Hey guys! It's been a while, I know. And I know I should've been working on my other stories, but recently, I've lost interest in writing them, and I'm trying to re-build my interest in writing them. But in the meantime, I just HAD to write this. :P
Lemme know if I should (attempt) to continue writing this, or if I should just leave like it is.
Thanks!
Disclaimer: Every single character in this story does not belong to me!
Red Arrow was leaping from roof to roof, just doing his regular routine patrol at Star City. His masked hawk-like eyes scanning the horizon; making sure that nothing else was going on.
In all honesty, he just wishes this night would end, he really didn't want to go out on patrol tonight, but alas, his duty (and guilty conscious) convinced him to do so. So far, he's regretting not staying home and studying for that huge test the next day, when suddenly he heard loud footsteps coming from a nearby alley way. He jumped over to a nearby roof, and took a peak.
He saw a dark haired woman who looked about his age, maybe some years younger, tearing down the alley way, before tripping over some garbage cans, all the while, getting her foot stuck in something that Red Arrow can't really place. He saw her look in the direction she was running from, and frantically tried to get her foot unstuck, when she managed to do so, she tripped again and hit her head against the ground, knocking her out. Red Arrow then looked in that direction and spotted a couple of robots quickly gaining on her, and—test or no test—he had to help her.
He hopped off the roof, shooting multiple arrows, all of which hit its intended target. He landed on the ground and readied some more arrows, before a black figure jumped in his way and took out the rest of the robots with cat-like ease.
Red Arrow knew that fighting style anywhere, which gave him all the more reason to ready his weapons, knowing that there will be a fight between the two.
"What are you doing, Cheshire?" He demanded. The assassin didn't answer his question, but instead, turned around, and he saw that she wasn't wearing her usual Cheshire mask; but she looked exhausted, grime very visible on her face and was panting hard.
"I'm not going to ask again," He growled. Cheshire took one deep breath and her eyes widened, before she tore down the alley way, and kneeling next to the girl.
"Lucy," She said as she lifted the woman's upper body off the ground, allowing Red Arrow to get a better view of the girl that Cheshire called "Lucy". She had a bleeding cut on her cheek that looked too deep to be from the fall that he saw her had. He also saw burnt marks all over her body, with cuts and bruises that looked old, and scars that looked like knife marks.
"Lucy! Wake up!" Cheshire said desperately, her eyes wide with panic, as she began to gently shake Lucy; ultimately bringing Red Arrow out of his thoughts.
"Lucy!" She all but shrieked, "You have to wake up! You have to! You're the only one who escaped! Please!" Cheshire pleaded.
"Cheshire," Red Arrow said as he took a step towards her. Cheshire's head immediately snapped up in his direction, and what he saw made him nervous. Instead of the usual lazy and cat-like look on her face, what he saw was complete and utter terror.
"Don't come any closer," She hissed, reminding him of an angry cat that had just gotten a bath.
"What's going on? Why were those robots after her?" He asked nodding towards Lucy. Cheshire stared at him, and suddenly laughed, throwing him into a loop.
"You really don't remember do you?" She spat, "Did you see the mark on those robots? Seems a little familiar, doesn't it," Cheshire growled. Red Arrow quickly checked the robot from where he's standing, and from what little light he used, he saw it. An insignia that he thought he would never have to see again.
"What does he want with her?" Red Arrow asked again.
"What does it matter to you?" Cheshire said angrily, "You guys haven't given her any of the help she needed for the past two years!" She yelled, yet again throwing Red Arrow off.
"What-?" Before he could say anything else, Cheshire's hand flew over to Lucy's neck and ripped off the necklace that she was wearing; as soon as the necklace was no longer touching Lucy's skin, it immediately changed her looks.
"Now you see why?" Cheshire shouted.
Red Arrow was speechless. He never thought he'd see this woman again.
"Cheshire, I'm afraid you'll have to come with me," He said.
"I'm not leaving her here," Cheshire growled, "Take me to the station after I get her to safety first,"
"Not the station, Cheshire," Red Arrow said. Cheshire looked up at him, and regretted it. He withdrew his hand and punched Cheshire, knocking her out.
"I'm really sorry about that," He said, not knowing why he even apologized; she deserves a punch in the face, for crying out loud! Then immediately began to blame his guilty conscious.
Red Arrow sighed and pressed the communicator in his ear.
"Guys, I…. Something's happened. I need back up," He said as he continued looking down on the two unconscious women before him.
Mt. Justice – September 30 – 11:50 p.m.
Wally West growled unhappily as he marched through the corridors in Mt. Justice. He and Artemis have been arguing non-stop lately, and frankly, it was starting to get on his nerves. Normally, he's a pretty chill guy, and would "go with the flow" on just about anything, but with everyone else in the Mountain saying that "they like eachother," and that "they should get together," well, it was really starting to wear him down.
In fact, even the people at his school were saying that the two of them should get together, and Artemis doesn't even go to his school! He needed to get out of here, and fast.
Just as he was about to start running, he saw someone enter the hallway. It was Dick. The young red head smiled at the youngest teen.
"Hey Dick!" He greeted. Dick glanced over at the speedster and grinned at him.
"Hey," He replied, "So, heard you and Artemis arguing earlier," Dick grinned. Wally groaned at the mention of Artemis's name. At one point, he felt like he really did like her, and was just about to ask her out, but after one argument too many, he really felt like that it would've been a mistake if he did.
"So, you planning on asking her out?" Dick asked. Wally groaned at hearing that question again.
"I was going to last week, but—" Wally was interrupted by Dick.
"But what?" Dick asked curiously. Wally sighed.
May as well tell him, he thought.
"But after that one argument last week, I think it would've been a mistake if I did," Wally answered as he continued walking. Dick blinked at the red haired speedster.
"Opposites attract?" Dick suggested, hoping that it would help Wally a little. In all honesty, it was really weird seeing Wally acting like that.
Suddenly, Megan's voice echoed through their minds.
"Guys? Go to the infirmary, now," Her voice sounded really grave. Wally and Dick looked at eachother and both took off, going to the place where Megan instructed them to.
It took them a while, mainly because Wally and Dick were at the other side of the base, but when they got there, they saw that everyone else was already there. Wally didn't make eye contact with Artemis, and that didn't go unnoticed by Dick.
"Hey guys what seems to be the—Red Arrow?" Wally stopped talking when he caught sight of the scarlet archer standing next to someone who's lying in a medical bed.
"The one and only," He said, somewhat sarcastically. Wally shrugged it off and glanced over to the person lying on the medical bed.
"Cheshire?" He gaped. The assassin didn't answer him, only continued staring at her lap. Her wrist was cuffed to the bed, but she made absolutely no effort in trying to escape.
"Found her earlier today," Red Arrow said, "There's something Kid Flash and Robin should know," He said to the rest of the members there.
"We'll talk outside," Batman said seriously, "Artemis, Superboy, Miss. Martian; you'll stay with me and keep an eye on Cheshire." It was just basically Kid Flash, Robin and Red Arrow who went outside.
Once the door was snapped shut, Red Arrow made sure that no one inside would hear about what they would be discussing. He turned to the younger heroes, wearing a grave look on his face.
"Slade's back," He said. Kid Flash's eyes widened and paled at the thought, while Robin, his eyes narrowed dangerously, otherwise remained expressionless.
"He's dead," Robin said, "There's no way he can be back," Red Arrow shook his head.
"He's back, Robin," Red Arrow began.
"He can't!" Robin exclaimed, "He's dead, I've seen him die," He said gravely.
"He survived whatever then!" Red Arrow replied.
"Raven said that his life aura faded, and she was there when that happened, Red Arrow, there's no way he's still alive!" Kid Flash argued.
"No," Red Arrow growled, "He's alive. How I know? He was the one who tortured Jinx," Red Arrow said.
So whattya think? Should I continue writing it?
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