Hello! This started on a whim and got finished because I'm stuck on my other stories. I have a ton more planned already and a few in progress or nearly complete too!

Please review and let me know what you think. Part 2 will be up tomorrow.

"The zeta tubes are acting wonky," Robin explained to the team gathered in the living room, "So just don't use them without permission. Batman and I can check to make sure they'll take you where you want to go, but if you just zeta off willy-nilly it could potentially send you to any destination,"

"That doesn't sound too bad," Superboy scoffed, wondering why Robin was taking this so seriously.

"It is if sends you to Atlantis where you can't breathe," The boy wonder pointed out.

That shut up any further doubts pretty fast.

"Have you told Arty yet?" Wally asked, knowing that the absent girl was asleep in her room.

"No, I didn't feel like handling the wrath of waking her up," Robin smirked, Wally nodded in fervent agreement, "So anyway, they should be fixed by this evening but until then just be sure you check with us before using them," He summed up.

The group of teens nodded, each of them meandering off to whatever they had been doing before.

Wally was heading back to one of the fancy computers in the library, it was much faster than what he had at home; but he made a stop on the way there. He turned the knob to Artemis's room carefully, not wanting to wake the archer up. The speedster opened the door wide enough to peer in, smiling at the view of the blonde curled up in a blanket on her bed.

Two years ago he never would have dared this; but over a year ago he wasn't dating the beautiful superhero across the room from him. And was he not in the middle of a very important search on the internet, he would have snuck in and cuddled up next to her. But he needed to find her a birthday present before he ran out of time so he gently closed the door and continued on to the library, sitting down in front of the brightly lit screen to peruse the many tabs he still had up.

Surely one of the sites had something good enough for his girlfriend.

Artemis woke up groggy at the sound of her cell phones alarm. She turned the annoying device off and sat up, her fleece blanket still draped around her shoulders.

I guess I better head home… She mused. The archer had avoided taking a nap at her own home for fear that her mother would wake her up to do the homework she was adamanton putting off to the last minute.

She jammed her phone into her pocket and headed to the exit. Artemis didn't know if Wally was still in the Cave or not, but if she sought him out she was sure to never leave on time. It was best to just go before anything distracted her.

Artemis got to the zeta tube and halfheartedly punched in 'Gotham' as her destination before walking into place.

She was turning around when she thought she heard her name, but the zeta beam swept her away before she found the source.

Wally was exhausted from trying to sit in one place for so long, so he decided to get a snack. Mostly because that was his answer for everything and it hadn't failed him yet.

Not one website had any good ideas for what to get his girlfriend. She didn't want jewelry or pretty decorations. Artemis was practical. He needed to find her something she could use.

Wally turned away from the refrigerator with a few condiments gathered in his arms, not noticing the archer traipsing through the conjoined living room. He was in the process of spreading mustard on a slice of bread when he heard the beep of the zeta tube's computer.

"Artemis!" He yelled, racing towards her as fast as he possibly could when he saw her standing in position to be transported away.

Wally didn't really have a plan of what he might have done when he got to her, maybe he would push her out of the way, maybe he would just join her, but it didn't really matter because the light of the zeta beam consumed the archer before he reached her. He stood frozen, staring at the spot she had just been standing, his heart abruptly sunken into a fit of worry.

"ROBIN!" Wally's voice cracked as he ran toward the computer bay where Robin was messing with the technology and trying to fix the zeta technology.

"KF?" The boy wonder asked worriedly as the speedster skidded into the room.

"Artemis just used the zeta tubes! Did anyone clear her?" Wally questioned quickly, his gaze flying over the screens glowing in front of the boy. Robin frowned and started typing.

"No," He scowled, "No one cleared her for transport. This could be bad,"

"Can you see where it sent her? What's the chance it took her where she wanted to go? Most of the destinations are safe though, right?" Wally began spewing questions out, sticking his face into Robin's breathing space as he squinted at the type on the screen and tried to decipher it.

"I don't know, like 30%, and yes but there are multiple that are not," He answered swiftly, used to Wally's fast-paced speech.

"There's got to be some way to at least figure out if she's safe," Wally whimpered, pulling a chair up next to the prodigy. Robin paused and turned to his friend.

"Did you try calling her cell phone?" He dead-panned.

"Uh…no," Wally blinked, sheepishly pulling out the device and hitting speed dial.

ERRRRRRRRRRRRZZZZZZ.

"HOLY SHIT!" The speedster yelped at the noise coming from his phone as it attempted to call Artemis, throwing it across the room without a thought.

"That was unnecessary…" Robin narrowed his eyes.

"That was loud," Wally emphasized, "Also what does it mean?"

Robin frowned, "It means the zeta beam probably collided with the signal from her cell phone as she was transported. It's probably dead now," He mumbled.

"SHE'S DEAD?" Wally shrieked, "MY GIRLFRIEND IS DEAD?"

"NO! WALLY, THE PHONE!" Robin yelled over his best friend's yelps, punching his arm for good measure.

"Oh…" He sighed, sinking into the chair as he reigned in his emotions, "Okay. The phone,"

Robin wondered if he should just kick Wally out of the room so that he could get his work done and they could find Artemis; because the way he kept freaking out this was not helping. And the faster he fixed this, the faster they could figure out where the Zeta beams had thrown her.

Artemis immediately went on the defensive when she didn't arrive in Gotham's phone booth. Her hand went to her jacket pocket, ready to pull out her crossbow should she need it. She stood warily, surveying the alley and the dark archway supposedly leading to a parking garage she had just come from.

The blonde decided it didn't even matter where the thing had sent her, because she wasn't staying. She turned around and found the hidden keypad, punching in her number a bit more violent than necessary.

…

Nothing. Artemis frowned, hitting the buttons a few more times before giving up.

"Fine," She spoke to herself, "I'll just call Rob and get him to make it work," But after snatching the device out of her pocket she found that her phone was just as dead as the zeta technology.

"Great," She huffed, "Just great. I don't even know where I am," Artemis kicked a rock by her foot, absently watching as it bounced off of the wall with an echoing thud.

"Hey, Kid! I-whoa," Flash whistled, stopping in front of the archer suddenly, "Wally didn't tell us he was bringing a guest over," The hero grinned

Artemis's eyes widened, "I...uh," She fumbled, "I have no idea why it took me here. I told it to take me to Gotham,"

The speedster narrowed his eyes briefly, "Did you get cleared by the Watchtower before using the zeta tube?" He asked; his hands on his hips.

"What?" The archer frowned.

"The zeta tubes are acting up, no one was supposed to use them without permission," Flash explained, "Which is why it sent you to Central City,"

"Oh," Artemis glanced at the zeta tube warily, as if it might suck her in. So I'm in Central City…She thought, satisfied that she was at least somewhere she'd heard of and not some distant planet. A zeta tube accident is what sent Martian Manhunter to earth after all…

"It looks like that transport crashed when you got teleported," The hero mused, "So how about I take you to Wally's until it gets running again," He grinned.

"Uh," Artemis froze, meeting Wally's parents? Not on her to do list, "No thanks," She tried to sound as polite as possible, "Look, I'll just go chill at a diner or someth-"

"Nonsense! They'd love to finally meet you!" He laughed, his tone hinting that his parents knew her very well.

"Well, I mean…I guess," Artemis stumbled over her words, how could she say no? She would probably get lost in minutes if she went anywhere.

"Great!" Flash grinned some more and Artemis wondered if it was a speedster thing or if Wally had just picked up the attitude from his mentor.

The next thing she knew Flash had her in his arms much like how Wally held her in Bialya, "Hold on tight, squirt!"

She hadn't really planned to latch onto the man, but boy was he fast. Way faster than Wally! Artemis made a mental note that she now had hard evidence to hold against her boyfriend in another of their verbal spars.

Luckily, Flash was much more of a gentleman than Wally was and didn't mention the fact that she had held onto him for dear life after he had stopped. They had arrived on the back porch of some quaint suburb house that she could tell was warm and inviting even from the outside.

"You're in luck, my wife Iris is over today too," He told her as he opened the door, his other hand pulling back his cowl, "I'm Barry by the way, Barry Allen"

Artemis was momentarily shocked at the fact that Flash had just revealed his identity to her. I mean, sure the team shared identities; but he was a Leaguer! The blonde mentally shook herself back into reality.

"Artemis Crock," She responded, shaking his outstretched hand briefly before he led her to the living room.

The explosion of noise and grins that occurred the moment the archer stepped into the room told her than excessive smiling was not just a speedster thing, it was a family thing.

"Is that Artemis!"

"Artemis! So good to meet you!"

"So this is the girl Wally won't shut up about!"

"Where is that boy?"

Barry must have noticed the way she tensed at the three adults bombarding her because he quickly stepped in to calm the riot, "Everyone, this is Artemis Crock," He grinned with his arm outstretched toward her, "She's stuck in Central for the moment so I offered that she could hang here," Barry's smile grew sheepish, "I hope that's alright, Mary,"

A short haired woman slapped the hero lightly on his arm, "Of course it is!" She smirked before turning to the girl who had her arms folded across her body, acting shy for once in her life. "It's so good to finally meet you Artemis. I'm Mary West, Wally's mother," She introduced herself as she pulled her into a warm hug. Artemis had no choice but to hesitantly return the gesture.

"Nice to meet you too," The archer smiled, pulling all of her introductory manner knowledge to the forefront of her mind. Kind meetings were not something she was used to. Artemis was raised on meetings where you are thrown into battle, names coming second to skill.

A brown haired man stepped up to her next, "I'm Rudy West, Wally's father,"

Artemis repeated her previous statement as she shook his hand. The last member of the family was a thin red haired woman who Artemis had already deduced the identity of.

"Hi Artemis, I'm Iris," She smiled with an outstretched hand that Artemis shook, "Barry's wife,"

Artemis greeted her and decided against telling the woman how much she'd heard about her from Wally. Of how caring and perceptive the woman was. Wally had told her that he couldn't wait for them to meet; he thought she and Iris would get along great. So far Artemis had no qualms, but she hardly knew the reporter as of yet.

"So Artemis, come sit down!" Mary said as she led her to a seat on the couch, "You have to tell us, is Wally treating you right?"

The blonde's mind was torn; how should she act in front of his family? Should she be truthful and tell them how doting and protective he is? Or should she be herself and complain about how he never leaves her alone?

Artemis wanted them to like her, but she didn't want them to think she was something she's not…

"Rob,"

"No, it's not fixed yet," The boy automatically answered, "And no, I don't know where she is,"

Wally's face fell as he shuffled into the room, a protein bar in hand.

"But," The speedster paused, "You think she's fine, right? I mean, the chances that she's just stuck in one of our cities is high," Wally sat in a swivel chair, peering over Robin's shoulder.

"I'm not so sure I was right before," He mumbled with a scowl.

"…What do you mean?" The redhead asked, even though he knew he wouldn't like the answer.

"I was going off of the number of known zeta transporter locations, but I didn't add in the chance that it might have sent her somewhere we don't even have technology at,"

"Then how are we going to find her?" Wally questioned.

"Well first we have to fix the zeta tube," Robin sighed, "And then we try and find her using it,"

"Why can't we do anything now?" The tone of his voice was pleading, as if Robin wasn't already trying everything he could.

"I am doing something," Robin said with finality.

Wally ran to the living room, sitting dejectedly on the couch before slipping his phone out to try calling Artemis again.

EERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRZZZZ.

And again.

EERRRRRRRRRRRRRZZZZZZ.

And again.

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-Veg