"Thump"

"Mhh, five more minutes." Lincoln pleaded in a muffled voice as his face was currently buried in Lori's bosom, which had gotten noticeably bigger as she had already been pregnant for 4 months. Since the incident, it became a habit for him to sneak into Lori and Leni's room during the night and spend it huddled together with both of them on one bed. Sure, it certainly was cramped, especially since both Lori and Leni had now noticeable baby bumps. But being surrounded by two beautiful women, both of whom were pregnant with his child, well it was a heavenly albeit surreal feeling for him. The fact they were his sisters wasn't helping at all.

Speaking of sisters, well things have gotten a bit complicated. Because of Leni's and Lori's condition their parents became a lot more protective of everyone. That meant they enforced some strict limits on outside activities, that meant no concerts for Luna, no birthday parties for Luan and less sports for Lynn just to name a few.

In the past, they certainly would have protested these restrictions on their freedom, but their parents became a lot more strict. And honestly, they couldn't blame them, they were obviously scared of any more bad things happening to their children. When Leni revealed she was pregnant, and had no intentions of ending the pregnancy they flipped out and swore they wouldn't let any of their daughters share their fate.

Nevertheless, this made his sisters frustrated, and they needed to vent that frustration and of course, this meant he became their main target. Honestly, most days he felt like a bunny in a den full of hungry foxes, dogs, cats, and whatever other natural predators bunnies had. Luna and Luan often worked together to lure and catch in one of Luan's traps, while Lynn would usually tackle him into a nearby open room and lock the door. And just when he felt safe, Lucy would crawl out of a nearby vent and entangle him like a snake. Sleeping with his two pregnant sisters was the only time he was left alone.

It was not that he hated all the attention his sisters provided him, although he felt sore most of the day because of it. He loved them more than anything and would go through hell for them. There were no more doubts in his mind, he wanted to spend the rest of his life with them, even if it meant they would have to hide from the outside world. And that was the problem, he was afraid for them, afraid that they were being too reckless. Afraid that one of these days all the safety measures wouldn't be enough and they would be found out. Lola and Lana were clueless so far, as well as their parents, however, he had his suspicions that Lisa already knew, though so far displayed no intentions of ratting them out. Alas, all he could do was hope for the best.

It was the end of August, which was when their parents said that they would lift the restrictions and allow them to attend school and after-school activities as usual. Meaning that he wouldn't have to constantly be on his toes, and hopefully have some time for his friends. Lori and Leni obviously weren't returning to school. Lori having graduated was currently postponing college and Leni would be homeschooled for her last year.

"Thump"

"Alright quit poking me, Lori!" He groaned as he lifted his head, only to see him beautiful, even if disheveled oldest sister sleeping peacefully on her side, facing him. Her hands were both under her head so she couldn't have poked him in his chest.

"Thump"

There it was again. Confused, he looked behind, only to see Leni was still snoring on her back. He lifted the blanket, revealing Lori's mostly exposed stomach, as her PJ's weren't able to cover it anymore. He cocked an eyebrow, puzzled as to what was poking him when he saw it. It was barely visible, but he saw Lori's stomach bulge slightly at one point. He was frozen, sitting on the bed and staring at her stomach, he couldn't stop the flush of warm tears filling his eyes. The drops started to fall, splattering on Lori's belly, stirring her from her sleep.

"Lincy, what time is it?" she mumbled, still sleepy. "Oh my god! Lincy what happened? Why are you crying? Did you have a bad dream?" Lori started to freak out when she saw her brother sobbing quietly next to her.

"No, it's just... I'm so happy right now. I can't even begin to describe it. Lori it,.. our child just kicked me." He stammered out, turning to face her. His eyes were watery, but he flashed her the biggest, happiest grin she had ever seen on him. Lori took him in her arms, hugging him as hard as she could, "You're the dorkiest, cutest, and sweetest boy I know. I love you Lincoln, and I love our child." She spoke softly, the moment making her so emotional she copied Lincoln in his sobbing. Her hand moved to her stomach and started to softly rub it. Lincoln put his hand on hers and leaned in to kiss her deeply. He pushed his tongue against her teeth and she granted him entry, allowing him to explore her mouth. The sloppy sounds and soft moans of their now full-on make-out session awoke Leni from her sleep.

"Hey, no fair! I also want a good morning kiss." She complained grumpily as she hooked her arms around Lincoln, pressing against his back. Lincoln separated from Lori to give some attention to his second oldest sister when suddenly her face turned green and she ran to the bathroom. "Poor Leni, I'm glad my sickness subsided. Bet you wouldn't be making out with me if my mouth tasted of vomit." Lori teased her brother. "Wait, that was vomit, I just thought your mouth tasted like that." He teased back, jumping out of bed to avoid the unavoidable wrath that would be aimed towards him. "Now you've done it, enjoy being a pretzel," Lori said with murder in her eyes as she started to approach him.

"Kids, breakfast will be ready in a few, so wake up and get dressed before it gets cold!" their Father called from down the stairs.

And just like that, it was back to their "normal" life. Just Lori and her little brother Lincoln, nothing more. They both gave each other an understanding smile and went back to their respective rooms. Lincoln entered his small room, seeing Lucy sleeping calmly snuggled in his blankets. She did this most nights, going to sleep in her room, only to sneak out through the vents once Lynn fell asleep so she could sleep in her big brother's bed, even if he wasn't there. When he asked her about it she told him the smell and atmosphere of his room helped her relax, and that him sleeping there was a nice bonus.

Finding it honestly cute, he didn't pester her about it and was glad when she joined him late at night, even if it did wake him up. Gently approaching the bed, he brushed aside her bangs and gave a soft kiss on her forehead to wake her up. "Rise and shine, my little vampire." Slowly, Lucy opened her eyes, revealing her bright blue irises, and smiled, "I don't know brother dear, a creature of the night like me cannot be exposed to daylight. Although maybe a bit of your life force could help me push through." Lincoln chuckled and leaned in to give his essence, that is to say, a kiss. Her lips had a dark shade from the colored lip balm she usually wore, which contrasted with her pale skin, and tasted of grape.

After dressing up and waiting his line for the bathroom he made his way downstairs, where the rest of the family mainly Lori and Leni were hungrily devouring the pancakes Dad made them. Taking a seat between Lynn and Luan he picked up the fork to eat his fill when he noticed Lisa staring at him inquisitively. "Lisa, do you need something?" he asked hoping it was just something mundane like passing her the syrup. "No, just thinking about something, brother," Lisa answered casually, not breaking eye contact. "Crap, she never calls me brother out loud. She suspects something." Lincoln thought, beads of nervous sweat forming on his forehead.

"By the way Lincoln, Howard called, and said Clyde had won some free tickets to the new arcade in a baking competition the other day and wanted to invite you and Lori. And well, since it's with Clyde, you can go." Their mother spoke up, breaking the tension that was building between Lincoln and Lisa.

"Oh great! I'll call him right away." He replied cheerily. After finishing breakfast, he and Lori both got dressed. He went with the classical orange polo and jeans, while Lori picked a loose shirt her mother used when she was pregnant with Lily. She was a bit embarrassed being seen in public like this, but she also yearned for an excuse to wind down with Lincoln after the stressful summer. Soon, they were on their way, with Lori borrowing Vanzilla to drive them to the arcade that was located in the RW mall.

"Hey Linc! Great to see you, man. I was worried your parents didn't let you go for a sec there." They were greeted by the nerdy boy who was waiting for them outside of the mall. "Hi..hello.. Lori. You're looking lovely, you know, despite the circumstances." He stammered as he tried to speak to Lori, succeeding in not passing out this time. "Hey Clyde, thanks for inviting me as well. Been a while since I went to an arcade." Lori answered, trying to ignore his remark about her pregnancy. "Well? What are we waiting for, let's try out the new racing machines they got here." Lincoln urged them on, too excited to wait any longer.

The rest of the day was spent trying out all the new and different arcades that Guss didn't have and competing for different prizes. Lori challenged Lincoln and Clyde to duel her in Muscle Fish and unexpectedly trashed the floor with them. Lincoln and Clyde, however, got their revenge in the Dance Dance Revolution game. After a few hours, they already had a bucket load of tickets, which they exchanged for some coupons to other stores and plushies.

After the arcade and a quick snack break, they decided to head to the nearby park to relax a bit before going their separate ways. They strolled on a mostly deserted path, catching up on what was going on in their lives and engaging in some small talk. As they neared the exit, Lincoln excused himself to go to the nearby public restroom.

"Alright twerp, how about we go get some ice cream for Lincoln and us before he comes back?" Lori proposed and turned to head to the nearby stand, when suddenly Clyde grabbed her hand and motioned her to follow him off the path, towards a nearby tree. "Alright, what is it? Out with it Clyde." Lori urged him, unsettled by his sudden change of demeanor.

"Lori, I..I love you!" he exclaimed. "Yes Clyde, I know, you made it quite obvious." Lori sighed and was about to leave when suddenly, Clyde dropped to his knee, pulling out a bouquet of flowers and a velvet box seemingly out of nowhere. Once opened, a glittering shine burst through, revealing an ornament golden ring, decorated with deep blue sapphires. "Will you marry me?"

Lori was stunned. She kept glancing back and forth between the ring and the nerdy boy kneeling in front of her. "The truth is, I lied, the price for the baking contest was actually 2 thousand dollars. I wanted an excuse to invite you out." Clyde said, breaking the silence. "I don't care if you're pregnant. I still love you and I will even help you raise the child. We technically can't marry now, but just in 2 years I'll be 15 and we can marry in Kansas." He continued rambling.

"Clyde enough. What the hell are you doing." Lori shouted at him once she recovered from the initial shock. "Giving you an opportunity for a normal life. Can't you see Lori? I still love you, but not many people will want to love you and care for someone else's child at the same time. How are you going to take care of the kid when you don't even have a degree? Your family won't be able to take care of you forever, I bet they will have their hands full with Leni, being how she is."

"Screw you, Clyde! I'm not just some stupid damsel in distress and neither is Leni, I can take care of myself. Besides, you're still just a kid, you can't make important decisions like this." Lori retorted angrily. She sighed, putting her face into her palm to calm down. "Look Clyde, I'm sure you mean well, but it'll just never happen. I don't love you, and never will. You need to move on and find someone who will actually return your feelings. But we can still be friends. I'll forget about this and we'll pretend this never happened." She addressed him in a calmer tone.

Clyde remained silent for a moment, his eyes on the ground. After a moment he raised his head, revealing his red, teary eyes. However, instead of sadness, they radiated anger. "You know what Lori, you're right. I should find someone else, someone who'll actually be grateful for everything I do for them. Not someone, selfish and condescending as you." It was now he who was yelling at Lori. Clyde turned and walked out of the arcade, but turned back before he left, "One day when I'll be successful and rich and you alone and poor, you'll beg me to take you back and care of you. But I'll do what you did today and return the favor." He spat venomously before disappearing into the crowd outside of the arcade.

Lincoln returned a few minutes later. When he asked about Clyde, Lori simply told him he wasn't feeling well and had to go home. She didn't want Lincoln to lose his best friend because of her. It was for nothing, however, as when they returned home in the evening, Clyde called Lincoln, announcing that he would be moving to France to start his study as a chef under his Granma's guidance. Needless to say, it left Lincoln depressed for a long time.

The present timeline, a few hours before Lincoln returned with Luna...

Morigan: Alright, the next boss should be just behind this door, so make sure you have your buffs applied.

Clincoln McLoud: Got it. Here we go! Leeeeeeroy Jeeeenkins!

Morigan: What the hell? What are you doing, we need to stick to our squad mates.

Clincoln McLoud: Don't worry, see, he's already at 30%. Aaaand he's down.

Morigan: Yeah, 'cause I had to use the last charge on my staff of destruction. What the fuck was that about?

Clincoln McLoud: Sorry, I guess you're too young to get that reference. But hey, don't think I didn't notice that swear.

Morigan: Gosh, I'm 16 already. Besides, what are you, my father?

Clincoln McLoud: No, but I could snitch on you to him. That is, unless you help me with the next raid, aaand let me have half of your loot.

Morigan: Geez Mr. Clyde. I see the showbiz really did make you scummy.

Clyde laughed as he reclined into his expensive gaming chair. He never thought an MMORPG would entertain him this much ever again. "Guess it's because of who I play it with." He thought to himself as he glanced over his desk, where a decent collection of photos he found online of Lori and her daughter, were printed out and framed. Excusing himself for a moment to Loan, he got up and headed for his bathroom. Exiting his room he walked into the main room of his penthouse, which housed the living room with a giant plasma TV and an expensive leather couch, as well as a large kitchen area. He headed to his luxurious bathroom to quickly relieve himself and return to the game when the sound of his phone ringing interrupted his plan.

Picking it up, he saw the name of an old friend, Sam. When he still lived in Royal Woods he knew her just as Luna's girlfriend, although he heard they broke up later. Later, when he returned from France to start his work as a chef in a high-end restaurant in New York, he met her again. She was in a decently successful band back then and they were offered a gig at that restaurant. When they recognized each other, they struck up a conversation and soon became fast friends. They still texted each other from time to time, but his work made him busy most of the time so they haven't talked in a while.

"Hey Sam, been a while, what do I owe the pleasure to?" he said as he accepted the call. "Are you alone right now?" Sam replied, clearly not in the mood for pleasantries or friendly banter. "Uh, yeah, I'm home so..." Clyde replied, unsure of what his friend wanted. "Alright Clyde, listen to me and listen well. I'm telling you because we're friends and we've both had dealings with the Louds." Sam started when she was interrupted by Clyde. "So it's about the Louds? Sam, for Christ's sake, if you're drunk again and want to complain about Luna to, then find someone else. I really don't care what Luna did when you were sixteen." Clyde said annoyed. It wasn't unusual for Sam to get drunk and call him to vent, usually about her ex-girlfriend. But that was in the past and he really didn't want his first conversation with her after all this time was about her complaining to him.

"No Clyde, jeez, I've been clean for three months already. This is something serious. It's about their children." Sam answered embarrassed. This got Clyde's attention, "Alright, continue." "You've met their family, right? You said you were there during Christmas. So, surely you must have noticed, certain things. Like besides the fact that all of the sisters are single mothers. Surely at least one of the men must have wanted to help raise his kids?" she continued, expanding on her point, barely stopping to breathe.

"So? I mean for both Lori and Leni it's pretty much impossible since their partners are either in jail or dead. As for the others, well it's not that far-fetched. From what you told me Luna was rather promiscuous and Lynn's partner doesn't even know he's a father from what I know. As for the others, it's weird but not impossible." Clyde countered, still not sure where she was going with this.

"Christ Clyde, alright then. But speaking of Lori, have you noticed Loan, I mean she looks just like her mother, with an even lighter shade of blond hair. Now does that sound like a child of a Latino father?" Sam continued frustrated, yet undeterred by her friend's denseness.

"Isn't that a bit racist? I mean I'm not a biologist but genes have a weird way of manifesting themselves. Like, have you seen Mulatos? Their extremely white" Clyde countered, still not seeing the direction of the conversation.

"For fuck's sake. Lupa has white hair and freckles. Lacy has an unnaturally white shade of brown hair just like Lemy. Liby has an overbite just like Lincoln did. Leia also has freckles, and all of them have almost identical round noses." Sam screamed into her phone, forcing Clyde to move it away from his ear,

"What are you..." "They're all Lincoln's children! He fucked and knocked up all of his sisters and they lied to everyone about it. That's also why their parents moved away." She finished and explained the last part in a now resigned voice, "I found out the other day when I met them at Nick's concert." "Clyde? You there?" Sam asked after not hearing any response from her friend.

But Clyde had already hung up. He leaned into the kitchen counter he used as a support. His breathing became erratic and soon started hyperventilating, cold sweat running down his forehead. It was something he hadn't experienced for a long time, almost ten years in fact, a panic attack. Thankfully he still remembered the breathing exercises his former therapist taught him and was able to calm down enough to think rationally again.

"God, how could I have been so blind? Of course, his sisters wouldn't just sleep with random dudes without protection. They never even tried to argue when people insulted them about it, because they knew the truth was way worse. It was no wonder Lincoln spent so much time with his sisters instead of his friends, or why he didn't try to pursue a relationship with Stella. Wait that means..." He spoke to himself, sitting on the floor of his vast kitchen, propped up against the counter.

Loan, his angel, the sweetest and most beautiful girl he met, was his best friend's and his former love's daughter. Clyde suddenly felt sick as a wave of nausea hit him. But then he felt something else, a force that prompted him to stand back up again and helped him clear his mind. It was resolve, he knew Loan was innocent, in fact, she was the victim of her incestuous family. Who knows what disgusting things they did to her behind closed doors? No, he would not allow that, he loved Loan, and he wouldn't stop loving her despite her origin. He was resolved to save her.

He stormed back into his room and sat back in his chair.

Morigan: Finally! What took you so long? Did you just commit domestic terrorism on that poor toilet? XD

Clincoln McLoud: You could say that. You see Chef's stomach is really sensitive so he can detect even the slightest of tastes.

Morigan: Sureee. Anyway, aunt Luan said that Dad wanted to have a meeting about something so I have to go.

Clincoln McLoud: Wait! Before you go I wanted to ask you something. My team's filming a new series focusing on small restaurants in more rural parts of America and well I wanted to film the first episode in Royal Woods.

Morigan: Alright? Sound cool but what does that have to do with me?

Clincoln McLoud: Well, I wanted to film an episode about your Dad's restaurant, but I want to make it a surprise to him. You know, as a present, I would recommend his restaurant to my viewers, we could even get you aunts Luna and Luan to perform on TV. But to prepare it all I would need to have access to his place. So I wanted to ask if you could get his keys without anyone knowing and meet me and the crew there to prepare everything.

Morigan: Really?! That sounds epic. Dad has been wanting to make an advertisement for some time, but they were expensive as hell, and didn't want to risk wasting money. I can get the keys no problem. When will we do it?

Clincoln McLoud: How about next Friday, at 7 am?

Morigan: Damn, that's early... But okay, thanks a ton, uncle Clyde.

Clincoln McLoud: Oh, I'm Uncle Clyde now? ;‑]

Morigan: Don't push it.

Present timeline...

"This is bad, like Mom on first of April bad!" Liby said, pacing around the former Lori's and Leni's room. They were all sent there so that their parents could discuss how to deal with the situation undisturbed.

"No shit Sherlock. What's next, that Flip's hotdogs aren't actually approved by health inspection." Leia sneered sarcastically sitting on Loan's bed, hugging her mother's former unicorn plushie.

"Will they take Dad and Mom away?" Lacy whimpered, hugging her knees on the floor.

"Let's calm down everyone. Aunt Lisa is a genius, I bet she has some countermeasures in place. And Aunt Lola has a lot of contacts in the journalism industry so she can at least prevent the story going public, right?" Lyle tried his best to calm down his panicking sisters while trying to hide his own insecurity.

"That would be great if Lisa wasn't already on a government watchlist because of the unsanctioned A.I. development that almost caused the government power grid to fail." Lupa groaned, not in the mood for any snide remarks.

"I'm sorry guys, I fucked it all up. I never wanted any of this to happen." Lemy said in between his sobbing fits. But before anyone could argue a loud clap brought all of their attention to their second oldest sister. "Guys, this isn't going to help anyone. I know we're all scared, I love all of you and couldn't live without you, but arguing among ourselves won't make the problem go away. All we can do now is hope our parents can somehow solve this mess." Liena signed intensely, glancing at all of her siblings. She then came to Lemy, who was still crying with his face buried in his knees, and gently kissed his forehead while pulling him into a hug. This seemed to have its intended effect as Lemy calmed down and returned the affection.

Lyra, who was sitting next to her brother smiled weakly at Liena as a sign of gratitude. It was clear she inherited her caring and loving nature from her mother and Lyra was immensely thankful for that. "God, please don't let our family be torn apart." She whispered under her breath as she squeezed her cross necklace.

"Well dear siblings, I have some good news and some bad news. While most of my government contacts have been replaced, I still have access to the CIA and FBI databases. And there I was able to learn that Sam no longer has any connectionsh to her former successful band nor does she perform anymore, and so Tabloids should have no interest in her sensational story. Still, doesn't mean Sam won't try to gather evidence and pursue a legal path." Lisa proclaimed in front of the group of siblings, still gathered in the living room. "The bad news is that, as you are all aware, I'm still on the government watchlist and so the use of my memory-erasing device (still in the testing phase) would likely mean a squat team paying us a visit."

"What about that time-traveling device of yours? The one we used for that vase." Lori asked, still hoping to somehow prevent this from reaching any authoritative bodies. "Sorry Lori, but even without the risk of creating a time paradox, I don't have any more fuel, and getting plutonium is currently impossible due to reasons mentioned earlier," Lisa replied, clearing her glasses to avoid looking into Lori's intense gaze.

"Well, how about a more traditional method? Like kidnaping her, a bit of violence, maybe if we spook her enough she'll be too scared to do anything. I mean, I know it's gruesome but I will do anything to make sure Lizy will live a normal childhood." Lana piped up, earning an affirmative nod from Lynn, "I like that plan sis."

"Geez gals, we're not that kind of 'family'. Get it?" Luan said, mimicking the voice of Godfather while making a finger purse gesture. "Luan, please, not right now." Luna facepalmed.

"What do you think Lincy? You usually know what to do in a situation like this." Leni asked her brother, who was currently being caressed by his gothic sister on the corner of the couch. He was staring at the ceiling, his mind currently lost deep in thought.

"I... I think we should wait for now. We don't know what Sam will do, and taking drastic measures could only worsen the situation. Maybe...maybe I can talk to her." He said after coming back to his senses. "But right now I need to be alone for a bit." He said, getting up from the couch, and gently pulling Lucy off of him. Lincoln then ascended the stairs, into what used to be his old room and closed the door behind him. Once he heard the door shut, he immediately punched the nearest wall with all his might, denting it and bloodying his hand on a loose nail and splinters. He knew his sisters would chew him out for hurting himself, but he needed to vent his anger, anger at his own foolishness.

"Lincoln." He heard the door open, as Lisa sneaked in, quickly closing it. "I know you need to cope with the situation, and even if it bothers me, I'm not here about that." She said when she noticed his frown as he glanced at his bloodied hand. "I didn't want to tell the others so as not to cause panic right now, but I feel you should now. Remember the Christmas party, you know, the one where I Luna, and Luan got rather intoxicated." Lisa continued, lowering her voice as a red color filled her cheeks. "Yeah Lisa, where are you going with this?" he asked, oblivious to the point his sister was trying to make. "Well, I may or may not have finally developed a cure for my radiation-induced infertility." "Wait, you don't mean..?" Lincoln gasped, finally understanding.

"I'm pregnant, Lincoln."


Hey guys, hope you all had a nice Christmas. Just wanted to say thanks for the continued support for this abomination of a story.

P.S. some of you probably noticed but there are some inconsistencies in the story here and there. Well that's what happens when you write a story for half a year and don't have propper notes. I'm talking about the fact in ch 3 I mentioned Luna being a teacher instead of a radio host. Anyways I noticed it when I was rereading the story and corrected it. Just saying it may happen from time to time. Alright, Tangymos out!