The quiet hum of the engine permeated the awkward silence that settled in the car ie that Leni currently found herself in. The ride started fairly normal, she was glad that Hugh allowed her to escape the suffocating atmosphere of her house and was looking forward to watching those old British movies Hugh told her about, but after half an hour on the road she was starting to get a weird feeling, especially after they passed the "Welcome to Royal Woods" sign.
''Hugh, I don't want to sound rude, but didn't you say you lived in Royal Woods?'' Leni asked, turning her head towards the brown-haired man.
''Oh, yeah sorry, I live here but the projector is at my Grandma's place. They got this cabin a few miles outside of town. Sorry, it must have slipped my mind, don't worry it's not far.'' Hugh replied, his eyes darting nervously from the road ahead.
It was a bit weird for such an important fact to simply slip his mind, normally she would question him further, but her affection for him and her current mood made her wave her suspicions as just nervousness from being alone with a boy she had feelings for.
It was half an hour later that they arrived into a wooded area littered with cottages that people usually used for holidays. At the edge of the resort, they stopped in front of a particularly old wooden house. '' Oooo, this looks totes adorable. You should have told me your Grandparents own a cozy place like this. I should have brought my 18-hundreds outfit.'' Leni beamed as she exited the car.
''Wait till you see the inside of it. I prepared the place for us ahead of time.'' Hugh boasted as he walked onto the creaky porch to fit his key into the latch. He opened the door and held it open for Leni.
She walked into the dark room beyond the wooden doorframe. The only source of light in the room was the light coming from behind her as all the windows in the house were covered. Suddenly the door behind her shut closed and she heard them being locked.
"Hugh, you know you don't need to lock the door if we're inside silly. Besides, not like anyone would try to rob a cottage in the middle of nowhere.'' She snicked.
''Ah, sweet, naive Leni. You're right, there is no need to keep anyone from getting inside, it's to keep them from going outside. Hugh said as he reached for the light switch. The room immediately lit up, revealing that the windows were in fact not closed, but rather bolted shut and that the walls were plastered with hundreds of photos. All of them of Leni.
Panic overtook her, she may not be the sharpest tool in the shed but she was well aware of what was going on, she bolted past Hugh and tried to open the door, forgetting he had just locked it.
Suddenly a hand reached from behind her and a piece of cloth was placed over her mouth and nose. Immediately a foul sharp smell pierced her airways and she felt a burning sensation on her face. The world went dark around her and she fell to the ground. The last thing she saw was Hugh's crazed face as he stared down at her like a hungry dog on a bone.
The Loud's house was in an uproar, Lori was frantically trying to call Leni but all her calls went to the voicemail. Luna and Luan went out to look for the girl and ask around the neighborhood with their parents, hoping she just got lost somewhere close by. However, Lincoln was convinced there was something more sinister happening. He knew how absent-minded Leni could be, but she wasn't stupid, when she went out she always brought her phone. There was a possibility she was simply ignoring calls, although he doubted she would ignore Lori in any situation, even if things were tense at home. A pang of guilt filled his guts as he realized he was also to blame for what happened.
Determined to make sure his sister returned home safe and sound, he turned to his most trusted companions, who were currently available, Lucy and Lynn. ''Alright Ladies, time is of the utmost importance and so you two were chosen for your particular set of skills. So let the operation ''Find Leni, make sure she is safe and escort her home, and also find a shorter name for this operation'' begin!'' Lincoln addressed his sisters in a commander fashion. They both pumped their fist into the air in excitement but Lucy immediately asked, ''So, what exactly do we do?''
''Well, we know that Leni has recently joined that weird British club, she's been very reclusive about it which is unusual for her. So we should call the members of the club and ask them if they noticed someone we don't know interact with Leni.'' Lincoln pondered, he then stormed out of the room to knock on Lisa's door. A moment later it opened to reveal Lisa, dressed in her pajamas, clearing her sleepy eyes. ''Dear brother unit, for your sake I hope the matter you wish to discuss with me is of utter urgency for you to disturb my REM cycle.
"Code 'Seafoam green'." was all Lincoln needed to say and immediately Lisa's grumpy demeanor changed and she ushered them in. Lisa then approached her desk and opened her laptop. Lincoln didn't really understand what she was doing but after typing several commands a list appeared on the screen, displaying all Leni's friends and classmates with all their basic information next to them. "Don't ask about the details, just tell me what you know and the algorithm should help pinpoint the most probable person she would contact,'' Lisa added when she noticed Lynn raising her hand.
''Lincoln thinks it may somehow be linked to that club Leni recently joined,'' Lucy answered. Lisa nodded and typed something on her laptop. Immediately the list of people shrunk to only three people, two of them were Leni's friends from what Lincoln remembered, but the third person was someone he didn't expect. ''Oh it's that hot British guy who tutored Lincoln, until we chased him away that is,'' Lynn commented. ''I remember that incubus almost made me lose sight of my true love,'' Lucy said as she took Lincoln's hand while Lisa was focused on the screen. He favored her with a warm smile and a peck on the cheek.
''You mean Edwin?'' Lisa asked and turned around just as Lucy let go of his hand. ''Yes, anyway, what is he doing there.'' Lisa frowned and turned back to the screen, ''According to this he is the organisator of that club as a part of his extracurricular activity. What is weird is that according to my algorithm, he and Leni interacted extensively in the past few weeks.''
Lincoln stepped closer to the screen and opened a folder showing a series of pictures of Hugh and Leni. He scanned through them and slowly his face betrayed his nervousness. ''What is it Stinkoln, you're grimacing like when Clyde passes out in front of Lori,'' Lynn asked as she squeezed beside him to look at the screen. ''That's the problem Lynn, his eyes, they look just like Clyde's. He is looking at Leni with that same fanatical adoration that Clyde looks at Lori.''
Lincoln put his hand on Lisa's shoulder and gripped it tight, making her squirm, ''Lisa, this may be worse than we thought. I need you to get any info you can on this guy, especially where he lives.'' Neither of the girls had ever seen Lincoln this determined, it made Lynn and Lucy warm inside to know how much Lincoln cared about all of them. ''Give me five minutes and I should have the information you need,'' Lisa replied, turning her attention back to the laptop. Lincoln took his hand off of her and made his way to his room with Lucy and Lynn at his tail. In his room, he crouched and pulled a locked suitcase from under his bed. Noticing his sisters looking curiously above his shoulders he said, ''I always try to solve things peacefully, but my time dealing with bullies taught me that doesn't always work out. You are the most important people in my life and I always want to have a plan so I can protect you.'' He unclasped the suitcase, revealing a set of items, including a taser, pepper spray, and a retractable baton. ''I know I'm not as strong as Lori or athletic as Lynn, so I asked Zack for some weapons for self-defense since his parents own a lot of them and he owed me a favor,'' he commented while putting the tools into his backpack.
Lynn and Lucy took this as a cue to also gear up and emerged from their room after a couple of minutes, Lynn wielding her lucky baseball bat and Lucy with a shovel she uses to dig graves for pets in her mortician club. '' Lucy, isn't a shovel a bit extreme?'' Lincoln asked, raising an eyebrow at the well-maintained metal instrument. ''It's the only weapon I have, besides, if someone harmed Leni they have it coming.'' she deadpanned.
''Erhm...'' They all jumped as Lisa announced her presence with a cough and entered Lincoln's room. ''I have some good news and bad news. Good news is I found where this Hugh lives. The bad news is, according to the street camera, he left in his car and hasn't returned yet. So I instead searched if his name appears as the owner of any other residence in the vicinity and I found one such place.'' She explained and tossed a map with a red circle on it onto Lincoln's table.
They all leaned over to take a look, frowning after noticing its location. ''This is a pretty secluded area, you don't think he really took her there?'' Lynn asked, her tone revealing how much that idea scared her. ''I don't know Lynn, but if my suspicions are correct, then this is exactly the kind of place he would take Leni.'' Lincoln responded, his tone cold. ''You don't think he plans to...'' Lucy jumped in, covering her mouth as she realized the horror of the situation.
''I concur, the danger is too great to ignore, however, how are we to get to such a distant location? I doubt the police would take us there on a whim, and our parental units are unavailable at the moment.'' Lisa said, correcting her glasses with a shaky hand. Lincoln closed his eyes and thought for a moment. The only person currently available who could drive them there was Lori, thankfully their parents left vanzilla at home. However, considering Lori's situation, Lincoln was hesitant as he didn't wish to put her at risk. But after thinking about it for a few more seconds, he decided it was the only option.
He descended the stairs to the living room where Lori was currently pacing from side to side, nervously fidgeting with her phone. The wooden steps creaked as he stepped on them and Lori immediately snapped her head to face him. Her eyes were red and puffy and her face was contorted in a mix of desperation and anguish. He had never seen Lori this hurt, not even when she learned of her pregnancy, though he could hardly blame her, everyone knew that despite their occasional arguments, Lori and Leni were extremely close.
''Lori, I..., we need your help.'' Lincoln said in a determined but weak voice. ''Lincoln now is not the time, can't you see I'm busy! I have to find Leni, who knows what happened to her? And it's all my fault. If I wasn't such a selfish, dumb whore she wouldn't have to suffer through all this drama and, and...'' Lori yelled but soon started to spiral and fell to her knees, breaking into a quiet sob.
Lincoln quickly closed the distance to embrace Lori in a hug. She reciprocated and put her face into his shoulder, making it wet. ''I know you're hurting right now Lori, but we need you to help us rescue Leni,'' Lincoln said as he stroked Lori's back. She lifted her head and looked at him confused, '' Rescue? Lincoln what are you talking about?''
He sighed and explained his assumptions and Lisa's findings to her. ''So that's why we need someone to drive us there. And before you say how dangerous and irresponsible it is, know that it's the only choice we currently have,'' Lincoln finished and looked at Lori expectantly. Instead of yelling at him like he expected, she silently stood up and walked into their parent's bedroom, returning with the car keys. ''Let's go squirt, we've got a jackass to turn into a pretzel.'' Lincoln simply nodded and followed.
Soon all of them were in the vanzilla, with Lisa remaining home and communicating with them through a walkie-talkie mounted to the car radio. ''Alright, hold tight, I'm gonna push this wreck to its limits,'' Lori said and immediately pushed the gas all the way down.
Meanwhile, in an isolated cabin, Leni woke up, her throat burning and her eyes sore. She painfully opened them only to find out her surroundings were still dark. She panicked thinking she was blind, until she realized had a blindfold wrapped around them. She tried to lift up her hands to take it off, but they wouldn't budge. Feeling the sense of dread overtake her she started to scream for help.
''Calm down Leni, everything is fine. Those cuffs are just so you don't hurt yourself.'' came a painfully familiar voice from her side. Suddenly her blindfold was torn off and a blinding light directly hit her eyes. Once she adjusted to the brightness she saw that she was sitting on a chair in the same room she was before, with her hands tied behind the chair. ''Hugh, how could you!? What do you want with me?'' Leni said as she shook violently to no avail.
''Well, to be honest, at first I just wanted to seduce you, have some fun, and then ditch you like the other girls. But you Leni, you're special, you're not just some dumb airhead like all the others. You're like a mochi, light yet filling, so kind and innocent, but also full of passion for creating. You're just too perfect to let go, so I can't risk you breaking up with me in the future and just leaving. That's why I'll break you, and make you mine forever.'' He said casually as if discussing football with a friend. Hugh then walked towards a nearby table, picking up a syringe.
''You think you can make me like you?! I will never love a monster like you.'' She spat as she struggled against the binds. ''Oh Leni, there are many things you don't know about the human psyche. Besides I said I'll make you mine, I don't need you to love me.'' Hugh said as he approached Leni and injected the syringe into her exposed shoulder, '' This is a mixture of bufotenin and yohimbine, two very powerful aphrodisiacs.'' ''Wait, you don't mean...'' Leni weakly whimpered.
''That's right Leni, I'll make your mind associate me as the only means of releasing all the insufferable tension inside you. I'll make you addicted to me.'' He laughed to himself as he put her blindfold back and duck-taped her mouth. Before leaving the room he called out, ''I'll be back tomorrow to relieve you, enjoy the night.''
Everything became dark and quiet again, tempting Leni to drift off to sleep. But soon excruciating heat and arousal started to spread through her body. With no way to relieve the pressure, all she could do was try to stay sane and hope her family would find her before it's too late.
The vanzilla came to a stop in front of a cabin that was supposedly owned by Hugh. Lincoln, Lynn, Lucy, and Lori all stepped out, holding their improvised weapons. ''So what do we do now?'' asked Lucy. ''We bust down the door and look for Leni duh,'' Lynn answered, to which Lucy simply stuck her tongue out. Lynn ignored her and immediately ran toward the door before Lincoln could stop her with Lori running behind her. ''Wait guys, we don't know the situation, what if there are traps,'' he called out. But it was too late, once Lynn and Lori stepped onto the porch, the wooden planks suddenly cracked underneath them and they both fell down into a hole dug underneath.
''Lynn! Lori!'' they both called out and ran to check on them. Thankfully the hole wasn't too deep, but still deep enough to make it impossible to climb out without a rope. ''Son of a bitch.'' Lori cursed as she stood up. ''This is definitely the place, don't worry about us we'll manage, you must go and find Leni before he hurts her or worse, I know you can do it,'' Lynn called out, shaking herself off the dirt.
They slowly sidestepped the hole and came to the door. It was locked but thankfully it looked pretty old. Lucy took out her shovel and stuck it into the doorframe. They both then pushed hard on the handle until the wood making up the door cracked, separating the lock mechanism from the rest of the door. Inside the room, it was pitch black and eerily quiet. Lucy searched the wall light switch, finding it after a few seconds. As the light illuminated the room with a weak glow from a hanging lightbulb they immediately saw Leni, tied to the chair with her mouth taped and blindfolded. ''Leni!'' Lincoln called out as he ran towards her. He crouched behind her and started to frantically untie her hands. He was so preoccupied he didn't notice the door to another room silently creeping open and a figure stepping through. He only noticed him when he heard Lucy's sudden gasp and saw Hugh, holding Lucy from behind, placing a wet rag over her face.
''Well would you look at that, someone actually came after her. Seems her family really is as caring as she described.'' Hugh said as Lucy slowly stopped to struggle and fell into a slumber.
Seeing what he had done to Lucy made rage overtake him and without thinking he got up and ran towards him, with his baton raised, ''Let go of her, you bastard!'' He swung and hit him in the knee, making him drop his sister. But just as he was about to hit him a second time Hugh's hand caught his and his second knee hit him in the stomach with enough force to make him lose breath. Hugh quickly twisted his hand, making him drop the weapon, and used his send hand to grab Lincoln's throat to lift him up. ''Sorry kid but I want your sister and a little wimp like you ain't gonna stop me. Heck, maybe I'll even have some fun with the rest of them now that you brought them here,'' he said and started to choke Lincoln.
He squirmed and kicked around as hard as he could, but Hugh remained unfazed. As the world around him started to blur, all he could think about was how he had failed his sisters and what would happen to them now.
Before his consciousness faded a loud thunk sounded through the room and he fell down onto the floor. Lincoln looked up to see Leni, standing above now knocked out Hugh with Lucy's shower in her hand. It seemed she managed to tear through the partially untied binds and surprise Hugh while he was preoccupied.
''Leni!'' Lincoln coughed and got up to check on her. Once he saw she had no visible injuries he urged her to help him with the others, ''I'm so glad you're safe, but now we must get Lori out of the hole so we can get out of here.''
But instead of following him, Leni put her hand on his shoulder, holding him in place. ''Leni, what are you...'' Lincoln turned around to ask her but was interrupted by Leni kissing him and pinning him against the wall. ''Sorry Lincy, but you just smell so good,'' she said ending the kiss and sniffing his white hair. ''Leni, what are you talking about?'' Lincoln said dazed. He then noticed how unusually hot Leni was, literally. ''I'm so sorry Lincy but I can't hold on any longer. I need to feel you, I know I shouldn't but you're just too cute. You came to save me, just like a hero.'' She said, her hand reaching his crotch, her dextrous fingers unzipping the front of his jeans, freeing his junk. She then knelt down, grabbing and gently stroking his member. ''When did little Lincy get this big?'' she said more to herself than to Lincoln.
Lincoln was confused, worried, but above all strangely aroused despite the tense situation he was in. It was as if someone dosed him with some aphrodisiac. 'Wait, of course, that scum Hugh must have dosed Leni with some aphrodisiac and she gave me some of it with her kiss.' he realized.
''Wait Leni, you aren't yourself right now. It's just the drug talking. And besides we don't have much time.'' He tried to reason, knowing if this continued he wouldn't be able to stop it.
''Oh Lincy you're just too sweet, but I'm still myself even if more lightheaded than usual. I just can't go on like this. Sitting here helplessly had me thinking about how truly alone I feel all the time. Even if I have many friends, they all hang out with me just because they like how I look, or because I can help them look better with my fashion. I wanted someone who would love me more than just a pretty doll, I thought Hugh was the one, the only person who appreciated all the non-elegant parts of me. But I was a fool to trust him, just like always.'' Leni explained, tears slowly welling in her eyes. Not knowing how to respond to that, Lincoln simply raised his hand to wipe her tears.
Leni smiled and shook her head, ''But then you and Lucy showed up, just like heroes. Going all this way, risking your lives just to save me. Even Lori who's suffering even more than me came with you to save her dumb little sis.'' She let go of his cock and gently pushed him to the ground. ''I've made a choice Lincoln, I won't let Lori go through this alone. I'll become a mom alongside her and make sure she never feels alone like me. And I'll do it with the only person I love more than anyone'' She proclaimed mounting him and immediately shutting off any of Lincoln's protests with a deep, passionate kiss. Letting go to breathe, a long strand of saliva connected their lips. Lincoln was now too far gone and simply embraced Leni, initiating another kiss and simultaneously pushing his penis inside of Leni.
''I knew you'd feel the same, it's why you did it with Lori after all.'' She whispered in between gasps. ''Wait, how do you know?...'' Lincoln questioned. ''Lincy, I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but I had my suspicions. Though thank you for confirming them. Now be quiet and make your big sister happy.'' Leni answered and immediately increased her pace. Soon enough both of them were panting, lost in the haze of pleasure. ''I love you, Leni!'' Lincoln said, feeling the pressure building up inside him, and grabbed Leni's hips and pushed himself as deep as he could bringing them both over the edge, filling Leni with his seed.
Leni fell on top of him exhausted. Lincoln just stared at the ceiling, regaining his breath. ''I really am the worst scum of a brother on this Earth,'' he mumbled.
''No silly, you're the best. If you weren't we wouldn't all love you so much.'' Leni whispered into his ear and gave him a small kiss on the cheek. They both chuckled and nuzzled closer. However, they were soon disrupted by the sound of police sirens approaching from the distance. ''Oh right, Lisa must have called them since we didn't respond. Oh crap, we forgot about Lynn and Lori.'' He exclaimed and rushed together with Leni to check on them and help them out. Inside the hole Lynn and Lori stood silently, glaring at him. ''Just so you know we heard you both, the WHOLE TIME!'' Lynn yelled, while Lori simply shook her head and commanded ''We'll talk about this later, now help us finally get out of this hole.''
They complied and soon all of them, alongside the unconscious Lucy were sitting in the back of a police van, blankets covering them, and a middle-aged cop with a goatee asking them for testimonies. With Hugh, now conscious, being handcuffed and taken away in another car.
''Well, that would be all, thank you for your cooperation. But mam are you sure you're alright? With what that bastard do to you?'' The cop asked, clearly worried. They all decided to tell him that Leni was sexually abused by Hugh before finding her so that they would have an excuse when Leni later turns up pregnant and so that Hugh would definitely rot in jail. ''Thank you, sir, but I just want to be with my family right now,'' Leni said meekly. The policeman simply nodded and left them alone. Soon they were on their way home, enjoying the peace and quiet since the Loud house was about to get a lot more chaotic.
