Dedication: This chappie is dedicated to all the amazing reviewers of last chappie. So to Millie85998, megan, amichele, BTRlover1122, musicnotes093, haterzgonnahate8, winx4eva, RIK, Lover chocolate and ice-cream, augusta, Marian9, doomforzombies16, Unknown, Bath, SibunaLover123/ Angela, and mandy325 I say a HUGE thank you! Also thanks to life among the dead and Autobot girl for reviewing on the prologue. You guys are all awesome! I'd give you cookies if I actually knew you and if I could bake, which I can't. If I could not reply to you in a PM your reply is at the bottom of this chappie.

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Also, I'd like to give a special shout out to Lover chocolate and ice-cream for noticing how Adam skipped B and using that in your review. I just thought it was something Adam would do and I'm glad somebody caught it since it was kinda subtle. So kudos to you, you rock!

Hey guys, so sorry it took a while to update. I think I'm gonna start posting once a week on Saturdays and if I get done sooner I'll post sooner, but at least I'd have a set date. Please enjoy the chappie!

Disclaimer: I don't own Lab Rats. If I did we'd know who Marcus is working for already. COME ON! IT'S BUGGING THE LIVE PIECES OF SUNSHINE OUT OF ME!

Last Time

I glanced up at all of their concerned faces and sighed, leaning back into the couch. I gave up, I had to tell them whether I liked it or not. I took a deep breath, shut my eyes, and began my story.

"It all started about three months ago…"

Leo's POV

I opened my eyes so I could see Adam, Bree, and Chase. "Do you remember that night you guys ditched me at the movies?" I asked them. "Leo, it was months ago, and we said we were sorry. What more do you want from us?" Chase exclaimed exasperatedly.

I remembered that night clearly. It had been about a week since the whole 'testing the gravity belt' incident, and although my siblings had forgiven me, they had still used it against me every chance they got. I could tell they were still a little sore over it, and I understood. I had betrayed them after all.

Anyway, so we were supposed to be going to see the nine o'clock showing of The Avengers. We had gotten special permission from mom and Big D to see the late showing, since it wouldn't be over until after eleven. I had gotten there early to get our tickets, popcorn, candy, and drinks. Thing was, my siblings never showed up. By eight fifty-five I decided they weren't gonna make it, so I gave the tickets, candy, popcorn and drinks to a little boy who was really upset because his dad worked night shift and had gotten tonight off specially to come see this movie with him and his two older sisters but the tickets had sold out. He was ecstatic. I don't think I've ever been hugged that hard in my life.

I waited outside the theater until nine thirty just in case, but they didn't show. I left. When I got back home three days later, I found out that the reason they ditched me is because Captain Eyebrows had come back from a 'business trip' with his dad, and stopped by. They said that they figured it'd be fine if they hung out with him and caught up with each other, I mean I had betrayed them to Davenport last week, now I knew how they felt.

I had blown up at them for that. At least I had a semi-good reason. I yelled that they could have at least called, that they had no idea how worried I'd been, and now I had very little money left because at spent it all on the tickets and refreshments. At least I made that little boy happy. They had been surprised by my outburst, they apologized, and they had never used the gravity belt incident against me again.

"It's not that, I'm over it. That just happens to be the night all of this started. Remember how I told you I'd taken the money out of my savings account and stayed in a hotel for three days to get back at you, and so I had time to cool off?" I asked, thinking back sadly. I had gotten grounded for a month for that, and I hated how upset my mom looked. I could tell the second I had walked in the door she'd been crying. Big D was furious at me for making them worry for nothing. He had put out a dozen search parties to look for me, something that warmed my heart because it showed how much he cared even if it seemed like he only loved himself at times. They nodded at me. "That was a lie." I admitted.

"But I checked your savings account, it was emptied." Big D pointed out. "I know, but I still have the money. I emptied it because I knew you'd check. It would be suspicious if the money was still there." I countered. They all nodded in understanding.

"So what really happened?" Bree questioned. "Well…"

Flashback

I was walking home, and texting on my cell phone, trying to reach Adam, Bree, and Chase. I was worried about them; ditching me just doesn't sound like them. I wondered if an urgent mission had come up. I was so focused on my phone that I wasn't paying attention to my surroundings. Suddenly, a hand shot out from a dark alley I was walking past and pulled me in.

I screamed, or tried to anyway, the figure's other hand clamped down on my mouth. "Don't fight it." A deep voice hissed. I didn't listen. I tried everything to get away. I kicked and squirmed, I ended up getting several cuts and bruises, I could feel the blood dripping down my legs. "Stop it, you're only hurting yourself." The voice exclaimed.

I had to admit they were right. I wasn't getting away. I was shoved into the back of a car after being blind folded. "Who are you?" No answer. "What do you want with me?" Again no answer. "Where are we going?" Nothing. I felt like crying. "Why me?" I asked rhetorically, but to my surprise, I got an answer. "Because you're special." A gruff voice replied.

That surprised me. What did he mean? I couldn't think of anything really special about me. Adam, Bree, and Chase were the special ones. So why did they want me?

We drove for what seemed like eternity, but was probably only about fifteen minutes in reality. I had never been this scared in my life. Not even when I was about to be crushed by the recycling machine, or when I pushed Adam, Bree, and Chase out from under the collapsing room that would kill them. Heck, I wasn't even this scared of Captain Eyebrows and his bionic threats against me and my family.

I realized it's true what they say, the thing humans fear most is the unknown. I had no idea what was going on or what was going to happen to me, and it scared me more than when I was one hundred percent sure I was going to die. I just wanted to go home. To make sure Adam, Bree, and Chase were okay. To curl up in bed and sleep. To forget this ever happened. But it was happening, and I wondered if I'd ever get to go home again.

Suddenly the car stopped. I heard the slamming of car doors. A flash of cold air swept over me as the door beside me was opened. I felt a pair of arms pull me out, being surprisingly gentle for a kidnapper. The person helped me walk through a doorway and I heard the door being shut from behind me. I was then chained to a bed. I could feel the restraints being hooked around my arms and legs.

The next thing I knew the blindfold was taken off. I was in a dimly lit room with a several people in it. Two shadowy figures were behind me, and to more distinct figures were in front of me. One was short, with hair that was also short. The figure's hair was spiked up and they were wearing a long coat. I think it was a lab coat. The figure was fiddling with something at a desk in the corner.

The second figure in front of me moved forward into the light. I could see her clearly now. She had shoulder length bob cut hair that was red, and it might just be the situation and my fear talking, but the color reminded me of blood. She was tall and had tan skin which made her icy gray eyes stand out. The eyes were cold and hard which made me more nervous I already was.

"What do you want with me?" I repeated my earlier words. "You'll soon know, the program just couldn't take no for an answer when it came to you." She replied sharply. I must know her from somewhere, if I had said know to this program, but I was in too much emotional overdrive to think straight enough to remember where. And what did she mean when it came to me? "What are you talking about? Who are you?" I asked desperately. "There's no need for you to worry about that, in just a moment you'll be in too much pain to think at all." She dismissed harshly.

"What?" I shouted, total fear overtaking my system. "Let me go. Please." I was begging now. "We can't do that Mr. Dooley, you're too important to us." She responded. Why was I important? I mean, she said my name so she must not have the wrong guy like I had thought might be the case, but what was so important about me. I was nothing special. None of this makes any sense whatsoever.

I was about to question her when the spiky haired figure handed her an object. As soon as it came into my line of sight I thrashed and tried to back away on the bed. "No! No, leave me alone! Let me go!" I yelled.

She was holding a huge needle with a multicolored liquid. It was predominately black. Like one of those obsidian stones that shine different colors in the sunlight. I didn't like needles to begin with, in fact I hated them. When I was four I got a bad batch of flu vaccine and was sick for a week. Ever since I've been dead scared of needles, and I had a feeling that liquid wasn't a flu vaccine.

"Calm down and stop moving. You're only making this worse for yourself." The red head barked at me. I knew she was right. I was chained down with no hope of escape; fighting was only going to make things worse on me. I knew I was already injured from struggling in the alley, but I was too numb from fear and adrenaline to feel them right now.

"Please stop. Don't do this to me." I hopelessly pleaded one last time. "I can't do that, we need you." She confirmed, as she positioned the tip of the needle…right over my heart. I gulped. "Isn't injecting someone in the heart dangerous?" I managed to choke out. She rolled her eyes. "We've tested it, it's safe…mostly." She asserted with an evil smile as she pushed the liquid into my heart.

I was terrified. I vaguely registered them leaving the room, which I thought was odd, leaving their kidnap victim by themselves. But I was far more concerned with the liquid now working it's way into my heart and bloodstream. "What was that? What did you just do to me? What's going on?" I called out to the empty room, and unsurprisingly did not receive a reply. I couldn't help the tears that fell, I couldn't stop them. "I don't understand." I cried pitifully, with a silent prayer to any being that might be listening.

'Please let me survive this and see my family again…"

End Flashback

"That's the last thing I remember thinking before the pain started." I finished. That had to be the worst night of my life. Some of the others had been hard, like the night of the incident, but that's the night that started this whole mess.

"Pain?" Bree echoed with a concerned look on her face. I shivered. "It was like every cell in my body was on fire. I was surprised when it finally stopped that my throat still worked after how much I screamed. It's the worst thing I've ever experienced, and considering some of the other stuff they've done…" I trailed off.

I'm forgetting I deserve it, well at least the stuff after the injection. I'm a monster, but they turned me into a monster. I didn't ask for this. I didn't join the program like all of the other kids, though they were tricked (and they definitely weren't told about the torture), but they still joined or were signed up by their parents. I was kidnapped and forced to take the injection which was the equivalent of joining.

I realized they were all staring at me, waiting for me to continue. I shook myself out of my reverie. "Anyway, the pain went on for three days, that's the real reason I didn't come home." I added. "Why didn't you just tell us that sweetie? If you'd told us the truth we never would have punished you." Mom inquired.

I thought about it for a second. "That sort of came into play after the pain stopped and I 'woke up' so to speak." I answered. "Oh, what happened when you woke up?" Adam asked cautiously, but to their obvious surprise I smiled. "Waking up wasn't so bad…"

Flashback

"Hi, you must be new. It's nice to meet you. Oh, your injured, that looks painful may I?" A bright cheery voice gushed.

I was kinda confused. The pain had finally stopped, and I felt like collapsing. I hadn't been able to sleep at all because of the pain. I wasn't sure how long it had been since the pain had first started. It felt like an eternity. I stretched, surprised to find that the chains were gone, and sat up.

Standing in front of me were two little girls. The one in front, who I assumed was the one that had been talking, had a big smile on her face. She had golden blonde hair, it was wavy and the ends just brushed the tops of her shoulder blades. She had porcelain skin, and bright blue eyes that reminded me of the sky on a cloudless, sunny day. She was fairly skinny, but it was a healthy skinny, and she seemed genuinely bouncy and happy. She was wearing a bright yellow sundress with pale blue flip flops that matched her eyes.

The girl behind her was far more reserved. She had a slight smile on her face, and a curious look in her eyes, but I knew guards well enough to tell she had one up. I kept one up at school all the time, at least before Adam, Bree, and Chase came along. I had to. I couldn't let anyone see how much the bullying got to me. And the never being picked to do anything. And the having no friends.

Pathetically my studies and video games had pretty much been my only friends. I mean every once in a while someone would talk civilly to me without being forced to by being my partner on a project or something, but it was rare.

When my siblings were about to leave for facility X, and Chase said that I was the best friend they'd ever had which Adam followed by saying I was the only friend they'd ever had I had been tempted to tell them that it was the same for me. But I didn't want them to think I was a loser. They were basically the first real friends I'd ever had. I mean there was Gordo who usually paired up with me for Perry's athletic challenges, but that wasn't really a friendship. No one else wanted to pair up with up with us, the second he got the chance to hang with someone cooler or more 'socially acceptable' I had no doubt he'd ditch me.

Adam, Bree, and Chase wouldn't do that, or at least I didn't think they would. We were best friends and siblings. I loved them more than they'd ever know. I don't think I could go back to being friendless now that I've experienced having real friends. It's one of the reasons I didn't like Captain Eyebrows from the second I met him.

Sure my instincts really did tell me I shouldn't trust him, I hadn't been lying about that, but Chase wasn't completely wrong when he said I was jealous. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't that I didn't want my siblings to have friends besides me, I did, I think they deserve that. It's just I didn't like the amount of the effect Marcus had on my siblings.

They were too trusting, probably because the only thing they had to base friendship on was me and movies. Our friendship wasn't exactly normal, and in movies your friends are either mean to you all the time and end up stabbing you in the back, or they were always nice to you and completely loyal. Since Marcus was nice to them, obviously he was trustworthy. In their minds anyway, I hadn't grown up so sheltered. Besides, when they weren't around, Marcus was anything but nice to me.

The high amount of Marcus' influence on my siblings scared me because it made me feel like he could take them away from me. At first, that had just been metaphorically, that he'd take them away from being my friend, but when I found out he was bionic and knew about them being bionic too that fear had increased tenfold as I realized he could just as easily take them away physically. Especially if he turned them in to the government, which was the only thing keeping me from telling my family he's bionic.

But back to the point, I could see the guard up in this girl too. I wondered what could have happened to her to make her so guarded this young. She couldn't be more than seven or eight; her companion looked even younger maybe five or six. She had chestnut brown hair that had a red tinge when the light hit it. Her hair was longer than the other girl's, falling down to the small of her back. She had extremely dark brown eyes; they reminded me of rich, dark chocolate. Great, now I was hungry. Her skin was a creamy ivory color, and she too was skinny, but healthy looking. Like her companion, her clothes reflected what I could see of her personality. She was wearing a deep purple v-neck t-shirt partially covered by a dark, emerald green jacket with black jeans tucked into black boots.

"May I?" The blonde repeated. I realized she was looking at the wounds I had gotten from struggling in the alley and holding one of her small hands up. "Ummm, sure?" I half stated, half questioned. I winced as a bolt of pain shot up my throat. My voice had come out in a croak, because it was cracked from all of the screaming I had been doing. She laughed, the girl in the back chuckled some to. "Yeah Ry, I think it's safe to say that he's new." The dark haired girl commented. I was so confused. New to what? And what was the blonde girl going to do to my wounds?

I got the answer to that a second later. She put her hand over me an inch or so away from actually touching me and moved over my body from my head to my feet. Her hand was now glowing a pure gold color. A part of me was a little scared, but he light was warm and it relaxed me. I watched in shock as her hand moved over each f my wounds, healing them instantly. Even my throat had stopped hurting.

Pause Flashback

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. She healed you with a wave of her hand? Leo I thought you agreed to tell the truth." Chase, as the one always grounded in logic, announced, seemingly disappointed in me. I rolled my eyes and was about to say something when a familiar voice spoke up.

"He is telling the truth meathead. He's getting to that part, listen to the rest of the story." Our Smart Home System Eddy mocked from the wall. "Thanks Eddy." I stated gratefully to my family's surprise. "No problem Leo." Eddy replied, no sarcasm or mocking in his voice, shocking the others in the room even more.

Eddy was the only one in the house who knew about my powers and the program. I had taken to practicing my powers in my room and I had needed someone to watch out for me and make sure no one was coming.

Besides, between me not being able to tell them about Marcus' bionics and them spending so much time with him, in addition to me not wanting to tell them about the program, my powers, and everything that had been going on with me, it had become harder and harder to talk to my siblings, and even mom and Big D. Eddy had become bored since Big D was spending all his time with mom or working or training Adam, Bree, and Chase. He didn't get along with my siblings, and I doubted he ever would, there was too many years of rivalry there. He hated my mom for taking Big D away from him, and she hated him for being so mean to her, so they'd definitely never get along.

We didn't really have a problem with each other. I understood (and secretly kind of enjoyed) his cruel, sarcastic humor. Hey, when it wasn't directed at me, it was funny. And he really had no reason to dislike me. I'd had as little of a choice in moving here with mom as he'd had in us moving in. Not that I minded moving into a mansion, especially after I'd met my siblings. We both kinda needed someone to talk to, so we'd started off as acquaintances of convenience, and had grown to be friends. Don't get me wrong he still mocked me all the time, but now it was more teasing than just being mean, and I, of course, mocked him right back.

"Eddy, you knew about this?" Big D said in an angry, warning tone. Oh boy, I honestly didn't want to get Eddy into any trouble. "To be fair, Dr. Powers over there did threaten to destroy me if I tried to tell you." Eddy amended. "It's true Big D. He really did want to tell you, but I wouldn't let him. He even tried to convince me to tell you on several occasions." I defended. "Okay, but next time there's a problem one of you better tell me." He conceded while he gave us both stern looks. "Okay." We agreed simultaneously. "Good." He concluded.

I then turned to Chase. "As for you my little skeptic-" I was cut off by Adam, who jumped up beside me. "Ha, he said little, because you're so embarrassingly tiny." He laughed. "He's smaller than I am." Chase argued as he hopped up from his spot to face Adam. "Yeah but-" I got up as well and interrupted their daily argument about size. Or it least it seemed like they had it daily, sometimes hourly. "Okay children, are we gonna talk about how I ended up like this or have a debate on who's bigger." Yeah, some of Eddy's humor may have rubbed off on me.

They both sat back down as I rolled my eyes. "Anyway, if you'd all direct you attention back here and check this out." I walked behind the couch and grabbed my mom's glass vase off the table behind it. I tossed it in the air much to my mother's protest. She was about to start yelling when I flicked my hand and it froze in midair.

They all stared in shock. Eddy laughed in the background and I shot a smirk at him. "Oh Leo, I'm so glad we're friends now, life is just so much more interesting with you around." He said in a teasing tone. "Why thank you good sir, your approval means the world to me." I teased back with embellished fanciness before turning to my family.

They're eyes were still on the frozen vase. I turned around, flicked my hand again, and caught the vase with my other hand as it came down. I placed it easily on the table again before heading back to my seat. They eyes shifted from the vase to me as just kept staring silently, obviously in shock. I playfully rolled my eyes at them before sobering, remembering why we were gathered here in the first place.

"Well, now that that's been cleared up, let's go on with the story…"

So sorry for the cliffie, but this chappie was getting to long. I'll have the next one out by next Saturday at the latest, hopefully sooner. Please review, it's what keeps me writing. You get a shout out in the next chappie, and you want that right? I hope to see you all next chappie!

A few questions. How do you like my OC's? They're kind of needed. Leo can't be the only kid in the program, and someone has to be running it. Also how do you feel about Leo and Eddy's new friendship? I liked the idea and I hope you did too! Leave your answers in your reviews if you want. Thanks! Bye! :)

megan- Thanks for reviewing and for permission to use your idea, I'll have to write that sometime when I get a break from this story. I'm glad you like the story so far!

Haterzgonnahate8- Thanks a ton for reviewing. And don't worry! You might not be there, but Adam, Bree, and Chase are, so the ripping to shreds will happen. You're right, no one hurts Leo, except that they did because I wouldn't have a story if they didn't, but they shouldn't have. I'm happy you like the story so far, I plan on continuing.

winx4eva- Leo already told them Marcus is bionic last chappie, so I don't know what you mean. But thanks for reviewing anyway!

RIK- Alas, I must leave you in suspense so you'll keep reading. I'm glad you like the story so far. I can of course excuse your English, I greatly respect you for learning another language at all. I've always wanted to, but I gave up after a while.

doomforzombies16- I'm glad you like the story, and I hope you keep reading. I don't mind you using my story for ideas, but please don't copy it too closely! That being said, thanks for reviewing!

Unknown- I'm super glad you like the story so far, and I hope you keep reading. I totally agree. I like the Rats, Leo, Tasha, Big D, and even Eddy's family dynamic, and while I love the show, I wish they showed more of it. The offenders should run fast and far, but if they did that Adam, Bree, and Chase wouldn't get to rip them to shred and I can't disappoint the Rats like that. Thanks so much for reviewing!

Bath- Here's the next chapter, hope it didn't disappoint! I'll try to have the next one out ASAP. I'm glad you like the story, and thanks a bunch for reviewing!

Marian9- I'm so ecstatic that you love the story so far and think it's awesome, I hope this chappie didn't change your mind. Thanks so much for reviewing!

Autobot Girl- I'm so happy that you in love with this story so far, I hope you still are after this chappie. I plan on continuing. Thanks a lot for reviewing!