47. Hanging with Rock Stars

later on, after the tickle fight between the, Lincoln and Luna were just out at Burpin' Burher having a little lunch together, along with Sam hanging with them. Their food was absolutely delicious, for Lincoln had a double Burpin' burger with a few bacon strips on it, and with cheese of course. Luna had a regular burger with extra pickles and lettuce on it, and Sam just had some ice cream for herself. The flavor Sam was having was a chocolate-vanilla swirl in a soft-served fashion.

Soft-served ice cream was way better than regular kind, after all. "So, I hear you guys have hung out with Slash and Zakk Wylde before?" she asked them curiously.

"Yeah, Sam!" Luna said with enthusiasm. She even had the "devil horn" gesture with her hands while reaching her arms to the ceiling. "These guys sure are something else! Slash and Zakk were pretty chill guys, not to mention mellow."

Sam looked rather surprised, and felt rather jealous that she didn't get to hang out with those two legendary guitarists. "They were actually in town?" she asked them

"Yep, they were here to see Pucker Uppenheimer's funeral and give their condolences to his closest friends and family." Lincoln said. "Turns out Zakk and Slash were good friends with Pucker before he died." and he took one last bite of his burger, and began eating his side of fries, for he had his burger in a meal that included a large drink, fries, and a side of onion rings. "Still, I just can't believe he died in a car crash like that." he admitted in a mildly sad voice.

"I know, it's just crazy." Sam agreed. "I mean, you never know when these things will happen. It's kind of a cruel world out there, you know?"

"I do, clearly you're right, Sam.

"But bro, remember what Slash and Zakk said before? Just because a musician has died, doesn't mean they will never be forgotten." Luna assured him again.m"remember that Pucker will always be in our hearts."

"Amen to that, Luna." Sam agreed with her. Their flames are still alive, it's just their bodies that are out to rest."

"I know. Still, it was awesome to be with those guys earlier." Lincoln said. He started eating his onion rings now, and took a sip of his cola. "They even said they can hang out with us while staying here for a while."

Now Sam was more than surprised. "Lucky you." And she licked the final bit of her ice cream before eating the cone. "They were nice to you, right?"

"Of course. At first. They kinda thought I was a lost boy or something like that." Lincoln Said. "Then Luna came and we had a nice conversation with them at the mall. We talked about many things, inducing music, and even gave us their latest CD's as a present from them.

"That's right, lil bro." Luna remarked. "I just hope we bump into them again." And then she finished her lunch last. Looking over the door, he saw the two guitarists entering the restaurant now. "Ah! Speak of the devil and the devil shall appear."

Both Lincoln and Sam looked over at the entrance and smiled seeing those guys. The two legendary mucisians noticed the three kids and smiled, walking over to them. "Lincoln, Luna!" Said Zakk. "Nice to see you kids again!" They both gave the two a pat on the back.

"Slash, Zakk!" Said Lincoln. "Nice to see you guys too."

"Did you listen to our Cd's?" Slash Asked them curiously.

"Of course we did, Slash-man." Luna replied. "They were wicked and awesome!"

"Which one did you guys like better?"

Lincoln and Luna froze, feeling a little uncomfortable about that question, and didn't know what to say as an answer, and began stammering about it.

"Just kidding." Zakk Said."We know you guys love em both." Zakk remarked. "Glad to see you like our music."

"Yeah. Really nice."

"Umm, excuse me," Said Sam. "I'm a really big fan of you guys, and I love your guitar solos."

"Thanks, kid." Said Slash. "And who might you be?"

"Sam, Sam Sharp." She replied. "I'm a pretty hardcore rock fan myself. Been listening to it ever since I was a little girl."

"I'm glad to meet another rock fan like you." Said Slash. "Pleasure to meet you, Sam."

"Can... can I have your autograph?" And the blonde girl pulled out her small book of musicians that signed in it with their signatures, then promptly turned to a page where it didn't have so much signatures on it.

"Of course you can have a freaking autograph!" Zakk said. He promptly signed first, then gave it to Slash, who signed it after.

"Here you go." Said the Guns N' Roses guitarist. Sam then mare a small squeal, obviously very happy that two more famous musicians signed her little book.

"Thank you so much. This means a lot to me."

"No problem. Keep on listening to rock and f'n roll, Sam." Said Zakk. "So, since we're here, we were wondering if you would like to show us what you got on the guitar."

"Yeah, we want to see how you play guitar." Slash Said. " It first, we gotta eat here first. I'm having my own appetite for destruction." They all laughed with him. "Besides, we can all have a little talk togrther."

"That would be perfect!" Said Lincoln. "I just hope I make you guys proud with my guitar playing."

"And mine." Luna added.

"I'm pretty sure toy kids will make our day with how you play." Slash Said. Deep down, Lincoln was feeling a little nervous, mostly because he was worried he would make them laugh at him for messing up, or it would be like how soemone was rejected off of an American Idol audition, and they usually happens with the contestants crying in tears. He didn't want to feel shameful like that by accidentally displeasing them like this.

Still, Luna would be performing with him. So that way, he wouldn't have so much butterflies or moths in his stomach. "You Alright, Lincoln?" Zakk Asked him. "You look a little worried about something."

"What? Oh, sorry. I was just thinking about... if you guys will really love how I will play the guitar for you both."

"Ah buddy." Luna said. "Don't be so stressed out about it. Not like your going on to a stadium with thousands of people or something like that."

"Yeah, and don't worry, we won't think bad of you." Slash reassured. "Just focus your mind on what to play on it. That's what counts."

"And don't listen to what a couple of hecklers would think. Not saying we will heckle you of course," Said Zakk. "But, you know what I mean."

"I know, I know. I didn't say you guys would heckle me or laugh at me."

"Yeah, Lincoln is an awesome shredder on that axe of his like I mentioned before."

"I think you did say that at the mall." Slash Said. "We can hardly wait to see how you both shred on your guitars."

Lincoln suddenly felt a confidence booster in him, realizing that worrying about this too much was just plain silly. Besides, Luna de teach all that there is to know about the art of guitar playing. "Alright, after you're done eating of course."

"Yep, even guys like us gotta eat, Lincoln." Said Zakk, making a chuckle. Then someone called up the guitarist' order and Zakk promptly went to get the food. "So, how are Guns N' Roses doing right now?" Lincoln asked Slash

"Eh well, you know, tired from al, that touring. But, it was worth making all our fans happy. Axl's kinda recovering from from when he broke his foot."

"That's when he had to use Dave Grohl's chair in concertsfor a while, right?" Luna asked him

"Yep, that's right. Still. It was pretty amazing, and Axl is walking again."

"Have you guys created a new album yet?" Sam asked him

"Nope, not yet. We have ideas, but we still need to go to the studio. When? I can't say, it it won't be as long as Chinese Democracy. I promise."

"But you weren't on the band when Chinese Democracy came out." Lincoln pointed.

"Oh yeah, I know that, I was just trying to make a point. Anyway, we'll try to ,ale a new album ASAP. I promise."

"And it will be so awesome." Zakk Said, coming back in the booth with the food in the bags. "Alright Slash, I got everything you wanted."

"Zakk, you know what I love to eat, my man."

"Shut up." Zakk joked with a small laugh. As both the guitarists dug in their food, Lincoln was wondering which song he should play for these guys, and Luna was thinking the same thing as her brother. But what was for sure, Lincoln was feeling a little more nervous about playing than Luna, but the guitarist for Guns N' Roses, and the one for Ozzy Osbourne's solo band and Black Label Society were very nice, and are not complete jerks at all.

Both guitarists then began to eat their food on the booth in front of where Lincoln, Sam, and Luna were sitting at. "You guys wanna see something cool as well?" Lincoln asked

"Sure, Lincoln. What's that?"

"I have a video of me, and Luna performing Ace of Spades at the Comic Con Ace Savvy contest months ago, if you would like to see it."

"Really?" said Zakk. "You did a cover of that? I'm sure Lemmy would be proud of you for that."

"I'm sure he was proud of us for doing that." Luna said. "I can already hear the roaring sounds of the audience again. It was so rad." and she imitated the sound of screaming fans that loved her and Lincoln's performance in the past. "And, we performed at a bar called the Green Gecko before, and everyone loved us.

"At a bar? Did you get in trouble?" asked Slash

"No, I have good relations with that crib." Luna remarked. "And my roadie, Chunk, also has good relations with the employees."

"Nice. "We'll have to look at them when we visit your house." Zakk remarked. "But for now, we can't go anywhere on an empty stomach." the Berzerker patted his stomach three times in a humble way, then he and Slash dug into their food. It was a nonchalant lunch for them, for they both took their time in eating their lunch.

Lincoln, Luna, and Sam waited a little while, but it was alright, because Slash and Zakk Wylde weren't going anywhere just yet. It took a little more then ten minutes, probably fifteen minutes before the rock stars finished their well-deserved lunch, and they stood in front of the three young kids. "okay, you guys ready to go?" asked Zakk.

"Yep!" all three of them said.

"We'll take you in our limo." said Slash.

"Limo?" said the three in surprise. "Oh, I don't know." said Lincoln. "We're... not as famous as you are around here."

"Ah come on. Three rockers, and a boy who created a comic book line that's selling fast?" Slash remarked, tapping Lincoln's shoulder. "I think you guys more than deserve to be in our limo."

The three all smiled in immense gratitude. Honestly, they couldn't ask for anything better than this. It didn't take long for a long, black limousine to arrive, and it looked really shiny. The driver with the cap came out of his seat, and went to open the door for them both. "And, who might these three ragamuffins be, sirs?"

"These are friends of our." said Slash. "It's alright. They can come in."

"Oh, in that case, do come in, children." said the driver. all three of them promptly went inside the Limo. As soon as all five of them made themselves comfortable, they went down a rather short drive back to the family house.

"Hmm, this is your house, huh?" said Zakk. "Not to shabby." to the limo driver, he then said "Go ahead back to the hotel, we'll be back in a little while. Pick us up at about... three hours."

"Of course." said the driver. As soon as the limo took off down the street, they all set foot into the Loud house.

"Welcome to Chateau Loud." said Lincoln. Rita and Lynn Sr came into the room, and recognized the rockers in an instant.

"Oh my gosh!" said Rita. "Slash and Zakk Wylde!"

"I am such a big fan of you guys." Lynn Sr remarked.

"Pleasure to meet you folks." Slash said "And you are?"

"Lynn Sr"

"Rita. Do make yourselves at home, especially you, Sam. Would you all like anything?"

"No, we just ate." said Slash. "But thanks." and they promptly took a seat on the couch, sitting next to Lincoln, Sam, and Luna. "It didn't take long for the rest of the sisters to come down the stairs and meet them personally.

"Okay, so, here's the video I was talking about with me and Luna performing at the costume contest." said Lincoln. He pulled out his phone, and showed the two rockers the video of them doing the Ace of Spades cover. Both the guitarists smiled seeing at how amazing and awesome they were on those guitars. "So, what do you think?"

"I think that was the best freaking thing ever!" Zakk exclaimed. "You did a very good job on there, Lincoln."

Slash smiled and put a hand on the rocker sister's shoulder. "Same with you, Luna. And the costumes looks sick on you."

The siblings flustered at the last compliment he said, and continued watching the video. After that, Lincoln showed the two the video of them performing at the Green Gecko together. through the video, Slash and Zakk couldn't be any more prouder of the two siblings for their guitar skills. "Wow, that is just awesome right there." said Slash.

And it made both Lincoln and Luna more proud to hear that. "But still, we want to know how you guys play now." Zakk said.

Then the nervousness came back to Lincoln, and butterflies began flying in his stomach once more. Sure, Luna might be with him to play with him, but he was still quite worried that he might slip up by accident and mess up somehow. He suddenly got off the couch and remarked "I gotta get a drink of water, be right back."

Luna was looking at her brother with a raised eyebrow as he went into the kitchen. Feeling a little concerned, she got off the couch as well, and said flatly "I should get some water too. I feel a little thirsty all of a sudden." In the kitchen, Lincoln was splashing a bit of cold water in his face to make him more relaxed. "You okay?" she asked him

"I'm fine Luna. Just a little nervous is all."

"Come on, buddy. It's not that big a deal." Luna reassured him. "We already kinda talked about this. Everything will be just fine. You'll be with me."

Lincoln was silent for a moment, trying to find the right words, and he finally said "You really think I'll do good? What if I slip my fingers or if all the strings suddenly broke off without warning?'

"Oh, that's rid, dude." Luna scoffed. "The strings would have to be super old if they were going to just snap like that. Your strings look just fine. Besides, before I gave it to you, I put in new, improved strings, the shiniest ones I could find at Guitar Dude."

Lincoln did remember how shiny the strings were on his gift from his sister that day. Maybe, there was nothing to worry about, was what he was thinking about.

"You're kinda worrying over nothing." she added

"I know, you're right. Who am I kidding?" Lincoln agreed. "Maybe I am getting worried over nothing, and you said it yourself: it's not like a big stadium."

"There you go, bro." Luna said. "See? everything will be just fine. You can count on me, right?"

"Always."

"Come on, let's get ready to show these two guitar heroes what we're made of." Luna said. "We'll do it in the garage." then Lincoln followed her to the garage with his guitar in hand. Luna had her ax with her as well, feeling more than ready to impress the musicians. Lincoln could already felt his nervousness leave him. Setting up the amps, they tuned their guitars to hear if they were in-tune or not. When all strings were tuned to perfection, they knew they were ready to show them their playing.

Slash and Zakk Wylde promptly went into the garage and sat in a chair from the kitchen to watch them. "Alright kids, you ready to surprise us?" Slash asked them excitedly. Sam was also with them, but decided to play her skills for them after the siblings were done with their little performance.

"You know it, Slash-man!" Luna said. "Ready bro?"

"Ready when you are, sis." said Lincoln boldly. "One, two, one two three four."

And they both began playing their guitars with many riffs from many great rock songs. As they were playing, Slash and Zakk looked amazed by how great they sounded, and even more impressed when they were playing the song from the video in the Green Gecko. The guitarists never stopped smiling at how awesome they were.

For the last song, they decided to play the song: "Tears of Sahara" by Tony MacAlpine featuring George Lynch from Dokken. Lincoln and Luna took turns with solos to shred on, and they were both very fast, making the guitarists even more prouder than ever.

After the performances were over, they both congratulated them one at a time. "Wow guys, you're great!" said Slash. "I'm proud of you kids."

"So am I." Zakk said, still clapping his hands. "You guys definitely have what it takes to rock!"

Sam then said "Don't forget about me. I know how to rock." Both the guitarists chuckled

"Of course, we'll here you next. Anything for our fans." said Slash. They all sat back and enjoyed a little performance by Sam Sharp this time. She herself was absolutely stunning and skilled on her guitar. Sam played for about thirty minutes, and then they applauded for her as well.

"That was an impressive display." said Slash. "Just as good as Luna and Lincoln's awesome skills. I really commend you for that."

Sam didn't really say anything, but flushed a little. "Thanks Slash." she replied, feeling a little bashful.

"Now, I think we should do something fun together." Slash suggested.

"What's that?" Lincoln asked

"You like bowling?" Zakk asked

"We love bowling." said Luna

"Perfect, wanna hit the bowling alley with us for a while?"

"That would be awesome. We'll get mom and dad to see if they can take us over there." said Lincoln. "I know how fun that will be. Just you, me, Sam, my sister together striking pins down for a strike?"

"Exactly. Just having fun at the alley." Zakk said. They went to look for the parents, and both Rita and Lynn Sr were more than happy to drive the five down the bowling alley for some fun. This day just kept getting better and better for Lincoln and Luna, hanging out with the rock stars like this.