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Episode Tag to: Bro Down

Chronicle 006

Chapter: Hazard

Password: ************

Date: 04.22.13

Time: 07:11 PM

One of the best things about having bionic siblings is that no matter what I do, there's always something that I can introduce them to that will amaze them. Take a theme park, for example. We've gone to the boardwalk last summer, and they did have a great time, but it wasn't the full experience. Bree and I were able to play a few games, and Chase was able to enjoy the street side entertainment. Adam, I think, was happy enough with the twenty-something ice creams he bought.

But they were robbed of the awesome experience of overpriced food and drinks, insanely impossible to win games, and riding some of the fastest, craziest, I'm-surprised-you-haven't-passed-out-yet roller coasters. That's why I suggested to—well, begged—Mom to take us to one this weekend. I told her it will be like a family outing thing.

She didn't look very willing at first. I'm not really surprised; she and Big D are still not in the best of terms. I'm guessing it's just one of those road bumps that newlyweds encounter that will probably solve itself after a fancy dinner.

Anyways, I had to put a little bit more effort to my plea. I told her it will be a nice surprise trip for Bree and Chase, since they're doing very well in school. She refused by pointing out that Bree and I had just come out of our punishment week after the trick we pulled with Principal Perry and that Chase is still on semi-probation after what he did to Adam.

Then that gave me the idea of using Adam as a reason. I told her that going to a new place would cheer him up. I knew I was laying it on pretty thick when I mentioned how sad and scared he's been after the incident.

It was game over after that. "Kids!" she yelled. "We're going on an outing this weekend!"

Mom. She's really starting to have a soft spot when it comes to Adam, Bree and Chase. Or her 'new babies,' as I overheard her call them when she was talking to Grandma one time. That makes me feel happy, greedy with newfound power, and a little jealous. Just a tad bit.

With some arm twisting from Mom, Big D allowed us one whole day to enjoy. No homework, no missions, nothing. It started out to be a pretty nice day. We had to wake up earlier since it was about an hour and a half drive. My three sibs didn't mind; they were too excited to even think about being sleepy. On the way there, they were singing along with virtually every song that played on the radio while I was snoozing at the backseat. From what I'm told, they even did a car version of the Harlem Shake.

There were a lot of people when we got there, but it didn't take us long to get in.

We started out with playing a few games. Chase wanted to try his hand out at this basketball challenge because he thought that winning a free jersey would be snazzy. I could tell the guys at the game were thinking that they could make a fast buck off him and if Chase was desperate enough, they could make a little bit more. The problem was that Chase wasn't desperate and has no need to. All he needed was his bionics and a pinch of concentration.

You can imagine how hard I tried not to laugh at their faces when Chase aced every basket.

The guy was really happy with his winnings, but he decided to play two more times. He won a jersey for Mom, and then he won one for Bree. By the time he finished, there was a considerable number of people crowding around the court area. I had to tell him that we had to go so people wouldn't get suspicious.

That's when the phone numbers started pouring. Two girls called me over and handed me a faded receipt where they both had written down their phone numbers. "That's your friend?" the blonde one asked me while eyeing Chase.

"He's my older brother."

They frowned for a moment. She shrugged it off. She smiled. "What's his name?"

"Chase."

"Ask him for the other one," I heard the brunette girl whisper.

"And your other…brother, right?"

"Yes. His name is Adam."

They both 'aww'-ed.

"Well, tell Chase," the blonde said, "that the number on the blue ink is his. Tell him my name is April. The number on the black ink is for Adam."

"Tell him it's from Ayanna," the brunette finally said.

"Okay."

"None of them has girlfriends, right?" Ayanna asked.

"No."

"Coolness. Thanks, uh…what's your name again?"

"Leo."

"Leo!" they said in unison.

Then, April pinched my cheeks. "You're so cute! Thanks again!"

I pulled away from the clutches of her pink-colored nails before going back with the group, who's watching me and those girls closely.

"What do those girls want, Leo?" Mom asked sternly, and I don't doubt she would have jumped into our conversation if I stayed there a second longer.

I tore the receipt in half, numbers still fully intact. "April wants a call from Chase," I said, handing him his part, "and Ayanna wants a call from Adam."

"Awesome," Adam laughed as he looked at the paper but stopped when he saw Mom with her arms crossed. "Not awesome?" he asked her.

"We're here for the park, boys," Mom said. "Not for the girls." She walked off with her disciplinarian walk, Bree following right behind her after shooting Adam and Chase a 'busted!' grin.

You'd think that'd be the end of it, but it wasn't. Bree tried the rope climb. Of course she did great; it's one of the most basic training routines they had to master. That turned on three guys that were watching.

Unlike April and Ayanna, they had a bit of a hard time trying to get me to be their messenger boy, and I'll proudly admit that I had something to do with it. I made it as awkward as possible. They tried to befriend me first by commenting on my kicks, how they're "super nice." They even asked where I got them from, as if I have no idea what they're up to. Then they asked if Bree was a close friend of mine.

I told them she was my sister, and Adam and Chase were her brothers who both happened to be black belts.

They laughed. "It's nothing like that, man," the guy donning a muscle shirt said. "Look. Your sister's athletic. My mother happens to be a gymnastics trainer who's looking for girls like her." He gave me a business card. He pointed to a number and said, "Tell her she can reach my mom there if she's interested. Tell her Collins gave her the number." He patted me on the shoulders. "Thanks, bro."

Yeah, right. I know that move. Bree would call his mom, and when she says his name she would save her number so muscle shirt can call her.

But Bree was too flattered that other guys besides Owen find her attractive that she didn't even mind.

That scenario happened many, many times. At every game we went to, actually. I would get called over, asked what I am to Adam, Bree, and/or Chase, sweet talked into being their messenger, have to relay the message, and then Mom would be darting daggers at those teenagers.

By the time we were ready to ride, it's one in the afternoon and we were carrying too much prizes that Mom had to get the car to ram all of them in the trunk. Adam and Bree offered to help, but Mom said she was good on her own. So they just promised to save a spot for her so she can ride with us when she comes back.

The lines surprisingly went by fast. Adam, Bree, and Chase kept each other occupied by comparing how many numbers they got. Adam got seven, Chase got six, and Bree had four. I had none.

"You'll probably get one, Leo," Bree told me sympathetically. "A girl's bound to find you cute."

Yeah, right. April, Ayanna, Juliette, Megan, Chelsea, Raven, Willow, Karina, Lizzie, Mae, Emmy, Crystal, and Liora all did.

Really, all I cared about at that point was getting on a ride and seeing their reactions on the first drop. I was only hoping that the thrill wouldn't make them glitch and do something that'd catch people's attention. Worse yet, do something that would make them hurt themselves.

Mom was able to cut in line just before we got on. I was very excited and was teaching them how to hold their breaths on the first drop when Adam started to not feel well. He told me his stomach was in knots, and he felt like hurling. I told him it was normal and it would be gone once we get off that first hill. He said he wasn't comfortable. He was too nervous that he was scared he would glitch. He said he wanted out.

As much as she wanted to, Mom couldn't really go with Adam. Bad comes to worse, she would have no idea how to help him if something were to happen while they're out.

Bree was going to go, but I didn't want her to miss her first ride.

I had no choice but to go with Adam.

He looked a little pale when we walked out, so I bought him ice cream. I got him a large cup of Dippin' Dots, which amused him back to a healthy color. He was enjoying every bit of it while I was miserably watching the car where Mom, Bree, and Chase were probably at go up the first hill.

"You know, I'm really sorry you weren't able to go with them, Leo."

I looked at Adam and saw him looking at me with a sad smile. I shook my head. "No, it's okay," I told him. "It's my fault, anyways. I scared you out of it."

"I really thought I'd be over it by now."

I shrugged. "It's your first ride. It's okay. Give it time."

"No," he sat up. "I meant this getting terrified and really worried thing. It's been, what, a week since? It's just so lame that I can't even get on a stupid roller coaster because I'm afraid everybody will fly off." He sighed. "I'm thinking about it too much again."

"Adam. They've tested all of these rides out to make sure they're really safe," I assured him. "If something was to happen, well, that'll be a million dollars for us."

He shot an unimpressed glance at me. "That doesn't help in any way," he said.

I sighed when he looked away, his attention caught by the colorful balloons this one little girl had in her hand. It was somewhat frustrating trying to reason with him, mostly because he was really upset and I had no idea how to approach it. Big D and Chase had tried to get him out of this rut, and they had succeeded. Adam's been back on his horse. He's been going on missions again, and he's doing well.

But then again, I do remember how he still gets freaked out with the little things, like whenever the toaster would ding or whenever the oven would beep or whenever someone would flush the toilet.

I guess, in his view, the world is still very unsafe.

I can't tell him it's not true, because he wasn't wrong about that.

"Okay. You're right. There is a reason to be scared," I said, "but there's really nothing you should be worried about. You and Bree and Chase are more able to do something about it than the rest of us. If anyone should be scared, it should be me."

"That's exactly what makes me nervous," he said. "You're so tiny and weak, you can't do anything."

Normally I would say something back or hit him on the arm but seeing the circumstances, I had let it pass.

"I may not be as smart as Chase, but I know my responsibilities. I'm the oldest, so I have to look after the three of you. No—I have to look after Bree and Chase and you and Tasha and Mr. Davenport," he said, counting each person with his fingers on both hands. "I have to look after eight people! It's just, I don't know, weird? I feel like we're constantly in danger. Even if I want to do something about it, I can't. I don't know how to." He looked at me. "Haven't you ever had that feeling?"

I wanted to say that I did, and they really are in constant danger. He had no idea how similar our situations were, and I guess I had no idea, too. Adam worried over the fact that there were things out there that can hurt him and the people he loved. I worry about the same things, only that I know exactly who can hurt me and the people I care about. He felt as confused and frustrated and upset as I felt when I found out that I was powerless against Eyebrows.

I almost told him everything about that disturbed robot wannabe, his bionics and how I can't figure out how to defeat him without hurting them, but I didn't think he was ready to know yet. I felt like I have to carry on just a teeny bit farther before I ask for backup.

"You may be very strong, Adam," I told him instead, "but I don't think you should carry the whole world on your shoulders. That's why you have a family. We've got your back."

"Wait, wait. We can do that?"

"Do what?"

"Lift up the whole world? How come I never knew that before? Why haven't we tried it?"

"No, no, no! Adam, it's metaphorical."

"What's metaphorical?"

"It means it stands for something else. Like, when I said the whole world, I just meant your problems."

"You're not talking about me again, are you, Leo?" I heard Eyebrows' voice behind me.

I jumped up from my seat and turned around, only to find Bree and Chase laughing their heads off while Mom was trying hard not to do the same. Adam started grinning, too, probably forgetting all about our conversation already.

"You guys are jerks," I said before walking off, and that set the whole bad mood afternoon.

They tried to talk me out of being 'mopey,' but I didn't want to hear any of it. They could have stuck a fork on me, because I was done after that.

They rode a few more rides, and there were a few other people who wanted to give them their numbers, but I didn't feel as nice anymore. The only thing that cheered me up a bit was when Adam played that one game where he had to hit this thing hard enough for it to hit the bell.

It dinged so much after he did that they had to call maintenance to reset the machine.

People started staring, but mostly because they were curious. Mom was a bit embarrassed. Chase got a little paranoid. I thought it was funny, especially when Adam lugged around that huge bear that he won.

Needless to say, our trip turned out great. We brought home many prizes, Bree and Chase got to ride their first roller coaster with Mom, Adam braved up for a kiddy coaster with me, I stealthily drew on Adam's, Bree's, and Chase's faces with a permanent marker while they were asleep going home, saw Big D's priceless expression for my masterpiece, and Mom looked like she really enjoyed spending time with us.

Hopefully we get to go again in the future. Maybe I could convince Big D into taking us somewhere new. There are more rides that I want all of us to try.

Maybe I can talk Adam into going with us on them, even for just one.

Signed,

Leo Francis Dooley

End of Chapter Hazard

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Date: 04.22.13

Time: 10:20 PM

In Bro Down, what function of their capsules did Adam accidentally turn on that caused Chase to pass out? Answers are optional, and reviews are very much loved!