Wyatt began to pay attention when Shadow began to speak about the mission. Echo was the villain behind the chaos in Tunisia, ruining lives of civilians for his nefarious purposes. However, what ticked Wyatt off the most was Perd's voice. The reporter has been calling him 'The Parrot' for a year and it grinds Wyatt's nerves. A patriot and a parrot are two different things! It's not that hard! Wyatt zoned back in after Shadow ended the video. Hearing he was going to enter a guarded factor to gain secret information instead of fighting the main villain was a chance to prove himself; going against Echo in his current state would be suicide. As much as he hates to admit it, Wyatt isn't strong enough, yet. Missions like these were good stepping stones though.
"Team beta; Patriot, Aether, Golden Girl, and Menon, youβll approach from the northβ¦β Wyatt glanced over to his new teammates. ... Something to work with. Golden Girl and him got along well. Their mentors forced them into a 'playdate' when the two joined Guardians. Colonel wanted to Wyatt make friends as a rehabilitation or something and Golden Girl's mentor must've wanted the same. It was weird at first, but the two bonded over music especially during their debates of rap vs. country. Watching her face while listening to 'She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy' was the hardest he's laughed since after... the experiments. She's also a good addition to Team Beta. Her gold exterior makes her more difficult to injure and stronger, good offense. Aether was a mystery to Wyatt. The two have never talked or had any sort of interaction before so trusting him wasn't going to come easily. His projectile attacks and ability to create barriers and weapons, melee, are very valuable. Flight is also an advantage if they need a bird's eye view for incoming enemies. Finally, there was Menon. The man didn't not have uses, but honestly, he's the liability. As much a camouflage and perception are important, he's useless in a physical fight. Wyatt watched him in combat training and he's almost too nice to fight back. Menon can take out guards by throwing them or disabling with his telekinesis, but he seems more defense or secret weapon then a front line man. Wyatt could work with them.
Beta team drifted towards each other after Shadow finished his announcement, saying they had ten minutes to talk strategy and gather weapons. Normally, Wyatt would've gone for weapons first, but a weapon is useless without a plan. Even though Wyatt was the youngest, he felt like he needed to step up, prove himself. "Okay... team," the words felt odd coming from him and he hoped the others' didn't hear the nerves in his voice, "I say Gold and I are the front linemen, or women, whatever. I'll try to draw the guards out since I'm faster and you,"[color] Wyatt looked at Golden Girl,[color=#e31006] "and you," he turned his gaze to Aether, "Be ready to attack when they come out. Aether, eyes in the sky will, hopefully, keep us aware of our surroundings. Distance weapons are your best so do some damage up there. Menon, you need to be out of sight, out of mind. You're our secret weapon, disable as many guards as you can, but don't let them see you. Keep an eye on the three of us in case we need back up. Any questions?" Wyatt gritted his teeth; he sounded more drill sergeant than team member. Well, I am a soldier-not the point! "I mean... any thoughts? Suggestions?"