xliv. bionic dog

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Bree, Chase, Juliet, and Leo walk into the common area as Adam hops off the hydraloop. Freya was at the hospital with her mom getting her cast off and getting her boot.

"Guys, guess what I found!" Adam called and a dog comes out of hydraloop. Juliet gasped, kneeling down to pet the dog.

"He's so cute!" Juliet giggled. Animals are Juliet's weakness.

"Where did you get a dog?" Leo asked Adam.

Bree sighed. "And please do not say from a guy with sunglasses and a cane."

"No. He started sniffing me when I got on the hydraloop, then he went crazy and wouldn't leave me alone." Adam explained.

"I don't blame the little guy." Juliet smiled at the dog. "Adam is cute, huh?"

Adam blushed with a small laugh.

"Seems to have an effect on Jules." Leo scoffed.

"I love dogs!" Juliet said as she stood up, still smiling at the dog. "We have a cat! But dogs have a special place in my heart."

"Adam, did you by any chance have meat in your pocket?" Chase asked his brother.

"No!" Adam protested and thought for a second. "Wait, is salami a meat?"

Juliet rolled her eyes, chuckling.

"He can't stay." Chase told his brother as the dog sat down on his command.

"What?!" Juliet asked.

Adam gasped, noticing the dog. "Whoa! Did you see that? You said stay, and he did. He's a genius."

"He's so cute!" Juliet cooed.

"This is weird." Bree gestured to Juliet. "This is not like her at all."

Douglas walks in and gasped at the sight of the dog. "Otis?!" Douglas whistles and Otis comes to him, and he starts to pet him.

"Otis? That's such a good name." Juliet giggled.

Douglas laughed. "Oh, that's my dog! He was a stray I took in and nursed him back to health, back when Krane and I bought our first evil lair together! Actually, it was more of an evil townhouse."

Bree frowned. "How were we ever afraid of you?"

Douglas chuckled. "Ooh, this guy got me through some pretty rough times."

"I bet he did." Juliet smiled.

"Well, it's nice to hear that you had someone to comfort you while you were plotting to kill us." Leo grinned.

"I think Otis ran away because Krane terrified him. He must've been searching for me forever. I bet he smelled my scent on Adam and followed him back here." Douglas explained

"Are you sure that's the same dog?" Bree asked him.

"Absolutely, watch this! Otis sit!" Douglas commanded and Otis sits. "Look left," He points left and Otis looks left. "Look right" Otis looks right. "Speak" Otis barks.

"Oh my gosh! He's so smart!" Juliet kneels down and petted Otis, who gave her kisses. "Such good a boy."

"He is! I can't even do all that!" Adam laughed and Juliet smiled up at her boyfriend.

"I'll tell you another little secret: Otis has super strength." Douglas confessed and Juliet stood up with shock.

Chase went up to Douglas with surprise. "Wait. You gave bionics to an animal?"

Douglas nodded. Yeah, he was injured and I did it to save his life. Like with Rey."

Chase shrugged. "Well, I'm glad you saved him but I also can't believe the fact that you wasted bionics on a dog."

"Don't say that." Juliet frowned.

"I wouldn't say wasted. Do your thing Otis." Douglas told Otis, moving back.

Suddenly Otis kicks Chase into the training area with his super strength. Juliet clapped excitedly with a laugh.

"Good boy!"

Adam gasped, putting his arm around Juliet. "Whoa! Cool! I thought I was gonna have to train him to do that."

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~Cafeteria~

Adam, Juliet, and Otis played cards while Chase sneezed at the other table. Chase is allergic to dogs. He has held Cinnamon many times and is not allergic to cats, he loves Cinnamon.

Chase sneezes into a tissue.

"Chase, could you keep it down? Otis, Jules, and I are playing cards." Adam told his brother, who gave him a look. "Alright, Otis, what do ya got?" Otis holds up an ace and Juliet hangs her head. "Another ace? Man, you're a lot better than the other dogs I play with."

"Gonna need to step up our game, honey." Juliet told her boyfriend, who nodded.

Chase sniffles. "Adam, Juliet, that fur factory is making me sneeze. You have got to get rid of him."

Juliet gasped, putting her arms around Otis. "He has a name!"

Adam got up, approaching Chase. "Stop right there. Otis is the second-best thing that's ever happened to me."

"What's the first?" Juliet asked him.

"You." Adam smiled at her and she blushed.

"Aww."

"Otis is better than being a bionic superhuman, and going on life-saving missions?" Chase asked him, standing up.

Adam nodded. "Mm-hmm. He lets me rub his belly."

"I do that too." Juliet grinned.

"She rubs lotion on my belly." Adam goofily smiled and Chase frowned at the couple.

Douglas walks in and pets Otis.

"Sup, Otis?" Douglas greets and Chase sneezes.

Douglas gave Chase a sympathetic look. "Is he still making you sneeze?"

Chase sighed. "Yes. I must be allergic to him."

"Wow, Douglas you really gave Chase an allergy to dogs?" Juliet asked Douglas.

"Had to give them some flaws," Douglas shrugged.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. How do you know he's not allergic to you?" Adam asked Chase.

"Adam!" Chase protested.

"Okay. Chill out." Adam told his brother. "I know just the thing that'll make you feel better." Adam brought the three over to Otis, who was at a keyboard. "Hit it, Otis."

Otis plays an up-tempo tune on a digital piano. The four watch in amazement as he plays.

Once he finished, Adam sighed. "Not his best. He's much better on guitar."

"How did you teach him that?" Juliet asked in shock. "You can't even do that."

Adam chuckled. "I know, right?"

Chase sneezes and sighs.

"Adam, Juliet, I know you love Otis, I do too. But Chase can't live like this." Douglas informed the couple.

"Aw," Juliet pouted.

Adam sighed. "Fine. I have a solution. Chase lives in a bubble."

"I'm not living in a bubble!" Chase protested.

"Freya can live in it too." Juliet grinned and Chase rolled his eyes.

"You are not putting your sister in a bubble," Chase told Juliet.

"If you and Freya are trapped together, she wouldn't mind." Juliet shrugged and Chase had the tiniest hint of red on his cheeks.

"You're right. It'll be much easier if you just leave the island. Thank you for your service, and good luck." Adam told his brother and started to push him out of the room.

"No, no." Juliet stopped her boyfriend. "Can't do that."

"She's right. Chase was here first, so Otis has to go." Douglas said with slight disappointment.

"Oh, thank you so much for choosing me over a dog." Chase glared at him sarcastically.

"Don't expect it again." Juliet scoffed.

"Well, it wasn't easy," Douglas remarked and Chase left the room in irritation.

"How could you just cave like that?" Adam asked him.

"I'm thinking of my sister. I do not want to have that crying mess on me everyday." Juliet shook her head and Adam nodded.

Douglas scoffs. "Relax. We're not gettin' rid of Otis."

Adam smiled. "Ah, I get it. So we're taking Chase to the pound."

"I don't think they accept humans." Juliet frowned.

Douglas shook his hide. "No, we're gonna hide Otis."

"Yes." Juliet smiled.

Adam nodded, catching on. "Right. Then we take Chase to the pound."

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~Common Area~

The hydraloop doors opened and Freya walked out with Cassie. Freya still had her crutches, but had a boot on her foot and can actually walk. She is using the crutches as assistance for a bit, until she can walk comfortably without them. Freya is beyond relieved she has the boot, but she is still depressed. She has 4 more weeks to go before she is healed and even then she doesn't believe she will be mentally healed. That will take longer.

Freya is instructed by the doctor to do physical therapy everyday for at least 20 minutes is she wants to be healed as soon as possible. Freya has gotten lazy and knows Chase will help her stay on top of it when she doesn't want to do it.

Chase was sitting on the stool and immediately stood up when he saw his girlfriend. "Rey."

Freya gave him a small smile as he approached her and they shared a quick kiss. "Hi."

"How's the foot?" He asked her.

"She's healing very well. If she starts physical therapy and does it once a day, she should be completely healed in 4 weeks." Cassie told Chase.

"That is if I have the motivation to do it." Freya scoffed lightly and Chase grinned.

"Don't worry, I will make sure you do it." Chase assured her and she gave him a half smile.

You would think the boot would give Freya some hope, but it doesn't. Freya's body is weak and whatever muscle she had has gone away due to not doing anything for the last 2 weeks. She feels useless and depressed.

"Thank you, Chase." Cassie smiled at the youngest Davenport, before she walked away.

Freya faced her boyfriend with a tiny grin. "So, Juliet tells me we have a dog now?"

Chase laughs lightly, putting his arm around her as they walked out of the room. "Well, Adam found a dog. There's a difference."

"Can I pet him?" Freya asked as they turned a corner.

"Unfortunately, you can't." Chase shook his head.

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~The Next Day~

Adam walked into the Monroe Living Quarters.

"Rey! Check this out!" Adam smiled as Freya sat up from the couch.

Otis ran in and Freya gasped with delight. "Is this Otis?"

"Yep!" Adam nodded and Otis went up to Freya, hoping on the couch. Freya chuckled as she petted the dog, who sat down.

"He's so cute!"

Juliet walked in and saw Otis. "Adam, I thought you were supposed to bring Otis back to the mainland?"

"I couldn't do that! Besides, it's making Rey smile." Adam remarked and Freya grinned at them.

"I like when Rey is happy, but can you take Otis to a different room? I don't know how Cinnamon will react to him." Juliet reasoned.

"Mom took Cinnamon to get a check up." Freya informed her sister.

"Oh." Juliet frowned and the shrugged. "Well, I guess he's okay here."

Juliet giggled and sat down next to Otis, petting him.

"Otis, you are the best boy." Freya chuckled, scratching his ear.

Otis sat there, panting with a smile while his vision is filled with screen that says. "Eliminate Freya."

"Well, Chase is unfortunately allergic to him." Juliet informed her sister.

Freya frowned for a moment. "That's unfortunate. But, he and I can live in a bubble."

"That's what I said!" Adam gasped and Freya smiled, high fiving him.

——

~Common Area~

Adam, Douglas, and Juliet were in the common area with Otis. Freya was sleeping in her room.

"Bang, bang." Adam pretended to shoot a gun at Otis and he pretended to fall over, dead.

The trio chuckled as Chase walks in.

"I checked every inch of the explosives area and I still can't figure out who set that trap." Chase told them.

Adam glared at his brother. "Oh, please, end the charade, you demented genius."

Juliet put a hand on his chest. "Honey, it wasn't Chase."

"You're right." He nodded and looked at her. "It was Freya."

Juliet shook her head, removing her hand from him.

"It wasn't Rey. Look, i'm gonna go scan the security footage to see who's responsible." Chase then sneezes and groans. "And would somebody please get that dog off the island." He leaves after that and Juliet pouted at Otis.

Douglas sighed. "All right, Adam and Jules. The jig is up. I have to take Otis back to the mainland."

"But Rey didn't get to say goodbye." Juliet frowned.

"I'll let Otis see her one more time." Douglas smiled.

"Ugh, fine." Adam groaned Otis whimpers.

"Aww." Juliet sighed, sitting in front of the dog. "He wants to say goodbye!"

Adam sat next to Juliet, petting Otis. "I know, buddy. I'm gonna miss you, too. I'll think of you every time I drag my butt across the rug."

"Which he does frequently." Juliet remarked, scratching Oris behind the ears. "I'll miss you so much, Otis.

Otis connects to Adam and Juliet with an Override app. The two suddenly stand up and look at Douglas. Adam begins to lick Douglas' face and Juliet grabs his leg, biting it.

Douglas yelled, jumping back. "Euh! Euh! What are you doing? That is disgusting." He tries to shake Juliet off, but she growled. "What is wrong with you, Jules?! Get off!" He eventually tugs the red head off him and she stood up, panting next to Adam.

"And why do I think Otis' tongue is cleaner than Adams?" Douglas asked and Juliet licks him this time. Douglas groaned. "Euh!" He shoved her off. "At least your tongue is clean!" He sighed and saw Otis had run off. "Ah, great. He's loose. Come on, we have to go get him. "Adam and Juliet start biting Douglas' leg as he walked away. "What are you doing?!"

Juliet looked up, huffing. "I don't know! But it's fun!"

"We can't stop!" Adam said and they started to bite him again, before Adam lifted his head. "Your pants taste surprisingly good. It's like you ran through a field of bacon!"

Douglas attempted to drag the two across the floor as he walked away.

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Douglas walked back into the common area where Chase was. Otis was still no where to be found.

"I've been all over the academy, and I can't find Otis anywhere." Douglas told Chase. Suddenly, Juliet and Adam run up and start sniffing Douglas. "And these two, I can't get rid of!" Douglas shoved the off and moved away, but they followed.

"Hey, cut it out!" Douglas yelled.

"We can't!" Juliet said, panting.

"We're trying!" Adam said and gasped. "Oh, I heard a cat."

"Cinnamon!" Juliet gasped and went to run, but Chase and Douglas grabbed her.

"You are not gonna attack your own cat!" Douglas told her. "Both of you. Get down!"

Chase showed Douglas footage of the weapons area on his table. "I found out what happened in the explosives area. Look." He plays a short clip of Otis stringing a trip wire. "Yeah. Otis was the one who tried to take you out."

Douglas frowned. "That's impossible. We've always been best friends."

Suddenly, Freya rushes in screaming and over to the boys. She was hopping on one foot, because she didn't have her crutches with her. Chase immediately embraces her with concern, holding her up.

"Rey, what's wrong?!"

"Otis won't leave me alone! His eyes are red!" Freya cried out as Otis walks into the room growling, with red flashing eyess. She grabbed Chase's arms, leaning into him.

Douglas looked at the couple nervously. "Red means love, right?"

"Not in this case." Freya shook her head.

"I better scan his chip to see what's going on." Chase said and scans his chip to see a list of bionics. "He's got super strength, heat vision, and an override app?" Chase frowned at Douglas with confusion. "Why would you give Otis an override app?"

"I didn't. Why would a dog need..." Douglas stopped and snapped his fingers. "Wait a minute. It must've been Krane. After I turned on him, I bet he reprogrammed Otis' chip and gave him a mission: find Rey and I and take us out."

Freya groaned into Chase's shoulder. "Krane really tricked us with a cute dog? Dang, he knows my weakness."

Adam and Juliet were next to Otis, looking at them and controlling them with his override app.

"And now, he's controlling Adam and Juliet to help him do it, which is why they're acting like a dog." Chase explained and Adam and Juliet growl at them, angrily. Freya hugged Chase closer as he tightened his grip. "Adam, Juliet, stop. You have to fight it."

Juliet suddenly fired her heat vision at Freya and she yelled as Chase moved her away, holding her head into his chest.

Douglas stood behind the couple, pointing at Adam and Juliet. "Can't you use your override app on them?"

Chase snapped, loosening his grip on Freya ."No! I can't override an override app, Guy-Who-Built-Me!"

Adam and Juliet rush at them. Chase moved back with Freya behind him and Douglas hid behind the support beam. Otis began to bark.

Douglas had a broom in his hands, glaring at Adam and Juliet. "Okay, you are bad dogs."

"This is why I like cats!" Freya complained, still hiding behind Chase.

Suddenly, Chase jumps on Adam's back, but Adam throws him onto the floor. Juliet fires her heat vision at Freya, who yelled and fell to the floor next to Chase.

"Jules!" Freya yelled and she shrugged, panting.

"It's the dog in me."

Adam and Juliet turn to Douglas. Adam stoped panting. "Oh, come on! How could I not get a treat for that?"

Chase helped Freya to her feet, checking for injuries. "You okay?"

"Yes." She nodded.

"Hide." He told her and kissed her cheek, before running off. Freya stood next to Douglas, hiding next to him.

"Ooh, I know. I'll throw him harder." Adam leaps offscreen to attack Chase.

"Play fetch with me!" Juliet smiled at her sister, who backed away onto the platform. "You're the toy!"

"No!" Freya yelled and hopped away as fast as she could with Juliet chasing her.

Otis was barking aggressively at Douglas, who was holding the broom still. "Otis, please don't make me use this." Otis lunges and bites the broom and it snaps in half. "Okay. Please don't make me use these."

Chase ran back in. "Hey! I got an idea. Run!"

Douglas gave him a look. "Run? That's your idea, smartest guy in the world?"

"Sounds good to me!" Freya yelled as she hopped back into the common area. Juliet was close behind and Freya yelled as she hopped away from her.

"Just go!" Chase said and picked up Freya, running out of room with her.

Douglas stood between Adam, Juliet, and Otis with the broken broomstick. "Who wants the stick? Who wants the stick?" Douglas pretended to throw a stick and runs into training area with Adam, Juliet, and Otis chasing him.

Chase runs into training area with Freya behind him, hiding. "Otis. Juliet. Adam. Look what we got."

Both Freya and Chase had balls in their hands. Adam and Juliet turned to see the toys and Juliet gasped, falling to her knees.

"Oh, it's a ball." Juliet started to pant more as Adam fell to his knees next to her.

"Ball!"

Freyw smirked, walking out from hiding and held the ball up for them. "You want the ball? You want the ball?"

Adam nodded, eagerly. "Yes, I do, I do, I do. I want the ball. I want the ball. Give me the ball, give me the ball."

"BALL! GIVE ME!" Juliet growled.

"Go and get the ball!" Chase and Freya throw the balls and Adam and Juliet chase after them.

Otis sat there unaffected.

"Come on, Otis. You know you want it. Who's a good doggie? Go get the ball!" Chase turned, pretended to throw the ball, but Otis didn't move.

Freya lowered the other ball in her hand and blinked. "Didn't work."

"I see that." Chase remarked.

Douglas stepped out from behind the punching bag. "Fine. Um...ahem. You stay here. I'll go get the ball." Otis starts to bark at Douglas again and he hides. Freya puts her hands on Chase's shoulders, hiding behind him.

"Can you carry me?" Freya asked and Chase nodded, letting her hop on his back.  "My other foot was very tired."

——

~Common Area~

Douglas and Freya are now on top of the hydraloop with a chip extractor while Otis barks at them from below. Chase was standing by.

"Chase! Help!" Freya yelled.

"I'm trying!" He called.

"Try harder!" She frowned.

Adam and Juliet run into the room and drop the balls. Chase picks up the ball Adam had and it starts to drip with liquid.

Chase frowned in disgust. "How did you get this much saliva on it?"

Adam chuckled. "That's not saliva."

"Mines cleaner if you want that one." Juliet smiled.

Chase drops the saliva covered ball and picked up the other one. Chase throws the ball and Adam and Juliet run after it.

"If you can find a way to distract Otis, I can use the chip extractor on him." Douglas told him.

"How? I've tried everything. Balls, toys, bones." Chase protested.

Adam popped in. "You have bones?" Adam leaves again.

Chase rolled his eyes. "Everything a dog likes, but they only work on Adam and Juliet."

"Dogs like peanut butter!" Freya mentioned. "My aunt's dog goes nuts over it."

Douglas pointed at Freya nodding. "Yeah. Otis was always crazy about peanut butter."

Chase snapped his fingers. "I'm on it." He runs out.

"Come on, Otis. I saved your life. I love you, man. You don't wanna hurt us!" Douglas cried out.

"This is not how you thank someone for saving your life! I should know, I've been there a few times!" Freya chuckled nervously.

Otis fires his heat vision at Douglas and Freya at a few times. Freya hid her face in Douglas's shoulder as he blocks the heat vision with the chip extractor. "Or maybe you do!"

"Why did you have to get a dog?!" Freya cried out. "Cats are much better!"

Chase ran in with a jar of peanut butter. "I got it. Hey, Otis, look what I got."

Otis turned to Chase before turning back to Douglas and Freya, barking.

"Look, Otis. Peanut butter. It's your favorite." Douglas pointed and Otis sniffed the peanut butter, before turning away and barking more. "It's not working. We have to think bigger. Much bigger."

"Chase, cover yourself in peanut butter!" Freya quickly gasped to her boyfriend.

"What?!" Chase asked.

"Yes! That should work!" Douglas nodded.

"I'm not-"

Freya yelled as Otis fired his heat vision at them again and Chase huffed, before rushing off.

——

"Oh, Otis."

Otis turned to see Chase covered head to toe in peanut butter. Freya smiled at the sight, stiflingly a laugh.

"Oh my gosh." She covered her mouth, pulling out her phone and taking pictures.

Otis began looking back and forth between Douglas and Freya and Chase.

In Otis's eyes, when he looked at Douglas and Freya, a scene popped up saying. "Eliminate Freya and Douglas. When he looked at Chase, the screen said 'Peanut Butter.'

"I'm extra chunky." Chase taunted and Freya raised her eyebrows, smirking. Otis starts to Chase him around the room while Chase screams. "My legs are sticking, my legs are sticking!"

"Why is this weirdly attractive?" Freya tilted her head and Douglas looked at her strangely.

Chase runs through the door way to the training area, and presses a button on a remote to catch Otis in a net when he runs through. Douglas got down and helped Freya down, before they went into the training room to see Otis was trapped in the net.

"Good idea with the net, Chasey!" Freya praised.

Chase smiled. "Thanks! Mr. Davenport installed it just--"

"Yeah, no one cares." Douglas cut him off and extracts chip from Otis. "There. Got his chip. Oh, yeah, Otis is back. Hey, boy."

Douglas took the net off and Otis started to lick Douglas's face. Freya turned to Chase with a grin, chuckling.

"This is quite the look of you." Freya told him.

"Yeah?" He asked with a smirk, stepping toward her and she moved back.

"Yeah, from a distance." She chuckled. "I'll kiss you when you are clean."

Adam runs into the room and drops the ball. Juliet trails behind, holding the ball in her hand. "What happened?"

Adam fells to her knees. "Ugh, I'm exhausted. What's that smell?" He sees Chase. "Ooh, peanut butter!" He knocks Chase to the floor and starts licking him. Juliet frowned in confusion and approached her sister.

"No! Bad dog!" Freya hopped back, sitting on the platform.

"It's me." Juliet chuckled, assuring her.

"But Adam?" Freya pointed, sitting up.

Chase groaned as Adam licked the peanut butter on him. "Adam, stop."

"Don't blame me. It's the dog." Adam yelled.

Douglas frowned. "But I removed his chip."

Adam grinned. "Okay, it's me." Adam resumes licking Chase, and Otis comes over to join in. Freya and Juliet start to laugh at this.

"This is weirdly attractive to me," Juliet raised her eyebrow, looking at Adam.

"I know, right?" Freya laughed.

——

~Common Area~

Chase had cleaned up after awhile and he, Adam, Douglas, Otis, and the sisters walked in the common area.

"So, you found Otis a good home?" Chase asked.

"Yeah, big yard, kids, nice family. The Kranes." Douglas told them and this received looks from the four teens. "No relation."

"I was gonna ask if we needed a doghouse." Freya remarked.

"We have our cat. Cinnamon is the perfect island pet." Juliet smiled. "Also, Chase isn't allergic."

"I was excited to live in a bubble." Freya mentioned and Chase gave her a look.

"Really?"

"It's with you, so yes." Freya grinned and kissed his cheek. He rolled his eyes, blushing.

Adam knelt down to Otis. "All right, Otis, this is good-bye. You'll always be in my heart. And after eating all that grass, so will those worms."

"I'll miss you, buddy." Juliet petted Otis's head.

"I forgive you for trying to kill me." Freya smiled at the dog, blowing him a kiss.

Suddenly, Bree and Leo walk in, fighting over a phone.

"Give me back that phone!" Bree yelled.

"Don't worry, Shelly, I got you." Leo called.

"Don't listen to him, Liam. I'll save you." Bree argued.

Leo drops the phone after struggling with Bree for it, and Otis walks over and pees on it.

Bree stood there, disgusted. "You can have it."

Leo shook his head. "No, I'm good."

"Now, I definitely forgive you." Freya chuckled as the rest of them started to pet Otis.

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Up Next: Mission Mania

There's a reason why Otis was after Freya and not Juliet. You will see this later on in the series on why Krane is after Freya more than Juliet.