chapter 10
stella parents
It's been two months since Lincoln and stella confessed their feelings for each other, and things have been going great between them.
When the rest of the island found out, they were happy for the two, and congratulated them. Commodore Smurkturkski wanted to have a celebration in their honor, but they politely declined. It's not like they were getting married for something like that to happen.
Lincoln was currently out in the field on a training mission, along with Rod and Brody. stella was at HQ observing the training while Speedy and Bea directed the cadets on what to do.
"Alright cadets, now try it out on your own until you think you've mastered it." Speedy told them.
"You got it, Speedy!" The three replied, before ending communication.
"Is there anything I could do, Speedy?" stella asked.
"Hmmm... not really. I don't really have anything for you right now, stella ." Speedy replied. "But if you want, you could-" he was cut off when the screen began to ring. It wasn't the alarm, just a regular call.
"I wonder who that could be." Speedy wondered as Bea answered the call.
"Hello? Is this Top Wing Academy?" asked a female penguin that appeared on the screen.
"Mom?" stella asked, a little confused as she approached the screen.
"Oh! It is!" the penguin, who is stella mother, happily exclaimed. "Hi stella , dear! Hello Speedy, hello Bea." she greeted the three.
"Hello Priscilla. Nice to see you. Can we... help you with something?" Speedy asked, wondering why his student's parent was calling all of a sudden.
"Oh, no Speedy. I don't. I just wanted to talk to my little stella ." Priscilla replied.
"Mom... I'm not little anymore." stella whined.
"I know, sweetie. But you're still my little stella ." Priscilla stated.
stella sighed. "I'll accept that. So, what did you want to talk about?"
"Um... is it possible for us to talk in private?" Priscilla asked.
"Uuhh..." stella looked to Speedy and Bea for answers.
"I'll transfer the call to the video screen at your bed, stella ." Speedy stated, as he pressed icons on his tablet.
"Wait... we have those?" stella asked.
Speedy chuckled. "Better get going. The screen will pop up once I press the transfer button." he told her.
With that said, stella quickly made her way to her sleeping quarter. Once she was gone from the room, Priscilla let out a distressed sigh, which caught Speedy and Bea's attention.
"Everything ok, Priscilla?" Bea asked.
"I hope so, once I'm done talking to stella ." Priscilla replied.
"Ok Speedy! I'm in the room!" stella yelled out.
"I'm sure whatever it is, you two will work it out." Speedy told her, about to press the 'transfer call' button
"Thanks, Speedy." Priscilla replied, before she disappeared from the screen.
"Priscilla looked really upset. I hope whatever it is isn't too bad." Bea stated. Speedy nodded in agreement.
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With stella
stella saw a small screen slowly pop up next to her photo of her and Anyu. Soon after, her mother's face came into view.
"Hello again, mother." stella greeted her mother again. "So, what did you want to talk about?" she asked.
"First of all, how are you, dear? And how's life at the academy?" Priscilla asked.
"I'm doing great! And it's super cool! Speedy, Bea, my friends, the islanders... they're all really cool!" stella happily replied.
"I'm glad to hear that sweetie. But remember, you have a family. You have to come visit us from time to time." Priscilla told her.
stella giggled. "Yea, I know. I'll have to ask Speedy for some time off for me to visit. By the way, where's dad?" she asked.
Priscilla expression and tone soon changed. "He's... around."
"Mom? Is everything ok?" stella asked, noticing the change.
Priscilla sighed. "Actually stella ... I need to talk to you about your father."
"Why? Did something happen?! Is he ok?!" stella asked worriedly.
"Calm down, stella . Your father's fine. It's... actually something that he did... well... almost did... that I need to tell you." Priscilla stated, looking at her daughter nervously.
"What is it?" stella asked, curiously.
"First, you need to promise me you won't get too upset about what I'm about to tell you, sweetie." Priscilla stated.
"That depends..." stella replied, raising an eyebrow in suspicion.
Priscilla sighed, knowing that her daughter would get upset.
"stella ," she started, "Your father... almost... promised you to another penguin."
stella froze and eyes widened when she heard that. It took her a few seconds to recover from the shock.
"He. Did. What?!" stella asked, as calmly as possible.
Priscilla knew she heard, but wanted confirmation. "He almost promised you to another penguin." she repeated.
stella took a deep breath to calm herself a bit, then asked as calmly as possible. "With who?"
"I believe his name was, Bobbin?" Priscilla replied, a bit unsure.
"Bobbin?" stella asked. "You mean blobby Bobbin?!" her anger starting to show.
"Um, yes. I think that's what your brother said you kids called him." Priscilla replied.
stella growled in anger before letting out a loud and long squawk.
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In the control room
Lincoln , Rod and Brody had returned from their training mission and where being assessed by Speedy.
"Great job, cadets. You're getting better with every training session." Speedy told them.
"Well, we are learning from the best." Lincoln told him.
Speedy chuckled.
"By the way, Speedy. Where's stella ?" Lincoln asked.
"She's in the sleeping quarters. She's-" Speedy was cut off by a loud squawk.
"Woah! What was that?" Rod asked.
Lincoln gasped. "That sounded like stella !" he said and quickly flew out of the control room towards their sleeping quarters.
Rod and Brody were about to follow, but Speedy stopped them.
"Why'd you stop us. Shouldn't we be worried. stella could be in trouble." Brody stated.
"Here at HQ?" Bea asked and giggled.
Speedy chuckled. "Don't worry you two. stella is fine. She's just talking to her mother." he explained.
"Oh. So... why didn't you stop Lincoln too?" Rod asked.
"One. I wouldn't have been able to if I tried. Two. It's about time stella introduced him to her family." Speedy simply stated with a smile.
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With stella
"HOW AND WHY DID DAD THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO PROMISE ME TO BLOBBY BOBBIN?! OF ALL THE PENGUINS, WHY HIM?! HE WAS THE WORST PENGUIN IN MY HATCH YEAR!" stella screamed.
Priscilla said nothing and allowed her daughter to let out her anger.
She let out another squawk in frustration till she heard a knock on the door.
"stella ? It's me! Is everything ok? I heard you scream. Can I come in?" Lincoln asked on the other side of the door.
stella gasped. "He's already back from training?" she thought. She soon turned her attention to the screen and whispered to her mother, who had a confused look when she heard the new voice.
"Don't move and don't say anything." stella whispered to her mother.
Priscilla wasn't sure what was going on, but nodded and stayed still.
stella let out a heavy sigh to calm herself a bit more, before answering.
"Yea, I'm ok, Lincoln . You can come in." She replied.
Once he got the ok, Lincoln opened the door and quickly flew over to her and sat on her bed next to her.
"Are you alright, stella ? I heard you squawk. What happened?" Lincoln asked worriedly.
"I'm ok, Lincoln . Really." stella said with a smile to reassure him.
"stella , that squawk sounded like your angry squawk. What happened?" Lincoln pushed on. stella sighed.
"Ok, ok. I'm not ok. I was just talking to my mother and she told me something that made me really angry." She started,
Lincoln tilted his head, wordlessly asking 'what was it'?
"She told me that my father almost promised me to another penguin." She continued.
Lincoln 's eyes widened, and he felt his heart sink a little upon hearing that. But he let her continue.
"And if that wasn't bad enough, he almost promised me to the WORST penguin in my hatch year!" stella yelled, her anger coming back full swing. "I mean, how could he... he didn't even... ugh! If I still had my baby feathers I'd he pulling them off right now! AH!"
"Woah stella , calm down." Lincoln said, gently grabbing her cheeks to try to get her to calm down. He'd never seen her this angry before.
He began to gently caress her cheeks with his thumbs in order to calm her down, a technique that usually worked. stella closed her eyes at his gentle caress, then inhaled and exhaled before placing one of her hands over his which rested on her cheeks, telling him that she had calmed down. Lincoln gave a satisfied smile at this.
"I guess this penguin was really that bad, huh? I've never seen you this angry, stella ." Lincoln said, his hands still on her cheeks to make sure she stayed calm.
stella opened her eyes and looked up at Lincoln . "He was. At least from what I remember about him. He was the meanest penguin in my hatch year. He'd pick on all of us and felt he was better than us because he was the biggest among us." she replied. "And, the thought of being promised to him by my family is just..."
Lincoln kissed her forehead, telling her that everything was ok. She smiled and looked up at him.
"Thanks, Lincoln . I could really use some comforting right now." stella told him.
Lincoln chuckled and re-positioned himself to sit behind her. She sat between his legs as he wrapped his wings around her waist from behind, pulling her closer to his chest and nuzzled his head on the side of hers, at which she happily nuzzled back.
"Better?" he asked.
"Much." she replied.
stella mother watched quietly in shock at the display of affection between her daughter and the other bird.
stella looked across at the top of her bed and saw that her mother was still on the screen.
"Oops. I forgot mom was still on the call." she thought.
"Lincoln ?" She started, to get his attention
"Mhm." he replied.
"Um... don't get mad or too embarrassed, but... my mom may have seen our entire display of affection." stella told him.
"W-what? W-where is she?" Lincoln nervously asked.
stella pointed to the small screen in front of them. Lincoln looked and saw an older penguin, smiling and waving at them. He gulped and became red with embarrassment and tried to hide his face behind stella , which didn't work.
"stella ..." Lincoln whined a bit.
"Sorry, I forgot she was still there." stella apologized.
"There's no need to be shy, deary." Priscilla said to Lincoln , who turned his attention back to the screen. Despite being seen by stella mother, Lincoln kept his hold on stella .
"stella , who's this charming and caring young fellow you manage to get yourself?" She asked, smiling at the two.
stella blushed slightly. " Lincoln , this is my mother, Priscilla."
"P-pleasure to meet you, ma'am." Lincoln nervously and politely greeted stella mother.
"Mom, this is Lincoln . He's... well he's..." stella paused, still blushing.
"He's the one you chose, isn't he? I can tell after what I just saw." Priscilla giggled. "Nice to meet you too, Lincoln . So, he's the reason you rejected the others, huh?" she asked.
"Yea. Wait!... You know about that? Is that why dad tried to promise me to Bobbin?" stella asked.
Priscilla frowned. "Yes. They all told us that you rejected them. Your father was worried you'd be the only one without a mate by the time you return from the academy. Bobbin was the only male left."
stella frowned, now understanding the situation.
"I see. I should have figured he had his reason for doing this. I would have asked why, but I guess my anger got the better of me when I heard who it was he tried to promise me to." stella stated. "What made him not go through with the agreement?"
"You'll have to ask your father that." Priscilla stated.
"Could you please call him, mom?" stella asked.
"Of course, dear. I'll go get him." Priscilla replied, about to go and find her husband, but was stopped when Lincoln spoke up.
"Um, excuse me, stella , Ms. Priscilla?" Lincoln started, to get their attention. "S-sorry to interrupt, but s-should I leave? B-because this seems to be a family matter and... I feel like I'm intruding." he stated.
stella and Priscilla giggled, which confused the blue-jay.
"You are family, Lincoln ." stella told him, as she wrapped her wings around his which were still wrapped around her and nuzzled under his beak.
"I am?" he asked, blushing at stella show of affection.
"Yes, you are, dear. You became family the moment stella said 'yes' to you." Priscilla stated and smiled. "I'll be right back," she said, going out of view for a moment.
"I guess I missed that bit of information during my research," Lincoln said softly to stella .
stella giggled.
Lincoln soon let out a heavy sigh, as if he had been holding his breath. This worried stella .
"Are you alright, Lincoln ?" she asked.
"Yea, I guess." He trailed off.
"Lincoln ," she said softly and worriedly, as she placed a hand on his cheek.
Lincoln sighed, "I'm sorry, stella . I guess I'm just a bit nervous. I didn't expect to be meeting your parents so soon. I know I would have to meet them eventually, but I hadn't prepared myself for it yet. I've always worried about if they would accept me as your chosen partner since I'm a different species." he explained, tightening his hold on the penguin, but not too tight.
"To tell you the truth, Lincoln , I've been worried about that too. I was worried about whether or not my family would accept you and if yours would accept me. At least I know my mom's ok with it. We just need to know what my dad thinks. And of course, I'm worried about if yours will accept me or not." stella admitted.
Lincoln gave a gentle smile. "I can assure you, stella , my family will accept you. That is something I'm not worried about." he told her.
"How are you so sure?" she asked.
"Let's just say, my species has a history of going off with other species." he told her.
"Really?" she asked in surprise.
"Yup." he replied, nuzzling the side of her head. "So you have nothing to worry about on my end."
stella giggled as he nuzzled her. She leaned into him to nuzzle back.
"I love you, stella ." Lincoln whispered to her lovingly.
"I love you too, Lincoln ." stella replied lovingly as well.
Unbeknownst to the two love birds, while they were having their moment, stella parents had returned and were watching the interaction between the two with interest.
"Now, how can we say 'no' to that?" Priscilla spoke up to get the two's attention.
Lincoln and stella were startled and quickly turned their attention back to the screen and saw both of stella parents looking at them with a smile. Lincoln and stella blushed and gave a nervous laugh at being caught again.
"Sorry to interrupt your moment, sweetie. But I had to get your attention." Priscilla told them.
"I-it's ok, mom." stella replied, still blushing. "H-how much did you see?" she asked.
"We saw... and heard plenty, sweetie." Priscilla replied.
"Enough to get my approval, sweetheart." Phil stated.
"Really? You mean, you're ok with me choosing a blue-jay as my partner?" stella asked her father.
"Of course! It's your life, sweetheart. Your choice." He replied with a smile, but frowned soon after. "And... I'm really sorry for what I almost did to you, stella . I just didn't want my little girl to be alone."
"It's o-ok, dad. Mom told me why, so I understand." stella told him. "But, why didn't you go through with it?" she asked.
Phil sighed. "For two reasons. I realized I was violating your rights and that I should have spoken to you first about why you rejected all the suitors. Second, Bobbin declined the offer."
This surprised stella .
"He did?! Why?" stella asked. She was happy to know that Bobbin declined, but was curious as to why.
"Something about being afraid of you. I know, it surprised me too." Phil said, seeing stella reaction. "Did something happen between you two, stella ?"
"Not anything bad as far as I can recall. The only thing I ever did was defend some penguins by standing up to him to leave them alone. Shortly after that incident, I left to come here to the academy." stella explained, then realization struck her and she frowned. "Maybe I unintentionally hurt him with the things I said."
"What did you say to him, sweetie?" Priscilla asked.
"I don't really remember. It's been a few years since the incident. But he obviously remembers what happened. Mom, dad, you know I would never hurt anyone." stella stated.
"Of course we do, dear. Not intentionally." Priscilla replied.
stella sighed. "I may not remember what happened, but can you ask him and apologize to him for me when you see him" stella asked.
"Of course." Priscilla replied.
"So, stella ... who's your friend?" Phil asked with a smile.
"Oh, right. Dad, this is Lincoln , my boyfriend. Lincoln , this my dad, Phil." stella introduced them to each other.
"H-hello there, sir. It's a pleasure to meet you." Lincoln greeted with a wave.
"Hello Lincoln . Nice to meet the bird who made my daughter reject all the suitors from her species." Phil said teasingly, which made Lincoln a little nervous and uncomfortable.
"Dad!" stella scowled, sensing Lincoln 's uneasiness.
Phil chuckled. "I'm just teasing, Lincoln . Sorry if I made you uncomfortable, but it is nice to meet you. Now, I don't need to ask or tell you to take care of my stella , because I've already seen and heard for myself how much you care about her."
Lincoln nodded.
"So, what did you give her?" Phil asked.
Lincoln smiled, knowing what he was asking. "stella ," he simply said, looking down at her.
stella giggled and showed her parents the necklace and bracelet she was wearing.
"Oh my! stella they're beautiful. *gasps* Are those kelp-icer pendants?!" Priscilla awed.
"Wow! That must have cost you a fortune, Lincoln ." Phil exclaimed.
"Actually," Lincoln started, blushing and rubbing the back of his head, "I made them myself." he told them.
stella parents eyes widened.
"Really!? You made them yourself?" Priscilla asked.
"Yup. He did. And that's what makes them extra super special. Besides, I would have said yes to him anyway, even if he didn't give me a courting gift." stella said, nuzzling him under his beak. Lincoln chuckled and nuzzled her back, not worried that her parents where watching.
Phil and Priscilla smiled at the two.
"We can see that you two truly do love each other. Not only did we hear you both say it, but your actions sstella volumes. Lincoln , the way you flew into the room when you heard stella squawk and was able to calm her down, and stayed with her, proved to me just how loyal you are to her. And stella , you eased his worry of meeting us and being accepted. That is indeed true love. Being there for each other and supporting each other." Priscilla explained.
"And from now on, you also have our support, sweetheart." Phil stated.
"Thanks mom, thanks dad." stella thanked them.
"Yea, thank you." Lincoln also thanked them.
"You're both very welcome. I'm just glad we were able to settle everything." Priscilla stated. "Anyway, I think it's time we made our leave. It was nice meeting you Lincoln ."
"Same here." Lincoln replied with a smile.
"And, stella ? We hope to get a visit from you soon, sweetheart. And make sure you bring Lincoln with you." Phil told her.
stella giggled. "I will dad. Bye now. Love you."
"Love you, too, stella . Bye. Bye Lincoln . See you soon." Phil and Priscilla said, before ending the call. The small screen went back down once the call ended.
"Well, that went better than expected." Lincoln stated, still holding on to stella .
stella giggled and kissed his cheek, making him blush and chuckle.
"Well, we got their approval. So I guess that officially makes you my penguin and me, your blue-jay." Lincoln stated.
"I like the sound of it." stella replied with a giggle.
She kissed his cheek. "I love you, my cool high flying blue-jay."
"And I love you, my super slick penguin." Lincoln replied, with a kiss to her forehead, as they continued their affectionate embrace.
In the control room
"So, I'm guessing everything worked out?" Speedy asked, looking at the screen. Bea, Rod and Brody were also in the room.
"Yes, it did. Better than we expected." Priscilla happily replied.
"We can see that she's in good wings." Phil said.
Speedy chuckled. "I take it that means you approve of her and Lincoln 's relationship?"
"Yes we do. We were able to witness for ourselves just how much he cares about her." Priscilla stated.
"That's Lincoln . He's always looked out for stella , and even more so since they got together. That's just how he is naturally." Bea stated.
"We're just happy our little stella found her soulmate. Speedy, I know you'll continue to look after her as well." Phil said.
"Of course, Phil. You and Priscilla have nothing to worry about. Take care now." Speedy replied.
"Bye everyone." Phil and Priscilla replied, before ending the call, happy to know that their daughter had found happiness to move forward with her future Lincoln and stella asked if they could have a week off speedy said that they could Lincoln and stella said that they were going to her house they said ok they went to Lincoln 's Flashwings and took off to her house once there stella saw her friend playing in the snow she saw the jet land and she saw it was stella and a nother bird she walked up to them hugged stella and asked how he was stella said he is Lincoln and he is my boyfriend she said nice to meet you. my name is sunny stella parents come out to see how was toking and they saw stella and Lincoln they went inside stella 3 little sisters ran and hugged her and they asked how is he they got down to there level and she said he is my boyfriend Lincoln they said nice to meet you stella said they were ruby and sunset and abby he said nice to meet you it was their bed time they went to bead 1 hour later Lincoln and stella were watching a movie with her parents and they heard stella sisters start to cry and Lincoln said that he had it and went to check on them he sang a song
It's holiday time
The most special of seasons
So come gather round
To remember the reason
It's not all the gifts
The food or decorations
But the Spirit of Love
That marks this celebration
So come walk with me
Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more
Than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love light the way
We all have our ways
Of observing this evening
Yet each of us shares
Something we all believe in
What makes this one night
Out shine all of the others
Is sharing our joy with our sisters and brothers
So come sing with me
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
And down every street
Are new friends we can meet
On this holiday
Let love light our way
Every December
As we honor all our traditions
It's nice to remember
That it's not a big competition
So let love be your mission
The night outshines all the others
With our sisters and our brothers
So come walk with me Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
As we stand around the tree
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love light the way that stopped them from crying he walk out to the living room and stella said how did you get so good at singing he said a lot of practice stella parents came in and said how was singing stella said it was Lincoln and they said nice voice Lincoln said that he was going to the next island to get some thing's he went and got stella and her sisters some phones then he went back to stella's house and gave her the phone and gave her sisters phones to here parents and said they get them when they are older than he got a call from his mom she asked him how to get his sister's to stop crying he said put the phone on speeker and he started to sing a song that went like this
It's holiday time
The most special of seasons
So come gather round
To remember the reason
It's not all the gifts
The food or decorations
But the Spirit of Love
That marks this celebration
So come walk with me
Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more
Than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love light the way
We all have our ways
Of observing this evening
Yet each of us shares
Something we all believe in
What makes this one night
Out shine all of the others
Is sharing our joy with our sisters and brothers
So come sing with me
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
And down every street
Are new friends we can meet
On this holiday
Let love light our way
Every December
As we honor all our traditions
It's nice to remember
That it's not a big competition
So let love be your mission
The night outshines all the others
With our sisters and our brothers
So come walk with me Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
As we stand around the tree
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love light the way
she said thank you and were are you at my girlfriend's house he said that they would meet her in 2 days she said ok and thanks again for get them to stop crying he said that he would always be there for her Then They went to bed In the morning Lincoln was the 1st one up so he made breakfast for the Penguin family They smelled something cooking and went to see what it was and found out that Lincoln made them kelp-icer pancakes and smoothies they all said thank you to Lincoln they finished the meal and Lincoln said that he was going to do the dishes and stella asked him if he would like some help he said yes stella went on a run with her parents and Lincoln made the family some kelp-icer meatloaf they got home and eat they finished the meal and the parents did the dishes They all went to bed in the morning stella sister's asked if they could go back to headquarters for a few weeks and the parents said if it is ok with them you can they said that only if you are good at Lincoln 's house for 3 days they said ok they went to get their things together and then they went to Lincoln 's house it was dark when they got their so they slept in the FlLincoln wing in the morning Lincoln was sitting on the wing of the FlLincoln wing when his younger sister saw him and she hugged him and said when did you get home he said last night he lay her down and said go back to sleep she did the rest of the family woke up stella woke up and saw Lincoln on the wing of the FlLincoln wing she went out and sat down with him he gave her a cup of iced coffee then he said my family should be up and he took his sister in his arms and carried her in to the house and said anyone order a little blue jay they hugged him he said he had 4 surprises for them he went out and told stella he would take 2 of her sisters and she take one she said ok they walked into the house he said mom,dad,summer,connie and amaya this is my girlfriend stella and her sister's ruby and sunset and abby they said nice to meet you then Lincoln and stella took them to his room to let them sleep then they went to the living room and talked to his parents 1 hour later Lincoln heard crying coming from his room and said that he had it and he went to the room stella sisters said that they had nightmares so he took them out to were stella was he said they had nightmares he asked his parents if they could watch them for the night well him and stella went out on a date they said that they could stella and Lincoln went out on their date then they went back home and went to bed the next morning speedy called him and said sorry to cut the time off short but we need you back at headquarter he said ok picked up stella and her sister's and took them to the FlLincoln wing and left a note on the refrigerator for his parents that said they had to go back to headquarters
Top wing Lincoln s parents
It's been three weeks since stella and Lincoln spoke to stella's parents and got their approval of their relationship. And the two young birds couldn't be happier. But, although Lincoln told stella that his family will approve of their relationship, she couldn't help feel a little doubtful.
stella and Brody where out on a rescue mission, while Lincoln and Rod stayed behind.
"I think I'll head down to the Lemon Shack. I'm getting kinda hungry." Rod stated. His belly growled shortly after, causing him and everyone else to laugh.I think I'll join you, Rod." Lincoln said. "I could use a snack."
"Awesome! Let's go!" Rod exclaimed. But before they got a chance to leave, the alarm went off. "Aw, come on!" he whined, walking up next to Speedy and Bea as they answered the call.
A gray goose appeared on the screen.
"Hello Captain Gander. What's your emergency?" Speedy asked.
Honk. Well, it's not really an emergency. I just wanted to find out if cadet Lincoln is available." Captain Gander stated.
"Yea, I'm available. Do you need help with something, Captain?" Lincoln asked.
Honk! Indeed we do. We need an extra pair of wings to help direct traffic at the airport. This is one of our busiest times of the year." Captain Gander explained.
"Oh yeeeaa... it's summer time, and we get a lot of visitors coming here for vacation. So the airport tends to get a little... hectic, around this time." Bea clarified.
"Oh! Maybe I can help too. I can make sure the area is clear for landing." Rod exclaimed.
Great idea, Rod." Speedy told him, then returned his attention to the Captain. "The cadets are on their way captain."
"Wonderful! See you soon! Honk!" Captain Gander replied, before ending the call.
"Time to earn our wings!" Lincoln and Rod called out, before leaving HQ.
At the airport
Lincoln and Rod got to work the moment the Captain gave them instructions of what to do. And, boy were they busy.
"Wow. Captain Gander wasn't kidding. The flocks just keep coming." Lincoln said to Rod through his watch, while he directed traffic in the air.
"I know. I've never seen this many visitors at once." Rod replied, making sure the ground was clear for the next flock.
At Headquarters
Brody and stella entered the control room after returning from their rescue mission.
"Great job on that rescue cadets." Speedy told them shortly after they entered the control room.
"Ha-kaa. It was too easy." Brody replied.
stella giggled. "Well, we did have a little trouble. But it wasn't anything we couldn't handle." she added.
Speedy chuckled. "That's what I like to hear."
stella and Brody then noticed the absence of two birds.
"Hey, Speedy? Where are Rod and Lincoln ?" Brody asked.
"They're at the airport helping Captain Gander with traffic control." Speedy replied.
"Oh! Maybe we should go see if they need some extra pairs of wings." stella stated.
"Primo idea, stella ." Brody agreed
"Why not? I'm sure Captain Gander would be more than happy to have more help." Speedy stated.
"Cool! Hey Brody, since we can't use our vehicles, how about a race." stella said
Brody chuckled. "You're on, stella ." he replied, getting into position.
"Ok. Ready, set, go!" stella called out, both dLincoln ing out of HQ.
Speedy and Bea chuckled and giggled at the departing cadets.
At the airport
"That's the last flock, Rod." Lincoln said over his watch.
Once the flock had landed and cleared the area, Rod gave him the all clear for him to land. Lincoln acknowledge this and brought the FlLincoln Wing in for landing. Once he did, he took off his helmet before he got out and flew over to Rod who was talking with the captain.
"Thank you so much for your help, cadets." Captain Gander thanked them.
"It was no problem Captain Gander." Lincoln replied.
"It's what we cock-a-doodle do!" Rod added.
Captain Gander nodded and thanked them again before leaving.
"How about we head over to the Lemon Shack now, Rod." Lincoln suggested.
"Yea! I'm super hungry now." Rod replied.
Shortly after, Lincoln was suddenly tackled to the ground.
"Whoops. *giggles* Sorry about that, Lincoln ." stella laughingly apologized as she lay on top of the blue-jay after crLincoln ing into him
Lincoln chuckled and sat up. "It's ok, stella . What's the hurry?" he replied.
"A race, that's what." stella giggled as Rod and Brody walked up to them.
Brody chuckled. "stella and I were having a race to come meet you guys. Aaaand... she won." he stated.
"As usual." Rod added, folding his wings.
"You guys win sometimes." stella said, while getting up off Lincoln and helping him get back up, at which he thanked her.
"Yea, sometimes. You and Lincoln have more wins under your wings." Rod stated.
stella giggled again. "Well, that is true. But anyway, the reason we're here was to see if you guys needed any help. But," she looks around to see the airport empty. "It looks like you're already done."
"Yup. And we were just about to head to the Lemon Shack. So you got here just in time." Lincoln told them.
"Cool! So what are we waiting for? Let's go!" stella exclaimed
But before they could make a move, Lincoln was once again, tackled to the ground.
"Ugh. Why do I keep getting tackled today?" Lincoln asked as he lay on his stomach while feeling 3 light weights on his back. After he had said that, he heard giggling.
"Finally caught you, Lincoln !" they said
Lincoln 's eyes widened when he heard the voices He craned his head to the side to look behind him, and saw 3 blue-jay He gasped.
"Sunset,ruby and summer?" Lincoln asked in an excited disbelief.
With the other cadets
"Who are they ?" stella asked.
"Don't know. But it looks like they know each other." Rod replied, as the three continued to watch.
With Lincoln
The yellow clad blue-jays giggled in response before getting off Lincoln . Lincoln finally got up to get a better look at them, before they excitedly embraced him with a hug, at which he chuckled and hugged back.
"I've missed you, Lincoln ." They told him.
"I've missed you, too, sis's. You've really grown." Lincoln replied. "What are you doing here? Don't tell me you came here on your own." he asked in a worried tone.
"Now you know we'd never do that, Lincoln ." he heard a voice say above him. He looked up to see two adult blue-jays coming towards them, before landing in front of the young blue-jays.
"Mom! Dad!" Lincoln happily called out.
"Hi Lincoln honey!" his mother exclaimed, pulling him in for a hug.
"Hey there, son. It's great to see you. How are you doing?" his father stated.
Lincoln chuckled. "It's great to see you guys too. And I'm doing great." he replied while still in his mother's embrace. "What are you guys doing here?"
"We were on our way back home from visiting a friend. So we figured since we're passing by Big Swirl, we'd stop and give you a surprise visit." his mother replied, letting go of him.
"Well, I am definitely surprised, and happy to see you. Let me introduce you to my friends and fellow cadets." Lincoln told them, flying over to the others. His family close behind.
"Sorry about that, guys." Lincoln told the other cadets.
"That's ok, Lincoln ." stella replied.
"I'd like you guys to meet my family. This is my mom, Rosanne. My dad, James, and my little sister's, sunset,ruby and summer ." Lincoln introduced his family.
"I'm not so little anymore, Lincoln ." sunset,ruby and summer stated, causing the rest of the family to chuckle.
"Mom, dad, sunset,ruby and summer . These are my friends, Rod and Brody."
"Hello." Rod greeted.
"Hi-ya." Brody greeted.
"Nice to meet you, cadets." James replied.
"Yes. Very nice. But... what about her, Lincoln ? Isn't she your friend, too?" Rosanne asked, gesturing to stella .
"Well..." Lincoln started. stella giggled, causing Lincoln to chuckle nervously.
"Mom, dad, sunset,ruby and summer ... this is stella . And she's... more than just a friend. In fact, she's very special to me." He continued, earning a smile from stella . "She's my girlfriend, my chosen forever partner." he finished.
Lincoln 's family gasped in shock at the news. stella became worried from their reaction, until.
Lincoln 's mother squealed with excitement. "Oh, my boy's all grown up!" exclaimed, pulling Lincoln into another hug. "I'm so happy for you, honey!"
"So am I. Congratulations, son." James told Lincoln .
Rosanne let go of Lincoln and turned her attention to stella .
"Hello dear. It's an absolute pleasure to meet you."Rosanne told stella .
"The pleasure is all mine. I'm really glad to finally meet you." stella replied.
"I have to admit, I wasn't expecting this from you, Lincoln ." James stated. "I mean, a penguin?"
"James!" Rosanne scolded her husband.
"Dad!" Lincoln exclaimed, seeing stella worried expression.
"I don't mean it in a bad way. I mean, I know our kind has history of going after other species, but... none of them have ever gone after a flightless bird." James explained.
"Does... that mean you don't approve of me?" stella voice quivered. "But... I thought-"
Oh no, dear! That's not what he's saying!" Rosanne exclaimed. "We approve, 100%. What he meant, was our species has history of going after other bird species, but they are normally other flying birds, like cardigans, blue birds, finches and other similar birds."
"That's right. What I was saying, is that Lincoln just became the first blue-jay to choose a partner that's the complete opposite of him." James explained. "I do approve of you, stella . I'm sorry if I made you feel like I didn't, even though I already said I did. My fault for the confusion."
"Thank you. It means a lot to me to get the approval of Lincoln 's family." stella smiled at them.
"Well I don't approve!"summer exclaimed, causing everyone to look to her.
"summer ?" Lincoln asked, giving his sister a confused and hurt look.
summer said nothing else and flew off.
summer , wait!" Lincoln called out to her, but she had already disappeared into the island's shrubbery. "Wow, she's gotten faster. His other sister's said they approved of her
"She's been practicing. But, I don't understand why she would say that." Rosanne stated sadly.
stella frowned. "Maybe she just doesn't like me." she sadly stated.
"I don't think that's the reason, stella dear. But we won't know unless we find her and ask her." Rosanne told stella . "James, Lincoln , we better go find her."
James and Lincoln agreed. Lincoln then turned to the others and asked them to look after his sisters they said they will
"Are you sure, Lincoln ?" Rod asked. "You'll have a better chance if we were all looking."
"I'm sure. I'll meet up with you guys later." Lincoln replied as he flew a littleabove his friends with his parents.
"Ok, if you insist." Brody added.
"Lincoln , wait!" stella called to get his attention. "I'm going to help look for her, too!"
Lincoln parents' eyes widened at this, but said nothing as Lincoln slowly descended towards the penguin.
"I know I'm the reason she flew off, and I know you're worried of what might happen between us if I find her. But I can handle myself." stella continued as Lincoln landed in front of her with a gentle smile.
"I know you can, stella . That's why I'm not stopping you." Lincoln told her. "I know when you set your mind on something, there's no stopping you. Also, you've got a very keen eye when it comes to finding things. I hope if you do find her, that she'll be willing to listen to you."
"I hope so, too. Thanks, Lincoln ." stella replied.
Lincoln gave a soft chuckle before placing a kiss on her forehead. "Be careful, ok?"
"Of course!" stella happily replied.
Lincoln flew over to his parents, then looked down at his friends.
"Brody and I are heading over to the Lemon Shack now. If we happen to see her, we'll let you guys know." Rod told them as he and Brody,sunset,ruby sat in the Road Wing.
"Thanks, guys." Lincoln thanked them. "Ok. Mom, dad, stella ; let's go!"
Lincoln and his parents took off in the direction sunset,ruby and summer went; stella slid down the path leading to the nearest river; and Rod and Brody went in the direction of the Lemon Shack.
With Lincoln and his parents
"I don't understand why summer would say that. I thought she'd be happy for me." Lincoln said sadly while looking around to find his sister, while he and his parents flew just below the trees.
James and Rosanne looked worriedly at each other, then to their son.
"You really do love her, don't you, son?" James asked.
"stella ?" Lincoln asked, looking up at his parents, who nodded in response. Lincoln sighed. "Yea... I do. And... sometimes, I feel like I'm a little too much in love with her."
"We can tell." James stated.
Lincoln tilted his head in confusion at his parents.
"We saw the necklace and bracelet she's wearing, honey. It looks like your work, but it looks like you really went out of your way to make them for her." Rosanne explained.
"Oh... those." Lincoln blushed, looking down, away from his parents. "They're... they're my courting gifts."
James and Rosanne's eyes widened. That just confirmed everything.
"Say no more, Lincoln honey. We understand." Rosanne told her son.
"Absolutely, son." James added. "Now, let's find your sister."
"Right. We should split up. We'll cover more ground that way." Lincoln suggested.
James and Rosanne agreed. They went in one direction while Lincoln went another.
With Lincoln 's Parents
"I've never seen Lincoln so torn. You can see his feelings toward stella are very strong." Rosanne said.
"And his sister, who he also loves dearly, just disapproved of her." James added.
"If he feels this way because his sister doesn't approve, imagine if we didn't. He would have been in absolute distress." Rosanne worriedly stated
James sighed. "Let's find sunset,ruby and summer so she can clear this up." he said, as they continued their search.
With stella
"Now... if I was a flying bird, where would I hide?" stella asked herself as she swam through the river while looking along the river banks. "Hmm... I'd probably hide somewhere where I can blend with the environment."
stella thought for quite a while of where the young blue-jay could of gone. Her eyes widened when she thought of a place, then giggled at the possibility that she was actually there.
"It's worth having a look." stella said, swimming more through the river till she got to the area with the path she needed to take. She jumped out of the water and followed the path.
When stella got to her destination, she was surprised at what she saw. Sure enough, she found the young blue-jay sitting in the flower patch of yellow daisies. She had one of the flowers in her hand, twirling it around while staring at it absentmindedly.
"I can't believe I actually found her here." stella thought.
She slowly approached the young blue jay and called out to her with caution.
"Um... hi, summer ." stella greeted to alert sunset,ruby and summer of her presence.
summer eyes widened as her head shot up from looking down at the flower she was holding. She turned around and saw the penguin her brother was fond of, standing at the edge of the flower patch with a smile on her face.
"Y-you... h-how'd you find me?" summer asked.
"A lucky guess." stella beamed.
summer frowned and turned away from stella . She continued to twirl and stare at the flower in her hand.
There was a moment of uncomfortable silence between them, until summer spoke up.
"I know my family's looking for me. I just... needed some time to think." She stated.
"About what? If you don't mind me asking." stella asked.
summer sighed. "About you and my brother."
stella wasn't surprised that was the reason.
"I know he cares strongly about you." summer turned to face stella , who had kept her distance from her. "The necklace and bracelet you're wearing... he made them for you, didn't he?" she asked.
"Yea... he did." stella replied with a smile. Looking down, she held the pendant of the necklace to look at it. She looked back toward summer who was looking back at her thoughtfully.
summer got up from the flower patch and approached stella . They were almost the same height. stella was taller by about an inch or two. summer stared at the necklace stella was wearing observantly. She then let out a defeated sigh when she was done.
"He really does love you... probably more than you know." summer told stella . stella tilted her head in slight confusion. "He only makes these for the important girls in his life. He's made a necklace for our mother and grandmother, and he's made me a bracelet." she showed stella the bracelet with a summer ice cream pendant on it, as she continued. "But, he gave you both. And when I look at them, I can tell he poured his heart and soul into making them for you.
"He... he did?" stella asked, looking at her necklace and bracelet. "I know he made them, but... to know that he put his heart and soul into making them for me..." stella trailed off, then thought. "I can't help but wonder."
summer nodded. "I'm sorry about the way I reacted." she started to apologize, causing stella to look back at her. "You probably think that I don't like you, but... that's not it. I just... I just wasn't ready to let go of my brother to someone else. We're really close, and... I guess I'm a bit attached. He's done so much for me. Always looking out for me, helping me when I needed it, making me feel better when I was sad or hurt and he even told me that if I ever had a nightmare to come to him and he would sing a song to me that went like this I will always be there to protect you I will always be there to lend you a had I will always help you when you need help I will Always be There In case you get scared I will Never Leave your side until you get better I will never leave you alone And if you have Nightmares I Will Always be there to hug you And if you need advice about boys I'll be there to Help And if that boy breaks your heart I will be there to teach him a lesson And if you need somebody to hug When times Are Tough I will always be there so that you have someone And if anyone be mean to you I will beat them Up And if anyone Humiliates you I will teach them A lesson and he always said I was his favorite and only flower. And... I guess the thought of not being his favorite and only flower anymore... made me react the way I did. That was selfish of me, and I'm sorry, stella ."
"I see." stella stated. She then smiled at the younger blue-jay. "I accept your apology, summer . But... I can assure you, you are still his favorite and only flower."
"But... he has you now. The one he fell in love with. That would make you his new favorite flower." summer said, tilting her head in confusion.
stella giggled. "That's true, but Lincoln has never once called me a flower. He calls me 'his penguin' or 'his super slick penguin'. And I call him 'my blue-jay' or 'my cool high flying blue-jay'. So, I think he only has that saved for you."
summer continued to stare at stella , unsure what to say.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask him. I'll give him a call to let him know I found you, and where we are. Is that ok?" stella stated.
summer nodded.
stella called Lincoln . He was relieved and happy when she told him she found summer . She told him where they were. He found his parents and the three made their way to stella and summer location.
"Your family's on their way. Anything you want to do while we wait?" stella asked.
"Umm... do you mind if I made you an apology welcome flower crown?" summer asked as she began to pick some of the daisies by the stem.
"I don't mind. But... what do you mean 'apology welcome'?" stella replied.
"It's my apology and welcome to the family gif." summer replied as she began to put the flowers together to make the crown.
"Oh. Ok." stella replied. She sat in front of summer and watched as she made the flower crown. In almost no time, she was done. "Wow. That was fast."
summer giggled and placed the flower crown on stella head.
"How do I look?" stella asked.
summer giggled. "Like the penguin my brother fell for."
stella giggled as well.
summer !"
Both summer and stella looked up at who had called the young blue-jay. It was her mother, along with her father and brother.
"Hi mom, dad... big brother." summer shamefully greeted her family, looking at the ground to avoid eye contact, especially with her brother.
"We were worried about you, sweetheart." James stated. I know... and... I'm sorry," summer slowly looked up at her family. "Especially to you, big brother. I'm really sorry for the way I acted. I just..." she explained to her family the reason for her behavior.
"Oh, summer ... No-one can ever take your place." Lincoln said, as he stood in front of his sister. "Yes, stella is special to me, but so are you. She's the one I fell in love with, but you're my sister. We have a bond that can't be broken. Even when we find our significant other and have our own family one day, you'll always be my favorite and only flower." he told her.
summer eyes began to tear up when Lincoln said that, before she jumped at him to hug him. Lincoln caught her and hugged her back.
"I love you too, big brother. But..." summer said, ending the hug and looked up at Lincoln . "If you ever have kids, wouldn't they become your new favorite flowers?" she asked.
stella and Lincoln blushed when she said that, while Rosanne and James giggled and chuckled.
"Let's not think that far ahead, ok sis?" Lincoln stated.
"Ok!" summer happily exclaimed.
"See, summer . I told you." stella told her.
summer smiled and nodded toward stella .
"I'm glad you two are getting along." Lincoln stated.
"So am I." stella replied. "By the way, Lincoln ; can I talk to you for a moment? Alone?"
"Um... ok. Sure." Lincoln replied, a bit curious of what she wanted to talk about.
They walked a short distance from Lincoln 's family, where they were sure they couldn't be heard, but could still be seen.
"What is it, stella ?" Lincoln asked, when they stopped and stella had turned to face him.
stella let out a heavy sigh. "Lincoln ," she began. "While your sister and I were getting to know each other, she told me something that got me thinking." she said, as she looked down and gently took hold of the pendant of her necklace.
Lincoln saw this, and got a little worried and curious of what his sister could have told her.
"She told me, that you only make one of these..." gestures to the necklace and bracelet. "...for the important girls in your life. But... mine's different. She told me, not only did you make both a necklace and a bracelet for me, but that you poured your heart and soul into making them." stella told him, then slowly looked up at him. "I know you tell me everyday that you love me, but... do I really mean that much to you, for you to go to such lengths to make them for me? What if... w-what if I d-didn't return your feelings? What would you have done with them?" she asked.
Lincoln was a little taken aback by what stella just said, but he understood what she was saying.
"Hmm... I understand what you're thinking stella . Yes, you do mean that much to me and more. It took me quite some time to understand the strange feelings I started having for you. When I finally understood and accepted how I really felt about you, it took me almost just as long to figure out how I was going to confess. That's what led me to do research on the penguin courting ritual, which caused me to make my gifts sooner. I... I did consider the possibility of you not returning my feelings. Although I would have been heartbroken, I'd still give you one of them as a birthday gift. Because you're my best friend, which makes you an important girl in my life." Lincoln explained.
"But, you don't need to worry about that. You returned my feelings," he gently cupped her cheek with his hand, "and have made me the happiest blue-jay I've ever been."
stella eyes began to tear up. "Oh! You!" she pounced on him, tackling him to the ground. "You sweet talker." she smiled as she sat on his belly.
"Hey, I was just being honest." Lincoln defended himself as he tried to sit up, which caused stella to now sit on his legs.
"I know." stella smiled, and booped his beak, earning her a confused look from him.
stella giggled. "You're so cute when you're confused."
"Oh ho. Why you slick little..." Lincoln was ready to get back at her.
stella squealed as she tried to get away, but she only had time to turn around before he caught her by wrapping his wings around her waist.
"Gotcha!" he exclaimed, as he pulled her back towards him, causing her back to rest on his chest. They both gave a happy laugh before nuzzling each other.the other cadets brought his other 2 sisters to them
With Lincoln 's family and rode and brody
Rosanne smiled at the sight of the two. "I think weve seen enough, wouldn't you agree, dear?" she asked her husband.
James chuckled. "Indeed." he agreed
"Does this mean we're leaving? Already?" sunset,ruby and summer asked.
"We've been here longer than we should, sunset,ruby and summer . And we need to get home before it gets dark." James told them
They asked if they could stay with Lincoln for a little while and he could bring us back home wene he has had enough of us their parents said if he wants you to stay you can
"...Ok..." sunset,ruby and summer reluctantly agreed.
The five birds flew over to the young couple.
"Lincoln ?" Rosanne called to get their attention.
Lincoln and stella stopped their nuzzling and looked up just as the three birds landed in front of them.
"Oh! Mom, dad, sunset,ruby and summer . Sorry we left you guys there." Lincoln apologized. He let go of stella and they both got up.
"It's alright, son. Your mother and I both know what you two are going through." James replied with a wink.
Lincoln and stella blushed
He said I'm just happy to have been able to see you all again. And being able to introduce you to stella ." Lincoln replied.
"And what a pleasure it was! And we know you are both very happy to be together. We did just see it for ourselves." Rosanne teased. "You'll take good care of my son, won't you stella ?"
"Of course!" stella happily exclaimed
"Wonderful! And Lincoln , I know you'll take good care of her as well." Rosanne stated.
"Absolutely!" Lincoln replied.
"Good to hear. Well, we best be off." James said.
". "Don't take too long to visit. And make sure you bring stella with you."
Lincoln chuckled. "Sure thing,
"Bye! Fly home safely!" stella called out while waving at them.
"Let me know when you get home!" Lincoln called out to them.
"Will do! Bye son!" James called out in response
Once his family were almost out of sight, Lincoln turned to stella .
"So, stella ? What did you think about my family?" he asked.
stella giggled. "Well... despite the little hiccup with your sister, I'm happy they accepted me.Lincoln chuckled. "Told you. So now we have the approval of both our families, we have nothing to worry about. So we can just keep moving forward with our relationship
2 weeks later Lincoln and stella were laying on the ground writing poems wene Lincoln felt 3 little weights on his back he looked back at them and he said ruby,sunset and summer he got up and hugged them and said did you guys come here alone then he heard this you know we would never let them come alone he looked up and saw his parent's he said that he was happy to see them they asked if he could watch his sisters for a few weeks and he said yes they asked how is this you are with he said that he would tell them at the Lemon Shack he took stella put her on his back and started to go up but one of his sisters grabbed his large he asked if she could fly yet and she said no he asked his younger sister if she could fly but she said no so he took them told them to put their arms around his neck he called the other cadets and told them to meet him and stella at the Lemon Shake they said ok one sister on one side of him and the other one on the other side he had some trouble getting off the ground but he made it work they were all most at the Lemon Shake when he saw rod and brody they saw him carrying two blue Jays and stella he landed he said I would like you to meet my family this is sunset and ruby they said nice to meet you and they are may sister summer and my mom connie and my dad Steven they all said nice to meet you then Lincoln said now that we are all here I have something for stella that I have been working on for a long time he got on one knee and asked Ronda to play a romantic song than he took stella by the hands asked her to be his girlfriend and she said yes I was waiting for you to ask me everyone said how cute it was he said drinks are on my everyone got Lemon smoothies he saw speedy and Bea coming down the trail and he said he would need two more Lemon smoothies he gave them the Lemon smoothies then he said I well have some little guests staying with me for a few weeks speed said ok They went back to headquarters he ordered 2 kelp-icer smoothies and gave one to stella his sister's asked him what it was he said it is a kelp-icer smoothie with energy drink in it they asked if they could try it he said yes just a sip they loved it they went back to headquarters and he introduced them to speedy and Bea he asked if he could use the verarolrealaty room with mates on the floor to teach this to how to fly speedy said yes he could then he went and got his bed then went to the verarolrealaty room with it he started to teach them to fly they were done for the day it was late his sister's fell a sleep he took them and the bed back to the room once there he saw that stella and summer were sleeping so he put them to sleep kissed them good night left them a note that said that he went to get their stuff and that he would be back in two hours he kissed stella that woke her up he said that he would be back in two hours and then he left he got to his hometown got the stuff and went to the store and got some energy drinks and then he went back to headquarters he was on his 2 energy drink and he saw stella she said that his younger sisters just started to cry I tried to get them to stop but I couldn't so I went to see if you were back he went to the room and saw that the other cadets were trying to get them to stop crying then he went to them held them and started to sing a special song to them that went like this
It's holiday time
The most special of seasons
So come gather round
To remember the reason
It's not all the gifts
The food or decorations
But the Spirit of Love
That marks this celebration
So come walk with me
Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more
Than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love light the way
We all have our ways
Of observing this evening
Yet each of us shares
Something we all believe in
What makes this one night
Out shine all of the others
Is sharing our joy with our sisters and brothers
So come sing with me
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
And down every street
Are new friends we can meet
On this holiday
Let love light our way
Every December
As we honor all our traditions
It's nice to remember
That it's not a big competition
So let love be your mission
The night outshines all the others
With our sisters and our brothers
So come walk with me Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
As we stand around the tree
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love light the way
that stopped them from crying the other cadets said how did you do that well i'm the only one In my family that could get them to stop crying for a few weeks now I have to go meat Bea for our sunrise run he left he got to the hanger he meat Bea there she said she tried to get them to stop crying but couldn't he said he sang them a song she said that is way they stopped crying she asked him were he went he said that he went to get them some clothes from home they went on the run on the way back he stopped at the Lemon Shack and got 9 Lemon smoothies 6 with energy drink in them and 3 without they went back to headquarters and they went to the control room and found everyone was their he gave them their smoothies and said something to say thanks for dealing with the crying last night then he went to their room and he gave stella her smoothie and said thanks for dealing with the crying last night then he gave his sister's their smoothies then they asked him were he went last night he said that he went to get them some clothes from the house they said thank you he got a call from an old friend he said that are in the hospital and are asking for you and your sisters he said he would be there in 2 hours stella and him were the only ones up he asked her to come with him and his sisters to the hospital she said she would he picked up to of his sisters and stella took the other one he left a note with brody that told them were he was going they left and 2 hours later landed in the parking lot of the hospital his sister's were awake and he said they had to wait outside of the room well he talked to his parents they did they asked if he could adopt his sister's he said I would have to talk to speedy about that her let me call him he should be up by now it is day time their he called speedy and asked him he said yes you can he hung up the phone and his sister came in his parents told them that they might not make it so Lincoln said he would adopt you so you are going to stay with him they said ok then the machine started to beep so they had to wait in the waiting room they did then Lincoln saw the doc he said they did not make it his sisters started to cry he asked if he could try something that allows worked on other people the doc said yes he rubbed his hands together it did not work so he took his sisters to the house to get there things then they went to the HQ the next day they arrived at HQ speedy asked did they make it Lincoln said no now if you do not mind I have some calls to make and a funeral to plan he went to the rooftop to be alone he called his uncle and asked him to spread the word that his parents were gon and that he was planning the funeral he said ok I well Lincoln said that the funeral was in 3 months he said ok then Lincoln went to the lemon Shack stella saw him live to go their she said she was going to check on Lincoln at the lemon Shack and she left
At the lemon Shack Lincoln sites at the bare and asked Ronda for a kelp icer smoothie with energy drink in it she said ok then he said he was going to be up for a week ahead asked way he said that his mom and dad he was planning the funeral she said she was sorry to hear that he drank the smoothie and was about to leave when he saw stella coming down the road he asked Ronda for 2 more kelp icer smoothie and 2 kelp icers she said yes and got them he gave 1 of each to stella then they went back to HQ they got their he heard his sister's crying so he went to the sleeping room and went in and saw the others were trying to get them to stop crying he went up to them got his getar and played them this song
It's holiday time
The most special of seasons
So come gather round
To remember the reason
It's not all the gifts
The food or decorations
But the Spirit of Love
That marks this celebration
So come walk with me
Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more
Than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love light the way
We all have our ways
Of observing this evening
Yet each of us shares
Something we all believe in
What makes this one night
Out shine all of the others
Is sharing our joy with our sisters and brothers
So come sing with me
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
And down every street
Are new friends we can meet
On this holiday
Let love light our way
Every December
As we honor all our traditions
It's nice to remember
That it's not a big competition
So let love be your mission
The night outshines all the others
With our sisters and our brothers
So come walk with me Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
As we stand around the tree
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love light the way
That got them to stop crying he told pinky if she needs him to tell brody to get him he went to the roof with his sleeping bag stella asked if she could go with him and he said yes they went up to the roof speedy got a call from stella's mother she asked if she could speak with stella he said she left her watch here but I can transfer the call to Lincoln 's phone she said ok he did Lincoln answers the phone she asked if she could speak with stella he gave the phone to her she asked how Lincoln was she said you will find out when I come to see you I well ask speedy for time off but I have to bring his sisters she said ok she hangs up the phone stella went to the control room to ask speedy for some time off he said ok I well give you 4weeks off she said me and Lincoln and his sister's are going to my house they got in the flLincoln wing and went to stella's house it was night time when they got their heard crying So they went in and went to see what was going on her mom was sleeping they saw her and hugged her But they were still crying so Lincoln said let me try something that always worked on my sisters and he sang them this song It's holiday time
The most special of seasons
So come gather round
To remember the reason
It's not all the gifts
The food or decorations
But the Spirit of Love
That marks this celebration
So come walk with me
Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more
Than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love light the way
We all have our ways
Of observing this evening
Yet each of us shares
Something we all believe in
What makes this one night
Out shine all of the others
Is sharing our joy with our sisters and brothers
So come sing with me
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
And down every street
Are new friends we can meet
On this holiday
Let love light our way
Every December
As we honor all our traditions
It's nice to remember
That it's not a big competition
So let love be your mission
The night outshines all the others
With our sisters and our brothers
So come walk with me Sing along and you'll see
On this holiday
Let love light the way
As we stand around the tree
All together we'll be
On this holiday
Let love light the way
You need nothing more than those you adore
On this holiday
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love
Let love light the way
That stopped them from crying stella asked if they wanted to sleep with her They said yes so they all went out to the jet to sleep In the morning stella's mom went to wake them up but sir they were not and bed So she went looking for them and saw the jet she were up to the jet and saw that stella Lincoln and Lincoln sisters and stella sisters were all sleeping in the jet They woke up and went into the house and stella introduced him as her boyfriend He said nice to meet you but I have To go and plan my parents funeral stella's mom asked is there anything I can do to help he sorry yeah can you take care of my sisters for me while I go plan the funeral and she said yes I can take care of your sisters for a few hours for you then he went out to his jet and got some pen and paper and stared at your writing down stuff to say at the funeral stella went with him and got one of his famous drinks then went to back into her house her mom asked what it was she was drunk and she said it was something called iced coffee with energy drink in it she said can I try it and she said yes She loved it Lincoln wrote down a song to sing at the funeral Then he went inside and met stella's father she in turn to host him as her boyfriends and He said nice to meet you stella's father asked her what gift did he give you she said nothing yet but he has something he has been working on for me for a while Lincoln left to go get anu Then they went back to her house she saw stella playing in the snow and ran and hugged her It was the next day and it was stella's birthday Lincoln gave her the necklace and bracelet that he made himself Her parents asked were he got them and he said he made them himself because he really your loves stella and wanted to give her the best courting gift he could He said he also has something else for her and her sisters and anu He went out to the jet and got their cellphones and gave one to each of them and said know you guys can get ahold of stella anytime you want instead of Calling speedy you can call this number and gave her parents her number than stella and her sisters and anu hugged