Freak

And Then There Were Four

"Good news, guys. I am totally free this weekend. No meetings, no conferences. Just two fun-filled days with me." Donald said to the group of five, who were all in the mentor's quarters.

"So... no confereces at all? You know, if we looked really hard, I bet we could find you on." Bree said.

"Are you saying you don't want to hang out with me?" Donald asked.

"Well, if she's not, I am." Adam said and continued his game of foosball with Leo.

"Alright, what about you Leo?" Donald asked, turning to look at the boy.

"Uhh... Big D, I'd love to, but I just really don't want to." Leo said.

"Okay, uh, Jo-" Donald tried, but was interrupted by the superhuman.

"Ooh, sorry, Davenport, but Chase and I already made plans." Jodie said while Chase nodded, the superhuman taking a seat next to the bionic boy.

Douglas then walked into the room, holding his phone as he looked around shocked.

"Hey, Douglas. What's wrong with you?" Donald asked, looking at his brother.

"I just got a phone call from Daniel." Douglas said.

"Who's Daniel?" Bree asked.

"Your brother." Douglas answered.

***
"We have a brother?" Chase asked as he stood with his siblings.

"I never told anyone, but... I actually created four bionic superhumans. Adam, Bree, Chase, and Daniel." Douglas explained.

"What is with you naming our children in alphabetical order?" Leo asked.

"It's better than their original names. Big boy, Little boy, and Not a boy." Douglas said, gesturing to the bionic trio.

"Another brother, huh? Would it kill you to throw some lip gloss and long hair into one of your test tubes?" Bree asked.

"Right, cause you don't have a 'sister' standing right next to you, huh." Jodie said sarcastically, trying not to wince from a headache.

"I can't believe you never told me. Of all the rotten things you've done, this has got to be the worst." Donald scolded.

"I had to keep the secret so Daniel would be safe. He was just a baby the day you stole these guys from me." Douglas said.

"Rescued." Donald argued.

"Stole!" Douglas argued back.

"Rescued!"

"Stole!"

"Rescued!"

"Yeah yeah, we get it! You're horrible people. Get to the point." Jodie said, stopping the argument between the two men.

"After Donnie ratted me out, I knew I'd be living on the run, so I found Daniel a nice family that was looking to adopt. That way, he could have a safe, normal life away from all my chaos." Douglas explained.

"Well how old is he?" Chase asked.

"Thirteen. He found some old records that listed me as his biological father, and he found my phone number, and here we are." Douglas answered.

"Well, when do we get to meet him?" Bree asked.

"Whoa, whoa. I just talked to him for the first time. I don't think either one of us is ready for that." Douglas said.

"Well what did he say?" Donald asked.

"That he's ready to meet me." Douglas answered, receiving a look from everyone else. "Okay, look, I just don't know if I'm ready to be a dad." Douglas defended.