"Carlos!" Luz jumps over the counter (surprisingly agile for her age) and knocks Cougar to the ground in a one-armed hug.
The crowd, seeming to realize that the taco stand is no longer open for business, disperses quickly, leaving only the Losers and the proprietors. The door to the truck flies open and suddenly both Cougar and Luz are hefted into the air by the living tank that is Machete.
"Uhh... what the fuck is going on?" Clay asks, coming up behind Jensen as everyone watches the happy reunion of the deadliest family ever.
Cougar, Luz and Machete are shouting excitedly at each other in rapid-fire Spanish, still tangled together in a bearhug, so the hacker clears his throat and turns to his boss. "Those," he says, grinning so hard his cheeks hurt, "are Cougar's parents. That's Machete, and that's Luz, also known as Shé."
"What?"
"Machete?"
"The Shé?"
"Yep, those are pretty much the reactions I had," Jensen beams.
The trio disentangles, teary-eyed, still chattering away, and as one they fall silent and turn to stare at the Losers.
"Oh Jesus, I thought Cougs was scary on his own. It's like some sort of Mexican power amplifier!" Pooch crosses himself, something he hasn't done since Sunday school.
"Who are these losers?" Machete asks, jerking his chin at them.
Jensen giggles nervously.
Cougar explains quickly, speaking more in five minutes than he has in about five months.
Machete turns those intense, deep-set eyes to Clay, who manages not to shrink back. "You're Colonel?" The Mexican legend grunts.
"Yessir. Colonel Franklin Clay. Good to meet you." He makes himself meet Machete's gaze. "Your son's the best damn sniper in the world."
"Of course he is," Luz says with fierce, motherly pride. "How the hell could he not be?"
Aisha chooses this moment to surprise everyone and step forward to grab Luz's hand. "Shé, my name is Aisha. I'm not sure how to..." She pauses, steps back, and snaps off a salute.
Aisha. Saluting.
Everyone is busy gaping at this sure sign of the apocalypse, Luz smiling and returning the gesture, when Machete glances at Jensen, who is practically dancing in place, buzzing with excitement.
"And this... is-?"
"Jensen! Jake Jensen, comms and tech and you guys are so fucking amazing you have no idea I think my head's gonna explode I mean holy shit I had no idea you guys were alive this is the coolest thing ever-"
Cougar ends his lover's rambling, fanboyish monologue by taking his hand, lacing their fingers and meeting his father's eyes. It sums up pretty much everything the hacker was trying to say.
Machete raises an eyebrow, glancing from his son to the American and back. Luz does the same.
"Si," the sniper says plainly.
His parents stare in consideration at the blonde. Luz purses her lips thoughtfully and tilts her head. Machete looks at her, does the same, and before anyone can blink he whips his namesake from under his vest and has it pressed to Jensen's throat.