Not On Mode < Jaime Reyes >

-| Chapter Nine |-

Green Beetle retracts its antenna and Black Beetle drops me, trying to get rid of the ice on his arms. Getting to my feet I don't even take any chances I take off running and I don't look back until I'm a safe distance away.

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Third Person's Point of View
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Jaime was casually watching a movie with Bart, Tim, Cassie, and Barbara when it happened. They had made it halfway through the movie before Jaime was on the ground, breathing heavily, his scarab screaming and lighting up.

The movie was shut off and the lights were turned on, Bart was by Jaime's side in an instant. Just as soon as it happened it was quickly over, he knew what he needed to do. He got off the ground and was headed towards the cave entrance, his friends hot on his heels. "Jaime, what's wrong? Where are you going?"

"I can't explain it but it's Winter, she needs my help." Jaime's armor covers his skin and before he steps through the zeta tube he gets stopped by Bart saying, "Well then we're coming with you."

Jaime nods and they all step through the zeta tube and beam to El Paso. His antenna turned into wings and he flew into the air and took off. It was easy for Bart and Cassie to keep up with Jaime but Tim and Barbra managed to keep up with them. Jaime's mind was racing, he knew exactly who attacked her; Black Beetle.

Following the weird connection between the two, he finds her in an alleyway. When he first found her she about took his head off with a plasma cannon, tears streaming down her face. "Woah, woah, woah, hermosa nieve. It's okay. I've got you.."

She retracts the cannons and says frantically, tears still streaming down her face, "Escarabajo negro y verde ...duele ..."

Anger flowed through both Jaime and the scarab, he moved closer to her and got a closer look. Noticing her armor around her arms was slightly banged up by swords, it wasn't until he got a look at her back when he grew to worry. The damage that was done looked like it would take some time to heal. Jaime was careful in doing so and picks scoops her up in his arms, being careful not to touch her back.

She rested her head on his color bone and listened to the faint chirping noises, giving her a sense of comfort as Blue flew her to his friends. When his friends saw her Cassie was the first one to question her shape, "Oh my god, what happened to her?"

"Black and Green Beetle happened," Jaime replies his voice cold as ice, spitting with venom. Both beetle and boy were angry, angry and filled to the brim with so many other emotions neither of them wanted to deal with. "We need to get her back to Mount Justice."

Flying back at Jaime's top speed he beat Bart to the zeta tube in record time. He stepped through the tube and was beamed back to Mount Justice. The first thing he did was quickly ran to the medical wing, his scarab was already scanning hers assessing the damage.

"Jaime Reyes, the armor needs to come off to do a full system repair. Green Beetles injuries will need to be treated." The crisp tone of the scarab informs him, trying not to let his emotions show. He was worried about the silver beetle.

Setting her down when he gets to the med she sits on the bed, "Winter, you need to take the armor off."

She looks up at him with fear still gleaming in her eyes but willingly complies. Her arm slowly retracts and when it all finally gets to her back she lets out a scream of pain. The armor had ripped off the scabs that had formed over the wounds that were made earlier that day. Green Beetles attempt to reboot her scarab had only damaged the scarab and left gashes on her back.