ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO NICKELODEON AND OTHER RESPECTED OWNERS
CHAPTER FOUR: ACCEPTANCE PART TWO
THE LOUD HOUSE: PARENT'S BEDROOM
As the sun slowly shine to the bed, Rita blink her eyes a few times, yawn, and rise up from her bed revealing a very dishevel hair. She stands up from her bed wearing her usual outfit and stretch her back as her bones crack.
RITA: *yawn and scratch her back* What time is it? *looks down* oh great I forgot to change before I sleep *confuse* wait…how did I-
LYNN SR: *grumble* Five more minutes, Ma… *shifts to his side* it's not a school day…
RITA: *confusedly looks at him* School day? *realize and panic* Oh no! The kids! *shakes Lynn Sr. rapidly* Lynn wake up! Wake up!
LYNN SR: *jolts up* W-Wha… *grunts as he rubs his eye* Oh Rita, it still early…
RITA: *slaps his shoulder* Lynn you idiot! You suppose to wake up the kids *runs to the closet* it's the first day of school!
LYNN SR: *panic* Wait that's today!? *jumps out of the bed* Oh no! They're gonna be late! *run to the closet* I haven't cook breakfast yet!
THE LOUD HOUSE: LIVING ROOM
As the Loud parents continue to scuffle upstairs, like someone is having a fistfight. Lincoln was in the living room sitting on couch while in front of him are filled with school books and papers scatter around the coffee table.
LINCOLN: *reads and looks at the paper* Now let see… *writes down* this goes here…another goes there…and… *notices the readers* Oh hi there. Sorry about the mess, I almost forgot to finish my homework that's due tomorrow… *continue writing* still can't believe that out of all of my sisters… *puts the paper aside and grabs another* Lynn was the one who reminded me about it… *looks back at the reader* Yeah I know… *shakes his head with a smile* I couldn't believe it either…
As he continue to write, he then a loud footstep coming from the stairs. Lincoln was confuse as he saw two of his parents running around paranoid like they forgot something until he realize they did forgot something…reminding his sisters to go to school.
LINCOLN: *amaze* This is the first time they forgot about something… *shrug his shoulder* but then again they have been out for–
RITA: *shouts* Kids! Wake up you'll be late for school!
LYNN SR: *shouts* Listen to your mother and step on it!
LINCOLN: *sighs, stands up, walks to them, shouts* Mom! Dad! *both look at him* they already left. *points outside with his thumb* Lori took Vanzilla and drove them.
RITA: *sigh in relief* Thank Goodness… *notice that he's still here* wait a minute, *yell* why are you still here?! You're gonna be late for school!
LINCOLN: *looks at her confused* Uh… Mom *points at the coffee table* Homeschool…remember?
LYNN SR: *saw the books and papers* Oh yeah, I remember now…
LINCOLN: *nods* Yep…now if you'll excuse me… *walks away* I got schoolwork needs to be done.
As they see Lincoln return to his work, both decides to just make some coffee and have some breakfast. Few moments later, as Rita drinking coffee she remembers that Lincoln did something that makes them faint, but can't to seem to remember about that part. Lynn Sr. enters the dining room with food on his hand, she kiss her head and gives the plate to her. He was about to eat then suddenly…
RITA: Lynn, since when did we sleep in bed? *looks at him* I don't remember even remember what happen…
LYNN SR: *looks up and thought* huh…come to think of it, I don't remember either. *scratch his head and looks at her* What happen yesterday? I-I remember Lincoln and all of this…I don't know…him being older than any of us, I think?
LINCOLN: *walks in* Yes that's correct… *grabs a cereal box from the cabinet* and also you three fainted after I show you the gold yesterday… *grabs a bowl and pours both cereal and milk* poor Leni cried the entire night, cause she thinks you guys are dead…
RITA & LYNN SR: *blinks* I'm sorry, what now?
LINCOLN: *takes a bite* Oh yeah, *swallow the food* good thing Lori wakes up just in time to stop Leni crying, she still cry but after that she just fell asleep… *continue to eat* so yeah that's about it.
RITA & LYNN SR: *slam their hands and shouts* IT WASN'T A DREAM?!
LINCOLN: *jolts* Uh…yeah?
RITA: *shock* So you did pay our student depth?!
LINCOLN: *confuse* Yeah?
LYNN SR: *stands up* And you offer me a gold bar?!…A GOLD BAR!?
LINCOLN: *slowly eats his cereal* Why are you guys acting so weird?
LYNN SR: *slam his hand on the table* Because our student depth is around $500,000! You hear me?! $500,000 *points to himself* And that just mine!
LINCOLN: *finish his bowl* Yeah…so?
RITA: *stands up* So!...it means that you paid one million!
LINCOLN: *shrug*To be honest, I was expect you guys to have at least two million or so…
LYNN SR: Okay… *losing his balance* You know what… *sits down* I'm just gonna sit down for while…
RITA: *sits down* M-Me too…
LINCOLN: Y-Yeah…uh…you do that. *walks away* By the way, it happen three days ago, not yesterday.
RITA & LYNN SR: *shouts* THREE DAYS?!
LINCOLN: *stops and looks at them* Like I said I'm glad that Lori wake up first *leaves them* cause Leni going to have another crying session and *sits down and goes back to his work* that's not healthy, especially at her age.
Rita and Lynn Sr. sigh in defeat, they didn't realize that their days is getting a lot of unexpected surprises.
RITA: *stands up* I should get ready for work…
LYNN SR: *follows* Same…
As the loud parents went upstairs to get ready for work there's knock on the front. Lincoln, being the only one on the living room as he doing his homework, decided to answer the door and who is it.
LINCOLN: *opens the door* Hello who is… *surprise* POP-POP?!
At the door is a burly man, with white hair, and a large tuft of his hair that sticks up, much like Lincoln's hair. He also has gray mustache and thick gray eyebrows as well. On his right forearm, he has a tattoo of an anchor.
He wears a white button-up shirt, blue jeans with a black belt and orange suspenders. In his debut appearance, he had glasses hanging on his neck. He is no other than his Grandfather or Pop-pop Albert.
ALBERT: *grabs Lincoln* Hey… *laughs as he rubs Lincoln head* how's my favorite grandson? *stops rubbing* And why are you not in school?
LINCOLN: *chuckle* Pop-pop, I'm your only grandson… *Albert let go of him* and I'm homeschool, remember?
ALBERT: *laughs* Oh right…Sorry kiddo, *taps his head* my memory isn't was it use to be.
LINCOLN: *chuckle*Yeah I know… *fix his hair* what's bring you here anyway? I mean it's not that I don't want you here…
ALBERT: *blush* Well… *scratch his head* I was hoping that I could… *shows his palm* borrow some money. *laughs awkwardly* I need it for my date tonight so…
LINCOLN: *stun* Wait, you have a date? *Albert nods* Aw, good for you *grabs a credit card from his pocket* Here you go *hands it over* but don't spend it in one place.
ALBERT: *laughs loudly and slaps his knee* Relax… *waves him off* I know what I'm doing… *puts it in his pocket* besides after what I heard yesterday, I'm pretty sure Luna got her crazy purchase faze from your mother. *chuckle* Oh, you should have seen her face after I took her savings as punishment *shakes his head* she was crying so hard that I thought there's going to be a flood. All of that because she couldn't buy a ticket to Freddie Mercury's concert.
LINCOLN: *shocks* Huh… I didn't know she was a fan…*shrug his arms* Well, at least I know where Leni gets the crying…and Luna's crazy fandom.
ALBERT: *hums and nods* Anyway kid, I got a date to catch *walks* don't worry, you guys are going to love her when I bring her here. *gets in the car and starts the engine* Anyway… *drives off and shouts* tell your mother I said hi.
LINCOLN: *shakes his head and smile* Still the same Pop-pop I know of… *looks at the readers* yep, he knows who I am… *close the door* he's actually the first person that I reveal my secrets too… *sits down the couch* Now… *slaps and rubs his hands together* where did I– *sees it* ah there… *grabs the pen and continues* this here…and there…
ROYAL WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL
*RING*
As the school bell rings, the hall was completely full of students. They each puts theirs stuff in the locker while some take their stuff from locker or get stolen by the group of delinquents or some girls trying to look pretty so on and so forth…
[When I was middle school, we don't have any…lockers? Is that what they called? I don't know, I'm not sure. Some schools do…I think?...but not my middle school so…just imaging any random situation you guys usually do in the hallway or any scene from a movie or TV series.]
At the school cafeteria, Lynn was having lunch with Margo, who has long, light brown hair (styled like Leni's), buck teeth, freckles and a very long nose and she wore a baseball team uniform.
As they continue to eat, Margo notices that her friend Lynn had…change? Like she no longer stinks like a garbage dump, she took a ride to school, and she no longer perform any "Good Luck" rituals or something.
Not that she minds, considering the fact that she no longer had to hold her stomach and wait till end of the game just to take a dump. It just that to her, Lynn had change, she wears a brand new clothes and she mean BRAND NEW clothes, like brand new Jersey, shorts, shoes, shocks which in fact felt so relief that she no longer had to worry about losing her sense of smell.
And what surprise her the most is that she's clean, she is actually clean. Her hair is shiny and silky smooth, smells like lavender and her whole body almost smells like…cherry?
MARGO: *scoots closer* Hey Lynn, can I…uh…ask you something?
LYNN: *looks at her* Sure what is it? *takes a drink*
MARGO: *gets closer* Are you dating someone?
LYNN: *spits her drink on Margo's face and coughs* W-What… *pound her chest and clear her throat, looks at her* What makes you say that?
MARGO: *wipes her face* Well… *list of with her fingers* you're no longer smells bad, wears brand new clothes, your hair smells like lavender and your body smells like cherry… *cross her arms and look at her, serious* and let's not forget that you're no longer do *quote with her fingers* "Good Luck rituals" *slams her hand, stands up * and you allow us… *gets closer to Lynn's face* ALLOW US to have bathroom breaks *gets even closer and squinted her eyes* what is going on with you?
LYNN: *started sweating* Well…uh…you…see…uh…
*RING*
LYNN: *quickly stands up* Look at that bell ring… *started running to the exit* See you later at soccer practice Margo!
MARGO: *squinted her eyes, hums in thought, rubs her chin* What are you hiding, Lynn Loud Jr.? *watch her disappear* what is your secret?
LOUD HOUSE: BACKYARD
Lincoln can be seen lifting some dumbbell that weights 100kg, he's shirtless and can be seen that next to him is another dumbbell that weights 200kg while the other is 300kg. As he continues to lift weights, Lucy was sitting under the tree and reads a book called "Beginner's guide for Magic Book I: Spells, Incantation, and Circles" around her are papers filled with writings, symbols and pictures of figures performing and casting magic.
LUCY: *reads the book* "Sympathetic magic, is the belief that objects or actions can influence the physical world by resembling or mimicking the desired outcome. For example, to bring rain, one might create a symbol of a raindrop or sprinkle water over an image of clouds. By creating a connection between the symbol or action and the desired outcome, one can influence the forces of the universe to manifest their will. It's a powerful and ancient concept that has fascinated scholars and practitioners for centuries." *hums in thought*…Interesting.
As Lucy reads, Lincoln drops the dumbbell with a loud thud and he breathes heavily as he slowly steady his breathing, he wipes the sweat off his face and look to his side and saw his sister reading under a tree. He smiles that his sister is serious about learning magic, not that he taught someone before, this is the first time an actual siblings he ever taught. Before, his former siblings are either busy plotting killing him because of jealousy, greed and most of the time he was betrayed. He only had few memories of his former siblings that actually supports him and helps him overcome the challenges.
Just then, the door opens and Rita, standing there wearing her dental clinic uniform, which he probably guess that she just arrive from work.
RITA: *yells* Kids, has anyone seen your father? *looks at her watch* He supposed to be back by now cooking dinner.
LINCOLN & LUCY: *shouts*No
RITA: *scratch her head* Now where is that– *hears the door open* Oh it must be him.
LINCOLN: *stretch his body* Come on Lucy, let's go inside…
LUCY: *brings her book closer to her face* Few more minutes…
LINCOLN: Oh no, you don't… *picks up Lucy and her stuff with magic* we are going inside.
Both went inside the house, much to Lucy's dismay, and was immediately greeted by a smell of food. Which is weird because their father wasn't home yet, they went inside and saw Lori with her phone.
LORI: *saw the two* Hey guys… *puts the phone down* Dad texted me and said that he couldn't make it tonight because of an error they're having. *went back texting* He also says that we got to order whatever we want so… *points the food on the table* there's that.
LUCY: *tries to escape by floating away with her stuff* I'll eat later because…
LINCOLN: *pulls her back* Oh no, you already skip breakfast and lunch. *drag her to the table* You're not skipping dinner *he sits her down* I mean look at you *pinch her cheek* you're all skin and bones…
LUCY: *blush* Lincoln! *slaps his hands* I'm fine…
LINCOLN: *put his hand on his hips* No you are not and you're eating.
LUCY: *groans* Why…
LINCOLN: *sits next to her and grabs a plate of food* because I said so… *grabs a spoonful* now *brings it to her mouth* say "ah".
LUCY: *blush bright red, eats the food, frustrated* I hate you…
LINCOLN: *grabs another spoonful* Don't speak when your mouth is full, Lucy.
Lori secretly capture a picture for this moment because she finds it funny on how Lincoln treated Lucy like a daughter, the parents never believed her but with this, they can finally believe her. Although she thinks that Lincoln treat Lucy like a toddler than a pre-teen, then she went back to her phone and post the picture on the internet.
LINCOLN: *looks around* Say, where is everyone?
LORI: *still on her phone* Well, Leni says that she's having a sleepover at one of her friends, same with Luan at her friend Maggie's house, Luna says that she and her bands had a practice at the studio she bought yesterday. Lola is probably having a "beauty sleep" and Lana… *hears the door burst open, she groans* just came in, covered in mud as always.
LANA: *walks in, covered in mud* Sorry folks… *giggles* I couldn't help myself…
Lana walks upstairs leaving a trail of mud behind her. Lori looks at Lincoln and he rolls his eyes and snap his finger. The trail of then suddenly disappear, leaving the floor clean. Lincoln continue to feed Lucy like it was normal, Rita walks in and saw that Lucy is very uncomfortable moment and Lori just sitting there, texting and continue to secretly takes picture of the two.
RITA: *rolls her eyes* Alright Lori, I believe you now so stop teasing your sister… *looks at Lincoln* and Lincoln… *he looks at her* I think It's time for Lucy to go to bed.
LINCOLN: *puppy eyes* But she haven't finish eating yet… *show her the food, that looks like it can feed a small village* there's still food left on her plate.
RITA: *stern look*Lincoln.
LINCOLN: *sighs in defeats*Fine. *looks at Lucy, hugs her and kiss her head* Goodnight Luce.
LUCY: *hugs back, embarrass from the kiss* Goodnight Lincoln, *He let her go, goes to hug Rita and whisper* Thank you.
RITA: *whisper* Your welcome, dear. *let her go and watch as Lucy went upstairs* So… *looks back at them* what's for dinner?
LORI: *realizes* Wait a minute, *looks at Lincoln in disbelief* where did you get the rest of the food? I only bought enough food for 12 people.
LOUD HOUSE: MIDNIGHT
As rest of the Louds are sleeping, Rita, Lynn Sr. and Lincoln are all in their sleepwear and are sitting at the couch in the living room, as they continue where they left after both of them fainted. Lincoln tells them everything from the moment they passed out till today.
RITA:So, *counts with her fingers* you were a ninja, a hero, a lord and so much more…*look at him*…right now you're Lincoln.
LINCOLN: *nod head* Yes. When I was sent to the Limbo again, I asked to be reborn as a normal kid, and hence forth I become Lincoln Loud.
LYNN SR: *scratch his head* I don't get it…why did you choose to be reincarnated as a normal kid?
He was wondering why Lincoln or whatever he was decided to become normal now.
LINCOLN: *laugh softly* Yeah… *leans back* I've exchange life on the battlefield many times throughout my reincarnations. I meet so many greet people have ingrained into my heart to forever remember. I have stared in the face of death multiple times and manage to survive. *shrug his shoulder* I wouldn't say I got bored I just really wanted to experience what normal was after a while. *sighs* As I want to experience peace even for a short amount of time.
Lincoln then laid further back of the couch with a smirk as he looking up the ceiling.
LINCOLN: It's hard to teach an old dog a new trick.
RITA: *confused* Huh?
LINCOLN: *sits strait* A warrior's heart and spirit will always reside in me no matter what body I take, and sometimes I can be too stubborn to want things that remind me of who I am around me *points at the back* like the motorcycle I just finish built last month and now this sword *taps the box that was on table* that reminds me of a man who I willing to fight and die for, and still am. *sad smile* I want to have reminders of who I was so that I know what is important to me.
LYNN SR: And what is important to you, sport?
LINCOLN: *look at him with a smile* Family, all throughout my many lives I met many great friends and relatives who I considered my family and still do. I love them to death and was willing to do anything to ensure their safety. *serious face* That's why I treasure you guys so much and will do everything in my power to protect you guys. Because no matter what, you all will always be my family.
They were surprise at what Lincoln said as this brought tears into their eyes. As they feel that they missed a big part of his son's personality.
LYNN SR: *sniff* T-That's is the most beautiful thing I ever heard…*wipe tears*…I'm so happy.
RITA: *wipes tears* Yeah, I'm so proud.
LINCOLN: *sigh* I'm sorry for not telling you guys. I was just worried if guys thought I was crazy if I ended up telling you everything about myself.
RITA: *nod head* I understand why you didn't want to tell us about it Lincoln, *pinch his cheek* as we most likely wouldn't believe you without proof.
LINCOLN: *laughs* Okay Mom. *she lets go of his cheek* I promise to you, there will be no secrets, but only if you both don't tell anyone about this.
LYNN SR: *smile* Sure thing, son.
Lynn then hugs Lincoln and thanking him while he hugs him back. He then looks at his mother and said…
LINCOLN: So… *smiles sadly* do you guys still love me?
Rita smiles at him with tears in her eyes and give him a big hug in response.
RITA: *sniff*Even if you are a bunch of things before you were Lincoln. *wipes off the tears* That doesn't change the fact that you're always going to be our son, and *held up his face close her* that will always love you.
LYNN SR: *puts his hand on Lincoln's head*Your mother is absolutely right. *Lincoln looks at him* You're my son and nothing is going to change that.
LINCOLN: *tears coming out* Thank you. *sniff* I'm so glad I reincarnated into this family.
Lincoln hugged his parents as he cries and they hug him back and give him comfort as he continues to cry, Lincoln was happy that they're willing to accept him for who he was.
LINCOLN: *smiles as tears coming down*…I'm glad I choose to become a loud.
TO BE CONTINUE…