This nonsense had gone on long enough. I had decided that it was time to take matters into my own hands. I had absolutely no idea who/what Spike was but I was determined to find out. After school finished, I headed straight for the library.

I logged onto a computer and typed "Chase Davenport." Nothing about him specifically came up, but a special website came up and I clicked on it.

It was davenportindustries.org.

I found the website's "about" page. There, it talked about two guys, Donald and Douglas Davenport. One of the two which I recognized from when I followed Chase home. It talked about how these two brothers founded this company for their love of science. After paragraphs of useless information nobody cares about, a phone number was listed.

I hesitated to call. There was no indication of whose number it was. The website could have been hacked and the number could lead me to a kidnapper or something. I had no idea what I could have been getting myself into. I took many deep breaths, which followed by me leaving the library and calling the number on my phone.

A voice answered, "Hello." I did not recognize the sound.

"I'm Brook West," I started, ready to make my claim. "I'd like to ask you a few questions regarding Chase Davenport."

The person on the other side of the call chuckled, replying, "Well then we should talk in private. Meet me at 37 Kinsley Street at noon on Saturday. See you then."

With that, the person hung up. I was left eagerly awaiting my appointment with the man who would answer all my questions.

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Saturday at noon came before I could blink. I found myself waiting outside the door of 37 Kinsley Street, ready to face my future.

I rang the doorbell, and a middle aged man answered. He had a mix of blonde and brown spikey hair, which could be described as similar to Chase's. Even though I had never seen this man before, I automatically trusted him.

"You must be Brook," he started, while opening the door. "Come in."

I followed him inside. He led me to his living room, where I sat on the couch.

He began to speak, "My name is Douglas and I know everything about Chase and his family. What would you like to know?"

"My is he so mysterious? Whenever I'm around him, I feel like he is hiding something from me,' I reply.

Just like on the phone, Douglas chuckles. "I know what you're talking about, and there is an explanation," he started. "Chase and his siblings are bionic superhumans. Adam is extremely strong, Bree is extremely fast, Leo has a bionic arm, and Chase is extremely smart. They say they go on missions to protect the world, but they are really destroying it. They are the biggest threats to society in the history of the world."

I gulped, "What about when Chase transitions from acting nice to being cruel?"

He chuckled again, "Chase pretends to be nice, but his true nature is to be cruel. It's the same with his siblings. If they keep doing what they're doing, the world will be destroyed. But you can stop them."

"How?" I asked.

"Follow me," he said, leading me downstairs.

His basement was not ordinary. It was filled with gadgets that I had never seen before. It reminded me of Chase's basement.

"If I give you bionics temporarily, than you can stop Adam, Bree, Chase, and Leo," he started, causing me to breathe heavily. "How about it?"

I wasn't sure what to say. Having a mad crush on one of them, I didn't think I wanted to destroy them. But Douglas had said they were up to no good, and I had to do what was necessary to save the world.

"I'm in."

Douglas chuckled. He brought a device up to my neck that inserted the chip into my body.

"Now this is the important part," he started, motioning me to listen carefully. "I wasn't kidding when I said your bionics were temporary. Your chip, extracted or not, will permanently deactivate after 24 hours. That's how long you have to stop them."

I nodded my head in comprehension. He pointed to the door, signaling me to leave.

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Next time: Brook, without training, will confront one of the bionic siblings, and prepare to face the rest before it's to late.

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Hey everyone! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I am very sorry it took forever for me to update! Thank you for staying my my side throughout this difficult time in my life that is not yet over. I love you all! -XOXO, Anna💕💕