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Infinite Earths

El Paso

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a part of Infinite Earths, by The Afterman.

A city within the state of Texas.

The Afterman holds sovereignty over El Paso, giving them the ability to make limited changes.

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http://www.dccomics.com/

Setting

A city in Texas in which the Blue Beetle operates.
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El Paso

A city within the state of Texas.

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El Paso is a part of Texas.

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Blue Beetle [1] " I got magic armor... dunno how it works. Got a magic rock inside my body... can't get it out... Went into outer space n' helped them... but now the superheroes hate me, gonna kill me... I'm the Blue Beetle."

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The clanging of the final bell was one sound that Jaime enjoyed all too well, even more so now that it was the end of the year. Yes, summer had finally arrived! He wouldn't have to worry about anything school related for a full three months. Jaime scrambled to get his things, hastily stuffing his books and papers into his bag before slinging it over shoulder and heading for the door. He joined up with his best friends Brenda and Paco in the hallway.

"Yes!" Paco exclaimed. "We're finally free from this hell-hole!"

"Yeah, and one more year until we're official members of the real world." Brenda added, clearly less enthused about their maturation.

The girl's dull response was met with a sneer from Paco, "Do you have to be such a downer?"

The two went on with their bickering for a while, completely ignored by Jaime as they headed for the front doors. Once outside the trio rounded to the eastern side of the school to grab their bikes. "Let's head to the comic store before heading home guys." Jaime chimed in. "There's some things I need to pick up."



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Today was just another monotonous day at El Paso National Bank. People came in, made whatever money transaction they needed to make, and went about their day. Eric was sick of working behind a counter all the time, especially when the highlight of his day was some guy opening a savings account for his bratty kid. He longed for something exciting, something intense. Now he regretted not going into journalism like he originally intended.

"Look out!" shouted someone just outside the bank, directing the attention of all those within to the massive fireball rushing toward them. When the flames slammed into the building's face an innumerable number of glass shards scattered through the air. In addition to the trail of scorched concrete and shattered glass, many an innocent Texan were left badly injured and confused about what had just happened. The deviant responsible for the sudden attack was a man by the name of Logi, a super-powered thug with a hunger for green. A sadistic grin spread across the man's face as he stepped into the bank.

"Let's go people, I don't have all day!" he shouted before letting out a torrent of flames to get them rattled. "Everyone on the ground, now!" Once everyone had complied with his orders, Logi hurried over to the nearest bank employee, which just happened to be Eric. Knowing he wouldn't be able to punch through the thick fiberglass that separated them, he simply melted it by touching his hand to its surface. He grabbed a handful of the man's collar so he could drag him all the way to the back rooms. Once they had reached the safe, Logi shoved his captive forward. "Go ahead." He demanded, "And don't act like you don't know the code, I'll burn a hole in your head for wasting my time." That was all that Eric needed to convince him. He quickly began to rotate the dial to put in the correct combination, although he was having a little trouble since he was acting under pressure but he got it eventually. When he said he wanted intensity, this was hardly what he meant by it. The robber shoved his captive aside once again as the vault door swung open to reveal the jackpot lying inside. "Now that's what I'm talking about."

He hurried into the vault with Eric at his side and handed him a large sac to put the money in.. Logi's window of opportunity was dwindling; he could already hear the cry of police sirens in the distance.

Back at the comic shop, Jaime was just about to purchase his collection of comics when Brenda and Paco directed his attention to the TV mounted in the store's lounging area. There was live footage of the scene at the El Paso bank, which had escalated into a stand-off between the EPPD and human flame-thrower that robbed the bank moments earlier. So far Logi had the upper hand. The officers were being held at bay by the constant release of flames, and they wouldn't dare open fire since he kept a hostage. Jaime dropped the comic books on the counter before turning to look at his friends.

"Go ahead, we got this." Paco gave him a thumb's up as he moved to pay for the comics, giving Jaime the go ahead to head out of the store. Once outside he quickly made his way to the back of the building so no one would see him. Time for the action start. The hoodie, t-shirt and jeans he wore were soon replaced by the sleek blue armor of the Blue Beetle. The alien plating spread over every inch of his body and sprouted two large pairs of transparent wings from his back. Once his transformation into his superhero persona was complete, Jaime took off into the sky and headed straight for downtown El Paso. When he arrived on the scene the Blue Beetle landed in front of the line of police cruisers. As he extended one hand, a wall of arcane energy formed in front of them to deflect the waves of flames thrown at them. "Alright that's enough, let him go and I won't smack you around too badly!" Jaime demanded.

TARGET IS UNLIKELY TO RELEASE THE CAPTIVE, LETHAL FORCE ON BOTH INDIVIDUALS IS ADVISED.

The voice of the Scarab screamed at him from deep within his mind, causing him to wince in discomfort. "Yeaah no. I'll pass on that." he replied, seemingly talking to himself. The Beetle flew up and over the energy wall only to be bombarded by some well-placed fireballs. Luckily for him his armor was so durable or he would've been reduced to a pile of ash. He pointed one hand toward Logi, causing the armor that surrounded it to transform into what looked like an oversized vacuum. The next torrent of flames fired was effortlessly sucked into device where it would likely be converted into energy to power the armor. The criminal continued to fire but to no avail, his flames just continued to be absorbed. The Beetle suddenly charged, keeping his vacuum hand pointed forward just in case he tried to attack again, which he did of course. A strong straight right to the villain’s jaw forcefully relinquished his grip on his captive and sent him tumbling through a light post. He would have retaliated with a wave of flames but the Beetle was already upon him before he could act. Moments later, Logi found himself surrounded by a cylindrical chamber crafted from the scarab armor.

The man threw everything he had at it, projecting intense heat and flames from every inch of his body. As the seconds passed he began to realize that the intensity of the flames was decreasing, and it was becoming increasingly difficult to create them. The Beetle had created a vacuum chamber by pulling out the air within. “No air, no fire!” It didn’t take long for the crook to pass out from a lack of oxygen, prompting Jaime to release him. With the situation derailed the EPPD officers moved in to detain the assailant. One officer slapped a pair of cuffs and an inhibitor on his wrists and neck respectively while another grabbed the sac of stolen money. Now that the threat had been eliminated, Jaime went on to tend to those injured in robbery. He quickly dismissed the Scarab’s suggestion to execute them to end their suffering. “That’s not how I operate.” Although his knowledge of his abilities were limited, he managed to provide his native Texans with some relief before the paramedics arrived, who he then let take over.

The crowd of spectators that had gathered on the scene erupted into cheers and applause, and the local news station’s cameras focused on him. Jaime couldn’t help but strike a pose or two in the face of the camera before rocketing in the sky and heading off toward his house. The mission was a success and he had a stack of comics waiting for him when he got home, it was a good way to start the summer. He couldn’t wait to see what tomorrow entailed.