Of These Chains
A/N: Ok so I just watched the promo for the Jan 20 episode and naturally I thought Wow! Of course it saddens me to think that Adam won't be in the new show, so I wondered how that would go. This will not be like the show, in fact this is movie inspired. I know other stories have probably done this before. I don't plan to make this a long story.
Chapter 1:
His voice was striken with panic as he screamed for a response from his older brother. So many times he underminded Adam, he should have never agreed to let him do this mission by himself. It was almost like he knew this was the end of the line for him as he said his goodbyes to his siblings. Chase had never seen such seriousness from Adam, he should have never made him feel like he had to prove himself. Unfortunately, this mission required strength: strength that only Adam could provide.
Bree's feet felt like they were glued to the floor as she tried listening into her com set. It was supposed to be a vacation, how do you literally go from having a vacation to fighting for your surival and others? Why was there always someone trying to destroy them? I guess that's part of life: there are always the good guys and the bad guys.
"It's too much!" Bree screamed to Chase as she heard her tough, older brother scream. "Make him stop! Please."
"I can't." Chase barely whispered. Analytically he had run all this in his head and statistically each ended with this not ending well for Adam. For once, the odds weren't going to be in their favor. "He knew what he was doing. All we can do now is wait."
It felt like the longest four minutes but finally it was over. "Adam, Adam..." Chase repeatedly called out for his brother. Pleading for some kind of miracle, some kind of short joke even. "Answer me."
Chase awoke in a cold sweat, he looked over to the capsule on his left. "Bree?"
Upon exiting his capsule, he walked over to the couch and saw Bree sitting in almost a trance. "Bree?" he pressed on. "Are you ok?"
"It's been a year." Stammering on her words, she immediately began to choke up "It doesn't get easier. I thought leaving would make it better, but it's just-"
"I know." Chase answered as he took a seat beside Bree on the couch. Pressing his hand on Bree's, he gave her hand a gentle squeeze. "I never once thought I would miss his lame jokes or how he used to-" Immediately he flashed back to all the times Adam playfully would throw him around. It may be a thing of the past, but God he missed him "Nevermind. We should go home. I think it would do us both good."
In the end, Adam saved the world but at the price of his life. Leo, , Tasha and the others all returned back to normal, but naturally life was difficult to continue on without Adam. Struggling to function without their older brother, they both decided that Mission Creek was too much to bear and so was the Island. When Kaz and Oliver came to pay their respects, they offered them both a job with Mighty Med. Mr. Davenport continued to bury himself in his workload, but found no real satisfaction anymore. Finally with a push from Tasha, he persuaded Bree and Chase to accept Kaz and Oliver's offer. After all, Adam would have wanted his brother and sister to move on and continue to do good for the sake of others. Adam's death couldn't die in vain. The memorial service was hard on them all. How do you pick up the pieces that were left behind? Surprisingly, Perry even offered her condolescences to the family. Douglas and Donald both warned her of any foul action, but she surprised them both when she admitted how much the kids actually meant to her. It was incredibly difficult but Leo kept Douglas at point. Douglas really stepped up at the academy as did Leo.
"Do you ever think-"
"Bree, we've been through this. There's no way either of us would have been able to do that mission. I miss him everyday but we're not being fair to his memory if we just dwell on the what ifs. Adam was a hero." Chase hung his head as he thought back to that night "I shouldn't have made him feel so inferior. He was smarter then we ever gave him credit for."
"You're right. It's just I close my eyes and that memory is still there and I can still hear his pained screams. I just thought us leaving would make it easier and it hasn't. I still feel like he's near."
"We're still doing what Adam would have wanted. We have to remember that. Go. We should start packing. It'll be good for us. "
"Hey Leo." Douglas was chirpier then ever as he greeted Leo. He began fiddling with his phone, waiting for Leo to look up.
"What's gotten into you?" Leo questioned as he continued to work at his cyberdesk. When he wasn't busy focusing on his mentor role, he began to become Donald's protege in Davenport Industries. He was surprised himself when Donald offered him a small job.
"Chase just called. He and Bree are coming home."
Leo suddenly dropped what he was working on and began pestering Douglas for details. Truthfully, he had missed his siblings more than life itself. Nothing was the same without them, they occasionally called. Leo wasn't oblivious, he knew they both needed time to heal. But it certainly didn't make it easier.
"This is great!" Leo cheered excitedly "When? Are they coming back for good-"
"Hold on. I guess being the anniversary..." Douglas tiptoed around the subject of Adam. It was no hidden secret that he was able to bond better with Chase then the others, but they accepted him and it was incredibly devastating when Donald and the kids came home without Adam. He was the first, yes he wasn't perfect but he was his. "Well, they just decided to come for a visit. Maybe we can convince them to come back, but for now just don't overhwhelm them." Douglas softly asked of Leo.
"Relax, I'll give them space I promise."
"Good, look Donnie and your mom will be arriving soon as well. I went ahead and cancelled classes for the rest of the evening. You should go get ready yourself. I'm pretty sure your mom will frown on the fact that you havent showered in days. Besides, it's rather disgusting."
Leo watched Douglas leave when suddenly he was approached by Bob. "Leo, you'll never guess what I discovered."
"It's hard to tell, but continue on." Leo chuckled as he rolled his eyes at Bob.
Picking up his glass of water, he began to choke when Bob spoke the words "Adam's alive."
"Bob, Bree and Chase are coming home today and the last thing they need is-"
"I'm not lying we just got back from a mission and it didn't go like we planned-" Seeing Bob ramble, Leo motioned for him to get to the point "The point is I looked at him dead in the eye, although he shot his lasers at me, but it was him. I wouldn't make that up." Leo was dumbfounded, could it possibly be true? After all, they never did find a body. But there's no way, he could have survived.
"I want to believe you, it's just-" A call began to interrupt their conversation " Janelle! What are you doing calling?" Leo and Janelle had called it quits not too long after Adam's 'death'. She was focusing more now on school and he had his life and she had hers and the distance was too much for them. Not to mention, Leo struggled with his own depression over losing Adam.
Bob taking the hint that this was meant to be a private call decided he would get himself ready for Bree's return. Even though, it had been a while since he'd seen her last. She was still the apple to his eye.
"Listen Leo, I just called to check up on you. I know that today marks one year of Adam being gone. But I also called for another reason-"
"You want to get back together?" Leo playfully teased.
"I think your brother is alive." Janelle blurted out.
"Janelle, that's not even funny."
"I'm serious, Leo." Leo could tell from her video call that she was serious. " You know me, I wouldn't lie about something like this. He's alive. And it gets worse."
"If Adam is alive, then that's the best news-"
"Leo, stop and listen! I was at the station visiting my dad, you know the commisioner, when he got a fax of a new guy terrorizing the area. I don't want to admit this, but he looked an awful lot like Adam. Here I'll email it to you."
The news was upsetting him, his brother and sister were going to be arriving soon and they didn't need anyone tarnishing Adam's memory by making up such lies. Leo's phone chimed indicating an email notification. Stunned was an understatement when the picture fully downloaded.
"Chase! Are you ready?" Bree called out to her younger brother.
"Problem. There's some creep terrorizing Mission Creek. I don't know all the details. Looks like it'll be all work, though."
"Perfect and here I was hoping we would have peace and quiet and time to spend with our family." Bree scoffed annoyed at Chase's news.
"I'll be right back, I got to go talk to Kaz and Oliver about some things before we leave. Just finish soon."
"You keep forgetting with my superspeed that we will definitely be home in time for dinner."
"Alright just hurry up, okay?" Bree rolled her eyes. Considering they were currently on the east coast, it was already night time there. With her hands full of some of stuff, she immediately began to think of her older brother-he was naive and completely clueless most days, but he was always there for her. Regardless, she loved her brothers all so much. A weird sense of deja vu came over her as she looked out the window "Adam?"
A/N: Reviews? Shall I continue? I see many stories where Bree or Chase are the main focus. They are much easier to write, but watching the trailer I was amazed at Adam.