An hour later, I know everything about the Light, the Justice League, and the Reach that he can teach me. Blue's still following me around.
"Oh, yes, Blue Beetle. A fine acquisition, my dear. Tell me, have we met before? I'm the Reach ambassador to Earth." says a tall Reachman, shaking my hand.
"I am not from here. Just arrived, in fact."
"And what is your name?" he asks, leaning in.
Klarion pauses. "Oh yeah, what is your name?"
I smirk underneath my mask. "You may call me the Listener."
The Reachman frowns. "That's an unusual Earth name."
"Well, these are unusual circumstances." Hearing footsteps, I give no indication I have, but from the gait, I assume it's Black Beetle.
"Ambassador, security is all set."
The Ambassador nods. "Good. I shall go down to Earth now. My new acquaintance, would you like to accompany me?" he asks me, offering his arm.
"I would, at any other time, but I should probably have Lord Klarion show me my new duties before I learn any bad habits. Those could become ingrained in me, and I'm sure you wouldn't want me to turn out terribly."
He clears his throat, saying, "Of course. My apologies. Next time, then. Black Beetle, you will stay here to oversee security measures, as usual."
Black Beetle nods, and I wave goodbye to the Ambassador, who returns it with a more than polite smile.
Klarion smirks at me. "Nice touch there. Hard to sweet talk any of these Reachmen."
I shrug. "I've always been good at every form of persuasion."
Black Beetle, walking behind us to the science lab, misses a beat in his step.
Under my mask, I smirk. There's nothing quite like making a strong, dominant warrior feel awkward when he shouldn't.
We reach the science lab, and escort Blue inside, where I instruct him to follow any orders given to him by the Reach scientists. He stays there, so they can reactivate his scarab, and have him, once again, under their complete control, though it is quite unnecessary, since he is in my thrall.
"So, Listener, this will be your quarters. Here's your mission; complete it at all costs. We can pull as many strings as you need."
"You won't need to; I'm the master."
Klarion smiled again as Teekl meowed. "Oh, yeah. You'll have to be shown how to operate the Zeta tubes by Black Beetle when you're ready. I'd tell you where to find him, but I don't know where he is." he shrugged, Black having stopped in the science labs as my tour continued.
"Thank you, Lord Klarion."
He uses his magic to teleport himself away.
I go into my room, and set down my pack.
Opening the packet, I read the report
"Ah, a murder, a framing, a break in. I'm loving this job." I mutter to myself.
"As well you should. The Reach and the Light choose operators with the highest quality and confidence. Although, it doesn't make sense. I've never even heard of you before." says a deep voice. I turn to the speaker, and see Black Beetle in my room.
"What are you doing in my room?" I question, looking at him.
"Waiting for you to be ready for the mission."
"You really shouldn't wait for me, ever. I'm always ready, for anything."
I didn't miss the look in his eyes.
I shoulder my bag. "Let's go."
He growls, and leads the way to the drop off point.
"See ya round, BB." I say to him, waving a goodbye to him.
He scowls at me, and I smirk under my mask. Getting under his skin is way too much fun.
I watch a superhero, blond and strong, take down a woman in a hideous outfit.
A team, reporting to each other through radio comms, tell each other what they're doing.
"Well, well, well. It would appear to be a challenge." I whisper to myself, and slip into a crouch.
Sensing a person behind me, I go invisible, and sneak right behind them, before sliding a dagger in between their ribs, straight to the heart. Too bad this has to be quick, I'd love some blood right now.
I sneak into the office, and steal what I needed. The report specified only to take that, and as much as I might want to, I shouldn't break the rules on my first day.
I slip out, and go to my next target, for murder.
In a moment, I return to the Reach ship, and leave Black Beetle's jaw hanging wide open.
Nothing is as satisfying as that.