The Louds in the Willows (Comfy)

>"I knew this was a bad idea" Said Lincoln as he brushed the leaves from his hair
>"Who takes 11 kids on a camping trip? You okay Lana?"
>"y-yeah, I'm fine..." Said Lana as Lincoln helped her stand, "So....where are we"
>The two looked around, seeing only trees, dirt, and leaves
>"I'm not sure" Replied Lincoln "we went out to find dad, fell down a hill and..."
>The reality of the situation starts to sink in
>"We're lost."
>The two of them just stood there unsure of what to do, trying to get a grasp on their situation
>"A-are we gonna die out here Linc?" Asked Lana, Her eyes starting to well up with tears
>Lincoln hugged his sister
>"Hey, hey, I'm not gonna let anything happen to you, I promise." Said Lincoln, trying to comfort her
>"What about you?" asked Lana
>Lincoln paused for a moment, then pulled Lana in tight
>"Don't you worry about me" Replied Lincoln "I'll be fine."
>"Now!" Exclaimed Lincoln with a clap of his hands "Let's see what we can do about a shelter"
>"I saw on TV that you can use mud to make bricks" Said Lincoln, looking around
>"Ah, Here we go" Lincoln picked up some mud  and started forming it into a rectangle
>As he formed it, the mud started to droop
>"C'mon...." grumbled Lincoln, trying to shape it again
>"That's too moist" Interjected Lana "That mud won't harden up"
>"How do you figure?" Asked Lincoln
>"Back at home" Lana started "I made mud bricks all the time, the mud I used was always drier than that"
>Lana added some Dirt to the mud and formed it into a rectangle
>"See, it needed to be a bit drier" Said Lana, holding the brick
>"Ah, I see..." Said Lincoln slightly annoyed at being outdone
>Lana shivered
>"You ok?"Asked Lincoln
>A breeze blew by, sending them both into shivers
>"G-Geez" Exclaimed Lincoln "We gotta get a fire going"

>Lincoln picked up a sharp rock
>"Now here's something I KNOW I can do" Said Lincoln confidently
>"Just gotta find the right tree.... HERE WE GO!" Said Lincoln, putting his hand on a tree
>"What'dya find Linc?" asked Lana, confused by Lincolns exuberance
>"A spruce tree!" Replied Lincoln as he started to cut the bark with his rock
>"I read that if you cut around the tree like this" Lincoln cut two circles around the tree
>"And cut a line down like this" He cut a straight line down, connecting the circles
>"You can do THIS!" Shouted Lincoln as he pulled a giant sheet of bark off the tree
>"We can use this to start fires, or make shingles for a house" Explained Lincoln
>Lana continued Making bricks with the mud
>"Alright....so" Lincoln started "We're gonna need to make the house..."
>Lincoln dragged his foot marking an area in the dirt
>"This big." Stated Lincoln" That should fit both of us, and be big enough so we can have the fire inside"
>"I'm gonna need a lot more mud" Stated Lana, Looking at the pile of completed Bricks
>"And I'm gonna need to get a lot more wood for the fire, so we can harden them"
>Lincoln began collecting wood and bark from around the area, making sure to keep Lana where he could see her

>Lincoln came back with a bundle of wood and bark
>"This should be enough for now" Said Lincoln, setting down the bundle "How're the bricks looking Lana?"
>"Got a bunch of em Linc!" Replied Lana, sitting next a large pile of mud bricks
>"Just a few more and we should have eno-*Grrrrrmble*"
>Lana put a hand on her stomach
>"Lincoln..."Started Lana "I'm getting kinda hungry"
>"It has been a while since we ate..." Said Lincoln, starting to feel a bit hungry himself
>"Let me see what I can find" Said Lincoln, Looking around the make shift campsite
>Lana started Stacking the bricks along the outline Lincoln made
>"Hmm?" mumble Lincoln to himself, Seeing some movement in a bush "What's this?"
>A rabbit darts out from the bush, heading straight towards Lana
>"LANA, CATCH IT!" Shouted Lincoln
>Lana jumps onto the rabbit, it starts to scream
>"Great job Lana" Said Lincoln, putting his hand on her shoulder "Looks like we're gonna eat tonight"
>"What?" asked Lana, looking up at Lincoln "We're not gonna kill it, Are we?"
>Lincoln forgot about that part
>"W-Well yeah, I guess.." Started Lincoln, feeling a knot in his stomach "I-If we wanna get home, We're gonna have to"
>Lana handed the rabbit to Lincoln and turned around, not wanting to see what would happen next
>Lincoln grabbed a large stick, and walked to the other side of the campsite, readying himself for what he had to do

>The rabbit began to screech as Lincoln held it in position, causing his heart to race
>He raised The stick, His arms shaking
>*WHUMP*
>Everything went silent, The only thing Lincoln could hear was his own heartbeat
>Lincoln pulled out the Swiss army knife his father gave him, and began to skin the rabbit
>Lana just sat there
>the house was complete and the fire was warm, but she felt colder than ever
>Lincoln came back with the rabbit, skinned, gutted, and impaled on a stick
>As he put The rabbit over the fire, Lana noticed he had a thousand yard stare
>She scooched closer to her brother, and hugged him
>"You okay Linc?" Asked Lana, hugging her brother
>"Huh?....Y-Yeah, I'm alright" Replied Lincoln, Not fooling anyone
>As they sat there by the fire, waiting for the rabbit to cook, Lincoln just stared at the sky, Trying to forget what just happened
>With the rabbit cooked, He pulled it off the fire and cut off a leg
>"Here" Said Lincoln, Handing the rabbit Leg to Lana "sorry if it was a bit overcooked"
>Lana took the leg as Lincoln cut one off for himself
>The rabbit was slightly overdone, but they were so hungry that they didn't even notice
>"Thanks Lincoln" Said Lana as she continued eating
>"Don't worry about it " Replied Lincoln, feeling better knowing his sister had something to eat
>Lincoln hugged Lana, trying to make her feel safe as they drifted to sleep by the fire

>The next morning came pretty quickly
>Lincoln woke up first, and put some more wood on the fire
>"Gotta find some breakfast..." Said Lincoln, wiping the sleep from his eyes
>Lincoln went out for a bit to forage
>About an hour passed, and Lana was finally starting to wake up
>"mmnmmm, Good morning Lincoln" Grumbled Lana
>"Lincoln?" She looked around the small house
>"LINCOLN!" shouted Lana, running outside
>"LIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLN!!!!!!" Screamed Lana
>She Dropped to her knees, tears rolling down her cheeks
>"*Sniff,Sniff* Lincoln *Sob* Where are you?"
>Lana sat there sobbing, wondering if Lincoln was ok, Wondering where he could have gone
>*Schff schff*
>a sound came from beyond the trees
>Lana ran back to the house and hid
>*Schff Schff*
>It was getting closer
>Lana peeked her head out, looking to see what it was
>"Alright, This should be enough"
>"LINCOLN!" Shouted Lana, Running out to Lincoln with tears streaming down her face
>"Hey Lana, I got some foo-OOF"
>Lana jumped onto Lincoln, Hugging him harder than ever before
>"Hey now, What's gotten into you?" asked Lincoln
>"*Sniff* I, I woke up *Sniff*, a-and you were gone!" Lana began to cry
>"Hey hey, It's ok." Said Lincoln, patting Lana on the head "I told you I would take care of you"
>"Look, I got us a lot of food" Lincoln said, pointing to the pile of berries, nuts, and veggies
>"Figured we might wanna eat LIKE rabbits, rather than eating actual rabbits"
>Lana smiled, Finally starting to feel a bit better

>Lana and Lincoln sat down, starting to eat the berries and nuts
>"So" Started Lincoln, as he put a potato into the campfire "I think we should start trying to find our way back"
>"How are we going to do that?" asked Lana, eating some wild blueberries
>"The way I figure it, since we fell down that hill, we just need to find our way back up" explained Lincoln
>"makes sense..." Said Lola with a mouth full of walnuts
>"I figure we should spend the day gathering food and firewood, then make our way back tomorrow" Said Lincoln, Pulling the potato out of the fire
>He cut it in half, and gave it to Lana
>"Do you think we'll find them?" Asked Lana
>"Sure!" Replied Lincoln "They're all probably out looking for us right now, if we head back to camp, we're sure to run into one of them"
>The two finished their breakfast
>"I'll start gathering firewood" Said Lincoln, picking up his rock
>"I'll come with you!" Exclaimed Lana, Not wanting to be alone again
>The two headed out to gather food and wood, Lana made sure she was never more than 3 feet away from Lincoln

>Hours had passed, and the two were just getting back to the campsite
>Lincoln was carrying a large bundle of wood and bark, wrapped in vines
>Lana had a basked that Lincoln had made on the trip, full of berries and nuts
>"That should be about enough" Commented Lincoln, putting down the bundle
>"Yeah" Added Lana "I'm Beat"
>The two ate their fill of the food Lincoln found this morning and went to bed

>The next morning saw the two up bright and early, having slept better than the first night
>Lincoln snuffed out the fire, and put on his pack
>"Ready to go?" Asked Lincoln, helping  Lana get the basket on her back
>"Ready" Replied Lana with renewed Vigor
>"Alright then" Exclaimed Lincoln
>"The way I see it, The hill is a bit too steep to climb straight up" He explained "So we're gonna have to go around it a bit"
>Lincoln pointed to a slightly less steep area, "It will take us a bit longer, but it should be safer that way"
>The two made their way out
>"So" Started Lincoln "What are you gonna do when we get home?"
>"What do you mean?" Asked Lana
>"I mean like the first thing you're going to do when we get back. I'm gonna take a good long shower" Explained Lincoln
>"Hmm" Started Lola "I think......... I think I'm gonna just take a nap"
>"That sounds Nice" Replied Lincoln "I can't wait to get back to our nice soft be-WHOA" *Crack*

>"LINCOLN!" Shouted Lana as she ran to her brother, now lying on the ground "Are you ok?"
>"Y-yeah I'm ok" Replied Lincoln "I think I hurt my ankle though"
>Lincoln tried to get back up, Only to fall again
>"AAAH!" Shouted Lincoln "YEP, it's broken"
>"W-What should we do?" Asked Lana, starting to panic
>"I-uh, lemme think for a sec" Lincoln Looked around "I-uh..uh.....There!"
>Lincoln pointed to a large stick
>"Get me that stick, I might be able to put some weight on it"
>Lana ran over and got him the stick
>"Are you sure this will work?" asked Lana, handing the stick to Lincoln
>"Pretty sure" Said Lincoln, Trying to stand up again
>"Let's hope this works.."  Said Lincoln, trying to use the stick as a makeshift cane
>The first dozen or so steps were rough, but eventually Lincoln got the hang of it
>"See, Easy" Said Lincoln, hobbling slowly "It might take us a bit longer, but we'll get there"
>The two continued their walk, hoping to find someone soon

>The adrenaline was starting to wear off, and the pain in Lincoln's ankle was starting to get to him
>"nnf,nnf,nnng,aah" Groaned Lincoln with each agonizing step
>"Are you sure you're ok?" Asked Lana, feeling concerned "We could stop for a while, if you want"
>"Nng, NNgh, No no" Replied Lincoln, doing his best to hide the pain "I'm okay"
>"We need to keep moving" Said Lincoln, The wood pack feeling ever heavier on his one good leg
>by the time the two had finally reached the top of the hill, it was dark out
>"It's getting dark" Said Lincoln "It would be too dangerous to continue on now"
>Lincoln set down the Bundle and started to make a fire
>"We'll rest here for the night" Said Lincoln, rubbing his now swollen ankle "Let's eat and get some sleep"
>After dinner, Lana laid down in Lincoln's arms by the fire, After a few hours, Lincoln Finally fell asleep
>It was a rough night sleeping for Lincoln, The Pain in his ankle kept waking him up, causing him to gasp in pain
>He tried to keep as quiet as possible, hoping to avoid waking Lana up

>Morning hit like a sack of bricks
>Lincoln had barely slept, and it was already time to start moving again
>after a quick breakfast the two were off
>Lana was doing ok, but the time out there was starting to wear her down
>Lincoln on the other hand was at the end of his rope, his gusto and will were starting to wear thin
>"LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINKYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!" a shrill voice screeched out
>"LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!" another voice cried
>"OVER HERE!!! WERE OVER HERE!" Shouted Lana
>"KEEP YELLING!" The voice Instructed "JUST STAY WHERE YOU ARE, WE'LL COME TO YOU!"
>Lincoln and Lana dropped their packs and sat down
>Lana kept calling out until they could hear footsteps
>After a few minutes, they could finally see Lola and Lore
>"OH MY GOD!" Shouted Lori, seeing Lincoln's leg "Are you okay!"
>"Y-Yeah" Replied Lincoln, his body finally collapsing from exhaustion and pain "I broke my ankle though"
>Lana ran up to Lola and hugged her
>"What happened, Are you okay, You're covered in dirt"
>Lola was asking a thousand questions a minute, relieved to see that her twin was okay.
>"Lola!" Exclaimed Lori, taking a radio out of her pocket "We don't have time for that, We have to get Lincoln to a hospital"
>Lori called the rescue team, and soon a helicopter was dispatched to pick them up
>As Lincoln was lifted into the helicopter he turned to Lori
>"Lori"
>"I'm here Lincoln, You're gonna be okay"
>"Next year" Started Lincoln "Can we just stay home and watch some movies instead?"
>"Whatever you want" Replied Lori as a tear rolled down her cheek "Whatever you want"


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