Chapter 15

"Hmm, I'm gonna get a coffee. Anyone else want a drink?" Taylor asked.

"Oh you and your coffee." Zac remarked, shaking his head.

Taylor poked his tongue out at him. He got some orders and then headed into the kitchen.

"Hey, looks like we were worrying about nothing." Rocky said presently. "Here comes Isaac now."

Zac started to bound over to the door but Trinity stopped him.

"You never know who might be watching out there." She said, and let Isaac in herself.

"Hey guys." Isaac said. "Hey Zac! You're back!"

"Hey you're a poet and you didn't know it!" Zac laughed.

"Well, I do now huh?"

"Where have you been?" Walker inquired.

"Went to the movies with some friends."

It was around then that Taylor came in with the drinks. Then he noticed Isaac and frowned slightly.

"Hi Ike." He said slowly.

"Hey Tay."

"So, what movie did you see? Which friends?" Taylor asked.

"We saw uhh -"

"You don't know do you?" Taylor accused, glaring at him. "What have you done with my brother?"

Isaac looked confused.

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm empathic in case you didn't remember - or didn't know!" he exploded. "And Ike is not that strong a telepath! Who the heck are you and where is my brother?"

Isaac - or the person that appeared to be Isaac - laughed.

"An empath huh?" he asked. "Interesting. I'm sure The Goblin would love to know that little tidbit."

A remark that caused Rocky to quickly knock the Isaac impersonator to the ground.

"Ahh, Doran I believe." He said.

"Oh, so you've heard of me." Doran said snidely, still looking and sounding like Isaac. "Too bad no one's ever heard of you before."

"Where's Isaac?" Trinity demanded.

"Oh, lying in a gutter somewhere. He'll have a huge headache in the morning."

"Don't give me that. You're not the gutter type." Trinity retorted. "If he's dead -"

"What? You'll what?"

Chapter 16