Whew, just made it!

Chase rolled his eyes. Of course, they had to be here of all places. Of course, Adam, Bree, Douglas, Mr. Davenport, Tasha, and Leo had to hide behind him. Him! The one who was the smallest (other than Leo, but even Leo was taller than him by this point)! But it was actually funny considering the circumstances. Well, Douglas, Mr. Davenport, Tasha, and Leo had a good reason to hide behind him, as they were humans, but Adam and Bree? He didn't think so.

"Relax, guys, it was just a crash," Chase said.

"'Just a crash'? Chase, you don't know what it was!" Leo shouted in his ear.

Everyone nodded in agreement and backed up into the elevator. Chase rolled his eyes again. Suddenly, the lights went out and a large hand wrapped around his mouth and nose. He felt his face go white and let out a muffled scream. He thrashed around, trying to get rid of the arm, only to find that another arm had wrapped itself around his upper torso and arms. His heart leaped into his throat. Where were the others when he needed them?

Then, there was laughter, which made Chase freeze. His bionics kicked in and he surveyed the situation. The arms that were around him belonged to Adam. The lights cutting out was from Bree using her super speed to do it quickly. The crash was from Leo banging on the vents. The laughter was from Leo, Adam, and Bree. Mr. Davenport, Tasha, and Douglas had the sense to cover their laughter with their hands (or try to contain it and failing, Chase wasn't sure). His face went from the paper white it was to a cherry red in a matter of seconds.

"O-oh my g-god! D-did y-you g-guy-ys seehehe?" Bree asked in between giggles.

"H-he g-got s-soho s-scared-d hahaha!" Adam agreed.

Chase scowled and crossed his arms, doing everything in his power to keep Spike at bay.

"Haha, very funny guys," Chase muttered darkly.

"You're right. It wasn't funny," Leo said very seriously before his face fell and he laughed again. "It was hilarious!"

Chase growled softly and ran up the stairs as everyone was blocking the elevator. He sat on the couch while covering his face with his arms and letting a few tears slip from his green eyes. He heard someone sit next to him and he wiped the tears away.

"Chase? Talk to me, bud."

It was Mr. Davenport. Chase buried his nose into Mr. Davenport's shoulder, but he remained silent.

"Look, what Adam and Bree did was uncalled for. They shouldn't have done that. But I can't punish them properly unless you tell me what happened."

Chase explained everything. The hands holding him and gagging him, the lights cutting out suddenly, the panic he felt, everything. And Mr. Davenport held him through the explanations, no questions asked.

"Okay. Thank you for telling me everything. You think you'll be okay?"

Chase nodded. He thanked him as the older man walked out.

He later learned that their punishment was to navigate the lab in the dark (absolutely no lights, which made it difficult). They had to do it for an hour.

Yay, Davenport and Chase fluff! The ending could have been better, but this is what I've got.

~*MegaMon2580*~