Kanto Gets Loud
Chapter 75: To the Monster Realm Part 3
Meanwhile, in a Lesbian Bar somewhere in Royal Woods,
Rita was sitting in a booth alongside Katie and Taylor inside a Lesbian Bar, "Thanks for having me out with you ladies. I think this is exactly what I needed," Rita admitted.
"We figured you'd enjoy yourself, Rita. We like coming here a lot ourselves," Katie replied, looking around at the other women who were partying it up with one another.
"Yeah, I can totally see that," Rita commented, just as the server, wearing only an apron came in with beer glasses and some food.
"Enjoy your meals, ladies," she said, as she sauntered away, making sure her hips swayed back and forth, getting some slaps and squeezes from patrons, prompting her to pull them in and aggressively make out with them.
"Trust me Rita, now that you're a free woman, you should think about going lesbian, or at the very least, bi," Taylor commented, taking a bite out of her sandwich.
"You might be right, but I don't know. It feels like a really big change, especially with how long I was married to Lynn," Rita replied, taking a bite out of her own food, and having a small sip of her beer.
"Rita, take my advice; Being married to a man like Lynn should NOT be something to be proud of. Sure, he might've been tolerable when you both started out, but over time, it must've felt like he was just becoming more of a child than your children. Plus, I doubt he was any good in bed," Katie replied, eating some of her fries. Rita laughed out loud.
"Oh yeah, you're… you're totally right about that!" she said, sounding sloshed. Both women then noticed that Rita's body had turned a flushed shade of pink, "He was hardly ever satisfying at all, and he could barely last more than one round!" she sloshed, as she downed the last of her food and beer.
"Did she really get this drunk from a few sips of beer?" Taylor wondered.
"Well, even cheap alcoholic drinks like this stuff can be a bit pricey, and with how many mouths she and that asshole had to feed, she probably never built a tolerance to it," Katie replied, as Rita got up and stripped naked.
"Woo, I'm ready to party hardy tonight!" she stumbled, as all the other women in the bar were amazed and a bit envious of Rita' figure.
"Holy shit, her hips and ass are huge!"
"Well, she does have eleven kids."
"Maybe now that she's divorced, she's looking for a little spicier action?"
Some women came over, and groped Rita's massive ass, "C'mon sweet cheeks, how's about we have ourselves a bit of fun?"
"Heheheh, a bit of fun sounds like fun!" Rita commented, as she was guided into one of the rooms in the back.
"Well, that certainly escalated," Taylor commented.
"Think we should go join in?" Katie asked, as they finished up their meals.
"Katie, you read my mind as always. We should grab Rita's stuff first, so no one steals it," Taylor suggested. With that, Taylor collected Rita's clothes, while Katie retrieved Rita's purse, before heading into the same room Rita was ushered into.
"Hey bitches, room for two more?!" Katie called out.
"Hell yeah, there is! Get your asses in here!" one of the women said, as the two entered.
Meanwhile, at Fountain Heights Psychiatric Sanitorium (thunder and lightning), in Lynn's Cell,
Lynn was curled up into a ball, shaking like a leaf, tears flowing from her eyes. Being repeatedly shown her most traumatic memory had completely shattered her mental stability to the point she was finally starting to question if she ever was cut out to be a winner, "Was it all just a lie I kept telling myself?" she sobbed, just as her phantasm materialized, once again being devoid of any sort of sympathy for the disgraced jock.
"It really took you this long to figure that out?"
"C'mon, can't you give me a break? After showing me that terrible day so many times, I don't really feel like dealing with anything more."
"Hate to break it to you, Lynn, not really, but that ain't happening. After all, you never bothered showing sympathy to your brother, your sisters, or any of your friends when they needed it. It was always 'eh, just walk it off' or 'suck it up', or even as far as 'get over it'. Why don't you take your own 'advice', and get over it?"
"It isn't that easy for me. That incident really hurt; you know?"
"So, what? That just gives you the right to make others hurt? You think Lincoln likes being used as your training dummy for all your fancy wrestling moves, or getting one of your Dutch Ovens, or being called 'Stinkcoln'? On that note, do you think your former teammates liked being forced NOT to use the bathroom until YOU get a win in some dumb game not everyone gives a shit about? Did you ever once think about the health problems such a thing would've caused them, like intestinal or urinary tract infections? Hate to burst your bubble, again not really, but any sort of win achieved that way is only a win for you, which is nothing different than a loss in general. If anything, it's the worst of the worst kinds of a REAL loss," the phantasm said, as she changed the world around them to look like a courtroom, where Lynn was in the defendant's stand.
"Lynn Loud Jr., you stand accused of several counts torture by way of intentionally causing severe health problems in each of your sports teams, and one count 2nd degree murder. How do you plead?" the judge asked.
"Not guilty, by means of a perfectly acceptable excuse!" the illusionary Lynn stated.
"And what might that be?"
"It's bad luck to bomb the toilet before or during an important game! Besides, that stupid brother of mine has to be behind it as well, being the jinx he is" the illusion Lynn stated.
"Not this time, Loud!" the judge stated, pulling out a parchment, "In accordance with one of the latest laws passed by the Royal Woods Council, any and all notions of bad luck in sports games are NOT to be accepted as an excuse. It can't even be considered an unacceptable excuse, much less an acceptable one."
"Even if it's true? Stinkcoln has ALWAYS been at the epicenter of problems in my life, so blaming him should be as natural as breathing!"
"Well, that's only YOUR opinion, which is as flawed as your way of thinking that not using the bathroom will bring good luck. And since you no longer have an excuse, there's no point in letting you have your 'not guilty' plea. It'll be changed to guilty, effective immediately," the judge declared.
"But that's totally not fair!" illusion Lynn shouted.
"Neither is life, but we've all got to deal with it, not just you! And as for your 2nd degree murder charges, we've decided that, given your lengthy criminal record, we've decided to just skip going over all the evidence, and just pronounce you guilty on every charge. You'll be sentenced to spend the next 15 years in prison with no chance for parole, as well as a lifetime ban from all sports. Case dismissed," the judge declared, banging his gavel. Some burly officers came in and quickly restrained Lynn before she could go on one of her rampages, and dragged her out of the courtroom.
"Yeah, I'm amazed NONE of your former teammates' families decided to sue you for all the damage you caused them. I mean, if you wanted to screw yourself up, then that's your problem. Why did you need to bring your former friends into the mix?" the phantasm asked.
"Ugh, I don't know, alright?! I just thought the more people doing the same thing as me could help make things even luckier!" Lynn groaned, rolled back over in bed.
"Hmm, not good enough an answer. After all, it would've only been a matter of time before your dangerous habits fucked things up for your ex-teammates had it not been for your coach actually standing up to you. But then, you're not used to people standing up to you. After all, the only people you even seem to bully are those you know are weaker than yourself, just like the coward you are!" Lynn shot up in her bed, glaring at her phantasm.
"What are you on about now? I am no bully or coward! I…"
"That's where you're wrong, Lynn. You're as much a coward as you are a bully. If you actually had a spine, you'd have the guts to take on someone bigger and stronger than you. I mean, take Lincoln for example. He's always taking on opponents that he knows are stronger than he is, and he still manages to pull of win after win. And any time he does get beat, he comes up with a new strategy based on what he learned from the first go around, and implements it into his next battle, like with that Surge guy. But you? You're just another talentless, one trick pony trying too hard to be something everyone knows you're not!" this last bit of ranting was the last straw of what Lynn could take.
"ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, I admit it! I only blamed Lincoln so I wouldn't have to take the blame for our loss against the Lions, even if it wasn't really legit. I just can't handle people thinking I'm some second rate washed up has been that can't do anything! And maybe I am a little irritated with the fact that Lincoln is the only one in the family to carry on our family name, but that's only because of MY own stupidity!" Lynn screamed. Her phantasm smiled.
"Well, looks like we're finally starting to make progress. You've just taken the first step to mental recovery by admitting you were wrong," it stated. Lynn took a moment to calm herself.
"Hey, why do I feel a lot better now?"
"It's because you were honest with yourself by admitting to your own follies, rather than blaming others. But don't get me wrong, the path to full redemption is a long and winding one, and you're nowhere close to the end. And maybe when you and Lori speak to Lincoln again, he might not be willing to completely forgive you right away, but you can at least admit you were the ones in the wrong, instead of relying on that sexist stereotype you two always preach about," the phantasm replied. Lynn could only lay back down in her bed with a contemplating look on her face.
"If I can't do sport anymore, what do you think I should try taking up?"
"Hmm, that's a good question. Why not give photography a try?"
"'Photography'? Like taking pictures?"
"You never know. It can be a truly relaxing hobby."
Back in the Monster Realm, on the Concert Stage,
The audience was all eagerly waiting for the show to start. Lincoln, Loona and Miu peered out from the curtains to see the entire ocean of fans, "Whoa, that's a lot of monsters," Lincoln commented.
"Yeah. I think just about every sweaty, nerdy monster in this and all the surrounding cities are out there," Loona replied.
"Emily really has to perform in front of that big a crowd?" Torgan asked.
"Don't worry, sweetie. She has tons of experience performing for large crowds," Charlie reassured, just as music began playing.
"Ladies and gentlemen, monsters of all species and ages, welcome to the Valentino Giga Charity Concert show!" in a column of red smoke, Valentino flew up, with the spotlights shining down on him, "We have quite the line up for you tonight, as all your favorite stars will be performing to help raise money for the betterment of the less than adequate living conditions in the lower class parts of the city," he said, as a donation counter was lowered from above, "Please find it in your hearts to give even a little bit to help those in need."
"Pfft, the guy's about as phony as they come," Josh sneered, not buying into Valentino's fake generosity.
"And without further ado, lets meet the lovely young ladies who are going to be performing tonight!" Valentino announced. The crowd went into a frenzy as all the girls from backstage walked out onto the stage, smiling and waving, but none of them were fooling Lincoln and the others, who could see they were all suffering under Valentino's control, "And now, for our first act, we have our Mummy Princess of the Dunes, please welcome out Rehma!" he announced, as the Mummy girl sauntered her way upstage, as Egyptian style music began playing in the background.
"Lincoln, now would be the time to go and try to search Valentino's office while he's up there on stage," Vaggie advised.
"Got it!" Lincoln replied, as he dug out the cloak that Carmilla had provided him, and donned it over him and Pikachu, becoming invisible. He made his way over to the door where Valentino stormed back through when he first met the guy. Reaching for the handle, he tried to open it, but found it was locked, "Damn, he must not want people getting in there," he commented, as he released Gengar from its ball, "Gengar, I need you to open the door from the other side."
"Already on it," Gengar replied, phasing through the door. In about a second, Lincoln heard the door clicking, as it opened, revealing Gengar on the other side.
"Nicely done, Gengar! Now I need you to go on ahead and try to find an important looking office," Lincoln said.
"Leave it to me!" Gengar replied, as he phased through the walls again.
"We should hurry and try to find it ourselves," Pikachu suggested.
"Right," Lincoln replied, as he dashed through the hall, trying door after door, finding either empty conference rooms, storage closets, janitor's closets, and even an empty security office, "Man, Valentino must think he doesn't need any security back here," he commented, just as he got jump scared by Gengar, "Gengar! Would you quit goofing around already?!"
"That sure is a funny way to thank someone who found the office you were looking for," Gengar sarcastically remarked, a smug look in its eyes.
"Wait, you found it?!" Lincoln asked happily.
"Yep. Just follow me," Gengar replied, leading Lincoln down the hall. They eventually stopped at a door marked "Boss's Office: No Unauthorized Entry, No Exceptions!"
"Alright, finally some pay dirt!" Lincoln exclaimed.
"And before you ask, there's no one inside. I checked," Gengar added.
"Excellent!" Lincoln said, as he quietly opened the door, revealing an office that looked similar to the Mayday Manor's living room. However, what they didn't know was that there was a silent alarm sensor in one of the plants that was inside as they entered and closed the door behind them. One of the security guards, a beefy, yet very unintelligent looking ogre, who was just returning to the office, and saw Lincoln rooting through Valentino's office, as if looking for something on one of the monitors. He quickly picked up his walkie talkie.
"Uh, Valentino, sir?" he said.
"What is it now, you buffoon?!" Valentino's harsh tone caused the ogre to flinch slightly.
"Duh, we got an intruder in your office!" the ogre replied.
"WHAT?! What kind of intruder?!"
"Duh, looks like a human, and he's with a bunch of weird looking animal things," the ogre replied.
"Ugh, it's just one thing after another! I'll be back there momentarily," Valentino yelled, as the transmission cut out.
Meanwhile, back near the stage,
Valentino had thrown his coffee cup at the goblin that had just delivered it in a fit of anger, before throwing said goblin into a trash can, "Of all the stupid things that could've happened today!" Valentino cursed, before noticing Emily was playing with Torgan and Patches, "Emily, dear, aren't you supposed to getting ready for your go around on stage?" he asked in an expectant tone.
"Y-yes sir, Valentino, but I figured that since the previous act just went on, I have a little time to play with the kids," Emily shakily replied.
"Emily, dear heart," Valentino began, ushering the young seraphim away and out of sight, before backhanding her across the floor, "You are supposed to be a Pop Star working for me! What difference should it make to you if those filthy peasants are bored or not?!"
"B-B-But sir, I was hired to babysit them by their parents," Emily replied, shaking as she got back up.
"Their parents are purely gutter trash, and those two are no better than raw sewage! You, on the other hand, are among the many diamonds I've found and made into a pure work of art! Now tell me, do you really want your fans to know that you would much rather babysit a bunch of brats than help out everyone who's in need of financial help?" Valentino asked in a manipulative manner, before pulling out a parchment, "And don't forget, I own you! So, if I say you're to get your bubble butt ready for you turn, you say?"
"Yes, Valentino."
"And if I say you're to drop your panties, throw them out into the crowd and moon said crowd, you say?"
"Y-Yes, Valentino," tears began welling up in Emily's eyes.
"And if I say you'll let all those gutter rats out in the audience grope and feel you up during the Meet and Greet later in the show, you say?"
"Y-Y-Yes, Valentino," Emily couldn't stop the tears from running down her face.
"Now don't you start crying now! That makeup you're wearing is top of the line, and I'm not going to dole out the money to buy anymore. Now go get ready, right now!" Valentino barked, as Emily ran off, "Now then, as for our little pest problem," he said, as he began walking towards the back of the building. Nearby, Charlie and the others saw the whole thing and were aghast by what they saw.
"I can't believe he would treat someone as kind as Emily like that!" Charlie was clearly upset, as her hair was flowing everywhere, and her horns sprouted from her head.
"Take it easy, Charlie. Hopefully Lincoln found what we were looking for," Vaggie said.
"But didn't Val say he was going to take care of a 'pest problem'?" Miu asked.
"Oh shit, Lincoln must've gotten found out somehow! We have to go help him!" Loona said, only for the group to get blindsided by some smoke bombs.
"The hell are… all… of…" Octavia couldn't finish her sentence, as she and the others fell asleep. Standing above them were some more beefy ogres, wearing gas masks. One by one, they took each of them, and dragged them off somewhere.
Back with Lincoln,
Fortunately for Lincoln, it didn't take long for him to find what he was looking for, "All of these forms are from various previous concerts held, and each of them show that Valentino really IS embezzling from them!" Lincoln exclaimed, happy that he found the evidence he was looking for, but he was also disgusted at how callous Valentino was for doing this.
"Hey Lincoln, take a look at this," Pikachu said, showing Lincoln pictures of Verosika, Emily, and the other girls, but they all looked like weird dolls of some kind. The top of each page had the term "sex doll" on it, along with images that Lincoln knew were inappropriate.
"Yeesh, I knew he was a creep, but I didn't think to THIS extent!" he exclaimed, as he took them as well, "This should help get Valentino slapped with every charge he deserves!" he said, as he opened a portal to Lucius' castle, where each of the girl's parents were sitting around the table.
"Ah, Lincoln, how goes your mission?" Stolas asked.
"Presenting the pay dirt!" Lincoln said, as he presented Stolas with the forms. He looked over them, his face contorting with disgust.
"Well, we can add sexually exploitation of minors to the list of charges based on these papers," Stolas stated, as he handed each form around. Much like him, the others were disgusted as well.
"Well, in light of this evidence, we'll send the royal guard out to the venue to have Val arrested immediately," Lucius stated. Lincoln pumped his fist in victory, as his Pokemon passed through the portal. Lincoln was about to so himself, when the door to the office flung open, and he got lassoed by Valentino's goons. The irate Mothman then quickly took Lincoln's backpack and amulet and threw them through the portal causing it to close immediately, just as Lincoln's Pokemon were launching their attacks to save their trainer.
"You little rat! I should've known that you were trouble the second I laid my eyes on you," Valentino said, lifting Lincoln up by his jacket.
"It doesn't matter! Lucius and the others are on their way to have you arrested for everything you've done to those girls!" Lincoln yelled. Valentino could only growl in frustration.
"Oh, really? Well, I hope you enjoyed your first visit to the Monster Realm, because I'm going to see to it that it's your last!" Valentino said, as he dragged Lincoln away, just as an ogre guard rushed up to them.
"Valentino, sir! We've captured the Princesses and Verosika's posse, as per your request!"
"Excellent. With them as my hostages, I can easily walk away without any trouble," Valentino said, as he opened up a chute that said "garbage incinerator" on it, "Have fun with the rest of your plebian kind, human!" he said, as he threw the still bound Lincoln down the garbage chute, "Now that all possible problems are out of the way, lets go get the Meet and Greet started!" he said, as he and the guard walked away. Unbeknownst to them, both Torgan and Patches were watching the whole thing. Both were horrified.
"This is awful! That human is a guest of Princess Charlie! And that moth guy is going to kill him!" Patches exclaimed.
"And even worse, he's going to make Emily suffer even more!" Torgan exclaimed.
"We have to do our part to help them!" Patches proclaimed.
"But what do we do?!" Torgan asked.
"First, we need to go and try and save that human!" Patches replied, as she took a look at the floor plan, "Alright, the incinerator is in the basement!"
"We need to hurry! Who knows how long he has?!" Torgan exclaimed, as they rushed off to save Lincoln.
Back at Lucius' Castle,
Lapis was furiously using Thunder Punch on the wall the Portal was on, trying in vain to get back to Lincoln, tears furiously flowing from her eyes. Lucario went over to stop her, "Lapis, that's enough!"
"Lucario, didn't you see what happened to Lincoln?! He got captured by that horrible moth guy, and is going to be subjected to who knows what!" Lapis yelled.
"But you forget, Lapis, we now have a literal, entire army on our side! So, we can head back to that concert hall and find Lincoln," Pikachu said, looking over at the Royals, who looked like they were gearing up to head out to arrest Valentino.
"Alright, so we've got evidence of embezzlement, the sexual exploitation of minors, and attempting to harm a human. Needless of me to say, but it's clear that Val is going to be getting quite a few life sentences," Lucius commented, whipping out his cane.
"I'm going to make certain he wishes he was never born!" Taur commented, pulling out a massive battle ax.
"Well, we'd better hurry. Who knows what he'll do while we're just standing idly by?" Stolas added.
"Should we bring these little critters along too?" Millie asked, looking at Lincoln's Pokemon.
"They do seem awfully worried for the kid," Wolfgang replied.
"It might be best if we do bring them along. Remember what Lincoln said about these two?" Moxxie asked, motioning specifically to Lapis and Lucario.
"I believe he said something about them being able to sense the emotions and aura of those around them. So, with them at our side, it'll make finding Lincoln much easier," Lilianna replied.
"And since we don't have those Pokeball things they belong to, we can't actually recall them," Akuma added.
"Well, let's get moving, people! Charlie and the others might've noticed Lincoln's been gone for a longer time than necessary, and might end up getting into trouble themselves," Lucius called out. Millie collected Lincoln's bag and amulet, as they headed out.
Back with Lincoln,
Lincoln landed with a resounding thud onto what felt like a conveyor belt, "Ow, ok, that one hurt!" he exclaimed with a groan, before looking around, "Ugh, where am I?" he wondered. Unfortunately, he got his answer when he saw flames shooting up from the end of where the conveyor belt was headed towards, "Oh no!" he then realized he was inside of an incinerator. He knew he had to act fast before he was burnt to a crisp. He figured his best bet of getting out of there was to make as much noise as he could to alert someone to his location. Since there wasn't any trash on the conveyor belt with him, it didn't take long for him to shimmy over to the closest wall of the machine, and began kicking it as much as he could, "HELP! SOMEONE HELP! I'M INSIDE THE INCINERATOR!" he called out. As if by some miracle, the machine had stopped, and a nearby hatch opened up, allowing Patches to enter.
"Mr. Lincoln! Are you alright?" she asked, coming to the white-haired boy's aid, slicing through the ropes with her claws.
"Yeah, I am now. Thanks a million," Lincoln replied. He took a moment to check that all his Pokeballs were still on his belt, and was relieved to feel six Pokeballs on his belt. The two of them then exited the incinerator, where Lincoln saw Torgan at the control panel, "You too, Torgan?"
"We saw that mean moth guy throw you down the garbage chute, and knew we had to do something to help. We would've gone to get help from one of the girls like Emily, but we knew they'd be too busy with the show, especially with how that moth guy is treating them like slaves," Torgan explained.
"Well, as reckless as your actions were, it was pretty brave of you two to come and save me. I'm extremely grateful. Now, let's get out of here," Lincoln replied.
"We came in through there," Torgan replied, pointing to a door at the top of a flight of stairs. Not needing any further motivation than to get out of there, Lincoln and the two younger kids left the basement.
"So, did you find what you need to help Emily?" Patches asked.
"I did. Lucius and the others are on their way now to have Valentino arrested for his crimes," Lincoln replied, as they heard a crowd of people cheering and the shutters from cameras going off. Following the noises, they saw a large crowd of people, who were chatting it up Verosika, Emily, and all the other performers. Though most of the girls were doing very lewd poses for the crowd to take pictures, like Emily lifting her dress to moon everyone there, causing some werewolves to howl wildly.
"Why is Emily doing that? She doesn't seem to like it," Patches asked.
"My guess is that she has no choice in doing it, and that Valentino's forcing her and the others to strike those kinds of poses," Lincoln replied, trying his best to avert both his and the younger kids' gazes from the girls who were flashing the crowd. But he eventually saw Verosika, who was allowing herself to get felt up by a bunch of burly looking orcs. Lincoln didn't like that one little bit.
"Yeah, come get a handful while you can, boys," Verosika said, her tone being forced to sound inviting.
"Don't worry, Verosika. Your suffering will all be over soon," Lincoln quietly said, as Valentino descended into the crowd.
"Alright folks, hope you got your fill of autographs and pictures, because now we're going to be starting the second half of the concert, and all the remaining performers need to go get ready!" he announced. Lincoln made sure to stay out sight from Valentino, as the girls all piled out of the room, and into the backstage. Lincoln saw that many of the girls had tears flowing from their eyes, including Verosika, who just went into her dressing room with a slam of the door. Stumbling out of the crowd of performers was another succubus like Verosika, except her horns were much thicker and curled back, with what appeared to be a green and black checkerboard print jester's cap. The only other articles of clothing that she was wearing were a pair of black panties and thigh-high boots. Her boobs had tape over them, much like Kiki.
"Man, can't believe I got caught up in that," she commented, before noticing Lincoln and the younger kids, "Oh, wow, a human! Along with an orc piglet and a salamander?"
"Yeah, I'm here on request of Verosika Mayday's mother to try and take down Valentino," Lincoln replied, blushing at how skimpy this succubus was dressed.
"Oh, are you a friend of Verosika's too?" the succubus asked.
"Yeah. My name's Lincoln Loud," Lincoln replied. The succubus gasped in shock and amazement.
"Wait, YOU'RE the Lincoln Loud Verosika told me about? The same one who she's engaged to marry someday?" she quietly asked, as not to alert any unwanted listeners.
"Yes, that's right," Lincoln replied.
"Oh wow, Verosika's description of you was spot on! Short, but still really cute, handsome, and with plenty of unspoiled chastity," the succubus commented, tracing her hand across his face, getting another blush out of Lincoln, "Oh, right! But you don't know who I am! My name is Jazz. Though I'm not officially part of Verosika's posse, I'm still one of her BFFs."
"Pleased to meet you, Jazz. But right now, I have to go and tell Verosika what I learned about Valentino," Lincoln replied, as he, Torgan and Patches got back up, along with Jazz.
"Oh? And what did you find out?" Jazz asked.
"Just come with me, and I'll tell you when I tell her," Lincoln replied.
"You go on ahead, Mr. Lincoln. We want to go find Emily," Patches said, as she and Torgan left the two.
"Just be careful!" Lincoln called out, as both her and Jazz approached Verosika's dressing room. Lincoln quickly, yet quietly opened the door, "Verosika, I have some important news to share with…" Lincoln cut himself off, when he saw that Verosika was completely butt naked with her next stage outfit in hand. Both of them blushed furiously.
"Eek! Lincoln, haven't you ever heard of knocking?!" Verosika turned away to hide her modesty, clearly embarrassed.
"S-Sorry! But I have something really important to share with you!" Lincoln replied, as he turned away out of respect for Verosika's modesty. Jazz quickly closed the door behind them.
"What ever it is, can't it wait? I'm going on in a few minutes, I need to mentally prepare myself," Verosika asked, sounding frustrated.
"That's just the thing, you don't need to go out there, Verosika. I managed to complete the mission that your mom and the others gave me," Lincoln replied. Verosika looked back at him in surprise.
"Wait, really?" she asked.
"Yeah. Turns out your mom's hunch about Val was right. He really has been embezzling money from the charity concerts, and all for extremely superficial stuff, like a yacht, some top-of-the-line sports cars, among other things," Lincoln replied. Both succubi looked flabbergasted, not to mention incensed by what he had just said.
"Oh, that son of a bitch!" Verosika cursed.
"I donated some of MY hard-earned money for the sake of bettering the lives of the lower classes in all the surrounding cities, NOT for him to get a bunch of rides!" Jazz stomped her foot in irritation.
"Well, this will be the last time he'll be doing it. Lucius and the others are on their way now to place him under arrest, so you don't have to go out and do your part in the show, Verosika," Lincoln stated. Verosika, however, looked down, as she finished getting dressed in a two-piece, hot pink body suit was clearly too small for her.
"I wish it were that simple, Lincoln. Until Val IS arrested, I'm still under contract, and therefore, I have no choice but to get out there," she replied.
"Verosika," Lincoln began, as he approached her, taking her hand. Verosika's heart began beating faster and her tail began glowing brighter than ever, much to Jazz's amazement and shock, "If what you're saying is true, then you should go out there and try to expose Val for the asshole he is. He doesn't deserve respect as a person in any sort of sense. Not even by a contractual arrangement."
"Lincoln, I…" she was interrupted by a knocking at her door.
"Verosika, five minutes till your on!" one of the stage hands called.
"Ok!" Verosika called out, before turning to Lincoln, "I can't tell you how much finding out about Val means to me, Lincoln. And I'm sure the other girls here will be just as grateful to you as I am."
"I'm just trying to help you out, seeing as how we're engaged and all," Lincoln replied, rubbing the back of his head.
"Well, in any case, I should go get ready. You should try and find Charlie and the others. I haven't seen them since we dispersed earlier," Verosika suggested.
"Yeah, I didn't see them when I was on my way to warn you about Val," Lincoln replied, as the three of them exited her dressing room.
"Do you think we should go find the security footage for backstage?" Jazz asked.
"Ten steps ahead of you," they then saw the others walking towards them. Octavia was holding what looked like a flash drive, "All we need to do is get Val on stage then play the footage on here and his already shitty reputation will go even further down the drain," she stated.
"Sounds good," Lincoln replied, turning back to Verosika, "Think you can get him to come on stage?"
"Oh, I think I have an idea," Verosika replied, as she made her way up the steps to the stage.
"And that was Glitz and Glam, the Glamour Sisters! And our next performer will be the fan favorite pop star succubus, please welcome out Verosika Mayday!" Valentino announced, as a pair of identical, fish like monster girls ran past Verosika in tears of pure embarrassment. Their primary color scheme for their hair and outfits was black and cyan, and their bodies themselves were a faded daphne blue color.
"I FUCKING hate this!" the sister who looked like she was wearing a masquerade mask blubbered, as she and her sister curled up behind a nearby box.
"Can't believe Val had us flash the crowd like that!" the other sister sobbed, as Verosika began singing.
"They may be sirens, but they're still just more victims of Val's wicked ambitions," Apple commented.
"Wait, 'sirens'?" Lincoln asked.
"Yeah. They're an aquatic species of monster, just like mermaids. They can actually be quite dangerous, given their species' Primary Skill; Bewitching Song," Loona replied. Lincoln, feeling sympathy for the twin sisters, cautiously approached them.
"Hey, you girls don't have to worry," he said gingerly. Both sisters looked up, and amidst their tear-filled eyes, were genuinely surprised to see a human.
"How can we NOT worry? Every day working for Val is torture!" the mask wearing twin questioned, as Lincoln gently patted both of their heads.
"Well, your luck is about to take a turn for the better. Valentino's hold on you is going to be nullified before the hour's end. King Lucius is coming with his army to arrest Valentino," he replied. Lincoln's overwhelming big brother vibes proved way more than either sister could handle, as both of them, for some reason, took on chibi forms, and embraced him by his waistline, sobbing uncontrollably, "There, there, it'll be alright," he said, trying to comfort them.
"Wow, I didn't think he could do something like that," Josh commented, sounding genuinely impressed.
"Well, he does come from a rather large family, and being the middle child, he has experience with this sort of thing," Vaggie replied, as Lincoln finally managed to calm down both sirens.
"By the way, where were you guys? I didn't see you anywhere backstage when I got back," Lincoln asked.
"Valentino had chloroform smoke bombs used on us. He knew that Charlie and the others were the most dangerous to his ambitions, given their position of power. He then had his goons stuff us into one of the storage closets. We managed to break out easily thanks to Milt and Miu's Ultra Strength Skills. They punched open the doors, and sent them off the hinges, even taking a large chunk of the wall with them," Gwendolyn replied.
"Hehehe, guess we don't know our own strength," Milt commented, just as Verosika finished her song, as made evident by the thunderous applause from the crowd.
"Alright, it's getting close to time! Via, get ready!" Lincoln called out, while still comforting the Glam sisters, who were finally starting to calm down.
"Already on it!" Octavia replied, as she plugged the USB into the jumbotron computer.
"Thank you all, so much for coming out here today. I think I speak for all of my fellow music stars when I say that I am truly honored to come out and perform for the sake of helping the less fortunate. However, I have something to say that must be made public," Verosika announced. Even Valentino looked curious as to what Verosika had to say, as she nodded to Miu, who then nodded towards Octavia, who then began playing the footage, showing just how badly Valentino treated not only Verosika, but everyone else as well. Needless to say, the crowd was horrified to see this, "This is what really goes on backstage at events like this that are hosted by Valentino. He constantly abuses myself and all of the others, both physically, mentally, and emotionally, and forces us to degrade ourselves, by making us do indecent things against our will. And even worse than that, he's been embezzling money from ALL of the charity concerts we've performed at. Valentino promised that these concerts would help make things in the lower-class areas of the Monster Realm better, but he lied about everything!" Verosika ranted, as Valentino flew over, covering her mouth.
"Uh, heheh, quite the jokester you're trying to be, Verosika. But why don't we save comedy for another event?" Valentino asked, clearly sounding nervous. Verosika then stomped on his foot with her heel, causing him to scream out in pain, while holding it.
"No, Val, I'm done being your little moneymaker, and so are the rest of the girls!" Verosika yelled. Knowing he had no way to refute anything that was going on, Valentino then took Verosika roughly by her arm, prompting the others to come to her aid.
"You better back the fuck up, Val!" Loona growled, pulling the succubus teen away.
"What is this!? You dare to take a stand against ME?! Have you forgotten where I stand in society?!" Valentino yelled back.
"Your position in society doesn't mean crap anymore!" Lincoln yelled, as he walked out on stage, much to the shock of Valentino, "Each of these girl's parents are on their way here right now to place you under arrest for your crimes! And I'm pretty sure the way you tried throwing me into the incinerator will only add to your sentence!" his fiancés were all shocked to hear this.
"You threw Lincoln down the garbage chute, and into the incinerator?!" Charlie angrily exclaimed, her voice going demonic again.
"As I recall, neither humans nor monsters can harm one another, and doing so is punishable to the fullest extent of the law," Vaggie added, sounding just as angry as her girlfriend.
"You've done a lot of horrible things, Val, but trying to harm Lincoln like that is by far the worst of the worst things you've done!" Verosika proclaimed, pulling Lincoln into an embrace.
"Why are you all so concerned about him?! He's just a human! And by the way he's dressed, a lower middle-class human at best. It's almost sounding like…" Val got cut off by Verosika.
"What, that we're engaged to marry him?! That we're actually in love with him?! Well, we are, and I know I'm in love with him at the very least!" she proclaimed, causing the crowd to gasp, and start typing on their phones.
"O-M-G!"
"I knew she had someone in her life!"
"That human ruined one of my queens!"
Many different reactions could be heard throughout the crowd, as Valentino looked downright infuriated, "You little whore! Don't you know that succubi like yourself aren't supposed to feel love?!"
"Then I guess that makes me a rebel, and I'm proud of it!" Verosika replied.
"I think you've got bigger things to worry about," Lincoln commented, looking behind Val.
"Like what, human?!" he exclaimed, as he heard a round of throats being cleared. Turning, he saw all of his other contracted performers standing behind him, and they all looked pretty mad.
"You mean to tell me that all the abuse you put us through, all the insults, all the embarrassing stage outfits and motions, you've never ONCE went through with donating any money to the poor and needy?!" an ogre girl yelled, however, Valentino didn't so much as flinch.
"I did give the money to the poor and the needy! I felt so poor that I didn't have all the nice things I deserve out of life, like my fleet of limousines and yachts, or this fabulous fur coat you see me wearing now. And I was far more needing of that money that any of those disgusting sewer rat peasants ever could! If they want money, they can get jobs! After all, it's not like it's my fault they're poor in the first place! And don't forget, you're still under contract with me, so if I say you're going to perform, you'll get your fat asses onto those stages and perform, you little whores!" Valentino ranted.
"Oh, that tears it!" the same green scaled lamia girl from the night before said, as she and several others whipped out weapons, ranging from knifes, tonfas, nun-chucks, and mallets. Now, Valentino was scared.
"Oh dear, maybe giving half of the girls dwarven weapons for self-defense wasn't such a good idea," he commented, while the rest of the girls, including Emily, threw off their tops, leaving them in sports bras. They then flexed their bodies, getting swollen biceps, and six pack abs, which then formed six packs on each ab. If that weren't intimidating enough, several weapons and famous characters appeared on their biceps or abs. For example, on Emily's left and right arms appeared John Wayne and Mister T, while on her abs, Chuck Norris appeared.
"Emily will not be wronged," John Wayne stated.
"Go get that fool!" Mister T yelled.
"Hit him with enough rights to make him beg for a left," Chuck Norris said.
"And why did I enroll the other half in Amazoness Body Building Classes?!" Valentino exclaimed, as he was close to wetting himself. Lincoln took it upon himself to move the readers view away from Valentino.
"Oh boy, this might end badly! You readers at home are definitely NOT going to want to see this!" Lincoln commented, as all of the oppressed performers began beating up Valentino. Everyone there winced as they let out all their frustrations on him.
"Oh man, that doesn't look like it'll heal right," Vaggie commented, as blood splattered from out of view.
"I'm fairly certain legs DON'T bend that way," Apple added, as she held onto Coco.
"What I want to know is how is Val even still alive?!" Kat exclaimed. Verosika then collapsed, panting rapidly.
"Verosika? Are you alright?" Lincoln asked, coming to the succubus' aid.
"I… I don't know… my body's heating up, and I can't seem to cool down… and it feels like… like somethings trying to get out of me!" Verosika replied. And she was right, as she was externally pulsating with power that was making the air around her shake, and steam was billowing up from all over her.
"Lincoln, get back!" Kiki exclaimed, as she quickly got Lincoln away from Verosika, just as a pillar of fuchsia light erupted from her, shooting straight up into the sky, breaking through the ceiling, and sent just about everyone flying back.
One minute prior, just outside the venue,
The Royals, I.M.P., the Royal Army, and Lincoln's Pokemon just arrived outside the concert hall. Lucius made his way to the front of the Army, "Troops, surround the entire perimeter of the concert hall! Make certain Valentino does NOT escape under any circumstances!"
"YES SIR!" the troops replied, as they all went to surround the venue, both on land and in the sky.
"Now my little girl will finally be free," Elanor commented.
"As will all the rest of the girls he has under his thumb," Wolfgang replied.
"Should we go ahead and head in now?" Moxxie asked.
"Capital idea," Lucius replied, as he drew a spell circle, "All troops, proceed inside! Arrest all of Valentino's men!" he ordered, as he made his way up to the front door with the others, just as a column of light erupted from the venue.
"The fuck?!" Blitz exclaimed.
"Is that some of Valentino's handiwork?" Clara wondered.
"No. That sort of light can only mean…" Elanor's eyes widened with realization, "Oh god, Verosika must be evolving!" this certainly surprised the others.
"WHAT?! A High Succubus is about to appear here and now, for the first time in 5,000 years?!" Millie exclaimed.
"Yes! She must've finally admitted to herself that she loves Lincoln!" Elanor sounded so happy and excited.
"We have to hurry then! This is history in the making!" Lilianna stated. Lucius then kicked open the doors, allowing them to rush in. It didn't take long for them to get to the concert hall, where they saw the source of the column was in fact Verosika, who appeared to be growing in size, bursting out of her clothes, and strange black marks began appearing all over her body. Her breasts, butt, and thighs also grew about two or three sizes as well, not to mention her magic power was growing far stronger than ever.
"Is this… really the power of a High Succubus?!" Stolas questioned, as he and the others struggled to hold their ground against the intense shockwaves rocketing throughout the concert hall. Soon, the light died off, leaving Verosika completely naked, and spent on stage.
"Whoa, was that… really… how High Succubi evolve?" she asked herself, as she looked down to see herself completely naked with black marking on her body, "Oh wow, I got bigger! And I feel a lot stronger too! But what are these markings?" she wondered, as her friends all got back up, and saw their now evolved friend. Lincoln blushed furiously seeing Verosika completely naked. Gwendolyn took it upon herself to cover Lincoln's eyes.
"Holy shit, Verosika, you didn't just get bigger, your magic power is off the charts!" Vaggie exclaimed, as their parents made it to the stage.
"VEROSIKA!" Elanor embraced her now fully evolved daughter, "This moment is history in the making! You've officially become the first High Succubus in 5,000 years!" she exclaimed, giddily.
"I never thought I'd live to see something like this," Rasha commented, just as Valentino managed to get away from the girls, still looking like a mangled mess. He glared furiously at Lincoln.
"YOU!" he yelled, as he limped furiously towards him, "Do you have ANY idea what you've done to one of my most valuable moneymakers?!"
"Hmm, lets see. Based on her now larger stature, the black markings, and, based on what Vaggie said, greater magic power than before, I'm pretty sure I helped her to evolve," Lincoln replied in a mocking manner. His fiancés and Verosika's posse snickered at Lincoln's sass. Lilliana summoned a spell circle around Valentino, trapping him inside, before she cast a healing spell on him, undoing all the hurt the other princesses inflicted on him.
"GRRRAH!" Valentino yelled, slamming his fists against the barrier.
"Don't bother trying, Val, that barrier keeps you in and us out," Lilianna stated calmly, though the look in her eyes showed an immeasurable fury.
"That being said, it took more time than we would've liked, but finally have all the proof we need to put you away for good, Val! And it's all thanks to our future son in law," Lucius stated.
"Don't any of you get it?! Don't you know who the fuck I am?! I'm fucking Valentino! The greatest genius the entertainment world has ever seen! There are hundreds of sweaty, forever alone peons out there who want merch with the faces of whores like that slut on it! I even have plans in the works to have full sized sex-dolls of them to ship out across the black market!" Valentino ranted.
"You realize you just admitted to the sexual exploitation of minors, right? Which is like several more charges to your record? Especially considering that they're all royalty," Stolas stated, sounding amazed at Valentino's stupidity.
"You should know, Dad, that Valentino not only knocked us out with chloroform and stuffed us into a closet, but he also attempted to kill Lincoln in the incinerator," Octavia added, causing the parents to flare their nostrils at the trapped Mothman.
"Oh, so exploiting my daughter and many others wasn't enough, but now you're breaking the Interspecies Exchange Bill too?!" Elanor yelled.
"And attempting to imprison the rest of our daughters as well?!" Rasha yelled.
"I've heard enough! Ordinarily, I would do this the proper way and have you put on trial for your crimes, but since it's obvious to everyone here that you're as guilty as they come, I'm going to deliver my final sentence," Lucius stated, as he drew a sigil on Valentino's forehead, which was causing him to become smaller, eventually becoming a larva like creature.
"What the actual fuck did you do to me!?" he yelled.
"A little something I call the 'Mark of Restriction'. One of my more powerful curses that only high-ranking Demons such as myself can use. Put simply, it forces those who are branded with it to devolve into their most basic form. And until I decide to remove it, you'll NEVER re-evolve again! Of course, that's only part one of your sentence. You're also being sentenced to 28 consecutive life sentences at Soul Well Asylum," Lucius replied, as he opened a portal. From it, several spectral hands emerged, and began dragging Valentino in.
"Wait, no! You can't do this to me! Carmilla, you have to help me!" Valentino begged pathetically.
"Really? After everything you've ever done, you honestly think I'll ever help you out?" Carmilla asked, sounding quite irritated.
"Well, yeah! I mean, you're my little sister for fuck's sake!" Valentino snapped.
"I believe you mean I WAS your little sister. After what happened between you and the rest of the family, you're no longer fit to even be called 'family' to anyone, even out of pity," Carmilla sneered, as Valentino was dragged through the portal, causing it to close.
"Well, that takes care of that pest," Akuma commented.
"And unlike all the other charity fundraisers, we'll be sure that ALL of the money made in this concert goes to the betterment of the lower class districts," Lucius added, just as his guards came in with several of Valentino's goons in shackles.
"Sire, we've managed to arrest ALL of Valentino's men," the lead guard reported.
"Excellent! We'll deal with them at a later time. For now, I think all these girls could do with getting back home for some much needed spiritual healing," Lucius replied.
"Uh, funny you should mention that, Dad," Charlie said with a snicker.
"What's so funny, pumpkin?" Lucius asked, looking towards where his daughter was looking, and found himself snickering as well, as were the others. Lincoln had found himself completely swarmed with the rest of the princesses, all in chibi forms, seeking his big brotherly comfort.
"They all swarmed me when we weren't looking! Help!" Lincoln pleaded, as he embraced Emily, along with a mermaid, a werewolf, and a lamia. Lilianna then looked out to the audience, who were all stunned at what had just transpired.
"Attention, everyone! What you witnessed happen to Valentino was a result of his cruel and dictatorial treatment towards all of these princesses, including Verosika Mayday. But rest assured, we are going to make sure that every last cent of the donations made will go straight to charity, as was the original idea for these concerts. For now, go on and return to your homes. We'll wrap things up here," she announced. No sooner than she said that, the audience began leaving, as per her request.
"Uh, what should I do now? There's no way I'm going outside like this!" Verosika exclaimed, looking down at her naked form.
"I can provide you with a Ogre Sized blanket for now, but we're no doubt going to have to get some special order clothes for you. There's no way any of your other clothes will fit," Elanor replied.
"Aw man, and I really liked most of my outfits too!" Verosika complained.
"Well, if you want, I can come over later to cast some resizing spells on your clothes," Lilianna offered.
"Wait, you can do that?" Verosika asked.
"Of course. Such a thing is a parlor trick for me," Lilianna replied.
"But for now, we should head on back to the castle," Lucius suggested, as Lincoln finally managed to get away from the other princesses. He was then approached by his Pokemon.
"Hey guys, sorry about worrying you," he said.
"We're just glad you're ok, Lincoln," Pikachu replied.
"The way that guy captured you and threw your bag and amulet through the portal really scared us," Lapis added.
"Well, Valentino is no longer a threat we ever have to worry about. So, you guys can rest easy now," Lincoln replied, as he recalled each of his Pokemon, apart from Pikachu.
"Oh yeah, here Lincoln. We brought these with us when Val threw them through that portal," Millie said, returning Lincoln's bag and amulet.
"Oh, thanks a bunch, Millie!" Lincoln replied.
"I bet you're eager to get back to the human realm, Lincoln, but there's still some things we should probably discuss at the castle," Lucius replied.
"I understand," Lincoln replied, as they all exited the concert hall.
Back at Lucius' Castle,
Lincoln was now sitting at the same table he was before heading out on his mission, with everyone from before sitting in their original spots, "So, now that Valentino is gone, the contracts binding Verosika and the other princesses have been voided, thus freeing them from his control. And it's all thanks to Lincoln's stealthy prowess and intuition," Lucius stated.
"So, what happens with the girls now?" Blitz asked.
"Well, seeing as how they're no longer contractually bound by anyone, they're all more than free to do as they see fit. They can even go to the Human Realm as part of the Cultural Exchange Program," Lilianna replied.
"I'm certain that they'll all love it there," Lincoln chimed in.
"I'm certain they will as well, Lincoln. But for now, you should be compensated for your troubles in dealing with Valentino. I've taken the liberty of setting up a bank account for you here in the Monster Realm. We've already forwarded a generous sum of money to it, so anytime you find yourself here, you won't have any trouble having some fun. And for the most important thing, your Monster Realm Bank Card," Lucius replied, as he handed Lincoln a bank card.
"Wow, thanks so much, sire," Lincoln replied.
"Now, now, there's no need for such formalities. After all, I'm going to be one of your many fathers in law in the future," Lucius replied.
"And I have my own end of the bargain to fulfill," Elanor stated, placing a stack of magazines in front of Lincoln, "There you go, Lincoln. All manner of pin up magazines straight from the Monster Realm, complete with pictures of only the most beautiful women of every Monster Species."
"Didn't you pose for one of those magazines, Carmilla?" Taur asked.
"I did. But Lincoln should know that's about as close as he'll get to me. I'm not into little boys like him. Of course, if he were ten years older or so, I might've considered," Carmilla replied with a chuckle, as Lincoln stashed the magazines into his bag.
"Thank you all so much for all of this," Lincoln replied.
"You're most welcome, Lincoln," Lilianna replied.
"By the way, Dad, are you and the others planning on spending time with Lincoln to try and get to know him on a personal level?" Loona asked her father. This surprised everyone in the room.
"Hmm, I never once considered that," Wolfgang replied.
"Well, some of the areas we're going to be heading after the Pokemon Contest in Celadon City sound interesting enough. Maybe we can try some of those?" Lincoln suggested.
"Go on," Stolas urged.
"Well, I heard there's going to be a Fossil Dig in Grampa Canyon, which is just outside of Celadon City. There's also Stone Town at the foot of Evolution Mountain, some kind of Ranch called the 'Laramie Big P Ranch', and the next town we're heading to, Fuchsia City, has a Safari Zone," Lincoln explained. All of the parents looked to contemplate what they were just told.
"Hmm, I wouldn't say no to learning more about Pokemon Fossils," Taur commented.
"And that Safari Zone thing sounds like it can be fun!" Elanor added.
"What sort of a place is this 'Evolution Mountain'?" Moxxie asked.
"And what about that ranch?" Millie added.
"From what I was told, apparently, there are tons of Evolution Stones hidden all throughout the area there. As for the ranch, Brock said that the Big P Ranch is a Pokemon Nature Preserve, where Pokemon are naturally bred and raised in the wild, and are a little stronger than others of their species," Lincoln replied.
"Eh, kind of sounds boring," Blitz commented.
"Well, I heard of some sort of high-class soiree being held in Stone Town later this month. Something to do with Item Based Evolutions. As for the Ranch, there's some kind of big Pokemon Race going on a little later than that," Lincoln replied, which seemed to catch the tallest imp's attention.
"Well, as boring as that sounds, you've managed to pique my curiosity with the mention of that Item Based thing," Blitz replied.
"Ok, so the dads will join Lincoln and his friends in Grampa Canyon, the moms will join him for the Safari Zone, and I.M.P. will check out either the party or the ranch. Does that sound about right?" Octavia asked.
"Sounds good to me," Lucius replied, as the other parents shared their sentiments.
"Great! I'll call you guys when I get to each location," Lincoln replied, as he used the amulet to open a portal to the Human Realm, "I'll see you all later," he was about to pass through, when he was stopped by Verosika, "Hmm? Something wrong?"
"No, nothing's wrong. I just want to leave you with something of my own," the now evolved High Succubus replied, as she pulled Lincoln in for a passionate kiss, surprising everyone there, and causing massive twinges of jealousy in the rest of Lincoln's fiancés.
"Wow, that was some kiss!" Lincoln commented, as he stumbled through the portal, followed by Pikachu.
"I kind of like the little guy!" Coco admitted.
"Yeah! Maybe we can join in all the fun V and the others will have with him?" Apple suggested.
"Mmm, sounds like fun," Jazz commented.
"VEROSIKA!" the other girls yelled in a warning tone.
"What? Jealous that I managed to give him his first proper monster kiss instead of that accidental one Octavia gave him?" Verosika teased. Stolas seemed a bit irked upon hearing this.
"Though I must say, that boy must be something special if he can induce the evolution of a succubus like that. What sort of a future does fate have in store for him and the girls, I wonder?" Stella pondered.
"Well, let's take a look," Stolas replied, as he used his magic to open a rift, showing Lincoln, treating all of the girls with the utmost respect and love, "Ok, so it looks like they'll all live happy lives together," he stated, when something strange happened. The images shown began to show something of a spirit of a white wolf like creature surrounding him, and Lincoln's face contorting with pain, "Hmm? What's this?"
"What is it, Stolas?" Kiken asked.
"I don't know, but it would appear that Lincoln may end up having a near death experience in the future, though I don't know what to make of the white wolf," Stolas replied. The room was heavy with the feeling of contemplation.