Chase, Adam, Leo, Tasha and Mr. Davenport all stood in the lab. The mood was tense and awkward, like a loved one had died.
Leo spoke up, breaking the silence. "This doesn't make sense, why would she just leave us?"
No one knew what to say exactly. Because no one understood. Well, except for Chase. But he was currently sitting in the corner, not making a sound.
"Did she say anything to any of you?" Davenport looked around, but nobody answered. He then sighed and leaned against the counter. "How could I let this happen?"
Tasha came over, rubbing his shoulders. "It's no one's fault, Donald. There was no way of telling that she'd do this."
Suddenly Leo looked to Chase. "Wait, you talked to her that one night. Did she mention anything…out of the ordinary?"
Finally coming to his senses again, Chase sighed and looked at them. "She said she'd been feeling different lately. Like something was missing from her life."
His mind flashed back to that night on the roof for a split second. That's when he held her and told her everything would turn out alright. If only he could do that again…
"But what does that mean?" Leo asked, looking completely lost. "Wait, when did she tell you that?"
"That night, on the roof." Chase admitted.
"And you didn't bother to tell us?" Leo questioned, obviously getting mad.
Chase just looked at him. "I never thought she'd leave us, okay?" He was already in an edgy mood, Leo was definitely not helping.
"Okay, just calm down." Donald said finally, cutting them both short.
Again, silence. Chase looked at the adjacent wall as Leo shifted uncomfortably from one foot to the other.
Then Chase stood up abruptly so his chair made a skitting noise, startling everyone. "I need some air." With that he left them.
"I see everybody's handling this differently." Donald stated the obvious, staring after the bionic teen. "But I just..I don't know what to do here."
"There's a shock." Adam commented sarcastically, but no one laughed.
"I say we don't make any hasty decisions." Tasha spoke up, causing each pair of eyes to turn on her. "Come on, it's Bree. She wouldn't leave without at least a goodbye. She'll turn up eventually."
Leo nodded in agreement with his mother. "Yeah. She won't make it two days out there on her own."
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Chase huffed as he went out onto the balcony, his hands balled up into fists. A million thoughts were running through his mind at the moment. He just couldn't think straight.
He breathed in and out, trying to regain air into his lungs. Also to settle his mood. Leo wasn't helping by getting angry with him. He didn't know if he'd be able to contain Spike if he was in there for one more second.
The air was cooler that evening, a small cloud forming in front of Chase's mouth every time he breathed out. But it felt somewhat good on his skin. It helped him relax.
But only a little.
His eyes wandered around the night. He wondered which direction Bree took off in, and if he should go after her.
He knew that would be stupid. He didn't have her speed or a clue as to where she was. It was hopeless to go after someone who could be anywhere in the world by now.
Then his gaze landed on the broken coffee mug, the same one that was next to Bree's note.
In an instant he was on the ground next to it, picking up one of the bigger pieces. The sharp edge had cut his finger, causing it to bleed. He flinched and put his index finger in his mouth, but then continued to examine the ceramic glass.
His bionic senses kicked on as he looked, hoping to find something, anything, that would help him. The scanner in his brain saw a few fingerprints. They were identified as Bree's, of course.
Chase let out a sigh at his own stupidity. Of course they'd be Bree's, it was her cup after all. But then a beeping went off inside his head, grabbing his attention again. A new fingerprint, one that belonged to someone who wasn't in his data base.
Chase's breath caught in his throat. What if she was taken by someone from the FBI? They must've found out Davenport's secret, if that was the case. She wouldn't have gone willingly. Yes, that had to be it.
Holding the glass firmly in his hand, he stood and ran back down to the lab.
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"Yeah. She won't make it two days out there on her own."
"What if she's not alone?" Chase asked, walking back into the lab.
"I thought you needed air?"
Chase ignored Adam and walked over to Mr. Davenport. "When I went outside, I saw this coffee mug again. There are fingerprints on it."
"Yeah, Bree's." Leo stated, but Chase shook his head.
"There's another pair on here."
Everyone's eyes went wide. "So that means-"
"She's not alone."
Donald took the piece of shattered glass from Chase. "Well whose are they?"
Chase shrugged, the disappointment evident in his eyes. "I don't know. They're not in my memory chip."
"You don't think she was kidnapped, do you?" Adam asked, his eyebrows furrowed.
"It's possible." Donald nodded, walking over to a device on the wall. The mood got even more anxious than before.
"But there's a note in her handwriting…" Leo pointed out.
"They could've forced her to write it." Donald didn't even look up as he continued to type in a random code on the computer keyboard.
Chase suddenly felt the need to hold onto the counter top. "What if she's hurt?" He managed to ask, trying to contain his anxiety.
Nothing but the sound of tapping. Finally Mr. Davenport said, "Eddy, run this through the scanner. Find out anything you can!"
"Oh yeah, because I don't have anything better to do." Eddy replied sarcastically in his snarky voice, but Donald wasn't in the right mood to put up with it.
"NOW!" He roared.
Not another word from the smart home system.
Finally he turned and faced them again. "I say we listen to Tasha and take a breather. Bree is smart, she's trained to get out of almost anything. I doubt she went unwillingly."
"Well, then isn't that worse? That she went by choice?" Leo asked.
Silence filled the room as everyone exchanged glances.
"In this case, not knowing is comforting in a way. You know what they say; ignorance is bliss."
Hey…sorry I haven't updated in a while! I've just been busy with final exams and boring stuff like that. But summer is coming up and I'll update more often! :)
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