Miss Martian
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I was panting, my breath ragged. I've been running, running, for so long.
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I knew that I couldn't last much longer, soon I will be over taken, and then I will never see the light again.
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I tripped, landing on my stomach, I held back a scream. Otherwise my position would be given up, and then I would be done for.
BOOM BOOM BOOM
Explosions erupted over my head, shrapnel raining down, crashing into the trees and bushes around me. Nothing hit me though.
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I could feel my heart slowing. I touched my head again, the bleeding hasn't stopped. I don't know where it came from, other that it came from me. I wouldn't survive the night.
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I held back my tears, though they still threatened to fall.
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I coughed. I heard yelling nearby. I must have been spotted. This was it. Everyone was right. Psimon was right. Without my powers I was nothing.
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I would only be the first to fall. That much I knew. But I was weak. Not like everyone else. Not like my friends. They would win, well at least one of them had to. Right?
I heard slow footsteps approaching. They halted in front of me. I tried to look up, but my vision was bleary. I could barely make out my enemies face. But I knew it was him, it could be no one else.
This was it.
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Artemis
My eyes opened, only to be greeted by darkness, the same as when my eyes were shut. I groaned, I didn't know where I was, other then it being dark, and damp.
My head throbbed, I must not have eaten for a while.
Suddenly I jolted up, memories rushing to me. The duels...I knew had to get out of here, this cave I crawled into for safety, I had to find Wally, or Zatanna, anyone. I sat up, and grunted. My side ached too. Probably for running so much.
But I had to push past the pain to survive. Besides I was a trained assassin. I've felt worse pain then this.
I heard a beeping and turned my head to the sound.
I arched my eyebrows, seeing a small monitar with a red beeping light. I knew what that meant. Someone had died and one duel was over.
I stiffened. Who was it? Did one of my friends win? I prayed to God that they did. I took a deep breath, I crawled over to the monitor and reached out and clicked the red blinking button.
A face flashed over the screen, my father's. I frowned. So he was part of this too, huh? He had a stupid smirk plastered on, as the automated video started. "The first duel has ended. Making the first member of the new team. Do you all want to know who the lucky winner is?"
"Not really" I growled to myself. I just hoped it wasn't Zatanna, or worse, that Wally was dead.
"Miss Martian against Psimon." He said his smile growing wider.
I let out a sigh of relief. Wally was still out there. Hopefully safe.
But I quickly held my breath again. Miss Martian had to have won. I mean she has beaten Psimon millions of times. This would be no different. "Come on M'egan. You must have pulled through."
The screen flashed to reveal Miss Martian and Psimon. Miss Martian was running through the forest, her hair was wet, soaked with blood. Her own I imagined.
Psimon was giving chase, though it was more like he was obviously in no rush. He had a dumbass smile plastered on, as if he was enjoying every second.
Miss Martian tripped. I held back a shout, my body lerching toward the screen "O my gosh. Get up M'eghan! Get up!" I said to the screen, my hand reaching up to the monitor.
But she stayed down. Psimon held his hand to his mind briefly, he was probably giving Miss Martian some nightmare.
I saw her flinch, her breathing evidently shallow.
"Please get up" I quietly begged, my throat tightening.
Psimon stood over her. She tried to get up, but was too weak. She collapsed. Psimon smiled again, opening his jacket and taking out a knife. "No! Dammit Psimon dont do it!" He turned his head up to the camera, smiled as if he heard me, and plunged the knife into the back of Miss Martian's neck.
I opened my mouth. I wanted to scream, but nothing came out. M'eghan had just died before my eyes. She's DEAD.
"The winner is Psimon!" Sportmaster's face came back on the screen, his smile wide.
Psimon killed M'egan. And they just showed it to all of us. They just showed me disgusting detail of what Psimon did to Miss Martian in her last moments.
And she died alone, broken, weak. No one was there to comfort her, or encourage her. Not even me.
I felt sick. I turned my head from the monitor and pucked on the ground next to me.
I panted, my head facing the ground, my eyes wide. If I survive I'll kill that son of a bitch, Psimon. There was no way in hell I was going to just let him get away with this. I shivered, Miss Martian SHOULD have won. Psimon must have done one of his damn tricks. He must have fooled with her mind.
That bastard. I felt anger course through me. And then I thought about Connor. How would he feel when he found out? Probably wreck half the Forrest.
"Psimon has been removed from the arena. Miss Martian's body will be left to rot, until all the duels have been completed. And as you all know, Psimon has to give help to one of the remaining fighters. Psimon, who do you choose?"
Psimon's face popped up on the screen. It took all my willpower, ALL OF IT, to not just rip the monitor out of the air and smash it against the ground.
He had a twisted smile on his face, but though he looked extremely cheery I could tell that he was worn down. He had lost weight, as if possible, and had plenty of scratches and cuts on his face, though they were cover with ill-applied makeup.
"I choose," he began, his voice raspy "to help...Tigress. She know will know the location of her duel partner for 1 hour."
I swallowed slowly. Tigress was the girl I was suppose to be fighting to the death with...that meant...
She knew where I was, and now will be able to kill me.
Psimon smiled as if he could sense my distress through the monitor. "Good luck."
Sportmaster's face appeared again. "Just to remind you all, those left standing are the following. Aqualad, Artemis, Batgirl, Blue Beetle, Kid Flash, Nightwing, Rocket, Superboy, Zatanna. Benny Jack, Blank Face, Cyclops, Jaw, Klarion, Lightning, Tigress, Tornado, Ultimata. You all know who you are dueling, but no one else does. I encourage you all to find someone, hero or villain. And remember, you can only harm you opponent."
The feed cut.
Shit.
This was bad. This was very bad.
Not only had one of my best friends been murdered, but the villain version of me knew where I was.
And then begged the question, why the hell did Psimon do something against ME? He barely knew who I was. Whatever the damn reason was, I would find out.
I honestly wanted to curl up in a ball and cry. How was I suppose to be able to shake M'egan's death? But I knew I couldn't just give up.
I had to stay alive for Wally.
He needed me.
If I could keep moving for only an hour she wouldn't be able to ambush me. I may still have a chance to live, and kill her.
My mind flashed to Miss Martian again, seeing the knife plunged in her. That would remain with me forever. The first death of many.
I silently crawled to the cave's opening and peeked my head out. It was night.
I decided I had to find someone, anyone, from my team. I didn't have a choice. I couldn't just let another one of my friends die a cruel death.
I had to find all of them in time, if not just to say goodbye, the goodbye I never said to M'eghan.
I moved out, into the night, knowing that this will be one hell of an hour.
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Authors Note: Now I'm sure all of you are curious as to what exactly is going on. I want to keep it a little on the mysterious side, but I will reveal a little.
A new team (more will be revealed later on this) is being made, there are only so many spots on this team. What happened before they all entered the arena was that they found out they had to fight to the death with one person. A villain against a hero. Whoever kills the other first, gets a spot on the new 'team' and live.
A fighter cannot fight or harm a person unless it's the person they know they have to kill.
Also no one knows whose fighting who, except for the person who they are personally fighting.
And they are all placed in one arena.
And btw: the heroes were kidnapped and forced to do this. So honestly they don't WANT to be on this team, they want to survive.
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