𝓘 𝓒𝓪𝓷 𝓢𝓮𝓮 𝓨𝓸𝓾 | ᴄʜᴀꜱᴇ ᴅᴀᴠᴇɴᴘᴏʀᴛ

Simulation Manipulation

"Well, I think we can all agree that's not how you take down an Exoskeleton," Davenport mentioned, looking around the students recovering from the attack.

"What gave that away?" Freya jokingly remarked, chuckling. She stopped when she saw Chase's impatient expression.

"Come on. Give us one more shot." Chase pleaded.

"I'm sorry, Chase. This combat simulation was to test your student's progress, and as much as it pains me, I'm going to have to give your team a big F," Davenport explained. Chase sighed as Freya gave him a sorrowful look.

"Oh, who am I kidding? This doesn't hurt at all." Davenport laughed and Freya let out the smallest snicker, earning a glare from her boyfriend.

"Rey?!" Chase frowned and the blonde girl shrugged.

"Sorry." Adam approached his brother. "It's called failure, Chase. Let me spell it out for you: F..." Adam paused, thinking about the next letter and Chase raised his eyebrow, waiting for him to finish. "You know what? On second thought, why don't you spell it out for me?"

"I can't believe you guys messed up the combat simulation. What's the first thing I taught you? Do as I say, and as I do. Now, Freya please tell them the notes you took."

Freya looked up from her journal with a wide-eyed expression and let out a lighthearted chuckle. "Uh, can we do that later?"

"Rey, just show them the notes." Chase shrugged and Freya closed her journal, holding it to her chest. "Can I see them at least?"

"No." Freya protested, backing away and Chase narrowed his eyebrows in confusion.
"Why-"

"I want to wait to see how Adam does and compare them, okay?" Freya exclaimed in a snappy tone and Chase leaned back, giving her a baffled look.

Freya let out a shaky breath and Davenport put a hand on her back, sensing her stress. Chase could sense it too, along with worry and fear.

"Freya, what's-"

"Adam, your team's up!" Davenport called, interrupting his youngest son. Freya moved away from Chase and sat on the platform, starting to pick at her skin.

She hasn't picked at her skin for months and now she feels regret for snapping at Chase.
Tears pricked from her eyes, but she shook them off and let out a shaky exhale.

Chase looked at his girlfriend with concern, feeling sadness fill his body. The feeling of sorrow was strong from Freya and it broke his heart. Both teens were feeling sorrow and worry for one another and it broke the other person's heart.

Adam was over with his team. "OK guys! What's the first thing I taught you?"

"Don't be like Chase!" Adam's team chanted together and high fived Adam as he laughed.

Freya continued to take notes, despite her distraught behavior and focused on Adam's team.

The Exoskeleton starts firing lasers at Adam's Group and they all get behind the barrier for cover.

"OK. Let's do what we do!" Adam called out and the exoskeleton fires a laser, before Adam yelled. "Now!"

Adam's team shoves the barrier at the Exoskeleton, knocking it down. Freya's eyebrows raised with shock, impressed with him and wrote down more notes.