A/N: I am starting to see why I had a major decline in the original version. I got sucked into something else. In this instance, it's The Flash. I have kept some of the stuff the same while I edited others. As you can see, I chose to take some different directions with this story.
Disclaimer: Chris Peterson, Bryan Moore, and Disney XD own Lab Rats. I make no claim to ownership. I am merely playing in the sandbox while I write this story out. I only own Leo's future and the OCs.
Chapter 1: Meeting Adam, Bree, and Chase
Leo woke up from his nightmare screaming from the top of his lungs. Immediately, Tasha came dashing into his room, checking to see if he was all right.
In the midst of rubbing her son's shoulder, Tasha smiled sympathetically. "It's all right, honey. It's just a nightmare."
Leo's went limp, his eyes staring blearily at the ceiling. His heat hurt so bad it felt as if it had been slip open with an axe, like in one of his video games. "Am I dying?" he whispered aloud.
Concern building in her heart over her son's health, Tasha said, "Don't be silly, honey. How do you feel?"
"Like my head's been split open with an axe."
Concerned, Tasha left to go get the thermometer. Meanwhile, Leo slowed his breathing. Most of his body felt numb and both sides of his head ached abominably. As he closed his eyes, Leo saw the same haunting images appear again. He saw green lightning and explosions; he saw someone he never knew become crushed by a falling beam; he saw his mother tortured in front of his very eyes.
Leo shivered and clutched his pillow in an effort to warm up. "It's just a nightmare," he whispered to himself, "a really, really horrible nightmare."
Tasha came in with a thermometer and checked his temperature. She shook her head in disappointment. "102. You won't be going to school today. I'll be right back with the aspirin. Try to get some sleep."
Leo nodded, even though he didn't believe he would sleep. After washing down some aspirins, Leo lay down and closed his eyes.
When Leo awoke, the headache had lessened, but the nightmares had not. Tasha merely nodded as Leo came down and announced that he wasn't feeling well enough for lunch. He couldn't ever remember feeling so sluggish and weak before, except perhaps the time when he caught the flu and missed an entire week of school. As soon as Leo's head hit the pillow, he was out like a light.
Leo could hardly believe it when he woke up from his sleep. Douglas's data was correct; he had traveled back in time! Holy fork! Wait, it wasn't actually Douglas's data. It was Douglas's friend. Whomever that was.
Taking a deep breath, Leo observed the room he was in and immediately remembered one thing. He had not yet met Adam, Bree, and Chase. If Leo's memory served correctly, Donald Davenport – or Big D to Leo – would be there on Friday and Big D would drive them to his mansion.
Leo craned his head when he heard his bedroom door open. It was Tasha coming to check in on him, inquiring about dinner. She smiled when she realized that Leo was up and told herself Leo must be feeling better. However, she asked out of politeness.
Leo smiled, glad that he and Tasha were once again together. Ever since Victor Krane tortured Tasha to death, a part of Leo of had died. He no longer felt the same joy, that is, until he fell in love with Bree. Still, having lived through so many horrors, Leo wanted nothing more than a mother's love and reassurance. "Yeah, thanks."
"Do you feel up to having dinner?"
"Yeah, a little," Leo admitted.
"I'll let you know when it's ready."
Leo thanked Tasha and lay back down in bed. As he scanned the room, reliving memories of his future, Leo didn't notice his mom watching from outside the door.
Leo felt better the following day, but Tasha let Leo stay home and pack, as Donald Davenport – or Big D to Leo – would arrive after school to drive them to his new house. Both Tasha and Leo were quiet as they made the final preparations to move out of the house. Finally, Leo took note of his mom's silence and said, "Are you okay? You've been awfully quiet."
Tasha turned to look at her son, Leo. "Huh? Oh, I'm fine. It's just…thinking about the house and…your father."
"Charles, yeah. What about him?" Leo inquired.
Tasha smiled, but Leo could sense sadness masking her face. The emotion confused Leo for a bit before he remembered Tasha must still be upset for Dad leaving her when he was eight. Nonetheless, Tasha answered.
"This house feels so much emptier without your father here. A small part of me is worried that it will be the same when we get to our new house," Tasha confessed.
"That won't happen, Mom. Big D loves you." Still noticing Tasha's sad face, Leo grabbed her hand and squeezed. "Besides, you have me. You're not going to lose me."
Those seemed to be the magic words as Tasha wrapped her arms around her son and held him. When Mr. Davenport arrived, neither Tasha nor Leo had shifted positions. Mr. Davenport cleared his throat and when he had his wife and stepson's attention, he said, "It's time to go."
Leo's POV
"All right, Leo, we're here," Tasha interrupted my thoughts as we pulled up into the mansion. I tried to feign surprise; in retrospect, I had grown old of all the rich, luxurious life. It was hard not to due to Donald's ego. That, and once Big D died, I never went back to the rich, luxurious life. Heck, if you remember, I was in a dump before I returned to this timeline.
Like last time, I groaned as my new stepdad, Donald Davenport, picked up my mom, and carried her into our new house. It wasn't that I didn't mind the romance, it's just…actually, I minded the romance. It was bringing up old wounds, wounds I wanted hidden.
"Welcome to your new home, Mrs. Davenport," Big D announced as he spun her around in a circle.
She cooed happily. "Why thank you, Mr. Davenport!"
"Absolutely, Mrs. Da-"
"We get it; you got married! Save the kiss for later tonight!" I exclaimed. Big D sighed and put my mother down as I looked around. "WOW! You got this big house just from inventing things?" I asked in surprise.
"Yup," Big D replied.
"Cool. Hey, shouldn't someone be here to help us with the luggage?" I asked, desperate not to carry the luggage in, again.
"Don't worry about the luggage, sweetie," Tasha said. "Donald and I will be more than willing to put it away."
"Hey, Leo, why don't you go check out your new room?" Donald suggested. "Just go down that hall and when you see the room full of video games and action figures and the fifty foot flat screen TV… just keep going 'cause that's mine."
"Figures," I mumbled. I trudged down the hallway, letting my mom and Big D have some alone time. I found my room this time. Unlike in the last time line. I leaned back and I wondered if I should head down to the lab and greet Adam, Bree, and Chase. I might as well. Mom needed to know about Adam, Bree, and Chase if she didn't already know about them.
I decided against it at the last minute. As much as I wanted things to head down there and meet Bree, the secret that Big D was keeping wasn't mine to tell. I thought about making dinner, but decided that Tasha would know something was up. She knew I couldn't cook. I walked around the mansion in the meantime, working up the courage to ask Big D for something to do. Before you ask why I did not just go play video games and such, I learned that TV never had any benefit. For the past four years, I've not seen any new episodes, or played any video games. It alarmed me how much work I was able to complete!
I headed back into the living room, but Mom and Big D weren't there. I went to continue my search when I heard noises coming from down in the lab. Tasha and Big D came out of some room and I sensed what was about to happen. We were about to see the lab.
Before I knew it, Big D was taking us to the elevator. He pressed a button and suddenly, the wall to my left shimmered and turned grey. Three red circles appeared on it before it split in two, revealing an elevator. We all stepped inside, Tasha frowning, Big D showing anxious looks, and me trying to hide the smile on my face.
The ride stopped though almost as soon as it had started and the doors opened again, this time showing me a room that resembled some superhero's hideout. I looked around at all the inventions and cool gadgets.
"Whoa…My new dad is Batman!" I joked. Then another set of doors opened and three teenagers were arguing to each other.
The boy on the right was short with short brown hair and determined chocolate eyes. He wore some sort of messed up suit with the same triangle insignia I saw on the door. To the left was a tall, muscular teen wearing an outfit very similar to the first boy.
Chase Davenport and Adam Davenport. Both were brave individuals who lost their life to Victor Krane. While Adam died in a bombing and vaporized into ash alongside Mr. Davenport, Chase died the same way. Guilt washed over me as I realized that I never gave Chase a proper funeral. Chase gave his life so that Bree and I could continue forward and defeat Victor Krane. For the life of me, I didn't know how I was going to repay Chase for his sacrifice.
I stuffed my knuckle in my mouth to keep from crying out as my eyes met hers. Bree Davenport. Everything about her spelled warrior. Her fierce passion; her appetite for wanton destruction in training– with Adam mainly –; her innocent, yet graceful personality; her precision. Everything about her was young, but I knew otherwise. Bree was as tough as she was beautiful.
"Hey, guys!" I announced once I contained my emotions.
"AHH!" all three screamed.
"Relax, guys," Big D ordered.
After Tasha looked around, seeing all the gadgets and the Lab Rats, she asked, "What is this place? Who are they?"
"They're a part of a secret project I've been developing; genetically engineered super-human siblings. Tasha, Leo, meet Bree and Chase." Chase was the shorter of the boys. "Oh, and that guy is Adam. They're the greatest combination of technology and biology ever developed. I don't want to brag, but I am incredibly smart."
I recognized that bragging attitude off the bat, but chose not to say anything about it.
Tasha turned to Big D. "So, they're robots?" my mom tried to understand. She wasn't really the best with all that science stuff.
I almost face palmed. Adam, Bree and Chase gasped theatrically. "Whoa!" "Hey!" "Oh no she didn't!"
"I don't think they like being called robots," I informed Mom.
"No, Tasha, they're human," Big D assured her. "I've just given each of them a unique set of bionic abilities controlled through a microchip implanted in their necks. It sounds a lot more complicated than it is."
My mom nodded, but Big D still felt the need to explain. He pointed at the three siblings. "You see, Adam is all brute strength, and Bree has speed and agility, and Chase has super senses and a superior intelligence."
My mom laughed nervously, and then pulled Big D off to a corner, leaving us three to stare at one another. "There are children LIVING in our basement!" Mom exclaimed.
"This is a scientific habitat!" Big D argued. "I mean, look at it. It's got a game room and a rock wall! Anything that a kid could ask for! I created this place so they could train in the utmost of comfort and technology!"
"It's true!" Adam agreed. "The toilets have seat warmers that TALK!"
"What do they say?" I asked, regretting the question the second it came out of my mouth. I should have stopped myself.
"Well, it varies depending on-"
I raised a hand to stop him. "No." I really didn't want to hear the rest.
"Well, Donald, I don't know what to make of all this," my mom said seriously. "Some new wives get surprised with a honeymoon in Hawaii or a cruise. Bionic teenagers were not on our wedding registry."
"Honey, they have to stay down here for their own protection. This is all very top secret, but as soon as their training is complete, they'll be able to handle any crisis or problem that he world throws at them."
"I want to go to the pyramids!" Chase told my mom.
"I want to go to Paris!" Bree declared.
"I want to go upstairs," Adam said.
I was about to mention that Bree could super speed over there, but decided against it when I saw the capsules. I decided to ask what they were. "Hey, what are those?" I asked, feigning curiosity. "Are they time machines?"
Big D chuckled. "No they're not time machines. The time machines are actually in the shop. These are my biologically regulated atmospheric chambers where my bionic creations live, sleep, and eat. Which reminds me, it's dinner time."
Adam, Bree and Chase ran into the capsules and strapped on some goggles as little food pellets fell from above them. It was as if they were showering in food. It was totally gross and unsanitary, yet at the same time SO cool!
A Few Days later
I knew everything about the Lab Rats already, but I pretended to be interested in learning about them because…well…time travel. I couldn't tell them I was from the future. Not then anyways. I planned to tell them, but I wasn't sure when would be the right time. "Okay, Chase. You ready?" Big D asked.
Chase nodded. "Bring it!" he exclaimed, getting into a fighting stance.
Big D nodded. "Alright, enemy grenade…three o'clock."
Big D tossed the red glowing ball into the air at Chase, who raised his hands. A massive plasma force field appeared around him. I said nothing, knowing Bree would suck the fun out of the power.
"Hey, why does he get a force field and I don't?" Adam demanded.
Bree smirked. "Because if you had one, I wouldn't be able to do this." She tossed her water bottle at Adam, which hit him square in the chest.
Big D walked past us, putting on a jacket. "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 retailed and then I'm going to go get waxed."
We all stared at him, me because I knew he waxed on Wednesdays.
"Don't judge me."
He left the room and I turned to Bree. "Well, I'd better get ready for school."
Bree sighed, "Oh, I've always wanted to go to school! Passing notes, going to Prom, breaking out into choreographed dance numbers after math class!"
"Yeah," Chase agreed. "All we do is eat, sleep and train for missions. We're like human lab rats."
I noticed Adam on the giant hamster wheel. "So, you've never left this room?" I asked.
"Nope," Chase replied.
"That explains the haircuts," I snarked.
They all looked confused, but Adam grinned anyway. "I bet school's fun! Except for books, classes and learning stuff."
I smirked. "It's not so much fun when you're the smart kid," I told them, more for Chase's benefit than the others.
Chase smirked, however. "Yeah, well down here, smartness reigns supreme."
His siblings stared at him. "No it's not," they said in unison.
"Hey, this is going to sound crazy, but why don't you come to school with me today?" I suggested. I knew that with my present mindset, it would be impossible to get caught.
"Okay!" "I'm in!" "Let's go!"
We all ran for the door, but were stopped by Eddie.
"Not so fast, laser brains." Eddie shut the door in front of us.
"I thought he was only in the living room!" I exclaimed. "Please don't say he's in my shower as well!"
"Bingo! You guessed it. And by the way, nothing needs to be that clean."
"Pervert. We need to shut him down. Adam, pull out the wires!" I demanded.
Chase shook his head. "I doubt that would work. Eddie is a very complex and sophisticated piece of machinery."
While he talked, Adam looked at the wires beneath Eddie's screen. He then pulled out a handful of them and Eddie shut off. Adam grinned. "Sweet! I barely got electrocuted!" he exclaimed happily.
Bree stopped him and Chase before they could run out. "Okay, but if we're going to go to school, I think we should shower first. Because two of us really stink."
Oh no, I knew where this was going. Adam was going to end up with Bree's underpants and Chase was going to end up with her bra. It was too funny for me not to make a snarky comeback, so when Adam, Bree, and Chase headed back to their capsules that apparently had a built in shower and closet, they were dressed in normal clothes.
"Uh, Bree, it gave me your underwear by mistake," Adam started.
Bree shuddered.
"What are you complaining about?" Chase asked. "I got her bra!"
I couldn't resist. "On the plus side, Adam is always calling you a girl. Now it's true!"
Adam and Bree laughed while I apologized to a fuming Chase. The three got back in the capsules and then I led them to school.
Right after I got a wedgie and Adam ripped a locker off a girl's locker, I knew the bell would ring. I thought about what I should let happen. The first option was to warn Chase about the bell, which disturbs his bionic hearing. The second was to let Chase make a fool out of himself. Since Chase was a quick learner, I figured to let the timeline play out.
Actually, that's not true. I was still trying to decide an outcome when the bell rang. Just like before, Chase put attention on himself and just like before, Bree looked as if she didn't want to be related to him.
I sighed, deciding I should head to class now and let the bionics explore their own path of high school. "That's a bell. It rings eight times a day, every forty minutes, so have fun. I got to head to class, but I'll meet you later during gym class where I shall demonstrate how epically I fail at sports."
I moved my way through the crowded halls and to my classroom. The teacher greeted me with a smile. "Hello, Leo. I'm glad you're feeling better. Have you finished your homework?" he asked.
It took all my will power not to face palm. I had forgotten to work on my homework. Instead, I was filling out what I wanted to change in the new timeline. I've got to set my priorities straight. "I completely forgot. I'll do it next time."
"I will hold you to that," the teacher said. "I will be taking off a letter grade, but I'm sure a B to you is better than an F."
"Thank you," I said, taking a seat. I had learned from my past mistakes, and one of those was that Danielle was a waste of time. I mean, it was only a one-time thing, and it got in the way of my friendship with Adam and Chase.
Grabbing a piece of paper from my notebook, I decided it was fair time to start a new slate. I was going to work on assignments prior to video games. Get ready people, because you're about to witness a new Leo.
Chase's POV
I was still shaking and trying to get my heartbeat down to normal when Leo left for class. Taking a deep breath, I spotted both Adam and Bree head into the cafeteria. Looking around and wondering what I might do, I spotted the library and smiled. Perfect!
"Oof!" My body collided with someone and I nearly fell to the ground. However, I managed to get a hand down and save myself from landing on my butt. "I'm sorry. I was lost in my own little world."
"Could you have picked a different day to decide that? I'm late!" the blonde girl snapped. She left before I had the chance to apologize.
I shook off her behavior and entered the library. No one seemed to notice that I was new as I signed in and began searching the internet for something new to do. Eventually, I settled with online courses for a chiropractor in the Philippines. Less than two hours later, I had finished and the screen gave me a certificate. I closed the computer and headed to the gym.
"So, how was your first day of school?" Leo asked, finishing his talk with the gym teacher and walking up to Adam, Bree, and me.
"Great! I took some online medical courses and became a chiropractor in the Philippines!"
Leo smiled, confused. "Congrats?"
"Heads up!" someone called from across the gym. A basketball landed right in Bree's arms and she panicked.
"What do I do?" she screeched.
"Throw it!" Leo instructed.
Bree threw the ball and hit some guy in the face, knocking him over. I bit back a laugh. Bree glared at me for a second, and then ran over to make sure the guy was okay.
"And that is a top 10 ladies and gentlemen!" I muttered. Someone passed Leo a basketball, and he dribbled to the hoop. Leo missed a one-footer before looking over to Adam who shook his head.
"Wow, and I thought I was bad," Adam commented.
Leo's POV
"Attention students! The pep rally is starting! Go Dingoes!" Principal Perry's voice came on the intercom as the cheerleaders began their routine. I was sitting next to Adam, Bree, and Chase, on the bleachers.
I frowned as Dewy Dingo, the team mascot, came up to Adam and began to mess with him.
"Aww, look. The doggy likes me," he said, happily. Then he got annoyed with Dewy as she (yes, it was a girl inside the uniform) continued. "Okay doggy, that's enough. I said that's enough!"
He walked off, Chase and I following him. I knew what was coming next. Adam was going to use his heat vision unless I calmed him down. Yet, despite the thousands of dollars it would cost Mr. Davenport, I wanted the accident to happen. My main intent, if I could help it, would be to rescue the cheerleader that broke her neck. Her name was Hollis Reagan, although everyone calls her Holly because Hollis sounds unnatural. Holly stood about five foot nine with chocolate-coated hair, blue eyes, and a tattoo of a cheerleading megaphone near her rear, unless those rumors were false. Anyways, she was too nice a girl to have to live with a broken neck.
"His eyes are turning red," I announced. "I'm guessing that's not good."
"Oh no! His heat vision!" Chase exclaimed, running over in an attempt to restrain Adam. Chase was too late as Adam set Dewy the Dingo on fire. I followed Dewy to the cheerleaders so that I would be in the right position to catch Holly. Holly screamed as the other cheerleaders scattered, leaving her falling.
"I got you!" I called.
The thing about being in the past is that sometimes you forget you're in the past. If I had my current body in 2019, I would have easily caught her. As it was, because I had failed to condition myself, the weight of catching Holly caused us both to collapse on the gym floor. At least Holly was safe.
The fire alarms were sounding, people were panicking, but in the chaos, her eyes met mine. "Thank you," Holly breathed. Noticing the position, Holly extracted herself from my grasp and helped me to my feet. "Are you okay?"
I groaned, trying not to show as much pain as I felt. "I'm good," I lied.
Even though I couldn't prove it, I knew that Holly knew I was lying. Still, she thanked me and left, right in time for my parents to arrive at the assembly and see the scene. Big D looked as if he was about to explode, but forgetting about him for a second, I saved a cheerleader! By myself! Big man points!
I was grounded when I got home for bringing the Lab Rats, but I didn't give a hoot. I was doing my homework, relieved that all this chaos was behind me.
It wasn't. The doorbell rang, prompting me to open it since Mom and Dad were going out for the night. Much to my surprise, it was Trent, the football player who was seemingly bent on making my life a living hell all throughout high school.
"'Sup, dweeb," he greeted.
"Trent, what are you doing here?" I questioned, wondering what Trent was doing at my house in the first place.
"You saved our center's girlfriend. We wanted to invite you to the party, but we thought it would be easier if we brought the party over here, so here we are!"
When I gave Trent a look, he continued, "Principal Perry has your new house address."
Huh. Weird. I shrugged. Might as well enjoy the party while I could. Besides, it's not as if I can get grounded again since I wasn't the one throwing the party. "Come on in!" I exclaimed. "Make yourself at home. I'll be… downstairs getting Adam and the others." As soon as I finished, I headed down the elevator into the lab, where Adam, Bree and Chase were talking. They stopped talking as soon as they sensed my presence.
"You know that party everyone at school's been talking about?" I began.
"Yeah? What about it?" Bree asked.
"It's in our living room."
"Sweet! Time to party!" Bree exclaimed, heading upstairs.
Adam grinned. "Sweet! Count me in! See you up there, bud," Adam stated, patting me on the shoulder, as if somehow I was responsible for the party.
"What's the party doing in our living room?" Chase asked. Still unsure on the details, I shrugged and followed Chase upstairs. Chase started enjoying the party while I tried to get some more homework done. However, the noise was too much once the other football players arrived, so I partied a bit.
The party actually went better than I'd imagined. I'm not sure if it was because the timeline had changed and the football players were friendly, or if I never had a good time the first time around, but the party was awesome! Like before, Bree flirted with Kavan and Chase and Adam had WAY too much cake. Another constant that remained the same was that people were checking me out. It's obviously because I live in a mansion now, but who cares! Girls are checking me out!
Anyway, the party was going great. Too great. Like before, Big D and Tasha arrived back two hours earlier. And believe me, Big D was NOT happy when he saw the party going on.
"WHAT THE-?"
I cut him off with the horn of his golf cart. "Hey, you're back!" I exclaimed, all pretense of nervousness gone.
"You are in big trouble, mister!" My mother glared at me. Big D was even more upset.
"Hey, everybody!" Donald caught the attention of every teenager in the room. "Thanks for coming! Get out!"
After the football players exchanged goodbyes with us, they left. When everyone was out the door, Big D ordered the four of us to sit. We did so.
"You kids have really done it this time." Big D said seriously. "And who gave Eddie cake?"
Adam raised his hand guiltily.
I sighed. Well, it looks like history was repeating itself, despite my best efforts. "It wasn't our fault. I had no idea it would happen. The football players brought the party here. If I had known they were bringing it here, I would have said something," I confessed.
"Be that as it may, you know better than to let Adam, Bree, and Chase upstairs for a party."
"Hey!" I cried, outraged. I paused. "Well, that is true."
"I told them to stay put, and then this happens. Leo, you're grounded and the three of you are all being relocated, permanently."
"What?" the Lab Rats all gasped. I would have gasped too, but I knew that the situation would play out the same as last time.
"What part of no contact with the outside world did you not understand?" Big D demanded.
"Where are we going?" Bree asked quietly. She sounded scared, which I could understand. This had been her home for an undetermined amount of time and now, they were moving to a new location. Fear of the unknown was something many people were afraid of.
"To one of my remote research facilities where you can continue your training," Big D replied. "Now go downstairs and pack your stuff."
Adam, Bree, and Chase, all still shocked by what happened, did as he said, leaving Tasha and I alone in the room. The silence was nauseating as no one said anything. Finally, after perhaps a minute of nobody saying anything, Tasha voiced, "I don't think we should ground Leo."
Big D turned to Tasha and pointed a finger at her chest. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't ground him."
"He is my son," Tasha announced, wrapping her arm around my shoulder. "And Leo needs friends. This party, whether or not it was his idea, was his chance at a social life, and now you are grounding him for that? Come on, Leo, let's go."
I walked with Tasha across the hall to my room, not even caring to look back at my step dad.
A/N: What did you think? I'd like to hear your opinions. Like before, I will not be doing every episode. I will be doing original episodes, however. The next chapter will be up some date in the future. Prepare yourselves for a short chapter.