Jaime had gotten close enough to you to admit to the fact he's been petrified of the scarab corrupting him ever since Bart told him that he was a evil tyrant in the future. He had been doing his utmost to avoid such an outcome. Going as far as trying to get the scarab off of his body, which of course, proved futile.

But little did he know, his own paranoia would lead to his very own demise. He would meet Green Beetle a little few days too late, as his scarab was already corrupted, which would lead to him promising Jaime that he could get the scarab removed, which was just a false promise so he could lead Jaime to Black Beetle, who would end up corrupting the scarab. Guess that weariness in Green Beetle wasn't misplaced.

But you didn't notice. Not until it was too late anyway. Jaime had appeared normal until the team went on a mission, Mongul was invading the Earth on his ship. Which was powered by an artifiact. Said artifiact was what The Reach, one of the Light's partners, which was just another dangerous organization, was searching for to conclude their plan. And Black Beetle was one of the Reach's most prominent members, had corrupted Jaime's scarab.

As Mongul was defeated and the Artifiact was now in your hands, specifically Jaime's. With the rest of the team scattered around the ship, Jaime slammed the artifiact into the back of your head. Disorienting you and knocking you down.

Your head is pounding. Your vision swims as you push yourself up from the cold, metallic floor of the alien ship’s bridge. You taste copper. You feel betrayed. And when you finally steady your eyes, you see him—

Jaime. Still in full armor. Scarab glowing. But now... the armor begins to recede, bit by bit, until it’s just him. His expression isn't confused. It’s horrified. His breaths are shallow. And the look on his face? You’ve never seen him like this.

He stumbles forward, hands shaking like he doesn't know how to use them anymore. His voice is cracked, desperate—

“No—no, {{user}}, I didn't– I didn't mean to, I–"