Universe 38

Friday, 10th November 2017

Over a week later, the two older Davenport brothers went back to the academy. Bree and Adam were still not talking to Maddie and Chase.

The bionic boy was missing talking to his siblings, but he could not blame his girlfriend for standing up for him.

- "Babe?" The quadbrid moved her hand in front of his face.

- "Mmm?" The Davenport boy frowned and turned his face to look at her. "Sorry. What did you say?"

- "I said: 'Good morning, my love'." The Matthews girl repeated as she put a hand on his cheek.

The green hazel-eyed boy smiled softly.

- "Good morning, darling." He replied.

- "You were thinking about them again, weren't you?" The blue-eyed girl asked.

- "Yeah." Chase sighed as he looked at the ceiling.

Maddie put herself on top of him, laying in between his legs.

- "They have no reason to be mad at YOU." She said as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "You didn't do anything, and you tried to stop me. They only have a reason to be mad at me." She put her forearms on his chest and rested her chin on them as she looked up at him.

- "But you only did it to defend me." The bionic boy looked down at her.

- "I know, but I hurt their egos." The quadbrid replied.

The Davenport boy sighed, thoughtful.

- "Do you want me to apologize?" The Matthews girl asked. "If you need me to, I will."

- "No." The green hazel-eyed boy shook his head. "They know you meant every word, and that you would only apologize for me without actually meaning a word."

- "But..." The blue-eyed girl tried.

- "No." Chase said, firmly. "It's not your fault. It's up to them now, if they want to answer me or not."

Maddie, gently, pressed her lips against his.

- "I'm sorry." She whispered.

- "I know." The bionic boy nodded as he tightened his grip around her back.

It's my fault if they don't talk to him anymore. The quadbrid snuggled her head into his neck. That they don't talk to me? I get it. But him? He didn't do anything, except take it for years. She sighed.

- "What about you?" The Davenport boy asked.

- "They're not talking to me either, but I don't care." The Matthews girl shrugged, closing her eyes.

- "I'm not talking about them." The green hazel-eyed boy said.

Oh. The blue-eyed girl sighed and opened her eyes. He's talking about Chase.

- "Still nothing?" Chase frowned and tilted his head to look at her.

Maddie raised her head to meet his eyes.

- "Nope." She smiled sadly. "Told you he didn't like me."

- "Baby, maybe he thinks that you're still upset about what happened last week. I mean, you haven't called or texted him since." The bionic boy replied.

- "Neither did he." The quadbrid shrugged and put her head into his neck again. "Doesn't matter. This was a one-way friendship anyway." She closed her eyes.

I don't like this. The Davenport boy sighed and hugged her tighter.

The Matthews girl kissed the crook of his neck.

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A few minutes later, Kara was getting ready for CatCo, looking for her second shoe everywhere.

- "I can't find my shoe." She complained.

- "Did you look underneath the bed?" Mon-El asked from the kitchen.

The Danvers woman grabbed a side of the bed and lifted it high.

The Matthews man entered the opened bedroom and chuckled softly.

- "Why kneel when you can do that, huh?" He asked.

The Kryptonian snickered.

- "There it is." She grabbed her shoe from underneath the bed and she frowned as she saw a book too. She picked it up and saw that it was 'Romeo and Juliet'. "Isn't this yours?" She sat on the bed, after she put it down.

- "It is." The Daxamite nodded.

Kara opened it and saw that he had written several things on the pages; one page drew her attention as 'KARA' was written next to a line that was underlined.

- "'The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars'." She read.

Mon-El smiled.

- "It made me think of you." He sat next to her. "A lot of things in this book made me think of you."

- "That's so sweet." The Danvers woman blushed slightly.

The Matthews man put his hands on her cheeks, brushing her skin with his thumbs.

They both leaned forward slowly and met for a tender kiss.

The Kryptonian wrapped her arms around his neck.

- "It's a shame..." The Daxamite kissed her neck. "You work today..." He continued to her collarbone. "Because I don't." He put his hands on her hips, bringing her to straddle his lap.

Kara blushed brighter.

- "Well, um..." She cleared her throat and looked at the clock. "I still have twenty minutes before I need to go to CatCo. I can just fly there if needed."

- "So, I can make you late?" Mon-El smirked.

- "No." The Danvers woman snorted, before covering her mouth with both of her hands.

The Matthews man grinned and pulled her hands away.

- "No." The Kryptonian repeated. "Lena is coming to CatCo today. She texted me a few minutes ago."

- "Okay, so I can't make you late." The Daxamite, dramatically, sighed.

- "I'm sorry." Kara smiled.

- "But I can make you arrive right on time?" Mon-El smirked.

The Danvers woman blushed brightly.

- "Yes." She nodded.

- "Good." The Matthews man got up with her in his arms and spun around, laying her on the bed.

The Kryptonian looked up at him as he unbuttoned her jeans.

- "Oh, Rao." She whispered as he slid them down.

The Daxamite grinned widely as he grabbed her ankles and pulled her to the edge of the bed, kneeling between her spread legs.

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A few minutes later, the geniuses were at the dinner table, eating breakfast, without needing to put a shield.

- "No, but, babe, you have some on the corner of your mouth." Maddie giggled as her boyfriend had jam on the corner of his mouth.

- "Where?" Chase asked, coyly, as he put down his toast. "Can you clean it for me?"

The quadbrid rolled her eyes, amused.

- "Here." She leaned closer and kissed her corner of his mouth, taking the jam off him.

The bionic boy blushed brightly as she smirked.

- "That's not what I meant." He said.

- "Isn't it?" The Matthews girl clicked her tongue as she grabbed the legs of his chair and pulled him closer to hers, one of her legs between his and one of his legs between hers.

The Davenport boy put his tongue against the inside of his cheek as he smiled widely.

Bree was looking from the couch, a small smile on her lips.

Since the fight, she had not talked to the geniuses, even though she was happy for them and always watching them from afar when they had soft moments like this.

- "It is what you meant." The blue-eyed girl added.

- "Maybe." The green hazel-eyed boy shrugged with a smile as he looked back at his plate.

Maddie leaned forward and kissed his cheek.

Chase turned his face to look at her.

- "I love you too." He said.

The quadbrid smiled softly.

The bionic boy cupped her face and, slowly, kissed her lips.

The Matthews girl put her hands on his forearms as she smiled into the kiss.

The hybrid got up and went upstairs.

The geniuses frowned as they heard her determined steps.

The Davenport boy sighed.

The blue-eyed girl laid her head on his shoulder.

- "I'm sorry." She whispered.

The green hazel-eyed boy nodded. I miss her. I miss Adam. I just miss my siblings. His eyes watered.

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A couple of seconds later, Bree entered her girlfriend's room.

- "Hey." Skylar said as she put on her top and noticed the tears in her girlfriend's eyes. "Hey, what's wrong?"

- "It's just that..." The hybrid sniffled. "I feel so fucking guilty for everything I said to Chase over the years. He's in the kitchen with Maddie, just being happy, and I almost ruined his happiness." A tear ran down her cheek. "If Maddie hadn't pushed back his insecurities, he would still believe that he doesn't deserve love at all and... That's because of me!" She covered her face with her hands as she sobbed.

- "Oh, baby." The Calderan walked up to her and pulled her into a tight hug.

- "I did that to my baby brother..." The Davenport girl sobbed in her neck.

The Storm girl sighed as she caressed the back of her head.

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A few minutes later, the fiancées were debating about their wedding at the D.E.O.

- "It is not a personal attack on your taste." Alex defended.

- "I wasn't even thinking that until you just suggested it." Maggie replied.

- "It's a fact!" The Danvers woman exclaimed. The Sawyer woman scoffed. "Okay, Winn, back me up."

- "Hmm? I don't think that I should get involved." Winn said.

- "Because you're on my side, aren't you?" The detective smirked.

- "Oh, yeah, right." The right hand scoffed.

- "Well..." The Schott man mumbled awkwardly as he walked away.

- "What?" Alex frowned, undignified. "Wait... I saved your life."

- "Yeah, but, like, so has everybody else here." The tech guy shrugged.

- "Don't try to make him feel bad for siding with me." Maggie replied.

- "What, did you pay him to agree with you?" The Danvers woman asked.

- "Oh, now you're accusing me of..." The Sawyer woman frowned.

- "Well, if the shoe fits." The right hand cut her off.

- "Hey, hey, hey!" J'onn yelled as he walked in, stopping their argument. "Hey. What is all this about?"

- "We can't agree on one very important wedding detail." Alex replied. "Band or DJ."

The J'onzz man sighed.

- "The human mind reacts to music very much like other stimuli." He explained. "Tastes, smells. If the song doesn't sound exactly the way you're used to hearing it, you enjoy it less, and are, therefore, less likely to get jiggy on the dance floor. I say DJ."

- "Oh, yes!" The older Danvers exclaimed.

- "Come on." The detective threw her hands in the air as the two heroines landed behind them.

- "'Jiggy'?" Winn asked.

- "What was the general alert for?" Supergirl questioned.

- "Wait, you get the general alerts? That's just for the analysts, I think." The Schott man replied.

- "No, we had them add us to the distro list." GreatGirl explained as everyone frowned.

- "We want to know what's going on with the city at all times." The younger Danvers said.

- "And we were so bored this summer, because it was calm, so we did this." The Matthews girl added.

- "Detective Sawyer brought this in this morning." The green Martian started. "Mr. Schott."

- "Yeah, well, we, analysts, thought we might be able to see something the cops didn't." The tech guy explained as he put the security footage of a bank.

- "She hit two banks back-to-back." Maggie said.

- "Where are the guards?" The Kryptonian asked.

- "Unconscious on the floor." The right hand replied.

- "Any leads on how she took 'em out?" The quadbrid questioned.

- "Well, we thought it might be gas." Winn said.

- "But toxicity came back negative." The Sawyer woman added.

- "According to report, she walked right in the front door." J'onn continued. "No weapons of any kind. Everyone just cleared out of her way; let her take whatever she wanted."

- "Whoa, we got a silent alarm tripped at 25 and Cedar." The Schott man typed on the computer.

- "Looks like that's our new friend." Supergirl said.

- "Let's go say hello." GreatGirl added.

The two heroines flew away.

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A couple of seconds later, the two heroines landed in the safe behind the thief, who was putting money in bags.

- "We got you cornered." Supergirl said.

- "Do you?" The blonde replied.

- "What did you do to them up there?" GreatGirl asked, unable to read her mind.

The thief turned around. She was a 5'7 white woman with blonde hair and blue eyes.

- "I only wanted to play." She shrugged, coyly. "But they didn't want to play with me."

The Matthews girl frowned. She's sick.

- "Well, you are not getting away with it." The Danvers woman shook her head.

- "Oh!" The blonde smirked. "You think you're the cats and I'm the bird." She zipped the bags. "You got it backwards. You can join me. Maybe then you'd be happy. You see, money equals happiness. More money, more happiness."

- "Your priorities are seriously out of whack." The Kryptonian replied.

- "I know, right?" The thief, manically, laughed.

- "Put the bag down." The quadbrid ordered.

The blonde sighed, before glaring at them.

The heroines frowned, before they stumbled back as their heads started to spin.

The thief walked away calmly as the two heroines walked against a wall, panting.

They looked around, seeing the walls getting closer as they fell on their knees.

Police sirens were heard outside as the two women were still sitting on the floor, hyperventilating.

- "Everyone out of the way!" Maggie yelled at her colleagues as she entered the vault. "Get out of here now!" The heroines continued to look into space with wide eyes, panting and whimpering. "Hey, Kara, Maddie, it's okay, it's okay." She whispered, trying to calm them down.

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A couple of minutes later, the three women went back to the D.E.O. Winn was scanning the heroines.

- "Okay, the scans of your vitals are coming up normal." He said.

- "See, we told you, we're fine." GreatGirl replied.

Even though, I don't understand why my mind shield didn't work. She thought. Or Kara's. Normally, telepaths can't affect us.

- "This is totally unnecessary." Supergirl added and tried to get up, but her sister stopped her.

Chase and Mon-El ran in, panicked.

- "Are you okay?" They asked, simultaneously.

- "We're fine." The heroines replied at the same time.

The Matthews man put himself in between the two women in his life, side-hugging his girlfriend as he held his sister's hand.

The bionic boy walked up to his girlfriend and kissed her temple. I'm glad you're okay. He sent in her mind.

The quadbrid smiled softly.

- "None of the human victims remember what happened in there." Maggie said. "Do you?"

- "I don't know." The Kryptonian shrugged. "I felt like the walls of the vaults were closing in on me, like I was suffocating."

- "Sounds like she made you feel claustrophobic." The older Danvers replied. "You used to have episodes like that sometimes when you first came to Earth."

- "That was a long time ago." Supergirl shook her head and got up.

GreatGirl got up as well, leaving their boyfriends back.

- "Honestly, it felt more like a panic attack." She said. "I had a lot of those, and it felt exactly like it."

The brothers-in-law frowned, in worry.

- "We need to find out who she is and how we track her." The younger Danvers added.

- "Well, at the moment, you two are our best clues." J'onn replied.

His eyes turned red as he looked at the heroines.

- "What are you doing?" The Davenport boy asked.

- "Hey, I thought you couldn't read Kryptonian minds." The Schott man frowned.

- "I can't, but I can scan their minds for residual psychic activity." The J'onzz man explained.

That's cool. Chase thought.

- "Just remind me to get you a 'World's best boss' mug." The tech guy said.

- "I'll get in on this." The Daxamite whispered to him.

The two fist-bumped.

- "Well, she's definitely a psychic, but she's not like me." The green Martian replied. "There are traces of a particular type of psionic interference in your minds, the type only used by metahumans." His eyes turned back to their original color.

- "Okay, well, I'll start combing through the metahuman database." Winn started to walk away.

- "In the meantime, I'll monitor potential targets for unusual activity." J'onn said.

- "If we locate her, we'll take her down." The Matthews girl replied.

- "No." The bionic boy shook his head.

- "It's not safe." Alex frowned.

- "She caught us off guard last time." The quadbrid shook her head.

- "It's not gonna happen again." The Kryptonian added.

The heroines walked away.

- "Why are our girlfriends so stubborn?" Mon-El sighed.

- "I don't know." The Davenport boy shrugged.

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A few minutes later, still inside the D.E.O., Maddie kissed Chase goodbye after she managed to reassure him.

He sighed and walked through the portal she had created for him to go back to the penthouse.

Mon-El looked from afar.

- "I'll see you tonight." The Matthews girl smiled softly.

The bionic boy nodded as the portal closed.

The Matthews man walked up to his sister.

- "Rox." He started.

- "No, not you too." The quadbrid sighed.

The Daxamite looked at her seriously.

- "This is dangerous." He said. "Let me come."

- "No." Maddie shook her head. "Like I told Chase, Kara and I are Kryptonians. Our minds are stronger to resist her attacks; yours and Chase's are not. No offense."

- "Let us help." Mon-El frowned.

- "You can't." The Matthews girl said. "You think it's dangerous for us? It is way more for YOU."

- "But Rox..." The Matthews man started.

- "No." The quadbrid replied. "This is final, Mon-El. You're not coming."

The Daxamite sighed.

- "Why are you SO stubborn?" He asked.

- "Because I'm your sister." Maddie grinned and patted his back. "And I'm a mini you."

Mon-El smiled.

- "That you are." He replied.

The Matthews girl smiled back.

The Matthews man tilted his head.

- "No!" The quadbrid yelled as she walked away.

- "I didn't say anything." The Daxamite frowned as he followed her.

- "You were going to ask again." Maddie said.

- "I wasn't..." Mon-El started, until he received a glare from his sister. "Okay, I was."

- "I know." The Matthews girl nodded.

- "Are you sure?" The Matthews man asked.

- "I'm sure." The quadbrid replied. "You are a good big brother and a good boyfriend, but trust us. We got this."

- "Okay." The Daxamite sighed.

- "Thank you." Maddie side-hugged him.

- "Yeah." Mon-El hugged her tightly.

Oh, god. The Matthews girl gasped at the strength of the hug.

The Matthews man let go when he heard an alert.

- "Maddie!" Winn yelled.

- "I got it." The quadbrid nodded. "Tell Kara to meet me there."

- "Already on it." The Schott man replied.

- "Good luck." The Daxamite said.

- "Thanks." Maddie replied, before super speeding into her suit.

Mon-El sighed as he saw her fly away.

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A couple of seconds later, the two heroines walked into a parking lot building, behind the thief.

They shot their heat visions towards her, but she dodged.

- "Trying to sneak up on a psychic?" She asked.

- "Almost worked." Supergirl said.

The meta-human sent a psychic wave to the duo, making them stumble and lose their balance.

Not again. GreatGirl thought.

- "Supergirl, GreatGirl, are you all right?" Alex asked in the earpieces.

- "Tell me there's something you can do." Mon-El looked at his boss.

- "I can try and create a psychic shield to protect their minds from the attacks." J'onn replied as he put two fingers on his temple, his eyes turning red.

- "It'll work?" The older Danvers questioned.

- "I don't know." The J'onzz man sighed as he started to try to protect the heroines' minds.

- "Someone else has come to play." The thief smirked as she sensed him.

- "J'onn." The Matthews girl whispered, worried.

- "Your friend should be careful." The meta-human closed her eyes.

The green Martina started to groan in pain, before he fell to the ground.

- "J'onn?" The Matthews man kneeled beside him.

The thief opened her eyes and looked at the duo.

- "Just the three of us now." She smirked.

The heroines used their super breaths to blow her away, making her hit a car.

The meta-human walked towards them, angrily, and sent another psychic wave, making them fall on their knees as their heads started to spin again and their ears ring.

- "Mind over matter." She smirked as the duo got up with difficulty.

- "What are you doing to us?" The younger Danvers asked.

- "Fear is a powerful tool." The thief replied.

The quadbrid looked at her, seeing her face change, turning into a Kree who had tortured her when she was younger.

The 6'4 man walked closer to her, as GreatGirl saw herself as a little girl again, tied to a table.

He, maliciously, smiled as he held up a knife, putting the blame above a flame.

The Matthews girl looked at him, petrified.

The Kree put the hot blade on her arm and started to cut her open; her agonizing screams could be heard down the hallway as tears streamed down her face.

He grabbed her hair firmly and pulled on it.

- "Shut the fuck up." He said, through gritted teeth.

The little girl closed her mouth and swallowed her tears.

The man deepened the cut.

In the reality, the siblings of the heroines continued to call out on them in their earpieces.

- "Supergirl." Alex tried.

- "GreatGirl!" Mon-El called out.

- "Supergirl!" The older Danvers yelled.

- "Rox!" The Matthews man shouted simultaneously.

The heroines gasped as they snapped out of their own nightmares and rolled on their backs.

- "I'm here." Supergirl panted.

- "I'm here." GreatGirl sighed.

The duo looked at each other, trying to understand what had just happened to them.

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A few seconds later, the heroines were at the D.E.O.

- "I'm sorry I couldn't hold her off." J'onn walked up to them. "She's more powerful than any psychic I have ever encountered."

- "What happened this time?" Alex asked.

- "It was the same as before." Supergirl said.

- "Feeling like a giant panic attack." GreatGirl added.

With visions of the worst thing I've ever lived. She thought.

- "I'm sorry." Mon-El frowned as he looked at them.

- "I got our girl." Winn rushed in. "Gayle Marsh, law-abiding citizen of Skokie, Illinois, until one day she snapped and went on a bank-robbing spree. Uh, let's see, authorities nicknamed her 'Psi' after a string of psychologically-enhanced robberies, which ravaged a series of small-town banks throughout the Midwest a couple of months ago."

Okay. The Matthews girl crossed her arms as she listened.

- "Where do we go from here?" The older Danvers questioned.

- "Well, now that we know a little bit more, I thought I might start trying to adapt our psychic dampening technology to stop her." The Schott man explained.

- "Good work, Agent Schott." The J'onzz man said.

- "I still love it when he calls me that." The tech guy smiled widely.

The Matthews siblings smiled, amused.

- "But we still need to know how she's infiltrating people's minds, so get started." The green Martian walked away.

- "I'll head to the precinct and see if there's an update on any witness reports that might help." The right hand walked in the opposite direction.

- "And I'm going home until we have an alert." The quadbrid added.

The Matthews man kissed the top of her head.

- "It's gonna be okay." He whispered.

GreatGirl nodded, before she flew out of the D.E.O.

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A couple of seconds later, GreatGirl arrived at the penthouse and saw the Elite Force getting ready to leave through a portal created by the interdimentional extrapolator.

- "Hey, Maddie." Kaz said. "Bye, Maddie." He walked through it, followed by Bree, who avoided her gaze.

Skylar and Oliver waved, before following them.

- "Bye, baby." Chase smiled softly, the gold pin on his suit shining with the light of the sun.

- "Bye, my love." The Matthews girl smiled back. "Be safe. I love you."

- "I love you too." The bionic boy walked through the portal, which closed behind him.

The quadbrid sighed and super speeded into her plain clothes. She was wearing jeans shorts with white sneakers and the black tank top Captain Chase had given her the week before.

She walked over to her cats and petted them both for a while as she thought about the visions Psi was forcing her to have, reliving the scariest moments in her life again and again.

Maddie was trying to not think about it, but she could not stop herself.

She was wondering what memory would come next and what torture would she relive.

She glanced down at her tank top as she picked up her phone from the coffee table and scrolled through her contacts, landing on 'Smart-Ass'.

The Matthews girl hesitated, since they had not talked at all since he left the week prior.

- "Screw it." She pressed call and put her phone against her ear, listening to the ringing sound.

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Universe 314

In the meantime, at the Motorage bar, at a table in front of the bar, were gathered Captain Chase, Adam, Leo, and Kaz, discussing the bachelor party and the wedding party.

- "So, is everyone in agreement with the meals? Would you like to add anything?" Leader Dooley asked the group.

- "Add peanut butter and jelly fingers to the party." The Vice Captain suggested.

- "What the hell is this?" The Captain asked. Adam mimed taking a jar of peanut butter and filling his fingers with it and licking them. Everyone looked at him in disgust. "As sophisticated as your suggestion is, Adam." He said sarcastically. "It's a no." He hit his brother on the back.

- "It's an Ew!" Leo cringed.

- "I like it; I would add hazelnut cream fingers as well." Kaz chuckled.

- "Yeah!" Adam raised his hand and high-fived his brother-in-law. "Okay, Guys, that was fun." He downed the rest of his drink and put the bottle back on the table. "But I have to go." He stood up.

- "Already?" Chase frowned.

- "Yeah, I promised I'd spend the day off with Grace and Evan." The Vice Captain replied.

- "Okay, have fun." The Captain smiled, and Kaz waved.

- "You guys too; see you, guys." Adam said and left.

- "Well, Leo, what else is left to decide?" The Captain sighed, leaning on the counter.

Leo waved shyly to a girl across the room.

- "Leo?" Kaz frowned and followed his eyes. "Ooh, never mind." He turned and grabbed a fry from the plate in the middle of the table.

- "She's cute." Chase nodded. "Why don't you go talk to her?" He nudged his brother, and he scoffed.

- "No, we have more important matters right now." Leader Dooley shook his head, blushing.

- "Nonsense, we're done. She seemed to like you." The Captain said with an encouraging smile.

- "Yeah, Man, Go for It." The Male Agent encouraged his brother-in-law.

- "Okay." Leo sighed and stood up. "What if she wasn't looking at me?" He said nervously.

Kaz and Chase looked back, and there was no one else around.

- "There's literally no one else here." The Captain said.

Leader Dooley sighed.

- "Just Go, Man!" Kaz gently pushed Leo, and he walked over to the girl with a gentle, inviting smile.

Suddenly, Chase's cell phone rang in the pocket of his leather jacket, which he wore over his plaid shirt. He took out his phone and read the contact number, 'Maddie'.

His face lit up. Oh my God! It's her! It's really her. What do I do? He gasped in disbelief.

- "Dude, what's wrong?" Kaz asked, and he shook his head.

- "Nothing." The Captain replied slightly nervously.

Answer it! What are you waiting for?!! He answered the cell phone; he felt his heart speed up a beat, and his face started to heat up as he put the cell phone to his ear.

- "Hello?" He said.

Maddie froze for a second.

- "Hey..." She mumbled.

The Captain felt a chill, hearing the voice he was already convinced he would never hear again.

- "Maddie?" He frowned.

Kaz glanced at him in surprise.

- "Yeah." The Matthews girl cleared her voice, trying to make the sensation of panic in her chest stop.

I can't. She shook her head. He hasn't tried to call or text me since last week. He doesn't want to talk to me.

- "Uh...How are you?" Chase asked.

Why is she calling me, though? That's weird. He thought.

- "I'm fine." The quadbrid said. "Sorry, I called the wrong Chase." She hung up quickly and sighed.

The Captain's face dropped, and he frowned, looking at his phone. What the...? Oh No, she didn't do that. He shook his head.

- "What happened?" The Male Agent asked.

- "I don't know." Chase said, calling her back.

Maddie hung up again and put her phone down, closing her eyes in despair. I shouldn't have called.

- "Fuck It." The Captain grumbled as he stood up, looking at the phone calling again.

- "Hey, where are you going?" Kaz said, watching him head towards the door. "Oh Man, aren't you going to pay for this too?" He asked.

Nope. Chase looked at him, walking backwards and pointed to his phone, shrugging his shoulders, pressing his lips together coyly. Approaching the door.

- "Chase!" The Male Agent shouted, annoyed.

The Captain stopped in front of the bar and tried calling three more times. No answer. He groaned in frustration.

- "What the hell!!" He kicked a pebble that was at his feet.

He shook his head. She didn't call by chance. She wanted to call me! She wanted to. He looked at his phone. There was something wrong with her; I could feel it in her voice.

Chase started pacing back and forth in front of the bar door. Why do I care anyway? She's the one who stopped talking to me. He tapped his phone on his palm as he thought. No, she had every right to stop talking to me; I was an asshole.

What if she's in danger? The Captain stopped. Oh my God, why won't she answer me?!! He put his hands on his hips in frustration, pressing his lips together. What if she can't answer me cuz she is in danger?

Chase's gaze slowly turned to the headquarters, miles away from the bar. He scoffed at himself. No, what are you doing? This is crazy. He shook his head in amusement.

No, maybe it's not; maybe you should do this. Maybe it's exactly what I have to do, I... He tried to call once more, and nothing. A feeling of anxiety began to fill his chest, and he whined when he saw how far he was from the headquarters.

- "Damn! Why did I have to leave my bike at home?!" He said to himself in frustration.

That was when Ledger appeared at the bar door holding a wet rag as he wiped the bar counter. Oh, Great. The Captain rolled his eyes.

- "Are you okay, captain?" The Nate Man smirked, amused.

- "Fuck Off!" Chase replied, annoyed, and looked at his phone.

- "Sorry, it was kind of hard to ignore the crazy guy throwing a tantrum right outside my door." Ledger mocked. "Although it was funny as hell." He laughed.

The Captain's gaze shifted The Nate Man's to his motorcycle parked in front of the bar and he smiled and approached him, putting away his cell phone.

- "Lend me your bike!" Chase said excitedly, extending his hand for him to give him the key.

- "What? No way." Ledger scoffed, crossing his arms.

- "It wasn't a question." The Captain deepened his frown.

- "In exchange for what?" The Nate man smirked.

- "You're leaving here with all your teeth in your mouth. Come on!" Chase said annoyed.

- "I don't know, Captain." Ledger placed the damp cloth in Chase's hands playfully. "I don't know if I trust you enough." He smirked. The Captain shot him a glare and smirked, picking up the cloth, rolling it up and spinning it around, hitting Ledger in the face, who winced by putting his hand to his cheek. "Owch!"

- "Fun little game." Chase smiled sarcastically. "Now, lend me the damn bike!" He said seriously, and The Nate man rolled his eyes, taking the key and giving it to Chase, who threw the cloth back to him.

The Captain quickened his pace to the motorcycle, getting on it and speeding towards the headquarters.

Chase arrived at the Mighty Force headquarters, as it was a day off, there was less movement of people on the aircraft carrier. He walked with long, fast strides.

- "Hey, Cap, weren't you on your Day off?" A recruit said.

- "I'm not here; keep working." The Captain replied, walking past him with determination.

He headed to a safe in his office, where he kept the interdimentional extrapolators after Ember's attack. He opened the safe by unlocking the lock with his bionic eye and took one of the devices.

He took a deep breath and walked to the middle of the room, and he opened a portal to Maddie's universe.

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Universe 38

Meanwhile, Maddie sighed. This was stupid. I'm not doing this. She walked to the large piano that was in the room against a wall, before sitting on the bench.

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This was ridiculous. He didn't call or text for a reason. Her fingers started to brush the piano keys, thinking about a song she wrote almost four years ago and looking at Claire's pictures framed on the wall.

- "Here's one thing... I want you to know. You got someplace to go." She extended the note softly. "Life's a test, yes, but you go toe-to-toe. You don't give up, no, you grow." She held the note.

Her eyes watered as she remembered the context of when she wrote this song. It's been almost four years since you died, mom.

- "And you use your pain." The Matthews girl continued to sing softly, her fingers dancing on the piano. "'Cause it makes you 'you'. Though I wish I could hold you through it. I know it's not the same. You got living to do. And I just want you to do it."

She sniffled, remembering how she wrote this song based on her mother's words over the years. I miss you, mommy. She stopped playing.

- "So, get up, get out, relight that spark. You know the rest by heart." The quadbrid started to play again. "Wake up, wake up if it's all you do." She extended the note. "Look out, look inside of you." She held the note. "It's not what you lost." She extended the note. "It's what you'll gain raising your voice in the rain!" She held the note as she sang louder. "Wake up your dream and make it true." She extended the note again. "Look out, look inside of you!" She sang louder, holding the note. "It's not what you lost. Relight that spark, time to come out of the dark." She smiled, extending the note.

Her fingers played softer on the piano keys.

- "Wake up." Maddie sang softly. "Wake up." She smiled gently.

I'm not giving in to the pain, mom. She thought.

- "Better wake those demons. Just look them in the eye. No reason not to try." The Matthews girl sang softly, holding the note. "Life can be a mess. I won't let it cloud my mind. I'll let my fingers fly." She extended the note, smiling. "And I use the pain, 'cause it's part of me. And I'm ready to power through it."

She thought about the Davenports being by her side during this hard time. How Chase always pulled her away from anyone wanting to ask questions. How Leo always made daily reminders of Claire, so she would still be part of their lives. How Bree convinced Tasha to continue girls' night because she felt like her sister needed it. How Adam cooked Claire's recipes, even if sometimes they ended up eating pizza because he did not do it well. How Tasha always made sure she knew she was family and forever stuck with them. How Donald became a better dad for his children, but also for her, to be the father figure she never had.

- "Gonna find the strength, find the melody." The quadbrid held the note. "'Cause you showed me how to do it."

Always strong, mom, even in your last moments. She smiled softly and stopped playing, her eyes watering.

- "Get up, get out, relight that spark. You know the rest by heart." Maddie started to play again, signing louder. "Wake up, wake up if it's all you do!" She extended the note, blinking her tears away. "Look out, look inside of you." She held the note. "It's not what you lost." She extended the note again. "It's what you'll gain raising your voice in the rain!" She sang louder, holding the note. "Wake up your dream and make it true!" She extended the note, smiling. "Look out, look inside of you!" She held the note. "It's not what you lost. Relight that spark, time to come out of the dark." She extended the note. "Wake up."

Unlike earlier, instead of singing and playing softer, she raised her voice and played more determinedly.

The Captain sighed and walked through the portal that opened in the Penthouse hallway. Chase closed the portal behind him, looking around and finding himself alone. Where is she? He frowned until he heard something in the distance.

- "Wake up!" The Matthews girl continued.

The Captain deepened his frown. Is that her? He walked slowly down the stairs, heading to the living room.

- "So, wake that spirit, spirit!" The quadbrid held the note, singing loudly, putting all of her into the lyrics. "I wanna hear it, hear it!" She extended the note, putting every negative feeling she had into the song.

Chase's gaze slowly softened as the sound became clearer.

- "No need to fear it, you're not alone." Maddie held the note. "You're gonna find your way. OOH!" She extended the note, before she stopped playing.

Wow, she's good. The Captain smiled slightly, a hint of pride in his eyes.

- "Wake up, wake up if it's all you do!" Her fingers grazed the piano keys again. "Look out, look inside of you!" She held the note. "It's not what you lost. It's what you'll gain raising your voice in the rain!" She sang loudly, extending the note.

Chase sat on the seventh step of the stairs and listened to her attentively.

- "Wake up your dream and make it true!" The quadbrid held the note. "Look out, look inside of you!" She extended the note. "When you feel lost. Relight that spark, time to come out of the dark!" She sang loudly.

The Captain leaned against the wall, enjoying her voice singing.

- "Wake up..." Maddie continued softly again, her fingers dancing on the piano keys. "Mm-mm." She hummed. "Wake up." She sang softly, finishing the song.

Chase looked around, analyzing the situation and he 'lurking', he frowned. What am I doing? I'm so weird. He shook his head

The Matthews girl wiped the tears on her cheeks, smiling.

I should go home. The Captain pressed his lips together. But what if she needs me? He bit his thumbnail, thoughtfully.

The quadbrid sighed and got up from the bench, pacing around the room. Okay, it helped with mom's death anniversary coming, but not with the visions.

Oh my god. Chase ran his hands through his hair. Spike, what do I do? He asked in thought.

You should stay, man, if not for her. Do it for yourself. Spike replied.

You know it's bad when I ask you for advice. Chase said in his mind.

I know. But you're so broke and fucked up that we have come to this. Spike said.

The Captain sighed.

Maddie sat on the couch and glanced at her phone, seeing the missing phone calls.

- "Shit." She whispered.

Chase picked up his cell phone and tried calling one last time.

- "Nope." The Matthews girl turned her cell, hiding the screen, letting it vibrate on the table.

The Captain stood up, clenching his jaw, thoughtful.

Nope, not answering. He acted dead for a week, I'm not answering now. The quadbrid closed her eyes and laid back on the couch, putting her forearm over her eyes.

Chase walked down the stairs and stopped in front of the room, with a serious look, frowning his brow. He cleared his throat loudly.

Maddie looked up. Chase?!

- "What..." She got up. "What are you doing here?"

- "You called." The Captain shrugged.

- "I told you. Wrong Chase." The Matthews girl lied.

- "Well, now I'm here." Chase said.

- "Why?" The quadbrid frowned at him.

- "What's going on?" The Captain crossed his arms.

- "Nothing." Maddie lied.

- "So, why didn't you answer me anymore?" Chase said.

- "I was busy." The Matthews girl replied. "I just saw your missing calls."

- "And you just ignored me to my face, I called you from the stairs in case you hadn't noticed." The Captain frowned.

- "How long have you been here?" The quadbrid frowned.

- "It doesn't matter." Chase shook his head. "I want to know what's going on first?"

- "It does matter." Maddie nodded. "It's the third time you showed up unannounced. Last time wasn't enough to teach you a lesson?"

- "I don't give a fuck about this. What matters to me now is the reason why you hung up on me?" The Captain shook his head.

- "So, you would have to walk on Chase and I NAKED to stop doing this shit?" The Matthews girl frowned.

I'm not answering you. She thought.

- "Stop changing the fucking subject." Chase deepened his frown.

The quadbrid rolled her eyes.

- "So?" The Captain raised his eyebrow, a mixture of frustration, irritation and concern.

- "I didn't want to answer." Maddie said.

- "Why not?" Chase said.

- "Because I..." The Matthews girl sighed. "I just wanted to play some piano, so I didn't want to answer."

A guy who hasn't given signs of life in a week. She thought, irritated.

The Captain looked at her intently. There's something wrong; it's not just about me; there's something really wrong.

- "What's going on?" He asked more firmly.

- "Nothing." The quadbrid rolled her eyes.

- "You're a terrible liar." Chase said.

- "Cool." Maddie replied, dryly, her face emotionless.

- "What's happening to you? You can tell me!" The Captain insisted.

- "Nothing is happening to me." The Matthews girl crossed her arms, hiding slightly the text on the top. "You can go."

- "No! You're lying to me!" Chase said. "I can help you if you tell me what's going on!" He walked closer.

- "I'm fine." The quadbrid replied, coldly.

- "No, you're not!" The Captain said.

Maddie took a deep breath as she started to get frustrated and irritated.

- "I am." She nodded. "Go."

- "Don't lie to me!" Chase said, his once frustrated gaze taking on an air of deep concern.

The Matthews girl chuckled dryly and shook her head, looking away.

- "Look, I'm not leaving." The Captain said. "Until you tell me what's going on."

- "Go home, Chase!" The quadbrid shouted.

Chase crossed his arms and glared at her.

- "Oh my god." Maddie groaned. "Go fucking home and leave me alone!"

The Captain shook his head.

- "No." He stated.

- "Why not?!" The Matthews girl yelled.

- "Because I don't want to." Chase said.

The quadbrid rolled her eyes.

- "You're so fucking annoying." She said, angrily.

- "We've been over this." The Captain kept his arms crossed.

- "Just..." Maddie took a deep breath. "Go."

- "I can't, I can't leave you here like this." Chase said.

- "I'm fine!" The Matthews girl replied.

- "Great, then I can stay without a problem!" The Captain frowned sarcastically.

- "The D.E.O. can call me to go on a mission at any moment, so no!" The quadbrid yelled.

Which is kinda the truth. She thought.

- "I'll wait for them to call." Chase replied.

Maddie groaned, frustrated.

- "Why are you doing this?!" She asked.

- "Why do you keep lying to me?!" The Captain took a step towards her.

- "I'm not lying! I'm fine!" The Matthews girl shouted.

- "If you really were, there would be no need to say this so much." Chase deepened his frown.

- "Why do you care anyway?!" The quadbrid frowned as she yelled.

- "I don't know!!" The Captain shouted back.

I really don't, but I do!! He thought.

- "You don't know?" Maddie scoffed. "You don't fucking know?!" She shouted. "Wow, that's fantastic! What the fuck are you doing here if you don't know?! Go home and leave me alone!" She shouted and walked further away.

- "I'm not going!" Chase followed her.

The Matthews girl turned to him angrily.

- "But why?! Why are you staying here?! I'm fine! Go back to your fiancée and your family!"

- "Why don't you let me help you?!" The Captain said almost in despair.

- "Because I don't need it!" The quadbrid frowned.

- "Then let me stay." Chase frowned.

- "I just want to be alone! Can't you understand that?!" Maddie shouted.

- "It's not about what you want, it's about what you need!" The Captain said.

And what I need. He thought.

- "You don't know anything about what I need!" The Matthews girl yelled.

And for someone who acted like I didn't exist for a week, it's very ironic telling me what I need. She thought.

- "I know you need." Chase sighed.

We need to fix this. He thought.

The quadbrid shook her head.

- "You're wrong." She took a step back.

- "Say it again!" The Captain deepened his frown, taking another firm step towards her. "But now believing your own words!" He said in a low and firm tone.

- "You're wrong!" Maddie yelled as she took another step back. "I just want to be alone!"

Chase scoffed.

- "Not convinced." He shook his head. "Why did you call then?"

- "I told you I called the wrong Chase!" The Matthews girl shouted.

- "Oh, Please." The Captain shook his head.

- "Why would I call YOU?! I don't need you! I never did!" The quadbrid frowned.

Owch! Chase sighed.

- "Oh Yeah?! And who said that's gonna change my mind?" He clenched his jaw.

- "I don't care if it changes your mind or not! Just go! Just fucking go!!" Maddie shouted, angrily.

The Captain took another step towards her.

- "Scream! Go ahead! Do whatever you want, but I'm not leaving until I see that you're okay or that you really don't need me!" He said loudly and firmly.

What's a stab in the chest for someone who's already dead? He frowned painfully.

Oh, my fucking God! The Matthews girl ran her hands over her face, in exasperation.

Chase looked at her worriedly and sighed.

- "Just go." The quadbrid sighed.

- "No." The Captain shook his head.

- "Fine! Then stay here, but I'm not!" Maddie yelled and walked away.

Ahg! Fuck It. Chase followed her.

- "Leave me alone!" The Matthews girl frowned as she entered the kitchen.

The Captain followed her.

- "Not until you tell me what's going on?" He said.

- "Nothing is going on!" The quadbrid turned to him.

- "Oh, so, tell me about your day." Chase frowned.

- "I can't. It's not over yet." Maddie shrugged.

- "Tell me!" The Captain said more firmly.

- "Just regular bad guys." The Matthews girl shrugged.

- "What kind?" Chase asked.

- "Robber." The quadbrid said.

- "Don't lie." The Captain replied.

- "Fuck you!" Maddie frowned.

- "Don't change the subject, either." Chase shrugged.

- "I'm sick of you saying I'm lying, so why don't you just get the fuck out of my house?!" The Matthews girl shouted.

- "Because I haven't achieved my goal yet." The Captain replied.

The quadbrid closed her fist and put it in front of her mouth, annoyed, as she stared at the floor. He is so fucking annoying. I never should have called in the first place.

- "I just want the truth, the fucking truth! Damn it!" Chase frowned. "Is that too much to ask? What are you so afraid of?!" He said.

I hate it when people don't let me help!! He thought.

- "I'm not afraid of anything!" Maddie yelled as her eyes started to water.

- "That's the biggest bullshit I've ever heard in my life!" The Captain yelled back. "Not to mention it's another lie!"

- "Okay, I'm afraid of spiders and losing the people I love!" The Matthews girl frowned. "So what?!"

And to be seen in a different way if people learned what I've been through. She thought. And I'm fucking terrified of my memories on that ship.

- "I just want to help you. Damn, I thought you trusted me." Chase frowned.

The quadbrid frowned, sadly.

- "I do." She said, more calmly. "Of course, I do."

- "Then show me!" The Captain said firmly.

Maddie scoffed.

- "Trusting you with my life isn't enough for you?!" She frowned.

- "It would be if you showed me now that it was long-term trust!" Chase replied.

The Matthews girl rolled her eyes.

She doesn't even trust you; she likes you as much as you thought she would. The Captain gritted his teeth.

- "Oh, It wasn't." He nodded. "Good to know." He said, offended.

- "It was." The quadbrid frowned. "You're just really pissing me off right now."

- "Get over it and focus on what matters, tell me what's going on with you!" Chase said.

- "Nothing is going on with me! You just don't know me as well as you think!" Maddie walked away to the couch and sat on the back of it.

The Captain took a deep breath and lowered his head. I want.

- "What if I want to know?" He walked up to her. "Are you going to stop me?"

The Matthews girl scoffed.

- "What?" She frowned.

- "What if I want to know you? Huh!" Chase frowned.

The face of the quadbrid dropped, in shock.

- "What?" She asked.

- "You heard me." The Captain kept his face serious, concern distant but still present.

- "I won't stop you. But I told you, I'm fine. So, you can go." Maddie said, calmly. "Besides, you seem to really want to know me. A week of radio silence. If I don't text or call, you don't either. At least, that's clear."

Chase gritted his teeth.

- "You know exactly why." He said.

- "Why?" The Matthews girl asked.

- "I didn't want to bother you until then, because it was very clear to me that you didn't even want to look at my face." The Captain said. "But as you can see, I got tired."

- "I don't understand why." The quadbrid sighed and shook her head.

- "There's not exactly a reason; I just don't want to." Chase said. "But I can't take this silence anymore."

- "Okay." Maddie sighed again.

The Captain walked over to the couch and sat down apart from her.

- "I'm not going home." He sighed.

- "And I'm telling you I'm fine and you didn't need to come." The Matthews girl replied.

- "And I already told you that this doesn't change anything." Chase looked down. "Believe me, I'm more at peace here than I would be at home."

- "Why?" The quadbrid frowned.

- "Because after you hung up on me like you did, I wouldn't be at peace." The Captain glanced at her, then back down.

- "Sorry. I didn't mean to worry you." Maddie sighed.

- "Don't apologize for that." Chase shook his head.

- "I am." The Matthews girl nodded.

- "It's not your fault." The Captain said.

- "It is. I'm the one who hung up." The quadbrid said.

- "It's not your call that has me worried." The Captain said.

- "What is?" Maddie frowned.

- "The tone of your voice." Chase said. "I felt something was wrong."

- "I'm fine." The Matthews girl shook her head.

The Captain looked at her softly.

- "I'm fine." The quadbrid repeated.

- "Then let me stay here." Chase repeated.

- "Fine." Maddie rolled her eyes.

- "Good." The Captain nodded.

Suddenly, the Matthews girl's phone rang, and she picked it up.

- "What's up?" She said.

Chase looked at her.

- "She hit another bank." Alex replied.

- "I'm on my way." The quadbrid hung up. "Sorry. I need to go." She got up.

The Captain looked at her seriously, analyzing her expression.

Before Maddie could change into her suit, she frowned and swallowed hard as she saw the walls tighten around her as the room changed into the nightmare she had the two times before. Not again. She put a hand on her chest as she started to hyperventilate, her entire body shaking, and dropped to her knees, tears running down her cheeks. She could hear her heart beating loudly in her ears.

- "Maddie!" Chase frowned and ran up to her. "Maddie, what's wrong?" He asked worriedly.

The Matthews girl stared at the ground, not able to see or hear him as she was trapped in this unending nightmare again and again.

The Captain shook his head worriedly and kneeled in front of her.

- "Maddie!" He shouted and held her shoulders, looking into her eyes. "Maddie, look at me!" He said in desperation.

The quadbrid continued to sob as she saw the worst moments of her life replay.

- "Hey!!" Chase said in despair and held her face. "Look at me!" He sighed, tremblingly and swallowed his despair. "Talk to me!" He looked into her teary eyes and noticed her absence. "Please!" He whispered.

Maddie pulled back from him, in terror, as in her mind she could only see one of the Krees that tortured her in the most violent way.

- "Maddie!!" The Captain said in desperation, holding her arms. "Listen to me!!" He tightened his grip. "You're okay! It's okay! Listen to me!" He said in desperation.

The Matthews girl pulled back again, crawling backwards, like she was that terrified little girl all over again, until her back hit the window of the terrace.

Chase ran his hand through his hair in concern, gripping his own hair.

- "What do I do?" He whispered to himself as he stood up and looked at her. "Maddie." He said more steadily.

The quadbrid brought her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around them.

- "Please..." She sobbed. "Not again..."

The Captain approached her slowly and cautiously.

- "No... please." Maddie cried as her entire body shook.

Chase slowly kneeled in front of her.

- "Sshh, it's okay." He said. "Maddie..." He whispered.

The Matthews girl dropped her head to her knees as she buried her face in her arms, tears falling rapidly down her face.

- "...come back to me." He whispered, moving closer to her calmly.

The quadbrid lifted her head and looked at the 'Kree' in front of her, but his voice was different than it was before.

- "Hey, it's just me, I'm here." The Captain said softly, still cautiously approaching her. "I'm here..."

Maddie did not move and just frowned at him as she cried in silence.

- "...I protect you. Remember?" Chase gently placed his hand on her forearm.

The Matthews girl looked at his hand and wanted to pull back, but a second later, the nightmare disappeared, and she was back in reality.

- "Chase?" She frowned.

The Captain approached her with a relieved smile.

- "Yes." He put his other hand on her shoulder. "It's me, I'm here." He said softly.

Thank God. The quadbrid sighed, in relief and closed her eyes.

- "It's okay." Chase sat next to her without letting go of her. "It's okay." He whispered.

- "Sorry... I wasn't seeing you." Maddie said.

- "I know." The Captain said softly, putting his hand on her back. "It's okay."

The Matthews girl let out a long, shaky breath.

- "It's okay now." Chase put his arm around her. "It's over." He said softly, reassuring her.

The quadbrid opened her eyes and slightly leaned into him.

- "Thank you." She sighed.

The Captain let out a sigh of relief.

- "Sure." He hugged her, letting his previous despair ease. "Don't worry." He whispered.

Maddie sighed again, more relaxed than before.

Chase looked at her thoughtfully. Is this not needing me?

- "You know that Robber I told you about?" The Matthews girl asked without looking at him as she wiped her fallen tears.

- "Yeah." Chase nodded.

- "She's a meta-human, and her superpower is to show people the worst thing they've ever lived and to cause panic attacks." The quadbrid explained.

The Captain closed his eyes and sighed in pity.

- "It was my third and we haven't stopped her yet." Maddie sighed.

Chase looked at her again.

- "So, there's something going on." He said.

- "Yeah." The Matthews girl nodded.

- "At least I was here." The Captain smirked softly.

- "I hung up because I didn't want to bother you." The quadbrid said. "I mean, you were here last week, and you have a lot of things going on with the villains that escaped and the wedding, you don't need my problems too." She sighed. "And it's not like we still talk anyway."

- "You didn't bother me." Chase said. "And I can handle your problems too, and I just said I'm tired of this silence between us."

Maddie shook her head.

- "You have your own panic attacks to deal with. You don't need mine on top of it." She replied.

- "I've had enough panic attacks to know that you should never go through one alone." The Captain replied.

The Matthews girl sighed.

- "And I've had panic attacks the quintuple of years you've had them; I should know how to deal with them alone." She shook her head at herself.

- "Panic attacks are a result of being afraid to deal with things alone. There is no way to deal with them alone." Chase said. "Unfortunately."

- "Fucking annoying." The quadbrid sighed.

- "It's a curse." The Captain said.

- "Yeah." Maddie nodded and turned her head to finally look at him. "I'm sorry for yelling at you. I shouldn't have. And I didn't mean anything I said."

- "I know, you were scared. But I'm not easily shaken by words like that." Chase said.

The Matthews girl snickered softly.

- "I know. You're a tough guy." She mocked gently.

- "I am." The Captain chuckled gently and looked at her. "...I guess."

- "What?" The quadbrid raised her eyebrows.

- "No, nothing." He shook his head. "But I knew you needed me." He smirked.

Maddie rolled her eyes with a smile.

- "I told you I would struggle by your side...That this would make things easier for both of us." The Captain said. "I mean It."

- "Thank you." The Matthews girl said, and her phone dang. She used her telekinetic powers to bring her phone to her. "She escaped. Damn it." She threw her phone on her couch.

- "You guys are going to catch her." Chase said.

- "How?" The quadbrid frowned and looked at him. "Kara is having panic attacks like me at the same time."

The Captain gave a confused look.

- "I'm just being positive." He grinned nervously.

Maddie smiled softly.

- "Thank you for that. But I just need to get over those day nightmares." She sighed. "And I don't know how." She lowered her head, in despair.

- "I wanted to know how to help you." The Captain said, hugging her a little tighter.

The Matthews girl sighed and leaned into his arms.

- "Usually, people get over stuff like this by talking about it, and there is no way I'm doing that." She said.

Oh boy. Chase tried to get used to having her in his arms and slowly relaxed, leaning towards her a little more, blushing slightly. This is...this feels nice.

- "Why not?" He asked.

- "Do you talk about what happened to you on the run?" The quadbrid frowned.

- "Oh, I see." The Captain nodded in understanding.

Fair enough. He thought.

- "Yep." Maddie nodded.

- "Just..." Chase shrugged. "Tell me what I can do to help you." He said softly.

Because I don't know how to do any of this... He thought.

- "I don't know." The Matthews girl sighed.

The Captain sighed and laid his head on hers. Oh my God, am I actually here? What's going on!

- "I know that I need to let it out, but I don't want to." The quadbrid whispered.

- "Do what you think is best for you..." Chase said softly. "Either way, I'm here." He said.

I'm here with no idea what I'm doing. But I'm here. He thought.

- "I don't want to." Maddie sighed.

- "I know." He whispered.

- "When I tell people I was tortured, I see the way they look at me with pity, but it doesn't last because they don't know the details, so they forget and move on. But if I tell someone the details, the way they look at me will change and they will be stuck with my gore memories forever." The Matthews girl looked down.

- "You are not your past. Why would that change who you are?" The Captain said.

- "Not who I am, just the way people see me." The quadbrid shrugged.

- "I understand." He nodded.

- "I don't want people to see me as the poor little girl who was tortured when she was a baby and a toddler and a kid." Maddie sighed.

Chase remained silent in understanding.

- "All because of her." The Matthews girl said, her voice full of hatred.

- "I know." He said seriously.

- "She didn't even care when I told her that if I hadn't come to earth and got healing powers, my entire body would be covered of scars and broken bones that never healed properly." The quadbrid continued.

- "She never deserved you." The Captain said.

- "Thanks." Maddie replied.

- "It's true. She never deserved you, just like Krane never deserved Harper." Chase said. "And I know that seeing you, see who you have become, and how with everything she did to get rid of you, you came back even stronger, enough to defeat her, was her worst nightmare." He sighed. "And still is. It's incredible how you remained pure of heart even though you had every reason in the universe to be an obscure person. She was never even half of what you are." He stared at the wall in front of them thoughtfully.

The Matthews girl lifted her head and looked at him with tears in her eyes, touched by his words.

The Captain looked back at her and blushed deeper when he saw the clear emotion in her eyes. Did I said something wrong? Or...I helped?

- "Thank you." The quadbrid said.

Chase blinked, redirecting his gaze away.

- "You're welcome." He cleared his throat.

- "I want to open up about it, but I don't want to have someone else carry my burden." Maddie looked away and sighed.

- "Well, It's not like someone can carry it for you, unfortunately." He said. "But sometimes you need to take off a weight or two because otherwise you will never move forward."

- "How do I say that?" The Matthews girl sniffled.

- "There's no way I can answer that for you." The Captain said.

The quadbrid sighed.

Chase lightly caressed her shoulder with his arm still around her. I've been close to her like this before, but now it feels different.

- "That's one of the things I hate most about my eidetic memory. I remember everything that happened to me in details." Maddie said.

- "It must be disturbing." He said.

- "Disturbing isn't the word I would use to describe when I see and still feel what they did to me." The Matthews girl replied.

- "Which words apply?" The Captain asked.

- "Traumatic." The quadbrid said.

- "I bet It was." Chase nodded.

Maddie sighed.

- "Don't worry, I won't pressure you." He said calmly.

- "I know." The Matthews girl nodded and looked at her hands on her knees after she lowered her legs, away from her chest.

- "And I'm not going home either." The Captain smirked slightly.

- "I know." The quadbrid snickered softly. "Stubborn man."

- "That's me." Chase shrugged.

- "Yeah." Maddie smiled softly.

- "How do you feel?" He asked.

- "Like I'm still there." The Matthews girl sighed.

- "You're not." The Captain said softly.

- "I know." The quadbrid threw her head back against the wall as she looked at the ceiling. "I know that, but... That's how I've been feeling all morning."

- "That's what I felt in your voice." Chase said.

- "You know me a little too well." Maddie joked.

I do. He chuckled softly

- "I didn't do it on purpose." He said.

- "That's the worst part, you just do it." The Matthews girl smiled.

- "Want me to stop?" The Captain frowned.

- "Do you want ME to stop knowing you so well?" The quadbrid raised her eyebrows.

- "It's kind of impossible at this point." He chuckled. "You know Everything." Chase widened his eyes.

- "Yeah, a lot more than you'd like." Maddie chuckled.

- "Mm-hmm." He nodded in frustration.

- "And not only because of your mind." The Matthews girl snickered.

- "Okay, I get." The Captain said, annoyed.

The quadbrid laughed softly.

She's back in her mood. He smiled slightly.

Maddie smiled at him.

- "Better now?" Chase asked.

- "Yeah. Annoying you always cheer me up." The Matthews girl teased.

I know. He smirked in relief.

The quadbrid snickered and looked away.

- "I'm glad to hear that, though." The Captain said.

- "Less worried now?" Maddie asked.

- "Maybe." Chase sighed.

- "'Maybe'?" The Matthews girl frowned.

- "I'm always worried." He shrugged.

- "Well, you don't need to be worried about me." The quadbrid shrugged.

- "I know." The Captain looked down. "But it's not like I choose."

Maddie sighed and leaned her head on his shoulder.

Chase looked at her, his gaze softening, blushing as he eased the tension in his shoulder. This feels nice.

- "I'm afraid of going back out." The Matthews girl sighed.

- "It's okay, no need to rush." He said softly.

I can stay here all day. He thought.

- "I'm gonna need to get back at some point. Psi isn't going to stop." The quadbrid said.

- "Yeah, but..." The Captain shook his head. "It doesn't have to be right now."

- "Yeah." Maddie sighed. "How am I going to do if she manages to paralyze me every time?" She asked, almost in a whisper.

Chase sighed with pity, thoughtfully, and grabbed the chain around his neck.

- "Everyone has a weak spot, you'll find hers." He said, fiddling with his chain.

- "Mmm." The Matthews girl nodded.

- "Trust me." He said.

- "Yeah." The quadbrid sighed.

- "With everything, you are still stronger than her." The Captain looked at his chain.

- "Thanks." Maddie said.

Chase nodded with a smile.

The Matthews girl looked, thoughtful, at her hands on her lap, her head still on his shoulder.

He laid his head on hers, still holding the chain, wrapping it around his fingers.

The quadbrid sighed and played with the rings on her fingers, thinking about the visions, her heartbeat beating faster than usual.

Chase closed his eyes slightly and sighed. I just want to stay here.

Maddie started to play with her hands, making light nail marks on her palms.

The Captain took a deep breath. I just want to take care of her.

- "What do you want me to say?" He asked, opening his eyes and looking at the ceiling.

- "What do you mean?" The Matthews girl frowned.

- "You don't like silence, I have to break the silence." Chase explained.

- "Yeah, but there is no silence right now." The quadbrid said. "There's your heartbeat."

She hears my nervousness. The Captain gripped the chain tighter, blushing harder.

- "Oh." He sighed.

- "It's insane you or my Chase, your hearts always beat so fast like you just ran a marathon." Maddie added.

I always thought it was normal. Chase frowned and placed his hand on his chest, feeling his heartbeat, even though it was loud enough for him to hear.

- "Really?" He asked.

- "Yes." The Matthews girl smiled softly. "But it's worse when Harper or I are in the room."

Aw. He smirked, blushing and gave a light chuckle.

- "I know." He said in amusement.

- "It's cute." The quadbrid chuckled softly.

Cuz they're cute...wait What? The Captain frowned.

- "I'll never get used to the fact that she's actually into me." He chuckled lightly.

- "Why wouldn't she?" Maddie replied.

- "Because she's the coolest girl ever." Chase shrugged. "And she got a crush on the nerdy boy she found in a pile of files, it's crazy."

- "You're more than just a nerdy boy." The Matthews girl said.

- "Now, not when she met me." The Captain said.

- "You were cool back then too." The quadbrid replied. "And I say that as someone who has known a Chase since your very awkward first day of school."

He laughed.

- "It wasn't awkward. You have any idea how my chiropractic degree in the Philippines came in handy?" He frowned.

- "Yeah, and the two times you ended up on your ass or when you rolled on the floor like a hamster in his wheel, that wasn't awkward?" Maddie smirked. "And I don't wanna know what you do with those skills."

Chase gasped.

- "It's not like that." He rolled his eyes. "And For a school attended by Trent, Caitlin, Owen and run by Perry, I would say it was just another normal day." He nodded.

- "If you say so." The Matthews girl shrugged.

- "You know I'm right, that school was the center of weirdness." The Captain chuckled. "Makes sense, you were there too."

The quadbrid gasped loudly and lifted her head from his shoulder to look at him.

- "How dare you?" She frowned, amused.

Chase smirked.

- "Not necessarily a bad thing." He said.

- "Uh-uh." Maddie smiled.

- "Hey, the coolest people in my life went to that school... including me." The Captain said.

- "Fair enough." The Matthews girl snickered.

Chase nodded with a smile.

- "Anyway, my point is: that you've always been cool." The quadbrid said.

- "Thanks." He said softly.

- "You're welcome." Maddie nodded.

The Captain nodded and unwind the chain from his fingers.

The Matthews girl looked away and closed her eyes, before opening them quickly, in panic. Shit.

Chase frowned.

- "Okay?" He asked.

- "Mmm?" The quadbrid looked at him again.

- "You're okay?" He sat up straighter.

- "Yeah." Maddie sighed.

- "You're Sure?" The Captain asked.

- "Yeah. Just... I keep seeing the nightmares." The Matthews girl sighed.

Chase approached her.

- "Try to think of something else." He suggested.

The quadbrid scoffed.

- "Easier said than done." She replied.

- "It was just a suggestion." The Captain said.

- "I know." Maddie sighed.

- "Well, I'm here to help you." He said.

- "I know." The Matthews girl nodded. "Thanks."

Chase nodded.

- "...as long as it takes." He smirked softly.

- "Thank you." The quadbrid smiled softly and looked at her hands again.

- "Sure." The Captain looked at her intently.

Maddie continued to play with her thumb ring. I missed him.

Chase looked down at her hands and he lowered one of his legs, which he kept at chest height. I needed to see her.

The Matthews girl took a deep breath as she tried to hold the tears in her eyes by not looking at him, her visions playing again in her mind.

His gaze softened.

- "Hey." He said softly. "It's okay." He said calmly.

The quadbrid nodded as she continued to look at her hands.

Chase gently brushed the hair away from her face to look at her eyes.

Maddie sighed and looked away from him.

- "Maddie..." The Captain said with concern.

- "It'll pass." The Matthews girl replied. "I hope..." She whispered.

- "Yes...but look at me." Chase threatened to take her hands but backed away. "Please." He looked at her eyes.

- "Why?" The quadbrid sighed.

Because I'm scared. He thought, keeping his gaze soft.

- "It's just that I want to make sure that you're still here..." He explained. "...With me." He whispered.

- "I am." Maddie nodded without looking at him.

- "I know..." The Captain sighed. "But I just...want to make sure."

- "I just can't stop thinking about it." The Matthews girl sighed. "I wasn't seeing you. I was only seeing one of the Krees."

- "I know, that's why I need to look into your eyes." Chase said.

The quadbrid sighed and looked into his eyes.

- "I just want to be prepared if I..." The Captain sighed. "...If it happens again." He looked into her eyes, seeing her presence through her eyes.

- "It won't happen again until she decides to rob another bank." Maddie said.

- "You don't know when that will be." Chase said, slightly worried.

- "Neither do you." The Matthews girl shrugged. "You're not gonna stay here forever."

- "I would." The Captain said softly.

And I Mean It. He thought.

- "Right." The quadbrid scoffed, amused.

- "Have I ever bluffed?" He deepened a frown.

- "Nope." Maddie shook her head.

- "So, why would I start now?" Chase said.

- "I don't know." The Matthews girl shrugged.

Why would you stay here? With me? She thought.

Let me help you. The Captain sighed, keeping a serious look.

The quadbrid sighed and looked away again.

Why is it so difficult? Chase shook his head and rested one hand on his temple, supporting his arm with his leg.

- "I'm sorry." Maddie said.

- "For what? For not knowing how to accept help?" He frowned.

- "Yeah." The Matthews girl sighed.

The Captain glanced at her.

- "Well, at least, you admit it, it's a start." He said.

- "If you say so." The quadbrid nodded.

- "I'm already used to it, it was like this when I met you." Chase said. "It would be foolish of me to be surprised by something that I was warned about from the beginning."

- "Sorry for not wanting to follow the alter ego of the guy I was in love with and lost months before." Maddie scoffed.

- "I would have done it." The Captain said. "But what do I know? I always trust the wrong people." He muttered to himself.

- "Not true." The Matthews girl shook her head. "Trusting me was a good idea." She slightly nudged him.

Maybe the only thing I did right. Chase held back a smile.

- "Was It?" He smirked.

- "Yes." The quadbrid snickered. "Because now you have a friend, who will never ever betray you. If anyone who looks like me tries to wrong you, it's not me, please know that."

Friend, that sounds cool. The Captain looked at her with a soft, thoughtful gaze.

- "Okay." He nodded.

- "'Okay'." Maddie mocked.

Chase looked into her eyes and smirked lightly.

The Matthews girl smiled softly.

The Captain's smirk widened as he looked down, blushing. She's...so Nice.

The quadbrid looked away with a soft smile.

- "But it doesn't have to be difficult. You know that, right?" Chase said, still looking down.

- "What do you mean?" Maddie frowned.

- "Accept help." The Captain glanced at her. "Perhaps you're thinking too much, and that's an obstacle." He fiddled with his bracelet.

- "How?" The quadbrid asked.

- "Overthinking chains you too much to the past, sometimes you just need to stop, even if it's just for a second, to let go, but you can't do it alone." The Captain said, looking down. "Sometimes you just need to stop dragging it out. And catch your breath... to continue again with twice the strength." He pressed his lips together.

- "So, what am I supposed to do?" Maddie asked.

- "Let go of whatever is holding you back from accepting my help. Let go of whatever is holding you back for a second." He said.

- "What's holding me back is not telling what happened to me." The Matthews girl replied.

- "Do you really believe that's it?" The Captain looked at her.

- "Yeah." The quadbrid sighed. "I'm eighteen, I've been keeping it a secret since I'm five. And it happened to me for five years, every single day."

- "Then let it go." Chase said softly.

- "I can't." Maddie shook her head with tears in her eyes as she looked at her hands again.

- "It's not going to change things as much as you think, you're overthinking it and it's holding you back there." The Captain said.

- "I can't talk about it." The Matthews girl replied.

- "So, I'm sorry, but you'll never stop feeling this way." Chase said. "I can tell you from experience that there are certain things you can only get over by letting them out."

The quadbrid sighed.

- "Nobody deserves to hear that." She said.

- "It's not about them, it's about you." He replied.

Maddie shook her head.

- "Look, I know it's not the same situation, but...Harp thinks a lot like you." The Captain said. "Until a few days ago, she never told me what she did when she worked for Krane. And it consumed her inside after years of holding it in, believing that if I knew I would see her differently, she reached the limit, and you know that what she went through wasn't pretty... And she still hasn't told me in detail." He explained.

- "She told you?" The Matthews girl frowned slightly.

- "Yeah... She had nightmares, very real ones about Krane and I'm not gonna lie, I did too." Chase frowned. "One of those nightmares really messed with her, But this made her question some things and she thought it would be better for me to know...part of it." He explained.

Right, the nightmares because of Drew. The quadbrid thought.

- "I'm sorry." She said. "You guys don't deserve that."

- "It's okay, because that doesn't change who we are today, do you think I look at her differently knowing what she did?" The Captain frowned and shook his head. "I know who she is. And you also saw what I did...the worst things I did, but...." He sighed. "You still trust me. And believe me." He smiled softly.

- "I do believe in you, and I trust you." Maddie nodded. "And it will never change."

- "Likewise." He nodded, smiling softly.

The Matthews girl smiled back.

She trusts me! Chase looked down, keeping his smile.

- "I know that I can trust you and that if I ever had to talk about what happened to me on that ship, it would be to you, but..." The quadbrid sighed. "I don't want you to hear that."

What? The Captain frowned.

- "To me?" He asked.

- "Yeah." Maddie nodded.

Does she trust me that much? Chase looked at her thoughtfully.

- "You, my Chase and Leo are the people I trust the most." The Matthews girl explained. "Don't tell the others I said that." She frowned. "But you understand me on levels that nobody does, I trust you with my life and my secrets and you can read me like an open book. And as much as I hate it, you are the only person who could understand what I felt on that ship because you know what it feels to be treated like an object and not a person. And you are the only person who would be able to take it and not break by listening to what I've been through."

Wow. The Captain looked at the ground with a distant look.

- "I do. It's horrible." He swallowed the lump in his throat at the memory. "But I had no idea you trusted me THAT much." He softened his gaze.

- "I let you drag me around when I was blind, and you could have let me fall down the stairs or a roof or under a train." The quadbrid said, amused. "I trust you."

- "Yeah, but you didn't have anyone else there for you at that moment." He said.

- "After I killed Rhea, who did I call?" Maddie asked. "Who is the one of the FEW people who knows that I don't like silence, and why? Who did tell about the letter? Who is the first person I wanted to tell about my Chase and I?"

Who is the person I wrote a song about because of how much I miss his friendship? She thought.

- "I hadn't thought of that." Chase said.

- "Clearly." The Matthews girl nodded.

- "It never crossed my mind." The Captain said.

That someone would care that much about me. He thought.

- "Why not?" The quadbrid frowned.

Because I always fuck everything up in the end, because I'm arrogant in defense. I'm afraid to give in and make friends. Who would trust someone like that? Chase thought.

- "I don't know." He looked down.

- "Okay." Maddie said. "Well, even if you never thought about it before, I did. And I trust you more than you know."

It means everything. The Captain nodded.

- "Well, it means a lot." He said.

- "You're welcome." The Matthews girl smiled gently.

- "I promise not to let you down." Chase glanced at her.

I will try, with all my heart. He thought.

- "I know you would never." The quadbrid put her hand on top of his. "And I promise to always be by your side, no matter what."

I'm not giving up on you. She thought.

Keep calm. The Captain quickly looked at their hands and blushed in surprise. He took a deep breath without moving to not scare her away.

- "Promise?" He avoided looking at her.

- "I give my word." Maddie nodded.

Chase slowly looked at her.

- "I give you my word, too." He said, slowly nodding, and gently held her hand with his thumb.

The Matthews girl smiled softly at him.

The Captain looked away without moving his hand.

The quadbrid looked away.

- "You think I should open up?" She asked.

- "Do you want to continue suffering like this?" He asked.

- "You don't open up either." Maddie mumbled.

- "What?" Chase frowned.

- "Nothing." The Matthews girl sighed.

The Captain softened his gaze and looked back at their hands, caressing hers discreetly with his thumb.

The quadbrid leaned her head on his shoulder again.

Chase glanced at her and smirked softly without her seeing.

- "I can still see that Kree coming up to me with a knife..." Maddie whispered. "That he had just put above a flame to make it hot." Her eyes watered. "I can still feel that hot blade on my skin... Cutting me open..." Silent tears ran down her cheeks. "Before, he poured bleach on the cut to clean it, so he could put more blood of other species in me."

Poor girl. The Captain listened attentively and sighed. He gently turned the palm of his hand upwards, so that she could hold it.

The Matthews girl held his hand.

- "And when I screamed or cried loudly..." She said, her voice trembling. "They grabbed my hair and dragged me around the long halls to throw me in a cage where they locked me in for days..." She sniffled. "When my mom found me, I was missing pieces of my hair."

Oh my God. That's...Horrible. Chase kept his gaze serious, intertwining his fingers with hers as he listened intently.

- "I used to share a cell with that girl, who was a little older than me." The quadbrid sniffled. "And one day, they threw her against the wall, and that killed her. They left me with her corpse for days. It smelled horrible."

The Captain deepened his frown with indignation. Why do such cruel and cold beings even exist? He thought.

- "Before I had my powers, I had a scar coming to my forehead passing to my eye down my chin." Maddie sighed, tears running down her cheeks in silence. "Because they whipped in the face one day. I almost lost my eye." She sniffled. "My scar was at the same spot as yours, but bigger. Ember 2 punched me last week, and I had a scar back at that spot."

What? Chase looked at her in surprise. Same as me? He ran his fingers over the scar.

- "After they put me back in my cell instead of the cage, they threw me on the floor and stomped on me when they walked out." The Matthews girl cried in silence.

The Captain looked at her and sighed before gently putting his arms around her, hugging her.

- "There are also the times when they burned me just for fun." The quadbrid continued.

Chase continued listening attentively.

- "Or when they punch me in the face and in the stomach." Maddie sniffled. "One time it was after one of the cuts had just healed, so it opened again, and I put blood everywhere and... They whipped me for it."

The Captain started at the ground in disbelief, but he hugged her tighter.

The Matthews girl put her hands on one of his arms, holding onto him.

- "One day they also broke my foot when they stomped on me and my arm when they threw me on the ground." She sobbed silently.

Chase stroked her back and just nodded.

- "They put so many needles and blames through me." The quadbrid sniffled.

- "Why though? Was there a purpose?" He asked with a frown.

- "Creating the superior species." Maddie explained, tears running down her face. "The perfect weapon. That they could control and use to kill people and torture them and end entire species. We were so many on that ship, so many different species."

- "Huh, they wanted you to be a weapon of destruction... I've heard that story before." The Captain said.

- "I know." The Matthews girl nodded slightly.

- "Yeah, that's basically the reason I was created. Being a bionic soldier... And God knows what to do with the rest of humanity." Chase said thoughtfully.

- "I know." The quadbrid sighed. "I will never understand why people do that to kids."

- "Because they are defenseless." The Captain said.

- "How can they do that?" Maddie shook her head. "When I see kids, all I want to do is protect them, not use them or torture them." She wiped her eyes and cheeks.

- "I don't know, it's the kind of thing we'll never understand, and to be honest, I don't even want to." Chase said.

- "I read minds of people like this, and I can assure you there is no answer. They are just psychopaths and sociopaths." The Matthews girl sniffled.

- "I feel sorry for anyone who sees the world in such a psychotic and distorted way." The Captain said. "Someone like that will never know how to appreciate life."

- "Agree." The quadbrid nodded.

- "I'm sorry for you, you didn't deserve any of that. No one deserves to be treated like that." He said.

- "Thanks." Maddie sniffled and wiped her eyes again. "Now you know why I don't talk about it."

- "It's not the kind of thing you talk about just like that." Chase said, nodding. "It's also not the kind of thing some people can hear..."

- "Told you." The Matthews girl replied.

The Captain looked at her.

- "Don't worry, though. See?" He looked around. "You're still here, the world didn't fall apart and..." He sighed. "I'm still keeping my promise."

- "Thank you, Chase." The quadbrid sighed.

- "And I still see you the same way. Without a tear falling for your past because what matters to me and what should matter to you is... who you are right now." The Captain held her tight.

- "Thank you." Maddie sniffled and wrapped her arms around his back and torso as she side-hugged, her head still resting on his shoulder.

Chase just placed his hand in the back of her head, holding her closer to comfort her.

The Matthews girl closed her eyes, enjoying the embrace of her friend, where she felt safe and protected.

He rested his head on hers as he stared to think about what just happened. The way she opened up with him, the way he held her, the way she seemed to be safe with him, and the way he wanted to protect her. With all that in mind, he let one single tear fall down his cheek with a slight, soft smile on his face.

The quadbrid slightly tightened her arms as she sighed, relieved of finally letting it out.

The Captain sighed, trying not to think much, and living that moment.

- "Thank you." Maddie whispered.

- "You're welcome." He whispered back.

I can't believe I told him all of that. The Matthews girl thought, her eyes still closed.

- "Whenever you need... I'll be here." Chase said softly. "Okay?"

- "Thank you." The quadbrid replied. "Same goes for you, when you need me, call me. Instead of pretending it was an accident." She smiled softly.

- "Uh-uh, Miss 'called the wrong Chase', try not hang up on me next time." The Captain smirked.

- "In my defense, I hung up on purpose." Maddie snickered.

- "I know that. Why do you think I came here?" Chase said.

- "What were you doing before?" The Matthews girl asked.

- "Before I came here?" The Captain said.

- "Yeah." The quadbrid nodded on his shoulder.

- "Well, I was at the bar with Adam, Leo and Kaz because Leo wanted our opinion on some things for the wedding party. Just chilling with my brothers, actually." Chase said.

- "Sorry for interrupting." Maddie opened her eyes.

- "You didn't because Adam had just left because Grace and Evan and Leo started talking to a girl, so basically it was just me and Kaz." The Captain explained. "And since you called, I was able to leave in a hurry and let him pay the bill." He chuckled.

- "Alright." The Matthews girl chuckled.

- "Thank you. You made me save a few bucks." Chase chuckled.

- "Thank you for coming." The quadbrid smiled softly.

- "Like I said, whenever you need, I'll be here." The Captain said softly.

- "And like I said: thank you." Maddie replied.

- "I thank you, though." Chase said.

- "For the bill?" The Matthews girl chuckled.

- "Also. Yes, I'm a tightwad." He mocked. "But not only because of that..."

- "Then why?" The quadbrid asked.

- "Thank you for everything." The Captain said.

- "I didn't do anything." Maddie frowned.

You did everything. Chase rolled his eyes in amusement.

- "Just accept It." He said softly.

- "Fine." The Matthews girl snickered. "You're welcome for whatever you think I did."

You have no Idea, though. The Captain thought and smiled.

- "And thank you for listening to me and not looking at me differently." The quadbrid lifted her head from his shoulder to look into his eyes.

- "I guess it's just impossible to see you any other way." Chase smirked slightly.

Other than amazing. He thought.

- "As the girl who saw EVERYTHING of you and annoys you a lot?" Maddie smirked.

The Captain smiled. Not quite. He shook his head and looked away.

- "Yeah." He chuckled softly.

The Matthews girl chuckled.

Chase kept the smile.

- "Sorry for annoying you so much, though." The quadbrid said.

The Captain pressed his lips together.

- "I'm used to it." He said.

- "Is that a bad or a good thing?" Maddie chuckled softly.

- "Well, Harper annoyed me from the beginning, so what do you think?" Chase chuckled.

- "Oh, you like when I annoy you?" The Matthews girl smirked.

- "I didn't say that." He frowned.

Oddly yes. He thought.

The quadbrid frowned and looked at him with a smirk.

- "So, you hate it?" She asked.

- "I said I'm used to it." The Captain said.

- "Doesn't answer my question." Maddie clicked her tongue. "Do you hate it, or do you like it?"

Chase scoffed.

- "I'm not going to answer that." He said.

The Matthews girl gasped, mockingly.

- "You like it!" She exclaimed.

- "What?" The Captain frowned.

- "You like it when I annoy you!" The quadbrid replied.

- "I don't, why would I like that?" He shook his head.

I genuinely want an answer because I don't know why I like this. He thought.

- "You tell me." Maddie shrugged with a smile.

Chase rolled his eyes.

The Matthews girl chuckled softly.

The Captain shook his head in amusement.

- "You like it." The quadbrid smirked.

- "Uhg! You're so fucking annoying." Chase hugged her tighter.

- "I know." Maddie chuckled.

- "Good to know you're aware of that." He smirked.

- "Good to know that you like it." The Matthews girl smirked.

- "Oh, Shut the fuck up." The Captain muttered in amusement.

- "Nope." The quadbrid laughed.

Chase pressed his lips together to keep from smiling.

- "You like it." Maddie gently poked his side.

Shit. The Captain chuckled.

- "Why do you always do that?" He laughed softly.

- "Do what?" The Matthews girl asked, coyly. "That?" She poked his side again.

- "Stop." Chase cringed. "That's a low blow." He chuckled.

- "What if I don't want to?" The quadbrid poked him again, twice.

- "Haven't we had this discussion before?" The Captain chuckled, cringing.

- "I don't think so." Maddie shook her head and poked him again, a little longer as she started to tickle him slightly.

- "Fuck! No!" He laughed and grabbed her arm. "Why do you like that?" He laughed. "You're so weird." He tightened his grip in amusement.

- "Because it's funny." The Matthews girl smirked and tickled him harder with her other hand that was behind his back.

- "Shit!" Chase laughed, closing his eyes tightly and leaning back. "What would you think if someone did that to you?" He held her hand on his back.

- "Because you think nobody does it to me?" The quadbrid raised her eyebrows as she broke her two hands from his grip and attacked both of his sides.

The Captain laughed and cringed more.

- "I don't know." He chuckled. "Okay, stop!" He blocked her hands and stood up and poked her side.

- "No!" Maddie laughed.

- "Ha! The spell backfired on the sorceress, huh?!" He smirked and poked both her slides.

- "Oh, shit!" The Matthews girl laughed and wiggled under his hands. "Damn it! How do you know my weak spots?! Have you been conspiring with Harper or my Chase? Or both?"

- "I Just know!" Chase chuckled as he held her sides, before tickling.

- "How?!" The quadbrid laughed louder.

- "Oh, You're talking to the smartest man in the world, Darling." He smirked and tickled her more. "Ready for a truce?" He asked.

- "Never." Maddie rolled her eyes, amused, and tickled him back.

- "Fuck, stop!" The Captain brought his legs close to his chest, blocking her hands, laughing.

The Matthews girl laughed.

- "It's too funny." She shrugged.

Chase glanced at her and hung his head on his knees in amusement.

- "Fine proved your point." He sighed. "Just let me breathe a sec, Shit!" He chuckled.

The quadbrid raised her hands.

- "Alright." She smirked.

- "Did you forget that I'm too old for this?" The Captain mocked.

- "Two years and a half older." Maddie snickered. "You're not a grandpa. Like Donnie."

- "Still... respect your elders, Kid." He chuckled.

- "Technically, YOU should respect ME." The Matthews girl shrugged with a smile. "I was born two decades before you, KID."

- "Holy fuck! What?" The Captain frowned. "Two decades? Damn, you're so fucking old." He chuckled.

The quadbrid snickered.

- "Yes, so respect me, little boy." She mocked.

- "I will; I can even give you a ride to the museum; that's where you live, right?" Chase smirked.

Maddie gasped loudly with a smile.

- "What about dinosaurs? Were they cool?" The Captain grinned sarcastically. "Did you ever ride one? I know you're into It..."

He snorted. Good one, Chase.

The Matthews girl's jaw dropped in complete shock as a smile was painted on her face and a soft chuckle escaped her lips. He did not!

The Captain looked away with a grin and he licked his lower lip to contain his laughter.

- "Your face says it all." He chuckled softly.

- "I can't believe you said that." The quadbrid chuckled.

Chase pressed his lips together and shrugged.

- "Well, Darling, I'm not THAT predictable." He closed his eyes and nodded. "And I fucking love it." He whispered to himself.

- "I have a bad influence on you." Maddie snickered.

- "Oh, stop, that wasn't you." The Captain glanced at her. "I only speak facts." He shrugged.

- "Tell me that before you met me you would have said that to someone." The Matthews girl raised her eyebrows. "Besides, you said on my birthday, that I had a bad influence. It's your words."

- "Mm-hmm, I would." Chase nodded with a smile. "Unfortunately, I've never known anyone enough for that." He chuckled.

- "The worst part is that you don't know from when you guys came last week, you know that because you GUESSED." The quadbrid snickered. "Just... How?"

- "How many times do I have to tell you? It's ME, and I KNOW things." The Captain smirked smugly. "Plus, you're not as discreet as you think, at least not to me." He shook his head.

- "What is that supposed to mean?" Maddie chuckled.

- "I don't know, it's like the subtext of everything you say is clear to me." Chase shrugged. "I know how you work. It's weird, but it's like this." He frowned.

- "Very weird." The Matthews girl frowned, amused.

So, I give dom vibes? She thought.

The Captain sighed.

- "Like I can know when you lie..." He said. "Not because you are bad; when you mean to lie, you are very subtle, but I can notice; some can't because I saw it happen; you managed to hide your relationship with precision, however..." He looked at her and frowned.

- "However?" The quadbrid frowned.

- "I don't know, I can't buy it." Chase smirked. "It's just so easy to know that and I can't know why." He shook his head.

- "It's weird." Maddie smiled.

- "It is... Freaks me out." The Captain nodded.

- "I bet." The Matthews girl chuckled softly. "But honestly, if it's only you who knows when I lie or this part of me, I'm good."

- "Well, you know when I lie too, so we're even." Chase smiled.

- "Fair enough." The quadbrid shrugged with a smile.

- "And I mean it when I said you know how to lie because you deceived Harper and she is a human lie detector." The Captain widened his eyes.

Maddie chuckled softly.

- "I've been learning since I'm a kid to survive so." She snickered as she shrugged. "I'm good at it."

- "Sure, but I won't lie that maybe I gave you a hand in that regard." He nodded.

- "How so?" The Matthews girl frowned.

- "Harper began to suspect, and ask questions, and whenever she started doing that, I would throw counterarguments at her." The Captain explained.

- "Well, thank you for that." The quadbrid said.

- "Yeah, she's a human lie detector, but I know how to play with her." Chase smirked.

Maddie pressed her lips together.

- "Yeah, I saw that." She smirked.

The Captain rolled his eyes.

- "Know how to play against her." He corrected. "But don't tell her I said that or that I did that... Or she'll kill me."

- "You do realize that she read your mind, and she knows?" The Matthews girl smirked.

- "Oh yeah." Chase frowned. "So, either she's not mad about it or she's saving it to throw in my face at the right time."

- "Or she's waiting until after the wedding to kill you so she can inherit everything." The quadbrid joked.

- "Oh my God, you're right." The Captain widened his eyes. "Better enjoy what's left of my engagement." He nodded in amusement.

Maddie laughed.

- "No, but seriously, she would never kill you." She smiled.

- "But she looks like she would, have you ever seen her angry?" The Captain frowned.

- "I did." The Matthews girl nodded. "I love her, but she's not scary. At least, not to me." She shrugged.

- "Oh, then It's Just to me." Chase said.

- "More like to everyone who isn't me." The quadbrid replied.

- "I think she's scary to everyone in my universe, without exception." He said.

- "Yep." Maddie nodded.

- "You're just not afraid of her because you're the same or, if not, scarier than her." The Captain smirked.

- "I don't know what you're talking about." The Matthews girl smirked.

- "Yeah, Sure." Chase said sarcastically.

- "I'm not THAT bad." The quadbrid smiled.

- "Me neither, but still some people see it like this." The Captain shrugged.

Maddie smiled sadly and put a comforting hand on his forearm.

- "I'm sorry." She said.

Chase looked at her.

- "It's okay." He smiled. "I keep it like that, for safety."

- "I know." The Matthews girl nodded. "But you are definitely not bad. And you will never be. I'm gonna say it again and I don't care, but you are a good person."

- "I know." The Captain nodded. "And Thanks." He smiled softly.

- "You're welcome." The quadbrid smiled softly.

- "Sometimes I still come across distorted versions of the same story." He looked down. "Each one I hear paints me worse than the last, and I can't delete them all and I don't even know how things got out of control like this." He said.

- "It's how rumors work. The more people hear about it, the more they exaggerate it." Maddie said as she rubbed her thumb on his arm. "Doesn't make them true in the slightest."

- "They are true in the eyes of others, some had never heard of me until they heard a story that is not even true." Chase looked at her hand on his arm. "Sometimes it is better not to be seen at all." He sighed.

The Matthews girl sighed, sadly.

- "It will pass. One day, they will hear a rumor even crazier and forget all about yours. And over time, people will only know you as the amazing Captain of the superhumans Nation." She said. "And if they don't see you, then they get the right to a great view." She continued, trying to make him smile or at least roll his eyes or amuse him.

Chase chuckled softly and looked at her.

- "You think so?" He asked.

- "Yes." The quadbrid nodded with a soft smile.

He took a deep breath.

- "Although, it's interesting when bad guys think like that. Sometimes I just walk into the place, and I don't even have to say anything..." He smirked.

- "See, there are good points too." Maddie snickered.

- "Yup, I made one fall off his chair the other day just by looking at him." The Captain frowned

- "I know that you hate that people are scared of you, but you have to admit that bad guys' reactions can be funny." The Matthews girl said.

- "Oh, I make sure to make them funny, I want to get something good out of it." He chuckled.

The quadbrid snickered.

- "It's hilarious to make bad guys afraid. And I'm talking from experience, even if I make people scared of me on purpose." She shrugged.

- "Exactly, there are some who are stupid enough to face it." Chase said. "The other day, there was this guy; he was with a gang we've been looking for a while. They were in a meeting, and they were playing darts and we walked in, and this guy dared to call me..." He glanced at her. "Actually, it doesn't matter what he called me." He said.

- "Tell me." Maddie frowned.

- "It's not relevant to the story." The Captain said. "The point is he went on and laughed, telling his colleagues that I was weak and hiding behind a 'mask' and wanted the world to believe it." He deepened his frown.

- "Fine. Don't tell me what he called you, I'll just ask Harper." The Matthews girl shrugged. "And who the hell does this guy thinks he is?"

Chase rolled his eyes.

- "And it's in moments like this that I lose my mind. Even I can't predict what comes next." He said. "And as if that combo wasn't dangerous enough, he challenged me..." He smirked.

- "Oh, boy." The quadbrid smiled.

- "Idiot." The Captain scoffed.

- "So, what happened?" Maddie asked.

- "Well, I said I wasn't scared of him, and I really wasn't; he was an asshole." Chase said. "Then he goes, 'Oh, really, then why don't you show me?'. He picked up a knife from the table and pointed it at the target, 'Stand in front of It'." He shook his head. "At this point, Harper wanted to punch him, but she was holding back because she saw that I was angrier at him than she was." He explained.

- "Cannot blame her." The Matthews girl frowned.

- "Yup, I just thought it was ridiculous and refused his request at first." He continued.

- "Ooookay." The quadbrid nodded with a frown. "But?"

- "He laughed..." Chase sighed. "So I realized that dialogue wasn't enough for an idiot like him..." He smirked.

- "Oh my god, stop cutting your story and say it!" Maddie smiled.

- "It's for dramatic effect!" The Captain frowned.

- "Who do you think you are? Leo?" The Matthews girl snickered.

- "Well, he's a great storyteller, and I felt epic in that moment, so... Sshh!" Chase raised his finger in front of her face in amusement.

The quadbrid frowned, and her jaw dropped, amused.

- "How dare you?" She gently slapped his hand away.

The Captain chuckled.

- "Anyway, I walked back to the wall and looked at him, saying, 'If you're better than me, you don't need a target.' I challenged him." He said dramatically. "He laughed like the cowards do and then He said, 'Fine'." He scoffed.

- "Oh god." Maddie snickered.

- "It was risky, but I could tell by the way he threw the darts before that his aim was poor and he always threw with a shift to the left due to the way he moved his hand, and with the weight of the knife the displacement would be even greater as it would require more strength." He explained. "So, I positioned myself and he threw the knife, hitting it exactly where I had predicted, close to my ear, enough for me to feel the cold of the blade but not enough for it to touch me. I don't even flinch." He smirked proudly.

The Matthews girl closed her eyes.

- "I don't even want to know what Harper felt at first." She sighed. "But it's cool." She opened her eyes.

- "Because of things like that, she sometimes wants to strangle me, but she does things like that all the time too, so it's fire with fire." The Captain shrugged. "Anyway, the guy didn't understand and I kept looking at him without even blinking and said 'Aw Are you afraid to throw for real?' the others moved away and I saw that he was destabilized and angry and his aim in anger would be more accurate because he would throw it more closely, So already foreseeing that I wouldn't escape another thrown I said 'Try again' and he did it..." He continued.

The quadbrid ran a hand over her face in despair. I'm so glad my Chase doesn't do that type of shit. She looked at him, waiting for the end of the story.

Chase glanced at her. Oh, the best thing about these stories is the look on people's faces when I tell them. He sighed.

- "He took another knife and depending on where he stopped, I would know exactly how many seconds it would take for the knife to get two centimeters from my face. When he did it I counted and at the exact second it got to two centimeters I stopped the knife with molecular kinesis without even blinking." He said dramatically. "His face at that moment, though."

He smirked. And Harper's wanting to kill me, though. But she doesn't need to know that detail.

Maddie closed her eyes and shook her head.

- "As cool as it is, I really hope Harper slapped you for how insane you are." She said.

She did, and yes, I deserved it. The Captain thought and scoffed.

- "So, I used molecular kinesis to turn the knife forward and I walked slowly towards him and he was sweating with fear; it was clear in his eyes, and I used my magnetism app to threaten the knife and throw it away; he backed away until he knocked over the poker table in the center of the room." He nodded. "Yeah, maybe I'm really insane." He sighed.

- "Okay, this part is hilarious." The Matthews girl laughed. "The part where you put yourself in danger isn't, though. But this is."

- "I wasn't in danger because all the time I knew that the guy was physically incapable of hurting me without me reacting first." He explained.

- "Was the blade near your face?" The quadbrid raised her eyebrows.

- "But I knew from the beginning that it would be there, and it was only there because I let it be." Chase said.

- "Doesn't matter. Still dangerous." Maddie shook her head.

- "You sound just like Harper..." The Captain shook his head. "Harper: the girl who threw herself off a cliff, the girl who hammered her own arm just to prove to me and Douglas that it was indestructible, I don't even want to know how she found this out in the first place." He frowned.

- "Hey, we are not alter egos for nothing." The Matthews girl snickered as she raised her hands. "And you really don't want to know."

- "I know." The Captain sighed. "She says I'm too impulsive, and I know I am." He nodded.

- "A little bit." The quadbrid made the gesture with her thumb and index.

- "I know who I am, and that's what I'm afraid of." Chase said. "But it makes for a good story, this is the best one, after when I took down Giselle's Android and replaced it with a replica of me." He chuckled.

Maddie rolled her eyes.

- "This one was amazing, but I wanted to strangle my Chase so bad." She said.

After I cried my eyes out. She thought.

- "I know it was..." He nodded. "But I like this story. Harper punched me, but thanks to my impulsive act, she and I... Well, you know, I don't even need to tell you." He rolled his eyes.

- "Yeah, you don't." The Matthews girl snickered. "Harper punched you, I decapitated Troy, so I wouldn't hurt my Chase." She shrugged.

- "I know." The Captain said. "Gosh, I wish I would have done that to him after what he did to Bree." He shook his head.

- "Well, let's just say I did it for both of us." The quadbrid replied.

- "Thanks." The Captain smiled. "But this is one of my collections of stories, there was the time I... I stabbed Sebastian with the laser bo, but he healed himself..." He said. "Thankfully." He rested his head against the wall.

Maddie tilted her head and looked away. Thankfully, YOU didn't kill him, but not thankfully he's still alive, that son of a bitch.

- "And there was the time I pretended to join Douglas just to get him to the Lab, I almost turned everyone against me." He sighed.

- "Yeah, in my universe, I was there with my Chase when it happened." The Matthews girl nodded. "I pretended to turn with him."

- "Harper would do that if I had known her back then. And she would be more convincing than me." The Captain smirked. "She always said she would have gone with me on the mission."

- "You were both pretty convincing during it." The quadbrid said. "Just my Chase had someone to recognize his lies." She snorted. "Douglas thought we were dating, and since we were pretending to be on his side, we just rolled with it and let him call me his girlfriend. And to be honest, it's because we both liked the sound of it."

- "Hey, I know how to lie when necessary, too." Chase nodded. "Anyway, I've always been impulsive, but my level just increased." He sighed.

- "Yeah, I realize that when I learned that you jumped on the Incapacitator back then." Maddie said.

The Captain snapped his fingers and pointed at her.

- "I knew I was forgetting something..." He chuckled. "Seriously, I literally don't remember when I did that."

- "Yeah. I wasn't there when it happened." The Matthews girl shook her head. "When spike activated on the island, or when you were taken by Giselle or almost killed by the Incapacitator, I wasn't there." She sighed.

Chase nodded.

- "I'd tell you how it was, but all I remember is waking up in Mighty Med and Kaz apologizing for hitting on Harp." He frowned and looked at her.

- "Yeah, my Chase only remembers is, me threatening Horace after he activated the alarm." The quadbrid snickered. "He even said that I reminded him of one of his ex-girlfriends because she was violent like me."

Chase laughed.

- "Horace has a bad history of relationships." He nodded.

- "I know." Maddie chuckled. "You'd think for someone over 3000 years old he would learn at some point... but nope."

- "He's a nice guy. If it wasn't for him, I'd probably be raising chickens with Nick in the vineyard." He pressed his lips together.

- "Right. Nick." The Matthews girl snorted. "How much did she freak out when she found out about his alter ego?"

- "A Lot, Let's just say she'll never look at Nick the same way again." Chase chuckled.

- "What about Theo, Ledger, and Glen?" The quadbrid chuckled.

- "Justify a lot of things." The Captain scratched the back of his neck.

For who? Myself? He frowned.

Maddie smirked slightly.

Focus. Chase glanced at her and cleared his throat.

- "Anyway... She still hasn't told me everything she saw." He said.

- "Well, there's also Spin, who was in the original universe 38, the Mini Peter Parker of Andrew Garfield." The Matthews girl said.

- "Spin? That's so random." Chase frowned.

The quadbrid chuckled and shrugged.

- "She also saw all the times I defended my Chase." She pressed her lips together. "You know nothing compared to her on this."

- "She hasn't gotten to that part yet; she's seen a lot of things and she's very specific when it comes to prioritizing things to tell me." He said annoyed.

- "Yeah." Maddie sighed. "How much you think I'm violent and protective, it's about to get worse."

- "I already think you're at a maximum level achieved through years of practice." He grinned.

- "Mmm." The Matthews girl nodded with a smile. "Let's just say you're gonna learn a story about how I discovered my protecting mind power." She said. "And how someone ended up without any teeth left." She looked away as she pressed her lips together.

- "Fuck!" The Captain raised his eyebrow. "Wait." He used molecular kinesis to pull a pillow towards him and place it behind him, he settled down more relaxed. "Okay. Go on!" He said.

- "Nope." The quadbrid shook her head with a smile. "Harper will tell you."

- "Oh, come on. I told you mine." Chase said.

Maddie frowned, amused.

- "I told you about Trent last time." She shrugged.

- "Mm-hmm. Thanks for It." He grinned.

- "You're welcome." The Matthews girl snickered. "You're gonna have fun when Harper will tell you what she saw because I did a lot more to him."

- "Harper has had her mind updated with content for long nights of talk for the next 50 years." The Captain sighed. "No, maybe 40 me and her talk a LOT." He said.

- "Yeah, but to be fair, she hasn't seen my first five years of life; you and my Chase had the exact same childhood until you met Leo; most of Chase's memories are like yours but only some details change, and I spend most of my time with him so more common memories." The quadbrid explained. "And she won't tell you the dirty stuff she saw, so it won't take THAT long."

- "I meant about everything she saw." Chase said.

- "Oh." Maddie chuckled. "Yeah, I did the same thing to my Chase. It's so funny to tease you guys about things in your minds because you can't deny it since we saw it." She replied.

- "She hasn't finished telling me everything she saw in MY mind, and to be honest, she saw things I didn't even know were there." The Captain frowned. "She told me there are two things I have never admitted. Which I need to find out by myself, and I have no idea what they are." He said.

- "If you were the one who had my powers and read her mind, you would do the same." The Matthews girl smirked.

- "You saw what's in there; how should I feel about it?" The Captain asked. "Answer vaguely."

- "Um..." The quadbrid frowned. "Loved. Desired. Aroused. Hard." She smirked.

Holy shit. Chase blushed and looked away.

- "Okaay." He chuckled shyly. "That's...good?"

He frowned. Yes. It is.

- "No." Maddie said, sarcastically. "It's bad that your future wife, aka your soul mate, has thoughts like that."

Wife!! The Captain rolled his eyes, still blushing.

- "She told me that she was going to tease you about what she saw." The Matthews girl chuckled. "I can only hope it's worse than that."

Chase nodded silently.

- "Worst is not the right word." He said.

- "Yeah, I bet." The quadbrid snickered. "Harder is better?" She smirked at him.

It's actually pretty accurate. The Captain looked at her and raised his eyebrow.

- "Seriously?" He said.

His face. Maddie pressed her lips together as she chuckled.

- "Mm-hmm, It's actually the most perfectly accurate word." Chase nodded with a smirk.

The Matthews girl laughed.

- "Yeah, no shit." She replied.

- "You like annoy me about this, huh?" The Captain said.

- "Says the guy who made a comment about how I 'like to ride' ten minutes ago." The quadbrid replied.

- "You gave me space to do so." Chase shrugged. "It was worth it. I want to see you get through this." He crossed his arms in amusement.

Maddie rolled her eyes, amused.

- "Yeah, I kinda get that when you said on my birthday that I like to 'ride' and 'take the reigns'." She snickered. "Or last week when you moved your hips, saying that I was still 'focus on my riding'." She snorted.

I'm actually good at this. Chase chuckled.

- "Thanks for that." He patted himself on the shoulder, thanking himself. "That was a good one; the hips added a nice touch to It." He grinned.

- "It was." The Matthews girl snickered. "But your best one so far was the 'fuck you'."

- "Thanks for listing it for me; I can remember your face every time, and one is better than the other." The Captain chuckled.

The quadbrid chuckled.

- "Well, I cannot deny that I wasn't ready for you to say those and that they were really amazing comebacks." She said.

- "Nobody is." Chase chuckled. "I love when I do that."

Maddie chuckled.

The Captain laughed.

- "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me... and with Harp, who, by the way, found your face hilarious as well." He said.

- "Gnagnagna." The Matthews girl mocked as she smiled.

- "She saw it, and I couldn't do anything about it." Chase shrugged.

- "I know." The quadbrid smiled. "But honestly, as long as it's just you two, I'm good." Her face dropped. "Oh God."

- "What?" The Captain asked.

- "Next time, Mia will see Harper; she will see my Chase's mind and mine." Maddie said. "Oh shit." She buried her face in her hands.

- "Well, let's hope they don't see each other again... Ever." Chase chuckled.

- "Yep." The Matthews girl nodded and pulled her hands away. "She's with my Chase like I am with you, and she didn't see anything. So, imagine if she does."

- "Good luck." Chase said. "Also, never let her near Mercy; we don't want to see this combo."

- "If they annoy you, I kinda want to see." The quadbrid chuckled. "I'll even join."

- "I don't! I finally convinced Mercy not to call me 'Tiny Cap' anymore. I don't want to regress it." He frowned.

- "Well, she doesn't know what she's talking about..." Maddie smirked.

- "See? That's the kind of thing Mercy doesn't need to hear." The Captain said. "Also, Yeah, she doesn't." He scoffed, rolling his eyes.

She knows I'm the biggest- Hey!! Stop that shit!! He shook his head.

- "Well, she would stop annoying you with 'tiny'." The Matthews girl snickered.

- "It wouldn't stop being inappropriate." The Captain frowned.

The quadbrid snickered.

- "Yeah, and when I came last year, you were too busy glaring at Ledger to hear what I told her." She smirked.

- "What?" Chase frowned more.

I was not! Tell her you wasn't, I... Why I'm even questioning this? He thought.

- "Nothing." Maddie pressed her lips together.

The Captain looked away, keeping his frown. I wasn't.

- "Hmm." He said.

- "Harper heard it all anyway." The Matthews girl chuckled softly.

- "What did you tell her?" Chase asked.

- "You know what? I can't remember." The quadbrid smirked.

- "Oh, stop you having eidetic memory." He said.

- "Do I?" Maddie frowned with a smile.

The Captain picked up the pillow behind him and threw it at her gently.

- "Hey!" The Matthews girl laughed and threw it back at him.

Chase laughed.

- "Oopsy, it slipped." He grinned.

- "After she made the joke about how you lasted a long time in bed, I told her that it was because you have bionic stamina." The quadbrid crossed her arms and smirked. "And Harper agreed. So..."

- "Holy Shit, it was you!" The Captain threw the pillow at her again.

Maddie laughed.

- "What did she say?" She asked.

- "I don't remember..." Chase crossed his arms.

- "Tell me." The Matthews girl threw the pillow at him.

- "Ow!" The Captain chuckled. "Seriously, I don't remember." He lied, holding the pillow.

- "I'll ask her." The quadbrid smirked.

- "Oh, don't you dare." Chase frowned.

- "Then tell me what my sentence caused." Maddie snickered.

The Captain took a deep breath and buried his face in the pillow. It's so embarrassing.

- "Come on." The Matthews girl smiled. "I saw you naked and having sex; you can tell me one teeny sentence."

- "As if you didn't already know enough." He smirked sarcastically.

- "Come on." The quadbrid snickered.

- "Well, it was a while back before the bar was renovated and..." Chase took a deep breath.

I can't believe I'm telling her this. He thought.

Maddie raised her eyebrows.

- "Do you happen to know the one rule of the bar that Mercy always tells new customers about?" The Captain closed his eyes.

- "Yes." The Matthews girl nodded. "So?"

- "So... I broke It." Chase pressed his lips together.

- "How?" The quadbrid snickered.

- "It was late; the bar was closed, but sometimes I asked Mercy for the key so we could spend some time there after hours. Sometimes the whole gang was there, and sometimes it was just me and Harp." The Captain said. "But that day I ended up telling Mercy that I was tired and that we were only going to stay for half an hour, and then I would close the bar for her. But it was just me and Harp, and one thing led to another..." He closed his eyes, blushing.

- "And then you dare look in my eyes and deny that you are not the horniest man on the planet." Maddie laughed.

- "Again, I didn't do it alone." Chase frowned.

- "Yeah, well, I won't attack Harper." The Matthews girl said.

Not in front of you, at least. She thought.

- "It doesn't matter, it happened." The Captain shook his head. "And in the end, we spent the night there." He sighed.

It was a very long and perfect night. His cheeks flushed brightly.

- "No. She caught you?!" The quadbrid's eyes widened. "And how much did you break it? Like a small part or the table was on the floor?"

- "Hey, relax, it wasn't like that." The Captain frowned.

- "Then explain it better, smart-ass." Maddie said.

- "We didn't close the bar, which resulted in the lights being on all night and stuff, and Mercy is very systematic with her electricity bill, to an unhealthy level as with everything about her." Chase rolled his eyes. "The next day, I apologized, and she gave me the bill and said, 'Tired my ass, I wish my electricity lasted as long as your fucking bionic stamina!'" He said.

The Matthews girl snorted, before laughing loudly.

- "I love her!" She exclaimed.

- "I didn't understand how she knew that until now." The Captain looked at her.

- "Oops." The quadbrid shrugged as she laughed.

Chase made a face at her.

- "And the table is fine, in case you were wondering." He crossed his arms.

- "I read people's minds; you wouldn't be the first person to break a table while having sex on top of it. Or while she's sitting on it. Or bending over it." Maddie shrugged.

- "We didn't break the table; we made out on It, just It." The Captain explained.

- "Just made out?" The Matthews girl frowned.

- "Yes." Chase nodded.

She doesn't need to know how far my definition of 'made out' goes. He thought.

- "So, you were blushing and saying things like 'one thing led to another' because you made out?" The quadbrid asked.

The Captain blushed again.

- "It's because it all started on the table." He explained.

- "Ended up on the couch again?" Maddie replied.

That damn couch. Chase closed his eyes and blushed more, hanging his head.

The Matthews girl chuckled.

- "Aw, that's cute. You blush because you had sex with your fiancée." She patted his back, mockingly.

Duh! I blush when I kiss her in public. The Captain scoffed.

- "What? No." He felt his cheeks heat up.

The quadbrid snorted.

- "Right." She nodded. "Tomato." She said as she coughed.

- "Anyway, I don't even know why I'm telling you this." Chase frowned. "And don't judge me; you've never seen the mood in that bar at night." He raised his hands.

She also wouldn't understand how hot Harper is playing pool in the low light of the bar. He blushed brightly.

- "Because sometimes it's good to just let it out. Besides, it's not the first time you tell me about your sex life." Maddie shrugged. "And you know that I saw it, so hearing about it won't shock me. And I'm not judging." She raised her hands.

It scares me how open I've become about this. Chase shook his head.

- "Mercy doesn't know about the table part, actually, but she knew something happened." He said.

- "Yeah, and she definitely doesn't know how you two used her couch several times." The Matthews girl replied.

More times than you can count on your fingers. The Captain chuckled, blushing.

- "That poor couch." The quadbrid snickered. "You have a thing for couches. I almost saw it in live action last year. Like my brain is already a porn, I don't need the live action." She teased.

- "I don't have a thing for couches!" The Captain shook his head.

- "Right. Just for any surfaces." Maddie frowned.

A blush crept up Chase's neck.

- "No!" He frowned.

- "Lies." The Matthews girl snorted.

I have a thing for Harper; the surfaces are adverse issues. The Captain sighed.

- "Anyway! You know, Harper and I aren't the only ones who've got laid at the bar." He nodded.

- "Yeah, I know." The quadbrid nodded.

- "Yeah, right. I know you can't tell me, but I'm pretty sure Evan is a result of that room as well." The Captain said.

- "I will not answer that." Maddie shook her head. "Because I'm sure you don't want to know which room and surfaces your siblings baptized."

- "I know some." Chase closed his eyes. "Adam is Harper's best friend, so..." He sighed. "Plus, you saw that Adam is very open with me about this." He smirked.

- "And I read my brother's mind so." The Matthews girl frowned.

- "Got you." The Captain nodded. "But I bet it was weird for you to read Grace's mind; I mean...she's so cute and innocent." He smiled. "Looking from the outside."

- "Not really." The quadbrid shrugged. "I read her mind and saw her pregnant belly before I knew her, so."

- "Well, I like to imagine that her mind is all unicorns, princesses and rainbows and that she got pregnant by wishing on a shooting star or some shit like that." Chase smiled softly.

- "That's cute." Maddie smiled.

- "That's how I imagine anything coming from her." The Captain shrugged. "And that Adam did nothing more than give her true love's kiss. That All!" He said.

- "Aw." The Matthews girl said as she chuckled softly.

Chase chuckled softly.

- "No, but like I told Harper; it wasn't weird for me because her, Grace, Finn, Melody, Mercy, and Ledger. I didn't know them, so they were basically strangers. Douglas, Kaz, Oliver and Skylar, I didn't know them for a long time, so it just added a few more things. Adam and Bree, it was weird, but because they are both straight in your universe." The quadbrid explained. "It was you and Leo who freaked me out the most."

- "I'll be honest, I have no idea what really happened with Leo during the time we spent apart, so I don't know exactly what you might have seen." Chase said.

- "Him doing 'nothing' with Janelle." Maddie frowned in disgust.

- "Oh." The Captain chuckled. "Oh yeah, that's when it happened. He made sure to tell me that detail when we met again." He pressed his lips together.

- "Yeah, I didn't want to see him do that." The Matthews girl shook her head. "Like, I don't mind hearing my Leo talk to me about it because he's my brother. But I don't need the images. Last time I read his mind, we were 6, so reading his 19-year-old self mind was just... Ew. He's more my brother than Mon-El and Adam, so."

- "Yeah, we kinda of talked about it, but it's not the same thing." The Captain made a disgusted face.

- "Honestly, I don't know if that was more disgusting or when he flirted with me." The quadbrid frowned. "Like ew, man, you're my brother in another universe."

- "Oh, no, to me that was just hilarious." Chase chuckled.

- "I heard you keep telling him to stop." Maddie rolled her eyes.

- "It's because Leo doesn't know when to stop." The Captain said. "But you can't blame him for trying, he's single, and he thought you're cool for him wasn't a big deal."

- "The fact that he only understood when I compare it to Bree." The Matthews girl shook her head.

- "Ew." Chase cringed.

- "Exactly!" The quadbrid exclaimed. "And I've known my Leo longer than you guys have known yours, so just imagine the disgust I felt when he flirted with me."

- "I don't want to." He frowned. "But I remember when he told me about it, he pointed to his face and said, 'Did you notice anything different about me?'" The Captain shook his head in confusion.

Maddie snickered.

- "He made a reference to when he saw me again after I had done 'nothing' with Harper, he looked at me and said there was something different about me." He frowned.

- "I told the same thing to my Adam with Zack." The Matthews girl chuckled. "I explain it to him as the 'I made my partner come' smile."

- "Yeah, but Leo saw me a long time after that, I had been sleeping with her for months." Chase frowned.

- "Doesn't change the smile." The quadbrid shrugged.

- "Oh, that doesn't make any sense, do I still have that damn smile?" The Captain said.

- "Yes." Maddie nodded.

He rolled his eyes.

- "Leo justified it as because I seemed more confident and because Harper was shining." Chase said.

- "That too." The Matthews girl nodded. "But that smile is a good thing because it means that you take pleasure in making your partner come and having those moments with them and that you are still attracted to them. When that smile disappears, you need to get worried." She explained.

- "I Get It. You have this smile too...if I can even tell the difference from a regular smile. And if Leo saw you, he would also say you were 'shining'; it's cheesy, but I hope it makes you feel good." Chase said.

- "I'm 'shining'?" The quadbrid snickered.

- "I don't know what he meant exactly, but he said it about Harp, so I assume so." The Captain chuckled.

- "Okay." Maddie chuckled softly. "Well, nobody noticed that it happened besides you."

- "It was kind of hard to ignore..." Chase smirked sarcastically.

The Matthews girl rolled her eyes, amused.

- "And it's normal, not everyone notices these things; I don't know how Leo noticed." He said.

- "You noticed because you are A Chase, I guess." The quadbrid shrugged.

- "I recognize my own smile, though." The Captain chuckled.

- "When you hadn't even met him when you first told me that." Maddie frowned, amused.

- "I recognize the smile I cause." Chase smiled.

- "Cocky." The Matthews girl scoffed, amused.

- "Oh, It's true. I've seen one before, it's the most satisfied one." The Captain looked at the pillow in his hand.

The quadbrid snickered.

Chase chuckled back softly.

- "Why do you always make comments on if it's good?" Maddie snickered.

The Captain shrugged in amusement.

- "Weirdo." The Matthews girl said, amused.

Chase threw the pillow at her again.

The quadbrid laughed.

- "What? It's true! Since I told you I was back in the same universe with my Chase, you ask if you're a good kisser, if it's good, and stuff like that." She said.

- "Because the face you make when I ask is funny." The Captain said.

- "Yeah, well, I don't know what to say." Maddie shrugged with a smile.

- "Exactly." Chase grinned.

The Matthews girl threw the pillow at his face.

- "Ow!" He chuckled and held up the pillow.

- "Besides, you ask that to annoy me, but you don't want an answer. So, if one day I answer, it's your face that you would be funny." The quadbrid smirked.

The Captain scoffed

- "Yeah right." He said.

Maddie chuckled.

- "I'm learning to defend myself from you, Darling. One day your comments won't shake me anymore." Chase smirked, throwing the pillow in the air and catching it again.

- "We'll see." The Matthews girl smirked.

Chase nodded in determination.

- "Right." The quadbrid used her telekinetic powers to bring her phone to her and started texting.

- "Who you texting?" The Captain asked.

- "Harper." Maddie replied.

She sent a text saying, 'Your fiancé told me about the guy who was playing darts with the knife, but he won't tell me what he called him?'.

- "Believe me, it's not worth wasting your time on a ridiculous comment from an idiot." The Captain said.

- "I don't care." The Matthews girl shook her head. "If it was ridiculous, you would tell me." She put her phone down.

- "It was low." Chase said.

The quadbrid frowned.

- "Why do you think I got so mad about it?" The Captain raised an eyebrow.

- "Why do you think I wanna know?" Maddie raised her eyebrows.

The Captain rolled his eyes, and Harper replied. 'Uhg! That fucking idiot, Ngl he deserved worse.'

The Matthews girl picked up her phone. 'You're scaring me. What did he say?'

Chase sighed.

- "He said he expected more... That when he heard about me. He expected someone cold, calculating, someone respectable..." He said.

'He offended Chase at his weakest point, his ego and insecurity. So, what do you think?' Harper replied.

- "He what?" The quadbrid raised her eyebrows and locked her jaw.

She texted Harper back. 'He just told me. Thanks, Harper.'

- "Not just me, but Harper too... every word he said was more ridiculous than the last fucking one." He said, looking at the floor.

- "How bad?" Maddie asked.

- "He called my fiancée a 'bitch'." Chase deepened his frown. "What do you expect from someone like that?"

- "He deserved so much." The Matthews girl said.

- "Don't worry, we took care of him." The Captain said.

- "I know." The quadbrid nodded.

- "Bad guys, one worse than the other." Chase sighed. "And it's part of the job listening to the shit they say."

- "Yeah." Maddie took a deep breath.

- "Happy now?" The Captain asked.

- "Yep." The Matthews girl said.

- "I can't hide anything from you, can I?" Chase frowned.

- "Nope." The quadbrid shook her head. "I don't know why you keep trying. And given what I told you about my past, I think it's fair."

- "I think so." The Captain nodded. "But I don't think I have any more secrets to tell you, so we can just stay even." He pressed his lips together

- "Okay." Maddie chuckled. "And technically, we are not totally even since I read your mind, and you didn't read mine."

- "But I know things people who read your mind don't know." The Captain said.

- "True." The Matthews girl nodded. "Besides, the things Harper saw, except the dirty stuff, aren't a secret, and a lot of people know about it, so you'll know too."

- "Yeah. You are the person who knows me best after Harper." Chase smirked softly.

- "And you're the person, who knows me best after my Chase." The quadbrid smiled.

- "That's cool." The Captain looked down with a smile. "Scary but cool."

- "At least, you have another person you can talk to about everything and who won't judge you." Maddie slightly nudged him.

Chase softened his gaze at her.

- "Yeah, I guess so." He smiled softly.

The Matthews girl rolled her eyes.

- "'I guess so'." She mocked as she imitated his voice.

I missed her so much. The Captain chuckled lightly and fiddled with the ring on his right hand, blushing slightly.

- "There is no 'I guess', you have another person you can talk to about everything and who won't judge you, and that's a fact." The quadbrid said.

Chase frowned and looked at her.

- "What?" Maddie frowned.

- "Nothing." The Captain shook his head and looked back at the ring.

I've never had anyone like her in my life. He thought.

- "Okay." The Matthews girl nodded and looked away.

Not pushing, or I'll push me away. AGAIN. She thought.

Chase glanced at her.

- "Uh...You know, I meant it when I said that earlier..." He glanced at his bracelets.

- "Said what?" The quadbrid frowned. "You said a lot of things."

- "That I wanted to know you." He blushed, fidgeting with his bracelets. "And I kind of do now." He smirked. "But...I was being sincere." He said quietly, without looking at her.

- "Really?" Maddie raised her eyebrows. "You do?"

- "Yeah, you told me all this and stuff..." Chase said. "But there is still much more to know, obviously." He smirked.

- "And you want to know? Like for real?" The Matthews girl asked.

The Captain took off the bracelets and wrapped them around his arm again.

- "Yeah..." He nodded without looking at her. "I don't... know why, though. And not even If you want me too or If you even care, but..." He sighed.

The quadbrid looked at him in disbelief, completely speechless.

Why are you telling her this? Chase looked down to his wrist, peeling the leather off his bracelets, his cheekbones completely flushed.

- "Anyway, I just wanted you to know, that I..." He took a deep breath.

Maybe I'm compromising myself too much, I better stop. He sighed.

- "I can't believe it." Maddie said.

The Captain frowned without looking at her.

- "Sorry." The Matthews girl added. "I just didn't think you wanted to know me. And why wouldn't I want to? Or why shouldn't I care?"

- "I don't know." Chase shook his head.

Cuz maybe you don't care about me as much as I care about you. He thought.

- "Well, I do care." The quadbrid looked at her hands on her lap. "And I want you to get to know me completely."

- "Really?" The Captain asked, looking down.

- "Yes." Maddie nodded.

Just let Go. Chase sighed.

- "You know I... I care about you a lot, well, that's why I came here, but..." He admitted.

He cares? The Matthews girl frowned.

- "But?" She asked.

The Captain cleared his throat.

- "Well, You got the pin, and you're part of my team..." He closed his eyes. "And I care about everyone on my team. And you're part of that, so."

He squeezed his eyes shut. It was close... What's wrong with me?

Of course, that's what he meant. He doesn't care about me. The quadbrid continued to look at her hands, hurt.

- "Right. Of course." She nodded.

- "You're an important part of this team." He added.

Are you still talking? Stop! Don't say anything else unless you want to tell her the truth. He opened his eyes.

Maddie nodded, hurting more at each word. It was so ridiculous to think that he cared about me, even for a second. I'm so stupid.

I'm such an idiot. Why can't you be an adult and admit that you always think about her? If she's okay, if she's happy, if she's safe. That you care about her every day. Why are you so afraid? He swallowed the lump in his throat and leaned his head against the wall.

I keep annoying him, why would he like me? I mean, mocking is my love language, but it's not his. I love him. I wish he liked me, even if it's just a little bit. I want to be his friend. But he doesn't. He doesn't even care about me like that. It's just because I'm part of his team, and it's his duty as captain. The Matthews girl thought, looking at her hands, her eyes starting to water.

And you still wonder why you don't have any friends. Who deserves a friend like that? Chase tensed his jaw, feeling a bitter taste in his throat. I can't believe you're going to ruin everything again. He hung his head, in agony.

The quadbrid continued to play with her rings, holding back her tears. Fuck, I hate being a telepath; it makes me too emotional. He doesn't like me and doesn't want to be my friend and only cares because I'm part of his team, it shouldn't hurt that much. I need to get over it and move on.

Don't let her down again. You suck at this! Stop being so fucking afraid, she's not like the others. She's Maddie. The Captain glanced at her and sniffled. Do something, be honest. Try something...something you're ready for. He took a deep breath.

- "Maddie..." He sighed thoughtfully.

Maddie blinked, making the tears in her eyes disappear like she was not on the bridge of crying.

- "Yes?" She answered.

- "I'm not good with words." The Captain said softly, looking down.

The Matthews girl stayed silent and continued to play with her rings.

- "Like I suck at expressing myself with words." Chase sighed. "So... I'm sorry if I come off as dry sometimes... I fucking hate it, and sometimes I'm like that with people who don't deserve it." He admitted.

- "It's okay." The quadbrid said.

- "No, It's not." He shook his head. "Because I know how sometimes there are things that can only be expressed with words, and I just can't..." He said.

- "Really, it's okay. Some people are like that, it's not a big deal." Maddie shrugged. "I wasn't expecting you to say more anyway. I'm not expecting anything."

- "It's Just that... I want to tell you something, but I don't know how." Chase pressed his hands on his knees.

- "You don't have to." The Matthews girl replied. "I got it. You care about me since I'm in your team, and that's it. No need to say more or try to explain."

Yes, there is. The Captain closed his eyes briefly.

- "Look, I just want you to understand that I..." He pressed his lips together. "I wouldn't do that." He pointed between the two, representing the situation. "For a simple teammate."

- "I know." The quadbrid nodded.

Chase shook his head.

- "No, you don't know because I never said what I'm trying to tell you now." He said.

Maddie frowned. What now? You're gonna say that you don't want to talk to me ever again?

- "Maddie...you go way beyond my call of duty." The Captain sighed. "I sometimes leave my duty behind for you. Without looking back." He said and held his chain.

- "You do?" The Matthews girl frowned.

- "Mm-hmm." Chase nodded. "There are a limited number of people I do this for." He wound the chain around his fingers.

Right. The quadbrid stayed silent.

- "And... You're fixed as the third person on my contact list after Harp and Adam." The Captain closed his eyes, blushing.

- "What?" Maddie frowned.

I'm not good with words, but gestures. Chase took his cell phone and opened his contact list and showed it to her.

- "Wow." The Matthews girl said, in shock. "Why?"

The Captain looked at his phone.

- "Because I wanted to have easy access to your contact." He said. "Actually... I did this believing that your contact would be one of the ones I would need the most." He did not look at her.

The quadbrid's gaze softened as she continued to play with her thumb ring. Aw.

- "It sounds silly, I know." The Captain shook his head. "And I have a different ringtone for everyone, and yours is that song I sang to you." He looked at his own reflection on the phone.

- "Really?" Maddie raised her eyebrows.

- "Yup." The Captain nodded. "So, I know it's you from afar."

- "Call me." The Matthews girl said as she put on the ringtone.

- "What?" He asked.

- "Just do it." The quadbrid replied.

Chase picked up his cell phone and called her.

- "You gonna learn to lose." Her phone rang, letting his voice sing the song he sang to her the week prior play. "Ooh Looose. You gonna learn to lose. Oooh! Looose! You gonna learn to lose, Oooh Looose! You gonna learn to lose, Oooh Looose. Hey, I've been standing still too long."

Oh my God! He looked at her with a softening gaze, his face blushing as a soft smile took over his face.

Maddie hung up the call.

- "Guess we had the same idea after you guys left." She said.

Aw. The Captain nodded with a shyly grin, and looked at her shirt. And she's wearing The shirt.

The Matthews girl put her phone down.

The Captain wiped his phone screen with his sleeve and looked away.

- "And I have a picture with you on my office desk at headquarters too." He said.

- "You do?" The quadbrid looked at him.

- "It's in a blue picture frame between Evan's and the family's at Christmas." Chase smirked softly.

- "You say that because you saw the ones above my bed." Maddie looked away.

- "It's been there since I furnished the office." The Captain said.

- "Really?" The Matthews girl frowned, in disbelief.

- "Harper printed photos to put in our living room and others for our offices, there's one in the living room of the three of us, another of you and her in her office, and one of us in mine." Chase explained.

The quadbrid smiled softly as she looked at her hands.

- "And I have a box in my closet where I keep my suits and ties and special clothes, because if I leave them normally in the closet somehow, they get covered in Newton's fur." The Captain explained. "And I keep the shirt you gave me there too."

Maddie's smile slightly grew.

- "And I wear it on the weekends." He looked down. "Grace calls it the 'Chilling Chase shirt'." The Captain chuckled lightly.

The Matthews girl chuckled.

- "I'm glad you like it." She said.

- "Sure, YOU gave it to me." Chase fiddled with his ring.

- "I like mine too." The quadbrid smiled, looking down at her top.

- "I see." The Captain nodded.

Maddie pressed her thumb on her ring, activating it, before taking it off and putting it in his hand.

- "Swipe." She said.

Chase looked at her before looking at the ring and swiped it.

Pictures of her with her mom and her Davenports and her students could be seen, the same ones she showed to him and Harper the year before. But new pictures were added, some with her and Harper; her, Harper and Chase; and some with her and Chase.

Aw, It's us. The Captain smiled softly.

- "I only take it off during missions, so the rest of the time, it's like you're with me." The Matthews girl said softly, almost in a whisper.

The Captain smiled softly and discreetly ran his fingers over the scar on his eyebrow.

- "Wow." He looked down shyly.

- "Yeah." The quadbrid sighed.

- "Well... I told you all this because... I hope it helps you understand what I'm trying to tell you." He frowned at her, blushing.

Not really. Maddie thought and looked away.

- "Yeah." She nodded slightly.

- "I know it may not seem like much, but... to me, it is." Chase said sincerely.

The Matthews girl nodded. I have no idea what he meant.

The Captain sighed and ran his hand through his hair. I don't know how to do this. He looked at her.

The quadbrid looked at her hands to play with her rings when she realized he still had her thumb ring.

- "You were the only wedding guest to whom I personally delivered the invitation." He smirked softly.

- "I thought Bree forced you, and you didn't want to come?" Maddie snickered.

- "There's no such thing as me being forced to go somewhere." Chase shook his head. "If I don't want to go, I won't go."

- "I know that, just you didn't want to admit it." The Matthews girl shrugged.

- "I'm admitting it now." The Captain nodded. "I came because I wanted to see you." He looked away, shyly.

- "And like I already told you, I'm glad you came." The quadbrid smiled softly.

- "Me too, it was cool." He smiled.

- "It was." Maddie nodded. "Mostly your face when I gave you the shirt. Epic."

Chase chuckled.

- "I know. Plus, I have your birthday written on all my calendars now." He smiled.

The Matthews girl chuckled.

- "I wrote your birthday too. I have two different Chase's birthdays in my calendar at different dates since your universe doesn't have the same time." She replied.

- "Did you know Quinn has the same birthday as me?" The Captain frowned. "Coincidence, right?"

- "What else?" The quadbrid frowned.

Really a coincidence, though. She thought.

- "Yeah." Chase chuckled. "And I'll never hang up on you... Again." He smirked. "I will never ignore a call from you either..." He thought. "Okay, if I am able to answer, I will never ignore a call from you." He nodded, being realistic.

Maddie smiled, still looking at her hands.

- "I already do that." She snickered. "Well, except earlier. Oops."

- "But I do that too. And sometimes I hope for you to call me." Chase looked down. "And you are forgiven."

- "I kinda want to call you every day to ask about your day, but..." The Matthews girl sighed. "I don't want to bother or annoy you."

That's... Great! The Captain softened his gaze at her.

- "Every day I have a break between meetings in the morning, and every day I find myself staring at my phone in the hopes that you'll call me or text me." He blushed and sighed.

- "Really?" The quadbrid frowned.

- "Every day." Chase smirked. "Harper always says I should call or text like she does every day, but I don't want to bother you." He changed his sitting position.

- "I already told you, you would never bother me." Maddie said.

- "Same." The Captain smirked gently.

The Matthews girl smiled softly without looking up.

- "I really missed you this week." She said.

- "Me too..." Chase nodded softly. "A lot." He sighed.

The quadbrid smiled widely, looking down.

- "You can call." The Captain smiled. "I'll be always waiting."

- "You'll be even more sick of me." Maddie replied with an amused tone, even if she meant it.

Chase chuckled.

- "No. Never." He looked at her softly.

- "And you can call too." The Matthews girl snickered. "The phone isn't a one way."

- "Won't you get sick of me, 'the annoying version of your boyfriend'?" Chase asked sarcastically.

- "You're less annoying than Kaz or Oliver or Adam." The quadbrid chuckled.

- "Wow, thanks for the comparisons." The Captain frowned sarcastically.

Maddie laughed softly.

Chase looked at her with a soft gaze.

- "You're not annoying at all." The Matthews girl said.

- "Really?" The Captain frowned.

- "Yes." The quadbrid nodded, still looking at her hands.

- "It's okay if you think so." Chase nodded.

- "I don't." Maddie shook her head.

- "I am annoying, and grumpy, and bossy; I know that." The Captain said.

- "Grumpy and bossy, yes. Annoying? No." The Matthews girl replied.

- "Thanks, you're not annoying either." Chase smiled.

- "Thanks." The quadbrid smiled softly.

The Captain came closer to her with a gentle smile and looked away.

- "Technically, you're always with me." Maddie said. "When I'm in my plain clothes, because of the ring, and when I'm in my suit, because of the pin."

Aw. Chase smiled.

- "You're always with me too." He said softly, looking down.

The Matthews girl smiled as she continued to play with Harper's ring.

The Captain looked at her with a soft smile.

- "Did you really mean all of that?" The quadbrid frowned.

Chase blushed.

- "I meant it." He smiled softly. "Actually... I wanted to mean much more than that." He sighed.

- "Really?" Maddie frowned again, not believing that he actually meant that or that he cared about her at all.

-"Yeah." The Captain put his hand on her shoulder.

The Matthews girl looked at his hand, before looking up at his eyes.

- "I meant it, for real." Chase stated. "And I would come here and do it all over again, tell you all this again, just for the sake of it... Just to be with you." He blushed.

Awww. The quadbrid smiled softly, before looking away, her eyes watering.

- "Besides Harper..." The Captain sighed. "You're the only person I let see me cry, and one of the only ones who saved me from panic attacks..." He looked down at her hands.

- "Besides my Chase and my mom, you are the only one, who saves me from panic attacks too." Maddie replied. "But crying, you're one more person, a lot of people saw me cry." She sighed. "After my mom died, after Chase faked his dead, when I was aspired by the wormhole and lost everything. I hate it." She shook her head. "But like, besides my family, you're the only person I feel safe enough with to cry in your arms."

She deserves much more than that. Instead of you complaining about not being the friend she deserves... BE the friend she deserves. Chase thought as a single tear ran down his face.

- "Me too... But know that I would hold you for no reason... If you wanted, and I would always keep the silence away from you." He said.

A tear ran down the face of the Matthews girl.

- "Thank you." She continued to look away.

The Captain hung his head. I love her. He admitted to himself as he sniffled. I just want to be a good friend to her, but I don't know how to do that.

The quadbrid glanced at him, quickly. I can't believe he actually means that. She smiled as she looked at her hands again.

The Captain threw his head back.

- "I promised myself a while ago that I would never tell you all these things." He sighed.

- "Why?" Maddie frowned.

- "Because I didn't want you to think I was..." Chase scoffed at himself. "Needy and I don't know, deluded." He shook his head. "I make the mistake a lot of times of believing that people care about me when they don't." He wiped his cheek.

- "That's ridiculous. I would never think that of you." The Matthews girl scoffed. "I care about you more than you know and think."

- "That's why I told you all this..." Chase looked at her, his eyes watering discreetly.

The quadbrid looked at his hands and reached out to hold one of them.

- "Thank you for telling me." She said.

The Captain held her hand tightly but gently.

- "I wish I could tell you so much more." He pressed his lips together and sniffled. "...But I'm afraid...I don't wanna hurt you." He sighed.

- "Afraid of what?" Maddie asked as she stroked his skin with her thumb. "You don't have to be afraid with me."

And you already did hurt me. She thought. Several times.

Chase looked at their hands and held her hand tighter.

- "That I'm not good enough... You deserve someone who knows how to be your friend, someone who won't ruin everything by not knowing how to express themselves..." He sighed and caressed her hand with his thumb. "Someone who is not afraid."

- "You are more than good enough." The Matthews girl said firmly. "And I told you the other night, I'll teach you how to have friends. And you don't have to be afraid, and I'll be patient until you're ready to express yourself like you want to." She slightly tightened her grip on his hand.

- "Will you?" The Captain looked at her, softening his gaze.

- "Yes." The quadbrid nodded as she finally looked up at him.

Chase blinked away another single tear.

- "Promise?" He sighed, looking into her eyes.

Maddie lifted her free hand and wiped the tear, before pulling her hand away.

- "I promise." She said.

The Captain smiled softly.

- "I'm sorry, though." He said.

- "For what?" The Matthews girl asked.

- "For being so... complicated." He said.

- "It's okay." The quadbrid shrugged.

- "No need to lie, I understand." The Captain nodded.

- "Understand what?" Maddie frowned.

- "That is not okay, if I hurt you ever because of my own fears, it's okay, I understand." Chase said.

The Matthews girl looked away from him and let go of his hand, bringing her hand to her lap.

- "You didn't." She lied.

She's lying. Congratulations, Chase, for being a jerk. The Captain closed his hand.

I'm so not telling him that he hurt me, it would just hurt HIM. The quadbrid thought.

He started fiddling with his bracelets again, with a lump in his throat that he could not swallow.

- "Look, I promise you that one day I'll..." He sighed. "I'll tell you what I'm trying to tell you right now."

- "Sure." Maddie nodded.

- "I'm trying..." Chase ripped off a small piece of leather from the bracelet that was loose. "I really am...for you." He looked down.

- "I know." The Matthews girl sighed.

But until you say what you want to say, I won't believe you completely. She thought.

The Captain took a deep breath, trying to stay calm, and looked at his cell phone with a message from Harper. 'Are you guys okay?'

He glanced at Maddie, he typed discreetly. 'Yeah but...I think I'm messing up again. Babe, what do I do?' He turned the screen down so she didn't see that he was texting.

The quadbrid started to play with her mother's necklace, looking down.

'Why don't you try to be honest with her? All she wants to hear is the truth, Chay. She needs certainty, she needs words, not metaphors or subliminal messages like you use to do.' Harper replied, and Chase rolled his eyes.

'I don't do subliminal messaging!' He typed discreetly with one hand, glanced at her, careful not to let her see.

Maddie wrapped her hand around the pendant as her thumb made Harper's ring spin on her finger.

'Tell that to someone who doesn't know you, Smarty Boy.' Harper replied. He curled his lips in amusement. 'I bet you told her everything you do thinking about her. Except the scar thing you do, because you think it will make you too vulnerable.' Harper said.

- "Damn!" He mouthed in silence and glanced at his friend as she was distracted.

The Matthews girl looked away to the living room where her two cats were sleeping peacefully, after she put a shield around them to protect their peace when she started to yell.

'Just help me. I'm worried and... desperate. What do I do, Harp?' He typed quickly.

'You really can't live without my help, right? ; )' Harper teased, and he sighed impatiently.

'Yes, I am dependent on you. Babe, we already know that. Now answer me!!!' He put down the cell phone.

- "Are you feeling better?" He asked calmly, as if he was not freaking out inside.

- "I didn't feel bad." The quadbrid frowned.

- "I mean about everything that happened with this villain and stuff?" The Captain asked.

'I already told you. Be honest and tell her what you feel, Chay. I know you like her, why don't you try to say it? Or if you can't, say that you care about her as a friend, not as a Captain. Stop with this team talk, it will make her feel worse. After all, are you there now being the Captain or being Chase? Huh?' Harper replied.

He glanced at the phone and back at her.

- "Yeah, I feel better thanks to you." Maddie said. "Just... nervous to go after her again. I don't want to have another panic attack and zone out."

- "Want some backup?" The Captain suggested.

'I think it's too late.' He answered Harper.

'Pff, it's only too late to bring some sense into that stubborn head of yours.' She replied.

'Love you too, Honey.' He replied discreetly.

- "No." The Matthews girl shook her head. "You were already away from your duties for a long time. You can go home. I'll be fine."

- "Today is my day off." Chase said.

'Chay, you are great at helping people. And you want to help and give great advice, but you are so focused on helping others that you don't listen to your own advice. Why don't you start paying attention to your own advices at least once?' Harper replied.

- "It's worse." The quadbrid frowned. "Go home and rest."

- "I'm fine here." The Captain said.

'I'm trying.' He replied.

'Tell her. Chay.' Harper replied.

- "I'm not making you work on your day off." Maddie shook her head.

- "Well... I have several teams working full-time that can help you. I can search for heroes with the right skills for this mission." Chase said.

'I won't say it like that. She might think I'm weird and feel embarrassed.' He told Harper.

'She's waiting for you to say that.' She replied.

- "I'm gonna have another panic attack. None of your heroes can help with that." The Matthews girl said.

- "That's why I'm here." Chase smiled.

The quadbrid sighed and let go of the necklace and ring.

'Well, how do I tell her this, then?' He asked Harper and sighed.

- "And I'll be honest, on a day like today, I might find an excuse to come here." He smirked softly.

Maddie snickered.

- "I'm being honest." The Captain chuckled gently.

'I can't answer you that, just comfort her first.' Harper replied.

- "Well, just try to ring the doorbell first if you want to come in." The Matthews girl smirked.

- "I always knock on the door; Harper is the one who breaks into places... Well, except for today, but it was an emergency." Chase said.

'Don't you think I'll be embarrassing myself if I do that?' He asked Harper.

'It's Maddie. She won't laugh at you; she won't leave you in silence, and she won't make you uncomfortable.' Harper replied.

- "Well, next time, hold her back if you don't want to be traumatized more." The quadbrid joked.

- "Noted." The Captain chuckled.

'Chay. The only one who is stopping you and holding you back is you. You are the one who is creating your own obstacles in the way of your happiness. Baby, just let go.' Harper replied.

Maddie chuckled softly.

- "But apart from these unforeseen events, I love spending time with you." The Captain said.

'Maybe you're right.' He replied.

'I know I am.' Harper replied.

'You're so cocky.' He replied discreetly.

'YOU saying that?' She replied.

- "I love spending time with you too." The Matthews girl replied.

- "Yeah, I think if we didn't have lives and lovers and jobs and families, we'd spend all day talking." Chase chuckled gently.

- "You think so?" The quadbrid chuckled, knowing that he was right. "I mean, our phone calls are always super short." She, sarcastically, said.

- "We're lucky there's no more collect calls and stuff." The Captain chuckled.

- "Yeah." Maddie snorted.

- "I've never talked to anyone on the phone for so long." Chase smiled.

- "I thought I talked too much on the phone with Leo and Harper." The Matthews girl chuckled. "I was so wrong. Compared to you, it's nothing."

- "I never liked talking on the phone until I met you." The Captain said.

- "Aw." The quadbrid smiled.

- "Stop It." Chase blushed. "You make me feel shy like that." He mocked.

Maddie chuckled and looked at him.

- "You know that makes me want to continue?"

- "I know." The Captain covered his face with his hands, one of them holding his cell phone.

The Matthews girl laughed softly.

- "You're so cute." She teased.

She means it? Chase blushed more.

- "Oh, am I?" He asked, raising his eyebrow.

- "Yes." The quadbrid chuckled.

Chase smirked.

- "Thanks." He said.

- "So cute when you blush, because you admitted that I made you like talking on the phone." Maddie smirked.

The Captain chuckled shyly.

- "I didn't blush because of that." He shook his head.

- "It's because I said 'aw'?" The Matthews girl snickered.

It's because It's you saying that. Chase blushed more and bit his lip to keep from smiling too much.

- "You're so silly." He chuckled softly.

- "Aw." The quadbrid repeated with a smile.

- "Stop that." The Captain pointed, laughing softly.

- "Aaawww." Maddie continued, laughing.

Chase gave her a slightly proud smile.

The Matthews girl chuckled.

- "I love it when I make you laugh." The Captain pressed his lips together shyly.

- "I love it when I make you blush." The quadbrid snickered.

- "I know you do." Chase rolled his eyes in amusement.

Maddie snickered and looked away.

- "I think your smile is pretty." The Captain said softly, blushing.

The Matthews girl looked at him, slightly frowning.

- "What?" She asked.

The Captain glanced back.

- "Yeah. It's catchy to make it appear. But it's always worth it." He looked down shyly.

- "Thank you." The quadbrid smiled, shyly.

- "See?" He pointed to her smile, a gentle smirk on his face. "There It is."

Maddie chuckled softly, smiling more.

The Captain chuckled, blushing.

- "There it is!" The Matthews girl pointed at his red cheeks, smiling.

- "It's because of your smile." Chase looked down shyly.

- "My smile makes you blush?" The quadbrid raised her eyebrows.

- "Sometimes." The Captain said softly, looking down.

- "Aw, that's cute." Maddie teased with a smile.

- "I'm not cute." Chase smiled playfully.

- "Yes, you are." The Matthews girl nodded.

- "You're cute. Not me." The Captain chuckled and widened his eyes slightly.

Oh, I really said that? He thought.

- "Oh, really?" The quadbrid raised her eyebrows and smiled at his reaction.

- "Uh..." Chase glanced at her with a shocked face, blushing more.

Maddie pressed her lips together, smiling.

- "You think I'm cute?" She teased.

Yes. The Captain sighed and ran his hand over his mustache, outlining the rest of his chin, nervously.

- "Noted." The Matthews girl chuckled softly.

Chase cleared his throat shyly and looked down.

The quadbrid smiled and looked away.

- "Yeah, maybe I do." He sighed.

- "Thanks, though." Maddie said.

- "You're welcome." The Captain said and fiddled with his chain.

- "Chase?" The Matthews girl started.

- "Yes?" He looked at her.

- "Thank you." The quadbrid said.

- "For?" The Captain asked.

- "Everything." Maddie looked at him.

Chase smirked softly and came a little closer.

- "I'm happy to help." He said.

- "And for saying that my smile is pretty and that I'm cute." The Matthews girl smiled.

The Captain chuckled.

- "That's why it breaks me not being able to see your smile when you're sad. It's like an urgency to make it shine again." He grinned shyly.

- "It breaks you?" The quadbrid frowned.

- "Yeah, 'cause you're always..." He started.

- "I'm always what?" Maddie asked.

- "I don't know. You're supposed to always be the shining and lively one..." The Captain looked down. "That even rises me up, so if you're sad...It's like the world doesn't have enough energy to make things work." He fiddled with his ring. "Does that make sense?" He frowned.

- "Yeah." The Matthews girl nodded. "But I wasn't like that when we met." She frowned. "I was practically sad all the time."

- "I know, and I want to do everything in my power to make sure it never happens again." Chase said.

The quadbrid smiled and put her hand on his forearm.

- "Thank you. But as long as I have my family and my friends, including you, I can only be happy." She said.

The Captain tilted his head.

- "But you know me. I never stop worrying about my people." He said.

- "I know." Maddie nodded and pulled her hand away.

Chase looked at his arm.

- "I will never stop worrying about you." He said softly.

- "I know." The Matthews girl sighed. "Same goes for me with you."

The Captain smirked softly and put an arm around her, pulling her closer gently.

- "When I read your mind, I saw all the different ways you could have died from a bike accident, and that freaked me out." The quadbrid sighed. "Still does."

- "That freaks me out too." Chase nodded.

- "Yet you still ride a bike." Maddie snickered.

- "I do... I'm nuts; you still don't get it?" The Captain chuckled.

The Matthews girl chuckled softly.

- "I know that." She said.

- "And I'm not gonna stop, so get used to It." Chase looked at her, still with his arm around her.

The quadbrid rolled her eyes, amused.

- "I love my bike; I won't give it up for anything." The Captain shook his head with a playful smile.

- "I know. I'm not expecting you to." Maddie said.

- "I don't have super speed anymore, so it's not like I have a choice." Chase said. "Finally, Kaz and Oliver stopped mocking me, saying that at least I have a subway pass." He rolled his eyes.

- "I wanted to slap them so bad when I saw them say that to you and my Chase." The Matthews girl exhaled, angrily.

- "I know." The Captain nodded. "Don't worry, though. They don't make fun of me like that anymore, and they don't even dare to do that... mainly Kaz cuz you know, 'brother-in-law'." He frowned.

- "I know. Still doesn't erase what they said to you in the past and how much I want to strangle them. And Adam. And Bree." The quadbrid said.

- "I notice." Chase said.

- "Just wait until Harper tells you in detail what I did to them." Maddie replied.

- "Yeah, I'm really curious about." The Captain chuckled and ran his hand through his hair, absently, leaving his cell phone on his lap, with the screen facing up, opened on his chat with Harper.

- "Yeah. When I said last year that my Chase held me back physically to stop murdering me people, you'll see that I wasn't kidding." The Matthews girl chuckled and looked down, noticing his texts with Harper.

Her eyes widened. He thinks he's messing up? What scar thing? HE LIKES ME?! WHAT!? HE DOES?!

Chase glanced at the glow of his phone on his lap and desperately covered the phone with his hand. Shit! He turned off his cell phone.

- "Yeah, I believe you." He said in a calm tone, blushing slightly.

I swore I had turned it off. Did she see my texts? He put the cell phone in his pants pocket.

That's what he's trying to tell me? Aw! The quadbrid smiled softly and looked away.

- "You're not ready for all I did to Adam. The term bodyguard is pretty accurate." She snorted.

The Captain kept one hand over his pocket as if his phone would slip away from him at any moment, while he nervously swung one of his feet.

- "Yeah. Although I don't think any bodyguard has ever reached his level of violence. I think they have protocols and rules for that." He chuckled, trying to shake off his nervousness.

I don't think she saw it. But what if she saw it? She thought.

- "That's why Donnie refers to me as 'Chase's fierce protector'." Maddie snickered.

He likes me! He likes me! She thought.

- "That's the vibe you convey indeed." The Captain said.

I hope she didn't see it and think I'm a coward for not telling her anything. He thought.

The Matthews girl chuckled.

- "Yeah, well I stand proud to be Chases' fierce protector." She smirked.

He's so cute! He's so nervous to tell me. She thought.

- "Every Chase needs one." Chase looked down at his feet, tapping them together gently.

- "I meant that for you too." The quadbrid looked away. "I really want to hurt every single person that ever hurt you." She said softly.

Who leaves their cell phone unlocked like that? Chase kept looking at his feet.

- "Oh, you don't need to worry; I do it myself." He smirked slightly.

- "It's not because you can do it yourself that you have to." Maddie shook her head. "Besides, it's not like I can control how I feel. I want to strangle them, and that won't change."

- "Then we can team up and kick their asses together." The Captain smirked, finally removing his hand from his pocket.

- "Sounds like a plan." The Matthews girl chuckled.

- "Yeah, I guess." Chase smiled at her.

- "Wanna add the knife guy to our kill list?" The quadbrid snorted.

- "Yes!" The Captain said.

Maddie snickered.

- "Fuck! I wanted to make him swallow that knife like in those magic shows where the guy swallows a sword." Chase said.

- "Can cut off his dick?" The Matthews girl suggested. "Guys like him or like Trent, their dick is everything for them. You do something to it, and they don't know who they are anymore."

- "True. Justifies his first comment about me." The Captain curled his lip, annoyed.

- "What did he say?" The quadbrid asked.

- "When I walked into the place, and he was playing darts. He threw a dart between my legs at thigh height and said, 'sorry kid, I was waiting for someone...bigger'." Chase rolled his eyes.

Maddie scoffed.

- "Like that exists." She smirked at him.

- "I threw the dart at the table in the center of the room and said I was in the wrong bar because I was looking for mobsters, not fifth grade assholes." The Captain said.

- "Good one." The Matthews girl snickered.

- "Thanks." Chase nodded. "He deserved to have his cut off."

- "Yes." The quadbrid nodded.

The Captain looked away. I can't believe I actually like her. And I can't even tell her. He looked down.

Maddie smiled back.

Chase sighed loudly.

- "That's nice, though." He said.

The Matthews girl glanced at her ring on his lap, still showing her favorite picture with him. I love this one. She smiled softly and looked away.

- "What is?" She asked.

- "This." The Captain tightened his grip on her. "...Us." He looked down.

- "Oh." The quadbrid smiled softly. "Yes, it is."

Chase nodded and looked at her softly.

Maddie smiled and looked away.

The Captain looked away as she smiled.

- "So... are we limited to sitting on this floor or?" He pressed his lips together and gave her the ring back.

- "Thanks." The Matthews girl put her ring back on her thumb and put her index on it to turn it off. "I didn't dare to move." She snickered.

- "Why not?" Chase chuckled.

- "I don't know." The quadbrid shrugged.

I was too afraid to break the bubble we were in and see you take back everything you said. She thought.

The Captain frowned slightly.

- "Don't worry, though; it's just that we've been sitting on the cold ground for a long time..." He said.

- "Yeah, I know." Maddie nodded. "My ass is sore." She sighed. "Last time I spent that long sitting on the floor was when Adam, Bree and Chase locked Leo and I up during his fourteenth birthday."

- "Oh, Yeah." The Captain chuckled. "The last time I sat on the floor for this long was when me, Adam and Bree were trapped in the command center when the aircraft carrier had a blackout." He said.

- "I remember." The Matthews girl snickered.

- "Yup, it's cool, but I can't feel my ass anymore." The Captain pressed his lips together.

The quadbrid laughed softly.

Chase chuckled.

Maddie got up and stood in front of him, extending her hand to him.

- "Come on, smart-ass." She said.

He smiled softly, looking up at her, and held her hand.

The Matthews girl helped him up.

The Captain stood up.

- "Thanks." He smiled without letting go of her hand.

- "You're welcome." The quadbrid smiled back.

Chase looked down at his hands and shook her hand awkwardly and absentmindedly, till he caught her gaze and cleared his throat, letting go of her hand shyly.

Maddie chuckled softly.

For a second, he did not know whether to leave his hands loose or put them in his jacket pocket; he chose to put them in his pockets. You're so weird. He gave her a shy grin.

- "Want something to drink or eat?" The Matthews girl asked. "There's juice." She smirked.

- "Well, I know it's cliché, but I need to say for the sake of politeness and convenience that 'You don't need to bother'." The Captain smirked.

The quadbrid rolled her eyes, amused.

- "So, your real answer?" She questioned.

- "I know where the fridge is!" The Captain said, heading toward the kitchen, keeping his hands in his pockets.

Maddie snickered as she watched him walk away.

Chase walked into the kitchen, looking over the counter, stopping in front of the fridge.

The Matthews girl walked into the kitchen and sat on the counter.

- "Go ahead." She said.

The Captain scoffed.

- "As if I need your permission." He said playfully, opening the fridge and leaning with one arm on the door.

- "In my house, yes." The quadbrid scoffed, amused.

Chase chuckled and turned around, grabbing two bottles of water.

- "There you Go." He slid one of the bottles across the counter to her. "So as not to lose the habit, water."

Maddie stopped the bottle.

- "Thanks." She opened it and took a sip.

- "You're welcome." The Captain said and closed the fridge with his foot, taking a sip.

The Matthews girl closed the bottle and put it down next to her.

- "Chase?" She called out.

- "That's me." Chase leaned on the counter, closing the bottle.

The quadbrid shook her head, amused.

- "I hate to ask you this, but... Can everything I told you about my past stay between us?" She looked at her hands on her lap.

- "I thought that was the deal." Chase frowned and tilted his head with a smirk.

- "Thanks." Maddie said. "I'm sorry to make you keep something from Harper."

- "It's okay. It's for a good cause; she would understand." The Captain nodded. "And Same goes for you...with everything I told you, no big deal though, but I just think these are things that no one else is interested in." He looked down. "You get It?" He asked.

- "I get it." The Matthews girl nodded. "I won't tell anyone. I'll just tell my Chase that I told you about my past."

The Captain leaned more on the counter.

- "So... Is it our secret?" He asked. "Like. Our thing?" He tilted his head.

- "I guess it is." The quadbrid smiled softly as she looked at him.

- "Oh yeah?" Chase raised his eyebrow and extended his pinky finger to her. "Just between the two of us?" He grinned.

Maddie chuckled and hugged his pinky finger with hers. First, Leo, then Mon-El, now him.

- "Good." The Captain smirked and shook her hand.

The Matthews girl smiled.

Chase let go of her pinky and walked around the counter. He walked past her while looking out the window, playing with the bottle label.

- "They did a good job rebuilding the city after Rhea." The quadbrid said from the counter.

- "Yeah, evidently." The Captain said, moving closer to the window to look closely at the city.

Maddie hopped off the counter and walked next to him.

- "Even CatCo is back." She pointed to the brand-new building.

- "I know, I recognized the view in your video calls when I called you from city hall a while back." He said, absently peeling off the bottle's label.

- "Right." The Matthews girl nodded.

- "It looks good as new." Chase said.

- "Yep." The quadbrid nodded. "Besides, Lena Luthor is the new CEO, so that's good. I love her."

- "Chase told me about her; she seems great." The Captain said as he tried to re-stick the label on the bottle.

- "She is." Maddie replied. "I miss Cat, but Lena is a good person and leaves liberty to her reporters, unlike the guy, who wanted to buy CatCo last week. Ugh." She frowned.

- "Really?" The Captain frowned, glancing at her and back to the bottle in his hand.

- "Yeah." The Matthews girl sighed. "I mean, the guy literally paid a guy to shoot invisible missiles at the unveiling of the statues, just so he could give Lena a bad reputation and destroy National City again, so everyone would turn to him for help."

- "Want to put this guy on the list?" The Captain smirked, and the bottle label stuck to his hand, making him glance at his hand annoyed.

- "No." The quadbrid snickered. "He doesn't deserve our time." She reached out and peeled the label away from his skin.

Chase pressed his lips together awkwardly and rubbed his fingers together to get rid of the glue of the label.

- "If you say so." He shrugged.

- "Don't worry about it." Maddie said.

- "Oh, I never worry." The Captain looked at her with a sarcastic smile. "I'm the most carefree guy there is."

The Matthews girl chuckled.

- "Right." She, sarcastically, nodded.

- "Seriously. Careless is my middle name." Chase said sarcastically.

The quadbrid shook her head as she laughed softly.

- "Or 'Danger'. You'll probably hear this one around, too." The Captain rolled his eyes.

- "Right, William." Maddie scoffed.

The Captain pressed his lips together.

- "Yeah." He nodded. "I like my real middle name, unlike some people..." He glanced at her. "Someone middle named Francis." He snorted.

The Matthews girl chuckled.

- "Besides the Leos, I think everyone likes their middle names." She smiled softly. "I love mine." She said, almost in a whisper.

- "You never told me yours." The Captain tilted his head.

- "You never asked." The quadbrid looked at him. "It's because I added it a year and a half ago."

Chase looked at her, waiting.

- "It has a deeper meaning, actually." Maddie looked out the window.

- "Really?" The Captain asked.

- "Yep." The Matthews girl nodded with a soft smile.

- "Maddie, I'm an anxious person, so I recommend you hurry up and tell me your name." Chase chuckled gently.

- "What? You don't like the teasing and dramatic pause?" The quadbrid smirked.

- "Not with me." The Captain chuckled.

Maddie chuckled.

- "Like I said, I'm anxious." The Captain smiled.

- "Alright, I'll cut the suspense." The Matthews girl smiled.

- "Oh, Thanks." Chase put his hand on his chest playfully.

- "Shush." The quadbrid snickered.

The Captain opened the bottle and took a sip to keep quiet.

- "When Rhea told Mon-El he was having a sister, he searched for HOURS the perfect name to name me." Maddie explained. "So, when I met him and discovered my birth name, and the reason he chose it was because it means 'little star' and that's what I am to him. Which is kinda ironic because Mon-El and I's siblings' birthmark is a little star. I am Maddison, and I don't want to change it, so I added my birth name as my middle name. Like that, I have the names chosen by my mom and my brother, aka the two people that love me unconditionally."

Chase frowned thoughtfully.

- "...Rox?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

- "Roxana." The Matthews girl corrected.

- "That's nice." The Captain smiled. "It's just that Mon-El always called you 'Rox'; I never understood." He explained.

- "I know." The quadbrid nodded with a smile.

- "Roxana. It's beautiful. He made a good choice." Chase smiled.

- "Thank you." Maddie smiled as she looked at him.

The Captain looked out the window with a smile.

The Matthews girl looked out the window.

- "When I don't have my glasses, a lot of people call me Roxana since it's my birth name. People think GreatGirl is Roxana, so they don't try to find my secret identity, because they think they already figured it out." She added.

- "Why do you need a secret identity?" Chase shook his head thoughtfully.

- "It protects my Davenports." The quadbrid shrugged. "A few months ago, a guy kidnapped Alex to get to Supergirl because he knew her real identity. I'm not putting more targets on my Davenports' backs." She said. "Or on my future family." She whispered.

My beautiful babies. She thought.

- "In my universe there is no longer this secret identity thing for any superhero. They were all exposed, and now there is no turning back." Chase said. "However, I made a point of ensuring recognition for all superhero identities and protection for them." He explained.

- "That's great." Maddie nodded.

- "You deserved to be recognized in all your identities as well." The Captain said.

- "Maybe one day." The Matthews girl replied. "But not now. I won't risk losing them again. And they don't mind going out and being stopped for selfies or autographs, and I don't either when I have my suit. The rest of the time, I just want to be a stranger and be alone. I don't like being in the center of attention, so I prefer it this way."

- "Did you visit the city of the Nation after it was ready?" Chase looked at her.

- "Nope." The quadbrid shook her head.

- "You should. Especially the city's central tower." The Captain smirked.

- "I wasn't invited." Maddie teased. "Unlike some people, I don't show up uninvited."

- "Mi mi mi mi." He scoffed, rolling his eyes.

The Matthews girl laughed softly.

- "Anyway, There's this tower in the city center. It was made to be a central monument, bearing the names of every hero who helped build the nation. All their names are forged into the steel tower, and it is where the power plant that powers the entire nation is located." The Captain explained.

- "Aw, that's nice." The quadbrid smiled.

Chase nodded.

- "Your name is there." He smiled at her.

- "What?!" Maddie raised her eyebrows in shock.

- "Yeah." The Captain chuckled.

- "But... I didn't help build the nation." The Matthews girl frowned.

- "All the names there are of people who carry the pride and dignity of being a super human. Heroes. It contains the names of all the heroes who have been part of super human history since its principle." He explained. "And all those who crossed over, and are part of the history and the team of the founders of the nation." Chase pointed to himself. "And one of the most important names is certainly the name of the girl who knew about the plan and the origin of that nation before the rest of the world and encouraged the Captain of It to follow with It... No matter how crazy it was."

The quadbrid chuckled softly.

- "Thank you." She said.

- "It's the least I could do." The Captain smiles softly

- "I'm glad your plan worked." Maddie said.

- "Oh, I'm glad too." Chase widened his eyes. "Phew!" He passed his hand over his forehead dramatically.

The Matthews girl laughed.

- "You're ridiculous." She snorted.

I am, but she likes It. The Captain frowned in amusement and shook his head.

The quadbrid chuckled softly.

- "You'll see this tower when you go to my wedding. It won't be far from it." Chase said. "Plus, the city has beautiful lighting at night, thanks to my dad. He likes LED lights." He smirked.

- "I can't wait to see." Maddie smiled.

- "I can't wait to show you." The Captain smiled proudly, looking out the window.

The Matthews girl smiled and looked out the window.

- "You can book a city tour." Chase said. "We have that like any other city." He smiled.

- "No, thank you." The quadbrid shook her head, with another idea in her mind.

- "Wow, we invest money to build a tourism service, and you snub it?" The Captain frowned.

- "I don't want a random person showing me the city." Maddie frowned.

Chase frowned.

- "Well, Perry is up for a job there." He said. "They were going to kick her out because she would just scare away the tourists, but if a familiar face makes you feel better." He shrugged.

- "I meant I want YOU to show me the city, silly." The Matthews girl rolled her eyes.

The Captain looked at her in surprise.

- "Me?" He said slightly confused.

- "You're the one who built it." The quadbrid shrugged.

- "Well... I am but." The Captain shrugged. "But it's a big city..." He said. "Almost two days to see JUST the tourist attractions; are you sure you can handle me talking about each one?"

- "You know what? Forget it. It was a stupid suggestion." Maddie shook her head as she continued to look out the window. "You have a lot of work to do. Any person will do."

- "N-no!" The Captain said his voice cracked loudly, and he frowned at himself.

The Matthews girl frowned and looked at him.

Chase cleared his throat and blushed.

- "Sorry, I don't know what that was." He said, putting his hand to his throat. "The thing is, I make my own schedule. I can do it."

The quadbrid snickered and patted his shoulder.

- "It's okay, voice that cracks happens." She said.

Only when I despair... When I ridiculously despair. Chase thought and nodded.

- "Puberty." He said sarcastically.

Maddie chuckled softly.

- "This late?" She mocked. "I didn't know you were a late bloomer."

The Captain frowned, annoyed.

- "Oh, Shut the fuck up." He said in amusement.

- "Nope." The Matthews girl smiled. "I will never."

Chase chuckled.

- "Back to the topic." He said.

- "You were serious?" The quadbrid frowned.

- "I was." The Captain nodded.

The crack in my voice wasn't enough? He thought.

Maddie frowned, surprised.

- "Really?" She asked.

- "Really." He stated.

The Matthews girl smiled softly and looked out the window.

- "How long would it take?" She questioned.

- "Not Sure, though." Chase said. "It depends on the day."

The quadbrid nodded.

- "Thank you, though." She replied.

- "Almost two days on average if you want to see everything." The Captain said.

- "Of course I do." Maddie replied. "You built it."

- "You really would like to know It. Everything?" The Captain looked at her.

- "Duh." The Matthews girl replied.

- "Then it will be my pleasure to show you." Chase smirked.

The quadbrid smiled at him.

- "Thank you." She said.

The Captain chuckled shyly and looked out the window.

Maddie chuckled softly and looked out the window.

Chase glanced at her and started walking to the living room.

- "You really can't stay still." The Matthews girl snickered.

- "What?" The Captain chuckled.

- "You're walking around the place again." The quadbrid smiled.

Chase frowned. I am, Ain't I? He looked around.

- "Sorry, I don't realize I do this..." He scratched the back of his neck and walked around the coffee table, stopping in front of the couch. "I can't help it."

- "I know." Maddie smiled and walked into the living room. "It's okay. It's just something I noticed." She shrugged.

- "I'm a little... imperative." The Captain explained.

- "Like I said, it's okay." The Matthews girl shrugged.

- "You get used to it." Chase shrugged. "People around me don't even notice anymore. Like Harper..." He said. "Although that's why she knew I had my shirt unbuttoned that day." He explained.

- "Did you check for cameras in your car, just in case?" The quadbrid chuckled.

Chase chuckled.

- "I did. But she always does this." He said, and discreetly put his hand over the pocket where he kept his cell phone.

Maddie chuckled.

- "Well, she is not your soul mate for nothing." She replied.

- "Yeah, she knows me too well." He said and took his hand from over of his pocket.

- "Yep." The Matthews girl nodded.

Chase sat on the couch after pulling with molecular kinesis the pillow that was previously on the floor. When he sat down, he wiped the pillow.

- "Are you okay, though?" The quadbrid asked as she sat on the couch away from him. "After everything that happened last week?"

The Captain put the pillow aside.

- "Mm-hmm. I'm fine." He nodded. "Everything relatively calm."

- "Good." Maddie nodded and laid back on the couch.

Chase laid back on the couch and propped one foot on the coffee table.

- "I think everything will be calmer after I get married. Weddings are a lot of work to plan." He smiled slightly.

- "I bet." The Matthews girl replied. "I read the minds of a lot of married people, but it's not like I know." She snickered.

The Captain nodded.

- "I love being engaged, but I can't wait to skip to the good part." He looked down at his hand, where he would wear his wedding ring.

The quadbrid smiled.

- "I'm really happy for you. And I'm honored that you want me there." She looked at her hands.

- "Of course, you have to be there." Chase said, swinging his foot on the coffee table.

- "And I will." Maddie nodded. "I wouldn't miss it for anything."

- "Aaww." The Captain put his hand on his chest.

The Matthews girl scoffed, amused.

He chuckled softly.

The quadbrid smiled as she shook her head.

- "That's cute." The Captain smirked. "I'll leave a tissue in your seat."

- "Seriously?" Maddie raised her eyebrows, amused.

- "You'll need It?" Chase asked gently.

- "Definitely." The Matthews girl snickered. "But I'll bring my own, because I'll need more than one."

- "I'll do It anyway." The Captain looked down.

I'll need one for myself anyway. He thought.

- "I'll bring extras for you." The quadbrid smirked.

The Captain scoffed.

Maddie chuckled.

- "I'll be fine." Chase said.

- "Really? After everything you admitted, you're gonna lie on that?" The Matthews girl raised her eyebrows.

The Captain groaned lightly.

- "Sorry, It's stronger than me." He said.

- "It's okay." The quadbrid snickered. "But it's me. You don't have to pretend like you're not gonna cry when you marry the love of your life."

Chase softened his slightly teary gaze.

- "Oh Shit." He rubbed his eyes.

Maddie scooched closer to him and put her hand on his shoulder.

- "Fuck, I'm gonna be dehydrated in the day." The Captain sighed.

- "I'll force you to drink water." The Matthews girl joked. "Every thirty minutes, I'll bring you a glass of water. And text you before the ceremony." She snickered.

Chase chuckled.

- "I'll need it, thanks." He said.

- "You're welcome." The quadbrid snickered.

- "See? I need you there." The Captain said quietly.

Maddie pulled her hand away.

- "Last time you said that Harper wanted me there, you didn't say anything about you. Honestly, I even doubted you wanted me there at all." She said.

The Captain widened his eyes, slightly blushing.

- "I meant WE need you there." He corrected.

- "Right." The Matthews girl nodded and looked away.

- "It's true." Chase said.

It's actually true; Harper loves her...too. He frowned slightly.

- "I know." The quadbrid nodded.

The Captain closed his eyes and sighed. You just can't do It right, can you?

That he can't admit that he likes me is okay, but that he can't even say that he wants me at his wedding is just... Maddie sighed.

- "Well... I'm the one who invited you." He said looking down.

- "I know, but when you came with Bree, you kept seeing 'Harper wants', 'Harper would love'. You never talked about YOU, not once." The Matthews girl replied. "How am I supposed to know that you want me there if you don't even say it?"

It's between the lines... Shit! Harper is right, I do subliminal messaging. The Captain frowned.

- "Well, cuz I was the one who had the idea to invite you in the first place." He said.

- "Again; can't guess that." The quadbrid replied.

Chase rolled his eyes.

- "I thought it was obvious, since I called you just to tell you and invite you to It." He said.

- "It wasn't." Maddie rolled her eyes.

- "Oh." The Captain sighed. "Well, then sorry, I thought I was clear."

- "You're not the clearest person when it comes to your feelings." The Matthews girl said.

- "I used to think that nobody cares about It." Chase said.

The quadbrid scoffed.

- "Well, you should know by now that I do. A LOT." She replied.

I know, I really know. That's why I'm killing myself here. The Captain thought.

- "I know that." He said.

- "Are you sure?" Maddie asked.

Chase took a deep breath, anxiously.

- "Yeah." He exhaled.

I'm trying. He thought.

- "Okay." The Matthews girl nodded.

- "Really..." Chase sighed. "I was the one who gave the idea of inviting you to Harper because she didn't even imagine it would be something possible. Or something I wanted too."

- "Well, thank you for inviting me." The quadbrid said.

- "I thought it would be fun to have you there." The Captain fiddled with his ring.

- "Fun?" Maddie smirked as she looked at him.

- "Yeah." Chase chuckled shyly, looking down at his ring, sinking into the couch.

- "Just fun?" The Matthews girl snickered.

The Captain blushed.

- "Yeah.... And important." He said, taking the ring off his finger.

- "Aw." The quadbrid smiled widely.

Chase blushed more. Shit, How can she do that? He shook his head.

- "I'll take it for now." Maddie smiled. "But one day, when you are ready, I'll want to know what you are not telling me about how you feel."

The Captain put the ring back on

- "I already promised you that I will..." He said thoughtfully. "As soon as I know how."

- "I know." The Matthews girl said. "No pressure. Just take your time. I'm not going anywhere." She smiled softly at him.

Thank God. Chase smiled.

- "Thanks. Means a lot, though." He replied.

- "You're welcome, Chase." The quadbrid smiled.

She's amazing. The Captain smiled.

- "It's gonna be fun..." He returned to the subject of the wedding.

- "Yep." Maddie nodded. "Thanks for inviting Chase, though."

- "Of Course, He's our friend also, and I know it won't be the same for you If he's not there." The Captain said and sighed. "I'm looking forward to what might be the best night of my life." He smirked.

- "Yep." The Matthews girl nodded with a smile.

- "I keep dreaming about how It's going to be." The Captain sat up straight on the couch and put one leg up on the couch.

- "It's gonna be amazing." The quadbrid said.

- "Oh, I've set up the tables, and I think you'll be sharing yours with Quinn and Ace." Chase said.

Aw, my sweet little niece and nephew. Maddie smiled.

- "Cool. I like them." She said.

- "And with Glen and Gwen. You haven't met them in person yet, but I think you'll like them." The Captain said.

- "Well, I know their alter egos." The Matthews girl snickered.

- "Mia." Chase nodded. "It's weird, and they know the same things even though Gwen says she never read my mind." He said.

- "Weird." The quadbrid frowned. "But also, Glen's alter ego." She chuckled.

- "Who?" The Captain asked.

- "Wait." Maddie chuckled and picked up the TV remote.

Chase frowned.

- "Close your eyes." The Matthews girl said as she turned on the TV.

- "Why?" He closed his eyes.

- "Because I don't want you to see what I'm gonna search." The quadbrid started to look through the movies the team bought.

- "You're scaring me." The Captain chuckled with his eyes closed.

Maddie put 'Captain America: The First Avenger' and started to go through the movie.

- "Ha! Perfect." She paused the movie on an image of Bucky and post-serum Steve, aka Ledger and Glen. "Open them." She smirked.

- "Okay." The Captain frowned and slowly opened his eyes, looking at the TV, and widened them. "Oh, are you fucking kidding me!?" He said in disbelief.

The Matthews girl laughed.

- "My Steve Rogers and my Bucky Barnes." She pointed to the screen.

- "Glen! Is that Captain America?!" The Captain looked at her. "Oh, he always referred to him like that, and I never believed it!"

The quadbrid chuckled.

- "Yep. Captain America." She said.

Chase looked at the TV.

- "Ledger is Bucky?" He scoffed. "Sure."

- "Yep." Maddie nodded, amused. "I told you."

The Captain pressed his lips together and continued to look at the TV in disbelief. Oh, my...

- "Finn's dad is Hawkeye. The guy with whom Harper bet Mercy's car is Pietro Maximoff." The Matthews girl explained. "Your uncle is the Sam Wilson."

- "I don't know them, but I'll believe you." Chase nodded, still watching. "Oh boy, Theo is the Falcon!"

- "It's freaking you out, huh?" The quadbrid chuckled softly.

The Captain nodded in frustration and watched the TV with another scene with Bucky, and he scoffed.

- "Too bad, I used to like Captain America stuff." He glanced at her, shaking his head.

And I Still do. He thought.

- "I will never stop loving it." Maddie snickered.

Dude, you're not blinking. Chase shut his eyes.

- "Okay, you can turn it off now." He scratched the back of his neck.

The Matthews girl turned off the TV.

- "I love Bucky, but I really don't understand what people see in him physically." She shrugged.

Well... The Captain glanced at her, curling his lip.

- "Me neither." He said quickly, clearing his throat.

- "We had this debate so many times with my Adam and Chase." The quadbrid snickered.

- "About?" Chase put both legs on the couch.

- "Which one is hotter." Maddie said.

The Captain forced a frown.

- "Oh." He said.

- "Adam prefers Bucky, I prefer Steve and Chase can't decide." The Matthews girl shrugged with a smile.

- "So, there's no tiebreaker." Chase glanced at the switched-off TV.

- "Nope." The quadbrid shrugged. "And Leo and Bree prefer Natasha, so... We are stuck." She snickered.

- "Natasha is someone I know?" He asked.

- "Nope." Maddie shook her head. "She's even different in this universe." She frowned. "Because I know her. She's my bio dad's sister."

- "I see." The Captain nodded. "Harper has a crush on Bucky, so there's your tiebreaker..." He said.

- "Yeah." The Matthews girl sighed.

- "Even though it's the one from the comics." Chase said.

- "She has the movies now." The quadbrid reminded him.

- "Oh Great." The Captain rolled his eyes.

- "Sorry." Maddie snickered. "But if that makes you feel any better, she also has the movies of your alter ego from my old universe."

- "That helps." Chase chuckled. "But she also has the real-life version of him right next door." He pointed at the TV, annoyed.

And so, do you... Wait what? He frowned.

The Matthews girl chuckled.

- "Not funny." He frowned.

- "It's a little funny." The quadbrid shrugged.

- "It's because you don't have to deal with this every week." The Captain rolled his eyes

- "How bad is it?" Maddie asked.

- "What?" Chase asked.

- "You heard me." The Matthews girl said.

- "Well, she says she doesn't feel anything for him. And she never has..." The Captain shrugged. "And that there's no reason for me to be jealous and that it's all in my head."

- "She's marrying you, so there is no reason." The quadbrid replied. "But it's also hypocritical of her to say that when she was jealous when you accepted compliments from girls that weren't even said to your face."

- "She wasn't jealous; she was angry that it went to my head. As if only other people's praise mattered more than hers." The Captain said. "It's not true, but it went to my head, I admit."

- "Can't blame you." Maddie shrugged. "You spent years hearing people insult everything about you. So, when you finally get the compliments you deserve, it's normal that it goes to your head a little."

- "Yeah, but Harper doesn't get jealous. Unless the person actually does something, then she goes into kill mode." Chase said. "Like I wanna do with Ledger." He deepened his frown.

The Matthews girl snickered.

- "He doesn't stand a chance against you."

- "Thanks. I repeat this to myself every time he winks at her." The Captain said annoyed.

- "He can wink at her all he wants; his winks will never have the effect yours have." The quadbrid replied.

Oh, I'm not sure. Chase glanced at her.

- "That's what Harp says..." He nodded.

- "I read her mind, so I know." Maddie said.

- "Yeah, You're right." The Captain said. "Indeed, he doesn't even do it right." He forced a scoffed. "It looks like a seizure."

The Matthews girl laughed softly.

The Captain nodded.

- "Yeah, yours are better." The quadbrid smiled softly.

- "I know." Chase smirked.

Maddie rolled her eyes, amused.

- "Cocky." She said.

- "Yeah, well." The Captain cleared his throat. "Better change the subject." He scratched the back of his neck.

- "To what?" The Matthews girl asked.

- "Uh..." Chase looked at her. "Do you have a hobby?" He asked.

Seriously? That's your best? What the fuck, Chase! He frowned.

- "Yeah." The quadbrid nodded. "What about you?"

- "You know mine." Chase settled on the couch with his legs crossed.

- "Because I read your mind. Doesn't mean you can't talk about it." Maddie said.

- "Yeah, but I want to know yours." The Captain nodded.

- "Well... I like to read. A LOT." The Matthews girl said. "I have tons of books. I mean, you saw some in my room; the others are on my kindle or the mansion. I like to write and to play the piano, sometimes the guitar. You already know I like to sing and dance." She shrugged.

- "Do you play guitar?" The Captain chuckled softly.

- "Yeah." The quadbrid nodded. "Actually, I pretended I didn't, so my Chase would teach me." She giggled softly. "But he knew that." She shrugged.

- "Oh, that's a classic one." Chase smirked.

- "I know." Maddie snickered. "But it works every time."

- "I never taught Harper, though. She always had music in her blood." Chase said. "Technically, she was the one who taught me. Not because I didn't know about singing and playing, but because I didn't have the courage to give myself up to it."

- "I learned from people's minds." The Matthews girl shrugged. "And my Chase did it by himself too."

- "Me too... while I had my chip." The Captain said.

- "Well, with or without your chip, you are very talented." The quadbrid replied.

Chase blushed.

- "Thanks." He smirked. "It's what saved my life several times."

- "I know." Maddie nodded.

- "You know there was this talent scout when I was on the run who gave me his card and said he was interested in maybe working with me." The Captain said.

- "I know." The Matthews girl nodded. "You mentioned it the other night."

- "Can you imagine what would have happened if I had accepted?" Chase chuckled.

- "You would have been a fucking star." The quadbrid chuckled.

- "Oh, you really think that?" He smiled.

- "I do." Maddie nodded.

- "Do you think I would fill stadiums with my concerts?" The Captain mocked.

- "Oh yeah, definitely." The Matthews girl chuckled, softly.

Chase chuckled softly and shook his head.

- "I'm sure Harper would agree with me." The quadbrid snickered.

- "She's my favorite fan." The Captain nodded.

- "I know." Maddie nodded with a smile.

- "But more important than imagining that Is imagining what would have happened if I had actually gone to that concert that Harper and Bree went on." Chase thought.

The Matthews girl nodded.

- "You think she and I would have..." The Captain shrugged and wondered.

- "Yeah." The quadbrid nodded. "You guys are soul mates. One way or another, you would have ended up together."

- "When I was determined to go to that show, I really believed that there would be a mood between us. Like something super romantic and stuff." Chase chuckled. "Which wasn't realistic at all if you remember that I stuttered just hearing her name, and I didn't know anything about how to talk to a girl." He said.

Apparently, I still don't know, in a different context. He thought.

- "It was super cute." Maddie chuckled softly.

The Captain chuckled shyly.

- "She was going to get kicked out of the show anyway; it was better that I didn't enter." He sighed.

- "Yes." The Matthews girl snickered.

- "Have you ever been to a concert?" The Captain asked and rested his head on his hand, looking at her.

You're getting better...I think. He thought.

- "Yeah. Taylor Swift." The quadbrid nodded. "It was a gift from Adam for my sixteenth birthday. I went with him, Leo, Bree, Chase, Janelle, Skylar and Zack. It was amazing!"

And so was the view. She smirked.

- "Do you like Taylor Swift?" The Captain frowned.

- "We all do." Maddie shrugged.

- "She's good. I listen to her, but she's not in my top songs." The Captain said.

The Matthews girl gasped, dramatically and playfully.

- "I'm sorry, but we can't be friends." She mocked.

- "Oh, then bye-bye to Harper too because she agrees with me." Chase chuckled.

- "You guys have terrible taste." The quadbrid frowned, dramatically. "My Chase's are better." She teased.

- "Sorry, we lost track of popular songs a bit when all we listened to was a 90s mixtape." The Captain said. "We also got a taste for it."

- "Taylor Swift is my favorite." Maddie said. "Besides, the day of that concert was very special." She smiled softly as she looked down, holding the infinite pendant in her hand.

- "May I ask why?" The Captain asked.

The Matthews girl giggled.

- "You don't wanna know." She shook her head.

- "Why not?" Chase frowned.

- "Because." The quadbrid replied. "It concerns Chase." She smiled.

- "Oh, come on." Chase chuckled.

Maddie shook her head, pressing her lips together as she smiled widely.

- "Again, anxious person." The Captain pointed to himself. "Not cool, but I'll let this one slide."

- "I can assure you that you don't want to know." The Matthews girl giggled.

- "Okay." Chase raised his hands.

- "Harper knows anyway." The quadbrid shrugged with a smirk.

- "I know." The Captain said.

Maddie nodded, letting go of the necklace as she smiled.

- "I've never been to a concert, only symphonies to see Melody play." Chase said. "She's amazing." He smiled to himself, blushing.

- "I've heard." The Matthews girl nodded.

- "She's the best mother-in-law in the world." The Captain smiled wildly.

The quadbrid smiled softly, looking at her lap, her eyes watering slightly.

- "Agree to disagree." She replied.

You shouldn't have said that. Chase looked at her.

- "Sorry." He looked down with pity.

- "For what?" Maddie asked. "You think Melody is the best mother-in-law. I think my Tasha is."

She shrugged. And my Chase can't give his opinion since he doesn't have one anymore. She sighed. I really hope the future in Ace's mind is gonna happen. I want my mom back.

The Captain nodded silently.

- "Yeah, sure." He said.

- "She's always been like a second mom since I met her." The Matthews girl replied.

And my mom was like Leo's second mom. She thought.

- "For a long time, I had no idea what it was like to have a mom... Or a dad, to be quite honest." Chase said.

- "I know." The quadbrid sighed. "And you felt it a lot longer than my Chase. I'm sorry."

- "I understand my dad, though. Maybe because he knew we weren't his kids and since he had to literally steal us from Douglas, he felt guilty and was afraid that we would see him as our dad..." He said.

- "That's what my Donnie felt, but my mom helped him." Maddie replied. "After all, they both saved and adopted children from being used like weapons. So, she knew exactly what to tell him to teach him how to be a parent and that even if he didn't feel legitimate to be your dad, he was and will always be."

The Captain smiled softly.

- "Tasha and Leo changed dad's perspective slowly. And I'm grateful to them for that.... Even though it took a while." He said. "Harper felt the same way about Douglas; she says he was the one who taught her the true meaning of the word 'dad' because she used to call Krane 'dad' but it was... Empty." He nodded.

- "My mom taught me the word 'mom' because I never had one until I met her." The Matthews girl said.

- "I know." Chase said with a soft smile. "And what about your Douglas, though? He overcame his evil phase?" He smirked.

- "Yes." The quadbrid snickered. "And so do my Marcus. We never had to rebuild him. He changed that day in Giselle's lab. He chose his dad over her."

- "Oh, that's good." The Captain smiled. "Although I like our new Marcus. He is what Marcus pretended to be when we met him."

- "So is mine." Maddie smiled. "For my Davenports, Marcus is their brother as much as Daniel."

- "Marcus is more android than human, so..." Chase said. "And Daniel is my brother, but he is Douglas' son, and Melody adopted him, so we consider him more Finn and Harper's brother than ours sometimes..." He sighed. "Actually, It doesn't matter; we are all family."

- "My Marcus is more human." The Matthews girl said. "Like my Spike was. And honestly, my Davenports consider Marcus and Daniel like their brothers; they just have different dads." She shrugged.

- "My family is messed up... Technically, I'm my fiancée's stepbrother... Say no more." He said frustrated.

- "I know." The quadbrid frowned, amused.

- "Don't ask me when things get out of hand." The Captain chuckled.

- "When Melody and Douglas met and fell for each other." Maddie snickered.

- "It's all Douglas' fault!" The Captain said.

- "When will you learn? It always is!" The Matthews girl chuckled.

- "You have a great point." Chase laughed lightly.

- "Bionic humans, Krane, bionic soldiers, Marcus, the giant spider, the students all turning stupid, the psycho virus, Giselle, Troy... Should I continue?" The quadbrid smirked.

- "No, because there isn't enough time in the world for that." He chuckled.

Maddie laughed softly.

- "Yet we love him. We're nuts." She said.

The Captain smiled.

- "I have to; he's my Dad/Uncle/Father-in-Law." He shrugged in amusement

- "Very complicated family." The Matthews girl smiled.

- "They're perfect for me; if you bet, I'm the sanest of them." The Captain grinned.

- "You definitely are." The quadbrid nodded.

- "Wow, I wasn't expecting you to agree to that, though." Chase frowned.

Maddie shrugged.

The Captain chuckled.

- "Okay, uh, you play guitar, piano...any specific genre of music?" He asked, turning to face her.

- "Pop and a little bit of rock." The Matthews girl said.

- "Pop, Rock and classical music." Chase smiled, pointing at himself.

- "I know." The quadbrid smiled.

The Captain rolled his eyes in amusement.

- "I'd love to play with you someday." He smiled gently.

- "Yeah, same." Maddie smiled back.

The Captain smiled wildly and looked down, scratching his nose to hide it.

- "You said you love reading too; what do you like to read?" He asked.

- "All the same books as you." The Matthews girl replied.

- "Really, all of them?" Chase raised an eyebrow.

- "All." The quadbrid said. "And more."

- "Like?" He asked. "I've read a lot of stuff; you need to be more specific about what YOU like."

- "Well, expect the 'romance' books; I read all the same books as you." Maddie said. "We're not into the same things." She smiled.

- "I've read romance books... But I like dystopian books; there's a bit of everything in there." Chase nodded.

- "I prefer sweet romances." The Matthews girl replied.

With very hot erotic scenes. She thought.

- "Oh sure, there are some really good ones." The Captain said. "But when I was on the run, I found a phone book in the trunk of the car. Best literary experience of my life." He said sarcastically.

The quadbrid snickered.

- "Over 1000 pages of numbers, names and pure entertainment." Chase said sarcastically. "I used to look at people's last names and wonder if they were related." He chuckled.

- "Yeah, you were really bored." Maddie chuckled softly.

- "I was. What else was there to do?" Chase shrugged.

- "I don't know." The Matthews girl shrugged. "Harper?" She mocked.

The Captain smirked, blushing.

- "Oh, I did that." He grinned.

- "Yeah, I know." The quadbrid snickered.

- "But unfortunately, most of the time Adam was there, so we only had privacy very occasionally...." Chase sighed.

- "Yeah." Maddie nodded. "Shower." She coughed.

The Captain glared at her seriously.

The Matthews girl smiled at him, coyly.

- "Yeah, in the shower." Chase said annoyed.

- "I wasn't expecting you to confirm it, since we both know I know." The quadbrid chuckled softly.

- "I felt like you wanted to hear confirmation." The Captain grinned sarcastically.

- "Nope." Maddie shook her head. "But if you need to say it. The visuals already did." She smirked and pointed at his head.

Chase shrugged.

- "For me, the visuals were good." He smirked.

- "Of course they were." The Matthews girl snickered.

- "Anyway, since there aren't that many showers around, I read that phone book for days." The Captain returned to the subject. "Mainly because I didn't have my chip, so I read it like a normal person."

- "I always read like a normal person." The quadbrid shrugged. "Where is the fun in reading if you use super speed?"

- "I agree. But it depends on the book. Bree's vampire novels are worth reading only at super speed." Chase rolled his eyes.

- "Agree." Maddie nodded. "The Brees have terrible taste in romance novels."

- "Totally." The Captain nodded.

You're doing fine; she looks comfortable. Just don't despair, and you'll be fine. He smiled softly.

- "Those books should be forbidden." The Matthews girl shook her head. "Along with 50 shades." She frowned. "I will never get my Bree on that. Like EW!"

- "Yes! Thank you!" Chase said.

The quadbrid chuckled softly.

- "You're welcome." She said.

- "I've been interested in comics lately." The Captain said. "Well, it's part of my job to get to know superheroes, but it's fun." He said.

- "I know it is." Maddie nodded. "My Leo and I read tons growing up. And then my Chase learned that I was an alien, and my species were parts in comic books, so he read all the comic books he could find."

- "I read these too, a lot after I met you." Chase said, taking his water bottle and taking a sip.

- "Awww." The Matthews girl teased.

The Captain rolled his eyes and wiped his mouth with his sleeve.

- "Yeah, very cute." He said, closing the bottle.

- "Very cute." The quadbrid nodded.

- "Yeah, but calm down, because it still hasn't surpassed the number of Spider-Man comics I've read." Chase tried to balance the bottle on his knee.

- "Fair enough." Maddie smiled softly.

- "The Amazing Spider-Man was the first comic book I ever read." The Captain said.

- "I love this one." The Matthews girl replied.

- "Me too; I was in the middle of Harp's comic collection, and I read it to please her... but I found one of the best superheroes Ever." Chase smiled.

The quadbrid chuckled softly.

- "He's your favorite superhero. He's my Chase's. He's also your alter ego's from Universe 1 and Universe 124. Spider-Man won your heart in every universe." She replied.

- "Of course! He's amazing. There's a reason he's called The Amazing Spider-Man or The Spectacular Spider-Man!" The Captain said.

Maddie chuckled softly.

- "He is amazing." She said.

- "Yes!" Chase smiled wildly.

The Matthews girl smiled softly at him. My favorite superhero is you now, though.

- "I wish he was a real hero from my universe." He said. "I totally would be friends with Peter Parker." The Captain chuckled and continued to balance the bottle on his knee.

- "Oh, totally." The quadbrid nodded. "I am convinced that in another universe you ARE Peter Parker."

The Captain gave her a surprised look and dropped the bottle in his lap.

- "Don't do this to me, girl." He said playfully, putting his hand on his chest.

- "I'm serious." Maddie chuckled. "In the old universe where you were a fictional character, people said that several times. They even called you 'the Peter Parker of Disney'."

- "Oh, this is fucking awesome." The Captain smiled.

- "I know." The Matthews girl smiled. "They also called Donnie 'the Tony Stark of Disney'. Something he should never know, or it will go to his head."

- "Glen calls him that. He also said that he is like Batman; and his only power is being rich." He said.

The quadbrid snorted.

- "He must love this." She said.

- "He didn't say It at his face." The Captain shook his head.

- "Okay." Maddie nodded, amused.

The Captain took the bottle in his hand and squeezed it lightly, making a noise with the plastic.

- "What else do you like to do? Do you have a favorite place?" He asked.

- "I like to draw, but I don't do it a lot. And besides the people who read my mind, nobody knows." The Matthews girl said, thoughtful. "And I have a favorite place." She sighed. "The home I had with my mom."

- "Really? Why don't you tell anyone?" Chase asked.

- "Never came up." The quadbrid shrugged.

- "For real?" He frowned.

- "Yeah." Maddie said. "It's not like it's secret or anything. Just I only do it when I'm alone and bored, so nobody knows." She shrugged.

Or when I draw Chase while he's working, shirtless. She thought.

- "I write songs." The Captain said, looking at the bottle in his hand. "I started writing songs."

- "Oooh. Nice." The Matthews girl smiled softly.

I do too. She thought.

- "Harper has always been a composer, but she writes music with notes, not words..." The Captain said. "And I realized that maybe the only way I could free myself a little bit and get rid of the feelings I can't control would be to write lyrics. I've never sung any, but..." He shrugged.

- "Aw, that's good." The quadbrid smiled softly.

- "It's just something I do when I'm alone and my mind needs to stop, so I don't write as much. They're not that good because some I wrote to get rid of feelings of anxiety and one I wrote for Harper but never showed her." The Captain said.

- "That's cute." Maddie said. "But I'm sure they are good. You've always been a great writer."

- "Thanks, but they're not meant to be heard, you know." Chase said.

They're meant so I can hear myself. He thought.

- "I figured." The Matthews girl nodded. "I wasn't expecting anything else."

- "But who knows, maybe one day I'll write something worth being heard by someone." The Captain shrugged with a soft smile at her.

Like the song I wrote for you. He thought.

- "I would love to hear it if that happens." The quadbrid smiled softly.

So, I need to improve the melody of your song. Chase smiled and looked down shyly.

- "I write songs too. And so does Chase." Maddie looked away. "But I prefer just writing letters when I feel bad and burning them afterward, so nobody can find them."

- "Wow." Chase said. "Smart, though."

- "Thanks." The Matthews girl smiled softly. "It frees, and there is no proof afterward."

- "You're right." The Captain nodded.

- "I know." The quadbrid nodded. "But when you arrived, how much did you hear?" She frowned slightly.

- "The last chorus." The Captain said. "You're really good."

Maddie closed her eyes.

- "Thanks." She said, shyly.

- "I Mean It." He smirked.

The Matthews girl looked into his eyes.

- "Thanks." She smiled softly. "It's an old one."

- "It's beautiful." The Captain said.

- "Thank you." The quadbrid replied. "I wrote it after my mom died."

The Captain nodded with a soft smile.

- "It's gonna make four years in three days." Maddie said.

- "I'm sorry." Chase said.

- "It's okay." The Matthews girl sighed.

- "So." Chase said softly. "Your favorite place?" He asked the quadbrid.

- "I told you, the house I had with my mom." Maddie said, sadly.

- "Yeah, but I mean, Your favorite place, like a place you can go and just...think." The Captain said.

- "The sky or the roof with my Chase." The Matthews girl replied.

- "That's nice." Chase smiled softly.

- "Yeah." The quadbrid sighed. "The day after my mom died." She started, her voice filled with emotion. "Tasha and Donnie were checking up on me every two seconds, and as sweet as it was... It was just a reminder that nothing will ever be the same because my mom was gone..." She wiped the tears in her eyes. "So, I flew to the roof to hide from them. But Chase didn't take that, so he looked for me everywhere, and he found me. Then, he levitated to the roof, and we spent a while just looking at the stars while he told me stuff about the stars." She smiled softly. "Ever since that day, it's always been our hiding spot when we want to escape from the world."

The Captain smiled gently.

- "That's nice. I can see why you love him." He smiled gently.

- "Yeah. He's perfect." Maddie smiled to herself. "We kinda stopped doing that since we found each other, but we used to do that every night. Just looking at the stars, talking, cuddling."

- "The first time I did this with Harper was when she went looking for Melody and thought she had moved on and just abandoned her. She was on the roof of the car, and I went to see how she was. To this day, I don't really know what she was feeling because it's Harper." He said. "But recently, she and I found a big rock in the sea not so far from our house, where the tide is calm, and sometimes we go there just to look at the sky and wet our feet while we talk." Chase smirked gently.

- "That's nice." The Matthews girl smiled softly.

- "It's good; no one goes there, so it's also our refuge." The Captain said.

- "Yeah, I get that." The quadbrid nodded.

- "So that's my favorite place." He said.

- "Noted." Maddie replied.

- "See? You don't know everything about me." The Captain smirked.

- "Never said I did. And you don't even know half of me." The Matthews girl smirked.

That's why I'm trying so hard. Chase nodded.

- "Yeah, but I already know more than when I got here." He said.

- "Yeah." The quadbrid nodded.

- "I'm happy about it." The Captain looked down, and he put the bottle he was holding on the coffee table.

- "Good to know." Maddie said.

- "Yeah." Chase smiled softly and got up from the couch.

The Matthews girl snickered softly. He really cannot stay at one place too long.

Chase walked around the coffee table.

- "Did you have an Eddy in this universe too?" He asked.

- "We do." The quadbrid nodded. "I love him."

- "Wait what?!" Chase frowned.

- "Yeah." Maddie nodded.

- "Did you hack him so he would like you, like Harper did?" The Captain asked.

- "Nope." The Matthews girl shook her head. "Just I laugh at his jokes, and I'm nice to him, so he's nice to me. There are always the sassy comments, but I think they are funny, so. I mean, he wasn't at first, but..." She shrugged.

- "You're weird. He's evil!" The Captain said.

- "He's not." The quadbrid frowned. "I mean, sure, at first, he insulted me, but I really don't give a shit when people insult me or talk bad to me." She shrugged. "I just laugh at their faces, and since I was nice to Eddy, he stopped."

- "Our Eddy was gone when my dad blew up all the equipment at Mission Command and Davenport Industries to escape the government. Eddy had too much information." Chase explained, walking around the room and looking at the furniture.

- "That's sad." Maddie said.

- "He wanted to reactivate Eddy. But since no one agreed to the idea, mainly mom... He's gone." The Captain said. "But there's always the possibility that he'll ignore us all and do it anyway."

- "Probably." The Matthews girl nodded.

- "If he does that, I already know how to tame the beast." Chase smirked, looking at her. "Thanks for the tip."

- "You're welcome." The quadbrid snickered. "He's a lot like, Spike honestly. You try to understand them, and you are nice to them, and they'll do the same."

- "Spike. It's fine now." The Captain said. "Aren't you?" He glanced briefly at his reflection on the TV.

Yup, I'm just watching this train wreck that is you trying to be friends with her, Mate. Spike chuckled.

- "Yeah, You've made your name; you can go away now." Chase said annoyed.

Tell your little friend I said hi. Spike smirked.

He rolled his eyes and turned away from the TV screen.

- "What did he say?" Maddie chuckled.

- "He said 'Hi'." The Captain replied, pressing his lips.

- "Aw." The Matthews girl smiled softly. "That's nice." She looked away, thoughtful. "I miss my Spike."

- "I'm not going to make him come talk to you. I can, but I don't want to because I can't control his mouth; he might talk shit." Chase explained.

Or the truth, either way he would ruin everything. He thought.

- "It's okay." The quadbrid nodded. "I miss MY Spike. I don't know yours."

- "Oh, okay." Chase said.

Maddie nodded. But apparently, he's gonna exist in the future. I'm excited to see him again.

- "It's a good sign he didn't show up, though." The Captain said.

- "Why is that?" The Matthews girl asked.

- "Cuz means your Chase didn't get nervous, or hurt, or angry." The Captain said.

- "My Spike doesn't exist anymore." The quadbrid replied.

- "How?" The Captain said.

- "When Donnie and Dougie recreated the chips after Giselle destroyed them, my Chase asked them not to put him back, and they agreed." Maddie explained.

- "Oh, I thought about it. But I never did it because the Commando App concept is promising and just needed tweaking." The Captain said. "That's what I did."

- "Yeah." The Matthews girl nodded.

- "It worked. He and I get along now, and..." Chase smirked. "I got a few things from him."

- "Like what?" The quadbrid asked.

- "Super strength." The Captain grinned.

- "I knew you were stronger." Maddie frowned, amused. "I knew it."

- "Oh, Yeah?" Chase raised his eyebrow.

- "Yeah." The Matthews girl nodded. "When we almost fell in the stairs, and you held me back, I felt it."

- "Oh, did you?" Chase chuckled. "Sorry if I hurt you at any point, though. I was still adjusting to it." He said.

- "You didn't." The quadbrid shook her head. "And even if you did, when I got my powers back, it would have healed. And also, after what I did to you last year, it would only be fair."

The Captain nodded lightly.

- "Okay, but yeah, I have super strength, not totally because it's Spike's ability, not mine. But I can do basic things like lift a car and throw Adam away." He smirked sarcastically and smugly.

- "You are loving this so much." Maddie snickered.

- "Nah, just enough." He mocked.

- "Uh-uh." The Matthews girl, sarcastically, nodded.

- "But I don't need to lick my hand anymore to beat Adam in an arm-wrestling match." Chase said.

The quadbrid chuckled as she frowned.

- "I was there when my Chase did that. It was so gross." She snickered.

The Captain rolled his eyes.

- "My hand and tongue were clean." He smirked playfully.

- "I know." Maddie snickered. "You're Chase. It's just the gesture." She frowned, amused. "But that was a good strategy."

The Captain smirked in amusement.

- "You mean this." He licked his hand and chuckled lightly.

- "Ugh." The Matthews girl frowned, amused.

Chase laughed lightly.

- "Don't even come near me." The quadbrid snickered.

The Captain chuckled.

- "What did you say?" He took a step towards her.

- "No. Nope." Maddie got up from the couch and got behind it.

- "Doubt I do it again?" Chase grinned playfully.

The Matthews girl shook her head as she frowned.

- "Oh, you're too sensitive." Chase chuckled and started walking to the kitchen sink.

- "No, it's just gross. Because we both know where that tongue has been." The quadbrid pointed at him.

The Captain gasped. Caught.

- "What?" He frowned in amusement.

- "You heard me." Maddie shrugged with a smile.

- "Oh, you don't know anything about my tongue." Chase squinted, shaking his head.

- "Telepath, remember?" The Matthews girl replied.

- "Uh-hu." Chase said, stopping in front of the sink. "Hey, Maddie..." He said.

- "Yeah?" The quadbrid replied.

Chase licked his hand again, but slower, just teasingly.

- "Ugh." Maddie frowned. "Ew!"

The Captain laughed and shook his head, turning to wash his hand.

- "Do that to Harper." The Matthews girl mumbled as she looked away.

- "I heard that." Chase said, glaring at her as water ran down his hands.

- "I know." The quadbrid smirked at him.

The Captain smirked back as he turned off the tap.

Maddie snickered and looked away.

Chase took a cloth to dry his hands.

- "Don't ever do that, though." The Matthews girl shook her head, amused.

- "Oh, stop, it's not that bad." Chase chuckled.

- "I know." The quadbrid chuckled. "I'm just messing with you."

- "Not working." He grinned.

- "Maybe not, but now you think about what your tongue did to Harper." Maddie smirked and walked away to her cats.

- "Shit." The Captain blushed deeply and closed his eyes, leaving the cloth on the counter. "Don't say that!" He frowned and opened his eyes.

The Matthews girl laughed.

- "Gotcha." She put down the shield and petted the two cats.

- "Uhg. You are unbelievable." The Captain rolled his eyes and started walking towards her.

- "Yeah, yeah, I know." The quadbrid snickered.

Marie and Maxwell purred softly.

- "Aw. Hey, Guys." Chase smiled. "You know I would pet you, but you never know when you're being watched." He looked at her, annoyed.

Maddie snickered.

- "My phone is on the couch." She said.

- "It doesn't matter because Harper still has your last video." Chase crossed his arms.

- "Me too." The Matthews girl snorted as the cats opened their eyes and got up, rubbing their heads against her. "Aw, my babies." She whispered.

Chase smiled softly.

- "Come on, you know you want to." The quadbrid crouched down to be at the same height as the cats, who purred louder.

The Captain chuckled and crouched down beside her.

Maxwell turned to him, asking to be pet.

Maddie continued to pet Marie.

- "Hey, Buddy. How are you?" Chase asked gently and petted the cat.

Maxwell purred against his hand.

- "He really likes you." The Matthews girl said as Marie turned to him without moving away from her.

- "Aw, I really like him too." Chase said, smiling at the cat and guiding him closer to him.

The quadbrid smiled softly as she continued to pet Marie, who had closed her eyes as she purred. Maxwell walked closer to him.

The Captain kneeled on the floor, petting the cat.

- "Come here, Buddy." He patted one of his legs gently.

Maxwell jumped on his lap while Maddie continued to pet Marie, who purred louder and louder.

Chase chuckled softly and petted the cat.

Maxwell rubbed himself against him, walking back and forth on his legs, purring.

- "Meow." He meowed.

The Matthews girl smiled softly as she pressed her forehead to Marie's head, who rubbed her head against her.

The Captain held the cat closer to him and Stroked the cat's neck with both hands.

- "Did you miss me, huh?" He said.

- "Meow." Maxwell replied as he purred.

The quadbrid continued to pet Marie with both of her hands as she rubbed herself against her owner.

- "Yeah, you did!" Chase nodded with a smile and pet the cat by running one hand over its back.

Maxwell purred louder as he rubbed himself against him.

- "I wish I had my phone." Maddie teased as she continued to pet and hug Marie.

- "What's the big deal about, though?" The Captain asked, bringing his face closer to the cat, stroking his finger under its chin.

Maxwell rubbed his head against his face, purring louder.

- "It's just adorable." The Matthews girl shrugged as Marie rubbed her head against her chest.

She smiled softly and kneeled down to be more stable as she picked up the cat, petting her more as she purred.

Chase closed one eye and chuckled softly, holding the cat.

- "He's adorable." He said, wrinkling his nose, imitating the cat's nose as he looked at it.

Fucking adorable. The quadbrid smiled softly as Maxwell purred as he closed his eyes.

Marie bit her hand.

- "Okay." She pulled her hands away, letting her hop off her and walk away. "This cat is so independent."

- "Like mother, like daughter." The Captain pretended to sniff the cat, gently ruffling its fur.

- "Yeah, I know." Maddie snickered. "Cats are like their owners. Marie is independent, and Max could spend all cuddling." She shrugged.

Marie started to eat in her bowl, while Maxwell continued to enjoy being petted.

- "And Newton..." Chase cupped the cat's face, stroking it with his thumb.

- "Newton is like you and Harper." The Matthews girl said as she changed her position to sit on the floor.

Maxwell continued to purr.

- "Me AND Harper?" The Captain frowned and held the cat, stroking its belly. "How is that like?" He chuckled.

- "Smart, independent, loves to cuddle." The quadbrid said as Maxwell played with his hand.

- "Huh." The Captain continued to stroke the cat's belly. "I always thought he is like Harp, though. Intelligent, Protective, Faithful, Strong, Fearless and loving." He said.

- "You do realize that you are exactly like that?" Maddie frowned. Maxwell, playfully, attacked his hand. "You have his weak spot." She chuckled.

Chase chuckled.

- "Okay." He went back to petting the cat's neck. "And no, that's Harp. She's all that." He glanced at her.

- "So are you." The Matthews girl rolled her eyes.

Maxwell started to purr again.

- "I got you, Buddy." The Captain told the cat and smoothed its fur. "Well, Thanks." He looked at her.

- "You're welcome." The quadbrid nodded and got up, walking to the kitchen.

Maxwell continued to rub himself against him.

The Captain glanced at her walking away and sighs.

- "I wish everything was as easy as it is with you, Buddy." He whispered to the cat. He stroked the cat's back again. "See? Friends, no fear." He whispered silently.

Maxwell meowed, in between purrs.

- "Mm-hmm." Chase nodded and hugged the cat.

Maxwell purred louder, closing his eyes.

The Captain sighed briefly, closing his eyes and hanging his head towards the cat.

Maxwell rubbed his head against him, hugging him in his way.

Maddie walked back with a bottle of water and poured water into the cats' bowl.

- "Go on, Buddy." Chase said slowly, putting the cat on the floor.

Maxwell ran towards his bowl to drink.

- "I swear these two drink so much. I put water right before leaving." The Matthews girl smiled softly, extending her hand to him.

- "They are healthy." The Captain said, holding her hand with a smile.

- "Yep." The quadbrid nodded and helped him up.

Chase stood up and watched the cats with a soft gaze.

- "It was really cool last time with Newton and Darwin." Maddie smiled softly.

- "Yup. Darwin and Newton are inseparable now. Darwin has an empathy app, so he's super friendly." Chase said.

- "Marie usually isn't, but apparently these three got to her." The Matthews girl replied.

- "I see." He chuckled.

- "I used to be like that." The quadbrid snickered.

- "Oh, you two are really made for each other." He smirked.

Maddie rolled her eyes, amused, and looked down, realizing that they were still holding hands. Should I move or not? She looked away.

I'll let her. If I let her go, maybe, she'll get upset. Chase shrugged.

- "Well, I remember her coming to school on her first day; she was taken there by a police car, everyone looking at her, and she didn't seem the least bit intimidated by it." He chuckled.

- "I remember when I read your minds. Everyone's faces were hilarious." The Matthews girl snickered.

If I let go, he's gonna feel bad or think he did something wrong. She thought.

- "Right, And as the cops kept on blaring their sirens, she yelled at them." The Captain chuckled and glanced at their hands.

I'm afraid to let go; she seems comfortable with it. He thought.

- "I love this moment in your minds." The quadbrid chuckled softly.

What do I do? She thought.

What do I do? The Captain smiled, blushing.

- "Yup, that was memorable." He replied.

- "I'm kinda eager to hear your reactions later when Harper will tell you when she saw in my mind." Maddie snickered.

Okay. My hands are normal, but compared to the Chases, they look miniscule. The fuck? She looked at their hands.

- "You're talking about this a lot; I'm curious too, but should I be worried?" The Captain frowned in amusement, avoiding looking at their hands.

Her hand is so light and delicate; it looks delicate enough to be easy to break, like porcelain. He thought.

- "It's just that you only know parts of what I did, but not everything, so it's gonna be funny." The Matthews girl chuckled softly. "I mean, your reaction to the toothless person already was."

She looked up at him. His hand is super soft in both universes.

- "Apparently every reaction of mine is funny to you." Chase smirked and looked back at her.

Yeah, I'm used to her soft touch. Very soft. He thought.

The quadbrid shrugged with a smile. I'm kinda loving this. He's getting more comfortable. Maybe he'll tell me that he likes me soon if we continue to get closer like that.

The Captain chuckled softly and looked away. Okay, I don't know what's really going on. It's okay for us to hold hands like this? I believe that if she didn't agree, she would speak up, so I think that's good. Feels good at least.

- "I told Harper that she could tell you everything, except the dirty stuff, obviously. I'm sure you're gonna love my mom." Maddie smiled softly.

- "Can't wait to hear more about her." Chase looked down shyly.

So, are we gonna stay like this? He thought.

- "Yeah." The Matthews girl smiled and looked at a picture of her, framed on the wall next to the TV, where dozens of pictures were. All important for each member of this household.

Okay, not that I mind, but how long are we gonna stay like this? She thought.

Chase smiled, feeling anxious to move his fingers, which started to tense. Okay, I think I've proven my point. I need to move my hand. He gently let go of her hand.

Maddie smiled softly. He moves SO much.

The Captain opened and closed his hand a few times and moved his fingers. Oh, How liberating. He smiled back softly.

The Matthews girl saw him do that and looked away, chuckling silently.

The Captain walked back into the living room, cracking his knuckles.

The quadbrid shook her head, amused.

- "I miss living here. Not HERE, but in the Penthouse." Chase said, walking around the room.

- "Yeah, I got what you meant." Maddie snickered. "I miss living at the mansion with everyone."

- "I miss there too. But Harper didn't live there, so not that much." The Captain said.

- "I miss the first few months. When I saw with all the Davenports and my mom." The Matthews girl replied.

- "Sounds nice." Chase said gently.

- "Yeah." The quadbrid sighed. "In a few days, it's gonna make thirteen years since we arrived on Earth."

- "Thirteen? Wow." Chase said and ran his hand along the back of the couch.

- "Yep." Maddie nodded, sadly, looking away.

And four years since she died. She thought.

- "What was the first thing you liked most about Earth?" Chase asked. "Like some super Earth-specific stuff."

- "Um..." The Matthews girl paused. "The birds flying and tweeting in the sky."

- "Really?" Chase softened his gaze.

- "Yeah." The quadbrid nodded. "I lived in a spaceship for five years. I didn't know anything. I never saw the sun or the sky. I never saw flowers or trees. I never saw animals. I didn't even know it existed." She shrugged.

- "So, it must have been magical to see all of this." The Captain pointed to the window. "Planet Earth is certainly one of the most beautiful planets there is, as far as I know. Of course, it has its problems like any place, but it is still beautiful." He said.

- "Agree." Maddie nodded. "But according to Kara and Mon-El, there is a planet, where the mountains grow underneath your feet, and it's gorgeous."

The Captain smiled.

- "Sounds like It." He said. "But I will always love Earth. And I have read about many planets." He nodded.

- "Me too. Earth is home." The Matthews girl replied.

- "Yes, home sweet home." Chase smiled softly.

- "Yep." The quadbrid smiled softly and looked out the window. "At first it didn't feel like it, though."

- "Why?" The Captain asked.

- "Because I'm an alien." Maddie shrugged. "And I may look human, but I am not, and at first, I didn't control my powers. It was so bad. I couldn't focus on one noise, and I'm listening to the entire planet. I couldn't stop reading minds, all the minds. I couldn't stop using my x-ray vision. I was seeing the neighbors having sex all the time without being able to stop it. I froze stuff when I just breathed. I turned invisible all the time and was stuck for hours." She explained.

- "Oh, I get that...a bit." Chase said. "Cuz I'm not an ordinary human either. And the people of the earth and the environment are good, but have trouble dealing with anything outside their standard."

- "I know." The Matthews girl sighed. "That's because of x-ray vision that my mom made me those glasses when I was five. There is lead in them, so I can't use this power."

- "I know." Chase nodded. "Smart of her."

- "You have no idea how smart she was." The quadbrid smiled softly.

- "She raised you, right?" The Captain smirked. "Of course she was."

- "Thanks." Maddie smiled softly as she looked at him. "But like, by the time she was sixteen, she was the most brilliant lawyer on her planet. Even the ex-president knew her work."

Chase fiddled with his bracelets absentmindedly.

- "Wow, that's cool." He said.

- "Yep." The Matthews girl nodded with a proud smile.

The Captain smiled at her and sighed. I didn't answer Harp anymore. He put his hand over his pocket.

- "Uh, excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom." He said.

- "Okay." The quadbrid nodded.

- "Excuse me." Chase smiled kindly and walked to the stairs.

- "Sure." Maddie nodded and sat on the couch, picking up her phone.

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Chase went upstairs and walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind him, and picked up his phone.

'Babe.' He texted.

'Hey! What's going on?' Harper replied.

'I think we were okay.' Chase leaned his back against the sink.

'Really? What did you do?' Harper asked.

'I did what you said; I comforted her and tried to be honest as much as possible, and naturally, things worked out.' The Captain typed.

'Aw, but did you tell her how you felt?' The General replied.

'No. But I managed to promise her that one day I would.' Chase typed.

'You sounded optimistic. What else happened?' Harper asked.

'Lots of stuff.' The Captain typed.

'That's the least I expect; you've been there for hours.' The General replied.

Chase glanced at the clock on his phone.

- "Damn!" He said to himself, seeing how much time passed.

'I know. I kind of didn't notice the time passing.' Chase typed.

'You never notice the time passing when you're enjoying a conversation, so I assume this is a good sign. Am I right?' Harper replied.

Chase smirked. 'Yeah. You know, I think I'm learning to deal with the situation, although I'm still distressed.' The Captain typed.

'There's no formula for this, Chay.' The General replied.

'It would be easier if there was.' Chase typed.

'But then what would be the fun?' Harper replied.

'You know, she and I talked about a lot of things. Some of them you probably already know.' The Captain typed.

'Yeah, I know a lot about her, more than I would like.' The General replied.

'She told me things that she'd never told anyone.' Chase sighed.

'Really?' Harper replied.

'That's good, right?' The Captain typed.

'Sure thing!' Harper replied.

'And like, I started asking her questions—what she liked, if she had any hobbies—and she answered.' Chase typed.

'Chay, this is a normal conversation between two people. I'm not going to give you a medal for this.' The General replied sarcastically.

Chase made an annoyed face. 'I know that. But it's different with her. You know, you always told me about how amazing it was when you met Adam, and you guys would spend the night shift at the diner talking about several things. And that you always asked him questions because you were genuinely curious and excited to have him there with you.' The Captain typed, starting to walk around the bathroom.

'This is how you feel.' Harper replied.

'I think so.' Chase frowned.

'That's great.' The General replied.

'Do you think so?' The Captain typed.

'Yes. Why wouldn't it be?' Harper replied.

'Because maybe I'm getting too carried away. When I do that, I mostly end up falling flat on my face.' Chase typed.

'I don't think that's the case. Open your eyes a little, and you'll see that you're just experiencing a real friendship for the first time.' The General replied.

'Still, what if I cross some line? What if I hurt her?' The Captain typed.

'Nothing that can't be fixed, love.' Harper replied.

'I like her too much to risk it.' Chase sighed.

'You owe me 50 bucks. : )' The General replied.

'What the fuck does that have to do with the subject?' The Captain frowned.

'We bet when we met her that you would like her as much as I do.' Harper replied.

Chase shook his head. 'Seriously?' The Captain typed.

'$$'. She replied, and Chase rolled his eyes.

'You know where my credit card is.' The Captain typed.

'Lol, okay!' Harper replied. 'Sorry, I got off-topic.' The General replied.

Chase chuckled lightly. 'Don't worry, darling.' The Captain typed.

'You don't need to worry so much, Chay. Maddie likes you and she will stand by you. She trusts you; she understands you. She won't abandon you, and you won't hurt her.' Harper responded.

'Still doesn't change the fact that I'm... complicated.' Chase ran his fingers over the scar on his eyebrow.

'If by any chance she realizes how much you're trying for her, it won't matter.' The General replied.

'It's hard, though. I don't know what to do or what's within my reach to be done.' The Captain said.

'I know. But these things flow naturally. And if you need it, I'm here to help you out. ; )' Harper said.

Chase smiled softly. 'Thanks, babe, for being the voice of my conscience and helping me out.' The Captain smiled.

'That's what a fiancée is for!' The General replied.

'You helped a lot. Even though Maddie has no idea about it.' Chase said.

- "I hope." He added to himself.

'Relax; everyone knows I'm the one who always saves your ass in the end.' Harper mocked.

'You're really funny today, aren't you?' The Captain typed.

'Always, baby. Always.' Harper replied, and Chase chuckled.

'But how are you? Do you want me to come home?' The Captain asked.

'No. Take care of Maddie now. I feel like she needs you. I'm fine.' The General replied.

'Are you sure?' Chase asked.

'Yeah. I'm fine at home, watching Friends.' Harper replied.

'Just chilling?' The Captain said.

'Yup.' The General replied.

'And what are you wearing?' Chase smirked maliciously.

'Chay!! Oh my God!! Lol.' Harper replied.

The Captain laughed silently. 'For scientific reasons.' Chase typed.

'Uh-huh, I know what science you're talking about, dirty boy.' The General replied.

'I was just kidding.' The Captain typed in amusement.

'Joking with a grain of truth, lol.' Harper replied.

'You know me so well.' Chase smiled.

'Yup. And I'm not going to answer your scientific question, or else you won't be able to focus on what's important right now. ; )' The General replied.

The Captain gasped. 'Don't say that. Do you want to kill me?' Chase typed in amusement.

'Not quite.' Harper replied.

'You're evil, girl!' The Captain smirked.

'You started it.' The General replied.

'It's just that I couldn't control my imagination.' Chase typed.

'You're ridiculous, lol.' Harper replied.

'I better go, or she'll think I'm sick or something for being in the bathroom for so long.' The Captain typed.

'Good luck. Take care, love. I'm waiting for you. ♡' The General replied.

'Thanks. Enjoy your day off. Be back soon, darling. Love you. ♡' Chase typed.

'I love you too. ♡' Harper replied.

The Captain sighed and put his phone in his pocket.

After a few seconds of reflection, he left the bathroom and headed to the stairs.

Maddie was in the living room, looking at Claire's pictures in her natural blue skin. Even in blue, she looked beautiful.

The Captain came down the stairs with his hands in his pockets and saw Maddie with the photo in her hand.

The Matthews girl brought her hand to her mother's necklace and touched the pendant.

- "Okay?" Chase asked softly.

- "Yeah." The quadbrid sighed.

She put down the picture. I miss my best friend.

- "You sure?" The Captain said.

- "Yeah." Maddie let go of the necklace and looked at him.

Chase smiled slightly at her.

- "You're hungry?" The Matthews girl walked closer to him.

The Captain smirked.

- "Yeah." He said.

Like Harper said, it's been hours, and I only had some fries and water at the bar before coming here. He thought.

- "I cooked." The quadbrid walked to the kitchen.

- "You did?" Chase smiled.

- "Yep." Maddie smiled softly and pointed to the food on the counter with plates and forks.

- "Wow." The Captain chuckled, walking to the counter. "You like cooking, huh?" He said and sat at the counter.

- "Yep." The Matthews girl nodded as she sat down. "I cook all the time. Sometimes with my Chase or Adam."

- "Don't get me wrong, but I don't trust anything Adam cooks." The Captain chuckled.

- "Well, in my universe, I taught him, and he's really good." The quadbrid smiled softly.

- "Well, in my universe, Grace doesn't even trust him to feed Evan so." The Captain said sarcastically.

- "I spent every family Sunday teaching him." Maddie replied. "He's good." She served spaghetti in both plates, before putting white sauce on top.

- "That's cool." He smiled. "Harper and I are trying to teach Lara to cook before she moves out, so we can make sure she doesn't starve or drown in fast food." Chase said.

- "That's nice." The Matthews girl smiled.

- "Yeah." Chase nodded and started rocking on the bench.

- "Here you go." The quadbrid handed him his plate.

- "Thanks." Chase smiled.

- "You're welcome." Maddie smiled.

- "It smells good." The Captain said.

- "Thanks." The Matthews girl looked at her plate and took a bite of the spaghetti.

- "It's my favorite." Chase said, twirling the spaghetti around his fork.

- "I know." The quadbrid chuckled softly.

- "I knew you knew." The Captain said and took a bite too.

- "I know." Maddie smiled softly, after she took another bite.

Chase chuckled.

- "Hmm!" He nodded. "That's really good." He said, taking another bite.

- "Thanks." The Matthews girl replied.

- "Well, that's one way to enjoy my day off." The Captain twirled the spaghetti around his fork.

- "I'm sorry I called." The quadbrid said as she mindlessly twirled the spaghetti around her fork.

- "I told you I was waiting for your call." Chase said. "I'm just sorry it wasn't in a better circumstance." He took another bite.

Maddie took a bite as she nodded softly and looked out the window.

The Captain smirked and nudged her with his elbow.

- "I'm glad to be here." He said.

- "I'm glad you're here." The Matthews girl smiled as she looked at him.

Chase smiled at her softly and looked at his plate as he took another bite.

The quadbrid took another bite. I'm really, really happy he's here.

I can't even believe I'm actually here. The Captain smiled, looking at the plate.

I wonder when he will tell me. Maddie smiled, before taking another bite.

Always wanted to hang out on my day off with a friend. The Captain took another bite.

I feel bad for bothering him on his day off when he could be at home with his fiancée. The Matthews girl twirled the spaghetti around her fork.

Hey, Chase, what did you do on your day off? So, I hung out with a friend. Chase smiled to himself and took another bite.

The quadbrid took another bite, glancing at him. He really doesn't seem to regret it.

I didn't know you had a friend. Yeah. Yeah, I do. The Captain twirled the spaghetti around his fork.

Maddie smiled and looked back at her plate, before taking another bite.

The Captain glanced at her. Okay, put the brakes on a little. You haven't even told her how you feel. He took another bite.

I love that we can just enjoy each other's company in silence. The Matthews girl smiled softly. Sorta silence.

I can't believe she made my favorite meal, though. Chase smiled. I know she read my mind, but being thoughtful is optional.

He even figured out how I work. The quadbrid smiled, amused. To make me talk about myself, you have to ask questions.

This is nice. The Captain sighed. Feels nice.

I love spending time with him. Maddie smiled and took the last bite of her plate.

I wish I could do this more often. Chase twirled the rest of the spaghetti around his fork.

I wish we could do this more. The Matthews girl took a paper towel and wiped her mouth.

The Captain took the last bite. I know I'll remember this taste forever. He enjoyed the taste of the spaghetti.

The quadbrid put her fork down and leaned back. That was a much better afternoon, than it started. She smiled softly.

Chase looked at the empty plate, licking his lower lip. Time seems to pass more slowly when I'm here. It's nice.

- "So..." Maddie turned to him. "Not hungry anymore?"

The Captain looked at her.

- "Thanks to you." He smiled.

He took his plate and stood up.

The Matthews girl smiled softly and put her fork in her plate, before getting up.

- "Let me take care of this, I'll put it in the dishwasher for you." Chase held her plate.

- "Okay." The quadbrid nodded. "I'm not arguing because you're too stubborn to take 'no, you're my guest for an answer'."

- "Oh, good. I was already preparing my answer." The Captain said and put her plate on his and walked to the dishwasher.

Maddie snorted.

- "I know." She gathered the glasses and threw the paper towels into the garbage.

- "Yeah, you know me." The Captain said, putting the dishes in the dishwasher.

- "Like you know me." The Matthews girl smiled.

- "Yup." Chase said.

He turned on the dishwasher.

The quadbrid put the glasses in the dishwasher, before taking a container out of the cabinet to put away the leftovers. She put on the lid and put it in the fridge.

- "Thanks for doing this, though." The Captain said.

- "It's the least I could do." Maddie shrugged.

Chase smirked.

- "I'm happy though, in a week, I made you your favorite breakfast and meal." The Matthews girl shrugged, happily.

The Captain chuckled.

- "I think it's only fair that I cook something for you one day." He said.

- "You don't even know my favorite meal." The quadbrid snickered.

- "I was about to ask that." The Captain smiled.

- "Caramel pork." Maddie replied.

- "Uh, Nice." Chase smiled.

Noted. He thought.

The Matthews girl smiled back. I love him.

Chase smirked and looked down. She's amazing.

Suddenly the quadbrid's phone rang.

- "Shit." She super speeded towards it. "Hello?" She answered.

The Captain frowned.

- "Maddie, come quick at the D.E.O. I think I found a way to block Psi's attacks." Winn said.

- "Okay." Maddie nodded with a smile. "I'll be right there." She hung up.

- "What happened?" He asked.

- "Winn thinks he found a way to block Psi's attacks." The Matthews girl said. "I need to go. I'm sorry."

The Captain softened his gaze sadly.

- "Oh... Okay, don't worry." He nodded.

- "I'm really sorry." The quadbrid sighed. "Trust me, I would rather stay with you."

- "Don't worry about me." Chase smiled softly.

- "Okay." Maddie nodded, before looking down, taking a deep breath.

- "Alright." The Captain nodded and walked over to a table where he left the portal device.

The Matthews girl super speeded into her mission suit, the pin of the Mighty Force attached to it.

- "Wish me luck." She sighed.

- "Good Luck." Chase sighed.

The quadbrid glanced at the window, anxious.

- "I really hope Winn's device works. Otherwise, I'm gonna have another panic attack." She sighed.

- "It Will." The Captain said.

- "You don't know that." GreatGirl looked at him. "She managed to break my mind shield and J'onn's. She's the most powerful telepath we've ever faced."

- "To do what we do, Maddie. You need to have faith and think positive." The Captain said gently.

- "You know what I see when she uses her powers, how am I supposed to stay focused?" The Matthews girl frowned.

- "Try to hold on to something real, something in the present." He shrugged.

- "Like what?" The quadbrid asked.

Chase glanced at the device.

- "I'm not sure." He said.

- "If even the smartest man in the world isn't sure, then we are screwed." GreatGirl smiled softly.

The Captain shook his head.

- "No, You're not." He smirked.

The Matthews girl ran her hand over her face.

- "Chase, I'm scared. I don't wanna be stuck in this again." She held back tears.

The Captain sighed and walked towards her.

- "It's okay." He moved his arms towards her.

The quadbrid sighed and lowered her head, a single tear running down her cheek.

Chase put his arms around her.

GreatGirl buried her face into his chest.

The Captain held the back of her head gently.

- "Hey, it's okay, don't need to cry." He said gently

The Matthews girl sniffled as she held back her tears.

- "Don't worry." The Captain said. "You're fine now, I'm here. You're here...Just breathe." He said.

- "I won't be in a few minutes." The quadbrid sighed.

The Captain closed his eyes and hugged her tighter.

GreatGirl wrapped her arms around his back, hugging him back.

Chase smiled softly.

- "Tell me what you need." He said quietly

- "I don't know..." The Matthews girl sighed.

- "Please." The Captain said.

The quadbrid closed her eyes.

- "I need... You." She whispered.

The Captain blushed with a soft, incredulous smile, and laid his head on hers.

- "I'm here." He whispered.

GreatGirl sighed and slightly tightened her grip.

The Captain's hand that was on the back of her head ran through her hair, smoothing it.

- "I need to go." The Matthews girl whispered.

The Captain nodded silently.

The quadbrid started to pull back, slowly.

He let her go.

- "Thanks for the hug." GreatGirl wiped her eyes.

- "I know you needed it." The Captain sighed.

- "Yeah." The Matthews girl nodded, before taking a step back, sighing. "Bye, Chase. Thanks for coming to check on me."

Chase nodded.

- "If you need me, you know where to find me." He smirked.

- "Other day, maybe." The quadbrid smiled softly. "But not today, you need to go enjoy the rest of your day off."

The Captain smiled.

- "See you, Maddie." He waved.

- "See you." GreatGirl waved.

How am I going to break out of the panic attack? She opened the doors of the terrace.

Chase took a deep breath, adjusting his jacket and turning to the table where the device is again.

The Matthews girl took a deep, shaky breath, getting ready to go fight.

He picked up the device and glanced at her one last time

The quadbrid turned to look at him.

- "Bye, Chase." Her heartbeat quickened at the thought of another panic attack.

- "Bye, Maddie." Chase said and started programming the device.

GreatGirl looked away, sighing.

- "Please, stay..." She whispered very lowly.

Chase stopped. How can I make sure she doesn't have another panic attack? He thought.

The Matthews girl glanced back at him. I shouldn't... It's his day off.

Think, Chase. Think. He looked at the device. How can I be sure?

- "Chase?" The quadbrid called out, hesitantly.

- "Yes." The Captain answered immediately.

Don't ruin the rest of his day off. GreatGirl thought.

- "Say 'hi' to Harper and the others for me." She said instead.

- "Oh...Sure." He smirked.

I've already said goodbye, so I can't stay. Chase ran his finger over the device button. What if I leave...Without leaving? He raised his eyebrow.

The Matthews girl closed her eyes, anxiety starting to come up.

The Captain opened the portal and sighed, taking a step forward.

The quadbrid opened her eyes and sighed.

- "Stay, please..." She said.

Chase entered the portal.

GreatGirl sighed and turned to the balcony. She flew away to the D.E.O.

On the sidewalk in front of the tower, The Captain left the portal, looking up and seeing her fly away, being sure that she left there. He smirked.

- "Oh, you're not getting rid of me that easily." He said.

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A couple of seconds later, GreatGirl landed at the D.E.O.

- "Maddie! Finally!" Winn exclaimed.

- "Sorry, I was busy." The Matthews girl said. "So, the device?"

- "I think it could work, but I can't be sure." The Schott man explained. "She's way more powerful than any other telepaths we met."

- "I know." The quadbrid nodded.

A portal opened in a hallway near the command center. Chase stepped out of it, letting the portal close behind him. He looked around, no one was around.

- "What the fuck am I doing?" He muttered to himself.

- "I'll go get it." Winn walked away.

- "Ma'am, you might want to see this." Agent Vasquez said.

GreatGirl walked towards her and saw Psi on TV, robbing another bank. But her powers let someone let a destruction ball move freely, swinging in people and buildings.

- "Shit." She mumbled.

The Captain started walking silently down the hallway. He attached the device to his belt and was careful not to be seen.

- "Okay, break into the D.E.O., check!" He said. "What's the next place I'm going to break into? The White House? Area 51? We'll see." He mocked.

- "Supergirl, come quick." The Matthews girl said in her earpiece.

- "Be right there." Supergirl replied.

Chase stopped at the end of the hallway and looked around. He put his fingers to his temple and scanned the place until he found a sign of her.

The quadbrid looked at the TV, waiting for her partner.

The giant destruction ball continued to swing in the street.

- "Shit." She said.

The Captain found her in the command center.

- "Gotcha!" He smirked and frowned to himself. "Fuck, I really am insane." He pressed his lips together in frustration, keeping her location exposed.

- "That thing could take out an entire block." Alex said as she walked in with her sister, looking at the screen.

- "We have to get down there, now." The younger Danvers added.

- "I know." GreatGirl nodded.

- "Hold on, not without these you're not." J'onn walked in with Winn, who handed the heroines a device each.

- "What is it?" The Kryptonian frowned as she took it.

- "Psionic inhibitor red." The Schott man replied.

- "It should protect you from her powers." The J'onzz man explained.

- "It should, but you guys can't be sure." The Matthews girl said.

- "No, we can't." The green Martian shook his head.

The Captain used bionic hearing to hear them talking as he leaned against the wall.

- "But how reassuring, huh." He said sarcastically, and with his fingers on his temple, he zoomed in on the device, scanning it.

- "We'll set a perimeter to secure the area." The older Danvers added.

- "Just have to keep her out of our heads long enough to get a good shot off." The quadbrid replied.

- "You can do it." The right hand encouraged.

- "Let's hope so." Supergirl sighed.

The two heroines looked at each other, before flying out the D.E.O.

Chase sighed, taking his fingers off his temple.

- "Uhg, Shit!" He lost the track of Maddie. He took the device off his belt, threw it in the air, and picked it up again. "Eh, let's fucking Go... Again." He opened a portal and walked in.

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A few seconds later, the heroines arrived at the location.

The cable snapped, and the destruction ball was falling on Sam and Ruby.

GreatGirl flew underneath it and carried it away from them, putting it carefully on the ground.

- "Are you okay?" She asked the mother and daughter.

A portal opened behind a building. The Captain exited the portal and stealthily walked behind a car, observing the scene.

- "Yes, thank you, GreatGirl." The Arias woman nodded.

- "That was so cool." The Arias girl said.

The Matthews girl smiled gently.

- "Get out of here." She encouraged and extended her hands to them.

Mother and daughter nodded as they took her hands and got up.

They ran away from the chaos.

Chase sighed and pulled the hood of his jacket up, trying to hide his face. No one can see me, Alter Ego. He looked around.

The two heroines walked behind Gayle.

- "Psi!" Supergirl called out as she extended her device in front of her, activating it.

The quadbrid did the same.

The Marsh woman sent a psychic wave towards them, making them fall to their knees.

The Captain deepened his frown.

- "Ladybirds, ladybirds." She started as the duo got up. "Fly away home." The heroines struggled to keep standing. "Your houses are on fire, and your children, they will burn." She closed her eyes and sent an even stronger wave, sending the duo flying away to the porches of houses, each on a side of the streets.

- "Shit." The Captain grumbled, in agony of not being able to help.

GreatGirl straightened up from the ground and sat on her feet, her hands on the ground in front of her, as tears streamed down her face.

Alex ran to her sister, who was in the same position as her protégée across the street.

The Captain leaned against the car, wanting to get a better look at his friend. He kept the bionic eye scanner on and his heartbeat.

The Matthews girl started to hyperventilate. Shit.

Chase pulled his hood further over his face and ran towards her, crossing the street.

The quadbrid stared at the ground, her body shaking, as the visions played in her mind.

The Captain crossed the street in a hurry and ran, slipping on his knees in front of her.

- "Hey!! Hey!!" He held her face. "I'm here."

GreatGirl frowned as tears continued to run down her cheeks.

- "Maddie." Chase whispered, looking into her eyes. "I protect you, I'm here to protect you. No one will hurt you while I'm here." He approached, brushing the hair from her forehead.

The Matthews girl sobbed, shaking her head.

- "I can't do this." She said. "She's too strong."

- "You are more. Much more because you are not alone." The Captain said softly.

- "Chase..." The quadbrid sobbed, looking at the ground. "I can't stop them. I... I can only see the Krees."

- "They are not real." The Captain said and took her hand. "I am, listen to me..." He placed her hand on his chest. "Listen." He whispered.

GreatGirl stared at their hands on his chest, her own chest rising rapidly.

- "They won't hurt you." Chase looked into her eyes closely, pressing her hand to his chest gently.

- "They already did." The Matthews girl cried silently.

- "But you're okay now." The Captain said, his eyes watered slightly, and he sighed. "Come back to me."

The quadbrid sighed as she closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face.

- "I..." Chase swallowed the lump of despair in his throat, stroking her hand.

GreatGirl opened her eyes, looking at him, tears painting her cheeks.

- "I need you." The Captain whispered, closing his eyes and lightly resting his forehead against hers, letting a single tear run down his face.

The Matthews girl let out a long, shaky breath, closing her eyes.

- "Please, stay with me." The Captain said, completely leaning his forehead against hers.

- "I'm here." The quadbrid sniffled, tears running down her face.

Chase sighed loudly, keeping his eyes closed.

GreatGirl sighed, her breathing slowing down.

- "I'll be here for you..." The Captain whispered. "Whenever you need me."

- "And vice versa." The Matthews girl murmured.

Chase opened his eyes slightly.

- "I'll never disappear again, never again." He said softly.

The quadbrid opened her eyes, looking at him.

- "I won't get hurt again because you need time." She replied. "I'll be patient. I'll wait for you."

- "I will fight my fears for you." The Captain said.

He sighed softly.

GreatGirl smiled softly at him, wiping her eyes.

The Captain looked into her eyes with a soft gaze and wiped a tear from her face.

- "Thanks." The Matthews girl took a deep breath.

- "For a second there, you thought I was gone, didn't you?" Chase smirked.

The quadbrid snorted.

- "Yeah." She nodded.

- "Silly You." The Captain said softly with a slight smile.

GreatGirl chuckled softly.

- "Are you okay now?" Chase asked.

- "Yeah." The Matthews girl nodded as she looked at the chaos from afar. "I can't let her escape."

- "So, show her who the real nightmare is." The Captain said in determination.

The quadbrid nodded and got up, putting a shield on him.

- "You can walk normally; nobody will see you." She explained.

- "Thanks." Chase pulled down his hood and spiked his hair. "Rock this shit, Girl." He smirked.

GreatGirl chuckled and flew away.

The Captain sighed, in a mixture of relief and concern.

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A couple of seconds later, the two heroines flew next to each other.

- "Who pulled you out?" Supergirl asked.

- "Captain Chase." GreatGirl replied. "You?"

- "Alex." The Danvers woman smiled softly.

- "Let's go get her." The Matthews girl smiled back.

The Kryptonian nodded.

They landed in front of Gayle's car.

The Captain watched the fight from afar, in anticipation.

- "You're not going anywhere." The quadbrid said.

- "Hmm." The Marsh woman smirked. "What did you see? I wonder. What brought the Girls of Steel to their knees?" She sent a psychic wave, but the duo did not move.

- "Be strong." The Captain murmured.

- "Old things." GreatGirl replied.

- "Fear is not an old thing." Psi explained as she sent another wave, but the heroines walked closer to her. "Fear cripples. Annihilates spirits. It is the only weapon that matters." She sent another wave, but the duo did not move again as they stood in her face.

Chase sighed. Come on, Maddie!

- "Fear made me stronger than you." Gayle sent another wave, but the heroines smirked. "No one is safe from it. Why aren't you scared anymore?"

The Captain scoffed at the super villain.

- "Mind over matter." Supergirl said.

The Danvers woman pushed the Marsh woman towards the Matthews girl, who hit her in the nose with her head, making her fall to the ground, unconscious.

The duo fist-bumped.

- "Yes!" Chase smiled.

- "I'm gonna go take Chase back to the penthouse." The quadbrid replied.

- "Alright." The Kryptonian nodded. "I'll see you later." She kissed the top of her head.

- "See you later." GreatGirl smiled. "Bye, Kara." She super speeded towards Chase, through the shield.

- "Hey!" The Captain smiled softly.

- "I did it! I defeated her and my fears!" The Matthews girl exclaimed, before crashing against his chest, hugging him tightly.

The Captain raised his arms in surprise, slowly a smile took over his face, and he hugged her back, tightly.

- "I'm proud of you." He said, lifting her slightly from the floor.

The quadbrid chuckled softly.

- "I really am." Chase put her down again.

- "Thank you." GreatGirl said. "I couldn't have done it without you."

- "We're a duo." The Captain walked away with a soft smile.

- "Yes, we are." The Matthews girl raised her hand for a high-five.

Chase high-fived her, with a wide smile and blushing slightly.

The quadbrid smiled widely.

- "What's going to happen with Dr. Psycho?" The Captain asked, pointing to the battle site.

- "The D.E.O. is gonna put her in prison." GreatGirl replied as Supergirl flew above them with the villain.

- "Good." Chase nodded.

- "Wanna go back to the penthouse before you leave?" The Matthews girl asked, hopeful.

- "I don't see why not." The Captain looked at the clock on his cell phone.

The quadbrid smiled and opened a portal to the penthouse.

- "Ladies first." Chase smirked.

GreatGirl chuckled.

- "A Chase is a Chase." She said, before walking through the portal.

The Captain shrugged and followed her.

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A couple of seconds later, Chase 2 walked down the stairs and saw a portal opening.

He smiled widely. Mads. He ran towards her as soon as she stepped in, and he slapped her ass.

GreatGirl yelped, before laughing.

The genius boy smiled at her.

The Captain passed through the portal a few seconds later, keeping a frown in amusement.

The Matthews girl pressed her lips together as she closed the portal.

- "Chase!" The green hazel-eyed boy looked at his older self with wide eyes as he blushed brightly.

- "Soldier." Chase nodded respectfully, putting his hands behind his back.

His face though. He thought.

- "Hey." Chase 2 replied, glancing at his girlfriend nervously.

Did he saw? He sent in her mind.

No idea. The quadbrid shrugged, before super speeding upstairs to leave her superhero suit.

- "Good to see you." The Captain smiled.

- "Good to see you too." The genius boy smiled back, his cheeks still red. "Wait, you were with Mads?" He grinned.

Maddie super speeded back with the 'life is made of phases' top.

- "Yes." She nodded.

- "Yup." Chase nodded and smiled in her direction.

The Matthews girl smiled back.

- "How did that happen?" The green hazel-eyed asked, happy.

- "Long story... I can tell you, but it would take a lot of dramatic pauses, and not everyone likes it." The Captain smirked playfully.

- "I swear he tells stories like Leo." The quadbrid pointed at him. "A pause every single sentence."

Chase 2 chuckled.

- "I'm glad you guys are fine." He said.

- "Me too." Maddie looked at the eldest with a smile.

- "Same." The Captain said. "And I tell stories much better than Leo." He crossed his arms.

The Matthews girl rolled her eyes, amused, before wrapping her arm around her boyfriend's back.

- "If you say so." She teased.

The genius boy wrapped his arm around her shoulders.

- "And where have you been?" Chase asked his younger self.

- "On a mission across the city." The green hazel-eyed boy replied.

- "He left like ten seconds before I called you." The quadbrid added.

- "So, you called him." Chase 2 smirked at his girlfriend.

- "Shush." Maddie gently pushed his face, making him look at his older self instead.

The genius boy snickered.

- "Call me, comma, right?" The Captain raised his eyebrow.

- "And?" The green hazel-eyed boy frowned.

- "She called me, Comma, she hung up on me." Chase frowned. "Several times."

The Matthews girl rolled her eyes.

- "Maybe I did it to get a reaction from you. Which worked since you came." She teased.

Chase 2 frowned at her.

- "What a lie." The Captain scoffed.

- "Didn't think you still wanted to talk to me." The quadbrid shrugged.

Aw, baby. The genius boy caressed her skin.

- "Yeah, well..." The Captain walked to the middle of the room, and he took keys out of his pocket. "I stole a motorcycle to get here, so that says you thought wrong." He dramatized, spinning the keys in his fingers.

Maddie chuckled softly.

The green hazel-eyed smiled at them.

- "Speaking of which, I need to return the bike so..." Chase pressed his lips together.

- "I know. You need to go." The Matthews girl nodded.

- "I'll see you tomorrow, man." Chase 2 said.

- "I Know." The Captain smiled at his younger self. "I can't wait to see you there. I might be late because I need to take care of something first. But the guys will be there early." He said.

- "Alright." The genius boy nodded.

- "Well, I'll see you next week at your wedding." The quadbrid smiled.

- "Oh my..." Chase sighed. "It's close."

The couple smiled and looked at each other, before pulling the eldest into a group hug.

The Captain chuckled, blushing slightly.

The two young geniuses hugged him tight.

Chase hugged them tighter. I love them.

The young couple broke the hug.

- "Bye, Chase." The green hazel-eyed boy said.

- "Thanks again for today." Maddie smiled softly.

- "You're welcome. I'd do it all over again if I had to." Chase smirked.

The Matthews girl smiled at him.

- "Me too." She nodded.

Chase 2 looked at the interaction with a smile on his face.

- "Okay, I gotta go, the General is waiting at home." The Captain chuckled softly.

- "Go with the love of your life." The genius boy said, looking at his girlfriend.

- "I will." Chase picked up the device and opened the portal.

- "I'll call you tomorrow morning." The quadbrid said, referring to their conversation.

- "Not if I call you first." The Captain smirked playfully.

Maddie chuckled softly, smiling at him.

I don't know what happened between them. But I'm glad. The green hazel-eyed boy smiled.

- "Just a phone call away. Don't forget that." Chase said softly. "That goes for both of you."

- "We won't forget." Chase 2 replied. "And that goes for you and Harper too."

The Matthews girl nodded.

- "We will never forget." The Captain smiled.

The couple smiled and waved at him.

Chase waved back and headed toward the portal, whistling softly the song he sang to Maddie a week ago.

The quadbrid smiled softly.

The Captain took one last look at her over his shoulder and winked.

- "Bye, Chase." Maddie smiled widely.

Chase whistled the rhythm louder and waved gently to her before stepping through the portal.

The bionic boy put his hands on his girlfriend's hips and pulled her against him, before cupping her face and pulling her into a deep kiss.

- "Mmm." The quadbrid closed her eyes, surprised, and wrapped her arms around his neck.

After a few seconds, the Davenport boy pulled back.

- "Hey." He whispered, brushing her hair off her forehead.

The Matthews girl sighed, content.

- "Hi." She smiled softly.

- "So, what happened?" The green hazel-eyed boy asked.

- "After you left for your mission, I called him and then hung up. He called back, but I didn't answer. So, he came to check on me, and then Psi attacked another bank, so I had a panic attack." The blue-eyed girl explained.

Chase frowned, sadly.

- "He broke me out of it." Maddie said. "Then, we talked and..." She sighed. "He said that whatever I was seeing, I needed to get it out, so I did."

- "You did?" The bionic boy asked, surprised.

- "I did." The quadbrid nodded with a sigh. "I told him what I was seeing, so what happened to me on the ship."

The Davenport boy pulled her into a tight hug, putting his hand on the back of her head.

- "I feel better." The Matthews girl added as she wrapped her arms around his back, holding onto his shoulders. "Like I will always be traumatized by this, but I feel a little relieved."

- "That's good, baby." The green hazel-eyed boy kissed her temple. "I'm glad you talked to someone about it."

- "Sorry, it wasn't to you." The blue-eyed girl said.

Chase pulled back and cupped her face.

- "No." He shook his head. "Don't be. I said that you needed to talk to someone about it, even if it wasn't me. And I know you don't want to tell me because you think I can't handle it."

- "Babe, you're one of the strongest people I know, but you really can't handle it." Maddie replied. "Everything you thought about is better than what I lived."

The bionic boy sighed, sadly, and kissed her forehead.

- "I'm sorry." He whispered.

- "I'm okay." The quadbrid nodded.

- "But..." The Davenport boy looked into her eyes. "I left hours ago." He smiled softly.

- "I know." The Matthews girl snorted. "We talked for a while. He said he wanted to know me, and he asked tons of questions."

The green hazel-eyed boy smiled wider.

- "That's good." He said.

- "Yeah." The blue-eyed girl nodded with a smile. "I also defeated Psi."

- "Come on." Chase took her hand and led her to the couch. He sat down and pulled her on his lap as he hugged her. "Tell me everything."

Maddie smiled and snuggled into his chest as she started to tell what happened with their friend from another universe and Psi, except what the Captain made her pinky swear to not tell and the fact that she saw his texts.

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Universe 314

The portal opened in the middle of the Captain's office, and soon the melody he was whistling changed to a slower rhythm as the portal closed behind him.

He walked over to his desk, where he kept several photos, including one with Maddie and let out a wide smile. And ran his fingers over the scar. What the fuck was all that? Chase shook his head with a smile, he sighed. I love her... He bit his lip to contain his smile. My Friend!

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Universe 38

A few minutes later, Chase was in the shower, and Maddie was sitting on his bed with his guitar on her lap.

https://youtu.be/u0b35yqXIZw

She started to play a few notes.

- "I found myself dreaming in silver and gold." She started to sing softly, one of the songs they had written together after they were back together. "Like a scene from a movie that every broken heart knows." She extended the note. "We were walking on moonlight, and you pulled me close." She held the note. "Split second and you disappeared, and then I was all alone." She extended the note.

The bionic boy walked out of the bathroom, wearing only gray sweatpants. The love of my life. He smiled. She's so beautiful.

The quadbrid glanced up at him.

- "I woke up in tears with you by my side." She smiled softly. "A breath of relief, and I realized." She held the note. "No, we're not promised tomorrow. So, I'm gonna love you." She put more feelings into her voice, looking into his eyes. "Like I'm gonna lose you." She extended the note.

The Davenport boy smiled at her, before sitting next to her.

- "I'm gonna hold you." The Matthews girl continued to sing, holding the note. "Like I'm saying goodbye." She extended the note. "Wherever we're standing." She held the note. "I won't take you for granted." She extended the note.

The green hazel-eyed boy put a strand of hair behind her ear.

- "'Cause we'll never know when." The blue-eyed girl held the note. "When we'll run out of time." She extended the note. "So, I'm gonna love you." She held the note. "Like I'm gonna lose you. I'm gonna love you." She extended the note. "Like I'm gonna lose you." She held the notes and tilted her head towards him.

- "In the blink of an eye." Chase extended the note as he started to sing. "Just a whisper of smoke." He held the note. "You could lose everything; the truth is you never know. So, I'll kiss you longer, baby."

- "Hey." Maddie answered softly as she looked at the guitar, her fingers brushing the cords.

- "Any chance that I get." The bionic boy extended the note. "I'll make the most of the minutes and love with no regret." He held the note. "Let's take our time to say what we want."

- "Say what we want." The quadbrid sang softly.

- "Use what we got before it's all gone." The Davenport boy extended the note. "'Cause no. We're not promised tomorrow."

The Matthews girl continued to play softly.

- "So, I'm gonna love you." The couple started to sing together, holding the note. "Like I'm gonna lose you." They extended the note. "I'm gonna hold you." They held the note. "Like I'm saying goodbye." They extended the note. "Wherever we're standing." They held the note. "I won't take you for granted." They extended the note, smiling at each other. "'Cause we'll never know when." They held the note. "When we'll run out of time." They extended the note.

- "So, I'm gonna love you." The blue-eyed girl continued alone, holding the note.

- "I'm gonna love you." The green hazel-eyed boy answered, extending the note.

- "Like I'm gonna lose you." Maddie held the note.

- "Like I'm gonna lose you." Chase extended the note.

- "I'm gonna love you." The quadbrid held the note.

- "Love." The bionic boy extended the note as he sang louder.

- "Like I'm gonna lose you." They sang together again.

The Matthews girl continued to play a few notes as the Davenport boy kissed her temple.

- "I love you." He whispered.

- "I'm gonna love you." The blue-eyed girl looked into his eyes, holding the note.

- "Oh." The green hazel-eyed boy smiled, extending the note.

- "Like I'm gonna lose you." Maddie held the note.

- "Like I'm gonna lose you." Chase extended the note.

- "I'm gonna hold you." The couple sang together.

- "Like I'm saying..." The quadbrid held the note.

The bionic boy wrapped one arm around her shoulders.

- "Goodbye." The geniuses continued together. "Wherever we're standing." They extended the note. "I won't take you for granted." They held the note. "'Cause we'll never know when." They extended the note. "When we'll run out of time." They held the note.

- "So, I'm gonna love you." The Matthews girl extended the note.

- "I'm gonna love you, baby." The Davenport boy held the note.

- "Like I'm gonna lose you." The blue-eyed girl extended the note.

- "Like I'm gonna lose you." The green hazel-eyed boy held the note.

- "I'm gonna love you." Maddie extended the note.

- "Like I'm gonna lose you." They sang together as they finished the song.

- "That was amazing!" Chase smiled.

- "It was." The quadbrid smiled back as she put the guitar back in its place with her telekinetic powers. "And I love you too." She put her hands on his cheeks.

The bionic boy leaned towards her and kissed her tenderly.

The Matthews girl smiled into the kiss, letting her hands travel down his chest, her fingertips tracing down his abs.

The Davenport boy shivered under her touch and put his hands on her thighs, caressing her skin as he moved towards the hem of her shorts.

The blue-eyed girl played with the waistband of his sweatpants.

The green hazel-eyed boy got on top of her as they both laid on the mattress.

Maddie giggled as Chase kissed her cleavage.

- "Remind me to thank Chase for giving you THIS top." He said.

The quadbrid snorted as she ran her fingers through his hair.

- "Will do." She nodded.

The bionic boy kissed her lips again.

The two geniuses smiled into the kiss.

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A.N: 47 162 words.

I love to write this Mase scene with DavenMarvel . It's always amazing to write with you. Love you.♥

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