VERY IMPORTANT AUTHOR'S NOTE!
First off I want to apologize for not posting in two months. I have just been extremely busy with work, and then my computer broke. So anyway, sorry to make you guys wait this long. So to make up for it, I'm going to post two chapters today instead of one. Hope you guys like that.
Anyway, the important thing I need to say has to do with the recent episodes "Lab Rats vs Mighty Med" and "Space Elevator". If you haven't, you are about to read a huge spoiler so watch out. Anyway, Leo has a bionic leg now. Looks like he wasn't kidding when he said he would give an arm and a leg to be bionic (rim shot). I really wanted to make that joke. Anyway, so this story can go smoother, the canon episodes end after "Spike vs Spikette". Afterwards, everything is AU.
That being said, thanks to everyone who reviewed. On to the double feature. By the way this is a day after chapter two.
LR = Scene change
Confusion wasn't one of Chase's strong suits. He is built to be the smartest man alive after all. Ever since he was a kid, he was just used to be right about everything, not needing to have a second thought about anything. Any question he got, he answered without a problem. Any problem he came across, he could fix no questions.
But Mr. Davenport is his own type of question. He has been acting very unlike himself for the past week now. While most can't, Chase has grown to know when something is wrong with his dad. He can see he's trying to be happy, act like nothing is wrong, but Chase can see through his mask. He just doesn't understand the face he sees.
Over all the years he's known Mr. Davenport, he has seen a variety of responses from him. Like anger when Adam accidently deleted all the files on his computer when he was six. Or joy, when Mr. Davenport came back from his first date with Tasha. Even fear, like when his dad thought that his kids would leave him for Douglas, their biological father.
But this emotion is one that has never been shown on Mr. Davenport as long as Chase can remember. It looks like fear, but it seems like it is on a new level. And the fact that Chase knows what the face is scares him too.
Mr. Davenport is showing terror.
Sure, there were times when terror could have shown up, like when Chase got stuck in that avalanche. But, no matter what, something has always kept him from reaching that next stage of anxiety. And whatever is bugging him is too strong to be restrained.
The problem is, Chase seems to be the only one in the entire academy who sees what he sees. Sure, everyone is wondering why Mr. Davenport is initiating these new and dangerous exercises, but nobody is thinking any deeper than that. He tried to talk to Mr. Davenport multiple times, try to see if he can see what's bothering his father, but whenever he gets close, something happens. A student comes up to him; he gets a phone call; heck, one time a sea gull bombed him. It's really annoying how this keeps happening, like the world is conspiring against him, like he can't catch a break this week.
"I WIN!" he hears Adam suddenly yell to his right. Looking straight, he remembers what he was doing before he lost his train of thought. He was playing Adam and Leo in a game of Unbridled Mayhem. And apparently he just lost. Again, like he can't catch a break.
"No fair, you can use cheat codes! I demand a rematch!" Leo stated, glaring at his older brother.
"Oh come on, you're just mad that I stole your chainsaw. Besides, using cheat codes in a game isn't against the rules." Adam rebuked. Leo and Chase just stopped for a second to process what Adam just said.
Breaking the silence, Leo said, "Okay, you know what, you and me, right now, level 5 map."
"Oh, it is on." Adam picked up his controller, ready to start. Before that could happen though, an alarm started blaring through the quarters.
"Guys, it's a mission alert. C'mon we got to go." The three boys jumped off the couch, and while Adam and Chase went to their capsules, Leo ran to the bathroom to change.
LR
Inside the main classroom, Davenport and Douglas were typing at a computer, both having a worried scowl on their face. Bree was standing right next to them looking at the screen with some intention, though she did look somewhat worried too.
While this was going on, Adam, Chase, and Leo just ran into the room, all in their mission suits. Davenport shoots a glance at them, before going back to the computer screen. "There you guys are. C'mon, we have an urgent mission."
"What's going on?" Chase asked.
"Some people broke into one of my factories not far from here. They somehow were able to defeat the security guards and have all the workers trapped somewhere in the factory. There's no telling what kind of damage they could do. The problem is that the com sets will be blocked out in there, so you guys are going to be alone on this one. Hundreds of lives are at stake here. The coordinates are uploaded to your chips." Donald paused to turn around for a second to look at the team. "Good luck guys."
The teens just nodded their heads, before turning to go to get on the hydroloop. What no one saw, however, was the look that Davenport gave when they turned around, and went back to work.
LR
The factory was what you would expect it to look like. It was a fairly old building, painted with white walls and a grey floor and ceiling. Tables were set up across the walls, holding chemicals and scraps of metal that are probably going to be used later on. Lined across the floor were conveyor belts on stop, ready to be used to make products. Big, hulking air conditioning units were attached to the ceiling, and office doors were open, vacant of the people who work in them.
On close watch for any movement, the Rats were surveying the area, trying to find any sign of the intruders. They were searching through all of the rooms, trying to find any sign of the thieves or the workers, but so far they saw no signs of either. "Man, this stinks." Bree complained.
"Yes Bree, it isn't the best mission site, but we aren't here for the glamour. We have to save those workers." Chase said, sighing.
"No, I mean it really stinks, I think someone spilled those chemicals."
Leo suddenly piped up. "Hey guys, look what I found." The other three came over, just to see that it was a prosthetic arm coated with machine oil. "Do you guys think the thieves dropped it?"
"Maybe. But what would they want with a fake arm?"
Before anyone could continue, however, they heard a noise come from a down the hall. "You guys hear that?" Everyone slowly nodded their heads.
Chase got in front, kneeling somewhat. "C'mon guys, stay close." The team snuck closer down the hall, trying to see or hear anything valuable. They were right at the corner when they could hear voices.
"C'mon hurry up. They'll be hear any minute." A feminine voice said.
"Relax, I'm almost done. Just let me get the last of the prosthetics and we'll go." A somewhat deeper voice said. "You know, you guys could help if you wanted to."
"Yeah, yeah. Just hurry up." Another female voice spoke. "We need to get back soon."
The Rats probably could have heard more, if it weren't for the prosthetic slipping out of Leo's hand onto the metal floor, creating a thump sound.
"Guys, you hear that?" The first voice said.
"It's them! Run!" The team took off around the corner, only to see that their targets were taking off towards the cargo entrance. They could make out four, but soon there would be none.
"Guys, c'mon, we've got to catch them." Chase said.
"I'm on it." Bree took off after the closest one. Tackling them, she tried to pin them to the ground, trying to get a look their face. Finally being able to restrain their arms, she looked at the intruders face and immediately let go. Because underneath her was Sebastian.
"Hey there beautiful, long time no see." Before the speedster could say anything else, Sebastian pushed Bree off of him and stood up, allowing the rest of the group to see him.
The rest of the group was indeed shocked. While Adam and Leo stood there, Chase got an angry glare on his face. "Sebastian."
"Hate to call this reunion short, but I've got a schedule to keep. So, until next time…" Then, before their eyes, he vanished.
The teens were silent for a second then Adam spoke. "What the heck just happened?!"
Chase spoke, obviously still angry. "I don't know, but we'll find out."
LR
When the Rats got back to the island, Davenport and Douglas were there to ask what happened.
"Guys, how did it go?" Davenport asked.
"It was fine, the intruders got away, but everyone was generally fine but-." Leo began, but was caught off by Chase.
"Mr. Davenport, do you know something?"
"What do you mean Chase?" Davenport asked, suddenly confused.
"I mean did you know that Sebastian is out of jail?"
And with those words the mask came off.