Bree's pov:

"I can't believe it Chase!" I exclaimed, "You embarrassed me, Adam and Leo at school AGAIN!" We were all sitting in the lab all yelling at Chase. "You're always talking about something nerdy around my friends and embarrassing me!"

"Well sorry" Chase exclaims, "I can't help it! I am a genius you know."

"I'm a genius! I'm a genius!" Adam mocked, "We know, you don't have to keep saying it. No one wants to be the brother of a nerd 24/7!"

"Yeah", Leo added, "You're embarrassing to be around." Chase gasped and I could see that deep inside he was hurt by our comments.

"Well if I'm not appreciated here, maybe I'll just leave!" Chase exclaimed walking out of the lab, "You guys are always mocking and teasing me and I'm sick of it."

"Well fine" I replied, getting up out of my chair. Chase stormed out of the lab.

"Do you think we were a little mean this time?" Leo asked, me and Adam.

"I don't think so" Adam answered, "We always tell him he's a nerd and embarrassing."

"Yeah but this time he looked really upset" Leo cried.

"Don't worry Leo" I told him, "He'll be back at dinner time."

Chase's pov:

I ran out of the house and started walking down the street. Why do they always tease me and make fun of me? I didn't ask to have the bionic chip with super smarts. I didn't mean to embarrass them at school either. Even Tasha and Mr. Davenport would make fun of my genius sometimes. I decided to never go back home again! I'm apparently not wanted at home anymore. After about an hour I look around and I have no idea where I am anymore and it is starting to get dark…and chilly. I shiver and ask myself why I didn't think to bring a jacket before I left the house.

I notice this black car has been following me for about ten minutes ago. I wanted to start running, but there was nowhere to run too at this point. The car started increasing at speed and soon it was driving right beside me. A lady was sitting on the passenger's side and a guy was sitting in the driver's seat. They were both wearing dark clothing and shades.

"Hey Sweetie" the lady called out, "You need a ride home?"

"No, I'm fine" I replied, feeling a bad vibe about this lady.

"Honey, we're not giving him a ride home", the guy whispered to her, "We're trying to kidnap him"

I felt goose bumps run up my spine.

"I know Dan", she whispered back, "I'm just trying to get him in the car."

"I'm going to go now" I yelled, starting to run into the darkness.

"Oh no you don't" I heard the guy yell out. I heard footsteps behind and out of nowhere I big hand grabbed my arm and yanked me back. It was the man in the car. He chuckled and started to drag me back to the car.

"HELP" I screamed, "SOMEBODY HELP ME!"

"Get him to be quiet I Dan!" I heard the lady say, "People will start to wonder what's going on." The guy clamped his hand over my mouth, but I bite it and he yelped in pain. I started screaming louder. A few seconds later, a cloth was put against my mouth I started to get dizzy. I tried to scream again, but I was too tired to open my mouth. I felt myself being tossed in what felt like the car trunk. I see black dots covering my vision and I fall into the darkness.

Adam's Pov:

It was almost time for dinner. Leo, Bree and I were sitting at the dinner table waiting for Tasha to bring to the table.

"Chase should be home by now" Leo cried, "It's starting to get dark."

"Yeah" I replied, "We should tell Mr. Davenport."

"I guess you're right" Bree sighed, "I hope he's okay. I was so mean to him earlier."

"Hey guys, what's up?" Mr. Davenport asked as he sat down at the table, "Hey where's Chase?"

"He left earlier and he hasn't come back yet!" I exclaimed.

"What?" Leo told him what had happened.

"We shouldn't have teased him" Bree replied, "And we're really sorry."

"I'll try tracking home in the lab with his GPS on his chip", Mr. Davenport cried. We all ran downstairs in the lab to watch Mr. Davenport track down Chase.

"Found him" Mr. Davenport cried out, "The tracker says that he is…..ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN? How'd he get over there on foot?"

Chase Pov:

I hear voices. "Once I tell Davenport that I have his little brat, he'll have no choice than to pay me $40,000 in cash" I heard who I guess is named Dan say. Wait…am I being held hostage? I start to open my eyes and let out a soft groan.

"Oh…he's coming to" I heard the lady from earlier reply. I open my eyes and realize that I am lying on a bed, and she is sitting beside me, stroking my hair. Weird. I see Dan walking around the room slowly, I guess thinking of a way to contact Mr. Davenport. I open my mouth to try to scream or shout, but only a muffled cry came out and I feel a gag has been placed over my mouth. I tried to move, but I couldn't because my hands and feet were tied together.

I guess the lady thought I was scared or something because she stopped stroking my hair and said, "Honey, I think he's scared or something." She started to stroke my hair again. I wish she would stop doing that.

"He's supposed to be scared Nancy" Dan replied, "We kidnapped him!" He walked over to the bed and took glared at me. "You sure this is the youngest Davenport?"

"Yeah" Nancy answered, "He's going to get us a bunch of money too!" They both started laughing. I didn't know what to do. I was so scared. I wanted to run away, but I couldn't. A tear slipped from out of my eye. Suddenly Nancy stopped and she turned to face me again, with worry in her eyes. "Aww honey I think he's terrified to the bones. Can we at least untie him?"

"You're too nice" Dan told her with a smirk, "Alright you can untie him and take the gag off." He then looked down at me, "But no funny business from you. No screaming or trying to run away and if you do…" He held a knife up to my throat, "You'll be meeting the wrong end of this knife, got it?" I nodded. "Okay, you can untie him." Nancy nodded and untied and took the gag off me. Man, how good it felt to be free again. I then sat up against the wall on the bed.

"What do you want with me?" I asked the two adults.

"Oh, nothing with you really, just a little bit of money from your dad" Dan replied.

"You're just needed to persuade your dad to give us the money" Nancy added in.

"Why are you targeting my dad?" I ask.

"Because when I used to work for Davenport Industries" Dan explained, "He never used any of my ideas on his inventions, so I snuck behind his back and put one of my ideas in his invention anyway and just for that, he fired me! And the invention worked at that! He's too self-centered to realize that other people have ideas too! Now he's going to pay." Really? He's going through all of this just because Mr. Davenport wouldn't let his idea be part of an invention?

"Mr. Davenport will pay you the money to get me out of here and get me back!" I cry.

"That's just it" Dan says with a chuckle, "After he pays the ransom money to get you back, we're not going to give you back." A cold chill runs up my spine.

"WWhat do yyou mean?" I stutter out.

"You'll find out soon enough", Nancy blurts out before Dan can say anything else, "Stop it Dan, you're scaring him."

"Alright fine", Dan replied getting on his laptop and I guess started to try to contact Mr. Davenport, using Face time or something.

"You'll never get away with this" I cried, "Mr. Davenport will have you two behind bars before you could do anything to me!"

"I think it's somebody's time to have a nap" Nancy cried, "Chase I think you should go to sleep now, shh." She tried to touch my face, but I swatted her hand away.

"Don't touch me!" I told her. Did she really think I wanted to sleep at this point!?

"That's it" Dan exclaimed while standing up from his chair, "I'll make you go to sleep then!" He walked over to me and punched me in the face really hard. I blacked out.

Bree Pov:

"Okay Mr. Davenport" I said, "Adam and I will go on the other side of town to get Chase."

"I hope he's okay" Mr. Davenport replied, "He's GPS signal tracker hasn't been moving since I tracked it."

"I'm sure he's fine, Big D" Leo told him.

"Yeah" Adam added, "He probably is just resting from walking so far."

"Or…" A voice from out of nowhere said. We all jumped and turned around. On the T.V screen was a man I had never seen before smirking at us.

"What do you want Dan?" Mr. Davenport asked him, "You're not getting your job back!"

"Oh I didn't call you to ask about my job" Dan sneered, "I came to ask for $40,000….in cash!" $40,000? Was this guy crazy?

"Why in the world would I give you that much money?" Mr. Davenport replied, "I would never give YOU anything."

"Oh I think you will" Dan cried. He turned the camera he was using to a small bed behind him. An unconscious boy was lying on it. He had a bruised face and hair that spiked up on his head. Beside him was a lady who I assume was Dan's wife.

"CHASE!" we all cried.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?" Adam yelled.

"Oh, nothing yet" Dan replied, "But if Donald Davenport doesn't have $40,000 for me to pick up on Green St. on Friday by 3:00p.m, you'll never see little "Chase" again!" He started to laugh, "And if you call the police, don't expect to see Chase alive!" Before Mr. Davenport could respond, Dan hung up off of Face time. I felt hot tears coming down my cheeks.

"What are you going to do Big D?" Leo asked.

Mr. Davenport sighed and turned to Adam, Leo and me. "I guess the only I can do without hurting Chase, pay the ransom money to Dan."