Ladies and Gentlemen. Do not fear. I'm not dead. Now, I know that you guys are wondering what I've been up to. Well, if you had read my other one-shots you would know that I had been having a bad case of writer's block. And for the past couple months I have been trying to clear it up. But as the old saying goes, easier said than done. Now I want to thank each and every one of you for your patience. And now your patience has been rewarded. So without further delay, I bring you the final chapter of Meeting a Loud.

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Chapter 25

Lincoln and Charles sat on their bed listening to the commotion happening downstairs as they listened to the Loud family, no their family prepare their house for a party. Just one day ago, Lynn Sr. and Rita Loud announced that they had adopted Lincoln after serving as his foster parents for three weeks. When Lincoln first moved in, he was quiet, timid and shy. But the ten daughters of Lynn and Rita immediately took a liking to him and decided to help him adjust and finally get some closure for his family's death. Over the past three weeks, Lincoln had made much progress. In his first week, he made a few friends in Clyde, Ronnie Anne and Bobby. He also found a mentor in the Loud family's neighbor Mr. Grouse. With these new additions to his life, Lincoln began to open up more, hang out with his foster siblings and found interest in comics, video games, cooking and art. He was also reunited with his uncle and met up with Lyra again. Now, Lincoln was waiting for his family to finish setting up for the 'Welcome to the Family' party. He had offered to help but they told him to wait upstairs and he had been up in his room since breakfast.

"Man, they are taking a while to set up aren't they?" Lincoln asked his faithful pooch. Charles barked in agreement. "But I bet this party is going to be so cool." He scratches Charles behind the ear, something the pooch didn't protest to. "These past few weeks have been awesome. I mean, I have a family now. A dad, a mom, siblings, and a grandfather." He looked down at Charles with a smile. "And you now have friends in Cliff, Walt and Geo." Charles barked in agreement. Lincoln then picks up Charles so that they are eye level. "Buddy, I just want to thank you for helping me the past couple years. You really are man's best friend. And you're my best friend. I love you buddy." Charles barks for joy and gets free from Lincoln's grip. As soon as he's free, he immediately jumps on Lincoln and licks his face causing the young boy to laugh.

While this was going on, the Louds were downstairs preparing for the party.

"Lori and Leni, the banner needs to be a little higher." Rita tells them. "It's too low." The two blondes do as their mother says and raise the banner a little higher. "Leni that's too high. Try to line it up with Lori's side."

"Ok." Leni says. She lowers her side so that it's lined up with Lori's side. "How does it look now?"

"Perfect." Rita says. In the kitchen, Lynn Sr. was preparing the food for the party.

"Ok, I have three lasagnas, six chocolate pies, eight homemade pizzas and the McBrides are bringing the cake." Lynn said as he looked at his list. "Well, there goes our food budget. But it's worth it. Luckily the McBrides and Albert are helping pay for everything." Lynn smiled as he thought about why they were doing this. "Adopting Lincoln was no doubt the best decision we've ever made." In the living room, Luna was preparing her music equipment with the help of Lana.

"Be careful of those wires Lana." Luna warns. "Don't get shocked."

"Don't worry Luna." Lana assures her. "I'll be careful." She continues to work on the wires and Luna looks upstairs.

"Yo Lynn! How are my amps coming along?" Luna called.

"Working on it." Lynn called back down. "Luan and I are still working on trying to get them through the door."

"Just please be careful." Luna told her. Each of the siblings were doing something to make sure the party was the best party that Lincoln has ever been too. Lola and Lisa were picking up the house while Lucy was in her room writing a poem for Lincoln. As for Lily, she was currently taking a nap so that she could be full of energy for the party. Everyone was busy because the guests were going to be here soon. And as soon as everyone was here, the real party would begin.

Upstairs, Lincoln and Charles were looking through the Ace Savvy comic that Luan had bought him. While he had gotten more issues of the comic, this one was special. It was special because Luan got it for him and it held a special place in his heart. As the two read, they suddenly heard crying.

"Is that Lily?" Lincoln asks his dog who just shrugs. He gets up and opens his door to head to Lisa and Lily's room. He peeked in and saw Lily standing in her crib crying. Lincoln and Charles exchange a look and head towards the infant. "What's wrong Lily?" Lily stopped crying when she heard Lincoln's voice.

"Bwankie!" Lily cried. Lincoln looks at her with confusion until he realizes that Lily's blanket wasn't in her crib.

"Don't worry Lily." Lincoln assures her. "We'll find your blankie." Lincoln and Charles start looking around the crib for where the blanket could be. After a few minutes, Charles barks something. "What is it boy?" Charles goes under the crib and pulls something out. "You found it. Good boy." Lincoln then takes the blanket from the pooch and gives it Lily. "There you go Linky."

"Bwankie." Lily says while hugging the blanket. Lincoln smiled at the sight.

"Want to hang out in my room til the party starts?" Lincoln asked. Lily giggles and claps, causing Lincoln to chuckle. "I'll take that as a yes." Lincoln then reaches into the crib and picks the infant up and heads back to his room with Lily in his arms. They got settled in on Lincoln's bed and placed her on his knee. As soon as they were settled, Lincoln started bouncing Lily on his knee with the infant giggling like crazy. "Having fun?"

"Winky." Lily babbles while laughing. Lincoln immediately stops bouncing her when he heard what she said.

"What did you say?" Lincoln asked.

"Winky." Lily babbles again.

"You said my name. You said my name!" Lincoln said excitedly. "YOU SAID MY NAME!" Lincoln then picks Lily up and runs out of the room to the downstairs area. As soon as he got down there, everyone stopped what they were doing.

"Lincoln, what's wrong?" Rita asked worried.

"LILY SAID MY NAME!" Lincoln shouts. He holds her up so she's facing him. "Who am I Lily?"

"Winky." Lily answered. Everyone runs into the living room and surrounds the two.

"That is literally adorable." Lori gushed.

"I took her months to say our names." Lynn exclaimed.

"I guess she really likes you bro." Luna points out.

"You think so?" Lincoln asked.

"Yeah." Luan says. "She really does Linc."

"Cool. So are you guys almost done?" Lincoln asked.

"Actually, we just finished and were just about to call you down." Lynn Sr. informs him.

"Well let's get this party started!" Luna yells.

"Yeah!" everyone said in unison.

When the Loud family threw a party, they truly lived up to their names. Usually, they would have Mr. Grouse yelling at them to turn the music down. But that wasn't going to happen because Mr. Grouse was at the party. And he wasn't the only one. The other guests included the McBrides, the Santiago siblings, Albert, Chris and Lyra. Each and every one of them had a hand in Lincoln's new life, so they were all invited to the celebration. Lincoln looked around as he saw everyone mingling and having a good time. And that brought a smile to his face.

"Man, what did I do to deserve this?" Lincoln asked himself.

"Being you and accepting all this." Lincoln turned around and saw Mr. Grouse made his way towards him.

"Wow." Lincoln said. "It's probably gonna take some time to get used to all this. I mean, this is my life. One boy, ten girls."

"I know. But just give it time." Grouse says. "You got nothing to worry about."

"He's right kiddo." The two look to see Albert coming to them. "Don't forget, you're not alone in this. You have ten sisters to help you get through this. And don't forget, you are the middle child now. You have five older sisters that you can go to for guidance and five younger sisters that will come to you for the same thing."

"Yeah, I know." Lincoln says. "But it still feels weird. What if I don't live up to the Loud name? I mean they got all those trophies. What if I don't win anything and disgrace the family name?"

"Look at me Lincoln." Albert commands. Lincoln looks up. "Nothing you ever do will ever disgrace the Loud name. You have to stop thinking about the negative and look towards the positive."

"Exactly." Grouse agrees. "Trophies don't mean anything. They're just metal melted into a shape. But you have to remember what family means. Being there for each other. Supporting one another. Helping each other get through the negative and move towards the light."

"I guess you have a point." Lincoln says. He turns to Albert. "So I guess I can call you Pop Pop?"

"Of course Lincoln." Albert says. "Like I said when I first met you. We white-heads have to stick together."

"You got that right." Lincoln says chuckling. He turns back to Mr. Grouse. "Can I still come over to talk once in a while or if I just need some peace and quiet?"

"Sure thing." Grouse answers. "But right now, why don't you go have some fun." Lincoln nods and runs off. After he's gone, Grouse turns to Albert. "That kids gonna be alright."

"You can say that again, Buddy." Albert says. He then farts. "Someone stepped on a frog."

"You never change Al." Grouse says with a chuckle. "Even when we were in the army together, you're still the same person."

"What can I say, it's who I am." Albert says. "But you were right. My granddaughters are gonna be good for him."

"Darn tootin old friend." Grouse agrees.

Lincoln maneuvered around the adults until he bumped into someone. That someone just happened to be Clyde.

"Hey Linc." Clyde greets. "Congrats on the new family."

"Thanks." Lincoln says.

"So, listen I just want you to know that since we are friends and all that you can come to my house whenever you want." Clyde tells him.

"Thanks that means a lot buddy." Lincoln says. He looks over Clyde's shoulder and sees Ronnie Anne standing by the fireplace. "Hey, I'll see you around Clyde. There is someone I have to see." He walks around Clyde and heads towards the fireplace and takes a spot next to Ronnie Anne. "Hey."

"Hey." Ronnie greets. "So, I guess this is your family now?"

"Yeah." Lincoln says while rubbing the back of his head. "So, what are we?"

"What do you mean?" Ronnie asked confused.

"Are we friends?" Lincoln asked.

"Of course we're friends." Ronnie Anne answered. "I mean, if you want to be. Because if you don't that's ok with me."

"Ok. Ronnie Anne, I want to be your friend." Lincoln tells her. "But I have one condition."

"What's that?" Ronnie Anne asked. Lincoln takes her hands in his and looks her in the eyes.

"I don't want you pretend to be all tough." Lincoln tells her. "Be the real you. Be kind and caring. Be gentle and nice. I don't want you to feel like you have to be something you're not." Ronnie Anne looks at him with shock on her face. She wasn't expecting to hear that. She actually thought that he was going to ask her to be his bodyguard. She thinks about it and smiles.

"Sounds like a plan." Ronnie Anne tells him. The two hug it out and when they separate, they look into each other's eyes. Being caught up in the moment, the two slowly start to lean in when they are interrupted by Bobby.

"My bro, congrats on the fam man." Bobby says while giving him a noogie.

"Thanks Bobby." Lincoln says.

"Listen, there is this sweet movie coming out next weekend." Bobby informs him. "It's the movie where Ace Savvy and Muscle Fish have to go and recruit more heroes and form their own team to stop a powerful enemy. It's called 'The Alliance of Justice'. So, want to come?"

"Sure." Lincoln answers. "If it's anything like 'Ace Savvy vs. Muscle Fish', I bet it's going to be good."

"That's the spirit, bro." Bobby says. The two then do their bro handshake. After the handshake, Lincoln sees his sisters making their way towards him.

"Bro, the people want to hear you give a speech." Luna tells him when they reach him.

"Yeah Linky, hurry and get to the stairs." Leni tells him. The girls then pick him up and carry him to the steps and place him down. Lori then grabs a glass and a spoon and taps the glass with the spoon to get everyone's attention.

"Everyone, Lincoln is about to give a speech." Lori announces. Everyone turn their attention to the steps, waiting for him to speak.

"Well, um, hi." Lincoln says. "I just wanted to thank all of you for coming and help me move on. I honestly don't know how to thank you. I guess I should say that I'm grateful for everything you guys have done. I especially want to thank Chris and Lyra for putting up with me for all this time."

"Linc, I didn't put up with you." Lyra tells him. "I enjoyed having you around. You're like my little brother."

"And you're like my big sister." Lincoln says. "And Chris, I just want to thank you for everything."

"It was my pleasure Lincoln." Chris said.

"And most importantly, I have to thank my new family for helping me finally move on and for taking me in." Lincoln says.

"Aw Lincoln, we should be thanking you." Rita tells him.

"When you came here, we weren't sure what to expect when you moved in." Lynn Sr. adds. "But, we're glad you moved in. And we are even gladder that we decided to adopt you."

"Yeah Lincoln. We're happy that you're now our brother." Lori says.

"And we're glad that you're a Loud now." Lynn agrees.

"Thanks guys. I'm glad that you're my sisters and I wouldn't trade you guys for the world." Lincoln says.

"Bro, stage dive." Luna says. She then turns to her sisters. "Stage dive. Stage dive." When she starts chanting, the rest of the girls join in and start chanting 'stage dive'. Lincoln chuckles and climbs onto the railing. The girls gather at the bottom of the steps still chanting 'stage dive'.

"STAGE DIVE!" Lincoln screams before jumping off the railing into the arms of his sisters who start tossing him up and down while laughing.

"You're going to be the coolest brother ever." Lana says.

"Yeah." Lola agrees. "This is going to be so much fun."

"I hope I can share me poems with you." Lucy says.

While everyone was laughing, Lincoln sees Chris starting to walk towards the door. Lincoln pushes his way towards the door.

"Are you leaving already?" Lincoln asked.

Chris nods. "Sorry Linc. But I wasn't planning on staying long." He says. He then gives him a smile. "You aren't the only foster kid I have to take care of." Lincoln quickly engulfs him in a hug.

"Thanks for everything." Lincoln says.

"You're welcome Lincoln." Chris says. "Take care of those girls Lincoln."

"I will." Lincoln promises. "Will I ever see you again?"

"I honestly don't know Lincoln." Chris answers. "But I do know this. You've changed quite a bit from that scared little boy that I took in. And I know that you will continue to change and grow as you get older. I just want to let you know that I'm proud of you."

"Thanks Chris." Lincoln says.

"Now, go run along and go have fun." Chris tells him. Lincoln nods and gives Chris one last hug before running off to rejoin his sisters. Chris smiles and heads out the door. Once he's outside, he takes a quick look at the house and smiles. He walks off the porch and heads to his car. As he walks, he turns to the reader. "So Lincoln found a family that he could truly be happy with. While he still had his problems, he got better as time went on. Luna still continued to serve as his guardian. Lincoln still had his issues with crowds and he still was shy, but those got better a little at a time. Lincoln still had his problems when came to school and making friends. But that is a story for another time." Chris smiles and gets into his car. He takes one last look at the house and smiles. "Take care Lincoln." He then starts his car and drives off.

There you have it folks. The finale of Meeting a Loud. My first fanfic is finally complete. A bitter sweet moment. Now there are so many people to thank. I would like to thank Omega Ultra for giving me the title and actually teaching me how to upload fanfics. And for that I thank him. I would like to thank Yellowpikmin88 for his help on the one chapter where the brothers return. I would also like to thank Smoking Wrecker, Codymitchell1, TormentedRaven2000, and all my other readers for their support. Now, I'm sure that you are all wondering, 'where does he go from here?' Well, I have several plans. I actually will be doing a sequel to this as well as a series of one-shots that revolve around this universe. So stay tuned for that. Now I'm going to go on a short hiatus to get my mind clear and figure out what I'm doing next and start planning out the sequel. But I can say this, the next thing I do will be something different. So I hope that you will continue to enjoy and read my fanfics. So until next time, farewell and I promise that I will see you soon.