It took half a day for Chase to recover. That very fact enraged and mystified him. Jack had never so much as managed to tick one of his hairs, but suddenly he could trick Chase enough to score some actual damage? Intriguing. Annoying, but also very intriguing.
He decided to pay him a visit once he had calmed down enough to realize that there might be more hidden depth to Spicer than he had initially expected.
When teleported himself straight to Spicer's house, though, he found it empty. Even the basement, where Spicer kept all his robots and random mechanical toys seemed emptier than usual. And yet, he could feel a presence in the house that had to be Spicer's. Could the insect be planning something?
Chase felt a slight thrill at the idea that Spicer had kept some of the rage he had displayed a few days ago, and was planning to attack him.
"Spicer I know you're here," called Chase, climbing the stairs of the basement.
"Excuse me?" said a deep voice from the second floor.
Chase quickly casted a spell to hide his armor, just in time to see an extremely tall man walk down the stairs, a briefcase in one hand and a cell phone in the other. He had reddish auburn hair, peppered with silver streaks here and there.
"Who are you?" demanded the man. "How did you get in my house?"
Chase lifted an elegant eyebrow at the man. This must be Spicer's father.
"Jack gave me a key," he said with a smirk.
The man rolled his eyes. "I see. That boy, I swear. Anyway," he said, putting away his cell phone and extending his hand to Chase. "I'm Lionel Spicer, Jacob's father. You're helping him move, I suppose?"
"Chase Young. Indeed, but I had a schedule problem. I'm afraid I might be a bit late," said Chase, noticing how firm the man's handshake felt. His height also made him wonder if the younger Spicer would become that tall. He was already the same height as Chase.
"Oh, so you're Chase Young. A pleasure to meet you," said Lionel, sizing Chase up and down, noticing his hair in particular. Chase could feel his eyes taking in every detail. "They already took the first boxes to the lab, but they will be taking at least a couple more trips to the university tomorrow. Jack should have warned you before he left for Leipzig. He can be so thoughtless sometimes."
Jack's father escorted him outside, and offered him a ride to the airport, but Chase politely refused. He had all the information he need to find the insect. Although he was tempted to accept, if only to find out how Jack would react when he found out that he had spoken with his father. The very idea that Chase had any contact with his family would light an intriguing fire in him.