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11.

In Star Labs

"I'm not very comfortable with this, delving into your mind it is an intrusion" M'gann said as I stood next to Dick and watched. "You have my permission. We must be able to trust each other" Green said as he gave Miss Martian a toothy smile causing M'gann to gasp. "Does my smile displease?" Green asked the fellow Martian. "Is this not how humans convey friendship and put each other as ease?" He asked her as a follow up question. "There has to be another way" Conner said as he stood behind me Dick. "Look, I'm not sure what the Martian etiquette is here but Green Beetle is right, we need to be able to trust each other"Dick explained to the Kryptonian. "Which means that we need to confirm he is who he says he is. Miss M is our only real option" I added as we watched as La'gaanwalked up to her. "Please, proceed with the mind link" Green said as M'gann looked down at him. A few minutes later M'gann turned to face us. "Green Beetle is on our side" she said confidently as I smiled at her. She did good work with him.

Some time later

We all stood in the lab facing Green as he held two bottles of the Reach's new drink in his hand, strawberry mango and peach to be exact. "This consumable contains the Reach's addictive, which combines microscopic quantities of two chemicals" he explained as we listened. "One is a dopamine polymerase, the other, an adrenaline inhibitor. Taken over generations they will slowly addict the entire population to Reach and make the people of earth placid" he explained as he looked over at the drinks. "Literally incapable of revolt" he added as he lowered his arm to his side. "That matches up exactly with Flash and Atom's analyses of the additive sample acquired from LexCorp" Dick stated. "Ah, I see. Still I am tested" Green said as I nodded. "Look, we're sorry but-" Dick said before he was cut off. "No, it is wise. As they say on your world 'all cards must be off the table'" Green said as he incorrectly stated the phrase back to us. "Close, it's 'on the table'" I said as I corrected Green Beetle "on the table, yes, that does make more sense"Green said as he gripped his chin in thought.

"So here is my final card on the table" he said as we all looked at him. "My scarab informs me that the additive also contains a mitochondrial marker which works as a meta-gene tracer allowing the Reach to identify and isolate potential superpowered individuals" he explained as me and Dick looked at each other then back at him. "Making it easier to harvest and weaponize the meta-gene" Dick exclaimed. "Our analysis didn't reveal that, thank you" Dick added. "Can't we go public with this?" Blue asked as me and Dick looked over at him. "We'll pass it on to Captain Atom but the League's credibility is at a record low right now." I said as Dick placed his hand on his chin, he was thinking about something. "We'll probably have to buy our time" Dick said as he looked to me and I nodded in agreement. "Good work everyone. Meeting adjourned" I said as almost everyone left except me, Green, and Nightwing. "Do you need a place to stay on earth?" I asked the Beetle as I rubbed my stomach. "I will find a place near Taos" he said as he started disengaging his trademark Green armor.

"And attempt to blend in" he said as he shapeshifted into a human form with tan skin and dark hair and eyes. He was wearing a blue button up that had the sleeves rolled up just above the elbows. On top of that was a brown sleeveless vest, Green was also wearing green gloves and blue jeans to finish off the look. "Hermano, the night is still young" Impulse said as he ran up to Blue and hooked Blue's arm over his neck while he did the same to Blue. "The night is over ese" Blue said as he separated himself from Bart. "And all I want to do is head home and catch some z's" Jaime said as he pushed Bart away by his head. "How about we meet up first thing in the morning? You know, like, noonish?" he suggested. "Sounds crash, see you then" Bart said as he lightly punched Blue in the chest before speeding off. At this point me and Dick were headed home also. "How was dinner at Dinah and Ollie's?" Dick asked me as we walked to a Zeta Tube. "Chicago, now" he yelled as before I could say anything and started running.