A/N This is my first fanfiction ever! I don't know if I did good but I'd really appreciate if you guys could read and review. Please and thank you!
Disclaimer: I do not own ANY content from Young Justice.
It was supposed to be a simple undercover mission. Spying and infiltrating in on an interaction deal between Sportsmaster and Lex Luthor.
"How much longer?," Wally whined into the mind link, causing Artemis to roll her eyes.
"We've only been here for 15 minutes, Baywatch," Artemis exasperated. Sometimes she wondered how he could even stand still for 30 seconds.
Wally moved over to Artemis as quietly as he could and whispered in her ear suggestively, "Imagine what we could do in 15 minutes."
Artemis fought the urge to roll her eyes again, simply elbowing Wally in the ribs and smiling after hearing the satisfying yelp that escaped his lips. "Focus on the mission," she ordered, earning a pout and a grumble from hers truly.
"I guess we know who wears the pants in the relationship," Robin cackled, receiving a glare from his best friend.
The whole team fell silent as Sportsmaster arrived outside the warehouse. Wally instinctively put an arm around Artemis, acting as her protection. In the past, Artemis tensed when he physically touched her but now she sees it as comforting. They have been dating for a while now, always having each others backs on missions and cherishing each others time. Missions like this where past members of her life showed up causes Wally to act as a bodyguard for his girlfriend.
As Sportsmaster entered the warehouse, the team followed him inside, making sure to stay up in the ceiling and far away from the ground. M'gann, being the first to spot him as he descended into the dimly lit area, stated "I have eyes on Sportsmaster...he looks pretty angry."
She was right.
Sportsmaster looked like someone ran over his pet dinosaur, swinging his javelin violently in the air. His face became angrier as he approached the infamous Lex Luthor.
Inside, Lex Luthor was surrounded by men in expensive black suits and black glasses, each holding big, heavy gray cases.
"Luthor!" he growled loudly, catching everyone's attention. "You were supposed to send the explosive devices weeks ago!" Sportsmaster shouted.
Luthor merely smiled, clearly unfazed by the anger of Sportsmaster.
"Patience my friend," Lex spoke smoothly as he took a small round device out of his pocket and examined it thoroughly, "These advanced pieces of technology take time to create and test. Other people want to invest. I'm thinking of...upping the price."
This comment only made the angry Sportsmaster become furious. "I payed my price already! I need those explosives, now!" he exclaimed loudly causing Artemis to flinch as old memories clouded her mind of how her father used to yell at her that way when she refused to kill or didn't do something correctly that Jade did flawlessly. She shook her head, trying remove the memories.
Wally sensed her uneasiness and gave her a look asking "you okay?". Smiling at his concern, she gave him a slight nod and reverted her eyes back to the angry man below.
"I understand you're upset—," Luthor started but was interrupted.
"You have no idea what I've had to do to save my ass from Ra's Al Ghul because of your so called 'patience'," Sportsmaster grunted.
"It seems as though the products have been delayed for sometime now—," Kaldur started.
"—and Sportsmater is not too happy about it," Robin continued.
"Give me my explosives today, or else," Sportsmaster threatens.
"And what if I don't," Luthor challenged with narrowed eyes, "Remember I own the explosive and I own you. Whatever you're thinking about doing, I suggest you calm down before you do something that will end up with one of us—," Luthor pointed to Sportsmaster, "—gravely injured."
"Bring it on baldy," Sportsmaster said holding his palm in the air, signaling for men in black to file into the warehouse, "I want my explosives and I want them now." Sportsmaster said with a sinister smile.
Luthor responded with a sick smile of his own. "Then let the fun begin."
The first gunshot was subtle, shot by one of Lex's men. And that's when all hell broke loose.
Gunshots rang throughout the building. Men were shouting and shooting everything that moved in sight.
The team jumped down from their spots in the ceiling, taking the explosives out of range of the gunfire and attempting to stop the crime war that had just started.
Kaldur moved fast through the crowd of men, butterfly kicking a man with a knife into a corner. "M'gann do you think you can levitate the men's guns away or-"
"Or stop the bullets!" Wally interrupted as he barely made it past a speeding bullets hurtling towards him.
"I can't! T-there's," M'gann says as she tries to concentrate the mind link and throwing men across the room, "there are too many of them! I-I'm too distracted!"
"I'll get the last explosive device," Artemis states.
Luthor spots Artemis as she fights viciously through the men, discovering where she was determined to get to.
"Naive little child," Lex says as he pulls a gun out from his back, "You heroes never learn."
Wally heard the gun go off and turned in it's direction. He saw the gun Lex aimed at Artemis. He didn't even realize his feet were moving until he saw flashes of black and grey go by quickly.
"Artemis!" Wally screamed causing the team to stop their fighting and look in Artemis' direction.
Everything was in slow motion as Wally ran, the screaming for Artemis, the sounds of guns booming in the background, the way Artemis turned at the mention of her name.
He was so close, almost able to reach out and grab the bullet. But, alas, not every speedster reaches their destination in time.
Wally watched as the bullet struck Artemis in the chest and saw her face contort from confusion to shock to pain. Wally was there to catch his girlfriend just before she hit the ground.
"B-baywatch I-," Artemis struggled to speak but coughed violently.
"Shhhh, beautiful. Save your breath," Wally choked.
The blood flowed quickly from Artemis' wound and stained Wally's yellow uniform into a deep orange. He frantically tried to stop the bleeding with the arm of his suit, causing Artemis to whimper, but the blood refused to clot.
Artemis' eyes fluttered open and closed, fighting a battle within herself to stay conscious. Her stormy grey eyes finally closed shut, despite Wally's rough shaking. He screamed for her to stay awake, to stay alive. But her pulse was faint and her heart was beating slow. It was only a matter of time before she finally…
Tears pricked the corner of Wally's eyes as he held his girlfriends limp form close.
"No…"
So that's it. I may try to make more chapters depending on how lazy I am but, for now, read and review please!