CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Phaser’s last sentence was ominous, but I didn’t see how he could force us to go with him. He was just one guy. True, his powers were fairly useful, but I didn’t think he could capture us. The only reason Phaser’s threat could mean anything was if he was not actually alone. That was a real possibility, but I doubted it myself because I didn’t sense anyone else around other than him. Still, I knew better than to let my guard down around someone like him. And I also knew better than to accept his deal, because in my experience, supervillains rarely ever upheld their end of the deal. It was in their nature.
“Sorry, Phaser, but we’re not interested,” I said. “Even if your brother is trying to discover the secret to eternal life, that doesn’t justify kidnapping a bunch of inn
