We went down to the Lab to train the Lab Rats but I have a feeling that it was more to show off all of the powers to Leo. Though I laughed at Leo's expression with each new ability I was still kind of in awe. Though I had seen them all and more on TV it was completely different in real life. I mean, I could feel the breeze when Bree went by too closely while super speeding. Davenport was currently throwing up balls for Adam to target with his laser vision but I was standing far away for that one. I still hadn't' tried to figure out if I am bionic by trying to use any of the abilities, for I wasn't sure if I wanted to be bionic or not. Chase and Bree were sitting in opposite sides of the room, Bree reading some magazine and Chase on a laptop. I walked over to Chase.
"Hey, what are you working on?" I asked him, looking over his shoulder.
He gave a start and turned around, "Well I am currently working to upgrade our mission suits, you know, for if we actually ever have a mission."
To my surprise the blueprint was very easy to read. There was a model of a suit in the middle of the screen and notes all around it about what it is made of and how it is made. I remembered their first mission suits. "You know, as much as the suits are for utility you might want to check in with Bree for style. I don't know anything about fashion but she will throw a hissy-fit if it is not to her liking. Also, you might want to remember the seat warmers Adam suggested." He looked at me. "What?"
"Well, usually only me and Mr. Davenport can understand the blueprints."
"But then again the only other people that are usually down here is Adam and Bree. There is no way Adam could understand those and though Bree is smarter that Adam I doubt that she is above average teen intelligence."
"And you are?" he inquired.
"Yeah. In my school I was in the top level for math and science. For a year older than me. Also I got 800 on the bio SAT at the end of my freshman year."
"What grade are you now?" he asked.
"I'm going into sophomore year. I'm fifteen."
"Chase, you're up," Davenport yelled.
Chase rolled his eyes and started to get up. As he walked away I called after him, "Have fun force field."
He glared at me, "Stop doing that! It's weird!"
I just shrugged, smiling. He went and spared with Davenport for a couple minutes with the bo staff but before long Davenport was showing off again. He told Chase to put away the bo staff and got out a glowing red ball.
"Enemy grenade… three o'clock" Davenport said as I mouthed the same words. He tossed the ball at Chase who blocked it with his force field. Adam complained.
"Why does he have a force field and I don't?"
"Because then I wouldn't be able to do this," Bree threw her water bottle at him.
"Ow," Adam complained. I laughed.
"Okay, you guys take the rest of the day off. I'm going to go speak at a tech conference, then I'm going to have the boats detailed and then I'm going to go get waxed. Don't judge me." He left the room
"Don't even think about sneaking off to school!" I yelled before running off after Davenport. "Hey, when are you going to check my bionics or lack thereof?"
"You can either wait until I get back or have Chase do it for you," he said, "I am going to be busy all day. Also, we did not yet sign you up for school so you can stay here and make sure the kids stay out of trouble."
"If they are still here by the time I get downstairs and they don't use their bionics to get past me then you can count on me." He gave me a look. "They'll be fine."
He looked at his watch. "Okay, now I am really late." He rushed off.
I walked back into the other room. "Leo, go get ready for school. Everyone else, don't even think of sneaking out. Chase, I need your help over here." I walked back into the corner where the others couldn't hear us. Leo left into the elevator. Adam went over to the bionic hamster wheel and Bree was watching him. I'm going to have to talk Davenport into getting a regular treadmill for them.
"What do you need help with?" Chase asked.
"Well, basicly there is a long story behind this but their is a possibility of me being bionic and I would like the safest way to test it that won't hurt me if I am not bionic and won't hurt anyone else if I am bionic."
He took a step back and put his hand to his temple. After a couple seconds he lowered his hand. "You're all clear. No bionics."
"Hey, lovebirds!" I turned around at Bree's voice. She was smirking and Adam was holding a chair. That was not going to end well.
"Catch!" Adam yelled and threw the chair at us. I threw up my hands out of instincts and closed my eyes, waiting to be crushed. Instead I felt a tingling on my arms, almost as if a million pieces of sand were falling on them. When I opened my eyes the chair was on the ground with two holes the width of my arms and surrounded inn sawdust. I turned to Chase.
"So much for me not being bionic," I joked.
"What did you… how did… that isn't a bionic power!" he exclaimed.
I frowned. "Shouldn't you be more bothered by the fact that your scan MISSED THAT I AM BIONIC!" I yelled the last part.
Bree super speeded to her brother's side. "Okay, first of all, don't even think about harming my brother. Second of all, how are you bionic? Mr. Davenport only made three of us."
I frowned. "I wouldn't hurt Chase. I wouldn't hurt any of you! Not even," I sighed reluctantly, "Eddy. As for your second thing I think that it is because I came from a different universe but I am not sure."
"Woah, woah, woah," Adam butted in. "If she wouldn't hurt Eddy how do we know she is even on our side?"
Eddy appeared on the screen, "Shut your pie-hole laser-brain. She likes me. Oh and thing four?" I turned to him. "I still don't like you."
"And I wouldn't expect you to," I replied. Eddy smirked then disappeared.
"Wow," Chase said, "After only one two second conversation I think you already on his list of top two people, the other being Mr. Davenport."
"I don't know whether to be happy or scared by that," I commented.
"Scared. Definitely scared." Adam looked dead serious.
"Hey," Bree called. She was on the floor looking at the chair. "What exactly happened to this chair? It's not burnt but it doesn't look like it's been cut." I knelt down to look at it with her while Chase and Adam stood above. I placed my hand on the chair and nothing happened. I tried to imagine the chair dissolving, still no luck. Finally I stood up.
"I have no idea how this happened. Maybe you guys would have a better idea than me as you saw it happen. I had my eyes closed the whole time."
"Like a baby," Adam mocked me but Chase shushed him.
"Adam threw a chair at you so your fear of being crushed must have activated the ability." He turned to Adam. "What were you thinking?"
"I wasn't Adam truthfully replied. Chase let that sink in before starting again.
"When the chair touched your skin instead of pushing against you it dissolved, losing all momentum, and the dissolved chair pushed against the undissolved chair, slowing it down until it came to a rest at your feet."
Bree interrupted him, "So what does that have to do with her bionics?"
"I'm working on it!" he snapped back.
I looked at him. "Can't you just scan my chip to see what powers I have?"
He looked annoyed. "No. First of all I can't see what powers chips have by scanning them." Oops, that he must have gotten latter in the series. "And second of all as seen before, when I try to scan for your chip I come up blank."
Adam laughed, "Ha! Something Chase can't do!" He started doing a happy dance but Chase whacked him and told him to knock it off.
"Hey, would Mr. Davenport have a list of all the powers he has invented or is thinking of inventing?" I asked
Chase looked at me. "That's genus! I'll look at it right now." He hurried over to the computer and I followed him, but not before grabbing a small piece of the chair. "What is that for?" he asked as he logged in.
"Oh, I am just going to try to replicate the dissolving process while I watch you figure out what power it is."
"Okay," Chase replied, "but this may take a while."
XXX
I was gathering food in the kitchen for dinner when Davenport walked in. "Hey. How was your day?" I called.
"Ugg, it was horrible. The meeting went great but trying to sign you up for school? Nightmare."
"Well get used to it, you're going to have to do it three more times," I warned him.
"For who?" I gave him a pointed look. "No! Adam, Bree, and Chase are staying downstairs and that's final."
"But how are they supposed to save people if they have never had connections with people? They need friends other than me and Leo." He still didn't look convinced. "What if they were stopping a bank robbery and the people with the money said they were the tellers bringing the money back? Without the experience of high school they might believe him."
"Please," Davenport scoffed. "They're superhuman! They wouldn't be stopping mundane crime like robbery."
"That's not the point!" I hissed.
"Fine!" he said raising his hand in surrender. "They can go to school but you need to make sure that they never use their bionics where others can see!"
"Yes!" I pumped my fist into the air in happiness. "I'll go tell them right now." I ran into the elevator. Right before I closed the door I yelled back to him. "Mr. Davenport!"
"Yeah… I have subatomic manipulation. Bye!" I hit the close door button and the last thing I saw was the surprised look on his face.
XXX
"Good news and bad news," I called walking into the room.
"Bad news first," Bree said. Chase looked kind of worried. It was cute.
"Well he did not react well to me having subatomic manipulation. On the bright side I convinced him to let you go to school!"
"Yes school!" Bree and Adam both yelled before doing a happy dance around each other.
"What do you mean did not react well?" Chase asked.
"She meant like this" I turned around to see a very angry Davenport. "What do you mean you have subatomic manipulation? I didn't even finish it! It is still in planning."
"If you had my help you would probably be done by now!" Chase yelled at him.
"Hey, hey, hey." I stepped in between the two egos. "Don't start this. The important thing is that I learn how to control it soon so we can go to school."
"Fine, I'll start training you," Davenport said.
"And I'll help," Chase glared at Davenport.
"Fine."
"Fine."
"This is going to be fun," I muttered.
