Monsuno One-shot "Family"

Fallenqueen2: Inspired by DA's GeekWayne, thanks a bunch! This one goes out to you, lol sounds like a song or something. :)

Summary: Ever wonder what the true reason as to why Chase trusts Dax so fully? Well this is my version of something we didn't get to see, it involves Dom Pyro and a waterfall.

Disclaimer: I do not own Monsuno or any of it's characters or nicknames.

Family

Chase Suno was staring up at the moon and stars that were visible through the thick tree tops above the small clearing the core-tech team had made camp for the night. He heard movement from the left of him, he quickly shut his eyes and let his jaw drop a bit as to look like he was asleep as the familiar sound of Dax's combat boots crunched past him. Chase decided that he would follow the lowlander. The large reason why he decided this was that no matter how much Jon, Bren and Jinja are against it Dax was slowly becoming part of their little family and when a family member walked off into the woods at night, well… In short Chase was worried about Dax. The thought that Dax might be a spy barely even crossed his mind. After giving Dax a few seconds as a head start, Chase sat up and crept silently after Dax into the dark, dense forest.

Minutes later he decided that was not a good idea at all, everything looked the same during the day but at night don't even try to figure out where you are doing. Dax clearly knew where he was going but Chase not so much. He stood still just trying to retrace his steps in his mind when the sound of rushing water caught his ears, a river! They were camped near a river so maybe if he followed this river he would stumble across the campsite and no one would know… That was the plan at least. Now with a plan and a sense of where he was going Chase started to pick his way over to the river, he emerged from the forest to see the river.

The water looked like ink, slight bumps in the water signalling where there were large rocks destroyed the effect of black glass the surface had. Chase looked up and down the river bank to see if Dax was around there, worried even more about the lowlander now.

"Where are you Dax?" Chase mumbled to himself.

"Worried about me lil' Suno?" Dax's voice teased the raven haired teen from behind him. Chase spun around, hand on his heart and let out a large breath.

"Don't do that Dax."

"I wouldn't have to if you weren't following me."

"I was just making sure…"

"You were seeing if I was a spy."

"NO! I was worried alright?"

"Y-you were worried about me?"

"Don't sound so surprised, but yes I was worried."

"So Lil' Suno you followed me into the forest in the dead of night because… You were worried about me?"

"Pretty much."

"But why?"

"You are part of my family now Dax and I look out for my family."

"F-family?"

Dax was shocked, when he first spotted lil' Suno following him when he went to go to the bathroom his first thought was that Chase was following him because he was making sure he wasn't a spy. No way this notion had come across his mind. He was part of lil' Suno's family, even after not telling him about his old man and giving him every reason not to trust him. Lil' Suno still came after him because he was worried. About him, a lowlander who could be a spy(he's not just by the way). The idea of a family was foreign to him and he had no idea what to say to that other than stuttering like an idiot, well he already sounded like an idiot lets just add one more comment to that.

"What exactly does that mean?"

"What do you mean Dax?"

"Well I don't know what a family would do for each other." Dax fidgeted under Chase's unbelieving gaze before it softened and Chase smiled at the dark skinned teen.

"A family is always there for the others in his or her's family. No matter what, they try their hardest to protect each other, recuse them from others or themselves and they love each other no matter what happens. That is what my father taught me Dax and that's what I'm hoping to teach you and Beyal." Chase explained the best way he could think of.

"So you think of me as part of your family? You would do all that for me?"

"In a heartbeat, now come on lets get back to camp before the others wake up and freak out." Chase stuck out his hand to Dax before Dax could take Chase's hand an eerily familiar and annoy voice whispered in Chase's ear.

"Hello little mouse." Dom Pyro chuckled as he whacked his electric baton against Chase's back sending the volts into the teal eyed teen's body making him yelp before falling limply backwards against Pyro.

"Chase!" Dax cried and reached for Airswitch's core but before he could spin his monsuno out Pyro leapt away with a knocked out Chase slung under his arm. "Damn! I'm coming for you buddy. Airswitch, launch!" He spun his core at the nearest tree and in a flash of blinding blue light Airswitch flew free, picking Dax up quickly.

"Airswitch find Chase Suno!" Dax shouted over the winds and Airswitch nodded before swerving towards the waterfall at the end of the river, Dax kept his eyes on the ground as his heart raced and every way this could end badly replayed over and over in his mind. He shook his head harshly to clear out the bad thoughts. 'I'm going to get Lil' Suno back, no doubts about it.' Dax placed that mantra in his mind and repeated it before spotting something below that made his blood go to ice.

Pyro had tied Chase to an extended tree limb that stretched across the top of the waterfall. Pyro didn't notice Dax and Airswitch because he was too busy dancing around holding Lock's core high in the air in both hands like a trophy. Chase seemed to be awake because from the looks of his lips he was cussing out that insane man pretty badly, the sight of Lil' Suno cussing someone out brought a tear to Dax's eye, but this was NOT the time for Dax to pat himself on the back for rubbing off on Chase. It was the time to save lil' Suno!

"Airswitch use Sonic Screech!" Dax called out, holding up his core before he jumped onto he ground behind some trees as Airswitch attacked the unaware Dom Pyro, sending him flying backwards into trees, thankfully knocking out the crazy man. Lock's core spun in the air which was when Dax made his move, he leapt into the air and caught the core, tucking it into his core holster as he rolled to his feet.

"Dax!?" Chase called out from his place on the branch.

"Hang on lil' Suno!" Dax ran at top speed over to the branch and quickly but carefully edged his way over to the tied up teen. He flipped out his switchblade and started to saw at the ropes.

"Man I am glad to see you." Chase exhaled closing his eyes.

"Ain't no way I'm leaving a family member behind." Dax smirk in triumph as the ropes fell down the waterfall below.

"Thanks Dax." Chase smiled as he slowly sat up and Dax handed him Lock's core. "I owe you one."

"You don't owe me nothin' lil' Suno." Dax shrugged as they both stood up and started to move towards solid land.

They were so close to solid ground when a sicking crack sounded out. Dax whirled around to see the weak, moist branch give out under Chase's foot. Chase fell backwards, hand outstretched to Dax with a scared look on his face that should never be on his face. Dax quickly latched onto Chase's outstretched hand and with his free hand gripped the wet bark as he lay on his stomach holding Chase up. Chase's legs were dangling over open air that signalled the end of the river and the start of the waterfall and its LONG drop downwards.

"I got you mate!" Dax grunted, but he could feel Chase's hand starting to slip and panic gripped his heart.

"Let me go Dax." Chase said calmly as he looked up at the teen who looked back down at him wide eyed.

"Are you insane Chase!? If I do you'll die!"

"It's better that one of us lives instead of both of us dying!"

"Nu-uh, ain't happening. I'm not letting you go, your my family now!" Dax cried tightening his grip on Chase's hand.

"Let me go Dax!" Chase cried as the branch started to crack under the weight.

"NO!" Dax shouted stubbornly, but Chase's hand slipped out of his hand. "NOOO! Airswitch!" Dax without thinking jumped off the branch and plummeted after Chase, thankfully Airswitch swooped down and grabbed them each in one of his talons.

"Chase are you okay?!" Dax cried over to the raven haired boy.

"I am now! Thanks Dax, Airswitch." Chase called over with a relieved look on his face.

After a short flight to solid ground that was near their campsite Airswitch placed them both on the ground.

"Thanks a bunch old friend, return." Dax held up his core and with a nod Airswitch returned in a flash of light. Dax heaved a huge sigh and plopped down onto the ground beside Chase.

"Never do that again lil' Suno." Dax ran a hand over his face.

"Thanks for saving me back there Dax… And for calling me by my actual name, twice. Jinja is going to kill you when she hears." Chase finished with a small laugh.

"After that near death experience that is all you gathered from that? I called you by your name?" Dax asked amused.

"Yeah pretty much, but now I know for sure. You ARE part of my family." Chase sent him a huge grin and caught up in the moment Dax sent him one back. Chase held out his hand once the 2 stood up and this time Dax shook it, sealing the bond these 2 had formed that night.

"Back at ya." With that they walked into the camp to see no one was missing and no one was awake. They shared a small smile before settling down for what was left of the night. The night day Jon pointed out the waterfall and no one saw the small smile Dax and Chase exchanged. They never bothered to tell anyone else what happened, but when they saw Chase trusted Dax they all slowly started to trust him as well.