28. Ch 28- Halloween pt 2

(A/N: Hey, guys. I want to thank you guys, because this story has hit THREE HUNDRED REVIEWS! Seriously, that's phenomenal! I never could have imagined any of my stories reaching such a milestone, and on top of that, my profile has reached TWO HUNDRED FAVOURITES, so to everyone, thank you so, so much!

Now, in terms of this part of the story, thank you to everyone who gave costume suggestions, I really appreciate them. In particular, I want to give a shoutout to DMan51, FiveInTheMorn and AstralWhip, whose ideas for Joy, Mollie and Luan respectively will appear in this chapter, and the next one.

Also, here's a bonus shoutout opportunity- in this chapter, I've referenced a tv show but the name I've used is also a reference to a different tv show. If you can get it, I'll give you a shoutout in the next chapter.

All that's left to say, is thank you guys for reading, and enjoy!)

A few hours had passed since he returned from the pageant hall, and Lincoln was now stood in his bedroom, checking his reflection in the mirror. He stood there, adorned in a black dress shirt with pattern in the stitching on the cuffs, black trousers, a black cape that covered his shoulders and hid the holster to the rapier he held in his hands, black dress shoes and a wide brimmed, black fedora with a white trim. He waved his rapier about, careful not to hit anything, before placing it back in his holster.

"Looking good, Linc," he said to himself, immediately following it up by thinking, 'good thing my sister's aren't listening in on me. Lord knows how long they'd remind me of this.'

"OKAY, GUYS! BE READY IN TEN MINUTES, OR I LEAVE WITHOUT YOU!" He heard Lori call out.

Knowing that whenever Lori said that, she meant it, Lincoln stepped out onto the landing. While he could see the far bathroom door shutting, the far end of the landing was mostly empty. To his immediate right, however, he saw the twins' door open up, and Lola stepped out first, wearing a yellow t-shirt, black trousers and black shoes, with small fairy wings on her bag, pearl earrings, a pink wig and a tiny crown on her head, and a wand in her hand with a yellow star on the end. Right after her, Lana appeared, the older twin wearing a white button up shirt with a black tie, black trousers and shoes, a green wig on her head, and the same sort of wings, wand and crown as Lola. The two twins saw their brother and smiled.

"Hey, Lincoln!"

He smiled back. "Hey, girls," he greeted back. "You guys doing matching costumes again?"

"Uh Huh," Lana answered. "We're the fairies from that show, My Godparents Are Fairies."

"And this year, we're going to have more candy than anyone else in the house," Lola boasted, prompting her brother to chuckle.

"I hope so. You're sharing, remember?"

"I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that is impossible," they heard Lisa say, prompting them to turn around and see the kindergarten PhD dressed in a red skirt, a white t shirt with black laces, red shoes and a red hooded skirt. She was stood next to what appeared to be a picnic basket on wheels. "Once again, I have calculated that the cuteness factor will be the key to a significant candy haul, and have used that to my advantage."

Lincoln raised an eyebrow out of curiosity. "How?"

Lisa merely smirked, placed a hand on the picnic basket and lifted up the lid, allowing Lily to pop out in a wolf costume. "Arf! Arf!"

"AAAAAAW!" The boy and the two twins gushed immediately, their hearts melting at the sight.

"That's adorable." The five of them all shrieked in shock, leaping up and turning around to see Lucy had snuck up on them. Lincoln was the first to notice her costume- a grey wedding gown, with a veil covering her face, her skin painted a greyish blue, and a grey, wilted looking bouquet in her hands. She gave a small smile at their reaction. "Glad my costume works."

Lola grunted. "Why couldn't you be a ghost cat instead of a ghost bride?" She asked, irritated by the startling. "That way, we could put a bell on you."

Lucy sighed, ignoring Lana's snickers. "Whatever."

"Has anyone seen my wings?" They heard Leni call out from her room.

"Hang on," Lincoln called back, then turned to his younger sisters. "Enjoy trick or treating, girls."

As they thanked him, he made his way past them and walked down the landing towards the eldest sisters' bedroom, where he saw Leni looking under her bed while wearing a light gold knee high skirt. Looking around the room, Lincoln's face deadpanned. "Leni, your wings are on your chair," he told her.

She reached her head out from under the bed, revealing the halo headband on her head, and smiled when she saw that her brother was right. "Oh, there they are! Thanks, Linky," she told him.

"No problem." He watched as her sister got up and walked over to the chair, grabbing the light golden feathered wings and putting one strap over her left shoulder. When he saw her struggle with the other strap, however, his brotherly instincts kicked in. "Here, let me help."

He walked over to her and grabbed the other strap, holding it up so Leni could place her arm through it. "Thanks, Linky, that's so sweet of you."

"It was nothing."

She turned around to face him, and her smile grew when she saw her brother. "Eeh! Your costume looks, like, totes great on you!"

His smile grew to match his sister's. "Well, it wouldn't if you didn't make it, so thank you."

She giggled at her brother's words, then pulled him into a hug. "Anything for my little brother." They held each other in their hug for a few seconds before letting go.

"We better head downstairs before Lori gets impatient."

She nodded, before following her brother downstairs. Once in the living room, they could see both Luan and Luna sat on the couch. The comedienne was wearing what appeared to be a bee outfit, with a yellow and black striped fuzzy top and skirt, matching leggings, black shoes, a pair of wings with yellow swirls on her back, and a hairband with black antennas that had yellow tips. The musician, on the other hand, was wearing a white band t-shirt under an unbuttoned black waistcoat, a pink overshirt wrapped around her waist, black shorts with a yellow smiley face patch over white jogging bottoms rolled up to her knees, grey wool socks with red tops inside black skater shoes, a black wristband and a black wig.

"I was wondering when you'd bee here," Luan punned, following it up with her laugh. "Get it?"

The three others in the room groaned, with Luna adding, "if you're gonna be like this the whole ride, I might as well walk."

"Why not just time travel there?" Her quip earned a second set of groans. "Aw, come on! What can I say? Halloween just gives me such a buzz!"

She laughed again, while her siblings just rolled their eyes. "So, bro, pretty rad costume you got there," Luna complimented. "Leni help you with that?"

"She sure did," he replied, while the fashionista smiled proudly. "Nice Beth costume, by the way. Is Sam going as Jill?"

"You know it, brah. Can't have one member of Crazey Horsys without the other."

Lincoln gave a small chuckle. "I'll bet. So, who else are we waiting for?"

"HYAH!" They heard someone shout from upstairs, followed by the sound of something breaking. Unsurprised by this, Lincoln and Luna looked at each other with deadpan faces.

"Lynn."

Their suspicions were confirmed a few moments later, when the middle schooler slid down the banister wearing a black hooded ninja costume, with black shoes, a black face mask, red spiked arm gauntlets and a red belt round her waist. She leapt off the banister at the bottom and performed a combat roll upon landing, drawing her nunchucks and beginning to wave them around.

"LYNN! YOU BETTER NOT BREAK ANYTHING, OR YOU'RE GROUNDED!" They all heard their mother shout from the kitchen, which prompted the others to snigger while Lynn groaned, putting her nunchucks away.

"Whatever," she muttered to herself, then turned to her brother. "Lucero… nice costume, bro. Didn't take you for a fan of those films."

"Are you kidding? He's so awesome! He's like a real superhero! Except for the powers, of course."

Lynn rolled her eyes. "Should've known you'd find a way to nerd it up."

"Pfft! Yeah, you're just jealous that my costume is more badass than yours!"

She scoffed. "Please! Everyone knows if Lucero came face to face with a ninja, the ninja would win."

"No way. Lucero would kick that ninja's ass."

"Wanna bet?"

"Easy, dudes," Luna said, breaking up a potential fight. "No need to fight, come on. It's Halloween, for crying out loud."

"Yeah, let's not brawl out," Luan quipped, her usual laugh and "get it" following, which was met with the same groans as usual.

"IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY DOWNSTAIRS, GET YOUR BUTTS DOWN THERE OR I'LL LEAVE WITHOUT YOU!" Lori called out from upstairs, her five oldest siblings looking up the stairs to see her dressed like an Egyptian goddess, wearing a white and gold tunic, golden high heeled shoes, long gold wristbands with tassels, a gold choker with white outline and a red gem in the centre, and a gold serpent crown in her hair. As she made her way down the stairs, she was surprised to see everyone waiting for her. "Oh. I guess you're all ready to go."

"Yeah, just waiting on you, sis," Luna said with a smirk.

"Right, uh… I'll just… get the keys from mom." She turned to the dining room and called out, "mom! We're ready!"

The matriarch of the Loud family appeared from the kitchen, smiling when she saw her kids in their costumes. "You all look amazing!" She complimented, walking over to Lori and handing her the keys to Vanzilla. "You've got everything?"

"Don't worry, mom, we'll be fine."

"Alright sweetie." She then turned to the others. "You kids have fun tonight, and remember to be back by eleven sharp."

"We will!" They all replied, to which their mother nodded.

"Alright. Now I've just got to get your father to come out of the basement."

"I'M NOT GOING!" He cried, which they all heard. While the kids snickered, Rita sighed, putting a hand on her hip and shaking her head before walking away to get him.

"Alright, I don't want to be late, so let's go," Lori instructed, leading her family out of the house. They got into the van one by one, with Lori taking the driver's seat.

"Hey, have you heard this one?" Luan asked. "A ninja, a bee, a rocker, an angel, a goddess and a swordsman get into a van-"

"And the bee's gonna get hit by the ninja's nunchucks if you don't shut up," Lynn countered.

"Aww… I can't do jokes at Halloween? Don't be such a weenie." Her laughter and her siblings' groans echoed throughout as Lori pulled the van out of the driveway, and drove off.

As Lori drove around town, dropping her sisters off at their destinations, Luna was the first one to get out, heading into her girlfriend's house. Lynn was next, being dropped off at her roller derby rink, before eventually Vanzilla arrived outside of Girl Jordan's house. Stepping out of the van, Lincoln could see the lights from inside showing that there were already quite a few people there, in spite of the skeleton decoration hanging on the window.

"Alright, Lincoln, same goes for you- when I get here, don't mess around. Just get in, so we can go."

He rolled his eyes at his eldest sister's 'request'. "I get it, I'll head straight out," he replied.

"Have fun, Linky!" Leni chirpily told him.

"Yeah, go have a Hallo a time!" Luan joked, laughing loudly. "Get it?"

The three other Louds simply groaned. "I wish I could have dropped you off first," Lori complained, before driving off. Lincoln watched her drive away, giving a wave to Leni who stuck her head out of the window to wave at him, before making his way towards the front door, where he rang the bell. He didn't have to wait long, as the door opened, allowing him to hear the EDM music playing inside. Stood by the door was none other than Girl Jordan, though he was surprised by her costume- she was wearing a cream t-shirt with a navy tank top underneath and a red leather jacket on top, dark grey ripped jeans and dark brown combat boots. However, the detail that made it clear what her costume was, was the white and blue baseball cap with a blue 'D' on the front.

"Hey, Girl Jordan," Lincoln greeted, letting her know who it was.

"Lincoln!" She greeted back with a smile. "Almost didn't recognise you for a second there."

They both had a laugh at this. "Yeah, Leni really did a great job with this costume. Though, it seems like your sister did just as good a job with your Caroline costume."

"Yeah, I really appreciate her doing this for me. I wasn't sure who to go as this year, but then I remembered playing this game, and thought Caroline would be a good choice."

"Well, it looks great."

"Aww, thanks! Come on in." He thanked her, then followed her inside. "I haven't seen the guys or Stella yet, so they must still be on the way. Kat said she and Sadie are gonna be a little late, but Joy, Mollie and Artie are around somewhere."

"Yeah, I remember Clyde telling me they were going to meet up so they can walk here together."

"Oh, Okay. I need to check on something real quick, so I guess I'll catch up with you later, then."

"Sure thing, Girl Jordan." He noticed her smile waver for a second, concerning him. "Is everything okay?"

"Hmm? Oh, yeah, I'm just thinking about… that thing I need to deal with. Excuse me."

As she walked away, Lincoln couldn't help but think about what happened. 'Something was definitely bothering her,' he pondered, 'but I can't think what. I wonder…' After a few seconds, he shook his head. 'No point fretting over it now. I should let it go for now, let her enjoy the party for a bit, and ask her about it later.' With that, he stepped inside.