AN: Hi there! This story takes place a few months after the ending of YJ season 1, around, a few weeks into a new school year, where Dick is a sophomore and Artemis is a junior at Gotham Academy. Some of the information about Dick's past may not be 100% accurate, just warning you. So, that's pretty much it. Review and enjoy!
Prologue
A blonde head rises from her pillow as she hears footsteps in the alley outside of her window. She gets up, brushing blonde locks out of her face and yawning. She looks outside to see a figure clad completely in black and wearing the ski mask that is so typical of burglars and thieves. Artemis Crock rolls her eyes and reaches for her bow, for she is not just another civilian, but the masked hero Artemis.
But even this hero, who expects the unexpected and is surprised by nothing, is a bit shocked when two cloaked figures drop down to the alley below before she can even find her costume. She quickly calls her friend Robin, who she knows is out patrolling the Gotham City skyline, sensing that these two, whether heroes or villains, will bring trouble.
"Robin. Get here. Now. There are two unidentified individuals outside my window about to start a fight with a burglar." She says into her communicator. "Be there soon." He replies. While she waits for her fellow hero, the blonde turns to watch the fight outside...
One of the figures carefully sneaks up behind the burglar while the other disappears. The first one starts to speak, "Tell your fortune for a nickel." The voice is evidently female. The burglar jumps at the sound of her voice. "Wh-who are you?" He asks. The girl drops the hood on her cloak, revealing thick black curls and a domino mask. "Gypsy." She replies simply, and lunges forward. She punches the surprised man in the face.
She takes off her cloak, revealing a red and gold dress over black tights, black boots and a black long-sleeved shirt. She also wears a black belt and black burglar recovers from her attack and tries to punch her, but she ducks and sweeps his legs out from under him. She pulls what looks like a deck of cards seemingly out of thin air. "The cards don't lie!" She laughs, and starts to throw cards at the man. As they near him, the cards blow up in the burglar's face.
She soon runs out of cards, though, and the burglar tries to attack her again. She avoids him and delivers a roundhouse kick to the man's face. "You know," she begins as she continues to block and avoid the man's attacks, "I never did get to give you your fortune." The burglar gets close to hitting her. She knees him in the gut and shoves him to the ground. "I see your future," She says, as the man starts to get up, "In prison!" She cries, just as her partner comes up behind the man and clubs him over the head, knocking him out.
The girl, Gypsy, grabs her cloak from where it lays on the ground. "The cops are coming," Her partner, whose voice sounds male, tells her. "Then why are we still here?" She asks him, pulling on her cloak. Both climb up the fire escape onto the roof and are gone. Robin drops onto Artemis's balcony just a few seconds later. She quickly opens her window and pulls him inside just as the police arrives.
"Did you see them?" She asks. "See who?" Robin asks, confused. "The guy and girl in the cloaks, who were running on my roof!" She tells him. "I didn't see them." He says. "There's something weird going on here Robin." "Yeah, you're telling me!" "This means trouble, and we need to get to the bottom of it."
AN: How's that for an action-packed prologue? I hope you've liked it so far. If you did, or if there's something you don't like and want to tell me about, REVIEW!