I am SOOOOOO sorry for the wait. School's been a jerk lately and I completly forgot to update. And because of that, you get a... *Drum Roll* DOUBLE UPDATE! YAY! *confetti falls from nowhere* And also, because I think you've all deserved to get a cliff hanger resolved quickly for once, *nervous laughter* here ya go, my pretties.

Chapter 10

"What do you mean?" Donald asked,clearly confused. Chase rubbed at his eyes again,then let out a stuttering breath.

"He-he came to help with the invention you told them we were working on and ran into Marcus and I. There was a lot of screaming,and he started insulting Marcus. Then he left and Marcus said he was a monster and ran away," Chase hurried through the story,his voice wavering every so often. Donald squeezed his shoulders as a few stray tears rolled down his face and he took another deep breath.

They stayed like that for a few minutes until Chase could finally speak again.

"Leo's telling the whole academy. I can't go back. They'll hate me," Chase continued miserably. He couldn't go back to his family and Donald couldn't stay here with him. At least he'd have Tasha,but he'd miss the rest of them.

"They can't hate you,you're their brother," Donald explained,but Chase kept his head down.

"They will after this," he mumbled,then got up and left. Donald sighed and went back inside the house,not knowing what to do to help. After a while,he at his desk,staring blankly at a photo of the whole family smiling next to his computer. Oh,how he wished they still had nothing to worry about but bionics and school work. But that was impossible now. So instead,he called and told Chase to go home(To the island) and talk to his siblings. He knew he probably wouldn't do it,but it was worth a shot. He sat in silence and ran through every memory he had of the kids until he dozed of, resting his head on top of a new invention.

Chase walked with no real destination. He just had one thing on his mind. Find Marcus.

He'd turned his phone off and turned off the tracker in his chip. He really didn't want to talk to anyone,especially his family.

He'd made it all the way to the bad part of town with out being bothered,and he was severely grateful for that. Well,until some lady dressed in a sparkly gold dress two sizes too tight can up to him.

"Hey there,handsome," she teased,running a finger up his arm. He shrugged it off and kept going,but she followed him.

"Hey,come on. A little fun never hurt and you look like you need something to get your mind off of things," she tried again,sounding desperate. Chase groaned,really not happy about being harassed by a prostitute,even if he did look like an adult,didn't mean he is one. Not to mention all the other things wrong with it. He turned around and glared at her,but did kind of feel sorry for her. She was just doing it to survive. So he whipped out about 100 dollars and handed it to her. His dad was a billionaire,he wouldn't miss it.

"Here," he said and left,leaving a floundering woman behind him.

"Thank you!" she shouted after a minute,and it made him crack a small smile.

He walked for about an hour and a half before finally having to sit down for a break. He just so happened to be in the park next to Marcus' house.

'stupid subconscious' he thought as he looked over and saw the blue house he'd come to love. After much debate,he got up and went over there. He had to talk to Marcus,had to get him to see he wasn't a monster. It was unlikely that he'd be somewhere Chase would go to,but he had to try.

He knocked on the front door twice and wasn't surprised when no one answered. Chase tried to open it,but as usual,this door was locked. He knocked once more,just in case,then went around back to the secret entrance. He walked right in and began his search for the other teen.

Making sure not to make any noise,Chase searched the house for Marcus. The only thing he found was a messily written note tapped to his capsule. Chase ripped it off and read it at lightning speed. Once he'd finished,he dropped the note at his feet and ran out of the room. He had to stop him.

'Dear Chase,once you read this letter,it will probably be too late. I'm a threat to you and your family. You were the best thing that ever happened to me and I'm sorry that it has to end like this. I want you to be safe. I want you to be free. Free from me. I know what Leo said was true,and I'm sorry. I've gone to stop Leo from turning your family against you,because if I'm not here anymore,they can't be mad. I'm a monster,I'm evil, and everyone is going to be better off without me. I love you,Chase Davenport. Goodbye.'

~Marcus