Disclaimer: I do not own Lab Rats, Disney does. Excuse any mistakes in spelling and grammar or anything else that might not look right in the story.
Okay, I know I said I was going on a week break and wouldn't post anything new until after the break, but I just finished the first chapter and couldn't wait to post it, so here you go! The first chapter five days early! I hope you like it and I will have the second chapter posted after my week break! Anyways, enjoy!
Chapter One: Rejection
Donald and Leo had made it back to the house and were now hauling Adam, Bree, and Chase into the lab and in their capsules.
"Wait, why do they need to be in their capsules? Their bionics are off." Leo commented.
"Even without their bionics, they still need the capsule's regenerative power." Donald explained.
Leo nodded. Although, he didn't completely get it.
"I'm going to go up and tell Tasha that we're home. Do you want to come with?"
"I'd rather stay down here with my siblings." Leo replied.
Donald nodded and left the lab.
Leo walked up to his siblings' capsules and looked at their unmoving bodies, standing still and almost completely lifeless. Their eyes were closed as well. It kind of disturbed Leo. His siblings were alive, yes, but they looked so…dead.
Leo sighed and began talking.
"Hey guys…I know you probably can't hear me, but I just wanted to say that I'm glad you defeated Krane."
Silence.
"I mean, you basically sacrificed your lives. I'm proud to call you my step-siblings."
"I know we've had our ups and downs and there's been a lot of drama going on in this family…but…"
"I just wanted to say that…"
Leo turned away from his siblings' capsules and stared ahead at the wall. He kept talking.
"Please wake up. This family can't go on without you. I can't go on without you. We've been through so much so far as a family and I don't want that to end."
Leo then looked back at his siblings.
"Please…please wake up. Please."
Leo thought he saw a twitch happen, but then realized his mind was just playing tricks on him.
With one last good-bye, Leo left the lab and his siblings who were still in a coma in their capsules.
-Lab Rats-
It was now dinnertime and Leo was sitting with his parents at the dining table eating.
No one was talking during dinner and the whole house was silent.
Donald would frequently clank his fork against the plate.
Tasha just stared at her plate of food and took occasional bites.
Leo didn't eat at all and just stared at the seats where Adam, Bree, and Chase usually sat at to eat.
He then decided to finally break the silence.
"What if they starve?"
Donald looked up confused. "Who?"
Leo narrowed his eyes. "You know exactly who I'm talking about."
"Oh," Donald paused. "They won't. Their capsules will take care of them."
And that's when the silence returned.
-Lab Rats-
Tasha was now washing the dishes and Leo and Donald had both gone down to the lab.
Donald was working on an invention and Leo was just sitting at his Mission Specialist desk doing nothing.
"What about your brother?" Leo suddenly asked.
"What about him?" Donald asked, his tone turning angry.
"I was just thinking…" Leo paused. "What if Douglas is able to fix Adam, Bree, and Chase's bionics?"
Donald started laughing. "Haha, yeah! And I am able to NOT look so amazingly handsome!" He joked, stroking his hair.
Leo frowned. "I'm serious! You can't, but maybe he can."
Donald scoffed. "And how are you so sure that he can?"
"Well…I don't, but that's why I want to go search for him and find out."
Donald put his arms up in the air in protest. "No, no way! Absolutely not!"
"Why not?"
"Because my brother doesn't fix the problems! He causes them! That's why Adam, Bree, and Chase are in a coma in the first place!"
"But your brother did nothing to cause that!" Leo defended. "Krane was the one who did it! He's the whole reason all of this has happened!"
"No…" Donald shook his head. "Douglas is the one. He's the main reason all of this drama started. He's the cause of this family breaking apart."
Leo was silent. He just looked at his step-dad and saw the hurt expression on his face.
"And I know you're wanting to go find Douglas. That's why I am banning you from leaving this house…ever again."
"What?!" Leo asked shocked. "But what about school?"
Donald laughed. "I've seen your grades. What does it matter?"
Leo turned away angrily. And then something finally burst inside of him.
"I finally see who the true culprit is. You are."
"What?"
"You heard me. You're the reason behind all of this. If you didn't lie to them in the first place, then maybe, just maybe…all of this wouldn't have happened."
Leo then stormed out of the lab. Donald watched in shock as his step-son left.
He couldn't believe that he said all of those things.
But was Leo right? Was everything that happened Donald's fault? Did he cause it because he lied to the kids and never told them the truth until it was too late?
No…it's not my fault. It's Douglas's. He kidnapped the kids and burst the bubble first. I did nothing wrong at all!
But Donald still couldn't get rid of the guilty feeling that was eating him on the inside.
Leo knew his step-dad would never let him go find Douglas, but that doesn't mean he can't go against him and sneak out of the house so he can try to search for Douglas.
And that's exactly what Leo was going to do. And he was going to do it tonight.
End of Chapter One.