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Yet another collab between myself and Twisteddarkness225
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The inside of Gus' Games n' Grub was usually crowded on a Friday afternoon, as well as Saturdays and Sundays. But for a change it was the Monday that proved to be the busiest day of the week. Kids of all ages were packed into the establishment to play games, win prizes and eat pizza. Although many of them had an ulterior motive that day. A raffle was being held and among the many prizes was a very much sought after item. Tickets to the upcoming convention for video games, board games and card games that was to be held right there in Royal Woods that very weekend. Among the mass of children and teens was one exceptionally excited, white-haired boy.

"It's finally time!" Lincoln Loud exclaimed, bouncing on the balls of his feet. "The drawing for the tickets to the Royal Woods Game-con is about to start! And there's only five of them available to the winners! The odds are stacked against me with all of the others here who hope to win, but it can't be helped. Tons of people from all over Michigan and even more from out of state have already bought up all of the tickets once they were available online. So those of us who couldn't afford to buy one or have our parents buy one are all making one last attempt for them. Me and all of my buddies are among the hopeful crowd. We bought a dozen tickets each to increase our chances and now's the time to see if the money we spent will pay off!"

Lincoln turned his attention towards the counter where his sister was serving customers. He had heard about the raffle from her one day after she was told about it and she had even bought him his first ticket for the raffle. And once he knew about it, he quickly scrounged together his savings and did extra chores over at Mr. Grouse's house for some more money. Now he just had to cross his fingers and hope for the best.

Lori looked up at him and gave him a smile and a nod. It was time. She took a microphone that had been set up for the raffle and stepped aside so that one of her coworkers could cover for her. With a couple taps on the microphone she quickly gained the attention of all the people gathered in the area.

"Okay everybody, your attention please! It's time for the raffle! We're going to start with the smaller prizes and work our way up! First up is a coupon good for one hundred free tokens!"

Lincoln began to feel antsy. He had been so psyched up for the big prize, that he had forgotten all about the other prizes. Now he was worried that one of his tickets might win him something else and therefore lessen his chances of getting the prize he coveted so much. He paid close attention to his sister as she drew a ticket from the bowl and read the number aloud.

"And our first winner is number 01563!"

An excited shout could be heard and a young boy rushed forward with the winning ticket to claim the prize.

Lincoln sighed in relief, grateful that someone else had won it. Now his chances were slightly better. But his relief was quickly crushed when he heard Lori announce that they were about to draw for another of the same prize. He hadn't thought there would be any multiples aside of the convention tickets. Now he was nervously awaiting the next number to be called.

"Number 02024!"

Again Lincoln was glad to find that none of his tickets were the winner. He waited for the prize to be claimed and then three additional prizes for the same coupon were given out. Clyde, who was also within the mass of raffle ticket holders, won the second to last one and nearly fainted as he accepted it from Lori. Lincoln was glad that he didn't. He hoped to be able to go with one of his friends to the convention, but Clyde was his first choice. Not that he'd tell Liam, Rusty or Zach that little detail.

"And our next prize will be for any of the items available here in the arcade for a value of 1000 tickets or less!

The lucky winner of this prize is...number 03339!"

"YES!" came the familiar voice of Lincoln's classmate Chandler. The boy rudely shoved his way through the crowd and snatched his coupon to be used at the prize counter. Lori frowned a little, but shrugged it off. There were still other prizes and she wasn't going to stop until they had all been won.

Lincoln became more and more anxious as the rest of the prizes were given out. Among them were free sodas for a year, a new video game console and a mountain bike to name a few. But at long last his patience was rewarded. Lori announced the next prize would be one of the convention tickets. And he still had all of his raffle tickets available, making him feel confident about his odds.

"And now for the moment you have literally all been waiting for" Lori said "The five free tickets to Royal Woods Game-con"

Lincoln's face split into a wide smile and he anxiously waited for the numbers to be called out. Lori pulled out the first raffle ticket from the bowl and read it's number aloud

"The first number is 07716"

As Lincoln looked through his tickets to see if he had the matching number, a squeaky high pitched voice shouted out "I WON!

Rusty ran up to Lori to claim his ticket as Lincoln frowned.

"That's one" Lincoln said "Four to go"

Lori reached into the bowl again "The next number is 06075"

"WHOO-HOO" shouted a little girl in pink knee and elbow pads and a matching helmet. She took her ticket from Lori and rejoined the crowd. Lincoln bristled as another ticket was given away

"Two down and three to go" he thought

Lori chose the next ticket "The next number is 05168"

Lincoln skimmed through his tickets again, as he did so another familar voice rang out "That's me"

Lincoln looked up to see Ms Johnson taking a ticket from Lori. He looked over at Clyde, who had the same look of confusion on his face

"Why would she..." Lincoln began

Clyde shrugged "Sometimes it's best not to ask" he said

Lincoln started to sweat as Lori pulled out the fourth ticket "The next number is 00927"

An obnoxious laugh rang out through the air as a short fat elderly man with the winning number stepped forward to claim the ticket. Lincoln was dumbfounded

"Flip?" he said "What would you want with a ticket to Royal Woods Game-con?"

"To sell it" he said brashly "You'd be surprised how much kids like you are willing to pay for a ticket to one if these things."

He walked up to Lincoln and whispered into his ear "By the way, if you're interested in buying this ticket, I might be willing to sell it to you"

"How much?" Lincoln asked

"$200" Flip said "And that's just because you used to work for me, kid"

Lincoln ignored the miserly old man and had his eyes locked on Lori as she put her hand back in the bowl "And now" she said "For the last drawing"

Lincoln felt sweat dripping down his brow. This was his final chance. If the next winning number wasn't one of his, he wouldn't be going to the convention. He watched nervously as Lori reached back in to grab the final ticket. She spent an extra couple of seconds digging around for dramatic effect and then pulled out the number for the last winner of the raffle.

"And our final winner is...number 01133!"

Unlike the preceding drawings, there was no immediate response. No one excitedly called out that they had the winner. Lincoln certainly knew that he didn't. And he was beginning to feel pretty down about it too. But there wasn't anything that he could do about it. Someone was going to claim the prize eventually. Whoever it was probably just hadn't realized that they had the winner yet.

"Again, the number is 01133." Lori repeated. "If you have 01133, please come forward to claim your prize. Everyone make sure to check ALL of your tickets."

Lincoln could swear that his sister was looking at him for a moment when she said that. It was like she was trying to speak specifically to him. Not that it mattered, he already did check all of his tickets.

"Wait a minute." he said to himself.

Lincoln shoved his hand into his front pocket, dropping the rest of his tickets in the process. A wide smile came to his face when he felt the small slip of paper that was there. It was the ticket that Lori had given him days ago when they had started to sell the raffle tickets. He had completely forgotten about it after he had bought all of his other tickets today after he arrived. With his excitement returning, he pulled the ticket out of his pocket and checked the number.

It read 01133.

"YES! YES! YES!" he cheered. "I WON!"

As he moved forward to claim his prize he got a lot of envious looks. But he paid them no mind. He was on top of the world. Nothing could possibly make this day any better. If he was any happier, he would most likely explode.

Once he reached the counter, Lori handed him the convention ticket that he had so desperately wanted. He was barely able to keep himself from hugging and kissing his older sister. He was really, really tempted to do so, but knew better than to embarrass her in front of such a large crowd. The consequences would not be worth it.

Lori congratulated him and all of the other prize winners and then thanked all of the participants who bought a ticket. She encouraged them all to continue enjoying the food and games, as per requirement of her job, and then she put the microphone away and went back to working the counter.

Lincoln was eager to rush home and stow his prize away someplace safe. But Lori was going to be finished with her shift soon so he stuck around to cathc a ride with her instead. And in the meantime, he found himself the center of attention with his friends and some of the other arcade patrons. He chose to show off his ticket to them, feeling a little sorry for Clyde and a few other classmates who were present. They had all hoped to win too, but it seemed like fate had been on Lincoln's side that day. Not that he'd dare to complain about it.

Less than an hour later, Lincoln left the arcade along with Lori. The two siblings hopped into the family van and Lori began to drive them home. The entire ride there, Lincoln couldn't help but gaze at his convention ticket. It was like a work of art, a rare treasure, as precious as any material good possibly seem. And it was all his. He felt like the luckiest boy in the world.

"I still can't believe that I won!" he said.

"Your welcome, by the way." Lori said as she turned onto Franklin Avenue.

"Oh, that's right. It was the ticket that you gave me that won me this. Wait...how did you know that it was your ticket?"

"Well. I can tell you. But it's a secret." She said as they arrived at their home, pulling into the driveway.

"What's a secret?"

"I may or may not have made it so you got the final winning number. I know how much you wanted to win so, I hid the other half of that ticket and then just made sure that it was the last one we drew. Just remember, it's a secret. Okay?"

"So...you're saying that you rigged the raffle?" Lincoln asked in disbelief.

"Well...yes." Lori admitted. "But you literally can't let anyone know. I'd be in HUGE trouble for that."

"You cheated...so I could win..." Lincoln continued.

"I...I guess that's one way to put it."

Lincoln stared at her in complete silence. Lori began to feel nervous. She had thought that Lincoln would be happy. Sure it was dishonest, but he had just wanted to win that ticket so badly and she was only trying to help. But now as she looked at him sitting there in the passenger's seat of the van, a stunned look on his face, she was beginning to doubt her actions.

"THANK YOU SO MUCH!"

Unbuckling his seatbelt, he leapt forward to hug his oldest sister. She affectionately ruffled his hair before returning the hug.

"C'mon twerp" she said "Let's get inside"

Lori and Lincoln walked inside thier house, and Lincoln could barely contain his excitement

"I WON THE RAFFLE" he cheered "I WON THE RAFFLE. I'M GOING TO ROYAL WOODS GAME-CON"

Lori sat down on the couch next to Luna who was re-stringing her guitar.

"Rigged it so he would win?" Luna asked

"Yup" Lori said as she began to text her boyfriend

Ticket in hand Lincoln, ran up the stairs to his room, locking the door behing him. He stared at the piece of paper happily. He looked around the reconverted linen closet "Now where can I put this?" he wondered "It has to be someplace safe"

He walked over to his dresser, and pulled open the top drawer. Removing his bright red victory undies, he tucked the ticket safely in between the flaps

"Perfect" he said "I'll be wearing these this weekend"

He flung himself onto his bed, kicking back and staring at the ceiling

"Two days of video games, costumes, and swapping data with gamers from all over the city" Lincoln thought with growing anticipation "This is gonna be awesome"

He reached for his pillow, but just as he was going to put it under his head, he stopped. He always put Bun-Bun on his pillow before he left his room, but he wasn't there. He checked under his bed, as his beloved toy has fallen between his bedframe and the wall several times. But he wasn't there either

"Where's Bun-Bun?" Lincoln wondered "I bet Lola took him for another one of her tea parties"

Lincoln left his room and went into his twin sisters' room, finding the door wide open. Neither Lola nor Lana was present at the time, but he could clearly see that his beloved stuffed bunny wasn't in the room with all of Lola's stuffed toys. But all the same he took a look around to be certain. Bun-Bun wasn't on or under their beds, with any of their other toys, or in their closet. And now that he was convinced that the area was clear, Lincoln turned to go and look elsewhere.

"What are you doing?!" Came a young, yet very authoritative sounding voice.

Lincoln yelped and jumped nearly a foot in the air. He turned to find his tiara-wearing younger sister Lola standing behind him, her hands on her hips and a disapproving look on her face. Lincoln smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of his head.

"Sorry Lola, I was just looking for something of mine. Thought it might be in here."

"Why would any of your lame junk be in my bedroom?" She asked in a mildly condescending tone.

"Well, I'm looking for Bun-Bun. And you have borrowed him before to attend your tea parties."

"Oh, so you're looking for your bunny-rabbit? Lynn has him."

"What? Why would she have Bun-Bun?"

Lola shrugged. "No idea. Go ask her yourself."

Lincoln quickly exited the twins' room and went one door over into Lynn and Lucy's. Inside he saw his younger gothic sister writing in her poem book, but there was no sign of Lynn. He then went over to the window to check and see if she might be in the backyard. The good news was that she was in fact down there and she did indeed have Bun-Bun with her. But what she was doing with Bun-Bun made Lincoln's eyes go wide with shock.

Lynn was kicking his cherished stuffed companion up into the air and then bounced him off of her elbow. Next she knocked him up again with her foot and then bopped him again using her forehead. She was using him as a hackey-sack, while outside, and wearing her cleats. And who knew for how long this had been happening. But Lincoln was going to put a stop to it right then and there.

The white haired youth ran from the room, down the stairs and out the back door. He rushed over to his older sister and made a mad grab for Bun-Bun. He missed as Lynn propelled the toy into the air again, barely making notice of her brother's actions. She stopped what she was doing, catching Bun-Bun as he descended again.

"Hey, easy there Linc. I almost hit you in the face. You want in?"

'No I don't want in!" Lincoln said hotly "What are you doing with Bun-Bun?"

Lynn went right back to bouncing the plush doll "I couldn't find my hackey-sack" Lynn said bouncing the doll on her knee "I thought I might've left it in your room. But I found Bun-Bun on your bed and he works even better. Just watch..."

Lynn kicked the doll high in the air. Lincoln's jaw dropped, his mouth was wide open. He was horrifed, but the scream wouldn't leave his throat. Lynn caught him easily as he came down

"Stop it Lynn" he said frantically "You'll hurt him"

"Aww" Lynn said in a mocking baby voice "Does Lincoln love his little bunny?"

"YES" Lincoln cried out "NOW STOP IT"

Lynn's eyes narrowed at the clearly scared look on his face. He really loved this doll, but she couldn't help but think it was funny how worked up he was getting over it.

"OK OK fine" she said "You can have it back"

She handed Bun-Bun to Lincoln. He reached for it, but Lynn pulled him back and grinned at her brother

"But you'll have to catch me first" Lynn said

She kicked him in the shin to get an head start and ran into the house. Lincoln rubbed the sore spot on his leg and ran into the house after her.

"Lynn!" he shouted "Where are you"

A hand holding Bun Bun came out from behind the corner leading into the kitchen "Lincoln, help!" Lynn said in a squeaky voice "Save me!"

Lincoln's face turned red from anger and a series of Lynn's obnoxious giggles came from the kitchen. He ran into the kitchen only in enough time to see Lynn run out

"Too slow" she said

"Lynn, seriously! Stop!"

"Make me!"

Lynn tore off towards the stairs and sped up to the top. Lincoln followed as best he could, but his older sister

was faster than he was. Once he had reached the top he found her in the bathroom, dangling Bun-Bun over the toilet bowl.

"Hey Linc, how often does your bunny take a bath?"

"You wouldn't."

Lynn only grinned wickedly in response and then pretended to drop Bun-Bun, making Lincoln gasp. She repeated the action again, this time letting Bun-Bun fall a little further. Lincoln ran into the bathroom and made another attempt to grab for Bun-Bun. But Lynn was still faster and she lifted her hand up and then, like a quarterback, threw Bun-Bun clear down the hall and into Lincoln's bedroom. And as her brother turned to run after him, she tackled him to the floor and then dashed off to fetch the toy again.

Lincoln was getting frustrated now. He glared angrily at his sibling and then bolted straight down the hall, ready to tackle her like she had just done to him. She had nowhere to go, by the time she was aware that he was coming, there wasn't enough time for her to leave the room without him being directly in front of her. Lincoln wasn't going to let her get away.

Or so he had thought.

Lynn jumped up into the air and rebounded off of the wall, easily clearing the space between the top of her brother's head and the top of the doorframe. She stuck the landing like a pro and Lincoln turned around instantly to confront her again. Tucking the arm with Bun-Bun in hand behind her back, she stepped up to the door again and kept Lincoln from exiting his room. Whenever he tried to go around her, she would cut him off before he could take even one step. The two went back and forth for a minute before Lynn decided to switch things up and stepped back a couple feet, allowing Lincoln an opening. And as she expected, he took the bait.

With a determined look on his face, Lincoln lunged at her. But she ducked down and he ended up right where she wanted him. She wrapped both arms around his midsection and carried Lincoln back into his room, tossing him on his bed. Then she quickly retreated and shut the door behind her.

Lincoln sat up, grinding his teeth together. He was completely fed up with this nonsense by now. Leaping up off of his bed, he flung his door open and found his sister nowhere in sight. But he did hear her laughing. And it was coming from the air vents.

Lynn made her way through the vents on her hands and knees in a soldier crawl, Bun Bun safely tucked away in her pocket.

"If I knew I could get this kind of workout out of Lincoln I would've tried this before" Lynn thought

THMP TMP THMP TMP

The sound of a second person in the vent approaching her reached her ears

"Sounds like Lincoln is gaining on me" she thought "Better get ahead"

As she moved forwards, a cramp hit her toned belly like a dodgeball.

"Ouch" she said "I think that last sub I ate is kicking in on me. Better let some air out of the balloon"

Lynn shut one eye and lifted her leg slightly...

Lincoln made his way through the dark of the vents

"Where are you, Lynn" he shouted his voice echoing through the ventilation system

PBBBOOORRNNNTT

A loud honking noise filled the area, along with a foul smell that reeked of tomato sauce and pulled his shirt over his nose

"Seriously Lynn!" he thought "Here? Now!"

Suddenly, a figure became visible ahead of him. Lynn looked at Lincoln and snorted

"Pull your shirt down" Lynn said "It doesn't smell that bad"

Lincoln charged after her as Lynn laughed. She quickly got ahead of Lincoln and kicked open a vent, letting her drop into Lisa and Lily's room

Lincoln charged after her as Lynn laughed. She quickly got ahead of Lincoln and kicked open a vent, letting her drop into Lisa and Lily's room. But just as soon as she has landed, Lincoln was suddenly on top of her. The two siblings tumbled across the floor, Lincoln finally managing to get one hand on Bun-Bun. Lynn felt him tugging at the stuffed rabbit and quickly strengthened her own grip.

"Let him go Lynn!" he demanded.

"Only if you make me let him go." She replied teasingly.

The two were back on their feet, pulling Bun-Bun between them in a tug-of-war. They locked their eyes, each committed to securing their quarry. After a little more of the back and forth, Lynn got another idea and smirked as she let go of Bun-Bun. Lincoln suddenly fell backwards onto his rear, losing his grip on Bun-Bun in the process. The stuffed bunny flew threw the air and landed onto Lisa's desk, striking a beaker of Lisa's chemicals. The beaker ended up teetering from the force, the chemicals within splashing out and onto Bun-Bun.

Lincoln gasped as he saw what happened and quickly got up again to check on his precious toy. The chemical had landed on Bun-Bun's belly, burning through his shirt and then the plush of his body, exposing the stuffing within. A burning smell stung Lincoln's nostrils as the stuffing began to curl and darken from the trace of the chemicals soaking into Bun-Bun's insides. A look of horror formed on his face

"Oh no."

Lynn stepped forward and got a closer look at the damage. Guilt started to swell up inside of her, knowing that this was undoubtedly her fault. She hadn't meant for anything to happen to her little brother's favorite possession. She was going to give it back soon enough. But she had been caught up in all of the fun she had been having while messing with him. And now the horseplay that she had started had led to an unforseen consequence.

"Lincoln, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to..."

WHAM!

A sudden pain in her nose, a sensation of dizziness and complete surprise overwhelmed Lynn in the next instant. She stumbled back a step, the world seeming to move around her. Once the sensation ended, she felt blood dripping from her nostrils and she saw her brother angrily glaring daggers at her. His face was redder than a tomato and both his fists were trembling. She didn't need to be as smart as Lisa to figure out what had happened.

Lincoln had just landed a solid punch right in her face.

"Okay." she said, feeling her own anger rising. "That's how you want to handle this? Fine, but when it's over, just remember that you asked for it!"

Lynn lunged at him, but was shocked to find him ready for her this time. He side-stepped her and grabbed her by the ponytail. With a strong yank, he pulled her back and then swung his fist into her side. She winced at the pain, but wasn't going to let it stop her. Swinging her own fist, she went for her brother's gut. But he caught her hand and stopped the blow from landing. Lynn gaped at his actions, leaving an opening for him to exploit. She suddenly found herself shoved onto her back and then he began to kick her right in the butt.

"I asked you to stop!" he shouted. "I said it again and again! But you just wouldn't listen!"

Lynn grabbed an empty beaker and threw it at Lincoln. When he ducked to avoid it. she struggled to push herself away from her angry brother. She managed to stand back up, only for her face to be sharply met by the back of Lincoln's hand. She nearly fell back on the ground, but steadied herself to stay upright. Her face stung where she'd been hit, she looked at him in disbelief

"Did you seriously just slap me?" Lynn asked

I dunno" Lincoln said through his tightly clenched teeth "Did it feel like this?"

He swung his hand to slap her again. Lynn leaned backwards to avoid the blow, but his fingernails caught her cheek, scratching her face. As she grabbed the offended spot, Lincoln tackled her, making her hit the wall.

THUMP

The force of the impact shook the room so hard that the other girls could feel it in thier own rooms. The girls stuck her head of of her door way

"What is going on out here?!" Lori shouted "Who's making all that racket? Luna?"

Luna stuck her head out of her room "It's not me, dude" she said "I haven't even plugged in my amp yet"

"Lola, Lana?"Lori cried out

"It's not us" Lola and Lana said as they came out of their room

"And it's not me" Lucy said from behind Lori starling her

Leni came up the stairs with Lily in her arms, and Luan and Lisa following close behind.

"And we aren't the source of this strange commotion either" Lisa said

"Well then who is?" Lori asked

A cry of pure rage caught their attention. They quickly recognized it as Lynn's. Then there was another THUMP as something hit the wall again. This was followed by another cry of anger from the athletic girl.

"When I'm done with you Lincoln, even crying will hurt!"

"Oh great." Lori said. "Lynn is beating Lincoln up. What did he do to tick her off this time?"

The group of sisters went over to Lisa and Lily's room, Lori leading the way. She barged in, a commanding authority about her.

"Alright Lynn, leave Lincoln...Lincoln?! What are you doing to Lynn?!"

"What does it look like I'm doing?!" Lincoln snapped as he pinned Lynn to the floor and decked her in the jaw.

"Would someone get him off of me?!" Lynn shouted.

Lori and Luna rushed forward to grab Lincoln by his arms. They pulled him away from Lynn, allowing the girl a chance to finally catch her breath and relax. Leni and Luan moved in to check on her, noting that she had quite a few scratches and bumps. Not to mention the start of many bruises and the blood that was dripping from her nostril.

"Let me go!" Lincoln demanded. "I'm not finished with her yet!"

"Uh, yes you are." Lori countered. "I don't know what your problem is, but when Mom and Dad are going to be home soon. And when they do, you'll have to deal with them. So you literally better calm down. Got it?"

Lincoln looked up at his older sister. Their eyes met and he took a deep breath. Then he took another and then a third for good measure. Lori could feel him relaxing and she let go of his arm, having Luna do the same.

"Better?" Lori asked.

"Not yet. But I will be as soon as I'm done."

Before anyone could stop him, Lincoln suddenly lunged at Lynn again. He tackled her, the two rolling across the floor. After a moment of struggling, Lincoln pinned her to the floor again and twisted one of her arms behind her back while keeping his other hand firmly placed on the back of Lynn's head.

"Lincoln!" Lori cried out "Stop that right now"

Lori pried her little brother off of Lynn who did her best to distance herself from them. She scrambled past their sisters to get out the door, but Lincoln wasn't about to let her get away. He flailed around, trying to slip out of his sisters' grip.

"Put me down, Lori!" he shouted

"Not until you calm down, Lincoln" Lori said sternly

"Put me down or else!" Lincoln shouted

Lori snorted "I get that you're mad right now" she said "But you shouldn't go making threats you can't back up"

Lincoln threw his head back, making it smack directly into Lori's nose, who shrieked in pain. As her hands flew directly towards her nose, she dropped Lincoln, who shoved past his sisters to get into the hall. He saw Lynn, limping over to the staircase and quickly tackled her. They tumbled down the stairs and landed on the floor. Lynn looked up into Lincoln's enraged face, his hand reared back and curled into a fist.

"This is all your fault!" Lincoln yelled

He brought his knuckles down into her eye

"You come into my room!"

He punched her again

"Take my Bun-bun!"

And again

"Make me chase you around for him!"

And again

"AND YOU WRECKED HIM!"

A thick purple bruise was forming around her eye, it was beginning to swell shut. Lincoln grabbed Lynn and shoved her into the wall. Lynn tried to push him away, but was quickly met with a fist to her belly. She doubled over as the wind was knocked out of her. He pulled his fist back and prepared to punch her again, but a loud female voice broke his rage fueled train of thought.

"LINCOLN LOUD!"

Lincoln turned to see his parents, having come home from work in enough time to see him beat up his sister

"WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING?!"

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