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Adam and I were still recovering from our battle with Chase in the lab yesterday. Besides a few bruises and the small bump on my head, I was perfectly okay. Adam seemed fine too.

However, I still couldn't get over the fact that Chase had betrayed us and gone over to Douglas's side. From what I could tell, Adam was feeling the same way. We both were still processing this new information that had gotten into our heads – our brother, Chase, was evil.

He attacked us in the lab. He lied to us. He betrayed us. And worse, he threatened to destroy us if we said anything to Tasha, Mr. Davenport, or Leo.

What happened to him? What made him do this? Why did he do this? I didn't want to believe this was my brother. Maybe he was switched with a double, or it's the Triton App controlling him, or Spike is coming out to play, or some other switcheroo type thingy!

And then there's the idea that it was all Chase. It was all his choice. He wasn't being forced to do this. To betray his family. He made the choice willingly.

Tasha, Leo, and Mr. Davenport were oblivious to everything. They didn't witness or know what happened in the lab with Chase, which I'm glad of. I can't even imagine what would've happened if they were there. Things would have turned much worse.

Of course, the fact I had a bump on my head wasn't easy to hide from them. Mr. Davenport noticed it right away and Tasha, being the mother she was, was very concerned and kept asking me questions on how it happened and what exactly happened. Leo was curious too, but not as freaked out as the two adults were.

I was afraid to tell them the truth. Chase was around at the time and he gave me that look. The warning look that if I said anything, there would be dire consequences. So, unfortunately, I had to lie.

"I accidentally super sped into the wall and hit my head."

And the award for the best, most believable lie ever goes to . . . not me. It was the first excuse that popped into my head and it wasn't like I had the time to be clever and creative. They wanted an answer right away so I gave them an answer.

Surprisingly, they believed it. Tasha told me that accidents happen, Mr. Davenport seemed convinced with my very poor lie, and Leo thought it was the most ridiculous and funny thing he'd ever heard.

Chase smiled at me, approving the excuse I made up. I glared at him. I wouldn't be lying in the first place if it wasn't for him.

Adam was silent the whole time and a frown remained on his face. He did not like this at all. Not one bit.

Same here, Adam. Same here.

The conversation ended with Tasha handing me an ice pack and telling me to lie down and rest for a bit. I gratefully accepted it, feeling immediate relief as I held it on my head. I then made my way up the stairs.

"Bree! Wait!"

I groaned, stopping and looking over at Mr. Davenport. "Yes?"

"Try not to super speed into any walls, okay?"

I rolled my eyes. "Yes." I said, disappearing up the stairs.


I had decided to lounge in Tasha's sewing room, still furnished with an extra capsule. I didn't feel like resting standing up so I chose the couch filled with lots of soft, fuzzy pillows.

"Ah . . ." I sighed. For the first time since yesterday, I felt relaxed. The world had melted away and I was left alone to daydream. Nothing could disrupt this peaceful moment.

Knock. Knock.

I guess I spoke too soon.

"Come in." I said, sitting up on the couch. The door opened and Adam came walking in. He sat next to me and stared out the window.

"Adam?" I called, waving my hand in front of his face. "You there?" Maybe he was looking for the same thing I was looking for – peace and quiet. Well, there's nothing better than Tasha's sewing room to sit back and collect your thoughts. That is, if Tasha isn't around.

"We have to tell them, Bree." He stated. "We can't let this go on."

"I know, Adam." I replied. "I want to tell them too and stop this whole thing, but Chase threatened us, remember? I don't want to take any chances."

"I don't care."

My eyes grew wide. "What?"

"I don't care. If Chase decides to destroy us, well, we'll just destroy him first."

"Adam, how could you say that?" I asked in disbelief. "He's our brother!"

Adam looked at the floor sadly. "Not anymore."

"Oh, Adam . . ." I patted his shoulder sympathetically. I knew how he felt. This was hard on the both of us.

"Bree, we have to at least do something!"

"Hmm . . ." I tapped my chin with my finger, trying to think of a plan. Suddenly, it hit me.

"They will find out whether we tell them or not!" I exclaimed. Adam stared at me confused.

"How?" He asked. I continued to explain.

"Chase can't keep the good guy image for long. Soon, he'll break and reveal his true colors to the rest of the family."

Adam grinned, immediately catching on. "We'll make him break and reveal himself to Leo, Tasha, and Mr. Davenport! It will be easy. Chase isn't that great of an actor anyways. His skills are a bit rusty."

I laughed. "Yeah, it will be a piece of cake!"

"What?" Adam gasped. "There's cake involved too?! Bree, why didn't you tell me?!"

I face-palmed myself. Adam was being Adam again. "It's an expression." I told him.

"Oh, now there's espresso too? Bree, you're confusing me here!"

I sighed, doing a face-dive in the pile of pillows. "You and me both." I mumbled, my voice muffled by the pillows in my face.

"Yay! Pillow fight!" Adam exclaimed happily, throwing a bunch of pillows at me. I groaned.

When will this ever end?


The plan was simple. I had created a stack of flash-cards with a bunch of insults written down on them. Adam and I were going to use them on Chase. Hopefully, we would get him mad enough to accidentally expose his bionic abilities (the super speed and super strength given to him courtesy of evil uncle daddy) in front of Mr. Davenport, but not mad enough to have Spike come out because well . . . we'd be in deep water if that happened.

The only problem we had: how were we going to get Chase and Mr. Davenport in the same room together?

Luckily for Adam and I, we picked the right time to put our plan into action.

"Guys! There's a mission alert! Big D wants all of us in the lab! Right now!" Leo announced.

I grinned. Perfect timing.

All four of us ran into the elevator and traveled down to the lab. We found Mr. Davenport at the cyber desk, clearly in a hurry.

"Quick! Get into your mission suits!" He exclaimed, rushing us into our capsules.

This mission must be serious, meaning we had to go right away. That still didn't mean Adam and I couldn't go on with our plan.

I stepped out of my capsule, mission suit and all. I quickly looked at the flash-cards in my hand and began to read off of them.

"Chase is so short that the munchkins outgrow him."

Adam laughed at my insult. Leave it to him to enjoy the short jokes.

"Chase is so short that he could be mistaken for a garden gnome." Adam joined in, reading one of the flash-cards I gave him.

Leo looked at us confused. "What are you two doing?"

"Yeah, what are you doing?" Mr. Davenport said. "This is no time for short jokes! You three need to go on your mission!"

I frowned. "But Mr. Davenport . . ."

"No buts. Give me those." He stated, holding his hand out. Adam and I gave him the flash-cards.

I was wrong. Our plan failed and it wasn't the right time to put it into action.

Chase smirked, walking up to us. "Nice try. I know what you're doing." He said. "And it won't work."

Adam and I stayed silent as we glared at our brother.

That's what you think. I thought to myself.


And that's the end of this chapter! I'd love to know what you thought in the reviews! I have something big planned for the mission they go on, so stay tuned! Thanks to everyone who has been reading so far! See ya next time! :D