Poor Lincoln was rocking back and forth on the ground with his arms clutched on his legs as his eyes were wide. That beetle almost got to his brain and was about to eat it all up with his sharp incisors.

"Wh-what was that thing?" Lincoln asked in a shaky voice

"That, my friend, was a blood beetle." Said Blitzo. "One of the most dangerous fucking creatures to walk, or crawl in Hell. They are dangerous parasites that go for the brain as their favorite- Ah! Fuck!" He felt his left arm being punched by his adopted daughter.

"Blitzo, three words: Not. Fucking. Helping!" Loona snarled

The wound that the beetles got through and where Loona cut the piece of skin to get that beetle out was patched up by Moxxie, who tried to give him as much comfort as possible, along with his wife. This was one of the most traumatizing thing Lincoln could ever experience in his life. He might never look at insects the same way ever again, not after encountering a Blood Beetle like this. "You ok, Linc?" asked Millie

"I... I don't know." Lincoln said. "B-b-blood b-b-beetle." he began shimmering as he was rocking back and forth like he was feeling cold in the middle of Greenland. "About to e-e-e-eat my b-b-b-brain. So s-s-s-scary."

"It's ok, buddy." Tex knelt down to try and comfort him. "We already killed the bug. You don't have to worry about it anymore."

"But... it almost got to my brain." Lincoln breathed.

Octavia gave him a paper bag for him to breathe in and out of to help him relax. "Dude, dude, calm down." Loona stepped in to try and help.

"I can't." Lincoln said. "I can't believe i almost let a bug go inside my brain and i almost-" he felt his shoulders being grabbed and the female hellhound gave him a slap across the face.

"Snap out of it, Lincoln!" Loona said

"Loona! What the fuck?!" said Moxxie

"No, no, it's ok." Lincoln breathed. "I needed it. Just... can't believe i had a... near-death experience."

The female hellhound let out a sigh, looking guilty, and looked back at her human friend. "Sorry, kiddo. I... was just trying to help you out."

"No, i've suffered worse pain from Lola." the white-haired boy reassured. Then he looked at the two wounds from the bug and Loona. "I need to see a doctor before i get an infection."

"Well, we can't go to an Earth doctor." said Stolas. "otherwise it will risk the secret of Hell being discovered by every human."

"Do they have hospitals down here?" asked Lincoln

"Oh yes. What you need is a Hellbies and Tetanus shot." Stolas said. Blood Beetles are known to have Hellbies, which is Hell's equivalent of rabies."

Lincoln looked unsure, but he realized he might not have a choice in this. He didn't want his demon friends to get in trouble with the overlords of Hell by exposing Blood beetles to the whole earth. He had to go to a doctor down here in Hell to keep that secret safe.

Because hospitals in Hell were even more shitty than the American medical system, Stolas had to come there personally and threaten the doctors and nurses to have Lincoln get those shots immediately.

A large demon that looked like an anthropomorphic rhino with two large and thick horns on his nose. "Doctor Horny at your service." Said he. "So, I've been wanting to meet you for a while, Kid." Said the rhino demon in a deep voice similar to Michael Clarke Duncan. "My daughter is a big fan of yours and your singing." He pulled out a piece of paper and a pen. "Can my Rousseau have an autograph?"

"Uh, sure. Ok."

After signing the paper, the demon rhino doctor asked: "so what seems to be the problem, my boy?"

"It's..." Lincoln had a cold chill run through his spine again, and his blood felt cold too. "A blood beetle."

"Oh shit." Said the doctor with a look of dread on his face. "Fucking hate those things."

"Yeah but Loona saved me by using one of her claws to get it out of my arm so it wouldn't reach my brain." Suddenly, he just fainted on the floor from the chair. Loona had to help him up.

"Come on, Linc, stay with us." Loona said. "He's... very queasy about this."

"I can't blame you." Said Doctor Horny. "Nasty little shits, those blood beetles."

"Well Lincoln needs a Hellbies and a tetanus shot right now." said Stolas, "and make this one free."

"Well, I can't just make it-"

"Yes you can, Doctor!" Stolas threatened him in his demon form, clearly scaring the doctor.

"Of course, your highness." Horny meekly said with a nervous smile. "This kind of treatment won't cost a single penny." He got into his drawers to look for the shots Stolas needed for Lincoln. "Viagra? No. Roofies? No. Sex paralysis serum? Nope. Ah! Here we go. Hellbies and tetanus."

Loona got a cold chill looking at those shots, and turned away.

"Ready Lincoln? You might feel a little pinch." Horny readied the Hellbies needle.

"Sure." he closed his eyes and felt the pinch of thr first needle on his healthy arm.

"Now for the tetanus one."

Of course, everyone knows the tetanus shot has the worst kind of syringe and Lincoln made a small grunt as he felt that one.

"There you go, buddy." Horny said. "All fixed."

"And this will not cost one penny, right?" Stolas looked at him threataningly.

"Of course, your highness. Not one penny."

"Excellent!" Stolas had his happy tone back. "There you are, Lincoln. Nothing to worry about.

"And i'll be sure to tell my daughter of the kind thing you did for her."

"Sure thing. It's the least I..." he felt something in his stomach and ran to the nearby trashcan to throw up, possibly from the trauma he endured from the fucking vermin that went under his skin, literally. "I'm alright." he gagged. "I'm alright, really." but then he threw up once more. After he stood back up, he clenched his stomach. "Don't tell me that i have venom."

"No, blood beetles don't have venom." Loona pointed

"Then why did I throw up?" Lincoln grunted

"Because you've never been so scared in your life." the female hellhound pointed.

The white-haired boy made a small groan. "I'm sorry."

"No need to apologize, kid." said Doctor Horny. "I've seen worse, like a man having his dick cut off by his vengeful ex-girlfriend after he cheated on her." Everyone stared at the doctor. "What? This is Hell after all. But here's a sucker, buddy. It's cherry flavored."

"Thanks." Lincoln flatly said in reply before walking out of the room with Loona and Stolas. Everyone else was waiting for him in the waiting room of this hospital and they went up to him. "I'll live, guys. I got those shots."

"Are you feeling alright?" said Moxxie

"he vomited two times in the doctor's room before he left because of his... experience." Stolas pointed, sounding like he shouldn't have said that.

"Poor baby." Millie said. "Can i get ya something? Like an ice cream or a massage, or a lemonade?"

"No. I don't need anything." said Lincoln with his head sunk. "I just want to get my mind off of this and... Just want to get rid of all of that trauma i am having right now." then he stormed off, leaving everyone concerned for him.

"Look, Lincoln," Blitzo went after him. "You know what you need?"

"What's that?"

"A nice trip to the movies."

"Good idea, Blitzy." Stolas said with a smile. "That should help."

At the movie theater, Blitzo was the one to pay for the tickets, though he used Moxxie's credit card without his consent, much to the annoyance of his coworker. "So, which movie did you order, sir?" asked Moxxie

"Oh you'll see. It's one of my favorites."

Sititng themselves in one of the large screen rooms, they were sitting in the way back to get the best view of the big screen, and then it revealed to be the good ole horror movie "Alien."

Loona looked at his adopted father with anger. "Seriously, shithead?!" she exclaimed before being shushed by everyone in the crowd. "Aw, go fuck yourselves!" Loona retorted. She picked up Moxxie's gun and shot at the screen, ruining it instantly. Of course, this caused the whole crowd in the movie theater to form an angry mob and the gang had to get out of there while the going was good. "This is your fault, weirdo." Loona sang flatly to Blitzo

"What? What's not to love about that movie?" Blitzo asked

"Need we remind you that Lincoln suffered something similar to that dude who had the chest buster?" Tex asked, sounding impatient.

"Oh. Right."

Once again, Lincoln fainted, landing on a black trash bag. "Oh not again." Said Octavia as she tried giving him some air. "The trauma is too much for him to bear."

"Yeah, I wouldn't blame him." said Moxxie.

As soon as Lincoln got back up, he took a few deep breaths. "Look, I don't think this is going to work. There has to be some way to help me move on from the whole thing."

"Well, I hate to say it, but there is one way that can help him." Blitzo said

"Don't show him your birthmark." Loona groaned.

"what?! No! That's not what I was suggesting. And that's private!" Blitzo sounded defensive. "I was going to say go back in time and stop that beetle from attacking Lincoln in the first place."

"My sister has a Time Machine. Lisa is a genius inventor." Lincoln pointed

"Maybe there is an easier way. Verosika might have the thing for this problem." Vortex suggested

"What?! No fucking way." Said Blitzo. "I would rather peep my own tongue out of my mouth!"

"Come on, B." Said Tex. "She is Lincoln's friend too."

"ugh, fine. Let's go." Blitzo crossed his arms

"I still wonder what the beef with you and her is all about, Blitzo."

"I told you Mills, none of your business."

In Verosika's penthouse, she and her sister were talking together about a possible collaboration on a song.

The two Succubus sisters were more than happy to see Lincoln again, but looked surprised to see the cast and patch on Lincoln's arm. "What happened?" Asked Katie

"A blood beetle tried to eat Lincoln's brain." Moxxie said.

"A blood beetle?" Said Verosika. "Disgusting bugs. Oh Lincoln you poor baby." She walked up to hug him to try and give him comfort. "I'm so sorry that you endured that, sweetie."

"He'a pretty shaken by what happened, and vomited two times." Loona pointed. "But we managed to give him a shot for Hellbies and tetanus."

"I almost died." Said Lincoln. "I almost died from that beetle."

"Please don't faint again." Moxxie said.

"Right."

"Lincoln, come here." Said Katie, hugging the boy next. "Is there anything we can get for you, sweetie?"

"Well that's the reason why we're here." Tex said. "You can put him in one of those calming pods to help ease his mind."

"Good idea, Tex."

"A pod?" Said Millie.

"It helps people relax in ways other things can't do. It helps relieves more stress than music or animals." Verosika pointed. "It makes people feel warm and cozy with fur inside the pod, and it helps them fall asleep."

"these machines are one of the greatest successes for people with trauma Katie said.

"So I sleep in a pod with soft fur in it?"

"Kind of like a cocoon, minus turning into a butterfly." Verosika said.

"This can help you get rid of trauma that plagues your head, Lincoln. If you feel so heated off, this thing will make you as cool as a cucumber." Katie crossed her arms. "So what do you say?"

"Well I would just be sleeping in that thing?" Asked Lincoln.

"For a few hours, yes." Katie pointed.

"I've seen these things." Blitzo said. "Aren't those cocoon pods supposed to be like the greatest kind of sex toys to pleasure everyone or make them as horny as possible?" Then he gasped, "You're a fucking pedophile?!"

"No! It's nothing like that!" Verosika said. "I am nothing like that! No succubus is!"

"We may crave sex," said Katie, "but the one thing we are fucking not is: pedophiles!"

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Asked Loona. "What if he needs to eat or use the bathroom?"

"The effects in the machine will prevent him from doing so, Loona." Said Verosika. "Sort of like a hibernation kind of thing."

"Come on, Lincoln, trust my sister on this one." Katie said. "Against my better judgment." Her pop sister just scowled at her in annoyance

"Not the right time for sibling arguments, K." Verosika sang in annoyance.

Lincoln walked up to the succubus sisters and let out a sigh. "Ok, anything to get rid of the scary thoughts I have."

The pod looked pink and the hatch opened, revealing lighter pink fur, and it was rather big, almost as long and big as a bed.

"Though it's a better experience if you take off your clothes and leave your underwear, Lincoln." Verosika pointed.

"What?" Lincoln exclaimed.

"I knew it!" Blitzo said

"What is going on here?" Loona also sounded offended

"It's nothing bad or naughty. It's like a bed and you know how people sleep in their underwear or pajamas." Katie pointed. "You can still keep your underwear on."

"In front of them?" Said Lincoln. "That's embarrassing!"

"You wanna help your mental state or not?" The pop succubus sounded a little impatient.

"Ok ok." Lincoln sighed. "Guys, don't judge me or take pictures of me when I do this, ok?" Blushing he took almost all his clothes off and he was wearing nothing but his underwear.

then he hopped on the pod and laid on it. The fur was very very soft against his skin, even better than an ordinary blanket.

"I'm ready." Lincoln sighed.

"good." Then she felt his left cheek kissed by Verosika. "Sweet dreams." She murmured softly.

"yeah sweet dreams, Lincoln." Then Katie kissed him on the right cheek.

before the pot hatch closed, Loona walked up to him and said: "will you be alright, kiddo?" She looked worried

"I'll be fine, Loona. Really. I can trust them with this." "But when will the hatch open?"

Verosika smiled before saying: "don't worry. As soon as you wake up, the door will automatically open up for you to get up."

He laid his head back and the hatch closed. His body was surrounded by the warm, comfy, cozy pink fur that filled the inside of this pod, and there was some kind of gas or breeze sweeping in the pod, the most relaxing kind of breeze, but warm. It was like.. a steam room without steam or the sweat. Without knowing it, the atmosphere inside of it was making him sleepy from the massaging vibrations.

Before he knew it, the intense calmness was making his eyes close and he finally drifted to sleep inside this cozy cocoon-like structure.

Loona backed away from the pod and still looked worried about the boy (on the inside, even though she didn't show it externally).

"So what do we do with him?" Asked Moxxie. "We can't just leave him all alone."

"Well I can send him back home and explain to the family what happened." Loona said.

One explanation later

"What?!" The whole Loud family exclaimed in shock as they looked at the floating pod Lincoln was peacefully sleeping inside.

"So let us get this straight." Said Luan. "A brain-eating beetle almost took Lincoln's brain and he was so traumatized that he is now sleeping in that pod?"

"Yep, pretty much, but it wasn't my fault."

"And you dug your claw into his flesh?" Said Luna. "Dude, what were you thinking?"

"Saving him from the beetle for fuck sake! Don't judge me! I saved him before the beetle could even try to eat his brain." The female hellhound said. "But this pod is helping him get rid of the stress. So he will be sleeping for at least a few hours."

"Well thanks for saving him Loona." Lynn Sr said "...again."

"yeah whatever. If anything goes wrong, let me know. Later, losers." She opened the portal back to Hell? Leaving Lincoln with his family. "Here, I'll take him to his room." Lynn volunteered, carrying the pod and placing it on the bed.

"I wish I had one of those." Lola pointed.

The family looked worried at Lincoln, but Loona did save him a few times so they had to trust the female hellhound, no matter how mean and surly she is. And she does have a rather close attachment with the white-haired boy.

In his pod, Lincoln never felt so at peace in his entire life. He was having the best kind of sleep anyone can ever experience. It was far better than a normal bed.

The fur was still rubbing against his body and it was like he never wanted to wake up in the first place. He was dreaming of becoming president of the world, and then dreaming about being a spaceman going on a space voyage and killing evil aliens on his adventures.

what more can a kid want when it comes to having good dreams while sleeping?

He slept for at least three hours in that pod and he was still feeling so peaceful and serene from the effects of this pod. Finally, when he woke up, he saw the hatch open, revealing he was in his good old bedroom.

He felt a little groggy and yawned from that nice sleep. Yes, he also felt so calm and relaxed. He looked at the window and saw that it was the afternoon. Putting on a new set of his usual clothes, Lincoln walked downstairs and saw his family watching TV.

"Guys?" Lincoln said.

the family looked happy to see Lincoln again, but were shocked to see the wound the big beetle and Loona gave him.

"Oh honey, are you alright?" Asked Rita. "That looked like it hurt when it attacked you,"

"Well, it was more like... uncomfortable. But I'm ok."

"Are you sure? Because I can get you some orange juice."

"No thanks, dad." Lincoln smiled. "But I would like some popcorn since Operation Dessert Storm is on."

"sounds good." Lynn Sr smiled. The boy made a big bowl of popcorn for him and his family to enjoy, and watched some tv together as a family. One by one, the whole family took turns taking a scoop of popcorn for themselves to munch on, and when there time came there was little left, the siblings looked at one another, thinking about getting the last bits themselves.

"Look, I think I should get it. I'm the oldest. She before beauty." Lori pointed

"Pish posh!" Lola said. "That's a lie."

"Well I'm the strongest." Said Lynn.

Before the parents knew it, it became a free fight between the siblings over the last bits of popcorn. But it was typical for a chaotic family like them.

when nighttime came, it was lights out after all the siblings brushed their teeth and Lincoln tucked himself in his normal bed. Earlier, Lynn placed the comfort pod in the attic for safekeeping. He was certain that he was going to have a goodnight sleep tonight after the heavenly experience from the pod earlier, and he fluffed his pillow before falling fast asleep.

Lincoln's dream

he woke up and his house looked empty on a sunny day, not even the pets were in sight, which was weird since he would wake up to see the chaotic lifestyle of this family.

He went downstairs to get himself some breakfast. Waiting for his dad to make him some waffles, he heard a skittering sound for a second. When it stopped, he still waited.

turning around to see the walkway between the kitchen and dining room, his heart sank to his feet. It was the same beetle that tried to eat his brain in Hell before, but... what was it doing on Earth?

"Oh no." Lincoln breathed. But it was just one, so maybe he can squish it. His hopes immediately went slim when he saw, to his horror, a large swarm of the blood beetles, looking like a plague of locusts. Lincoln screamed and ran for the back door, only to reveal another swarm of blood beetles rushing to him. "Come on!" He complained. He ran through the kitchen as fast as he could to the front door, and opened it.

Sadly, there was yet another swarm of blood beetles out there. He saw that beetles were coming in from all directions, inside or outside, all Lincoln could do was scream at the top of his lungs as he felt the beetles swarming all over his body

"Lincoln!" A muffled voice kept repeating his name.

end of Lincoln's dream

"Lincoln!" Loona said as she was rubbing his body back and forth. "Wake up!"

Swear dripping from his body, Lincoln immediately opened his eyes with a fright and saw that it was a little past midnight on his alarm clock. Looking at Loona, he felt more calm. "Not that I'm not happy to see you, but... what are you doing here, Loona?"

"I wanted to check on you and see if that pod worked in you. But I noticed you screaming and turning over your bed. Not that I cared, but you were really having a rough dream."

"Aw man." Lincoln sighed. "I really thought the pod would work."

"guess it didn't."

"I just want this to go away. The memories, the trauma, everything to do with it."

Looking sad at Lincoln, Loona said: "come here" hugged him by surprise and it was a nice, warm, comforting feeling for Lincoln to experience. The boy was touched by this gesture and enjoyed this moment with her. "It's ok, Lincoln. Really." Loona soothed. "It wasn't your fault."

"I know."

"and please, for the love of Satan, don't tell anyone about this or I'll never hear the end of it."