Chapter 4 is up! This story is boiling through my brain, and I would have finished earlier, but hey it was prom night!
Disclaimer: I do not own Lab Rats.
It was his fault. He just couldn't admit it.
"Guys, it happened a long time ago," Donald said.
"Then how come you never told us?" Bree asked.
Donald sighed. "Because we can't change the past, and we can't let the past interfere with our present,"
"Why would it? Is there something you aren't telling us?" Chase asked. "How did she die? How were you involved?"
"Enough Chase!" Donald snapped. "I am your father, and you need to stop accusing me of such things,"
Chase took a step back. "Then I will just ask my real father,"
And with that, both he and his sister left.
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Adam sat in a chair at Douglas' side, eating a granola bar.
Douglas slowly opened his eyes. "A-Adam?"
"Hey Douglas! I brought you some Cheese Puffs!" Adam cheered, pulling out a bag.
"Cheese Puffs?"
"They are your favorite," Adam smiled. "Oh, and I downloaded your tablet with the latest episode of funeral mishaps,"
Douglas smiled. "I am glad you remembered,"
"Hey Douglas, there was also something else that I remember, singing," Adam murmured. "A long time ago,"
At that moment, his siblings chose to burst through the door. "Douglas!"
"Is everything alright?" Douglas asked.
"Our Mother, how come you never told us about her?" Chase asked.
Douglas sighed, sitting up. "I knew if I tried, then Donnie wouldn't let me stay in any contact with you guys,"
"We promise, no matter what, we won't let Mr. Davenport stop us from seeing you, you can tell us anything," Chase replied.
"So why does the subject of our mother freak Mr. Davenport out so much?" Bree asked.
Douglas gritted his teeth together. "Because he is the reason she is dead,"
Chase knelt down next to him. "How?"
"As you know, Bionics were never meant to be installed in humans. But I soon discovered I didn't have much of a choice. When your mother was two months pregnant with you Chase, we found out your mother was gravely ill with a rare genetic disease. And there was a high chance that you three would inherit it. But, your mother was adopted, so we had no idea if anyone else in her family was afflicted to look for any patterns,"
"But- our Bionics would stop any disease like that, wouldn't they?" Chase asked softly.
Douglas nodded. "And we knew that we couldn't get clearance in time, so we went ahead and did it ourselves. But your mother wanted to make sure you three were protected first, in case we were caught. And before I could give them to your mother. Donnie discovered what we were doing,"
"What did he do?" Adam asked.
"He gave me the whole sympathy speech, and offered to watch you three while I took your mother in for her next treatment. I was so grateful, so naive. I thought my brother was looking out for me. But when we got back, Donnie had taken you kids and fired me from the company. He also took the bionic technology we were working on. It was too late, I could not replicate it in time to save her. Without you guys, she just didn't have the will power to keep going," Douglas whispered.
"She put us first," Bree whispered.
Douglas looked up at her. "That's what parent's do,"
Thoughts? Next chapter revolves around what Donnie stole from the Safety deposit box, and what it will reveal to the kids about their mother.
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