El Paso, Texas, 3:15 PM UTC
Jaime flew around El Paso, school having ended early. The armoured teen landed on a rooftop, and sat on the edge, dangling his feet over the edge.
Beautiful day, huh, hermano?
[The day is indeed...appealing, Jaime Reyes.]
So, picking up anything on the police scanner?
[Searching...searching...robbery in progress. Suspects metahuman]
Supervillains? In El Paso? This place gets weirder, like, every day.
[Indeed, Jaime Reyes. Are you ready to apprehend the criminals?]
Sure thing, ese, Let's move out!
Jaime sprung into action, metallic wings springing from his back as he flew to the disturbance. In a matter of seconds, he was in position to apprehend the criminals. The two suspects, the Terror Twins, weren't expecting to see the scarab-empowered hero at all, and were caught off guard. Rather than waste time talking smack, Jaime armed his sonic scrambler. sending a sonic pulse at the two. The ultrasonic blast knocked the Terror Twins off balance, but it didn't finish the two.
[The metahumans still stand. Recommended tactic: Plasma cannon, wide dispersal. Incinerate them]
"And risk harming civilians? Ese, we talked about his. Amp up the sonic. No way are we closing with them, either."
The scarab obliged, blasting the Twins with an even stronger sonic burst, knocking them unconscious. Jaime landed in front of them, arming the staple gun and pinning them to the ground until the police showed up. After the Twins had been apprehended, he deployed his wings and flew away, searching for an abandoned street to power down in. As he landed and powered down, a girl's voice rang out behind him.
"Nice armour. You must be Jaime Reyes."
Jaime spun around, the armour recovering his body. Behind him was a girl...who was absolutely beautiful. Blonde hair, blue eyes, full, pink lips, Jaime was completely lost for words. She was about the same height as him, and was very athletic. She was wearing a black t-shirt with a golden "W" on it, and had a golden lasso on her hip.
[Hormonal imbalance detected. Arming plasma cannon]
Wha-? No, ese! I think I've seen this girl on the news or something...
[Searching databanks...Wonder Girl. Protege of the metahuman designated 'Wonder Woman'.]
Cassie looked at the immobile figure in front of her, and raised an eyebrow, wondering whether she should see if he was okay. The guy had seemed pretty rattled when she had greeted him, and, the more she thought about it, she couldn't blame the guy.
"Um, Jaime? I'm Cassandra Sandsmark, everyone call me Cassie or Cass. I'm Wonder Girl, and I'm here to talk to you about the Team."
Jaime managed to convince the scarab not to murder the hot girl, and he removed his armour.
"Hey, um...what's the Team?"
Cassie smiled.
"Oh, right, you don't know. The Team is like the Junior Justice League, where teenagers with powers or secret identities, or both, learn how to use their powers and fight crime. We get missions from the League and stuff, and it's super awesome. You could totally learn all the stuff you can do with that armour, and you could also learn how to fight properly."
She smiled at Jaime, who was fighting back a blush
[The Wonder Girl's proposition has merit, Jaime Reyes. However, her effect on your physiology is affecting the areas of your brain in control of rational thought. I am assuming control of vocal centres]
No way, ese. We made a deal, remember? No overrides when we are outside combat unless someone just wants to talk to you.
[...Fine. But I warn you, Jaime Reyes. This one is not of our familial unit, and therefore cannot be fully trusted.]
Jaime smiled awkwardly at Cassie
"Um, sorry, I was just...never mind. So, this Team sounds awesome. Will I have to go anywhere? Like, where is the base?"
Cassie facepalmed and giggled a little.
"Oh, right, the base is in Happy Harbour...and you'll have to transfer schools."
Jaime stood stock still
"Um, switch schools? Like...leave El Paso?"
Cassie nodded. This guy seems a little weird. He's cute though.
"Yeah, you'll have to leave. Don't worry, Ted is supposed to tell your mom and dad about all this anyway."
Jaime smiled
'Well, I guess this team sounds pretty cool. When do I leave?"
A/N So, Wonder Girl and Jaime have met... Next chapter will be the arrival at Mount Justice, and Jaime's first training lesson