Chapter 1: "The New Kids"

Mission Creek High

A pair of eyes danced in amusement as they watched the panic of the Mission Creek High gym. The owner almost laughed as one of the new boys, attempted to control the situation, but was promptly bowled over by fleeing teenagers, said boy landed on the bleachers below them. They couldn't resist saying something, "Did you really think that spouting statistics would get them to listen to you?"

Chase looked up at the question to see a pretty girl his age, with dark titian hair, and deep blue eyes, sitting calmly on the top seat of the bleachers looking at him with an amused smile on her face. "Um…" He laughed nervously, feeling the heat in his cheeks he knew he was blushing. "I'm new?" He tried lamely.

She giggled, "Hello, New. I'm Agatha, but you can call me Aggie." The newly identified Agatha stood up to offer Chase a hand to shake and to help him up. He stared at it for a second, before realizing that he was still on the floor of the bleachers and as he jumped to his feet Agatha was quick to grab his shoulders to steady him.

"Chase!" He blurted, startling her.

"What?" she asked.

Chase felt his blush darken, "Um, my name. It's Chase, not New." Chase then began to ramble at a fast pace, "I mean who would name their son New. That's not normal and trust me I'm normal. As normal as they come really. Hehehehe." Chase's eyes shot around the room to look at anyone but Aggie.

"Chase!" shouted Bree, catching Aggie and Chase's attention. Chase turned to see his sister waving to him.

"Um, it was nice to meet you Aggie." he said

Aggie smiled, "It was nice meeting you too, Chase. Hopefully we can talk some more later?"

Chase gave her a surprised look, "You wanna talk to me again?"

Aggie nodded, "Definitely. Anyone who can cause this much chaos on their first day is worth talking to again."

"Chase!" Chase turned to see his siblings grouped together and looking at him expectantly.

"I've gotta go." Chase gave Aggie a shy smile and stumbled off the bleachers to join his siblings in the middle of the basketball court, just as Mr and Mrs Davenport pushed past the crowd and into the gym.

The four waved nervously at the couple, one of whom was very agitated, "So… How was school?" asked Donald Davenport loudly. Adam gave him a genuine smile and a thumbs up which seemed to further infuriate the man, "GET IN THE HELICOPTER!" The four jumped at the volume of his voice, and were quick to follow his order.

Aggie's eyes narrowed at the six retreating backs, something wasn't right about them and that did not bode well for her. Picking up her bag she walked over to the mascot head, crouching down she began to examine it and looking at the top she could see two distinct, evenly spaced dark patches that served as the point of origin of the flames. So I wasn't imagining it, the fire really did come from his eyes. Looking around to see if anyone was paying attention to her, she pulled a lighter out of her bag and proceeded to burn in between the two dark patches filling in the gap. She then wiped the lighter down and tossed it to another part of the room No reason to have anyone looking too closely. Standing up Aggie made her way out of the gym and left the school. As she walked home she reviewed everything she had observed today in regards to the three new kids;

Their names are Adam, Bree and Chase. No last name was given and they are siblings. They arrived with Leo Dooley-Davenport. They are not registered as new students yet they attended school today. Adam is the tallest. He is not very intelligent. Has great strength and can shoot fire from his eyes. Chase is sensitive to loud noises, as they can cause him to writhe in pain. And is smart enough to become a chiropractor in the Philippines. Bree is incredibly fast and very energetic. Leo Dooley appeared unchanged from his usual ordinarily.

Conclusion: Adam, Bree and Chase are not normal and need to be placed under further observation for a threat assessment.

Agatha frowned, if the three were as special as she thought, then they would only bring unwanted attention to Mission Creek, putting her own life in jeopardy. When she was a block away from her apartment her phone chimed with a text, PARTY AT LEO'S HOUSE! Agatha didn't care who it was that texted her all she saw was an opportunity to gather more information.

Time Jump!

"Hey. What about your mom and Davenport?" Asked Adam.

Leo brushed off his worry, "They're at dinner they'll be gone for hours." Hearing the door open Leo turned to greet his new guests, "Welcome to casa Del Leo!"

Agatha didn't like parties. They were always too loud and noisy for her taste, and no matter how many requests she turned down she always got more. I don't even know why they invite me to these things. Bracing herself she opened the door only to be assaulted by loud music, but as luck would have it, the three, or rather four, she was looking for were right there.

"Hi, Leo. Congrats on your mom remarrying." Leo stared at her in surprise, but recovered quickly,

"Thanks. Come on in and have some fun!" he said excitedly.

Agatha smiled and turned her attention to the three siblings who were standing behind Leo. Agatha met Chases eyes and smiled brightly, "Hi, Chase."

Chase smiled back and waved, "Hi, Aggie. Thanks for coming."

Agatha turned her attention to Adam and Bree. "Hi, my name's Agatha Heller, but you can call me Aggie." Agatha held out her hand to Bree who excitedly grasped it in her own and shook it vigorously.

"Hi, Aggie! My name's Bree. I'm Chase's sister, and that's our brother, Adam." Bree gestured to Adam who eagerly bounced over to shake Agatha's hand in a strong, almost bone crushing, grip.

"Hi, I'm Adam!" Agatha hid her wince and let the boy pump her arm up and down.

"Hi, Adam." Adam didn't let go of her hand, instead he continued to shake it and give her a beaming smile. "Do you mind if I have my hand back?" Adam looked confused for a second before realizing he was still shaking her hand and she he let it go with a small frown.

"Sorry." he apologized, backing away a little, thinking he had hurt her.

Agatha felt bad at the sad look that came over his face, It's like looking into the face of a sad baby fox. "No need to apologize. Look…" She held up the hand he shook and made a show of moving her wrist and fingers around, "... Still works. No harm done."

Adam beamed, "Cool." Agatha happily returned the smile.

"So did you guys just move to Mission Creek?" she asked trying to break the ice, the three floundered for a moment, but Leo was quick to answer for them.

"Yes they did." he said.

"No we didn't." said Adam, ignoring their warning glances he continued, "We've lived here our whole lives." Chase, Leo and Bree glared at Adam, but he didn't notice.

That surprised Agatha, "Really? What school did you go to?" She directed the question to Adam as he seemed the most likely to answer her without thinking of a lie.

"We didn't. Today was our first time." Chase, Bree and Leo smacked Adams arms in reprimand, "Ow, what? It's the truth."

Seeing their nervousness at Adam's admission Agatha decided to calm them with an easy, yet, false conclusion, "So you were homeschooled?" she asked. The four let out a collective breath of relief.

"Yes. That's exactly what he meant. It's not like they've spent their whole lives living in the basement." Leo laughed nervously, "Cause that would be weird."

Wow, I didn't think someone could dethrone Al as the worst liar ever. Agatha smiled at the four, "So where are the drinks?" she asked.

"I'll show you, Aggie." Chase made to take her hand, but Leo was quick to intercept it.

"They're over there." He said practically pushing her towards the table. "Help yourself. We also have cake and cheese curls." Once she was walking over to the table, Leo turned to glare accusingly at Chase.

"What?" he asked confused.

"How could you talk to Agatha Heller and not tell me?" he asked, clearly upset.

"What's the big deal? Is it bad that Aggie's here?" asked Bree

"Are you kidding?" Leo's face broke out into a huge grin, "It's great! You guys are amazing!" he shouted surprising the three when he wrapped his arms around Chase's middle in a tight hug. "Not only did you guys make me popular, you got Agatha Heller to come to a party at my house!" He said happily letting go of Chase.

"What's the big deal if she comes to your party?" asked Chase.

Leo was flabbergasted, "The big deal is that Agatha Heller is the cool loner of the school. You know, she's too cool for school, the bad girl that everyones afraid of, but invites to all the parties. She never shows up though." This confused the three.

"Why do they invite her to parties if she doesn't go?' asked Adam, eyeing the girl who was currently leaning by the refreshment table sipping on a soda and watching everyone.

"You always invite the cool kids to the parties, because if they do show up it ups your street cred. Oh, yeah, this party is going to be legendary!" Leo danced off to mingle leaving the three to their own devices. Bree spotted Cavin so she went to talk to him, while Adam and Chase made their way to the refreshment table.

Agatha sipped at her soda as she watched the party goers, when she saw that no one was looking she dug a small bug out of her pocket and discreetly attached it to the tv. Seeing Adam and Chase make their way over she pulled her hand back to her cup and greeted them. "Hey guys, looks like your party is a hit. How's it feel?"

Chase blushed under her attention, but Adam happily answered her. "Awesome! I can't believe so many people came."

"Yeah, well teenagers don't really need an excuse to party." she explained, "Most wait until their parents are going out of town to throw a party though."

"Why?" asked Chase still blushing, but it would seem his love of learning could override any embarrassment he had of talking to a pretty girl.

"It lessens the chance of them walking in and grounding you. Cause if you throw a party when they're out of town it gives you the chance to clean up and get rid of any evidence of a party being thrown without their permission."She smiled when both boys nodded in acceptance of her logic.

Time passed quickly after that, Leo made sure to mingle and show off his dancing skills, Bree talked to Cavin, Adam and Chase sampled everything at the refreshment table and Agatha did a walk around the room, she would stop randomly and place another bug under the guise of examining something and continue on her way back to the refreshment table. When she got back Chase had focused on the cake and astounded her with how many pieces he could down so quickly. Adam wasn't any better, but he got to the cake last, It's like they've never eaten before. That thought made her frown and eye both boys frames, they seem healthy, but I am definitely going to keep an eye on them.

"Careful there buddy." Warned Chase as Adam went to eat a slice of cake, "That piece of cake has approximately 47 grams of sugar. If you eat it you'll be bouncing off the wall for hours."

Agatha raised an eyebrow at Chase, "Little hypocritical don't you think Chase." Chase gave her a wide grin which she returned over the rim of her cup, she couldn't help but notice that the boy was practically vibrating.

"How do you know that?" asked Adam,

"Cause I just had twelve pieces!" Chase grabbed a piece of cake and shoved it into his mouth covering his face in cake and icing, "Woohoo!" He ran over to the couched and started to jump on the cushions, Adam didn't waste any time in joining his brother on the couch with an equally cake smeared face.

Agatha wasn't at all surprised to see Mr and Mrs Davenport walk through the door, it was nearing ten o'clock and most restaurants in town closed around nine. Adam and Chase jumped off the couch when they noticed the couple, both adults were shocked to find a party being thrown in their absence. But the shock quickly turned to anger for Mr. Davenport, "What the-!"

His curse was covered by Leo's arrival honk in what appeared to be a golf cart while wearing the armor helmet of a samurai. He didn't seem worried about their arrival, "Hey, you're back." His mother gave him an unimpressed look, as he got out of the cart to stand by Mr. Davenport, "How did these people get here?" The crack in his voice revealed his fright at the party being discovered.

Nice try kid.

Leo's mother wasn't having it, "You are in big trouble mister." she said and Agatha caught the boy's wince. Yeah, the Mom voice is not to be trifled with.

"Hey, everybody. Thanks for coming… GET OUT!" Just like in the gym today, everyone ran out of the building to get away from the clearly upset adults. Wusses. Agatha, in contrast, calmly sat down her drink and walked to the door, knowing that she was probably pushing her luck she stopped and turned to the family.

She leaned around the Davenports to smile at the four chastised teens, "Thank you for inviting me. It was lovely to meet you, I had a lot of fun. I'll see you guys at school tomorrow." Agatha waved to the four and closed the door before the either parent could say anything. Well as far as first parties go that wasn't so bad. At least no one bothered me. Agatha smiled to herself as she thought of the little bugs she had placed around the living room, she would try and get them back as quickly as possible, she didn't need them knowing that someone was watching them. She couldn't wait to listen to Mr. Davenport blowing a gasket once she got home.

Time Jump!

Agatha did not sleep that night and in the morning she called in sick to school. As soon as she got home she pulled up the recording from the bugs and rewound the audio to the moment she left, to listen to Mr. Davenport scold the four. She was shocked by what Davenport said, she heard the words, 'relocated', 'remote research facilities', 'training', and 'science projects'. They all made her shiver, sometimes I hate being right.

She needed to keep an eye on the Davenport family and since Adam, Bree and Chase wouldn't be attending school today so there was no need for her to go. She would stay home and monitor the family using her bugs, she knew it wouldn't do much as it could only monitor the living room and kitchen, but it was better than nothing.

She listened to the family in stunned silence all day in her bedroom. And now she had a few more facts;

Adam, Bree and Chase are superhuman. More specifically they are 'Bionic', meaning that they have electromechanical parts. Donald Davenport has been raising them and training them to go on missions.

And at the end of the day she gained a third new fact

Adam, Bree and Chase will now be attending Mission Creek High, on the stipulation that no one learns their secret.

Conclusion: I need to keep their secret.

Agatha knew that if the world found out about the three then Mission Creek would be swarming with government officials and reporters, meaning she would have to leave and find a new home. Agatha weighed the pros and cons of just leaving now and leaving the family to their fate, Maybe I'll try Paris. Agatha shooed away the thought of leaving and thought back on how hopeless the three were at blending in, With only Leo looking out for them they'll be discovered in a week. Agatha shivered thinking about all the excited scientists and military officials that would drool over the four superpowered teens, she couldn't knowingly leave them to that fate, even though that is exactly what her head was screaming at her. Which is exactly why I need to stay. A good person would stay and keep them safe, and that is what I am now.

I'll get as close as I can to keep an eye on them, I won't even let them know I know. And hopefully this choice won't screw me over in the long run. Sighing Agatha closed her laptop and got ready for bed, she had a long week ahead of her and she'd need the rest.

End of Chapter 1