Bionic Heartbreak || Chase Davenport

07

"So? What do you think?"

The teens look away from the bike and over to Davenport, who was wearing all leather.

Harley looks him up and down with a disgusted look before meeting his eyes. "I think you're begging for a gang of bikers to do rotten things to you."

Davenport gives her a look.

"Are those my pants?" Bree asks the man.

Davenport laughs. "Not anymore." He walks up to the bike. "I call it 'A Daven-Cycle'. She's got auto-pilot, laser-guided weapon systems, and a tiny little flower vase to brighten your day." He unzips his jacket and pulls out a small vase with orange flowers. He places it on the motorcycle.

"Woah, cool!" Adam says. "Throw in a tiny basket for Chase to ride in and we're good to go." Everyone, but Chase, laughs.

Suddenly, static came from the screen, causing them to turn towards it. The screen turns on and Harley's heart dropped when she saw him.

"Douglas," Harley whispers.

"Hello? Anybody home?" He laughs.

"He hacked you again?!" Leo asks Davenport. "Would it kill you to spend forty bucks on some security software?" 

"Love the new lab, Donny. Ooh, tunnels! Industrial, yet classy." He looks at Harley. "Hello, Harley. How are you?"

Chase steps in front of the Johnson girl, blocking her from his path. 

Davenport speaks. "Take a hint, ex-brother. There's a reason none of us accepted your buddy requests."

"Oh, I accepted it," Adam says, receiving looks from everybody. "What? His updates are hilarious! 'Looking forward to a weekend of evil, winky face'." Adam winks at Douglas.

Douglas suddenly panicked. "Listen, I don't have a lot of time. Krane'll be back soon. He went out to get his head waxed."

"Fascinating. You know what? It might sound like I'm hanging up." Davenport went to hang up, but Douglas stops him.

"Wait! Wait, wait, wait! This isn't another trick! You're in danger! Krane has completely lost it!" he warns them.

Chase pretends to be surprised. "Oh, wow! So, the guy who keeps implanting himself with bionics is unstable? Who could have seen that coming?"

Douglas gives him a look. "I'm serious! Krane is using my technology to give himself new abilities I didn't even know were possible. Some that Harley doesn't even have. He's a ticking time bomb, and he sees you four as a threat!"

Leo gets offended. "Hey! What about me? I'm dangerous!" He holds up his fists and starts bouncing.

"Yeah, there's always a chance you might faint on somebody," Douglas tells him.

"Look, Adam, Bree, Chase, Harley... and Leo can handle anything. And after all, you've done to this family, why should we trust you?" Davenport asks his brother. 

"Well, I..." Douglas pauses. "Give me a minute."

"Take all the time you want," Davenport says.

"Oh, thanks. It --" 

He was cut off as Davenport hung up. He walks over to his cyber desk. "Douglas is up to something. He's obviously trying to distract us with this Krane guy."

Chase walks over to him. "Well, maybe so, but what if he's telling the truth?"

"Yeah. We've seen Krane face-to-face. He's Harley's creator. He's a total creep." Bree says.