Hello friends! I'm back with the final chapter of A Chip in the Shoulder. Before we get on with it, I just want to say thank you so much to all of you! 73 reviews, 20 followers, and 13 favorites? I was NOT expecting that! This was just a fun little story I wrote down in a notebook when my computer crashed. I didn't even think it was that good. Thanks to all for your continued support! Give yourself a round of applause; you guys are great!

Okay, even more family stuff in this chapter! It's also a little bit longer. I'm wrapping up all the loose ends. Hope you like it!

I don't own Lab Rats.

* * * Chase's POV * * *

I think I fell asleep – or unconscious – after I fell out of my capsule, but I'm not sure. The whole thing was a blur. The only thing I remember was a very far away voice saying, "You're not invincible." It was the same thing that I had thought right before I crashed through the window. I also thought I heard Adam saying he would be more careful with me, but that had to be a dream.

After what seemed like hours my head finally began to clear. I opened my eyes and saw Bree looking down at me. A smile swept over her face when she saw that I was awake.

"Chase!" she cried, throwing herself at me and enveloping me in her arms.

"Ow," I moaned softly into her ear.

"Sorry," she said, pulling back. She pushed her brown hair behind her ear and asked, "How are you doing?"

"Everything still hurts," I moaned.

"Do you remember what happened?"

You mean how you locked me in my capsule and pushed me to the brink of insanity? Yes, I do remember that, I thought. But that's not what I said out loud. Instead I simply replied, "Yes."

"Oh," Bree replied quietly. She hesitated for a second, then asked, "And what exactly did happen?" I bit my lip. I didn't want my sister (or the rest of my family) to know that I was scared of such a silly thing as being stuck in my capsule. I was their mission leader; I wasn't supposed to be afraid!

"Mr. Davenport said you had a panic attack," Bree continued. "I just wanted to know why."

"I . . . don't know," I said slowly.

Bree frowned and cocked her head. "You're lying." It wasn't a question.

"Fine," I sighed. "I may have . . . claustrophobia."

"What?" Bree gasped. "How come I never knew that?"

"I didn't want you to know! And besides, it's actually kind of new for me. You remember last month, when Adam lost his confidence? We told you how he got it back." She hadn't been there, but we had told her what happened. I didn't need to explain it again. "But I nearly suffocated in my capsule in the process. That . . . kind of scared me."

"Oh Chase, I'm sorry."

"Usually it's fine. If I start to get scared I just open my capsule a little to reassure myself that I can still get out. But when you locked me in there . . ."

"You couldn't get out," Bree finished, catching on. "Oh my goodness, Chase, I am SO sorry! I never would have locked you in there if I had known!"

"It's okay. I guess I should've told you, Adam, and Mr. Davenport before. I'm sorry about that."

"Told us what?" Mr. Davenport said as he and Adam entered the lab.

"Oh, um," I said, caught off guard. "Well, you see . . ." Bree gave me a knowing look. I explained my claustrophobia to the two of them.

"Wow, Chase, I didn't realize," Adam said after Mr. Davenport explained what claustrophobia was.

"I know. I didn't want to tell you, because, well, I'm supposed to be the leader! I'm not supposed to be scared of such a ridiculous thing as being stuck in my own capsule."

"It's not ridiculous, Chase," Mr. Davenport assured me. "You had a frightening experience. And besides, we all have little things we're afraid of."

"Even you?" Adam asked.

"What? No way! In case you haven't noticed, I'm perfect!" Mr. Davenport insisted. I chuckled, Bree rolled her eyes, and Adam grinned.

"Yeah, right!" my brother said. Mr. Davenport glared at him.

"Fine. You really want to know what I'm afraid of?" he said. "Losing you three. That's why I was so scared when I saw Chase before. I couldn't imagine my life without you guys."

"Aww!" Adam said with a smile. Our family shared a hug. Hey, we might be freakish, high-tech, and chaotic, but I wouldn't want any other family! Speaking of which . . .

"I'm sorry for giving you guys the silent treatment the past few days," I apologized.

"It's okay. You had a right to be angry," Bree said. "I'm sorry for trapping you in your capsule."

"And I'm sorry for tossing you out the window. I promise that I'll be much more careful from now on!"

"Will you really, Adam?" I asked in disbelief.

"I'm going to try," my brother replied.

"So you won't toss me around anymore?"

"I didn't say that. I just said I'd be more careful. I'm still going to toss you around." I groaned. Well, hopefully I wouldn't get tossed through any more windows, but I sensed many more bruise-filled years ahead for me.

"Well, I think we all learned some valuable lessons this week!" Mr. Davenport said. "We all need to be more careful, do our best to take care of each other, and never lock Chase in his capsule." Adam let out a small chuckle. Great, I thought. I'm never going to live this down!

The lab doors opened again and Leo walked in. "Hey, my mom is setting up a movie in the living room if anybody wants to come up and watch it."

"I'm in! I've had enough life lessons for one day," Mr. Davenport said with a sigh. "You feel up to it Chase?"

"Yeah, I think so," I replied. I grabbed my crutch and headed upstairs with my wonderfully strange, often careless, and yet very loving family.

Ta-da! How was that? Did you guys like it? What was your favorite part of the story? Even though it's over, you guys can still review! Let me know what you think!

Before I go I want to say something: I'll be back very soon! I've got an awesome AU story that I'd like to post sometime this afternoon. It will focus on Chase, so if you're a Chase fan I suggest keeping an eye for it! It's called "I'm a Weapon," if you guys want to watch for that.

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