p class="MsoNormal"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"The Failure of a Father, Ch 23,/span/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"span style="mso-tab-count: 6;" /spanFamily Reunion/span/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"DISCLAIMER! I do not own FNAF, 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World' or The Loud House. /span/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Story Content:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Elizabeth and C.C hugged Michael, with tears of happiness rolling down their cheeks. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Michael, I missed you so much…", said C.C as he hugged his real older brother. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lincoln then put on his earphones and listened to 'Everybody Wants to Rule The World' by Tears for Fears. Lynn Sr. tapped Michael's shoulder, surprising the 15-year-old. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Mr. Loud?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Hey, son, we're glad that you finally got back with your family after 7 months.", Lynn Sr. smiled. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Michael…", said William as he approached his son. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 931.0pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Michael turned to his biological father and asked, "What?"span style="mso-tab-count: 1;" /span/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"William pulled his eldest son in a bear hug, "Through all of the times I abused you, you still loved me…", he hugged his son tighter, "I'm so sorry for driving you away, my son!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Hey, Father, it's OK, like I told you a few days ago, I already forgave you at the park…", said Michael, his voice muffled due to his face being pushed into his father's chest. He pushed himself away to breathe. "You didn't have to do all this for me…", he gave a heartfelt smile to his father. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Yeah, but you might say that we don't care about you if we didn't.", said Lincoln, taking off his headphones and turning off the music on his phone./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Lincoln's right, son. 'Sides, your family planned it anyway to show that they care a lot about you.", said Lynn Sr., rubbing Michael's shoulder while giving a heartfelt smile./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Yeah, honey…Lincoln's correct…", said Rita, smiling. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lincoln fixed his glasses, then fished out a comic and read it on the first stair step, "But listen, Mike, I care about you, your family, my friends, your friends, and anyone I love. You're part of my time, Michael, remember that…"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Mrs. Afton said, a heartfelt smile plastered on her face. "Aww, thank you so much, Lincoln!", the Afton mother hugged the 11-year-old Loud, lifting him up from the ground while raising one leg up in the air. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -.5in; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Hey, we want a hug too!", said C.C and Elizabeth, joining the hug. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -22.5pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Then William and Michael joined in, and the Afton family pulled Lincoln into a group hug. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Thank you for looking after our children and helping us with our struggles, Lincoln…", said William and Mrs. Afton in unison, hugging Lincoln. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Thanks, guys…", Lincoln said as he hugged them back./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lincoln released himself from the hug, then ran up to his parents and hugged them heartfeltly. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lynn Sr. and Rita then hugged their son back, with smiles on their faces and heartfelt tears in their eyes./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Minutes later…/span/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"They continued the party, Lincoln and Ronalda were talking to each other about their sweet revenge on Carlton. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""But say, I have a plan…", Ronalda as she pulled Lincoln's arm and going upstairs to the second floor of the Afton residence./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""What is it?", Lincoln asked his soon-to-be girlfriend. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Ronalda talked about the prank plan, accessories needed, and how the prank should turn out. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Oh, this is going to be funny as hell…", Lincoln said, a sinister grin adorning his features. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"A few days later…br /span/strongspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lincoln told Michael about what Ronalda planned for his arch-nemesis. Inside, he was VERY happy to have Roberto's younger sister in the team. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"It took a lot of hard work, effort, and time to assemble their trap. Michael asked some help from Lisa./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Hm, good thing I can type a code into a computer console.", said Lisa as she went into the security office of the school, then typed in a code into the console to only check where Carlton is hiding. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Wednesday came and the prank was already in motion. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lincoln was in the west hall, holding some sort of remote in his hand to use it for controlling the spring-loaded boxing glove in the box. Ronalda was hiding behind a corner, holding a rope connecting to a sack of water balloons./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Michael was holding a walkie-talkie, Roberto and Lori were on the roof, holding two buckets, the first one, contains water in it, and the other bucket, contained bird seed to use for the finisher of the revenge scheme./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Later, at 8:00 AM, the first flock of 40 students came, and Michael talked to Lisa on the walkie-talkie. "Hey, Lisa."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Hello, Michael, what conveniencies can I do for you?", asked Lisa./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Can you find Target Snot-Face anywhere?", asked Michael./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""As of 8:05 AM, he is approaching the west hall.", said Lisa./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Michael then shook the walkie-talkie to get rid of the static, and ordered Lincoln. "Lincoln, get the trap ready, he's approaching!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"With Lincoln…/span/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lincoln did what Michael told him then hid down another hall. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Carlton saw a container, which looked like a present box with a note saying, 'Happy Birthday to You, Carlton! Signed, Lincoln L.'/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""OH MY GOD, A BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR ME?!", said Carlton excitedly as he opened the box./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lincoln pushed the remote button, activating the boxing glove./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Carlton got jabbed hard in the nose with the spring-loaded boxing glove, he fell to the ground, nursing his sore nose with hard sniffles. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""HIT IT, RONALDA!", Lincoln said to Ronalda, telling her to pull the rope./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Carlton then turned the paper around, it read, "Look up?", he said as he looked up the ceiling and got pelted on with twenty water balloons. The spoiled brat quickly ran out the hall and to the main doors. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Michael then talked with Roberto and Lori on the walkie-talkie and commanded them to spill the contents of the two buckets on Carlton. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"They did as told, and lathered Carlton with water and bird seed. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"The students started laughing uncontrollably and took pictures of the bird seed-covered Carlton, much to the teen's annoyance. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Roberto and Lori jumped off the roof and landed on the bushes, then got out. Roberto said, "Wish we could do this to you, but your em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"amigos/em are coming…", Roberto said as he and Lori stepped away from him. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Then a murder of crows released by Lucy, flew behind the duo and started chasing away at Carlton, smelling the bird seed./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Carlton then ran away saying, "Shoo! Go away, you bad crows! Shoo!", then he fell to the ground, and thrashed around in a faint attempt to make the fowls go away. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lincoln said, "You should've seen how hard that boxing glove hit his nose!", he said, chuckling./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lana said, "Aww, we could've covered him in garbage instead…", she gave a frown of her own./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""That's nice, Lana, but the crows did a better job.", said Lucy as she stepped into the scene./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"The school bell rang, and Lincoln said, "Come on, guys, let's go…the pains of school had started again…"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Then everyone proceeded to their classes and started school./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"TO BE CONTINUED IN THE LAST CHAPTER…/span/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"span style="mso-tab-count: 6;" /spanFamily Reunion/span/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"DISCLAIMER! I do not own FNAF, 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World' or The Loud House. /span/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Story Content:/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Elizabeth and C.C hugged Michael, with tears of happiness rolling down their cheeks. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Michael, I missed you so much…", said C.C as he hugged his real older brother. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lincoln then put on his earphones and listened to 'Everybody Wants to Rule The World' by Tears for Fears. Lynn Sr. tapped Michael's shoulder, surprising the 15-year-old. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Mr. Loud?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Hey, son, we're glad that you finally got back with your family after 7 months.", Lynn Sr. smiled. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Michael…", said William as he approached his son. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 931.0pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Michael turned to his biological father and asked, "What?"span style="mso-tab-count: 1;" /span/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"William pulled his eldest son in a bear hug, "Through all of the times I abused you, you still loved me…", he hugged his son tighter, "I'm so sorry for driving you away, my son!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Hey, Father, it's OK, like I told you a few days ago, I already forgave you at the park…", said Michael, his voice muffled due to his face being pushed into his father's chest. He pushed himself away to breathe. "You didn't have to do all this for me…", he gave a heartfelt smile to his father. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Yeah, but you might say that we don't care about you if we didn't.", said Lincoln, taking off his headphones and turning off the music on his phone./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Lincoln's right, son. 'Sides, your family planned it anyway to show that they care a lot about you.", said Lynn Sr., rubbing Michael's shoulder while giving a heartfelt smile./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Yeah, honey…Lincoln's correct…", said Rita, smiling. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lincoln fixed his glasses, then fished out a comic and read it on the first stair step, "But listen, Mike, I care about you, your family, my friends, your friends, and anyone I love. You're part of my time, Michael, remember that…"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Mrs. Afton said, a heartfelt smile plastered on her face. "Aww, thank you so much, Lincoln!", the Afton mother hugged the 11-year-old Loud, lifting him up from the ground while raising one leg up in the air. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -.5in; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Hey, we want a hug too!", said C.C and Elizabeth, joining the hug. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -22.5pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Then William and Michael joined in, and the Afton family pulled Lincoln into a group hug. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Thank you for looking after our children and helping us with our struggles, Lincoln…", said William and Mrs. Afton in unison, hugging Lincoln. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Thanks, guys…", Lincoln said as he hugged them back./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lincoln released himself from the hug, then ran up to his parents and hugged them heartfeltly. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lynn Sr. and Rita then hugged their son back, with smiles on their faces and heartfelt tears in their eyes./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Minutes later…/span/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"They continued the party, Lincoln and Ronalda were talking to each other about their sweet revenge on Carlton. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""But say, I have a plan…", Ronalda as she pulled Lincoln's arm and going upstairs to the second floor of the Afton residence./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""What is it?", Lincoln asked his soon-to-be girlfriend. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Ronalda talked about the prank plan, accessories needed, and how the prank should turn out. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Oh, this is going to be funny as hell…", Lincoln said, a sinister grin adorning his features. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"A few days later…br /span/strongspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lincoln told Michael about what Ronalda planned for his arch-nemesis. Inside, he was VERY happy to have Roberto's younger sister in the team. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"It took a lot of hard work, effort, and time to assemble their trap. Michael asked some help from Lisa./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Hm, good thing I can type a code into a computer console.", said Lisa as she went into the security office of the school, then typed in a code into the console to only check where Carlton is hiding. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Wednesday came and the prank was already in motion. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lincoln was in the west hall, holding some sort of remote in his hand to use it for controlling the spring-loaded boxing glove in the box. Ronalda was hiding behind a corner, holding a rope connecting to a sack of water balloons./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Michael was holding a walkie-talkie, Roberto and Lori were on the roof, holding two buckets, the first one, contains water in it, and the other bucket, contained bird seed to use for the finisher of the revenge scheme./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Later, at 8:00 AM, the first flock of 40 students came, and Michael talked to Lisa on the walkie-talkie. "Hey, Lisa."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Hello, Michael, what conveniencies can I do for you?", asked Lisa./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""Can you find Target Snot-Face anywhere?", asked Michael./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""As of 8:05 AM, he is approaching the west hall.", said Lisa./span/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Michael then shook the walkie-talkie to get rid of the static, and ordered Lincoln. "Lincoln, get the trap ready, he's approaching!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"With Lincoln…/span/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lincoln did what Michael told him then hid down another hall. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Carlton saw a container, which looked like a present box with a note saying, 'Happy Birthday to You, Carlton! Signed, Lincoln L.'/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""OH MY GOD, A BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR ME?!", said Carlton excitedly as he opened the box./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lincoln pushed the remote button, activating the boxing glove./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Carlton got jabbed hard in the nose with the spring-loaded boxing glove, he fell to the ground, nursing his sore nose with hard sniffles. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""HIT IT, RONALDA!", Lincoln said to Ronalda, telling her to pull the rope./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Carlton then turned the paper around, it read, "Look up?", he said as he looked up the ceiling and got pelted on with twenty water balloons. The spoiled brat quickly ran out the hall and to the main doors. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Michael then talked with Roberto and Lori on the walkie-talkie and commanded them to spill the contents of the two buckets on Carlton. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"They did as told, and lathered Carlton with water and bird seed. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"The students started laughing uncontrollably and took pictures of the bird seed-covered Carlton, much to the teen's annoyance. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Roberto and Lori jumped off the roof and landed on the bushes, then got out. Roberto said, "Wish we could do this to you, but your em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"amigos/em are coming…", Roberto said as he and Lori stepped away from him. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Then a murder of crows released by Lucy, flew behind the duo and started chasing away at Carlton, smelling the bird seed./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Carlton then ran away saying, "Shoo! Go away, you bad crows! Shoo!", then he fell to the ground, and thrashed around in a faint attempt to make the fowls go away. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lincoln said, "You should've seen how hard that boxing glove hit his nose!", he said, chuckling./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Lana said, "Aww, we could've covered him in garbage instead…", she gave a frown of her own./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';""That's nice, Lana, but the crows did a better job.", said Lucy as she stepped into the scene./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"The school bell rang, and Lincoln said, "Come on, guys, let's go…the pains of school had started again…"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"Then everyone proceeded to their classes and started school./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';"TO BE CONTINUED IN THE LAST CHAPTER…/span/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -63.0pt; tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 710.8pt;"span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Sitka Text'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft JhengHei Light';" /span/p