Freak

Rats on a Train

"Okay, guys. The next phase of your training is handling extreme climates. So we'll frost Chase, bake Bree, and submerge Adam." Donald explained, making the bionic trio cheer.

All of them were in the lab that day, Leo and Jodie standing behind a console with Donald. "That's not part of the training, I just got one of those carnival dunk tanks and I can't wait to try it out." Donald said.

They all smiled, as Chase ran into his capsule, ready for his training.

"Okay, Chase, I'm setting your tube on 'Antartic'. If it gets to be too much, just give me a sign." Donald said.

"Bring it!" Chase said from inside his capsule.

"Hey, that's not fair. I want to be abused by weather." Leo said and immidiately got electricuted by his best friend. "Hey!" He said, rubbing the spot on his arm as Jodie snickered.

"Leo, if you really want to be abused, try standing over here next to Adam's morning breath." Bree said.

"I don't have morning breath, it smells like that all day." Adam said.

"Leo, these guys are genetically engineered to handle these kinds of climates. You're not." Donald said, looking at Leo.

"I can handle extreme cold." Leo defended.

"Lee, you get a brain freeze from chewing mint gum. And you can't handle being shocked a bit." Jodie said with a smug smile, making Adam and Bree laugh a bit.

Then they heard Donald's phone ring.

"Davenport... What?!.. Well, that's terrible! I mean, that's awesome, but that's terrible!.. I-I gotta do something." Donald said hanging up and walking away from the kids, but they still followed.

"What's going on? What's so terrible?" Adam asked.

"I created the world's fastest train, but now it's speeding out of control fill of highly explosive nuclonium towards downtown Welkerville!" Donald explained to the four teenagers.

"Well, then what was awesome?" Bree and Jodie asked.

"It's going like 400 miles an hour." Donald said.

"Ho ho ho ho!" Leo said, slightly laughing.

"My entire career is riding or perhaps crashing on this train! I don't understand it! My desing was flawless!" Donald said, going over to the computer.

"So flawless you forgot to include an emergency brake?" Leo said.

"No. I never counted on the conductor dropping his papaya smoothie all over the controls and then jumping off the train." Donald said, looking over at the four teens.

"Well, if I were to build a high-speed train, the first thing I would have put in was a cup holder. Oh! And one of those bumper stickers on the back that says, 'I brake for cows'." Adam said.

"When stuff like this happens, they always blame the scientist. This is human error. Scientists don't make mistakes." Donald said.

As he finished saying that, they heard tapping from across the room. They looked over and saw Chase shivering and had ice all over.

"Chase. Now I have to explain the whole train story again." Donald said.

"Ohh." Adam said as they made their way over to the console.

***
"Jo, would you be a doll and help!" Leo said as he and Bree were trying to warm up Chase.

"Right. Sorry." Jodie said. Using her elemental control, a bit of fire appeared on the palm of her hands. She then slowly waved her hands, a bit away as to not burn Chase.