Author's Note: Ah...this is that chapter. The chapter that everyone loves to a degree and hates. In my opinion, at least. Because why ever not? THE SNITCH IS REVEALED...as they do one of the cruelest things ever. ANYWAY! PLEASE REVIEW! I HURT PEOPLE IN THIS FF IN CASE YOU HAVENT NOTICED...

:)...0.o

Adam was overwhelmed. No other word for it. He was overwhelmed by the stress of keeping Leo out of the lab, keeping tabs on Bree -Chase had managed his "possession" for the few crucial minutes it was needed, and of course keeping Chase on the road to recovery. Chase was now at a record of consciousness, which was 15 minutes. And he'd used his telepathy for half of it, making a "possessed" Bree go to a friends for a sleepover. So all Adam had to do was make sure nothing mixed. Easy right? I wish. He heard Leo's footsteps stomping down the stairs.

"I'm gonna walk around the grounds. And I'm calling you if people need beating up, so don't worry about me getting abducted." Again belonged in that sentence, but neither could bring themselves to say so. Leo left for his walk, and Adam stood up from the couch, carefully removing the laptop from his lap. Now would be the optimal time to visit his sick brother. As he entered the lab, he was greeted by his brother coughing. Chase wasn't coughing up an artery anymore, but he was still coughing up some blood. Better than before. As was his ritual, he checked Chase's temperature, and gave him more Cefprozil. Adam sat down criss-cross-applesauce style beside his brothers' cot.

"So, genius strategist little brother of mine, have you discovered a way for me to defeat Marcus?"

'Yes, and before I lose my strength I'm gonna tell you it: I'm giving you all my bionics, and you go beat him up. You'll even get most of my super-smarts.'

"But what if you lose your bionic regenerating skills? You could go back to the way you were yesterday, and if I'm not here to help..." Adam recalled the terror of having his brother almost die, and he did not enjoy it one bit. I don't want that. I don't want you dead. I want you here and safe and alive. If you died because of this, I'd never forgive myself...

'The longer our family stays with him, the more he can hurt them. It's a risk I'll take. And before you lose your nerve...' Chase grabbed Adam's wrist, albeit it weakly, Adam couldn't push it off. Mainly because of the pinpricks of pain racing up his arm, right to his neck. Then the pinpricks transformed to electric shocks. Adam cried out in pain, it centering in his neck. Where my chip is...suddenly the pain dissolved. Well, that was easy. But, big brother he was, his first instinct was not to check out his new -borrowed, of course- bionics, it was to check on his baby brother. Adam put a hand on his brothers' neck, and realized the pulse had slowed down a lot.

Darn it, Chase! But this time, Adam knew what to do. He had the rags wet right as Chase's temperature was spiking. He placed them on the wrists and neck, where the major arteries were -I really did get the super-smarts- and administered more antibiotics. He didn't see any immediate results, but his new smart brain formulated a theory: Chase still had his chip, and therefore the bionic regeneration. So he probably won't die while I'm gone. If my theory is right, of course.

Adam went back upstairs, using his new super-senses to keep an eye on Chase. But he also heard Leo's footsteps, and quickly turned his attention away from the underground lab. Right then his stepbrother walked in, smile on his face as if everything were normal. Which it isn't. Leo drank some water, then asked Adam,

"Got a plan to take down Strider?" Adam nodded, and almost said 'Marcus', but realized Leo didn't know that. He also doesn't need to know that. Another thing surprised him: Leo wasn't begging to go on the offensive with him.

"Leo, you're not asking me if you can go with me. That's not normal for you." Then again, we're dealing with a lot of abnormal things at the moment.

"I've realized that I would be more trouble than help if I were to go with you. You should've seen what he did to Douglas..." Adam promptly decided he didn't want to know what happened to Douglas, and decided to leave quickly, so as to not allow the Douglas Incident Leo spoke of to repeat itself with another family member.

"While I'm gone you cannot go down to the lab, I spilled some biochemicals down there, all right? You can't go down there." Adam emphasized the "cant's" to make it clear to Leo, who nodded. I spilled a sick Chase Davenport.

"Good luck, Adam," Leo hugged Adam, then, after Adam walked out the door, muttered to himself, "you'll need it." Then turned and headed straight for the lab.

...

Chase still had echoes of his bionics, which were really really really weakened versions of the bionics themselves. The echoes of his super-senses detected Leo entering the lab. And Chase had no means whatsoever of stopping him. In fact, I can't stop myself from coughing. What does that tell you? Chase prepped himself to give a believable lie, when he realized Leo was right next to his cot. And hadn't said a word. Chase began to get a very bad feeling about this scenario.

He then realized Leo was pouring something into a hypodermic needle. Chase swore mentally, because he was still racked with coughs. Leo's the mole, and I can't tell Adam! Chase also realized he wasn't afraid for himself one bit, he was mostly afraid for what Leo could do to his family. Leo smiled as he brought the hypodermic needle to penetrate Chase's skin, but it wasn't a Leo smile, it was a cruel smile. Chase saw the plunger go down, and winced. Though he still didn't regret using all of his strength to give Adam his bionics. Greater good and all, am I right?

"You know, I'm actually sorry about this. But Marcus said you'd only bring disasters on my family, and I can't allow that. He also held me to our deal...so no hard feelings?" Chase glared at him, giving him a what did you just do look through his eyes. Leo nodded, as if the possibility of Chase wanting to know what just happened hadn't occurred to him. "I injected you with a poison very similiar to the one used on Adam. In your current state...6-12 hours at max. Thanks for healing Adam by the way." Leo exited the lab after that, and Chase hoped that the Davenports would find out who Leo really was before he could do any more damage.

Author's Note: HAHAHA! You like? Please leave a review, people. I could double post...

IMPORTANT SEQUEL NOTICE: One of you suggested the plotline in a review of one of the previous fics...*evil laughter* Though all you have to do is find the antagonist and think...then the plot appears.