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Note: I kind of kicked my OC Cara out of the story from here on out. I just don't think she fits into this story anymore :( Sorry. I still mention her, she's just not there physically. Thanks for understanding :D
When Adam and Donald reach the living room, they see that Tasha, Douglas, Bree, Chase and Leo are already sitting down at the dinner table.
"Are you ready?" Mr. Davenport asked the bionic.
Adam shrugged. "I guess."
They walk into the dining room. Mr. Davenport leads Adam to a seat that's open in between Chase and Leo. He then walks to the other side of the table and sits down next to his wife.
"Where's Cara?" Davenport asked.
"Oh she left about an hour ago to go home" Chase informed.
"Oh. I hope she's alright."
"She called as soon as she got there."
"Good."
"Is Adam going to eat dinner with us tonight?" Bree asked.
What do you think?, Adam thought to himself.
"Yup. I wanted him to. You know, so he can get to know us better."
"Well that's nice" Tasha replied. She then looked across at the boy, "Dinner's still in the oven. It should be done in ten minutes."
Adam nodded in response.
"Why don't we introduce ourselves again" Donald suggested, "Hey Adam I'm-"
"I already know who you are" the eighteen year old spat.
"I know, but I'm going to tell you again so you can know a little more about me, alright?"
The boy didn't respond.
"Like I was saying, I'm Donald Davenport. I live here with my beautiful wife, my little brother and my four-I mean three kids. Yeah." Something about saying he had three kids felt wrong. He didn't want to offend Adam, so he left him out, but somewhere deep down, the man felt bad for doing so, "I used to be an inventor and very very rich before the dictator took over and took away everything I owned."
"I'm Tasha" his wife started, "I live here with my family. I used to be a news reporter back in the day" Actually she had been a reporter a few months ago, but she didn't want Adam to know that, "But now since we're in hiding, I'm kind of a house wife."
"I'm Bree" the bionic girl said to her older brother, "Well, you already know that. I'm bionic. My main ability is my speed. And I hate that I'm always stuck here in the house now with these losers" She points to Chase and Leo. "It's nice to see you again….like here in this house though." She then looks down at her glass of water once she notices Adam's facial expression hadn't changed.
Chase clears his throat. "I'm Chase. I'm the most entertaining person in this family."
"Really?" Leo asked.
Chase glared at him, "Anyways, I'm also bionic. My main ability is my intelligence."
"And last but not least I'm Leo" Leo said, "I'm-"
"Hey!" Douglas cried, "You're not last. I am!"
"Anyway, I'm also bionic. My strength in my arm is my best ability. It's nice to see you Adam." He smiled.
"I'm Douglas" the man started, "But you can call me Uncle Douglas or even Douggie."
"You don't let me call you Douggie" Donald told.
"This is different…Donnie." He snickered as he watched his older brother frown, "Anyways, welcome to our home and I hope you get your memory back soon."
"My memory's not gone" Adam muttered.
The family soon heard the oven alarm go off.
"Oh the food must be ready" Tasha exclaimed as she jumped out of her seat, "Be right back." She ran into the kitchen."
Donald cleared his throat. "So, tell us about yourself Adam" he told the boy.
"Don't you already know everything about me?" he snapped.
"Well no. Not really."
No response.
"Please. It would mean a lot to me if you would tell."
The teen sighed. "Fine." He took a deep breath. "I'm Adam. Adam Graham. Not Adam Davenport. I'm eighteen and I'm bionic. There."
Douglas took a deep breath.
"Adam" Donald replied, "More information please."
The boy rolled his eyes. "My dad's the dictator of the United States of America. I live with him in the Capitol."
"What about your mother?" Douglas asked. He then leaned over close to his brother's ear, "I bet he won't be able to answer this question, because Graham isn't his real dad." He then smiled.
"My mom died when I was very young. My father said that I look just like her. Her name was Adele. My father said she died while giving birth to me. That's why he named me Adam, because it's so close to the name Adele."
"Come on you have got to be kidding me!" Douglas burst out.
Everyone at the dinner table looked at him like he was crazy.
The man cleared his throat, "I mean, that's so sad…."
"Do you have any pictures of you with your mother?" Bree asked.
Adam nodded. "I did have a picture of her in my mission suit pocket, but it's gone now since someone took it away from me." He glared at Donald.
Curious as to what the picture looked like, Donald decided to go get the suit from the laundry room. "You know what?" he asked as he stood up, "I'll go get your outfit Adam. Tasha should be done cleaning it by now." He walked off.
"So Adam" Bree started, "What did you do with your dad in free time?"
"Shouldn't you know already?" the bionic asked, "You were a worker there."
"I know, but I was always so busy working that I never got to see you and your dad together."
He sighed. "Well, dad is always so busy with his work and helping the doctor create a cure for me-"
"Wait wait wait" Chase interrupted, "A cure?"
Adam nodded.
"A cure for what?"
"I'm sick."
"With what?"
Adam then mumbled something no one could hear.
"What?"
"With memory loss. And other things…"
"memory loss?" Leo asked, "Adam-"
"I don't want to talk about it!" The bionic was starting to get sick of all of these questions. Why were these people so nosy about everything?
"Relax" Bree told her older brother, "We were just trying to make you feel more comfortable around-"
"Well I'm not comfortable ok? I just want to go home!"
At that time Tasha came back into the dining room with a plate full of dinner rolls in her hands, "Dinner's ready." She said brightly.
"I lost my appetite" Adam mumbled as he got up from the table and started to walk upstairs.
"Adam honey where are you going?" Tasha asked.
"Back to the room I was in since I can't get out of here."
Mr. Davenport then walked into the room with Adam's mission suit in his hands. He looked to see his son starting to run up the stairs, "Adam where are you-"
"Don't talk to me!" The bionic then disappeared upstairs.
Donald turned to face his family, "What happened? I left for five minutes."
"It was Chase!" Leo answered.
"You were the one that made him start screaming!" Chase replied.
"I guess it was all of our faults" Douglas answered.
Donald sighed as his wife put a hand on his shoulder. "What am I doing wrong?"
As soon as Adam reached the bedroom, he slammed the door shut and collapsed on the bed, face first. He let a couple of tear drops fall from his face onto the pillow. As he wiped his eyes with his hands, he had another flashback….
Flashback to a few months ago
Adam was sitting in his room, on his phone, playing a video game, when his father walked into the room and closed the door behind him.
The bionic looked up from his phone, "Oh hey dad" he said, "Thanks for getting me this new phone."
"No problem son. Anything for you."
The boy's face changed from happy to sad once he saw his dad's expression. "Dad what's wrong? You don't look so good."
The man pulled out some medication from his back pocket.
"Ugh I have to take that stuff again?"
"Yeah."
"Please. Don't make me take that again. I already took it this morning."
"I know" the father replied with a sigh, "But you have to take this three times a day, so you can get better."
Adam frowned and turned away, "You said I wouldn't have to take it anymore if I showed improvement."
"I know, but you haven't been showing hardly any improvement" The man sat down next to his son on the bed, "Look, I know this is a hard process to take in, but do it for me buddy. Please." The man then started to cry a bit, "Please. Do it for me."
The teen made a confused face, "Fine I'll take it. Nothing to cry about."
"It's not that son."
"Then what is it?"
The father stayed silent.
"Dad?"
Suddenly, the man started to sob and embraced his son into his arms.
The boy became a little weirded out and more confused than he had been before. "Dad what's wrong?"
"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry son."
"Dad its fine."
"I-I'm a horrible father."
"No you're not."
"I let this happen to you." He paused, "It's my fault you were captured. I wasn't paying attention."
"It's ok. I'm safe now. With you." He hugged his father back.
"I just thinking about all that time he had you and I couldn't do anything to stop him."
"I'm with you now and that's all that matters. Ok? It was my fault I was taken. I should have paid closer attention."
"No it's not your fault." The dictator continues to cry and hold his son for another few minutes before he kissed the top of his son's forehead and broke the hug. He then, in silence, fed his son the medicine.
"Are we all good now?" Adam asked as he looked back down at his phone.
The man nodded. "I guess so." He ran his fingers through his teenager's hair. "Adam."
"Yes father?"
"I love you. I love you very very much."
"I love you too dad."
"I just want you to know that. Promise me that you'll always remember that I love you and I would never want anything bad to happen to you."
"Uh…ok" the boy answered, a little confused onto why his dad was talking like this, "Sure."
"Good." He hugs his son again, "I don't know what that evil man tried to tell you, but just remember" he then leaned into his son's ear, "Everything is as it should be. I'm your father and you're my son. It's just us. No one else. We're on the good side. Don't let anyone tell you anything else."
"Ok."
The man then broke the embrace and got up off the bed, "I guess I'll get back to doing my work and leave you with your little electronic game. I'll tell Tony to bring up a chocolate milkshake for you."
Adam smiled, "Really? Thanks dad you're the best."
"I know son." He then walked to the door with a smirk on his face, "I know." He quietly exited the room and made his way towards his office, leaving his son alone once more.
End of Flashback
Adam heard a knock on the door. He quickly wiped away the tears from his face.
"Go away" he shouted.
"Adam its Chase, may I come in?"
Adam didn't answer.
"I have your mission suit. Mr. Davenport told me to bring it up to you. He figured you'd let me in instead of him."
The bionic groaned, "I guess you can enter."
The door opened and the younger teen walked into the room. "Here are your clothes" he handed Adam the suit, "It's perfectly clean. You can change into it if you want to." He then started to walk towards the door, "It's really nice to see you again Adam. You don't how much I've missed you." His face saddened, "It's really quiet without you around. And boring…"
Adam really wanted this boy to leave, but he just kept on talking. He finally decided that maybe a insult will make the irritating teen leave him alone.
"And how old are you, twelve?"
Instead of getting angry, Chase reacted the exact opposite Adam thought he would.
"Haha" the boy laughed, "Very funny. I never thought I would miss your insults towards me."
The older teen stared at the boy blankly.
"Oh yeah right, you don't remember always insulting me." His face saddened and he sighed, "Well dinner was ready five minutes ago. Do you wanna come back downstairs? I promise we won't hurt your feelings anymore."
Adam shook his head.
"Well, I'll tell Tasha to send you up a plate." With that, the teen left.
"Good he's gone" Adam whispered as he laid back down again, "Annoying. Hmm he reminds of somebody, but I can't remember whom."
The teen started to think about what his father had said a few months earlier. He thought about what Donald Davenport had said to him a few minutes ago. Who was telling the truth? Was his father keeping a secret from him? "Maybe I'm adopted. Wait, that doesn't make since. Ugh this is so complicated!" He ended up falling back asleep, continuing to think about what everyone had said to him.
I hope you guys liked this chapter. Poor Adam. Hopefully he feels enlightened soon. Make sure to leave a review and catch ya next chapter! Thanks for reading!