Disclaimer: I do not own Lab Rats.

Late through the night, he turned and twisted in his sleep. His thoughts the cause of his restlessness. Donald stared up at the darken ceiling, while his mind got lost within its winding maze, trying to find a solution to problems in the past, present and yet to come.

Although brothers, Donald felt the feeling of mistrust, lying there in the back of his gut. Douglas had messed up. He had done something wrong and it could never be fixed.

How can you even think that about you brother?

Donald heard his own voice criticize him. Donald closed his eyes and thought up an reply.

There's something...Just something about him. I'm worried about what he would do if he had a hold of the kids.

The conversation with himself was useless as the night dragged on. Talking to a conscious with only snobby replies, and words that triggered all the more questions. But sleep pulled him in sooner or later, and the dark of his closed eyes with the soft feel of his pillow brought him to sleep.

-Time Skip-
-The Next Day-

Douglas had been home already for a few hours now. He was watching some TV in the living room when the elevator doors suddenly binged open, revealing Bree and Donald coming out of it. Bree went to sit besides Douglas on the couch while Donald went to the kitchen.

"How are you feeling Dougie?" Donald said half smirking, grabbing a bottle of water. Douglas just shot him a death glare.

"A lot better, thanks for the concern Donny"

Donald respond with a death glare, just like his brother did, coming to the seat next to Bree while she just giggled at how immature they were acting. Just then Adam and Chase came down from upstairs. Donald stood up and made his way to the elevator.

"Time to train" was all Donald needed to say. Everyone entered the elevator. The ride was awkward and with the space tight but finally the door opened after some minutes later. Adam, Bree and Chase went to suit up while Donald and Douglas prepared the simulation. The bionic trio came back and stepped in the simulator.

-x-

"Listen guys, this is really simple. We just need to find the leader of the rebels and capture him. Okay?" Chase asked his siblings. They nodded in response.

Suddenly rebels surrounded them. They look at each other before they started the fight. Adam was just tackling them easily and punching them if it was necessary. He also used his plasma grenades and his heat vision to take some rebels down. Chase was using his force field; he transformed it to a ball of energy and sent it flying to some of the rebels. He finished the rest off with hand-to-hand combat. It was so easy for them.

On the other hand, Bree was struggling to keep up with his brothers. Her eyes, glanced at them while she tried to fight off a rebel that had approached her. While she was fighting, Adam and Chase were nearly finishing. She was trying her best to use her super speed while punching and kicking the rebels, but it seemed as if it wasn't working.

Well of course it isn't working.
You don't even know how to control it and you expect to beat them up?

"Bree" Donald said by the comm set "you need to focus on the mission and stop daydreaming"

"Sorry" was all she replied.

While her brothers were finishing the rest of the rebels, their leader started approaching Bree from behind.

"Bree! Watch out!" Adam yelled at her as he finished with the last one.

She turned around to receive a punch square in the jaw. She grabbed her jaw in pain as the leader grabbed her and held her arm in a painful position. She screamed in pain.

Adam and Chase shared a look, not knowing what to do since they had never been in a situation like this before. They didn't know if they should be worried about their sister or mad that she didn't notice the leader behind her. They took a step forward but the leader just twisted Bree's arm harder.

That was it. They had failed the mission.

-x-

The bionic teens took off the simulation glasses. Douglas looked at Bree and he notice how nervous she looked. She also was holding her jaw and arm in pain.

"Well" Donald said looking at Bree "Mind explaining us what happened?!"

The sudden arising tone of his voice made Bree cringe.

"W-well I-I" Bree stuttered, she was really nervous. She looked to her brothers for help but she just earned cold glares from them. "I gu-guess I g-got dist-distracted" She finished, twisting her hands.

"Distracted? Oh so you got distracted?!" Donald shouted. Tears stung her eyes. "What if this was a real mission?! You could have put your life in danger AND your brother's life too! At least you just got minor injuries, but what if it was different!"

Tears start slowly leaking out of Bree's eyes. Douglas felt bad for her.

"Donny I think she understood already. You should calm du-" Douglas wasn't even able to finish his sentence. He felt three pair of eyes burning holes in his body. He just shut his mouth and gave Bree and apologetic look. She just forced a smile back.

"You should had been more careful Bree, I told you yesterday that you need to work harder so you can keep up with your brothers"

"Yeah I know, I'm sorry I failed you guys. I'll work harder from now on" Bree apologized looking at the floor.

"Okay. Now let me check your injuries" Donald said walking towards her. He inspected them.

"Adam bring me some ice packs and Chase bring the first aid kit"

"On it"
"Okay"

The two boys replied as they went to do what they were asked for.

Chase returned with the first aid kid some minutes later and he began to bandage Bree's arm. He finished just as Adam came back with ice packages.

"Thanks guys" Bree told them as she grabbed the ice pack and put it on her jaw.

"No problem" both said.

Douglas and Donald had left the lab a couple minutes ago so now they were left alone. There was an awkward silence in the lab. The bionic teens had never gotten a chance to build a strong relationship as they wish they had, so it was hard to talk to each other. Especially at the presented situation.

"Well… I'll be upstairs" was the last thing Bree said before she entered the elevator.

-x-

Douglas decided to go to the roof to think. When he got there he heard someone silently sobbing. He approached the sound and found Bree there.

"Bree? Is everything alright?" Douglas asked. He caught her by surprise so she quickly wiped her tears away, but Douglas saw her.

"Uh yeah, everything's fine" she lied. Douglas gave her an unsure look so she changed the subject. "What are you doing here anyway? I didn't think anyone came here" she asked softly.

"Well I could ask you the same. But I like to come here to think and be alone sometimes. You know?" she nodded in response "So, why were you crying?"

She hesitated for a second before finally giving in. She took a deep breath before she began.

"I just feel like everything I do is wrong. Like they don't want me here"

"I think I get you" Douglas said. Bree looked surprised. "Don't look at me like that" he laughed, which made her laugh too. "I was also away for so long. I know they try to accept me but I think they're still mad for what I did. I notice how sometimes they send me those glares. Looks..." Douglas paused, finding it hard to continue. "I thought they would have forgiven me after I found Chase's chip." A sigh escaped his lips.

"But apparently, I was wrong"

Bree was shocked to hear that but just decided she should make him feel better. She threw her arms around her uncle. He was surprised at first, but then he hugged back. They stayed like that for a while. Bree was the one who broke the hug. She looked into his uncle's eyes and smiled, but it wasn't just any smile. That smile was so beautiful it could end wars and cure cancer. He, of course, smiled back at her.

"Maybe they don't want us here Breezy." he said side hugging his niece. "Maybe they do. But let's just make a pact." She looked at him waiting for him to continue "Whatever happens, we will always have each others' back. And I can help in your training from now on. I'll have all the patience you need and I'll teach you how to control your speed better. You don't have to be like your brothers. You just have to be, well, Bree."

"I would love that" she told him. She rested her head in his shoulder and they stayed in a comfortable silence looking at the sky.