{Carnada La}

'Thoughts/ Connection Speech'

{[Other Scarab through Connection]}

{'Other Host through Connection'}

Chapter 19-

After Soulsist taught Nora how to activate and deactivate Carnada La (and how to communicate through her thoughts), he dropped her off near the Reyes residence.

Nora waved to him before heading home. Once she got to the front door, she knocked excitedly.

{You are excited?}

"Yeah, I'm home" Nora whispered.

The door opened to reveal Milagro. The two stared at each other for a second before Milagro squealed and tackled the older girl into a hug.

"OMIGOD YOU'RE BACK!" Milagro yelled causing the rest of the family to come.

Soon they were in a group hug. Nora being the center.

After a while, the family ate dinner.

"Soooo... how was it with the Reach?" Milagro asked, Alberto, Bianca and Jaime looked at Nora in interest.

The older girl shrugged, "it was fun"

Milagro bounced in her chair in excitement, "explain yourself"

Nora smiled and recalled her adventures, "At first it was kind-of awkward and Soulsist took me out shopping. A few days after that, I walked in on him training and he taught me some self-defense moves. I learned how to take apart a Reach gun and reassemble it, I learned some of their language, I flew on Soulsist's back a few times and got a checkup."

The rest of the family was silent.

Milagro and Jaime shared worried looks, they had never seen Nora look so in love.

"You were only there for two weeks! How did you do all that?!" Milagro demanded, still shocked.

Nora shrugged, "time goes by slow if you're being hunted."

"Who's Soulsist?" Jaime asked, seeing if he could get 'Soulsist' to join the good side.

Nora tilted her head slightly when the familiar chirping filled the air before answering.

"Um... his designation was Soldier17S1:2 but it was too of a mouthful so I call him Soulsist, he was reluctant to agree, but he soon came to like it" Nora explained with a small smile, remembering how he hated it at first but slowly gave in and began to actually smile when she called him it.

"What did he look like?" Jaime knew he needed the information and he has been recording it ever since Milagro asked what had happened with the Reach.

Nora tilted her head up and smiled, "his suit is sort-of like Blue Beetles but darker, around a grey and black, and he is extremely emo-like"

Jaime reeled in shock.

"Wait... 'Soulsist' is Black Beetle?!" Jaime stared, horrified by the fact that his adopted sister was in love with one of the worse villains out there.

The girl rolled her silver eyes, "so he's a different beetle color, you don't have to be racist about it"

The boy gaped, the parents looked at each other and Milagro. She was rolling on the ground laughing.

{Scout Scarab close by. Connecting}

Nora blinked when a male voice entered her mind.

{[-dangerous. Eliminate]}

'HI!'

Jaime jumped in surprise.

{[Who are you? How did you interact with this Scarab?]}

'Wow, moody. I cannot tell you my name, trying to keep a low profile and what not. My Scarab did a connecting thing and I could hear you'

"I-uh gotta go. After school activities" Jaime hurriedly left.

Nora watched him go in confusion.

{'What kind of Scarab do you have?'}

Nora smiled, 'the human (or alien)! Hi!'

{'Uh... hi? What Scarab type do you have?'}

Nora excused herself and went to her room, 'Healer'

{'Healer?'}

{I am unable to go On Mode}

{'Oh'}

Nora's phone rang.

'I gotta go, bye'

Carnada La disconnected and the 16-year-old answered her phone.

"Hola?"

#: Hi! I heard the news; did you get home safe? :#

Nora smiled, leave it to Veronica to be concerned for her friend's safety.

"Yeah, I got home alright"

#: GREAT! *Veronica, supper's ready!* I gotta go. Stay safe! Bye!

"Bye"

The two hung up.