Hello again! Time for more Blake action! Yay! Now, I know I said at the end of last chapter that after this one, it would be my first original chapter. Well, this chapter came up a bit shorter than I wanted to, mostly because Blake can't go on missions, so he could only watch. So I added my chapter to the end of the episode, so this is both Rats on a Train and my original chapter.

Enjoy!

The day after the dance was actually pretty comfortable. Adam, Chase, Leo and I weren't fighting anymore and Bree was finally able to talk with Ethan without going all glitchy. I know this, because she kept me up for two hours last night telling me about how they were going to start talking to each other more and she wasn't nervous at all. Yeah, tell me why I decided to sleep in the lab last night? Stupid need to be around my friends, even at the cost of sleeping on a stone cold floor.

But, it was Sunday, which meant two things. One, it was the last day of the weekend before we had to go back to that hell hole. The second was that today was training day. Instead of training everyday, Davenport assigned three out of the seven days of the week for training in the afternoon. Which was where I was spending my Sunday. Pressing buttons that Chase and/or Davenport told me to and preventing Leo from doing the same.

I guess was I was capable enough to be a type of lab assistant to Davenport. Or maybe it's just a way for him to try and get me to forgive him for keeping this whole second life a secret. Either way, I got to press buttons that did stuff, so I was happy.

"Okay guys, the next phase of your training is handling extreme climates." Davenport informed us. Bree, Adam and Chase were in their training suits, while Leo and I wore regular clothes. But, I had on a lab coat, because it made me feel smart. Just saying. I continued speaking for Davenport.

"So that means we're freezing Chase, baking Bree, and…?" I faltered, since I didn't actually know what he had planned for Adam. He glared at me, probably because I stole his thunder. Haha, my thunder now! "We'll submerge him." He growled.

I nodded, "Oh, with that dunk tank you got last month? Cool!" He had always been wanting to try it out, but I never wanted to. I guess he was just waiting on using it on them. I received another glare that dared me to speak again. I turned away, surrendering. Chase ran into his capsule, looking pretty excited. He always got this way when he had to chance to show off.

"Okay Chase, I'm setting your tube on Antarctic. If it gets to be too much, just give us a sign." Davenport stated, pressing a few buttons and turning a knob.

Chase nodded, "Bring it!" His funeral I guess.

Leo whined, "Aww, no fair!" He muttered, "I want to be abused by weather!"

Bree gave him an amused look, "Leo, if you really want to be abused, try standing over here next to Adam's morning breath." She stated.

Adam shrugged, "I don't have morning breath." He gave me a look that asked if I could believe Bree, "It smells like that all day." He finished, looking pretty good about himself. I chuckled, "Well, maybe next training session can be on hygiene." I told him, patting his arm, giving Davenport a look. He really needed some sort of suggestion box for me.

Davenport addressed Leo, "Buddy, their bodies are genetically engineered to handle these kinds of climates. You're not." He stated.

Leo gave him an unamused look, "I can handle extreme cold."

I scoffed, "You get brain freeze from chewing mint gum." I retorted, before an obnoxious sound filled the entire lab. I looked around, only to see Davenport take out his phone, walking away as he spoke. I decided it wasn't any of my business, so I turned my attention back to Chase. He seemed to be doing okay, with the occasional shiver, so that was an improvement, right?

My attention was taken away when I heard Davenport scoff, "I never counted on the conductor spilling his papaya smoothie all over the controls and then jumping off the train!"

I quickly made my way over, "I heard papaya and now I need the details." I told him, grinning. Hey, it was random, and I liked random.

They ignored my sudden appearance as Adam approached Davenport, "Well if I were to build a high speed train, the first thing I would put in was a cup holder." He stated, throwing a smug smile at Davenport, before looking excited, "Ooh! And one of those bumper stickers on the back that says 'I Brake For Cows!'" He stated. Oh Adam, you get so excited over the tiniest of things.

Davenport gave him a judgemental look, before pointing at me, "You know, when stuff like this happens, they always blame the scientist. This is human error!" He demanded, like was trying to convince me. I backed up, not wanting to get on his bad side. "Scientists don't make mistakes."

I heard a loud tapping, and turned. Chase was knocking on his capsule, and I jumped over, quickly opening it, releasing him from his icy prison. Frost was accumulated all over his head and his goggles were frozen over so we couldn't see his eyes. He was shivering more than ever. I ran over taking my lab coat off and draping it over him. "Here you go, buddy." I stated, guiding him over to a chair in the middle of the lab. He sat down, and Leo, Bree and I rubbed his body to make him warm up a bit faster.

Pretty soon, all of the ice melted and he was back to regular Chase. If you can call Chase regular in general. "The good news is…" Davenport announced, before running into the lab, carrying a really large duffel bag, "Whenever I create something, I always make a backup device to support it." He stated, dropping the bag on the table.

Chase rolled his eyes, "Opposed to just building it right the first time." He snapped, glaring at his dad.

"You know, I think I liked you better frozen." Davenport replied. I snickered a bit, but Bree shoved me a bit. I rolled my eyes at her, not really regretting it. Davenport zipped open the bag, pulling out a giant, metal pole type thing with a bunch of buttons on it. "My auxiliary decelerator will stop anything. Ocean liners, freight trains, tanks, eighteen wheelers, twelve wheelers." He listed, before Leo jumped in.

"Does it stop unnecessarily long explanations?" He asked, hopefully.

Davenport gave him a warning glare, "Apparently so." He stated, before turning back to his device. "The only problem is that I can't figure out a way to get it on the train." He told us. Bree looked between her brothers with an excited grin on her face.

"Are you guys thinking what I'm thinking?" She asked, before her and Chase spoke at the same time, "Our first mission!"

"I want a pet pig!" Adam called out, making me burst into laughter. Once again, I repeat, I like random.

Davenport didn't seem to like either idea, "No, no, no! You are not prepared for this kind of mission. It is a highly volatile situation." He expressed his disagreement with the notion. "Down the line, fingers crossed, there will be plenty of other horrible disasters." He stated.

I rolled my eyes, but I knew I couldn't convince him. Chase on the other hand, he could. "Yeah, but you need to stop this train now. And you need us to help you do it." He stated.

I laughed in amazement, "Also, your career depends on it. Just throwing that out there." I stated, before walking over to where Davenport had his decelerator. It was huge, and it looked so cool! I wanted to touch it and look at it and use it for evil purposes. Like fooling Principal Perry that it was a large pen and when she runs at me to grab it, I can use it to stop her. Hehe, Davenport said it could stop a tank, so I'd be testing it.

"Alright, you gotta leave the nest eventually." Davenport accepted, before clapping his hands, "Okay, get in your capsules. I can't believe I'm saying this but, it's time to upgrade to your mission suits." He stated, looking like he was about to cry. I scoffed, "I helped with the design, remember that!" I told him. Well, not the design, but the color coding of the suits. Davenport wanted them to be white and red, which would be good if they weren't trying to be discreet.

The three did as their father asked and ran into their capsules. Adam stayed behind for a quick second, "I hope you addressed the chafing problem." He stated, giving Davenport a glance, before closing his door. Davenport pressed a few buttons on the controls, before I did the honor of pressing the final key. They instantly changed clothes and walked out.

Now, instead of wearing those god awful and bulgy training suits, they were in skin tight jumpsuits that were grey, black and red. I smirked, feeling a little proud that my color scheme looked so good. Ah, excuse me for a minute. I'm getting a bit emotional.

"Ooh, I see you put in a seat warmer." Adam commented, shaking his hips a bit. I rolled my eyes, before speeding over with Davenport to the table again. I pulled out a yellow box and handed it to him, speaking, "You guys can use these earpieces to communicate." I told them. I then got a bit smug, "I don't mean to brag, but I built them myself." I said, brushing my hands off like they were dusty.

Hey, I had smarts! Being the son of a genius was one thing, but I was the son of two geniuses. Plus, I now live with two more. In my life, I've been influenced by four, count them, four geniuses. I think I've picked up a few things along the way.

Davenport gave me a look, which made me shut up, "And we can monitor your progress on the trains surveillance system." He suggested, "That way, if you blow yourselves up in a fiery explosion, I can watch it in glorious HD!" He stated, proud of himself, before looking to us. We all shook our heads and he smiled, "That came out wrong."

Chase ignored him, bouncing a bit on his heels, "We get our first mission!"

Bree continued, "We get to save lives!"

"Seriously, I want a pig!" Adam shouted. Once again, we all ignored him as Davenport and I handed out the earpieces. I was gonna hand Adam his, but Leo grabbed it. I raised an eyebrow, "Leo, what are you doing?" I asked him.

He gave me a confused look, "Well, what am I supposed to use? Two cans and a string?" He asked, sarcastically. I gave him an unamused look, which got him to hand the device to Adam, and I smirked. That look worked it's magic every single time.

Tasha took that moment to strut into the lab, "Well, your favorite news reporter just got their big break." She announced, looking pleased with herself. I rolled my eyes, not paying attention as I placed an earpiece in my ear. Davenport wanted me to be his second in command in the lab. When I asked about Leo, he laughed and told me that there wasn't a chance in hell.

"I am done covering stories about singing dogs and babies who look like ex-presidents." Tasha continued, "The network finally gave me a real assignment." She then looked to the ceiling in excitement, "I'm covering, a runaway train!" She revealed.

Adam laughed, "Well ain't that a coinky dink, Mr. Davenport…" he started, walking over to the woman, before Davenport busted his way into the conversation, "Is so proud of you, honey!" He finished. Ooh, good save.

"Will you watch Leo?" She asked, "I have a train to catch."

Davenport nodded, "Absolutely, and don't forget, be balanced and fair, collect all of the facts and blame the conductor, he's an idiot!" He suggested, leading her into the elevator, before coming back to the table where we were just finishing up readying the decelerator. Leo sighed from his end of the table.

"This stinks. Everyone is going on an adventure, but me." He muttered.

Davenport spoke up, "Just because you can't go on the train, doesn't mean that we can't have fun here." He stated, "Hey, I'll even pop in the Goober the Spunky Caboose DVDs." He offered. Adam faked being excited for his benefit. Or at least I was hoping he was faking it.

"I'm fourteen!" Leo snapped.

"Fine then, pop em in yourself." Davenport muttered, before turning to the rest of us. "Come on guys, we don't have a lot of time. We got to get you into your gear." He told us. I nodded, running with them to the back room of the lab. I had to get their first aid kit and some basic survival supplies, like ropes and scanners. Being a lab assistant was awesome!

- Some Time Later -

Davenport and I sat at the computer, watching as Bree, Chase and finally Adam dropped into the train. There were a bunch of glowing containers that I could only assume was the nuclonium. Adam, being like a little kid, was attracted to the shiny green light. Luckily, Chase was there to stop his brother.

Bree then pulled out her phone, making me groan, pressing a button my earpiece, activating it. "Guys, focus! We've only got fifteen minutes before that train hits a turn and flies off the track and blows up WelkerVille." I told them. Seriously, they needed to get this done. I was not gonna have a destroyed town be on my conscience. Nope, not today, or any day after.

Adam replied, "Well, I'm glad I don't live there." he told me.

Davenport spoke from his seat, "Chase, locate the on board braking system. Bree, inspect the tanks for leaks, and Adam, get a picture of the speedometer for my webpage!" he demanded. When I gave him a look, he defended himself, "Hey, it's going 400 mph! That's cool!"

I rolled my eyes, before going back to watching the mission unfold. Watching these guys in action was so cool. I felt like I was in one of those spy movies, except instead of a cold hearted mistress bent on killing me, I get Principal Perry and Trent breathing down my neck.

I couldn't hear much, since they turned the communicators off for a few minutes. But, I did notice that their mission bag mysteriously fell from the roof of the car on its own. It also moved inside it. I watched as the bag opened, revealing Leo. My eyes widened, as did Davenports. "Leo?!" We both asked.

I now heard him, because he had his own communicator on and the others turned theirs on as well. "Which ways the dining car? I'd like to get a bite to eat before I save the town of WelkerVille!" Leo posed, looking like a cheesy hero.

I glared at the screen, not even knowing what he was thinking. Did he have a death wish? Didn't he think I would've liked to go on missions with the group? Well, I did, but with my messed up arm and lack of bionics, I knew it would dangerous. The only thing I was good at was dodging a few punches and being jumpy all the time.

"Leo, what are you doing here?" I heard Bree ask.

"Joining the mission. I want to be like you guys." He answered, sounding incredibly peppy. Not only was this wasting time, but I was not a fan of thinking my friends were on the verge of dying in a massive explosion.

Adam stepped forward, "But you aren't like us, and I don't mean that in a bad way. We just have really cool, super fun features and you don't." He explained, with a smile. That was the Adam Davenport package. You're getting some bad news, but hey, my smile will make it seem good.

"Uh, Leo, where's the decelerator?" I heard Chase ask. He was on the ground, looking through the bag.

"You mean, the metal thing that kept poking me in the butt?" He asked, looking guilty.

Davenport screamed from next to me, "IT'S RIGHT HERE!" He was in fact, holding the decelerator, which I continued to glare at the screen. "Leo, I'm supposed to be watching you!" He declared.

Leo nodded, "And you are. And in glorious HD." He answered, using Davenport's words against him.

"Leo, without the decelerator we can't stop the train." Chase explained.

"Mr. Davenport, what are we gonna do?" Bree asked.

I sighed, "He's already gone Bree. But don't worry, he's coming to get Leo and he's bringing the decelerator with him." I groaned, "If you blow up Leo, I'm not naming a dog after you. Anyways, Davenport is coming in his high speed helicopter." I then laughed, "He'd find that funny, chasing after his high speed train with his high speed helicopter." I chuckled.

Adam laughed with me. "That is funny." He mentioned.

Chase sighed, "Alright, I downloaded the trains route before we left the house." He stepped forward. "Let me pull it up so that I can see how much time is left." He suggested. I watched as he used his eye like a projector and shined the route out. Bree, Adam and Chase analyzed it, while Leo looked totally confused. Chase then looked panicked, "Oh no! We only have a 2% chance of saving this train!" He announced, "And if the train goes, we go!" He hugged a nearby barrel, "Brace yourselves! Bionic people do not blow up well!" He warned.

I sighed, "Talking from experience here, Chase?" I asked, teasing him a bit.

"Chase, relax. I mean, there's a possibility that we can survive the crash." Bree stated, calming him down a bit.

Adam nodded, before turning to Leo, "Yeah, but Leo won't." He mentioned.

Bree laughed nervously, "Oh, right. Nevermind." She sang.

"I'm sorry you guys have to see me like this. I know you think of me as your over competent, unwavering, fearless leader." Chase stated, looking bummed out.

"Eh, not really." "In your dreams." "Just the opposite, actually." Adam, I and Bree spoke. "Chase, look, everything's gonna be fine." Bree told him.

Leo spoke up, "Yeah, and Big D's on his way in his high speed helicopter." He stated.

I scoffed, "Which wouldn't be happening if you didn't take the decelerator out of the bag and go in the bag instead." I told him, sounding rather angry. Hey, my friends, my only friends, were speeding towards an uncertain doom. I had the right to be a little edgy.

"But, what if we can't attach the device? What if the sudden stop causes the train to tip? What if Mr. Davenport gets stuck in a traffic jam?" Chase asked, constantly asking ridiculous question after ridiculous question. He was so lucky that I wasn't there, otherwise I'd smack him across the back of his head, hard.

"In a helicopter?" I asked, giving him a blank look through the screen. Man, I wish he could see me!

Chase looked around, a crazed look in his eyes, "There could be birds."

Adam scoffed, crossing his arms, "That drive cars? Pfft, I don't think so."

I groaned, slamming my head on the table in front of me. "They. Are. So. Dead!" I spoke to myself, speaking after every slam.

"Chase, you're over thinking this." Leo advised. "If Sally's on a train travelling at a certain speed, x. She's gonna reach the curve at a certain time, y. All we need to do is multiply x times y to find out if we have enough track left to stop." He explained, like it was most obvious thing in the world.

"Leo, you do know you're failing Algebra, right?" I asked him through the earpiece.

He waved his hand, "Details, details." He said, annoyed, looking right at the camera.

Chase didn't look amused either, "Okay, but what if Sally is sitting on enough nuclonium to reduce an entire city to a stain!" He asked, gesturing to the numerous amounts of the dangerous cargo.

Leo looked blank for a moment, "Well then Sally should've taken the bus!"

I slammed my hand against my head, growling, "Leo, if you live through this, I'm gonna kill you." I told him through gritted teeth. I tried coming up with a plan for them, but all my plans ended with a funeral. Either that or Leo ending up in intensive care. Well, he was heading there regardless on whether or not they stop the train because I'm gonna beat him so that he has only a small inch of life left in him.

"Hey, did someone order a decelerator?" I heard Davenport ask through the headpiece. I couldn't see him, but it sounded like he was hovering above the car that the guys were in. "Okay, I'm gonna drop the decelerator now. Make sure you catch it. Pretend like it's a baby." He stated, very clearly.

However, there was a loud clang of metal against metal, signifying that the decelerator didn't even make it into the space provided. That was all Davenport. "Pretend I caught it!" Adam called out.

I sighed, "You know, for the record, when you fill out the incident report, you better be putting human error." I told Davenport, before going back to the drawing board in my head. They only had their bionics and some rope, which, in all of the ideas running through my head, only lead to WelkerVille's destruction.

"You know, this went from comic book cool to real life terrifying. My new mission is to get off this train!" Leo announced.

"Yeah, you guys are gonna have to abort the mission." Davenport told them, "I never liked WelkerVille anyways." He muttered.

I growled, "But what about all those people? We can't just let this happen." I declared.

I was ignored, like usual. "Alright, I'm gonna drop down a ladder. Everyone up, Leo first." He demanded. I watched on screen as the ladder was dropped into the hole above the train, and Leo approached it. "You don't have to tell me twice." He grabbed on, ready to jump. "Come on guys, let's go home and have some cocoa." He suggested.

Bree, Adam and Chase took a step back, away from the ladder. Leo gave them a weird look, "Guys? Cocoa?!" He whined.

"We can't quit now." Bree said, looking depressed.

"If we do, it means we failed our first mission." Chase added.

"Yeah, we've been training for our whole lives, just for this moment." Adam finished, "I'm not giving up."

I watched as Leo looked insightful, before getting off the ladder. He grabbed the first aid kit and attached it to the ladder. "Alright Big D! Pull me up!" He called out.

I looked at the screen in shock, "Leo, what are you doing? It's dangerous!" I told him, as the ladder was pulled up.

Leo looked at the camera, "Oh please, danger is my middle name." He told me.

Adam raised an eyebrow, "I thought it was Francis?" He asked.

"It's pronounced Danger." Leo snapped, before shutting the door to the top of the ceiling. Chase approached him, "Leo, are you crazy?" He asked. "What are you doing?"

"We're all in this together. I may not be superhuman, but it doesn't mean I can't be a hero." Leo replied. I sighed. I had to admit, the kid was stubborn.

"What are you guys doing?" I heard Davenport shout out.

"We're completing our mission." Chase responded, and they all took their earpieces out. I sighed, cracking my knuckles. Time to work my magic. I started typing really fast and soon, the screen went green and I laughed, "Haha, I'm a genius!" I shouted, before turning my communicator back on. "Guys, can you hear me?" I asked.

The four of them looked around. "Blake, is that you?" Leo asked.

I smiled, "Yep, it's me. I hacked into the trains PA system, so I can still help. I may not be there in person, but I'll do whatever I can from here." I told them. They all seemed to nod and Chase brought up the schematics of the trains route again. "Okay, so we have approximately three minutes to slow this thing down before it hits the curve and flies off the tracks." Chase gave us the rundown.

"Well, let's just think about this." I suggested. "Objects in motion remain in motion unless an external force blocks it." I spoke.

"So what could block our path?" Bree asked. I had nothing for that one.

"What about the nuclonium?" Adam suggested.

"But then the train would blow up." Bree told him, like he was stupid. He wasn't stupid, persay, but he was just, um, gifted?

"Thus stopping it." Adam concluded, giving his sister a little grin and dance, like he figured everything out.

"If only Wile E Coyote was here." Leo stated, "He'd have a giant rubber band he could attach to two trees to stop this thing." He stated, super randomly.

Chase spoke up, "Wait a minute, Leo, that's it!" He exclaimed, "The Reed Bennett Bridge is 19.8 miles ahead. Our rappelling ropes are unbreakable, so if Bree ties them all together…"

"I could use my super speed to run ahead and wrap them around the bridge support." Bree continued.

"And then Adam could use his strength to hold the rope and stop the train." I threw in, getting really excited. Finally, things were starting to look up, and we might actually be able to pull this off.

"Let's do this thing." Bree exclaimed.

Leo looked horrified, "Did I mention that Wile E Coyote dies in every episode?" He asked. We all gave him unamused looks, even though he couldn't see mine. Adam just shook his head, "Just get the bag." He ordered, before opening the side door. The bag flew out of Leo's hand and out of the train entirely. Luckily, Bree already held the rope. "Can we just mark that down to human error?" He asked.

Bree ran off the train and came back seconds later, smiling. "Done!" She proclaimed. "Also, look what the train did to this penny." She showed them a cut in half penny, and then pulling out something furry, "And this squirrel!" She held it by its tail. We all made sounds of shock and disgust. Adam wrapped the rope around his waist and clicked it into place.

He then turned to face his siblings. "Hey guys, what if this doesn't work?" He asked, sitting down, grabbing on to the side of the train for stability. "I know I'm strong but this goes way beyond our training scenarios. What if I can't do it?" He asked, sounding really scared. My heart went out for him, for all of them. It was one thing to be scared of the train, but it was another thing entirely to be on the train.

Bree approached him, "Adam, strength doesn't just come from your muscles. It also comes from your mind." She advised.

Chase shook his head, "Okay, can we give someone else the rope then?" He asked.

I glared, "Chase." I warned, "Be nice."

"This is everything we've prepared for. You can do this. Just believe in yourself. I believe in you." Bree declared, sitting behind him, grabbing his arms. Chase sat down behind her, "Yeah, I guess me too." He stated.

I spoke up, "Hey, I'm right here too! Go Adam!" I cheered, though it was a little lack luster. Facing imminent doom would do that to a persons spirit.

"I just spent four hours in a bag without a bathroom. I think my support goes without saying." Leo announced, sitting behind Chase.

"Okay you guys, twenty seconds." I told them, looking at the train on the map as it was moving fast. Music started to play and Bree looked behind her. I watched as she pulled out her cell phone and answered it, "Hello?" She asked before her face went white. "What? Oh no!" She cried.

"What? What's wrong?" We all asked, pretty much at the same time.

Bree sighed, "Caitlin just broke up with Rodney!" She explained.

"Bree, this is serious!" Chase exclaimed.

Bree nodded, "I know, they've been dating for like two months." She agreed. Chase sighed, before asking her for her phone. I watched as he tossed it out the train, and I wanted to applaud him, but there was a mission to be finished. "Five seconds." Chase warned.

I clenched my fists at my leg, biting my lip. This was really nerve wracking because if they fail this, not only did they fail, but they also will end up dying.

Chase ended the count down and suddenly everything in the train started to shake and everyone had to lean back pulling on the rope. On the outside I was biting my fingernails, while on the inside I was chanting for it to work. When there was a loud crash, the screen went black and I couldn't see or hear anything anymore. "GUYS!" I shouted, typing on the keyboard super fast. Nothing was happening and I growled, "Gah, I knew I should've gone to that hacking class!" I muttered, before packing up my stuff. I had to make sure that they were okay.

Luckily, I knew that Davenport had just finished a prototype scooter that should get me to the crash site pretty fast. I ran to the garage and pressed a button on the wall. The floor opened up and a platform rose, with the scooter sitting perfectly still, like a model in a car dealership. It was a typical scooter, like a pizza delivery bike, except instead of a pizza logo, it had Davenport's red logo. It was black, like everything that Davenport made.

I hopped on, after placing the helmet on my head and started the engine. "Come on guys, please be okay." I muttered to myself, before racing out of the garage and towards the crash site, if there was a crash site. I really wished that the camera didn't break, because I was in a full blown panic mode. Not only were Bree, Adam and Chase in danger, but Leo wasn't even bionic, so he'd be even more hurt, possibly worse.

I didn't even pay attention to how fast I was going. I just knew I had to make it there to check on the train. It didn't take long, with how quick I pushed the scooter, and I saw the train, still on the tracks, standing still. I sighed in relief that it hadn't crashed, so that was a good thing. I then saw a few people sneaking around the side of the train, which I grinned at. I threw the helmet off and ran over to them. I tackled the first person I saw, which was Bree. "Guys!" I exclaimed.

"What? Blake? What are you doing here?" She asked me, looking to her brothers and father. The latter looked around and got a really angry look on his face. I didn't pay attention to that, as I just focused on hugging Bree.

"The cameras went out and I couldn't wait for a report from Davenport, so I rushed over here as fast as I could." I explained.

Davenport gave me a glare, "By using my precious high speed scooter." He told me, crossing his arms. "You know that thing hasn't been tested yet." He scolded.

I laughed nervously, moving away from Bree, "Well, uh, it works?" I concluded, hoping I'd at least get some sort of smile. Nope, that didn't happen. He just walked over to the scooter, examining it. I then looked around, seeing that we were missing a certain loud mouth. "Hey, where's Leo?" I asked, before looking at Chase concerned, "Is he…?" I asked.

He shook his head, "No, he is fine. He's still on the train. He wanted to see if he could find a bathroom." He explained, smiling. Oh man, I'd have never thought I'd be so glad to see my know it all friend again. I then offered him a high five.

"Congrats guys! Your first mission ended in a success." I told them, grinning.

Adam smiled, "Yep!" He then started rubbing his hands together, which now that I looked at them, the gloves were ripped a bit and the bits of skin that was showing in the tears were all red and peeling. I winced, looking at the severe case of rope burn he had going on. "Now, can we go home?" He asked. "I'm hungry." He stated.

I rolled my eyes, but nodded. The weight that had lifted off of my shoulders upon seeing them all okay made my body feel so much more lighter. Once again, I thought I had lost my friends. This time, instead of a recycling plant, it was a runaway train with explosives on it. What a way to go though, right?

"Blake, I'm trusting you to bring the bike back to the lab safely." Davenport told me, passing the helmet back to me. "But, when we get back, you are in so much trouble." He warned. I shrugged, smiling sheepishly. It was worth the punishment if it meant I could see that my friends were okay.

I turned to them, "Well, I'll see you guys back at the house then." I told them. I received nods of agreement, so I walked over to the bike and then I was off towards the lab.

- The House -

When they all got home, including Tasha and Leo, we all hugged it out. Well, Tasha ignored Davenport, but that was because she figured out that the mission was also her runaway train story. I think it would've been better to let her know that while we were debriefing the mission. Yep, that's my opinion.

As soon as the bio teens changed out of their mission suits and into regular people clothes, I grabbed Adam and brought him over to the table. "What are you doing?" He asked.

I didn't answer as I grabbed a metal case from under the table and placed it on the table. I opened it and grabbed a few cotton balls along with some disinfectant. I dabbed a bit on the cotton balls and turned to Adam, "Hands please." I demanded.

He raised an eyebrow, but did as I asked. I placed the balls on his hand and he winced. "Ow! That stings." He whined. I rolled my eyes, but held his wrists down as I cleaned up any blood that had found its way out of some of the peeled skin. "Quiet down you big baby." I told him, smirking. "I just need to clean this rope burn so that it doesn't get infected." I told him, "You may be bionic, but you aren't immune to disease." I explained, before placing the cotton balls down and grabbed a small napkin, drying the hand off. "Okay, now all you need to do is put ice on it." I told him, patting his shoulder.

Adam saluted me, "Yes, Mr. Doctor Professor Blake, sir!" he stated in a soldier voice before running off towards the elevator. I just laughed at his antics, before cleaning up the small mess I made with the first aid kit. (1)

"Where'd you learn to do that?" I heard Chase ask from next to me.

I shrugged, "When you're bullied as much as I have been, you get injuries. My mom taught me a few tricks and so I guess it just stuck." I explained, a sad smile on my face.

"I was wondering about that. Where is your mom? Or Dad?" Bree asked, walking over to me.

I shook my head, frowning. "I don't want to talk about it." I stated. "All you need to know is that I live here now, with you guys." I told them, before walking out of the lab and upstairs. I knew that as soon as I mentioned something about my parents that they'd ask about them, but it still came as a shock to me. I wasn't ready to talk about it yet. It happened so fast that I don't think I'd be able to explain it anyway. I wasn't so sure about it myself.

I couldn't bring myself to be angry at Bree or Chase, because they didn't know any better. They were just curious to know something more about their new friend. I couldn't blame them for wanting answers, but I just wasn't ready to give them. I don't know if there ever would be a time that I'd be ready.

In the kitchen, Leo was talking with Adam with a sad look on his face. I guess Tasha and Davenport gave him the grounding speech, which I didn't blame them. He disobeyed orders and he jeopardized the entire mission by taking the decelerator out of the bag, just so that he could come along with the mission. I sighed, sitting down next to my little buddy and bigger buddy. Davenport had already given me my punishment, which was just double chores for the next three days, which wasn't so bad. Unlike Leo, I followed directions, so my punishment was less.

"Blake, ice is cold." Adam told me, using his head to gesture to the plastic baggy in between his two palms. I shook my head, scoffing a bit. It didn't mean to come off as rude, but that small and innocent question that Bree asked messed my mind up a bit.

"Yes Adam, ice is cold. I knew this." I told him, sounding dull.

Leo looked to me, "Are you okay, Blake?" He asked.

I nodded, though I really wasn't. Figures, that at this time of year, the subject is brought up again, and I just wanted to forget that it ever happened. But, there is that day of the year that just forces me to remember, and it kills me on this inside. "Yeah. The excitement from today is just catching up with me."

"What, were you having a race?" Adam asked, innocently. I shook my head. I knew I should be smiling and laughing because they all were safe and sound and they saved a whole city from certain destruction, but I just didn't have it in me anymore to be happy.

"I'm gonna go to bed, I think." I stated, getting up and walking up the stairs. I needed to be alone right now, and that's where I was gonna get that time.

xXxXx No One's PoV xXxXx

Leo and Adam watched as Blake walked up the stairs and they heard a door shut. The two stepsiblings gave each other confused looks, but they didn't say anything. It was a comfortable silence between the two of them until Chase, Bree, Davenport and Tasha decided to walk in at the same time, laughing. It seemed that they couldn't sense the mood that the two others were in because of Blake.

"Hey you two, where's Blake?" Davenport asked.

Leo pointed upstairs, "He went to bed. He said he was tired." He explained, "Though, I don't think he was."

Davenport looked at the stairs with a contemplative look, something Tasha noticed, "Donald? Is everything alright?" She asked, placing a hand on her husband's arm.

He shook his head, looking to his wife, "Uh, yeah. Everything is...ahem." He cleared his throat, before smiling, "Everything is fine." He finished, though Tasha could see right through him.

"Donald." She used her warning tone, "What's going on?" She asked. "Is it one of your crazy inventions? Is it making Blake act out?" She asked.

Davenport shook his head, "No, nothing like that at all." He started, sounding panicked, before calming down. "He usually gets this way around this time of year." He explained.

Chase raised an eyebrow, "In October? What, is he scared of horror movies or something?" He asked, chuckling a bit. Bree and Adam hit their younger brother on each arm, giving him an unamused look. He looked to them, confused, "What? What did I say?" He asked.

Davenport sat down at the counter, placing his head in his hands. "No, it's got nothing to do with October itself."

Bree spoke up, "So then, what's the problem?"

Davenport sighed, "I guess I should tell you." He started, sounding pretty depressed.

Adam tilted his head to the side, "Tell us what?" He then got excited, "Ooh! Are we getting a puppy?" He asked. When he saw the unamused looks of the five others in the room, he backed down. "Go on."

"Well, in a couple of days, it'll be the two year anniversary of Blake's parents." He started.

"They've only been married for two years?" Adam asked, "Isn't that weird?"

Davenport shook his head, "No, they were married for fifteen years. This anniversary is the one of the day that they passed away." He revealed. The four kids in the room all had looks of shock, guilt and confusion plastered on their faces. "Blake was at school when it happened. They got into a horrible car accident with an oncoming truck, and they both died on impact." He explained, rubbing his eyes a bit.

Chase spoke up, "So, why does he live here, instead of with other family?"

The scientist shook his head, "He doesn't have any remaining family left. Blake's father and I were pretty close friends, partners for Davenport Industries. When I got the call that Blake's parents were killed and that they were gonna be sending Blake to some orphanage on the other side of the country, I stepped in and offered to take over as a guardian for him." He sighed, "I'm all he has left of his father."

Chase and Bree both looked to each other. They both felt really horrible, since they were the ones that brought up the whole 'parent' thing with Blake. "But, what's even worse is that Blake blames himself for the accident." Davenport finished.

Leo looked to the ground with a sad frown, "Is there anything we can do to help him?" He asked.

Davenport shook his head, "No. Just don't mention it around him and he'll be fine. He's good at sealing away memories." He stated, "I'm only telling you this so you don't go asking him. He may seem strong willed, but he really is just a scared kid that misses his family." He advised.

Chase looked determined, "But, we're his family now. Right?" He asked, looking to his brother and sister. They both nodded, giving the same determined look that Chase was giving. Leo nodded as well, "Blake's my best friend." He stated, "I already think of him as family."

Davenport smiled, seeing the way his kids were all trying to support Blake. Maybe he raised the three bionic teens to be human better than he thought. They should just think that humans are inferior because they lack the abilities that the superhumans do. But, they are the opposite. They think humans are better and they want to live just like them. "Thanks guys. I'm sure that'll make him feel good to hear you guys say that." He stated, "Now, it's time to get ready for dinner." He told them.

Adam looked up the stairs, "But what about Blake?"

Bree spoke up, "I'll go talk to him, if that's okay? Get his mind off of things?" She suggested, looking to Davenport for approval. When she got it, she sprinted up stairs and knocked on the door. "Blake? You in there?"

"Go away Bree." She heard reply.

"Come on, lets talk." She offered, "I just got the best news ever." She taunted, even though she knew it was a lie. There was silence on the other side of the door, with no response, so she went to go knock again, before the door opened and Blake stood there.

"What?" He asked, looking exhausted. It wasn't a physical exhaustion either, but more of a mental one. Bree walked in and sat on the bed. "I just thought we could have some catch up time." She suggested.

Blake walked away from the door. "Whatever." He muttered, before sitting down on the bed next to Bree.

She sighed, "That mission was tough, wasn't it?" She asked, hoping to strike a conversation with the real Blake, not this depressed one.

He shrugged, "I don't know. I wasn't on it." He told her.

She nudged him, "Yes you were. You were our communicator and you helped us figure out the plan that worked to stop the train." She explained to him.

Blake shrugged again, "No big deal." He then gave her a small smile. It was small, but it was still there, "I'm just glad you and the guys are safe." He told her.

Bree smirked. "Especially Adam, right?" She asked.

Blake rolled his eyes, "Bree, how many times do I have to tell you? I don't like Adam!" He snapped. "Why can't you get that through your head?"

Bree raised an eyebrow, "Why don't you like him though?"

Blake sighed, "There's just something about him that I just don't know about. Maybe it's just me, but I don't like him. That's final." He stated, "Now, can you please leave me alone Bree? I'd like to sleep." He requested.

"But aren't you hungry?" She asked him.

He shook his head, "I'll eat something in the morning." He told her. She sighed, but did as he asked. She walked out of the room, ready to head downstairs. She stopped in the doorway, looking back into the room, "You know, if you did like Adam, I'm sure he'd like you back too. It's kinda hard not to like you." She stated, smiling. She then walked downstairs, where the rest of her family was waiting for her.

xXxXx Adam's PoV xXxXx

When Bree went up to check on Blake, I wanted to go too, but Chase told me that he shouldn't be crowded right now. I didn't understand why, since Blake looked like he really needed someone, and I was willing to be that someone. He's a cool guy, and he's like my best friend. Leo was cool, but Blake didn't make me feel like an idiot, like I sometimes felt I was. Plus, I kinda felt like I had to make it up to him because of that first day of meeting him.

Not only did I set him on fire, but I also ripped his locker off and I made things worse with that guy Trent, who I now know is not Blake's friend. Too bad too, because Blake was awesome.

So, I did what I usually do when Chase tells me to do something. I ignored him and walked up a few minutes after my sister did. Hey, if she could be the compassionate friend, then so could I. Reaching the second floor, I saw that Blake's door was open, so I went over to it, hearing voices.

"Especially Adam, right?" I heard my sister say.

"Bree, how many times do I have to tell you? I don't like Adam." I heard Blake snap. My smile turned into a frown. He didn't like me? I thought we were friends. Best friends even. He was my little buddy. I made my angry face and decided that I wasn't going to hear this. Nope. If Blake didn't want to be my friend, he should've just said so. To me, not Bree. Hehe, that rhymes. Focus!

I made my way back downstairs, smiling like I was still happy, though I wasn't. If I thought that Chase taking Danielle to the dance was betraying, then I didn't know what this is. My chest felt heavy and I just felt angry. At Blake, instead of Chase. Which was a rare thing.

"Adam, what did I tell you? You should've left Blake alone." Chase scolded me once I stood next him again.

I pat his back hard, "Don't worry. I won't bother Blake ever again." I told him, meaning it. Not just in this situation. Hey, Blake wasn't my friend. Well, I thought he was, but apparently, he's just been dealing with my existence. So I'm the outcast of my siblings, because Bree seemed fine with Blake and Chase was who he chose to be his helper when his arm was hurt. What has he done for me? Fixed a little rope burn that I could've avoided if I wore better gloves on the mission. Yep, so he was my nurse, patting me on the wrist and telling me not to do it again, like some big idiot.

Well, no more Mr. Nice Strong Guy. If Blake didn't like me, then I wasn't going to like him. No more friendship lunches with the two of us again. It's too bad too, since I really liked those lunches. He gave me his all the time. No, focus, you're supposed to be hating this guy Adam.

Right, hate.

(1) - I hope you all got that SpongeBob reference...cuz if you didn't this is awkward.

So yeah, don't hate me! My original idea for this whole thing was for the Lab Rats and Leo to come back, Bree and Blake have a whole heart to heart and Adam hearing only the part of that conversation where Blake says he doesn't like him. In my original chapter, I was gonna have it be just explaining a little bit about Blake's history and him figuring out that Adam is now avoiding him and being a little cruel to him, fixing everything. Now, I'm gonna have Adam hate him a bit, let you wait to see what happens and then fix everything.

Yay!

So now, I am ready to start writing Exoskeleton vs Grandma. After that is Smart and Smarter, and then Death Spiral SmackDown. I am skipping Leo's Birthday episode, for now. I may come back to it, but it doesn't help right now.

Review please, and maybe I'll get done faster so you can see what happens next.