Chapter 5: Renegades

A/N: Ok I'm reposting this chapter, as I forget an important aspect towards the end. So I fixed the ending. I want to thank those who've taken time to read this story, follow it, or favorite it. Means a lot. I'm not the best at writing action-writing is not my strong suit but I enjoy it. I don't know how many times I can watch a movie or tv show and somehow want to incorporate it into the story. Definitely The Scorch Trials inspired the escape scene. Thanks for reading.

She could hear her heart beating out of her chest, it had to be a lie. He couldn't be alive "Marcus?" Her voice trembled as she said his name. Ever since the incident where Marcus tried to kill all of them, his name became like Voldemort, they all refused to speak it.

"In the flesh."Bree pushed his helping hand away.

"Don't touch me." Marcus smirked, he guessed he deserved that. "How are you-"

"Alive? Don't worry it's not as complicated as you think." He took a seat beside Bree on her bed. As Marcus kept a watchful eye on Bree, he noticed how much he was making her uncomfortable so he stood up as to show a sign of good faith. "I was dead, but you're mother fixed me right up."

"Don't call her that!" Bree practically shrieked. "She is NOT my mother."

"Whatever. I don't care about your family drama. Anyway, she said she had one last mission for me." Marcus began to pace the room. "Relax, it's not to kill you. If anything, it's to protect you three."

"Protect us? " Bree scoffed "You tried to kill us!" She was more reminded her former friend.

"I get that they always said Chase was the smart one, but I have to tell you Cupcake, I really would have thought you would have figured it out by now. I never mattered. I still don't. But you three do. At the end of the day, I'm just whoever they want me to be. But you three-"Marcus turned away from Bree not wanting to face her in his moment of weakness. "It's part of why I was always so jealous of you guys."

Bree knew if her brothers were here they would criticize her lack of clarity, but all she could see as she looked at Marcus was just a lost boy.

"Jealous? What was there to be jealous of? "Our lives are not as perfect as you think. Our father kept us locked in a basement for all of our lives, which we later found out was not actually our father but our uncle. No, our real father just wanted to use us for petty crimes. Our mother is holding us hostage or working with the guys who are keeping us locked here. Not to mention, I have no idea if Chase and Adam are even ok, or if anyone in my family is for that matter. And let's not forget the cherry on top: we have a psycho killer trying to kill us and take over the world. But sure go ahead, be jealous."

Marcus laughed for the first time in ages it seemed. "True. But did you creator leave you to die? He was always obsessed about you guys. You would think I would be the one to make him proud. I had your speed, Adam's strength, and I was just as smart as Chase, if not smarter. I was everything you guys were, but apparently I wasn't the one he wanted. But there's no rest in peace. She digs me up and reprograms me once more just to be you three's bodyguard. Maybe this is my chance for redemption."

"Forget about what everyone wants from you," Bree motioned for Marcus to sit beside her "What do you want? Sooner or later, Marcus you have to make the decision for yourself. Do you want to be the villian or the hero?"

"I want to change." Marcus softly replied, his voice breaking as he uttered that sentence.

"Then do it. We were once friends. I don't think all that was an act."

"It wasn't, well not all of it, anyway."

"So what exactly are we up against?" Bree as she shifted topics. For the first time tonight, she was given hope.

As Chase, Adam, Spin and Bob all sat the table they looked around at the guards trying to decipher the weakest link.

"That one?" Chase questioned the group as he pointed out a guard to Adam and the others.

"He stays on his phone all the time. While we train, I'm almost confident he's watching Netflix. He's your easiest target." Spin replied to Chase.

"So what do I do?" Bob asked, anxiously awaiting for his role.

"Where's the infirmary?" Bob was confused with the terms Chase was referring to.

"Do you mean like the hospital?"

"Yes!"

""Oh as soon as you leave, it's straight down the hall, 3 doors to the left, or maybe it's the right." Bob stood up and turned his body sideways, in an effort to recall which direction. He then raised his left arm "Yeah, it's the left."

"Ok good. I want you two to stay near, if there is a way you can retrieve our chips that would be great, but it's not top priority. The top priority is distracting them so we can escape. "

"I get where you're going with this." Bob remarked in agreement. Distraction? More like a chance for destruction.

As they watched Agent Graham disappear from the cafeteria with two of the other guards, they knew their watchful eye just gave them the perfect opportunity.

"You know what to do, right?" Chase once more questioned Adam. It wasn't that he didn't think Adam was listening, but you could easily say Adam had A.D.D. He was always easily distracted and there was almost a 90% chance that Adam had selective hearing and could only hear what he wanted to hear.

"Yes, Chase. I know what to do. But just in case, do you think in this scenario the distraction dance would work?" Chase rolled his eyes.

"No Adam, no distraction dance. "

"Fine. Alright, Alright. I'm going."

As Adam walked up to the guard, he gave a quick wink to his brother and his new friends. "Umm, we were told we could go see our sister."

"I don't think I ever got authorization for that. But why don't you be good kid and sit back down? I'm aware you don't have your 'bionics' so you can't touch me."

"Really?" Adam threw a punch to his jaw and watched the man go down to the floor. 'What the hell?' Adam muttered to himself, "Guys!" The other boys ran over to his side. Adam only punched him, "This wasn't me!."

Chase bent down to check his pulse "He's still breathing."

"Yeah but you guys won't be if you keep wasting time." The boys all watched the girl, much of Bob and Spin's past remained a blur, but she was clear as day. She was the one who helped them escape last time. "Hi boys! Don't worry, it's just a temporary paralytic drug. He's fine, but I'm serious you guys won't be if we don't leave now."

Adam quickly took the badge and the guard's weapon. "Who are you?" Chase asked.

"Long story short, I'm your new best friend. But you can call me Kate. I understand you don't trust me and that's fine, but we are together on a common enemy: Victor Krane. The bastard ruined my life, he knows I escaped and there's a target over my head but right now you guys need me as much as I need you."

"It's ok guys, we can trust her. We know her." Both boys assured Chase and Adam.

"I still can't believe you never told me that story." Douglas softly remarked as he and Sarah continued to work on the schematics from the kids chips. "I mean we could have found a way to escape together."

"It was better that way. What kind of life would that be for them? Constantly looking over their shoulders, I mean I know it was no better with Donald but least they were safe. And you? What the hell were you thinking getting involved with Krane? I get it he was the highest bidder, but did it not strike you as odd when he wanted your research only to start implanting himself with bionics."

"Well I certainly didn't see this coming. But I have changed" Seeing her smile again almost made Douglas forget the mission ahead. "And they really are great kids."

"This is useless!" Sarah released a frustrated groan. "There's no fix. I can't lose them." A silent tear rolled down her cheek "Not again."

"I got it. Just come home with us, we can work on it together. Donald helped me repair Bree's chip, I know he can be a little bit of a narcissist, but he really is a genius and Chase-"

"There's too much pressure on their systems when they use their bionics." The dark circles under her eyes revealed that she hadn't got a proper sleep since the kids arrived at the facility. She wanted nothing more to bond with them, but that couldn't happen as long as Death still stalked them. Rubbing her eyes, she wasn't even sure what day of the week it was. "But you're right, I can't do this anymore."

"Donald has a safe house. Their capsules, food. and there's a bionic security perimeter. So we don't have to worry about Krane."

"That's good."

"Yeah that's not going to happen. You're not going anywhere and neither are they." Graham says as he pointed a gun at the pair.

It didn't make senese, Graham was just looking for his big break, fame. How could helping Krane benefit him? "Graham, what are you doing?"

"All makes sense now. At first, I was ready to cash in on those kids. Movie deals or tv shows, a book...Hell, kids love superheroes these days. Just putting their name out there would get us millions. But then I thought, why push millions when I can have so much more? The president cleared them as a nonthreat to society."
Douglas pushed Sarah behind them.

"Aw that's cute. There's a bigger picture. You see this is about getting on the right team. You can't win this time."

"Why? You have to know how this is going to end." Sarah continued to try to talk some sense into him, but it was like talking to a brick wall.

"It was nothing personal"

"He's going to kill you. What do you think is going to happen after he kills us? You think he's just going to have you as his wing man? His right hand man? No! He's going to see you as someone in his way." Sarah inhaled sharply "You're an agent, Graham. You're supposed to protect and serve."

"Yeah and I've been the joke. I finally got my break and then you guys freaking took it away."

"You're really winning your case here,buddy." Douglas replied sarcastically. Sarah gently elbowed him urging him to knock it off.

"Do you have any idea how difficult this was? The sacrifices and decisions I had to make? It would have never worked out with those kids so I made a decision. That's what I do. I'm a survivor. You should know exactly all about that."

"Yeah well have fun suriving this." Douglas pulled out a gun and aimed at Agent Graham. However, it was thrwarted as Krane geoleaped into the room.

"How did you-"

"It really wasn't that difficult." In that instant, he had Graham under the Triton App. "I find I can be quite persuasive."

"What do you want?"

"Graham, bring up the feed" Upon looking at the monitors, Graham noticed that somehow the kids were planning an escape. Douglas and Sarah looked at each other cautiously. Krane groaned in anger, "Don't just stand there. Bring them to me!"

"Which one of you shall be first? Eeenie, Meenie, Miney, Mo-"

"You left them behind?" Adam questioned, trying to decipher her motives. Well, Chase wanted him to be more aware of his surroundings so he was trying.

"There's no time for this story. I left and came back and they were gone. I felt horrible about it, but there's no time. We have to get your sister and get the hell out of here."

"Why are you helping us?" Chase asked, he strangely felt some kind of connection to her.

"I heard about the Pentagon. I know what he's doing and we have to act soon. You guys were cleared today. President doesn't see you as a threat and ordered your release. But yet, you're still here. That agent guy is working for the other team, I don't know who he's working for but you better pray it's not Krane."

As Adam and Chase neared the infirmary, they were shocked at what they saw: Marcus was sitting beside Bree on her hospital bed.

"Get away from our sister!" Adam's maddened tone did reach Marcus as he quickly got up off the bed.

"Relax guys, it's ok. He's with us. I know what you're thinking, but Marcus is not the same guy we knew"

"Bree, what did she do to you?" Chase questioned. Is it possible that they brainwashed Bree? I mean she knew how Marcus was, why would she trust him?

"She reprogrammed him, he's not evil anymore. Chase, Adam, I'm begging you trust me on this."

The alarms began to blare indicating the escape, Kate groaned as did the other boys. "Shit! There's no time."

"Hey guys, we have bigger problems. They're coming! I repeat They're coming!" Bob warned.

"Can you walk?" Chase tenderly asked his sister, "Adam, Bob try covering the door. Kate, Spin-"

"What about our bionics?" Kate motioned to Spin to forget about that right now, they'll figure something out later but there was no way they would even get near that lab right now.

"I don't have my super speed and I'm still a little weak but I think I can. Chase, I know I'm putting a lot on the line with Marcus, but for some reason I trust him on this. And I mean what about her? We don't know her..."

"We'll just let this play out and then we'll sneak off if we have to." Chase responded as he looked around at Marcus and Kate. One had tried to kill them in the past and the other could be playing them.

"Chase, without my strength I can't hold off any longer" Adam reminded his younger brother.

"Yeah but I can." Marcus reminded the others as he thought of his bionics. Adam look over to Chase's approval, right now he was their only option. "Just stay back." They still felt unsure of Marcus but like he told Bree, they would assess the situation and when the time came they would sneak off if they had to.

When the three guards entered the room, the group was uncertain on Marcus' loyalty. The others watched as Marcus drew up an energy ball, raising the guards up in the air, it seemed he still had that old trick up his sleeve. As they fell to the ground, the guards were knocked unconscious. "That should buy us a few extra minutes. Let's go." They immediately took off running to the escape.

"We're not far from the main gate." Kate spoke as they all continued to run. Adam was ready to pick Bree up but she stressed to him that she was fine and she could carry on.

The alarms continued to blare and their hearts continued to race with each step they took. "There it is!" One of them shouted as they neared the gate. Chase began to swipe the badge but had no prevail. "Shit, they must have shut down all access."

"This can't be happening." Bree whispered to her brother, Adam laying a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Chase! Adam! Think about what you're doing." Graham warned as walked closer.

"Open the door,Graham!" Chase warned. Kate had already proven herself as an asset and Marcus still had his bionics. Mr. Davenport taught them enough martial arts that they were confident they could take them on if necessary.

"Should I? Marcus asked.

"I won't ask again, Graham. We may not have our bionics right now, but he does. And believe me when I say, you don't want to know what he's capable of."

"I'm on your side. You're safer in here then you are out there. What do you think is going to happen when you leave here? I'm doing you kids a favor."

"He's lying. Look at his eyes" The glowing green indicated that he was under the Triton App. "Oh God, Krane's here!" Kate began to have a panic attack as she thought about what he would do to her. She knew it was risky searching for them, but Bob and Spin were her brothers, maybe not biologically, but they were the closest thing she had to a family. The Davenport kids were her only chance of freedom, they were the only ones who held enough power to destroy Krane.

"You really think you kids are a match for Krane?" Graham mocked. "This will be fun. Oh, the party is just beginning."

"Marcus do it!" Chase, Bree and Adam all responded in agreement.

By some unknown reason, the door began to open and they were all shocked when they saw who was on the other side.

"Leo?" Bree and Adam both exclaimed. Chase looked back and smiled.

"Well that certainly was not easy to hack into." Leo joked

Leo worried when he saw Marcus alive and was about to throw an energy ball his way when Bree and Adam stopped. "Don't do it. It's ok."

Graham began to press a remote trying to block access to the door. The other guards backed up in fear, but Graham continued to thrwart their escape as he pulled out his gun. There was no way he could go back into that room with Krane without those kids.

"We will find you! " Graham began shooting at the kids. Leo saw that they were still in danger as Graham had ordered the main door to close. Chase had made it just in time as the doors shut. Immediately, he worked on frying the circuit to the door.

"Where's Douglas?" Leo questioned the group.

"What?! Chase exclaimed. This could not be happening.

"Oh God," Bree hesitated squeezing her brother's hand for assurance.

"He went in looking for you guys. I assumed that's what the alarm was about." Leo sighed.

Marcus wanted so bad to feel something for his creator. Regret. Anger. Denial. Happiness. Anything. But yet he felt nothing. "We have to go. If Krane had that agent under the Triton App, then he's near. Trust me, he'll figure something out! You go back now and you're all dead! That's not what he would want."

"No!" Kate sobbed as she caught Spin in her arms. The group had been so focused on Douglas and what just happened that they didn't notice that Spin had got hit and was heavily bleeding from his chest.

"Adam, take Spin. Leo, give us an update."

"We're somewhere near the desert. About two hours from home. I sent Big D our coordinates but there's no signal. So I have no way of knowing if he even got the message. I don't know what to do, guys."

Marcus uttered under his breath "There's a shock."

Her voice broke as she realized that slowly Spin was dying. " I have a hideout but it's not a guarantee. He knows we escaped they'll find this place and there's not enough time. There's so much blood. I can't stop it. " Leo gave up his jacket allowing Kate to hold pressure to his wound. Kate once more repeated "I can't stop it!"

"It'll have to do for right now." Being mission leader, Chase took pride in leading but for the first time Chase was clueless on where to begin "We don't have our bionics, Leo."

"About your place, could we get a message out once we got there?" Leo asked the unknown girl, he had to believe in the moment that if his siblings trusted her she had to be good on some level. He still had his doubts about Marcus, though."
"It's a small workstation, but yes, I believe it'll work. But we have to be quick." Kate reminded.

"Can you take us there?" Chase asked, hoping their new friend could help them.

Comments. Suggestions? I have plans for Marcus...Kate is one we can trust and the show never really said what her bionic ability was but that she had the commando app (Douglas later gave her a sonic scream) But for the sake of the story, I'm giving her smarts as well. Next chapter will include an introduction to Spikette. There is stuff that happened in some of the episodes that I want to include in the chapter, so we'll see some of it again. This story is not meant to be a long story. I wanted to develop a bond between Kate and Chase because on the show Chase doesn't really have anyone. But there is still danger all around. Thanks for Reading!