Author's note: Hey everyone, I'm FireSlash and welcome to my new story: 'Artificial.' Now, this was a concept that's been in my head for a while that I wanted to try writing, being inspired from several pieces fiction such as Danganronpa 2, a story on Fictionpress titled 'The Knight in Stainless Steel,' and a Loud House fanfic titled 'I'm Back.' I'm not sure exactly how this story will play out, but I do hope you enjoy it. Before we begin though, I want to address some stuff.

1. Lucy in this fic will be 11 years old while Lincoln himself will be 13 due to plot.

2. As the story progresses, you will learn more and more about Lincoln's home world. Do not worry about that.

3. Pairings will be decided by you guys. Since Lincoln's not related to any of his sisters in this universe, I have absolutely no problem pairing him with one of them, as long as the age difference isn't too drastic.

Now, review and enjoy :-).

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'Do not let the roles you play in life make you forget that you are human.' - Roy T. Bennett

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Location: Thea (Dimension 427)

Thea was once the pinnacle of beauty. To the Theons of the past, it was widely agreed the planet was the closest thing to perfection. In no other planet would you find such breathtaking landscapes and such a variety of living organisms living in perfect harmony. Resources such as land, water, and food were plentiful while natural disasters were rare, making living conditions ideal for starting a settlement. Disease was hardly an issue as well, for very few harmful bacteria could survive there. Even the star it orbits, simply known as 'Ignesco,' was young, meaning life could continue to thrive for billions of years before the star eventually explodes. In short, Thea was simply paradise.

Key word; was. Today, Thea is hardly the planet it once was. Most of the animal and plant species have gone extinct, nearly all of the water is polluted, and a good chunk of the planet's natural landscapes were destroyed long ago. With the extinction of several organisms who used to kill disease bringing bateria, illnesses have been running rampant while the amount of natural disasters that occur on the planet has increased due to the destruction of key geographical regions.

Why was this the case? Well, for nearly two centuries, the people of Thea have been at war. On one side was the empire of Samiah, rulers of the planet's northern hemisphere. Their opponents? The empire of Adio, the rulers of the planet's southern hemisphere. Both nations were fighting for full control of the planet, not liking how the other rules their land.

Running the empire of Samiah when the war first began was Kei Aten, who ruled his land with an iron fist. He was someone who loved order, bringing an end to those who chose to disturb the peace. It didn't matter what the crime was; robbery, murder, arson, anyone deemed a criminal was executed. Now, not everyone who commits a bad deed gets killed. For example, children were usually given warnings instead while the mentally insane were placed in mental wards to cure them of their sickness. It because there were such severe consequences for a bad deed that Samiah hardly had any crime.

Now, compared to the strictness of Kei, Adrian Bourne, emperor of Adio at the time, was rather lax. Instead of tackling crime the way Kei did, Adrian prioritized raising the quality of the empire's living conditions. Architecture, technology, and developing healthier methods of eating were his main focus. As such, while Samiah was safer to live in, the people of Adio generally lived longer on average.

Because Adrian valued Theon life greatly, he decided to invade Samiah, believing they needed his help. Unfortunately, the Theons of Samiah loved how their ruler was running his empire, causing them to fight back. Thus began the large war that's lasted two hundred years and counting...

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"Lord Trystane," a Samiahian general addressed his superior, bowing down in respect. A tanned skinned individual standing at six feet five inches, Trystane Aten was just as intimidating as his great grandfather. The man had black hair slicked to the side, green eyes, and a well toned body. He was just as feared as he was respected.

Noticing the general, the man gave him a soft nod. "You may speak."

"We've received reports that the Adians recently launched a surprise attack on the Hunter Islands. Currently, our forces located there are attempting to fight them off, but we do not know how long we can last. They possess the number's advantage."

Hearing this caused Trystane to snarl. The Hunter Islands were an important piece of land the Samiahian empire owned, a good amount of their food being grown there. "Not only do they launch a sneak attack, but they're trying to win the war by draining our supplies? How cowardly can their leader get?" The man then began thinking of what he could do to drive off the opposing forces. "...Send three thousand soldiers to the islands as well as the secret weapon."

"Sir, are you sure you want to do this?" The general asked skeptically. "The weapon is still recovering after the last time it was used."

"We have no choice," The emperor growled before standing up. "If we want to keep the Hunter Islands, then we need to use the weapon. It's our only hope…"

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In Chomo, the capital of Samiah, there was an underground base no one other than the emperor's most trusted allies knew existed. Known simply as the 'Rebirth Zone,' its secrecy was probably for the best, for if the public knew what was going on down there, they'd probably riot. In the underground base, Theons were artificially grown. As they were not truly Theon, they only exist to serve as the ultimate killing machines. Given superhuman strength, agility, reflexes, and intellect, they generally served their purpose well. Of course, they aren't invisible. Whenever they are deployed, the artificial Theons hardly make it back alive. They were well aware of their purpose, so death hardly scared them. What did was failing any sort of mission. Yeah, it was quite obvious they weren't treated well…

Artificial Theons begin their lives in pods, where scientist begin giving them their superhuman gifts. They stay inside their pods until they're matured enough, which usually occurs after a few weeks where they take the appearance of a ten year old. Once out of their pods, they begin to mimic Theon characteristics, such as the need to eat and drink, displaying emotions, and aging like regular Theons. It is then that they begin undergoing an excruciating training process, where their emotions are crushed and they learn how to take lives without any problems. When that's done, they're finally sent out to the battlefield to complete their mission, or die trying. At no point are they given a name, only being identified via number codes given to them when they're created.

It was rare for an artificial Theon to live longer than a few months after they exit their pods, but they do exist. In fact, the longest living artificial Theon was currently three years old. His survival was to be expected though, for he was the most powerful artificial Theon created thus far. Stronger and faster than the rest of his kind, this specific artificial Theon was born through a different process, one which pushes modern science to the extreme. As such, he was the only one of his kind, all the others perishing before they could even emerge from their pods. Now, if the Samiahian empire could master creating more of his kind, then they'd be unstoppable. One Alpha, the classification name the only survivor went by, could wipe out an entire army, but due to the amount of time the Alpha requires to recharge after using his full power, he was only used in emergencies.

Now was one of those times.

Walking around the the Rebirth Zone, Trystane lazily eyed the various artificial Theons locked up in small cells, waiting for their turn to be transported to the battlefield. Eventually, he arrived at a large black door guarded by two intimidating Samiahians. One look at their leader was enough to make them move out of the way. Pulling out a card and inserting it into the card reader, Trystane began walking down the small hallway the black door led to, stopping only when he arrived at the only cell located at the end of the hallway. In the cell was the Alpha himself, unit 67306, otherwise known as Lincoln. Being the only survivor of his kind, the scientists decided to give him a more appropriate name to commemorate this fact.

Appearing to be thirteen years old, the white haired Lincoln was simply staring at a wall, not being given anything to do to pass the time. With a loud knock on the glass preventing Lincoln from escaping, the emperor managed to get his attention.

"Get up," Trystane commanded him. "You've got shit to do."

Lincoln briefly gave the man a curious glance. His last mission was a week ago and he was usually given two weeks to recharge. Despite this, the boy complied as he began putting some glowing blue handcuffs on him. It wasn't his place to question the man running the Samiahian empire. After all, he was just an artificial Theon, he had no voice in terms of his destiny…

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Now on an aerial-wing, a jet shaped aircraft often used by the Samiahian military due to their ability to nearly break the sound barrier, Lincoln began getting ready for his mission. All he needed to do was make sure the Adians didn't rough up the Hunter Islands too much, a seemingly easy task for the boy.

"We'll be flying over the warzone in forty five seconds," The ariel-wing's pilot informed Lincoln through the intercom. Hearing this, Lincoln first took out a dark blue cube from his pocket. Setting it to the side, he then opened a secret hatch on the shoulder pads he was wearing and pressed the button hidden within. Doing so caused the boy to be surrounded completely by a bluish robotic suit of armor made up of a metallic substance known as Invinsium. True to its name, Invinsium was a powerful metal designed to withstand a lot of punishment. In addition to the armor's ability to enhance the capabilities of the Theon wearing it and that it allows the wearer to fly, the Invinsium suit of armor was perhaps one of Samiah's most advanced pieces of technology. But Invinsium was also very limited, being a Theon made material and all, so suits made of it were only given to the best of the best.

When the suit fully surrounded his body, Lincoln took the small cube and pressed one of its faces. Tossing it up, it began expanding in size before it transformed into a medium sized ray gun. He was now ready to kick some ass.

"Arriving in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, NOW! Go! Go! Go!"

With no hesitation, Lincoln leaped out the air-wing and began descending towards the ground. Pointing his gun at the Adian soldiers below, Lincoln began firing blue beams of light from his gun, causing several Adian soldiers to disintegrate once the energy blasts touched them. The Adians noticing how their comrades began suddenly disappearing, some of the soldiers looked up, only for their eyes to widen in fear upon seeing the falling boy, knowing full well what the Alpha was capable of.

"ALPHA ALERT!" One of the Adians shouted, causing some of them to aim their guns at Lincoln. Not a second later, they began shooting at him, only for the boy to retract the suit as he he took the beams of energy head on. Already surprised at Lincoln's move, the Adians were in for a shock as Lincoln began absorbing the shots, not being harmed by them. You see, the material used to power the energy guns used by both the Adians and Samiahians was a crystal known as 'Ignium.' Ignium has the unique property in which it absorbs heat while also refracting it at twice its initial temperature as of beams of light. Usually only found near the planet's core, scientists have managed to recreate it, using it as a valuable energy source. The guns used by both sides utilizes the Ignium's unique property to produce lethal projectiles, the guns being specially designed so that the user doesn't get burned by holding the weapon. As for why Lincoln can absorb such deadly particles, his skin was designed to take in the rays of light the crystals produced. As long as he releases the energy in less than a few minutes, he'll be fine.

Reactivating his suit, Lincoln pointed his feet towards the ground right before making impact with the ground. With the combined might of Lincoln's superhuman strength and the Invinsium's incredible durability, the boy was not harmed despite having fallen such a great distance. Having landed in the middle of the Adian forces (crushing about five of them), he then deactivated his suit. While the Adians continued to blast him, the boy's eyes began glowing orange. Slamming his two fists together, the boy then released all the energy in him in the form of a large explosion. When the smoke dissipated, it was revealed Lincoln managed to take out a fourth of the Adian army present. Quickly reactivating his suit, the boy took to the skies, sniping as much as the remaining Adian soldiers as he could while trying to avoid the blasts aimed at him. While his Invinsium armor could take some hits from the crystals, enough blasts could destroy the metal.

So far, Lincoln was doing a good job at helping the Samiahians kill the opposing army, the battle now going in their favor. Alas, all good things must come to an end, for after a while, something ended up ramming into Lincoln, sending him quite a distance from the fight. Groaning, Lincoln began scanning the skies for whatever it was that hit him, causing him to notice a feral looking humanoid with bat wings flying at him, covered in natural armor.

"Damn Exorcists," Lincoln muttered, avoiding the incoming creature as it tried smashing him into the ground. Exorcists were the Adian counterpart to Samiah's artificial Theons. Like artificial Theons, Exorcists were grown in labs and were created to serve as the perfect killing machines. In terms of physical strength, the average Exorcists were stronger than Lincoln himself. They also had natural weapons, their claws being enough to rip apart most metals. However, they lacked the enhanced intellect artificial Theons had, a weakness easily exploited by any artificial Theons who run into them. Because of this, it was harder to tell which was more dangerous.

Aiming his gun at the creature, Lincoln began firing at it, managing to chip it's natural armor. With the blasts only being a minor nuisance, it tried lunging at the boy, only for Lincoln to grab it before tossing it into a nearby tree. When it began getting back up, Lincoln pounced on its back as he put the creature in a headlock. Like all living things, it needed to breath. Sadly, even with the increased strength his suit gave him, the Exorcist managed to free himself from the boy's hold, tossing him to the side. Jumping back up, Lincoln was about to blast the creature with his gun again, only for the Exorcist to fire a beam of energy from its mouth, sending the boy flying into a rock, destroying it. Groaning, Lincoln got back up quick enough to avoid yet another energy blast. This was honestly confusing the boy. Exorcists normally couldn't shoot energy, so why was this one doing so?

Avoiding another energy blast, Lincoln began thinking, his brain to arrive at a possible conclusion a second later. Perhaps the Adian managed to make their own enhanced version of the Exorcist, one who would be able to go head to head with him? Realizing this, Lincoln began focusing a bit more on the creature.

Opening its mouth, the Alpha Exorcist began to fire a beam of energy, one Lincoln tried to dodge. Unfortunately, he failed, getting pushed back into a tree. Before he could recover, the beast picked him up, flew up to the tree tops, and slammed the boy into the ground, creating a large crater. Though he had the Invinsium suit on, he still felt the impact, something he didn't like. If he didn't step up his game, he was going to die here…

Looking up, he noticed the Alpha Exorcist preparing another beam of energy. It was then Lincoln had a crazy idea. When the Exorcist fired the beam, Lincoln removed his suit, taking the blast head on. Doing so ended up causing the boy to experience excruciating pain as he absorbed the energy. Like he predicted, the blast was simply a more powerful version of the one fired from his gun.

Believing it had killed the boy, the Exorcist was about to fly away, only for it to notice the boy had not died. Now angry, it began preparing another ray beam, one bigger than the last as Lincoln prepared to expel the energy he had just absorbed. Ready to kill their opponent, both beings fired their collective attacks at the same time, causing them to collide with one another, a massive explosion happening a few seconds later as a result of the power of the two attacks.

Due to how quickly it grew, neither Lincoln or the Exorcist were able to escape the incoming explosion.

That explosion was the last thing Lincoln would ever see before he closed his eyes for what he believed will be forever.

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Location: Earth (Dimension 1)

For a small town, Royal Woods was quite rowdy. There was never a day where calmness could prevail. Funny enough, the reason for the constant noise wasn't even caused by most of the town's residents. No, all the chaos the town experiences on a daily basis was due to the Loud family. Consisting of ten sisters and their parents, the family seemed to wear their last name in pride, never failing to shake up wherever they went. They were good people, but when you have ten kids with different interests and personalities living with one another, then of course they'd make a ruckus.

It should also be noted that the Loud parents, Lynn and Rita Loud, worked until late at night, meaning the sisters were always by themselves for quite a long time. Yeah, just try telling a bunch of children who have the house to themselves to shut up…

Surprisingly though, no matter how many windows were shattered by them, everyone in Royal Woods knew that things could be much worse. While Lynn and Rita were at work, the rest of the siblings were looked after by the eldest Loud Sibling, Lori Loud. For the most part, Lori knew how to keep her sisters under control, running her home as if she was a drill sergeant. Rarely anything surprised the girl, for she knew her family like the back of her hand. Their interests, personalities, and what type of mischief were stuff Lori could identify with ease. It was because of her that the family has yet to get into any serious legal trouble.

Currently, the seventeen year old was doing what she always did on weekdays, watching over her sisters.

"Lynn! Stop playing floor hockey in the house!" The girl shouted at the fifth eldest Loud sister, Lynn Loud Jr. Sports were her life, a passion she took to the extreme. No matter where she was, she could often be seen playing some sort of sport, whether it was real or made up.

"Aw, c'mon Lori," Lynn whined. "The regional championships are coming up an I need to make sure my skills are up to snuff."

"I literally don't care. Everytime you play one of your ridiculous games here, you end up destroying something." Walking towards her younger sister, the blonde snatched the hockey stick from the brunette's hands. "No sports."

"Ugh, then what am I supposed to do?"

"Did you finish your homework?"

"..." Groaning, the athlete began making her way to her room. Sighing, Lori was about to sit down, only for the sound of a small explosion to traverse through the house. Her older sister instincts kicking in, Lori made a mad dash towards the room shared by her two youngest sisters, Lily and Lisa Loud. Lisa was a prodigy, having several Nobel prizes for her work in the field of science. Strangely, she managed to accomplish all this despite being only four years old. Lily on the other hand was just a baby, not having developed her special talent yet. As such, Lori immediately knew which of the two caused the explosion.

"Lisa, what did I say about doing experiments while mom and dad are out?"

"Curses," the little genius muttered under her breath. "I was confident the formula would work this time."

"LISA!"

"Wha-" Turning around, the genius was greeted by the sight of her older sister glaring at her. "Ah, greetings sister unit. How may I assist you?"

"You can start by stopping whatever it is you're doing," the girl commanded. Normally, Lisa would just continue working, but she knew that despite her intellect, she couldn't disobey Lori. As such, she ceased working.

"Happy?"

"Very," Lori dryly replied.

"AAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

"Oh great, what is it now?" Lori moaned under her breath, recognizing the scream coming from the second oldest Loud sister, Leni Loud. Out of all the sisters, Leni was easily the nicest of the bunch. However, she was a bit dimwitted and had a major case of arachnophobia, so her screams were common in the house. Because of this, Lori usually dismissed her fellow blonde's problems, unless they were actually serious of course. "Leni, if that's a spider, have Luna kill it."

"On it luv," the musician and third oldest sister of the family said with a British accent that was obviously fake.

"No, it's not a spider," Leni told her sister, having calmed down. "It's only a boy. Sorry, he surprised me."

"Oh, whatever." Scoffing, Lori began making her way to the kitchen, only to freeze a second later. Did she just say there was a boy in the house? Running up to the bathroom, Lori swiftly opened the door and much to her surprise, Leni was right. Lying unconscious in the bathtub was a thirteen year old boy with white hair.

"AAAAHHH!"

With the eldest sister's screams filling the house, the rest of the Louds stopped what they were doing and went to check up on her.

"You ok Lori?" Luna asked, being the first to reach her.

"There's a boy in our bathroom," Lori hastily informed her, pointing to the bathtub. Luna gave a quick glance at her sister's face before turning her attention towards where she was pointing, her eyes widening upon noticing the boy.

"Dude...the hell? How'd he even get in? The window isn't busted…"

"Well, I was brushing my teeth when I saw this totes bright light," Leni began explaining, having still been in the bathroom before Lori barged through the door. "When it left, he was there."

"...So you're saying he teleported in?" Lori asked as she and Luna tilted their heads at the ditzy blond's claim.

"People don't just teleport Leni," Lucy, the fourth youngest sibling and the Loud House's resident goth said, her sudden arrival startling her three sisters. "Believe me, I've tried using teleportation spells in the past. Obviously, none of them worked."

"You sure about that?" Luna asked playfully, something Lucy didn't seem to notice for she continued to give her fifteen year old sister the same blank stare she always wore.

"Yes."

"But guys, it's true," Leni tried convincing them of her claim.

Lori continued to stare at her, questioning her sister's sanity. "Leni, he probably just opened the window, shined a light at you, and somehow slipped, knocking himself out."

"But the window didn't open…"

"You know what? We'll just ask him when he wakes up," Lori declared, knowing this would be the only way to end this stupid argument.

Luna shot the unconscious body a weary glance. "Uh… so what now?"

"Luna, go get Luan and some rope," Lori ordered. "Leni, I need you to help me move the body to the basement. Lucy, go get Lynn and make sure none of our younger sisters get anywhere near there."

"Woah, woah...we're going to tie him up?" Luna asked, not liking where this was going.

"Luna, the kid somehow broke into our house and I think we deserve to know why."

Lun sighed, realizing her sister was right. "You're right. I'll get the rope."

"Good. Leni, let's get moving before he wakes up."

"Okey dokey~"

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Restrained, that's how Lincoln felt right now. When he was engulfed by the explosion, he expected to be dead, in a black abyss where he couldn't feel, see, or hear anything. According to the scientists who've created him, there was believed to be some sort of afterlife after death, but as an artificial Theon, there was no way he'd ever go there. It was a destiny only for natural Theons, his kind didn't possess the souls necessary to go there…

But if that was true, then why could Lincoln feel something tightening around his limbs? Wait, how did he even know what he was feeling was coming from his arms and legs? And why was the dark abyss dissipating?

A small cough escaping his lips, Lincoln's eyes fluttered open a second later.

'So I'm not dead,' the boy thought to himself as he began analyzing the situation. Looking at his legs, he noticed they were tied up to the legs of a chair. With his legs tied up, Lincoln gently tried moving his arms, noticing they were tied up as well. Taking a peek at his surroundings, the boy ended up being more confused than he was before. Seeing as he was restrained, Lincoln believed himself to be in a prison, probably captured after he somehow survived the explosion. To him, that made the most sense. What didn't was that the prison he was supposedly in looked more like a basement than an actual place a nation would hold someone as dangerous as him. Also, what was with the rope? On Theo, rope was only used to restrain weaker objects. Seriously, he could definitely snap the rope restraining him right now. The thing was, he didn't want to just yet, for he wanted answers. Where was he? What happened while he was knocked out? Why was he only tied up using rope? And who were the five girls staring at him?

"Yo guys, he's waking up," Luna informed her other sisters.

"We can literally see that," Lori replied, rolling her eyes. Based on how she carried herself, Lincoln knew she was the one in charge.

"Can I hit him yet?" Lynn asked, twirling her baseball bat in her hand. Looks like Lincoln just found the person in charge of executing him. It kind of amused him that she looked to be his age since the people in charge of executions tended to be older.

Luna glared at her. "Lynn, no. We don't know if he's a pervert yet." Were they accusing him of being a pervert? The last time he checked, he was locked in a room for most of his life, the last place he was before passing out being in a warzone.

"A boy somehow got in our house and was found in the bathroom…" Lynn crossed her arms. "I think it's safe to say he's a pervert."

He was found in someone's house? Seriously, what's going on? Clearing his throat, Lincoln was going to get some answers. "...So, what now?"

"What now?" Lori questioned, wondering what motivated him to ask such a bizarre question. "Well we're going to ask you some questions and we want answers."

"Yeah, so you better start confessing," Luan, the fourth oldest sister added. Though she would normally crack a joke right about now as she was an aspiring comedian, even she knew now was not the time for such antics.

'So they want to know some Samiahian secrets,' Lincoln thought to himself, still under the belief he was being held prisoner (quite poorly) by the Adians. As the Alpha artificial Theon, Lincoln knew a bit about the Samiahian empire most didn't. Like most Theons who knew such top secret information though, he was not allowed to give it out to anyone who asks for it, his death actually being the preferred option. "Sorry, I've got nothing to say. You might as well kill me."

The Loud sisters immediately recoiled upon hearing this, Luna speaking up a second later. "Woah dude, we ain't going to kill you. We just want to know what you're doing in our house."

So he was in a house. This was certainly information Lincoln found valuable. It meant he could escape without any troubles. Judging by how each of the present sisters were acting, only Lynn seemed competent in a fight, and even then, she was obviously nowhere near skilled enough to face even the lowest ranking Samiahian soldiers.

"Sorry for intruding," Lincoln said. "How'd I end up here?"

"What do you mean 'how did I end up here?'" Lynn asked. This boy was starting to confuse her, something he was doing to the rest of her sisters as well. "YOU broke into OUR home, how can you possibly not know how you came in?"

"I think he's playing dumb," Luan spoke, causing Lincoln to shake his head.

"I'm not. I seriously have no idea how I got into your house. Wait, am I still at the Hunter Islands?"

Lori gave him a puzzled look. "Hunter Islands? What the hell are you talking about?"

"That's where I was last," Lincoln admitted, not believing this to be any sort of classified information. Surely they should know about the battle that happened there.

"See Lori, he did teleport!" Leni exclaimed, happy that Lincoln seemed to be confirming her theory.

"No he didn't Leni," Lori bluntly said before turning her attention back towards Lincoln. "Look, I'm not sure if you were drunk or hallucinating before, but you're certainly not at this 'Hunter Island' place you're babbling on about. You're in Royal Woods, Michigan."

"Royal Woods? Michigan?" This was Lincoln's first time hearing of such places, and he knew all the cities in both the Samiahian and Adian empires.

Luna shot him a worried look. "Guys, I think he must've hit his head pretty hard if he doesn't know what Michigan is when he's here.''

"He's probably just pretending," Lynn said with a scoff. "So, can I hit him now?"

Luna shot her sister a glare. " Lynn, no. Maybe we're just not asking the right questions."

"Ugh, fine. What's the last thing you remember?"

"..." Lincoln went silent, trying to think about what he could and could not tell these girls. They probably already knew he was a Samiahian, but did they know he was the Alpha? Most likely not. Come to think of it, Lincoln still didn't know if they were Samiahian or Adian. "...The last thing I remember was fighting during the invasion of the Hunter Islands. Next thing I know, a big explosion happens and I pass out."

"...I think he's crazy," Luan whispered to her sisters, them nodding in agreement. Analyzing the boy, she then noticed his shoulder pads. "Hey, those look pretty cool. Where'd you get them?"

Panicking, Lincoln looked at his chest and noticed he was still wearing his Invinsium armor, it somehow managing to survive an explosion of that calabar. Well, looks like they now know he was Samiahian. Adians never wore Invincium, instead choosing to wear armor made of metal known as Durium. Durium was nearly identical to Invincium, but it was lighter, making it better for mobility and underwater combat. It was less durable though. "...It was given to me due to my service."

Luan tilted her head. "Service?''

"In the Samiahian military," Lincoln replied. They had more than enough information to piece together he was someone important, so telling them how he got the Invinsium armor wasn't really a big deal to him. Keep in mind, he could escape whenever he wanted as well. "The fact it's made of Invincium should be a clear indicator of that."

"You're literally making no sense," Lori told him. "You're like what? Thirteen? There's no way you'd ever be accepted in the military. Also, we live with a genius and not once have we heard of this 'Invinsium' you're talking about. And Samiah? Where's that?''

"Have you all been living under a rock?" Lincoln asked them, unable to comprehend what he was hearing. "You should know what Samiah is, it's one of two places on Thea you can live in."

Lynn rolled her eyes. "I may suck at history, but I'm pretty sure there are more countries than that."

"Countries? What are those? If that's the Adian way of saying empire, then I can assure you there are only two that exist."

"Am I the only one who doesn't understand what's going on?" Leni asked. "What is Thea?"

Hearing this caused Lincoln's jaw to drop. How can someone not know what Thea is? It's literally the planet they were living on for crying out loud! Geez, it's like he was in a different universe...wait a second.

"Where was I when you found me?"

"Oh, oh, I can answer that," Leni shouted excitedly, clearly happy that she knew the answer. "You were, like, in our bathroom after this strange light began shining."

"Leni, for the last time, he didn't teleport!" Lori growled at her sister, tired of her nonsense. However, Lincoln began looking at her in interest. Was he seriously in another universe. Back on Thea, both Adian and Samiahian scientists were researching the possibility of the existence of other universes, so the concept of wasn't foreign to him. Now that he thought about it, the theory would explain why the girls didn't know about Thea or the two empires.

"Hey, what's the planet you live on called?"

"Earth, where you should come back to," Luan replied before chuckling at her pun. "Get it?"

"Heh, that was a good one," Luna remarked. Lincoln was more focused on what they said though to even pay attention to the joke. Earth? He's never heard of a planet of that name before.

"You're kidding, right?" Lincoln asked, only for the girls to shake their heads. Looks like he somehow managed to do what most scientists back in his world could only dream of accomplishing. Well, looks like he no longer needed to hide his capabilities. "Nira, identify our current location."

Nira was an AI installed in his suit, allowing it to perform certain actions when Lincoln couldn't manually have the suit do them himself. In addition, it worked like a GPS, knowing all landmarks, both Adian and Samiahian.

"Identifying… current location unknown."

"Did that thing just talk?" Lori asked her sisters. She was used to her cellphone doing so, but a metal piece of clothing? Not at all…

"Identify if we're still on Thea."

"Identifying… we are no longer on Thea."

Lincoln began sulking upon hearing the news. "Oh man, emperor Trystane's going to kill me…"

"That he is."

"Not helping…"

As Lincoln spoke with his AI, the five sisters stood silent, not knowing what to make of the situation. What was a thirteen year old doing with this sort of technology?

"...Well, this is awkward…" Lincoln stated, causing the girls to look at him again. "Looks like I did teleport here…"

Leni smiled joyfully. "Yay! I was right!"

"I'm not sure if we can say that yet," Luna said rubbing the back of her head. Lynn meanwhile shot the Alpha a glare.

"I still think he's crazy…"

"Hey, why don't we get Lisa to do some of her sciency stuff on him?" Leni suggested. "You know, to see if he's, like, lying or something.

"Well, if this Lisa can compare my DNA to your species, then I think you should call her over," Lincoln said, agreeing with the sixteen year old.

"She could also see if he just has a concussion…" Luan added, still not buying the whole 'I come from another universe' story.

Realizing this was the only way to find out what was wrong with the boy, Lori decided to take Leni's suggestion. "Fine. Luan, go get Lisa. The rest of us will make sure he doesn't try anything funny.''

Nodding, the comedian went to get their genius sister, wanting to shed some light on the mysterious boy's arrival.

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"So, got anything sis?" Lynn asked as Lisa began comparing the blood sample she took from Lincoln to that of a regular human.

"Impossible…" The prodigy exclaimed as she continued to analyze the samples. While they were nearly identical, there was enough differences in Lincoln's DNA sequence to classify him as a completely different species if she wanted to. "Leni, you said you found him after a bright light appeared in the bathroom facility, correct?"

The second oldest sister nodded her head. "Yep."

"Well, I do not know how to say this, but the specimen you've bought is certainly not human."

"Is that what you call your kind?" Lincoln asked her.

"Indeed. What is it that you refer to your species as?"

"Theons."

"Incredible! So different universes really do exist. You must tell me everything about this Thea place you speak of!"

"Wait? He's not crazy?" Lynn asked in disbelief.

"Science says otherwise," Lisa replied before looking at Lincoln. "Now, I have so much to ask you…"

"So, he's really from another universe…" Luna said before taking a seat on the basement floor.

Lynn joined her shortly after. "According to brainzilla, he is."

"I-I-I don't even know how I'm supposed to react to that," Luan mumbled to them, sitting next to them. Seeing all her sisters seated, Leni decided to do so as well. As for Lori, there was only one thing going through her mind, for she was pretty sure Lisa was going to keep him here for a while as she would definitely want to know more about him.

"What am I going to tell mom and dad?"

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Author's note 2: don't forget to tell me who you want Lincoln to end up with in the reviews