"Hit me harder, Artemis. Put more muscle into it!" Black Canary said, holding a thick slab of rubber in front of her. Artemis began to sweat, clenching her fists tighter.
"I'm trying!" She growls. Suddenly, she stoped and bent over, grabbing her head. Her eyes were wide open in shock.
"Artemis! Are you alright?" Megan said, hovering over from where she had been watching.
"It's just a headache! I'm going to go now." She said, her back straitening. Her eyes were squeezed shut. Black Canary nodded to her.
"Aw, man! Why does blondie get to quit training? No fair!" Wally whinned.
"Go. All of you are dismissed. Artemis? Come see me." BC motioned for the archer to follow. When she passed Wally, he stuck his tounge out at her and grinned his goofiest one she had ever seen.
"Immature brat." She mummbled, just loud enough for him to hear. He rolled his eyes at her. When Artemis was in the small room, she closed the door. "Why are we back in the therapy room?" She hadn't found a suitable name for the room where the team had spent hours spilling their guts after the training incident, so she called it just that. The therapy room.
"Because it's the only room in the entire base without airvents, and I doubt you want our little birdie friend listening to this particular conversation."
"Touche. So what do you want to talk about? I'm tired and I have a headache." Artemis said, sitting down on one of the cuisioned green chairs. She rested her chin in her hands, setting them on the arm.
"I know." Artemis blinked.
"Know... What?" She asked her trainer innocently.
"Something is going on with you and you will tell me. Now." Artemis glared and shifted her feet uncomfertably.
"I have no idea what your talking about." Canary got up from her seat.
"Don't try to fool me, Artemis. The headaches, nightmares-"
"How did you know I was having nightmares?" She regreted the words as soon as they left her mouth. Black Canary changed her mood and smiled at her.
"It's okay. I was walking back after forgeting my gloves, and heard moaning and mumbling from the living room. I strolled in to see you laying on the couch, tossing and turning. I was about to wake you up when you stood and walked back to your room." She chuckled at the young girl's shocked expression. "Now will you talk to me about 'it'?" Artemis nodded.
"How do I start?"
"Well, when did the shocks begin to make themselves felt?"
"That's just it! I can't remember! Tommorow I probably won't even remember having this conversation! The past few days have been so blurry, I have to write stuff down on sticky notes all over my room just to remember what time school starts! And what I do remember isn't very helpful. I do know that when the visions started-"
"Wait, they're visions?"
"Yes, I thought you knew that! Anyways, when they started, it only was a flash and felt like a little pinch. Now, they feel like I'm being hit in the head with a cement block and it isn't a flash, it's like watching a clip! I don't get it! Why me? Why can't it just lleave me alone?" She was panting and had gone from shout to whisper. She pulled her knees to her chest. Her knuckles were white from gripping them. Black Canary walked over and put her hand on Artemis' shoulder and looked her in the eye.
"What are they visions of?" She looked away.
"I-I'm not sure." BC searched her eyes and looked at her expectantly. Sighing, Artemis continued. "They're glimpses of- well, I think they're of- of the future..." She looked away as the Canary's eyes widened.
"I'm talking to Batman about this immediatly-"
"But don't let anyone else know about it, please." Artemis grabbed the older heroine's wrist as she stood, causing to look back down at the worried girl's face.
"... Okay. But you'll have to tell the team sooner or later." BC took the term, "Anyone" as Robin, Megan, Connor, Aqualad, and Wally. She nodded. "Go get some sleep. And your dismissed from training tomorrow."
The door to the dark room opens slowly and silently. Two figures walk quietly towards the shadowy green chair to the right. Reaching behind it, one of the figures withdraws his hand to behold a small round chip. "You got it, Rob?" The smaller figure nods.
"Are you sure this is a good idea, Wall-man?" The other person chuckles.
"Yep." And with that, the two leave the room. Unnoticed by either of them, a pair of eyes have been watching the whole time.
To Be Continued...
