A/N. So I thought up this idea last night and had to write it down. Set in season one, pre-Zatanna.
Disclaimer. If I owned Young Justice, you would know. Trust me. *Evil laugh*
~Beginning of Chapter One~
I stirred. My head was killing me. I groaned. Memories rushed back to me. Arguing with Wally. Wally! I hoped he was okay…he had taken a pretty bad blow to the head while fighting Cheshire. I knew it was dumb, but I really didn't want anything to happen to him. As mad as I got at him sometimes, afterwards I always regretted it.
I tried to remember what happened after Wally blacked out. Let's see…Robin and I dragged him back to the bioship, then M'Gann showed up. Conner and Kal'dur were fighting Mammoth, I think. Then Cheshire jumped down in front of me and threw something at me. It burned my eyes.
Then I'm pretty sure I passed out. Or maybe someone hit me, I'm not sure. I moved my hand, I was on a table. Probably in the Med bay at the Cave. Something was pressing against my face.
"A breathing mask?" I thought.
"Artemis, you're awake!" M'Gann thought.
"M'Gann? What happened? Where am I?"
"Um…you blacked out because Cheshire…did something." She sounded nervous, not a good sign.
"What'd she do?" I asked slowly.
"Uh…she…I better tell Black Canary you're awake." The link went dead.
I sighed. I heard a door open and footsteps.
"Artemis? How are you feeling?"
I sat up. "Fine, besides my head hurts. Do I have something over my eyes?"
Canary signed. "Artemis….you don't have something on your face."
"Well yeah, but what about my eyes? They feel weird." I frowned.
Someone banged on the door. "Is Artemis okay? What happened to her?!" I heard someone yell. No, not someone, it was Wally.
"Wally?" I called out. I heard the door slam against the wall. Wally touched my arm a few seconds later.
"Are you okay?" He whispered.
"What's going on?" I asked. "What aren't you people telling me?"
"Artemis….Cheshire….did something…to your eyes." His voice shook.
I froze. My eyes. How I felt something on my face. Oh my God. It all made sense. I couldn't see, I was blind.
"I'm blind now. Aren't I?"
No one answered.
"Artemis!" Someone yelled. It was M'Gann. "I'm so sorry I cut the mind link! I just didn't know what to say and…"
"M'Gann." I said softly. "It's okay. Wally told me."
"Oh."
I heard the rest of the Team walk in.
"Artemis, how are you?" Kal'dur asked.
"Sorry about your eyes." Conner deadpanned.
"Dude!" Wally snapped at Conner.
Ignoring them, Robin touched my arm. "You okay?"
Was I? I was blind. No more archery, no more being a Hero. Crud, I was screwed.
"Yeah." I lied. The last thing I wanted was then knowing how I really felt. "I just think I need some alone time."
Silently, everyone left the room. I was alone with my thoughts. I just couldn't believe I was blind. The word echoed in my head, over and over again. There was no way I could shoot straight, not now. Honestly, I was terrified. If someone was quiet, I would never hear them coming. I was vulnerable. And that was horrifying.
~End of Chapter One~
A/N. Dun dun dun! The next chapter will be in the Team's POV, like their thoughts on this.
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