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AN – Hello, this is my second fanfiction for the Lab Rats franchise, but my first for Lab Rats Elite Force. This is what I think would've happened if there was a season 2, even though, I have not actually fully watched the last episode of season 1 because I am a major coward. Chase is my favorite character and I don't like seeing my favorite characters feel pain, though oddly enough, I enjoy inflicting it in my stories. Funny how that works. Anyways, I hope you guys like the story and I will try to bring myself to watch the finale. Vindicta means vengeance or punishment in case you were wondering. Please review and
Enjoy!
"Hey Douglas, how are you feeling?" Chase asked, coming into the infirmary that was in Mission Command. After they found him injured by Reese, they brought him here and called Mr. Davenport, who came with a doctor. That was almost two weeks ago.
"Doing just fine kid." Douglas answered, looking up from his tablet to see Chase heading over to the bed he was currently lying on.
"Really?" The teenager questioned, sitting down on the chair beside the bed. The doctor said that he would be okay, but needed rest and given where Reese burned him, his voice was still very hoarse and scratchy.
"Throat's a little sore, but at least I still have my good looks." Douglas said, pointing at his hair that he still styled even though he was stuck in the infirmary.
Chase chuckled a little at his Uncle's attitude. It made him feel better that even though it was his girlfriend, his evil girlfriend, hurt him, he didn't blame him, unlike the rest of the team.
Though Bree made it very clear that she didn't blame him and tried to convince him that it wasn't his fault, Kaz and Oliver made it very clear that they disagreed. Every time he tried to get back into the communications to warn the superheroes and failed, they always brought up how they wouldn't have that problem if it wasn't for him. Skylar never fully said that she blamed him, but she made no effort to stop the boys, telling Chase that she agreed with them.
Douglas smiled when he heard the kid laugh. He hadn't heard Chase laugh, or seen him smile at all since he was injured. He was unconscious for two days after Reese attacked him, but he highly doubted he missed Chase smiling or laughing during those days either. It was ruined when Kaz, Oliver, Skylar, Bree, and Mr. Davenport came into the room.
"Chase, have you figured out a way to warn the superheroes?" Kaz asked.
"I created a virus to take down the security on the website so we can get back in, but it's going to take another few hours before we know if it worked." Chase informed them.
"Maybe we should see if AJ can get in." Kaz suggested, remembering hearing how the kid easily got into Mission Command and hacked into Chase's chip.
"I already called him, but he wasn't there. Apparently, he and his family are on a vacation or something." The bionic admitted.
Bree frowned when she heard her brother say that. She knew that Chase took great pride in always knowing and figuring out what to do, and the fact that he actually reached out to get help from someone else, without being asked or forced to told her just how desperate he was to fix the mess Reese created.
"Can't get into the site you created and need a kid's help. Wow, so much for smartest person in the world." Oliver remarked.
Chase looked down at the floor while everyone else looked at Oliver. Skylar and Kaz with a look of annoyance, Donald and Douglas with glares. Bree went to stand beside Oliver and smacked him as hard as she could on the back of his head, giving him a death glare.
"Ow! What was that for?" Oliver complained angrily, but immediately backed down in fear when he saw the look on Bree's face.
Mr. Davenport watched the entire exchange in silence, becoming more and more frustrated as each word was said. When Chase called and told him everything that happened, he wasn't very surprised to see that Kaz, Oliver, and Skylar were upset with Chase given that it was him who brought Reese into the penthouse, but this was getting out of hand.
"Hey Chase?" The former mission leader looked over at his father when he heard him speak.
"Douglas's meds are almost empty. I called the pharmacy to get a refill, can you go pick them up?" Mr. Davenport asked, grabbing his wallet to get out the cash to pay for the medication.
"Yeah, no problem." Chase quickly agreed, eager to get out of the house.
He stood up, grabbed the money Mr. Davenport handed him and headed out of the infirmary. Mr. Davenport waited until he was gone before he turned back to the group, glaring specifically at the other boys that were part of the group.
"Will all four of you come with me?" Mr. Davenport may have worded it like a question, but his tone made is very clear that it was actually an order, and the four followed him out of the infirmary and into Mission Command.
"Okay you guys, I understand you are upset because the list was stolen, but you have to stop blaming and attacking Chase like this." The inventor told them.
"But Mr. Davenport, if he didn't trust Reese or bring her here, if he didn't let himself get tricked by her, the superheroes would be safe right now." Kaz pointed out.
"This is coming from the person who was duped by a pig." Bree reminded him.
"Hey! I'm not the smart one of the group, Chase is, and he should've known better." Kaz tried to defend himself.
"Okay, that's enough! All of you!" Kaz and Bree stopped arguing when they heard Mr. Davenport yell.
"I know you guys are upset, but everyone makes mistakes. Chase is more sorry than you guys know, but being angry at him and shoving this in his face isn't going to help. You guys are a team, and one of the most important parts of being a team is learning to forgive each other and help each other to fix their mistakes. This arguing and blaming is only going to split this team up and then you guys really will be useless against fighting any villain, not just Rodissius. So, when Chase gets back, you guys are going to apologize and actually help him get in contact with the superheroes instead of just ordering him to do it all himself." Mr. Davenport ordered. Not even waiting for a response, he went over to the hyper-lift and went upstairs.
The four teenagers looked at each other in silence. They all knew he was right. Chase had never blamed them for any mistakes they made and they were coming down pretty hard on him. And even though Bree was trying to defend her brother, getting mad at the three superheroes wasn't helping the situation at all either.
"He's right." Skylar spoke up and turned to Oliver, "Chase never blamed us for what happened to Crossbow. I mean, sure he was a little mad, but he understood and never held it over our heads."
"No, he didn't." Oliver agreed with the alien. Kaz, though still looked a little upset, he nodded, agreeing with his best friend and Skylar.
"So you guys will cut my brother some slack?" Bree wondered, a hopeful look on her face. She was so tired of seeing her brother upset over something that wasn't his fault.
"Yeah, we will." Oliver spoke for the three of them.
"Good." Bree replied, then headed over to the hyper-lift just like her father did only minutes earlier and headed upstairs, her other teammates right behind her.
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Chase walked down the sidewalk back to Davenport Tower. It only took 20 minutes to get to the pharmacy, and another 5 to pick it up, but as he made his way back home, he noticed something was different. Instead of the streets and sidewalk being overly crowded, it was empty. Completely empty.
There wasn't anyone around, no people were heading home from work or going shopping or going out for supper. No kids playing on the playground across the street or any street vendors out serving hotdogs or any other kind of food. It was 5 o'clock on a Friday. This silence and emptiness wasn't normal. Even if he never grew up in a major city, he knew that much.
Looking around cautiously, Chase tried to find a reason why there wasn't anyone around. There was no sign saying that anything was closed or off limits, there wasn't when he first walked this path. There was no one running away screaming, which there would be if there was some sort of threat around. It was like everyone just disappeared.
Deciding to just let it be because a place being empty wasn't a crime and he couldn't see any sign of a problem or trouble, Chase turned to continue his was back to the penthouse. It was then that he saw two crows sitting side by side in a tree, watching him.
Though he couldn't say for sure, he was positive they weren't normal birds. Before he could do anything though, the birds flew off the branch and turned into a massive storm and charged right him. Chase dropped the bag filled with his Uncle's medications and threw up his shield, causing the storm to fly around him.
Then, the storm was gone, just as suddenly as it appeared. Still keeping up his shield, Chase looked around, trying to see where Roman and Riker disappeared too. However, the two shapeshifters were no where in sight, but that didn't mean they weren't around. Skylar said they could morph into anything, even something that wasn't visible to the naked eye.
Trying to keep the shield up with one hand, Chase reached for his phone and pulled it out of his pocket. Putting his attention on the device so he could dial Bree's number, the shield weakened a little and that was all the shapeshifters needed. The storm appeared again, this time, successfully breaking through his shield and pushing him to the ground as his phone flew out of his hand.
Chase tried to sit up, getting ready to activate his laser bo, when something smashed across his head and everything went black.
AN – So one thing all you readers should know about me, is that I LOVE leaving cliffhangers and tend to leave one at the end of every chapter. Hope you guys don't mind. Next chapter shoulder be up within the week. See you guys later!
