A/N: Hey everyone! It's Sasha here and I wrote my first ever lab rats collab with the amazing Pumkin521. I wrote chapters 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13. Pumkin wrote chapters 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14. Since this story has rather dark themes, there will be warnings at the beginning of each chapter.
Warnings:
Not much for this chapter really, um...
- Lying?
- Cursing?
- Getting bad grades?
Chase exited the elevator and stepped into the secret underground lab. He glanced around warily before calling his siblings and father's names out loud. "Adam? Bree? Mr. Davenport?" He hoped his family hadn't figured out the mission alert they got earlier was fake. He didn't know exactly how much time he would have but he hoped it would be about 20 minutes or so before they came back. When no one answered, the bionic teenager ventured further down the hall to where their capsules were. "Leo? Tasha?" He risked hesitantly even though he knew fully well the Dooley's weren't going to be home from their trip to Rose's house until next weekend. Chase sighed in relief and took a seat at the cyber desk. The boy pulled up a folder marked: SCHOOL on the computer and started scrolling down. His heart was beating very quickly in his chest, all of his senses in alert for anyone seeing him.
Finally, just as he began to think he might've pulled up the wrong file, he found what he had been searching for. Chase clicked on the specific file he needed and read his grades out loud. The sophomore practically flinched at how bad they were. He barely passed math class with an average of 30%. He was supposed the be the smartest man in the world! How could this happen? Shaking his head and telling himself to focus on the task, Chase looked down to start changing the grades but before he could even start, someone yelled in a very angry tone: "Stop right there, mister!"
Chase turned around slowly to find himself face to face with a very angry Mr Davenport who was literally boiling with anger. His genius inventor father figure shoved a paper in front of his face, too close to read much of it but Chase still managed to make out the title: Student Report Cards: Chase Davenport.
Chase cursed internally, feeling angry at himself. How could he forget to get rid of the paper copy sent in the mail? "Chase." Asked Donald slowly as if speaking with a 5 year old. "What were you doing?" Chase chuckled nervously. "Uh… just looking for new abilities to unlock?" He tried. "Oh, okay." Answered Donald calmly. "Do you think I'm a fool?" He yelled, making Chase flinch because of his bionic hearing. "When we got to the mission site, no one was there. And you wanna know something interesting?" Chase swallowed loudly, staring at his father. "Eddy told me he saw you program a FAKE mission alert on me, Adam and Bree's phones." Chase's eyes widened. "I thought I unplugged him…" he mumbled. Donald couldn't believe his ears. "You what!" He yelled, making Chase flinch again. "I can't believe you mister. I…" he was interrupted by his phone ringing. He checked it quickly and frowned. He shoved it into his pocket and pointed a finger on Chase. "This better be a real mission alert. You are grounded. No leaving the lab until I come back and no using the cyberdesk!" Donald stormed out quickly turning Eddy on so he could make sure Chase stayed downstairs.
As soon as Davenport leaves, Chase pulls Eddy's wires out to make the weird little robot go away. He goes into his capsule and lifts up the back quarter of the floor tile. There, is stashed a secret notebook with a pen next to it. Chase grabs it and leans onto the wall comfortably to write.
January 22nd
Last week was exam week at school. I got terrible marks. I just don't know what happened. I'm supposed to be the smartest guy on the planet. Passing a simple high school test should be easy.
I am quite certain that Mr. Davenport would be extremely mad if he saw I got a 20 in science or a 12 in English. That's why I tried to change my grades. I just needed a second chance! I feel so stupid… If only I had remembered about Eddy and the paper copy they send by mail…
I remember Leo told me, Adam and Bree exams were like tests, but longer and harder. I thought I was ready but the truth is, I've never had an exam before.
This semester, I had math, English, advanced science and technology. I had a bit of trouble with those classes for some reason. I tried asking Mr. Davenport for help before but he always brushed me off. Once, I asked him if he could explain a math problem. It was about a week ago as we were preparing for 10th grade exams. It was late and i was tired. I guess I could've figured it out myself but he helped everyone with their homework so i decided to give it a shot.
"Mr. Davenport?" I asked from the kitchen table. He looked up from his tablet and answered: "uh? What do you want Chase?" I came to show him the complicated problem I was working on. "Could you help me with this?" Before he could answer, Bree rushed in super fast using her super speed. "Yes!" She squealed in excitement. "I just got a job at the mall with Caitlyn!" Totally ignoring me, Mr. Davenport just left with her.
And that's only one example. There were a bunch of times when he pushed helping me with work to the side.
I don't really know why I tried to change my grades. I guess it's because I don't want him to be disappointed.
I have to work harder and not ask questions. That way, maybe he'll be proud of me.
Signed,
Chase Davenport
Just as he finished writing his letter, Chase heard his siblings coming back from the mission. The bionic teenager pushed his secret notebook back into the hidden floorboard. He swallowed the tears threatening to fall out of his eyes before stepping out of his capsule. He plugged Eddy back in just as Mr. Davenport, Adam and Bree got to the basement. Chase did his best not to look too suspicious as he stood up from his chair. All while he was getting grounded by Donald, Chase couldn't help but let his mind wander back to the letter under his capsule.
A/N: Alright, thanks for reading. Hope you all liked it.
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