[Zara was now leading Lincoln through a Tunnel after having escaped Juniper City Police Force. She continued to lead Lincoln through the tunnel telling him].
Zara:It is not much farther now.
Lincoln:You always say that,and it is always so much farther. [She finally leads him to the exit of the tunnel, leading him somewhere that leaves him in shock and awe].Whoa. [What Lincoln saw was a Massive underground city area, filled to the brim with citizens].What is this place?[Zara led Lincoln down, closer to the underground city as she told him].
Zara:Home sweet home.A ton of the best crooks and criminals in all of Juniper City live here. [Lincoln saw that not far away was a Bisharp busily sharpening its blade. . guys will steal your pants right off ya,and you will never know it. [Upon hearing this,Lincoln puts his paws on his pants as if to protect it from what Zara just told him while following close behind her, not noticing that two Nickit were hiding close to him, with one hiding in a barrel and the other in a pipe that it snuck its head out of].
[As they continued making their way through the Underground city,Lincoln happened to see that a trio of children, a Children were playing around with a bucket full of Fireworks, causing him to feel concerned about their safety].
Lincoln: ,you kids be careful with those fireworks.
[Then suddenly without Warning the Children all suddenly started snarling at him before they lunged at him and began attacking wildly and rapidly with complete and utter savagery. With all of three of them attacking Lincoln, causing Lincoln to Scream in pain, before they all moved to attack Lincoln's Butt].
Lincoln:Ooh!
[Zara, having seen this attack on Lincoln causes her to wince in worry and fear. As the Children trio continue to attack Lincoln, he manages to pull the girl and one of the boys off his Belly, but that does not last long as they just continue snarling before they bited Lincoln's stomach again,causing him to scream in pain and agony again].
Lincoln: Ow![But then Lincoln manages to get them off his belly again before grabbing and the second boy off him. Now the trio of small attackers was together on the ground again, snarling. Before, suddenly they calmed down and were no longer acting all vicious and aggressive].
Children:Oh!
[Then they all started giggling before bouncing off together, happily as if their vicious attack onLincoln never happened.].
Lincoln:So,are you friends with all these people?
Zara: They are simply family.
[Then the two heard a voice calling to them].
Voice: Zara!
[They looked up to see a figure standing on a bridge high above them. Then they saw the figure jump into a set of nearby pipes and begin moving through them in their direction, causing the pipes to begin rattling at ending up used as a transportation method for him. Moments later, the figure came out of the pipe and droped in front of them, appearing to have curled up in a Ball shape. Then the figure came up to them and stood in front of them, revealing that is a short man with dark brown hair, wearing a beanie hat and a dark red jacket.]
Man:Oh! Is that really you?
[Zara smiled back looking equally happy to see theman.].
Zara: Han,my old mentor. [Han was so happy to see Zara again].
Han:I always knew someday you will find your way home back to the when you did... [Han opened his arms out for a hug... Before Lincoln and Zara end up at sword point as theyhad a Bunch of Pointed weapons, swords, blades, and others pointed directly at them, giving them little room to move without risking getting an impalement.]Well,I would be sure to give you a proper homecoming.
Lincoln:Family,huh?
Zara:More like distant cousins.
[Then Han said just as he turned his attention over to both Lincoln and Zara, asking everyone who could hear him].
Han:All should we do this? Quick and painless? Or slow and painful?
Children:Slow and painful. Slow and painful. [
Han:All right,you little and painful it is.
Children: Yay! Hooray!
Zara:You really do not wanna do this. [Han decides to humor Zara asking her why she would say that].
Han:And why is that?
Zara:Because if you so much as lay one claw on me,you are gonna need to...[Zara then runs and jumps on top of Lincoln's shoulder announcing loud enough for everyone to hear her]answer the Dragon ,warrior,warrior,warrior,warrior.
Han:Who?
[Lincoln then facepalm and dragged his hand across his face.]
Lincoln:Oh, my adventures really that regional? I Defeat Tremor Ton,I destroyed Lord Venger and his army, stop a crazy spirit warrior,defeated many crooks and criminals and even fought in a massive war! Does no one has heard of me?!
Zara:Introduce them, Lincoln to... your... fists or swords. [Hearing this causes the crowd to gasp and begin muttering to themselves. Before they closed in onLincoln and Zara. Lincoln took a fighting stance and pulled his sword, ready to fight. But then a Small holographic version of Jack appeared to Lincoln ].
Jack: Remember,Lincoln,there are other ways to bring peace than by kicking butt.
[Lincoln gets annoyed with the timing of Jack a].
Lincoln:Ah,come ? Now?
[But then suddenly a second Small Holographic Version of Jack appeared behind Lincoln's head ].
Jack #2: Yes, now.
[The presence of two Jacks like this has Lincoln confused.]
Lincoln:Hold 't my inner Jack's have differing opinions
Jack #2: We are in total agreement...
Jack #1:...with our mutual disappointment.
Both Jack:...In you.
[Having said that they both shared a mutual disappointment in Lincoln both Jack's who were acting as his voice of reason, poofed away in a puff of smoke. Then Lincoln said just as he tried to reason with the Den of Thieves who were on the verge of attacking them].
Lincoln:Wait. [Surprisingly, this gets everyone to stop from preparing to attack then tries to tell sounding Prophetic...].He who resorts to violence now will only find more violence later.
Den of Thieves:Huh?
Female thief: So,what you are saying is if we do not hurt Zara a little now...
Masked thief:...We can hurt her a ton later.
[The Masked thief even prepared a pair of Fire Punches for emphasis. But Lincoln becomes distressed seeing that everyone was completely misinterpreting what he was trying to say].
Lincoln:What? No,that is not what I said.
Han:Yes! And more violence later is better than less violence now.
[Lincoln gets increasingly upset by this, as he tries to clarify what he said...].
Lincoln:No,no.I bet you are misunderstanding the fundamental point of... [... But then ends up interrupted by the trio of Children who shouts happily].
Boy 1:More violence!
Boy #2:Hooray!
Girl:Violence makes my tummy tingle.
Lincoln: Do you three not have parents?!
Thief:You know that boy make a ton of good points.
Crook:Well,I like it.
[Then the Den of Thieves begins dispersing as they begin walking away with the Children Trio chanting happily to themselves].
Children:Violence,violence,violence.
[Lincoln becomes upset seeing them all leave, having completely misconstrued his attempt at 'Words of wisdom'].
Lincoln:No,no,no! Wait! Come back! Look,I will think of better wisdom. Or you are just brainless.
[All the while,Zara just hangs her face in the palm of her hand, feeling completely embarrassed at how Lincoln failed just now].
Zara:You need to workshop those proverbs.
Lincoln: That or these are the stupidest criminals I have ever seen, And I come from Royal Woods.
[A Couple of Minutes later,Lincoln and Zara were talking with Han at his place of business. With Lincoln trying to see if he could get him to recognize him, by telling a couple of his famous Nicknames].
Lincoln:Uh,the Kung Fu Loud?
Han:Nope.
Lincoln:The son of Lynn and Rita Loud and Paul and Darla Penda? Also, the brother of the Louds Sisters and Pablo Penda?
Han:Those are both quite common names.
Lincoln: How common is Loud and Penda? Mentored by Takanuva?
Han:Sorry.
Lincoln:Trained by Master Jack and boyfriend to Lavender, the Purple Panther?
[Those names look to get Han's attention, as his face brightens up a bit].
Han: Oh! Master Jack and Lavender, the purple panther?
Lincoln: Aha!
Han: Yes. Everyone knows of the legendary Master Jack. But not you.
[Right on cue, the two smaller holographic versions of Jack reappear to Lincoln.].
Jack: Did someone say"legendary"? Bring it in.
[Then both Jack's high-five each other before Lincoln smacks them away, causing them to disappear in a puff of smoke.]
Han: Also your the boyfriend to the Purple Panther, she can do much better then you.
Lincoln: Hey!
then Lincoln sees that one of the twins of earlier is standing behind him and is eying his pants, but Zara does not notice as she decides to cut to the chase here as she says to Han].
Zara: Look, Han. Hey, I know we have had our differences,[The twin tries to take a handful of Lincoln's pants for himself, only for Lincoln to smack his hand away, gently but with enough force to get the point across to the twin]but I am really in a jam here, and I was hoping you could help me out. [Then Lincoln sees the Children trio walk over to Lincoln and Zara with the girl holding a cup with what Lincoln assumes is a drink in it. He graciously accepts the Beverage they are giving him.
Lincoln: Thank you.
[But Zara is one step ahead of Lincoln ].
Zara: Do not drink that. [Then she kicks the drink cup out of Lincoln's hands, causing it to fall and hit the ground and shatter into pieces. Which reveals a Sizzling green liquid that begins steaming right away . Lincoln is in shock to see what he could have ended up drinking had Zara not saved him just now. All the while, Children all awe .]
Children: Oh!
[They begin giggling as they run laughing together. Zara turns her attention back to Han as she continues talking to him.]
Zara: We just need someplace to lie low for a while until the heat cools off.
[Given their complicated history, Han is not so keen about this request she is making ].
Han: And why should I help you?
[Zara says trying to appeal to her former Mentor and caretaker].
Zara: Because deep down beneath that iron-scale exterior is a good-hearted soul who still thinks of me as one of the family?
[Han is quiet for a moment, before answering her].
Han: Fine. [He then goes on to tell Zara with a deadly glare wanting to make himself perfectly clear to her and Lincoln, but especially her]. But if you are still here by nightfall,I am calling the camo's myself. Sleep tight.
[Then Han, the Leader of the Den of Thieves, and Zara's adoptive father, begins chuckling to himself, before he decides to be the Ball and roll himself into a ball and begins rolling around the room, before heading into a nearby pipe. Now alone, Lincoln turns to Zara.]
Lincoln: So tonight, we take down the Clarintess .
Zara: After you get your pants back. [This catches Lincoln by surprise as he sees that his pants is missing leaving him in his underwear and feels exposed without it. He grabs a teacup off the table to use to cover himself up before he turns around to see that twins have made off with of his pants.]
Lincoln: Not cool! You all...Come on! Give them back. Those are customs.
[But the twins just ignore Lincoln and keep dancing and parading around in his pants. For the time being, Lincoln and Zara would be spending time with Den of Thieves and the members of Juniper City's crime families. At least... until Nightfall].