AN: Sorry I haven't updated in a while! My laptop charger broke and I have been without a laptop for three weeks. I can't do much when I don't have a dead laptop with all my stories on it. Anyway, enough of that! Story time!

Disclaimer: I don't own Lab Rats. If I did, it would never end.

Chapter 5

Chase took his time the next morning. Luckily he snuck into the lab last night and avoided everyone. After they falsely accused Declan of being the fourth bionic without cause, he was upset with them. Part of him believed they didn't want him to have friends outside his own home. Bree had Caitlin, why could he be friends with Declan? At least Declan was at least sane from he knew. When he came up from the lab he saw his family sitting around the living room.

"What's up guys?" he asked a little nervous. It felt intervention and if it was he was going to run. He could claim he was going to be late for something, but he knew they'd never believe that.

"Chase, we want to say we have evidence to believe Declan isn't the fourth bionic," Donald started.

"How could you that? She…What?" he shouted before it dawned on him what his step-father actually had said.

"Eddy did a thermal scan of the house and it says someone was in bathroom and the lab when the alarm when off. I don't think I programed the fourth with duplicating abilities, if I had I would have used it by now," Douglas said.

"Oh, then…I don't know what to say," Chase admitted.

"How about I'm short?" Adam said. Chase rolled his eyes at his brother.

"I still don't believe her," Leo added rudely.

"I don't expect you to or well, any of you. I don't care about your opinions. Declan is my friend and I will stay friends with her until I say so," Chase said walking out the door toward school.

Despite having to walk, it wasn't that bad. The time it took to get to school allowed him to gather his thoughts. Even after the proof he could just see they were still uneasy about believing their own words. It wasn't that Donald or any of them were lying, just unsure. He was not looking forward to school or home. At least at school Declan was there and he could avoid his family.

"Hey Chase," Declan said sitting beside him in their AP Chemistry class. They still had ten minutes before class so they could sit anywhere.

"Hey," he replied. Declan could sense in his tone he was upset.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"Nothing," he said. He didn't really want to hurt her feelings by saying it was about her. Also the fact it was clear that his family didn't like her.

"Did they not like me?" she asked. He was busted.

"Well…" he tried to come up with another reason quickly, but wasn't fast enough.

"I knew it," she growled. She acted like she was upset. She knew this was going to happen from the beginning. She only needed to get one of them to trust her.

"No, no, it's not you or at least I don't think it is…" he tried to explain. He couldn't just tell the real reason. He thought she would think he was crazy. Also it would be revealing their bionic secret and despite Declan being like his best friend, he wasn't ready to tell her his big secret.

"I don't understand…" she questioned. Liar, yes she did.

"It's hard to explain," he started.

"It's alright," she cut him off. She didn't want him to lie to her. "You know, I'm okay with your family not liking me."

"What?" he exclaimed.

"Yeah, it happens and I get that. I don't expect everyone to understand," she explained. She smiled at him before the bell rang and she went to her actual seat. Chase turned to get a quick glimpse of her. He couldn't believe she said that.

"Turn to page 47 class," the teacher said as it class started.

Both students thought about what the other said. Declan figured the Davenports wouldn't accept her because she was getting too close. She never intended to this close to Chase. She only needed to befriend him, but she apparently guessed wrong on which one. The problem was Chase was the only she could stand. Bree was too girly for her liking and Adam was too dumb. Leo wouldn't trust anyone that came near him after Marcus. Plus he annoyed her. Chase was the easiest and her best choice. At least with him she could find out what it was like to have friends and family for a little while.

Declan closed her eyes and the flashbacks starting happening again. She'd had been getting them since she regained her strength. Years of trying to escape prevent them. She remembered a bunch of other kids and fighting. She also remembered doctors. It was very blurry and it gave her a headache. She blamed it on her chip which she knew was the cause of the pressure in her neck. She needed to do something to end the suffering. She told herself she didn't want to hurt Chase, but he had a bright future. Maybe it didn't include either Davenports. She then raised her hand and asked to go to the nurse for a headache. She wasn't technically lying to the teacher. Chase eyed her as she left the classroom.

A message arrived in the lab. Despite it was only words it was laced with hate and terror. They should be afraid. They needed to be in one place. She knew him well enough that she could predict what he'd do. She needed the time to rest and prepare herself. It would end tonight.

After school Chase texted Declan and asked her was something wrong. He was worried about her. He noticed in class she looked to be in pain and then asked to go to the nurse. He didn't see her for the rest of the day and they had second and seventh period together. He figured she might have come down with something and went home, but he wanted to be sure.

Declan: Hey sorry. I got a migraine in class. I'm prone to get them normally and that one was bad. I couldn't stand the light or keep focused. Sorry again if I worried you and we couldn't walk together.

Chase: No I understand. Hope you feel better and see you later?

Declan: Definitely!

Chase: Great! See you!

Declan wasn't lying to him. She did get a migraine, went home, and she would see him later. That moment brought a lot into the light for her. During class she decided it was time to strike against the Davenports.

Chase went home alone after he texted Declan. He was planning to hang out with her after school to avoid his family, but that was a bust. He really didn't want to go home, but he didn't have much of a choice. Despite the better note they ended on, he could see even they didn't convince themselves Declan wasn't D. Davenport. There was proof and he was a see it to believe it. He walked in to see his family all in the living room.

"Please tell this isn't an intervention," Chase moaned.

"No it's not," Donald said, "but we do need to talk. We received a message today saying 'I'm coming for you'. D wants us to be prepared so we need everyone on guard tonight. Adam will stationed outside in the driveway. Bree will up here while you, Douglas, and I will be in the lab. We need a way to stop her. Tasha and Leo won't be here."

"What do you mean stop?" Chase asked. Despite he didn't know D he felt some sympathy toward this said fourth bionic girl.

"Shut her down."

AN: There is Chapter 5! Sorry it is short, but we're coming up to a fight! Hope you're not too mad about not updating, but I can update now! Please stay tune and Review!