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To sum everything up, Mr. Davenport had taken our brilliant plan away and by brilliant plan, I mean the flash-cards with insults written on them. Chase didn't get mad. In fact, he was on to us the whole time and knew exactly what we were doing or trying to do.

Curse that bionic brain of his!

Leo didn't say much, but he was curious on what we were doing. I didn't say anything, afraid something would accidentally come out that wasn't supposed to come out.

And by that, I mean the fact that Chase was evil, joined Douglas, and had all three bionic abilities.

But the worst was yet to come. We had to go on a mission, as a team, and work together.

Cue the shudder.

Usually, going on missions was exciting and sometimes dangerous (depending on what the mission was and what we had to do be it risking our lives or encountering a new enemy), but this time was different. Now that Chase had changed (and not for the better), Adam and I were hesitant on being around him. Especially if it involved another battle like the one we had in the lab.

I'll still never get that out of my mind.

So how could we go on missions and be a team if we didn't trust one of our own? I guess that means that we really weren't a team. At least not anymore.

It's all Chase's fault for choosing the wrong path – the dark and twisted path.

But Mr. Davenport didn't know this. Nor did Leo. So we had no choice. We had to work with each other even if things had changed.

I just hope we could get through this and complete our mission without something going horribly wrong.

Unfortunately, that wasn't going to happen.


I super sped my brothers and myself to the site of a mine. I forgot why we were here so I decided to ask. "Why are we at a mine?"

"The mission, duh!" Adam responded, thinking he was the person I was asking (which he wasn't). He tapped the side of his head. "Think, Bree!"

I rolled my eyes and looked at my other brother. "Chase?"

"Adam's right about the mission part." He said. "There's a bomb planted in there that we have to destroy."

We had to stop a bomb?! Oh good grief! I guess I was right when I said this mission was serious!

"There's no one trapped in there, is there?" I asked, a hint of nervousness in my voice.

Chase shook his head. "Nope, unless it's us." He chuckled, thinking what he said was funny. I, on the other hand, thought the opposite.

"Let's go destroy this bomb like a boss!" Adam exclaimed enthusiastically. Apparently my brother thought this was all fun and games. Did he not know how dangerous a bomb was? I'm not kidding when I say his brain is made out of oatmeal.

"Well, let's do this. The sooner we finish this mission, the sooner we can get back home safe and sound." I stated, marching into the mine. My two brothers followed.

"Ugh, this mine is so creepy and disgusting! It's full of cobwebs and . . ." I gasped when I saw a skeleton with a mining hat on. "Please don't tell me that was an actual person!"

Adam grinned as he walked over to the skeleton and pointed at it. "Hey, look Bree, we're not alone!"

"Adam, move away from the skeleton." I commanded. "Now!"

Adam shrugged. "Okay, bye Bob!" He waved at the skeleton as we walked further into the mine.

Chase raised his eyebrow. "You named the skeleton Bob?"

"Well, I didn't know what his actual name was so I went with something fancy and sophisticated – Bob!" Adam replied.

"This place is scary." I commented. "And it smells rancid!" I gagged and plugged my nose. However, it didn't help as I still smelt the horrible stench that lingered in the air.

Adam sniffed the air. "Ooh! Dead people smell! Mustard with a hint of paprika!"

"Chase, where exactly is this bomb?" I asked, changing the subject and wanting to get out of here as soon as possible.

"It should be right in the middle of the mine." He stated. "And we're here."

I stopped as we arrived at what Chase said was the middle of the mine. There was nothing special about it. Everything looked the same. Dusty, full of cobwebs, a skeleton here and there, and old mining equipment that was rusty and hadn't been used in years. Obviously, no one had been in here for years. Who would decide to plant a bomb in an abandoned mine?

"Chase, are you sure we're in the right area?" I asked. "Because I see no bomb or any other dangerous type of explosive here."

"Yeah, did we just get sent on a fake mission?" Adam gasped and grabbed onto my shoulders, shaking me. "Oh my gosh! It's a prank! Mr. Davenport pranked us!"

"Adam, stop shaking me!" I exclaimed, pushing him away. "And why would Mr. Davenport prank us with a fake mission?"

"I don't know. Early April Fools?" Adam suggested. I shook my head.

"No, just no."

"You guys are so gullible!" Chase started laughing. I raised my eyebrow.

"Chase, what's so funny?" I asked. None of this seemed funny. It was actually pretty upsetting.

"I'm laughing because you two walked right into a trap."

"We walked into a trap?" I repeated, confused. "You're here too, you know."

"I'm not involved. You know why? Because I set up a fake mission. I was the one who planted the bomb and lured you guys into this abandoned mine. This is my trap and you're the victims."

My eyes went wide and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "Chase!" I yelled, angrily. "How could you trick us like that?!"

"Pretty easy. Even Mr. Davenport and Leo fell for it. You are dealing with a genius." Chase stated, a smirk on his face. "It was all part of the plan."

"What plan?" I asked through gritted teeth.

"The plan to get rid of you two – permanently."

Anger boiled inside of me, but not just that. Sadness too. Chase wasn't messing with us when he said he was going to destroy us. He actually was going to destroy us! It was hard for me to believe, but I had to face the truth. My brother was no longer my brother. He had been replaced with a villain, a crook, a . . . a monster.

"Chase, do you not hear yourself talking? Do you not hear what you're saying?"

Chase glared at me. "I hear myself loud and clear."

I frowned. "Chase, this isn't you. Obviously, Douglas has been brainwashing you into thinking we're the bad guys! We're not! He is!" I had to get my brother back. I had to convince the old Chase to come out again. I – we – had to gain Chase's trust again. He's our brother – part of our family – and I didn't want to lose him, no matter what.

Chase was silent. I took this as my opportunity to continue talking.

"Please, Chase, I know somewhere, deep down inside, you still care. You know this isn't right. I know that my brother is smarter than this. You're a bionic hero, Chase, and the Mission Leader. We're a team. If you stay with Douglas, you're going to lose everything you have – us."

Adam nodded, agreeing. "Yeah, buddy, if you throw this all away, you'll never be able to get it back – ever."

Chase looked very conflicted. "No," He said. "Don't do this to me! Stop deceiving me! This is exactly what Douglas said you would do and I can't fall for it!"

My mouth dropped open in shock. "Chase!"

"All of you are dead to me! Douglas is my family now – my real family – and I'm finishing what I started!"

Adam and I watched as our brother pulled out a remote. His finger shook as he was about to press the button. By the pained expression on his face, I knew he was contemplating on what to do. I could see he really didn't want to do this. Maybe there was still hope to get him back.

"Chase, don't do this."

"I have to!" He insisted. "Douglas says I have to!"

"Don't you see, Chase? You're the one being tricked! Douglas giving you all the bionic abilities was a trap! He's just using you and turning you into his bionic soldier! And if you still have a bionic brain up there, you would know that by now!"

"Stop lying to me!" As this point, my brother was on the verge of tears and it broke my heart.

"Chase . . ."

"I have to do this."

"Chase! No!" I lunged forward to grab the remote, but it was too late. Chase had already pressed the button.

"Bree? What's happening?" Adam asked, panic rising in his voice.

"I don't know . . ." I responded. Suddenly, I heard the sound of a loud explosion and the mine began to shake and crumble, pieces of rubble and debris falling from the ceiling.

"Chase!" I screamed. "You activated the bomb!"

Chase nodded. "Yes . . . it was part of the plan." And with that, he sped out of the mine.

"Chase! You get back here!" I yelled at the top of my lungs, but it was no use. He was already gone. I turned to look at my brother. "Adam . . . what do we do?" I asked. "I'm . . . I'm scared."

Adam hugged me and tried to calm me down. "Bree, it'll be okay, but there's not much time left. We have to try to escape while we can."

"And if we don't?"

My brother had a grim expression on his face. "This mine will collapse . . . along with us."

"How could he do this?" I asked, my lip quivering. "How?"

"Bree, less questions, more running." Adam hastily grabbed my arm and we both began running through the collapsing mine, avoiding as many obstacles as we could to try to get to the exit. It was hard though. The mine was falling apart and it became increasingly difficult to run through. I didn't know if we would make it in time and I was about ready to give up and let Chase's plan of getting rid of us succeed.

"Adam!" I yelled, tears streaming down my face. "I . . . I can't do it!"

"You have to!" My brother yelled back. "I'm not going down without a fight!"

"O-Okay . . ." I said, trying to build up the courage to keep running, but it was useless. I was too upset and heartbroken to keep going.

Clumps of dirt rain down on us as we ran. I screamed as I tripped on something (most likely a rock) and fell to the ground. "Ah!"

"Bree?!" Adam turned around alarmed. "Bree!" He ran over to me and tried to help me stand up. "Come on, Bree, get up!"

"Adam! I can't!" I started sobbing. "I just can't . . ."

Adam frowned and knelt down beside me. "Bree, please . . . for me?"

"Chase wants us dead! Why don't we just give him his wish?!" I exclaimed.

Adam looked surprised by my outburst. He opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out. Instead, he wrapped his arms around me and tried comforting me as I cried.

"Chase didn't mean anything he said."

I looked up at Adam. "How do you know?"

"Chase has been angry before and he's said a lot of hurtful things, but we all know he truly doesn't mean any of what he says."

"I wish I could believe you . . . I truly do."

Adam nodded sadly. "I wish I could believe me too."

"Adam . . . what was that sound?" I asked, fearing the worse. I thought I heard a creaking noise and it was starting to scare me – more than I already was.

Adam shook his head. "I didn't hear anything." He denied. I knew he was just trying to calm me down even though he heard a noise too. Something was about to happen and it wasn't something good.

"Adam . . ."

I wasn't able to say anything else as the ceiling of the mine caved in and a pile of rocks fell down onto us.


Chase's POV

I sped out of the mine, not looking back. I wasn't staying to see what happened to my siblings. I still can't believe I did that. I wasn't going to activate the bomb, I truly wasn't, but it just happened and already I was regretting it.

If Adam and Bree didn't make it out of that mine before it collapsed, that means . . . I killed my siblings.

I stopped running and ended up in the middle of nowhere. The feeling of fatigue washed over me. I wasn't used to speeding 200 miles per hour.

I sighed and sat down on the ground, thinking everything over.

"I made a mistake." I said aloud. "This was all a mistake. I shouldn't have freed Douglas and agreed to his deal. I shouldn't have let him give me all three abilities. I'm not used to it. I liked the way things were before."

I'll admit, being more powerful than my siblings and having control over them was fun for a while, but now . . . now I regret what I did in the lab. I regret what I just did now. I regret everything.

But what was I supposed to do now? I couldn't go back to Mr. Davenport and Leo. That would make things worse. I wasn't ready to face them. They didn't know about what I did, but sooner or later, they'll find out. And I doubt they'd be very happy about it.

There was only one other person I could go to. The only thing I could do right now.

"Douglas? Douglas, can you hear me?" I asked through my com-set.

"Yes, Chase. What is it?"

"I . . . I did what you told me."

"Was the mission successful?"

"Yes, it was."

"Good work, Chase! You make a great bionic soldier!"

I frowned and angrily threw the com-set onto the ground, smashing it with my foot. I should've known. How could I let my common sense become so clouded?

Bree was right. Douglas did trick me. It was a trap all along. He had deceived me and secretly made me a bionic soldier and I never even realized it until it was too late.

"I'm sorry, I should've known better. I didn't really mean those things I said . . . I really didn't."

Maybe it wasn't too late. I could fix the mistakes I made and hope that my family could forgive me. But I can't guarantee on that happening if I don't take action and do something about it.

I looked back at where the abandoned mine was. If I super speed back there, maybe there was still a little bit of time left.

"I'm not giving up on Adam and Bree just yet. They're my siblings and I have to at least try to save them. It's my fault they're in this situation in the first place."

Taking a deep breath, I stood up and super sped toward the mine.

If anyone was going to try to rescue them, it was me.


The end . . . of this chapter. Don't worry, there's more to come! Much more! Are Adam and Bree okay? Will Chase be able to save them? Will Mr. Davenport and Leo find out what happened? Thanks for reading! Reviews are appreciated! See ya next time! :D