A couple of minutes later, Chase was starting to wake up. Adam stood up an ran over to the couch, just to make sure Chase would see him before anyone else. Finally, Chase opened his eyes.

"Hey buddy", Adam smiled nervously "how are you feeling?". "Not too bad", Chase answered "How long was I out?".
"About 40 minutes", Davenport answered; who stood right behind Adam "We brought you up here so we could take better care of you. Tasha has already brought your fever down. " Chase looked over at Tasha behind him and smiled: "Thanks for the help". Tasha knelt down and hugged him from behind: "Hey, no problem. You're also my son now."

After Tasha let Chase go, he turned back to mr. Davenport: "What happened down there in the lab? The only thing I remember is seeing Adam getting ready to attack me and an intense pain going through my entire body." "Your chip overheated", Davenport sat down on the couch next to Chase while he continued his explanation "In the accident a couple of weeks ago, Adam got you out in time to save your life. But apparently, your chip got damaged and overheated. That's what caused you so much pain."

"So… I can't use my bionics for a while?", Chase asked. By this time, Adam had knelt in front of the couch. "Indeed", Davenport answered "I removed your chip so there will be no more accidents or glitches."
"That's not so bad", Chase replied "I can go a couple of days without my bionics. It will be nice to feel normal for once in a while"
"Well… Not entirely", Davenport replied looking at the floor. "How do you mean?", Chase asked, not even trying to hide the fear from his voice "You can fix my chip, right?"
"Sure, that's not the problem."
"Then, what is?"
The room was filled with a complete silence, until Bree finally spoke up: "Your nerve system is damaged because your chip is damaged. You won't be able to move your legs for a while. So no walking, running, training,…"

Chase's eyes had grown big: "You're joking". Then, he looked at the rest of the family: "Please, tell me she's joking!" "I'm sorry, man", Leo said as he put his hand on Chase's shoulder.
Chase put his hands on his legs and started shivering since he didn't feel a thing: "This… I… You…"
"Adam, why don't you take Chase down to the lab for a moment?", Davenport asked. Adam faced Davenport and whispered: "Why me? Bree and Tasha are way better at dealing with emotions!"
"You are going through this together", Davenport answered as he put his hand on Adam's shoulder "He needs his big brother".

Adam nodded and turned to face Chase: "Ready?" Chase looked up to Adam and what Adam saw in his eyes shocked him more than any villain had ever done. Chase's eyes were blank. There was nothing in there: no fear, no anger, no sadness… Nothing. Adam picked Chase up, bridal style, and took the elevator down. Once they arrived in the lab, he took Chase to the medical room, the only place where there was a n actual bed. He put Chase on the bed with his back against the wall and sat down on a chair himself.

"Do you want to talk about it?", Adam asked carefully. At first, Chase didn't react. Then, he whispered something: "you…". "What about me?", Adam asked.
"This is your fault…", Chase said while he looked up to Adam. His eyes were filled with nothing but hot rage: "If you hadn't quit the team, I wouldn't have come up with that stupid plan, there would have been no accident and would have been fine now! " By now, Chase was yelling. Adam did nothing but sit and listen to what his brother had to say.
"You're the worst brother ever!", Chase continued "You only use me as a training dummy, but when I need something you're never there! I wish you weren't my brother!"'

Adam's eyes grew big after that last statement. He stood up and turned around to walk away and leave his brother there all by himself. But what he heard next made him stop: "I HATE YOU!".

He turned around and looked at Chase. His face was red, his fists were balled and his entire body was shaking with anger. At that moment, Adam made a decision.

With a speed that could match with Bree's, he was next to Chase on the bed, holding his baby brother in a hug that only a big brother could give. Chase resisted at first and tried to get free (not very useful, fighting against the strongest guy in the world). Finally, he stopped fighting and hugged back.
After a couple of minutes, Chase's shoulders started shaking and Adam started to feel his shirt getting wet. "It's okay", Adam said soothingly "get it all out. I'm here… I always will be."

Chase pulled back and looked at Adam: "Why didn't you leave? I yelled at you. I said I wished you weren't my brother. I said I hated you!" Adam nodded with a small smile: "Yes, you did. And that's why I didn't leave. Because when the smartest guy in the world is starting to talk nonsense like that, you know he needs his big brother."

Chase smiled and pulled Adam back into the hug: "Thanks bro."
Adam smiled: "Always"

Author's note: Hi! I just wanted to give you this longer (sad/fluffy) chapter, before I leave on vacation for 2 weeks. That means: no updates. :( (sorry, no internet). Normally, I would leave you with a cliffhanger, but I liked it better if I could end this chapter with some brother fluff.

I will still continue this story when I get back. Suggestions and reviews are always welcome! ;)