniel chattered as the plastic forks and knives stick out of his arms, legs, and nose.
Lincoln grunted as a paintball hit his back, he turned angrily to see Andrew hastily reloading his paintball rifle. He dashed toward the redhead, grabbing packs of hot sauce. With fast pace, he opened each and swiped them in the air. The content hurled out and sprayed Andrew directly in the face.
"MY EYES! MY EYES!" Andrew screamed as he scrunched up and held his face in pain. He spat out as Lincoln slammed his knee into the redhead's stomach and delivered an uppercut to his chin. Andrew was sent to the floor in a daze, Lincoln took this opportunity to grab his paintball rifle.
He fired a paintball into Steak's stomach. "Ow!" The Mohawk boy shrieked before ducking under one of the tables, his team followed suit.
Lincoln grabbed a tray and ran to the side. When the ALG kids saw him retreating, they went into the offensive. Seeing the paintball bullets heading toward him, he held up the tray, managing to block all the paintball bullets.
Boy Jordan growled in frustration and charged with his gang. When they entered the coffee shop, they found it vacant except for the confused cashier. They spread out, readying their paintball guns. Steak looked under the tables, Boy Jordan checked the boys bathroom, Flat Tire checked the girls bathroom before immediately closing it when he saw someone in it, Cathy stood by the entrance, blocking an escape route, Papa Wheelie approached the counter and peeked over it.
Lincoln popped up behind the counter and slammed the paintball gun across Papa Wheelie's face. The bully cried out in pain before Lincoln grabbed him by his head and slammed his face into the counter, the blow rendered him unconscious. Cathy abandoned her position and charged, firing. Lincoln ducked under the paintball bullets then grabbed the steaming pot of coffee and splashed it into the charging Cathy's face. She screamed and held her face in pain. He fired his paintball gun at Steak, hitting him across the shoulder, the knee, and the stomach. Steak fell to the floor in pain.
He aimed the rifle at Boy Jordan but only the sound of clicking could be heard.
"He's out of ammo, quick lets-" Flat Tire didn't get to finish as Lincoln leaped over the counter and wrapped an arm around him in a tight grip. Boy Jordan fired his own paintball gun at Lincoln, the but the boy cosplaying as Ace put Flat Tire in front.
"OW! OW! JORDAN, STOP! OW!" Flat Tire screamed as the paintball bullets kept hitting his back, painfully. The blond ignored his teammates protest and kept firing. He then aimed for Lincoln's head, but the white haired boy grabbed Flat Tire by his hair and turned him around. The paintball bullets kept hitting Flat Tire in the middle of his face, rendering him unconscious.
Lincoln pushed the unconscious Flat Tire at Boy Jordan, who stumbled back and managed to push the other kid off him only to be met with a fist to the face. Lincoln then swung a kick at Boy Jordan's head, knocking him over into a table. He dashed out of the coffee shop with an enraged Cathy, who had half of her face covered in a large burn mark, on his tail. She was joined by an equally enraged Daniel, who was carrying a shovel.
The athletic girl was faster and managed to grab Lincoln's cape. The white haired boy yelped as he felt himself pulled backwards and was given a kick to his stomach. He quickly recovered as he heard a swinging motion. He ducked under the incoming shovel which hit Cathy instead.
"OW!" Cathy yelled as she held her forehead in pain. Lincoln drove a kick upward into Cathy's chin, sending her up and into the floor. She didn't get back up.
Lincoln threw his cape in Daniel's face, blocking the redhead's vision before delivering three gut punches. The Ace Savvy costumed kid took the shovel from assaulter's hand and swung in down on his head, forcing Daniel's body to the floor. He was knocked out cold.
Two down.
"AYE, YAI, YAI, YAI, YAI, YAI, YAI!"
He turned to see a charging Steak, Andrew, Papa Wheelie, Flat Tire, and Boy Jordan charging him. Lincoln held up his fist, opting to stand his ground. He was engulfed in a cloud fight with several punching and several kicking. The cloud fight ceased with the Anti-Lincoln Group on the floor, groaning in pain while a panting Lincoln stood on top of the pile.
"Lincoln, you won!"
The white haired boy turned to see an excited Colin running up to him.
"Uh, yeah. Let's go back to the convention." Lincoln suggested. He was uneasy as he saw several people with phones and cameras out. He wanted to leave the scene before he got into any trouble. He grabbed Colin by the hand and lead him away.
...Ring...
...Ring...
...Ring...
Hey, this is Lori.
You know what to do.
"Agh!" A frustrated Lincoln clenched his phone in one hand while he held Colin's hand with the other. He tried his other sisters but none of them picked up. This frustrated the costumed preteen as he was ready to go home. He checked the time on his phone and realized the Ace Savvy convention had officially ended. As if on cue, several attendants of the convention were leaving where the convention was held and were heading to other sections of the mall. The attendants ranged from younger to older fans, males and females.
But something was off.
The crowd looked...less than ecstatic.
He recognized a lot of people in the crowd that was splitting in to separate directions. An upset Clyde leading the more upset Fox Quintuplets toward the ice cream store, probably to cheer them up. He spotted an angry Chandler stomping out, followed by his two friends Brad and Douglass. Paige was on the warpath, her fists were balled to her side as she stomped away. His attention was drawn to the source of a banging noise, Girl Jordan had kicked a trash can over. He spotted Joey, Chaz, and Becky on a bench, all wearing Ace Savvy shirts. Joey was pinching the bridge of his nose in irritation, Chaz darted his confused eyes around, and Becky's face was red as she clenched her teeth in anger.
"Uh hey guys, is everything alright?" A concerned Lincoln asked as he approached them. He wanted to know why a lot of people were upset and what happened with the convention. The three teens looked up to see Lincoln and Colin.
Joey slowly held up his phone and played a recording.
The male and female judge stood on the stage with the Loud sisters in their Full House Gang costumes, each of them looked excited.
"Now, I present to you the Queens of the Con and the STARS of Stether's new Ace Savvy movie! The Loud Sisters!" The male judge announced, which received by applause.
"Huh?" Both Lincoln and Colin said together. Joey had paused the video.
"I thought whoever became the King of the Con were only suppose to get a cameo." Lincoln stated.
Joey said nothing and resumed the video on his phone.
"Now as I present to you the chairperson of Stether, Maisie Pegster!" The male judge announced.
A woman, who looked disheveled with wild hair, walked up on the stage smiling and waving at the crowd.
"Thank you, Mr. Sieg." Maisie said as she was handed the microphone.
"Now I'd like to address something with you all. For years its been about Ace Savvy and his ill effects on boys and girls, its about time that change. There should be more movies about heroes who improve kids."
This comment made the audience say one thing. "HUH?!"
"AND NOW I BELIEVE MR. SIEG AND MRS. JANDER HAS SOMETHING THAT CAN HOPEFULLY CHANGE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN EVERYWHERE!" Maisie. announced loudly.
Mr. Sieg took the microphone and said his piece. During his speech the audience, frowned at what was being said.
Lincoln looked up from the phone and turned to the audience. "Yeah, I'm gonna skip the majority of this speech for you guys. Trust me you do not want to know the kind of things they are saying."
"They have caused nothing but chaos influenced by Ace Savvy media. It is up to us and especially these ten girls to fix that."
With that, Preston passes the microphone to Piper who said. "This movie will permanently fix Ace Savvy. We will have no more cartoons, movies, comics, and video games that promote such toxic behavior."
There was nothing but silence before the stage was filled with a compilation of groans and boos from the audience.
The video ends.
"Oh...no." Lincoln was horrified.
"Oh yes." Joey groaned.
"Fix Ace Savvy?" Colin asked, confused about what was being said.
Chaz said. "Yeah, why does Ace Savvy need to be fixed? His arms and legs haven't fallen off."
Both Becky and Joey just stared at Chaz with half lidded eyes.
Lincoln thought about the name Maisie called that guy, Preston Sieg. That was the name of the male judge, who Lincoln recognized earlier. Lincoln took out his phone and looked him up. Preston Sieg, is a director who's known for promoting politics into his films. He is often accompanied by his co-director, Piper Jander, whose shares his views. The preteen then looked up Maisie Pegster, made movies with similar ideals.
"Bill Buck allowed this?" Lincoln asked incredulously, not believing Mr. Buck would allow those three to talk ill about Ace Savvy's effects on the world.
"I don't think Bill Buck's involved with the movie, he never even showed up at the convention." Joey informed.
"What?!"
Bill Buck has always been known to show up during each Ace Savvy convention, especially when they were promoting Ace Savvy films.
"What the heck kind of movie are my sisters starring in?" Lincoln asked.
This made both the three teens share a confused look.
"Uh, don't you mean the movie you're going to star in?" Joey asked.
"Oh, um those judges or rather those directors didn't want me on board." Lincoln admitted while rubbing the back of his head.
"But you're the only child in that family that likes Ace Savvy." Joey argued. "Why would they say no to the only fan of Ace Savvy and pick your sisters, who make it obvious that they don't like Ace Savvy?" He's been around Lori and his sisters long enough to know they didn't view Ace Savvy in high regards.
"If you're a star, wouldn't you be up in the sky?" Chaz asked which earned him a groan from Joey.
"I know why!" Becky growled, startling Chaz. "Its because those three pu-"
Joey loudly cleared his throat and pointed at Colin. He was upset too but he did not want any younger kids to pick up foul languages. Becky mouth formed an 'o' before continuing.
"Those three are freaking anti-male!" Becky accused.
"Andy Mail? Who's Andy Mail? Does he mail things?" Chaz asked.
Lincoln was reminded that Chaz was a lot like Leni in intelligence or lack thereof. Speaking of which, he wondered where his sisters were.
"Colin, it's time to go!"
They all turned to see Mrs. Carmichael approach them.
"Okay, mom." Colin sighed, he grabbed his mom's hand as she lead him away but he quickly turned to Lincoln and shouted joyfully. "Can we still play superheroes, this weekend?!"
"Sure." Lincoln agreed. Colin beamed, instantly forgetting about the less than exciting Ace Savvy news. The white haired boy waved goodbye before turning back to the three teens.
"Have any of you seen my sisters since the announcement?" Lincoln asked.
Each of the teens shook their heads. Lincoln did his best not to groan in annoyance, he really wanted to go home now. This convention turned out to suck and he was not just talking about his sisters becoming the Kings of the Con instead of him. He could walk home but its blocks away and it was nighttime.
Becky phone beeped, she took it out and read the message sent. "Um, Lori just sent me a text."
It was of the sisters cheering in the kitchen at home. They were acting as if they hadn't been booed at.
They left without him?! Lincoln did his best to not to show any signs of visible anger. He quickly calmed himself down.
He will chat with them later.
"Thanks for the ride, guys." Lincoln said as he stepped out of Becky's car. Who along with Chaz and Joey said their goodbyes before driving off.
"Be safe, little man!" Chaz yelled excitedly as they drove off.
The sole Loud son stared at the house. The first thing Lincoln noticed that the Loud house seemed a little quiet. No shouts, no sounds of any brawls, and none of Luna's instruments playing. It may have had school tomorrow but that rarely made any of them silent during nighttime. Lincoln shrugged it off as his sisters keeping in their excitements and saving their energy to brag about becoming movie stars to their friends.
He entered through the front door and was immediately greeted by his parents.
"Hey, Ace, glad to see you're finally about to become a star." Lynn Sr. enthusiastically stated.
"Well, actually..." Lincoln started before explaining.
His parents were surprised that he wasn't going to be in the Ace Savvy movie. Ace Savvy, along with art, was known to be Lincoln's thing. Lincoln was wondering why his sisters didn't inform his parents about his nonexistent part in the film.
"Oh, sweetie, I'm sorry." Rita said as he and her husband wrapped Lincoln in a hug.
"Yeah, sport, they should have included you! In fact," Lynn Sr. took out his phone and started typing in anger. "I think I'll give those judges a piece of my mind."
"NO!" Lincoln yelled in an alarmed tone before saying in a more calming. "No, its okay. I'm over it."
He was sure his dad had good intentions but he wasn't particularly a brave person. Every time Lynn Sr. had a disagreement with another adult, it would often end with the Loud patriarch backing down in shame and humiliation. One time when Lynn Sr. confronted the father of a girl Lola had fought with only to have left in tears with the girl's father laughing at him. Which is one reason why he never brings up his issues with Boy Jordan and his gang around the family. While he doubted those Stether people at the convention were tough individuals they seemed like the type of people who would destroy someone with their words in an argument.
"And what happened to your arm?" Rita asked.
"A little abomination scratched it before jumping into a toilet." Lincoln answered.
After he ate dinner, Lincoln went upstairs, even more surprised that the lights in each of his sisters' rooms were off. He checked the time on his phone.
"Since when are they in bed at this hour?"
He then ignored his sisters being weirder than usual and hopped into the shower then got into his room and put on his pajamas.
He opened his laptop and typed in 'Bill Buck'. Apparently, the absence of Bill Buck did not go unnoticed by many. There were several web pages listed as 'Mr. Buck not at Disastrous Con', 'Bias Judges Won't Give Other Contestants a Fair Shot', 'Where is Bill Buck?', 'Ace Savvy Fans Unhappy,' 'No Sign of The Bill', 'Bill Buck Uninvolved with Stether's New Ace Savvy Movie', 'Stether is Gleeful with Buck's Absence'. He searched through all of them, but they were only rumors so he couldn't figure out what really happened. He still wondered why Buck didn't attend the convention, he usually did came to the Ace Savvy convention. He didn't know what Stether did to Mr. Buck but he knew they were was responsible for him not being at the convention. He closed his laptop and got into bed. His thoughts then drifted to Boy Jordan and his gang. There is no doubt that, they will be even more angry due to their fight. Meh, no problem.
He drifted off to sleep and began to dream.
Lincoln, in a black and red Ace Savvy suit that lacked the blue cape, was running through a rooftop and used his grappling hook to swwing to another building.
SKKKRRREEEOOONNNKKK!
The young hero panicked as he heard the monster's roar in the distance. He looked back as he ran to see a large shadowy figure smashing through several ruined buildings as they crumbled and tipped over.
The preteen hero hastily looked around, he couldn't outrun the giant monster.
Lincoln decided to head to the left and began jumping from building to building before stopping at one of the buildings. He looked around and dawned a horrified look.
The shadowy figure's back was glowing blue before a deadly blast of blue energy headed toward him!
Seeing no other choice, Lincoln jumped. The building he was standing on crumbled and fell due to the blast.
The distance he was falling would kill him. The mask-wearing preteen reached into his utility belt and took out a grappling hook. He fired it, as it caught the roof of a building. Lincoln sighed with relief and started to lower himself.
The booming footsteps made him freeze. They were getting louder and louder.
"No! No!" Lincoln protested.
A giant reptilian-like paw clamped on the rooftop, his gigantic claws cutting the rope of the grappling hook.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Lincoln screamed as he fell. His screams were heard along with monster's roar of anger.
While the sole Loud son was having his dream, the sisters were awake in their beds this whole time. They each slowly opened their doors and peeked their heads out to stare in the direction of Lincoln's room where their brother was sleeping.
"Winkoln!" Lily babbled happily. He pushed the door to her and Lisa's room fully opened and headed in the direction of Lincoln's room. Each of her sisters thought about stopping her but thought better against it. Lily was often loud in her protests and would no doubt wake Lincoln up. Lily reached Lincoln's door and waddled, the door closed behind her.
The sisters stared for a long time and sighed in relief.
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