Consciousness hit like a punch in the gut. Wally West gasped for breath as he slowly opened his eyes. The blinding light of the sun made him close his eyes again. Wally focused on his breath, slowly breathing in and out allowing him to become fully conscious. He opened his eyes again, the sun wasn't so bright this time. Slowly sitting up, Wally looked around the beach he had washed up on. The white sand and debris surrounded him, fallen palm trees and boat parts covered the beach for yards. The soft swells of the waves drew his attention towards the ocean, as pieces of debris were still washing up on shore.
Wally slowly stood up, allowing the dizziness of his head to slowly go away. Stretching out his back and arms wally examined his uniform. There were several tares and scratches that covered him, but there was no serious damage. The only pain Wally had was his right shoulder, He turned his head to examine his shoulder when he saw an anchor that he must have landed on. Wally pulled his goggles up to his forehead as he activated his communicator.
"Kid Flash to the Cave, do you copy?" There was no answer only static rang in his ears.
"Justice League this is Kid Flash do you copy?" Again there was no answer. The static continued to ring in his ear, hoping for some sort of response from either the Cave or the League. Wally massaged his temples for a moment, trying to remember why he was there in the first place.
The Mission. It was a simple recon mission Batman assigned him to. Strange disappearances have been happening in the Bermuda islands. Transport Ships, Cruise Ships, and various recreational ships have been disappearing around the coordinates Batman gave him. They were supposed to check it out and report back.
They? Wally thought? ARTEMIS! He had completely forgot about Artemis. The Speedster started looking around the beach for the blond archer. Batman had assigned them in pairs, the rest of the team were in other parts of the world. It was just Wally and Artemis, ever since their kiss on New Years Wally has been waiting to have some alone time with her.
Wally brought his hand up to his ear and switched his communicator to Artemis's frequency.
"Artemis do you copy?" he nervously stated. Again static.
"Artemis are you there?" Nothing.
"ARTEMIS" He shouted into his communicator hoping the loudness of his voice will somehow get through, but again the only thing the speedster heard was the continuous sound of static ringing in his ears.
"God Damnet. Wheres M'egann and her telepathy when you need her?" Wally cursed. The Speedster began to run down the beach only going a few yards when he noticed he was going the speed of the everyday average human.
"What the Hell? I'm slow?" he questioned. For the first time in his life Wally noticed that he wasn't hungry for once. He examined himself again, all of his cuts and bruises were still there, only a few hours old but still.
Shouldn't they have healed by now? Wally thought to himself.
"Super healing is gone too." He stated to himself hoping someone would hear. Wally turned to examine his sore shoulder again when something green caught his eye. He walked over to the pile of debris where the object caught his attention. He started lifting the pieces of boat and tree away so he could get a better look. After removing the final piece an unwelcome twist formed in Wally's gut. It was half of a bow, he knew this bow like the way he knew the archer who carried it.
Artemis is defenseless Wally thought. He picked up the half bow and started to search around the area hoping to find her. He began to walk down the shore line, following the trail of debris hoping it will lead him somewhere.
"Don't worry Arty" Wally said as he clutched the piece of bow tightly, "I'm Coming"
Pain. Thats all what she felt. Pain coursing through her body as her mind slowly made its way out of the darkness. Artemis felt like she had been stabbed with thousands of needles. The pain was everywhere. She felt herself coming more into the light, trying to think of the last thing she remembered.
The Mission. The Crash. Wally. She thought to herself.
WALLY! Thinking of him made her jump out of the last bits of darkness in her mind and she opened her eyes. Her breathing became more labored as adrenaline shot through her body.
"Wally!" she shouted as she attempted to sit up. Artemis quickly realized that she couldn't sit up and she could barley move.
Artemis found herself on the rocks by the shore. The waves crashing close to her, and the sounds of birds near by. Taking a few deep breaths she was able to slowly push up onto her fore arms and discovered the source of all her pain. She had landed on a large rock that was covered with pieces of coral and sea glass that was cutting into Artemis's skin and uniform.
Like thousands of needles. She thought. The coral stung but that was not the worst of her injuries. Artemis's leg had found its way under two larger sea rocks that had fallen. She tried to pull her leg out but it only resulted in screams of pain.
"So thats defiantly broken" she muttered to herself. A broken leg was nothing compared to all of the broken bones she received from her father when she was younger. Artemis tried to sit up further. With much effort she was able to twist around to the right and see many other sea rocks beside her. She twisted around to the left and was able to see that she was right along the edge of the shoreline. On a rock close to her she noticed part of a green bow. Her bow but only half.
She tried reaching down for it, but the movement alone was stopped short by the broken leg trapped under the rocks. Artemis usually had a vast amount of weapons she kept on her. There were several sets of throwing knives, her cross bow as well as a few smoke bombs were in her possession at all times. But her main bow was her baby. It was a part of her. It was her identity.
"Its just a bow Arty you can get another one." She muttered to herself. Artemis twisted and laid back down on the rock. The rocks crushing her leg were too heavy to push by herself, She wasn't going anywhere for a while. The coral and sea glass began to cut into her skin again. She took a deep breath as she looked up into the sky. Artemis brought her hand up to her ear activating her communicator.
"Wally? Are you there?" She asked hoping for an answer. Static rang in her ear.
"Wally?" The static continued to ring.
Wally where are you? Artemis thought as she brought her hand down from her ear.
Ever since New Years Wally was all that she could think about. Sure they bickered and they fought, but Artemis couldn't shake the feeling that they were meant for each other. A large shadow suddenly appeared over her and before she could react she felt a sharp prick in the side of her neck. Artemis turned her head trying to see the stranger that appeared next to her.
"Who are you?" She questioned as she felt her conscious begin to fade.
"No one of importance" A deep voice replied. Artemis had no time to respond before the darkness consumed her once again.
The man sat in front of the computer watching the various security monitors that covered all places of the island. He was focusing on the monitor that was covering Ridge Point where he watched his men who were in the midst of releasing the unconscious archer from the rocks. He was interrupted by the opening of his door as light flooded into his room. A smallish looking immortal teenage boy stepped in along with his cat.
"Have they found them yet Bane?" Klarion the witch boy asked stroking his pet cat. Bane turned from the monitors.
"They found the archer and are bringing her in as we speak" He replied pointing out the monitor where his men were now dragging her onto the beach.
"And the Speedster?" Klarion hissed.
"We have not found him yet, but according to your spell all enhancements of the boy have been neutralized." Bane answered.
"Excellent" The Witch boy smiled "Things are going to plan."