Chapter 5: Pull Through

Leo's POV

We took Chase to the Davenport Industries hospital, where they already know about his bionics, just in case they were affected. I bet they were affected. They must've been because the force field is electrically charged… oh no… his bionic chip might be fried? I hope not.

We sat down in a row of chairs outside of the surgery where Chase was in. He didn't even stay awake for more than a minute when we found him. It was weird that it was only Bree he was looking for and Bree was desperate to talk to him. Maybe something is up between them? I wonder if they like each other. Well, that doesn't matter, because right now my brother might die and I don't want to think about anything to do with him for a while, just to make me feel less upset about all of this. If I lose him, I don't know what I could do without him… he's my best friend and the guy I can link with the best from the three of them. I really hope he's okay. I think I'll just read a comic book to take my mind off this.

Adam's POV

I know I'm not the smartest but I know how bad this is for Chase. As much as he's just my punching bag and he's a tiny doll and I really don't care about hurting him a lot of the time but he is a really nice guy I guess. Even if he is a dork. And really annoying. He can sometimes make me feel like an idiot but he is my brother and I hope he is okay. I can see Bree is really upset over there. She's been really really happy since she has gotten closer with Chase. I should probably stop hitting him so much and spend my time teaching monkeys how to do my laundry. I can't be bothered to do that and make my breakfast at the same time. Like, what do they think I am? A bionic superhuman? Oh wait…

Donald's POV

At least my brilliant hospital with its brilliant facilities can help Chase. Well, I think it can anyway. I hope my genius does not fail me now. I would expect that we would have to do something with his bionic infrastructure. I would expect that the chip has been fried completely by the shockwave blast, and if not by that, by Krane's overly powerful lightning. Either way, this may be the ideal opportunity for me to engineer some more powerful and newly invented bionics for him. Unlocking new abilities for him would catch up to the abilities of Adam and Bree. To be honest, I have noticed that Bree and Chase have been getting closer together recently. Maybe just as friends or beyond that; it's an interesting concept those two.

I'm worried though; as much as I love me and everything about my brilliant genius, Chase is a close second. I feel connected to him by our overwhelming intelligence. He gets me. It is quite a marvel that there is room for two brilliant geniuses in this house. Being close to him as a father figure is something I treasure. Well, I treasure being the father figure to all of the teens, but to Chase, I feel like I can talk more intellectually. Adam just doesn't get it and Tasha and Bree just don't care. I believe I will go over bionic development to prepare for the inevitable redevelopment of Chase's chip. His sacrifice today deserves a reward such as this. Looking at Bree, she's looking so blank and quiet. I know she's probably the most concerned about him. In all the years I've brilliantly brought her up in, I cannot ever recall her seeming this blank.

Bree's POV

Pull through, please… I can't imagine what I'd do without him… this is my fault. All my fault. If he gets life-changing injuries or even… no… I just break down on the spot. I quietly start to cry before eventually, I start loudly sobbing in the waiting area.

"Hey, Bree, everything's going to be okay, Chase is going to be okay," Adam says.

"You don't know that. This is all my fault. I was the one who was didn't move when Krane was going to hit me. I was th-" I was interrupted by Mr. Davenport.

"Bree, none of this was your fau-"

"I WAS THE ONE WHO INVITED HIM OUT ON A DA-" I was going to say the word 'date', but I realized that if I said that, everyone would immediately look at me if I said that.

"You invited him out on a WHAT?!" Mr. Davenport immediately caught on. This could be really awkward. Do you know what? I'm going, to be honest. I don't care at this point. Chase means a lot to me and if they think that's weird or they have a problem then they can fuck off.

I stood up in front of the angry face, Mr. Davenport showed. I'm not scared of him, and I'm not going to hide who I like from him anymore.

"I invited him out on a date. D-A-T-E. We're not brother and sister, are we? We're two unrelated people who are allowed to do what we want," I defiantly said. I'm tired of hiding my emotions from everybody about him. I really like him. I think he likes me too.

"You WHAT? You know that could ruin everything on missions between you two?" he yells back at me.

"Big D, leave her alone man. She's allowed to be with Chase if she wants to!" Leo butts in to say. Thanks, Leo. I thought he was going to be one of the last people who was going to accept my feelings for Chase. Might not even matter if he doesn't like me.

Mr. Davenport furrows his eyebrow and looks at me. It's like I just killed his wife. Or killed something that matters to him. Or it was like I just stabbed him in his back.

"Chase may not be your brother. But he is still one of the team. And if you are on the same team, you can't let any potential arguments and mishaps cost the team its cohesion," Mr. Davenport says. I just look at him with a look that, at least, to me says 'so you're saying?'. His face gets even angry as he says, "You and Chase can and will not ever happen."

"And you think you saying that can stop it? Mr. Davenport, you've messed up my teenage life enough. You can't ruin this too," I respond.

Before he can respond, the doors swing open as the Davenport Industries doctors walk out of them. Adam and Leo spring to their feet and join me and Mr. Davenport. And before I can ask how he was, Mr. Davenport walks into the room with the doctors, leaving Adam, Leo, and I outside. Things can't be good then.

Donald's POV

"So how is he?" I ask the doctors.

They give me a dead look. I wouldn't recommend them giving me a dead look like that. I hold the contract that keeps them employed.

"Just tell me how he is," I said.

"Mr. Davenport: Chase, first of all, will live. However, that is the only positive I can give you, at least for now. The list of negatives is overwhelming, however. As you could probably expect, his entire bionic infrastructure has been completely fried. Though, I expect you could fix any bionic situations with Chase," the doctor began.

"That's what I expected, and I've already begun creating a second chip for Chase. That's all?" I confidently began.

"However… there is one issue that I believe even your amazing intelligence and bionic technological ability will not be able to fix," I believe this man is trying to get fired, isn't he? "Chase not only lost his bionic abilities… he has lost his memory. Completely. There is nothing left that Chase can remember. At all."

When I heard those fateful words about that one of the kids I've raised for a decade, I couldn't do anything except slump down on the visitor's seat. I cannot believe it. He may not quite be me just yet, but he is still quite brilliant. The last thing I needed was for one of the kids outside to hear this.

As I zone out, all I can hear is a pair of high heels tapping gently against the floor. How has she got through my immovable doors?

Bree's POV

I walk through the doors after Adam finally managed to slit through the middle with his heat vision. And the first sentence I hear breaks me immediately.

"…he has lost his memory. Completely. There is nothing left that Chase can remember. At all".

No no no this can't be happening. Please… HE'S LOST HIS MEMORY? He cannot remember who he is, about bionics, about the team… about me…

I don't think I was meant to break in here? Mr. Davenport is sat down on the visitor's seat with his head in his hands, but after hearing me he just moves his head up and stares at me, with visible anger and frustration in his eyes.

After a few seconds when those words sunk in, I collapse to my knees and start to cry. I never cried so much in my life. Adam and Leo walk in. I think they were told the news, but I didn't hear a word. I had zoned out by then, in total depression. My heart has just been shattered. He won't even know who I am when he wakes up… it's over. The team has been destroyed and ripped apart by the loss of our leader… but to me, I've just lost the guy I love.