Kanto Gets Loud Chapter 16:
Calling Home
Before we begin this chapter, following some suggestions I received from some of the readers, I have decided to only do two Pokemon for Lincoln's Wonder Trade, while the other two Lincoln will get when they arrive in Cerulean City, before his Gym Battle there. In any case, now onto the chapter!
Late evening, at the Loud House,
Lisa was getting ready for bed, as she got into her pajamas. Looking over to the side of her desk, was the transporter device she's been hard at work building since the last call from Professor Oak. The device itself looked to be almost complete, but Lisa knew there was still some testing to be done. But her main thoughts were on Lincoln, and how she was going to make things up with him, "I hope he calls soon," she quietly murmured. Her prayers were answered when the Videophone started to beep. She looked at the caller ID, and saw it was from somewhere called "Pewter City", "'Pewter City'? Professor Oak had mentioned that place. That can only mean…!" Lisa hurriedly picked up the receiver and answered the call. The monitor turned on, revealing Lincoln's face. Lisa could only utter one word "… L-Lincoln."
"You got it, Lisa. It's been a while since we've actually talked to one another, hasn't it?" Lincoln replied. Lisa was unable to reply, as she was still in shock at the sight of her brother contacting her so soon.
"Pika Pikachu?" a smaller, squeakier voice said.
"No, she's fine. She'll be back to normal in a moment or so," Lincoln replied, as he snapped his fingers, "Earth to Lisa! Snap out of it!"
Lisa shook her head, as she regained her composure, "Apologies for that, Lincoln. I was just surprised that you contacted us so soon," she said, blushing in embarrassment.
"Believe me, I'm just as surprised as you that I even gave the idea of calling you guys any sort of thought," Lincoln replied, sounding mildly irritated.
"Oh, I'm guessing that you're still pretty mad at us, right?" Lisa asked.
"Oh, big time. Though I'm not the only one who's just as livid," Lincoln replied, as Pikachu popped up, cheeks sparking.
"Pika, Pikachu, Pika!" Pikachu said, sounding like he was issuing a threat.
"Want me to tell you what he said?" Lincoln asked.
"Er… no need. I can pretty much guess what the little one just said," Lisa replied. It was then that she remembered something, "Oh, that's right! Can I put you on hold for just a moment while I go get Lucy?" Lincoln was taken aback by the request, but retained his composure.
"Sure thing," Lincoln replied. Lisa set down the receiver, and exited her bedroom.
At that same moment, in Lynn and Lucy's room,
Lynn was lazily sitting on her bed, tossing a tennis ball up and down, looking forward to her big game tomorrow, "Well, tomorrow's the big day! The day I work on rebuilding the winning streak that Stinkcoln ruined with his bad luck!" she declared.
"Even thought Lincoln was nowhere to be seen at your last game?" Lucy asked. Even with her usual deadpan tone, Lynn could tell she was deadpanning more so than usual.
"He had to be there! How else could I have lost that game without him jinxing everything with his curse?!" Lynn retorted.
"Well, did it ever occur to you that Lincoln was only faking his bad luck to get out of all of our activities?" Lucy asked. Lynn only looked at Lucy like she was wearing the frilliest dress ever made.
"Why would he do something so stupid like that? Especially since he knows it's true?" she questioned. Lucy didn't get a chance to answer, when Lisa stepped into the room, "What do you want, Lisa? You're not exactly someone I want to see right now," she rudely stated.
"I feel the same towards you. However, I'm not here for you," Lisa replied, turning to Lucy, "He's on the line right now."
"'He'?" Lucy asked, before realizing who she was talking about, "Wait, he actually called?"
"Yes. And he's waiting for us both," Lisa replied.
"Who are you guys even talking about?" Lynn asked, curious as to who they were talking about.
"It's none of your business Lynn, so butt out!" Lisa snapped, as she and Lucy returned to the young genius' room.
"Who could they be talking about? It can't be that quack of a professor. He was pretty steamed at us the last time he called, which could only mean…!" Lynn then realized who they were talking about, "Stinkcoln! But why would he be calling?" she wondered, as a cruel smirk worked its way onto her face, "I bet he's bawling like a little baby, trying to beg us to take him back! If that's the case, I could use a good laugh before my game tomorrow," she said, as she leapt off of her bed, and made her way to the doorway of Lisa's bedroom.
Meanwhile, in Lisa and Lily's Room,
"Ok, I'm back, and I've brought Lucy with me," Lisa said, as she and the goth girl positioned themselves in front of the Videophone.
"Uh, hey, Lincoln," Lucy said meekly.
"Hello Lucy. Before we continue this any further, where's Mom? The professor told me that she wanted to talk things out too," Lincoln asked.
"She had a late-night errand to run, and she won't be back until a little later. But we'll let her know that you called," Lisa replied.
"I see. Well, in that case, lets get down to business. The Professor told me you two wanted to speak to me?" Lincoln asked.
"Yes. It's regarding our actions, or rather, lack of action during this whole mess," Lisa replied. Lincoln's attention was now fully focused on his two little sisters.
"We were wrong to go along with the rest of the family in treating you the way we did," Lucy added.
"What we're trying to say is that we want to apologize for what we did, or in this case, didn't do to help end this farce any sooner," Lisa explained. Lincoln was very surprised.
"And the two of you genuinely feel this way? Or is it because Professor Oak chewed you out?" Lincoln asked.
"Truth be told, it was actually the chewing out that Professor Oak gave us that finalized our motivation to make amends with you. Our willingness to apologize to you is 100% fact," Lisa replied.
"Well, I won't deny that this bad luck mess is mostly my fault for carrying on Lynn's superstitious beliefs, but saying that you and the others are guiltless would be just another lie on my part. So, I suppose I can forgive you both for what you did or didn't do. But I want to make one thing perfectly clear," Lincoln said, his tone becoming very serious.
"And that is?" Lisa asked with a gulp.
"I sincerely doubt something like this will ever happen again, and I hope it never does, because if it does happen again, you two and the others are dead to me. Capishe?" Lincoln explained.
"Capishe," both sisters parroted. They both knew that in the Loud Family, being disowned was the worst possible punishment, especially when it was done by someone who you've wronged.
"Good. Now that that's all out of the way, what would you two like to talk about now that we've cleared the air?" Lincoln asked, sounding a little more pleasant.
"Well, we would like to hear about your travels. How have things been since going to Kanto?" Lisa asked.
"Oh, things are amazing over here! I've seen all kinds of amazing Pokemon, and I've only been on my journey for a few days," Lincoln replied.
"Could you start at the beginning?" Lucy asked.
"Also, could I record your telling of the story? I'm sure our Mother Unit would love to hear about your exploits," Lisa requested.
"Sure thing. Anyhow, things started going great for me the day BEFORE I started on my journey. Just as Professor Oak called me in to go over the results of my trainer qualification test, I was approached by an incredible bird Pokemon. The Professor said its name was 'Ho-Oh'," Lincoln explained.
"Could you describe it to us?" Lisa requested.
"Well, it was a huge bird Pokemon, and it kind of reminded me of a phoenix, except its wings were glowing like a rainbow. Anyhow, after a moment or so, it left, but not before giving me this," Lincoln explained, showing his two sisters the Rainbow Wing.
"Whoa, what is that thing?" Lucy asked.
"Professor Oak said it's called a Rainbow Wing, and according to legend, it is said to bring happiness to those who need it," Lincoln explained.
"Sounds like something you deserve after what's happened," Lisa commented.
"Don't I know it. Well, anyhow, after I learned that I passed the qualification test, there was a power surge running through the lab. We went outside to check it out, and it turns out it was a Pokemon by the name of Pikachu who was chewing on the wires. Borrowing another Pokemon called 'Nidoran' form the Professor, I battled and captured Pikachu, making it my first Pokemon," Lincoln said, as Pikachu popped up on screen, "And this is that same Pikachu."
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"The Professor mentioned something about how you and three other trainers were starting out," Lisa remembered.
"That's right. The Professor had three other Pokemon set out for them, which made catching Pikachu here a lucky break for me," Lincoln replied.
Meanwhile, just outside Lisa and Lily's bedroom,
"Why those ungrateful brats!" Lynn quietly snarled as she was eavesdropping on the conversation between the three younger siblings. Not only was she furious about Lucy and Lisa betraying her by apologizing to Lincoln for their part in the bad luck mess, but it sounded like Lincoln was having a blast over in Kanto, "And Stinkcoln isn't supposed to be having fun! He should be a whimpering, sobbing mess!" needless to say, Lynn was even more angry at Lincoln for snatching yet another victory for her away from her.
"Lynn, what are you doing?" Lynn nearly jumped out of her skin at the voice of Lori suddenly talking to her. Turning, she saw the rest of the Loud sisters giving her odd looks.
"None of your business, now buzz off!" Lynn demanded, as she continued to eavesdrop. But Luna wasn't having any of it.
"Nothing happening, dude. We're not leaving until we get an explanation as to why you're eavesdropping on Lisa's room," she declared, standing her ground. Lynn just groaned in annoyance.
"If you must know, those two little traitors, Lucy and Lisa are talking with Stinkcoln. Happy now?" she snapped.
"LINCOLN?!" the six sisters all exclaimed.
"Will you all shut up?! Do you want them to know we're eavesdropping?!" Lynn shushed them harshly.
"Wait, Linky's on the phone with them?" Leni asked, as she went for the door, only to have her hand smacked away by Lynn.
"No way! You're not going in there!" Lynn snapped.
"But I want to see Linky again," Leni meekly replied.
"If you go in there, he's just going to hang up! He still thinks HE'S the one who was wronged for the mess his bad luck made for us, remember?" Lynn retorted.
"O-Oh, ok," Leni meekly said.
"Well, if we can't go in, what are we supposed to do?" Luan questioned, crossing her arms.
"Well, YOU all can go away, while I listen to their conversation," Lynn stated.
"Not happening, buster! We're not leaving you here to eavesdrop on them!" Lana declared.
"She's right! Some of us want in on this too!" Lola added. The other sisters began sharing similar sentiments. Lynn groaned, realizing she was outvoted.
"Alright, fine! But remember, we need to be quiet!" Lynn replied, as the other sisters positioned themselves to listen in.
Back inside the bedroom,
"And that's how Fearow joined my team," Lincoln said, finishing up on how Fearow joined his party.
"That sounds amazing!" Lisa proclaimed.
"Indeed. Anyhow, after I caught Fearow, I made my way into Viridian City, where the local police officer, Jenny, informed me about a gang of Pokemon thieves that have been skulking about Kanto," Lincoln continued.
"And those thieves are the Team Rocket thugs the Professor told us about?" Lucy asked.
"Yes. Anyhow, Officer Jenny gave me a lift over to the Pokemon Center, where I went to heal up my team. It's also there that I made two new friends, those being Misty from Cerulean City, which is where I'm going to go after we wrap things up here, and Raigo, from a place called Lavaridge Town in the Hoenn Region," Lincoln explained.
"The Hoenn Region? Where's that?" Lisa asked.
"From what Raigo told me, it's just on the other side of the ocean. I would have to take a ferry to go there. Anyhow, the two of them showed me around the Pokemon Center, giving me the low down on what kind of facilities it has to offer, apart from healing up Pokemon. There are Videophones, which obviously I'm using, as well as a Pokemart, where I can go to pick up items, such as medicines, Pokeballs, food, and other helpful items, including these TMs," Lincoln explained, showing one of the USB sticks he's acquired.
"'TMs'? What are those?" Lucy asked.
"They're Technical Machines. They're used to help teach new moves to a compatible Pokemon. In Pikachu's case, I used a TM for a move called 'Iron Tail', so that I can teach him that very move. Don't ask me to explain, I'm not too sure about it myself. Anyhow, after I did a little bit of shopping, Misty, Raigo and I were getting ready to settle down for the night, when out of nowhere, the Pokemon Center was attacked by those Team Rocket goons. They were planning to steal the Pokemon from the Center, but the three of us were able to drive them off before they could steal anything," Lincoln replied.
"Well, at least justice prevailed over villainy," Lisa commented.
"That's right. But it was the morning after that my luck began taking a turn for the better. You see, after receiving praise from Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny, as well as some gifts from the Pokemart, including the outfit you see me wearing now, I learned that the two of them I met the night before were actually 15-year-old interns who were training under their mothers, the official Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny," Lincoln explained.
"Ok, first off, how exactly did your luck began to take a turn for the better? And two, the two of them were named after their own mothers?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah, they told me that every relative in each of their families all look the same, and their names are the same as well. Anyhow, before we left to head to Pewter City, the two of them kind of gave me their phone numbers," Lincoln nervously explained. Both his sister's jaws dropped at this bit of information.
"Pika, pika?" Pikachu asked.
"Yeah, this happens a lot with them," Lincoln replied.
Outside, in the hallway,
The rest of the sisters, apart from Lori and Lynn, were all making mischievous noises upon hearing Lincoln had received the numbers from two girls at once, "Man, who'd think Lincoln would get so lucky with the ladies?" Luna giggled.
"Luna, quit being dumb! This is literally terrible!" Lori chastised, not happy about hearing Lincoln getting the numbers of two girls. Lynn wasn't happy either because of how things weren't going her way.
"But Lori, if Lincoln got the phone numbers of two girls, then that must mean they really like him, and want to date him!" Lola countered.
"And that's the problem, Lola! Lincoln already has a girlfriend who meets MY approval. And that girlfriend is Ronnie Anne," Lori stated.
"Isn't she that girl who decked Lincoln for kissing her that one time? Why would you want our brother to be with her?" Lana asked.
"Because my relationship with her brother literally hinges on the relationship his sister and Lincoln have. Besides, the two of them were made for each other," Lori explained.
"But how can you be so sure a relationship between those two can ever work out? Especially when you're dating her brother?" Luna questioned.
"It just will, ok?! Besides, she's the only girlfriend for Lincoln who will EVER meet my approval," Lori declared.
"But what if neither of them feel the same way you do?" Lana asked.
"Oh, of course Ronnie Anne likes Lincoln that way. Why else would she bully him the way she did?" Lori argued.
"But what if she's dating another boy? Are you just going to break them up or something?" Lola asked.
"I will do what I need to protect MY relationship with Bobby. Now shut up, and keep listening," Lori ordered, as they continued to eavesdrop.
Back in the bedroom,
"Lisa? Lucy? Snap out of it!" Lincoln called out, causing both of his sisters to snap out of their trance.
"Oh, sorry about that. It just, we never expected you to become the object of affection in a girl's eyes without even trying," Lisa replied.
"Yeah, I was pretty surprised about it myself. But moving on, the explosion that Team Rocket caused ended up damaging Misty's bike, so I agreed to help her out with finding a Bike Voucher so she can get a new one," Lincoln continued his story.
"Well, that's nice of you to do," Lisa commented.
"Indeed. After I got a pendant to house the Rainbow Wing, I went up to Route 2 with Misty so she could help me catch a Water Type Pokemon," Lincoln continued.
"Which is that Poliwag the Professor told us about, yes?" Lucy asked.
"Yep. He's still a bit young, but a hard worker. Anyhow, after Raigo joined back up with us, we made our way into the Viridian Forest. Misty was a bit reluctant to go, on account of her dislike of Bug Type Pokemon," Lincoln explained.
"And were you able to catch any more Pokemon there?" Lisa asked.
"Yes. I caught four more in total, but only three of them were actually unique species', those being a Pidgeotto who's a lot like Lynn, a Shiny Weedle, that evolved all the way up into a Beedrill, as well as a normal Weedle, and a Caterpie," Lincoln explained.
"Whaat does 'Shiny' mean?" Lucy asked.
"Well, from what I understand, having different coloring is pretty rare among Pokemon. On top of that, when they leave the Pokeball, they sparkle upon materializing," Lincoln explained.
"Ok. So, how exactly is this Shiny Pokemon of yours different?" Lucy asked.
"Well, as a Weedle, it's coloring was a little paler compared to a normal Weedle, so it's kind of difficult to see right off. But when it evolved into a Kakuna, the differences are much more easily noticed. See, Kakuna are normal yellow in color, but a Shiny Kakuna is a bright, lime green color. The same goes for Beedrill, which are normally yellow with red eyes. Shiny Beedrill are green with blue eyes," Lincoln explained.
In the hall,
"Huh, so being a different color is rare for Pokemon," Lana commented.
"Even so, I wouldn't want to any where near a bug like that!" Leni replied.
"Ditto!" Lola added with a shudder.
"I wonder what it does look like in comparison?" Luan pondered, as they continued to listen in.
In the bedroom,
"So, the combined forces of you, Misty, Raigo, and this Samurai person were able to fend off the entire swarm of Beedrill?" Lisa asked.
"Yeah, I could hardly believe it myself. Anyways, after I explained everything to the Queen Beedrill, she gave me something Raigo called a 'Mega Stone', as a peace offering, as well as an incentive to never go near her swarm again," Lincoln replied.
"'Mega Stone'? What's that?" Lisa asked.
"You'll probably want to ask Professor Oak about it the next time you talk to him. All he told me was that it was something that could help make my goal of winning the Pokemon League a little easier. I don't know all the details myself. All I can tell you is that it looked like some kind of marble that, according to Pikachu, emanated a mysterious power, as well as smelling just like a Beedrill," Lincoln replied.
"Hmm, maybe I will ask the Professor about it the next time we talk," Lisa replied.
"Shall I continue?" Lincoln asked, receiving nods from both sisters, "Well, after Misty, Raigo, Pikachu and I got out of the Viridian Forest, we finally made it to Pewter City, where we met a rock salesman by the name of Flint. And by rock salesman, I mean he sold rocks, no crystals, no gemstones, just plain old stones," Lincoln continued.
"He sold rocks? Whatever for?" Lisa asked.
"He told me that they were souvenirs of Pewter City. And this is where more good luck came my way," Lincoln explained.
"Let me guess, you bought a rock that turned out to have valuables inside?" Lisa joked.
"Well, you're half right about that. He had charged me 200 Pokedollars for resting on his merchandise, but he mistakenly took out all of my money. When I kicked the rock I was sitting on in frustration, it sounded hollow. Turns out it was a fake rock, that had a bounty of treasure inside, including some of these," Lincoln explained, holding up one of the Big Nuggets he got from the stash. Lucy and Lisa's jaws once again dropped in awe at the sight of the Big Nugget, "Oh boy, looks like they're spacing out again."
Back in the hall,
"It's awfully quiet in there. Wonder what's going on?" Luan wondered, as she peered through the keyhole, and her jaw dropped the same way the two young sisters did.
"Luan? Are you alright?" Luna asked, shaking the jokey sister, snapping her out of it. Luan then grabbed Luna's face, pulling it closer.
"Lincoln apparently has a gold nugget the size of a basketball!" Luan exclaimed.
"You're kidding, right?" Lynn asked, her tone indicating that she didn't believe Luan for one second. But in truth, she was hoping that she was joking.
"I'm being deadly serious right now. He was holding it up to the screen for them to see!" Luan retorted.
"Based on what we're hearing, it's as if Lincoln's really lucky over in Kanto," Lana commented.
"Lana, get that thought out of your head this instant! It's bad enough that Lucy and Lisa have betrayed us by apologizing to that rotten jinx, I don't want any more of you doing the same!" Lynn snarled, as they continued to eavesdrop. Unbeknownst to Lynn, a small part of her was actually interested in hearing about Lincoln's exploits over in Kanto, despite how mad she was at him.
Back in the Bedroom,
Lincoln was finishing up his stories by telling Lucy and Lisa about how he managed to defeat Brock, "And it was with that one Water Pulse that Poliwag was able to win the battle for me," he explained.
"I see. Sounds to me like you're having quite a bit of fun over in Kanto, brother," Lisa replied.
"So, what are you going to do now?" Lucy asked.
"Well, before we head to Cerulean City, I'm going to be doing something I found out about called 'Wonder Trading'," Lincoln replied.
"Ok, so what's that then?" Lisa asked.
"According to my sources, Wonder Trading is where you can trade Pokemon with people from across the world. If a Pokemon is considered not that rare in other regions, it can be considered quite rare in others, like Kanto. I have two Pokemon that I plan on Wonder Trading, but I was thinking of going to catch maybe one or two more before I start," Lincoln explained.
"I see. Well, I hope you get some really rare Pokemon," Lucy said, with a rare smile on her face.
"Well, even if it's not a rare Pokemon, it's still exciting to do," Lincoln replied.
"So, when do you think we can hear from you again?" Lisa asked.
"Hmm, it'll all depend on how fast we can get over Mount Moon and to Cerulean City. If things go according to plan, hopefully by the end of tomorrow. So, is there anything else you'd like to talk about?" Lincoln replied.
"Yes. The Professor told us that it's possible for you to transmit data of the Pokemon you've seen and caught during your travels. All you have to do is insert your Pokedex into the slot below," Lisa replied. Lincoln looked down, and saw the slot she was talking about.
"Ok, I'll send over the data now," Lincoln said, as he inserted his Pokedex.
"Data Transmitting/Receiving," a computerized voice said on both sides of the Videophone. It took a moment before they pinged, "Data Transmission complete."
"Thank you, Lincoln. I will most certainly look forward to looking over this data," Lisa said.
"You're most welcome, Lisa. And the Professor also told me about the transporter device you're building," Lincoln said.
"Ah, yes! It's not quite complete yet, but when it's done, would it be possible for you to send some of your Pokemon over so I can observe them?" Lisa asked.
"I'm more than willing to do so, but I have two conditions," Lincoln declared.
"And those are?" Lisa asked.
"First, you are NOT to perform any sort of experiments on them," Lincoln stated.
"Even if it's to monitor their behavioral patterns?" Lisa asked.
"Ok, so you are NOT to perform any sort of PHYSICAL experiments on them. Observing how they behave is totally fine," Lincoln replied.
"Ok, and your second stipulation?" Lisa asked.
"You can only have them over there for about a week. After that, you are to send them over to Professor Oak's Laboratory," Lincoln replied.
"Those sound like perfectly reasonable conditions," Lisa said, agreeing to her brother's conditions.
"Good. Now then, I have some things to take care of over here, and I know it must be nighttime over where you're at, so I'll go ahead and let you both go to get some shut eye," Lincoln said.
"Ok. Thank you again for letting us apologize for our part in this bad luck mess," Lucy said.
"No problem. I'll call once I've won at the Cerulean Gym. Good night to both of you," Lincoln said, as he hung up.
"Well, that went rather smoothly, wouldn't you say?" Lisa asked.
"Indeed. But we're still going to have to earn back Lincoln's trust and respect," Lucy replied.
"Yes, and that's going to be quite the task for us. But for now, it's late, so I will bid you good night," Lisa said, as she leapt down from her chair, and went over to her bed. Lucy went over to the door, and opened it, only to reveal a fuming Lynn.
"You little traitors!" Lynn yelled, causing Lucy to back up, "How dare you two apologize to Stinkcoln for the mess he made himself!?"
"Were you really eavesdropping on us?" Lucy asked in annoyance.
"Don't you dare turn this around on me! You two are girls, and Stinkcoln is a boy! He's ALWAYS going to be in the wrong, no matter what!" Lynn snapped.
"Lynn, all of what's happened is a result of your moronic beliefs in superstitions. We're doing what IS actually right," Lisa proclaimed.
"What is actually right is sticking by the rest of us girls in opposition to that rotten jinx! As punishment, not only are you two banned from my softball game tomorrow, you two are going to do all of MY chores for one month! And as for you, Lucy, you'd better find someone else to bunk with, because you are no longer welcome in MY bedroom!" Lynn yelled, as she stormed out of the room, returning to her own bedroom, slamming the door, hard. The rest of the sisters popped in themselves.
"You two literally brought this on yourselves. As girls, we're always in the right, and as a boy, Lincoln is always in the wrong, even if he's in the right and we're in the wrong," Lori pointed out.
"My word, is everyone just eavesdropping on our conversations?" Lisa questioned in irritation.
"Well, truth be told, it was Lynn was doing it first," Leni pointed out.
"Leni, hush! These two already caused enough damage to Lynn by apologizing to Lincoln for whatever reason. We don't need anyone else causing any more trouble," Lori said. Leni then shied away.
"Well, either way, it's getting late, so I'm going to bed," Lana commented, as she and Lola returned to their bedroom. Luna and Luan did the same, as did Lori, leaving Leni with the two younger sisters.
"Are we really the bad guys for treating Lincoln how we did?" Leni asked quietly, as not to get anymore aggression from the others.
"What the Professor said about how we broke the law is true, Leni. If word about this whole thing gets out, the family would most likely be separated by law, and sent to different parts of the country. Which is why we need to work on regaining Lincoln's good favor," Lisa replied.
"Do you think when he calls again, maybe I can join in too?" Leni asked.
"I see no reason why you can't. We'll come and get you when he does call," Lisa replied.
"Ok, thank you," Leni replied, as she left for her bedroom.
"I think I'll sleep in Lincoln's room for the time being. I don't really feel like being near Lynn anyway," Lucy said.
"You did nothing wrong to her, Lucy. She's just acting like a brat," Lisa replied.
"Even so, I would rather not be anywhere near her. You know how she gets when she's mad," Lucy replied.
"True. We'll just have to wait and see if she'll realize she was wrong on her own," Lisa replied.
"However long that may be. Good night, Lisa," Lucy said, as she left for Lincoln's bedroom. Just then, Lisa remembered something. She got out of bed, and got onto her phone, and typed out a message to a certain someone, with the number she got from Lincoln's log book.
Meanwhile, in another part of town,
Ronnie Anne was laying on her bed, gently tossing a tennis ball up and down. Her thoughts were on the suspicious activity that Lori was exhibiting when she and Clyde went over to the Loud House earlier that week. She could tell that Lori was hiding something, and she was determined to get to the bottom of it. Her thoughts were interrupted when some knocking was heard from her door. Looking over, she saw her brother, Bobby, with a look of concern on his face, "Nie-Nie? Is something wrong? You've been acting strange lately," he asked. Ronnie Anne sat up to look at him.
"Yeah, I'm fine, it's just…" Ronnie Anne struggled to find the right words.
"It's ok, Nie-Nie. You can tell me anything," Bobby said, as he sat on her bed.
"Earlier this week, Clyde and I went over to the Loud House to invite Lincoln to the arcade, as well as to ask where he's been, since no one has seen him in a few weeks. Lori was acting rather strangely when we brought up Lincoln's whereabouts," Ronnie Anne replied.
"Lori's behaving strangely? In what way?" Bobby asked.
"I don't know how to explain it. It was as if she was trying to hide something," Ronnie Anne replied.
"Hmm, that doesn't sound much like Lori, which makes this rather unnerving news indeed," Bobby commented.
"Well, one way or another, I intend to find out," Ronnie Anne declared.
"Now hold on, Nie-Nie. I don't want you doing anything dangerous or illegal," Bobby said sternly.
"I'm not going to do anything like that, Bobby," Ronnie Anne said defensively.
"Look, I tell you what I'm going to do… Lori invited me over to watch her sister's softball game tomorrow. I'll try talking to her about it then. Will that work?" Bobby asked.
"I suppose it'll have to," Ronnie Anne replied. She was still convinced that Lori was going to feed Bobby the same story she told her and Clyde.
"We can trust Lori, Nie-Nie. She has absolutely no reason to lie to me about this kind of thing," Bobby said, as he left his sister's room. Even with what her brother had proposed, Ronnie Anne wasn't going to simply be ok with the answer Lori had given her. She needed concrete closure on Lincoln's whereabouts. Just then, her phone pinged. Looking at it, she saw a text message from a number she didn't recognize. But she saw the name "Lisa Loud" on the message, and when she opened it, it read:
"If you wish to know the truth about Lincoln's whereabouts, come to our house while the family is at the softball game,
Lisa Loud"
Ronnie Anne couldn't believe her luck. She was going to be able to find out the truth, and she was technically NOT going to do anything illegal, just as she promised her brother. She typed back, telling Lisa that she would be there, and that Lisa had better give her the answers she was looking for.
Lincoln:
Pikachu
Level: 16
Gender: Male
Ability: Static
Nature: Mild
Moves: Thundershock, Quick Attack, Tail Whip, Electro Ball
Fearow
Level: 23
Gender: Female
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Calm
Moves: Arieal Ace, Pursuit, Mirror Move, Leer, Fury Attack, Steel Wing
Poliwag
Level: 17
Gender: Male
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Jolly
Moves: Water Gun, Water Sport, Hypnosis, Protect, Water Pulse
Beedriil (Shiny)
Level: 13
Gender: Male
Ability: Shield Dust
Nature: Lax
Moves: Poison Sting, String Shot, Bug Bite, Harden
Pidgeotto
Level: 22
Gender: Female
Ability: Tangled Feet
Nature: Rash
Moves: Gust, Whirlwind, Quick Attack, Sand Attack, Tackle, Steel Wing, Twister
Weedle (Only for Wonder Trading)
Caterpie (Only for Wonder Trading)
Misty
Staryu
Level:
Gender: None
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Careful
Moves (currently known): Water Gun, Rapid Spin
Poliwhirl
Level:
Gender: Male
Ability: Damp
Nature:
Moves:
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Brock:
Main Party:
Geodude
Level: 14
Gender: Male
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Hardy
Moves: Defense Curl, Rollout, Tackle, Rock Polish, Rock Tomb
Onix:
Level: 17
Gender: Male
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Graceful
Moves: Bind, Tackle, Rock Tomb, Dragon Breath, Stealth Rock, Head Smash (Egg Move)
Gym Pokemon Only:
Graveler
Rhyhorn
Onix
Raigo:
Marshtomp
Nickname (Skipper)
Level: 23
Gender: Male
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Jolly
Moves: Tackle, Water Gun, Iron Tail, Mud Slap, Mud Shot
Taillow
Level: 18
Gender: Male
Ability: Guts
Nature: Relaxed
Moves: Peck, Focus Energy, Wing Attack, Steel Wing, Double Team, Boomburst (Egg Move)
Ralts
Level 17
Gender: Male
Ability: Trace
Nature: Calm
Moves: Confusion, Growl, Teleport, Double Team, Disarming Voice, Shadow Sneark (Egg Move)
Breloom
Nickname: Shroomer
Level: 25
Gender: Female
Ability: Effect Spore
Nature: Brave
Moves: Mach Punch, Leech Seed, Seed Bomb, Bullet Seed, Iron Tail
Hariyama
Nickname: Honda
Level: 24
Gender: Male
Ability: Guts
Nature: Relaxed
Moves: Whirlwind, Arm Thrust, Bulk Up, Wide Guard
Jessie:
Ekans
Gender: Female
Level: 16
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Naughty
Moves: Poison Sting, Leer
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? (Only for Wonder Trading)
James
Koffing
Gender: Male
Level: 18
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Mild
Moves: Sludge, Smokescreen, Tackle, Poison Gas
Pidgey (Only for Wonder Trading)
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