Alternate Ending two: Lincoln runs away: extreme version

It took a while of waiting for his parents to come to their senses before Lincoln started to realize they really were going to make him sleep outside, like a dog. No, not like a dog, because at least charles had his doghouse that he could go into. Lincoln had nothing but the pajamas he had on his back and the leaves in the yard. The realization that his family decided that he wasn't worth the stuff they scrapped off of their shoes didn't just hurt, it was much worse than that. He started to think over everything that had happened even before the 'bad luck' incident and was coming to the startling conclusion that his parents simply did not care about him. Had never cared about him.

Sure, they said they did, but did they ever bother asking him what happened when his sisters went wild and caused them to be banned from the grocery store? No, they had assumed that he had lost control of them, just like they always did. Did they ever stop to ask Lincoln if he wanted to go to his sisters events? No, he was simply told that that's what loud's did, they supported each other. But when it ended up being him that had to watch his sisters because Lori couldn't be bothered to stay off the god damned phone for two bloody minutes, did they ask him if he wanted to be their babysitter or offer to pay him for his efforts? No. Because Lori was in charge. She got all of the credit for his hard work.

Then, he thought about all of their trophies and accomplishments while trying to think of any of his. The only thing he could lay claim to was winning the comic book contest. You couldn't show off a trophy for that now could you? It was no wonder they had decided he was scum, he was worthless, he was surprised that it had taken him so long to see it.

Well, no more. If they didn't appreciate him for who he was, then he would find someone who would. Mind made up, Lincoln settled in for the night, trying to get as comfortable as he could under the wet leaves. When the morning came, he didn't even try the door, they had already made their minds up that they did not want him around, so why even try? He was surprised to see a cereal bowl shoved out of Charles' doggie door. At least they were going to feed him. He said nothing to the rest of the family as they rushed out to Lynn Jr's next game. He just waited until he was sure they were gone and grabbed the ladder from beside the garage. The door may be locked but he knew his sisters better than even their parents, and that Leni was constantly leaving her and Lori's bedroom window open, thinking it to be the door and that Lori couldn't be bothered to close it half the time.

Just as he thought, she had left it wide open and he scrambled inside, grabbing only a paper and pen from Lori's room and writing a letter to his parents. Not that he felt that they deserved it, it would serve them right to come home to find that he was gone with no explanation. But he felt the need to vent so he wrote the letter. Every bad feeling he had ever felt, every bad memory, every moment he felt that he didn't belong, it all went into the letter. Then it was time for two last stops. He squeezed through the vents from Lori's room into his own closet/room intending to grab a backpack of his belongings only to find that the room was bare. His furniture was gone. His clothes were boxed up. Even his old stuffed toy was sitting on top of a box, as if flung there. It broke his heart even further. Just more evidence that he never belonged here, he supposed.

Luckily for him they hadn't noticed his hiding spot for all of the money he'd ever been given or found around the house. He grabbed it all, shoving it into a pocket and re-entering the vents, heading this time for Lisa's room. With a little bit of looking he found exactly what he was looking for, the watch Lisa had given him that allowed one to travel to different dimensions.

Now he knew that the one where he'd been where all of his sisters were gender swapped was not for him, but he also knew that Lisa had been making improvements ever since and that now the dial of the watch had three settings. One was clearly labeled as "male siblings" so he knew it was the dimension he'd been to the first time. The other two were not labeled. He'd have to take his chances. Breathing out shakily he closed his eyes and turned the dial.

End chapter

So this time, Lincoln decides he's had enough and remembers Lisa's dimensional watch. Now i'm pretty sure what happened was a dream and that he never really traveled dimensions, but come one, some one as smart as Lisa's not going to let that stop her from making the watch actually work.