CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE, robot fight club

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After watching the bionic siblings practice Aikido all morning, Emilia groaned at the fact that Caitlin was there to hang out with them, or so she thought. She was laying on the couch with Bree who then groaned before looking towards the guest. "Caitlin, this is so boring. Wouldn't you rather go to a movie?"

"No." Caitlin shook her head.

Emilia furrowed her brows. "Yogurt shop?" She chimed in with another suggestion that somehow Caitlin had declined as well.

"Buy matching pink cars and race across the country?" Bree suggested, though Caitlin continued to decline making Bree sigh. "Okay, Caitlin, what is going on with you? All you ever want to do is hang out in our living room."

"I guess I should tell you." Caitlin said, looking between the two girls. "The reason I always want to hang out at your house is because I kind of have a crush on Adam."

"Adam who?" Bree asked with furrowed brows, before realising. "Wait, wait, my brother Adam? Ew, Caitlin, no."

Caitlin shook her head. "Why not? Compared to my last two boyfriends, he's an upgrade. For starters, he's real."

Emilia leaned on her hand, looking at Caitlin as she wondered. "Who do you have dreams about?"

Bree chuckled. "Okay, first off, Adam's not here. And second, this whole thing is weirding me out. Let's just go to the mall." She told the girl who stood up with a smile.

"Will Adam be there?" Caitlin asked which made Bree narrow her eyes. "I'm joking. Sort of. I'm not." She chuckled nervously.

Emilia stood up from the couch as Bree said to Caitlin. "Just wait right here, I'm gonna get my new jacket." Caitlin sat down on the couch as Bree added. "Back in a sec." Without thinking, Bree had sped off using her super speed in front of Caitlin, making Emilia widen her eyes in shock as the two of them felt the breeze through the room.

"Oh. Caitlin. You're here. Again." Adam greeted awkwardly after walking through the door. He leaned closer to Emilia before whispering. "Why is she here?" Before the girl could answer, the two widened their eyes when Bree came speeding back into the room.

Emilia cleared her throat. "Uh, Bree." She called out to the girl who now seemed to realise what she had done.

"Did I just-" Bree looked stunned, not finishing her question as Emilia and Adam nodded in reply, the latter of the three confirming. "Yep, you did."

"I gotta go." Caitlin said in a panic, and went to the front door. However, Emilia did notice how Caitlin fumbled to find the doorknob, like she could barely see it. Bree groaned, turning around to face the two after Caitlin left. "I cannot believe I just used my super speed in front of Caitlin! I totally blew our bionic secret!"

"Oh, great. Now we're gonna have to move far away and change our names." Adam thought out loud. "Quick, what do you think of Adam Davenport?"

Emilia furrowed her brows. "That's your name."

"I know, I meant for Chase. I'm gonna be Steve Greenberg." Adam informed, making Emilia shake her head.

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"Oh, I love recycling drives!" Adam gasped, as him, Bree and Emilia walked into the school.

"Lots of barrels, a gigantic tire. Girls, are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Bree pursed her lips. "Probably not." She said, sharing a look with Emilia.

"Duh! Gigantic tire bowling!" Adam threw his arms out to the side, before going to make a pin stack with the recycling bins.

Bree sighed as the two girls followed him before she scolded. "Adam! That is not why we're here."

"It's why I'm here." Adam said before running off before going to step into the huge tire. "Just push me. And I know what you're thinking. But this is gonna work way better than trash bag skydiving!"

"Adam, stop." Emilia said, pulling him out of the tire. "We have to help Bree find Caitlin and stop her before she tells anyone." The boy looked at Bree before asking. "Okay, are you absolutely sure she saw you super speed?"

"Well, she won't return my texts or calls. And why else would she have run off like that?" Bree explained.

Adam shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe she saw a squirrel. Always gets me running."

Caitlin then walked in holding multiple recycling bottles in her arms. "Hi, Caitlin." Bree nervously smiled as the three approached the girl who widened her eyes at their presence.

"What's going on?" Adam wondered, in which Caitlin panicked. "Nothing. Nothing at all. I, uh, I- I- bottles!" She threw all the bottles onto the floor before running away, making Bree sigh in defeat. "See? She definitely knows! We can't let her expose our secret. But maybe we can give her something she wants in exchange for her silence."

Emilia hummed, sharing a smirk with Bree. "A hamster and a strawberry pie!" Adam gasped, making Emilia look at him. "Or... there's a guy she likes." She reminded him.

Adam nodded. "Ah, I see where you're going with this. Maybe we can get him to hang out with her and then convince her she didn't see what she thinks she saw. Wait, see, saw, carry the one. Yeah, that tracks. So, who's the unlucky guy?"

"You." Bree told him, making him nod. "Huh. Yu, the Japanese exchange student? Nice guy, I can see that working out." He smiled. Bree looked at him before informing. "No, Adam, she likes you."

"Oh. No way, I'm not doing that. Caitlin's super weird." Adam refused to do so. "Plus, I'm not getting between her and that Japanese dude."

"We'll push you for ten frames of gigantic tire bowling." Emilia said, helping out Bree.

Adam sucked his teeth before nodding. "You've got yourself a deal. Clear out people! They're bowling, I'm rolling." Adam ran to step into the tire as Bree said. "Well, I'd say put on a helmet, but at this point, I don't think it matters."

"Let's do this." Adam panted, before Emilia and Bree pushed him towards the garbage cans, in which he crashed through. He stood up, giving the girls a disappointed look as he said. "Really, girls? A seven-ten split? Roll me back, let's pick up the spare."

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Adam, Bree and Emilia stood by the stairs as they watched Caitlin down the hall. "Do I really have to do this?" Adam groaned.

"Hey, we just tire-bowled a 250. You're not backing out now." Bree reminded her brother who sighed before walking over to Caitlin.

"Hey Caitlin." Adam greeted, getting a scream from the girl in response, who then stumbled into the stack of water containers. "Whoa. Just want to talk, so you don't have to freak out." Adam said, holding his arms up.

"Freak out?" Caitlin stammered, fiddling with her hands as she uttered. "I'm totally relaxed." She flipped her hair before Adam said. "So, I was wondering if maybe you wanted to hang out some time. And trust me, you don't have to say yes." Caitlin widened her eyes with a smile before letting out. "Yes!"

"You did just hear that last part, right?" Adam asked, with a nervous smile. "Hey, why just hang out some of the time, when we can hang out all the time?" Caitlin grinned, making a suggestion.

"Starting tonight!" Caitlin told him. Adam looked at her before saying. "Oh, but I was gonna go to the robot throw down finals."

Caitlin scoffed. "Uh, Adam. There are two of us in this relationship now. It's not all about you. This is so exciting. Now, I don't have to hide behind trees when I follow you home from school every day!" She wrapped her arms around the boy who looked back at the girls with a look of slight fear.

"Oh, boy." Emilia muttered under her breath.

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They were now back at home talking on the couch when the doorbell rang, making Adam sigh before pointing out. "Oh, great. Caitlin's an hour early." The girl pounded on the door, making Adam scooch closer to Emilia as the newcomer called out. "It's Caitlin! I know you're in there! I can hear your voices!"

Adam went to escape, only for Bree and Emilia to hold him down, as the pounding continued, before Bree went to open the door. "Oh, hi," The girl walked in with an innocent smile.

"Hi Caitlin." Bree greeted, smiling sarcastically as Emilia stood up from the couch. "Can you and Emilia leave? I want to hang out with Adam." The girl said.

Bree threw her arms out to the side. "Yeah, sure. Just wanted to say-"

"Now, Bree." Caitlin interrupted the girl.

Emilia sighed, walking towards them, "Right. Come on, Bree. Let's go." The Hunter girl pulled Bree away who smiled in amusement. "Good luck with that." She told Adam before walking towards the kitchen.

"I brought five movies." Caitlin said, approaching Adam. "I hope you like documentaries about polish nuns who paint with their toes." Adam sighed before getting straight on with it. "Look, Caitlin, I wanted to ask you-" Caitlin chucked the movies onto the couch, interrupting the boy as she said. "Yes! The answer is yes!"

"Look, I need to talk to you about why you ran out the other night. I think there was a misunderstanding about what you saw." Adam began to say, making Caitlin furrow her brows in confusion. "What are you talking about? I didn't see anything. I'm like, totally blind without my glasses." She admitted.

"What?" Adam, Bree and Emilia simultaneously asked. Caitlin moved to stand between the girls and Adam as she pulled her glasses out from her pocket. "Yeah, I wasn't wearing them, because I was afraid if you saw me, you'd think I was a dork." She laughed after putting her glasses on her face.

"So why did you run out?" Adam asked, slightly annoyed. "I got flustered when I heard you voice. Just like this morning at school. But that won't happen anymore, 'cause I'm totally comfortable around you now." She grabbed Adam's arm before wrapping it around her shoulder. Adam pulled away, which made Caitlin grab his arm again to wrap it around her shoulder as she exclaimed. "Love me!"

"Wait, are you kidding me? I missed the robot throw down for this?" Adam scoffed, pulling away from the girl.

"Lucky you, huh?" Caitlin grinned, before tilting her head. "Wow, you must be feeling the passion too. Your eyes are really red." The girls widened their eyes, before stepping towards them. Bree used her super speed to tackle Caitlin down, while Emilia practically jumped on Adam, tackling him to the ground with him accidentally burning the pillow on the couch. Emilia got up, before rushing Adam out the room.

"What is that smell?" Caitlin asked, sniffing the air, without her glasses on. "Uh, I was smoking a turkey." Bree stammered.

Moving her hands around on the couch, Caitlin asked. "Can you help me find my glasses?"

Bree purposely stood on them, making them break. "Hmm, oops. Found 'em. Guess you better go home and get some new ones." She said, pulling Caitlin out the house.

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MEGAN SPEAKS !

hope you enjoyed reading
this chapter! not long now, till the
special chapter, eeee! thanks for reading, ily! <3