Chapter 12: No Loud's Sky


Not so Long ago in our Milky way galaxy...

The Loud siblings just made it out of Zax's ship "The Gem" by commandeering a junk ship that the siblings have dubbed "The Loud Ship". In doing so they have made a new friend, a cheery A.I named Pal 10,000. Together, the Louds and the Pal 10,000 plan to find their way back to Earth. However, The Red King is hunting our heroes down to the edge of the universe and back.

Back on Earth Benny, Maggie, Clyde, Ronnie Anne, and Sid Chang have banned together to find a way to rescue their friends.

...

The Loud ship had jumped into hyperspace to put some distance between the Louds and Zax.

"I'm sure that Zax guy had good intentions." Lori said, looking out the window at the swirling blue void of hyperspace. "But we cannot spend the rest of our lives on some spaceship with a bunch of strangers who aren't even human. And we certainly cannot get caught up in a war against some sort of space god like The Red King."

"Oh, we made the right choice this time." Lincoln said. "And check out what I found."

Lori turned to look at Lincoln. He was holding what looked to be some sort of high-tech flash light. Lincoln pressed a button on the device and a blade made out of blue energy extended from it.

"Holy crap!" Lori said. "Careful with that thing!"

Lincoln swung the laser sward around a bit.

"Mr. Lincoln." Pal said. "The laser sword is not a toy, please put that away."

Back on Earth...

Benny and the others sat outside The Loud House trying to figure out how to rescue the Louds.

"Guys I think we're in way over our heads hear." Sid said. "These are ACTUAL aliens! The Louds could be halfway across the universe by now."

"I think I know someone who can help." Benny said. "The biggest conspiracist in town."

...

"Uh Benny, what are we doing here." Maggie asked. "It's between a freeway and a circus."
"Wait this is where Zach lives." Clyde said. "That's who's going to help us?"

"Yeah, dude knows all about this alien stuff." Benny said. "I only met him a couple times, but he's really well known amongst conspiracists."

"Wow you're right." Clyde said. "How do you know that?"

"I met him at a convention once." Benny said.

Benny knocked on Zach's door.

"Were you followed?" Zach said as he opened the door.

"Zach?" Clyde said.

"You know him?" Benny said.

"Heck yeah I know Clyde." Zach said. "He's only one of my best friends. What's up? And seriously, where you followed?"

"No, we weren't followed." Benny said.

"Hey Clyde? Where's Lincoln?" Zach asked. "I almost never see you two apart."

"That's why we're here." Ronnie Anne said. "I know this will sound really crazy but... Lincoln and his sisters were abducted by aliens."

"I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN!" Zach said. "Come in. It's not safe to talk out in the open."

Zach led the group to his room.

"It was that Sam girl, right?" Zach said as he closed his door. "The one Luna hangs out with."

"Sam Sharp?" Benny said.

"Yeah, I always new she was an alien." Zach said. "How else do you explain her blue hair?"

"Hair dye." Benny explained.

"Oh well what about those things on her ears?" Zach said. "Obviously some sort of alien device she uses to take human form."

"Uh, those are earrings dude." Benny said.

"What about her huge head?" Zach said.

"Everyone in Royal Woods has a big head." Benny shrugged.

"Now that you mention it." Clyde added. "You're right. We all have big heads. GASP, what if WE'RE ALIENS?!?!"

"You bring up some good points." Zach said. "But I will say that Flip is DEFINITELY an alien."

"I uh... well maybe." Benny said.

"Geez, you weren't kidding about this guy." Syd mentioned to Benny.

"So, these aliens." Zach said. "Did you get a good look at them?"

"I did." Benny said. "They looked like... well, like the velociraptors from Jurassic park. Only, they had wings on their back and were covered in feathers. And they had five fingers, and this spike at the end of their tail. They abducted me to. But I guess they didn't want me. So, they threw me into an escape pod and shot me back to Earth."

"Yeah, just in time to ruin my big moment." Meggie chimed in.

"Maggie, you know that role was supposed to be mine anyway." Benny added.

"The Bsepoticans." Zach said.

"The what?" Ronnie Anne said.

"Ok that can't be a real word." Sid said.

"It is." Zach said. "The Bsepoticans are a race of raptor like aliens. They come from a planet that is very similar to ours. And thus, had a similar evolutionary history. Except of course there, the dinosaurs, or their equivalent of dinosaurs never went extinct. If these guys have Lincoln. Well that is bad news!"

The group (except for Maggie) gasped.

"Why is that bad news?" Clyde said. "Are they going to eat Lincoln?"

"I can't tell you." Zach said. "And that's the problem. I can't tell you because no one on earth can possibly guess what the raptors would want. See the raptors are like, the smartest beings in the entire galaxy, perhaps the entire universe! They were one of the oldest races to ever become sentient and reach the stars. No one can even fathom what they are thinking at any given moment."

"Um like, how do you even know all of this?" Maggie asked.

"I have a contact in the government." Zach boasted. "I can't tell you his name of course. It's classified."
"Is he the one who told you Sam Sharp was an alien." Maggie mocked.

"No." Zach said.

"Well now that we know who we're dealing with." Ronnie Anne said. "What are we going to do about it."

"Sorry to say but..." Zach said. "Lincoln and his sisters might be gone forever. Raptors don't mess around."

"Well wherever he is." Ronnie Anne said. "Knowing hm, he's probably fighting harder than ever to get back home."

...

"Hey, look I can fly!" Lincoln said floating through the air of the Loud ship as the gravity was turned off.

"Ok that's enough Lincoln." Lori smiled. "Pal, can you turn the gravity back on?"

Lincoln landed on the ground with an Oof.

"You ok Linc?" Lori said.

"You know I've been thinking." Luna said. "The Loud Ship is kind of a bland name for this ship."

"I don't think it's bland." Pal said. "I think it's great! It's great because you came up with it. Also, what does bland mean?"

"I was thinking maybe something more along the lines of Shipzilla." Luna suggested. "You know, like Vanzilla back home."

"Oh my gosh that name is even better!" Pal said.

The rest of the siblings agreed.

"Ok Shipzilla it is." Lori said. "But let's keep it at Shipzilla. I don't want this ship to have a hundred different names."

"So, it's official." Pal said. "I will officially set this ship's name as Shipzilla."

"So, who's going to be the captain?" Lincoln said.

"Well obviously it's me." Lola said. "I am the prettiest one here."

"I think you're all pretty." Pal said. "Then again I have no records for the standard of beauty among your species."

"No way dude!" Luna said. "You'd make a terrible leader!"

"It should be me." Lynn said. "I'm the toughest."

"And the dumbest." Lola added.

"Uh no, that would be Leni." Lynn replied.

"HEY!" Leni shot back.

"Well you're a close second, you bone head!" Lola said.

"GUYS!" Lincoln shouted. "Lori should be the captain! She has the most experience as a leader. And she's the oldest."

"Thank you, Lincoln." Lori smiled.

"Seriously dude?" Luna said. "You want the queen of no in charge?"

"Well hey that's not fair." Lincoln shot back. "Lori hasn't been the Queen of No for a long time. When's the last time she really bossed us around?"

"Well it has been a while." Lynn said.

"And when's the last time she had us line up for some dumb inspection?" Lincoln said

"Come to think of it, she has gotten a lot more chill lately." Luna said.

"She doesn't even where that military outfit anymore." Lincoln pointed out.

"You were in the military?" Pal said.

"No." Lori replied. "The outfit Lincoln's talking about was actually a hand-me-down from our grandfather who was in the navy. I used to were it when I would get authoritative with my siblings. But I don't do that anymore. I kind of feel bad that I ever did."

"You know what? I'm sold." Lynn said. "I'm sold. Lori can be the captain."

"Well I except. However,..." Lori said. "I think Lincoln should be my first mate... or first officer or whatever... my second in command."

"Wait me?" Lincoln said. "Why? I'm a terrible leader."

"No, you're not." Lori said. "Just look at how easily you convinced our siblings to vote for me as the captain."

"Yeah no." Lincoln said. "Me in command is a TERRIBLE idea."

"Well I'm not going to be the captain, unless you are my second in command." Lori responded.

"Fine." Lincoln said. "but I still think you're making a mistake. Maybe Luna would be better."

"Psh, I don't wanna be second in command." Luna said. "Too much work."

"Lincoln." Lori said. "Luna literally just got high off of alien drugs. I don't think she can make very good decisions."

"She's right about that." Luna laughed. "I am NOT good at making decisions. Why just last month I... Oh wait I really shouldn't tell you about that."

"Not like you." Lori said. "You are the man with a plan."

"Ok I guess." Lincoln said.

"So, captain Lori." Lincoln said. "What's the plan."

"Pal, you said there's some libraries out here somewhere that could give us information on where Earth is?" Lori said.

"There is a planet a couple hundred lightyears away that could have what we need." Pal said. "But this ship needs some repairs if we're going to make that trip."

"Well is there anywhere we can get this ship fixed?" Lori asked.

"Well there is this desert planet nearby." Pal explained. "There is a spaceport there. We should be able to get Shipzilla fixed there. But I should warn you. That place is a little sketchy."

"Like how sketchy?" Lori asked.

"You'll never find a more retched hive of scum and villainy." Pal replied.

"Sounds like a real adventure!" Lynn said.

"Yeah if you wanna get killed." Luna added.

"Well I see no other option." Lori said. "Plot a course for that desert planet then."

"On to Natune!" Pal said. "That's the name of the desert planet. Natune."

...

"So, this ship has five bedrooms, a bathroom, and a hanger." Pal explained as the ship continued on its journey. The Louds walked throughout Shipzilla as Pal gave them the grand tour. "The hanger has two shuttles and two fighters." They made it back into the hanger. There was four ships their. Two of them looked like X-wings from Star Wars and where about the size of a car. Those where the fighters. The other two ships, the shuttles, where about the size of Vanzilla (though much more well put together) and looked like mini-vans with no wheels.

"Well I guess we can have the same sleeping arrangement we had back home." Lori said.

"What are we going to do about food?" Lola asked.

"The ship has a food synthesizer." Pal suggested. "It can create any food you want it too. Though I must warn you. Food from food synthesizers don't quite taste the same as the real thing. But we can also forage for some food from planets."

"Well I guess we've got it made here." Luna said

"Yeah, and we don't have to worry about any alien gods, or weird hipsters." Lori said.

"Hey Pal." Lincoln said. "You got any files on The Red King?"

"Yes, I do!" Pal said.

"Well what can you tell us about him?" Lori asked.

"Well I can tell you that you do not want to be on his bad side." Pal said.

"Too late for that." Lori said. "For some reason the guy has it out for us. Zax said it has something to do with our parents."

"You're parents?" Pal said. "Are they aliens of some sort? Well I mean you're ALL aliens to me but... you know what I mean."

"No... our parents are human... Just like us." Lori said.

"Well if your parents have a past with The Red King." Pal said. "Maybe you guys aren't as human as you think."

"You mean WE'RE aliens!?!?" Leni said.

"By that do you mean not from Earth?" Pal said. "Should I just assume that whenever you say "alien" you mean something not from Earth?"

"Yes." Lori said.

"Well in that case." Pal said. "I don't know! It will be a bit before we get to our destination. I suggest you get some rest. My data indicates that biological beings need rest. Unlike the Red King, who is not biological and doesn't need any rest."

"The Red King isn't biological?" Lori said.

"No." Pal replied. "The Red King is an extra-dimensional entity that is made up of and ancient form of energy called primal energy. A highly volatile source of energy that was created during the Big Bang."

"Well that kicks the crud out of the theory that the Red King is human." Lori said.

...

Most of the siblings had gone to sleep in the bedrooms of Shipzilla. However, Lori and Lincoln stayed up. They sat down on the main control room.

"So, this is deep space." Lori said.

"Well hyperspace right now." Lincoln said.

"You know there is a silver lining to our situation." Lori said. "We get the chance to see things no one on Earth has ever seen before."

"That is pretty exciting." Lincoln replied.

"I'd like to see Carol Pingree top this." Lori said.

"Man, my head is spinning." Lincoln said.

"It is? Are you okay? Do you need to lay down or something?" Lori asked.

"No, not like that." Lincoln said. "It's just that. With everything that's happened. Everything we've seen so far. It's overwhelming. Here I thought we were a normal family. But here I find that somehow, we're linked to some sort of evil space god that looks like some wanna be lumberjack mixed with that bad guy from The Walking Dead, the one with the bat."

"I thought mom and dad didn't let you watch that show?" Lori said.

"Zax said our mom and dad are somehow responsible for what the Red King is today." Lincoln said. "And the Red King rules the galaxy, blows up planets, and somehow destroyed Zax's home world."

"Well the Red King did say that he only blows up barren planets." Lori said. "I'm sure Zax was just pulling our leg about our parents."

"But how did he know their names." Lincoln asked.

"Well he and the Red King also said that the Red King is literally as old as the universe so..." Lori said. "I don't think they really know what they're talking about."

"Yeah maybe." Lincoln said. "Hey Lori, you don't think the Red King could actually be... No, no that's crazy."

"Well the answer is out here." Lori said. "Somewhere among the stars, the truth is out here. We just gotta find it."

...

The Red King paced back and forth in the control room of the Singularity.

"I had them, right here." Red said. "Right in front of me."

"Sir." A raptor came up to him. "Would you like me to plot a course for Natune?"

"Natune?" Red said. "The fuck's on Natune?"

"Well I suspect the Loud siblings will be heading there." The Raptor replied.

"How you figure?" The Red King asked.

"Well Zax Likely brought them aboard the gem." The Raptor replied. "It is most likely that Zax will want to recruit them in his rebellion against you. But It stands to reason that the Louds won't trust Zax any more than you. So, it is likely that they will try to escape the gem.

The only way for them to escape the Gem would be to commandeer one of Zax's scavenged ships. Most likely said ship will need extensive repairs. And the only planet with a repair garage near the last known location of the Gem is Natune."

The Red king smiled and pointed at the Raptor. "Now THAT is what I am fucking talking about! That is why the Raptors are known as the smartest beings in the galaxy! Now let's get this ball rolling. Get your sunblock and sunglasses out because we are going to Natune!"

...

Lori and Lincoln had fallen asleep in each other's arms sitting in the chair by the front window of Shipzilla.

They were jerked awake when the ship came to a sudden stop.

"We're here!" Pal said. "I really didn't want to wake you two. You just looked so adorable!"

Lori and Lincoln looked to see they were orbiting a large, brown looking planet. Their siblings slowly woke up, got dressed and joined them in the control room.

"It may not be Earth." Lori said. "But it will be nice to at least be on a planet again." She turned to her siblings. "So, you guys ready to be the first kids to set foot on an alien planet?"

"Better buckle up." Pal warned. "Entering a planet's atmosphere can be a bit bumpy."

The kids sat down and buckled up. Then Shipzilla began its descent.

The siblings held tight as the ship bumped and rattled.

"THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!" Lynn yelled. "YAHHHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!"

As they got closer to the ground, they saw what looked like a small town in the middle of a vast desert. The buildings where small and looked to be made of rock.

Shipzilla slowed as it got closer to the ground, lightly touching down in what looked like a large helipad that was in a back alley.

Lynn opened the door and jumped out onto the sandy ground. She took a deep breath. "Ah, fresh air at last."

"Lynn wait!" Lori called out. "We literally don't even know if the air here is breathable or not!"

"GAH!!!!" Lynn shouted. "I can't breathe!"

The family gasped, watching from the window as Lynn struggled to breath in the alien atmosphere.

"World fading, losing consciousness." Lynn said dropping to her knees. "Goodbye guys... don't forget me." Then she went limp and fell to the ground.

"Lynn no!" Lori shouted running to the exit. "Pal, do you have any, I don't know, space suits or something."

"BAHAHAHA!" Lynn burst out Laughing as she got to her feet. "You should have seen the looks on your faces! Ha haaaaa!!!!!"

"Ugh!" The siblings rolled their eyes.

"LYNN!!" Lori growled as she stomped her way out of the door.

"Uh oh." Lynn said as she started to back away.

"You scared the crap out of me!" Lori said. "What if this atmosphere was actually toxic, huh?"

"We can be mad at Lynn later." Lincoln said. "Right now, we need to find someone who can help repair the ship."

"There is a cantina nearby." Pal said.

"A kanteen?" Leni said. "How does a bottle help repair the ship."

"Not kanteen, Leni." Lisa said. "Cantina."

"It's like a bar." Lincoln said.

"Well I'm not old enough to drink." Leni said.

"We're not going there to drink." Lori said. "We need an engineer who can fix this ship. I'm pretty sure Lana isn't qualified to work on advanced alien tech."

"Yeah, this is just a tad out of my range." Lana said.

"There is someone who hangs out at this cantina who can help." Pal said. "An engineer named Michael. He's one of the best in the galaxy."

"Just Michael?" Lori said. "Is there a last name? or?"

"You'll know him when you see him." Pal said. "Trust me."

"Ok, Lincoln and I will check out this Cantina. The rest of you stay here." Lori said.

...

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The cantina was dirty and dimly lit. all sorts of alien creatures could be seen in the place, from wacky and zany, to downright creepy.

A band played in the background. An upbeat tune with no lyrics that seemed to loop endlessly.

Lincoln and Lori entered the establishment with caution. A grey alien that had a pair shaped body and large head gave them a drunken stair.

A green tentacled alien with the top of its head being a brain in a jar slithered past the siblings, greeting them with a friendly "What's up!".

An old man with wild grey hair and a white lab coat headed toward the exit. He was fallowed buy what looked to be his grandson, a young boy with brown hair and a yellow t-shirt.

The old man aimed some sort of device at a wall and shot out a blast of green energy that upon striking the wall created a green portal which the man and his grandson walked through before it disappeared.

They also saw what looked to be a young human women. She had had brown hair. She wore a cute pink sweater with a heart printed on it. Two huge bird wings grew from her back.

She was talking to what looked to be a human man. He had black hair, blue eyes and a long tan trench coat. He two had wings growing from his back.

The pair vanished as Lincoln and Lori got closer.

At a table behind them a green bug-like alien argued with a tiny robot.

The siblings reached the bar.

A grumpy looking squid creature was the bar tender.

"Hey," The squid creature said. "We don't serve your kind here. Get lost!"

"Um... Excuse me!" Lori said.

"Not you, him." The bartender pointed to the front door. The bar went silent.

A raptor stood in the doorway. As the Bsepotican walked into the joint, its features were clearer. It had scars on its old withered face. One of its eyes was replaced with a red glowing robot eye. Instead of feathered bird wings that the other raptors had, this one had mechanical wings.

"I ain't looking for trouble." The raptor grumbled in a low gravely voice.

"I don't care, get out!" The squid creature said.

"I just want a drink." The raptor said. "I'm not here to hurt anybody."

"The entire galaxy is populated by your kind." The squid creature said. "This is one of the few places in the galaxy not colonized by The Red King. And I plan to keep it that way."

"I ain't with the Red King." The raptor retorted.

"Hey leave him alone!" Lori yelled to the bar tender. "The guy just wants a drink. You can't kick him out just because he's a raptor."

"These lizard people are crafty." The bar tender said. "They always have some plan up their sleeve."

"Hey what's the problem here." Another alien came from the other room. This one resembled some sort of crab.

"You're new here, so ya don't know." The crab said to the squid. It would seem that the crab was the squid's manager. "Michael here is not like the other raptors. Michael's a friend. He's been commin' here for years and has never caused any trouble. Besides any money is good money."

The squid stormed off in a huff.

Lori turned to her attention to the raptor.

"Your Michael?" Lori said.

"That's my name." The raptor said, taking a sip of the drink that was finally served to him. "Don't wear it out."

"Would you happen to be an engineer?" Lori asked.

"I was." Michael replied. "A long time ago."

"Can you help fix our ship?" Lori said. "We can pay you... I think."

Michael turned his head toward Lori.

"Well you did stick up for me." Michael said. "I suppose helping you would be the right thing to do."

"Thanks." Lori said. "By the way, I'm Lori, and this is my little brother Lincoln."

"Hey, um Michael," Lincoln said, "If you don't mind my asking, what happened to your um... everything."

"Lincoln!" Lori shot back.

"The kid wants to know why I'm half robot." Michael said. "Don't worry he's fine. I was in the war many years back. The one still going on today, between The Red King and Zax. I was a pilot, I crashed on this very planet. I've been lining here ever since."

"Zax is a hero!" The squid creature chimed in. "He's fighting to rid the galaxy of the Red King's tyranny."

"Well to that I wish him good luck." Michael said. "I no longer fight for the Red King."

"So, are you part of Zax's resistance then?" Lori asked.

"He probably saw how evil the Red King is." The squid added.

"I ain't with Zax neither." Michael said. "After my fighter was shot down, and my wings blown off. I came to the realization that all the fighting is just pointless."

"So. fighting to save the universe from the Red King is pointless huh?" The squid said.

"Psh, your young, you don't even know." Michael said.

Then the building started to shake.
"What's going on?" Lincoln said.

"Is it an earthquake?" Lori said. "Or a... whatever planet this is quake."

"Natune." Michael replied.

"Bless you." Lincoln said.

"No." Michael said. "A ship's coming in, a big one."

Michael and the siblings exited the cantina.

Lincoln and Lori gasped in horror at what they saw. A massive triangular ship filled the sky. The ship was unimaginably huge. It was black with a red finish.

"Yep, that's a Bsepotican cruiser alright." Michael said.

The squid rushed out of the cantina to see what was happening. "SEE I told you! He's an agent for the Red King!"

"Oh, would you shut up!" Michael snapped. "This has nothing to do with me."

"They're probably here for us." Lori admitted. "The Red King's been sort of hunting us."

"Lori, Lincoln, you two head inside." Michael said. "I'll talk to him. He trusts me."

Lori and Lincoln rushed back inside the cantina.

A smaller ship detached from the large one and slowly sunk to the ground. It landed in the street in front of the cantina.

The Red King and two raptor soldiers emerged from the ship. It seemed the entire planet went dead silent the second the Red King's feet touched the ground.

"Hey, can you put the cruiser in cloaking mode?" The Red King radioed up to the larger ship. "We're kind of casting a shadow over this entire damn village."

The cruiser then seemed to disappear into thin air.

"Michael!" The Red King said with a smile. "Man, it has been a LONG fucking time. How've you been since the uh... you know."

"The crash." Michael said. "Been fine. Just hanging out here, drinking my troubles away. So, what brings you to Natune?"

"NATUNE WILL NEVER FALL TO THE RED KING!!!!" The squid yelled holding a metal spear above his head. Then he charged after the Red King. "YYYYAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"

The Red King snapped his fingers and the squid poofed into a cloud of dust, the spear hitting the sandy ground with a thud.

"Every planet has its crazies." The Red King said.

"Another one bites the dust." Michael said.

"Good one." The Red King smirked. "But in all seriousness. I am looking for a group of fugitives that may have been spotted in the area."

"Fugitives, sir?" Michael said.

"A group of beautiful creatures called humans." The Red King replied. He held a device in his hands which projected a holographic image of the Loud siblings.

"Haven't seen 'em." Michael said.

"Well keep an eye out." The Red King said. "See these adorable little things, they're just children. They've never been off their planet and must be terrified out here. Admittedly it's kind of my fault there out here. All I want, is to make sure these little darlings are safe."

"Well, sorry I can't help." Michael said. "I'll keep an eye out."

The Red King took in a deep breath. "Ah... fresh fucking air. That's what I do love about being on a planet. Fresh air, blue skies. Space is cool and all but staring into the dark endless void gets old. Something about the cold lonely vacuum of space, just doesn't feel like home. Know what I mean?"

"Yes, yes I do sir." Michael replied.

"We have intel that says those fugitives are likely on this planet and will most likely be looking or you." The Red King explained. "I'm gonna mingle a bit and enjoy the enriching culture of this planet. Now if these kids find you, I want you to tell me, alright Michael?"

"I... I won't let you down sir." Michael said.

The Red King strolled off and Michael headed back into the cantina.

"Lincoln, Lori, we gotta get you out of here quick." Michael said. "I don't know what you did to piss off the Red King, but he is gunning for you, and believe me you do not want a guy like the Red King to catch you."

"He just literally turned that squid guy into dust!" Lori said. "What the heck is this guy? How can he just turn someone into dust without even touching them?"

"Never mind that." Michael said. "Let's take the back exit. Hopefully he won't see you then."

...

Lori, Lincoln and Michael reached Shipzilla.

"Did you find he guy?" Lynn said.

"Yes, we did." Lori said as Michael climbed aboard.

"Michael's a raptor?" Lynn said.

"I have a place in the middle of the desert here." Michael said. "I can fix your warp drive there and get you the heck out of here."

"Why are you helping us?" Lincoln asked. "You were one of the Red King's men."

"You guys were kind to me." Michael said. "I don't know why the Red King is hunting you, but I can tell you aren't the type of folks who deserve Red's wrath."

Shipzilla took off and sped away.

The Red King spotted the ship as it flew away.

"That's them." The Red King said to one of the raptors. "Let's fallow them.

...

"What the heck is this guy?" Lori contemplated as Shipzilla sped through the skies of the desert planet. "He... he can just turn people into dust with a snap of his fingers."

"Not to mention telepathically communicating with me from lightyears away." Lincoln said. "And even possessing me."

"Maybe we had it right before." Luna said. "He's a god of some sort."

"Or a demon." Lucy said.

"A demon who's allergic to peanuts?" Lisa said.

"Peanut!" Lilly giggled.

"He commands limitless power, and the entire galaxy is afraid of him." Lori explained. "Maybe Zax was right. Maybe we should help him fight The Red King. I mean who knows how long until he makes it to Earth and enslaves all mankind."


"Well I don't know much about gods or demons." Michael said. "But I can tell you one thing. No one, not even the citizens of Bsepatica know what The Red King is, or where he came from. We just know he is antient and powerful. He's allergic to peanuts, he likes jelly doughnuts, and the reason we call him The Red King is because of the red energy he creates. No one knows his true name either."

"The true name of the Red King is... Classified." Pal responded.

"Ship's got an AI, nice." Michael said.

"Just tell us one thing." Luna said. "Is the Red King actually evil?"

"If so, it's a good thing I grabbed this." Lana pulled out a blade made from peanut brittle. "I nabbed it from Zax's ship before we left."

"We're here." Michael said.

Shipzilla landed outside what appeared to be some sort of concrete igloo. The structure had a pit dug out in front of it which revealed a series of doors to the building, as if it was some sort of apartment complex.

The Louds piled out of the ship. The sunset caught Lincoln's eye. He set his foot on a rock and stared at the setting suns of the planet.

"Two suns." Lincoln said. "This sit looks familiar."

"Earth has two suns?" Michael said.

"No, just one." Lincoln replied. "But we have this movie back home where. Never mind."

The siblings walked into the building with Michael.

"Alright, so I should have some spare parts around here." Michael said.

"Michael!" A voice came from outside.

"You guys stay in here." Michael instructed as he went outside.

The Red King stood just outside Michael's property. His body was cast in shadow against the setting suns of Natune, and his eyes glowed red.

"You've been holding out on me Mikey!" Red said. Then he took a bite of a jelly filled doughnut he had purchased in the town just before.

"What are you talking about Red?" Michael asked.

Red held up his finger to give the symbol for "Just a sec" as he chewed the food in his mouth than swallowed.

"Sorry, my mouth was full." Red apologized. "But anyway, I know you're hiding those Loud kids from me." He pointed at Michael with the hand he held the doughnut in, and accidently flung bits of Jelly into Michael's face. "Oh, sorry about that. These are delicious but messy."

Michael took out a couple of round metal objects and threw them to the ground. The devices popped, making a bright flash that temporarily blinded and stunned the Red King.

"RUN!" Michael shouted. The Louds all rushed from the building and headed for the ship.

The Red King's vision quickly returned. He let out a frustrated growl as balls of red flames formed in his hands.

"Why you little!" Red yelled. "GAH!"

Lana had snuck up behind the Red King, jumped up, and jammed the peanut brittle knife as far as she could into the Red King's back.

"Way to go Lana!" Lincoln cheered.

"Way to kick butt Lans!" Lynn high fived her little sister.

The Red King frantically grabbed at his back trying to get the knife out. His face started to swell and break out in a rash. His fingers puffed up like a balloon. Miraculously even his powers seemed to stop working.

He fell to his hands and knees. He managed to get the bade out and drop it to the ground. However, his reaction still persisted.

"Medic! I need a medic!" Red yelled.

Lisa quickly ran past and picked up the knife.

Michael and the Loud siblings got onto Shipzilla and took off.

A couple raptor guards carried the Red King onto another ship.

...

"Well that was something else." Michael said. "What was that knife made out of anyway?"

"Peanut brittle." Lori replied.

"Like the candy?" Michael said.

"Zax claims the Red King has a peanut allergy." Lori said. "Now I see he was telling the truth."

"Oh, I hope he's ok." Leni said.

"He's got access to the best medical care in the universe. He'll be fine." Michael said.

Meanwhile in the Red King's ship. The Red King was injected with some medicine to counteract the allergic reaction. His face and body returned to normal, and his powers returned.

"Those kids are crafty." The Red King said. "And damn am I proud."

Back on Shipzilla...

"Well we did learn one very crucial thing." Lincoln pointed out. "Despite his awesome power, the Red King can be hurt."

"Which means we might have a chance to beat him!" Lori said. "We can actually kill him..."

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