The Black Bolt
By Amy Ashuntae
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Well, aside from myself, my thoughts, the plot, Sonar, and Black Lightning.
"Recognized. Robin, B-01, Kid Flash, B-03, Artemis, B-06."(Sorry if I got the numbers wrong) the computerized voice echoed through the cave. M'gann looked up from her cookbook, smiling as her friends and teammates entered the cave. "Come on! You've got to admit, that shot I took that saved your sorry butt against the Reds was awesome!"(Couldn't think of anything else) Artemis said as she entered the kitchen. "Ok, ok, it was pretty awesome!" Wally admitted, zipping over to the fridge and grabbing a soda. Artemis smirked victoriously. "Team, report to the training room." Batman said over the intercom. "We JUST got here." Artemis muttered. Robin shrugged. " You get used to it." he said nonchalantly as he headed towards the training room, Artemis, Wally, and M'gann followed a few seconds later. When they got there, they saw that the rest of the team had gotten there before them. Black Canary was on the training floor, sparring with an unfamiliar girl, about Artemis's age. She was definitely holding her own against the blonde. Canary managed to get a lucky shot in, sweeping the strange girl off her feet. She quickly sprang back up, but not before Robin saw and regarded her curiously. Wally shook his head. " After you're through here, babe, I'll show you my moves." he said, trying the line he'd used on Canary again. The girl ran towards Canary, who threaded her fingers together, palms facing upward in the familiar motion associated with maneuver 7, as Aqualad called it, and the girl placed her foot in Canary's waiting hands. Canary threw her into the air and she twisted and turned, trying to get a good angle for what she was about to do.
She promptly kicked Wally in the face before going back to sparring with Canary.
"Dude!" Wally cried, holding his now bleeding nose between his thumb and index fingers. "Not cool!" he added as Robin burst out in fits of laughter. Artemis just shook her head at him(Come on Wally, you had it coming!) and looked at the unfamiliar girl. She felt like she knew her from somewhere. The way she moved, almost as if she kept unconsciously leaving gaps in her fighting style for someone else, it was almost exactly like..."Black?" she whispered, earning her a strange look from Wally as Batman came in. "Team." Batman intoned, looking down at Robin severely, causing him to stop laughing, "Meet your newest member. I'll let her introduce herself." he finished.
The girl on the training floor relaxed her stance at the same time Canary did and turned to the team after giving Canary a small nod. She had dark, curly hair that went to her shoulders, dark sunglasses firmly placed across her eyes as her soft pink lips smirked against her lightly tanned skin. She wore a black t- shirt with a gold lightning bolt on the chest, black shorts with gold lightning bolts embroidered on the pockets, and old combat boots. She slid her sunglasses up onto her head to reveal her soft, gentle brown eyes. She smiled at the team.
"Hi. I'm Black Lightning." she said. Artemis stepped forward. "Hey Black." she said, smiling. The girl who had introduced herself as Black Lightning grinned and hugged her. "Arty!" she cried happily. Artemis grinned. Black Lightning stepped back, still smiling. " Introductions?" she asked, looking at the team. " Of course." Artemis replied. " Black, meet Aqualad, our leader, Kid Flash, our speedster, but you have my permission to call him Kid Mouth," Black Lightning burst out laughing at this while Wally glared at Artemis. "Robin, Batman's protege and our resident troll, Miss. Martian, our resident Martian and telepath, Superboy, the Boy of Steel, Zatanna, our resident magician, and Rocket, our other newbie." Artemis said, gesturing to her respective teammates as she spoke. "Everyone, meet an old friend of mine, Black Lightning." she added.
"Welcome to the team." Aqualad said, stepping forward, holding his hand for her to shake. She did, smiling. "Thanks. I'm happy to be here." Black Lightning replied. " Why don't you give her a tour? I need to check something." Batman said. Miss. Martian flew to Black Lightning, grabbing her arm enthusiastically. "Of course! Come on!" cried the exited martian and she flew off, dragging the unfortunate Black Lightning along, the team following behind them.
/-Sorry guys, couldn't think of anything to fill this gap, so I'm going to try and compensate. If I think of something I'll rewrite and re-upload this or write it separately. Sorry!-/
After the tour, Artemis and Black Lightning were in the kitchen, Artemis with her nose in the fridge, trying to find something to drink, her friend leaning against the counter top. "Why are you here, Black? Really? Don't lie to me, we've known each other since we were kids. What's the real reason you're here?" Artemis asked from the fridge, regarding two sodas, trying to decide if they were safe.
Black Lightning sighed, tilting her head back and squeezing her eyes shut as if she were in pain. "It's him. It's Sonar. He's-he's gone dark. Kidnapped." she said, her voice betraying the pain and guilt she felt. "By who? When?" Artemis asked gently, checking the expiration dates on the sodas, two root beers. "Shadows. Undercover op. He went alone-insisted on it, said I needed to catch up on my school work, he could handle it-and about a week ago, they figured it out. I should've gone with him, we were both supposed to go, not just one of us-" came the reply, Black Lightning putting her head in her hands and racking her fingers through her hair. " Ash. Stop. This isn't your fault. There's no way you could have known. Besides, he didn't really give you much of a choice." Artemis interrupted, deeming the root beers safe. She opened them and gave one to Black Lightning, closing the fridge. Black Lightning accepted it gratefully, taking a sip. "I thought I could get him out on my own, but it's impossible. I need help. I need a team. So I called Batman. So here I am." she finished. "You know that I'm always willing to help you out Ash. C'mon. I know a little birdie who might be able to give us a hand." Artemis said knowingly. "Sorry Arty, I gotta go. Maybe tomorrow. But...thanks." the other girl replied, grabbing her bag. " See you tomorrow Arty!" she called as she walked to the zeta tube. "Bye Ashlee!" Artemis yelled. " Recognized. Black Lightning, B-09." the computerized voice announced as Black Lightning was teleported to Gotham City.
So, what do you guys think? This is my first fanfic, so please review. And PLEASE be honest with me. I'll put up chapter two as soon as it's done and I have enough reviews. Plus I have exams this week. Bye for now!