A/N: Hey guys! Sorry it's been taking me so long to update, but I've been really busy with school and a play I was in as well as studying for the SATs and other tests and such. April Vacation is going to be starting soon so I'll be able to update more (hopefully)!

So in this chapter, we find out who M is and a little bit about why Leelee trusts him and even a tad more about Leelee's past with Krane and Giselle. M is Leelee's right hand man and she trusts him with her life. I'll explain more about these two and their relationship next chapter most likely. I really hope you guys enjoy this chapter! Please feel free to comment and let me know what you think! Until next time my lovelies!

Warnings: Adult language, intense situations, mentions of torture, death, and suicide (if you squint).

Chapter Ten: M

"We know how to fight." Bree grumbled, reluctantly putting on the training gloves Taylor had given her. Taylor smirked at her former mentor.

"I know." She said. "But this type of fighting is different. This is Resistance fighting. You're going to have to forget everything you think you know and relearn it all over again, except in a different way." Taylor said, walking over to where the training gear was kept and grabbing her own gloves and protective gear.

Logan gave the Davenport family a reassuring smile as they finished putting on their training gear.

"Don't worry guys." He said, taking care of his gun and other weapons he carried with him. When the others gave him a questioning look, Logan explained.

"When you first start training, you're taught not to rely on weapons or even you're bionic or superhero abilities. Say your gun jams, and your taken by surprise. That moment your off your guard is a moment your enemy can use to kill you, so you can't ever give them the chance." Chase took a step back, eyes wide at Logan's unexpected and surprisingly honest answer. Chase couldn't imagine living in a future like this, never mind having to think or train this way. No wonder Leelee was a little edgy.

"So..." Chase trailed. "This M guy...Did we know him?" The four future boys shared an awkward look before looking at Taylor, who just shrugged, also unsure of how to answer.

"Daniel sighed. "Kind of." He replied. "He was a bit of an ass in the present, but we all changed over the past ten years if you couldn't tell." Daniel gave them a small smile and his family chuckled.

"How do we know him?" Adam asked as the family was lead over to where a fighting style rink was set up. The future group shared another weird look and said nothing. Bree rolled her eyes.

"Let me guess..." She muttered. "Future consequences?" Daniel chuckled at his older sister's tone.

"No." He told her. "More like...past issues." This piqued the interest of the time travelers, but before anyone could say anything else, the door to the DA opened, and a young man around the same age as Leelee if not a little bit older walked in. Immediately, the large group of people fell silent and saluted, similar to what happened the previous day with Leelee. And just like yesterday, there was no doubt in Chase's mind as to who this man was.

M.

M walked into the cavernous arena and went right over to where the large group of recruits were gathered./span/p

"At ease." He said and everyone fell out of salute, just like yesterday. And just like yesterday, Adam;s eyes lit up with excitement.

"Okay, someone's got to show me how to to that!" He said, causing all eyes to turn to him. Including M's.

Bree saw M's eyes widen slightly as he caught sight of the Davenports. She saw a spark of recognition as well, and she turned her head to the side slightly, studying the man.

There was something familiar about him but alien about him all at the same time. M was probably one of the tallest men in the room, even taller than Adam and most of the future recruits. But it wasn't just that. M was muscular, but there was something all to familiar about the chocolate brown hair and dark green eyes. Bree was a bit taken aback when she looked into those eyes. They held the same haunted, grief-stricken look that everyone in the future seemed to have. Bree looked at Chase, Davenport, and Douglas and saw their faces held the same puzzled recognition she was sure her's had. Adam, however, just looked as confused as he usually did.

"Uh, Danny?" M said, breaking the silence and his eye contact with Bree to turn and look at Daniel. "I thought you said they wouldn't be in training till tomorrow." M raised an eyebrow after he finished his question. A move that made him look even more familiar to the Davenports. They knew this man somehow, Daniel had even said so. They just couldn't put a name to his face except for the one they'd been told.

Daniel smirked slightly and shrugged. "Lee said she wanted them to start today. Something about not wanting them to go soft and learning to fight." M chuckled quietly as did many others in the large room. Bree rolled her eyes.

"I already told you." She said, crossing her arms. "We know how to fight." M smirked slightly as he walked right up to Bree, mirroring her stance and crossing his own arms.

"In case you didn't notice Cupcake," He said, leaning in slightly. "Things are a bit different here than what your used to." But Bree wasn't listening to the last part of his statement. Her jaw hung open in shock as everything clicked in her mind.

That voice, the quirking of the eyebrow, the way he looked, him calling her Cupcake. Hell, even the way he acted./span/p

Oh. My. God.

Bree slapped M hard across the face, earning gasps from the crowd. She saw Oliver and Kaz exchange a look before darting out of the room, but she didn't care. She was seething as the connection was fully made and she realized exactly who was standing in front of her. And by the looks of it, her family made the connection as well.
M rubbed the mark Bree had left when she slapped him.

"Okay." He said. "I was expecting that, and I deserve it." Adam walked up to M and grabbed him by the shirt, pushing him up against a nearby wall, his eyes hard as steel. super strength or no super strength, Adam was still a pretty strong dude even without his bionic abilities. A fact M had learned the hard way, wincing as his back connected with the wall.

Bree and Chase, as well as the two adults, were a bit taken by surprise at seeing their normally lovable goofball Adam so angry, but it made total sense. Adam might not show it all the time, but he was very protective of his family. Even Chase.

"What. Are. You. Doing here?" Adam growled out, his tone causing M to wince. He knew the tone, he heard it on a weekly, if not daily, basis from Leelee. Yet it didn't scare him as much coming from Adam as it did coming from the much smaller, much more terrifying woman. A fact he would have found comical if not for the situation. He saw a few people about to intervene, but he held up a hand to stop them.

"Let me explain-" Was all he managed to get out before the large doors to the DA slammed open due to some one using their telekinesis.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?" The very loud, very pissed off voice of Leelee asked as the smaller woman walked in and put her hands on her hips.

"Mr. Davenport," She addressed Adam, her voice sharp and commanding. "Please put Mr. Ward down."

None of the family looked at her as Adam tighten his grip. Chase balled one of his hands into a fist, his anger at M growing.

"You son of a-" "That's enough." Leelee said, cutting Chase off mid profanity. Chase turned to look at Leelee, his anger now directed at her.

"You have NO IDEA what this guy has put my family through. Put our sister through." Chase ground out, looking back at M, who was stilling be held up against the wall by Adam.

"I am well aware of your family's history with Marcus, Mr. Davenport." Leelee said. She looked at Adam and Marcus before turning her attention back on Chase. "But if your brother does not release him, there will be severe consequences for all of you. If you let him go, I will explain the best I can. But nothing good will come out of your brother continuing to bang Marcus' head of off the wall I can assure you." The three Lab Rats all exchanged looks after Leelee finished speaking. Reluctantly, Adam let go of his hold on Marcus. Marcus stumbled a bit when the pressure was taken off of his body, but he immediately righted himself. He looked up and met the very pissed off faces of the very angry Davenport family. Marcus opened his mouth to speak, but before he could get out one word Chase spoke.

"Don't." He said sharply, fixing Marcus with an icy look. "I have no idea how in the hell you're here, but just because you're in the Resistance don't think that changes anything between us. You tried to kill all of my siblings, more than once. I swear to God if you had anything to do with Lea-" "He didn't." Leelee interrupted, causing all eyes to turn to her. "I did."

Many of the recruits looked at Leelee in shock and surprise, including Marcus, Daniel, and the Elites. Even the Davenport family looked taken off guard by Leelee's confession. Leelee took in a breath, it was time to stretch the truth a little more. She caught Marcus' eye, silently asking him for permission to divulge information about him. Marcus, understanding what Leelee was silently asking him, nodded.

"Giselle had backed Marcus' personality and schematics onto a prototype of her android chip in case he would be destroyed. When she and Krane teamed up, she put the personality chip into an android shell and brought Marcus back. But what she didn't realize was that she had downloaded Marcus' whole personality. Including his human side."

"Human side?" Chase scoffed, not trusting Leelee or Marcus. This was the man that had tried to kill his sister multiple times. Now someone was claiming that he actually tried to save her? Chase highly doubted it.

"Yes Chase, human side." Marcus said, leaning against the wall Adam had held him up against a few moments ago. "I get why you're all so pissed at me, I really do. But whether or not you believe me, being friends with the three of you really did humanize me and make me think about things. When Giselle brought me back the first time, I was so angry. Angry at my dad and all of you for abandoning me and replacing me. The second time I got brought back however, was a different story, and I owe a lot of that to Lea." At the mention of their sister's name, the Lab Rats bristled. Leelee continued with her part of the story.

"Lea helped Marcus realize he didn't have to be evil, and Marcus helped her, and me, realize that she didn't need to give up." "Wait, what?" Chase asked, concerned. Did Leelee mean what he thought she meant? Had Lea wanted to...

"That's not for me to tell you." Leelee answered a little to sharply, but she didn't care. Nobody but Marcus could ever know about the true hell she went through at that place and the things she considered doing. No one could ever find out how truly broken she had become. Especially not her family.

"It was my idea to escape." Leelee sighed, continuing with the semi-fictional story. "I'd been taken by Krane and Giselle and put in the same facility as Lea. We became friends, and I really liked her. Marcus helped us plan the escape, and in return we made him come with us. We managed to escape our cell and even the holding areas as well as take out most of the guards, but one fired back at me. Lea pushed me out of the way and the shot hit her. She died in my arms and I was forced to leave her there. There was no way for me to carry her out without getting recapture. So if you want to blame someone, blame me." Leelee finished, closing her eyes to try and keep the memory of what really happened during her and Marcus' escape at bay, but to no avail.

Lea pressed her back against the wall she was crouched behind. she had always been a very accurate shot, but there were so many guards and only one of her. She had absolutely no idea how she was going to get out of this one. Why had she ever let Marcus talk her into escaping?

Lea stepped out from behind the wall and managed to take down all three of the men, but one had gotten a shot off and it hit her right knee.

Lea cried out as she felt her right knee cap explode and she crumpled to the ground. Marcus was at her side as soon as she blinked and helped her back over to the wall. They had fought off all of the guard so far, but more were coming. Lea tried to push Marcus away from her.

"Go." She said, trying to make Marcus leave her, but he wasn't having any of it.

"No way in hell Princess." He said, but Lea fired back.

"Marcus, I. Can't. Walk. If you stay, we'll both just get captured." "Or we'll both get out of here." Marcus retorted. He then looked Lea directly in the eye. "I'm not leaving here without you Lea. If we go down, we go down together." Marcus then held out one pinky in front of him. It was a symbolic gesture that meant everything to the two. Lea smiled slightly as she wrapped her little finger around Marcus'. This meant that she agreed. That she trusted him. It was something the two had started awhile ago, and it meant they were in this together.

Leelee and Marcus had gotten out of that facility by the sheer skin of their teeth. How they had managed to survive for days after that until they found Taylor, Logan, Kaz, Oliver, Daniel, and Hanna with barely any supplies and Leelee not dying was beyond her. Leelee was shaken out of her thoughts by Adam's voice.

"We're sorry." He said sincerely. Leelee turned around, her back no facing him.

"Then stop complaining and learn how to fight so you can get back to her." And with that, Leelee walked right out of the arena, not looking back once.