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"Hey, Bree? Have you seen my phone?" Kaz questioned her as he walked into the main living area. He was pretty sure it was still in the tunnels after chasing down the hover bike, but he wanted to make sure he hadn't just left it on the coffee table.

"No, I haven't. It's probably still downstairs." Bree confirmed his suspicions before settling back onto the couch in between Oliver and Skylar.

Kaz nodded and took the hyper lift downstairs, seeing Chase at one of the cyber desks. "Hey, Chase, I think I lost my phone while I was flying after AJ, do you know where it is?" When he didn't answer, he added. "No comeback? You're not so chatty anymore, hm? Cause right about now you would be lecturing me about how it should stay in my pocket at all times..." Kaz trailed off when he heard Chase let out a shuddering breath. "Shit, are you crying?"

Chase looked up and wiped his eyes on his sleeve before trying to put on a smile. "I'm fine. Let's go find your phone. It's probably still in the tunnels." Kaz shook his head as he gestured to the bar stools. He may not be super smart, but he had eleven siblings, and he knew when anybody was faking their emotions.

"No, no. Let's talk it out. Lay it on me. What's going on?" He asked as he sat down, and Chase sat down next to him. The room was silent for a minute, and Kaz was worried Chase was trying to come up with a fake reason as to why he was crying, but that's when he asked his own question.

"Do you think I'm the least valuable teammate?"

"Not at all." Kaz replied quickly, because he knew the answer to that question immediately. But usually, when he answered quickly, people thought he was just trying to lift their spirits, and that seemed to be Chase's thought process.

"You didn't seem to think that earlier."

"What are you..." Kaz trailed off, remembering the jokes he had made about Chase wanting more powers from the arcturion. "Oh, you're talking about what I was saying earlier when Bree got the space rock." When he nodded, Kaz launched into an apology. "I was just joking around. I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you."

"You were probably right anyway. I'm not worthy of the team." He admitted, his eyes filling with tears again. But Kaz decided to nip this in the bud. He knew that Mr. Davenport wouldn't have picked Chase if he wasn't worthy, and he knew of multiple instances where he was worthy of the team.

"Yes, you are. You may not have the powerful offensive abilities, but you're a literal genius, Chase. You helped Skylar get her powers back. Oliver and I tried to do that for years. You helped Oliver get over his insecurities and helped him hone his powers. I don't even need to go into everything you've done for your own sister."

The room went silent again, and Kaz sighed. He hoped he had gotten through to him, but if he hadn't, he knew Chase was stubborn. It wasn't his fault.

"You really think so?"

"Of course I think so. You're not the strongest, or the fastest, but you keep everyone sane and on track. And with how crazy Oliver and I are, we need that. You're like our brother." Kaz smiled as he put his hand on his shoulder.

"Thank you. I needed that."

"Just telling you the truth, buddy." Kaz smiled as he put his hand on Chase's shoulder. "You gonna be okay?"

Once again, Chase answered with another question, and Kaz could tell by his tone that he wasn't hiding anything else.

"Ready to go find your phone?"