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/Note start/

Hey L, It's me, Uzi. You know I'm not the best at writing these so I'll make it quick, we knew we were most likely going to die so we put all of our memories, software, etc into those usb sticks and Cyn put Tessa into a cryopod before sending her to where the old Elliott mansion was before the incident. Until you probably rebuild us, bye.

P.S. Clothe us before you do the software download or else you'll be sorry.

-Uzi

/note end/

Lincoln read the note again in disbelief before he turned to paper around to see another usb stick attached to the paper with tape and the word 'schematics' written under it. Lincoln takes the usb before he puts the note back in the container and putting the container in his pocket while his screen displays digital tears. Lincoln then put the rest of the things away and hid the box before going out thee front door with a new goal in mind as he takes off towards where the old Elliott manor was. The next morning everyone woke up to see Lincoln covered in mud, blood and oil passed out on the couch with a piece of surprisingly clean paper.

Lynn went over to wake him up but was stopped by Luan "don't, Lincoln told us about a time V would try to wake him up because he accidentally shot a missile at her while she was sleeping and he would decapitate her each time she did to the point it became a reflex" Luan warned as Lucy who briefly left returned with a long stick and used it to poke Lincoln who's free hand immediately changed into a sword and sliced a piece off of the stick, scaring everyone from the speed as Lincoln woke up and realized what he did before looking at the rolled up piece of paper in his hand, inspecting it for damages. seeing none he then looked at his internal clock before looking at the rest of the family

"morning, sorry for the mess on the couch mom, came home really tired" Lincoln said apologetically snapping the family out of their shock "I-it's ok, Lincoln, you just scared us a bit with the sudden sword" Rita said a bit shakily as Lincoln switched his free hand into the same sword "oh, well I do see you point in being scared of it, being that their sharp enough to easily cut through tungsten alloys and whatnot" Lincoln explained as he briefly inspected the sword before switching it out for his normal hand "well, I'll go get changed for school" Lincoln said as he went upstairs as the rest of the family went into the kitchen for breakfast.

A few minutes later Lincoln came back downstairs wearing a black trench coat that extended to his ankles, a wide brimmed hat, black glove and holding a thermos "Isn't that hella uncomfortable dude, and why black of all colors?" Luna asked as Lincoln chucked a bit "well it's either wear this or die from overheating and as for the color, it grew on me while I was working, washing worker oil from your clothes is not an easy task" Lincoln said as he walked to the door before pausing "eh, I don't see why not" Lincoln muttered to himself as he took what appeared to be sleeves out of his pocket before deploying his wings

"whoa dude those wings look sick" Luna said getting the rest of the family's attention as Lincoln puts the sleeves over his wings "won't that prevent you from flying bro?" Luna asked as Lincoln shook his head "no, the sleeves don't cover the stabilization thrusters in the wings" Lincoln explained as Lisa wrote that information down "now, Lucy, luan, would you want a lift to school?" Lincoln asked as the aforementioned girls perked up in excitement before nodding "wait a minute, is it even safe for them. Couldn't you drop them ?" Lori asked sceptically "well they've been up in the air with me before when i'd take them on my nightly flights and murder drones don't drop things unless we want to. I still remember when V was experimenting with ways to most painfully yet satisfactory way to kill workers" Lincoln said with a shudder at the end as the older kids, the adults and Lisa got the image. Lincoln looked at the time and his eyes widened in surprise "well we got to go if we're not going to be late" Lincoln said as Luan and Lucy followed him out of the door.

At school

Lincoln landed at the front of the school becoming the new center of attention as he walked into the school followed by Lucy and Luan. Once Lincoln got to his locker, he took off the sleeves on his wings and put them in the locker while taking out his needed school supplies before heading to class. During lunch Lincoln would be sitting in the shade, drinking a can of oil before noticing a group of kids walking up to him, see it's the action news team he internally sighed knowing what they wanted. The action news team which consists of Lincoln's old friends minus Ronnie Anne have been trying to 'get the scoop' on where he's been but he's been avoiding them. Lincoln sighed before getting up ready to leave as the group came within normal talking distance "hey Lincoln" Clyde said as the group approached the disassembly drone. Lincoln, seeing that he wouldn't be able to get away without a hassle decided to respond "hello Clyde, how are you today" Lincoln said using a pleasant tone to hide his displeasure "well I was hoping to ask you about where you've been" Clyde said as Lincoln bit his tongue as not to cut Clyde off while he thought "man, living and essentially taking care of a previously corporate obsessed maniac, a sentimental sadist, an emo grape, a cinnamoroll and an eldritch being really helped with my temper and restraint"

Lincoln would wait a moment after Clyde stopped speaking to form the best sentence to tell his former friend "while I do appreciate the eagerness Clyde, the past is meant for learning and avoiding, not entertainment and enjoyment. Besides, my past isn't school friendly"Lincoln said before walking away "wait!" Clyde yelled as he ran a bit to catch up to Lincoln "yes Clyde?" Lincoln asked as he adjusted his hat "I heard that someone bought the old area that used to house the Elliot mansion, after a bit of digging I seen you bought it, could you at least tell me about why, nevermind how you bought it?" Clyde asked as Lincoln thought over the question a bit "I'm not saying why, but how I bought is was simple. No one wanted the land, not even the previous owner, so when I asked to buy the land he was all too happy to give it to me free of charge" Lincoln said as Clyde stared at him, surprise evident on his face "so the previous owner just gave it to you for free?" Clyde asked as Lincoln nodded "there was some bargaining involved as he wanted me to pay for the land full price but I managed to persuade him" Lincoln said remembering how he persuaded the owner by simply saying he well throw them into the mansions celler if he didn't give it over for free.

Lincoln was pulled out of the memory by the bell "well, time to get back to class guys" Lincoln said as he left for his afternoon class "maybe I should get into contact with Ronnie Anne again, I know where she lives from Lori's constant talking with and about Bobby. She reminds me so much of J when she was obsessed with the company, just replace bobby with the company and Lori and J's rants are almost identical. what was I thinking about again. Oh right, visiting Ronnie Anne, I won't be able to do It this weekend as I need to prep the mansion and find where Cyn put tessa's cryopod while also finding materials to make the drone bodies. I'll contact her online first while I fly home but until then I'll just continue to ace everything in school" Lincoln thought as he continued to go about his school day. After school was finished Lincoln tried to call Ronnie Anne while carrying Luan and Lucy back home. After he got home and was in his room did the call go through as he spoke "It's been awhile, hasn't it, Ronnie Anne"


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