Chapter 3: Family & Friends

Here's the next chapter, thanks to ECHO-173 for his help, enjoy!

Just outside the Harriet estate, a van pulled into the driveway. Then Rita and Lynn Sr. Loud stepped out of the van, the parents of the Loud siblings were starting to show their age. Rita had glasses now and Lynn Sr.'s hair was graying.

Lynn Sr. looked up at the manor, "Well, the house is still standing, so Lisa probably hasn't gotten the others up."

Suddenly, a little girl, probably around 7 years old, leaped from the attic window which was above 5 floors, shouting, "Mom! Dad!" She has medium blonde hair with a turkey tail in the back, held up by a lavender hair scrunchie, and Lucy's body type from 5 years ago, she wears a pair of lavender goggles on top of his head, with a matching lavender patterned jacket. Her T-shirt is white on the top-half and purple on the bottom-half, with two light violet rectangles on the left pectoral. She also wears black pants with lavender geometrical patterns. She also wears black gloves with lavender cuffs and lavender-black shoes.

The little girl landed on the ground, , before running over and leaping into Lynn Sr.'s arms. "Hey now! I don't recall having this little cutie! Where are your parents?" Lynn Sr. asked, before holding the little girl closely. "Good to see you out and about, Lily."

Rita's eyes watered as she put her hands around Lily's face. "I had to watch my baby grow up in a pod... Now she's out and about..." Rita sniffled as she wiped the tears from her eyes before she spoke in a calm and joyful tone. "Granted she's a Cyborg now but that's no issue for me."

Lily hopped from Lynn Sr.'s arms as the patriarch asked, "Where's your siblings?" A heavy boom came from the building. "Never mind."

*****

In the attic, Lisa was performing surgery on Luna, who was kicking and screaming, or trying to with the one leg she had. "GAAAAHHHH!!!" Luna screeched.

"Come now Luna, I'm almost done with your lung replacements, I'll move just a few more inches, trust me with a greater lung capacity you'll have a more powerful scream with you sound-based powers." Lisa explained as Luna fought against the robotic arms

Luna then roared, "This feels like my ribs are getting a root canal!!! Didn't you have some drug that keeps me unconscious?!"

"Of course I did." Lisa answered with a nod. "I used the last of it on Lily."

Luna groaned, "This freaking blows- GAAAAAHHHH!!! YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE!!!"

"I did not, you keep moving!" Lisa retorted, meanwhile, watching this from the side lines, Lincoln was on his phone, texting someone named, 'One-Eyed Jack'. They were talking about meeting up in a few days, as Lincoln had to help with his sister's being put back together. Lincoln smiled as they set up a place, close by Sandy's Ice Cream Bar. "Lincoln! I require your assistance!" Lisa shouted.

"Right!" Lincoln replied as he swiftly ran to them. "Don't worry Luuna, once you're fully up and running you'll be like your old self."

"I GODDMAN HOPE SO!"

"Sibling units, this is totally embarrassing but turns out I did have some drugs to numb the pain. I completely forgot." Lisa said with Luna shifting her head to the side, if looks could kill Lisa would be dead. He then injected Luna with drugs to numb the pain.

*4 Days Later*

Out in the city, Clyde walked out of a coffee shop, holding a hot cup in his hands and his phone in the other. A part of him was worried, was this real? Was his old friend really alive or was he going insane now. After Lincoln's death, things haven't been exactly the same, sure most of the bullies left because of better schools but they still had to deal with a lot of other stuff. Before drinking his coffee, he turned into an alleyway, a location where he would meet Lincoln, who zoomed past, appearing in front of him. "Sup!"

"AAAAHHHHH!" Clyde screamed with a high pitched voice before calming down. "Sorry... it's just that I haven't seen you in years and I thought-- WE all thought you were dead and--"

"Clyde, dude, calm down." Lincoln sounded caring towards his friend, he then got a hug from Clyde, holding him with some tears streaming down his eyes. Lincoln expected this and patted Clyde's back. "Happy to see you too bud." They then separated. "So, how are you?"

"Good for the most part, Chandler moved to a different school, a private one where they monitor like a prisoner, we just deal with Hank and Hawk but Ronnie Anne puts them in their place most of the time." Clyde explained excitedly to Lincoln. "Hey, since you're actually alive, are you gonna come back and see--"

Lincoln quickly shook his head as he exclaimed, "No! No no no no! My sisters would kill me on sight, I'm pushing it just with this meeting!"

Clyde, confused and determined, retorted, "Why not, you're not really dead and we miss you!"

"Because you guys would be in extreme danger!" Lincoln then took a deep breath before continuing to speak. "Listen, Clyde, you know how we 'died'? It was a bomb sent to us by Carol Linnaeus." Lincoln explained.

"The crazy chick who tried to kill Lisa and send Flip to space?" Clyde asked.

"The same crazy science bitch, yes." Lincoln then continued. "She sent a bomb to our house and blew it up. We managed to survive thanks to Lisa but we had to hide out of fear that she would try it again or worse target you guys... we had to hide to protect you all... As well as ourselves, we were kinda seriously messed up by the blast."

Clyde felt sad for his friend, they must have been through too much after what had happened. "We're sorry... maybe we could go to the police?"

"With what evidence." Lincoln pointed out the flaw in that plan, for it had many. "The bomb left no fragments, the package it came in was dust and ash like our house, and it was labeled as a gas leak at best. Not to mention, most of the said bomb that did leave were used to make us like a Million Dollar Man, or Woman."

Clyde then asked, "Really? What kinda powers do you have?"

"Well, I have Super Speed, Magnetism, and Electricity Generation." Lincoln then showed off his speed as he ran around Clyde releasing lightning from his hands before stopping, and sitting down. "Downside, my legs tend to get worn out at times, Lisa said the human part of us still has limits."

"Dang that sucks." Clyde replied, "Oh, what about Lisa?"

Lincoln quickly explained with excitement in his voice, "Oh, so get this, you know Conversium? The stuff that makes a double A battery output more power then a nuclear power plant?" Clyde nodded in understanding. "Well, a piece of Conversium from the bomb that nearly killed us, got launched and lodged into Lisa's brain!" Lincoln continued, keeping his voice down so no one overheard them, not that anyone was paying attention to the two.

"Crazy."

Lincoln nodded and continued, "Yeah, it amped up her brain's energy output and basically made her psychic, she can use telepathy and psychokinesis. Downside for her is that she can't actually fight, or rather, she Won't with fight her powers."

Clyde was curious as he asked, "Why not?"

"To put it in her own words. She's afraid she'll fry her brain from the energy output. There's a Chance she can use her abilities to fight, but there's also a chance her brain will melt out her nose. So she's choosing to not try and push her luck." Lincoln explained.

Clyde nodded, "Understandable? So what about Lori?"

"Hey, you said her name without passing out with a nosebleed." Lincoln jokingly remarked, but Clyde did not seem amused. "Hahaha! Get it?" Lincoln asked, his cybernetic ears could almost hear Luan laughing with pride. "Ahem, anyway, Lori has this strange device in her that is only possible thanks to the OW metals in her, it allows her to defy and control gravity. Lisa thought it would work for her since she seems to have the most mature nature among us."

"That is awesome. Who else has powers?" Clyde asked.

"Recently Lily and Luna got new bodies and powers. For Luna she seems to have a sorta Amp in her vocal cords, basically turning her into Zebra from Toriko. She should be able to let out super loud sounds and control them in some pretty cool ways." Lincoln explained, getting a questioning look from Clyde. "She hasn't exactly gotten a chance to use it yet."

"What about the others? Do they have anything yet?"

"Nope, well... Lisa didn't tell me what Lily was given, so far only four of them can even move outside of a tube. It really sucks you know... not being there with you guys, making you all think we were dead but..." Lincoln was stopped by Clyde

Clyde then responded, "Buddy, save the melodrama, you use your 'talk my parent into getting me what I want' voice." Lincoln realized how he was talking and the two shared a good laugh.

*2 Days Later...*

In an art museum, there was an art reveal. Lori was there, however, she didn't look like Lori, her hair was auburn and in a braid and her make up gave her freckles and tanned skin. 'I'm still impressed that Lisa's artificial hair can change colors so easily.' Lori thought as a man tapped his glass of wine to gather everyone's attention.

The oldest Loud then looked as a young man around her age came out, he had tan skin, black hair with a tuft combed upwards, and some facial hair on his chin. He wears black tuxedo pants, brown shoes with multiple white stripes, a black belt with a gold buckle and a cream-colored dress shirt under a green suit. He seemed slightly tired and depressed. "Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce the awe inspiring Mexican-American Artist, Bobby Santiago." The man announced, earning a symphony of applause.

Bobby quieted the room as he spoke, "Everyone... I have something to say. Today. Marks the end of my 'Stages of Lose' art line. With my final piece and sign to my family that I've moved on. May I present, 'Trail of A Forward March'." Bobby stated as some assistance unveiled a dazzling art piece of a man walking away from a tombstone with a cyan flower, the surrounding was dark with a light on the tombstone and the path ahead of the man. Lori had to fight back a tear from forming in her eyes. "Although my past pieces have given me millions of dollars and endless fame... They were just pieces showing how I saw the world during the stages of grief, but now... I've moved on from the death of my one true love and will carry on with my life. Neither my lost love nor my family would wish to see me in such a sorrowful state." Bobby explained, earning a roaring applause from his guests.

Lori, meanwhile, stepped outside of the museum, her eyes watering slightly. "He's moved on... And... So should I... After all... He wouldn't wanna see me cry either..." Lori whispered to herself, drying the tears from her eyes and walked off. 'Carol Linnaeus... This is the one good thing that came from your 'revenge', brought Bobby sadness which he used to make himself a billionaire artist. But this brought me something that anger couldn't begin to cover!! And I plan to take it all out on YOU!!!' Lori thought to herself before using her Gravity Control to leap clear out of Royal Woods in a single bound.

*The Next Day...*

In a completely different mansion, a young 17-year-old with fair skin and auburn hair. He wears a green long sleeve jacket over a white shirt, which has a print of a blue gear, gray jeans with a black belt, and white sneakers with green stripes. "Master Chandler, your homework." A butler stated as he handed Chandler a stack of homework.

Chandler nodded as he took the papers, "Yeah, Yeah Arnold." Chandler replied as he shut his bedroom door and tossed his homework on the bed. Chandler walked over to his couch and turned on his TV. Where they were still covering the meteor that was stopped by those two heroes.

"It's been roughly a week since we last saw those two, not much footage was usable due to unknown powers at play, however, this hasn't stopped this reporter from finding out more. Recently, there's been rumors of a strange speedster! Could this be one of our superheroes? Stay tuned!" Kathrine stated over the TV.

As Chandler sat down, he talked to himself, "Heroes, huh? Must be fun, given how much they can do." Chandler groaned as he leaned into his Keenan Modern U Shaped Sectional with LED Lights for goddamn reason. "They must get to do a lot, meanwhile my new school won't even let me play even harmless pranks on them. Guess being rich in a poor school, instead of a rich people school was better..." Chandler mumbled to himself, letting out a sigh of annoyance.

Suddenly, there was a knock, not at his door, but at his window. Chandler was confused as he opened his window only for a drone to fly into the room. The drone was carrying a big box with 'Incognito Labs' written on the side. The drone placed the package on the floor and flew out. There was also a note on the top that read, "Dear Mr. McCann. You have been selected to take part in a city wide experiment for Incognito Lab's newest creation! Power Suits, cybernetic psychical enhancement suits built using OW-Metals. By accepting this package, you will accept the terms of usage. Under no circumstance are you to speak of this item's origin, utmost secrecy is demanded. If you do not wish to accept please-" Chandler stopped reading after that, opening the box to find a high tech suit.

To Be Continued...

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