xlii. left behind

——

~Cafeteria~

Freya sat at a table, drinking a smoothie with her sister sitting next to her. Chase walked into the cafeteria with a box of protein bars.

"Here you go, guys. Protein recovery bars."

Bob groaned. "Ugh! Again?"

"Yes, again. Would you like to complain more about the free food, Bob?" Chase asked him defensively.

"Babe, I never complain about free food, but when it tastes like that? I will complain," Freya pointed out, giving him a smile.

"Mr. Davenport made them to maximize our workouts. They have everything the body needs." Chase explained.

Spin walked. "Yeah, to make you puke. I'm gonna hold out until the 3 o'clock peanuts." Spin tossed the protein bar back in the box.

"Luckily for me, I'm bionic, so I don't have a gag reflex." Adam mentioned.

Bree crossed her arms. "We're all bionic, and yes, you do."

Adam put the protein bar in his mouth. "No, I don't." He gags on the bar. "Ooh! Yes, I do."

Julie instinctively caught the chewed up bar with with hands.

"Ew! Why did you catch it?" Freya grimaced in disgust.

"I don't know!" Juliet said, revolted. "Mom instinct?"

"Thanks mom!" Adam grinned at his girlfriend.

"Don't call me that," Juliet frowned uncomfortably and placed the bar in the trash. She started wiping her hands on napkin.

Leo walks in holding a box.

Spin noticed and went up to him. "Ooh. What's that?"

Leo grinned cheekily. "Oh, this? It's just a little care package my mom sent out for all of us." He looked around. "Oh, wait. Nope, it's just for me."

A loud squirting sound is heard and everyone looks over at Bob, who as putting ketchup on the protein bar.

"Oh, it's uh, easier for me to swallow if I pretend it's a hamburger. Which is tough, because I don't even know what a hamburger is." Bob smiled.

Bree frowned. "Wait, you've never had a hamburger? That's so sad!"

Bob put his arms out for a hug. "You wanna cheer me up by giving me a hug?"

Bree blinked and repeated her sentence. "That's so sad!"

Bree pulled her brothers aside with Juliet, Leo, and Juliet listening from their table. "Guys, these kids have no social skills because they've been completely isolated from the real world. They have no idea what it's like to be normal."

Leo got up and put his hand on Bree's arm. "Ah, yes. I remember your first days out of the lab. So young, so naïve. You needed a strong hand to guide you."

"Yeah. But all we got was you." Bree grinned in response. "Thanks to Freya and Juliet for coming into our lives with that strong hand."

The sister smiled at her as Leo frowned.

Juliet stood up with her arms crossed. "These kids deserve a taste of the real world."

"Well, I just got some food from the real world. You guys are welcome to..." Leo paused and looked around with a jar of peanut butter in his hand. "Wait, nope. No, it's just for me."

Spin suddenly uses his rapid gyration ability to steal Leo's jar of peanut butter. Freya's chair moved and she panicked, grabbing the table.

"Careful, I'm broken!" She hissed.

"What was that?" Leo asked.

Spin smiled with peanut butter on his face. "No idea."

Bob drags a protein bar across Spin's peanut butter face and eats it. "Mm. Better."

Spin gives him a look and Freya raised her eyebrow, curious if it actually tastes better.

——

~Common Area~

Adam, Bree, Chase, and Freya walked over to Davenport in the common area.

"Hey, Mr. Davenport. We've been talking, and we wanna take the students on a field trip." Chase informed Davenport.

"Great! Where do you wanna take 'em? Uh, living quarters? The kitchen? That rock on the other side of the island?" Davenport frowned and rolled his eyes, walking by them.

Bree sighed, following him. "Come on, you know what we mean."

Donald sighs, turning back to them. "Forget it. They're not ready to socialize with the general population yet."

Chase shrugged. "Well, yeah, but neither is Adam, and we still let him out of his cage."

Freya giggled, sitting on this stool at the cyber desk as Adam looked at his brother, defensively. "Stop talking about me like I'm an animal." He turns back to his father. "Hey, I'm hungry. Is it almost feeding time?"

"Wait, but what is the big deal?" Bree asked. "It's not like these kids are a secret. The whole world knows they exist."

"Look, I told the president we would turn them into the next generation of bionic heroes. We can't take any chances until their training is complete." Davenport reasoned.

"But shouldn't their training include real-world experiences? I mean, if you hadn't let us go to Mission Creek High, we'd still be clueless shut-ins." Chase remarked and Freya nodded.

Adam put his hands on his sister's shoulders. "Look at us now, living isolated on a remote island, we've come so far."

"Look, I built this academy to be a protected environment. They make mistakes here, there's no serious consequences." Davenport explained.

"What are you so worried is gonna happen?" Freya asked him.

"Well, I seem to remember a few incidents when you three hit the real world." Davenport points to Adam. "You set a dingo on fire." He points to Chase. "You got in a wrestling match with your principal." He points to Bree. "And you showed up in the yearbook as the bearded lady."

"I still have your picture on my phone," Freya chuckled and Bree gave her an offended look.

"Exactly. And they should be able to do those things, too." Adam agreed.

"Mr. Davenport, I know these kids. They can handle it, they're ready." Bree protested.

From across the room, Bob is holding Spin.

"Are you sure this is safe?" Spin asked.

Bob nodded. "Absolutely."

Bob throws Spin across the room and he screams, crashing on the ground.

Bob shrugged, walking over to him. "Live and learn."

"I rest my case." Davenport leaves the room as Freya frowned

"That's no different than Adam and Chase," Freya mentioned and the trio nodded.

Bree sighs. "Guys, this isn't fair. They've been working hard. They deserve a night out."

Adam shrugged. "Okay, so let's sneak 'em off the island."

Chase shook his head. "Adam, Mr. Davenport said no."

Freya stood up, hobbling over to him. "Chase, think about it. If you hadn't gone to school, you wouldn't have met me." She walked her fingers up his chest and gentle put her hand in his cheek. His cheeks flushed, getting flustered and she smirked smugly. "And I wouldn't be your girlfriend."

Chase nodded, swallowing nervously and nodded. "You're right...I'm in."

Freya giggled, playing with the hairs on his neck and he was captivated by her flirty smile.

Adam interrupted their moment, putting his hand on his shoulder. "Aw, come on, Chase! Break the rules for once in your life."

Freya rolled her eyes, sitting down after their moment was ruined.

Chase gave him an annoyed look, upset his brother ruined their moment. "I just said I'm in."

Adam retracted. "Oh. Sorry, I just assumed you'd say no."

Chase frowned. "Why?"

"I mean, no offense, but you're kind of a-" Bree began.

"Fun killer." Freya nonchalantly replied and she gasped, covering her mouth. Chase gave her a shocked and offended look.

Leo walks up to them with Juliet. "You talking about Chase?"

"I didn't mean it!" Freya objected, grabbing Chase's arm and he gave her a soft smile.

"Hey, Leo, Jules, can you cover for us with Mr. Davenport? We wanna sneak some of the kids out to the mainland for the night." Bree asked them.

"Sure, we-

Leo cut Juliet off. "Hold on there, Red. So, what can we expect in return for this arrangement?" Leo asked with a raised eyebrow and Juliet rolled her eyes.

"Cut me off again and you will lose your that hand," Juliet threatened.

"Well, I could always tell Mr. Davenport about that time you snuck out in his speedboat-"

Leo gave her a nervous look as he barked away. "You kids have a wonderful evening! Aright? Okay! Ah-ha." Leo walked away and Juliet made a face.

"Wherever you go, bring me home ice cream." Juliet gave them a smile and kissed Adam, before leave the room.

"Wherever we go, better have ice cream," Freya told them and quickly spoke before Chase could. "Not the sugar free kind!"

Chase lowered his hand and Freya gave him a goofy grin.

——

~Monroe Living Quarters~

(Juliet's suit. Art by @coffeereadsanonymous on Pinterest)

Juliet was in her living quarters, taking selfies of in the mirror with her mission suit on. She had just gotten her mission suit and has never gone on a mission before. However, this mission suit looked amazing on her and it makes her feel incredible.

Cassie walked in and saw her daughter taking selfies, but she noticed Freya was gone. "Where is Freya?"

Juliet stopped what she was doing and turned to her. "She went out with Chase."

Wasn't a lie, really. She did go out with him, but just with like 30 more people.

"That girl." Cassie shook her head. "She doesn't know what resting means."

Juliet continued to snap selfies, casually talking to her. "Yeah. Totally."

"Honey, why are you wearing that? That's only for missions," Cassie crossed her arms.

"Do you see how I look?" Juliet asked and flipped her hair behind her shoulder. "I look hot."

Cassie made a face, watching her daughter. She doesn't understand the feeling of a mission suit. She glanced at the door. "Did Rey say when she'd be back?"

Juliet stood up straight and shrugged. "Uh... probably like 4 or 5 hours? Maybe 6? Why?"

"No reason... uh, can you take Cinnamon for a walk?" Cassie asked her daughter, picking up their cat who purred.

"She's a cat." Juliet frowned. "She doesn't do walks."

"She should learn," Cassie chuckled nervously, placing the cat in her arms. "Now go!"

"Where do I walk?" Juliet asked as Cassie pushed her over to the door. "We live in the middle of the ocean!"

"You'll figure it out!" Cassie laughed awkwardly as Juliet left and the door shut.

Cassie let out a breath, before rushing to Freya's capsule and stepped inside. She changed into Freya's suit stepped out, smiling at the sight of the right mission suit.

"Wow, this really makes my chest looks great!" Cassie said and checked out her butt. "And makes my butt look hot!"

——

~Games 'N' Grub~

Freya, Chase, Adam, and Spin walk into the arcade with the other bionic kids exploring and testing the arcade games or getting food. They had just been to the mall where all the bionic kids got new clothes. Freya bought some new clothes since she hadn't been wearing her uniform due to being injured. She is still upset about being hurt and isn't doing well, but Chase being sweet and offering to buy her new clothes brightened her mood.

Freya had been walking all day on her crutches and was exhausted. Adam, being the older brother figure he is, offered to carry her after some time. Chase isn't jealous at all because he knows he sees Freya as his little sister.

Spin smiled brightly. "This is awesome! First, we go to the mall for new clothes, and now, we get to eat real food and play video games."

Chase patted Spin's back and looked at his brother. "Hey, Adam, who paid for all that anyway?"

"We were supposed to pay for it?" Adam asked and Freya rolled her eyes as he carefully put her down. "Be right back." He leaves as Freya hops over to her boyfriend and he nonchalantly turns around so she can climb on his back.

"Thank you!" Freya giggled as Chase grabbed her legs and smiled as they walked off with Spin.

Bob and Bree walked in. Bob looks at Bree. "Bree, this has been the best night of my life. Wanna make it better with a hug?"

Bree shook her head discreetly. "Uh, nope. That's, uh, not one of the games."

A montage starts as two students are shown winning a game of air hockey by using their super speed. Next, Spin is shown winning a dancing game by using his rapid gyration ability. Finally. Bob and Adam are shown making a hamburger with multiple patties stacked on top of each other.

Before Bob put the last bun on top he paused. "Wait. Gotta be healthy." He adds one leaf of lettuce to the giant hamburger of patties.

At the counter. Bree, Chase, and Freya were sitting and watching the kids enjoy the games and having a blast. Freya was sipping on a chocolate milkshake and Bree was drinking a strawberry one.

"Isn't this great?' Bree asked the couple next to her. "I don't know what Mr. Davenport was so worried about. The kids are having a great time, and everybody loves 'em."

Chase nodded smugly. "Yeah, no one can ever accuse me of being a fun killer again."

Bree and Freya slurp their milkshakes and Chase glances at both of them before he takes both of their shakes away.

"Okay, you two have had enough sugar for today." Chase told them and the girls pouted at him. Bree shakes her head as she walks away and Freya scrunched her nose at him.

"How dare you," Freya crossed her arms. "I'm broken."

"You can't use that excuse with me anymore," Chase grinned cheekily and Freya smirked discreetly.

"I know another form of sugar," Freya leaned toward him, touching his arm.

Chase got flustered. "Like what?"

"You." Freya winked and kissed his cheek, placing her hand on his other cheek.

Chase giggled bashfully and Freya sneakily grabbed her shake as he was distracted.

"I guess I can give-" He stopped midsentence when he saw Freya drinking her shake. "Hey!"

Freya giggled and winked at him. "Sorry!"

Chase shook his head and put his arm around her as he used his foot to move the stool closer. Freya yelped and faced her boyfriend with red cheeks when she felt his hand wrap around her waist.

"Still want that sugar?" He asked in a hushed voice and Freya giggled shyly as he kissed her cheek.

"Maybe." She said softly and rested her head on his shoulder, sighing contentedly.

——

~Monroe Living Quarters~

Juliet walked back into her quarters with Cinnamon in her arms. She was no longer in her mission suit. "Mom, Cinnamon hates the sand on her paws. Walking was a terrible idea-"

She paused when she saw her mother taking selfies in Freya's mission suit. She stared at her a for a moment in shock.

"Mom!" She yelled and Cassie yelped, dropping her phone.

"How long have you been standing there?" Cassie asked, trying to act casual, but failing.

"Long enough to be confused on how you fit in Freya's suit," Juliet said, putting Cinnamon down and approaching her mother. "Why are you wearing that?"

"I thought about what you said. The suit feels amazing. It makes me feel young again!" Cassie smiled and posed in her mirror. "Makes my butt look thick again!"

"I'm not gonna comment on that." Juliet shook her head at her mother, who stuck her butt out. "I don't think Freya will be super happy if she sees you in that."

"When will she be back?" Cassie asked.

Juliet glanced at the clock. "Not sure. But, just a suggestion that you take it off. You got your photos now take it off."

"Okay, okay." Cassie put her hands up as she walked to Freya's capsule. "I'll take it off."

Juliet watched as her mother stepped into the capsule and got scanned, but the capsule beeped and the suit didn't get removed.

"Uh.." Juliet frowned as she walked up to the capsule.

"Oh no, the suit is stuck! My butt must be too thick!" Cassie frantically said, trying to take the suit off.

"Of course, that must be the issue." Juliet rolled her eyes sarcastically.

"Help me!" Cassie panicked as she stepped out of the capsule. Juliet grabbed the zipper on the suit and started to pull, but it wasn't budging. "Man, it really is stuck!"

"Pull harder!" Cassie exclaimed as she grabbed her wrists and helped her pull on the zipper.

"I'm pulling!" Juliet grunted and they pulled on the zipper more until the zipper ripped and formed a small hole in the suit.

Both girls gasped in horror.

"Oh no!" Cassie said. "It ripped!"

"What do we do? Freya will kill us! Literally, she will shock us to death!" Juliet said with nervousness.

"Okay, do not panic!" Cassie assured her daughter. "I am pretty sure there is a way to fix this! But, we have to find a way to remove this."

"How?" Juliet asked.

"Uh..." Cassie said and glanced down at the hole which was near her breasts. "You can start by-"

"Nope." Juliet put her hands up, walking away. "I'm not touching anyway near there."

——

~Common Area~

Adam, Bree, Chase, and Freya returned back to the academy with all the students. Freya was holding a purple stuffed tiger in her arms that Chase won for her. Adam had won a unicorn, whom he named Lester

Adam was currently poking Chase with the unicorn's horn.

Chase after a few moments spoke. "Can you stop that?"

"Oh, I can, but, uh, Lester the Unicorn...can't." Adam grinned and Chase rolled his eyes as Freya chuckled. "Right Bob?" Adam turned to look for Bob, but he wasn't there. "Bob?" He looked the other way. "Hey, Spin, have you seen Bob?" Spin wasn't around either and this made the other three panic. "Don't worry. Bob, have you seen Spin?"

"Where are they?" Freya asked.

"Wait, they're not here." Bree said.

"I thought you did a head count." Chase told his brother.

"I did. There were 18." Adam remarked.

"We brought 20!" Chase corrected.

"Hey, you told me to count! You didn't tell me to how many!" Adam reasoned defensively.

"Well, where are they?" Chase asked.

"Probably still at the arcade." Freya sighed. "And it's closed now so they are all alone there."

The group walked away from the hydraloop.

"How could you forget Spin and Bob?" Chase asked his brother.

"How could you forget Bob and Spin?" Adam retorted quickly.

Bree interrupted them. "Guys, stop. It doesn't matter that you both messed up, and Rey and I am completely innocent."

"That's right." Freya agreed. "Listen, we need to find them before Mr. Davenport figures out that they're gone.

Chase nodded. "She's right. We better tell Leo and Juliet to keep covering for us." Chase frowned at the girls. "And how are you two innocent?"

Bree and Freya shared a look, before fake crying together. Bree put her arm around Freya, who rested her head on her shoulder. "Mr. Davenport, we're so sorry!"

"I-I tried to stop them!" Freya cried out. "I couldn't do anything because of my poor broken foot!"

The girls cried for a moment more, before stopping and Bree sighed as Freya smugly grinned.

"Girl tears. More powerful than any bionic ability." Bree smiled and fist-bumped Freya

"That's not fair." Adam said and grinned slyly at Chase. "I thought only Chase had that ability."

Chase gave his brother an annoyed look as Freya snickered and her boyfriend turned to her.

"Why are you laughing?" He asked and Freya pretended to cry again.

"I'm sorry. I-"

"That does not work on me!" Chase cut his girlfriend off and she sighed, pressing her lips together

——

~Monroe Living Quarters~

Juliet sat on the couch watching in horror as her mother continued to attempt to get out of the suit. Cassie had stuck her hands in the hole she made, but it only made the hole bigger and it just looked weird. She was rubbing her hands all over her chest and stomach attempting to break free, but was failing and only ruining the suit.

"This doesn't seem to be working." Juliet raised her eyebrow, petting Cinnamon.

"Just wait, I'm almost there." Cassie grunted.

"To what? Getting naked?" Juliet asked her and Cassie rolled her eyes.

"I don't see you suggesting any ideas!" Cassie defended.

"The only solution is cutting the suit." Juliet shrugged. "Davenport and Douglas will just make another one."

"Freya will be so upset," Cassie said and plopped on the couch with sorrow. "I shouldn't have put this on."

Juliet didn't reply, because Cassie was right. Cassie looked at her daughter, who shrugged. "If you are expecting sympathy, you are not getting it. When Freya gets back, you have to tell her."

"Okay." Cassie pouted with a scrunched nose.

"I'm starting to question who is the parent here." Juliet remarked

"Hey, mom! Jules!" Freya called from outside the living quarters.

Both girls sat up in panic. "That's Rey!" Juliet said.

"Hide me!" Cassie took her daughters arms and Juliet frowned.

"No, we have to-"

"Please!" Cassie whined and Juliet groaned before she super-sped her over to her bed. Cassie crawled under the bed and Juliet super sped back over to the door, meeting Freya right outside the living quarters.

"Hey, sis!" Juliet casually greeted. "Have fun with Chase?"

"Yeah, but we left Spin and Bob on the mainland. Can you keep covering for us?" Freya asked her.

Juliet dismissed her. Yeah, no problem. Get out!" She aggressively pointed and Freya frowned.

"Where's mom?" Freya asked, attempting to look by her, but Juliet gently pushed her back. Freya stumbled on her crutches confused about her behavior.

"She's doing yoga." Juliet grinned awkwardly.

"Yoga class isn't till tomorrow," Freya remarked with a frown.

"No, it's not." Juliet scoffed.

"Yes, it is-"

"Just go find Bob and Spin." Juliet interrupted her rudely and walked back into the living quarters, shutting the door.

Freya stood there bewildered. "Wait, is yoga class tomorrow?"

——

Adam, Bree, Chase, and Freya stood outside the arcade, which was surrounded by police cars and had police tape blocking it.

"The GPS locators on their chips say they're 20 feet away. They're still inside the burger joint." Chase informed the three.

"Why are there police cars?" Freya asked with worry. "They must be in danger."

"What did Bob do now?" Bree asked.

"Why do you always assume it's Bob?" Adam retorted.

"Because he's a mini version of you." Bree reasoned.

"You're just jealous because no one wants to be like you." Adam sassily shot back.

"The mini version of Bree wouldn't get the cops called on her." Freya objected and Bree smirked, nodding.

"Exactly." Bree crossed her arms.

"Guys, that's the police radio" Chase interrupted their mini argument. "I'll use my bionic hearing to listen in." He activates his bionic hearing and listens to the police.

A voice of a dispatcher is heard. "Attention, all units. Bank robbers are barricaded in the Game and Grub arcade."

Chase turned to his siblings and girlfriend worriedly. "Oh, no. Spin and Bob must be stuck in there with the four ex-convicts that just robbed the bank."

"Man! I hope they didn't rob Federal Financial. That's where I keep my retirement fund." Adam said with worry and this got weird looks from the other three.

——

~Monroe Living Quarter~

"Mom, we have to cut the suit!" Juliet yelled as she chased her mother around the room.

"No!" Cassie yelled. "We can't!"

"It's the only way!" Juliet shouted as Cassie yelped as she dodged her daughter. "Stop running with scissors! That's dangerous!"

"I will! Once you stand still!" Juliet yelled again and Cassie ducked under he daughter.

"Stop!" Cassie called, catching her breath and Juliet turned to her, putting the scissors toward her. "Juliet, please."

"What other option do we have?" Juliet asked, slowly lowering her hands.

"I don't know." Cassie sighed, running her hands through her messy blonde hair. "Freya already is struggling mentally because of her foot and her ruined mission suit will only make it worse. I don't want to upset her more."

Juliet took a deep breath and nodded after few seconds. "You're right. The last thing she needs is to see her suit ruined. She hasn't been able to wear it and gets depressed everytime the group goes on missions."

Juliet still hasn't gone a mission due to fear. She feels scared and unprepared for them.

"Thank you." Cassie sighed, relaxing her body. "I don't know what to do."

"Well, the suit right now only has one hole and can be easily fixed." Juliet said and touched the rip in the suit gently. "If we can figure out a way to unzip the suit, that will solve it."

"The zipper broke." Cassie reminded her.

"The zipper broke off." Juliet corrected her. "We just need to find way to unzip it without the zipper."

"And how are we gonna do that?" Cassie asked her.

"Hey, I came up with the idea, that doesn't mean I know how to solve it." Juliet put her hands up defensively. "I'll go find some sort of tool to help us."

Juliet walked out of the room and her phone started to ring from on the coffee table. "Jules, your phone!"

Cassie looked at the caller ID and it was Freya.

Cassie answered it. "Hello?"

"Hey, Jules, it's Freya. Listen, you and Leo gotta cover for us a little longer. Spin and Bob are trapped with a gang of bank robbers." Freya explained.

Cassie gasped. "What?! You do realize this is your mother, right?"

Freya's eyes grew in fear and she stammered. "I-I do now. Bye!"

Juliet walked back into the room with some pliers. "I found some pliers! Let's see if this works."

"Excuse me, you said Rey and Chase were out together." Cassie told her daughter, crossing her arms.

Juliet raised her eyebrow. "They are."

"You forgot to mention you were covering for Adam, Bree, Chase, and Freya. Apparently Spin and Bob are trapped with some robbers?" Cassie shrugged, giving her daughter a stern look. "What if Mr. Davenport finds out?"

"Leo is taking care of that!" Juliet scoffed.

——

~Outside Game 'N' Grub~

Chase was using his bionic hearing to listen in on the police's investigation.

"What's going on?" Freya asked her boyfriend, who walked back over to them.

"The police are trying to negotiate with the bank robbers. They have Spin and Bob, and they're using them as leverage to escape." Chase explained..

Adam sighed with relief. "Oh, good. At least they're being supervised by adults." Adam starts to walk away

"No." Bree pulls him back as Freya and Chase roll their eyes.

——

It didn't take long for Adam, Bree, and Chase to manage to make their way into Game 'N' Grub and attempt to save Bob and Spin. Freya was trailing behind them as fast as she could.

"Guys! Don't worry. We're here to save you." Bree called as she sprinted in with her brothers.

"I'm here too!" Freya yelled as she made her way in behind them as fast as she could. "Leaving your girlfriend behind for?" She was catching her breath.

"You seemed perfectly capable on your own," Chase smiled sheepishly and she glared at him.

"You're carrying me home."

"Yes, ma'am." Chase nodded, putting his hand on the small of her back.

Spin grinned at them confidently, standing in front of two tied up criminals and one pinned behind the hockey table. "Too late. We already took care of it. Criminals have been apprehended by two bionic heroes."

Bob posed confidently. "In training."

Spin gave him a look. "You're killin' me, man."

——

The cops took away the robbers and the four approached the bionics kids.

"Guys, what were you thinking? You can't just stay behind because you're having a good time." Chase asked them.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Back up." Soon protested. "We didn't stay here. You left us behind."

"That is not tr-" Freya elbows his rib and he grunts, rethinking his remark. "We'll talk about this later. Right now, we need to get back home before Mr. Davenport and Freya's mom realizes we're gone."

Davenport, Leo, Cassie, and Juliet,walks in. Cassie was wearing a giant fur coat, which was covering the mission suit.

"Too late." Davenport called.

"We know." Cassie said and Freya was first to notice the oddly placed fur coat.

"Hey, everybody." Leo and Jules awkwardly greeted.

"I specifically told you not to take the students off the island, and what did you do?" Davenport asked them and Chase stammered over his words

"Um..." Chase blinked.

"He doesn't even know. We're in the clear." Adam grinned.

"They were stuck here with no idea how to get home. And not to mention, someone could've gotten seriously hurt." Davenport strictly told them.

"Frey, what have I told you about breaking the rules?" Cassie gave her daughter a stern look.

"It's wrong and against the law," Freya pouted with a groan.

"So maybe tonight didn't go so great, but we had the best time. We played cool games, hung out like real kids, and we learned a ton." Spin smiled, sticking up for the four.

Bob nodded. "Yeah, I learned that chipotle mayo is my favorite flavor, and hand sanitizer is not a flavor."

Freya gave Bob a concerned look.

"Plus we finally got to put our bionics to use, and not just for some lame academy training exercise." Spin scoffed and Donald looks at him. Spin retracts. "Which I love as much as your protein bars."

Donald sighed. "Okay. I get it. Just next time, don't sneak out to do it. All right? Now go fill the police in on what happened and we'll be out in a second."

Bob and Spin walk away.

"Well, all's well that ends well, so..." Bree chuckled sheepishly.

"Oh, no. You are still in trouble." Davenport objected.

Bree started fake crying. "I'm sorry. I tried to stop them."

"We are innocent! My foot-"

"Stop it with the foot excuse!" Cassie glared at her daughter and Freya rolled her eyes, stopping her crying.

Adam started to fake cry. "I tried to-"

"Cassie is right, this is not working." Davenport agreed.

"Mom, why are you wearing that coat?" Frey asked her mother with a raised eyebrow.

"I'm cold." Cassie grinned and Juliet scratched the back of her neck, looking away.

"It's summer?" Freya questioned.

"Mom, just tell her!" Juliet gestured to Freya, who was very confused along with the others.

Bree furrowed her eyebrows, walking up to Cassie with a chuckle. "Wait a second. Is that..."

Bree super speeds around Cassie, and removes the coat, revealing Freya mission suit underneath.

Freya gasped. "My mission suit?!"

The others stood there gobsmacked as Cassie awkwardly tried to cover it up.

Cassie pretended to use bionics she didn't have. "Pew pew! Pew pew! Electricity! Super speed!" She jogs around arcade, before rushing out.

"What the heck?!" Freya said and then she followed her mother out. "Give it back! It's mine!"

Juliet turned back to the others, who were either laughing or confused. "I gotta deal with that disaster. Pray for me."

Juliet quickly rushed off after her sister and mother

——

~The Next Day; Monroe Living Quarters~

Freya and Juliet were watching tv when Cassie walked in. Freya looked at her with a cold stare.

"Is my suit okay?" Freya asked her.

Cassie grinned sheepishly. "Yep. Totally."

"You fixed that rip in it?" Freya sat up straight, raising her eyebrow suspiciously.

"Yep. See ya!" Cassie turned to leave quickly, until the mission alert alarm blared.

"Mission alert!" Julie gasped and stood up. "I'll put mine on and see if Chase wants me to go."

Juliet always checks out what the mission is before deciding if she wants to go. If it's fire related, she tends to hold back in fear of messing up. She hasn't been in a mission due to all the missions being to dangerous and Juliet being afraid.

Freya grinned as Juliet rushed to her capsule and stood up with her crutches.

"I wanna see how my suit is!" Freya glanced at her nervous mother as she went over to her capsule.

"Oh boy." Cassie mumbled as she rushed out of the room. Adam and Chase happened to walk in as Cassie left.

Both girls stood in their capsule and Juliet walked out just fine with her suit. However, Freya stepped out with a completely shredded capsule. Her sports bra and undergarments were almost fully exposed.

Freya shrieked, dropping her crutches and hugging her body, embarrassed.

Chase stood there with his mouth open and his entire face red. "Woah..."

"Something is different. Did you cut your hair?" Adam asked in confusion.

Freya hopped back into her capsule. "I just wanted to see if they fixed it!"

"Chase can help you!" Adam shoved Chase forward and pulled Juliet out of the room.

Chase didn't respond and stammered nervously, speechless.

"Stop staring! Help me!" Freya snapped, leaning on the glass.

"What exactly am I helping with?" Chase asked, clearing his throat from it getting suddenly very dry.

Freya gestured to her whole body dramatically. "EHHH!"

"Right." Chase nodded with a bashful chuckle, approaching her. "I don't see an issue-"

"Not the time."

"Right. Sorry."

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Up Next: Under Siege

Small update on ages of the characters.

Freya and Chase are 17
Adam and Juliet are 19

It was never confirmed their ages. Leo is the only one whose age we know thanks to Adam saying he is 16 years old a few times and he is the youngest. Bree is 18? I'm not sure.

They are all getting older so our couples will get closer as time goes on. Freya and Chase are minors so it will stay appropriate. I may have Adam and Juliet do more possibly.