Freak

Brother Battle

"Adam, stop!" Chase said as Adam carried him into the living room.

"I told you, my weight set broke and I need you to be my barbell. And please, don't scream this time, it's distracting." Adam said.

"Adam, put him down. That's how people get hurt." Donald said as he walked into the house.

"Hmm. Good point, I should probably stretch first." Adam said and threw Chase on the floor before walking away.

"Man, I'm so tired of him. So far this week, I've been his weight set, his football, and his jump rope." Chase complained.

"Well, on the bright side you've never looked more fit." Donald said and patted Chase on the back.

"I'm serious. He's always using his strength to make my life miserable." Chase complained.

"Why don't you get even?" Douglas suggested.

"How? None of my abilities can compete with his strength. And it's hard to torture him with brain teasers when he doesn't have a brain." Chase said.

"Maybe I can unlock a new ability. Give you something you've never had before. The upper hand." Douglas said and laughed.

"Yes. Let's do it." Chase agreed.

"Euh, not, let's not, absolutely, finito, forget it." Donald said, shutting down the idea.

"Why not?" Douglas asked.

"Because I said so. You live under my roof, you play by my rules. End of discussion." Donald said to both Douglas and Chase, then walked up the stairs.

"You live under my roof, you play by my-" Douglas mimicked.

"I can hear you!" Donald yelled.

"All right, Chase, my hammies are loose. I'm ready for round two." Adam said as he walked back into the living room.

"Ah, ah, ah, Mr. Davenport said you can't pench press me anymore." Chase said.

"Yeah, but he didn't say anything about you being my shot put. Come on, let's go for gold!" Adam exclaimed as Chase ran away. "Starting with sprints, I like it." Adam continued and ran after Chase.

***
"Douglas, you have to unlock a new ability for me. Adam just put on boxing gloves and tried to hook me to the ceiling!" Chase said as he walked into the living room, where Douglas was watching TV.

"I'm sorry, Donnie said no. But look, I feel your pain. When we were kids, he'd push me around all the time. Then I outgrew him." Douglas said.

"Then you got the upper hand?" Chase asked.

"No, he invented a robot to beat me up. Fisto Roboto was as cruel as he was calculating." Douglas said.

"Well, if you know what it's like then why don't you help me?" Chase asked, sitting next to Douglas.

"Sorry Chase, he said no. And I've got to stay on his good side, or else he'll cut off my allowance. I'm saving up to buy a car. You know, in case I have to live in it." Douglas explained.

"You know what? Fine, I get it. Mr. Davenport is smarter, and older, and he controls you." Chase said, standing back up.

"He doesn't control me. He just tells me what to do and when to- Okay, you're on! Let's unlock a new ability. But first, grab a bat. You and me are going to pay a little visit to Fisto Roboto." Douglas said and walked away.

"Yes!" Chase cheered to himself and followed after Douglas.

***
Down in the lab, Leo was in the seating are when Jodie walked up to him. "So, how was the visit?" Leo asked as Jodie sat down.