It was a beautiful first day of summer in Royal Woods however for one resident it would be the start of something he never saw coming.

Outside of the Loud house sat a small blue car. Inside it was a man who was currently on his phone. "Are you sure it's a good idea for you to be near their house?" Said a voice coming from the man's phone.

The man just gave a sigh and replied "Look you know full well we've been gone for almost a month and I need to see if anything big happened when we were gone."

"You're still upset about what we came home to aren't you? It wasn't their fault." The voice on the phone replied.

"I know that Alistair." The man replied as he went on to say "Their job was to keep an eye on him and keep him safe which they did but I want to know why that video was put up again. I mean the first time it was put up it was as an apology and he only did it to make up for what he did and they allowed him to take it down afterwards so it wasn't a major problem but when we got back it was put back online and it's been there for almost three weeks. Something had to have happened when we were gone and I need to know what it was."

The voice on the phone now identified as Alistair just sigh and said "You know we took it down the moment we saw it was put back online and deleted the video from their computer so they couldn't be put back online again. Plus how do you know something happened?"

"Because I can feel it in my gut." The man replied. The man then saw a young white haired boy come running out of his house and down the street but he also noticed the boy was crying.

Even though Alistair wasn't there he could feel something was up and just ask "What happened?"

"I just saw him come running out of his house crying. I don't know what just happened but I get the feeling it was bad." The man said as he began to start his car. "I going to follow him and find out what happened.

"Do you have any disguises on you?" Alistair asked.

"No and I am well aware it will be the first time I interact with him without a disguise on but I don't care." The man replied.

"Okay just be careful." Alistair said.

"Don't worry I'm pretty sure nothing bad is going to happen and even if something did happen I'll figure something out . You know I always do." The man said.

Alistair just gave a small chuckle and said "That is very true. Good luck." With that said Alistair hung up.

ROYAL WOODS PARK

Lincoln Loud, the boy who calls himself the man with the plan let alone the boy with ten sisters, was currently sitting on a bench crying his heart out while talking to his friend Clyde on his phone. "Clyde I really need to see you." Lincoln said trying so hard to contain his sadness.

"I'm with my dads right now Lincoln but I'll come to your house as soon as I can." Clyde said.

"NO! Not at my house!" Lincoln shouted.

"Why not Lincoln?" Clyde asked sensing something was going on with him.

"Just meet at the park." Lincoln said.

"Did something happen? You know you can tell me anything." Clyde replied.

"Yeah something happened." Lincoln said in a sad tone. "I'll tell you what happened when you get here."

Clyde just gave a sigh and said "I'll be there as soon as I can."

"Thanks buddy." Lincoln replied as he hung up. As he placed his phone in his pocket and started to think of what happened back at his house. The memories were still fresh that he could still feel like he was there experiencing what happened. The thought of it just made him break down and start crying even harder. He didn't even notice the person walking up to him.

"What seems to be the problem kid?" A voice said.

Lincoln took a break from his crying to see it was a man. He was around his mid thirty's. He had brown hair and hazel eyes. He was wearing blue jeans and a black shirt with a brown leather jacket on. Lincoln just looked at him and said "Nothing I'm fine."

"If you were fine you wouldn't be crying." The man said as he sat down next to Lincoln. "Why don't you tell me what's up it might help you."

Lincoln just look at him confused by why a perfect stranger would want to listen to him and his problems and asked "Why do you want to listen to my problems? You're a complete stranger plus I don't even know your name."

The man just sighed and gave a small smile. "You're right I should introduce myself. My name is Walter Burke. I run the Lion's Den. It's an antique and pawn shop." He said.

Lincoln just gave him a strange look and said "That's weird. A shop that sells antiques and where people can pawn stuff put together."

Walter just rolled his eyes and replied "It's not that weird if you think about all the fusion cuisine restaurants in this town."

"Yeah you got a point." Lincoln said as he then realized he didn't introduce himself "I forgot to tell you who I am. I'm-"

Before Lincoln could say his name Walter interrupted him "I know who you are. You're Lincoln Loud. The only boy in the family with ten sisters. You're also known as the man with the plan."

Lincoln's eyes just grew wide with surprise. He couldn't believe that this person knew his name let alone his nickname. "How did you know that?" He asked.

"Kid I've lived in this town for almost twelve years. I pretty much know who the Louds are. Plus you're my favorite." Walter answered.

Lincoln couldn't believe what he just heard this guy knew his name let alone his nickname and out of all the Loud children he was this guy's favorite. He had to know why. "Why am I your favorite?" He asked.

Walter just gave a smile and said "Well I suppose it's the fact that you care for others and you'll do anything to make them happy. You do whatever you can to help your friends and family even if it costs you. Sure you can get a little selfish at times but you always do the right thing in the end. But most of all your someone who loves their family with all their heart. So when I see you out here crying like you had your heart broken into a million pieces it makes me wonder what happened to make you like this."

Lincoln looked at Walter and could see let alone feel that he could trust him. "I tell you what happened but I'll should start at the beginning. It's also a bit of a long story." He said.

"That's okay. I don't have anywhere to be." Walter said.

"Well I guess it all began when I asked Lori to teach me how to do the laundry." Lincoln said.

FLASHBACK

Lori was currently in her room laying on her bed while looking at her phone when all of a sudden she hears a knock at the door. She looks to see it's Lincoln. "What do you want Lincoln?" She asked.

"Hey Lori, I was wondering if you could teach me how to do the laundry?" He asked.

Lori just gave him a suspicious look and said "Lincoln if you're trying to get me to trade chores with you then you can forget it."

"No Lori I mean I want you to teach me how to do the laundry all of it not just your clothes. I mean I'll still do the garbage I just want to do the laundry as well." He said.

Lori then got off her bed and walked towards him. "Okay what's up?" She asked knowing something was up with her little brother.

"Nothing is up." Lincoln said trying to dodge her question.

Unfortunately Lori wasn't buying it. "Lincoln tell me what's going on now." She said in a stern tone voice.

Lincoln just sighed. "Lori do you know what you're good at and what you're going to do with your life?" He asked.

Lori just nodded and said "Of course I do Lincoln."

"Well I don't." He said with frown as he went on to say. "Everyone in this house has something their good at and knows what they want to do when they grow up except me. I feel like I'm not good at anything plus I don't even know what I'm going to do when I grow up. It's like everyone is moving forward with their lives while I'm just left behind not knowing what to do. It makes me feel like I'm not even a Loud."

The second Lori heard him say that she rush right over to him and gave him a hug. "Of course you're a Loud Lincoln. You always be a Loud." She told him as she pulled out of the hug to look him in the face. "How long have you been feeling like this?" She asked.

"For awhile. It's been on my mind a lot recently and I've been dealing with it by helping out around the house. For some reason I feel a lot better when I'm helping whether if it's here or around town with my friends." He said as tears started rolling down his face.

"So that's why you want to learn how to do the laundry. To deal with the pain." Lori said trying to hold back her own tears after listening to her little brother.

"Well that's not the only reason." He said as he went on to explain "Lori you're going to go college soon and that means someone else will have to do the laundry. I figure that person should be me plus it also gives me time to spend with my oldest sister until she leaves."

Lori couldn't help but let the tears she holding back out. "Okay Lincoln I'll teach you how to do the laundry." She said with a small smile.

FLASHBACK PAUSE

"After that Lori began teaching me how to do the laundry and I was doing okay until one day."

RESUMING FLASHBACK

Lincoln was laying on his bed reading comics until he heard someone scream "MY SOCKS!" Lincoln wanting to know what was going on ran out of his room to the source of the scream his sister Lynn.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"My socks have been washed!" She yelled.

"What's wrong with them being washed?" He asked.

"I have worn these socks to almost every game I played and I never lost a game when I wore them. I never wash them because I knew I would lose if I did wash them. I even told Lori not to wash them but she DID!" Lynn said as she yelled out "LORI GET IN HERE!"

Lincoln knew this was his fault. He didn't know that he wasn't suppose to wash her socks. He also knew that he need to tell Lynn the truth. Just then Lori walked into the room. "What do you want Lynn?" Lori asked in an annoyed tone.

Before Lynn could say anything to her Lincoln blurted out "Lori didn't wash your socks I did!"

Lynn immediately turn her attention from Lori to Lincoln. She looked at him with an intent angry look as her face turned red with anger. "YOU WASHED THEM!" She screeched.

Before Lynn could do or say anything else Lori stepped right in front of her. "Lynn that's enough!" She shouted.

Lynn looked at Lori "Why did he do the laundry?" She asked then said "That's your job."

Lori just looked at Lynn with an upset look and said "Lincoln knew that I would be heading to college soon and that someone else would be taking my chore so he asked if I could teach him how to do it and I agreed. It's also my fault that Lincoln washed your socks since I didn't tell him not to wash them so if you need to blame anyone blame me."

After hearing Lori's explanation Lynn just look at Lincoln and gave him a scowl and hissed out "But you didn't wash them he did! I swear he is nothing but-"

Before Lynn could finish that sentence Lori yelled "Don't you dare finish that sentence Lynn! You know what Mom will do if you say it so just drop it! It was an accident so get over it!" After Lori got done yelling she kneeled down and looked at Lincoln straight in the face and said "It wasn't your fault Lincoln. It was an accident and it's my fault I forgot to mention it. You gonna be okay?"

"I'll be fine Lori." Lincoln said as Lori stood back up and exited the room while Lincoln turned to face Lynn who was still scowling at him and said to her "I'm sorry I wash your socks Lynn. I didn't know that I wasn't so suppose to wash them please forgive me." Lincoln was about to leave the room when suddenly an idea popped into his head. "I know maybe you can come up with a new good luck routine before you go to a game! I can even help if you want."

All of a sudden a grin formed on her mouth. "You know what Linc you're right I should come up with a new routine and I know what it's going to be." She said.

FLASHBACK PAUSE

"Her new routine was showing a video of me humiliating myself which she put online to her team before a game. Her team would get a huge laugh watching it and would win their game afterwards. It was going fine until she lost her game today and she thinks I'm responsible for it."

RESUMING FLASHBACK

Lincoln was in the living room watching TV when all of a sudden Lynn burst through the door screaming out "LINCOLN GET DOWN HERE!"

"I'm right here Lynn." Lincoln answered confused by why she was mad and upset. "What's up?" He asked.

"You know exactly what's up!" She hissed out as she grabbed Lincoln by his shirt and lifted him up.

"What's going on?" Lori said as she came out of the kitchen and into the living room as the rest of the Loud sisters started coming into the room as well.

"I lost my baseball game today and it's Lincoln's fault!" Lynn yelled out.

"How was it Lincoln's fault?" Lori asked in an annoyed and angry tone.

"That's what I want to know as well!" Lincoln cried out.

"He took down the video of him humiliating himself so I couldn't show it to my team!" Lynn shouted with anger. "And to make matters worse he deleted the video so I couldn't put it back online."

"Lincoln what is she talking about?" Lori asked.

"Do you remember the video I made to make up for what I did to you during the trophy incident and you allowed me to take it down after you forgave me?" The Loud sisters except Lynn nodded. "Well Lynn put it back online a day after I washed her socks and she showed it to her team before their game would started which they won making it a new good luck routine she would do before a game would start. But I didn't take it down or delete the video!"

"You're lying." Lynn growled out.

Luna who was getting fed up with the way Lynn was treating Lincoln signaled Lori and Luan who then grabbed Lynn forcing her to put Lincoln down. She then turn to Lincoln and asked "Are you okay bro?"

"Yeah I'm fine." He answered.

"Why didn't you come to us about that video?" She asked.

"Because it made her happy and she thought it was helping her win so I didn't see the problem. I mean people are laughing at me a lot now and I'm okay with it but I didn't take it down." He answered.

Luna placed her hand on Lincoln cheek and said "I know you didn't Linc." She then turned to Lynn. "Lincoln said he didn't take it down and I believe him. In fact I know he didn't do it." She said.

"And I'm telling you I know he did it." Lynn said with anger.

"If you think that then you don't know anything about Lincoln!" Luna hissed out.

"Well there is one thing I do know about him. He's bad luck." Lynn said as the Loud sisters then let out a huge gasp and immediately scowled at her.

"Lynn you know full well Mom said not to call Lincoln that! Now we have to go to Aunt Ruth's!" Lola screamed.

"Just because you lost you're game doesn't make Lincoln bad luck so stop saying that about him." Lucy said.

"Oh yeah try telling that to the person he killed!" Lynn yelled earning a scowl from Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, and Lisa while the rest of the sisters just gave a confused look.

"Lynn shut up!" Lori hissed out.

"What is she talking about?" Lana asked.

"That's what I would like to know as well." Lincoln said.

"You want to know? Fine I'll tell you! You killed someone Linc and that person was your mother!" Lynn shouted.

"What are you talking about? Mom is still alive." Lincoln said confused and hurt by what Lynn was saying.

"I'm not talking about our mom I'm talking about your mom." Lynn said in a malicious tone. Seeing that Lincoln didn't understand what she was saying she then screamed "NEWS FLASH! YOU'RE ADOPTED YOU LITTLE JINX!"

After hearing that Lincoln just stood there feeling like someone just punched him in the gut and shattered him into a million pieces. "That's the meanest thing you ever said to me Lynn." He said in a sad and hurt tone as tears began rolling down his face. The rest of the Loud sisters just stood there shocked by what was happening not knowing what was going to happen next.

"It's the truth. Your mom died giving birth to you. It's proof that you're bad luck!" She spat out.

Lincoln was about to say that it wasn't true and that he got his hair from Pop Pop but then he saw the look on his older sisters' faces making him realize what Lynn was saying was true. "It's true isn't it?" He asked them as tears came rolling down his face but they didn't answer. However he knew their silence was answer to the question he asked. "So it's true. I really am adopted and I killed my own mother. I'm not even a Loud. I guess I am really bad luck." He said in a weak tone trying so hard not to break down in front of them.

The girls just stood there shocked by what they just heard. Lori, Leni, Luna,Luan, and Lisa just looked at Lincoln. They knew he was hurt but couldn't find the right words to say. While Lucy, Lana, and Lola just couldn't believe it. The boy who looked out for them and who always tried to help them when they needed it wasn't even their brother. Before they could say anything Lincoln ran out of the house as Lynn screamed out "That's right get out of here you jinx!"

END OF FLASHBACK

"And that's what happened." Lincoln said.

Walter just sat there in silence. After hearing Lincoln's story all he could feel a bunch of mixed emotions coming over him, mostly anger, but the one he decided to show was sympathy. "Lincoln let me asked a question." He said.

"What do you want to ask me?" Lincoln replied.

"Do you love your family?" Walter asked.

"Yeah I love them but their not my real family." Lincoln answered.

"But they raised you right? Do they took care of you when you were sick? Do they celebrate your birthday with you? Do they spend time with you?"

"Yeah they do but-" Lincoln replied but was cut off by Walter before he could finish.

"Then they're your real family." Walter said. Lincoln was about to say something but Walter spoke first. "Let me finish. You don't need to share blood be a family. The thing that makes a family is love and your family loves you. As for your birth mother you didn't kill her. There is always a chance a mother could die during a child birth but the fact of the matter is that doesn't mean you killed her. It was just her time."

"Do you think she loved me?" Lincoln asked.

Walter just gave a small smile and replied "Kid I know your birth mother loved you because the one thing a mother always wants for her child is for them to be happy and the fact that you have a big family that loves you and makes you happy is proof that she loves you."

Lincoln just gave a smile as the tears on his face started to stop. "Thank you for listening and talking to me Mr. Burke. You really made me feel better." He said.

"Please call me Walter." Walter replied.

"What do you think I should do when I get home?" Lincoln asked having no idea what he should do next.

"I think you should talk to your mother. She'll probably be upset that you now know the truth but she will help you deal with it. She'll probably have the adoption papers and a picture of her to show you. Who knows your birth mother could of even left you a letter. The point is your mother will be there to help you, even your dad and sisters will be there to help you. Well except Lynn, she sounds like she's a rotten brat."

"Please don't say that about Lynn even though she gives me problems she still my sister and I love her." Lincoln said with a frown.

Walter just sighed. "Lincoln the way I see it Lynn is nothing but a little spoiled brat who only cares about winning." He said.

"I suppose it's my fault for the way she is." Lincoln said as he let out a sigh.

"If you say so, I still think she's a brat."

Sudden a voice could be heard coming from right in front of them. "Well now here's a familiar face. Hello Walter."

Lincoln and Walter looked to see three men standing in front of them and that all three of them were holding guns. The man in the middle looked like he was in his mid thirty's. He had blond hair and green eyes. He was a brown business suit. The other two men were wearing black suits along with black sun glasses. Walter immediately got up and stood in front of Lincoln. "Hello Fitch you look about the same and I see you're still working for him. How long has it been since we last seen each other?" Walter asked.

"Oh about almost twelve years." Fitch said as he sighed. "Anyway you know why we're here so please don't put up a fight."

Walter just gave a chuckle. "Oh Fitch even after all these years you still underestimate me." He said as he quickly moved his right hand to his back and pulled out a gun so quickly that no one saw him do it. He then immediately shot the two men on the left and right of Fitch point blank in the head as he then shot Fitch straight in his arm that was holding the gun making him drop it.

As the Fitch's gun fell to the ground he cried out "Shit!" as he ran to his car and drove off.

Walter could see people beginning to gather around as he put his gun back. He then turned to Lincoln to see he had a confused and scared look on his face. Letting out a groan he knew what he had to do next. "Sorry about this kid." He said as he quickly karate chopped Lincoln in the neck knocking him out.

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