Disclaimer: I do not own these characters or Lab Rats.

A/N: Finally got online again yay me. Also, this was supposed to be longer but stuff happened. Enjoy!

Un-beta'd

Davenport was unable to open the audio files for the fourth and fifth months. They were either corrupted or the signal was too weak to transmit any of the recordings. He wasn't even sure Douglas was the one sending messages by that point. The final transmission from the third month was enough to make him doubt he'd find his brother alive or sane.

After listening to the last recording, Donald wasn't able to sit still but he didn't send Adam, Bree, or Chase to the locations. The risk was too high. If the people behind this knew about Douglas' connection to them then they would need a plan first. In the meantime, he took satellite photographs and asked for help from the government.

It took time to sway Agent Graham into helping. Davenport stressed the importance of his brother's life, not just because he was family, but for his inventions. More than once he admitted Douglas was the one who created the bionic chip. Sure, it might mean Douglas would be in trouble with the law but as long as he lived that's all that mattered.

He'd do anything to see him again.

-o-

"Victor Krane and S-1 escaped."

The world stopped as the Davenport family tried to register what the agents were telling them.

"The ones in the cell were decoys, two bionic kids wearing cyber masks and cloaks."

Leo was the first to come out of shock, "Did you question them? Who are they?"

"At this time we're unable to question them. The bionics in their bodies expired and took their lives when they short circuited. The design of their bionics were... different. Almost as if they were meant to self-destruct on purpose."

Leo gaped, "But how did this happen? Weren't they under armed guard?"

"As I've stated earlier, we were unaware. The only explanation we have is the two bionics impersonated the guards and found a way to override the bionic signal interrupter. Unfortunately, we're still not sure when the switch occurred."

Davenport felt the world tip dangerously to one side because this couldn't be happening. Douglas' voice entered his mind, 'I overheard them say something about a 'switch'?'

Adam caught his arm before he collapsed, pulling him upright into an empty chair. No one said anything when Donald broke down.

-o-

The bionic siblings were away more often with a threat like Krane on the loose. The three would've preferred to stay at home but they followed their orders. Their family wasn't the only one in danger of being hurt by the madman. In a worst case scenario, Leo would have to expose his bionics to handle the situation. The thought of Leo fighting someone with more power and unknown number of henchmen still worried them. The siblings felt very protective of their youngest family member.

In a span of days the government had organized backup procedures and sent them to search for any evidence of Krane and his followers. Their first priority was to scout the coordinates Douglas had sent out. Unfortunately, by the time they reached the locations they found black craters instead of secret facilities.

The taste of failure was painful to swallow.

-o-

Tasha didn't know what to do anymore. There were too many talks of a possible war breaking out. There was too much talk of death and it made her nervous. She didn't want her children standing on the front lines when Krane attacked.

The children were too serious. Their laughter and smiles were a thing of the past. Their training increased to the point where they almost never had enough time to sleep. The silence in their home was almost deafening.

Worst of all was the change Donald went through. Davenport was inconsolable or eerily silent when they were together. She couldn't stop her worry from escalating seeing him stretch himself thin to find his brother. It hurt her when he blamed himself for Douglas' disappearance and possible death.

"Honey, you need to eat."

Donald ignored her and continued to fiddle with his tablet.

"Donald."

He looked up in surprise. She frowned at the bags under his eyes and the slight shake of his hands.

"Come on, you need to lie down. I'll make you some tea."

Davenport shook his head, "I can't take a break. I'm still going over the schematics the agents recovered from the-"

"Now you listen here," Tasha tore the tablet out his hands and hid it behind her, "You're going upstairs to take a hot bath and I'm going to make you a snack. Then I want you to sleep for at least a few hours.

"No," he said trying to reach around her, "I can't waste any more time. I need to work."

She hugged him when she noticed the unshed tears in his eyes.

"I drove him away," he whispered into her neck.

She spoke to him in hushed tones, holding him in her arms as he continued to grieve. She tried to soothe him but nothing seemed to work.

-o-

"What are you guys doing?"

Chase and Leo jumped at the sound of Bree's voice. They leaned back to cover the monitors behind them.

"Bree! Uh-"

"It's so great to see you sis!"

She frowned, "Are you two trying to hack into the recordings? You know Mr. Davenport told us we-"

"Bree," Leo sighed, face becoming serious, "We need to know what happened. Davenport is the only one who's heard them. They might have important clues."

Bree scowled, "He was tortured! You saw the way it left Mr. Davenport! Why-"

Chase stepped forward, "Bree, we have a right to know. He's our family."

Leo asked, "Should we have Adam listen, too?"

"Yeah, he deserves to know, too."

-o-

"I don't want to hear anymore."

"Adam-"

"I said I don't want to hear anymore!"

Chase closed the files while Bree went to calm Adam.

-o-

Leo heard the alarms go off. He ran as fast as he could down to the lab and burst out of the elevator.

He gasped between breaths, "What's going on?"

His heart sped up at the sight of red siren lights were flashing and warning signs popping up on several screens. Davenport didn't acknowledge him as he typed quickly trying to formulate a plan. Adam, Bree, and Chase were already suited up and waiting for their orders.

"Several government building are under attack. If I'm right they're heading towards the lower levels to retrieve the bodies of the two bionics. Chase, I'm uploading the layout of the area. I need you to stop anyone from accessing the lower floors. Adam and Bree I need you to capture and detain anyone caught in the higher levels."

"What about the hostages?"

Davenport's face looked grim, "I was able to get access to the cameras inside the building. I only caught sight of three intruders but there might be more. They have cyber masks which means it'll be even more difficult to discern friend from foe."

"We should set up a perimeter here," Chase pulled up a map, "Bree can do a quick sweep of the area before we move into the buildings."

"Hey, what about me?"

Adam stepped forward to place a hand on Leo's shoulder. He shook his head, "No, it's too dangerous. As your older brother I say you stay home."

"But-!"

"No."

Leo frowned as he watched his siblings leave.