"Chase! You're normal again!" Leo shouted as he ran into the lab, waking the three bionic teens.

"Yes I am," Chase said with the collar, smiling.

Leo raised an eyebrow, and Adam explained "He can't walk or talk, so he's pretty much a toddler now."

"No! I've lost the muscle memory, so I just need to get it back," Chase argued. "It's a wonder what seven weeks as a dog will do to you. That's why I'm using the collar for now in order to save time," he added.

Leo nodded, saying "Hurry up guys – we need to get ready for school." With that statement, he left the lab to go back upstairs, and minutes later the bionics stepped out of their capsules, ready to go.

With help from his siblings once more, Chase was able to walk to the elevator, and when they reached the living area level, walk out to the kitchen. When he got to the counter, they left him there so they could get their breakfast. Chase practiced walking, using the edge of the counter-top as support; he took each step deliberately, and it wasn't long before he could walk without help. He was very grateful for his ability to learn quickly.

A thought hit Chase, and he grinned from ear to ear, working his way over to where the food was. Food! Real food! I can eat human food!

Excitedly he made to grab the cereal, still finding it strange to be using his fingers again. With concentration, he was able to grab a bowl, open the cereal box and pour its contents into the bowl, and then pour in the milk.

Grabbing a spoon, he focused on pinching his fingers on the handle, making sure to keep the head balanced so he wouldn't spill. It was difficult for him to do this and then to guide the spoon to his mouth for the first few bites or so, but as with the walking, he quickly relearned and remembered, eating becoming easier and easier for him. Soon, it was as if he had never forgotten.

"So, you said that you can't really talk?" Leo asked, sitting down beside the youngest bionic.

Chase nodded, finishing off the last couple bites and savoring the taste as he did so. He hoped he would never have to eat dog food again for as long as he lived.

"Okay, repeat after me: Leo Dooley is awesome," Leo said.

Chase gave him a look that seemed to say "Really?" but he did as he was told, sounding out every syllable, memorizing how it felt. Before Leo could suggest anything else for him to say, Chase held up his hand and began saying the alphabet and making the sounds for all the letters.

All other conversation had died while Chase was doing this, and when he finished, Adam clapped loudly, saying sarcastically "Well done, Chase – you can say your ABC's."

Chase shot him a dirty look, slowly saying "Nnot only can I ssay th – tha, theh – them ffforwa-wardss, I can ssay them backuh-wards too. Cann you?"

Adam's face fell, and he grumbled "That's not fair."

Chase raised his eyebrows in victory, splaying his hands out as if to say "Bring it!"

The teens soon got up and cleared their dishes, and the older two bionics and Leo grabbed their bags in order to leave. But before they left, Adam called to Chase, saying "Hey Chase – I think you have a little something right here." He put his hands up to his ears, pretending they were Chase's spiky dog ears.

Bree and Leo quickly looked to the youngest bionic to see that his face had transformed to that of a dog's, and their eyes grew wide. Chase's eyes also grew wide and his hands shot up to feel that he did indeed have dog ears. "Huh…huh…huhhh…" he began hyperventilating, stumbling as quickly as he could to the bathroom where he might see his reflection.

Adam broke into laughter, and Bree and Leo looked at him incredulously. "Adam, this isn't funny!" Bree exclaimed.

"No, it is – I slipped a cyber-mask onto him and turned it on just now!" Adam giggled. Bree and Leo locked eyes, but they couldn't help joining in Adam's laughter when they heard Chase's horrified scream from the bathroom.

AN: The end! That (sadly) concludes this crazy story, which I loved writing and have loved sharing with you all! Don't worry - Chase is completely human and stays human. For now...? As always, if you would like to take this idea in another direction with your own story, feel free; I would be honored!

I want to extend a special thanks to arashikageriverflower, Arya Scarlett 14, Asha Davis, catlover2976, Clarity665, daphrose, Dirtkid123, Emilie, huoairbender1, PurpleNicole531, ShyMusic, Sunwolfee, TakeThePRNDL, tennisgirl77, and TKDP for reviewing so kindly over the course of this story! And don't think I have forgotten you, favoriters and followers - you guys rock too!

I ended this story here because I felt it would get very long and drawn out (and I finally took pity on Chase), and this seemed like the perfect place and way to end it - it felt right. And now that it is done, I am freed up for writing other things. Here's what is coming next from Asori (me):

Spike Story Update: It is coming along beautifully, and I believe that it just might be my masterpiece here on FanFiction! I am so excited to begin posting it on here, and I had hoped to do that before the end of July, but I may end up extending the date. Sorry about that! :S

On that note, I will be stalling with a few one-shots/one-shot-collections (including my story to participate in daphrose's challenge) that I will post here soon - the updates for these will be more sporadic, but they are hopefully of high quality. I will not take this next week (and possibly the week after) off, but the next two or three weeks after that are up in the air; if I don't post anything or respond to PM's, it's because I'm travelling. Woohoo! I'll be back after that and will play catch-up like crazy!

Also, I had this amazing idea for an intense Lab Rats action/adventure story, and I plan on writing it very soon! I hope you guys are excited too!

And, it is Father's Day today (how do my updates land on the holidays?) so show your dad some lovin' appreciation and give him a hug! I'm going to do that now!

Well, that's it for this extensive Author's Note - Asori out.