11| BACK FROM THE FUTURE

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In the Lab, Harper sat comfortably next to Leo in a swivel chair, sharing a bowl of pretzels while they listened to Adam, Bree and Chase, who were in their mission suits, receive their mission instructions from Mr

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In the Lab, Harper sat comfortably next to Leo in a swivel chair, sharing a bowl of pretzels while they listened to Adam, Bree and Chase, who were in their mission suits, receive their mission instructions from Mr. Davenport.

Leo was typing away at Mr. Davenport's computer, his eyes glued to the screen, but he managed to sneak a few handfuls of pretzels when he thought no one was looking.

"Okay, your mission supplies are packed, the schematics have been uploaded into Chase's chip, and your transport is on the way." Mr. Davenport informed the bionic siblings. "Did I forget something?"

"No. We'll just guess what the mission is and see how it all plays out." Bree replied sarcastically.

Harper popped a pretzel in her mouth and casually set the bowl on the desk next to Leo.

Mr. Davenport sighed, clearly unbothered by Bree's sarcasm. "All right. A particle collider is a three-mile-long underground facility where scientists-"

"Race subatomic particles at each other at light speed for energy experiments." Chase finished excitedly. "It's so cool!"

"I know." Mr. Davenport agreed.

Both of them did a little finger wiggle and chanted in unison. "Deedle-deedle-dee!"

"There is a particle collider in Berkley. That is accelerating out of control and your mission is to shut it down." Mr. Davenport continued.

"Oh! Awesome!" Adam cheered excitedly before leaning towards Bree and Chase. "I hope one of us knows how to do that."

"Okay. We have to act quickly. The scientists that operate the facility- Scuse me." Mr. Davenport said, moving Harper and Leo away from his desktop before started typing on the keyboard. "Have already evacuated the control center, and if we don't shut it down in time, it will create a massive black hole that will implode the entire planet."

"Today?!" Leo exclaimed in astonishment and horror. "No, that's not gonna work. Today is Shelly's Evan's birthday party and her mom makes the best cupcakes!"

Mr. Davenport, Adam, Bree and Chase stared at him, confused and a bit exasperated.

"Yeah, because that's what's important." Harper remarked sarcastically, shooting Leo a raised eyebrow.

"I'm just sayin' that woman doesn't skip on the sprinkles." Leo responded casually.

Mr. Davenport shook his head. He patted Leo's shoulder in a gesture of reassurance. "Don't worry, Leo, you will get your cupcakes. Adam, Bree and Chase have all the training they need to shut the collider down."

With that, the group began to move towards the cyber desk, with Leo and Harper trailing behind, still processing the gravity of the situation.

"I don't know, Big D. I think these guys are gonna need some.... backup!" Leo chorused, striking a heroic pose.

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