Lassie and Lincoln

Lincoln was miffed, first his family gave him the wrong plane tickets, sending him to Oregon instead of Florida. And now, the town he ended up in never bothered to lend a helping hand, forcing him into the woods.

As he walked into the woods, on the lookout for any wild animals, he thought of what to do when he noticed a mountain up ahead.

"That's it!" Lincoln said, as he ran toward the mountain and started to hike up it. He figured if he climbed the mountain, he could get a view of the area and figure out what to do next. Was this safe? Probably not. But what else was he supposed to do?

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A girl walked through the forest with her dog by her side, she was plotting ideas for how to fix the damage lake. It took one accident and the lake had a large oil-spill that was not easy to clean. The oil-spill and damage done to the lake had put the townspeople into a bad mood, she pitied newcomers as the town was usually distrusting of outsiders.

The dog stopped, sniffed the air and bolted away.

"Girl, wait!" The girl called out. The redhead sighed as she had gotten use to the Rough Collie running off. Knowing her dog, she probably found something interesting.

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Lincoln could see the horizon approaching, the top of the mountain was close, as he stepped out of the trees.

\*rustle\*

Lincoln flinched as he heard the bushes rustle, something was here, or worse, followed him.

"Please be a squirrel, a deer, or even a wolf! But please don't be a bear." Lincoln begged.

A large figure leaped out. Lincoln at first thought it was a wolf but it turned out to be a Rough Collie, one just about the size as he is. The white-haired preteen did nothing but stare in awe at the dog.

The Rough Collie barked at him and trotted toward him. Lincoln winced as the big dog began sniffing him, before dragging its tongue up the side of Lincoln's face. The boy was forced to shut one eye as his cheek was slurped before flicking off.

Lincoln found that rather ticklish, but didn't want to provoke the dog. But the dog had other plans. She pounced on him and began licking him. Lincoln giggled as the Rough Collie licked his cheeks, he tried to turn his head to evade the affection but this dog was having none of it.

"Hey Lassie! What did you find?" A girl said as she entered the scene, she was caught off-guard by the boy.

"Hi, is this your dog?" Lincoln asked as the dog continued licking him.

"Yeah, sorry about her." The girl said before whistling, the Rough Collie got off Lincoln and bounded toward the girl but still gave the white haired boy a panting grin.

"It's okay, I've gotten use to dogs pouncing on me." Lincoln chuckled, standing up. "So, uh, what's your name?" Lincoln asked the girl

"Zoe" the girl answered. "And yours?"

"Lincoln" he answered, as he and Zoe shook hands

"So Lincoln, what brings you to this neck of the woods?" Zoe asked. \*rim shot\*

"Well, those butts I call my sisters gave me a plane ticket that was meant for Lisa, my young sister. You see, we were supposed to go to Florida for Spring Break. But Lisa wanted to go here instead. So we got a separate ticket for her. And my sisters gave me Lisa's ticket and I ended up on the plane here. I tried to call my sisters to complain, but my phone's battery died. So I instead tried to make the most of it by finding a public pool, but when I asked for directions, no one stopped to answer. So I thought I would climb this mountain to get a better look of the town and find the pool from above. That's when I met your dog over there" Lincoln explained.

"Oh my! That's horrible" Zoe responded. "And to answer your question, No, we unfortunately do not have a public pool in this town. The closest thing we got is a lake, where we swim and fish. But that's closed due to an oil spill. A truck was delivering barrels of oil when one of them slipped off and ended up spilling into the lake. It's gonna take 3 days to clean it up."

That left Lincoln flabbergasted. He rushed to the top of the mountain to get a better look at the lake. And when he did, he saw a major black spot in the lake. It was the oil "Dang it" Lincoln said madly. This spring break was not going well at all.

"If it's any consolation, this interrupted my Spring Break as well. Me and my family had the week off and were going to have just a nice week to ourselves, but this forced us back into duty" Zoe said, patting Lincoln's shoulder.

"Don't sweat it, Zoe." Lincoln said Sympathetically. "I actually think I might like it out here. I could use some time away from my stupid sisters. Except of course Luna and Lana. they're my two guilty pleasures."

"At least you don't have to work on the lake with us." said Zoe. "I wish I could" said Lincoln. "oh, no you don't." Zoe retorted. "you're on vacation. And, by definition, that means you need some time to unwind." "Lassie, you escort Lincoln to the house, I gotta keep watch over the clean up" Zoe ordered as she ran off to the clean up. Lincoln stared at Lassie, who began panting in excitement. Lincoln blushed as Lassie licked her lips and began licking Lincoln's cheeks.

"Good girl" Lincoln said as he began petting Lassie and stroking her mane, making her tail wag, after about a 30 seconds of that, Lassie stopped and pointed her snout towards the general direction of where Zoe's house was and barked.

"Okay Lassie, lead the way" Lincoln cheered as he began walking the direction. But to his surprise, Lassie instead walked behind Lincoln, crawled between his legs, and stood up. Leaving Lincoln on Lassie's back.

Lincoln blushed as Lassie began to trot with Lincoln riding her. Lincoln grabbed onto her shoulders so he wouldn't fall. He was surprised by her strength.

"I thought you were gonna walk to the house and I had to follow you" Lincoln said, with Lassie barking happily in response. What Lincoln suggested was likely what Zoe had in mind, but Lassie thought this would be more fun. Plus, she thought Lincoln deserved this after what he went through.

And Lincoln did enjoy this. He found Horses fun to ride whenever the opportunity arose. But he thought that riding a dog was a more rare opportunity, the closest thing he got before was when he rode Lalo when he visited Ronnie Anne. But her Uncle and Aunt forbid riding Lalo, so they could only do so once in a while, in secret.

When Lincoln rode Lalo he found his fur very comfortable, and Lassie's fur was also comfy. He found himself melting into it and wrapping his arms around Lassie's mane. She was hoping for this reaction, and woofed happily as she continued her way through the woods with her new friend enjoying the ride. Lincoln found it amazing how he kept making friends with canine with enough strength to carry him.

Later, Lassie and Lincoln arrived at Zoe's house. The door was unlocked and no one was home. So Lincoln could continue riding Lassie without feeling embarrassed. Lincoln took a look at the house, and found it nice, and figured it was time to unpack

First, he found an outlet so he could charge his phone, then he unzipped his backpack and took out its contents

Fortunately, he managed to pack his blanket, pajamas, and pillow in his backpack. He never bothered packing food or water since he didn't think he would end up here. But he figured he could help himself since Zoe offered to let him stay here.

Afterwards, he found the TV and turned it on to see what he could watch. Fortunately the cable plan was the same as his, so he turn to the Animation Network, where it was playing Ace Savvy: The Animated Series

Lincoln heard barking then turned to see Lassie. "Oh! I didn't realize you were still here" he said.

Lassie happily growled as she jumped onto the couch and nuzzled herself into Lincoln's body, clearly intending on making him comfy.

Lincoln blushed as she did that, and he began stroking her fur, with the dog licking his cheek. Lincoln then decided to lay down and Lassie adjusted herself so she was laying on his chest. And she continued licking him.

Lincoln happily sighed as he enjoyed Ace Savvy's adventures and Lassie's licks, and her fur.

"Awe, hahahahahaha. You're such a good girl, Lassie." said Lincoln as he kept petting Lassie, and she was enjoying his adoration of her so much that she picked up the pace and licked him even faster.

Later, Zoe returned home. Her parents let her do so now that the lake was well on its way to being cleaned, and they didn't need her help as much anymore.

When she saw Lincoln on the couch being licked to death by Lassie, she could only smile.

"Having a good time Lincoln?" Zoe asked

"You bet." Answered Lincoln. he was still enduring Lassie's licks. Zoe laid her knees on the couch and began stroking Lassie's mane from behind, much to her enjoyment

"She's super sweet, isn't she?" asked Zoe.

"And super strong." replied Lincoln. "I rode her like a wild horse all the way over here."

"You did? I didn''t know you were that big a fan of dogs" said Zoe.

"Hey, it was her idea" Lincoln explained "I bet you tend to ride her around too"

"From time to time, yeah" Zoe said, rubbing the back of her head "But it was only practical, nothing more"

Lincoln glared at Lassie, who winked as she began shifting herself between Zoe's legs, surprising her. "What the-" Zoe said as Lassie lifted her off the couch. Lassie then began running around the room with Zoe riding her. "Woah!"

"Giddy-Up, Lassie!" said Lincoln. Zoe giggled as Lassie carried her around the room a few times. "Lassie, are you sure this is the best time for this?" asked Zoe. Lassie happily woofed as she reared up

"Still think it was only practical, Zoe?" he asked. "Hey, it was her idea" Zoe responded, as she wrapped her arms around Lassie's neck while she continued riding her.

After a while of the ride, Lassie hopped on the couch. With Zoe still on her back, and snuggling into her fur. Lincoln started petting her and straching her chin, making her happily growl and lick his hands.

"hehehe, tasty, aren't they?" Lincoln asked as he let Lassie lick his hands. Lassie then gently bit down on Lincoln's arm, licking it from within and gently gnawing on it.

"What's this supposed to be? Gnawing on my bones?" Lincoln asked. "She just likes your flavor, all that licking is sure to get her to know how you taste, and she must like the way you taste" Zoe said, still snuggling into Lassie's fur. She reached out her hand and arm for Lassie to lick and gnaw as well.

Lassie the stood up and got Zoe to lay on her own back on the couch, she decided it was her turn and she laid on top of her and began licking her cheeks making Zoe giggle.

"Hehehehehehehe. Lassie. I love you too." said Zoe as she petted her beloved Rough Collie. "But, Lincoln is our guest of honor and you know what that means." Lassie did know what that meant so she decided to back off of Zoe allowing her to sit up.

She laid down back on top of Lincoln. She let Lincoln ruffle her fur again before returning to licking him.

"You know..." Zoe told Lincoln. "Lassie likes you for a reason. She's kinda got a hero complex. She never hesitates to help out those in need."

"What a coincidence. So do I! Good girl, Lassie!" said Lincoln. And then, he looked at his cell phone, which he had set to charge. It turns out, he had spent so much time with Lassie that his phone was fully charged.

When he turned on his phone, he saw that there were numerous messages from Lisa, the one who was meant to go to Oregon. There, he learned the truth. It wasn't an accident, someone switched his plane ticket with Lisa's. It was Lynn, apparently she thought Lincoln was still bad luck.

"What the heck?!" exclaimed Lincoln madly. "Well at least my phone's charged now, so I can let Lisa know where I am and I can find out where they are. I wonder if they're having a good time like I am." he then dialed Lisa's cell phone number and when she picked up the phone, Lincoln asked. "Lisa, It's Lincoln. I made it to Oregon, and I got your messages. How about you and the others, are you guys having a good time? I mean, I just thought i'd ask."

"Negative, In our scramble to solve this mystery, we became late to check into our Motel, and they gave away our rooms. Fortunately they gave us a refund. But all things considered, our plan for spring break is cancelled this year." Lisa explained sadly

"So we need to spend one day on a flight back to Royal Woods, one day getting tickets for a flight to the town you ended up in, and one day on the flight itself" Lisa explained

"We apologize for the inconvenience Lincoln, just hang tight" Lisa said as she dropped the signal. With Lincoln sighing sadly in response. First there was him getting stranded in this town. Now he couldn't even at least join his family in the Motel later. Instead they have to stay home for Spring Break. Lassie saw he was sad, so she began licking his face to cheer him up, making him giggle.

"Hehehehe. Awe, thanks for trying to cheer me up, Lassie. I love you too." Lincoln said kindly. And, he threw his arms around Lassie, ruffling her mane like crazy. Lassie was pretty darn proud of herself for making Lincoln feel better and welcome so, she kept up her licking and had no intention of stopping any time soon.

That night, Lincoln was in the guest room. Lassie was there too. Lincoln was on top of Lassie while she was laying on her side, snuggling into her fur and hugging her neck, Zoe laid the blankets over them. Covering their bodies with them.

"Comfy Lincoln?" Zoe asked as she tucked the blankets into the mattresses.

"Very Comfy" Lincoln answered as he continued to snuggle into Lassie's fur, Lassie happily growled and licked his cheeks as he did so, making him giggle.

"Good night Lassie" Zoe said as she hugged her and the dog licked her cheek. "Good night Lincoln"

"Good night Zoe" Lincoln replied. Zoe then headed to her room

"Good night Lassie" Lincoln said as he hugged her. Lassie happily growled in response, and she began licking his face, he enjoyed that.

Lassie licked Lincoln as he embraced her and fell asleep, at least with his family taking 3 days to reach him, he gets to play with Lassie more.