"Ezra? Will you help Penny get something to eat?" Natalie asked as she awkwardly managed to change Viggo's nappy en route to Memphis.
"I'm busy!"
Natalie sighed, looking up to the front of the bus where Taylor sat talking with Isaac as Isaac drove.
"Busy doing what? Can't you spare a moment?"
"I'm talking to River!"
Natalie frowned, remembering fully well that River had decided to jump into the other bus with Zac's family at the last stop. Nikki had taken him.
Quickly finishing Viggo off, she set him down before going to find Ezra.
"Ezra, how are you talking to River?"
Ezra looked up at her, then tapped his head.
"Taylor Hanson?!" Natalie called down the bus, "your son is using telepathy!"
Taylor heard her call, and paused thoughtfully. Isaac smirked.
"How many sons do you have with telepathic capabilities?" he pointed out.
"Oh, right. Ezra?!"
He stood and made his way to the back of the bus where he found Ezra in front of the TV.
"What's this I hear about you using telepathy?"
"He said he was talking to River," Natalie looked confused.
"I am!"
Taylor crouched down next to him, putting an arm out to lean on a nearby cupboard as Isaac turned a corner.
"Where did you get the telepathy?" he frowned.
Ezra shrugged.
"Whose power did you borrow last?"
"Yours."
Taylor's eyebrows rose, and he looked up at Natalie.
"No telepaths around, Tay," she shook her head, "not unless he picked it up off the street."
Taylor turned back to Ezra, considering.
"Stai ancora parlare con lui adesso?"
Ezra nodded.
"Che cosa sta dicendo?"
"Uncle Zac's driving badly."
Taylor hesitated as Natalie moved past them to look out the back window. She noted the swerving the second bus was doing, then turned back to Taylor and nodded.
Taylor took a deep breath.
"Ez? Can you take your Mom's power for a bit?"
"But Daaaaaad..."
"No 'but's. Please?"
"Okay," Ezra grumbled.
He leant over to turn the TV on instead. Taylor indicated for Natalie to join him in the kitchen area.
"I saw that. He was using telepathy and tongue at the same time," Natalie really was confused.
"No he wasn't," Taylor scratched his head, "he only had tongue."
Nat paused.
"But that would mean..."
"His telepathy is more developed than mine," Taylor offered.
"But how can that be?" Natalie shook her head, "if you can't use it, there's no reason why Ezra should be able to."
"Maybe it's just because I haven't learnt how to yet," Taylor suggested with a shrug, "maybe I'm supposed to be able to? All this time I just assumed it was an Adige-only thing. Maybe I should have explored it more."
Natalie bit her lip as Penny came up to her complaining she was hungry.
"I'll sort her out," she sighed, "go and talk to Ike. He might have heard of this thing before?"
"I'd like to think so, but I somehow doubt it," Taylor mused, but going to do as she asked.
Isaac glanced over as he settled into the passenger seat again.
"He saved Avie's telepathy?" he assumed.
"Apparently not," Taylor sighed, "because he was speaking Italian at the same time."
Isaac's eyebrows rose.
"Wow."
"Yeah. Wow."
"Using multiple powers at once?"
"Or," Taylor reasoned, "he knows how to use mine better than I do. Take your pick."