Declan McDonough
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Declan McDonough was Lori Trager's on-and-off boyfriend and Kyle's eventual best friend and confidante.
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[edit] Family & Relationships
[edit] Parent
- William McDonough- (father)
[edit] Relationships
- Lori Trager - (ex-girlfriend)
- Charlie Tanner - (former friend)
- Kyle - (friend)
- Jessi - (ex-girlfriend)
[edit] Season 1
Declan began as a normal cool kid at school. He was first seen waking up in bed with Lori Trager. He was forced to hurry out the window. He threw a party on the following Friday where he stayed with another girl. This offended Lori. The next day, Lori and Hillary showed up to a juice bar where Hillary pretended that Kyle was her new boyfriend. This put Declan off somewhat, however Lori arrived the following day to confess that Kyle was not her boyfriend. She told him to come by her house that night. He did, but she was unable to sneak out because her parents were guarding Kyle's room.
Soon after, Lori ditched working at the juice bar to make out with Declan in a swimming pool. But, Declan told her that he had to play golf with his father the following day. It turned out that he was lying and went to be with another girl.
The week before school started, Hillary told Declan that he was in danger of losing Lori unless he stepped up. Declan did and invited her to Jeff Preston's party. At the party, Declan and Lori have sex, but Hillary, in a drunken state, expressed how she told Declan to ask her out. Lori got very upset at both of them. When school began, Lori ignored Declan until he told her how he messed up all the time and it was her time to. Their bond became very strong.
A few weeks later, during a large rain storm, Declan was involved in a hit-and-run. He fled to the Tragers' house. Kyle opened up his window in the middle of the night and let him in. Declan "crashed" on his floor that night. The following day, Lori's birthday, Declan pretended he arrived to say happy birthday to Lori and began to gain the Tragers' respect. That afternoon, with the power out, Lori, Josh, Kyle and Amanda Bloom used an Ouija board. Kyle ended up with a number, 781227. As the rain temporarily let up, the kids went outside where Declan made a rude comment about the dead, ignoring the fact Amanda's dad was one. Just then, Kyle pushed them all back into the house as a lightning bolt struck. Just then, the Tragers' security guard, Tom Foss, arrived at the house to tell them that blood they found on Kyle's window belonged to someone who was involved in a hit-and-run that night. Lori overheard this and spoke to Declan in her room. She prepared to yell, but realizing how good of a friend he had been to her, she just explained that he should admit it and face the consequences.
As the basketball season headed to the championship round, Charlie attempted to get Kyle onto the team. Declan did not want him on it and challenged Kyle's abilities. Charlie and Declan showed up to the Tragers' house where Declan was forced to apologize and he decided to speak to Lori where he told her the punishment for the hit-and-run. During a practice, Kyle did an amazing slam dunk, the Air Jordan. Declan attempted to match it but hurt his ankle. The coach yelled at him to shake it off. During the championship game, Declan got injured again with minutes remaining. The coach threatened Declan that if he did not go back and play he'd be kicked off the team. Declan, however was unable. Kyle stood up for Declan and chose not to play either, protesting the coach's actions. Kyle was kicked off the team as well. The rest of the team did the same and Beachwood was forced to forfeit. Declan went to the Tragers' house where he thanked Kyle for standing up for him. Kyle realized he'd found a new friend.
A few weeks later, Kyle went to Lori's room where he found her and Declan talking. Declan told them how he was going to the University of Washington over the weekend. Kyle asked to come with because a man from his dream, Professor William Kern, taught there. Declan picked up Lori and Kyle the next day. At the University, Kyle, Lori and Declan found a picture of a man who looked exactly like Kyle but from 1985. Later, Declan is flirted with by an attractive girl but denied her. However, Lori did not deny an boy clearly interested in her. That night, Declan told Kyle that he should go for Amanda even though she was dating Charlie. The next morning, Lily tells Kyle the name of the man in the picture, Adam Baylin. As she spoke, Lori snuck back into the room. Anna Manfredi showed them work that Baylin did when he attended the University. As they browsed, Declan told Lori how upset that she slept with the other boy that night. However, Lori told him that she didn't. As Kyle rummaged, he found a location in the woods fairly close to the University. But, Stephen Trager called them and expressed disappointment. Hillary told Mr. Trager that Declan was at The University of Washington instead of Whitman College as Lori lied. Lori took a brief bathroom break while Kyle and Declan took the car to the location. Kyle walked into the woods and ran out of it a few minutes later. Once at the Trager home, Declan questioned Kyle about what he saw. Kyle told him that he saw Tom Foss and he told him not to ask anymore questions or the Tragers would get hurt.
Days later, Kyle realized he had a new power, he could listen into conversations from far away. He knew he could use this to spy on Foss and enrolled Declan to help. They went to the security company and Declan told a worker that they wanted to thank Foss for getting them out of a jam. The worker gave them his address. At Foss' apartment, Kyle listened through the door and heard Nicole and Lori speaking. Kyle and Declan snuck through Foss' window as he went out to get fast food. They then found a system of computers that Foss was using to spy on them with. As Foss returned, Kyle and Declan snuck out the window again. They then headed to the Beachwood Carnival where Declan spoke to Charlie about Charlie's cheating on Amanda with Hillary. Just then, Kyle had a seizure on the Marry-Go-Round. At the hospital, Kyle told Declan that he saw Foss and another man with a gun there. Declan insisted that he tell the Tragers everything. However, at the hospital, a couple, David and Julie Peterson showed up claiming Kyle as their disappeared son.
The next day, Kyle and Declan attended Amanda's confirmation where Declan questioned the Peterson's credibility. Declan and Kyle also went over all the bizarre happenings through his life. That night, after Kyle went for a walk, he returned with memories of the Petersons. At Kyle's going away party, Declan told Kyle that he knew there was more to this story and he wanted to know what it is. Kyle explained that he would tell him if there was anything to tell. Declan stormed off. Just before Kyle left, Declan showed up to say goodbye. Kyle told him that he left a box in his room for him. When Declan went to claim it, he realized that all the memories Kyle explained came from random things he found, not real life. They were all in the box.
[edit] Season 2
At the beginning of season 2, his relationship with Lori Trager was on the edge. They were seen together, but Lori identified that something was wrong with him, similar to how her mom had been acting. Later, Kyle returned and Declan confronted him about what he was doing while he was away. Kyle refused to tell Declan the truth about him, Zzyzx, or Adam Baylin, causing Declan to feel hurt and betrayed.
At a bonfire, Declan broke up with Lori, though didn't give her a real reason why. When Lori later gave Declan a chance to explain his reasoning by inviting him over to talk, Declan passed up this opportunity when he saw Kyle leaving the Trager's house, and decided to follow him instead, leaving Lori devastated. Declan followed Kyle to an abandoned warehouse to see him being let in by Tom Foss. After investigating this for a couple of days, Declan got in his car to find an envelope with many pictures of him driving by the abandoned house he had followed Kyle to. The last picture was one of Lori with a giant X drawn on it, and a note attached that said,"Back off if you care about her."
Declan expressed interest in Jessi, after bumping into her on his way out of the Trager house when he went to pick up some of his old stuff from Lori. Jessi fell in love with Declan after watching romantic movies and threw herself on him just as Lori was about to sing her song Declan promised to listen to.
Declan continued to date Jessi and went to her apartment, where Emily Hollander found them making out. Emily kicked Declan out and told him to stay away from Jessi. Declan didn't and continued to date Jessi.
Kyle finally decided to tell Declan everything. Later, Declan apologized to Lori at her house and agreed to listen to the song he missed.
Declan joined the others camping where he accompanied Kyle into the ruins of Zzyzx to rescue Lori, where he revealed he was claustrophobic. Kyle told Declan that he kissed Amanda before finally finding Lori and Amanda. Declan led the girls out and later spoke with Lori about his relationship with Jessi.
Despite his hatred of Tom Foss, Declan joined Kyle in infiltrating Madacorp to retrieve the Latnok ring. He helped Tom get inside the building, but twisted his ankle in their escape. Tom went back to hold off the security guards so he and Kyle could escape.
Later, Declan attended the charity event where he spoke with Kyle about the possibility of Jessi being an experiment. Later, he helped Lori and Hillary find out that it was Jessi who attacked Lori at the alterni-dance.
After Jessi ran away, Declan covered for Kyle when he went to find her. Declan tried his best to keep the secret of Kyle's location from the Tragers, especially Lori, but it came out anyways.
Kyle called Declan and told him that he found Jessi and that he told Tom Foss to watch over the Tragers. The Tragers decided to question Declan about Kyle's mysterious past, but Stephen threatened to call the police if Declan didn't talk. Tom Foss entered and told them the truth.
Declan arrived at the Madacorp open house the next day where the Trager family was in order for Kyle to create an energy surge to destroy Madacorp's server. Declan pleaded with Lori to leave, but she said she already knew everything. Declan apologized for keeping the secret. Lori forgave him before finding a box of memories from when the dated, and proceeded to break them. They made a deal they if neither of them had a date by Prom, they would have sex.
Declan appeared as emotional support for Lori after her outrage upon seeing the video clips of Jessi exposing her abilities. He return, without crutches, at The Rack to help Lori set up for Kyle and Amanda's date and told her to stop meddling in it.
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Season 1
| 1x01 | 1x02 | 1x03 | 1x04 | 1x05 |
| 1x06 | 1x07 | 1x08 | 1x09 | 1x10 |
[edit] Season 2
| 2x01 | 2x02 | 2x03 | 2x04 | 2x05 | 2x06 | 2x07 | 2x08 |
| 2x09 | 2x10 | 2x11 | 2x12 | 2x13 | 2x14 | 2x15 | 2x16 |
| 2x17 | 2x18 | 2x19 | 2x20 | 2x21 | 2x22 | 2x23 |
