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Jaime wasn't woofing down his breakfast which was strange. "Something wrong Jaime?" I asked. "Well okay here it goes. It seems like Batman likes you more than me. I don't know but it just bothers me I've know him longer than you have." Jaime answered. "What do you mean he likes me more?" I asked. "Hello the house, the car, the allowance and now the suit with the high tech gadgets." Jaime stated. "Did you forget I'm from another dimension? Therefore I have no home or money here. Also your Beetle ship makes the jeep look like a children's toy. Not to mention you've literally have high tech gear growing out you." I said. "You're right it's stupid but it still bothers me." Jaime said. "I've dreamed my whole life of being a super hero and I finally got to hang with my life long hero's."
"And you feel like I'm muscling in on your stage time?" I asked. "Well not to sound like a jerk but yes." Jaime answered. "Jaime you remember what I talked to you about when we met? It was only a few days ago." I asked. "Yeah what about it?" Jaime asked. "You do remember that I told you there are no super hero's or villains don't you?" I asked. "Course I do." Jaime answered. "Well if things are like you say and Batman is paying more attention to me then it's probably because I will really be on my own when I get back." I said. "I thought you said you have a family back home." Jaime said. "No, what I'm saying is I can't call in for back up like we can here. I'm on my own." I said. "Batman probably just wants me to be ready for whatever happens because I won't always have someone like you guys watching my back."
"Okay I officially feel like a self-absorbed jerk right now." Jaime said. "Don't actually I'm glad you told me. Now you should eat your food before it get's cold." I said. Jaime then started woofing down his food and I felt much better now. Until Jaime decided we were going to have more Spartan style training he even had me put on the suit Batman gave me.
"Alright today we work on your flying." He said. "Let's see how far you can get off the ground."
"I think just throwing me off a cliff would be faster." I said sarcastically. "That can be arranged." Jaime stated half serious. Before either of us could react the suit grabbed hold of me with some pincers and rocketed us high into the sky. "Jaime this isn't funny!" I stated. "It's not me the suit has taken control!" Jaime stated. "Then take back control!" I stated. "Okay." Jaime said. "Suit knock it off! Stop!"
The suit stopped and we were now hovering but still very high off the ground. "Good now if you could just put me down." I said. The suit did put me down but not how I wanted it merely dropped me right there. I was falling so fast I couldn't even scream. Then suddenly I began to slow and then stopped completely. I automatically assumed it was Jaime so I said, "Thanks Jaime." "Umm I'm not touching you though." Jaime said appearing beside me. I was flying I was really flying on my own. I did a couple of loops around Jaime saying, "I'm flying! I'm really flying! I've wanted to do this since I was a kid!" I gave Jaime a hug saying, "Jaime you're the best!" The suit said something I'm not sure what but it seemed happy. "Umm…you're welcome." Jaime said shyly. Jaime and I raced around some nearby spires and I felt I had a pretty good handle on my powers now. "You're a fast learner." Jaime said when we landed. "Thanks, you're a good teacher." I said. "I guess I'm alright." Jaime said shyly. "Want to break for lunch?" I asked. "Lunch always sounds good to me." Jaime answered as we landed. Suddenly the ground under his feet gave way and he tumbled into a ditch full of cactuses. I levitated him out and spent the next half hour pulling the needles out of him. "Couldn't you have ouch! Levitated me out ouch! Before I landed ouch! In the cactuses ouch!" Jaime stated as I pulled more needles out of his back. "Sorry, I guess my reaction time still needs work." I said. "Last one."
"Ouch!" Jaime yelped jumping up that one was really in there. "Sorry again, now I can use my healing powers though." I said as he turned around and gave me a frustrated look. I let the energy flow and soon Jaime was all better again. "How do you feel now?" I asked. "A lot better that power of yours really works wonders." Jaime said. "But I'm still hungry so where'd you put the food and drinks?"
'Typical male.' I thought.
As always Jaime wolfed down his food and I found myself thinking back to the incident where I pulled him out of the mall fountain. "Hey Jaime I just remembered who were those people that pushed you in the fountain at the mall?" I asked. "Football players the quarter back is their leader. His name is Harold Dwain, he's a jerk but he's also Marcie's boyfriend." Jaime said. 'Somewhat unoriginal but hey I'll go with it.' I thought. "Why'd he push you in the fountain though?" I asked. "I lingered near the fountain too long. It's kind of an exclusive hang out for those ranked high on the social ladder." Jaime said. "How was going to your high school?"
"I was kind of a loner anyone that did approach me was usually only because they wanted me to do their homework, papers or projects for them." I said. "For the most part though no one bothered me."
"How I wish I could get a peaceful moment at school. Even during class I'm getting spit balls thrown at me." Jaime stated. "Why do people pick on you so much?" I asked. "I don't know I keep looking for a sign somewhere on me that says, 'Torment me.'" Jaime said. I smiled a Mona Lisa smile and said, "Well look at it this way when your making the big bucks and what's his name is flipping burgers for a living because him going pro didn't work out we'll see who gets the last laugh." "As nice as that sounds I still don't know what I want to do for a living." Jaime said. "Maybe you could be like Ted Kord start your own high tech business. If you could reverse engineer some of the technology in the scarab you'd have a real edge against the competition." I said. "Hmm…Jaime Reyes multimillion no multibillionaire tycoon of the technological industry." Jaime said. "I like the sound of that and you can be my vice president."
"Thanks for the job offer but if it turns out I'm stuck here then change it to founding partner." I said. "You really don't think you'll ever get home?" Jaime asked. "No I think there might be a way but if not I want to make the best of it you know." I explained. "Why did you promote yourself to partner though?" Jaime asked sarcastically. "Well someone has to bail you out when you get yourself in trouble." I answered smartly. "Besides running a company is a big job and if we're still being super hero's we can take turns bailing on meetings and fundraisers to go save the world or whatever else we need to do."
"I like the way you think partner." Jaime stated as we shook hands on it. Suddenly our com-links activated it was Batman, "Beetle, Mystic you two there?" "Read you loud and clear Batman." Jaime said. "I need you two to go to Scorpion Ridge for me." Batman asked. "Plastic Man and Elongated Man went out there to investigate an old gold mine. Supposedly a local gang called the Scorpions has been using it as a hide out. I haven't heard back from them and I'm starting to worry."
"Why can't you go yourself?" I asked. "I'm a little tied up at the moment." Batman said. "No problem Batman we got it covered." Jaime said before hanging up. 'Now I just have to get myself untied.' Batman thought as the bladed pendulum dropped closer to him.
I followed alongside Jaime as we flew through the air. "I take it Scorpion Ridge is close by." I said. "Yeah it is and I think I know the old mine he mentioned. I got lost in it once during a camping trip with my family." Jaime explained. "I didn't know a gang had made it their hide out though or I would have gone and checked it out sooner."
"Is there a rumor about gold being left in the mine?" I asked. "It's not a rumor more like fact. The mine isn't dried up there's still supposedly millions of dollars of gold still down there if not more." Jaime answered. "Why is no one mining it though?" I asked. "There were a lot of cave-ins. The mine was shut down because too many people got injured or worse. So the government owns it now but it's just been vacant since the land is on the edge of a nature preserve." Jaime said. "I wouldn't be surprised if the Scorpions are planning on trying to mine it anyway. Marco never was one to listen to reason."
"You know one of them?" I asked. "He was a bully, a trouble maker and a thief even back in elementary school. He makes Harold look like student of the year. He started going to Juvie when we hit Jr. High. He dropped out, ran away and formed the Scorpions." Jaime explained. "I heard he was still hanging around nearby but he's small time so the police can handle him fine on their own."
"Well he must be up to something big this time around." I said. "There's the entrance." Jaime said. "Oh no."
We landed at the entrance which was now caved-in. "We're too late." Jaime said. "Just because the entrance is blocked doesn't mean all the tunnels are collapsed as well." I stated. "Can your suit make some gizmo to see if there's anyone in there?"
Before Jaime could say anything the suit already put a screen on his arm that looked like some sort of radar. "I'll take that as a yes." I said. "I guess it's a thermal energy scanner." Jaime said. "Looks like we've got twenty two people in there. The way their moving it seems like their fighting."
"We have to get in there before their fight causes another cave-in." I stated. "Way ahead of you." Jaime stated turning his arms into a big drill.
"I still don't understand why Batman sent you with me on this mission." Elongated Man stated locking two people up in a makeshift cage. "I can have these children rounded up in no time."
"Oh please someone has to pick up your slack." Plastic Man stated caging two more gangsters himself. "Besides you're really going to need a hand digging yourself out of here."
Just then a big hole opened in the wall. "The Calvary has arrived." Blue stated. 'I suppose I'll need to think of my own lines if this is the best Jaime has.' I thought. "Oh great more teenagers." Elongated Man sighed. "Batman sent us." I said stopping ten of the gangsters in their tracks. "Wow she's good." Plastic Man said as I then wrapped steel rods around them. Blue performed a flying double kick and took out five of them. "Wait we're still missing one. Where's…" Blue stated. "Too late heroes!" Someone stated. We looked up there was another gangster. "I have all the gold I'll ever need I'll just bury you four and take it." He stated holding a remote detonator. "Mystic!" Blue stated. "Way ahead of you." I stated. I used my powers to snatch the remote away and keep the gangster from escaping. "Nice moves kid." Plastic man said.
By the time we dragged the gangsters out of the mine it collapsed back in on it self. "No all that gold was still in there!" Plastic Man stated. "It was government property anyway it would have been stealing." Elastic Man stated. "By the way thanks for the assist you two."
"Your welcome, we're glad to lend a hand." Blue said. "That was so much gold though." Plastic Man stated still not over it. "It is kind of a shame buried treasure can't be put to good use." I added. "My thoughts exactly." Plastic Man stated. "Don't encourage him, please." Elongated Man said. "Come on Mystic let's head back. Since the job is done and all." Blue said. "I'll race you."
"Oh you're on." I stated. With that we took off racing through the sky. "Those two seem pretty close for just partners." Plastic Man stated. "Just stop thinking it doesn't suit you." Elongated Man stated.
