She-Freak - Chase Davenport

twenty-two.

Tuesday, 23rd December 2014

A few days later, the quintet was helping Tasha with the last preparations before Christmas Eve. The three youngest were in charge of wrapping the last presents, while the oldest were helping their mother with the decorations.

- "Ho, ho, ho!" Donald walked in, carrying bags. "Santa's here!"

- "I'm not sitting on your lap. Just hand out the gifts." Leo replied.

- "Presenting this holiday season's hottest new action figures!" The father exclaimed and held out action figures of the team. "Adam, Bree, Chase, and Maddison!"

- "Wow!" Bree smiled.

- "Cool!" The geniuses, simultaneously, exclaimed.

- "Toys!!!" Adam yelled and grabbed his action figure.

The three youngest of the team took their own action figures.

- "They're so cute!" The Davenport woman laughed.

- "Yeah. Now that the world knows and loves you guys, a toy company was eager to put one of these in every kid's stocking for a small licensing fee." The scientist pointed at himself.

- "Ahem!" The shorter boy cleared his throat. "Didn't they forget a certain someone? I'm just saying, this face would look dashing in molded plastic." He gestured to his face. "It appeals to children of all ages."

- "Leo, we agreed to keep your bionic arm a secret." Donald put a hand on his middle son's shoulder. "Besides, this is about Adam, Bree, Chase, and Maddison. And me!" He pulled out his action figure. He started making the action figure move while the six frowned. "What? It comes free with the set."

- "Right, because no one would actually pay for you." The bionic girl said.

- "Look, Chase." The tall guy took his brother's action figure and put it next to him. "Yours is life-sized!"

The alien girl rolled her eyes.

- "Oh, and look!" The genius boy took his eldest brother's action figure. "Adam's head is hollow." He hit the head of the doll. "Just like the real thing!" He smiled widely.

The girls laughed.

- "It's not hollow. It's filled with potential." Adam snatched the toy from his brother's hands.

- "Wait, potential?" The Davenport girl frowned. "More like air."

- "What? What does that even mean?" The tall guy replied.

The trio started arguing. The Matthews girl leaned against the couch and sighed, in despair.

- "Guys, it's Christmas!" Tasha yelled. "This is a time to think about others, not yourselves. Which is why famed TV reporter Tasha Davenport is hosting a charitable toy drive at school." She smiled as everyone glared at her. "Oh, it can be a little about me."

- "Of course it can, honey!" The father, gently, kissed her cheek. "Now that that little self-involved side-trip is over, check it out!" He showed his phone to the team. "Your action figures are now second place on the holiday gift bestseller list."

- "Oh." Bree smiled.

- "Cool." Maddie nodded.

- "Second place? What's first?" Chase asked.

- "Uh, a toy called 'The Nerble'?" The scientist frowned.

- "The heck is a Nerble?" Chase looked at his father's phone. "That? That's just a furry orange ball!"

- "Yeah, who would buy that stupid thing?" The bionic girl frowned.

- "Hum, guys..." The alien girl pointed at the eldest teenager, who was playing with a Nerble.