xxxv. rise of the secret soldiers part 2

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~3 Weeks Later~

Juliet was sitting on her bed, staring at the wall in front of her. She was silent, but her mind was filled with facing thoughts. She tried to keep her mind clear, but couldn't do that. This voice had been speaking to her the past 3 weeks and she can't get rid of it. Nor could she figure out who it was.

It wouldn't go away and it continued to get worse. It kept her up at night and she couldn't think straight. However, Juliet has a good poker face and it isn't obvious to those worried her they something is wrong. Juliet just naturally looks mad all the time.

She isn't mad. She is confused. It's gotten to the point where she can communicate with the voice.

Who are you? Juliet thought.

I can't tell you that.

Juliet rolled her eyes. Can you show me?

Tonight, meet me at the abandoned junkyard near Pike's Creek. Come alone and tell no one.

Juliet frowned. That's not suspicious at all.

You want answers. Show up tonight.

Why can't I tell anyone? Juliet thought. She waited for a reply and never got one. She groaned and laid back on her bed, blowing raspberry.

Juliet's phone rang and it was Leo. She answered. "Hey."

"Hey. Is Freya okay? She isn't answering her phone." Leo asked.

"No." Juliet sighed. "She isn't talking to anyone. She barely leaves her room. She is... really hurt by way Chase did."

"Chase keeps calling and texting and is really worried about her. He feels really bad." Leo explained.

"If he is so worried, then why isn't he coming to see her?" Juliet asked. "That's what Freya told me."

"I'm not sure." Leo sighed. "Well, I miss my best friend. Try whatever you need to get her feeling better."

"I'm trying, trust me. Freya is super stubborn." Juliet remarked. "If I get her to feel better and come over, I don't think she wants to see Chase."

"We can make it work where they won't see each other." Leo said and swallowed nervously. "Maybe. He's always here."

"I'll try to get her to do something." Juliet told Leo. "Talk to her later."

"See ye."

Juliet hung up and got up, sighing to herself. She walked out of her room and over to her sisters. Juliet knocked her on door.

Freya was laying in bed, eating more ice cream. Her room was a mess and her hair wasn't washed. She hasn't change clothes for 4 days and is binge watching Criminal Minder. She is depressed and wants to be left alone.

"Go away!" Freya called.

"No! It's been 3 weeks!" Juliet called from behind the door.

"I don't care!" Freya exclaimed and went to take a biter of her ice cream, but it was gone. She groaned, putting it on her nightstand that was filled with water bottles and other empty ice cream containers.

"Leo called." Juliet said in a softer tone. "He misses you. Adam misses you. Bree misses you. Everyone misses you."

Freya pondered what she said and sat up, clearing her throat. "Does Chase?"

"Yes." Juliet hesitantly said. "Leo said he is worried about you and feel really bad."

"He should feel bad!" Freya called.

"Freya, I know this sucks and I get it. But nothing will get solved if you just bed rot. It's not healthy and we all miss you. I miss you. I miss my happy, goofball sister." Juliet looked down, gently tapping on the door sorrowfully. "Mom misses you. She is worried sick."

Freya looked down with gulit, biting her lip. Freya hasn't realized how those around her when affected by this and her sister is right, nothing will ever get solved if she just sits here.

Freya used her molecular kinesis to unlock the door and open it slowly. Juliet stood up straight, looking up to see her sister.

Juliet was blasted with body odor and rotting food. "Maybe opening the door wasn't the smartest idea." Juliet covered her nose, waving the smell away.

"When I bed rot. I bed rot hard," Freya chuckled as Juliet quickly rushed to the bathroom to get a Frebreze spray. She ran back and sprayed Freya's room everywhere.

"Okay," Juliet sighed as she finished spraying and let her nose go. "That smells better."

"However, the person that produced it, doesn't look it." Juliet scrunched her nose in disgust. "Go shower. And when you finish. Shower again. Brush your teeth. Twice."

"What are you gonna do?" Freya asked, climbing out of bed and standing on her feet.

"Cleaning this mess." Juliet gestured to the messy room.

"Good luck." Freya grinned, before walking out of her room.

Juliet took me step forward and stepped in something gushy and gross. "EW!"

Juliet lifted her foot carefully to see chocolate pudding. She groaned in disgust and sat down on Freya's bed, grabbing a nearby paper towel and wiped her foot.

"It's worth it to make my sister happen." Juliet grinned sheepishly and put her foot down it was clean. She looked around the room and sighed. "I didn't think this through."

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Freya had finished her shower. Which she cleaned her body and washed her hair multiple times. She brushed her teeth and did her hair. Her curls were clean and she did some skincare to help.

Freya walked back to her room with a robe on and she saw her mom and Juliet had cleaned up her entire room.

"Sweetheart!" Cassandra beamed at her daughter and brought her in for a hug. "I was so worried about you. Are you alright?"

"I will be." Freya told her and looked at her sister. "Thank you."

Juliet handed her sister a pair of clothes. "Get changed and we can head over."

Freya gave them both heartfelt grins as they walked out her room. Freya for the first time in weeks smiled.

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Freya and Juliet arrived at the Davenport House and upon arrival, they saw Davenport.

"Freya," Davenport smiled and hugged the blonde girl. "I'm so glad you are alright. We haven't heard from you in weeks."

"I'm sorry. After what happened, it took a huge toll on me." Freya apologized and Davenport gave her a sympathetic look. "Not even sure if Chase and I are together anymore."

"He misses you a lot and feels really bad," Davenport told her.

"Where is everyone?" Juliet asked.

"In the lab, probably," Davenport told them and the girls made way down to the lab.

Freya took a deep breath as they exited the elevator. She was for sure going to see Chase.

Juliet grabbed her sisters hand and the girls walked into the lab to see the bionic trio and Leo.

"Hi guys," Juliet greeted and Adam beamed at her presence, but gasped when he saw Freya.

"Rey!" He beamed and Freya smiled at him. The others turned and Bree and Leo happily laughed, going up to her.

"Bestie!" Bree smiled and hugged Freya. "You're okay!"

"My best friend!" Leo frowned as Bree pulled away and Freya gave Leo a grin, before he hugged her.

They pulled away and Chase stood nearby, not knowing what to do. Freya and Chase made eye contact and tension filled the room. Adam, Bree, Juliet, and Leo awkwardly stood there, feeling the tension.

"I'm glad you're okay," Chase gave her the thinnest of smiles and Freya nodded with a sad smile.

Douglas walked into the lab. "Where's Donny?"

"Probably out trolling the streets for a new set of bionic kids to control." Leo remarked sarcastically.

"Blondie, you're alive!" Dougla smiled when he saw Freya, patting her shoulder.

"Unfortunately," Freya replied and Juliet bumped her shoulder.

Donald walks into the lab. "Leo, I heard that!"

"Donny, you gotta see this news footage! Those criminals the President was talking about? Busted into the Pentagon last night!" Douglas informed his brother as everyone walked up to Douglas and Davenport.

"What? The Pentagon is the most secure facility in the world." Davenport frowned with confusion.

"Yeah, with all those sides, it'd take me all day just to find the entrance." Adam mentioned.

"You'd eventually blast your way in, honey." Juliet remarked, rubbing his arm and Adam grinned.

"No one knows how they did it. But at least they finally got 'em on surveillance cam. Look, they're kids." Douglas shows them a picture of a boy with glowing green eyes.

It was like when Adam, Bree, and Chase were controlled by the Triton App.

"Kids?" Davenport asked.

"Yup, and look. Their eyes are glowing green, which means-"

Adam gasps, interrupting Douglas. "It's the Irish again, isn't it?"

"No. It's Krane." Freya rolled her eyes. "The Triton App."

"Yes. He upgraded the Triton app so he can control S-1 with his brain. Now he must be controlling multiple bionic kids." Douglas explained.

"Multiple kids? How is that possible?" Chase asked.

"I don't know, but if they busted into the Pentagon, I'll bet they're looking for classified information." Douglas replied.

"Why don't we just go to Krane's cell and tell him to stop?" Leo suggested.

"Good idea! Then maybe we can tell him that being evil is bad and he'll give us all a great big hug!" Douglas snapped sarcastically.

"Worked for you." Freya patted Douglas's arm and he gave her a glare.

Davenport turned the trio. "Sometimes true heroes have to sacrifice themselves for the greater good. I'm not asking you to come back forever. Just one last mission. Take out Krane's bionic thugs and you're done."

Freys and Juliet shared a look as it was silence.

Bree was first to speak. "Fine. But just to make it clear, when we're done, we're done."

Chase nodded. "Yeah. I can do that."

Adam, however, wasn't paying attention. He was laughing. He saw Davenport's frown. "I-I'm sorry, can you repeat that? I was thinking about growing a mustache."

Juliet rubbed her forehead at her boyfriend, sighing.

"Just get suited up!" Davenport gestured for them to move. The trio rushed to their capsules and Douglas starts to play hold music.

"Huh?" Freya frowned.

"What is that?" Leo asked.

"Oh, I get bored waiting for 'em to change, so I added hold music." Douglas answered and chuckled.

"I hate it," Juliet said and Douglas frowned.

Leo, Freya, and Juliet look over to Donald, who is dancing slightly. Davenport notices he's being watched and becomes embarrassed.

Adam, Bree, and Chase walk out of their capsules, suited up.

"Let's go get 'em!" Adam yelled and starts to run out of the room. Juliet shook her head.

"You don't even know where we're going yet." Juliet called.

Adam turned bark. "Right you are, honey."

"When I created the Triton app, I integrated a tracking element. We can use that to locate 'em."Douglas explained and typed on the computer for the location. "Ah ha! There's eight of 'em. They're at an abandoned junkyard, right near Pike's Crest."

Juliet froze at that last sentence. That was the location the voice told her to go to tonight. Juliet check her phone and it was almost sundown.

Juliet realized who the voice is. It was Krane.

"Let's go get 'em!" Adam yelled again and starts to run again but stops suddenly. "Where's Pike's Crest?"

It didn't take long for the trio to leave, but Juliet was debating on following her. She knew it would be stupid, but she wants answers. That's all she wants.

She didn't want to find out what could happen if she didn't go. It's Krane. She didn't want to find out.

After the trio was gone, Juliet snuck out to follow them. She made sure to keep her distance, so she isn't seen.

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~Pike's Creek; Junkyard~

Adam, Bree, and Chase got to the junkyard first and hid behind a couple barrels.

"All right, I know we haven't been the best of friends lately, but if we're gonna do this, we have to work together." Chase advised.

Bree nodded. "Agreed.

Which means I'm in charge." Chase smirks slightly.

"Oh, no, you're not!" Adam exclaimed.

SHH!" Bree covers his mouth

Adam groaned. Uhh!

"Get down!" Chase motioned for them to his and the trio looked at the device the bionic soldiers were building.

"What are they building?" Bree asked.

"That must be the communications equipment they stole." Chase guessed.

"They're probably just trying to get the Sunday football package. Ugh, I bet they're Jets fans!" Adam groaned.

Chase noticed there were more soldiers. "Wait, there were only eight before. Where did they come from?"

Suddenly, several kids geo-leap suddenly into the junkyard and the trio was shocked.

"It's an entire bionic army!" Chase gasped.

"What do we do?" Bree asked.

"I say we go back to hating each other and take our vacations." Adam suggested.

"No!" Chade protested. "If we're gonna take on that many, we need a better plan. Let's go tell Mr. Davenport and re-strategize."

"Good idea, let's go." Adam said and knocks over a box while standing up, alerting all the soldiers. "Uh-oh."

"Grab on!" Bree super speeds away with Adam and Chase as

A soldier, S-3, supersped forward with his green eyes glaring. "Get ready, brothers and sister. The war is coming."

Juliet waited a few moments, before she cautiously walked out of her hiding spot. The soldiers were distracted by Adam, Bree, and Chase and she took this opportunity to move. She didn't see Krane at all.

She is only hear to speak with Krane and leave. She just wants answers on why she keeps getting visions of him and hearing his voice over and over again.

"You're here."

Juliet gasped and turned around to see Krane had geo leaped behind her. The bionic soldiers rushed forward, and got into fighting positions which made Juliet backed away, putting her hands up. Krane stopped his bionic army from attacking and put his hands up.

"Relax, soldiers. She isn't here to fight." Krane assured his army. The soldiers backed away, but slowly formed a circle around Juliet and Krane. Juliet checked her surroundings and swallowed nervously, knowing she wouldn't be able to get out of here alive if she attacked.

"Quite the army you got here." Juliet awkwardly said, putting her hands in her back pockets.

"Impressive, is it not?" Krane questioned.

"Letting them do your dirty work?" Juliet grinned.

"Work smarter not harder." Krane remarked and stepped forward, putting his hands together. "I see my telepathic messages have been working."

"So, you really are communicating with me?" Juliet asked. "How are you doing that?"

"When you were a baby, I placed bionics inside your brain," Krane admitted and Juliet's eyes grew in shock. She couldn't believe what he just said.

"You placed a bionic chip inside a baby?" Juliet scoffed with disbelief.

"No, no," Krane chuckled darkly and got closer, which made Juliet lean back uncomfortably. "You were the first ever person to have neurological implanted bionics."

"So, I was your lab rat? Little guinea pig? You used your own daughter as a test subject?" Juliet asked him, and then realization hit as Krane's smirk grew. "Wait... I have bionics?"

"Your bionics were never activated because you have never stepped inside a capsule, but they should be inside your brain. Ready to be activated, which I can do for you if you'd like." Krane offered, lifting his hand up with a dark grin.

"No," Juliet shook her head, gritting her teeth together. "I know exactly what you are doing. Trying to get inside my head to mess with me and turn me into one of your bionic soldiers. Not happening."

"Suit yourself," Krane shrugged, walking by his daughter and her body followed him as he passed her. "Your little sister will enjoy all the fun with her bionic abilities and you will live in her shadow."

Juliet shut her eyes, trying to contain her anger. "Don't bring up Freya. She has nothing to do with this."

"Does she?" Krane asked and Juliet's glare intensified. "Before Freya was born, it was all about you. You had all the attention and love. Then, Freya was born and all that attention went from you to her.

"I know what you're doing and it's not working. My mother loves me and Freya equally," Juliet protested, clenching her fists.

"Fine." Krane backed up, putting his hands up. "You go on ahead out of here." The soldiers made a hole for Juliet to leave and she immediately started walking away. "You'll never know what's like to have all the power. Have more bionics than your sister."

Juliet's pace slowed down and she hated the fact she was listening to Krane.

"You could have all the power in the world." Krane continued and Juliet's feet stopped. Krane approached his daughter and Juliet didn't move, closing her eyes. She let out a heavy breath and Krane chuckled darkly, leaning closer to the red head. "One little click of a button and you could have any bionics you want." Juliet squeezed her eyes more shut and her heavy breathing got worse. "Be faster than Bree, smarter then Chase, and even stronger than your boyfriend Adam-"

"Don't you bring Adam up!" Juliet cried angrily. "Leave him, Chase, Bree, and everyone else out of this. Don't you even think of hurting my sister again."

Krane placed his hand on her shoulder and Juliet's breath hitched, feeling fear cover her body. The hairs on the back of her neck stood up straight and she froze. "I can promise you, Juliet. I won't be the only one hurting her."

Krane lifted up a remote and before Juliet could react, he pressed a button and Juliet gasped. Her eyes turned neon green and Krane laughed evilly as Juliet slowly smirked. Juliet was no longer herself, she was under Krane's control.

"Freya has a sister to take her out."

Krane made Juliet form fire in her hands and she blasted it toward a pile of boxes, burning them to a crisp. The fire continued to burn and Krane laughed loudly, patting Juliet's shoulders.

"Welcome home, my eldest daughter."

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~Davenport Household; The Lab~

Has anyone seen Juliet?" Freya asked walking into the lab. "I haven't see her since Adam, Bree, and Chase left."

"I thought she was in the bathroom," Leo frowned with confusion. Davenport and Douglas shared a look.

"She isn't answering her phone." Freya said and started to get worried. "I'm worried."

"Let me call Cassandra," Douglas suggested and Freya gave him a look. "We did date in high school-"

"Don't remind me," Freya groaned as Douglas rolled his eyes, walking away.

"When did she leave?" Davenport asked Freya.

"I think she disappeared after Adam, Bree, and Chase left," Freya told him.

Davenport took a second to think about what she said and Leo frowned. "Wait...you don't think she followed them?"

"No, no, she wouldn't do that. That would be stupid," Freya remarked, now panicking at the thought of Juliet doing that.

"She would need a good reason for that. But, Juliet is smart she should have no reason to follow them," Davenport reasoned and shook his head.

Douglas walked back over to them. "Cassandra says she isn't at home. She hasn't seen her at all since you two left."

"Why would she go see Krane?" Freya asked