Leo lay awake in his bed yet again. Things were starting to get weird. Chase was acting suspicious. He kept going into that fight simulator and hadn't talked to him in days. But the thing that worried him the most was Marcus. The boy hadn't been seen since he admitted to Leo that he was an android. Leo had kept his secret, not once considering to tell the others. Something was very wrong. Marcus could never be kidnaped. He had bionics and no one could beat that. He was even stronger than Adam, Bree, and Chase. The only explanation was that he ran away. Deep down he wanted to trust that Marcus had been telling him the truth but the evidence was against him. Someone with superspeed had saved Marcus's dad and it wasn't hard to figure out who that was. Marcus had done something evil, he fought against his siblings and saved his dad. Chase knew it was Marcus and wasn't telling anyone. But Leo could tell he was mad. He was filled with so much hate right now. He hid it well, Leo only noticed because he knew what was going on. Chase didn't trust Marcus anymore and it looked like he wanted revenge. Leo had never felt so conflicted in his life. Even after all this time of calling Marcus evil, when he finally acted on it Leo couldn't believe it. Marcus had acted so sad and depressed. The way he looked when he tried to tell him about himself changed Leo's mind. Plus he never actually fought Chase, he only saved his dad. Wouldn't he save his mom if she was in danger? Marcus was doing what he had to, to save his family. He wanted to tell Chase about all this but it was late and the others couldn't here.
Closing his eyes again Leo tried to sleep. Within two minutes of closing his eyes Eddy popped up on the nearest screen outside Leo's door. "Leo" he hissed, trying to stay quit. "Leo" he repeated. "Eddy it's after midnight, cant it wait till morning. "It's about Chase. Now get out here so we can talk without the entire house hearing." The boys jumped off the bed and rushed out the door. "What's wrong?" Leo asked. "You were at Marcus's lair right?" he asked. Leo nodded. "Then you have to go there now. Chase hacked into the house and told me it was an emergency." Leo was confused. Why did Chase need him and why would he be at Marcus's place? "Oh god! Did he do something to Marcus" Leo gasped, eyes going wide. "No! Just hurry! I programed Davenport's car to take you there." Leo nodded again and changed quickly. Something bad was going on. Ten minutes the car stopped in front of Marcus's house. Leo was panting and gripping the armrests. Thank god he made it. The car had gone way too fast and they blew every stoplight. Eddy had some sick sense of humor doing that to him. Leo bounded around to the side of the house to find the entrance to lair open. "Chase" he called, rushing in. Chase jumped up. He was in his full mission suit and looked terrified. "Marcus is hurt or dead" He said harshly. "I need your help." "What can I do" Leo asked confused? "I need you here" he gestured to the computer. "I have a program running that is searching for Marcus's technology. I don't know how long it's going to take because it's scanning the entire planet. When the screen flashes, it will pinpoint exactly where he is. Contact me through the com system. I have to go now." In a rush he grabbed what looked like a small surfboard from one of the shelves and rushed out. Leo stared at the computer confused. "Well I guess I'll be watching a screen" he mumbled.
Chase ran out of the house holding the machine he had found in the house's weapons vault. The moment his feet touched the grass he jumped and planed his feet on the board. Immediately metal cuffs trapped his feet in their position. The air whooshed through his hair as the hover board brought him high into the sky. It was amazing. The air whipped through his jelled hair and circled him. There were no walls, no barriers. It was just him and the air. It felt like freedom. The world bellow him shrunk little by little, dissolving into tiny lights. "I have to concentrate" He grunted, bringing himself out of the momentary ecstasy. Marcus was somewhere and he needed to find him. The board should be completely warmed up in five minutes and then he could fly.
Leo sat spinning slowly in the chair. Everything was silent except for the occasional beep from the screen. The room became blurry as he began to dose off. With a scream Leo jumped out of his chair, waking up. The computer was beeping and flashing like crazy. "Chase" Leo called through the com. "I found him. I'm sending you his coordinates." With a sigh of relief Leo fell back into the chair. Chase e would save Marcus and things would go back to normal, or whatever kind if normal his family had. His body ached and he yawned. He was distracted and didn't hear a man entering the room.
Mucus circled the area, unable to stay still. IT was taking too long. Marcus had been gone so long. He just assumed they were hiding out somewhere but he had been wrong. The boy he loved was hurt out there and it didn't matter if he was evil or if he used chase. All that mattered was saving him. "Chase" Leo called through the com. "I found him. I'm sending you his coordinates." Marcus gasped as numbers flashed threw his mind. He was in Colorado. Turning on the board he sped off. He was going too fast. If he hit something he wouldn't survive but Chase wasn't thinking straight. All that he could do was fly as fast as he could. Marcus was in danger and nothing else mattered. At his speed it took half an hour to reach the area. Slowing down Chase descended slowly circling the area. There didn't see Marcus anywhere. He would just have to land. After his feet hit the rock chase rushed around, checking ever crevice or hidden area. Five minutes in he looked down from a cliff. A glint of silver caught his eye. There was something metallic under all the boulders. There had to of been a rock slide. Marcus must be damaged. He must have crashed and been damaged. Slowly climbing down the steep cliff, Chase stared down. There were three huge boulders covering the boy and a few small rocks on top. It felt like hours to reach the ground but Chase finally made it. He made quick progress with the boulders, moving them with his bionics. The sight before him made his entire body quiver. He barely resembled himself anymore. The bloodlike substance cover his metallic body, now exposed through the rotting flesh. Animals had gotten to him before the rocks came down. It wasn't the boulders that did this to him. It was as if he had just lay down and died. "Oh my god. That's what he did" Marcus exclaimed. Marcus had allowed himself to run out of power in the middle of nowhere. "I did this to him" Chase gasped, his eyes beginning to water. "No I have to hold myself together. I need to get him to the lab. I can't do this by myself. I need Mr. Davenport." Marcus pulled the crumpled piece of metal and flesh into his arms. Warily he got on his board and rode home slower. He needed to make sure nothing fell off Marcus.
An hour had passed when Chase had finally made it home. He had been in a terrible mindset and completely forgot Leo. He didn't think of him as he hauled Marcus into the living room, asking Eddy to sound the alarm. The house exploded in sound. People ran to the living room, Adam and Bree arrived up the elevator. Everyone stared at him. Chase looked to Adam, whose mouth was open in shock. Bree looked disgusted and scared. "What is that" Davenport finally asked angrily. It appeared to be an android like the ones they used back when he and his brother were studying bionics but was in terrible condition. It looked like it had been disguised to look like a human. Chase couldn't form words. He had held in his emotions for too long. Everyone jumped back as he burst into tears. The water fell down his face, dropping down onto the boy he had loved. The boy who was now as good as dead because of him. Chase's eyes snapped open as strong arms grabbed him. Adam comforted his little brother and tried to take the body from him. "No" Chase screeched, coming back to his senses. "Mr. Davenport fix him" Chase shouted, rushing to his adoptive father. "Chase what is this" he asked more gently. The bionic looked into the man's eyes, all sadness gone from his face, replaced by pure determination. "Promise me" Chase said. "Promise me you will fix him no matter what." "Chase who is this" Mr. Davenport repeated. "Promise me" chase screamed. Adam backed against the wall realization shouting through his mind. "Chase I can't promise anything. You need to tell me who first." Chases eyes grew dark, filling with hate and sadness. "If you won't help him then I will go to Douglas" he said. "I just want you to know that." The man was shocked, unable to speak. "It's Marcus" he almost whispered. "How is that Marcus" Bree asked, rushing over to them." Davenport just stared at the limp body before him. "Douglas built him." Chase whispered. Bree tried to ask another question but was cut off. "Help me now" Chase said, glaring at his father. "I will try" he said.
