Chapter 3

Disclaimer: I don't own anything about Lab Rats. I only own my OC characters.

Zoe's P.O.V.

I really want to duck tape that kid's mouth shout so I can finish. He barely even lets me finish a sentence before he butts into my explanation, so I took a deep breath and looked him square in the eye.

"If you interrupt me one more time, then I won't be able to stop Ally from tearing you limb from limb," I threatened angrily and I took another deep breath.

"Who's Ally?" Chase asked nervously and I chuckled darkly.

"She's the girl version of your Spike," I retorted with grim smile and he stared at me in astonishment.

"How do you know about Spike?" Chase asked frighteningly. I smiled mischievously.

"I have telepathy; I can read people's minds," I told him mischievously and he gasped. "Anyways, our parents were secret agents and we were all good friends with Tasha and Leo. One day, my parents told Tasha that they wanted her take full custody over us in case anything happened to them during one of their missions and she agreed. Today, our camp's guidance counselor told us that they died," I explained and my eyesight started getting a little blurry from some unshed tears, but I held them back. They all gasped.

"How did they die?" Tasha asked sadly and I let out a deep sigh. I looked at my siblings and I saw that they were shedding some more tears.

"They were on a mission to save a group of women and children under sexual slavery. Our parents managed to get them to safety, however they couldn't save themselves. The slave owners captured our parents and tortured them to death; they-they died today," I answered shakily. I looked out the window at the indigo sky and I just stared at it for what felt like an eternity. A pair of warm arms wrapped themselves around me and I came face to face with Bree? I would've expected Chase, but I'm glad it wasn't him though. Slowly, I returned the hug and I let one tear slide down my cheek, but to my horror, Chase saw the tear.

"Thanks for the hug, Bree," I said awkwardly and I sat down on the couch.

"I'm so sorry," Tasha said sympathetically. I only nodded.

"I'd understand if you don't want us, but we really don't have anywhere else to go," I reassured her shakily. She already has to take care of four other kids; I don't want to burden the Davenport family.

"Oh, course we're taking you in," Tasha exclaimed. "I promised your parents I would when the time came and I intend to keep that promise." Tasha finished with a gentle smile. I gave her a warm smile.

"Thank you," I said quietly with a relieved smile on my face.

"On one condition," Leo began and we all turned to him to continue. "If you show us your super powers." Leo finished excitedly and I grinned.

"Oh, course I will," I replied with a grin on my face. I closed my eyes and in a few seconds, I floated off the ground hearing a few gasps. Silently, I landed on the ground and transformed into a tiger and roared, I scared Adam so hard that he jumped into Chase's arms; I transformed into my normal self. I stretched both arms out and spread my feet apart, a cocoon of water formed around my left arm, fire formed around my right arm, rocks formed a boot around my left leg, plants grew around my right leg and wind buffeted my red hair. Thunder and lightning flashed around outside the house and the Davenports screamed in fear.

"Zoe, stop!" Brady shouted. I was flying above the ground and that I had reached the ceiling of the huge mansion. I put out the fire and the water, calmed the thunder, lightning and wind, turned the rocks into dust and made the plants disappear. Once that is done, I became extremely weak and I plummeted to the ground only to be caught by a pair of strong arms; I looked up and I saw Chase holding me. It looked like he was trying to tell me something, but I couldn't tell what he was saying, because all of my senses except sight, smell and touch left me. Chase smelled like cologne, it was a mixture of pine and cinnamon. He felt really soft and now that I've got a better look at him, Chase is kind of cute. Without thinking, I covered his mouth with my hand and told him through sign language that I was okay, just tired and weak. Slowly, I began to lose consciousness and everything went black.

Chase's P.O.V.

I panicked when she fell in my arms; I thought she was going to yell at me. Yet, she looked at me confused and covered my mouth with her hand, which felt soft. I'm surprised she knows sign language and then she blacked out.

"Guys, what's going on?" I asked panicking. Jane walked up to me and studied Zoe in my arms; I wished she would take her sister, but she just checked her pulse and breathing. She must've seen my expression and smirked.

"She's fine. She's just weak from using most of the elements all at once," Jane reassured everyone.

"Shouldn't she be able to control all of her powers without almost dying?" Mr. Davenport asked with concern. I could tell he hit a nerve because Jane winced.

"Yeah, well, about that. We don't have a lot of control since nobody, but our parents knew about our powers and we couldn't train with our powers because of our crowded neighborhood. These past few years, we haven't been able to practice because of our spy training and we were afraid of being discovered," Jane explained embarrassedly.

"You mean you can't control your powers?" Mr. Davenport demanded suspiciously.

"We have some control just not a whole lot," Brady added uneasily. Mr. Davenport smirked.

"Then how do you feel about training with Adam, Bree and Chase?" Mr. Davenport asked excitedly. Their faces brightened and they nodded their heads vigorously.

"Um, what are we going to do about Zoe?" I asked nervously with a heavy girl in my arms.

"What's wrong Chase? Don't you wike holding your wittle girlfriend?" Adam teased me in a baby voice and I blushed crimson red.

"She-She's not m-my girlfriend," I stuttered embarrassedly and I shifted her weight in my arms. I was holding her in a bridal style.

"But you didn't deny that you like holding my twin," Brady teased with a mischievous smile on his face and my face got redder.

"Aw, Chase is in love with Zoe," Bree teased me and Zoe's sisters had their arms crossed with smirks on their faces. I felt Zoe snuggle into my chest and my heart was pounding in my chest so much that I thought she could feel it.

"A little, but she doesn't like me back," I muttered under my breath, which was a mistake.

"Don't worry, Chase. Believe me she does like you, but when you landed on her and kissed her, she lost control of her emotions," Brady reassured me as he smacked me hard in the back.

"You just gotta keep in mind that she has bipolar problems," Tasha warned Chase gently.

"Plus, she's a tomboy," Jane said with a smirk. I looked at her confused. What's a tomboy?

"What's a tomboy?" Bree asked confused and Jane chuckled.

"A girl that acts like a boy," Jane answered with a shake of the head. "And man, she's the biggest tomboy you'll ever meet," Jane responded a grin.

"So, what do I do about an unconscious Zoe?" Chase asked trying to change the subject.

"Just let her go to sleep in one of the bedrooms," Tasha told me and I quickly carried her to one of the rooms, which was actually close to my room. I pushed open the door gently placed her on the bed and tucked her into bed. She looked so peaceful, unlike how we first met, but I felt pretty bad for her. After all she and her siblings have been through, I can easily see why she was so upset and stressed out. When I saw her, it was like love at first sight. Her straight, slight curly red hair tumbled down her shoulders down to her waist; she was wearing a loose beige t-shirt that said 'Primrose' in black print, tight ripped light blue skinny jeans, black baseball cap and black and white checkered AllStar sneakers. As I stared down at her, I noticed some red hair in her face, so I gently moved tucked in behind her ear and left her room with the door closed.