Chapter Thirty-Two: Bro Down
Luna's Pov
I was sitting on top of the cyber desk while Bree was sitting in a chair reading a magazine and Chase was doing something.
He's giggling like a teenage girl that gets her first phone while attaching some type of gear together.
"Okay, what is with all the happy, squeaky hamster noises? Did you finally grow a chest hair?" Bree asked.
"No! I grew two. Actually, this is a little something I like to call Adam's payback" Chase said.
"For what?" Bree asked.
"Don't you two remember what happened last Thursday?" Chase asked.
Bree started thinking back to what happened last Thursday while I just let myself get lost into my thoughts.
A few seconds later Bree snapped out of it and smiled.
"Oh, yeah. We all love the bionic brother toss" Bree said and I rolled my eyes at her.
"Yeah? Well, let's see how he likes this" Chase said with a smirk.
"Bubba, this isn't a good idea, something bad could happen" I said.
"Relax sweetheart, nothing is going to happen" Chase said as he gave me a soft kiss on the lips before going to his hiding spot.
Leo and Adam walked into the lab a few seconds later.
"Trap" Leo said as he dodged getting hurt.
"Trap what?" Adam asked.
Chase then pulled and tighten the rope around Adam's foot and soon Adam was lifted off the ground and turned upside down.
"Whoa!" Adam yelled in shock.
"It worked! Now let's see how you like being relentlessly manhandled!" Chase yelled in excitement.
We all looked at him weirdly and he seemed to have realized what he said.
"That came out wrong" Chase said and I nodded.
"Oh, the trap was on the floor" Adam said and I rolled my eyes at him.
"No shit sherlock" I said in annoyance.
"Yep, and now we're gonna play a game called 'Human Piñata.' But instead of candy, we're gonna guess what Adam had for lunch" Chase said with a smirk.
"Ironically, I'm guessing it's candy" Leo said with a nod.
"You're forgetting one thing, Chase—I can use my heat vision to break free" Adam said.
"Adam, wait that's not a good-" I started but he didn't listen and used his heat vision to break free.
Adam was able to get free but he landed on the floor, really hard.
He then stood back up and my eyes widened in shock when I saw that his hand was over his neck, it was literally bended.
'I don't think that should be possible' I thought nervously.
"Um... Adam?" Bree started as she got up from her seat.
"Whoa! I never knew my arm could bend like that" Adam said.
"Um... it can't!" Chase said.
Adam looked at his arm again before turning back to us and his eyes widened in fear.
"OWWWW! Ohhh!" Adam screamed in pain.
I looked away, not being able to look at this as the others were quick to run over to him and try to calm him down.
Dad finally came down to the lab to check up on Adam's arm with some sort of scanner.
I stood next to Chase as I had one arm wrapped around his waist and he had his arm around my shoulder.
"You're lucky it's just a dislocation. How many times have I told you guys not to goof around?" Dad asked in strict tone.
"Brace yourself, because this is probably gonna shatter your world, but they don't listen to a word you say" Bree sarcastically said.
Me and Leo laughed while dad glared at her.
"Look, I know this was a freak accident, but he could have seriously been hurt. What if he'd have landed on his head?" Dad asked Chase.
"Uh, it would have popped open, spraying confetti everywhere?" Chase shrugged.
I smacked his arm while dad rolled his eyes at him.
"You know what I mean" Dad said.
"But Mr. Davenport, I wasn't trying to hurt him—I was trying to get even. Adam is always punching me and throwing me around" Chase defended.
Ok, yeah that's true.
Adam is always throwing Chase and punching him, Chase just wanted to get some pacyback.
"Yeah, but when I do it, it's funny" Adam said with a smirk.
I rolled my eyes at him, "no it's not" I said.
"Adam, it is not funny" Dad said while shaking his head.
"If any of you get seriously hurt when I'm not around, all it takes is one X-ray of your bionic chip and you know what happens next" Dad explained.
"Yep. You three go to a government facility, you go to the big house, and I get a big old mansion all to myself" Leo said with a smile.
"In your fucking dreams little man" I said in annoyance, causing Chase to chuckle.
"Leo, this is serious" Dad deadpanned.
"Oh, come on—this really can't be the first time Adam has ever gotten hurt" Leo argued.
"No, it really is. Although there have been some close calls" Bree said and I nodded.
"Yeah, like that one time I reached under the table and when I stood up I--" Adam started as he bent down under the cyber desk.
He then tried getting up but ended up hitting his head under the desk and I winced.
"Ohh! Ohh. Hey, it was just like that!" Adam said.
"Look, you're all gonna have to start being a lot more careful. You're superhuman, but you're not invincible" Dad said.
" Maybe not, but I can still do this" Adam said with a smirk.
He tried punching Chase but Chase was quick to move away from him and Adam winced in pain because of his broken arm.
"Ahhh! Oof! That hurts!" Adam yelled.
I giggled while Chase smirked.
"Great, now Bree and Luna are the strongest" Adam said while pointing to me and Bree.
Bree smiled while I smirked.
"You got that right" I said while flipping my hair.
"Come on bubba, let's go watch some T.V upstairs" I suggested.
I grabbed his arm and dragged him into the elevator.
Once we got inside and the doors closed I immediately smashed my lips onto his as I wrapped both arms around him.
Chase smirked and wrapped both arms around my waist and pulled me closer towards him.
He then pushed me up against the wall as he deepened the kiss, making me moan.
We then pulled away to catch our breath.
Chase smiled at me and gently caressed my cheek, "I love you" Chase said.
I smiled and gave him a soft kiss on the lips.
"I love you too" I said with a smile.
The Next Day At School
School had been alright so far, the only thing that was a little concerning was Adam taking precautions everywhere he went in school.
Like holding onto things so he wouldn't fall.
Grabbing onto my shoulders to avoid getting hurt from things.
It was concerning.
Right now me, Chase and Adam were walking down the stairs together.
Chase had one arm wrapped around my shoulder the entire time.
And Adam was slowly going down the stairs while holding onto the railing.
"Adam, what are you doing?" Chase asked.
"That accident was a wake-up call. I never realized how unsafe the world is—danger lurks at every corner, and it uses the stairs to get there" Adam explained.
"Seriously?" I asked and he just nodded.
I turned around and saw Ms. Thistle going up the stairs the same way Adam was going down.
"Go around, Thistle! I was here first!" Adam yelled.
"Adam!" I scolded him.
"Wait. If you're suddenly so safety conscious, then I guess you won't be able to run after me when I do this" Chase said with a smirk.
"Bubba what are you-" I started but got cut off by Chase punching Adam's unbroken arm before grabbing my arm and running away from him.
"Ow! Hey, be careful! Running down the stairs is dangerous! Lives are at stake here!" Adam yelled.
Once we stopped running Chase was laughing while I giggled lightly.
"Bubba really?" I asked and he nodded.
"Come on sweetheart, he's always punching me whenever he wants, it's time I get some revenge" Chase defended.
I just sighed and nodded.
"Come on, don't be like that, I promise to stop soon. Just please let me enjoy a little more of it" Chase said.
I looked at him for a moment before nodding.
"Alright fine" I said.
He smiled before bringing me into a kiss and I happily kissed back.
We pulled away and pressed our foreheads against each others.
"I love you" I said.
"I love you too" Chase said with a smile.
"Come on, we've got class" I said and he nodded.
We held hands the entire time as we walked to class together.
Back At Home
In The Lab
The trio had left on a mission while me, dad and Leo stayed in the lab and waited for them to return.
I was sitting on top of the cyber desk the entire time while waiting for the trio to get back.
A few minutes later the doors opened and the trio walked inside.
Bree and Chase looked completey annoyed while Adam looked normal.
"Have you lost your mind?" Chase asked.
"You're being ridiculous!" Bree yelled in annoyance.
"No, I'm not" Adam shrugged.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, what's going on?" I asked while hopping off the cyber desk.
"Our mission mother here is so obsessed with safety that he almost jeopardized the entire operation" Bree explained while pointing to Adam.
"He wouldn't pitch in, he second-guessed everything I said, and look what he did to our mission suits" Chase said.
Him and Bree turned around and on both of their backs were flashing yeild signs.
"What the hell?" I asked.
"Well, what was I supposed to do? They wouldn't wear their safety hats" Adam defended.
"Adam, there is nothing wrong with being cautious. But if you're too cautious, you'll overthink things and you won't be able to complete your missions" Dad explained.
"Oh. So if I'm not careful, I could get hurt. But if I'm too careful, I'm useless" Adam said and dad nodded.
"Exactly" Dad said.
"Great. No matter what I do I'm either hurting myself or the team. I'm not gonna be responsible for this" Adam said.
Wait what?
"I'm not going on any more missions" Adam said and my eyes widened in shock.
"What?!" Bree, Chase and dad asked.
"Adam, what are you saying?" I asked, hoping it wasn't what I thought he meant.
"I'm saying I quit!" Adam yelled.
He ripped off his mission suit and walked out of the lab in his underwear.
"Are you kidding me?" I asked in shock and annoyance.
Bree and Chase were wuick to change out of their mission suits into some regular clothes.
Once they had changed Bree and Leo had left the lab so it was only me, Chase and dad.
"I can't believe Adam said he's quitting. What a baby" Chase said.
"He's had his confidence rattled" I said and dad nodded.
"It's kind of like when a baseball player gets hit by the pitch and he's afraid to step up to the plate again" Dad said while me and Chase looked at him.
"That is what happens, right? My high school sport was A.P. Chemistry" Dad said.
"He'll get over it. In the meantime, I'm loving this because for the first time ever, I'm the one making him flinch" Chase said with a smirk.
"Look at this. See that? Bruise-free! I can finally wear short sleeves again" Chase said.
"Look bubba, I know this is fun for you, but if Adam stops going on missions, we as a unit are in trouble" I explained.
Dad nodded and kissed my temple, making me smile.
"The only way to fix this is to stop tearing down his confidence and start building it up again" Dad said.
"I can't do that. If he gets his confidence back, I'm just gonna go back to being his punching bag" Chase argued.
"Or maybe now that Adam knows what it's like to be picked on, he'll treat you differently" Dad said and I nodded.
"Yeah. I don't know if you've noticed, but Adam isn't really the best at learning... things" Chase said.
"Bubba, either talk to him or you're not getting any kisses from me for a week" I said.
"On it" Chase quickly said and I smirked.
"Good. 'Cause I thought I was gonna have to. Ugh" Dad shuddered.
I glared at him and smacked his arm.
The Next Day
Today me and Chase were going to talk to Adam to convince him to rejoin the team.
I just hope this works because I'm not sure what we're going to do if it doesn't.
We walked into the kitchen and saw Adam wearing gloves and goggles while making toast.
"Adam, did you put a seat belt on the toilet?" Chase asked.
"Yep. And in the unlikely event of a bathtub overflow, the bath mat may be used as a flotation device" Adam explained.
"What are you wearing?" I asked.
"Safety suit. You can never be too safe when you're making toast" Adam said with a smile.
We both watched as Adam made toast, safely and slowly and honestly it was weird and annoying.
"Adam, this is ridiculous. Life is about getting hurt. I get hurt all the time, but I don't go overboard and quit" Chase said and I nodded.
"Yeah, but you're supposed to get hurt. I'm a huge, muscular, beastly man. For me it's just unnatural" Adam said.
"Nobody is supposed to get hurt, it happens to everyone, not just one specific person" I said.
"Look, you can't quit the team. Without you, Bree and I can't do it. We need your strength and your... strength" Chase said.
"Sorry, Chase, I made up my mind. Hey, you know the saying There is no me in team" Adam said.
"Adam come on, the team needs you, without you one of them could get hurt" I tried telling him but he shook his head at me.
"Sorry Luna, but my answer still remains the same" Adam said.
The toaster then dinged and Adam made his way over to it and grabbed his toast and took a bite out of it.
"Mmm. There. I successfully made toast and avoided injury all thanks to my—safety suit" Adam said with a smile.
The door opened and Leo, Bree and dad walked in.
Bree and Leo walked upstairs while me and Chase walked over to dad.
"How'd your talk with Adam go? Did you build up his confidence? Is he ready to get back up on the horse?" Dad asked.
"I keep trying, but whenever I say the word "horse," he runs out of the room because he's scared he's gonna get kicked" Chase said.
"I tried talking to him as well but he still said no" I said.
" All right, clearly, logic is not gonna work, so we're gonna have to resort to some good, old-fashioned trickery. Let's put our heads together and come up with a way to outsmart Adam" Dad said.
We were all quiet, trying to think of a plan, until Chase and dad's eyes widened and smiles grew on their faces.
"Done" dad and Chase said.
"You guys thought of a plan?" I asked.
"Yes we did" Chase said.
"But, you're not going to like what it is" Dad said nervously, causing me to give him a confused look.
Back In The Lab
"You're right, I don't fucking like this" I yelled in annoyance.
Dad and Chase's plan was for one of us to get into a capsule and pretend as if we're trapped in the capsule and having trouble to breath.
And guess who got picked.
ME!!
Right now I'm in Chase's capsule while him and dad are working on the plan.
"Pumpkin I know you don't want to do this, but we have to do this in order to get Adam back on the team" Dad said.
"Ok, but why do I have to do this, why not one of you?" I asked.
"Well Adam doesn't like me since he's always using me as his punching bag" Chase said.
"But he does care about you so he'll buy it, and I really didn't want to do it" Dad said.
I glared at him before scoffing.
"Fine, I'll do it, but it's not gonna work" I said.
Soon the lab doors opened and Adam walked in.
"Okay, get ready. Here he comes" Dad said as him and Chase turned to face Adam.
"Adam! Oh, thank goodness you're here. There's an emergency—The operating system in Chase's capsule's malfunctioned! See?" Dad explained while pointing towards me.
I sighed and started acting.
" Oh, no! I'm trapped in my boyfriends capsule! I can't get out! I sure hope I don't asphyxiate in here! And stop breathing" I sarcastically yelled.
Chase gave me a 'really' look while dad glared at me but all I did was shrug.
"Adam, you gotta break open the door!" Dad said.
"Yeah, nice try, guys. I know a prank when I see one" Adam said.
"If this were real, Luna would be screaming and gasping for air, like when I use Chase to clean the toilet" Adam said.
Dad and Chase sighed in defeat while I rolled my eyes.
"All right, pumpkin. Come on out. He's not buying it" Dad said.
"Oh really, what gave that away?" I sarcastically asked.
Adam sat down on a chair and put his feet on top of the cyber desk and he accidentally activated something.
I tried opening the door but it wouldn't budge.
"Uh, dad" I said, still trying to open the door.
"Adam, your—your foot turned on the heat sanitizer! That thing gets up to 200 degrees!" Dad yelled.
"Get me out of here! I really can't breathe! Get me out!" I yelled as I started banging on the door to get it to open but it still didn't work.
I started coughing as I tried breathing but it wasn't working.
I felt myself losing consciousness as my knees grew weak.
"Mr. Davenport do something!" Chase yelled as he came over to me and tried opening the door but failed.
"It's locked! Adam, you gotta break down this door!" Dad yelled.
Adam just smirked and started clapping.
"Ah, bravo! So dramatic! Your acting's much better this time" Adam said.
"Do it!!!" Dad yelled.
"Hurry!" Chase yelled.
I fell to the ground, still trying to breath but couldn't as I felt myself slowly losing consciouness.
"Sweetheart!" Chase yelled as he tried breaking the door but it didn't work.
"Pumpkin!" Dad yelled in fear as he did his best to open the door.
"Wait a minute. She really is in trouble! Why didn't you say something?!" Adam yelled as he got up from the chair.
"I did!" Dad yelled in annoyance.
"SHUT UP AND SAVE MY GIRLFRIEND!" Chase shouted in anger and fear.
"I'm coming for you Luna!" Adam yelled.
Adam quickly ran over to the capsule and he punched the glass door as hard as he could and it shattered around the floor.
I felt him grab onto my arm and pull me out of the capsule and placed me on the floor.
Dad and Chase were quick to run over to me and kneel next to me.
"Pumpkin, are you alright?" Dad asked.
I slowly started breathing normally and my eyes were fully opened and I felt myself slowly ganing consciouness again.
"Sweetheart, are you alright?" Chase asked.
I slowly sat up and nodded, "yeah, yeah I'm alright" I said.
Dad and Chase sighed in relief as they both helped me off the ground.
"Thank goodness" Dad said as he pulled me into a hug and I hugged back.
We pulled away and Chase pulled me into a tight hug.
"Thanks goodness you're alright sweetheart" Chase said and I smiled.
"Me too bubba, me too" I said as we pulled away.
"Wait, wait—so you two set this whole thing up, and Luna almost turned into a S'more? Ha! And I'm the dumb one" Adam said.
"Adam... you just used your super strength to shatter an unbreakable capsule, and fear never even entered your mind" Chase said as he wrapped one arm around my waist.
"Yeah, I wasn't thinking about getting hurt. I wasn't thinking at all" Adam said.
"Look, all this time you've been living in fear, and when you didn't have time to think, you just got the job done" Dad explained.
"Wow! That's it! From now I just need to spend my whole life not thinking" Adam said.
"Absolutely" me, dad and Chase said together.
"So, you're back on missions?" I asked.
"I guess I am! Whoo-hoo!" Adam cheered and we all smiled.
"Phew. I'm glad that worked out. And I think you both learned a valuable lesson today? No more horseplay" Dad said.
"Got it" the both of them nodded.
"Hey, how about one more toss just for old time's sake?" Adam suggested.
"Do I have a choice?" Chase asked.
"No, you don't" Adam said and Chase sighed in defeat.
He placed a kiss on my cheek before Adam grabbed him and threw him across the room.
At least things are back to normal.
The Next Day
Me, Bree and Adam were in the lab.
Adam was giggling as he was setting up the same trap Chase had set up for him.
"Hoo hoo hoo hoo!" Adam laughed.
"Adam, I don't think you're doing it right" Bree said and I nodded.
"Trust me, Bree, it will work" Adam said in confidence.
"Or go horribly wrong" I whispered to Bree and she nodded as we moved away from him.
Leo and Chase walked in and once again Leo stepped over the trap.
"Trap" Leo said as Chase stopped walking.
"Wait—trap what?" Adam asked.
And of course, once again, Adam was lifted off the ground and turned upside down.
"Whoa! Uhh!" Adam yelled.
"Told you you weren't doing it right. You left the remote over here" I said and Bree nodded.
"Don't worry—I can use my heat vision to break free" Adam said.
"No!!!" we all yelled as we were quick to huddle around him.
All four of us managed to get Adam out of the trap safely to avoid him breaking anymore bones in his body.
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