HELLO! ... Caps lock always makes these words sound freaky. Maybe its just me... Hmm...
Hello everyone! If your new to this story, well, what took you so long? If your not, congratulations! You are on my list of people I shall follow. :D You may want to tell me in a review who you are though, or else I'll just go around and follow every poor soul on the internet. 0.0 I'm talking to you Cyberina! JK!
Anyway, I'm redoing this whole story - well at least my writing. The plot stays the same. Duh. I mean, whoever changes the plot after posting - and getting some awesome reviews might I add - must be crazy! Who would do that to their fans! Don't worry guys. That's not me.
So I'm redoing the story for you all! IDK what to say next so... TA-DAAAAAA! [Special Effects in Words...] Here we go!
Oh, one more thing. Wait, two more things. Can't count. Which is terrible for a writer. Thank God for these word-counting documents then. :) One, I don't own any part of YJ. It's just fanfiction. Calm down. And Two, I am so so so so so so so so so so so so sorry (I had more so's to put in there but I started typing SOS instead of so, and there's a huge difference between them O.O) for not updating in, well, forever! I've been so busy! And I have a life! Excuse me for the volume of my last sentence. I'm just way too excited to write!
Shut up Nine!
NO!
YES!
NO!
You want to write your story, right?
Yeah, but-
No buts! You've got work to do!
I know, but...
What did I say about buts?
Butts? I don't know? What did you say?
*Sighs* God save your soul.
Since when have we been religious?
Since two seconds ago! Now stop talking and get writing!
Okay...
NOW!
I GOT IT! OKAY!
Good. Now. On the countdown. Say it with me.
Why?
Just do it.
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HAPPY NEW YEARS!
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*Whispers* Disclaimer: Spoilers for people who haven't seen YJ Season 1. Or haven't seen it at all. Be forewarned. Summer is for binge watching. Take time to be a couch potato. It will make you feel good. Unless you are Artemis. Or Robin. Or Aqualad. Or Batman. Or -
SHUT UP. Sorry about that. Go on. Read. Read to your hearts content. Never listen to my poor twin. She's mentally unstable. Continue. :)
Chapter 1: Dead Or Alive, We're All Going Down
Artemis felt her heart beat rapidly as she stared at the picture of the horrid man. Her heart was not pounding because of typical love or admiration or even embarrassment - I mean, since when had Artemis felt any of those things toward the villain she was supposed to call her father? She never remembered a time she felt that towards him. No one did. And no one ever would.
Mere seconds ago, Batman had pulled up his picture, along with the rest of the League he was known to have joined. It sickened Artemis to her core to just look at him. Even with a mask covering his face, she could imagine each crease and sharp features as if she had just seen him that day. Each treacherous feature that unforgettably was associated with her own.
Not being able to bare staring at the bastard of a father she was cursed with having, she looked away, listening in closely as Batman explained with vivid details, what they were supposed to do, how they were supposed to do it, and what to expect when they made it to wherever the hell they were going. She didn't care for the directions. That was M'gann's thing. After all, she was the one taking care of transportation.
The team got ready rather quickly - the pro for most of them being power-oriented - and were able to leave almost immediately - minus a few lesser details when Superboy attempted to convince everyone to let Wolf join the mission. Let's just put it this way. Conner likes to smash things. There was no longer a TV. And no one wanted a huge dog-thing running around the middle of Gotham. That city was crazy already! No one really needed to add to the pile!
Artemis - fully equipped for the first time that day with her specialized arrows and favorite bow - sat down in her regular spot on the Bio-Ship gazing off as M'gann guided them for take off.
She couldn't seem to get her mind off of what her father was doing though. It was... different. Unusual even. Though unusual was never a word Artemis liked to use when talking of Sportsmaster. Or Cheshire for that matter. Or, to make the pile even bigger, the fact that they were holding a gathering for a bunch of crazy assassins in a flippin' warehouse! In the middle of Gotham!
"Hey, Artemis," Wally broke her train of thought. He sat right in front of her, which could be good or bad depending on the day. At that moment she was leaning towards good, since he was in the right position to be punched hard enough to maybe get a bloody nose.
"What?" Artemis asked through her teeth.
"If we get captured by the enemy, I'm going to offer you as a sacrifice. I hope you don't mind." He said it with such a calm voice, which made Artemis even more pissed off than she already was. And by the feelings she was already dealing with inside of her, she was pissed. off. Pissed off enough that if she were alone on this mission, she wouldn't even hesitate to light the warehouse on fire and leave it.
"You're a fucking idiot if you really think that I'd be the first one to go. If anyone was to be sacrificed, it would be you, and you alone. I think everyone agrees with me on that. Whether they say it or not.
"I don't think any of us would be sacrificed. I think we'd be just fine..." M'gann said, interrupting both Artemis and Wally's own train of thoughts.
Aside from M'gann, no one spoke. Sure, Artemis had no powers, she couldn't mind read or fly or manipulate objects, but she still had one hell of an attitude. And some expert combat training, that was way better than any other members of the team. With the exception of Robin. But he had been an acrobat all his life - which no one knew but him and some of the Justice League.
Everyone, even if they didn't admit it, was afraid of Artemis. In some form, that is. Even M'gann, who had spoken up moments after Artemis and Wally's short and terrifying conversation topic, didn't dare use her abilities to find out what was making Artemis act, well, like pissed off Artemis.
It was an awkward silence all the way from the cave to Gotham, and everyone knew it. Even Artemis, who was mainly the whole cause of the awkwardness.
Relief took over everyone's body as they exited the Bio-Ship, and per usual - when as angry as she was - Artemis walked ahead of everyone, sneaking in before Kaldur could forbid it or Robin could block her.
"Why is Artemis so angry?" M'gann asked Wally telepathically. He mentally sighed and shrugged his arms, taking Artemis' usual bad mood as normal.
"She's probably just in denial about the fact that what I said is totally true."
"I don't know, Wally. That doesn't seem like it's quite it. And just to be completely truthful, I think that what you said was kind of mean and hurtful. You should give Artemis a break. The two of you should just work it out like normal humans, not like... this..." Everyone could here the slight pain in her words. Minus Artemis, who wasn't in the conversation. Wally swallowed, listening carefully to every word M'gann spoke. No one could deny that Wally only nodded because he had a huge crush on her. If it had been anyone else talking, he would've stood his ground like a soldier. But this was M'gann. Sweet, beautiful, one-of-a-kind M'gann. The one Wally was head over heels for, even at first sight.
"We should all get inside now. Who knows what might happen if Artemis runs into one of these assassins by herself. She's strong, but most of them are stronger." Kaldur spoke nothing but truth, which made everyone agree with him. It helped a lot that M'gann agreed, since Wally wanted to be so close to her at all times.
Splitting up, the five of them entered the warehouse, telepathically connected by none other than the team's favorite and only alien member.
"Should I connect with Artemis?" M'gann asked no one in particular.
"It would be a good idea considering we have no earthly clue where she went, or what she's got herself into." Robin spoke, mentally grunting as a sign of a jump. M'gann focused on finding Artemis' signal as she made herself transparent. But to her luck, there was no Artemis in the area.
"Uh, you guys. We have a minor problem. I can't find Artemis. She's not online, so to speak."
"Are you sure? Check again." Like usual, the worry was coming from Kaldur, the leader. M'gann swallowed and made her second attempt to find Artemis mentally. Again, no luck.
"Does anyone have any ideas as to where Artemis went or could be? I'm lost."
"Sacrifice." Wally. Damn him. This was no place to joke. Artemis was missing. His team mate was missing. And he was joking? M'gann wanted to say something, to tell him to lay off and do something useful for a change, despite her kind and generous heart, but Robin interrupted just in time.
"I see blood. Not a huge pool, but still enough to give us an idea as to what happened to Artemis."
"Is the blood Artemis'?" M'gann asked, more stressed than ever. Her heart was racing as she feared for the only other female in the team's life.
"Unfortunately, it's tough to say. I can't generate any tests right now, we'd have to take samples. But looking closer, I'm almost positive that it is Artemis'. Locks of her hair are mixed in with the blood."
Everyone was still as they heard Robin speak and M'gann gasp. Even Wally was frozen in fear for Artemis' life.
"Uh, guys. We should probably get out of here. NOW." Conner spoke.
"What's going on?"
"I think I just found a bomb."
"Oh, shit."
"Run! Get out of here!"
Thirty seconds on the clock. Five by the time they got out. Four. Five feet away. Three. Ten feet away. Two. Fifteen feet away. One. Twenty. Zero. Fifty feet away - thanks to Wally.
Fire, ash, remains of whatever was in there went everywhere as the bomb went off and the warehouse exploded into a million little pieces. Their hearts crumbled to pieces. M'gann fell to the floor in tears as she gasped to contain herself. Kaldur bowed his head slightly, honoring Artemis' memory. Robin stared at the flames, remembering Artemis' face and preparing himself for reality to hit him later. Conner placed a hand on M'gann's shoulder, immediately being embraced by her now pale green arms. But Wally. Wally was a different story.
He stood tall and fierce for a moment, watching as the flames burned everything into a pile that would no longer be able to be identified as one thing. Then the inevitable happened. His bright green eyes - which were now dulled with the hell of knowing Artemis was death - rolled back, his knees buckled, his muscles destroyed. All to escape the temporary mental pain that came with death.
Wally had fainted.
Well that officially took a left turn into crazy town. But it was awesome to write. I kind of feel bad now, sounding so happy after such a terrible scene. But, you know. That's what actors do. Why can't writers do the same thing?
Because its crazy!
I know... But awesome!
Crazy!
Awesome!
Crazy!
Awesome!
Crazy!
Okay, shut up. Anyway, forgive me for the very, very, very, very, very, very, (etc.) long wait for a chapter. As soon as I rewrite these four chapters, you'll get a brand new one. Since most people seem to hate used and old things, I'll just have to create a few new pieces (chapters) very soon. And, yes, I do not know what very soon is since it is a vague term.
"'That' is a very vague term, Mr. Sempers."
"You know damn well what the hell I'm talking about."
"Again-"
"Yeah, yeah, It's a vague term. I got it. Just answer my God damn question."
"You asked me one question and it was a vague one. If your going to ask me something, don't make the terms as vague as you are currently making them."
"Is 'vague' your favorite word today or something, because you seem to be in love with it."
"'Favorite' is a perplex and unjustifiable word. But just for the record, today's word is 'Verisimilitude,' not 'vague.'"
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That little entry was from an awesome book I've been reading. It's on Fictionpress. Poison by WriterAnonymous2015.
Pretty damn good story.
Anyway, Favorite, Follow, Review. (Reviews give me hope. Please give me hope. Whatever you do.) REVIEW! :D
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Why not?
Smiling is stupid.
It's not stupid when people like it.
People are crazy.
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People are crazy and stupid.
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It's a fact.
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It really is.
Just stop it! Go to bed!
What? Bed? I just woke up?
You woke up at three o'clock in the afternoon? Seriously?
It's healthy.
Uh... Moving on...