Chapter Four-
It has been a week since Jaime and his friends have been rescued from the Reach.
Right now, Jaime was sitting next to Tye as he waited his turn to be interviewed (or consoled) by Black Canary. A boy with auburn hair, bright green eyes and tan skin (wearing a white and red suit) sat next to a giant walking fish. The auburn-haired boy kept on glancing at Jaime as if the Scarab would take control and attack at any minute.
'I don't blame him' Jaime thought to himself and slightly gazed at Tye, 'I don't trust me either'
"Thank you, Virgil" Black Canary said as said boy left the room and sat down on the other side of Jaime, "Jaime"
The young male stood and followed her into the room. She sat at a desk and he sat on the other side, careful not to lean back against the Scarab.
"Hello Jaime, I am Black Canary" she began, "nothing you say here will leave this room"
Jaime looked at the recording device in front of him and frowned.
"Then why is there a camera?"
She smiled kindly, "so that I can remember what you say"
The boy nodded.
"Can you tell me what happened when you were with the Reach?" she asked.
Jaime stared at her before swallowing thickly and looking down.
"They tortured us, said something about a Metagene. After a certain number of tests, those who didn't activate one they took and we never saw again. I failed all of my tests, I don't know why they didn't take me away, but they gave me the Scarab. I-I... I attacked my friend, I would have killed him if he didn't-" Jaime cut himself off and looked away, ashamed, "I couldn't control it for more than a minute" he whispered.
The female hero placed a hand on his shoulder causing him to stiffen and look at her.
"But you did get control over it, from what Green Lantern told us that should be impossible" Black Canary said.
Jaime stared at her in shock, "what? How did I do it then?!"
BC shook her head, "no idea"
Jaime deflated and sighed.
'It must have been a fluke' he looked at her.
"Is there anything else you need to know about the... Event?"
She nodded, "just one more thing, how long have you been there?"
Jaime froze. He didn't know when it was day or night on the Reach ship, they slept whenever they felt tired.
"I-I"
3 weeks. 2 days. 13 hours. 45 seconds.
Jaime stiffened when a strange part of his mind, a strange voice, told him this.
"About 3 weeks and 2 days" he responded.
The woman nodded and stood up, she walked over to the door and opened it once Jaime was next to her.
"Come see me whenever you need to" she said before calling for Asami in.
Jaime tentatively made his way back to his seat and sat down before resting his head against Tye and letting sleep take him.
…
Screams filled the air.
Blue blasts lit the area.
Blood splattered against the pavement and walls.
People cried and mourned for their lost ones.
A tyrannical laugh.
A mother hugging her last child.
The whirring of a gun.
A loud, concussive sound.
The mother and daughter were no more.
…
Jaime gasped as his head snapped away from Tye's shoulder. The older boy looked at him, concerned.
"Are you alright?"
The younger boy looked him in the eyes and nodded before looking to the left where 2 men and a woman entered. All of them were wearing lab coats with the words 'STAR Labs' on them. Jaime stiffened and stared at them, worried why they were here. He felt Tye tighten his grip on his arm and knew he was glaring without actually looking at him.
Black Canary walked over and smiled at the Reach captured kids who weren't heroes.
"Since you six have powers and you do not know how to control them, STAR Labs have agreed to help with that."
Jaime stared at them and leaned back into his friend, cautious of the scientists.
"How do we know they won't experiment on us Like the Reach did?!" Tye demanded, crossing his arms over his chest.
"We would be thrown in jail if we did and we are not that cruel" the female said.
Jaime didn't like them already.
Initiating Protocol 98-REP-PLASMA
The 16-year-old froze when he felt a strange heat come over him, Tye didn't seem to notice the change of temperature.
…
The nine (Scientists and Reach captives) stood outside of the STAR Labs building.
"If any of you feel your control over your powers slip" the man talking swept his gaze over the newly released prisoners before it landed on Jaime and he glared, "go to room 56.4"
Jaime gulped and they all nodded.
The man smiled and opened the door.
"Welcome to STAR Labs"