Adam's P.O.V.
She's hurt really bad. She's barely alive now. Chase just got her breathing again a few minutes ago. Now we are headed to the academy to the medic. She's in my arms now. She's not conscious. Her face is scrunched up. She looks like she's in pain. My poor little sister. I hate that he did this to her. I wanted to kill him as soon as he hit her. Actually, I wanted to before that, but I didn't want to hurt Bree. As soon as he blasted her, I tackled him and hit him as hard as I could. All that got me was a bloody fist. Douglas shut him down remotely after that. I ran to her. She wasn't breathing, and I was scared. So scared that she would die. I had already lost Chase today, and then I got him back. I couldn't lose my baby sister too. She is my whole world. She is always there for me. She listens to me, even when I'm being ridiculous. She encourages me to do my best at everything I do. When I mess up, she tells me that it will be okay and that I'll do better next time. She is so great. She's a great friend and sister, and I couldn't live without her. I would do anything to get her to wake up and go back to being sassy, sarcastic, funny, loving Bree. We finally arrive at the island, after what feels like forever. We hurry to the medic and get her into a room. Douglas comes in and asks us all to leave. I lay Bree down on the table and walk out with Leo. Mr. Davenport tells Chase that he can stay to help them. Why does he get to stay? How is that fair? I guess it's because he actually knows how to help them fix her. I guess I just want to be in there with her. What if- what if she dies while I'm not there and I don't get to say goodbye? I just don't want to lose her. I run my hands through my hair. Leo and I are in the main lobby, sitting at one of the supercomputers. Leo notices my distress and places his hand on my shoulder. "Hey, are you okay?" he asks.
"I'm really worried," I reply.
"Me too. But Mr. Davenport and Douglas and Chase are all really smart. They know what they're doing. I'm sure they can save her." he replies.
"I hope you're right. I don't know what I would do without my baby sister. You know, she always took care of Chase and me when we were little and Mr. Davenport was away. When Chase had nightmares, she would hug hi and tell him it would be okay. Whenever I felt stupid and unimportant, she reminded me of how strong I am and she told me that I am smart too. She said that I have a good heart and that I love my family, and my real strength comes from inside. She said that when I was twelve and she was eleven. She was so smart, even then. I always remembered what she said because it meant a lot to me. I can't even think of what I would do without her. She might act like she doesn't care about me and all of my craziness, but I know that she loves me. And I love her too." I stop when I can't speak anymore.
I'm not too emotional most of the time, but my baby sister is dying in there. Leo looks at me and says, "Adam, she is going to be okay."
I look sceptical, but he keeps talking. "You don't have to think about what you would do without her because you won't have to live without her. If I know Chase, he will stop at nothing to save her. You saw how he acted in Giselle's lab back there. Mr. Davenport and Douglas love her so much! They will save her. They would do anything for her. She is going to be fine, Adam, and so are you."
I take a deep breath as he continues. "In a few hours, we will all be back to being one, big, strange, crazy, happy family. As soon as she wakes up, she'll tease Chase about crying, and tell Mr. Davenport she wants to eat. She'll yell at Douglas for being Douglas, and make a sassy remark about his parenting skills. When we come in, she'll laugh at us for being so worried, and make a joke to lighten the mood. Then we'll hug her and Chase will get all sappy and emotional. He'll make some big, long, sappy speech about how much he missed her and will never let her go again and she'll push him away and tell him he's being silly. We'll laugh at him, and she'll feel sorry for him and give him a hug and say 'Thank you for caring,'.
I smile at the thought of that. He keeps talking. How any more words can he have to say? "Then you'll go up and hug her so tightly she can't breathe, and she'll yell at you to let her go. Then she'll smile at you and say she loves you too. I'll walk up and try to be funny, and she'll laugh to make me feel good about myself and say, 'Oh, Leo, I missed you.' Mr. Davenport will smile and kiss her forehead, and Douglas will cross his arms and say that he was never worried for a second. We'll laugh at him and everything will be back to normal. Starting with you teasing Chase about one thing or another."
I smile and say, "Yeah, probably his height. It's my go-to joke. It works every time." I say, feeling better, if not a bit sleepy, after Leo's speech.
Maybe Leo is right. Maybe things will be okay after all. Our heart-to-heart is interrupted by Douglas running into the room and yelling, "Guys! Come quick!"
He looks worried and his voice is full of panic. My breath quickens and my heart beats faster. My only thought is, "Is she okay?"
We quickly follow Douglas to the medic and what we find is quite unexpected. I hear Leo gasp from behind me. I understand his feelings. My breath is taken away as well. Mr Davenport looks up at us from his chair. "Hi, guys. Come in. Your sister's asking for you."