We're Different

Chapter 14

       I wrote the last sentence just as Bree's phone went off, frustrating her even more. The four of us were stuck down in the lab, the place where Adam, Bree, and Chase had apparently been trapped in up until just recently. I pushed some yellow hair behind my ear as Bree ranted.
"Ugh, everyone from school is checking in at the yogurt shop. Even Susie Reynolds, and she's lactose intolerant!" I chuckled at that, and then my phone went off, prompting me to look at who had contacted me. I smiled as I read the text from Marcus, saying how he wished I was there.
Sorry, weird dad, overprotective rules, same old, same old. I wish I could be there with you.
Guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow to ask you what I needed to...
I sighed and practically slammed my phone down. It was so frustrating that I wasn't allowed to interact with human beings. I really wanted to know what Marcus had to ask. Determination filled my system, but it died down when Mr. Davenport came downstairs.
"Guys, I need your help tonight to make Tasha's dinner tonight extra-special."
"Yeah, sure. What can we do?" Adam asked.
"Stay far, far away." With that, he went back upstairs, and my phone went off again. I sighed and became frustrated.
"I knew we should have gone to the grand opening with Marcus," I lamented. "He just texted me and said that Principal Perry is shotgunning tutti-fruity straight from the dispenser!" Bree chuckled at that image, but sadness quickly filled her eyes.
"We are missing the biggest social event of the year! Let's just go!"
"We can't," Chase sighed. "Mr. Davenport wants us here."
"No, Mr. Davenport wants us far, far away, and the yogurt shop is far, far away." Adam's logic, for once, actually made sense.
"Your razor-thin logic works for me." I was shocked Chase wanted to break the rules.
"Wait, wait, wait, wait!" We all looked at Bree. "What about Leo."
"Marcus said not to bring him, and he's right," I reasoned. "We just have to be quick."
"And you know what else is quick? Davenport's car."
"Are you crazy? Mr. Davenport would kill us if he knew we drove his car."
"Yes, but we wouldn't be driving the car. The car drives itself!"
"Boom, can't argue with that!" Chase still seemed adamant on not taking Mr. Davenport's car.
"Chase, come on! Where's that rebellious spirit that popped up when Adam said we should go. Chase sighed, but seemed to know I was right.
"All right, let's go!"
"Yes, let's get in the witchcraft car!"

We pulled up in the car, and everyone stared at the vehicle in shock. I had been sitting in the driver's seat, with Bree in the passenger's, and we had forced Adam and Chase into the back. We all climbed out of the car and walked over to Marcus, who hugged me and smiled at the others.
"Wow... that was quite an entrance, Skai," he teased. "I'm glad you could come."
"Oh yeah. Stole a self-driving car from my best friend's father and got here at a speed limit possibly above the legal limit, typical Tuesday." Marcus laughed at my joke and moved on, looking at the car.
"This thing is awesome," he marveled.
"Yeah, you just say any destination and it takes you there," Chase informed him.
"Yet no matter how many times I tell it 'take me to a better life,' here I am." Bree motioned to her brothers.
"And get this, it even has a compartment for your gloves!" I rolled my eyes at what Adam thought was impressive.
"So, guys, the line looks pretty long. Maybe we should take this thing and cruise on over to my house."
"Hold it!" We all looked over to see Leo racing to us. "Eddy told me you guys snuck out. You're all coming with me!"
"No, we're not, Bree protested.
"Oh, yes you are." Leo grabbed Chase's arm, but he yanked it away.
"You can't tell us what to do."
"Yeah, you're not the boss of us. What, did you run all the way over here?"
"Yes. because Big D made me the enforcer, and so it's my job to watch over you! Plus, you're here with Marcus, who we can't trust!"
"Tell that to Skai, of all people. She trusts him the most out of all of us!"
"It's not my fault he's handsome!"
"Now is not the time to say that, Skai!"
"All of you, get in the car, right now!"
"No! We just got here!"
"Okay, I'm warning you, do not make me call for backup... because I do not have any backup." I rolled my eyes at how pathetic Leo was being.
"Guys, Leo's right," Marcus sighed. "I don't want you to get in trouble. Maybe you should go home. But at least grab some yogurt before you go. I'll watch the car."
"No, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I see what you're doing. You're not gonna lay one slimy little finger on this car. Beat it, eyebrows!" Leo climbed into the car and shut the door, waiting for us to get some yogurt. After I grabbed mine, Marcus stopped me and pulled me aside, looking me in the eyes. I felt my heart flutter.
"Skai... I really like you... like, a lot. I really want to spend more time with you, so I was wondering... if you would be my girlfriend?" I had never been more happy in my short life.
"Marcus, of course I'll be your girlfriend." He hugged me briefly, then sent me off.
"I don't want you to get in trouble because of me." I giggled and walked towards where the car was, but when I got there, the car was missing.
"Um, where's Leo?" Bree asked, concerned.
"More importantly, where are the napkins?" I looked over at Adam to see him attempting to lick the melting yogurt off of his arms. I rolled my eyes at his ignorance.
"Leo probably went for a joyride," Marcus sighed. "I'll just call my dad to pick us up. He's been dying to meet you guys." Something about what Marcus had said tipped me off a little bit, but I brushed it off. Bree's phone went off and her eyes turned to dinner plates.
"It's Leo!" Bree picked up her phone and spoke with a worried tone. "Leo, where are you?" I could hear screaming come from Leo's line, but couldn't specifically hear what he was saying. Bree quickly hung up and looked at us. "Guys, Leo's in trouble. We have to go help him! Sorry Marcus, we have to go!"
"Wait, you can't go yet! We haven't taken a picture with the Froyo-a-Go-Go dodo!" Something about what Marcus was doing seemed suspicious.
"Oh, right." Adam took a quick selfie, then came back to the three of us. Bree called Leo back and put it on speaker. He quickly answered. "Hey, Leo, the left pedal is called the brake. Take your foot and step on it." I could hear Leo's eyeroll.
"Don't you think I've tried that already?"
"Hey, if you can't be polite, this conversation is over."
"Leo, I'll use your cell signal to locate the car on my Bionic GPS," Chase informed him. He did just that and turned to Bree. "Got him: Taylor Avenue at twenty-eighth."
"I'll use my super-speed to catch up to the car and pull him out." Bree sped off, and we stood there for a few moments, until Bree came back, looking haggard and covered in branched.
"Whoa. What happened to you?" I couldn't help but laugh a little bit.
"You know those signs that say 'Deer Crossing?' They don't lie! I don't know how we're gonna stop that car..."
"What, you don't think the ocean's gonna stop it?" I resisted the urge to smack Adam.
"If the car is being driven by an internal computer system, maybe I can tap into it remotely and shut it down." Chase leaned his had down to be closer to the phone's mic. "Hang on, Leo, I'm gonna try something." Chase tapped into the car via his link, but Leo didn't seem pleased.
"Well, Chase, you completed the 14-point maintenance checklist. Now all we need is an oil change and we're good to go!"
"Okay, the car won't let me tap into its CPU, but what if there was a way for me to block its satellite signal?"
"But is your force field powerful enough?" I asked with concern.
"Well, yeah, but I'd have to surround the entire car, which is miles away and moving fast. I could never throw that far."
"You can't, but I can!" Bree, Chase, and I all seemed to have the same idea.
"Yes, you can! If I can calculate the distance, arc and force necessary to launch, I can guide your arm and use your strength to hurl the force field at the car."
"Ah, so it's like a bionic-bro combo! A bro-motion! A bro-tation! A super bionic bro-chacho--"
"Just do it already!" I screamed.
"Hurry, hurry!" Leo urged.
"Okay, we've only got one chance! You gotta think of it like a basketball. We're shooting a full-court shot across 98 courts that are moving at 125 miles per hour."
"That sounds insanely complicated," I sighed.
"Yeah, numbers, numbers, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Just tell me what I'm chucking."
"Guys, I'm sorry. You're trying to rescue me when I'm supposed to be protecting you. I guess I wasn't a very good enforcer."
"No, you weren't." I rolled my eyes at Adam.
Just get ready. Get on your knees." Adam did as his brother said, and Chase readied a force field. Once it was complete, he placed it in his brother's hands, then pulled Adam back like a slingshot.
"Perfect... All right... Thee, two, one, now!" The boys collapsed as they shot the force field, and Bree snapped a picture.
:I don't know what that was, but it's going on my profile page." I high-fived Bree as Adam and Chase scrambled to their feet.
"Let's see if it worked." Chase pulled up his GPS tracker, and the dot meant to symbolize the car came to a halt. We all cheered and hugged each other, until another problem surfaced.
"Now, how are we going to get this thing home?"