The Rift

Chapter 17: Yog Sathoth

"What do you mean the Louds aren't who we think they are?" Clyde asked.

"Clyde, let me handle this." Harold said. "What do you mean the Louds aren't who we think they are."

"As a matter of fact, the Loud family ain't even who They think they are." Agent Jay replied. "I was digging through some files and found that, according to our systems at the agency, The Loud Family had been neuralized. About five years ago."

"Neuralized?" Clyde questioned. "What does that mean?"

"It means their memories have been wiped." Another agent came in the front door.

"Allow me to introduce my partner." Agent Jay said. "Agent Phil. And what Phil here is saying, is that the Loud family experienced or witnessed something that our agency doesn't want them to remember."

"So why are you telling us this?" Clyde asked.

"Because we have intel that you and your friends have been looking for the Loud siblings." Agent Jay removed his sunglasses. "And I think we may just have similar goals."

"We think that whatever happened to your friend," Phil added. "And whatever it is that was wiped from their memory, may be the key to saving the entire planet."

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Lori paced back and forth within the main deck of Shipzilla. The siblings had all changed back into their normal outfits by now.

"We gotta go with Zax's plan." Lynn said. "The Red King's kryptonite is literally something we can just by in a grocery store back on Earth. We gotta get as many weapons as we can and blow the Red King out of space! And if he really did kill Luna, then we'll just hit him even harder!"

"But we can't skip out on a chance to meet the real Yog Sathoth." Lucy added.

"How is Yogi Bear going to help us?" Leni asked.

"Not Yogi bear, Leni," Lucy facepalmed. "Yog Sathoth. He's an ancient all-knowing god as described by H.P Lovecraft."

"Nobody cares about some stupid book from the 1920s Lucy!" Lynn snapped.

"I strongly suggest we don't rely on some supernatural being like Yog Sathoth." Lisa said. "He's most likely not even real. Lovecraft's works are largely considered fiction after all."

"But Michael said he was real?" Lincoln said. "Why would he lie about something like that?"

"Psh, it's probably just some dumb statue or something," Lynn said.

"I must admit it is strange." Lisa pondered. "Everything we've seen up until this point would suggest that the raptors are a highly scientific race that values facts and logic. It's just so out of place for them to believe in an ancient eldritch god like Yog Sathoth."

"Well they are led by the Red King." Lucy mentioned.

"Who has never claimed to be a god." Lisa pointed out. "We've been assuming him to be some sort deity, but the very first time we met him, he provided a scientific explanation to his powers."

"And what was that explanation again?" Lincoln asked.

"His body was fused with some sort of energy during the big bang." Lisa explained. "It's a very wild explanation for sure, but still one rooted in science. Both the big bang and energy are things we can quantify. He never once mentioned spirits or a higher power."

"So maybe this Yog Sathoth thing isn't a god," Lori said, "But a source of information, like a library."

"Or," Lucy said. "Perhaps Yog Sathoth is the Red King's brother!"