A/N: I wanted to write a little red riding hood fic for Leo and somehow this happened. Now it's gotten kinda complicated. There's an important note at the bottom so please remember to read that once your done.
Apologies Spelling grammar and OOCness.
Disclaimer I do not own Lab Rats or any of it's characters.
Once upon a time there lived a boy by the name of Leo Francis Dooley. Leo was neither rich nor poor, ugly nor beautiful, kind or cruel.
He was relatively normal, although Leo was very very smart and surprisingly short for a boy of his age. But still he was normal.
Leo lived with his mother and father in a small cottage at the edge of Mission Creek. A very modern village where the delicate balance between the world of magic and humanity was maintained.
Please understand magic and its creatures weren't exactly accepted, just... Tolerated.
Magical creatures such as witches, trolls, pixies, mermaids, nymphs, giants etc etc. Were tolerated as long as they stayed in the woods and away from the village, as per the law instigated by king Pierce Harrington the third. Ruler of Mission Creek.
Leo loved his home. It was right at the edge of the village near the woods and the boy spent many hours exploring the forest in search of the woodland creatures that hid there in the thick brush.
Unfortunately he never found any. Not surprising since most of the creatures despised humans and made sure to stay as far away from them as possible. So Leo would spend endless hours wandering around the dark forestry with no success, coming home with an annoyed pout and dirty clothes much to his mother's dismay.
She didn't want him running around looking for freaky creatures that probably oozed and smelled and crawled. The boy's argument would always be that he never found any creatures that oozed or smelled or crawled so technically he wasn't disobeying her.
So he'd keep searching, always coming up empty handed. His father, unfortunately wasn't as lucky.
It was an accident.
One that involved three pixies, a troll, an enchanted tree and a pint of Ben & Jerry's rocky road ice cream.
Poor mr. Dooley didn't stand a chance.
When all was said and done Tasha, Leo's mother, remarried three years later to a noble named Donald Davenport. Inevitably forcing them to move away from the forest Leo loved, to the bling and swagger that was sir Davenport's home.
He seemed like the average aristocrat until Leo stumbled on his dungeon. Where he found three creatures playing tag and listening to Taylor swift. That's when the Dooley's found out that sir Davenport dabbled in a bit of alchemy and had been conducting experiments in his home.
The creatures Leo found were friendly if not a little odd.
First there was Adam, he's half giant and half human, meaning the teen had incredible strength without the ghastly appearance of an enormous monster. Then Bree, she's one third nymph, one third pixie and one third human. Giving the girl incredible speed and agility. And then last but not least there was Chase.
Chase was a peculiar case indeed. One half elf one half human and some how he'd managed to obtain a sort of Jekyll and Hyde personality. He had superhuman intelligence while his less favourable self would be released whenever he got angry or frustrated.
If the king ever found out, Donald would be exiled and Adam, Bree and Chase would be killed. Leaving Tasha and Leo to be traded as slaves.
You see, the king wasn't very found of sir Davenport and it was common knowledge that he and his son have had their eye on Tasha and Leo ever since mr. Dooley's passing.
All the Harrington's needed was an excuse to rationalise the less than pleasant plans they were hatching. Meaning one wrong move from Donald could mean destruction for all of them.
Needless to say Tasha and Leo never said a word.
Time moved on and soon the Davenports grew into a happy loving family.
Little did they know, that someone wasn't very happy about Leo moving away from the forest. Someone who used to watch the boy every time he walked around in the woods. Someone who'd become obsessed with the curious boy. Someone who knew Donald Davenport all too well.
Someone who was scheming.
Bright gold eyes flashed from a hill that looked out over the small village. The wind blew passed ruffling Marcus hair, while his ears twitched slightly in the breeze.
A smirk spread over the wolf's lips exposing sharp k-9's, while a plan formed in his head.
Things had been tough over the passed few month's.
Seeing the boy leave almost tore Marcus to shreds, he used to spend all his time just watching Leo explore the forest. Trudging through bushes and muddy ground, tripping over branches and leaves just before he'd huff and complain about "losing his glow".
The first time Marcus found him was by accident after running an errand for his father. The wolf was extremely surprised to see such a weak little human boy wandering around the woods on his own. Especially since the humans usually made sure to stay as far away from the forest and its creatures as possible, but not this boy.
He was actually looking for the forests inhabitants.
The boy almost wandered into a troll cave once and he probably would have if Marcus hadn't intervened and drawn his attention away from the death trap. Honestly Leo had no idea what he was getting himself in for.
You can't just walk up to magical creatures and start talking, that's just asking to get stomped or hexed or clawed. Unfortunately Leo didn't seem to know that.
That's why Marcus started following him.
At first the wolf did it cause he found it amusing that a human boy could get himself into so much trouble without even trying. Of course he'd always make sure to stop Leo from doing something too stupid, like accidentally wandering into a witches lair just when she was starting a spell or interrupting the centaurs in the middle of a hunt.
Eventually though, he actually started to worry about the boy. He grew fond of Leo, he started liking the boy and got maybe just a little bit obsessive.
But that's only natural, after all...
Leo's weak.
Sure the boy is smart and funny and adorable but he can't protect himself against magical creatures.
He needs Marcus.
Marcus can protect him, he's been doing it for years.
Leo has no idea how many times he's nearly walked into a harpies nest during feeding time or wandered towards a dragon.
Because Marcus was there, he loves Leo. He'd never let anything happen to him.
That's why the wolf almost went into a panic when Leo moved away, he was terrified that the boy might get into trouble and he wouldn't be there to protect him. But he doesn't need to worry about that anymore.
It was pure coincidence that Tasha decided to marry sir Davenport.
A coincidence Marcus was going to take full advantage of, courtesy of Douglas Davenport.
Leo might be out of Marcus's reach now but soon...
Soon his boy would be back where he belongs.
The wolf tilted his head back and stared up at the moon, his jaw fell open to let out a loud howl and he grinned as the echo called out through the night air. Sharp teeth flashing brightly in the pale light.
Soon.
A/N: here's the deal.
I didn't list this as a Leo pairing cause I haven't really decided who I'd pair him up with. Clayton's kinda gonna be the super villain trying to get to Leo but not succeeding. I like the idea of having a crazy stalker wolf Marcus, but that could still be the main pairing. You know with Leo bringing Marcus over to the good side. And then I was thinking I could work a weird kinda Jekyll and Hyde love story for Chase with everyone's favourite super genius protecting Leo from the evil prince and the big bad wolf. With Leo helping him control his less than stable other half Spike. But I can't choose.
I figured I'd let you guys decide.
So what's it gonna be?
It this a Chaseo fic or Marceo? Your choice kids.
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