32. Loogie National Park

It was a rather long drive down the main road to Lake Loogie National Park in northern Michigan, but it will all be worth it soon. Many trees and power lines passed by Vanzilla. Of course, some species of deer like elk, white-tailed, and mule deer were seen in the wilderness of Michigan. Luna was sitting right next to Lincoln of course, and Lynn was sitting on his other side.

It worried him about sitting next to the sporty sister because of her roughness and her tendency to wrestle her siblings whenever possible or when she sees fit, particularly Lincoln.

Lincoln honestly didn't have to worry about Lynn hurting him or being too rough on him, considering the fact that one of his closest sisters was with him, and that they all made up for the whole "sibling favoritism" thing.

"Hey Lincoln,"

"Yeah Lynn?"

"How about a little game? Every time you see a deer go by the car, I give you punchies."

"Oh boy," Lincoln muttered. He looked out the window and just his luck, he saw a small herd of white-tailed deer grazing about the grass and minding their own businesses. "Oh no." He Said quietly with a look on his face.

"Ah! There you go. It looks like... six deer over there. So that's six punches for you, bro!" Lynn said playfully. Then he began pounding Lincoln's arm about six times and it left a bruise.

"Alright Lynn, that's enough, young lady." Lynn Sr reprimanded.

"Yeah, Lincoln and Luna already have been througnenougn as it is." Rita added.

"Sorry." Lynn replied. "Just trying to have fun here."

"Well find another way to entertain yourself, Lynn." Luna said. "I hope you haven't gone too psychosocial on him for that." And the rocker sister looked at Lincoln's arm looking a little bruised. "Ah, You Okay, buddy?"

"Just fine Luna. I suffered worse pain." Lincoln replied

It made the rocker girl smile with relief. "That's good. Lynn, honestly, there are other siblings in the house you can rough and tumble with, you know?"

"I know I know." Lynn said defensively. "It's just that... Lincoln's a boy you know?"

"oh what, that makes it okay for you to wrestle him all willy nilly like that?" Leni said.

"I get bored easily."

"Now now, girls" Lynn Sr intervened. "You all made up remember? Let's not ruin the sweet moment me and your mother saw back home.

Lynn made a small, guilty look on her face, and said "you're right. Sorry Lincoln."

"It's okay." Her brother said warmly. "Besides, i'm So used to the Dutch ovens you would give me sometimes."

Lynn couldn't help but make a small, proud chuckle. "Yeah, they were pretty funny, weren't they?"

"Lynn." Luan reprimanded.

"Right sorry."

And it was rather quiet for a little while, and when someone spoke, it was Lucy who asked "So Lincoln, you actually did see a Sasquatch near Lake Huron. Is this true?"

The boy had a rather uncomfortable look on his face, but he replied "I honestly don't know. I did think it was Bigfoot at first, but when it ran away I saw a fluffy tail at the end of it and he was running at full force on all four legs."

"Like I Said sweetie, it could have been just a hoaxer trying to scare you." The mother reminded again.

"Hmm, it kinda sounded like a werewolf to me." Lucy said. "Sasquatches don't have any tales."

Lisa made a "pfft" sound and said "please. Werewolves are all nothing but fairytales, folktales, and fiction. It is definitely not scientific."

"Oh Lisa." Lucy said. "Must you be cynical about the things we believe in?"

"Well... someone has to be the smart one around here, considering the fact that my brain matches to Albert Einstein himself."

The other family members oooked at her not looking quite amused at her over-seriousness.

"But, That is Just my honest opinion."

"Fair enough." Said Lori. "But mom's right, probably just some weird loser trying to scare you, Lincoln, and it obviously hasn't worked.

"Well... now that you mentioned it, have you ever seen a costumed man run away at full speed as fast as a rhino?"

"Hmm, That is a good point." Lana said.

"Ah come on, let's not act like a bunch of crazy people." Lola doubted. "Let's just say that it was a hoaxer trying to scare people."

"Agreed." They all said in unison.

"Hey Lincoln, what did the rocking chair say to the couch when he wanted to give a present?"

"I have no idea." Lincoln remarked flatly.

"He Said, I have something to chair with you! Hahaha! Get it?"

As usual, the family, and the father, made an annoyed groan out of them from hearing Luan's usual, horrible puns. On the upside for them, it wasn't long before they reached the park by now. Many animals and more power lines and trees passed by vanzilla as it was still driving.

Scattered clouds passed through the beautiful blue sky on this long drive. After thirty long minutes, the family finally made it.

The parents unloaded the luggage, and the siblings did the same with their own. Luna pulled out her shotgun and carried her guitar with her.. "Shotgun, check. My signature guitar, check. Lincoln and my family All here with me," And she looked at the others. "Check"

"Luna, I still don't think it's a good idea for you to bring the shotgun with you on our trip."

"What can I say, dad?" Luna said. "Remember what happened at the camping trip with Linc and Clyde?"

"Fair enough, you guys are just trying to be cautious after that little incident, but we will don't like the idea very much." Rita remarked feeling uneasy.

"We'll be fine." Lincoln said. "Besides, it is a good idea for any bear attacks or moose or elk."

"Moose?" Said Lola in a comfused tone of voice.

"Yep, moose may look like gentle giants, but they can be killing machines if you make them mad, and elks too." The father noted. "But like most animals, they'll keep your distance away from us since they are afraid."

"True dat, pops." Luna agreed. All of the family went to the camping ground that looked perfect and peaceful, just for them. All of the family members played their part of setting up camp. All the siblings had their own tents while the parents had theirs that looked bigger.

However Lincoln didn't really have a tent of his own, so Luna was more than happy to let him sleep with her tonight. Lucy didn't really have a tent either, for she preferred to sleep outside in the dark because it made her feel like she was watched by Slender Man in her sleep, who she was a fan of.

For all their sakes, they hoped that bears wouldn't come at their campsite in the middle of the night, and go through their coolers and small fridge. At least they all know how to shoo away bears and they have a gun with them just in case.

It took a little while to set up everything for their camping fun, and when it was done, Rita said "Why don't we all go fishing in the lake?"

all the siblings agreed and put on their fishing clothes, and found a perfect spot to do their little fishing.

Over time, they mostly just catched trout and bass, and a few species of catfish as well. All of a sudden, something caught Lincoln's eye when he noticed an odd-looking fish out of the water, breathing on the shore.

"Hey Guys, look at this." He Said. They all stopped their fishing for a second and crowded around this peculiar looking fish.

"Whoa, a fish out of water without dying?" Luna said.

"That's literally strange." Lori remarked.

"Uh oh, I think I know what this is." Lisa said. She slowly approached the unusual fish with caution and picked it up. This animal was squirming with all it's might and small clapping sounds were heard. "Ooh, aren't you a feisty specimen."

"Well? What is it?" Leni Asked.

"Hmmm. Uh-huh, Uh-huh, just as I thought. A Northern Snakehead fish."

"Snakehead?" Asked Lana.

"These fish are nasty pieces of work." Lisa explained. "They originally hailed from Asia, but they turned into an invasive species in America."

and she tried to open it's mouth a little without getting her fingers bitten off. All of the family got acllser look at it's mouth, and we're quite surprised at the small, sharp teeth it had in it's mouth.

"Whoa, that's a fierce looking fish alright." Lynn said. "Ah, But it ain't so tough." She couldn't help but tickle the fish' face causing Snakehead to latch out on her first finger on the right hand. "Oww! That hurt." She said

"It's not wise to upset Mother Nature Lynn. It can be a cruel mistress. Here, why don't Why just go to another part of the lake and hopefully not encounter these invasive vermin."

"Good idea." Lola said. "It looks so gross."

All of them found another good spot to fish, and Lincoln asked "Lisa, how can that fish breath on land?"

"Well you see, brother, snakeheads are one of the other fish that have both lungs and gills, along with the mudskipper."

"Oh, that fish i've heard of. But what's next, a snapping turtle?"

"Don't worry, it's what father said, animals tend to keep to themselves."

"Right. Well come on family, fish don't fish themselves."

And they all continued with their little fishing time together as a family. After an hour, they decided to call it quits on it and move on to hiking as their next activity.

"Hey Lincoln, Luna," Luan Said. "We're sorry about our attitudes yesterday. We just... lost ourselves back there."

"Guys, it's okay." Lincoln said. "It's like we said before, we're to blame, too."

"Yeah dudettes." Luna agreed with him. "We promise to spend more time with you. We promise"

"We know." Lucy said. "I'm just so glad we are camping together."

"Same here."

The hiking was indeed going well, and no fighting or bickering was heard or seen on their little way on the trail. "Hey Lincoln, why don't you show everyone some campfire songs with me?"

"Ooh, and can we tell scary stories, I love those!" Lana said

"Poo Poo!" Lily exclaimed while giggling son clapping her hands.

"that's perfect!" Lincoln said. "Although I am certain Lucy will tell the scariest one, that's for sure."

"That's totes true, Lincoln." Leni agreed. "I remember the last time when I got too scared when I-"

"No!" All of the siblings exclaimed. "We don't want to talk about it, you swore you never bring it up again." Lori said.

"Okay, Okay, sheesh, miss bossy." Leni said. "Ooh, I see a fox," she pointed. "Oh wait, just orange plant thingys."

"You mean mushrooms?" Lola said.

"Yeah, that's it! How do you all know these things?"

The rest of her siblings couldn't help but face palm at Leni's ignorance again. "If she only knew." Luna joked to Lincoln, and they both shared a snicker together.